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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1899-11-2, Page 2, teh t chh. eateah **** •*,k* I d tiuerent directioauand, as if by mutual **greet***1�-7k1 tha h *****?tart** content they suddenly ten right stint ft'e,. ** lV iss Capri e *gip t Taking advantage oY the enemy's ilis- ityk jT,'1,1 J \✓ -�lr.� er+nzfiture, they are s stabled to melee ** *shit goad their escape. and presently reads, i4-k#ith ***•K* the vienity ot the hotel. rather out of *Mc** By St, Geo. athburn, 'I teeth;and loot : e Somewhat the worse *********4 ****-+-�t�CiMla,l..*k.k*** xu'r their steatite adventurea aseeteweheiehieeseeheiwaritheltaketteihathara Professor Sharpe has been glowing Iinowing rail fact, it is general prig- with pride and, satisfaction up to the Lader Ruth captures him very soon Ciples mare than anything else that moment they reach the caravansary, atter breakfast by means of a clever cause, Philander to have concerni then, all of a sudden, he seems. t9 COl• little piece of diplomaey. John is req l- lhetthose loud cries break forth lapse, close at hand,he knows Lis fears are not !A ,sound comes from the 'i'irdow managesly amused t iathe nanner in which she h u foundation. this affair,. and allows himself V'ttowe above; a clear, sibilant sauna; a hu- carried Of to en` 'r 's -eve ,,.: a to be a red 9 goy a ]aa d Jahn Craig is also suddenly brought pian voice uttering one word, but invest- view ee the harbor which she has I - to a realization of the fact that he ham hag it with a volume of reproach be- attache- i hardly lawn prudent n his action He Mows the paper away with a el Ile movement of hie hand. It is pre- cious to him, and must be kept for fu - etre study Then he is ready to face those wbo, by their presence and outoriee, an- neunce themselves as the foes of tec- eigners. There are many secret sore -eke on the fonnous island beside, the Iialghts of blait'a, end it is neat at ail imprQbx- the time of the ve este eating at se"vea In the evening, and all passengers are requested to be on board before that hour, if possible. This ms eananother day an shore, It meant that Jahn Craig canuot longer elude the recital of his night's haven tureas. to Lady Ruth. OHA,PTER X, a bre that n ore:ha ratan exists which utas tor,• is main object the even.*„ es. ultt•istag of the h.Maitese and their free. dose from the British yoke. phis wou d naturally be kept a secret, and net pieteiaime d from the fiat roots et Va:c'tta, or tate pieeferea Pi St, Lw r. u:aaaer hnaottown reaaiario,14, traits upon this za.igat of nights, traits road description, That word: Piailrrdar!" eorered at the end et the piazza, and v:hicla he must pass au opinion on. The others do not follow, Philander inti Aunt Gwent,. because thee know The doughty little professar who has what is going on, and Sir Lionel, on ac proved himself as brace es a lion ig count of a bore at a nobleman who has tthitgfa cof law actual acidpositive signs overwhelming fastened upon him, and t81ka an ince$- sant streak. Conking. He clutches the sem of his Miss Caprice, as Aunt Gwen has A eneadventurer and is'hispare: c3arietened Lady Ruth, suddenly duel- -John Craig. remember Spa a new phase In the conversation. ptoroise,., your solemn "Do you know wheat time it was when, you came in East stigietr sine says, shaking a anger at him, whereat Jolla; iaughiehly declares his igaerancts Iaaviea failed to takes tote of it. "Just a quarter of two•" "la it possible? Really, I:...•" "Now, it would be only justi9e to my - ;telt to tell. how I happened- to Nuala 4.woking frown eoee , with a slight bead - Wee, I axone to get my erteniint;-aaalit, and iaoted the time, "Just then I heard Aleut fawn's. :trt- xelie voice earning demi, y :forst Veer Was that thele Philander had gotta. ail; "Never fear; I'u stand by you, pro- *assort "Piallender Sharpe." This time the ia2eetion is more past- ille* and acrid. It is tic, longer a tont of Pleat eetreatee but touches the Cau- dle lecture stale, Qf course, he can no longer ignore elle preeelet t tit his better ]calf. "It's I, tzwen4oline,"he 'says" tneek- wla§,,h Dr. Cbicigo never +s::speeted be 17- itoase.ased. He now proves that, in ad- "Ola it isi You've condesaeaded to d;tiou to •these other oontmeaadable three some notice of me et last. Well, qualities, he baa wonderful presence of I'm glad to see you, Come up stairs maid, and that no sudden emergency tea stupefy his senses.. Just as soon as the outcry is heard, the atoms the