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GAZETTE.
SEMI-WEEKLY,
lliVL-Jrilez. (Consolidated Feb., 1899.
CORVALLIS, .BENTON COUNTY, OEEGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1903.
VOL. III. NO. 31.
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LORD OF THE DESERT
By PAUL dc LANEY.
CHAPTER XXII Continued.
Dan Follett rose to his feet in sur
prise. But the chief remained calm
and continued his conversation. He
told him the. facts of her escape, and
the fraud in the scalp he had given
him, at the same time repeating that
he and the Canadian were friends
now.
"But where is she?" inquired the
Canadian. A hundred things entered
. his mind. With Bertha Lyle in his
possession, he could get revenge on
Hammersley, on the Lord of the
Desert, on everybody! With her
under his control, he could demand
a ransom. He could make terms with
General Crook, he could possibly get
possession of that $10,000. Plans
came on so thick and fast that they
clouded his brain, and he saw a
thousand advantages in the posses-
sion of Bertha Lyle as a prisoner in
an Indian village.
"Where is she?" he demanded
"But wait!" said the chief. "Toil
are too impatient to make a good
brave for Egan's band. I told you she
escaped. The trapper . still has her!"
"But I have been to his home in
his absence," said Follet "and she
was not there!"
"He hide her when he go away,"
replied the chief. "He fear someone
steal her! Now, me and my men win
hurry away tonight. We will go to
hell trao. where soldiers never find
us; and if they find us they can
never get us. You take two, four, ten
braves, eo to trapper s home wnne
he away and get girl and bring her
with vou! See! make trapper maa,
you get even, and you have white
squaw. Egan a good friend as well
as bad enemy.
Within another hour Dan Follett
and four of Egan's most stealthy
braves were riding across the plains
toward the trapper's abode, and
Eean and a majority of the chiefs
and warriors had quitted the vicinity
of the Stone House as silently as the
desert night breeze. Only a small
scouting party remained behind,
THe cowboys stood at their posts,
and the Lord of the Desert kept watch
over all with the vigilance or a
trained, general, waiting to see what
the eVfrlv morning would Drmg.
"The birds have flown," was the
first expression of " General Crook
when he arrived in the vicinity of
the Stone House. "There are no In
dians about the place," he said, "but
they -may be close at hand, we wm
proach nearer."
He secreted his men in a grove of
junipers on the mountainside, some
distance from the premises, and wait
ed dy 'fepments.
1 Asf as the morning light be
gan break, the general, accom
panied 'by Hammersley, began to
- reconnoiter. "The whites are vigi
lant " he remarked, as he pointed to
the rifles in the loopholes in the
wall. "They are evidently expecting
the Indians, but I see no cover De-
hind which the redskins could con
ceal themselves from our view. I am
of the opinion that the red rascals
have 'smelt a mouse and left during
the night. We must communicate
with the whites as quickly as possi
ble and get on the trail. Can't you
creep up near that guard and man
age to communicate with- him?"
"That will be easy," replied the
trapper, and he started in a stooping
posture, keeping himself well hidden
behind the runty junipers.
"Hello, there!" spoke the trapper
In a low tone, at a short distance
from the man at the loophole.
The astonished .guard looked In . a
dozen different directions in an in
Btant. "I am the trapper, returned from
the fort with aid. Tell the Lord of
the Desert I wish to speak with him."
him."
In a few moments this personage
was at the loophole and.Hammersley
walked to the place, being well
shielded from the main points of the
plain.
Daylight was rapidly coming on,
and the Lord of the Desert, upon
consulting his men, soon concluded
that the Indians had made their es
cape. The guards, however, were
certain that some of the Indians had
remained until a late hour in the
morning ,as they had been seen
skulking about the place just before
dawn.
A short reconnoitre was made and
General Crook was informed of the
result. His men were marched in
side the stone wall surrounding the
Stone House and were ordered to
prepare their breakfast and to take
a. few hours' rest.
