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Show A FEARFUL MISTAKE. 3 '' HE CA8E.'AS by Gwirg Redaere, sheriff of . county, Mis nurt, to one ot the remarkable moat and on record. EE-port- show that t6o much car cannot be exercised In the ot cirreception cumstantial evi- dence. We nrariy aa ot the narrator. give the facta In the rummer o?YiW. the present he could not remember anything except ae a wild, troubled dream. This Improbable story, of course, was not believed by tny; but as the man, however guilty, was entitled to a fair trial. I determined he should have one, and took every means In my pow er to give him that protection which the law guarantees to the vilest of criminals. "If your story to true, Adam Wheeler, I said, after be had made hie statement, "how do you account for the fact of having one of the murdered girl a rings on your finger at the time you were discovered and arrested?" What rtngr be asked. In w1at appeared to be a frightened and guilty way "I dont understand you, slrr said.' dispia ring thejewel. nits, tU thwuthof go course, you are not bound to criminate yourself." g- bld'-ciarhin-t.' o farmer, left daughter of a home to gather a basket of berries tfm A mature, lot about half mite, from the dwelling, aa)lng that she would be back before etenlng. When night set In aha had not returned, her family became Warmed and Instituted a search for her. 8he was not found that night, and the neat morning the aearchera were Increased in number Bh was at last discovered, dead murdered under- - rite .mstahcea calculated to excite the greatest wrath and horror. There had evidently been a long, fierce struggle; her face, arm and hand were scratched and bruised; her clothes were torn and a portion ot them missing; some gold beads which aha had worn around her neck, were also missing; two gold rings bad been taken from her finger, and aha had apparently been choked to death by human hands. crowds The news spread rapidly, gathered at the farmhouse and about ths tragic scene, and the clttsena In the vicinity became almost wild with excitement and rage. 'Who had dona the foul deed? What fiend In human shape had dared to come Into that peaceful vicinity and perpetrate such a horrid crime? If they could And him they would tear him to well-to-d- pieces! Ida Carlton had been much beloved by all who knew her. 8he was SO years of ege, fall and handsome, and was n engaged to be married to fltaver, a young man of 23, who had bought a nice farm about a mile from her father's, and was to taka possession Immediately after the nuptials, which were to be celebrated the fol- , T,U Utke tTjyJoteaio-oa-th.t- h l Axm't know what you mean, air!" he said. In alarm. -- Well, then." I replied, "thla ring, which belonged to Ida Carlton, was found on your little finger when you were arrested. He fore Ood," he now exclaimed with a bold. Innocent look, "I dont know anything about that ring! I dont remember ever seeing It before; and, if It waa oq my finger It must have been put there by the villain who left me for dead, in order to make It appear as If I had murdered and robbed the poor girl!" Of course thla denial waa no more believed than tha other statements of the prisoner, who was regarded by tha populace as wretch too vile to be allowed the honor of a respectable trial And only for my precautions and constant vigilance night and day, his caaa would never have come before a court of Justice. Bo great waa the excitement tn fact, o clamorous waa the great body of respectable cltlsena for a summary execution of the fellow, that It waa not deemed safe at first to bring him outside the Jail; and in order to have him present at the Inquest, the coroner sat with hla Jury within the wall of the prison. the lower court was affirmed. The governor was asked tb grant a pardon, but be refused. Nothing wras left for the poor mag but to swing, unless We could find evidence that would clear him In the eyes of the public, who were loudly clamoring for hi death, and would have nched Mm In spite of us If a rumor had gone abroad that be was to be set free Meanwhile I had sent for a Chicago detective, a man not known ta those parts, who succeeded tn getting i employment on the farm of the elder Btaver, and was thus brought more or less in contact with the suspected son, who -still resided with his father. liut tmUiUig cams of thla tUL the day fUMfur Ahn.fex.uUIancaiae.wo ,na.t that rhecame wretchedly nervous lest should be compelled In tha Una ot my Anty ta bang an- - innoccoti man, far 4 now, after many conversations with the condemned, came firmly Into the belief the heinous that he- was not guilty crime. At last tha dreaded death warrant arrived, which my duty compelled me to read to tb prisoner, and at the same time assure him there was no longer any hope; and In the painful