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Tea leaves , bread and milk , raw oysters , ( I : scraped beef , scrape draw turnip or I , \ ; - ! raw potato and the medley of other , [ Similar remedies popularly recom- ! : mended are one and all capable of ' 1 : ' producing irreparable damage to the f f : lintergity of the tissues of the visual I ! E organ.-Family Doctor. ' I' il I j I Helping Him Out. : : " 'That familiar quotation escapes 'I' ' " i-sne , " said Rivers , nibbling his pencil : . . I " ' ' " 'Competition is' - I I " ' ' ' . . 'The first law of nature , prompt. . efl Brooks. I I ON FOOD. : : 1 The Right Foundation of Food. Proper food is the foundation of health. , People can eat improper food ! for a time until there is a sudden col- I 'I ' Japse I of the digestive organs , then all : i ' iinds : of trouble follows. ' \ . I J The proper way out of the difficulty I' ' I , : 5s ; to shift to the pure , scientific food , j' ) ' , , ' Grape . Nuts , for it rebuilds from the I I ' foundatIon up. 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"Very soon the yellow coating dis- III 1 .appeared from my tongue , the dull , 'heavy feeling in my head disappeared and my mind felt light and clear ; the , , 'languid , tired feeling left , and alto- gether I felt as if I had been rebuilt. : Strength and weight came back rapid : ly and I went back to my work with renewed ! ambition. ) ' - 'To-day I am a new woman in mind as well as body and I owe it all to this , natural food , Grape-Nuts. " "There's ' a , ) . , ' Ueason. " , " , I Look in pkgs. for the famous little s took , "The Road to Wellville. " Ii Ever read the above letter ? A 'I ' I . ; jnew ' one appears frorr ! , time to time. j 1 k , ' . . } They are genuine . , true , and full of i' i K ' . interest. i. . ? human " fj : , I . f/ / ; 1t . . . j - i " , , - , . , . . , . . 1 , I } t , . ' ' < , ' 'f : _ ' ' . , . ' , ' , . . . . . " . . . < " " ; > . . " ' { . . . ' . . i ; fl ! ' . . , . , ! ' " " . : i' - ' : ' - ; ' 1- . ' " ' J ; ) . j ! tl . t I . 1 . i.1 i. I , ii I _ -1 I r..r , ' _ . - , _ _ - - ' - - - ; - - . . ; ; : : ; : ; : : " ; : : : ; ; - : , Z-- . c - _ , . . - ' . a.- _ - . - . --e c- _ _ _ _ s - - ' - . . - : + : . 0..r "is' . x - . . . . . r1 . , . t . . + 1 The 4 Main Chance II BY Meredith Nicholson COPYRIGHT 1903 THE BOBBS-MEHKILI. COMPAWY : : + + + + + + + + + + + + -z = J = 'on - _ A CHAPTER XX. Wheaton sat in his room the next evening ; clutching a copy of a Gazette extra in which a few sentences under long headlines gave the latest rumor about the mysterious disappearance of , . Grant Porter. Within a fortnight he had received several warnings from his broth- er marking bis itinerary eastward , Sny- der was evidently moving with a fixed purpose ; and , as Wheaton had received brief notes from him couched in phrases of amiable irony , postmarked Denver , and then , within a few days , Kansas City , he surmised that his brother was traveling on fast trains and therefore with money in his purse. He had that morning received a postal card , signed "W. W. , " which bore a few taunting sentences in a handwriting which Wheaton readily recognized. He did not for an instant question that Will- iam Wheaton , alias Snyder , had abduct- ed Grant Porter , nor did he belittle the situation thus created as it affected-him. He faced it coldly , as was his way. He ought .not to have refused Snyder'a ap peals , he confessed to himself ; the debt he owed his brother for bearing the whole burden of their common youthful crime had never been discharged. The bribes , , and subterfuges which Wheaton had em- ployed to keep him away from Clarkson II I I had never been prompted by brotherly gratitude or generosity , but always by his fear of having so odious a connection made public. He was face to face with the crucial moment where concealment involved complicity in a crime. His duty lay clear before him-his duty to his friends , the Porters-to the woman whom he knew he loved. Was he equal to it ? If Snyder were ' caught he would be sure to take revenge on him ; and Wheaton knew that no matter how guiltless he might show himself in the eyes of the world , his career would be at an end ; he could not live in Clarkson ; Evelyn Por- ter would never see him again. The Gazette stated that a district tele- graph messenger had left at Mr. Porter's door a note which named the terms on which Grant could be ransomed. The amount was large-more money than James Wheaton possessed ; it was not a great deal for William Porter to pay. It had already occurred to Wheaton that he might pay the ransom himself and carry the boy home , thus establishing forever a claim upon the Porters. 