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I(leylie was on the quarter -idea, anal
weet aside with us, upon which Mr.
, Tym made the prope-si lion.
The fellow heard, it with contracted
brows and a 'meeting look. Instead of
anstvering at mice, he took a turn across
the (leek, etopping a moment ae the
other rail. and bowleg his head as in
thought Presently he returned, his
look Ices bersh and the lines of his
sunken Ineeth relaxecl.
"Now nere is a shrewd, trick of bar-
gaining," he began. "lime you must
have over heuled your brains tp com-
pass it! You Wet:1cl Matzo a compact
to last to a dot as long as your necks
rare in. danger. Well, well, it may be
all that T eoola bare eapeeted of you
and I will not path at it. Let us fetch
the matter., to a head, then. You will
swear to me toUdepart, nothing whet -
ever of the masters coneerning the
mutiny, neitbee to Morgao nor to any
pereon, till such a time as yon shall
take ship for England. In return, I
ehall do you no harm, and shall recom-
mend you for places in Morgan's com-
pany or some other. Is this as you
• • • r"etol COSTELLO.
e .
[Copyright, 1896, by D. Appleles & Co. All rIglas resqrve5.1
We did. not specially aeotd, Pradey, finding tliat we wore doubtent ea-pree-
and, indeed, secretly hoped that he
would be out with lais eommuuication,
$o that we could tell what to depend
neon, but sonaesvhat to our disappoint -
taint he made no sign, We talked" a
little, but guardedly, with. the crew,
explainiug briefly, in answer to their
questions, how °lir adventure oc-
curred, but going into nothing of mo -
inept.
The rest of the afternoon passed,
and at supper time there was no im-
portant change in the situation. The
Black Illogic, as our ship was named,
very nearly held her own but carry-
ing fully as much canvas forward as
the present wind and her weak,
_ patched -up meet warranted. Supper
was served both below and on deck,
and we chose ours in the latter place,
Mir mess tub being shared in Common
with an Plug -lista -mane two Swedes and a
negro.
We found the fare very good—far be-
eoncl what it evonlcl be on any mer-
chant ship, and certainly better than
it was or is in the royal navy—and The ship was a buccaneer, one of those
everything washed down with plenty cruisers sent out -by Morgan, and was
of wine and ale. , so uefortunate as to havejust lost her
TI,e meal over, we lounged about the captain. He had been killed in a
deck, and finally repaired to the mid- wrangle with the firet lieutenant, and
ships weather rail, which we over- the latter had then been shot in turn
hung, watching the cbase and talking, by one of the crew. As no person was
Pradey dt last took in all but his chief left aboard who understood naviga-
sails, the wind now seriously threat- tion, and as I made no scruple to put
ening the weak forward spars, and the myself forward, I was soon chosen
eanvas there wee shortened in proper- captain, and when this was settled we
tion. It seemed to us now that he had stood away to rejoin the fleet. We
given up all hope of overhauling the Shortly carne up With it, when Capt.
Pilanca. Morgan was pleased to confirm me in
The moon rose, and we continued to my place. About this time new was
bang about that part of the deck. received of the sailing of the Pilanca,
,
sins, made, for him, a very eautieus
reply.
"We have heard you, Master Pra-
dey," he said, "and while I, speaking
for myself, hesitate not to reject one
part of yoUr proposition—to wit, that
we should join your ship's company—
still there are other points in the mat-
ter that require 'thought."
•
"Web, I will not press you," eaul
Pradeyeratber rnfldjy, "mad you may
have till morning.for the answer."
"Meanwhile," said I, thinking it a
good time to settle one point, be
pleased to tell us how it came about
that we find 3 -on here? Also what has
become of your companions?"
"Why, that is a sheet story," said
Pradey, with one of hise,old grins.
"The night of the day we left you it
fell quite dark, and, the watch having
fortified his courage with spirits, suf-
fered himself to fan asleep, and a ship
coining up ran us down. Some were
killed outright and others drowned,
and in the end I was the only one saved.
All about us the lights of tile men's
pipes sprang up, and the scene was
like a bivouac, with the groups of re-
cumbent -figures and the glancing' of
arni 5.
