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S S We have a few odds and ends on sale at a great (hargalq. \ Douthett & Graham, i. j INCOKPORATRD ■ ll ■- . - - I J4tiseltore's I B We wish to announce E la. Men and Ladies this week. | l For any price NEW LASTS! H ■ You wish to pay. THE NEW TOES! ■ M ' All the style a shoe can carry. Ease! ■ ■ K ;' I We make a specialty of Men's heavy shoes. Just ■ ■ v/hat you want for your early plov/ing. Give us a trial. ■ I HUSELTON'S, r.t.»ry ; I COOPER CO., | FINE TAILOHrJ Are r\ow occupying their old tit corner of • tl\e Diamoi\d. Hnit» from Sirs to soo. I, ijypj i i|jiijj ""'Will Flavor. B%P} At Me, |B*§ SB® term rrtAmti* Cm. . QB£ WSL K«» T«* u1 Drying preparations simply devel op dry catarrh; they dry np the secretions, which adhere to the membrane and decom pose, causing a far more serious trouble than the ordinary form of catarrh. AYoid all dry ing inhalant*, fumes, smokes and snuffs and use that which cleanses, soothes and heals. Ely's Cream Balm is such a remedy and will cure catarrh or cold in the head easily and pleasantly. A trial size will be mailed for 10 cents. All druggists sell the 50c. size. Ely Brothers 50 Warren St., N.Y. The Balm cures without pain, does not irritate or cause sneezing. It spreads itself over an irritated and angry surface, reliev ing immediately the painful inflammation. With Ely's Cream Balm you are armed against Nssal Catarrh and Hay Fever. r THE GREAT "RUB-DOWN." ( FOURFOLD | LINIMENT. I For Sore Muscles, 'A Pain in Back, $ Sore Throat' | and Sprains. EAT ALL opu&serra. 2sc : ccc.si.ooS TBnmi'iT'vf • - rr -rrrtr r • . ' S:J. " ■ tr BOOK MAILED FHEE. A. A.) FEVERS, Cencestbra*. InSsmroa ci.'ua S lion*. Lunz t'cirr. Milk Feter. B. B. JUPKAIVi. l4nu«, Injuries. CVtUM i tlliPUinn!l*fi>. C. «?. > W»K K THROAT, <lnla»*. Eirixootlr, • cc*w J Dlitcoiier. B..U, GrnW. R.K.ifOl'Um, f<,li.. InflitPtiia. InfUmri ctrus) f.unic., Pi <- n ru- i'ri um n n I». F. P.KOIJO, Ilrllyarhd. Wlad-Blown. ctltxsS IHnrrhca, D»«<-n*erT. 0.0. Prefect* MISCARRIAGE. gfc2i}KIDSEY * BLABDEK DISOBDEHB. I, I. >Mil\ DISKAWFI, Monsc, Eruption;,, ci-an f t Irrrn, Orea»«. Farcjr. J. H.2BAD C'OMIITIO\. Nlarlns Co*t. ccssii i indication. htomx-h hiamrn. «*:. each; RUSIe (Jam, T<-n Spedflrat, IV>ok. Ae.. *7. At tlniggl*! *, or «ent jfi-oJ'! on recftlpt of price. Humplm/n" Medicine Co, Ck/r. V/Ullaia & John Btrc«u, Hew /or it. t'yes Examinee Frea of Charge R. L. KIRKPATRICK, Jeweler and Gradua'e Optician S'-xt Door to Court H mw: Butler, J'o. L. C. WICK, LUfIBGR. -si jC. F. T. Pape,< NIIIWIIIII 1 HI <ITIN MI \ iJEWELER| { S 121 E. Jefferson Street. / V v/* i HlctrJkey fj Qt!i ifc; Leading Photographer, 09 | Old Postofiice Building, 0 Butter, Pa. M. A. BERKIMER, Funeral Director, ?+5 S. MAIN ST., BUTLER, PA. r HUGH L. CONNELLY, / f V/holesale Dealer In Fine Whiskies For Medicinal Purposes, Bell Pnone 273 People's Phone 578. 316 East Jefferson Street Buni.tß. P/> W s. & WICK. } ( OIEAf/RBH l?( Uotizo nii'l Workiit l.ittnbor "f »'.l Klnil I htttr*. hn<l on W.-ii <:tu» h »; m«aitr. (tthr.f ttoU Yht'l ir Oonnlnttbam uml Moun n Mt« n«>*r Went !•»»»! l>»poi. UnTI.CU t J+ i- i-H' '. rr4 r-r t y-I-rW-H"i4-K v .' lill ALICE of OLD if 111 VINCENNES II 4"- '.X By MAUP.ICE THOMPSON 'J- C*f?rishu 1550. Ij <K*. CC-V- C&!<t Af.'Y 14- CHAPTER 11. A LETT Eli PllCii Al'An. 0. LTnOUGII Father Beret wan #* for man..' years a missionary on thi Wabash, most of the time- it Vine line*. tho fact that no m.' n'.ion of liim can bo found in the records is not stranger than many other things connected with the ol<l town's history. He was. like nearly all the men of his catting in that day, a self effacing and modest hero, ap parently quite unaware that lie de served attention. lie and Father Gibault, whose name is so beautifully and nobly connected with the stirring achievement* of Colonel George Rogers Clark, were close friends and often companions. Probably Father Gibault himself, whose fame will never fade, would have been today as obscure r.s Father lierc-t bat for the opportunity given him by Clark to fix his name in the list of heroic patriots who agisted in winning the great northwest from the English. Vincennes, even in the earliest days of its history, somehow kept up eom munication and, considering the cir cum stances, close relations with New Orleans. It was much nearer Detroit, but the Louisiana colony si. >d n< xt to France in the imagination and longing of priests, voyageurs, coureurs de bois and reckless adventurers who had Latin blood in their veins. Father Kerot first came to Yin'" from New Orleans, the voyage i:p the Missis