QANCE IN HIDEOUS MASKS
Participators In Lamalst Church, the
Lorsar, Festival Wear Garb
of Demons.
New York. If you happened to be
alone in the woods at night and should
meet such creatures as shown in the
accompanying photographs what
would you do?
Run!
Of course.
But these are only pictures of
masks Identical with those worn by
participators in the greatest festival
of the Lamalst church, the Lorsar. the
New Year's feast held at the begin
ning of February in remembrance of
Buddha's victory over the six heresies.
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The tory opns uitli tho IntroilucMon
rf Jo!in Stephens. :iH r Rturcr. :v M.s:i-
lnis.-rts man maroon-l by authr't'f s sit
V.ilp-iraiso. Chile. Jl.-in lntrr-vtcl in
mining operations In Bolivia. he w.is !-iiotiiu-fj
b Oliile as an insurrectionist
inl as .- consequence was 1 liiK At hl
hotel Ms attention was nttravU-d t. an
'KjiKllhman and a v.mn? woin'ti
Stephens rescued the voting woman from
i lrunk-n ofllcpr lie w.im tli.im.ed hy
li r Admiral of the IVrml.n n.ivv iim
Xronted Stephens. toM hitn li-at v.ar liad
Itfvn declared between Chile -i tl Peru
and ofT red him the olllce of rsip'a'n He
desired that t.'iat nlsht the n.sinTMa, a
"l.ile:wi vessH. should be eunfi.red
Xttphi-ns accepted the commission
Stephens met a motley crew, to which he
whs assigned. lie pave them llnal ln
ti action?. They boarded the vessel They
sueceBftii;y captured the vessel supposed
to Ik. the Ksmeralda. through strategy
""apt. Stephens gave directions for the de
parture of the craft. He c-itcred the cab
in and discovered the ICngllsh woman
md her maid. Stephens quickly learned
'hi wronij vessel had been captured
it was Ixrd Darlington's private " sicht.
the lord's wife and nviid beln aboard.
11" xpiaincd the situation to her lady
uhlp Tlien First Mate Tuttle l-iltl hire
the plot, saving that the Sa Queen hail
le-n taUcn In order to jro to the Ant irc-tl-
ilrcle. Tuttle explained that on a
former oyace- he had '-amed that the
Itoi.na Is.itu'1 was lost in 17TC He had
found it frozen In a hiiRe cape of lee
n an Island and contained much cold.
Ss.-pl. ns consented to bu the captain
f the expedition. He told Lady
".irlinRton. She was jjrently alarmed.
u( expnssed confidence !n h'm. Tlw
t)i"i Qui'i'ii encountereil .i vessel In the
foj Slejihens attempted to communi-ate
This -jiutjl a fierce struKKle and he was
overcome. Tuttle finally Mjuarlnc the Mt
ontlon. Then the Pea Queen headed south
iikcuin. UndiT Tuttlt's fiuidance the v-s-ri'l
made progress towanl Its coal.
le Nova, the mate, told Stephens that he
..-Heved Tuttle. now actini; ns skipper.
JiiMioe herause of his queer actions
Utephens was awakened by crashing of
lass He paw Tuttle in the rip of a
upasm of religious mania ami overcame
lilm. The sailtr upon resalnini; his senses
win taken ill Tuttle committed sui hie
liy shootlmr T'pon vote of the crew
Htephens nj.s-umed the leadership and the
iifii decided to cintinue the treasure
hunt, the Islands beins supposed to b
nlv '-00 miles d'stant Tuttle was buried
!u the sea. I,adv Darlington pronouncing
t!ie service Stephens awaklnK from
I-ep saw the shost. suppled to have
fonmsl the basis for Tuttlo'a religious
mania.
CHAPTER XVIII. Continued.
TJy heaven, for her sake. It for no
other reason. I would play the man!
