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MM A T2I3 cf ilia Early Settlsrs 2 of Louisiana. ! BY AUSTIN C. DURDtCK CIIAPTICU XVIII. "Olwpnrt was a bold, reckless man. anil rucl anil avurn ions. He had coiinu: ne ed career as commander nt the .Xatcb.es fort by cruelty to his own men, bur ue nr two grave complaints made to (Ivy. Perier had come nigh canning h-s :re:avva, and he let the whites be in vpri , hut expended his wrath upon the pom Iiiilians. lie was now much elated, for he was sure that the beautiful village of the White Apple would soon be his. find he meant to pocket much money -in ,) transaction. One day he sat in his i i.:.. mh..iii.i.i(u nhoiit him, wheii a soldier demanded ad- "IIow now, sirrah?" he detnuuded, us 1 . U,m ,.,. .... f .1 'I have rouie with a warning," the sol-.dier-replied. "Ila! a warning ' Fpeak out." ""An old woman passed my post this Tr.oTuing, monsieur, an 1 she bade me tell the French to be on their guard, for dan-, Ker 'threatened them." "And from whom?" "From the Indians. They will rise nnd Jbntilier us all." "Have you spoken of this before?" . have not." lien yo;i shall not tell it to others!" fried (,'hopart, in a user. "Have you not item enough of this idle fear? What ho! wlthout'therc!" At this cull, two soldiers entered, who usually stood in the passage to obey the commander's cull. "Take this feilow and lock him up in the prison," he ordered. "We'd soon have the roil rnts down upon us if they knew we lived in fear! They dare not .offer us harm. Away with him!" .Anil for conveying this intelligence the poor man was cast into a strong dungeon, nnd there kept for several days with his feet In the stocks. lint this was not the only note of warn ing fhnuart had. Four days afterwards. a luhlier came to him and informed him that the Indinns surely meditated the de struction of the fort, and of all its white inhabitants. . "Out, fool!" exclaimed Chopart, an .grily. "The old hag who told you this .only thinks to frighten us. She thinks Hint by exciting our fears she can friglit-i-n n into giving up our plan of taking their village of the White Apple. What! would ye show to the Indians that we eared them? Away with such idle fool cry!" Tricked Arm was astounded at the in fatuation of the French commander, and us a last resort she went to Chonart's lirntcnant, a man named Mace, who, she imagined, would have some influence - with his superior. But even this proved nbnrllve. She told Mace that destruction would surely full upon them if they did ' not take Home menus to keep the Indians . r. 1. .. . ... T t . . .. . I. . . - n tig iiuiii luc mil. iui oil uie very next day Chopart luvited all the Inditing to a banquet, and pledged his friendship to them anew. . With a feeling of utter consternation, TVii.kitit A pin fii.t....l St.... - .....v.. ...... n.lM,ivi lU nt'. lHH ovcnlng she sought White Hand's dwell ing, fur she had a faint Idea working .through her mind that the French youth Might have Home inllucnce in all this. She knew that he had been originally doomed to death to go anil intercede face to face with the white man's God, but she had never yet fully known why he was spar ed. She found White Hand alone. He gawd eagerly into her face, for he was nations to know how her work progress es!. "White Hand," she said, speaking ab ruptly, "why were ynti spared from death wlicn you first came here V" "That I might marry Coiiunlla," replied the youth. "Kilt was there nothing else?" asked the old woman, looking him sharply in the face. "Why, yes." returned White Hand, speaking with some d.ill lenee, for the roal reason seemed so foolish and ridiculous to him that he almost feared he should 1h laughed at for speaking of it. "And what was that?" "Why. I promised to pray to the white man's (tod that mine of the wickedness of the French might succeed, and also to tell him how basely the red men had lieen wronged by the invaders; for I was -of that people, and they supposed that I ulioulil have some Influence with my Su preme Father." "That'H it!" the aged princess groaned, with her hands folded across her bosom. "How?" asked the youth, in surprise. "I knew that the (Irent Spirit had a band in this work. The fort ut Natehes Js doomed past all hope!" "No not doomed!" "It Is. The last stick will be removed to-morrow, and then the blow must full!" "To-morrow?" "No thu blow falls on the dav after. "The fatal sticks mark the intervening .days. "And must