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    f THE 8EMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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CHAPTER I.
I Bcarccly know whom to lincln.
though I somotlmoB facetiously placo
uio caueo of It all to Charley Furu
fieth a credit. Ho kent n summer cot
tago In Mill Valley, under the shadow
oi mount Tnmalpals. am never occu
plod It except when ho loafed through
tho winter montliH and rend Nietzsche
and Schopenhauer to rest his hraln.
huu it not boon my custom to run up
ta seo mm every Saturday aftornoon
nnd to stop over till Mondav morning.
tins particular January Monday thorn
Ing would not havo found mo alloat
011 San Francisco hay,
Not but that I was afloat In a safe
craft, for tho Martinez was a new ferry
uteamor, making her fourth or fifth
trip on the run between Sausallto and
San Francisco. Tho dangor lay In tho
heavy fog which blanketed tho bay,
nnd of which, as a landsman, I had
little npprchonslon. I took un mv nnnl
tlon on the, forward upper deck, direct
ly boneath tho pilot house, anil at
lowed tho mystery of tho fog to lay
liold of my Imagination. A fresh breozo
wao blowing, and for a time I was
aiono in tho moist obscur ty vet not
alono, for I was dimly conscious of
mo prosonco or tho pilot, and of what
I took to bo tho captain, In tho glass
aiouso above my head.
It was good that men should bo Bno
clallsts, 1 mused. Tho ncculiar know!
edge of tho pilot and captain sufficed
for many thousands of nconlo who
know po more of tho sea and naviga
tion than I know. On tho other hand,
instead of having to dovoto mv on
orgy to tho learning of, a multltudo of
tilings, 1 concentrated It upon a few
particular things, such as, for Instance
tuo analysis of Poo's placo In Amor!
can literature an ossay of mlno, by
tuo way, in tho curront Atlantic.
From out tho fog carao tho mourn
ful tolling of a boll, and 1 could sea
tuo puot turning tho whool with groat
rapidity. Tho boil, which had Beomod
straight ahead, was now sounding
rrom tuo side. Our own whistlo was
"blowing hoarsely, nnd from tlrao to
tlmo tho sound of othor whistles enrao
0 us from out of tho fog. An unsoon
ferryboat was blowing blast after
blast, and a mouth-blown horn was
itootlng In torror-strlckon fashion.
A shrill whistlo, piping ns If gono
man, camo rroin directly ahead and
from very near at hand. Oongs sound
ed on tho Martlnoz. Our pnddlowhools.
ntopped, tholr pulsing beat died away,
and tbon thoy started again. Tho
Bhrlll whistle. Ilko tho chirping of a
crlclcot amid tho cries of great beasts,
Bhot through tho fog from mora to
tho Bldo and swiftly grow, faint and
fainter. ,
I glanced up. Tho contain hmi
thrust his head and shouldors out of
tho pilot house nnd was staring in
tontly Into tho fog as though by sboor
force of will ho could ponotrato It. Ills
facQ was anxious.
Then ovorythlng happened, and with
Inconcolvnblo rapidity. Tho fog
eeouiod to break away as though split
by n wodgo, and tho bow of a steam
boat emerged, trailing fog-wroaths on
either sldo Ilko seaweed on tho snout
of Leviathan. I could seo tho pilot
lionso and a whlto-bcardod man loan
Inn partly out of It, on his olbows. He
was clad In n bluo uniform, and I re
tnornbor noting how trim and quiet ho
,jyns. His quletnoss, under tho clrcum
mlancos. was torriblo. Ho nccoptcd
'destiny, marched hand In hand with It.
.and coolly measured tho stroke. As
lio loaned thoro, ho ran a calm and
"opoculatlvo oyo over ua, ob though to
xlctormlno tho preclso point of tho cob
SllAlon. and took no notlco whatever
wliun our pilot, whlto with rago, shout
ed, "Now you've dono it!"
, Wo must havo boon struck Bquaroly
amidships, for I saw nothing, tho
otrango steamboat having passed be
yond my llnp of vision. Tho Martlnoz
lieoled over, sharply, and thoro was a
crashing and rending of tlmbor. 1 was
thrown flat on tho wot deck, and bo
tore I could ocrnmblo to ray feet t
Jieard tho screams of women. This
it was, I am certain 'tho most Indo
Bcrlbablo of blood-curdling sounds
that throw mo Into a panic. I romonv
bored tho life preservers stored in the
cabin, but was met at tho door and
Hwopt hack by a wild rush of men and
women.. What happened ln the noxt
fow minutes I do not recollect, though
1 havo a clear remembranco of pull
Ing down llfo preservers from tho over
head racks, whllo a red-faced man
fastened them about tho bodies of n
liyste lcal group of woraon.
