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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-07-23

me! Alive andE-ah!" The exclama-
ton fell from his lips as she suddenly
leaned forward, her intense gaze fixed
On Frederic's face.
See! All, see! I prayed and I have
been answered. See! God In heaven,
see!"
He turned. Frederic's eyes yer
open. He was looking up at them, with
q piteous appeal in their depths-an
appeal for help, for life, for conscious
ness.
He is not dead! Frederic, Frederic,
my SON" He dropped to his knees
and frantically clutched at the hand
that lay stretched out beside the limp
| figure. The pain-stricken eyes closed
slowly.
Someone knelt beside Brood. He
saw a slim white hand go out and
touch the pallid brow.
II shall save your soul, James
Brood" q voice was saying. but it
seemed far away. "He shall not die.
Your poor wretched soul may rest Sc
cure. | shall keep death away from
him. You shall not have to pay for
this-no, not for this. The bullet was
meant for me. I owe my life to him.
you shall owe his to me. But you
have yet to pay a greater debt than
this can ever become. He is your son
Won ou,a opotbar for HE Efo-opA Won
will never be out Of her debt. not
even in hell, James Brood"
Slowly Frederic's eyes opened
again. They wavered from one face
to the other and there was In them the
u%nsolvable mystery Of dfvination. AS
the lids dropped once more, Brood's
name underwent q tremendous
change. The stupefaction OF horror
and doubt fell away in a flash and he
a again the clear-headed, indomit
able man Of action. The blood rushed
back into his veins, his eyes flashed
with the returning fire Of hope, his
voice was steady, sharp, commanding
THE doctor!" he cried In Yvonne''
ear, as his strong fingers went out t.
tear open the red shirt bosom. BE
quick! Send for Holder. BY heaven
we must save him." She did not move
He whirled upon her fiercely. DO as
tell you. Are you so damned"
Doctor Holder Is on the way now,
she said DULY. His hands ceased thei
operations as II checked by a suddel
paralysis.
"On the way here?" he cried In
credulously. why"
He is coming" she said fiercely. v
sent for him-ages ago. Don't sto
now-be quick! You know what to dt
Stanch the flow Of blood. Do som'
t thing, man! You have seen men wit
mortal wounds-and this man must b
saved"
He worked swiftly. deity, for he di
know what to do. He had worked owe
l men before with wounds In the
breasts-and he had seen them throug
d the shadow Of death. But he coul
e not help thinking. as he now worke
d that he was never known to miss
d shilling at thirty paces>
/. She was speaking. Her voice vi
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CHAPTER XXVll-ContInued.


He obeyed. See, There Is no one
near" He held open the door to the
hall. You must speak auickly. am
TO leave this house in an hour. | was
given the hour"
"Ah. | can see by your face that you
hate him! II Is well. That Is some
thing II is but little, ! know, after
all | have wished for-but II is some
thing for me to misunderstanding
for me TO take back with me to the
one sacred little spot in this beastly
world OF men and women"
You arc the most Incompetent
sible-"
Am | not beautiful, Frederic? Tell
mel" She came quite close to him,
You are the most beautiful woman
In all the world" he said abjectly
And | have wasted all my beauty
I have lent It to unloveliness and 1t
has not been destroyed! 1t Is still with
me. is II not? ! have not lost 1t In
you are beautiful beyond words
beyond anything | have ever i'm
%agined." said he, suddenly passing his
hand oyer his brow.
You would have loved me II It had
not been for Lydia?'
Il couldn't have helped myself. /
] fear I-faltered In my Good God,
are you still trying to tempt me? Are
you still asking me to go away with
YOU"
4 hoarse cry came from the door
way behind them-a cry OF pain and
anger that struck terror to their souls.
The" had not heard his approach.
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Frederic. ID was an accident in that
respect. Thank you for what you would
do. 1t isn't necessary, old pals. TM
story that Ranjab tells must stand for
the time heing. Later Orwell, Imay
write my XVI story and give 1t to the
world"
Write it," said Mr.. Dawes, and
Brood nodded his head slowly. signiA.
cantly.
"0h> Jim. you-you mustn't do thatl"
groansd Mr.. Dawes, appalled,. You
amt such a coward as to do that"
There was one bullet left In the re-
volver. RaA1ab advised me to save Il
for myself. He's a thoughtful fel,
low" said Brood. 1T has been 70
moved, OF course, but"
"Jim," said Mr.. Riggs, squaring him.
self, tits too bad that you didn't hit
what you shot at"
"Jim," interrupted Mr.. Riggs. ignor.
ing his comrade Il see she's going to
nurse Freddy, Well. sir, II l was you
I'd"
@E tTo BE coNTINuED.) ~
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CHAPTER XVIII.
The Shot That Failed.

