Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1904 — Page 2

The Sea Scourge

Oil APT Eli IV.—(Contimuxl.i , "‘What was tire news on shore? Any waisers been in sight ? - ’ “Yes. one,"’ replied I.aroon. “A Russian corvette fins been hovering around the island, but she loft three days ago. Off somewhere to the northward.” Lnroon at that moment was at I raided hf s»mi\ sort of disturbance forward. He went immediately to the forecastle, with * heavy frown upon liis brow.;.,but w'nen arrived ihere--he foiind that the disturbance bad been -occasioned, by the gunner’s Tailing from the brooch of one •f the bow guns, where he had been standing to look upon the shore. At jSr'«t the accident seemed' likely to pass off with only a laugh, tor old Ben arose immediately to his feet and •niilcd. But his smile was a very blank •nd ghastly one, and he staggered seme •s he attempted to move away. He bad sit his head upon the deck in failing, and the blow was far from being a light »ne. The old man had not taken more than half a dozen steps when he stopped and threw his arms wildly about him, and in a moment more lie sank heavily apon the deck. The men gathered rpiiekabout him. and Buffo Burnington took Sim into his arms as he would have Silken a child and carried him aft. “He's hurt pretty bad. I am sure, Suffo said, as lie stopped before Paul. . "1 hope not.” uttered the youthful surgeon, seeming to speak witii himself. “for I shall have lost my best friend if ...... ■ ■ ...3* - •’ - , He did not finish the sentence, for at that moment the captain came up. and a: his opder the senseless form was placed upon the trunk of the companionway. Paul at once set about examining the old man’s head; he found where the Slow had been received, but there was so fracture of the skull that he could desect. "How is it?” asked the captain, as Paul arose from the examination. "The brain has received a severe •hock, and the utmost care will have to he taken to prevent a fatal result.” This intelligence created much-sensa-tion among the crew, for Ben was the las: man whom most of them would wish to hare spared. Ere long the old man mine to, and as soon as lie w s fully conscious he began to groan : .d writhe with pain. “My head! my head!" he fairly shrieked. "It will split!” Paul’s first movement was to bathe" tec head in cold water: then lie applied -Seeches. As soon as the blood began to Sow. his head felt easier, and Paul had a hot bath prepared for his feet, after which he applied draughts. He had the Invalid removed to iiys_cot. and. then placed a watcher by him to keep T.e bandages about the head wet with old sea water. The youth had now done all lie could, *wl he could only see that bis patient is kept .perfectly quiet, and watch for #n !...-vr development that might manifest itself. At 9 o'clock Paul gave a strong dose of opium: lult the poci fellow got no rest during the night, for t..e *>lllll in l;is head was so severe that i.o aareotic could overcome it while life rein lined. Marl Laroc-n watched the invalid w ith much anxiety, for now that the gunner was disabled, lie was led into a train «f thought upon what would be tne probable result of meeting a fleet cruiser from whom he could not escape bv fair * tiling.

C HAPTER V. As tiic sun arose, the men were gntlirrf'l about the quarter deck, waiting fur the appearance of the young surgeon, sur they were anxious to hear of the funner. I're long Paul came up, and lie informed the men that he believed Hen to he out of danger, but that it would be some time before he couid return to his duty; and at the same time be requested them to make as little noise as possible about the deck. Four days passed away, and the gunner was no easier, though Paul felt sure that, if no accident happened, the result would not be fatal. On the following tnoruing the coast of Japan was in sight apon the starboard bow. and to take advantage of a cmrent the brig was kept pretty close in to the shore. Near midway of the southern coast *f the island of Yaku there is a long, high caie, or promontory, making out into the sea a distance of some ten miles. At 9 o'clock a. m. this cape was upon the lee bow, and not more than four miles distant; and at that time the wind came to a lull, and then chopped around to the northward, coming off ahore. As the brig’s course now lay ahe would pass within two furlongs of the cape, but Luroon knew the* channel well, and lie was not afraid of the shore. At half-past 9 tlie wind was steady once aiure. and the brig now had her starlea rd tm k aboard, and in fifteen initiates more the headland of the cape was directly under the weather bow, and not two cables' lengths distant.

