w
P roflta o f M id d le m e n .
dence. and I w as th u s able to Intercept
C o n su m e rs o f fru its a n d vegetables
it. I t w a s a d d re sse d to “ C a n ta b ,” au d
In larg e c itie s a re c h arg e d high prices
h ad been fo rw a rd e d , u n o p en ed , b y th e
e d ito r o f th e review . T h e en v elo p e b o re
by th e h u c k ste rs a n d grocers. In C h i­
a G e rm a n s ta m p , b u t th e p o st-m a rk h ad
cago peaches a re sellin g re ta il fo r t h i r ­
’
b een sm e a re d a n d w hs q u ite u u d is tin -
ty -lire o r fo rty c e n ts fo r a sm all b ask et
g u ish a b le . T h e le tte r w a s n e a tly w ritte n
c o n ta in in g a b o u t tw e n ty to tw enty-five
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tirely
._ AL .
p e a c h e s ; o th e r f r u its a n d vegetables In
y iii
o f th e m ost violent
p e rso n a l
t h r e a ts
p ro p o rtio n . I t w ould be In te re stin g to
0E DR. R O B E R T H A R L A N D
a g a in s t m y fa th e r. T h e w r ite r d ec la re d
fa rm e rs to know Ju s t how m uch of th is
th a t h e w ould soon find o u t " C a n ta b 's "
Is booked a s profits. F a r m e r s get no
B y B . FLETC H ER R O B IN S O N and J . M A L C O L M FR A S E R
real nam e, anil w ould s u ita b ly re p a y him
such p ric e s ; In fa c t th ey a r e lucky If
fo r h is sla n d e rs a g a in s t th e g r e a te s t
(Copyright. 1*09. hy Jozeph B. Bewies)
scientific w ork of th e c e n tu ry .
I w as
th ey g et o n e -th ird o f th e p rice s now |
very frig h te n e d a b o u t it, b u t se v e ra l
p re v a ilin g In Chicago. E ith e r som e |
( 'r e s t e d W h i t e I lu r W e .
frie n d s to w hom I show ed th e le tte r
B u lle tin No. 64 o f th e D e p artm en t c la ss of h a n d le rs Is m ak in g e x o rb ita n t
¡■ -i-h -h ti-
la u g h e d a w a y m y fe a rs, sa y in g it w as of A g ric u ltu re sa y s o f th e C rested
p rofits o r th e re Is a n u n n e c e ssa ry e x ­
u n d o u b ted ly th e w ork o f «orne m a d m a n ,
pense a tta c h e d to th e b u sin e ss o f d is ­
th e P o le a n s w e re d w ith a sn a rl over h is an d a d v isin g m e to b u r n it. T h is I did. W hite d u c k :
C H A P T E R X II.
W e drew tip s w iftly — fo u r h undretl sh o u ld e r. T h e n e x t I n s ta n t th e re w as a I n ev er m en tio n ed th e a ffa ir to m y f a t h ­
T h e C rested W h ite duck is w h a t may trib u tio n .
I t costs m oney to h a n d le
yard«. th re e h u n d red y ard s, one h u n d red s h a rp re p o rt, an d R e ak i’s horse p itch ed er, w hose h e a lth w as g iving m e g re a t be called a n o rn a m e n ta l duck, m uch th e produce. I t re q u ire s sto rag e, horses
— — And th en, w ith a ahort, lierce b ark fo rw a rd , th ro w in g h is rid e r clear. H e a n x ie ty a t th e tim e.
sam e as P o lish chickens. T h ey a re a n d m en, a n d none o f th e se th in g s a re I
• f rage, th e P ole d rag g ed o u t hla re­ w a s th en scarcely t h ir ty y a rd s fro m M ar-
D u rin g S e p te m b e r m y f a th e r h a d t a k ­ not bred to any g re a t e x te n t iu th is ch eap In th e city, b u t th e re Is no good I
volver and fired. Aa he did so, th e sh a rp n a c ’s sleigh.
en a c o tta g e on th e C o rn ish c o a s t, an d country, a n d they a re very seldom seen re aso n w hy th e co n su m er sh o u ld p a y -I
T h e P ole w as n o t h u r t a p p a re n tly , for
bum of a b u llet, like th e buzz o f an
w hen th e en d o f th e L o n g V a c a tio n
angry bee, fled over us. I d u ck ed my d esp ite his in ju re d a rm he sc ram b led to cam e, th e d o c to rs fo rb a d e h is r e tu r n to In th e show room s. T h ey have no es­ th re e h u n d re d p e r cen t p rofit on w h a t |
pecial v a lu e to th e fa rm e r, a s b e tte r th e fa rm e rs sell.— F a rm , F ie ld
aud
bead at th e so u n d ; b u t I give m y se lf the his feet in a n in s ta n t. B u t he h ad lost C a m b rid g e.
I h a d h a rd w ork to p e r­
credit of sa y in g th a t I poked it up again his rev o lv er in his fall a n d w as helpless, s u a d e him t h a t it w a s b e st to obey th e ir a u d m ore easily bred b ird s a re to be F ire sid e.
h e began a fu rio u s e x p la n a tio n In h is n a ­
the next m om ent.
o rd e rs; b u t a t la s t he g av e In, an d we found In th e P ek in a u d A ylesbury.
A S p len d id W h e a l C rop.
“ May the fiend g rip him , but he has tional to n g u e, d ro p p in g th e h a te d lan
T hese d ucks h ave a m edium -sized
s e ttle d d ow n fo r th e w in ter.
1290— E d w a rd I. exiled Jew s from
a M auser piatol!” cried K eski, a n d I saw g uage of his T e u to n co n q u ero rs.
