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Corvrirht. ISM* by J. B. L i p ripe c o t r C o u r amt .
BRADY-
»<* Ik* Shi*"
AU rights rvwrrtA
"B a t you aarely won’t take the young
lady with yon when you cut out the pri­
vateer?”
“ No, air— at least, not exactly. Jam
H aving aet the watches and seen that
everything was In order, patting
Mr.
Brown in charge o f the dock, the weathor
being calm and pleasant and nothing to
be feared, the coast being some twenty-
five miles to ths westward. Captain Smith
— for so he may now be called by oourteay
—went below to his cabin. Thai* ho
Almost
$2.000,000,000
worth
of
boras are owned In thè United States,
according to the Year Book of the Dà*
pSrtment of Agriculture. It la prob­
able that if the borsee were taken at
their real value, Instead of their as­
sessed value, this figure would bfe great­
ly Increased. According to this report,
there are 10,962,000 horses in this coun­
try, with a value of $1,867.530,000, and
the average value per head Is $03.40.
Anybody knows that has tried to buy
horses o f late that the average per
head Is too small, for even an ordinary
work horse Is “Worth more than that.
However, the showing Is very encour­
aging. In the lust ten or twelve years
the number o f horses In this tfiuutry
bus almost doubled, nnd. Instead of
there be|ng too many horses, there
not edough to do ull the business that
is required, and If It were not for the
use of automobile trucks In the Inrge
cities thè merchants of tills country
would be hard pressed for methods of
trauaportntlon for their goods. With
business Increasing, as every sign Indi­
cates, there will be a greater demand
than ever for horses during the com
Dig year. In view of tills, breeder^
cau go on Increasing the)r business,
with every confidence that all the
horses they can produce will find n
ready sale at a good figure. Aa for
good trotters, horses capable of going
out and winning In their class, the de­
mand Is greatly In excess of the sup­
ply. Auction sale managers complain
that there are not enough of the good
ones to supply the gentlemen who are
In the market for likely prospects. The
coming year will be a banner one In
the horse business, especially In the
breeding business.
C H A P T E R VI.
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It had been easy enough for M1 m Ellen
to immure herself in her stateroom as a
city o f refuge. The gentle urging o f her
lover that she come forth upon the deck,
especially in the evening, when work was
in a measure intermitted, bad only inten­
sified her determination to stay where she
was.
Although she was a prisoner, al­
though she had been refused permission
C h e a p a n d S im p le l e e H o u s e .
to go aboard one o f the other ships, al­
An Icehouse ia oue o f the simplest
though she lutd not been permitted to see
of farm buildings; jn fact, many farm­
tils' commanding officer, there was a sense
o f luxury and satisfaction in the thought ers make a mistake In putting up too
that she could, nevertheless, thwart the elaborate a building, which falls to en­
imperious captain by' disregarding his dure and to afford sufficient ventilation
wishes even in small matters.
for keeping the ice. The simple build­
H e had spoken to her outrngeously dur­ ing shown in the drawing, which la re­
ing the chase by the Wamego. H e had produced from Farm and Home, was
treated her with no consideration after­ put up with about one day’s labor.
wards—so she thought— and she deter­
The framework was made of refuse
mined to pay him up by being as coutrary
hard wood, some 2x4’s and some 2xO*s
and as obstinate and as self-willed as pos­
sible.
When he ceased to ask her to
come on deck, however, when he acqui­
esced in her decision and left her severely
alone in her seif-enfored isolation, the
role
was playing lost its charm, and
naturally her eagerness to get out of
what she now thought o f . as a hateful
little hole increased in proportion to his
indifference.
I f she could hove manufactured an
excuse adequate to the complete reversal
o f her determination, she would have been
out long since. H er pride, however, of
which she had great stock, kept her in.
She went through a whole gamut o f emo­
tions.
First she would and then she
w ou ldn 't; then she could and then she
couldn’t. In the end, torn by A ll sorts o f
conflicting feelings, she did nothing. R e­
sentfully. she stayed where she was.
When Chloe delivered the captain’s mes­
sage she received it with an immediate
M a k liiK r « o f ( h e D ow .
throb o f gladness. The longer »lie was
SECTIONAL VIEW OF ICEHOUSE.
