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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1899-12-14, Page 6Miss Caprice stat ttit tic k>tt• etreadale eeitk By St. Geo. Ratete thburne. elk*** them start oft on foot. I was more pleased to find that they took a chetnin de travers or what you call a country cross mad that Leads to the de- sorted mines or cares or Metidja. This nail me they were ennamped there, end tenni one man telling another they ,rout! sot leave until morning, as they r¢•eenenonenet* etnneeee cr!•aF•enenYr t* 'ere o3Iw business in band." et*Yrs{-eeen-kteeitao--tk mac-is***4tekatc,a# At; ting' . John plucks up courage. The thought of Lady Ruth being 'mutes Sohn,, with s sharp cry, knoelr his array, rvounted. on, a. fast horse and levelled weapon up, and, eels out: eventing touarcl some desert fastness "It is a, taientt; nay guide, atustapba of the robbers, was one to almost Para - Cade" "Diable! I snag oue fool," exclaims the Gaud. "I recognize ze xnan now, and but for you be would be dead. I shall beg axis pardon. It was oue grand rg eestake." Meaatwhi e Mustaphe has come up, Doctor Jahn Craig is filled with a new eseiterneet clow. lu had eyes the com- ing of this mann menus much. It is strange that no suspicion enters his bead in connection with Mustapha. Even while he is so certain that the driver of the omnibus is tin league with their enemies: that the breakdown is only a part oe the grand scheme to ob- tale possession et the English girl wato can pay a big ransom, he bas never ouee connected th.e Arab guid with the matter. This 1s x.11 the more siugular be- cause Mustapha Oath was on the top of the math at the time of the wreck, and be disappeared with the driver. It can vttt, be ;amounted for by the fact that lute most keen men John Craig is in the habit of relying upon bIs judgment in such matters, and there is something about the face of I1:lueta- pea that wins his euittideuee. Thea, again, there are the events of the preceding night. The courier stood en him like a Spartan hero; yes, he can be trusted. Thus John meets the guide warmly, and a new trope immediately springs into existeuce, a ,tope bora of confi- dence. "What does all this mean, Mustapha Cad'? See, I have brought the agent of the stage line, but when we arrive at the scene e f tate wreck we find it deserted. Wliat Ilats it meat? Have my friends fallen into the bands of rob- bers?" aluGtepha immediately node his teed. "It is so, monsieur." "hdlto are thea?" "_crabs, Isnbylcs, Moors—all who trate the franks, ,vet love :nurey more. They are ureter a desecrate leader, the Tiger of the I h err•" At this Ilei a err Coustans utters a low cry. l.t• means Bab Azoun, ze terrible gateway of death." Mi ,tip ba enein ru?als, ant John re. sullen hie • r,,:,> -clue stivalma with a law- yer' r: tact. "Were our frierde injuretir,. "Not seriously. They fight well. The soldier threeetenr: to kill all, but they do net allow him to de it." "Brave Blunt: be deserves a Victoria Crt,,.A,. But where were you, aiueta.- ipha..,. •fl Arab hangs his face; he looks sheepish, "I come ups just when all was over. They twenty against one. It would be foolish for me to try and fight. I be- lieve I can do better; so I watch, I fol- low. I learn much.- John uch."John cannot restrain his feelings. He seizes the .A rni,'s dusky hand and shakes it with a real Chicago ardor. "Itustapha, you're a jewel. Go on. Where did you go at the time of the ac- cident?" •'liismallahl I was after him, the cause of it ail-hinr, who entered into this conspiracy—the driver,monsienr, he ran like a deer th.reugh the dark. I thought to grime him more than once,. but teeth time he •turned and let me hug the air. But s•ueeers at last." " You got Wm?" "IIe picked up a. stone with bis foot and strembed his length on the ground. Here was my oppertutaty. 1 embraced i't. Both were out of breath, but I held hint there, pinned to the earth. Great is ankl t, and Mehemmed is bis pro- phot." "Did ,ren make him confess?" "I tried to persuade by silvery speech, but it did not meet with success. Then I turned to muscular force. *lonsieur, when Abdul el label saw I was do ear- nest, be cried out for fear, and swore by all the prophets that if I would let iveivm mbatkkal 'vkph s •ow ip of mm him live lee would confess the truth." "Good, good!" says Jclin.pleasecl with the business qualities of .his guide. "I;egar! it eta better zan one play," mutters the French agent. "So I made the miserable driver con-. fess drat he had entered ante an ar- rangement with one of the robbers to np=:et us between B;rkadeen and Al Je- aira, so that they could' make the