T h e a n n u a l crop a n d bu sin ess re p o rt
T h e c o tta g e w a s b u ilt a t th e fo o t o f a h e a d ; m edium -sized bill, a large, well-
lan d on p e n a lty of death.
“ S p eak In H e rm a n , you P o lish dog!’
th a t the w eapon in his ow n h a n d w as
of th e C om m ercial N a tio n a l B a n k of
low hill stre w n w ith b o u ld e rs a n d to rn
o f the common bu lld o g m ake. " A t th is grow led b is c a p to r, a n d th e n tu rn in g on by th e a u tu m n ra in s. U p o n Its su m m it b alanced c re st upon th e crow n o f the Chicago, covering the M ississippi V al­ 1365—S p a n ia r d s , u n d er Gov. Men
h e a d ; a r a th e r long n e c k ; a m edium
lan d ed a t S t. A ugustine,
Incited
me a s I rode up—
range I can do n o th in g a g a in s t h im .”
th e chim ney o f a n ab an d o n e d tin m in e length b a c k ; b re ast, ro u n d a n d full
ley, a u d a few of th e m ore Im p o rta n t
" H e r e , y o u ," he sa id , "d is m o u n t an d
H e lashed his horses, and they plunged
Ipiragri
1595— E n g lish force under Brake I
ro se a g a in s t th e sky lik e a v a s t flag­
S ta te s o f th e P acific coast, say s, In
body, ro u n d a n d of m edium length
g a lla n tly fo rw a rd . I could set. th a t M ar- sta n d by y o u r accom plice. I f you resist.
H a w k in s «ailed on expedition an
lirlniin
pole, w ith roofless b u ild in g s
g ro u p ed
p a rt:
bac had sto p p ed h is sleigh an d w as cud
1 sh o o t!”
S p a n ish se ttle m e n ts in the \V>
«tty HI
a ro u n d it in m elan ch o ly d ecay . I t w as
dies.
I obeyed. F ro m b is m a n n e r he w as
"T h e w h e a t crop o f 1906 w ill be
filing his w eapon w ith a p e rfe c t cool­
and
a lw a y s a d e p ressin g sp o t to m e. au d I
ness.
Even at t h a t d ista n c e I seem ed w ith o u t d o u b t a p o licem an . Also I re ­
am
ong
th
e
larg
e
st
a
n
d
best
e
v
er
p
ro
­
100J — H u d so n discovered Delaware b |
ra re ly v isited it, ta o u g h th e view w as
lJones
sp e ct th e law .
to feel the goggling m u rd e r In h is eyes.
duced. T h e y ield n o t only w ill be 1620— E nglish pilgrim s sailed
sp len d id . A b o u t h a lf a m ile b e fo re th e
parlor.
"N o w , y o u ,” he sa id , a d d re ssin g me,
Z ip ! s lp l H e h ad m issed ag ain !
g re at, but the w eight a n d q u a lity w ill
c o tta g e th e m oorland ended a b ru p tly In
P ly m o u th In M ayflower.
|l of the
T h u n g!
I saw one of the galloping "e x p la in , if you ca n , w ho Is th a t m an
a lin e of g lorious cliffs, tw o h u n d re d an d
be f a r beyond th e o rd in a ry . In th ese 1645— T re a ty of peace between the |
m fortl
horses stagger, an d th e n his h ead an d you sh o t an d left in th e bro k en sleigh
fifty fe e t of g ra n ite a n d sh in in g p o rp h ­
re sp ec ts It m ay be considered n e a rly
E n g ln n d colonies and Narragai
shoulders seem ed to fall aw ay , a s if he dow n y onder. R em em b er, It Is a g a in s t
Kkich oui
y ry fro m brow to b re a k e r. T h is w a s m y
perfect. T he period of u n c e rta in ty Is
In d ia n s.
had dropped fo rw a rd in to a hole. There yo u th a t you h a v e a lre a d y trie d to es
ns, the i
fa v o rite w alk. I loved to cra w l to th e
closing rap id ly a n d th e crop m ay now 1690— K in g W illiam forced to raisj
w a s a bumping a n d a tw istin g w rench, cap e an d re fu s e d to s u r r e n d e r .”
pants a
edge, th a t I m ig h t p eer o v er a t th e re e fs
th e snow by the ro ad sid e seem ed to
“ T h e re is th e m u rd e re r, m ein H e r r! ’
be
called
p
ra
c
tic
a
lly
o
u
t
o
f
danger,
siege o f L im erick a fte r great los
ktllowe
th a t s p ra n g o u t fro m th e tu m b led ro ck s
sp rin g up at m e, a n d th e n ex t in s ta n t 1 I cried, p o in tin g to M a rn a c ’s sleigh, now
T h e yield of so ft w in te r w h e a t Is large, 1708— H a v e rh ill, M ass., burned by f J
a t th e cliff foot like th e bo n es of a g ia n t's
Ljtsoend
w a s s tru g g lin g In cold, blinding d a rk n e ss ra p id ly v an ish in g .
