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NORTHWEST HONORED ! inrs f -rn*d by wt'lewa »Ims «aff poplar» I 3 THE RED * í TRAIL ? v - - ■ --.-'■ ■== B* A OVSTAVK _ ___ _____ __ ------------------------------ ------------------------ CHAPTER IX. ICootlnurf.) Th« traveler looked at him flivlly for • mo I then laid hi« to nd firmly nn bl« am au I pu nJ him toward th» tabla. "Now. look her«," ba aald Io him curtly, "I Intend to ¡.a»« two b ira In J at all flaks; I baas ‘hat between this and eleven o’clock you ««i»-t a large part) Th« landlord attempted to «ire a da ala I, hut th* traveler cut bun abort. “Hilence,” be continued. "I wish to ba pre»<nt at tbl« masting; of course I do not mean to be *"-n; but I must hot only «aw them. but bear ail they My. Put me where you pleaae. that 1« your con cern. but a« any trouble d< *r -s pa, meat. Key« are ten ounces for you, awl I will giv« you aa many more when your visitors have «on«, and I a»ure you that what I aak of you will not In any way comprotuiae you. Now, I will add. that If you olwtluately r«fuaa the arrangement I offer “Well, suppose I do?" "I will blow out your brains," th« traveler said dlstu* ’ly. “Ilaug It, eicelleuey," lb« poor follow answer*!, with a «rt «<•■. "I think that I liar« no eboh«, aud am compelled to accept." "flood ’ now you are learn It»« r«MM, but take three ounces as a < m-nation." The landlord, forgetting that he had d* elar-d a few tn- ■ ute previously that h« bad no hiu« In the house. Instautly ecv •red th« table with prori«i> >ia, which. If not particularly delicate, wer« sufficiently appetizing When t -ir hunger was at |en«th appease!, the traveler who b - w I tn «peak for Imth thrust «war his plate • nd addressed the landlord, who was tr.nd ee’ly eland ng I- h'inl li i. hat In hand “And now for another matter," he »A I ■ • you?" "Twa. ««cellency th« on" who took y...,r boTWM to the corral, and anothet “Very food. I presume you will not require both those la.la to wait on your ft ¡ends to night ?” “Certainly not. excellency; Indeed, for greater security, I eliall wait on them alone " "Better still; then, you see no Incon- venlen e in sending o'-» of tic m Into th« Ciudad?” “No Inconveulenc« at all, excellency; what Is ‘he hushir "Simply.” he mid. taking a letter from bls boeotn, "to convey this letter to Mvtior I ton Antonia Halller, In th« Calls M.m terllla, and bring me bo k an answer " “That Is easy, enellency; If you will ha»« the kindness to Intrust th« letter to Pie " “llcre It Is, and four piastre« for th« Journey " The host bowed respectfully and Im mediately left the r <>m “I fancy. Cummllla.” th« traveler then Mid to h.s loiipnui.u, “that our affairs • re going on well " The other replied with a wilwrjt nod of •s«ent Tb« trareb-re rose. In a twlnk ling when the landlord returned and re moved all signs of supper, and then bld bis guests behind an old fashioned cuun tar. CIIAin’Ell X. The traveler» had »arc« time to con •eal tbsmaslvrs ere * versl knot ks on th« door warned th« landlord that th« myate- rioos guests he «ip«ctcd wer« beginning to arrlv. The door was hardly ajar er« several m«n burst Into the Inn. thrusting each other aside In their haste, as If afraid of being followed. These men wer« sevn or eight In numt>er, and It was easy to See they were officers. In spits of the pre caution of ».one among them who bad put on civilian attire. They laughed and Jested loudly. Th« flmr of the rancho had I» n left ajar by ths landlord, who probably thought It un ■orooaary to do«« it ; the officers succeed ed each other with gr it rapidly, and tbelr number Main tie.-ame so groat that th« room was co mpletely filled. As for No I. iimc I io , h« continually prowled round the table«, watching ev srytbing with a <<.rner of his eyes, and being careful not to serve th« slightest article without receiving Immediate pay ment. At length, one of th« officers rose. "la Iton Hlrven b.