cap- ture." "The 'villain! he deserves banging. . I hope you executed Arab justice on him then and there•" Mustapha shakes his head. "l1mu ieur forgets. T had given my word. An Arab will never break that. But I let him go after a few kicks,whieh, you see, I have learned to give from the Francs. He will not go back. Ile now becomes .an open ally of Bab Az- oun, the desert tirger." • "Monsieur, one word more. He could not tell me all, but gave me to under- stand that Bab Azoun was in the em- ploy et another party, some Frank who loves revenge." This opens up a new vista. John is visibly agitated by the news. believe I see light; the hand of Pauline Patter is behind it all." "Monsieur, pardon." "Well, what is it now?" "From all he said I was inclined to believe of was a man ., who bought Bab Amen." • "Yes, • yes; but he may ;have been mix- taken. Besides, Blunt fought dike a ti- ger. iger. It does not matter just -now. Whet we want to do is to rescue them all." "That is right." "You• came upon the ..scene just as these friends of mine ..were overpowered. Tell us what next occurred." "A move was made- I feared that It would be the, end, for Bab Amato neld bis followers 'usually dash into the de- eert when they have secured Alun ler, the pursuit from the French soldiers `be tteg what they fear, mince the Alger- tan lgertan rulers have given' all over into the bends of the Pranks. '"adonsieur, I. was, snreriaad to pep • a4 As he speaks they catch a cry from ta o t ti quarter rt er whes e the e l oise runs, a cry as oaf a rider urging his steed on. "That is enough. ntolisieur Con - team is on the way. to the Kasb rh. Now` we can turn our heads in the t'I- rection of the mines of Metadja," "It is well. Follow me, monsieur." rays the courier, gravely, "We may need this," holding up the Mutant. . "It would be dangerous to 'carry it, for the eyes of Bab Azoun's men are Mee owls'. Besides, mosrsieur, we do lyze his brain, for the chances of Ms not need it. Another tantene will give doaug anything to help her in suet, a case were few and far between, "What eau we de, lilustepha? We are. bold and determined, stili we are ceder three against an army. Tclte• odds are great" "Aht monsieur, it might be beyond our power to overcome the dgbters of Bab Azoun by force, but there are otbe. ways." "Thank lleeuven, yes." "Tare battle is not aiw,ays to tate strong nor the race to the swift." "He speaks like ze prophet," murk uss all the light Allah desires." As he speaks he points toward the eest, where, just peeping above he hill top, is a golden rim. like a monster eye that is about to be fastened upon the etude below. • "Tice moon; that is a blessing. I ac- cept it as an augury of success. Dlusta- pha, I am ready. Lead on, and may the God of battles decide for the right. CHAPTER XYIII;. Mustapha Cadi, like must Arabs, pos- runrs alone -mem fnstanS, gaiting recon flosses many of the properties that in the sublime face and =gull -lomat figure rict uses gone by distinguished our Arne or the Arab courier with somThething h e signs gns of the desert and mown - s. - that partakes of the nature of awe: ""li ue we are three—they are forty to has are like as open book to him, and Is; w veuture to attack we will meet ae is quiteat home in takiuy p•sort,an nein death. That is very goon; death conies and daringas wusotonll as caution. energy to all en, and the Koran teethes us So, without much apparent trouble, that the brave ale in battle, with he leads the young Chicagoan along. their tams toward the. foe, are itnins- Sometimes the way Is difficult, indeed, posted imtnettiate!y to paradise. That impossible in Jtaeres eyes, but the Arab is why the followers of alohammel ,knows the secret, and finds a passage never know fear in battle. But if we where none appears to exist, die, neat then becomes or those in the l ., bands of Bab Azoun?" has they advani a for nearly an hour. "Ay, what indee 1r mournfnlly, "Therefore, to save them, monsieur, we roust try to live." "It ees gu4d; we will live," echoes the Gaul. "And rescue the prisoners of the de- sert tiger." "Rory far away are these deserted mines?" "About a mile." "Among the hills on this side of the plain known as \1etidja?" `'It is even so, illustrious Frank, on a line with that snowy peak, Djevs Djura wleieh towers above the A.tlas Mountains." John mnutgines they have gone farther Haan Is the case, This is on accoant of the rougb ground. "Now, t'aution, We draw near the place. They will be on the watch. Monsieur knows what discovery means." "Yes—death. That is understood, bat it does not prevent me from desiring to advance. Still we will redouble our caution," They see