The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, September 15, 1904, Image 2
Mynheer
Joe
BY ST. QEORQE JtATHBORNZ.
Joe as he
the fall depth
?I
the U>wl?r has also pndaced
an entire win
to ass It should occasion arise,
he SHU holds back.
fiai Is a method In his madness.
Wme Bandy thinks It borders on this,
?St to begin operations upon the en*
ussy at once, so they may In a measure
paralyse their attack.
Mynheer Joe knows what ho to
?hoot From his lips there nddenb
Issues a strange sound, unlike any
thing Bandy ever beard. It la un
doubtedly a signal of eome sort. Hit
untaxed* eyes are glued on Joe. Hf
uses him make a peculiar pantomime
gesture with his hand?the one which
has not been occupied In grasping a
sreapon.
This must mean something. Band?
It Is not Intended for him; and
he turns his attention npon the
to discover a solution of th?
Mystery.
Whether he can find this ont or not
Che effect of Joe's action to speedily
manifest In the actions of the Tbuga
He hears their exclamations of amass
ment, sees the looks of wonder which
they cast npon the traveler. Instead
of a forward rush to annihilate bin
and his friend, there to a shrinking
back on the part o^ the thirteen.
What can this mean? Mynheer Joe
Uoutlnues to wave his hand In that
(franc* manner, and the thirteen terri
ble foes retreat slowly bat surely In
?eery direction.
Bendy to forcibly reminded of n cer
tain picture in the pantomime where
the good spirit appears npon the scene
and the evil workers retreat In dtomay,
endeavoring to shield their eyes from
the dszxllng light that nearly blinds
them, for everything that to evil hates
the light.
' He to bewildered by what he sees,
and yet. although the cause Is a per
fect blank, the effect to plainly evident
?even he who runs may read: These
Vhugs fear Mynheer Joe.
Bandy's admiration for the man
takes an upward bound. He realizes
that much as he has known of the
other, Joe possesses qualities which
he has never even suspected as exist
ing.
In less than half a minute after the
V*veler has uttered that strange
sound the thirteen Thugs have backed
oat of sight The coast Is clear and
gradually the people resume their In
terrupted trade relations?the mer
chant calls attention to,his stock, the
customer takes it upon Miryelf to buy.
As the people come throhglttjg back
upon the road of the bazars It can be
noticed that they cast anxious glances
around them. They oeem to expect to
look upon something lying hither or
fun?something that 1s spt to fill their
Souls with horror, and yet which pos
sesses a deep attraction.
, Sandy notes these glances cast
Ikround, and being a bright-minded
chap, intuitively guesses their mean
ing. They are looking for the victims
of the Thugs, an A upon falling to dis
cover one or more bodies lying upon
the road, with Ufe rendered extinct
through the agency of cord or creese,
cannot but feel the greatest amuse
ment
, Then their looks torn upon the two
Americans, as though they have
guessed that these worthies are the
tees against whom this uprising of the
Wcret society took place. It must
tmve been some mistake, after alL
^Philosophically they determine this,
fend return to their various pursuits,
though glances full of wonder greet
?Cynheer Joe and his companion at
?very turn.
' As for Sandy himself he follows tho
hther along the street in a half stupe
fled way. It seems to him Joe can do
anything. If the Hindoos were about
%> place, them both upon one of tho
funeral pyres along thq ghauts border*
lag the river. Bandy believes Joe Is
wlaard enough to change the fire Into
lest and cause the vengeful destroyers
t> fall upon their knees In humble ser
vitude. After this exhibition h& will
aot doubt Joe's power to accomplish
amy wonder. So they psss along, and
by degrees enter among a new lot of
natives who. Ignorant of the event
has so recently transpired, do not
them In that strange way. Sandj
Is burning with deep curiosity. Bj
nature he abhors mysteries, and If
fast as curious as any woman could
nver be.
EUlnlL-tlien. he nou Uv '
16 Joe* begging to know by whir Spirit
nf necromancy the other managed to
dissolve the dark clouds that hung so
threateningly over their heads.
i "It's all as simple as falling off a
tot. The whole thing lies In knowing
tww to do It," he remarks, whereat
?andy adds:
MA second Columbus making the egg
viand on end? Suppose you Illustrate
matters, my dear fellow, and show un
the thing Is done."
'Perhaps you saw mo make a signal
the rascals obey. You wonder
nruat tnat couio moan, rrutn to ton.