This sketch shows an arrange meni
deprived o f the sight o f her lover, albeit
Second-rate pine boards were used for for making use of the dog for carrying
I ip was not a particularly handsome ob­
siding,
which was nailed on the Inside water. It simply consists of a wheel,
ject. the more she wanted to see him.
Again, she didn’t know w ’.iat was going of the frame. The roofing was made a. 8 f t In diameter aud IS In. wide,
on. exactly, that is. during her seclusion, of similar material ns the sides, but of with room enough Inside for the dog to
and as curiosity is nearly as strong in a little bettqy quality.
walk around, where he acts ns n trend
woman as it is in man, she wanted to
In filling, a space is left between the
DOO POWER rOR PU M PIN G WATER.
know where she was to be taken, what wall and .the Ice, to be packed with
power, which causes the pump. e. to re­
was to be done with the sfiip, and bow sawdust.
The crevices between the volve. In southern California there are
the Ellen was concerned.
cakes are filled with flue ice shavings,
N or was there any
satisfaction
in
but no sawdust is used between or on
thwarting a man who was so hatefully
tod of the layers of ice until the filling
w illing to be crossed!
T h a t morning,
therefore, she had about made up her is done, when about one foot of saw­
mind to go on deck, excuse or no excuse. dust is placed on top.
Oi>eulngs must be left near the peak
Smith’s harmless message instantly chang­
ed her decision irrevocably.
H is au­ of the roof to secure ventilation, and
thority could be braved, after all, and the sawdust filling at the sides must
she would brave it.
be kept firm and solid while the ice
“ T ell him,” she sain, shutting her lips is beiug removed In summer.
It Is
lightly together, her blue eyes sparkling important
to locate the Icehouse
with a fire that made them almost black
where there will be good drainage.
-v io le t, I should say, if I were w riting
Poor drainage at the bottom of the
romance instead o f chronicling facts—
“ tell him that I do not wish to see him. Ice or allowing air to circulate at the
That I do not intend to see him. T h a t I top will quickly spoil the contents of
shall stay here in the prison in which he the house.
has thrust me until he is ready to pat me
L l g k t tor t h e B a r n .
ashore«’
Light
is one of the great sanitary
DOO POWER FOB PUM PING WATEX.
“ Yas’ m,” said Chloe, roiling her eyes at
this portentous message, accompanied, as conditions which promote vigorous a number of these dog-power pumps.
I f the germs of tuberculosis
it was, by every mark o f indignation and health.
which cost less than $15: A good-sized
are cximsed to the sun a short time
disdain.
ddg can easily earn his living In an
“ Cap’n Smif, suh. Missy E ll’n, she say their vitality Is destroyed, but their
she ain’t gwine ter come out’n de tlonh. Infecting power can be preserved for arrangement o f this kind.— Farm and
She doan lak yo’ . She doan have nuffin’ several months if kept in a dark recep­ Home.
ter do wid no Yankee po’ white traah. tacle.
.
T w i n I,a m in .
She gwine ter stay in dnt ar prisotn cell
The State veterinarians who inspect
An
experienced
breeder says that lu
twell you-all gwine ter th’o’ her on de
dairy accommodations now recommend the case of twins it Is well tf> ifltice
sho’ .
She rooughty enrage, suh.
Yo’
dairy them with the mother in a small, sep­
betta done lef h er Tone.
W e n Missy plenty of light, and the new
barns
are
featured
with
an
Increased
arate pen for a day or two, in order
E ll’n git mad, suh— u-u-m !”
I f possible the that they may become acquainted, and
“ Did she say those things jnst as you number of windows.
repeated them?” asked the captain, smil­ windows of a dairy barn should be so to avoid the danger of one of the lambs
ing in glee a t the excited sable messen­ placed as to cause the sun at some straying away, which may cause trnu-
ger o f his goddess.
portion of the day to shine on all parts B fe
When lambs are born weakly
“ W ell. suh. not prezactly dat a-way, o f the floor, as the rays will search for
more care Is required, and unless the
but I sensed ’em right, an’ I gibs yo’ de disease microbes and destroy them.
shepherd Is with them to see that they
substantiate o f it.”
