iThG Firm of I
Girdlestone
4 BY
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2 A. CONAN DOYLE
CHAPTER XXII. (Continued.)
Another moment and the door was
stealthily opened. Once again the broad
golden bar shot out across the lawn al
most to the spot where the confederates
were crouching. In the center of the zone
of light there stood a figure the figure
of the girl. Kven at that distance they
could distinguish the pearl-grey mantle
which she usually wore and the close fit
ting bonnet. , She had wrapped a shawl
rouud the lower part of her face to pro
tect her from the boisterous wind. For a
n.inute or more she stood peering out into
the darkness of the night, as though uu
ot i-tain whether to proceed or to go hack.
Then, with a quick, sudden gesture she
eh-sed the door behind her. The light was
u, longer there, but I hey knew that she
was outside the house, and that the ap
pointment would be kept.
What an age it seemed before they
heanl her footsteps. She came very slow
ly, putting one foot gingerly before the
uiuer, us ii airaiu ot tailing over some
thing in the darkness. Once or twice she
stopped altogether, looking round, no
doubt, to make sure of her whereabouts
Ar the instant the moon shone out from
behind a cloud, and they saw her dark
figure a. short distance off. The light en
abled her to see the withered oak, for
she came rapidly towards it. As she ap
proached she satisfied herself apparently
that she was the first ou the ground, for
she slackened her pace once more and
walked in the listless way that people as
eume when they are waiting. The clouds
were overtaking the moon again, and the
light was getting dimmer.
1 can see tier sun, said h,zra in a
whisper, grasping his father's wrist in his
excitement.
Ihe old man said nothing, but he peer
ed through the darkness with eager,
straining eyes.
"There she is, standing out a little
from the oak, the young merchant said,
pointing with a quivering finger. "She's
not near enough for him to reach her.
"He 8 coming out fro nithe shadow
now," the other said huskily. "Don't you
see hira crawling along the ground?"
"I see him," returned the other in the
same subdued, awestruck voice. "Now he
has stopped ; now he goes on again ! He
is close behind her ! She is looking the
other way.
A thin ray of light shot down between
the clouds. In its silvery radiance two
figures stood out hard and black, that of
the unconscious girl and of the man who
crouched like a beast of prey behind her,
He made a step forward, which brought
him within a yard of her. She may have
heard the heavy footfall above the shriek
of the storm, for she turned suddenly and
faced him. At the same instant she was
struck down with a crashing blow. There
was no time for a prayer, no time for a
scream. One moment had seen her a mag
nificent woman in all the pride of her
youthful beauty, the next left her a poor
battered senseless wreck. The navvy had
earned his blood money.
At the sound of the blow and the sight
of the fall both the old man and the
young ran out from their place of conceal
ment. Burt was standing over the body,
his bludgeon in his hand.
"Not even a groan," he said. "What
d'ye think of that V"
Girdlestone wrung his hand and con
latulated him warmly. "Shall I light
e lantern .' he asked.
"Don't!" Ezra said earnestly.
"I had no idea that you were so faint
hearted, my son," the merchant remark
ed. "However, I know the way to the
gate well enough to go there blindfold
What a comfort it is to know that there
Is no blood about ! That's the advantage
of a stick over a knife.
"You're correct there, guv'nor," Burt
said, approvingly.
"Will you kindly carry one end and I'll
take the other. I'll go first, if you don't
m'nd, because I know the way best. The
train will pass in less than half an hour,
so we have not long to wait. Within that
time every chance of detection will have
gone."
Girdlestone raised up the head of the
murdered girl, and Burt took her feet.
