HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1900-9-13, Page 6attnin, sprang up, tbe ehild in his
arms, ami walked swiftly aerose the
geass la tha dieection of the gate open-
ing on Park Deism Zaeople -stood aside
aelie came on, etoret aside as from an
avengiug fate, or a asteas Pewee that
is bound .to fulfill scif tai the good or
evil; aucl some thought that he looked,
like Lucifer bearieg tdvay an angel
on his breast, others that a light -not
et hell, but lleaveu-shone 111 the
staaalY °Yes thevt eeerned to look ota
something afar off, to which his wing -
feet were bearing him, But: when he
reached the road he stood still, and
°ailed to the first eabrnan that he saw.
Daffy did not, understand tee in-
structions, given, but be stole out
from under janin's coat, and laughed
for joy as they drove rapidly away,
• CHAPTER XV.
"And when will ye. come Mune again,
Dear Willie sell to ine?"
"When the sun and moon dance on
• yon green• , '
And that will never be."
The jury were long absent, and those
who waited in court had aecome
weary, and ceased to talk.
Weariest of all was the prisoner,
who had not lett the dock, in tvlaich
during the past few hours he had sure-
ly pessea through the utmost, extremes
of despair and joy possible so a human
being.
Calm, morally and p.hysieally cap-
able of bearing the lot, he had deliber-
ately chosen, he had e,ntereft the dock
that morning, anxious only that the
formality of his trial should be over as
quiekly as possible, and the closing
scene of all fixed for an early date.
Long ago he hud acquitted Elizabeth
in his mind. of any taint of wrong-
doing with his friend; in the silence
and meditation of his days and nights
she had gractually resumed the like-
ness in which he knew her, and for
that one nand moment born of fierce
faithfulness to him, her husband, in
which she had snatched the pistol
from Barry's hand, and. slain him, he
had forgiven her.
Such was his attituele when Mr.
Lanmire's cross-examinttion of Rose
revealed a probability that had, never
occurred to him, insanely pecoccupiecl
as he had been. with: Elizabeth's, guilt.
Then, indeed, honey -sweet life had
smiled to and beckoned him; ancl
drenchecl with joy, and the knowledge
of Elizabeth's innocence, it had seemed
to him an easy thing to walk out of
the dock, free, to go to her on his knees
to beg her forgiveness, and in her
arms to forget this •awful interlude
tJi bad merred the whole and perfect
rabeic of their love. « a
He had listened impatiently as the
trial proceeded, for ‘wwere they not
keeping him from Elizabeth? And
gradually, and with what cruel, relent-
less coldness, the conviction had come
to him, that his folty had tied the knot
too firmly about his throat for the fin-
gers of 'love to loose it, and that -in-
nocent, save of his deadly wrongto
her, he muse die, leaving, her with a
stigma attached to her reputation that
his had. been the hand to affix, and
which his death would but make the
more indelible.
As that death stole nearer, and. life
receded, all jack's tasty strength and
manhood, now the cause for eelf-sacri-
fice, was swept away, cried out in him.
against annihilation, against the part-
ing frpna Elizabeth, from Daffy, from
e many good and pleasant years
they three might have spent hand in
hand together.
The sun shone brightly in on the
eourt, the notes dancing flippantly on
the dusty seats and the people, Who
had grown curiously quiet, all with
eyes turned to that bowed headi in the
dock, wlaich had not moved a hair-
breadth since it firet eanla clown.
-Vaguely they felt -these people who
bad come to see a plate --- that -cinder
was no puppet, hut a creature of
human flesh and Wood., with ears .
strained. for the sound of footsteps that '
herald a message of life or death.
They came at last, those steps, and
hnnaediately the court was thronged.
The judge sat clown, in his place 'and .
the prisoner stood up, the crest Of his
dark hair rising above the pale manly
face that looked out calmly at the
strained and. breathless' crowd ---know-
ing the worst, and had, Elizabeth been 13
there, she would have been proud of
her husband then. i
The jury having answered to their a
names, in the midst of a dead silence, 1
herself, so r !Dust do it, make my
eseape dispose of the stones abroad,
triad slat) would. join, Inc later. I was
in a city offie.e comeeponalent,
hate(t the trork-and I was willing to
do as elle propoeca. •Formerly when
young, I was apprenticea to a shoe-
maker, and when she disoovered that
any one tioald easily gat into Mr, St.
