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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1900)
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Sebastian Is not a pleasnnt looking man tall and dark, with a heavy, cynical face and eyes that look cruel. In the whole of Lelnster there Is not such a pretty girl as Barbara Savllle She lives nt the Court with her aunt, and has dono so for several years. Lat terly Mrs. Savllle has put on the screw a little, for Barbara Is twenty, nnd it Is time Sebastian married and settled down; but Barbara tlp-tllts her pretty chin nnd tosses her dusky head, and says that to live at the Court all her life would kill her. It Is, indeed, a gloomy spot, falling Into decay, surrounded by dark, neg lected woods, nnd a dark, sullen river running through the park. Mis Savllle's husband has lived hard In his day, driven a coach with eight horses, and generally made havoc of his patrimony. Caul playing ended wlmt his eight horses had begun, and his only son, Sebastian, is a poor man. Barbara Is an only child, too. Her father has an appointment in Tasma nia, and Barbara is supposed to have a fortune. Mr. Savllle had sent her home to be educated in England, and then to live at the Court, wheie the charming family arrangement of a marriage between the cousins was an open secret. The time Is November, when all day long tho trees drip moisture, and the fields are soaking and sodden, while the long struggling street of Portraven is one sea of mud. It Is worse than usual today, for a cattle fair Is going on, nnd the fair takes place in the street. The foot paths aro crowded with cattle, and droves of panting, terrified sheep are huddled Into groups. Young horses led by hnlters are being paraded up and down, nnd the footpaths being un available, pedestrians nre forced to fight their way In tho middle of the street, ankle deep in mud, amidst the confusion of carts and horses, and animals of nil sorts and kinds. Walking briskly through the crowd with nn nlr of being thoroughly used to It, comes Barbara Savllle, dressed in a short skirt of Donegal tweed, with a Norfolk Jacket and a tweed cap on her dark hair. Sho carries a walking stick, and her bright face wears a half amused, half-contemptuous expression as sho looks at tho hurrying crowd. Sho has reached the market square, nnd here tho fair Is at Its height, nnd bargains nro going on briskly. Bar bara looks pityingly nt the scared, tim id enttle driven to and fro with such roughness. And strange contrast, Just besldo tho drovo of cattle, heedless of tho turmoil around, stand a little group, a preacher, with uncovered head, preaching the Gospel of Christ to the heedless multitude. It Is n Btrango scene, and Barbara's face grows thoughtful. The rough faces of toll-hardoned men and women, the pa rent cattle standing by, and those most humble creatures the subdued donkeys, more used to blows than kindness. Then through tho crowd comes a young man, nnd ho is head and shoul ders over every one. His hair Is gold real gold and waves In short, crisp wavos. His fair moustache covers a sweet, firm mouth, and the eyes that look at Barbara's arc purple as pan ales, and full of light now as they meet tho sudden, glad recognition In hers. "Barbara," says tho young giant, "what aro you doing In this crowd?" Bnrbarn'H face Is a study of pleased surprise. "I only walked In from the Court to post my letter to father," she re plies. And her dnrk eyes smile bright ly as sho holds out her hand to him. "I'll take care of you," returns Georgo Bouverlo; "these fellows ate so rough you might got hurt." And Barbara has no objection. Her eyes danco. What does It mat ter that tho November sky Is heavy and gray? There Is sunshine In tho two glad young hearts, and they laugh and thoy talk together, and make fun over their llttlo adventures In the fair, like tho pair of children they nre. They leavo tho town and walk to gether along tho country road. Sod don leaves, brown and decaying, Ho In llttlo heaps. It Is a day calculated to mako any ono depressed; but Bar bara's checks aro softly Hushed; her eyes aro llko stars. "Barbara, when may I speak to your aunt?" George Bouverlo's tono hns grown florlous suddenly, his faco takes a ten der expression, Hers Hushes crimson. ' "Walt till I hoar from father, 'i 'J . it'. i!i - By AMY BRAZIER. !i .Mi k ;. .Mi !i .Mi .Mi .Mi i!s .M- ' , ? 