Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 28, Number 51, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 19 August 1920 — Page 3

The Man Nobody Knew

CHAPTER Xlll—Continued —l s— eyes blazed; the audacity ■of the suggestion was obscured by the - -possibility of honor-thttt it contalned. "“Yesr’ he said thickly. "Yes! You t>et I could 1” “And you wouldn’t be afraid to keep on working for meT That Is, If we got this Sllverbow scheme all laundered clean before we started something ■else?" “Not If you—” “Then listen!” The broker’s voice was soft and homlletlcal. “You’ve ■thought some hard things about me. Maybe you had some cause; I’m not •disputing that. But I guess you’ve forgotten something. Something I told you when we first got together. I told you If you got me what I wanted I’d help' you get what you want. Well—you’ve done your best I got to give you credit. And maybe you’ve changed some of my ideas too. Maybe you’ve .sort of worked me around to believing I haven’t given you a square deal. Well—let the past bury Its dead. I’ve got more than one string to my bow; I’m sort of tired of the old line of stuff; I’m thinking seriously of cutting It all out and going In for the safe and sane. It Isn’t so juicy, but It’s safe. Am I right or am I wrong? All the cards on the table —Pm no fool. Milliard—and the bottom’s falling out ■of this promotion game. So If you thick you can blossom out Into a legitimate salesman of high-grade bonds—of course there wouldn’t be nearly as ■much In It for you—l’ve got more than half a mind to give you the chance. It’s a risk, but I guess I owe It to you.” He slid his pudgy hand across the table and smiled pacifically. “I’ve taken a strong fancy to you, son—let’s be respectable together. What do you -say to that?” In his feverish jrf?"Hilliard was willing to Ignore the obvious fact that the ■broker’s repentnnce was considerably •overdue, and that It was founded on expediency and not on principle. The thought of working longer for Harmon—even If the securities he had to sell In future were most conservative — filled him with nausea; but If that were the only way to save the situation how could Hilliard decline? How In his duty to himself, could he refuse to work again for Harmon, If this were the only means to save his friends ■their money already lost? He felt his •veins throbbing to his agitation. “Is ... Is that a bona fide offer?” 'he faltered. Harmon’s hand slapped the table tor emphasis. “Straight as a string. To tell the truth you’re sort of on mV conscience. You’re with me? All right! Then as far as I’m concerned the contract’s canceled here and now. Got it with you?” “No, I—” The broker's face darkened. “Where to it?” - Hilliard was disinclined to tell how and why he had intrusted It to Cullen. “It’s safe,” he said. He could, hardly contain himself; he looked and looked at Harmon, trying fnithfully to reconcile the man and his nppearanee nnd lus principles, and he failed—but here was the great reality confronting him—and the millionth chance had magically come true. It was warped honesty but It was honesty no less. Harmon licked his lips. “Well, we’ll clean up the whole transaction today and start with anew deal. That’s settled. Oh, don't carry on like that, Hilliard. —Now about this chap, Waring—” “Oh, yOu still want to see him, do you?” Harmon hesitated. “Sure! Give him a little surprise, eh? If he's the ipan who’s been bombarding us we’ll spike his guns first. —What?” He laughed noisily and Hilliard was almost too excited to dislike the laugh. “Don’t bother to telephone the Onon- • daga ; we’ll just walk over.” “But I thought you wanted to stay nway from there?” Hilliard was displaying many of the symptoms of Intoxication. “Oh, not when everything’s going along so,,smooth and nice! We can go up in your room and have Waring up there and be just ts private as : onywßere else." _l ~ Accordingly, and to the chagrin of : a hovering waiter, they quitted their ■ 'lWoWniid went*'Otir to’ the" open air. • They reached the Onondaga; they arrived at the mezzanine floor; they ■ were safe in Hilliard’s apartment. “My!” said Harmon jocosely. “I wish 1 could afford to live like this! But you’ve got a rich hacker, and I haven’t.” He rubbed his hands In great good nature; his eyes were spar•kling and his fat body was a-quiver with vanity. “Well, the first thing to do ... ■ Where did you sqy you ’keep that contract of ours hidden?” “Is vhere any hurry about that now?” ’Hllllord was fairly beside himself with Joy. "We#—” „ The sudden whirr <4f the telephone buzzer seemed to ruffle the 'brokers nerves, for he started violently. "Who’s that?" “Just a moment. . . .” Hilliard |ook down the receiver. “Yes? . . , •Oh, yes, have him ... no; hold the wire—” He beckoned hilariously to Harmon. “Warlng’s downstairs now! You’re ready to see him, aren't yon?” The broker was suddenly plunged Into uncertainty. “Yes—bo! Nol” “What’s wrong?” Hilliard was visited by an unwelcome chill; he tried to analyze It and couldn’t. The big man was breathing with dlf•Aculty. "I . . . you go down and ... no, that wouldn’t do either. ... I want lo see him alone. I want to Set him to call off his Investigator, so when we begin anew campaign we -won't have any verified report against o* on the —” ‘No, girl' Hilliard shook his head [

