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Show o - In whleh the Use has as persona? Interest tile wad and by which It la oaetrveted the matter?" tbs of "And you have ba CONVENIENCE OF DIVIDING whtek FALL AND SPRING HOG HERDS oper- previsions "I have already assured you ea to ated, throigh will k keld " It that "Have tfc PPl surrendered their "I will not accept any suck offer. u the Gotham absolutely It It should be mad me by authority. rights Uaetlon ' company Freight y This Method Farmer Will be Able to Distribute Hi I will not pay a single cent over sad 1 should say that they had." Time Equally, Economize In Room, Sell When shove tbs actual coat f building the delivered, bound they head "At witches and e proper and reasonable end Markets Suit Him And Furnish Customers ,ul corporation?" amount for the privilege of the conKind of Pork Desire. Y Put It rather poetically ; "WelL nection " " euhstance Is your remark true bat is "Of course, you must make your "And bars they no redress or reIn that however, case, own rushed through the month of No decision. fBy C. C BOWffFlEl.D. llllnole THE WOMAN course?" " I fear you will never get the switches." Every farmer, who raises as many vember, or until conditions are right "Certainly CYHsTbwnszNDBtiADY as 100 hogs In s year, ought to divide lor marketing "1 am quite sure that before I get Is that "And JuuormrfMt fy DcHMaofnMci.vM.i. 1 shall them Into spring and fall herds have not only the The clearest profit la made in ten By through "1 haven't the sl'ghtest objection te mmmmr 999 ft mmm mm mmrnm he means will this to able dlstrlb be at which age, the bogs ought months, witches, can They tha revoke telling t tha expiration of the ute the labor to suit bis convenience, to average 200 pounds Animals that Gormly paused, and looked his com- franchise SYNOPSIS. economise In room, sail when the mar- gat good pasturage, and about such n say, and content yourself with your term panion hard and directly In the face alaety-n-ys- r ah proclamations? ket suits him, and furnish bit custo- diet aa 1 have described, are pretty "But what?" said Haldane, flicking all can do they Is Ut A feolleh young tenderfoot bwomu "My experience has been that pub- the ashes from bis cigar daintily, and "Absolutely all You see. therefore, mers on abort notice, any kind of pork sure to escape disease It la essential fascinated with the bold, artful wife of a be quite hopeless for you to desired, from suckling roast to prime to have plenty ot pure water in tha drunken prospector In a western mining licity, If coupled with surrender, la speculatively watching the blue curl town They prepare to elope In a blind- never very efficacious. If I should of emoke that roae languidly from tta attempt t fight this bacon bog lot corporation, even ing billiard but are confronted by the secede to the demands of the Ootham end In tha air. The thoroughly practical man can The farm should Include three or maudlin husband He la shot by the the alliance and support of the with a Ha was wife, but the chivalrous boy plna Traction oompany, the fact turn Into four small fields, securely fenced, ao It money very which Gormly thought qutekly. rapidly, hogs Is no cermeans by Bets to the body taking the crime Freight ' well assumed people, but the business needs to be on a scale that one kind of forage could be ou,d gain Upon himself, la their night to the that I had exposed them would be of not now deceived by the tain yo railroad station the woman's horse little moment." Indifference of Haldane. He waa eon extensive enough to enable him to rested, while the other was used Then "And that is your unprejudiced opt-totails exhausted, the youth puts her Oh, then, you propose to do your vtneed that there waa something back n his own and follows hanging to the properly divide hla fields and build again. If the owner detects fever or own freighting by wagon and give up of It, that the relation of Haldane to Seeing he Is an Impedistirrup strap other sickness in the herd, It Is easy Inga, and to make thorough experiTherefore la It urge upon you ment. the woman thrusts her escort Into snow drift and rides on Half froson the battle?" asked Haldane, his eager- the whole affair was more than o' my offer to mediate ments, with different types, and differ- to segregate those animals which are accept the he stumbles Into the railroad station )uat ness s little more apparent than he mere casual ons; that Haldane had ent kinds of food affected Prompt action , along this between you and thy u " as the train bears the woman away 1 not told him the plain, unvarnlahed have observed two or three bad line, may prevent heavy loss Twenty-Or- e years