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By Order
A Story of Russian Power
MARCUS EASTLAKE
By
CHAPTER XIV.-Contlnucd
"WpH," says Yerack, at length, "thou
art good enough to show In n enrnrnn
at the fafr of NIshl-Norgorod. Thou nrt
a bis man, brother, anil what with the
lone gown and high enp of the priest,
thou look cat glgautic."
lie takes ma by the arm and twists me
nbout. ricwlng me from nil aides, nud
Lla countenance crown even more crave.
"The prlcatlr garb la n mistake," he
mutters, "it adda to the height, which
la already completions enough. All eyes
will dwell on thee. Not that It matters."
he adda quickly. "So that thou art easy
and composed they may atare their fill.
Thy own mother intent atare at thee un
til ahe crew bllud, she would ncrer know
thee to be her sou!"
"That she would not!" endorses Ka-
latch.
Now Verack leads the troika Into the
.middle of the road and unyokes the ad
vanco horse, which he tics with a hal
ter to the back of the cart.
"It looks not usual for a troika to be
drawing a cart of this kind," he ex
plains. "Thus It will appear as If the
beast were being led for sale. Now we
ahall do. We are traders Journeying
to the fair at Vllna, ami thou art a
priest who has honored us by accepting
a lift. We proceed leisurely, for we hate
no haste; the fair only begins to-mor
row. At the same time, urotiicr, ao im
posing is thy appearance, that thou look
est out of place In a cart with trading
Cossacks, and therefore at llorlltch wo
had better part company and thou wilt
proceed with the post."
"But, my good friend, this will cost
money, and I am without a copeel" I
cry.
"I hare enough and to sparer
"Yerack. how can I take ao much
from thee 7" I exclaim, deeply moved by
the Cossack's generosity. "Thy devo-
tlon I can never repay, but the money
thou art laying out on me I may some
day bo able to refund. Give me some
address to which I may send it. Surely
in time I shall work for the means to pay
my just debt."
"Bah! Keep thy mind easy and make
sot a mountain of a mole bill! What
are a few roubles to me? I haTe neither
kith nor kin, and what shall I do with
superfluity? Let me put a trifle of It to
a good use. I hare taken a fancy to
thee, my son. I beg thee, let a lonely
man hare his whim!"
Terack'a Tolce shakes a little as he
speaks. His face is averted. What can
I reply to this? Nothing. My trembling
llpa refuse to form even a word of
thanks. Silently I wring my benefac
tor's hand.
It la still very, very early when we
reach the town, yet before we arrive
at the Inn where Yerack halts we have
encountered many people, but all of the
lowest orders. I have had to respond to
many greetings, and am made thorough
ly uncomfortable by the obvious sensa
tion I create. I feel relieved to euter
the dark fore-place of ths Inu, with its
mall, dirty windows, and I hear Yerack
(Tire Tent to a sigh which I know U of
relief.
The Innkeeper comes yawning to meet
ci, from an Inner room, patting up hie
blouse. He stops with one arm above
his head as he sees Yerack, and bis
brows go up. They are evidently old
xrieuds, these two.
"Yea, It is myself, Thorn a Fedorei
vltcb," aaya Yerack, grinning from ear
to ear. "And I want to drop a word
In thy ear, little father." With this he
takes the man apart and whispers to
him, during which the listener glances re
peatedly In my direction, bis small eyea
beginning to twinkle, and bia saosth wid
ening to a grin. Sometimes he puts a
question.
At length the confabulation comes to
au end, and the Innkeeper, after signing
to us, leads the way through a passage,
and opens the door of a small, dingy
room at the back of the balldlng. We
enter, and he leaves us, abutting the
door.
"Thoma Fedorelviteh Is a safe man,"
observes Yerack. knowingly. "That
kind of man la alwaya safe so long as
you grease bis palm. Tboma and I have
had our little transactions together."
