TRUM PET CALLS.
C ost f t
C H A P T E R IV . .
A fter the incidents above recorded,
things' went on quietly enough for some
tloa and probity depend on results, not
on methods. Vour directors have a pre­
judice against me and my government.
That prejudices you. with your superior
opportunities for judgment, cannot share.
You will serve your employers best by
doing for them what they haven’t the
sense and courage to do for themselves.
I propose that you should assume the re­
sponsibility of lending me this money. The
transaction will redound to the profit of
the bank, It shall also,” he added, slow­
ly, "redound to yojtr profit.”
I began to see my way. But there were
difficulties.,
“ What am I to tell the directors?” I
asked.
“ You will make the uanal return of
investments and debts outstanding— inort-
f gages— loans on approved security— but
you know better than I do.”
“ False returns, your excellency means?”
“ They will no doubt be formally inac­
curate,” the President admitted.
“ What if they ask for proofs?” said I.
“ Sufficient unto tbe day,” said the
President.
“ Yon have rather surprised me. sir,” I
said, “ but I am most anxious to oblige
you. and. to forward the welfare o f Au-
reataland. There are, however, two points
which occur to me. First, how am I to
^ be insured against not getting my inter­
est? That I must have.”
“ Quite so,” he interrupted. “ And the
second point I can anticipate.
It Is,
what token of my gratitude for your time­
ly assistance can I prevail on you to ac­
cept?”
“ Your excellency's knowledge o f human
nature is surprising.”
“ Kindly give me your attention, Mr.
Martin, and I will try to satisfy both
your very reasonable requirements. You
have $300,000; those you will hand over
to me, receiving in return government 0
per cent bonds for that amount. I ’ will
then hand back to you $65,000; $45,000
you will retain aw security for your in­
terest ; in the event of any failure on the
part of Aureataland to meet her obliga­
tions honorably, you will pay the inter­
est on the whole $300,000 out o f that
sum. That secures you for more than
two years against absolute failure of in-
' terest, which in reality you need not fear.
T ill the money is wanted, you will have
the use of it. The remaining $20,000 I
shall beg of you to accept as your com­
mission, or rather as a token of my es­
teem.
$20,000 absolutely— $45,000 as
long as the Aureataland pays interest!
You must admit I deal with you as one
gentleman with another, Mr. Martin. In
the result, year directors get their inter­
est. I get my loan, you get your bonus.
W e are all benefited, no one is h u rt! All
this is effected at the cost of a harmless
stratagem.”
1 was full of admiration. The scheme
was very neat, and, as far as the Presi­
dent and myself were concerned, he had
been no more than just in pointing out
Its advantages. As for the directors, they
would probably get their interest; any­
how, they would get it for two years.
There was risk, of course; a demand for
evidence of my alleged investments or a
sudden order to realise a heavy sum at
short notice would bring the house about
my ears. But I did not anticipate this.
“ Well, Mr. Martin,” said the President,
"do you agree?"
I still hesitated. The President rose
and put his hand on my shoulder.
“ Better say yes. I might take it, you
know, and «ause you to disappear— be­
lieve me, with reluctance, Mr. Martin. It
is true I shouldn’ t like this course. It
would perhaps make my position here un­
tenable. But not having the money would
certainly make it untenable.”
, I saw the force of this argument, and
gaid:
“ I can refuse yonr excellency nothing.”
“ Then take your hat and come along
to the bank,” said he.
This was sharp work.
“ Your excellency does not mean*to take
the money now— to-night?” I exclaimed.
“ Not to take, Mr. Martin— to receive it
from you. We have made our bargain.
What is the objection to carrying it out
promptly?”
“ But I must have the bonds. They
must be prepared, sir.”
“ They are here,” be said, taking a
bohole from the drawer of a writing ta­
ble. “ $300,000 0 per cent stock, signed
by myself, and countersigned by Don An­
tonio. Take your hat and come along.’
1 did as 1 was bid.
C H A PTE R III.
