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SEMI-WEEKLY.
COKTAIiLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1902.
VOIi. II. NO. 37.
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Jbe tioetor'S
By Hesba
CHATTER XXVII. (Continued.)
"Hast thou brought a doctor with thee,
my brother?'' she asked.
"I have brought no doc-tor except thy
brother, my sister." answered Monsieur
Laurentie, "also a treasure which I
found at the foot of the Calyary down
yonder."
He had alighted whilst saying this, and
the rest of the conversation was carried
on in whispers. There was some one ill
in the house, and our arrival was il'
timed, that was quite clear. Whoever
the woman was that had come to the
door, she did not advance to speak to
me, but retreated as soon as the conver
sation was over.
"Pardon, inadame," he said, approach
ins us. "but my sister is too much occu
pied with a sick person to do herself the
honor of atteu ling upon you."
He did not conduct us through the open
door, b;it led us round the angle of the
presbytery to a small out-house opening
ou to the court, aud with no other en
trance. It was a building lying between
the porch and belfry of the church and
his own dwelling place. But it, looked
comfortable anil inviting. A fire had been
hastily kindled ou an open hearth, and a
heap of wood lay beside it. Two beds
were in this room; one wi.h hangings over
the head and a large tall cross at the
foot board; the other a low, narrow pal
let, lying along the foot of it. A cruci
fix hung upon the wall, and the wood
work of the high window also formed a
cross. It seemed a strange goal to reach
after our day's wanderings.
Monsieur Laurentie put the lamp down
on the table, and drew the logs of wood
together ou the hearth. He was an old
man, as I thvn thought, over sixty. H
looked round upon us with a benevolent
smile.
"Madame," he said, "our hospitality
is rude and simple, but you are very wel
rome guests. My sister is desolated that
jjhe must leave you to my cares. But
there be anything you have need of, tell
me, I pray you."
"There is nothing, monsieur," I an
swered: "vou are too good to us too
good."
"No. no. madame." he sai.l. be con
tent. To-morrow I will send you to G.an
vi:le under the charge of my good Jean.
Sleep well, my children, and fear noth
ing. The- good God will protect you."
Minima had thrown herself upon the
low pallet bed. I took off her damp
clothes, and laid her down eomforiably
to rest. It was not long before I also
was sleeping soundly. Once or twice a
vague impression forced itself upon me
that Minima was talking a great deal in
her dreams. It whs the dang of the
bell for matins which fully roused me at
last, but it was a minute or two before
1 could make out where I was. Tin n
Minima began to talk.
"How funny that is'.' she said, "there
the boys run, and I can't catch one of
them. Father, Temple Seeundus is pull
ing faces at me, aud all the boys are
laughing. Well! it doesn't matter, does
it? Only we are so poor, Aunt Nelly
and all. We're so poor so poor so
poor!"
Her voice fell iuto a murmur too low
for me to hear what she was saying,
though she went on talking rapidly, aud
laughing an.l sobbing at times. 1 called
to her, but she diil not answer.
What could uil the child? I went to
her, and took her hands in mine burning
little hands. I said, "Minima!" and she
turned to me witn a caressing sraim
raising her hot fingers to stroke my face. ;
"Yes. Aunt Nelly. How poor we are, I
vou and I! I am so tired, and the pnue
never comes!"
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mere was uiuuij iuum vi .. .
.. .. 1 tw. .t. I
beside her. aud took her into my arms 10
soothe her. She rested there quietly
enough: but her mind was wandering,
and all her whispered chatter was about
the bovs. and the dominie, her fath.r, aud
the happy days at home in the school in
Eppiug Forest. As soon as it was light I
dressed myself in haste, aud opened my
door to see if I could find any one to send
to Monsieur Laurentie.
The first person I saw was himself,
coming iu my direction. 1 had not fairly
looked at him before, for I had seen him
only by twilight and firelight. His cas
sock was old and threadbare, and his hat
brown. His hair fell in rather long locks
below his hat. and was beautifully white.