In the meantime, the general held
an interview with the Lord of the
Desert and began preparations to
pursue the Indians " as soon as
his men were refreshed. Scouts
were sent out upon their trail, under
the leadership of the never-sleeping
but ever-fresh Hammersley, and they
soon struck the trail and sent word
back' to the Stone House accordingly.
When General Crook informed
Martin Lyle of the episode with Dan
Follett, the Lord of the Desert went
to his treasury and found a large
sum of his money missing. He be
came frantic. He wanted to go to
the fort and lynch the half-breed;
but General Crook informed him
that they had "whole" breeds to deal
with just now, and that he would
take up Follett's case later.
Hammersley, at . the head of the
band of cowboys, had followed the
trail of the Indians all day and kept
General Chjook posted. The latter
moved out with his command N-f rom
the Stone House at sunset, intending
. to travel by night so as to keep the
Indians off their guard. He started
out on one of his determined chases,
never intending to return until he
had punished these bandits, the most
troublesome and bloodthirsty at that
time roaming the American plains,
CHAPTER XXIII.
Hell's Trap.
Hammersley had located the In
dians at "Hell's Trap." Upon being
notified of this, General Crook had
come in advance of ,his command,
which was to march by night, to
view the situation. '
- It was about 4 o'clock in the after
noon when he and the trapper
stealthily climbed to the top of the
rimrocks overlooking this remarkable
place, and lying flat on the capstone
of the rimrocks, they looked into the
Indian camp below. There was noth
ing ab.out the place to indicate a trap
or place for a harsh .name. It was
a beautiful natural meadow in the
bend of a mountain stream, sur
rounded on three sides by towering
rimrocks, the river forming a dis
tinct peninsula, ahnost creating an
island, so close did the entrance
point of the stream come to the point
of exit after making the circuit of
the little valley.
Through this narrow neck th In
dians had entered, and while their
animals grazed on the luxuriant grass
they had pitched their tents among
the willows bordering the stream and
prepared for a few days' re it after
their long siege at the Stone House.
Here game and fish were plentiful,
and the haunches of deer and ante
lope, and fish frys alternating the
feasts on the Lord of the Desert's
fatted bullocks, made a garden of
Eden for the braves, instead of a
"Hell's Trap."
Here they felt safe. In this am
phitheater they were Isolated from
the world, and there were numerous
outlets through the rimrocks where
they could make their escape if at
tacked, and they had as prisoners
four cowboys, the only persons they
had discovered on their trail from the
Stone House, and they now felt as
safe in this retreat as if among the
lava beds of the Klamath country.
They regarded a casual lookout as
being sufficient for their safety from
surprisfi, in view of the - fact that
hunting parties were continually cov
ering the territory in the immediate
vicinity of the camp.
It was a continuous feast and holi
day for the hunted bandits.
"I cannot understand why they call
this Hell's Trap," said General Crook,
as he looked down upon the placid
scene. " '
"There Is no reason for it now, it
is true," replied the trapper, "but I
have seen it when the name of Hell's
Trajrwas not too harsh for it. The
river, now fordable at most any point.
rises from the snowbeds of the great
mountains yonder. The warm south
winds at times start the snow to melt
ing, and the water comes dashing
down from every point, filling the ra
vines and gulches, and these flow into
the river, making it a rolling sea of
water as suddenly as a cloudburst. It
is on these occasions that the place
bears the appearance of a hell's
trap.'
"It has always been a great grazing
place for wild animals of all kinds,
and the rise often comes down upon
them suddenly and fills the banks
all around them and breaks across
the narrow neck yonder, imprisoning
them completely before they have
time to escape. No living thing can
ford the river during the rises.
"The Indians make it a point to
take advantage of these risesr They
stand guard outside, and as soon as
the water is atjts highest they rush
through the current overflowing the
neck and slaughter the animals by
the wholesale. In this manner they
long ago secured their winter meat
food. This has given It the name of
Hell's Trap.'"