performance of this requirement I fair-brodown and wept like a child; and ao did hla counsel; though the poor fellow himself bore up bravely, and even tried to console us. As I left the prison with my friend Graham, I was met Just outside by my detective, who brought the welcome news that he had actually discovered th dead girls missing Jewelry on the person of Eben Btaver that he carried It carefully concealed In bto bosom and that he had caught him In the act of examining and weeping over It when he thought himself concealed from human eyea Vpon this Information I lost no time In acting. Graham at once awor out warrant, and I served it myself. "All Is discovered, Eben Btaver," I said, aa I placed my hand upon his shoulder, and I now arreat you for th murder of Ida Carlton 1" " Ghastly and quivering, he sank down, dumfounded. at my very feet. I Immediately searched him, and found th missing Jewelry. Iiehold," said I sternly, "the proofs ' of your crime! As soon as he could command hla voice he immediately confessed that he was the sole author of the foul deed, for which an innocent man was on the point of being executed. When taken before a magistrate, he persisted In his confession, though repeatedly cautioned against Incriminating himself. As this news began to spread, and a new excitement to agitate the public, hurried him off to prison, to protect him, as I had previously done Adam Wheeler, from summary vengeance. When questioned as to his motive for killing bis affianced, Btaver declared that he knew of none, "exoept that Satan had got possession of him. He was never brought to a trial; for, week later, he was found dead la to hla cell, hanging by hla suspender the bars of bis window. When, In consequence of this timely revelation, Adam Wheeler regained his freedom, the same people who were lately so eager to tear him to pieces vied with each other In doing him hon-- tt Of course the verdict of the coronere Jury waa dead against him; the next grand Jury found a true bill, and In due courae of time hi trial came on, ... Ily that time the murderous excitement had so far subsided that there waa no longer fears of his being lynched In cate of conviction, though a verdict - lowing spring.. of not guilty by the Jury might have lie was not at home at the time of resulted In a fearful riot. the murder. In faet, he had left that The trial was a long one. The prisvery day, and could not be found, ills oner was defended by one of the ablest anxious family could give no clew lawyers In the county, wrho, for some whereabouts, and were much wor- cause (let us auppose It to be In the way ried in consequence. of humanity, for the culprit had not a tn the third day, however, he ap- dollar to fee him), had volunteered hla peared at the coroner's inquest, nearly service, and who told me privately had he prostrated with grief, and aald at the conclusion of the trial, with the been to look at a quarry about throe verdict of guilty ringing In hla ears, miles from home, and had fallen down that he believed the accused to be as and Injured his head so badly that he Innocent of the murder as himself. bed been delirious for two days, and One Incident during the progress of knew nothing of what had happened the case, had made a deep Impression meantime. on me, and set me to thinking, wonIlls family also stated that hq had and speculating In a very serious come home weak, gaunt and nearly dering manner. It was when the lover of the starved, and when Informed of the aw- murdered gild. Ebon Btaver, hadbeCn ful tragedy and loan of his beloved, he on the stand to give some not had taken the matter so deeply to heart placed vet-evidence. I happened that for a time U was feared he would to be Important when standing pear lose hie reason, he first put eyes on the witness; and In of la minds the It possible that start, clasp hla hands, turn or. , a trou I saw him ome, unday deadly pate and sink back In hla seat He was earnestly urged to take up on his and in fainting condition; hla abode In the county town, and counsel hurrying to him with a glass of consented. finally him out; heard water. I gasp means of public contributions, a Ry I man had my fight with, fine "Thats the shop and set of tools were furand whod Just murdered the lady!" nished him; and being a good, honest. nothHush'" aald the lawyer. Bay Industrious mechanic, he at once Started ing more now." a prosperous career, which he has the upon When he came to continued to this day, and is now witness, who had Jeen called for the known and respected as one of the best prosecution. I noticed that Walter cltlaens of the place. Graham put some very curious quesI have only to add. In conclusion, tions, which the other aide objected to that I am the happier for having aa Irrelevant, and that the man on the been the means of saving an Innocent