2e quickly dismissed this ; the risks of ! ! x- posure were too great. He turned ' all these matters over in his mind. Clearly the best thing to do was to let the climax come. His brother was a criKHnal with a record , who would not finfl it easy to drag him into the mire. Sis own ca- reer and position in Clarkson were unas- sailable. Very likely tW boy would be found quickly and the incident would close with Snyder's fcentence to a long imprisonment. He would face it out no matter what happened ; and the more he thought of it the likelier it seemed that Snyder had overleaped himself and would soon be where he could no longer be a menace. He went down to dinner late , in the clothes that he had worn at the bank all day and thus brought upon himself the banter of Caldwell , the Transconti- nental agent , who sang out as he entered the dining-room door : "What's the matter , Wheaton ? Sold or pawned your other clothes ? Come on now and give us the real truth about the kidnapping , " said Caldwell with cheerful interest. . "You'll better watch the bank or the same gang may carry it off next. " 1 guess the bank's safe enough , " Wheaton answer " . "And I don't know anything except what I reai in the pa- pers. " He hoped the others would not think him indifferent ; but they were busy discussing various rumors and theo- ries as to the route taken by the kidnap- ers and the amount of ransom. He threw in his own comment and speculations from time to time. "Raridan's out chasing them , " said Caldwell. "I passed him and Saxton driving like mad out Merriam street at noon. " The mention of Raridan and Saxton did not comfort Wheaton. He re- flected that they had undoubtedly been to the Porter house since the alarm had been sounded , and he wondered whether his own remissness in this regard had been remarked atthe Hill. His fingers , , were cold as he stirred his coffee ; and when he had finished he hurriedly left the room. He felt easier when he got out into the cool night air. His day at the bank had been one long horror ; but the clang of the cars , the lights in the streets , gave him contact with life again. He must I hasten to offer his services to the Porters , though he knew that every means of as- sistance had been employed , and that , there was nothing to do but to make in- quiries. He grew uneasy as his car near- ed the house , and he climbed the slope of the hill like one who bears a burden. He had traversed this walk many times in the past year , in the varying moods of a lover , who one day walks the heights and is the next plunged into the depths ; and latterly , since his affair with Margrave , he had known moods of conscience , too , and these returned upon him with fore- bodings now. If Porter had not been ill , there would never have been that inter- view with Margrave at the bank ; and Grant : would not have been at home to be kidnaped. It seemed to him that the trou- ) les of other people rather than his own errors ! were bearing down the balance against his happiness. Evelyn came into the parlor with eyes red from weeping. "Oh , have you no news ? " she cried to him. He had kept on his overcoat and held his hat in his hand. Her grief stuns him ; a great wave I , " a . 1. ( , ' , l t. . i ' .W , ; f ' ' w . ; : , 4 rA : . , , . . , ' . , - - - , - - - - - . - - - . . . . . , , - - - , - - - - - - - * ' " - = = _ C : = oo < _ _ _ . . . _ < ' > c- _ _ . . - - . . - u - I of tenderness swept over him , but it was followed by a wave of terror. Evelyn wept as she tried to tell her story. "It is dreadful , horrible 1" ! he forced himselg ] to say. "But certainly no harm can come to the boy. , No doubt in & few hojirs ! - - : : ; : " But he isn't strong and father is still weak - " She threw herself in a chair and her tears broke forth afresh. Wheaton stood impotently watching } her anguish. It is a new aud strange sensation which a man experiences , when for the ! v first time he see tears fn the eyes of the woman he loves. Evelyn sprang up suddenly. "Have you seen Warry ? " she askod "has he come back yet ? " "Nothing had been beard from them when I came up town. " He still stood , watching her pityingly. "I hope you un- deistand how sorry I am-how dreadful I feel about it. " He walked over to her and she thought he meant to go. She had not heard what he said , but she thought I he 3 had been offering help. j "Oh , thank you ! Everything is being ; " done , I know. They will" find him toI I night , won't they ? They surely must , " she pleaded. Her father called her in his weakened voice to know who was there and she hurried away to him. Wheaton's eyes followed her as she went weeping from the room , and he watched her , feeling that , he might never see her again. He felt the poignancy of tliis hour's history - of his having brought upon this house a hideous wrong. The French clock on the mantel struck seven and then tinkled the three quar- ters lingeringly. There were roses in a vase on the mantel" ; he had sent them to her the day before. He stood as one dazed ftfr a minute after she had van- ished. He