smilingly. “I’m the man who’s had to stand the gaff so far; Tm going to be In on any conferences. That’s my play 1” Harmon licked his lips again. ..and swallowed repeatedly. “Well . . . It’s . . . If you let me do the talking then . . . or . . .” Hilliard turned back to the transmitter. “Ask him to come right up,” he said. He replaced the Instrument and looked alarmedly at the broker. “You’re not well!” “Yes, I am. . . . Now let’s get at that contract! There’s no sense talking business until that’s canceled, Is there?” As Hilliard stared at him an Icy wave of suspicion swept him from head to foot. “What’s your hurry? It’s my funeral, Isn’t It?” “You are anxious, though 1 Harmon. I—” “No ... no hurry at all. Only as long as Tm here . . . and the game's played out ... as a favor to me . . . let’s cancel It Where is It? I . . . Good God, son, don't you want that thing out of the way? It’s no good with an alias on It! Til put up the money—l—” A sharp rap on the door stopped him short. Hilliard turned the knob; Waring and Mr. Cullen burst In. “Why, Mr. Cullen!” he said In astonishment. "They dlda’t tell me you were here! Hello, Rufus.” “Hilliard!” Cullen’s face was red and excited. “Oh, I beg your pardon 1” He had seen Harmon. Hilliard, taken utterly by surprise, began to phrase the Introductions; he had only just begun when Harmon Interrupted—Harmon with a set Jaw and blazing cheeks. He was standing by the writing table, and one hand was resting heavily upon It. His manner was curiously apprehensive, curiously desperate. “Ah! . . Mr. Cullen . , . most happy, I’m sure . . . and Mr. Waring . . . delighted!” His voice was silken In Its throatiness. “Gentlemen, I have the honor to be president ... of the Sllverbow Mining corporation . . .” He, paused; his hands weaved aimlessly. “Os Montana. . . . Gentlemen. ... I hear there’s been some adverse criticism of our property . . . you’re stockholders. I understand . . . not used to criticism . . .” He flung his head erect. “I offer you personally . ... to relieve you . . . of any and all- obligations . . . and pay back penny for penny." Here his knees shook and he swayed appreciably. He was holding himself upright only by tremendous, visible effort. “The man’s sick!” Cullen stepped toward him. Waring and Hilliard were standing fascinated. The broker warded off Cullen with both hands. “No, I'm not sick! . Contract calls for delivery of ninety-nine per cent of capital stock ... on payment of a hundred and twenty thousand dollars . . . Defore December first. . . . You’ve paid sixty-two . . . I’m here . . . case of dissatisfaction ... to write checks for the full amount paid down to date ... I release you . . .” “Release us?” Cullen all but yelled It, and with a note of exultation which was electrical to Hilliard. “Release, you . . . get a notary . . . ” He sat down limply. "My check-book, Hilliard—for God’s sake, get me my . . . check-book!” All at once he seemed to collapse; his

“Waring’s Downstairs Now.” head hung low. and his breathing became stertorous. His cheeks puffed queerly. Hilliard sprang to him. “Rufus! Call the office! Get the bouse doctor 1” Cullen had raced to the bathroom for a glass of water; he raced back again, spilling half of It. Hilliard was chafing the broker’s wrists. The three men strained at the unwieldy, unresisting bulk, while leadeir fear clutched at their hearts. The house physician bustled In to find the broker lying an the bed in a profound comn; his reflexes had gone from him; he couldn’t be roused. There was no need of a stethoscope. ’ “Order an Ice bag,” said the man of medicine sharply. He himself was rattling among his vials for the calomeL Rufus was at the telephone. “Anything I can do?” asked Hilliard earnestly. His suspicions had crystallzed; and he was bitterly aware that the broker had planned not Justice, but some new brand of perfidy; nevertheless the man was nnqueatlon-

