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CIIAPTKR XXV. (Continued I
"Whore to, ni'lord""
"Palace Mansions."
Yes, mTord," niiirmiirt'il Charles to
tarker, as they drove off, that the old
"Niger's done it at last. Palace Man-
ions Is tho order that's whore Mrs.
rrls lives, you know."
Ay," muttered the coachman. In re
ply. "And Mrs. 'Arrls'll catch a Tar
tar In 'Im. no mistake about that."
They generally takes care of them
selves," said Charles, with a cynicism
worthy of his estimable master.
Coming events, they say, cast their
shadows before, and Marker, who had
"en giving small shine of attention
o Charles and gossip, suddenly nulled
in his horses with a Jerk. " 'Ossos Is
inclined to bo playful today," he re
marked. "I dossay they know It Is the wrong
imn of year to be In town," returned
I 'harles, superciliously.
'lilkoly enough. 'Osses Is as sensible
as Christians and senslbler than some,"
Marker rejoined.
As they rot over the ground the
playfulness" of tho horses did not sub
side; Indeed, on the contrary. Il In-
roasod, and to such an extent thai
v tho time they turned Into the Ken
sington High street they were racing
along at express speed, with the evi
dent Intention of bolting an hoon as
they had a chance.
Barker, however, knew his work and
did not give them the chance at all.
and by tho time they reached the cor
ner of the road for which they were
bound, they were going steadily again,
rnfortunntely, at that point, howeer.
that terrible maker of mischief, the
unforeseen, happened -a little child
with a balloon as large as a man's
head suddenly let go the string with
which she had held It captive; the
balloon soared away and dashed into
tho near horse's face: the child
(creamed at the loss of her toy; the
horso reared and plunged. Harker ad
ministered u cut of his whip, and the
next moment they were dashing down
tho road, ami an elderly woman was
lying helplessly In a dead Taint just
where the carriage had passed.
"My (Jod! we nre over some one,"
shouted Lord Aylmer. lie was the
kind of man who, on emergency, al
ways appeals to tiio Deity, whom In
ill his ways of life he utterly and sys
tematically Ignores. "Lot me get out,"
he cried.
Harker. who was pulling in the
horses with might and main, iiad al
ready checked their mad speed, and
II moment or so later turned the horses,
with a face like chalk and a dreadful
fear knocking at his heart that the
motionless figure lying in tho road
would never move again. He pulled
up Just where the eiowd was gather
ing, and Lord Aylmer was out of tho
"arrlago before Charles could collect
his scattered senses sulllciently to get
iff tho box.
The crowd was gathering In num
bers uvery moment, and was not only
dense and strong, but curious. Lord
Aylmer, however, without standing on
ceremony, vigorously elbowed his way
to tlie Inner circle
"Let me pass; stand aside. Police
man, I am Lord Aylmer my horse
weio frightened by an Infernal balloon
that a child was carrying. Is she much
hurt'.'"
"Dead faint at present, my lord,"
returned tho policeman, who had tne
woman's head upon his knees. "I
wish wo could get some brandy and
some water."
Lord Aylmer looked around for
Charles. "Charles, get some brandy
and water from somewhere or other.
He quick."
Just then a well-dressed young wo
man pushed her way through the
crowd. "Let mo pass," she urged.
"Can't you see I've brought brandy?
Stand back, you men. Have you nover
Hoen tin accident before? Do you
want to kill her? Stand hark!"
Sho was a handsome woman, scarce
ly moro than n girl; her hands nnd
face and speech betokened that sho was
gently horn; her fearless speech put
ting into words what was In her mind,
had tho effect of causing the crowd to
Hhrlnk back a little. "Is t;ho much
hurt?" she naked.
"Pretty bad case, Miss," answered
tho pollcomnn, who was trying to get
a llttlo brandy down tho unconscious
woman's throat.