The landlord returns bearing a tray
with breakfast. The repast consists of
raw salt herring, preserved mushrooms,
and white bread.
"Ah, I am as hungry aa a hawk!" saya
Yerack, taking up a herring by the tall
to hold It over bis mouth and crunch it
up.
I take the opportunity to ask for writ
ing materials, and if It is to be had, a
tamp, as it Is still too early for the
postofflce to be open.
"Certainly, Holy Father," responds
the landlord, with a twinkle in his beady
eye. "I can furnish your Holiness with
ell."
Another burst of laughter from the
Cossacks, while the speaker crosses his
hands on bis breast and bowa low before
me ere he goes. He brings mo the pa
per In hia dirty finger and thumb. It Is
greased and soiled, the pen splutters and
the Ink la of the consistency and color
of mud, but they suffice me to write
these lines:
"On receiving this, lose not an hour
In procuring thy passport, but travel
day and ulgbt. I hope to precede thee,
and will await the arrival of all trains
from Konlgsberg. Should I be deterred,
eek our brother, Conrad Itosen, Stein
fitrusse, No. 70, who will advise and
assist thee. If possible, send warning,
Indirectly, to Ivon and Pavel. All Is
known aud searching inquiries will be
made. I am safe and with friends.
fThlno until death. V."
i I read over what I have written. It
U sufficiently explicit and I have no fear
but that Maruscha will obey my Instruction-
to the letter, If ahe can I
Aa I am folding and addressing It,
Yerack cornea behiud mo aud looks over
my shoulder.
"Humph!" ho grants. "A woman; I
thought a much."
I turn on hlra wrathfully, with an an-
try retort leaping to my lips, which,
iovever, I check, remembering how
much I owe to this brove fellow, I even
ummon up a smile.
"Yea. a woman, thou old mysogynlst,
nrfco yet art the son of a mother. And
of the Czar
such a woman! Brave and true, Ye
rack, but for whom I should not be In
the land of the living, for I owe my life
to her ns I owe It alo to thee!"
"Well, well, If that bo so. 1 grnnt
thee, there nre there may be different
sorts. Though, for my part, I hnvo
known but the one the catlike sort,
sleek and fawning and false, stroking
you with velvet paws In which sharp
claws are hidden wherewith to tear jou
unaware. 1 tike not the feline tribe."
Having spoken, he protrudes his up
per Up, making his bristly mustache
stand out. Ho looks very tierce and bit
ter, and though 1 answer nothing. I
think, "Assuredly thou hast had some
cruel experience, mv friend."
In a few moments, however, his face
reassumes Its habitual expression of
complacency, and bo says to me, "Now,
my son, get thee something to cat aud
let us to business."
He places fool before me; standing by
and watching, with over-satisfaction,
while I mako it disappear.
"Thou hast done well," he observes,
wheti 1 have eaten my fill and pushed the
plate from me.
OHAPTKlt XV.
Yerack draws a chair to the table,
close to my elbow, and with slow delib
eration, and an expression of supreme
satisfaction, takes from his tunic a Urge,
bloated-lookipg pocketbook, out of which
he abstracts a folded paper.
"Now, Nlkor Andrelvitch Tcherevln.."
he saya, mouthing his words with an unc
tuous intonation. "In reply to your ap
peal for permlsslou of leave of absence
on the plea of HI health, I have the pleas
ure to hand over to you from the Arch
imandrite of your diocese this paper,
which you will perceive, entitles you to a
mouth a sojourn abroad.
I take the paper he holds toward me,
and unfold it. Sure enough, there Is the
ecclesiastical seal, the wavering signa
ture of the aged church dignitary, and
on scanning it 1 find that here indeed ts
a formal leave of absence to. "My ailing
son, the ltevereud and Holy Father
Nikor Andrelvitch Tcherevin, extending
over a period of one month, to enable
him, by medical advice, to drink the wat
ers of KIssingen." I suppose 1 look
my amazement, for Yerack, watching
me, begins to grin. Kalatcb, who has
come up behind my chair, spells it out
slowly and exclaims:
"Tell us about it. How bast thou
procured It?"
