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chipper, but Lary as of pre, triradip to 1 Avis. Larry already knows tne part he is
the astounded doctor. to, play, and tbe doctor lias such cound-
"Good heave! ray dear boy, hese you, eirie in tbe little an that be des uot
been hi, a threseing machine, or engaged t think- it worth while to see him again.
By ST. GEORGE RATIIBORNE. be a prize -tight?' gasps anek Evens, i Once more Doctor Jack passes through,
amazed at the scarescrovr thus presented, t tbe streets a Valparaiso,iAtse7 etso
evreonwdedt
"Neither, deeh boy' says leerry, with t AS tb011gil QIX 4 helidaY,
a ghastly grin, "I've been pawing the r the next few home, will prove whether
carnal:en. wele ef Lothario-nemaking love Ite the t., fortutte means to sraile on him or net.
senorita, and, by engei inade a glorious ;' Doctor Zack believes success comes to him
suceese, as you can believe."
— who deserves it. Ho has little reliauce on
luck, though reed,o to accept ally chance
CHAPTER X. . that -wanders his way,
i Notielug the unruly elemerm ite the
,As Doctor Jaen surveys Cowin Larry crowd that jostles along the street, be
from head to foot, he makes a mental cougratulates himself in the wisdom that
calculation that if suck a condition 351, has led him to don certain garments
signiacaut of sticcess beaeen belle the° .„ limb in vogue among Chillans at thie
man who fails, for ehe dude is, indeedt • time, which with bis sunburned. face
i ,
an objeet for conemiseration. end the wide brimmed ha h
To not a soul, however, doea he confide
the secret of where he has hidden, that
treasure which he bas carried so far, and.
defeuded as only a brave man emild.
Who can tell whoe hoseile ears. may not
be bent to catch his words? The secret
must °ply be 'whispered let the tiolituee
ef privacy, if spoleen at all.
Larry has eanzething on his mind—
this fact Doctor Jaek notices, and it
causes him to watch the little xnan curl- stst the same tune he coddles n'n, allows him to pass for one of the obi-
,
ously. Perhaps he bas fallen in love with tion under the tone a the °tiler tnat tens eerie a yenta/aisle
the beautiful senorita, to whom Doctor nine Tarry has not been quite suck a fool . This fact serves bira well later on, and.
eight. As this thought flashes through though be bas undoubtedly
Jaen owed his trouble on the precedieg as outward cireunastances wotinudiocyTrii eersinetu. eonsvabeeconunndtsetprkTress mails mud),
Ids mind it troubles him, since the dude whehneci. byinisfertune. Evening is drawing near, when Doetor
can be as etubboret as a mule once his An explenation is in order. Jack, drawn by some singular fate passes
mind is made up, and. it is hoped he will Larry ie quite ready to give it be leis dowia the Calle des Arsenal d
sail when they do.
So Jack determines to put him on the
rack, Larry knows something—that is
evidene—and his megue once limbered
presently discourses upon the subject uP-
perinose in his tbougbts.
"1 hay e weceived a lettah this 4. ns.
—a communication of immense import-
ance, dear bay. Tau wet:member the
chawmer upon whose shoulder your
bead weclined last alight. Well, she's
given you up, Jaen," with a leer.
"Glad. to hear it," says time werthy,
heartily.
"She's after new genie. Another elm
bas risen above tbe barium, Sinel, by
Jove! this one isn't mortgaged, eitber,"
pullbag at the shadowy friuge that adorns
his cheeks,
"Ani 1 to understand, it is you, Larry?"
The small man puffs out his chest wt -
he resembles a pouter pigeou.
"I'm the vietini of her seeond passion
CaSe of love at first sight. I faueled
that she twerabled last night ethen I
looked at ber—a powerful sight 0 inag-
netism in that glance, dear boy," and he
aceorapanies his words with a laugh, that
puzelae the doctor.
"And the wrote you?" be asks, suspi-
ciouely.
"Weed. it yourself. old cbapple—elean
ease of goneuess frien the stare—poor
girl."