could hear Porter back in the house somewhere and Evelyn's voice reassuring him. The musical stroke of the bell , the scent of the roses , the fa- miliar surroundings of the room , wrought upon him like a pain. He stared stupid- ly about , as if amid a ruin that he had brought upon the place ; and then he went out of the house ; and down the slope into the street , like a man in a dream. While Wheaton swayed between fear and hope , the community was athrill with excitement. Rewards for the boy's return were telegraphed in every direction. The only clue was the slight testimony of Mrs. Whipple. She had told and re-told her story to detectives and reporters There was only too little to tell. Grant had walked with her to the car. Sho had se'en only one of the men that had driven up to the curb - the one that hr.d in- quired about the entrance to Mr. Por- ter's grounds. She remembered that he had moved his head curiously to one side as he spoke , and there was something un- usual about his eyes which she could not describe. Perhaps he had only one eye ; she did not know. Raridan and Sxtton , acting independ- ently of the authorities in the confusion and excitemea , followed a slight clue that led theta far countryward. They lost the troll completely at a village fif- teen mile away , and after alarming the country drove back to town. Meanwhile anoth . ; message had been sent to the fatbf of the boy stating that the ran- som money could be taken by a single i ; ssellger to a certain spot in the coun- try , at midnight , and that within forty- eiqht hours thereafter the boy would be returned. He was safe from pursuit , the note stated , and an ominous hint was dropped that it would be wise to aban- d.n the idea of procuring the captive's return unharmed without paying the sum : ked. Mr. Porter told the detectives U1tlt he would pay the money ; but the proposed meeting was set for the third uight after the abduction ; the captors Ttere in no hurry , they wrote. The crime ffits clearly the work of daring men , and had been carefully planned with a .view lo quickening the anxiety of the family of the stolen boy. And so twenty-four limirs passed. "This is a queer game , " said Raridan , on the second evening , as he and John discussed the subject again in John's room at the club. "I don't just make it out. If the money was all these fellows Vanted , they could make a quick touch of it.11' . Porter's crazy to pay any s .m. But they seem to want to prolong tie agony. " "That looks queer , " said Saxton. "There may be something back of it ; but Porter hasn't any enemies who would try this kind of thing. There are business men here who would like to do him up in a trade , but this is a little out of the usual channels. " Saxton got up and walked the floor. "Look here , Warry , did you ever know a one-eyed man ? It has just occurred to me that I have seen such a man since I came , - to this part of the country ; but the circumstances were peculiar. This , thing is queerer than ever as I think of ; * - . " . . "Well ? " . - "It was back at the Ptfindexter place when I first went there. A fellow named Snyder was in charge. He had made a rats' nest of the house , and resented the idea of doing any work. He seemed to think he was there to stay * Wheaton had given him the job before I came. I remember that I asked Wheaton if it made any difference to him what I did with the fellow. He didn't seem to care and I bounced him. That was two years ago and . I haven't heard of him since. " , "Who's at the Poindexter place now ? " "Nobody ; I haven't been there myself for a year or more. " "Is it likely that fellow is at the bottom of this , and that he has made a break for the f ranch house ? That must be a good lonesome place out there. "Well , it won't take long to find out. The thing to do is to go ourselves with- out saying : a word to anyone. Let's make a still hunt of it. The detectives are busy on what may be real clues and this is only a guess. " "I can't imagine that fellow Snyder : doing anything so dashing as carrying off a millionaire's son. He didn't look t to me as if he had the nerve. " "It's only a chance , but it's worth try- ing. " In the lower hall they met Wheaton , who was pacing up and down. He was afraid of John Saxton ; Saxton , he felt , probably knew the part he had played in the : street railway matter. It seemed to him that Saxton must have told others ; probably Saxton had Evelyn's certificate put away for use when William Porter should ; be restored to health. This went through : his mind as John and Warry " stood talking to him. "Wheaton , " said Saxton , "do -you re-I j member that fellow Snider who was in I , , , - . . . ' , ' , . ; . . ; . ' . . . - \ - , , " - - . : , , - , ' ' ' ' " . - , . . _ _ _ , . . - - - --.T - - - - - - " " - - - - - - . . . . - - 4 charge < of the Poindexter pleuc wfcea I came < here ? " "What - oh yeri 1" ! His hand reae quIck- ly 1 to his carefully tied four-in-hand and he 1 fingered it nervously. "You may not remember it , but he had only one eye" wtes1 that's so , " said Wheaton , as If re calling the fact with difficulty. "And Mrs. Whipple saya there was something wrong about one of the eyes of the man : who accosted he'r amd Grant at Mr. Porter's gate. What bftcame of that fellow after he | left the rafich- ; : bave you any idea 1 ? " Raridan had } / walked away"to talk to a group of men in the reading room , leaving Saxto'n and Wheaton alone. "He went West the last I knew of him , " Wheaton answered , steadily. "It has struck me that he might be in this 1 thing. It's only a guess , but Raridan and ! 1 thought we'd run out to the Poin- dexter < ranch and see if it could possibly be 1 the rendezvous of the kidnapers. It's probably ] a fool's errand , but it won't take 1 long , and we'll do it nnofEcially without saying anything to the authori- ties. 1 His mind was on the plan and : he looked at his watch and called to Raridan to come. "I believe I'll go al jg , " said Wl aton , sud f en1y. "We can be back by noon to- 3rrow i : , " he added , conscientiously , i e- membering i his duties at the bank. "All right , " said Warry. "We're tak- ing bags along in case of emergencies. " A boy came down carrying Saxton's suit- case. Wheaton and Raridan hurried out together to The Bachelors' to get their own things. It was a relief to Wheaton to have something to do ; it was hardly : possible that Snyder had fled to the ranch house ; but in any event he was glad to get away from Clarkson for a ' ew hours . ( To be continued. ) THE DRBTEUTG HABIT. : We are Exceeding the liquid Re- quirements of the Organism. It would be idle to deny that the drinking habit has reached almost the proportions of a pastime among us. We no longer drink only when we aro thirsty. We drink when surrounded by our fellows to promote good fel lowship just as we drink when alone to escape from boredom ; we drink when we are merry and we drink when we are depressed. In 'short , we . drink much and often. Each has his favorite tipple. Tea , that mild distillation of the Orient , is the beverage of gossip and literature , suggesting placid rumination and a quiet setting. Soda , ginger beer and the thousand and one concoctions of the coiner soda fountain tempt the abstemious , above all in hot weather. Wines and more ardent spirits admin- ister a fillip to the nerves of those who aie addicted to the use of alco ( holic stimulants. Each after his fash- ion indulges in some kind of excess. The secret of this indulgence in , liquid refreshment of various sorts is to be found largely in the fact that each ueason sees a multiplication of the beverages that are agreeable to 'the tsiste. We drink not because we are thirsty but because the flavor is pleasing to the palate , and in doing this some physicians contend we are exceeding the liquid requirements of the organism. In considering this matter editorially the Lancet re- marks : "The thirsty person who cannot sat- isfy his thirst unless the beverage contains what is in reality a drug has really acquired an unhealthy habit , or , to put it plainly , a disease. Yet what else iu the alcohol of the various alcoholic beverages , the caffeine of tea and coffee , the glucoside or quinine of bitters , , or even the ginger of ginger beer or of ginger ale the aromatic oil of the liqueur the carbonic acid gas in soda water , the citric acid of the lemon and so on but a drug ? All these clearly convey something into the organism over and above water it- self ; they cannot quench thirst in the sense that water does. " The medical journal goes on to as- cribe the great growth of this habit of drinking liquids other than water to the fear that water may contain disease entities. It ends with a warn- ing that persistence in the habit fre quently manifests its ill effects in a disturbance of function which may result in harm to the entirw organism. Roth child's Rn ] s. The greater financiers or business men frequently give to the public I wise maxims for success. But it is not always definitely known whether I these maxims were formulated when the particular Captain of Industry was a barefooted boy selling news- papers or since arrival at the pinnacle of : fame. It is , therefore , the more interesting to read the rules formulated before final success by Rothschild-the Roths- child , the man who founded the house and ! was Europe's greatest financier. He placarded the walls of Tiis banks and counting rooms with maxims. 