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THE RED CLOUD CHIEF.l
M. L. THOMAS, Publlshor.
15ED CLOUD,
NI.IJKASIvA.
THEOLOGY JX THE Vl'AIirEItS.
Nov, r pft n notion in my hrwl flat when you
IHIIIIIJ tO.IlC,
An M-in" I- Vumuintiou i.-i lr- Cote-liousc in le
you'll lM-tiiiiiv)iit utile iir-tJoiis ''at.lc an-
inTs truiuo tonv
When In- Kit.- jini on lc vvitne s-st.-in an pin
you i..- fiic'H;
"Cause he'll :tv von miirlity clo-dy 'Injur, your
linn"- in t- niirht.
.n le waUT-iiiillioii -iicstroiis --olii' Io1Mt
youii-tKlit:
Hon your II open vvfilcr dim uuy clil.cr
Iii- Ix-tv,
Wlifii In- rJin: you Miut n chifkon-crap lat
tapp'iii-l ltitc Jitr;
Do iiusrHs u d- picket-line orlntii- e Milky
"A ;iy
K- ii-wiitiiii wlmt you're driMn nt, an
hoarm" what jou ray:
"omattTuliat ymi want toilo, noinattcr-vhur
oil's jr-vine,
lp.- mik'lity up' to tlml it out an' :i-w it Iin-f
le liiu-;
An'orVii :itlc liifftjn', when on make a fuss
an' luuh,
".Vhy, lnyM'iiIlf news n-klliii' ly ! j-..Meu
t-c--ni''li.
Urn' I.-aiii-l in Ieorll, what's a si-ttiii liy 1
Wit",
Tcs" TfOfU lo message wiI a l-vok an" claps iton
le nlllt".
-n you letterloyourjiity well an keep your
conscience clear.
An" K- p a-lookiii ptriilj-tit nliewl an wiiteliltf
v. liar jou Meer;
Tau- urter while le time'U come to journey
1iiiii1- Ian",
An" "lej'II take jou way up in l;u"ran" put you
on le -Ian";
li u fu II ha! to listen to le clerk an" answer
miirlin Mnui-.-it,
Kf you ever Vpec' to tralitilc frooile:i!apl:iMer
-.-.it.-
f Vnfiir? May tzinc
CIIAKIJE.
An
1. pi-ode In tin- Annalt of Hie .tlaci
Cliil..
"The Magi," we modestly called onr
mKcs. We were :i club of young lit
erary aspirants and, as nearly -urv
Alagian"' had articles in print, held
our In :td- pretty high. After Jifty .ears'
p ruiiee I've come to think that no
'-in h obnoxious creature lives as a man
rehear-mg, Mieially, his public, role of
joiiruali-t, punster or critic; but then it
-e med a line thing to scintillate sparks
. . . .- i .
ot one s latest magazine brill
lancy, m "i
in imiy wa, upon one s leilow immortal--
We had only a single member
who was ab-olutely without literary pre
tension. He got in becau-c I was pres
ide ut and had introduei-d him that,
too, ju-t at a moment when an initiation
fi e was welcome. Ned Deni-ton was
bis name -a chap out from Kngland for
:i York -hire linn, correspondents of the
hou-e where I was sening a re.-tle-s
t nn at bookkeeping, being meanwhile
eat n up with longings aftcrauthur-hip.
i 11, Deni-ton was our stupid, good
natured fellow, who spoke little, being
ocrawed b our accomplishments but,
a- he saiil: "Thout it foiu t" hcarcleer
haps di-eii-sin'.''
One night we voted a prize for the
b t original story. A siher cup was
! ide.l upon, and the .subscriptions
lootid up -it liberally that the conlidcnec
n cacu muivi.iuai .viagiiin m ins own
tnir.iM vi'.-is imi'mHv it Inrlli I In ovim-
! : "
ing came tor the competition, ami
I'hipps, a reporter on the 7 r,
b-d off with an anecdote about a darky.
The mimicry of negro dialect set Deni
son laughing -o tlattcringly long and
loud that i'hipps coude-ccndcd to open
onvi i -at ion with him. a-king when he
i peei-d to return to Kngland.
"Aboot t back end ' next week,'"
say- Deni-ton ; whereat the fellows
loarand Dcni.-loii innocently joins in,
n mat king :
"Ves; that was a foonny tale aboot
dirkv.and wcel told, too wcel told.
The cup stood in the middle of our
great table, ju-t before my presidential
bur It glistened with showy cha-ing.
bore an iu-criptioii beginning tmh'utia
-' .and. fjir the occasion, was tilled
with flower-.
Net followed little 1Iopkiiio!i, a
young journalist., the milde-t man
among u-. with the de-cription of a mur
der m a city den: tragic it was, soaked
in the dreg-of crime and ghastly with
the light- of the station -house.
" I hat is a reel horrid tale." e
s ' i:ni il Dcniston. "1 whoap it's not
1 1 ii
.?.T .. 1
Ilopkin-on produced a police report,
written up by hini.-elf in an old ! copy of j
l.is paper as proof of histrict adherence
to f-u-t-.
1 he club -et up a sort of derision, but
iiuston read the article and an
nounced: - It" a here i print, true as gospel."
- Poor old Den!" said I.
Now, or-
di r. ami the net.
It proved a catch from Tom Smart.
An old farmer, on a Sound steamer,
about returning to his home in the hills
of Vermont, was arre-tcd on the charge
of pa ing counterfeit money. He swore
that he wa-innocent, and implored Tom
mart to-ee safely to her homo "hertis
be- 111 the state-room thar. sir." Tom
; vve the homely pathos of the old man's ,
parting wirls: "lake care on her. sir;
-iclnr-afe home. slu- was a kinder
run deotin. ver m-c, an" 1 brung her ter
"l ork ter git her doctored up. an neotiw
-he-, purtier nor ever. Take can ou
In r. sir; git her home, an Heaven bless
v.r"
Aftermuch sentiment and artistic mis
leading Tom says:
"There, reposing on the state-room
ouch, bathed in a glorious sunset light
that tilled the air with vi-ions. 1 found
(Here he pau-esand looks around.)
"Old man's pretty daughter,' -ays
Deni-ton. eagerly and deeply interested.
smart doc-if t .-top for gne-ses from
us older hands, but -hrewdly ends by
say ing:
-j " I found the old man's kitchen clock
and chucked the confounded thing over
board." -So-so" is the verdict. Nobody
laughs very much and Smart tries to
look as if he doc-if t care.
