The Roupell Mystery
By Austyn
Q r a n v i 1 1 e
with Undisguised nstonlshmcnt.
"Ilow did you know that my acquaint
unco with Madame Hemplln was a re
cent one?"
'"Why," ho answered, boldly, "you told
mo so yourself. You look surprised.
Don't k'vo mo credit for being too grcnt
a seer. Rather Impute to mo im excel
lent memory."
"It Is a great sift," said tho vlcom
tosso, laughing. "Do you know, an Idea
occurred to mo as you spoko Just now,
and It was such a funny one, that you
might he someone I had known once, and
were njo-iqucrndlng In disguise."
"What a funny Idea, to be sure," re
plied M. Lniare. also laughing. "It
(rwm
r.
(JUAl'l HK gossip of society, or prepared to talk
"Madame and Monsieur Colbert-Kemp- cleverly on deeper topics. Tho dinner
lln, you say, lire constant visitors at was Irreproachable. Had Cassngne's mind
the house of the Vtcomte de Vnlalr," not been so preoccupied he would doubt
remarked M. Cassagne, on the morning less have enjoyed It. Thero aro some
following his adventure In the garden. dinners money will not purchase.
"Yes," replied D'Auburon. "They aro "We nre to have no cards, I believe,"
both there nearly every night." said the broker; "that Is the edict to-
"aow Is the time you must Introduce night, Is It not?"
. . . ... I. . -I ..1. ... 1 i.nin 1 1 t . I .
it- .n iiiu iiwn omik.-, hv".-'"i", i J.I-.N, repueu me vicomtesse, we are
ed to take shares in the Consolidated to have for once a quiet evening. I hopo
Dock Company, or whatever you call it." you will manaire to nnui vrmrlf.
"I nin nrnmirm! in tin thnt." nnswerod Hiom !.. M,1n.... r-i.. . v. , I ..i
"- - ...v.v .a ..i.i.inuiL- -.'luniiri; Biie win sing wus u vunuron. i . . f'nrn
D Auburon, "whenever you are ready to you something, doubtless, If you ask." "Ha, Monsieur D'Auburon," cried the nnd hence Is less nutritious. w
assume the part. Of course I cannot on- "And you, madame?" vlcomtesse, "here Is your friend saying planted In drills with stalkH eight 10
swer that the mere establishment of bus!- oh ! for me, I have reserved a special I might write n boow. Let mo glvo him ten Inches apart will mnturo a goou
ncss reiauons wun uie v.conue m uu treat lor myself. I am going to show somo coffee. If we can And some."
to an Invitation to bis House. Monsieur Lazare mv oonnorvntrirW ITulf nn hnnr lnnr TVAnhnmn nnd his
"You need not frighten yourself about wliIo he tells me something about peas- friend M. Lararc took their fcave. On
tin Kllnize
fnnt- tannin IllllkO tllO llllstnkO of
. . . as w 1 . 1 1 1 err
would not bo a bad one, wouiu 11 11a, fitting com too green tor iui,
madamo, you should try your hand at a wri(Cfl j)r q, a. Billings In American
romance. Something from your pen, I AKrla,itur'Htt' At this stugo thero la
am convinced, would make n sensation.' percentngo of water, nnd tho
They went In together, laughing mer ",'W.P . f ,, - largo
rlly. Tho first person they encountered vmZ JL"nnA 8U,r
amount 01 uciu, '"' ,
that. Any one who has any money to nnt life In the
,
drop on his card tables need not remain
long uninvited. 1 have seen
him to know that. You had
him this evening and say that
me from Berne shortly. Meantime, you cious building, so spacious Indeed that in
proportion of ears.
Harvesting should not begin until
tho ears nro pnsslng tho roasting stngo
Unless tno season
r not r trn v nnm n rn rnn iinTPi fit 1 jiLiiput-. . . . . .
I t r . . I - . . . ... U1IM UVKIll lu uiti.u-.
