how to tab* 'em. or what will pieaae 'em.
or what to do with 'em. But what am I
to do about Nir Lannes? Wh*t will b*
think of mo after proposing th* match?*
"But, uncle drar, it will be no fault of
yours. It Is not you who hsvs promised
to marry bis son," sb* Mid. with a smile
“And Nir ITunes will know enough of th*
world to b* awara that It I* rery diffh-dlt
to be responsible for a woman's a-tiona''
"And ao tbs poor gentleman I* to lo*e
hl* property?"
"Huppose we were to offer to lend th'
money to ;*y off th* n.-«ngag*. upon tbs
•erurlty of the e*t*t«?"
"I never thought of that." answered the
old man. "But, no, that I* out of th*
queslon. The eatste la mortgaged for
double it* vaiue; and a* one of the tru*
tec* of your fortun* I could not cona*nt
to su«-b a large *sp*ndlture of money. If
you won't marry young Arthur, Penrbyd
dyn must g>> to the hammer, and there's
an end of It."
Und* Itobert. although In dom**tlc life
an easy, good-natured man. waa sharp
and positive In all business transaction*:
and Cunetanra knew that it wm naeleas
tn argue with him, at least at the present
time; and. with a sigh, sb* 1st th* *ub
Jet drop.
A few words of erplanatlon relative to
the connection between Conatance and
Stafford are here rescraMry. When he
first met with her. It wm In bl* csparity
••f portrait painter; she sat to him for
b-r likciwej Being a man of fre« and
•ngaglng nivnnera. Uncle Itobert took ■
fancy to him. and when Constanra'a por
trait was finished, he Mt for his own
He then pc »posed fh*t R'afford should
give hie niece some finishing lessons In
painting. Thue thesr two w*r* thrown
much together.
Ktaff«»rd was handwvm*. fascinating and
thoroughly a gentleman. Constance was
young, beautiful and romantic. They
fell in love with each other.
After a time, i'n-le Robert began to
•u*pe«*t how matters *to*>d. and. roused
to a sense of the dangerous position of
hla ni«-«-v. at once dispensed with Ntaf
ford's services, and as politely as h* cnuM.
intimated that all ennne'-tlon between
them must end st on'-e.
Her position In retard to Arthur was
m»«t del!.-*f* and dll!!, lit
That it was
In the chara«*tsr of a ■
• l*r her hand
f'mt h* via:?»-! ibc Hall wag •* p*rf*#tly
underatfWid that th* mere act of receiving
those visit* waa at least a tacit encour
agement of hope* which the promise she
bad given to Stafford and th* state of hsr
’ - rt r
■ -1 t !'.•*■
-•
foster
**
Then» and a hundred other th-, ir’its
cv’uraed In rapid and painful «tvcraMloa
through Constance's mind as she waa
dressing for dinner. And It wm with an
aching heart and an embarrassed manner
that ahe obeyed the summon* of the din
ner twll. and defended to th* drawing
room.
Arthur had arrived, and stepped for
ward eagerly to Mlut* her. But her man
ner wa* cold and distant
He conducted
her In to dinner he endeavored to en
gage her tn converMlion, but could only
obtain monosyllabic replle«.
After dinner Constan«* gave them
w>me music In the drawing room. or. rath
er, him. for Mr Grierson fell asleep In
an easy «hair, and snored lustily all tb*
time. Constance was an eirollent plan
l*t. had a sweet vole* and Mng with
■ harming fast*.
(To be continued >
■■r 1 •'•r u m i ii„. .-=^=s*
re-^v«.
rnAJTEn V! — (('»atiatred >
"Look »her«:" h* saM. In • wh.*per—
*ll»ars I m la I”
'Who?-' Inquired Arthur, directing bl*
eys* to th* spot lu ll-at'-f.
"Wyll. and hi* wife!“
Ha was a tall, tbiu, b«>ny man. with
tow colored hair •-*< e!»s* to hi* bead.
a low, narrow forvh'sd. no *y»browa,
fTMwnah fray •)<••. a I 'if, th i : •-. turn
*4 upward« at th* «n 1. si a* to dlaafraw
ably aipoa* wry wld» re-l nsirtls. a '■■■¡•t
oppar lip, orar which tbs lower on* pro ,
truded . a wld* »>■ ith, lib* a silt . an iron
jaw, that looked aa though th* teeth war* |
always clenched. and a psIUd. ciamaiy I
akin, «
■
'y tin««
n
'
th* portrait.