Hut Dcniston is plea-ed and savs: " I
thout it was all reel, yon told it so hon-e-t
loike. It -s reel wonderful."
j Then conies the youngest man in the
company ("u- X Van Ken-ler ju-t
nineteen, with a story of his life in Jaris.
that amuso us greatly and draws loud
applau.-e.
Dcniston remarks: "That would be a
foine tale. lad. of 'twarn't so indecent." i
At this we all laugh Mill more, and
young litis iccisprotni 01 in experience
trick in choice style, but taken directly
fjjjin a certain book of travels. Some
Iviy recognized the stolen rhetoric, and
Old Bcsim1 sat down amid hisses.
There wore long stories and short,
broad stories and. Hat. until we were
fairlv tired out and tho oonto-t -.. .-
The committee asked an hour for --1-'
lr "" '--"d the stories that
Of courTd, ad Doniston was enthu-
had bcpraisc of several. He clapped
siastiys on the back, and said
u"Ho. I dunuo which of ve deserves
the best, ye war all so good."''
,Vpps asked, eondescendinWv- -Wli-
T;.-v?? '.voiarhand. Dcniston?'
-Me? says Dcniston. "Why 1
could mver think o' .-oomat to say? and
wj uio. i cotuan t s-iv It " ir.V i
edatldmselfvvtt!
anadded: -It's wonderful to me hoc
me hoo
ua iziis a gooa tale, all
- foice
and Mvoars the wor.-t oath he knows ti,at r "- -o' '' ".-' ioomgoois i:iMimmmitir imprognaiuiny. vv ny. dow sills, tho cannon balls in the walls tv-foitr. This i- not as it should be,
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p. Xet was heard Major Noon, the old- 1":.I1'll- 1"' clo-e to dill, lifted him-; power? On no theory of fair play can . .hdls. ho is amazed that anv one had be erpialied, and. alwvc all. the birdi
At of us and the most distingui-hed ' :t'u V001 0,,V to l o-t on f higher shelf, the fact bo accounted for; but not till tiu. bravery to remain there duriii" shnuM have ample Mt-t.-nance in the
MK-iallv. "Old room.' we called him. " --hoiiteii stHnnmai and I knew he had ; recently has a Hriti-h love of justice J tho.-o Ion- months wheu overv dav wns night to enable them to withstand the
becau-e he was so ponderous and alto- V-1-1' Ior l ht la.l began movin , seen anything improper in it. Agita- 0f death and everv ni-ht renleto cold. It is more important than the
gethersuchabiggun. He gave '"'-1 liV.,?1", "ni ,1l,mut1 -1':r-'' swnroff- Hon lor tho recovery of the fortress is with horror. J. Qwvl, 'tn DdrvUFrcc '---v feeding, because then thev are act-'
.- If out as the hero of a tiger tight dur- ,u olTPCr lulge. but farther oot than now m progress m Spain, and the En- jns ive and find a "Teat deal of food. W
ing service in India. His success was J"l0e , ,,e c-"t,'l oop. Ho bent his gli-h Radicals to a certain etont svm- ' can onivsav that if vve ketrt a farm and
nearh assured when he throw in, im- nc'V alw,.en. -Is armf ,to s,VVHt,v "is i paihize vvith it- Sentimentalism, how- ("as Treatment of Whooping Conch. intended to" sur-plr c"-"s to the markets
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in" their judgment and reud-----
inTpartial venlfct. During lf l"---" e
smoking and iipp-n" ?'-! Iast :UI
Sereisc that no gooV -aS-an ev- neS-
words, V desoreoption", the. scones th.it
inak yon laugh, nml -more wonderful
them that inak vou cry. Vccl, wool,
it's rcct wonderful, any boo, to :i stupid
chap loike inc."
IIopkinon laid his slim hand on Den's
big shoulder, as if to comfort a misfort
une, and said, patronizingly: "Never
niiud, old fellow, there must be listen
ers, yon know."
" Oh,, yes; and soombody must do the
tradin, anI t licwin' o wood, as t' were,
and t loike, while others" here Den
made a grand sweep of the hand, the
arc of a circle while others sails
amoong t" stars loike."
We roared we were always roaring
at poor Don: then we fell into a hum of
i general talk, while I'hipps brought out
ooiiu: .-Kcienes mat nau neen useu ior i ion inoui mat wouiu i mm gooii ami
the Trurnjitfrr. There were battles and j give him patience till men i-oold letdoon
railway di-:isters, the ("ourt-Hou-e at a rope from above. I -tarted ooji t" dill
Hunkerville and Vesuvius in eruption. I never thinkin' that even bigger lads
Somebody toi-ed a pile ff Krigli-hM-enes I couldn't safely pa t' lower cdg', but
from the tabic over to Deni.-ton, who sat ' thinkin' only of Charlie, and in a mood
a little apart, smoking tratppiilly, and ; d led way, that I was tit to be a siilor on
staring at the lire, one arm laid across j a mun-o-war and a si- ear-old chap as
the back of an empty chair. could dim!) anywhere.
'Here, Den, those things arc familiar j " Charlie see- me comin a- he looks
to you.' down atween his two bond-, and .-hakci
Ves, there's Towero London," says ! hi- head at me.
Deni-ton, laying the bunch of sketehes i " 'Hold on, Charlie,' I -av to him, I
carele.-sly across thechair-back. " And ! begoin' to give thee my eake.'
here's- I)eonshirc a lane pratty too;' 'Xia, noa,' crie-Charlie. I could
in here s a hit o lork-Inre. J loo:
j there 1
a Yorkshire lass to t loife."
Den, under the slighte-t emotion, always
dropped into his broade-t York-hire din-
leet. '-To t' loife." he reueateil.lauirb-
ing. "An hen-In- .seariorougli, sure
eneaf. I was boom near there ja-t
noorth on t' coast. Here be t' cox-t too,
an' the' Dcniston -topped, took his
pipe from his month, peru-ed the jiict
ure thoughtfully and said- "T coast
an' t cliffs" Then, in a low tone, he
went on, "An t' sea birds sailin' and
swoopin" an" goin1 to their ne-ts oop thee'll be killed, an I pioomi-ed uiooth
ageaiist t' white rocks. There be t" sea ' er :is no harm'
soomtimes blue an' smooth an" soom-
times gray an' angry, but alwa danger-
ful alwa. Yet. thot beant t' horror.
