The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, March 30, 1905, Image 3
THE SPLENDID SPUR'
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THE 4WEHTOKS WJACK MARVEL
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CHAPTBB VIIL '
(Continued.)
She bandaged the sore with linen
from my shirt, and tied It ronnd with
sackcloth from her own drew. *Twas
all most gently done; and then I found
her arms under me, and myself lifted
o? easy as a baby.
. "Left nrm -round my neck. Jack; an*
sing but If 'fts burtln' thee."
It seemed bat six steps and we were
out on the bright hillside, not fifty
paces from where the plow yet stood
in th* furrow.
Down the bill she carried me. pick
Ing the -softest turf and moving with
an easeful swing that rather lull'd my
hurt than Jolted It. I was dosing,
oven, when a strange noise awoke me.
*Twas n high, protracted note, that
seein'd at first to swell up toward us,
and tbeu broke off in half a dozen or
more sharp yells. Joan took no heed
of them, but seeing my eyes unclose
aud bearing me moan, stopped short.
"Hurts thee, lad?"
"No. Twas not my pain but the
- slgbt of the sinking nun that wrung the
exclamation from me? I was thinking."
I muttered. '
"Don't; Mis bad for health. But bide
thee still awhile, and shalt lie 'pon a
soft bed."
By this time we had come down to
the road and the yell* were still going
on. louder than ever. We cross'd the
road, descended another slope, and
came all at once on a pile .of low build
ings that a moment* before had been
bid. 'Twas but three hovels of mud.
stuck together in the shape of a bead
less cross, the main arm p-rfnting out
toward the moor. Around fht whole
ran a battered wall, patchcfl tfTlb furs,
and from this dwelling tha Streams
were issuing
"Joan!" the voice began, "Joan? Jan
Tergagle's a clawln* my legs? (jar-rout,'
1 thou devil's cat ? Blast thee, let me sog!
1*1111*11 off Joan ? Jo-an!"
The voice died away into a wail, then
broke out in a racket of curses. Joan
stepped to the door and filing it wide.
As my eyes grew us oil to the gloom In
side, they saw this:
A rude kitchen? the furniture but
two rickety chairs, now toss'd on their
faces, an oak table, with legs sunk Into
the earth, a keg of strong waters, tilted
over and draining upon the mud floor,
n ladder leading up to n loft, and In
two of the corners a few bundles pf
bracken strewn for hedding. To the
left, as orie? entered, was an open
hearth; but the glowing peat-turves
were now pltch'd to right and left
over the hearthstone and about the
floor, where they rested, filling the den
with smoke. Under one of the chairs
a black cat spat and bristled, while In
the middle of the room, barefooted In
the embers, crouched a man. He was
half naked, old and bent, with matted
, gray hair and beard hanging almost to
his waist.- His chest and legs wefre
bleeding from a score of scratches, and
he pointed at the cat, opening and
? shutting his mouth like a dog, and
barking out curse upon curse.
No way upset, Joan stepped across
the kitchen, laid me on one of the
Irncken beds, and explaln'd:
"That's feytlier; he's drunk.**
With which she turn'd, dealt the old
man a cuff that stretch'd him senseless,
and gathering up the turves, piled them
nfresh on the hearth. Tills done, she
took the keg and gave me a drink of
It. The stuff scalded me, but I thanked
her. And then, when she bad shifted
my bed a bit to ease the pain of lying,
she righted a chair, drew It up and
sat beside me. The old man lay like a
log where ho had fallen, and was now
snoring. Presently, the fumes of the
liquor, or mere fuintness. mastered me,
? and my eyes closed. But the picture
they closcd upon was that of Joan, as
she leaned forward, chin in hand, with
~the glow of the fire 011 her brownish
skin and In the depths of her dark
eyes.
But the pain of my heart followed
Into my dreams. I woke with a start
and tried to sit up.
Within tho kitchen all was quiet.
The old savago was still stretched on
tho floor; the cat curled upon the
hearth. The girl had not stirred; but
looking toward the window hole, I saw
night outside, niul a fvosty star spark*
ling far down in the west.
"Joan, what's the hour?'*
"Sun's been down these four hours."
She turned her face to look at me.
"I've no business lying here."