-r»?” “Yea, ««nor." a young man of twenty • t the Host atiswrr. I as he r-.«- "Assure yourself that no |a>rs»>n Is ah •ant.” Th* yonng man bowed and ’'•gen walk Ing from on« table to th« other, ex-bang Ing two or three worila in a low votes with ea. h of the visitor» When l»on Mlrvn had gone round th« riots, he went to the person who had address« I biut and sail with a r««i». . tful 1 <•• "Honor colonel, the meeting Is complete and mly one person Is a!.«, nt . hut as be did not tell us certainly whether be would do us the honor of being present to night, 1------ " "That will do,” the colonel Interrupted; "remain outside, watch th« environs and let no one approach without challenging him, but If you know who arrive« Intro due« him Immediately.” “You can trust me, colonel," the young man answered, aud. after bowing to his Superior officer, he left th« rents aud clo» Ml the door behind him The officer» then turned round on the bench«« and thus f>. ind the -twelves face to face with the colonel, who bad ata tionevi bimsvif in ths middle of ibe room. The latter waited • few minutes till per feet silence was established, and then «¡•■ke as follows “let me. tn ths first place, thank yon. raballero«. for the punctuality with which you have r««p-m l. .1 to the meeting I had the honor of arrang delighted at the con : len.-e It has pleased you to display in me, and. belter« ms, I •hall show myself worthy of it; for It proves to me on.« again that you are really devoted to the Interests of our country sod that I may freely re i u on you In the hour of danger. You un l.-r •land as well as I do that we can no longer bow our necks beneath our di« potlc government. The mau who at thia I M A ______________ ■ O --_____ ■■——... moment holds our destinies In his hands fats shown himself unworthy of bls man date. Th« hour will anon strike for the man who Im deceived us to to ov«r thro <» n." Ths cutonel had made a start, and would probably have motioned his plaus ible «i*«ch fur a long time Io an em phatic voice, had MH one of bis audlrnco Interrupted him : “That la all very fine, colon«)," be «aid, “we ar» all aware that we ar« geutlem«o devoted, body and soul, to our country; but devotion must be paid tor. What •ball we g«t by this after all?" The colonel was at first slightly em barrassed by thia warm apostrophe; but he rwco»«red himself at once, and turned with a smile to his interpreter: .as ■ «tnlng to It, toy dear eoptalo, at lb« very moment when you cut «croas my speech.” “Oh. that la different,” th« captain an •wer*!. “In the first place,” ths col 'O«) went n.'“l list« news for you which I feel assured J. i will heartily welcome. Tbls Is the last lime ws «hall meet." “Very good," said th« practical cap tela. Tbe colonel saw that h« could no long «r dally with th« matter, for all bls hoar ers openly took part with their com- rads. At fbe moment wh»n be resolved I to tell all bs knew, ths door of the Inn i was opensd. and a man wrapped IB a large cloak quickly entered the room pre- ■-•dad by the Altere» !>on Sirven, who i shouted In a loud voice : "'ll»« general, <’aball«roa. tlie general.” At this announcement allene« was re «rtas Dished • • If by •&. bgatrneat. Ths l»r n called ths general stopped In tb« middle of th« room, looked around him. and then took off his hat, 1st bls cloak fall from bis shoulders, and appeared In th« full drees uniform of a general offi car. "Ung live G«n Guerrero," th« oflirwre shouted as they rose enthusiastically. “Thanks, gentlemen, thanks." the g«n eml re«i>ooded with numerous bowa. "This warm feeling fills OM with de!!