IlilpbhVb, 'hNy ~ hhhS
two or three steps into the room. At
his back was the swarthy Hindu. his
eyes cleaning like Goals Of fire In the
shGdowy light.
james," fell TREMENDOUSLY from the
lips Of Yvonne. She swayed toward
him as Ranjab grasped his arm from
behind. Frederick saw the flash OF
something bright as It passed from the
brown hand to the white one. He did
hot at once comprehend.
1T happened once" came hoarsely
from the throat Of James Brood, 1T
shall not happen again. Thank you.
Ranjab."
Then Frederic knew! The Hindu
had slipped n revolver into his mas
ter's hand!
1T gives me great pleasure, Yvonne,
TO relieve you OF that damned, rotten.
worthless thing you call your life"
, AS he raised his arm, Frederic
r forward with a shout OF horror.
Scarcely realizing what he did, he
hurled Yvonne violently to one side.
II was all over in the twinkling OF
an eye. There was n fash, the crash
OF an explosion, n puff Of smoke and
the smell Of burnt powder.
Frederic stood perfectly still for an
instant, facing the soft cloud that rose
from the pistol barrel, an expression
OF vague amazement In his face. Then
his hand went uncertainty to his
breast.
Already James Brood had seen the
red blotch that spread with incredible
swiftness- blood red against the
snowy white OF the broad shirt bosom
Glaring with wide.open eyes at the
horrid spot, he stood there with the
pistol still levelled In a petriied hand
Good God. father, you'ye-why
you've" struggled from Frederic's
writhing lips, and then his knees
sagged, an instant later they gave way
with a rush and he dropped heavily to
the floor.
There was not a sound In the room
Suddenly Brood made n movement
quick and spasmodic, At the same In
slant Ranjab flung himself forward
and grasped his masters arm. Ht
had turned the revolver upon himself
The muzzle was almost at his temple
when the Hindu seized his hand In
grip OF iron,
"Sahib! Sahib!" he Kissed. "Wha
would you do?" W~renching the weapon
from the stif, unresisting fingers. HI
hurled It across the room.
MY God" groaned Brood, His tai
body swerved forward, but his legs re
fused to carry him. The Hindu caugh
him az he was sinking Imply to hi
knees. With a tremendous effort @
the will, Brood succeeded in conquer
ing the black Inconsistencies tina
was assailing him. He straightene
up to his full height, and with tren
bling fingers pointed to the prostrat
figure on the floor. The pistol, Ran
lab! Where is 1t? Give It me! MAJ
man, can l live after that? | hav
killed my SONNY own son! Quicl
man"
"Sahib!" cried the Hindu. wringin
his hands. Il cannot! | cannot"
II command you, The pistol"
Without a word the Hindu. fatalis
slave, pagan that he was, turned to q
his masters bidding, 1t was not Il
him to say nay, 1t was not for him
oppose the will Of the master, but
obey.
All this time, Yvonne was ,crouchir
against the table, her Mortified ga
upon the great red blotch that grew
terrible proportions as she watche
She had not moved, she had n
b~reathed, she had not taken her hant
from her ears where she had plact
them at the sound of the explosion.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-29
HARROW THE WINTER GRAIN
Work is Best Done in Spring When
Wheat First Begins to Grow
Safest to Take Pfecaution.

Narrowing wheat is advisable If the
work can be done at the right time,
ant II there Is crust on the surface
of the soil, and the soil is dry, Il is
not advisable to harrow wheat when
1t is wet, or II the work cannot be
done at the right time. The best way
TO do the work is to use a peg.toothed
harrow and run lengthwise of the
drilled rows OF the wheat The work
is best done when the wheat first be.
gins TO grow in the spring or before
it is much more than six inches high.
II the grain is too thick. narrowing
will frequently give good increase
in yield. particularly in dry seasons.
In favorable seasons when there is
plenty OF rainfall, narrowing will have
little effect. 1t is safest to take this
precaution, for no one can tell what
the weather conditions will be, and il
is reasonable TO suppose that there
will be dry period before the crop
is matured. department of Agronomy,
Oklahoma A. and NJ. College. Still.
water.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-29
HIGH VALUE OF COTTONSEED
Temporary Closing Of Cotton Mar.
kets Brought Out Interesting
Facts Concerning sy-Products.