Sandy. I am n member of the very or
ganisation which our unscrupulous on
?uy, the baron, has subsidized in or
der to complete our downfall."
At this Intelligence the newspaper
van loses his head and look* silly,
?la Ideas even become confuted, and
he wonders whether Joe is not giving
him a little chaff. Up to the present
he has believed himself too old a bird
be caught In this way, but sucb
?trangc things have occurred of late
that he stands ready to take almost
?qjthins M truth- -
you're a fun-fledged Thvg, ehf
he nuuM|M to nvnnr.
"Not only that, bat an officer la the
orftntutloB. It fu u such I g?n
the sign that threw these follows Into
a ferer."
"How do joo come to belong to toe* I
a torely crowd?" asks Sandy.
"Ah. my dear fellow, that Is a story
you shall hear sons day! Really. M
Is worth teniae, since It Is founded
Upon strange Incidents rack as only a
Haggard could ass with credit. Foe
the present 1st It aofltos to say that
Jhl* ancient ocdec has, mors about. It
cfiaa the general world knows, it tt
not organised for murder, aa you and
other people beUere, although the
Thugs of India. Uke the Nihilists of
Russia, do not hesitate to remove any
one who runs sgslnst their will.
"A series of strange circumstances
threw me Into the midst of them some
years ago, and to preserve my life I
was obliged to Join the order, attain
ing a high place of honor before the
opportunity came to quit India's
shores.
"I can now see very plainly why
that same thing occurred to me. for
you and I must have fallen victims to
the fury of the mob only for my pow
er."
"By the way, Joe, have you any
more of these little bombs bidden
away? If so, put tbem to good use,
man. There's no telling when we may
need them In this country. Bless my
soul! 1 have a strange feeling all the
while as though Invisible danger was
hanging over our beads. What can It
mean?'*
"When the baron ceases to annoy us
you will get over that Sandy. The
truth of the matter Is you have fallen
Into the habit of feeling bis presence
near you. These men of evil seein to
exhsle a something that Impresses lt>
self upon those they hate, even as
might the rattlesnake when charming
a victim. Once the serpent Is trampled
under foot and all that uneasiness
vanishes."
"You've changed your mind, then,
snd Intend to make away with the ba
ron?" says Sandy, quickly.
"Well, It becomes more evident every
hour that It's a desperate case of
Greek against Greek. Unless I de
molish the baron be will down me."
"Eureka! That's my policy to a dot.
The question Is how It shall be done."
"That will come out all right, old
man."
"I give myself no uneasiness with
regard to It Poor old Fopoff! He'll
carry out the name to a letter pres
ently. But since he's shown himself
to be such a consummate rascal, 1 no
longer feel pity for him. Let him go.
The king has commanded it; the de
cree must be entered," and Sandy
makes a royal sweep with his arm
that would cause many a monarch to
turn green with envy could he see It
Mynheer Joe looks beyond, and sees
things that a wise providence screens
from the eyes of Impulsive fellows of
Sandy's stripe. He knows that the
life of the baron is exceedingly pre
cious to the Russian authorities, and
that they will make a searching Invea
tigatlon Into matters In case he Is
downed; it may even be considered a
casus bellum, and the two great coun
tries be embroiled in a terrible con
flict.
I Thus Mynheer Joe, feeling the re
sponsible nature of his position, re*
solves to do nothing rash. He desires
to consult with some one who has ?
long head, and knows of no person
more competent than Mr. Grimes.
Sandy Is all right* when it comes to
ftctlon, but he does not make the belt
adviser in the world, as Joe hae
learned before now.
It is high time they turn thcjr steps
In the direction of the hotel, as the
hour Is getting late.
Through the crowds they pass with
out any fear of violence, since they
hold the good will of the great secret
society of India.
"Ah! There's the baron!" says San
dy. And Joe catches a glimpse of thf
Russian's face among the dark ones
just beyond.
He reads surprise and baffled rage
upon It, as though Popoff had already
begun to understand that again His
plans have been defeated by circum
stances over which he has no control.
Mynheer Joe cannot help showing
something of his feelings In his ex*
presslon. The look Is not a contemp
tuous one, for he has considerable re
;spect In the direction of the shrewd
;baron. At the same time he despise*
a man who will descend to the meth
ods practiced by this agent of the
Crar.
