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CHAPTEB XIL
On rrarrrriar: frara the Pan. tb csp
aizx west abrad. fevr at a rrrpeettal
distance by M&rdsJ tbe Tirrera, wbe es
trrrd tbe CaMe deJ Pajaro. aad tbMrt the
rnidd)? of tbe ctrret saw tb ct-ptlai'
borne, held by as 3B-kokiar feow. wb
xxsed cariortKJy at ban. Doa Mactiai
kVojv! before the doer. diKratfi.
tirrw bis brifie to the leacw, tad, nitb
ost ssyinr & word to blra. resoictery ca
tered the bouse.
lie tbea foand biswelf 3a otter dirk-
sesa bet after gropi is way. peshed
fcmrft. After ' 'vHwuj tbr sarata. be
ectered & isjsare yard "rtb rnj doer :
ob of these floors to open. aad a taaa
wxs Ktaadiax; oa tie threshold. It was
Cararra.
lii iirer slayer xrmi a? ta barn : the
otir walked es. The cx pr.tr t Sosk hira
by tbe baad tad whispered. "Gese iti
rae.
I& raid? led ims tirearb sereral
roosa. took bira wp a Scat of Ktairs. aad
opeakor a door csa&ected baza into a roam
faintly brhted by a It-rap.
""Nov." said Caraera. after cSesiar. tbe
door, Irosi wiAci tie Tirrrera nockvi tin
be resaered tbe key. "fit dows aad let as
TrTk. fsr -sr are is safety. I saast sire
yon a few -trsrdf ia exptaaatiaa f tbe
rcj-steris wsy la wbicb I broegbt yr
bere.
"I ca Kstealar to yos." tbe Tirer
aas-wered.
"We are is tbe xaaasaoa of General Doa
SebaKtiaa Gnerrero," tbe capatax tbea re-
"What?" tbe 73prero eadairaed. with
& of traeasiaess.
"Eeassnre yosrself. as oae saw yos ea
ter, aad yosr prejieaee bere is qe&it
kxjown, for tbe simple reasss tbat I
brocrit yoa ia zny private eatraace."
"I do not naderstrad yos."
"And yet it is rery easy to ezpl&ia. For
rea-oas too Joas to teS yon. aad irbicb
woald iateres; yoa bxi sKrbtij. dsriar
loa SeiasdaH abseace a Goreraer of
Soaora I bad a priTtt passare raade. Et
Ki 3 body tare -asypelf is ifaoraai si tbe ei
isteace ef this coassaicxtiec. s-bk.
be added, witb a doTic; Ka&e. aay a:
a pna awaiest be of yrcat ulilkr. The
roaa ia wbicb we atrr are imrzas- pan of
te suite I occspy. ia waka tbe yeaeral
has nerer yet set fosi."
Bst sappose yoa were to be neat for. i
tfhroszb tbe geaeral bappesias to waat
"Certaialy. bts I baTe ferestea tbat;
It is sy fystes nerer to leare aaytbiaz
to rhr.rxx. Akbota it has nerer bap
peaed yet. ao oae eaa eater bere witbovt
ray beia? iaSemed soon essxi to ret
rid of aay persaa wbo my be with at,"
Tilt is capfcaBy arraared. tad I ass
Jtappy to f-ee that job are a aiaa of pra
"Seace." "Pradea-e is. as yoa fcaow, saor. tbe
laotiser of eafery. Eaas a that bead.
Xf yon bare ao oVjeclioa. A taaa, wbo?e
Tarn it is rtineoesKiry to aeatiea. bst is
-srhaL, as I bare already bad tbe bwaor of
tE35as yea, I aa derotrf body aad saL
-near yos to ase to oicaia tbe iaforsatiea
yon reiaire. aad wtieb be ssappases a
bJe to rire."
Seaor. tbe Tirrero taswered. I
Trr-rV yoa beartOy. for ye taow as well
fc 1 do wbrt perils are eoaaeeted wirb
tbe ctrryirtr K -of tbes slaaO
"TViit yoa are ayiziz trae. bst H
t1 be better. I faaey. for tbe preat.
for tae to assvtae to be igaoraat of tbess."
Tes, yet. ray postooa is precarioas.
tbe strarie I aai frrd is is eo wild.
tWtt. attbosra I as swpported by siaeere
frkssds. I ajsst be prwieat. Tefl a.
ttea. wist y kaow as to tbe fate of tbe
tzaiortsaate Doaa Anita de Torres. Is
sbe reaDy dead?"
"Do yoe know wiat happea-i ia tbe
carera after yoar fall dwa tbe preci
pice?" "Air, b ! ns ; my iraoraace is csnaplete."
Caraers reflected for a
"Lastea. EKra V-rrirl: b I rrrost nH
yos a leaj story. Are jos ready to
bear itT
"Yf-. tbe otber ajrwerd, witboat
besitati&. for tbere are taasy tisixzs I
as iraeraat of. wbieb I oarbt to kaow.
