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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
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"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
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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."