1 Here are a few of them : Carefully examine every detail of your business. Be prompt in everything. : Take time to consider , and then de cide quickly. Dare to go forward. Be brave in the struggle of life. Make no useless acquaintances. Pay your debts promptly. Learn how to risk your money at the : right moment. Employ your time well. Be polite to everybody. Never be discouraged. t Then work hard and you wIll be i certain : to succeed. . . . \ / z Getting Rich. g "How did you ; get the money to buy paints to finish your : big picture ? " asked the sympathetic intimate of the struggling : artist. "Pawned my coat. " , 'Oh ! And how much did you get for your picture ? " "Nearly enough .to get my coat out.-London Globe. , , ' _ - " r . . , i _ > / , : , . ' * . - - - . . - - - . : . . - - t = - - - - - - - - ' , Q D / , aW Q D . - 1 Form Poultry HonJie. For a farmer's poultry house I know of nothing that will give better sat- isfaction than a moveable colony house , such as Is used at Macdonald College , Que. , a photo and plan of ( ) + 7 + . , . ref „ 1 tip ' ' , ' .w / r ht FRONT VIEW. which accompanies. This house Is Sx 12 feet , floor built on two skids and accommodates 25 hens and 3 males in the winter and half as many more during the summer. A team of horses can draw It to any part of the farm that may be desired. This gives fresh ground to the hens , and feed that might otherwise go to waste , can be made use of. For farm use the stud- ding need not be so high , and the house can be built of available mate- rial. A loose board ceiling over which Is placed straw provides : for the ab - sorption of dolsture and even in the --i I I C1t _ - . _ a,0a csvwrio/v . --a , r . - .i- . tor..t . . , fj , . - . . . . . c. . . ti Qw.eo..r. A N r -4- . A 'p.C'-'J.4C - - t c $ , _ a " I 1 . , . . . . PLAN : OF INTERIOE. r coldest days , hens are quite comforc- able. A farmer can add to his equip- ment one house at a time , and gradu- ally work up to the desired number. . F. C. Elford. Cockleburs. A good many farmers are still strug- gling with the cocklebur nuisance. It is possible to rid the ranch of this pest in one year and realize a profit on the operation. Any time before the weeds have attained much height 1i 1t take a plow and harrow to the field and before the day is done sow one and one-half bushels of good kafflr corn to each acre plowed Harrow well \ and the next day repeat the oper- ation until the cocklebur territory has been thoroughly covered. When the : kafiir seed is In the dough mow or ; bind with a harvester and you wHl have one of the very best crops or E roughage to be had. Remove this crop from the field as soon as convenient. I Two years or so of this kind of tillage will clean out the burs and the opera- tion Is certainly worth while. - Denver Field and Farm. Fertilizers. Fertilizers may be divided Into two general classes - direct and Indirect , or nutritive and stimulant. A direct or nutritive fertilizer is one which 1 furnishes nourishment to the growing i crop. Nourishment means simply ni- trogen , phosphoric acid and potash. These are the three ingredients which must be renewed through the medium of manures and fertilizers. A stimu- lant 1 or indirect fertilizer is one which does not furnish an actual plant food to the soil , but by Its stimulating ac- tion renders available some plant food which previously existed In the soil in an insoluble or unavailable condI- tion. The Real Value of Sheep. The census report cannot give the t real value of sheep. Outside of the j value of sheep as producers of meat i and wool , there is a benefit conferred d by them to land. Pastures occupied by t sheep become richer every year , and bushes , weeds and briars , which it so readily grow where they are not desired , are kept down by sheep and e their : places occupied by grass. " The c poorest kind of land , ifv given up to a sheep , even if it is necessary to allow 1J feed : to them , will be made productive IJ In : a few years. Horaes and Corn Growing. In growing of . s corn one the factors that : is seldom rated at its true worth s is first-class motive so ' s - power. Anyone - who : has plowed , harrowed , planted a and cultivated with an illmatched'd short-weighted , high-strung team a knows how difficult it is to do good of work. No farm hand thus handicapped can : render a service that is satisfac- ory to a good farmer. Farm teams n should ; be evenly matched as to age , c , size , and temperament. Weight Is es1i . I . . . . ' - , - , . " " ; , , - . . . . . . - . - - - - - - - - - - . - - - . . = - - - - - " A . . " - ' ' sentlaL Teams should be big cnougk" ; to keep a reserve power constantly on tap ; they should draw any implo- men $ with ease and , at a Steady , lively pace. If they are of standard drafj type and are shifted occasionally from ono ; class of service to another they will go through the season wIth- out breakdowns. This depends , how ever , , to a large extent on how they are fed and managed. Much depends also on the ease and comfort which ; they enjoy in the collar ; sore neck > and galled shoulders , due to poorly- fitted collars , jprove serious obstacles , to good , continuous work. Corn-belt1 farms should be equipped with heavy , draft teams ; the highest type of . dl- versified agriculture in that territory depends on this reliable , efficient mo- tive power. Big horses bear a close relationship to a big corn crop.