lights. These appear to came from openings in the shill, doubt- less mouths of the deserted miues,whicb the robber band of Bab Aaiun oceusee temporarily, with their accustomed bold- ness. about with something like a flourish el trumpets th"stt is hardly in keeping with the situation, for it is supposed that a dozen pairs of eyes are upon them,. (To at noerruetnIx., AUTOGRAPH HUNTING. Some Good Advice k'rom an Old cam- paigner, "In autograph hunting the end al- ways justifies the means, no matter how mean they may be," said a New Orleans enthusiast who awns one of the finest collections in the south. "But nowadays," he continued, "it requires nothing less than genius to draw a let- ter from a real celebrity. AU the old Welts are played out. A favorite scheme of former tunes for catching authors was to write, asking questions about one of their books, the letter be- ing so framed as to show unusual fa- miliarity with the work. "Such an interrogation was delicate- ly flattering and rarely failed to ellen an interesting and valuable reply, but. at present all the lions are on their guard, and the response that comes' back is apt to be a typewritten affair from a secretary„ beginning, 'Mr. So - end -so directs tae to say.' I flatter myself that my awn method was rath- er ingenious. I used to have little Slips printed at a job office to look like new: planer elippiugs and reacting, for instance, like this: 'Mr. Blank, the well known collector, yesterday purn, chased a, copy of — for $150, the high vaivatiou being due to a remarkable sonnet on scrambled eggs, written by the author, upou the fly leaf.' "Then I would sense the slip to my celebrity with a note saying., 'I am Mr. Blank, and will you kindly inform me whether the autograph poem referred to is authentic?' "As a rule, the ruse worked to a charm. One or two were brutal enough to send back the single word 'No,' without signature, but the majority en- tered into indignant and eutertalniug denials. "Of course the sounet mentioned In my supposed clipping wasn't always "Your pian. Mustapha -speak, for I 21raw.ine still nearer under Mesta- on the sauce subject. Wienorwursts, know ;•au have bean eonsidering it." pha's clever guidance, they discover rubber overcoats, glass eyes, kiepto- The courier piace% his hand an his that the main bodyof mania, educated bogs, jlmjams, cold o , the robbers are , Chest and bows. Praise delights even encamped ins the largest cavern, end es pie, sea serpents, draw poker, liver the tympanum of an Arab, and flattery it seems natural that they would bring pails, cane wallas and cannibalism Vine favor in the most unes,peeted their prisoners here, the two men de- Were some or the changes that I rung, quarter. viae their time toward aoking up that and very few missed fire*"Meeve ure in he unnty of lus-gtartir, "It was the printed slip unquestiona• sponse," declares the 13 rent•hman, rev- The Arab courier bus played as a bly that did the work. It gave my in- er once taking his eyes off the Arab s boy 1u these aid mines, and knows all quiry a. solid and authentic basis and face- "Gmat as .17Iah, and alohammed is re (tom the. 'This knowledge may serve put me' itt the attitude of a warm ad- his d- iorciprophet I am but as a grain of him ell now, and John is pleased to wirer who had been cruelly victimized. sand on the sea -shore. Let the praise— he is in the bands of ane 80 well Oh, 1 !:now 1 ought to be ashamed of b(. his." 11'itli this preliminary, Mustapha gires his plan of action briefly. It was his intention to go to Al Je- zira, to seek the French onmmandant at the barracks known as the Kasbsh, acrd give him the information ccmeeru- ing Bab Azoun. It has long been the ambitiion of the various French generals stationed in Algeria. to kill or eapture the notoriels desert prince who for years has defied their power, suddenly making a bold dash upon some point, and, leaving smoking ruins in bis wairet as mysteri- ously vanish, Again and again have they sought to track his band over the plaints, along the desert end into tie wild recesses of the mountains, but it has always turned out a failure. Bab Azoun, on his native heath, laughs them to zoom, and one laid an ambuscade in. which the soldiers suffered badly. • Hence, it can be set down as certain that the military veer/tor of Algiers will be delighted with a chance to sur- round the tiger of the desert, and his band, so close to the city that es soon as the news is carried to him he will lit out a secret expedition against the enemy. Now that there are three of them In- stead of one, it is not necessary that all should go. A single messenger is enough. Whom shall it be? Fate