.u. i.aznrc wanuered under tno naims where D'Auburon. in order to Keen ud . . . ... . ,,. ,niir nnd
enough of n the conservatory. It was but dimly appearances, had engaged apartments for s cop onui.y ry u --
better see lifted. A few colored lamps alone were hta friend M. Lazare, the latter re-. lcca wl rcnll,ln rccn' l'Ut ,,m. t0
you expect ,iio,wni?o, fr, . ttire or drv corn Is moro llnoio 10
..-,..! - , , fi'mold. This mnv bo found in spots
must post me thoroughly on the Dock winter it appeared ns n garden, covered evening. Several things aro quite clear In around tho sides or more genernll
Company scheme, and when I meet the wltli glass and so heated as to protect my mind." over the sllowherovcr tho nlr hus gain-
vicomte I must be prepared to endorse
It."
"What Is your particular object in
watching Madame Colbert-ItempIIn
through the de Valalr lens? There are
other houses which she visits more frc-
the rare collection of plants nnd flowers "What arc they, nrny?" Inquired 0d ncocss to cnuse the fungous growth
trom the killing frosts. D'Auburon. This condition mnv bo Improved 1)'
There were little paths running here "Beyond a doubt Madame Ilelcno Col ' . , ,nt,.rliil carefully In the
and there. The vlcomtesse led her guest bert-Kemplin is tho Heleno who married ,. m,.,,ne ,vn(ur )V srlnl:llng with
along one which took them to the very Henry. Graham, and who consequently hi " 1 ,' uu'" .. . ' ' nvnlablo dl
center of the building, where some lofty the mother of Philip Graham, alias a 1 osc- or ,f t',ls '8 " L t! . lower
nalms reared thlr hPn,u nn.lop tho nt pmii. t.- o..-.. rect n stream of water Into the blowtr
ouently where perhaps you would have
better opportunities of watching her." KlaS3 dome was n rugtlc beach nQ do
.o, noi accoruuiR iu ,u... facing the plashing wnters of the foun- "Well we have
01 iue ue t Biair euiciiuiiu. rain nnrt RhoIfpnrl frnm nhwrvnt nn hv n
know that?"
followed the track
.1 1- U. knnnn'f ir.l
, , . 1 ... . - , t iim 1 lu uc mioiuavu, imvcu -
say that they are extended until . a late thick grov,th. iu a'ddt Am nre fam tralt,
hour, and that Madame Colbert-Hen 1 Hn She j,, by ft defcnge of the vlcomte. Jn wh,ch j cann;t be dcce,T.d xhe hlgh
herself has become a confirmed JniWer. ler manner wfls the we.bred one of a foreheadt the Mar expression of the
hat .better opportun.ty could ou w sh woman thoroughly accustomed to meet mouth, the general configuration, all
for than to study a person under such mcn of ai, nge3 and dlspo3itjons, of n,i ,nt irrcsi8tibly to the 8ame conclusion."
circumstances? Give me the atmosphere mlnds and temperaments.
of the gnmonng tame 10 snow mc
points in a person s character.
"As vou will." assented D'Auburon. "I
should have thought, though. It would
have been an easy matter for you to have
attached yourself to the household of
madame in some capacity ; where your
onnortunitles of studying her, and not
ing with whom she Is in touch, would be
far greater."
- ,"You are mistaken, my friend, I assure
W , . 1. 1 .....:... ,t r- ott
you, repiiea me aeuKuit, j
mate of the opportunities such a course
would afford. Suppose I did bribe the
footman to leave, and took his place,
which tould, I admit, be easily done : the
opportunities which would be afforded of
watching Mndame Itemplin would not be
In any measure increased. Worse, in
the presence of servants she would be
doubly cautious; and she could, in the
capacity of mistress, impose such tasks
upon members of her nousenoiu h .u
effectually compel their absence when she
wished to be entirely free trom espiouuKe.
Besides, a mere servant has no opportu-
Monsieur de Valiar has gone to play
cards, I feel convinced," she said, look
ing at Cassagne with her soft, liquid
eyes, "let us sit here and talk, you and
I. Do you know, it is a rare thing for
me to have a quiet evening. Don't think
my husband discourteous. He has some
peculiar ways. He thinks he has dis
charged much of his duty as hast when
he has given his guests a good dinner.
and then everybody In this house feels
so much at home. The world has treated
you very nicely," she continued, "has it
not? My husband tells me you have
done wonderfully,, well, and you are not
yet forty. I should judge. hy don't
you go into polities and make a great
name? I think if I had been a man I
should have done so. You should have
me talk to your friend Monsieur D A 11
buron."
