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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

The New York station recommends
as fertilizers for the strawberry for
nitrogen, $50 to 300 pounds nitrate Of
soda, applied during the growing sea-
son, or 1875 to $50 pounds of sulphate
of ammonia, or $50 to 500 pounds dried
blood. For phosphoric acid $50 to LOO
pounds of bone meal, or 375 to 75O
pounds dissolved bone, or $50 to 900
pounds dissolved rock. For potash,
lao to 2S0 pounds muriate, or same Of
sulphate, or $50 to LOO pounds kainit,
or 1,4OO to $500 pounds wood ashes.
In setting the plants, the crown should
be on a level with the soil, no higher
and no lower. The roots should not
be allowed to get dry. Dip them in
water as soon as they begin to get dry.
Trim the roots back at least one-third,
and spread them fan-shaped when set
ting, filling in gradually and firm well.
Some prefer the hill culture for small
gardens, setting the plants in rows
three feet apart, and one foot apart in
the row, and not allowing them to bios
som or put out runners the first sea-
son. This makes fine large plants, but
those who grow for market think 1t
REQUIRES too much time to keep off the
runners. They like better the narrow
or wide-matted ones, the rows being
three to four feet apart and the plants
fifteen to eighteen inches apart, and the
runners being allowed to fill the space
between. If the row is left at one foot
wide it is termed the narrow row and
at two feet wide wide row. Runners
must be cut to keep them within
bounds, and they will probably need
to have the runners thinned out IN
MANY places. Some varieties have the
fruit so small after the first crop that
they are scarcely worth retaining after
they have borne once. Others make
but few runners, and may be allowed
to fruit for two or three seasons. In
this case, after the crop has been pick
ed, NOW off the tops Of the plants and
burn them, to destroy weeds, insects,
rust and the old mulch on the ground.
The mulch may be coarse manure,
cheap hay, straw, pine needles or pine
boughs. or leaves, if there is some
thing to hold them in place. Avoid
using a mulch likely to contain weed
seeds, and put it on when the ground
is frozen so hard as to bear up the
horse and wagon. One row in four
should consist of plants having perfect
or staminate blossoms.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15
Chicks Feathering.

There is a great difference in the
breeds as to the time Of the chicks
feathering out. Some of the non-set-
ting breeds feather out very quickly
and therefore need more attention in
the matter of food. This precocity is
not desirable, but we must admit that
it can not be helped. AS the feather
takes not carbohydrates, but proteins,
for it's formation. it is evident that we
should give more of this kind of feed
to the chicks at the time they are be-
ginning to feather.
The breeds that do not feather out
quickly are supposed'to stand the proc
ess better, for it is the opinion among
poultrymen that chick that feathers
slowly is more certain to be raised
than the one that feathers out rapidly.
This is due to the fact that the process
is very weakening, and the chick falls
an easy prey to lice and germs of dis
ease.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15
Da,ryine in Southern Illinois.

CONDENSED from Farmers Review
Stenographic Report Of Illinois State
pairymens Conventiono
L. A. Spies spoke on feeding of dairy
COWS in southern Illinois. In part he
said: The feeding of dairy cows in diff
ferent localities is influenced most by
the kind of feed that grows best in
those localities. Southern Illinois has
long been noted for its crops of corn.
We have our COWS come in fresh in
the fall of the year, as we then get our
dairy products when they will bring the
most money. We have long since quit
buying other peoples mistakes, and
raise our own cows. We traik them to
be hearty eaters and develop a sound
constitution. I would not dairy with
out silage, as this makes it possible to
have succulent feed all the year round,
the very thing necessary for large
flow of milk.
Mr.. w. X. Lyons also contributed an
interesting paper, which led to the fol-
lowing discussion:
OIL would like to ask If the bad
condition of the roads for quite por-
ton of the year isn't quite drawback
to dairying in this section?
Mr.. Lyons-Occasionall 1t is. The
way it is right now it is considerable
of a drawback, but for several winters
past we have experienced very little
difficulty in that regard.
OIL would like to ask this question:
Mr.. Lyons, in his remarks, rather dep
recated the use of the hand separator.
Wouldn't the use of hand separators in
furnishing cream to the creameries OBJ
viate some of the difficulty of bad
roads? You would not have to carry
so much stuff to the creamery.
Mr.. Lyons-In Southern Illinois the
farmers will come to town anyway. and
the creameries are not far apart.
cannot see where the advantages come
in.
Q.-What is your objection to the
hand separator?
Mr.. Lyons-The creamery would have
to drive around and collect the cream.
Q.-What is the objection from the
farmers standpoint?
Mr.. Lyons-One Of the great objec-
tionc would be the expense Of collect
inG the milk. The. farmers expense In
having the milk is not to be compared
With the creapsry's expense In going
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15
(To be contlnued.O
Sea Shells That Explode.