Ay. and I comprehended exactly what
tjuch resolve would eost realized ful
ly what that mongrel crew would say
and do the moment their ghostly ter
rors fled, and they knew I had given
tip search for the treasure. I should
have to command by brute force, by
threat and blow. There would be
mutiny aboard for every league until
wo made port. I knew the nature of
That sea-scum forward how they
-would whine and curse, how they
'would hate me for failing to hold
them to their course in face of death!
"V1J. let them hate; ray love was
worth by far the more, and the life
and honor of Lady Darlington out
weinhed all e'se on hoard ay. and the
ireasure of the Donna Isabel! "Im
plicitly" I saw her eyes again as she
said it. and sprang to the deck, fum
bling in the darkness for the latch of
my door.
Th main cabin was dimly lighted
-and chill, the tire in the stove low. I
paused to rattle it. and add a few
lumps of coal from the scuttle stand
ing near by. In spite of surrounding
comforts what a grim. Inhospitable
place this was for any woman like
Iter! The very snugncss or the cabin
served only to emphasize the gloom
and peril without, the frightful polar
jnystcry which surrounded us, which
drives men mad amid its awful dis
tances, its shrouded silence.
Suddenly, directly opposite where I
etood. I saw it again that same
bhapeless, white, gliding figure. An
instant only 1 stood rooted to the spot,
my blood like Ice, my eyes full of hor
ror. Then the swift reaction came,
the reserve courage of a man ashamed
of such weakness, and I leaped
straight toward the misty object, grap
pling at It with my hands. I touched
nothing but air. falling headlong with
a violence jarring the entire cabin,
and overthrowing a chair crashing to
tho deck. Dazed, confused. I stag
gered to my knees, staring about into
the dim shadows. A while-draped
aigure was at my very elbow, and I
sprang to my feet, only to take a
quick step backward, grasping at the
table, as I recognized Lady Darling
ton. "Good God! was that you?" 1 gasped,
the horror still possessing me.
"This certainly is." she answered,
swiftly. "Rut what do you mean?
What has occurred?"
"I hardly know." and I looked about
me. and then into her face, breathing
heavily. "I seem unable to separate
the real from the unreal. I am half
afraid I am losing my mind. Lady
Darlington, it is not only the crew for
ward who are seeing ghosts on board.
I laughed at my experience before, be
lieving it a mere illusion that could
never occur again. In that spirit I
told you about seeing a white, misty
figure in this cabin the night after
Tuttle died. It vanished like a wreath
of smoke, and daylight made me be
lieve tho vision was born of a tired
brain. But I have seen it again now
yonder, as plainly as I can see you.
It was no dream, no imagination; yet
when I sought to grasp the thing, my
fingers encountered nothing but air."
1 saw her hands tremble, her white
face turned whither I pointed; but she
had not beheld what I had, and her
mind remained clear.
"What was it you saw?"
"A shapeless white figure, misty,
vanishing like a bubble."
"Yonder, you say? just where you
saw it before?"
I had not thought of that, yet It was
true there, beside Tuttle's door. An
instant she stood motionless, her eyes
searching the dim corners of the cab
in, as though tracing sftne suspicion
awakened within her mind. Suddenly
she clasped my arm..
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"Damn You, McKniht,
"IVe do not believe in ghosts, Mr.
Stephens, you and I," her voice grow
ing firmer with conviction. "Our edu
cation and training make such a con
ception impossible. There is a natural
cause for this, a reason, an actual
presence back of the shadow. There
must be, and we must find It. Where
did you stand when you saw this ap
parition?" I stepped back to the spot beside
the stove, realizing that she still clung
tightly to me.
"Here, and I lifted my eyes like
this."
She leaned eagerly forward, her
breath on my cheek, her fingers clutch
ing my arm.
"Why why that is a mirror you are
looking into! See! What Is it re
llected there? Turn up the light until
I locate the spot. Oh, I see now the
open pantry door. Mr! Stephens, there
Is where your ghost stood it was the
shadow of a man reelected in that
mirror."
Our eyes met, all my former terror
fled, shame and anger dominating me.
"Dade?"
