ft I CORVA ' SEMI-WEEKLY. COBVALLIS, BENTON COimjTY, OKEGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 1902. VOL. III. NO. 25. SS2KAl&2JLa;2. Consolidated Feb., 1899. GAZETTE. 2 : 2 A STUDY IN SCARLET BY A. CONAN DOYLE. 2 i'wwwwwwwwvwwwwwwww''- PART IIChapter IV-Continued. , 1 One fine mnmlne' John Ferrier was, . - - - about to set out for his wheat fields, when he heard the click of the latch, and, looking through the window, saw - nfl- Jt &n nJW tQ me GueS8 ym too a stout, sandy-haired, middle-aged',,, . loa Tf h. " browsing man coming up the pathway. His heart leaped tojiis mouth, for this was none other than the great Brigham Young himself. Full of trep idation for he knew that such a vis it boded him little good Ferrier ran to the door to greet the Mormon chief. This latter, however, received his salutation coldly, and followed him with a stern face into the sitting room. "Brother Ferrier," he said, taking a seat, and eyeing the farmer keenly from under his light-colored eyelash es, "the true believers have been good friends to you. We picked you up when you were starving in the desert, we shared our food with you, led you safe to the chosen valley, gave you a goodly share of land, and allowed you to wax rich under our protection. Is not this so?" "It is so," answered John Ferrier. "In return for all this, we asked but one condition; that was, that you should embrace the true faith, and conform in every way to its usages. This you promised to do; and this, if common report says truly, you have neglected." "And how have I neglected it?" asked Ferrier, throwing out his hands in expostulation. "Have I not given to the common fund? Have I not at . tended at the temnle? Have I not " "Where are your wives?" asked Young, looking round him. "Call them ln, that I may greet them." "It is true that I have not mar ried," Ferrier answered. "But women were few. and there were many who had better claims than I, I was not a lonely man; I had my daughter to attend my wants." "It is of that daughter that I would , speak to you," said the leader of the ' Mormons. "She has grown to be the flower of Utah, and has found favor in the eyes of .many who are high in the land." John Ferrier groaned internally. "There are stories of her which I would fain disbelieve stories that she is sealed to some gentile. This must be the gossip of idle tongues. What is the thirteenth role in the code of the sainted John Smith? 'Let every maiden of the true faith marry one of the elect, for if she wed a gen tile she commits a grievous sin.' This being so. it is impossible that you. who profess the holy creed, . should miffer vnnr dauehter to violate it." John Ferrier made no answer, but i m m i i i : ! he played nervously wun nis iiuiug whip. "Upon this one point your whole faith should be tested so it has been decided in the Sacred Council of Four. The girl is young and we would not have her wed gray hairs, neither would we deprive her of all choice. We elders have many wives, but our children must also be provided. Stangerson has a son and Drebber has a son, and either of them would gladly welcome your daughter to their house. Let her choose between them. Tney are young and itch and of the true faith. What say you to that?" Ferrier remained silent for some lit tle time with his brows knitted. "You will give us time," he said at last. "My daughter is very young she is scarcely of an age to marry." "She shall have a month to choose." said Young, rising from his seat. "At the end of that time she shall give her answer." He was passing through the door when he turned with flushed face and flashing eyes. "It were better for you, John Fer rier," he thundered, "that you and she were now lying blanched skeletons up on the Sierra Blanco than that you should put your weak wills against the orders of the Holy Four!" With a threatening gesture of his hand, he turned from the door, and Ferrier heard his heavy step scrunch ing along the shingly path. He was still sitting with his elbows upon his knees, considering how he should broach the matter to his daughter, when a soft hand was laid upon his, and, looking up, saw her standing beside him. One glance at her pale, frightened face showed hLm that sue had heard what had passed. "I could