sippi, Ohio and Wabash in a j ;?ogue lasting through a whole summer and far Into the autumn. Since his arrival the post had experienced many vicissi tudes, and at the time in which our story opens the British government claimed right of dominion over the great territory drained by (he Wabash, a»d, indeed, over a large, Indefinitely outlined part of the North American continent lying above Mexico, a claim just then being vigorously questioned, flintlock in hand, by tho Anglo-Ameri can colonic*. Of course the handful of French peo- \ pie at Vlnceimes. BO far away from ■ every center of Information and "Berc -in <.l Utter for yon, )'ttli<.r." Wholly occupied with their trading, trapping oqd missionary work, wore Jute finding eut that war existed be tween Kits.land and her colonies. Nor did It really matter much with them, one way or another. They felt secure In their lonely situation, and so went on selling their trinkets, weapons, do mestic implements, blankets and In toxicating tyqnors to the Indian*. v»hont (hey held hound to them with a power Hover possessed by any other white dwellers lu the wilderness. Father Beret was probably subordinate to Fattier Gibault. At all events the lat ter appears to have had nominal charge of Vliicenues, and It can scarcely bo doubted that he lclt l attu i Berut on the SViibash while he went to live and labor for n time ut Kusluiskia, beyond the plains of Illinois. It Is a curious fact that religion and the power of rum and brandy worked together successfully for a long time In giving the French yofjts inmost üb joliMt; IrtHtlenco over tho wild and sav age men by whom they were always surround id. The good priests depre cated the traffic In liquors and tried hard to control It, but soldiers of fot ♦>tnp and ruckles* traders were ifi tho fnnjorlly, their interests taking preced ence of all spiritual demands and car rying everything along. What could the brave missionaries do. hut make the very best o£ a perilous situation? But if the effect of ruiu as a bev erage had strong allurement for tho white man, It made an absolute slave of the Indian, who never hesitated for a moment to undertake any task, no matter how hard, bear tU|y piivittl"i(, yven tho most terrible, or brave any danger, although It might demand reck hits desperation, If In the end n well tilled bottle or Jug appeared as Ills reward. Of course the traders did not over look such a li'jurce of power. Alcohol}# jl'iuot became their Implement of nl most magical work lu controlling tho lives, labors and resources of the In dians. The priests, with their captlvat itig story of the cross, had a large In fluence in softening savin;-' nutureu and averting many an awful danger, hut, when everything else failed, rum always came to the rescue of a threat ened French post. ; We need not wonder, thou, when we are told that Father Beret made no , sign of distress or disapproval upon [ being Informed of the arrival of a J boat loaded with rum, brandy or gin. It was Rene de Itonvllle who brought the news, the same Itene already tnen , tinned as having given the priest a plate of squirrels, lie was sitting on ■ the doorsill of Father Beret's hut when the old man reached it after his Visit at the Konsslllon home and held In his hand a letter which he appeared proud to deliver. "A battcau and seven men with n canto of liquor came during the rain," . lie said, rising and taking off ids cu rlous cap, which, made of an animal's j skin, had a tall Jauntily dangling from Its crown tip, "and here Is n letter for you, father. The battcau is from New Orleans, Eight men started with It. but one went ashore to hunt and was killed by an Indian." Father Beret took the letter without apparent Interest and said: "Thank you, my son, sit down again; t • BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 11, KOi. io.i! is not wetter than the stools inside: I will sit by you." The.wind had driven a flood of rain into the cabin through the op*.*!i door, water twluk! *d in puddles here ind there on ti: ■ floor's puncheons. Tlic;. sat down side by side. Father Per.': f. ring the le;ter in an absent 11.!:, i d way. •'!! l.e a JoiSy tii.ie of it toainht' J i, • i'. ■ Ronville rem.iikid; "a ro.-.riu.i "\,'liy do you -ay that, my y h':" l!;? priest dersanded, • Tie wine and the H v-a* ti.< reply. "Alach tlriuk Lug v.'.ii i-e ,i« ue. The men have ail h-.'ii >. y :.e:v (at fc-.uie time, you know, and are as thirsty as sand. Ti '-y are u; :1 . c ready to enjoy them-3c-l> :s down at the river house." "Ali. the poor so;:i-i'' sighed Father Beret, speaking as on : v.'