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The advocate., 1894-11-21
CHAPTER V.
A SCHEME WHICH FAILED.


guess l can make eout SOS you can
kinder heV an idee what I'm s.driVin'
at. Sposein' you want ter git spliced,
why not neowP I'm preacher if l
do say it myself, only of late years l
hevn't druV much of a business at it,
so can hitch ye up as tight as the
Pope. What do ye say2" and his curl.
GUS old eyes looked keenly at both in
turn.
Calvin looked at Nettie and both
smiled. "Not just now, my dear, he
answered for himself, 1--WE have but
just met and would know each other a
little more intimately before joining
our fortunes for life"
"Fudgep' cried the old man, "that's
all stuff You know each other wall
enough, I'll be bound. 'Tsint every
day you get chance to be married by
a preacher free gratis an your board
throWed in"
"That is certainly worth consider.
ing" answered the demure Calvin,
"but at present we must postpone your
kind offer"
The old man silently stepped to the
mantle and took down a tray contain
ing pipes and tobacco, which the two
men were soon engaged in smoking,
the host relenting with his first puff.
"My lady, you can look in your room
while we smoke, and see whether you
can make it into a bridal chamber, if
so be at any time ye should conclude
to get jined. Take that lamp and go
in THERE" pointing to little room ad-
joining the one they occupied.
Glad to resolve the question which
had much exercised her thoughts since
she came into the room the girl passed
into the little apartment and surveyed
its arrangements rapidly. 1t was very
small, but large enough to contain a
bed, which she found upon inspection
was neatly provided, chair and a
little dressing case. AS she stepped
back again to express her satisfaction,
and to thank the generous host, he
said: "Better leave the door open
little while to sorter warm up the
room. AS fur thanks an all that,
that's all right, of course, but the
truth is I'm jest as much obleeged to
ye as you can be to me. was leetle
lonely, own, an you've chirked me
sight. Jest stay here while till the
fuss blows over an then I'll get ye
away aOmewheres, never fear. Pay,
ehP Wall, we'll settle when we get
through, but don't fret about that
This is an old dungeon of a place, but
Miss'll find it better than jail to sleep
in, guess"
1t was comfortably into the night, !"
as Mr.. Shrouds described the hour
when he "made down" bed of ample
buffalo robes and blankets before the
fire for the occupancy Of Calvin and
himself, Nettie having long before re-
tired. Several times during the night,
Calvin heard the old man grumbling
In hushed soliloquy about the folly Of
people who neglected to be spliced
"when a preacher was by" Toward
morning, however, he dropped into a
deep sleep and passed into realm
where, except in the most vague and
ahodowv visions. mortals ara not mar.
The advocate., 1894-11-21


as follows:
Habakkuk Shrouds was the son of
Connecticut farmer of ancient lineage
and prosperous possessions. He had
In common with houseful of brothers
and sisters, been well acquainted with
the ceaseless work of the farm from
almost early childhood Tired of the
annual succession of struggle with
stumpS and stones, with luxuriant
weeds and struggling crops on the
farm, and dissatisfied with the hum
drum life of an isolated community he
had, when scarcely more than able to
make a full hand behind the dull and
lustreless ploWshare, run away, and
found the yearnings of his youth salts
lied in nimble runs up the shrouds and
over the yards of a tidy coaster. In
time he came to regard "the vast and
melancholy main" as his natural ele-
ment, and was as spiritless off the
ocean as mackeTel on the beach. To
add to the ordinary enthusiasm which
life on the sea affords to such natures,
he found himself almost as soon as he
had become familiar with his duties as
sailor, aboard swift priVateer and
engaged frequently IN more or less
hazardous encounters with the mer-
chant ships which fell in the way of
the rover. When the risks of this en-
ployment obliged its abandonment,
Shrouds counted up his remaining
gains and investing comfortable sum
in bank near East Greenwood, which
village had become the center of his
orbit, set about to discover some per
manent employment on land. The
bank he had selected was above the
river street along the beach of the bay
line, and the particular spot he chose
for the deposit was hidden ty dense
growth of vines and pile of large
stones. Young as he was, he had be-
come somewhat tired of the water.
Solitude at sea was well enough, as if
one could feel solitary in the midst of
rolling phosphorescent waves and
mighty winds, to say nothing of bear
ing down upon ships and capturing
them as a hunter fushes and bags his
game, but after all the orderly and
even disOrderly procession Of daily
events where one could feel himself an
actor instead of mere "hand" was
preferable. So, finding that his father
had revived an old neglected business
of his ancestors, and was in possession
of a miscellaneous collection of ship
stores at the old port, he succeeded to
the business upon the death of the
parent which soon followed the close
of the war for South American indie
pendence, and became prosperous
ship chandler within warehouse near
the old Three Brothers in East Green
wood.
1t was not long, however, before the
longing for sea life thus temporarily
suspended returned to him in full force.
Placing his business in reliable hands
he left one morning on a well found
brig as a mate on a voyage to South
American ports. The time was one
rife with revolutions and certain pro-
ceedings, inspired, doubtless, by his
privsteer training, got the young mate
into the deepest receSses of Peruvian
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-09-28

