Newberg graphic., March 26, 1908, Image 6

The Firm of
Girdlesfone
A . C O N A N DOYLE
iim m iiH iu M
C H A P T E H V I.
TV* revelation of th« reel *tate o f the
fti m’a InaacM « u a tarrible blow to Bara
Glrdlestone. T o a man of hia overbear­
ing tampeatuoua disposition failure and
poverty were bitter things to face. All
bio life he had reckoned, as a matter of
coarse, that when bis father passed away
he would be left almost a millionaire. A
single half-hour's conversation had shat­
tered this delusion, and left him face to
fae/ with ruin.
He proceeded to Qualify himself aa a
dealer in diamonds. It happened that be
was acquainted with one of the part­
ners of the Arm o f Fugger ft Stotts, who
did the largest import trade In precious
•tones. Through hia kindness he received
practical Instructions in the variety and
value of diamonds, and learned to detect
all those little flaws and peculiarities
which are only visible to the «ye of an ex­
pert, and yet are of the highest impor­
tance in determining the price of n stone.
W ith snch opportunities Earn made rapid
progress, and within a few weeks there
ware few dealers in the trad# who had a
hatter grasp of the subject.
Early one April afternoon the major
was strutting down St. James street,
frock coated and kid gloved, with pro­
tuberant cheat and glittering shorn which
paeped opt from beneath tha daintiest of
palters. Young Glrdlestone, who had been
an the lookout from a club window, ran
ftcroas and intercepted him.
, “ How are you, my dear major?” he
cried, advancing upon him with out-
utretched hand and as much show of
geniality as his nature permitted.
“ How d’ye do? How d’ye do?" said the
Other somewhat pompously. Ha had made
Wp hia mind that nothing was to be done
with the young, man. and yet he was re­
luctant to- break entirely with on# whose
puns* was well lined.
“ I ’ ve been wishing to apeak with yon
for some days, major,” said Ears. “ I
wish to apeak to you quietly on a matter
af business. Can you meet me at ‘Nelson’s
Cafe at four o'clock? I know the man-
end he’ll let os have a private
It
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“ I ’d aak.yon round to me own little
place,” the major said, “ hat it’s rather too
far. Nelson’s at four. Right you a re !”
I t area clear to him that soma' service
• r other was expected of him, and it
was obviously hia game therefore to hang
back and not appear to be too eager to
eater into young Girdleotone’s
views.
When be presented himself at tij* en­
trance o f Nelson’s Cafe the young mer­
chant had been fuming and chafing in
the sitting room for five and twenty min­
utes.
,
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“ I ’ll* tell you why I wanted to have a
chat with you, major,” Ears raid, having
.first opened the door suddenly and glanc­
ed out as a precaution against eavesdrop­
pers. “ I have to be cautious because
what I have to say affects the Internet of
the firm. I wouldn't for the world have
anyone know about it except yourself. W e
have a difficult enterprise on which we
a n about to embark.” Ears said. " I t la
one which will need great skill and tact,
though it may be made to pay well If
properly managed. For thie enterprise
we require an agent to perform one of
the principal parts. This agent must pos­
sess great ability, and, at the same time,
be a man on whom we can thoroughly
rely. You are prepared to put yourself
at our orders on condition that you are
well paid for it?”
“ Not so fast, me young friend, not so
Cast!” said the major. “ Let’s hear what
It is that you want me to do, and then
I ’m ready to say what I'll agree t o ” ‘
Thus encouraged. Ears proceeded to
anfold the plan upon which the House of
Glrdlestone depended. Not a word did he
any of ruin or danger, or the reasons
which bad induced this speculation. On
the contrary be depicted the affairs p f the
firm aa being in n most flourishing condi­
tion, and this venture as simply a small.
Insignificant offshoot from their business,
undertaken aa much for amusement as for
any serious purpose. Still, be laid strew
upon the fact that though the sum in
question was a small one to the firm, yet
It was a very large one in other men’s
ayes. As to the morality o f the scheme,
that was a point which Esra omitted en­
tirely to touch upon. Any comment upon
that would, be felt, be superfluous when
dealing with snch a man aa hia compan­
ion.
