Heppner gazette., February 13, 1908, Image 6

IIKENSIBE
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MRS. MARY J. H0LMF8
Akr f "Dora Dmm," "Tti Eiifllsh Orphani " " Homoeail on Ihe hlllida," "Ltn Rlrort,"
"Mcailowbrtuk." " IcoipctI and Snhin." " Cauia Mamie," ttc
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ClIAPTFR XV. (Continued.)
Alas for Guy'. h. could not believe he
flMrd arijrht when, turning her head away
for a moment while she prayed for
strength, Maddy's answer came, "I can
not, Guy, I cannot, 1 acknowledge the
love which has stolen upon me, I know
not how, but I caunot do this wrong to
Lucy. Away from me you will love her
again. You must. Head this, duy, then
say if you can desert her."
She vlaced Lucy's letter In his hand.
mid Guy read it with a heart which ached
to its very core. It was cruel to deceive
that gentle, trusting girl writiug so loving
ly of him, but to lose Madd.v was to his
undisciplined nature more dreadful still,
and casting the letter aside he pleaded
again, this tinw with the energy of de
spair, for he read his fate in Maddy's
face, and when her lips a second time
confirmed her first reply, while she ap
pealed to his sense of honor, of justice, of
right, and told him he could and must for
get her, he knew there was no hope. and.
man though he was, bowed his head upon
Maddy's hands and wept srorniily. mighty,
choking sobs, which shook his frame, and
seemed to break up the very fountains
of his life. Then to Maddy there came
a terrible temptation. Was it right for
two who loved as they did to live their
lives apart? right in her to force on Guy
the fulfillment of vows he could not lit
erally keep? As mental struggles are al
ways the more severe, s Maddy's took all
her strength away, and for many min
utes she lay so white and still that Guy
roused himself to care for her, thinking
of nothing except to make her better.
It was a long time ere that interview
ended, but when it did there was on Mad
dy's face a peaceful expression which
only the sense of having done right at the
cost of a fearful sacrifice could give, while
Guy's bore traces of a great and crush
ing sorrow as he went out from Maddy's
presence and felt that to him she was lost
forever. He had promised her he would
do right ; had said he would marry Lucy,
being to her what a husband should be;
had listened while she talked of another
world where they neither marry nor are
given in marriage, and where it would
not be sinful for them to love each other,
and as she talked her face had shone like
the face of an angel.
For many days after that Guy kept his
room, saying he was sick, and refusing
to see anvone save Jessie and Mrs. Noah,
the latter of whom guessed in part what
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caa uappeneu, ana imputing io uiui mi
more credit than he deserved, petted and
pitied and cared for him until he grew
weary of it, and said to her savagely :
"You needn't think me so good, for I am
not. I wanted Maddy Clyde, and told her
so, but she refused me and made me prom
ise to marry Lucy; so I'm going to do
that very thing going to England in a
few weeks, or as soon as Maddy is bet
ter, and before the sun of this year sets
I shall be a married man."
After this all Mrs. Noah's sympathy
was in favor of Maddy, the good lady
making more than one pilgrimage to
Ilonedale, where she expended all her ar
guments trying to make Maddy revoke
her decision; but Maddy was firm in
what she deemed right, and as her health
began slowly to improve, and there was
no longer an excuse for Guy to tarry, he
gave out in the neighborhood that he was
at 'last to be married, and started for
England the latter part of October, as
unhappy and unwilling a bridegroom, it
tnay be, as ever went after a bride.
CHAPTER XXI.
Maddy never knew how she lived
through those bright, autumnal days,
when the gorgeous beauty of decaying
nature seemed so cruelly to mock her an
guish. At last there came to her three
letters, one from Lucy, one from the doc
tor, and one from Guy himself. Lucy's
she opened first, reading of the sweet
girl's great happiness in seeing her darl
ing boy again, of her sorrow to find him
no thin and pale, and changed in all save
his extreme kindness to her his careful
study of her wants, and evident anxiety
to please her in every resiect. On this
Lucy dwelt until Maddy's heart semed
to leap up and almost turn over in its
casing, so fiercely it throbbed and ached
with anguish.