Noa, t' sea be koind and gives a death
that be gentle an' loike goin' to sleep,
Noa, it be t" rocks a.s lie cruel. Kv,
think o strikin' loike a bit o Hint down
t' face o" that greet white wall! Think
o' it!" Den -liuddered and clinching
I Jiis .strong hand upon the chair let the
picture .slide down until it lay upon his
knees.
Then happened to be a lull in the
general talk and sonic of us had noticed
Dejf s unwonted action. After a few
moments, and .-till looking into the tire,
he went on in a dreamy, monotonous
way:
"There war four lads of us an1 a kit
tle la-s. I was t" oongc-t of 'em and
Charlie"- here Den choked a little and
drew one hand tremblingly
acro-s his
mouth- "Charlie was t oldest. They
warm run ioii;fjeviuer an inooiner,
but liecent, an' doin their best y us
young mis. Soomtimes i t soomer
holidays wo got leave to go oot i fey
ther'.s .skill". We war all boorn sailors
a' th lads be along thot eoo-t. One
broight day, I remember it wcel, this
sea" here betook tit. the picture
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. Slone. L sun .slione. L l.recxe w:is loeriii
an
moother kissed us four lads good-
by. I was aboot siK years old. Frank j In a hopeless but gentle tone he went
was nine, the la-s bidin at whoam ; on.
atween us two. Then Jamie was ju-t " T lish erf oik saw from above what
eleven an Charlie was oopards o ; had happened. They picked me oop. a
twelve. A slender lad he war" (Den's ! lattle heap at foot o 'cliff, but ipioite tin
dialect kept growing broadei) "wi fair hurt. Then they laid Charlie's beauti
hnir. as lunothcr made him vvc.nrotigish ! ful young body straight in t boat,
in his neck. His eves war big gray ; l'mnk and Jamie held their faces cov
ey es. sad and deep loike, an' t' mouth ercd; t' ti-hermen trembled as they
of wcel, lattle sce-ter's war no prct- , m-ared our door and .shrunk avva' from
tier, l.ut Charlie war a strong chap, j moother s eves. One strong fellow
loo; breave an wecl-grown. Moother ' groaned aloud at t .shriek wi' which she
kissed him la-t. ' lifted t' loifclcss fnce of her boy.
" (."ooil-by. my lattle captain, says
she. .Moiud that Ned coomes to no
harm. Then she giv es me a cake an" ar
buries it in my pocket for later eatin.
"'Doantee fear, moother,1 says Charlie.
Ned gets no harm wi' me. Coom
along, babby.
1 vvar.-iv vear old an deadn t loike
beitf called babby. but t moother J
laughed a standiif in the doorway as j
we got intiv t" boat. Charlie -tood
o-
all as we -ailed awav an waved his hat
to her. vvlioiie -lie -hailed her eves to -ce
him the betthcr. Lattle lad as 1 were I
knovved moot hers eves war red as -he
turned back intiv f house, though I
km.u ,IOf ,.lt shc War SIll-Im-. j ,frIk
a moot Iter's smile over her voong chil
dren have a" vvavs a tear in hidiu.
'Lads. savs Charlie, 'let's go to t'
clifl's for 'ggs."
" ' Kv, cy, saj-s Frank an Jamie,
'but 2sed must bide below he be too
lattle to climb.'
" I war put oot at this, an said I could
climb as wcel as anybody, and I would
roon oil to sea in a niun-o-war and
climbouton big spars if I warn t let oop
at bird's nest "nn t dills. Charlie -at
doon and took my lattle chubby hand in
his long, slender lingers.
" 'Neil.1 .-ays he, let's measure. Xoo,
wliiMi tlci (itiirirc irrnu'S n totirr ic mttt.
tlul. i:iU jT, binls' ne-tin V cliffs.
Then, bein" takkeu oop with measurin
at my sma' brown knuckles, 1 forgot
aboot t1 disappointment. Charlie had
Mkc a wav o coinfortin
M U'ni i ioiiifirlm iw v.i.iicr m.j
"At la-t we lay ofl t' dills and Knmk
cries out: -You be two old gools -.ittiu"
aboove that ledge.
1 can get oop there, says Jamie,
pulliii oil' his jacket.
"Noa. cries Charlie, 'roon t boat
ashore an we'll go oop together.'
So. vve lauded, ami Charlie sat me
doon on a big. white -tone, brokken from
t dill-aboove: and. says he. to keep me '
piiet and amused loike. sav. s he: Xed. '
doantee foigot t' eake." " j
I moind how greed v I war and boo 1 ,
kept fcelin" t' cake i' inv pocket whoile
watchin t' lads goin oop t"faeo o t' i
rocks, nimble as cats. Charlie war J
ahead, but he stopped -short at an ugly
shelf hangin' over varrv sharp, theh I
they all cam oop wi' him. Thev talked
awhoile an tried to raise oop an peep I
overt top. but it war too mooch fort'
voonger lads. At lat Charlie motioned !
vv i one free bond for 'cm to bide still
ami ho lifted himself clear oop onto t
shelf. Hut t nest war still higher, on a
second shelf, an t face o chalk atween I
.1 . 1.1. i t , - !
t two Mant oil outward and overhanging,
I war sike :i babby an' so u-ed to havot" ;
taw-ciiiui.iu iii.-u i inoui it iome io see
I harlie - hatrhlowin Ioost awav oop on
tho-e hoight-. Ijmnil wcel t pink !
1 I. T 1 i !
ed carelessly.
Coom on, coom on,
but"
Den's eyes .lilated, his whole frnmo '
trembled, hi voice was hoarse and low. j bor is ioor and is commanded bv the
'But CI;- -us body hung loike a plum-' rnins of other forts. No force could
mei an incasund t' few inches l.y j take Gibraltar, it is admitted, but that
,'i ltn1,l,or ledge at that spot ovef- ' does not increase its importance to En
,.; .vVr- Thorc was o brace gland, for at this day a rendezvous for
iornts toet his lingers had slipped too the Mediterranean fleet of ironclads is
mar the edge to secure a grasp thai of niore importance than a land fort not
lif'r .7""?e " P to the ?heIf bal connected with good anchorage gronnd
lofr U,i ---j. 44i.n ill- Jia
left. He hung sheer, and Charlie's dron
would be-straight doon t f, . ,?
