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The
Green Cloak
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YORKE DAVIS
F X U 8 « rrle <
C o p yrig h t, 1924
STORY FROM TH E START
D r. R o n a ld M c A lis t e r , fa m o u s
In
b ia s p e c ia l w o r k , — a p p lie d
p s y c h o lo g y — e m p lo y s h is le is u r e
tim e in th e e lu c id a t io n o f c r im e
m y s te r ie s . A s th e n a r r a t i v e o p e n s
he is in te r e s te d w it h A s s is ta n t
D is t r ic t A t t o r n e y A s h to n in th e
m u r d e r , in th e s m a ll to w n o f
O a k R id g e , o f a re c lu s e , H e n r y
M o rg a n
T h e m u r d e r e d m a n , h is
p a p e rs re v e a l, h a d been in N e w
Z e a la n d , w h e r e D o c t o r M c A lis t e r
h a d liv e d in h is y o u th .
W ill
H a r v e y h a s te s tifie d lie s a w a
w o m a n w e a r in g a g re e n c lo a k in
th e M o r g a n h o m e th e n ig h t o f
th e m u r d e r .
D o c t o r R e in h a r d t,
f r ie n d o f M c A lis t e r , te le p h o n e s
he has a q u e e r ca se In h is h o s p i­
t a l a n d In v ite s M c A lis t e r to see
th e p a t ie n t. D o c t o r R e in h a r d t's
p a t ie n t p ro v e s to be a y o u n g
w o m a n , w h o In u n c o n s c io u s n e s s
m u tte r s in a la n g u a g e R e in h a r t
does n o t u n d e r s ta n d .
M c A lis t e r
sees a p o s s ib le c o n n e c tio n b e ­
tw e e n th e m u r d e r e d N e w Z e a ­
la n d e r a n d th e g i r l .
CHAPTER III— Continued
Evidently Doctor McAlister hnd no
«hare In this Idea, for he lost Interest
In the young man the moment he was
satisfied Ills Identification of him had
been correct. When the train stopped
at Dak Itldge and we followed William
Harvey out of the car, the doctor did
Dot cast a single glance after tils re­
treating figure.
Ity rare good fortune we found an
auto pulled up beside the station plat­
form waiting for the train, n flapping,
dilapidated, mud-stained, ramshackle
affair, with a driver to match.
After a moment or two of ennny
bargaining on the doctor’s part, we
found ourselves Jolting along over a
frozen, rutty rond toward our destina­
tion.
“There’s the house,” said the driver
at last. “But you’re pretty late for the
funwml. If that's what you’ve come for.
It must he about over hy this time.”
Neither of us had thought of the
funeral, and the sight of a hearse and
a single cur, waiting there In the wind­
swept rond, gave us, with our errand,
a rather disagreeable sense of Incon­
gruity. That feeling was heightened
when, leaving our tings In the hall, wa
were shown by the undertaker Into a
large, dim front parlor.
Here we saw death In Its most con­
ventional form. A little group of peo­
ple sitting In rows In little folding
chairs, n minister rending the service,
a quartette from the vlllnge choir
ready to sing another hymn when he
should have done.
When, ot the end of the service, the
customary opportunity was offered for
a last look nt the body which lay
there In Its black casket, my com­
panion rose and, nodding to me to fol­
low him, took his place In the little
procession that was filing round the
coffin.
I could not do I t ; thnt act, some­
how, seemed to put the crowning touch
upon our Intrusion,
"Dh. I know how you felt about It,"
said my chief when the service was
over, the people gone and we were
left alone In the old house—alone, thnt
Is, with the addition of Mallory. "I'm
glad I haven’t to go through It again,
though I’m find I did, even nt some
violence to whnt they call onr better
Instincts. I wouldn't have missed my
look Into that face for a good deni.”
"You didn’t recognize" I cried, “lie
Isn't anyone you knew, long ago, out
there In New Zealand!”
“Not Individually,” said the doctor
wlili a smile at my sudden excitement,
at the sudden recession of those "bet­
ter Instincts" of mine. "Not Individ­
ually, though thnt I might have was
well within the possibilities. But he
belongs to a type thnt I knew alt too
well Did It ever occur to you to won­
der why It Is that full gray beards
and spectacle« are always regarded as
Infallible Indications of benevolent re­
aped ability? lint there's a sear be­
neath that gray beard thnt was not
come hy In any peaceful occupation;
and even without It, the whole con-
atructloii of the skull and Jaw, the
facial angle, the shape of the ears, all
proclaim him a rough customer—the
sort of man who might well have a
past that he was vainly trying to es­
cape from. No. upon the whole, I
am glad that Ashton left us free to
work out this problem without hold­
ing us responsible to him for our re­
sults."