Tlie doctor's next was opened, and
Maddy read with blinding tears that
which for a moment increased her pain
and sent to her bleeding heart an added
Jiang of disappointment, or a sense of
wrong done to her, she could not tell
which. Dr. Ilolbrook was to be married
the same day with Lucy, and to Lucy's
ister, Margaret.
t "Maggie, I rail her." he wrote, "be
cause that name is so much like my first
love, Maddy, who thought I was to) old
to be her husband, and so made rue very
wretched for a time, until I met and knew
Margaret Atherstoiie. I have to!d her
of you, Maddy ; I would not marry her
without, and she seems willing to take
me as I am. We shall come home with
Guy, who is the mere wreck of what he
was when I last saw him. He has told
me, Maddy, all about It, ami though I
doubly respect you now, I cannot say
that 1 think you did quite right. Hotter
that one should suffer than two. and
Lucy's is a nature which will forget far
sooner than yours or Guy's. I pity you
all."
This almost killed Maddy; she did not
love the doctor, but the knowledge that
he was to marry another added to her
misery, while what he said of ber decis
ion was the climax of the whole. Had
her sacrifice been for nothing? Would it
have been better if she had not sent
(Juy away? It was anguish unspeakable
to believe so. and the shadowy woods
never echoed to bo bitter a cry of pain as
that with which she laid her head on the
ground, and for a brief moment wished
that she might die.
There was Guy's letter yet to read, and
with a listless indifference irhe oiwn-.l it.
starting as there dropped into her lap a
mall carte de visite, a perfect likeness
of Guy, who sent It, he said, because he
wished her to have so much of hi mat If. It
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would make him happier to know she
could sometimes look ut him, just as he
should faze upon her dear picture after it
was a sin to love the original. And this
was all the direct reference he made to
the past, except where he spoke of Lucy,
telling how happy sha was, and how If
anything could reconcile him to his fate,
it was the knowing how pure and good
and loving was the wife he was getting.
Then he wrote of the doctor and Mar
;aret, whom he described as a dashing,
brilliant girl, the veriest tease and madcap
in the world, and the exact opposite of
Maddy.
This letter, so calm, so cheerful In Its
tone, hud a quieting effect on Maddy, who
read it twice, and then placing it in her
bosom, started for the cottage, meeting on
the way with Flora, who was seeking for
her in great alarm. Uncle Joseph had
had a fit, she said, and fallen upon the
iloor, cutting his forehead badly against
;he sharp point of the stove. Hurrying
on, Maddy found that what Flora had
said was true, and sent immediately for
the physician, who came at once, but
shook his head doubtfully as he examined
his patient. There were all the symp
toms of fever, he said, bidding Maddy
prejKire for the worst. Nothing in the
form of trouble could particularly affect
Maddy now, and perhaps It was wisely
ordered that Uncle Joseph's illness should
take her thoughts from herself. From the
very first he refused to take his medicines
from anyone save her or Jessie, who,
with her mother's permission, stayed alto
gether at the cottage, and who, as Guy's
sister, was a great comfort to Maddy.
As the fever Increased, and Uncle Jo
seph grew more and more delirious, his
cries for Sarah were heart-rending, mak
ing Jessie weep bitterly as she said to
Madd.v :
'If I knew where this Sarah was I'd
go miles on foot to find her and bring
her to him."
Something like this Jessie said to her
mother when she went for a day to Aik
enside, asking her in conclusion If she
thought Sarah would go.
"Perhaps," and Agnes brushed abstract
edly her long, flowing hair, winding It
around her jeweled fingers, and then let
ting the soft curls fall across her snowy
arms.
. "Where do you suppose she is?" was
Jessie's next question; but If Agnes knew
she did not answer, except by reminding
her little daughter that it was past her
bedtime.
The next morning Agnes' eyes were
very red, as if she had been wakeful the
entire night, while her white face fully
warranted the headache she professed to
have.
'Jessie." she said, as they sat together
at their breakfast, "I am going to Hone
dale to-day, going to see Maddy, and shall
leave you here."
Agnes was not the same woman whom
we first knew. All hope of the doctor had
long since been given up, and as Jessie
grew older the mother nature was strong
er within her, subduing her selfishness,
and making her far more gentle and con
siderate for others than she had been be
fore. To Maddy she was exceedingly
kind, and never more so in manner than
now, when they sat together talking in
the humble kitchen at the cottage.
"You look tired and sick," she said.