Cllfl. I COUldn t limlnncao,,.! ., .,..,
danger, but moinded Charlie's f-,c. -n
"-"-'4 i. nuoio
color o t chalk cliffs. He spoke to f ell-guanled by fortifications and ac
other lads; then they turned like cliff, I cessible to supplies from land. The
too. a-u" T ennt. I -. --a. .. - -
,.t luan j ineir laces as
"lev cam scrambim' doon reckless an'
qtuek.
"Hold on, Charlie: hold on. dear
Charlie, they ened, and hoonied to t
uuai. y
""Ned,' s-iys Jamie, -bide), quiet.
Doantee scare Charlie. In tw'v minutes
we 11 mak yon fishermun coor- tan' let a
.. uwa irom aboove. J "-y stiU! '
Then, hold on, Charli.' they shouted,
an' put ofTt some men who hooried
ashore to scale the cliff where it w:is
lower, earryin1 rope-? and poles wi' em.
'" Hold on, Charlie," I cried. ecboin'
t elder lads. I can hear noo t sound of
my own sma' voice. He nodded brave
ly back to me, and I sat watchin" t" hair
blow over his white face an" -ocin' boo
his lithe yoon"; body swayed and trem
bled over t dreadful ho'ight. T old
gools coom swoopin' and M-reeehin' back
to rest, and just then a great pity for
Charlie sprang oop i' my heart. I didn't
know he hoong there for loife or death,
yet had a fcelin' he was i" trouble, too,
and wanted to do .-ommat to help or
comfort him. I moulded mother's cake
i i' my pocket and in my -illy, babby fa-h-
, heir Jus voice weel noo.
'" Ks, c-. l"ar Charlie.' -a vs I. thej
shall have it, and it's sweet an' reetgood,
for mother made it,"
44 -Doantec come. Thee'll be killed.
Ned."
44 "I could climb a mun-o-war." I an
swers back, ju-t then euttin open oiieo'
my bonds and fcelin' prood of noteryin'
aboot that.
" Ned,' savs Charlie, faintly, but wi'
soommat wild et fearful airiie-t i lii-j
tone. 'Little Ned, doantee tr t' leege.
J " I was under t" ledge, an already my
bonds on a project in" bit.
) " Xetl, Ned,1 cries Charlie. -I proom-
i-cd moother to bring thee -ate whoam.'
j "Still, I tried to lift oop my bonds,
' an war ju-t goin' to let my feet .-wing
loose, laughiii' too at thoiit'o' givin' sike
a good cake to poor Charlie.
" His white, voong face war turned
I doon upo me; his lijis pre ed toight.
his eyes wide st mined and pitiful, hia
j body shiverin an' swayin'!
! " I proomi.-ed moother, he said;
then shut his eyes, imcliuehed hi
bands fro t' rock aboove, an' Charlie
Went
Den had been edging more and more
forward on bis chair, and now he ro-c to
his full height, his anus outstretched.
the lirelight gleaming on his face, set in
horror: the mouth all white and drv.
the eyelids red, his hair di-ld-vcllcd.
' . '
' He made a great plunging ge-tuie with
both hand-, then, in a stilled -cream, he
said:
"Charlie went .sheer doon t1 face o' t
cliff!"
Dun covered his face with his strong
right arm and shuddered slowly back
into the chair.
We all sat perfectly silent, glasses un-
t.-isted. even ci-ar .r,.i t
i . r. i-T. t . ' . s-
1 .-...,-. w
, .iier a llitic l Jell lookeil nn. .o one
a-ked a que-tion or made a movement
" I war t" only one as could tell her
boo it happened." I war takkin him
my cake, mother." said I. I could ha !
coom ooj.to him. forainun-o-wnr's mini 1
can ciiino anywnere, nut Charlie unci
oot: I proomised moother," and let
hlm-elf drop.
I can feel noo V grasp and cla-p
moother give me. I can feel her soft
hair against my cheek; her head buried
in nn neck as she went oot: 'Oh. my
j.oor lattle lad, thee doant know, thee, j
doant know.
Jamie began wi: 'Charlie died to
save.
" ' Doantee!' cried inothcrwT a great
sob. I could feel t' .-pa-m or pain that
wrung her heart, feel boo it shook her
whole frame. ' Doantee tell him. doant.'
" She never told me, (Sod bless her,"
Dcniston went on. "("rovviii"- oldei
I came to undcrMatul t' truth, and one
toinie asked moother if 'twere as I
thout.
"She gave me tho same clasp as on
that day when Charlie's face lay so
white an' so beautiful before tis'anfl
cried out with tears: "My poor lattle
lad. thee dehden't know.
" It's long ago siu"," said Deni-ton,
"long ago; but t' sorrow o'wt will
bide forever.' Then he .slowly rose,
piictly reached for his hat. softly'spoke.
"t'ood ueeght, lads," and wenttovvarda
the door.
We woke as from a stupor of grief.
"Stay. Dcniston," said the chairman ol
the committee, pointing to the cup,
" this is for you."
"I doon't understand co," answered
Deni-ton.
" You have told the be-t story," I ex
plained, tendering the prize.
"Noa. lads. noa. I tak no coop for
tcllin aboot Charlie. Thot war no tale;
that onlv coom from t' heart oot. Slav.
I'll take a llower, though, to lav on
Charlie s grave. I ve a fancy always to
bring him some iko tokken ironi
abrood."
IIe ,ook u' rosebuds from tho cup
:m carefully laid them between tho
baves of his pocket-book,
'""""bon do you sail?" somebody
:lskod.
1)on w:ls" passing out. hut pained a
"onu'nt to answer. "Aboot t' back
t"luI " ,u'u wk."
Stninge-but none of us laughed now
:it e oiiaitit expression ! A. 1 . World.
(ihraltcr.
Great Britain's nossessinn of theltoek
I-.,-. . - , . .
of dibntltar is a robe of a by-gone ago.
It has for many pnenitionsbeen a mon-
liineni oi ine toast agroeauie snlo ol
huropoan politics. dibniltar is bv
po - ition a .Spanish fortre-s. ami its name i
.- !.-
talk of surrender. Modem modes of
warfare are such tlinr (lihr-ilt-.r i not
imlisncnsable to lintish .rirv. Ttc t,nr.
lor vessels of the class which compose
the British Navy. There is a harbor on
4hA ffa-ian IW-lOt ".l tt aa-ilj - Jlrt.itaan "L
largest licet of the largest ifien-of-w-r
changes ol tifty years m the art of
war would make this port more than an
equivalent for Gibraltar. It is not
strange that the moving spirit of Span
ish nationality calls for the recovery ol
the hi-torio fortress.