5 ;?W K K v ; Georgo." bIh whlapiM's. "You don't know Aunt Julia she would freeze nic with a look; hut If father says yes. then she can't say mix thing. "But, my darling, how can I wait?" urges the young man. Barbara sighs. "Aunt .lulla would write out horrid things to father." she says. And her fingeis Just touch the rough tweed sleeve beside her. He laughs. "Oh, ye; she could say a lot against me. I know. I am In debt, anil of course that's against n fellow; and I did run a couple of horses nt the Cur ragh, and lost u lot. too; nnd my dear old mother will go about pouring out her woes to Mrs. Savllle. and making me out to be a black sheep; but I'm not that, Barbara. I've you to work for now, and I'll chuck the whole thing up- I'll have one more plunge, and then, If I win. and the luck's bound to conio my way now. I'll pay up all round and marry you, my darling, with a clean page." So hopefully he speaks, who could doubt him? Certainly not Barbara. "You are my good angel, sweet heart," goe on the man. bending his fair bend. "I know I've made a mess of my life; but It will be all different now. You won't mind being a poor man's life, will you. darling?" "I shouldn't mind anything with you, Geoige." she whispers, her beau tiful face aglow with feeling. "That's my brave little woman! I've not got much, you know, Barbara. The Grange comes to me at the mother's denth, and she allows me two bundled a enr. 1 wish now I had got a pro fession" u wistful expression of re gret softening his eyes as he speaks. The only son of his mother, and she was a widow. Ah. what a 3tory those simple words contain! George Bouverle Is his moth er's Idol, and sorely she moans over her darling's shortcomings. Her views are not his views, and she regards with horror his Increasing Infatuation for horse racing, a taste that is a crime In the eyes of Mrs. Bouverle. To please her, George sold his race horse, but took to betting, a fact that need not be known to any ono but himself. Only to Barbara he has poured out his remorse and regrets over himself and his backslldlngs. To please her he will give up everything, nnd Barbara Is content. "I wish I could ask you In to lunch," she says naively, as they reach tho gloomy entranco gates of tho Court, heavily shadowed with giant cypiess trees, and dank moss grows on the pillars nnd the stono griffins sur mounting them. George smiles. "Aunt Julia wouldn't be pleased to see me, I fancy," ho says, looking down at her. "I know she wants that sour Sebastian to marry you she told my mother so." Their hands meet In n lingering pressure when Sebastian himself ap pears upon the scene, his face dark as night, his eyes furious. "Morning, Bouverle," he begins, with a curt nod; nnd turns to Bar bara. "My mother is looking for you. Barbara. Have you forgotten wo have an engagement this afternoon?" Barbara lifts her lovely eyes with unconcealed scorn. "My dear Sebastian, yon know I told your mother I could not stand a 10 mile drive to drink tepid tea at Iady Barry's. Not even your compnny, Se bastian, could compensate for such nn infliction." Sebastian Savllle may and does hate young Bouverle; but tho Instincts of hospitality cannot be Ignored. "Won't you come In and have a bit of lunch, Bouverlo?" he says. And George, who realizes that It moans an other hour of Barbara's society, ac cepts. together tho three walk tip the long avenue, where gnarled oaks meet over load, and In the woods at either side tho moss grows deep und soft. George swings nlong with his springy step, and Sebastian looks with envy at the young man's splendid fig ure Ho Is tall himself, too, but awk ward, and his face Is forbidding. Barbara wall-s between tho two men, and Sebastian notices tho height ened color In her cheeks, the radiant light In her eyes. She does not know that he can read her secret In her face, nnd the knowledge 1111b him with ang er. Barbara Is to be his wife; no Idio flirtation must come between them; she Is to be all his. Her beauty pleases him, and ho knows what Barbara Is Ignorant of that sho will be nn heiress. Barbara's father wished her to bo brought up simply, with no knowledgo of tho world's goods to fnll to her lot. So whatever George Bouverle may pos sess in tho way of faults, he Is no for tune hunter ho loves Barbara for her owu self. CHAPTER II. Mrs. Savlllo Is u peculiar looking womnn. Sho Is seated In tho Inns drawing room when Barbara ontors with her two cavnlicrs, and sho greets Georgo rather coldly, turning Immedi ately to Barbara. "You are late, dear. You must dress Immediately after luncheon; It Is such u long (lvle to Banystown." "Need 1 go?" asks Barbara, looking bored. My dear. I wish II." Mrs. Savlllo sm decidedly, and turns to Geoige. "How Is your dear mother? She looked but poorly, latterly." "I think she Is nil right." Geoige re plies, standing on the faded hearthrug in his careless grace. Altogether the Court and Its In mates are gloomy all except Barbara, whose clear