Thera ere only a few lilies:—
"The Seinerite Marina de los Vegos'
coutplitneute to 'nor Lawrence
nedy, Eeu-
bo$as.t he will eall again to -day,
when she may reeeive hire in a more
boseitable manner than last slight."
Doeter Jack sneers ae the wording a
the nom. To him it is as plain as the
nose en Larry's ewe, or the eye -glass be
loves te sport, The trouble may be in
explaining It. Larry he's a hump of eon -
cele ouc of all pe.partiou to his size.
These small people are generally inclined
to h* very inmereint, and Call strut
about better than sie-foeters.
"I'm afreld there's e trap baek of this,
Lam. She may have eoneeived a sudden
faney fee you, me lay. (sanded, but hate
own way, and the little man can, when face to face with Colonel Leon Garcia.
he pleased be quite dramatic. There is Behold, what a small thing Isindieth
more to him Mau one would imagine 14 great tree The sarcastic flA4fl on Jack's
first glance. face as be remembers the ridlculmie figure
neon the senorita. until the aftertuxgt oecasiou makes the blood boil in the'
whenrigged out in wbat he deehimedss other's He sees a amine to. make
most leilling snit, with perfumed. sienna trouble, for as tad nice will have it 'sem
kerchief and every hair on bis be1111 Of his henchmen bappea to be near by.
piece, titts little daney of Gotham pre- mese lemma dere, hi- isbods d
ID seems that he did, notventure to call ged 4 edie
Seated himself at the nerY gate, which' tug, over 'with the desire eo make trouble,
•
on tlets previous night, wileu in conmarty dude, doctor sdedi
with Avis, bent on disvoveringerel MCA- f. gun below, e gang ge yews" sailors
in6 her litualiau& ha had Orland , emerge from, a cafe. They are not drunk,
but inellued to be noisy, AS sailors on
' shore-leaee may always be expected to
i prove, singiug snambes of songs, jonnag,
i
and Ian hie
A ring with, the bell brought a Fer-
vent, and. be was admitted to the luau
slim where the seaorlta awaited him
She seemed dreedfully etruct with leis
appearauee, rather awed, /arty vowed,
and Decor Zack coign vaeily believe it,
eluce the dude in full dress Was eteougb
to tate any one's breath away.
They cbatted pleesautly, the senorita
Sang numerous songs, and with such
warmth that Larry was in the seveutle
heaven of delight. He could not resist
declaring leis love for We beautiful crea-
ture, and en bis Imees proclaimed it.
This produced. a &ADM the Chill=
beauty demanded that if he adored lser bt
must peeve the depth of his affection by '
reuounenig the frieudsleip of Doeter Jack
and his wife and *ming wader ber tan-
ner, wben he would be permitted to ;
worship—et a dietaace.
Larry's eyes 'work, °Rued, and be saw
e snare spread for his feet. It was not
4 part, of bis game to be tripped up. If
given time he might base pretended to
acquiesce in artier to learn eomething
the plane of the rich Cbillan beauty, but
as be awl his friends exrected to sail in
the morning this would notbe profitable.
Mien it became evident that be was
unwilling to obey her request, Slarilla
descended to threats. She found an ob-
stinate litilo roan in Lmey Kennedy.
N othing could move him, and. ea another
step was taken.
The senorita clapped her hands and
two native servante appeared, either of
Is stroneer than led. ;ye. day in ruling whom should have Leen able to have de -
the heat. and few will use yeti to further molished the dude. 'these the infuriated
laer plane." woman tat upon him mueli in the roau-
Lem' etette on.. eve end loots as wise ner in whieh Ow might have urged a
as un c4,1 whilo ehres his comp:talon. pack of hounds after game.
enall Ate Jt'; My dt.ar boy, you Larry groaned at his foollshness In
don't weeny know ites I have made WO- coming without arm", but be was not the
:nee e bfe stutly.Fe dealt eweatures ene to give in diet:met a desperate strug-
Ines ;,, AtIn dares Reit gle. They found the tougbest little sub-
nedy they have a it, . -ea. Yes, 1 ellen do ject hi the dude they had ever tackled.
