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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-16

had heard was true. The detectives
would not be likely to interfere with his
plans. for he was the only man who real
~ wished to meet the fugitive. The pres
ence of Poole made him uneasy, though
he had never met the man before. Was
it barely possible that he was on the
same mission on behalf of others? If
what he heard was true there might be
others equally involved with the abscond-
ing manager. But then the spies-how
could the deputy sheriff elude them, and
how could he:
He was turning impatientIy away from
the window when his eye caught sight
Of 4 struggling file Of Cinnamon breast
ing the storm on their way up the hill.
y sudden idea seized him. Perhaps they
We're the spies i'll question. He remem-
bered the drivers Story-a sudden flash
Of intuition made him now understand
the singular way the file of coolies which
they met had diverted their course after
passing the wagon. They had recognized
the deputy Oh the box. Stay.-there was
another Chinaman in the coach: he might
have given them the signal. He glanced
hurrledly roun the room for him: he
was gone. Perhaps he had already join
Cd the file he had just seen. His only
hope was to follow them-but how? and
how to do it quietly: The afternoons was
waning, it would be three or four hours
before the down coach would arrive.
from which the driver expected assist
ance. Now. if ever, was his opportunity.
He made his way through the back
door and found himself among the straw
and chips of the stable yard and wood
Shed. Still uncertain what to do. he me
chemically passed before the long shed
which served as temporary stalls for the
stcaning wagon horses. A. the further
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-16

volleys, and the clearing Of the atmos-
phere, the road became more strongly
defined as it plunged downward to Il
terrace on the mountain fiank-several
hundred feet below. Presently they
came again upon n thicker growth Of
bushes, and here and there Il solitary fir.
The wind died away; the cold seemed TO
be less bitter. MaSterton, in his relief.
glanced at his companions on the box.
but the drivers mouth was compressed
as he urged his team forward. and the
other passengers looked hardly less anx-
ious. They were now pom the level ter
race. and the storm apparently spending
its fury high up and behind them. But.
in spite Of the clearing Of the air, he
could not but notice that it was singular
~ dark. What was more singular. the
darkness seemed TO have risen from be-
low and to flow in upon them as they
descended. y curtain Of profound OBJ
security, darker even than the mountain
wall ut their side. shut ont the horizon
and the valley below. But for the tenn
perature, MaSterton would have thought
a thunder storm was closing in upon
them: an odd feeling OF uneasinesS crept
over him.
\ few fitful gusts now came from the
obscurity; one of them was accompanied
by what seemed a flight OF small start
led birds crossing the road ahead of
them. \. second larger and more sus-
tanned flight struck his astonished eyes
that they were white. and each bird an
enormous flake Of snow. For an in
slant the air was filled with these disks.
shreds, patches-tWO or three clinginS
together-like the downfall shaken from
a tree, striking the leather roof and
sides with il dull thud, scattering the
road into which they descended with
large r~osettes that melted away, only to
be followed by hundreds more that stuck
and stayed. In five minutes the ground
was white with 1.-THE long road gleam-
ing out ahead i'll the darkness the roof
and sides of the wagon oyerlaid with il
rs with a coating of plaster of paris,
the harness of the horses and even the
reinS stood out over their SteaIning
backs like white t~rappings. In five min
utes more the steaming backs them
selves were blanketed with it: the arms
and legs of the outside passengers pin
ioned to the-seats with it, and the arms
Of the driver kept free only by inces-
SAINT motion. 1t was no longer SNOW
ing: it was "snowballing"-it was an
avalanche out of the slopes of the Sky.
The exhausted horses %tioundered in it;
| the clogging wheels dragged in 1.-THE
| vehicle at last plunged into 4 billow Of
it-anu stopped.
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,an, ready saddlesi and bridied-the OPP
,,nrf,,na horse left fer the fugitive, ac-
eurdirr to the lorE-erS story Masterton
east n quick glance around the stable.
it was deserted by al save n feeding
animals
He was new 10 adventures NJ this kind,
or he would probahl: have weighed the
possibilities and consequences. He was
ordinarily :. thoughtful. reflective man.
INT like most men o. intellect. he WIS
also imaginative anC SnTerstltiou>. ana
this ~crowning accident Of the p~rovidcntial
situation in which he found himself was
superior 10 his logic. There would also
lie n grim irony in his taking this horse
for such Il purpose. He again looked and
listened. There was TO ere In sight o.
hearing. He united the rope from the
bit ring. lelpcd into the saddle anil em-
erged cautiously from the shed. The we.
snow muffied the sound OF the horses
hoofs. Moving round 10 the rear of the
stables 50 as 10 bring 1t between himself
and the station h. clapped his heels
into the mustangs TANKS and dashed into
the open.
At first he was confused and Devil
dered by the half hidden powders and
snow-Shrouded bushes that beSet the
broken ground. and dazed by the still
driving storm. But he knew that they
would also divert attention from his
flight, and. beyond. he could now see Il
white slope slowly rising before him.
near whose crest Il few dark spots We're
crawling III file, like Alpine climbers. They
were the Cinnamon he was seeking. He
had reasoned that when they discovered
they were followed they would. in the alb
sence Of any chance OF signaling through
the storm. detach one OF their number
TO give the alarm. Him he would follow.
He felt his revolver safe on his hip: he
would only use it if necessary to intini-
ate the spies.
Fer some moments his ascent through
the wet snow was slow and difficult. but
as he advanced he felt a change of tenn
perature corresponding to that he had
experienced that afternoon on the wagon
coming down. The air grow keener. the
snow drier and finer. He kept Il sharp
lookout for the moving figures and Scalln-
cd the horizon for some Indication OF the
prospector's deserted hut. Suddenly the
line OF figures he was Watching seemed 10
he broken and then gathered together as
a group. Had they detected HIM! Eyl-
IDENTITY they had. for. as he expected, one
of them had been detached. and was now
moving at right angles from the party
toward the right. With 4 thrill of excite
ment he urged his horse forward; the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-16