nil full? nil all?" "Ail at Natehes, but not elsewhere, for the othein wait yet another week, and , ere that time the whites will be warned. Hut what noise is that? Hark! There a iv shouts of welcome. They both started for the door, where they were met by Stung Serpent, who might the youth by the arm and for,ed 'Silm into the house again. "White Hand," he said, speaking quick and sternly, "remember your oath, for , juur salvntiou .may now depend upon it. The white men have come to carouse In" the White Apple. Bewaro that you d not fovget yourself! Shall we trust you? Mind all is well with you if yott are faithful!" . , "Fear not, my father," spoke the youth, tillable to repress the trembling that seiss- d his limbs. "Tien you may conduct Coinalla to the revelry." It was a calm, warm night, and In the renter of the great square were built two lire of pitch-wood to so've as torches, aind here the white men and the red were caihcreri lu social confab nnd amusement " There were over a hundred white men tier, and at their head was Clumnrt hint' elf. ' Lonia reeogniaed hits st enre aa a brutal man whom h bad once seen at New Orlcaos flogging an . Indian girl. Most of the Whites were decent looking men: but before the night had puss: d away. White Hand shrank awey to h. lo Ige, and as he laid his aching bead upon his .pillow he drew Coq.iailj clnse to him, and in a sinking tone he mur mured: "Alas! I am ashamed of my own peo ple. With all their advantage's of birth unj education with the enlightenment of ages as their heritage, th'y are but siv nges still!" ' The next day found some dozen of the Frenchmen still at the Indian vi:lr.g,. But the Great Sun himself, with a few of his warriors, accompanied them to the town, and there the dark monarch prom ised Chopart that, in consideration of his kindness in allowing them to remain so long in their village, they would bring more than the quantity of corn promised. "On the morrow," he said, "we will come wan our tribute or corn, uouoie what we promised, and on the next day we shall leave the village of the White Apple." "But stay," crt'd Chopart. "we will have one more carousal ere we part. This night you shall bring your warriors here, and we'll cheer our souls." "Our white brother speaks kindly," re turned the Great Sun; "but will he not lie wroth at the rudeness of my people?' "No. Bring them, and we'll pledge friendship." 'Thy red brother will come." "And his braves with him?" . "It shall be so." And that night saw the scene of ca rousal chunged tq Natchez. And ther they sat the doomer and the (loomed! And they pledged eternal friendship! The white man had planned to 'rob the red man of his birthright to drive him from h is lUunc, profane his, temple, and plow ii)) nts ratners graves; me reu man had planned to keep his home, to main tain sacred his temple, to guard well his fathers' graves, and that this should be done, the invader was to be swept away! It was a strange pledge, but the white man was the first to offer it. It was after midnight when they sep arated, and the stars lighted the Natchez to their homes. When they readied their village, the Great Sun, in company with his chiefs nnd nobles, went to the tem ple nnd entered. ' They approached the place where the sticks had hung, but there were none there now. The leathern thongs hung agninst the wall, but there was nothing in them. "Chiefs, nobles and warriors of the once powerful Natchez, may not this bo the eve of our re-awakening? The day is pust-r-the morn cometh! Shall not the Natchez once more stand at the head of nations? To-morrow we open the path, and henceforth from thut time let our enemies beware! The Great Spirit is with us, while the white man's God lias for saken him. What shall we fenr? Sleep now, 'but sleep not too soundly nor too long. Let the sun find us ready to bid him welcome so shall we do honor to the parent of our great first king!" Thus spoke the Great Sun,, and as he closed, he moved slowly towards the door, and his chiefs followed him; and ere long afterwards the village, of the White Apple was wrapped in silence; but there were two there who slept not. White nnnd st ill prayed that the coming death blow might not extend to his fath er, and the wish kept sleep from his eyes. And he who watched the Racred fire now felt his duty doubly binding, and sleep came not to him, as he still kept up his tireless vigils. V, . . CHAFTEH XIX. At an early hour the Great