If Joe chooses he can meft him on o
level, and, employing the name meth
ods, Influence the secret order of Thug*
against the Russian, for he tins power
behind the throne. This does not
happen to he his way. If the baron
will not enter Into nuother duel with
him he must employ som^ other honor
able means for accomplishing his end.
They Anally bring up at the hotel.
I The hour Is not so Into for those who
make day out of night, but with trav
elers weary from a long sea Journey
and sightseeing all dny It is au entire
ly different matter.
All have retired, and .Toe Is com
pelled to let the matter He over to the
morrow or else wnke Mr. Grimes. Thin
latter lie would be tempted to do, a*
he liellevcs the case requires prompt
attention, only that he remembers the
pseudo silver king complained of u
headache as well as a lame ankle.
So he determines to let matters resi
until the morning. If nil goes well
they can then discuss the affair with
clear brains and decide upon the best
course to pursue.
The day dawns upon the city 01
Bombay, and. at Is usual. all soop lia
tad confusion. As th?
boar grows ttrtr mob this Enthu
siasm wfB gniaallj die oat and leave
? sor^ of lethargy In Its place, common
to all warm climates.
ltynbeer Joe to eaify oa foot, aai
?walla the coalni of hto friend. When
Mr. Grimes finally shows ap ha Is
grsetsd with a wink and a beckoning
finger that draws him evsr to a retired
spot, anxious to learn what new dev
iltry la la the wind.
Rapidly Joe sketches the. adventure
of the preceding night. The lapse of
time has not changed his mind with
regard to things, and he sees matters
In Jast as serious a light as when the
events occurred ten hoars before.
Mr. Grimes hears the story gravely,
lie makes a good listener, for he says
nothing an til ths sad to reached. bat
all the while be hasps np a-thlnking.
Of all people he to the tost to make a
mountain oat of a mole-bll^ hot there
can be no disguising ths fact that their
situation to desperate when a man like
the baron can sat each diabolical ma
chinery in motion against them.
Be agrees with Mynheer Joe that
the time has <*ome to. strike bach
Perhaps bis" methods may differ frodS
those of the traveler, for* Mr. Grimes
to a believer In the homeopathic
adage, slmllla slmlllbus curantnr?like
lb cured by like. When In Home be
does as the Romans do. and adapts
himself to circumstances. This has
been one reason for bis remarkable
success. To a certain extent Mynheer
Joe has followed the same plan, but
he cannot go so far as hto friend In
these matters, drawing the line at a
certain point.
Thus. In order to meet at a common
level these two must both give way.
It 1s advice Joe seeks, nothing more.
Mr. Grimes ponders over the mat
ter. He does not often act from im
pulse, and chews the cud of reflection
at the beginning of a crisis, not when
it has passed by, his policy being that
an ounce of prevention is better than
a pound of cure.
Finally be turns around and lays
his finger upon the arm of the trav
eler. The light In his eye proclaims
that he has conceived an Idea, and
Joe feels satisfied something Is com
ing which it will pay him well to lay
hold of?something that may cause the
baron to believe he has struck an ava
lanche.
"Mynheer Joe, we must be up and
doing. This miserable Russian shall
not say he has beaten three Yankees
In a game. I know your principles and
respect them, but tlie baron is an ob
stacle to our progress. He must bi
removed.** ~ "
CHAPTER XXI.
THB BAItON IB BOOKED FOB VALPARAISO
"In the first place." remarks Mr.
Grimes, In that steady voice of Ills
that never deviates, no matter what
the excitement around him, "we must
have the secret co-operation of the au
thorities in anything, we undertakfc^U
" "There will be no trouble about that
?I have already put a flea in their
ear. They know who the baron is and
what the nature of his mission to In
dia may be. Naturally then they hate
him?naturally It is to their interest
to dispose of this spy who comen u
foment trouble. The question is how
far will they go?"
"You can see some of them again,
Joe?"
"Readily, sir.*
"Then we raust fight fire with fire.
Since the baron has inaugurated this
*ystem of tactics, we'll give him all he
wants. Ilis Russian ways don't go
with people from the States. I wl?h
we hnd him out there. A noose and
the limb of a tree would transport him
to eternity, unleift we thought It best
to use a coat of tar aud ornament il
with feathers."
"That would be a prime ending of
the game, sir, but unfortunately we
are In a country where such enlight
ened arts are not known. Besides,
lhe Government would be held respon
sible for such a public taking-oil. II
will be better for us to have him trans
ported."
f "Certainly." remarks Joe, although
'he does not jet grasp the idea that It
(?lowly taking form lu the other*i
brain.
