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WEKIND
A.MEFMMAL
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CI a i re Wal lace,, Iynn
HE rat-a-tat of tho
drums and tho
dauntless voice of
tho flfo began to
awaken tho qulot
Btrccts early In tho
morning. Adam
Roth, brought to his
window by tho In
sistent call of tho
llfea, raised his eyes
to tho cloudless bhto
of tho" Bprlng Bky
and then lot them
shift back uneasily
to bin shabby room.
As tho sounds died away, Adam
wont and stood bcsldo tho bed. On It
was laid tho full uniform of a Zouave,
discolored with tho smoko of many
battles, ragged and worn with tho
stross of weary marches. Near ono
shoulder a faded stain spoko of a
wound received at Alexandria.
Adam looked long on this uniform,
and then, brushing away a mist beforo
his oyes, he whispered tho namo
"Dan I" Dan, the bravo brother who
had first donned thorn in 'CI, who had
with unabated lovo and oncrgy and
pride worn them on overy Momorlal
day slnco tho first, had gono to tho
groat "assembly," and only Adam was
left.
And Adam! Thoro was no part for
him In all theso half pleasant, half
'There Goes One of Those
sad, reunions, those enthusiastic pa
rades through tho groat city, theso
glorious awakenings of momories of
deeds well done in the past. That was
what ato into his soul and blotted out
tho light in his face. Ho had boon a
coward coward! In those days, when
tho uniform beforo him had been a
bright rod, and tho gun, leaning
against tho foot of tho bed, had
sparkled and shone, he had failed to
nuswor tho buglo call of his country.
Tho sounds in tho street below grow
louder, and tho sun atroamed Into the
room, Bonding a sudden riot to Adam's
heart. The veins in his templeB
throbbod like ceaseless threshing ma
chines, separating all the chaff of his
long life of failure and cowardice
from this strange, burning prayer that
sprang up within him, that ho might
once, only once, go forth In tho uni
form of tho country he loved, to march
behind the flag he had failed to pro
tect, to be an American soldierl
Ho found himself taking off his coat
with shaking hands, and, almost, be
foro he realized it, ho was hurrying
Into the uniform. Ho dusted tho moth
eaten fez and put it on his head. Tho
worn tassel fell over his ear, and ho
tossed it back with a new, free fling
of his head. Tho mantle of Dan
seemed truly to bavo fallen upon him,
bringing with it tho spirit of '61.
A man .leading two llttlo boys by the
hand pointed him out to tho children.
"There goes one of those grizzly old
fighters, boyo. I tell you, thoy did
great work!" The words reached
Adam and sent a gleam to his oyes,
With one great throb of his heart
Adam stepped Into tho street and
swung into lino, Tho man nest to him
glanced in his direction, and his faco
whltonod.
Pan Roth I Surely old Dan Roth
HBP
B$Y
was dcadl Tho wholo post had heard
of It nearly n year ago. Who, then,
was this silent, mysterious figure,
springing suddenly from tho crowd
and joining thorn?
"Who nro you?" asked tho man.
Adam wavered a moment beforo ho
answered. Tho almplo query blotted
out hla cherished dream; perhnps It
would mako tho continuance of his
march impossible. But finally ho
turned and answered:
"Dan noth's brother."
Suddenly ho felt tho silent encour
ngoment of a handshake. Tho vet
eran meant to bo his friend. Thon
tho command of "Forward march I"
came to them, and thoy were off onco
more, this time flashing warm, triumph
ant, Into Rlversldo drive. Tho long
march was over.
Dcsldo lilni stood tho color-bearer,
holding nloft tho tattored glory of tho
regiment. Tho words of tho orator
floated on tho quivering air, and tho
cannon, boomed from tho gunbont in
tho river; but all sounds now seemed
to como to Adam from a grent dis
tance. Ho was aflamo with tho spirit
of dovotlon; tho darkonod lamp of
patriotism had been lighted anew In
him, and In tho wholo world thcro was
nothing else.
Presently Adam's kindling oyes fell
upon n man among tho crowd of spec
tators, a man whoso haggard face and
Grizzly Fighters, Boys."
twitching body marked him apart.
Rage, wild, unreasoning rage at fate,
cried out from all his features. With
somo fascination Adam noticed that
his eyes were fastened upon tho flag,
or all that was left of It. But what
a gaze. His glance was a menaco, his
look burnt with tho hatred of one
whose hand is forever sot against the
insignia of law and royalty.
