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Ai\ American Nabob.
A Remaurk©k.ble Story of Love, Gold a.r\d
Adventure.
By ST. GEORGE RATHBORNE
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Copyright, by Stukbt A Smith, New York.
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CHAPTER X (Continued.)
Not that shots were uncommon In
San Jose by any means, for where men
carry arms continually it is only natu
ral that an occasional explosion oc
curs.
But there was something peculiar
about this discharge—it came in the
midst of silence, and seemed, as indeed
it must be, a signal.
Jack struck a match and lit his pipe.
It was none of his funeral, any way,
and if on the morrow the good people
of Gautnrica woke up under another
dynasty, why that was their lookout.
The recollection of Barrajo gave Jack
something of a shock, for he remem
bered the expressed determination of
the general that h° should be made a
full-fledged citizen of the stormy little
republic, with all the rights and privi
leges that citizenship implied.
Could that mean duties, too?”
Would he be expected to sally forth
and join in the game of hide and seek,
of shooting at one who wore the rival
colors, whether in arms or endeavoring
to escape?
He guessed not. Still he dared not
go to sleep—who would care to do so
when a volcano was in eruption all
around?—and the night gradually
wore away.
The clamor died away a dozen times,
only to break out afresh.
At last, dawn.
Jack Overton was jolly glad to see
it arrive through the little window.
He devoutly prayed fie might not
pass another such night for a long
time to come.
Somehow, he could not but speculate
as to the complexion of the new dynas
ty, and what effect, i.f any, the change
might have on his fortunes.
Then came a heavy rap on the door
—a rap he knew full well could pro
ceed from no other than Barrajo. So
Overton, pipe still in hand, stepped
over to the door and opened it.
He had no sooner done so than a
mighty cheer went up from more than
two score of throats.
Jack stared in amazement, for he
realized that the whole army of the re
public was represented in that double
line of shouting and gesticulating
troops, some of them barefooted, oth
ers most gorgeously appareled, and all
carrying arms.
General Barrajo stood there, smiling
and bowing.
To say that Overton was surprised,
would be expressing it mildly—he
could not for the life of him under
stand why the general wanted to mar
shal his ragtag and bobtail army be
fore his little domicile in order to tell
him who was “in" and who was “out”
at the palace. To Barrajo he must
^ look for an explanation, and when a
wave of that hero’s sword again
brought siience upon the scene. Jack
hastened to ask:
“What does this mean, general?”
“They want a speech, Senor Overton
■—it is customary.”
“Then why don’t you give it to
them?”
“Por Dios! It is not Barrajo they
wish to hear. Every day I make them
a speech and swear at them in six lan
guages. It is you, senor, you alone,
they clamor to hear.”
“Good heavens! why should I ad
dress your old army?” demanded Jack,
aghast, and with growing uneasiness.
“Because. Senor Overton, you have
been appointed to rule over us—last
night you ceased to be a plain citizen
and became the President of Gautarica
Republic! ”
CHATTER XI.
Jack Moves On the Palace.
You could almost have knocked Jack
Overton down with a feather when he
heard Barrajo make this astounding
declaration—In fact he was tempted
to pinch himself, in order to discover
whether he were awake or sleeping.
It was not Jack’s habit to appear dis
tressed—whether the announcement
were a huge canard, or given in dead
earnest, he did not mean these men
of Gautarlca should see him staggered,
so he quickly pulled himself together
and. laughing, said:
"Ah! indeed! Thank you for the
honor, but tell me, how did this little
event transpire?"
“In the natural course of events,
your excellency. The noble army had
grown weary of Roblado. whose prom
ises of reform were never kept. They
liked Montejo no better, and, as usual,
elected me dictator, with the power to
choose their next President."
A wave of the sword brought out an
other blast of cheers and whistles and
vivas—then silence.
It was wonderful.
"But, see here. I am an alien!” pro
tested Jack, weakly.