After a few minutes In silence Gen
eral Crook remarked that there
seem' d to be four canyons, or out
lets from the place, through the walls
of the rimrocks, besides the main
entrance through the "strait," or
neck. But the trapper showed him
the fifth. .
"To make a wholesale capture," re
marked the general, "I will have to
station me nat all of those points and
charge in over the 'neck.' My men
will arrive about midnight, and I
will then require your assistance in
stationing the men for an early morn
ing attack," .he continued.
.Before the trapper had time to re
spond, if he had intended to reply; a
sight caught the eyes of both men
that riveted their attention In the
same direction.
They placed their field glasses, to
their eyes and a groan escaped simul
taneously from each. The sight that
greeted them has often been seen on
the American border. Human beings
put to torture by savages, in full
view of friends who were unable to
render them aid!
The savages marched forth into an
opening four white men in single file
their arms bound to their sides, and
each being led by a painted war
rior. '
The general and the trapper Imme
diately recognized the men as four of
the cowboys who had been sent out
on the trail of the Indians from the
Stone House. This is the first that
either had known of their fate. Gen
eral Crook, as well as the trapper,
had supposed that all of the men were
safe. The latter had not seen these
men since two days before, but he
supposed that they had either lost
the trail or were loitering somewhere
close at hand among the rimrocks.
But they had acted indiscreetly and
had been entrapped by the Indians,
and were now about to pay their last
earthly penalty.
The mode of the American savage's
torture of his prisoners is well known.
It has been described often enough,
with its harrowing variations. The
Snake Indian was the most cruel, and
in this case his incentive was great.
Many of his companions had fallen
before the loopholes at the .' Stone
House. These men had fired the fatal
shots in many instances. It was now
the Indians' turn.
Binding the prisoners, hands ind
feet, and tying them to short stakes
driven deeply into the ground, their
prostrated oodles were made the sub
ject of every indignity, every cruelty
and every torture that the depraved
Piutes and their allies could invent.
It was well even for the Iron nerves
of the intrepid general and the desert
trapper that' the position of the men
partially obscured them from view,
and that they could not see all that
was done. - s ,
The torture was kept up almost un
til sunset, when the last life suc
cumbed, and the savages were even
then desecrating their mutilated
bodies when Interrupted by a' chorus
of yells from the center of the bend
in the river.-
Turning their glasses in this direc
tion, the two white men saw another
sight that startled them still more.
A mounted party had just passed
through an opening in the rimrocks,
and was fording the stream and head
ing toward the Indian camp.
In front rode an Indian warrior,
next came a white man bound to his
horse, then came a white woman, her
feet bound by a rope which encircled
the horse upon which she rode; then
followed two warriors mounted on
one animal, and bringing up the rear
was Dan Follett!
"Bertha Lyle, as sure as I live!"
gasped the trapper.
"And that cursed half-breed!" ex
claimed General Crook.
The trapper started to rise and
rush to the rescue, but the cool
headed general restrained him. "Cool,
my boy! Cool!" he advised. "Care
ful work requires careful action, and
I Bee now that we have a lot of both
on hand!"
The trapper had already Informed
General Crook of the entire situation,
so far as he knew lt but both were
at a loss to understand how Follett
had escaped and how-he had succeed
ed in enticing Bertha and her com
panion from the secret caverns of
the trapper's home.
"We will solve these mysterious
problems later, young man," said the
general. "We have practical ones
ahead of us now!"
Old Egan greeted Follett with full
fellowship as a chief, and cast a vin
dictive glance at his fair .captive. The
party was soon dismounted, and while
Metzker, the cowboy captive, was led
away and bound to a stake where his
late friends had been confined,, Ber
tha was given a tepee all to herself
among the willows, and two lithe
some braves were placed as guards
over her.
