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1t appears that experiments made both
at the New York and West Virginia agri-
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The cream should be churued at tenn
perature not above fifty. degrees. The
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&. PRESERVING EGGS FOR MARKET.
e An even temperature and protection
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p Lining is the most practical and ef-
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half pounds of salt and FIVE ounces Of
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either crushed or removed. Where
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ounces of beeswax and rub this over the
eggs with a rag; then pack the eggs,
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FEEDING SWINE.

EsI FhED1NI
: In order to obtain the best results all
around the pigs should be taught to eat
as early in life as possible. In some cases
this will be when they are about two
weeks old. The tine of teaching them
will vary. The size of the litter in some
cases, and in others the amount of milk
given by the dam, will govern it. Teach
ing them to eat is best accomplished by
placing small trough out of reach Of
the dam and supplying it with warm,
sweet, skinned milk and soaked corn.
When the pigs get fairly to eating be
careful to increase the feed as gradually
as thespig's power of assimilation in
creases.
b Right here care should be exercised in
feeding the dam. Avoid getting her
"off her feed" There is nothing so well
adapted to make young pigs grow as
their dams milk. While feeding the
pigs literally the SOW should be fed all
shewiil eat of tie food best calculated to
make her giye large quantities of milk.
Good sho:ts mixed with bran, or the
shorts alone made into slop and soaked
between feeds, accompanied by a few
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HORTICULTURAL MACHINERY MUST CONE.
|. The next advance in mechanical appli-
ances for the outdoor worker must be
in the horticultural field, so dependent,
until few years ago, upon hand labor.
Agricultural implements for breaking up
the soil and pulverizing it are adopted,
with notifications, to use of the orchard
ist. Special machinery has been made
to stir the soil even better than for field
crops, and to destroy weeds, and to work
close to trees and vines. For ordinary
pruning it is difficult to believe that any
thing better can be made than the saws
and shears now in use. There is room
for invention in the field of gathering
and preparing fruit for the market, also
in that most difficult and expensive
operation of the entire season-the thin
ming out of surplus fruit. American
fruit-growers, gardeners and florists need
the utmost perfection of mechanical con-
trivances, and it is a mistake to suppose
there is not likely to be any special ad
vance in that field. In California, for
instance, pruues are now picked by ma
'chinery; then sorted and prepared for
the drying trays. A machine now in
use will pit 1900 cherries per minute, and
one boy can attend to it. Every appli-
cation of intelligent mechanics to the
horticultural field reduces the cost of
such products TO consumers and educates
the laborer, while still allowing the pro-
'ducer better proft.-Neoo York zri-
Th7yns
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CHAPTER I'll

I must confess TO having often felt an
intense desire TO capture Frank Brent,
and on his part he had boosted, with
something of an Indians ferocity, that
he would wear my scalp at his belt be-
fore the war was over. But the Joy L
had anticipated in his humiliation was
not mine when in the dusk of that
stormy evening we stood face to face.
When | last saw Frank Brent he was
as handsome youth as could be found
in all the Blue Grass country, but the
two years of strife and privation had
told on him-this and the terrible or
deal he was then undergoing. His fine,
tall form was still erect, and his bearing
half defiant but the ashy pallor of his
cheeks, the haunted expression in his
dark eyes, and the nervous twitching of
the lips told how keenly he felt the sit
uation.
gave him my hand, and said, as
led him to a seat:
frank, am mighty sorry to find you
in this fix"
81 have no fault to find with my be-
ing prisoner, for that is the fortune of
wal lN oAAds WIN "a lCAAtlA-AGhL ttAfs
"As good or even better men than my
self have had to submit 10 capture. But
do object to being convicted of crime
which / am incapable of committing"
"But there must have been evidence
against your | said, quietly.
$50 there wasr' he exclaimed, ''but
from first to last the condemnatory part
was perjured."
"You refer to the murder of John
Harding, near Perryville?" I
Eyes, that's it, Captain. Harding was
killed, how Or by whom know not, but
l do know that at the dSte of tho muir
der was still with my command, two
hundred miles away" said Frank, with
4 fierce earnestness that convinced me
he was telling the truth.