"It might be certainly some one
who sought In that way to terrorize
officers and crew, and thus compel
them to turn back. Whoever It was,
he killed Mr. Tuttle, and now seeks to
accomplish the same end with you.
What are you going to do?"
"Trace him down. The last time
the fellow went directly from here to
the forecastle. There must be a
passageway from stem to stern."
She caught me as I turned, her gray
eyes wide with apprehension.
"You will take me with you?"
"That will be impossible, Lady Dar
lington. I know nothing regarding
this passage amidships, but It must
surely lead through the coal bunkers
aud the engine room."
"But but I cannot let you go
alone." utterly forgetting to conceal
her agitation. "Truly. I could not bear
to do IL Whoever this man may be
he will become desperate when cor
nered. Your very life will be in dan
ger." "And you really care?" my hand
clasping hers, my eyes eagerly search
ing the gray depths.
"Yes. I care," making no effort to
free herself; "why should I not?
Think what our condition would be if
you were not on board. Yet that is
not all; I care because I value your
life, your friendship. Little as I can
do. let me. at least, be near j'ou."
"You are near me," said I, utterly
forgetful of circumstances in the sud
den rush of passion, "always near me,
because my thoughts are with you. my
sole purpose in life to serve you."
The gray eyes fell instantly; the
clasping hand was withdrawn and
pressed to her forehead.
"I I will try to do as you wish,"
she faltered, "but are you armed?"
"Not now, but I will get a revolver
from my stateroom. First, let me
help you to your cabin."
She permitted my guidance without
a word of protest, only glancing once
up into my face as she put a question.
"You will return here? you will let
me know at once what you discover?
Promise me this."
"I promise; and more, I will pledge
myself to be cautious, so do not
worry."
I procured my revolver, turned the
light low once more in the main cabin,
and then stole silently Into the narrow
passageway leading forward. There
was no light In the pantry, but the
faint reflection from the cabin enabled
me to distinguish the more prominent
outlines. A form lay outstretched on
a locker, and I bent over it silently.
It was Dade, curled up on his side and
sound asleep. There was no doubt
about the reality of bis slumber; the
fellow was not shamming, and I drew
back, leaving him undisturbed. The
Lie Still!" I Panted.
alley-way leading forward was ex
tremely narrow, yet of a height suffi
cient to afford comparatively easy
passage had it only been lighted Sud
denly a faint glow appeared ahead,
and a moment later I slipped cau
tiously through a small bulkhead dcor
standing ajar, Into a low, square room,
containing six bunks arranged in tiers
of two. A slush lamp swing from a
blackened beam, and various articles
of wearing apparel dangled from
hooks. I peered Into the bunks, dis
covering three occupied, the uncon
scious sleepers being Cooky, the
smooth-faced Chilean, and the gunner,
a Swede named Gustafson. None
awoke under my scrutiny, although
the Chilean was talking in his sleep
and threshing his arms about as if in
nightmare. I bent down, looking at
him more closely, attracted by some
thing oddly familiar in the upturned
features. By all the gods, the fellow
was Lieut Juan Sanchez, his
long mustaches shaven, and look
ing ten years younger! It was so odd
a thing, this sudden renewal of a con
troversy originating thousands of
leagues away, that I nearly laughed
outright, forgetting for the instant the
serious purpose bringing me there.
Yet this surprising discovery of
Sanchez aboard seemed of compara
tively little importance, and was as
quickly dismissed. The narrow bulk
head door leading forward was tight
ly closed, and in that dim light I had
to hunt for It, so perfectly was it fitted
Into place. When discovered, how
ever, it proved to be unfastened, and I
stepped forth into an emptied coal
bunker, whence I could look straight
forward along the glowing boilers into
the engine room. I advanced carefully
along the slight open space until I
came upon the squad of firemen and
big Bill Anderson. The latter shaded
his eyes, staring at me as though he
mistook me for another ghost, but I
took the Initiative.
