Between Two fires
By ANTHONY MOPE
"A wis man will make mort opportunities
than b find." Francis Bacon.
CHAPTER XV. (Continued.)
Tbu fur th Kig-norina. I must beg to
rail special attention to tha cloning tint-
of ber narrative. Hut befor I relate
Itie very atariling occurrence to which
ali refers, we must return to the bar
rnrii, where, it will b remembered, nmt
-rs were in a raiiwr critical condition
When the officer saw their mesa room
auddi-nly filled with armed men, and
heard tha alarming order laatied by tha
Colonel, their attention waa effectual!;
diverted from me. They crowded togeth
er on on aide ot tha table, facing tha
Colonel and bia men on tha other. As-
aNfed by the two men aeut to my aid, I
seized the opportunity to puah my way
through them and -range myaelf by the
Ide of mr leader. After a moinent'a
pause the Colonel began :
"The hint thing we ahould dealre, gen
tlenien." be aalil, "la to resort to force.
I'.nt the time for explanation la ahort.
The people of Aureataland have at luat
linen agiinst the tyranny they have ao
long endured. Ceneral Wblttlngham haa
provd a traitor to the cause of freedom
be won bia position In the name of lib
erty; he haa used it to destroy liberty.
Thi voice of the people haa declared blm
waated ao hour breakfasting It'a erven
o'clock."
sloa. It H tru that oar polio art not
In tha habit of Imitating th President'
naked brutality by expressly adding
"alive or dead." but I am Informed that
the I sr. In caae of need, leavea the alter
native open to the eervanta of Justice. I
am not ahamed to confess that my spirit
were rather daahfxl by Oia nwi-, .
I'.riM.n h. and 1 could aee that the
Colonel bimsetf waa no less perturbed.
The wim nf Fleance eetued to Mac
beth to render hla whole portion unaafe.
and no one who knew fJeneral Wbitting
bam will doubt that be waa a more dan
geroua opponent than Fleance. We both
felt. In fact, aa aooo aa we i the white
aail of The Songstress bearing our enemy
C&C
I'WM
' e'''
fur. i.. - iaae
Time ent In killing I"" pe"t
out of our reach, that the revolution niust usually be et dn lUUh i bushel of
frr Psraslas'.
The Campbell system of dry fara
lug. which waa flrat tried In the seml
arid tortious uf North. Dakota and
about which much baa spieared In
newspajter ami magazine wit til n the
put year or two, la doing great thing
fur many portion of the Western
State, where with a rainfall of but
tea or twelve lucbe per auuutu bumper
crop of corn, wheat beeta anil other
crojta ran be grown. Tbla system of
crop culture la based ou the couservs
tiuu of practically all of the moisture
lu the null through a dust or aurfnee
mulch, and under It aa titjfh aa forty
corn to the acre have been
. uiiu aiong me tiu, ..... COUIH DfK jei ne regarwu w-7 mile lost Trom t, iii;rUCW - I . , K. , , , , .
entered the little room where w. had left I ,uht.j. ut th uncertainty of our ten- f l,1rov, ' " ' ? ' . l, and ; row,D Nort,, I."!"-. Cy bushels
the President. The aentrlea were atlll ur, of por dil no paralyse onr enee- .. . l"e ' jg f the ot w,"'rt lT acre 111 weatern Nebraska,
there, each seated in an armchair. Tbey , glea. oa ta0 contrary. w ddtertulncd to K IO the "t1"4' ct ,m. while helit r tiiau tweuty tona of tet-U
were not aalei-u, but looked a little Wllk, hay while llie auu ahone, and. if "l- lAvualoiially, ho" r . have been prod uceil In Colorado. Whllo
droway. Aureataland waa doomed to auccumb once pro ed ay at em of (nlitlvtlou g i tMp Illeth(Ml o( t.uiture baa little
-All rlghtr Mid the Colonel. mor, , the tyranny. I. for one. 'was rery of our Iwmt em-ml,, ,t the Mm. till . Mlue.n thi on of
ea. ellency," aaid one of them. cear tnat her temporary emancipation 1 hla la ooiiNpl,.,,,. tbe case In tne
"He la there In bed." might be turned to good account. method recently . JLcd by Trof. w,'t'r0 "bundant rainfall.
He went Into the inner room and began Aordlngly. on arriving again at the Forlie8t wf Ttroylnf the tretnen.loua Import In all
to undo the abutters, letting In the early Oolden House, we loat no time In Insti- ror territory where there It fertility In
to have forfeited hia high office. The I a trifle fragile."
sun. t passed through the half-opened
loo? and saw a peaceful figure lying In
the hed. whence proceeded a gentle snore.
uood nerve, hasn't be?" aald tbe Colo
nel.
Tea: but what a aueer nightcap," I
said, for the President's head waa awatb-
ed In white linen.
The Colonel strode quickly up to the
Ded.
"Pone !" ha cried. "It'a Johnny Carr !'
