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ftf Ur .1 - hAtL SnGBCBGC BfflWOBE JKOOfCf J WJ& CHAPTER XIX. Continued. Presently every nan in camp is aware of the con'ing attack the sound of axes ringing on the timber is heard some keep guard while the axnien strengthen their de fenses. Dick personally superintends the fastenings of the horses, tied in the mouth of a little blind canon that runs off from their camp, and makes a natural corral with the help of a few logs stretched az a barrier at 'its mouth. The animals are precious to their progress, and they must take 30 chances of losing them through a stampede. Between the two leaders every de tail is looked into, the men have plenty of ammunition, and know how to use it. There will be dreadful slaughter when they open on the des peradoes whom Mexican gold has hired to attack them. The desperate srenor has indeed adopted deperate means when he comes to this. His plans are work ing badly, and he has reached the low est level such a nature can descend to, when, utterly regardless of human life, he determines to annihilate the Jittle party, if need be, in order to grasp what he desires. A silence like unto death hovers over the camp of the Americans. These brave men crouch at their posts and wait to grapple with the running foe who will come crawling through the grass and over the fallen .timber lilce murderous wolves creep ing upon their expected prey. The fires have all been extinguished 'and now only the starlight remains to give them light, which, with the eternal bills all around them, is faint, .indeed. When all Is made ready the com trades talk it over, and Dick ap proaches the tent which the women occupy. "Miss Westerly," he says softly. "Yes," conies the reply on the in jstant. "You had better be warned we ex pect an attack" a little gurgle is heard from Dora, always quick to take "the alarm "and it might be wise for .you to hf ready." "We aio dressed w? did not retire. Enter. Dick," comes in the clear voice Jhe loves. "What does this mean?" he asks, passing in. "That I suspected something Colo nel Bob's uneasy manner warned me. We waited up then we heard the bustle, the chopping, the low com mands. Ah! my Difh, you must not think Pauline Westerly is deficient in common sense." He staits to protest. bat she laughs It off. "Now that we Know the absolute truth, tell us all Keep nothing back," she commands, and as Dick is her slave, her adorer, he obeys, not omit ting to relate how her sweet songs won the heart of Tampa Garcia back .from evil.. Miss Pauline does not seem afraid the soul of a heroine occupies that lovely form. "It Is a terrible thing to think what the passions of a bad man may bring about, but I shall .-tand up for the rights Heaven gave me. It is my duty, and if blood be shed he must take the blame, this man who has pursued me across the Atlantic." The sound of a single rifle-shot echoes through the valley, instantly followed by a loud shriek. "That means business. They come! Keep in the tent, I beg of you," and with the words Dick Denver bounds through the opening, eager to get in line and inspire his men to do their duty. CHAPTER -XX. "They Come the Greek! The Greek!" Silence no longer holds sway in the Valley los Muertas this fatal rifle shot seems to have teen the signal for throwing aside the mask; hideous yells break forth from this point and that, which are immediately answered by shouts of defiance from the Ameri cans who crouch behind the rude re Moubt Colonel Bob is certainly in his ele ment he was born a fighter, and r.eer learned the meaning of .-the word fear. His clarion voice is heard above all the rest, like trumpet notes: "Hold your fire, boys, make every shot tell! We'll show the greasers how Yankees fight. Steady it is, boys. Listen to tht," as an outburst is heard more fierce than before. "Take 'em on the jump, my hearties! They come the Greek, the Greek!" Perhaps Colonel Bob has things mixed a trifle, for in the historical event to which his words refer, it was the Turkish host that lay in camp; the Turk who awoke "mid death and battle smoke," but Bozarris and his little hand could not have presented a braver front to the foe than does the company under the comrades two. Then, with a crash, guns are dis charged, and the shouts and shrieks, and yells that arise are but a sin gle feature in the pandemonium that reigns. Some of the assailants have reached the rude fort, and tight hand-to-hand over the barriers. The only light they have comes from the stars, and the flash of guns that spem to be contin ually booming; but the eyes of hate are keen, and these enemies who grapple over the logs can see enough to know how to fight like demons. All has happened in an incredibly hrief space of time. Five minutes be fore peace and silence brooded over the valley; and now a stranger com ing through the define above would believe bedlam had broken loose, and all the fiends of Tophet were having high carnival below. The two women, sitting in the tent which, through the forethough and in genuity of Bob, has been pitched in a spot where it could not be struck by Stray lead, hear the awful clamor. i lira- nlMShaatifc.a'faai r -eifciO.Art-- S mESV 3 'ysr "w i VUVmW S Vw70.. JtPTHOCf ' 7 .3 TW I. 1 W I tkinorfteJ ac-ra -IS!