It v. uh tho screaming of the women
that nost tried mv nerves. It must
Jmvo rled, too, tho nerves of tho rod
faced man," for I have a picture which
will tnvor fade from my mind. A Btout
gentleman Is stufllug a magazine Into
Ills overcoat pocket and looking on cu
riously. A tangled mass of women,
with drawn, white faces and open
muutl.s, Is shrieking Ilko a chorus of
lost a aula; and tho red-faced man, his
face now purplish with wrath, and
with IiIb arms extended overhead as
In Uiu act of hurling thunderbolts, Is
Kliout'lug. "Shut upl Oh, shut up!"
Thest women, capablo of the most
sublime emotions, of tho tendoroat
Bmpiitlilec, woro open-mouthed and
screaming, Thoy wanted to live, they
wero helpless, like rnts In a trap, and
thoy screamed.
The horror of it drove mo out on
deck. I was feeling sick and squeam
isn. anu sat down 011 a hunch. In n
hazy way I saw and heard men rush
Ing and shouting ns they strovo to
lower tho boats. It was Just as I had
read descriptions of such scenes in
hooks. The tackles Jammed. Nothing
worked. Ono boat lowered away with
the plugs out lllled' with women nnd
children and then with water, and can
sized. Another boat had been lowored
by one end. and still hung in tho tackle
by the other end, whero It had been
nbandoncd. Nothing was to bo seen
or the strnngo steamboat which had
caused tho disaster, though I heard
men anylng that sho would undoubt
cuiy send boats to our assistance
I dosconded to tho lower deck. Tim
Martinez waa sinking fast, for tho wa
tor was very near. Numbers of tho
passengers woro Icaninc nvnrhnnri!
Others, In tho water, wero clamoring
to no taken aboard again. No ono
heeded thorn. A crv arose thnt wo
woro sinking. 1 was seized bv the con
sequent panic, and went over tho sldo
n a surgo or bodies. How 1 wont over
1 do not know, though I did know, and
Instantly, why thoso In tho wnter wero
so desirous of getting back on the
stcamor. The water was cold bo cold
that It was painful. Tho pang, as
plunged Into It. was as nulck and
sharp as that of flro. It bit to tho mar
row. It was Ilko tho crln of dnnih
gasped with tho nmrulsh and nlmnk
of It, filling my lungs boforo tho llfo
prcsorvor popped mo to tho surfa
Tho tasto of tho salt water wbb strong
n my mouth, and I was strandlne
with tho acrid stuff In my throat and
lungs.
How long this lasted 1 havo no con
contlon. for a blankncss Intnrvonnd.
of which I romombcr no moro than ono
romombora of troubled and painful
sleep. When I arouecd, It was as after
centuries of tlmo; and I saw, almost
above mo nnd emerging from tho fog,
tho bow of a vessel, and threo trlnntni
lar sails, each shrowdly lannlne tho
othor and filled with wind. Whoro tho
bow cut tho wator thoro was a creat
foaming and gurgling, and I seemed
uirocny in us path. 1 tried to cry
out, but was too exhausted. Tho bow
plunged down, lust m ssiiiir inn nnd
Bonding a swash or wator clear over
my head. Then tho lone, black sldn
of tho vessol began slipping past, bo
nonr that I could havo touched It with
my hands. I tried to roach It. hv mv
nrms woro heavy and lifeless. Again
I strovo to call out, but mado no sound
Tho stern of tho vessol Hhnt hv
dropping, as It did so, Into a hollow
between tho waves: and I caucht
gnmpso or a man standing nt tho
whool, and of another mini who
scorned to bo doing llttlo olso than
smoko a cigar. Ho, slowly turned his
head and glanced out ovor tho wntor
in my direction1,
Llfo and doath worn In Mint irtnnrn
His raco woro an nbsont expression,
ns or deop thought, nnd I hnrnnin
afraid thnt ir his oyea did llcht
uio ho would not seo mo. Dut ho did
sou mo. ror ho sprang to tho wheel,
inrusting tho othor man naldo. nnd
whirled It round and round, hand ovor
hand, at tho somo tlmo shnutlnir or-
dors or somo sort. Tho Vessol scorned
to go off at u tnngent to Its formor
course and leapt ulmost Instantly from
view Into tho fog.