Tho ceremonies wero drawing to n
close. A bugler stopped forward and
played tho first bar of the "Star Span
gled Banner." From his higher place
Adam saw the man whom ho had been
watchlug push his way to the edge of
the crowd, directly facing tho flag.
Tho people were singing now.
The man's arm shot out. Somothlng
gleamed in tho sunshine, something
sang in tho air abovo tho words "in
trlmuph shall wave," and an old
Zouave Btumbled and fell forward
upon the whlto stones.
Tho commander of tho post stoopad
over tho fallon man and lifted his
head. Tho man was n stranger to
him. He looked at a Zouavo standing
noar, silently questioning him.
"He pushod In front of Peterson,
sir, just as that scoundrel fired. Ho
tried to grasp tho flag, sir. I guess ho
saw what tho fellow aimed at."
"Who is ho?" asked thoolllcer. "And
what is ho doing hero? He 1b not ono
of my men."
"Ho was Dan Roth's brother, We
havo all heard of him ho was tho
boy that wouldn't Join In '61. But to
day he ho "
Tho old man knelt down besldo Adam.
Just below tho dim stain on the shoul
der of Dan's jacket, tho stain which
marked that day at Alexandria, there
was a new, fresh ono. Tho heart that
lay beuoath it was at peace.
(Copyright, 1531, by J 13, Llpplncott Co.)
Mow
Tho Now York state legislature has
passed tho measure appropriating $10,
000 for tho erection of u sultablo mon
ument In Kinderhook In memory of
Martin Van Buren, eighth president of
the United States, and tho first presi
dent of tho nation chosen from Now
York stnto. Ho was also tho first of
tho presidents born nftcr tho United
States becamo an independent nation.
If tho bill becomes a law, as scoma
probable, the govornor will appoint a
commission of flvo residents of Colum
bia county to select a slto In tho vil
lage of Kinderhook, probably in tho
village park, chooso tho design and
superintend tho erection of tho momo
rlal. President Van Buron was bom In
Kinderhook Decombor 5, 1782, mado
his homo thoro during a major part
of his life, being familiarly denoted
In his later years ns tho "Sago of Kin-
dorhook," nnd died there July 24, 18C2,
almost an octogenarian. Hla grnvo in
the village cemetery Is marked only
by a small monument.
Many ovldencos of his life In tho
Btald old Dutch village still rcmnln
At tho side of tho village street stands
a remodeled dwolllng pointed out as
tho birthplaco of Van Huron, nlthough
what remnlns of the orlglnnl building
1b an nddltlon to tho present main
structure, tho old hund-hown timbers
nnd tho walls bearing every ovldonco
of their untlqulty. "Llndenwald," tho
estate Just Bouth of tho village, whero
Van Buren lived in dignified rotlro-
ment during tho declining years of his
llfo, Is moro closoly associated, per
haps, with tho man whoso memory the
Btato now seeks to honor. Tho hos-
pltable residence, fronted by great
trees, and surrounded by . a fortllo
farm, remains' to-day vory much ns It
was when Van Buron died there. Tho
property is now occupied by Adam
Wagoner, tho present owner.
'Tho llfo history of Martin Van Buren
is one of rapid progress to a placo of
prominence In Ills stato and in tho
nation. Tho boh of a farmer, ho at
tended the academy at Kinderhook in
his youth, nnd at I I yours of ago be
gan tho study of law, finishing In tho
office of William P. Van Ness In Now
York, and bolng admitted to tho bar In
1803. Before reaching his majority ho
was active in political affairs, and in
1808 was mado surrogate of Columbia
county, tho youngest surrogato thut
county Ihib ever hud. Ho was oloctcd
to tho stato sonato In 1812, from 1815
to 1819 served us attorney-genornl, und
was again sont to tho sonuto. Tho re
organization of tho Dornocratlc party
in 1818 was directed by him, und ho
was a leading mombor of tho Albany
rogoncy. In 1821 ho was choson
United States Konutor from Now York,
nnd In tho snmo year was a member
of tho convention for revision of tho
stato constitution. In 1827 ho was ro
elected us United Stntes senator, but
resigned In 1828 on, bolng elected gov
ornor of New York stato. In March,
1829, ho wns appointed secrotnry of
Btato in President Jackson's cablnut
und resigned in April, 18111. In Sop
tombor of that year ho went, as mln
lstor to Ktiglund, but in Decombor tho
United States sonato refused to ratify
tho appolntmont chlolly on tho ground
that while secretary of stnto ho had
introduced domestic party matters
Into foreign diplomacy. This potty ac
tion made Van Buron more popular
man over, aim in May, 1832, ho wns
nominated by tho Domoorntlc party
for vico-presldent, nnd elected In No
vember. In 183G ho was elected
president, receiving 170 to 73 electoral
votes for William Homy Harrison, his
chief opponent, and n majority of tho
populur vote as well. At tho time of
liis Inauguration tho country hud suf
fered from financial dllllcultlOH, and In
1837-9, following tho ausponslon of
specie paymonts by tho banks, tho
crisis canio which Is yet romotnborod
among tho groatost panics In Amorl
enn history. President Van Buret
established an Independent treasury
system for tho enro and dlsburaomont
of public money, nnd for this, which
wob nt length permanently adopted,
his administration was chiefly distin
guished. MACHINE THAT BLOWS GLASS
American Engineer Said to Havo
vented Really Practical Labor
Saving Device.
