A WARR[OR BOLD.
By ST. GEORGE RATHBORNE.
Author of “Little Mitt Million!,'• "The Spider's
Web," "Dr. Jack's Widow’," “Mist Caprice," etc.
Copyright. 1801, Street and Smith, New York.
CHAPTEB VI.
Captain Brand, of the Hespasia.
The young girl heard her companion
make this declaration with an interest
she did not attempt to conceal.
“Many times that thought has come
to me, but I dismissed it as unworthy.
He brought several things my father
had with him when he went away, and
he resembled the only picture I had ot
my father—that is, in a general way.
You could not expect very much after
his cruel years of hardship in the
desert. Besides, he knew ail about
our family matters, the quarrel with
mamma’s people on account of her
marriage, and many little things con
nected with the past.”
“I shall devote myself to the task
of discovering the truth. Heaven alone
knows who he is, or how he came into
possession of the facts he has used to
such advantage; but I Intend to sat
isfy my curiosity in that respect, at
any cost.”
“Something tells me you will suc
ceed,” she said eagerly, so that Char
lie flushed with pleasure.
“Thanks for your faith in me. It
will go a great way toward assisting
me. Of course, you would be gratified
should I find the means to expose him
as an imposter?”
bo long as I still believe him to
be what he claims, I cannot And it in
my heart to turn against him. He has
told me so many awful stories of the
cruelties practiced upon them that I
sometimes feel as though possibly his
mind had been a little affected, and
that he could hardly be held account
able for his actions.”
Charlie seized upon a slender cue,
quick as a flash to discover a vulner
able point.
“Ah!” he said, eagerly; “you speak
of their suffering among the Arabs!
Then he had a companion in exile, 1
imagine.”
“Oh, yes—three at first; but later on
there was only one left.”
"And the name—do you remember
“Yes. It was his mate, Ben Hazen.”
“Ah! that is a substantial point
from which to work. Our friend, if an
Imposter, may be very cunning; but
I doubt if he has been able to cover
his tracks so that we may not learn
something of Ben Hazen’s past: Ship
ping books and shipping masters may
tell the story of identification if all
else fails. By the way, what does he
say became of Ben Hazen?”
“He was shot while defending a
wretched woman slave against her in
human master, and died of his
wounds.”
“Well, the incident may be true
enough; but the chances are that it
was your own father who gave up his
life in this chivalrous fashion, and
that what papers he had hidden on
his person he confided to his fellow
prisoner in the hope that at some day
he might escape and carry the news to
those he loved in old England.”
Arline heard him with both wonder
and delight.
Her confidence had apparently gone
out to him in the start, and now she
felt it growing he was so earnest, so
positive that his logic seemed to have
the faculty of convincing others.
“There is one thing I meant to ask;
you gave me the wrong card by a
singular accident, but at the same time
intimated that you were known by an
other name than Arline Brand at the
hotel.”
xco, i buuuiu uave explained.
When my aunt adopted me I assumed
her name of Wallis; and as her title
was hereditary, and could descend to
the next of kin after her demise, I be
came Lady Arline Wallis. As such I
have been sometimes known.”
Charlie cringed somehow, at this.
It seemed to raise a wall between
them—wealth and title. What few or
dinary young Englishmen dare aspire
to win a bride from behind such ram
parts?
Never before had Charlie Stuart
wished for fame and fortune as now;
nothing could be too grand to lay at
the feet of such a royal princess.
And while he was thus battling with
his thoughts, she suddenly caught his
arm.
“He is out yonder! I heard his
laugh! Now, come to the door, Mr.
Stuart, and take your first look at
Captain Brand of the Hespasla, be
fore you meet him face to face.”
Nothing loth Charlie followed her
to the door, whence they could look
into the office of the hotel.
Several men were in sight; but al
most instinctively his gaze settled
upon one who seemed to command
general attention; and no sooner had
Charlie clapped his eyes on this re
markable individual than he uttered
a little ejaculation of surprise and
pleasure.
Possibly he had seen this same lo
quacious Captain Brand of the Hespa
sla under other and more exciting cir
cumstances.
“Tell me,” he said quietly, to the
girl who was hovering over his shoul
der, “have you given him any particu
lars as to how you chanced to escape
from the Steen dungeons?”
“Only that just in the nick of time
I was discovered by some tourists who
had come down to see the awful place
for themselves.”
“My name was not mentioned?”
“To the best of my recollection, not
at all."