I folt mysoir sllnnlnir Into nncon-
sciousnoss, nnd tried with all tho
power or my Will to flirht nlinvn llin
suffocating blnnknesa and ilnrlmnRs
that was rising around mo. A llttlo
lator I heard the stroke of on, irrmv.
Ing nenror and nearer, and tho calls
or a man. When ho was vorv nonr
I
hoard him crying, in voxed fashion
"Why In holl don't you Bine nut?1
TIiIb meant mo. I thoucht. nnd timn
tho blankncss and darkness roso ovor
mo.
CHAPTER II.
I seemed nivlni-lni- in n ,ir.i,t
rhythm through orbit vnstnes 1 Dut
a change camo over tho faco or tho
dream, for a dream I told mvsolf !t
must bo. My rhythm grow shorter
and shorter. 1 wns Jerked rrom swlnir
to countor-swlng with irritating haste.
1 couui scarcely catch my breath, so
fiercely was I Impelled through tho
heavens. I gasped, caucht bv hrnnth
painfully, and opened my eyes. Two
men woro knoollng beside mo. working
ovor 1110, My mighty rhythm was tho
lift nnd forward plunge of a ship on
1110 sea. A man's hard liandB wero
dialing my naked chest. I squirmed
undor tho pain of It, and half lirted
my hoad. Ay chest was raw and red.
nnd 1 could seo tiny blood globulos
BtartliiK through the torn and in
llnmcd cutlclo.
"That'll do, Yonson," one of tho men
said. "Can't yor seo you'vo bloomln'
woll rubbed all tho gcnt'8 skin orr?"
Tho man addressed ns Yonson, a
man of tho heavy Scandinavian typo,
ceased chafing mo, and nroso awk
wardly to his root. Tho man who had
spoken to him was clearly a Cocknoy,
with tho clean linos nnd weakly pretty,
almost effeminate faco of tho man
who has absorbed tho sound of Uow
bolls with his mother's milk. A drag
gled muslin cap on his head nnd
dirty guunysnck about his slim hips
proclaimed him cook or tho decidedly
dirty ship's galloy In which 1 round
myself.
"An' 'off ycr reclln' now. sir?" ho
naked, with tho subservient smirk
which comes only or generations or
tip-seeking ancestors.
For reply I twisted weakly into a
sitting posture, nnd was helped by
Yonson to my feet. Tho cook grinned
and thrust Into my hand a steaming
mug with nn " 'Ere. thls'll do vor
good." It was a nnuseous mess ship's
conee nut tho heat of It was revivi
fying. Between gulna of the moltnn
stuff 1 glanced down at my raw and
bleeding chest and turned to thn Sonn.
dlnavlnn.
"Thank you, Mr. Yonson." I said;
"tut don't you think your measures
wero rather heroic?"
"My name Is Johnson, not Yonson."
ho said. In verv cond. tiimifh air,,,,
English, with no moro than a shndo of
accent to It.
Thoro was mild protest' in bin nnto
bluo eyes, nnd withal a frankn nss nnd
manliness that quite won mo to him
Thank you, Mr. Johnson." I enr.
rcctcd, and reached out my hand ror
his.
Ho hesltntcd. awkward nnd hnohful
shifted his weight from ono leg to
tho othor, then blunderingly grippod
my hand in a hearty shako.
"Havo you any dry clothes I mn
put on 1 1 asKou tno cook.
"Yes. sir," ho answered, with rhnnr.
ful alacrity. "I'll run down an' tvko
a iook over my kit. ir you'vo no objec
tloiiB, sir, to woarln' my togs."
"And whero nm I?" I asked .Tnimonn
whom I took to bo ono or tho sailors!
What vessel Is this, and whom u aim
bound?"
"Ofr tho Farallonea, headlnc nhnnt
sou'west," ho answered, slowly nnd
methodically, jib though cronlm fnr
his best English, and rigidly obsorvlng
uio oruor 01 my queries, "Tho schoon-
"An" 'Ow Yer Feeling Now, Sir?"
er Ghost, bound seal
hunting to Ja-
pau."
"And who is tho cantnln? I must
seo him ns soon as I am drossed."