His face was healthy looking, like that
of a man who lived much out of doors,
and his clear, quick eyes shone with a
kindly light. I ran impulsively to meet
him, with outstretched hands, which he
took into his own with a pleasant smile.
"Oh. come, monsieur," I cried; "make
haste! She is ill. my poor Minima!"
The smile faded away from his face in
an instant, aud he did not utter a word.
He followed me quickly to the side of
the little bed, laid his hand softly on
the child's forehead, and felt her pulse.
He lifted up her head gently, and opening
her mouth, looked at her tongue and
throat. He shook his head as he turned
t.i hip with a grave and perplexed expres
sion, aud he spoke with a low, solemn ac
cent.
"Madame," he said, "it is the fever!"
n. left me. aud I sank down ou a
rhair. half stupefied by this new disaster.
It would be necessary to stay where we
were until Minima recovered; yet I had
no means to pay these people for the
trouble we should give them, and the ex
pense we should be to them. 1 had not
time to decide upon any course, however.
before he returned aud brought with him
bis sister.
Mademoiselle Therese was a tall, plain
elderly woman, but with the same pleas
unt expression of open friendliness as
that of her brother. he went through
precisely the same examination of Min
ima as he had done.
"The fever!" she ejaculated, in much
the same tone as his. They looked sig
nificantly at each other, and then held a
hurried consultation together outside the
door, after which the cure returned alone.
"Madame," he said, "this child is not
your own, as 1 supposed last night. My
sister says you are too young to be her
mother. Is she your sister?"
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Stretton
"No, monsieur," I answered.
"I called you madame because
were traveling alone," he continued.
you
smil-
ing; "French demoiselles never travel
alone. You are mademoiselle, no doubt?
"No, monsieur," I said frankly, "I am
married."
"Where, then. Is your husband?" he in
quired. "He is in London." I answered. "Mon
sieur, it is difficult for me to explain it:
I cannot speak your language well
enough. I think iu English, and I can
not find the right French words. I ani
very unhappy, but I am not wicked."
"Good," he said, smiling again, "very
good, my child; I believe you. You will
learn my language quickly; then you shall
tell me all, if you remain with us. But
you said the wignonne is not your sis
ter." "No, she is not my relative at all," I
replied; "we were both in a school at
Noireau, the school of Monsieur Emile
Perrier. Perhaps you know it, mon
sieur!" "Certainly, madame," he said.
"He has failed, and run away," I con
tinued; "all the pupils are dispersed.
Minima and I were returning through
Gran-ville."
"I understand, madame," he respond
ed, "but it is villainous, this affair!
Listen, my child. I have much to say to
you. Do I speak gently and slowly
enough for you?"
"Yes," I answered, "I understand you
perfectly."
"We have had the fever in Ville-en-bois
for some weeks," he went on; "it is
now bad, very bad. Yesterday I went to
Noireau to seek a doctor.' but I could only
hear of one, who is in Paris at present,
and cannot come immediately. At pres
ent we have made my house into a hos
pital for the sick. My people bring their
sick to me, and we do our best, and put
our trust in God. But this little house
has been kept free from all infection,
and you would be safe here for one night,
so I hoped. The mignonne must have
caught the fever some days ago. Now
I must carry her into my little hospital.
But you, madame, what am I to do with
your lo you wisn to go ou 10 uiau
ville, and leave the mignonne with me?
We will take care of her as a little angel
of God. What shall I do with you, my
child?"
"Monsieur," I exclaimed, eagerly, "take
me into your hospital, too. Let me take
caio of Minima and your other sick peo
ple. I am very strong, and in good
health; 1 am never ill never, never. I
will do all you say to me. Let me stay,
dear monsieur."
"But your husband, your friends "
he said.
"I have no friends," I interrupted, "and
my husband does not love me. If I have
the fever and die good! very good! I am
not wicked; I am a Christian, I hope.
Only let me stay with Minima, and do all
I can in the hospital."
"Be content, my child," he said, "you
shall stay with us."