"And now, major,” be concluded, “ pro­
vided you lend us your name and your
talents to help « * in our speculation the
Ann are prepared to meat you in n moat
liberal spirit in tha matter of remunera­
tion. O f course, your voyage and your ex­
penses will be handsomely paid. Yoa will*
have to travel by steamer to St. Peters­
burg, provided that wa choose the Ural
•fountains ae tha scene of our imaginary
And. I bear that there Is high play going
*ou aboard tboee boats, and with your
well-known skill you will no doubt be
able to make the voyage a remunerative
one. We calculate that at tha most you
w ill be In Russia about three months.
Now, the firm thought that it would be
vary fair if they were to guarantee you
two hundred and fifty pounds, which they,
would Increase to five hundred in rase o f
success ; of course, by that wa mean com­
plete success each as would ba likely to
attend your exertions.“
When tha young man had finished, the
major stood up with his face to
am|
fireplace, hia lags far apart, hie chest in­
flated, and his body reeking ponderously
backwards and
“ Let me be quite sure that I under-
you,” be said. “T e a wish ass to
ps to Rasaiel Yoa have tbs gaoinam to
that on me way .1
la tbobaatr
'T h a t la to say, If you th is» It
your while.”
t
" " ■.
“ Quite so.
I f I think it worth me
while. I am then to pretend to diacbver
certain diamond mines, and am to give
weight to me story by the fact that I am
known to ba a man of good birth, and also
by exhibiting some rough atones which
you wish me to taka out with ms from
England.“
“ Quite right, major,” Ears mid eneOur^
agingiy.
-
“ I- am then* to talegraph or writs this
Uo to England and get it Inserted in the
papers?”
“ That’s an ugly word,” Earn remon­
strated. “ This ‘« p o r t ’ wa will aay. ▲ re­
port may ba either true or falsa, you
know.“
“ And by this report then,” the major
continued, “ you reckon that the market
will ba so affected that your father and
you will be able to buy and sell la a
manner that will be profitable to you,
but by which you will do other people out
of their money."
“ You have an unpleasant way of put­
ting it,” said Esra with a forced laugh;
"hut you have the idea right.”
“ I have another idea as well,” roared
the old soldier, flushing purple with pas­
sion. " I ’ ve an idea that if I was twenty
years younger I ’d aee whether you’d fit
through that window, Master Glrdleatone.
I'd have taught you' to propose such s
scheme to a man with blue blood in his
veins, you scoundrel!”
Esra fell back in h.'a (hair. Ha was
outwardly composed, but there was a
dangerous glitter in hia eye, and hia face
had turned from a healthy olive to a dull
yellow tint.
“ You won’t do it?” be gasped.
“ Do i t ! D'ye think a man who’a worn
Her Majesty’s scarlet jacket for twenty
years would dirty his hands with eudh a
trick? I tell ye, I wouldn't do it for all
the money that ever was coined. Look
here, Girdleetone, I know you, h u t you
don’t know m e!”
The young merchant sat silently In hia
chair, with the same livid color upon his
face and savage expression in his ayea.
Major Tobias' Clutterbuck stood at the
end o f the table, stooping forward ao as
to lean hia >«■"(*■ upon it, with hia eyes
protuberant and his scanty grey fringe In
a bristle with Indignation.
“ What right had you to coma to me
with such a proposal? I don’t set up for
being e mint, but I ’ ve some morals, sqch
aa they are, and I mean to stick to them.
)ne o f my rules o f life has been never
to know a blackguard, and so, ms young
friend, from thie day forth you and I go
on our own roads. I ’m not particular,
but you must draw tbs Una somewhere.
I draw It at you.”
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It struck die waiters at Nelson's wall-
known restaurant aa a somewhat curious
thing that their two customers should
walk out with such very grave fncaa and
iu so unsociable a manner.
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C H A P T E R V II .
There were rejoicings in Pbillimor*
Gardens over Tom’s engagement, for the
two old people were both heartily fond
of Kate— “ Our Kata,” aa they were wont
proudly to call her. The physician chafed
at first over tha idea of keeping the mat­
ter a secret from Glrdlestone. A little
reflection served to show him, however,
that there eras nothing to ba gained by
informing bias, wall* Kate’s life, during
the time that she was forced to remain
under his roof, would be more tolerable as
long aa he waa kept in Ignorance of It.
A fter break fact one morning, the doc­
tor asked his son to step with him Intd
the library. “ You mast do something to
keep yoa from mischief, my boy,” he mid
at last, brusquely.
“ I ’m ready for anything,” replied Tom,
“ but I don’t quite see what I am fitted
for.”