Ezra walked behind as though he were in
some dreadful dream. He had fully rec
ognized the necessity ror the murder, but
lie had never before realized how ghastly
the details would be. Already he had be
gun to repent that he had ever acqui
esced in it. Then came thoughts of the
splendid possibilities of the African busi
imks, which could only be saved from de
struction by this woman's death. How
could he, with his luxurious tastes, bear
the squalor and poverty which would be
Lis lot were the firm to fail. Better a
rope and a long drop than such a life as
that! AH these considerations thronged
ii.to his mind as he plodded along the
slipjiery footpath which !-d through the
forest to the wooden gate.
CHAPTER XXIII.
When Tom and the major arrived at
Waterloo station, the latter in a breath
less condition, they found the German
waiting for them with his two fellow ex
lies. The gentleman of Nihilistic procliv
ities was somewhat tall and thin, with
a long frock coat buttoned almost up to
his throat, which showed signs of giving
at the seams every here and there. His
grizzly hair fell over his collar liehind,
end he had a short bristling beard. He
stood with one hand stuck into the front
of his coat and the other upon his hip, as
though rehearsing the position in which
his statue would be some day erected in
nnoui the man. His bow, when Baura
I ser introduced him to the major and Tom,
I would have graced any court in Europe.
; Uound his neck he had a coarse string
mm which hung a pair of double eye
, glasses. These he fixed upon his aquiline
i nose, and took a good look at the gentle
i men whom he had come to serve.
Bulow, of Kiel, was a small, dark-eyed
j clean shaven fellow, quick and energetic
in his movements, having more the ap
pearance of a Celt, than of a Teuton. He
seemed to be full of amiability, and as
sured the major in execrable English how
vi ry happy he was to be able to do a ser
vice to one who had shown kindness to
their esteemed colleague and persecuted
patriot. Von Baumser. Indeed both of
the men showed great deference to the
German, and the major began to perceive
that his friend was a very exalted indi
vidual in socialistic circles. He liked the
look of the two foreigners, and congrat
ulated himself upon having their' co-op-eiaton
in the matter on hand.
Ill luck was iu store for the expedition,
however. On inquiry at the ticket office
they found that there was no train for
upwards of two hours, and then it was a
slow one, which would not land them un
til eight o'clock at Bedsworth. At this
piece of information Tom Dimsdale fairly
broke down, and stamped about the sta
tion, raving and beseeching the officials
to run a special, be the cost what it
n.ight. This, however, could by no means
be done, owing to the press of Saturday
traffic. There was nothing for it but to
wait. The three foreigners went off in
search of something to eat, and having
found a convenient cook shop they dis
appeared therein and feasted royally at
Yon Baumser's expense. Major Tobias
Clutterbuck remained with the young
man, who resolutely refused to leave the
platform.. The major knew of a snug lit
tle corner not far off where he could have
put in the time very comfdrtably, but he
could not bring himself to desert his com
panion even for a minute
Indeed, it was well that day that young
Dimsdale hail good friends at his back.
His appearance was so strange and wild
that the passers-by turned back to have
another look at him. His eves were open
and staring, giving a fear-inspiring char
acter to his expression. He could not
sit still for an instant, but paced up and
down and backwards and forwards under
the influence of the fierce energy which
consumed him, while the major plodded
along manfully at his side, suggesting ev
ery consideration which might cheer him
up, and narrating many tales, true and
aporyphal, most of which fell upon heed
less ears.
Ezra Girdlestone had four' hours' start
of them. That was the thought which
rankled in Tom's heart and outweighed
every other consideration. He knew
Kate's nature so well that he was con
vinced that she would never have express
ed such fears to Mrs. Scully unless she
had very assured reasons for them. In
fact, apart from her own words, what
could this secrecy and seclusion mean ex
cept foul play? After what he had learn
ed about the insurance of the ships and
the manner in which the elder Girdlestone
had induced him to cease corresponding
with Kate, he could believe anything of
his employers. He knew, also, that in
case of Kate's death the money reverted
to her guardian. There was not a single
link missing in the chain of evidence
which showed that a crime was in contem
plation. Then, who was that butcher-like
man whom Ezra was taking down with
him?