I felt a sudden sense of contentment,
for here was work for me to do. as well
as a refuge. Neither should I be com
pelled to leave Minima. I wrapped her
up warmly in the blankets, and Monsieur
Laurentie lilted her carefully and ten
derly from the low bed. He told me to
accompany him, and we crossed the court
and entered the house by the door I had
seen the nisht before. A staircase led
up to a long, low room, which had been
turned into a hastily titted-up fever ward
ror Women and children. There were
airoa,y nine beds in it, of different sizes.
brought with the patients who now occu
pied them. But one of these was empty.
Iu this home-like ward I took up my
work as nurse.
"Madame," said Monsieur Laurentie,
one morning, the eighth that I had been
in the fever-smitten village, "you did
not take a promenade yesterday."
"Not yesterday, monsieur."
"Nor "the day before yesterday?" he
continued.
"No, monsieur," I answered; "I dare
not leave Minima. I fear she is going
to die."
Monsieur Laurentie raised me gently
from my low chair, and seated himself
upou it, with a smile as he looked up at
me.
"Madame," he said, "I promise not to
quit the chamber till you return. My sis
ter has a little commission for you to do.
Confide the mignonne to me. and make
your promenade in peace. It is neces
sary, madame; you must obey me."
The commission for mademoiselle was
to carry some food and medicine to a
cottage lower down the valley; and
Jean's eldest son, Pierre, was appointed
to be my guide. Both the cure and his
sister gave me a strict charge as to what
we were to do; neither of us was upon
any account to go near or enter the
dwelling; but after the basket was depos
ited upon a flat stone, which Pierre was
to point out to me, he was to ring a
small hand-bell which he carried with
him for that purpose. Then we were to
turn our backs and begin our retreat,
before any person came out of the in
fected house.
I set out with Pierre, n solemn looking
boy of about twelve years of age. We
passed down the village street, with its
closely packed houses forming a very
nest for fever, until we reached the road
by which I had first entered Ville-en-bois.
Above the tops of the trees appeared a
tall chimney, aud a sudden turn in the
by-road we had taken brought us full in
sitrht of a small cotton mill, built oa the
banks of the noisy stream. A more
mournfully dilapidated place I had never
seen.
In the yard adjoining this deserted fac
tory stood a miserable cottage with a
mildewed thatched roof. The place bore
the aspect of a pest house. Pierre led
me to a large flat stone, and I laid down
my basket upon it. Then he rang his
hand-bell noisily, and the next instant
was scampering back along the road.
But I could not run away. The deso
late plague-stricken place had a dismal
fascination for me. I wondered what
manner of persons could dwell in it; and
as I lingered I saw the low door opened,
and a thin, spectral figure standing In the j
gloom' within, but delaying to cross the
moldering doorsill as long as I remained
in sight. In another minute Pierre had
rushed back for me, and dragged me
away with all his boyish strength and
energy.
"Madame." he sail, in angry remon
strance, "you are disobeying Monsieur le
Cure."
"But who lives there?" I asked.
"They are very wicked people," he an
swered emphatically; "no one goes near
them, except Monsieur le Cure. They
became wicked before my time, and
Monsieur le Cure has forbidden us to
apeak of them with rancour, so we do
not speak of them atall."
Who were these pariahs, whose name
even was banished from every tongue?
A few days after this, the whole com
munity was thrown into a tumult by the
news that their cure was about to un
dertake the perils of a voyage to Eng
land, and would be absent a whole fort
night. He said it was to obtain some
information as to the English system of
drainage in agricultural districts, which
might make their own valley more
healthy and less liable to fever. But it
struck nie that he was about to make
some inquiries concerning my husband,
and perhaps about Minima, whose deso
late position had touched him deeply. I
ventured to tell him what danger might
arise to me if any clue to my hiding place
fell into Richard Foster's hands.
The afternoon of that nay was unusu
ally sultry and oppressive. The. blue- of
the sky was almost livid. I was weary
with a long walk in the morning, and
after our mid-day meal I stole away
from mademoiselle and Minima and be
took myself to the cool shelter of the
church.