In-
Common, ordinary window glass Is
ono of tho few Industrial products of
which the method of making has prac
tically remalnod stationary.
From time to tlmo attempts havo
boon made to uso mechanical appara
tus for blowing tho glass, but tho ro
suits havo been unsatisfactory and the
old method has persisted.
Tho workman blowB a cylinder of
gluss, which is then split open length-
wlso and carried to a furnnco, where
it opens out under tho influence of tho
heat. A slow process, consequently
expensive, nnd above till Injurious to
tho health of the blowers.
Now an Amorlcan onglnoor has just
Invented a Blmplo mnchlno for which,
when certnln dlfllcultloa nro overcome,
grent success is hoped. The glass Is
mado like paper, then n sheet of tho
paste Is drawn vertically from tho tub,
nnd this a horizontal cylinder carries
over an endless tnblo, then into an an
ncallng furnace, from which comes
forth an uninterrupted band of glass,
that can bo cut off In desired lengths
Ono of tho greatest dlfllcultles In
this method Is to provont tho glass
pnsto from growing thinner by Its own
weight ns It Is drawn from the tub.
ThlB problem baa beon solved by plac
ing in tho tub two balls that rotato
rapidly from tho bottom to tho top,
which has the effect of continually
drawing masses of glass towards tho
top, thus counteracting tho tendency
to Btrlng down and contract.
With thiB now inothod n slnglo fur
nnco can produce 12 tons of glass
every 21 hours, nnd all Its sorvlce re
quires Is a watchman, n cutter and two
hoys to tnko away tho panes.
By tho present inothod of blowing,
It would tnko 21 men to produce tho
same result.
Economic Move of Railroads.
A novel move linn beon mado by
railroads In Now Ungland In tho trans
portntlon of tho potato crop from
Maino to tho west. Tho refrigerator
cars winch reach Boston with beef
aro not returned empty now, but nro
sent to Maino, whore thoy aro loaded
with potatoes. A now plan of bent
lug tho cars Is used bo that tho prod
nets reach their destination without
any 111 elTocts of tho weather. Instead
of stoves nnd men to handle tho flros
whllo tho cars nro traveling, tho cars
aro now hunted with a charcoal Ilro
shortly after bolng londed. When
certain temperature Is reached tho
llro Is romoved nnd tho cars nro oloaed
and Bcaled, rotalnlng tho heat to tho
end of their Journey.
Earthquakes and Bridges,
Tho damngo to bridges by earth
qimkos Is due genernlly to tho hanks
ol valloys being drawn togothor, ae
cording to W. H. Mobbs, whoso con
elusions nro based on a study of enrth
quakos In tho United Stntes, India nnd
Japan, extending back to lf8(i. More
over, It seems to bo the general rulo
that n flssuro or a series of pnrullol lis
hutch opens during air earthquake
along the banks of rivers parallel to
their courseB.
Wants No Undeserved Fame.
Tho man who was accusoJ In court
or spondlng $100,000 for drink contlnu
ously corroetod tho Htntoniuut.
"It was but $80,000," ho modestly
oxplnlned.
This shows that no truo gentloinan
will over uceept fnino that la based
upon a flagrant misstatement. Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
COLONY HOUSE FOR
POULTRY IS MUCH BEST
Far Ahcnd of Other Buildings for Shelter and Handling
tho Stock and Convenience By J. W. Griffin.
Tho best thing 1 have seen lately
In tho colony poultry house lino Is Il
lustrated In tho accompanying pen
sketch. All will admit tllnt havo used
them that tho colony house for poul
try or hogs Is far ahead of tho gcnoral
run of largo Iioubcb ub far as conveni
ence of handling tho stock and tho
general conditions nro concerned. To
havo tho best when It costs but n vory
llttlo inoro Bhould bo our nlin, snyn J.
