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r rt & ltl WELY EDITJON WINNSBORO , S.C., APRIL 2O0,1899.,SALSE 84 THE MAN WHO FOUC LA. I*CIDE?CT tn the quick--:cming dusk of the tropical night, hat was it that barred the way ? T e colonel, walking tae lines of .the Tenth, tooped down where a seldier lay. d h lar, u!-t he guarded still paper in hi= right hand, an the colonel said : "This s"0ldier fought -)1ly under my command. T is is the man whose voice I heard I the thick of the battle today: . lost my regiment. sir-the \inth. i-f,t with the Tenth. If I may" ; a were falling to right and left. bullets aronnd us flew : i I ed'at him sharply: he simply said, - .duty I'd like to do.' - dgit so.' 1 answered. 'serve with the Tenth' a d he disappeared from si.ht. The say he fought with a gal!ant wdi; i sw hi:- no more till tonight. A STORY BI Waile several of the old court ben hers were iin the county court &6u 4e in New York city,the other day, dIsc ssing a fam ous roisoning case, St-he ,one called judge inquired: "S~ nld a lawyer defend a man charged with: murder when he knows the man to b' guilty?" This question led to an j, iinated discussion, which, after some two hours, was brought to an end y the judge suddenly exclaim jg: "Do you see that man?" - .'' benchers turned their faces in -"ection indicated by the speaker time to see a tall, lank man in attire leave the building. 'eore a word was spoken by any tye .curious benchers ths judge said, ws though musing to himself, thatliin a tone-loud enough for the otherP to hear: - grange that I should see that - jast at this -moment and when we R-ere .discussiag a-questicn th.t he "- could'have aniswered. His life, like h beln a failure, but thank God"r y regret., though muny; can aie4r" as bitter as his a-e. He - uine.I is career as a law-er by. de en n .a man who hnd confesed that irlty.of ~murder.' tus tiie story. exclaimed the as the. proctor. es .i ned," began the judge, .abition. itioz, "suggested the solicitor, .;gerial - smile on his kindly, acen face, "is responsible for ed and much evil.- It is am S- -tmas ade wrecks.' legsl driftwo , a many of' us. W have dreame of great deeds in our profes siob; wi hbv6e -builded fairy castles iu the'" I -wtile others have by hard . wook stlcceededl I for one..--' "TLe storv'! the storv" eic':nel sei-eral f the benohers. - he judge, thus urged. told his stgy S- 'SO , 40 years ago it w as that I - 9niere the smali courthouse, in a 'Usmall-t(Qwn in the western section of C p Yqrk. Court was in session,and the.hushr that had fallen upons the -' cowdl in the room w-as oppressive. othing, was hear-d at that time but -tMh tickipg of the clock an d the breath - i.pg of t4~e spectators. ' The presiditg judge wfaslooking up-some legal ques tion in-the ]aw books'before him. The opt- at ention 'f the jurors and the eagerne. s of trhe coun"ef caused me to r-ealize t a..a trial of md~re thtan ordi S -nary in er-est and isp~ortance was in ~rogres. . I asked a. bystander what -- the'cans . 'on ti-ial was He gazed at ne in su pr9se fo. a momen.t and then ~xclaimae : "You must be, a stranger a i these ~arter' C --'''I at ,'I replied. 'I .have just ~ ome hepe froma New York oity to file a cQmlPint iu.an action of ejeciment' 'hs'replied my iniformant, 'is a - urder trial, and there.' he pointed in the.direc ion I was to look. 'is the mari - --who will jertainly hang.' -- "I lo'bked at th~e prisoner at the bar.. H was a good looking young fellow of about -23 years of age. There w ~as so. ething in the expression of his pale ace that convinced mea of his -guilt. . Wh' e the tial judge turned over paGe aft r page of the law books I -- learned e details of the crimae. "I leak ned that in his house on the outskirts of the town, one morning Stwo mont s before the day of the trial. T . ohn Pe erkin,a wealthy old man who - had been it was said, in the habit of -keeping ar-ge sums of money in his house, w s found mur-dered. shot in the back The murdered man had been seat d when he was shot, for his chair was overturned sust as he had fallen fr m it. Peterkin, who was about t6T years old, lived alone with his niece a pretty girl about 18 years old. Sh it was who &iscovered the murder. When she had sudfliietly re -covered rom her alarm, the niece, Mary Pet rkin, aroused the neighbors. "At fi st it was thought that the motive of he crime had been robbery, --but when the police discover.ed that c,. the&safe, the door of which was un locked a d -halfway open, containied SV/--$~ 50 an that the old man's watch t '-'had..nt een taken, that theoryihad 4 *-r to bes aba doned. For several dais the case -w a a mystery. Then-it came to the kno 'ledge of the chief of police . that Hasd 11 Renidder,the only son. oi a widow, hose father had beenoit --master of the little town, hadhbeen * -. seen arou d the house and-had- suoken unkiindly o f' old Peterkin. R enidder was arrest d - *- "WhenIhalenetismc; asia the. dgj "h ra ug,wo -. we: will ea IBak okdu.rm.h legal book an sad 'Iwlami 'he testim'yobetdo. 