Johnson looked nuzzled and ombar-
ra8scd. Ho hosltatod whllo ho groped
in his vocabulary und framed a com.
ploto answer. "Tho enn'n Is Woir Lar-
boh, or so men call hlra. I nover board
his other name. Hut you bettor speak
sort with him. Ho Is mad this mam.
ing. Tho mato "
Hut ho did not finish. The cook hud
Elided in.
"Hotter sling yor 'ook out nf 'nrn.
Yonson." ho suld. "Tho old mnn'll bo
wnntln' ycr on deck, an' this nvn't nn
d'y to rail foul or '1m."
Johnson turned obediently to tho
door, nt tho samo tlmo, over tho cook's
shoulder, favoring, tuo with an nmaz-
ingly solemn and portentous wink, as
though to ompha8lzo his Interrupted
remark and tho need ror mo to bo
soft-spoken with tho captain.
Hanging over tho cook's arm wns n
looso and crumpled nrray of evil-look
Ing and sour smollliig gnrmants.
"Thoy was put aw'y wet. sir." ho
vouchsnfod explanation. "Hut vou'll
'nve to mako thorn do till I dry yours
out by tho flro."
Clinging to the woodwork, stnircor
Ing with tho roll or tho shin, and aid
ed by tho cook, I mnnnged to slip Into
a rough woolen undershirt. On tho
Instant my llosh was creeping and
crawling rrom tho harsh contact. Ho
noticed my Involuntary twitching and
grimacing, nnd smirked:
"I only hopo yor don't ovor 'nvo to
get used to such ns that In this llfo.
'cos you'vo got a bloomln' soft skin,
thnt you 'ave, moro Ilko n lydy's than
nny I know of. I wn3 bloomln' well
suro you was a gentleman as soon as
I sot eycB on yor."
I had takon n dlsllko to him nt first,
nnd ns ho helped to dress mo this dls
llko Increased. Thoro was something
ropulalvo about his touch. 1 shrnuk
from his hand; my flesh revolted. Anil
between this nnd tho smells nrlslnc
from various pots boiling nnd 011 the
galloy fire. I wns In hasto to get out
into tho fresh nlr. Further, thoro was
tho need Of SOOlne thn wintnln nnr.nt
what arrangements could be mado for
getting me ashore.
"And whom havo 1 to thank for this
Kindness?' I asked, when I stood com
pletely arrayed, a tiny boy's cap on
my head, and for coat a dirty, striped
cotton Ineknt whlr-h
small of my tack and tho slooves of
which reached Just below my elbows
The cook drow hlmsolf up In a smug
ly humblo fashion, a deprecating
smirk on his face.
"Mugrldge, sir." ho fawned, hln f
romlnato rcaturcs running Into a greasy
smuo. Tliornas MucrldKe. sir. an' nt
yer service."
"All right. Thomas." 1 said. "I shal
not forgot you when mv cloth nn nrn
dry."
innnK you. sir." 110 said, vnrv
gratefully and very humbly Indeed.
i'reclsely in tho way that tho dnnr
slid back, ho slid aBldo, and I stepped
out and staggered across tho moving
dock to a corner of tho cabin, to
which 1 clung for sunnort. The
schooner, heeled over rat- out rrom tho
perpendicular, was bowing nnd plung
ing into tho long Pacific roll. Tho rog
was gone, and In Its nlaco tho mm
sparkled crisply on tho surrace or tho
wator. l turned to the east, whero I
know California must He. but could
see nothing savo low-lying rog banks
in uio Bouuiwest. and almost in our
course, 1 saw tho pyramidal loom or
somo vessel's sails. Boyond a sailor
at tho wbocl, who stared curiously
across the top or a cabin, I attracted
no notlco whatever.
Bvorybody seomed Interested In
what was going on amldahlns. Thnm.
on a hatch, a largo man was lying on
his back. His oye3 were closed, and
ho was apparently unconscious. A
sailor, from tlmo to time, and quito
methodically, as a matter or routine
dropped a canvas bucket Into the
ocean at tho end of a rone, hauled it
In hand under hand, and sluiced Its
contents over tho prostrate man.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Detects Approach of Storms.