“Good! Then, if I meet the ogre,
you can introduce me as one of your
friends.”
"I trust such is only the truth,” shy
ly.
“An old, old friend, let us say, for
whom you have always entertained
feelings of profound respect.”
“It shall be as you say. I am wire
you have some motive in this action.”
“I certainly have. Truth to tell, I
believe I have seen this gentleman be
fore, under other conditions. I shall
know to a certainty after I have been
in his society a while. At any rate,
there is reason to hope for the best.”
“Shall we go out and meet him?”
asked Arline.
“Yes, indeed. The Fates have decid
ed that Captain Brand and I shall
come together for a trial of strength,
and it might just as well take place
now as later. I am ready.”
So they went out.
The ex-sailor quickly sighted them
and “bore down with all sails set,” as
he would have nautically expressed it.
Charlie played his part well.
He met the captain in a bluff,
friendly manner, just as a young man
might wish to receive the father of a
lovely girl he admired.
Plainly Captain Brand found no es
pecial reason for alarm.
He set out to be even more jovial
and debonair than usual, with the idea
of creating a good impression on
his daughter's old friend, whom he
wished to study at close range.
When he set out to entertain, Cap
tain Brand of the Hespasia was a
howling success, relating the most as
tonishing incidents connected with his
long captivity in the desert, his perils
on the sea, and the deep fountain of
love for wife and child that had sus
tained him through all his trials.
Charlie was no mean actor himself,
thanks to the splendid control which
he was able to exercise over his facial
muscles.
Although he now had not the least
doubt as to the fellow being a fraud
of the first water, Charlie felt that he
owed it to Arline’s respect for filial af
fection to prove this fact.
This was the task he cut out for
himself.
He laid his little trap.
Captain Brand was so much engag
ed with his flow of oratory and the
charming of this friend of the family
that he did not notice the pit so deftly
dug.
Thus, almost without an effort,
Charlie had him admit that he knew
considerable about Valparaiso, in
Chili, and had been there, in the
course of his wanderings, many years
ago.
In Charlie’s mind this settled the
matter. He was confident he knew
with whom he had to deal, and when
the time came he would be ready to
dare all in defying the adventurer.
While they sat thus, speaking of
the sights of Antwerp, there came a
messenger from the hotel office inquir
ing for Mr. Charlie Stuart, whom a
gentleman outside desired to see.
As he went, directed by the clerk,
to the spot where he would find the
gentleman who had asked for an im
mediate interview on serious business,
he was making up his mind to tell
Peterhoff the whole story and enlist
his favorable consideration for Arline,
so that when the denoument came the
doughty captain could be taken care
of.
Judge of his surprise, then, when,
upon coming upon the party who
wished to see him, he found it was no
other than Artemus Barnaby, with his
honest face clouded with an air of the
darkest mystery.
It did not require much prophetic
skill on Charlie’s part to tell that his
erratic friend had news of some im
portance for him.
He pressed a forefinger on his lips
to indicate dead silence, when he found
that Charlie had recognized him.
Charlie stood there waiting while
the other crept on his tiptoes to the
corner, in the regular orthodox stage
fashion, and looked this way and that,
to assure himself that there could be
no eavesdroppers near.
Then he approached his friend, his
warning finger still on his lips.
Reaching the other, he placed his
lips close to Charlie’s ear, and solemn
ly said:
X XXC CUUOX 10 V/ICUt .
“I see it is,” said Charlie, aloud.
“What I am about to disclose to
you, will give you a cruel shock, my
boy.”
“Shock away then, only make
haste.”
“I am about to make a disclosure
that will, I regret to say, knock away
the foundations of your belief in hu
manity.”
“Ah! that's a serious thing indeed.
Does this disclosure concern the world
at large or one individual specimen of
mankind?”
“One shining light.”
“Then fire away, and be hanged to
you.”
Artemus assumed a look of extreme
gravity, although Charlie was sure he
heard a chuckle.
“You have met the father of the
young lady of the Steen dungeons. The
hotel clerk has been entertaining me
with a wonderful story ci his return to
life and civilization. It reads like a
romance, and would find a worthy
niche in my notebook, only, my dear
boy, it is so very ancient, a veritable
stage chestnut, as it were.
“But let that pass. I imagine this
Captain Brand is a character worth
knowing, something unique. I could
hear him out yonder, and the dulcet
tones of his voice were soothing
enough to conjure with."
“Yes,” remarked Charlie, “he is a
wonderful man, and could charm most
people by the quaint manner of his
speech.”
