Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1907 — Page 2

THE spy

BY J. FENIMORE COOPER

h STORY OF THE REVOLUTION

CHAPTER IV.—(Continued.) “You hare but little to apprehend from *!■ character,” answered the.dragoon dry- I |y: “but he la gone—bow—when and Hrhither?” “He departed as he arrived.” said Mr. (Wharton, “on horseback, last evening, •nd he took the northem road.” The officer listened to him with intense Interest, his countenance gradually lighting into a smile of pleasure; and the Instant Mr. Wharton concluded, he turned jan his heel and left the- apartment. The (Whartons observed the dragoon, on gaining the lawn, in earnest conversation with his two subalterns. In n few moments •rders were given to some of the troop, ui horsemen left the valley, at full •peed, by various roads. The heavy tread of the dragoon soon •nnounced his second approach. He bowed again politely as he reentered the toom, and walking np to Captain Wharton, said, with comic gravity: “Now, sir. my principal business being ■one, may I beg to gamine the quality of that wig?” *. I The British officer imitated the manner •f the other, as he deliberately uncovered his head nnd, handing him the wig, •bserved, "I hope, air, it is to your likJ_ “i cannot, without violating the truth, •ay it is.” returned the dragoon; “I pre-

“NOW. SIR, MAY I EXAMINE THAT WIG?”

fer your ebony hair. But that must hare been a sad hurt you have received under this enormous black patch.” “You appear so close an observer of things, I should like your opinion of it, •lr,” said Henry, removing the silk, and the cheek free from blemish. my wdrd, you improve most rapidly in externals,” added the trooper; “if B could but persuade you to exchange this •Id surtout for that handsome blue coat by your side, 1 think I'never could witness a more agreeable metamorphosis.” Young Wharton very compdiiSly did as was required; and stood an extremely handsome, well-dressed young man. The idragoon looked at him for a moment with the drollery that characterixed his manner. ar.d then continued: “This is a newcomer in thr scene; it |i usual, you know, for strangers to be introduced ; 1 am Captain Lawton, of the [Virginia Horse.” “And I. sir, am Captain Wharton, of bis majesty's 00th regiment of foot,” returned Henry, bowing stiffly. The countenance of Lawton changed Instantly, and His assumed quaintness •wished. He Tiewed the figure of Captain Wharton, proudly swelling with a pride that disdained further concealment, *nd exclaimed, with great earnestness: “Captain Wharton, from my soul I pity you!” “Oh, then,” cried tl\e father in agony, **if you pity him, dear sir, why molest him? He is not a spy; nothing but a desire to see his friends prompted him to venture so far from the regular army In disguise. Leave him with us; there k no reward, no sum, which 1 will not cheerfully pay.” "Sir, your anxiety for your friend excuses your language,” said Lawton, haughtily; “but you forget I am a Virginian. and a gentleman.” Turning to the young man. he continued: “Were you ig ■orant. Captain Wharton, that our pickets have been below you for several days':” “I did not know it until I reached them, and it was then too late to ■aid Wharton. “I came out, as my father has mentioned, to see my friends, understanding your parties to be near the Highlands. or surely I would pot have ventured." “All this may be very true; but the affair of Andre has made us on the alert. When treason reaches the grade of general officers. Captain Wharton, it behooves the friends of liberty to be vigilant” Henry bowed to this remark in distant silence, but Sarah ventured to urge something in Dehalf of her brother. The dragoon heard her, apparently with commiseration : but, willing to avoid useless and embarrassing petitions, he answered mildly = “I am not the commander of the party, madam; Major Dunwoodie will decide what must be done with your brother.” "Dunwoodie!” exclaimed Frances, with a face in which the roses contended for tbs mastery with the paleness of apprehension ; “thank God! then Henry is safe!” Lawton regarded her with a mingled sxpression of pity and admiration; then ■baking his head doubtingly, he contin•ed: "I hope so; and, with your permission, ws will leave the matter for his decision." “Then, sir, we may expect the pleasure of Major Ihrawoodie’s company shortly?” asked Miss Peyton. “Immediately, madam,” answered the dragoon; “expresses are already on the road to announce to him oar situation.” “We shall always be happy to aee Major Dunwoodie.”