"Not so—you have been a full-fledged
citizen of the republic for two days,
and, as such, as eligible to the presi
dency as any man among us,” declared
the general, smiling blandly.
“Then I can’t decline?” dubiously.
“It is too late—presidents die and
run away, but they never decline.”
“Well, in that case, I might as well
make the best of a bad bargain and go
in. Only I warn you, general, I shall
really be the president, and the re
forms you have heard me speak of
must engage our immediate attention.”
Now, few men could have adapted
themselves to the situation in that
masterly manner!
“Are you ready to take the oath of
office?”
“At any time,” was the nonchalant
reply.
Home people might have thought
such a solemn ceremony necessitated
pomp and full dress—they might even
have been horrified at the sight of the
new president standing in his shirt
sleeves within the doorway of his
adobe domicile, with his pipe between
his teeth, holding up his right hand
and repeating in Spanish the oath of
office, which Ilarrajo uttered for per
haps the thirteenth time in his long
held capacity as dictator.
Thus it was done.
The general called for a farewell
rotind of cheers, and they were given
with as much good will as the husky
and parched throats that had been in
positive evidence all night could mus
ter.
Then the rabble betook itself off,
much to Jack's relief, the general not
forgetting to give the highly enter
taining military salute due to the ex
alted office his friend and protege now
occupied.
Having once embarked upon the sea
of adventure. Jack had become quite
reckless as to what port he brought
up at.
There was at least a chance that this
astonishing change in his fortunes
might mean a material advance in the
line of his dream, for he had never
yet heard of a president of a Central
American republic who had not man
aged by some means or other, fair or
foul, to amass wealth by virtue of his
position.
Book Two.
Tlie Modern Argonaut*.
Two years had flown since Senor
Jack was duly installed in office as
president of the republic—such a pe
riod Gautarica had never seen before,
and would hardly witness again in the
next decade. It would be impossible
to narrate the many successes and
failures Jack made during those two
years, nor shall I attempt it, since
more important events await our at
tention.
About the only cloud in Jack’s sky
was Dona Juanita, who had become
passionately enamored of him. Bar
iajo, who dearly desired to see him
settled down, advised him to marry
her, and cast his fortunes for all time
with the people of his adoption.
Whereupon Jack felt compelled to
narrate the whole story of his past,
and Barrajo was so affected by it that
he fell upon his neck and wept tears
of sympathy, generous old soul that he
was.
But Barrajo was fearful of the re
venge Dona Juanita might take if her
love were openly repulsed, and finally
confided to Jack the plan he had for
the advancement of their fortunes.
Briefly it was this:
When Cortez, with fire and sword,
scourged the fair land of the Monte
zumas to the north, and his savage
soldiers dealt out death with a lavish
hand whenever the people failed to re
spond to their stern orders for more
treasure, a reign of terror had swept
over the whole of Mexico.
Then it was that thousands fled to
tho unknown southland, led by their
priests, seeking new homes amid the
forest-clad wilderness of Central Amer
ica.
Since the object of Cortez's brutal
soldiers’ decree was to gain possession
of what riches the country possessed,
these guardians of the temples, before
indulging in flight, despoiled them of
the golden images and jewel studded
altars, which vast treasures they car
ried with them, determined that, come
what might, these bearded barbarians
from over the sea should not succeed
in accomplishing their boasted object.
History tells of the wonderful booty
secured by the Spanish conquistadors;
indeed, the imagination is appalled at
the extent of the riches they secured.
In Peru, the people, hoping to ransom
their captive Inca, Atahuallpa, from
the cruel hands of Pizarro, had readily
filled a room seventeen feet square and
as high as a man could reach with gold
in the shape of ingots and statues from
the temples and palaces, and history
likewise declares that the quantity of
treasure conveyed away and concealed
forever from the covetous eyes of the
Europeans “was said to have infinitely
surpassed that which they had se
cured."
As in Peru, so it was also in Mexico,
richest of all the native countries of
the new world—there fugitive priests
carried with them to the new land to
the south probably the most astound
ing collection of treasure ever gath
ered together since the world began.