,,. ,.
The tributaries of the
Kiver are being stocked with C,
salmon.
IVtciNliurr, Va., Darin? the llnmbanl-inent.
There was a certain- Street corner
nhiih was under the lire of the J-Vdi-r.il
.-u.in, .HI.UI-.-.I . i.i: .m j'"oj "
.. I .. - I ....II..
w i irt iimii 'iiiii iiiii i uiiiriiirnr i r imm
..,.n. ....... ...... ... .. ...... .....
Iiegan. IJie 1 ankee -Jiarp-hooter afar
oil -aw a
I'etcr-hurger standing upright
on that loriiiililcu corner, a- it it wen
the safest place in the world. Wiping
hi- eye- to make -urc he was not de
ceived, the Yankee drew a bead on tie
reckless intruder and -aw him drop. In
ten minute- a -ccond one appeared, and
a bullet, likewi-e, laid him low. When
night cloed down that -harp-.-hooter
mii-t ha- thought the war w:l- almost
at end. a- the bos had let him plug tin
.straw man forty or lifty time-. The
bullets pa ed through him and were
tlattened agaui-t a wall, and eeii the.-e
long ear- ha- not effaced the lead col
ored sj.ot-. On tin- n-t da thedtitu
my was killed about twenty time.-, and
on the net he wa- detected. The
.-harp-hooter had probabl -ecurcd a
trie-cope and di-covered the cheat.
Deep iligu-t prevented his tiring an
other -hot for several day -.
The hou-cs on the south side of the
city under the range of the hill" were
in plain view of one of ("nun's forts
and the residents had .some wonderful
escapes. On one occasion a woman
who was hanging out clothes in the
ard had the clothes-basket, standing
lot over ten feet away, knocked -k-iiigh
by a .-olid shot, which continued
on through the pig-pen, broke a soap
kcttlc. .sma-hed into the wood lied and
brought up under the table in the
kitchen.
Connected with the Tobacco Ex
change at Richmond i-a gentleman who
wa-liing "tinder the hill in IVler
ourguiiriig in.- jieriiou- uav-. viler
-cv era! .-h(t and -hell had pa-ed over
hi- Jiotisc his lamily lett it lor -ater
ipiarlcr-, but one evening he decided to
return. Every thing wa- miiet for an j
hour, and then a .-hot cann- booming
over. This was enough for wife and
children, but the hu-b.i:ul got in. id and '
declared he would stay there that night
if every gun in the i'edend intrench- j
incuts wa- turned loo-e upon him. Half
an hour went by, and he wa- patting
him-elf on the back over his grit, when
the Iedends .suddenly got mad and
opened live or i heavy guns at the i
hill. Shot and -hell roared, hi ed and
screamed, and the man's hair began to
crawl. He stuck there, however, until
boom! bi-h! cra-h! came a cannon ball '
as big as his head plump through one
side of the hou-e and out of the other, '
and then he th-vy out doors ami -truck a I
gait just a little fa-ter than grea-ed I
lightning. Singularly enough, that was I
theonly -hot which ever hit the hou-e,
though do.ens fell around it
After ('rant had his runs in oo-ition. I
r- i T
and more especially after he began
reaching out for the Weldon Railroad,
he couhl have k.ioekcd I'cter-burg to
pieces ,,, twenty-four hours He would
prouaiuv nave none -o nan mere '''
anv eett-e tor it
hut there was none
The Confederate lines were a mile and
a half awav , and Petersburg was held
only by non-combatants. Ncvcrlhele-s,
("rant did not propo-e that anyone 111
reach of hi- guns -houhl sleep -mindly
or forget hi-pre-ence. Occasional shots
wen', therefore, pitched into the city to
cheek any enthu-ia-ni. j
One night during an artillery- duel to j
the left of the Crater, the Federal guns 1
were for a time so devated that every i
mi-sile cleared the Confederate, line-,
howled over Petersburg, and fell ,
among the houses under the hill. One i
shell entered the window of a hou-e
and exploded in the parlor. A part of
the front of the house was blown out,
one side demolished, the chamber iloors
driven through the roof, and the whole j
building weakened. Tho people had '
removed, leaving most of their goods.
and a dog to watch them. No one
could say ju-t where the dog wa- when
the cio-ion took place, lint In
a J
not killed.
In the winter of 1 Sol a citizen, who
had unexpectedly received .?l'.(MM) in
Confederate currency on an old debt,
determined to have a good, -iptare din
ner, ami coniicinv to belli e:it it. I've
1 . 1 . 1
coffee, bacon, meal, rice and inula e- ,
were aooul theonly proi-ion-ket.
but at a cost of .l.iliH) tin
Ill lliar- t
citi.cn 1
.-craned together cnoicii Io iu-tifv him 1
in iiivitiiig"a company' of ix friends. t
The .rne-ts were in the t.irlor tin. tn.
" r- - K '-
ble .-et. and the cook was over the
love, when a shell entered the dining-
room uiruugn me mui1 oi the iiou-e.