small, eitaaitar•ehared at once, shad confess that you've treett,. ed me abominably, you bad taaa." "For Ilea -venal eai;e let's get in be- fore a crowd glatAtera." gateau the pre - rev ;;u re, which he claimed would feseor, whin a glauee ot horror up in u.t::s:a serviceable weapota tine direction of the white -capped bead .it the same time be cries out; protruding from the second -storey with "We're in for it, Jelin, my boy: dew- IlUra't be toe proud to run. Leg,, do Craig is ensued, but takes pity on his year duty!" compan on, to they enter the /total to- With which retr.ark Philander starts , Letter. "Wall you tell her all?" he s'site. "She'll never rest enfant now until alae diseavere It," saes Philander sadly. "Ithes1 snake a Creon breast. 1 gee you perinissio,n to speak of my affairs. curs " "What?" "Somehow, I'd rather not have Lady Ruth know about Pauline Pat• ter. and the feolish whim that causes her to pursue nice" At this Philander cbuckles, being alai. to see ttimeugh a millstone with a hole 1xt it- "111 warn Gwendolin, tines, She en- tertains a warm feeling for you, John —always has ,ince ntaktug your ac- quaintance; said after the event of to- day, or rather yesterday, since it is past the witching hour of midnight, she is ready to do anything for you." "Weld stood night, protester," with s warm bake of the band, for what they had passed through in conunon to -night. will make these two the best of friends. When John Craig finds himself clone, he does not at once retire to his small room. Sleep is one of the last things he thinks of just at present, his mind . has been so wrought up by the events of the night • The hotel remains open. It is scot customary, for there are no late trains to come in at Valetta, and the people keep early hours, as a uesualthing, but trials is en exceptional time of the year, preceding Leat, and there may be some other reasons besides that cause an all- night open house. Doctor Chicago finds a chair, a=d seats himself, first of all to reflect up- on the singular train of events t st hoe marked a red cross in his career since the last sunrise. His stricken arm pains him, but he has not the slightest fear as to the ul- timate outcome of their episode; the self-inflicted scorching with the hot iron effectually ended that. At last he draws out the piece of pa- per which Philander secured in the room that marked their downfall, the paper that bears the signature of Sister Magdalen. Lady Ruth's reminiscence has thus proved o2 great value to him. He takes out one of the notes which came periodically to him—it is the one that bore the postmark of Valletta, Mal- ta. Holding the two side by side, he eagerly oopares them. "Yes, the same hand penned both—I would swear to that." Long he muses, sitting there. The pa- pers have been put away, this cigar falls unheeded to the floor, and his thoughts fly far away. Finally he arises, with a sigh, and seeks his room, to reat very poorly, be- tween the pain of his arm and the worry of his mind. Another day dawns upon Valenta. As yet, the tourists, who sojourn at the city .of Malta by the sea, have re- ceived no iutimaiion that the disabled steamer is in a condition to proceed. !This means another day on the islland, for which few are really sorry, as Va- letta is not an unpleasant place in win- ter. Our friends gather around the break- fast table, and conversation is brink. More than once Lady Ruth watches the face of John Craig. She is anxious to hear what success he met with on the preceding night, and will doubtless find en opportunity for a quiet Iittle chart after the meal. On his part, Craig is uneasy, feeling that the owes her a recital of facts, and yet loth to tell her anything. about Pauline Potter, for he is ashamed of his boyish infatuation with regard to the Chicago actress. So he dallies over his breakfast, hop- ing that something will turn up to lead her thoughts in auotther channel, and at least give him a longer respite. Perhaps a message will come from the steamer announcing an immediate sail- ing. He is eager to be off. Whatever was in the none Philander picked up in the !souse of the Strada Mezzodi, it has giv- en John a feverish anxiety to reach some other port. Ah! here ie the good captain of the Hyperion himself, a jolly sea -dog whom every passenger clings to in time of storm axed trouble, and who buoys up trembling souls, fearful of the west, with his hearty, good-natured manner. He announces aloud for tate benefit of his passengers that a notice jest hlrecaur a reap