"Sail ho'." at this moment on me from ! Hie fore-top, in tones that made every i •mu start. And m.iv they could all see the fore ! and main royals of a ship looming up ever the promontory. “Up with the helm!” shouted the pintle captain: "jump to the braces cast ♦ff to leeward —round the weather Iraees!" In a few moments the brijf's head was J*> the southwest, and hv the time the traces were belayed she had cleared the wipe; and there, just Under the western Huff, and not a quarter of a mile distant, was n Russian corvette under full sail, with her yards nearly square. “To the guns, every man!" ordered Ijtroon much excited—"every man who telonps there, and the rest of you got ap the small arms. Load qvorv pistol •ml carbine, nnd each mini secure ‘ < ««ttas»! Load—quick!” ' , The brio's crew Kprimg to tbo work with a will, each man knowing just what ti* do. Two of the port guns were run ■ft and secured to the 'after ports, and jum as the breeching of the last gun was hashed, there rame a shot from the ■■nay'i bow. The ball whizzed over the atari on rd bumpkin, nnd did no damage.' “Now give ’em a shot in return,” cried Larson. Accordingly one of the stern guns r • •ml. but without effect. Neat came anaafcer shot from the corvette, which

struck in the water some twenty yards from the brig's starboard beam. During this exciting prelude poor Ben Marion had been in a state of intense excitement. At the first mention of the man-of-war lie had leaped rom his bunk, and it was with the utmost difficulty that Paul could get him back again. "I must go on deck!” the old man S&UhL -;-.A "Well, let's see you go,” returned the .surgeon. . » "Help me up —help me up!” gasped Ben. who found himself totally unable to rise to Ills fecT. "But what’s the use? You couldn't; stand if you should get up there.” For some time the old gunner rayed and prayed by turns, but at length Paul managed'to convince him that it would be of no use, and he allowed himself to be lifted back into his berth. At length there eatne a shot from the corvette which struck the brig upon the stern rail, and killed two men who stood by one of the guns. At this sight the pirates were frenzied, and they begged ns one-man to be laid alongside the foe. Mr. Storms had been aloft with his glass, and he reported that the cor 'otte carried twenty guns. It was soon evident. also, that the ship was the best sailer in the Wind as it was now at any rape; though probably the brigwould have sailed faster on a taut bowline. The pirate kept his stern guns going, and he did some damage to the corvette, but no more than she seemed able to return, for at the fourth nre from the one that shattered the taffrail the brig s main yard was carried away in the slings, n ball having just grazed the mast and struck square upon the yard. “Lay us alongside! Lay us alongside!” cried the crow. "I shall do it, boys!"’ uttered the commander, after a few moments of thought. "Before we can possibly got away from that craft she may totally disable us. She probably lias more than double the men we have, but I shall trust to you to overcome them. The moment I give the order to heave to, be sure, every man of you, that you have a carbine and two pistols in readiness.” Just as the captain arrived at this point another ball struck the brig's stern and sent the splinters flying over the deck, but no one was- hurt by them. As scon as this was done the captain gave orders for heaving to, and ere long the pirate lay upon the whul with her foretopsail aback, the main topsail being useless from the loss of the mainyard. The carbines —and there were over a hundred of them —were loaded and laid beneath the lee rail, it being evident that the ship would CQme to upon that side. Besides this, each- man had a brace Qf pistols concealed beneath his frock and his cutlass at hand. The brig now lay upon the starboard tack, and the corvette came down Within a cable's length and began to round to under her stern. "Brig alioy!” came from the enemy. "Where's your flag?” “Down. We’ve surrendered.” "You’re the Scourge?” “Yes.” “Then we'll soon clip your wings.” J “But you shall be honorable in your deal. We won’t surrender unless you promise to treat us as prisoners of war. We'll die at our guns first.” "Wait till we see what you are made of,” was the response’; and the ship’s yards were braced sharp up, and she cam' gliding along under the brig's lee quarter.

Of course most of the enemy were either at the ports or else looking over the nettings, for they had a curiosity to see the dreaded pirates, seeming to think that they were already prisoners. There were at least a hundred heads exposed, and the pirate chieftain saw that now was his moment to give the first'blow. His men bad been trained to this work. They were not only excellent marksmen, but they each bad their station and knew how to pick off an enemy without wasting a dozen shots upon the same im.rk. * sh!" hissed the captain. In a' sharp, shrill note that was heard all over the deck. The men gathered quickly to their stations and selected their marks. “Onel Two! Three —tire:’’