The little Scotch girls answer to
her mothers inquiry why there was
so great difference in the milk WELD
of the lone COW they kept has world
of meaning in it. Her brothers jamie
and Sandy did the milking. Sandy
was loud spoken and passionate, while
Jamie was reserved and quiet.
"Mither," said the little one, "when
its Sandy's turn to milk he just bangs
the COW wi his pail and says: 'Heoist,
you brute, out of that but when
Jamie's milking he speaks coaxing
and fondles the old COW like if she
were lass, and he always gets the
bigger measure. All the philosophy
of milking is presented here. The
wide dissimilarity between mixers is
also instanced. The law oil
kindness is the one that finds
greatest response in mans in
tercourse with the animal creation.
Gentleness is all powerful in that do
main, while bruitish force is practical
ly impotent. The primary require
ment of every dairy should be the
fullest recognition of the fact that
gentleness is of the highest value in
the care and management of cows. On
the principle that like begets like the
gentlemen will permeate his surround
ings with his mild rule, while the
boisterous one will envelope himself
in an uproar. Gentleness with dairy
COWS carries with it feature of profit
that is wanting where roughness pre-
walls. Dairymen of the Sandy stripe
are the unsuccessful ones, while the
Jamie sort are those that prosper.
The hitter realize that gentleness lends
a giants strength to him that posses
SEES it, and to use it judiciously bene-
fits the possessor. -American Dairy,
man
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Highest Of all in Leavenins powcLates U. S. Govt Report
N|>:a'!I BB s,k3sg'!
ABSOLUTELY PURE


IN hear great deal about the
dead qualities OF the rattlesnake,
the I der and the copperhead, ;" said
Geor Wharton Of San Diego, and
prett nearly everybody has shuddered
at I'd description of the horrible eff
feP bat ensue from the bite CT the
Gil. bnster They have a snake in
Austtali1, though, whose fangs are
mord deadly than those of all the
othe4sl have mentioned combined.
| Tide to the tiger snake. The
reptde does not grow to large pro.
p0ftIops, length of three feet being
a preky good size, and its skin re.
sembes the coat Of the animal after
whoEf ii Is named. The bite of the
tiger snake is instantly fatal, and
chemists who have analysed its poison
as fat as possible are of the opinion
that 1T possesses precisely the same
qualities as prussic a Id. Persons
have been known to walk out of their
houses on the briefest sort of an err
raod and to have been found dead
five minutes afterward from the eff
fects Of the tiger snake bite. The
Government OF Australia has a stand
ing oier Of s., 900, or a thousand
pounds, viii b is nearly the same
thing. to be gwen to any one who
may dis over remedy for the bite
Of tiger snake. A man named
Underwood, so l have been told, on g |
dis oyered the successful antldote,
and proved its eilica y by allowing
himselfto be bit by the deadly reptile
and In urlng no evil effe Is from it,
He wanted Two thousand pounds for
his secret, however, which the colonial
authorities refused TO pay. One day
while drunk, Underwood was giving
an exhibition and allowed two tiger
snakes to bite him. In his maduiin
state he had forgotten where he had
laid the bottle containing the anti
dote, and he died in few moments.
his secret perishlng with him.
Washington Star
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CLIMBING AsPARAGUs.