"This complicates matters," said
General Crook. "I intended opening
the campaign at daybreak tomorrow
and not leaving one of the "red devils
to tell the tale, after witnessing the
butchery of those poor fellows a
while ago, but now that cannot be
done, for it would hazard the girl's
safety and life. It will never do to
shoot into the place while she is in
it." - ' - -
"I'll rescue her . before morning,
General," said the trapper.
"It's a ticklish job, young man, but
if you succeed, my men will do the
rest!"
Night was now coming on, and they
returned to the temporary quarters of
the great Indian fighter, in a secret
nook among the rimrocks, there to
plan the rescue of the woman, and
the early morning attack.
(To be Con tinned.)
No Squashes.
One woman, according to the New
Tork Press, has rebelled against the
prevailing style of millinery. She
went the other day to buy a simple hat,
and looked over a large variety, all
decorated with cherries, grapes, straw
berries, hazelnuts, apples and beans.
"No, I don't want any of these," said
she, putting them aside. v
"Perhaps you would prefer this clus
ter of currants!" suggested the mil
liner. ;
"No, nor squashes nor cucumbers.
These things are very necessary on the
dinner-table, but I object to them on
my bead."
"But they are so fashionable!"
"Never mind. I draw the line at fruit
and vegetables."
A Gastronomic Feat.
At a .little schoolhouse In the north
of Scotland the schoolmaster keeps his
boys grinding steadily at their desks,
but gives them permission to . nibble
from their lunch baskets sometimes aa
they work.
One day, while the master was In
structing a class In the rule of three,
he noticed that one of his pupils was
paying more attention to a small tart
than to his lesson. -
"Tom Bain," said the schoolmaster,
"listen to the lesson, will ye?"
"I'm listening, sir," said the boy.
"Listening, ,are ye?" exclaimed the
master; "then ye're listening wi' one
ear an' eating pie wi the other!" Lon
don Tld-Bits.
xne ummous.
In the newly Issued "double part" of
the New English Dictionary, Dr. Mur
ray gives two quotations under the
word "omnibus" which neatly tell the
birth-story of the vehicle. In a memor
andum to the chairman of the Board of
Stamps, dated April 3, 1829, Mr.
Shillibeer stated: "I am en
gaged In building two vehicles after
the manner of the recently established
French Omnibus, which when complet
ed I propose starting on the Paddington
Road." Mr. Shillibeer was as good lis
his word. In Saunders' News Letter of
July 4 appeared the paragraph: "The
new vehicle, called the omnibus, com
menced running this morning from Pad
dlngton to the city." -
Dairying in Russia.
The dairy schools of Russia have
brought that country to the front as
one of the foremost producers of but
ter, -cheese and milk in the world.
When a visiting girl -says to a young
man to whom she is Introduced, "You
look just like a friend of mine," tht
other young men might as well get out
of the race. '
M' H1 lit ! I H-l-M-H I"M"I"I"I"H -
Grandma's Picket-Gnard.
Grandma Wilkins was very sick.
The doctor said she must be kept
quiet, and everybody "went about on
tiptoe and spoke in low tones. Win
f red looked very sad. He crept softly
Into the darkened room and laid some
flowers on grandma's pillow; Jjut she
was too sick to look at them. Soon
after he heard his mother say to Kate,
the cook:
"We must keep the" door-bell from
ringing. If possible.".
"I can do something Tor grandma,"
thought the little boy. , ' "
So he sat on the front' step, and soon
a woman with a book in her hand
came to the door.
"Grandma Is very sick," said Win
fred. "Nobody must ring the bell."
The lady smiled, but went away.
Soon a man with a satchel cama,
"Grandma Is sick; and " mamma
doesn't want anything at all," said
the boy. . ' i
All day long people came. It seemed
to Winfred that almost everybody had
something to sell; but r. he kept guard,
and the bell was silent i- Kate came to
call him to lunch, but Winfred would
not leave his post. A:
"Just bring me a sandwich or some
thing, and I'll eat it here," he said.