Artemus again bent forward.
“Beware of Captain Brand!” he
whispered, and then sprang back to
note the stunning effect of his an
nouncement.
But Charlie, though interested, re
fused to be stunned.
"Why, what has he done?”
"He is a bold, bad man!”
Charlie was inclined to say “Amen!”
to that, but he kept his own counsel
as yet, seeking more light.
“See here! You have known this
wonderful modern Baron Munchausen
at some past date?” he said.
Artemus nodded.
“It would be Impossible that two
such men could ever exist. Yes, 1
knew him.”
“Where?”
“In New York.” ' '/ % a ,r\ *
“When?” ' ' ’
“Let me see,” scratching his head,
as a comedian must always do when
desirous of arousing memory. “Ah!
yes, just a little more than two years
ago.”
“Bui at that time he swears he was
in the heart of Africa, a prisoner at
Dahomey.”
“Well—he lies,” coolly.
Charlie liked that.
It was so fresh and original, at the
same time so very emphatic.
“Who was- he when you knew him?”
he asked, determined to get down to
the facts now.
“A fourth-rate actor, on his uppers
half of the time. One of these howl
ing barnstormers, a heavy villain of
the piece, at home in ‘Uncle Tom’s
Cabin’ or ‘Ten Nights in a Barroom.’
He was the joke of the season on the
Rialto, in Gotham. I even thought se
riously of utilizing him in my great
play as the seedy actor who carries
the mysterious secret with him
through five acts, but when he found
there was a chance of him being im
mortalized, his price for sittings went
away up. and I discovered something
better than Hamfatter.”
“Good Heavens! was that his
name?”
“Certainly not. That’s what they
call all heavy tragedians of the barn
storming variety. Let me see,” plac
ing a finger alongside his nose, a la
Irving, “now I have it—bend your
head lower, for that fellow has keen
ears—it was Frederick Davenport Ma
cauley.”
inueea: very suggestive, consider
ing his occupation in life. What a
man he is. to be sure; capable of hav
ing so many names, and filling such
various stations in life. Why, when 1
knew him, four or five years ago, he
was called Captain Nathaniel Kedge.”
“What! you knew him, then?”
“I saw him—that is, I am almost
dead certain it is the same man; and
I expect to prove it presently.”
“Where was this?”
“In South America.”
“In Valparaiso?”
“Come, what makes you ask that?”
in surprise.
“I remember him talking of being
concerned in a little war scare that oc
curred down there—he has always
been the same boaster, you know.”
“Well, that seems to prove the iden
tity. I never in all my life heard of
so stupendous a rascal.”
“Say w'hat was he doing down in
Santiago, or was it Valparaiso?”
“The latter, on the coast, the most
enterprising city along the Pacific,
south of San Francisco. What was he
doing? Well, about the last I saw of
him, he was dancing a Scottish horn
pipe.”
“Yes, he has his merry moments
when the liquor is in.”
“But this was a unique affair—before
an audience that must have numbered
thousands.”
“God! that would spur even so
poor an actor to do his best.”
“And Captain Nathaniel did his very
best. If, as you say, he has been an
actor, as well as a miner, sea captain,
coffee planter, speculator, and Heaven
knows what not, he certainly had the
chance of his life to bring out bravos.
However, I don’t think he took half
as much interest in the affair as some
of the rest of us did.”
“He didn’t, ea? I never knew he
was acquainted with modesty. How
was that?” asked Artemus, eagerly,
"Well,” said Charlie, dryly, “you see,
he was- being hung!”
(To be continued.)
UNIQUE FISHING DONE IN JAPAN
Black Cormorants There Take the Place
of Rod and Line.
“At the farmhouse, commodious and
hospitable, likewise clean and charm
ing, after the fashion of Japan, we
send for the boy who brings our Ash
ing tackle.
“They came jvaddling into the yard,
the three birds with which we are to
do our Ashing. Black cormorants
they are, each with a white spot be
hind its eye, and a hoarse voice, come
of standing in the water, with which
it says y’eagh whenever a stranger
makes a friendly overture. The cor
morants answer to the name of Ou,
which in Japanese is something like
the'only word the cormorants can say
The boy puts them in a box together
and we set off across the drifted grav
el VO the Tamagawa. Arrived at the
stream, the boy takes the three cor
morants out of the box and adjusts
their Ashing harness. This consists of
a tight ring about the bottom of the
neck, of a loop under each wing, and
a directing line.
“Two other boys take a low net.
