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SEMI-WEEKLY.
COBVALLIS, BENTON COimjTY, OKEGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 1902.
VOL. III. NO. 25.
SS2KAl&2JLa;2. Consolidated Feb., 1899.
GAZETTE.
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A STUDY IN SCARLET
BY A. CONAN DOYLE.
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PART IIChapter IV-Continued. ,
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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
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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 " "
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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
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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
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tUAt-JJlH IV. I
On the .moraine which followed his
interview with the Mormon DroDhet.
John Ferrier went in to Salt Lake
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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
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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
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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
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were punished so sternly, what would
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De ine iaie oi iqis arcu-reutri;
Irnov that Yin wealth &nd
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poslUon womd be of no avail to him.
Others as well known and as ncn as
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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 -
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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
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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
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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.
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The rn?ontv-iifnp H n v wprfl evident-
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ly the balance of the month which
Youne had Dromised.
What strength or courage could
avail against an enemy armed with
such mysterious powers?
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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
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scrawiea, witn a Durni suck, ayyar-
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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
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sure as morning came ue woua ui
ii nnnAn Am .am i t O ft trant tflAll
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register, and had marked up in some
consmcuous Dosition now, many aays
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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
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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
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-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
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(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
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he gTrltV"
I , llt M ,n.m
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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
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Porter Yes, sir; bat it's nowt to
vhn the dancini? bear was here vester-
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day. London Tit-Bits.
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I inolvdc
MwxVw-
ghe After all. what is the differeno-
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Dlwo iiiumuu iiuu unuoivu.
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iuwu.
we nave sdoui ourselves, ana aeiusions
- m m t iiu 11m iBn innpiHaim hi iiMiniH iuivb
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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