later, this man. Oeorge imagined possible. "And 7u say your Interest la purely In New I have not said so, he answered. Oormly, Is a multimillionaire truth. fatlurea recently, which were caused Dipping Is another essential, and aa Impersonal T" York. He meets Eleanor Haldane, a " What do you propose?" "Well, Mr. Haldane, I win be frank beautiful and wealthy aettlement worker, primarily, by the old and erroneous It ts neither difficult or expensive. It "Entirely and co operate with her In her work. It was a blunt, direct question, and wttk you. I net onfy intend to have "I am glad, as 1 said before, ts Idea that bogs do not require much ought to be attended to. twice each Oormly becomes owner of a steamship one my track connection, but I intend to know that," returned unwarranted by the situation. line and finds himself frustrated la pier summer. With this kind of bog farmGormly. "be ground room or forage and track extenaten plans by grafting alhave the Qotham Freight Traction cause I should not like to find "Well merchant In the for the tbe began market, pork raising ing. cholera will not fie known, and dermen. backed by tne Ootnam Traetloa myeell company as welL" to ons who has mani- farmer ought to keep In mind these the stock will get s steady growth, Company. An automobile accident on a slowly. opposition in stormy Christmas ere brings the Haldear sir! aald Haldane gently, fested such friendliness to me as "I vital points Cost of feeding, danger from beginning to end. danes to his country home Oormly In ask simply as a cltlsen Interested not"My yu of the welfare of the community. turning a hair before thla astound- have." disease or sickness, and range of makes tke marooned party comfortable If the weather be severe, when It In a confidential talk with Oormly, Mlsa Some of the backer of the Ootham ing declaration. "Are you aware that come to tbe last month of feeding, Haldane looked up suspiciously; market prices Haldane enthuses on her settlement work, and longs that ha shall bsnefit mankind Freight Traction company are friends the bond of the Gotham Freight Trac- but Gormly s appearance was abao-lutelStarting the seaaon with SO to 100 the hogs should b kept In eleaa, with his wsalth and business talents Ks of mins, and from tonight I shall hope tion company are two hundred and pigs just weaned, tha owner should roomy pens, but even to the last day. guileless determines to do so and announces that he will be mayor of New York sad re-t- to count you also among that num- fifty million dollars; that atock for "For notwithstanding what you tell provide pasturage of some kind. 1 they afiquld have some succulent foragcity from corruption. ber," explained the financier grace- twice as much more has been Issued me," lh merchant continued, all ol would give this lot of young animals e-plant to eat Clover or alfalfa ta and sold and la already at a premium; which la doubtless true. fully. suitable for this, and carrots are exte one mess per day, of brain and short propose Thank you," returned Oormly. "I that It la In tbe enjoyment of n CHAPTER V Continued. enter the contest with the Gotham moistened with slops, skimmed milk cellent. In connection with the corn, franchise with the privilege Freight Traction company have learned that It la not wise to or peas l have or whey This Is ample in n grass-lo- t " I know little about tha social obli- say what yon are going to do until of renewal; that Its promoters In- never allowed of five or ten acres. to be robbed; It Is for tbe good of the animal, and myself Clover ts excellent for forage, but of course for the owner's pocket, that gations of tha world to which you re- you are ready to do it; that It Is clude some of the ablest financiers In have aever been beaten by trickery fer. It has not been my privilege to much better. In fact, to substitute the city?" and chicanery ; and 1 dont tc sitlcbokes and rape are better. A a program of this kind be marked ont "Much of what you say la a matter be robbed or beaten now propose hare an entrance therein." v doing for saying" Feeding 60 cent corn, for sii or eight An excellent maxim!" returned the of public notoriety. You have given "Ruin, absolute ruin Is before you," "Merely a matter of choice on your months, will not do. Farmer must some Information that aid the other If n learn that forage 1 natural to the hog. part, I am sura," murmured Haldane other with well simulated Indifference. me, however, you earnestly, "All of your fellow cltlxens, bowsver, I did not possess and which la of val- gage In this contest and that It will give the growth at a deprecatlngly. quietly. "But sir, they are trying to hold ms mall cost "Poeglbly," was