"Hadn't you better get her Into my
house? Sho can't Ho hero," sho wont
on. "Has any ono gone for a doctor?"
"I should get her orf to tho 'orspltal
nt once Miss." tho policeman replied.
"Would you? Poor thing! I was
standing at my window and saw It
all. You oughtn't to lot your coach
man drho llko that," sho added, se
verely, to Lord Aylmer.
"I don't; but my horses were fright
ened by a child's balloon." ho ox-
: plained.
"Von oughtn't to have horses that
are frightened at trllles," sho respond
ed, llloglcally.
'I think -we'd bettor cot her orf
nt once," said tho poPcomnn, "sho
gives no fligu of coming round."
"How can wo talto hor? Shall I? 7
havo tho earrlago lioro ready, and the
horses nro sober enough now."
'".'cs, my .bird, I really think tlmt'a
tho best tiling we cxV'do," the other
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answered "If your man M give me a
baud "l! lift lur In. in a minute "
Kvonually the wonim was lifted in
to the l torl.l illlil the cue getic
young woman. h.ivlng ruslu d b.u-k to
tier house fop her hat. got in also, and
suppoiied hei In as comfortable a posi
tion us was compatible Willi her in
sensible condition, .lust as they were
starting, a doctor arrived on the scone,
took a hasty glance at tiie victim of
the accident, and quietly got In. tak
ing possession of the little back seat.
"I'd better go It's a bad business."
lie raid to Lord A liner, realizing that
lie was the owner of the carriage.
"Yes- yes -we bad better follow in
a cab." Lord Aylmer Haiti, turning to
the policeman. 'I suppose you'll see
me through?"
"Ob. yes, my lord; I'm hound to do
that," he answered.
Lord AvIiikt was getting more anil
more nervous; he got Into the cab
looking white and scared, with his sin
ful tdtl heart thumping against his
ribs in a way that was very unusual
with him. Not because his carriage
has run over an elderly woman anil It
was likely to prove a fatal accident,
not for that reason at all. but wholly
and solely because, when Ch.itlcs and
the policeman had lifted the vix-nu-scloiis
woman into the carriage. Lord
Aylmer had picked up a letter which
was lying face upward In the loadvvay
Just where she bad lain. Short-sightedness
was not one of Lord Aylmer's
signs of approaching years, and in an
ii.sitm lie had ernsped that the letter
was addicted to bis nephew Dick, and
before Charles and the policeman had
got their burden safely Into the vic
toria, he hail thrust the letter into his
pocket, with a sort of Impious thanks
ghlng to Heaven that at last the girl
he had been hunting down for many
weeks was delivered into ills hand.
For evidently this respectable elder
ly woman, dressed In detent black was
Mrs. Harris' servant; and If it hap
pened that she did not keep more than
one why this accident would put her
altogether al his mercy.
He was positively trembling when
they reached the St. tieorge's Hospital,
and Harb.ir.i was carried in, not un
conscious now. for the slight jolting of
the carriage had brought her to ngaln.
Then there was a short time of im
patient waiting before tho doctor came
to them that Is, Lord Aylmer and the
young lady who hud eotuo with tho
pitlent.
"Hroken leg," he said "a bad thing
at her time of day. Anil she is wor
rying about her mistress wants to
send and break it gently Isn't in good
health Just now. Will ou go?" turn
ing to the young lady.
"I? Oh. I'm so Boiry, but I'm due
at rehearsal now -I must go off at
once. Couldn't you go?" she asked,
turning to Lord Aylmer.
"Certainly- with pleasure,
Shall I
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bring her back to see the old lady?"
Lord Aylmer inquired. In a tone which
was a delightful mixture of gallantry
and fatherllness a tone whl-h had, by-tbe-byo,
stood him in good s.ead many
a time and oft.
"Yes. It would quiet her down a
llttlo I dare say," tho house surgeon
answered.
"Very well. Mako mo llablo for any
expenses, you know," Lord Aylmer
said, as ho moved toward tho door.