It was a beautiful moonlight night,
and Whittingham was looking her best as
we made our way along the avenue lead­
ing to the Piazza 1871. The President
walked briskly, silent but serene; I fol­
lowed, the trouble in my mind reflected
in a somewhat hang-dog air, and I was
much comforted when the President broke
the stillness of the night by saying:
“ You have set your foot on the first
rung of the ladder that leads to fame and
wealth, Mr. Martin.”
I was rather afraid I had set It on the
first rung of the ladder that leads to the
gallows. But there the foot was; what
the ladder turned out to be was in the
bands of the gods; so I threw off care,
and as we entered the Piazza I pointed
to the statue, and said:
“ Behold my inspiring example, your ex­
cellency !”
“ Exactly,” he replied, ‘ I make the moot
o f my opportunities.”
I knew he regarded me as one of his
opportunities, and was making the most
o f me. This is sot a pleasant point o f
view to regard one’s self from, so I
changed the subject, and said:
“ Shall we call for Doa Antonio?”
“ Why?”
“ W eil, as he’s minister of finance, I
thought perhaps his pms so os would ms
the matter more regular.”
* I f the presence of the President,” aald
that official, “ can’t make a matter regular,
l don’t know what can. Let him sleep on.
Isn’ t his signature on the bonds enough?”
What could I do? I made one more
weak objection :
“ What shall we tell Jones?”
“ What shall we tell Jones?” he echoed.
“ Reslly, Mr.' Martin, you must use your
diacretion as to what you tell your em­
ployee. You can hardly expect me to tell
Jones anything, beyond that it’s a fine
morning.”
We had now reached the bank, which
stood in Liberty street, a turning out of
the Piasxa. I took out my key, unlocked
the door, and we entered together. We
passed into my inner sanctum, where the
safe stood.
“ What's It in?” asked the President.
“ United States bonds, and bills on
New York and London.” I replied.
"Good,” said be. “ Let me look.”
1 'unlocked the safe and took out the
securities. He examined them carefully,
placing each after due scrutiny In a small
handbag, in which he had brought down
the bonds 1 was to receive. I stood by,
holding a shaded candle. At this mo­
ment a voice cried from the door;
“ I f you move yoolre dead men !”
I started and looked up. The Presi­
dent looked up without starting. There
was dear old Jones, descending from his
upper chamber, where he and Mrs. Jones
resided. He was dad only in hia night­
shirt, and was leveling a formidable gun
full at the august head of bis excellency.
“ Ah. Mr. Jones,” said the latter, “ it’a
fine morning.”
“ The President!” cried Jones; “ and
Mr. M artin ! Why, what on earth, gen­
tlemen----- ?”
The President gently waved one hand
toward me, aa if to say, “ Mr. Martin will
explain,” and went on placing his securi­
ties in the bag. In the face of this crisis
my hesitation left me.
"M t. Martin received a cable from Eu­
rope. Jones,” said the President, “ in­
structing him to advance a sum of money
to me.”
“ Cable?” said Jones. “ Where is it?”
“ W e must have left it at the Golden
House. I saw it was on the table just
before we started.
Though I presume
Mr. Jones has no right------?”
'None at all,” I said briskly. ,
‘ Yet, as a mattes of concession, Mr.
Martin will no doubt show it to him to­
morrow?”
’ Strictly as a matter of concession per­
haps I will, though I am bound to say
that I am surprised at your manner, Mr.
Jones.”
Jones looked sadly puzzled.
“ It ’s all irregular, sir,” said he.
“ Hardly more so than your costume!”
aald the President, pleasantly.
Jonea being thus made aware of the
havoc the drapght was playing with hia
airy covering, hastily closed the door,
and aaid to me appealingly:
“ It ’s all right, air, I suppose?”
“ Perfectly right,” said I.
“ But highly confidential,” added the
President. “ And you will pot me under
a personal obligation, Mr. Jones, and at
the same time fulfill your duty to your
employers, if you preserve silence till the
transaction is officially announced. A
man who serves me does not regret It.”
Here he was making the most of an­
other opportunity— Jones this time.
“ Enough of this,” I said. “ I will go
over the matter in the morning."
His excellency walked up to Jones and
looked hard at him..
’ Silent men prosper best, and live long­
est, Mr. Jones."
Jones looked into his steely eyes, and
suddenly fell all of a tremble.