George's house from the cobbler's she
saggeatea that I shoulti go [hare as
aeprentiee, and as Trubshoes happened
to be in want ef oue, I appliett for the
situatiou, and got it. Mrs. St. George
always kept the stones neal? her, Rose
staid, and in the most unlikely plecee,
and my only chanee of stealing Liman
without tieing °aught, was when she
slept clown etaire, as she sometimes
did, and. usually at the suggestion of
•Rosa. Oa that particular days she sent
ine, a note saying elle meant Mrs. St.
George to sleep clown stairs tha
night, that I was to be on the leads
by eleven, watch the house, and. when
,was quiet, climax through the, sec-
ond den:wing-room window, tvliieh
was easily reached from aelow, take
the sapphires out of her dressing• -gown
pocket which. tvoald be hanging beside
her on a • chair, and then go down the
front stairs, where Rose would he
waiting to let me out. The only
danger I had. te avoid waseMr, Ross'
return, but he was going to a ball,
that night ano would. probably be
very late. I was then to go straight
home, regainiegtmy room in the same
way as I lied left, it,
"All fell out as she had planned-.
with one exception. We had not
planned mard.er, yet it was done.
"1 just went back to my lodging,
had tea and put my boots outside the
door as if retiring to bed, early.
"My room 1WaS ou the, ground floor
overlooking a back yard that opened
on some mettas and I easily, got out
by tbe window unobserved and .slip-
ped into Trabshoe's place. I let my-
self noiselessly on to the leads of Mr.
St. G-eorge's dining -room, and. watched
the house. It was a dark night,
and at eleven o'clock Rose stole out
to rae through the staircase window to
tell me that. all was safe and as soon
as I saw Mr. St. George's light pass
op tlae staircase, I could go in.
"Soon after eleven the cook and
housemaid went up stairs.
"At twelve o'clock I saw, being
close now to the staircase window,
Mr. St. George turn out th p gas over
the drawing -room door, and go up
stairs.
"1 concluded Rose to be down stairs,
waiting for me, and. keeping guard,
"After a little 'while dt3cided to
get into the house.
"It was more difficult than I ex-
pected, and it must. have been while
I was struggling with those diffieut.
ties that Mr. Ross came in, and passed
iallpim.the Stairs without my hearing
"In getting through. the window
at last, I struck against a small
table or something that fell over with
a loud crash. The very next rapm-
ent heard some One funning
gaickly down stairs, and opening the
outer door; so, not knowing where to
hide, I turned to the recess, where
Mrs. St. George lay asleep, and tried
to pull che folds of her dressing -gown
round mai asg.1 crouched, behind the
uhair, There was very little light- in
the room, but enough, to show. Inc the
folding, doors flying open a.ndi a man
coming in in his shirt sleeves - who
made straight for me though I could
see him far better than he could see
"'There's somebody here,' he said,
groping abont with Isis arms, as if he
didn't know the place very well and
then he came close to the foot of the
bed, which was a very low one and
stopped short staring dowo, at the
lady as if he were struck si 4y, or as
if wondering how she care to be
there.
'I saw then that he had a pistol
in his hand -- a mere toy thing -but
not knowing how lie might. use it -and
sure that he would see me where he
Look his eyes off the htdy, I Sprang
up, meaning to snatch it out of his
hand and all taken by surprise ,as so
was, he pointed it 'at' me, and I struck
up; his hand, and. it went off on- .the
nstant, and he fell ,ovea with his
head on the foot of the bed --dead."
Janin paused, and wiped the 'sweat
frem his brow,
e_
tole, "mother!" and the joy in Ins
VOiCe, some freah new joy eureiY,
brought. ts gleam of hope to Elizabeth's
miserable heart anti eaumbliegly she
rose ana ueloeked the door,
.11 117118 quite dusk nowa but the two
saw ore another very well, and
sprang into each other's arras.
"Where have you teen all this
my
sweet -f" ehe said, quite un-
aware of his bovine. 'peen out, a fact
of which airs. Chick had t not dared to
hiform her.
"01 playml" said Daffy, feeling
himself to be a very deceitful person
indeed, and huggitg ham with all his
stmengt b. "Poor mother left id' by
lone self -hours en' hours! Wonder
what Daddy 'ad like for dinner?" be
edded, suddenly forgetting hismaria
"DaadY will not be home' to -night,"
Use said with a eaten ia her voice,.
knowing: that if good news had been
abroad, it would have reached her
long before this.