It waa true; there lay Johnny. II ii
excellency waa nowhere to be seen. The
Colonel shook Johnny roughly by the
arm. J he latter opeued hia eyea and aaid,
sleepily;
"Steady there! Kindly remember I'm
corn riwir KiimA
tuting a thorough Inquiry into ine state . .
of the public finances. Wa ransacked the , ' , "" """ " t
k. 1 . . k.. i ...,,i nr,h. ""J fl'''' Porn. The aninll brown ant
Ing! Waa It possible that the President ttwuta the Iouk god l rmMlbto
had carried off with bim all the treas- for carry lug It ai,,, the Held. Pro-
una lhar hail Iniinlred oilp patriotic ef- feNHor O riles f... thnt llV UHltlg a
fortaT The thought waa too horrible. Theldlxk harrow one tn tbree tltnea early
drawera or hia esc ritoire ana me eare tnai tlie iiir nir. u.r. ,, corn la tilant-
etood in bia library reveaiea nommg io ej froI1, Wl ,0 w , of the ant
aiMi imi a rfimtrinif naprv. a is-1 . i . .
V", - r t' - nnu -orn root He dentroyeu. ana
patched to tbe ministry of finance (whwe, rtr.
by the way, they did not find Ion Anto- , .nnciii i .-i -
nio or hia fair daughter), returned with t,,e w"n. Tbe peculiar rlrttiea
the discourairina- news that nothing was I tills remedy r. that It Is eimple.
visible but ledgers and bills. In deep effective and ctxid for the corn, alnee
dejection I threw myself Into bia excel- the Boil la thereby nut In a better state
lency a cnair who iu uuii-iui mmiwu oi cultivation.
tie sell, but au annual rainfall of leaa
than, twenty Inchea.
xopl have placed In my hand the aword
of venseance. Armed with thla mighty
amnion, I have appealed to the army.
1 he army hna proved true to Ita tradi
tions true to Ita character of tha pro
tector, not the oppressor, of the people.
Ontlemen, will you who lead the army
tulte your proer place?"
There waa no reply to thla moving ap
peal, lie advanced closer to them, and
went on :
"There Is no middle way. You are pat
riots or traitors friend of liberty or
friemU of tyranny. I stand here to offer
you either a traitor'a death, or, If you
will, life, honor and the eatWfaction of all
your just claims, po you mistrust the
people? I, as their representative, here
"fe hl-L.a Coo.
It hna leen proven by statistic that
the ralalug of chicken Is the greatest
industry In the fulted States. Of
that this pleasure seemed all I waa likely
to get out of the business. The Colonel
stood moodily with hi back to the fire
place, looking at me as If I were respon
sible for tbe state of things.
At this nnlnr In came the Slenorlna.
We areeted her gloomily, and ahe waa aa 01)11 rHe ls Includes
startled aa ourselvea at the newa or the meee who are in
t'roalilent'a esrsne: at the same time II this btlMlneaa nn
t . . I . .., t W .1 . . t I I " . I
ueutiy ; aam i ; aner an, ne a a eica thought I detected an undercurrent of re-1 large acale for prof
lier. Vinen, nowever. we weni on tout, and also those
oreag to ner in nnaenness oi me laou.
What'a thla plot? Where'a Whlttlng
ham?"
'Ah. It'a McOregor." aald Johnny with
a bland smile, "and Martin. How are you,
old fellow? Borne beast's bit me on the
head.
Where'a Whittlngham?" reiterated the
Colonel aavagely shaking Johnny's arm.
The Colonel dropped the arm, and
Johnny aaid sweetly:
"Quits, isn't It. Colonel r
The Colonel turned from blm, and said
to his men sternly :
"Have you had any hand In this?"
They protested vehemently that they
were aa astonished as we were; and ao
offer you every Just due the people owe they were, unless they acted consummate
ly. They denied that anyone had entered
the outer room or that any sound had
proceeded fromThe inner. They had kept
Wg.lant watch, and must have seen any
Intruder. Ilotb the men Inside were the
Colonel's personal servants, and he believ
ed in their honesty, but what of their
vigilance? Carr heard blm sternly ques
tioning them, and said
"Those chaps aren't to blame, Colonel.
I didn't come In that way. If you'll take
a look behind the bed you II aee another
door. They brought me In there. I waa
rather queer and only half knew what
was up.
Wa looked and saw a door where be
you debts which had long been paid but
for the greed of that great traitor.
As he said this he took from hia men
some bags of money, and threw them an
the table wlih a loud chink.
Major IM'hnir glanced at the hags, and
g:nnced at hia comrades, ami said:
"In the cause of lilierty, heaven forbid
we should be behind! Iown with the
tyrant !"
And all the park yelped In chorus!
"Then, gentlemen, to the head of your
men. nil J tbe Colonel, and going to the
window, he cried to the throng :
"Men, your noble officers are with us."
A cheer answered him. I wiped my
forehead, and aald to myself, "That'e well
over."
aba atopped na at once.
'Oh, you atupld men, yon haven t look
ed In the right place. I suppose you ex
pected to find It laid out for you on tbe
dining room table. Come with me.