Sun nnd Stung Serpent were astir, and when the first rays of the morning sun darted into the beautiful vale, they rested upon all the warriors of the Natchez there as sembled. Such as had pistols carefully loaded them, and hid them away with their hunting knives in their bosoms. Their tomahawks were sharpened and slnng to their belts, nnd nil took their guns. Then each man of the common class went nnd got his bng of corn, nnd having set it down, they commenced their war dunce. But they made not such hide ous noise as usual only enough to pro pitiate the Great Spirit, and make him acquainted with their intent. It was well in the morning when they sot out, nnd by the middle of the forenoon thev reached Natchez. They entered the place (lancing nnd singing, nnd straight- wnv carried their com to the fort, llicu the red men began to separate some this way nnd some that. Every house hud one or more visitors, according to the number of people in it. Some begged for milk, Rome asked to buy powder and shot, or which they promised to pay in corn nt some future day. A richly stored bnrge lay nt the pier, which had come up the day before, and oh board this a num ber of Indians crowded. Into the fort they crept by different ways, present in themselves wherever there was a white man, until nt length they were distribut ed wherever there was a blow to be struck. At length a sort of solemn stillness reigned over the devoted town, as though the (lenth-angel had hushed nil heart-.. But hark! What is that horrid yell that conies from the fort a yell that makes the very blood freeze, and causes the hair to stand on end? What are those fearful cries those maniac shouts nnd those despairing groans? The general assassination of the French took so little time that the execu tion of the deed and tho preceding signals were almost one and tho same thing. One single discharge closed the whole affair, It cost the Natchez only twelve men to destroy two hundred nnd fifty, through the fault of the commanding btUccr, who tilono deserved the fate which was shar ed by his unfortunate 'companions. Some halt dozen r renchmen escaped, as- by a miracle, this general mnssncre and made their way to New Orleans in safety. The women and childivu of the whites were mostly saved to be kept as prisoners. - v Of course the. Nntchcz siipsosud.that nil the whites in the country were now dead. ' Not one of them dreamed that they liild been deceived into striking week too early. So they carodscd in the town all night, ami on the next morning they started for tlielr village, luey ua spared t.w.o men" whowdhcyiiytalned as prisoners, and who escaped from them after having served-them some week One was a wagoner, named Majeux, who was kept to 'transport the goods of the French to the Indian village; and the oth er was a tailor named Lebeau, whose ser vices they wanted in fashioning the French garments to their own use, On the next morning. White Hand was startled by the return of the Natchez. He went oat, but hi heart sickened at the scene he. wis destined to witness. Two hundred and fifty human heads But those who know the Indian charac ter ran imagine the horrid orgies lh y might hold when fired with revenge and fleshed with victory. Even the historian, who deals only with stubborn facts lays down bis pen in siient horror when he finds himself in the midst of Leleau's narrative of what he saw in the Inliun village, and bids his readers spare hail the recital. White Hand crept back to his lojge. and Coquullu found him there pale and faint. She bathed his temples and brow, and after a while he revived, but he dar ed not venture out. "Alas, my companion !" murmured the princess, "they make horrid pomp over their victory, but it has cost them dear, though they realize it not now. My peo ple are now blind, but they shall awake to sense and sight and know that the best man qf them all is gone!" "Coquulla?' uttered the youth, starting up. It was a mere interrogative. "My father is wounded, even unto d-.'nth." And as the maiden thus spoke she bowed her head and the big tears trickled down between her fingers. "When? How?" asked White Hand, forgetting for the moment the deep terror of his own soul in the grief of his com panion. "He received a bullet in his bosom yes terday. But he sent me for you. Come." White Hand arose and followed Co quallu from the lodge. In the center of the great square, before the temple, there was a fire kindled, but