aland became very much agitated, per- man from a degrading death, and that fectly pallid, and once or twice seemed I shall always lift up my voice against to gasp for breath. the evil practice of lynching, and Of courae everybody was surprised against the assumption of absolute but probably outside of athe prisoner, certainty tn any case of mere circumand-his counsel, myself couple of stantial evidence In which there la a confidential friends, not a soul in the possibility ot a fearful mistake. courtroom suspected the real cause. My client ts Innocent, and Eben Btaver, the lover of the murdered Ida Imperial Canal ef China. LEA VINO WHAT APPEARED TO BE Carlton, la the man who committed the Canal of China was beThe Imperial A DEAD WOMAN, foul deed and ought to awing!" said gun In the year 750 A. D. and not comme of to verdtet after the Graham blesome suspicion might have been exuntil 1350. It la 2.100 miles in Mark you, pleted and ta cited against the unhappy lover If It guilty had been rendered. by lung odds the most length, we save In thla must had not suddenly been diverted to an- Sheriff Eedacre, artificial waterway on earth. Important If It even the be nocent man, by hunting other quarter. A dirty tramp, though a young man, guilty one down." he aald Impressively, Cnnsna Taking ta Japan. the I confess that when I recalled the fact The taking . had, been found two mllex-froof the census tn Japan Is scene, lying at tha foot of a larga tree of the absence for two or three days of but the figures are utterly una short distance from the roadside, so Ebert Btaver, his personal condition simple, reliable, The house are counted, and weak and El that ha could not travel when he appeared at the Inquest, and an average of five persona is allowed for told he had that story the Improbable was Ills and face bruised any farther. house. each and and accident hla of wanderings, and swollen, his clothes scratched, alt It how might glide easily If It In aa a struggle, and. as were torn thought lava from Tnatlai to complete the chain of suspicion, a Into A sequel to the statement ot the deal shocked lava and ashes vomited from the If missing ring of the dead girl was "found prisoner, I waa a good and staggered, and Inclined to aide Vesuvius since A. D. 79 could be molded on his little Anger. Into bricks there would be a sufficient Fortunately for the ends of Justice, with th lawyer. no "Rut we have proof that Btaver number to make a city as Urge as New the Onder of this tramp was a respectable. tanner, who. Instead waa there and did the deed. I replied York and London combined. ' of first On the contrary, proclaiming his discovery ta to Mr. Graham. the furious mob, and having the fellow everything seems to point the other INTERESTING! ITEMS. torn to pieces without a trial, brought way. This young man waa th accept 4 ed lover of the girl, remember they the newt to me. President Cleveland la said to be In As sheriff of the county, I Immediately were actually engaged to be married be-- n tor some summoned all my deputlel. and swore the farm on which they were to live better health than he ha a In a large posse of the best cltlaens to had Actually been Dought and there years past The house that Garfield built In aid me tn protecting the man from the la no evidence of A quarrel, or of Jeal violence of a mob, who would seek to ousy, or of any motive whatever for Washington, before hla election to th murder him aa soon aa the facts should taking her life, Tou see at once1 that Presidency, Is to be torn down. preLady John Scott, who gave Annl the Idea, of accusing thla man become known. Laurie" to the musical world, still deAfter first lodging tny man In jail for posterous!" the troubles Notwithstanding." returned Graham votee her time to relieving security, I summoned a physician, who n war. anon discovered that tho fellow hnd positively. "I believe him to be tha of veterans of the Crlm-aIt Is thought That Henry Ti. Hyde, been badly handled, had probably been guilty wretch! Hark you? Why did my then, president of one of the big Insurance unconscious and deltrtoua a part of the client tell the tale he did, and w hen he saw this man In court- - for the companies, is the highest salaried pertime In consequence, end that his tm son In the United Slates. He receive mediate weakness was due to "a total first time after the murder, become lo year. affected, and mhe that horrible ac- $100,000 ' lack of food In fact, that he was half cusation Mr. Dickens, lawyer, son of the famdead from starvation. against him of all others? ous la a Under proper, treatment he rapidly What did he know about him? I tell case novelist, was counsel before a London ?oun In which recovered, ao as to be able to ait up you. sheriff, there is some awful mys- the firm of Dotnbey & Bon was Interand converse. tery