Captain Lawton inquire if there was not a peddler of the name of Birch who lived in the valley at times. I‘iAt times only, ]f believe, sir,”, replied Mr. Wharton, cautiously; "he is seldom here; 1 may say 1 never see him.” “That is strange, too,” said the trooper, looking at the disconcerted host intently, “considering he is your next neighbor; and to the ladies It must bo .somewhat inconvenient. I doubt not that that muslin in the window’ seat cost twice as much as he have asked them for it.” Mr. W harton turned in consternation, apd saw some of the recent purchases scattered about the room. .. “I had a wish to break this Mr. Birch of bis unsocial habits, and gave him a call this morning, and had I found him within, I should have placed him where he would enjoy life in the midst, of society, for a short time at least.” “And where might that be, sir?” asked Mr. Wharton. “The guard room,” said the trooper, dryly. “what hT'tHe offense of poor Birch?” asked Mis Peyton. “Poowi” -cried thr captain ; “if he Is poor, King George is a bad paymaster. If I catch him he will dangle from the limbs of one of his namesakes.” It was no new intelligence to any of the family that Harvey Birch was distrusted, and greatly harassed by the American army. Ilis escapes from their hands, no legs than his imprisonments, had: been the conversation of the country in too many instances, and under circumstances of too groat mystery to be easily forgotten. In fact no small part of the bitterness expressed by Captain Lawton against the peddler arose from the unaccountable disappearance of the latter when intrusted to the custody of two of his most faithful dragoons. He sat in portentous silence brooding over the exploit of his prisoner until a trumpet suddenly broke on the ears of the party sending its martial-tones up the valley in startling melody. The trooper rose instantly from the table exclaiming: “Quick gentlemen to your horses; there comes Dunwoodie,” and,-followed by his officers, he precipitately left the room. With the exception of the sentinels left to guard Captain Wharton, the dragoons mounted, and marched out to meet their comrades. On. getting sufficiently near, however, to a body of horse of more than double his own number, to distinguish countenances, Lawton plunged his rowels into his charger, and in a moment he was by the side of his commander.

CHAPTER V. The ladies of the Wharton family had collected about a window. Frances gazed with a singlenessjof interest that absorbed all other considerations. The two parties had not yet joined, before her quick eye distinguished one horseman in particular from those around him. The dragoon sat in the saddle with a firmness and ease that showed him master of himself and horse —his figure uniting the just proportions of strength and activity, being tall, round, and muscular. To his officer Lawton made his report, nnd, side by side, they rode into the field opposite to the cottage. The heart of Frances beat w’ith a pulsation nearly stifling as lie paused for a moment and took a survey of the building. with sparkling glance; her color changed and as she saw the youth throw himself from the saddle, she was eompell-

LAWTON WAS SOON BY THE SIDE OE HIS COMMANDER.

oil to sock relief for her trembling litnbs chair. The officer gave a few hasty orders to his second in command and approached the cottage. Frances rose from her seat, and vanished from the apartment. The dragoon ascended the steps of the piazza, and had barely time to touch the outer door, when it oi>ened to his admission. Frances silently It'd the way into a vacant parlor, and. turning to the soldier, frankly placing both her hapds in his own, exclaimed : “Ah. Dunwoodie! how happy, on many accounts, I am to see you! I have brought you in here to prepare you to meet an unexpected friend in the opposite room.” “To whatever cause it may be owing," cried the youth, pressing her hands to his lips, “I, too, am happy in being able to see you alone, Frances, the probation you have decreed is cruel: war and distance may shortly separate us forever/’ “VV- must ta the necessity which governs us. But it is not love speeches I would hear now; I have(other and more important matters for your attention. Dear Dunwoodie, you know my sentiments —this war once ended, and you may take that band forever—but I can never consent to tie myself to you by any closer union than already exists, so long as you are arrayed in arms against my only brother- Even now. that brother is awaiting your decision to restore him to liberty, or to conduct him to s probable death.” "Ydtar brother?” cried Puqwoodie. starting and turning pale; “your brother! explain yonnwlf - whnt dreadful meaning is concealed in your words?”

