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7 Of E. COEVALLIS SEMI-WEEKLY. USION Eitab, J air. 1897. GAZETTE Ksimb. Dec. 1862. '(Consolidated Feb., 1899. COBVALIilS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1902. VOL. III. NO. 16. 3 A STUDY IN SCARLET. BY A. CONAN DOYLE. CHAPTER II Continued. "From a drop of water," said the writer, "a logician could infer the pos sibility of an Atlantic or a Niagara without having seen or heard of one or the other. So all life Is a great chain, the nature of which Is known whenever we are shown a single link i of It. Like all other arts, the science of deduction and analysis is one which can only be acquired by long and pa tient study, nor Is life long enough to allow any one mortal to attain the highest possible perfection In it. Be fore turning to those moral and mental aspect of the matter which present the greatest difficulties, let the inquirer begin by mastering more elementary problems. Let him, on meeting a fel low mortal, learn at a glance to dis tinguish the history of the .man, and the trade or profession to which he be longs. Peurile as such an exercise may seem, it sharpens the faculties of ob servation and teaches one where to look and what to look for. . By a man's finger nails, by his coat sleeve, by his boot, by his trouser knees, by the cal losities of his forefinger and thumb, ly his expression, by his shirt cutis "by each of these things a.man's call ing is plainly revealed. That all unit ed should fail to enlighten the com petent inquirer In any case is almost . inconceivable." "What ineffable twaddle!" I cried, slapping the magazine down on the table, "I never read such rubbish in my life." "What Is it?" asked Sherlock TTolmes. "Why, this article," I said, pointing at it with my egg spoon as I sat down to my breakfast. "I see that you have no doubt; hut he was by no "means such a phenomenon as Foe appeared to Imagine." "Have vou read Gaborian's works?" I asked. "Does Lecoq come up to your idea of a detective?" Sherlock Holmes sniffed sardonical ly- - , "iMtnn was a. miserable blunderer. he said In an angry voice; "he bad nnlv nne thin? to recommend him. and that was his energy. That hook made me positively ill." "The Question was how to Identify an unknown prisoner. I could have beat saw a light there about 2 11 the morning, and as tne nouse was u empty one, suspected something was amiss. He found the deor open and In the front room, which Is bare of fur ture, discovered the body of a gentle roon voitHwt) and bavins cards in his pocket bearing the name of "Enoch J. Drebber, uieveiana, umu, v. a. There had been no robbery, nor is there any evidence as to how the man met his death, "mere are maiM blood In the room, but there is no wound upon bis person. We are at a loss as to how he came into the empty house; Indeed, the whole anair is a puzzler. If you can come-round to the linnu nnv time he.fore 12 VOU will find m t-hr-a t ha we left everything in statu quo until I hear from you- U mi n-o nnahi. t come I shall give you fuller details, and would esteem It a great kindness u you wouia mur me with vour opinion. Yours faithXul- lv TOBIAS GREliSUiN 'Gregson is the smartest of the Scotland Yarders," my friend re ..irai "TTo and T.oKtrd are the pick of a bad lot. They are both quick and done it in twenty-four hours eueuc "tut con;enUona-shocklng-took sir months or so. It might be Thev hft their knives into road If since von have marked it that it is smartlv written. It irritates me though. It is evidently the thonrv nf sfime arm-chair lounger who evolves all these neat little para doxes in the seclusion or nis own study. It is not practical. I should Hire to see him claDned down in a thirHiaco carriage on the Under ground, and asked to give the trades of nil of hia fellow travelers. I would lay a thousand to one against him." "Vnu wnuM lose vour money." Sher lock Holmes remarked calmly. "As for the article, I wrote it myself "Von!" "Yes; I have a turn both for obser vation and for deduction. The theories nrhinh t hnva Pinrpssfid there, and which appear to you to be so chimeri cal, are really extremely practical so practical that I depend upon them for my bread and cheese." "And how?" I asked involuntarily. "Well, I have a trade of my own. I suppose I am the only one in the world. I'm a consulting detective, if you can understand what that is. Here iin London we have lots of government detectives, and lots of private ones. When these fellows are at fault they come to me, and I manage to put them on the right scent. They lay all the evidence before me, and I am gen ernllv &hle. bv the help