While Arthur wsa aurvvylng him. he
waa handing a ion of i> >on*da to a
lady whom b* had Just hr "ufb! In from
th* ball I'■
« «
-u with bla'k bnlr
drmw'l In plain bar la. and »crewed up
behind Into a topknot, enured with a
ftpaniah r«>r>;b; heavy ' i k hr ««-*, that
tlmoat nxt orar amall, deeply aunk< i *><*,
a sharply ' Uf n- - thin ■>. -st!
■
lantern jawa. and a blllo'i* co npl'iion.
A m«>r* repulaira pair It Would hare ’
i
glflbult t«> fit'! and
th< ght Arthur,
upon whom they pr->lured a uioal die
acre. . ■
-*
“I enp|io*e." arid Mr Griers«,n d»lbt
hilly, "that I ahall hat* t- Iniroluw )
to them; but, aa I've told you. l!>*y ar-
violently opt*wed to your r»inrrl*g'> with
Cenatani-e not that he'll show It to your
far*. Mr, Wylie," 'i- a- I. a 1 an
that fenll'tnan, “thia I* Mr Arthur P«nr-
hyddyn Nir l.aun * I’rnrhvddyn'a • >»i
and a* th*re aeetna to
• nr pr
Ity that he may lie on* of th* family be
fore long, 1 think you ought to know
him "
"Iiellghted to make the »««qiislntanre of
Mr. Penrhyd'lyn,” answ'V'd Mr. W)!i-
wlthm a grin, tba' dlarttwed a row of
eharp, white teeth, whl-h I-ik» I aa though
they would demur him
"Allow me to
Introduce you to my wife
Mr*. Wylie -
Mr Arthur Penrhyddyn ”
The bilious eontpletlon turned yet ye|-
Io w - - • :. 1 •' -
o
a Io.
•”*
■ '
underneath the heavy brow* aa ahe a<*
knowledge.1 th' Intr lurtlon by an almost
imperceptible bend
“I trust 'hat
nr, etJol.rtr v‘!’
*e!f Mr Penrhi 11, n," he -»..I “Are you
a volunteer7“
Arthur replied that he waa not.
"Ah. you should be. Every gentleman
•hnuld enroll h ma f In th* In iW'iirnt,
If It were only to en urag«- th* ma*ae*
Depend upon It that It I* the grand"*'
movement of modern time«.“
"Well, what do you think of him?" In
gnlred Mr. Griers»', when Mr. Wylie and
hla spoils« left them alone.
"I think him the rnovt horrfbl* man I
aver enc-vutiered." «niw». I Arthur "lie
•eema tn !■«• great u| n volunteer subject*.
What la he?"
"He care« no more about volunteer*
than I do," anawervd the old man. con-
temptunualy. “Hut whatever’* going on,
he alwaya pushes hlmaelf forward
Aa
to what h* I*, that’* ni w» th in I can tell.
II»'* ’•omethlng In th* city,* aa the phraae
goes. hut whether It’» law, or st-k Job
bl ng. nr any other Jobbing, ba keep* tn
himself”
Constance. by bar own wiah. retired
early from the hall
\a Arthur conducted
her tn th* carriage, Mr, Grlerwm Invite«!
him to dine at th* Hall <>n th" n*it day,
"And then we can have a quiet chat
together, and coin« to •-i.e understand
Ing about the future,” he whispered cor
dlaily preaelng the young man'* hand.
CHAPTER VII
"Well, Con, what do you think of your
future hnahand?" Inqulr—I Mr. Grleraon.
aa they roll'd homrwarda.
“I think Mr. PvnrhytMyn an evtrvrnely
agreeable toting man,” ahe an*were«l. ev*
alvely. Títere waa a pan*- f r
min
■tee. Then Ones lanes. laying her hand
upon hla arm. «aid falterlngly, "Unele,
dear. mu*t thia be? Thia marriage?"
“Why. have yon any objection to It?"
“I like Mr. Penrhyddyn ton much tn be
worn* hla wife without lor*." ahe answer
ed. In a low voice.
••Without lore!" reiterated Mr Grier
■on. "Well, I should have thought he
wa* a young fellow that any girl might
fall In lore with."
“True -any girl whoa* heart wa* free.