"Yes; how? Who Is Nlkor Andrel
vitch?" 1 manage to stammer.
This seems too much for Yerack. He
throws himself back and indulges In one
of his mighty roars.
"He knows not his own name!" he
echoes. "Ah, Nlkor Andrelvitch! my
poor Kikor; it is indeed time something
was done for thy health."
Kre I have time for further question,
be produces a familiar looking little
greenback, the sight of which makes my
heart Jump; and this time, without any
previous speech, be puts it into my hand.
It proves to be a passport made out
in the name of this same Nlkor Andrei
vitcb, traveling to Germany. 1 read the
description of myself as I now appear,
is a sort of stupefaction. I ess not take
In my good fortune all at once.
Age thirty.
Height above average.
Kyes brown.
Hair and beard brown and curled.
Complexion fair and fresh colored.
Nose aquiline.
Grasping the precious tallyman, and
realizing what it means to me, mj ex
citement becomes so great that I cau
no longer alt stilt. I rise precipitately
aud fall to paeing the floor, while 1 vain
ly struggle for speeeh. Joy aud grati
tude strike mo dumb, and like a woman
the tears rush to my eyes and flow down
my cbeeka.
At length I go up to Yerack, and plac-,
ing my bands on each of his shoulders,
I look down Into bis broad, Jovial face.
There comes a strange stir In It. but in
au Instant he Jumps to his feet and
Laughs boisterously.
"Ha, ha. hal Come, friend Nlkor, If
thou wouldst catch the evening exprtas
in Vllna, thou must bestir thyself."
Meanwhile I have aufficlently mastered
my emotion to say:
"Yerack, my friend my noble frlendl
Thou wouldst escape my thanks. And
the gratitude of my life long Is all I may
give thee. Geueroua Yerack; she, too
how she will bless thee for what thou
bast done for us! Would that she were
here to thank thee in her sweet, gracious
way!"
"Let be, let be. Thou canst not Im
agine how I have enjoyed this escapade.
To have tricked them so cleverly Ah,
only to hare seeu the face of that warder
this morning when he entered the cell!
llo, hot That skinny little prefect. How
small ho would look when they told him
of tho tragedy! How he would fumo
aud stamp! Oh, it is splendid, splendid!"
"Hut I want to know bow thou earnest
by the documents, and In so short a
time, too?" Interrupts Kalatcb, Impa
tiently. Yerack gives a contemptuous snort
"What a fuss thou inakeat about so
small a matter!" he responds. "Oue
would think thou hadst been bora and
bred a thousand miles from Itussla, and
knew naught of the customs of the coun
try. Itoubles rouble roubles! What
Is there In Itussla that cannot be bought
with ltusslan roubles? I rustle a hand
ful of dirty rouble notes, and without
a word of persuasion a government clerk
writes out the passport to my dictation.
A Holy Father prepares the other docu
ment from oue he has In his possession
and bands It to me with a 'Illess thee,
my son!' And never a remonstrance sare
when I pressed a little token of my grat
itude into his palm."
"Thou must have spent a fortune over
me, Yerack," I say remorsefully, Tho
weight of so many obligations oppresses
me.
"And if thou hadst kuocked the life
out of me that time, as I deserved, what
use would my money have been to me
then? Moreover, I assure thee, that
speak truth when I say I have more than
I need. Trust Yerack for looking after
himself. lie knows how far he can jo.
I And now hero Is for thy Journey, and I
have done with thee."
Ho takes n thick packet of notes from
his pockcthook, nlul without counting
them divides them Into two cuual parte
and gives mo one. Though I mil obliged
to be still farther Ills debtor to tho
amount of my Journey, I shun to take
advantage of such reckless liberality. I
begin to count the notes, resolved to ae
cept what I stand In abolilto need of
nud no more. They seem to be all twcti
ty-flvn rouble notes. 1 separata four
from tho bulk.