The bewildered and half blinded pas
sengerS hurried out into the road to as
slst the driver to unship the wheels and
lit the steel runners in their aXles. But
it was too late. BY the time the heavy
wagon was converted into a sledge it
WAS deeply embedded in wet and cling
ing snow. The marrow, long handled
shovels borrowed from the 'prospectors',
kits were powerless before this heavy
half liquid impeachment. At last the dri-
yer with an oath relinquished the at
tempt. and u%nhitching his horses, collect
ed the passengers and led them forward
by a narrower and more sheltered trail
toward the ext station. now scarce \
mile away. The led horses broke 4 path
before them; the snow fell less heavily.
but it WAS nearly an hour before the
struggling procession reached the house
and the snow-coated and exhausted
passengers huddled and steamed around
the rcd-hot stove i'll the bar room. The
driver had vanished with his team in
the shed; MYSTERIOUS fellow passenger
on the box scat, after a few whispered
word TO the landlord, also disappeared.
Il see you've got Jake Poole with
YOU! sand one of the barroom ~loungers
to Masterton, indicating the passenger
who had just left. Il reckon he's here
on the same ID fool business
Masterton looked his surprise and
mystification.
Jake Poole, the deputy sheriff." re
peated the other. Il reckon he's here Dre-
tendin' to nunt for Montague Trixit like
the San Francisco detectives that ken
uD yesterday
Masterton With difficulty repressed a
start. He had heard of Poole. but did
not know him by sight. Il don't think
understand,' he said coolly.
| reckon you're Il stranger in these
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-16

nearing h solitary figure. But to his
astonlshment, as he approached the tor
OF the slope, he now observed another
nSure, as TAR to the right Of the crour
as ne was TO the left, and that figure he
could see, even at that distance, was not
a Chlnaman. He halted for a better
observations: for an instant he
Thought 1t might be the fugitive him
sell, but as quickly he recognized it
was another man-the deputy. 1t was
ne whom the Cinnamon had discovered.
1t was he who had caused the division
ana the dispatch of the vidette to warm
the fugitive. His own figure had evi-
dentE not vet been detected. His heart
beat high with hope-he again dashed
orwar after the flying messenger, who
was undoubtedly seeking the ruined pros
pector's hut and-TriXit.
Tut it was no easy matter. At this
elevation the snow had formed Il crust,
over which the single Clinaman-a 1.-the
young flgure-skimmed like a skater
while S1asterton's horse crashed Through
It II unexpected depths. Again, the
runner could deyiate by a shorter cut.
While the horseman was condemned to
fhe one half-obliterated trail. The one
thing IN Masterton's favor. however. was
Flat he was steadily increasing his dis
lance from the group and the deputy sler.
III ana so cutting off their connection
With the messenger. But the trail grew
more and more indistinct as it neared the
summit until at last it utterly vanished
SfHl he kept up his speed toward the
active little fgure-which now seemed to
he that OF Il mere boy-skimlning yer
the frozen SNOW. Twice a stumble and
to,indel Of the mustang through a broken
crust ought TO haye warned him of his
recklessness, but now 4 distant glimpse
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-09-07