So speal witboct fartber delay
"At tbe rtrae wbea tbe facts oscarred
I ara above t tel! yoe I was Una; a:
tbe Eaoesda d! Paiar. Heaee I was
oaly witaess to a portioa of tbe facts:
&t rst I kaow Ma barsay. WVee
tbe CoBKaebes cajae. raided by tbe wbcte
toea. l Syira de Torres was lyiax
zaortaBy weoaded. hoUmg ia bis sdfeaed
anas bis daerbxer Aaha, w bad emi-
dealy por.e taad. D-: Setrfiwina Gerrrsro
wt tbe only reftatios kt to tbe baaless
yea? lady, aad beace tbe was takes to
bis baeieada.
"Wbat?" Iso MartiaJ exekiaed ia sur
prise. ""Dse Seiif,nrtff?i is a relaaos to
Iaaa Aaka?"
Dvi yoe not kaow tbat?"
"I bad aor tbe digbtess idea of it."
"TVeil. tbis is bow tbe rfiatloaiUp
exists : Doa 5e4tstiaa saariiod a ateee of
Ie Syira't, a yoe t tbey ware doii
ly eosaeded. Still, for reasocu s-r
tborooriJy mt.it kaowa. a few years after
tbe reaerafs marriage e disease broke oax
irbieb led to a total nspeaiooa of ioti
rcacy berweea tbe faasiliec"
Tbe Tirrero bok bis bead. "Go 02,"
be said. "How did tbe reaera! rt4re
ber?"
"He was aot at tbe bacieada at tbe
tise ; bat aa txprts was tsi ff to bkru
Ts reaeral case post bas&e. t-e&ed
greatly taOTed, fare ord lor ber to L
Idodlr Ueated, appisud t-evtrti wotsea
to wait oa ber, aad retsratd to bis pirtt
at Soaora."
"SEassoad by tbe Prescb iaraskc I
pressree yoa are alicdkkr to tbat?"
"Tea. Alxaost iataediatdy after tbes
rreats tbe rtseral reraed to tbe Pabaar.
He was 00 lonrer tbe saae su. Tbe
borrible deatb of bis daerbur rtdnd
hiss gloasiitr a&4 tinier. Per a waoie
-srtk be resaiaed tbat ep is bis apart
tseats; bst, at last, oae day be sat for
to to iagolre as to -wbat bad hpped
at tbe badea da derirg bis alrfceact. I
bad bst little to tall bin. Tbe reaera!
lot
My all I bad tt mj, aai vbca
RED ?
I eaded. be. to. reaiae4 riteat for oe
tiae. At leartk raifBr bis b-ai. be
ioakrd at ZDt for a aoceest aacH(r.
"Wbat are J ooou: tbare?" be asl-ei.
"I aaj waklaj" I aarwered, fcr tbe
orders it asay picae year exceSeacy to
plve ae.'
He looted at se for a few taozeats a
if trrinr to red ray Tery tWafbtJ, aa4
tbea laid bis baai a ray araa. Caraef.
be said to rat. yos isare beea a loae
tfeae la my s-rice. Wt take care lest I
ba)d bare to fimiss y. Yos 4m set
lie." be said. "i-rats wbo are too te-
telKrcat aad to dear sarbted: aad aw
lead a te Ieaa Aaha'r aiertafats.'
"I obeyed wfek baasa besd: tbe pea-
ral reaaiaed aa br w-iti tie yooar
iady. aad I aerer taerr what was satf
tetweea tbes. It is trae tbat sow sad
tbea I beard tbe peaenl Fjeakift Msdly
aiad ascrily. asd Doaa Aaka weplar.
atMl epfiareatiT raatinr se eaMtT to
bbc : b( tbat was zJL Wbea tbe peeraJ
saaw t be was rery paie. Tbe wktow
at dcrbrea.fc we !et st for Mexiro, aad
!aaa Aran fottowed in a pataaqais.
As ms as we re&ebed ocr jovracy's ecd
Dsaa Aaka was carried to tbe Cwrveai
of tbe BffaaraSaes, wbere tbe simee
recerred ber with tears of sorrowfaJ sya
patby. Tbe -eaeral. owiac tbe infiv
ace be esjoyed. eas3y sncreeded ia pet
tsar biraself appoiated rvarfiaa to tbe
mat: lady aad inimedwteiy assoated tbe
axaaazexaeat of ber wait, wbsrb. as ym
doabdess are aware, are ooa'iderable.''
I kaow k." said tbe Xiprera, wbb a
d-b.
""AM tbese scatters settled tbe capatax
coatirned: Tbe reaeral retrraed " So
to arraar Ms aairs. aad baad
tbe rareraraeat to tbe person wio
(Carted for bis po fsaae dax prerioas
ly. I wiB aot tH wbat baapeaed tbea,
as yo barw it."
Tbe Hrrero raised Ms bead. "Is tbat
really aHT" be asied.