"Y'our cares have been too much for one
not yet strong. I will sit by him till he
wakes, and you go to bed."
Very gladly Maddy accepted the offered
relief, and utterly worn out with her con
stant vigils, she was soon'sleeping sound
ly in her own room, while Flora, in the
little shed, or back room of the house,
was busy with her ironing. Thus there
was none to follow Agnes as she went
slortly into the sick room where -Uncle
Joseph lay, his thin face upturned to the
light and his lips occasionally moving as
he muttered in his sleep. There was a
strange contrast between that wasted im
becile and that proud, queenly woman,
but she could remember a time when in
her childish estimation he, was the embodi
ment of every manly beauty, and the
knowledge that he loved her, his sister's
little hired girl, filled her with pride and
vanity. A great change had come to them
both since those days, and Agnes, watch
ing him and smothering back the pain
which aroe to her lips at sight of him,
felt that for the fearful change in him
she was answerable. Intellectual, talent
ed, admired and sought by all he had
been once ; he was a mere wreck now, and
Agues' breath came in short, quick gasps,
a glancing furtively around to see that
no one was near, she kid her hand upon
his forehead, and parting his thin hair,
said, pityingly : "Poor Joseph."
The touch awoke him, and starting up
he stared wildly at her, while some mem
ory of the past seemed to be struggling
through the misty clouds, obscuring his
mental vision.
"Who are von. lady? Who, with eves
and hair like iers?"
"I'm the 'madam' from Aikensid,"
Agnes said, quite loudly, as Flora passed
the door. Then when she was gone she
added, softly: "I'm Sarah Sarah Agnes
Morris."
It seemed for a moment to burst upon
him in its full reality, and to her dying
dav Agnes would never forget the look
upon his face, the s iiile of perfect happi
ness breaking through the rain of tears,
the love, the tenderness mingled with dis
trust, which that look betokened as he
continued gazing at her, but said to her
not a word. Again her hand rested on his
foreh'-ad, and taking it now in his he held
it to the light, laughing insanely at its
soft whiteness; then touching the costly
diamonds which flashed upon him the
rainbow hues, he said: "Where's that lit
tle ring I bought for you?"
She had anticipated this, and took from
her jiocket a plain gold ring, kept until
that day where no one could find it, and
holding it up to him. said: "Here it Is.
Io you rememtier it?"
"Yes, yes," and his lips began to quiver
with a grieved. Injured expression. "He
could give you diamonds and I couldn't.
That's why you left me, wasn't It, Sarah
wnj- j on mine iiiat iciier wnien maun
my head into two? It's ached so ever
since, and I've missed you so much, '
Sarah! They put nio In a cell where
crazy people wort oh ! so many and
they said that I was mad, when I was
only wanting you. I'm not mad now, am
1, darling?"
His arm was around her neck, and ho
drew her down until his lips touched hers.
Aud Agnes suffered it. She could not
return the kiss, but she did not turn away
from him, and she lot him caress her hair,
and wind it round his fingers, whispering:
"This is like Surah's you'ro Sarah, aru
you not?"
"Yes, I am Surah," she would answer,
while the smile so painful to see would
again break over his face as he told how
much he had missed her, and asked If she
had not come to stay till he died.
"There's something ' wrong," he said (
"somebody dead, and seems as If some
body else wanted to die as If Maddy
died ever since the Lord Governor went
away. Do you know Governor Guy?"
"I am his stepmother," Agnes replied,
whereupon Uncle Joseph laughed so long
and loud that Maddy awoke, and, alarm
ed by the noise, came down to see what
was the matter.
Agnes did not hear her, and as shis
reached the doorway, she started at the
strange position of the parties Uncle
Joseph still smoothing the curls which
drooped over him, and Agnes saying to
him : "You heard his name was Reminsr-
ton, did you not James Remington?"
Like a sudden revelation it came upon
Maddy, and she turned to leave, when
Agnes, lifting her head, called her to coma
in. She did so, and standing at the oppo
site side of the bed, she said, question
ingly : "You are Surah Morris?"
For a moment the eyelids quivered, then
the neck arched proudly as if it were a
thing of which she was not ashamed, and
Agnes answered : "Y'es, I was Sarah Ag
nes Morris ; once for three months your
grandmother's hired girl, and afterward
adopted by a lady who gave me what edu
cation I possess, together with that taste
for high life which prompted me to jilt
your Uncle Joseph when a rlcner man
than he offered himself to me."