There was one thing the tempo.
rary closing OF the cotton market
brought about that has proved inter
esting and yaluable-that is directing
attention TO the value Of the cotton.
seed industry" said Herman A. Gott.
man OF Atlanta, while in Washington
recently, Few persons realize what
tremendous growth the cottonseed
business has made in 90 years, not
even some OF our cotton producers,
who were SO anxious to get rid of
their staple that they took little ac.
count OF the seed. In the infant
stages OF the industry cottonseed
brought only six TO eight dollars a ton,
the oil was in little demand, and the
hulls had no market Today the
business OF crushing the cottonseed
has grown into an immense industry.
More than 100000 bales OF cotton fiber
are marketed every years. Cottonseed
is bringing at this time the high price
OF $50 ton, while the cotton is com
manding only two-thirds its average.
The value of the by products of the
cotton, therefore. has been brought
home more forcibly to our people, and
TO the people Of every section, than
ever before, and has advertised cot.
tonseed oil and other by-products far
more extensively than could have been
accomplished in any other way in
years"
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-29
MAINTAIN FERTILITY OF SOIL
Judieious Rotation Of Crops. Coupled
With Careful Saving Of Fersi.
lizers Is Recommended.

II you have money in the bank Won
can check 1t out. When you have
exhausted your deposits the banker
calls a halt on you. The soil is a
bank OF deposit, When you have drawn
out all OF the necessary elements to
plant growth you can get no crop.
Fertile soils contain humus. nitro.
gen, phosphorus, potash, water. etc,
These must be in such form that the
plan roots can make use OF them II
is ~eil'established fact that an ami.
NAL does better when given variety
oil foods. This holds true of plants.
You may withhold a necessary ele.
inent and the plant not die for time
but ii will fail to thrive.
Each plant takes from the soil nee.
essary amounts of nitrogen. phosphor
Us, etc. different plants taking differ.
ent amounts of these elements. II is
evident. then. that II you continue sell.
ing crops from the land and putting
nothing back, that some day the neces.
sary elements will be lacking and
crops will not grow prohtably. Your
bank account will be exhausted and
checks refused.
We have called attention many tjmes
TO The necessity OF either raising stock
and returning manure to the soil or
applying commercial fertilizers. saws
western Farmer. While theoretically
1t is impossible to return all to the
soil that is taken out. a iudicious ro.
tatioh OF crops. coupled with a carefuI
saving OF farm manures and such ref.
use as straw, cornstalks, etc. will
maintain fertility so that wears of
Farming will not demand a great ont
lay of money for fertilizers
There are certain times Won capno,
get your money out OF the bank Ijle.
wise there are certain ways in which
SOIL fertility may be locked I'm On a
plant can't get at ii. A soil may ba
ever SO rich in necessary elements
and yet not produce a crop, II may
need drainage so the roots are no,
drowned. II may be plowed In spcb =
way or time that great clods are
formed instead of fine. pulver;,aa
condition OF the soil. Fertility is locked
in clod.
Just as your funds may be taken
from the bank by robbers. so NAV Co.
l!ity be taken from the soil BY weeds
me man who doesn't understand the
soil Is like a man who has LOST tho
key to his money box.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-29
GREATLY IMPROVED
PEPPER VARIETIES
New Upright Sweet Salad Is Of
Recent ction-Magnum
Dulce Is LARGEST.