!; iioagiiis were wandering f r a* "Why don* j n re.. 1 your letter, Father':" Rene added. The priest started. t.:: :i d the soiled square of paper over in hi••• hand, tiien thrust It inside his robe. "It can wait," he said. Then, chang ing his voice: "The squirrels you gave .me were excellent, my on. It was good of you to think of me," he added, laying his hand on Rene's arm. "Oh, I'm glad If 1 have pleased you, Father Beret, for you are so kind to me always, and to everybody. W'bcn I killed the squirrels 1 said to myself: These are young, Juicy and tender; Father Beret must have these.' so 1 brought them along." The young man rose to go, for he was somehow impressed that Father Beret must wish opportunity to read bis 1 tier and would prefer to be left alone with it. But the priest puil.d him down again. "Stay awhile," he said 4 "I have not had a talk with you for some time." Ilene looked a tritlo uneasy. "You will not drink any tonight, my son," Father Beret added. "You must not. I>o you hear?" The young man's eyes and mouth at onee began to have a sullen expres sion. Evidently he was not pleased and felt rebellious, but it was hard for him i to resist Father Iteret, whom he loved, as did every soul In the post. The priest's voice was sweet and gentle, yet positive to a degree. Rene did not say a word. "Promise me that you will not taste liquor this night," Father Beret went on, grasping the young man's arm (Irmly. "Promise me, my sou; promise me." Still Rene was silent. The men did not look at each other, but gazed away across the country beyond tho Wabash to where a glory from the western sun flamed on the upp'-r rim of a great cloud fragment creeping along the hori zon. "Eh blen, I must go," said Reno pres ently, getting to his feet nimbly and evading Father Beret's hand, which would have held him. "Not to tho river house, my son?" said the priest appeallngly. "No, not there. I have another letter; one for M'sleu' Itousslllon. It came by the boat too. I go to give it to Mine. Itousslllon," Rene d Ronville was a dark, weaih r stained young fellow, neither tall nor uh< f, wearing buckskin moccasins, trousers and tunic. His eyes were dark brown, keen, quick moving, set well under heavy brows. A razor had prob ably never touched his face, and his thin, curly beard crinkled over his strongly turned cheeks and chin, while his mustaches sprang out quite fiercely above his full lipped, aluio | sensual moMtli. He looked uny and active, a mail not to bo lightly reckoned with In a trial of Isjdily strength and will power. Father Beret's face and voice chang ed on the Instant. lie laughed dryly mid said, with a sly gleam in Ids eyes: "You could spend tbo I. ,'eniug pleas atilljj with Mine. Kont-.il!on and Jean. Jean, you know, lu a very amusing fel low," Rene brought forth the letter of which he had spoken and held it Up be fore Father Beret's face. "Maybe you think I haven't yuy let ter for M'bion' Kvusslllou," lio blurted, f>and maybe you are quite certain that 1 am not going to the house to take the letter." "M. Itousslllon Is absent, you know." Father Beret suggest*!. "Hut cherry are just as'good while lie's gone ns when tie's at home, and I happen to know that there are some particularly delicious ones in tho pantry of Mine. itousslllon. Mliv. Alice gavo Uic a nicy sample, but then | dare say you do not capo to have your pie served by her hand. It would interfere with your appetite. Eh. my son?" Rene turned short about, wagging Ills head and laughing, and so wltl| his back to the prlcgt ho strode away along the wvt path leading to the Rousslllon place. Father Beret gazed after him, Ills face relaxing to a serious expression In which n trace of sadness and ({loom spread like an elusive twilight. He took uut his letter, but did not glance ut It, simply holding It tightly gripped In Ills sinewy right hand. Then Ids old eyes stared vacantly, as eyes do when their sight Is cast back many, many years Into the past. The jpls slve was froiq beyond the sea—he I knew the handwriting a waft of the flowers of Avignon seemed to rise out i of it, as If by the pressure of his grasp. A stoop shouldered, burly man went by, leading a pair of goats, a kid fol lowing. He was making haste excited ly, keeping the gonts at a lively trot. "Bon Jour, Pere Beret," he flung out breezily, and walked rapidly on. I "All, ali; his mind I* busy with the | newly arrived cargo," .bought the old ' priest, returning tho salutation. "Ills throat aches for liquor the poor man." Then he read again the letter's super i script ion and made a faltering move as 1 If to break tfie seal. His hands trem -1 bled violently, his face looked gray and drawn. "Come on. you brutes," cried the re ceding man, Jerking the thongs of skin by which he led t lie goats. Father Beret rose and turned Into his damp little hut, where the light was dim on tho crucifix hanging op posite tho d»sir against the clay daubed wall. It was a bare, unsightly, ' clammy room. A rude bed on one sld'-, n shelf for table and two or three wooden stool* constituting the fund turc, while the uneven puncheous of ' j the floor wabbled and clattered under freni !:o:: i. . . t. - ! ' l;vr i. V. ■ l;.st be'oru the c«.» u in hut I 1...