-. I PAMJNE TFlSEWTfCHK Their attitude is indicative of their different natures Pauline is white, i uui uci uituu, us oue uwua iuc nine i revolver ready for a desperate use, does not tremble a particle; while Dora's teeth chatter, and she clings to the arm of her mistress, moaning about her sad lot, and wishing she had never come to Mexico, though as soon as the danger is past she will be sorry for having said as much. Although the confusion is so ter rible, Pauline has the utmost con fidence in the management of her lover, and beliees that his arrange ments are as near perfect as can be. Dick and Bob have divided their forces, so that one can be at each end of the little fort, encouraging the men by precept and example. The Mexicans who have attacked them show an unusual fierceness, and Dick immediately surmise? that Secor Lo pez must have given them liberal doses of pulque or some sort of strong liquor, so as to fire their nerves, and arouse their most savage passions. Surely the love of money alone could not make them take such risks. So desperately does the battle rage that there is some dacger lest friends shoot down each other. When Dick realizes this he roars: "Light the funeral fires! We'll toss the yellow dogs into the blaze! A torch! a torch!" One is almost immediately thrust into his hand, and, springing to a pile of dead leaves and brush, gathered for this very purpose, he applies the fire. Instantly flames shoot upward, other hands have done the same in three different quarters, and as many fires illumine the scene. It is dark no longer, indeed the sun could hardly do more toward dispell ing the gloom, for as the blaze eats into each pyramid of dry grass and debris, it mounts upward into a solid pillar at least ten feet high. Every man can tow see those around him. and the bitter hand-to-hand struggle promises to be more desperate than ever. In one place in particular the as sailants seem to have determined to force an entrance; they have massed there in numbers, and those opposed are in danger of being swept under. Dick has prepared for just such an emergency he springs forward and Finds Himself Face hurls some object which he snatches from a box. It whirls through the air, and. striking the ground just at the outside edge of the enemy's line, ex plodes with a flash and a roar that shakes the very earth. Consternation naturally ensues among the Mexican assailants, who believe they are abcut to be blown to atoms. Perhaps not a great deal of damage has been accomplished, as the force of dynamite is generally downward, but Dick's object has not been slaughter, but lather to produce a panic among their assailants, in which endeavor he iu.s been signally successful. Some slink away like whipped curs, and the remainder fight with less vim than before. When a second bomb bursts, with a concussion even more deafening than the first, the last straw has been laid on the camel. The Mexicans have engagd to fight with men, but not dynamite bombs, and they diaw the line there. So quickly do the Mexicans melt away that presently all who may be seen are those lying upon the ground, or a couple locked in a fierce hand-to-hand struggle with some of the de fenders of the little valley fort, and these are soon secured. As the battle seems to be over, the brave Americans set to work looking after their wounded, and quite a num ber have received hurts during the brief but exceedingly desperate ac tion. Two saddles will be vacant on the morrow. By the light of the fires the voyagers dig graves and clear the battlefield of all its terrible evidences of action, so that in the morning the eyes of Miss Pauline will not be hor rified by the sight of ghastly scenes. Although the enemy has received such a signal drubbing, that Is no sign he will give up the endeavor to con quer. As soon as possible after the retreat. Dick hasten? to the tent to reassure the one wno is ever in his mind. He finds Dora almost in con vulsionsthose two heavy explosions were too much for her nerves, and she believes all have been buried in one common grave, including her Bob. Leaving them in a much more peaceful frame of mind, Dick hastens to see that the defenses are restored to their normal state, and everything placed in readiness for another at tack, should the Senor Lopez manage to arouse a still fu-ther feeling of desperate valor in the breasts of his. followers. Bob, being relieved of duty, hastens to reassure his only Dora that he is very much alive. "Send him to me," she has implor ed Dick, "for I shall not believe he is alive unless I can see his dear face and pinch him." So Bob goes only too gladly love does not pinch very severely, and there are those who rather enjoy the little twinges of pain when inflicted by loving fingers. All is finally in readiness for farther business, im 'case Senor Lopez influ ences his men to advance once more, which, after the severe punishment they have received on this night, is an exceedingly problematical thing. Guards watch at every point one? half of the little garrison is on duty at a time, while the others seek to recuperate their energies in sleep. So