not help it." she said in answer to his look. "His voice rang through the house. . Oh. father father! What shall we do?" "Don't you scare yourself," he an swered, drawing her to him and pass ing his broad, rough hand caressing ly over her chestnut hair. "We'll At it nn somehow or another. You don't find your fancy kind o' lessening for this chap, do your- A sob and a squeeze of his hand via her onlv answer. "No of course not. I shouldn't care to hear you say you did. He's a likely lad. and he's a Christian, which Is more than these folk here. ln spite o' all their praying and nreaih(n? There's a Dartv starting for Nevada tomorrow, and I'll manage to send him a message letting him know the hole we are in. If I know anything o' that young man he'll be back here with a speed mat wouia vln eleotro-teleeranhs. Lucy laughed through her tears at father's deSCriDtlon. "When he comes he will advise us for the best. But It is for you that I am frightened, dear. One hears nno hoars such dreadful stories about those who oppose the prophet: some- thins- terrible alwavs naDDens iu them." nut v. hnvn't nnnosed him vet.' her father answered. "It will be time to look out for snualis when we do We have a clear .month before us; at the end of that. I guess we had best shin out of Utah." "Leave Utah?" "That's about the size of it. "Knt the farm?" w. will raise an much as we can In money, and let the rest go. To tell ft JS. the truth. Lucy, it isn't the first time nave iiiuukul ui uuiuk iu 1 , , i.i ann- care auuui Kuutjimg uuuci -v "-"j man ag these fojk ao to their darned Drormet rm a free-born American, old to learn. If he comes browsing about his farm he might chance x s' x i r h,.nir. I 10 run up agaiiisi a. tuaijc x xv.x- shot traveling in the opposite direc- -But they won't let us leave," his dauehter objected. imr.ii x.-il T - nrall wail till .jeiiei&uii tuuico, auu " " - . -i : I soon manage mat. iu me lucnuiuuc, don't you fret yourself, my dearie, j -i'x -x ovoa onr.iioii u n I .i.. i.n k n.otkio. nn mo when he CiaC II X,t? " illllll xuv I sees you. Theres nothing to De afeared about, and there's no danger at an." John Ferrier littered these consol lux, iciuaino iix v. i j luhhui,"- -" " J . i hut- eh mnii nnt heln Ahsprvin? that 1 the fastening 111 WJX,A& UUU0Uua V m.uw a I - ...... i . i i I nr 4nn r o -r nio-nr o n n t n a r no i carefully cleaned and' loaded the rnstv nM shoteun which hung upon Lixc t ail uio ucui uuut i . n tUAt-JJlH IV. I On the .moraine which followed his interview with the Mormon DroDhet. John Ferrier went in to Salt Lake . . a . I uity, ana, naving iouna nis acquaut ance who was bound for the Nevada Mountains, he intrusted him with his TTnna Tn it he told the voune man of the imminent danger which threatened them, and how necessary it was that . .1 .x lie BUUU1U ICtUlIl. Having done this, he felt easier in m .n-i nme with lighter heart. As he approached his farm he was surprised to see a horse hitched to each of the posts of the gate. Still to find two young men in possession mnrfl Riirnnspn wa.a ne nn euterias or ma nirnnfir room. Both of them nodded to Ferrier as he entered, and the one in the rocking . . ... chair commenced the conversation. Maybe you don't know us," ne said. "This here is the son of Elder Drebber, and I'm Joseph Stangerson. who traveled with you in the desert when the Lord stretched out His hand and gathered you into the true "As He will all the nations, in His own good time." said the other, in a nasal voice: "He grindeth slowly but evceedinelv nmall " exceedingly smau. "We have come," continued Stan- . , gerson, "at ine aavice oi our miners, to solicit the hand of your daughter for which ever of us may seem good to you and to her. As I have but four wives and Brother Drebber here has seven, it appears to me that my claim is the stronger one." "Nav nav Brother Stangerson " way nay. uroiner awngerson cried tne otner; Tne quesuon ii. not how many wives we have, but how many we can keep. My ratner nas nowygiven over his mills to me, and I I am the ricner man. ' But mv prospects are better" said the other, warmly. "When the Lord removes my ratner i snail nave nis tanning yard and his leather factory, Then I am your elder, and am higher " It wniUbe for the' maiden to