"Tes." tbe capatax aasuered.
X)a yoor boaor?" Doa Mtrri?il added.
Vxtcin- Szed!y a: bin.
Caraero beskate "VTeH, a, bft said
last.
CHAITS3 XHL
Dsc M'rdtl vzttcbed tbe Txrieas
aorsaeats of tbe caxataz. Seeia? at litst
tbat be Si aot seeta iaefiaed to aaake tbe
coafeaioa be was so fcatpacieatly await
iar. be toocbed Ma: sfijbdr. Caraero
started as if saddeary braaded wkb a
bot irss.
"Wbat yme bare t meal to xae aw:
be rery terrible." tbe Tferero at leartb
said is a iow roice.
"So terrible, ray friead." tbe capatax
aaswered, "tbat dorb aloae wads ymv
ia tbis roos I fear to tell k yoc"
Tbe Tirrero sbook Hs bead isy.
S;iak, say friead." be said fca a gprrfie
roice, "I bar sersd racb aosy dssrsar
tbe Itsz few -aio-nffV that ail tbe spriacs
of my pool bare bees crssbed by tbe fatal
pressure of despair."
"Tes, yes are a aaaa carri ia rraalse.
I kaow tbat yoa bare straggled trieaspb
aady araiast lost fonaae: bet. beMeoe
3 D02 Mr.rrail. tbere are siTeria?s a
&oaLadiold roor atroeioas tbaa deatb."
"Tbe pity yoe testify for ae is oaly
weakaesa. I caaaot dBe before 1 bare a
roaiplir.be i tbe task to waick I bere de
roted ay wTrtebed existeace. I bare
swors. at tbe peril of ay life, to protect
tbe rirl wbo was becrotbed to ate."
"Carry oas yoor oata, tbs. Dos Mar
tial, for tbe poor ebUd was sever ia
rreater ps3 riits aow."
"Wbat do yoe aeaa? For beaea's
aaae erpiaia yoerself," tbe Tirreuo said
p&seaoaateiy.
"I aeaa tbat I9S SebtFdaa corets tbe
weakb of bis ward. I aeaa tbat ' now 1.
kssiy aad siaaeiejaJy biyiar aade all b
Trtr) aspect, forretrisr tbat tbe aaiorta-
aate rirl tbe law bas ceadded to btrc is
iasaae, be coldly iateads to become ber
rsssrderer."
Go oa, ro oa! wbat frirbtfrf sebee
ua raaa aare tomear
"Oa!" tbe capatax eostiaeed wftb bt-
are irony; "tbe plaa is SKsple. boaest,
aad isirbly praised by sae persoas."
"Erpiaia yoerself."
"Wrfl. kaow all, tbea: Geaeral Boa
Sefcastiaa Geerrero iatead to aaxry bis
ward."
"arry bis ward, ber Doa Mardai ex
dataoed. "Yes Toe Bale kaow tbis saax." tbe
;g.tJ-T re;.ied wife a lagc. "wki tbe
mafefce&bie wiQ. tbis wQd tees wide a
baaaa face, wbo pitilessly breaks every
oae wbo dares to resist bits. He Is re
paired to arrry bis ward ia order to stria
ber of ber iortaae. aad be win do so. I
uA yoe We bare aow reaefeed tbe paiat
I bare bees aismiar. at so bmr. Now
lubes to a. I told yoe. I rbis'r. tbat oa
ber arriral ia Mexico Doaa Aaha w&s
taker; by Doa Sebastsas to tse Gaavost
of tbe Btcaardiaes."
"Tes, I fasT I can reejesaber yoa
sayisr s."
"Go i ! Daaa Aafef, was receJred wftb
opes arsis by tbe gsoc1 Tiwar. Tbe yoaaf
isy. oa trail Sadiax iolf traonc tbe
eoaapaaiea of ber cbildaood, treated witb
kiad aad iat21i;eM sradstaHy fek
ealmaet recaraiae to ber aUad : ber rrief
gare way to a reatle aeiaaeboly ; ber
ideas, orenbrowa by a frirbtf al catastro
pbe. reraiaed tbesr baiaaee. Ia sbort. tbe
taadaeu trbicb bad spread its black wiags
orer ber brais was drjrea away by tbe
soft caresses of tbe aaas."
Sa. ties." Dos Martial exdaisaed, "sbe
bts reraiaed ber reasoa?"
"I will aot veatare to assert tbat, for
sbe is ttiB iasaae is tbe opisioa of erery
btfy." "Bet is tbat eas "
"Ia tbat ca&e. as all tbe world ttMrres
k. k zaest be so catM tbe osstrary is
proved."