the night moves on the night that would have been their last in the Val ley los Muertas had Senor Lopez been allowed his way. Dawn comes at iast and every one rejoices. They do not fear much now, as i five hours ought to take them to the El Dorado. When breakfast has been eaten a start is made. Extra precautions are taken to guard against a surprise men sent ahead to explore each de file ere the column passes through. Dora notices one strange thing. Col onel Bob and six men remain behind at the camp. She does not suspect the truth, and wonders why they have apparently deserted the main column. When they have lost sight of the late camp she turns to Miss Pauline. "What does it mean? Will they desert us? I never thought that of Bob," she says, sadlv. "Foolish Dora, you forget that your Bob is a sheriff. I am afraid,' with a shudder, "that it is a stern duty that keeps him back. You remember that they had two prisoners this morning?" "Yes, the ugliest Mexicans in the country," declared Dora, not yet grasping the truth. "They are not with us. There! " as two shots were heard in quick suc cession. "I presume justice has been meted out it was an execution." "The horrid men! I won't speak to Bob, I" with tears and traces of horror in her voice. "It is you who are foolish. Think, girl, what fate those men would have condemned you to, and from which you have been saved by the bravery of Bob Harlan, and my Dick. Don't ever let me hear you reproach the colonel for having done his stern duty, or I will disown you. silly Dora." Probably Dora's eyes are now open ed, and she sees matters in their true light, for when Bob and his men come galloping up later, without the two ugly prisoners, she gives him a ravish ing smile, and throws numerous kisses across the space that separates them, much to the amusement of the rough rangers, not one of whom but secretly to Face with Juanita.' envies the Sheriff of Secora County his good luck. Once beyond the Valley of Death, all of them breathe a sigh of relief. A temporary halt is called on top of the divide to rest the animals after the laborious climb. From this point they can look back into the valley, and all are struck by the somber ap pearance It presents one would im agine a cloud of some sort hung over it, preventing the sunlight from enter ing and chasing the shadows away. In great contrast lies the open coun try bevond here all nature seems bright and joyous, and the golden rays of old Sol lend the surroundings a cheerful aspect! birds that avoid the gloomy valley at the foot of the de file here whistle and warble merrily. "Yonder lies the El Dorado.' says Pauline, as she points across the plateau. They look eagerly, fcr with most of the men this is their first trip to the most famous of a.l Mexican mines, and from the hints that have been dropped they have a pretty good Idea that all the scenes of excitement will not be confined to the road leading to the El Dorado. The real fight for the possession of the mine will be made at the scene of the rich deposits. For this they were enlisted, for this they will receive dou ble pay, and during the journey they have become so attached to Miss Paul ine and her fortunes that there is not a man among them who would not risk his very life in her behalf her ways are so winning, her manners so gentle and yet dignified, that she draws all honest hearcs to her. (To Be Continued.) Gave the Directions. Jean Gerhardy, the well-known 'cellist, at a dinner in Philadelphia, praised American wit. "You are all witty," he said. "From your millionaire down to your gamin, you are quick, nimble and sparkling in retort. "Your gamins' wit is cruel. It! caused a friend of mine to flush and mutter an evil oath one day last week in New York. My friend, in a hurry to catch a train, ran out of his hotel toward a cab, and a ragged little boy opened the cab door for him and hand ed him in his valise. He gave the boy nothing. In his hurry, you see, he forgot "The disappointed urchin smiled sourly and called this order to the driver: 'Nearest poorhouse, cabby.' " American Spectator. "I suppose you object to railway re bates?" "I dsnno as I do," answered Farm er Corntassel, "exceptin' when they're only jest' another way of stickln' up the price on the fellers that haven't a pulL" Washington Star. ftAfiMk - -- BlOfiCBAHKGAfiDEN m x 4 C 1iTnrBB Q IrXw saBBat "V rsaaa"''iiaaT?3i SWEET. POTATO CULTURE.. Sweet potatoes can be grown much easier if their nature and require ments are understood. It must be re membered that sandy clay soil con tains the elements required for their best development, and that rich black loam, while it will produce a heavy growth of vines, will give a crop of poor, stingy sweet potatoes. The ground should be thrown up in ridges with a lister or plow, the top slightly flattened, and the plants set from 12 to 16 Inches apart on the mid dle of the top ridge. The object of the ridge is to run off the rain and admit the heat of the sun to the roots, as the sweet potato is a semi-tropical plant and we make the conditions as near as may be like the southern climate. A moist time, if not too cold, is favorable for setting the plants, but after they are once started a dry