Only a small number of persons, as
I found, were appointed for a we.teh.
The rest idled about or went below as
they pleased. As yet there was no
particular disorder atoong thein. and all that had eoemerly happened to me,
no fighting or noeiceable drunkenness, but spun a yarn a,bout my ship taking
We were tOgetber at the rail, talk- fire and we poor creatures barely
with the governor of Panama, on board,
and, while -most of the squadron stood
for St. Catherine's, three of us evere
dispatched to intercept the don. I was
the only one fated to fall in with him,
and it seems that I have come rather
disastrously off. I think you now have
the whole story, unless it be that 'for-
got to tell Morgan and the ret quite
Ing in subdued voices, end, what with
the poor ,captain's death and the
things that had happened to us, to a
‘f. ueer Mee -date riee ti 'create e nu el-
an eh o 1 y, when Mr. Ty1T1's riatrl'e'47,P#Z,
spoken, and we turned to beholo
Pradey.
"Well, sir," said the rascal in an
amicable voice, "I trust you arid your
friends here find yourselves in better
spirits than you were. I lave a bit of
leisure at this time, .and if y-ou are
ready we will have the "discourse I
spoke of." -
We were quite willing to her him,
and readily said so, and he bade us
Follow him to the cabin.
The cabin was vacant, as we discov-
ered by the aid of the single small ,
lamp. Pradey signed us, to seats on tile
lockers, and himself took a place at the
end of the table, with his back to his
:awn stateroom.
"I do not purpose to waste time in
boxing the compass.," he began as
soon as we were seated, "but will beat
the bottem of the business at once. Mao Ivrach looked at me to answer,
You see me in conamanti of this tidy end with a little hesitation I said:
I. "But for the matter of covering the
,rogue's crime I should be for accepting
his terms. I should count it no sucn
dreadful thing to join the, buccaneers,
though once, I admit, I thought other-
wise, and this sentiment is itronger
eince the death of the poor captain."
Mr. Tym nodded,. "Aye, that is my
reasonitg," he said. "Moreover, it
seems that Morgan does really bear a
"And if so, what then?" . cOmenissioe from the king, Predey.
"Why, then," he went on a little wellasall bar°re, speaks very confident -
sharply, "it behooves you to do all th. IY of it; so we maY be Pretty sure of
you, power to please 3x,.e, and mm,,ve me the legality of the thing. But the vil-
to further kindness. Look you! nave ladn's aid offenee—that is the etlek!"
little cause to love yo'u, and yet, on Here Mac Ivrach, nho had been gee -
easy conditions, I will overlook all. lug close heed, put in a word:
Bay that you will join me, and swear "Is there no a middle course? -I tak'
to reveal nothing of the old matters, it the man micht listen to a bit coni -
and 1 will pardon the ill you have done Pr Ogli Se."
me, and stand your irtcnd. Itt this I had been thinking fast as the Scot eh -
offer T include.' your companiore who, man spolse. .
whipping oft at short notice, the oth-
ers miserably perishing."
"Well, sir I thank you for the story,"
saidIe"and, in truth, ram sorry for the
poor sailors, part i cularly for Lewson."
n 0 " he said, "you might give
me, inieoetten, an account of your own
faring. Surly -when 1 looked over the
reline -day and sawteour familiar laces
,
I was not a little astonished.' • ,••
"As we were to see'you`'." said I, "but,
after all, it was a simple matter:" and
h this 1 went on and related our
"At least there are those that are
not born to be drowned," he said,
le ughing, "my worthy self inctuded.
Well, go now and think over the other
matter. het me know,When you have
come to a resolution."
We took ourselves oft' accordinglY
and reterned to the deck.
"Well, friends," said Mr. Tym, as
SOon US we Were secure in our places,
"whet thinlc you of all wehave heard ?"
ship, and I -will inform yon. if you do
oot know, that ole belongs to Capt.
Henry Morgan's fleet of special com-
missioners. Now I conceive I need not
tpin oujit an argument to convince you
that ilrbur future must depend upon my
friem dship."