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ably in danger—and revenge could wait “Nothing—Just give me plenty of room.” ,A* me. three .stood, watching..painfully, Cullen put out his hand to Hilliard, and spoke under his breath. “Henry—when did he corned “Only Just now. An hour ago.” “Hadn’t he told you? Or hadn’t you heard?” “Heard what?” Cullen motioned to Waring. “Give it to him, Rufus . . . Oh, I see; I see— ’’ The law student, without a word, produced a yellow blank and thrust It at Hilliard. He flashed a glance of Indescribable contempt at the supine broker; his eyes had lost some of their anxiety. “Oh, the big crook!” he said boyishly. “The big crook!” “Sh-h-hl Rufus!” Still, Hilliard, at heart, agreed with him to the letter. The boy stood close to tbs masquerader. “I’m sorry, Hilliard ... it came at four this afternoon . . . we’d been hunting for you ever since . . ." Hilliard wasn’t Interested. •TU wait until—’’ Cullen signed to him peremptorily. “Read It, I tell you! . . . It’ll give you a slant on him!” Hilliard peered over the foot of thv bed; Hannon was still lying Inert. The physician nodded sidewise. “Nothing for you to do,” he said grimly; and Hilliard, only partly aware of what he was doing, gave heed to the yellow blank. The fourth telegram of the day was from Butte, Mont, addressed to Waring. “Arrived here last night after delay In Chicago. This morning's papers contain Information as follows: "The faulted vein on XLNC property adjoining Sllverbow claim number one has been located about twenty feet from Sllverbow boundary. Indications are ore body running at least eighty per cent average and some places high as twenty. Also some zinc and silver and traces of manganese. This evidently extends well Into Sllverbow. where the greatest values are undoubtedly lying, and Judging from records of old XLNC vein It’s a tremendously, big strike.’ Understand XLNC owners offering large sum, said to be well over half-million, for a controlling Interest. I strongly advise all of you to get aboard for as -much as- Milliard will let go. Am sending this from office of Cooley, Benjamin '& Russell, who will not send separate report unless you want It. This Is wonderful news and mine is sure winner, even If only a fraction as as reported. Please show this message to Hilliard. Slg. J. J. ARMSTRONG.” Hilliard sat down In the nearest chair. The lump In his throat was choking him; the moment was so bigthnt his feelings were primitive; fils expression of them were very simple. He only smiled; the meaningless, vacuous smile of an Infant. That smile embraced the entire universe; It was Indicative of a happiness so limitless, so perfect, that It was almost foolish. So Harmon, knowing from his own sources of the sudden strike, had rushed to Syracuse to pose as a man of honor! So Harmon had wanted to meet Wae ing-Hind find If Waring had. yet heard the news, and. If he hadn’t, stop the Investigation by apparent frankness and ready restitution. So Harmon had been eager to destroy the contract, to promise Hilliard anything and everything, to repay the money that was -subscribed already—and then, as sole owner, to take an enormous profit for himself. No one In the whole world—and least of all, Waring and Cullen —could have remotely fathomed the thoughts that were eddying In Hilliard’s brain. They were, not for his own aggrandizement; they were for the Cullens and Durants and for the others who need never know the acid of disillusionment They were for the Ideals he had struggled toward; they were for the friends who had stood by him. And there was one very especial and very manly thought for Jack Armstrong, who had been so courageous In his- defeat- and- so neutral In -h|f behavior afterward, and who now had sent the generous news winging eastward, with tlio request v U*t,Hilliard should learn at once of his’vindication. And as Hllllnrd sat there, smiling out Into the silent room, and struggling to visualize the extent of fortune which had so abruptly smitten him, there was a dry murmur from the lied where Harmon lay, and a resulting silence so pregnant with meaning that the smile faded, and Hilliard was on his feet, open-eyed with the present horror brought back to him. The physician was rising slowly from cramped knees. “It’s all over,” he said; paused, and added: “Apoplexy." The only mnn In all America who could have testified to nilllard’s simulation had ceased to breathe. CHAPTER XIV. As Dr. Durant, having already given counsel this morning to seven patients, appeared at the door of the ante-room to signal to the eight, he was palpably astontshetT At thr presence of the young man who sat next to the door. The Doctor was very human; the Doctorwas very e-’aptable; butfor thirty years he had managed to keep the social and professional phases of his life entirely apart, and at the very first glance he was aware that Hilliard hadn't come to consult with him professionally. Nevertheless, he raised his finger In the usual sign; Hilliard followed him to the Inner room. It was Hilliard’s introduction to the Doctor's morning manner; and even 1 ’ a