I sat down upon a bench just within
the door. There was a faint scent yet
of the incense which had been burned at
the mass celebrated before the cure's
departure. I leaned my head against the
wall and closed my eyes, with a pleasant
sense of sleep coming softly towards me,
when suddenly a hand was laid upon my
arm, with a firm, silent grip.
(To be continued.)
Nic j Turkish Customs.
It is said by a correspondent of the
Loudon Telegraph that the habits of
the Turkish ladies in Constantinople
are wonderfully fastidious. When they
wash their hands at a tap from which
water runs into a marble basin, thevj
let the water run till a servant ;shuts it:
off, as to do this themselves would
make them unclean. Tle cannot open
for shut a door, as the. bundle would btf;
unclean. '. -.
One of these fastidious ladies-' was:
talking to a small niece the other day,r
who had just received a present of a
doll from Paris. By and by the child
laid the doll on the lady's lap. She
was horrified, and ordered the child to
take it away.
As the little girl would not move It,
and no servant was near, and theUay
would be defiled by touching a doll that
had been brought from abroad, the only
thing she could think of was to jump
,,n and let the doll fall. It broke in
pieces.
The same lady will not open a letter
coining by post, but a servant opens
and holds it uear for her to read. If
her handkerchief falls to the ground it
is immediately destroyed or given
away, so that she may not again use it.
Among the men this curious state of
things does not exist.
Pope on Woman's Clothes.
The Pope has recently manifested a
preference in regard to ladies' apparel
over and above the strict regulation in
regard to ladies who are received by
the holy father at the Vatican. A niece
of the Pope was about to be married,
and her distinguished relative took so
great an interest in her trousseau as to
stipulate that the young lady should
only have white, blue or black gowns,
adding that these were the three col
ors most becoming to young girls.
"Gray and brown," remarked his
Holiness, 'are only suitable for old
women, and I do not like any other col
ors." Tossibly the Pope prescribed white
because it is the symbol of purity, blue
because it is the color dedicated to the
Virgin Mary, and black because it is
the time-honored hue of dress for out
door wear for Spain and Italy. Lon
don Pall Mall Gazette.
Improved Methods in Surgery.
.It was in Boston that the first ad
ministration of ether for anaesthetizing
the patient under the surgeon's knife,
and a Boston physician. Dr. W. B. Hid
den, has perfected au appliance with
which the surgeon operating secures
the full effects of ether and chloroform
without any waste, while the insensible
subject breathes in the same amount of
pure air with each inspiration as
though not using the anaesthetic. The
blood is thus kept oxidized, and the pa
tient is left in the best possible condi
tion for reaction and recovery.
The Speed ot the Blood.
It has been calculated that, assuming
the human heart to ueat sixty-nine
times a minute at ordinary heart pres
sure, the blood goes at the rate of 207
yards in a minute, or seven miles a
day, and 61.320 miles a year . If a man
S4 years of age could have oue single
corpuscle floating in his blood all his
life it would have traveled in that tima
over r.l 50.000 miles.
Fqual to the Occasion.
Liveried Menial "Me lud. the
car-
riage waits without."
His Lordship Without what?
"Without horses, me lud; 'tis an au
tomobile." Tit-Bits.
Historic British Regiments.
The names of no fewer than 105 bat
tles are emblazoned on the banners of
the various regiments which form the
British army.
Fish or the Nile.
The Nile is noted for the variety of-its
Museum brought home 2,200 specimens. I
p.ns
corner
Alphabetical Aiders.
Annette is aiding Alice in her first at
tempt at Art, ; - -"-' '- -Ben
is buying blue, balloons for-Baby
Belle and Bart.
Constance comes in - carriage to carry
crippled Claire,; ;
Dorelle is dressing dainty dolls for Doro
thy and Dayre- : ; ' - .
Eve's embroidering fr-muffs for,. Eben-
ezer's ears, V,
Faith is fondling fretful "Flo till she for
gets her fears. V
Grace is giving ginjpbread to good
Grandmother lWy,
Hugh is helping HirR u andhis harvest-
ers make hay. !