At last the doctor came again. When
he came " back he smiled down upon
Winfred and said: - 2? -
"Well, "little .- picket-guard, your
grandma is going to get well, and you
have helped to bring about that happy
result.. You will make a good soldier."
Then his mother came out and took
him in her arms and kissed him.
"I am quite proud of my brave, un
selfish little son," she said. "Now come
and have some dinner, and then you
may go and see grandma for a mo
ment She has been asking for you."
When Winfred went. In on tiptoe his
grandma thanked hlmj with a kiss, and
he was a very happy little boy that
night. Youth's Compsmion.
Japan is where my doll was made,
.The one with squinty eyes,
Who always seems to look at me
And say in odd surprise:
"Oh, what a funny girl you are, -With
cheeks all pink and red,
And what an ugly
hat you wear
Upon your curly
". headl
"And my! What
silly shoes you
have
Upon your clumsy
feet!
No wonder that you
get so tired
When walking on
the street!
"Ho, ho! What fool
ish frocks you
wear,
U n c o m f ortable
and tight!
How very glad you
ought to feel
When you undress at night!
"Why don't you be a Japanese
And dress in robes like me?
1 never wear a thing that's tight
Just look at me and see!
"The things I eat are lovely, too,
So dainty and so nice!
There's nothing I like more than tea
Except a bowl of rice"!
"Japan, the place where I was born,
Is full of flowers, too!
Some day I hope you'll visit there
And take me back with you!"
Three Tricks.
To light a candle without touching
the wick Let a candle burn until' it
has a good long snuff; then blow It
out with a sudden puff, and a bright
wreath of smoke will curl up from
the hot wick, describes the Hamilton
Spectator. Now, if a flame be applied
to this smoke, even at the distance of
two or three inches from the candle,
the flame will run down . the smoke
and rekindle the wick in a very fan
tastic manner. To perform this ex
periment nicely there must be no
draught or banging doors while the
mystic spell is working.
Incombustible papers-Dip ,a sheet of
paper In strong alum water, and when
dry repeat the process; It will be bet
ter if you dip and dry.it a third time.
After this you may put It in the flame
of a candle, and it will not burn. -
The egg In the vial You may make
an egg enter a vial without breaking
it by steeping it in strong vinegar for
some time; the vinegar will so soften
the shell that it will bend and extend
lengthwise without breaking; when
put in cold water, It will resume its
former shape and hardness.
Cats Are Not Hardy.
If the small boy who swings pussy
by the tail thinks that cats are tough
animals and can stand anything he
is mistaken. As a matter of fact tab
by, has a very delicate organism, and
all of the nine lives she is supposed to
possess quickly succumb to harsh
treatment. Tabby's nervous system is
extremely sensitive, and the frights
she Is frequently subjected to by boys
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Liiue oiuries ciiiu
Incidents that Will
Interest and Enter
tain Young Readers
and dogs go far toward wrecking her
1 1 i.i-
Another false opinion generally en
tertained about cats is that they are
able to provide for themselves. In her
natural state and with the keen in
stincts she once possessed, she was
probably able to make a living. But
since men have cuddled and petted
"poor pussy" and made a domestic
animaLof her, she has become depend
ent. So now the poor feline who Is
abandoned when the house Is closed
up for the winter or' summer, as the
case may be, is pretty apt to reach
the "happy hunting grounds" before
the family returns.
Circling; the Cane.
. Ask some one to take a position in
the middle of the room. Give him a
stout cane and tell him to stand the
cane on the floor and bend over and
press his forehead against the cane's
handle. Let him catch hold of the
cane with his right hand a foot or two
below the handle and rest his left
hand, closed, on his left knee. Ask
him to stand thus for two or three
minutes, then to move slowly around
the cane, still retaining the same atti
tude. He will not be able to keep up
this circular motion very long, "for a
strange giddiness will gradually over
come him, and his only hope of safety
will lie in his staggering to some piece
of furniture which he can grasp.