"I have been investigating the ar
rangement of things below. Anderson,"
I said, in explanation; "rather odd
way in which the yacht is cut up. Did
you know there was a passage leading
all the way aft?"
The boatswain shook his head, too
surly naturally to answer.
"Well, possibly you know whether
or not a similar passage leads forward
Into the forecastle?"
"There's a bulkhead door over
there," he returned, indicating by
a gesture a spot concealed by the
donkey pump, "but I don't know
See End of Man's Dominion
Whote Matter Settled by Four Women
Over the Tea Table.
The women, taking their tea by the
club window, talked.
"They have a girl prompter at the
Garrick theater." said one. "The man
ager told me last night that he'll have
none but women prompters after this.
Their fine, clear voices carry so beau
tifully across the stage, while at the
same time they are quite inaudible in
the auditorium."
"Of course," said another. "In teach
ing living languages, too, a woman is
incomparably better than a man. A
man has a thick guttural voice. His
words are all mumbled and jumbled.
But a woman's clear delivery her
open voice gives every syllable Its
just value. In studying French or Ger
man or Italian, choose a woman, and
your progress will be easier and
faster."
where It goes, only it's dark as hell."
"It comes out under the forecastle,
sir," broke in a coal heaver named
Davis. "Leastwise there's a trap In
the deck there, with a ladder leadin'
down."
"I'll finish the trip through, then,
for I like to know what is under my
feet when I command a vessel. Where
Is the engineer. Anderson?"
He waved his big hairy hand in the
direction of the boilers.
"Went to his bunk to He down for
an hour; he was about all in."
"Are you capable of standing watch
alone in an engine room?"
The fellow grinned, his bulldog jaw
protruding.
"Well. I've had to do It on this trip
whether I'm capable or not That
fellow can't stand it in here night an'
day without no rest. I know how to
start an' stop her, an' watch the wa
ter gauge. If anything else goes
wrong he's easy enough called."
So it was McKnignt who was play
ing the antics of a ghost on board;
McKnight who had discovered that
unusual passageway through the bulk
heads; McKnight who had conceived
the idea that in this manner he could
frighten us into turning back. Well,
truly, I did not altogether blame the
man, and,, now that my own fear of
the supernatural was allayed, did not
feel any desire to punish him severely.
Still, his masquerade must stop be
fore he thoroughly demoralized the
crew, frightening them beyond all
my power of control.
I discovered the door concealed be
hind the donkey engine, left it slightly
ajar behind me, and stepped forward
into the black passage. I had groped
along to the very foot of the ladder,
feeling nothing but bare walls, and
hearing no sound except the slush of
bilge water, when suddenly an inar
ticulate cry sounded almost directly
above; something, a hatch cover pos
sibly, seemed to settle into place, and
the ladder shook under my hand. I
drew back a step, permitting the fel
low to come down until he reached
the floor. My eyes, accustomed to the
gloom, enabled me to dimly perceive
his shape. It was no more than a
formless smudge he made, but I
struck straight for what seemed to be
the head, and landed with a force that
dropped him like z. log. In an instant
I was on top, clasping the canvas
sheet be wore tightly about his arms,
and throttling him against the deck.
He fought like a wild bull for a mo
ment, thoroughly frightened and
whimpering, dazed by the suddenness
of attack, yet following the animal
instinct of a struggle for life.
"Damn you, McKnight. lie still!" I
panted. "I've got you, and you might
just as well take your medicine, my
man. Yes. that's a gun you feel, and
I know how to use it. So you're the
ghost of the Sea Queen, are you? I
guess you know what this means If I
turn you over to those fellows, don't
you?"
He groaned, and I ventured to re
lease my grip on his throat, flinging
back the canvas from his head.
"Sit up. WTell, I'll tell you, McKnight
you would probably go overboard to
feed the fishes. Do you recognize
mer
"Yes, sir." managing to find his
voice for the first time. "You're Mr.
Stephens."
"Right you are. and you can bless
your lucky stars that I am the one
who caught you. What started you at
this trick?"
