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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1898-7-29, Page 2DR. JACO WiFE By Er. GEORGE Rxri-u3catNE, IT'es. This English fellow tells zne a sank -awl -bull story, auti me a fool I believe it. He says he is a detective from Scotland 'Yard, in England, tellowieg laes /nee acme«, the world; teat you hate stoles% a million and run &Way Viet euoieess, I agreed to coeceal them *14 1Natril, anMe be said he weula pay for line eptitgal cese yeti failed te tem up, Thaler these eircumstances 1 tenet Yon pardoet ray mistake, Daum Jaek, and believe that I acted. to the best a nay judgmerae" What can Jaek do bar forgive him. "Thee yeti will act with me, nowi" "The fest thing to be done, there is te get rid of these iuterlepeee." The condumor rist'S to his feet. "Stay, wbat would you. do's" "Step we the next station, min force timm to alight." The dater poeders a• little. Be is disposed. to be lenient, but the knowledge that these anee are desperate pi their endeavor to rain hire hardees kis his to a degree. "Wait a witile. We will reath seine larger town or city av nightfall. Thee will be tinits enough to make them walk the plazas." It i$ a fatal decision, and one he has cause to regret later on, but we are mor- ale and. =Able to sEv into the future, So it is decided, end elle rest of the 'day slire away. They keep a constant /yawl: woe Tb e Mate -those nee lamming what ericlu the inmates 144y attempt. no- night again lassoes near. Tbey are meat, yes, evea earlier, after which be- aten eerse hours flare the destinatlen a gies the climb over the great Allegnenies, 1 the speesiel. Their eregrees has been ens Those erne have traveled all over the see-al:agey rapid, as el recital= =bee world, awl just crossed the grand Rocit- muse give way before teem. Jun; astd..ey this the supper the neeiu inow$ up. teed tney rae many lights. = 1,e'l•-:1-'sg ;•,1 a, 5%44: free; Loug before now Lar17 has discovered the. ceedenne tne asesecial manes te step * lard Itaeaett end the douglite colonel in levy mezeveze, ai he es. eale;eet ea ordeee anther cer, with heads togetber. Prob- aaeeey they are discussieg desperate mea- N'esv =re -es she ese... -.a: merceetsures that may te used as a at resort, Darter F.r. 4 2 -4 Z 4'. ^.. l.....nee Teepees tnem- for their case Ss geetenn down to a fine selves fee anee et ;: sleseenenes recesses?". eoint, Educe "New or nee at the end of Lome eol,eie nee -"nosed te ehe Privole " elde jemp, and it is °Ply a questioa of room, aad, e'er fra'r .:s ovez ezerett tilta a few hours ere they reaole that place. WO IA 113 th. VII the Allegbouits they pant with ewe mese tura et effa:re e ' 'meld kien agoeisso -.-, Voir leave tne cese at... both deers lesieea. te that_Le ba tote - ii rush with it whiz awed a roar tieveuty Poeeitge for la= he =Kern- be it, nun' miles aes hour, An accideet now would lotoks as dbounli De ‘l -n aeok anti hie Annihilate them all. The mils is warned, PartF heA slw,11= z'atm tel o't las; oven a red light Lathes in the cold gray a es Shubad did Isis sormeetor early inoruiag—tbere is a bad wreck ror hours they ezrerionee 14 valet awl Alone. Desperate erneeures are telien to look forwurd to limn success. At St. Louis their special seeps. jealt keeps tract of the time, and it is the epirdon of the condurtor—erbo bas re- deemed himself in their eyes by Isis ejects bag the intruders—that they will arrive just in good time to make tenneetions with the reglar east -bowel °newts. This peculiar whirl aeross tbe con - tweet is rather demorstlizthe to 'oyster Imbits, especially wheu they are raobag against time, and have such determined Saes at baud; but they are Americana, end can put up with many things that would completely weary out some people.. "Another change, Tawas Larry, as be picks up his satchel, for St. Lours has been reached. "It will soon be over, nay dear fellow. In thirty-six haters wo ougnt to be in New York, returns Jack, laugbing— jack, who never shows signs of weari- ness, no rotter what the difficulties he has to batele with. "Tbat will only give us time. Its hard to fight against the fates," says Larry,and to look at him one would imagine be has the troubles of the universe on his shoul- ders. Thus they again pass outside. The conductor meets them with a troubled face, "Hello! What's wrong, now? Has our train goner' cries Jack, a little taken aback. "No, no, fully fifteen minutes yet, Doctor jack; but you made a raistake." "How so?" "In not letting me put those men off at the little statism in the