"These will more than surnee." I say,
holding the remainder toward him. "It
Is well for thee, my friend, that thy
head Is firmly fastened ou thy shoulders,
or thou wouldst certainly give It away."
I try to smile at him as I speak, but
my trembling lips render the attempt n
failure.
His reply Is to snatch all the notes
from mo with comical fierceness, roll
them up, and stuff them Into tho lusldo
pocket of my kaftan.
"Kuough of thi fooling!" he exclaims.
"Not another word will I hear on so
paltry a subject. What Is more to the
purpose, let us settle what Is to be done
next. It will be best that we part here.
I Thou wilt go on foot Into the town-
' straight up this street, taking the tlrst
turn to the right, and In the mnrket la
both the postottlce and the posting sta
tion. Arrived at Vllna, drire direct to
the railway station. With moderate driv
ing thou wilt be there In time to catch
the evening express. And let me remind
thee who thou art. Forget not thy
priestly dignity. Keep also a bold front,
for thou art secure. The passport wilt
assuredly be euough, but hesitate not to
show the leave of absence. The two
together will at once put to Might the
least shndow of doubt. There Is Just the
fact of thy baring no luggage that might
arouse suspicion. Here, too, thou canst
easily hoodwink them. Thou wilt de
scribe It go to the luggage van for the
purpose of Identifying It excite thyself,
get Into a towering rage because It Is not
there; threaten to lodge a complaint
against the railway serrants for their
neglect la not putting it in the tralu
when It Is addressed and properly label
ed; make a great stir, and give special
orders as to the forwarding of It with
out less of time."
"I promise thee to ue my utmost abil
ity, brother." I respond. "Nor am I a
noricn. I have had some actiRg to do In
my time."
"Another thing I would mention." re
sumes the Comuick. "I fain would hear
of thy safe arrival. One line will be
enough "Arrived safe! 'All well, what
thou wilt. Only address It not to me, I
am too well known for a scamp; more
over. I am under surveillance of the po
lice," he chuckles, shutting up bis left
eye, "Let me see." he continues, with
suddeu gravity. "From Vllna we pro
ceed to Minsk, on our way to the Kast.
Arrived nt the Province of the Don,
where I am a native, we will pause until
I have disposed of certain properties.
Our final destination will be the Klrg
hex Steppes. There we will pitch our
tent. They will scarcely follow us there.
Send, therefore, thy communication to
Minsk. 1 ran alwaya Induce some sleek
government clerk to call far It at the
postnrflce and fetch It to me."
Hereupon he takes up the pen, and
with great solemnity, forming eaeh letter
with his lips the while, he writes on one
of the sheets of paper. It Is a slow and
laborious task. I receive the paper and
read: "dimltri petrovitcn heraen Minsk
post restaute."
Yerark sticks out hU lips ami watches
me whilst I read it.
"Thou canst make It out? Yes?" he
Inquires,
"With perfect esse. It hi very dis
tinct. "Now embrace me, wy son, and go thy
way."
We kiss eaeh other on both rbeks
and he releases me. The same ceremony
Is gone through with Kalatcb. 1 thank
him for the service be has rendered me,
to which be will not lUten.
"I was glad of a reason for pitching
up the accurswl Job," he says. "1 could
not have stood it much longer."
The CoMtacka accompany me to tho
outer door. I shake hands with both in
silence, fervently pressing the hand of
Yerack, and hurry away Into the town.
Thanks to Yerack's im aud letter, I
am able to continue my Journey without
molestation. I pass the frontier In safe
ty, and, at last I am out of Itussla, a
free man.
(To continued. I
A Itnw Iteorult.
