The Exeter Advocate, 1898-1-15, Page 2DOCTOR JACK
BY ST. GEORGE RATIIRORNE.
"A thousa.md. thanks—I will neve:
forget your kindness." marmites the
Anterivan, rising.
"I have done nothing—you must not
even think otherwise.' But I admire a
brave niaa alwaea" replies the other-
Dootor jack eomprelsencis exectlY
ereaat We !a Intended to convey—he
kautem the prefect and movite toward
Ws door indicated. °petting this, he
ilade himsele in another room. where a
ttle an. with a face verv much Ilice
bat oe the first Noon, strides up
S nd down. his hands hellind Iris back.
He nods pleasently to the American,
Who ds not for to aavance and
Illatk.e hands with him, in oraer tbat
lee may make ttee of the seeret grip,
Witieh is warmly returned.
know who Abeallall Pasha, is,
muse "there oe steles in Paris e"--,eztek
istrlaas from tbe skotader, as le gen.
araay ais aay.
" Y- a aloasfeur Roane, Tile Tiara
tas esseetasee YU:Teets for the mornisg
era fe'—ea re.eaus to leave Paris on the
teire-act:ente." raturris the tittle rnan
with tad erneeth awe.
-7,:re. atae 'I lie evenla eteal a Mareli .
04 see. Whatevee ie aone to detain ci,41
tire. Vaal, waist te earriee oat in Ole
Seat gew ileum"
"Yen *peak 'truly—what le your
"Flea "
" Te have hail leept in Paris two
taaes—tisree if it les poselble. That
Will aloe U$ te felr 8t3 -44t cannot
aver:alas us."
" nave You arly plan MoneleUr 'I"
" Yr Vag and 4 good Oen, tea, thalllte
te--" the other frowns 'warningly, and.
4aele. e.lcie--" the Invelitive lowers ot
tbe mman brane."
He east:tee:Is to ten 'Monsieur Dupree
phew the eeCret clique that hae long
Iseffisa the police of Parle. and the
Otter listetie quietly. Suet as if he lea*
not lain awalse many a riebt en.
aeoesteerhas to cermet ways and Ineatte
Of lisCavering where this gang held
tents.
Alli le scren arraaged—nonsieur Dia-
prez Is guerdee in his promisee. bat
Zack Itas fella in the man, aud knows
he will clo even more than he rare. so
be bends weer le corefartable roll of
Ulan serid tests the other good -night.
"This way. islee—we evil' not ells.
tura aionsieur le Prefect *nutria -be is
arehaely busy," and the sub-lieuten-
*at ot ens a door, thows Jack a flight
of stews., at the bottom of which is ie
or. and this. as he opens It. takes
Elm to the careen
An that bas happened in the lest
tug boar hos seemed like a dream—
be looks up at the sombre houses as
theugh he can bardlY believe WS
marees, but not ten yarde awn.Y hi the
,vel fele that brought him there.
Seel: laUghs softly to Matzen a,t the
suceees of his midnicht venture, and
at ante toward the carriage—he has
dlene his part well, and there is little
reasen to believe those who bave beea
lintruuted with the rest will fail in
their mission. Nearly five hours still
remain before inernine, and great,
things can be hone in that time.
Reaching the es -allele, he ilnds his
enan inside fast asleep, but he is soon
seroused, and mounts his box, 'wonder-
ef course, wbat the American
traveller Pan have in common with the
prefect cf the Pollee that he should
'visit that high functionary at such an
kour.
So Soak finally reaches Ws hotel
again, and 1 etires to snatch a few
le-ura' sleea—be expeets to be on the
road with the morning. and after that
vest will be a stranger to bim most a
the time.
In his portmanteau he has a diminu-
tive emelt, vthich he carries with him
always. The alarm he sets for seven,
as he aesires to get the others up, and
everything ready. It was the inten-
tion cf the Pasha to take the nine -
twenty express out of Paris—Iack and
his party will board the train early,
-with a double object In view, the first
part of which is the fact that they
aannot leave Paris caller, and then
again it will be easy to learn whether
the trap has been spreng. If Abdallah
Pasha does not show up at the station
for that train, Jack is ready to accept
the matter as settled that the Tura is
at that moment held in durance vile by
a remnant of the once famous cata-
comb clique, who demand for his re-
lease a heavy ransom, and will be in
no great hurry to collect it, possibly
giving him a chalice to escape after
(several days.