They drag it down the stream, driving
the little Ashes and all the rest before
it. The boy with the cormorants goes
in advance. The three birds are eager
as pointer dogs, and apparently full
of perfect enjoyment. To the right
and left theji plunge with lightning
strokes, each dip bringing up a shin
ing Ash. When the bird’s neck is full
of Ashes down to the level of the
shoulders the boy draws him in. grabs
him by the leg and shakes him uncere
moniously over a basket until all the
Ashes have Aopped out.—Outing.
HOW TO RECIPROCATE
NATIONAL MANUFACTURERS DEFINE
THEIR POSITION.
Th«y Declare In Favor of Snch Trade
Treaties an Win Not Injure Any
Domestic Interest of Manufacturing,
Commerce or Farming.
The president of a large manufac
turing company In Springfield. Ohio,
writes the American Economist In
part as follows:
There is a growing sentiment among
a large number of manufacturers of
this country to reduce the degree or
per cent of Protection and adopt a
more liberal poltcy In opening up
foreign trade, and there is danger of
radical protectionists fighting reci
procity and making no concessions to
those that favor reciprocity bringing
about the results that you fear. The
manufacturers of Implements, farm
machinery of all kinds, also the manu
facturers of some other classes of
goods, receive practically little or no
protection, and If they are to be an
tagonized by radical protectionists In
fighting reciprocity you will find In
time a greater tendency to break away
from absolute or radical protective
measures.
It is to the class of manufacturers
represented by the writer of this let
ter—those who receive practically lit
tle or no protection, because, operat
ing under patents, royalties or other
special conditions, they have no for
eign competition—that the Idea of
wide open reciprocity appeals with
particular force. Not being themselves
directly the beneficiaries of a protec
tive tariff—though themselves built up
by and because of the operation of the
policy of protection, though they have
a full share In the general prosperity
which protection always brings, and
would suffer in equal proportion from
the business depression which a lapse
toward free trade always brings—
these manufacturers urge a relaxation
of the principle and per cent of pro
tection all along the line. They ask
that other industries now thriving
under protection, and which would
suffer through a reduction of duties
below the protective point, shall con
sent to “a more liberal policy in open
ing up foreign trade”—that is, that
these industries shall offer themselves
up as a sacrifice for the benefit of a
few other industries which have noth
ing to fear from foreign competition.
They take the position that while
these industries wilt undoubtedly suf
fer from the proposed “liberal policy”
the latter will not suffer so much as
the other industries will be benefited.
Mr. E>eerlng, a manufacturer of farm
implements Protected by patent laws
and hence not in need of Protection by
Tariff laws, put the case precisely in
this way at the national reciprocity
convention in Washington last Novem
ber. “We know,” said he, "that some
of you people would be hurt more or
less by lower Tariffs, but you would
not be hurt so much as we would be
helped.” The pickpocket might use
the same plea as he takes your purse.
“My friend," he could say, “I know
you will miss this money and mourn
its loss; but just think how much good
it will do me!” Some such thoughts
must have flashed through the minds
of the 500 delegates who heard Mr.
Deering’s fatally candid statement, for
they burst into a roar of ridicule, and
from that moment the Deerlng scheme
of reciprocity was laughed out of the
convention.
The National Association of manu
facturers in convention at Indianapolis
last week declared itself in a manner
that leaves no room for doubt concern
ing the attitude of the general body of
Industrial producers of this country on
the question of assassinating some in
dustries for the benefit of some other
industries. This convention, without
a single dissenting vote, adopted the
following:
Resolved (1), That this convention
of the National Association of Manu
facturers heartily commends the action
of the committee that arranged the
reciprocity convention; (2), That we
J .1 4 1, 1 .. 4. 1 1 1. J
by that convention, as providing a
plan that may secure all possible bene
fits from fullest operation of the prin
ciple of reciprocity, by the careful pre
paring of safe and practical proposi
tions for such modifications of our
Tariff laws, from time to time, as may
be made the basis of treaties helpful
to the commerce of the United States,
and the development of its manufac
turing and agricultural interests.