The President was satisfied. He ab­
ruptly pushed him out of the room, and
we beard his ahambling steps going up
the staircase. His excellency turned to
me, and said with apparent annoyance:
’Yon leave a great deal to me, Mr.
Martin.”
He had certainly done more than tell
Jones It was a fine morning. But I was
too much troubled to thank him ; I was
thinking o f the cable. The President di­
vined my thoughts, and said:
“ I must prepare that cable.”
“ Yes,” I replied; “ that would reas­
sure him. But I haven’t had much prac­
tice in that sort of thing, and I don’t
quite know— ”
The President scribbled a few word* on
a bit of paper, and said:
“Take that to the postoflSce, and they’ ll
give yop the proper fo rm ; I will fill it
up.”
Certainly some things go easily if the
bead o f the Stats is your fellow criminal.
“ And now, Mr. Martin, It grows" late.
I have my securities; you have your
bonds. W e have won over Jones. A ll
goes well. Aureataland is saved. You
have made your fortune, for there lie
yonr $45,000. And, in fine, I am much
obliged to you. I will not trouble you
to attend me on my return. Good-night,
Mr. Martin.”
He went out, and I threw myself down
in my office chair, and sat gaxing at the
boilds he had left me. I wondered wheth­
er 4»e had merely made a tool of m e;
whether I could trust him ; whether I bad
done well to rely on his promises. And
yet there lay my reward: and I soon
arose, put the government txpda and the
$65,000 in securities in the safe, locked
up everything, and went home to my lodg­
ings. As I went in it was broad day­
light, for the clock had gone five, and I
met Father Jacques sallying Cortn. He
had already breakfasted, and was on his
way to administer early consolation to
the flower women In the Piasxa.
Ha
stopped me with a grieved look, and M id :
“ Ah, my friend, these are untimely
hours"
I saw I was laboring under an unjust
suspicion.
“ I have only just come from the bank
I had te dine at the Golden Honee and
afterward returned to finiah up a bit of
work." ’
"Ah, that la well,” he cried. “ It is
then the industrious and not tha idle ap­
prentice I mee(?" referring to a serial of
f am sue prints with which my room was
reproaching him gravely for his outrage­
ous demeanor. He capitulated abjectly
on being shown the cable, which was pro­
cured in the manner kindly indicated by
the President. The latter had perhaps
been in too great a hurry with his heavy
guns, for his hint of violence bad rather
stirred than allayed Jones* apprehensions.
I f there were nothing to coneeal, why
should his excellency not stick at murder
fo hide it? However, I explained to him
the consideration of high policy, dictating
inviolable secrecy, and justifying a some­
what arbitrary way of dealing with a
trusted official; and the marked gracious­
ness with which Jonea was received when
he met the President at the Ministry of
Finance on current business went far to
obliterate his unpleasant recollections. I
further bound him to my fortunes by ob­
taining for him a rise of salary from the
directors, “ in consequence of the favora­
ble report of bis conduct received from
Mr. Martin.'’
Peaceful as matters seemed, I was not
altogether at ease. To begin with, tha
new loan did not apparently at all im­
prove the financial position of Aureata­
land. Desolation still reigned on the
scene of.the harbor works; there was the
usual difficulty in paying salaries and
meeting current expenditure. The Presi­
dent did not invite my confidence as to
the disposal of his funds; indeed before
long I was alarmed to see a growing cold­
ness in hia manner, which I considered at
once ungrateful and menacing; and when
the half-year came round he firmly refus­
ed to disburse more than half the aflaount
o f interest due on the second loan, thus
forcing me to make an Inroad on my re­
serve of $45,000. He gave me many good
reasons for this course of conduct, dwell­
ing chiefly on the necessary unproductive­
ness of public works in their early stages,
and confidently promising full payment
with arrears next time. Nevertheleas I
began to see that I must face the possi­
bility of a continual drain on resources
that I had fondly hoped woul be avail­
able for my own purposes for a consid­
erable time at least. Thus one thing and
another contributed to open a breach be­
tween his excellency and myself, and, al­
though 1 never ceased to feel his charm
as a private companion, my distrust of
him as ruler, and, I may add. aa a fellow-
conspirator, steadily deepened.