Uncle." aha «aid. drawing clover to him,
and cla*plng one of hla han'!* In both her
own. “I ahould have told you all thl* be-
fore, but 1 had not tbe
urage not from
fear of your anger, bitt from the fear of
paining you: hut the lime ha* com* when
It mnat be told.”
“Why, you don’t mean to nay that
you've fallen In lot* with any of th-»*«
bewhlakered «well* or lisping nlnni«*
that's been after you -or, rather, your
money?" cried the old man.
"Oh. dear, no. uncle,” ahe answered,
hastily: then. In a low, hesitating tone,
ah* added, "Do you remember Mr. Staf
ford r
"What, the painter! Oh. that’* It. I*
It?" be «telain«'!
‘Then mt suspicions
were true, and there wa* *<un«thlng be
tween you ami him. Well. If I were a
woman. I know which would be my
eholce. and It wouldn't be the painter.”
"But, uncle dear, Pre often heard you
»ay that although your wife wa* but
homely looking, you would not. even In
your youth, bare given her up for the
bright»*! lady In th* land.” ahe Mid, win
ningly.
“Confound It, C<wi«tance, It’s no gnM
trying to twlat round me In thl* way !"
burst out th* old man. “Would you let
all that splendid property go out of your
band* for a mere fancy? Besides, If you
refuse young Penrhyddyn. It will be hl*
mln - It la th* only hope Sir I«auno* ha*
l*ft."
At that moment, th* carriage halted be
fore th* dr>"r of llt:!"»r-igh Hall, th*
ronveraatlon was not renewed, <nd soon
afterwards Constant-* and her uncl* *ep-
arate«! for the night, each on* a prey t*
gloomy and uveaay reflections.
With the departure of th* Grleraon*
ft* ball lost all It* attraction* tar Ar
th r l'«-r.rhydyn. who left almost tanned!
ately afterward* for bl* b«-t*l. ConManos
had n>"«t agreesbiy impreeeed hitu. and
for upward* of an hour be lay bark hi hla
e«*y chair, pkturlng her face, and recall- ,
Ing every word that bad paa**d between
them
With such vision* wa* mingled a
string« Idea that be had aeen her num«
where before at least, there wa* *ome
thing In her features that **etn*d famlllsr
to him. II* w>nt to bed and dr*am*d of
her a weird, strange dream, which awoke
him. and kept him awake with uuplea*
ant thought* until daybretk.
Although they did not arrive home un !
til nearly four In the morning. Mr. and
Mr*. Wyll* did not retlr* to t«ed. but Mt
theme*!ve* down to an Important discus
•ion
“If we ar* not careful, thl* girl will 1
put an end to si! our hop«* by marrying
thvt boy," Mid Mrs. Wyll*.
"Not yet not y*t," answered b*r hus
band. viciously gnawing his nails.
”1
belter* that old Idiot Grleraon has
brought this about purposely to thwart
m*; but be ahall not •uo-ee«!. do what
b« will. In three months mor* Petirbyd
«lyn would bar* been our*. Ever «Ince
Matilda'* death 1 have b**n tolling and
•chem.ng to scrape together money for
that purpose. Sir Launce can do nothing
to Mve it. and do yu think I will be
thrown over by aa old Idiot and a si»«ny
boy and girl?" •
"He la strurk with her : hut I do not
believe she reciprocate* the sentiwent."
re ark' d hla better half, "if w* could get
h«r »ut of th* way, what could be do?"
' >•••
r
■ '
,
R imt 1 i
'
mean?"
"Nupj slug we rould marry her to *om*
one else?”
"To whom?”
"You remeratier Stafford, the drawing
master ; I flrm'y believe that she wa* In
fatuated with him . and. judging from her
behavior to-night, I ahould My Is so still;
for a girl of IN would ararcely have treat
„ ■ •
"
»
i"
young Penrhyddyn with ixh marked
roldneas If she had not a fancy for eome
other in her in I nd Now, If such be the
case, sn«j we <^>uld bring the match about,
nnt only would l*enrhy«idyn fall Into our
hands, but ('«instance would forfeit her
fortune, which would be another clear
gsln of ten tbouMn«! pounds lout’
''That la wall thought of.” answered
W ‘
! .-.?.t.»
I:' b '■' hl »ei.t "O
after a pause; “la It likely that «he'll
forfeit a splendid fortune for tbs Mk* of
a beggarly portrait painter?”