Sunlight acts as a powerful disinfect­ nre suckled soffh after birth they are
‘Did she use the words ‘poor white
ant, and nothing is cheaper nor more liable to become chilled and die. I f
trash’ ?”
effective
in preventing disease than the lamb Is too weak to stand up and
“ Yas, sub, she did dat. She mean ’em.
sunlight
suck. It should be held up and some
to o !”
Dark, underground stables are now milk milked into Its month, when It
( T o be continued.)
C H A P T E R V.— r Continued.)
before the fun begins I ’ ll land her at
“ Ho you mean to toll me rn.it you hart
-»me convenient place where si«* w ill be
captured t b s ship single-handedT”
•info and can reach her father's pants
“ Absolutely alone,” re» «onded -Smiti
.’ ion without difficulty,”
cooly. “ I didn’t »win have a weapon, n‘
**But-«-with your permission, of course,
jo u see.
T iie enemy yielded to niora' -irtce you are an Interested party,” laugh
h insion. wholly and eolely. 1 gU"-u< 1 'd the commodore— “ perhaps it would be
charmed them with tuv beauty.” H e shook better to have her on the frigate.”
hi* red head and freckled face in front of
“ Th at wouldn’ t do at all, sir,” said
the other. “ Seriously, though.” he added, Smith eagerly; “ you may not be return­
taking pity on the mystification of the ing to a hartor for a month, and I ’ m sure
, young officer. ” whpn they saw it was :i|) yon wouldn’t care to make a young lady
up with them they kindly struck to me. a prisoner o f war.”
l i . i t hadn't been for you fellows on the
“ A re there any other women on the
Wamego 1 would have been looking fo r ­ blockade-runner?” asked Paulding, intent
ward to a rebel prison by this tita?.*
upon the proprieties. *
"H o w did you get Mmard?"
“ H er niftid and several other servants, 1
In a few brief words Smith «p la in e d believe, sir.”
the situation.
“ Oh, very well, have it your own way.
“ So the lady betrayed yon?”
I suppose you waut to cut out both Ellens
"She did.” answered the other quietly
n the same Job. Rut ma’k this, young
“ W ell,” said Dillingham, "you have a man. Remember that the Ellen— the pri­
chance to get even r.ow.”
vateer, I mean— is the prime object of
“ I have.” retu-ned Lieutenant Smith.
your endeavors, not the lady.”
" Is there anything I 'caa do for you?"
“ I shall remember, sir.”
“ W ith the lady?”
“ H ave you any further suggestions or
"N o . with the prize. I wash my hands requests?’.’
o f women.” continued the young boarding
“ Yes, sir,” answered Smith. “ I think
officer—«he had just turned twenty-two. it would be well to transship the cargo
end therefore knew all there was to be of the Greyhound.- W e have three vessels
known about the mysterious sex.
here and they can take the most valuable
"P ie iity .” said Smith. “ I f you please, portion o f It, so that if anything hapi>ens
.we’ ll secure tbe Greyhound’ s crew, over­ when 1 mix up with the privateer you’ll
haul the ship’s papers, and lie to until the still have something for your pains. W e’ re
Commodore g«ipcs up with the old wagon not in a great hurry, I take it, to get at
yonder, and my detachment joins me from the privateer. She is helpless until we go
the little Cpshur off here.”
in. The weather is pleasant and bids
file l psliur was racing along far away. fair to remain so. The transshipment of
She had stopped firifeg her gun at last. the prize cargo should not be difficult.”
She au’d the St. Lawrence were both coin­
“ A ll right.’-’ answered the commodore,
ing up rapidly. There was enough work “ I ’ll attend to the matter at once. It's
to occupy the two officers and their men a good suggestion. N ow , then, how many
until the Commodore arrived. The crew men w ill you want to go with you?”
o f the Greyhound were assembled forward.
“ The fifty men that you detailed to the
T h e officers were sent to their cabins and Upshur w ill be enough. There won’t be
the papers were examined. W ith these much fighting, I imagine, but after we
various duties the time rapidly passed un­ carry the Ellen we’ll have to move quick­
til the old frigate hove to alongside within ly and I shall want enough hands to take
«•ay hailing distance.
both ships out easily.”