A contributor to the National Drug
explosive sea-shells. He says: Walking
along the beach on Mobile bay, a
young woman, a relative of the writer,
picked up a handful of little shells, left
by the tide and among them several
shells of a small marine small" the
largest of which was probably half
inch in diameter and the smallest some
three-eighths of an inch. She dropped
them into her pocket and forgot all
about them until several days after
ward, when an unpleasant odor in heI
wardrobe attracted her attention to
them. On taking them out Of her
pocket some fell on the floor, ana in
recovering them she placed her foot on
one. The act was followed by an ex-
plosion, quite sharp. and loud enough
to be heard all over the floor on which
her room is. Astonished, she conclud-
ed to try another, and the same re-
suit followed. The shells were then
brought to the writer, who on examina'
ton found the mouth Of each firmly
closed by a membrane of greater OF
less thickness, formed by the drying OF
the animal slime. This had probably
occurred soon after removal from the
moisture of the beach, and the little
inhabitant of the shell dying, the gases
of decomposition had quite filled its
internal space.
On exerting a little pressure by
squeezing the shell between two blocks
of wood quite loud explosion was pro
duced, the fragments of the shell be-
ing thrown several feet. Subsequently,
on trying the experiment, out of doz-
en- shells only two failed to explode.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

after It, The creamery man has to pay
two or three dollars for a team and
driver, when many times the farmers
teams are idle and can do it much
cheaper than the creamery man. The
expense comes out of the farmer in the
end and / claim the present plan would
be more successful.
Q.-How about in the summer?
Mr.. Lyons-In our experience the
milk for many of the creameries in
Southern Illinois is brought in by tie
young people, children, and old people
that are not very serviceable on the
farm, and thus it is done with very lit
tie expense. Suppose half dozen farm
ers club together In locality. or
course the one that comes in loses half
a day, but how often does that happen?
Only once a week, and he must come
tn town for supplies occasionally. OF
course where farmers are within mile
Of the creamery it takes only small
portion of time.
Q.-You do not mean to say that the
milk is delivered only once week?
Mr.. Lyons-I mean that whcd- half
a dozen farmers club together one
needs to come only once a week.
OIL am not interested in this mat
ter at all; but it strikes me very forci-
bly, that I can see a great objection to
it. 1t is utterly impossible for man
to operate fifty machines as we'll as he
can one II this gentleman has fifty
or seventy-five patrons the use of hand
separators would thus necessitate fifty
or seventy-five machines instead Of
one. The difference in the expense is
great.
Mr.. Lyons-The idea of the hand sep
arator is that the farmer has one him.
self.
Q.-That doesn't change the matter
He has to make the investment and
keep 1t in order In your creamery you
operate one or two machines. In the
other case you have seventy-five. Nc
TWO farmers will operate the same ma
chine alike, one will operate it right
and one wrong.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

am right-do you not?" he added,
seeing a strange smile on the majors
face.
earl, not of YOU" and long after the
two friends had parted Major Vande-
leur looked very grave.
"It is like going into wasp's nest, "
he said. "Raoul is a noble, simple
hearted soldier He will have little
patience with the earl-perhaps even
less with his wife"
N No such thought troubled Sir Raoul;
10 him it seemed quite right and just
that his kinsman should extend the
hand of welcome, that his wife and
himself should beg him to visit them,
that their home should be his.
81 may be able to do some good"
said Sir Raoul. "Ulric always listened
to me-"
So he was full of hope as he drove
to Halby House.
what will this young wife be like?"
he wondered. "A money-lender's
daughter-nothing very noble or bril-
liant; but Uric loved her, suppose.
She Will be city demoiselle. Let us
hope, for Ulric's sake, that she is pref
ty and accomplished.
He caught himself wondering more
than once what she would be like, and
then he laughed at himself for his
pains.
st have so few relatives" he said,
sthat the fact Of finding a new one is
something wonderful.
His worn face flushed with emotion,
as the carriage stopped at Halby
House.
when a man has but few friends he
knows how to value them" he said to
<Ainself. 81 know Uric will be pleased
= zee me again"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15
Scientific Poultry Raising.