“ First of all, what do you think of
this?” the doctor asked abruptly, hand­
ing a letter over to hia son, who opened
it, and read as follows:
“ Dear Sir— I t has cotoe to my knowl­
edge through my soa that your boy baa
abandoned the study o f' medicine, and
that you are still uncertain as to hia fu­
ture career. I have long had the inten-
t io # of seeking a young man who might
join in our business, and relieve my old
shoulders of some <of the burden. Esra
urges me to write and prdpoee that your
son should become one of us. I f he has
any testa for business we shall be happy
to advance his interest in every way. He
would, of course, have to purchase a
share in tha concern, which would amount
to aaven thousand pounds, on which he
would be paid Interest at the rata of five
per cent. By allowing tbia Interest to
accumulate, and Investing also hia share
of the profits, he might in time absorb a
large portion of the business. In case be
joined us ¡apoa this footing wo should
have no objection to his name appearing
aa one of the firm.
“ With kind regards to your family, and
hoping that they enjoy the great blessing
of health, I remain, sincerely yours,
“ J O H N G IR D L E 8 T O N E .”
“ What d’ye think of that?” the doctor
asked when his aon had finished reading
“ I hardly know,” mid Tom. ” 1 should
like a little time to think it over.”
"Seven thousand pounds is a good
round sum. It is more than half the total
capital which I have invested for you.
On the other band, I have heard thoao
who ought to know m y there is not a
sounder or better managed concern in
London. There’s no time like the present,
Tom. Get your hat, and we’ll go down to
Venchurch street together and look into
it.”
It waa a proud day t4f the ex-medical
atndent when he first entered the count­
ing boose o f the African firm and realised
that ha waa one of the governing powers
in that busy establishment. Tom Dims-
dale’s mind was an intensely practical
one, and although ha had found the study
o f science an irkaome matter, be was able
to throw himself Into bnainem with un­
common energy and devotion. Tha clerks
soon found that tbs sunburned, athletic
looking young man Intended to be any­
thing but n sleeping partner, and both
they and old Gil ray respected him accord­
ingly.
Glrdleatone called him into the office
one day, and congratulated him upon the
program which ho was making.
“ My
dear young man,” he mid to him In hia
patriarchal way, “ I am delighted to hear
o f the way la which yon identify yourself
with tha iatanats of tbs firm. I f at first
yoa la d work allotted to you which may
to you to hi
that that to
to our desire that you should
O T L L O ro
whole business from its
tiOIl«.”
T k w t W a a Ife D ea b t A bout H ubs
W hoa the K u l i a k L U f r i a l a h t t .
“ There Is nothing 1 desire better,’'m i d
A bygone generation witnessed am
Tom.
“ la addition to the routine o f
acrimonious controversy In the Irish
work, and the superintendence
fa m ily o f O'Conor In County Roscom­
clerks, I should wish you to have
mon as to tbe right o f any branch o f
ough grasp of all tha details of t h O j^ K
t ip ancient race Ao spell the name
ping, and o f the loading tad unlqgdlnx
thus— with one “ n.”
That right, It
of our recasts, as wall as of the storage of
State was maintained, was held only by the
goods when landed. When any ‘o f oar
Game Commission o f Pennsylvania for O’Oonor Don aa bead o f tha bouse.
ships are in, 1 should wish you to go down
I W t, song and Insectivorous birds In So prolonged was the content between
to tha docks and to overlook everything
which la dona.”
that state are Increasing nod game the partisans o f the O’Oonor and
»V W W fW W W
In ona respect Tom Dhnadato waa to«
birds becoming scarcer. B ear and dear O’Connor titles that It waa called tha
la trs v M I D lt s k U «
measurably the gainer by hia connect ion
rapHDy Increasing. -
“ N-leaa” (s tanding fo r “ endless” ) cor­
A recant invention p rovid w an im­
with tha firm, for without that it is fifi-
in Pennay) respondence. Fin ally tha question waa
proved
ditching
plow,
especially
adapt­
cult to aay how he could have found op­
vflhla by a legals cions season during referred to S ir J. Bernard Burke, the
portunities for breaking through tha bar­ ed fo r digging tiling sew er ditches or
¿be
spring and summer months. Dur­ Ulster king o f arms.
Hia decision
rier which separated him from Kata. The draining ditches, T £ e device to o f very
simple construction, and capable o f e f­ ing tha season o f 1907 thora were killed coincided with a decision In a certain
surveillance of the merchant had
v *
stricter of late, and all Invitations
ether matter— namely, that mudh m ight
fective service In any character o f soil. hi the Mate * 0 <|rer.