"Can 1 seo you Into n cab, my dear
lady?" ho added to tho actress.
"Thanks," she answered.
"And may 1 have the honor of net
tling with tho cabman?"
"Oh, no very kind of you, but I al
ways pay for myself. Tho Cornhlll
good-by."
Tho cab rolled off, Lord Aylmer un
covered his handsome old head, smiled
his most fascinating smile, and bowed
with a profound air of respect, which
was quite lost on the back of tho re
treating cab and its occupants. Then
lio got Into ills victoria and said, "Pal
ace Mansions."
"Yes, m' lord," answered Charles,
woodonly; then remarked to Harker, as
soon as ho hopped up on tho hex
"Palnco Mansions; oven br-aken legs
don't put 'Im orff."
"Seems fo," said Darker. Marker's
nerves wero all shaken with tho acci
dent, and ho would have given any
thing ho possessed for n nip of brandy;
he was nnt therefore, cry much In
clined for conversation.
Meantime, as soon as they had
vouched Albert Onto, Lord Aylmer drew
out the loiter and looked nt It wLh a
grin of wit Isftut lcn on his wicked old
face. "I I'm. Richard Harris, Hsq.,
c o Messrs, Hrewbter fc Co., 10 drove
Street, Mndrav, India!" ho muttered,
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Oh, so you have not cut the elmlm.
Master Diet-; joii've not burnt your
boats behind you What u fool you
ure, to be sure!"
He opened the letter without the
smallest scruple, tore tho envelope In
to a thousand fragments and scattered
them to the winds, then settled down
to enjoy the tender words beginning
"My own dear Dick." ending "Your
Hiving ami faithful little wife, Doro-
j thy."
i "So her name is Dorothy," he mused.
i "Strange that they should always lay
t Mich stress on their love anil their
I faithfulness! They're all alike. I won
der who the Lstiier Is that she talks
i about. Ilaibara Is evidently the old
j gill wliii e.tnie to grief just now. Well.
Ilaibara Is safely laid by the leg for
the next few weeks. Lea'. v. It loilld
, uoi have fallen out belter If one had
I planned It all. Hut I wonder who Ks-
ther Is.' 'Fsthor hasn't come yet.' she
says, 'but may come at any moment,'
1 must llnd out about Ksthcr."
When they got to Palace Mansions,
he saw Dorothy looking anxioitsl.v out
of the window.
"On the watch." be said to himself,
"And pretty uneasy, too.'
The lovely face ilisappe.ued when tho
carriage drew up at the door, and the
smart footman, in his glory of crimson
and while. Jumped down and opened
the door for Hie handsome old gentle
man, who got out and went into the
building. He knocked at the door of
No. ::, and Dorothy, being perfectly
alone, had no choice but to go and
open It.
"Am 1 speaking to .Mrs. Harris?"
said the suave, wicked old voice.
"Yes," answered Dorothy, wondering
what he could possibly want with her.
"May 1 come In? I am Lord A.v Imer,
I have something to tell you. No,
don't be alarmed; It Is nothing very
bad. Pray don't alarm yourself."
CIIAPTKR XXVI.
T the mention of
his name and as
the policeman and
Hie doctor, t h e
young lady who
lUJ) had gone to Har-
bara s aid, and the
p e o i I e at St.
(!enri!e'u tMimv nil
Wi ! t iiini. it
'I' 'JK -I;jj 'i would, he knew, bo
III. "-. - unless to deceive
Dorothy as to ills Identity, so lie bold
ly gave his own name and trusted to
the chance of her not knowing that in
was anything to Dick - Dorothy started
as If she had been shot, and at tho
hint of "something to tell," which In
stinct always tells us meaim bad news,
she staggered bade, and would prob
ably have fallen If he had not caught
her.
"I beg you will not frighten yourself
like this." he cried. "Indeed, It is not
so serious as that."