“Hss not Captain Lawton told you of the arrest at Henry?” continued Frances, in a'voice barely audible. “He told me of arresting a captain of the 60th in disguise, but.{“without mentioning where or whom,” replied the major in a similar tone. “Dunwoodie! Dunwoodie!” exclaimed Frances. iD- the most fearful apprehensions, “what means this agitation?” As the major slowly raised his face she continued, “Surely, surely, you will not betray your friend, my brother —your brotlv er —to an ignominious death?” “Frances!” exclaimed the young man in agony, “what can 1 do? I would this moment die for you—for Henry—hut I cannot forget my duty—cannot forfeit my honor; you yourself would be the first to dpspisp ma If T' diVT” “Peyton Dunwoodie!” sard Frances,solemnly, and with a fade of Bshy paleness, “you have told me —you have sworn that you loved me. Do you think I can throw myself into the arms of a man whose hands- are stained with the blood of my onT^irother?” “Frances! you wring my very heart;” then pausing, to struggle with his feelings, he endeavored to force a smile, as he added, “but after all, we'may be torturing ourselves with unnecessary fears, and Ilenry, when I know the circumstances, inky be nothing more than a prisoner of war; in which case, I can liberate him on parole.” “Ob! there can be no just grounds to doubt it; I know—l knew —Dunwoodie, you would never desert us in the hour of our greatest need!” The violence of her feelings prevailed, and the agitated girl found relief in a"Hood of tears. Frances • having sufficiently, recovered her recollection to command herself, now eagerly led the way into the opposite room. The salutations of the young men were cordial and frank, and, on the part of Henry Wharton, as collected as if nothings had occurred to disturb his self-pos-session— : —•" ■ After exchanging greetings with every member of the family, Major Dunwoodie btekoned to the sentinel, whom Captain Lawton had left in charge of the prisoner, -to leave the room. Turning to Captain Wharton, he inquired. mildly: “Tell me, Henry, the circumstances of this disguise, in which Captain Lawton reports you to have been found.” “The disguise was used by me to enable me to visit my friends,” “But you did not wear it until you saw the troop of Lawton approaching?” “Oh ! no,” interrupted Frances, eager- ’ 1 3’; forgetting all the circumstances in her anxiety for her brother; “Sarah and myself placed them on him when the dragoons appeared; it was our awkwardness that led to the discovery.” The countenance of Dunwoodie brightened, as, turning his eyes in fondness on the speaker, he listened to her explanation. “Probably some articles of your own,” he continued, “which were at hand, and were used on the spur of the moment.” “No,” said Wharton, with dignity; “the clothes were worn by me from the city, they were procured for the purpose to which they were applied, and I intended to use them in ray return tills very day.” (To be continued.)

BOASTS OF OLDEST PULPIT.

Church in Albany, X. V., Has a Desk Imported In 1050. Albany, X. Y., has the honor of owning the oldest- pulpit on the continent, along with that of being the oldest chartered city in tin? United States. The pulpit stands in the First Reformed church, which was built in the year of the' building of the old California missions, 1703, hut, unlike them, it is as strong and in as good repair as it was when the builders left it. The pulpit was brought over from Holland by the Dutch in 1636 to stand in their new church, which was just building. Twenty-five beaver skins were sent to Holland as part payment, hut they became damaged in transit, so the pulpit was donate,! by the Dutch West India Company. The building served as a fort as well as a church, cannon being mounted upon the roof, ami while the service vvasgoing on within sentinels watched for signs of a foe. To-day the old hour glass and ancient Dutch Bible are still in tlieir accustomed places, while in the olden .time the pews in front of it were occupied by Col. Peter Schuyler. Albany's first Mayor: the patrons of the Van Rensselaer.-?, who owned land along both, shores of the Hudson river for twenty-four miles, and Gen. Philip Schuyler, one of the first three major generals In the Revolutionary army, also first United States Senator from New York. Within its shadow the famous Iroquois chieftain. King Hendrick, who with Sir William Johnson defeated the French and, Indians In the battle of Lake George, was converted to Christianity and Col. Aaron Burr, United States Senator from New York and Vice President under Thomas Jefferson, was married to Theodosia Provost. President Roosevelt sat before it and listened to the preacher’s words as a member of this church when Governor of New York State. The old pulpit is rich Ip years nnd honors; Its history is Albany's history, the church’s members having taken part In all the events of Interest that have happened in “ye olde towne” since Us founding.