the cod reply. "I will bs deeply lntsrested In the out- ue," said Gormly Haldane did not acknowledge the up to use a blunt hare not hitherto been greatly Inter- come of the affair. I am an older man a mil for Allowing full rental value for the phrase at Hon dollars for a thing that should acted In effecting an entrance with than you are, Mr. Oormly, and may touch, though he winced Inwardly the cost of all food supplies, and land, In the charmed circle, nor am I es- thersfore take the liberty, not of ad- It. not be worth a tenth of that amount value of tbe time taken up the wage And yet you apeak, he went on, on a liberal basis. Morally In' the car of the stock, from tbe date pecially now saving your presence of vising you aa to the conduct of your 100 hogs course and meaning not the slightest of birth, to "Morals, my dear Mr Gormly, som 10 month old averaging 260 pounds, how seem to have little to do with offense In the world. You must do what they little corn soaked In water ta good can be turned off. at a cost not ex business. ."None whatever Is taken, and " when the pigs begin to show growth reding $700. You Interest like, or pray you to proceed. What they need above all else, bow It may be don for a little lese, but He shrugged his shoulders. me exceedingly. We shall see," said Gormly. I b ever. Is the range, with Just about If It ia'to be Ebusiness proposition, In my business, Mr. Haldane, and lie vs, though I am not a student ot such a line of food as would be re- let It be figured aa a business mao I have no doubt that the experience la your own, I have found that what military history, that an able general quired to give young cattle a steady would count the expense. With careField peas ought ful experimenting and observation, lor 1 supervise myself is. well done, and la ons who takes advantage of the and rapid growth very mistakes of tha enemy, and that more to bs available toward tbe end of several years, I get no figure what I delegate to others Is frequently hog battles are won by such sharp sighted summer Tbe hogs can be allowed to far from $7 for a marketable ill done, and sometimes not done at an.- " endeavor than by deliberate weighing 260 pounds. plan do tbe harvesting themselves This will give firmness and sweet"The remark la as old as Ben Franknlag." Ueep Up Cow's Condition. But suppose you did succeed, wbal ness to the flesh, and could be used lin," laughed Haldane, "and the prin--the right through the fall. Instead of corn To he keep up the condition of the-coHow affect But would than? that Is still. older surely," ciple and to supplement tbe pasture a My preference would be to give tbe Getham Freight Traction company? went on, in a great business such and TUfIe meal aa Tours is, you cafi't attend personalmtnwhll," said Gormly, and In final month to a dressing up with can bewhearbrn fed allflaxseed the through profitably ly to every detail yourself. thla lnatance be deliberately laid all corn. This crop being ready In Octoprocess can be summer. his cards on the tabla "1 propose ta ber. the fattening "By no meant," returned the other. T have succeeded in surrounding mytake advantage of the on blunder ol the Gotham Freight Traction comself with a very capable corpa of subg egg punctures In tbs midst of tbe ordinates perhaps I had better call play," season, with the punctures . them assistants who bars been tried And whai la that?" aakad Halfresh- - and new. - As one puncture may nnd tested, and upon whom I have dedane with Intense eagernesa Thera contain anywhere from a lew to over was no longer the faintest pretens volved responsibilities commensurate 30 eggs, probably 10 r IS on tbe averfrom-whowith their capacities, and between these two. Hie cards were Weevil ts Not Native to America, age, this single plant presumably conon the table as well, although he had J expect results. But I supervise evBat Introduced From tained between 1,200 and 1,300 egge not admitted It ery department of the business myself. Europe, Asia and at the time It was observed. If these I am in possession of frequent reports Africa. "In order to make tbe franchise ol hatched sod half of them developed concerning It even In Its details. I tbe Gotham Freight Traction company Into female beetle and 80 per cent of make regular and rigid Inspections. (By r. M WEBSTER) , latter passed the winter, this plant tbe really of value, to complete the to The alfalfa weevil Is not native In short, so far as one man can do In a year give rise to over 160.