'You think Monsieur D'Auburon has a
career before him?'
The vlcomtesse laughed very merrily
Indeed. '
"A career your friend Monsieur
'And when we have found Philip Gra
ham's mother, where shall we look for
Philip Graham himself? I tell you you
are wrong now In not doing as I said.
Your wisest course would have been to
have Installed yourself In the. household
of Madamo Colbert-ItempIIn. You will
not learn of her son's whereabouts until
you do."
"You seem persistent on that point.
replied Cassagne, somewhat testily. "H
you are so anxious that someone should
go and play footman to Madame Colbert-
Ilemplin, go nnd do it yourself. I tell
you 1 shall remain where I am. I prefer
to study the situation as the guest ol
Madame la Vicomtesse de Valiar."
"And mark my words, nothing will
come of it," retorted D'Auburon. "For
-once you are on the wrong track."
The detective smiled broadly,
or elevator sulllcient to Bnturntc the
cut fodder. This molsturo assists tho
material to settlo nnd acts ns a seal
to keep out the nlr.
There should be labor nnd teams
enough to keep tho cutter running
Btondlly. Nothing Is gnlned by cutting
a lnrgo nmount of corn beforehand,
hauling nnd piling nenr tho mnchlno
to bo handled over ngaln. Aim to har
vest at the least expenso n ton. This
will bo accomplished ns follows: If
bnnd cutting Is practiced, cut nnd hand
directly to the man loading, not throw
Ing on the ground lu bundles, which
will requlro nn extra handling. Let
each load come to the table of tho ma
chine In turn, bundling tho corn direct
ly to the feeder. If the corn Is long
nnd heavy au extra mnn Is needed on
tho table to assist '
Power should bo nmplc nnd In pro
portion to the size of the cutter. The
blower Is replacing the elevator ma
chine, economizing space nnd lnrgcly
doing nwny with tho stopping of nn
entire crew to repnlr tho elevntor. If
Don't get so excited, Charles," he tho Lcnvy nml the 8tnlk UTRh
I "Tln'f... 1 . I. Will ... ...
said. "Before a week is over, you will
be kicking yourself to And bow greatly
you have been mistaken."
nit- in follow her and watch her in so- rv a ..k,. , i for. ia,r
. : i!n. " "- " " -"
ciety; to note her actions ueu ui..."b That , whv we have had such interest
with the world, to nsien 10 u "- in conversations
converses with her equals, acu 10 u him tJj neoes3ity for exertldn. lie
between the lines of her general conauci maintains tbat work of any kjnd wil
And behavior. kill him."
On the morning following this dialogue ,.And yet wben he visited me In Swlt-
M. Cassagne, having met I) Auburon oy riand he was the most indefatigable
appointment at his club, the two gentle- of cnmbers. I had hard work' to "keep
men proceeded to tne omce 01 ic up wltb him, 1 can ten you."
...i rtf nnd Trust Company, where ..r thoncht Monsieur D'Auburon had
Cassagne was formally introduced to the never Deen jn Switzerland. At any rate
. .... T . I . Pknknt f I . . . . 1 . . 1
Vlcomte de vaiair, juiea vjuw, j Know lie says ne uetesis mountains.
CHAPTER XXII.
Two weeks passed, during which time
M. Cassagne, in the character of the
I have kept urging Bernese manufacturer, continued his vis- hy round the sides of tho alio, nnd It
cutting In half Inch to one Inch pieces
will have the tendency to partially
shred the stalk, and there will bo no
butts refused by the nnlmnls.
Teh tnnterlal In the silo should he
kept level nnd well trampled, especial-
its to the de Vallars. He was now but
Colbert-Remplin and others interested ia
the dock enterprise.