Idalina's ironing to.- ?rez, who is ill, '
Jean is making jau? ind jelly, just for
Jack and .Till. 4 , . ' .''.'"'''"
Kesiah King is kui-St'uig for little Kitty
Korn, ', f "'.
Louise is lacing Let t? lovely linen laTn.
Maud is mixing mei;ine for "Mother's
Little Man," - -Ned
is plucking nost.Mys for Nora, Nat
and Nan. -i t V ' '
Oluf's opening orstew-for; old. Miss Oiiy
Ollie, r ,yr :1
Paul is painting pKtures .' , Patil
Princess Polly. .'
Queenie Quincy's quilting for .quiet Mr:
Quivers, . -J:-
Reginald is reading ' "Rab ' to ra
Robbie Rivers, i
Sallie's smiling sweetly, thoagh s
ing such smari, -
Tom is telling Ted a taie afWt--f
. ing tart.
Una's planting pansics in Uncle Uuban
urn.
Vida's making valentines for little Violt
Verne. ;
Will is whittling whistles for -winsom
Walter Wayne, ., r
Xenia's helping launch the Xebec, chrid
tening her. Xayne.
Yorke is holding yellow yarn for Mrd
Yorick Yette, . ,
Zenobia: plays the zither to please hcj
- Aunt Znlette.
Serving, lads . and lasses these,
helpers all; -
10h, what happiness is brought by sa
rifices small! "
i 'ft .Playing Ball -with Baby,
Itnvas the baby's ball a nice one fd
afbaby, just right; too big for him to gd
its. ifita; his mouth and suck it, but a
softr and round and si ueeze-y: and to
right size for great tu t, beause
rolled across the floon it c
itself away in corner
could toddle after
himself, without ma
One day the babycousin, iot
Brown, came to see him, and baby g
his ball, and said "Roll-y, roll-y, please,"
DOTTY AND BABY.
as plainly as he could. But Dotty
thought that was a slow way to "play
ball." She stood baby up on the car
pet, and then she gave the ball a great
kick with her little foot, and what do
you think happened? Why, Dotty kick
ed so hard that over she went on her
back, and the ball flew so high it struck
baby in his little breast and over he
went too!
They were both good little dears, and
did not cry, nor did baby feel cross at
Dotty because she kicked the ball so
hard, but they rolled the ball after
that Nursery pays.
The Memoranda of a Mouse.
First Day Have been very busy this
week, engineering. On Monday I made
an opening into the kitchen of No. 14,
just by the pantry door, a very good
situation, as so many fragments are
dropped there.
Yesterday was muh surprised to find
my little hole filled up with bits of
class. The servants evidently could
not have known who made that hole,
or why it was there, a foolish mistake,
which a little thought might have pre
vented.
To-day I bored a hole in a more con
spicuous place, and ran in and out sev
eral times just to show the maids that
I had bored it, and that it was of use.
I know they saw me, yet the poor,
dense, ignorant creatures have made
the same mistake over again.
Second Day Have taken up my quar
ters in one of the dining-room walls.
The people here are more enlightened.
Have just visited them. I was grati
fied by the respect shown me. All in
the room jumped on chairs, and watch
ed my movements attentively. I have
heard of people bowing low to those
whom they esteem, but I have never
heard before of people exalting them
selves on chairs. I confess that I was
pleased.
Third Day lo-day visited the dining-room
again; there was a man there.
He threw a shoe just where I was, and
it hit the tip of my tail, quite by acci
dent, I know; but it was funny that the
; thing should have come just on my tail.
Told this to Grizzle, and she laughed
strangely. That mouse has a keen
sense of humor, almost too keen.
Fourth Day This morning I found a
piece of bread and butter, painted a
beautiful blue, just opposite my hole.
One of the family has evidently pre-
earn.
ST
pared this pretty little gift for me, a
delicate attention. I could not bear to
spoil the pretty colored part, so I just
nibbled off a tew . white crumbs on one
Fifth Day I have had a great shock.