de- Son7e r ,eave a11 to her During this dialogue John Ferrier had stood fuming in the doorway, ou had shown the fig- hardly able to keep his rlilnKj,naSr. from the backs or nis two visitors. faces again. The two young Mormons stared at him in amazement In their eyes this competition between them for the maiden's hand was the highest of honors both to her and her father. There are two ways out or tne room," cried Ferrier; "tnere is tne door, and there Is the window. Which do you care to use?" His brown face looked so savage, and his gaunt hands so threatening ; that his visitors sprang to tneir ieei nnd heat a hurried retreat The old farmer followed them to the Innr "T.et me know when vou nave set tled which it is to be," he said, sar- ilrinicallv. "You shall smart ror tnis: ' &ian irersnn cried, white with rage. "You defied the nroDhet and the Council of Four. You shall rue it to the end of vour days. The hand or tne . Lord snail De heavv upon you," cried young Dreb ber. "He will arise and smite you. "Then I'll start the smiting." ex- KlolmoH Ferrier furiouslv. and he would have rushed upstairs for his would nave ruaiieu uiisumg iui mo gun had not Lucy seized him by the arm and restrained him. 1 t,A 1 ne young, CtUlllUg loouaia. exclaimed, wiping the perspiration m 1.1 T wnl-1 ennnor lruiii ms luicucu, " neia . see you in your grave, my girl, than while at work on Fiiday a tremen the wife of either of them." d bl bv in tije Bnbwav 'And so should I, father, she an- roonhere"1- will soon be here. Yes. It will not be long before ne comes. The sooner the Detter. tor we do not know what their next K IllOVe UlttJ x?. It was Indeed high time that some one capable of giving advice and help chniiM come to the aid of the sturdy - - ... . . old farmer and his adopted daughter. in the wnoie nistory OI me seiue- ment there had never Deen sucn a case of rank disobedience to the au- xi ix .v. u t ermrs LllUlltJ UL luc ;xu:x0. xx xuxxxwx - were punished so sternly, what would . a. 1 1. v. ..1 De ine iaie oi iqis arcu-reutri; Irnov that Yin wealth &nd - poslUon womd be of no avail to him. Others as well known and as ncn as . , ,, . . . ...... , 1 . himself had been spirited away be - fore now. and their goods given over to the church. He was a urave man, uui uc trembled at the vague, shadowy ter - , l x rora which buns' over mm. Any known danger he could face with a firm lip, but this suspense was un nerving. He concealed his fears from his daughter, however, and affected to tnskA lie-ht of the whole matter. though she, with the keen eye of love, saw plainly tnat ne was 111 al MRP TTnnn risinsr next morniner he found to his surprise a small square oi paper pinned on to tne coverlet oi ms oeu, . "Twentv-nine davs are given V0U - - for amendment and then The dash was more fear-inspiring than any threat could nave Deen. How this warning came Into his room How tnis warning came mio us room puzziea jonn rerrier eoreijr, im cprvanta Blent in an out-house, ana --- - - - - - the doors and windows had all been He crumpled the paper up and said nothing to his daughter, Dut tne mci rfent Btmpt A. chill tfl hid heart. - - The rn?ontv-iifnp H n v wprfl evident- - -- -j - , , , ly the balance of the month which Youne had Dromised. What strength or courage could avail against an enemy armed with such mysterious powers? - The hand which fastened tnat pin might have struck him to the heart, and he could never have known who had slain him. Still more shaken was he next 1 mi 1 ,1 rlAitrn nuiriiiiiF. 1 ut-?v iih.ii mh.l uuwu iv breakfast when Lucy, with a cry of surprise, pointed upward. I In thp ppnfpr nf the ceiling was " - scrawiea, witn a Durni suck, ayyar- XI xi L nO rrin itamrh. f;uu. me iiuluuci -o. mo u"t" tor- H wan nnintpllieihle and he did enlighten her. That night he sat up with his gun and kept watch and ward. He saw i 1 ..il tM - n A In t Via auu ucaru uuimus, a-uu j c. w -m morning a great 27 had been painted upon the outside oi nis door. Thus dav followed dav and as I i M J sure as morning came ue woua ui ii nnnAn Am .am i t O ft trant tflAll , "X T register, and had marked up in some consmcuous Dosition now, many aays - - . . . . . tv. rexfc month of grace. Sometimes the fa- tal numDer appeared upon the walls, B" " 3 y ,,' " ," "Ja ally they were on small Pards stuck upon the garden gate or the With all his vigilance John err er pmilri not discover whence these daily ""'"'"s" f'"" timings prutecucu, A horror, which was almost super-, etTtimia onmn iinnn him at Blent OI I stltious. came upon him at signt oi i""- " " t ;j. x..Vij ess. and nis eyes nau me look of some hunted creature He had but one hope in 1 fe now and that was for the arrival of the young hunter from Nevada nueen wo, dui of the absentee One by one the er owmai a aown ana u there came no sign of him. a horseman clattered " - - ,toA at dnmn the road or a driver shouted at - ,.j tn W8 team, the old farmer hurried to the gate, thinking that help had ar- rivfd ,at ast' . flM a " At last when he saw flv e give way to tour ?J PJPZ oi lost heart and; abandoned Keot escape. Single-handed, and with his limitt,A tnowledee of the mountaius " r jj .fnm ho which JST ". , -re "SeY nd . ..,r . -i nnf um. x? " i owe. - - " anneareS " . ;-;h blo " whlch to be no avoiding the blow whicn hng over hLm his a i ana sb -- - - . wnid be the last . . h, dauehter what was to . . r,t v OD o-nne? --ere no escape from the Invis'- twork which was drawn all 1D,e n' flZ"i aruttnd mh-.,, vead UDOn the table thought of his own -"tl ImPhlca In the silence he n at w BCratchingg sound- u - distinct ln the aulet of Jow. out very r--- (To be continued.) Amusing Errors of Speech. Bridget, who came to this country lost voir, has a limited vocabulary. r.A n lnl. she in learning fast, some of the words and expressions she has acquired do not always ns, ner ear not having been accurate in getting tne risnt term. Thus the other day she said to hr mistress: 'Shall I fix that Kansas back duck for dinner?" Ara.in. Rridcret was tell ins a tale of o -- . .. " , . a missing friend in this city, when she exclaimed: im T K.li'ava wti.n TTofie 1W JUU auivvv , m. it uvu turns up she'll be found in the Potash 1 ii.. .... A- , .1,. nt-.heti t, he gTrltV" I , llt M ,n.m " -"""" agam: I timm Ma1- nf an AttMtlrtTI mw par8on (who has just arrived for the firgt time a nia new country living) I . : 1 x 1 say. porver, 111 v aifiiw oroixia w uno dfj&l q itet . - . ..... . . Porter Yes, sir; bat it's nowt to vhn the dancini? bear was here vester- l - day. London Tit-Bits. 1 i I inolvdc MwxVw- ghe After all. what is the differeno- 1 , . ... . . ji..: Dlwo iiiumuu iiuu unuoivu. 1 T1, , . , , .-. iuwu. we nave sdoui ourselves, ana aeiusions - m m t iiu 11m iBn innpiHaim hi iiMiniH iuivb 1 x ; 1 about themselves. Life. TrloV With a Piece of Cord. Take a piece of cord about two yaras long, hold the two ends with the thumb i . 1 and index finger of the right hand and lu"a " " form the figure shown cfn the left side nour. of our illustration on the table. The 1 One of the big floating herrtog facto task is to pull the cord off the table eUhl out Got?,t0 ! while another person is, trying to pre- j heirrng banks is to be equipped with vent it by placing the Index finger ou ; the astonishing apparatus, which ought anv not inside the figures formed by ; to effect a revolution ln the price of the cord. You may be certain that any one will select the part of the loop marked with O. When we now pull the two ends of the cord, It will Slide past the finger that ls- trying to pre vent it Let us start over again. HOW it is DOE. We lay the cord again and declare that if the partner places the index finger on the same spot of the figure the finger will be caught and the cord will not be removed. The partner places the finger on P, we pull, and the cord is actually held fast. Solution: The partner has not no ticed that we have changed the loops of the cord. By comparing the two figures in our illustration you will no tice the change. - In the figure on the left right end of the cord forms first the loop A, while In the figure on the rigut II iornis ui iwy lwiiiuu il, w tnat ln ma case the loop A belongs to - i the left end of the cord. How To Make Traps. In Gibson's "Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping," published some years ago, the following effective traps that can be easily made are de scribed: ? A mouse trap may be made with a Vv.