Hee in an altogethgr prated in the office of the Hotel gives his !;serer extreutides into ale°twon, tarp - leg ids head to make sure that 'hie eaceare wn>caai bas not hesitated to follow. If the professor se a small man, he h;.ze the faculty for getting over ground at quite an astoaaisfatig rate of epea:''1, IIs short legs fairly twinirle ss they zt:e sure> of tbe yards; one,, etyma a fair *haw. he would lead any ordinary ruu- re. a race- The '"a.Iiness, the tanevea street, .and his thinirisailarity with his surrenudin,gma ere l eeriinst h m nOw, so that he can - het d- hime.if justice. r;seldee ly rte misses his tammpanion. John was oicee beside harp ten seconds befe e— bn, who its e. sprinter from athletic education, and wlao could have distanced the professor with only halt ata effort had he wished, but who reed - crated his speed to eonn+'orm with that of his less favored friend. The shouts have continued all this 't< -lane:, proving that the citizens of Va- letta have steadfastly pursued them, with some dark purpose in view. Just as soon ens Philander Sharpe analces this discovery, has action is one that proves him :a hewn He stops in nhis tracks and no longer keeps up his flight. "Turn the other way, boys! At 'em Eke thunder! As Sheridan said at Ce- dar Creek: 'We'll lick 'em out of their beets,' " is the •astonishing cry he sends forth, as he begins to travel over the back trail. This speedily brings him upon the Scene of action. Several dark figures have come to a halt around a prostrate object. They are the mien of Valetta, v ho have organized this secret vendet- ta against all foreigners. It is easy to understand why they thus halt. John Craig is the recumbent, struggling figure on the roadway; John Craig, who has possibly been lassoed ba some expert among the pursuers,and oho kieks with the vim and energy of a free American citizen. This Philandea understands instant- ly, nstantly, and also comprehending that he must do something very speedily, throws himself into the midst of the dusky Maltese thugs. The advent of a wild -cat could not produce more astonishment and conster- nation than this sudden coming of the energetic Tittle ,man. He accompanies his assault with the treat energetic movements of both arms and legs, and his shrill voice keeps time to the music. As he hold the eimitar-knife in one nd, his movements are not without ,ertain painful acoompaniments• The men fail back en dismay. A moment - sty panic is upon them. Philander is axhrewd enough to know this will not last, and he does not attempt to pursue them. Wean finding that for the time being the scene is left to hint, end that he is :natter of the situation, the professor bends down to free his companion from the noose that binds his arms. Already has John managed to gain a sitting posture, as the fellow at the other end of the rope forgets to pull steadily upon at in his alarm at the new phrase of affairs. Before lie can oollect his wits, and Duce more stretch the line, Philander's keen blade of Damascus steel is press- ed against the rope, and as it comes taut it instantly separates. This is enough for John. who has now gained his feet, and throws aside the entangling rope. His tumble has had a queer effect on the young doctor; usually cool and cau- tious, he has been transformed into a •$otspur; there is a sudden desire for re- ,renge. In his hand he holds a cudgel, which he snatched from the street as he Larose. It is the spoke of .a wheel be - Bonging to some light vehicle, and which A,o doubt one of the nasailents carried. With this &eiristnng about his head, Ytoctor Chicago leaps in among the Maltese and belabors idem right and left As Philander, seeing what 1s going en, and knowfag his eseist'tnee would he appreciated, eprings to his, side, the husky sons of Malta break had run. They realize, perhaps, that they have waked up the wrong customers, and Immediate flight Is the only Shing that will save them' from the result of their hnpetuosity. The two Americo.