-1 r.;..sio ill of nos-fairly biiliking las Iron detertaiuu:i<>:i never to <;uit for fl moment liis life w.irk as a rwissionary. Ever since that day he hod fatrnd it harder to meet the many and Hem demands of a most difficult tnd exacting duty. Now the mere .touch of the paper In hl3 hand gave him a sense of returning weakness, dissatisfaction and longing. The home of his boyhood, the rushing of the Rhone, a seat in a shady nook cf the garden, Madeline, his sister, prattling beside him and his mother singing somewhere about the house —it all came back and went over him and through him. making his heart sink streugely, while another voice, the sweetest ever heard—but she was in effable and her memory a forbidden fragrance. Father Beret tottered across the for lorn little room and knelt before the crucifix, holding his clasped hands high, the letter pressed between them. liis lips moved In prayer, but made no sound; his whole frame shook vio lently. It would be unpardonable desecra tion to enter the chamber of Father F.eret's soul and look upon his sacrod end secret trouble, nor must we even speculate as to if particulars. The good old man writhed and wrestled before the cross for a long time, until nt hist he Beamed to receive the culm nesa and strength he prayed for so fervently. Then he rose, tore the let ter into pieces so small that not a word remained whole and squeezed them so firmly together that they were compressed Into a tiny, solid ball which he let fall through a crack be tween the floor puncheons. After wait ing twenty years for that letter, hun gry as his heart was, he did not even open it when at last "It arrived. He would never know what message It bore. The link between him r.nd the old sweet days was broken forever. Now, with Cod's help, he could do his work to the end. lie went and stood in the doorway, leaning against the side. lie looked toward the "river house," as the in habitants had named a large shanty which stood on the bluff of the Wabash not far from where the road bridge at present crosses, r.nd saw men gath ering there. Meantime Bene do Renville had de Uvcred Mine. liousullloii's letter with duo promptness. Of course such a service demanded pie and claret. What still better pleased him. Alice chose to be more amiable than was usually hot custom when he called. They sat to gether In tie main room of the house, where M. IlousSillon kept his books, his curiosities of Indian manufacture col lected here and there, and his surplus firearms, swords, pistols and knives, ranged not unpleasingly around the walls. Of course, along with the letter. Rem; bore the news, so Interesting to him self, of the boat's tempting carg'i Just discharged at tho river houao. Alice understood her friend's dauger—felt It in the intense enthusiasm of his voice and manner. She had once seen the men carousing on a similar occasion when she was but a child, and the Im pression then mnde still remained In her memory. Instinctively she roolved to hold Rene by one means or Knotllt-r nway from the river house If possible. So she managed to keep him occupied eating pie, sipping watered claret arid chatting until night came on and. Mine. Itoussillon brought In a lamp. Than he hurriedly snatched his cap from the lloor beside lilm and got up to gofc "Come nnd look at my handiwork," Alice quickly said; "my shelf of pies, 1 mean." She led him to the pantry, where n dozen or more of tho cherry pates were ranged In order. "I made every one of them this morning aud baked them; had them all out of the oven before the rain came up. Don't you think me a wonder of cleverness and Industry? Father Beret was polite enough to Ifcitter me; but jtou—you Just eat what you want nnd say nothing! You are not polite, M. liene do Ron vllle." "I've been showing you what I thought tif your goodies," said Hene. "Eating's better than talking, you know, HO I'll Just take one more," and he helped himself. "Isn't that compii inent enough V" "A few Much would make me another hoi day's work," she replied, laughing. "Pretty talk would