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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1899-11-9, Page 2*>at* t ktkt tear f•e:**t*ritt *i*�• Miss Caprice ll ** 1!y I. deo, Rathbura,, tcc�trkiK *** ***iRaF?fir Ki4**tit le' * **-x********************* This Is an Englishmaxes egotism, sure enough. To him Doctor Chicago seems only a boy, and he looks upon John's searing to enter the lists against him ss a apeoimea of Yankee assurance, This day teaches Sir Ltouel that leo- thing can account for the Tagartes of a girl's mind. She even shows a decided ltrefttre>;ece for the society of the Amer"- eau, tmerkeaan„ allows him to eaizy her parasol, to assist her up the steps when they visit the aignal tower, and on several occassons they menage to snit off by themselves, and can be seen eagerly comparing rotes and exchanging teem - ions respeeti?ig the maguil seat views that ere to be suddenly discovered at rations points. The I ririre ;soldier is too ale a, cam- paigner not to knew what all this sig- uiiiies, though the bull -dot; elements in kis etelleasileen wall toot let him dream of siring up as yet. 'It's all owfug to that beastly little ;$stir of yesterday. The boy imide 4 big jump la her estian;ation, when hp eared teat child. It was, a brave act, 1 don't want to say a word to the con- trary. and the lad has frit, more recta I ever dreamed of; but 1 want Lady Rath, by Jove, more than I ever want- ed anythieg ie all tee life, and, as I've said beeore, when a Britign whilst fails to succeed one gray he will another." Thinlriug thus, Sir Lionel cudgels his brains during the day, in order to he vette some coup de grace by "imams of whish he may cleverly reg•un bis lest fire tige, When it man allows Ms passions to gat the better of his yud3tnant anal tante of fair play, he is really bat a single step from being a ecnnutitel, and vi - though Sir Iaiouel would hare vele.- Rienaly scouted the suspicion of leis .Io - Mg aawthins to sully his fair name. be nevertheless. hn his desper.atioti at be- ing wasted le n IoTe *feta by a mete boy. goys about some things that ere Hardly fair. It has been decided that the little party obeli go else ed lifter 'supper, Ly the light or the yohuse moon, which will be nearly orerhead. Two boats' Bare been engaged to wait for them at the quay. It is at this time Sir Lionel hopes to tuake his paint, and to aecompllsh it he dcea not hesitate to descend to a low plrtne. and even imperil human life. Wien they melt the quay a breeze is blowing, but not strong enough to cause any uneasiness. Tee party place their luggage in one boat. Then comes it pretty pieoe of by-play that really reflects e.-redit upon the t"n- rineerine skill of the soldier, for it le his hands that pull the *trinl;s. Lady Ruth steps into one boat. One of Stye meso having stopped john to ask himsomething, the colonel to given a ahanee to occupy the same boat. and, whoa Doctor Cbieega arrives, he is told by the boatman that this craft having two poasengesn, and being smaller tahan. the other, can carry uo more. Sir Lionel, as they push off, tdnga out to him, pleasantly: "A Roland for an Oliver, Chicago," John smothers his chagrin and enters the other beat with Aunt Gwent and the professor- Ater all, it is only for a brief time. and surely he can afford to sive Sir Lionel that pleasure. Thus they set out. Lady Ruth appears to be in good spirit.:, for they can hear her voice in song, blending with the bass of the bar- onet, floating over the waves, which are really rougher than any of them lied aa- tielpateti, The lights of the steamer can be leen, and they head for her. Suddenly the song ceases to float across the water. It comes so sudden- ly to a stop that John Craig sits up in the other boat and clutches the arm of the professor. "Listen: I thought I beard s. slight scream." "Nonsense!" exclaims Aunt Gwen. "That British prig---" "Sir Lionel is a gentleman. He would not sully hie reputation by a word or deed." el-twee—again." "That time I heard it, too. Boatman, bend to your oars and pull. There is something wrong with the other boat," cries the professor - Then across the bounding waters comes a hail, to the lion -like voice of the Briton. A hail that stirs the blood in their veins until it runs like molten lava—a hail that tells of dan- ger. "Ho! there,• this way, quick! We're stinking! sprung a leak." Such is the cry that comes to them. All are at once alarmed. The boat- man is pulling well, but, to John's ex- cited fancy, it seems as though they Aardly move. He springs