= Make a pretence et pursuing 'therm, but, truth to tell, OU some sort of racket, and was retain- ing' lis nit eQndition for s gentlemen, for whieh suspieMQu I humbly heg iiia pardon, for ate* just as lovely as u MAU ever could_ be." "A tine little fellow, 191 declare, Awl he stood by rue lilte a hero," deeleres John, with great earzzeatueas. "Weil, I'm a wennan, you know, and curious. I poked my herd out of the wiudow, and saw that you were with the professor. Of course, 1 koeer be etas all right then," The etsarming naivete* with witicb she makes this engaging remark almost takes; John's breath away. lie feels a mead desire to talo her in his amts, and to call her "you blessw1 Jarliug," or some other eisntiiurly foolish pet worth Fortunately be contents himself with putting Itis feelings into It burning kola The ardor of Valet; emus the a be eks of the youug ma'tnselle to grow as red as fire, and sae looking the other way at the time. "I promised to tell you what sueeees I had in my search" he begins, knowing the confession to be inevitable. Now he looks at him eagerly, *epee- tautly. "Yes, and I have tried to read the re- sult in your face, but fear that it has not been Sctttoning." So he tells her all, dealing lightly with the matter of Miss Pauline,though she is such an important factor in the Same that she cannot be ignored. Lady Ruth looks him directly in the eyes with her own steel -blue orbs, eo honest, ae strong, that John has always delighted to meet her gaze, nor does he evold it now. "Perhaps I have no business to ask, Doctor Craig, but this Pauline Potter —what is she te you, whet was she to you that she goes to all this trouble? Have you a secret of hers which she desires to gain?" "I desire to retain your good opinion, Lady Ruth, and cansegnent]y am anx- ious that you should know all. I shall not spare myself one iota.' So he explains how the fascinating actresa caught his boyish fancy some two years previous, and how devoted he had been to her until he learned of her duplicity. Then followed his denunciation in the presence of several admirers, after which he had not seen her again until the night before. Alt o2 which is told in a frank way, and listened to with earnestness. At the conclusion of his narrative, John looks again into Lady Ruth's Owe to see whether she condemns him or not, and is gratified to discover a smile .there. "I think you are a little to blame, Doctor Chicago. Like all young men, you were dazzled by the bright star that flashed before your eyes; but your illusion lasted omiy a brief time, for which you may be thankful. As to this woman's endeavor to regain your regard, it shows what a brzen creature she is." The fine contempt she feels is writ- ten on her face, and John is glad he made a full confession of the whole matter. "I hope I will never see her again," he says, in a. pemitent way. "So do I," she ecohes, and then turns a trifle red, hastily adding, "for your sake, doctor. Now, tell me what you hope to do about finding your mother." Thus, with the diplomacy of a gene- ral, upon finding herself growing un- con-.fortable sihe instantly changes the situation and brings a new question to the fore. John does not notice this. He is too well pleased with the fact that she overlooks his indiscretion, and still grants him her valued friendship. He goes on to explain his plans. They are now elaborate. The paper which Philander Sharpe discovered elves him a new clue, and this he means to push to the utmost. Ile anticipates success, but is gradu- ally learning to - tone down his enthusi- asm, realizing filet difficulties beset his way. Thus ell has been told, and he has not lost rating with the proud English girl, for whose good opinion he is com- ing to be solicitous. Presently Aunt Gwen is heard ailing her niece, and they think it time to jointhe rest, as the plana of the day are being discussed. There are still many things to be seen on the Island of Malta by the curious. A few encu start for the city of Civite Vecchia, is the centre of the lsltind,. but oar friends decide against such an expedition, as there is a chance of de- lay, and the captain may refuse to hold his vessel an hour longer than is ab- solutely necessary. Again they -start out and in seeing various curious things the day is gradu- ally spent. ohm is Sled t!ie no ells hi discairoh. ed that would indicate the presence of Pauline Potter near then, He has feared lest the vindictive toe tress might take it into her head to told- denly appear, and publicly denounce him as her recreant lover, end, think- ing thus, is especially glad that he told Lady Ruth the w•itole story. So the day ends. It hes been a remarkably pleasant one toall of then, and John has certainly enjoyed it to the utmost, When I say all. there should be an exception, for Sir Lionel is in anything but an an- geiie frame of mind. He has been wont to look upon the yotuig American's ebances with regard to ginning Lady Ruth as exceedingly slim,wheu such a "hero as himself enters the field. [TO BR