myself the leaser of tailing upon this Ile slipped from their grasp, dealt them
chawinine senorita—she smiled at me sudden blows, scratched like a tiger eat,
last niela"—enee aintott takes a fit in shrieked in their earn and gave them all
suppreeshig his lauebter as he recollects tbe fight they wanted, for they were
she awful looh on iarillas face, as she house servants and not soldiers used to
made that wicked jah with her dagger, battle.
and the agility with which Senor Larry Affairs were growing rather serious for
sprang aside --"the will advance anotber Larry after a tine, and he began to fear
step and allow me to kiss her hand to- he would be killed, as the senorita in
day—the darling." fu rg was shrieking to her men to finish
"Ana meanwhile manage to worm him, when by rare good. luck bis eyes fel
your secrets out. Ah. Larry, take carer' upon hs heavy cane, which he had laid
uneasily, for naueli i involvee. aside in order to better make love to the
"Jerk, you've seen me in tight places. beauty.
I'm no fool, if some people will imagine Upon this he pounced with the joy
It. I shall have a elevah story arranged a shipwrecked mariner would feel should
that will deceive the angelic cweature. land heave in sight. New energy seemed
Trust me." given bine and he beat the two cowardly
And Jack, remembering the past, feels servants until they howled for mercy and
that for him to doubt the abilities of this fied,
queer little genius is an insult—so he Then Larry bowed to the senoritd, who
squeezee, his hand. no longer called for his destruction, but
"Yew pardon, my boy. I might have seemed awed by his dilapidated appear.
known yeu were ti e !aline to he easily mice, kissed, his finers to her, apologized
deceived, and that what you attempted for kicking up such a circus in her house,
would he with an eye to our suc..eess." hopcd tbey would niret again,
"That's it,Jaek. 1 11.•lieve I can tarn from the scene, leaving her speculating
the tablas on the senorita. While I ap- as to what an ordinary New Yorker
pear to be wax -work in her hands, she might be capable of doing wizen a little
will be dwopping, lentil that mey give us whipper -snapper could kick up such a
a big pull. szo au retain comrade, until confusion.
we meet again." This is Larry's story, though of course
• "Be merciful, Larry. Don't lacerate the given
y, and with other
poor girl's feelinas teo dreadfully. Think embellishments.
of the pangs of unrequited affection—of Probably he has learned a lesson, and
a broken heart bowed down with grief, wiU not be in a hurry to again make love
to a Chilian beauty. Doctor Jack chuckles
there, quit it, doctor. Bang it, as this wretched specimen leaves him to
do pax take me for a dreadful Don rehabilitate his form in other garment;
Juan?" and Lamy rushes away with a and rub some vaseline upon the scratches
grin on his monkey face --to meet the ou his face.
divine senorita and engage in a little Upon the whole Larry has done well,
game of deception where the keenest of and picked up several little points of in -
wit will come out ahead. terest, at the expense of his best suit,
Nor does Doctor jack see him again vvhieh is ruined. That seems to grieve
for some hours. Indeed, the day is almost him more than any soreness of body, for
spent when Larry once more shows up. he has believed himself almost invincible
During the course of the hours spent in that checkered triumph of the tailor's
together, Jack and Kirke Smith have art.
come to a good understanding connected The adventure proves one thing—Marilla
with certain matters, and their plans are has not given up her game, because foiled
well arranged for the near future, though on the occasion whext she made such a
of course subject to change in case of bold move. Doctor Jack would be uneasy
necessity. on this score only for the fact that they
Doctor Jack has managed to engage are to leave Valparaiso in a few hours.
quarters on the steamer that sails north He notices a spirit of ugly unrest
at dawn of the next day, and this has abroad. More than one little affair has
beext done without visiting the vessel .& taken place on this afternoon between
/Jailor whom he knows, belonging to the Chilian sailors and those belonging to
ship Keneenew, anchored near the steam- American vessels, and. it is evident that
er in the harbor, agrees to do the busi- there is bad blood between them.
ness for him. Various things cause this. The Chil-
As to the boat that is to wait for them ians have a foolish notion that the
at a certain point near the Mole, Kirke powers at Washington favored the Bal -
Smith looks out for this. Perhaps he is maceda government. The seizure of the
not watched. At any rate,he finds a man Data, has had ninth to do with inflaming
whom he buys body and soul—this fel- their minds, and probably the fact of
low, having received such a good advance their recent victory Causes them to feel
payment with rich promises for the fu- that they can insult the United States
ture, is ready to do anything he is told. with impunity.
