THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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SYNOPSIS.
1 Comte de Sabron, captain of French
avnlry, takes to hi uuarturs to mine by
liand a motherless Irish terrier pup, anil
tinmen It I'ltehounc. He dines with the
Marquise d'EBcllRnae and meets Miss
Julia Redmond, American heiress, who
Iiikh for him an English ballad that
lingers In hlfl memory. Trying to savo
ritehouno's life, ho declines a second in
vllatlon to dinner becauso of a "very alck
friend." No moro Invitations cotno from
tho Clint can d'Kscllgnac. I'ltchoune,
though lamo from his accident, thrives
nnd Is devoted to his master. Habron and
IMtrhouno meet tbo Marquise and Miss
Ilcdinond nnd after the ntory of l'ltchottno
Is told Hn bron In forgiven and Invited to
dinner again. Bahron In ordered to Al
Klers, but In not allowed to take servants
or dogs He Is Invited to a musicals at
tho Chateau, whero Miss Redmond, hear
ing that Habron cannot take I'ltchoune
with him, offers to tako caro of the dog
uumiK ins masters absence.
CHAPTER VII Continued.
"My dear Julia, my nodson, tho
Due do Trcmont." And Sabron bowod
to both tho ladles, to tho duko, and
went away.
This was tho picture ho might add
to his collection: tho older woman In
hor vivid dross, Julia In hor slmplor
Kowu, and tho titled Frenchman bow
ing over hor hand.
When ho went out to tho front ter
race Hninot was thoro with his horso,
nnd Pltchouno was thoro as well, stiff
ly waiting at attention.
"Drunct," said tho ofllcor to hlB
man, "will you tako Pltchouno around
to tho scrvnntB' quarters and glvo him
to MIsb Redmond's maid? I am going
to leave him hero."
"Hood, mon Capltalno," Bald tho
ardonnanco, nnd whlstlod to tho dog.
Pltchouno sprang toward IiIb master
with a short sharp bark. What ho un
fdoretood would bo hard to say but all
that ho wanted to do was to remain
with Sabron. Sabron bent down and
stroked him.
"Go, my friend, with Drunot. Go,
mon vloux, go," ho commanded stoni
ly, and tho Httlo dog, trained to
robedlonco as a soldier's dog should bo,
trotted reluctantly at tho heels of tho
.ordonnanco, and tho soldlor throw his
leg over tho snddlo and rodo away.
Ho rodo rogardloss of anything but
vtho fact that ho was going.
CHAPTER VIII.
Homesick.
Pltchouno was a soldier's dog, born
lu a stable, of a mother who had boon
dear to tho canteen. MIchotto had boon
uno vralo vlvandloro, a real daughter
of tho roglmont.
Pltchouno was a worthy son. Ho
adored tho drums and trumpots. Ho
adored tho flfo. Ho adored tho drills
which ho was nccustomed to watch
from a reapectablo distance. Ho liked
Hninot, and tho word had not yet boon
discovered which would express how
ho folt toward Monsieur lo Capltalno,
IiIb master. HIb muscular Httlo Torm
oxprosflod It In ovory flbor. His brown
oyoa looked It until thoir pathoa might
havo molted a heart of Iron.
Thoro was nothing plcturosquo to
Pltchouno in tho Chateau d'BsclIgnao
or In the charming room to which ho
was brought. Tho Httlo dog took a
flying tour around It, over Bofna and
chnirA, landing on tho window-Boat,
whero ho crouched. Ho was not
wicked, but ho was porfoctly miser
able, and tho lovely wlloa of Julja Rod
mond and her ondearmonts loft him
unmoved. lo rofusod moat and drink,
was Indifferent to tho vlows from tho
window, to tho beautiful vlow of King
Reno's caatlo, to tho tantalizing cat
Bunnlng horsolf against tho wall. Ho
flow about llko mad, leaving destruc
tion in his wako, tuggod at tho loash
when they took him out fotf oxorciBo.
In Bhort, Pltchouno was a homesick,
lovoalck Httlo dog, and thereby on
cleared himself moro than ovor to his
now mistress. Sho tlod a ribbon
around his neck, which ho promptly
chowed off. Sho tried to food him
with hor own fair hands; ho hold his
head high, looked bored and grow thin
In tho flanks.
"I think Captain do Sabron'a Httlo
dog Is going to dto, ma tauto." alio told
her aunt.