afternoon," "Ehwhat's tales" exclaims Laxly. "They're here, sir." "Well, that's odd. How do you ac- count for it" The Pullman conductor shakes head. "I am en the dark. I examined both platforms several tinaes while we ran, and there were no signs of them." "By Jove! wode in on top of the car. What a beastly wide to take," remarks the little man. . At this the employee smiles. "I hardly think that was the case, though it might be possible. There are other ways in which they could have come. For instance, they may have stole* a ride on the cow -catcher of the locomo- tive, or even entered the engine, deceiv- ing the men just as they did me." "That is a more plausible theca7. How they reached Si. Louis would prob- ably form the base of an admirable story; but at present I am more concerned in considering how I shall gain New York. Will you show us the eastern train, con- ductor?" "With pleasure, Doctor Jack. This way, sir." He acts as if anxious to please. Pee - haps he desires to make them forget that he helped their enemies part of the way on the road. The veteran traveler hardly knows what to think. It may be this man has played a double game, and after aU remadued faithful to the patty who first "saw" him with a fat bribe. It matters little—results are what Jack generally looks for rather than the means eraployed to reach them—and yet he feels considerable curiosity ooncernieg the way in which milord and his Clain ian ally come to town. It is the same old story over again, Their telegram has reserved a section, and as the hour is late Avis retiree. jack Is unable to say vvhetber his enemies ars on board this the or not, as the curtains aro all down. He is inclined to believe they are in another coach. Already they have started, and the agony begins again. When rival lines make up such speedy time -tables, their trains are seldom or; hand, and no one knows this better than Doctor Jack. To annihilate the many miles separat- ing them from their next change a base, they must keep up this steady, reload, whirling the leagues behind them. i Jack's golden remedy is once more used as a lever to help things along. Though averse to the almost universal Went of tipping, he knows the weakness ; of human nature, and how best the work . (tan be obtained from a majority of pub- )ha servants. Cincinnati is reached on time. That ems ell through has been e rnmelenanle one. Here a trausfer is made. Us. train front St, Louis has been an extra, carry a large uember of people to some gather- ing In New elnak, and there is a special limited waiting in the Penetsyleania, to take them to their destination. Where they have left the smoky city on the yellow Ohio, and speed. up the Miami Valley, it is about one in the afternoon. leiquiry gives Doctor Jae* some know- ledge concerning 'their expected arrieal en Gotham. If all goes tvell, they will make the run thtwouty-one and. a bait hours. Given twennetwo, and they would Tenth, Jersey Cite- at ten. "Itemembea" says Avis, "we change ifkine at Pittsburg, aud go ens hour ahead." "True," says jack, from:deg, "that only leaves an hour to en:as the river and, reach the offiee in Well ata -t; but , that is doubly enema:. We will take a veniele at the Certland street exit and have the Men hits:le us along. 1 reekor we'll be there, Larry, illy boy, if enly no wreck occurs on the read." "I shall pray we may be delivered from that," declares Avis, solemnly. This is sponeu ;it the tame they sight the dome of the cepitol at Columbus. 4. short stop here, and again they go plunging toward the region of the rising, sun. Night aoeroaches—the last night they expect to spored on ehe road. It has beea a long and, exciting nee from Valparaiee to New York amt. retelered more than ordinarily dangerous on account of the desperate tactics adopted by their rivals. Perhaps the -victory will come at lase wad. Ise ell the mere pleasing because it has been earned. It is ort to Pittsburg now,. The iron city ought to open. before there by mid. - a speetal, eau Re nothing of A for - dime' eathre in *Itch a task. It is a mere everyday performative. ea -east, end negines, climbing over beights, passing end.