•
He paused, as though ex-pecting
some sort of reply, and Mr. Tym said
briefly: -
r presunie, is posted its to our past, re-
lationse' •
CHAPTleR XI.
OF THE nARGAIN WITII PRADET.
I cannot say that I had concei-Veil
enything like this, and yet I was not
etruel with very great surprise. It
teemed pretty evident that Pradey
"I cannot say," I replied; "I have
nothing- clear. and yet— Stay! How as
to a comprorni se in time? Say we would
egree—under this stress—to cover the
villainy for a perioa?"
"I distrust it," said Mr, Tym,
hie head. "Besides, Pradey would
never consent."
'Tut there is more to the matter," I
e event on, coming to a clearer eoneep-
e°uld not 8° wen d111°S° °f 11F:' as tion of the thought myself as I' telked.
Wilt as over, if that might bo. ills crew, s,
a. you say, he is desperate, and void
though desperate enough, did not pre- .
oi eonecielice. Could we tenet him,
eisei5r unclesr the blaelt flag, and to i.h eny ease?,
1 -Yu td-licr 112 in cold '131000 w°uid n'ak' "Why, no," he ellen-eyed, a little par-
a. very stirring bit of talk that would
piexed; "bet what then?"
Inc 111(e to trotble him in the future,
Will trust us, in turn? The base
Lf Ater -gait ,indeed held a royal cern- are always suspicious. Think you not
miseion hie deeds acid those of his
he will seek to make 'way -with ue r ass
e I.ceee, , ,
wonld. have it?" •
"Why, yes'," said Me. Tyra, seho looked
ti 1i±ticsurprieed o t Elieease of the \ee-
l.
e 4 ;4: this, •+ ,
ory. "eon ra,-...y
Mac Iveach and.,t promptly assented,
"And you swear accordthgly.e" went
an Pracley. • •
"We do," the three of us replied: ,
"As do 1, for -my part," lie said, with
11 salesfied nod, "Yon are nOys, ease,
snd I am free of my complimaions.
Thus all ends Well."
He smiled blandly, arid 1 supposed
the interview was over, but Mr. Tym, it
seemed, -would have a question.
"What is our presen t„destination?"
he inquired.
"Chagre," replied Pradey, promptly;
"but first 1 will run a bit to the east -
plated, oiled and hand tubbcc Pencil - hen does not lay so many eggs, nor
1M,
deasioese,
I.4.40".4.4'.4.....0.4'...04•40. WEIGHT OF TUFIKEY5. ARMOUR IN Tile' PANIC OF 189 ,
Exhibition Butter
, ,.. Fzindred,4tuttterN, Witea the Sky Wali Cleltr. '
a Lxpeat Diseussea 'lltla and Saline Doll, lit, ‘Dot neatly loos a Storm ,
., • . . , . .
, .• , 1 d 1 In 18ee. the old "nen was ou one of his
inti.u,1 lips to he , Liman 111113Sta wa-
ters. At Caliebad he met the moneyed
men of Europe, and he put together all
the hints that he got from this ono' and
that: one, awn out of teeechints he eVol1T- '
DIPPEKIEliCrl itieeetviteltee
SAMPIAlS AND A.it- for immeaSe Weights required by the
nitetee on aomneeneted stamiard :.111{1 tiutey raisers is wise. I
liave lost the heaviest turkeys ever
44"4P4S.4.3'"4444.144)""4 owned equine), tivoni being over.fat, and
A singular epielemic is spreading 1 do not feed very much tor flosb
among creamery butter makers and either. It is not nuusual for inc to lose
their representatives, sans E. G. Bon- sales because 1 canoe( quote as heavy
nett in The Creamery Joiirnal, It is weights as are demanded, yet 1 have ae
in regard to the lItaltlier Of making but- large turkeys as any faneiee. I sold a
ter tor eomPetdave contests. It is lady a young tom fait spring whieh
spreading like pink eye among dairy weighed without being fattened 32
herds and seems to affect' the vision as pounds. A few days ago slie weotu
badiy. 11 is argued by these gentle- asking if I did not scudber aen old
men that when making a bib of butter tom, not in t Ite spirit ot complaint, hut
for exhibitien the maker should have the -tom is so large that she thinks he
Nie fullest liberty, selecting the milk must be 2 years instead of 1 yeae old. 1
as.ritrldlv as Inc pleases and the mem- one
whowooe:eui:seagtivenithe
stoel:lissubnjetan
oetgo:ealfr(en:
breeding purposes, end so does every
n
nee of handi
ling t throughout, the ob-
ject being to show his ekill tothe full-
est extent and make a tub of ,the best
butter possible. If this•-weeethe ob-
ject a butter exhibits, this' would-be, a
proper method of procedure, but, the
fed attention, yet a turkey flatlet weigh
SO Many pounds regardless of. conse-
quences. If the would be Purchaser
would be satiseed with standard
eShief object is to show Whet cannier- weights, then there would be some
Cial butter is, how to 'make people ac- reason in the demande, but 1 hare of-
quainted with the butter oi commerce, ten receive( incomes en ooem qt.
