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SEMI-WEEKLY.
CXBVAJJLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER. 20, ; 1903.
VOL. IV. NO. -26.
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The Contrabandist
:OR:
One Life's
CHAPTER VII. (Continued.)
A few days after the first visit of Rob
?n, he came again to the cottage. This
time, he announced to Hugh and Rose
that he had obtained work at the farm
of Antoine Lebrun, the first place at
which he had applied. It is needless to
ay that both were glad to hear of his
good fortune.
.It was at sunset when Robin came. He
had come immediately on finishing his
day's work, and Hugh invited him to stay
with them an hour or two. This invi
tation Robin was nothing loth to accept;
for it was given with a degree of cor
diality that was rare with Hugh; and
whether the beauty and shy grace of
.young Rose had any influence in Robin's
-decision to remain, we leave others to
judge. At all events, when he had stay
ed perhaps two hours, and was taking his
departure, Hugh invited him to repeat
. the visit.,. And Robin answered, quietly:
"You are very good, monsieur, and I
confess that I am only too glad to come:
ior . i am somewnai strange yei aiuuug
the work-people on the farm, and being
In a new place, it makes one rather lone
ly. And I feel more acquainted with
you, perhaps, because this was the first
shall be pleased to come, monsieur, and
then, it may be, if I conie early enough,
that mademoiselle," glancing towards
Rose, "will show me her garden, of which
I hear you speak."
Hugh promised that this should be the
' -case. And Robin departed.
On the third day, in the middle of the
afternoon, Robin appeared. Hugh was
-ciiiiti-?qa1 at- caomtr Viim an mnrl oni"liir
than usual, since the usual hour for leav
ing work was at sunset. But Robin said
that Antoine Lebrun had allowed him to
come earlier, because he had done more
work on the two preceding days than any
other of the men. And he had wished
to see mademoiselle's garden in full day
light. . . ,
So Robin was conducted to the garden,
and here, although he praised its beauty,
"yet he also found ample space for im
provement, and volunteered, if Hugh was
willing to come down and work in it
occasionally.
As there appeared to be no serious ob
jection to such a proceeding, the arrange
ment was made; and nearly every after
noon, thenceforth, Robin came half an
hour before sunset, and with spade, rake,
-scissors and pruning knife, busied him
self in the garden, making such altera
tions for the better and training the fa
vorite flowers of Rose so skillfully, that
' they became even finer and more -abundant
than they had been in the earlier
,part of the season, when they seemed to
want no addition tb their beauty.
Ana -wane it o Din worKea among tne
flower beds, Rose sat at the garden door,
with her. sewing or embroidery, dr, per
haps, a book; for Robin, she was pleas
ed to find, was as fond of books as her
self, and many a pleasant half-hour was
passed thus by them. Robin had no fath
er, no t mother, no sisters, nor a home,
: nrh nn rtt-hfrs hnd. nnt hp tnlri thpm
that this seemed like home to him. He
always hastened to the cottage as soon
as he was released from work and had
eaten his supper, and not unfrequently
remained a part of the evening with
them. These visits were pleasant ones.
Robin enjoyed them, and Rose always
' liked to see him coming; while Hugh
Lamonte, though he said little oa the sub
ject now, seemed to regard him as a wel
come visitor. Rose sometimes wondered
-at his evident liking for the young man,
being usually, as he was, of a mood so
unsocial; but she could not but admit that
for one so handsome, so amiable and
kind-hearted as Robin, to win the friend
ehin of those about him. was not at all
- strange, and, therefore, it was less sur
prising, that as every one else seemed to
like him so well, that her father should
' ' be also attracted towards him.
" The Marquis of Montauban, late one
afternoon, made his appearance at the
-cottage of Hugh Lamonte. This was no
common occurrence; for . visitors were
.... generally rather repelled than attracted
by the reserve and taciturnity of Hugh.
This afternoon, Hugh Lamonte, with
Robin, who had just come from the farm,
and our pretty Rose, were together in the
. .. garden, when a knocking was heard with
in the kitchen, and Rose, being nearest
the door, ran in to see who was there.
' The marquis was standing by the case
ment. "Good evening,, my child," he. said,
. kindly, as she entered. "I have come to
- see your father. Is he "at home?"
' "Yes, monsieur," answered Rose. "I
will call him."
' She west out and informed her father
- of the desire of the marquis, and -while
he entered the kitchen, proceeded to aa-
- sist Robin in tying up a rose bush, which
. had been bent down by a shower on the
.previous aay.