"Chose to come, lad; none ased thee,
that I kuowA by."
"Where's the- mare? Must set me
across her back, Joan, and let roe rldo
On."
"Mare's In stable, wl' fetlocks
swelled like puddens. Chose to come,
lad; an' choose or no. must bide."
" 'Tie for the General Hopton. at
Bodmin, I ntn bound, Joan; and wound
or no, must win thero this night."
"And that's seven mile away; wl* a
In tl^' skull, and a peat, quag thy
burial."
"But go I must." crlcl I; and here
upon I broke out with oil tho trouble
that was on tny mind, and the Instant
need to save these gallant gentlemen of
Cornwall, ere two armies should .-cent- '
bine against tbem. I told of Ht^Klng's
letter in my breast, uml how I found
tho I,ord Ktntfifords men at Laurices
ton: how that Rutliven. with the van
guard of tho rebels, was now at
Llskenrd. with but a bare day's march
ing between tho two. and r.oue but I to
carrj the warning. And "Oh, Joan!"
1 cried, "my comrade I left upon the
road. Brighter courage and .truer heart
never man proved, snd yet left by me
In the rebels' hands. Alas! that I
could neither save nor help, but must
still ride on; and here Is the Issue
to lie struck down within ten mile of
my goal? I, that have traveled two
hundred. And if the Cornlshmen bo
not warned to give fight before Lord
Ktamford come up. all's lost. Even
now they be outnumbered. So lift me,
Jonn, and set me astride Molly, and I'll
win to Bodmin * t".
"Beckon. Jack, thou'd best band me
tip Ittter,:: i
Now I did not at once catch the ex
tent of these word*, ao simply ^okeo,
hot etared at her like an owL
"There'? horse la stall, lad." she
went on. "Tearaway's tile name and
strawberry the color."
"But, Joan, Joan, If you do this? feel
inside my coat here, to the left? you
will tare an army, glrlt maybe a
throne! Here 'tie, Joan, see? no, not
that? here! Say the seal la that of the
Governor of Brlatol, who stole It from
me for a while; but the handwriting
will be kudVn for the King's, and no
band but youra must touch It till yon
stand before Sir Ralph Hopton. The
King shall thank you, Joan; and God
will bless you fo't."
"Hope ao, I'm sure. But lam me
what to aay, lad; for I be main thick
wltted."
So I told her the message, over and
over, till she had It by heart.
"Shan't forglt, now," she said, at
length; "an' so hearken to me for a
change. Bide still, nor fret thysel*.
Here's pasty an' oat .cake, an' a keg o'
water that I'll stow beside thee. Pay
no heed to feyther, an' If he wllla to get
drunk an' u?ht ri' Jnp Tergasle?
(hat's the cat? why, let'n. Drunk or
sober, he's no 'count."
8be had the letter In her bosom and
stepped to the door.
She was gone. In a minute or so I
lienrd the trampling of a horse; and
then, with o scurry of hoofs, Joan was
off on tlie King's errand and riding
into the darkness.
Little rest had I that night, but lay
awake on my bracken bed and watched
the burning peat turve turn to gray,
nnd drop, flake by flake, till only a
glowing point remained.
As day began to break, the old man
picked himself up.yawned and lounged
out. returning after a time with fresh
turves for the hearth. Ho noticed ine
no more than a stone, but when the fire
was rcstacked drew up his chair to the
warmtli. and breakfasted on oat cake
and a liberal deal of liquor.
All day long I lay there helpless and
wailing eagerly for Joan to return.
It wan not until nightfall that there
came the trampling of a horse outside,
and tlien a rap at the door. The old
man started up and opened it. and In
rushed .Toan, her eyes lit up. her breast
Iteaving, and in her hand a naked
sword.
"Church and King. .Tack!" she cried,
and filing the blade with a clang on to
the table.- "Church and King! O brave
day "ft work, lad? O bloody work this
day!" ... .v.
And I swooned again.
, CHAPTER IX.
1 Buy a Looking Glass at Bodmin Fair
and Meet With Mr. Hannibal
Tingcoinb.