1 Whil ug ln a eiwn Sthe' law stoi ooe tMr rtkI. h.ad leaed ith ruch, HT WITH THE TENTH; AT EAYTIAO0.1 "One hour ago before ms he stood, RIs voice was steady an- low. '1-l1 find my regiment. now. he saii 'I! you'll give me leave toc "'But t -e capta should thik snIrkeld Will you write him a line to say I fought with the Tenth, under your e^m mand. And have done my duty today ? "Quickly I wrote (tis paper would show He had done his solditrly part): But little I thcu ch: to find hin here. With a stray shoct in his heart' "He _sr-ed with us. with our dead let him rest. And gi;e him a comrade's place." The man who had fought with the Tenth seemed to ilei. As he lay with his ur'turned face. They slipped the r'aper he never would need Into his baud again. And the colonel pased slowly along the lines To cheer his droopina men. -Edith 31. Thomas. in N;- Tork Sun. THE JUDGE of the courtroom and was an exceed ingly pretty young woman, the pallor of her reined face illuminated by large blue eyes. She was in deep mourn ing, which but enhanced her beauty. "'Proceed,' exclaimled Judge B!ani. "The witness on -the stad-a police odicer-then testified that he had found a small revolver with an ivory handle in some bushes just outside of the window of the room where the crime had been committed. 'Werethere any marks on that ie volver?' asked Ho ace Dash, counsel for the prisoner-the man I just pointed out. to Von. Tes,~'' replied the witness. i tWhat were the marks?' 'Ie initials M. P..' replied the witl'ss. 'Did you ascertain who owned that pistol?' asked Lawyer Dash. 'Yes-Mary Peterkin.' "An exclamation of suiprise went around that li'tle courtroom. Mary Pete'?kin started a p in bewilderment and then fell back into her chair. 'Silence in the courtroom!' ex claimed Judge Blnk. "With a face paler than that of either the prisoner or the niece of the murdered man, Lawyer Horace Dash, counsel for the prisoner, said to the witness, 'Siep down.' "The - nest witness called was a 'oman who had formerly been em p'oyed by old Peterkin as a house keeper. She was exceedingly nervous, and her voice trembled when she swo:e to tell the truth. There was a nalinant epression on the face of the cotnsel for the p!isoner when he osked the witness. " 'Do you know Mary Peterkin?' " 'I do,' was the reply. " 'She is the niece of the murdered man?' 'She is.' replied the woman in a whisper. " You once lived with the dead man and his niece? "'I did.' "'Did uncle anad niece ever quar I" 'Must I answer that?' asked the old woman, turning to .Judge Blank. "'You mnust,' steinly replied the judge. "'Yes. They quarrelled,' faltered the witness. 'What about?T asked the cou nsel for the prisoner. 'She-Mary-wan ted to marr ; a man her uncle did not approve o?.' "All eyes were turned toward Mary' Peterkin,' whop w:th an e<pression of horror on her dace, sat crouched up in her chair. Everycne in that courtroom seemed to realize that the testimony already adduced agaius.t the prisouer at thi.e.bar w-K as . nothing compared with that just brought out against the girl. - The prisoner31 at tile bar was pale and tt'em-bling. and, I thougrht. an ob ject of abject YAisery. Then the thought fiasber across-.my mmnd that he might be innocept. 1L. was ev'ident that Lawyer Dash was struggling with him self -when he asked the next qtuestion. "'Did you ever hear Miss Peterkin threaten her uncle?' "'I heard her say once that she wished he was dead,' replied the4 wit ness. "With .a moan of anguish Mary Peterkin fainted. The prisoner started forward and, despite the efforts of the bailiffs to restrain him, exclaimed: 'This is a shame. I am guilty, and that man'-pointing his finger at Lawyer Horace Dash--'knows that I am.' "'What does this mean?' asked Judge Blank. addressing the prison er's counsel, who was leaning on the table and seemed about to faint.. "'I don't know, your honor,' re plied the lawyer, who was seen to iress his hand to his heart. "'Let the trial proceed,' said yudge Blank, 'and don't let that woman,' indicating Mary Peterkin, 'leave this room. "'Stop!'t . med the prisoner. 