Green peppers ars fine. They cax
be grown on any good garden soil, but
should not be put out till the ground
Is warm. The varieties Of peppers,
unlike the egg plant are numerous,
and therefore have been greatly i'm.
proved Of late years. The New Up-
right Sweet Salad is Of recent intro.
duction. II is bright scarlet in color,
mild and sweet.
Magnum Dulce is by far the largest
pepper in cultivation. and the most
prolific; no other variety gives such,
large specimens. 1t is very sweet and
perfectly reliable.
Ruby King is one OF the standards
and has for many years been deserv-
ing OF first place among the varieties
OF peppers. but in many respects it is
not equal to the above described kinds~
Chinese Giant is very large, but not
as prolific as some of the other large
varieties.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-29
Constructed to Secure Comfort
for Horses and Cows in All
Kinds Of Weather.
STALL PARTITIONS OF IRON
In Every Way This Structure Is
Adapted to Bring Profit to the
0airyman and Meet Require
ments Of the Board Of
health.
BY WILLIAM A. RADFoRo.

Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE or
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building work on the farm. for
the readers OF this paper. On account OF
his vide experience as Editor. Author and
Manufacturer he is without doSht. the
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all inquiries 10 william A. Rad
ford No 1877 Prairie avenue. Chicago.
III. aud only inciose two-cent stamp for
reply.
There is growing demand for me,
dium-sized farm barns. Real barns
Ara wanted to comfortably house
horses and cows where they may be
made comfortable In all kinds OF
weather.
A combination farm barn and stable
3ixi4 feet in size, Is shown In this
design.
1t is q style and size of barn that
Is well calculated to fit farm of from
20 to 40 acres. There are a great
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-29

Keep your feet warm and your head
cool.
An open window is better than an
open grave.
Pessimism is often only another
name for bad liver.
Some men 60 TO church only to sleep
and dream they are saints
Give every man credit for being hon
est until he is proved guilty.
A man with reputation as fighter
Is never chosen as a diplomat
The real progressive is one who
keeps going after the Offices are safe
God sometimes keeps us waiting a
while for our pay. but he never stops
the interest
IL takes two to make a quarrel and
frequently two lawyers, Judge and a
jury TO settle il.
The golden moments OF life are
Joined together by silver links of
friendship and iron links of duty.
One man who does things is more
useful TO the community than dozen
who tell how they ought to be done.
Success in farming is due to many
reasons. among which headwork
counts for more than half the total.
Too often when a man says he EN-
Joys religion his neighbors know he
enjoys neither that nor anything else.
As soon as We discover that an ac-
qnaintanee knows more than We do
his company often becomes uncon.
genial.
Strange that man blames to luck
all his fool stunts. and admires his
own level headedness whenever for.
tune looks his way.
Buy and then kick" is poor
motto. but 1t seems that Il is the only
one that fits the man who buys with.
out careful investigation
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-29

filed with hay the windows are coy.
cred over
There is feed room between the
COW stable and the silo. The chute
from the silo and the hay chute from
the NOW both deliver into this feed
room, The hay is brought to the feed
room chute by means OF the sane
horse fork that fills the NOW in the
summer time. Modern hay forks work
much better than the old.tashioned
kind. because the tracks and the ears
are better made. The tracks are true
and the car wheels iit the track 1t
Is so much easier and cheaper to do
lifting and carrying by horse power
that farmers are figuring on Just such
saving when plans for barns are be.
ing selected.
This feed room is another require
ment OF dairy stable inspection When
hay is pitched down from the loft into
a dairy stable the dust flies in every
direction. Dust carries bacteria Bae.
terra get into the milk at milking
time andenake trouble. For this rea.
son some boards OF health refuse 70
certify milk manufactured In dairy
stable where the feed is stored over.
head. but barn built like this with
a dressed and matched overhead floor
and a dressed and matched ceiling,
finished as described in this plan, with
a hay chute at the end of the now
which delivers the hay into the feed
room that is closed by door against
the feed alley, meets all requirements
OF the most rigid inspection
There is an overhead stable track.
which carries feed and bedding from
this feed room to the hangers and
stalls. The same track extends
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-29