The explo.-ion .-o wrecked the room that
no one could enter it. The table, pieces
of which I aw, could not have been de-moli-hed
any better with an a.x, and the
plaster in two or three other room.- was
hakeu down, vv hue all was excite
menu and before anv one real I v under- I
stood just what had happened, a-ccond
.-hell nlunged into a lower bedroom in
another part of the house, alighted on j
i... 1....1 i .i l.l t ot
mc i. cu aim mere exploited. .jiu
the pla-teron that side of the room and
overhead was shaken oil, tho walls
bulged out, the window gla .-hivered
into tine fragments, a bureau split to
kindlings, ami vet a looking-glass was
not even cracked. The force of the ex- I
-ii.irp--iiooier-m u . . .urn .it n-.t-t .1 , ,..,aniy ircqiK-ntly referrctl. I.ikemotl In China nMit i! and other mi-j aiijraiari. U a mMr;ni atu' l
uo.eii people were kiucu mere, uui- j other onest-ons it has txvo sides ami i mires are rarefuliv ir-.o-.i in iit in f wa .innunrir In tlie Adv.r.Uouinl a.t I
zen-would hurn" arountl the corner hv i uue uhr jiave jKUi ,.Xp(.rii-nc ha c , tlic ground. iv,vorl .v. r m as t. pre- " Aariont MrtlfM l t brbiu n." tn -h
night, and a -ign of "Danger Look funewhat different opinion ujxin it. ; lent evai..ra:Un aad ly-. 1 to thf .itnu'rm.-nt of hi fn-nd. nc of
out. hung there In day. At length the .nie ,lf ,1(.m being very set on either T H ini ?aurt. t-.wr cmuce, of but- ' oni the other rrra.ng a: a ,-,. par '
Kshit upon an id.-a. l'rocunng a sjde. It is a matter, however, of s,ichtt,.r tive mm'of u-n- beitrn to , ' tv -awH. hint "l'n.f. -ur. do pte w
t onfederate uniform they stufled it with importance to -wine breeders c.-tHvial- .....'. , ..t -',", -....' .r Wm V. v.jul. ,.(
Illusion was upward and outward, and "'ben their return -houhl b- the great-.-ave
a powder stain and a scorch the j '-1- If 5t " T'v-ht u '"'' P'fT-" " '.-
bed was not damaged. The.-e two mis- i additional warmth, better food and
siles were the only ones which entered a
house on that block during the whole
siege, and were probably thrown from a
gun which had just been put in posi
tion. Scores of shot and shell fell upon the
street--, and manv nedestrians were
maimed and killed. A solid -hot which
hit a chiinnev and then rolled otl" the
roof killed a colored woman who was
passing below. A shell which fell near
a negro who was working in a garden ,
tore him into .-mall pieces and cut the
handle of the boo oft" within a foot of
the socket. A bov on horseback heard
i whirr and s:lV a Hash, and the next
i iuii iiuii -;n a i
thin" ho knew he w
L,f a dead horse, a c:
is seated astride
innon ball bavin"
torn the animal; jaws ofl. Escape-
were both wonderful and innumerable,
:i,,d vvhen one sees the bullet-in wi
i.i wic WC.U...CUL oi w.HH.p.iig cougn
m jra works, as lately resorted to. e.-
pocially m London, the punt., in- chain-
ber consists of a large room with doors
and windows freely open and each con-,
tains twonty-four yessels. holding live I
I .1... . r ...l t.
4J11UH. iwicis iri ovoui.i.iiii; aiiu-iiiuee
lime and sulphate of iron mixed with
sawdust through which the gas has to
pass. When the workmen are empty
ing and refilling these vessels, the
children with whooping cough arc
placed around it, and inhale the
vapors which escape: they are in
an atmosphere containing ammonium
sulphide, carbolic acid, and tarrv prod
ucts. As to the efficiency of this treat
ment. one nbvsicmn renorts thnt of nnn I u-
ji iius ircai- l
hundred and -twenty cases persevered
with, in twenty there was entire fail
ure, forty-eight showed improvement, ,
and the rest were.cures; it is thought. I
however, that it acts only upon oneele-
ment of the malady, viz.. catarrh. J
Viinoaii,,!, w-" -, .t I
g. a "i"-. ""-u re--.
a..A U4U4, 44.4 4. H t 1 4J 1
ii
i
CookTnir Food for Animal.
The subicct of cookinrr fov! for ani-
m.nls is one u-hieh itieite frenuent in-
.juirie- and one to which we hare nee-
..... . . -. . . .
iv a- to make it Wfirthv oi proioiim: ne-
i . i i . . . . m . - i m
iiui-r.iuoii. nc nave 110 ii'miiu ii.ti-
, ,.Ver of the general utility of
ciMiLinf
fnl fr hog, although it U not wholly
i without ui-auiantage-. When corn is
?heap the.-e disadvantages will ou
....lrll til.. nill'ltltllfA ..fill t . !witl.t
feed the raw materr,l:'l.n:t when s,r i-
(dear, it will be t.. the feeders interest
t cMjk Uie feed. As we remember to
have remarked in the-e column- once
or twice.
i... ,.r... ., ... ..i-,.. i f vi . .
. i i- i i i i ..iii
not e-ta(lL-bed by feeding a great deal '
oi -mil which i--am io oe iimik.'ci iih
i- not. I'ood that i- simph warmed i
through is not cooked, but it go--- under
that name. There may be advantages
even in that, but we are not di-eus-iug
that subject. All that vvc.wi-h to -ay
upon it. in this connection is that it is in
no -en-c cooked, and consequently does
not and cannot rcpn---nt in it- re-ults
f..t-i-i--i. i i it.
the re-ult- of feeling ciMked fo.Mj.
food. L I o L- , v tt c fl t, cok.
't :...... i... ....i:... ., t.:
i . ..( .!:.,..,;.... . i i..-.
lie ii i;s il uii -mill ii..i-l o i.niivi- .
-I'MM,. .u. i.-.i-i -.. J. IJ .1- UK" oini .- in i.;
a-t ii far a- the otliee of tie-
-touiaeh.s concerned We 1 only
make the suggestion tint the function-
of that organ will be the more ea-ily
performed if what i- taken into it i,- re.i-
deredea-.lv oj-nited ii...i. bv the ga-
trie juice. If for in-tanee a -t j,
taken into the -tomach. or the jut of a
cherry, or anvtiiiii" of that nature, the
I'llH J illlilUl 1 I"L Vt li "-i'H"(
lion, and it will p. awav as it was ,
taken in. Whatever thcnfoVe i- har.l
i- dilliciilt to di olve. and the dilliculty '
i ju-t in proportion to th hardue of
r. r..r.. ..... it- . t. . i : i.
the material to be opemtcd upon I he
u, it u triIt.. overcome-thi-. I. llieultv.
ll(V m,t thorough ina-ticatioii. Hut
corn w allowed w hide is a prettv hanl
material, and more difficult of dige-turn
than even when the smooth hard sur
face i- broken by grinding. Corn meal
will digest much more readily than
whole com. Hut all the litne that i-vva-led
if we may be allowed to u-e
the'term in ilige-ting whole corn i-in
a manner lost. The functions of the
stomach liciu
ptrforiued with the max-
mum oi iiimctiiiy. uie woik i- in ttie
nature of being exhau-tive to that or
gan, and the -v-tem is not being sup
plied as mpidh with material for fat-1
making as it might be; and besides this,'
as will ea-ily be -ecu. it will require
more food to effect the -ame results. '
this Ia-t fact furnishing the rea-on for
cooking corn when the price of coin i- ,
high. i
The re-ults of experimental feeding
nre greatly in favor of cooking, and al- !
though we have from time to time given
! some ot them, it will do no harm to
give others, or to repeat tho-c already ;
given in this place. I he mam object in
i. iMLitir i r?T( !- will In TiilttTi'il f r if it '
i wh.u w7,. ,,.,. aliv.v xilI U , ,,. ;
5,. .U1)1 ,K.n.fun.. ji:it ,1I:n . ,:ii,i ; ,
f:ur nf cooking would be largely true. ,
;, h.u ,,f .UV .,.,. .,1:i, UlllI,
I soften the hard grain. We have su.-iked
corn in the ear for pigs, with the 1110-t
satisfactory re-ult-. and -teaming would
answer a like purpo-e. At ea-oiis vv hdi
hogs can have free access to grass, soak
ing the corn will certainly do all that
1 king it will do. Winter is the time
i for cooking, if at all.