This was the bee that for years had
buzzed in the bonnet of old General
Barrajo- he had never let It get out of
his mind day or night in all that time,
‘'And. Senor Jack.” ne now declared,
triumphantly, slapping the president
familiarly on the back, “success has
crowned my long search. Yes, por
Dios, senor, I believe 1 have found the
treasure.”
CHAPTER XII.
A Sentinel of the Centuries.
When he heard what General Barra
jo had to say Jack Overton found some
difficulty in restraining his delight.
Should this enormous fortune fall into
their hunds how his sanguine dreams
would be realized, and w'hat wonderful
things he could accomplish.
Barrajo disclosed a rude parchment
map, supposed t.' have been drawn by
an Indian many sores of years before.
Overton, with that readiness ehaij*
terlstic of tho enterprising Araerieur,
at once made «. duplicate copy of th*.
same.
Then they talked over the wonderful
matter in a most serious way. arrang
ing their plans even down to the most
minute details.
The crisis was coming none toe soon.
Jack concluded, for unless something
happened to get him out of the country
there must presently be an explosion.
He had feared it of late, for Dona
Juanita was beaming love upon him
every time they met. and from more
than one quarter he found blark looks
bent upon him by the jealous-minded
young gallants of San Juan.
Many a conqueror of kingdoms has
met his fate finally through the venge
ful hand of a woman whose love he
has treated lightly.
Overton cursed the hour when he
first saw this dark-eyed houri luring
her two rivals to meet in deadly com
bat so that the public ball might wind
up in its usual blaze of glory.
Here then came old Barrajo, just in
the nick of time, it seemed, with a
grand project which, if successful,
would open up an avenue of escape.
Thus Overton was doubly anxious to.
make a start, having so much at stake.
The general declared two days would
be quite sufficient to make all his prep
arations, for he believed in being ade
quately armed and equipped for any
emergency.
It was a moonlight night when they
set out, and as usual San Jose was
given up to music and merry making.
Our two fortune hunters waited un
til near the noon of night, when the
hot time in the old town had in a
measure subsided, and then, suitably
disguised so as to conceal their exalt
ed personality from curious eyes, quit
ted the capital, whore the electric
lights still glowed and announced the
presenco of modern institutions.
When the two men left San Jose and
plunged into the interior they did not
know their movements had been close
ly watched, and that immediate pur
suit was given, yet such was the case.
Evidently others there were who sus
pected Barrajo’s wonderful plans for
fortune's favors and meant to take a
bid in the same quarter. Perhaps it
would grow interesting before the end
w'as reached, especially since the two
adventurers carried plenty of arms
and were grimly resolved to fight for
the prize if it came to that, point.
Barrajo soon left the main trail, and
they were now traversing what had
once been a path through the primeval
forest, hut was so overgrown with
swinging vines that the keen machete
of the general was kept swinging most
of the time in order to hack out a
passage.
Which would naturally make it an
easy matter for those who followed to
keep upon their trail.
Our two adventurers traveled all
day, and at sunset camped for very
necessary rest and refreshment. After
a hasty meal, only carrying their arms
and a pick and shovel between them,
to be used in emergencies, they ad
vanced in the direction Barrajo nad
marked out.
His reasoning was sound.
If Jack doubted it at first, he was
presently convinced that the general
had built wisely.
“Madre de Dios! Look, Senor Jack!"
suddenly exclaimed the dictator, start
ing back, and pointing to some object
beyond.
The white moonlight sifted through
the tangled masses of tropical verdure
above, and at that particular moment
fell full upon what appeared to be a
human form, bent partly over in a de
votional attitude, and facing the rising
moon.
Jack was startled at first, but, see
ing no motion to the figure, which was
partly covered by the wild under
growth, he realized that it was a rude
statue, carved to represent a sun-wor
shiper and placed there hundreds ol
years ago by those wrho fled from the
Spanish reign of terror to the north.