Sack throws himself on the bed only
partially disrobed, and in three minu-
tes is fast asleep—such is the severe
strain that has been of late upon 'his
rervous syetem that he tosses about
ecnsiderably, but does not once awak-
en tmtil the faithful little clock, placed
close to his head, rings out its silvery
summons.
At the first not3 of alarm Jack sits
tip, rubs his eyes, notes the time, for
the gas, though turned low, has been
'kept burning, and then stretching, pro-
ceeds tct dash some cola water in his
face to chase the drowsiness away.
Upon raishig the curtain a little
later he finds it is broad daylight. The
sun has failed to show himself, as
aloud' hang low, tarrataetaseee 2: *Dna
at any moment. .
When Jack has clreesed and earn -
;plated his peaking, his next move is to
arouse the otlurs..
A few vvords with Larry is enough
to let him know what the game is,
and in turn he communicates it to the
eadies, who have the room adjoining
kis, with a door between.
Meanwhile Doctor Jack goes below,
eand hires a vehicle to take them all
elo the station in good time for the
mine -twenty train east.
I Then he waits around until Larry
eeppesirs, of couree Inquisitive concern.
:flag the reason of this unexpected
enove, for when they separated on the
Preceding night there was nothing
said about leaving Paris in the morn -
enc.
i Seek soon tells the story, and is com-
plimented by the dude on his for
Thought—he (lees net even srelle while
ftarry speaks, although chuckling in-
evardly at the queer conceit.
t Then the ladies appear, and Jack le
pazzled by the bright smile of 4V1E1
Morten. eilow bewitchmg she looks—
no wonder the Turat has been Smitten
by such a bright face and beautiful
ligure--jack feeis as theuga he him -
Elf would. go through are and flood in
order to win aer.
As the Turk comes Into minds he
wemders 'few the plan succeeded, and
what that worthy thinks by this time
t his aubterranean quarters—forJaelt
never dreams that the Plans of Mon-
sieur the Sukelleutentent could go a-
stray. or that Abdallah Pasta can be
anywhere than in the net.
They ga in to breakfast, wbieb can
be gotten at almost any hour. Over
the table ttleY daily nearly an 'hour,
since time must elapse ere they can,
go to the station. Jack, does aot fail
to note how well Avis grames the end
of the table, and handles the coffee
urn with sueb skill that he pictures to
himself—poor fellow, it shows how
The rush now becomes a scramble,
as belated travellers seek to get their
tickets, look after luggage, and and
accommodations. Mailer luelicrouel
scenes are alwaye occurring at a time
like this, and although it seems in a
stsu easuprre heaerdtless to laugh, those wh
have a keen sense of the ridiculous
o.
carenseot easveointd !Mang at the odd, pict-
As the eriticel moment &awe awe
er the exciteraeat ingeeeeea—ite equel J.18st
eannot be /owed 01.1 tile glohafardiilt vienne at last, and all well. They
tb'e ipani th"4 P"Ple ""ita""‘e are obliged to remain es er niglit ip
Frenclueenand even tb,e coxranon- the Austrian capital, as there is no
places oe life are rendered with dres,
matte fervour by the Gaul. tram until morning. Trite, they
might take one a the boats doWfit the
Danube, but this would be slow work,
The magnate sweeps his electric
geee up and down the station, glances bldeed'
at his wateb, gives one MOM look
aretnad to see that all eyes are upon
Wm. Weida his arra suspended In eald
air for just ten second.s, then, descrile-
e CiY Ise is caught at last—that same ling a grand parabolic sweep, it de-
racefui figure seated at the table In 'Reeled; the clang of a gong is beard,
eetabliehment cwned by a certain the guards CIT. "alt aboard" 13
EVans. called a doctor an his Frenchand there is one I= *Pee -
friends because be graduated aa eueie miscue effort op the part or the deli-n-
et:al praetleeel in the hespitals of tier -
weary. Sorneltew. the Woe:au or seen
ressestese bappinees at the future
settee him smile, aud she, uotiehig, hee
gliences. turns row red, just as though
the carriage. Again they are off,
ver the Inn river, and along its
baska. until finally another official ap-
pears. It is at Sitnbach, and they
are now on the ander o Austrian
territory. Travellitaela Darope 04W
accustomed Us these Abinge, but alter
are e terrible nuisauce, and we never
realize what this business Is like in
the -States until we have a, yellow
fever epieende late the one at Jack-
sonville, Florida.. la the smuttier of
queues to gain same earriage.