We followed her Into the room where
Carr lay.' He was awake, and the Sig-
norina went and asked bim Low he was.
Then she continued:
"We shall have to disturb you lor a
few minutes, Mr. Carr." -
(To be continued.)
L
CllirKEX COOP.
HERO OF PHILIPPINE WAR.
t'aptala Bachelor's Ksplolt Nevee
Itecelvrd Deserved Credit.
It was Just six years aifo to-day,"
said Dr. Joseph Milton Heller, late
major and surgeon, U. S. V., "that the
lamented Captain Joseph It. Rnchelor,
U. S. A., coiiiiiiaiiclliijf a battalion of the
24th Infantry, completed what la geu-
aaid. Pushing the bed aside, we opened "ally conceded to be the most remark
It, and found ourselvea on the bark stair- aide and hazardous;' exiedltIon v that
CHAPTER XVI.
I will not weary the reader with our
further proceedings. Suffice to say we
marshaled our host and marched down to
the Piazza. The newa had spread by
now, and In the dimly breaking morning I hour In bis clothes.
light we saw the Square full of peopi
men, women and children. Aa we march
ed in there was a cheer, not very hearty
a cheer propitiatory, for they did not
know what we meant to do. The Colonel
made them a brief speech, promising
peace, security, liberty, plenty and all
the goods of heaven. In a few stern
word he cautioned them against "treach
ery," and announced that any rebellion
agnlnst the Provisional government would
meet with awlft punishment. Then he
posted hia army in companies, to keep
watch till all waa quiet. And at last he
aald:
"Now. Martin, come back to the Oolden
House, and let'a put that fellow in a aafe
place."
"Yes," aald I, 'and have a look for the
money." For really in the excitement It
seemed as if there waa a danger of the
most important thing of all being for
gotten. The dawn was now far advanced, and
as we left the Piazza, we could aee the
(Solden House at the other end ot the
avenue. All looked quiet, and the aen
trlea were pacing to ami fro. Drawing
nearer, we saw two or three of the Presi
dent's servants busied about their ordi
nary tasks. One woman was already re
moving Johnny Carr's life-blood with a
mop and a pail of water; and a carpenter
was at work repairing the front door.
Standing by it was a doctor's brougham.
"Come to see Carr, I eupioe." said I.
Leaving our horses to the care of the
men who were with us, we entered the
house. Just Inside we met the doctor him
self. He was a shrewd little fellow, nam
ed Anderson, generally popular, and, al
though a personal friend of the Presi
dent's, not opeuly idvntiUed with either
political party.
"I have a request to make to yon, sir"
lie said to Mcttregor. 'about Mr. Carr."
"Well. Is he dead?" said the Colonel
"If be Is, he's got himself to thank for
It."
Th doctor wisely declined to discuss
this question, and confined himself to
stating that he was not dead. On the
contrary he waa going on nicely.
"But" he went on. "quiet la essential,
and 1 want to take bim to my houae, out
i ine racaei. .o doubt It la
jult here now, but "
The Colonel Interrupted :
"Will be give hia parol not to -
caper
"My dear air." aald th doctor, "th
man couldn't move to ear hla life and
ne a asieep now.
"Ton must wake him op to more him, I
suppose." aald th Colonel. n..t
may take him. Let me know when he'a
well enough to see m. Meanwhile. I hold
you responsible ror bis good behavior "
"Certainly." aald the doctor. "I sm
content to be responsible for Mr. Carr"
111 ,l.kl, ... LI . .. '
...... , ... una mun gei out. o
for Whittlngham!"
"Hadn't w better get th money flratT
aia i.
I must nv a bit of food. I'v tasted
coining ror twelve hours.
On of th eervanta, hearing him. as 1,1
"Breakfast can be served In a moment,
air." And he ushered us Into the large
uining room, wner we eoon had an ex
eelleut meal. When w had got through
most or it, i orose the silence br askinr
i "What ar you going to do with him?"
"I should lik to ehoot him," aaid th
Colonel.
"On what charge?"
"Treachery," b replied. "
"That would hardly do, would It?"
"Weil, then, embezzlement of public
tun.i.-
W had a little talk about the Tresl
dent's destiny, and I tried to persuade
the Colonel to milder measures. In fact,
I waa determined to prevent auch a mur
der If I could without ruin to myself.
"Well, w'H consider It whet w'v seen
him," aald Lb Colonel, rising. "W'v
case or the premises. Clearly the Presi
dent had noiselessly opened thla door and
got out. Itut how had Carr got in with
out noise? The sentry cam up, saying:
Every five minutes, air, 1 looked and
saw him on the bed. He lay for the first
Th next look, he
pretty
waa undressed. It struck me he'd been
pretty quick and quiet about It, but I
thought no more.
"Impend on it, th dressed man waa th
President, the undressed man Carr!
When waa that?"
"About half-past two, sir; Just after
the doctor came."
"The doctor!" we cried.
"Yes, air; Dr. Anderson."
"You never told me he had been her."