" W e w ere ch asin g
q u a lity th e finest a u d m ovem ent free,
a n d In d ia n s.
h an d . I h av e lain th u s fo r h o u rs w a tc h ­
(and melo
I w riggled o u t fro m th e d rift, g a s p ­ him . G o a f t e r him a t once, or lie will
ing th e g re a t ro lle rs a d v a n c in g in th a t
In asm u ch us th is m ovem ent h a s begun 1757— B a ttle of N o rk ettin between)
I Etenin
ing. w ith th e H akes ill my m o u th and get a w a y .”
s ta te ly , in ex o rab le m arch of th e irs, ra n k
e
a
rly
a
n
d
all
g
ra
in
s
a
re
now
n
e
a
rly
o
r
R u s s ia n s an d P ru ssian s.
eyes. T he sleigh w as tw iste d a c ro ss the
T h e p olicem an lau g h ed long an d loud
Ba
follow
ing
ra
n
k
,
u
n
til
th
ey
b
u
rs
t
In
th
u
n
­
q u ite on a n e x p o rt ba sis (w ith th e ten 1779— F re n c h fleet cap tu red off ChJ
road, h a lf co v erin g th e dead h orse. T h e
“ A p re tty ta le !” sa id he. “T h is dog
) iclenti:
other tw o h ad sc ram b led to th e ir feet o f a P o le h e re h a s been in m ischief d ero u s green fo u n ta in s of foam . Som e­
to n , S . C.
dency of prices d o w n w a rd ), a larg e ex
tim es, w hen a fierce w ind blew fro m th e
1st the he
and now sto od sh iv e rin g , w ith drooping w ith o u t d o u b t; a n d you, you w ho are-
p o rt business m ay b< e x p ec te d .”
1781— W a sh in g to n and RochambeaJ
so u th w e st, th e sp ra y th ey h u rle d in to th e
■ing an
h ead s. T h e fall h a d knocked th e h eart
“ A n E n g lis h m a n ,” I said proudly.
ceived in P h ilad elp h ia.
a
ir
w
ould
w
et
m
y
face,
even
w
h
ere
I
lay
clea n o u t of them .
K eski lay beside
“ A h a! p e rh a p s you th o u g h t you w ere
k !0 be
C u cu m b er».
CR ESTED W H I T E D U C K .
so
Infinitely
f
a
r
above
them
.
1801—
F
re
n
c
h
ev
acu
ated
Egypt
in
them , h u d d led w n e re he
had
fallen. once m ore m u rd e rin g th e helpless Boer,
klesale d
I ra ise five crops In stead o f one on
o f th e B ritis h .
B e tw een th e c o tta g e an d th e cliff th e
E ig h ty y a rd s a w a y M a rn a c h ad stopped A P ole an d a n E n g lis h m a n ! All, me
m edium -length w ings th a t sm oothly
tie A. 0i
g
ro
u
n
d
dip
p
ed
in
to
a
little
glen,
or
goyal,
th
e
sam
e
ground,
a
n
d
on
th
e
sam
e
vines
1804— P la n e t J u n o discovered by
and w as w atc h in g us. H e seem ed s a tis It is no w onder t h a t to g e th e r th e y h a tc h
kit exper
a s th e c o u n try folks called It. choked fo ld ; hard, stiff ta il fe a th e rs, w ith w ith h u rd ly any e x tra w ork. P la n t In
I la r d in g o f G othingen.
tied w ith w h a t h e sa w , fo r p re se n tly he «1 some fiendish c o n triv a n c e .”
w ell-curled fe a th e rs in th e ta ll
of
[baa fom
w
ith
sto
rm
-tw
is
te
d
tre
e
s
an
d
deep
w
ith
turned an d , la sh in g h is team , tr o tte d on
th e u su a l w ay. W hen a c u cu m b er is 1814—-City of A lex an d ria, Va., ci
I t w as no use to m a k e a f u rth e r a p
gorse a n d fern s.
T h ro u g h it ra n o u r d ra k e ; and sh o rt a u d sto u t th ig h s a n d
irhooi
dow n th e road.
ta k e n from th e vine let It be c u t w ith
peal. Ite sk i h ad seen t h a t a lre a d y . Side
lated
to
lh
e
B
r
itis
h
___
Bombard!
c a r t tra c k , w in d in g d ow n to th e fishing shanks. T h e ir eyes a re larg e and b rig h t
ha
and i
I d o n ’t su p p o se It w as m ore th a n
by side w e tra m p e d th ro u g h th e snow
knife,
leaving
ab
o
u
t
a
n
e
ig
h
th
o
f
an
.
o f F o r t E rie co n tinued by the]
village of P o liev en , w h ere th e tin y , stone- and of a deep leaden blue o r g ra y color
couple of m in u te s b efo re R eski
cam e w ith our c a p to r an d h is read y pistol be
Ido not
Ish.
luch of th e cucum ber on th e stem . T h en
roofed
houses
clung
to
a
g
ap
iu
th
e
cliff
round, th o u g h it seem ed long en o u g h to hind us. In h a lf a n h o u r w e h ad reach
T he shanks, toes a n d webs a re of
slit th e stem w ith a k n ife from Its end 1816— T re a ty signed by Algiers and I |g;es they
tne. H e h ad g ot a n a s ty th u m p on the ed th e v illag e w e h a d seen a h e a d , and w all like b a rn a c le s on a rock.
light oran g e color.
I with t
lan d , by w hich C h ristian slavery]
to th e vine tw ice, leaving a sm all por
B
esides
iny
f
a
th
e
r
a
n
d
m
yself,
M
a
r­
bead, b u t a s a m a tte r of f a c t his w rist w ere lodged in a cell lu fam o u sly d am p
T he sta n d u rd w eight of the a d u lt
to b e abolished.
wnslbh
jo
ry
,
ou
r
cook-housekeeper,
w
ho
h
ad
tio
n
of
th
e
cucum
ber
on
each
division,
turned o u t to be th e m ore se rio u s busi an d cold. All c o m m u n icatio n w ith our
d ra k e Is seven p o u n d s ; a d u lt duck, six
ft birds a ;
1818— N ew Y ork S ta te prison at AiJ
On each s e p a ra te slit th e re w ill be
ness, b eing v ery b a d ly sp ra in e d indeed. frie n d s w a s re fu se d till th e a r riv a l of been w ith us ever since I could rem em ­
opened.
ber, w as th e only o th e r In h a b ita n t o f th e p o u n d s; young drake, six pounds, and c ucum ber bb larg e a s th e first. By th is
M . Stati
I m ade a slin g o u t of a neck w ra p and som e local m a g is tra te .
c o tta g e . O n T u e sd a y s an d T h u rs d a y s a young duck, five pounds.