"In order to accomplish that, you
lind I must exercise our minds and ar>
range a plan by means of which the
baron will step Into a trap. We know
bis cunulng, aud whatever Is done will
have to be sugar-coated."
"That Is quite right, Mr. Grimes."
[To be Continued.)
Some Facta About Glass.
The oldest specimens of glass are
traced back from 1,600 to 2,800 years
before Christ. These are of Egyptian
origin. Transparent glass is believed
to have been first used about 760
years before the Christian era. The
Phoenicians were supposed by tha
ancients to have been responsible for
tho Invention, and the story will be
recalled of the Phoenician merchants,
who. resting their oooklng pots oa
blocks of natron, or subcarbonate of
soda, found that the union, under
heat, of the alkali and the sand on'
the shore produced glass.
There is little doubt, however, that
the art of glass making originated
with the Egyptians. It was Intro
duced Into Rome In the time of Cicero,
and reached a remarkable degree of
perfection among the Romans, who
produced some of the most admirable
specimens of glass ever manufac
tured; an Instance Is the famous Port
land vase In the British museums.
Claris was not used for windows until
about A. D. 300.?Harper's Weekly.
srs0
at mob whan yob di^ri Id give them
? 1?II. fpm rat an# MN teipi the
laj at lsast, prefsrahty at night a
thnroagfc currying and grooming. This
will ?able them to eecnro the (all
btntflt of the night's rat, and will aid
materially la keeping them Is good
health and thrift.
Vmm All thm
Too moch idle land la a Vo?s. an it la
tind by the State and represents cap
ital drawing no Internet. It la better
to concentrate effort on email arses,
hot large farm* ahoiU at least be
made to produce eometbaee to cover
the surface, to be plowed under, so ae
to permit It to gain In fertility, which
la^an additional value.
Omrtif Tmtf*.
Turnips will be found one of the
most useful crope that can be grown,
not only for the table, but also for
stock, especially for hogs that are In
pens. They can be produced at a
small cost, and are amongst the most |
wholesome of stock foods. Late tur
nips may be grown In the regular way,
or the seed can be sown broadcast on
a plot that la to be left over.
Tmpmtn* tad Grain*.
Experiments show that rye and win
ter wheat will germinate in a soil the
temperature of which is thirty-two
degrees; barley, oats, flax, peas and
clover will sprout at thirty-five de
grees; turnips the same, carrots at
thirty-eight and beans at forty de
grees. If these experiments have been
carefully conducted they demonstrate
that some plants will sgrout even ba
low the freesing point.
C?r? For Capca.
Take a knitting or darning needle,
and dip it in turpentine and drop one
drop in the throat or windpipe, once
or twice a day; and also put a few
drops in the feed and keep the cbicks
in dry, clean coops and your gapes will
be np more. Damp, wet coops are sure
to give the young chickens the gap
.worms, but the turpentine will kill
every worm and tie chickens will
sneeze them out.?J. N. Alford. in In
diana Farmer.
Fall Seeding to Gras*.
Fields are frequently seeded to grass
In the fall. This is done without any
crop, and in some cases is found to be
more successful thnu spring seeding
along with a crop of ^.-rain. This work
should be done iu August or early Sep
tember on ground well prepared, that
is made of tine tilth, smooth and well
fertilized. Where this system works
well there 6hould be a good success
with the crops of lsay to follow, as
they will have the entire benefit of the
fertilizers applied.
8tteep on ttir Farin.
The truth is that t ie presence or a
nock of sheep on a farin that appears
to be thrifty and b:i >py may always
be accepted as a certificate of the
ability and good charicter of the far
mer. not only as snob. Vmt ?*? ?*. man as
well. This criterion has such a natural
comciuence that It strikes even the in
experienced passer-by, as it did a well
known missionary, a good man wbo
did a vast amount of good in the early
days and who i:sed to s;ty that when
traveling on a mission lie would al
ways stop if possible with a farmer
over night who had a well conditioned
flock of sheep in his fields, because he
would find a good-nature d, klndly-dis
positioned host.?American Sheep
Breeder.
'Alfalfa For Hogs*
A swine grower who hr.s been trying
alfalfa pasture for his hogs says that
really they should not be pastured on
It till the third season after sowing, as
it requires three seasons be says for
tho plant to get well established, and
If the swine are turned onto it before,,
it Is likely to become seriously Injured.