1 N b • •
bow to make this butter of commerce young toms Weighing 80 pounds or
of that quality which will commend it oven Now, Mrerybody with common
to the trade and to the consumer. It Is
ash9,1t1.1lisail 'sod feaestit1101.•wedu ilro
laudducaptrotdlliiaett Luisa, no:.
factured in laege aMOUntS and as a
standard article of commerce. .
-What would be thought of the man-
ufacturers creamery and. dairy
sense knews dr should Inc taught that
in this •climate it is ahnest impossible
temake a young tom weigai 80 pounds.,
in N,oveuileer' even December, and
that to do so is 00 injury to breediug
qualities. From January to ,dlarch
igh 'fr na 2S to 32
•
ed 'a theove. He Packed his gen) and
startea for Movie, ana the day he landed
in New York Inc telegraphed for the
heads of his depeetmelits to meet him in
Chicago: ,
"noW'S business?" he asked cheerfully
as he sat' dowu la the anklet of the pow- ,
wow and within ranga of 20 telegraph
uniaines.
"Never eett„... eileeae money leuta
over fist," silid the managers.
"Cue everything down to the very edge," • •
said the old men in a very busineeslike
way. "There's a stovm brownie,. Haul
hi sail. Stack up every dollar:ha cash in
the veldts thet you can get your halide •
•
•
on. Ge into the money streets, and use
the name of P. 1). ANUOUr for all it im
worth. Get e.s-ery dollar to be had and
then comeback and tell me about it,"
They all believed in their hearts that
the old man was getting panicky, but
they did exactly as be said. They pre- ,
cured nearly e2,000,000.
•
"That's not nearly enough. Go outan
get more," he directed. "Don't be afraid.
Get everteeloller you eau and t it just
mama •
as quickly as you can."
Finally they obtained $4;000,000 in -
cash; and this, with securities on hand,
footed up $8,000,000.
"Now, maybe \re call weather it," said
Mr. Armour, and his preparations were '
hardly completed before the , crash of
I
3 oung torus may sse o
. ,
One of the first things to happen in the
'desperate financial straits was a min on e
the biggest banks' in Chicago. One
morniitg 0 messenger brought word that
a mob was- up in front ot the 1111,
nois Trust einer Savings bank and that
the people weee demiindilig their money.
Some o the most C011s atise business
ineri Itad lost their heads, and the rush
was ,enough to stagger ane set of bank
°facials, Ogden Armour, son of the old
. . ,
'nate: twee director in the batik. „
"This must be stopped," :•;aid P. D.
ArinOtir.
"Fie waited a 'Minute to arrange the
everyday bailee of roses in the horn vase
on his 'desk," said the man ,who told this
story, "and then hesnatchect his" hat
and started ,for the bailie."
