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COItVALUS, BENTOX COUNTr, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1902.
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CHAPTER VI.
At the Foot of the Rimrocks.
It is the second night of Bertha's
captivity, barring the night of her cap
ture. After securing her on the horse
at the time of that fearful event, the
Indians kept moving at a rapid rate
until about 10 o'clock the following
morning, when they stopped and
butchered a mule for dinner. To
them the mule meat was a dainty dish
of which they partook with a raven
our appetite, but to the girl from Edin
burg mule meat was not tempting,
when in fact she had no appetite at
alL The gluttonous feast of these
savages added to the disgust and hor
ror that surrounded the captive. The
whole had seemed like fiction, a hor
rible nightmare to her.
The first night out had been spent
In a email basin, surrounded by rim
rocks with narrow outlets and these
had been carefully guarded by the
dusky sentinels. No fires were kin
dled during the night and a stillness
and quietude pervaded the camp, and
this, with the demeanor of the In
dians, showed that they were not
only uneasy but strictly on their
guard.
A vigilant watch had been kept over
Bertha the whole night long, though
she had been made as comfortable as
Indians' ingenuity could provide.
Early the following morning an
other mule was butchered, a hasty
breakfast prepared, and the band
moved on to the south.
The course during the day lay over
a rough country. It was taken as if
the Indians had intended to obscure
their trail. To the right and left
stood the towering rimrocks and their
trail led through the lava beds. Only
those who have attempted to pass
through this section of country can
eotaprehend what is meant in speak
ing of the lava beds. Huge boulders
and smaller ones of every description,
round rocks, flat rocks, standing upon
edge, square rocks and diamond
shaped rocks, sinks and crevices, all
bo rough and ragged and uneven that
It was difficult for the party to keep
together without even its own mem
bers becoming lost from one another.
IJp and down the steep declivities,
around the high ridees of boulders
&nd over the beds of shattered rock
mads thff travel difficult and monot
onous, but Bd trail was left behind.
To track the red men to this vast seer
tion of the lava beds was to lose them.
Here, only courses are followed, and
not trails, for it. is properly called,
''the traillesg section of the desert."
Oa this morning Bertha had been
relieved from . the cramped position
on' the animal which- had conveyed
her, by being freed from the ropes
which bound her, but she had been
the more closely guarded. Without
food for two days and nights and the
hardships of a day on the desert, and
a day in the lava beds, it would have
told on most women, but with the
slightest indication of fatigue Bertha
looked as firm and defiant as ever.
She was a Lyle!'
iff thfj middle of the afternppn a halt
had been made' and a consultation
held by the Indian?. The main body
with most of the animals proceeded .o
the southeast, while Chief Egan, with
a few of the animals in charge of a
dozen of his chosen warriors, took a
westerly course and the wily chief
took with him his fair captive. The
main band proceeded on its way to a
designated meeting point, while the
chief made this detour to consummate
the last object of his trip.
The chief and his small band were
more guarded than ever. Realizing
that'his mission1 wa a secret one, and
. to avoid falling into traps, he traveled
thrpugh a more obscure country than
stSF- in3 Va still ' piyre cautious
about not leaving any trail behind.
That night he campgd at the foot of
a high wall in the shadow of the pro
jecting rimrocks. No eye could see
hj'm jn itya immediate vicinity for the
boulders that lay about him, and the
ftmoka from his eamp was silhouted
against the rock walls and mingled
With the clouds above.
At thp camp the scarred-faced old
Warrior chief took more interest in
his white captive, He had fear guar?
ters prepared some distance from the
main camp and while, he. himself,
looked after her wants two of his
most trusted warriors were placed on
guard. At supper time Egan, by ges
tures, plpad with the young woman to
eat. While the terrible experience
through which she had gone would
have taken the appetite of most wo
men of her age. she was too common
sense and matter-bf-fact to loe her's
permanently. She was 'really hungry,
pjjj'bad usft reached that 'state of
Starvation at which she felt S if she
could partake Of mule meat. But a
lucky Incident occurred. Even while
pld Egan was tendering her a slice of
mule prepared in the most dainty
manner from the Indians' standpoint.