CHARTER VI. At the first word the uieu stooped to their pieces; at the second they cocked and made ready; at the third they start* eci up and took aim, nnd then tired. The whole was performed in a very .few seconds, and from the howl which arose from the corvette’s deck it was evident that much execution had been done. "Pistols! your shouted *T.uroon. "Stand by to board. Grappling#, there! Now for it!" he shouted. Hut these orders were not to be fully carried out, for no sooner had the vesm Is come near touching than the* enemy threw their grappling# and prepared to h< ard. They were frantic w ith rage at the cruel deception which the pirate had I inoticed, nnd they seemed prepared to face a foe ten times their own number. Hut they had no ordinary foe to deal with now. In n moment after the grappling# were thrown, the ship's nettings were crowded with men. " —sh!" again came hissing from the i : plain's bps. , At the sound of that well-known signal, the pirates were calm i:i nr. instant. "Pistols! He sure of your nim! Fire!" Seventy-two pistols were discharged on the instant, and more than a score of .bad men entile tumbling in mi tin* brig's leek, besides others who fell overboard, ittd some who fell back upon tlteir • wn lick. Now, however, the foe'began to pint - upon the brig's deck, nnd they r. tied away with their pistols as they did so; but, strange ns it may appear, t'ey did Imt little damage, for they were so excited tlmt they paid no attention to tl cii nim, while, in the meantime, the pirate. were laying about with their l uig, keen, heavy cutlasses. AH this while Hen Mnrton had been nt 1,, frantic, and when In* heard r< port of the firearms, and aj»so .the voices of 'tlie enemy, hi# ftfnzy knew no bounds. At length lie heard (lie rushing of feet, nnd the clashing of steel, and lie knew that the enemy weyc upon ltis deck. With one mighty effort he lcu)>ed from his cot, and pushing Paul nside he rushed for the ladder, it was the strength of a maniac which served

him now, and before the ».v>uld reach him he had gained the deck. Paul* had the presence of mind to setxe his cutlass before he followed bis patient, then he sprang up the ladder. W hen ho reached the deck he found Ben just throwing a Russian officer over the taffrail, which feat he accomplished as though the man had been an infant. In a moment more the officer was in the water, but three stout men had seen the movement, and simultaneously they sprang upon the old gnnnev with their cutlasses. Pan! felled, the first with one blow of his weapon. Ben sprang upon the second and wrenched his cutlass from him, while the third engaged Paul hand to hand. He was a powerful fellow and an adept at the sword exercise, as he proved himself by the first few passes he made. Ben Marlon laid his antagonist low in an instant, but he could do no mote. The strange flame which had started so suddenly and so powerfully to life in his soul now went out, and with a heavy groan he sank down upon the body of the man he had killed. Most of the fighting was going on amidships and forward, the only combatants at that moment abaft the mainmast being Paul and his antagonist. Freni the manner in which the Ttussian enme to this contest he.evidently expected an easy conquest, but he was doomed to find himself greatly mistaken; for the youth was not only quick, cool and poweiful, but he was thoroughly versed in every part of the sword play, lie was surely getting the advantage, and in a few moments more would have felled his adversary had not some new men come upon the scene. Two of the corvette’s men. as they saw their shipmate likely to get the worst of it, leaped upon the brig’s quarter rail, and thence to the deck, landing close upon the swordsmen, with their cutlasses drawn. Paul saw the movement, and with a quick motion lie started hack against the taffrail, but he must quickly nave been .dispatched beneath the combined efforts of three stout men had not a new actor appeared upon tho field. The youth was in the act of warding off a blow when something flashed above his head, and on the next moment one of the men before him fell with liis skull cleft in twain, and before a movement could be made toward the newcomer a second bad fallen. Then It was that Paul looked up, and found Buffo Burnington by bis side. “Lay him down,” said the stout, strange man, pointing to the remaining Itussian as he spoke. "He is the one who first gave you battle.” The youth dropped the point of his cutlass from exhaustion, for he had performed almost a Herculean task in keeping the old gunner below as long as he did; hut no sooner did the point of his weapon fall than his enemy sprang upon him, but lie had been watched, and just as he raised his sword arm the cutlass of Burnington passed through his body. “Now, Mr. Laroou,” spoke the man, "I'll help you carry Ben Mart on down, and I hope you’ll stay there with him.” “Call me anything but that,” quickly uttered the youth, as he turned toward the spot where Ben had fallen. “And what else shall I call you - '” "Call me Paul.” “Very well —we’ll think of that another time; but uow let's get old Beu down, for you’ll soon have your hands full. The battle has turned, and must soon come to an end.” Without speaking further they lifted Ben up and carried him belifw, and just as Buffo returned to the deck the enemy were crying lor quarter. The battle had been a quick one; for after the conflict came hand to hand the Russians had not much the advantage of numbers, for as it afterwards appeared, fifty men were either killed or disabled by the discharge of musketry, and nearly fifty more by the pistols. (To be continued.)