decrees. They look to *Monsieur Oonstans, Mustapha is needed to serve as a guide to the old mines, and Doctor Chi- cago ought to be on hand, because it is to rescue his friends they go. Even the French agent recognizes this fact- "Parbleu! Monsieur Craig, it ees right I should go.. Besides, I ani well acquaint wiz ze commandant. Zen, let us consider ze business as settle. I shall away to ze Iiasbah, and zen in. due time Iook for ze swoop of ze zoelaves. Begar! if Emile Oonstans may have a hand in ze capture of zat deevil, ze reward will allow him to visit ze adorable Paris again. I ani off. 1 shall let nothing stop me. Al- iens!". ' • With a majestic wave of the hand, he turns his back on them and runs. They stand and listen. Plainly can *they hear him plunging on through the dankness in the direc- tioni of the spot where the old stage was left. Once, twice, he measures his length out the ground, only to scramble to his feet, and uttering choice Paris- ian invectives, continue his flight. "Now he reaches the. stage," says John. Then comes the crack of a whip. "They are off. Jupiter!: what a noise be makes! Haw .the old stage rattles sand -bangs. The manis raving mad to plunge over such ground at a reckless pace like that. He will surely meet the same fate, sooner or later, that befell the old vehicle we were be He only thinks of the toward; of a great holi- day lasting six . months, on the boule- vards and in the cafes of Paris. Some- times there is a slip between— : Great Scott! he's over!" ars:. there comes a grand smash and then atter silence. Mustapha appears uneasy. "Monsieur, it is their • reen•st fault; they are too hot-blooded. Not so the English. He as dead." "Harki" • Now they hear the clatter of a horse's hoofs; the sound head's towards Al- giers. • "I[ta.s that horse' e rider, Mustapha?" informed. In half an beer they have managed to learn ati inapert:tat fact. The Prison- ers erre in the main cavern. All escape Is cut off by the presence at numerous guards at the month at the mine, and they are watched besides. Mustapha, putting his knowledge of the place into good use, has led his et tupanion' into a elett where there is hardly room to crawl; but,as they reach the end, they bare a .chance to gaze uron the interior where the Arabs and TKabyles, the Moors and negroes, who battle under 'the free banner of Bab Azoun, are assembled. Eagerly John looks upon the face of Lady Ruth. Ills heart scams itu bis throat, and he no longer oan deceive himself regarding his true feelings to- ward this young lady. "What can we do?" be whispers to the Arab. "Nothing but wait," is the reply. John has a great fear tugging at bis heart. On their way they have discus- sed the situation, and Mustapha has re- lated the habits of the Arab desert outlaws. Should it appear that a res- cue was imminent, it was their habit to murder any prisoners. Surely this is enough to arouse John's keenest fears. What if the French forces do come and annihilate the rob- ber host—if the prisoners share, their doom what bas been gained? That is why he asks so anxiously if there is nothing to be done. The Ant, by this -lime realizes why he is so anxious, and hesitates a little before making reply. "We must watch and wait. Monsieur will see something soon. Watch. the soldier." Teets gives John a new idea, and he speedily discovers that Sir Lionel is not idle. The soldier has been in too mtiy desperate situations to be dismayed over such a trifling thing as this. He is not bound, and hence can move about. Now he seems to be tacking to the professor and anon to Aunt Gwent Last of all he speaks to Lady R ith, who nods eagerly. And a strange feeling comes up in John's mind as he surveys this scene. What causes him to remember the Qiar bor of Malta, the words of the bait - man before leaving the steamer,' the tragic scene ill the bine waters? It comes over him like a flash. Per-' Laps he dad Sir Lionel an injustice 'when he suspected him of criminal plotting in such a case, but the circum- stances were decidedly against the .mann If he coiled be guilty of such a scheme, what would he not do in or, der to win favor at the hands of the young English beauty? Again it flashes through John's mind; did not the driver, in speaking o2 the facts tell Mustapha that, in his opinion, it was a Mare who bad entered into a conspiracy with Bab Azoun? John's first thought was of Pauline Potter—that she had hoped to get hold of, him; but now hechanges his mind.. and locates the trouble elsewhere, fix- ing it upon the veteran. Under these circumstances It may be interesting to see how the Briton In, - tends working hits pian. John's only desire is a sincere wish that Indy Rufih, may be rescued from her predicament. He has no wish to put her to any tint necessary trouble in order that he may play the hero. As well Sir Lionel as any one else, so long as she is benefited. With this spirit, he can watch' the de - myself, but the fruits of my crime were very luscious. 