That was all she said all that Maddy
ever knew of her history, as it was never
referred to again except that evening,
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when Agnes said to her, pleadingly:
.v.ui, n . t '.
Neither Uuy nor Jessie nor anyone need
know what I have told you."
"They shall not," was Maddy's reply
and from that moment the past, so far as
Agnes was concerned, was a sealed page
to both. With this bond of confidence on top of the upright, B, from one
between them, Agnes felt' herself strange-quarter to one-third projecting over,
ly drawn toward Maddy, while, if It were where the Ice toners are attached. The
possible, something of her olden love was
renewed for the helpless man who clung I
tf Tier nnw fnat-fnH nf TaAAv pafnatnt, f n
let her o : neither had Ames nv AW
sition to leave him. She should stay to
the last, so she said; and she did, taking
Maddy's place, and by her faithfulness
and care winning golden laurels in the
opinion of the neighbors, who marveled at
first to see so gay a lady at Uncle Joseph's
bedside, attributing it all to' her friend-
ship for Maddy just as they attributed
his calling her Sarah to a crazy freak.
She did resemble Sarah Morris a very lit-
tie. they said; and in Maddy's presence
they sometimes wondered where Sarah
was. repeating strange things which they
had heard of her; but Maddy kept the
secret from everyone, so that even Jessie
never suspected why her mother stayed
day after day at the cottage, watching
and waiting until tne last oay ot Josepns
life.
She was alone with him then, so that
Maddy never knew what passed between
them. She had left them together for an
hour, while she did some errands ; and
when she returned Agnes met her at the
door, and with a blanched cheek,, whis
pered : "He is dead ; he died in my arms,
blessing you and me ; do you hear, bless
ing me! Surely my sin is now forgiven?"
CHAPTER XXII.
There was a fresh grave made in the
churchyard and another chair vacant at
the cottage, when Maddy was at last
alone. Unfettered by care and anxiety
for sick ones, her aching heart was free
to go out after the loved ones over the
sea, go to the elm-shaded mansion ahe had
heard described so often, and where now .
two brides were busy with their prepara-
tions for the bridal hurrying on so fast. '
Since the letter read in the smoky Octo-
ber woods, Maddy had not heard from
Guy directly, though Lucy had written
since, a few brief linos, telling how happy
she was, how strong sne was growing, ana
HOW mUCU line nnusen. uuj us uccuui
ng. Guy had left no orders for any
chanzeg to be made at Aikenside; but
i., n-hn a-nti 1nrielv imhned with I
. i cf hustle and repair, had insisted ,
that at I'ast the suile of rooms intended
fothe bride should be thoroughly reno-
vated with new paper and paint, carpets
and furniture. This plan Mrs. Noah op-
posed, for she guessed how little Guy
would care for the change; but Agnes was
Taddvl tte.te'tsidShfshe
uidVto Aikenside and pass her
udgement upon the improvements. It
would do her good, she said little dream-
nz how much it cost Maddy to comply .
with her wishes, or how fearfully the portion. Approximately the dressing
poor, crushed heart ached, as Maddy went WU1 be: Two hums. 'M pounds; two
through the handsome rooms fitted up for J Bhoul dors, '21 pounds; .four strips ba
Gnv's voung bride; but Mrs. Noah guess-1 n ou tVinnfls: snare ribs. head, feet
ed it all, pitying so much the white-faced ;and' baekbonei 35 pounds, leaving about
Kirl. whose deep mourning ro1.es told the i A Jard Th
loss of dear ones by death, but gave no." . . ...
token of that great loss, tenfold worse
than death.
(To be continued.)
AM It Amounts To.
"The wise folks began unusually early
hi.s year."
"Began what?"
"Advising people to do their shop
dug early." New Orleans Times Den
ocrat
Xo Private f'hntra.
"I suppose you had hardships In the
old days, grandpop?"
"Hardships! Many a time I got up
and walked four blocks to borrow a
ook from a Carnegie library." New
Orleans Times-Democrat
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rollceman-Here.youllhavetomort
on.
Hobo Dat's all right
I'm waltlrf
ftr me auto.