A revival of tho long-abandoned 111
lngs coherer used so extenslvoly In
tno pioneer days or radio communlca
tlon Is presented In tho novel rorm or
an electric storm detector usod at tho
Waterside station of tho Now York
Edison company. Drlofly, tho equip
ment comprises a Mines cohornr. n
sensltivo relay, a decohorer for restor
ing tho tilings to their normal, loose
state, and an alarm bell. Loner hnfnrn
a thunderstorm Is within hearing dis
tance tho sensitive cohcror operates
tllo alarm bell and elves wnmlnir tn
tho power station attendants of the
increaso in load that Is to rollow. It
Is said that during somo storms when
it becomes quito dark tho load is In-
creased over 60,000 kllowatta In tho
courso or five minutes' time. It Is ob
viously nocessarv Tor tho nttond.mt.q tn
havo amplo warning so ns to bo pre
parpd to toko care or tho sudden load
that Is thrown1 on tho generators.
Scientific American.
Describes Habits of Penguins.
Tho pcngulnu or South Georgia nro
described In a very Interesting and
inroriuativo memoir by R. C. Murphy.
IssuoJ by tho museum or tho Brooklyn
Institute of Arts and Sciences. Tho
writer's Hold work In this subantnrctic
Island extended from November, 1912,
to Mnrch, 1913, thus Including the
greater part of tho breeding season.
During this tlmo ho acquired n rich
storo of Information concerning tho
llfo hlstorlos of tho local species es
pecially tho king nnd Johnny pen
guins and would havo gathered moro
but for the stupid vandalism of the
crow of tho sealing brig on which ho
mado tho voyage. A curious discov
ery of tho author was a penguin grnvo
yard, a pool of snow water on a moun
tain top, to which these strnngo birds
rctlro to dlo.
Wax Model Costs $1,000.
A wax model, moro than a foot long,
of tho Insect that transmits typhus fe
ver Is ono of the curious features In
tho study of this dlseaso by tho health
authorities ortho United States gov
ernment. Thomodel is about ono mil
lion tlincB tho slzo or tho Insect In lite.
Moro than a year was spent In making
It, nt a cost or about $1,000. Typhus
fever Is now ravaging tho armies of
Europe.
Saving Her Voice.
Tho Impresario Certainly, madam,
I can supply you with a second prima
donna to sing your children to sloep.
Hut you sing bo perfectly yourself.
Tho Prima Donna AcBoluta Hut my
singing Is worth $5,000 a night, and 1
couldn't think of squandering that
amount 011 tho children. Houston
Chronicle.
She Gave It Up.
Holny "I've got a conundrum ror
you, Miss Hazel. What's tho dif
ference botwoen mo and a donkey?''
Miss Hazel "I'm suro I don't know."
Castings of Roundheaded Apple Tree
Borers attack most kinds of fruit
trees, also tho different varieties of
locust and hickory trees. They aro
most destructive to tho apple and
peach. There aro soveral kinds of
these worms; all or them live on tho
3ort bark or tho treo near the surface
3f the ground. Tho flat back and tho
round black head borers feed on tho
applo and tho soft yellow worm with a
urown head feeds on tho peach, aprl
cot and nectarine.
Tho eggs are laid early In summer
at tho base of tho trunk, nonr tho
collar, whero the bark is soft. There
they are hatched in Juno and July
Three-Year-Old Apple Tree.
nnd boro their way under tho Imrk
of tho tree, either in tho atom or
root, or both, producing tn tho apple
a reddish sawdust and In tho peach
a gummy substance.
Tho proper courso la to die awav
tho earth from around tho collnr of
tho treo, clear awav tho cum nmi
red sawdust, kill any qocoons thnt
may oe round, traco the worm through
Its holes in tho treo and kill it, and
All up tho holes With resin snnn
whale oil soap is said to too tho best
ORDER FRUIT TREES
FOR COMING SPRING
Buyer Should Give Due Consider
ation to Reputation of Nurs
erymanOrder Early.
(By n. A. M'GINTY, Colorado Agricultur
al Collejjc.)
In ordering fruit trees to bo planted
tho coming spring, tho buyer should
givo duo consideration to tho follow
ing points:
Order trees rrom a reputable nurs
eryman, paying a good prlco ror
them, instead or securing them from
somo agent who has no reputation to
maintain. The latter Individual may
sell his trees at reduced prices, hut tho
chances aro tho buyer will not get
what ho orders.
Send In tho order early, so that tho
nursorymnn will havo time to pack
nnd ship tho trees boforo tho spring
rush. This is necessary In order that
tho buyer may ro'colvo his trees in
tirao to sot thorn out early.
In scloctlng varieties it should bo
romomborod that threo or four woll-
tried sorts of ench fruit nro bettor
than a largo number of varieties, es
pecially If tho rrult la to bo marketed.
ir wanted Tor homo ubo, a largo num
ber may bo chosen. Now and untried
varlotles are usually to bo avoided.