CONIINUERJ PAID BY UNCLE SAM. Some of the Odd Expenses the Gov- ernment Has to Bear. Every one knows that it Costs almost $400,000,000 a year to run the United States government in tinges of peace and that the department of war and. the navy, the Indian and pension bu- reaus absorb the larger part of this amount, but in the course of years a large number of dependents upon 'Un- cle Sam's purse have come into being Cif which the general public k;<uows lit- tle. Stich, for example, are the interna- tional bureau for the repression of the African slave trade, located at Brun- segs.. a. highly laudable tnStitutien, to the etpenses of wale!) our government contributes $100 a year; the interna-. tional bureau of weights and measures, also at Brussels, to which .$2,270 is con- tributed, and the International Geodet- ic, association, the expenses of which. our government shares to the extent of $1,500 yearly. As a leading member of a group of nations specially interested in lantana. and philanthropic work we subscribe $325 a year to a lighthouse service on. the coast of 'Morocco, about $4,000 to be divided among citizens of other lands for service rendered to ship- wr•eelted -American seamen. $300 a year toward maintaining a hospital for sail- ors at Panama and $9.000 for keeping and feeding American convicts impris- oned in foreign countries. Among the unfamiliar purposes in the house country for which money is appropriated from the federal treas- ury is the maintenance of the 'Wash- ington monument. costing $11.520 an- nually, and the provision of artiileial limbs for soldiers calling for $547,000 a year. DANGER IN CHEAP GLASSES. A Great ;Many Eyes Ruined be At- a tempts at Economy, Looking back now to the time when the itinerant quack doctor and the wandering dentist spread misery and destruction over the land, we wonder at the Ignorance or caarelessness of our fathers in trustiug their teeth or even their lives to hands so untrustworthy. A very similar thing is done today by people who buy spectacles or eyeglass- es from men who sell them on the streets or have their eyes fitted by op- ticians who have no qualifications for doing the work. A surprising number of people buy their glasses from venders on the streets. They get glasses for 50 cents which seem to them just as good as a pair they would pay $5 for having made on an oculist's prescription, and they think they have saved money. Glasses acquired in all sorts of ways by inheritance or exchange from a friend or even glasses found on the streets are used to the detriment, even to the destruction, of the wearer's sight. "People seem to think glasses are like clothes," said an old oculist the other day, "and if they are fairly com- fortable and look well they ask no further questions." Another way in which people dam- age their eyes is through carelessness In trying to remove dust or cinders from them. They try themselves, a friend tries a rub, the nearest drug store and the nearest optician are call- ed on, all before an oculist Is consult- ed. The result is that the eyeball Is often badly rubbed and scraped, and in many instances permanent injury is done. One Child For Each Hour. Henry Bloch, a business man of Brooklyn, eats breakfast at half past Rosie, goes to breakfast at 15 minutes to Gabriel and retires for the night at Achilles. Mr. Bloch bas 12 children, 9 girls and 3 boys. He is fond of his family and in order that he might al- ways have them in mind had a watch made with the miniature photograph of one of the children in the place of each of the hours on its dial. Thus where the figure 7 would be on an or- dinary watch dial the pretty face of his daughter Rosie looks out. The face of the boy Gabriel represents 1 o'clock, that of Freda 2 o'clock and so on around the dial. At his home Mr. Bloch has a large clock, on the dial of which the figures are represented in the same way. A CORN SHOCK BINDER, It Makes a Straight, Compact Shock' and Saves Twlee, Tarte a round hard wood stick—hick• ory or ash is best—i'a inches in diam- eter and 4if feet long and with a draw- ing knife sharpen one end to a tapering point, On the other end fasten a stout hard wood crank. Exactly in the center of e piece of wagon telly bore a Vele filet large enough to permit the rouad stick Man and His Tailor. A man can be measured to the best gdvantage, tailors say, away from a glass. Standing before a mirror • he is almost certain to throw out his chest, 1f he does not habitually carry it so, and take an attitude that he would