Foul Blow in Japan.

The newly introduced knowledge of the jiujitsu exercise of the Japanese brings to mind a curious distinction between the Germanic races and those that have accepted their standards and Asiatic races and some European nations. These Japenese exercises, used to develop the ability to defend one’s self, are based on iiractices whifJi throughout the north of Europe are regarded as “foul play,” aud are, therefore, ruled out of sports and the manly art of defense, lie is a low-down tighter who in England strikes a foul blow or takes an unfair advantage of an opponent. But the, Japanese have elevated the foul blow and the unfair advantage to a science. Tire art of offense.and defense is to take one's opponent unexpectedly tit a disadvantage, to fracture his leg, to Uislofiate his-arm or break his heck. Frenchmen have made a science of the art of kicking, and can practice it with an agility and skill which would knock out the champion boxer of the world before lie had adjusted himself lo the situation. The boxer's chin woul<J be broken and his nose battered in before lie knew wliat had happened. Just what these national practices indicate in the national clinrueter we are not wise enough to tell.

How Bryan Exercised.

During his recent visit,East William Jennings Bryan was the guest of the students at the Union Theological Seminary. He went with the boys to their rooms, and, throwing arlde temporarily nil thoughts of bimetallism, indulged in Jokes and reminiscences of his boyhood days. Finally the conversation tinned on athletics and outdoor sports. The boys expressed some surprise at Mr. Bryan’s well-developed muscles. "What kind of exercise do you take’/" asked one. "For tlie last live or six yearn my principal exercise lias been running,” lie replied. “What kind of running, Mr. Bryan?" "For office,” was tlie laconic response.—Detroit Free Press.

On Easy street.

Mrs. A.—l’oon soft-heaited creature! Why, they actually soy she entertains tramps at dinner. Mrs. Z. —Entertains them? Well. 1 should say so. She lias a phonograph playing while they eat

HAVOC IN NORTHWEST

DESTRUCTIVE TORN ADO STRIKES ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS. Sixteen Lives Are Lost and Property Dumaj'c Amounting to .More than 5R,000,000 Is Done—Two Theaters in Minnesota Capital Unroofed. Sixteen known dead, scores injured and a property loss of $2,000,000 is the story in brief of the storm which swept, down Hit 1 Mississippi valley Saturday night and visited its fury upon St. Paul !ind Minneapolis. Aside from its force, it was the most remarkable tornado which this section of the country has ever experienced. Two theaters were wrecked, while frail structures less than a block away were not injured Huge office buildings were shorn of glass as though they had been made’targets for siege guns, Two spans were swept from a bridge. leaving; the remainder of the structure intact. The middle was cut out of a long freight shed as though planned and performed by trained workmen. All tills by a storm which lasted less than thirty minutes. Reports are that a large portion of the town of Waconia is wiped out. Four persons are known to have perished. Over two score are injured and It is feared many of these will die. The property loss there is enormous. Large factories, iucluotng the plant of tlic Minneapolis Sugar Beet Company, are in ruins. The depot of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad was blown from its foundation and destroyed. Numerous dwellings were wrecked. Waconia lms a population of 400 and is located forty miles southwest of St. Paul. Beginning at a point below Fort Snelling there is evidence that the storm struck with damaging effect. It came from the southwest and howling in its fury uprooted trees and demolished buildings in its pathway toward St. Paul. It tore off two spans of the high bridge as completely as if they had been unbolted from the rest of the structure and carted away by workmen. The bridge connected with the high bluffs at West St. Paul and it is 180 feet above the liver. This mass of steel was carried to the flats below, where flying steel girders and heavy planks fell on several small frame houses of the flat dwellers and crushed them completely. None of the occupants of these houses was hurt, as they saw the storm coming and took refuge in the caves in the hillside,.