„*r. but pray be silent, that we may properly settle the matter which has brought us her« ; momenta are precious, and. In spite of th« precautions we have taken, your presence at this Inn may bars been d« noun>-e<l. I will come at once to facta, without entevlng into Idle speculation«, which would cause us to waste valuable time. In a word, then, what is It we want? To overthrow th« preeent govern ment. and estábil«!» another more in con fortuity with our opluiuiia, and, above all. our Interests.” “Y«s, yea.” th» officers •«■ I*lined. “In that case we are ronvplrlng against the established authority, and are rebels In th« eyes of the law,” the general con- tinned coolly and distinctly; “as such w« •take our heads. If our attempt falls, we shall be pitilessly shot by th« victor; hut we sliall not fail.” he hastily added, “because we are resolutely playlug a ter rlbie game, aud each of ua knows that bls fortuu« d««uils on winning. “Yea, yea,” the captain whose o>«erva - lions had, previous to the g«u«ral's ar rival •<> gr.atly embarrassed th« colonel, said, “all that la very fine; but w« war« pr<i" I*-.I s,u. vt I» I ng else lu your name, «a cellency." The general «inlled. “You are right, captain." he remarked; "but I Intend to keep all promises - but not, as you might reasonably auppuse, when our glorious enterprise baa sue vVeded.” “When then, prayY' the captain asked, enviously. “At «mee, aenorea." th« general at ria fated. Jo> an ! astonishment mi ¡»rslysed his hearers that they were unable to utter a syllable. The general looked at then» for a moment, and then, turning away with a mocking smile, he walkevl to th« front door, which he opened. Th« officers «kg erly watch«! his movements, and the gen eral, after looking out co'Igbed twice. "Here I am. eicellency,” a voice aald. Issuing from th« fog. “Bring In th« haga.” IN>n Sebastian ordered, and thrn quietly returned to the middle of th« room. A!n»‘'«t Immediately after a man enter ed. bearing a heavy leather aaddlabag. It was t'arnero. At a signal from bls maa- ter he dej»»slte«l his bundl« and went out. hut returned shortly after with another bag, which he place»! by the »Ide of th« firwt one. Then, after bowing to his mas ter he withdrew. Th« get -ral open'd the bags, and a flood of gold poured In a trickling cas cade on th« tahl«; th« officer» Instinctive ly held »nt their quivering hands. When all the gold had disappeared and the effervescence was beginning to sub ■Ide. lK»n Hebastlan. who, like ths Angel of Evil, liad looked on with a profoundly ti.--- king smile, siIglitly tapped ths tabla to request allenes. “Henorea,” he «aid, “I hav« hept all my promises, and have acquired th« right to count on you. W« shall not meet again, but at a futuro day I will let you know my intentions. Htill be ready to act at th« first signal; In ten ilaya la th« annlreraary festival of th« Proclamation of In-lependence, and If nothing alter» my plans I shall probably cboos« that ■lay to try, with your assistant-«, to ds- liver the country from the tyrants who o| ; rows it. However. I will be . arsful to hare you warned. Mo bow let ns sepk* rate; th« night I» far advanced, and a longer stay at thia spot might compro iu I m th« Mcrod Interests for which W» have «worn to di«. CHATTEH XI. The Alame-ia of Melico Is on« of th« most beautiful In Amarle«. It la aituat- ed at one of the et t rem It lea of th« city, and forma a long spiar», with a wall of clrcnimvallation bordered by a deop ditch. wh<>«e muddy, fetid wa'era. owing to the negligent-« of the government, ethal« pas- tilential miasmas. At each cornar of the prometta'1e a gate offer» admission to car riages. rider» and •.