sea son is the best for them. Soon after setting the plants, the flattened ridge should be stirred on top with a wheel noe or hand hoe or rake. The sides of the ridge of the ridges can be worked with a horse hoe or cultivator, followed in a few days with the lister, winch may read ily be drawn by one horse, throwing back to the ridges the dirt that has been torn down by the cultivator. Continue thl3 at frequent intervals till the vines cover the ground and meet across the rows. Use the lister the last time to lay them by. The row may be kept frco from weeds with but little hoeing if done at the right time. Later in the sea son the scattering weeds that come in can easily be pulled by hand. Slightly disturbing the vines in tend ing does little or no harm when they are young, but later on you must not disturb them by lifting or trimming. Let them take root as much as they please, as the vines thus take up nourishment and carry it to the po tatoes. Dig in dry time if possible and cure in a dry airy place. After a week or two of curing, put them away in a warm, dry room and "cover with dry sand or road dust. Dry oats may be used instead. Thus fixed they will keep all winter if kept warm and dry. Cellars are usually too damp and cool. A place near a chimney in an upstairs room is better. A sweet potato bed is made al most like an ordinary hot bed and the same principles apply to both. Start the bed and put in the seed potatoes about five weeks before you will need the plants. THE COW AND THE HEN. We much prefer the combination of cows and hens to a mixture of even pigs or calf-raising in certain circum stances. Skimmilk will make better returns fed laying hens than to any animal. It contains the much sought for protein and is easily digested. It can be fea sweet or sour, as butter milk or curd. Perhaps the best way, at least it affords a variation is to make a curd, or feed it straight or mixed with meal or chopped clover or anything else the farmer may deem advisable. We approve of every cow owner raising his own herd. Buying cows is ticklish business, and buying good cows is a very rare proceeding. Get a good bull who will really prove to be half the herd, and raise all the prom ising heifer calves from the choice dams. The number a dairyman can take care of is often less than the skimmilk supply. The surplus of this valuable product can be fed with great profit, to the young growing chicks or to laying hens. A laying hen is like a milk cow, she should not be fat. Corn is as fatal to egg production as its in discriminate use is disastrous in the dairy. Cultivate the ground around newly planted fruit trees, at regular inter vals say once every two weeks. The only usual exception to this is in the case of bearing cherry or, perhaps, pear trees. These, when full-grown sometimes do fairly well in sod, after a few years of preliminary cultiva tion. If you have a cow that Is in the habit of sucking herself, place an old horse-collar on her neck and buckle It tightly. As long as the collar is kept on, it will prevent her from re peating her old trick. This simple method is both effective and humane. Thought moves the world. With one class of men it tends towards ex pression in words, with another class towards expression in deeds, and It is equal honors as to which is the nobler. The ignoble are the thoughtless. They are ignoble both in word and in deed. Rape will make a full crop if it is sown now. Those who do not wish to risk a large crop of if. can buy a small package and put it in after they have dug their early potatoes, or sow a few rows in the cornfield at the last culti vation. Machinery on the farm even when well taken care of will wear out Mow er wheels will last long after the other parts of the machine are worn out. We have seen some first-class farm trucks made with the wheels of old mowers. The loss of crops from wind, hail and flood is apt to be overrated. Na ture has a wonderful recuperative power. When a few days are past the damage is found to be much less than was first estimated. Give poor Shep a chance to get a cool drink. Dogs on a farm often suffer from lack of water. Nothing on a stock farm pays any better for his keep than a well-trained shepherd dog. One "get there" is worth a score of wise-to-be-theres. The way to suc ceed is to adopt business methods and tick to them. RYE.AS FOOD FOB SWINE. The rye crop is not grown to the same extent to which, in na judg ment, it ought to be grown, either as a pasture plant or as a garden plant The growing of rye at the present time is. confined very largely to light lands, whereon other crops, as for In stance wheat and barley cannot be grown with nearly so much success. It is well that rye is grown on such land, but there is also a place for it occassionally on other land. A strong point in favor of growing rye, even for grain, is that after it has been grown thus the ground can be plowed and another crop of some kind can he made to follow the same sea son. This is owing to the fact that the rye is harvested at such an early date. One great objection, however, to growing rye thus is the fact that more or less of the grain Is likely to shell, and being a very hardy plant, lives