"Bat bow did yoe leara all tbese de
tails?" "Is tbe sxwt siasple sxaaer. My saas
tez, Da Sdtf.KiBS. bas sat s&e Mrecal
dcae to tbe coareac witb abesres. aad
caaace decreed tbat I recoraixed ia tbe
Sister porter a reiatioa of raise. Tbe
wortby wosaar. ia br dellsbt, aad ir
baps. too. to xsake cp for tbe kr.r sSeace
aba U cozpelled to nslnttin, talis xae
1 wbejH'Ter sbe tae aTt tbat is leld and
I dae is be roareat. aad tbrp is a rood
j df-ai to ixara fraas tbe coarervatiea of a
i ira 53e take a srrat inters ia xae,
l aad as 1 asn load of ber, toa, I listea to
i opt witb jUrxtmr." i
"Ok. r ' Go oaT" J
tbM tbjoe 1 bare nearly &lbd.
It appears, fro wat lay rriatSoa trtls
jb, tact tbe snaas ajad tbe Motber So- i
; rior are an arty oapopfd to tbe feaeraTi
teas of asarriar."
"Tk. tb- Wt wooosa r tbe Tirrero fx
nt iand r.k wkaple jaf.
"Are tbey aaCT" tbe capatax said witb
a loasb. "Tbis is prsbaMr tbe reams
wby tbey kwp so were tbe rrtara of
tbeir hecrdrr to ber -wbm-. for tbey
ooabtl' 1 ' bope tbat. loas as tbe poor
rirl is aicsd. tbe raeral will aot dare
coatz&n tbe muob be is wrditatirx. Uo
fomraatery tbey 00 not kaaw tbe raaa
witb wbes tbey bare to deal aad tbe
ftruafcoaj. asbitios tbat drroar bim : aa
n-nbitio-i for tbe rrati&catioa of -wbk-b
be wiB recofl frosa ao criroe. bowerer
atrneiaas it aay be."
"AJasr tbe Tirrero said, despairiarlj ;
ywi , ay friMBd. tbat I aai lost."
"Wait, wait. y rd sir; yoar Mtaa
doa. perbaps. is aot to de$3ce as 70s
ssaajtee it. Yesterday 1 west to tbe coa
rent; tie Motber tsxcior. to wboxa I
bad tbe boaor of epaakiac. eoaftdfd to xae
nadee- tbe asj of secreT lor be'Tmows
tbat. altboarb 1 aai a serraat of Doa Se-'
bastiaa, I take a dee iatnrrJt ia Doaa
Aaita, asd wM! be rted to ber bappy
tbat tbe yoaar lady bas erpresMd aa ia
teaftoa to roaiess.
"Heart-7" Doa Martial (jakity later
rapted bias.
"We, tbe Motber Saprior asked at
So brbar bee a priest or raoak is wbora
I bod eoafideacx."
"Abr
"Yoa aaderstaad, sty friad."
T-S yesr
"Aad to take bin to tbe cosreat."
"Aad." Da Macttel oked ia a cbok
tar aaiee. "bare yea Soaad tMs coaiess
arr "I befiere a, tbe capatax aarwered
witb a KsaBe..
"At wbat tk&e are ros to take tbis cco
fesar to tbe coTat?"
"Very pood, aad I presmae yos bare
amoved a place to seet btae?"
"I fhgabi tbiak so; be Is to xaeec xae
at tbe Paris r."
"I aas certaia tbat be wsM be pcae
rarl T
"Aad fo ara I. aad aow, sear. do yos
aaafader tbat yoo bare lost year tfcae la
fisseaiar; to rae?"
"Oa tbe rassrrary." Doa Martial re
plied, as be Sered bba bis bastd witb a
site. "I cow 1 ad nr yoa a first-rate baad
at teffiea; a saory."
Tbey west oas of tbe roois. Tbe Tir
rero xa panted bas borse aad followed Pfl-
loco, wbile tbe wipe tir re-eatered
tbe
wiadfer-, tbe ridr aad tib Sootxaaa a:
lerb ated a wiae street.
"Tbis is tbe Seesada MoateOa." said
tbe peas, "aad tbat rstieaaaa." be added,
poiaciBZ to a borseaaaa wbo was eaaaia:
toward tbesa. tbe wry Dob Aataaia
yoa are lookta; for."
"Yos are sare of k?" tbe Tisrero ask
ed.
"I kaow bba tsSL
"If tbat is tbe obm, acrept tbis pias
tre, ray zneae. ciaa pa boate. :r 1 aa
loarer aed yar sflrriees."
Tbe peas retired. Daria; tbe cosrer-
satios tbe aewcosaer bad baked is torse
alarrs.
"Hi L Doa Aatoaia." tbe Tirrero
sboeted to bfea. "Onese oa witboat fear.rrawOi a tbe ande, attUnr. tae kaa
I ara a friead."
"Ok. ob ! It is rery late to aeet a
rsese sa ne strees. iob .ua
sneered, tboarb be aaraaetd n itbatic bes-
wepe to raard a aarpriw,
"I aai Martial, tae Tirrero. I as aas waererr u wt rraw aay &
-Ok. that is aaSacaat: what do yaa'asaae a bfcfcry arotaMe crop aad oae
? A Uir'nr. eh? I wiB have yoa
kd to ary baase by a frcsc aad tbere
ieave yoe to-aaorrow. &s i as: ks a
harry
hat aaow ae oae word."
