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W ST. QCORQE JWTHBORNt loaiPTBB XV. tOootiBoed.] tana does not answer, but' If cilylo deadly execution, then our three friends drop on the ?y this time the surgeon haa taken tte heron In charge, and leaving open Ms shirt which Is already saturated with blood, he proceeds to bind np ths around In a buslness-llks way. 1M will prove painful for some little ttlms. but not dangerous, unless the Iwrao's blood Is In wretched condition. Urbsa blood-poisoning may set in. A wound of this sort Is of a more seri ous nsture In a hot country than If reoelred where the air Is bracing. Mynheer Joe quietly resumes the ^aiiueuts be cast off when preparing ~ the duel, and In five minutes one not imagine he has been en In any such business. It Is time they returned to the river. Man fly. In particular. Is anxious to TMich Cairo for some reason or other. Just as they are about to bid the others a courteous good morning and withdraw from the scene, the silence that broods over tbe place la Sudden ly and rudely broken. Shrill cries, filled with anger, ring out, coming from tbe direction of tbe river. It sounds as If a dozen men or tiger-cats sre endeavoring to see which can make tbe most noise. ?They're Coming!" exclaims Sandy, whipping ont bis revolver, and select ing a good-sized palm as a base of de It flashes through tbe minds of all that the baron has made a threat when he declared tbe duel did not end tbe feud between himself and Myn heer Joe. Then again, they remember their ?eooversstlon in tbe cabin of the da babeah. when the possibility was men tioned, of a conspiracy, to overwhelm fltem In case the baron lost the fight When they hear those fearful shouts It comes to the mind of Mynheer Joe ?s well as Mr. Grimes that the Arabic crews of the two boats have combined and are rushing upon the scene to down the enemies of tbe baron. Per baps some prearranged signal has been given to let them know the re mit of the duel, and that It now rests With them. Hence, acting under this belief, the Jwo Americans instantly draw their weapons. They do not stand in their tracks but immediately leap forward to meet their expected foes. Sandy, seeing the new state of af fairs, quits his beloved palm, and follows after them as rapidly as his shorter legs will allow. To their surprise the enemy does not show up; their fierce clamor still continues, but It eeems to be in the quarter where the boats have both been left Mr. Grimes is the first to guess the truth." "Bless my soul. I believe they've having a small war among them selves!" he says. "Jfes, we're not in it," gasps San fly. Another moment and they turn an angle of the rocks that allows them & dear view of the battlefield. Sure ?nough, the rival crews of the two dahabeahs are at It, hammer and tongs. How the affair started may never be known, for these rascally Arabs cannot be hired to tell the truth when there Is a chance to lie; nor do the Americans care materially about this point 4 Mynheer Joe, without a moment's hesitation, bounds away, beading for the boats as though It is his Intention to join In the melee, where broken beads will soon be the order of the day. "He'll be killedf" cries Snndy, hur rying slong at the side of Mr. Grimes. "Don't you believe It. my boy. Joe Is used to quelling such disturbance* among the blacks of the Soudan; and, my word for It, he'll bring this af fair to a sudden close. Watch! There be goes now." The explorer has leaped ahonrd the dahabeah nearer tne shore. It Is upon the deck of this all the Arabs are gathered In a noisy crowd, pulling one another's frowsy hair and threaten ing to make blood flow. Mynheer Joe's voice is heard like n trumpet above the clamor, which grad najl y dies down as different members ?f the mob quail before bis eye and terrible appearance. "Back to your boat, all who belong there! Back, or you shall die like Segs!" he shouts In the Arabic tongue, Which, In his long service In the Sou lap, he has fully mastered. ?They, hear, his words, they see. his ^reatenlng m*nn?r, and as the mobs ?f blacks obeyed tbe slightest wish ?f tbe magnetic hero Gordon, so a por tion of his reflected light Is placed, Mke Elijah's mantle, on the shoulders Of the man who saw him die and Jvunged bis fall. First the old rels jumps across to his swn deck, and he Is speedily followed if one and another of his crew. Tbe wlll-poiwer of a single man hns f how controlled thousands, and Mynheer Joe Is possessed of this per sonal magetlsm tbnt draws men to Ma, and sven affects bis