If some inquisitive natives waylay him "There's trouble brewing," says Doc -
later on with questions concerning his tor Jack, as he notes these things, and
coming movements, and his business his experience has been extended enough
with the Texan, he will have a cock -and- to make him a good judge.
bull story arranged. to satisfy them, and Re Ms an a,pponitnaela at a certain
threw therm off the trail. hour with Kirke Smith, who has been
Thus Doctor Jack is fairly 'well satire absent from the city during the after -
fled with the way things are going, noon. Larry has engaged to conduct Avis
thougb a little anxious that it should be to the spot where they rendezvous.
over, when he meets Larry again; the Trunks have been secretly smuggled from
latter is getting out of a cab at the door the fonds, by a rear door and sent on
of the betel and presents a, ridiculous ap- board the steamer. They flatter them-
pearance—his clothing dusty, his hat saves that this leas been done without
banged in, his face scratched, and the the 'Knowledge of hostile forces, and per -
empty rim of a once glorious eye-glaes haps it may be so.
(screwed into the cavity of his left optio Doctor Jack consults his watch.
—.and yet above all the same old strut— "'Time I started," he says, and runs
Whicb oauses a groan, however — the uziebs
eintito bilge ai few last word e 'with
familiar eitniteg and Larry, not quite ge
• Again hard luck. A squad et Chilian
sailors from the war vessels are pasebag
by, perlaeps under the influence of liquor.
Daring the eftethoon 4 number of rows
have begun that were only smelled by the
efforts of °facers belouging to the Balti-
more. Thus there is bad blood, between
the ewe; the hour is ripe for a Melee.
, and, it only needs a spark to start It go-
ing•
Doctor Jaen is made aware of the fact
tbat he is an object of solicitude to nu-
; meanie fellow -beings when some oue
jostles him rudely. As he turns to ex-
postulate another bravo Mess iuto bbu
roughly on the other side.
"Alma that's the game, 13 it?" gasps
the Yankee, for the seemed blow hae
almost taken his breath awity.
Quiek to set, the American throws out
his hand, and clinches hold. of the man
Who has Inn given him sucli a vicioue
whack wade bis elbow. Re makes one
nauseular effort—the fellow goes spiniiing
after his comp:mien, anti overtakes bine
with such Iowa that both drop to the
pavement together directly in the might
of the sailors who have at this moment
come together.
Ono of the Chileans is struck by the
heels of the last man mho goes down, In
suck a fashion that be seems to imagine
he has received a Lien. He turns with u
roar, finds an Ameriean
side him, and, as the worst indignity
thee comes to him expectorates in tho
face of the Yannee, wbo promptly knocks
him down with as elven a blow as ever
flew from the shoulder.
Teat starts the fraeas, the echoes of
which will rina around the world.
It has been brooding all day, just as
though a conspiracy bad been termed
among the lower elements in Valparaiso
to wipe out the prejudice entloubtedly
existing against the blue -jackets of the
United States Navy.
The quiet street immediately Seem to
all quar-
ters men can be seen rushing to the spot.
It passes from mouth to mouth "the
1 Yankee sailors have been attacked," mid,
the enthusiasm, with which hundreds
rush to the scene proves how ready they
1 are to join in the remised of mischief.
Doctor Jack thus finds himself in the
midst of ahowliug, fighting mob, against
his will, it is true; but all bas happened
so quickly that he cannot avoid the con-
sequences unless he turns and runs,
pwihesi, is hardly according to his prime -
Of course, he is fairly able to look out
for Number One under such circum-
stances. Ile bas seen so much of adven-
ture during the paet few yearu that there
is nothing new to him in finding around
him angry men striking right and left.