, It . was twilight time when the marquis
-left Hugh, and getting into his carriage,
drove away in the direction of the cha
teau. They heard him go away Robin
-and Rose. But Hugh did not come out
-again; and when they went in, they found
him seated by the table, in the gathering
- dusk, and leaning forward on it, with his
face buried in his hands.
He rose immediately on their entrance,
and went to get a light; but he did not
speak, and as the flare of the light shone
- on his countenance, both observed that
. it was unusually pale. Perceiving his si
lence and depression, Robin, filled with
- sympathy for him, shortly withdrew,
without inquiring into its cause; for he
saw plainly that Hugh was not ill, but
that something unpleasant pressed upon,
his mind had taken place within the last
hour. "
As soon as Robin was gone, Rose went
to her father and sitting down by him,
begged him to tell her the cause of his
- downcast appearance. But he would not
reply to her troubled inquiries.-
"Rose, my dear child," he said, tender
ly and sadly, "I cannot tell you what it
is that affects me; at least, not now. Do
, not ask me. Be happy, and do not trou--ble
yourself about me." It was all he
A
TRUE
STORY
F
THE
SOUTH
OF
FRANCE
Secret!
would say; and the depression which that
visit of the marquis had left on him con
tinued to mark his manner from that
time.
Rose was anxious and uneasy. That
this sudden change had been caused by
something said or' done during the time
in which he had conferred with his guest,
she could not doubt. And if so, what
could that cause have been? what was
its nature? She exhausted her imagina
tion with vain endeavors to guess at the
truth. All remained in darkness. She
retired to rest unhappy and perplexed.
Hugh worked as usual in the garden
and the field all the next day; he made
no allusion to the occurrences of the past
evening, and affairs went on with the
same quiet regularity as ever, at the cot
tage, without bringing any further un
pleasant consequence from the visit of
the marquis than what already, displayed
itself in her father's altered demeanor.
That of itself was sufficiently productive
of anxiety to Rose.
Robin made his , accustomed visit at
sunset. It was a relief to her; for if it
could not divert her mind from the
thoughts of her father's sadness, it at
least served to break. the almost insup
portable silence thae had reigned within
the. cottage all day long. I -
To-night, Hugh would not join them
in the garden, but remained in the kitch
en, reading, or seeming to do so. And
Robin and Rose sat in the garden togeth
er, without working as usual, for she
could do nothing but think of her father,
and the young man, sympathising deep
ly and earnestly with both, tried to con
sole and cheer .his fair companion with
hopeful words and soothing tones. And
Rose could not but take a sad pleasure
in listening to his words, for Robin's
friendship had already become dear to
her.
CHAPTER VIII.
There was a knock for admittance at
the cottage door. Hugh Lamonte started
uneasily from his chair. Every knock
every approaching footstep, of late, he
imagined to be that of the Marquis of
Montauban; for a time of restitution was
coming, and it was to cost him dear. He
hastily crossed the room, and flung the
door wide open. An angry exclamation
burst from his lips. Rose, seated by the
ROBIN, THE GARDEITKR.
casement with her sewing, trembled and
turned pale; for the newcomer was Gas
parde. "Good afternoon, uncle," said the rogue,
frankly. , "
. "How, Gasparde," uttered Hugh, in in
censed astonishment, and without notic
ing the salutation "horn come you here?"
S "I have come," answered the ' man
quietly, assuming an expression of the
deepest seriodsness, "to ask your par
don, and that of Mademoiselle Rose, for
my old behavior; and I honestly hope you
will forgive me." . ... V-
Hugh looked at him, half incredulously,
and with a searching glance he stepped
back a pace, but made no answer. Gas
parde followed up the movement, . and
stepped just within the door, so that he
now beheld Rose. Apprehension and an
noyance were plainly expressed on her
countenance as sbe beheld him.. He look
ed as unprepossessing as ever, thongh his
words were certainly very fair.
"Good "' afternoon, Cousin Rose," he
said, with gravity; and noticing the indi
cation of her disposition towards him in
her countenance, he hastened to add,
with an air of penitence and sorrow: "O,
I see, Rose, that you have not forgotten
how I used to annoy you. I know I do
not deserve that you should; but I con
fess I had hoped you would overlook It by
this time; for I am sincerely, sorry for
my impertinence." - - - . '
The young girl made no reply at first,
the suddenness of all this astonished her.