-00-0 without which It begins and endi might ao, I have It all in my own hands, in the air, they must have the old America, but has been accidentally In beetle. certainly in my own mind. New York 8treet Car company fran troduced from Europe, western Asia, Tbe alfalfa weevil has no natural My own practise, Mr. Oormly, with chlae which expires next spring It or northern Africa, where It Is very enemlea, except frog and toads, both covers the only available routes and common, and where, while more or of which are by far too few In nummy affairs, which are somewhat large and extensive. Is similar to yours." tha only available streets to connect less destructive to alfalfa. It Is probbers to greatly restrict the ravages of I take It, sir," was the answer, the two ends of tbe Gotham enter ably prevented by Its natural enemlea tbe pest. serious and widespread "that we are In line with all succeasful prise. Bomehow or other the astute from working ravages men In that." minds controlling the corporation The Insect winters entirely In the failed to secure the renewal of this It Irked Haldane a little to be eo beetle etsge, seeking shelter, before AIDS franchise. be to In voted has same It Included the upon 'Category calmly of autumn commence, either frosts ihe and passed In the enrlnx." with Oormly;' for he Tiad never "been HOG BREEDER alfalfa plants, close "The present administration," waa n tbe crowna of in trade and had acquired much of the In the the quick reply, "will be In power un to the surface of tbe ground old world prejudice against the keepTwo Pastures Belter Thau One-Vic- ious til tbe April elections. The franchlaa field or under leaves, matted grass, ing of a store. However, It was not Animal Should be ditch rubbish and banks, weeds along of It Not that worth quarreling about expires In March. No Milled -- Provide Indeed straw atacka and stacks bay be could Haldane had the slightest objections made until then. It will be Shelter. It Is oftentimes found In barn where renewed before a new administration to quarreling with Oormly; on the over winter. is kept could supplant' the old, even if your bay The breed of white bogs Is rapidly contrary, he would have enjoyed It It ha been estimated that fully 80 wild dreams were successful. from thla country. Immensely, and Indeed Intended In disappearing Into one way or another to do that very answered per cent of the beetles that go "That Is to be seen, Free range for bogs does not mean In Laid All live the fall His Cards on tho Table. winter quarter through that Gormly Deliberately Gormly coolly. thing before he got through with him; they should be allowed to run until spring. . With the coming of over our Is but it would be bad policy to do it self It tsar evident" sir. neighbor's Tarm. "My In a friendly of of but the make beetles business, their the way saying controlling company?" without more preparation for victory, With good fenca wire as cheap as no mean. Public opinion aha! spring "By occur two one or to that things I do." and It would be In execrable taste to way It Is today it Is an easy matter to dl oa the question of the reme The first Is that as a business This Is most Interesting. I am cu- be aroiaed vide up the bog pasture Into convenient preclplts'e antagonism in the enjoy- man 1 know that this publicity Is more rious to know bow newal tf tbs franchise of the New you propose to do York 8trset Car company, with a clear Therefore he ment of his hospitality lots distasteful to you. I assume It? or less swallowed hts dislike and proceeded Two pastures are better, than one. explanation of the principles and It will be to" the Gotham Freight that "The business that you have built up as follows because while the hogs are feeding to such an"extent involved, I believe, Is Traction which, company, Is evidence of ybur capacity In that In one field the other will be recover"Even tne best of subordinates s very worthy concern, desirous of line; but you have, I take It, never that 1 do not believe any administramake mistakes once In n while to will counter dare on It" ing and later furnish much more attion wth minding its ova business and exploit"They are no more Immune from ing Its own properties. I think my- mingled in Wall street, never dealt tractive feed than as If both pastures bo will do this arousing?" "And are used as one that, was the swift rejoinder, than self, viewing the situation Impartial-- ' on the exchange?" I wl Never. I didnt mean to, either. the ablest of employers." The vicious hog that Is forever have been hardly dealt that you How ly, How then do you expect to obtain It was Haldane laughed out and causing trouble for breaking 1 don't want-t- o see the affair with. aa a candidate "By okring myself control of such a corporation as this, done. For the moment It one's cannot be killed too neighbor for credit the. advance any