Little has as yet been done for the
poultry industry by our experiment
stations or otherwise. Even private
investigations have been of an 1mper-
feet character, and many OF the re-
suits obtained have been very unsat-
isfactory if not delusive. We have
formed a great many opinions on our
observations, but it will doubtless be
found that both opinions and opserVa-
tions have been wrong in many cases.
Such has been the result in other lines
Of farm industry. We thought that
we knew that in the milk of the dairy
COW the food made the richness or the
noorness according to its quality, but
we found that all of our observations
in that matter were decisions. So it
will doubtless be with the poultry
facts CD that we have secuted. What
what we need is extensive investiga-
tions into the principles of poultry Gull
ture. Both public and private atten-
ton should be given to the matter. 1t
may be that in time we will be able to
exterminate the roup and kindred dis
eases over wide areas of country. We
may even be able to exterminate the
louise of the chicken variety as thor
oughly as we have in many localities
the louise that fastens on the human
head.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

l did hesitate for some time whether
/ should purchase revolver or marry
Miss Ransome."
my dear boy, why did you not seDd
to me?"
There are things that Il gentleman
can not do said the earl, proudly
Il could not borrow from my friends"
people have different ideas of honor
some of them are very strange ones.
For my part, | should think it a thou
sand times more honorable to borrow
from an old friend than to marry girl
for her money knowing that disliked
her."
"The alternative was forced upon me.
Besides, Raoul, all that you had in
the world would not have been >'ltll-
Client"
WAS it so bad as that?" he asked.
Eyes, it could not have been worse.
Do not let me be a hypocrlte, Raorl.
That lesson would have lasted some
men their lives-but it has not been
sufficient for me. / do noc think,
honestly speaking, that | am one ''hit
wiser man that | was. The only
thing is that fortune has Ieen with
instead Of against me-"
Poor boy" said Sir Raoul. plying
ly; 1--WE must hope for better things
Shall / see your wife tonight
mo, l think not. Lady Caraven has
gone to Covent Garden-a favorite OPP
era of hers is being played. She will
not be home until late. You look very
tired, Raoul-I should advise you to go
to bed. We shall not remain many
weeks in London. You will, of course,
go to Ravensmere with u.s."
IF you desire it; If you are kind
enough to invite me, l shall be very
pleased. l might have twenty places
of my own, but none of them would
seem as much like home as Ravens
mere"
And Sir Raoul laughed. Fatigued as
he was, he seemed in no hurry to leave
his kinsman.
81 am rather disappointed" he said
at last 81 had hoped that I should see
lily ucW NILS WOmdu lohi6hI'
81 can hardly believe that you are
serious" he exclaimed. do you real
ly desire so much to see my wife,"
II do, indeed" replied Sir Raoul,
earnestly.
81 do not understand it," said the
earl with an amused smile. You are
slightly curious about her personal ap-
pearance? Well, l am not a judge, as
l like fair people, and she is tall and
dark. These are the only two points
in her which have struck me. Yes,
there is one thing more-she sings
with ravishing sweetness. | have new
err heard a finer voice l think, too,
that she has a will and spirit of her
own; but l repeat-though do not in
tend to repeat it-that / do not like
her."
Tall and dark" Sir Raoul immedi-
ately pictured to himself somewhat
forbidding masculine looking girl,with
a hard face and hard manner.
He retired to his room, slightly dis
appointed and disenchanted. He could
not sleep. By-gone scenes in his own
life rose up before him. 1t was long
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15
BY CHARLOTTE NJ. BRAEME.
INTERNATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION.

