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Better Country Roads Needed.

A paper recently prepared by the En-
gineers' society of western Pennsyl-
vania estimates the average distance
which farm products must be hauled in
that state at five miles. and assuming
that half the agricultural products are
consumed on the farm, shows that the
clay roads entail an annual cost of ST.
917, 500 for transportation above that of
turnpikes. This would keep 80, 1000
miles of turnpike road in repair, or
would build between 600 and /, 600
miles of pike annually. This extra
time, which is required to market the
agricultural products of that state each
year over clay roads, amounts in all to
ISL, 600 days work for a man and two
horse team more than turnpikes would
require, which means that the work of
2, 400 men for a whole year is lost.
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Louisc's side in an instant and had his
arms about her, and she felt her sense
receding when a welFknoUn voice
spoke her name.
''Oh. Paul, Paulr.' she cried, lis it
you?"
-. is, darling" Paul replied. land
You are safe. thank God" and again
and again he strained her TO his breast
and kissed her.
''Sec here" cried the old doctor rs he
came tumbling ont of the carriage, 1t
seems to me like that is n little too one
sided. You have no right to monopo-
lie things, Markham, and by your
leave I'll take one or two of those
kisses"
Take them and welcome, doctor. il
Louise is willing, for You saved her for
me"
"Ah, you blessed old DOCTOR" Louise
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cLovER EAT HOPPER. (AgaHia san
guinoLentd.)
N laryap. b puDa. e. admit

mis- along the midribs of the leaves at
this time. The larvae much resemble
the adults. except that they are small
er and nearly white in color. BY the
LIST of July they are mature. The young
in all stages appear from this time on
until late in autumn, and the new
adults doubtless begin egg laying in
July or August, and the Larvae
of the first brood are ma
turing through July, August and
possibly September. The earliest
adults of the second brood might have
time to lay and produce a third brood
during the year. though that is hardly
probable. When feeding, the insects
insert their beaks into the stems of the
leaves, and often remain motionless
for hours at q time, sucking up the
juices of the plant. Sometimes they
also feed upon the leaf blades Their
incessant drains often cause the clover
to wilt. and unless the supply Of mois-
ture is ample this must soon destroy
the plants. From their numbers and
feeding capacity they are likely to
prove one of the most destructive OF
clover insects. Where it is necessary
to undertake remedial measures, draw
o hopper dozer ever the field just after
the first clover cutting in July. This
dozer consists of a long, shallow
trough. with some sort Of a guard be-
hind it to prevent the insects from hop
ping over it. Into the trough a thin
coating of coal tar or water with a thin
layer of oil upon it is poured. Attach
q rope to either end. and drag it up and
down the field. The clover hopper, to-
gether with large numbers of other
harmful insects, will hop into the tar
and stick. or be smothered by the oil
upon the water.
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-03-25
A Trap for Skunks.

Skunks rreyed upon the apiary of
an American Bee Journal correspon-
lent until he devised a convenient trap
oy which the invaders are caught and
a be carried, carefully, a long dis
lance without rousing ire or unpleasant
odor: dig a hole 81 feet wide and
is inches deep near the place they
enter; lay an empty barrel, with one
head removed. on its side. and projec-
ting over the hole SO far that a slight
weight will cause it to fall into it,
where it will remain upright / put a
few bits of meat or cheese in the bar
rel near the bottom. The skunk will
soon find it, and its weight will turn
the barrel on its end in the hole"
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-03-25
CHAPTER XXVL-CoETTNUED.
log-sF ISL 9aNsaOG9 No