•e.lestrlans, who walk »llently b«i»«atb a tb.ck awning of rar ■ hat bardsr tbs principal road. tr»M ate s»l»ct*J with great tset. »nd ars always gr«»a. for a.though th« I'»«« srw r-t>«wsd. It tok«s plar» gradually and lu» perceptibly, so that th* brwnelwa ara •r eotircly atrlppsd of tbelr foiiag». It »ua »tealng. and, aa usual. A laaieda was 'Towdsd; handsoa»» risges, brilhsnt riders and molest pe-le». triana wsra moving backward and for- »ard. with cries, laughter and Joyo • ■ all«, as they sought each other la th» walks. By degrees, however, th» proms- i*4.r» wear toward tbe llu<sr»lll; th« ■ arriagM bacam» »career, and by th» tima night bad Mt La th» Alameda was dewert- •d, A hor»«a>aa, dr»us ed In a ri- b Cant ¡>re»in<» ."»turn« ead mounted on a mag- aifu-ent b»»r»«. euterwd tbs Alameda along which be galloped for about twenty min ute« »zaiuioitig the side walks tbs clump» « »V of trees aud th» bushsa; la a word h« * seemed to b« lodlng fur somebody or , •umetblng. In t*»a bum« »moKIng of meat 1 bav« At th» UK*m»nt wbeo tb» traveler reach ed th» Bmarelll tlw test carriage« wei» leartMsl something by ri|»rluiet»tlug teavteg It and It waa soon as d»«»rt»d that la a great saver of work and of •• ths Alameda. 11» galloped up and mu b more roru«<qu«ate kev-;.» the down th» promenade twice or thrice lu*A- nicat In fa-tier shape during tlw aatok ing carefully down th« »Id» ride« and at Ing prvtoevs I Uscvl a low S:uohetewi*e. th» »nd of his third turn a boraeinsu. ■’umlag from th« Alamsda. pssaed on bia and. handle tlw little necewsary fire as right hand, giving him Io a low vole« th« beat I could. It would aometlines beat Mexican Mluts, "Hautlaalma uoeb» cab»l- tbe meat m<>re thin was g .-«I f'»r It, tore I" I Lid tire fire envero«! In a little pit Although th« seoteoc« had nothing pe In the center of tile amok «fiottar. Then culiar about It lb» horseman start*!, aud I tried a pit ou’slde aeveral feet from immediately turning bls but»» rouad. tl,« bulMlng with an underground fi<r* started In pursuit. Within a minute tbs hut all Hie beat generated in that went two bor»Mu»n wer» »14« by aid», tbs first Into tbe siiK'ketatuse, an It was Un sit comer, an soon as h» mw that h» waa fouwe-J» * -«• k*l his horw's par«, a« if lafactory. I plvcvd an old healing stove, with with the IntoutiuU of euterlug Into direct I the legs taken off. on the gnmud about communication. “A flu» night for a rids, aeoor,” thd eiqht f.-et from the »Ide v»f tlw amoks- first horseman said, politely raising hla tone, ¡mt an cllmw on the «tore sad band to bis bat. ran a tilpe lu through B*« side of tbe “It ia," ths aacood auswersd, "although ■ .. I ii< li I "S ir'.- I »' 1“;>- It la beginning to grow 1st«.” fire in the store, and as tlw am<*k« "1 h» moment Is ouly th» totter cbo««n p..ur<-d from tie- funnel it ocvwrr»«d to for certain prlvat» couiersatioa." t c to turn the smoke down, so I put on Th» aecund horseman locked around, an «Itwir with mrmth ¡»luting down, and toujiug over to th» sp»ak*r, said: and as that wurk«<l nil right I put a “I almost despaired of meeting you.” “Did I uot tet you know that 1 should Iv-ngth of p'jw on that arid watched to ■eevt what the wnoke would ■!•• In a coae?” “Trus, but I feared that aom» »tots ii imeiit It p*mr«vd from tlw pipe right ela-------“ “Nothing should impede an honest men fruui accomplishing a Mcred duty,” tbs first horseman Mid. Ito other bowed with an air of satfa- faction. “Tb«a." bs Mid. "1 can count on ; ou, No------ " “No uaatM tier«, Moor,” ths oth«r sharply Interrupted hist. “< ’aspita. an old wood ranger lik» jou. a man who bat long been a Tlgrero, ought to rememtor that tbe Irsee hate aar» and the leave rj». “ “Yea, you are right I do remember down near the ground, Tbe cm! <>f the It, hut ¡■»rmlt me to remark that If II ia not i ■ «slbte for us to talk bars where asu pipe la four or five Incites from tbe groutul and nearly <>u • level with the we do *>r “Patianea, senor, I wish to aerrs ywu, bottom <»f the stove. It -works finely, tlw as you know, for you war* recommended Tbe rooted smoke rising from to me by a trusty tuau. Be guided by ground ronvejra no licat to ti»r meat. me, if you wish us to succeed in this though quite a little Oro Is k«‘|>t In the affair.” stove. Tlte fir« needs but little atten- "I ask nothing better; still you mturt tlon, as tbe stove fa kept about closed tell u»e wl»at 1 ought to do.” all the tin»». It la very aa tai factory .