Hugh Lamonte stood silently regarding
him with a half-angry, half-perplexed
air. He doubted whether to put faith in
the fair declaration of Gasparde.
"Cousin Rose," said the latter again,
deprecatingly, "1 promise you that I will
never behave so impertinently again. I
wish you would try to forget my inso
lence, and forgive me."
Rose looked up.
"Since you are sincerely repentant,
Gasparde," she said, "I will endeavor to
do both.". And then she .resumed her
work. -
"And you also, sir?" said Gasparde,
turning to Hugh. -
"The less said about that the better,"
returned Hugh, dryly; "but you may be
grateful to Rose for forgiving you, which
is more than you merit. And now, If you
wish to say anything to me, yon must
come into the garden, for I am going
there." And picking up his tools, he
went out, without saying another word.
Gasparde followed, with, downcast eyes
and humbled manner; and Rose, truly
confident in his sincerity, was almost
sorry that her father treated him so un
graciously. She had some enriosity to
know what could be his business with her
father; but that was impossible. They
remained in the garden for some time ;
perhaps half an hour; then both re-entered,
Hugh saying to his companion; - .
"Well well; come again to-morrow,
and, meanwhile, I will think about it."
"That will do," returned Gasparde.
And as he crossed the room to the oppo
site door, he nodded to Rose, saying, re
spectfully: "Good morning, cousin."
"Good morning.' Gasparde," she re
sponded, as he went out. , ,
When Hugh had shut the door and
come back into the room. Rose could not
but see that he was more thoughtful and
gloomy than before. All day he preserv
ed the same moody air; and Rose was
unhappy, alike in being nnable to divine
the, cause of his increased perplexity and
trouble, or te alleviate it. He had not
yet made any allusion to the object of the
marquis' recent visit; but she knew that
he was thinking of it continually. She
knew, however, that she should only an
noy him by seeming to notice his myste
rious dejection, and so she' became silent;
In the afternoon, Robin came as usual,
after his day's work was done, and Rose
even persuaded herself that he, too, seem
ed somewhat serious. He went out into
the garden with her father, and thence to
the field; and she ceuld see them standing
there, as if talking together, for a long
time. They did not work as usual. At
length, however, they left their post and
came slowly np through the garden. They
were conversing still.
"What Is it about, I wonder?" asked
the young girl, mentally. I
The two entered.. Robin did not speak;
but Hugh advanced straight to Rose .
"Rose," he said, gently, "here is our
good neighbor Robin, who wishes to mar
ry you. What do you say to It?"
"Wishes to marry me?" iterated the
young girl, faltering and blushing.
"Exactly. Is it not sufficiently plain?"
Rose was silent, her eyes' cast down to
the floor, and her fair cheek reddening
still deeper. The tears fast gathered In
her eyes. Robin wished to marry her.
Hugh turned away, and, with folded
arms, paced the room. Robin came to
her side.
"Dear Rose," he said, softly, taking
her hand, "your father has told you what
I have asked him. It is true that I wish
to marry yon, if you are willing. I-did
not think yon disliked me. Will yon show
me that you do not?" '.
She did not answer, but sat with her
eyes still cast down, and her hand in his.
"I know, dear Rose," he said, again,
"that I am asking a great deal. I came
here only a few weeks ago, and I was
a stranger. I came seeking for work, and
found it. I am poor, and have yet no
home of my own, but that I' trust to have
some day. I love you, Rose, and I ask'
you if you will promise to marry me
when I am . rich enough te' buy a little
farm of my own."
"But my father?" she hesitated, rais
ing her eyes sorrowfully, as she thought
of his loneliness. "No no; I cannot leave
him I" ' , .
IT tf ! J XT t- a. 1 Uit
x ouk, Buiu nugu, turning 10 aer, . tne
future is not in your hands. Do not think
of me. ' If you love Robin sufficiently well
to marry him, answer him at once. All
will be well."
"Then I wHl marry you, Robin," she
said in a low tone. .
"You will forget that I am poor, and a
stranger?" 1 '
"I do not need -to forget it,".-was her
answer. And her, glance of timid, af;
fectionate confidence wa raised to his.
. He: bent forward with a thrill of inex
pressible delight; and pressed his lips to
those .of the blushing girl..
- "And yon. will never break your prom
ise, though you should meet .with trial
and temptation and danger?"
"No; never never, Robin; But why
do you fear and what?"