The best results In pasturing swine on
alfalfa come from the growing animals
end when the alfalfa pasture Is used
for growing hogs, it is estimated that
the grain ration may be cut one-half
at least. There is the further advan
tage in pasturing that the hogs do not
require so much care as when in con
finement or on a range of limited area,
and this Is quite an item iu the expense
of raising swine.
Foul Pnatorn.
But it Is In the pastures that shrubs
and bushes most abound. Especially
is tills the case where only cattle arc
kept. When there were sheep on
nearly every farm there were not
nearly as many bushes as now. and for
this purpose It might be found profit
able if more sheep were kept. Unless
a pasture is overstocked, cattle will
pay little attention to the browsing
of bushes.
Where bushes abound to any extent
they should be mown or cut every
summer, and August has been con
sidered a good time for this kind of
work. It is not to be expected that
ono cutting is going to exterminate
them, but It will give them a good set
back, and If the practice is continued
very year it will not be long before
tlu\v will be practically destroyed. In
pastures thickly sot with hushes An
gora goats would ofteu prove the best
exterminators.
8tartlng a Wace In Missouri.
Tho starter of tho running races at
Joplln Is a bit;, black negro. He has
created much amusement In getting
the horse* off.
A half dozen or more attempts were
made, when the negro's patience be
came exhausted. Moat of the Jockeys
were negroes, and as a final warning
to one who persisted in snapping the
rubber before the others wero ready
he said: "Nigger, If you does dal
again I'll come out dar and knock you
off dat hoss," and he exhibited a gooJ
sized stick attached to tlie end of a
rope, which he commenced to unwind.
The exhibit of the stick had Its effect.
?Joplln News-Herald.
TJio AdTMlaK? of '#lt.
Cattle should bo regularly supplied
<vlth n certain amount of salt. The
addition of a pinch of ??alt Is fouiul to
exerolso a bencflcial Influence, not only
upon the digestion of the food, but
upon the general health of the animals.
This is specially so in the cn.se of dairy
cows whose milk yield is found to be
very appreciably Influenced by the
presence or absence of suit In the food
fii veil tlicin.
In some experiments carried out a
few years oro in Europe, it was found
that the addition or withholding of
?alt from the food giveu to dairy cows
meant a considerable variation In the
quantity of milk produced by them. In
the case of such animals, it is thought
that the salt not only exercises a bene
ficial efTect upon the digestion of the
food, but also acts as some sort of a
?Utuulant to the milk-seci etii g organs,
and thus tends to weooragw a Vmr
and foliar flow.?Amsrlcsn Cultivator.
Profit In fruit growing depends on
attention to the smallest details. The
merchant who gives sttentlon to the
smallest details of his business will.
In most cases, succeed. The manufac
turer. If .the price of his products Is
low. will make a profit oat of his wsste
msterlal. If the farmer Is A frul'
grower would give the same attentlou
as the merchant or manufacturer,
profit would be assured; but In most
cases the tree Is planted, cattle are
allowed to destroy, or no care or st
tentlon Is psld to It. If the tree comes
Into bearing. It Is not cultivated,
pruned, or In any way cared for. The
result will be small, knotty, almost
worthless fruit
If profit In fruit growing Is to be
secured, let It be given through culti
vation. careful pruning, spray at the
proper time; thoroughly examine your
trees at least twice esch year for bor
ers.? 8. ?. Gutshalf. In the American
Cultivator.
BCmj CaaecMwrr VneM. ?
Old customs die hard, no matter how
useless they ma; be. On farms where
much stock Is to be raised fences are
quite necessary, but on farms devoted
to fruit growing, vegetable raising or
grain production th?re can be little
need for a large expenditure In the
way of fences. I was brought up on
a New England farm, and speak from
experience when I declare that the
existence of useless fences is the cause
of much waste of time and labor in
the performing of the farm work.
Where stock raising is carried on on
a considerable scale we must have
fences, for the fnrm crops must be ro
tated and the pasture must be included
in the rotation. This is true of those
farms where there is not a large per
manent pasture. In the case of such
u farm, it should be enough to fence
the pasture or pastures thoroughly.
Some would object that this would
not allow the meadows to be pastured.
Very well: the non-pasturing of the
meadows would be a good thing for
the meadows, and Just as good for the
,farm animals in the end, as they
would have a larger supply of forage
from those same meadows.? Writer,
in the The Tribune Farmer.