"It is-" Her lips could not utter
Dick's name, her agony was so great;
but hor eyes spoke volumes In plauo
of her tongue.
It never occurred to Lord Aylmer
that she was thinking of Dick. He
only thought how lovely she wan In
her distress, and wondered how ho
could best tell her the truth.
"The fact Is," lie said, blurting the
truth out at last, "there has been an
accident, and your old servant "
"Htirlmrn Is sho hurt?" Dorothy
cried In dismay.
"I am sorry lo say that sho Is hurt.
More sorry to bo obliged to own that It
was my own carriage which did the
mischief. Hut won't you let mo come
In and tell you all nbout It? It is snub
a hliamo to keep you standing there."
"Oh. yes. of course, i-'orglvo me, but
I - that Is, you have startled me, and I
forgot that wo were still here. Come.
In."
(To bo continued.)
QUEEN MURDERS ENCLISH.
Many llrnirn .Muiln In Her Atliln-im to
rurlliiiiii'iil.
If Corbett were alive he could still
criticise the English grammar tr tho
speech prepared for the sovereign at
the opening of parliament, says the
London News. The queen adopu thlB
speech at her council on tho advice of
her nilnietors and It Is then given to
parliament as "her own words." It Is
Important to observe) that tho presi
dent of the council and tho minister
who last saw tho queen at Osborno In
referenco to tho speech read recently is
also tho head of tho education depart
ment. Is there an Inspector of schools
under him who would pass a reference
to expenditure which Ib beyond "for
mer precedent"? A question in 13ng.
llsh grammar might bo set lit tho
schools from tho following sentence:
"A portion of tho Afrldi tribes have
not yet accepted tho terms olTered to
them, but elsowhero the operations
have been brought to a successful
close," In the referenco to Crete- we
lead; "Tho diniculty of arriving at
tin unanimous agreement upon some
points lias unduly protracted their de
liberations (I. c, tho deliberations of
tho powers), but I hopo that these ob
stacles will beforo long bo surmount
ed." What obstacles? As "tho dlfll
culty" Is tho subject In this Bontenco.
"that obstaelo" would appear to be
tJio appropriate phrase. Observe also
"an unanimous ngreonient." As Jn
theso days "unanimous" Is not pro.
nounccd oouanlmoiis hut younanlinous.
"an" beforo tho word Is nn abomina
tion in speech and In writing but hune
ly defended, llko certain rhymes, as
satisfying to tho eyo although offend,
lug tho ear. As for tho literary stylo
of tho speech, it Is not likely to be
liswl as a model in tho Kocondary
schools,
Tho plnno playe: pioducea imisIc by
tho pound.
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DAIRY AM) roi'liTHY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOP
OUR RURAL READERS.
How sin i'i'..fiil runner. 0ii-riite ThU
l)'iiirtiiiint nf Hie l-iiriti A IVw
llhttK i lie Cure of I.U Slink
mitt l'itiiltr.
The lien tir Hie Ini'iiliiiliir.
Whether a farmer shall n.-o a hen
or an Incubator for hatching his chicks
will depend largely on the volume of
It 1.4 operations. If he keeps only :i
dozen or so hens it certainty will not
pay him to depend on an incubator,
!ut If he expects lo raise several hun
dreds hens a eur, as we believe every
farmer should, It will be advisable for
him to serine tin incubator as mmmi as
be can. Incubators can now lie piu
rhnsoil very cheaply, and the invest
ment will bo a pciniatieiit one, for it
Is probably ttue that so far as one
man's life Is concerned Incubators, nev
er wear out. An Incubator will pay tor
Itself maii.v times In the course of ten
years. Not only so. but II will save
much labor. And. while buying, it Is
better to get a large machine. A big
(lock of cbl'-ks Is not mi haul to look
out for as a number of smaller Hocks,
as one can readily Imagine who has had
much to do with sitting liens.