Dr. Joseph Kalbfuo, Chief game p ro be said on either aide. The tw o d is ­
Mrs. Dimadale or other friends who pitied It to especially adapted to be drawn
the loneliness of the girl were repulsed by by a traction engine or, capstan, says tector o f the state, recommends the puting fam ilies had a common origin.
Oirdieatone with the curt intimation that Scientific American. Aa ahown In the placing o f a bounty on the scalpa o f th e 1 a
o f ConnaugiR, and could w ith
hia ward’s health waa not such aa to R a ­ engraving, It corfiprises a beam A, domestic cat aa w ell aa on thorn o f the
propriety and in accordance w ith tra­
tify him in allowing her to incur aay
which extends forw ard and with an w ild ca t
dition spell tbe name one w ay or the
risk o f catching a chill. She waa pfacti-
“ Thera to no greater destroyer o f
upward
inclination from the cleaner B.
other. Fortified by this “ award,” the
rally a prisoner in the great stone oqjp >n
he «melares, “ than, tha house
tw o fam ilies have continued to spell
Eccleston square, end even 6n her walks The latter Is triangular In shape, being |'b,n^
^ ■ B i^ ^ H
^ ^ ^ two
r a M diverging
M r a r a r a wings.
M B iir a Th
a r e a u ffiM r a
a warder In the ehape of a footman was, ^
provided
with
th eir.n a m e with one “ n” up to tha
Tha leg isla tive appropriation for
as we have seen, told off to guard bar. purpose o f the cleaner la to travel over
present hour.
Whatever John.Girdleetone'« reaaoaa may the surface o f the ground «fid remove bounties on noxious animals and birds
Equally firm on the question aa to
hare been,, he bad evidently coma to the the excavated material from the edges waa Insufficient to mfcet tbe demands how his name should be spelled waa the
conclusion that it waa of the high eat im­ o f the ditch. The beam -A to binged to upon it last year. A much larger ap­
witness in a caae tried In the king’s
portance that aha should ba kept sedad- the cleaner, so aa to provide fo r a cer­ propriation la called for, and the addi­
bench -a few years ago.
Asked hia
*d.
tain amount o f vertical motion. Below tion o f the great horned ow l and the name, hia prompt reply waa “ John
Aa it was, Tom, thanka to hia pesHfau
goshawk
to
the
outlawed
c
la
n
la
r
e
the beam and form ing an angle there­
’Awklns.” “ Do yon,” queried counsel,
as one of the firm, fiaa able occasionally,
quested.
in spite of every precaution, to penetrate with to a blade C, provided w ith a cut­
“ •pell your name w ith or without an
through tha old man’s defensive works.: I f ting edge at ita lower end, which serve«
a ta r tta g asefl« la ftea rs.
H ?”
Tbe emphatic answer waa,
a question o f importance arose at Fen
Any one who Intends to start seeds “ J-o-b-n.” Aa a rate, however, aa w e
church street during the absence of the
Indoors needs a knowledge o f various have raid, variety In the spelling o f
senior partner, what more natural than
facta concerning each variety— tbe the names o f people, as In that o f tha
that Mr. Dimadale should volunteer to
length o f time needed fo r germination, names o f place* owes Ita origin to peo­
walk round to Eccleston square la odder
the time required fo r tbe plant to reach ple not being ao clear aa waa oar friend
to acquaint him with the fact. And It It
the bloom fag or fruitage stage, and regarding how a name should ba apell-
happened that the gentleman waa not to
whether
It can ba transplanted to tha ed. .
be found there, how very natural that the
open ground with safety In early
young man should wait half an hoar fpr
T w o stories In Illustration o f this
spring, o r not until considerably later. occur to us. In the first Mrs. Quiver­
him, and that Miaa Harston should take
For lnstaffiw. says Suburban Life, ful waa having christened her latest
the opportunity of a chat with aa old
friend?
Precious, precious interviews
chrysanthemum seeds win germinate in baby. The old minister waa a little
those, the more ao for their rarity,
from five to ten days, bat the plants re­ dr a t. “ W hat mama did you aay V he
brightened the dull routine at
quire a vary long season o f growth be­
queried. “ I raid.” replied the mother,
weary life, and sent Tom back to tha office
fore flowering, and the person who gets
t h * plow nr can.
with some asperity, “ Hannah.”