•elarougli defiles, erne at /teasels reaching .. terns 14I the summit. Theis down the slope they his op the special. The mr-bra,kos, usually so faithful, slip, and with a crash they are into the pile of cars. Dower Jack turns to shield his wife. The car seems to rest) on end,totters,aud then rolls down the embankment. CHAPTER TX"--/rTr The scene that ensues beggars descrip- tion. Fortunately this sleeper is the only car that leaves the road -bed, else the calamity would bare been much greater. A wreck at night time—whe eon over forgot the scene -411w fearful sounds, the blazing lights from burning freight cars, tbe his of escaping steam, and, above all, the terrible cries of man and women halt -crazed with fright or wounds. Madness is apt to rule under such cir- cumstances as these—elven the coolest of men often join in the demoralization. Doctor Jack can remember endeavor- ing to throw his arms around „Avis, who appears in the aisle just at the second they leave the track—ho feels the car up- heeee like a borse rearing upon his hind legs—then it totters, and turns over. All ie medley and confusion within. Fortunately the lights go eel, so that the danger from fire is lessened. They seem to roll over once or twice, and then remain stationary, as though resting in a gully. If this accident had occurred at one of a thousand other points they have passed in the heart of the Alleghenies, it would. have resulted in a frightful lose of life; but like most other affairs thathave hap- pened at long intervals on this superb road, fortune has been kind, and appar- ently selected the best spot for the trouble. Doctor Jack loses his mind. He is con- scious of a fearful wrench and. then comes it blank. It is only a few minutes that he lies thus, and then big senses return. Strangely enough the car in landing had fallen upon its bed, so they stand upon the floor. Such a Bedlam as has broken out around them—every one appears to be shrieking at once. Confusion reigns, for the furniture of the car has been piled. up in every conceivable manner. A little light filters through broken windows here and there. The burning freight cars serve one useful purpose, at least, for although dawn is olose at hand it will be an hour at least before old Phoebus rears his glowing orb beyond the valley. The first thing that ocours to Jack is the thought of his wife. What physical pain he may suffer himself is as nothing to the mental torture that sweeps over him when he fails to hear her voice in reply to his cries. He is like a tigress robbed of her whelps. A dozen sprained ankles or bro- ken bones could not crush hire. now. He feels around him, for it is too dark to distinguish anything amid such utter confusion. At first he discovers only the medley of things that have been rolled from the berths, but as his eager hands search all around they soon touch a, figure lying still and motionless. It is Avis. A terrible fear sweeps she Is dead. The grim monster comes so easily u.nder such circumstances that Jack has reason to be alarmed. No one knows what may follow. The fitful flashes of fire, seen through the windows, possibly indicate the beginning of it conlagration that may reduce the Pullman sleeper and all in it to ashes. Plainly, then, his fleet duty et to seek the open air as speedily as possible. He knows that it is improbable that he can gain either door through such a mass of debris. Men are scrambling all around hira, bellowing lustily either with pain or fright. • Doctor Jack turns to the window of his section. It has become jamraed, though neither of the two panes of the double window appear to be broken. One kick from his uninjured foot sends the glass flying. He follows it with sev- eral more to remove the smaller pieces. Then making a hurried investigation, he starts upon the task of getting himself and Ayis through •The filsetepart ot thisjbiteasi1y,p. over him that formed se spite of the pain that coines teens hts binab, but it is much more difficult to rescue hie wife. Once again Dootor Jack has cause to thank heaven for the wonderful power ta 11* arms, which enable him to accomplish Sp 113,1104. He exerts hiraself as though he has the strength, of a dozen 311en, and presently oseries the still form of the weeeee loves to a smooth place. Tenderly he lays her down, and with a *woe eagerness bends over to chafe her bands her face—to call her name, as though the sound of bis voice might arouse her from this stupor /elide he prays may tot be death, Other Azores Imes already appeared seem the wrecked car. Seem spring tes the bank, others crawl paitsfulle, while a few men remain to essist the unfortute ;ass still within. Dater Jaclt notices them not, Just a present he has eyes and ears far wily on p neole, and she lies there Were /aim so dedthly still, that his • very heart is for onee almost frozen with horror. The sound, of running water strikes his ear. tt is singular how he bears is with each a racket going on around. A