— “For the present very little; merely follow me at a distance to tbe place where Kansas Farmer. 1 purpuee taking you." (To to continued ) Prc*«*»or Elliott, Of W. 8. O.. Con* tr-butea to Cyclopedia. It to well known that Prof. L. It. Railey, ol Cornell univers.ty, has brea working for thro« year» past • n an ex tensiv« pub Hint ion to be known aa The American Cyclopedia of Agro alture. This is to b« published In several vol- unica at.d II is exf*et«si Huit it will b« •M ^ '"e aroeptevi by the reading publie aa the Blow la Uro* < »terr. atandsrd role ronce work on rural affaira. Dr. H. li. Partridge of East Bloom- It baa been many years »Ire« aœh a a large fielvl, N Y . la ralalug celery on work has Imen stteuijAevI and nothing •>ale ou tbe bed of a reclaimed sw au.p of aueh an extensive nalnre liM ever lie act planta last year, of the been tindcrtaksn tiefere in America. dwarf guideu wlf-balanctug, and pro Protestor ilaiiley has called to hi» »ivi dueea from I.MlO to IPO» dozen th« l*st known srltrrs on arriculturo branches of cetory p«r acre, marfcatabfa throngImut the ent ro country, who at from 2D to »» cents per doxan. Hla |»av« vTittcn up the rar. un» subject« on ■•elery k«-pt for winter market la placed whieh they were rrc«>gnizcd as nut bori Th« ent re work may !«• rofvrred la treU'-tie» made by means of a crib. to a U1 feet long and 14 lucbe« wide, which to aa tha rotntiincd sfforui of the agri Is placrnl lu the row aud filled with cel cultural speciallrtg of Anwrlns am! ery. Thru a deep bank of earth la when publish«"! will no <1. ubt find a thrown up on either »Id« to tbe artery, plww In th« hlrary of utoal ¡rogr-wii«« after which tb« crib is taken up and la rm« rs. It fa «igniticant that when it can.» to tooted forward Its length, and tb« I ' ■am« pr.*««»» 1» rep«-ated. Tb« trvti-'bea *h* very imp riant I subp-ct . f wheal that Protestor liai Icy rvwognisevl tbs • r« left >peu at th« top until tlw air grwt Northwest and ita plac» aa one of pr<>aeb of cold weather, when they ar» the leading whaut pr -Irnmg regions by covered with »traw aud earth.—N«w rolling on Prok-awr E. E. Elliott, h*a<i England Farmer. 'of the AgricuUnral d<p rtment at the . diate rolkgs <»f Wnahingto'i, to preparo Mw«l ><•!•• M bmf < r«p«. 1 thia ni'wt important »rticle. This has 1 wi-uty year» ago hundreds of North hwn done bv Prof. El > It and the mst- Ifakota farmer» bought tmlter. eggs lt,r „ now u |tie han,|, l)f U1(. ale! «»cn potato«-» aud cabbages at Hi« aggi 'Die article in qinstlim ransista of village «toreo. but they were n<H real about trn th F®nd »< nla, w«th nnmer- farmers, merely wheat raisers Tb«y one Illustration«, and would bv sutti- dc|>eud«d entirely U|»«n one crop, aud clent in itself to make quite » book if when Hutt failed, dlstrem folluwevL publish««! separately. Il covers tbs James J Hill qu kly taogtit them tbe entire subject of wlieat prednrtiun iu folly of that kind of farming, and to day A meres am! at tbe same lime atten- ttie Htatv'a diversified crops are equal ticn ia jsirtuularly called to the groat to tliuse of any other Northern Hint«. n't; ion« of the North weak • hv re the ; ro Ttie educational movement was not dile lion atei quality .'f this e< rosi have that Mr. Hill bad any low tor the I placed it In the I r.