Correspondence School of Loro.

Gussie —Do you think she'll marry you? Jack—lm afraid not. I proposed by mall, you know, and although she wrote two letters in reply there was no encouragement in them. "Indeed ?” "Yes; the letters were 'X-o/ ”

Yale Maxim.

What's rend in the Bohn won't always come out in the recitation.—Yale Record. When ■ man has trouble with his wife, he Is an unusual man If be doesn't go ovtside looking for mors.

FARM GARDEN

It requires about twice as much corn as bran for lambs. Dogs are very expensive things among cows. A dog can do more damage in five minutes than it ever was or ever can be worth. Be careful about introducing new cows to the dairy herd. They may come from among infected stock and not show disease for some time. Anything in the nature of excitement la Injurious to dairy cows. If they are any good they are nervous. Loud talking, or even the romping of children Is objectionable. The dairy water supply for cows is one of the very important necessary provisions. Cows should have pure water within easy reach at all times. It should not, ho too warm or too cold, and they should be perfectly free to help themselves at will. The Quoeslaud government and citizens together have expended- not less than $6,268M800 in erecting and maintaining rabbit proof wire fences to contiol the rabbit pest. Although a large sum, it is considered to have been a wise outlay. * , Look over the peas and beans for the weevil. Place the seeds in a close box, having a top- such as a cigar box—and pour half a teaspoonful of bisulphide of carbon over them, closing the box tightly. Allow it t.o remain closed for an hour and the seed with be clear of Weevil. Large cows are not always the most profitable. It costs more to keep large cows than small ones, and they don’t always give enough extra milk to pay it back; but, generally speaking, large cows have more vitality than small ones, which helps them to make good use of food. Whether large or small, a cow to be profitable must be healthy. Pedigree does not always indicate a good animal, but it enables the breeder “to know something of the family from which the animal came, and permits him to better understand how to develop It and what may be expected. In all families there are some animals superior to others, but the pedigree is a guide to breeding. * If a garden is made on sandy soil, especially In a section where nearly all the soil Is sandy, the use of air-slaked lime will be found very beneficial, as such soils are deficient In lime. Gas lime will not serve as a substitute for stone lime, but shell lime is excellent, however, though the use of stone lime should be preferred. The cost Is small compared with the benefits derived.

Harvest Mites or Chitrxers. The pests commonly known ns “chiggers” are the larval forms of harvest mites nnd are found on bushes, trees, and grass from which they infest man, burrowing in the skin and causing more or less serious inflammation, says a bulletin by the United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology. The remedies suggested by tho author are hot baths with salt and strong soap within a few hours after exposure, or the sprinkling of sulphur In the underclothes before going Into localities where ehlggers prevail. Various other local treatments may be applied such as soda. lodine, or alcohol, but the effects are usually temporary. A New Alfalfa Dlaeaae. A brief account Is given in a Colorado bulletin of a disease of alfalfa that has caus'd considerable damage In a number of localities in that State. In June, 1906, the author had the opportunity of Inspecting Infected fields during the growing season. The cause of the injury was apparent, as shown by the occurrence of numerous blackened stems from which a thick Juice was oozing, plainly Indicating that the plants were suffering from a bacterial blight Subsequent examination showed that this was the probable cause of the disease. The first evidence of disease to be noticed Is a short, weak, light-colored growth of the first crop, the stems seldom averaging more than a foot In height at the time the first cutting Is made. A close examination shows that the majority of these stems are discolored and are very brittle. The disease apparently does not kill many plants the first year, but in course of time so many plants die that the fields become useless Almost nothing Is known of the blight as yet, and the horticultural section of the station solicits correspondence regarding Its occurrence. The Maple Leaf-Stem Borer. An Insect attack upon the petioles of the leaves of the sugar maple has been observed In some localities la Connecticut for tbo post seven years, says tbs

