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Special Correspoijdeot
CHAPTER VII. !
We have two hours to wait at Kizil
Axvat. Although the day is closing in,
I could not employ my time better than
In visiting this little town, which con
tains more than two thousand Inhabit
ants, 'Russians, Persians and Turko
mans. .
At nine o'clock the signal to start was
given. The train leaving Kizil Aryat
went off in a southwesterly direction
toward Askhabad, along the Persian
frontier.
If I remained awake it was because
I was troubled in my mind. I was think
ing of my famous packing case, of the
man it contained, and this very night I
had resolved to enter into communication
with him. I thought of the people who
had done this sort of thing before. In
18S9, 1891 and 1892 an Austriau tailor,
Herman Zeitung, had come from Vienna
to Paris, from Amsterdam to Brussels,
from Antwerp to Ohristiania, in a box.
But I must wait until Popof had re
tired to rest. The train would not stop
until it reached G-heok Tepe, at one
o'clock in the morning. During the run
from Kizil Arvat to Gheok Tepe I reck
oned that Popof would have a good
deep, and then, or never, I would put
my plan into execution.
Half an hour went by, and Jie noise
of a door shutting on the platform of
the car told me that our guard had just
entered his little box. In spite of my de
sire to visit the baggage car, I waited
patiently, for it was possible that Popof
was not ret sound asleep.
I rise, I draw aside the curtain of
one of the lamps. I look at my watch.
It is a few minutes past eleven. Still
two hours to Gheok Tepe. The moment
has come. I glide between the seats to
the door of the car. I open it gently
and shut it after me without waking any
one.
Assured ' of my safety, I cross the
'gangway and am in front of the baggage
van. The door is only fastened with a
bar which is hung between two staples.
I open it and shut it behind me.
Although the darkness is deep in the
van, although there is no side window,
I know my position. I know where the
case is placed; it is in the left corner
as I enter. Carefully feeling with feet
and hands, I reach the ease. -
I leaned over and placed my ear tim
idly against the other panel. There "was
no sound of breathing.
The products of the house of Strong,
Bulbiil & Co., of New York, could not
be more noiseless in their boxes. A fear
seizes upon - me the fear of seeing all
my reporter's hopes vanish. Was I de
ceived on board the Astara?
No! Feeble as it is, I detect a move
ment inside the case! It becomes more
distinct, and I ask if the panel is going
to slide, if the prisoner is coming out
of his prison to breathe the fresh air
Suddenlv a slight cracking greets my
ear. I am not the sport of an illusion
it is the crack of a match being lighted.
Almost immediately a few feeble rays
pierce the ventilation boles of the case.
A minute elapsed. Nothing shows that
the panel has been moved, nothing gives
me reason to suppose that the unknown
is coming out.
Cantiously I wait. , Then I have an
idea to make something out of this light.
- The case is lighted within. -1 put my
eye close to one of the holes.
There is a man in the box. .His fea
tures I can make out clearly. He
from 25 to 26 years of age. He does not
shave, and his beard is brown. ' He is
of the true Roumanian type. He is good
- looking, although his face denotes great
,., energy of character, and he must be
energetic to have shut himself up in a
box like this for such a long journey.
But what is he doing now? Well, he
Is seated on the bottom of his case and
placidly eating his supper by the light of
a little lamp. A box of preserves is on
bis knee, biscuit is not wanting, and in
a little cupboard I notice a rug and
overcoat hooked up on the wall.
Evidently No. 11 is quite at home. He
Is there in his cell like a snail in his
shell. His house goes with him;, and
he saves the 'thousand francs it would
" have cost him to journey from Tiflis
to Pekin, second-class. I know he is
1 committing a fraud, and the law pun
ishes such fraud. He can come out of
. his box when he likes and take a walk
'in the van, or even at night venture on
the platform.
An idea occurs to me which may not
perhaps be as good as it seems. That is
to rap lightly on the box so as to enter
Into communication with my new com
panion, and learn who he is and whence
he comes, for I know whither he goes.
I will tell him that I am a French
man, and a Roumanian knows he can al
ways trust a Frenchman. I will offer
him my services. He will have nothing
to regret from my visits, and nothing to
fear from my impudences.