young voice rings through the rooms, Luncheon Is announced, and Mrs. Sa vllle rises and puts her Jewelled hand on the arm of Georgo Bouverle. "You and 1 will lead the way," shrf says, with a slow, unpleasant smile. "Those two young people like to take care of each other." As they pass across the great vault ed stone hall Mrs Savllle looks up at the goldon-iialred young man at her side and whispers: "You must not covet forbidden fruit, Mr. Bouverle; and I think, for your own sake. It would be well not to come too often to the Court. Your mother knows my wishes for Bar bara." The blood surges to tho very roots of his hair. "I understand you. Mrs. Savllle," ho says in a very low voice; "but has not Uarbaia a right to choose?" There Is a passionate pride In the whispered words. "Barbara must be kept out of temp tation," Mis. Savllle rejoins as they enter the dining room. But George llouverle's eyes aro full of triumph, for has not Barbara made her choice already? He Hashes a glance at her ns they tnke their places, and Barbara's shy. lovely eyes meet his for a brief t-ocond. Everything nt the Court Is damp nnd mouldy. The great dining room has the atmosphere of a vault. A very small fire burns In the grate, and a seedy-looking butler shambles round the table with his sntelllte, a beardless youth Imported from tho stables, breathing hard and walking round on tiptoe with awful and elaborate care fulness. The dining table Is large; but tho'o Is very little on It nn nlarmlng ex panse of tablecloth and not much else. Sebastian, fixing his eyeglass firmly, gravely carves a minute portion off a joint, so small It will hardly go round. Tho butler very cnrefully pours out n very minute portion of sherry Into Georgo llouverle's glass, while the scared lad from the stables travels la boriously round with vegetables. Georgo does not care about luncheon, so the scantiness of tho repast does not affect him. Barbara Is sitting oppo site, and he can feast his eyes on tho beauty of her faco; whllo Sebastian's unfriendly expression affects him not at all. Luncheon over, Mrs. Savlllo makes an apology for deserting her guest, for the carriage has been ordered early, the drive to Barrystown Is long. "It will only bo nu rovalr," Geojgo says gaily, "1 promised my mother to tnko her to tho Barry's affair this af ternoon. A chrysanthemum show, I believe." It Is distinctly annoying, for this very hnndsome young man will com pletely monopolize Barbara. "You will bo rather late, Mr. Bou verle," responds Mrs. Savlllo icily. "Oh, not nt nil," Georgo snyB pleas antly; while, with n nod nnd smile, Barbara runs off to dress for tho party. "I'll Just hop ncross country and bo at the Grange In half an hour," Georgo says gaily. "I wouldn't disappoint tho mother for the world." (To bo continued.) A Third Kye. In ancient times a short-sighted sol dier or hunter was nlmost an impos sibility; today a whole nation Is af flicted with defective vision. It Is al most certain that man once possessed u third eye, by means of which ho was enabled to see above his head. Tho human eyes formerly regarded tho world from tho two sides of tho head. They are even now gradually shlftlnsj to a more forwnrd position. In 'ho dim past the car flup was of groat service In ascertaining the direction of sounds, und operntod largely In the play of tho features. But tho muscles of the ear have fallen Into disuse, for the fear of surprise by enemies no longer exists. Again, our sense of smell Is markedly Inferior to that of savages. That It Is still decreasing Is evidenced by observations of the olfactory organs. But the noso still Indicates a tendency to become mor-j prominent. All u Mlitnhp, "Prisoner," said u Maryland Justice, "you have been found guilty of steal ing n pig belonging to Col. Chllders. Hnve you anything to say before I pass sentence?" "I hns, Bah," answer ed the prisoner, as he roso up. "It's nil anilstnkc, Jedge nil n mistake. I didn't dun reckon to steal from Kur nel Chllders. What I was nrtor was a hawg bolongin' to Mnjah Dawson, an' how dem two nnlmala got mixed up and de constable found do meat In my cabin am gwlne to bodder me till I como out o' Jul! nn' lick de olo wo mnn fer not keepln' better watch at de doah!" New York Tribune. Want rnvnreil Htationt. Army olllcers stationed In this coun try aro all anxious to recolvo detnlla to the military schools In tho different states. Several of these details havo boon recently made. As thoy aro nil under tho control of tho president, It generally takes some little lnlluenco to obtain one. Solomon was tho wisest man. wiib the wisest woman? Who FARM. AND GARDEN. MATTEnS OF INTEBUST TO AQHICULTUniSTS. fioinn