"Women have done as stupid things ss
that, for iras attractive men than Btaf
f. t i ' .'..,«,
!, , a >,fr
"I bar* mail* my proposition; find
• bls man Stafford and uv* every mean*
of bringing him and the girl together
again. Nir !«*unc* I* a proud, stiff neck
ed man, who I* only half reconciled to
thia match. Couid but ths slights« shad
ow of suspicion be cast upon her, be
All *lr«*|>«*ra.
woubl break It off. were tb* act hla In
The old colortsl parem arose In hl*
stant ilest ruction."
pulpit and addromed hla flock.
••Then the old at»ry would suffice for
"Brudilahs et> al alalia, come on en
that, and save th* trouble of new compli
git on de train fob I'aradlasi. It let«-*
cations.**
tight away."
"It might suffice as far as Penrhyddyn
Thea be glanced over hl* anoring
is coniwrne«!. but It would do nothing to
wards th« forfeit nr* of Constance's for congr«-gattou and abook hla bead sor
tune. W* must manage to kill th* two rowfully.
bird* with one stone. There ara two
"I reckon we betteb sidetrack dat
things to lw 'I ms first, to bring about a train, deacon." be nlglx-d.
meeting between the girl and thl* Staf
"Why an. par*un?" asked tl»e deacuo
ford, to compromise her in the eye* of In mirprlae.
Arthur Penrhyddyn. and thus render him
"Kase deh'a altogvddcb too mauy
svera* to the match; and. aeomdly, to
bring about a marriage between bcr and al*«i>eha fob one train Ix-ab."
the painter.”
<o«l*st Issa« Ittn.
"But It will not do for you or I to b*
Teacher Johunle, on which aide la
directly miv««l up In such a plot. Too
know that old Grierson has a long stand your heart?
ing grudge against us already ; that he Is
Johnnie <>n the right aide, teacher
suspicious of us; and were he to dlwmver
Teacher No, Johnnie, It'a on your
that we had l>e«n the conme-tors and «1- left aide
emtors of such notable devices, he would
Johnnie—Ye*, ma'am. That'« what
proi-eed against me for conspiracy, and
I Mid.
thus not only thwart all our achemea,
Teacher What you «aid?
but mln me In wiclety.”
Johnnie Yea. teacher. The left side
"Well, if you do not care to act your
self, surely, among your numerous ahady la tb«« right aide for the heart.—t'leve-
connections In the city, you can fiixl some land Plain Dealer.
tool to aerre your purpoae," Mid lbs
Impossibility.
woman.
Wylie thought for a moment, biting hla
Mr* Rtubb Yea. John, If the warn
finger nails fiercely. Nud-lenly hla fac* an * suffrage party ever get* into [*>wer
lit up with a peculiar «mile.
we may ace women on battle shlpa.
"You bare thought of *»me one?*' Mid
Mr Ntubls* It will t«< a bad day for
his wife, who had been watching hla fac*.
the nary when that cotues to paa*
"Who I* nr
Mra. Ntubbe- tn what way?
“A w»;nan. and a clever one, too; on*
Mr. Ntubb-- Why, how In the world
who would wheedle hi* Satanic Majesty
hlmaelf,” wm the reply.
could the ablpa m H under «««cret or
der« with a woman on board?
CHATTER Till.
ftlmllarf t f .
Hl!?i->ro -gh 11*11 wa* an old fashioned
"AVhat you call dat gray mule, Un-
mansion, embower««! In evergreens, ap
proached by a winding carriage drive, and . to
surround*«! by a psrkllke lawn. It had
“Dat gray mule? Huh. Ah calla him
formerly belonged to a goo«! old country •Cuba.”
family, but lie last de*crn<iant fell upon
"Why yo call him 'Cuba'?"
evil day*. The Hall was put up for m I*.
"'Kate he'a hard to bold In harness,
and Constance's father, being on th* look
out, just then, for a handwim* country can’t be trusted en alwaya kicking up
realdenca, at lb* earnest persuasion of a fuoa ot>ch nuffln'."
his wlf*, bought It
II «>t> tor keeper.