farther, " when It has back of It the for may of New York and by fighteven deceived his acute companion. of we especially quickly. the community. Suppose on and that tattle that Issue, the as ing as well Sachthe He spoke with an air of the utmost a It Is to good plan provide sum--me-r say five hundred thousand dollars em society? alone." frankDes. for the on s high shelter more hogs and nothing for tbe connections slowly, aftThe question was one Gormly could 1 ml gift," said Haldane moment "I have no persohal concern, of enot where the wind will have a full about it la the public to appear "I have declined to answer without a er a dssply thoughtful course, In the matter, but I have ewcep. moment's hesitation without giving might scare the privileges you desire been greatly Interested In the remark-- - press?" out Gormly " burst Is this coaditlfied able series of articles that have apany offense, for It was one that HalCow of Quality. It this a compromise you dane had no right to ask. He 1 don t deslre them now, Mr. Halthought peared under your name. 1 suppose quickly. It Is unofficially reported that a Jeroff' are In I am the returned If and before he unfortuGormly. deeply, swiftly, epoke, dane," you were betrayed Into this cow ownd by a member of the returned Haldane continued: ,r I a- i ,ing nothing, . battle to (lay. I ask nothing from tbe The Alfalfa Weevil; Adults Clustering sey nate position through some erro- - on American Jersey club, of NeS York. almost Indifferently. Haldane You are, 1 take It, a wealthy man; Gotham Freight Traction company; It the part of one of your subocdlretes. on and Attacking Sprig of Alfalfa. In a year's tert gave 11.452 pounds of offer to am not I la "I anything me. shall no position misfavors was could no can confef command a but the upon tingle maty "No, said Gormly, that milk The average dally was 3D a citi- resources of this take of my own. one of thosi employ- As I stated le you, I corporation; that Is. take what I am entitled to by tbe forth from their biding p'aces and pounds milk and 2 pounds and see this unpleasat no single man outside of those few who grace of God and the will of the peo- attack 'the young growth of alfalfa as er's errors to which we alluded a mo- zen who wants to ounces of butter. matter removed from the papers, are In It," he went oa, and It would ple." soon as there Is sufficient food for ment since." discussed are by such things be sheer madness for you to attempt Haldane stared a long time at the them "It Is like to cot you dear. I fancy, where Feed for Dairy Cows. The Gor- Intempera? writers without any real In ordinary seasons they appear in before you get through. dark, determined dace of his host High priced feed and low prices for HaldaneLsald Gormly, coming M t ham Ere'gbt Traction company, which comprehension of tbe Issues Involved You wlD make a splendid enemy, March and the egg laying period usuof my friend' to another conclusion, "there Is a pow- .Mr. Oormly," k said at last I hear is an Immensely Tbs ally lasts from March or April until milk or Its products Is a very unde-fi-abl-e strong and I offer as the friend ao call myself, savour er In this country greater than tbe If I combination, but it Is somemay and, natla and financial organization battle between you and the Traction early July to bring you two together." will bw one worth going e - Some Idea of the of times economy to submit to a present money power. abundance company urally relentless and Inexorable in friend, than allow a milk How"You are not empowered to make And what may that be, sir?" matters of business, is apt to exact these ergs and Jh extent to which lots, rather long distance to ace." to default by a go such of tbe or proposition?" The s' Its power people. demands, At that instant the tall clock In the the pert may breed In vacant lota and compliance with In this Instance, the people are al- ball struck the hour of 11. "Certainly not,was the specious le&ve your warehouses, as It were, m other waste lands where alfalfa has answer. "I slmjtty take advantage of ready on tbe side of the Gotham the a'r." Sheep on Pasture.' "I have tbe honor," said Gormly, esca;ed from cultivation and grows If too many sheep are confined on "J tve never credited them with the fortunate'chanc that gives me the Freight Traction company." fornally, to wish you a very as a weed may be obtained from the bowtng your acquaintance to do . "Are they so? Intent" privilegw-o- f arr c her fact that In one caae a single plant pasture they will eat the grass root Merry Chrlitmas. Xlr. Haldane." - I 1 te be a most Imporwill In conceive end the "Certainly. 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