Sfs.k."
"Where is Doa Valeatia?"
"D yoe wmat a see baa?"
"EacessNaly."
"Tbea caaae witb ae at oaee, for I ats
roias to YaleatiaeT
(To be ooataaeed.)
Maple sczmr is ia raatttr the saae a
caae or leet sosar. atas x aaall par
ceatsre of mineral saastaace? aad aa
ladscrlhable arcaata aad djkarj of
taste. So It has reaaabaed for anaa to
eoecuerfeit ataxe sosar aad to atiecapt
lf add ta fxrafts of ordinary sazars
sack 2rors that the asiad of tbe epl-
care hcmiltstistz off biaA-waaat cakfcs ( baa. It appears tbat the aaotber of
reverts to the old mMZ c&aae where be tbe doss deserted ber offiprias. where
eat tbt- early sprtastlBie of fcb bgf -!( the beat, with trae Motherly ta
ho&d days. j sxhaet, Uak tbaa a&dor bar nrotoctias
He bas aaade aaaar batuuhaas; socse
of tbeaa he has era dared to neister
la tbe patent oaane as dbjorerkis of
tbe secret obi Mother Xarare t4d tbe
stsaie trtro, bat aoae of linos, thoarbi
tbey stay atake flrap. has maiie '
ataaie wrap exaepc at tao sosar or-
eaLard. of fiaa lrawa 111 an li a Baile
caasht la a backet aad boilfad daws
orer fragraat wood ftrea. LesUe'c
Weekly.
Project for a Greater Drrlla.
Wbes the arojket for the eoasU
datlsr; of tbe sahcrbs of tbe city law
a "Greater Beriia' has bnm carried
nor tBcHfll ftvwl fiun till! ftnltttt
... . . .
will be tbe Koad Jarjrei! dty to K-'
repe aad the third largest ta the world,
it will tbea bare aware thaa SJL.:OjL.d
Ittbatdtasa aad wiH oatraak Paris by
about 2T'XfyJL At jsrefiOBt It has
abont tAX'O taaaMtaots. 2S0X
lefcs tbea the F roach e&aital. aad it
tbe third dry of Earofe aad tbe Itmnh
la tbe world.
"Doctor." said tbe pttteat, after tbe
greai jerialit-t had beaded aad wti- j
tlalsed aad catechised ' bias, "what ,
makes toe so serwoasr In Deaaiark W'JO farmers lire on
-YotfTe k yoor rr(t," resfaded 1 thf ny ta alaety acres aad 100,000 farm
tbe sywcialiic deaaoastratta boweror. 1 crs saake a Urlag oa smaller farms,
by his site of his fee. that be retatood u will lareat a artlk caa
his owTL-i'bUadeiphia Ilger. tbat will aot rest wbea rlrea reason-
Tbe Cblsa Ttees, pehMsbed la PeUa,'aWe care, be aad his can wlM be wd
la prtstei la serea dlffereat ItnraiXfc. ocol br tb ds'cjEcan.
A Snt rtm of Valor.
rralt rnwrri are arata indebted t
UtUnjr Uajrbajtk of Cciifarjata Jh a
aw rertefy of plana, wbleb Is exn--bqrly
prmaisaac. Tbe ilhtratt sbw
the raripty at aiHHi: rae-aaiartec Us aat
aral sire. Mr. Bwrfesak says tbe rarle
ty. trMcb be bs aacd MlracSe. If a
kybrid wrllisg wttb tbe Proac prase
as oee of Its pcrrats. Tbe rarkty la
practfcaHr wdlcs. tbe rtroe br. a
saauH keraei sear tbe rteaa td of tbe
fruit
Tbe Mtrxte Is dark ts caaor wttb tbe
boary Mae atom s faaaUi&r ta tbe
DajasMMj riaw. Tbe flef is j-eaaww -witii
a pwjSfj rhwre itad sw ad alry
trttb the bsbst Saror. Tbe rartftf
bas aot ret ftSv tested ovta mt
California. Hit Mr urtak sfwafcs fa-
tnraWT f its abimr t rtand rate
the snrw ruac.
rfporoms cUaute to tbe Nortb. aad If
xt does. It trill be a decided acjitio
to tbe already Urns list of pd 9tt
hrvebt kBio l-t-inc by Mr. Batrbaak.
BcuLrda r. Eartti m.m rtooriaa:.