I Hut lot lis give the results of experi
! incuts. Two Che-ter whites were fed
as follows, they being of the same litter
I and No. 1 weighing i".c pounds and No.
i '1 weiging gSO pounds. No. 1 wa-ted
I for .-cveiitccn day.-, on cooked iingrouiid
l corn. She con-uiued two bu-Iiels and
I went v -one ipiarts and gained thirty ix
pounds. No. -J was fed forthe-anif
length of time on whole corn raw and
gained thirty pounds upon three bush
els and thirteen ipiart-. We believe
that that would be a very fair represen
tation of the icsult of the two -ysteill.
In :inotlier oviic I'imctit with four nir
of one litter and four, of another, the
( J:r-l fed on raw corn and the other four
j fed on cooked corn, the raw-corn hog
j gained ten pounds to the bii-hel. anil
j the cooked-corn hogs fifteen to tho
! bushd.
Perhaps it i- unnecessary to give fur
il 1. ,i..:i.. ..c tl ,:..".. ........ r.. :..!..
1.414-, .1- .no-.- ;ieii e-n i.iu n
represent the advantages of cooked
teeil. It tnav he that the result- Mated
"' always be obtained: probably
""' Lilt the Oild
are considerably in
' favor of cooking. Vet the conditions
niu-t be taken into con-idenition. In I
the great corn-growing district-, when '
corn is cheap, wo should not, as al-,
p'adv intimated, cook food for swine.
As in all other matters of life the judg-'
tneiit be exercised, and above all thing1
it must not be expected that a food-1
cooker will enable us to make a fortune
" '""' l,0o or a bmidred hogs. That '
',"' " alhrmeil to he a goo.l thin
noes not mean
that it is a bonanza.
IWntfru Hural.
Poultry.
In the opinion of an Kngli-h breeder
fowls are largely neglected in the win
ter mouths, and it is then when thev
a'1' the most value as layers and
hoti-ing. surely the same principle
j should apply in dealing with poultry. !
' Some animal- fcetl all night as well as
all day. and in this respect winter
makes no ditlercnce to them: but with ,
fowls it is quite thtlerent, for tho t.K.r ,
Illllll.- Illl1.l ia II1-1II1I4HT r.aa..a.. .. ......
4.....--...I.-. 'vi.i . t-..wic.
.. , , - .
and long hours without food, and vet
they are expected to bo productive.'
Long, cold winter nights are enough to ;
give disease to any fowl in the world
u'ben its stomach is empty and it ha
thirg to supply artificial warmth; but
no one seems to think of this. In the'
pre-ent month, for instance, feeding
"ui - t take place soon after four, and it
cannot wdl be repeated until seven the
next morning at the earliest, and on
-bl mornings that 1. in all probabilitv
fight, so that the birds la-t meal has to !
la.st them .sixteen hours out of the tvven-i
...niof nJght feeding in winter, so that
,e i,;nIlfWould have food enough at
fJu, a5t mfal to rarrr them on jj tQ
, morumg. Stimulating food wouhl
cn do ndere more than warmed
hnuS(,s d aU h .fi . , h .
hear about. In the summer time there
is no necessity, for the hours of daj.
light permit of three times feeding, say
it six a. m.. at two o'clock and at eight
o'clock at night. We know yerv well
. ,, ,-,, " .
that many of the hnest btnls have be-n
reared to their -:!ze.in this way. This
feeding has won manv prizes and im- i
.Lb.aAn!!:.feCni Uin, lh a'
would increase the number of esirs laid !
i i - ,,
u . JfK,- numoer. ana wncn ine
?V? ?-.?&? ?U adoPte1 xt not
be found verv irksome.
Most of the forf-io-npr "n Wi-I-it. ."
ton attend St. Matthew's Church. Alfa
fair held for this diurch lately card. .
w re tsnied bv' the Medca aalod.ater's j
pMasure of your company to &m U
l."ll 1 ,,...-- .IJ
iioMf", rxnyi ajjd garden.
A weak solution of ammonia will
irivc aay vtyrav-i fruxa lly-rcr jk15-
Apply on-e a week
, a,i,j
i oraiK of nutmeg r a htlle lenton
. mice when lveHti!n' if i; ..e IiLm rut
hen beating it. a u b
' t . .i . :.
( enough to thin if. only to tiriTor.
Wheaten (m-ius On egg. onetiiti
, ' of -wee: milk, three cnin of tlrmr. otm
i .. -.11 ri r
I even l.lsue-itiMin I OU.ier. or Ho of
""r' !"' V "'' '"P"- ,
1 ! b? "' K-iii-fnii-.u a hnt ny.-n.
iiiii.i tin- .iii "n- ii'iiu iiiii. unit-pan-
hot and w.-ll Imtti id when tho
!.-...- . ,... W... . I. . .. I .