"Fiddlesticks, my dear Julia! Koop
him tiod up until ho is accustomed to
tho place. It won't hurt him to fast;
ho will eat whon ho Is hungry. I havo
a noto from Robert. Ho Iihb gono to
Monto Carlo."
"Alll" breathed Mian nnilnmml In.
differently.
8ho alowly went ovor to hor piano
nnd played a fow measures of music
that were a torturo to Pltchouno, who
found those ladylike performances In
strong contrast to drums nnd trumpots.
Ho folt himself as a soldlor dogradod
nnd could not undorBtnnd why ho
Bhould bo rologated to n salon and to
tho mild society of two ladloB who
did not oven know how to pull his oars
or roll him ovor on tho rug with their
tiding boots and Bpura. Ho sat against
tho window na waa his habit, looking
watching, yearning,
"Vous avoz tort, ma chore," said her
aunt, who wns working something less
'than a thousand Dowers on her tap
oatry. ''Tho chanco to bo a urlncoas
and a Trcmont dooa not come twlco
In a young girl's liro, nnd you know
79U have only to bo roasonablo, Julia."
Miss Radmond's Angers wandorod,
PATVALTER5
magnotlcally drawn by her thoughts,
Into a song which she played softly
through. Pltchouno hoard and turned
his beautiful head and his soft oyes to
hor. He knew that tuno. Neither
drums nor trumpets had played It, but
thoro was no doubt about its bolng lit
for soldiers. Ho had hoard his master
sing It, hum it, many times. It had
soothed his norven when ho was a Blck
puppy and It went with many things
of tho intlmato life with his master.
He remomberod It when ho had dozed
by tho flro and dreamed of chasing
cats and barking at Drunot and being
a faithful dog all around; ho heard
again a beloved volco hum it to him.
Pltchouno whlnod and softly Jumped
down from hlB seat. Ho put his fore-
paws on Miss Rodmond's lap. Sho
stopped and caressed him, and ho
licked hor hand.
"That Is tho first tltno I havo soon
that dog show a spark of human
gratitude, Julia. Ho is probably bog
glng you to opon tho door and let him
tako a run."
Indeed Pltchouno did go to tho door
and waited appeallngly.
"I think you might trust him out. I
think ho Is tnmod," said tho Marqulso
d'EscIIgnac. "Ho is a real Httlo sav
age." Miss Redmond opened tho door and
Pltchouno shot out. Sho watched him
tear llko mad across tho terraco, and
flcuttlo Into tho woods, as sho thought,
hftor a rabbit. Ho was tho color of
tho fallon leavos and alio lost sight
of him In tho brown and golden brush,
CHAPTER IX.
The Fortunes of War.
Sabron's departure had been do
Iaycd on account of a strike at the
dockyards of Marsolllos. Ho left
Taraacon ono lovoly day toward tho
end of January and tho old town with
Its BweotncBB and Its Borrow, fell be
hind, as ho. rolled away to brighter
Buns. A frlond from Paris took him to
tho port In his motor and thoro Sabron
waited somo forty-olght hours before
ho sot sail. His boat lay out on tho
nzuro water, tho brown rocks of tho
coaBt bohlnd it. Thoro wns not a
broozo to stir as ho took tho tug which
was( to convoy him. Ho waa inclined
to dip hla flngors In tho Indigo ocean,
suro that ho would And thorn blue.
Ho climbed up tho ladder alongsldo of
tho vessel, was welcomed by tho cap
tain, who know him, and turned to go
bolow, for ho had been suffering from
an attack of fovor which now and then
laid hold of him, ovor slnco his cam
paign in Morocco.
Thoroforp.tis ho wont Into his cabin,
which ho did not loavo until the atoam
or touchod Algiora, ho failed to aoo
tho baggago tondor pull up and fallod
to seo a sailor climb to tho dock with
a wot bedraggled thing In I1I3 hand
that lookod llko an old fur cap oxcopt
that It wriggled and was alive.
"This, mon commandant," said tho
Bailor to tho captain, "Is tho plucklost
Httlo boast I ovor Baw."
Ho dropped a smull torrlor on tho
dock, who procoedod to shako himself
vigorously and bark with apparent do
light. "No sooner hndj wo pushed out from
tho quay than this Httlo beggar sprang
from tho plor and began to swim after
us. Ho was so funny that wo lot him
swim for a bit and then wo hauled him
in. It is ovldontly a mascot, mon com
mandant, ovldontly a sailor dog who
has run nway to scaj'
Tho captain lookod with Intorest at
Pltchouno, who engaged himself In
mnklng his tollot and biting nftor a
flea or two which had not been
drowned.