"It was the Chilean, sir, Sanchez;
he said we could scare the whole out
fit," "Did he do any of the ghost play
ing?" "No, sir; he didn't have the nerve,
but but he rigged me up, and found
out about these passageways."
What was I to do with the man? In
truth there was little I dared to do
under the circumstances.
"Now see here, McKnight," I said,
soberly, "you quit this thing for good
and all; if there is any more ghost
walking done on the Sea Queen I'll
turn you and Sanchez over to the
men. Besides, there's no use resort
ing again to that sort of trick, for
we're about at the end of our cruise."
"You mean we're going to turn
north?"
"Yes. Now If I let you go will you
behave yourself?"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
"Norwegian horses." said a third
woman, "are at once spirited and gen
tle. Do you know why? Because it Is
the women, the farm women, who
break them. They make pets of them
first; the colts feed from their hands
and follow them about like dogs. After
that their breaking is easy. It is only
done by kindness. And the result is
that Norwegian horses have the best
dispositions in the world."
A fourth woman settled the whole
matter.
"As mental power ousts muscular
power," she said, "woman, save In such
irremediably brutal vocations as sur
gery or pigsticking, will supersede
man all along the line."
Origin of "Living on Tick."
The phrase, "living' oa tick," datei
back to the seventeenth century, when
a tradesman's bill was known aa a
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No. 2. The Tiger-Faced Demon. No.
3. The Guardian of the Spirits of
Chinese Priests.
the victory of the true religion over
infidelity.
Writing of It In "Trans-Himalaya,"
Dr. Sven Hedin says of Its celebration
In the monastery town of Tasbi-Luapo:
"Lamalsm Is only a. -corrupt form of
pure Buddhism, and under an outward
varnish of Buddhistic symbolism has
incorporated a number of Sivaistlc
elements, and has also retained the
superstitions which In pre-Buddhistlc
times found expression In wild fa
natical devil-dances, rites and sacri
fices. The object of these ceremonies
was to exorcise, banish or propitiate
the powerful demons whicb reign
everywhere. In the air, on the earth,
and In water, and whose only function
Is to plague, torture and persecute the
children of men. Lastly. Lamas dance
in hideous masks with large evil eyes
and Mephistopheiian eyebrows, dis
torted features and huge tusks; oth
ers represent mythical wild beasts, all
equally terrible."
HAS WORKED HIS WAY UP
William S. Kles, New Solicitor of Rail
way, at 31, Heads Big Legal
Department.
Chicago. William S. Kles, who re
cently became general solicitor for
the Chicago & Western Indiana rail
way, is a native of Minnesota. Left
an orphan when two years old. be
worked his way through school and
later through the University of Wis
consin, supporting himself at the uni
versity mainly by working on the uni
versity paper.
After bis graduation, nine yean
ago, he came to Chicago and took a
position aa Investigator for the Chi
cago City Railway Company. When
John F. Smulskl was elected city at-
torney In 1903 Mr. Kles applied to
him for a place in his office and re
ceived it Three years later he was
made chief trial attorney, and in
three years won about 90 per cent of
his cases.
This record attracted the attention
of many legal firms and corporations,
and Mr. Kles finally accepted an offer
from the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad to become Its general attor
ney in Chicago. He has held that po
sition since 1906. and now, at the age
of 31 years, he finds himself at the
head of the legal department of an
important railroad System.
Rhodesian Pigmies.
Of the pigmies of northwestern Rho
desia a modern traveler writes: "The
Batwa stand about four feet high and
are long armed, short legged and
ugly, being usually prognathous. The
legs are disproportionately short, the
feet large and the body Is covered
with a sort of .down. Both sexes affect
a state of comparative nudity. They
have their own tongue, but usually
know a little of the language of their
big neighbors. No attempt Is made to
till the open forest glades; they de
pend for food on game and what they
steal from the fields and plantations
of the surrounding tribes.
Experienced.
Johnny My papa and mamma are
divorced.
Freddy Which have 70a lot tt
custody of?