& warrior close at hand, in attending
t the animals, flushed a sage he:i.
Bertha, although unacquainted with
this bird knew that it must be palat
able. She pointed to the bird in its
flight with a sign to old Egan that if
h had one of these she would pre
pare it herself and eat of It. No soon
er than she had niada her wishes
known, the chief went to the quiver
of hl hunting arrows, drew forth the
choicest ones, and in a few moments
was speeding among the rocks in
search of the sage hen. In a short
time "he returned and gallantly drop
ped the tender bird at her feet, and
wjth'gtf xpretisjoh of. tfrjde pointed to
gear 'in us'nWck through which his
arrow had passed.
But of this gallantry Bertha took
BO notice, Soon a fire was kindled
and with woman's culinary knowledge
(the soon prepared and ate a meal of
which tihe was In much need.
Long after nightfall, when all the
clouds had passed away and the moon
' had risen above the distant rimrocks
oa the east and Its light had fallen
upon the camp beneath the rimrocks.
pld Egan appeared at Bertha's quar
ters. It was such a night as lovers
would walk in civilization. It was
such a night as would thrill the
hearts of all people. It was such
a night as the Indian warrior
would venture upon a deed of daring.
It was such a night as aroused the
deepest passions in the bosom of the
marauding chief.
He motioned his warriors, who were
on guard, to take their Igave, and
then attempted a conversation by
signs and nods with Bertha. Hoping
that it -might mean her escape she
tiied to understand him. With this
encouragement he grew more bold
and approached her more closely. Wo
man's Intuition told her at once of
this awful meaning and she rose up
in her woman's weakness to defend
herself against this giant chief, who
had long been the terror of the desert
Fortunately for humanity a lithe ath
letic form had glided down the steep
walls of the rimrocks in the darkness
long before the moon rose, and had
been waiting in hiding for an oppor
tune time. Rushing forward like a
"wildcat he seized the wicked old war
rior by the throat, and there was at
once a grapple between giants.
But in spite of the silent prayers of
Bertha for the success of her unknown
rescuer and his determined grip on
the old chief's throat, the latter gave
a cry that called to their feet the en
tire detachment of warriors, and they
came like a storm to the aid of their
chief.
CHAPTER VII.
A Woman's Scalp.
It is at another point in the lava
beds from that described in he last
chapter. While many walls jpin to
gether Jiere from different directions
yet one point on the rimrocks com
manded a ylew in all directions. Upr
on this point stands an Indian. His
arrow-like form silboutted against the
horizon gave him the appearance of
an Inanimate rather than an animate
body. The afternoon sun was not far
above the distant rimrocks. It was a
picture for an artist to draw, The
ragged rocks along the earth's sur
face, the walls which converged from
many directions toward the pedestal-
formed center, at the top of which
projected the flat rimrocks, and these
crowned by the statue-like form pf the
Indian, whose gaudy war bonnet indi
cated that he was a chief, made the
view a romantic one indeed.
"If they dlpappoint me," murmured
the Indian in his own tongue, "it will
take many more white scalps to pay
the penalty," and a; the same time he
toyed with a scalp of long hair, that
of a woman, tossed by the wind at his
belt.
Biit his mind was scon relieved en
this point, From the shadow of the
rimrocks in the distance, a little
north 'ot west, he saw a lone horse
man coming in a swift rot. He' be
gan to' descend to the same side upon
which the horseman, was; approaching,
taking pa.rtj 'iQ.pxaininy' hi bow and
quiver, tpniahawk, and scalping knife
to see that all were intact. Seating
himself upon a boulder that jetted
from the wall ' many feet above
the level plain, he waited he
approach of his -visitor, When the
latter eanie within hailing distance a
familiar salute from each showed the
jnutual recognition.