CHAPTER (Continued)
He heard of it from one Of his broth
er officers, who had FASTENED to well
come him to England, and was at first
incredulous. He had always loved the
handsome, willful boy, who looked up
to him with such affection, and 1t had
been bitter source of trouble to him
to find him inclined to go the wrong
way in life. Raoul Laureston was
many years older than the earl, but
they had always been good friends. In
his light, frank way he had scolded
the handsome boy-now he scolded the
man. He had done his best to exercise
a wise control over the earl. There
It was with positive incredulity that
he heard of the marriage. When Major
Vandeleur told him the news, the brave
soldier refused to believe it,
"Caraven would never have married
without telling me" he said. He has
not written to me for years, but he
would have written if that had been
the case"
II assure you," declared Major Van
deleur, that was present at the GER
mony. He was married at st.
Georges, Hanover Square"
II must not dispute what you saw
} ,fth your own eyes," said Sir Raoul.
yThat granted, then, whom has he
married."
"a Miss Ransome," was the brief re-
ply.
"Ransome? l do not remember the
name" Major Vandeleur laughed.
mo, YOU have probably never heard
Though there are few young men in
the army who could say as much. Ran-
some is lawyer and a money-lender."
The soldiers face fell.
"a money-lender! You cannot be
serious? Caraven marry money
lenders daughter! cannot believe
It,"
at is true. 1 remember the lady's
name-Hildred Ransome. l did not see
her, although l was in the church dur
ing the marriage; the crush was so
great, L CUulu TIC .
tall head lowered above the crowd; l
saw vision of white and silver, but
not the brides face or figure"
Their conversation was interrupted
by the arrival Of a note for Sir Raoul.
ut is from Caraven," he said, as he
hastily broke the seal.
AS he read it, his whole face bright
ened, light came into his eyes.
81 knew the boys heart was in the
right place." he remarked. There
could not be kinder letter than that.
He will not hear of my remaining here
or going elsewhere. l am to go to
Halby House at once, where everything
is at my service, and his wife joins in
ybegging me to go. The boy is not
changed, you see. His heart is good -
And the major, having some little re-
spect for Sir Raoul, forbore to tell him
what rumor said about the handsome
earl and his heart.
81 shall CO." said Sir Raoul-"this
has quite decided me. You think
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

Milk Food for Calves.-How many
persons know that no bird that flies,
save one, feeds its young on anything
but flesh food. There is only one bird
that l know of that does not feed it's
young on insect food, even our own
sparrow, which has the power to partly
digest grain in their crops and give it
to their young. The young calf must
have food that its delicate stomach can
digest, and it isn't ground feed; it is
flesh in a sense, because 1t is milk. He
has not a good digestive stomach ct
that age.-Jonathan Periam.
Average Income from Cows.-The av-
erage income from dairy COWS in local.
tiles where the milk is sold to conden-
sing factories is said to be about $500
a year. 1t sometimes runs as high as
$500 to q COW, and sometimes as low
as $500. but the general average Is es-
timated to be about $500.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15
CHAPTER Xxx.

HE earl was at
home expecting Sir
Raoul. He was
shown into the Ii
brary, and there in
a few moments he
was found by his
kinsman. They met
with outstretched
hands and warm
words of greeting,
but the earl looked
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

The Mares.-Probably few farmers
can we'll change their stock of mares
at once, but those that have any at all
fit for breeding should breed them to
sires of families in which the quality
of transmitting the strains that make
them valuable is we'll established. The
mares that are raised from such breed
ing will be a big Improvement on their
dams, and should themselves be bred
to a sire of the same class as that to
which the dam was bred. 1t is better
to have only three or four good mares
lust enough to do the work of the
farm, and breed them in this way, than
to have score producing colts by
nalf-bred stallion who transmits moth
ing with certainty other than shabby
appearance and general unfitness for
any good purpose.-Ex.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

French Spinet.-The French have
way of fattening fowls that seems to
be peculiar to that country. A huge
spinet is built that revolves on one
center. This spinet contains cages, in
which are fowls, one in each cage. The
fowl is kept in the dark and in ST.
lence, being fed several times day
with soft food that is pumped down
its throat. The fowl has nothing to do
but eat and digest its food. In few
weeks it has become a most tooth
some moPsel for the epicure. The
spinet is merely the home for the fowls
during fattening. and sometimes con-
taIns 600 fowls.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