Our conversation was Interrupted
there hy the appearance of Mallory at
the doctor's elbow. It wns rather
amusing to watch his face as he read
the note from Ashton that the doctor
handed him. It wns easy to see, from
hit suppressed smile of rontewptuou*
amusement, that the district attorney
had represented us ns a couple of
harmless cranks who might safely he
permitted to amuse themselves upon
the scene of crime as they chose.
“All right,” he said, folding up the
Bote and thrusting It Into his pocket.
“Make yourselves at home. Do you
plan to spend the night here?”
"Two or three nights, perhaps,” said
the doctor. "H e want to do a.little
looking about."
"Hell.” said Mallory, with-Jocular
sarcasm, “If you find the secret of
the old man's past, or meet up with
that mysterious woman that one of
the witnesses testified about at the In­
quest. why, let me know.”
“You mean to spend the night here
yourself, don't you?” I asked.
“Well, part of It. perhaps. I’ve got
some looking about to do. But you
needn't mind me. I've got a key and
can let myself In at any time.”
An hour later, after a bountiful but
vilely cooked meal at a little restau­
rant near the railway station, we re­
turned to the house and began our In­
vestigation In eurnest.
The first room, of course, to attract
our attention was the room where the
murder took place, the study on the
third floor. Across one end of the
room ran a rude set of homemade
shelves occupied, perhaps, by two or
three hundred nondescript volumes, A
very large, much-littered desk stood
In the middle of the larger purt of the
room, while In the alcove was a high
deal table of the sort used by draughts­
men. A stool stood before It, und a
swivel chair In front of the desk.
In one of the numerous corners of
the room was an Immense hamper,
which seemed to have served the pur­
pose of a waste-paper basket. The de­
tectives had evidently examined the
It to form a noose; but. of course
with this second knot of equal sin
that becomes Impossible.
The man
was strangled, not hy a noose at ell.
but by a tourniquet—a little stick—a
lead pencil perhaps—run through the
two loops and twisted.
'Look here I” he cried the next m o
ment, with rising excitement. “Here’s M ILK F E E D IN G IS
the rest of the Instrument.’
C O N S ID E R E D G O O D
He held out for my Inspection a
¿77?c
MILK COW NEEDS
CO VER BRAM BLES
PLENTY OF FEED
B E F O R E W IN T E R
long straight-stemmed briar pipe, and
Most milk feeding of poultry Is con­
I was able to see, Just at the base of
Grain feeding should always be In
Small fruit growers should cover
the bowl, a shiny, circular Indenta­ sidered a good thing and a money­
tion. The ghastly clearness of the maker if people have a little time In proportion to milk production. The all their brambles, including the red,
demonstration of the murderer’s meth­ the fall, and are close enough to a cow In milk, If a Holstein, says C. H. black and purple raspberries, black’
od slckeued me a little, and I dropped town where the hotels or meat mar­ Eckles, chief of the dairy division of berries, dewberries and loganberries,
kets will buy the fowls at a special the Minnesota College of Agriculture, as soon ns possible In order to avoid
the pipe rather quickly.
My chief was pacing up and down price. These people plan to have the should be given about one pound of early hard freezes. Brambles grow­
the room, talking to himself. “I never springs and younger cockerels grow grain to every four pounds of nfilk ing in especially protected places may
believed In that noose—not really be- up with good-sized bones, and usually produced. A Guernsey or Jersey needs not need covering, but this Is not
lleved In It.”
i feed them up a few weeks before one pound of feed to three of milk. often the case.
“You are undoubtedly right about Thanksgiving. Young birds weighing The dry cow in good condition needs
Before covering, it Is advisable to
It.” said I, “hut Is the discovery lm- from 8% to 4% pounds are the best. little. If any, grain.
remove all old canes thnt bore fruit
"The cow Is a milk machine," says this year, where they were not re­
portant? Does It make any real dif­ as they muke tender meat and take
Doctof Eckles, “and feed Is the ruvf moved nt the end of the bearing sea­
ference?”
on flesh quli^ly.