Doctor Jack smiles—be bee, reason to
feel satisaed. for not a trace of the
pasha has he seen, wilier la itself le
evideuce that the Turk leas fanen into
iin rtIcAzines he is r.a3ardilla" trallay tee hamls of The enemas
ts in ber face.
engsb arealefaet ends -'4t 15 after tp enter the earrlage. when a bawl le"
Te essesee away his elaar. and teirna
aed the earriage awaits them awed cisi his aws, .14vis gives a gaso
sieer. deals Las givest ealese—ot alarin as she sees a. tall Frenchman
gage is alreoely down. so that
tltey have tie do ie tO put on tbeir
outside wanee and leave the botel.
Avis bus Lacoste grave—she seldom
tiles new, for there is a welgIst Upon
her miud. In leaving fear Paris ehe —anything in order to eeparate blen
resnetubere the denser that lies ahead from the rest,
-their nus5i031 must ocessea ail theught To her eatiefasstion, however, NvbIle
new 'EQ 1,14Q exclusion ef everything she essateeee else sedge at the witidoSs.
and beide her breath to catch, what
The ride to the istetion is almost a,
slen ene—outsIde the rain patters
ileven—trien the sun brealts out, to be
followed by another shower—w is lust
Fuca an April weather day as we are
aeelliStOriled to here, and yet the wiuter
ha* tastily gown.
It le early yet—Doetor Jack has come
Iseitese the scheduled time for tae
an to leave in order to u.seerteett the
t,gth seaseat the Pasha, lete yenta up
usd dawn the platform swain—Avis
emerebere the scene 13 laalria, where
heibd exactIr tile earae Ming, and
boses they wilt nut have the earne
ti *le en route that came to them in
attain,
Watcliing closely, jack fails to dist
eever anytbine et the party for whom
he looks—she Puha, bas not turned up.
Nearer conies the time for starting,
awl atilt there are no signs ot the
Turk,
No wonder Avis" eyes follow him a
lie walks an and dowel the platform,
r ere is nothing of Tube pride in his
warmer., no strut such as a vain man
niight stow, but for all he has a firm.
nieraly carriage. that !naivetes self re-
liance and independence.
She is proud of him, and exceedingly
glad to remember that he is her friend
—that he has devoted himself to her
muse. She has suds contelence in Doc-
tor jack that it seems impoesIble any
enterprlse can fail wlach he backs
with 1113 indomita.bla will power," The
men who conquered the black tore,
and defeated the plots of the scheming
C'arliste, inust surely be a master in
the game now befoze them, and will
alecover some means wbetelae Aleck
may be reseuea from his awful posi-
tion.
Then she remerabera how she sae
the disgulted Mercedes approach him.
Will she still foUrw, cr Is the game
to be drorped at Purls ? Unconscious-
ly she, too, begins to glance beyond,
and survey the people wlso pass in re -
VIM, but she is not looking for the
seme party as Jack—he seeks the red
fez and bronzed face of the Turk,
while Avis Is endeavouring to discover,
under soma disguise, the most dazzl-
ing black eyes she ever met. Not that
she is jealous of Sack—she believes
every word he has told her with re-
gard to Mercedes, and yet somehow
Avis feels that the Spanish woman
Oees not mean to give up the game
vet.