There had. Indeed, been brave work
on Braddock Down that IDtli of Jan
wary. For Sir Ralph Hopton with the
Cornish grandees had made short busi
ness of Rutliven's army? driving It
headlong back on Liskeard at the lirst
charge, chasing it through that town,
and taking 1200 prisoners Oucluding
Sir Shllston Cnlmady), together with
( many color?, all the rebel ordnance and
ammunition, and most of their arms.
At Liskeard. after refreshing their
men, and holding next day n solemn
thanksgiving to God. they divided? the
Lord Moliun with Sir Ralph Hopton
and Colonel Godolphin' marching with
the greater part of the army upon Sal
tasli, whither Ruthven had fled and
was intrenching himself; while Sir
John Berkeley and Colonel Asbburn
hnm, with a small party of horse and
dragoons nnd the -duninry regiments
of Sir Bevill Grenville, Sir Nlch. Sinn
nlng, nnd Colonel Trevanion, turned to
the northeast, toward Lnunceston nnd
Tavistock, to see what account they
might render of the Earl of Stamford's
army; that, however, had no stomach
to await them, but posted out of the
county Into Plymouth nnd Exeter.
'Twas on this expedition that two or
three of the captains I have mentioned
halted for an hour or more at Temple,
as well to recognize Joan's extreme
meritorious service, as to thank me for
the part I had in bringing news of the
Earl of Stamford's advance. For 'twas
this, they own'd. had saved them? the
King's message being but au exhorta
tion and an advertisement upon some
lesser matters, the most of which were
already taken out of human hands by
the turn of events.
But though, a* I learn'd. these gen
tlemen were full of compliments and
professions of esteem. I neither saw
nor heard them, being by this time de
lirious of a high fever that followed my
wound. And not till three good weeks
after, wns I recovgr'd enough to leave
my bed, nor, for many more, did my
full strength return to me. No mother
could have made a tenderer nurse than
was Joan throughout this tt<$& *p^i?ttO'
her I owe It that I am nllwktb write
these words; and if the tears scald my
eyes as I do so, you will pardon them,
I promise, before the end of my tale
Is reached.
In the days of my recovery, news
cam? tons (I forget how) that a solemn
sacrament had been taken between
the parties In Devon and Cornwall, nnd
the country at peace. Little I cared, at
the time; buttwas content? now Hpriug
was come-jrtollsttcr about the tors, and
while watebUfcf tJonu nt ,,er work, to
think upon' Delia.'. For. albeit, I had
little hope 'to see her again, my later
pretty comrade held tfiy thoughts the
day long. I shared thein with nobody;
for tlio' 'tis probablo I had let\ some
I words fsll In my delirium. Joau hevor
hinted at this, and I never fouud out.' ?
One day? 'twas early In May? we'
went to Bodmin Fair, where I bought
Joan n hand mirror, which I bunded to
her as we were riding home.
"What 1' the worl<f be this?" *hc
asked, taking and looking at It doubt
fully.
"Why, a mirror."
"What's that?"
"A glnss to see your face in, I ex
plained.
whitti hftftAnpM looking
gal iV to besaAt Jaak, ?H certain
"Wenr There wu silence for a full
mlaate. lave for out tiara?' tn?d on
the hlfhraii And than
"Jack, I be powerful dirty r
This ru trot Imiijhj and itjnade
?m laagh. She Moke# ap Soli leeij it
my aihfth {having ao inw of a joke,
thea or ertr) and beat forwprd to the
dew agala. < \
-By the Way,** said I. ^did yen mark !
e carriage jttSt oatsfcte^the crowd by
the Cheep Jack's booth? with a wElte
batred gentleman eeeted hiakleV^
Joan nodded,
Tlngcomb, steward o* G&ya.** "**?*
"Wbatr - -r?~
I Jumped in my saddle, end with e
trail et the bridle brought Molly to e
standstill. \
"Of ?leys?" 1 cried. VStewerd of Sir
Deakin KiUlgrew that wear*
"Bight ltd, except the leat word.
That la,' sbould'st rather soy.**
"Then you ere wrong, Joan; for he's
deed and buried, theae fire months.
Where is this house of GleysT for
to-morrow I must ride there."
***Tis easy found, then; for it stands
on the south ooaat yonder, and no
kouae near It; five miles from sny.
where, and sixteen from Temple, due
south. . Shall want thee afore thou
?tartest. Jack. Dear, now; who'd ha'
thought I waa so dirty?"