H. A@~@s m 49,
Blatchford was conducted without de-
lay to Scraggs' Office where everything
was explained to him. lie listened
quietly to the whole story, but rs
Scraggs revealed &c him the sufTerings
of John Green's family and the villainy
of Harry Pearson, the old mans face
grew ashy N his gray head dropped
low on his breast. while ever and anon
a h~eartrending groan escaped him. 1t
was a minute or two after Scraggs fin
ihed his hurried account before the old
man moved OF spoke, but at last he
raised his head and cried:
My God. my God! how I have
sinncd. My child dying of want, and
the viper ! have warmed to my breast
bctraying my child's child to ruin. This
il more than | a stand. / can
not bear it another instant. Show me
this scoundrel. and I'll put a bullet
through his black, villainous heart.
Come. | must see him"
1t was all Scraggs and the doctor
could do to get the old man quoted
down. but ut last they succeeded in
inducing him to listen to reason, and
Scraggs unfolded his plan of procedure.
Pearson is going to Green's tonight
after the girl, and we must arrangc to
get there before him. We can never
see him here. for he viii be il hiding,
but we can head him off there. For
fear he may get there before us and
miss us on the road. | will nave men on
the watch for him at the depot with in
--,,,e - l,%o,n h,r, &c hn anrnnS
back there. In hat way everything
Awill be safe, and we'll catch him One
? where in the round"
This proposition was readily agreed
To by ali. and then Scraggs continued:
I'VE want to get away from here
without attracting attention, so while
DIR. Bascom conducts Mr.. Blatchford
TO his house to await us, Paul and ! will
secure a carriage and drive out that
way. From the doctors house We will
proceed to Green's. Now, let's get out
of nero and begin to move"
Within a surprisingly short time
Scraggs had completed all his arrange
raents. and with his companions was
morinG rapidly in the direction of John
Green's place.
1t lacked but n few minutes of eight
o'clock when the carriage rolled down
the long slope in front of the cabin.
and Louise from her position ut the
window hearing the rumble of the
vehicle and the chatter of the horses
feet, felt that the most trying moment
of her life wa at hand. She had no
other thought than that Pearson was
coming, and at this near approach of
the climax of her sacrifice, she found
herself unable to bear up longer. Her
fortitude forsook her and she laid her
head down on the window sill and
wept. But quickly recovering she left
the house and ran to the place of meet
ing Pearson had mentioned, and there
waited for the carriage.
\ moment later it drew up. stopped.
and 4 I sprang out. He was at
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-03-25
CHAPTER XVII
TIE CONCLUSION

The eight of Pearson was discovered
10y Scraggs at IN early hour the mex
morning, and n little later upon making
Il visit to the bank he learned of his en-
bczzlement of Blatchford's money. He
Immediately telegraphed in various di-
recticns hoping to apprehend the rascal.
but it proved all in vain. Pearson made
good his escape.
Upon returning to Green's rs agreed,
Scraggs and the doctor found Batch
ford in Il critical condition. The cX-
citement of the last few days. together
with the mental suffering it had
brought him, had been too much for
him, and now they found him weak and
failing. DIR. Bascom examined the old
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-03-25

! man closely, and though he made no re-
port on the cast his face became grave
and thoughtful, and those who saw it
felt sure that there was something seri-
Gus in his patients ailment.
Scraggs would have avoided telling
what he had discovered that morning,
but Blatchford insisted on hearing
everything about Pearson. and asked so
many questions regarding him that
Scraggs was eventually forced to reveal
all he knew.
The old man groaned and CRASHED his
teeth, and for Il long time said nothing.
At last, raising himself in bed, he spoke,
looking steadily at his daughter.
Mary" he said, 81 have come to you
at last, but | have come as a paupcr. |
come empty handed, and with nothing
but my poor love to give You. That
which l have shaved for. and which of
right was yours, has been stolen from
me By the II l took to my heart in
your stead. turned you from my door
and took Harry Pearson in. l left you
to starve while l lavished money on
him. And now he has robbed me and
left me pcnniless, with no roof but
yours to shelter my head. My punish
ment is great, but it is not more than l
deserve"
For three or four days the broken
hearted old man fingered on. growing
weaker hour by hour in spite of all Dr..
Bascom could do, and 1T last it became
apparent that death would soon claim
him. The Greens eXerted themselves
to the utmost to make his last
hours rs pleasant as possible, but
their kindness and unsclfish attentions
augmented rather than diminished his
sorrows, since they only toe plainly re-
minded him of the great sin Of his life.
He never spoke of his wife during all
his illness, and it appeared that he had
forgotten her. All his talk was of his
daughter and her mother, and over and
over again he accused himself of his
neglect of them.
Thank God, thank God" he said one
day, Il have been spared to meet my
child and win her forgiveness. Thank
God that | am permitted to die under
her roof and with her face near me-"
At last the end came. and the poor
old man who had wrecked his life
through a terrible mistake. slept the
sleep of the dead. Whatever his re-
ward beyond the grave, we know not.
lie went into the hands of a lust God
and his reward vas in accordance with
justice and right He had suffered the
fortunes of n thousand deaths in those
few days following the terrible awak-
ching to the wrongs of his life.
There is not much more to tell, and a
few moro pages will end this story.
Paul and Louise were married short
~ after the scenes just described. and
set up housekeeping in a home of their
own next door to DR.. Bascom's. Paul
rent into the old doctors practice, and
being a kind, sympathetic man. sue
cceded from the first in making him
self Il popular physician. To-day he is
one of the most successful physicians in
h west, and has succeeded in LAYING
by enough of this ,'orld's wealth to
place his wife and two children. a boz
and 4 girl. above any danger of want.
DIR. Bascom does little practice now,
but he still takes a great interest in
PauTs work and often spends the even.
nss with Paul's family, and he and
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-03-25