At 4 o'clock In the afternoon upon the
“tian’t you give tue aomethlng for
day after the bail. Unci* itotwrt w*a
enjoying a nap In a snug little room upon the stay at borne?" aaked th* solicitor
the ground floor, which being plainly fur- of the chartty orgnnlxatlon.
nlsbvd, he had taken a fancy to; and It
"Sorry,” replied H m > meek ma« aa be
wa* here that be took hla d«v*e, and read coosal to tbe baby, "but you *ee I am a
his newspaper. Presently b* waa Inter stay at-bome myself.”
rupted by the entrance of Constan«*, with
“Your
an analoua look upon her countenance.
“Nur* My wife la a club woman.”
"Am I disturbing you, uncle dear?” ahe
cried, with th* door In her hand.
"No, my dear; come In, com* In," an
swered the old gentleman, rousing him**lf
with a shake. “What is the time? Four
o'clock, eh!
Mr. Penrhyddyn will he
here *oon.-’
“It is about him that I bar* com* to
•pesk to you. I am more and more con
vinced that th* union you pmpnM la Im-
poMible,'* she answered, gently, but firm-
Iff-
“For gnodnes* anka, child, don't My
that !“ he CVM. "Yow k now the worry
I had through to many months, until I
bit «pon what I thought such a capital
plan. Oh. dear! oh. dear! who would
have the care of women? You otrw know
The fiswa.
“I'd like t*» apeak to tbe boaa,” Mid
tbe blind man at tbe door.
"ileally,” replied Mr. Illram Offeo.
“she's out today. This la Thursday,
you know. Anything my wife or 1 can
do for your—Thlladclphla Iiedger.
VBktw«.
"No you wouldn't take me to be Mr
giggled
tbe fair widow.
I
“No, Indeed.” «Joined the Inconald-
erat* old bachelor. "But If you bad a
daughter I might take her to bo that
I •M.”
r*rtill*lsw Frehlewis.
WRECK ON O.R.&N.
Witbout manure or fvrtlllier tbere la
nn faru» rapatile uf producing rroji* year
after yvwr. for all aoiia must be aup-
plled wltb tbat whlch abould take thè
piare uf tbe ailalau-w removvd durtng
tbe growtb ut cropa. Tlant* llke ani
mala, bave llfe, are puMraacd of organa
and veMrla In whlch circuì*!«-* a fluid,
and whlch, ald«-«l by an appropriate
nourtabineut. develop an orgsnlc iusm
In a gl veti ti tue. Tbe mret fruttful aulì
wlll be that whlch In tbe Mme tlme
wlil bare produced thè moat «viualdera-
Itnss (« Urlad an A*.
ble weight ut organlc mailer redmed lo
To get the t*at result* in grinding
a dry state
All manure put loto tbe
an aa we must have a l"iig. thin bevel,
Four Parson* Kill*d. Four 8*riou»ly
««artb »ii.'iild be In a «tate of humus
w»ya a oorroapomleut of tb* American
Injured and Mor« Than Score
ami a* aolutde In water M poaalble, »>
ultlvator. To have tbt* bevel uMble
that thè pianta cau «rise «¡«ti It atx.
Badly Hurl.
the tool must be of tbe t»e«t strs-l. prop
appropriate It t» tbem*elve* Manure
crly tetniwred Now to tbe Mcood i>olnt.
consista of all thè dementa at vegeta
W* say that our bevel mu*t vary ac-
ble matter. Aa wuon aa It la aoluide tbe
Prodletnn, April 11.—Four pet«<<n«
«■rdlng to tbe bardaos* or w>ftn«M of
ruota atrorb It and communlcate It to were instantly killed, four aermualy in
'tic wood to t«e worked
Why? Be
thè Interior organa of tbe plant. whlch jured and more than a arnre of others
ana« In an U tbe cutting edge »Imply
»«•rote It In tbe parta In whlch !t ha* cut, bruised and badly »liaken up in th««
IM>ed to develop Itaelf ; bene» ths more . -•
■ «
• •
■<
; : . i > |<
a piece of land la nilied wltb aoluble A N , »Inch <sv*urre«l yevtrrday morn-
manure. tbe more It produce* pianta i ing abo'it 3 30 o'clock; near Cayuse sta
and «cgetalde quallflcatlou* only thè tion, about 15 ml Ira mat o( tills city,
ronsumpttiM of tbe manure la noi tbe jitrt at the loot i f tho Him- mountains.