They approached closer, and mar
veled to find this image apparently of
silver.
(To Be Continued.)
INGENUITY OF THE FILIPINOS.
Natives Use a Clever Little Device to
Striking Fire*
People who regard the natives of th<
Philippine Islands as an uncivilized
and ignorant race would be surprised
to see some of the very clever device*
that they have Invented to simplify
matters of everyday life, says the St
Paul Globe.
For instance. Captain Darrah of thf
commissary branch of the department
of the Dakotas, who recently returnee
from the islands, brought with him e
little device for striking fire that
makes the old steel and flint, that wa*
used so long ago in this country, loot
clumsy and insufficient.
The natives take a caribou hori
and bore a small hole in the small enc
of it. Into this hole they insert »
plunger, wrapped so as to fit the hole
so no air may get into the horn, ati<
made to slide smoothly up and dow«
by greasing the wrapping with tallow
The end of this plunger is hollowed
out and when a Filipino wants U
strike fire he simply places a srual
piece of ordinary ‘“punk” in the cob
cave at the end of the plunger, aBc
strikes it a sharp blow, driving tfcf
plunger down into the horn.
The compressed air, by the force 01
the blow, ignites the punk and tfct
plunger is pulled out, the punk flamlBi
and ready for use. This is only on* <X
the many seemingly simple devtoai
that the uncivilized Filipino use* il
everyday life.
If you make Sunday too brittle it h
sure to be broken.
The saved soul is Christianity’s Btt
answerable argument.
It is well to have your fuel be9*»
you buy your kettle.
LET THE LAW ALONE
UNCOMPROMISING ATTITUDE OF
ORTHODOX PROTECTIONISTS.
Tariff IlovNion Would If« a Deplorable
lllumler, While General Reciprocity la
Characterized a* a Blind Leap Certain
to Imud U on Free Trat'e Ccound.
The attitude of the American Pro
tective Tariff league on the subjects
of tariff revision and reciprocity is
plainly defined in the preamble and
resolutions as reported by a special j
committee appointed by President !
Moore at the regular annual meeting
of the league on Thursday, January
16, 1902. The committee consisted of
Messrs. F. S. Witherbee, John A.
Sleicher, George J. Seabury and T. Z.
Cowles, and the resolutions are as fol
low's:
“Whereas, At a time when the entire
civilized world is fixing its attention
upon the extraordinary condition of
prosperity prevailing in the United
States as a direct result of the econom
ic policy for which this organization
stands, and when our foreign and do
mestic commerce and trade have in
creased to a degree far beyond pre
vious human experience in this or
any other country. Be it
“Resolved, That the American Pro
tective Tariff League earnestly pro
tests against the insidious attacks upon
the principle and policy of protection
to American labor and industry that
have made themselves manifest in a
marked and unusual degree within the
past year. If there ever was a time
when the principle and policy of pro
tection had justly earned public con
fidence and approval, and had demon
strated its value as an agency for the
highest material welfare of the coun
try, that time is now. As the recog
nized representatives of that principle
and policy we protest against the cov
ert assaults upon protection that are
being made in the name of tariff re
vision and reciprocity, and urge that
the friends of protection throughout
the country should more than ever
show the faith that is in them by
vigorous and unceasing resistance to
all efforts to unsettle or in any way
discredit the policy for which we have
stood and shall continue to stand.
To seriously agitate the question of
tariff revision at this time is ill advised
and mischievous, while to deliberately
enter upon the readjustment of the
schedules of the Dingley law would
l)e a legislative blunder certain to be
productive of deplorable consequences
to all industries and all trade.
“ ‘Reciprocity is the handmaiden of
protection’ only when devised and ex
ecuted In absolute harmony with the
principles and equities of protection;
when conceived in accordance with the
Republican national platform of 1900—
viz., ‘In articles which we do not our
selves produce;’ when carried out on
the line laid down by the late Presi
dent McKinley in his speech at Buf
falo, Sept. 6. 1901, ‘by sensible trade
arrangements which will not interrupt
our home production,’ and whereby ‘we
should take from our customers such of
their products as we can use without
harm to our industries and labor.’