enemies. Wnen Mr. Grimes and Snndy pull up at the rocky landing pence hns fallen upon the crews of the rival river boats. Though they glnre nt one an other and make threatening gestures, they do not longer call out. Rome of the Arabs look rather the worse for their little tussle, and one In particular seems to l>e such a wreck that Sandy proceeds to draw his plcturs for the great hook which he expects to Issue some day. nnd which will Illustrate all that a wide-awake war correspondent has seen during his travels In tlmijp of bellowing con son and plplif pence, the world1 over. They cent off nod nre eoon ben tins ifniut the contrary wind. An the current of the river fsvors their re turn to Cnlro. they mnke fair pro (reee. nod the gUttedng city, with Jt? mosques and minarets. ? its ancient buildings nnd modern quarters. seems to drsw closer nil the while. Mr. Grimes seems thoughtful, whll? Ssndy csn hardly keep quiet, eo ex uberant are his spirits over the suc cess of his friend. When Mynheer Jce notices this, be does not hesitate to noeak to the pseu do silver king. "You don't look satisfied. Mr. Grimes?" "That's n fact." replied the other. "Didn't the affair turn out to suit youT* "Not, exactly.'* "Ah! You wouldn't hare had the boot on the other leg, my friend?" "Never! But that man should just now be lying there under the palms. They used to say out West, the only good Indian is a dead Indian; and I'm sure the only time the baron will be a gentleman In the true sense of the word, is when he is laid out." "Well, we needn't worry; we leave Cnlro before many hours, bound foi India. Let tlie baron fume and the heathen rage; we'll sail away over the sea3 and be happy." Joe Is thinking of Molly, for he al ready knows she and her father arc to be members of the company on board the Alhambra, when the steam er leaves Alexandria for Port Said and the Sues CanaL "Don't tount on that, milord." re marks Saudy, looking up from his drawing. "What d* ye mean, old fellow?" asks Joe, while Mr. Grimes, who already knows, nods his bead and looks very wise. "The baron goes to India by the same steamer, the Alhambra." Mynheer Joe frowns; he sees trou ble shesd, knowing as much as he does of the man. "That is too bad. It will spoil all our pleasure on the voyage. I am sure Miss Molly will regret to hear of it." he says. "Like a death's head at a feast," from Sandy. "If we could postpone our flitting until the next steamer," suggests Mr. Grimes. "Impossible for me," he says sober ly. "I've got it?" exclaims Sandy, be ginning a war dance on the roof of the cabin, paper in one hand, pencil in the other. "Yes, I've got it!" "What! The Nile fever?" demands Mr. Grimes. "A subject for a dancing dervish," suggests Joe. "Wrong, both of you, gentlemen. What I've got concerns us all. It's an idea!" At this both Mr. Grimes and Joe make out to be dreadfully excited, appealing to Sandy not to let It get away and to be very careful lest his brain should burst. "These sudden ideas are danger ous," declares Grimes, with great sob erness. "They may be for you, but my bread and butter depends on them, you see." returns Sandy, not at all annoyed by their Joke. "Well, share It, old fellow." "Don't you see we're anxious to hear all?" But Sandy takes his tline. ?it concern** you both, of course, but, most of all, it Interests the burou." "Ah, yes; of course, it does." "The next steamer after the one we taue arrives a week later at Ale^xan drla. It is called the Malwa. What I propose is that the Russia bear shall miss the Alhambra and be compelled to lie over a week at Alexandria. The others soberly take his linnd and squeeze It to shgw their appre elation of his brilliant Idea, which ap pears to strike them In a favorable light. At the present they do not stop for Investigation. "How will you do It. Sandy?" ssks Joe, his eyes bent upon the wonder city ahead on tlie east bank of the Nile, the environs of which they have now reached. "I haven't bothered myself about that yet, but this brain of mine can be depended on to bring out the prop er thought when the time comes. Count upon It as a settled fact. The baron will remain In Alexandria when the steamer leaves; more than that 1 do not feel ablo to promise." It Is Jugt as well he does not. since ne muy ou uuuote iu lumu w.c uuu>< tlons. Their attention is now directed In another quarter, aud the conversation wheels around to different subjects. Both of Joe's companions have ball their respect for the explorer lncn>?is?d on this morning, first by the brave manner in which he weut to meet