HERALD and worid only 80.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-09-07
SOlIE MEXICAN PROVERBS.
There's no gain without pain.

There's no gain without pain.
To tie hungry no bread is dry.
Wind and good luck d. not last
TIE who BIAS little has little 10 fear.
Flies cannot enter closed mouth.
DON'T take pawn that must DE fed.
A cat in gloves win never catch
rats
The good laundress washes the shirt
FIRST
A bool, that Is shut makes no
scholar
A frugal rich father and a spend
thrift son.
II The pin were not bitter it would
not DE gilt
no word is III spoken If it IS not i'll
understood
a torrue may iuaict a deepr wound
than q sword
l.e who never ventures win never
cro Che SEQ.
40 crn win endure hundred years
When fhe river is passed the saint
Is forgotten.
do not trust your money TO those
who keep their eyes ON the floor
(mahe an outward sign Of piety).
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-09-07

bent IN form OF half circle. or two
strips cut with an elongated circle aud
bolted to the one by four inch strips
and covered with short pieces of Thin
boards, keep hay or grain from coming
in contact with wheels. The front
guard or standard should be fastened
TO side sills by means Of full length
ROD and just back Of front arm and at
tached so as to be raised mp or down.
The stakes at rear end fastened in same
manner. This renders it more con-
venient 20 store away under some low
shed when not in use.-R. Logan, IN
Farm and Home.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-09-07
EXPENSE OF HAULING.
In New jersey Ii Has Been Reduced
to Minimum by the building
of stone Roads.

Regarding the making Of stone roads
the question is frequently asked whcth-
er the increased taxation does not
amount 10 more than the advantages
gained. State Commissioner Budd. Of
New Jersey, reports that before the
construction of good roads The expense
Of carting a few pounds Of produce to
market was SO great that farmers.
where possible, found It much cheaper
to send by car or boat. But now they
are purchasing broad tread wagons.
which carry from 100 10 225 fyc-eighths
bushel baskets Of vegetables and fruits.
while before they only carried from 30
to 50 baskets, and are returning with
from three TO fve-ton loads Of manure.
On the ferry leading to the Philadel-
phia markets this year the passage of
S'4i0 teams per day was counted car
rying from three 10 five tons on each
load. Stone roads place the farmers
almost at the door Of the consumer.
saving many intermediates, an ofwhom
are forced to have a profit. His i'm
creased loads, the saving i'm fransporta- |
ton, the dispensing with the commh
sion man, and the delivering Of the
produce TO the grocer or consumers
loors have resulted in saving 10 the in
ilVidual farmer sums ranging from ten
20 twenty dollars on each load.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-09-07
MONEY TO LOAN.
MONEY TO GAIN.
MONEY TO MAKE.

dad SEES Homes Serased. Young Men Started in business
Money tcc.leci Time Deposit
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-09-07
How to Economize Lnbor.

When too much land IS cultivated tn,
farmer is compelled to slight his crops
to certain extent. and what he gain.
IN area cultivated he loses in yield
II Will be more profitable to culti,at,
only as much land as can be given care
iul attention. The manure that is sur
hcicni for n small field. and which
would increase the yield. will give bu
little benefit on large surface. Sma
farms permit Of greater economy O.
labor and can be made more ferti
every year.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-09-07