Reciprocity in any other form or on
any other basis would bo a dangerous
experiment, a breach ol faith on the
part of the government toward those
who rely upon the measure of protec
tion guaranteed by the Ilingley law, a
long step In the direction of unre
stricted competition by foreign pro
duction. a leap in the dark which will
land us squarely on free trade ground.”
On the subjects of the restoration of
he American merchant marine, the
creation of a department of commerce
ind the construction of an Isthmian
anal the resolutions are as follows:
“Resolved, That present and future
•ommerclal interests imperatively de
mand, in justice to our Immense vol
une of export and import trade, and as
i means of further stimulating and
ncreasing that trade, the creation of
in American built merchant marine,
aot alone for the transport annually
jt over 11,500.000,000 of our varied
products, but to prevent the annual
«xport In gold of $200,0(Je,000 in trans
portation charges, and to restore lo
pur country the maritime indeper.d
>nee and supremacy which it enjoyed
prior to 1861; furthermore (see history
pf the war with Spain), to provide an
idequate system of transports In time
>f war.
“Resolved, That the erection of a
Jepartment of commerce as an ad
unct to the executive branch of the
federal government is imperatively
lenianded in behalf of trade, com
nerce and Industry.
"Resolved, That the early construe
.lon of an Isthmian canal, supplement
id by cable communication with our
’’aciflc possessions and with the coun
rles of the far east, is indispensable
o our lommercial supremacy.”
Wanted, Profit for the Partner*.
Henr> T. Oxnard Is largely interest
'd iD the manufacture of beet sugar,
.nd. like our farmers, a strong oppo
vent of the free admission of Cuban
agar. The New York Evening Post,
lowever, has unearthed an ancient clr
:ular signed by Mr. Oxnard in which
le states that with free trade in sugar,
esulting, as in 1891, in a market price
if 4 cents per pound, there is still a
iroflt to the factory of |3 per ton on
ieets. Some journals which are spe
ially friendly to Mr. Oxnard are en
teavorirg to explain this old dellver
nce away, and they do not make very
;ood work of it. Whenever in life the
ipeeter.of youthful peccadilloes rises
teforc ua the best way, Ity 'he language
j of Mr. ripv"l«n1. Is to "tell US# truth,"
and the truth is (hat Mr. Oxnard wrot«
that circular for the purpose of selling
stock in sugar factories. That explain*
the matter quite sufficiently. Besides.
Mr. Oxnard docs not claim that the
profit under free trade is sufficient tu
compensate both factory men and
! beet growers, but only that the factors
i men absorb it all. What the country
demands is some profit for the farm
ers, which free trade prices will no*
give.—San Francisco Chronicle
Fight on the .Sugar Tariff.
It is pleasing to note in the dis
patches from Washington that tin
members of the Michigan delegation it
the lower house are a unit in standing
by the beet sugar interests and oppos
ing every attempt to change the tariff
The beet sugar Industry lias flourished
under the benefit of the protective tar
iff, and will continue to do so as long
as the tariff is undisturbed. What
changes would follow a reduction oi
the duty on Cuban sugar are problem
atical, but it is certain the industry
would be given a severe blow from
which it might not speedily recover.
From the beet sugar states farmers
and others are sending petitions tc
congress protesting against any change
in the sugar tariff. What effect these
petitions will have is for the future tc
decide. The question is fraught with
the greatest interest for Michigan
where tlie beet sugar interests are ol
enormous proportions, and also to t
number of other states that are Just
embarking in the business. The flood
of petitions should not cease until final
action ii taken.—Bay City Tribune.
lie lla* Surreeile.l.