a foe. who. up to this time, has proven ?0vincible, aud iu the second place by bis dexterity in vanquishing that same individual. They have regarded him with respect before, but now their feelings are 'nlmest like those of a brother. lie is a wonder aud a mar vel to them. Other boats snil upon tlie broad Nile, nnd the picture in one that the student of nature and peculiar custom* nevet tires of admiring; for what with the Strange craft, their gaudily dreused passengers and the setting of old Cairo in the background, the scene is one that appeals to all Mint is romantic. They see nothing of the rival dah abeali. hut among the scores of slmllai lK>ats in sight she may in* nearer I ban tbey tlilnk. At nuy late, the subject is one of indifference now. A landing Is niady at the same spot Bre Jeavfag raft) for the lbc* * - . ?L the near f? tuf WM dark ud forbidding; H wm ^ ? lottery frpm which they had Jo?t drawn a prise. Kot ?w of the trio Mama dissatisfied. save Mr. Grime*. That worthy stakes his head seriously a nam be. *' nes sod frowns, as tboofh something weighs hsavily e= his rn'nd. He eau l>e beanl to natter, too, and the burden of his complaint la alwaya In the aame strain: ' "A treat mistake to only wonnd hlni. A aeotcbed serpent is danjeer ona. We will bear from blui again.** CHAPTEIt XVI. TBB no AD to IXDII. Onee more In Cairo they proceed to look after varioua duties tbat call 10. attention. Mr. Crimea going one way. Sandy to send bis long-delayed tele gram securlpg paaaage ou the gouil steamer Albambra. while Mynheer Joe goea at once to Shepherd's, wltero J*M? later .an, an appointment _jvJLtb ?federal diplomatic representatlvea of tbe British Qorernment. who desire the fullest partlculara he eau give concerning the sad event that recently happened at Khartooin. From a window of the hotel a pait of anxious eyea note his coming. A fluttering white handkerchief attracts bis attention, and he sees the face of Molly. She waves agalu and hu bows. A tremendous load is takeu off her mind. Shs has suCered keenly In the suspense that has weighed u|>ou her ever since she beard the voices below in the court and learned from her father that Mynheer Joe had none to fight a duel with the Kussiau bar on. Joe docs not see her uutll evening, and then her look of eager iutcrest tells him that she is acquainted with all. He flushes with a feeling aklu to shame. ?You seein to have come ont of your difficulty witli credit. Mynheer Joe." she murmurs, as she walks at his side. ?Who told you about it. Miss Mol ly?'* 'I beard you leaving, and my father told me there was about to be some/ sort of an affair of honor, he called it." "I am sorry you heaid of It." be says. ^ou have the glory of being the victor." There Is a slight ting of bitterness in her voice which he feels keenly. "It is a glory I uever sought. I have not paraded it about Cairo. Be ing the challenged party I was com pelled to light, or let that man, whom I despise, believe 1 feared him." "And what was It a.l abojt?" "He insulted my flag to my face. 1 am an American and resented the in sult by tossing a. g]ijss_$f jrl?Q,??'? i ace. "Then eame the challenge. We had It out with swords under tbe palms, and I hope it Is done with." "But I have always heard the baron had no equal as a swordsman," she says quickly. Mynheer Joe smiles. "Still, good fortune attended me. and that sometimes makes up for lack of skill, you know," be replies: but Mol ly believes he has not told the whole story, and privately makes up h?r mind to question Sandy at tbe very earliest opportunity that offers. "1 have not seen the baron to-day'* ?looking hlni steadily in tbe eyes. "You did not kill hiiu, I hope," with n shudder. "Oh. no! Mr-rely a pur.cl.ire through the shoulder of big sword arm that will keep him quiet for a few days perhaps. Mr. Crimes-?" "Well, what about Mr. Crimes?" seeing tbat he hesitates to go on. "He declared it would have been better for tbe whole of us if tne baron had gone down In the duel; but I as sure you I have no desire to see his blo'Ml ou my bauds. Let us talk of something mom agreeable. Miss Mol ly." "I understand he intends going to India on the same steamer with us." "W e will fervently hope aud pray that something may occur to make him change ills mind before we start," say* tbe traveler, not ihitklng it good policy to say anything about Sandy's little scheme until they see whether it turns out to be a success or cot [To be Continued.] "Is Miss Triller an obliging singer?" Ob. ypr* half the li;uc elie refuses to sing,"?Philadelphia