The two men on the top pf the. rim
rocks converged, familiarly. While
ttin rnartr already knows that one was
Chief Egan he has also surmised that
the other was Dan Follett. wnic-h is
true. To lopk upon the countenances of
these two men was an interesting
study, The old Indian chief, a ma
rauding bandit, bore scars showing the
terrible episodes of his life, while the
Canadian Frenchman bore marks
placed there by tim which showed
the villlanou8 character of the man.
The one. robbed of his ! country,
forced to the barren ' rocks aivd; lava
beds for" existence ' had become an
outlaw from necessity, The other,
containing a mixture of blood of the
exiled criminals of a superior race
mixed with that of the most blood
thirsty and treacherous pf an Inferior
race, was a villain from choice, and b,y
nature.
There were bluffing looks and ftrim
smiles from each, but the arrival of
the band of horses caused them to rise
to their feet, and with a shout from
old Egan's Hps his warriors appeared
from a reeess in the rocks below,
heretofore unobserved, and took
charge of the band of animals repre
senting the prize money for the mur
der of Bortha Lyle.
Taking the woman's scalp. Pan Fol
lett climbed down the rocks and Join
ing his men they saluted the Indians
and rode away. The Tndians drov
the horses into a deep canyon" pene
trating ttit.- rimfacks. and the stillness
of approaching night closed the scene.
CHAPTER YHI.
The Trapper of The Rimrocks.
He was knpwn from one end pf th
desert to the other, as well by the red
men ss the white. His life was spent
in solitude. When the snows of win
ter began to fly and others fled to
shelter he worked the more persist
ent. For eight months In the year his
solitude was complete, bo far as the
Hammersley. -
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rest of the world view lor tt wag In
the winter time that . the wild
animals of the desert widened
their range in - search ' of food,
owing to its scarcity at this season.
and many of all kinds were tempted to
partake of the fresh morsels of ..anti
lope, deer, rabbit and sage hen, so
attractively prepared and placed in
their trail and many of these same an
imals found these nice "baits" sur
rounded by a jagged iron circle that
closed with a merciless clasp about
their legs or noses and held them as
prisoners. The traps of the Trapper
of the Rimrocks always held their
prey. ;
JThe Trapper of the Desert was a
young man of eight and twenty years.
For ten years he had been known upon
the desert. While he was a man of
peace, yet his keen grey eyes and
Arm set chin told those who saw him
that he would face the worst -of the
human race In any kind pf an encoun
ter as readily as he would battle
alone with the fiercest, animals of the
desert, it the necessity arose. His
hair was also light and he wore a
gleam of friendliness upon his face.
But the cloud that drove this gleam of
sunshine away when he become an
gered was an immediate warning not
to trespass against the will of this
man pf firmness, and his well propor
tioned form was able to carry out the
desire "pf the mind. He was five feet,
ten, weighed iq p'eundg, and with al
this possessed well prppprtipned inus.
cles, as lithe as rubber aad strpng as
gutta percha.
He was known simply by the name
of William, Hammersley, but his an
cestry and place of birth were as
mysterious as the man himself. When
first known he was on the desert en
gaged In trapping, and as he had no
competitors, he had no enemies. His
abode, a crude affair, partly a cave
and partly a house in the rimrocks,
was always welcome to the weary i
traveler or stockman, who happened j
to pass nis way, out this did not hap
pen often, as few people traveled that
way. He was a friendly host ana
looked to the comfort of his guest, but
he had little to say and asked but few
questions. A guest after leaving his
placp knew no more of him than when
he pame, and there was always, a feql:
ing pn the part pf the Visitor that no
extended conversation was desired.
And the wishes of William Hammers
ley were usually rgspected.
But the reader shall knew more
about this trapper pf the desert and
his abode than the visitors of those
days knew. He was not . alone, and
the compartments which the visitors
saw were not all that were possessed
and occupied by this man. The small
corra mad rock In front of the prem
ises and the few traps and skins that
bung about the rooms onened to vis
itors were only small and insignificant
in interest compared with what was
concealed in the background.