Met= that presently empties into the sesque- heette te near by. lie leaves Avis for one uthease, and with great hounds and acute peiti readies the edge of the water, 'What to many it in is the next question, bet uecessity is always the enotner of elven- iou. Ile weara a travelieg cap, and it has rexualmed on hit bead through all this conamotioe. Snatching it a( he fills je with water from the stream, then tAuvrinse. asttudwhreobsbsrusgbabeiles togrow4unsere, tot; lhotit twisted Umb pains frightfully. He reeehee the spot, to Sind it deserted, surety here was where he laid her, And yet he may bendstaken. Filled with new fears, he tures this way and that. Others lie upon the ground, groaning with pain, but who could have tenon Avis. In that raonteut of horror it flathes upon hina thee Lord Hackett was ill another cer. Could the Eaglishmart be base enough to catey her off under such eiecunsetances? Be is gill ening around, almost out of his mind, with pain and =metal agony, when a hand clutches his arm. Turning, be loons into the face of the man he has hated. "nectar Jack, come wits me. I found your wife seneelees on 11 where, Perhaps, you laid her, and. leers led her to one of the CATS above. This is no thee for us to he at eaelx other's threats. I have hated you, mesa but Whea her life is in dallger, (men thee is forgotten, Comet Whati you are badly hurt. Take my arm, Evans." A. singular sight *retie, to ete this Bri- tish lion Itelplug the man he has fueght up the kill, Tea as tenderly as themes it might leave beert hie brother. A; any te, it proves Lord Eitekett to bane some geed in hire beneetb the reckless exter- ior, and this ealatuity with its attendant horrors has stirred the fountain to its depths, When they reach Avis then' find her sitting up and looking around in a dazed way. A lady teaveler, having it bottle of strong samelbag-salts, bas been able to briug her to. Jack forgets all elie in his delleebt itt seeing her alive and uninjured. He doses his arms around her, starts to speak, gives a groan, and almost SW00130 again from the intense pain. His wife in this emergency becomes her old hears self Again. "Where are you Isurt, Zack?" else ex- claims. He manages to point to his left ankle, which is very much swollen, so that he will not be able to • set that foot on the ground again for a week or two, smiles bravely and. begins to say it is not; much, but Avis sees svhav a grave sprain he bas received, unlaces Ids shoe, whioh luc had on at the time of the Accident, and sends Lord Beckett scurrying for water in a bucket which the porter brings to VieW, "By Tavel" says a familiar voice. It is Lavine A remarkable sight the usually natty dude appears. His raiment is torn, one' eye blacked, and he seems to lame be- corao mixed up in the cook's galley in some way, for a can of powdered. sugar or our is sprinkled over his figure from head to foot. One arm hangs limp and motionless, at his side, and Larry's faoe has a look of pain upon it, quite foreign there. "Thank Heaven you are alive. A: beastly affair this, 1 declare, Are you badly hurt, Jack, dear boy?" rattles off' the little man, punctuating his entences with grimaces that proclaim his own acute suffering. "A sprained. ankle, only—I was, lucky," sings out Doctor Jack, as. though It is a mere bagatelle. "That's bad. I can see from the looks, that you will not get to New York by noon." • Jack starts up and groans dismally. "I must, if I move heaven and earth to accomplish it. My whole fortune is at stake. And yet—great powers, what pain shoots up nay leg when I move. Thee might as well kill me on the racwo-1 will get there!" "Let me go," says Larry, faintly, andi Avis, looking at him, sees how pale he, is. She immediately makes him sit down., "Neither of you can go. If the paektig I carry reaches Wall street by noon to- day it is Doctor Jack's wife who wilt carry it " Her lord and master attempts to ex-, postulate, but she places a little hand over his mouth. "I am the captain now. You have a' severe sprain; poor Larry, a broken arm. You must remain and be taken care on, If there are dootors on the trade, as I hope will be the case. Here comes the conductor. I believe he is looking for you." As he comes up, he says:— "There is a chance for one of you to reach Harrisburg; we are about to send the engine—which remains on the track —for assistance and doctors—it will stare right away. Will you go, Doctor Jack?" He groans dismally—tries to rise, but Is pushed back in the seat by gentle hands,. "I will go, conductor." "You, madam—on the