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Ice Harvesting.
Every year the nue of Ice Increases
It Is not merely a luxury, but becomes
n necessity as soon as Its value Is
known by experience. Ice In the dairy
Is almost Indispensable for holding
inllk .and cream at a proper tempera
ture. ,
Ice should be out with a saw Into
blocks of regular size, so that they will
pack solidly Into the Ice house without
leaving spaces between them. A regu
lar cross-cut saw with one handle re
moved will answer the purpose.
The Ice derrick Is convenient and
safer to use for lifting the cakes from
the water and hoisting Into the wag-
on or sleigh box. Use two strong
white oak poles to make the derrick
and sweep. The upright, R, may be
cut from any strong piece of lumber,
or made up by spiking together two
pieces of 2x4 studding. It should be
12 to 15 feet long "and well braced at
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bottom should be smooth In order to
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sllde free'y over the ice-
sweep, v, snouia De noout jo
feet long, or over, with a rope attaeh-
! ed to each end. The sweep Is pivoted
! PpmninIn nnrtirin wth the rone. n.
attached gives plenty of leverage for
1 liftInS the he cake9'
I After a "season" of cutting ice, the
!two icemen proceed to lift out and
, load up. One seizes the tongs and
catches onto the floating cakes, while
the other man presides at the rope, D.
The sleigh should be in the handiest
position to swing the sweep around
d and the cake of lce lnt0 the D0X.
The comblnatlon gtyle of ice.house
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rpPresented J" the illustration is not
the best for ftU Purposes, yet has some
features to recommend it. The sides
of the building are nine feet above the
ground and the height of the dairy
seven feet. The outside walls of the
ice-house are made of two-inch planks,
ten inches wide, set upright, with Inch
land a half planks nailed on the Inside.
They are weather boarded on the out-
COMBINED DAIKY AND ICE HOUSE.
8lue nua nueu wuu Bln;l,t lau uurK or
ather dry non-conducting material. The
partition wall between the dairy and
the Ice-house and between the cool
room and the Ice-house is half the
thickness, and not filled, thus forming
,'cIosed air spac.ea between the studs.
Montreai gtar
Profit a In Pork.
Why do not the farmers put tip more
of their pork, cure It and sell It in the
summer? This would bring more profit
than marketing the hog to the butcher,
The American Agriculturist has made
A careful estimate of the waste In
slaughtering, hogs at home, which shows
fflcts tnat wU1 be r,rofltanie t0 the pork
Take a hog weighing at home
200 pounds on a b,.,. o
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tat, me ing iim-B m.wm. ..u .
40 pounds, leaving Jtu pouuus eoioie
imato ho emokfvl will Increase ahout
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10 per cent in weight In the pickle,
but lose about the same as the dress
ing weight. The following are very
conservative prices for a country-dressed
hog: Thirty pounds ham, at 14
cents, $4.20; 2S pounds bacon, at 15
cents, $4.20; 24 pounds shoulder, at 9
cents. $2.10 ; 45 pounds lard or sausage,
at 12Yj cents, $5.00; 25 pounds back
bone, spare ribs, etc.. at 6 cents, $1.50 ;
onp fat, about 25 cents ; total, $17.91 ;
-st of hog. $10; profit, $7.91.
Farmer Should Advrrtlne.
The average farmer Is too backward
shout advertising his products. One's
'county paper ought to be used more as
an advertising medium. It helps the
editor and publisher to make a better
'paper, and this In Itself Is good for a
P, the n6vertMngf lf
one has good stock or seeds oanythlng
of the kind to offer, will certainly pay.
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ICE DERRICK.
lit
1ToW toD re andTs h I pPoiiI try.
Birds that are to be marketed should
be pruned ten days before killing and
well fed. Withhold nil food for twenty
four hours previous to killing, but give
plenty of cleau water. Full crops In
jur the appearance and are liable to
sour, and when this does occur corre
spondingly lower prices must be accept
ed than obtainable for choice stock.
Kill by bleeding In the mouth, ban
the bird by the feet until properly bled.