longest branch. We have practiced
both modes with decided advantage.
performing the work quite early in
spring. and have trees more than TWEEN
ty years old well cut back and send
ing out vigorous shoots which bear IS
fine peaches as young trees. No mat
ter how the work is done. provided
that the trees are kept in q rather COM
pact and symmetrical form.-Country
Gentleman
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-03-25

Cutting-Back Essential to Keeping Trees
in Good shape. I,
The peach tree requires some prun-
ing OF cutting back to keep in good
shape. The branches during growth
continually lengthen, and grow very
little ut the sides, so that in process of
time they appear like poles with tufts
of leaves at the ends, as shown in Fig.
1. But if they are annually shortened
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-03-25
A DURABLE white wash for barns an

A DURABLE whitewash for barns ana
outhouses is made by adding to half =
bushel of quicklime, slaked. two
pounds sulphate of zinc. q pound OF
common salt To make q cream color
add three pounds yellow ochre; Tor
gray. four pounds raw umber and two
pounds of lampblack; for fawn, four
pounds lumber. one pound Indian red
one pound lampblack
The Red Cloud chief., 1892-03-25

in, the tree will retain a handsome
compact or rounded shape, as repre-
scented in Fig. 3. (The stem may he
shorter, bringing the head nearer the
ground-) If the annual pruning is
omitted. they may be cut back the
second or third year, cutting where a
branch forks, and taking off the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-24
Local and Business Tips.

Ii the weather is favorable on Thursday
there will be an excursion on the Islander
to Popham Beach under the auspices OF
the Green street Methodist Sunday School.
The Islander will leave Augusta at so
4. NJ very low rate has been secured,
and the committee having the matter in
charge extend general invitation TO any
favorable opportunity To spend severa
hours At the popular resort above named
Tickets may h. obtained upon application
ON board the boat to Rev. |. 6. Ross, Geo.
=. Libby. or O. IL t,roves.
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Inc Local Wholesale Market.

The local wholesale market is in excel
lent condition, prices ruling quite firm,
Apples are being bought for 30 cents .
bushel. potatoes =, 10 80 cents per bushel
cabbage brings - cents; onions arr
wholesaling for 81 p bnshel.
Beef by the side is worth from g to
cents lamb is ~ cents, no mutton o
account being in the market Veal brings
seven cents fowl ~ to II cents and CHECKER
Is to % cents. Eggs are worth 20 cents
country butter Is being bought at 20 to -
-heese Ia to = cents pound.
Il would seem that the full effect Of th'
short hay crop had influenced the price o
hay To the full extent already. Hay il
selling in this market for from SIG 10 81
, ton
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Second Heat z 80 Class.

Those who saw this heat saw some of the
most exciting horse trotting ever Witnessed
at Capitol Park. The heat ended in just
the same order rs the first one and
in half Second less time. The horses
got splendid sendod, Frenchman
at the pole. Maud VI beside her, but
falling back length on the first quarter
and e. NJ T.. coming close.
Al were well punched. The quarter was
covered in 81 Maud NJ. broke and G. NJ.
f., took her place but los, il. Maud NJ,
shan stained every nerve 10 pass the
Frcnchman hut the brown gelding was in ii
to stay They finished with Maud Ms,
nose on the Frenchmsns wheel AMI not
more than q length between any two of the
four flyers. Time. * -, lis, l,5G,
3 "a
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VERY MUCH PLEASED.
Is Superintendent Luce with pisca.aquis
County Teachers Association.