'I withdraw my pl. ~f not guilty. I am gnilty.' "Fra moment silence, oppressive sipence, reigned supreme. Finally the ndge said: 'Do you appreciate your position? That I can pass sentence of death on you?' " 'I do,' replied the prisoner, with a defiant look at his counsel, 'but I would 1ike to say a few words.'. 'Proceed. sir,' said Judge Blank. .'"'T committed the crime, your honor, but not irom desirs for gain. Itt 'was done in a moment of anger, just auger. and for the sake of my dear old mother. Years ago my mother, so that she might pay some debts 1I.con tracted while in college, mortgaged2 her farmi-the home where 'she was born, the home that she went to as a happy wife, the home where I was born ;' - Id Pet-erkin, Eachi year since then she l ai i to him usu interest. Finally there ca:me a day when he would not renew the mm a ge. That was the day I kille) hi-i. I pleadlel with him, but in vain. He insisted be would foreclose the o:t gage. He called my mother a vilo name. I saw the revolver on his desk. picked it up and aimed at him. lie vheeled around in his chair toward his desk, and the bullet entered his b ck.' "While he was telling this story the mrisoner several ti:nes pressed. his hand to hisleft side and moaned as if in pain. 'Have Tou anything else to say?' asked Judge Blank. " 'Yes. I want to say, explained the prisoner in gasping tones, 'that after I hal retained that lawyer' pointing to Horace Dash-'I told him I was ;;ailty; that I wanted to plcaJ guilty. Ha forbade my doing so--::id it was a splendid case. He would ac guit me and cover hi:self with glo:-y. He said he would ask no ee. I urged that I was guilty, but he said he could clear o. I consented to the plea of not guilty. ".-gain the prisoner placed his haud to his heart and with an effort said: s could not save my life at the ex pense of an innocent person, and that person a woman. I am guilty.' "He sank back into a chair, and Judge Blank turned to Ho.-ace Dash, the prisoner's counsel, and asked: 'What have you to say for your self?' 'I did my duty-my plain duty,' said the lawyer. 'As I understand it, it is a lawyer's duty to defend his cli ent and to aequit hima as best he can Not at the expense of an innocent person,' re:narked Judge Blank. . 'I maintain it is,' replied the lawyer. Althorgh a prisoner may confess guilt he may be innocent. He might be insane when he confessed. He might be actuated by a desire to sa-e,at the expense of his life, a guilty person. He might ' 'I am guilty!' shouted the pris oner. 'I did it. I did it. I "He fell backward on the coinsel's table, gasped and, after a few c,nvul sive mo% e:nents, attempted to rise, fell back, twisted half around.and his sonl passed to a higher tribunal. Judge Blank, after ascertaining that the pris oner at the bar was dea:1, said: 'I ac cept his plea of guilty.' " The teller of this stovy then added: "The man who so strangely passed be fore me today was the prisoner's law yer. He never prospered at the bar. His career was ruined with the case which he hoped would earn him fa:me." -L. P. C., in New York Evening Sun. THE CAMBLER WINS ALWAYS, EZectrical Device for Winning at Dice Revealed by an Odd Table. Among the battered flotsam and jet sa i that has accumulated in a second hand 'tore in New Orleans, says the Timaes-Democrat, is a shabby tound trble with a curious secret, and no d,)ubt a still more curious his:or". The top was once covered with green b:lliarcl clctb, which is worn to tatters an ' discloses a steel plate set in the centre and perhaps ten inches sqjuare. The "hole top is loose and can be re moved, revealing an interior space contaiunn a horseshoe magnet wound with wire and connected with an atma tur-e very much like that of an ordi nzry telegraph instrument. A close examiina i'jn shows an insulated wire runninmg d:>wa one of the le:4s to a small knob oi button, protrad'ing on the outside. When the top is in place the steel plate rests directly oveir the magnet. Theais strange device is explained "I sadice table," he said, "on which a lot of money has been won. When it was in order there was a goo.l sized battery inside connected with the magnet. When the knob on the leg was pressed the cu :rent was turned on, and that made th- steel plate mag netic. The dice they 1sed with it hadl