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in Ms own suited spirit, he yielded slightly to the restraint In the atmosphere. The Doctor was bland, smiling! approachable!’ and yet hot'a'f all the same man as be appeared at the bouse on James street. He seemed detached from the hampering littleness of a household; there was no air of Intentional repose about him. Hilliard, In spite of the Importance of his mission, felt apologetic; he felt as though he were unwittingly robbing science of Its most valuable asset, which is time. “I know this Isn’t exactly the proper thing to do,” he said, “but Tin leaving town In an hour or so ... I thought you might spare me five minutes, Doctor, even If It Is a little irregular. Can you?" “What seems to be the trouble?" - 9He Doctor's-tone ms a- tafld invitation to squander nothing on preliminaries. “Mr. Cullen and I are running down to, New York today . . . You’ve seen the morning papers, haven’t you?" "Yes.” The Doctor nodded. “And Cullen telephoned me last night. Was Mr. . . . what was his name: Harmon? . . . was he a close friend of yours. Hilliard?" “No; Just a -business associate . . . I didn’t know him very well personally—socially, I should say. But It changes some of my plans . . . Mr. Cullen and I have to go to New York for a few days and after that we’re going out to Montana together.” The Doctor tapped his desk thoughtfully. “On account of this?” “Partly, and partly not The whole perspective’s changed; we’ve got to get to work. Now, the last time I saw yon . . . why, that was only yesterday!” He broke off, laughing at himself. “It seems so much longer than

There Was a Dry Murmur From the Bed. that! Why. you said then that If' I' ever needed any one of several different things. Including seventy-five hundred dollars, to come to yon. And you spoke as though you really- meant it. Doctor ... So I’ve come!” The Doctor regarded him steadily for a moment, and resumed tapping the glass pad on his desk with a meditative forefinger. “You’ve reconsidered, have yon?” “Not that so much—but we’ve had fresh Information. Jack Armstrong’s out there, Indirectly representing Mr. Cullen, and we’ve heard from our own lawyers besides. So on the whole. I’m willing to let you in If you’re willing to come, In spite of what I said at lunch yesterday. The Doctor hesitated. “Not thnt I doubt you at all,” he said, “but when Cullen telephoned me last night, he said that you and he had raised all the money yon needed In half an hour after you went out to look for It. You see, I have some channels of information myself! So I can’t help wondering why you need this now-.” Nevertheless, be was hunting for tils check-book. “We don’t need It —I simply insisted on keeping n place open for you, on the chance that you hadn’t changed your mind.” “You’re fully satisfied It’s the right thing for me to do?” “Yes, Doctor, I am.” The Doctor held his pen poised In the air. “I’m not sure Tm really entitled to It Doesn’t It really belong to someone who was on the spot last pight?” Hilliard’s eyes twinkled. “You’re fond of talking about motives. Doctor. . . . You’d have let me have that money yesterday, wouldn't yon?” "Didn’t I offer It to you?” "Yes. sir: you did. But*was It b£’ cause you thought you’d make a big profit, or was it Just to help me?*’ “Why—” “You see,” said Hilliard cheerily, “If you’re going to have 'these mercenary motives, you’ve got to let me have some, too. I’ve let friendship Interfere with business twice In two days. And you’re not the only one I held a place open so and Jack are in It, too. It was my privilege to moke thnt condition—and I did.” The Doctor scribbled rapidly. “Then I’ll keep my promise . . . Bui would you mind telling me what it is I’m buying?” “Here’s your receipt. Doctor.” Hilliard laid a slip of paper on the desk; took up the check, and scrutinized It I carefully. "What you’ve bought.” he said, “Is a twentieth Interest In anew j syndicate formed last night. We’ll as- 1 some the stock control In New York, when we get there, by paying some more cash (and we’ve got more than we need already! and after that, may possibly sell out, or we may go ahead and develop the mine ourselves. I don’t know yet which; that’s what Mr. Cullen and I are going West to decide. But you’ll be protected anyhow; I’ll see to that. And If you’re In any hurry to get your money back—” “How soon do you think it’ll be?" Hilliard laughed outright; a laugh of utter happiness. “Right now, if you say so.” The Doctor puzzled. “You don’t make It clear,” he said.. t