Other influences were at this time <at
work In the same direction. Rich In the
possession of my “ bonns," I had plunged
even more freely than before into the
gaitiea of Whittingham, and where I was
welcome before I was now a doubly hon­
ored guest. I became acquainted with
the Signorina, the lady to whom the Pres­
ident had referred during his interview
with me; «nd my acquaintance with the
Signorina was very rich in results.
This lady was, after the President, per­
haps the beat known person in Aureata­
land— best known, that is, by name and
face and fame; for her antecedents and
circumstances were wrapped In impene­
trable myatery. When I arrived in the
country the Signorina Christina Nugent
had been aettled there about a year. She
had appeared originally aa a member of
an operatic company, which had paid a
visit to our “ National Theater” from the
United States. The company passed on
its not very brilliant way, but the Signo-
riana remained behind. It was said she
had taken a fancy to Whittingham. and,
being independent of her profession, had
determined to make a sojourn there. A t
any rate, there she was. She establish­
ed herself in a pretty villa, cloeely ad­
joining the Golden Houee; it stood op­
posite the preeideotial grounds, command­
ing a view of that stately enclosure; and
here she dwelt, under the care of a lady
whom she called “ Aunt," knotfn to the
rest of the world as Mrs. Carrington.
The title “ Signorina” was purely profes­
sional; for all I know the name “ Nu­
gent” was equally a creature of choice;
but, anyhow, the lady herself never pro­
fessed to be anything but English, and
openly stated that she retained her title
simply because it was more musical that
that bf "Miss.”
(T o be continued.)
A
M a r v e l o u s T re e .
Casa fo r t f a r H a a a a g
C h ir k s .
It is a cruel plan which shuts o ff the
air almost entirely from the hen w ith a
brood o f chicks by placing a board In
front o f the coop at n ig h t; nor la such
a plan necessary If one w ill take the
trouble to build a coop or roopq after
the follow in g plan.
Bnlld the coop
after the usual plan, sloping the roof
to the rear and covering the front with
slats except at one lower corner, where
a door should be arranged, so that the
lieu can be easily let out when desired.
T o solve the problem o f plenty o f fresh
air and at the same tkne feredom from
prowling small animals, construct a
screen; make the fram e large enough
completely to cover the front o f the
coop and cover It with w ire n ettin g; at
either side fasten a strap w ith a hole In
the end, and on the sides o f the coop
coop
roa
t h e c h ic k s .
place a screw, over which the straps
are placed to hold the screen In place.
T o make the screen still more secure
when placed have the side pieces large
enough so that a long w ire nail may be
driven In them about one-quarter the
length o f the nail, at the en d; then sink
lu the ground at either end o f the coop
two pieces o f wood, each haring a hole
in the end. Into" which the nail In the
end pieces o f the screen w ill fit when
the latter Is In position. In this w ay It
w ill be Impossible for the screen to get
loose. In the Illustration, H, at dotted
line, shows where the screen w ill come
when In position ; A, the side piece o f
the screeu, with the long w ire nail In
position ; 3, 3, the stakes In the ground
to receive the nails ; B, the screen com­
plete; G, the swinging lath by which
the door fo r the use o f the hen Is kept
in place, and 2, the manner o f attach­
ing the small strap to the side o f the
screen.— Indianapolis News.
Sad 9t o r r .
C a lf.
Wo A ll-R u a n d
P o u lt r y P o o d .
A correspondent asks fo r some poul­
try food which w ill answer fo r general
purposes— that is, a food which w ill
make hens lay, which la also good fo r
little chlcka and which may be used for
fattening later If desired. Novices in
poultry raising are quite likely to be
more or less disturbed by the amount
o f detail required to carry on tbe work
successfully and are severally seeking
fo r some short cut, especial, v In the line
o f feeding. Th e same food ,-hlch w ill
make hens lay without fattening them
w ill not do to fatten them on. O f
course, corn la usually a part o f the va­
riety fed bens and w ill o f Itself fatten
them, but it Is not used by Itself as a
regular diet fo r laying hens. I t would
be aa absurd to feed hens cracked corn
entirely as It would be to feed little
chicks the whole kernel.