An admirable boxer, he can deliver
sledge -hammer blows, and at the same
time, through hie agility, escape punish-
ment. Those who run up against him
have immediate occasion for regret.
The Yankee sailors endeavor to keep in
a bunch. They realize that their only
safety lies in this system of tactics and
hence whenever they come upon other
detaclunents of fellow -tars from the
Baltimore they join forces.
It is incredible wbat a mob gathers—
the streets become impassable—thousands
crowd the scene, and the air is full of
shouts and curses. One can believe the
Americans will be torn limb from limb
if they fall into the bands of these en-
raged demons.
They are separated again and again.
Their utmost endeavors to keep in a
bunch are frustrated by the very number
of the mob, which surges between them.
Many wounds have been received; the
cowardly nature of the Chiller( rioters is
shown in the fact that every stab is in
the back. The cowards, numerically
strong, dare not face the Yankee fists,
but ply their blades at their backs.
Unfortunately, relying upon the assur-
ance received from the officials that
American sailors would be protected from
any outrage from. the rough elements
that crowd the city, Captain Schley had
the sailors leave even their knives on
board ere giving shore -leave; but for
this the brave blue-jacleets would have
rendered a better account of themselves.
For a quarter of an hour the fight
rages. Here and there a side mob chases
some unlucky tar separated from his fel-
lows, bent upon doing murder. There is
no question of right or wrong involved
now—it is war to the knife. AU the fierce
hatred engendered in Chilean hearts rises
to the surface, and they hunt these Yan-
kee sailors with the eagerness that niaxks
the sportsman when in pursuit of game.
Doctor Jack has been very ranch an-
noyed to find himself thus in the midst
of what he at first judges to be a drunken
brawl on a large scale.
Than it dawns upon his mind that
there is something even more serious in
•the disturbance and that a riot has
•opened wheel will cost many lives. It
may even extend to a naval battle in the
harbor. Virho can tell?
Ete has business in view, and desires
to get out of this disgraceful affair as
• speedily as possible; but the elements
surrounding him prevent even a man of
his determined character from doing
what he &ewes.
TO BE CONTINUED
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VARIETY IN EGGS.
;mopes xfloweing shirred, Scalloped and
Curried Bggs and Egg Salad.
•Even those people who have no re-
igious principles concerning tee church
ileservences of Lelit in many cases ap-
ireciate the hygiene) valve of a radical
!hang° in their menu at this season.
dreat are the nutritious properties of
• Ins and numerous the appetizing
nethodS of preparing them, as Getal
5eueekeeping remarks, in preface to the
ollosviog timely reeipes:
• Baked or "shirred" eggs are delicious.
$reak the eggs into well buttered egg
;ups and bake, season With pepper, salt
Ind butter. Serve bard boiled eggs.
ihelled, on lettuce or parsley, or on
;mall plates garnished with celery
leaves, placing A tiny stalk or two bee
tide each egg.
For a novelty poached eggs may be
terved on well buttered bob Grahana
toast. Scrambled eggs are pleasingly
furled ley the addition of stewed tome, -
loss or corn, or a different flavoring inaY
10 Used. A little lemon juice is appetiz-
sag.
The number of omelets is legion,
Peas, corn or tomatoes, codfish, salmon,
:elery, orange?, onions, etc, all these
way be used, and the omelets are often
eked iustead of fried,
Omelet,—Beat the yolks of 6 eggs
with 2 tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar
ted a little vanilla. Now beat the
svhitea and mix both parts of the eggs
sagether, fry in hot butter that has not
erowued and roll. It may be served with
lam and have powdered auger afted
sver it,
Eggs may also be scalloped, Que
;method requires a layer of bread crumbs,
thee one of sliced, cold, hard boiled
eggs. Repeat, aud flually bake, adding
pepper, salt, parsley or celery salt and
a generous allowauce of butter. In place
at' butter a white sauce is suitable. The
eggs are sometimes scalloped With alter-
aate layers of sliced mushrooms.