’’ H ave you got her?” asked Commodore
“ What wiH you do for a pilot?”
Paulding, standing ou the weather rail.
“ I ’ve thought o f that.” answered Smith
T o this utterly unnecessary question promptly. “ You recall that half a chart
Smith answered in the affirmative.
was enclosed in the letter?”
" I t was touch and go, however. Com­
“ But w h a t. can you do with h a lf a
modore," he called across
the narrow chart ?”
■pace. “ I f it hadn’t been fo r the Wamego
“ I think I know where the other half
yonfler. the Greyhound would have got is. I f I don't. I ’ll manage somehow. I ’ll
away from us. taking me along.”
impress one o f the natives and threaten
“ H ow ia that, air?” roared the Commo­ him with inatant death unless I am shown
dore.
the way.”
" I t ’s a long atory, sir.
I ’ m coming
“ V ery well, M r. Smith, have the men
•board immediately and I ’ll tell you then.” transshipped from the Upshur at onee.
Leaving M r. Dillingham in charge of I w ill send another crew on board o f her.
the prize. Smith was presently rowed to Do you want any piore officers?”
the frigate.
No, sir. I f Robinson is all right, he
“ W ell, sir," he said as he saluted the and Brown with oid Bob Gantlin w ill be
Commodore, “ I want to congratulate you. all that I require.”
Commodore, on the richest prize that lias
“ Good.” said Commodore Paulding, “ I
been taken in this war. That ship and shall support you so fa r as I can with
her cargo ought to total up something the frigate and the gunboat, and if you're
like four hundred thousand dollar«. De­ not out, or if I hear nothing from you in
cides the armament for the Ellen, she's two days. I ’ll send the gunboat into the
crammed to 4he gunwales with military sound, so far as is safe, on the chance
•applies, stores, medical stuff, clothing, that I may save some o f you or help you
everything that could be o f value to the to get away in boats. D o your best-. R e­
rebels.”
member that the destruction o f the Ellen
"G ood !” said the old Commodore, “ we is a matter o f great importance to the
country. A t whatever hazard, she must
owe it all to you.”
“ No, sir. You owe very little to me.” be prevented from getting away. By the
way, you w ill need a couple o f engineers.
“ H ow is that?”
“ 1 sighted the blockade-runner from Ask Captain Chase to detail* two skilled
the Upshur early this morning, set the machinists from the W amego for that
private signals, and carried out the pro­ purpose.”
gram just as we had arranged it, until it
“ Yes, sir.”
“ I ’ll send a heavy detail over to the
came to the boarding part.”
prize at once to unlade the cargo. You
“ You got aboard, though?”
“ Yes, air, but I hadn’t more than put look after the job. First o f all, we’ll take
my foot on the dertt when someone on the captured crew on board the St. L a w ­
N o b o d y G u raaed th o N o m e.
the Greyhound recognized roe. The cap­ rence.”
The eight-year-old son of a well
In a short time the sea w as white with
tain, a handy man with his fists «a d as
quick with his wits, threw overboard the boats busy about the various details of known cartoonist attends a Sunday
bluejacket follow ing me. I grappled with transshipping the cargo o f the priae to school In whioh the boys have formed
the captain instantly and called for our the other ships. For two days the work ,whnt they call secret societies, the
Fortunately, the cargo was only “ secret” being the name. 'The
men to board, bat in the confusion the continued.
boat had gone adrift from the steamer. o f such a character that there was little initials o f the society are always made
They got way on the ship immediately difficulty in breaking it out aDd tranaship- public and If any boy o f a rival society
and by the time I had the captain down -plng it to the other vpssels, and, fortu­
guesses their signification the* name is
she was skipping along at a terrific rate. nately also, the weather served them.
at msec changed, it was two weeks be­
Miss Ellen, who w-ith her black maid
T h e boat could not get alongside again.
fore anybody guessed, for instance,
and
tw
o
black
men-servants
remained
on
T h ey made some good practice with the
pivot on the Upshur, but did no damage. the Greyhound, kept closely in her state­ that T. 8/ meant Temperance Soldiers,
B y the way, sir. I have to report that room during the whole period. She had but recently Georgie came to his father
Midshipman Hobinson was shot by a rifle protested against the orders that detained and said:
She
in the hands o f Captain Evers while he her on board the blockade-runner.