' "" - i" ai'-.nBi m-i in
tin pia-i- of niHK. and tle eg" mav bf
. ' , .. . "--s
'oiiim. i vi Hive
rv mc
I'mk crtiiti. whH-'i is very oma- i
mental for lc ert or br tea. i'- cwilv (
jirepared and vrdl repjivs ne"s effort
Tak' the juice of red ni-pherrio-,, or of '
.-trawbcrric.-. or of curniat-; swuetn to
-nit your ta-te, le-m -we-t r-am until
it i- like froth; mi with the juice of th
fpiit. Serve in a gl.i-s di-h or in wine
' gla u- 'I'lie pniportton if rrenut l4
' iuut u ;i maiiur hi laie; eiiuJiL-ii iilice
! 1W I"- u.mhI to cJmp and tbivor the
cream
Prof A. K. I'douut sas that a sin-
, -- .-
s'b'gmtn of wheat cnniK.tnirry. nit ,ts
btib.t- and d. vclop ac-orduig to ,u iia-
. tun- ..ii le- than s.vt.c, -.pi.n- .,,, !,. ;
of land, and that .-v.-rv p.Ktnd of seed
vh-;'i should Ik. irtade to pn uc Ks
' hu-hel all over the worhl; ai.-o that the
' "-owing of large .piantuioof sc, d t-gct
i i-'"od -tand i- the vvr-t kind of pen.
itii - !& itni inrifir ifikt in wjaixT tnn
."' " -
never in any in-tanee can make a- large
a vidd a-bv thin sowing,
Do not ir,-d for at Ici-t twelve hour
bi-for, killing tniultrv A fowl killl
while dige-tion i- going on will not keep
a week. 1 he spotted appearance nt the
k. I he spotted appearauc
-kin of dre-setl poultry i- caused by tJie
feathers having been bn kcl while the
blood wa- -till !lui!. It is better not to
pick tie- birds white warm A full crop
and careless nc-- in dre. ing will greatly
lower the market value of fowl-. Pack
when entirely cold but not fro.eii. M.nv
them with backs upward and legs out
.-t might.
A subscriber writes to the Country
j G.nt.'.in.m that he h.is followed the
practice of hauling manure to hi- tield
iu the winter, and think-" the inot ben
licial icsults follow the plan of spread
ing it directly from the sleigh. U hen.
he s.ns. the manure i- all out. it is dis-po-ed
of. there call belli, further waste,
and it fertilizes the tir-t crop on the land
thus treated, lie considers the manure
very much more valuable when applied
in a green state, and when it is mingled
to a great extent with frozen lii-uid ma
nure, than if allowed to leach and dry
for months befoie used.
Charlotte 1'iie. Take half an
oun. ,- ..4 i-i.iiinr iiiiii j.ui in niiM jii-4,
enough warm water to cover it; while
r.l...... ... ...1 .... .....I ..... ... ...!. ....
tlns is owly dissolving take one pint
o.thick'. sweet cream and whip it up to '
a stitl froth: beat well the while of one
'l after the gelatine is di olvvd boil
it for two or three minute-, then sweet
en ami tlavor it; when jt is about a
wann a- new milk add the cream and
v-r and beat the mixture until it i cold.
1 If the sponge cake over which this is to
; be turned is baked on a large, round 1
I tin which is .scalloped around the edge, j
J it add.s much to the pretty cll'ei t of tin
dish. Put the cake, while warm, to
j prevent it crumbling, into a round dish,
'nllow ing the scallops to -how ou top;
thou pour the whipped cicam over it.
-The straw of all grain- should be
carefully husbanded and utilized.
Propcrlyfcd.it can be made to go 3
long ways toward bringing-tock through
, the winter in good condition. Hut it
must not be fed alone drain, oil meal,
or cotton seed meal inu-t go along with
1 it t!. -iipply lacking elements. In fc.-.I- ''
.ing cows, the following plan mav I
followed ("ive all the straw they will
at, with si ipiart- of wheat bran per
1 day to each cow; or mix corn meal and
' bran, one part of the former or two..f
! the latter, and feed four ijinrts p.r d iv
Dampen it with bran or meal vv iter to
which a little salt has been added -r
1 mix' bran, corn meal and oil meal
' Probably as good proportions as any
1 would h' one part, of meal, one of .rn
1 meal, and four of bran, and feed four
ipiarts of this mixture per day to each
1 cdw.
For rrolccliim of Trees from Injury
bv Mire.
Tree- that are mulched are always m
danger of being iujurod during tin- win
ter by mice, if no effort- are made to
prevent them; -o are tree- that an- sur
rounded by grass and weed-.
When the ground is covered with
snow tin mice liv-on gra-i and other
roots, and in their -earch for fool d r
l pa-sage-w av - through the gra s..i-
times long di-tiuu-i--; but when t'e-y
J come to a heap of old hay or weed th a
i have been used to mulch a tree with
! they make it their home for a time,
1 from this homo thev dig pas-ag.--w.-ivs
, in all directions, and thus, if no ob-t-n ',
prevents will find the tree and make
, many good fca-ts from its bark, .-otiu
j times not leaving it until the bark i-
eaten off all around the tree up to mar
the tip of tin- snow. When the sno-.v
covers the ground several inches ile. p
they rarely come to tle surfa e. Irit
keep between tho vegetation and the
5T1I1U. A"ll4tl ttlOl C41T1144 to 1 ITIIill.1 I r.f
,.arth tht.v rart.fv if rv,.r pM, v,.r t
j.t fonou: tiIc.Srass around it. therefore
if ti,n mutdiincr ho .cmi....l ..-.v fr.,.
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the trunk of the tre
e and a mound ol
earth a foot high be made, it i-- a very
sure protection agnin-t ib--truotion by
mice. Care should always be taken to
make the mound of earth that is free
from roots, and of a character that w i.I
freeze bar I.
Some protect their trees by tying
pieces of thick bark around the trunk
of the troe. from the ground up, at least
a foot or more; tin.-, if well done o the
mice cannot get under the lower edge,
is, no doubt, a von sure protection.
Some years ago a paragraph was pub-
tuhed in nunvnf the rrJciltnml ,
, ... ... . ... ... ,
, perc, stating that if pieces of salt ti-h
skin be scattered over the ground the
mice would leave: not having any faith
in this rcmedv we never tried it so can
not speak with any certainty- of its value,
but a mound of earth, vve know from ex
perience, is both a cheap and sure rem
edy. Since orchards are very generally cul
tivated, there is not the danger from in
jury by mice as formerly, when they
were kept in grass; but when an orchard
is mulched, even thongh it be cullivat d,
there is some danger of mice harboring
in the mulching, but not very much; as
a rule they prefer to keep in the grass.
land: when they do get into the mulch
ing, which ha. "no grass around it they
are more likelv to eat the bark from the
trees than if surrounded by plenty of
grass roots: therefore.for safety.mulched
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, Pultawa, and was addressed to Odessa.
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cred the body of an aged Jew. Under
the corpse was found a note, oa which
was written in the Little Hti-4yn Jaa-
country Ixrmr, we shall send yoa oat
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