A subterranean passage lead to . a
larger cave beyond that occupied as
the open home of the trapper. A crev-r
asse let in the light from the side and
the finest pelts supplied a bed with
warm covering and a soft place to lie
while ptherg Jay upen the floor a.4
rugs and hung frem the walls te keep
out the etold of winter, A perfectly
constructed fireplace, connected with
the crevasse in "the rocks which was
utilized as a chimney, supplied the
room with warmth in cold weather.
Upon the bed lay an invalid. Once
a gigantic fprm with powerful phy
sique and. musclehe was now emac
iated tp almost a skeleton. His limbs
had been frozen and his hands and
feet werg pierg Crisps, though he still
retained his intelligence ' and w-as a
great comfort tp, the trapper who
brought, bha the tenderest and pest
prepared morsels from the table and
fed him with his. ewn hands, and at
tended him as carefully as a mother
tends her own child.
"I sometimes fear that I worry you,
and that my monotonous life may ef
fect yours," said the Invalid one day
to the trapper, ''In carrying; out my de
sire to strike lor vengeance and wait
until JI can strike the mort killing
The Hpms of Hcmmerslev.
blow, I fear that I impose upon jour
good nature, my preserver, and tax
your patience."
'Oh, no, no!" replied the trapper, as
he stroked the pale forehead of the
invalid tenderly, "without ypu life
would be ruly monotonous to me, be
sides, youp cpunsol and company are
worth all the trouble, if your condi'
tlon could be construed to cause me
trouble; and outside of all this, jour
cause has become my cause from aa
interest in humanity and justie. You
have been grossly outraged, and
look ag anxiously to the day of rock'
oning as yourself. "
On the second night after the at
tack of the Indians on the pack tiain
and the capture of Bertha I. yle, the
t apper brought in a large supply of
prepared provisions and placed them
on a table beside the invalid's bed.
The latter knew what this meant. -
"So you are off for a trip, my friend,"
said the Invalid,. "How long will it
be before you return?" he continued.
He was interested, for the difficulty
in hobbling about and waiting upon
himself with his stubby hands and
feet in the trapper'-a absence was
great, and the lack of his companion-,
ship was greater,
"I will only be gone for a few days,
replied the trapper. "I am going tq
visit the traps near the picture rocks
as I am trying te eatch a mountain
lion that frequents the place, and have
seme hopes of getting a grizzly.
And It happened that at this time
Chief Egan and his warriors with
their cantlve were making for the
same viclnty. J
(To b concrauedJ
ym&k s&M "v
To Balance a Plate. I .
We have seen in the circus how
plates, dishes,' etc., are turned around
on the sharp end of a stick. Such
things are generally made of wood or
metal, and they lose their balance as
soon as the turning movement' gets so
slow that they cannot overcome the
force of their gcavity.
We will now learn bow to balance a
p'ate on the point of a needle without
the help of potation, ; ' r '! ,
Split two corks lengthwise and- stick
a fork la the end of .each of the four
parts, gp that they form not less than
BALAKCED ON A NEEDLE POINT.
a right angle with one another. Then
.'place the four pieces of cork lu- even
distances on the rim of the plate, and
see .that the forks touch the edge of
the plate. ' ."
After this is done, place the plate oq
the point of a needle, the head of which
is. forced in the cork of a bottle, and
tije plate will balance." By careful
handling the plate can b.e' given, a.
rotary motion which, , wll Jas,t some
tjme. as the friction betweea the needle
point and the plate is very small.
The Back Yard Fence.
Dorothy peeped . through the knot
hole in the backyard fence in a state of
high excitement. The four little Mc
Fees were haying a tea, and she long
ed with all her heart to-; be with them.
As far back as she could remember,
Dorothy had wished she bad a sister
to play' with, hut to have three sisters
or, what a delight! And yet each one
of the little. McFees, had tbreej sisters;
When they- played houne they- would
havera, father and a mother aqd a, jfftok
art) a H-fl nraHnu wlill- Kr '""TSrtiv4-K
case al these characters bad tp be tafc
en by d.oils., What Ud It matter that
the little McFees wore patched dresses,
and lived In a tiny two-roomed house?
Dorothy thought them the happiest of
mortals, and longed ardently to be
friends with them.