There is probably no decorative
plant grown that has so rapidly gained
in public favor as this lovely tropical
vine. Being native of warm climates
it makes little growth in cold weather
but will endure slight frost without
!, ininrv: IN z warm tempsratnre. how
ever, it grows rapidly, cIimbing. UP
the strings stretched for its support
TO a height of 20 feet in few months
and will bear cutting two or three
times year.
Its use is chiefly for decorations at
parties and weddings, and for this
purpose it has the great advantage
that it will keep fresh when cut for
several days if the stems are kept in
water.
For pot plant Cor window decora-
ton the asparagus is one of the most
attractive of all ornamental climbers,
its graceful and delicate foliage. being
remarkably beautiful, and its growth
is always healthy and free from the
many insect pests which often infest
window plants. There are two varie-
ties grown, the asparagus Plumoses
and A. Tenaissimus the former is al
together preferable. Boston Cultiya-
tor.
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A farmer for the past two seasons
has used lamb feeder that has given
great satisfaction. 1t is nothing more
than as many wooden pals as there
lambs to be fed, all made to set firmly
into a frame and just high enough to
suit lambs convenience. At the
bottom of the side of each pail small
hole is bored, and into this is driven a
wooden plug with two tiny ducts ex-
tending through it from end to end
The plug extends two inches beyond
the pail. and has the outside end
covered with rubber nipple, such as
are sold at drugstores for nursing
bottles 1t is not difficult to teach
the lamb to draw its nourishment from
the pail through the nipple. The
original of the continuance was a box
with several plugs and nipples, but
the farmer considers the pail an i'm
proyement, and he can know from its
pail just how much food each lamb has
taken, whereas when there was a COM
mon reservoir some got more than
their share, and others went hungry.
-Courier-Journal.
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EXPERTS WITH a PISTOL.
Sumo Wonderful Records Made BY rrer.
men-M. Ilonson.s Deadly A..

5pmc Wonderful Records Made BY Frereh.
msn-M. IsonEon's Deadly Aim,
Target shooting with the pi,tol il
rracticcd but little in this countrU
says the New York Herald. Within
the last i've years, however. IL has
been taken up by some as a pastine.
Prior TO the war pistol practice was
10y no means uncommon, but the rlge
supplanted the smaller weapon 10 a
arge extent when hostilitles began.
Now pistol shooting, or rather re.
volver shooting is growing in favor
again. In France IL is claimed that
there are more expert pistol shots
than In any other country. This "a
open To dispute, particularly by Amer.
leans but 1t is pretty safe to assert
That there is more target pistol shoot.
ing and more interest in it in France
than 10 any other land At the last
annual tournament, held at the gal.
lery OF GaStinne Renette, IL Avenue
dAntin, Paris, there was plenty Of
evidence OF the Erenchmen's skill
with the pistol. The scores wer5
probably the best ever made in
France. These tournaments continue
about a month, and are participated
IN by the best amateur pistol shots In
France. To win prize is considered
great honor At the last tourna.
ment, re emily concluded, the ptemier
prize was won by Monsieur II Bon
zon. This gentleman is considered
TO be the peer Of all the pistol shuts
in Paris. His remarkable perform.
ance was accomplished at distance
OF sixteen metres tfifty-two and one
half feet and the bull's-eye was one
and one eighth inches in diameter
For the first time in the history Of
this famous gallery-the oldest in
Europe-the use OF reyolvers was
permitted, and it will be a source OF
prize to America to know that NJ
Eon on used a revolver of American
make. 1t carried a 44-caIiber bali.
NJ. Bonzon fired six shots at the
ta-get Not only did each strike the
bull's-eye, but each took off portion
of the carton, the small white disk
in the center, which is only three.
eighths of an inch in diameter. For
this wonderful bit of craftsmanship
NJ. BOnZOn was awarded the grand
medal Of honor, a prize greatly Gov.
eted, but seldom won. The second
prize at this tournament was won By
M. Molinie- Paget, who scored forty.
eight points by sending six out OF
seven bullets square into the bulls.
eye. Several competitors scored
forty-seven points. The illustration
which shows the work of NJ. G.
Kohn, in filing at the word of com.
mand, gives further idea of the
proves of the Frenchmen with a
pistol, as does also the one showing
the steadiness OF NJ. Bon on in per.
forating the target, scoring fifty
points
The flrearm generally used in these
competitions is very similar in size,
shape and weight to the old dueling
pistol 1t is breech loading, is about
ten inches long and carries 3S call
Der ball. A new French powderswas
tried in the last tournament and ws
universally commended 1t mad,
but little noise and produced scarcell
visible fugitive smoke that vanished
almost inStantaueously
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Knee breaches Comina