up and takes ane of the soars. "Professor, mind the helm!" he cries. "Ay, ay!" sings out that worthy, adapting himself immediately to the sit- -nation. The young American is hardly an nth- fete, although he belongs to one of Chi- eago's best boat clubs. He has an incentive now which causes him to strain every muscle, and under the united strength of two men the boat Stances over the billows in the quarter whence the cry of help was heard. It nevertheless takes them nearly five minutes to reach the scene, and this is the longest five minutes John ever knew. Ordy the yoke of the boatman is hosed, atilt ,calling, and by this they know that the climax has already some. A. dreadful hear almost palates John's keart aa "they reach the scene. The bontmaa is discovered clinging to the ours, and showing some evidence sf sIsem. Perlhapa he has had more *aa 'e bargained for. John helps him in. "Where are the others?" he elle', hoarsely. '1 ani afraid, lost." "Just Heareal What has happen- ed?' "Boat sprang s leak—go down fast. "(Mier saw he save Lady, lou etreek his. head on boat and lone .senses. I saw Ghent no more." It is horrible! "Did the boat *inter asks John, 1 huskily. "I do not know? "Would it sink Ruder each Omura - stances?" he asks their own boatman, who also has the appearance of being retied. When they entered into a lit- tle trickery with Sir Lionel, they had no idea it would turn out so tragically,and the possible serious consequences now star!ng thein in the face make them uneasy. "No; It could not," return's that worthy. *'TIzen, If floating still, we must fled It. Qnr only chance lies there." Fortunately, John Is, In a measure, self-possessed. He at least shows him- self equal to the emergeucy. They pull in the dircerion where ix is west likely they will find what they seek, John twisci bis neck as he rows, and endeavors to scan the sea around them. Again and again he calls out, hoping in the fulness of bis heart that soiree answering cry may come back. What leaden seconds those are—never can they forget them. "I see something," says Aunt Gwen. who is crouching in the bow, regardless t►f the spray that now end then spat - tens her. "Where away,'" demands. John, ca- geriy, "Straight ahead." They pull with #fierce energy. "Can you make it out?" "It's the swamped boat," replies' Aunt Gwen, who has t'emarkeble sees for one of her age. John shouts again. "Boat ahoy!" This time an Answer comes back, blit not in the roar of the Batiste lion, "$ere --const quickly --I am nearly worn out!" Jnbn's heart gives a great bound. "Thank Heaven: It Is Lady Ruth!" ke says, CHAPTER XI. John can hold back no longer, but sires his oar to the boatman, and seeks the bow in, place of Aunt Gwen. who al- lows him the privilege. They are now almost upon the float - ug swamped boat, "Careful new. Don't ruts tato trite wreek, I see her," and w3ah the la.et words. John, who has ldelred oft hie shoes in almost a second of time, threw* coat and rest down in the boat and leers oTerboard.. His rands seize upon the guawale of the nearly submerged boat, over which wares break. He puha ,himself along, and thus reaclars Lady Ruth, whom he Ands holding on to one of the tiller rupae which has termed a loop, through which her arm is passed. "Than Heaven! You are eafel Hera comes the boat! You must let me help you in. Lady Ruth!" he says, dodging 4 wave, and ready to clutch her if she lite go. "I ani not alone. You must take him in first," she gasps. Then John for the first time becomes armee that she is supporting Sir Lionel. whose arta has also been passed through the -rounded tiller rope. He seems to hang a dead weight. Amazed at the action of the brave English girl, John at once takes hold of the soldier. e'he boat by this time comes up. In getting him aboard, a spill is nar- rowly averted, and now a new trouble arises. The boat will hold no more, and is dangerously loaded even nor - What can be done? Lady Ruth must be taken aboard. Her strength is el - most gone, and John. In deadly fear, lest one of the hungry waves should tear her away before their very eyes, passes an arm around her waist He takes in the situation. "Here, you!" to the already wet boa. man, "tumble overheard, quick now. We can bold on behind, I reckon." The man hesitates, and this is a bad time for deliberation. Professor Sharpe suddenly seizes upon him, and in almost the twinkling of an eye has the fellow overboard, more through a quick movement than one - show of strength. " llhere's a boat from the steamer coming this way. Hail