Daffy chuckled, as if enjoying some
private joke hugely, and kissed. her
with even more intoxicated delight
than before, as she turned; to kindle a
tvhich showed with cruel clis-1
thactuess the strained eYes, the worn
young face, the slight figure, shrunk
to a mere nothing, in her black serge
_
The shadow outside stole nearer to
Lb e door with a gesture of passionate
pity, of longing, that merged them-
selves into an ecstacy,
For did not she love than -ital.'? Would
she have wasted to thia poor ghost for
naan who had earned only her cona
teatip.t and hatred, without having the
power to make her suffer?"
"Shouldn't wonder if Daddy did come
'mare to -night," said Daffy, gravely,
"s'posie' a little bird corned. and told
me so --what would you- say to that?"
he added, loudly and triumphantly.
Elizabeth tremblect2-she knew how
clever Daffy was, how seldom he made
a mistake, in his facts, and some faint,
delicious glimmering of hope dawned
sinhehltridey:es, as pattinge, hire from her,
soiTeothseinhga, sltacicfryi?3" back-slle told you
"Rose a naughty ooman," Said the
boy, shaking his head; "heard: ja.nin
say so--sornefin' about your blue ston
es
-somebody else told. me Daddy was
comin' 'orne to-hightl"
"Jack! Jack!" she cried, 'wildly, de-
liriously, likel one long ravened with
cold and hunger who is suddenly can
feonted with warmth and plenty,
"where are you, Jack, where!"
"Here;" said Jack coming swiftly. in,
but only just -in trate, as beneath the
. tim,
mingled rapture and agony of the
moment she fell senseless to the
ground.
All through the hours of that long
day she had never once lost conscious-
ness but wide-eyed and vividly alive,
she, had drunk her' bitter. cup drop b
drop to tbe dregs, and now Natur
took her revenge, denying -her th
power of Lastieg her joy; while yet i
a-9 l?gie y.at lipss jack kisse
,
'J MONEY IN HOGS.
5
The Profit Lies In 'GettiniatO Mg*.
ket prempon mot often.
Method of ilaeetillangt
aeaaaa.weeweaseste.anesewasesteaseastesaaa
The profits of hog killing, writes
Charles Haines of Ohio,. aro in getting
lo market promptly and often. No
breeder or feeder loses anything by
constantly keening hie huge in a condi-
tion ready for market. Care, judg-
ment and skill pay proportionately, as
well in ettising porkers as thorough-
breds, but remember. that life is too
short to waste in feeding scrubs. The
lower ,the price of pork the mere im-
portant "It is that the farmer have the
best machine to work up corn at a
profit. Pigs intended for pork should
be crowded as rapidly as possible to be
the moot profitable, The advantage
of growing improved etock does not
lie merely in its better adaptation to
the market wants -and to the fact that
It will respond more promptly and con-
tinuously to feed. The cavil age at
which it matures is One et the -sources
of.profit to its owner. Early maturity
is chiefly a question , of feeding fax
generations with a view of ,makin,
rapid and continuous growth, the emit
maturing quality being transmitted a
it gradually increases by heredity,
Breeding at an early age also probably
haa much to do- with the creation of
the quality. It is possible to pusb it
so aar that the results will be incon-
sistent with full and healthy develop-
ment, but if this be avoided early ma-
turity is one of the most valuable attri-
bute§ of ,the improved animal.
As to the feeds and manner of feed-
ing, nearly every breeder has his own
way about -them. I have never been
an advocate of codlied feeds for hogs,
young or old. Humanity is accustomed
to being fed- in the main on cooked
food, and because it is more. palatable
DUCKS IN BROODERS.
A Ureedea Who itaisea radian auto-
nere with cht.ene.
It bits become`a well recognized fact
that the best results cannot ,be oblatin-
ed when ducke ,r„,,,„„ ill a beoocier
regulated to ar. ire'hthe 'best results
witb broileIs, and. on die large plants
a separate house with au expeneive
heating apparatus is provided foe both
chicks aud ducles. This, however, is
not practical for' the small breeder,
who is compelled to abandou the cul-
ture of ducks and thus be aeprived of
a substantial Source Of income, After
a close study of the -Indian Rainier
dec,lts it seemed feasible to us to geow
them with broilers, and a trial was
made. 'Tile brooder used was oue in
conatant nee in a broiler house with a
capacity of 1,700, the heating appa-
iti.aetrIalsturbeeinO:,0aebotitliet 1:5g111:elgtit°'enest.ypeO'a°ef
hot water heater, regulated to a tem.