hidden Ahlch it la our duty ested. He then gave hla name as Adam bring to light. The crown prince of Slam Is having a act about It?" "Rut how begift-h- ow from Indiana, Wheeler, eald ha fine time In London. - He Is considered . was a Joiner by trade, and, being out of I queried. a great card by the lion hunting enter"I see," smiled Graham, "you are wqrk and money, was trying to reach and he la ao much sought after Topeka, Kan., where he had k friend, sheriff, not a detective. Very welt; we tainers, that he has little time for study. a boss carpenter, who had promised to both have power to set a detective Prince Bismarck said to an give him steady employment; that on work. Tou will bear tn mind that, American who bad recently the pleasure of An his way he had turned Into the lot though only one poor ring was found Interview with him. that cm 0f hla where the tragedy had occurred to pick on the person of my client, other Jewel some berries, that while thus engaged were taken from the person of the dead greatest regret waa that he ha 1 never had Aa opportunity of l visiting thla of them?" he had been startled by faint cries of girt What became country. Ha! Tea I see!1 murder In a female voice; and on hur' The first etching don Let us find them. Sheriff Eedacre. by Whistler rying to the place whence the sound So we wtlL Lawyer Graham, If It was a aeries of maps for the United had proceeded, he had discovered State coast survey. They were not young man In the act of leaving what be possible and there la my hand on 1C published, as th artist and the author"Not a wont of our suspicions to appeared to be a dead woman; that the how a tree ought to ities man, seeing him, bad at once assaulted U Ing soul until we are ready to strike.1 be differed asIntoa map. represented Not a word. concluded L - him, and a fierce struggle had taken A tablet has been placed In the Booth Adam Wheeler, the condemned man. place: that he had been overpowered , Mass, and lost consciousness for a time; and was. a few day later, sentenced to Unitarian church of Worches-.erfict the that commemorating seen Ue, tr! death. that on coming to himself he had An effort had been mad for a new E. E. Hale began his career In Worn-the woman dead within a few feet .of ter. It was In Worcester that Dr. Hal him; had become alarmed lest he trial, which had not been granted. An should be taken tor the murderer: had appeal was then taken to the Supreme gained the experience embodied In hi fled In dismay, and from that time to court, aiuLin dee Urn ths sentence of whimsical tory, My Double." one-Ebe- to-hj- ji the.-accue- cross-exami- to-d- -- -- law-abidi- I vu ! tlrely for foreign markets, that Is, for the foreigners at the treaty porta The peacock is reared in many parts of been known to the CHAPTERS INTERESTING FOR China., and has itlong is not a native of the people, though OUR RURAL READERS. country. Its tall feathers are used by the Mandarins In their caps to desigofficial rank. How lurcwfal Farmers Operate This nate The Gold and Sliver Pheasants of ot the lloairstead Hints China Department may be called domesticated a to the Cure of Lire Stock and birds, as they are now so extensively I reared that it Is doubtful if they are Poultry. DAIRY AND POULTRY. TbUnd wild. There Is a bird In China the Cormorant which Is domesticat- V Poultry Industry lu fblnu. The breeding and rearing of fowls la as an important industry in China, they fofjn a very considerable portion of the daily food of the better class of the people. The- - United Staten consol of soyKhat are few In number. The prinare the Yangebow fowl, a large bifdbCgoud TJ'dvtjiTVwhltJi wtftgta fr oar lour to six pound. This variety Is a good layer and sitter, the eggs being of brownish tinge and good alxe. It lays, during eight or nine months of the year, about 200 eggs, ceasing only In at Oiin-klaf- ed, trained to wonderful Intelligence, and employed In catching fish. These birds are reared and trained with great care. A pair costa from live to six dol- iara --They are taken eutaatha lake s ig Adrtors4a,.a-etat- I fees a eea X& every ten or twelve Cormorants. The birds stand perched on the aide of the boaL-and.a ( word, from . the-mathey scatter on the water and begin to look for flsh. They dive for the fish and then rise to the surface with the flsh In their bills, when they are called back to the boat by the fisherman. Aa docile aa dogs, they swim to their masthe hot summer nights. This descripttaken Into the boat, when ion Is kept more for the table than ter and aredown their prey and again they lay for laying purposes, as Its flesh Is parresume their labor. ticularly good. The Langshan fowl Is a distinct and fairly pure breed from the Yanktze river region. Just bolow Breeding for Milk. It la a large, heavy, hand- : When It la so easy to combine In