“ We’ve got one now they'd never
was trying to fire the pivot. I f it hadn't had demanded to see Commoodre Pauld­ guess.”
been for that the Upshur might have got ing. H aving squared matters with that
“ Well?” queried the father.
gentleman beforehand, the inexorable
her, or sunk her. alone.”
“ Promise you'll never tell?’! asked
“ Beg pardon, sir.” interrupted a mid­ Smith had refused -to entertain her pro­
Seorgle.
shipman at this mom ent,.“ officer o f the test or to grant her request. The young
The promise was given.
lady
had
never
been
so
commanded
be­
deck's compliments, air, and he says to
“ M. E.,” said Georgie.
“They all
tell you that the Upshur is alongside fore and was forced to endure her situa­
and reports that Midshipman Itobinson tion, which she did with a very ill grace, think it means 'Methodist Episcopal,’
is alightly wounded, no other casualties." to be sure. A fte r one stormy interview— hut it don’t— It stands for ‘ Merlcau
“ T h at's good,” said Commodore I ’auld- stormy on her part, that is— she positively Eagles.’ ”
refused to see her lover again. H er meals And thus far nobody has guessed.— Suc­
Ing. “ Go on. M r. Smith.”
“ There's no more to tell, air,” said were served to her in her cabin. She did cess Magazine.
not even come up on deck to get a breath
Smith.
. ^
o f fresh air.
A ll communication with
“ You have forgotten one item, though,”
W i l l i n g t o H e lp .
her was through her maid.
■aid the old m an ; “ who was it recognized
drotichly— Times are hard, my dear,
M r. Smith was a very busy man during
your
the two days, and being something o f a and we will have to economize.
“ A lady, sir.”
philosopher he reasoned that it was just
Mrs. Grouchly— Very well. I ’ll be­
• “ A lady? W h at lady?”
as well the woman should be out o f the gin by discharging the cook.
“ Mias Jones, air.*
Way— under the circumstances— so he
Grouchly— Do you think that advis­
“ W hat, the Ellen?” laughed the Com­
had not sought energetically to disturb
able?
'
i _
(
modore.
her until the morning o f the third day.
Mrs. Grouchly— Sure. You won't eat
"T h e same.”
AH preparations haring been completed,
“ W ell, that was hard luck.”
the engines were started and the Grey­ half as much if I do the cooking my­
“ I ’ ll call it very good ludc, indeed, air.
hound, much lighter than she had been be­ self.
I f you w ill permit roe," said Smith grave­
fore, moved towards the inlet, which gave
H e W a s N o t t h e O n ly O n e.
ly, "so long as the Greyhound was cap­
entrance to the sound, on her daring ad­
Host (to guest who has had the com
tured eventually.”
venture, encouraged in her departure by
plaint book In front of him for an
“ Explain yourself,” said Paulding.
the (beers o f the men o f the ^m aining
“ W ell, air, 1 don't mind telling you
hour)— I should be glad If yon would
ships.
that I have been very much interested in
finish with that book, as there are sev­
F o r the present Commodore Paulding
Mias Jones for— fo r years.”
eral other guests asking for It.— Meg*
“ A constant s a ilo r!” exclaimed the old determined to keep the frigate and the gendorfer Blatter.
commodore, smiling. "T h e y didn’t make gunboat and the achooner well away from
the shore, so aa to excite no suspicion in
’em in my day.”
W a n te d * ■ M a j o r i t y D e c is io n .
“ I have no'doubt we have degenerated caae there should be any lookouts watch­
“ Get another doctor,” demanded Mi\
•Inc«- that time, air,” returned the lien- ing for the arrival o f the blockade-run­ Gotrox, "to pass on my ailment.”
tenant. smiling in hia turn.