„bover was used toy the experiment,
and the teniperature was regulated
solely with regard ,to the broilers, ,of
which the liouse at the time contained
about 700. The temperature of the
moth outhicle of the hovers va.ried from
70 degrees on" clea,r, warm days to as
low as 40 degrees on others.
• .The- results obtained ter, f b
a our eXpectationa. The SaIlle,fo0c1 1111S
y I given the little Runners as war§ fed to
4 the"chicks next door, and a fbuntain,
sf'aurlias' it 'w'as p.ossible, e same condi-
served them for drinking. an fact, am
tions were observed in till parts of the
house. .It was soon an evident, fact
that the Chicks were beaten on their
own ground, for the little ducks dem-
onstrated that whatever miaht b th
requirements of ordinary ducks these
Runners had just what they wanted,
and tbey proceeded to grow. It is too
early as yet to say What the market
price will be, but they are now much
heavier than chicks of their age, and
they are still growing'. So far as we,
have been able to observe they eat no
; more than chickens of an equal age,
and -from present -indications they will
weigh several tinaes as anich when
dressed for market.'
to man it has been assumed that it is
more palatable mid ettert more digesti-
ble when fed to domestic animate. This
Is by 110 means clear, 'however, and, ill
fact, the results of numerous experi-
ments are all the other way with but
few exceptions More than a doaen dif-
ferent series of experiments have been
undertaken to determine what effect
cooking or steaming has upon the flesh
and fat making power.of various feeds, -
and in nearly every one of these the
e result showed that a given amount of
t feed would make a larger amount of
, gam uncooked than cooked, with a 'me-
lte exception the cage of potatoeg,
s in svhich tbe proportion of albuminoids
e is very small and the starch very large.
Y I would say provide your hogs with
arod, wholesome feed, changing the
f g
feeds frequently. Do not feed corn
alone, but with it give slops made from
: ground feed. In the winter when the
t weather is very cold feed liberally of
.1 corn at night and no'slops unless they
y are fed warm, as the corn will help to
retain the animal heat, the slops hav-
ing a tendency to cool and chill the an- r,
inaal. In the morning, when they have
1 the day and warmth of the sun (if
there be any stinshine) in which to ex-
ercise and retain the' animal heat, I
would feed slops and less corn. This
manner of feeding will keep them cool.
They will worry less, thrive better and
give good results. Another thing; I
would rake up and burn to a charred ,
condition all the corncobs, water the
• charcoal thus obtained and sprinkle it
with salt and sulphur. This I consider
1 one of the best tif not the best) pre-..;
veiatives of hog cholera and other dis-
eases known among swine. In the win-
ter provide your hogs with shelter and
her Pale naoutia as he. laid. het down',
a mere feather weight now in hi
strong arms, and chafed her hill
hands as he kneeled beside her, Daff
looking on, with heaving 'breast, sore
ty cast down at this sad reception o
his glorious news., .
But soon Elizabeth opened her eyes
and stole an arm round Jack's neck
Why, on that fatal morning,' had no
heart. met heart, and eyes met eyes
i1.5 they were meeting now?
"Jack," she said'in a whisper, "%via
have they let you come here to say
good -by? I never blamed yoh, dear -
God forgive mei I admired and loved
you all the /flora for, it -to be so jeal
ous showed how much you loved nne-
If I had been you, and you me;
would have done it myself. . .
are you net shocked to see how wicked
your little Elizabeth has grown? And
because, having done it, you could take
your punishment, without a word .of
complaint. . . . though you were
hard upon me, dear -very hard."
She was smoothing the hair from his
rehead as she spoke, satisfying by
e mere touch of him, the body and
ni .
hunger with which she had long-
ed for lum through the last terrible
weeks.
to
th
"Jenny's teilin' a story," said Daffy,.
n an awed voice -"what's it all
thout?" adding, in thee same breath:
"01 lookat that funny 'ole man ill
a cap!" and he pointed his forefinger
t the judge,
"1 picked ,up the pistol and tossed
ady slept soundly an looking as in -
"Have you agreel upon your ver- d
"Guilty --but strongly recommended r
wantea to get away from' that. - and
slipped out of ther room and ran
est, that Rose wasn't quick enough to
oora„ so she thought I'd -got ihe
tones aryl didn't know anythilag about
Joel: dropped his head down beside
hers on the pillow. If she dould love
and cleave to him thus, believing him
guilty, was he not indeed the richest
man on earth? Presently he wOula
tell her --presen tly.