On the curious plea that if the Re
publicans don’t do it the Democrat!
will, Mr. Roberts of Massachusetts ad
vocates the*opening up of the question
of tariff revision at the present session
of congress. Why stop at tariff re
vision? Why not urge the repeal'ol
the Dingley law as a whole, on th<
plea that the Democrats would do it
if they had the power? To do things
that the enemy wants done, lest the
enemy himself undertake to do it and
thereby gain all the advantage, is a
queer doctrine in practical politics and
practical statesmanship, Political ad
vantages have not usually been gained
that way or retained that wray by
the party in power. Mr. Roberts evi
dently is a new convert to the school
of tariff ripping theorists who would
be more dangerous if they were more
numerous. As the matter stands they
are just numerous enough to attract
some attention when they make fool
ish breaks. Mr. Roberts has succeeded
in attracting some attention.
Where Danger I.lea.
There is no danger to America in
the retaliatory amendment to the Ger
man tariff modeled after our own tariff
law. This provision is aimed only
at discriminations, and the United
States tariff does not discriminate. It
differs from almost all other tariffs
in the world in having a uniform rate
for goods from all foreign countries,
save, indeed, those with which reci
procity agreements exist. Moreover,
considering the high wages which it
protects, our American tariff Is very
much less rigorous than that of most
Continental nations.—Boston Journal.
Danger begins when we leave the
safe anchorage of tariff laws under
which all the world is treated exactly
alike, and embark upon the unchar
tered sea of reciprocity treaties which
favor one nation at the expense of an
other, and so provoke ill-will and re
taliation.
I
On#) Consumer.
It ia shrewdly suspected that when
Mr- Hamemeyer states that a removal
of the duty on raw sugar would result
in a saving to the consumer of $85,*
000,000 a year, the trust magnate hat
reference to one consumer only, the
American Sugar Refining company.
The Sugar Trust is practically the only
consumer of raw sugar imported into
the United States, and there is the
best of reason for believing that this
one consumer would get the lion's
share, if not the entire amount, of
the saving of $85,000,000. Confirmation
of this belief is at least suggested by
the fact that nobody has heard Have
meyer urge the removal or the reduc
tion of the duty on refined sugar
That's different!
How Much?
The sugar trust literary bureau is
working overtime organizing poverty
and syndicating misery in Cuba in the
hope of getting the duty on raw sugar
removed. How much of that duty
would go into the pockets of the Cu
ban planter or wage earner? The
American people have a very accurate
estimate of the philanthropy of the
sugar trust.—New York Press.
Somebody Will Hot Skinned.
Academically reciprocity is a fine
thing. It has two "r’s” in it that can
be rolled beneath the tongue with fine
effect. But in practice it is a good
deal like a horse trade. Usually some
body gets skinned in a horse trade.
In his leciprocity propositions it is
observed that the tariff tinker offers
the American people as the victim.—
Mt. Clemens (Mich.) Monitor.
Enclnnd'n Fean.
England has been a free trade nation
and the United States a protective
tariff nation. And now England fears
that America, which has preserved
for herself her own markets, is about
to control the markets of the world.
—Oswego Times.
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Clara—It’s a thrilling story, isn’t it?
Maude—One of the most thrilling 1
ever read. I couldn’t skip more than
half of it.—Detroit free Press..
an ScttrfMicffr*.
From the Farmers’ Review: That
sheep act as scavengers is one great
argument in favor of having a flock
on every farm. They assist in clear
ing the farm of weeds, sprouts, etc.,
utilizing these Intruders as food to
grow mutton and wool. It is true that
sheep will aid very materially in erad
icating noxious plants. But to have
the sheep do this cleansing work, aud
at the same time yield a handsome
profit from wool and mutton, is a dif
ficult problem. To starve any animal
in order to force it to eat that which
is distasteful to it, is almost always a
losing game, and it would be better
economy to hire a unan to cut the
weeds with scythe and hoe. If the
sheep can bo so managed that they
will eat the weeds willingly, without
detriment to themselves, they will, of
course, act as double wage-earners,
and tho practice will indicate good
farming.