Mr. Arinour naingled with the. erotod
on ethe eitiewalk in front of the banit,
going first to one 'and- then .to another,
pledging his own credit for the deposits, ,
He never left the place until the closing
hour, and by that time the run had stop-
ped. Fle went .,bacl" to his, office and
issued a call for a 'fleeting of ,Chicago
business men the next morning. Then
he cabled to London and bought half a
million dollars in gold on his own ac-
count. He ate" a 'little 111nel-icon' and
drove out to Armour institute thet efter-
noon as usual. He watched the claSsiie
at drill, end then Inc inquired
"Is anything - wanted ? On his se ay •
home to dinner he stopped at the ,honies
of his Inc sons for a little 'visit. , After ,
dinner Inc said that Inc felt:a bit tired -
2
that evening and couldn't a:cern-int :
'machinery who exhibit at these same pounds. without. any, s p e ed a 1 ettort at
'places if `they sholNted.nlachines from fattening them. I prefer a pullet ,from
selected material and unlike the regu- 13 to,18 pounds rather than oue heav-
ier gtiods they furnish to the buyer' 'bei', and I icnow that I voice the sentl-
Soniething similar was attempted at meets of some of the best fanciers in
the Columbian eexposetion, and nickel the southern states. The Overlarge
• 1 e -• I ' •
tural machines were shown which Were those she does lay so fertile.
by no means samples of the output of This :year one of iery tuiteys laid
the factories making the exhibit. over TO eggs, I have forgotten the ex-
-; I The next year some of these fancy act number but there MD be no mistake
machines made their appearance at the about it, as I put her on a farlD Witt
state fairs, and in Iowa, at leaet, the another pullet. The other died and
superintendent of machinery turned ads one laid over 70 eggs. Of course
them down and stated explicitly that she was uot allowed to sit. She weigh -
the goods exhibited should:he fair sam- ed 15 pounds in February and now she
pies of tee goods delivered to buyers is one of the hugest 'mils I bave. ever
in the regular trade to Inc entitled to owned. I think she will weigh by De -1
honorable standing, and in the dairy de- cember 24 to 25 pounds. I 010 not
partrnent of the state fair the writer keep her for her size, but for her blood
asked the privilege of putting ma- and made a speeiu.emating with aetorn
chinei from the exhibits into the hands from my first prize birds, thinking
of disinterested persons, those not slie- the young would get size -from the pa-
ella eaperts, but of average skill, like tertml side, but the mother has eclipsed
those ordinarily .engaged it running all expectations. It is not often re-
ek_ similar machines, and the manufactur- males go so far beyond our expect:1-
.a ers who gave the unreserved privilege tion, though they do often fall short
•Caee-v2-'3e: to take anything in their exhibit and of it. 1 cam generally tell how a tom
show it in -actual operation showed win develoP. but sometimes the largest
He .toolanother tunaerosthe clock. • that their make of machinery was reg- pullets donot make the largest. hens.—
z a s
ular and that buyers might expect to Mrs. B. G. elacliey in Reliable Poultry
get practically the same and as good Journal.
ward," he added, "hoping to fall in
with a homeward -bound Spaniara,
Such a one -might deem it a favorable
time to slip out ofasonie Cuban. -port."
Mr. Tym thanked him for the infor-
mation, and we returned to our own
parts of the ship.
"It is clear," said I, as soon aswehad
withdrawn a little and could exchange
+
a word in private, "ahat•Pracley has
fetched around, as we guessed. He has
tied our tongueee.for the present, and
before they shall be loosed again
means to stop them forever."
Aye, dtis so, indeed," replied Mr.
"and-we.inust henceforth be en
our guard. He is dangerous to the
ibnit o E his ability"_
It was now \veil into the evening.
.and as We had settled our plans and
were weary we gave over further dis-
cussion and went below.
We awoke the next morning much
„ . .
relies , likewisep
spirits. Our mates of the steerage
were all on deck, and we had an op-
porfianity for a little comforting talk:
Taking everything into account, our
proapects were not, miter all, so, very
bad The main question was how to
outwit the treacherous and dang,erous
Fradey. '
When we reached the deck we found
the ship making but a, small headway
the wind. having anuela In-
deed, it soon fell to a calm. We looked
vainly for the Pilanes,, for she had
clean dropped us, nor woe any other bit
of canvas in sight. Well to the south
the seaboard was broken, for there we
made out what must be land, and on
inquiry were told it was one of the
northernreost of the Windward
islands. Our course was now due:west,
and Lieut. Phibbert told us Nye were to
continue till we raised Cuba. If we
fell in with no prize by that time, he
eaid, we shOuld stoma directly for
We had an easy voyage across the
Caribbean, and finally made the land-
fall of the isthmus, All was now stir
and excitement, for we could not gay
bow matters had gone, nor whether
Morgan and -hie fleet were here before
us. Et was approaching nigat fall as
vve. care w in, and it -would Inc a hard mat-
ter to determine much without stand-
ing tlangerouely near; but Pi -relay did
not flinch. The wind, was almost from
the, north., but he coolly held his
course, taking- a despered (thence- of
getting out again, and so the Black.