"Wo sailors," Bald tho man saluting,
"would llko to keop him for luck, mon
commandant." ,
"Tako him down then," hla auporlor
olllcor ordorod, "and don't let him up
among tho paaaongora."
It waa a rough voyago. Snbron
paased hla tlmo saying good-by to
Franco and trying to koop hla mind
away from tho Chateau d'Escllgnnc,
which porslstod in haunting hla uneasy
slumber. In u blazo of Bunllght, Al
glora, tho whlto city, shono upon them
on tho morning of tho third day and
Sabron tried to tnko a moro cheerful
vlow of a soldier's Hfo and fortunoa.
Ho was a soldierly Ilguro and a hand
some ono as ho walked down tho gnng
plank to tho ahoro to bo wolcomod by
follow ofllcorB who were oagor to boo
him, and prosontly was loat In tho Ht
tlo crowd that streamed away from
tho docks Into tho whlto city.
CHAPTER X.
Together Again.
That night aftor dinner and a clga
rotto, ho Btrodo Into tho streets to dis
tract hla mind with tho sight of tho
oriental city and to 1111 hla ears with
tho oagor crlOB of tho crowd. Tho
lumps flickered. Tho sky overhead
was as bluo nearly as In day tlmo. Ho
walked loiodroly toward tho native
quarter, Jostlod, as ho passod, by mon
In their brilliant costumos and by a
vollod woman or two.
Ho stopped rndlfforontly boforo a lit
tie cafe, his oyes ou Turkish bazaar
whero velvets and scarfs wero being
sold at double their worth under tho
light of a flaming yellow lamp. As ho
stood 30, his back to tho cafo whero n
number of tho ship's crow wore drink
ing, ho henrd a short sharp sound that
had a sweet familiarity about it and
whoso Individuality mado him start
with surprlso. Ho could not bollovo
his cars. Ho heard tho bark again
nnd then ho was sprung upon by a Ht
tlo body that ran out from botwoeu tho
legs of n sailor who Bat drinking his
coffeo nnd liquor.
"Oracloua heavens!" exclaimed Sab
ron, thinking that ho must bo tho vic
tim of a hushlsh dream. "Pltchoune!"
Tho dog fawned on him and whined,
crouched at his feet, whining llko a
child. Sabron bent nnd fondled him.
Tho sailor from tho tablo called tho
dog Imperatively, but Pltchouno would
havo died at his master's feet rather
than return. If his throat could have
uttered words he would have spoken,
but his oyes spoko. Thoy looked as
though they wero tearful.
"Pltchouno, mon vloux! No, It can't
bo Pltchouno. Hut It Is Pltchouno!"
And Sabron took him up In his arms.
Tho dog tried to lick his face.
"Voyons," said tho offlcer to tho ma
rine, who camo rolling ovor to them,
"where did you got this dog?"
Tho young man's volco was Im
perative and he fixed atom eyes on the
sailor, who pulled his forelock and ex
plained. "Ho was following me," said Sabron,
not without n slight catch lu his voice.
Tlio body of Pltchouno quivered under
his arm. "Ho Is my dog. I think his
manner proves it. If you havo grown
fond of him I nm sorry for you, but I
think you will havo to glvo him up."
Snbron put his hand In his pocket
and turned a Httlo away to bo free of
the native crowd that, chattering and
grinning, amused and curious and
Looking, Watching, Yearning.
oagor to participate In any distribution
of coin, was gathering around him. Ho
found two gold pieces which ho put
into tho hand of tho Bailor. "
"Thank you for taking caro of him.
I am at tho Royal Hotel." He nodded,
and with Pltchouno under hlB arm
pushed hlB way through the crowd and
out of tho bazaar.
Ho could not interview tho dog him
self, although ho listened, amused, to
Pltchouno'B own manner of speech. Ho
spent tho latter part of the evening
composing a lottor to tho mlnlBter of
war, and although It was short, it must
havo possessed certain evident and
telling qualities, for beforo ho left Al
giers proper for tho desert, Sabron
rccolvod a telegram much to tho point:
You may keen your doc. I congratulate
you on such a faithful companion.
ITO BE CONTINUED.)
Gauge for Measuring Sootfall.