I was telling my friend Grizzle about
the bread and butter, and she said,, in
her sneering tone of voie:
"And pray how mub of it have you
eaten?"
I told her how I did not like to spoil
its beauty.
' "A very good thing for you," she said,
"for your pretty piece of bread and bat
ter is poisoned." C ' . v I -
"i don't believe you," I said; but I
did believe her. ....
"The next thing will be a cat," she
cried after me, as I departed. ":
I went home. She was right the
next thing was a cat. I heard It mew
ing immediately on my return the
wretch! The bread and butter was
gone. Happy thought! Perhaps puss
had eaten it. .
I packed up, and am now one of the
colonists "next door." Little Folks.
' c Neer Refuses Charity. '
Charles Broadway Rouse, the blind
millionaire merchant of New York, is a
philanthropist and has given away
large sums of money, writes William TJ.
Curtis in the Chicago Record. HeJ-
WBffTgt
all."
SONS OF FOREIGN PARENTS.
New York and New Jersey Have a
Mrjority of Sich Citizens.
Despite the fact that there are whole
counties in each State where "the for
eign element" is very small, the census
reports show that in Xcw York and
New Jersey alike a majority ot tne men
who have reached the age of 21 were
either born abroad or are the sons of
parents who were not natives, and so
in a great proportion of cases were
brought up under foreign influences. In
New York males of voting age w ho
were born in other countries constitute
about 3S per cent of all men who have
reached the age of 21, and those whose
parents were of foreign birth swell the
total of the two classes to above 02 per
cent. In New Jersey the corresponding
figures are nearly 30 per cent and
more than 55. It follows that if all such
aliens had been naturalized the two
clases together would be a majority of
the electorate. In point of fact, how
ever less than 58 per cent of the foreign-born
males in New York are natu
ralized, and in New Jersey only about
55 per cent.
Most people will be agreeably sur
prised to learn that the ratio of illit
eracy among this element is compara
tively small. Of men who were bora
abroad, but have lived in this country
the five years necessary for naturaliza
tion and have been made voters, the
number who cannot read or write was
less than 7 per cent in either New York
or New Jersey. Even among those
aliens who have only "taken out first
papers," which may be done as soon
as the newcomer lands in this country,
the illiterates did not much exceed 12
per cent, in either State. The contrast
is very marked with the native whites
of North Carolina, a State which has
almost no foreigners. Nineteen per cent
of them practically one out of every
five white men of voting age in "the
old North State" cannot read or write.
New York Evening Post.
Why the Play Was Grand.
They were matinee girls, evidently, or
at least one of them was, and they
were discussing the new play of an ac
tor whose statuesque proportions have
been generously revealed in the part
we have grown used to see him in.
"Did you like the play?" asked the
girl in brown.
"It was simply grand," replied the
girl in blue. "Didn't you go?"
"No," said the other. "Somebody
told me it was a modern play and that
he wore high boots and riding breeches.
What did he wear?"
"Somebody told you wrong," said the
girl in blue. "He didn't wear boots
a talL He was just too lovely for
words. He wore well, they were just
the same as they wear in 'The Sign of
the Cross,' only another color."
The girl in brown looked regretful.
"It must have been a fine play," she
said.
"It was perfectly grand," repeated
the girl in blue. Washington Stir.
Sometimes a man is judged by his ap
pearance and sometimes by his disappearance.
- Destructive Cabbaee Worm.
The common white , butterfly seen
In- cabbage fields is "an Imported
insect and very destructive, says
the Orange Judd Farmer." The
adult female insect is shown in the il
lustration. The eggs are laid upon
cal Dr.ge and allied plants, producing
the well-known green cabbage worm.
Afer feeding for a time the worm
leaves the. plant, changes to a chry
salis, from which the adult emerges
sboctly afterward. There are several
b.-oods each season. . .