Bulletin. FRENCH QUEEN OF THE MAY. Pretty Custom That Prevails In 8outhern Villagea. An ancient custom which still ob tains In many Tillages In the south of France Is a pretty varlatton of the choosing of the May queen with which we are so familiar. ' At this season of the year the mayor?each tiny Tillage In France boasts of a mayor?and six of his political offl cers choose from among the village maidens the most beautiful girl. As soon aa the choice is mado known the queen, dressed in white even to s long white veil and a wreath of white roses, assembles with Ler parents and all the villagers In front of the msy or s house. Here he and six friends dressed in frock coats and top hats, form In procession, the mayor and queen leading, and march to th? church, where there is a short cere mony. They then march back to the may or s house, where a favored few are entertained at luncheon. When b? proposes her health he enumerates her virtues, kisses her on both cheekr and hands her an envelope which con tains the prize, $200 In money. But the ceremony does not end here They form in procession, the band leading this time, and In a sort ol "follow my leader" game walk through the village, up lanes sndovei hills for three hours. That evening a ball Is given at the 'Inn, where the queen dances first with the mayor ant his six friends and afterward with the lads of tbe village, and so the cele bratlon ends. The queen's white veil, and wreath, are carefully folded away and are brought out again only when ahe becomes a bride. I hwnm atoraid bow be put in *"* *? wtod?w? iSl w? ? ^ ??at felt roof* HVi coaI **r ?*<* Kprlnkle with tii? ?walls out Jfth Md *?*?> corered Stow ? few :oad?of tbl 'iiSuf1* !Sfth* Arran** to make **tra warm by I Henf Jh? *TaI1* *"* 08e of curtaina ? w?0" Wmrm by and by will lay win. , # ^ n#w houses are need li** ]MMt chaoc6 for the sea ?on.?American Cultivator. * *w? VNdi. JVhether fertile or poor, the .oil ST* 7^bt * ,producIn? weed.. nus i? doe to tbe fact that as ther# ire so many different kinds of weeds !?nd*. tLere W,U be fou"d some W wVei'ai^"1 t0 the COndJ* ^itv ? nature a restorers of J!?** T,he Poorest soil will in time ^ wm6 U?n ?f 8?me we?d8 t*?t i^TS-TIT UP?n "? and ?? these weeds cover tbe ground tbey assist In ?ZnlhZ*f* ** the 8011 of the nitrogen m?1?T? "2 tbe ralns' ~b"? *nln w*I matter is brought from tbe sub ?I11. tte surface. A. the ?? " ln "l""t food It cradu.llj ap jroacbes a condition in which it can ?npport other weeds. and they ?^onPt,J fP,>0ar to do <*elr part I ?, T are not destroyed they should be kept down, for they are usually indigenous to the soil, and will sometimes defy drouth, cold heat Irthfi cu,t,vat,on- b"t they are nev. ertheless man s friend at times as well Z 7Uat iS desi^ble with *" weeds is to keep them under con #?F. ou,d tbey ?ssume the mas tery their eradication is slow and ex pensive work. Growing Bap* Proqiabty. sre due to the impression tliat the crop may be grown on any soil one happens to have vacant. As a matter of ?a? a rIch 80iI: h?n<* one ?hould be well posted on the uses of Mr ^v,nff ?P valuable soil . fape "n**8 ??s best growth when the seed Is sown early ?,"Le 8#7iKO?- after the soil has become Tot J, iS yet t,nie to sow it and ehrht^to [Cluru8 ? any wetion where eight to ten weeks of good crowin weather may he depended upon. i? ?? !^aW r,ch in ve^etable matter Is the ideal noil for rape, and if the Elu 18 ??** by ? ^nce ? that a ItZ tZi? "'I17 be pn8tur?l ?t a time, its feeding value will be greater. The Ih^nWi7tt0?Pa8tUre rope for 8wl*e or 1 rn tLe onimais on to it f?t#,bDt * 8U,?? Portion of the day. letting them have the grass pasture the rest of the time. While fowls may had thI l,eId ?? ? run, we have ?US I ,!^ cntUng the rape Ceding it to them on the grass I? on* ?f lli thP POU,try yard8- R"Pe n one of the crops it will pay to ex periment with. at least to the extent of a small area.?Indianapolis News. Sot long ago we lost a number of One hogs from cholera. An old friend same to r.s Just after the plague had run its course, aud when be beard of our loss, be told us how he had man f?^ year8 to keep bis swine in perfect heaitb. even when cholera was an epidemic in his neighborhood. All through the year be once or twice a week would feed to each bog an ear r n wh,cl1 hnd been imeared with freshly run pine tar. At first they wrouid not eat it readily, but soon ac quired a liking for the faste. It is "^b, ? " mp!f OUIKe ?f Prevention that surely it will be worth while to try it. in the same connection. I will tell Zz?