better grades Of condensed milk are
Just as rigid in their stable require
ments as the boards OF health In cities.
Such boards of health are also inyes-
tigating the methods employed in pro-
ducing cream that is shipped TO va
rious creameries.
The manufacture OF homemade
farm butter also is coming in for its
share OF dairy inspection. The idea
is TO furnish American citizens with
the best and cleanest milk possible to
produce.
This little stable is provided with
two yentilating fues to carry OF the
foul air. They operate on the usual
plan Of removing the foul air from
near the floor behind the cows. The
fues are built into the walls and fol.
low the rafters to the metal gentila-
tors on the peak Of the roof. There
are intake pipes In the side walls and
in the wall at the silo end OF the
stable TO admit air from three dif.
ferent directions.
A stable built alright like this one
and filled with cows should have a
liberal supply OF fresh air at all times,
but especially at night when the COWS
are left to themselves without atten.
ton for six or eight hours.
The upper part OF this barn is made
into one large NOV that is free from
cross timbers or obstruction Of any
kind Such a NOV holds a good deal
OF hay and straw for winter use, 1t
is put in by horse fork through the
large doors at the horse stable end of
the barn. This doorway when both
doors are wide open is IL feet wide
in the clear.
The now Is lighted BY four windows
built into the roof in dormer style. A
barn as well built as this is too dark
10 work In with comfort without some
means Of lighting the upper part OF
the NOW. II is difficult to place win.
dows lower because when the uiow Is
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-29

The hotbed should be made as early
as possible. the first week in February
in the North. A square box about IL
inches deep, covered with common
window sash and filed with II inches
OF manure and two inches of finely pul.
verified topsoil is all that is necessary.
A temporary hotbed can be made
by making a foundation OF coarse sta
BILE manure into broad fiat heap and
thoroughly tamping ii down. The ma
nure heap should be eight or nine feet
wide, is to "A inches deep and as long
as may be necessary to fit the window
sash. The frames, placed on top Of
the manureheap, should face the south
and the front board should be from
four to six inches lower than the back.
so that the water will drain from the
glass.
After the topsoil is put on. the bed
should be thoroughly sprinkled, the
sash closed and the bed left to gen.
crate heat II properly made the heat
ought TO run up to 100 degrees or more.
but no seed should be planted until it
falls to about so degrees. This con-
dition will generally occur about the
third day
The seed should be sown in straight
rows and each variety marked with the
name on small fiat stick placed at
the end OF the row.
The hotbeds must be watered slight
ly in the morning only. II watered at
night it will tend to chill the bed and
retard the plant. The bed must always
be well ventilated and on bright days
the sash should be removed in order
to give the plants all the sunshine pos.
sible. On cool nights the sash should
be closed with the exception of about
an inch. in order that the plants may
have ventilation.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-29
HEADWAY OF COOPERATION
Becoming Popular and Permanent
Means Of Doing Business Among
Farmers In Many States.

In many states OF the Union. CO.
| operation has become permanent
means OF doing business among
farmers. Massachusetts. New York.
South Carolina, Michigan. Wisconsin,
| Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas. Idaho.
Oregon. Washington and California
are among the states that have CO.
operation firmly established, says
Farmer. With them, II is a real part
of the farmers business organiza.
tion
More states are gradually coming
into line. some much slower than
others. They have all recognized co
! operation as a permanent thing. To
this end. they have passed special in
organize readily. and may legally In
| elude cooperative ideas.
Utah is fast coming into line.
There are already cooperative fire
insurance companies, cooperative
buying and selling associations, and
cooperative fruit marketing associa-
tions in the state. Our state. in
common with many others, still needs
TO add certain laws to her statute
books that will enable these organiza-
| tions 10 include many of the more
Important cooperative ideas which.
| at present, cannot be legally EN-
ployed.
Wisconsin is one OF the fore
most states in cooperation. She can
now boast OF over l.500 cooperative
companies. About one-third OF these
are creameries and cheese factories.
Then. there are livestock companies,
fruit exchanges, telephone companies.
mutual insurance companies. and
grain elevators
Nor is Minnesota to be outdone by
her neighbor on the south DR.. l.. d.
II. Weld OF the Minnesota expert.
ment station has recent, issued a
| bulletin in which he reports over
1000 cooperative farmers organiza.
tions in his state, doing an an
nual business of some sixty million
dollars. As in Wisconsin about one
third OF the companies in Minnesota
are devoted to creameries and cheese
factories, The remainder are dis.
tributed among grain elevators. stock.
shipping associations, insurance com.
panies. and telephone companies.
Minnesota adds to its list the va
riety OF cooperative stores and CO.
operative potato warehouses.
These two states at present stand
out most prominently in the business
OF cooperation among farmers, with
New York state as a close competitor.
In the latter state they are already
holding annual conventions of co.
operative societies for the purpose of
exchanging ideas.