Tho Plttsburghor who resents the
tlmeworn variations of tho soft coal
smoko gibes now has hla chanco to
provo that thoy aro unjustltlcd, or re
main forovor Bllont. By a now inven
tion it 1b at prcsont posslblo to measure
tho sootfall of any city na accurately
as Us rain or snowfall muy bo meas
ured. Already this soot gaugo. tried
out In England, has proved what tho
tourist long Buapected, that London,
with nil Its yollow fog, has far purer
air than tho North of England factory
cities of Birmingham, Manchestor and
tho llko. Not only havo Pittsburgh and
other slandered American cities tho
opportunity to whiten tholr sooted
reputations, but tho manufacturer, too,
may now establish accurately tho ox
act proportion of his contribution to
tho civic soot; for tho now dovlco
JudgoB, tho quality as woll nB tho
amount of sootfall, and is qulto capable
of distinguishing botween tho factory,
furnnco und kltchon range. Lltorary
Digest.
The Boy Who Dreams.
It la a good thing for tho farmor boy
to havo an Imagination, says tho Prai
rie Farmor. It is a good thing for
him to "dream dreams and seo vi
sions." It takoB a dreamer to seo tho
transformation that Intelligent effort
will bring to pnsa on the old placo.
It takes a dreamor to seo how much
moro dealrablo that placo will bo In
ten years than a Job In n dry goods
store. Emporia Qnzotto.
To Remove Paint.
Equal parts of ammonia and turpen
tine will tako paint out of clothing, no
mutter how hard or dry It Is. Satu
rnto spots two or three times, then
wash In warm soapsuds.
7 yflS
POULTRY
was
NEGLECT OF FARM POULTRY
Most Flocks Are Too Small and Aro
Not Given Attention and Care
They Deserve.
Wo believe that we aro Justified in
saying that tho average farmer does
not glvo enough attention to tho
poultry sldo of farming. Experiments
that havo been conducted show that
tho farmer's flock may be mado a
profitable part of his live-stock busi
ness. MoBt flocks aro too small and
do not receive tho attention, Btudy
and caro they should, sayB Utah Farm
er. No live stock pays bigger divi
dends when put on a commercial foot
ing and properly managed. It costs
little moro to caro for a large flock
than for a few hens.
Koop a flock for business reasons
and not merely from force of habit.
Mongrels or Bcrubs aro not tho kind
to have. Get somo pure-bred chlckons
of the kind you llko. Wo would lnugh
at tho Hve-stock man who depended
upon scrubs to build up his Hve-stock
business. Pure-bred stock will nearly
always arouso tho enthusiasm of its
owner and his family.
Other essentials to profitable farm
poultry are houses, equlpmont for
hatching and rearing, caro, feeding,
marketing, etc. The humble hen pro
duces 'millions each year tho Ques
tion we ask is, aro your gottlng youi
share?
There Is money in poultry If you
do not havo tho time, turn this part
of your farm wor,k over to the boys
or girls.
DON'T USE CAYENNE PEPPER
Liver Disease and Kindred Troubles
Are General Result of Use of
This Strong Spice.
Tho writer Is Btrongly opposed to
tho use of cayenne pepper. Ho knows
from past experience that liver dis
ease and kindred troubles aro the
general result when this strong spice
is used, but if thatcondlment Is placed
In a preparation of spices there nc
doubt Is a medicinal virtue In It.
Condition powder if rightly made is
compoaed of such Ingredients as work
on tho blood which In turn purifies
tho system and nips In tho bud any
disease germs that may bo starting,
says a writer In Texas Stockman.
Furthermore a reliable powder will
strengthen tho organs which must
make egg production more easy and
natural. Of course thoro must bo 0
Judicious uso of all stimulating prep
arationsJust enough to gain the
point desired.
It la not in the use, but the abuse,
that condition powder or any stimu
lant llko corn, buckwheat or barley
gets that makes It dangerous to fowl
life.
SIMPLE TRAP-NEST SCHEME
Weight of Fowl Releases Support and
Closes Opening Hen Is Taken
Out Through Top.
In response to a query for a sketch
of a simple trap nest Montreal Her
aid gives tho following:
Tho illustration shows a very aim
plo trap nest. Tho hon walks on the
running board to the nest When she
gota near tho point Ef hor weight de-
Simple Trap Nest.
prossos that end of tho board and
disconnects tho support D, which falls
of Its own weight. Then whon sho
stops into tho nest the bonrd being
heavier on tho outsldo and hinged
at A, tips until tho opening to tho
nost Ib closed. Tho hen Is removed
from tho top of tho nost, which Is
then reset as ahown above.