A New Chemical Substance. -In
the family with whom I board are
two little boys, Charley, aged 3, and
Hugh, aged 5. One day they came
running to me and the younger one
said:
"Father wants Peter Simon." I was
mystified until Hugh said:
"Oh, Miss Trusler, he doesn't mean
Peter Simon, he means Peter Salt"
Then I remembered that the evening
before their father had brought home
a small package of salt petre.
Give and Take.
Little Mildred, aged 3, committed a
misdemeanor for which she was re
proved afterward by her mother, who
said: "If I had been at the table when
my little daughter overturned her cup
of milk on the cloth, I think I should
have given her a little spanking."
Mildred looked up from the corner
of her eye, and observed with adorable
roguishness: "Mebbe your little daugh
ter wouldn't a tooken it"
Made No Exceptions.
One day, my cousin Bert, aged 4",
was reprimanded for jumping on his
hat and spoiling it At night when
he said his prayers, he added:
"Please God, keep Bert from jump
ing on his hat or any other man's
hat"
Locating the Malady.
One day after my . little sister had
eaten her luncheon, "she said:
"Sister I shlck,' "Where are you
sick, dear?" I asked.
"I shick right in my high chair."
SHARKS GOT THERE FIRST.
Whaler's Crew Came Near Finding a
Fort one in Ambergris.
The officers and men of the bark
Gerard C. Tobey had a narrow escape
from becoming wealthy, during the
time spent by the bark in making her
last trip to San Francisco. During the
voyage they sighted the dead body of
a large sperm whale, and secured from
its carcass about four pounds of amber
gris, which is said to be worth $750.
Had the bark caught up with this car
cass a week earlier $20,000 . worth of
the valuable stuff might have been se
cured. But the many sharks that sur
rounded the body had eaten away the
greater portion of the whale contain
ing the .ambergris before the Tobey
came along.
Capt. Gove was in command of the
Tobey at the time, and the present
Capt Scott of the Tobey was his first
mate. When In 30 degrees north lati
tude and about 159 degrees west longi
tude the carcass was sighted. The ves
sel was brought close alongside of it,
and Capt Scott and some sailors went
over to it in a boat , When near the
carcass they encountered a large school
of sharks, which vigorously attacked
the boat. The sharks were beaten off
with an oar.but the small boat had to
reurn to the bark. A larger boat "was
then sent put, and the carcass was
towed alongside the vessel. Every one
was on the lookout for ambergris, and
in a trice the carcass had been turned
over, leaving its belly exposed. About
four pounds of small lumps of amber
gris was then secured, and had the
whale not been eaten by sharks pre
viously a hundred pounds might have
been ot
The ambergris secured is worth $12
an ounce on the market at the present
time. It is used in the manufacture of
perfumery. Honolulu Pacific Commer
cial Advertiser.
- Pretty Enough Already
Madge I hear that photographer
takes a very flattering picture.
. Dolly I really couldn't say. It isn't
necessary for me to go to that kind of
photographer. New York Times.
If a man who is injured In a railroad
wreck falls to recover his heirs will
try to." .
A life-of ease means a life of discontent
Harrow for Vineyards and Orchards.
To the constant working of the soiL
the pulverizing of clods and removal
of the weeds is due in large measure
the productiveness of the best orch
ards and vineyards, and if this work
be done with an ordinary cultivator it
not Infrequently happens that the ma
chine comes in contact with the trees
or vines, injuring the bark and endan
gering the life of the trees. It is the
Idea of the inventor in Introducing
the cultivator here Illustrated to. pro
vide a machine especially for this
class of work, which will enable the
driver to run in close proximity to the
trees or vines, and even come in con
tact with them, without injury to the
bark. In manufacturing this machine
a circular frame of channel iron is
used as a mounting for the teeth, with
spokes leading to a central hub, the
latter being connected' directly to the
beam of the cultivator. The outer
edge of the circular frame is grooved
to receive a cushion, which is made by
winding soft rope, felt or rubber into
the groove, until it projects beyond
the surface of the frame, and serves
as a guard when the cultivator comes
in contact with the bark of a tree or
vine. The draft bar is pivoted on the
shaft of the rotary frame, and a
swinging weight arm serves to regu
late the speed of rotation as the ma
chine is" drawn over the ground.