it, Philander!" exclaimsAunt ('wen, and this gives them new life. Lady Ruth is now taken into the boat with some degree of caution. Sir Lionel shows no signs of life. and both Indies are extremely solicitous abort him, so the professor bends down to make a cursory examination. "He'll be all right when the water is pumped out of him," he announce. The boat from the steamer comes up, led to the spot by Philander's shrill whoops, and the men in the water are rescued. In ten minutes they reach the side of the steamer and go aboard. A terrible disaster has been narrowly averted, and John cannot but feel amazed at the wonderful grit shown by this girl, who saved the baronet from a watery grave. It proves his estimation of her quali- ties at the time she assisted to bind up his arm was not out of the way. As the two boatmen are about to go down into their craft again,the one who has not been in the water beckons John, who bas not 'yet sought his cabin -room to dhange his soaked clothes. "Will the gentleman recover?" he asks. "You mean Sir Lionel? (eh, yes! He is already back to his senses. Strange- ly enough, the first question he asked upon learning that Lady Ruth was sav- ed, concerned your eompanion,and when he learned that the boatman had also survived, he said: 'The devil!'" At this the man chuckles. •"I understand—perhaps you came. I like yon, sir, while his ways make me rand. He thinks we Maltese doge. say no more—only look out for him. It easy to sink when plank In beat loos- ened." Without another word the fellow elides down the rope to (his beat, and pushes off with his soaked companion. Wihen Jahn turns and heads for his state -room, he has something to think about, and the consciousness that there Bias been tome foul play about this ac- cident makes him decidedly uneasy. Now they are off, the passengers who in the morning started on a pilgrimage to Civics Vecchia ibaring returned in good time. When Doctor tihieago Gees more comes on deck. "'lie, to warm, dry clothes', the liehts of Va"'ta are astern, and the steamer is putt;ng miles be- tween them. Ile paces up and dawn, reflecting upon the startling event of the evening. What can the significant words of the boatmen mean, if not what he sus- pects. John would not wrong any one, and be believes it policy to keep this to him- self. At the same time he realizes that the game is taking on a desperate phase, when a gentleman of Stir Lionel's calf. bre descends to such treacherv, in or- der to make himself a favoe to with the fair English maid. Of course, it was his intention to sale Lads Ruth and appear the hero. Fla. trusted in his own well-known ability as an expert swimmer to accomplish this, and never once thought fate would step in and deal him such a blow. As near as can• be learned from what the wet boatman s:,id, when picked up, just wben the err t was sinking Sir Lionel roust have .tumbled and fallen, striking his head upon the gunwale; which rendered him uneonseious, John walks up and dawn, smoking and pondering, and, widen his thoughts go toward Lady Ruth, he smiles as if they are pleasant. Twice he goes to seek the stewardess to make inquiries concerning the young woman, and is gratified to bear that the ship a Scotch surgeon has given her a glass of warm toddy to keep her Prem taking cold as a result of her exposure, tend that having retired she is now in a perfectly natural sleep,. Pleased with this. he lights another cigar and resumes his walk. to meet Sir Lionel, who has quite recovered from his ducking, and is disposed to treat the -'hole matter something like a yoke. John engages him in conversation for a purpose, and learns what he ehn about the peculiar affair; but the sol- dier professes to know nothing beyond the feet that the boatman suddenly cried that the craft was sinking, where' upau be called out for Assistant'(• from the other boat, and then, esthe emer- gency seemed very close. he sprang up to save Lady Ruth, when his foot caught in the thwart and be pitched heavily forward. He was not wholly unconscious, and with stone one's help. he 'knew not whom et the time, he managed to crook his arm through the rope belonging to the tiller. After which he knew no more until tie came to on board the 'steamer and found the surgeon pouring whiskey dawn hiss throat. "Perhaps your boatman was crazy. I'm cure our fellow must have been out of his mind,judging from bis actions when leaving the steamer. Why ha even warned one to keep an eye on you, He brings alougside a stateroom. door, uthich is in the net of