At tbe West Ylrsiaia llrj-rta'jsrt
StarJoa a few years aso a test was
aaade f board Soars rerss earth floars
tor ksriaf beatf. Tbf- ut i ran.d
Xt. 31. assd csatttOBod dorian tbe wta-
j :r for a fan siod of Ave
It
I was raxker ex-rtd tbat tbe
beard
aarta
aoor vomH aevre Kwjrslor a
; s tbe comj. Tbere
hesre tblrty-ftr bens of tbree bre-f
each kiad Str. and tbe beau 00
j tbe eartb Soar laid fe&artr 73 per cat
J amre err tban tfeo-e aa tbe lard
. 4nor. j. w. Md tbat tbe oerck fir
was waraier daria? cold wwraer. aad
tbis aieoe mib: caase tbe dlCereaee ta
recasts. The oaly sarkaes of aay kiad
itarla- tbe test was a ca.v? of roep ia
eeaeb bK.
Altalfa. for IIojr-
Wbecertsr alfalfa caa be rald. tbe
1-fsi. as well as tbe cbeapest. jrk aad
baeoB cu le art Jacd, for alfalfa riTe
iateai taal Is tbe best aad sells tbe be-t
vraUe piawlar te tbe alfalfa ftetas
baaitajr dcrttopaicBt. Tbe alfalfa caa
1 W rW ry aaaar iartJoos of Tei-
thai wfD ret oat of tbe pwiae iadastry
Us Vkszeat jtmbmt mmUs.
jprradlnc Mkbiiit.
Wbea asaaare b tarad oa the hard
sarfare of tbe rroaad i-aave of the sota
Me icKTstMLs will be carried away by
atoary ralas. At the stmt tbae U is
expo0Sfre ta 3tt plow tbe groaad aad
tbea haal aaaaare over It. Aa exceMmt
ptea is to Fpread tbe aaaaare and tbt
dow It wkh a oae-aoree plow. &i as to
kt the mtamn near the farfe, sad
iaearporated with the top sail.
lira Adapts Papplr.
A remark blf tnaeiV taaae to Mrbt
receattr at the refOoeaee of J. !L Itoh
fcia of Aadearied. aear Hazleiawa.
I'a. It coaaKs of & half doxaa pop
ples laas aauroalxed bw a ctockiar
wtas.
Chlctcraa for Msrkrl.
Cblrt5 hM la tbe autrkot at as
aiza a AKara. caaaaared with bef aad
aaarua, as ordtoarlty. If they are la
pood sbe aad oaadtthw. Paacy fowls
j for breeders eoauaaad as hizfc fipsre
as beretofore, wheaerer Srrfyaw, Efjed
aaeas cbaare haaos, aad every oae wbo
caa turn oat a better trio or two aext
faH than caa bis aeigkfeora will aad a
ready asarkst for then at eres tbe ad
vaaced prices.
Pracbn VTIthoot Paca.
A Marylaad frait jrrower has sacceed-
;ed la ralslar a crop of rxracbes witb
. .
tfeklas as deroid of tbe asaayla? fexx
as Is ax apple. Neat year be proposes
to ralf-r fecbes witb a skla tbat can
be reaaored like tbat ef aa e ranee.
rrn Xotea.
Oae roUn caa pfek ture cberries
tbaa two by. aay day.
Good seeds amst aot oaly look rood.
.. - -
Arjricaltaral barers In Genaany re-
ceiv froea -IS ceats to 11 t day aad
woaaaa f rosa tO ceots to CO ceats.
J Denatured aWbJ Is bow tAUiZ 1
37 cvbU Jer rUe 1T thv barrel nwl
at fn 45 U M t at retail. Tw
Cr xfCaaM't asnl'T tbr " lf
was Iron tbe dfediltarV t Pwria, 1H-,
aud cwisiWfJ f S.iM barms.
A borw ttoat df aot aatarslly ca
1 rr . airh boad caaaot bo awde to do
w craWlly hf Web ebeckiaa. Tbe
I 4r ratio of tbe bed dejads oa tbe
j ,topc of soaahler. which return abrupt
nrertaus the seffk from beteR urew
srertl
back.
lomarh Wri la Sbr-p.
rnaoaoaisof lafesiatW by st
ach worai la b-p are briefly notwl been undertakea before ia Aid trie
la t roreraaioBt fcalletia. Is prrr.nt j I'rofwor Ilailcy ba called to bu.y
tar, tbe lafetatloo of laasbs with sttrav ; tbe bt known writer, on arr!ru!tr
acb woraw two reaeral jdaas are JbrooKboot tbe enUre ooaatry,
ry aptalcaMe. The ee7auiy be kept bat written up tbe rarl on, ,ub jUoa
I a SrTHTwhlch the T . nZ
bM, The daarer of eult.l rpialUt of Am
redact to a ialBu Ara to. wb published will no doubt finds
cror practlcahle; tbe d.rer of lafeta-, j' nl D, "J
tk from. 4oach wonas Is larsfly trwtru ' 1 Ue
eUaatacttd If tbe Hml row to tbe fall . It i( tiiflotat that hta it can to
rather thaa ta tbe sprtac 'the-very hnpartaat tabject of whl
Brief aotes are clrea or tbe direct .t I'rofeusor Bailey rwinif. Uji
reaxdles for swaacb worass. laetadias rrmt NorSbweat aad its place as oae ol
coal-tar, creosote, Metoae aad gas tbe Iradlor wbcat prodocinjr rrRioni by
Hae. calliag oa ProfwKJr K. E. fcjj.ott, head
of tbe Arricxtloral department at tb
a uird cvn.o.. Bisle co11cr f WaablaRton, to rrtrars
A. O. Gross aad 11. A. Kay walked this taoet impartaat srucJe. Thsi hit
acrofM imaals hvt fall froat tbe ladi- been done by Prof. Elliott and the nub
aa ttae ta the Mbf4ipoi Hlror, tak- ter ia now in tbe hands of tbe pjbhtb
las a bird ceawis a they w'eat. Ia a era. Tbe article In question coa;iu cl
sartp of ctfoatry ISO feci wide aad 192 abot tn tbouiand wards, with nuraer.