The comparison of the hen and the
Incubator shows that much of the pre
ponderance of testimony Is on the side
of the incubator. Who that has had to
look after a doeu silting hens bus not
wished that all of the hens could be
.'ombineil Into one Idg lieu and that all
of the i hicks could be put into one
Hock? This Is one of the most valuable
things about the incubator. One can
raise from one to two hundred chicks
it a time and have the work all In a
bunch. Another advantage Is that the
lice can be Dually etertulnateil. In
fact If a man begins right and takes
care of bis poultry as he should there
Is no reason In tho world for ever hav
ing u loiiMi among the poultry, If all of
tho chicks are raised in Incubators.
This alone Is a consideration of vast
moment. When we use hens for sit
ting it Is generally Impossible to ex
terminate tho lire. At bast, even If
they can be exterminated by extraordi
nary methods, they seldom aie. Some
Mine ago the I-'anneis' Review t-ent out
inquiries to its readers as to the cause
(f losses In the poultry yard. The re
plies showed that more chiiks were
lost from lice than from all other
amies combined. Tims the Incubator
lemoves at one stroke the greatest
caiif-o for mortality among chicks.
Probably the hccoutl greatest loss
.-iniong newly born chicks is being trod
den to death by the old ben. We some
times hear people say that no one can
earo for a chick as an old hen, but tho
fact remains that the ben Is so stupid
that she will stand on a chick till the
life Is gone, oven though the llttlo one
keeps up a constant peeping as long as
It can. Instinct does not take tho place
of Intellect. Tho writer has frequently
lost the larger part of a brood through
the stupidity of the old hen. This Is
especially trim of heavy hens for
mothers. With some of tho heavy
birds It Is no unusual thing to go out
to their nest every morning and lln-I
"another dead chick." So wo believe
that It will pay the farmer to substi
tute his own Intellect for the instinct
of tho hen. This ho can do In the pur
chase of an Incubator.
Of course, llko all other things, the
running of an Incubator must bo
learned, but this Is not a dillleult thing
to do, provided ono will listen to the
advlco of those who have run them for
many year.. It Is not at all necessary
for ono to learn entirely In tho dear
nchool of experience. The main point
in an incubator is to keep the tcmpcia
turn right, ami to see that when the
chicks come into tho brooder they have
enough heat to enable them to make a
continuous growth.
The Air nf the Mtihh-.
Too llttlo attention Is paid to tho nlr
f tho stable. Yet there are two rea
jons why tho air should bo kept pure.
V-'irst, for the purpose of preserving tho
health of the cows; second, that milk
drawn In thostable may not be polluted
tiy tho bad air. In the hprlng ami sum
mer and fall It Is an easy matter to
thoroughly air the stable in day time.
Open all the doors and all the windows,
letting In the sun as well as tho wind.
The work of the latter will bo tho more
effectlvo if care lias been taken to keep
the manure cleaned out, and If arrange
ments havo been nindo to have the
urine run off Into tanks below or out
side of tho barn. Tho less tho air is
allowed to bo polluted by theso means
the easier will it lie to keep tho whole
Inside of tho stablo clean and sweet
smelling.
Ono of tho greatest obstnclcB to pure
air Is tho usual system of handling the
mnnuro. That Is, a hole Is cut in tho
8ldo of tho barn thriugh which to
throw out tho droppings. Tho pllo on
the outside accumulates from month to
month, nnd by spring has becomo a
Bourco of foul smells that penctrato f
Into tho stable through all tho crr.cks,
windows and doors. Tho inanuro pllo
ngalnst tho side of the bam la a 'olio
of barbarism, nnd must be banished,
both for tho sako of cleanliness and
that It may no longer be an offe.-ico to
tho eye. Onco dispose of tho matiiiro
question and It will be possible to keep
tho bam In a coud.Jon that will mako
?loan milk tho rule and not tho excep
tion. If we are to havo clean smolllng
barns, it will be also necessary to have
Moan cows, for when cows nro so badly
kept that their Hanks aro phihiorcd
with tilth, wo cannot hopo to accom
plish a permanent good by opening tho
doorB to tho puro air. Stinking cows
will shortly again mnko bad tho nlr
that has been but recently purified.