' Attempts have been made to destroy
tiiese pests by the cultivation of a
contagious disease, - which has been
found to attack the worms. This rem
edy however, has not been successful
and other means must be followed for
its destruction. Hand picking the
worms; although tedious, is an effec
tive remedy bu small areas. Insect
powder,: known also as pyrethrum, or
hnhneToe mixed with six or.
of frour and dusted
I be applied
- CABBAGE PEST IN VABIOTTS STAGES.
about once a week. It is not injurious
to humia beings, . -'
: In some' "places hot water' has been
used to good advantage.- It can be
applied at a temperature of about 130
degrees without injuring the plant, and
Is sure death to the worms where it
reaches them, Paris green is perhaps
the simplest acS best Temedy. ;
ilRrrl .in Potatoes. ;
InSOffier ioc.vlJ.ies, notably in sections
of the East, er'osiderable money has
been made from potatoes this season.
one man marketing 2,000 barrels from a
little over twenty-two acres at an aver
age of $2 a barrel. Such cases are, ot
course, unusual, and due to the high
prices incident to a short crop. The
yield, too, is out of the common and
secured by the following treatment of
the soil: As a foundation for the big
crop of potatoes a field in sod is select
ed, heavily manured, plowed under and
planted to corn, which is faithfully cul
tivated until waist high. The following
spring the ground is plowed deeply,
which brings up the rotted sod, which
is fined by the use of a cutting harrow
and drag harrows until it is in shape
for the seed potatoes. Totato planters
are used, the seed being dropped four
teen inches apart in the row with the
rows three feet apart. After planting
the plot is harrowed, and then cultiva
tion begins and is kept up thoroughly
until the plants meet across the row.
the cultivation being done as close to
the row as possible at each operation.
Thorough soil preparation and constant
and thorough summer cultivation are
the secrets of success in potato grow
ing. Indianapolis News.
For Winter Kezs.
It is not an easy matter for one not
having had some years of experience in
poultry raising to feed the laying hens
during the winter profitably. Corn cuts
too large a figure in the winter food of
poultry. It is a valuable food beyond all
question, but it is fed too liberally w hen
eggs are wanted. An almost perfect
food for laying hens is clover hay, but
of course they can not eat enough of
this to give them the food quantity
needed. The best way to feed clover
hay is to have it chopped fine and then
scattered on the floor in small quanti
ties for the hens to eat of it as they
will. This is better than mixing it with
the grain or the soft foods. Of grains
if one has a supply of corn, wheat and
oats with which to alternate, these
with the clover hay, bone meal and ani
mal fovAl once a week will keep the
hens in good laying condition. Quanti
lies and times and methods of using
the several grains are best worked out
by the feeder according to the needs
of his flock and his location. In cold
sections more corn will be necessary
than in warmer locations.
Draft Horses Popular.
The draft horse now enjoys the high
est prosperity and greatest popularity
of any breed of horses among the
American farmers. The prejudice
against the draft horse being too big
has given place to the universal desire
to raise them as large as possible and
farmers generally want to raise draft
horses for the market, and they have
learned that the big draft mares and
young geldings make the best farm
teams, and as fast as they mature the
markets take them at good prices,
Live Stock Journal.
Hint on Comhuslcingr
Use a horse to pull over your corn
shocks. Take a rope about eighteen
feet long, attach one end to the single
tree, carry the other end around the
shoek and fasten to singletree also. See
slioii
I that the rope Is around the shock rtwnl
' twenty ? Inches from the ground. , - A -
slight pull of the horse will bring' over
tne shock. With a boy to lead the
horse and a handy hitch to the rope
you can average a shock a minute aiJ
nave n iu mucu ueicer suaye ioi uusv
Ing. than when 'torn down . by . band.
You can in this way pull over a day's
busking while the dew- is on, and the
fodder "will be damper for husking than
if left standing till wanted. It will be
another advantage to you If. you are
careful to pull over your shocks so that
you can face the wind while husking,
letting the wind blow the fodder to you 1
and not away. Ohio Farmer.