More time pae.ses—she 'wishes the
gong would sound, and Jack climb into
the carriage. When this occurs she.
will feel better satisfied—as though he
really belonged to her. As it is, Avis is
in a continual nervous state lest some-
thing should occur to prevent his go-
ing with them—a number of things
seem to flash into her mind—a tele-
gram may be handed him requiring
las attention on some grave business
matter, or perhape the crafty Pasha
maY Prefer a charge azainst him, and
the police arrest the American just be-
fore the train moves out. These things
may seem foolish, but they are one and
all within the range of possibility, and
in her present frame of mind Avis can
invest each with an air of truth.
So she holds her watch in her hand
and casts meny an anxious look upon
it. Evidently Jack is preoccupied with
his thoughts, for he passes the window -
a number of times without looking up
to meet her eyes.
Penally he does so, and smiles in
return for the look she wafts him. He
draws near, and Avis lowers the sash
to stheak.
Is it not nearly time, doctor ?" she
asks.
" Two minutes mora I think we
will start out on time, which is a good
beginning. See how they toss the lug-
gage into the van. We can't say
much worse of our baggage -smashers
at home. There comes the man in
charge of the train—note the proud
step—Jove, a little authority makes
fools of ebme men. A conductor on
our side of the big pond attempting;
such dignity would be unmercifully
guyed, I tell you
Avis herself has to laugh at the
pompous Frenchman—she sees he is
the Grand Mogul—guards cringe be
-
fere him, and Scowi behind his back.
Jack has already bought up the fel-
lew with whom they -will deal, and as
tee compartment has its allotted quar-
tette, there is no danger of their priv-
sny being intruded upon, which is the
Illain Cause for dissatisfaction with the
leisopean method of travelling first' -
cess --you must either pay for the en-
tire compartment or have disagreeable
fellow passeng,ers thrust in with you,
uniess wise enough to tip the guard
ettleenat garb thus prevent the
crimp tem euterlsig—she believes
worst twee are about to be realle-
ppccor ue% Nvill be dragged
n some trumped up charge
le said, else bears in Frenelt
" Pinter aaelt Evans, 1bellesse i"
" Coereet—eare have--
" This:* esti thrusting a paper into
Imael the tall Frenchman
es away.
IS no time to lose, and. Docthr
epters tbe carriege—the train
VeS oUt et station. and presently
aro weeping Omega the out, -
t the area% Feereit capital,
bough suspecting what the mes-
e is—Jaels glances at. it eagerly
altlag is Frenebe but he readslet
Native. No name signed—he
Wale :
The paella. will not leave Paris to-
day— Ile line changed his mind, and is
paying a visit to underground Paris,
which charms him so traucb be may
desire to opend several days in explor-
lug the sue -retries desclibed by Victor
Hugo. Send your address—may warn
you of Isis flittIng."
CHAPTER
There are rie secrets between the de-
voted quartette now—even Madame
Sophie Is intereeted In effecting the re-
lease of etlecit Morton, her favourite
nephew, so Doctor Jack sbowa them
the note, and they laugh over the love-
ly altuation the Turk finds himself in
this early spring morning. How he
must fume and fret at the detention
just at this time when time is odsso
rauch value ta him. Perhaps a glim-
mer of the truth may creep into bis
brain, and IC so his sate of mind will
certainly' be anything but improved
by the consciousnces that his crafty
enemy has outwitted him again.
"'gnat is our course e" asks Larry,
who has fall( n back ttpOn the cush-
ions, and seems to be taking life easy
a -indeed, the little man has a. 'way
of doing this quite his own,
"We shall take the most direct line
now opers—there has been an unfor-
tunate serle.s of accidents bapperting
lately that temporarily closes several
routes. To reach Vienna, and then
Buda-Pesth, we must pass through
Baden and other portions of Germany.
Wait, I will try and mark our course
on this guide -book mare"
So Jack busies himself while Avis
leans °vex his shoulder looking on and
offering suggestions now and then. A
very pretty picture Larry thinks as lie
watches them through his half closed
eyes, and it would be a shame for any
man to ever come between two who
seem to be so mutually smitten—so he
nobly resolves to give up his own
chances in the affair, and let Jack
have a clear field—a tesolution that
does him credit under the circuraitan-
ces seeing that he has three times
asked Avis' to have him and on each
occasion sent the New York girl off
into a spasm of laughing for which
she has always apologized, though de-
clining to enter into any partnership
arrangement with a cousin.