1 am the only collector on earth who possesses an autograph letter from tee late Lord Tennyson denying warmly tbat be ever wrote an ode to pickled pigs' feet."—New Orleans Times -Democrat. An I7xeeptton. Teacher—You can add two apples and two apples together, for It makes four apples, but you can't add two apples and two pears, for apples and pears are different, and it would be neither four apples nor four pears. Carl (whose father is a milkman) -- But, teacher, two quarts of milk and two quarts of water together make four quarts of milk!—Fliegende Blat ter. --- Prepared. Mrs, Stubb—John, what in the world are you doing with those boxing gloves In one hand and the remnants of din- ner in the other? • Mr. Stubb--Maaia. there is a tramp down stairs woo says he is looking for scraps. I want to be certain which kind he means.—Chicago News. REVIVAL IN LUMBERING. The Army of ainshmn,.,, Hag Probably Been Trebled This Yeatr. The scarcity of lumber, and the con- sequent advance in price, have had the effect of arousing the whole trade into activity. • From all the lumber- ing districts of the Dominion, come reports of the revival of the lumbering industry. Timber limits which have been abandoned for years, are again being operated, and shantymen, who have been unable to find employment for many winters past, are again con- verging to the woods in large num- bers. It is estimated that over 1,000 men have left Hull and vicinity in the past three months to work in the lumber woods. This is nearly three times the number that left in former years. ' A like activity prevails in the United States. The Chicago Times-. Herald says that during the coming winter there will be an army of 85,000 men engaged in the remaining pine forests of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan cutting logs for the market. The present supply of pine lumber is insufficient to meet tho demand, and it will not be many years before con- sumers will be obliged to go out of the country to get any considerable quan- tities of white pine.. In 1892 the three white pine states -Minnesota, Michi- gan and Wisconsin—were cutting et the rate of 7,000,000 feet annually, which they had six years later reduced to 6,500,000 feet. To -day the country is back on the basis of consumptoin in 1892 and the basis of production' in 1898, and it will take some time to make up the difference of 1, 500, 000, -. 000 feet. The forests of Michigan and Wisconsin are now so nearly exhausted that they can never male it up, and the entire burden will rest on the Du- velopment of affairs composedly, though .loth and Minneapolis districts in Min- the suspicion that burs' :crept into his nesota. For the next ten years these mind causes him a little worry. two districts can probably produce as Sir Lionel is evidently getting ready 'much pine as they are now °lifting. asks Sohn, ready to rest his deedsioa f to make a 'move for. hberty. His very At that time the end of the white pine upon the trauzed ear of the Arab. actions betray it in more ways than one. "It is even sso. . You hear ' ,ourself timber in the United States will be in John cannot : but t7rink that. he anew, ` yourself; rens too regularly' to be loose. I sight.. 00!!!0•• 0000•• 0••0t6A 9. 0 Q • ZEBROIDS. • Hybride Which May Supplani 0 Males—Cross Between Ze- bra and Horse. •000G0*00090000000m The .Brazilian minister at Washing- ton ashington has furnished to the bureau of ani- mal industry some interesting facts about what he calls "zebroids"—i. e.,. crosses between the zebra and the horse —which are being bred by Baron de Parana on his plantation in the state of Rio Janeiro. It appears that the object of these experiments is to produee a larges and handsomer hybrid than the mule,. and one which, as proved by re- sults already obtained; is a more able valu- able animal. The baron declares that the zebroid will prove of great economib importance, and that it will be. in fact, the mule of the twentieth century. sap - planting the humble hut cantankerous offspring of the ass and the are. The baron imported his zebras from Africa expressly for this purpose. and he says of the hybrids produced that they are very sprigbtly, though at the same time gentle and docile, and have extraordinary muscular strength, Their ZWJROW Tuna Mamas 01.L, size, shape, pace and disposition