The Bine Anilkluilan.
This interesting bird is one that is
little known to the general run of
poultry, although one of the oldest of
our standard breeds, especially in this
line in the Middle West, though It is
fairly well known in the East, In Can
ada and ou the Paellle Coast. It is a
very handsome, stylish bird, gentle,
hardy and a layer of wonderfully large
eggs. A man in Nebraska claims he
has a pullet which laid 2SC eggs in one
year; another declares he exhibited
eggs at a show in Colorado where the
dozen of eggs he showed weighed
thirty-six ounces. We cannot vouch
for these stories, yet we have no reason
to doubt their truth. A man exhibited
eggs one year at an egg-contest at Chi
cago where a dozen weighed thirty-two
ounces In the presence of the show
officers, and were eo accredited. Out
of the dozens there exhibited they
easily took first prize over Minorcas,
Brahinns and what not. So much for
the utility side of the question.
\ Their chief attraction from the point
of view of beauty is their color, which
is a leaden blue?about the color of
smoke from toboeco. However, simply
blue color does not make an Andalu
sian. You will often run across blue
liens in a nondescript flock?but they
are uot Aiulalusians. The true Anda
lusia n is distinguished by the lacings,
which means that each feather has
a blue background, nnd on the edge
of each feather there must be an edge
of darker blue. Without this edging
(lacing* the bird, however blue. Is ab
solutely "no good."?Inland P~.;?**
Journal.
Milk Fever.
The Deportment of Agriculture has
recently issued Circular No. 45, of I ho
Bureau of Animal Industry, entitled
"Milk Fever: Its Simple and Success
ful Treatment." It gives a completo
description of the astonishingly suc
cessful results obtained in the treat
ment of this heretofore extremely
fatal malady by the injection of fil
tered atmospheric air into the udder.
Milk fever, afreets well nourished,
heavy milking cows in all the large
dairy districts of this country, and Is
characterized by the complete paral
ysis of the animal shortly after calv
ing. As It attacks the best milking
cows In the herd and at a time when
the milk flow is the heaviest, the dis
ease Is one which has caused very se
vere losses In our dairy industry. It
is, therefore, of the greatest Import
ance that every milk producer ac
quaint himself with the present ex
timely successful treatment and
should provide hlmseif with a suit
able apparatus for Injecting sterile nir
through each teat until the udder is
well distended. This air treatment Is
by far the most simple and practi
cable, as well as the most efficacious
and harmless one ever used, and hns
reduced the mortality from the dis
ease to almost nothing. It is easy of
manipulation, tvqulres but little time,
and Is readily accomplished by menus
of the appsratus suggested by the
bureau. L'p to within recent times
most stringent measures were resort
ed to by every careful dairyman to
prevent the disease in his herd. How
ever, since the nir treatment has so
greatly reduced, and even in some
cases obliterated, the mortality, pre
vention Is no loncer such an import
ant problem, and therefore preventive
measures, such as starving, blood let
ting, etc., which have a severe and
lasting effect Upon-the animals, should
be abandoned. The most recent pre
ventive treatment sucgcstcd is In line
with the favorable results obtained by
the Injection of nir into the udder. It
consists in allowing the susceptible
cow to retain In the udder for twen
ty-four hours following calving all th?
milk except the small quantity re*
quired by the cnlf. The distention of
the udder naturally follows as In the
air treatment and acts as preveutlv*
I against milk fever.
SMALL IRUIT8.
The raising of small fruits on bot
tom lands hss the advantage of a good
moisture supply In seasons when oth
er lands hare a deficiency; but It has
the drawback of such land being ex
ceedingly subject to late frosts, and
being too wet In times of freshets and
also In wet seasons.
POOD VALUE OF FRUIT8.
That fruits have many u?en besides
pleasing the taste is well known, but
the exact properties of each kftid are
not so well understood by the consum
ers. and a few suggestions on the sub
ject may not be amiss.
Fruit alone will not sustiin life for
sny great length of time, but helps to
furnlitli a variety In the diet.
It stimulates and improves appetite
and digestion, relieves thirst and in
troduces water Into the system.
If the medical uses of fruits were
understood and care taken to use the
appropriate kinds, much less medicinal
treatment would be needed.
THE APPLE SCAB.
Experiments at the Ohio Station
have demonstrated clearly that the
apple scab is the chief factor in the
destruction of the apple crop, and that
the fungus can be kept under control
by spraying. Four splendid succes
sive crops were produced on the
sprayed trees at the station, while the
fruit on nnsprayed trees in the same
neighboring orchards was worthless.