“Do
fall of spirit and hope. The days ware
ahead o f Jack Frost must sow the
you,” said the other, “ mean Anna o r
sc hand when tha memory of them was to
aeeds not later than March 1— and
shins out like little rifta of light In the to enter the earth more o r leas deeply
Hannah
‘Look ’ere,” exclaimed tbe
varieties
as the plow is draw n forw ard, and earlier. If possible. W ith
dark cloud of existence.
now thoroughly exasperated lady, “ I
And now the time waa coming whaa it carry the excavated m aterial to tha which germinate quickly, grow rapid­ won’t be bexamlned in thla way. I
eras to be decided whether, by a last hold surface. A t Its forw ard end this blade ly and bloom early, tbs sowing should mean ‘Haltch-^ay-<heo-hen-hay-haltch’—
stroke, the credit of the house of Olrdls- la braced by means o f a support D, be delayed at least a month, to avoid Hannah 1*
stone waa to be saved, or whether the which Is fastened to the beam A. A t the trouble o f repeated transplantings,
Th e second Incident to which w# re­
attempt waa to plunge them into
tha forw ard end o f the beam A to a to prevent the seedling plants from
fe r to this. H ere also there waa “ a
and more hopeless rain, An unscrupulous [clevis bar E. which to secured at ita getting “ leggy” and weak.
lady In tbe case.” 8he waa on an e r ­
agent named Langworthy had been dis­ upper end to d raft bar F, extending to
rand. and she had to deal with the
patched to Russia well primed with in-«
Araarlcu
Hus
tb
e
HeuMbleat.
C
attle
the rear o f the beam A. In this clevis
«tractions aa to what to' do and how to
name o f another party. In brief, she
Secretary
o
f
Agriculture
W
ilson
says
bar are a series o f apertures adapted
do it. He had been in the employ of
the United States hrfa tbe healthiest had bought a pair o f sleeve links fo r
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receive
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to
which
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s viwua
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a
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an
English
corn
at
her fiance when the shopman naked,
and had aome knowledge o f the R ussian
connected. Thla Mock nerves to re- cattle o f any nation on the face o f the
“ Any Initials, miaa?” Th e rest may be
language which would be invaluable to celve the cable that is passed to the earth. TM s to owing to our rigid aye-
him in his undertaking. In the character . windlass or drum o f the traction en- tern h f Inspection and our prompt mesa-* stated thus: —
She—Oh, yea; I fo rg o t Engrave a
of an EJpglfch gentleman' of scientific glue, fo r the pappose o f drawing the ares to eradicate disease* In Europe
taates h* waa to establish himself la aome car forw ard. Owing to the lights era o f 40 per cent o f tbe cattle are Infected “ t P upon them fo r hia first name,
Shopman— Pardon me. Is It Uriah or
convenient village among the Ural
this plow ,, it may readily be loaded with tuberculosis, and In the United
tains. Thera he was to remain aome little upon a truck and transported from 8tates only 10 per cent, and w e w ill Ulyaaea? Names w it* “ U ” « r e rare,
time, ao as to arouse confidence la the olacn Jo place.
soon have it entirely eradicated. W e you know.
people before making hia pretended dis­
have Inspector« In Europe, and not one I She (p ro u d ly )— Hia name to Eugene.
covery. H e was then to carry bis rough
B a g O r p is g ts a Fow ls.
animal Infected in any w ay la permit­ —London Globe.
diamonds to Tobolsk, aa the nearest large t No varieties o f fow ls are better ault-
ted to be shipped to this country.
town, and to exhibit them there, backing td to the requirements o f farm ers and -
C m W ell W ertk
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a.
up hia assertion by the evidence of villejr- others than Barred and W hite Plym ­
H o la t e la a P i c f a m « .
A crop that w ill produce $15,400 to
ers who had eeen him dig them op. The
outh Rocks, W hite
Th e Iow a State board o f control w ill tbe acre baa been discovered In Brasil,
Girdles tones knew that that alone would vv
,.
soon have 1,00(? Holstein cows at It s according to a report to the department
and
be sufficient when telegraphed to England
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tons
different institution*. Different breeds o f comlherce and labor from United
to produce a panic in the sensitive dt o- l B n f f Orpington*,
have been naed heretofore, bu{ It baa States Consul General George B. An­
mond market. Before any systematic in­ Both Barred Klym-
been decided to hare only one breed derson at R io de Janeiro. I t is the Bra­
and
quiry could be made, Langworthy would outb Rocks
and Holstein waa selected because o f silian linen and several experimental
hare disappeared, and their little specula­ W hite Wyandottes
tion would have come off. A fter that the are to be found in
Its m ilk-giving qualities.