small metal disks on one face, and~ as long -as the current was on they nainr ally fell that side down. When the kn'ob was released they would fall a::y way they cha iced to come, so all that was necessary for the operatoc to do was to kee; his knee on the button and he could absolutely control his play." QUAINT AND CURIOUS. In Germany a cloc~k has been made that is warranted to go for 9000 years. The yellow silk spider of Ceylon is perhap~s the largest of his species. His a-:erage weight is nine ounces. Artiacial legs and arms were in use in Egypt as~ erly as B. C. 700. They were made by priests, who were the physicians of that early time. Only seventy years have elapsed since the first railway in the world was finished. During that compara tively brief period four hundred thoum sand miles have been constructed. In this country placing the thtub to the nose and extending the fingers is a sign of derision. Among certain hill tribes in India it is the most ex pressive manner of showing respect. The first mo:le of public punish ment in New York city was tho wvhip ping post, set up in 1635. Upon this offenders were hoisted up by the waist, and suspended for such length of time as their offense called for. Pekin, China, has a tower in which is hung a large bell cast in the !!f teenth century, and another tower' containing a huge drum which is in tended to be beaten in case a great, danger should threaten the city. Noi one is allowed to enter these towers. Fish Commissioner MlcGuire of Oregon declares in his 1899 report that up to the present time salmon to the value of about $75,000,000 have ben taken ont of the Columbia river. IFOR 1INAM s BENEFIT. * Contra*ts In Taffeta. Neckties and stocks are now made of plain taffeta in two contrasting coI ors. so that there is one end of one color with a loop of the other on each side, and the stock shows one of the two colors. Plain taffeta combinations in shirt waists are also seen. One of ! the most startling combinations is a green with a cerise. The yoke, cuffs and stock are made of one color, and the body and sleeves of the other. while the necktie is cf the combina tion. half of the string in each color. n ennsylvania Dower. An old law of Pennsylvania required 1 that every girl,when about to leave her fathee's or employer's home, where she had worked uatii: of age, should receive, as her dower, ode feather bed and bedding, one ful suit of new clothing and one spinning wheel. This law has never been annalled, though in the case of girls indentured to ser vice it has been merged in a money egnivalent when the gi -sdime is out; and in the case of daughters changed into an expeusive trouss au and home furnishings upon marriae. -Philadel phia Record. Fitting. "Sometimes I get tire. of this great clothes question, don't you?" sighs an inmate of Vanity Fair. ."Why can't clothes grow on one, I wander? or, at least, why cannot we have rubber clothes that will just pull_off and on and fit anybody and e-er-~body, with out all this standing roun and being made a nincushion of? If there is anything that wears off a woman's spine and temper. it is standing an hour an:d a ha?f getting ':tted. "I know a woman whe stood three hours the other day whil' her modiste endeavored to make a lace evening gown which sho:ild have no single joint or seam acrors the trwmspa"ent neck and sleeves, not even "where the shoulders begin. The'miracle was accomplished. It looks now like a very magnificent Chiness'guzzle, beau tiful to beio!d, but uttly baffling." -Boston Journal. A Woman's Power. Man rebels against th;faintest h'nt of coercion. As soon :-his chains begin to gall he frets ad, longs for freedom. The wife holds certain reins in her hands and she may:use her tongue as a curb; but the reins should be of flowers and the curxb "of -loving kindness. She sh:c -1 her hus band feel that he is free to come and go as he ple'ses; that his house is not a jail, but a place where he is al ways sure of a hearty welcome, even when he has wandered from it for a time. She will not sulk if he leaves her sometimes in the evening, nor sit up for him like a reproachful ghost. She will learn the art of for giving and forgetting (especially for getting) petty faults and . wrongs, and will remember always that to keep the love she has won is the most impor tant thing for her happiness. -Worn an's Home Companion. Belts for the Throat. The latest foundation for the popn Jar stock collar is fitted with a finely