H o * C a tc h e r.
Chasing-bogs Is exceedingly amusing
when tbe chaser la bent on pleasure
Only.
When It becomes an everyday
duty the funny feature disappears, and
Instead the a ir Is generally laden with
expletives not suitable to polite society.
Th e hog Is an elusive beast. Being round
and fa t— and also slippery— the chaser
Is not afforded any point o f vantage to
obtain a firm hold. This is true with
but one exception, and that is bis tall.
But here again tbe chaser Is handicap­
ped. Hogs' tails are so little and at!
the same time so fra il that not Infre­
quently the hog emerges from tbe chase
minus his tall. A more sensible method
W k a t M a k e s Q a a t it y l a E « g i .
T h e grocer sootf learns that be mast
send good eggs to bis customers or be
wlH not have them long, and the farm ­
er who is progressive w ill soon learn
that he must do the same. Th e word
“ fresh,” when applied to eggs, may
mean a great deal, or It may n o t The
egg grow er who wishes to create a reg­
ular demand for his eggs at
high
prices must market his stock promptly,
fo r there Is nothing that so disgusts
the experienced handler o f eggs as to
find that the eggs that he bought for
fresh had been held In the country for
tw o or three weeks. Storage eggs, that
are put Into the refrigerator Immedi-
tely after they are laid, come out bet­
ter, after four or five months have
elapsed, than the eggs that are allowed
to remain In the farm er’s pantry fo r a
month after they are laid before they
are marketed.
SUBDUES THE
HOO.
T o G e l R i d o f R a ts .
Dissolve five pounds copperas in ten
gallons o f w ater and add enough fresh
slacked lim e to make a moderately
thick whitewash. Apply to all places
where the rats congregate and they w ill
desert the place at once. Put some o f
the wash Into and around their holes
and along their runways wherever pos­
sible to do so. They w ill change to
other places, but you must follow them
M aaaers.
up w ith the wash, and eventually they
jim m y had come-to school with dirty w ill leave your place altogether and
hands, says a w r i t e r t h e New York w ill not return w hile the wash remains.
World. Hia teacher was shocked.
“ Jamie,” she said, reprovingly, “ your
T h e T r a c k O a r l s s la s e e t .
Insects Inf eating truck gardens eery
hands are very dirty. W hat would you
often affect field crops aa well, bat it
say i f I came to school that w ay?”
“ I wouldn’ t speak about It,” said Jim­ should be bdfne In mind that peat ex-
term lntlng methods that are o f no use
my. " I ’d be too polite.”
In large areas are often the beat In a
C o m « « lV a ta r a l f a H im .
small patch where there is more Inten-
Sinkers— D id you ever notice Reel1
alre cultlratlon, and where t h s , price
ton's book nose and fishlike eyes?
the output brings w ill warrant more
Corker— Yea. I t Isn’t any wonder
outlay.
that be tells such fishy stories
(M L
A soft voice may com* out o f a hard
heart.
No life la more costly than the worth-
one.
Salvation cannot be spread without
sacrifice.
Tbe Just live by fa ith and the fa ith ­
ful live Justly.
Tbe brave man la the last to think o f
lecturing on courage.
No man baa eternal life who la w IIL
Ing to keep It to himself.
His death was tbe last segment In the
perfect circle o f Hia life.
Many a pull Is like a rubber string,
most effective when It blts'back. - '
H e cannot be meek before heaven
who turns a marble heart to man.
A good deal o f summer religion is so
thin you can see right through It.
Th e devil w ill let the preacher alone
i f o n l^ h e may conduct tbe choir.
I t takes more than rose w ater to
make tbe desert bloom aa the rose.
Th e altitude o f prayer does not d ^
pend oaf It* high-sounding phrases.
T b e call to watcb and pray means
more than watcblng your neighbor.
I t takes more than polish to enable
one to slip through tbe pearly gates.
I t ’a better to have your feet on tbe
rbeka than your bead in tbe clouds.
T b e uncontrollable tongue does not
have to work long to tell all It knows.
Dream ing o f great deeds, w e miss the
doing o f thousands o f little good deeds.