Letts, uol
fixed him u p ns w ell a s 1 w as able. T h e
1833—-Twelve th o u sa n d houses destg
As eleven o’clock h a m m e re d from th e
m
ethod
you
w
ill
only
need
one-fifth
th
e
m an h ad a r e m a rk a b le v ita lity , besides ste e p le o u tsid e , Ite sk i ra ise d his head red-cheeked m aiden, w ho h ad q u ite re­
by
fire
in
C
onstan
tin
o
p
le.
linfllet
by
g ro u n d t h a t you w ould need If grow
T h e R o b b e r C o ir .
b ru te co u rag e, for, th e m om ent 1 had from his ch e st a n d g la re d ac ro ss a t me. m a rk a b le p o w ers of b re a k in g cro ck ery ,
and
1849— C o n v e n tio n a t Monterey. C a|
Ing
cucum
bers
In
th
e
old
w
ay.—
W
a
lte
r
cam
e
to
help
from
P
olieven.
finished, he w alk ed o v e r an d ex am in ed
Two cows cost $10 each a y e a r for
“ H e will h a v e a rriv e d a t K n e s e u ,” he
fra m e S ta te c o n s titu tio n .. .Run!
S tro sn ld e r In E pitom lst.
So w ere w e living on Nov. 27. F ro m
th e sleigh.
keep. One of them yield s 4.000 q u a rts
sa id . " T h e r e is a g r e a t choice of tra in s.
c a p tu re d F o r t A chulga.
HI
th
a
t
d
a
te
I
will
chiefly
rely
upon
my
I t looked hopeless en o u g h . O n e o f the
I t w as tr u e enough. M a rn a c h ad es
1,8,>4— M a ria C h ristin iu . Queen moth!
d ia ry fo r th e d e ta ils o f m y te rrib le ex ­ of m ilk a y ear, th a t b rin g $86. T he
ifresh er
M a r k e tin g F a rm P ro d u ce .
runners h ad been to rn a lm o st clean a w a y , cap ed us once ag a in .
S p a in , Hed from M adrid to esoapT It's wiudo
perience.
P le a s e do n ot lau g h a t th e o th e r yields 1,200 q u a rts , th a t brin g
and th e c e n tra l p a r t w as badly crack ed .
A sm all fa rm e r who h a s m ad e a suc­
w ra th o f th e people.
form In w hich I w ro te it. M r. I la r la u d $26. T h e la tte r loses ab o u t $14 and
T h e body o f th e poor la d Iv a n la y on its IV .— T H E A N O N Y M O U S A R T I C L E
»rested
cess
of
m
a
rk
e
tin
g
his
p
roduce
gives
h a s a sk ed m e to m a k e no a lte ra tio n s , an d reduces th e gain on th e fo rm er from
back in th e ro a d w a y , s ta rin g up a t the
1860— S t r e e t ra ilw a y s first intro |tbr shop t
In m y n a r r a tiv e o f th e p u rs u it of P r o f so h e re it is.
sou n d a n d Ingenious advice in a recent
$46
to
$32.
W
hy
do
you
keep
th
a
t
1,200
aky. I th re w a ru g o v er it.
in
E
n
g
la
n
d
.
R u d o lf M a rn a c , It w ill h a v e been observ
Ifteena ce
m agazine. H is p re lim in a ry w ork sug
(T o be c o n tin u e d .)
" W e ll, w e c a b ’t go on, t h a t ’s c e r ta in ,” ed th a t F o r tu n e h ad b een cold to us. In
q u a rt cow? You w ould tie b e tte r off w ith
lit proprit
gests H a n n a h G lnsse’s fam ous preface 1861— B o m b ard m en t and capture!
I said.
th e one th a t clears $46, for you w ould
f o rts H a tte r a s an d Clark. N. i f pron, pre|
C h e e r« fo r J o h n
R unyan.
th e In cid en t w hich I now r e la te w e w ere
to h e r In stru c tio n s fo r cooking h a re
" N o t In th e sleig h , m ein I l e r r , ” he to som e e x te n t m o re fa v o re d ; fo r th o u g h
E ven th e unem ployed do not begrude have only h a lf the Investm ent, h a lf the
18C2— U n io n fo rces defeated in
"
F
irs
t
find
a
lady
c
u
sto
m
er,"
Is
h
is
ad
a n s w e re d calm ly .
o u r su p re m e o b je c t w a s n o t ach iev ed , w e reco g n itio n o f m e rit w h e re It Is de w ork and h a lf the feeding, and you
n e a r R ich m o n d , Ky.
ft}," excl
" A n d how e lse ? "
vice. T o h e r sell n o th in g but th e
w ere y e t en a b le d to s a v e th e life of her served. A t least, so it w ould seem by w ould gain $14 each year.
k c e a l her
" T h e r e a r e th e h o rses, one fo r each. w ho is d e a re s t to m e in a ll th e w orld.
choicest o f f r u it nud produce. I t w ill 1870— C a p itu la tio n of Sedan by |
T here would be no su rp lu s b u tte r on
F re n c h .
a sto ry to ld In th e L ondon D aily M ail.