The major has put it on record that
those two hours appeared to him the long
est that ever he passed in his life, and
Tom. no doubt, would indorse the senti
ment. Everything must have an end.
however, and the station clock, the bands
of which seemed several times to have
stopped altogether, began at last to ap
proach the hour at which the Portsmouth
train was timed to depart. Baumser and
his two friends had come back, all three
smoking cigarettps. and looking the better
for their visit to the cookshop. The five
got into a first-class railway carriage and
waited. Would they never have done ex
amining tickets and stamping luggage and
going through all sorts of tedious formali
ties? At last comes the shrill whistle of
the guard, the answering snort from the
engine, and they are fairly started upon
their mission of rescue.
Tbere was much to be arranged as to
their plan of action. Tom, Yon Baumser
and the major talked it over in a low
voice, while the two socialists chatted to
gether in Gorman and consumed eternal
cigarettes. lorn was for marching
straight up to the Priory, and demanding
that Girdlestone should deliver his ward
up to them. To the major and the Ger
man this seemed an unwise proce-?din;. It
was to put themselves hopelessly wrong
from a legal point of view. Girdlestone
had only to say, as he assuredly wouid,
that the old story was a ridiculous mate's
nest, and then what proof could they ad
duce, or what excuse give for their inter
ference? However plausible their suspi
cions might be, they were, after all, only
suspicions, whicn otner people might not
view in as grave a light as they did.
What would you advise, then?" Tom
asked, passing his hand over bis heatf d
forehead.
"I'll tell you now," the old soldier an
swered, "and I think me friend Yon
Baumser will agree with me. I under
stand that this place is surrounded by a
wall to which there is only one gate. Sure
we shall wait outside this wall, and one
of us can go in as a skirmisher and find
out how the land lies. Let him ascertain
from the young lady herself if she re
quires immadiafe help, and what she
would wish done. If he can't make his
way to her, let him hang alwut the house,
and see and hear all that he can. We
shall then have something solid to work
on. 1 have a whistle here on me watch
chain. Our skirmisher could take that
with him, and if he wants immadiate help
one blow of it would be enough to bring
the four of us over to him. Though how
the devil I am to git over a wall," con-
luded the major ruefully, looking down
at his own proportions, "is more than I
can tell."
I hope, my vriends," said Von Baum
ser, "dat you vill allow me the honor of
going first."
That is my place," said Tom with de
cision.
It was nearly eight o'clock by the time
they reached their destination. The sta
tion master directed them to the Flying
the horse was put In it was close on W
the half hour.
"Drive as hard as you can go to tho
Priory, mo man," said the major.
The sulky ostler made no remark, but a
look of surprise passed over his phleg
matic countenance. For years back so
little had been heard of the old monastery
that its very existence had been almost
forgotten in Bedsworth. Now, whole
troops of Iiondoners were coming down in
succession, demanding to be driven there.
He pondered over the strange facts as he
diove through the darkness, but the only
conclusion to which his bucolic mind could
come was that it was high time to raise
the fare to that particular point.
It was a miserable niirht. stormy and .
wet and. bitterly cold. None of the five i opon market Chief Galloway of. the
men had a thought to spare for the weath- bureau of plants Indusry makes a re-
er, however. The two foreigners had been port that is certainly of interest to
so infected by the suppressed excitement , farmers.
Quality of Seeds.
As the rosult of tests of alfalfa, red
clover and grass seeds secured hi tho
of their companions, or had so identified
themselves with their comrades' cause,
that they were as eager as the others.
"Are we near?" the major asked.
"The gate is just at the end o' the lane,
sir. '
"IVm't pull up at the gate, but take us
a little past it."
There ain't no way in except the
gate," the driver remarked.
"Do what you're ordered," said the
major sternly.