During the conversation which ensued
the broker Herr Goldstein called and
brought the intelligence that sucn siock
fV, frlonH nnjaoccpa ihp mri mprlt
of being modest Ask him about Chamou-
nix and the Matterhorn when you next
see him. He can tell you a Tew stories
which would surprise you. But let us
as he had been authorized to place upon of more immediate things, madame
i, nnnru had found ready takers
"It is alwavs the way with a really
Bound thing," he remarked, "with good
behind it. An enterprise of that
character always goes." Then he whis
.ml 5n do Vnliar's ear:
"Who is the new man? The one in
the white vest, who wears a paie green
ribbon as a watch guard."
"That is Monsieur Frederic Lazare,
Monsieur D'Auburon Is not In Parisian
society, anJ just now I 'am particularly
Interested in Parisian society, lour own
circle, for instance. You seem to have
drawn around you some charming people
the Colbert-Ueraplins, for Instance.
"You like them?"
"Yes: the husband Is so well inform
ed I don't mean merely on matters of
finance, but on all topics. I was greatly
e nf Urtrrif, SwItZer- I r. ...1 ...lw.- l." talhlmr nhnllt
land. I suppose he eschews watch chains durjnK dinner the dissolution of your
because he gets enough of them in his second empire. By the way, what an
business. I have just put his name down ideal lady 0f tbe court his wife, with her
tnr n laree block of shares, lie sure anu wi.te hair and aristocratic features,
nttfiilnrlv civil to him. He Is cora
ls to the house to-night. Will you join
Wo ohnll have a very quiet time.
Positively no cards, will be the order of
the evening.
Tim earlv in the day fortune had
favored M. Frederic Lazare. Almost a
would have made under the Third Napo
leon."
"Do vou admire her.'"
"Greatly in a way. Is she not n
woman with a history? She looks like
it.'
i J 1... 4 ..v... i..
rurriy iivvuiljuiiicij u auuuiuu, " uu .. lr
. . . , , . i . i i
a a lie red so cioseiy 10 nis coniention inai
the detective was simply wasting his
time, that, as he put it, he considered It
altogether wrong to encourage him in his
obstinacy.
"These detectives, after all," thought
D'Auburon, 'are only human. He Is fas
cinated by the vicomtesse. Every one
falls into that net. I suppose one can t
blame him she i handsome."
M. Cassagne had apparently made great
strides In the good books of de Valiar.
He spent his mornings in the office of the
Mutual Credit nnd Loan Company, where
he gave really valuable advice concern
ing the floating of the Consolidated Dock
enterprise.
He passed his afternoons seeing Paris,
with the vicomte and Chabot; and his
evenings he divided between the vlcom-
tefse and the card table. In a house
where high play was the principal event
of the evening, It was impossible not to
come more or less within its Influence.
Certain It is that the vlcomtesse had
tnken a more than ordinary interest In
her foreign guest. Perhaps he was n
good listener, which Is the slncerest flat
tery to your brilliant conversationalist.
Anyhow she Insisted upon accompanying
M. Lazare to the tabic upon the first
night, and by her presence prevented the
stakes running unduly high.
i pays to hnvo HUlliclent help for this
Where considerable silage Is
put up It pays to have n corn harvest-
FIMJJfO THE H1LO.
er and binder, which economizes hand
labor. Tho nccompnnyln- Illustration
shows pnrt of the outfit used nt the
She need not have been so solicitous on Nw' Jersey experiment Htntlon In fill
the Swiss gentleman's account. The 1K the silo, for fall and winter feed.
first night or two he lost quite a con
siderable sum, to be sure; but they had
The words were spoken so quietly and
.o,nr In Paris, the vicomte had gra- ,lf!tiirnlv. that though she started with
""""-- : . . i ---. ... .... . , , . ,
elouslv Invited him to meet me surprise at the directness or uie ques- hardly been playing a weeic neiore ne
..MP nt their house in the Avenue Wag- ,:on tne vicomtesse could not possibly Valiar nnd his friends discovered that M.I . Avoiding Wm(t.
ram doubt her guest's good faith in putting It. Lazare knew as much as they did. The first great lesson to be learned
"With much nlensure," had been the "Yes," she replied, "she lias a his- j)e Valiar particularly .was nemeu to Js to avoid waste. WuHte Iuih been the
formal phrase with which the wealthy tory." see this quiet, unostentatious foreigner curBe of ngrlculture. Why pay tnxcH
c.lua lind necented the invitation, uui "i tnougut J wua riui. j. um a rtuu- come in aim warn uwny mi inn iuuucj.