MEAT RATION FOR CHICKENS
West Virginia Experiment Station
Makes Interesting Test Egga
Are Much Larger.
Tho effect of meat ratlonB was test
ed at tho West Virginia Experiment
Station, whero ono pen of fowls re
ceived a ration largely of corn and
other starchy grains, while another
pen wns fed partly on meat and
fresh bones.
Tho meat-fed fowlB laid 7,555 eggs,
whllo tho grain-fed birds laid 3,431,
or less than one-half as many as those
rccolving tho nitrogenous ration.
Thu eggs from tho meat-fed fowls
wero larger, much firmer, rather bet
tor, nnd produced far moro vigorous
chickens than thoso of tho othors.
Doth lots of fowls romalnod in a
healthy, vigorous condition.
Excellent Egg Producer.
Common field pens contain n largo
amount of nitrogenous Bubstnnces;
consequently making an excellent egg
producing food.
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GROWING FRUIT NEEDS MORE ATTENTION
Currants
(Dy W. MILTON KELLY.)
Thoro Is nothing that needB moro
special study and attention than grow
ing fruit for homo use. Tho trouble
now is that nine-tenths of us do not
know how to utilize what nature of
fers. I know a lot of farmers who have
fine buildings, keep good stock, grow
large crops, without having any con
ception of homo and homo Hfo.
What wo need on our farms Is bet
tor homes. We cannot do anything
that will Improve our homes more
than growing an abundance of cholco
fruit for homo use. Every farmer's
gardon should have a strawberry bed,
that tho table may bo supplied with
this fruit fresh and have a surplus
for the cans and Jelly tumblers.
Tho best way to secure plants Is to
havo trial beds set with tho leading
varlotles. In this way it Is easy to
determine the relative merits of tho
different varieties, and grow vigorous
plants for tho next year'a beds.
There is no danger of losing planta
when they can be taken from tho trial
beds and removed to tho garden rows,
but when coming from a long distance
they are apt to heat, and very few
can be saved.
When received by mall or express,
they should be opened at once, tho
roots shortened about one-third with
a sharp knife, and the plants spread
loosely In a cool, damp place, or in
water in which soil has been mixed.
No Imperfect plants should be set.
Sldo runners frequently appear between-tho
sets, and pursue tho samo
course of establishing plants as the
main runners. Thoy aro Jlttle better
than weeds. By setting out only the
best plants tho bedB will not run out.
In Betting plants, give them plenty
of room, so the air can circulate free
ly, and winged Insects can go from
flower to flower, that perfect 'fertiliza
tion may be obtained, and enable the
hoe and cultivator to work among tho
plants, and work into the soil quickly
available fertilizers.
After tho fruiting season arrives,
there will be a better chance to place
tho mulching between the rows and
about the plants, for tho double pur
pose of protecting tho berries from
dirt and retaining moisture for tho
plants, for in tho fruiting season the
plants must have plenty of water to
give the best results.
Tho strawberry should bo moro
widely cultivated among farmers, who,
with plenty of land and dressing,
seem to havo no excuse for not hav
ing tholr tables well supplied with this
appetizing berry.
Tho raspberry 18 a small fruit,
standing In a class by itself for home
uso. It cannot bo shipped long dis
tances without being more or lesa In
jured. It Ib a prolific bearer, and will
yield crops the second year aftor
planting.
Tho first year. It makes canes, and
the second year fruit. Two or three
long rows across tho garden will fur
nish an abundance of this fruit for
tablo uses and, for canning.
Tho currant' can be grown to great
perfection and large yields can bo ob
tained. Tho hilling of tho bushes
should bo avoided and rather shallow
culture practiced.
Tho old method still recommends
Itself to me as tho beBt way to prop
agato tho currant. Wo tako tho
largest and strongest stalks of ono
year's growth from tho bush and cut
off tho top of this stalk close to tho
bud to boo If tho wood is sound and
healthy.
If tho color Is black, or It Ib hollow,
wo cut off tho end until good live
wood Is obtained. Shape tho lower
end Into a blunt wodgo form closo to
tho bud, which we nro careful not to
rub or Injure. Rub off every othor
bud, except two or threo at tho top
of the stalk, from which tho branches
will Btart.
Theso stalks can bo thrust Into the
ground four to six Inches. If this Is
done early in tho spring tho roots
will aoon appear at the lower end of
tho cutting and a strong, vigorous
bush or treo form will bo tho rosult.