adles htox they foaad birds of 18 ou Illustrations, aad woud be mffi.
daffereat Wad. "Two-thirds of the dent in itJf to make quite book 11
birds (oaated were Ka?i! sparrow. paWiibed teparstely. It ccrenths
aad abwt oae-sixth of the reaaalader,'. aebjtct of wbtat prJscUn la
crow hiacthtrds. The axt iaM abaad- lt,th t.tne itUn.
aat s,ie, wore taeaitaw tarts, cow-j" ' "Hfd to the m,t
atnls. ojows. lomd larks aad aware
seea." Hartford Oaraat.
A Point In Craftlac
The eife of the rtock a the rxioa
l. saowa la a refort rereatty rat oat
by tbe Preach Acadeaiy of Sdeone-s.
Two jr trres of the saaae variety,
scaadlas b by side, oae grafted oa
. m -a a. . .
a tar cmstz sou tae outer oa a
oaiar. tre frait for a aasabcr of
years. That from the !-.' aek was
s-na, while that frow tbe oatarc Hoc.
was a soldea yellow, yiitk a rtw btasa
oa the side toward Che saa. The Utter
also watched a third amre er sfert
was atore dessse ia lOa frait aad
yaire. aad was ricaer la loth add aad
Por SmoWtMC )lra(.
A writer ta the Dakota larater rjlren
tfc aeeoaat of has slawde plaa for
woorlor area! :
"After the ateat has b-ea ta tbe brtDe
abmt two weoks I tahe It oat. pat it
r"ftaR ' 7. "f rT, , it in tbe frtlroat. Oar wht
froo. alat W Per Ol"" j rs ate to be cons ratalatcd In
o. r - ,f.t that the artirlo in
la a tab of eoM watr oae day aad physicist of the Elate ooMe, D
casta, aad It l tbea ready to tmo' coolop this probirxn, Mr. Beny tUted
Take a box aboat foar fe htch and i "Amoat the auctions wtith e
two or three feet wide, aad knork t-tb
T SMOKE H'JlX.
eidas oat. l r a Uie aUnt feel
deep a&d tao frri siuare, tbea die a
treoeh tbe kstb of a More pipe and
eikt laebes deep. Die a small boie at
opposite etid rrom tbe bxrxe bole. t in
aa old oiat of score pic aad covrr
orec with dirt, tbea pat t-ji over tbe
saaall hole aad bank ap with dirt. Pat
a tia orar larre bole; aa ohl Joint ef
pips, aawoaplrd aad satleacd 00 1, will
do. Make a are oat of ooracata aad
Ta hare a taaoke ti eqaa! to aay
sasokc booM."
i r a twie aUnt
CrBBd Clorrr,
article of fcod ts now -Hz pet
oa the asarket whlcb Is larrely Bvt
by thowe who haro tried tt-'jrroad
eJovor. Ctaror bar ts rroaad as an
a - - -
- ' .- HUQ
ratioas of rJnUrr ' h vJ7, Z
tth loeortal re-
to ab-o ealloat for wmas
calves aaalpis. TW rroaad dorer Is
to raided with U.uias water aad
ST7 , r
mhii may i prtMorreu.
Timothy liar.
Prof. Patter of the MaryUad A-
rfc-ttitarai Station, wbo made tosis to
desonalae tbe dises:btllty of foods, it
aathotity for tbe rUlm that timothy
bay Is ls dlsstiUe by Iwnws than
by cattlft. This will, no doubt, be a
srpr to aaaay. as It bas boretofore
beea impj that as a food for horses
timothy bay was more wltsWe than
nrefereace. 1 lWm m
Thr Poaltrr llontr,
In constnsctlac a out try house it is
thu tn tu- c, 1. ... ' 7 "
m tin wnrmia aa
iuuu .1 r hn win warm 1
afternoon In tbe wln.or. fibe bouse
tv, BAMth 1. ,. .
faces the Kta, as Is nmnlly the cus-
torn, the sans rays will not enter be-'
lore w or wuciwv. auooucti the morn
ing Is the most ljxrtaat time for ro
cdvtng benefit.