Pen fattening Is the best way of iiiuterlal. Like any factory or machine, son. Remove all Inferior and weak­
“That depends on the point of view,”
The economical operation Is possible only ened canes, leaving eight to fifteen
said he. “To the late Henry Morgan, feeding them on the farm.
I suppose It made no difference at all. birds are placed In a coop where they wtien plenty of raw material Is avail­ canes per hill, and cut them back to
To an ethnologist, It makes all the ' will not exercise much, and the able. Turning a dairy cow loose In a three or four feet long. Cutting back
difference In the world. The Cau­ change In food Is made gradually for pasture does not Insure that she will may be delayed until after the cane»
casian uses the noose. With Idin It ’ two or three days. The following ra get sufficient feed to hold up In milk are uncovered In the spring.
has been the Instrument of execution, ' tb>n Is recommended as giving good production as she should, especially
Cover the canes on days when there
from now until the time when regular Is no freezing temperature as they
of murder nnd of suicide from time results:
housing and dry feed will be In order, break easily If partially frozen. Bend
Immemorial.
But there are other ; 2 p o u n d s g r o u n d c o rn
“Practically every real dairy farm the canes over and weight the tops
raees that never heard of It.
The 1 1 p o u n d g r o u n d w h o le o a ts
er will have silage available. Don't down with some soil and then sho.el
1 p o u n d f lo u r m id d lin g s
aborigines In my part of the world
8 p o u n d s l iq u id b u t t e r m il k
wait too long before beginning to use enough dirt over th%m to completely
never did. With them It was always
this." He enught up the string as he
This Is nilxpd Just before each meal, It. Within ten days after silo filling cover them to a depth of three nr
spoke, and Jerked It taut In both using skim milk If there Is no butter­ Is completed, the silage Is ready to four Inches. They must be covered
hands. “It’s the Instrument of cere­ milk available. When fed It looks like use nnd unless pastures ore unusually completely. If the canes tend to
monial murder. They used to send pancake batter.
Feed In troughs good It Is well to begin feeding It.
break on bending, remove a shovelful
“The experlencel man knows that of dirt from the side of the canes
widows out of the world this way, un­ twice each day, and leave only enough
til the British government put a stop before them so thnt. they will clean It is easy to let cows drop down In toward which they are bent. Covering
to that etiquette."
It up In ten minutes for the first few milk from poor feed, but very hard to Is facilitated by plowing two furrows
Then, nnd oniy then, did I realize days. If they ore not hungry, do not bring them back to the high level on each side of the row before shov­
It takes about again later even If good feed is given eling the earth onto the canes. This
the Importance of the discovery. “And force the feeding.
the girl at the hospital?” I questioned. eight pounds of feed for one pound Good management means keeping the allows the formation of n well-round­
"Would those two loops be familiar to of gain per chicken In fourteen days. conditions nnd feed right all the time ed ridge with wide bases to prevent
her?”
Sometimes it pays to stop In ten to so ttiere will he no drop In milk nt any the earth falling off the ridge. Strawy
lime from lack of feed. The cow thnt manure can be used when it can be
He nodded gravely. ‘‘I’ll tell you twelve days, if they are not galnln
has what silage she will cat will be secured In sufficient quantities for
this,” snld he, ‘Tin glad I'm under no rapidly enough.
well cared for so far as roughage Is complete covering.
obligation to report to Ashton until I'm
concerned so long as the pasture fur­
ready.”
One should be careful In bending
Grain
Ration
Valuable
nishes fair grass. When the grass be blackberry canes, since they tend to
Then he did a characteristic thing.
gins
to
fall,
bring
out
the
alfalfa
and
for
Fattening
Turkeys
He put the thing back In the drawer
break easily. Bend them nt nn angle
where he hnd found It, closed the
Some turkey raisers feed equal clover.”
of 43 degrees with the rows to facili­
drawer, straightened up, with n shrug parts of wheat nnd oats during the
tate covering, to give the canes more
of his broad shoulders, nnd said. In first pnrt of the fattening season Increasing Demand for
room, and to avoid the tendency for
obviously good fa ith : “Come, let’s be­ gradually changing to corn ns the
the rows to become ridged.