They are making good time, and be-
fore the day ends stop at a station on
the border, where a 01.13tOMS
makes a pretense of searching their
luggage, receives bis tip, glances at
their passports, and they are free to
enter Germany.
It is long after darkness sets in that
they cross the historic Rhine, and feel
they are in the heart of the German
empire. Now and then the gentlemen
step out at the stations to stretch
their limbs and smoke. The night
passes away. Once there seems a
long delay, and Jack fears lest this,
the last method of reaching Vienna,
may be closed to them, as there has
been an aceident ahead. In case it is
a landslide, that may be hours and
days being cleared up, he soon makes
up his mind what they will do.
In Europe money will accomplish
wonders, even as in our own country,
and in the morning they may find a
conveyance of some sort that will take
them beyond the obstruction, where
they can find a train.
Should this fall, one more course re-
mains—to pass down' through the St.
Gothard tunnel into Italy, reaching
Venice on the Adeiatie, and there tak-
ing a steamer for Constantinople.
Thus Jack lays his plans and goes
to sleep—he is awakened by a jarring
motion, and finds they are on the move
again. Good only an hour or so has
been lout
Morning finds them at Munichand
If all goes well they should reach
Vienna some time before the Sun goes
down la the west. Breakfast is eaten
here, time being given the travellers
Avis looks a little jaded, but she seems
to stand the rack of travel upon a
Continental railway wonderfully well,
eeept wore, as he helps her back into
tTo be eontieued)
A MAN EATER IN PERAK,
new a Daring Tigrese wee, wined math
strycenhes,
Inquests bare been held at l'erak, on
the be dies of Hag Saldt, Weir (Malays),
end Chualt Kew Wale (Meese), also
se inquiry into the disappearance of See
Ah La (Chinese), all of alatang, Perak.
Tbe two first naniedenen were livieg in
a eloall atlas heitee at Neboeg, Taal,
with dve others, all of whom were eta
gaged in splittiug neloonge. Very duly
orning Otis little parte" was rudely
i ;imbed, "I was awahened," says
Aweny, "by hearing a roar inside the
house. 1jetuped up, au, feelieg a hairy
paw OP my leg, I shouted. 'Tigerl' A
lamp was lit, and while this Was he.
ug done I eew alair pick up a peraug
to eut down the tiger, -which, risiug
eight up, sprang upon, him awl bore
to the gunnel. Then my brother
Welt cut at the tiger behind, which
left Tehirand made toward the kitchen.
As it went out Dolah struck it twice
aver the head, We found ROI Saint
dead. Ile bad been instantly killed by
the tiger, which, in the drat epring fvom
he vetted, had come through the roof
u to the liajra /leek and broken jt
ahir eves Vies down with his bead
early off. When it got light, we went
utside and saw traeks of bleed leading
o the 5ling1e, but did not claret° follow
re. Tabir was taken at once to Tai-
ping, but died on arrival. fre was my
first cousin, and Ilaji Sala was his
e w."
Just a week before this occurrence
WO Chintunen, liviug in the santelooal-
ty and engaged iu the same industry,
net with a similar experienoe. Both
slept six feet from the ground on op-
posiM sides of the room. Two hours
fter going to bed one of them was
roused by the erica at the other, There
WaS no light in the house, but lie saw
Indistinctly a big beast rush past with
the deceased in its mouth. The animal
with its prey broke througli the atap
wall and disappeared in the &winless.
The next day a search was organized.
The tracks of the tiger were followed,
but none of the remains could be recov-
ered.
Geraah Kew Wali was taken from his
kongsi at Passir Hitam a fortnight later
in the same extraordinary manner as
his predecessors in, the tiger's larder.
Information was given to the police,
and a few hours later to the nth.% dis-
trict magistrate, Mr. H. L. Hulbert.