} 1 U8t for sorehead among my fowls, with tbe result that I have never lost a sinple one, nor had it 1o ?pread among my flocks. It is simply to grease tbe afflicted ones with an SS2?2!k-^ by 8tlrrl,,g vaseline 1 h 8uIPhui'- ^tely I happened not to have any sulphur in the houRe when a pullet was brought in with her bead in such a condition that her eyes were almost closed. I had her well rubbed over the sores with mercurial ointment, and then confined her The application was repeated once a day or two later, and in less than a week she was turned out perfectly well ?Mr* Henry Wight, In The Epltomlst. Tb? Dairy in mi nnd the Con*. dThe world to-day needs thinkers as well as workers. Some are content to work, and others to do tbe think ing for thefn. Some think and compel others to do the work. The dairy In dustry, especially, needs such persons. He or she who deals with animal life or animal product* needs a more liberal education and more skill than the per son who deals with vegetable life and products. The lower form of life Is utilised to sustain the higher. The dairy cow is a highly organized form of animal life. She Is also a form of artificial animal life, made so by man, and In consequence, needs a superior person to attend her and supply her wants. Natural conditions are no longer consistent with her acquired habits. Tbe herdsman who exposes his charge to snow, sleet and cold rain, hot sun, flies, scanty food, or gives her cruel treatment, fails In the essentials of successful treatment of the dairy cow. In the handling of cow products I great strides have been made In recent j years. The setting of milk In crocks has been superseded by the modern creamer, and tbis again by tbe cream separator. Each step In advance re quires more skill and forethought, but If they ari lacking, the modern meth ods become a hindrance rather tl.au a help to the dairy. The markets of tbe world are more exacting each year. None but goods of tbe flnest quality will pay for ex porting, and the home markets are each year more critical. More intelli gent and more skillful makers of dairy goods are asked for now than formerly. In addition to being able to make good butter and cheese, men who manage factorial Ira nvposed to b? able to [make out lnvotcoa of goods ?Mpp?d, to |lnp accouato. to Igor* fat duo patron* (roB weigfrt of milk and ted, to toot milk, rriofci, etc.. with tho nriow teaters, a ad ?bore all. to kc?t tbtocr to and around d? factory in a moot cloonlj and orderly manner.?Profee ?or Dean, In Farm and lira Stock Journal. Tkt Cter* mt Tn??. It la not reasonable to expect that every tree planter will hare observed proper precautions In planting and caring for (d* ornamental and fruit tree*. It therefore frequently happens that the removal of large branches hecomea a necessity.* The question arises, how shall this be accomplished with aa little Injury to the plant ns possible; In other words, how shall the cut be made? Those familiar with the props Ration of plants from cuttings, as well as those who have observed the results of pruning trees, will have noticed that when branches are cut at a certain dis tance from their origin, the stub which Is left Invariably dies, decay follows, finally the rotten stub breaks off clofe to its origin, and a cup, which catchcs the rain. la .left. This Is also an at tractive spot to many birds and rodents which are fond of nesting in such Fig. 1?Progress of dccay du? to im proper pruning, a, dead btub; b, dccay of heart. pluces. They assist tb? natural work by excavating, and tbus accelerate tbe work which tbe elements bave begun. Tbe result is tbat tbe branch which was removed for tbe purpose of length ening tbe life of tbe tree and to im* prove its uppearance bns in reality been tbe direct cause of its early de struction. Tbe dccay in tbe stub which break* off near its origin does not stop at tbat point, but tbe factors which have becu the cause of its decay and death con tinue their work upon the heartwood of the plant until the hollow trunk of tbe tree only remains. Oil tbe othei band. If tbe branch is removed at an other point, the wound is rapidly cov ered by new growth, and in tbe course of two or three seasons it is practically impossible to determine where the branch formerly appeared. These re sults. which are so important to the life of tbe tree and to the success of the plantation, whether ornamental 01 economic, are well understood by alf plant physiologists. Tbe stub which ?is left when tbe branch is removed, i! cut off at some distance above its