Daffy, who had always an exquisite-
ly fine sense of when he was in the
way, had slipped out of the room, and
gone down to the ovetjoyed
Chick to help to get sernetlaing very
ce for dinner.
"If, for one brief. moment,", said
Elizabeth, with her lips to Jack's
cheek, "you suspected me of having
disloyal thoughts to you, you must
very soon have known how impossible
such a thilig could be. I could bear
all the rest, but not that --not that --
t that! ,He was our friend, and I
no
trusted and honored him."
She paused a moment and then went
011
'Once I loathed and hated him, but
have suffered Sc) muCh since that
I: away -it fell between the bedclothes ni
nd tire wall, and the poor young
the question was asked: n
to mercy."
The juage sighed. Mr. Lemaire sat 1
with his powerful head bent down, and a
one arm thrown across a bench', he 1
neither looked up nor moved, but hi,. s
altitude expreseed more anger than r
regret.
Looking past all the faces Jack saw
only Elizabeth's as she stood. at home
waiting- for the verdict, seemed to see
her fall, to hear Daffy's sobs, and then. ea
• . . what miracle was this, or clid
he indeed hear' his boy'a voice joyfully
shouting out "Daddy!" at the top- of r
ocent and sweet ea an angel, bat it
idn't seem to sate strange --then.
"I never thought of the sapphires;
had clean forgotten them. I only
his voiee?
He clatchea the rails before him,
ju3ge, in act of adjusting the black h
atare as through the (wowded court
e
clanging in nie arms a, rosy, pinafored
own- stairs and out: of the house so
Cop me as she came out of the dining
-
he murder tilt the next morning.
"1 went back to my, lodging. Ilaept
n at the old life. I knew if I ran
way L should be suspected, and I
elieved I 'could hold out till
It dang,er was over. 'But I didn't
eekon an Mr. Ste George being found ,
uilty, ani when Rose, always pester -
rig me and blaming me for for not
eying taken the sapphires, brought
or master's little child with her, I" -
e stopped and something seemed to
RIC casolse laim-"got 10 love. ham, God
leas him, aawl so rye umme here to -
ay to set his father free. i
"You'll kis e me, Master Daffy?" be
aid, in a lower voice, loolcing up at
le boy; "p'r'aps it'll be for the last
nae," Ito added, but Daffy clicl not
and Mr. Lemaire 'started:up., and the
cap, paused and leaned., forward to a
11 a odden pusbect hi tvay
Atha who clutched him round the a
neck with one erm, and pointed, at hie u
joy, as they came nearer to him, so h
nestr that by stoppirtg down, jack
tiould have touched them. th
No one had let or hindered the pair w
since Janin had Said a few brief tamale hi
to an usher, worda that out -an him
and passed from lip to Hp, till they et
reached even the judge, who sat ri
frowning and perplexed, the iflack cep 8,
forgotten, and awry on Ilia head. e`
Jean), looked, up at Jack, then with- c'
out a, word liEted up. Daffy, who jump-
ed into his father's arrne with a shout
of joy, and rapturously kissed. him.
"My lord.," afticl ja.nin, directly ad-
dreeaing the judge, "ib is who 0
killed Mr. Rosa. 1 knew thee hire
father with the other, laughing for ti
ear him.
When his father held him down to
a pale man he clasped aarnin's neck
ith both hands, kiesing lairm with all
s heart, has golden curls falling
tier, and ball hiding both' their faces,
aoing to take Daddy home to mother
ow -come and see you. t'morrerl" he
tia, "and we'll 'ave another little
erne tog,etherl"
But ;Tanta knew better,
----
,CHAPTER XVI.
0, she's amwn on -her bendit knee,
1 wat she's -pale and wearie;
pardon, pardon, noble king,
And give me, back. my (lettere.'