Once again the ostler's face betrayed
unbounded astonishment. He slewed half
way round in his seat and took as good a
look as was possible in the uncertain light
at the faces of his passengers. It hud oc
curred to him that it was more than like
ly that he would have to swear to them at
some future date in a police court. "I d
know that thick 'tin wi' the red face," he
muttered to himself, "and him wi' the
yeller beard and the stick."
They passed the stone pillars with the
weather-beaten heraldic devices, and drove
along by the high park wall. When they
had gone a hundred yards or so the major
ordered the driver to pull up, and they
all got down. The increased fare was
paid without remonstrance, and the ostler
rattled away homewards, with the inten
tion of pulling up at the county police
station and lodging information as to the
suspicious visitors whom he had brought
down.
"It is loikely that they have a watch
at the gate," said the major. "We must
keep away from there. This wall is a
great hoight. We'd best keep on until
we find the aisiest place to scale it."
"I could get over it here," Tom said
eagerly,
"Wait a bit. A few minutes can make
no difference one way or the other. Ould
Sir Colin used to say that there were
mere battles lost by over haste than by
slowness. What's the hign bank running
along on the right here?"
"Dat's a railway bank ment," said Von
Baumser. "See the posts and the little
red lights over yonder."
"So it is. The wall seems to be to be
lower here. What's this dark thing?
Hullo, here's a door lading into the
grounds."
"It is locked, though."
"Give me a hoist," Tom said imploring
ly. "Don't throw a minute away. Xou
can't tell what may be going on inside. At
this very moment, for all we know, they
may be plotting her murder."
"He has right, said von Baumser.
We shall await here until we hear from
you. Help mm, my vrienas snove mm
up."
Tom caught the coping of the wall, al
though the broken glass upon the top cut
deeply into his hands. With a great heave
ho swung himself up, and was soon
artride upon the top.
"Here's the whistle,' said the major,
standing on tiptoe to reach a downstretch
ed hand. "If you want us give a good
blow at it. We'll be with you in a brace
of shakes. If we can t get over the wall
we'll have the door down.
Tom was in the act of letting himself
drop into the wood, when suddenly the
watchers below saw him crouch down
upon the wall, and lie motionless as
though listening intently.
"Hush !" he whispered, leaning over.
Some one is coming through the wood."
The wind had died away and the storm
subsided. Even from the lane they could
hear the sound of feet, and of muffled
voices inside tne grounds. i ney an
crouched down in the shadow of the wall.
Tom lay flat upon the glass-studded cop
ing, and no one looking from below could
distinguish him from the wall itself.
(To be continued.)
Bed Clover. Of the 1,217 samples of
red clover seed secured 405, or one
thlrd, contained seed of dodder, 424
contained traces of yellow trefoil seed,
and 1.-J5 bore evidence of having orig
inated in Chile.
I Alfalfa. Of the 399 samples of al
falfa seed secured 191, or about one-
half, contained seed of dodder, 135
I contained a trace of yellow trefoil
seed, 120 contained a trace of sweet
clover seed, and 1(5 contained a trace
of bur clover seed.
Bromus Inermis, -Of the 55 samples
of Bromus inermis seed obtained 15
contained seed of cheat, or chess, 2.8
Contained from 2 to 3 per cent of seed
of the wheat Brasses, several oon-
I tallied seed of meadow fescue and one
contained more than 24 per cent of
meadow fescue and rye grass seed to
gether. Kentucky Blue Grass. Of the 429
samples of Kentucky blue grass seed
obtained only 8 were found to be free
from any trace of Canada blue grass.
In most of these samples the trace of
Canada blue grass found was imma
ture seed, showing that it was harv
ested with the Kentucky blue grass
seed. The seeds of the two plants not
ripening at the same time, it is im
probable that mature seed of Canada
blue grass would be harvested with
Kentucky blue grass seed. In 110
samples, however, Canada blue grass
seed was found in quantities exceed
ing 5 per cent, 32 of these being Can
ada blue grass seed mlsbranded as
Kentucky blue grass seed.