tempered steel spring, which clasps the neck closely and holds the stock in place without any tronble. It does not bind the neck, as it is very light and yields to each movement, and, al though it looks firm and snug, it does not choke. This light spring, lapping a little at the back somewhat like a key ring or bracelet, can be bonght and covered at home, and can be recovered many times, as th2e steel never wears out. A metal stock which does not require to be covered, but is intended as an article of jewelry, is quite a fad now. These stocks or co'lars are ve:-y much~ like a dog collar or belt. They are made in a-great variety of form and pat tern--plain, jewelled, silv-er and gold. Some are arranged in medallions,with a circle of chains between and intend ed to be worn over some bright rib bon or chiffon stock, while others are of solid metal and fastened with but tons and eyelets, with slides, hooks and eyes, r-egular belt buckles or jew ehry clasps of the old-fashioned styles. One seen lately was simply a broad band of plain silver, clasping the throat snngly and lapping over slightly, but with no apparent fastening. These throat belts are made to match waist belts and can be had in any pattern in sets to order. Belt buckles, from being very tiny, have suddenly jumped to the other extreme. They cover the entire front part of the waist, extending nearly under the arms in some cases, and are four or five inches broad. The samne effect is carried out in the back. A big; silver buckle of oxidized finish silver. in square effect, was seen on a broad black satin ribbon on the outside oi a seal coat, covering almost the entire back of the waist. -New York Herald. Hasbands far All Girls. "The number of male infants born yearly exceeds that of female by l to 4 per cent., the proportion va~rying slightly from year to year.' w! itea Proessor D. E. McAnall.v of "The American Girl's Chances of Marriage, in the Ladie/ Home Journal. "The mishaps of boyhood, however, reduce the no:nber of boys to somneextent.but - not so much as to make the adult females outnumber the males. For every Amecrican woman, therefore. there ought to be a husband in posse if not in esse, and the fact that the -e is a large percentage of nnmarried adult women in the country and a greater proportionate number in sonme sections than in others, is attributable o causes which have disturbed the balance of population. In all iew countries-and compared with Eu rope the United States is a new coun try-there is a larger proportion of males than o females. The aggregate popiation of the United States, so far as thelatest ofirciai figures show, is 62.- 1 622,5O, of which 32,0G7,8'0 are males and 3O.554-,370 are females. Thus the 1 pre onderance of males over females vould seem to make it comparatively easy for the American girl to secure a husband, but in certain sections this is evidently not the case, else the proportion of unmarried women would not be so large. If men would re main in the neighborhoods where they were born the proportion of men and women would be nearly equal all over the country, but men find work hard to get in the older and more populous communities, and go to the newer states, The young women are left be hind, and the young men, after set tling in their new home4, forget the comi anions of their youth, and con tract :lliances among their new friends in the west, hence some of the eastern states show a sur>>lus of females." A Charming BrIde's Trouasean. There was a charming wedding in New York this past winter, which was a little different from the ordina:y run of weddings. foi the bride was a lovely, white-haired matron of nearly three score and the bridegroom o abont the same age. The trousseau of the bride just out of her teens is not a novelty, but there is some room for consideration in the outit of an older bride. This one was very pretty and suitable. There was first a traveling gown of a rough; heavy plaid of gray, with a thread df red running through it. This gown was made on a lining of red silk, and there was a vest and collar cf red cloth braided with black. To wear under the heavy eeal cape when re.juired was a si'nple silk waist of gray with a line of red in it. A very pale:gray silk, almost white, was covered with coarse black net, trimmed with cherry satin, and the wed ding gown itself was another gray, more on the dove shade,of broadc.loth. This was simply made; on the skirt an applique trimming, outlined as