Higher
Grade
Products
gin."
weather becomes cooler. The common
Small fruits must be covered com­
The Increasing demand for high pletely nnd covered before freezing
Itatlier to my surprise, the doctor practice, however, Is to begin feeding
made straight for the waste-paper bas­ heavily on corn about November, nnd grade milk nnd dairy products makes weather If winter Injury and conse­
ket, growled a little at the "fools" who Rlnce turkeys are not accustomed to It Important that right methods of quent crop reduction are to be avoided.
had emptied It, and patiently gathered such heavy feeding, scours often re­ handling be observed. M. J. Prucha —Richnrd V. Lott, Instructor In Hor­
together the few scraps that were left, sult, especially If new corn Is used. of the I'nlverslty <if Illinois urges pro­ ticulture. Colorado Agricultural Col­
Rome clinging In the interstices of the This practice of a sudden start with ducers to keep the utensils, the barn lege
basket, some littered about the floor heavy feeding Is to be discouraged. the cows and the milker clean. Don’t
outside.
Old corn is a much better feed than depend on the strainer to remove the
As I bent over to help him, he held new corn, but the old corn must be dirt, but keep dirt out of the milk in Measuring P. D. B. Made
the first place. Feed wholesome feeds
out an Irregular hit of thick white free from mustiness.
Easy for Peach Grower
T'fie best results in fattening are ob­ nnd don’t expose milk to odors.
paper for my Inspection. "He. was a
The Inconvenience of weighing out
I Was Holding One ot Them Out In queer geographer, sure enough," was tained when n gruln ration of outs,
To Improve the keeping quality of exact quantities of paradichlorohen-
My Hands and Poring Over It.
his comment. “He tore up his maps. wheat nnd c >rn Is provided. A num­ milk, keep down the number of hac zene for peach tree borer treatment
contents of It In their senrch for a This Is part of one. There's a fact ber of growers have tried fattening ferla. This Is done first by keeping has created a considerable demand for
clue to the murdered man’s Identity, which might well have struck previous turkeys hy confining them to small en­ the cows clean. Then watch the pails a quick measuring gauge. Therefore,
but had not thought the contents Investigators ns curious, hut apparent­ closures during the process, but with and cans for they are the largest peach growers will be Interested In
worth preserving. There was a litter ly did not. If he tore them up. It was very little success. Turkeys confined source of bacteria. Wash well nnd the directions for such a gnuge given
of small scraps about It, and that was because he wns through with them. to a pen usually will eat heartily for then steam or scald or sterilize with by Frank H. Beach, extension horti­
all, A rusty oil stove completed the And If he could get through with them j two or three days, but afterwards lose a chemical sterilizer.
culturist In Ohio.
so that he could be sure ho wouldn't their appetites, nnd, consequently, be-
Cool ndlk promptly at fiO degrees
tnle of the furniture.
Cut a piece of smooth paper
And then there were his maps. They wnnt them any more, It wns because gin to lose flesh rapidly. Dn allowing Fahrenheit. A-grade milk must he 4 1-10 Inches long and 2% Inches
cooled
to
50
degrees.
Prucha
finds
them
free
range
again,
they
pick
up
they
were
meant
to
serve
him
some
were curiously disposed for a innn
wide. Draw a line exactly through
who made a habit of geography. They single, definite purpose. When they rapidly nnd are soon eating ns hearti­ thnt the man Is the most Important the middle and the long way.
factor
In
the
production
of
high-grade
ly
as
ever,
which
seems
to
Indicate
lay about the floor In great rolls. The hnd so served It, or hnd failed to servo
Mark It one-half ounce. Now draw a
one or two I looked at, after my pre­ It, then he destroyed them to get them 1 that n certain amount of range Is nec­ milk.
second line dividing one of these
liminary glance about the apartment, out of the wny. T hat's logical, Isn't essary to keep them In n good, healthy
halves equnlly; name this line three-
condition so that they are always Dairy Calves Need Some
were of recent date nnd bore the It?”
fourths ounce. Boll the paper Into a
eager
to
be
fed.