orl gin. Invariably decays and leaves e hollow branch, while the branch whlct is cut off doss to its origin almost in variably heals quickly, the new growth covering tbe wound. The accompany* ing Illustrations are taken from actual specimens. In order to facilitate tbe healing pro cess in the plant, all wounds which on made should be left smooth; tbat is if it is necessary to use a saw in to moving a large branch, tbe cut surface should be left smooth and clean, partlc Fig. 2?Results of correct ami incorrect pruning. A, corrrct method; after tw< years; D. incorrect method. ulnrly nround the edges. The su* should be sharp mid should leave V clean cut, and this In turn should b< made smoother by the use of the prun ing knife or sharp chisel, as the healin; process starts quicker and progress?; more rapidly when this precaution i observed than when a rough am jagged surface Is left. It frequentlj happens that, in order to obtain thi best results in removing largi branches, two cuts should be made that is, the branch should be sewed of eighteen inches or two feet from it? origin, in order to prevent spllttlnj down and tearing off a considerable portion of the bark. After the weigh of the branch lias been lessened bj cutting away tlie main part, a secoiu cut can be made ond stub held in po sition until the cut is completed, tliil preventing the splitting down am tearing of the bark which is likely t< result from tlio carelcss removal o large branches. Farm Notft. The growing stock nrc carrying you pocketbook. Watch tJhem. I-ast year you snid you would ha\ good pasture for all your stock. Hav you? If you are raising calves (and yo ought to be) the dry lot is not the plac for them. Are the pigs in the clover? The ought to be some place where they co. be happy. Is that pig In the pen near th kitchen? Homebody is losing Bonn thing if It isn't. In all your plans for your youn stock, don't be persuaded to favor auj thing but a thoroughbred male. Now Is the time when it's profit c loss on the lambs. Don't forget t see that they are doing their best. How is the rape doing as a pastui for hogs and sheep? Didn't you tr it? Well, you missed another ehAncc. Stock water is just about as import ant as stock feed. This bos been quil a wet season over a very large arei and stock water is not much of a que# tlon yet, but be ready for August an perhaps September. The Adirondack Mountains embrac nn area of over 2,800,000 acres, and 1 this ??reat area fully 300 ir<>iint:.i peak_ rise to altitudes raugius Uoi 1200 to 5000 feet. BEAD THE TREES LOW. Peach trees especially should be leaded low, and all branches that (row rat Ions snd slim should be cut back o a proper length. STARVING TREES. Feeble growing and unhealthy tree*, ire, as a rule, the result of starvation, >ad soil or unfavorable conditions of .he atmosphere, climatic or otherwise, (Vhen a tree dies from old age, the ligns are plain enough and very little lan be doue to help it except taking rare of the scant foliage that puts 'orth every year, and encouraging roung growth as a means to sustain he flickering vitality. JON'T SET TREES TOO DEEP. Experiments In planting trees of liffereut depths have been tested at s 'Jerinan experiment station with char tcterlstlc thoroughness. A number of Tees were set at the usual depth, and ithers at various depths, ail lower than ^he nominal, to see what effect this tvould have upon the root of the trees. In every case the tree, bo*_u intop and wots, grew more slowly, with every Jicrcase in depth iu planting beyond the usual depth. AGED DWARF TREES. Surprising results have been pro luced iu the line of dwarf trees bj Japanese growers. It is said there are pine trees that started to grow In the seventeenth century, which are still aot too large to he carried in one hand The gardeners nip off the tree's roots, pinch back the branches and starve the tree in poor soil, keeping it barely ?live, and checking the growth almost entirely. As time goes on the tree gains the appearance of extreme old Bge, but is no larger than a seedling t few months old. CULTIVATING STRAWBERRIE9. We cultivate our strawberry rowt In a shallow manner, so as not to dis turb the roots up to the time of bios' somlng, and sometimes a little later. The rule is tot stop cultivating wher the strawberries blossom. Much de pends upon the soil. If the leaves last year showed signs of fungus it will be well to spray with Bordeaux mixture soon ufter the new foliage has ap peared. Possibly one spraying may be enough, but if the fungus attacks the leaves