But could you not prove your where's
abouts at the timer" 1 asked.
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prove my whereabouts at the timer
he repeated. "Why, how could l bring
any of my men before Yankee court
martial to prove an alibi?''
"But, are there no Union troops who
might have been aware of your vicinity?
1t is your custom to let your where
abouts be known" / said.
Frank Brent rose and began pacing
the floor, while he stroked his soft,
brown beard in perplexed way. Sud
denly coming to halt before me, he
fixed his eyes on the floor and said:
'sThere is one of your men, an old
friend of yours, who is now in Libby
prison, who, if he were here, could
prove that on the very day John Hard
ing was killed was in Powell's valley,
near Cumberland Gap"
sWho is the man?" / asked.
Howard Scott"
Howard Scott a prisoner" ex-
claimed
Eyes, captured by me on the tenth
day of October-the day Of the murder,
mind you-captured by me two hun
dred miles from the place where Hard
ing's body was found am usually
well-mounted, but no horse could make
thatdistance in few hours, said Frank
Brent, with nervous laugh.
81 shall not deny what you state F"
/ said, s'but as you can not corroborate
it, it does not help your case. As we
are not exchanging prisoners now,
Lieutenant Scott's presence is out OF
the question, though / will confess
That his evidence would save you"
He had evidently been thinking over
every chance to avert his sentence, for
he said quietly:
General Boyle believes he can get
gour President to postpone the date. II
that is done, Scott can be paroled, spe-
cially exchanged, or his evidence, taken
in Richmond can be sent through under
a flag of truce. He does not like me,
and there is no love lost between US,
but he is brave man and he would not
lie, not even to get square with me for
the trick that led TO his capture"
/ did not ask what this trick was,
nor did dream that | was shortly to
hear the infamous story from the lips
of the man in question.
Every thing" / said, depends on
the outcome of General Boyle's efforts
with the President. If there is re-
prieve, and / sincerely hope there Will
be, we may get Lieutenant Scotts evil
dence in time to save you. Meanwhile,
keep stiff upper lip, and command my
purse and my time. 1 shall be here till
noon tomorrow"
/ rose to go, and again gave him my
hand. Still holding it, he looked about
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boy came TO my quarters with the letter
from which the foregoing is an extract.
The boy was well mounted, and his
spattered dress and the TANKS of the
animal, which were covered with Grim
son foam, told how hard he had ridden.
Jessamine County. seventy miles to
the north, was my old home, and on the
other side Of the Lexington pike from
my fathers house was the fine blue
grass farm of the Widow Brent. the
black boys mistress aud the mother of
Miss Carrie Brent, whose remarkable
letter had just read
Have you come straight from Mich
olasville, Ike?" | asked the boy, after
had directed an orderly TO have the horse
cared for.
Il came ovah from Nicholasville last
nigh, sab, wild Miss Carrie, an done
left her dis early mawnin' wild Massa
Frank at camp Dick Robinson, whar dey
tole her so how you was jes' bout ovah
heah; so she tole me to fine you an glib
you de lettah, said the boy.
ordered my cook to give Ike some
thing to eat, and then ! took turn
about the camp to think over the situa-
ton.
1t was early November, 1868, and word
had come North that Longstreet was
hard pressing Burnside at Knoxville.
Troops were being hurried South, by
way of Cumberland Gap, to the help of
the Ninth Corps, and as the rest of my
regiment was in East Tennessee, my
orders were to push through and join it
without any unnecessary delay.