"I cannot tell you, Rose. But it will
be a long time before we can marry, per
haps; for I will not ask you to share my
lot with me until I have risen higher
far higher than I am now. And no one
knows what may happen in that time. It
will be a long time," he continued, after
a while; "but I shall be patient; for I
want to rise to something better than I
am now, Rose. You are too good to mar
ry a farmer, or a gardener. For your
sake, ' I shall strive to render - myself
something higher than either.".
"You need not be better than you are,
Robin," said the girl, gently.
"But I mean to become more worthy
of you, nevertheless,", was his rejoinder.
And now Hugh Lamonte ."turned to
th-em. ' ! ' -' ' ' '. ' ' "
"Since this , is done," he- said, "I give
..you both my blessing. , Rose, my child,"
and he laid his hand solemnly on her fair
head, "be true to Robin until he comes
to claim you, and you will be rewarded."
, There was a moment of deep silence.
The young lover bent down, and tenderly
kissed his betrothed bride, from whose
gentle eyes the tears stole down. y-
And through ' the . opposite casement
glared and gleamed, a pair of fiendish
eyes upon that little group. The brigand-lover,
. Gasparde, had . heard ? every
word witnessed every look and action
"within.. They, did not see. him; they did
not. hear the bitter curses hissed through
his shut teeth,; nor mark the , clenched
hand that menaced them. ;' .. ;
- . (To be continued.) -
. Joy Enoitrh, .
. Mrs. Subbubs You didn't get much
pleasure out of your walk, did you,
dear?' 1 ' '' .. '.?.'.-. .7
Mr. Subbubs (beamingly) Indeed, I
did.: . ;. 7 :-V '-: '
Mrs. Subbubs But, that shower of
rain. See bow wet you are." , - .."
7 Mr. Subbubs 01 tbat.doesn.'t matter.
What do you think? I found a golf ball
I lost last summer. Philadelphia press.
Nat Yet. ;;-
"Kite-flytag time , has arrived," re
marked the Observant Boarder. 7 ,7;
"But the kites do not keep up with
modern progress added ' the Gross
Eyed Boarder. -
"How's that?" 7 r ' . V ,
"I have seen no etringless kites yet."
Pittsburg Chronicle.
... "-.',.-- Mixed. .. 7
Nebb Who Is that ordinary-looking
woman with. Mrs. Meek?
, Nick Mrs. Meek is the ordinary-looking
woman; that swell-dressed creature
with her is Mrs. Meek's hired girl."
Ohio State JournaL1
The only position some men can hold
is opposition
4 111111 1I-H-H-I1IH H 1 1 1
M
A New Game.
Percy Saunders had come up to Per
ry ville to spend a week. He had been
tnere just twelve hours, having come
the night before,
and be had already
been classified and
pigeonholed by the
Goodrich twins, his
country cousins,
whom he was vis
iting.'. He couldn't
climb a tree; he
couldn't swim; he
threw a ball like a
girl; the delights
of using a sling
were unknown to
him; and he had
to go to bed at
half -past seven.' As
he was a year old
er than' the twins,
paM4 m twrtiMr1
who were eight, this last stamped him
as a molly-coddle.
After breakfast the three boys went
out to the barn, where the twins ran
up ladders and jwalked the narrow
crossbeams thirty feet above the floor
as unconcernedly as If they were on
the ground. 7; ' ' '
Percy caught his breath. "Oh, I wish
I could do that! I'd love to do all those
things, but mamma won't let me be
cause it makes me dizzy.'.' , i
"Oh, it's as easy as pie. See me fly."
And Albert took a flying leap of 'fifteen
feet into the - hay, followed . by his
brother. . . "
Then they compared muscles, and
found that Percy's; were "awfully flab
by." Their own were like lroa. But
showing off soon palled on all three
boys, and they began to wonder what
they could play. 0; 7 ;
"I made up a game the other day,"
said Percy,-in the slow, sober tones
that had struck' the .' twins as curious.
They chattered as fast and as shrilly
as monkeys themselves, in " spite of
their mother's hourly protests. '
"Did you?" said. Albert. 7
"Out of your own head?" said Her
bert. -
"Oh, if s easy. I often make 'em
np." said Percy, delighted to have
made an impression on these athletic
boys, who could da sp many things
which he- could not, aithough- he was
jonchc4djerv J. , -1. JL IS
"Tell us how you play it," said the
twins, together, eager for some nov
elty. ' ;
"WelL it's a kind of tag., . I'll be It,
and I'll start to run after you just the
same as I would n tag." "'. As hQ spoke,
the twins,' who ;had been lying' In the
hay, j u m p e d to i - 1 7- ,. .,
their feet .and ran
out of the" barn.