-n-l anil a- lrnlfo 111 fir e THlt ft niece UVITl XXXXVX XX v.uuv. ST of cheese oh' the end 'ofthe "blade of a table knife. Lift one edere of the bowl and put the knife, standing on Its edge, under It, allowing the bait to De about an inch and a half beneath the bowl. The odor of cheese will attract the mouse and he will find his way under the edge of the bowl, and a very slight nibble will tip the blade and the bowl will fall over on the prisoner. A thimble may be used ln place of the knife. Force the cheese into the thimble and put the thimble under the bowl with the open end Inward, allow ing about half the length of the thim ble to project out of it. The mouse, in trying to get the cheese out of the thimble, will cause the bowl to fall. If the thimble be too small to allow the mouse to pass under the edge of the bowl, put a piece of past board or a flat chip under the thimble. To make a fly trap, take a tumbler and half fill It with strong soapsuds. Cut a circle of stiff paper which will exactly fit Into the top of the glass, and In the center of the paper cut a hole half an Inch in diameter. A slice of bread may be used ln place of the stiff paper. Smear the under side of the disk with molasses before Insert ing. Flies will find their way down ward through the hole, and once below the Daoer their doom is sealed. In their efforts to escape they will fall into the soapsuds and speedily perish. By setting a number of such traps In a room it will soon be rid of the pests. What a Bny Can Do. These are some of the things a boy can do: He can shout so loud the air turns blue; He can make all sounds of beast and bird, And a thousand more they never heard. He can crow or cackle, chirp or clack, Till he fools the rooster, hen or duck, He can mock the doe. or lamb, or cow. And the cat herself can't beat his "me-ow." He has sounds that are ruffled, striped or plain; He can thunder by like a railway train, Stop at the stations a breath, and then, Apply the steam and be off again. He has all of his powers in such com He can turn right into a full brass band, With all of tne instruments ever piayea, And march away as a street parade. You can tell that a boy is very ill If he's wide wake and is keeping still; But earth would be God bles their noise! A dull old place if there were no boys. Christian .Endeavor world. Wisdom of a Stork. On a tree close to a house, within a short distance of the river or canal, 1 cfuuxk uiOLauvi- vx ---- - - - -r there was a stork's nest, with young ones. The roof of the house caught -. ,1 i-Kmin-t, ha flamxo aia nre oue unj, axiu uiuuu uauj&o x ot actually reach the tree, the heat i hfn, So the mother stork 1 - flew down to the water, got Into It and . n..iwl her breast: then, return I ntr i x to her young, she spread the mass of I . x 1 tj rri i cool, wet leatnera ail over mem. xuib I 1 BJje lVLKra LCAA vwa- wm. uuiu, - ine to the river, going down Into the 1 . 1, I water, aiiu. muiuuig, "x piuiuagc 1 " , i a , orencneu itu T " " ( --as saved, ana tne leuaer uesumgs riMcapiriin d m vu iiiiiii i if 111 r 1 ntic Vicnx-. -v been got under control and all was safe. The truth "of this remarkable story was vouched for by more than one eyewitness. The CornhilL Great Herring; Machine. Very clever is a Swedish Inventor named Ekenberg, who has constructed a machine which takes herrings as they come from the net, sorts them into four sizes recognized by the trade, scrapes off their scales, cuts off their .1 111.- 1 . vnn nhAH 4-1Am ueuus' f"18' c,raua ttuu InaMa a nri Aiir The machine does all ttis automatic- ti .1 4-.. QAWl ieirfnra nn bloaters. How Can the Lark be Happy? Little Nellie Uncle Will said the other day that he was as happy as a lark. Do you suppose a lark is very happy? Little Robert I should say not. Why, I read in a book that a lark gets up before sunrise every morning. Tommle'a Amendment. Small Tommie (at dinner) Mamma, chuck me a piece of bread, will you? Mamma (shocked) Why, Tommie, Is that the way to ask for It? Small Tommie Well, then, please chuck me a piece of bread. CAPACIOUS BED OF WARE. Ia Ixarare Knousrh to Hold a Dozen Per sons Comfortably. The great bed of Ware Is famous not only for its size, but because of Shakespeare's allusion to it In "Twelfth Night" When Sir Toby Belch urges Aguecheek to send a chal lenge to his supposed rival, he says: "Put as many lies ln a sheet as will lie in It, although the sheet were big enough for the bed of Ware in Eng land." This enormous bed is 10 feet 9 inches square and 7 feet 6 Inches high. It is made of Spanish oak, ele gantly carved, and is a wonderful spec imen of antique furniture that rot three centuries has been the pride and glory of the Saracen's Head at ware. The top is a solid canopy of beautifully carved wood made ln one piece. At the base of each footpost are boxes. 