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Don't hurry the ducks.
Study the "other fellow's" methods.
The little chicks like a clean house
as well as anyone.
When about three weeks old Is a
critical time with early chicks.
In ordering trees of any kind con
sult your soil, climate and market as
to varieties.
Young apple trees fit for setting are
.higher than last year. Poor trees are
awfully dear as a gift.
The great difficulty confronting the
average planter Is In selecting varie
ties adapted to his particular solL
The pure bred herd of hogs will
be more profitable even from the
standpoint of meat production than
the scrubs.
The pea vines can easily be cured
by spreading them on sod land. Pea
vine hay is considered better than
clover hay.
Nature will reclaim and make
profitable what man has apparently
destroyed if given time and opportu
nity to do so.
Standard varietios of strawberries
are a known quantity, untried varie
ties a good way to lose valuable time,
labor and money.
When a milker does all sorts of
farm work he will soon have his
hands In bad shape for handling the
cow's udder properly.
For family use set the varieties the
different members like. For market
what the ultimate consumer likes. It
will pay to consult him.
Beef scraps or cut green bone must
be fed in winter to furnish the meat
food, which Is necessary for the pro
duction of a large number of eggs.
If you keep cross-bred or mongrel
hens, buy a well-built, vigorous male
and see how much bigger, better lay
ing, more uniform the chicks will be
next summer.
The American hen has made her
place in agriculture by producing mil
lions of dollars every year and she
has earned the respect of every right
linking farmer In the land.
The nurseryman prefers to sell
'something which brings immediate
'.satisfaction rather than to urge upon
'the customer a poor tree which he
1 receives with protest and harbors
;under suspicion.
Information gathered from a num
ber of sources indicates that cattle
will consume from 30 to 100 pounds of
water per day per head; that horses
-weighing 1,200 pounds will consume
'from 30 to 80 pounds per day.
When the utmost cleanliness Is not
observed In the poultry yard the birds
become infested with vermin, which
t'set up a certain amount of irritation,
tand to overcome this the fowls are
constantly picking at their feathers.
There are usually two ways of do
ing anything, the right way and the
wrong way. The wrong way to feed
steers Is to feed them without hogs
following. The waste that hogs get
Is sometimes the only profit there Is
In the transaction.
Poultry raising In Germany has not
kept pace with the demands of the
market Imports of poultry Into Ger
many have Increased In 20 years from
$500,000 annually to nearly 150.000.
000 worth at the present time, an In
crease that is almost Incredible.
During recent years the pea vines
have risen to the dignity of a by-product
from which the factories derive
considerable profit. They are now
utilized for silage or fed to stock In
a fresh state or cured for bay. They
make a silage superior In value to
corn silage.
For breeding stock, growth and
vigor are desired, and, to promote
the best growth and development, a
considerable part of the ration should
be made up of a feed rich in protein.
The feed, however., should not be too
concentrated. Corn may be used In
connection with other material but
at no time should it constitute over
one-half of the entire ration.
Vicious bulls are generally made so
by unwise treatment when they are
young, giving them too much liberty
or using them cruelly. It Is well to
use them kindly, but they should be
trusted no more than is necessary, for
it sometimes happens that a bull that
has been quiet suddenly and unexpect
edly becomes vicious and maims a
man for life or gores him to death.
The productivity of the corn land
may often be increased for a time
simply by deeper tillage and thorough
cultivation, the effect of this treat
ment being to develop the latent plant
food in the soil and to put the soil in
good physical condition, so that the
roots of the plants jnay have a bet
ter environment in which to grow and
receive nourishment; but it must be
understood that the improvement in
soil fertility alone is a temporary and
not a permanent condition.
Be gentle with the cow.
Graft cherries and plums early. '
There Is a growing interest in seed v
and soil sterilization.
Never put a wcrm. fresh-laid egg la
the incubator; it will not hatch.
Chickens and turkeys are raised
throughout Mexico, but in a haphaz
ard way.
Let every farmer carefully estimate
the cost of things he produces in the
form of labor.