some bird, weighing from seven to moderate degree the milking and the eight pounds The eggs are of darkish breeding qualities of one animal, why. brown, and ot good size. The Black It may be asked, should breeders have Bone or Typhoon chicken is a distinct gone to such extremes on the one side fancy breed. In color It is white and its or the other? We believe that the akin, legs, bones, flesh and comb are whole thing la due to physiological of flesh The fowl thla is dark. very laws, aays London Live Stock Journal. much esteemed, and, boiled down Into The perfect beef animal and the peramp. It is prescribed by physicians for fect milk animat are two totally differcertain diseases. The Chow ls anothcr ent productions, and In their highest variety. This breed is small, weigh- excellence the two characteristics caning generally from two to three not exist In the same frame. Common pounds. A pure white cock of this stock, possessing fair milking and fair breed Is always carried on the coffin grazing propertles.are easily produced, at a native funeral cortege, and la sac- - but ,the abnormal beef beast and the fowls cipal Chin-klan- n,. g. be made it will be found to be Incompatible with principles ths are fixed and unalterable. I at Heat. has been said about laying hens getting too fat, tbat more than a few people bate concluded that the best way to keep bens In good condition for laying la to half stone them. This Is a mistake. If layers are fed the proper So much kind of food, and given a chance to exercise properly, they will not get too fat to do their best as layers. An ordinary flock of arm fow Is are not apj to get too fat, for they run at large and are constantly taking exercise enough to keep them In good condition, know-thtwl- et hen. are kept In mss? of xhSnine;' theycaa easHy"'be fattened beyond the point ot profit, a far as lay Ing is concerned, but our TestteYa Are nearly ill fariners who al- low their fowls perfect liberty t t to such we want to give the warning that they are just as liable to underfeed them. Those who h&ve fed their fowls liberally during the past severs winter will be rewarded with plenty of eggs as soon as the weather moderates this spring, while those who have been fearful ot overfeeding will probably be compelled to wait till ths priee of eggs has fallen very low before their bens will be producing at their highest capacity. Too many are careless about properly feeding tbelr bens during the season when they do not lay many eggs, forgetting that it is necessary to keep them at the highest point ot health an vigor are to be expected. If best result Farm News. THE CARRIER. PICEON. The illustration given above t repro- duced for the Farmers Review from the French of Ad. Benton. It shows a carrier pigeon en route with a mes-- a sage. The letter in this case appears to be fastened to hla legs. The carrier pigeon I a bird larger generally than the common plgon, measuring about 15 inches In length and weighing about one and pounds. The neck ts long and the pectoral muscle very large. An appendage ot naked skin hangs across its bill, and rontlues down on either side of the lower mandible. The great development ot thla muscle is what give the bird the power of long continued flight. The quality that renders these bird o valuable as messengers la their love tor home, which seem abnormally deThe art of training them la veloped. carried to perfection In Turkey, where the procedure is about as follows: A number of very young birds are taken to a distance of one-ha- lf mile from their home and freed. The most Intelligent will quickly find their way to their homes. Those that get lost are regarded as stupid, and are rejected. The ones that return home are then taken to greater distances, first only two ot three miles from the domicile, but afterward to hundreds and even n thousand miles. Thus taught, they become expert In returning to their owners, and do this from all parts of the country. As to their rapidity of flight there Is much dispute. The more conaervatl.e say that the usual speed la about 30 miles per hour. Some, however, be- one-four- th at the grave. Also on native boats a cock bird is killed on the Chinese New Years day, and the blood, sprinkled on the bow to propitiate ev spirits, and to Insure good luck during the year. Ducks are reared in great quantities, and are largely used for food, both fresh and salted. They are all artificially hatched, as the duck is an uncertain sitter. The common duck rlficed 11 good-size- d bird, weighing, when dressed for the table, three or four pounds, and Is much esteemed for the excellence of its flavor. After fledging, tha birds are driven about in vast flocks through canals, and .from pond to pond, where they find their food. They are brought under strict discipline, and obey tbelr keepers