She went back into the house, after
she had gazed through the knt
awhile. "
' ahma," she, sid, ''.gp, yo,u. tfoink:
hej will ever, uayita nje q epine and
lay Uh, hepA?u
'-perhaps, so," said mamma.
"Put how can they when they have
never even seen me?" asked Dorothy
in doleful tones. "Couldn't I go and
see them just once, and" then, If; they
didn't like me, they wouldn't need to
invite me to come again?"
"Suppose you didn't like them,"- said
mamma, smiling.
"Oh, but " I do," said 'Dorothy. '-'The
are' just as nice and polite to feaeh oth
er as if they, were coorpanyC and Katie
-she.'s" t'h'a biggest one keeps Maud
Itian when their mother goes away to,
work. ' They're, all .clean the. time,
and they do have, such njee imes, pla,y
tug. house. Don't you think; ujlg'b.t
go just once?"
"Wait a few daya satd; mamma,
''and. we shaU see about it,"
Qn the day the Mc-Feea had moved in
the little houe, Dorothy had begged
her motftep to allow her to go and play
with them, and mamma had said she
might go when they iuvited her. But
that time seemed as far off as ever, for
the fence dividing the back-yards iwas
pf high, close boards, and the McF.es
had never even bad a glimpse of their
Uttle neighbor.
-So, for many .days, Dorothy contin
ued to watch the McFees" through "the
knot hole, and to imagine'how delight
ful it would be when she, coukj pjay
with them.
One morr(in s,he started out with
her. doll for- a stroll lg the back: yard,
b,ut came rushing back a moment later
in breathless amazement, '
"Mamma," she cried, "the back yard
fence is down flat on the ground."
"Is t, Indeed?" said mamma, coming
to the" door to look. Sure enough, the
back yard fence was lying In ruins.
"Do you think It's a miracle, mam
ma?" asked Dorothy, solemnly.
"I hardly think so," said mamma;
"there was a very heavy wind last
night, and I think that may account
for it"
"Well, it's as good as a, miracle, any
way, and now maybe they'll ask me. to
come, ami iday. witlj them," said Dorpr
thy." " " ' " ;
She, walked into the back yard a,nJ
(here, were the, four. MeM , playing
VudW- their apple tree. They looked at
Dorothy, and "her doll admiringly, but
they never thought of such a thing as
asking her to come and play. Poor
Dorothy walked up and down near the
nnuined. fence, with hope almost gone
from her bsart.
"They don't want to play with me."
,;he said to herself, "and It doesn't do
a bit of good that the fence is blown
down."
But Just then, as she passed the place
nearest the apple tree, she beard Mary
say to Katie: -
"I just wish she'd ask us to come
oyer and play with her,
Well, she won't," said Katie; "don't
yon suppose she's got enough to play
with? Why, she has a lot of dolls and
everything." ;. ' u . .
Then Dorothy, with' a joyful heart,
went over to them. - : -
-"Would you please ask me to come
and play with you, because my mam
ma said I might as soon as you 'asked
meT,and I want to so much?"
Then the McFees, in an excess of de
lighted hospitality, all asked her. even
little Maud, who was only four years
old.
After they-had talked a little while,
Dorothy ran In the house to bring her
share of playthings, and the good-ua
tured cook gave her some cakes and.
apples for the play-house dinner.
A half hour later, when mamma look
ed out, she saw five little girls sitting
around the dry goods box under" the
apple tree, and she knew that Dorothy
was quite happy again. Christian Her
ald. -:" ,'" When Godfrey Grows.
I wonder when it is I grow!
"It's-in the night, I guess, - .
My clothes go on so very hard
. Each morning when I dregg, ' -
3?urse says they're plenty big enough
It's 'cause I am so slow.
But then she never stops to think
That children grow and grow. -
I wonder when! -1 can't find out. .
Why, I watch Tommy Pitt
In school for hours and I can't see
.-- Him grow the smallest bit!
I guess that days we stay the same,
There's so much else to do
In school and play, I must grow
. ft ngn, i nraK jurat you ( ,
Youth's Companion. . .