The cottage door stood open as we
rode into the yard, and from it a faint
?moke came curling, with a smell of
peat. Within I found the amonld'ring
turret! acatter'd about as on the day
of my first arrival, and among them
Joau's father stretch'd, flat ou his face;
only thla time the cat was curi'd up
quietly and lying between the old
man's shoulder blades.
"Drunk again.' 'said Joan shortly.
Bnt looking more narrowly I marked
n purplish stain ou the ground by the .
old man's mouth, and turned him softly
over.
- "Joan," said I, "he's not drunk? he's
dead!"
She stood above us and looked down,
first at the corpse, t$en at me, without
speaking for a time; nt last
"Then 1 reckon he may so well be
burled."
"Girl," I call'd out. being shock'd at
this callousness, " 'tis your father? and
he is dead!" ?
? "Why, that's so, lad. An' he were
alive. ?? shouldn't trouble thee to
bury *n."
And so, before night, we carried him
up to the bleak tor side, and dug his
grave there; She black cat following us
to look. Five feet deep we laid him.
having dug down to solid rock; and
having covered him over, went silently
back to the hovel. Joan had pot shed
a single tear.
The next inornlng. ^'following Joan's
directions and her Sgprnlngs against
quags snd pitfalls. I was soon riding
south across the moor and well on my
road to the House of Gleys.
It was high noon? and a dull, cheer
less day? before the hills broke end let
me have sight of the sea. Nor till the
noise of the surf was in my ears did I
mark the chimneys and naked gray
walls of the house 1 was bound for.
A tliin line of smoke blown level
from the chimney was sll the sign of
life in the building: for the narrow
lights of the upper story were mostly
shuttered, and the lower floor was bid
from me by a high wall enclosing a
courtlnge in front. One stunted u?h,
with boughs tortured and bent toward
the mainland, stood by the gate, which
was lock'd. A smaller door, also lock'd,
was let into the gate, and In this again
a shuttered iron grating. Hard by
dangled a rusty bell-pull, at which 1
tugg'd sturdily.
On tills, a crack'd boll sounded, for
In the house, and seared a flock of
starlings out of a dlsus'd chimney.
Their cries died away presently, and
left no tound but that of the gulls
wailing nbout the cliff at my feet.
This was all the answer I won.
I rang .again, and a third time, and
now at last came the sound of foot*
steps shuffling across the court within.
Tlie shutter of the gratiug was slipp'd
back, and a voice, crack'd as the bell,
asked my business.
"To so* Master Hannibal Tingcomb,"
answer I.
"Thy .name?"
" He shall hear It in time. Say that
I come on business concerning the es
tate."
The voice mutter'd something, and
the footsteps went back. I hod been
kicking my heels there for twenty
minutes or more when they returned,
and the voice repeated the question:
"Thy name?"
t'lo bo coutluucd.)
The Q'rl Not to Marry.
Under thu caption, "Don'.t Marry
the Girl," s:'mi -vriter has tried to
advise young men In the choice of a
life partner Tho girl whom ^hc
young men should not marry, is the
girl:
Who cannot control her temper.
W'ao is deceitful and not trut to
her friends.
Who fusees, fumes and fidget? about
everything.
Whose highest aspirations never
Soared above self.
Who Is amlabl-: to suitors and "hor
rid" to her family.
Whose chief Interests in life are
dresses and amuseimnts.
Who never thinks that her mo.'ner
ncids an outing, amusements or a
change.
Who humiliates servants by snap
ping at them or criticising then) be*,
fore gtics:s. s-c
Who attracts attention in public
places by "loud" dress and loud .tape ?
and laughter. .
Who expccts everybody else in the"
houfe to contribute to her pleasure,
Instead of trying t ruakc .hem h??>jiy.
Who caMs her home "eo eoinmotf,'' I
bu'. dors nothing to make It attra^We <
or cdxy.^nd stay* ?,hcre Ju^aiHtttte J
as possible. ? Faim Progrcs*. . 1, . '-I '?*
KMPf.OYER 18 niOOTKD.
Uncle George? Ann how do you
lik*? your employer, Tomrrfy?