To do this successfully requires ex
perience in handling sheep, and a
knowledge of their peculiar habits. A
lack of this experience and thiB
knowledge has caused many a farm
er’s flock to dwindle away until the
owner would become disgusted and
dispose of the few remaining oecause
lie “could have no luck with sheep.”
Sheep enjoy frequent changes from
one field to another, and it is quite
noticeable that when turned from
good pasture into another field con
taining weeds, they will run through
the new field, biting off the leaves and
nibbling the weeds and buds with as •
much relish as they ate the grass.
They, however, soon tire of this diet.
If tills roving nature of the sheep is
catered to, many weeds may be de
stroyed. In the fall and winter, after
pasture is gone, sheep, well-fed on dry
feed, will run over tho Helds eating
buck plantain, briars, and bush buds
with great relish, and to their mate
rial benefit. At this time of the year
the sheep may be seen biting the bulb
of the buck plantain that has been
raised in the ground by the freezing
and thawing, and nibbling the green
leaves of this hardy plant. These win
ter raids give the breeding ew‘>s the
needed exercise, and prepare them for
lambing and for furnishing their
young with nourishing milk immedi
ately after birth.—W. B. Anderson.
t'hlruao I’oultry Show.
The Chicago Poultry Show was held
last week and was a great success. The
number of entries wns very large and
(he fowls entered were of high quality.
The show was so big that it was not
containable in the Coliseum and a
building on the south of it had to be
utilized. It was in fact five great shows
In one, comprising farm fowlB, pigeons,
rabbits, dogs and cats. All of these
classes of animals were represented by
numerous and excellent specimens.
The attendance was good, and certain
ly those who attended got the worth of
their money, if they had any interest
at all in any of the lines mentioned.
As a means of education, the Chicago
show is most certainly a success, and
the men that have brought it up to the
present point of excellence deserve
great praise for the hard work they
have done. Wo hope to have more to
say on the show in a future issue.
The Cattle freerHng Problem*
From Farmers' Review. Counting
corn and hay at their present value, it
is a question whether cattle breeders
and feeders are making any money
out of beef production. The feel
ing among beef producers is that
corn is too high to feed at
a profit, unless fat cattle advance in
price, and the result is that but few
cattle are being fed here. Corn was a
fair crop here, but is selling at 60 to
65 cents per bushel, and farmers are
inclined to sell rather than feed it.—
Oi H. Hughes, Lee County, Illinois.
To Start Oatrlch I-arum.
Arrangements have been made for
the introduction of ostrich farms on
the Riviera as a practical industry. A
start, is to be made between Nice and
Monte Carlo. Forty ostriches have
been imported from California for a
beginning, American birds being se
lected after careful study, the climate
of the Riviera has been found to ap
proximate closely to that of parts of
the California coast.
Charcoal for Turkeys.
It has been ascertained by experi
ment that turkeys that get charcoal
mixed with their food get heavier than
others, and their meat is more tender
and better flavored.
At the recent convention of Illinois
dairymen, the question of the con
struction of silos was discussed. One
man said that in lathing his silo he
placed the lath diagonally. He had
obtained his ideas of the construction
of a round silo mostly from H. B. Gur
ler. The question was asked whether
Mr. Gurler lathed his silo In this man
ner, but, Mr. Gurler not being present,
it was unanswered. Later, the Farm
ers’ Review addressed an inquiry to
Mr. Gurler on the subject, and re
ceived the following reply: “I think
it best to put on the lath horizontally,
as we get more resistance that way
than when the lath is put on diagon
ally. Our idea is to have strength in
the circular form to resist the lateral
pressure.”
The phylloxera is threatening thn
vineyards of California to such an ex
tent that growers there are experi
menting with resistant roots, such as
those of grapes growing east of the
Rocky Mountains.
An old bachelor says that matrimonj
and not Wisconsin is the ‘‘badger*
state.