Last year plantations are making an effort to put
sooner people realised that it was a hoax every locality, and
tbe cows at the Iow a Institution gave It Into practical.use.
the better for the conspirators. In any eggs from them
nearly a quarter o f a million gallons
According to the consul general’s re­
case, there seemed to be no possibility may be had at rea­
o f milk and this amount w ill be In­ port the plant grows tw elve to eighteen
that the origin of the rumor could ha
creased.
sonable coat No
feet high and s o m e w h f resembles
traced. Meanwhile Esra Girdlestone had
variety
seems
to
hemp. I t matures ao rapidly that a
secured his passage in the Cape mail
M
eu
au
rlag
H
my
la
Stacks.
greater BUFF OBFIHOTOH.
steamer Cyprian. On the night that ha have
T o find the number o f tons In long, field w ill produce three crops a year.
left he rat up acme time In the library bold on the farm ing community than square stacks, multiply tbe length In Th e fiber has strength, firmness, flexi­
at Eccleston square talking over the mat­ the Barred Plymouth Rock. Th e Or­
yards by tbe width In yards, and that bility and adaptability for bleaching
ter for tha last time with his father.
pingtons are comparatively newcomers,
t * h a lf the altitude In yards. Then and dyeing.
(T o be continued.)
but have rapidly made their w ay to a
It may revolutionise the linen lndus-
divide that by fifteen. For circular
first plsca in the u tility class. Particu­
atacks multiply the square o f the d r- try o f tbe world and become an lmpor-
Ho Oraspaft tha U s a .
la rly may this be said o f the buff va ri­
“ Harmony In costumes to tbs thing ety. Buff Orpingtons are one o f many cumference o f the stack In yards- by tant competitor o f cotton. An acre w ill
four times the altitude in yards and produce seventy-seven tons and tbe
now,” remarked Mrs. De Style, the varieties and probably the moat popular
divide by two. The quotient w ill b e , product Include* not only the variona
Idea being that a woman o f fashlcax|0f the Orpington fam ily. They are rap-
should clearly exprera her personality jdiy replacing many wornont strains the anmber o f cubic ya rd s D ivide by grades o f fiber fq r flue or coarse linen
fifteen fo r tbe number o f tons
but sterna and roots can be used fo r
in her “ attire.
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**1“ ”
and mongrels on our farm s and have
making
paper.
“ W ell, my dear,” rejoined her hue- taken a front place In the u tility poul­
F an e* Paata.
Th e suggestion la made that the agri­
bond, “ that being the caae, you couldn’t try ranks aa winter layers and market
W yom ing experiments in preserving cultural department should Investigate
possibly improve on your present o o »
fowls.
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turnea.”
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her ladyship, “ but do they fully exp cera
thla breed. They the ground when posts are s e t they
plant la said to be ‘absolutely hard, re­
my character?”
have light-colored krill keep Indefinitely.
sisting alike tbe dry or rainy season,
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lega a n d
w hite
bearing equally well on dry or w et soil
man. “ Any one can readily aee that
flesh. Chickens are
B utter.
you haven’ t a single thought beyond,
The government Inspection o f reno­ and not a prey to Insects or mildew.”
hardy and grow
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rapidly. Eggs are
o f medium or la rg ­
Htra Up.
er sice, according
“ Cheer up, old man,“ said the in. oanxoTow b i s .
to atrain.
valid’s friend, “ you’re not gotag to dig
W hite Orpingtons are a moat promis­
yet,”
in g variety and are likely to become
“ You bet I ain’t ! ” declared»the in­
popular on account o f their merits aa
valid with a new detennlnátfon.
layers and table fowls.— Exchange.
“ T h a t’s the way to talk.”
“ Yea, I heard the doctors quarreling
a to d r of
about which one, o f them should per-
Th e blackhead disease which has be­
frotn the autopsy, so I ’m juat go! lng to come ao destructive to turkeys In the
fool ’em.” — Philadelphia Press.
past fe w years has been under Investi­
gation by the experiment station at
To Bo B aeou
Kingston, Rhode Island. A small para­
“ Bllgglns la alw ays repeating the
site, microscopic In size, ia the cause
things bia children say.” .
o f the trouble. I t lives in the tissues
“ W ell,” answered Miss Cayenne, “ ho
o f the turkey - and canees Irritations
ought to be encouraged.