Mtue In all
In order to derive rropa The monster engine turn«»! a complete
frotta thè «oli. therefore. tbe welgtit of •omersnult in the air, and, nos.com-
thè plant fonda added to thè eoli, eltber pletely wrecked, i* «tending on end in
in tbe forma of manure or fert'llaer the I'niatlll* river. The mail car, two
shotlld he equa! to tbe plant foods of i-Hrfjtage car* and a amoktr are piled in
thè crop to l»e obtalnffd. In otber torma. a heap, the f >r,ner being smaihed into
uau.su wav.
wl»rn one wlsbes to obtaln from a field kindling sisal.
No pnreecger ccwh«-* with the ex-
-onslsta of tbe rnlddl* layer of fibers wbich Ita* no trace of manure a prò-
in tbe blade, neat to tbeiu la the neat ductlou of g ren wri*;«t It I* tu -v«*ary cvpthin of lire smoker left the truck,
thoii*ii |susienirvi» sere hurievi from
QT. a little farther b*-k. and«*u on to car?> and piare in thl* fichi otber
’ h.m
right through
organlc matterà produce«! else» bere ami
rtveivitig revere cuta and bruiaea. The
Thus wr can tv-e that the edge only of an equal wolgbt, or tbe soli wlll lo»
rtn* kcr * m left standing n««arly on end
k««-pa sharp becau*« the layer of fibers In fertllity,
and Hit «erupnnta *ere thrown in *
lying ndt to It overlie* It ami prevent*
hertp to the front en<! of the ear. shicJr
Tbe II««*«« n«<k Tsb.
it from l>*«aktng away by lending It
Dlpplng boga ì* at hrst tasty work. was crushed in l>ke an <vit shell. Why
part of it* elasticity. The third layer
many of them were not instantly killed
doe« ao to tlic »ecoad. and ao <»n right amlby provldlng « properly rooadrtieted and all »rriously mangled cannot he
through. The harder th« timber tb«- bath tub mu«'h. If no! all. «f thla work explained by th«« trainmen.
•borter live twvel, tbe softer the timber may ho avolded. m >» thè Traine Far
The train was ptuoenger No. 5, in
Conatru« t a tank of any wldth
rraann
Hold t be a a *» m«r
charge of (’«imluctor (’«»ykendall, four
and
h-ngth
y<-'i
plt-ww
Juat
*>
it
la
larg*
sbowu In tlic ««-'«,mi cut »nd keep the
hour* late and moving at u slow *)>e<«l,
edge at right angl«w to tin* »tone; travel eti-ugh, but be rervful m»t to g*t It which aevunta for the »mall num tier of
<e
i • w r> «■ k w ea
grinding tb« corners Alway» turn th*
caused by a till uertste th«« gulch giving
sioue toward tb«« edg"; tld» ain>He* to
way under th«« weight of the engine.
all «-«Ig« tools, for two reais ms
Tun»
Ing from tlw edge will always grind a
COMING IN DROVES.
round, conrae i«evel. ttie points of the
filler* *re left much mor* io»»e and
Thousand* of Hom*teek*r* Floc! Ing
t i .«
i i -1 ' «■»• •• 1 n «!; - I ty
Westward Daily.
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I t.-.-.-t !»-r a* they
Portland,
April 11.— After making a
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n
a
roa
nit
uro«.
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Xu*
<«r grind dry . It bMt« !!>«> *t«-»l there n.ore than IS In- lies deep. A f«xl *i»e i aretnl ret I mate of the colonial buaincM
by. aa shown by taking tbe temper out t > make Is 3 foot a ide by 10 feet long coming West, A. I). Charlton, assistant
general pa»m ng«-r agent for the North
of it Never grind In tlie «-enter of tbe am! 15 Inch«* dee)», using lumber 2
ern Parilie, who h*. Just r«-turn«xl from
■t.'iie. as ao many do, with the edgv
ItM-bea thick ami 15 Inch«-» wide for the Eset, eetimatea that between fi.OOO
;
to t'i«' st
»» It s;--l's tbe
the »Idea and end* and flooring of and 7,000 honieeceker« arc leaving the
’
:
! t Sts t !»• fi’f-r«
galvanise«! Iron for tlie bottom
Net 1 «stern gateway« daily and tiiat thia
■ f the steel at right angles to their
thia tn the ground under a abe<! n««ar tremendous movement will continue
proper cutting angle
Alway* give the
where tb* bogs an« fed ami All to a during the season.
blade (not tbe eye) a dip In cl««an wa
Mr. Charlton paid particular atten
d«-pth of about 10 inches wltb water
ter after grinding
■ nd on top of thl* plare half an Inch tion to the colonist movement while
The blade clean, now take a allp. oil
away. He pereonelly visile«! the de-
of crude oil.
stone or ai stone and gently rub
!- of Wr«t I» hi n<l
During aummer and fall, and even on
straight acroa* the bevel and then up
real warm day* In whiter, hogs will homeaeeker« are tlvs'kiiig to the trains
and down, to run off any wire edge
Many, not
gladly u*e thia to wallow In If abut and crowding the com hra.
and to Inlock the edge fl’iera.