l»e cheaper and more satisfactory In the long run. Even the flour In these pates I ground with my own hand In an Indian mor tar. That wan hard work too." By 111Im time He no had forgotten the river house and the liquor. With liof, tenlng eyes he gazed i\t A)lccH« rounded cheeks ani\ sh<-ony hair, over which the light rroin the curious earthen lamp she bore In her hand flickered iuo»t ef fectively. He loved her madly, but his fear of her wan more powerful Ui»i> hln love. Bhe gave u« opportunity to what he felt, having ever ready a quick, bright change of mood and manner when she saw him plunking up courage to address her In a sentimental way. Their (Dilation* had long been somewhat familiar, which was but nat ural, considering their youth and the circumstances of their daily life, but Alice somehow had kept a certain dis tance open between them, so that very warm friendship could not suddenly re solve Itself Into n U'oubiesome passion on Iteue's part. Wo need not attempt to analysts a young girl's feelings and motives in such a case. What she does and wh(U she thinks are mysteries ov<-n to her own understanding. The influence most potest in shaping the rudimentary fliarncter of Alice Tnrleton (culled tousslllon) had been only such as a lonely frontier post could generate, Her associations with men and woiueu had, with few exceptions, been unprof itable In an "durational way, while her reading In M. ItoiisMlllon's little llhrnry could not have given her any practical knowledge of manners and life. Her afl'i-rtlon for Iwas Inlerfred with by her large wdiulratlon for the heroic, {nustorful and magnetic knlghtn who chnrged through the romances of lie- Houssillon colleetlon. For although Itene was unquestionably brave and more than passably handsome, he had no armor, no war horse, no shining lance and embossed shield- the dllfer ence, Indeed, was great. l'erhaps it wns the light and heat of Imiiglnntlon sldulng out through Alb-e's face which gnve her beauty such a fas clnatlng power. Rene saw It and felt Its electrical stroke send a sweet shiver through Ills heart while he stood before licr. "You an- very beautiful tonight, Alice," he presently said, with a sud denness which took even her alertness by surprise. A Hush rose to his dark faro an<l immediately gave way to a grayish pallor. Ills heart came near stopping on the Instant, he was so shocked by his own daring, bill In- laid ii hand on her hair, stroking It softly, .lu«t a moment *!>>• Win at n loss, 100 I. Ing a trifle einbarrtiHS"d; then, with a merry lauch. she stepped aside and said: "That sounds better, M. Itene de Ronviile; much IK'.UT. YOU will be AA p-.:!:te as Ki.ther H ret after a little more training." She sllpprd past him wh!ie lug and made her way br.- k a.-'.ihi to the main room, whence she called to him: "Cciae here. I've something to show you." lie obeyed, a sheepish trace on Ms cou::te:;ence betraying his self con sciousness. When he came near Alice, she was taking from its buekliorn hook en the wail a rapier, one of a beautiful pair hanging side by side. "Papa Roussillou gave me these," she said, with great animation. "He bought them of :;n Indian who l:nJ kept them a long time. Where he came across them he would not tell. But look, how b". utifui! Did you cv6r see anything so fine?" Guard ami hilt were of silver; the blade, although somewhat corroded, still showed the fine, wavy lines of I>a:uascus steel and traces of delicate engraving, while in the end of the hilt was set a large oval turquoise. "A very queer present to sive a girl." said liene. "What can you do with them?" A captivating flash of playfulness came Into her face and she sprang backward, giving the sword a semi circular turn with her wrist. The blade sent forth a keen hiss as it cut the air close, very close to Rene's nose. He Jerked his head aud flung up his hand. She laughed merrily, standing beauti fully poised before him, the rapier's point slightly elevated. Her short skirt left her feet and ankles free to show their graceful proportions and the per fect pose in which they held her supple l>ody. "You see what I can do with the colechemarde, eh, M. Rene de lloii ville!" she exclaimed, giving him a smile which fnlrly blinded him. "No tice how very near to your neck I can thrust and yet not touch it. Now!" She darted the keen point under his chin and drew it away so quickly that the stroke was like a glint of sun light. "What do you think of that as a nice and accurate piece of skill?" She again resumed her pose, the right foot advanced, the left arm well back, her lissome, finely developed body leaning slightly