If given before the hogs get past
the eating and drinking stage, the fol
lowing Is claimed to be an infallible
cure for hog cholera: To a barrel of
good slop add one pint of Venetian red
and one plrft of kerosene oil. M"Ix well.
The first rule for getting a good
profit from poultry is to get he chieks
hatched early, and the next Is to keep
those chicks growing so fast that they
will reach laying maturity before tho
commencement of cold weather.
The garden should contain most ot
all of the common medicinal and flavor
ing herbs. Most of these can lie grown
...tit. l : , i tHA...irt .1 n... i. .... k 1
w i uii ti'i.v nine uuuuir, aim mi? nci u
plat should Include such useful plants
as sage, hoarhound, caraway, saffron,
pennyroyal, tansy and others that wi"
suggest themselves.
THEVEEKLY
Three Hone Doubletree.
A doubletree attachment to binder
or sulky plow can be made accord In
to the plan shown. The dimensions
can be varied slightly to accommodate
horses of different sizes.
The Potato Bag:.
The potato bug, or Colorado potato
beetle, passes the winter In the ma-
Seed Germination.
It requires from 20 to 30 days for
asparagus seed to germinate; beans
5 to 10 days; borecole, broc-coll, Brus
sels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower,
5 to 12 days; carrots, 14 to 21 days
celery, 14 to 20 days; corn salad, 14
days ; corn, 8 to 14 days ; cress, curled
to 5 days : cross, water, 12 to 14
days: cucumbers, 5 to 10 clays; ej
plant, 8 to 20 days; endive, 3 to
days; lettuce, 3 to 5 days; melons,
cantaloupes, 5 to 10 days; melons,
water, 8 to 15 days; mustard, 3 to (5
days ; onions, 7 to 14 days ; parsley, 20
to 30 days ; parnlps, 8 to 14 days ; peas,
5 to 10 days; pepper, 8 to 20 days.
Wood Ashes.
Ashes made from hard wood are
more valuable than those made from
soft wood. It is claimed that some
ashes from soft wood have not enough
value to make it worth while to bother
with them. It has also been discovered
that the value Is largely governed by
the part of the tree from which the
ashes are made. It Is declared by
FARM-BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.
L.TIB .-
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Stung!
The loop year girl had just proposed.
"But I don't earn enough to support I A
.... .... fiira form A soon ns the notatoes
a wire," protested tne cautious young " , "
man j are up these bugs begin feeding and
Oh, that's all right," assured the es on "e joung leaves, ine
maid, eagerly. "We can live on bread luai "a" v"r .V,bS "
and cheese and kisses." weu nB luo "l l"c
i that ao tne aamage.
PLAN OF A PIGGERY.
The above diagram shows a cross section of a piggery building thirty-four
feet wide, which may be of any desired length. The foundation is of stone,
but may be built of concrete to be In keeping with the floor and the piers,
which are concrete. The floor Is in two layers, the lower three Inches being
comprised of coarse gravel seven parts and cement one part, the upper inch
being mixed three parts sharp sand to one of cement. The alley running
throughout the center of the building is six feet wide, with a crowned floor
one-half inch higher in the center, to insure Its being kept perfectly dry.
The floors of the pens are given a fall of two inches from the alley to the
outer doors.
The partitions are constructed of one and a quarter-inch boards cut Into
three-foot lengths. These are placed In an upright position, the bottom ends
resting on a two-by-four and the tops capped with similar material. The loft
above is about eight, feet high at top posts and furnishes an abundance of
"room for storage of straw, crates, crate materials, etc. No meal feed should
be stored here, as it is likely to become contaminated.
The illustration shows the roins and pulleys by which the doors and
ventilators are opened and closed from the feeding alleys. On the right side
the door and ventilator are open ; on the left side closed.
But the cautious young man shook
his head.
"No," he replied, "that would never
do. If you baked the bread it would
kill me. I could never endure cheese.
and there are microbes In kisses. Good
night."