I rap the panel. The light suddenly
goes out. The prisoner has suspended
his respiration. 1 must reassure him.
"Open!" I say to him gently in Rus
sian. Open
I cannot finish the sentence; for the
. train gives & sudden jump and slackens
speed. There is a noise outside. I rush
out of the van and shut the door behind
me.
It was time. I have scarcely reached
the platform before Popof's door opens,
and, without seeing me, he hurries
through the van on to the engine. Al
most immediately the train resumes its
normal speed, and Popof reappears
minute afterward.
"What is the matter, Popof?"
"We have smashed a dromedary. Poor
brute! He might have thrown us off the
line."
he will be put under guard at the next
station, and it will be useless for Made
moiselle Zinca Klork to expect turn in
the capital of the Chinese empire.
It would be better for me to relieve
his anxiety this very night. That is im
possible, for the train will soon stop
at G-heok Tepe, and then at Askhabad.
which it will leave in the first hour or
daylight I can no longer trust to Pop
of's going to sleep.
I am absorbed in these reflections
when the locomotive stops in Gheok Tepe
station at 1 o'clock in the morning, 'xiie
train starts at 2 o'clock, after having
been joined by a few passengers whom
Popof tells me are Turkomans.
I envied the sleep of my companions.
The dawn was appearing- in the east.
Here and there were the ruins of an
ancient city, a citadel girdled with high
ramparts and a succession of long porti
coes extending over fifteen hundred
yards. Running over a few embank
ments necessitated by the inequalities
of the sandy ground the train again
reaches the horizontal steppe.
We are running at a speed of thirty
miles an hour in a southwesterly direc
tion along the Persian frontier. It is
"Oh!" says he, "what a woman yon
der! what a splendid saleswoman! ' One
of those English " "
"Who are good enough to be Ameri
cans," I add. 1
"Wait a bit!" he replies, with a signi
ficant smile.
As I am going' out, I notice that th
two Chinamen are already in the dining
car, and that Dr. Tio-King's little booli
is on the table.
I do not consider it too much of a lib
erty for a reporter to pick up this little
book, to open it, and to read the title,
which is as follows:
"The Temperate and Regular Life;
Or, The
Art of Living Long in Perfect Health.
Translated
From the Italian of Louis Cornaro,
a Venetian Noble."
And this is the favorite reading of Dr.
Tio-Klng! And that is why his disre
spectful pupil occasionally gives him the
nickname of Conaro!
only beyond Douchak that the line be:
Insects Fatal to Corn.
As millions of dollars are lost an
nually ' through Insects Injurious to
corn, a better knowledge of the sub
ject seems ' almost imperative. It
would pay to devote careful study to
the habits of corn Insects, and to those
who wish to do so It Is suggested
that they write to the State Agricul-
There is no change in the order in tural College of Illinois at Urbana for
which we sit down to breakfast. I find a free copy of Bulletin No. 95, whlcn
myself close to Major Noltitz,. who is contains a full description of all the
looking attentively at Faruskiar and his insects In question and many valuable
companion, placed at the extremity of suggestions "
the table. We are asking ourselves who in discussing the effects of insects
this haughty Mongol could be. and . ,,enerai remedies that mav be
Ah!" said I, laughing at the thought I ... ... . ,, M
nhW.h A sA ;r k. ia I f """llu oajo.
v.. uij uuuu, "With H tl ,. t
"Who?" askert the maior. ". " c---f ujC cw
The chief of the brigands, the famous 1 1UJ ULy l -r" "y "isecia wnere mejr
Ki-Tsang." do not amount to a total distinction
"Have your joke. Monsieur Bombar- of the plant may be compared to the
nae, but under your breath, 1 advise effects of simple starvation. Anything
you!" which lessens the store of food laid
"You see, major, he would then be an up m corn kernel or ,jSe ln germi-
mteresting personage, and worth a long natl(m ftnd ear,y growth or aamages
I J 1 i.V i jA 1
After hronkfaat T nMA smoke mv sell"u lue rools or lue lea,ra- vl
old as maple syrup and sugar la a
spurious article. Most of the fabrica
tions are entirely harmless, but they
are not the real thing. Those fortu
nate enough to have eaten the genuine
article will always demand It, and con
ditions should be such that they may
get it, If they are willing to pay the
price. American Cultivator.