The Michigan division of the Leagu,
OF American Wheelmen is preparing a
bill for introduction in the Legislature
providing for a road poll tax. 1t will
provide that every able-bodied man In
the state between and inclusive of the
ages Of q and 60 shall pay this tax.
and the receipts will be used to build
and repair roads in the county in which
1t is collected, and where the petition
ers for such roads will agree to pa,
their whole road tax in cash instoad
OF work. The plan has received salts
factory approval.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-09-07

one OF the most attractive farms in
frlnce Edward. Not too large. nor
90 small. Few miles of Prospect
Wen wooded, well watered, well fruit
ed well fenced, and ready to give
home'welcome to purchaser. Price
s. 800.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-09-07

'-NP I'M lOAD BOTTOM.
make draft lighter and travel more
rapid and at the same time maintain
uniform evenness and smoothness Of
the roads surface. which at once
marks them as public benefactors.
Note in the accompanying Illustration
the narrow tires hunting the bottom
Of the EARTH" forming ruts that will
make travel rough ann disagreeable
for weeks and weeks. Wide tires should
come into general use on country roads
and no heavy farm wagon without
them should be driven upon any thor
oughfare when the grounds saturated
with water, or after heavy rains
Farmers Voice.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-09-07

AT bLAihSRuRG. VA.
4 Southern Institution Of Technology.
Thirty Instructors. Thoroughly eo,,n,.s
SHOPS Laboratories and lnnrtnarv ra,.a
OF iour -undred Acres. steam heating srS
ei'eli' ieni' lh boun.iories Degree courS
clanira AMI Electrical Engineering Apniied
chemistry ana General Science Short,
courses boa Practical Agriculture and prae,i.
cai Mechanics Total cost OF ses.lon M n,ns
months, including tuition and other Ges
board, washing. textbooks. medical afien'
l"lr'i e.c. about $500. Cost to State
students about ei.l 3d. Next session begins
NJ pienIrr -'-i lH0 For catalogue ana
other Information Hpuiy 10 NV
3D. ID A.cIEiDE. Pm. D., LID.
l"i9 Do -iI President.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-09-07
WIDE TIRES NEEDED.
'"e' wake Travel Wore PIen~antand
DO Not Destroy the Surfaces
of Roads.

We frequently have pointed out in
these columns the injury to public
roads resulting from the use upon
them OF narrow-tircd vehicles, particu-
larry heavy farm wagons of great bur
Gen. 1t has been proven that wide tires
The state herald., 1900-02-23
The id~at Woman.

Mold hrst her physical frame. and
then. as the strength she gains will
permit you. fill and temper her mind
with all knowledge and thoughts
which tend to confirm Its natural In
stlncts OF Justice and refine It's natural
taste OF love. All such knowledge
should be given her as may enable her
to understand. and even to aid. the
work OF men. II IL OF no moment. as
a matter OF pride or perfectnesu In
herself. whether she knows many Ian
guages or one. but II is OF the utmost
that she should be able to understand
the sweetness OF strangers tongue.
II Is OF no moment to her own worth
or dignity that she should be acqualn,.
cd with this science or that; that II
IL OF the highest that she should be
trained In accurate thought II Is OF
little consequence how many positions
OF cities shc knows-it In not the OBJ
ject OF education to turn n woman into
q dictionary-but II Is deeply Import
ant that she be taught TO extend the
limits OF sympathy and to understand
the no,hingneRs OF tho proportion
which that little world In which she
lives and loves bows to the world IN
which God lives and loyeA."-John
Ruskin.
The state herald., 1900-02-23
roorHAcHE
sussestsd - the Cause Of the sudden
Frenzy of Elsphants.

