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Show V VJs I , W A:: I t '' y SEVERAL IMPORTANT FACTORS' IN SECURING SUPERIOR.HOGS Too Mach Stress Cannot t Laid os Selecting Breeding Swtn From Sound. Healthy Animals Cream Separator Has Greatly Reduced Scours In Pigs Balanced Ration .Best. . tsST! i. (Copyright, SYNOPSIS. Jack Keith. a Virginian now a bor der plainsman, Is riding alone tha Santa F. trail on tha lookout (or roaming war part lea of aavagaa Ha notice, a camp Bra at a diet ante and then aaea a team attached to a wagon and at full gallop pureued by men on ponlea CHAPTER II The Scene of Tragedy. Whatever might be the nature of the tragedy It would be over with long before this, and thoae moving black pots away yondar to the west, that he had dlacerned from the bluff, were undoubtedly the departing raldera. There was nothing left for Keith to 'do except determine the fate of the unfortunates, and give their bodies decent burial That any had escaped, or yet lived, waa altogether unlikely, unlesa, perchance, women had been In the party. In which caae they would have been borne away prisoner. Confident that no hostlles would be left behind to observe his movements, Keith pressed steadily forward, leading his horse. He had thus traversed fully half a mile before coming upon any evidence of a fight here the pur soera had apparently come up with the wagons, and circled out upon Other side. From their ponies' tracks there must have been a dozen In the band. Perhaps a hundred yards further along lay two dead ponies Keith them bad examined closely-bo- th been ridden with saddles, the marks Eviof the cinches plainly visible dently one of (he wagon mules had also dropped In the traces here, and had been dragged along by bis mates. Just beyond came a sudden depression In the prairie down which the wagons had plunged so heavily as to break one of the axles; the wheel lay a few yards away, and, somewhat to the right, there lay the wreck of the wagon Itself, two dead mules still in the traces, tha vehicle stripped of contents and charred by fire. A hundred feet further along was the -- other wagon, its tongue broken, the canvas top ripped open, while between the two were scattered odds and enda of wearing apparel and provisions, with a pile of boxes smoking grimly. The remaining mules were gone, and n semblance of life remained anywhere. Keith dropped hia reins over hit horse's head, and, with Winchester cocked and ready, advanced cautiously. Death from violence had long since become almost a commonplace occurrence to Keith, yet now he shrank for an instant as his eyes perceived the figure of a man lying motionless across the broken wagon tongue. The grizzled hair and beard were streaked with blood, the face almost unrecog nizable, while the hands yet grasped a bent and shattered rifle. Evidently the man had died fighting, beaten down by overwhelming numbers after expending his last shot Then those fiends had scalped and left him where he fell. Fifty feet beyond, shot In the back, lay a younger man, doubled up In a heap, also scalped and dead. That waa all; Keith scouted over a wide circle, even scanning the stretch of gravel under the river bank, before he could fully satisfy himself there were no others In the party It seemed Impossible that these two traveling aloee would have ventured upon such a trip In the face of known Indian hostility. Yet they must have done so, and once again his Ups muttered: Of all the blame fools! Suddenly he halted, staring about over jthe prairie, obsessed by a new thought, an aroused suspicion. There s had appeared merely the of the one horse alongside of the fleeing wagons when they first turid out from the trail, and that horse tad been newly shod. Bnt there were two dead ponies lying back yonder; neither shod, yet both had borne saddles. More than this, they had been spurred, the blood marks still plainly one of them was branded; he remembered It now, a star and arrow. What could all this portend? Was it possible this attack waa do Indian affair after all? Waa the of bodies, the scalping, merely done to make It, appear the act of savages? Driven to investigation by this suspicion, he passed again over the trampled ground, marking this time every separate indentation, ev ery faintest Imprint of hoof or foot. There was no Impression of a moccasin anywhere; every mark remaining waa of booted feet. The Inference was sufficiently plain this had been the deed of white men, not of red; foul murder, and not savage war. The knowledge seemed to sear Keiths brain with fire, and be sprang to his feet, hands clinched and eyes biasing. He could have believed this of Indians, it was according to their nature, their method of warfare; but the cowardliness of it, the atrocity of the act, as perpetrated by men of his own race. Instantly r aroused within Ha . him a desire for vengeance. wanted to run the fellows down, to their identity." Without discover thinking of personal danger he ran forward on their trail, which led estward, along the lino of hoof-prlnt- A. C. McClure cottonwoods These served to