W h en y o u h a r e free d th e m o f th e ir h a r
Irbeap tor
not be long before she w ill a c q u a in t
I h a v e told you o f th e hom icidal m a ­
police c o n stab le th e m ark et for y e ars to come and
n ess, I w ill ask yo u to a s s is t m e to nia w hich fell
pay tl
upon
th e
p ro fesso r, A s ta lw a r t B ed fo rd
her friends, a n d they In tu rn w ill p ass 1884— S te a m e r B elm o n t capsized in |
prices
would
rule
strong
If
all
the
r i v e r ; 15 liv es lost.
m ount."
a n d o f th e se rie s o f e v e n ts w h ich cau sed w a s e sc o rtin g a sm a ll a rm y o f m en who
lean make
along th e w ord to o th ers, i t p a y s to
T h ere w a s no good a rg u in g w ith him , m y co u sin . S ir H e n ry G ra d e n , th e em i­ w ere o u t o f w ork, th e o th e r day, seeing cows w ere elim in ated w hich a re kept
sell n o th in g but th e b e s t; th e In ferio r 1896— B r itis h bom barded palace of | pa cheap
and I w a s a sh a m e d to seem less e a g e r n e n t s c ie n tis t a n d e x p lo re r, to be asso ­ th em sa fely off th e p rem ises, a s it a t a loss. D airy fa rm e rs have not y et
ta n o f Z a n z ib a r.
■kker. "D
th a n a m an In h is c rip p le d condition. c ia te d w ith a H e id e lb e rg stu d e n t, a s I w ere. “T h is Is Jo h n B u n y a n ’s house h a lf w aked up to an u n d e rstan d in g of produce can be fed to stock, a n d In a 1897— B o sto n su b w ay opened,
ilia closa
s
h
o
rt
tim
e
th
e
fa
rm
e
r
w
ill
find
he
has
W ith h is c la s p k n ife I c a t th e tw iste d th en w as, in a n e ffo rt to c o n triv e his cap
the g re a t practical Im portance o f weed
w e 're com ing to,” he said.
a good m a rk e t a n d a good price, w ith 1898— Col. H e n ry , who forged eviq |Intonie. g
tra ces a w a y an d free d th e m o f th e ir tu re. H ow w e fa ile d to b rin g a b o u t th e
"W h o ’s ’e? ” ro a re d a dozen m en from Ing out the unprofitable cows from th e ir
a g a in s t D rey fu s, committed
collars. A t h is d ire c tio n I d ra g g e d th e m u rd e re r's a r r e s t In P o la n d , th ro u g h th e
A I.
herds. M any a m an w ould m ake a fa ir no leakage o f profit to th e m iddlem an.
. . . . C z a r p roposed an internat|
body o f Ivan Into th e sleigh an d le ft him s tu p id ity of a fo re s t g u a r d , I h av e a l­ th e ra n k s.
kins Kahn,
peace co n feren ce.
“ W ’y,” v e n tu re d one m an, “ 'e w or a profit, th a t now faces c o n sta n t loss, If
th ere d e c e n tly covered.
H o ( x -R I n s r ln s ; T r a p .
re a d y e x p la in e d .
By th e tim e I had
L'isco. was
he w ould keep only such cows a s pay
ltea k i m o u n ted fro m th e s tu m p o f a o b ta in e d m y release . M a rn a c h ad ag a in tin k e r, w o rn 't ’e? ”
T h e fra m e fo r th is hog-rlnglng tr a p 1902— -V olcanic e ru p tio n of Mount
bquake can
a profit on th e ir keep.
tree, to w h ich I led th e s tro n g e r o f th e d is a p p e a re d .
"A y,” c h o ru sed a dozen m ore.
A lin g u ist w ell provided
should be m ade of 2x4-Inch lum ber 1903— C a le b P o w e rs found guiltd
P anse his
pair. I w a s a fa irly good rid e r, b u t 1 w ith m oney, an d on all p o in ts b u t one
co
m
p
licity
in
Gov.
Goebel
murdj
“ W ’y, w o t’s tiie ex tr y special ’bout
bolted to g eth e r a t corners. T h e dim en
['4 a baby
w a s ex cessiv ely stiff fro m my long d rive, p e rfe c tly sa n e , h ad no difficulty iu finding being a tin k e r? ” q u e rie d a d isco n ten ted
K e n tu c k y .
W a te r N eeded b y C orn.
and not a little s h a k e n by m y fa ll. My re fu g e in th e c itie s o f E u ro p e .
I In the pa
1904 D e sp e ra te a tta c k s of JapaneJ
M uch In terest has lately been m an!
Individual. “ I be a tin k e r, too, but no­
b east seem ed to h a r e th e s h a rp e s t knife-
I h a r e been in som e d o u b t a s to th e body’s a-coom ing a ro u n d looking a t fested in d e te rm in in g th e e x ac t am ount
to spent t
L la o y a n g rep u lsed by the Russia^
bone o f a b ack th a t N a tu r e ev er g ave b est m e a n s of briefly d e sc rib in g th e pres
Sri and then
1905— E d w in I. H olm es, J r ., indict
of w a te r required fo r th e gro w th of
to horseflesh. H u t. a f t e r all, th e re w as e n t in c id e n t. M iss M a ry W esto n , w ith m y ’ouse.”
|ir,d finding
th
e
g
o
v
ern
m
en
t
cotto
n
report
sod
p
lan
ts.