HMiau -
he
Thu Bource of power for running the
uttcr nnd blower Is n gasoline engine.
Iss had accepted the invitation. But "I thought I was right. I am a read- come In nnd walk away with his money. ou lund thU , not fnPniwl? w, on,
uttered the words from the bottom of er of human faces In a way If I had To tell the truth, iend ng the floating of fa f cuIt,vato t, fl ,d j 3
art been asked, I should have said, looking the Consolichtfed Dock Company, tbnt ...... W1 ,""".
l.t. l.nW
"I am delighted to meet any friend of at her. There is one who has suffered for
Monsieur D'Auburon's," was tbe expres- ambition's sake."
uion with which the Vicomtesse de Valiar The vlcomtebse turneu around on me
welcomed the manufacturer of Berne. "I bench, with a half smile parting her
6
your
you
for' vanished days ; they can never come mind-reading. Do you know what you
acaln " and a reflective look came into say comes remarkably near the truth?"
her fine eyes, as if some tender recollec- Then lowering her voice, and first look-
tlon connected with her early trip to ing cautiously around, she added: "It is
tho 'land of her guest's birth, had recur- not generally known, but It can do no
,. , iipr ,niud. lwrtn to tell you, who have guessed so
VV v
article was rather scarce with him
A boom In some of his Argentine Re
public securities on the Bourse had given
both land nnd labor Why wnslo time
nnd cnpltnl In raising Inferior nnlmnls?
Why wnsto money In buying what
f,v. ivoolfs some vears ago among lovely Hps, and said:
...... i ir..t ,,i.iinnIiiH. and I assure "Really. Monsieur Lazare, in addition
your uc"w. I - - . .....
I have never forgotten tnem. au to your auaiuumus ua iiiuumttiiictrn, JUu
but it does not really pay to sigh Swiss gentlemen seem to count that of
him. however, a welcome lift. It was ; should ue raised on the farm? Why
quite a sum. Three hundred and fifty J waste energy In trying to do more than
thousand francs had, been placed to his any ono mun can do right? On ninny
account with the Credit Fonder. That farms thero Is wnste In n thousand
very evening he drew half of It In cash, Wnvn. nnd ho wonder that to wn
and enme prepared to pit his fortune . ..fur,nnff (i0CH not pny. T,,0 mi)nU
against that of M. I-rederlc Lazare. tnii,, ln,lst bo looked after m,i no
an early hour In the evpnlng It was ob
Hp recalled the sunny smile habitual
with her when before her world, by say-
' "When a more ndvanced age brings
with it such opportunities ns have fallen
to your lot, madame, you should not re
gret the flight of years; and are you to
be pitied, who know seemingly how to
make such good use of the world's best
things?"
It was a very small party which sat
down to dinner. There were eight per
sons in all. Herr Goldstein, the broker,
was one. Jules Chabot was also there.
Tho banker, Colbert Remplln and Mnd
ame Colbert-Remplin came in at the last
near the mark but Madamo Remplln
sacrificed her heart to her ambitions.
You know what I mean; you are a-man
of the world, monsieur. There was a
young man, with nothing but his profes
sion, whom she adored, of course. Thero
was a middle-aged man with a fortune,
whom she tolerated at first, for the sake
of the position he gave her and learned
to like afterward, as all we poor crea
tures do."
"I understand. What became of the
young roan?"
"lie was foolish. He became dlsslpat
ed. Ho drifted away, and went to the
dogs. He fell so low, that I understand
served that he kppt In the outer salon.
He was unusually thoughtful and re
served. He paused by the side of Mme.
Colbert-Remplin. An expression of pity
farm should bo larger than wbnt can
bo properly attended to.
nest Ornftlnir Wax.