l'-t(i-l)itfl 1 1 1 ii t Aluit t Till UthIIiiii of (ho Hull mill Vli'lila ThrriMif Horticulture, Vltlcultura unit Floriculture Aiiicrlcitn I'rncrl. The scientific name Is Harrlslmn Americana. The c.itirplllar is quite destructive to the foliage of the grapevine. The eggs aro deposited In clusters of '.'0 or more. The cater pillars of the Prociis do not scatter ufter lealng the eggs, but feed side by side on the under ilde of tho leaf, their heads all dirctcd towards the margin of the Ha.no. I hese little black and yellow Insects eat at first only tho soft tissues of the foliage, leaving tho flue net-work of veins untouched; but ns they grow older and stronger all but the huge veins ate Oaten, The 0 P f C caterpillars reach their full size In August, and measure nt that time ibout six-tei.tlis of an Inch. The little moth Is a bluish or greenish-black color It has very narrow wings, which evpand nearly nn Inch icross, nnd files during tho warmest hours of the day, when It frequents lowers. Us flight Is rnther peculiar, ind Is quite slow and unsteady. Wher ever this Insect occurs In largo num bers It becomes quite Injurious, but na it leads a social life in Its caterpillar Mate It can readily be destroyed by tho uso of arsenical poisons. llfiirllt of To Urnftlnir. (CondeitHcil from Tanners' Ituvluw Stono nrnphlc Heport of Wisconsin Huundup Institute.) Georgo J. Kellogg rend n paper on top grafting, in which ho said In part: 1 havo probably CO varieties now growing top-worked on differon'. stock. Twenty ,of these varieties are on Duchess stock. I And Tctofsky worthless aB n stock. Transcendent If a good stock, but I And that winter apples on this stock tend to early ma turity of frulL Many kinds aro u suc cess on transcendent crab, nnd I have great hopes of seedlings grown from this crnb to glvo us roots thnt wlU Jiotter stand our dry winters. Kor suc cessful top-grnfting wo must have vigorous stocks, and for this reason I havo great faith In tho Virginia und other atrong growing crabs; for they get hold of tho soil and got all there Is in It. Virginia crab has particular ly strong limbs, nnd Is much tho best of any I have seen. Shields' crab is tho best one I have tried in tho nursery, as ono eclou will form a top; but n Virginia crab, with u leader and four arms grafted Is worth nuiuy times Its (iost for an orciiard tree. There Is no limit to this top-grafting enterprise. I am told that In tho ofcimrd of Mr. Uurhank In California mere Is one tree that has been grufteu witn fZ5 different varieties. What n sight that tree will bo when It comes into bearing! My success with pears and plums has not been as good as with apples. I have increased tho productiveness of Miner by grafting one-third of the top with DeSoto. I find no plum stocks equal to Americana; tho Mariana Is a failure. There are a few pointers that lead to success In top-grafting. After the stock is established tho sooner It la worked tho hotter. If stout enough to hold tho scion firmly, scions no larger than your finger are best. Avoid grafting limbs needing the saw. When top-working tho Virginia crab tho scions should bo inserted not more than six to twelve Inches from tho body. Tho earlier In spring the graft ing can bo dono the moro successful is it likely to be, for It you wait till June tho scions are likely to bo u little off. But even in Juno, If the scions are In perfect condition, I havo had 95 per cent df the grafts live, when thoy were on apples and pears. Plums and cherries, for best results, roust be grafted befure tho frost Ib out. Liquid wax, appllod warm, I consider best; and to protect from sun and keep off tho birds, a piece of newspa per wound about the wax Is n benefit. Somo prefer waxed cloth, but in what ever way tho wax Is applied, It Is of moro importance than the sotting of tho scions. Scions may bo cut in October or any time after that ercept when tho wood Is frozon. Thoy may bo cut In tho spring when tho buds are swollen, If Immediately Inserted. Great caro Is necessary to havo tho scions In perfect condition. Old trees aro not profitable to top work, not even Duchess of Oldenberg, whllo Duchess mny do fnlrly well when young to uso as a stock. Ilnrtlciilturtl Olitrrvittlonn. It would be perhaps n good thing If our horticultural nnd other similar so cieties would glvo moro attention to v 1 WMl. k l WmiWM oi ornamental gardening. It Is ono cf tho needs of our Western farm life. To surround a family with beauty fre quently means to mako them contented, Trees nnd flowers affect tho character of those that llvo among them. If n euro of such things Is necessary In tho East, where tiees nnd plants nnturally abound, It Is tho