has beenz the fashion this winter, a-suppo sititions overdress, two lines ru uing down the front and around the ba:k. There was a vest of white sat: to the bodice, covered with cne of the hand some white laces with a design in shirred ribbon upon it. There wa% a plain coat with this suit, and to wear under the coat a plain satin blouse matching the cloth in color. A pretty gray cashmere had the shiaped-fiounces put on like the ap lig-ed trimming -n the weddieg gown, the flonnces edged with black velvet. This gown had a little pink trimming, and the black velvet gave it character. An evening gown of p ale heliotrope bengaline was a beau ti?ul gown, simply.made with demi train, the bodice trimmed with point lace. That was a handsome gown, but perhaps the most d stinguished gown of the whole was a magnifice-t black siik, with a coat of black velvet and the bodice trimmed with heliotroi..e satin and velvet. The upper part of the bodice was of the velvet; be- g low that was a handsome passemen terie over heliotrope satin, and there wa heliotrope velvet on the collar, cuffs and at the waist. -The coat was lined with heliotrope satin and fas tened with heavy graduated bow knott of jet. That was all, with the exception of pretty fluify boudoir gowns, the--snal bath robes. which are counted with the lingerie, and a plain little everLing g:wn for the house, a black skiri w:t?h a bayadere strIi>e, and a bodie of yellow under white net. Thei gowns wer-e all diguidied and the colors used very becoming to the matron-with hse soft white hair.--New York Times. Jewelry Fauhion*. A butterfly brooch has the wings set on spiral spriLgs, a large brilliant serving for the back and rabies for eyes. The effect is particn!arly strik ing when worn on black siik. Collar buckles of silver and gold for ladies are popular. Some are en aeled and studded with gems. Coral necklaces with many silver noveties suspended therefrom are at tractive for street wear. Aigrettes with fleur de lis filleLs, profusely studdel with brilliants, are in great diemand. A miniature artistically wrought leather strap and buckle with a silver shield fastened on it forms a novel napkin ring. 3Miniature caddies and golf sticks in gold and silver for tie pins are popu A~ pretty lorgnette chain has a series of jewels set at intervals of from three to four inches.' An oral matrix mosaic jewel box, lined with gold. forms a handsome and attractive ornament for a lady's boudoir. Margai se riougs with emerald centres, the ster edges studded with dia ,on-is andi rn bies. are in great favor. -3 ewelers' Weekly. Inventions4 and Wago Eiaers. Cassier's 3Magazine gives some Eg tres that show in a striking mann.r howv new inventions benefit wage-earn ers by providing employment in ne-,v lines of industry. In 1880 there were no electric street cars. Less than 12,000 men op'erated 2050 miles of street car lines theu in existence. Tere are now over 1:3.000 miles of eletric lines. employing 16l, 000 r-:fl. In 1q70 tihe census reported only 154 shorthand writers in the United States. Owing to the inlventonl of the type writer there a:-e now ab ut 83,00. stengraphe s and typrewriters of whloim 1.000 a woman [FOR FAR AND GARDEN VV To Avoid Weevilly Seed Peas. A very simple as well as satisfactory way for separating weevilly peas from the sound ones is to piac the seed in 1 a solution of salt and water made of a sufficient strength that the sound peas Will sink and the weevilly ones float. The in ured grain at the top may be washed and fed to the stock wh'ie the sound seed is sown. This assures an t even catch -to a certain extent-and, better yet, the weevilly peas are not 1 even wasted. - Currants for Pront. t There is no kind of small fruit that is so sure a crop it kept from the worm as the currant. It also generally se:ls at a good price, with the advantage to the grower that the currants will re main on the bushes two or three k eeks, not only withc.ut injury, but each clay growing better after theyare colore:l. This may not altogether pre ent a glut in the market, but it at least gi;es the currant grower more time in wi ich to market his fruit. The only drawback to currant grow ing is the currant worm, but this. is so :asily killed ty tine-y applications of helelore 1:owder that it is really an advantage to the g-ower who uses it in time, as it destroys the currants of s: many others who would otherwise be his com.etitors. There is nothing sually to be made in what everybody -an produce very easily. Waste of So'i by Blowing. It is always a loss to leave soil naked through the winter, especially if the surface soil is friable. Unless snow comes as a covering, much of it will be blown into adjoiniug fields. Often when snow comes it will be wind swept into banks behind fences n its leeward side,and so soon as the banks are formed the snow will be arkened by clouds of fine dust, which is deposited on its surface. This wind-blown soil is always ex tremely rich, as is shown by the quicker growth and darker green of the grass that g:ows up after the bank has melted in spring. Always the land-on the lee side of 1ields that have been much ail long plowed is richer near the fence on the leeward side than it is nearer the centre of the fiold.. For this reason, when uiowing, turn, the furrows as much as.possibis from the fences towards the centre of the field. Doubtless there is much blowing of surface dirt in suamer showers,though it is not so plain.to the sight as it is when the dark rim lies on top 'of a white bank of snoN - Fertilizing Orcha:ds. - There are not many farmers who Nlly appreciate the valae of fertilizing a orchard, yet this is really neces sy--in fact just as much so as in fertilizing any other crop-for the trees greatly need the elements con tained in the fertilizer, especially the potash, in order to grow and mature a rop. Here are a few figures which might -te: A crop of wheat of .twenty I sto the acre removes from the oil of each acre in grain .and straw jI bout twenty-nine pounds of nitro- ( en, nine pounds of phosphorie acid ai five pounds of potash. To comapaLe, we will allow each acre orty a;ile trees. These will remove rom the soil ini tataring the crop bout thirty-two pounds of nitrogen. ight pounds of phosphoric 'acid and ~ forty-five pounds of potash. From his it can be readdly seen how much f reater is the necessity of maturing for pples than for wheat, and especially n supplying the potash. If the real reason for appying fer iiers is to stop soil exhaustion which is certainly true-farihers have o excuse for not looking into the natter of orchard fertilizing.and when hey finally do find this out, the old exccse of"This was a good fruit coau- 2 try once, but that day has gone by," I will be a thling of the past, and it is just this that ought to have happened ears ago. 'rhe care of Lambs. i Lambs should have grain from the time tt:ey are ten wceks old till the ollowing spring. A trough can be ut with oats in it outside of the past ire fence, near the wateing place, with opening in the fence for the ~ambs to get to it. They will then Learn to eat by the time tiiey are four oths old, at which time th:-y should e wea-ica; it is bet:er fo. both mother nd lamb. In weaning give them the bst they can eat, anid pienty of good 1 ater. If you have a cornie'd adjoin ug your pasture you will tind it at 06d( thinig to open the fence and let them also have range to it. They wil( o no harm, and will eat many of the eeds and lower leaves of the car-n. They should be kept in that way until they are put in winter quarters, then they should have froem half.a pint to a1 int eqnally of shelled corn and oats er day, owing to the size and breed of the sheep, with all they can eat of good hay. In weaning lamabs never take them from the mothers, but al ways take the moth -s from the lambs, nd leave tha !a:mbs in the old pasture for a week at least before moving them~ o another, if necessary to move at all. A gentle old sheep should be left with the lambs for a leader; it mnakei them more quiet and gentle. In the spring, as soon as there is enongh asture, turn the:n out on grass for, the sammner. You have then atir nch of sheep whose fleece, will mor-e1 than ay for the keep~ing. They can ow be handlied like old shee-. There Snothing cheaper and better for1 e a bau g-ass, e-cept it way be. x e. is, of whioh they eat and destroy ;y d conver-t them into good !ool and mutton free of c9arge, bnt emember they do not thrive or pay n weeds alone.-Farm, Field and ireside. The Treatment of a LaWn. Keeping a lawn in order is not difi nlt, but it requires attention. By4r erring attention until the lawn shows L needs it is one of the most oertein rays of insuring a ragged lawn. - Keeping up a lawn is simply a mat. er of keeping up a good growth of rass. The chief points to keep in aind are to prevent maturity ..