being open- ed, even es he hangs up agaiest it. Consequently, John .has the greatest difficulty iu maintaining his baianee, and, in order to keep from sliding through the door, grasps the sides. Some one has opened it. A face ie l G e:.po,G ea. close to his own, a face sthat, although not terror-stricken, bears the evidence of sudden alala, as though the new pitch of the vessel and renew- ed shrieks from within have 'wowed fear --a face that .Tohn Craig recoguizea without amazement. "'fell ate. are we sinking" she ex- etsims(- glhen she looks again. Lao lie emeerieeninj WHAT IS BACK OF THE WAR ? Succinct Statement of the (ase as Put by An American raper, The New York Tribune publishes the following, which is in marked. contrast to the frothiugs of the yellow journals: It is the Transvaal that has declared war. The Boers say the British have forced them to do so. Of that no convincing evidence is apparent. But back of such technicalities stand the great general principles, the develop- ment and maintenance of which Have led to this final crisis. It is by them that merits are to be estimated and responsibilities. fixed. What are the Boers fighting fort They say for their independence. But is it not for their independence of treaty obligations and international lav? Almost the last word spoken by Great Britain in this unhappy quarrel was a solemn renunciation and denial Of all intent to infringe upon domes- tic autonomy of the Transvaal, and the deel;tration of willingness to stand upon ,,the conventions of 1881 and 1884. That is the offer which the Boers have refused, They are fighting for an abrogation of a solemn agreement, =Id for the right to conduct their government in respect to alien settlers without regard to the commonly ac- cepted pirneiples of justice among civilized. races. They are fighting to deny to the tlitlnuders tho protection of the courts and the rights of citizenship,. They are fighting to keep the Amer - lean. and British settlers itt the Trans- vaal forever subject to that very "tax- ation without representation" against which our forefathers revolted in 1770. WHAT THEY IGNORE. They ignore the fact that domestic self government was granted in 1881, not to the Doppers, not to the Burgh- ers. not to the Boers, but to the "in- habitants" of the Transvaal, and they insist upon arrogating to a minority the powers and privileges which justly belong to all, and upon treat- ing the majority, composed of British and American settlers, as—in their president's own phrase—"white nig- gers." It is to maintain their "independ- ence" upon such unjust and barbaric ground that the Boers have gone to war. And it is against such an intolerable state of affairs that the British Gov- ernment has set itself, even to the extent of accepting war. \Fe do not suppose any rational man seriously believes in the "Iv''aboth's vineyard" talk that has recently been current, to wit, that Great Britain simply covets the Transvaal land and gold, and has made up her mind to seize them. That was a good enough cam- paign cry for perfervid Anglophobe orators; but it was too contrary to known facts and „too repugnant to common sense to stand as a serious indictment. DID NOT INTERMEDDLE. Neither is there reason to believe 1 Great Britain sought to meddle with the domestic affairs of the Transvaal beyond her right under the conven- tions of 1881 and 1884, seeing that from first to last she has based her whole case upon those conventions. No; but the British object is what was stated the other day with admir- able lucidity by Lord Rosebery—than whom England contains no truer Liberal and no one who is less a jingo—as that of "rescuing our fel- low -countrymen in the Transvaal from intolerable conditions of subjection and injustice, and of securing equal rights for the white races in South Africa." So Great Britain will enter this war on the ground of protecting her own subjects wherever they may be. A nation that does not do that is un- worthy to exist. This war, then, is about the rights of man; the Transvaal bginning it for the denial and suppression of those rights, and Great Britain accepting the challenge for the maintenance and vindication of them. And the good that will come of it at last will be the unquestioned and perpetual establish- ment of those rights in all South Africa, for Briton, for Yankee and for Boer alike. At this the Irnglishmau removes his cigar from between his teeth, loops bard at the doctor, says "by Save."' several times, acid then laughs hearti- ly. "That is very