Major General Henry C. Corbln, who
Is to succeed General Tuft In tho Phil
ippines, was reared on a farm in Ohio,
and takes a great Interest In recruits,
particularly If they bo from his own
State.
"They aro amusing and pathetic, tho
raw recruits from tho farms and vil
lages of the West," said General Cor
bln recently, "And they make, In tho
end, tho bent soldlors In the world.
"But at first they are too Ingenuous,
too boyish, too naive. For Instance:
"An Ohio luil wmn doing his first sen
try duty. To and fro ho paced. Tho
luniUcupo was fertile nud lonely and
quiet, uud the young recruit, as ho re
garded rho great) Holds, foil Into a ruv
crle. Ills pleasant Inland homo roso
up before Jilin. Ho thought of his fath
er nnd mother, his schitol days, his
sweetheart,
"In the midst of his dream the ma
jor passed, and the youth forgot to
salute.
" 'Don't you know who I nrn, sir?'
ho Bald in a terrible voice.
" 'No,' said Uie recruit, softly, and,
thinking it was a friend from home
somo friend of his family ho asked In
a gentle voice:
"Io you know me?'"
On the Inside.
"No," said Farmer Corntossel to the
summer boarder, "I don't believe all I
see In tho newspapers."
"Why not?"
"Well, you see, I'vo advertised nil
tho comforts of homo a few times my.
self," Washington Stnr,
Necessary Adjunct,
Passenger (on ocean liner of tho fu
ture) Will yon plenso direct mo to my
stateroom? It's No. 727.
Clerk It's about hulf a mllo nft.
Take trolley car on starboard promenade.
"0? jW r M XaVi . sfljsW I"llCL C
suss
llavnuea of the Urown-Tnll Moth.
Tho ravages of Ilia brown-tall motli
Imve become so great In different jmrt
of tho country tlint winio concerted ef
fort should bo made to exterminate tno
peat The orgs of tho female nro laid
on tlu leaves of the tree, nnd are
hatched In midsummer, nnd tho peat
of the moth In tho enterplllnr "Into be
gin It rnvngci on ttio tender foliage.
On the approach of winter tho cater
pillars construct henry webs, tn which
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they live until spring, when they come
out to feast ou the buds, bku-oms and
leave. It I at this season of the
year, and later, nWh the trees are de
rotd of foliage that the mala work to
exterminate them must be done.
While the moth Is tn winter quar
ters he ami ahe can be readily reached.
Obtain a pruning afc-mrs mounted on a
long handle ami operated by a wire In
tho hands, go through the trees of the
orchard ami anywhere ou the grounds
ami cut off the twigs on which tho
mass of web hangs. I .ay them In piles
carefully, then gather them, ami, after
taking them out of tho orchard, bum
them. Only tn tbta way can one be
certain of their destruction. The plan
of fastening a bunch of cotton waste
to a pole, setting fire to It ami holding
the lighted torch to tho web ilntll It Is
consumed Is also a good one. Better
get at tilts work during tho winter and
do It thoroughly.
The Illustration will give tho reader
some idea of this pest Tho female
moth It shown, as well as tho cater
pillar, and also n twig of a tree show
Ing tho web attached. Ah this latter
has been accurately drawn It will not
bo dinicult to Identify tho web of the
brown-tall moth. Indianapolis News.
Practical Poultry lions Idea.
The cut shows tho result of mature
experience In housing fowls. This
houso has a small roosting ami laying
room ami one very miihII window. This
insures a warm roosting place In win
ter la slat outside door can be used In
summer! and a dark place for laying,
which give nn Muni condition. In
stead of an open shed scratching room
(which will till with snow In a North
ern climate), a large room with two
largo sliding windows Is provided.
Wlro netting can le placed over these
to keep the fowls In and tho windows
can bp opened to any width, permitted
by the prevailing weather conditions.