Winter Poultry Yar;W
When poultry are confined during the
winter they should have a yard in
which to 'run on pleasant days, if no
scratching shed can : be provided. A
good plan Is to protect the yard on the
windy side by piling cornstalks higx
against the fence. Then have a heap
of coarse, strawy manure in the yard.
sufficiently large to keep the soil from
freezing hard. Cover as large a space-
as possible with this heap, or, better
still, have several such heaps, and pro
tect them with boards, so that the
fowls cannot get at them and scratch.
Uncover one of these heaps at a time,
and pile the material in another spot,
then spade up the soil where it lay. If
the pile was high enough the soil can
be easily loosened, and. except In very
cold sections, will not freeze hard again
In several days. A little grain thrown
on - this spaded space will keep the
fowls busy and happy. An -hour each
day when the sun is shining brightly in
a spot like this will keep the fowls in
good shape, and they will turn out eggs
regularly.
A Ration for Sheep.
Where there is a fair supply of mixed
clover and timothy hay on hand, it is
comparatively easy to carry a flock of
sheep through the winter at light ex
pense, provided they are In good shape
when they are put into winter quar
ters. With all the clover and timothy
they desire a grain ration of a pound
a day, made up of two parts of wheat,
one part bran and one part oats, with
a handful of oil meal, will keep them
in splendid shape, even the breeding
ewes. Enough roots should be obtain
ed to give them an occasional feeding
of them. If the supply of hay is short,
corn' stover may be substituted for
roughage, but if this is done it may be
necessary, with some sheep, to increase
the grain ration slightly. The ration
as given will be found very satisfac
tory by feeders whose crop of corn la
limited, but who have a fair supply of
hay and corn stover, and can buy the
Tin. mejatloned at a fairly loy ,
Exchange.
BuiF Breeds of Fowls,
The buff fowls of various breeds
seem to be one of the poultry fashions
of the present. Buff Plymouth Rocks
are a comparative
ly new variety,
but one which has
come rapidly to
the front on its
own merits. Beau
ty and utility com
bine to make these
a fine general
MV.YV FOWL.
purpose lowl tor
fanners. Weights and points are the
same as for Barred Plymouth Kocks,
but the plumage should be an even
shade of golden buff. Golden Wyau-
dottes are newcomers and very popu
lar. Th buffs are probably the most
numerous and best liked of the Co
chin family. Buff Leghorns, a com
paratively new but very popular varie
ty, have taken a foremost position
solely ou their merits. Exchange.
Keeping Anp'es in Winter.
If large quantities of fruit are to be
kept there is no way equal to the mod
ern cold storage process, but this is ex
pensive. Oftentimes, however, one has
a few barrels of fine fruit designed for
home use or to keep for a select trade,
and these may be kept in good shape
by either of the following methods.
Only the finest and most perfect speci
mens are used in either case: Take
good barrels, and iu the bottom of each
place oats an inch deep. 'Then wrap
each apple in newspaper and pack a
layer on the oats, not permitting the
apples to touch. Theu put in another
layer of oats, and on this a layer of
apples, as before. Continue this until
the barrel is full. The other method
is simply to omit the oats and pack the
apples in the same way, after wrapping
each specimen in oiled or waxed pa
per. In either case the barrels must be
kept in an even temperature, where it is
cool but above the freezing point.
American Poultry.
Mr. Lewis Wright, of England, who
has been, if he is not now, called one of
the highest authorities on poultry breed,
ing and growing that ever put pen to
paper, says that the American breeds
are better than the much-praised Eng
lish Orpington breeds, originated a few
years ago by Mr. Cook, of England. He
also pronounces the American breeds
as bred here better than the same
breeds when bred in England. There
they incline to the Cochin type in all
the American breeds, more cushion,
fluff and feathers than American-bred
birds, which detracts from their utility,
though the English think it adds to
their beauty. Exchange.
Hardening Horses.
Subjecting colts and horses to hard
ships and exposure for the purpose of
hardening them and giving them a re
sistant constitution, says Farm and
Ranch, is wisdom of the same kind as
that exhibited by the idiot who would
leave a fine piece of machinery exposed
to the elements so.that it may be en
abled to run under" adverse conditions.