the youth dared not look towards it. He knew its terri ble purpose, and with quickened steps he hurried, stopping his ears with his fingers to shut out the sounds that fell upon his ears. But fortunately he had not far lo go. 1 When he entered Stung Serpent's dwelling, he found the women there, cry ing and yelling in despair. Upon liis bed of bearskins lay Stung Serpent, breathinj heavily, nnd ever nnd anon raising his head to listen to the sounds that came from the square. When his eyes rested upon White Hand, he beckoned the youth forward, nt the same time bidding the others stand back. "Sit thee down by my side," he said, "for I have much to say to thee." Quickly the youth snt down, for he hoped he should now know some things that were only his at present by suspi cion. ' (To be continued.). ONE WAY TO SMASH TRUSTS. How Jnpiter Plnvina Knocked Ont a , Corner In Olymninn Nectar. The boss of high Olympus looked up from his cup with a wry expression. "What's tho matter, Jupe?" inquired J ti no, ns she dipped Into the ambrosia platter. ' "It's this nectar," replied the eminent Olymplnu. "It ain't up to the standard. What's the matter with it?" "In my opinion," said Juno, ns she took a spoonful of the honey of Hybla, It's all the fault of the trust. They have let the quality: run down. , And at the same time they have raised the price." ' ... , ;:Trust!" cried Jupiter. . "What trust Is thnt?" ' '.( The Olympian Nectar trust," replied Juno. "I thought you knew all about Mercury is the president and gen eral mnnngor, and he nnd Apollo are the board of directors. Mnrs wanted to buy lu, but they wouldn't let him. They claimed he was too quarrelsome. They gave Neptune 100 shares of preferred on condition that he'd help them water the stock. I thought you heard of It at the time." Jupiter looked black, says the Cleve land riaiu Dealer, as he pushed away from the table. .. ' "I hear of It now for the first time," he growled, and the echoes of his growl everberated among the distant hills. nd what's more, I don't expect to hear of It again. Syndicate my nectar, will they! Why, blame their pesky hljes, what do they menn by it?" There, there, Juple," snld Juno, lu her most soothing tone, "don't get so riled. The boys didn't know how vexed ou'd feel about It." "Well, they'll soon find out! Haven't they n plant some where, or some thing?" There it is," said the statuesque one, as she pointed to a lower terrace. Jupiter grimly smiled. "We won't have to wait for any Su prenie Court decision in this case," he remarked, as he stepped to the nearest cupboard and drew out what looked to be. a half-dozen metallic skyrockets. At sight of them Juno gave a little scrcnm and put tier tinnus over ner ears. A moment later Jupiter stood bv the open window and drew back bis massive arm. There was a blind ing flash and a startling report, and the nectar plnnt on the terrace below trembled to its base. Thunderbolt fol lowed thunderbolt, and when the sixth was thrown there wasn't a vestige of the building left. 'There," snld Jupiter, as he wiped his bauds on his napkin and calmly re sumed his seat at the table, "I fancy that's one . way of solving the trust problem. Pass the nightingale tongues, please." Ontlon of Hoaree. v Tii nhiiosonhv of human existence was discussed In the presence of tbt representative of the Washington Star. "It Is my opinion," remarked the first sago, "that a man who has a college de gree is very likely .to be successful in life." ',"'" "True." 'answered, tbe other, fresh from the reports of the. 'commencement exercises In the -newspapers, .."and It Is a rule that works both ways." A man who is siA-cossful in life is very likely to get a collet degree.''' .From Habit. ' Mr. Brown-Good morning, Mr. Joires; how's your wife 5trT Jouos (who Is deaf and didn't quite understand) Vry blusteripg and dls - agreeable nnln thU t vniug, WHAT A SNEEZE PORTENDS. Eapcratitioaa Which Ar Associated with This fciMpla Act. ' In almost every land, civilized and uncivilized, the act of. sneezing is re garded with more or hss of supersti tion. There la an equivalent in nearly all languages for-the "God biers you of the Irish peasant when, a person is moved to declare the presence of a tickling sensation In his nostrils. To this salutation In France Is added sometimes the phrase "and preserve you from the fate of Tycho Brahe," who is believed to have got rid of a "death of cold" by a single sneeze which killed him. In England a regu lar formula Is used: "Once for a wish, twice for a kiss, three t'.