of my knowl edge of the history of crime to set them straight. There is a strong fam ily resemblance about misdeeds, and if you have all the details of a thousand at your finger ends, it is odd if you can't unravel the thousand and first. Lestrade is a well-known detective. He got himself into a fog recently tover a forgery case, and that was what ibrought him here." "And these other people?" ''They are mostly sent out by private Inquiry agencies. They are all people who are in trouble about something, and want a little enlightening. I listen to their story, they listen to my com ments, and then I pocket my fee." "But do you mean to say," I said, "that without leaving your room you can unravel some knot which other men can make nothing of, although they have seen every detail for them selves?" "Quite so. I have a kind of intuition that way. Now and again a case turns up which is a little more complex. Then I have to bustle about and see things with my own eyes. You see, I have a lot of special knowledge which I apply to the problems, and which fa cilitates matters wonderfully. Those n.Ua nf deduction laid down in that : article which aroused your scorn are . invaluable to me in practical wont. .rtHoorcatinn with me. is second na ture. You appeared to be surprised when I told you, on our nrst meeting, tthat you had come from Afghanistan." "Von were told, no doubt." "Nothing of the sort. I knew you came from Afghanistan. From long ,oKif the train of thoueht ran so swift ly through my mind that I arrived at the conclusion wltnout oemg conscious of intermediate steps. There were such itim however. The train of reason ing rani 'Here is a gentleman of a medical type, but with the air of a mil itary man. Clearly an army doctor, then. He has Just come from the tropics, for his face is dark, and that not the natural tint of his skin, for his wrists are fair. He has undergone hardship and sickness, as his haggard face says clearly, his leit arm nas been injured. He holds it in a stiff and unnatural manner. Where in the tropics could an English army doctor seen much hardship and got his arm wounded? Clearly in Afghanistan.' The whole train of thought did not occupy a second. I then remarked that you '. came from Afghanistan, and you were . astonished." "It Is simple enough- as you explain It," I said, smiling. "You remind me . of Edgar Allen Poe's Dupin. I had no idea -that such Individuals did exist outside of stories." Sherlock Holmes rose and lighted his pipe. "No doubt you think that yon are complimenting me in comparing me to Dupin," he observed. "Now, in my opinion Dupin was a very inferior fel low. That trick of his of breaking in hia friend's thoughts with an apro pos remark after a quarter of an hour's silence is really very showy and super ficial. He had tome analytical genius tench them what to ftVOfld T felt rather Indicnnnt at. havms tWO characters whom I had adlmired treat ed in this cavalier style. I walked over to tne winaow-anu stood looking out into the busy street "This fellow .mav be very, clever," I said to myself, "but he is certainly very conceited. "There are nn -Crimea and. no Crlm inals in these days," he safld, queru lously. "What is the use of having brains In our profession? I know well that. I have It in me to make my name famous. No man lives or .has ever lived who has brought thve same amount of ctndv and of Tl&turEll talent to the detection of crime whicfc I have done. And what is the result?. There is no crime to detect, or, at most, Borne him el trie- villanv with a .motive so transparent that even a Scotland Vard official can see throueh it T was still annoved at his bumTtious style of conversation. I thought it iest to chance the tonic. "I wonder what that fellow is'look lnr for?" T asked' nointlne to a, fital wart, plainly dressed individual, who was walking slowly down the otner side of the street, looking anxiously at the numbers. He had a large bliue en velope in his hand, and was evidently the hearer of ft mPSSflffB. "You mean the retired sergeatat of marines " nid Sherlock Holmes. : "Brag and bounce!" thought I to my self. "He knows that 1 cannot venry his guess." The thought had hardly passed through my mind when the man whom nra were wa tchino- caneht sight of the number on our door and ran rapidly across the roadway. Wo heard ft liirt ImnclT: a. deCO voice below and heavy steps ascending the stair. "Cor Mr Sherlock TTolmes he said stepping into the room and handing rmr frlond the letter ing - . V. 1. - - Here was an opportunity of taking the conceit out of him. He little thought of this when he made that ran dom shot. "May