“ I don’ t ner.
mind telling you, either, that her father
w ill have none o f roe. N ow that I hate
captured the ship, I shall have a chance
H o ra n V n ln a o t C o u n t r y .
summoned Chios, Misa Ellen's maid, and
directed her to inform her nUotreac that
Captain Smith desired her pretence la hia
cabin.
“ Are not four physicians sufficient ?"
"Yea; bat I don't want to risk no
tie vote."— Washington Herald.
The talleat trees in the world are in
a eucalyptus grova not far from Mel­
bourne, Australia. Many of them ara
•boat WO fast hie*
M
r
condemned as insanitary and disease
breeding. Dark stables are often also
damp, and present especially favorable
Conditions for the evolution and propa­
gation of tuberculosis. Cattle on the
plains, which, live only under the shel­
ter o f the firmament, are Immune to
tuberculosis and many other diseases,
and barns for housing live stock should
lie constructed with plenty o f windows
to promote the sanitary condition of
their occupants.— Goodall’s Farmer.
A u to m a tic
Th ecae
P rc a a .
This form of cheese press maintains
a constant pressure for any desired
length of time b y‘ means of a rope
1672— A monthly poat was eltablished
between N ew York and Boston.
1775— British under Lord Dunmore de­
feated by the Americans at Norfolk,
W . Va.
1777— W ashington'» army went Into w in­
ter quarter» at Valley Forge.
1787— Pennsrivunia (th e second S ta te)
ratified the federal constitution.
1789— The first circulating library
established in Salem, Mas».
was
1861— New York Historical Society In­
stituted........ Spain
declared
war
against Great B r ita in .. . .Tw o-acor«
o f house» on W all street. New York,
destroyed by fire.
1807— An umixunlly large and brilliant
meteor ivaa seen In Connecticut.
1811— Americans under Gen. Harrison
left the battleground at Ti|>pecanoe
on their return to the United States.
1816— Indiana admitted into the Union
as the nineteenth State.
1817—
Mississippi admitted to statehood.
1830— Xatlqnal Republican party, at B al­
timore, nominated Henry Clay for
President. . . . T h e
first
locomotive
built in the United State« was fin­
ished and tested at the West Point
(N . Y .) foundry.
1833;— The House o f Assembly In Jamaica
pa»sc(l a bill abolishing shivery.
1835— Patent office and
Washington burned.
poatoffice
in
1846— The first regiment to fight against
Mexico was organized in Pittsburg.
1854— United States and Great Britain
concluded a treaty o f commercial re­
ciprocity.
1850— Clirixt
church,
strayed by fire.
Montreal,
de-
1864— Gen. Dix issued an order for re­
prisal» on Canadians because of tha
St. Alban's raid ; order annulled later
by President Lincoln.
1866— French
minated.
occupation o f
o .
Rome ter­
1808— A ll disputes between Mexico and
the I,7nited States settled by treaty.
1870— J. It. Rainey o f South Carolina,
the first negro ever elected to the
House o f Representatives,-sworn la.
1872— Eleven servant girls perished in a
fire in the F ifth Avenue*IIotel, N ew
York.
1S73—-New England celebrated the cen­
tennial o f the "Boston T ea Party.”
1801— Sir O liver Mowat, Liberal prime
u^toister o f Ontario, issued an ad-
dmis declaring vigorously against
American assimilait ion.
1893— A provincial plebiscite in Prince
Edward Island supported prohibition
o f the liquor traffic by an overwhelm­
ing majority.
1884— E. V. Debs sentenced
to six
months' imprisonment fo r contempt
o f court during the great railroad
■trike in Chicago.
»
1868— Gen. Galixta Garcia, noted Cuban
leader, died in Washington.
will soon take the teat and help Itself, 1899— MaJ. Gen. Leonard Wood appoint­
or the ewe may be gently laid upon her
ed military governor o f Cuba.
side and the lamb brought to the tent 1900— Mgr. Montagnini, secretary o f tha
on its knees or side, and held, as above
Papal
Nunciature, expelled
from
indicated.
France by the French government.
1902— Germany and England joined in a
naval démonstration against Ven­
I f you hear thnt your neighbor's hogs
ezuela.