11 was the custom in old times for a newly arrived guest who had never seen it before to drink a toast to the bed In a can of beer. Twelve persons have slept in it at one time," and it is asserted ln the old chronicles that twenty did so at a pinch. When Elihu Burrett, the learned American blacksmith, went on his walking tour from London to the Land's End he turned aside to see the great bed of Ware, and might have slept ln It, but didn't. Some modern authorities declare that It Is not older than the reign of Elizabeth, but this can hardly be, as when It was put up for auction part of the coat-of-arms or the Earl of Warwick was found on the bottom or back of It, with the date 14. and there is a tradition In the counties of Berks and Warwick that it was originally In Warwick Castle and made for the accommodation of King Edward IV. of England, who could not sleep in an ordinary bed, being an im mensely tall man, only one inch short of seven feet. This tradition says that it was removed from Warwick Castle where It Is called In the household book "the king's bed" to the Inn at Ware to accommodate Edward In one of his campaigns during the wars ol the roses. There is common sanse in the storv. for Edward was a voluptu ous man, reveling in all the luxuries which could be procured in so rude an age, carrying with him when he went to war or hunt silken pavilions, cup boards of plate, feather beds, many changes of apparel and choice wine for himself and his favorites. EATING TIME ON CAT FARM. Dietary Table of an Up-to-Date Feline Boarding House. The care of cats of absent mistresses and of those which are raised for sale has become a matter commanding great attention, and In its up-to-date features is sufllclently amusing. The dietary time-table and daily routine on one of these modern cat farms Is described as follows: At 850 the cats have saucer fuls of food, prepared as for a baby, and given while warm at the consist ency of cream. At 12:30 they dine either on a well-boiled sheep's head, cut up very fine, or by way of change they have a fish dinner. At 3 o clock a drink of warm milk is provided. At 7 p. m. they have fish and rice, or biscuits soak ed in milk. Clean boiled they are em- nhatlc about the boiling water is al wavs kept at hand, as cats suffer from thirst more than is generally realized. A white cat should be cleaned exactly as vou would clean the fashionable white neck fur. The hand of the cleaner should be dampened, not wet, ln some water ln which a few drops of am monia have been poured. The cat Rhonld then be stroked. It should men be sprinkled generously with flour, which must be rubbed into the rur This must then be thoroughly brushed out, and the coat polished with a silk handkerchief. This ceremony should be rarely Indulged in, as a healthy cat will keep itself clean ln clean surroundings. The cats at the farm ln question realize prices which frequently run into three figures, so the care bestowed on tnem is not altogether unreasonable. Tet Others Walk The Floor. "Do you think out the jokes In the rnnnv column?" asked the visitor. "No, the reader does that" said the editor. Indianapolis News. We have noticed wim regret mat uo one ever seems uiv uwi m uxxc yen Mustard in Grain Field. The plant referred to scarcely needs descriDtion. as It Is so common, al though the accompanying illustration. will Impress the reader with its wen titv. The flowers are yellow and the leaves soft, somewhat resembling those of rape, cabbage, turnips, etc.; In fact mustard belongs to the same family or plants as those named. It is one of the most serious -of all the weed pests. This Is due to the fact that it ripens its seed before mosfeof the cereals, so that the ground Is again seeded down for an other year. - But this Is not alL