“Then I win. Mr. Embree, down at the Trust and Deposit company,' was one of the men who wanted to get In with us. ftnd couldh’t. He was Just too late. But when I told him what I was saving out for you, he authorized me to make you an offer. I’m acting as his agent that Is, aiid I’ve got a check here, and If you want to endorse that receipt over to him, you can have this." He presented the banker’s check; the JDoctor stared; It was payable to himself, stgned by Embree, and written for fifteen thousand dollars. “Why, Hilliard!” he said, blankly. “Is that good business? For Embree? What’s behind thla?” Hilliard fairly beamed, his delight “Well, if you want my advice, don’t take it! I told him I'd have to explain -It to -your and- -he- agreed."— He- satstralghter, prldefully. “Jack Armstrong sent another wire this morning ---and the XLNC crowd, who own the property next to ours, know that I’ve had this contract for all the Sllverbow stock, and they’ve made us a flat proposition of”—he caught Us breath —“four hundred thousand * dollars for the contract I And your twentieth share would be worth twenty thousand dollars if we took It I But we’re not going to —because it’s worth still more, and we know It Lots more—twice as mucl} ——” The Doctor’s expression altered slightly; his chin sank a little, and he sighed, almost In regret. “That hardly seems fair,” he said slowly. “That hardly seems fair.” He smiled fitfully, and sighed again. “For years and years,” he said, "ever since I first began to practice. I’ve been working and waiting and hoping to reach the point where I could give up office work and do some research. . . . And here, In a few minutes, you dangle a two years’ Income In front of me —for no services of mine at all . . . for no labor on my part . . . not as Td hoped, the result of service, but—” “I own a quarter of the mine myself,” said Hilliard, with equal gravity. “And I’m not thinking how I got it, Doctor; I’m thinking how much good I can do with It . . . can’t you look at It that way, too?” The Doctor nodded presently. (TO BE CONTINUED.) GOT RID OF MALCONTENTS Pilgrim Fathers Had a Highly Effeotive Way of Dealing With the Colony’s Undesirables.

Deportation of “undeslral>les" c ls not an Innovation in this country. The Pilgrim Fathers, confronted with the problem of dealing with malcontents .among them, shipped the disgruntled ones overseas. Governor Bradford’s story of the Plymouth colony shows how things were done In those days. According to Bradford’s story the “reds” In the Plymouth colony were represented by John Liford and John Oldham, who conspired together, both against the church and the government of the colony, endeavoring to entice others with thenj£ Oldliam refused duty when called upon by Captain Standlsh, whereupon it was determined to place Oldham and Liford on trial, all the members of the colony being present. They were convicted, the court ordering them expelled from the colony, both being deported ultimately. Oldham came once again to the colony and created a serious breach of the peace, whereupon “they committed him till he was tamer, and then appointed a guard of musketeers which he was to pass through, and everyone was ordered to give him a thump on ye birch, with ye butt end of his musket and then was conveyed to ye waterside. where a boat was ready to carry him away. Then they bid him goe and mende his maners." Weather-Lore Not All Fake. The vagaries of the mythical “weather clerk” are not. In the opinion of D. W. Homer, writing In Meteorology, so undependable as Is generally supposed. He maintains that the following rules are founded on fact* although "he withholds the main fact—to which part of the world do they apply : “If rain commences before daylight, It will hold up before 8 a. m.; If it begins about noon, It will continue through the afternoon; If It commences after 9 p. m., It will rain the next day; If it clears off In the night it will rain the next day; If the wind Is from the northwest or southwest, the storm will be short; If from the northeast. It will be a hard one; !f from the northwest, a cold one, and from the southwest, a warm one. If It censes after 12 m„ It wifi rain next day; If It ceases before 12 m., It will he clear next day. If It begins abomt Jf-prm,-it will rain throngh the night. If raining between 8 and 9 a. m„ It will go on till noon, and If not then ceasing will'go on till evening.” Piets and Scots. In his Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, the learned Rev. Dr. E. Cobham Brewer, writes upon Piets and Scots: “Plot Is not the Latin plctl (painted people). As Piets and Scots are always mentioned together, there Is no reason why one name should be Latin and the other Gaelic. Scot is the Gaelic ’sgod ( a dweller In woods and forests), and Plct is the Gaelic plct-ist (freebooters), the two being equivalent to foresters and freebooters.” Proof That Quality Counts. Blschoff, the great Russian scientist and naturalist, once said “women are Inferior to men because their brain* are smaller and lighter.” But when that mnn died his brain was weighed and found to be lighter than the average woman’s. So It is not weight or size or sex, but quality, that makes -superiority, ae the presumptuous Biachoff proves—Exchange. First Missionaries to Islands. One hundred years ago two men were sent from Torrlngton, Conn., to be the first missionaries to the Hawaiian Islands, then known as the Sandwich Islands. The event was oon> memorated at Torrlngton. The dome of the famous palace of justice In Brussels Is made of pnplar mache and la said t* welsh 16 tons.