conceal hie own movements, yet for the moment, burning with passion, be was utterly without caution, without slightest sense of peril. He must know who was guilty of such a crime; he felt capable of killing them even as be would venemous snakes It was a perfectly plain trail to follow, for the convinced of fugitives, apparently safety" and - confident their cowardly deed would be charged to Indian raiders. had made no particular effort at concealment, but had ridden away at a gallop, thetr horses' hoofs digging deeply Into the soft turf. On this retreat they had followed closely along the river bank, aiming for the ford, and almost before be realized It Keith was himself at the water's edge where the trail abruptly ended, staring vaguely across toward the opposite shore. Even as he stood there, realizing the futility of further pursuit amid the mase of sand 'dunes opposite, the sharp reports of two rifles reached him, spurts of smoke rose from the farther bank, and a bullet chugged Into the ground at his feet, while another sang shrilly overhead These shots, although neither came sufficiently near to be alarming, served to send Keith to cover and alert now, his first mad rage dissipated, he scanned the opposite bank cautiously, but could nowhere Cool-heade- a Oo.. i Xn. , h. . ' c-- t ..5 A ses, ti' 'rH 'j US) Keith had already stumbled upon the truth, sod waa determined to verify It Secure tn this conception of the sitwary eye uation. yet still keeping about to guard against any treachery, the plainsman, discovering a spade In the nearest wagon, hastily dug a bole In the sand, wrapped the dead bodies In blankets, and deposited them therein, piling above the mound the charred remains of boxes as some slight protection against prowling wolves. He searched the clothing of the men, but found little to reward the effort, a few lettera which were flipped Into hie pocket to be read later, some ordinary trinkets hardly worth preeerv lng except that they might assist In identifying the victims, end, about the neck of the elder man, a rather peculiar locket, containing a portrait painted on Ivory. Keith was a long time opening this, the spring being very Ingeniously concealed, hut upon finally succeeding, he looked upon the features of a woman of middle age, a strong mature fare of marked refinement, exceedingly attractive still, with smiling dark eyes, and a perfect wealth of reddish brown hair. He held the locket open In hie hand for several minutes, wondering who she could be, and what possible connection she could have held with the dead. Something about that face CHAPTER III An Arrest The Santa Ke trail was far too expo! to be safely traveled alone and 1 broad daylight, but Keith ronsld-eteIt better to put sufficient space bkween himself and those whom be ft confident were still wat hlng his lavements from across the river. Hiw much they might rlready suspl bis discoveries he possessed no rotans of knowing, yet. conscious of their own guilt, they might easily feel erfer If he were also put out of the vny. fie had no anticipation of open stack, but must guard against treachery. As he rode, hla eyes never left these faraway sand dunes, although he perceived no movement, no black cn Excellent Brood Sow and Litter. E. LA HA ) buahel of corn eaten, but because of of Denmark secure the this too many farmers feed too much del even which be could conceive to best prices for their fancy bacon for corn. be t possible enemy Now that he the reason that they have established The cream separator has greatly repessessed ample time for thought the small packing establishmenta where duced scours In pigs because the aklm sttistlon became more puxxllng This they can haul thetr hogs and get their milk can always be fed while sweet trtgedy which he had accidentally pay for the hogs according to tbelr When the sow of good type has tmibled upon must have bad a cause actual worth. proven herself a prolific breeder, an otter than blind chance It was the The man who has a lot of thrifty economical feeder, and a good mother. elimination of a plot, with some reaand September pigs and gives It Is a good plan to keep her several August son behind more Important than ordl-nthem rational care until grata comes years. robbery Apparently the wagons and has them ready for the market The mature sow requires only food rmtzlned nothing of value, merely the by the middle of June will make bet- for maintenance, while the growing ckthlng, provisions, and ordinary ter money for hie feed than he will on one needs food for growth. Furtherutensils of an emigrant party. Nor any bunch of pigs that he feeds during more the older one will have an appebd the victims pockets been ca re- the year. tite for waste that a young one would fill searched Only the mules had On each and every farm there not care for. bwn taken by the raiders, and they should be some Exercise will help make that streak provision made for RuM be small booty for such a This not only proves to of lean and streak of fat that la dedipping hogs. aims be an easy and effectual way of disin- sired. (TO BE