I ask, my lad," I said, blandly, "what vour trade mav be?" "Commissionaire, sir," he said, gruff ly "Uniform awav for repairs.' "Ami vmt woro " T a sired, with a XilVA .J w i . v, , slightly malicious glance at my com- rn-ninn ' A Wonderful Boy. We met in the midst of a dream; - -But I'm waiting for bjm to come true. The style of bis nose 11; completely for got, 1 .. ': $ . : " vi 'Rut his eyes, I remember, were blue. It was just 8 p. m. by the -clock -Which stood, I recall, on its head - When his-mother spoke up and aid: "Kiss inei my sot, --. ' n And run away: quickly to bed. each other, too. They are as jealous as a pair of professional Deauueo. There will be some fun over this case if they are both put upon the scent. I was amazed at the calm way in which he rippled on. .. . "Surely there is nor, a momeui w lost," I cried; "shall I go and order you a cab? "I am not sure about whether I snau go. I am the most mcuraDiy iazy uot- il that ever stood m snoe wawei that is, when the fit is on me, for I can be spry enough at tames. "Whv it ia lust such a chance as you have been longing for." My dear fellow, what does it mat ter to me? Suppose I unravel tne whole matter, you may be sure that Gregson, Lestrade & Co. will pocket all the credit. That comes of being an unofficial personage. 'But he begs you to help him. 'Yea. He knows that I am'his su perior, and acknowledges it to me; but he would cut his tongue out before he would own it to any third person. However, we -may as well go and have a look. I shall work It out on my own hook. I may have a laugh at them, if I have nothing else. Come on!" He hustled on his overcoat, ana uus- tled about In a way that showed tnat an energetic fit had superseded the apathetic one. "Get your hat," he said. "w,n wish me to come?" "Yes if you have nothing better to do." A' minute later we were Dotn in a driving furiously for the umiovu) a nJ J. n s riXLUU lUau. , j. T rAa o -fvicrtrv olrmdv morniiisc. . ana 1, vsa uMr j .Ainfoii iroii hnne over the nouse tops., looking like the reflection of the mud colored streets Deneam. lHrr nmnanlon W9S in the best Of spirits, and prattled away about Cre mona fiddles, ana me mueieuw tweeni a Stradivarlus and an Aman. solf T was silent, for the -tv... ond the melancholy busl- UUil VV-'O-l-lJ-l "u. - - nesa upon which we were engageu u pressed my spirits. "Yoft don't seem to give much ii i. the matter In hand." I said at last interrupting Holmes' musical uiaiiuiiw . m flora vor " ne answcieu. . a capital mistake to theorize before "A sergeant, sir: Royal Marine haV)e all the evidence. It biases Light Infantry, sir. No answer? Right he iudgment." sir. He clicked his heels together, raised his hand in a salute and was gone. (To be continued.) CHAPTER III T confess that I was considerably startled bv this fresh -proof of the practical nature or my companions theories. Mv resnect for his Dowers of anal ysis increased wondrously. There still, remain ed Rome lurking suspicion in. mT mind however, that the whole thine was a prearranged episode, in-1 a Cruihintf Reply. tended to aazzie me, tnougu wuu. Poferrinir In the "Pulpit aw .Few' earthiv ohiect. he coma nave in laKiauH .. . i -n u.-t-,'n in. v - t- nndcnnn rsi i iiv ji . ijmiikw s " me in was past my comprehension " MOeriment. a North London When I looKea at mm ne naa uu ------. - ished reading the note, ana nis eyev " . . . .liah assumed the vacant, lack luster ex-'l "1 to mmun. . . . : i .3 oh.i mUin cm hnt WO Cf&t. t.OO ultlie OX ut. pression wnicn suu uicuw ou- uniusui " . .. . , straction. J une rcaiis in mis n)U "How in the world did you deduce J 8torv of the young mnnpsier wiifc-jmig that?" I asked. ;-V hiTra vrMir data soon." I IUU .Will iv; j-vi. nrkintln? with my nnffer in TtvfTtnn mad. and tnat is Luis id , the house, if I am not very much mis taken." . . . qa f ia Rtmv rtriver. siod: We were still a hundred yards or so tt vt he Innlateil UDOn out alighting, and we finished oar journey upon' foot 1 thougEt that the next thing would be Loud wrath-and perhaps even tears; But. iastead well, I really give you my . . word' " " That I've not been so" staggered rer years! -' " - For he mumbled, this wonderful boy (I can feel my astonisnment yeiy. It's a pity I can't go at seven, when you know . . ' m How tired and sleepy I geti" I felt'mysett falling away - tin dreams cnaira . couapse wimuui. ...oli'ni,k ' And when I came to,, the first thing that I heard ' Was the voice of, the . fond mother speaking. . She ws kind, she was patient, but firm; . . . .l . JAnia hla filte: Ana oer caiui wuiua utwv.