(seed >roduction) and careful feeding. xrass, like other fleld crops, requires >lant'food, and, as its root system is otnewhat shallow, and the soil has ittle aeration when continually in sod, he plant food supplied must be in a uighly available form. To prevent running to seed the rass must be clipped regularly. In he spring and early summer months, >efore the sun's rays have reached the ieree heat of midsummer, it is advis Lble to iemove all grass clii pin :s, but luring the hot sumwer months the lippings should be left on the lawn o serve as a mulch. This is especial y true for sections subject to.a mid ummer drought. The late summer lippings should be left as a winter aulch. In the hot days of midsum aer the lawn sprinklers should not be tarted autil late in the afternoon. Light, sandy soils require more pro ection from drought than clay soils. )n the sormer the clippings mulch is very iirortant matter. On iery Leavy clay soils the clippings mul h re uently does more harm than. -cod. The plant food is the most i'or ant point, not only to keep up a solid aat of grass, but also to prevent; that itiation. due to insuficient nourish aent which with plants as with ani als is an inevitable invitation- to iisease. A I {wn requires regularly very year an application of.nitrogen, - otash and phosphoric acid. All three f these fertilizers are necessary, and ,n excess of any one or two cannot aake up for a deficiency of any one. L fair application, on the basis of one ,cre, is one bag of muriate of potash ,nd two bags of acid phosphate; that s, 200 pounds of the.former and 400 ,ounds of the latter. These fertiliz rs should be thoroughly mired - to ether, and it wiil,be an advantage to i them with an equal weight of ine; dry earth. Tke best time t'o ap Ily is in Augast or September, broad ast. In the sprin, as soon as the reen begins to freshen, apply nitrate I soda at the rate of 200 Pounds pe. cre. - The application of the nitrate of oda is an important matter. The fs : ilizer must be iinely pulverizd2r aired with an equal weight 9 e iry earth. To.ui the nitratwitoth ou. he previous applicationjohe?potash .nd phorphates is to invite disaster. "he grass will be stimulated to a rank trowth, which it n.kes wholly at the xpense of its vitality. There is .no urer way to destroy a lawn. In cases of moss growth in epots, lue largely to a lack .f potash and >hosphates, the best trea tent .is to ake over thoroughly,an vply burnt ime at the rate of two good handfuls o the square yard. Reseed' ths fol owing spring, and do not fail.:to use he miner-al fertilizer in Aug st.-s4K arwood in American Cultivetor. Practical Dary Not. 7~1t should always be accessible. *o not change the feed suddealy. l ean and thoroughly air stable- be e milking. Keep the dairy and stable room in od conditioni, fresh air and clean. Do not use within twenty days be- - ore calving, nor for three to five days iter ward. . - . Do not move cows faster thanacom--~ ortable walk while on the way to place ,f milking or feeding. N~o savage Provide water in abundance, easy if access and always pure; fresh, but ot too cold. Do not use impure pond -' rater. The milker should wear a clean uter garment, used only when milk ng. and Isept in a clean place at other mimes. Feed liberally, and use only fresh, alatable feedstuffs. In no case hould decomposedor motildymaterial e used. Do not allow any strongrflavored nod like garlic, cabbage ,and turnips o be eaten, exceit immediately after niiki'ng. lean the entire body of the cow aily. If hair in the region of the, - idder is not easily kept clean it should ye clipped. The milker should be clean in all epects. He should not use tobacco rhen milking. He should wash and ry his hands before milking. Never allow the cows to be excited >y hard driving, abuse, loud talking. w unnecest avy disturbance. Do not tpose them to cold or sitorms any eagth of time. Promtly remove from the herd any nimal 'susperted of being in bad '., .ealth, and reject her milk. .Never dd an animal to the herd until cer ai it is fr ee from diseasle, especially uberculosis. Black Dog Dainties... Chickens are soldby-tuepiece in -- 3uenos Ayres.... ~ey are dressed be ore being..-o.4fered for isle, the* only eatheleft upon them being those the tai!. The simmer custom >revails in China as t3 dogs, where a >it of the dog's hair is' awas left on he end of the tail, even wh'da- the an zal is cooked. But -tifik im-becs.uce he Chinese con-ide- the fie'. of bla ~# !ogs the h,e- t ndt een..in tc pnt brave sy t into t1he bO.yo 4 -ater.