Director Thorne. however, calls at
tention to the fact that exhaustion of
soil fertility, want of water and luscct
ravages may all co-operate with scab
or other fungus growth In shortening
the crop, and says: "If our orchards
are again to produce the great crops
of earlier days, restore the soil condi
tions of those days. We must avoid
the waste of water in thos? sections
where rainfall is scanty by preventing
the growth under the trees of weeds
and grass, and by keeping the surface
In such condition as to prevent rapid
evaporation."?Formers' Home Jour
nal.
BERRY CULTIVATION.
The bright red raspberries, which are
the sucker varieties, need but little
pruning for the first summer or an?
succeeding summer. The dark red
raspberry, such as Columbian, and all
blacks should be nipped the first season
when the new cane gets to a height of
twelve to fifteen Inches. This makes
the cane stocky and gives a larger
amount of bearing wood, and in these
varieties we can expect a good crop
the next year after planting. The sec
ond and succeeding seasons the new
growth will be stronger, and when the
canes are from thirty to thirty-six
inches high, nip the ends, with the idea
of keeping cones low. branched and so
stocky that they will stand without
the necessity of staking or otherwise
supporting.
Cultivation should be continued till
well towards fall, and If new plants
of the tip varieties nre desired the tips
should be put in In August or the firM
of September. After picking, old
canes should be cut out and burned,
and the branches of the new growth
left alone until spring, even if they
grow out four or five feet. When
spring fairly opens, go over the bushes
and cut laterals back to ten or twelve
inches, leaving each cane standing like
a well balanced tree.
The blackberry should be treated in
much the same way as the black rasp
berry, as to nipping, trimming, etc.,
and a heavy mulch of coarse barnyard
inanurs applied to the row will aid
greatly In maturing crop of fruit and
causing strong growth of new ennes.
In fact, this mulch will greatly benefit
all the bush fruits.?r>. C. Converse, in
the American Cultivator.
rLANT-MORE FKUIT TREES.
1 believe that the only practical way
to have plenty of fruit at all seasons
Is to get out a few trees each yen r.
Thin to the way It has been practiced
on this farm for the Inst twenty years,
and now we have plenty of all kinds
of fruit, and sometimes we sell at
good prices. Only a few dollars each
year bns done this, and I consider It
a good investment. Bo the only rule I
give to the practical farmer, who
wants fruit for his family, Is to spend
n few dollars each year and plant a
variety. ' Sometimes the question
comes before us, which shall we plant,
large or small trees? This Is a ques
tion which many Rood orchard men dif
fer upon. As a side line business I
have had a little experience in selling
fruit trees, and find that some people
want large trees; I occasionally find
some who want larger trees than I can
sell, and ! And some who want the
small twelve-Inch ones. Now, don't
think I am a fruit tree agent, and am
writing for my own pocketbook. I am
n practical farmer, but sell trees to
my neighbors In the spring. Just a few,
probably about enough to earn mine.
I write from the standpoint of a prac
tical farmer, as I am nothing else. For
my own use I do not want too large
trees, as so many roots have to be cut
In digging at the nursery, the smaller
the trees, the more apt to grow, but
we have to wait longer for fruit, and
so I prefer not going to either ex
treme, but take a gomf medium sized
tree, and if planted well will give good
returns. I only wrote these lines to
remind the farmer to plant trees, and
after planting, give good care and you
will be profited by it. I know you will,
for I have been.?K. J. Wnterstrlpc, In
The Epitomist.
Mrilro't Wiitfr Tower.
Of the great abundance of watet
power with which Mexico is supplied.
It estimated that not more than 250,000
horse power Is being utilized or is In
course of development at the present
time. The potential horse power has
never been estimated with any degree
I of accuracy.
Nffdeil the Nrwuvipfr?,
The advertising manager of the
Southern I'aclilc Hall road says he
spent $8<>O0 on a booklet last year, but
the results of the enterprise were not
satisfactory until he advertised the
booklet Itself in the dally uowsypere.
oped the fact that the counties ^nd
d?ln<r l,ttle *Dd ln ???J
nothing, and that th* mads xe*Z
fiS^arrss
5?5Ssss-,!?~
2r-1? ?i
S:
?J*. the principle of State aid has be
come so popular within the la.tr?