Mak*
away from mudbole«, and It 1* sure finding scat*, are even willing to stand,
tbe flrst rub* the hard«**t and tbe last
death to lire ami akin dlaraae* Tha so rag« r are they to get to the new
the llgtitiwt. The practice ao rornnvon
advantage of thia tub over pouring tbe protniee«! land.
of giving tlie c-igr a few light turn*
Th«« Northern Pacific, according to
crude oil Into ttiu<ibole* aa Its* t««en
nn the grindstone, parallel to tbe atone.
Mr. Charlton, I* hauling between 2,500
■uggi-eted. I* tbat It I* mor* economical
and 3,000 colonials out of St. Paul,
and la cieauef, besides being mure ef
Mlnncn|>olis aid Dulutli every day.
fect« r«L
The tIreat North«-rn and ‘Noo” line«,
I' or < ora.
of course, takes a gn-at many more.
Pop corn Is a g'«xl crop to grow, e«]««- Taking the southern gateway* into con
clally If the grower la ah!» to keep It a sideration, Mr. ChaiItcn lielieveti that
season or two In case of low price* the total numls-r leaving for the West
Only th* white varieties are aultab!« for with the avowed Intention of making
market, aa moat of tbe corn gvsa Into their home* lu re will run doao to 7,000
pip corn ball* and the nearer white evety day of the 60 day season.
Sinking Illi Near Cayuse Casts
Train Into Ditch.
CARS BRtAK LIKE EÜG SHELLS
aiGKT war.
to rub off th* wlr* edge and mv * rub-
btng on tbe flner atone la a bad one
even when the atone ts a very fine grit,
as It disturbs the e«!ge fl her* and
.'onghena them up Into little mw tvetb
which *uo:> chew off lu use.
Milk Hseards.
Beveral method* of estimating yearly
records from a few- weighing* and trwf
have been pr«»l*>ar«L Tbe only al>»<“
lutely accurate way to tell tlie amount
of milk and butter fat produced by a
cow la to weigh and t«-*t the milk at
every milking. Cow a vary ao much In
ilie amount am! quality of tlielr milk
from one milking to another, owing to
various cause* many of which are un-
controllable, that entirely accurate re
sults cannot be ■o'ured by weighing
and testing tb« milk necurod at a few
milking* and using the result* as a ba
sis for estimating the total production
for a lactatl«»n period or even a month.
Many dairymen, however, do not feel
they can take tlie time to ae« ure dally
rvrorda; nor la thia nc--essary If It la
simply deal red to obtain a reasonably
accurate estimate of a cow's perfonn-
anre at tbe end of the year. An ap-
proifinate record Is sufficient for com
paring one <««>« with another or for de
termining whether a row la up to the
profit wtandard.—C. B. Lane. United
State* I»««i>artment of Agriculture.
I'lants
tar
Howey
U»«s.
The planta that serve aa forage for
!»ney twee are: For March, th* wil
low* «»ft maple, elm. alder and dog
troth violets; for April, the above and
the June berry, crimson clover, dar»l*
lion. r»«»aeberry. currant, apple, pear,
¡«-act», cherry, plum an«! rhododendron,
although some years they may not
bloom until May, much de[»end!ng up*>n
th« aectlou am! climate. During May
those mentloiM«! will he re-enforced by
tbe holly, tulip tree, raaplierry. persim
mon. grape vine, blackberry, alstke. clo
ver. straw terry and white clover. Along
In tbe summer, beginning tbe latter
part of May an«! tb« first part of June,
tbe magnolia, row pea. catnips, daisy,
alfalfa, milk weed, cucumber, tneloi.
aweet clover, corn, buckwheat and nu
merous flor, era keep up th« aup;«y un
til lat* In tbe «esaua.