A Great Idea.
Mrs. Bowers How do you persn-ide
your husband to buy you such expen
sive hats?
Mrs. Jackson I take him shopping
with nie and walk him about nntll he
can't stand, and then wind up
shop where they sell bonnets,
buy anything to got home.
the streets of his native Hussia, when the
p.-ople had their own, and despotism was I Bull, where they secured the very vehicle
un more. In spite of his worn attire I in wbicn Kate ana ner guardian bad been
there was soiaathing noble and striking origina.il driven up. By the time that
Hard to ( onlrovert,
"Has your father given you that au
tomobile yet?"
"No; it is so difficult to overcome
his objections. He says that the gaso
line oars are In bad odor and that
the electric ones are simply shocking."
Baltimore American.
Therefore, it Is
necessary that treatment should be be
gun as soon as the young beetles ap
pear on the vines. Dust the plants
while the dew Is on, with a mixture
made of 1 pound Paris green to 10
pounds of slaked lime or cheap flour.
Another good method is to spray the
plants with a composition of 2 ounces
of Paris green in 50 gallons of Bor
dearux mixture, spraying the vines two
or three times. For this purpose the
Bordeaux mixture should be made out
of 3 pounds of Milestone and 5 pounds
In a of lime to 50 gallons of water. This
He'll , mixture will not only kill the beetle,
but also prevent the early blight from
destroying the leaves and stems of the
Tines.
chemists that the ashes of young twigs
are of more value than the ash of
the trunk of the tree, while the ash
of the leaves is still more valuable.
1471 Edward, Prince of Wales, son of
Henry VI. of England, killed at thr
battle of Tewkesbury.
H5C5 The principle of the appropriation
act adopted by the Couuuunvvraltb
and definitely established.
1747 William of Nassau appointed
Studtholder of the Netherlands.
1770 Rhode Island declared itself free
of Great Britain, the first of the
thirteen American colonies to take
such action.
1779 Norfolk, Va., occupied by the Brit
ish. 1794 U. S. Post office I.opnrtnr.'nt estab
lished hy Congress.
1799 Bonaparte defeated at St. Jean
D'Acre. . . . Seringapatam taken by
the British and the empire of ilyder
Ali extinguished by the death of
his sou, Sultan Tippoo Sahib.
1804 Dutch surrendered the island of
Surinam to the British.
1800 Robert Morris, the financier of the
American revolution, died in Philadelphia.
1813 Americans evacuated York, Can
ada, after setting fire to the city.
1814 Oswego, N. Y., taken by a com
bined force of British and Canadian
troops.
'82(5 Ex-Empress Eugenie of Franco
born in Granada.
1828 Test act repealed by the British
Parliament. ,
1840 Many lives and much property lost
by tornado in .Adams county, Mississippi.
1840 Gen. Taylor, In command of the
army of occupation in Texas, march
ed to the relief of Fort Brown.
1852 Charles Warren Fairbanks, Vice
President of the United States, born.
1853 The Geneva, the first Atlantic
steamer at Quebec, arrived at that
port.
1854 Sultan of Turkey gave a banquet
In honor of Emperor Napoleon.
1857 The Indian mutineers seized Delhi.
1858 Minnesota admitted to statehood.
1801 Battle of the Wilderness began...
The Danes defeated the Allies in a
naval battle off Heligoland.
1805 Last fight in the Civil War at Pal-
metto Ranche, Texas.
1808 Argument in the impeachment
trial of President Johnson closed.
1870 The ironclad ship Ismeraire
launched.
1885 Battle at Batoche.
880 Six policemen killed by anarchists
in the rtaymarket riots in Chicago.
900 Peary discovered the northern
coast of Greenland.
1902 Revolutionists in San Domingo de
posed President Jiminez.
I9Q4 The Japanese captured Fengwang-
cheng,. the Russians retreating with
out giving hat tie.