forward. Rene's hands were up before his face In a defensive position, palms outward. Just then a chorus of men's voices sounded in the distance. The river The rapier t vat making a erUticraM pat tern of JUuhing line*. house was beginning Its carousal with u song. Alice let fall her sword's point aud llsteued. Rene looked about for Bis cap. "I must be going," lie said. Another and louder swish of tho rapier made lilm pirouette and dodge (gain with great energy. "Don't," he cried, "that's dangerous. You'll put out my eyes, I never saw such a «lrl!" She lushed at him and kept on whip ping the air dangerously near his eyes until she had driven lilm backward ns far as he could squeeze himself Into a corner of the room. Mine. Rousslllon came to the door from the kitchen sud stood looking In and laughing, with her hands on her Ijlps. Hy tlds time the rapier was mak ing a crisscross pattern of flashing 11 n<* close to the young man's head while Alice, In Vbe enjoyment of her exercise, seemed to concentrate nil tho glowing rays of her beauty In her face, her eyes (binciitf merrily. "gult now, Alice," he bogged, half In fun and half In abject fear. "Fleas® quit- 1 surrender!" She thrust to the wall on either sldo of htm, then springing lightly back ward apa CO. stood nt guard. Her thick yellow ltdlr had fallen over her nock and shoulders In n loose wavy mass, out of which lier face beamed with a bewitching effect upon her captive. Bene, {tlnd enough to have a cessa tion of his i*«rll, stood laughing dryly, but tho singing down at the river house was swelling louder and he made another movement to go. "Your surrendered, you remember," cried A lice, renewing tho sword play. "KU down on the chair there and make yourself comfortable. You are not go ing down yonder tonight; yon are going to stay here and talk with me and Mother KOUSNIIIOU. We are lonesome and you are go's! company." A shot rang out keen and clear, there was a sudden tumult that broke up the singing, and presently more tiring at varying intervals cut the night ulr from the direction of the river. Jean, the hunchback, came In to say that therv was a row of some sort. He U»d IH'II men running across the com mon as If In pursuit of a fugitive, but tlie moonlight was so dim that he could not be sure what It all meant. Bene picked up his cap nnd bolted out gf the house. (TO IIK ro.inNUEn.] WHY THEY ARE POOR. Their Ideas are larger than their purses. They are easy dupes of schemers and promoters. They reverse the maxim, "Duly be fore pleasure." They have too many and too expen sive amusements. They do not think It worth while to save nickels and dimes. They have risked a competence in trying to get rich quickly. They allow friends to Impore upon their good nature and generosity. They try to do what other* expect of tin in, not what they can afford. They prefer to Incur debt rather than to do work which they consider be neath them. They think It will Is time enough to iK-irlu to save for a rainy day when the rainy day comes. They risk all their egg » In oie ; • t when they are n<>'. in a pu ()<■ to wnteh or evn'»\>l 11. Huceess. TEST YOUR SEED CORN. A Simple Method of Makinjr Sure That It Im All Rftarht. When we consider that a bushel of seed corn ought to produce 400 bushels of corn, worth from $l3O to SIOO, and that there Is talk of low vitality and scarcity of good seed In some portions i BOX WITH FOLDEIiS. of the corn belt this year, the Impor tance of testing hardly needs to be urged. The lowa experiment station has adopted a very convenient method of testing. In a cigar box are placed folders con taining samples of corn. The folders are made by cutting Ave or six thick nesses of newspaper Into strips 5 by 10 Inches and folding as shown In the second cut. Moisten the folders thor oughly before placing the corn in them. This is important. Pot four or live thicknesses of-moistened paper In the bottom of the box and as many mqre rv j\ over the sum- / \ pies to prevent j drying out, and /~r\Ja tie the cover down tight. Set *0 y the box where fOcil thetemperature dues not fall Qk (J below 55 de- N507 grees. I In two or three days. If the folders are ____________ g e t.t 1n g dry, FOLDI;LL CONTAIMXO moisten by coax, sprinkling wa ter over them In the box. At the end of five days every kernel that has not sent out vigorous root and stem sprouts should be counted unfit for seed. The corn ought to test not less than 04 to 05 per cent. LITTLE WONDER WORKERS. Latest Fnet* About Bacteria, the Mi nute Friends of the Farm. Decatur, 111.