-ies for a let ter and four times for a disappoint ment," In Italy the salutation Is simply "Felicita!" or "May you be fortunate!" In India It is customary when one sneezes to say, "May you live!" and, the reply runs, "Long life to youi" Should ' a Hindu chance , to sneeze while he Is going througb hls peculiar ablution practices In the Gauges be will make a kind of sign over bis face, stop In his ritual and begin all over again. In ancient times the Romans, hold ing the idea that sneezing between: noon and midnight was a good omen, believed that between midnight aud noon it was most unlucky, and. If they should chnnce to sneeze while getting, up In the morning they would at once get into bed again. There must be something in this, especially ou very cold mornings, but boys home for their holidays are not as a rule super stitious, and It might be difficult for them to Impress their parents with, a saving belief la this happy supersti tion. The Germans say "Good health!" because they maintain, and not withe out reason, that sneezing Is a warn ing of approaching cartarrh and also marks the moment when a charm, a wish or a suggestion may drive It awny. The Persians go further in this Idea; they say what practically amounts to "Thank God!" because they consider that the sneeze hns actu ally driven away some evil spirit that hns attempted to get into a man's body to feed upon bis sacred fires. The people of the Amnzulu go even further than this into superstition and. arrive at the stage of actual devil worship. No doubt they would style- It "angel worship," but the things to which these so-called augels are sup posed "to lend themselves put that high-sounding name quite out of the question. ""Their uncivilized familiar spirits are said to . give some sign when they -are near and able to. help, their votaries. Possibilities of Goa',s. Milk. Believ ing that with a treatment of goat's milk he can accomplish the complete eradi cation of consumption. Dr. Uobert. Will- lams is establishing an immense goat camp In the Mogollon mountains of Arizona. Williams claims that he him self was cured of consumption by a diet of goat's milk and he has experi mented on hundreds of others with sim ilar results. The Idea of the cure came to him by reading of the wonderful cures of goat lymph. He argued that if the lymph would cure locomotor attixla, paralysis, chronic articular rheuma tism and similar diseases, there must bo virtue In goat milk for pulmonary affections. Granular Eyelids. The marked In crease In the prevalence of granulated lids, or trachoma, In this country In re cent years Is attracting the attention of the sanitary authorities. The disease prevails chiefly In schools or wherever numbers of children are brought to gether In intimate relation. It is an in flammation of the conjunctiva lining the eyelids, running a slow, but obstin ately progressive course, and In times Including secondary changes iu the cornea and conjunctiva covering the eyeball, which may seriously affect or even destroy the sight. The treatment Is very difficult and can be enrrted out effectively only by a skilled physician, but much can be done In the way of prevention. The disease is contagious, and an entire school may speedily be come Infected from a single case. A child suffering from this trouble should not be allowed to attend school, and all cases which occur In Institutions should . . . 1 ...!... 1 I .1 - u DC ISOiateu aa Biriuuy aa u luey veie cases of scnrlet fever or smallpox, Above all, there must be no use of tow els, soap or wash basins in common. 'Mad World, Hjr Masters!" Jean Cheure, is a French 'convict who, on being disehiirgd recently from a Paris prison,. requested that he be given another term. He could not be happy but of, jail, and said he preferred being behind. the oars to. iteeuoiu. ne gave as a reason that wjieu In prison be was employed In kitchens, where life suited him -and lie grev:fat. Mexican .tier aid. ' The ftvoKiKOSvife pick's out the pros ents"for both her kiu and ber bus band's kin, and hen do not get the J worst of It. r 7 sltf-.'