depend upon the dam. and so they may be bred at will for tbo saddle or for heavy or light draft. It is only necessary to se- lect mares possessing the qualities de- sired. Thus crosein ; with ;nares of the heavy Pcreherons or Suffolks gives zo- broids that aro largo and very strong, while matiny, with Arabs and Normans produces small and slender zebroids, tractable and suitable for work that re- quires quicl:uess. The hybrids are softer Mouthed than ralules, they never kiclr, and, though when first handled they have an inclination to bite, they give this up when they find that there is no intention to hurt them. • The baron's stud of zebras is derived from the Transvaal, where at the pres- ent reyent time these striped relatives of the horse are being employed to a consider- able extent as beasts of burden and especially for coach 'Maras.. Frequently they are driven four-in-hand in the two wheeled Cape carts. They may bo pur- chased in Pretoria or Johannesburg for $50 to $150 each. Fattening Hogs Early. The most common mistake of farmers in feeding hogs, though Hauch less fre- quently made than it used to be, is to starve or half starve the animals through tho early summer and only be- gin to feed heaviIy when cornbusking begins, says the Boston Cultivator. The soft nubbins aro always given first, and the pig's stomach, unused to sncb heavy food, is unable to digest it. with the result that it ferments in the stomach, and this causes acid to rise in the mouth, mnL•ing it sore as soon as the corn is herd for the pig to chew. It is c:ttn said that allowing pigs to rnn in orchards and pick up sour apples is what makes their teeth sore. It is true taut a pig which has sore mouth and aching teeth has also generally an acid utonth, but the sourness comes from fermentation in the stomach,' not from something sour originally put into it rf the apples are cooked and dry corn is ground into meal and mixed with them, there will be no sore mouth. The small potatoes. refuse beets and other roots, if cooked, and also pump- kins, make an excellent base with 'which to feed any kinds of grains. The grain may be cooked with the roots, and, thus softened, it will digest nearly as well as if dried and ground. But it must be remembered in feeding cooked grain or meal that the grain swells so that it bas less bulk than grain or meal that has not been cooked. The hogs fill themselves with it, • and as it digests more quickly than. uncooked food they require to be fed more frequently. Texas Cattle Estimates. As against 250,000 head of cattle fed for the market in Texas last year, says the St. Louis Globe -Democrat, not more than 85,000 will be fed this season. This is the top notch estimate of the railroads' live stock agents, stock raisers. and feeders. Some estimates rule as low as 25,000, but these are generally from feeders. The livestock agents are perhaps the best posted, and they calcis- late'that the number of steers will be between 60,000 and '75,000. Probably, with small .bunches fed on corn and sorghum by farmers, the figures given will be reached. The principal trouble is the scarcity and high price of cotton seed: This sent the price of meal, cake and'hulls above the point of 'profit to the feeder., The Texae corn crop now being gathered is a large one, but most of it will go into hogs and not cattle. The Texans who usually feed in the tndian Territory' aro in sad plight. The drought there has prevented the steers from getting fat, and, the feed being short, many of them will have to be carried over to another soason. Aleut 12,000 bead are being brought back to Texas to be fed. The Indian Territory has it big corn crop, but the plight of the stockmen has sent the price qp *early 100 per ccent, and it will hardly ift time to save the feeders DA(Fi.Y FEEDING. How Much Land Is: Needed to Keep s>: )hello Cowl With good, rich land kept aiwaya 1 grass, twa, three and even four Beres: will be needed to winter and summer , a cow, says The American Cultivator. Where the land is rocky or poor it may require Ave acres to a cow, besides buying some grain or peal as extra feed in winter. It is always true econ- omy to purchase bran, wheat met- dlings or grain meal to feed to cows' that have a buy diet in winter. It,l makes the hay go further, and when. ever a farmer mares close calculation* lie finds that for milk production at least bay is the most -expensive feed he eau pureliase. . mong the cheapest of all cow feeds are linseed and cotton- seed meal, though neither can be fed In large amounts nor without being mixed witb chopped bay or straw, to give more bulk. with the same nutri- tion, Even corn and