"He never went Into the Preaident'e
Into General Whlttingham'a room, air;
but he came In here for five minutes, to
get some water, and etood talking with ua
for a time. Half an hour after be cam
in for aom more."
We began to aee how It wa done. That
wretched little doctor waa in the plot.
Somehow or other he had communicated
with the President; probably he knew of
th door. Then. I fancied, they must
have worked something In thi way. Th
doctor comes In' to distract the sentries,
while his excellency moves the bed. Find
ing that they took a look every five min
utes, he told the President. Then he
went and got Johnny Carr ready. He
turning, he takes the President' place
on the bed. and In that character under
goes an Inspection. The moment thla la
over he leaps up and goea out. Between
them they bring' In Carr, put him Into
bed, and slip out through the narrow
space of open door behind the bedstead.
When all was done, the doctor had com
back to see If any ausplcion had been
aroused.
"I hav It now!" cried th Colonel,
"That doctor's done u both. Ha couldn't
get Whlttinghara out of the house with
out leave, so he' taken him aa Carr!
Swindled me Into giving my leave. Ah,
look out If we meet, Mr. Doctor!"
We rushed out of the house and found
this conjecture waa true. Th man who
purported to he Carr had been carried
out, enveloped in blankets. Just aa we aat
down to breakfast; the doctor had put
him Into th carriage, followed himself,
and driven rapidly away.
"Which way did they go?"
"Toward th harbor, air," th aentry re
plied. Th harbor could b reached In twenty
minutes' fast driving. Without a word
th Colonel sprang on hi horse; I m.
tated him, and w galloped as hard aa
w could, everyone making way befor our
furlou charge. Ala ! w were too late.
Aa w draw rein on th quay ws saw,
half a mile out to aea, and sailing before
a atlff breeze, Johnny Carr's little yacht,
with th Aureataland flag floating defi
antly at her mast-head.
W gaaed at It blankly, with never a
word to aay. and turned our horses' heads.
Our attention waa attracted by a email
group of men standing round th storm
signal post. Aa w rod op. they hastily
scattered, and we saw pinned to th poet
a aheet of not paper. Theron waa writ
ten In a well known hand :
"I. Marcua W. Whittlngham. Presl
dent of th. Republic of Aureataland.
herehy offer a reward of fiv thousand dol
lars and a free pardon to any person or
persons assisting In the capture, dead or
alive, of George McGregor (late Colonel
n the Aureataland army) and John Mar
tin. bank manager, and I do further pro
claim the aald George McGregor and John
Martin to h traitor, and rebcle against
th Republic, and do pronounce their live,
forfeited. Which sentence let every loyal
citizen observe at his peril.
"MARCTS W. WHITTINGHAM.
, ., "President,"
Truly hla waa pleasant I
CHAPTER XVII.
To habit of reading having penetrat
ed, aa we a r told, to all classes ot th
community, I am not without hop that
om who peruse thla ehronlrl will b
able, from personal experience, to under
stand the feelings of a man when h first
find a reward offered tor aia apprha-
took place during the Philippine Insur
rection and one of which, by a combi
nation of unfortunate circumstances,
the American people know little or
nothing.
"Captain Bachelor, a North Carolin
ian and a hero If ever oue lived, with
Sort colored troopers, a brave and splen
dldly disciplined little band, marched
and fought their way over a distance
of 310 miles In one month. The route
was over roads so difficult as to be
almost impassable. They did hot real
ly deserve the name of mads, but were
rather trails:, through which our men
ploded sinking up to their knees In
mud. The exiedltIon was chasing that
wily scamp, the famed Agulnaldo,
through the northern and central por
tions of Luzon toward the China Sea,
"I never saw men show truer courage
than Bachelor's men did on this memor
able march. With cheerful spirit they
bore fatigues, scant rations and tat
tered clothes (many without shoes),
every man displaying the gallantry of
their noble leader, pushing Into an un
known country, with no definite Idea of
the force they might have to oppose.
In brief, this band of 330, Insufficiently
clothed, marched without guides Into a
strange region, through chilling nights
and sweltering days, made 12.1 deep
fords, crossed precipitous mountains
where the dally average of ascent and
descent was not less than 8.0(10 feet;
ferried twice and once forced a pass
age over nn unfordnble stream ; lived
three weeks on unaccuwtoined and In
sufficient food ; twice drove the enemy
from strong itosltlona; killed, wounded
and captured many natives; turned
over to the United States In one month
three , provinces, liberated more than
K) prisoners; forced the surrender of
the general commanding all the Insnr
recto forces In Ita front and made the
people of these three rich provinces In
Luzon enthusiastic advocates of Amer
ican aupretnacy.