.?V' Iescription of a Pulverizer. D. B. Shaw sends the Ohio-Farmer this description of . a puverJzer,. which he says will enable any, one interested to make the Implement: The bandies, are seldom needed to lift the harrow, buti I found the left one strupk the plow beam every once In a while when the harrow wanted to tip over too far from: any cause. .For this purpose I bad to brace the handles quite wide apart (40 Inches), top far for use In corn rows, but they can be placed In or out as occasion- requires, by sub stituting another round, between, the handles. Near the rear at the left is a, crooked steel or iron rod: or 1 inch, bent as indicated, to rub on bottom and side of furrow and fastened to harrow by going diagonally from: lower outside corner to upper Inside corner, with nut to hold it. The teeth I used were not all knife shaped like the one Illustrated, yet I think it would be well to make them all of this style, aa holes can then be bored perpendicular any plac you find they are needed on work best, and change them very easily with only a wrench, to unsorew the nut. The holes should be large enough- so they will slip In or out easily,, as they can be screwed up tight to bold them In the direction desired.. This little harrow is attached to the singletree of the- horse In the furrow with the short ohatn. so that it will harrow the furrow turned the round before, working just forward of the furrow being turned by the plow. This A BOOD PULVERIZER. furrow, however, may fall partially ou the rear side of tho harrow working In the furrow. This doe,s.rno harm, but only .helps to hold that point down to its place. The left upright support for the handle should be placed well for ward so the furrow slice will not strike It. For those who plow wlthi three horses abreast nnd use a large-sized chilled plow with Jointer, and also- roll ing coulter attached, this little harrow will surely be appreciated, as It does such thorough pulverizing of each fur row' as fast ns plowed. Width of harrow nt back end. 31 Inches. Inside measure. Width between handles, 40 inches. Length, of harrow, r0 inches. Made of 2x4 scantling; crosspleces, 2x3. Bolt; . erosspleces on top, cr notch down but little so they will not rub the ground. The hinge at front is made of a pall- of strnp hinges, placed so thnt a strong bolt passing through the chain, then through the eyes of the straps makes a good hitch ns well as hinge. If a different width for either purpose- is desired, different lengthed crosspleces can be bolted on. with holes in them for the teeth. Rotate Acainat Insects. Rotation of crops has a beneficial effect upon the yields of grain or for age from the laud. This changing of crops has an, Important bearing upon the Injurious Insects that Infest a par ticular crop. The chinch bug. the strawberry beetle, the Colorado potato hnir. the hessian fly and doubtless many other Injurious Insects that at tack farm crops become murt more destructive where continuous plant lng of a crop in one place Is practiced. The hessian fly prefers to live in the field that goes Into wheat each year. The potato bug In the oM patch will often beat the earliest planting of po tatoes out of the ground, and appar ently wait several days to get a bite at the first tender sboot that breaks through the ground The new potato ground "will very often grow a crop without the slight est Injury from the bugs. Potato scab will live In the soil and attack the crop grown there the succeeding year. It is often a good plan to Intro duce a new crop dnta the ground one season, selecting a, new site for grow ing tbe garden products. Preventing Font and Month Disease. Frequeut outbreaks of the cattle epidemic have occurred In Germany and more experience has been gained than in most .other, sections. A recent authority believes that the most Itn portan....opera,Uoas .are Immediate re moval of affected animals, and nutri tious dieting of animals which have been exposed. For the purpose of preventing tho disease it is urged that t- susceptible animals be rendered as re Blatant as possible by keeping them In a healthy and well-nouriahed condi-. tion, and that 'the virus of foot and month disease be kept attenuated or -be destroyed by abundance of fresh air and direct sunlight:- In other words, well-fed cows In aisunny, airy stable are less likely to, take- the dis ease, or, for that matte.