"Hold, on,'.' . said
Percy. "I must tell
you something
about it first. As I
run after you I
holler out a letter
of the alphabet,
like C, and then If
you think of an ani
mal whose name
begins with C, and
shout it, I can't tag
you; but If you
don't shout, then I
tag you, and you're
It, and must run af
ter the others and
holler out a letter.
Wh.1 J
hft t do-
Cnti AtaVxIU -Sut&n
Aw.
l'v wAthcJ mv
9" chiU '
fkce .
. vt
It must be some -
animal, or . If you choose yon can call
put flowers. But it inist-te either'ani
mals or .flowers or countries or fruits;
you mustn't mix 'em up In the same
game. Now you start and I'll follow."
I hope he says the same letter
again, because I've got a bully animal
all ready,": said Herbert to Albert. ' '
The boys had not run fifty' feet be
fore they found that, whatever else
Percy could ,noij dq, he certainly could
run. ,He was almost upon Herbert be
fore he shouted, and then he yelled,
"C!" as before. 7 7" " 7
Herbert waited , until Percy reached
out his hand to tag, and then he shout
ed, "Seal!"
"Tag!" said
laughter.. i
ercy, with a burst of
"That's nor fair", said Herbert. "I
said 'seal' before you touched . me.
"But seal doesn't begin with a C; It
begins with anls," said Percy, soberly.
"How abod sealing?". Isn't that
c-e-l-l-l-n-g?" 7?j-'
"The plaster ( one is, but hunting the
animal Isn't," 4ald Percy, with author
ity...v7. , .,7,. 7-.; 7.; - ;
"He's right, Bert," said AL who had
run up. "You're It, fast enough." i.
"Very wen said Bert "Ready r
And the two fled before him. He pur
sued.' Percy, vf ho ran fleetly out into
the road. After a long chase Percy
stubbed his tbe and Herbert gained
enough on hiih to call out "G!" 7; ,
"Gnu," yeUei Percy. But, with a de
risive laugh, Herbert closed'' on Tiim
and tagged hlfa. ' ' ' ' 7 .
. "I didn't say N; I said G."
"And I said gnu -g-n-u," said Percy,
simply. ' - "
"Say, a fellow needn't ever get
caught If he spells that way," said
Bert, angrily. "G-p-o-ny, pony. That's
dead easy." But again Al came np and
declared that Percy was right. 7 r
. They played the game for over an
hour. . Sometimes "even Percy did -not
think, fast enough or run fast enough
to avoid being It, and after5 a while
they gars variety to the game by
yr M '
1M 1 lit tl-
Little 7t Stories ' and,?
Incidents that Will
Interest and Enter
tain Youngjteaders;
M"I"M lVl4
changing to ' flowers, and there they
rather got the best of Percy, who was
not familiar with as many varieties as
the country boys were. Bert made
many laughable mistakes in spelling,
and Al gave "phlox" as P flower.
At last, when they grew tired of the
sport, they all went up in the hayloft
together. The twins helped Percy np
the ladder. They tumbled Into the hay.
"You're all right" said J Al. "You
can run fine, and that's a bully game.
said Bert s
"I'd rather .be, able, to .climb a tree,
like you fellows, than, spell any word
I ever saw," said Percy,, modestly.
"Come on out, then, and we'll teach
you," said the twins In unison. St
Nicholas. - -
Tbe Nimbtri, , -
Number 1 is very straight; .
1 ' 2 is different. ,
. 8 la curly, 4 is burly; i; .
5 is badly bent . ' .
6 is never hard to make,
And 7 has one leg. '
8 is double, 9 no trouble; ''
s O is like an egg. r I
r-Youth's Companion. t v .7,
DANCED WITH THE POETESS.
When Ella Wheeler Wilcox Escaped
" Being" a .Wallflower.
A poem by .Wisconsin's gifted daugh
ter,. Ella Wheeler. Wilcox, was the sub
ject of conversation at our .taSle re-'
cently, when a lady present ' related
ther followlng'lncidents?