Ilia better, rolored varieties tiring sura
to <a>ll tbe effect and sale of tba
pipped artkl* In culture *<i«ne read
ily available fertiliser should be plant
ed with tlie s«c«l. a* the young plant*
are not ao sturdy a* the «prout* of otb
er corn. A good *tart doe* wonder* for
th* corn. Too mu«-h hoeing can hardly
t>e given.
The drill system I* tbs
easiest and m<«*t profitatile. and three
fret betw««««n the rows I* sufficleut.
Hire corn, which la the moat d»lrab!e
<»f any for plantlug. can stand thirteen
to »lateen Inches apart In tbe drill, and
do well If the roll I* goo«!.
Buyer«*
demands are Imperative and must be
met They are tbat tbe corn must be
at least one year old, to pop well, and
entirely tree from mold, staining by
mice, or mica odor*, free from allk and
husk* and In every way *w««rt and
bright
JUDGE BOISE DEAD.
Ona of Oregon’s Ablest Jurists and
Pioneer ot Coast.
Nalrrn, April 11.—Judge
Reutrnn
Patrick I'- i»e, one of the car Beet pion-
eera, ablest jurists, founders of the
fundamental laws, and moulder* of the
dreltny of the rtata of Oregon, pa*m-«t
away at hl* old home in thi* city
shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday after-
noon. Ills malady «or combination
of stomach and kidney trouble. He
hail r««ach«-d the advanced age cf N7
years, V months and 22 day*.
Then was pcrliaps no better known
an«l prominent man in the public mind
of the state of Oregon or the Pacific
Nnrthweat titan Julge Boise. He waa
one «4 the three who framed the fl ret
evde of law* of the Orvgoo territory;
one of tbe lew surviving memher* of
Oor HI tai lu (he *o«tb.
th« «xmatituttonal convention of the
The Argrotin* Itcpublle threaten* to stat*.
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be a greater rival of tbe United State«
than la appreciated by most person*
Hermann's Bad Showing.
Because of th* location of the country,
Washington, April 11.—Binger Her
ttw climate la a little lea* subject to mann made no better showing under
great variation* than tbat of tbe Uni man examination yevterilay tlian he
ted Ntates, and all crops that can he did the iiav before.
Hia course wm
raise«! In thl» country can be grown In practically the same, hia sfaketwenta at
the Argentina Republic with much less tim«M> contradictory, and some of hla
rlak than b*re. Tbe cereal crops and teetimonv was directly disproved by
cattle raising are rery flourishing, and hi* own lettere, which were introduced
a very promising market la being open in evidence. A* before, unfavorable
transactions were exposed which will
ed up In Europe.
not tend to prajudir-e the jury in favor
Waler tor Fowl*.
of the defendant. Opinion is general
In tbe compwltlon of an egg there Is that by going on the stand Hermann
a large percentage of water. We often baa done his cause much harm.
think that bena In winter are not pro
Wlll Pay Honor to Heney.
vided with enough pure water. With
Han Francisco, April 11.—Francis J.
out water they can no mor* furnish
egga than without corn or wheat. It Heney will deliver an ad<lr«<«a to the
behoove* then, to see that the fowls students . f tin« University ■ f California
are provld«*! with plenty of fine water, at !'■• rk- «-v tomorrow. ' It Is stated
and that It la not In a congealed form, that Mr. Ilcnej is to he given an hon*
for It la very bard. If not lmp>M!hle, «»vary degree by the nnlverwity author-
¡lire in recognition of hi» work for civic
for a fowl to partake of It when In a
reform. Mr. Heney was a stuilent of
solid form.
the nnlvereity 20 years ago and wa* ex-
■era ss tbe rars*.
pell« d m the result of a fight with the
Every farmer should have a hive of •dltor of the college pa pet, with whom
tres ou tbe farm, even If be attach««« be bad trouble.
but little value to th« honey. Tbe tiees
Drouth Ki'l* Cuban Cattle.
are eicellcnt forager* and carry pollen
from one plant to another. In communi-
Havana, April 11.—The rural guards
tie* where no bee* are kept there wlll report the draft of hundreds of cattle
be found orchards that do not bear, tbe throughout tlie island aa a rremlt of
cause being unknown, while a hive or the continued drouth. Cuba liu not
two of bees In the neighborhood would had a g«<wl rain since the October cy-
iclone and the crops arc ruffering.
cbang* the coudltiuti*