over winter and grows up again in other crops. Rye furnishes excellent food for swine. Of course, it is not well, as a rule, to confine them to rye entirely. It should be fed with moderation to young pigs, because of he fact that It possesses so largely carbohydrates. But when pigs have passed the wean ing stage and are being pastured largely on leguminous crops, as clover, rye can be fed to them with advantage with considerable freedom. It may also be fed to swine with much advantage during the fattening period. Of course, if corn is fed along with the rye, so much the better, but even where corn cannot be obtained, rye alone during the fattening period, or rye along with barley, will finish the pigs up in pretty good shape. SUMMER SHADE FOR POULTRY. When poultry are confined during the summer to yards or varying di mensions there must be a certain amount of shade provided in order to keep them in the best conditions. The shade of a building for a portion of a day is all right, although the shade of bushes or trees is more desirable. If the poultry yard is located where it is not possible to obtain shade in the manner Indicated, it is a good plan to either train vines over a por tion of the poultry fence or to plant two or three rows of corn just outside the fence on the sunny side. In a few weeks this will be high enough to provide considerable shade and as it grows, of course, will furnish more shade. If It is possible to locate the poultry yard where there are bushes or tree3 of no particular value, it will be a good plan to arrange it in this way so that the fowls may have the ben efit not only of the shade, but of dust ing In the soil under the trees or plants. If a fair amount of, shade is pro vided during the summer with an abundance of fresh, cool water during the day, and the fowls allowed to run for an hour or two just before roost ing time, most of the breeds wi'l bear confinement very well. It will be a little hard on the smaller and more active fowls like the Leghorns, but the Wyandottes and Plymouth Rocks will stand the confinement and keep in good condition. DOES PARKING PAYP Do you know, brother farmer, that no other legitimate business i-i the world presents greater opportunities for profit than ours? Take th.; possi bilities of a kernel of corn for illus tration. Planted on a piece of earth two by two by one feet, and it will produce two ears, each containing 4C0 kernels, .or an increase of 800 per cent in four months time. Where Is the trade or business in any city which will return half so great a profit per annum on an investment? The growth of vegetation pays Nature she grows rich. And if a field of corn, increasing at this marvelous rate, does not pay the owner, there surely must be something the matter with the man. It is not the plant. or the field, or the business which 1? at fault. Forever and ever, so long as the world holds men, there will be a demand for food, and every particle of it must come out of the earth or the sea. And every ounce of food is, first of all, a plant. Forever and ever, then, will there be a demand for plants. The growing of food plant? can never cease to be profitable if the right man and correct management are at the helm. Inbreeding is simply breeding with in a fixed life without any admixture of outside blood. Inbreed sock is that which will trace on both sides to a common percentage. When close rel atives are coupled it is known as in breeding. When it is desired to in enslfy peculiarities existing in certiin families the sire is often coupled with his own female produce in several generations, but it is something that only the experienced breeder should undertake. Be ready to commence cutting the grass in good season. Better to com mence a little early and be able to gat all up in a good condition than to delay commencing and then be obliged to have the last cutting hard, woody fiber, with but a small percentage of nutriment in it. The qualit cf the hay depends almost entirely upon the stage of cutting and the manner of curing. A man of experience says lhat to te a successful dairyman, you have to be as patient as Job, as sweet tempered as a genuine saint, as punctual as a clock, as steady as a beau, as long suffering as a true Christian, as wise as a serpent and as gentle as a turtle dove. And he is right. The best time to kill weeds is just as they are peeping through the ground. They may then be destroyed with half the labor that would b re quired a few days later, after they have their roots firmly established. POULTRY NOTES. In regard to the -pernicious habit ot feather eating 'which! fowls some times acquire, (he New York station has one' preventive and two remedies. The preventive, is a wide range for the fowls, and. the first remedy is to smear the feathers of the fowls that permit themselves t be fleeced with lard or vaseline mixed with powdered aloes. The other remedy is to strip the feathers . from feather-eaters -and cook the stripped fowls and eat them, and for general purposes the latter cure Is the better way. It alway3 works. It Is essential In saving the drop pings that they be kept dry. If al lowed to stand exposed to sun and rain valuable elements are