engine--" "Certainly. • I must reach Harrisburg in order to make connections for New York. I am ready to undertake it," she saes, fro BE CJONTBRIED.1 No Interpreter Needed. "My, son," said the country gentleman, "I fail to see what satisfaction you can get from loading that little cannon and ilring it over and over again. There is surely no meaning in the sound." "Yes there is was the prompt and emphatic answer. "That's the way we say 'Remember the Maine' in Spanish." —Detroit Free Press. COACHING. THE INDULGENT FATHER. I in Account of One That Colonel CallIpez Nnew In Storkrille Center, Vt. "Speaking of indulgent fathers," said A Colonel Calliper, "reminds me of old friend, of mine named Silas Zing-' •tock, who formerly 'Wed 10 Storkvillei Centre, Vt. Owe wheu his little soul Rufui wanted very much to fly a kite! at it time when he was not well enough'i • to he permitted to go out Air. Zingtockt, rigged up •a contriyance whereby the! youngster's desire could be gratided. in, the house. Be set up a blower in the, tack, parlor, belted it to an engine in the cellar below, and. when everything was all ready he started the fan and. peeduir that red a current of aat was" atkefitl Accomplishment to 3Know 5ow to Drive e'our-in-haud. Rvery considerable city in this land has now horse lovers who either OWn coaches for pleasere dririug already or tato ehleeet to do soils, the future. There le no joy greater than bowling up hill end dowi . dale with a pe.rty of friends en the top of A eteaele drawn by hand - Poole horses with toesing, beads and 'bluing coats, auituale so well trained that they take pride in :luau ering the liglat pressure of their driver's hand. upon the rein. Reautiful horses, pretty, gayly dressed women, and men tis good leeking ae may be, bnt who before all love good. driving equines and know them, where can you beat the combina- tion? Bow te drive a four-in-hand is thing that every horse lover wants to know. Mr, Aurel Ratonyi has writteu I, book nt winch nietractions on the sabject are given with drawings Mils, trative. The pictures here are repro- duced front the Itutonyi illustrations enreee nalinINS J1LT DAM ITO. rt-enunts rieitIonT BAND. VW. III—LOOP Wenne TIntellee TO Mem. NG. IV—SHARP EIGHT ANGLE TURN, wITII LOOP TO THE RIGHT ANT) IMP OPPOSITION —WRAP AROUND THUMB. NEAk eteethe esene FIG. T—LOOP WHEN TURNING TO LEFT. VI--SEA/IP LEFT ANGLE TURN, WITH LOOP TO LEFT HAND AND RIGHT OPPOSI- TION. Even where private citizens in a town have no coach it is common for enterprising livery stables to keep one or more for hire on occasion, and the Elfin who knows how to drive the four steeds gracefully and safely is always in demand. Sheep in pasture choose for their night resting place the highest points. They naturally like dry spots. If there is it barren knob, therefore, in a field, they will in the course of a short titne fertilize it completely by their drop- pings while making it their night quar- ters. ample to float a kite. "It seas great fun for young RAIILi ter, ; eit in the back parlor and fly bis kite, in the item. and for a time ererythiug.' wait ail right, but on an unfortnuate day Ruth's uot eatisflee with the amouuti, of wind the fan was blowing, undertook to make it blow harder, which is some," thing that Air. Ziugtoelt bad expressly forbidden. Iteeems that the blower and the hoiler and machinery were all much larger than were needed to prodece breeze suflicient to float a kite here, but Mr. Zingtocle, who, though rich, wasi, also thrifty, had had a chaise° to bur, this plant seaond bend cheaper than al new plant of smaller sire would bare cost, and so he took it and had it set up, and everymocniugl3e u.sed to adjust it Fe that it would not go above it eel% tain speed, and several times he had cautioned his son never to touch it, "About one minute after Rufus did, touch it ou this morning when he want -1 ed it to blow harder the big fan was go - lug at a gait that set up A hurricane 10 the parlors. It blew the kitengainst oue of the windows awl bro-e tint tinT, tr-zt thing, and witota a uthilati3 the pieturet were off the walls and their glasses eutashed, tables were upsot, brie,a-hrat was limieleal into flinders, awl the whole parlor was a wreck, with the big blower going at top epted end churnine everything there into fragments aue..L blowing the thbris out of the wludowt., "That tided the father'eindulgenee, " 47ew Vert: Sou. NEW ORLEANS POLITENESS.' Eiglit elect niter, a Stemmer to laud nonee at Nana. wae ;Tina n a geed example of eeutto ern pallet es the other night," said