This gives tho benefits of tho open
scratching shed plan without Its de
cided disadvantages. The nests should
have closed (hinged) fronts and should
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A.f I'PTO-DATK PQUI.THr IIOUSR.
bo entered from the rear, which will
keep them very dark. For a farm poultry-bouse,
this dctilgn leaves nothing
to l desired.
Cowpeu for the Moll.
The plan of sowing cowpeas to oc
cupy the soil after harvesting fall
wheat or oats Is as good now as ever,
says Uural Now Yorker. With a fa
vorublo seasou tho cowpeas make a
largo growth and can bo plowed under
in tlmo for another crop of grain or
grass seeding. Tho soil Is left in much
better shape thnu It would bo If left In
stubblo and weeds. Tho troublo about
the plan tills year Is tho dlltlculty In
obtaining cowpea seed. There seems
to be little If any left In tho country.
We are thinking of using white beans
In place of Uie pens.
Clearing Up Ilrusb Land,
The use of Angora goats In clear
ing up Uie cut over lands In northern
Michigan has been tried now for bov-
era! years and apparently with satis
factory results to those who havo In
vested In them, Tho lands havo been
lumbered, tho pine cut out and thon
left to grow up Into brush. Upon
these lands the Angora has provod n
very efficient aid in clearing them of
brush and putting them in shape for
cultivation or to grow Into grass.
Neither sheep nor cattlo would do this
work as well as tho Angora,
CoverlnK the Bllo.
Various ways have been tried of
covering tho silage aftor tho silo was
Oiled to prevent tho spoiling of Uie
sllago on top, but It has been found
that nothing Is better or less expen
sive) than to put on water enough to
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thoroughly wot the top of thisllnge
nnd tinvu enough so Unit It runs down
between tho sllogu itud tho nldos of
tho silo. Many avoid nil l from
ihimnKo on tl hy bt'itlmtlng to feed
Immediately nfter tilling, thus giving
It no tlmo to damage. The feeding
should always bo dotio from tho top.
taking nbout two luchos from tho en
tiro top each day. If the feeding Is
done Jim slowly, and part of tho sur
face. Is left exposed to tho ntr for two
or threo or inorw days, then tho stock
will hnro partially damaged silage nil
tho time, O. P. Goodrich beforo Wis
consin Fanners' Institute,
1'ood for the Htovk.
Those who havo tested tho tiso of
cooked nnd uncooked foods for stock,
unM.. (.ii..iii,ifi. ti nivlfin nirffti t lint
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the titicookiM riKHis ant ny mr um muni
digestible. This opinion would delight
tho vegetarians who urge uncooked
fruits nnd vegetables ns being mum
wholesome. Yet there nm two sides to
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iiii slrtiivlm Mitt VHlili nf till ilUCOOKtHl
food, with animals nt nny rate, but wo
M1t b.,.v... !.( . .m.Hirv f rnttf fril !
and vegetables en ten by humans during
tho summer Is apt to create a disturb
nnco of the digestive orgnns. Not nl-
lis Kiiwii 1st si i n siiiis n ..
ways does It cause n looseness of tho
bowels, but ncldlty of the stomach,
which I very painful. Is It not fnlr to
nssumo that If uncooked food has this
rfTei-t ou tho human stomach that It
must hare some had cftVct on the stom
ach of the farm iinliiml.
This may be a little far-fetched, but
experience has taught tho writer that,
without exception, one warm meal n
day during tho winter Is beuellclal to
the animals. ICven our horses have n
warm lirntt uinsh, ami It has been well
cooked, loo. The poultry have the
warm cooked mash nnd the hot corn
at, night every other dny, nnd thrive
on It. Ttils being our experience, our
argument Is that animals should have
cooked food occasionally, hut that
moat of their meals should consist of
food not cooked.
licit Handling Units.
For a catching yard or m. Instead
of having regular rectangular shape,
have at one ivrner a sharp triangular
extension, ns shown In the cut. Into
this extension the hogs wilt rush, when
Uiey may be easily caught.