"flush!" said Jack, asaii the dusk he
ohould be standieg, there -not ,
. George possessed voidable sap- to
phires, ana in an evil's/lone-eat, when m
Rosa and I were lamenting' that - die
-could not marry and go home and. set-
tle in (sac own coUnlity, she suggeatecl
to me that We should steal them. fler ca
morning, and I have forgiven him
now. Sometimes I have thought that
not knowing I was sleeping, there, he
came down to speak to you. . . .
but you know best. It is true I had
a little secret with him, my husband,
and it concerned you. I could ncit
bear, to see you worried for money,
and I .might not: sell those miserable
sapphires, though I broke that vow
afterward, atid I asked Barry to help
me 601 a reversion to \vhicti. I wae eu-
titled, and he was finding out all
about it for me, and' two or three
times we met to toile it over. That
night I sent him a note -jest two .or
three, lines, telling him he might con-
clude the nap:item for me, and I gave it
taJtosts to place in his room, never
once woke during that night, and in
the merning,"--slaa paused, trembling,.
"How I hated aim as I saw hirn ly-
ing there, when once I had looked in
your eyes ! 0, my God, that look of
yours brings the color to ray face
whenever I think of it 1". Qoci, forgive
me," grotteed Jack, "How could I be
eovile a thing, and in soshort time,?
T woe angry -I could not have leneeled
you then. Afterward" -her head
k lower,
15)
san
rt
ing
face in both his hands "try and re-
member illy sweet. After Rose went
down stairs that niortaing did ehe burn
nytbirig ttlien she came book ?"
"Yes -el smu/t something like Paper
eirnIng, hut I didn't notice I was
istetung for your step on the steps.
Oh jack How long ate they gong
to let you ,,..Rtay with me?" --
.Tack looked down vain, solemnly '-'11-'51
.arnastly into Elizabeth's blue eyes-
er artd stveeter now, surely, than,
y had ever been before.
To be Continued.,
Elizabeth -my little love, my darli.‘-
," ho said, taking the small, pale
rued the •latch -key in his Own door, a
Id softly ' let' hirriselt ana Daffy
, 1
Daffy had learned, his leseon as he
mistrese, not really care lor the 011
Inc elorig, and nott•, etruggled. donor,
of Jack's teL with armor -
nate little hands on the .door that '
d !let been unlocked all day, While '1:111.1
ck allepad out of aighe, ahil waited. the
jewels, elm ,'aid, and her master ha,ted. tu
them, and, there would, be no grea t
ha
ars-moll made itfter then's.. .11 she stele fa
"Mother!" maid Daffy at the key-
• them, elm would for certain betray
•
warmth, in tbe summer with good
I w
sh
Witottng the Corn Crop.
Farm a-nd Ranch has frequently spo-
ken of the wateteful methods of han-
dl' th o m crop in Texas, vthere
the custom is to save only ears with
the shucks, leaving nearly one-third
in the field to be burned up by the sun.
Some farmers top tkeir corn and save
that much for feed, but that is a great
waste. alany farmers tell us that corn
cannot be saved in stalk, yet we see
a very few fanners who actually do
save it in good condition. W. R. Spann
of Dallas, after -tilling his three large
silos' cuts and haiocks the rest of his
Cern, anc eisey ca e ea lea ,„
ily, only wasting the butts. We were
in his field last week, where" the men
lug e 1
the feecling value of the crop standing
I'This experthient is of ,special value,
'for it opens a new field to the 'fancier '
Iwho has one or more brooders that be
uses in the early spring, and summer
1 and for nine.' months of the year has
lying Idle, bringing him no returns.
Hens and Broodm.
The bens will noW commence to be-
come broody, and eggs will be given
them in order to have them bring off
early chicks. But how many of these
chicks will be raised Is "another mat-
ter. Those who allow their hens to
lose time, at incubation Should not be
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satisfied to have them raise only one-
third of tbe chicks, as is usually the
case. 'The cause of the. great loss, b
among the little hlticks-and not ,over b
30 'per cent of them, ever live'beyond
the first two weeks -is the dependence 21
placed upon the hen. A hen can raise n
chicks in aray and the summer months n
when the weather Is warm, but she n
canuot be successful iu alarcli and
April without assistance. She cannot e
hover her brood in a wanner to pre-
vent the chicks from being chilled, and a,
It is only after the weaker ones have c
perished that she keeps the others a
alive. It is -the "survival of fhe fit-
test," and that, too,- under. hardahips
and difficulties. Provide a Warn] and
shelthred place for the hens and broods
and look after them carefully. It will
pay to save the early chicks, as they
bring the highest prices. - PeUltrair
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Popular 'Geese.