In order that our friend from Spring
field may know precisely what the Na
tional Association of Manufacturers
means when it advocates the “careful
preparing of safe and practical propo
sitions” for Tariff modifications with
reference to extending our foreign
trade, we quote in full the resolution
adopted November 20, 1901, by the
Washington convention and -ratified
and indorsed April 17, 1902, by the In
dianapolis convention:
Resolved (1), That this convention
recommends to Congress the mainten
ance of the principle of Protection for
the home market and to open up by
reciprocity opportunities for increased
foreign trade by special modifications
of the Tariff in special cases, but only
where it can be done without injury
to any of our home interests of man
ufacturing, commerce or farming; (2),
That in order to ascertain the influence
of any proposed treaty on our home
interests this convention recommends
to Congress the establishment of a
reciprocity commission, which shall be
charged with the duty of investigating
the condition of any industry and re
porting the same to the executive and
to Congress for guidance in negotiat
ing reciprocal trade agreements.
That is the American manufacturer’s
! Idea of the correct trade policy to be
pursued—to enter Into such agree
ments, and only such, as can be mad*
without injury to a single domestic
industry. Any other policy would be
false, economically; foolish, commer
cially; fatal to the general prosperity.
We recommend that our Springfield
friend read and weigh carefully the
Indianapolis resolutions, and then re
cast his Idea of “a more liberal policy."
He should get in line with his brother
manufacturers. What is best for all
is surely best for one!
The Only Safe Anchor.
The Protective Tariff has been the
solid foundation upon which the
American manufacturers have bullded
their unequaled prosperity, and it is
the only safe anchor for the labor and
business of the American people, if
the Tariff is excessive beyond the ne
cessities of American labor it may be
good policy to reduce It, but it can be
safely said that the people of this
country are opposed to any reduction
that will reduce the wages or the labor
of the workingmen of the United
States. Tinkering with Tariffs un
settles business, causes doubt and
hesitation, and the laboring men and
their families are the first, last and
worst sufferers by the changes made.
That fact Is again illustrated by the
business depression In Germany at
the present time—a depression wholly
caused by the efforts of the agrarians
of that country to prevent the importa
tion of farm products of the United
States. It is possible that they will
succeed, but it will be well for the
statesmen and agrarians of that coun
try, and the people of all other nations,
to remember the prediction of Signor
Luzattl, one of the political leaders- of
Italy, as quoted by the New York “Tri
bune.” that “the adoption of the pro
posed new German Tariff would mean,
first, reprisals by other nations against
German Industry; next, ruin to Ger
man industries and heavy losses to
German agriculture; then, the export
of less merchandise and more men.
and, finally, the decay of German com
merce and the fatal decline of German
political Influence.—Des Moines “Reg
ister."
The Prodigal's Return.
How Would the Workingman Faro?
Of course the Babcock scheme Is in
high favor among the Free-Traders
and that section of the Democratic
party that appears to rejoice over dis
aster, no matter who suffers. And
while it is true that the great steel
combination could stand a large cut
in the Tariff schedules affecting their
products, how would the workingman
fare? Prices would be lowered «.o
meet any foreign competition, and that
would result in a paring of the present
wages. The trust could itand it, but
the working man would be the suf
ferer.
Another thing, if one schedule was
tampered with it would open up the
door to a promiscuous revision, and
there is no telling where it would stop.
Under these circumstances we do not
believe the Republican party will be so
foolish as to fall into any trap, how
ever appetizing may be the bait.—
Wheeling “Intelligencer."
A Question.
Is the Republican majority in Con
gress going to prove to the farmers of
the country that the Tariff can be
taken off one item without difficulty?
Is the Congress to say, We can reduce
the Tariff on sugar, the beets to make
which farmers grow, hut we cannot
reduce the Tariff on steel products,
which the farmers buy? Is the Con
gress to give the country an object
lesson to illustrate the insincerity of
the argument of the Babcock proposi
tion, and at the same time give to the
Sugar Trust what it wants in the way
of a reduced Tariff on Cuban sugar?
We think not; particularly now that
the attention of shrewd men like Sen
ator Allison has been called to the
matter. If the Congress feels that the
United States Government or people
are under any further obligations to
Cuba, let that duty be discharged at
the expense of the whole people, and
not at the expense of one industry.—
Grand Rapids “Herald.” ,
Th« “Patriotic” Sugar Trust
Tile sugar trust would save the dear
people $80,000,000, which it pretends
would remain in the pockets of the
consumers if the tax on raw sugar was
abolished.
W’hen a corporation like the sugar
trust turns patriotic look out for some
treachery. A French writer once said:
"Patriotism is the last refuge of
scoundrels.”
To prove its patriotism the sugar
trust is investigating heavily in sugar
property in Cuba and urging Congress
to abolish the duty on Cuban sugar,
so that it may import its own (Cuban)
sugar free.—“The Beet Sugar
Gazette."