STav^-s^s
??? *??? k>w 5S
SI'?"*1"1 Penn.ylv.nl.. .nd ,?
carefully oon.ld,r?l by
(<i7n?* ^Wp1. As.l8t.nt Direct
fe?MSto ,"h! following ,? Mv
SUtw: ^ couaitiou? ?Q these
"I ?" f",,y convinced from mv re
been buflt . !. ^ r?Ud8 wb,eh hllve
ofthefSI J? Z 81 thro?& the aid
hlJhX-J ? U,,der the d,r^tion of
highway commissions are the best
road. in the Unite,! 8,?,e?. all(1
S #h 118Uperior- to the t'est roads
n theworw. This is due to the faoJ
dpr inMif r?ad8 havc beeu t>niit un
der Intelligent supervision, by skillful
r,Z : ?Ut of Ule vw>* best inate
?n 11 An,crlcM" road build
g machinery; whereas most of the
trv I?'1 ! LnV? 8ee? ln tL* <>'??
sincA h by baild- a,,d Lave
wav Ii:Uintainpd 1,1 the same
f', K,)lte of the long drought
hich prevailed throughout the New;
s?i?*ni States during the spring and
, ?.W 1110 state roads were tlrm and
. . / and athough I personally in
spected over GOO miles of improved
roads, I did not see a single one which
from?*! ?r WL,Ch Lad 8iffns of woar
from the recent dry weather, in the
southeastern part of Massachusetts and
along Cape Cod Bay. and In the south
rn Part of Connecticut, the old roads
were composed entirely of sand, but
in?? ^ ?,f. 0,0 dry WeaU,er- the State
roads built on these saud foundations
are remarkably hard and smooth."
Mr.Eldrldge was asked if he thought
that the people of the Eastern States
who had already built some good roads'
and who hava organized to continue
the work along the present lines
would be willing to accept assistance
from the general Government in build
low??8 08 provided for iu tLe Brown
"I believe." said Mr Eldrhlge "that
the people of the Eastern States are
so enthusiastic on the subject of good
roads thut they would be glad to ac
cept the co-operation of tlie Govern
ment. They have been building good
roads for the past ten years, yet tlie
work of completing the system lias
Just fairly started. Even if the pres
ent plans and liberal appropriations
are continued it will take many years
to Improve all the important highways
In these States, and consequently tlie
people are anxious to secure any addi
tional aid possible. The State High
way Commissioners of Massachusetts.
Connecticut, New York and New Jer
sey expressed themselves as being in
favor of national aid, and I believe
that all the good roads people in the
Eastern States are in favor of it.'?
Good Itoads Magazine.
Loitfi by i:?d Itoaila.
as to losses by bad roads, the ofllce
has learned, by consultation with
many thousands of the most lutein
gent farmers of the country, that the
expense of moving furu products and
supplies averages, on all our country
roads, twenty-live cents per ton per
mile; whereas In the good road dis
tricts of this and other countries the
cost is only about one-third of this
amount. This extra expense amounts
in the aggregate to more than the en
tire expenditures of the National (Jov
ernment. and taking into account all
of the hauling done on the public
roads, the loss is equal to one-fourth
of the home value of all the farm pro
ducts of the Uulted States. The in
crease In cost of hauling actually done
is by no means the only loss resulting
from bad roads. The loss of perish
able products for want of access to
market, the failure to reach market
when prices are good, and the failure
to cultivate products which would be
marketable if market* were always
accessible, add many millions to tho
actual tax of bad roads. Moreover,
the enforced Idleness of millions of
men and draft animals during large
portions of the year is on item not al
ways taken into account in estimating
the cost of work actually done. The
tax of bad roads will become constant
ly harder to beur as the people of tho
United States are brought into keener
competition with the cheap produc
tion^ of other agricultural countries.
The continuous Improvement In trans
portation facilities, both by rail and
water. Is steadily opening our markets
to countries where tabor Is cheaper
and in many cases Where roads aro
better, and the agriculture of this
country will not 4ong stand a needless
tax equal to one-fourth tho value of
Its products.
Pauperism.
In Great Prltaln the number of pnti
pers In each 1000 of the population is
twenty-six. In southwest England It
Is thirty-three. In some American cit
ies ten per cent, of the population ro
ceive charitable assistance, as, for in
stance, Cleveland, Oliio.
>U the last ten year* th?
Question of road Improve*
ment has received a good
deal of attention from the
legislators In the Eastern