lost. Feed the little chicks late In the evening and early in the morning and do not compel them to wade through long wet grass for their food. Plaster of parls scattered over the floors of the poultry houses Is a puri fying absorbent, preventing the smell which arises from the droppinrs. Much of the disease with which the fowls are afflicted may be traced from its origin to a neglect in properly ven tilating the poultry houses. When the weather is damp and the poultry yards are muddy, feeding sul phur often proves injurious. Give only when the weather is warm and bright. Ordinarily a show bird is under stood to be one that scores 80 or more points, and one that in good condition falls below 80 is absolutely unfit for a breeder. ' When a hen is incubating she comes off the nest as regularly to dust her self as she does to feed, instinct teaching her that it is the best of methods for ridding herself of lice. Brush heaps, bunches of tall weeds, fences overgrown with bushes and I briars, and piles of old rubbish In the vicinity of the poultry yard furnish good hiding places for vermin. PROFIT OF THE DAIRY COW. Very few farmers realize the In come that can be had from a good cow. The farmer who keeps a cow a year to raise a $15 or $20 calf usually thinks he has done as well as any one, but his profits do not compare with those of the dairyman. Except with high-priced registered cattle, a.3 a rule tue milk, not the calf, is the most valuable product of the cow. .The milk produced by the average Missouri cow will sell for about $30 at the creamery or when made into first-class butter. A good cow of the dairy breeds will make at least $30 cash income every year. I have a list of about 50 Missouri farmers who report a cash income of from 50 to $100 per cow every year. As a matter of fact, it takes only 60-hours' time worth about six dollars to milk a cow ten months. Now a few facts and figures from our experience on the state farm. Last yeaV the cash income from the herd was $82.50 per cow for butter sold and $12.50 per cow for milk, skim milk and calves making a total income from each cow of $93. This year the average income per cow from the same sources will be over $100 for the entire herd of 28. These results do not come from feeding expensive feeds or excessive feedings. 'ii.ey are not due to fine barns or unusual treat ment of any kind. But they are the result of doing the right thing at the right time in the proper way. POULTRY POINTERS. Save the meat scraps for your fowls. It is a good rule to scald out the drinking vessels once a week. Ground bone can be fed alone or In soft food. Proper food and a variety of it makes strong, healthy chickens. If you want to keep eggs for any length of time turn them over every day. Clean earth is one of the best ab sorbents that can be used in the poul try house. Whitewashing the nests, inside and out, is a good means of keeping them free from vermin. While there is but little sale in market for guineas, they are the near est approach to the wild fowls of any meat known. Powdered charcoal mixed with soft feed aids digestion. Dust sitting hens with pyrethrum powder twice or three times before the eggs hatch, and there will be no lice on the chicks. We have settled down to tha con viction, based on our experience in i hoeing quack grass, that the p'an of trying to remove it from a corn hill or from a corn row when the corn Is much advanced is not a good on?. Hoeing done at that stage in the corn will injure it, and we question very much if the influence in destrovlng the quack is at all marked. While great advantage may result from go- j ing through corn and cutting out stray weeds, such as wild oats and summer grass that would otherwise go to seed, where time can be got for such work, we believe the labor is practically lost, mat is tnus spent in fighting quack grass. It must be at tacked in other ways. It seems to be a very hard ma'ter to get the patrons of a creamery to test their cows. They may know that they have cows in their herd who are ' not paying for their keep, but rather than to go to the trouble of weighing , the milk and taking samples to the creamery to be tested, they will let the poor cows continue to eat up the profits of the good ones. "As mean as pusley." Those who try to rid their grounds of this per sistent, troublesome weed now le3i the force of this old saw. Hoe it up and it only improves it; turn it on Its back and the roots will turn and take hold again as if nothing had hap pened. The only sure way to get rid ! of it is to put it in a basket and feed it to the pigs. Keep your cows in cool stablc3 during the heated season when flka acnoy them. Cows shriek their milk if allowed to run out unprotected. Keep your fences in order. It may save you a big damage suit, with your neighbor as plaintiff. FACTS AS TO ACCIDENTS.;' t Showing; That Overwork lv Ire-! qnent Cause on the IsJ i roads. Y On of the most importnal tables sver compiled by the interstate com merce commission has teen supplied by Secretary Moseley te Senator Till man, who procured Its printing as a public document, reports the Philadel phia Record. It is a list of collisions and derailments where the employes had been