Sources of Melon Supply.
From the Farmers’ Review: Large
quantities of cantaloupe of various va
rieties are raised in the central and
southern portion of this state unless
the crop Is Injured In some way by cli
matic conditions. Our main early sup
ply, up to two years ago, was grown In
this section. Extreme southern sec
tions of the country are going Into the
business very heavily this season, yet
their product will be out of the
way, or will be crowded out by the
Illinois crop when our home product
is ready for shipment, unless for some
reason the quality of the home-grown
Is poor. Large quantities of water
melons are grown In the Carml (Illi
nois) district, and the last of the Mis
souri crop Is crowded out of our mar
ket when the Illinois stock begins
coming, on account of the difference In
freight. Indiana also ships quite
heavily to this market at about the
same time the Illinois crop Is being
harvested. The Rockyford canta
loupes grown In Colorado are of su
perior quality to those grown farther
Past, unless climatic conditions are
bad during the ripening of the melons.
Crop was short all round last Beason
and very high prices ruled. The acre
age will be very large this season, and
It Is probable that results will be satis
factory to growers, although consump
tion has Increased very largely in the
last few years.—C. H. Weaver, Chi
cago.
Fruit Exhibits at Initltotss
From Farmers’ Review: From what
observation I have been able to make
I believe that exhibits at Farmers’ In
stitutes interest many farmers and
their wives that cannot be reached in
any other way. They take a pride la
bringing the best product from the
field, garden or pantry, and In this
manner become a part of the Institute,
and afteT they have attended one ses
sion they are convinced that It is a
good place to be and after receiving
good cash premiums they go home
feeling that some one has been work
ing for them. In this way many far
mers become Interested and make
good workers for the cause. If no ex
hibits had been made these same far
mers would have remained at home
entirely Ignorant of what a Farmers’
Institute consisted of or what benefits
were to be derived from them—Ed
ward Orlmes, Montgomery County,
Illinois. _
Point* on BlUg* Making.
From Farmers’ Review: A corre
spondent at Ogden, Utah, writes:
“From time to time we have noticed
interesting articles In your paper on
silos. We have In mind using green
pea straw for silage, but are not post
ed as to the best method of building
and filling the silo. Can you send
us some data on this subject” In
these days of cheap silo literature and
of silo discussions galore at every
farmers’ Institute and convention, as
well as In the agricultural press. It
seems hardly necessary to take up
space with descriptions of meth
ods of building and filling silos.
The correspondent can get a small
treatise on the subject for the asking,
by writing the secretary of agricul
ture, Washington, D. C., for a copy of
Farmers’ Bulletin No. 32, Silos and
Silage. If he wishes to study the sub
ject more In detail, there is Professor
King’s Physics of Agriculture ($1.75),
which gives up considerable space to
the construction of silos, and “A Book
on Silage,” by the writer ($1.00), both
of which books may be ordered
through the Farmers’ Review, Chi
cago, 111. In the latter book com
plete specifications for a 300-ton round
wooden silo and for a 100-ton stave
silo are given, with elevations and
framing plans, sections, etc., from
which silos can be readily constructed
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lug operations. As the correspondent
apparently has not had previous ex
perience with silos the best plan
would be for him to build a small tank
silo of beveled lumber such as is used
In making water tanks. Then anoth
er season when he has gotten some
experience with silage and has found
out that he cannot do without it, he
will very likely want to build a larger
silo and can then put up a more sub
stantial all-wood structure that will
not require the attention that stave
silos at best require.
As to making silage from green pea
straw, will say that I have not had
any personal experience with this ma
terial as a silage crop, but can see no
reason why It will not make good si
lage if properly packed in a modern
silo, and If it Is not allowed to dry
out too much before being placed in
the silo. The best way is to run it
through a feed cutter and cut into
inch lengths; wetting the top with
about two gallons of water per square
foot of surface Is to be recommended
if the pea vines are not pretty green
as they .go into the silo.—F. W. Woll,
Wisconsin Experiment Station.
The creamery manager may think
that he has not the time to devote to
telling the patrons of his creamery
how to take care of their milk. He
should, however, consider that any
time put into this work means labor
saved in other parts of the work. The
purer the milk the easier will It be
to make good butter from It. Mis
sionary work must be done along this
line and the missionary Is logically
the man In charge of the creamery or
factory.
Germay has imported as much as
$10,000,000 worth of apples in one year
and $2,500,000 worth of pears.