W h en
B a r in g ;
»P o rk e r«.”
have the cholera, do not rush over to
1903— W illiam I. Buchanan appointed
see them. Keep away from them nnd
United States minister to Panama.
do not let anybody from the Infected
1906— The new law separating church
lot come near your own hogs. I f you
and state went into force in France.
buy pigs from a point distant from
1007— Norwegian Parliament conferred
your own neighborhood, keep them by
the ' N o M
prize ujion
President
themselves for at least two weeks, as
Roosevelt in recognition o f hia ser­
during thnt time the disease will show
vices in ending the Uus»o-Jnpanes*
If they have it.
war.
S o r fk n m
f o r t h e S ilo .
ftM O O E S
Under Florida conditions sorgbun,
rnukes the best and cheapest crop for
(O L L E G E S
the silo. Analysis shows sorghum silage
to he a little richer In total digestible
nutrients than corn silage. It makes
a heavier field of green forage per acre
Justice C. B. Elliott o f State Supreme
than corn. The station favors sorghum Court opened the second annual conven­
for silage.
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tion o f thé .Minnesota Academy o f Social
wrapped around a pulley at the end
W in t e r P o u lt r y N o te s .
and over a small pulley on a beam
When your hens sing know then that
overhead. The 140-pound weight is suf­ they are feeling good and will lay.
ficient to keep the screw pressed up
Hens will not lay well or thrive un­
to the cheese. A close cheese Is ob­
less they have plenty of sunlight Keep
tained, free from any mechanical open­
the windows clean.
ings.
Don’t fuss nround your hens too
Belter Hraulta with Corn,
much. Like some people, they want to
According to the estimate made by be let alone at times.
the government a few weeks ago. the
Take the chill off the water. Hens
average per sere of corn produced In
will not lay many eggs If they are
Texas this year Is only about five bush­
compelled to drink Ice water and eat
els below that o f Iowa, one o f the
corn mixed with snow.
greatest of the corn-prodnclng States.
Get rid of te useless cockerels and
In the amount produced It was esti­
old
hens. Stuff them and they will
mated that Texas would be fifth in the
States o f the Union. This Is a splen­ grow fat and tender— not too tender—
did showing compared with whst It but enough to grace a boarding Bouse
was only a few years ago, and Is ac­ table.
Throw some rusty nails In the drink­
counted for by the fact that the Texas
farmer Is beginning to realise the great ing trough. The hens need the Iron as
advantage there la In raising his owq s tonic. But do not let anything else
meat and bread, and in the farther fact besides clean water go In with the
that the Texas Corn Growers’ Associa­ nails.
tion has done eome splendid work in
Dressed fowls, wrapped In clean,
not only pointing out the blessings to white paper and packed In new boxes
the fanner In growing corn, but also will bring enough more to pay well for
In promoting the study of seud selec­ the trouble. It Is not hard to got top
tion and cultivation.—Galveston News. prices by a little thought and worik.
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Sciences at the University o f Minnesota.
Other addresses were delivered by Judge
C. L . Brown, Attorney General E T
You ng and Prof. H. J. Fletcher o f thd
law school. The discussions all related
to conditions in Minnesota.
The overwhelming defeat o f Nebraska
by Carlisle, together with Carlisle’s de­
cisive victory o/er St. Louis, goes to add
to Minnesota’s glory. Carlisle beaten by
Minnesota defeats two western teams sup­
posed to be o f strength approximating
Minnesota's. This lifts Minnesota’s vic­
tory Into its true proportions and shows
how well the Gopher* played in defeating
the husky Igdinn*. Carl idle won from Ne-
braska by a score o f 37 to a
Minnesota
beat Carlisle 11 to 6.
Many agricultural colleges sent exhibits
to the live atotk «how in Chicago thla
week, among them Minnesota and Nebras­
ka. 8tudents from moat o f the leading
agricultural colleges participated in Eh*
Judging contesta.
In tha judging conteats at the Chicago
lira stock show, a farmer’s son— J. o
Trontman of Manhattan, Kan.— pitted
his practical knowledge agalnat the theo­
retical experience o f the college atndenta
for the J. Ogden Armour agricultural
scholarship«, amounting to $6,000, which
w ere to ba distributed for the » r a ^
«tant work In the event.