-fr-.iit. (h r wheat fanners then, nor has now, but be had growers si« |<> 1» congratulato*! In tbe a big railway to feed and was forced fact that the article in qurolioti has > q «each tb« farmer how to tiro>!i><v the II teen propstd bv cue so familiar with freight. Now tlw experiment atatlous tlw atibjtvl and who Is iloitig so much ar« carrying on the edu<-atlon com-1 to advance tbo industry throng the Uii'tx vd by Mr. Hill auj are doing It ' work bring done by his ■¡rparUnenl at the »tute ■ xj'-rimei.t otatioii an ! at the better. various cereal »tali.-ns ■ -t/,. :•!». d in the state as well as through the wheat lluw 1» spplr I'ertlllsers. • Should fertlllM-r t»e a;q»l!o<| in the tiatod by bun. hills or broadcast? It may not be a mistake to a|»ply very little over each bill a» a “atartrr.“ but It la Iw-tu-r to brvimli-ast. All fertTIror must be dis solved before It can l>e utilized, aud the greater tb« aurfacw over wTil -h It la sjuead H m > mon- water It will re- ■wire. Tb« roots pf nearly all plants «{■rend and grow near Hie aurface, and have as groat feeding eajiacity off front the plants nn near tle-.n. To n|>ply fer tillier In ib*‘ lillla la to oom-entrate it. and uni t» of It will I* unuaed or |o»t. Tbe beat rvaulia are obtained w hen It 1» distributed over tbe surfa-v and har rowed lu to be carried dowu l>y tb« raltMk lite Worlarr«, Managing the workers ou a farm la An endless chain arrangement that a scietK'« lu Itself, It la a ack-ucv tl»at Hrr < cmnleiaiy l «lfl on Its face appears to fa- tl»« ni"»t few tune aludlsd aultlcieutiy. Plan- A •tory of an amaxliigly audndvraa ctvinornlcal wfa-uic ever devised hat ii I ng out the work so that It may be swindle comes from Madrid, Spain. Tbo beco started by Prof. Erf, of tbe Kan- JonA lu the tx-sl maouur aud In tbe heroine Is a baudaotno, elegantly •as Míate Agricultural Uolteg». Prof least time Is cqulvaleut to a saving lu dressed woman who the oilier day via- Erf takes tbe milk «e--tired from cowl ■lullnra and evuta. Not ouly alaiuld th« Ited n «¡•e- laiist In mental dlaensea on on the college farm, converts It luto work lie properlj! done ami at Hie right tn-iteif of her husband, who, si,« aald. a )H>wiler and feeds It to tlw rows, mak- time, bui tlte time between dlffi-rout waa a sufferer from rvllglous mauls. ' Ing what fa deelared to be tbe cheap pleura of work simuld be as small as Having explained tb« caa«. It waa ar e»t of all th« row foods. possible. Here la a ;wlut at which ranged tliat al»« ahould return In about The foovl Invented by great waste «•curs It la like a man an hour with t!»c afflicted busbatMl. ! made of buttermilk. He has perfei-tcd forgetting something at the store and Tbo uext acrtie of action was a Jew- a System of drying buttermilk and having to drive back miles to get It. No eh-r’a shop In another part of tbe city, then converting It Into a ¡»owder. Thia man can pnqicrly manage a set of where sbe aelectol diamonds to tbe val .dried buttermilk contains al«>ut *t> |>er workers without putting some thought ue of ffi,(UO on tbe untie rata nd! ng that . •»•nt of protein, twice as much aa cot- »n It. Thinking la uot au easy as It •lie would buy them If bcr husband ap I toll seed n.eal routallitia. and enn be Aeeina To think lu a logical manner proved. Would aotneune accompany her manufs.-tured fur one aud a half cento requires effort. t home In a i-ab and tbe money would l»o a pound, Thus a food twice as rich aa | rotton aeeil can lie in«nufa'tur«l at pal.! immediately? A trusted clerk was sent and with approslmatelly the «»»st of the latter. one hundred javunds of buttermilk him the lady drove back to th« doctor's house. In an antorootu st»« took tb« will make from tilue to ten |ioumls of atonca, “Juat t<> allow them to her hus the fliila'm«! product and as the cat)- lu tbe band," then entering with sublime as 'mated waste of buttermilk of Kansas Is IMiO.OUl surance tbo doctor's study, site In- • reamcrles formed tbo si>eclallst that her hual»and jnunda dally. It la figured that by tbe waa now In the ant« room and ready adoption of this progress a saving of ytrsi.tas) c#n bv made jcarly lu Kan to iw exatnliuwl. leaving a vlaltlng card, tl»o lady •as aloue. took her departure and tbe doctor, bid ding th« au;>|»>a«d |»at!ent to enter, pro ceeded at hla leiatire to aak profes- atonal questions. The Jeweler's mas was puulev! at first, but aooti bo real ized that he had been made tbe victim ■•f a clever fraud The d.