St. Paul Theaters Crushed. With a deafening roar and the hiss and splash of falling sheets of rain the storm struck St. I‘aul at the Wabasha street bridge. Here were located, on opposite sides of the street, the Tivoli concert hall and Empire Theater, both of which were crowded. Both buildings stood on the edge of the bluff overlooking tlie river, with the sides "open. When tlie buildings began to sway the audiences became panic stricken. Men and boys rushed over each other for tlie exits. The lights went out and the rapid lightning flashes illuminated a scene of pandemonium, which was intensified by the crash of glass and tlie tearing of timbers as the frame structures gave way before the tornado. Sections of tlie Tivoli roof were blown through tlie air and landed in Third street, a block distant. Tin roofs on several buildings were rolled in bundles as one would roll a huge sheet of paper, and deposited in the street. Wires were torn down and part of the city was in darkness. The high buildings reaching skyward above the smaller oues on East Third street were shaken to their foundations. The fine large plate glass windows were blown in, and in several skylights were blown out.

The Germnu-Amcrican Hank Building. the Pioneer Press Building, ten nnd twelve story structures, had scarcely a whole pane of glass left above tin* second or third story on tlie sides exposed to the slum). These, with the First National Hank Building, on East Fourth street, and-several wholesale houses farther east, had the appearance of having been bombarded by a battery of guns. Iu the patli of tlie wind stood tlie long freight warehouse of tlie Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, and a section of this building about 400 feet long was shuttered. The large dormitory of Hie House of tlie Good Shepherd, a two-story frame building adjacent to tlie institution, collapsed during tlie storm, burying fifty children in the ruins. One child was killed and a score of others were hurt, including one of tlio sisters of tlie house.

Damage in Minneapolis. The center of the storm seemed to lilt the business district of Minneapolis at tlie corner of Nicollet avenue and Sixth street. Here the iiunieuse front of the Gluss Block was blown out and a huge skylight carried off, tlie rain doing damage to stock that cup not be estimated. All of tlie stores iu this district suffered damage to stock. ‘ * The street car service was tied up until noon Hundiiy, tiolley wires being down In all parts of Hie city as the result of falling trees.. Many of the fine residence districts suffered terribly, but the greatest damage was done to Minneapolis’ beautiful slinde trees.

Telegraphic Brevities.

The Btaud«rd Oil Company will begin the construction of an eight inch pipe line from the Kansas oil fields to Whiting, Ind., at au estimated cost of $10,000,OUUI

AGRICULTURAL

Good Summer Hog Pen. Where swine are to be kept in a somewhat small enclosure and fed in the house It is not always easy to keep the floor of the house clean. The plan here suggested will accomplish this and give the hogs something to keep them busy besides. The hoghouse is built with a slanting floor‘and In the end at the ldgh part Is cut a trough the entire width of the house, into which is thrown leaf mold or broken sod. This the swine will root down and It will act as an absorbent of the manure, particularly the liquid portions. If the floor is made quite slanting most of this sod, etc., will bo rooted down to the lower end by the hogs. While the artist hns not shown the floor slanting as it should be, in the 11-

A SUMMER HOG PEN.

lustration, otherwise the cut will show just how the pen should be built. In the lower part of the illustration figure A shows the end of the plank floor, with a strong timber supporting tho edge, and a heavy piece of plank underneath, forming the edge support Figure B, the end section, shows exact mode of construction, the upper piece (O) floor, and X the method of spiking together to support. This rather complicated finish is to prevent the hogs from rooting under the floor. —Indianapolis News.

"Witch Grass. Tills is a terrible weed to eradicate either from tlie field or tlie garden. It spreads by means of underground stems, called root stocks. These run along below the roach of the mowing machine, or of grazing animals, and often too deep to lie disturbed by surface cultivation. They produce buds at their numerous scaly nodes, and these buds develop into new plants in exactly the same manner as branches are produced above ground. Tlie rootstocks of couch grass will sometimes grow to a length of ten to fifteen feet In one season, furnishing this weed with a meaps of rapid distribution and propagation, a 'character making it most pernicious in cultivated land. Tlie only way entirely to get rid of it is by forking the ground over carefully, and picking it out piece by piece. Even the smallest bit left in tlie ground will start into growth.—American Cultivator.

A Steady Sawhorse. When sawing wood it is a matter of considerable work to get out the pieces,- mortise and fit them together to make an ordinary sawhorse. The one shown in the cut from New England Homestead can lie built in twenty minutes if one lias some strips of hardwood tioard at hand of tlie proper width. The crosspieces are nailed together, and six strips of tlie

A QUICKLY MADE SAWHORSE.

same board put on to strengthen and hold the ends in plaeo. Suth a horse will prove very rigid and serviceable.