"I used to know Ella welt; we-; first
met at a social given, by ! the oung
People's Guild of St. James' Church,
Milwaukee. , My husband and t were
young folks with the rest of them, but
he was one of the vestrymen, ! and I
took pride In being attentive to strang
ers.;;, ... A" ... ;, :,, 1
"On this occasion, I noticed a : young
girl and an elderly lady I had never
seen before, and soon made their ac
quaintance. We conversed a ; while,
and when I proposed Introducing Miss
Wheeler to. my young friends she drew
back shyly, saying: , ' ', . r; ;;
" 'I'd rather talk with you, and look
on, if you don't mind.'. ; 1 , ; ., :
"I assented, and she told me first
about her,. Invalid mother, then gave
me such yiyld pictures' of her- country
hometand-jth, Jcurroa'nding 4r4J5nexy,
that I forgot where we were .until a
wistful look in her soulful eyes caused
me to notice that our social had re
solved itself into an Impromptu dance
and I asked, her if she, liked dancing.
'I," dearly love to waltz, she" re
plied. ' - 'f.
'My . husband is the beSt waltzer
here I said,' and summoning Gusli
they were. soo3fhlrUHg away.: 'After
a few. rounds my husband came back
alone, saying, 'The boys have stolen
my partner already?' , -.. .o
" "I told him her aunt" had been , tell
ing me that her niece spent her spare
time scribbling poetry.
" 'Well, she Is a genius, If' she writes
poetry as well as she waltzes,' was his
prophetic answer.
"There was no more seclusion for
Ella, for the slender ' country girl,
gowned simply In muslin, with her
fair face and slim hands tinted by
dally contact with nature, became the
belle of the evening.; . , : J :
"She told 4 us ,she had had f a, , royal
time , when we badeher jgopd-night;
and turning archly , toward Gust "add
ed: . ' ' ' '
" 'I should ( have teen 'a ."wall-flower"
but for your husband's' courtesy.?
Gpnifort 7'"'.' '; "' - '"'-' 7i
... Francis .Wilson's Way,.
...Once upon a time, when jfrincis Wil
son didn't, have as Comfortable living
quarters .as he' now has, " fie went
room--fiuntmg "where."'rafes were reason
able. In one place which he Inspected
he found. a red-headed landlady"' "who
was extremely persistent; although the
room' she had tot offer was -about -the
last :one Wilson woujd hace.yvhosien to
live.-. InA - He j,didn'Xewan$ 40-fay. .so,
however,-, andc was. departing without
stating . definitely , wh'at he "would do,
notwithstanding the , fact "that the eag
er landlady, did nof'want liim 'to'escade
in'that mahnerT
"Will you taWthe roorflshe ask"e"d,
pinning hiffi '.down to a'J positive san
swer. "Um--ef," hesitated Wilson crawfish
ing toward.the door, y TA -you very
much, madam, thank you, no, I won't
take It now; cant.you perhaps send it
to me r.' Collier's Weekly.
... :. Uablft.laforiwatioin. .''' '
, "The flnest.. bit of scenery , In' alf "this
coimtry, J understand, is on the line
of . the V. D. tQ.'j,RaIlroad," said the
British tourist" : " ' ; f 7
"Who tdld'you' that? Inquired- the
nattvifcT; rnWtt -??W U'T-'"'-
"No one. I gathered the information
myself from a little gnideljook I found
in, my",hotrf,'y' kfl6w." Philadelphia
Press.
A Daohshnnd. - - .' v:
A little, glrf tiius described" a, dach
schund she had seen; v ; , 1'
"It was one fof .those funny, one&r-
you know, " the' ones tliat; ar(e -a; dog a nd
a half Idng1 and haK a- dog high. rTou
must know the sort It is a dog .'that
only' has fQuK legs, hut looks as 'if It
ough't'lo; 'have six.'; ' v
1 . - . ; . . -j .
?? No,Oordelia. it isn't the proper caper
to eat prunes with a pruning knlxe. ,
-Ji Hot-Mde Orel Sieve. '
Where there is only a small quantity
of grain to clean on a farm, a fanning
mill; seems to be in the nature of a
luxury. Then there are often times
when but a small lot of grain is to be
cleaned for some special purpose. In
either case the hand-made arrange
ment shown In the illustration will be
found . exceedingly useful. A box of
convenient size is secured and handles
fastened to either side for ease In han
dling. Inside this box strips are placed
upon which ' "the 'f raphes' are to be run,
as shown In the small cut on the right
side of the engraving. '
''Frames of proper size and weight
are covered with wire netting with
meshes of various size. The. Tipper
mesh should be quite coarse and fas
tened into the box about three. Inches
from the top. This 1b not to.be taken
out but, the frames below, are to' be
made , so they w.ill, slide in . and out
readily. It is .a good plan! to' hare
A .