A New Variety of Potato.
The claims made for the Early
Northern potato are beauty and uni
formity ln form, size and great pro
ductiveness, and in the - tests made
during the last two years in all sec-
Just when peace had been restored
ln Colorado, Breathitt County, Ken
tucky, has to loom up to disturb the
national serenity. Chicago News.
Professor Woodhead, of Cambridge,
tlons of the country the claims seem "J alcohol paralyzing agent
to have been borne out The quality ThIs statement can be confirmed. It
Is unusually good for an, early sort, ha8 "paralyzed" millions. New York
the tubers thus far have been free I Qenuu' .
from scab and have matured nearer It will be like some fool Congress- -of
a size than any other sort we have man to object to reimbursing General
tested. In the matter of productive- Porter for the money he has spent
ness the new sort is first-class. The Bunting for Paul Jones' body. Syra-
writer had ten pounds of seed for test- cuse Herald.
ing purposes, and on an average po
tato ground had a yield of S25 pounds,
gins to leave it. We reached that sta- cigar on the platform behind the dining draws away the sap . before it has
car. Caterna almost immediately joins served its purpose m tne piant, ,prac-
me. . Evidently the estimable comedian tically amounts to the diminution . of
has seized the opportunity to, enter into the available food supply. An im-
conversation with me. .. poverished soil, very dry weather, the
"Sir," said he to me, "are two French- capping of cells and vessels of the
men going an me way irom uaau to nlnf h-. anpv1n ,aor.t, nr
' Trtli - i-: ..i. v, , - I c '
qMintance?" tion of any nsidenible part of its
tion at 6 o'clock in the morning.
We stop here two hours. I am off to
look at Douchak, with Major Noltitz as
my cicerone. 1 was led to question tne
major regarding the safety of the Grand
Transasiatic across the provinces of Cen
tral Asia.
In Turkestan, he told me, the safety
is well assured. During the years the
Transcaspian has been at work there has
been no attack to hinder the train ser
vice. - - -
"That is another matter," said the
major. The Grand Transasiatic is un
der Chinese control, and I have not
much confidence in that."
Are there not a lot of scoundrels
prowling about Mongolia and Northern
China?" I asked. "My sole anxiety is
Sir." T ror.li.w1 wh.n T moot a m- consequences wuicn maj
patriot I am only too glad to shake hands b classed as starvation effects.
in .view or tnese racis, it roiiows
that any management which helps to
maintain and strengthen the plant by
furnishing it better or more abundant
food will lessen or perhaps wholly
prevent losses from insect injury.
which must otherwise be serious or
complete. A strong, rich soil, well
with him. ' And so, Monsieur Caterna-
' You know my name? . -"As
you know mine, I am sure."
"Of course, Monsieur Claudius Bom-
barnac, correspondent of the Twentieth
r- v.
VCU1IUJ.
At your service, believe me.
"A thousand thanks, Monsieur Bom-
barnac, and even ten thousand, as they
that our iournev" may not be devoid of say in China, whither Madame Caterna cultivated, watered and drained," may
and I are bound." grow a good crop notwithstanding an
"To appear at Shanghai in the French amount of infestation by chinch bugs,
troupe at the residency. I may add, root lice, root worms and white grubs
from sundry nautical phrases I have no-which would be fatal on poor land.
tieed, that you have been to sea." "The good corn farmer may thus es-
"I believe you, sir. Formerly cock- cape th a profitable yield under In
swain dmJLraJ de Boissondy's launch geet attacka whIcn wm leave his less
on Doaru tne rveaouDtaDie.
incident."
Really, Mr. Special Correspondent I
admire you. Well, I am afraid you Will
be disappointed, as I have heard that
the company has treated with several
chiefs of the robber bands. But there
is one of these highwaymen who - has
retained his independence and liberty of
action, a certain Ki-Tsang."
"Who is he?"