more, necessary In tho West, where homes have been estab lished on plains that were once treeless and swept oven now by drouth-breeding winds. In planting trees in regions thnt have before been treeless ninny ndvorso conditions huo to bo overcome. In the llrst place tho soil Is covered with a sod, and this Is not a promising condition for tree growth The soil Is not nnturally In tho condition whero It will hold water, for It lacks humus. Tho best way to overconio these ob stacles Is to plant the trees closo to gether, so that It will be Imposslblo for grass to thrive In their shade-. This of course does not Include such trees ns the cottonwood, In planting thick ets It Is ndvlsnblo to cot rid of tho grass nt the beginning and give tho trees a fair chance. i In the effort to chnngo blonknois Into beauty tho greatest ally Is tho tree. The tree Is the easiest to estab lish because It can send down its roots long distances Into tho moist subsoil, and will exist when smaller plants per ish with the drouth. Tho trees once established protect smaller plants that aro nfterwaul set out and become tho sturdy bairleis ug'ilnst destructive winds and withering heat. Trees, however, must be themselves protected and fostered till they have obtained a Him hold of the soil and have estab lished the ability of appropriating tho soil water, It may not be generally known that heavy snows sometimes do great dam age to planted groves of forest trees. At Eargo, the location of the North Dakota experiment station, tho trees of the grove are protected by a row of willows ten rods to the north und run ning parallel with tho giove. Tho snow drifts In tho leo of tho willow trees Instead of In the grove. (Ironing I'op Corn. Tho demand for pop corn Increase) every year, yet tho crop Is never equal to tho market, says Joel Shomaker In Indiana Farmer. Farmers do not con sider tho profits of this speclnl crop or there would be moro grown for sup plying homo domnuds. Pop corn re quires about the snuie soil as that de manded by tho sweet and field vari eties. A sod or vegetable mould, con taining moro Baud than clay and hav ing previous clean culture is best adapted to corn growing. If plowed In the fall or winter nnd left to frcezo until tho spring weeds begin to grow beforo plnnting, tho land will bo In lino condition. This crop wnnts plnnt food like all others, but enn get nlong with llttlo nitrogen. An average fertlllzor might contain nbout 8 per cent each of phosphoric acid and potash and per haps lVfe per cent to 2 por cent nitro gen; from 400 to COO pounds per acre would be considered a fair application. Another popular fertilizer for corn U a mixture of about 350 pounds of flue ground bono and 100 pounds muriate of potash per acre broadcasted and well mixed with tho soil beforo planting time. Pop corn may bo planted closer than any other varieties. His plan of plant ing is to mako tho furrows three foot apart and havo tho corn stnnd one stalk in a hill, 14 Inches apart in the rows. If the corn Is planted very early or late It will not suitor so much from tho worms as tho medium planted crops. Whore irrigated, caro must bo tnken In keeping tho water from the stalks and not glvo tho plants moro than two perloda of irrigating during the growing season. The poor ears can be fed to poultry with profit and tho fodder Is relished by tho cows, aheop and horses. HtaKBitrfeuiih. This poisonous Bhrub la callod also kill-lamb. It Is a weak-limbed, de ciduous Bhrub, two to four feot high, Via. to. AUgfcrbiuh PiMt mirltna), bow. log flowering branch, ono. third natural ali. with thick, conspicuously veined leaves and showy clusters of tubular whlto llowors. it is frequent In low, damp soils near tho coast, from Connecticut to Florida. Tho farmer should he careful In pur chasing nursery stock, Ono Nebraska farmer several years ago planted n fargo orchard of supposedly summer, fall and winter varieties of apples. When they came Into bearing all the trees bore Hyslop crabi. Ormto I toga. Good grades nro much more rellnbl breeders than nro dosses niiri aro to be preferred. The native stock has tho vigor of constitution, which Is nlways necessary, and has no Inherited pre potency to develop In any certain direction. When mated with n pure blood, the result Is usually an animal with tho vigor of tho natlvo ancestor and tho characteristics of tho pure blood parent shown In its better form nnd fattening qualities. Succeeding crosses In tho same dlroctlon strength en this tendency toward improvement.' Tho great objection to "grading up" In this way Is tho fact that, no matter how flno specimens tho animals may be, they can never bo sold as pure bloods, and nn