Hon. y \. Luce, state Superintendent
of schools returned Monday from attending
the convention of the piscataquis County
Teachers' Association held at the Methods
campground in Foxcroft last week.
Supt. Luce was seen Yesterday by d
.IornN Al reporter who asked hin If liz
had anything to say regarding the conyen-
ton.
1t was peculiar meeting replied MIR
I.uee. in that it extended over five
days instead or two days the usual length
Of county teachers associations, and it com
bined the special features of teachers in
stitute, a teachers convention and the nor
NAL school methods.
Was this the first meeting of the kim
ever held in the State;
Yes 1t was on the campground and
most of tn. teachers from out of town IL
attendance made their home in tents on the
ground Beside the ordinary subjects OF
instruction in common schools the teacher
present received regular ant
systematic instruction in the Swedish sys
tenn Of physical training and in drawing and
music as nov taught in the best schools.
The regular instructors were superin-
,en.lent W W Stetson of the Auburn
schools, Mr. Moore. the teacher of music in
the Auburn schools. Miss Colby of the
tiorham Normal School and Miss Halliday
Of the Calais High School | simply gave
lessons in school law.
About 100 teachers were in constant
attendance. The meeting was so much of
i success that plans were made for holding
a similar convention At the same place next
wear and continuing for two weeks.
II am enthusiastic over the success OF
the plan. added Mr.. Luce. and think it
probable that other counties will adopt the
olan to greater or less extent.
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Repeated scoring and send on with
Joseph L. way behind. Bess had the pole,
Actor second, Combination third Bess
took big lead and for the first half there
was procession behind, some OF the slow =
er horses running into positions of sPecdier
ones un the three-quarters Joseph Il.
passed the field but was still big way be
hind Bess hut rapidly gaining Bess won
il easily in ? to l-2, Joseph r. second. The
money was awarded first to Bess, second to
Joseph Il. third TO Actor and fourth 10
NJ WI,
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Fourth Heat. 2.40 Class.

ON the eighth score down the horses wer'
sent off Music AT the pole ali well together
At the first turn Matchmaker. Jr. took tts
lead, Pilot Maid close onto him. The hea
vas dandy and it was nip and tuck be
tween these two horses aud Old Honesty
and Italia. The work on the back stretei
and down the home was great, and til,
SPECTATOR shouted themselves hoarsc a
Pilot Maid came under the wire just enougs
ahead To take the heat. Time, 80 ~, I u
z.0f. 2.4S.
Harmonn ran INTO water standpipe o.
the back stretch and was thrown, not finish
ing the heat
II was nearly : O'Clock when this hea
was finished AMI the race was postpone,
till O'Clock Wednesday afternoon.
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HARVEST
Excursions!
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;..:.,,,,Is + l c...;!.. e,.i!s avT,
The LOWEST OF LOW RATES to
CHICAGO, ST. PAUL,
MINNEAPOLIS, DULUTH.

aud from intermediate points at corre>I-ondingIy
low rates. Tickets good for going passage to ieas
Angus, 2sth and September a5it ONLY. Re
faru passage TO DC completed within 70 days from
date of sale,
Harvest Excursion Tickets will be is
sued en- above dates tn all pKhActpel
points In the West. Soushw~st and
Northwest.
For tickets or additional information. apply 10
agents of the Maine CeHtrsl Railrosd.
PAYSoM TUCKER,
". p. 4 G. ~.
2. {. BoorhBY,
G. p. L 7. a. angssifosns'.'
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rfNg,


This. heat was distinguished for running
and surprises. Pilot Mad Gu. 81 Italia on
the arttarn, bat LADY HS1h ran by her and
took the pole, which she held by running
Hsrmoun got settled 'iosB TO basiasss, bHI
Matchmaker. Jr., was Of his Feet sevsrsl
times ord Honesty never ltfsesi his noss
and beld sure grip on third place Beg
the excitement was intense when Aasie
passed Pilot Maid and under the sirs nsx'
70 Lady Hut, who vas ruled on fo'
running and fouiing Time, 30, i.l5, zfai'
2!f3 H.
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Third Neat. z. 20 Class

Music had the pole aud good start ~a'
made. The horses were baBehe'i at tht
quarter with Music leading. Ii the bal
Pilot Maid led by nose aud so they wen
around. finishing in great shape Pilot haif
leading, Unfortunately however, PHO
Maid and others had done SO much running
pocketiug Music unfairly, that the Judge
gave the heat 10 Music. Time, ~ -
10 2 90 z4y
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Summary 800 Minute Class.