tunny. Indeed, I can't remember anything that strikes me ne more peeuliar• Any one can watch me --my actions are, I hope, above -hoard. et is true I am disappointed In not har- ing been able to have saved Lady Ruth, but so long as some one took her frouf the water, what does it matter? The beetmen ere mad because they lost a crag. Jove! I'd like to teacb them a lessen for taking out passengers in a cranky, rotten boat. Do you know, I believe my foot went clean through the bottom when I jumped up." This, spoken in a frank, ingenuous ttaay, quite disarms John. He does not like to think evil of his fellow human beings, at any rate. The wind is increasing meanwhile, end clouds hide the young moon. "I believe we will have a storm," is the lust remark Sir Lionel makes, as he staggers across the rising deck and makes a plunge down into the cabin, for although a duck in the water, the Briton is no yachtsman, and possibly already feels the grip of the coming mal de mer. His words are soon verified, however, for the waves and wind continue to rise until the steamer is mightily b•if.- feted. Still John remains on deck. There is a fascination for him in the scene that words cannot express. When be has bad enough, he will find his state -room and sleep,for surely he needs it after being awake a good deal of the preceding night at Valetta. Darker grow the heavens. Thunder rolls, and the electric current cuts the air, illuminating the wild scene with a picturesque touch that is atflmost ghast- ly in its yellow white. Tihe steamer is well built and in good condition to withstand the tem- pest, roar as it may. John tires of the weird spectacle at last, and he, too, makes a plunge for the cabin, reaching it just in time to escape a monster wave that makes the vessel stagger, and sweeps along the deck from stem to stern. Below be finds considerable confusion, such as is always seen on board a ,stteamer during a storm. timid men Iooking as white as ghosts, frightened women wringing their hands and screaming with each plunge of the ship, as if they expect it to be their Inst. A few foreign passengers acre aboard, and they do not seem free from the contagion, though inclined to be more stoical than the Europeans. As the steamer plunges, some of the passengers are huddled In a corner. Loud praying can be heard, and those who are least accustomed to such things on ordinary occasions are most vehement now. A Mohammedan is kneehng on his rug, with his face turned in the diree- tioni of Mecca, as neam as he eau judge, and going through with the strange rigmarole of bows and muttered phrases that constitute his religion. This scene 1s not a very pleasant one, but there are features about it which are worth being noticed, and John stands to gaze before seeking his room. He has heard from the captain th41t the boat is perfectly safe, unless rhcl storm should grow much heavier, awl with this assurance intends to seek his berth. and sleep, if such a these be pos- sible. He mores toward his state -room. Just then a billow strikes the steamer amidships, and she roils. This, not be- ing expected, causes John to slide across the cabin floor to the accompani- ment of a chorus cpf cries from the frightened people, who are huddled in a corner by this new more on the part et, the vessel. I N 1.47,. a-{ A T TREE 4 FOREST Tel 4 �y� An Effort to Promote it Among Partner* and Latndownere.. The division of forestry of the Unit-. ed States department of agriculture through a recent circular offers prae- tical and persouai assistance to farm- ers and others in establishing forest plantations, wood lots, shelter belts and wind breaks. Applications for the conditions of such assistance should be made to Gifford Pincbot, forester, Washington, D. 0. The design of this undertaking is to aid farmers and oth- er landowners in the treeless region of the west and wherever It is desirable to establish forest plantation. In the very interesting explanatory circular, No 22, liar. Piuchot touches upon vari- ous aspects of forestry. Tree culture in regions formerly treeless, be says, is. dependent largely upon agriculture. Wherever large areasof land have been brought under cultivation the growing of trees is yearly becoming mare successful, Nearly every state of the plains region has, among many failures, some admirable examples of plantations ce A. Vegetarian Monarch. The King of Italy is a vegetarian, and lives entirely on vegetables and fruits. The doctors have also forbidden him to drink coffee, so his beverage is Bordeaux and