“Absolutely, so far ns I can see."
stamp of the British hoard of trade.
cylinder, lines marking the ounces In­
Grain
When
Very
Young
I was holding one of them out In my
Presently he carried another scrap
side, and paste It Into place. In doing
Calves under three months of age tills, overlap the end exactly seven-
hands nnd poring over It, wondering over to the draughting table, scruti­
should not he made to depend on pas­ eighths of an Inch. The cylinder will
rather idly, whnt possible Interest tills nized Its hare surface rather minutely, Find Hostess to Pests
grass, for roughage; feed some hold an ounce of P. D. B.
group of tiny coral reefs could hnve nnd then offered this second morsel of [
Makes Poor Egg Layer ture
good alfalfa hay. As long ns n rea­
hnd for a man who lived ns llenry paper for my Inspection. v
Place the cylinder on any hnrd sur­
A hen cannot feed worms nnd lay
Morgan hnd lived, here In this village
"Well, that's one thing he did with eggs. Poultry Infested with worms sonable amount of skim milk Is fed, face and fill with P. D. 1?. to the line
12 to 15 pounds per head dally, on
of Dak Itldge, when a sharp exclama­ Ills ninps. lie pinned them down on
nre thin, droopy nnd emaciated amt pasture the grain may consist of a Indicating the quantity you need.
tion Iron« Doctor McAlister drew my this table of hlg with thumb-tacks.”
Pour the fine crystals of the chemical
walk with an abnormal and stilted
attention awny from It.
He pulled open a little drawer In | gait. On examination four kinds of combination of ground corn, oats, bar­ Into a small wide-mouthed bottle and
ley
or
kafir
grains.
There
Is
no
need
He wns standing close beside a big the table, took out first gome pencils, I
gauge the various amounts on It. A
green shaded lamp and bending over rulers and compasses, nnd finally a worms may be found. They are: for protein supplements from grain file may be used to cut a mark.
something which lie had Just taken rectangular contrivance made of wood­ Large nnd small round worms, long sources. The skim milk and grass sup­
If you have a small bottle that will
tapeworms und nodular tapeworms, ply plenty of good-quality protein nnd
from the top drawer of the desk. I en rods, with flexible Joints at the
O. S. Vickers, poultry specialist at also mineral substance. A calf three he convenient In measuring, you could
shivered a little when I saw whnt It corners.
have your local druggist mark the
the Ohio State university, says.
was, saw thnt it wns a violin string.
"Do you know whnt this Is?” ho | All of them live In the Intestinal months old getting skim milk and bottle Instead of going to the trouble
grass needs about 1 pound of grain to of making the little paper cylinder.
The expression of the doctor's face, asked. For a wonder I did, nnd he
ns he turned townrd me, betrayed did not. T hat was a situation which I tract of the hen. Treatment suggest­ each 100 pounds live weight. Where
In using the chemical remember
ed
for
round
worms
Is
nicotine
sul­
skim milk Is not available It Is advis­
both Indignation nnd excitement. "The amse but rarely.
that a half ounce to three-fourths
phate.
If
the
hens
are
heavily
Infest­
able
to
increase
the
protein
content
of
prosecution of crime still goes on the
"It's a pantograph,” said I. "It's
ounce Is the quantity to use on trees
basis thnt telling the truth Is an easy used for copying on an enlarged or ed It Is recommended thnt each bird the grain mixture hy Increasing the three to five years of age. None on
receive
a
nicotine
sulphate
capsule.
proportions of high protein concen
thing to do; that a man does tell the reduced scale. You can set the scale
In other cases 2 per cent of tobacco trates. A good mixture may be made younger trees. Mature trees six years
truth, unless he means to lie.
The to anything you like.”
old and over may be treated with an
dust
In
the
dry
mash
for
a
month
Is
from 200 pounds each of ground oats
man who ennio up here and found the
"That's what It means, then," said
ounce.
body of Henry Morgan testified that the doctor, turning away from the satisfactory. This should be repented and com, 100 pounds bran, nnd 100
pounds of linseed oil meal.—Nebraska
he had been strangled by a noose. table, with a nod of satisfaction. "He every other month.
x o -o - ^ o -o - o::o*o<-o*o-«-cd:
Knmala Is the most satisfactory College of Agriculture.
They thought It was true, because spread his maps out here, ami when
treatment
for
tapeworms
yet
discov­
strangulation by a noose Is the only they weren't on a large enough scale
kind they ever heard of. But look nt to snlt him, he drew them up bigger, ered. The I'nlverslty of Wisconsin Labor Involved at Silo-
recommends half-gram capsules for In­
• • c>—
-
tilts.”
nnd then tore them up.
No. that '
Filling Time Is Costly Winter apples are not ready to pick
He held It out to me, nnd. my re­ won't do. There's some Intervening j dividual treatment. Birds weighing a
One of the greatest objections which until thef seeds have started to turn a
pugnance forgotten. I took It In hand. process. He needed those charts on a half to one pound should be given
Instead of one knot, the string con­ larger scale than he could get, and ho one capsule, those weighing one to Is raised against the silo Is the labor brown color.
tained two. one near the end, the other enlarged them until they suited that two pounds two capsules, three cap­ Involved at silo tilling time. While It
• • •
Is definitely proved that this Is labor
about fifteen Inches nwny. They were unknown purpose of his. But of that sules to those over two pounds.