Tho following Is clnhned to he tho
hovered on his features as he stooped beat grafting war, by nn old orchard.
ftd said: ,flt wuo ,w " lti( a great
"Will you do me n favor? I ask It for many : To rour pounds of rosin nnd
tho last time. Will you go quietly home? one of beeswax add one pint of linseed
I am willing to save you all I can." oil ; put In nn Iron pot, hcut slowly
Mme. Colbert-Remplln's white hand, pn(i ,njx. pour Into cold water nnd null
moment. The .Swiss gentleman was uuiy he wrote to ins xormer uancee lor money
introduced to all In turn ; but the for- did It frequently. A woman would not
tunes of the evening placed him by tho have stooped to that."
side of the vlcomtesse and remote from "But you have not known Madamo Col-
that portion of tho table where Madamo bert-RemplIn long?"
Colbert-Remplin was seated. Something Induced him to say the
Ha found In his hostess n woman of words and risk what followed. Tho effect
glittering with jewelB, trembled ns It lay
upon the arm of her easy chair, mit her
face was ndamnnt and her voice without
a tremor, ns she replied:
'No. I will not stir from here. I will
stay and save him. It would kill me to
seo him go bnrk to the galleys."
The detective looked unon tho frail,
white-faced woman lttlng before him,
unusual conversational attainments. She
wua equally happy with thu chat and
upon the vlcomtesse, Indeed, seemed elec
trleal. She regarded him for a moment
Hntll It assumes n light color. Work
mto Btlcks, and put Into a cool place
intll wanted. Some prefer Unseed oil
x animal fat for grafting wax.
Mmiiire for (lie Harden.
Lot tho barnyard manure for tho gar
den bo well rotted If It Is desired to cul-
eu '" " '""". "'" h,.. If !,. flu. u,.ll ....- ...
und nn Indescribable something flashed " " "iu
across his features. It was the tender- !'. " ""., green manure rms
ness of a supreme pity, blended yith ad- to bo, used, scatter broadcast during tho
miration. 'winter, and rako up or mulch part of
"You can do nothing," ho urged. MYou It before plants are sot In snrlntf or
had better leave him to his fate. I can. course, this applies to ground ttiat Inn
feel for you. but he richly deserve It." ' plowed the past fall.
(To b contlauvAJ
.. ii,,itlrr.
limn .
"Bran Is nn excellent food for poul
trv In nil Hinges of growth m well im
for lnvli.K Iieiw. One ureal point l
ts f ;rlsltHelH...pm.M. It eontnlns
a larger proportion of Umo than any
,, rMfLl nt tho price, and ll.no I
essential to growth of bono, nniso cs
,! feathers, as well as tho formuth n
of shells for eggn. LlmO which In
found In food for somo reason Is much
more easily nsslmllntcd than In ho
form of oyster shell nnd ho Ilk..
Whcnt In n most excellent poultry food,
but the high price prohibits ninny
from using It freely. Brnn and clo
vor used In connection with onls will
produce ns Rood results. Clover nnd
nlfnlfn nro rich In llmo nnd should bo
had nt nil times In tho green atnta
when posslblo und In the form of woll
cured hny tho rest of tho year. Cut
nlfnlfn nnd brnn mny be fed In the
, , nt n mnnh. Skim milk Is nn Ideal
thing to moisten It with. Fowls, how
ever, will consumo quantities of brnn
dry fed from a self-feeder nnd they
ent nlfnlfn or clover hny freely from
the stuck or mnnger.
"Bran may bo used mixed with tho
cut grain u tho self-feeder nnd por
haps this Is the most convenient form
of nil In which to uso It.
"Somo of the most vnlunblo food
properties contained In tho wheat nro
left In tho bran nnd Its food value for
poultry Is not fully nppreclnted by
many jxiultry raisers or wo would see
more of them using It In tho ration.
If you feed brnn, clover nnd nlfalfn
you need on oyster shell and very llttlo
cut bono or lean meat. In fact a flock
will get on nnd yield lots of eggs with
ou any attempt to furnish meat If tho
bran and alfalfa Is fed." Poultry
Topics.