animal which Is n grado will never sell for brooding nt ns high a prlco as will ono which Is of puro blood and entitled to regiitrntlou. Tho man who Intends to follow hog raising as a business, oven If he docs not keep moro than a dozon nnlmnls, will Anil It both profitable and economical to buy a pair of pure-bloods, and then mako his entire drovo puro-bloods ns soon ns ho can rnlso enough doslrablo animals. By buying a young boar ami a sow already In pig by a boar not re lated to tho ono purchased, tho hoar can bo used on tho offspring of tjio pure-blood sow as well ni upon tho grades or natives In tho herd, mid In this way tho pure-bloods can bo In creased so rapidly that theio will soon bo no need to keep tho grades. The hog raiser should certainly use n pure blood boar, and It will usunlly pay to buy u new ono each yenr, so thnt In breeding may bo avoided. Pure-blood hogs nio not necessarily expensive. They pay best In tho end, nnd so nio uioie ptolltnblo than either crosses or grades. Good animals, though not tho best, of any of tho standard breeds can be pui chased for fiom 5 to $10 each when weaned, whllo young sows In pig can bo bought for from $10 to $20. Of course older animals which show specially lino qualities will cost moro, nud their better qualities will often mako them the more profitable in tho end. Breeders who have established reputations as producers of exception ally lino animals usually rccolve much hlghor prices than those named above, but often n mini who rnlHen hogs for production of pork only, nnd who does not care for a reputation as a breeder, will sell good breeding nnlmals for llt tlo moio than their pork value. S. M. Tracy. Look In tlin Vrlntlr. Too llttlo attention Is pnld by most of our cultivators to tho varieties of grain or other things they grow. They got hold of one or two varieties that seem to satisfy them and look no fur ther. Yet in tho varieties there aro great differences of yields per aero. Tho farmer should glvo moro attention, to this matter. Wo might tako as an Illustration tho experience of tho Kan sas Agricultural Collcgo with Kafir com. For soven years they had grown tho red Kafir corn nud liked it. It gavo n good crop each yenr. On tho eighth, ninth nud tenth yonis they,, however, grow by tho side of the red the black hulled whlto. In 1890 tho yield of rod was 41 bushels to tho acre, und of tho black-hulled whlto 48 bushels, nud In 1897 tho yields were tho same. In 1898 rod yielded 28 bushels and the black-hulled whlto 33 bushels. As a lesult of theso figures the collcgo set tled down to growing tho black-hulled white. It was tho wise- thing to do. But would thoy ever havo dono It If thoy had not grown both varieties side by side and discovered the ndvnntago of tho one over tho other? What is truo In tills case Is truo of all farm crops. We Bhould grow only tho most productlvo varieties, and that can bo ascertained only by growing plats of sovoral vurlctles of a kind. Thus, If 'a man Is growing whoat, lot him select a number of varieties thit have dono tho best at our experlomont stations and grow them in plats for years. In the meantime he can bo growing tho one that ho believes to bo most pro ductlvo. Tho samo applies to all other crops. aive tlia Hog Comfort. It pays to make the hog as comfort able as possible. Do not think be causo ho has a thick hldo because he belongs to the order pachydermata that thcreforo ho will endure all kinds of weather and all kinds of treatment aa to his comfort and still return a profit for his kcoplng. Some of us havo come to regard tho hog as a col lector of all refuse and nn enduror of all hardships. No matter how much lyo there is in tho dishwater, it Is good enough for the hog. One would think that tho hog had found a use for soap, tho way it is sometimes fed to him. Tho dirty sty under the stablo Is not tho placo for a respectable hog. There Ib no reason to be surprised If hogs fronted as somo treat them tat.o dls ooso and dlo. Glvo the hog good feed and a clean abiding place. Ho will ropay tho cost with good Interost. It docs not look as if there would bo much room for tho Boer farmers with their hords nnd flocks that somo of tho South African correspondents think will want to como to Amorlca. Ono railroad company, whoso head quarters aro in Omaha, reports land sales to cattlo companies aggregating 207,583 ncres. All these Bales woro made In January and represont tracts In Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and No braska. In England, fifty years ago, as high as $250 wan frequently paid for a cochin cock. Oxford nbeep nre adapted to strong land, nnd respond readily to high brood In - ZWi ?-; i iM ui At