EFFICIENT HANDLING METHODS ADD TO VALUE OF APPLE CROP

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More efficient handling of apples than frequently Is the case In regions where the crop Is barreled will permit the growers to realize a greater return for their labor, will reduce the waste that comes In careless handling and will bring a better product to the consumer, according to recommendations of the United States department of agriculture. The apples grown In a great majority of the states are shipped In barrels. A large amount of barreled fruit reaching the market each season Is seriously Impaired In quality by being picked at the wrong stage of maturity, either too early or too late. The grower must realize that fruit Is not ready to be picked when It clings to the spurs so tightly that the spurs are pulled out or broken. Furthermore, the color of fruit which eventually turns red Is nos always a reliable index, because of differences In prevailing weather In different seasons. Whether or not the red color develops normally, a reliable indication of maturity Is a ground color which, when the fruit is ready for picking, should be turning from clear green to a whitish or greenish yellow. Yellow, green, and russet varieties of apples are generally ready, to pick when they have attained the proper size and the stems separate readily from the spurs. Picking Utensils Used. Apple growers use a variety of_ picking utensils, some of which are given special approval. It Is generally advantageous in removing the crop, to use both sacks and round half-bushel baskets, as the iatter are especially convenient for gathering fruit near the ground, while the sacks can be used best when the picker stands upright. In using sacks, special care must be taken to avoid bruising the fruit In emptying either the basket or the sack, the'apples must not be dropped. If a basket Is used, it should be lowered to the bottom of the lug box or other receptacle and Inverted gently. One type of sack Is constructed with a drop bottom, so that the fruit can be emptied without bruising. Efficiency in picking depends “considerably on the nse of ladders of the proper type. Several varieties are commonly employed. Stepladders are especially satisfactory when working In small trees and when ticking from the lower branches of larger trees. Where the crop Is packed over tables that are moved about the orchard, the fruit Is usually carried In the picking utensil to the packing table. While this Is commonly done by the pickers, such a practice should be avoided. Certain members of the crew should be assigned as carriers and they should also furnish the pickers with empty receptacles. In small orchards, when weather Is favorable, apples are usually packed In the open, portable equipment being used; but In large orchards and In sections where the weather Is generally unfavorable, the fruit Is often packed in central houses, tents, or sheds. The nse of packing houses has largely Increased In recent years, and Is regarded as a favorable development In the apple-raising Industry. These houses are to be found in both large and small ’orchards. They afford shelter for the accumulation of unpacked fruit, which can be handled further without interruption due to unfavorable weather. They also prevent damage to equipment airs! packages because of rain or snow. Where there is adequate shelter there Is a better opportunity for Installing sizing machinery and other labor-sav-ing devices. In small orchards, when climatic conditions are especially favorable, It may be advisable to pack In the orchards, but In most Instances some : sort of shelter will Insure better resuits. .. . ’ •’ **>*-" . Types of Sorting Table*. The apron table and the canvas or ...fmrjpn sorting table are used almost exclusively where tTip frUlt ts“graded In th'e orchard and they are also used To a large extent In packing houses. The apron tnlile, or a variation of this type. Is commonly employed and has a bed which Is slatted so that the trash falls through. Being inclined, the fruit as It Is graded rolls to the lower end, where on opening a stop or drop It Is lowered by means of an apron Into the barrel. While work can be done rather rapidly with this table It Is not altogether satisfactory, as the fruit frequently crowds past the sorters, encouraging carelessness. The second type of grading table Is made with a piece of canvas or burlap stretched over a rectangular frame, and Is not fitted for running the fruit from the apron Into the barrel. The apples must be sorted by hand Into baskets In which they are lowered Into barrels. - Sizing Machines Much Used. At present alslng machines are being used quite extensively for barrel packing In all sections to meet the de—Natural Earth BHo. The natural earth silo will yield Just a* good results far beet-top silage as the perpendicular structures, but faster car* in packing la necessary. Selection of Beod. Field selection of the seed for next year’s crop should be the rule this year with both coin and tbs sorghums. Be on guard for disease and lice and mites ftefore they become a menace to yer profits