Ilorae'a Artlflrlal Leg-,
Professor Udriskl. a ltoo)wrx.8t Teter
Inary sBrgeon, bas saoccled. after am
patatlag a horse's lc at the fetlock
Joint, In fitting a leather artificial leg
by meana of which tbe animal Is en!
abled to walk about and take exercise,
NOHTHWEBT HONORED,
Prefestar EWatt, f W. 8. c., r.
tribute t Cycfoped!.
It la well known that I'rof,, M
Ralley, ol Cornell unlvtiltj, hai Jh
worklDg lot thrtt jtara part cn
t entire pobUcaUoo to be known . -n
net.
American Cyclopedia of Agricrjt0J
This ia to be pobllsbed la Wera tol
am'a aad It ie expecta) tbat it wl 1
irrrpi uj hb iwjidr pnoJe M tL,
rtaodJiru rtiercnco work on rural affair,
It baa beca taaoy yean since och 1
work baa been attempted and tvn.tA
- i of aoch an cxlcnaira ntlure ha
"Y -,':r -
cnestion hii
tea prepared b cne vb famlhsr with
tbo eabject and who it doicr to n,ch
to advance tbe iadostry tbroai tL
work being done by bis department at
tbe rtate experiment station aad at U11
Tariont cereal ttationa ettab nhtd in
the sUteaa well ai through the ht
pr'docer otcaaixatioa wbch aas lab
' . . A . i 1 . . t I .
ttaiea oy aim.
AID TO "DRY FARMING
Washington 8tata Cotlegt ConducuVf
Extonslya Experiments.
Tbe problem of "dry lamunj;" now
before tbe farmer cf the wau arid re
gions of the Pacific ICorthwett bas beca
takes vp by tbo Experiment Mat on 0!
Wasbiafrton. aad it la hoped to work
oat a method of farming for the re
gksaa whcb will iocre&rc the r crop
bearlnj: capacity. Tbe present opera
tions of expert rneoUiion are largely
relative to the phytic of so.U, and an
in char? of Profeseor li. H IVrrr- roll
' mast aaaaer are: What Is tbe brtt
method of conserving rwl istcre?
Wbat ia the valoe of difkirc tbe (am
metfailow early in the spnee before It
caa be plowed? Wbat is tbe va!ne ef
tbe tnb-sarfce packer? If tlx crop
eaSers from drouth, is it becauM then
', 11 aot tsiScteat moictare in the tow, cr
ts it becacse the plants caaavt take the
, asoistare from the sot)?
! In the former ce we mot en Ifavcj
to dertse a caltaral raethoJ to f T.Mne
moittare; and ia tbe Istter rase c
cst deveiop a strain of p ar.'t that
caa take MWdstare rota the K.i, abicii
ia a plant breedtag problem."
Fl; ThHvo in Potk County.
Fir as birpe aad perftct!y detebptd
as those raiK-d in the most far red por
tSon of California are crown at tbe town
borne of Mrs. E. F. Lucas, n Moo
month. Specimens of tbe frrnt wl
broaght to Dallas by Mrs. Martha Gos
per, who bad beea TislUng in tbe noi
mal scbcol town. Tbe fir were of de
1 lei oca flsror and were far topeuor to
the California froit otualfy loand in
tbe Oregon markets.
lira. Lncas tree is seven years old,
lbe cnttlnc Having Deea oroogra iw
California in 1&00. Tbe tree 1 making
"ti'aat r owtn
t 1 , . . . I ,
reacoea a neicni w 1.
a
crop of froit are borne each year.
The
' , v. r.ii.:
- ..vIm.. v..M.HM.a- o. raoiiadi frar
A i.j i..., ,,t wn
fruit
linlt
been
of thTsecond crop and Ulf groan
third crop. The tree bas
In bearing four years.
Good Money In Peach Crop.
Shipments of early Crawford preht
from Itotebarc this year will aprrcate
a total of nearly 20,000 boxes. Thil
the estimate given by E. P. Drew, wbo
handling the abipmcal of the local
fruitgrowers' association, whoe mem
"'P embrace nearly all of tbe
&ovn & that rtey.
C!rowci? re Itd Pr j
pfr box, While those of higher graae
brought as high as 1.25 per p'
After dedocting transportation charge,
lktM nrlrtni lt tVi crrowera a nt
markfcted in Portland.
Karrr Hraro of His.
v 8a04y 't Jl
know one of Bunyan's ebsracters
-Hearfa Esse.- don't yoa?
Llttls Boy-Ko. ma'am, bnt If bs.k
bunions b couldn't bava bad taoea
boan's sac a.
Coasplcaoaa ATiiUr
"Jobnay," said bU grandfatber, "yJ
linger too long at tbs table. I dool
hurry with my maala, and yet I rlnUn of
dinner Ufora yoa era half throuib wit
yours,
"Hubr sxdalaisd Johnny, witb V
mouth full. "You've had sixty y"
aaota practise la astla' shaa I Uts.'
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