Eagle drove clamp till we were within
range of elle .
, My companions and I (now all
armed, and each furnished with a
serviceable cuirass) stood near the
results Or thae the difference would
be made good., •
I Milk should be selected for making
exhibition butter and for making but-
ter for the regular trade Materials
'
should be selected for making dairy
and creamery machinery for exhibi-
tion purposes, and for the regular
trade. To exhibit a machine made in
an unusual way and with no regard to
the usual way of making those offered
for sale is, 80 far as advertising the
• merits of that line of naa,nufactures,
goes, a fraud. To exhibit as creamery
butter from 'a' creamery Making corn-
thercial butter a tub not made accord-
ing to the way the commercial butter
of the creamery Is made is to the same
extent a fraud. 'What we want to clo
Is to make fine butter every day, to
show to the discriminating public at
every chance offered that it is fine end
worthy of buying, and to have it scor-
' ed by an expert to shoot', mal;ers of
the -butter in svliat way + this cotrimer-
,cial butter can be further improved --
this, is something worth while, and the
end is defeated entirely if the butter
shown is not akin to the usual- output,
If. it is made differently, if it is, in -fact,
an entirely different style goods arid
unrepresentative' of the eommercial •
output in general. And itis worthless,
In the particular, for it is decep-
tive anti unrepresentative. Let us re-'
quire that our dairy butter be dairy
butter and not crea,mery butter, and
that our creamery butter be ereatnei•y
butter and DOI dairy butter made by a
creanieryman, and that both show 'fair-
ly what tee public may redSonaialy ex-
pect and enable it to learn something
of value from the exhibit.
Dairylnig In .the Sceutlrwemt.
The southwestern section,of the IJnit-1
ed States possesses tbeoretically every
"advantage for dairying, says Texas
Farm and Ranch. The thing thee is
wanting is the practical application of
natural ativantai,es The climate is
na o, •
mild, the 'feed abundant and -cheap,
with 'green pasturage possible all the
year round, and all the grain feeds ,
used in the rich dairy sections groWing,
luxuriantly, and in the . home of the
great staple food, cotton seed, or it,s by-
products,- and yet commercial dairying
ha all this favored section is insignifi-
cant. Private dairies wherever jude
eiously maisaged fire profilable. Why
81,0131d not more extensive planes be
equally so? Large creamery experi-
ni,enes made several: years' ago ,without„
-a. proper' lino,Wletlge of economies
of the industry failed: 'elle fallui-(?.s'
In.eitle of the (teat -ter deek and
were clue to' lack of emetic -el knoevl-
teatched eeite eagtrn,,,ss the motions edge of the detaile, to too exieensiye
of the lookouts. One fellow was 2s plants, to -in,sufficient, cows.. both in
high. as the eare,,eopgallant reed; ate., number and enalitY, and to want f
ifi knowledge on the part of eow
ati other a tittle belovv. The first liacl sPee--1
' It is about tittle the subieet
cane, ' \t Ll"t altogether maw" leclac ourselves!. as re ma ? Tlien P -es ntl thief llo th I ' 'should taken up Tite ex. Pe:
\est not have too mech
\ed countrymen on his
\ that Pradey had
Nilenpe. the: fellows
'se had only n
'e return even to
at as to comply-
xt .
\ 1 at NRPI,S
ieh had more
\t td ooxnee ior did
hi WaS,
sWer,
why would he ,not egree the tom-
promiee? Say we tvorild swear to be
secret 311 the end et the. expeditioo?