mand for apples erf uniform size. In making a selection the apple grower must determine which machine has a capacity proportionate to the size of his orchard and can be operated economically. The apple grower raising any considerable quantity it fruit should give careful attention to the advantages of mechanical conveyor* which save a great amount of labor both In handling loose fruit and light packages. Not a little importance la to be attached to the method of packing th* barrel. Because the trade customarily demands an attractive pack, the better colored apples of uniform size may be placed in the face, but the packet should remember that the general quality and size should conform to the grade In the rest of the barrel. CANNING IMPLEMENTS NEED NOT BE COSTLY Few Simple Kitchen Utensils WIH Be Satisfactory. False Bottom Mutt Bo Arranged In Boiler to Prevent Jar* Coming In Contact With Metal—Several Types of Can n era. . —— . , Expensive equipment Is unnecessarj for canning, the United States department of agriculture specialists say. A washboller, lard can, or any contalnet with a tightly fitting cover large enough to hold a number of packed jars, and a few other simple utensile generally found In the ordinary kitchen, will do the work. When such equip--ment is used, a false bottom must be placed In the boiler or other container to- prevent the jars from touching the metal. A rack made of strips of wood Is probably best for the purpose, The processing or boiling of the Jars In the container may be done on the kitchen stove or on a furnace built out of doors. Several types of canners, by which the work can be done more easily than with a homemade ontflt, are on the market The hot-water bath caaner la ''the least expensive commercial type. There are two kinds, one, which may be placed on the kitchen stove, and another, which has a firebox and pipe attached for use out of doors. Each has a sterilizing vat lifting trays, tongs foi handling hot Jars, false bottoms and tools necessary In sealing tin cans. Tin cans or glass Jars may be used with any outfit There are also steam-pressure outfits for home uhe. They develop a higher temperature than the water-bath canners mentioned. Steam-presßure outfits are made to carry from Ste 80 pounds of steam pressure and are regulated easily. FOOD-PRODUCT INSPECTIONS During Month of May 2,028 Car* of • Fruit and Vegetable* War* Carefully Examined. In May 2,028 cars of fruit and vegetables were Inspected by representatives of the bureau of markets. United States department of agriculture, located at 22 large marketing centers. This is nearly doable the number of Inspections made In May, 1919, at the same points. —. The object of the food products Inspection service U to establish an unbiased basis for the adjustment of differences among growers, shippers, wholesalers, and transportation companies, In connection with the quality and condition of fruits and vegetable* moving in Interstate commerce in addition to the general Inspections in May, 202 inspections, comprising 1,693,169 pounds of fruits and vegetables. were made at shlpmentsTnteoded for the United States navy supply at New York. On account of -unsatisfactory quality at condition, 144,641 pounds of the produce were rejected. Co-operation Is winning on merit • • • Let’s grow a larger acreage of the legumes. • • • Celery must have abundance at moisture for best results. • • • Lights for driving the tractor at night are sold by accessory dealers. • • • Cauliflowers do not succeed well In dry weather, hence the importance of keeping the plants well cultivated. • • • The shortage of man pewer has caused many farmers to buy more and larger machinery. • • • When the tractor develops trouble, look for It yourself before calling for a mechanic, or service man. Soy bean seed weigh 00 pounds to the bushel, but they vary greatly la size. o • • Sudan grass la becoming mot* and more popular as a crop for lata seed* lug either far hay or pasture