"Xo other single command In the
Philippines ever went through auch
hardships or accomplished so much as
these negro soldiers of Bachelor and
no officer ever received so little credit
The untimely death of the great and
glorlou Lawton, who rerbally ordered
Bachelor to strike Into tbe mountains
and look for Agulnaldo, live off the
country and puah for all yoa are
worth and who waa personally cog
nltant of how well his order had been
obeyed, robbed the command and Bach
elor of the credit and fame ao grandlT
won. General Lawton was killed be
fore be could make out bis report and
Bachelor died of cholera In the Philip
Pines, going to bis grave without re
ward or recognition for one of the
brret expedition In modern times."
ar Wmaau
"The typewriter! we bare now.
said Merchant, "can rattle things off
the machine as fast as a fellow can
-Do yotj mean to aay she can take
down remarks aa fast as any on can
make theni?"
talk. She nt do It a. fll,t M
cn ta1k."-rhlladelphla Press.
George !"
"Yes, darling."
"Don't you think that the best fmlts
of romance ar. th . . ,rH,t"
...t.i I """ng aar and
who probably keep
a half dozen fowl
In the back yard.
Nevertheless, w hct li
er for business or
pleasure, chicken
ralslug 1 an Inter
esting pastime that
apjieal to every
body. It Is claimed that chickens
should have as much care as a buuiun
being to Insure the best results, and
modern methods certainly tend lu that
direction. The chkkea coop shown here
Is n good example. It I simple, effi
cient and durable. M shown here It Is
rectangular In form, being made of
sheet metal. The top and sides are
bent to shape, with flanges at the bot
tom which connect with the flooring.
At each side are supports which hold
the coop slightly above the ground.
tending to keep tbe coop moisture
proof and preventing rain or other
water from entering. At each end are
perforated doors, which are very easi
ly held In position. At the bottom of
each door Is an extension, through
which passes a rod. the latter extend
ing through the top of the coop and
also into the ground, preventing the
coop from lielng ditlred. In this way
the fowl are rendered safe against tbe
attacks of animal.
Wladfall Apples.
What to do with the windfall apples
la a protleiu tliut give the owuer of
every large on-hard considerable con
cern the time for picking apples up
prouches. Where one Is provided with
aa fvup rator or I so fixed that he
can convert this defective fruit Into
vinegar, the problem Is comparatively
simple. But where neither method of
disposing of this product of the orchard
Is Kllile It Is a question wh.1t Is the
best thing to do. An effective method
of disposing of such apples ,and one
which gives a certalu return Is to turn
droves of hogs or sheep Into tbe or
chard periodically and allow them to
clean them up. This uot only disposes
of the apples, but the worms as well,
a such apple are usually wormy. In
any case It Is best to remove the wind
falls from beneath the trees, and If
4 hey cannot be disposed of In any of
the method suggested It 1 best to put
them on the plow land wltb tbe manure
aud turn them under.
Farmer aad I'oaltrjr Kaaelers.
1 he farmer has a real grievance
ngulust the poultry fancier, lu that he
has done all of hi crossing and In
breeding of fathers, daughters, uncles
and aunts without any regard to prac
tlcal utility, says Farming, whether the
lieiw from which be bus been breeding
were producing sixty eggs a year or
200 made no difference. His whole
aim has been to breed out a foul flight
feather or two, or to create a better
conih, cr eyes of a better tint at a
sacrifice of everything else. The result
Is Unit when a farmer goes Into the
market to buy thoroughbreds with his
money In bis tucket reudy aud willing
to my for the best stock, be not only
often pays for qualities be does
not need, but actually pays
a premium for something that
hns been obtained at a sacrifice
of the very qualities which lie does
need. There are a few men, however,
raising thoroughbred stock that Is
"bred to lay," or to meet certain market
demands, and those are the men that
should be patronized.
Uncle Sara does not pay princely
salaries to bit army of clerks In Wash
ington, but be has the merit of keep
ing those In service who demonstrate
their ability aud trustworthiness. No
man who accept a clerkship !n any
a iiib ueparnncuts ai the psii'ts! enn
hope to U-come rich, but If be behave
himself and gives reasonable attention
to the work be Is assured of employ
n lent for about as long aa he care to
work. Tbe man who has been longest
In Uncle Sam's employ Is James F.
Hobbs, oue of the disbursing clerk
For more than fifty-three years be ba
come and gone In tbe regulnr routine
of bis work for the government. During
nis half-century of service for the gov
eminent be. bus paid out orer 200,
000,000, and there Is not one scratch
against blm showing an error of
single penny. There are several other
clerks who have worked half a century
and a large number who have been In
the service for more than forty years.
Backed by the Navy Department,
Fred J. Ilueuzle, a chief yoemau In the
United States Navy, has begun suit
for $.j0 damage against the .New
port Amusement Association, which
conducts the Seavlcw Dancing pavilion,
because be was excluded from the
place of amusement on account of bis
sailor's uulforui. Itecovery of the sum
paid for the ticket and $300 for the
anuoyance, mortification. Indignity and
humiliation are demanded. This Is the
first civil action ever taken to estab
lish the rights of United States sailors
to apixtar at social entertainments In
uniform. It Is understood tliut the
Navy Department Is paying the legal
fees In order to establish a precedent
Fining of employes as a pieans of
enforcing discipline In the postal ser
vice, a system that has been lu opera
tlou for many years, Is to be abolished.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Hitchcock, who has Jurisdiction of all
postolllce employes, baa reached the
conclusion thut It Is detrimental rather
than belpfuL He proposes to estab
lish a uniform system of efficiency rec
ord. To thut end he ba started As
sistant Suierlutendent John A. Holmes
of bis bureau on a tour of Inspection
of the largest poKtoffice of the United
States. Dr. Holmes will confer with
postmasters and their assistants re
garding the change.