Tommy ? Oh, he Isn't so bad; bi?t
; he's awfully bigoted.
Uncle George? Bigoted? In what
way?
. Tommy? He's got an Idea that
words muat be * polled Just hl? way,
? Chicago JoufQfl,
I Knr York CHy*?Tke shirred biotas*
I coat makes ka vaqoestloned favorite
[ Of the season sad Is eminently attrac
tive In all the new soft and pliable ma
terlals. This oue Is unusually graceful
nnd Is made of dove gr*y veiling with
trimming and belt of silk, hut It Is
adapt e<l to the entire range of suitable
materials. The broad shoulder line,
glveu by the yoke, which Is extended
over the sleeves. Is one of the newest
i feature*, and the sleeves, shirred to
form double puffs with frills Ih*1ow,
are among the latent shown, while the
vest effect Is both notable aud very
generally becoming.
The coat Is made with the fitted
loose, M*y gown. Like evening dresses,
these are often made with I distinct
front breadth.
Skirt*.
Though skirts continue full and flar
ing, the fulness may be so well held
down aud In Mint even the stout wom
an appear* to advantage thus arrayed.
Pleated skirts are more than holding
their own. Undoubtedly the walking
length will prevail for skirts Intended
for walking, and. Indeed, for many
dresses not designed particularly for
the promenade. Dressy s (fairs have
short trails. Trimming, wive for the
panel effect at the front, in mostly con
fined to the foot of the skirt. Double
skirts and triple skirts are returning,
th" advance gunrd being In the love
liest .batistes, embroidered or otherwise
adorned.
M Ink A utolng Hat.
A mink liat for uutolng was smart.
If one insists on a hat Instead of a
close-fitting ciip. This one was a l>ont
sliaped turban, the brim rolling up
sharply on either side. A large rosette
of brown satin ribbon trimmed one
side of the brim, while a heavy brown
chiffon veil was gathered directly be
hind the rosette and extended well
around the back and sides of the hat.
The veil was quite long and was ar
ranged to tie tightly under the chin.
Glr1*? CoMuine.
Surplice effects are among the new
est and most effective of all models
for young girls. aud will Ik* greatly
worn during the coining season. The
very attractive little frock Illustrated
combines n wi^lst so made with a cir
cular skirt, but is closed Invisibly at
the wntre back. In the case of the
mode*! the material is pale green alba
tross with chemisette and cuffs of
A LATE DESIGN BY MAY MANTON.
foundation, full front* an:? back, wliich
ore Joined to the yoke and vent and
arranged over the lining. The sleeve*
also are mounted oeer 'foundation*,
which are faced to form the cuffs and
which serve to keep the shlrrlngs In
place. The belt Is soft and draped,
shirred at Its edges and closed In
visibly.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size Is five and three-fourth
yard* twenty-one, four and one-half
yard* twenty-seven, or three yard*
forty-four Inches wide, with one yard
twenty-one Inches wide for trimming
and bolt, three yards of *Hk for lining.
Hut* Bfiri Wraps.
?f all the headgear of the season the
medium type* remain. The very small
hat, the pole cap, represents the ex
treme of tiny hats, with many of the
turbans the most itopular choice. There
are very dose turbans, too. The Louis
'XVI. face hat, with more or less up
turned back brim, lingers In favor and
Is the shape of some of the prettiest
warm weather example*.
In extra wraps for evening and car
riage wear there's a very charming
model in a peculiar *llk mid wool mix
ture of an ivory shade. It is full,
ttfuare, reaches below the hips and is
tltfed with a cape that Is square and
are returning for evening and
j carriage wear. Ho far they are of line
ibrow1e'?t?i. almost full length, and
|u>ad< ? he delicate color*.
I Th* heaviest pongee ?llk in any and
'every color I* made into 'stunning
: belted, full length redlugotc*. In the
^delleate colors these are mitaMe f?? i
evening coat*.
Th# K | mono.
The kimono's influence Is more wide
spreading than at first appears. It ha*
! found its way Into our negligees
whether made ??f ?nft flannel, silk.