-ChI- cago Live Stock World. DlppnJ Stock for , Lice. There are various kinds of stocX . , dips , and most of them are good. Their use is becoming more common because their value Is better known than for- merly. Almost every stockman has animals ! that are not thrifty , and be don't know the reason why. It very- : often happens that such animals arfe troubled with parasites of some kind , perhaps several kinds. They are too small to be seen with the naked eye , and the farmer tries different kinds of medicines , when an outside appli cation of some disinfectant is the only remedy needed. When stockmen once ' learn the value of dipping they need no further encouragement. They keep on dipping twice a year , because they know it pays both in dollass and In satisfaction. We have found crude oil one of tha best and most effective louse killers and disinfectants. It makes an ex- cellent dip for swine. It will remove all of the old scales and scurf and Im- prove the general appearance of the herd. herd.When When mixed with crude carbolla acid at the rate of one gallon of crude carbolic acid to fifty gallons of crude oil it makes a cheap and effective dIs- infectant for use In the hog houses , hen houses and water holes In the hog' lot where hogs are accustomed to wal low. low.It It will , when used alone , prove 8 ' very cheap oil to use on farm machin- ery when it is stored away for winter. It can be used with safety as a fly repellant on all farm animals by the use of sprayers , and will prove as well adapted to that purpose as many of the more expensive dips and mixtures. For cuts and bruises on farm animals It Is excellent and can be used with safety. Use on cows' _ teats when sore. Agricultural Epitomist. . TestIng MIllc. In some sections many of the best dairymen are adapting the Holland plan of combining and hiring men to visit each herd one day in the month' : and test the milk of , each cow , thus , giving the owners an idea of which' ' cows are the ones that are paying for their keep. This plan Is a very sen . sible one and should be encouraged. The cost is comparatively small'am . the tester boards with the family : while he is doing his work and Is car ' . / ' . ried to the next place the day he ha& . / ' completed his work. This Insures reg- / ularity In the work. In Michigan this plan has greatly increased the average production per cow. Wisconsin , too has taken up this matter. It Is good , business and it may become popular , but some of our dairymen are hard to turn from the beaten paths of their fathers. - Farmers and Drovers' Jour nal. _ _ _ . Pump for the Garden. A good pump should be part of ths equipment of every garden. For th $ small ; garden a good bucket , com- pressed air or knapsack pump will b $ ; most satisfactory , while for larger gardens a barrel pump , with an at- tachment : for spraying several rowd , when ; occasion demands , or an auto- matic pump geared to the wheels of , the truck will be found more : economi cal : of time and labor. The small compressed : air sprayer is handy , as It eaves both hands free for use , and is , therefore , useful if it Is desired to- spray two or three small trees , possl * bjy with the use of a stepladder to , reach their tops. . I . Why Pltr the Fanner . A- Mr. Mann : of Geuda Springs , says s > - Kansas newspaper , loaded a large , fat hog Into his automobile and took It to- market in Arkansas City , where he got a good price for the porker. It took . him a mighty short time to get the : hog to town and get the cash for it. A few minutes' scrubbing fixed the- auto so that it did not smell like a barnyard , and the hog probably en- oyed the ride. What's the use hold- ng meetings trying to improve con- ditions of farm life ? Sowing Orchard Gra.'UI. If . orchard grass Is not sown thickly t will not be a success. Three bush- ' els : to the acre should be . used. Or- hard grass is more vigorous than tim othy I , with a stronger root ' system ; but if a permanent ; meadow ' Is ex pected it must be top-dressed freely. The Sorrel Horse There Is no color of horse so Ins en- ible to heat as the sorrel. There Is eldom any coat so silky or responds- o quickly to good care as the sorrel , and many horsemen claim there is sel , dom any horse with such sound feet" . . . and limbs or possessing the endurance f the sorrel. . . \ . American Wheat. . , The United States annually exports- \ , ' more wheat flour : than all the othe - countries of the world combined- . ' 5 , 000 ,000 out of 26O . 26,000,000 . bas .relL . . - - ' . - ' . . ' " - ; ' , - . . ' - - - . . - . , - - - r - - - - . _ . - - . , , , . . . ' . 1. - - t + , ea. 5 :