As n rule It is best to buy one-year-
old trees. Older trees nro very often
stunted and misshapen on account of
closo planting In tho nursery row,
whllo yearling treoa usually consist ot
a straight switch with llvo buda down
to tho ground. Such trebs may bo
headed as high or as low as desired,
which Is not always posslblo with tho
older trees.
Borers at Base of Young Apple Treo.'
i
soap to uso. After this is dono Bprin
klo about ono quart or rresh alr4
slaked lime or wood ashes around
tho base or tho tree nnd fill in with"
fresh earth. Sifted ccal and wood
ashes may bo used Instead or lime?
both aro good. Tho worming shouTd
bo done In tho fall and again in tfio
spring. Tho ashes or slaked llmo
should bo applied In tho fall, in tho
spring and at tho end of summer niay
bo spread around tho tree. Ashes and
llmo rorm an excellent dressing for
.fruit trees. It ta a good plan to spread
uuu. u, uuauui 01 Biucd coai asnes
around each rrult treo during tho win
ter. Tho ashes will prevent the moth
rrom laying Its eggs in tho sort bark
or tho tree. As there is considerable
wood burned with tho coal, tho nnfinn
havo considerable potash and act as a
direct fertilizer and also as a mulch.
Proressor Smith or tho Now .Inrsnv
experiment station recommendsMa
thick mixture of cement and mllk(np
pllod with a brush to tho collar after
tho tren linn hnnn wnrmo.1 In AiTTti
. - .. " . -1. ... .iji.ji.
It should bo put on when the barkjis
dry, two inches below tho ground and
16 inches above tho surface of crnmid.
We havo used this mixture and found
round
owjto
it satisfactory.
Mr. Harrison in his book. "Ho
Grow and Market Fruit," says: 2iTo
prevent oorors rrom entering any kind
of trees, apply to the trunks, about
tho middle of Juno, tho whale oil scap
solution No. 18 or lime-sulphur solu
tion No. 15. Painting tho lowe3l8
mcnes of trunka with puro white (lead
and raw Unseed oil will help, toop
plo borers, however, sometime8 enter
threo or four feet from tho eronnd.
but these worms nover get veryjblg.
Halt and ashes or tobacco dust, sin a
lavnr n. rnnnln nf Innhno ,lnnr i?-,t
the base or tho treo, will kllljjtho
wuruiB uiai orop on anu try to reach
tho trunk." M
Tho old rough bark should! ho
scraped off the trunk and larger limbs
and then washed with a mixture or
sort soap and wood ashes. Uso Stntitt
brush. Another method recommended,
attor tho old bark is renioved.jja to
givo a thick coat or lime wash ."to tho
larger limbs. Tho ground should bo
cleared or grass and weeds and(elther
plowed or forked up. Plow shallow
near tho trees. Tho singletrees and
plow traces should be wrappodlwlth
Backing to prevent injuring thourees.
Fall is tho best time for thlsfwork.
when the ground Is mellow acd the
weather mild.
Ml
MOUNDING TREES TO
KEEP AWAY RODENTS
Important to Scrape Away .Vege
tation That May Be Close
to Trunk of Tree, jjt
Mounding treea with soil plled'jMt
a foot high around tho trunk, Keeps
away mico which, during some years,
aro very destructive. If ono does not
mound his trees, ho should either put
wire netting collars around them, or
bo prepared to tramp down tho snow
around each treo if thero is much veg
etation in tho orchard.
It is not necessary to do tho mound
ing or banking bororo tho weather be
comes fairly cold, but there is no
reason why this should not bo done at
any tlmo during tho fall.
Ono important point is to scrapo
away tho vegetation that may bo closo
to tho trunk, so that tho earth that Is
thrown in by tho shovel will rest up
on earth, Instead or upon a mat of
grass or leaves through which tho
mico may burrow and thus reach tho
trunk and glrdlo it beneath tho mound
which you havo added.
Thoro havo been cases whero tho
short-tailed raendow mico burrowed
through tho baso of tho mounds bo
causo there was so much organic mat
ter or vegetation undor them to mako
them looso and vulnerable.
Winterkilled Peach Tree.
A peach tree, after It has been win
terkilled, may bo cut back to stubs
a foot or two long, and ir tho ends aro
painted and ir tho roots aro In a
good condition, a now top will grow
to tako the place or tho one that waa
killed.