TORY OF THE CORN COB.
Ia4asrr la Mlsaaarl Tklrlr
Years Age Assist Oatpal.
Practically all of the corncob pipe
used In the world are made in Missou
ri, declares tbe Kansaa City Star. The
annual production of more than 2,),
UK) pounds means approximately 21,.
Maj.OUO pljies. The material used la
tbelr making Is specially grown on
thousand of acres of Missouri land.
Many smokers In England, Germany
and other European countries use the
"Missouri meerschaum.''
Tbe corncob pipe Is essentially a
Missouri product. In Ita present form.
Improved from the crude object whit
tled out by the casual farm baud since
corn cobs were discovered, waa the In
vention of a Missourlan. Here It first
attained the Importance of an article
of commerce.
Thirty years ago there lived In
Washington, Mo., a village twenty
miles from St Louis, a German cob
bier, keysmlth, clock repairer and all.
round tinker, Henry Tlbbe by name.
This workman owned a small lathe
operated by a treadle, on which be
made odd and Ingenious object. One
day, while watching the laborious
manufacture of a cob pipe, shated and
hollowed out with a Jackknlfe, It oc
curred to Tlbbe that be could make
much better pipes on bis lathe. II
tried the experiment and a little later
was turning out the now famous "Mis
souri meerschaums" by thousands.
Tbe simple exjiedleut of turning
plpea on a lathe was uot tbe end of
Tlbbe'a Improvements. He realized
that the very porous quality that made
cob pipes sweet to tbe smoker tended
to make them shortlived. Many cob
were so porous that air passed through
the sides, hastening combustion of the
pipes as well as of tbe tobacco, Tlbbe
tried closing the pores with glue, putty
and other substances until be chanced
uion plaster of parts, which worked
admirably. Then be patented tbe per
fected "meerschaum."
Aa there had never been any whole-
sale demand for corn cobs, the newly
established p!je factory soon exhaust.
ed the available supply, and the manu
facture of pljes came to a atanastllL
Believing the Industry would grow raj
Idly If be could procure the right sort
of material the inventor determined to
search the country over for It The
quality of cobs In tbe vicinity of tbe
plle factory bad uot been satisfactory,
a agricultural experiments bad been
toward Increasing the size of the grain
and diminishing the size of tbe cob.
Tlbbe wanted large cobs. He bad no
Interest In the grain.
In bis efforts to find the most satis
factory material the Inventor made a
tour of the Southern States, finally re
turning borne In triumph. He had dis
covered a grade of corn, despised by
Intelligent farmers, that "ran" to cob
beep Ike Market Demaads.
S.ijs a Western writer on sheep;
The market calls fur ibeep with a da-1:
face and leg and a close fieeec Is at
cdvautage. There never ha been a
time when a fair pre fit could not t e
obtained from tbe keeping of 8ucci.
Tuere are In the world to-day 00.000.0; W these half-dead trees.
tewea sheep than twelve year nnd
the consumption of mutton and wool Is
rapidly Increasing, hence It Is safe to
conclude that sheep to the farmer Is a
safe proposition. Do not start on a
urge scale; begin low and work up.
Tare of Orchards Fays.
Fruit growers about Saugatuck,
Mich., have been busy trimming their
upple trees, says Country Gentleman.
Ten years ago tbey were thinking of
cutting them down and setting out
peach trees. To-day every balf-deud
tree Is trimmed, and If there Is not
enough manure, fertilizer Is bought for
Six years ngo
one of Saugatuck's young farmers mar
ried a Chicago girl who used to spend
her vacation there. She loved country
life, and was a subscriber to agricul
tural magazines. Her husband's or
chard was Just like the rest, untrlmmed
The Western farmer does not like to do I and bad never been sprayed. She made
this, and you are no exception. Tou him buy manure, trim the trees, plow
have never plauted the apple because and spray. Two years ago be began
you did not expect to stay to eat the to hire his neighbor's orchards. Last
fruit You must rush on and do big I year be was the only one who had ap-
thlugs. . Do you not know that In the pies to sell, and cleared $2,000,
animal as well at the vegetable world
rapid growth mean rapid decay? Plant
tlilf live stock business and then give
It time to strike Its roots deep down,
and after It Is fairly rooted allow the
top io grow,
Parkfsa Annlea.
In packing apple, for market first as
sort them, so that tlu-v will run unl
form In size and quality. Pack In sound.
clean barrels barrels with flat hoops
preferred. Turn the upier head down,
take out tlie lower bead and place a
large aheet of white paper next the
head, then pack tbe first layer of apple
with the stem ends ujsm the bead.