I have no
that result In the death o f the affected
doubt they are much le w wearisome
bird. Th e Rhode Island experiments
than hia original remarks would be.”
•bowed that more than four-fifths o f
— Washington Star.
the young poult« exposed In Infected
yarda d ie before they are alx weeks
P h ilo so p h ical.
“ Beg pardon, ma’am,” raid the but­ old. T b e disease baa been popularly
ler, “ but your aon has Just eloped with supposed to be confined to birds over
six w eeka I t to notably a disease a f­
the parlor maid.”
“ Ob, that Isn’t ao bad,” rejoined Mrs. fecting young turkey*, but ooe from
Uppson. “ Ho might have eloped w it* ’ which the older turkey* do not escape,
the cook— and I never could have ro -( ° f tbs’ one-fifth that do escape or aur-
placed her.”
{ *lv e its ravages at least ten to twenty-
five par cent may die throughout the
A P l r t i r * tp A ia atre.
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vated butter last year showed a total
m f chute*.
, .
production o f 68,000,000 pounds o f anefa I ’d rather ba happy than sad,
batter, an Increase o f 15 per cent over I'd rather be good than bad;
tbe preceding year.
I ’d rather rejoice, yes, this ia my cbolc*
Than brood over tba trouble* I ’ve had.
I ’d rather be modest than proud,
Hogs need Clean, pure w ater as much I ’d rather be qalet than load;
I ’d rather look up, to the sky’s golden
aa tbe rest o f'th e stock. See that they
cup,
get I t
Than walk with my bead always bowed
Perhaps you do not realise I t but
tbe dearest animal on your farm to the I ’d rather’ be healthy than sick,
cheap scrub.
I ’d rather be certain than quick;
I ’d rather Mi broke than have It hr
Which do you keep? Th e cow that
•poke
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makes mors than she eats or tba cow
I grew rich by aa underhand trick. ,
that rata more than she makes?
I ’d rather be sober-than tight,
I t la Impossible to plant an orchard I ’d rather be kindly than fight;
or a windbreak In the winter t lm * but
Unless, It ward true, only fighting
It la possible and profitable to plan one
would do
or both.
Tba work to establish the right
Fungous diseases and Insect peats
can be kept from taking the profits o f I'd rather be free than a slave.
I'd rather be noble than brara;
tba orchard thla next season by faith­
I ’d rather be me, with my babe on my
ful, Judicious «praying.
knee,
Tbe five to eight quarts o f milk a Than tha richest old man near tha grave,
day cow w ill never return the fan ner I ’d rather be lavish than mean,
an adequate profit, u n to * tbe percent-1 1’*> « » h e r my wife than a queen,
age o f butter fa t to high.
.*
And I ’d rather my horn« than tha i
op,D .O r the castles'-that Europe baa
brad In fru it trera to that the fru it on ‘ —Detroit Free Press
such trees does not rot ao badly aa that
F r t «e o a k Fated.
A rti to— W hat kind o f picture do yofi
eradication and prevention o f on treed with danse beads
“ Biffera gets h i« new car <mt several
First tba framework, then tba trim ­
e n c r s v ln « Í
» **>• dlSOSSO to somewhat (JlfllCUlt but DO
tiroes a day. M atter o f pride, I sup­
Friend R are engravings. I pertica-
^
^ placed on any drag to mings
So w ith Mock-raising. Feed
pose ?”
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la rly adm ire the landscapes on the back
cure • bird «ra t la already Infected. to gat tba biggest kind o f growth, then
“ Yep. Pried it oat o f a mud bola
o f a 9100 MU.
Since tbe blackhead disease la lesa pre­ lay on tbe fa t as fast ^ aa . p o ra lb ls '
three tknra lato Monday?*— Cleveland
S tv e It Up.
valent In dry altutftfena It to apparent
A dairy cow must ba given more teed p u in Dealer,
M other—Raymond, that hols wasn't ' that randy, w alM raln ad lands ara bat­ than just enough fo r her own rapport I
to your stocking this m o ra li*.
fo r raising turkeys than the
If tow to to be relied upon to give any-
Th e mere cbUdrra a
waa It, than?
d a y soi
thing fo r the aapoort o f bar owner.