- lit is settled, my son, that a-coy oi jrour size Must learn t flit up until eight." d t stared In a dazed way trojn one to me , Then I said: "Yoa are truly a wonaeriui 1 - And the son of a wonder ful mother J" -St. Nicholas. - cnnnlnar NoacBlecd.. Ttioodin? at the nose is quite fre quent among boys, and. sometimes is sfHcnit to aton it ia common to make light of this trouble, pat occasionally serious results and even -aeam loiiuw, omi it ia not wise tof think little of it in your own case or to laugh at another thus affected. Besides, we snouia noi think that a loss of blood is good ior ...... us There are manv. cnres hubscticu, sueh as swallowing alt; bathing tne face in cold water. etc which are oi little value except to allay one's fright until the bleeding stops of itsei. i.ne trne cnre Is- auite-simple" and1 should be learned in advance. .By stopping the flow of hlnod into the nose you stop the bleeding, and this may be easily done when vou know how. Two- large arteries supply the race and nose with blood. These arteries pass upward from the neck, across the lower jaw a little back or tne mouin, one on ach side. Run the thumb and finirer across the bone of the lower jaw on either side, and you will soon discover the artery. By pressing tnis firmlv where it passes across the bone. you will stop the flow of blood. Thus it is necessary only to find the artery on the rierht side of the jaw, and preBS the thumb and finger firmly upon this until the bleeding ceases, which will ireneraliv be in a moment or two. The pressure should be continued a short time longer, however, in order to give onnortiinitv for the opening into the nose through which the blood has flowed to contract, otherwise tne bleeding may begin again after the pressure ceases. One can even more easily perform this service for another than for himself, and when you have learned to stop your own nose-bleed in this way, you will be prepared to do a kind act for some one- else. But few boys know this secret. Boys' World. I patter of little bare feet, and a childish figure, clad in a night gown, stole down the stajrs. through the hall, into the dining room, up to the table. Small fingers seized the topmost peach from the dish, and the little fellow turned and trotted away npstalre again. " " -As I sat in the dark, in an agony of apprehension, there came again the patter, patter of little feet, and a white clad figure stole down the . stairs, throngh the hall. Into the dining room, np to the' table. . Small fingers replaced the stolen Deach just where it had been, and a stubborn little voice mut tered. "Done again, old devur . Neatness in Tonus; Girls. . Neatness is a good thing for a girl. and If she does not learn it when young 6he never will. It takes a great aeai more neatness to make a girl look well than it does to make a boy look passa ble. Not because a boy. to start witn. is better looking than a girl, but his clothes are of a different sort, not so many colors In them, and people do not e-rnect a. hov to look as pretty as a girl. A eirl that is not neatly dressed is call ed a sloven, and no one likes to look at ber. Her face may be pretty, and ber evea brieht. but if there is a spot of dirt on her cheek, and her finger ends are black with ink, and ber shoes are not laced or buttoned, and her skirt is torn, she cannot be liked. Learn to be neat, and when you have learned it will almost take care of itself. . trismus rr-it HiTi- -v,. Who Would Pt?" A North Side dentist recently took his son, aged 4, to see a new- baby sister After gazing at the new arrival in si lence for a few moments the little ob server said: "Papa, who Is going to pay you to make her a set of teeth? A Wai-ldlv Interrnntion. A mother was teaching her 5-year-old son to repeat the Lord's prayer and got aa far as "Give us this dav our daily bread," when the little fellow stopped and said: "Mamma, snau i asK tor butter and jam on it?" Whv Noah Went In. Sunday School Teacher Why did Noah go into the ark? ' Rriffht Punil Probablv because somebody had borrowed his umbrella. Sowing; Crimson Clover.. Th needs of crimson clover, when sown In corn, are put in at tne ui cultivation of the corn, in July, or Au gust according to locality, ana tne growth of the corn. It .Is the general practice to simply scratch tne seeu m and -orhiie thia ia often sufficient it re sults in loss In seasons when drought prevails or even when the season is nni a little more than ordinarily dry. Twelve to fifteen pounds of seed should be used per acre, and It snouia De pm In nt hefore the la8t cultivation Of tin corn so.that the latter process will cover it well. Of course it win nui stand .the winter in all sections, but If handled In the manner suggested it win do well In most sections where the red clover succeeds. The feeding value of clover hay Is high, as is its fertilizing value, to say nothing of the value of having- a clover crop on the anil dnrinr the winter, so that every farmer should make great efforts to than those from others, and that those withdark shells are richer than tnqse with white shells. Such differences; or. rather, the source or such differences is purely imaginary. Neither the breed nor the color of. the' shell affect the onaiitv of the egg. It Is the food, and that alone, which affects the flavor and delicate quality of the egg. If hens are earefullv fed on wholesome rooas they will remain healthy, and their eggs will be very different from tnose laid by poorly conditioned hens. Colt Inherits Bpeed.. - The colt Gerald McKlnnie. is the property of Wm. M. McKinnle, of Fort Wayne, Ind., and without doubt in herits extreme speed. A glance at his picture can but convince one of his wonderful development of bone and muscle. His sire is the great Cresceus, with a trotting record of 2:024, who Is rich In the best blood of American trotters. He holds six world's wagon and harness records on mile and half mile tracks, and it Is predicted by those who are judges that he will yet go a mile in two minutes flat. Mr. Ketcham, of Toledo, the owner of Cresceus. trains and drives his own horse. The dam of Gerald McKinnie (Mary Centllvre, 2:12) was a wonder ful mare, possessing speed equal to the sire, and some are of the opinion more. She had to her credit a half mile paced in 59 seconds. Her family re- "Deduce what?" said he, petulantly "Whv. that he was a retired ser- o-oant of marines." to . .. . .n (. , "T have no time lor trines, ne re plied brusquely; then, with a smile, . i i. i. "Recuse mv ruaeness. iou urune we i - . .. --,., . thread of my thoughts; but perhaps replied tne yomnDui cier, it a hist as well, so vou aciuauy ni were not able to see that the man was sergeant of marines. home with one of the elders after the! deliverance of bus first senmon. Aixer some moments' silence the latter os- served: "Yon were not lone. . "I am very glad to hear you say so," 1 Was The Father of Fisrnres. The Arabic figures that we use to day did not originate In Arabia, as Is generally supposed, but in Hindoostan. Spain was the first European country to adopt them, the system having been fiatroduced there by the Moors. The original figures were formed en--tweSy of straight lines, and the num- "Mr. Indeed." "it 'was easier to know it than to nioin whir T lrnow it. If you were asked to prove that two and two made four, you might nna some aimcuny, and yet you are quite sure of that ont "ETu-on across the street I could L Or " see a great blue anchor tattooed on the hack of the fellows nana, mat omocbed of the sea. He had a mill tary carriage, however, and regulation side whiskers. There we have the marine He was a man with some 'Oh." was the crushing repjy, "you were tedious." Westminster Gazette. Speaking oC Royalty. Damocles had been invited to dine with the King of Syracuse. On: taking bin seat he inatantilv saw the sword hanoincr hv n hair above his heatl. p 0 -J "1 suppose," be saia to tner King, you call that the hair apparent j ninnveina. nretendine to seB no hnmor Jn the remark, replied: "I don't know about that, my -boy; marine. He was a man .u. ju fail-moon vour head it will amount of seiMmportance ana b cer- - . - - . t r , a -v-n., m,,t have I matte some cjown prims. tain air OI CUUimauu. . . . I . . . tr . tV, !or.to weie observed tne way in which uc - ).,,: his head and swung his cane. A steady, not averse fewjoking, even under ting respectable, middle-aged man, too, on circumstances. jew ior Aimes, fho fnPA nf him ail iacis wmtu icu ! L X A lJ U 1 1 i THE OBIGINAL TEN RCMERALS. me to believe that he had been a ser geant." Wonderful!" I ejaculated. 