Leave head and feet on and do not to
move Intestines or crop. For scalding
fowls, the water should be as near the
boiling point as possible without boil
ing 100 to 175 degrees Fahrenheit;
pick the legs dry before scalding ; hold
by the head aud legs and Itnmrrso and
lift up and down five or six times; If
the head Is Immersed it turns the color
of the comb and gives the ryes a
shrunken appearance, which causes
dealers to look on them with suspi
cion; the feathers and pin feathers
should then be removed Immediately,
while the body Is warm, very cleanly
and without breaking the skin ; then
"plump" by dipping ten seconds in wa
ter, nearly or quite boiling, and then
Immediately Into Ice-cold water. The
shaping of poultry Is a very Important
point and well worth the extra trou
ble. The bird should be laid on Its
back on a table; the legs are drawn
up against the sides of the breast, as
though the bird were roosting; the
wings are also folded against the
body. Then, while In this position, a
damp cloth Is wrapped tightly about
the carcass and fastened. Leave on a
board to drain until the animal heat
is all out of the body. Pack In boxes
holding about 100 pounds and lined
with inanlla or straw paper. Re sure
to pack snugly, so as to preceut mov
ing about In any way.
Turkeys should be hanjled in the
same way. except that they should al
ways be dry-picked. E. K. P., in Coun
try Gentleman.
Berry Culture.
An authority says that on an aer
of rich, cultivated land $500 worth of
berries may be grown, and that an acre
should produce at the rate of 200 bush
els. Causes for a short crop may be laid
at the door of land deficient in fertil- .
Ity or plant food. Such land should ,
have composted manure applied and i
turned under and top dress. Ashes
should also be broadcasted. Another
reason Is improper preparation of the
soil. Plow deeply and harrow until
fine, light and mellow. Again, there is
a poor crop when varieties are planted
that are not adapted to that particular
kind of soil and climate. This cah be
determined either by the success of
neighboring fanners of that locality,
or by testing a limited number of
plants. Failure often comes from set
ting ioor plants; only hardy, vigorous
plants should be purchased. Careless
ly setting out plants will also cause a
shortage. They should not be exposed
to the sun or wind before setting.
When nut out the roots should be well
spread and fine dirt firmed around
them.
Using imperfect fertilizers Is anoth
er cause. There Is a sex in plants.
ristlllates (female) must have stami-
nates (male) set with them to Insure
good crops. Cultivation must not be
neglected. The ground at all times
must be fine, mellow and free from
weeds.
Hoth frost and drought are enemies
of a good crop, and the most difficult
to overcome. ISerry fields well culti
vated are several degrees warmer than
uncultivated fields, therefore less lia
ble to damage by frost. Retain mulch
ing as late as jtosslble on strawberries
in spring.
Selecting Dairy Cowh.
While there may be no infallible rule
by which a man can be govorned in se-
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iLtuiiiK u mfcu-LiiiBs uiiiijf i-uw, mere i
are many points that will assist and if
carefully considered will prevent dis
upiKjintmont as a rule. Remember that
a cow is a machine and is Intended to
change the different products on which
she is fed Into something of more value.
There are two distinct types of these
machines. One manufactures or con
verts feed Into beef; the other into
milk. There Is a very decided and pro
nounced difference in the type of the
animal that makes beef and the one
which manufactures milk. In the dairy
type we have an auimaf that Is angu
lar, thin, somewhat loose-Jointed and
with prominent bones. She Is wedge
shaped froui the front, with a lean
head, moderately long face slightly
.1 1 .1 n n I n riiiitrt mnion tod avnriifl
" " ,h " ' 'formerlv grand master of the Knights
son of the features. '1 he muzzle Is;1"'" , , , ...
large, mouth large, nostrils wide and r'f M noW ""'f
open, a clear, full bright eye, a broad , Rvo"in.en Hut'eau o Immigration.
full and high forehead, ears medium t ,,ul,,,,,nf ,,ta 'V' 11,9
..... n.nnv, rf too TirfimiiTi!il tfMivtinn
size, fine texture, covered with fine,"'''"'""" , '" ,
hair and orange yellow Inside. The neck , re J in ? newspapers.
Is thin, moderately long, with little or
no dewlap, and the throat is clean,
wilo snnco hotwppn the laws, the
withers lean and sharp, the shoulders , f lel1 "l
lean and oblique and the chest deep,'" " "There Is more work
and wide, which indicates vigor and thls co"ntrr than t,MW evpr
constitution. Field and Farm.
Anthrax and Karth Worms.