CONTINUED ) fecting animals which are brought onto the farm hut it also keeps them IVEIN COMPLETE ISOLATION free from lice. OAT Posilbly there is no other farm aniGstaM World Practically Unknown to mal that can offer as poor an excuse SEED ESSENTIAL the Dwellers In the Land for his existence as the scrub hog. of Moab. He la an unprofitable animal any way you take him. Good, Plump Variety Will Ges-xu- l Mat travelers who visit the Holy uate Rapidly aad Get As an economical pork producer he Lent content themselves with a visit Is a failure. Even hla ability to shift Vigorous Start-Be- et Reeded. Lund to that restricted part west of Jordan. for himself does not recommend him The pountalnoue regions of Moab, as to the people within the limit of his Seen !y them from Jerusalem, are lost range aa he has the (By W. M. KEL.LT reputation of There la more light and Inferior oaf la tto purple bat that constantly preying upon neighboring corn field teed plpanted thaa any other causes a hAngi over them, and the great when food Is scarce. seed causes a s Mretdea beyond are covered In Hla build naturally adapts him to of small grain. Poor low 'yield of oata every time. Tha 1 true partly because ol bis manner of living since he la th irwer historical Incidents connectnarrow In the chest, has a actual post of improved seed la very ed with the eastern regions, but mainsnout. This adapts him low compared with the Increased narrow long, ly $a account of The great abyss of to hla manner of living. With the yields that coma from Ita use. By good seed 1 do not mean exthe Jordan valley Aat has always act- scrub hog It Is "root hog or die, seed that la aded a barrier. Few who descend Into hence the tremely narrow snout His long 100 bushels of oata to vertised the valley, 1,300 feet below sea level, produce body aids him In getting through undertake to climb the hills beyond, small fence cracks and if be falls to to the acre but good plump seed thaU-w- lll which rise to a height of 3,000 feet germinate rapidly and get a vlg- find a place large enough to go Tb most orous start early In the spring. Wa Moab about striking thing through the fence he can soon dig unseldom see a large crop of oats ha always been Its Isolation. Ho der it with his long snout tbat-maka. ever much connected by race and viThere Is no standard of excellence threshed from a field cinity with their western kinsmen, the for the scrub hog since he may pos- poor start In the spring. dwellers in Eastern Palestine have I have found that It pay big resess almost any form except a beauturns to select one acre of the best distinct and their lands tiful one; he may be of any color. hire never been occupied by the na He hasjthe reputation of being able land to grow teed oats on each year tlos on the west except through acts to stand all kinds of rough treatment and to keep thla crop for seed only ol aggression and conquest. two and to buy new seed every ind still survive. Even today this Isolation Is still felt is regarded as being able to re- or three years to plant on thla sera He 1b giving an Idea of their knowledge of list disease better than the improved plot present day geography, one of them Under ordinary conditions I Believe breeds of hogs. We very much doubt we should change oat seed every There are only four teas In whether this that the to attributed quality th world, two of which are the Dead or four years, for there Is no three nowe Is have true since scrub hog set and the Sea of Galilee. Both of ticed that hog cholera takes the scrub farm crop that will thrive better when the are In sight of tbelr own hills. moved from one locality to another as well as the well bred hog. Christian Herald. than oats, or that will deteriorate One thing Is sure that the scrub faster when grown on the same farm hog can consume more valuable feed Of course propetr Aeroplane Is Simple. and give lesa In return than any other year after year. to -- ovenome Tb working parts of the modem selection will seed help animal that we know of. take-tha- t lew this farmers but In flying mechlne are Infinitely fewer tendency, A farmer who owna a herd of scrub nniuber than those of the automobile, precaution. corn "needs other any hogs seldom the motor boat, the railroad locomoClosely linked with the good seed1 crib than hla hogs. tive or th steamship. com-let Far more rich selling pork and question comes that of selecting er never He gets Is th operation of a 1 have In fact If he depended upon his hogs planting healthy, seed, and ' motor car than that of a to make him money to buy better fouad it u good plan to treat all oat aeroplane. Far more delicately he would never own better seed with formalin before sowing, to ar the thousands of parts of bred hogs kill the smut spores and Insure healthy, tbs steam or electric locomotive thaa ones. seed. his scrub The keeps usually hog the mechanism of th flying machine to Is not able he so poor that It Is this very simplicity of construe-tio- i pwner end operation that has enabled buy better stock. In fact, this is the the aeroplane to outdo In continuous excuse usually