Raatlaar Crab Graae with Clover.
Crab grass Is like tbe dog In tbe
manger, it kins out every other stem
ot green grass and then turns brown
Itself. It. makes a coarse and ugly
cover In the lawn aud the Individual
who attempts to eradicate It by dig
ging and cultivation may bo entirely
without a lawn for two or three years,
If anything can get the best of crab
grass in a ruir contest, it is wnite
clover. In a number of lawn In Wash
Ington and elsewhere white clover has
furnished the means for a final vic
tory over crab grass. The white clov
er gradually Invades tbe area of crab
From a dray In the service of the',. ,tJl ,,,,. a nrv.11PO,, -
i.MJicu emirs DiJuireiiiiury lu .tnv iiirn
City a bag containing fifty dollars In
nickels fell to the street and tbe coin
scattered In every direction. The crowd
crajuhled for the coins. An officer of
th bridal palrrBaltl
more American,
no Matbr-la-Le
Rlngleton-Ro yon don't be'llev In a
Wedderly-I should aay not! That's
way I married aa orphan.
Pack the second tier, but reverse the replacing the latter with a cloe,
apples; then fill the smiles without r1"1""
bruising the fruit Shake down thor- vmbt War to uet Hia of ataaspa,
oughly and fill so full that the bead I A method of getting rid of tumps
must be pressed la -ith a lever or bar- which haa been highly recommended
rel press; then fasten the bead, turn and which, to be effective, should be
the barrel over and mark plainly the done now, la aa follows: Bore a bole
name of the variety contained. Extra 0ne or two Inchea In .diameter and
care and labor In packing enhance tbe I about eighteen Inches deep Into th
vaiue wnen selling. I center of tne stump. Then put Into
tbla bole one or two ounces of salt
0pw re4 Farm. rwter. Fill tbe bole with water and
Tbe Massachusetts Stat crop report I niu it nn. In tbe sprint take out
Kmtalna an article by Prof. F. S. Cooley I tn- plug, pour In about one-half gal-
vui aune Affecting too ruui kerosene on ana iignt it The
or jjairying." On th subject of feed- atumo will smolder away to tbe very
lng dairy cattle tbe profeeeor urge extremities of tbe roots, leaving nota-
mai reeaa be produced on the farm ae DUt th ashes. Fanning.
far aa possible. Usually the bet prac
tice Is to purchase only feeds rich In
protein and raise tb coarse fodders
on tbe farm. Cow fed on starvation
rations yield no profit nJ tho 0Tr"
fed wltb expensive feed ke''t
at a loss. The point of highest profit
in feed must be determined by experi
ment and calculation. nJ "d" w,tn
the locality and clrcomstsn0 ' tb
feeder.
laaproTlaar th HerA.
Select as far aa possible females
which conform to tbe standard of ex
cellence of tbe breed. If this Is accom
plished It will Insure a ailformlty In
type that Is highly desirable. If In ad
dition to this It Is possible to select
rows and belfers that are similarly
bred tbey will be more likely to pro
duce uniformity In tbelr offspring.
Car of Marklaery.
Thousands of dollars' worth of farm
machinery Is now being shipped into
the country that will never again be
Haaao-Maa Keroaea Bell".
The amateur can mk this very eas
ily: Tsk of hard soap balf s pound
and dlsanlva In - linn nf boiling
water: then a.M " rsllons of kero- protected from the weather.
ene and churn thornncbly for ten mln- This exposure means sn appalling
utea. The efficiency 0f tbe preparation financial loss io me rarmers, since It re
depend nnon tnJLH mixing. This duces fully one-half the period of use-
stock mwn.- i. .,:...t fonr times fulness of sn Intricate machine.
for set. . . . .ime for lice. When buying your new Implements.
The stronger dilution will 0M Vnml1 TrltA S'MZ" T"1 proT,d
f alVon of kerosene to sl " of them shelter and the bert of care. M.k,
water. Where the water Is very naro, ..--"- -"-"'"a wiors
o one gallon of sonr milk to two gal- you purchase. Summer rains are as de
Ion at v " ' structlve as winter snows.
the Treasury Department and a police
man explained that the money belonged
to the government and requested that
It be given back. The reiqionse waa
Immediate. Every one of tbe thousand
coins waa returned. There Is no reason
to suppose that this crowd bad been
siieclally chosen by fate to represent the
American people.
:
Who owns the champion egg layer of
all bens? This question is raised by
tbe Agricultural Department through
the ti'iiijMjrary awarding of the prize to
a fowl possessed by a worthy citizen of
Alexandria, Va. The award Is sub
ject to revision and later returns may
deprive the proud Alexandrian of bis
luurels. Tbe Virginia champion has
since Oct 6, 1003, 201 eggs to her
credit and before tbe close of tbe year
will cross the 30 mark. Exclusive of
the moulting season tbe ben has laid
an egg every twenty-Are hours.