call with extraordinary intelligence. The Mandarin duck la smaller than the common duck, and Is a beautiful bird, with diversified and brilliant plumage. It la reared chiefly for Its beauty. In the grounds of the wealthy ther ts always an artificial lake, where the Mandarin due); Is kept. They are considered as emblems of conjugal fidelity, and a pair of them usually form a part of wedding processions. Preserved ducks eggs are considered a delicacy, and always form an Important part of a Mandarin dinner. The process of preserving them is as follows: A lye of beanstalk and lime ta made by burning these to powder. This Is put la water, black tea leaves and salt in certain proportions being added. The boiling U continued until all the water has evaporated, and the residue becomes caked and bard. This is powdered fine, and the fresh eggs are placed therein one by one, with a little rice husk. one They remain in this preparation hundred days when they are ready for use. The preserved eggs will keep for several years. When ready for use they have the appearance of hard-boile- d eggs. The shell Is takes off, and they are put on tho table, cut into small slices and eaten as hors doeuvres. The goose Is generally ot pure white plumage, very striking In appearance, ot great size and majestic carriage, much resembling th awan. The turkey has long been Introduced Into Chins, and a- la reared at Canton and Tlen-Tsl- n is a liovo It possible for these birds to fly from 50 to 90 mile per hour in rare It takes about 12 hours for carrier pigeon to digest a crop full of grain. Passenger pigeon have been shot In New York with their crop full of rice, which they could not have obtained nearer than th Carolina rice Instances. They muet have traveled S00 or miles tn six hours, or over CO miles per hour. In England pigeons have been repeatedly used In wagers, beta bring made on the full speed of th btrdi. In such casea a greater than 36 mile per hour has n .tv been mad. In 1833 a great tria. of pigeons waa made at Ghent. On June 24, of that year, 24 birds that had been entered for the prize were thrown up at Rouen, about 150 mile from Ghent The first pigeon arrived In Ghent In one and oqo-ba- lt hours; 16 cgm In within two and one-ba- lf hours, and throe in the course of the day; four were lost The first pigeon muBt have traveled at a rate of nearly 100 miles pee hour, which seems incredible Yet It is possible, seeing that sixteen others also obtained a speed of over 60 miles per hour. It Is hard to believe that carrier pigeons are not governed by Instinct, yet men that handle them Bay that it Is merely a matter of education. If tlie bird cannot recognize some landmark he gets lost Also birds thrown up dur ing a fog or haze, seldom reach their destination. There are, however, some rare Instances extant that seem to prove that the birds can succeed Irrespective of the educational principle. fields. 400 "4 abnormal milk or butter cow must have a carcase specially, suited for ex cellence in one direction or the other. British catjle breeders are so captivated by symmetry of form tbat they have done comparatively little in developing special milk and butter breeds. There Is, Indeed, only one the Ayrshire and In it the wedge shape, so suitable for milk, offends ideas of lieauty. For the rest we have to go to Jersey and Guernsey for our special breeds, which have been developed aa the result of at least a hundred years systematic breeding for this particular quality. Our best milking shorthorns also tend to the wedge shape. Governor Hoard, of Wisconsin, who has made a special study of this subject of breeding for milk or for beef, I believe that the English ideal says; of the form of a dairy cow has been on the whole, a hindrance to the development of dairy cattle. It is essentially based on the outline of the shorthorn, and hence Is more or less a beef form. To my mind, the true science of breeding for dairy qualities Is based on tho same law of distinctiveness that governs In breeding horses for speed, do not think that the Englirh ideas of dairy breeding, based largely as they are on the general purpose notion of beef and milk both, are conducive to the best development of dairy quality and potency." We consider that Goverror Hoard's views are quite right, and that though moderate capacity for beef and milk can be combined, yqt superiority In both cannot he attained in the same animal. Therefore, we hold that Brit Ish breeders who have striven for the perfection of beef cattle, and Channel island and Ayrshire breeders who have aimed at superiority of butter and milk, have been acting tn strict conformity with physiological laws, which w 11 prevent combined excellence In milk and beef, though, as we have said, moderate achievements are within the reach of everybody. - The 'Vindication of what our breed era h?:e' accomplished Is consequently to be found In tbelr observance of laws of nature, which cannot be set at nought, and If the attempt should ever - Belt la the Dairy. Salt, like acidity and charity, covers a multitude of sins. 2. To the majority of consumers a small amount of salt will increase fine flavors tn butter, while a large amount of salt may partially bide poor flavor. 