- The most popular breeds of geese are
the Toulouse, 'Embden and Chinese.
The first named are gray, of excellent
,
TWO TIGHT CONERS.
EXCIIING CHAPTERS IN THE LIFE OF
A POLICE CAPTAIN -
A Itorci Struggle For Lire 'With te
stalwart Murderer and it Natrivon
uearie From Deat1a at the 1100ads of
tin Armed Slaniae.
"es, we have to deal with some
queer people and some dangerous peca
pia," said a police captain, "and 1 must
say, Out not bottstaully, that vve noW'
find tben have to use judgment that
is at once quick and reliable. I re-
niember several years ago we " had a.
highwayman in the station b011Se whe
heti shot a man and robbed him. fit
was a dangerous crithinal and si
mighty powerful man, and he was hi
a good position to go down for life os
be executed,"for Victim was at the
point of death. One night be asked
that I be sent to Isis cell. I had arrest-
ed 1iim and had tried, to get a confes-
gion from ban, but all my efforts had
been vain, He had taken a violent
dislike to me, and he Ifacl laughed at
all my endeavors. The deduction I
made wlieu I beard be \vistaed toeteZ-:
nie was that he had changed his mind
and intended to confess, so I went to
the cellroom and talked with him.
• " 'Captain,' said lie in a confiding,
way, 'I ,want you to come in here aud
sit down. Ibis secret Is making a
wreck of me, anal I want to tell you
everything,'
Ile seemed quite penittnt, and wit
out any hesitation I opened tbe
door and sat down On the bench beside
him.
s 1. --- going to die? was his
tirst q ee 1013.
" 'The doctor says be cannot live,' I
replied.
"'Then the &tames for my going to
the chair are better ,than good?' asked
he.
repliea that they were. The pris-
oner lapsed apparently into deep medi-
tation, and while the spell was upon
him he paced up and down the cell.
Suddenly be slamnaed the door of the
cell, pLaced- himself before me and said
in amatber fearsome voice:
e finished one, and If I do two 1
can get nothing worse ,than the chair.'
"Saying which, Ite leaped at me, lead -
lug out a poweilul blow as he aid ecr.
I was, of course, up and ready for
hini and had a billy in my band. Ho
had nothing but his big fists, feet and
'teeth, any of which he was ready and
anxious to use, but he was twice a .
match for me even up. I don't know
boW I did it. If he bad got tbe best of
me just for a second, I would have
been pounded to cleat]; there Is no
doubt of that. , I rapped him on the
head time and time again witb my
illy, felt _hid. blood flying over me,
eard him snarl and also felt the im-
rint of Ills powerful .fists. It took me
ve minutes to 'lay him out, and
lust say that I never spent -eve busier
iinutes in my life. _Oh, he's in prism'
oW. He's doing 20 years. -
"I remember another little expert -
nee 4 had that is not easy to ttet.
was sitting in my private ofil one
fternoon when a well built, stylishly
lad yoult,g man entered; bowed pleas -
tidy and sat down on the edge of the
sofa.
Keeper.
proportion in breast and body. genera
ly. The Embaen are white, somewhat
longer in the leg, but possessing many
characteristics worthy of attention. ,
were cutting andahocking, and there
was an air 'of plenty in the large stalks,
•
and heavy pendent ears that told 'Of
good naanagenient and pabsperity..
When the ears of corn reach the prop-
er size, they will 'nature as well on the
cut as the uncut stalk. Why should
Texas waste so muck good fodder and
ship so many , poor steers out of the
State to eat other People's 1'qt-icier?
. Trait/ling Slieglterd Dogm.
, The natives of New alexieo seem to
have an origmal way of training sbep-
1161'0 dogs. pup is taken 'from its
mother a's soon after birtli as possible.
Tbe- breed of dog, is inunaterial. The
young of a sheep' or goat istoken
away, and, the pup is .Aft-
er tho
Aft-
fiestfew days tae pup is never
fed except juet before the flocic acme
to pasture in the tn,ornin,g and jest aft•
er the sheep are breuglat in at night.
As soon as Jae ca,ri walk he goes oitt
with the flock and stays with it all
day. \Viieneyer he begins ro
antici-
pnte supper by trying, to drive the flock
in before sundown he gets PlinIsfled.