gentlemen frem the north. "I had gone • to the Comas tall ami had agreed to es-; etre a lady home, She was also a stran.1 ger in the city and Was stopping with ftiends on Bourben street, about ' three Weeks the other side of the opera house. As it was only a short distauce we decided to walk. I was of course totally unacquainted with the street! and when we left the lights of the opera • house 1 felt very much at sea. The houses, were dark and. I could not Fee the numbers, and it was only by the number that the lady could identify her boarding place, as she bad only beeu thLre once. "Ahead of me was a small WM% I • asked hint if he knew where the num- ber NVIIS. He answered very politely that he did not, but was goiug that way and would help me hunt. lie told au. other man iu front Of him about it, and that man told some of his frieuds. Lit a few minutes the gentlemen had formed au advance guard in our interest. We walked calmly behind while they went in front, on either side of the street, striking matt:hes and lookin* g for the windier. There were eight of them, and their mulches would go off One after the other. It was a regular flambeau parade. I was overeome. 'Here it is,' shouted an advance scout. "We approached the house rapidly and found the eightgentlemeu standing before it. It was almost with emotion that I raised my hat and thanked them for their efforts. 'Nothing at all,' they said politely, and the entire eight raised their hats and walked into the dark- ness."—New Orleans Times -Democrat. Military Courage. The question of the comparative pro. portion of really brave men in any army will probably • never be determined. Great officers on the continent keep their knowledge on that subject rigor- ously as a professional secret and as- sume as a certainty that all soldiers are brave. They know Teri well, however, that they are not, and when confiden- tial will admit, as Ma,rshal von Moltke once did in public, that with a great number it takes discipline, and severe discipline, too, to induce them to face shells unshrinkingly. American officers have been known to acknowledge that of their men, who are as brave as any in the world, 20 per cent would run away if they could, and in every army, even ours, which a man enters only of free will, there is a certain proportion who literally cannot overcome their, fears. They are stricken with a sort of paralysis. The proportion is probably not high in any army, the majority, if in health, being able to do their duty and having intense motives to do it, but neither is the proportion high of those who literally feel no fear.—London Spectator. A. Cyclists, Paradise. Cyclists in rural France are well ca- tered for in delightful little countrified cafes, with open air tables often set in em arbor of evergreens. A franc and a half or two will get you a perfection of an omelet, it plate of stewed wild rab- bit, soft cheese, wine and black coffee, and for an extra 4 sous or so the wait- ress, if the wheelman is ungallant enough to let her do it, will inflate his tires, the merest "marchand de vins" being nowadays the proud possessor of a standard pump.—Caterer. Warships were originally distinguish- ed from merchantmen by their greater size. Now this distinction does not ob- tain, and. the war vessel is of it totally different construction. An elephant can carry about three ens on its back. ANGORAS. Can Get Both profit and van Out oi near - lug Theae Goats. 35.1r. James N. McBride deserries in The Breeder's Gazette an iutecview with Mr. Richard Neatherly, a well •known raiser of Angore goats is Col - =do: An average ilock will shear four pounds of wool which has never betught less than 25 cents per pound andfrom that to 35. This is it much greates vel- ne in wool thau coraes from the range sheep. Foe meat the wether kids bring as euuch as himbe, aud, in addition the hide is worth from $2 to $5, 'which makes them ranch more peofitable than eheep. tenib, ticks, etc., are not causes et loss to the goat breeder, as is the case with sheep, and the greater value of Oaeir wool makes freight eharges an inspor- tent item in the west as compared *with sheep. Again, goats will retails to their yard or correl each night, which makes herding easier and prevents losses from poyotes. The wool is made into some of the attest fabrics wed. The Itallraan ear lepholetery clOth is said to lee made frOill the etalgora Wool. Babies' cloaks, Irmo, •rugs and innumerable uses which aro being developed each year xuaintain the dentate]. Oneof thefomelation stock 13 years old was pointed