If had not received this letter
should have been riding for the South
east within an hour; but was suddenly
reminded that we needed a larger supply
of ammunition for our recently-received
Spenccrs, and that time would be gained
by going to Camp Dick Robinson to get
fresh mounts for about half my men. 1t
was not a violation of orders to go
by this route, and after / had made up
my mind, which did not take me many
minutes, tried to make myself believe
that the hope of again meeting Carrie
Brent had nothing to do with my change
of plans; but looking back after the
lapse of these many years, am conf
dent could have reached East Tennes-
see without fresh horses or more am
munition.
loved Carrie Brent as heartily as
! disliked her brother, but my dis
like for Frank was not because he was a
Confederate; for many of my dearest
kinsmen and friends had enrolled them
selves under the same banner. Captain
Brent-I doubt if be was regularly COM
missioned-commande before his ar
rest, an irregular troop who had given
themselves the name Partisan Rang
ers." These men had shown themselves
to be experts in gathering up horses,
while they were cruel in their treat
ment of the non-combatant Union men
of the State. Unfortunately such con-
duct was not peculiar to the Southern
side.
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knowledged belle. Two years had
passed since last we met, years of march
and battle, that had solaced and aged
me. and changed my character from a
light-hoarted boy to that of bronzed
and bearded man whose soul was afiame
with a sense of dnty and a desire to
bring about peace with Union-that or
an eternity of war.
| had made up my mind to stand on my
dignity. / recall the last words / had
heard from her lips, words that cut me
and panied me more cruelty than the
she'll, which subsequently at Benton
vile tore off my right arm; Go, Harry
Watts, and join the Lincoln hirelings il
you will. but after you have taken that
step / wish never to see your face
again"
repeated these words to myself, as l
neared the place where knew ! should
find Carrie, for she was beckoning to
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to make sure that he could not be over
heard, then bent towards me and whis-
pered:
They have taken away my knife;
loan me yours
was in the act of putting my baud
into my pocket, when his purpose
struck me, and | withdrew it.
at is against tho rules" | said, ''for
you to have knife; you cannot expect
me as a good soldier to violate them"
but l viii not hangr' he said, with
an oath. "There is way-some way,
to avoid that, and my sister viii help
me, if you do notr'
l made up mind to prevent his suicide.
tried to soothe him, but was not disap-
pointed at my failure. A man with a
rope about his neck and the gallows in
sight is in no mood to listen to platl-
tudes.
Promising to spend the night with
him / went out to attend to the duties
that had been my excuse for coming to
camp Dick Robinson. Every few min
utes / dropped into the telegraph Office
at headquarters in the hope of hearing
that favorable answer had been re-
ceived from Mr.. Lincoln; but ten
o'clock came, with increased wind and
rain. without word that might give
hope to the condemned man.
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CHAPTER ".

had no appetite for my supper with
General Boyle. We left the food I'M
tasted, while we discussed Frank
Brents chances.
'There are two Kentuckians in Wash
ington," | said, ''who should have
weight with the President if they were
to intercede. am sure they know
Franks kinsmen, if they do not know
him."
"Who are theyP" asked the General.
Tom Speed and Judge-Advocate Gem
eral Holt"
by Jove, Captain, did not think Of
themi' exclaimed the old man, as he
started to his feet. Join me in a tele-
graph and we will send it at once"
On. i. AT this time, the word ''tele-
gram had not como into use.1
We hurried into the telegraph Office,
and within ten minutes themessage was
being flashed to Washington, there to
be duplicated and copies sent to Tom
Speed and General Holt.
As drowning man is said to clutch
at straw, so drew comfort from what
we had done and at once went down to
the prison to communicate the fact to
Carrie Brent and her brother
Ipassed the guards about the enclos-
ure; passed the guard pacing before the
door, and came to a halt on the thres-
hold. Within saw ten soldiers wear
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CHAPTER L


''For Gods sake, dear Harry, come to
me at once. Brother Frank was capt
ured by your people at Lebanon ten
days ago. He was charged with being 3
spy. taken to Camp Dick Robinson, and
then, after a trial that must have been a
judicial farce, he was sentenced to
death.
Mother is so Frustrated by the news
that she can not leave her bed and l
feel as If my senses were deserving me.
'If brother had fallen in battle, fight
ing for the cause so dear to him and TO
his family, the blow would have been still
hard to bear, but it would have been as
Heaven compared with being hanged
like dog, and this for an otiense OF
which he is entirely innocent.