plenty of water. The King never feels so well as when his fare is bread, potatoes, and oranges, although peaches are his favorite edible, The Queen has made repeat- ed attempts to become a vegetarian, •but finally has given up in despair, being fond of a generous diet. The royal meals are served on gold plates. INTEni=F. Q \trXEn PLANTATION. ell ages, from 1 to 25 or more years, which have been in every way success- ful.. The sueeees of these plantations, ashen eompared with the more numer- ous failures, proves the great need for practical experience, combined with wide and accurate knowledge, In grow - Ing forest trees in the went. The forest plantation at the Agricul- tural college, Brookings, 5, i?., of which an interior view is given in the first cut, illustrates what may be ac- complished in a few years on the open. prairies of that state. This Is a mixed plantation, 12 years old, of birch, black cherry, green ash and white elm. The secondcut shows a typical view of a young forest plantation two years after planting, The plot on the Ieft is a mixed planting of box elder, oak, white elm, green ash and black lo- cust. The plot an the right is set to Russian mulberry, oak, white elm, black locust, honey locust, green ash and box elder. This plantation is at Logan, tltah. It is not reasonable to suppose that forest tree culture can be made a direct source of great financial profit in the arid regions, but if it cannot bring in important sums it can save the farmer very considerable expenditures by sup- plying material which he would other- wise have to buy. The indirect value, too, of well established groves, wood lots, shelter belts and wind breaks in the protection which they afford Is of the first importance. Such plantations, in addition to being of direct use for fuel, fence posts and material for many miscellaneous farm uses, are invalu- able in providing protection for crops, orchards, stock and farm buildings. One of the most important Indirect services of forest plantations, and one rarely taken into consideration, is the increased market value of a well wood- ed farm on the prairie lands of the west over one without timber. Conserv- ative estimates made on the ground Indicate that the farms of eastern and central Kansas and Nebraska that have well developed plantations of for- est trees upon them, either in the form of wood lots, shelter belts or wind breaks, are worth more per acre than farms without them. In nearly the whole of the broad prairie belt extending from the wood- ed regions to longitude 100 degrees west and reaching from North Da- kota to Texas trees may be grown with varying success. In the west- ern border of the wooded area nearly all the species may be grown which are indigenous to the adjacent woodlands. Farther west the range in selection becomes more and more restricted until the western limit TYPICAL Two -YEAS -0U, PLANTATION. et successful tree culture en nonlrrl• gated lands is reached. )Lanny of the wornout farms in humid regions may be brought back to their original fertility by growing forest trees upon the for a series of years, and very many of them contain land better suited to the production of wood than to any other purpose. Such land should never have been cleared. It la fortunately true that throughout the regions once wooded wornout farm lands will usually revert to their pro, vloue condition it protected tram Are and stock, SCARCITY OF STALLIONS.. Supply .of breeding Horses alien Next Season. From all that can be learned just now there is every prospect that the supply of breeding bouses will be very short next season, says The Horseman, o Last season a number >• well to do farmers and others interested decided to purchase stallions #q stand fog pub- lie service le the vicinity of their homes, but refralued from doing so when they found they could not for a few hundred dollars pieli up agood horse such as had been going a beg- ging in the dark days of the dull times. Finding that far such a horse as they wanted they would have to pay from" .