again spray once more. Do no! spray after blossoming. I would nol apply lime. Ashes between the row? is always helpful, but will not help the .foliage. Try cultivating acrosi the rows in qld plantations. This wlL' leave the plants in squares like hills ?Green's Fruit Grower. MANURING ORCHARDS. While most orchardlsts will agree that a crop of crimson clover would be the best possible thing to grow In s young orchard for the purpose of en riching the soil, it is not always pos sible to get a stand of the clover with* out considerable preparation, hence, the better and least costly plan would be to use the crops which would be plowed under, and leave time for the sowing of a clover crop. On any sol) sufficiently good for an orchard, the following plan would work to advan> tage: Plow the orchard as early in the spring as possible, and cultivate it weekly until the first or middle oI June, then sow early cowpeas in row? thirty Inches apart and cultivate these three or four times, until the first of October, when they can be plowed un der and rye sown at the rate of two bushels per acre, to serve as a covei crop during the winter. At the time the cowpeas are sown use 2.V) or 300 pounds of acid ;>hospate to the acre. The following spring plow under the rye and the soil will then probably take clover; at least it will grow red clover. This treatment will great); benefit the trees, supplying Just the plant food they need.?Indiannpolif News. FRUIT AND BERRY NOTES. It is suggested that all fruit grower* take much pains to secure trustworthy pickers. Cnreless. slovenly gathering of the fruit may rob it of half iti value. It often is necessary for those who live remote from villages to pro vide quarters for their pickers. Usual ly, the better the quarters, the bettei the class of pickers. On the average, apples do not cosf more than fifty cent* a barrel to pro duee, but they ought. If a little more time and care were given the returni would be better. Suppose the salef averaged $1.50. then the returns art excellent, and there Is money at raisinf apples in Maine at $1 a barrel. Buf when the price is $2 or rising, as a' present, then there is certainly ar excellent profit in apples, much greate; than can be obtained from oranges. No definite rule can be laid down a? to the kind or the amount of eommer clal fertilisers which cun be used profit ably on an apple orchard. It has beer suggested ttfct trial be made on a fev treea each with add phosphate alon? at the rate of six hundred pounds pe? acre, sulphate of potash nlone at thi rate of four hundred pounds per acre and of these two combined. This wll give some Indication as to whether these fertilisers may be used success fully. If growth is not vigorous undei proper cultivation, then try nitrate o' soda at about 160 pounds per acre when the leaves open, and again ii about three weeks, and then use nitro gen gathering cover crops.?Massa chusetts Ploughman. Oar Modern Nivy, Our oldest battleship, the Texas, har a length of 301 feet and a dlsplaeemeu of 0315 tons. The new Malno has / length of 388 feet and a dlsplaccmen' of 12,r?00 tons. The California, Jus launched at San Francisco, has i length of 503 feet and a dlsplacemen of 14.000 tons. The Texas has a spee? of sixteen knots an hour. The Callfot nla is to have a speed of twenty-lw? knots, or is to be, in spite of her grea size, a faster ship that the Brooklyi or New York, and as fast a ship a- | that greyhound of the sea, the Colr.ni i tola. <"'???? BMkridw Talks. K EW HAMPSHIRE Is one of the States which ir making rapid strides In the Improvement of her road*. Governor Bachel ?ier ot that State?and be to also an 5fflcer of the National Grange?is a very enthusiastic advocate of road Im provement. In a recent address he ?aid: "The development and prosperity 5f any State or nation depcud In ?ome degree upon the transportation facilities provided; and such facilities Include not only our rivers and bar bors and our great railway aud steam boat companies, but also the highways aver which all our products aud ull our people are transported. "The important matter now before the friends of good roads 1r to arouse the people to a realization of their re spouslbllity In securing favorable State fend National legislation on the sub ject. The smnll pittance appropriated for the use of the Good Roads Bureau 3f the Department of Agriculture is entirely out of proportion to the money appropriated for other objects of a public nature when their relative im portance is considered. "Another importunt matter is tho