3. Salt is thus partly a flavoring and partly a preservative. 4. No amount of salt will preserve poor butter, but good salt will help to preserve good butter. 6. Salt should be applied with a rea-- 1 sonabie addition of brains. 6. If working only once, use an easily dissolved salt, or else partially dissolve It before using. The latter is not a good plan, as It is difficult to distribute such a pasty mess. 7. The amount of moisture left In the butter when the salt is added should be regulated according to the dlssolu- llity of the salt. 8. When salt Is applied to drained butter and left to dissolve at the proper temperature (about 60 degrees) It will absorb moisture from the butter globules In dissolving, and this la quite an important matter. 9. Heavy brine, when applied only once in brine salting, will be diluted in washproportion to the water left from ing, and hence be apt to leave the butter too light salted for the average consumer. 10. It is more difficult to salt evenly with brine than with dry salt. 11. First and last and all things get a good dairy salt which has not been exposed to bad odors. 12. Do not believe thaT you can follow any fixed rules, but consider the dissolubility of your salt, the amount of moisture and the temperature In your butter, and use Judgment In salting as In all other work. National Dairyman. , Cheap Rations. With butter selling at 18 cents on the Elgin board of trade, feeding for profit is not so easy -It used to be. The writer finds-- , nothing cheaper this winter than a grain ration of bran equal in quantity to the milk the cow gives and a forage ration of cornstalks. Cornstalks cost nothing but saving them we have to grow them to get corn and exchanging a pall of 'milk for a pail of bran la a good trade, especially if it is Jersey milk. With this ration it requires about four and one-hapounds of bran to make a pound of butter. We have maJett with lees bran, but the in- creased feed makes a paying increase in butter yield per cow with good cows. A cow giving thirty pounds of milk per day has about seven and one-ha- lf pounds of bran, and a smaller ylelder is matched with a correspondingly smaller mess of bran. Bran for milk In equal bulk measure lor measure Is so safe a rule that the veriest novice need make no mistake. The expert with good cows can profitably feed richer and more concentrated food, Ex. 7 1. lf Advantages of a Separator. The gain of butter by tho use of a separator over that of the best deep setting methods Is slight, If any. Testa have varied considerably In this respect The principal advantage of the separator la the economy In time and apace In the dairy, no setting pan or pall being required. The cream Is separated soon after the milking, and the cream only has to be taken care of. The aklmmed milk too la sweet, and therefore better for feeding, as the souring Is at the expense ot the nutriment In the milk, some of the sugar of it being changed into acid. Th quantity of milk for a pound of batter depends on the proportion ot fat in 1L If ther 4s 4 per cent, there will be a pound of butter for each 25 pounds, or about 12 quarts. And there should be this proportion In the kind of cows mentioned, if are well fed. Country Gentleman. they Keep. Down Expenses We hear from men on every side that farming does not pay as well as It did twenty years ago, and that the country is goiig to the doge. Their fathers or grandfathers made money on the farm; why cant they? Tho trouble Y Just here; They live beyond their income. They spend more than they earn. Getting "on tick has ruined many farmers, not only in Kansas, but all over the country. Farmer twenty and forty jeurs ago bought and sold for cash. Their wants were not so numerous aa tho wants of the average farmer today. They bought what they needed, and could pay for. There was none of thla modern splash and empty style abc-u- t things that we see now. Ex. , Whey Butter. The agricultural department at Cornell claims to have found that butter fat can be extracted from whey by running it through a The department now has separator. In- - press a bulletin explaining the process. It la estimated tbat general adoption of the process would save the agriculturist Interest of New York state nearly $1,000,000 a year, or, to put It In another way, that the entire expense of making cheese would be paid by the sating of what has hereto-- i fore been a waste product. .. - |