I wool, or chiffon. The fkirts are long
and flowing, as are the sleeve*. I loo. Is
| often appear lit the back of the bo
dice. from which depend long stole
, in front. The several occupations o
our modern life demand a constant
change in our raiment, and between
, whiles It i? ft comfoi't to* slip into n
string colored lact , and the triminiug
of silk banding and braid, but nil those
that are *oft enough to render whirring
effective arc appropriate,
The frock consists of the waist por
tion and the skirt. The waist In made
over a fitted lining, on which the chemi
sette In arranged, and conftiftt* of the
full front ami tacks. The collar ex
tends well over the shoulder and nerves
to finish the front edfces of the waist,
while the sleeves are made over fitted
linings, which are faced to form cuffs,
the full portions being shirred midway
of their length, so forming double puffs.
The skirt Is In one piece and Is shirred
at Its upper edge.
The <junntit,v of material required for
(lie 1 1 it : 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 sifco (twelve JPliTR) I* tei
si till oiH'-linlf ynnlK twenty-one, nlnf
nrd* ( wenty-*evon, or Ave ynrd* for
y-fottr Iih'Iicb whir, with noven-elghtli
.viinln of nil-over liter, elwht ynrd* ol
ivldo and twelve yard* uf narrow bruit!
to trim a?. lliiiMrnted,
SOUTHERN
FARM
ffOTES.
TOPICS OF IMTtKtST TO THSPLAMTS*. STOCK * AM AHO met C KM WE*.
? iMlUl,.
?"??. Some of tte dovere^S i.n .
~r?xr:'r ? ?
wsF
bnMlw ????* 1' *"""""???>* n?,l
3 ai CS2K D"ro|re? l?t? ?>?
of vl?. Hr? rtlni ?n supply
. wh? Plowed ??
W?.r ?S3i PrOTe" ?bo ?*??"? an<l
vrater boldln* capacity of tbe soil ami
can ** Mt?l*ed for
,ctloP;r 80,1 ,B|DrOT?ni?it. Their
J" 8r? and rapid and no tbe
^ tVZrlTinntjUyeDmUOD ?f the ??
"wttf J7 <^?Pw?uctSj
oulb?:VWO 0thn n,e*n?? Icgumln
needcd ?tempDT T" "?l *uppI^ *? the
5* Ml?. 5 ?, ? cotton P?*?ctloa.
deflcfeS in 1' ^>Utl1 nre fre<,uei.tl *
uhTr ^V. Phosphoric ?cld In partlc
ConH mnn3r ,n?tances In potash
ztxz r~*
ITK ?'? .pph'S r^r
?r^?rr" tam,"u ">
vx n/T g7d8 per Hcre Will go n |OIle
Otcouon'oi !rw?"?? <"o production
voted !??? ,. *TC?*o soil, now dc
^&rsr,n ""? <'??>?
?.* I ^ fty P??ndS of muriate
of potash should be added to this mix
Si f? Wbere tbe Is acid an an
Plication of twenty-five to fifty bushels
?u?"meTJ*r 7111 bolp it wonder
. f' ? South Is the greatest i>1iok
Pbate producing region of the world
rJack of lu* rha8 Ptaoed wit,lIu the
renc%.of the farmer and at nrleos ho
can afTord to pay the needed m in en J
STm.nl8 WU,Ch' ,ORethcr w"'? tK
Kuinlnous crops suggested will enable
POMlbi/t? hl" 80Us ,u ,he Softest
toelr JTJ. UTl brl"S thom bark to
"icir virgin condition.
?nI?tetrb,wh?HUeCti0n th*r* anot"<"
tOORfrniw^ i?"0' be emphasized
too Strongly and which has uevcr boon
S ythner it? bj ,be So"tUer? ?nrmTr.
by-products of "e?C8sUy of fe^"'? the
i products of the coHoii plant to cat
I!*,11 ? P 1,1 P?r?i?h?r. The cli
mate and soil and the crops they nro
duce are admirably adapted for tho
t os'rihe ?o rat f*ed,??
w^ies in the South. Eveivtlilno
rants the pursuit of this industry on n
ttoullOT" faruirr lias l>eni Iinnlilo to
and If h Pr"'n for '"<? ?<",l.
and It has gone like the lint tlnm mi.
tlllty ami8011? ?f, ,,u,"e,18c Rtore? of for
y nd reducing their power to yield
paying crops. Could the cotton seed
Snn ??MUCed ,n tL? 8oulh ,)e fetl an<*
S::r uii,,xed- u,p *?"???