There are too many preacher» tryin g
to make bread o f life without tbe leaven
o f love.
When w e get to heaven w e shall
think moat o f tbe mercies we never men­
tioned here.
Th e world would get a good-sized lift
if w e were as scrupulous about tbe
things that come out* o f our mouths a*
we are about those that go In.
B E A U T IF U L
Aa
CASS LA K E .
U a d la e o v e r e * C o s a t r r l a
G c s s r a p k jr o f «h e C asa p e r.
th e
Beautiful Cass Lake, set In an emer­
ald w reatb o f 6,400 acres o f giant N or­
way and w hite pines, contains an
Island o f 1,200 acres known as S tar
Island, because Its five wooded points
Jutting out Into ihe lake give It tbe
shape o f a atar, says tbe S t Paul P io ­
neer Press. H ere also tbe white pines
and giant Norw ays constitute a bit o f
the forest primeval. And within this
Island la yet another lake, the crystal
waters o f which reflect vivid ly
the
evergreen forest that girts Its shores.
This Inner lake la variously known as
Lake Helen and Lake Wlndlgo. T b e
latter name was given to It by the In ­
diana and la said to mean the place
of the evil spirit, though the fitness o f
the name la certainly not apparent In
the quiet and peaceful surroundings o f
Its placid waters. This Jake, which la
about a mile In circumference, la a l­
most circular and has no visible outlet
or In let Its surface Is at all .tim es
higher than that o f the surrounding
lakes.
T b s forest on Star Island la one o f
Its greatest attractions. Many o f the
trees are two feet through tbe butt
and are capable o f being cut Into five
or six slxteen-foot logs. Norw ay pin*
predominates, although many w h it*
pines are to be seen.
There Is little undergrowth on the
Island, the surface o f which Is com­
paratively even, making It an easy mat­
ter to traverse It In all directions.
There are high bluffs overlooking Cass
Lake which make Ideal points on which
to pitch a camp. From these bluffs the
surface generally slopes gradually to
the shores o f I/ake Helen. Th ere are
springs containing the purest o f drink­
ing w ater and wells are easily sunk at
all points. From the bluffs tbe view
o f Cass Lake, with Its numerous baya
and Inlets and background o f pine fo r­
est, la enchanting.
Th e primeval forest stretches aw ay
w ith magnificent sweep to the horizon
and nothing In the surroundings sug­
gests the presence o f civilized man
save the occasional boat o f a fisherman.
I.a te W e e d s .
Star Island la a part o f tbe ten sec­
T k e late weeds In the garden— those
that come In Angust and September— tions, 6,400 acres, forever set apart as
are the ones that produce seed before a forest reserve by the governm ent
the fa ct Is noticed, and thus stock the Splendid as this spot Is fo r camping
ground w ith weeds the next year. The purposes, probably less than a dozen
garden Is often neglected late In the < parties availed themselves o f Its advan­
summer, but It should be kept clear o f tages last season. Th e truth Is tbe
weeds until ftost, and the result wilt spot has not been sought out by outing
he a great saving o f labor In the grow ­ parties. So fa r as tbe great body o f
ing o f small fruits and vegetables, as summer tourists Is concerned, Star
most o f tbe work required Is due to the Island la yet undiscovered country.
weeds and grass w b lc M jp In g up at all H ere are all the advantages that go to
make an Ideal camping spot— pure sir,
times.
cool, pure water, evergreen
foresta,
high, dry land on which to pitch the
G r o w l s * C a u liflo w e r .
Cauliflowers w ill not thrlva except tent, m yriad lakes and streams and a
under the very beet conditions. They fisherman’s and sportsman's paradise.
are grown In the same manner as cab­ Added to these advantages Is the fa ct
bage, only the soil must be exceedingly that the reservation la constantly under
rich. Many growers bare found It nec­ the police protection o f Uncle 8am,
essary to occasionally w ater this crop, which reduces the risk from forest Area
which la a hindrance to field culture, and other perils to a minimum. A ll
although the prices usually obtained re­ the camper Is required to do Is to get a
pay tbe care. I f tbe leaves are drawn permit from ths governm ent; agree to
together over tbe heads blanching w ill exercise proper ca r* In regard to camp
I fire* and not to Inju r* the tress.