Ile would consent, I tliin rneaniug to
deetroy us at the ErSt Opportunity.
Ohi trut t hete is weightin what you
say." seicl efr. Tyne, beginning to
waver. "Aye, tioribtles,s you have.; the
' f •t "1 e addeck alnioet imactedi-
rig o ,
ately.
Let us test It, said, Nothing is
tct emilec 3 slat .
My ooxaparlom, agreed, and we ae•
e*rOingly weAt below *ad Sought rro,..
"What, do you see?" 'bawled Prade rielice or the past in the sotithwest has
Pi -a;;: south
wet
are SC'S' CI.1 or eight shipet: been passed through in the most pros -
was the an_wer, „ansi 11 letirtg- web in >erons mairy"sectione of the country.
by the cattle." 31tpCest creameries In Om western
Ale filet big? ste`cs wets tenures' but learning wis-
"I1 might be that haiS are of tl sdonIrontheir errors, tile people
of tItie, and tile rest lees," alnended their policy, find ito-N17 prosper -
Do 3, ea inake out much et the casete ity Valerie In the creamery arid dairy
_ •
ee, ' • nit pre. seet•lens or the weet. Good cows, good
1 a ti )roueli
Wild the surroundings.
feed atid plenty of It ant' I(
• , '
"It looks like a 'strong- j)lace " an-, 1k1011"ledge et tlie htisines§' are tile ,reo-
etvre ec tie eather. , It -tops tile let.11,,,, ,tn..o. (...? for (ielre tug, a e ,,an ii,i . all
and there, is some other work a,i the et these It tve tom ‘71.31I atten ion t
. • ..,, , . „ .. 1,1. , • , .
' matter, ,. '
. • ateitiae state colleg'e-
, George H. Pollard in a lengthy and
interesting iarticle :written for Reliable,
Pp to: j • d se ebes the oultry
plant with, which experiments are
so,'1,.':,,,•„/-41°44,4,..%-'4'"r-';'7i`,.
4,1r
eree
•4•"*F4i
:
• ant pretty soundly for elaeing pranks
'1 with the apparatus.When he ,retuined
A Pi:actiefil Joli.e That VVHita
A Orofessfonai photographer tells a tale "
of a practical joke, --
One day a S,oung man came to sit for
hedis oTthoerthyeoc)ninaginmaraYn.eyeAheeololloPki;
• of plates were exposed, and teen the as- .
' sistant who was operating went into the
cated a,t Orono. The article is profuse- darkroom t° develop the neteaao,es. ..
scream, but he reappeared and said there He was gone much -loner than usual
and was heard berating the junior assist-
.
a • e tee -se --7---"e" spoiled plates. '
___,..7.-esesede aed apologized for having before used '
- - -u_=- .ii------- to the studio, Inc asked for another sitting
A SECTION OF COLONY HOUSE DEPARTI, ENT. -
This time when he'went away to de— ^ -
made at' the afalue State college, lo- velop he was heard to utter a slight
ly ilhistrated. A portion Of the view was a Peculiar effect ip the negative
which he couldn't account tor, and \you'd
.. .
given of the colony house section „oe
the plant is herewith' reproduced. ' the sitter oblig,e him again: , •
Once more Lie went to develop Then _ e - '
' n
sd-e-s-74en
, Work,.
j\.:OW is the time for general cleaning
out o th oultie boos,. A, „seed coat
of whitewash, simuld be applied in or-
der to brighten things up, make the
rooms more cheerful. and purify the
air. This should be thoroughly done
so as to get it in all cracks and holes,
so 1.hat it will not only sweeten up the
qu. I is, but at any vermin tliet
may be harboring there. Ali this work
should Inc done in good season, so as to
avoid the colt', damp weather.