Curried Eggs„—Slice and fry 2 sniall
aniens, then add 2 cupfuls of stock and
3 tablespooufuls of curry powder. Cook
few miuutes, thickeu half it pint of
'steam and cook again. Then slice 0 er
7 hard boiled eggs into the Query and
simmer gently.
Eggs With Musbrooms.—Cut into
halves a eau of mushrooms. Stew the
' mushrooms in a little hot butter 10 or
, 12 minutes, season with pepper and
• salt. Next drain and place the mush-
rooms in it shallow baking dish. Break
• sufficient eggs to cover the top. Scatter
- a few bread crumbs over these and dot
• with butter. pepper and celery salt.
Bake a very few minutes.
Egg Salad.—A cupful of chopped cold
potatoes; pour over it 3 • tahlespe011fUlS
. Of bet vinegar, sassoned with white
pepper, cayenne, mustard, salt and but-
ter. FiVet eggs boiled hard. Slice tbe
whites first and romove the yolks, Make
o dresaug for the salad. Arraugo a lay-
er of lettuce, add the potatoes, drained.
Place tastefully the "egg rings," and
over all pour the dressing.
Aida 'Seed I °work.
Aida work is a novelty and is special-
ly recommended as work Whicla does not
try the eyes. Time foundation is n very
coarse canvaS material, not needing to
be entirely covered by the design, as it
NOVEL NEEDLEWollIt.
is sufficiently decorative with small pat-
terns worked as border or on any part
of the ground.
It is to be had in white, cretfna and
various colors. The stitch is the ordi-
nary cross stitch. Any putterns—sucb
as are used for Russian embroidery—are
applicable, as the novelty is more in the
niaterials used than in the patterns or
stitches.
Orange and Almond Salad.
The Boston Cooking Scbool Magazine
gives the recipe for this new and dainty
dish: Remove every particle of the
white skin from sweet oranges and slice
them in thin slices lengthwise of the
orange. Slice blanched almonds also
very thin and lengthwise of the almond.
Season with oil, about 8 tablespoonfuls
to a pint of oranges and nuts, sliced.
When well mixed together, add one or
two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice, ac-
cording to the acidity of the oranges, and
when well mixed serve on a bed of let-
tuce leaves, selecting for the purpose
the tender, delicate heart leaves.
Fashionable Stationery.
In fashionable stationery regimental
gray paper bolds its own, according to
the New York Sun. Perhaps all this
war talk has helped its long continued
• popularity: • A better explanation is that
the paper itself is so pretty. In color it
is a bluish gray and in quality is heavy,
with just enough tendency to roughness
to make the writing appear at its best.
Stamped with monogram, crest or ad-
dress, in dark blue or silver, this paper
it as dainty as the daintiest lady could
wish for.
A pale yellow paper is also very fash-
ionable at present. Straw color best
describes it, and it is much admired by
those who go in for colored papers.
The square envelope which held sway
for so long has been routed by one
slightly longer than it is broad and fad-
tened with a long, very narrow flap cut
off square or one so pointed that the ex-
treme point comes almost to the bottom
of the envelope,
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tAiktiol)qiikDES
CHEAP GRAIN BINS.
Whey Are Simple, 'easily Maim and Con-
venient In Both Barn and Stable.
In tbeee."beed tinaes" it is advisable.
for the farmer to utilize those things
which are the most easily proeured, and
especially when they are adapted to his
needs. In most casesfeed eheste with
toinpartmeute for different kinds of
grain are ueeessary conveniences in both
the barn and stable, bat often the con-
struction o s.ucli a bite is it matter of
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ECONOMICAL ORAIN PINS.
considerable expense and labor if the
ordinary course is adhered to. With a
view to assisting farmers whose bank
eccounte do not permit extravagances a
VOW York, correspondeut of Ohio Farm-
er suggests the plan which is here de -
Rioted,:
The plan sketched and described by
the correspoudent in question is not only
perfectly eimple, but very servieeable.
First obtaie the requisite number of dry
goods or grocery boxes, all of the same
dimeusious. Place these boxes side by
Bide, then nail together with wire nails
long enovgli to reach, through aud
clinch. Next attach it cover to the top
of the bin thus made, and your work is.
done.