Bushes grown In this treo form can
bo pruned and cultivated easier than
any othor form of growth. When
pruning let three or four branches
grow each year, and after a branch
has borno two crops romovo It.
In this way a healthy and well bal
anced top enn be sustained for a long
time, and it will not become so thick
that only Inferior fruit can bo' pro
duced. Gooseberries require an opon, airy
situation nnd clean culture. Tho tops
must bo kept well thlnnod out, to In
euro good fruit. Thoy Bhould be
In Bloom.
dressed with well-composted manure,
and no weeds should bo allowed to
grow In tho towb. These precautions
aro necessary to ward oft mildew.
Tho treo form of growth Is best Bult
ed for this berry, as well as tho cur
rant. Borers seldom trouble tho goose
berry. In propagating wo employ tho
layer Byatem, which Is dono by so
curing tho thrifty bushes to tho
ground, and placing soil over them,
whea they will start a root system.
Right after these smaU fruits wo
want a small orchard of plumB, cher
ries and peaches. A fow trees of tho
best varieties will supply tho homo
needs.
Every fruit grower wants a small
pear'orchard, because there aro a fow
varieties of the fruit about as near
perfection as anything that has been
evolved in tho orchard line. Next to
tho omall fruits these' trees aro tho
most valuable in the farm garden.
As an all-around fruit tho grapo
ranks next to the apple. Fifty or one
hundred vines of well-selected va
rieties will afford plenty ot this
healthy fruit from tho middle of Au
gust until frost comes.
Then, by taking precautions, and
carefully storing late varieties in a
cool room, we can keep them in ex
cellent condition for Christmas and
New Year's.
No other fruit can tako tho placo of
grapos during their season. They af
ford an abundant supply of delicious
and strengthening food for nearly five
months during the year. We should
grow tho grapes and eat freely of
them.
Blackberries come late In tho sum
mer and furnish excellent fruit for
canning, preserving and making dell
clous pies. The following way ol
managing the blackbery patch will in
sure plenty of this fruit for tho homo
use:
Late in the fall secure roots of the
right variety; placo them whore thoy
will bo protected from tho freezing
weather, or, thoy may bo taken up In
tho spring, but not allowed to dry out.
Prepare the ground as for potatoes,
and every third row rake for tho ber
ry rows, planting tho other two rows
with potatoes. Cut tho roots into
pieces threo inches long, plant them
ono foot apart In tho row. Covet
level with tho ground.
When the canes appear destroy all
but ono in tho hill, which may be eas
ily dono cutting with a knlfo or
sicklo. In this way a stalky cane with
plenty of laterals will bo obtained.
Cut back these laterals to secure tho
bush form.
If the locality is subject to ex
tremely cold wlntors, bend. down the
canes and partly cover with soil. In
tho Bprlng they can bo released with
a fork. The second and third years
they Bhould be given tho same gen
eral culture as tho flrBt, except a
heavy mulching should bo applied Just
before tho fruiting season begins.
This can bo dono with but little
labor If tho canes havo been kept in
rows whero they belong. All manur
ing and fertilizing should be dono
early, and tho rows should not bo cul
tivated after fruiting, because it
starts a lato growth of wood that can
not maturo by tho tlmo cold weather
setB In, and wo must havo rlpo wood
for next year's crop, as well as tho
borrles for tho present season.
Applo and pear trees may bo start
ed in rows with the small fruit vines
and bushes, and will begin to boar
about the timo the berries need re
newing. We should havo Iow-hoaded
trees, that is, let them havo their
limbs near tho ground.
Thoy will yield fruit much earlier
than treeB that are headed higher. By
planting trees In berry rows wo can
clean out tho berries and rely upon
tho larger fruits alono and start new
berry rows.
CurrantB will continue to grow
among small fruit trees. In fact they
require somo space to grow to their
greatest perfection.
It does not require long years of ex
perience or much expense to grow all
tho cholco fruit wo can uso at homo,
and It will pny largo returns both in
money nnd pleasuro, to havo all of the
fruit our families can utilize.
Rickets In Young Pigs.
Pigs affected with rickets can sol
dom bo profitably treated. Preven
tion is to bo sought by maintaining san
itary conditions about tho hogs, pro
viding adequate supplies of various
foods, rich in all tho requisites of a
perfectly nourished animal, and ob
viating degeneracy by careful selec
tion ot robust sows and timely lufu-i
elon of fresh blood.