The seeds are so oily in their nature that they have been known to remain ln the WILD MUSTARD IK BLOOM. ground for a period of twenty-five years when buried so deeply as to prevent germination, and yet after this time have grown vigorously. It Is because of this chracterlstic that it Is specially important to prevent wild mustard from seeding. In fields where the plants are few in number -the labor expended by way of pulling them up by root would be most profitable. Where It is not practical to pull out mustard, owing to the large amount present it may be advisable to make the cereal crop Into hay rather than al low It to ripen. If some such plan as this Is not adoDted where, fields are bad ly infested with mustard It may be nec essary ln the near future to allow the land to He idle and adopt the summer fallow system in order to get rid of the pest This would be an Instance wnere an ounce of remedy would be worth many pounds of cure. Iowa Home stead. Tahl tar TTnndllnsr Grapes. I have seen large, heavy tables for this work in many grapehouses, upon which the prunes were emptied from the travs to be sorted, trimmed and Dacked Into baskets. I do not favor this method of treating grapes. I think the less thev are handled the better. The packing table shown makes it pos sible to take the grapes out of the tray stem by stem as wanted by the packer and thus avoid the emptying out of the grapes. The table is so constructed that a tray fits into it tipped up suffl RAPE PACKING TABLE. ciently to make it convenient to take the clusters from it In the Illustra tion half of the tray is cut away ln order that the construction or the table may appear more plainly. The little block (B) on the headpiece of the trav answers a twofold purpose it serves as a handle in place of the hand holes and it keeps the trays from dropping off one from the other when they are being piled up In the store room or when hauling on the wagon Bled. F. Grenler, in Farm and Fire side. Sowing Clover in Corn. The farmer who sows clover and finds in the spring that it was winter killed considers that he has lost time, labor and the value of the seed. This is not an for the sxowth the clover makes dur ing the late summer and fall has added enough fertility to the soil to materially assist ln paying for the time and labor Involved. As a matter of fact, there ought not to be much labor spent In ceoitnor the clover bevond the work of putting ln the seed, particularly if the work is done at the last cultivation or the corn. Under almost any weather ifinna excent severe and prolonged drouth, it may be considered wise to make a seeding of clover, crimson or red nt the last cultivation of the corn If it goes through the winter, one adds so greatly to the fertility of the soil that they can afford to take some chances. 'The Hit Press. The farmer who has more hay than barn room will find it a good Invest ment to have a hay press that he may put it Into smaller bulk, so that thera will be room for It in the barn, Instead f RTjisklner it out of doors. It Will keep better, and if he has any to sell It will be more easily handled and sell more readllv at a better price. If one more nuuj uuv .... . I In a neighborhood who are likely to I want to use It unite ln owning. The ' hay may be stacked until the cutting and curing is over with, if one does not i wish to run the press in haying time, but the quicker the stack is reduced to bales the better. The Farmer's Telephone. A surprising thing is the development of the telephone system among the farmers here on the prairies, says: a correspondent In Nebraska. An inde pendent telephone company has been extending its lines from town to town and village to village. The result is that farmers living from five to teu miles from town are connected and within speaking communication with doctor, storekeeper, bank, grain buy er, etc. Farmers telephone into town in the morning for the price of grain. and if they like it they drive in with a load or two. For their telephones the farmers pay from $1 to $1.50 a month, and as time-savers thev are said to be worth from ten to twenty times their cost At the rate the telephone sys tem is now being developed it will not 1e more than a couple of years till nearly every farmer in