For loading hogs, back the wagon,
with cage oh. Up to the (ten fence, dig
under the hind wheels a few Inches to
bring the nsir end and uper able of
tho wagon bed even with some plank
or rail of Uie pen fence. Cut out this
plank or rail, leaving a spaco largo
enough for your largest hog to pass
Uiruugli. Place an Inclined 'toor of
TAiin run ixiaiuho moos.
plnnk from thu groumr of tho pen to
tho lower sldo of the wagon opening,
ns shown by the cut, up which to drivo
tho hogs. Then scatter n little corn
on the floor of the Incline ami also on
thn Door of tho wagon, start the hogs
ami they will go up ami In. No fiiM,
no torn or soiled clothes ami a lot of
ipilet hogs. II. T. Vose, In Psrm ami
Home.
Aicrleiiltnrc In Jnpiin.
A report prepared by the American
Cousiil-Oeneral nt Yokohama gho
some (Htrtlculars ns to sgrlcultum In
Jnpan. Ho states that only 1 l,f.iS,'.TJ
acres, or 15.7 per cent, of the total nnw
of tho country, exclusive of Formosa,
aro In arable cultivation. About W
per cent of the agricultural families
culUvntq less than two acres each; 30
per cent, two acres to Iims thnn three
aud three-fourth acres, and Ifi per cent,
threo nud three-fourths acres to more
It Is not clear whether the sinnll hold
ers havo grass laud In addition to their
arable hind. As to how families can
be supported ou such minute forms, It
Is pointed out that tho Japanese stand
ard of living Is comparatively low;
that tho small farmer usually earns
wages apart from his laud, or engages
In some such Industry as sllk-produc-Ing
or spinning; that he cultivates aud
manures his land very thoroughly; una
that ho often raises two or more crops
In a season on the same Innd, In tho
warmer parts of Jnpan, It Is stated,
barley, Indigo, beans nud rape are
grown In succession on one plcco of
laud In twclvo months.
How .Much Pork to Acre?
It may ho unusual to oMtlinato the
amount of pork that can be produced
from an ncro of certain crops, but It is
claimed that nn aero of laud In clover
will produce 800 pounds of pork; pens,
1175 pounds; corn, (150 pounds; oats,
920 pounds; barley, -J'-'O pounds, aud
wheat ?J0 pounds.
Tho vnluo of each crop on ono acre,
when converted Into pork, Is ns fol
lows: Clover, 12; corn, $22.10; peas,
$10; barley, IKi.HO; outs, 913.20, and
wheat 0, estimating the pork nt 4 cents
per pound.
Of course something depends on tho
prices ruling for the crops. Tho
amount of produco per aero requlrod
to glvo tho pork mentioned on an aero
Is 000 pounds of wheat, 1,080 pounds
of barley, 1,1120 pounds of oats, 2,210
pounds of corn, 1.&00 pounds of peas,
and 12,000 pounds of green clover,
In Fly Time,
Among tho various nntl-rwltch de
vices, ono of tho latest Is Uiat of a
Malno farmer's boy, vho places an old
bicycle tiro over Uio cow's back so
that It holds tho tall closoly enough to
prevent any vigorous activity. A tem
porary blanket of old bagging Is an
other good tail restrainor which keeps
away Uio files besides, and theso en
courago quiet behavior on Uio part of
the cow.
THTWEEiaY
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sis
fct.
Onr- Hundred Vaunt Ano
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I r-t damage wns dono hy floating
' m nww twi iiuiimm.
Tim licet llttlug out In Hpnln for
Florida wns dismantled nnd a treaty
rntlllcd by which American merchants
would receive Indemnity for their
tosses.
A Parts paper published a statement
of tho expense of tho coronation of
Nnpol i. making them WWUs),
Tho Itrltlsh consul nt Honduras or
dered that uiNliognuy should not bo ex
ported In any American or foreign ves
sel. A new imnrautlue. order In Holland
required nil American vessels to untur
the port of llelroatstuls.