Bodies of the pauper dead In tbe Dl
trlct of Columbia are not to be burled
In the potter's field, but are to be cre
mated, for Congress has appropriated
$15,000 for building a suitable crema
tory. Objection to cremation is neara
less frequently than It was a genera
tlon ago, possibly because the people
have begun to understand that Inciner
ation Is only a quickening of the nat
ural process that goes on In the
ground.
I. ;
Preparation for war Is an expensive
process. The United States gunboat
Bancroft hns Just been consigned to
the scrap-heap after but thirteen years
of service; and tbe battleship Texas
and the cruiser Philadelphia both
comparatively recent vessels have
been withdrawn from active duty.
Within a short time thirty British war
vessel have been sold for a sum tbe
sggregate of which was less than th
cost of th smallest of the vessels sold.
i :-
Genera (orders Issued oy tbe War
Department fix tbe enlisted strength of
tbe army at 62,513 men. There are 18,
169 In tbe artillery corps, 24,480 men
In tbe thirty regiment of Infantry,
1,282 In tbe three battalions of engi
neers and 4,4 1 8 In staff departments,
Tbe Department of Commerce and
Labor finds that tbe value of raw cot
ton exported In tbe last fiscal year, for
tbe first time, passed tbe $400,000,000
mark, exceeding by far tbe value of any
other article of merchandise sent out of
tbe country. Exports, of breadstuff
reached $180,000,000, provisions $211,.
000.000, and those of Iron and steel
liefiooo.ooo. Europe la the principal
customer for our raw cotton and China
for tbe manufactured product
Jame J. III1L president of rh Great
Northern ystem, now on th Pcifie coast
on a tour of Inspection, appeared befor
th corporation committee of th City
Council of Seattle and protested against
th rout which had been selected by tb
Union Pacific railroad for It proposed
entrance into that city. He aaid ther
wa traffic enough for all, bat that th
root elected wa objectionable to th In
terests represented by him.
A Civil Wr veteran who sari h mar.
rled Casal Chadwick la 112 char gee bar
with being a bigamist. Those who hav
a htr will think It hardly possible,
quantity of ecd, made contract with
farmers to plant It and at the end of
the following season bad ample mate
rial from the .Mississippi and Arkansas
wamp, also for use In the factory.
The stems for tbe pipes, made of
reeds were easily procurable. They
grew rank over thousands of acres ot
waste land.
Protected by his patent Tlbbe and
one or two associates enjoyed for sev
enteen years a monopoly In the manu
facture of cob pipes. In that time the
Industry grew rapidly and netted the
owners substantial fortunes. The orig
inal design for the pljx-s was elabor
ated upon, and there were added many
fancy shapes. Including cigar and ci
garette bolder.
With tbe expiration of the patent
right competition sprang up In the lit
tle town of Washington. There are fire
factories there now, all prospering
through the ever growing demand for
tbe homely cob.
The merits of the "Missouri meer
schaum" are now universally appre
ciated, and all sorts and conditions of
people enjoy Its soothing companion
ship. Even the bard-headed Briton,
wedded to bis stocky briar, has come to
enjoy a smoke from tbe American corn
field product
ST0RIE8 OF PROMPTERS.
Ose Who Waraea Aealast tho VII
llso Asotker Waa llaaler.
The ex-prompter of the. Comedle
Francalse baa committed suicide. The
poor man had been an Inmate of Salnte
Anne's lunatic asylum for some time.
At 8:30 o'clock each evening he fancied
he beard the three traditional knocks
which. In a French theater, herald the
going up of tbe curtain, says the Pall
Mall Gazette. He would become very
excited and declare that the company
wa waiting for him. "What will M.
Mounet-Sully say?" he would exclaim.
Stories are told of other prompters.
There wa one good man In a suburban
theater whoa own private troubles
were revived every time tbe Innocent
heroin waa carried off by the vllllaa
of tbe piece, "Ah, tbe scoundrel !" be
would shout from hi box, "can tbey
not see what be Is doing?" He would
give audible warnings to tbe husband
to keep bis wife clesr from all Intrigues
against ner fidelity. These remarks
nr text" were a little embarrassing
to tbe actors and actresses upon the
stage, who were never quite certain
which belonged to tbe bok and which)
waa tbe Invention of the "souffleur."
Another member of this bumble nro
fesston was a great nlmrod. Ills days
were spent In snooting. On many oc-
caalons be arrived at tbe theater with
bis bag of partridges and ground game.
in an evil moment he brought also bis
retriever. The animal crouched quiet
ly enough at bl feet In the little bo
below the stage until be wa agitated
by the behavior of the hero and com
menced to bark furiously. It waa
pointed out to the dog owner that he
was paid to prompt and not to bark
and tbe spaniel came no more to the
theater.
Kelt rosier.
Nervous Tssaenger (during thunder
storm) Ain't It dangerous to be on a
street car when It's lightning so?
Calm Fassenger Not at all. Ton
see, tbe motorman Is a non-conductor.
And then the nervous one felt easier.
Toledo Blade.
The more some peoole "kick" fo
tbelr rights, the fewer tbey jet,