Of eourse each box should be of size
sufficient to hold all the grain of any
one kind that ismst be kept ou hand,
but this need not occasion any alarm,
for boxes of every size and shape ram-
tionable Can be procured at grocery and
dry goods eteres for a merely nominal
fiUM.
Portable Stanchion.
-Prairie Farmer originally depicted
the stanchion for feeing eaIves repre-
seuted in the annexed eut. It was suede
and reported upou by a Missouri farmer
as follows: The base or sills and the
uprights are 2 by 4; the top pieces aro
1 by 6, the bottom 1 by 4. The rack for
holdiug the paps is 1 by 4, and the pans
eandentitege-eat—ee-
,
setammott ron FEEDING CALVES.
aro galvanized iron 8 by 14 and about?
inches deep. They rest on their rims in
the rack. They eau be lifted out to be
cleaned or to be filled. The stanchion 1
have made and used fax three years is
8 feet long and will accommodate six
calves nicely. Of course the stanchion
can. be made any desired length, but
the length thut I have used is so handy
that two men Call carry it about wher-
ever it may need to be used. I usually
place it in the gateway of a pasture and
commence feeding the calves out of it
when they are about a week old. With
this device each calf gets its proper
share and will not rob the others.
Dairy Business In New England.
American Cultivator says:
One of the reasons why the dairy
business has been unduly depressed the
past few years is because in many lo-
calities in this section of New England
where sheep were formerly kept farm-
ers bave been obliged by the low price
of wool to kill off their sheep and sub-
atitute cows in their place. Now that
wool prices are better and likely to be
better for some years to come the old
industry of sheep growing and -wool
production will be resumed. There has
been a similar diversion of the west to
dairying, not only from the sheep grow-
ing industry, but front the low prices
of all grains which have followed the
decrease in our sheep herds. Thus is
shown very clearly the interdependence
of farmers in all sections of the country.
'When one industry is assailed, all other
industries must suffer with it, and the
whole business interests of the country
will suffer so long as the farmers do.
How to Detect San Jose Scale.
In looking for the San Jose scale most
persons will pass it by unnoticed on ac-
count of its very smell size. The female
scale is only about one twenty-fifth of
an inch in diameter, while the male is
only about one-half that size. The shape
of the female is nearly circular, while
the male is more elongated. The female
Is sharply convex or conical in the
tenter. This last character will help to
distinguish it .from many of the other
more common species. Its color is near-
ly like the bark on which it is found.
Another distinguishing character is
found in the reddish discoloration of the
bark immediately surrounding the
scale, extending through both the outer
and inner bark. These characters will
enable one with an ordinary pcicket mag-
nifying glass to readily detect" the pres-
ence of the insect.—Professor Throop,
Indiana Experiment Station.
• Capacity of an Icehouse.
A ton of ice contains 36 cubic feet,
but as commonly packed, with allow-
ance fax spaces and packing raaterial, it
is usual to allow from 4e to 50 cubic
feet of space to the ton. Thus ten tons
would require a space nearly eight feet
square and eight feet high. Houses are
not commonly built smaller than 12 feet
square and 12 feet high outside meas -
are, because ce wastes Very fast in
smaller spaces. —New England Home-
stead.
ABOUT UNDERDRAINING.
How DraMs Are Constructed In Conneoto
icut—Tile Fergus Stone Drains.
The remarkable wet summer of 1897
was a forcible admonition to the farm-
ers of many sectioes to drain, their
lauds, and they have heeded it A Con-
necticut correspondeut, writing to Coun-
try Geutleman from, Hartford county,
says;
I do not remember a time When SO
many drains were being laid as at pee.
exit Farmers wit° had fields of potatoea
not worth digging and tobacco only fit
to be plowed ender are determined not
to have another experience so costly and
disagreeable. If the next season were to
prove as dry as half it dozen preceding
the present one, they might secure fair
crops, but what the farmers waut is in-
serauce against loss from the effeets of
surplus water in another wet season.
Tbey are acting wisely, for it isprobable
that time eacreased yield of their crops
during the first ensuing summer of ex-
eessiverain will offset the cost of draftee
age.