like to have rather than the one he commonly holds; whereas the tailor wants him, as the portrait painter Wants his subject, in his natural pose and manner. With the man in that at- titude the tailor can bring bis art to bear, if that is -required, in the over- coming of any physical defect and pro- duce clothes that will give the best at- tainable effect upon the figure as they Will be actually worn. A ttt0Ca Damn' IiRv1CL. to turn freely when inserted, Round oil' the inner corner at bothends and bore an ]Heb hole diagonally through the felly at each end. Plane the felly smooth and round off all sharp corners to avoidwearlug the rope. Proeure 12 to 135 feet of half inch rope and tie a knot in one end and wrap the other with soft wire. Bore a small hole through the routad stick about three inches frownthe crank and put a light iron ring about two inch- es in diameter on your rope. Double a piece of strong soft wire and insert it in the hole through the round piece. Put the rope through the loop inthe wire, drawing the knot up to the loop. Then wrap the rope half' way round, the stick and fasten with the wire, leaving the ring between the two fas- tenings. Now tie a ring about an inch in diam- eter on one end of a short piece of strong cord and tie the other end through the hole in the telly that comes on the left hand side when the binder is .in use. This cord should be just long enough to reach the end of the crank handle. as Its use is to prevent the crank from unwinding while the twine is being adjusted around the siteek. Drive a small wire nail a, short dis- tance into the upper side of the telly near the left hand end and bend the top so as to form a hook. Xeur ma- chin Is now complete. Sup the felly piece on the round stick with the concave side from you, thread the rope through the bole in rlgbt hand end and thrust the sharp end through the shock at the height you wish the band. Take hold of the rope, walk round the shock with it, thread through the hole in the left hand end, and through the ring fastened to the round stick draw up all slack and tie with a bowknot. Now turn the crank until you have squeezed the shock as tightly as you wish and slip the small ring attached to the cord over the end of the crank handle to prevent unwinding. Tie a loop in the end of your binding twine, catch It on the hook on top of the felly piece and walk around the shock, tak- ing care to keep the twine close to and above the rope. When you have found the length required, cut the twine, slip the end through the loop, draw taut and tie. This may seem a little complicated, About a few hours' practice will enable any one to do the work rapidly. The correspondent who originally de- scribed this device, substantially as here repeated, in The Farm, Field and. Fireside says its principal advantage lies in the quality of the work per- formed. Drawing equally from both sides, it makes a very compact shock, which keeps out rain and snow. It makes the shock stand up and saves twine. Tenting Crimson Clover Seed. The germination of crimson clover Beed even when the seed is comparative- ly pure often leaves much to be de- sired. The seed deteriorates rapidly with age. There is, however, a simple quality test within the reach of any WHAT A STRAIN IS.. Meaning of a Term That Ia Oita* Used In Poultry Tabu.. The poultryman derives pleasure from the business and adds dignity to it by carefully fostering and establish- ing desirable features and qualities in 11.., favorite breed, making the same peepotent in the blood, thus securing a greater certainty Of their being trans- mitted to the future progeny, had until a fiock of fowls can, he produced which will snow the improved distinguishing features claimed for it in a satisfactory degree at least, suilaciently marked to be recognized by others who night be experienced with the breed or variety sought to be improved, it should not ser , ceive merit for being an established strain for the palpable reason that there would be no assurance drat other stock of the same breed would be im- proved in that direction by the use of stock from such supposed improved strainor variety. Tlae following definition telly de- scribes what the meaning of the terse, "str:ain" is as applied to certain flocks of thoroughbred fowls—viz: One fawily bred through many ,generations by a faithful continuance of its own blood, except when it beeones neeessa- ry for the well being of suet fancily or strain to introduee sufficient foreign blood to malntnln health