A strawberry patch will not usually
well spent, yet some dairymen still give more than two or three good har­
tied Just alike, and were knots of the purpose Itself, we've found no trace, j
■ontlnne to use It ns an excuse. Two vests as a rule.
fixed-loop variety, very like a bowline. We may never find a trace, but If he's J
High Protein Feed
“If there were only a knot at the left a clew to It anywhere, I think we
• • •
Stoat meal or meat scraps nre high or three of the leading Implement
end,” snld the doctor, "the rest of the may hope to And It.
protein feeds and nre found In most manufacturing concerns are now ac­
If the old berry canes have not been
string could have been drawn through
chick mashes or laying mashes. They tively engaged In efforts to overcome removed after fruiting, they should
(To n a coNTixuan >
are used In connection with dried but­ this objection. Due concern Is devel­ be removed now, and the berries given
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good mulch of stable manure.
• • •
animal protein which is lacking In grind and chop all the feed desired,
grains. Experiments hnve shown that hut which can also be transformed
K indness to A n im als T rait o f P ortu gu ese
Concord
Is
the
best known of all
chicks or laying hens do better when quickly Into n silo filler which will do grapes and Is still the mainstay of
the
Job
with
the
ordinary
labor
found
supplied with animat protein to bal­
It has
The Portuguese are the only Latin carved hardwood decorated with many ance up the protein and other Ingredi­ on the farm. Another mnchlne Is cut­ most commercial plantings.
nation thnt Is kind to animals. For colors. The wheels of these wagons, ents found In grains. Be sure that ting ami chopping feed in the field, many good qualities which commend
hundreds of years noble’Arnhlnn steeds bearing tremendous burdens, clatter these products are all clean, fresh and caving It all ready to blow Into the IL Sheridan, a cross between Worden
and Herbert, is recommended as a va­
silo.
were raised here and the Portuguese on the streets of Oporto.
sweet.
riety to follow Concord.
rider sits well In the saddle by second
I have never seen a driver maltreat
• • •
nature.
his animals. In the country the cow­
Cow Testing Favored
A great many growers feel It Is in­
Keep Roosters in Jar
The donkeys here are smaller than
herds guide their flocks with enormous
Not more rows hut better ones will advisable to grow strawberries be­
In other Latin countries, nnd the bamboo staffs.—Rods lloda In Uhu,
Male birds running with the poultry
flock will keep the eggs fertile, but meet the Increasing demand for milk. tween peach or apple trees.
largest beast of burden Is the ox. In
Berlin (Living Age).
• • •
the fertile eggs will not keep. The As a matter of fact, If we were to In­
Portugal this creature Is a strong,
The safest way to protect trees
hens will lay Just as many eggs If crease the production of the average
red, well-csted for animal, with wide-
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there are no male birds running «•ow only 100 pounds per year for the against gnawing by rabbits Is to use
spreading horns. The streets are full
Tbs expression “Solid South" was around. Excepting In cases where next 40 years we could supply our In­ wire screen or some other wrapper on
of yokes of oxen pulling carts with
first used hy Col. John 8. Mosby In a high priced male birds have been pur­ crease In population without Increas­ the trees.
solid wheels hound fast to thelT axles.
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letter to the New York Herald advo­ chased to use this past season In the ing the number of cows. Cow testing
Since the axle Is ungreased, a frightful
To test the firmness of apples as a
squeaking announces the approach of cating the election of Rutherford B. flock. It will he cheaper to dispose of has been In o|>eratl»n In this country
Hayes la 1878, according to Liberty.
When It Is realized guide to the proper picking of the
these wagons, which can be heard a
all the male birds than to feed them !A»r 20 years
until the next breeding season. One that some such method Is the only one fruit for storage and for shipment, a
lull« sway.
Children of rlvlllied races have of the best ways to handle them Is to that «111 show results, It should be mechanical tester hss been devised
Oxen are particularly common In
which measures the degree of soft­
more generally used.
nortliera Portugal, where the yokes probably always had rickets, says a can them.
ness In the ripening fru it
themselves are made ot beautifully child specialist.
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