$1,000 upward, tbese Intended pur- chasers weut hove. having decided to wait for another spring, and then they could buy ata lower price. It was the general impression that the spurt values had taken would le- ttuce so many men to go to Europe to import stallions that in 1900 the sup- ply would be far greater than the de. mend, prices accordingly being much lower. Alas for such carefully laid plans! The importation of stallions this year bas been disappointingly small. Those who went to France found that the supply was so light and prices so very high that it eras impossi- ble to get together any sunt of a large Wt with the prospect of making. even a fair profit on them, The Oaititttvm importation, wltiett consisted of .70 head, was fully 50 short of what it was Intended to he when Mr. Mete left for France. So with the other ins- porters of French horses. With diose Interested in British Gorses It tuns even worse. The prices paid for good geld• irigs have risen so tnuoil of into yearsl III Britain that the Intife tote been very Freely used, with the inevitable result that only the tops were kept entire. There is a shortage of horses in Brit- ain. and a good demand prevails for all high class stallions. This taut the good ousts away above the paint at which they could be itnpdu•ted safely; hence only a few have beeu brought over. Oue would be Importer priced a. good looking ton weight 4 year-old horse owued by a promluent English breeder of Shires. This was a whole colored brown horse of weight, quality and symmetry and a prize tether at one of the important shows of England. The Importer was fairly staggered when the owner asked hint 1,200 guineas ($t1,000) and decided there and then to charge the expense of that trip up to health account and let it go at that. Bow to Tie 'wool Fleeces. The first thing to be considered is bow to put up the wool so as to give the buyer tt good impression when he first Iooks at it. There are a number of ways of tying the fleece. Some pre. fer using a box, Into which the fleece Is pressed and tightly tied so that when it is taken out it retains the shape of the box, says a writer in the Montana Stoekmau, The fleece that to most attractive and seems to get the most comments from buyers in general Is tbe one that Is simply folded, as loosely as possible, and have it hold Its shape, using as little twine as will ac- complisb the object. Where this is well done light, bulky looking fleece is made, whieb in the market is more appreciated• than the more symmetrical fleece that comes from the box, the criticism on the lat- ter being that pressing It so tightly gives It a soggy and heavy appearance tbat repels a buyer. The twine used should be the regular wool twine, and under no circumstances should sisal twine be used. By sisal twine I mean such as is commonly known as hide rope and some kinds of binding twine made from the sisal fiber. The reason why it should not be used is tbat its fibers intermingle with the wool and cannot be got out in process of manu- facture and have to. be picked out of the goods in the shape of specks. Now, as to the condition of the fleece before it is tied. It should be free from all tags and heavy skirt locks and as free as possible of all seeds, chaff or straw as well as sand burs. Seeds and chaff are very bard to get out of wool, and where the fleece Is bad with them the value is hurt more than burs affect its value. Feeding Young Pigs. Professor Thomas Shaw recommends the following supplemental feed for young pigs where they do not get feed enough from tbe sow: If there is skim - milk on hand, partition off a place In the pen where the dam is, if necessary,• but which she cannot reach, and there, in a low trough, feed some skimmilk as soon as the pigs will drink it. As soon as they take It freely feed them s slop of shorts and milk. Then glee them a little oats or corn strewn on the floor in addition to the slop. Feed the slop so that it will not become stale at any time. If there is no skimmilk'" at hand, a thin slop of shorts and wa- ter is next best, presumably a little warm if the weather is cool. But when the trough room Is ample young pigs may have their food supplemented by allowing them to eat with the dam at will. The same kinds of food that aro best suited to provide an abundance of good pure milk from the dam will alone provide the right sort of feed for the pigs. But the trough should be low, and one or more plank should be in front of it, so that the little pigs can easily get into it, and eare should be taken not to feed much bran or the hulls of oats to the sow when the pigs are learning to eat, as such food is too coarse for the digestion of the little pigs. It is surprising how soon they will learn to eat thus along with the dam. Take tt all in all, there is per- haps no better mode of management than that just subscribed for average conditions. It is the least labored. It answers very well and forces one to be cautious as to the character of the food raven to the dam.—Indiana Farnelgi d