It Take. Qqite a Pftrty,
:-"Mamma, aicf little June, "I 1-
wayaj $wu.gh.t when . was little lots
littler than J am now that folks grow
ed married, but $ found out that
they haye ft WS party and get married,
and when I get big am going to have
ahig party and get married, too!"
Bow Awkward of Them.
A small girl of three suddenly burst
out crying at the dinner table one dy.
"Why, Ethel, what $ the matter?"
asked her mother.
"Oh," cried Ethel, "my teeth stepped
on my tongue." Little QhronMe,
THE PANAMA HABIT,
Alai a, New Idea on. tfe Ppon.nn.ciai
tio,n of a, WM-d
"If the Spanish, war didn't flo any.
tWeg else for the country," says a man
Who sells articles f wearing apparel
for men, utt started a boom in paja
(PM TVajaiuaa have-been In fashion
for maBy yeawCbut not one man in
twenty wore them up to four years
ago. I haven t any statistics on, the
subject of the pajama crop, for the
year of the Spanish war. but, judging
from the way the women's sewing
societies In all the country towns weftt
to work to make them, our army must
have, beeij, supplied wth at least four
suits fgr ?C wan in it, horse, foot
ap,d dra.gO0& At once We began to
feel the effect of it In our business
Kvery man wanted to wear pajamas.
We get orders now from rural districts
where the pajamas was not even a
name four years ago. We pronoijnc
the word with the accenl; the sec
ond syllable, but fin, Englishman, who
came in here yesterday taught me
ter.
'.'I want to, see. some. paj-Jamas
he said, bearing down hard on, the 'paj,1
At firsjt couldn't think wha,t b.e meant..
Then, said, with my penultimate ac
cent; ' '
'Qba ye, we have a, fine itne of
PAjamas.- '
The Englishman looked at me. glass
over one eye and disapproval in the
Other,
'Young man, said he, speaking
through the unglazed eye, 'I said paj-
jamaa, and I know what I am talking
about. I wore them in India before
you were born, and I never heard
them called anything but paj-jamas
till I came to this beastly country.
You'll show me paj-jamas, or you'll
show me nothing at all'
So I showed him paj-jamas, and
now I'm willing for somebody. Ijo come
In and ask for pa-jah-mas, so J can
spring my new. British. pronunciatioD,.'
Washington . PosJ.
Pe. Meant Not Baby.
Just sa.y "It's a great blessing" to
ftovernor- Wells when you meet him
and see him smile. -
It happened this way: Tie Governor
was feeling particularly happy and so
ciable, when Surveyor-General Ander
son came along last Saturday and
started the conversation.
Well," remarked the surveyor-gen
eral, "It's come at last!"
"Yes," responded the Governor with
his most expansive smile, "it's come."
"It's a great blessing, isn't it?," eon
tinued Mr. Anderson, with, the air of Ji
man who knows, whereof he speaks.
Is it?" said the Governor with some
perplexity; "well, I should say it te,
'And it's a nne thing for the farmers,
too,' asserted the land; man, .
Then a great Itebt dawned upon the
Governjr. Anderson was talking about
the rainstorm; the Governor had only
one subject on his m.md that day. The
stork had arrived with a baby boy.
You. really ngbt to, see the Govern-;
ox's face, when he hears, "And it's a
great blessing." Salt Lake Herald.
Immune.
Towne It's a shame the way these
big corporations put the screws on the
people. ' - .
Browne Never mind they'll have a
hot time In the next world.
Towne If I could believe that
there' d be some consolation in that
thought, but corporations, you know, '
have no seuls.Pb.nclelphta presa.
Patience la a, virtue found chiefly la
lazy people. ...
Handling Corn Fodder.