Ov?rh for ltom.
Horses undoubtedly requlro nn over
shoe when the ground Is snowy nnd
contcd with Ice ns much so ns tho
average human be
ing. Drivers, al
though anxious to
it.nliu.1 IwirviiM frnttl
Injury by falling.
have been unable
to procure prnctl I
cnl nnd satlsfac
t o r y overshoes.
Those made of rub
her prevent tho
lu irttn frnm Ml I IV.
sntAPs o.t noor. but thcy
out so quickly their cost Is prohibitive.
In the Illustration Is shown ono which
seems well fitted to serve the purpose.
Invented bv a Massachusetts man. It
12.W The Allmmhrn. n fmoH, uJ
palace near Gnuiada, f0Bu7
Mohammed I. m
10.11 -First school opened In .
land for Instruction of InK
4
Is made along similar lines to the
"grlpper" chain placed on automobile
ties. The tread Is formed of n num-l
tier of metallic links. When the over-
shoe Is adjusted on the foot tho links
Intervene between the hoof and the
ground, affording n firm grip. This
overshoe need not necessarily be worn
on tho horse all the time, but In case
of sudden freeze can be quickly ad
justed In position and removed when
desired.
Ilraalt of Corn Ilrrrdlntf.
From numerous exerlmeuts made (
In Wisconsin there has lHen developed
a strain of white dent com which .
grows on n very short, thick-set stalk,
nnd which matures a good-sized ear,
and tho ears run remarkably uniform.
The growth centers In the ear rather
than lu producing a big xtnlk at tho (
expense of i! small car. After four
years of careful, crslstent work, thero
nre numerous corn fields In Southern
and Central Wisconsin which will ,
yield 00 to 8 ImisIk-Ih jier ncrc, and
HK) bushels have been rcjiorted several
times. !riieh results coining from n
State which o few years ago was con
sldered out of the com belt demon
strate what corn breeding will accom
plish when carried on along sensible
lines.
17M First Isstto of th .
Claietto nt Chnrh-Hton. 1
17,V (Jeorgo Washington mirtUi A
Martha Custls. 1
nth'V Stnmp act passed tli bhiUl-llament.
1775 First provincial nsncmllr ofui
Carolina met at ('liarlfiton.
1777-i:ilxnl)thtown, N. j , '
by the British. "
177l-Ufuyettn salle.1 from '
aid I ranee In her war will l!
um. "f
1781 French nttack on Jen.,
178 First national election hU hi
Unllrd Htnti-s. U8,J
1701 Vermont adopted the CMMltj. j
,-TII
iNi-nmi unuoon actnl(n la w
left irado by Francois llUackfi -
1H00 ("ape of (Jowl Hope-takra iff!
Kngllsh.... Public funtn! b hi
.1... ... f .... v, , . "
uuii 10 iurii ofiMin. ,j
180f Congrniw urged driutlc feu!
to enforce cmharj-o act. -I
1811 New Orleans militia calkd&td
suppress negni inmirrectloo, l
1815 British defeated at lattUcfSs
urirnus.
181d Safety Iiuiip. Invented t, J
Humphrey Davy, firm URJb-4
mine.
ISl'fV Ii rg-part of .Savaanih, d,
troyed by fire. j
1810 Henry I), (lllpln of iWrlwfc
Drcnttie .Miomey tieneral o( iiirfl
State.
1W8 Insurrection at Mwrina,
IBvVJ Ivvnl university at Qutfeet-4
ed. :
.... ... . ,l
ItWl Tlio Victoria nujntet, fiUaj3
pounds, sent by Australia it t
ent to Queen Victoria.
1801 Jefferson DavU of MMsiH
Kpoko In Justification of lemm,,
, MUnliulppI secnled from tlx Ciia.
1803 The Alabama sank tlx I'jW
States steamer Hatterat,
1807 Movement to Imjveach Prtk
Johnson bezan In th Hocm.
1870 Postcards first intrtxlwi M
Ktiglaiid.