"A bold bandit chief, half "Chinaman,
half Mongol. Having for some time been
a terror to Yunan, he was being too
closely pursued, and has now moved Into
the northern provinces. His presence has
even been reported in that part of Moa
golia served by the Grand Transasiatic."
"Well, he ought to furnish a few
paragraphs."
We returned toward the station. The
stoppage at Douchak had another half
hour to last As I walked on the quay,
I observed something going on . which
would change the make-up of our train. 1
.Another van had arrived from Teher
an by the branch line of Mesched, which
puts the Persian capital in communica
tion -with the Transcaspian.
This van was bolted and barred, and
accompanied by a squad of Persian po
lice, whose orders seemed to be not to
lose sight of it
I don't know what made me think so,
but it seemed as though this van had
something about it, and as the major
had left me, I went and spoke to Popof,
woh was watching over the proceedings.
"TJopof, where is that van going i"
"To Pekin."
"And what has It got in It?"
"An exalted personage."
"Well. Popof, when this exalted per
sonage gets out perhaps you will tot
me know?"
"He will not get out" 1
"Why not?"
"Because he. is dead. It Is his body
they are taking to Pekin, where, he will
be interred with all the honors due to
him." 1
While I was looking at this van., a
new passenger, came up and examined
At this point Mme. Caterna came up.
Intelligent or less careful brother In.
Rho wa in ovorv wv wnrth. nf hoi- uel crop is narvesieu. 11118
husband, sent into the world to reply to l nt merely because the vigorous
him in life as on the stage, one of those plant will easily support an amount
genial theater folks born one knows not of injury under which the unthrifty
where or how, but thoroughly genuine
and good-natured.
"I beg-to introduce you to Caroline
Caterna," said the actor, in much the
same tone as he would have Introduced
me to Patti or Sarah Bernhardt.
"Having shaken hands with your hus
band," said I, "I shall be happy to shake
hands with you, Madame Caterna."
There you are, then, said the ac
tress, "and without ceremony, foot' to
the front and no prompting.
"As you see, no nonsense about 'her,
and the best of wives "
"As he is the best of husbands."
. "I believe I am, Monsieur Claudius,"
said the actor, "and why? Because I
believe that marriage consists entirely
inthe precept to which husbands should
always conform, and that is, that what
the wife likes the husband should eat
often."
(To be continued.)
Women are far less graceful than
men," says Dr. Arnold, of New Haven.
It takes a man chock full of dry scien
tific data to say such a thing at that.
Kansas City Journal.
Henry James' dislike for President
Roosevelt's literary style Is perhaps a
mild emotion compared with the Presi
dent's feeling about the style of Mr.
James. Chicago News.
It is stated that John W. Gates has
earned not less than half a million in
July wheat, and yet some people won
der why their loaf 'of bread is ssmalL
Philadelphia Record.
It is believed that there is a proper
and necessary limit ; to the patience
of the United States, even as regards
the putty-blowing President of Venezu
ela. Syracuse Post-Standard.
and all salable in size. From our oeiasco is mamng tne Tneamcai
tests we consider the variety one that Trust comprehend the state of public
has come to stay and one which will mougnt At the conclusion of the case
especially appeal to market gardeners, tnere may be an opportunity to revive
The Illustration, much reduced, shows "A Hole in the Ground." St Louis
the form of the tubers. Indianapolis KepuDiic. . ... ,
News. I It is only a question of time when
more of Dr. Dowle's disciDles will m-e-
Cotnmerclal Fertilizers. fer a Dlaih financial statement to any
There Is probably more quibbling additional InsDlred revelations from
over fertilizer prices than anything tne founder of Zlon Illinois. Butte
else that a farmer buys. Unquestlon- inter Mountain
i
EABLY NOBTHEBN POTATO.
One of the first things the Japanese
conquerors did ln Manchuria was to
ably the cheapest way of buying fer
tilizers is to buy the several materials
anil n fk. mlvlnv 4-n na mm fliA.
but assuming this is not done, then "J gJ iLTmarkTtTjapa
one should make it a point to see that . T J?,
they buy the fertilizer which will give na0 " e WghIy CtVl1'
them the greatest amount of the plant
food they want in the smallest bulk,
CHAPTER VIII.