—At the roundup of the Illinois farmers' state institute, held here, one of the most Important ad dresses given was that of Dr. T. Y. Burrlll of the University of Illinois, In which he emphasized the Importance of soil bacteria In successful farming and stated the latest facts and ideas In regard to them. "There are bacteria," said Dr. Bur rlll, "that live on bare rocks and get their sustenance from these and from the air and In their life processes ac tually store up organic matter—that Is, they are soil makers, fertility produ cers, advance agents In the making of a farm. "Bacteria put nitrogenous compounds which are little or not at all utilized by higher vegetation in available shape and so contribute to soil fertil ity in another way. This Is called nitrification, and the bacteria are nl trlfylng agents. It hns been found that In this respect there are two groups of these workers. One set of species oxidize ammonia or its units to nitrites and another set further change these nitrites to nitrates. A very cu rious thing Is that these bacteria are not able to exert their activities In the presence of soluble organic matter the very condition most favorable for most other micro organisms. Even ammonia in a free state is an antisep tic to the nitrate formers. Denltrlficatlon can go on in a com pact soli, but nitrification requires nlr. It seems that the stimulating effect of tillage Is very considerably duo to this nitrifying activity—that Is, we culti vate soil In part to favor these peculiar bacteriological friends. Again, these latter cannot work in an ackl medium. Sometimes the application of lime to certain soils proves to be greatly ad vantageous, not perhaps because there Is too little of this substance for plant food, but because It corrects the acid ity and permits, among other things, the nitrifying bacteria to work. Doubt less stable manure operates to some ex tent In the saino way, and It also fa vors these bacteria, after the organic compounds are partially destroyed, by assisting In aeration. We see, too, how tile dralnngo may Indirectly Improve the productive capacity of the soli by securing better penetration of air and so again aid our friends, the nltrlllers. PoHslbly In the full development of ngrlcultfurnl science wo shall find more direct methods In securing the volun tary services to their highest efllclency of these mlnuto friends of the farm. The Rate for the American Royal. Tho American Uoyal live stock show Is announced .'o- Oct. 17 to 22, Inclu sive, at the Kansas t'lty stockyards. The range car lot Is to be a prominent feature, with attractive premiums, and the total of premiums for exhibits will be 920,000. it Is believed that many of the line exhibits made at the world's fair wjll be repeated here. C. It. Thom as, Kansas City. Is general manager. THINGS DOfNQ. An Attempt to Aseertaln if the Coffee Tree Can He Orown Here. Uy J. T. MAIIBHALI.. It has been an idea of some of the people of the department of agriculture that a hardy species of coffee tree might be naturalized here by growing It from seed of the original wild coffee tree, as that grows In nature, unculti vated by man, and It Is thought that the coffee tree of Abyssinia would re spond better to the environment of the western hemisphere than the Arabian stock from which the coffee trees of the world at present originate. Consul SUlnner, who has Just returned from a trip to Abyssinia, completed arrange mcnts by which seed of the vlld tree of tho country will be forwarded to the United States as soon as It call be se cured from the interior of Abyssinia. Whatever Its prospect of success, this project Is certainly an Interesting one to ttie great army of American coffee drinkers. Corn Urowlng Interests. The corn school wa* one < i ti c most popular features of the 111 • i>U turn ers' Institute mcctin fi'ii' -."V . t crowd. Profe-.sor liuu t !i. .)« .* college WHS the tnstru"t»r, and L. H. No. 14. v »ose of ludiana judged tlie exhibits. "More good bushels per acre," says Professor Hume, "is the object of the study of corn." The discussion follow ing; Professor Hume's address pointed toward a prevailing opinion among the fanners present that seed corn this year is low in vitality. Thorough test ing before planting was urged by Pro fessor Hume. An unusually fine corn exhibit was brought out by the prizes offered for the best corn to go as Illi nois" representation at the St. Louis fair. The first prize went to the Messrs. Suvton for white corn of the variety Farmer's Interest, which will head the Illinois list at St. Louis. Stockmen Make Their Wants Known At L>es Moines 300 members of the '!eat Producers" association ap peared before the legislature