: Where shocks are made of unbound
fodder It will be necessary to employ
the aid of. a horse for building them
and they should
be well tied with
binder twine. Al
most any . device
" . win answer for a
- horse around
which to shock the corn. Herewith is
shown a device sent by a contributor
for .tying shocks that Is. very neces
sary. After the shock is made as large
as desired.' the shaft of this device Is
tbrart through, the shock- a Uttle above
the half way distance from the bottom
to the top, the end of the rope Is
brought around the shock and the end
passed over the smooth end of the
shaft. By giving the handle a few
turns the compass of the shock will
be so drwn that It can be easily tied.
Shocks tied in this manner seldom get
twisted or out of condition.
For hauling m. fodder, we have two
designs. One of theme is an ordinary
led-like deyice that is easily construct
ed and will be found very handy for
hawing fodder. It will be found espe
cially handy Jn loading fodder. Some
use this aled for hauling and ' the
Shoefcs are not torn apart in hauling,
t but are simply tipped over on tfie sled
ana hauled away In this manner. The
other deyice consists in a peculiarly
constructed rack to' be placed on a low-
wheeled wagon. , By the aid of a sim
ple derrick-like contrivance on the rear
"end of the wagon the shocks are easily
lifted on the wagon, and; placed in a
position on the load;. We know of sev
eral farmers who hav used this de
vice,, and; they pronounce tt good.
Many ways can be provided for mak
ing racks that will be convenient for
hauling fodder and: these are only giv
en as starters along this line. Iowa
Homestead,
Winter Spraylnsr of Frnit Trees.
The spraying of fruit trees during the
winter should not be neglected. Before
the leaves start the trunk and every
branch of the tree should be well spray
ed with a solution of one pound of cop
per sulphate in twenty-five gallons of
water to check scab, codling moth, bird
moth, tent caterpillar, canker worm,
plum curculio and San Jose scale on
apple trees, to be followed njo, afte- the
blossoms fall by the routaf bordeaux
mixture of four ppuoad each of sul
phate of copper and lime tQ fifty gallons
of water. Some prefer to' use six pounds
sulphate of copper Instead of four
pounds, buj w are not sure that this is
any better than the other, while for
peach trees that have put out their
leaves the use of three pounds of ;sul
phate of copper to six or nine pounds
of lime Is thought strong enough for
fifty gallons of water. But we are np,w;
speaking of a winter spray tiefore the
leaves come out. The mature of fifty
pounds each of l,ine, salt and flowers
of sulphur & used on the Pacific coast
for the San Jose scale, but in our East
ern climate it does not seem to be as
effectual, as the frequent rains wash It
off. A mixture of pure lime made as a
thin wbitewa.sh and used on peach trees
two or three times hV the winter has
been recommended as a spray that will
keep the leaves and buds from starting
early enough to be killed by the spring
frosts, American Cultivator.
Feeding Pigs.
An experiment made by the editor of
Hoard's Dairyman shewed that pigs
weighing one hundred pounds each, fed
for eight weeks on skimmllk alone, and
gold at the same price paid for them,
had gained enough to make the value of
skimmllk 22 cents a hundred pounds.