and strength. after wl►ieh br'e'eding it out by drawing it front the strait) itself, Thus in a yard of fowls which have been bred strletly iu the family or strain a female of blood foreign to the carne may be used by breeding her to a male of the 7 orib:rtal steel; selected with to view to making' or preserving the eltarncteriss ties already established as nearly as possible. If the progeny from this mating is setisf:aoorv, two lines of the sante family can be started by breed- ing a male of the oue to the pullets of the other, and vice versa, after wiaiela. seleFt a hale of the original stock to mate with the female progeny of the Inst ratings, In addition to the foregoing, it is to be presumed that the fatuity or strain possesses one or more qualities in matter excellcenee titan other families. or strains of the saute breed, which may distinguish them front the race in general, or that a greater part of the various individuals of the strain can. be reeoguixed by the same. This is the grand object for easefully preserv- ing the same. as otherwise it would operate as a distinction without a dif- ference, a waste of patience and care. To what exient this faithful adher- ence to a certain line of breeding may be carried On so as to perpetuate a strain we cannot assert, but that some breeders do aim at It we are well as- sured. For example, one breeder has been breeding for a certain color or shape by this method of establishing. a strain for several generations back. until he has produced good color in penciling, striping and general shape in the greater part of the flock. Ia fact, the individuals aro so much alike in these respects that close observers recognize the stone and pronounce them as such a man's stock, thus show- ing them worthy to be styled as a strain. On the other hand, there are those who claim and advertise particu- lar strains of fowls which are wholly unworthy of it, and the stock produced from the same, by its irregular breed- ing, is a verification of the injustice of the claim. Because a man has a Sock of fowls which seem to fill his Ideas in several sections it is no evidence of a carefully bred strain of fowls, as he may have picked them up from several yards on account of this uniformity, which, 1f bred together, would fail to produce the characteristics wanted.— Fanciers' Gazette. Long Island Duck Farms. Long Island, N. Y., is famous as a producer of ducks. It contains many duck terms, including the most exten- sive plants for the purpose in the world. Several of the largest of these A HOMEMADE SEED GERMINATOR. buyer, as shown in a homemade ger- minator illustrated in a circular of the department of agriculture. A piece of moist flannel 1s laid upon a plate, and a certain number of seeds are counted out and laid upon the flan- nel, a second fold of which la placed over them. Then another plate is in- verted over the whole. The seeds are removed and counted as fast as they germinate. Good crimson clever will Sprout 80 to 90 per cent of the seed within three days, East of the Alleghany mountains the bay crop is decidedly short in almost all districts, and while weather conditional in New England favored a moderately heavy growth for the second cutting the whole ;yield is :much the small• est for a number of years, according to The American Agriculturist. DUCK KILLING AT EPRONK. places are situated in Great South bay, near the villages of Moriches, Eastport, Speonk and Westhampton. There are 40 or more duck farms in this section of Suffolk county, and there are raised on them annually be- tween 230,000 and 240,000 ducks. The illustration shows the method of kill- ing and bleeding employed on these Parma. Two or More Cocks. Some writers recommend 25 hens and 2 cocks for a pen. It will sot work. In large flocks with open range a plural number of cocks will work all right, for each cock will herd a flock of hens for his own amusement, but when confined two cocks will prosecute a war of extermination against eacia other if they are any good. Each one's theory Is that the other is "not capa- ble of self government" and therefore eught to be "exterminated."—Termer= ace Farmer. Have an Onion Patch. Every person raising poultry should. have a patch of winter onions, says a correspondent in Kansas' Farmer. I have two patches, one near the house . and another farther away; that .I keep for sets to use in winter. Twelve rows, , 100 feet long, 18 inches 'apart, will mare enough feed after the first yeas ter 2150 or more chtgicena and turkey& •,'