Clean cowa may bo hnd by contract
Ing tho platforms where .'itey
stand, so that they will keep rl&ui, and
by Vuildlng stalls In such u manner
that the cows will be (ompelled to
stand straight.
It will cost something to arrange the
cow stablo so that the air can ' kept
pure, but It will save money that would
be spent In doctoring the cattle. It
will also save now and then the life of
an animal. Recently, on a big dairy
farm In Illinois, a very fatal disease
broke out, tesiiltlng lit the losj of
scores of good animals. Investigation
showed that the trouble had begun
wltltofllthy stables, and that cleanly
methods wot cunt Inttoduced till It was
too late.
Thinning l'mlt.- S. A. Hindi, a New
' Ymk hoi llmlti, list, made s uue experl-
moms l.mt eur In thinning fruit, or
1 two Haldwin noes the rrult on one wan
thinned ami on the other was not. The
thinned tree jloldod about II per cent
less rrult than tlie iinthiiineil tree, bill
ten per cent more of its fruit graded
X". 1. Three trees, each of Mnldwltis
and greenings, were thinned and an
equal number 0f like tiees vvete left
1 untlilnneil. The thinned Haldwlmi
gave about per cent leas fiuit than
! the tttithltiiuwl ones, but ?: per i cut
more of It gi.nled No. I. The thinned
gieciilugs gave about C. pi r cent moie
fruit than the iiuthluiieil ones, and
about It) per cent more of it graded No.
I. In nil eases the thinned fruit was
so much higher colored than tlie im
thinned fruit that Its market value was
Increased fiom It) to in per cent. The
thinning and picking of the thinned
fruit took about twice as much time ua
the picking of the uiiihliiued fruit.
Ulrl In Milk. (jto apart from tho
numerous nilcio-orgaiilsnis which may
be coitlalucil ami thrive In milk -and
from some of which, despite the gieat
est amount of ,nio, the lliiilil ,..!
never be tolallv protected - there an
other bodies which ftcquently Hud
their way into what may ven then
be cointnoiily i ailed "pure" milk. The
following substances, ror Instant e, aie
staled by Piofosor (liotenfelt. of Vln
land, to have been found bv him In
unstrained milk fiesh from 'the cow:
Particles of skin, small pieces or wood
Mr leaves ami shavings, p.irtu of In
sects, linen and woolen threads, tob
webs, and other substances which mnv
easily float in tlie air. The commoner
Impurities, however, aie small par
tldis of tnaniiie. which more ciuniiioii
ly fall into the milk during the piocess
of milking, the amount generally vary
ing with the state of cleanliness of
the hind quarters of the cow.--The
Dairy World.
Angola Coat.-.. - l-'o several years
past, in many of tlie western states
and also in sections farther east, ex
periments havo been made with' the
Angora goats ami the lesults Indicate
thai the breeding of them will be
profitable In any sect Ion where sheep
are successfully raised. These goats
breed and mature about the same lime
as sheep and require much tho same
treatment. The lleeco of tho Angora
goat Is worth about L'O per cent more
than that or sheep, and their flesh Is
consldeieil by epicures as superior to
mutton. They do sell better than
sheep, as the meat Is worth about the
same price and the pelt much more.
Angoras ami sheep may be raised to
gether, mi they never cross breed Hx.