1872 Congress arranged to !ai 1
postal cards, 1
IU-.I Ul.hin f I Via ii.Irm ivtntAft tt
veiled In !ondon by th Wwfl
Wales.
L'nltwl States Seoate fuui
presidential uccrslon bill.
1688 Mnny lives lost In terrific e
torin In thi Northwest.
18K14 lntcrnnllonal monetary coafes
met nt Washington.
18:J Last spike driven In Ortat K
crn oxtenslon to the raciocoa.
Clovrr nml Kotlilrr.
Clover and corn furnish a foddei
ration that can not easily bo Improved
upon for dairy cows. Two factors
should bo taken Into account when de
termining the amount of grain to feed.
One Is tho extent to which clover or
alfalfa Is fed, and the second In tho
production of tho cow. Tho rule with
some Is to feed ono iutid of grain for
every three pounds of milk produced.
When clover or nlfnlfn form a large
part of tho ration It would seem rea
sonnblo to suppose thnt n less gtinntlty
of grain would suflico thnn the nmount
named.
Chrnp I'rrlllllntr.
Somo of tho lH.'Mt farms In the East
hnvo been brought to the highest de
gree of fertility by tho uso of elovr
llmo und manure. The farmers who
hnvo nccompllslu'd such results hnvo
alined to save every pound of manure,
and also to preserve It in tho best
manner. Lime Is used extensively by
those who know thnt lime Is an essen
tial Ingredient of plants, and nl ma int.
causo It Is excellent for Increasing tho
ciover crop, uiover enriches tho land
by promoting tho sunnlv of iiltm, i,.
tho soil, henco llmo nnd clover inuko
an excellent combination.
Wlrr-Wliullnu Mnchlne.
Tlio frame of this wlre-wl llllltlf? mn.
chlno Is constructed of 2x4 lumber, f
icei oy z reet o inches. Btnndnrds for
1IACJIWB TO WJNI) WIUK.
holding shaft, 2 foot 10 Inches, Shuft
ur wiro spool, 8 feet 5 Inchca
long with crank. For whei.i. -,in.
c-' wheels will do.
Wmnnii Kirn I In USTPt,
An Kgyptlnn papyrus over W'"!!
old, which has been brougtit totbfT!
(Ohio) Museum of Art with cttoa-l
thjultles, Is found to 1 ot excfpiwj
. . ' I. ...ol.llul,. ill (llt l
reign of a I'harnoh hitherto utkMw
throws light on tho condition of
In tho fourth century, H. 0. 1""T
of tho writer who signs thU WJIJ"
found on another docunw-nut In ' , TZ J
university, which lear a dffiniti
conswjuently his reference to tbe IUI
Cahabbasha places lim reisn
. . ...... nil 11 f It 1U91
raoll III Uie year mi
firms tho stnteim-nt of the (lrk -hW!
Dlodorus, of the first c-nturj i.
Ing that women wcro more
tho social scale of Kgypt thin iw!
that they formerly dictated
.i hi in.ir,i no erltWTI
.een fouud substantlntlnit bis tl""j
... .. IfnrlMi
. . .i ii.m oi r"!
A new anil uesiruci -,,.1
-new, that Is, to thU
bei-n dlscovereti in '" '" 'it
It is cplxootlP lyPipl'-'K"..!lV
velcrlunry department Is tk m "J
alhle means to stamp out tMJw"'
fore It has caused great W
owners throughout the HUte,
This dlscnso 1ms been J0'
time In India, C'hl.m, "Jk,
I'hlllpplnn IslnndH, mm ZttU
South Africa. Krorn Boutb A W JJ3
ami ireiuiiii, i..iBf tVnt
Agriculture has been com tatlM 1
y for sovernl yonrs. Vh l l4
au,.,.cv It reached l'ennylv " J
and hard to combat.
Hue... ot v'fJZq
Cruelty to Children
ports thnt em per - ffwe(i
paroled uunug w
'vay. 1
i nkf.
Thu Kullurea J,fl
Dun's Agency reports i
commorclnl failures durln '
sentlng $107,1185,225 o m-
faulted, ns compared
In tho preceding year and u 1
liabilities