Another lot fed on skimmilk and corn-
meal for the same length of time made
ten pounds of pork, and one hundred
pounds of skimmilk and corn meal
mixed and fed together made eighteen
pounds of pork.- Combining them in
creased their value twenty per cent
- The QoOper-ative Lanndry,
The co-operative laundry should be
just as practical as the co-operative
creamery. There is no labor that Is so
dreaded by those who have the house
hold duties to perform as is the work of
the laundry, and It Is asserted that if it
ware rt for this one item of labor the
help question would not take on such a
serious aspect as it does at the present
time. It in suggested that a laundry for
rural communities would give great
satisfaction if not run on the co-operative
plan, but simply placed on a busi
ness basis like any other private con
cern. If women simply demanded that
laundry should be done away from
home there is no question but what
their demand would be satisfied. Iowa
Homestead. "
Artificial Ice Bonds. . -
There are few better sources for get
ting good ice than from a properly con
structed artificial pond, because they
can be placed on a stream of pure run
ning water, which can be let off during
the summer months, and allowed to fill
up before freeziug weather. The bot
tom can be cleaned before the water is
let in, and if there is no impurity above,
the ice will be much purer than from
the" ordinary pond. A pond containing
one hundred square rods should cut
about twenty thousand square feet, or
five hundred tons, when the ice will
average nine inches thick, and this
would be enough for several families
or dairies. For a single family with
small dairy, even six square rods would
fill an icehouse ten feet square, twelve
feet deep, or about thirty tons, more
than many use for a dairy. If the ice
was. thicker or was cut more than once
: In a year, the amount would be largely
j increased. Both these might happen in
( ordinary winters In this climate. The
j Ideal pond . should be about 'AY3 feet
, deep, and with a gravelly or sandy bot
jtom. Water in the shallow pond
j freezes more quickly than in a larger
pond or a running stream, and where
it Is filled quickly the ice is clearer. A
grass bottom is allowable, if it be
cleansed by mowing and raking before
the water is let in. The shallow depth
prevents danger from drowning unless
one goes in head foremost. For the
smaller houses one-needs no expensive
outfit of ice tools. A straight-edged
board to mark off the squares, a cross
cut saw, and an ice chisel, a few pikes,
a runway, with blocks and ropes to
draw the ice up the run, are all that are
absolutely necessary. Two men to cut,
two to run it into the house and one to
pack it inside will make a good gang for
a small pond. -New England Farmer.
Cheese Press. '
Here Is a sketch of a cheese press that
we have found to be very useful; It
can be made at a trifling cost. The up
rights are 2x4 inch scantling, 4 or 8
feet long, with pieces of the same fast
ened to the bottom for bases; 30 inches
from the floor stout cleats are nailed
firmly to the uprights, upon which
rests a 2-inch plank, which serves as
a tame; upon this
plank Is a cheese
hoop with a cheese
Inside to be pressed;
above this is a stout
strip (2x4) with ends
resting In mortises
cut in the uprights;
this strip should be cheese press.
5 or 6 feet in length; under it. In th
center, is a block which rests upon a
round follower the exact size qf the
cheese to be pressed. The power is fur
nished by the eccentrics, or arms, which
are merely levers with, unequal circular
ends; these work: on a bolt Which .
pierces the circle near the top; 6 the
ends of th arms fasten strings, which
are tied to the side of the table tojpain
tain the pressure. When the cheese ia
placed in the hoop, the follower! and -bloc's
adjusted, by pulling down on the
eccentrics a pressure of any recfUired
degree Is applied upon the ch.eesel."Both .
the board and strip being elastic, th
pressure is maintained as long as re
quired. Jacob Harper, in the Epltonv
1st.
.
Charcoal for Hega, .
Every hoghouse should contain a box
full of charcoal. This may- be secured
hy digging a pit-in the ground, starting
the fire at the bottom and as it . pro
gresses throwing in cobs and wood un
til it Is full. When the fire in well
Started, cover the whole with a.jjlece
of sheet iron. The mass will be'Thor
oughly charred In a day or .two'? and
ean be taken out and used. Some feed
ers make a solution of twelve pounds
of salt and two pounds of copperas in
a pail of water and sprinkle over the
charcoal until it is pretty well satu
rated. Hogs will remain healthy and
in good condition If they are given
good feed and plenty of charcoal.
Amerian Agriculturist. it
The Milkhonse.
In planning a house for handllittfythe
milk the main points are veutilsEfion,
sunshine, drainage and to have it fijjhdy
to an abundant supply of cold witter.
The location should be where the.-ajr is
pure, as milk absorbs odors and Is7 eas
ily tainted and spoiled for butter-tfak-Ing
or any family purpose. The build-
lnff should have at least one window
on the south side, so as to allow the-jsun
to shine In when desired, yet so. ar
ranged as to exclude the direct sunshine
when necessary. ';
" " fr
The best mulch for a stra wberrytjjed
is fine horse manure. Early in-he
spring It should be raked off the'r&va
and worked in - close to the plaats,
using salt hay or any clean materia?. i"n
Its place on the rows as a mulch after
the plants are well grown, so as to pro
tect the fruit from dirt and also to.
shade the soiL.
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