'fommonnince." said Holmes, dtnnoh r thoncht from his expression that he was pleased at my evident surprise and aamirauon now that there were no criminals. It appears that I am wrong look at this!" He threw me over tne note which the commissionaire had brought. "Whv." I cried as I cast my eye over it. "this is terrible! "It does seem to be a little out of the common." he remarked caimiy. TKTM,ld iron m ne readine it to me V V V J w aloud V Thia is the letter which I read to UiUi . Unification. "Sectional lines are vanishing. Ssan there will be no north, no south, ino east, no west!" "Yen? T annnofse it's Onlv a 0Ueetio3 Jy of time until they get up a torporatioa I said just . . onh to the whoIe country." Puck. The Larf est Dome. The largest dome in the world is that of the Lutheran church at Waisaw. Its interior diameter ia 200 feet. That of the British museum Ifibrary is 130 feet: On the Move. "They "have two servants. "Huh! That's nothing. Ve "Mv Dear Mr. Sherlock noimes . . . , . Thehas beena bad business during Usually h. two in the night at 3 Lauriston uaraens, on & tie Krl Tfnn roaa. Will .lllftll vu 1 ber of angles formed fcy the lines de noted the number that tne symooi was intended to represent Thus: The O was first a perfect circlea figure without angles. At the base of t,. ursii there was a small erossline, which was necessary to make up the seven angles. And, though we have long "discarded it, you rarely see a 7 without it in Germany and France. Little Chronicle. A Little Boy's Moral Strength, The widow of an English army officer was visiting me with her son, a charm ing little fellow about 5 years old. re lates Harper's Magazine. The mother told me with pride how honorable he was. how high-minded, and that she had never for an instant seen in him indications of any traits that were low or hasei -v The child was ut to bed every night st fi We dined at 1. . l was sitting in the drawing room one evening before dinner. The room was dark, the doors open, and my seat commanded a view of both the stairway and the dining room. The table was set, and in the center was a dish of tempting, peaches. Presently there came to my ears the TALKS IN NATURAL TONES. Machine that Is a Vast Improvement While the reproduction of the humau voice"by means of the phonograph and graphobhone is a remarkable achieve ment, there are objections to the strain ed and unnatural Quality of sounds re produced by" the ordinary phonograph and gramophone. The peculiar metallic quality heard from those instruments 1 due to the fact that in order to make the reproductions as loud as possible the original must be of abnormal effort Emile Berliner, the well-known elec trical inventor, has, however, devised a reproducing machine wherein this trouble Is remedied. It Is composed of a number of separate gramophones operated simultaneously. The art has advanced so far that the records may be made exact duplicates of each oth er, even to the minutest detail. The only difficulty In operating several ma chines is to have them registered ex actly with each other so as to Insurs. simultaneous operation. A table jor sup port is provided, on which there are mounted a number of rotary t a Dies or the usual gramophone type and adapt ed to receive the well-known record tablets of commerce. These tablets are generally arranged In a staggered row, each being supported on an upright spindle or shaft joornaled In a stand ard fashion to a table. TTnon each shaft Just below the table is secured a disk having equally spaced radially projecting pins or its penpa erv. The disks are all of the same size, with the same number of pins, and they are driven together with the .tables at the same imeed bv means or a Deitv having perforations spaced to fit the pins and operated by a motor or any de sirable construction. The registering devices make it possible to Insure the contact of each stylus with a corre sponding point of each record by the mere act of placing the stylus on the proper line. Power being applied to ro tate the records,' Identical sounds'lssue from each of the horns, and the com bined body of sound may be made s great as desired by using an appropri ate number of records. Therefore, it is possible to provide an exact reproduc tion of the human voice or to make it louder or softer. Sensation Spoiled. -.'Listen, sister! I believe I hear the voice of a man!" exclaimed Prlnclpea as she tip-toed across the room and placed her ear against the elevator shaft Miraposla joined her aged spinster sister and together they heard these words, spoken in dulcet tones, float up from the flat below: "Ah, thirty love. Now let's make it fortv love." Horrors! Miraposla, do you tninn they are speaking of osculation?" "Sister Pnncipea, l.am snocisea at your suggestion. The honor- of the building demands an investigation. Come." Together they stoically stalked down the stairway to the flat below. The door was open and Harold Mc Swat bade them enter. "We are having a delightful game of ping-pong. Miss Flatdweller has just won the game. Will you join us?" The invitation was coldly declined, and the spinsters sought the seclusion of the apartments, crushed that the vernacular of ping-pong had robbed them' of a choice bit of gossip. Toledo Bee. . spa" ia t.C- fits iwmwmm mm1 I is? mmm GERALD M'KINNIE AT