T
h
is
Is
Ju
st
as
Im
p
o
rtan
t
In
"
F
o
r
tw
o
good
reasons,
’A
rry
.”
n oth in g to be gain ed by g rum bling. P e r ­ w hom I disc u sse d th e m a tte r , a t once
tor so in
. . . .J a p a n e s e an d R ussian envoi
m
h ap s I w a s g ro w in g w ise r by p a in fu l e x ­ offered to place h e r d ia ry a t m y disposal.
th e e ast as In the Irrig ated region, for
“ W ot lie th e m ? ”
P o rts m o u th reached peace agreei|
ibis return
perience.
“ You a in ’t got no 'ouse to begin w ith, we o ften have d ro u g h ts w hich m ade
U pon its p e ru sa l 1 su g g e ste d th a t she
litueut. v
T h e C o l l r a r l!r e < ! Fa rm er.
A c u rio u s p a ir w e m u st h a v e looked should h e rse lf e x tr a c t
th e
necessa ry and you a in 't Jo h n H uuyan. a y th e r.”
necessary the m ost c are fu l cu ltiv atio n
th a t m o rn in g . H eaki, w ith his a rm in a item s, a d d in g such In tro d u c tio n a n d ex
P ro f. L. II. B ailey , d irecto r of the I Look, whicl
to p rev en t p la n ts from suffering. P ro
Loud la u g h te r greeted th is sally.
slin g , and the b u tt o f h is rev o lv er peep p la n a to ry n o tes a s seem ed n ecessa ry . T o
n ell u n iv e rs ity college of agricultuif P*r Ju liu s:
“ B u t w ot else did th is 'e re B unyau fesso r C lothier has found th a t a fte r
Ing fro m his w aist b e lt, w ould h a r e m ade th is sh e h a s v ery k indly c o n sen ted ; an d
th e th ird o f h is series of articles fori pod to le
corn becomes tw o feet high each sta lk
do a sid es tin k e rin g ? ”
a s good a sta ge b rig a n d a s need be. F o r th e first p o rtio n o f th is re m a rk a b le sto ry
C e n tu ry , gives th e resu lt of hia ind
) Ud a te
uses
u
p
th
ree
pounds
o
f
w
a
te
r
a
day
“
W
’y,
y
e
chum
p,
'e
w
ro
te
a
book
m y self, I w as In too m u ch of im m e d ia te I th e re fo re leav e in h e r h an d s.
am o n g h is s tu d e n ts a s to what praij
-S tturda
u n til th e e ars m atu re. T h is Is eq u iv a­
called ’P ilg rim 's P ro g re ss,’ o r suinm at.
pain fro m the Jo ltiu g tr o t o f th e b ru te M IS S M A R Y W E S T O N S N A R R A
use th ey expected to p u t their edun
Told by
"W ’y, then, th a t tie all a re e t fo r us, lent to an Inch o f ra in a week. In
I rode to carry a fo rm id a b le a p p e a ra n c e .
T IV B .
O f the 179 rep lies received, seventy-1
minister'
I could never h a r e im agined th a t a
W e tie pilg rim s su re enough, a n d we lie regions w here the a v erag e ra in fa ll Is
w ere th o se o f stu d e n ts reared on the f
C H A PT E R X III.
lone a fte r
horse lived w ith su ch a d a m a n tlu e fet
m aking progress, so th re e cheers fo r lower, and w here a good, m ilky quality
O f these, six ty -eig h t desired to go]
lock s a s m ine seem ed to possess.
I t w a s in th e w in te r o f 1899 th a t m y ow d J o h n B u n y a u !”
fcthes vvliei
o f sw eet corn is d e sired In the garden
p ra c tic a l fa rm in g an d then to tend
In th e
I h ave no e x a c t reco rd of th e tim e, f a th e r 's h e a lth b egan to fa ll.
Mly chat.
an d e x p e rim e n ta l work. O f the sixty!
T h e h u n d re d a n d fifty o f th e utiein d u rin g A ugust and Septem ber, It Is ob­
h o t I should im ag in e th a t It w as a b o u t M ay o f th e fo llo w in g y e a r I retu rn e d
SIMPLE HOn-RINOIMO TRAP.
s tu d e n ts re a re d iu tow n or city,
** and gos
viously necessary to h ave the soli In
h a lf an hour la te r th a t w e sig h ted M ar fro m my school n e a r P a r is , a n d Instead ploy«! b u rst Into rin g in g cheers a u d re­
began 1
th e m ost p erfect s ta te o f cultivation so sions a re 4 feet 2 inches long, 2 fe e t 4 fo u r w ish to go into p ractical fan
n a c again. H e w as th e n a good th re e o f e n te rin g a t G lrto n . a s m y f a th e r had sum ed th e ir m arch.
Nlaneous bi
as to re ta in as m uch m oisture a s Is inches high a n d 1 foot 6 inches wide. fo u rte e n in to teach in g , eight into
q u a rters o f a m ile a h e a d , b ut tra v e lin g p rev io u sly a rra n g e d . I b ecam e his se cre­
scap e g a rd e n in g an d th e rest undeq
needed.
X ot to He T ra n teri.
leisu rely . Also, I w as v ery glad to uo- ta r y . I w as th e n Ju s t eig h teen . I did
T h ere Is a sliding door a t th e back end. O f th e fo u rte e n women students, I 1« seem to
tlc e th a t w e w ere fre e of th e w a ste lands, th e very b est I could, am i in his d ear,
A fte r a w ordy a rg u m e n t in w hich
W hen th e hog p u ts his head th ro u g h w a n t to becom e p ra c tic a l farractzl l* ith butte
F a tte n in g S to c k .
an d th a t th e sp ire o f a ch u rch w as p o k ­ kind w ay . he m a d e m e fo rg e t my m is­ n e ith e r scored tw o Irish m e n decided to
th e hole in fro n t. Jam th e lever a g a in st tw elv e tea c h e rs of n a tu re study and I 11* one like
W
eight
Is
th
e
m
ain
object
of
the
in g out am o n g st som e p o p la rs ah e a d of eries n t th e en d less b lu n d e rs I com m it­ fight It out. I t w as ag reed th a t when
cu ltu re . O f th e eig h teen foreign stud! Pinter’s su
fa rm e r in fa tte n in g stock for m arket, his neck.
him .