V -. ." w" - i -- " "
HOME-MADE QBAIN SIEVE. 1
more frames, than slots, so that one
may readily sift any grain -one has.
This little arrangement' is Inexpensive
and any one at all handy with tools
could build one In a short time. ; "
, Selection of Tonus Dairy Stock.
Many persons who claim to have a
pretty good idea of what a dairy anfr
mal should be still adhere to the old
notion that: it should be deep in the
flanks, and wedge-shaped, ' increasing
in-depth and -width-backward, jSo far"
as mature eows are concerned,; there
may be: something, in this, if .we a.dd
depth of , udder; but we have.-to con
sider points that.are applicable-to", the
ytangMlf,7thelidvje
and the sire as welL Many good cows
lack depth, of flank, nor are all heifers
of great promise and bulls noted as
great sires 4 specially remarkable" for
deep 'flanks; - indeed, the reverse s is
generally: the case " A 'deep flank is
gexieraily accompanied ;by a level or
strlghti bottom line, ., sp- desirable "In
Deerinimals; but a 'promising1 ' dairy
youngster '-is ushaliy deep in the mid-
dle,with the-TJOttoflaJine: front .the inid-
dfe-runnlng npwaf d to- the brisket,- and
tw&xtfL-the .nk-jviilch 8hQ.ws good
depth, thrqugh the middle of the boay,
but thee verse" behind the shoulders
and in front of the hips. American
Cultivator. v
Doable Saw-Horse.
Unless coal Is burned exclusively on
the farm saw-horse such as Is shown
in the cut will be found a great labor
saving device. It is used for sawing
both long and short pieces' of' wood,
ahd if "made four 'feet or' more long it
can -lie used "by-'t-wo -menln operating
a cross-cut stxrJ Tbe two, cross strjps
at the close ends are but .fifteen inches
apart, jSo one Jsableto. saw; strlsas
short astn'eefed for any "stove,!. 'This
dbupfe' saw.-hoVse should "1ae- made of
tottiglfmateriai ktid'Be braced as-shown
hi the fcut The 5horse from -which the
DOUBLE SAW-H0BSE.
drawing was made , was held together
with iron - bars.but . thev round pole,
such as' is commonly 'used 'in the 'cen
"fer"; Vofifd "answer ?with inch-thick
-Strips at? the bottom n-elther side, if
it-'WAs j-pecesary .to tfeduco the, cost . '
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i fO-;!'! :": ' ' iL.'-f-'"i; .. -liT'
" f Oifer-Feeding The Horte. -f
' WhBe irnbst .horses 4fi' the : farm are
properly fed, and in some qases under
fed ; rather a than. ; ,ov.erfed, there ? are
farmers who are not judicious feeders.
and when; tne .animaf gets ! but. of or
der 'tijey- depend upon cdHSWon pow
ders to set 3t straight, instead of regu
lating the feed. ; It, may not be gener
ally known that a prolonged use of
condition powders will produce indi
gestion of a' most violent type. Horses
thaV ;are "fed on 'grains largely, and
whodo not- perform a great deaj of la
bor, are quite liable to. indigestion, and'
the; easiest wjay to cure .the trouble is
to cut off the grain .fof a Week or triore
and feed exclusively 'of hrah; mashes
and good hay.'- z''3"'1 7'j : i
.Value. of Aljfalf'a., i;7 t-
It has been demonstrated that alfal
fa can be" grown in pearly; all of the.
fafes' and -whe& -'farmers anct' dairy
men especfctlry.'tlearn'pf .Its great feeding-"
value it wDl ; be . found on every
farm. Once established it may be cut
several times a year ' and . for many
years.' It Is rich ln'protelh- and when
feii' with' corn fodder makes nearly a
balanced ration, furnishing the propor
tion of protein needed by stock during
the winter. Dairymen have long rec
ognized the necessity of feeding grains
or .other fodder containing protein, but
groan under the expense when the pro
tein feeds must be bought If alfalfa
will furnish the bulk of the expensive
protein, as it undoubtedly will, a
thane'e to save considerable In the cost
of feeding ' is "'offered by growing al
falfa. '
Don't Forg.t Plovlnc.