Before the train reaches Ghoek Tepe
I am back- in the car. Confound this
dromedary! If he bad not managed to
get smashed so clumsily. No. 11 would
no longer be unknown to me. He would
have opened his panel, we would have
talked together in a friendly way, and
separated with a friendly shake of the
hand. Now he will be full of anxiety,
be knows his fraud is discovered, that
there is some one who has reason to sus
pect his Intentions, some one who may
aot hesitate to Detray nis secret. Ana
then after being taken out of his case
FRIENDLY QUAILS. v
How Farmer Glover Fed a Flock Bay
After Day for Six Weeks.
One cold morning Farmer Glover
Stood in the rear of the barn, fork in
hand, looking out over the fields. Snow
storm had followed snowstorm, until
the stone walls were so covered that
the farm seemed Hke a great field, with
here and there a small grove to break
the monotony. The cattle had been
fed and each animal was munching
Ized peoples. Seattle Times.
Mr. Baer says there is no sentiment
which means, of course at the lowest m the coaI business. When one con
price. For example, if a ton of the sfaers the number of persons who froze
fertilizer, according to the analysis, to death last winter In the big cities
contains 6 per cent of potash (or any for lac of means to buy dear fuel,
other plant food may be figured on the one can well believe that. Rochester
same basis), this means 120 pounds of Herald.
potash to the ton. While there is an instinctive feeling
If another fertilizer contains 12 per of repulsion at securing evidence
cent, or 240 pounds to the ton, the lat- against the Beef Trust by means of
ter is cheaper than the first by exact- detectives or spies, the fault, lies with
ly the number of cents it costs less the packers themselves, who conspire
than double the first Reducing it to in secret against the laws. Kansas
pounds, if one costs 5 cents a pound City Times.
and the other 9, the last is the cheap- The president of the Canal Commls
est, if you get It at the rate a pound sion, with a $30,000 salary, is also pres
for the bulk. If you want potash, and ident of a railroad, and says he will
pay $20 for a ton of fertilizer contain- not give up that position. If he can
ing 120 pounds of potash, it is cheaper flu both places satisfactorily he must
to pay $38 for a ton of fertilizer con- be an extraordinary man. Montgom-
taining 240 pounds of potash.
The same plan of figuring works
through all the fertilizer bought,- so
that it is easy to see that a fertilizer
cheap in price Is not always cheap
when results are figured out The mere
matter of bulk has nothing to do with
the case. It might as well be sawdust
if it does not contain the elements
you want and at fair prices.
THE COKN WORM.
Lleht and dark Individuals, papa, moth
and egg, with injured ear of corn. .
it with no less euriosity than I did. He contentedly at its pile of hay in the feeWe condltIon,
one will suffer or succumb. It is an
established fact that many insects
themselves will not thrive as well or
multiply as rapidly on a vigorous,
quickly growing plant as on one in
was a nne looking man or about 4U,
wearing gracefully the costume of the
richer Mongols, a tall fellow with rather
a gloomy look, a military mustache, taw
ny complexion and eyes that never shut
"Here is a splendid fellow, 1 said to
myself. "I don't know If he will turn
out the hero of the drama I am In
.nnskl.. n t ) r. n JI. ..1.
Ln.ubtv.Lxu8 uuiu. visi j.o "Mnro anopinl mpnsnroa nro n nronAr
! snowy barnyard. fVrni such that'com will
Suddenly, from the light woods near not be exposed to Insects which have
me nam, came a sxaruea BOD-wnuei bred on Bame ground the preced-
immeoiaieiy Tnere was an answering lni, vea elther In other ctods or in
can irom me wooas across tne neias, the itseif. timely Dlowinir to
j and then another and another, and fnroataii , breed, no- of inaecta hv
search of, but anyhow, I will number soon a flock of about twenty quail destroying them or their food; timely
him twelve in my traveling troupe.