«-tor, hew- erer, lnter;>ret«-d bls agitation as cntiaovl by Ills complaint and when after two hour« matters were finally explained the lady Impostor had van ished with her spoils wltlmut leaving any trace. Js»t a n«»r. I rrj "I We (tins ihrlr American < wrrla«« Milk. llwrss. Tlte development of tl»e American nrrlsge itorse at the Colorado Agri cultural College and Experiment Sta tion 1« progre«slng very favorably, aaya Prof. \V I. Carlvle of Hie Colorado Agricultural College, In the Twentieth Ceutury Farmer At the present time twenty-two brood mares are to be fouiul OU the farm, aud of tlwwe nine teen ar* expected to foal thia year. Fourteen very high clam >carling colts by the stallion t'arnion, are exemplify ing Die sucte-M of tbe work undertaken. At the present time seven very fin« foals have rou«- io liand thia year and tile Indications are that tlw-y are su;w>- rlor to their brothers and elaters of last year. The station and college. In CO- o|«-rntl<»n with th« government, will in crease tbe brood mares to thirty-fire bend during tlie summer, and only those of tbe very Mgbeut class will be •ecu red. À la of oak 2x4133 Inches; B la 31 It U Iti. Ima ; 0 Is 12 luche» long, and levrr l> Is 5 feet lung, the abort end I-el ng I foot. Tb« drawing «spiai >» Itself. >: ■ perirne«!« I m < u I it « mt toa. cultivation of » mimp <rv¡*a la equivalent to pruning th« roots Thia la <-iq«»'lally the caao with corn, which aeoda Its roota lu erery direction, cioaa to tb« surface <>f the Mill. Ei|wrl- ments In <ailtlvatlng show that when the ruota were cut 2 Inch««. 4 litchi-« and « Invites lielow the attrfaco the In- creese of crop« was greatest when tl»« cultivation wa» «hallow, the greatest harm being done by deep cultivation at the last stages of growth of tlte plants Tlia object should be to simply |o««en tbe tiqi soil when cultivating corn and to avoid) cutting the route as much as (»oaalble. “Hold on!” aald the learned chemist ‘‘iduu't I «••€ you a butt!« of my won derful tunic that would mak« you look twenty years younger?” “You did," ropUvd tbo patient, “and I took It alL I waa then 8U and now ( am only 111.” "Well, then will you please art th thia little bill you owe for th« trust rneut?” Ii)n»'te*< f otererailua (he ( ow, “Oh. no. Aa I am only 10 now, I >l„«v to see ri»«te Urwsv. Iton't be unkind to the milk row. am a minor ami minors are not bald To observe plant* growing under the rcaponslbto for tl»« bills they tueur. n<1,-n>*'•»■><• the AtiteT’cwn M withlv Ml Don't allow rows to alevp la a muddy Good day, air.1* crow-opical Journal aay*: “Procura a alwvl. little rollotula amtl. Take one of the Don't permit th« row to drink im Mad» Itlmsetr S«. •vs«!«, at»! with a razor cut off a very pure water. Naybor I called t<> *w N’array last tiny «Uro, rover with a rover glass and Don't usa a club, but kind words In ntght. but ha wasn't at boma» I place under th« mleroerope. The In stead. Hubbub« Oh. yea, b« was strument mud be in a vertical position. Naybor—Not at all. I tall you— lh» not feed the milk row “rotten” When It 1» well f<»use>! and lighted, Hubbub» But I tall you b« waa and moisten It with a drop of water. The or decay«»d ■■orn. very much at boma. II« monopolized •etui will absorb the moisture and Iton’t allow your finger nails to gr,>w the