- any other disease. American Cultivator. The Improved Farm Grounds. It does not necessarily v mean heavy -expenses and a vast -deal; of labor to improve the grounds areaml the farm home, but such Improvement, would add greatly to the valuuf-of the place, . to say nothing of the addition to Its beauty. , The first thing,. t be done Is to get a good lawn, .the-background of the picture..' Hollows should bo filled In and hummocks leveled so as to obtain a smooth ! surface, though not a flat one .unless tin? ground is naturally flat. If' tlue-space. for the lawn has been properly- seeded, all , necessary to do now. is-.a- little reseed ing. If, however, the.-lawn is really nothing but meadow,, it should be plowed up and properly-seeded down, using a good lawn mixture, which can , be obtained from any reputable seeds man. This done, sot one or two or even three ornamental trees, such as ; cut-leaf birch, purple-lt-af beech, or even the 'commonr rsck or sugar -maples. Then provide one corner of ' the plot for a clump of shrubs rather -than dotting the slrrnbs over the -grounds. Welgellns,. nltnens calycan thus, viburnum, forsythia nnd syrlnga 4 are among the shrubs- suitable for such a plot, and they are' moderate in price. . A border for- flowering plants may be -. made along the yafc or near the . bouse, and in thls border may be set. hardy perennials ot some of the flow-, erlng annuals. ofe'.whlch one is fond. If this plan Is-, too elaborate for, . the first season;-, then' confine the work . to getting a igoodifawn and next year go on and add: the other features. Three years' work of this kind will ; make a wonderful change In the. ap pearance of thergronnds at an expense so small ' one yill wonder why the . work-was not: done before. IqtHana polls News. Plowinix Permanent Pastnitea. The nieamlng-of a permanent pasture . to the milids of most farmers,:ls one . that will Inst for an ordinary lifetime,, with occasional reseedlngs. While there . is no doubt but what this plan of re-., seeding will, improve many pastures, and: keep them In good shapotfor many years, there. eomes a. time in..the llfe. of 1 most of them when the weeds crowd: oat the grass and the pasture gradual ly goes to .pieces despite th.plan,,of re-, seeding. There will be biare spots no- tlced j0 not seem to take kindly to even the seeds of whit, clover, and; the appllontion of fertiliser before re seeding dtoes not seem to Improve the-situution-i When this is .found to be-the case with- any permanent pasture tliere seems to be but one tiling to do,, aud that to plow It up andiput it In the-best possible condition for: reseedlng to. blue grass or some mixture suited , to the section and for permanent pasture. Smut-times this plowing may be-delayed for a time audi the- pasture- partly rejuvenated by running over it. a heavy sharp harrow andi then llghtiy 'seeding all over; however, eventually the plow ing up will need to be done.. Indications of a Good ATltker. . Good respiration, is essential to a gooid milk flow. In making: choice of ; a eow see that the chests ta long andi tbe ribs set far apart to give lunj; capacity. Large( tortwou milk veins, are always present with the good; milker. A dull-eyed caw seldom prows, a good mtlk cow. A hollow back, is a sign of' poor breeding, or hastened maturity.. The aeck. of a good milker Is, dell- cate In proportion- to her general, build. and a little out of proportion, as to lengtU. Hind quarters must ba heavy- and set well' apart. A cow wltu t extra milk Cow should be a: hearty eater. A good tnilch cow is seldom a handsome ow. Farm Notes. Be very earetul and do not put fifteen. Iarfe eggs under a hen unless sh. can, easily cover them. This is. where many fall In early spring. Some hens should; not have more than eleven. According to the United States. cen sus report, the hens et this country average 100 egjS pen year. Some egg producing contests Inst year showed that a ben can be- induced to lay 180 eggs In a year. There Is a great deal of difference between what the heas are dohig and wjjat they could do. , The small farmer should produce the best horses, as he Is better prepared to carefully mature the two or three colts under his care, and by handling them constantly they are educated to work: but most fafmers do not appreciate their advantage; they raise the' scrubs and let the larger dealers raise those from which the most money Is romle. The use of coal nshes( has not bacn recommended by agricultural chemists, but practical tests show that they have more value than is popularly supposed, especially on heavy soils. Probably as good a use of-tbem as cnn.be made is to throw them In the henhouse or the vault. They will absorb the ammon;;i Instead of liberating It, as Is the effect I of wood rshes.