Look to your calves Knee breeche,
are to be revived, saith the fashion
able tailor. 1t all comes about easily
and gracefully becluse the present
generation Of young men capable 81
making depa ture in dress the
fashion are athletes, and willing 10
exhibit their legs on any and all oc.
casIo1S A few years ago American
swells would have feared to encour.
agelknickerbockers. They wore them
under the rose, SO to speak, if at all,
making cycling the chief reason FOR
thel l. adoption. Now, however, any
Dreteuse OF that sort is to be cast 10
the winds and, really, truly calf ex.
posing breeches are good form. AS
yet they have not been met with in
ths marts Of men, but at the water.
in4 places the innovation is being
trediOr all it is worth Boston Her.
aid.
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KNOWLEDGE

Erincs comfort and improvement and
tends TO personal enjoyment when
rigbtly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
tbsineeds of physical being, will attest
, t,s voIue to health of the pure liquid
Laxative principles embraced In the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to IFS presenting
IN he form most acceptable and pleas
ant ~ the taste, the refreshing and truly
b properties of a perfect lax
stive effectually cleansing the system,
disnelling colds, headaches and teyers
ana permanently curing constipation;
Il has given satisfaction to millions ana
mat Nv with the approval of the medical
nrofession, because it acts on the kld-
news Liver and Bowels without weak
e0Ing them and it is perfectly free from
ersrS S Objectionable substance. ;,
Syrnp Of Figs is for sale by all drug
o;.3s in Zoe and 81 bottles, but it is man
s5factured by the California Fig syrup
a. ca INV. whose name is printed on every
n U also the name, Syrup OF rigs,
PacSAISe s;ng we'll informed, you will not
a aau T' any substitute if offered.
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5ALTlM MD.
EASIER than Arithmetic.