be greatly facilitated»
Is the use o f the implement Illustrated
herewith. The Inventor, an Iow a man,
claims that no difficulty Is experienced
In getting the noose In position. When
once It Is securely clamped on the hog's
nose It Is an easy matter to lead the
P la n t l a j a r y fr o m S p r a y t a * -
A s many still complain about the In­ animal to any place desired.
ju ry done to the leaves o f trees, rasp­
W a t e r B e f o r e F ee d I n * .
berry bushes, etc., by spraying. It may
This question o f watering before or
be .repeated that there should be
enough alkali, whether lime or soda, after feeding has never been settled.
used to neutralize the acid o f the cop­ A leading English authority states that
per sulphate, says F. Grenier, who Is horses should never be watered until
an accomplished gardener. T h e fo r­ after feeding, but always before, espe­
mula fo r soda Bordeaux calls fo r six cially If the feed Is grain. I f a horse
pounds o f copper sulphate to seven and Is very thirsty give him w ater and
one-half pounds o f soda, and even then then w ait a short time before feeding.
It might be safer to add a poun<T o f I f possible, horses should always have
lime.
For the ordinary (lim e ) Bor­ access to water. They w ill drink less
deaux m ixture I would use at least and there Is much less danger o f Indi­
as much lime as copper sulphate, pound gestion or cholera. I f a horse Is ex­
fo r pound, unless I rely (as I usually hausted from overexercise, the supply
If
do) on the ferro-cyanlde o f potassium o f cold w ater should be limited.
te s t As long as the m ixture has an w ater Is tepid, a much larger amonnt
,
acid reaction, danger o f Injury to the may be allowed.
A marvelous tree is reported to have
been discovered In the San Jacinto
Mountains, on the borders o f Mexico.
T h e leave« o f the tree resemble those
o f the fig In shape,but they are o f vivid
purple and covered with bristly hairs,
which easily pen eyate the skin, causing
painful swellings. Th e flowers are red,
and greatly resemble tarantulas. (
Th e most peculiar feature ofr the
plant, however, Is the heavy and sick­
ening odor it gives off. A few whiffs
o f this produces unconsciousness.
In
fact, the discoverers o f the tree were
rendered insensible by i t
As the plant seems to have no bo­
tanical name, it Is proposed to call it
either the "Taran tu la Plant,” or the foliage, and possibly to the fruit, sdeh
“ Chloroform Tree.”
as apples, pears, etc., exists.
K in d Lady— Poor m a n ! You look so
lean and seedy. Did you ever have an
occupation?
Downan Outt— Yes, mum, I used to
be a book a g en t but I made a dismal
failu re o f i t
K in d Lady— In deed! W hat was the
book called?
Downan OuttJ- " H o w to Succeed,’*
mum.
R a la la a r a
A good deal o f discussion has often
beeu provoked as to the coat o f bring­
ing up a heifer calf. Mr. Clark, o f the
Alabama experiment station, baa re­
corded data. T b e record covered the
period from birth to m aturity— approx­
imately two years.
On* o f tbe calves, which weighed at
birth fifty-six pounds, consumed during
tbe first year o f her life 150 pounds o f
borne milk, 273 pounds o f skim milk,
66 pounds o f bran, 224 pounds o f bay
and was pastured fo r 161 daya. When
she was 1 year old ahe had cost $12.86
and she weighed 435 pounds.
During tbe second year her rations
were made up o f sorghum hay, silage,
oat straw, corn stover and a little rot-
ton seed and bran. Tbe pasturage pe­
riod covered 224 days. The cost o f ’the
feed was $9.00 for the second year and
she weighed at tbe end 665 pounds.
Thus tbe total coat o f feed up to tbe
time o f m aturity was $21.95.
Rasa’s Horn Bounds a W a rn in * Not*
to th i Unredeemed.
OME people seem
to think that tbe
only way to
make sure o f the
church getting to
Abraham's bosom
la to kebp her
a poor beggar
there.
A man does
not mak* hay by
letting the grass
grow under h i*