Air-Washed Milk. Our personal
practice for some years in preparing
milk for bottling showed conclusively
that the passing of a current of cold,
lime air, washed in the way suggested
from every particle of dust or Impur
ity, did havo a good result, which was
proved by tho fact that milk so nlr
washed, as we might say, kept sweet
In the equally well prepared bottles
for four days longer than the tiuaeratcd
milk. This practical evidence of the
advantago of proper aeration ami cool
ing, by puie, cold air, goes to show
that If well done, In n sclentlllc man
ner, the aeration of milk Is useful for
this purpoi'e at least; and If so, It may
well be believed that It v. Ill be found
Unuiul for the butter maker. Country
(eutlemau.
Handling a Colt. In handling a colt,
its Instincts and tendencies should nev
er bo lost sight of. such as kicking,
striking and i mining away from any
thing It conceives to be dangerous. Us
faculties of seeing, smelling and hear
ing are very acute, and aro given it for
self-preservation, which Is tho llrst law
of nature. The experienced trainer
will bo patient, nnd not require too
much of a colt at the start, but grad
ually bring him in contact with all
imaginary dangers, until It learns from
experience Unit they nro harmless. No
thoughtful or Intelligent person will
over abuse a colt for being afraid of
anything, for It simply Intensifies Its
fear and makes matters worse.
What Hrced? This Is a question
that Is frequently asked. In selecting
a breed all must depend on circum
stances. Tho man that wants to sup
lily broilers should or course select
some breeJ that is not distinctly an
egg-producing breed. The man that
wants eggs exclusively should use an
egg breed. Above all things nvoid a
no-breed, Tho no-brced fowl can nev
er bo depended on. She may glvo good
satisfaction and may not. There Is
tho trouble, Somo men can do better
with ono breed than with another, even
though that breed bo not the very be.it.
firapos In Alcohol KumoB. At the
Delawaio station an attempt was made
to keep grapes by means of alcohol
fumes. Two bunches of ripe Norfolk
grapes wero placed under a bell Jar
wltli two small bottles of nkohol. On
December tho grapes wero plump and
sound, and had neatly normal flavor,
but their color had becomo somewhat
darker brown. On I-ebruary JO they
wero still plump with a few ex
ceptions, but had an alcoholic flavor.
Fruit Is medlclno to many, nnd its
line b.-.vcj calling the doctor often.
Scions may bo cut at any Ume whllo
tho trees, am dormanj.,
r.tiillcnie In Href r,,ttJ.
(CiiuitcMveil i rem Knrtners' Ituvtnw fllrn
oKiuiililc Report of tnictlng "f Konnul
.Stale Ihuinl of Agrlmtlture.v
Prof. C. 1 Curtis or I.w.t spoke on
prartlcal excellence In beef cattle. Last
fall a railroad man In Iowa hud madr
the statement that there wero 80,000,-
000 bushels of corn stored tiloni th
ralltoads In Hint rlate that could not
be marketed at a profit. Things have
changed some since then, but there Is
llttlo doubt that something like the
noine conditions exist now In Kansas
Within his memory there had not been
a time when the outlook Tor rattle rais
ing was better than at present. He
then gave an Illustrated talk on th'
different breeds as beef producers. An
we have previously icported this talk,
we will omit It now. The subject ol
gains In beef per pound of feed win
discussed. ). In your experiments at the lovv.i
experiment station Is it not nhowu that
cattle having the same breeding and
the same age differ gteatly as to (he
comparative gains they can make on
the same food?
A. Yes. Hlr; there are differences,
but those differences ate more ln
iltii'iieed by the manner of feeding than
bv the bleeding of cattle. We have
t-miul that a coarse-bred animal will
make more gain than a llue-lleshed an
imal. O What advantage do you llnd In
the Sunt thorns over tho llerefords?
A. Well, we have made somo expe
riments and have not found much dif
ference. Sometimes our experiments
have been In favor of one breed and
sometimes or the other. 1 do not think
that we have carried our experiments
far enough to bo able to say for a cer
tainty which Is best.
Mr. Norton You upoko of Unit three
or four year old Hereford steer gain
ing moil' rapidly than some steers of
another type. Did he not eat more?