Nebraska Is on the wire. With cheap telephones, rural free, deliv.ery and consolidation of dis trict schools into central buildings. where there are several rooms, as many teachers and grading pupils, modern life in the rural regions Is not what It once was. Bvaporated or Uriel Potatoes. "Dried potatoes" is the name of a new product evolved by the South Car olina Agricultural Experiment Station. The potatoes are boiled, peeled and evaporated In a cannery, and will re main in perfect condition for years. The preserved potato becomes fit for eatin? after being soaked In warm water for an hour. Like many other new ideas, this promises to be a big thing, and its development may have a great effect on the vast potato fields of northern Maine. It is reported that an acre of potatoes yielded 357 bushels, which made 105 bushels of the dried product, nearly a pound to 3 pounds of the raw product. Although the report we have does not sav anything about it, probably the sweet potatoes can be subjected to the same process. American Cultivator. Catting Up a Hog. After the hon has been killed and cleaned, cut down on each side of the backbone with a sharp hatchet, then with a few cuts with the knife at the lower part, loos en the leaf lard, pull It upward and take it out Begin at the breast bone, and with the aid of n knife take out the ribs. Run a knife down between the lean and the fat meat of the backbone. By the aid of splits spread the hog to its full width and allow It to hang until.it has thor oughly cooled. The accompanying dia gram will show just how the carcass is cut. If the aumal is a very heavy one, cut the sides apart then take off the shoulder, then the side meat and finally the ham. By taking it down' In pieces in this manner 1 can handle a heavy hog myself. E. Esterley, in Farm and Home. Shown Lack of Phosphate. When cattle chew leather, wood or old bones it indicates a lack of phos phate or lime in their food, which is re 11 nired to suddIt bone material. A tea- snoonful of bone meal given ciauy wun their grain will correct the habit and supply the deficiency whicn induces it. If the disposition to eat bones is Indulged In when cows are in grass the deficiency then evidently exists in the soil, and the pasture will be greatly benefited by a top dressing of bone dust. Two or three hundred pounds to the acre, sown broadcast, will repay at tending expenses In a better yield and In quality of milk and butter. Farm Notes. If vou do not have enough manure for a large field use it on a small plot and endeavor to make as much as pos sible by concentrating the manure and work to a limited area. Manure may be wasted by attempting to mane it ao service on a larger space than it will profitably cover, as well as entailing more labor than the crop can compen sate for. Sheen are one of the best kinds of stocks to keep In orchards. After a little practice they will pick up fallen fruit quicker , than hogs; and this Is often very important, as the codling moth worm generally leaves the apple soon after it drops. But, with either sheep or hogs, sufficient food must be supplied or the trees will be barked. The food thus given goes, however, where it will do the most good, in the production of the largest and best fruit There Is quite a difference in the ad vantages of budding and grafting. The proper time for budding is any period when good buds can be procured and the bark will run on the stocks. Peach es and roses are always budded, but grafting is used on apples, pears and grapes. Budding is sometimes done in order to change the tops of quite young fruit trees. Dry weather Is not favor able to budding, and as a rule budding is not as successful as grafting. Bones may be dissolved by the use of unleached wood aslies, especially if they are broken or ground. The pro portions for a fertilizer, used by. some farmers, are one barrel of raw bone flour, three barrels dry wood ashes, fifty pounds of gypsum and ten gallons of water. The materials are placed iu a heap upon the floor and stirred with a hoe while the water Is added. The mast Is kept moist, and in two or. three weeks will be ready for use. Five bar rels of this mixture is considered an efficient and cheap dressing for an acre , of ground. I V 1 I 1 & 1 t .