construction of roads adapted to the needs of travel over them. Much harm nas come to the good roads move, menc in some sections of the country through the advocacy of more expen sive roads than the resources of tho people .would warrant and demand. Costly atone roads are economical up on portions of our highways, but wo must not overlook the fact that tbero is a vast mileage of roads that could be permanently improved by the Judi cious expenditure of a comparatively small sum of money per mile. We should give due prominence to this fact in considering the matter from a State or National standpoint. "As an official of the National Grange. I desire to say a word for tho farmers of the country in regard to National aid for road building. The farmers have been loyal to the Inter ests of the nation in every emergency In the past They have contributed their full share in proportion to their wealth to the revenues for the support of the Government. The ablest states men and most successful business men, contributing to the development and prosperity of the country, point to the farms as their birthplace. When our country has been in danger, the farmer boys have responded nobly to her defense. We have uncomplain ingly contributed our share to tho enormous expenditures of the National Government for river and harbor Im provements, the construction of can als and the erection of costly build ings in our great cities, and we do not regret it. We now ask in the name of justice that National aid be granted for the Improvement of highways. This involves the establishment of no new policy, but the extension of tho former one. We ask the loyal support of those who have been benefited l>y our contribution to other public mat ters to which I have referred. I be lieve the farmers of the nation, repre senting more tlian a third of our pop ulation, are practically unanimous in favor of such a movement and will give it their unqualified support." Experiments for DiisIIom RomIi. English road builders are working on the dustless road problem. An ex periment is being conducted In West Sussex County, the results of which will be watched by all who are inter ested in the improvement of our high ways. The object of those in charge of the experiment is to make a road, having a smooth surface, which shall be dust less and at the same time resist the percolation of water. The stones used, Cherbourg quartz ite, are placed on iron plates over u. flue, when they remain until all moist ure is expelled; they are then spread out for tho purpose of cooling. The next step is to make a deposit of them about half a foot thick on a wooden platform which lias been covered with tar ami a little pitch, five gallons to a ton of stone, when they are turned over and over until well covered with the tar. Alter maturing Ihey r.ro spread on the roadbed, which has been prepared to a depth cf nearly six inches, sprinkled with sand and con solidated l-y a ten-ton roller.?(Juod Koads Magazine, A New Sunahlnr R?conl?r. u*he new Dawson-Lauder sunshlno recorder consists of a drum on which silver chloride pnper is fastened under u (11m of celluloid, says the London Globe. An outer cover is rotate! by clockwork in twenty-four hour*, and n narrow slit is thus directed to the sun. A hood protects the slit from diffused light, and allows an error of about half an hour in the Hock before sun light is cut ofT from the slit. The drum with the sensitive paper travels along the axis of the cylinder, so that the record of a number of days is ob tained, one below the other. The chlo ride of Pllver paper makes possible a standard of intensity of sunshinw which can be reproduced. The samo size of paper is employed nt all sea? sons, and the instrument can be used in polar as well as temperate latitudes. ChltiAmnn'n N?rrflflH Trrth, The impassivity of John Chinaman'! countenance is now nt least pnrtinlly explained, says the New York Globe. He has no nerves In his teeth. This Interesting bit of information comes 'way from Oregon, where the dentists liave been having a State meeting. One of the dentists, who makes no claims to "painless dentistry," said he had tinkered with the teeth of many Chinamen, and never once bad known one of them fo whimper. The only thing In regard to which they show the least anxiety Is to "secure any teeth they have pulled, which they, want to take back or send back to China in order that they may have a full set when they are reincarnated." A Chinaman would be a good subject for a "painless dentist" to use la ? subllc demonstration.