Keep a Few Geese.
Geese are scavengers, like sheep.
They will thrive in summer on ' any
rough pasturage accessible to water.
A bog meadow covered with wild
grass just suits them. They will foul
more food than they will eat if allow
ed to roam with stock in clean mead
ows. They should not be permitted
to have the freedom of the farm, if
kept in any considerable numbers. We
do not think a large flock requires spe
cial facilities, while a small flock can
be trusted to take care of themselves
for nine months in the year. Geese
are as much grazing animals as horses
or cattle. In summer they need very
little grain if they have grass or vege
tables. In winter they will enjoy life
better and make better breeders In
the spring if their diet is composed
principally of cut hay, corn-stalks, and
vegetables. For shelter a rough shed
with d good roof is all they require.
A Toulouse gander and Embden geese
make a good market combination.
Denver Farm.
Handy Can Cart.
A necessary adjunct to. a cow stable
Is a convenient, easy mode of trans
ferring the milk cans from the stable
dairy to the wagon or milk stand. The
cut shows a cart that may be used to
advantage for either one large can or
four small ones. The advantage of
such a cart is that it has wheels large
enough to run easily over uneven
ground and the body of the cart is
wide enough to prevent upsetting.
There is a similar cart manufactured,
but It may be made out of a discarded
axle and pair of light wheels that may
be picked up in almost any community.
The bar, a, shows the axle bent down
at right angles from the hub bearing.
A bar the same size is welded on and
carried across to the other side. This
drop axle forms a cradle to support
the box or frame. H. S. Eames in
Farm and Home.
Fe Kind to the Team.
The boy who has a penchant for
flailing his team upon the least provo
cation, says an exchange, ought to
have three or four acres of beans on
the barn floor for him to test his flail
ing qualities. If he is not too large a
boy the father ought to take a hand
in the ' flailing business. . But few
horses need much "whipping. Most
horses get too much and a more pa
tient animal will be 'difficult to find.
Be kind to the team and be sure it
understands what you want to do before-beginning
hostilities.
Bntter that Will Keep.
It may be laid down as a given rule
that the longer you churn the more
water will be retained In the butter,
says L." S. Hardin In Jersey Bulletin.
On this question the Wisconsin station
reports that In trials, stopping the
chum when the granules were from
the size of clover seed to the size of
grains of corn, the average water con
tents of the butter churned to large
WHX NOT BARK THE TREES OB VINES.
CART FOB CARRYING MILK.
fiiauuics vvixa io.ou yer ueui uuu JL ma
butter churned to small granules 12.15
I ver cent wnn, or course, similar work
ijr ' ing and salting. The old style of '
churning until all the butter formed
in one large lump. put the greatest
quantity of water In it, which had to
be worked out at the imminent peril
of Its grain. Conclusion: To make "'
dry, long-keeping, well-flavored butterr
stop the churn when the butter breaks
to the size of clover seeds, and wash
the milk out with cold water; then
press that water out with as light
working as possible.
Wide Tires and Good Soads.
One of the greatest aids to better
roads is the use of wider tires on the
wagons. No matter what kind of ma
terial is used for the construction of
the road, the width of the tire is of
vital importance. It is also vastly to
the interest of almost every farmer
from an economic standpoint to have
at least a 3 or 4-inch tire in place of
the old-fashioned narrow tire. The
loads will draw more easily about his
fields and on almost all kinds of roads.