From recent experiments It Is err
tain that earth worms are responsible
for conveying the spores and anthrax
from various burled carcasses to the
surface of the earth and thus bringing
about a reinfection. This process of
reinfection was urged by M. Louis ras
teur, but without success.
Crop notation.
There are some crops that will nov
follow each other, nor will they follow
certain other crops, while, on the oth
er hand, there are some that will grow
year after year on the same land and
also follow any other crop.
The Signal Corps of the War Depart
ment has made public specifications for
the construction of a dirigible balloon
to be used In a series of tests at Fort
Myr-r next spring. Proposals for fur
nishing the balloon will le opened at
the department on Jan. 15 next. Th
balloon Is to consist of a gas ba of
silk, to be covered with an aluminum
preparation. Th material for the bag
and the hydrogen with which It will be
Inflated will be furnished by the gov
eminent. The dimensions and shapa of
the Wig will bo left to the bidders, ex
cept that the length must not excised
120 feet. It must be designed to carry
two jHTsons having a combined weight
of 350 pouuds; also at least 100 pounds'
of ballast. A siced of twenty miles an
hour In still air Is desired, and th
scheme of ascending, descending and
maintaining equilibrium must be based
on shifting weights, movable planes oi
some method which will not necessi
tate balancing or changing of position
by the aeronaut. The balloon must
have all the fittings necessary for suc
cessful and continuous flights. It will
be accepted only after a trial flight to
be held at Fort Myer next spring.
In a recent address at New Yorli
City Francis E. Leupp, commissioner of
Indian affairs, took occasion to reply to
some of the criticisms that have been
made regarding the treatment of the
Indians by his bureau. He outlined
tbe present policy of the government as
that of absorbing the Indian Into the
white man's civilization, thus reversing
the old policy of assisting him In his
ardent desire of keeping as separate
from the white man as he possibly
could. He expressed the opinion that
the final solution of the problem would
be reached by intermarriage. He de
scribed the success of the government
In making the Indian work; even the
Utes, he said, were now working on the
railroads and helping to build up the
, country of which they were a part The
i commissioner said it was tnie that
about 85 per cent of the Indians that
I went to Indian schools, such as Oar-
lisle and others, and went back to the
reservations sooner orlater reverted to
the blanket. Hut their children started
a way ahead of where their parents did,
so that the schooling was by no meant
wasted.
An unusual view of the army ha
lately been presented In n complain!
over the decrease In strength of the
wast nrtillery regiments. The Tentn
! Company, for Instance, which mustered
a hundred and one men In 1900, was
able to get out only fourteen in the
ranks In October. The explanation of
fered is that the men In the coast artil
lery receive training In some branch oi
mechanics, and can got employment
outside at good wages. One officer in-'
structed his company iu the art of tel
ephone repairing, and made the men
so ellicient that the telephone company
in the neighboring city offered them
sixty and seventy dollars a month, and
In some cases bought the discharge ol
the men, so that they might begin work
before their enlistment expired. If the
army can train Its men as effectively
' ns this, it ought to be a pretty good
school.
If there are not forty-eight star.,
on the flag within a year or two it
will not be for lack of effort on the
part of Arizona and New Mexico. A
I convention of delegates from every
part of New Mexico adopted resolu
tions the other day demanding the nd
mission of the territory as a State.
The governor of Arizona has reported
that the statehood sentiment in that
territory is stronger than ever before.
Rills were introduced in the Senate on
the first working-day of the session of
Cofjgress, providing for the creation
of two new States out of the' territo
ries. As the effort to pass a Joint
statehood bill has been abandoned, it
is now necessary for the two territo
ries to convince Congress that they are
worthy to be admitted to the family of
States.
aside from the financial flurry, are the
causes for the present exodus of aliens
from the United States. "No alarm
was ueiorei uwie is a iiet-i-iijr uir
men and women to do it, and thp first
months of the next year will see a re
turn of aliens, who will be able to find
remunerative employment in this coun
try." The War Department has publisher
1 general order of the President requir
ing every field officer to make each year
prnctice marches of three consecutive
days of not less than thirty miles each,
la his order the President says It Is
lust as much the duty of army officers
'to pursue such habits as will maintain
physical condition fit for active ser
vice as to cultivate their minds for th
intellectual duties of their profession.'