OT?l ? J ,.tW0 profltfi frora use:
fZmi ? feed,n? Pr<>flt. and second, a
tfoi M M l>r0nt* nnd w,l,? this addK
to t,lft natural resources at bis
?u:n,.nd t.,e ?oi, ?ml?o?, ?J, t
oi\ed. . Is there some way by which
farmers of the South can l,e
aroused from their lethargy nnd made
g?oia"7k!T ?"d """zo '"o "i-?"'* ?r
Sold which now run through their
bands through a failure to utilize the
f?P~du?. of tll<! cotton lnIem'b?
thfro r?nf^e ?Dd dR,ry Product?? Is
there not some means by which thov
I -I;,!* to a realtaiTlon of the
thor de8truc;,on onU exhaustion of
imd nrnoT ^ <L? prose"t nl,
?urd practice of selling both the lint
and by-products and expectlii" ti,0
land to maintain Its virgin yielding en
ellhef in' nOUf <h0 ret,,rn ot fprti,,2rrH,
either in t he form of animal manures
oi mineral elements to tho soli?
Boy Som* Tool*.
A great many farmers do not realize
the great saving of time and expense
it would be to have tools and materials
at band to repair any little break. A
few pieces of leather and some rivets
would often save tbe expense of a new
harness for n long time.
An Iron Inst, a few tacks and some
bits of sole leather will enable you to
save many a dollar that would be paid
to cobblers,
A pair of good soldering "Irons," n
little solder and a bottle of muriate of
tine or some rosin may be made to
preserve tho usefulness of tinware
much beyond the usual period.
The list of tools and ways In which
they can be used to save time nnd
money Is too long to be given In full.
But every one needs a more or less
complete set of enrpenter's tools, -the
smallest rhould Include a saw, square,
brace and set of bits, drawing knife,
hammer, hatchet and nn Iron vise. A
j set of two or three planes Is often very
useful, nnd all should have n place un
der cover where tho tools enn be kept
?nd many repairs made on rainy day?.
An Incident of which we knew In
our boyhood days flxecl Itself very
firmly In our memory nnd Illustrates
the advantage of having tools and the
ftbllity to Vfe tliom. A fnrmrr and two
hired hands were plowing corn, each
Pointed Paragraphs,
Nearly every divorce results in two
more marriages.
It Is easier to applaud than it Is to
win applause.
It's impossible to buy a man off if
he is on the square.
A woman says a cloven breath in
dicates a cloven hoof.
About ten minutes after you get the
snow Rhoveled off your sidewalk it be
gins to thaw.
Whiskey is said to cause almost as
many funerals as doctors.
Many a man would aUrve If his wife
didn't keep a few boarders.
A spinster says that dying ah old
maid l? easier than living one.
J)on't Imagine that a man can tnlk
on any subject Just because he does.
A man who In making a night of it
never thinks of the morning after.
It's quite eaay to convince some mar
ried men that It la good to Ik? alono.
Many a man Uvea In the married
statu wbf) jaiVt permitted to think in
It
with one horse and a doable shore!
plow; It was before two-horse cult lra
tors were Invented. One of the boys
allowed his plow to catch on some ob
struction in the soil and broke tb?
beam of the plow. The farmer had
the boy take the horse and plow which
he himself had been using-and took the
other horse aud broken plow and wemt
to the barn. Instead of hitching up
and driving to town to a shop he went
to work and made a new Iron m himself
and in al>out the same time that It
would have taken to have gone to the
city and back he had the plow re
paired, ready for work and without
expense. Similar lucldents may havo
occurred within the knowledge of
many of our readers. They all empha
size the importance of owning a few
tools.? Florida Agriculturist.
rrotcrtlnc Fruit Trari From Rabbit a.
In the Southern Agriculturist Mr. A.
W. Worren asks how to protect frttlt
trees from rabbit?. The plans suggest
ed are very good, but also very tedious
and troublesome . to carry out. For
many years I have protected fro n 100
to flOO trees by the following plan:
Uet thick, heavy paper about ten or
twelve inches long, and the wider the
better. Take two or three sheets of
this paper aud wrap the trees and tic
at the top. I used to tie at the top and
the bottom of the paper, but I timl it U
necessary to use but one string. This
makes n perfect protection against our
rabbits here, and we have some very
large ones.