with a pe tition in favor of the Delano stock ship ping bill. At the hearing given by the house committee on railroads of testi mony against the bill the railroad men advanced the arguments that high speed of stock trains tends to danger and that fast tratllc had so increased the cost of moving stock that the re duction of speed, with consequent re duction of cost, had becftme a measure of necessary self defense. The Delano bill establishes a minimum speed of twenty miles an hour for stock trains and obliges the railroad companies to ißsue return tickets to cattle shippers. In the discussion before ti-e committee the stockmen not only demanded the passage of this bill, but asked that a meat packing plant be established at the State Agricultural college to teach young men the trade. The annual meeting of the shippers' association, held the same day, ratified these de- ; ~---; mands. A S(W Range Country. It would appear that stock growing Is to find a fresh territory in Alaska which may in time rival the glories of the old ranges. While the temperature Is frequently very low, it is claimed that the absence of severe storms makes the climnte more kindly to stock than that of the plains. Present plans of Washington stock growers contem plate the transformation of some of the Aleutian islands, with their wide areas of rich grass, into great ranges for cattle and sheep. One thousand sheep have already been successfully wintered there. Eight thousand sheep were recently sent by a company which Intends to ship large numbers of both sheep and cattle. Good I'ena For Home nnd Market. P. William Kane of New Hampshire probably knows considerably more about peas than the next man. Hero Is what he has said about some of the newer varieties: Gradus or Prosperity.—An early wrinkled, large podded pea of excellent CLAUDIT GRADCS AND CLAUDIT PEAH. quality, maturing from four to eight days later than the Alaska. Vines two to three feet high; pods dark green, large, long and flat, containing five to seven large peas. Itecommended for Its size and qunllty, also fine appear ance In the market as compared with other early varieties ripening with or a few days ahead of it, Clnudlt.—A new early, wrinkled pea. Vines two and a half feet, pods three to three and a half Inches long, con taining six to eight peas. Very pro line; quality good. Highly recommend ed for home or market use. Oklahoma Cattle Breeder* Organise. Okhthoma has a newly organized Shorthorn Breeders' association. Pro fessor Burtls, Stillwater, was elected president and J. W. Gaudy, Supply, secretary-treasurer. It Is proposed to exhibit a herd of Oklahoma Shorthorns at St I^onls. Saluting the Lightning. "You must take off your hat to the lightning in the South American town of Quito unless you want to be guilty of very bad form," states a traveler. "There the lightning Is deeply respect ed. Every one removes his hat when It flushes, no matter If rain Is falling, and when the streets are busy and lightning is abundant a grotesque ef fect Is produced by these salutations, which seom to be regarded nH a duty by all well behaved persons." Rending and Thinking. The things one merely reads about never stick. Those on which one thinks become permanent acquisitions; hence the man who Is not afraid of thinking and who does not dread "that cursed Injur In the dark"' Is at a dis tinct ndvahtnge on every ground. He passes the time without being bored, and ho strengthens his mind. To say this may no doubt sound slightly prig gish, but It is none the less true. The man who can enjoy and make use of his own thoughts has a herltuge which can never be alienated. Even blindness for him loses some of Its terrors.— London Spectator. An Kr« For Kye. "My cook, an old darky, Informed me one morning: 'Miss Annie, I's goln' to be married tonight. Is you got ft present for me?' " 'But. Marin,' I said, 'you'vo got n husband alive and haven't been di vorced. It would bo bigamy!' "'Well, Miss Annie, I don't care: he's done blgotted fust.' "-Llpplncott's Magazine. (letting Out of Debt. "What was It your husband wanted to see me about?" Inquired Mrs. New llwed's papa. "I think he wanted to borrow a couple of hundred dollars from you," she said. "He's so anxious to get out of debt."—Philadelphia I-edger. Not Needed Below. "This Is a funny ship." "llow so?" "They have no clock In the cabin." "Oh, no! But they always keep a watch on the deck."—Stray Stories. Cutting Him. "It's cruel of you to snub him. He's it good sort, If he Is a rough diamond." "That's the reason he needs cutting." ••-Judge.
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