A. -Yes. sir; tho big steer Is always
able to make a better gain than a small
one. but It costs more.
I.--Will It pay to buy Mexican steers
for feeding'.'
A. I would not advise It as a general
thing.
Q.- Is their any dlffeicnce between
the Hcrcforihi and Shorthorns ns to
their grazing qualities?
A.- I am not prepared to express an
opinion.
Mr. Potter- I think thero will bo
more money lost in going to Mexico
and other places for feeders than we are
likely to make up for some time. They
will put these eattlo nnd their expen
sive reed together and lose both.
Professor Cothell, being called on,
said that ho agreed with Professor Cor
liss as to tho amount of gain certnln
anlnialH would make, but that there was
an Immense difference In Individuals
as to the use Ihey could make of tho
same food, even when bucIi animals
were or tlie same breed.
A Member.- Some years ago nomn of
the farmers In my vicinity bought somo
Texas eattlo for fattening purposes.
Hut with the Texas eattlo they bought
also the Texas fever and It worked gen
eral havoc. Many of tho farmers that
bought thoso cattle had been getting
along well, but somo of them lost so
heavily thiotigh tho fever that they
went out of tho cattle business alto
gether. That experience. Bhotild be u
lesson for all.
Mr. C. M. Heer.on spoke on tho possi
bilities and probabilities of Western
Kansas. Western Kansas Is now being
used for purposes which nature Intend
ed it. Nature designed that part of thu
state as a grazing region. Hut the Im
migrants from Illinois nnd Ohio had
In their mind's eyo tho pleasant homes
fr'icy had left, with orchards and grain
Holds, ami expected to rcproducu tho
same conditions In Western Kansas.
Hut tho lessons or experience, though
costly, aro nover forgotten. And tho
attempt at farming with grain aa tho
only resource has been proved to ho au
expenslvo failure. Tho possibility of
success in Western Kansas has been
changed Into a certainty.
Some SiigKclhitiM Ahiiul .11111(1.
In the Produce Review Mr. Oco. Still
sou says about storing tubs as below:
1 havo Just boon rending your remarks
regarding moldy tubs. I find the great
est trouble Is whero they are stored
beforo ami nfter packing. Many cream
eries aro Infected with mold, and thor
oughly seasoned tubs stored in or near
thorn soon becomo infected, Resides
not ono cooling room In fifty Is clear
from it. If stored in there but a short
time tuba aro Infected. Steam wlil not
kill the mold when onco in the wood.
I don't bellovo anything but Hro will
cxtcrmlunto It. I find many unused
cooling rooms filled with tubs when not
in use, which I always discourage.
Thero aro very row cooling rooms that
aio good ror anything but to keep Hies
awny from articles, A good Ico cool
ing room made by Stevens, tho butch
ers' supply manufacturer of Toledo, I
think would bo good for creameries. It
Is the best dry air meat cooler I havo
seen. I am glad to seo you ventilating
tho subject, but I don't think you glvo
force enough to tho storago room where
tubJ aro kept before nnd after filling.
Many store them In collars, damp and
musty, unfit for use. Dry storehouse
or loft Is preferred.
rnfeitilo KggH.For commercial
purpo.-ios unfertile eggs nro preferred
:o feitllo ones. Roosters nro of no
value except when tho eggs nro desir
ed for hatching purposes. If fnrmera
would send Infertile eggs to markot,
there would bo fewer BpoIIcd eggs to
drag down tho general market prices,
for tho Infertile, eggs keep very much
longer than tho fertile, eggs. ThU
would bo a great thing In shipping to
commission men, for tho latter cnndlo
all eggs and throw out thoso thnt havo
begun to spoil. This losp Is charged
back to the farmer that sent tho eggs
to the commission man.
Rvory finely bred horse tends to ralao
the general prlco or nil horses, while
every scrub tends to lower It.
Aftor a snlrt has been to tho laundry
about tluee limes It Is prot,ty well
dona up.
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