For "Jack rabbits" it may be neces
sary to use paper that will reach high
er up the tree. I have never found it
necessary to use paper longer than the
width of the Southern Agriculturist.
Any paper that is long enough will do,
but if the paper is thin it must be
doubled several times and tied twice
In making t lie lie first make a double
tie (what is called the surgeon's knot),
and thus the paper will not come loose
while you are making the second knot.
Or. If yon will use a string that is well
waxed it will do very well. In the
spring go over your orchard with n
sharp pointed knife, and cut (lie string;
the wind a: id rain will soon remove
the paper.
A small while string live or ten
inches long hung on a sti-.-k near the
root of the tree so the string will move
about in the wind, will k-'cp o!T rabbits
for awhile, but I lie.v will sometimes
get used the string and over the
scare. The paper is perfect protection
aud easily applied. A quick ??hand"
can tie up ?!< TJ or r>00 in a day. Paper
about lik\? '.lie i Congressional ltecord
is as good as any, and this is about ail
the use most people have for it.? C.
Kendrick, M. 1>.. of KcndrieU, Miss.,
in the Southern Agriculturist.
Commercial rcrtlllMm Alone Will Not Da
Grer.ter progress would have been
[ made in the reclaiming and improve
ment of Southern lands but for the
blind faith placed In commercial plant
food as the sole means of maintaining
fertility. Commercial fertilizer in its
proper place is essential and necessary
to the welfare of the country, but it 1*
a mistake to depend solely on it for
plant food. The continuous culture of
the soil tends to make it add, the veg
ctable matter is burned out nnd de
stroyed. lessening its power to absorb
and retain moisture, without which the
plant food can not be dissolved and
brought in contact with the roots of
the growing crop. A good mechanical
condition of the soil is equally as im
portant as an available supply of plant
food, and commercial fertilizers have
no Influence on the mechanical condi
tion, nor do they supply vegetable mat
ter to the soil. Therefore the time ha?
come when other means of restoring
soil fertility must be utilized more
largely if succes* Is to follow. The
cowpca and other leguminous crops
grow well in this region, nnd 011 the
thinnest soils they must be plowed
down, nnd one crop will not be sufB*
dent, for It is not possiblo to build up
a soil in a few years which it has taken
a hundred years to wear out. Veget?
ablo matter may also be supplied
through liberal applications of farm*
yard manure which rails for the keep*
Ing of greater numbers of live stock,
and the feeding of nt least a part or
all of the crops grown on the land,?
Southern Agriculturist.
FtUm ito Value of Mmmrh
.Farmers are In the habit of estlmnfc*
l:ig the value of fertilizers by the quan
tity of p minis. Ustcn: There are only
about seven pounds of ammonia to 100
pounds of commercial fertilizer; only
live pounds of potash to 100 pounds of
that mixture, It will require about
700 pounds of fertilizers per acre with
such per eenlmns to make a crop. Ten
tons of barnyard manure Is not too
much to apply to an acre ut land for
corn. Farmers should fully understand
these factr, as 011 the richness of the
land depend* the quantity of tho crop
!*rown thereon.
Reflections of a Bachelor.
Btcrnal vigllanco Is the price of not
Retting found out.
? It's queer how long It takes a man's
wife to get over the Idea that his lap
was made to nit in.
Just before the mosquito season wo
men begin to makp open- work clothes
so they can bite through.
A girl with pretty ankles would rath
er wear laced hoots bo they can keep
coming untied for some man to tie
again.
Men seldom speak favorably of a
politician uTikss they have an axe to
grind.
When a man pays a doctor for advice
and the doctor prescribes flaxseed tea
and mustard plasters the man feela
that he has been cheated.
It's easier to begin at the top unj
slide down than It Ik to begin at the
bottom and crawl up.
A milliner Is always sunpiclo'us of a
woman customer who doc. n't want to
try on every hat she has.
While the orchestra plays b?tween
? the acts men go out and smile, but th#
! ladjea nuirt a'.m^iy grin and bear U