The latter stated that early that morn-
ing he and Mr. George Maxwell had
been out after the tiger. On receiving
the information they returned with the
Chinese. Starting from the kongsi,
wbich was a two story building, the
two magistrates followed the tracks
through low swampy jungle for half an
hour, when they came upon the head of
a Chinaman that had evidently been
bitten off by some animal, whose teeth
marks were visible. The nose and lips
were also chewed off. They followed
on, and about half an hour later found
the trunk of the body lying in a swam-
py place. There was no suitable place
for a trap, and after conferring with
Mr. Maxwell the witness put some
strychnine into the thighs of the body
by means of his hunting knife.
They retuned to the kongsi, bring-
ing the head with them, which one of
the Chinese identified as that of his
missing brother. The next morning it
was found that the trunk had been re -
waved. It elms discovered at last to-
gether with the dead body of a tigress.
The thighs of the deceased had been
completely deVoured. The tigress was
full grown. She measured 8 feet 1 inch
and was as regards coat, body and teeth
in splendid coedition' contrary to the
theory laid down thatonly mangy old
and toothless tigers become man eaters.
By the wounds on the head and leg she
was identified as the killer of the Ma-
lays.
In- the cases of Haji Sahit, Tahir ancl
Chuals Kew Wah the verdict was,
"Death by misadventure owing to the
bites of a tiger." The result of the in-
quiry was recorded thus: "The pre-
sumption is that See Ah Lok met hie
death by being killed by a tiger at Te-
lok Nebong. "—Straits Times.
saseesaflaides
WIAMOUNI,
Mee Ribbon Red ron nun at lisitlels
Pella This Season,
IA Great Beitaiu the most popular
general purpose breed at present is the
Red Poll, For beef the Shorthora still
excels all others in general fever in file
isles, but the British, mind seems nn -
able to get over the notion that a cow is
not worth much except she producebeth
oneetriox nen rote. wee,
milk and calves which will grow bate
large beeves,. The idea is a ram oue, for
the perfect general purpose cow exista
no more than the general pureate IMMO
er hen,
Still, perhaps the Red Poll comes as
near representing the general purpose
bread of cattle as any can do. The
cows
are not go large and IseaNset as the
Shorthoeue or Ilereforde, but on the
other hand they give Mere Milk than
telltales of those breeds, aud Red. Poll
steers make excelleut beef, though they
do not attain the largest size.
The bull in the picture is the cham-
pion at the British shows of 1807. Ile
is 5 years old and of the best Red Poll
pedigree. Ile is owned in Cheshire,
Englaud.
llow "The Scarlet Letter" Was Written.
The old saying, "Every cloud has its
silver lining," should often bring us com-
fort when the world appears to be frown-
ing upon us, A rare example Of this was
shown by Hawthorne's wife, who proved
herself to him a true "friend in need.'
One wintry day he bee received notice
that his services would no longer be re-
quired at his office. Weary and downcast,
he returned to his humble home, His
young wife stood waiting for him and
noticed at once that something was wrong.
Ile toldher his troubles Straightway the
brave little, Woman with her own , hands
kindled a bright fire; fetched pen, ink and
paper, which she set beside him; then,
with a beaming face, she touched the sad
man on the shoulder and Said, Now you
can write your book I" Immediately the
cloud, cleared, and things presented them-
selves to Hawthorne under a changed as-
pect, He felt a freed man; the °thee ap-
peared as a cage from which he had es.
caped. "The Scarlet Letter" was written
and proved a marvelous success, and fame
rewarded, Hawthorne and the brave little
wife who had faced the cloud and found
its !liver lining. "--" The Value of a Life,
Waging Uoge.
Two correspondents of The ationa1
Steelman give their methods for ri -
Mg hogs. Both seem very elleap and
handy.
The first ape deseribed is that of Mr.