FRENZY OF ElephentA
II told you the other day about the
Sultan OF Zanzibar's clock" said Rob-
ert Crawford. but there was another
thing l heard of while In that country
which is not without interest. The
Sultan used to take me round to show
me the place and of what its trade con-
sisted. 1t is the greatest Glove raising
country In the world, and as such con-
veys comfort and courage to out be-
tween the acts theater goers the world
over. Other spices and cocoanut rope
are also important features Of their ex-
port trade. But in addition to the
sale of that which they raise within
their own borders their revenues are
largely increased by the trade In ivory.
Zanzibar is the greatest market for
South African ivory, which is brought
there in large quantities from the in
terior. This ivory is placed in large
warehouses, from which It is either
sold at once or else held therein for a
better market. The man In charge
of these warehouses was very in
teresting character-an expert in
ivory. He told me many curious things
about it, and among others propounded
the following theory as an explanation
OF why elephants go mad and occa-
sionally run amuck: In the warehouse
were pair of magnificent tusks, meas
uring IA feet from tip to tip, which in
life must have been carried by n ver-
liable Goliath among elephants. The
expert in showing me these tusks
pointed out the fact that while one Of
the tusks was complete and fawless.
the other was broken OFF at the point
and showed deep scratches and abra-
sions throughout its length. Now.
said he. II you will look near the base
you will find hole made by decay
that had struck into the nerves and
given that elephant toothache, and
think what toothache of toothaches
fourteen-foot tooth must have held.
In his efforts to relieve this pain the
elephant rubbed his tusk against rocks
and trees and drove 1t into the EARTH
which mutilated 1t in the manner you
see here. | have frequently come across
places where an elephant has ripped
up great spaces in forest and torn
down trees, and l am positive that
toothache was the cause of this frenzy.
An elephant in a circus going suddenly
mad and killing his keeper is not an
uncommon thing, but I'll wager that
In nine cases out Of ten II they would
properly investigate the matter they
would find that the brute's sudden
frenzy sprung from so ordinary a
cause as common. everyday tooth
ache. New York Tribune.
The state herald., 1900-02-23
USING THE REFERENpum.
Swiss Invoke 1t to Veto Unn- -ccssary Legis
lntioD

'""s invoke ~ TO Veto Unnecessary Legis-
lation.
Fully 10000 citizens of Switzerland
have invoked the use of the referendum
IN the matter Of the projected lcgisla-
ton concerning insurance against acc!-
dent and sickness. Ii the law went in;o
eject us proposed 1t would entail hn
enormous increase in the number of
state employees, and 1t is felt that there
are already too many functionares In
the pay Of the government. Many ap-
prove the principle of the law. but they
feel that the measure would cause the
ruin of the private and free mutual ,ls-
sociatlons. They affirm that the best
solution Of the question would he to
modify the law SO us to provide for Il
national subvention of the free asso-
Citations already established for insur-
ance purposes. At the same time, the
federal law can be made to compel all
Swiss or foreigners here to belong to
some mutual association which can
support the members of their families
during their own sickness. The oppo-
sition to the measure as now proposed
is strongest In the canton of Vaud. The
present project undoubtedly will be re
1ected when the ballots are taken OF
May Goth.
The state herald., 1900-02-23
Great salt Lake Dryiss up.

According To the Irrigation Age. the
waters OF the Great Salt Lake In Utah
have reccdcd mile In the past year.
and some persons think that within
III. coming century this wonderful
body Of water may be completely dried
up. The cause Of the lowering OF the
water IN ascflbod to the rapid extension
of irrigation ditchea, which draw their
supply from the streams -mptying into
the lake. There IL now n salt desert
not far from the lake. which was once
covered with water. The salt deposit
on the floor Of the lake itself Ia bo.
liovcd TO be Of grea, thickness
The state herald., 1900-02-23
Frightening tho Liona.


NJ. Foa. the French explorer. says
that lions have wholesome fear OF
African wolves. which hunt in packs.
and do not scruple to attack even the
lion. There are terrible battles in
which the lion succumbs to numbers.
and dies fighting. In connection with
the lions fear of wolves. NJ. Foa tells
was a very dark night, so black that
trees could not be distinguished until
the travellers were close upon them.
Lions prowled about the party. one OF
them roaring from a point so close
as to have an alarming effect on the
nerves. The animals could not be
seen, but they could be heard on all
sides. Reaching a tree. the men found
one Of their comrades with rifle cooked
peering into the darkness. trying to
discover the whereabouts Of the ami
mails, that could be plainly heard walk
ing among the leaves. A second man
was trying TO relight u half-extin-
guished torch. Still the lions could
be heard coming and going In the
darkness. Al this point the ma
tive servant whispered the advice
to initiate the cry OF wolves In
the distance. The party at once be-
gan barking and shouting. "Hu! hui
hui" In an undertone. as II the pack
were still at distance. while the man
at the camp made the same well-imi-
tated cry. The effect was instantnne-
GUS. There was the sound OF rapid
stampede across the dry leaves. The
lions decamped In a panic. driven on
by the supposed approach of n pack
OF wolves. For the rest of the night
the party was undisturbed.
The state herald., 1900-02-23

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