This leading star, I soon learned from
Popof, bore the name of Faruskiar. He
was accompanied by another Mongol of
inferior rank, of about the same age,
whose name was Ghangir. . As they look
ed at the van being attached to the tail
of the train in front of the luggage' van
they exchanged a few words.. As soon
alighted cautiously on the ground, two planting with reference to the period
or three rods from .where Mr. Glover 0f the greatest abundance or greatest
stood, ana Degan picking up tne seeds activity of certain species; and the use
from the hay which the cattle had of barriers against the movement of
strewn over the snow. They scratched certain destructive species into the
about like a flock of hens, and appar- corn from fields adjacent, combined
entiy quite as much at home, and with Insecticide ' measures against
chirped away while they worked, after hordes of destructive insects, which
as the arrangements were complete the. I the fashion of tree sparrows in the if left to themselves will work great
Persians took their places in the second-
class car," which preceded the mortuary
van, so as to have the precious corpse
always under their surveillance. . -
The signal is given, xme passengers,
old and new, hurry to their places.
Among the new ones I notice three Mon
gols of forbidding appearance, who get
into the second-class car.
As I put my foot on the platform I
hear the young Chinese say something to
his companion in French.
And so Pan Chao speaks French.
What do I say? Better than French. He
speaks Parisian. Most extraordinary! 1
must have a talk with him.
weeds down by the brook. ; and immediate harm."
Farmer Glover was careful not to ii
frighten his woodland guests, and the Batter Washed in Skim Milk!
next morning he put out wheat for Instead of using water for washing
them and threw hamdfuls of chaff in butter, an English dairyman, F. J.
the hay which the cattle had left The Lloyd, used separator skim milk which
flock roAurnod aeain and aarain. lintll aa Deen twice pasteurized. , halted
feeding the quails has become as much and unsalted samples prepared In this
a part of the day's routine as looking manner contained, respectively, 11.35
after the hens and eurkeys.. One cold ana Per cent or water, tne ior-
mornina after they had eaten, the mer containing oniy one-nrin as many
kind-hearted farmer found the whole bacteria. Mr. Lloyd considers that
flock huddled together under the hay, the rsults are sufficiently Interesting
.nn.nHr oT.wint th warmth to warrant his calling the attention of
Strange to say. they never come for buttermakers who have a poor water
CHAPTER IX. ,hn ,t a r ..na supply to tms simple metnod of over
For. an hourthe trahr Is running ,whell they have breakfasted, ' unless coming the difficulty and states that
through an oasis. We shall soon be in
the open desert. , It is half past 10.
Breakfast will soon be served in the din
ing car. ; ' '
Where is Ephrinell? I do not see him
at his post by the side of Miss Horatia
Bluett, whom I questioned on the subject
after saluting her politely.
"Mr. Ephrinell has gone to give an
eye to his cases," she replies.
In the rear; of the second car Faru
skiar and Ghangir hare installed them
selves. They are alone at this moment
and are talking together in a low tone.
As I return I meet Ephrinell, who is
coming back to his traveling companion.
He shakes my hand, Yankee fashion. I
tell him that Miss Hvratia Bluett has
given me news of him.
frightened, they usually walk away to
their ' favorite haunts in the grove
the experiments are being repeated at
the British . Dairy Institute. Massa-
. . .... I chusetts Plonzhman.
across tne- neias. xney never augnx 7 , . r .
on the trees, but occasionally perch on
the rail fence. Once or twjee, when
no one was in sight they came near
the house.
'. IeM Maple Made, But More 8old,
-- Maple trees now furnish but a small
per cent of the commercial maple
nmn o mio-ar Whlla tia dflmonrl
13Vhi a4-r- wttfiki tt nrmila enfa-VAri I - .....
-- -- i Tnr tnrh thoeo pom mrwll tion naa mn.
Farmer uwvers oounty. wnen spring -tantlv increased the out from
opens their kind-Jiearted protector maple tfwa nag decrea8ed during the
meets therm only in : the fields and last tty year8. Tne trade has been
woods; but wbenever bob-white's mu- supplied only by radically adulterat-
Sicai call comes over tne summer . th nnn a-norta or hv mnnnfachir.
meadows it brings pleasant memories ln(, a product entirely from foreign
or tnose winter Dreaaiasts in me i materials. It is conservatively esti-
snowy Darnyaro. Bt nicnoiaa, ... (mated that seven-eighths of what is
ery Advertiser.