H e w ould n e v e r d a re to use his ted. Y ou see. th e re w ere only w e tw o; e ith e r sa id " I ’ve enough” th e
tight
fifteen w ish to r e tu rn to the fa n n j N*ed.” sah
and th is w eight Is e asie st obtained by
rev o lv er a second tim e w hen m en w ere fo r m y m o th er died sh o rtly a f t e r I w as
» slight i
sh o u ld cease.
T h e F a r m T o o lh o n .e .
h ree to e n te r ex p erim en tal work.
ab o u t. A lso, we m ight p ro cu re a n o th e r boru, an d I w as th e ir only child. W e
feeding corn in o rd e r to produce fat.
1 *ere font
No b uilding on th e fa rm pays b e tte r B ailey sa y s th a t th e agricultural
A fte r they had been a t It fo r about
aleigh and team .
sa w few people a t o u r little house, which
F a rm e rs have long been ta u g h t by ex
th a n a good toolhouse. I t should be so is now touch in g from th e farm taiher | Ito d I th o n g
ten m in u te s one of them fell a n d ini
R esk l sent h is heels Into his horse, an d w as on th e T ru m p in g to n ro ad , ju s t o ut
perlence th a t fa t is a d e sirab le quality,
’ tse out of
c onvenient of access th a t th e re need be from th e acad em ic p o in t of view.
L a d ie s I m et would m ed iately
w e quickened o u r pace, though th e poor sid e C a m b rid g e .
y e lle d ;
“Enough!
I've
a n d th a t It a d d s to th e a ttra c tiv e n e ss
I Well, good
brutee w ere gettin g very done and drove o fte n p ity m e fo r th e d u ll a n d lonely life e n o u g h !”
A N e w A i d t o t h e HIInH.
no excuse for leaving farm Im plem ents
o f a c arc ass on th e stall. I t has been
h ea v ily along w ith h an g in g heads.
It I led, a u d th a t used to m a k e m e very-
D r. G eorge M. G ould, the P h ilad fJ
exposed to th e w e ath e r w hen n o t In
B u t his opponent k e p t on pounding
w a s ab ou t then that I noticed a m an be­ a n g ry .
W e w e re n e v e r d u ll o r lonely, him u u til a m an w ho w a s w atch in g d e m o n stra te d a t th e ex p erim en t s t a ­ use. P ro p e rly c are d for, m any im ple­ eye sp e c ia list, w ritin g to the New T
tions, how ever, th a t th e w eight can be
m y d e a r f a th e r an d I.
hind us.
m ents th a t now la s t only a few y e a rs S cien ce o f th e recen tly improved Rd
s a id :
W e w ere topping a slig h t rise w hen I
secured a t less cost, w ith a g re a te r p ro ­
I t m ay seem a b s u rd t h a t so d is tin ­
sen device fo r th e rep ro d u ctio n of *Pfl
ought
to be serviceable a s long a s the k n o w n a s th e telegaphone. suggests I
’W
hy
don’t
you
let
him
up?
H
e
looked round.
H e w as th en som e d is­ guished a m an aa l>r. W esto n . M. A.
portio n o f lean Interspersed w ith the
fa rm e r lives to need them . Besides, a th is be em ployed to ta k e th e place o fl
ta n c e 111 our rear, b u t com ing up faet. As I>. Sc., F . R. 8 .. th e R e g iu s P ro fe s so r sa y s he's got enough.”
fa t. by feed in g a nitrogenous ration,
fa r a s I could m ake o u t, he w as In a so rt of P h y sic a t C a m b rid g e , sh o u ld h av e re ­
‘I know he sa y s so,” sa id th e victor, w hich m eans th a t. In addition to a lib­ tool th a t has not been ru sted , w arp ed cum bersom e, expensive, slow and w "|
o f uniform and w ell m o u n ted . T h e pos­ lied on th e help o f a h a lf-e d u c a te d school betw een punches, " b u t lie's such a lia r
a n d cracked by e xposure w ill w ork as ing em bossed le tte rs an d points th n j
sib ility o f official help w as very p le a s­ girl. H ut he w as a lw a y s p leased to say you c a n ’t believe a w ord he sa y s.”— e ra l supply of com . a n anim al should well th e second a n d th ird y e a r o f use w hich books a re now m ade avail*"*)
receive
a
v
a
rie
ty
o
f
food
th
a
t
Is
not
so
an t.
th a t m y love a n d s y m p a th y w ere w orth W ash in g to n Post.
th e b lind. In th is w ay a book cou^
ric h In oil. s ta rc h a n d su g a r as Is corn as the first. On m any fa rm s th e tools read to th e sig h tless o r to the iiul
W e w ere g ain in g on M a rn a c , who had f a r m ore to him In h is w ork th a n If he
a
re
so
m
uch
in
ju
re
d
by
being
le
ft
out
T h is fa c t Is w o rth y o f consideration.
n o t y et not iced us.
had been serv ed by th e c le v e re st w om an
H tv a l Stew s I n t e r e s t .
of doors th a t a fte r the first season th ey w hile th e p a tie n t lies in bed. and lee*»
W ith k ick s and c u rse s fro m R eskl, and th a t ev er h eaded an h o n o r list.
co n certs, re c ita tio n s, etc., m ay be ha*
T ow ne- So G reat head Is dying, eh?