Entomology News. The larvae of this pest develop from an egg laid at the base of the leaf and burrow through the petiole, which finally breaks off, causing the leaves to be shed in May or June. The insect has been identified as Proiopborus acericaulis, a species of sawfly. A few parasites have been reared from specimens of the sawfly. No good results can he expected in controlling this pest by application of insecticides to the tree. It js suggested, however, that since the larvae fall from the tree and enter the ground about June 15, a large proportion of them might,be destroyed by spraying the soil at this time with kerosene emulsion. Purification of Milk. The Matin states that Prof. Behring .of .Marburg, well. known tor;, his experiments tor finding curatives and' preventives for diphtheria, croup and tuberculosis, has discovered a method of making milk absolutely free from germs without boiling it or affecting its nutritive qualities in any way. According to the Mating .the operation depends on the bacteria-destroying qualities of_yrhat Is known In Germany as perhydrol, which have already been tested in France In the purification of municipal water supplies. One gramme of perhydrol is added to a liter of milk —about one-sixth of an ounce to a gallon—and then the milk Is heated*" until it becomes warm—l 22 degrees . Fahrenheit. The perhydrol decomposes into water and oxygen. The oxygen escapes, and the milk is left diluted with arfeiF eeedingly small quantity of water absolutely free from microbes. Milk treated in this way, it is said, may be kept for an indefinite time without change. According to the Matin, the analyist of the Prussian ministry of the interior lias certified some of the milk to be purer than milk taken straight from the cow. Prof. Behring is also said to believe that milk loses some of its best qualities when exposed to daylight. He is said to advocate green or red milk bottles.

How to Detect “Doped” Horse. “X'o one is likely to be caught in the act of doping a race horse,” said a prominent veterinarian the other day, “because the dose given is so small that it can be administered under the very nose of the officials with little if any danger of detection, and, besides, it is given so long before the race that the horses are not then likely to be under surveillance. If a horse is to race at 3 o’clock he gets a two-grain powder on his tongue in a darkened stall at 1 o’clock. The drug takes effect in about thirty minutes and the animal breaks out Into a sweat He is rubbed down, cooled out and done up as If he had come in from morning work. Every effort Is made to keep him quiet until post time, but bo, very often breaks out again and is again cooled out. The doped horse never takes any warming up work, and this fact affords the best means I know of for finding him out. He is moved slow-: ly to the starting point, great care being taken to prevent him from becoming excited until the flag is dropped. Then a kick and a dig do the work, and in tn instant the full force of the dope Is felt, stimulating the animal to run the race of his life. “After the race an antidote is usually given, but It Is sometimes well along in the night before the excited horse regains his normal condition. The strain on the nervous system Is terrific. For this reason ‘dope horses’ have short careers as a rule and are of little value for breeding purposes.”

White Clover. One of the most useful plants for lawns or pastures Is white clover. It does not compete with red clover for hay, but the white variety Berves many excellent purposes on farms, which should commend It to all stock men. White clover Is indigenous on almost all moist, clayey soils In this climate; It forms part of the sward, and even if not perceived at first sight. It Is discovered on closer Inspection. It soon shows Itself after the soli has been manured with substances congenial to Its nature, such as lime or ashes. Some cultivators also sow white clover with the Intention of mowing It, but it requires a very rich soil to cause It to grow to any considerable height On a soil of this description It will sometimes yield a crop nearly equal In thickness to that of the common red clover, and, according to some persons, preferable to the latter as a fodder plant, being of better flavor, yielding more nourishment, and U claimed to be more conducive to the production of milk. But it yields only one crop and does not rise above the surface. It la more frequently used to form pastures, and Is certainly the most generally approved of all plants that are cultivated for tbht purpose It Is peculiarly fitted for a pasture plant by tWt disposition which It has to send forth shoots, and the quickness with which Its leaves are reproduced— a quality Is which It surpasses the red clover. Again, whltb clover Is not so easily choked by weeds, but exterminates them by means of Its roots, which throat their way through the soil; hence it does not require a soli so well cleared, and may with greater facility be sown after repaatod grata crops.