Thomns Jelfersou and (leorge Clinton
were unanimously chosen President
uud VU-ii Presldeiit of tho United
Htntes.
Congress nppolutcd a cnmmltteo of
(Ho to consider tho project of erecting
a permanent hrldgii across the Poto
mac river nt Washington.
Suvcnty-flvo Yew Ago.
Tho Insurrection In ami nbout Hinyr
tin was quelled by beheading n few of
the Insurgents.
(I recce wn declared unconditionally
free nud Independent.
Hetero weather provnlled In all parts
of tho llrltlsli Isles.
A treaty of pence nnd alliance wns
rHtlftod between llueuos Ay res nnd
1 Hfllitn Fe.
Oold nnd silver were discovered lient
Devonshire, Ituglnud.
Franco, Itussla and Kngland could
not coma to nil ngreemeut aa to what
title the new ruler of (ireeco was to
assume.
Prince Frederick of tho Netherlands
wns npK)lnted by tho King admiral o(
the nuy nud colonel geuvrnl of ths
Innd forces.
Illty Yearn Ago,
Armed collisions took place In east
ern Kansas between thn two political
parties, thoso favoring slavery and
thoso ngslust It.
Ilesldenls of Missouri crossed' ths
river and voted In Kansas, thus making
a largo Democratic majority, which
favored slavery.
KnmehHmeha III., King of thn Sand
wich Islands, illwl. ami wns succeeded
by Prince AIXHmlr IJwoIIImi.
Tim Ht. I-awreiH-e. rlvnr was oiene)
to A merles n veU.
Itufus ('host Jolnnd the toltlcal
IHirty culled the "Know Nothings" nnd
ln-emuo a candidate for the Senate
The at on mixta t Westmoreland was
sunk In Iiko Michigan ami iMveuteen
lives worn lont.
Kansas wns being settled hy .New
Kngland emigrants, who were resolved
to light against slaiiry In tho now tor
rltory.
forty Yenri Ago.
Communication south of Cairo, III,
wns shut off by thn freezing of the
river.
Hovernl steamboats worn sunk and
many others Injured nt Ht. Imls by ths
breaking up of tho Ice In the river,
Mnjor Oon. Thomas attacked nnd
routed Hood and his Confederate forces
beforo Nashville, Tenii.
A Union expedition along thn Itoan
oko river was reported to hare de
stroyed $ 1,000,000 worth of Cnnfcder
nto commissary stores.
President Lincoln ordered a draft ot
1)00,000 men to make up credit dellclon
cles In tho previous rail for troops.
Hood's Confederate army, routed nt
Nashville, retreated beyond Franklin,
with Thomas In pursuit.
Hovernl Chicago policemen were ar
rested by federal authorities on charges
of assisting unlisted men to desort.
Thirty Yonrs Ago.
Persistent rumors woro afloat In Oer.
many that Illsmarck was about to re
lilgn.Uirough plquo at tho Kclchstng.
Ifoston was visited by a series of
fires, causing n loss of $1,000,000 worth
of property,
Tho Italian Chamber of Deputies at
Homo voted an annuity to Onrlhaldl.
ICfforts to Introduce tho mixed school
system at New Orleans resulted In a
strlko of tho whlto children nt tho
schools.
King Knlnknun of tho Randwlch Isl
ands was presented to Congress. Hs
wns welcomed by Spoaker Jamos O.
Illalno In the Houso,
Twenty Yearn Ago.
Knglund was stirred up over a re
ported plot to dynamite Windsor Cas
tle and kill tho Queen.
Htorlos of troublo between tho Grand
Dulto Kervlus of Itussla nnd his wife,
ICIIznboth of Hcsso, woro sout out from
London.
Thirteen bodlos were recovered from
n burped orphan asylum In Ilrooklyn
and oror 100 children had not boon no
counted for,
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