The wide tired wheels are much
stronger and more lasting and present
much less trouble in the shape of loose
tires. In many sections their economic
advantages are being recognized and
they are rapidly replacing the narrow
tire. This transition should be hasten
ed as rapidly as possible. All new pur
chases should be of the wide sort. So
thoroughly has the relation of wide"
tires to good roads been recognized
abroad that laws have been passed
regulating the width of tires. In Ger?;
many 4-inch tires are required. In.
France traffic tires must be from 3 to
10 inches wide, according to the"
weight of the load, and the front axle J
must be shorter than the rear axle, to;
prevent "tracking." In Austria wag--ons
carrying more than two and a
quarter tons are required to have tires
at least 4 1-3 inches wide and every
load over four and a half tons must
be carried, on tires of 6 inches in
width. Prairie Farmer. -
Decline in Dairy Exports.
Official figures show quite a decline .:
in our exports of dairy products, says--
National Stockman. It may at first
seem deplorable that a great export "- "
trade in these products cannot be ."
maintained, but closer"study will leave
small reason for regret. A big export "
trade in butter and cheese is. basedj";
on low prices and cannot exist other-"-wise.
When prices here are good, they ,.v,
are too high for foreigners, and they
cease to buy largely. All efforts to
stimulate the export trade have been"- -'
futile in the face of this fundamental;:'
fact and. always will be. Inferior
products have done much to injure our
trade in dairy products abroad, but-"
that is the only quality that could be"
secured cheap enough to suit the for----"
eigner. Fraudulent products are nd
longer a drawback, and if our export C t:;
trade does not increase it .is for the-. -V":
good reason of dollars and cents in fai;.,J
vor of the home market. '., "i..
Carrying: a Lantern. .".- ..trc ;
How many people have tried carry-?: !;
ing a lantern on a dark night while
out driving and have found it unsatisrt
factory? The manner of carrying them
usually blinds the horse and also th'e""?
driver. If put on the dashboard -the.
shadow of the horse is in the way andv
the horse is continually dodging hia.-
own shadow. If held in the hand It '
blinds the driver and the horse expert--ences
the same difficulty. The best"-'
plan is to get an extraordinarily heavyr"r-,-strap
and buckle the lantern to -th&!-
throat latch of the horse and there--will
be no trouble unless the flaime
should occasionally become extinguish -ed.
. A good lantern will withstand thli"
treatment Try it. :' rr"
Ponltry Notes."
Keeps eggs in a cool place until mar-'" .
keted. 7y:;:"?
No flock of poultry will ever pay un.
less healthy and vigorous. '
The eggs of the hens grow smaller
as moulting season approaches.
The second year a hen is more profit
able than at any other time. ?r? ,"t
A dry, gravelly spot is absolu'telyxr
necessary to healthful conditions v.. -v.
If the fowls are too fat an exclusive,.-..
diet of oats will soon reduce them." .
A hen Is in her best condition only
when she Is seen, industriously "atS
work. rtwC!
A lazy, Idle hen will often lay sefK .
shelled eggs or be in mischief of someTv.
kind. - , V-"Z
The purslane in the garden can be- ;
fed to the geese and ducks to advan-"""
tage. "TV '""'
To keep hens for eggs alone is-.tor;.C
lose the profit that may be madein- -chickens.
Bait the rat trap with cheese rinds;
This will catch them where nothing" '
else will.
The best bred fowls will fail to be
profitable if neglected, and will rapiK
ly run down. "- .v-
Turkeys are like chickens if in. a
good condition they are marketable' af- "
any time of the year. "jTt'r
While anybody can raise chickeusr."
perhaps it is not everybody that -can,,...
raise them profitably. . l'
You can make a handy egg case by :
taking the bottom of a tobacco- box ;
for bottom of crate and building tup'?!.
as high as you want it Every "two '.
and four inches in depth will . hold . ''
three dozen eggs In filler more with
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