Wcsloy Clrlflln In thinners' Rovlow.
From tho tlmo tho chicks nro put with
tho mother lien until each individual
pullot is ready to start out in tho
world upon tho duty of mother lions,
thin houso may ho nltored to suit each
porlod of hor existence without tho
least oxpenso over first coat.
Tho building is 8x12 feet square, 7
feet high In front nnd G root high In
tho roar, inside measure. This glvoa
9rt square foot llodr space In tho
house. Wo will Btnrt a hen with 20
chicks, it In much battor to start a
hen with' 20 chicks, glvo them careful
attention nnd rnlso them nil than to
stnrt her with 28 or .10, expecting hor
to loso n part or enough to dwindle
down to 20. Ninety-six foot of floor
space Is plenty of room at first for n
A Colony
hen und 20 chicks, but later on thoy
will utilize it nil. Tho coop Bets be
foro one window, tho dust box before
tho other. At tho renr of tho room Is
a perch polo ono foot from tho iloor.
By tho tlmo tho chicks nro sovon or
eight weeks old thoy nro roosting on
this. Thon tho coop Is taken away,
which gives moro floor Bpaco. As tho
weather becomes warmer tho glass
sash aro taken out during tho day and
cloth sash put In their place, tho glass
bolng returned at night. Later on the
glass may bo left out entirely, Tho
cloth Basil at tho bottom nro hung like
those nt tho top, which, when ralsod,
and hold In position as Bhown In cut,
gives n Bliado for each window nnd
allow froo circulation In tho house of
INDIAN CORN IS
GREATEST CROP
Total Value Exccedn Tlmt o( Cot
ton, May und Wheat.
area test of nil crops Ib Indian corn,
tho priceless gift of tho Indian, who
freely gavo to tho whlto man Informa
tion which led to tho production of
2,043,000,000 bushels this year. Tho
crops of threo years havo exceeded
this, but only tho crop of ono your
190G oxceeded t vory much.
Tho value of this crop nlmoat aur-
pusses belief. It Is $1,015,000,000. ThlB
wealth that has grown out of tho soil
In four months of rain nnd sunshlno,
and Bomo drought, too, Is enough to
cuncol tho Interest-bearing dobt of tho
United States and to puy for tho Pan
ama canal nnd GO battleships.
Tho prlco of corn la oxcoptlonnlly
high. Thoro iuhs only two years In tho
rocord of this department in which tho
farm prlco of this crop wns as high as
It Is for this year, in 1881 tho prlco
wob G3.0 cents; In. 1901, when thoro
waa only two-thirds of nn ordinary
crop, tho prlco wub G0.G contB.
Tho total value of this crop Is by
far tho highest over reached. Tho
crop of 1902 wub worth $1,000,000,000,
and tho crops of 1904, 1905 nnd 190G
woro worth $100,000,000 moro; tho
great Incronso of $1100,000,000 ovor tho
crop of 1902 was mado In' 1907, and
now tho Incronso 1b $000,000, equal to
tho gold In tho treasury of -u rich nn
Hon.
Tho corn crop far oxcoods In value
tho prominent farm crops next below.
It Is worth nearly as much this year as
tho groat crops of cotton, hay and
wheat combined.
in comparison with tho averages of
tho preceding flvo yonrB, tho quantity
of tho corn crop of this year Ib 2.1 por
cont. hlghor and tho value 42.G per
cent, hlghor.
The Culture of Asparagus. Ono of
the host nnd easiest grown of our
gardon porennlals Is tho nspnrugiiB
plant. It can ho started olthor from
seed or from plnntB, If ono wishes to
rnlso plants to soil It Ib hotter, or
courBo, to plant tho seeds, but If ns
paragus Is wanted for homo or mar
ket use, In tho shortest tlmo possible
It Is bottor to not out yearling seed
lings. It Is Important In laying out
tho aspnrogus plantation to select n
placo whero It can remain pormnnont
ly, for If taken proper enro of tho
plantation will Inst 20 years. Tho land
selected Bhould bo doop, rich, fertile,
moist and cool soil, hnvlng a warm
exposure a gradual nouthern slopo bo
lng preferred,
fresh nlr, When laying timo comes,
cracker and canned good boxes from
tho grocer's are set around tho wall
for ncats.