The drains that are being conStrueted
in the valley lands are almost exclusive -
/,y of tile. On therocky lands away from
the Conuecticut river some steals drains
are beieg built. When it is an Objeet to
rid the land of surface stones, it may
be advisable to build stoue drains, but
the additioual labor required makes a
stone drain more expensive than (MO of
tile under almost any cireunastances.
There is some little variation in the
method of making a stone drath, but the
ordinery plau is to lay A row of stemea
an eaoh eide at the bottom of the ditch,
ver across with tat stones, place it
layer of eobblestoneaon these to a depth
of several inches, cover the small stones
with straw or brush to prevent the those
earth from fillieg the crevices and fill
up the ditch with eon.
Oue objection to a drain of this kind
is the linbility, provided the soil et the
bottom of the ditch is not of equal hard-
ziess fax its entire length, that some of
the fouudatiou stems will sink below the
line of the rest In this case the drain
is likely to be choked up. Another ob-
jection is that lourrOwiug animals nia,y
enter the drain and obstruct it, How-
ever, a stone drain well laid on it hard-
pan bottom will often relialin in posi-
tion and perform good service for many
years. I do not intend to say anything
to discourage any farmer with an over-
abundance of loose stones uponhislands
front building it stone drain, Iudeed
there are many situations where an open
drain, with sloping sides grassed over,
is very much better than none.
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Ben Davis Apple In 'Vermont,
The Rural New Yorker says: "the=
opinion it is ;mistake to plant the Ben
Davis apple in Vermont Vermont can-
not grow such large and highly colored
nen BaVIS as they raise in Idawas, Okla -
henna Mieeouri antl Atha/leas, and that's
the goods thee* have to compete with.
But Verreout eau grow Northern Spy
and greenines, Fan:1mm aud Aretics as
flue as anything in the world, and that
is wliat Vermont growers ought to stick
to. With the competition which now
exists in the apple business, and which
is bound to grow sharper and sharper
every year, no One should dare go to the
market with any fruit which is not the
best of its kiwi. The best Ben Davis al -
Ways brings a good price—inore's the
pity—but we can't understand wbat use
could be made of a second class Ben
Davis. Of course Vermonters peak first
elass Ben Davis, but they are second
class nompared with the Ozark peek."
Randy Contrivances.
One often sees about railway freight
stations an affair similar to the one
shown at Fig. 1 in the cut, but not hav-
ing the convenient shovel handle. The
lip of iron at the bottom is placed under
the edge of a heavy baxrel or box, the
whole balanced over the small wheels
and the whole easily wheeled away.
The shovel handle makes the wheeling
TWO USEFUL CONTEIVANeEs.
away much easier. Such a device will
be found very useful on the farm. Make
it of bard wood, with wide iron trucks.
At Fig. 2 is shown an improved form
of device fax moving heavy bodies in the
house or barn, stores being handled
with special ease by the use of this lit-
tle platform on very low, broad castors.
The rear end is so low as almost to
touch the floor. Farm Journal, which
originally illustrated both these articles,
says, "By tilting up the object to be
moved and backing the platform in un-
der it it can then be wheeled anywhere."
Here and There.
A Massachusetts contributor to The
New England Homestead edaims that
there is at least $2.50 per ton difference
between home grown and baled bay.
Striking figures showing the decline of
farming in Connecticut are given by a
Litchfield county statistician.
An advancing cranberry market is ap-
parent, particularly in the east.
The outlook for the sheep industry is
quite inviting at present, and the shep-
herd feels encouraged.
Mr. Charles Parry expressed the opin-
ion at a farmers' institute that when
farrcters realise the immense profits in
cbestnut culture they will be tumbling
over eaoh other to set out the groves.
Can't capture Crimson Clover, eh?
Why not try bribing him? He loves
potash. Set Sir Muriate after him, ad-
vises Rural New Yorker.
An exchange says that in the south-
west turnips are planted in different
parts of the orchards and allowed to re-
main. Rabbits and mice feed on this
bait and do less damage to trees.