In order to get good results from
the incubator. It Is necessary to fill It
with good eggs.
Sow as bee pasturage only crops
that have an agricultural value apart
from their blossoms.
Sheep will eat off many weeds that
cattle avoid, and In this way they help
to clean the pastures.
The primary object of the market
grower Is the greatest return of dol
lars and cents per acre.
If you have a greenhouse or frame
and can afford room for successions,
sow cress, mustard, radish. .
Many things enter Into the produc
tion of a sound bird. The foremost
Is the character of the parent stock.
A very young sow frequently does
not have the vitality and constitution
to furnish a large litter of pigs with
nourishment,
A Western Australia expert claims
to have patented a process by which
milk can be kept absolutely fresh for
an Indefinite period.
A good way to keep the orchard
clean and free of Insects and disease
Is to pick up and feed to the hogs all
fallen and wormy fruIL
The use of green manures. In the
form of the crops. Is not appreciated
as widely as it should be. or at least
is not sufficiently practiced.
Gentleness and quick, easy milk
ing will increase a cow's milk every
time. It Is that easy, deft hand la
milking that makes milking a trade.
As the warm spring weather ap
proaches it Is well to plan a little la
anticipation of the annual campaign
against the Insect pests which Infest
poultry kind.
The low growing sorts, principally
the flint or the sweet corn, especially
those varieties which do not require a
long season to complete their growth,
are most desirable.
Outdoor work for the year begins
In real earnest with this month aad
from now on. aa the weather warms
up. Important Jobs begin to crowd
each other with increasing Intensity.
A few radish seed may be sown la
the onion rows. The radishes will
come up quickly and will show the
rows plainly; give early and clean
culture; this must be done to keep the
weeds In check.
The ideal way to manage sheep on
pastures is to have them graze one
pasture down reasonably and then
put them on another pasture until the
first springs up again. In this way
the pasture is kept fresh and sweet.
Soils may be and have been most
abominably abused by Individuals;
and history, observations and experi
ments teach that this can be over
come by intelligent control of soil
adaptation, cultivation, fertillzatioa
and rotation of crops.
Much of the 111 luck complained of
by beginners Is traceable. In one way
or another, to lice. They get at the
young chick almost as soon as It
comes from the shell; and unless
something Is done to keep them down
the chick will have a poor show.
There is always a good local de
mand for really good farm dairy but
ter. There Is a sentiment connected
with home made butter which is not
attached to that made in butter fac
tories which impels people to buy it
at something above the going price.
Keep your eyes and ears open for
the first symptoms of disease, espe
cially at this time of the year, when
the wsaiher Is changeable. When you
hear a fowl sneeze or see an unusual
amount of watery discharge at the
nostrils and eyes remove her to warm,
dry quarters at once.
What we need is a class of farmers
in America who will have a better un
derstanding of the fundamental prin
ciples of fertility, who appreciate the
possibilities of crop production when
all the conditions are right, and whe
have a sense of their responsibility
in the conservation of soil resources
that have been placed in their hands.
Prof. Bailey, of the agricultural col
lege of Cornell university, says "ani
mals born when the moon Is new, 01
increasing, will be much more likely
to thrive than those unfortunately
born at the opposite period. In the
new of the moon Is the time to set
hens, to plant corn and other things
that grow above ground. Planted In
the old of the moon, seeds of such
plants will probably rot. On the oth
er band, crops tbat grow under the
ground, as potatoes and beets, should
be planted In the old of the moon.
If the amount of cream necessary
for one churning can be collected at
about the same time the butter will
be of better quality, all things being
equal, as too long standing of cream
injures the butter flavor. Just here is
where the machine separator la supe
rior to any system of settling milk.
The cream Is sweet, without taint or
odor, and it Is an easy matter to keep
it sweet and cool until a churning ia
obtained and all Is ripened evenly;
but without a separator, if cream Is
attended to and kept under certain
conditions, the result will be satisfac
tory to a degree.