THE AGE OF FOUR MONTHS. have a stand of crimson clover even though they fall for several times in succession. Chance for Kastern Farmers. The hfeh nrice of cattle is leading many of our New England farmers to raise their calves and to use more steers and oxen on the farm; ana, in fact to be in line to have more cattle J to sell year by year. This is a healthy sign for New England agriculture, as nothing seems to be such clear gain as turning off a pair or two of fat cattle every year. Cattle raising nas Deeu tuo much neglected In the New England States during the past twenty years, and It Is a pleasure to note that on many farms cattle husbandry Is again coming to the front No better beef in the world Is raised than that which, is pastured on New England hillsides, even if it topped off with Western corn, though we believe that cattle hus handrv will lead to large areas of corn fodder and corn to be harvested in the grain. Nothing seems to improve tne farm faster than Increased attention to the producing of beef and raising the necessary fodder crops ana grain crops. Massachusetts Ploughman. lations are high class and among the fastest. She was purchased by Mr. j McKinnie of the Centllvre' Brothers. I The Gerald colt at the time the picture ' wan taken was four months old. He is 'a beautiful black, with not a -white ! hair on him, and shows a wonderful gait for his age. by pure- winding Enlarging the Wheelbarrow. When wheeling corn fodder and other light stuff, a wheelbarrows ca pacity is too limited for convenience. The illustration shows a simple attach ment that can be slipped into the bar- JJt ENLARGED WHEELBARROW. nit we lite to console ourselves with the delusion that the grapes just beyond our reach are sour. row on such occasions, to the great in crease of its capacity. The side pieces should be hardwood strips. The at tachment may be supported by nooits from the strips to the top or tne wheelbarrow's back if preferred. . Hay Crop Substitute. There ia always an excellent substi tute for clover and timothy when the hay crop is short ana tnat is miner. t i. o onick-crrowing summer cron that may be seeded In May or June. and It seldom falls to proauce a large yield of hay. It Is also one of the best eradlcators of weeds that can be used, and it grows so rapidly as to crowa tue weeds to destruction. A crop of Hun garian grass may also be seeded down for a summer yield of hay, as It may be mowed three or four times during the season, being also, like millet a weed "destroyer. - Quality of Eggs. We often hear people say that eggs from some breeds of fowls are richer I To Mend a Broken Leg. A broken, leg of a fine young bred pullet was mended carefully with surgeon's plaster, which can be bought for a few cents per. roll at the drug store. It is not the same as court plaster. Wind lonnlnff hnt not GO w.X'WBS3 tightly as to stop circu-'3HGf lation. The bird was " turned loose at once and received no further care, but the leg seems as good as ever after four or five weeks. D. H. B. in Farm and Home. Sawdnst as a Mnlch. It is a practice in some sections to mulch young orchards during the sum mer in order that the soil moisture may be conserved and many different' ma terials are used for the purpose.- In some localities sawdust may be so cheaply obtained that orchardists are tempted, to use it. There Is no dan ger to be apprehended from the use of sawdust provided it is used properly. When used as a mulch sawdust should not be spread too heavily, for it is apt to heat, and if close to "the trees this heat will be injurious. If spread rather thinlv and not placed in contact with the trees no Injury Is likely to re sult Where straw or hay can be naa at a low price It Is to. be preferred, to sawdust. Fertilizing the Strawberry. Prom a careful study of the anatomy of the strawberry plant the Wisconsin station is of the opinion that a liberal top dressing with fine manure or a very fertile soil after the fruiting season is the most rational method of fertilizing the strawberry plantation. This .dress ing protects the crowns of the plants from excessive summer heat and fur nishes the young roots with abundant nourishment throughout the growing season, developing strong plants which are able to store up in the snort stems a good supply of reserve material for the first leaf growth the following spring. Lima Beans. . ,, Lima beans demand considerable potash and lime. Wood ashes are con sequently beneficial to them, but if ashes are unobtainable the potash salts will be found excellent A light appli cation of nitrate of soda will give the young plants a good start i