After lie Is about a year old he take$ a
fleck out, gualals it from Other dotes
and coyotes (hiring the day anti brings
it in at the proper tirne lit night with-
otat supervision, I Inive tried all Itenas
of temptation on a (log that was ell,
ocm!os'esi in 'the 11111S 111111 111S flock,
but in 'aIpite• of all be would Tetnain
faithful tO his duty, driving hiSfloeis
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4 . • V
t 0 a gate distance Isefore venturin • to
thalte, the acquaintance of iny own dog.
.11 per° 11t Ian ogee_
•
a -Orange In 11 rr,
-411 EfInDEN GDO,SE.
. •
Botn of these breeds combiee all that
is necessary in geese. The Chinese
are "PtettY," Pertsa,PS. in Point of feath-
er, but as a tabic bird they do not coral -
pare with either of those named above.
As ,beth Embden, and '1,70111011Se possess
points 01' advantage te the' geese breed-
er; it is a good plan to mahatain' both
by judicious crossing of tlie strain.
,
, The Breedo linportti!it.
Do not expect a flock to pay if you do
not know which breed should be used.
Endeavor to understand your' litisinese
by tittvitag a, knowledge of the charace
teristics, of the 'needs. If you W1811 te
batell a, lot of chicles to produce' future
layeee, be sure and fix upon some kind
that will be aceeptitble to your farm
and section. Common fotvis may thrive;
it is true.; but there is, 00 Mlle or guide
to follow in their use, If you start
rigat, you must use' the breeds, anti
then you will, know tellat you are do-
ing. If you do hot knoly anything of
the breeds, 11,, is , important that yeti
should learn, as it is eesential to inc-
cess. All the failures ean' be taticed te
!gaol:Mice on the patt of beginnera re,
pilling, the breeds; for when one is' ig-
norant 111 1,11at respect he will not' thow'
mighty ntaderstand how to manage to
"'1 never was down in this part et
the city before,' he ,said, 'and, being
here, I thought I'd stop In and vish
with you.'
" 'That's righte I rejoined. `I'm at -
ways
glad to receive callers.'
I -looked closely at the rnan. 1
couldn't place bins at all. It seemed
that 1 had seen him some place too.
He was about 30 years old, was sta. -
wart and had an attractive face that
bore slight traces of dissipation.
Beg pardon, my friend, said
'but 1 really cant just -place yon. I
• know. we ve met, but where?'
- "'No we ha 't b
never saw you before today in my
Ian from Baltimore.- I've heard of you
a lot of times.'
."The dia,logue lagged for a few mo-
ments, and in that time 1 scrutinized
tbe stranger. He IllyStified nle in a
small clegaee, anti I was interested in
Efe broke the silence:
"'Say, captain, I've got something
very important to see you about.
just close Dais door, and it's just as well
that no one knows what we do or say.
Now, I wish first todnapress you with
the importance of this meeting. It hs
the most momentous occasion of my
life. and on its success or failure de-
pends my future,. Captain (the
StSan-
ger leaned over and whispered 1 y
ear), I'm going to cut -your throat.
"1 was sitting with my profile to the
stranger, ,and he was leaning taware
•
rile. Casting my cycle sidewise, I saw m..„
that lie held an opened razor in
right hand. 1 did not move Mimed'.
ately.
"'So you're going to cut my throat?'
1 said, quietly turning part way
around.
rxiaadeets, lbeyaPGrtaoltlib to Id oh4s..se.e. been
Soci°'rnalia.
but it must be done. (Tet ready.'
" all right, my friend.
perfectly willing you shall carry out
your mission; but, to tell the truth, I
hate to get blood all ,over tny furniturc,
here, It wouldn't be nice to dirty ue,
tire office, would it?' Suppose aye go in,
the baelr room?'
" 'That'll do. Co le on,' 'rejoined the
maniac quickly.
“1 got lip, 'The *maniac's hack a'cta-
toward me.' Willa, one, bound 1 had
my arms about his. 'svalet and 111$ arms
r n
pinned to Isis side. 1 then called for
belp,dand two otficers rushed into my
office. It took foal. big men to put that
111001110 lin 0 0011. He's iii an tisyluni
now."
A wedding ring, should Ilt, the Magee,
ItIt Is too large, it Is a sign of:11161
lowness of purpose; if too tiga
Suggests that the, p1ncbeSIe
how., ...A.' perfect fitting:ring lee
Loh° of, It porfOot, Wirpiapiotis
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