George W. Potter:, who says:
liftVO a catcher for use in ringing
bogs that works to perfection, as the
largest hog can be held with one baud
and ringed with. the other. Take a Wine
/310U broom handle, bore a email hole in
one end, take it streug whipcord about
14 inches long and pass through hole
and tie. That forms a noose. When you
slop your hogs, take hold of the handle
and hook this noose in the mouth, up.
per jaw, then twist the handle, form-
ing it hitch around the 11.0641. You can
hold the bundle Nvith one hand and ring
with the other. It is the nicest arrange -
merit 1 over saw.
The second device ia described by Mr.
E. D. Hale, who sends also a diagram
of his couvenient arrangement:
This is the way we catch hogs for
ringing. Take an ordinary shipping
orate for Logs,
take oil cleats at
both ends, an one
end nail at four
corners of the
orate four dots
itches by 3
inches, Over
hese trosswise
at top and hot.
tom of orate mail
two 2 inch by 0
inch strips.
Through these
bore one-half
inch holes, dodg-
ing three inches
apart. Into this
HOG lalleelrelt. Space insert two
movable levers with holes in them op-
posite those in cleats. When finished,
the end of the orate will look like the dia-
gram. Levers 1 and 2 are heldin place
by two bolts Nvithout burs. This makes
them adjustable to different sized hogs.
No. 2 is thrown back ready for the hog
to put his head in. Set the "trap," we
call it, at your pen door, with hogs
inside, with one man or boy to chase
one at a time into it, and as the hog
runs his head into the open trap catch
him just behind the ears by moving
lever 2 to an upright positioft quick-
ly. When you have your hog in the
trap, you can ring him at your leisure.
We have used this kind of device for
ten years. There is no patent on it.
To Prevent a Muddy Barnyard.
Now I come to the only practical
way I know of for making a decent
barnyard—that is, to pave it with cob-
blestones when they can be had with-
out too mash trouble. The stones
should be, we will say, about six inch-
es in thickness. They should be laid
with a great deal of care and the inter-
stices filled with and. The stones
should be pounded. down solid, even
and smooth as ma,y be with a heavy
wooden maid. Such a pavement will
oorst something, it is true, but if put in
right it is there to stay for all time.
The manure can be cleaned off, as often
as necessary, any time in the summer,
and then there can be no mud tramped
up. -
It Will take about lave loads of stone
and sand for each square rod of surface.
A yard, five rods square, will take 125
loads and take a man two weeks to lay
It good. In places where ,stone cannot
be had the next best thing to do is to
make a plank floor over the entire yard.
e—C. P. Goodrich in Hoard's Dairyman.
akeiae.
FOALS IN WINTER.
steat way to Wean Them mud an Cr.
For Them Afterward.
presuming that the foal has been
taught to eat grain for at least a MOPth
before weaning time, when the time
comes te separate him from his dam
place Isins in a good safe box stall, with
no cracks or holes in which Ise Can get
fast, and then remeve the dam far
enough away so that it will be impos-
sible for them to hear each other neigh.
The foal will fret and fuss for a few
honra but will soon give np, go to eat -
jag and be conteut Water and feed
should be kept in the stall at all times,
so that be can help Isimeelf at any time
he may ilesire. At the expiratiou of
day or two. Nvben be gets somewhat ac-
quainted *with the new smaonadings, a
halter ebould be put ou him and he
should be haudlcd in the stall, a few
MinliteS each day in order to gentle
him. When the halter is gra put on,
leave the strap on it, and the colt will
soon get used to it, mad it will 'make it
taueh easier to cateb him until tbe fear
wears off of him and he becomes gent
fie. At the end of eight or ten days,
when he has forgotten about bis dazn
awl become gentle enough to be led
about the stall, robbed all over and
have his feet pielted up and handled
without fear, be can then be led outside
aud in a few lessons will be thoroughly
halter brave.
After being separated from leer foal
the mare ehould be allowed to run out
as before aed not coudued in a stable,
as the exercise will be of great benefit
to her. SIse ehould be milked twice a
day for from five to eight days, accord -
Mg to the quautity of milk she is giv-
lug. Some mares aro much more easily
dried up than others and requixe very
attentiou, but, notwithstaudiug
this fact a close watch ehould be kept
on them iu order to be cis the safe side.