Res. Oh IN. " :. Iamsaa. Augusta, /
Joseph H., II. l.. Cofirr, Gardner, 2
Actor b .. r., :. Forrest, Riverside. ! :
MIS-. Vida BIN. VI. -, hdwsris. Mon
mouth. "
Fremont kuo~, hl. VI l.. Birhn' bres
den Wills.
rlateer, br 4, q, T. stackpoie, Gardner. 8
rIot Mnrriif b a 4 Il say ayr Augusta. 5
combinations, :. = W. blanchard :
Gardiner. :
Meie X M, }. A. Reed, Windsor 9
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Summary 2.40 Class, Unfinished

Hnsie. VII M J. " May. Augusta,
Italia tl z. 4. ". Mower r.. Nassal-
barO, y
Pilot Maid br III, {. ". Phillip. Fair
field,
MATCHMAKER, Jr., q + stsekpoi".
isartiner. "
Iiarmoun. bi :. Hasting- bros, Dam
aeisFDttH, = > .
nd Honesty. III =, : Z
Lady iaB. IN. {. \. lIoyi, Win
thrap. ; d.
The judges were j. G. StinclIiield o
Wayne, Dr. e. +. Pickering OF Gardiner
,Hd W. e. Hubbard of Wiscasset, j. {
,tsnchfeld, starter The close of the > II
race today and the trotting Of the , 80
9 50 and . ~ classes today will afford thOs,
who delight in good horse racing an opPor
tunity for Witnessing it,
Weather permitting there will be "a crowd
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First Neat in 2.&0 Class.

Seven horses came ont for the race III the
9 90 class and drew the following positions
Italia Pilot Maid. Music. ilarmun. Watch
maker, Ir.. old Honesty. and Lady Hun.
tn the first quarter Italia had no trouble in
keeping the pole anil his feet, Hsrmoan
broke, Lady llua was running. On the
half. Pilot Maid was third, Old Honesty
fourth, Mus.e fifth. Music then broke, and
hsrmoun and Matchmaker, Jr.. were run
ming SHE by side. Italia and Old Honesty
kept their feet the eutire mile. trotting and
pacing rret,ik. The finish was a process
sion. Hsrmoun and Matchmaker, Jr-.
ran, apparently to save being distsnced
Lady HUFF was set back to fifth place for
running, giving Music fourth money =,
Italia first. Pilot Maid second. Old Honesty
thiri.
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Second Heat, Three Minute Glass.

4 field of nine horses in three minute
class ia an awkward one ~ rule, and this
was no exception
It seemed ~ If they never would nnsniri
in time for the word After repeated seor-
ing the word was at last given with Bess,
Combination and Joseph Il. quite a little
ahead There was a good deal of running
in the hehi 90 the first quarter, and two
snlkies came into collision, but were extri-
Gated without much damage. The brown
geliing Joseph r. who was given fourth
place on the first heat. now began 20 show
the stuff in him and pushed Bess two-thirls
the way around, and ii was exciting nn,ier
the wire til. frat time around. Actor
was third Combination broke
several times hut when on his feet showed
himself possessed Of good speed The
finish IN 2 - - gave less first Joseph Il.
second place, Actor third, Combination
fuurth
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First Hsai, 30 Class.

Of the eleven horses entered for this
raee all came up with the
exception of The black stallion Oakland and
the black stallion Gus Lambert.
in driving for position Actor drew the
pole, Continuation ID Moliie H., ID, Free
mont Knox. 4th. then in order Ptsoteer.
Miss Vida, gess, Pilot morrill, AMI Joseph
II. Starting nine horses vas difficult
task. Going from the first onto the second
quarter Bees forged ahead and passed
Actor There was close race between
them for few rods, but on the half Bees
led by several lengths and Actor bed the
other. by an equal distance. The field was
etiaedly mixed most Of the horses breaking
Several Of them were in too fast company
with Bess still Lamson piled the ship
TO Hess, who kept her nose on the level
and wiiened the distance between herself
and Actor The timers watches showed
that for three minute class remarkably fast
time was being made, Bess passing under
the wire in 2 30. quarters -, IL -.
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