on duty an excessive number of hours and a list of personal injuries to employes due to having been at work excessively long. These are railroad reports and net the results of investigations by the commission and they do not include personal injuries that had no obvious connection with the condition of the employe. The facts disclosed by this tabulation are startling. Eight railroad men were killed and 13 Injured as the result of accidents caused by overwork. In one case a man who had been on duty 32 hours was sent out flagging and went to sleep on the track. In nine other cases in this list of personal injuries men had been at work continuously for 20 hour or more. In collisions and derailments due to lack of sleep or exceptional fatigue, 35 persons were killed and 147 in-, jured. In one case the man had beer at work 48 hours. In nine cases men had been at work 24 hours or more one was 47 hours at work and an other was 38 hours and in several other instances men had been at work' more than 20 hours. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. System in Use on England's Sail ways and Its Method of Operation. Train telegraphy without wires is the English way. The system was conceived by Sir Oliver Lodge and Dr. Alexander Muirhead. Their biggest problem has been with the aerial wire. In order to make tests under the most disadvantageous conditions an old car was used as a receiving station. The aerial wires were carried on por celain insulators, the height of the wires varying from nine to 115 inches above the curature of the roof. From the roof the wires are carried in a small cable through a special insulated fitting to the interior of the van to the receiving instrument; here the message is written by a Lodge-Mulr-head siphon recorder. The transmit ting station is situated in a hut near Derby with an installation of appa ratus for sending the message into the air. Outside the cabin is the aerial wire, which follows conventional lines, being supported upon masts 40 feet from the ground and connected with a spark gap and coil for increasing the strength of the electrical impulse dis charged from the transmitting instru ments at the station. The experiment ers find the greatest difficulty is due tc the large amount of electrical energy required to obtain successful conver sation on account of the short aerial wire used at the receiving station. THE HEN OF THE RAIL. Through Time and Space In a furious race Spurning the midnight gales. The steel steed reels on flying wheels Over the shining rails; With good cigars in the sleeping ears. Cozy and safe and warm. Ye pay small heed to the headlong speed And the men who breast the storm. When the signal flares and red light glares Out of the darkness dread. Scant time is there for oath or prayer By the men who ride ahead; With rapid thought is the quick deed wrought That checks the rushing train. And it's hit or miss, as the air tubes hist And the brake rods grind and strain. ITIs theirs to dare both foul and fair Just as the Ixrd may send. With steadfast heart from the whirling start To the good or evil end; It's all in the work, though Death may lurk In the murky gloom before. They laugh at fear in the ruddy cheer That streams from the furnace door. Now this Is the dream of the sons ot steam. Men of the cab and rail. "A level track and no looking back From the lure of the homeward trail: We'll strike right through on a schedule true And never a moment late. For there's no delay on the right of way When we pay our debts to Fate." George T. Fardy, in Chicago Examiners. Scarcity of Freight Cars. "During 1903," writes George R. Met calf, M. E., in the March Technical World Magazine, "the railroads of the United States ordered new locomotives to the number of G.300, together with 3.300 passenger care and 340,000 freight cars. These last figures give a good idea of the relative importance of pas senger and freigh traffic to a large rail road. The rail mills started the new year with orders for 2,500,000 tons on their books. "In spite of these great orders and in spite of the best efforts of the railroad man agers, pile after pile of thousands' of bushels of corn has been heaped up on the ground in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska for want of storage room or transportation facilities; while in North Dakota alone, over a million bushels of wheat has rotted on the ground for want of freight cars to move it." , Spanking Might Do Good. The old-fashioned woman said little and spanked much; the woman of the present time says much and spanki little. When we remember the spaak ings we got when we were little we think to-day's woman Is the better but when we see how noisy to-day's children are we wish we could have more of the old-fashioned woman around. Atchison fKan.) Globe. Really Observing. "Where yeou going, Hiram?" asked the old lady on the train. "Up in the 'observation car,'" re plied her husband, with a grin. "Why, the observation car is on be hind." "No, it ain't; it's up front Thars four honeymoon couples up thar." Chicago Daily News. . Pretty soon the Bobs and the Ben3 .and the Joes will be almost as nu Jmerous as the Bills in the solema 'United States senate.