1t is easier to remember things
usually if you know what they mean.
A little boy could never remember
even about how long cubit is until
his father told him the word was
cubitus In Latin, which means an
elbow, and that the measure called
cubit was the distance from a man,
elbow to the end Of his middle finger.
~And how much is a fathom?
asked the little boy
"Oh, fathom comes from the two
two words, fat, which means in III,
Aryan language, to extend, and
HON, a man. A fathom is the
length Of a man extended; that is
when his arms are stretched ont OF
each side from the shoulders, from
tip to tip of his fingers.
"The foot is an English word, ant
means just the length of the foot OF ;
full-grown man"
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Graduates from these institutions are
everywhere Eeen on the boulevards
and in the parks of Chicago, New
York, Philadelphia and other metros
politan cities. Horseback riding is
healthful recreation and is highly
recommended by the medical profess
sion and is luxury INDUCED in by all
whose means will permit the gratifi-
cation. Any grade of horses that
classes as one of the luxuries of wealth,
like the trotter, ideal road horse.
hackney and carriage horse is certain
to continas a staple article, and the
business of breeding and condition.
ing them for market must prove a pro-
fitable industry. While it is true that
the price of fine saddle horses has de-
clned in sympathy with all other
grades of horses the best specimens
still command from $500 to $500.
Kentucky and Missouri are the lead
ing states in breeding saddle horses,
although many fine specimens come
from Tennessee. The breeding is
combination of thoroughbred trotting
and pacing blood, the most popular
strains being Denmark, Black Squir-
rel, and Montrose, all noted prize
winners and great sires of saddle per-
formers. An educated saddle horse
is one who goes the saddle gaits-gal-
lop, fox trot, umble, pace and march,
OF what is classified as the park gait,
which is q measured, commanding
walk. To all the gaits must be united
fine individual to comprise the ideal
high-priced saddle horse. To break
and educate the saddler to all the
standard PAGES is necessary to
reach the top prices. Some
saddle horses are also broken to har-
ness, and then grade as combination
horses, although the highest grades
are broken and used exclusively for
pedestrian purposes. This branch Of
the livestock interests of the country
could proftably be enlarged, as all
the finer specimens not. needed for
home consumption find quick sale for
expectation.
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POTASH AND soRRE1.

Both lime and potash have been
often recommended to clear land of
sorrel Both are good, but the rea-
son often given therefor, that the
alkali in potash and the caustic car
bon in lime help to correct the sour
ness of the soil, is not true one.
The sour taste of sorrel is not the re-
suit of sourness in the soil, as it will
grow on land that is sweetened with
lime and potash. The reason why
these minerals clear land of sorrel is
because they make clover grow. Where
clover is thicklv seeded AMI catches
well it crowds out the sorrel. Clover
needs both lime and potash, and
wherever these minerals are plentiful
in available form, sorrel will not be
troublesome. -Connecticut Farmer.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-09-28

The following answers were re-.
celved by an English paper in re.
spouse to request for opinions as to
when to stop advertising:
When the population ceases to
multiply and the generations that
crowd on after you and never heard
OF you stop coming on.
When you have convinced every
body whose life will touch yours that
you have better goods and lower
prices than they can get anywhere
else
When you perceive 1t to be the
rule that men who never advertise
are outstripplng their neighbors in
the same line Of business.
When men stop making fortunes
right in your sight solely through
the direct use OF the mighty agent.
When you can forget the words of
the sh. ewdest and most successful
business men concerning the maIp
cause Of their prosperity.
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authors =.

The methods and tast's of pro
fessional authors in this matter are
quite as varied as is the characte; OF
their several contributions to litera.
ture For example: The noyelists,
Charles Reade and Victor Hugo, pre-
ferred immense sheets of paper and
the coarsesJ of pens: while, on the
other hand, both William Black and
r. d. Blackmore cover dainty sheets
o: note paper with their almost mi
croscophic chirogr2phy. Charlotte
Bronte wrote in the minutest of char.
acters In a diminutive notebook, and
Douglas Jerrold Jotted down his witty
inspirations on narrow, ribbon-like
strips OF blue paper.
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SADDLE AND ROAD HORSES.

The roadster, or high grade saddle
horse, is along with Hackney, among
the most profitable to breed and grow,
and that there is an active demand for
them among wealthy class OF citizens
in all the great cities of the United
States. The equestrian art is taught
in special schools organized to teach
how to safely ride with grace and ease.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-09-28
FOR FARM AND GARDEN,


Every farmer should make it point
to save every bit of feed possible. Il
will all be needed this year. The
drought IN the West has cut short hay,
oats and corn over a vast extent of
country, and lack of pasture has COM
PEELED feeding what should be laid by
for winter. The lack of feed will
cause an early rush of poor, half fstted
aud inferior stock to market Those
who have the feed will do well to keep
their stock till this rush is over Good,
well-fed stock ought TO bring remunera-
tive prices later on. New York World.