This houso is oaay to build, oaay to
keep clean nnd freo from mites nnd
"easy to move from placo to place, It
bolng built upon runners. Tho bill
of mnterlnl for tho houso Is ns fol
lows: Two pieces 2xG-lnch Bills, 12 feet
long.
Two pieces 2xG-lnch runners, 11 foot
long.
Seven pieces 2xG-incli Joists, 8 feet
dong.
Seven pieces 2x4luch rafters, 10
feet long.
Two pieces 2x4-lnch plaits, 14 feet
long.
Siding, 300 foot.
Common flooring for sheeting, i 10
feet. " ;
Good flooring for floor, 9G foot.
Two sash for glass, 3x3 foot.
Four snBh for cloth, 3x3.
Four pair small hinges for sash.
Ono pair hinges for door.
Twonty-flvo pounds assorted nails.
' Ono nnd one-half squares roofing.
Tho cost of tho material at present
prices will bo In tho neighborhood of
7 ? f HI ST Sr e
House.
$30. Tho carpontor'B work will cost
about $10, making a total cost for tho
houso about $40. It may bo cheaper
In somo cases, especially If tho farmer
can do his own building.
In buying mntorlal for Bovoral
houses, say ten or twolvo, tho cost of
tho Individual house Is reduced about
ten per cunt.
In a Hold of twonty-flvo or thirty
acres that la in meadow or pasture,
with plenty of nfco Bhndo trees, ton or
twolvo of theso houses scnttorod over
It look vory protty. But ntlll prettier
aro tho llttlo chicks when about
grown, ench flock at feeding time pick
lng amound Its homo. And yet prot
tlor, tho swell In tho bnnk account nt
selling timo.
Care of Garden Acaulred. Thoro
nro certain gonoral Iuwb and nrlncl-
pies underlying ull garden work. It Is
necessary ror tho gardonor to mnBtor
thcBO In order to becomo successful
nnd nlwnyB moot tho unoxnected. It
is not enough to know simply what
plant roods aro good for corn, but
what Plant foods all crons roniilrn. it
Ib woll to know how to kill cabbago
catorplllara, but it is hotter to know
how to kill nil biting insect pests.
But whon ono has learned Hi
oral principles of growing plants, It la
tuon ossontini to ncqulro spbclnl
knowlcdgo of apodal crona. Thoro nm
a dozen, nnd Boinotlmea a hundred,
small spoclal facts, peculiar to cuch
garden plant. A knowlcdgo of those
special facts mnkoa noaa bio BimeoHR;
In growing Bpcclul cropa. Somo of
thcae mny do ncqijlrod by rending or
llBtcnlng to whnt others sav. vot thov
can novor bo fully Hiaatored till ouo
has had sovornl yoarB of actual experi
ence Thoy must bo nbsorbod at ilrot
hand to bo fully nppreclatod.
8klm Milk for Pigs. Tho usefulness
of fresh, warm skim milk from tho
farm Bopnrntor Is by no mennu con
fined to tho raising of young cnlvos.
Young pigs, if anything, thrlvo nnd
grow oven bettor on It than young,
cnlvos do.
A series of experiments conducted!
nt tho Storrs agricultural experiment
Btatlon In Connecticut shows conclus
ively that tho Bklm milk produced bet
tor results than rich milk or oven poor
wholo milk. Ono lot of pigs woro fed
all of tho skim milk thoy would drink.
Tho 'second lot wnB fed on ordinary
wholo milk, and tho third lot wns fed1
on rich milk. At tho ontl of .in ,nva,
tho plgB rccolvlng tho skim milk made-
an avorngo gain or 31 pounds. Tho plgsi
receiving tho ordinary milk mndo mi
avorago of 27.4 poundB nnd tho lot ro
colvlng tho rich milk mado an average
gain of 21.1 pounds. As tho trial prog
ressed this rnto of gain was main
tained. Chickens Feed Themselves. Tim
profit In tho farm flock of chickens
comes largely from tho fact that tha.
birds mnko their living on scattering;
grains and feeds thut could not bo util
ized by nny othor domestic animals,
Tho lurger tho farm tho moro crops:
aro grown, and tho grentor ntimhor ot
atnbloa and feed lots, tho moro waste
foedB tho chickens can pick up. Under
cortnln conditions and at cortaln tlnws,
however, there Is very llttlo feed fur
tho birds to glean, At such times,
then poultry must bo fed as other
anUiiahi nro If thoy nro expected to
thrlvo ami produce. This point is ,
often overlooked with tho farm- llock,
and tho farinor begliiB to complala
that thoro Is no monoy In poultry.