Improving the Meadow, There uro many meadows yearly turned Into pastures which might be saved for hay yields several years longer with h little care at the right tlma. One of the best ways of doing this at smnll expense Is to plow the meadow early In August after manuring It well, nnd here Is a way of utilizing manuto one U storing under the slic'd, nnd which Is going to waste, and sow rye In early September at the rate of two bushels nn acre. In April or as early as possible, plow under the rye, smooth and bow with grass seed, using the mixture best suited to your section or using a mixture of timothy, red top nnd clover, which is excellent In most sections, and will not contain enough clover to Injure It for sale as prime mixed hay. Hardy Qaall. It Is proposed to import a la—'o number of the mountain quail of Califor-

nia to be bred and turned loose in various parts of New England. They are claimed to lie hardy birds, well able to stand the severe winters of this section, and larger than the common quail. Some of the imported birds will be turned loose at once, but others will be kept in pens for a time Exhibiting Crops. Any farmer who will religiously follow liis county fairs from year to year will observe .the opportunities there to make a reputation if he can grow one particular crop better than another. As every one knows, one soil worker is an expert potato grower, another raises prize swine, another understands corn better than other crops, and so on. Let each one take a specimen of that which he can grow best to the county fair and exhibit, advises the Indianapolis News. Possibly he may not win a prize, but he will have a chance to see what others are doing, and thus ascertain his own shortcomings. Again* his exhibit may attract the attention of some one who wants just the product he produces and a profitable business is worked up. The educational advantages of the county fair ought not to be overlooked and the family should be taken to every one that can be reached at a moderate cost. Get out into the world and see what other farmers are doing; one will And them willing to talk and one may get enough good ideas at a single fair to pay for the expense of attendance twenty times over. Bear this item in mind as the fairs begin now and in September.

Sulphate for Blight. While tlie recognized formula for Bordeaux mixture yill remain a favorite for potato blight applications, there ’are some objections to Its use, one of the most formidable ones being the clogging of the nozzle of the sprayer by tlie lime used in the making of tho mixture. Experiments have been made, on a small scale, with tlie soda-copper mixture which are exceedingly promising. The ordinary washing soda is used—four pounds of sulphate of copper, five pounds of washing soda and fifty gallons of water as a basis, and increasing the quantity of sulphate and soda slightly if it was necessary. Dissolve the soda in a barrel and then pour it iuto the copper sulphate, mixing thoroughly and using with the spray pump in precisely the same manner in which Bordeaux mixture is used, and at the same intervals. While it is not advised that this new mixture be substituted for tlie Bordeaux mixture, it is well worth experimenting with on a small scale. —Exchange.

New Kgg Plant. Those who have a market for egg plant will find the Early Black Beauty a decided Improvement on the ini-

EGG PLANT.

davs or more earlier than the Large Purple, the fruit is large and the plants are remarkably healthy, a characteristic which will be greatly appreciated. The illustration gives an idea of the perfect form of tlie sort.

Farm Notes. In stables, give tlpTmangers and troughs a thorough cleansing. Milking should always be done in a clean, airy place, free from all bad odors. Vitality once broken is repaired at a loss, and is liable to break again under n strain. Too heavy loads make balky horses. With all stock discomfort always costs in extra feed. Flowing for wheat should begin just as soon ns possible after the harvest work is finished up. Dairy stock can not be improved if n promiscuous trying of nil breeds is permitted to go on. Cream should have n uniform consistency as well as being of uniform ripeness before churning. The cow, to do her best and continue it for the longest period, must have at least one-flfth of her food of some kind of nitrogen. It takes longer niul costs more to make up a pound of loss than it docs to add five pounds of gain under favorable conditions. In feeding fattening hogs the food should always be given In a clean, wholesome condition and never allowed to become sour. The walk Is tho foundation of all the other gaits, and without beginning at tho foundation all future developments will be unsatisfactory. As soon as the tops of the onions are dead they should be pulled, thrown In rows, allowed to cure a few days and then be stored away. Good hickory ashes are said to be excellent for expelling worms from the bowels of young horses. Give couple of tablespoonful* twice s week In their feed.

proved Large Purple, which lias been tlie one variety up to the introduction of the Black Beauty which could he relied upon. The Early Black Beauty Is entirely spineless, .Is ten