1905 More than a score of lives lost in
a tornado near Marquette, Kan.
900 The Dominion government took
over the deenses at Esquimault.
1907 Ernest W. Iluffeut, legal adviser
to the Governor of New York, com
mitted suicide Gen. Kuroki of
Japan and the Duke of Abruzzi vis
ited Washington!
?70S8fVDS,
or
Spiteful.
Miss Elder I'm having Just the love
liest gown made. It's tan cloth with
old rose trimming. Don't you think
that will tie becoming?
Miss Chellus Yes. the 'old' rose will
be especially appropriate for you.
Philadelphia Press.
"Do you
George?"
"Of course it is."
Out with It.
Ielleve love
Is blind.
Farm Notes.
When the wheels get so dry that
I they rattle, have the tires properly set ;
do not try to chink up the spokes.
With all classes of stock the value of
the feed is the same, whether It Is sup
plied to the scrawnies or the best of
thoroughbreds.
Teams that have been partially Idle
for some time should come Into work
again gradually and their shoulders
bathed with salt water.
The cutworm Is the larvae of a
moth ; the worm la of a brown color,
fat and sluggish, about an inch long,
and feeds only during the night
For bumble-foot In poultry lalnt the
corn liberally with tincture of Iodine
"Then what good la this gullght to a.ily for a week. If thla Is done In
' tht early itagea the corn can be spread.
Ratalnar Rhobarb.
Rhubarb requires a deep and very
fertile soil. The great secret of suc
cess In raising It is high manuring. It
. s.uaa lwUer, i requires a iir- Ro8eben, once a peerless sprinter, wa
r'' wi".-un oi manure every year, badly beaten at the Aqueduct track in
A grower whose small patch produces his first start this season,
rhubarb of enormous size explains his, I The two Cornell four-oared shells
success from his practice of tirowlng 1 crashed Into each other on the river and
soapsuds over the ground on washing ' both were put out of commission.
days. He had sold $30 worth from a
patch of two and one-half rods in s
single season.
Creameries and Fartorle.
There are now in .Minnesota 825
creameries and seventy-six cheese fac
tories in actual operation, nearly all of
them being operated and owned by the
There seems to be every probability
that an English lawn tennis team will
play in America during the coming sum
mer. Many turfmen believe that a hard fight
will be made m the Tennessee Legisla
ture next winter to repeal the anti-pool
telling laws.
The farmers at Ames, in their track
farmers, us ntr the same vfem r , .
" squau, are ueveiojung some men in the
bookkeeping that Is given In the short weight events who may make a showing
course In the dairy school, and every 'n the conference meet in Chicago,
creamery In the state is using the Bab-j Tom Jones leads the first basemen of
cock milk test and is making first class the American League with .991; Williams
butter. President Northrun of Mlnne-1 leads the second basemen with 1000:
sota University.
Garden Gleanings.
To make the garden soil warm drain
off all the surface water possible. Use
underdralns and overdnilns.
The best way to secure very early
plants Is to start them in the seed box
or hotbed, then transplant to two-Inch
flower pots as soon as the seedlings are
large enough.
Don't work the garden and truck
patch while the ground is wet In the
Iiord leads the third basemen with 1000.
and Wagner of Boston the shortstops
-vith 1000.
Notwithstanding the anti-race track
laws enacted in the last Legislature in
Tennessee, Montgomery Park and Bill
ings Park, respectively, the homes for run
ning and trotting horses at Memphis, will
remain open as (homes for the horses.
Indiana university is to have another
world's champion if present prospects
prove a success. "Long John" Miller,
the varsity high Jumper, bids fair to win
as much fame as Le Roy Samse, who be
came the world's champion pole vaulter
while a student there two years ago. Mil-
haste of starting an early crop. Now
Ifig is gained, but much Is lost. In work-, ler recently cleared tie bar in the hifl
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