oats shouldbe. ground and mixed with, cut hay or straw to get the best results from reed- ing them. If the whole mess is well steamed and a little salt added, It makes the cow eat it with avidity, and the moisture from steaming tate food greatly .stimulates the seeretiou of rildll;:, With the introduction of the elle to keep green eornstallts in succulent con- dition for winter feed there came a revolution in the ft•etling of cows, It enormously lncreatted the amount of fodder that eoulei he prodaeed ou #,n acre, Instead of taking two, three or four aeres or mo -e tq keep ti cow through the year, as with grass, a caw Might be kept an lin acre or perhaps three cows on twa acres if some win- ter crop can be grown,like rye, to be cut and fed in the spring just before the grain begins to bead out. Fifteen, 20 or more tons of corn fodder can be grown per acre 12 a e corn Is fed ;reel,, Twenty and even 25 tons of Inge southern corn can be grown per sere, which, imide Into ensilage, would maim a daily ration of lttu pounds or more et ensilage per day for 305 days in the ,vela•. This is nt are than any cow should or could eat Fifty pounds of n.ilage per day la. except for short tat"meds, all that can be .profitable fed tact cows giving Miler, The remainder el' the food required should be dry bay. elover, if poesl'eale, and some bought grains. Though these require the expenditure of mon- ey from the f.u-m. they pay better than trying to grow on the farm every thin; that has to ht' fell, as used to be the motto with cihl fashioned farriers. It is only slave meetern fanners learn- ed to supplement their hone grown rations with talent; western grata that they have been able to produce milk and butter as cheaply as the west, Feeding succulent food Instead of dry hay and dried corn fodder in win- ter has greatly helped to develop the milking capacities of our leading dairy breeds. All of these originated in mild . and moist clitnatet, where succulent and nutritious food Is plentiful at all seasons. The Channel Island cows. the Friesian-Ilolsteln and also the Ayr- shire cattle originated not far from salt water, which is deep enough to keep open in winter. In an arid coun- try,fhe best milk producing breeds rap- idly deteriorfate in dairy qualitles. Where there aro plenty of'springs of water, so as to keep the air moist, the milk producing breeds can be most profitably produeed, because, other things being equal, they can be bred to produce more milk and butter In each succeeding generation titan In` the one which preceded it. Dairymen Get Theft Innings.Dairymen need net much longer Baal covetous glances at the receipts of. their neighbors wha make meat. says The Breeders' Gaze te. All things come to him who waits, late the swing of the -pendulum toward active trade and higher prices is carrying along with It all phases of taming. Milkmakers were caught rather late In this cur-. rent, but none the less surely. Butter has been advancing the past few weeks at a rate and with a strength that hare surprised a number of those whd keep well posted on this trade. It le the same old story --burning the can- dle at both ends. That le to say, it is a case of diminish .al supply and in creased demand. When these two factors enter fairly Into a problem, "fireworks" generally result. A four "fizzes" have already been burnt In the butter market, end .more pyrotech- nics are apt to follow. A prolonged drought during the late summer, even worse than is ordin•rrily characteristic of this period, occe.sioned a material diminution in the make, while :,tbe demand on both domestic and foreign account has been steadily growing. Statistically there is a world short- age on butter, and when the increased domestic consumption is considered In connection with this fact it may safely enough be concluded that we have not yet seen the end of the advance. ' . I'reservntion Without Chemical*, In a bulletin of the West Virginl experiment station Mr. Hite describes a series of experiments which be made for the preservation of milk with a pressure of from 5 to 90 tons per square inch. At .the end of five days some of the samples were perfectly sweet, but in no case were all the In- jurious bacteria killed, and, ' on the whole, the experiment can hardly be regarded as a success. Great difficulty was experienced to procuring cylinders sufficiently strong to withstand the great pressure: In some cases low of moderate pressure for several days was tried. Get tho Buttermilk Ont. Butter will not keep 11 the butter., milk is not carefully taken out. }} Warm Cream hurt Moir Rutter. .If the cream is too Warm, the but. ter will be slnw to 0o030.