The Evolution of Household Remedies. The modern patent medicine business is the natural outgrowth of the old-time household remedies. In the early history of this country, EVER? FAMILY HAD ITS HOMEMADE MEDICINES. Herb teas, bitters, laxative and tonics.'were to be found in almost every house, compounded by the housewife, sometimes assisted by the apothecary or the family doctor. Such remedies as picra, which was aloes and quassia, dissolved in apple brandy. Sometimes a hop tonic, made of whiskey, hops nnd bitter barks. A score or more of popular, home-made remedies were thus compounded, the formulae for which were passed along from house to house, sometimes written, sometimes verbally communicated. The patent medicine business is a natural outgrowth from this wholesome, old-time custom. In the beginning, some enterprising doctor, impressed by the usefulness of one of these home-made remedies, would take it up, improve it in many ways, manufacture it on a large scale, advertise it mainly through almanacs for the home, and thus it would become used over a large area. LATTERLY THE HOUSEHOLD REMEDY BUSINESS TOOK A MORE EXACT AND SCIENTIFIC FORM. Peruna was originally one of these old-time remedies. It was used by the Mennonites, of Pennsylvania, before it was offered to the public for sale. Dr. Hartman, THE ORIGINAL COMPOUNDER OF PERUNA, is of Mennonite origin. First, he prescribed it for his neighbors and bis patients. The sale of it increased, and at last he established a manufactory and furnished it to the general drug trade. Peruna is useful in a great many climatic ailments, such as coughs, colds, sore throat, bronchitis and catarrhal diseases generally. THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES HAVE LEARNED THE USE OF PERUNA and its value in the treatment of these ailments. They have learned to trust and believe in Dr. Hartman’s judgment, and to rely on his remedy, Peruna.

Missouri Has An Epictetus.

Hale is not on any trunk line, and deep down in our hearts we are glad it is not. As it we have four trains a day and they all stop. Here on our line If a fellow gets tired waiting and starts out on foot it is his own fault if he lets the train overtake him. And down here on our road you can work till the train whistles and then have plenty of time In which to get ready and have your baggage checked. Trains on our line hit the low place—sometimes rather hard—but no such thing as an engine going round a curve playing whip cracker with the coaches; no wrecks; no rear-end collisions, for the two trains going the same way are always at least seven hours apart and sometimes as far distant as seventeen miles. Head-on collisions are avoided by having certain places to meet, nnd the train that gets to those places first always waits for the other. No night trains to break one’s slumbers; no Sunday trains to mar the sanctity of the Sabbath or to lure one from church sei’vice. No “Elis” on our road, but we “git there” just the same, and If we miss the Saturday train we stay over til! Monday.—From an editorial in the Hale (Mo.) llustle-Leader.

A MISSOURI WOMAN

Tells a. Storj of Awful Suffering and Wonderful lteliel. Mrs. J. D. Johnßon, of -603 West Hickman St., Columbia, Mo., says: “Following an operation two years

ago, dropsy set in, and my left side was so swollen the doctor said he would have to tap out the water. There was constant pain and a gurgling sensation around my heart, and I could not raise tuy arm above my head. The kidney action was disor-

dered and passages of the secretions too frequent. Ou the advice of my husband I began using Doan’s Kidney Pills. Since using two boxes my trouble has not reappeared. This Is wonderful, after suffering two years.” Sold by all dealers. 60 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.

A Problem In Life.

They had met In the subway and In the interval of passing a few stations had fallen to talking of a lovely woman friend who had died. “How did she die? Do you know?” he asked. “She nnrsed a little niece through an Infectious disease, then took it herself and died of It,” said she. “A strange Providence!” he mused “She, lovely, gracious, charming, everything to live for and a blessing to her friends, to die In order that a child might live. A strange and unaccountable Providence!”—New York Press. u Garfield Tea, which is guaranteed under the Pure Food and Druga Act, is tbs best remedy for constipation, sick-head-ache and indigeation. It purifies tbo blood and cleanses the system.

Worst to Come.

tlpgarddon—Got orer your cough, bar* you? Atom —Yea, except that I baren't pew* the doctor yet”