'We should also make preparations
now foe winter rations by getting ii3
store a supply of beets or mango's,
small potatoes and other stuff, These
may Inc boiled anti mixed with bran or
meet, for it cloes not matter whether
' keep fowls for market purposes,
layers or fancy breeding, the best sys-
tem is to gieee at least one meal of
cooked fetid eacit dley eh -trine the win-
ter and about three tintee week in
the SlITIlmer. In ordinary, WeIrtetort
prefer to feed the most at night, but In
very cola- weather,1 would give a light
feed in the. morning also, A mash
seems tia keep the towis in 'slue better
condition, mekes them more thrifty
.
arid helps young stock to ineretiee then
steady growtle—V. M. Couch in Farm-
, -
Poultty,
' ' •
r()eattee on tile Farrel. you?" ,fil.e.replied,'eA 'tapielato
the bell raeg violently for the naa.st er. toad
the two held a long confabulation in the
darkroom toge.ther This time the master
tried his hand, and went avoiv to develop.
rt was uot long before he returned and
said he was sorry not to Inc eble to eatet
satisfactory likeness, but a skull and '
crossliolies apiieared cleaned on the young
mail's' forehead. '
"Rubbish," add the sitter.'" "Me fore
head's ri Oen you gee `113 -thing
the matter with my forehead?". And Inc
peered into a reireor es Inc)()1-e
"No, there's ti()tleing ten t can see,"
.
answered the pliotograplier. "But '
should be obliged,. if you will pleese go .
away and not conie belie ngatu, 11)1)
sort of thin, is just a wee bit creepy."
Upon this there -was a dreadful scene,
but the upshot seas teat the young man
had to go and up to "the, peesent has not '
returned. ._ -t
E-
The explanation of the inatter.is tent
the ynnd lionitiin.ebe,i,nneupl,ris;ainsgaa jiotoef 0' int teicliegiti)tiet s'at
tognnpher Ineulplotte of euiiiine is 'a ,e
elterniceir which is white in tile naked "
eye, but seen 'black the.eamera. • Any, •
--thing-411,at is painted on the shin, there,
fere, 0rdinarily
bile—tent come 'Out prominently -
in a pliotegainletasiaKeloli•Tit-Bits, ,
,
A",Tralatalatoi.„,
r ;
toe wet. translatOr, ineaniy,L,
of boots, has revived or ,p0.111-
Itlec;II;eitree..(1121feq()1;,.1
"After tell is salt! and done" tlie fartn• tleaeOto "Of latignnaiiS7''' "Noi
eristine;backbone of the pOultrys . make neWattll -the. ,
,wo except. the euStopier.,• •We
tuenn the.t the farm renntina the, caber
.
sourde ,,or ,eupple nuirkets poriltry;
„ 3 , becauee
the '.'greatee opportunities. ,the
, , •
farmer bee at hie door ere eredtisflY
being stolen ' from under his eciee Inc
the lerge poeltry farins,.,which are ,
sprin,,,ine tip and have for, yearsbeen
'Sm.:Moines erre: ell ever the country --
poultry terms tlitch ate establiehed tp
supply market, poteltry Mad eggs of a
,stmeteor eines. • ,
flow long the ,i:nnin will 'remain the'
sotiree. .of sn,pplY depends , to, a. 4,,reat
extent 'upon the fanner, and he has 001
'yet settled in hie' mind 'that tetultise
hreediug peys,, There ere -a, fete fem-
. latetandL nee Nt know t, but
' 3themselves"
rui.O.—i*oultOr Keeper, ,
sell crn ball'otv Petticoilt lan
,
Ridley (1783 A. D.) expItins,'
liite)r" ae iiew van-1pol. el r,i(i shoc,si.
etc. 1 reinein. icr the wordwit this
moaning occurring 'the old '11..ii!inr.)i'
church parish togisters. se:nee ;
1.11.1.;3-,111e---0 IA' all[1:y11171:5,1::iti:.TC51;1.1kY'l:e1:9:1.1or'llts'Illattl:kot'wh 1°.tplg
t d let to (lie
ite—Yes (1(er, we e eve no other clioic
but to die--litit tiot O)clay, toe we have
fricasseed fel' dinner, toy favor
itf., dish!
• • ,
• ,
111,1s,ett,f,:alit ,
ysr,ant, !toy ter
003 111( f , so s Inc 1,in write on ,
e' novele an teialce. mohey.
barn' have th* 4
hod C astitution
e.„,;esestate....,„ „I