II did not think during this struggle
to ask favor from any man wearing a
blue uniform, nor should do SO under
any other circumstances. ! am en-
"boldened to appeal to you when ! recall
that your family and mine were neigh
bors, since long before we were born,
that you and Frank were playmates in
boyhood, and that you were classmates
at Center College when the war burst
upon us; nor can forget that there was
a time when held moro than sisters
place in your heart. BY the memory of
the happy past, / invoke your aid in
this the hour Of our sore distress"
was in command of troop OF caval-
ry and was on my way to join Burnside
at Knoxville. For two months we had
been hunting thinker Dave Beatty
and his bushwhackers in the Cumber-
lard mountains in my native state,
Kentucky, and were glad of the recall
20 more congenial field.
We were encamped on the old battle
field of Mill Springs, the first complete
Union victory of the war, when bla TX
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CHAPTER II.

The following afternoon found mt
with my troop at camp Dick Robinson
when at once reported to the com
mandant, my old friend, General Boyle.
The General had known Frank Brent
since that unfortunate young mans
childhood, and found him in sore dis
tress over the execution, which was to
take psace before ten o'clock the follow
ing morning.
II am powerless TO help Frank" said
the General, after we had been talking
a few minutes, ''for the evidence is all
against him. 1t was any other man--if
I had not known him since he was a
child and his mother since she was a
schoolgirl should say without hesita-
ton that he richly deserved his fate"
Recalling the fact that men on our
side as well as on that of the South
often had to disguise themselves in or
der to get through TO see their friends
when on leave or furlough, / said;
"Under the circumstances, it seems
pretty hard to charge Kentuckian with
being a spy"
''Do you know the circumstances?''
asked the General.
"only in a general way" replied.
"He was captured in citizens dress
near Lebanon" explained General
Boyle: .'but we might overlook that
we're it not for the fact that on the trial
1t was proved conclusively that Frank
Brent, few weeks before his arrest,
wantonly murdered an old and re-
spected Union citizen over on Chaplin
creek. near Perryyille. He had a fair
trial, and thore is no getting away from
the evidence
"And has he offered no deiense2n
asked.
''IIe made statement, but there was
nothing TO confrm il"
"Then there is no hope for him?"
81 fear not" said the General, COM
pressing his lips and shaking his head.
But" he added, after pause, II am
making an effort TO get the date Of the
sentence postponed.
"What have you done?'
81 have telegraphed the President and
am expecting reply at any moment"
"And II favorable answer does not
come by tomorrow morning."
"Then," said the General solemnly,
81 must do my duty as a soldier; in
deed. am powerless TO stay the execu-
ton"
"And Miss Brent is here?n
yes, poor girl l have given her my
private quarters. You will find her
there or at the prison, replied the Cen
eral.
Feeling my helplessness more than
ever, and dreading the meeting, which
! had recently been so anxious to bring
about, went to the Generals quarters,
whittier the boy, Ike, had preceded me.
l will confess to having trembled and
felt nervous when in the past 1 heard
the irregular rattle of rifles along the
skirmish line, that always impressed
me like prelude to the opera of death;
but such experiences were calmness
itself compared with my sensations on
once more standing in the presence OF
the girl, who, from the hour of our
cruel parting under the locust and tulip
trees before her mothers house, had
never been out Of my heart.
1t is not love that leads me TO eKtol
Carrie Brent; for in a land famed for the
beauty of its women she was an ac-
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When it was found that Kentucky
must take sides and that heryallcys and
hills were TO be battlc-felds, Frank
Brent and parted in anger, he 10 go
South with John Morgan and his LEX
ington Rifles" and to don the blue and
yellow and fight under the old flag. He
had been recklessly bold in his coming
and his going, and, as a consequence,
he had brought on himself the capture,
which regarded as inevitable from the
first, and he was now threatened with
death which many believed he deserved.
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IT is only when man Is CON I'm.
mented that he thinks he is seeing LIE
SELF as others see him.