M e * v jr H o r n e » .
cost m ore for re p a irs th a n th ey save w ill. L o ite rs m ay be dictated or spd
th e ap p lica tio n o f a hazel b ran ch from
I well rem em b er th e a p p e a ra n c e of
Is
he
resigned?
in
labor.
T
h
e
w
eight
of
a
h
o
rse
Is
an
Im
port­
m y se lf, w e had squeezed a lu m b erin g P ro f. M a n ia c 's book, "S c ie n c e an d R e­
upon th e th in sh e ets of steel.
j
B row ne— Yes. he Is now, b u t th e ex a n t item In e stim a tin g bis value for
g a llo p ou t o f our horses. T h e sleigh w as ligion," w hich w a s p u b lish ed s im u lta n e ­
f te r being se n t by m ail to a di*
O ilin g H a r n e » » .
not m ore than one hundred y a rd s aw a y . ously in G e rm a n an d E n g lis h a t th e be­ e lte m e u t o v e r th e S an F ra n c isc o dis­ d r a f t purposes, for th e fine boned horse,
frie n d , w ill rep ro d u ce th e voice of
To give h a rn ess a good finish s a t u ­
R esk l gripped his reins In his te e th an d g in n in g o f th e J u n e o f th a t y e a r. My a s te r h a d him w o rried fo r a tim e.
w ith w ell-developed m uscles, may do as
se n d er e x a c tly a s to inflection, pitc '
ra
te
th
e
le
a
th
e
r
w
ith
as
m
uch
oil
a
s
It
f a th e r w a s v iolently opposed to It. b u t I
d rew h is revolver.
T ow ne— W hy. how?
em p h asis. T h e record m ay be used *<
m uch w ork as th e heavy-boned one for
"Stop, there! Stop, I sa y . In the nam e w as f a r m ore concerned o v e r th e s ta te
B row ne— It occupied so m uch space a s h o rt tim e, a n d Is even better for road will take, and th en sponge th e h a rn e ss an d ag ain .
in to w hich It th re w him th a n I w as about
• f th e law !"
w
ith
a
thick
la
th
e
r
m
ade
o
f
c
a
s
tile
In th e new sp ap ers he w a s a f ra id hla purpose. B ut In plow ing, o r o ther
It w a s th e m an from behind who hall the book, which, as a m a tte r o f fa c t, I
soap. W hen dry . w ipe g e n tly w ith a
N e w V o l e s s i c laln m l V i s i t « *
never read. H e d ic ta te d to m e a m ost o b itu a ry w ould be slig h te d .— P h ila d e l­ heavy, ste ad y d raw in g , th e light horse
ad us, but w e rode on.
Officers of the revenue cu tter ser*
Is less useful. T hen, In price, the solution o f gum tra g a e a n th , w hich Is
severe criticism , which at his Instructions p h ia Prosa.
"Stop, or I fire!”
w eig h t Is a n Im p o rta n t Item. If a ¡mod m ade by boiling h a lf an ounce of th e w ere aide to ex p lo re on J u ly 29 the
I pulled up. I don’t thin k M w as vary I sen t to the editor o f th e U n iversity
S o Pretezae,
horse w eighs o v e r 2.000 pounds he may gum in tw o q u a rts o f w a te r, boiling v o lcsn ic Island In the H- .is lo f
co w a rd ly w h en you think o f I t B esid es. R eview a t 102A, H en rietta street. Co-
“So yon w a n t to w ork?”
J
free ly ih e B e rin g ses. although it was
ven t G srden. London. T h e article was
1 w a s an xiou s to exp lain .
possibly sell fo r as m uch as $ t per down to th ree p ints, s tir r in g
“P
le
a
s
e
d
o
n
't
m
isu
n
d
ersta
n
d
m
e.
I
sig n * ! "C antab.” a pseudonym that my
w hile it is on th e fire. W hen cool annlv h o t from the actio n of the volcano
R esk l ro d s on.
pound,
a
n
d
from
1.800
to
2.000
pounds
* threw It u p ten d ay s ;u ,o r to t»* ■ I
T h e m an who had sh on ted flashed by fa th er often used, as he had the greatest d on ’t w a n t to w ork, but I'v e got to .”— for less, th e p rice ra p id ly declining. It lightly on the le a th e r.
great colum n of sm oke end steam 1 1
P h ila d elp h ia le d g e r
m e, tra v elin g a t an easy gallop. H e w a s ob jection to publicity.
1
.200
to
1.800
pound
horses
selling
at
M o w A b o a t It I
ued to rise over this new-born ■ _ t
A b ou t ten d ays after th e A ugust U ni­
d ressed In a neat green uniform and
W ith in th e A n ta rctic c ir c le th e re h a s from 10 to 30 c en ts p e r pound, though
The coreless apple
the northern end the land rises * ' Jj
versity appeared that being the number
oarrled a draw n revolver.
H as been born.
to 490 feet, and on the west to a
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w hich contained h is article— my father n ev er been found a flo w erin g p la n t In R Is con sid erab ly m ore th an any other
R esk l rode on.
of 700 feet.
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It was th e A rctic region th ere a r e 762 d ifferen t g ra d e o f sto ck on th e farm will bring
It w a s all over In a m om ent.
T h e received an a a a aym ou s letter.
For cobless corn?
surface w as still w arm and soft
If th e horse* a r e w ell bred.
s p e d e a e l flo w er*
atran gar cried an oth er w arning, to w h i c h my duty ta ep ea and sort h is corves pen
— New York Sun.
p lo re rs ascended to the summit.
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