It is pointed out that an alliance of
Japan, Great Britain and the United
States could rule the world. " Perhaps
it could, but it would first have to get
the consent of Joseph Chamberlain and
the United States Senate. Philadel
phia Inquirer.
Just how well our financial institu
tions are safeguarded is ahown by the
statement that the theft of $1,500,000
from the First National Bank of Mil-
Stock Beets Compared.
Tho violds of thirtv-throp nf tha
Drinctoal German. EncUsh and Fronoh Yankee by Frank G. Bigelow was dis-
varieties or rodder Deets are reported r-"clc" J
by a German experimenter, and the iorK -ee"1-
experiments briefly described. The Those Kansas City get-rich-quick op
cylindrical shaped varieties yielded the erators who closed up their shop and
largest quantities of beets, the small- left a "Good-by, suckers" sign on the
est quantities of leaves, and stood dor must have had great confidence
lowest in sugar content, while the va- In their good start and sprinting abill-
rieties approximating the shape of the ties, in addition to their naivete. In-
sugar beet gave the lowest yield of dianapolls News. ,
beets, a very high yield of leaves, and The Czar thinks it would injure the
ranked first In sugar content The
tankard varieties stood close to the
cylindrical-shaped sorts in yield and
composition, and the globe varieties
prestige of the. Russian arms if he
made peace; but we can assure him
that everybody outside of Russia
knows what has happened to the Rus-
produced very large yields or leaves sian arms in Manchuria. Memphis
and a medium quantity or Deets, with Commercial-ADDeal.
a sugar content ranging rrom satisfac
tory to high. The color of the beet!
showed ho connection with Its richness
in sugar. New England Homestead.
The legal battle between the Mar
coni and De Forrest wireless teleg
raphy interests is said to have resulted
in a victory for both sides. This as-
Cnllinsr the Flock. luiusumg uuicuuie uugui iu give xwus-
The usual custom with good sheep sia frh bope that she may, after all.
farmers is to go carefully over their
flocks each year, and reject and send
to the butcher all the aged ewes, year- i
ling ewes, ewe lambs and rams that
are not of the desired quality, or have
not proven 'valuable as breeders. This
be WMfeped into peace with honor.
Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Simultaneously with the impending
indictments of the Beef Trust mag
nates they raise the price of meat with
out any other excuse than an apparent
culling process should be carefully desire to make the public pay the cost
carried out " or tneir aerense on a criminal mai.
The increase bf meat prices just at
Poultry Picking.. 1 th( innpfiiro seems to be addinr Insult
"e,er s uiyuur io pouury on a to inlurv. Paterson CalL
rainy uay.
Put chicks on a cracaed wheat diet
when three weeks old. .
Disinfect the poultry house ant, runs
with a 5 per cent solution of carbolic
acid, and repeat this disinfection at
least once a week ln case of roup.
No one can blame Japan for shying
a little when other nations offer their
friendly offices." Japan's memory is
long enough to recall that it is due to
the friendly offices of certain powers
that she had to expend the millions of
money and thousands of lives that it
a.eep tne poultry nouses wean, have 1 cost to take Port Arthur the second
ample ventilation, but freedom from time. Pittsburg Dispatch.
uraits oi air, aim arrange tne aouse A Philadelphia trolley car crashed
so thas the sun will shine Into it a por- mto a bakery wagon' and sent a load
lion oi me uay. - , throiio-h th air. What with
Cut clover is an Indispensable artt- -prma in the drinkina water and nlea
cle of diet- An kinds of vegetables m the air, Philadelphia must be an
- !""- " f ""6, uui i unhealthful place, indeed. Buffalo Ex-
uiey can mnujr ue biuu iu ue a a u insti
tute for cut clover.
If some birds have been to a show,
of If new birds have been purchased
for the flock, quarantine tnem at a dis
tance from the home flock for thirty
Says before they are allowed to go to
gether.
press.' , i - - : -
V A Colorado clergyman says the
world has but two more years to ex
ist He is probably going on the the
ory that the world cannot stand an
other Colorado election, - which is
scheduled two years hence. Washing
ton Post. ' ';