morris chair tn my den al) «v«n- throw out a ’cry large number of long If you are a dally milker. Ing”—Philadelphia Presa I Spiral fifa-ra. gl’lng the appearance of Iton't allow any loafer» around wh>-n veritable genulna' ou. Ifaglnnora will milking, such aa dogs, children or cats Every day tbero drop« Into tbo cof find It caster If one applies th« mol» Iton't fall to keep »uns aurt of «alt fer» of th« Naw York «tevatsd railway« ture while ttie oilier looks through tbe handy «o tbe row may bar« free acceae >T,900 nlckela. to aay nothing of tba Inatrunuuk” to Ik « otfa-r colua aud bU La« AID TO “DRY FARMING.” .... . .... . V Washington State Colirga Conducting Intensive Exparimanta. . before tbe fatmeri" < f the r<mi-arid re- giooh of the Pacific N' rt).»' St has I ten taken tip by the Experiment Station ol Waaliington, and it is h ; • ! to work out a method nt farming for these re gion» which will itn renro their crop bearing capacity. Iiie ’irtwent <>|iera- tioua of experimentation ate largely relative to the physits of H»ila, an<l aru in charge of ITofe-aor H. B. Berry, »oil phyaii ist of the Slate college. Ilia- emsmg ll.i“ | r 1 MB, Mr.l-. r; , gtatedt •‘Among the queello: a win. h we must answer are: What 1» the beet method nt conserving roil nm 1st uro? Wliwt is the value of dirking the rum mat fallow early in the spring before it can be plowed? What 1» tbe value of tbe sub-eurfaco |«< ket? If th» crop suffers from 'Iroiith, IS it h-ctr there ■a not sutlicicrit tm .ature in tbe soil, or is it because tbe p anti cannot take the moisture from th« »nil? In the former cave wr mu-t endeavor to devise a cultural method to ctxtaarva moisture; and in tiie latter case, we must develop a »train of plants that can take moiature from the soil, which is a plant breeding problem.** Figs Thrive in Polk County. Fig» as large and perfectly developed aa th n»i»e<l In the ii > t fa» r«<l por tion of California are grown nt the town borne of Mrs. K. F. I.ncus, in Mon* cnottth. Specimens of the fruit wets brought to Itallsa by Mr». M.»riha Cos- pet, who had been visiting in the not* mal achroi town. The tigs were of de licious flavor an«l were lar superior to the California fruit u>-ua)ly iound in the Oreg, ti markets. Mrs. 1.'.••»»’ tree is seven years old, th» ' titling having bv-vn brought from California in 1900. The tree is making a luxuriant growth and >■«» already reached a height nt 12 bet. Tbriw crops of fruit are borneearh year. The specimens brought to Iwllsa by Mrs. Corjwr included ri|>« and green fruit of the second crop and lialf grown fruit of the third crop. The tree has been In bearing tour year». Good Money In Peach Crop. Hhiptnrnla of early Ctawfon! peachea from kosebiitg this year will aggrrgatu a total of nearly 2O,UOt> b xvo. 'Thia is the ««limate given by E. I*. Brew, who is handling tbe ahipmenta of the local fruitgrowers* association, whose mem- bersh'p en.br.ce» nearly all of the peach growers in that vicinity. Growers have real land goal prices for tbelr product. Pea<‘!»ea <>! average aixe and quality brought iotn o > to sb cwt ta twr !«•», while tl,o«e of higher grade per box, I brought as high aa «1.25 per box. After deducting trnngportation charge« these prices left the grow era a neat margin of profit. M<«t of the fruit was marketed in Portland. Never llrsrg of HtM. Panda; S h o! TV* li»r— Gerald, you know onr of Bu-,van's "bsractsra to "H-art's E sv." don't you? IJitle Boy-No. ma'stn, but If hs hsd bunloos hs rou ju't luti bad much heart'1 ras». « saspieonws »«vsntsgt. “Johnny." Mid his gramlfatbar, “you Hager too long at ths table I don’t burry with my me«fa. and yet I finish my dinner before you ar» half through with your»." | “ •lilairn*! Johnny, with hia south “You'vs had sit-y years’ *" fill. azor« practica ia ratin' than I bars."
