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COPYRIGHT 1903
THE BOBBS-MEHKILI. COMPAWY
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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
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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
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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
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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 ;
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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
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thing is queerer than ever as I think of
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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Getting Rich.
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"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.
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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
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PLAN : OF INTERIOE.
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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.
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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
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kafiir seed is In the dough mow or
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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. .
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Why Pltr the Fanner .
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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
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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. .
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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
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