1t is noteworthy fact that sneep
thrive best in a pasture infested with
moles. This is because of the better
drainage Ct the land.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15
WALKED UP AND DOWN.

after midnight when he heard the roll
of carriage, and then the soft rustic
Of a silken dress as light footsteps
passed his door.
THAT is the young countess" he
said to himself-"my new cousin-tall
and dark"
Ito be continued.l
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

One hundred quarts of milk weigh
about 21b pounds.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-25

Judge Wilcox this morning &C,
quilted Thomas Wright, the pro
prietor OF WriRht's Villa, at Wal
kiki, vino. was charged with selling
liquor without u license.
The prosecution called Professor
Heinrich Berger and r. G. A, Peter
son to prove that beer had been fur.
nished to them at Mright's villa,
The first witness admitted that he
had a glass of beer at dinner given
at the villa by his son-iu-law, but he
did not know who furnished it. He
drank it. The second witness did
not drink beer. He kept his own
gin On the premises, which he occa.
sionally used for himself and friends.
Deputy Marshal Chillugworth
testified that he found about 50
small bottles OF beer at the villa,
when he searched the premises on
the 10Th inst.
Attorney Humphreys, who ap-
peared for the defendant, called Mr..
Wright, who stated that the beer
found on his premises belonged to
him and was there for the priva e
use Of himself aud intimate friends.
He never sold beer or furnished it
to strangers or mere visitors at his
bathing resort, "and," he exclaimed,
"if l charged my friends, they
wouldn't call on me at ALL"
Judge Wilcox, in acquitting the
defendant said that he would not
express his private opinion of the
law relating to the furnishing OF
liquor in mans private house
The judge said that he had recently
learned that it was just as well not
to express Opinions"
Wright's Villa is one of the most
select aud best kept resorts in town
aud is patronized only by the best
aud most respected ladies and gen.
tlemen.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-25
a FAIR Retaliation.

Our local liquor dealers, who since
annexation took place and the
services OF guncarriers were no
longer needed by our alphabetical
rulers, have been under the dis
pleasure Of thu high authorities and
are being hampered in the pursuit
Of their business by cranks and lana
tics will read the method adopted
by an American bartender with deep
interest. The following paragraph
appears in the Australasian:
Some enthusiastic American ladies
have adopted the policy OF going
boldly into saloons aud holding
prayer meetings there. The plan
was tried at Newcastle Tyne, but
failed, because the cute publian got
his prayer in first when the mission
called. 1t ran thus:
ave pray Thee have pity upon
these women here, as being OF those
who depise and condemn Thy gifts,
and who would make Thy children
like unto the beasts Of the field,
compelling them to drink water like
oxen. They would do this whilst
they themselves dress extravagautly,
leading their husbands in a way not
tending to we'll being, inasmuch as
they would deprive them OF the law
full pleasures of the world. Their
figure is not as Thou hast made it,
for there are humps one their backs
like those of camels, their had dress
consisting OF false hair and their
mouths containing false teeth, whilst
they also wear in their bosoms spiral
spring and cotton padding con-
trivances for no other purpose than
to make themselves voluptuous in
appearance. For the same reason
they have number-six foot pinched
into a number-three shoe, and a
thirty waist squeezed into number
twenty corset. Mercifully restore
the full use OF reason to these Thy
creature.."
At that stage the meeting broke
up burriedly, the landlord being
incidentally informed that he Naa a
brute.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-25
The Marshal Will Leave.

Marshal Brown will leave for San
Francisco on the 9th of November
on an official trip to the principal
cities OF the Pacific Coast States.
The Government has considered it
advisable that the chief OF police Of
Hawaii should be in touch with the
police Of our neighboring States,
aud has decided to send the Mar
shall on a visit to exchange views
with and observe the methods Of
the police authorities Of other cities,
Mr.. Brown will return in the latter
part of December, and Deputy Mar
shall Hitchcock have charge of the
Police Department during Mr.,
Browns absence from the country.
Mrs. Brown will accompany the
Marshal as far as San Francisco,
where she will visit friends, while
he compares notes and inspects the
"rogues' galleries" Of his brother
chiefs.