outas evidence of tlaeir louger puled of -useful life than the sheep. As to fecundity, theft' aver- • age reproduction is in excess of that of thee!). For supper we had kid chops, which were the equal of any lamb, ami Unele Dick insisted the meat was solaiter. Ciatit breeding, is very much like that of building up a mutton •Rook by usiug Down sires on -T.test119 ewes, Three or four crosees of tux Angora male upon the Mexican or common stock et goats wakes an animal for wool as •good as the full Weeded stock. The great desid- eratum. however, in the goat business is that the goat will live and flourish wlwre. sheep will starve. For example, the lumber country of 'Michigau, Wie- cousin and which bas been &eluded et its exest wealth, is in umuy inetauces a waste of brash, coneisting of quaking aeren, blackberry and others, whieit the „I‘vgara goat wouldconvert into feed owl raiment for man at a prat to the 4 Amer. l3u1 will Angara goats live under such coutitilens? Irm Ow :eon the Atmome. pats are used for eleariug land vehicle otherwise wettlil rentain wankel for years. In 1Slie tile d`Teatherly herd was wintere(1 on the wountaitis in Colorado, where the weather is US eevere as in any other part of the United States. Last winter they were kept at a lower alti- tude and were broweiug sagebrush and mountain cedars, whicls one would think were less agreeable Oulu the brush - woos a owItino couutry. "Tide animal," said. Uncle Dick, pointing to a matronly "nanuie," "bas brought me •$30 within the last two years," and by close questioning the herd was found to bepaying ZJO per cent ou the investment. The labor of caring for the goats is less Mau that of sheep. Otte trained eollie stays with them all the tiene, and as they feed in it bunch they are not great wanderers. Uncle Dick's dog occasionally ehortens the day's feeding by bringing in his herd as early as 2 or 8 o'clock and has to take them out again, with a xeprimand for attempting to establish shorter hours for a day's work. This dog was raised on goats' milk with the kids and sleeps with the goats at night. Angora goats are receiving Attention in different parts ef the world, and. doubtless the breeders will for years have a trade for stock similar to the de- mand for the Down breeds of sheep, which have taken so strong a hold in the United States. It seeras that there would be it great field for them in the southern states, where they have been introduced to a limited extent. The na- tive goat abounds around southern vil- lages, a freebooter and ahuost unowned, leading an aimless existence and of no commercial worth. When it is consider- ed that but a few crosses would trans- form the worthless goat 10 an animal of value, it is worth the time of our agri- cultural department to consider the An- gora goat to be grown where the sugar beet will not thrive. Live Stock Points. When animals' hair grows thin in patches over their bodies and they rub and scratch themselves in these places, as though an itching was there, they have mange. Hoard's Dairyman gives the following cure: Thoroughly wash all the exposed parts with tar soap and hottish water. Rub quite dry, then rub all over with oil of tar two ounces, fish oil 40 ounces. This is to be well shaken each time before using, a full dose of physic to each. This will do evident service. Wherever you see evidence of itchiness apply the oil. This wili do equally if the case should be lice. There is a difference between "serv- iceable sotuidness" and "absolute sound- ness" in a horse. The United States government used to require absolute soundness when there was no war, but now serviceable soundness will do, so much is the army in want of horses. In New York city is a hospital for. sick horses. The veterinarians who con- duct it are kept busy and make a good thing out of it. •A clinic, with lectures on noes° diseases is attached to the es- tablishment. One of the animals taken to the hospital was an old white mare whose owner dealaxed slue was off her feed. He could not tell what was the matter, but she refused to eat at all and was thm as a rail. The veterinarian opened the old mare's mouth and found she was starving to death. An upper tooth had grown down so long that it pierced her lower gums every time she •tried to chew and hurt her so that she gave up the attempt. The poor old dumb thing had no way to let her own- er know what pain she suffered. The veterinarian cut the tooth off, and she was as well RS ever. This suggests that ft is a good plau to examine the teetb e! old horses from time to time.