When one is growing a diverMfled
lot of crops there is little-time for
choosing seasons in which to do the
necessary branches of the work. Ia
many localities there is a rooted ob
jection to fall plowing, and In some
cases these objections may be sound,
although In the majority of cases there
are three good arguments In favor of
fall plowing to one against it There
Is moreime to. do the work, and as a
resplt It is better done In the fall. Fall
plowed soil can be worked earlier In
the spring, because it is open and
warms up earlier. In the normal sea
son one can . plant in fall-plowed
ground a week or ten days earlier
than in ground plowed in the spring.
In . some sections , where it does not
eem advisable to harrow after fall
plowing, and especially when sod land
has been turned under; a disc harrow
can: be run over the ground to advan
tage, leaving the work of the smooth
ing harrow to be done In the spring.
A Bom Malady.
Most farmers are familiar with the
horse "that puffs and wheezes at his
work. . The : disease , is technicaJUy
known as "roaring," and Is said to bt
similar to asthma in. humans. There
Is really no cure' for it but trouble
may'' be greatly " alleviated by treat
ment, 'and sspeclally by proper feed
ing. ' If the disease Is not so seated
that the animal cannot do farm work,
tien that given it should be light and
the feed should consist of little hay,
and this wet each time; feed mainly
en grains.' Take one drachm Iodide of
potassium and mix with, one-half
drachm nux vomica. Give , this dose
twice a day for two or three weeks
during each bad attack, and during
the period let the work of the horsa
be that which does not require much
speed. The care and treatment indi
cated will relieve the animal greatly,
although It is doubtful if it will evei
amount to much for steady work.
Crown Point (Ind.) Register.
Planting: a Peach Orchard.
Were I to set a large peach orchard
I would prefer June budded trees. The
roots are all in a bunch, and the tre
Can be easily started right and kepi
so. A great mahy persons in starting
aaV-orchard are in' too big a hurry. .
Irfiey musave treesT'to'bme lrito' lm-
mediate bearing, and so go to the nurs
eries, ' and pick out the larger trees,
overlooking the fact that the largei
and older the tree the greater shock
it receives.1 Years ago I set a large
orchard from nursery rows two, three
and. four years old, and in five years
the two-year-olds . were . the largest
thriftiest and best in every way. When
set, ' the roots were all there, and the
trees ' hardly stopped growing, while
the older trees had mangled and cut
roots, ' with too much body and limbs,
and were more or less stunted. B
careful in setting an orchard, if roots
are mangled, to cut them off smooth
and trim most of the limbs or top.
Vevay (Ind.) Reveille.
Now He Hides.
Thirty years ago I saw a man riding
the first riding implement I ever be
held. ' I remarked to the mail who was
with me that when I got so I had to
ride to farm I, was going to quit the
.business. I have been riding every
kind of machine possible for lo! these
many years. I have no quarrel with
the man who rides" when he farms.
Farm Furrows.
-'- Farm-Notes. .
.The horse will be here when all the
automobiles' have been sold for scrap
.iron: 7,.
' The -shouts? 'that, are Intended for
Tbree'ders' "should not be made to be-
Cpine too fat .'. "'':'
The, -scarcity of- help has caused peo--ple
to think, more and plan the work
.more ?' carefully. ' ,
i .'.Some, farmers, say that It will event
ually till alfalfa to know It at any
other than the tim'e . to' cut for hay.
namely, while It is in bloom. - Has any
one' had "experience that: will ,"serva to
settle this questton?..; ... ; ' .'I
4 Thej-niachinf vjr wjjl run soniiich ibet
'tpp. when. it. is keptwell oiled .Make
the. hired man. run smoothly by a gen
erous supply of oil o f kindness. Keep
nirn in a good humor and get more
work done and the farm animals will
have better care and attention.
, When, sugar prices are low, German
farmers . can hereafter 7 utilize their
crops more profitably by drying the
beets for use as cattle feed. Experi
ments have shown this method to be
feasible, and the dried beets can be
easily' stored. - ' '
Pools of stagnant water should not
be allowed to exist where hens can get
to them; cover Up, fil up or. fence np.
Poultry should have a constant sup
ply of nice-, clear, sparkling . ater.
Wash out the drinking vessels 'fre
quently ahd occasionally put a drop
of carbolic acid into the water.
: .-; ' Any cow , can be milked dry in a
few. weeks by Irregular :milklng, some
times at intervals of twenty-four hours
arid sometimes -sixl ,. Separation from
her usual company, a change to a new
location, a strange milker and scolding
voice are sources, of irritation that
more or less impair the milking quali
ties of the cow.