Many pereans aro in the bait of using
lotions and ungueuts in order to dry the
milk up, while others practice milking
the milk en a hot etoue; but WO feel sure
there is much more imaginary than real
beuelit derived from thee() remedies.
How than the colt be fed and treated
after lie is 'weaned? The old way was to
pot him up in a barn and give him a
quart of stein and scree bey twice or
three times a day; but while be will
live through the winter on this treat-
ment as welt er poseibly better than be
would if United out to rough it" on a
Maw stack, we de not wecounneud either
plata as in le case there is some feed
and tie exerciee, while in the other
there is all exercise and no feed. What
is desired is to have the colt grow and
develop as much as possible, and in or
der to have him do this he must not
only have all the nutritious food be will
eat, but at the same tiMe all the oxer
cise be will possibly take. In order to
accomplish this the best plan NVO have
tried or seen tried is to hep the (salt
in a warm, comfortable and well von
tilated box stall at night and out in an
open lot diming the day. Do not go to
the trouble of measuring his feed, but
give him all be ‚will eat :miming, noon
aud night. Mixed hay, half timothy and
half clover, with corn blades added, is
the best rashness be can have, while
his allowance of grain should consist of
a mixture ef crushed oats, two parts;
c.rusbed rye and barley, eacli one part,
and wheat bran, cue part. A small
cratuitity of corn may be added now and
then by way of ohmage, but it should be
given in small quantities, as corn is very
beatiug and for this reaeon is very poor
food for colts. .iany farmers who hap-
pen, to have plenty of corn on hand, but
no oats, try to winter their colts on corn
and literally burn them up in this way -
so that they are ruined for life. It is
much cheaper in the long run to sell the
cern for balf price and buy oats and
bran with the money than to try to win-
ter the colt on corn.
One other point that must not be for-
gotten or neglected is that yon must
have the feet trimmed and kept in bal-
ance. This should be first attended to at
the age of 5 months, when the colt is
weaned, and afterward as often as is
uecess.ary.—Kentucky Stock Farm.
When a sheep is a year old, two large
additional teeth appear in the front
part of its lower jaw. According to
English law, when these teeth appear
the young animal is no longer a lamb,
but a sheep. At 2 years old the sheep
gets four large teeth in the middle of
its lower jaw. At 3 years old it has six
large permanent cutting teeth, and at 4
year's eight. When it is very old, its
teeth begin to drop out, and those that
remain are long and round like shoe
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Live Stook Points.
.A sheep is an animal that cannot
stand wet feet.
The three great beef breeds, Short-
horns, Herefords and Aberdeen-Anguses,
shared honors about equally at the Chi-
cago live stook show, and the question
is still unsettled which family is best.
The treasury department has decided
that cattle taken out of the -United
States and returned again must pay
duty like foreign animals if while they
were away they have been improved in
condition and value. This decision was
made in the case of it bunch of cattle
that had been driven from Texas 'into
Mexico and there fattened.
Ewes that are in good flesh and vig-
orous condition at the time of breeding
always produce large, fine lambs if they
are kept so till the lambs are born.
This matter of having ewes in fine con-
dition at breeding time is not sufficient-
ly attended to.
It has been found that shredded fod-
der is mnoh superior to cut fodder.
Shredded fodder may be inowedsalosely
in great quantity, the larger the bett
since then it does not dry out so much.
The Swine Breeder's Journal finds
these three things are absolutely neces-
sary to keep hogs free from disease—
namely, caution in changing from one
diet to another, only the purest water
for them to drink, keeping them alto-
gether out of dust. Whenever a hog
sneezes it is an indication something is
wrong, A hog should never be allowed
to wallow in dusty pens, fence corners
or Straw stacks
A shed 88 feet lam; by 14 feet wide
will hold 35 bioedize; we It should
be provided thrOr•gia ltS W11010 10nP,
with drop doors L'417,1 alla a half lect
wicle. TlaNe t;hould be lett opeu in the
day -time, exceet when the_ Wea ther is
very bad. Le cetatn,; ewes should be let
OU t on pLture auntie the day except ea.
Reeve or wet weateur.
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