given for his existence. DIFFICULTY are usumotion every other known form of Poor farming and scrub-hogassociated found together. GROWING MELONS ally conveyance, except steamers, motor boats and tailing ahlps. and these They are near and dear companlast named are able to maintain tbelr,. ion. Both make a rapid retreat before a progressive spirit aad there is Leaf Bllfht te Most Common of motion only because of their bug Treablte-M- sy Csnteloupe driving mechanism, out of all propor not a better evidence of the general be Checked by Uo the balk that Is propelled. progress! venes's of a people than the Spreylof, absence of the scrub hog from a community. Fooua. Forgotten When blight attacks the cantaloupe on TWimrrfc gtress rarioor ise-jIt It wel to remember that many then tb hopes of tb grower wilts, as from swine sound, plaits which once were used as veg selecting breeding Animals that are well as tb leaves of his plant It is etakles have been allowed to drop out healthy parents. of eur bills of fare. Our forefathers, not strong In constitution cannot with- usually a hard case to cure. Leaf blight la the most common of for Instance, sometimes dined off elder stand disease as well as those which troubles. The leaves betop and burdock root, and tbs early are strong In that respect. In case cantaloupe light, to dark, shoots of the hop were considered a bogs are troubled with dlee'ise It Is come covered with great delicacy and were cooked and almost Impossible to give them medi- brown, generally circular spot, which, ry increase In size and finally coalesce, eaten as asparagus. Walter Jerrold. cine or anythin else that will rrrv-vewe is can do a'l resulting in complete wilting attd) About In hto Highways belpfuL and Bywaye In Keot." recalls a time when Kentlpb to feed a ration that can be easily di- curling of the leaves. The spots commonly show fine and children could tell of many pleasant gested and keep them In clean quarIndistinct concentric markings rather the and disinfect pens ters. thoroughly hours spent among tha hedges In such aa are found in the common search of the wild bop top and of let the disease run Its course. Whole mflk la one of the best alternarla blight of the potato. The th wholesome suppers made upon the for hogs that are suffering with leaf stalks and vlnea are ao affected. well earned treasure er4 feeds they learned to think their food tb better for be disease of any kind It Is an excel- The blight la caused by a fungus lent feed and ha often been of great which may at least be checked by lng rar and eoetly. assistance" in bringing hogs through spraying Kith bordeaux. The first application should be made spells of sickness.-- . A Narrow Escape. Is no disputing the fact that when the vines are from 12 to 18 There "I waa once urging a bachelor," but every Inches long and then every two weeks sayi George Ada, to remain at the corn Is sn Ideal hog feed, , season. club for a game of cards; but he in- practical feeder admits that better re- during the Tb bordeaux mixture should be of sisted that ha must call upon a lady sults can be brought eoout by feeding a ration that Is composed of less than the usual Strength six pounds of blue-stofriesd. I finally said: and alrpounds of lime to 30 galcorn. It Is a mistake to s Dont you know IHt- - dangerous of lons waters to we buy that a think cannoUaffcrg for man to call upon a lady after be The greatest care should be taken to other feed to mix with the corn. has been drinking?" Ttot'e eo, said my bachelor friend Ordinarily It Is a mistake not to get down on the under side of the feed the bogs the Uqoid before the leaves with the spray. Use a hand as he took off bis' hat and topcoat pomp on small plots with a fine spray 'MMT man has become engaged te olid food. from 10 to 1 If this does net save them nothing he errled In uch circumstances.' Hog will meh wm. Tbe Sunday pounds of meat, live weight, for each Magazine.- (By B The farmer 7 SUPERIOR mye--Thi- long-legged- , high-price- d sa . d high-powere- Bullst Chugged Into discover any evidence of life. Little by little Jie comprehended the situation. ana decided upon his own action. The fugitives were aware of hie presence, and would prevent bis crossing the stream, yet they were not at all liable to return to this side and thus reveal their identity. - To attempt any further advance would be madness, .hot he felt perfectly secure from molestation so long as be remained quietly on- - ibe north, shore, Those shots were'1 merely a warning to keep back; the very fact that the men firing kept concealed was proof positive that they simply wished to be left aloDe. They were not afraid of what he knew now, only desirous of not being seen. Confident as to this, be retreated openly, without making the slightest effort to conceal bis movements, until be had regained the scene of murder. In evidence of the truth of hie theory no further shots were fired, and although he watched that opposite sand hank carefully, not the slightest movement revealed the presence of others. That every motion he made was being observed by keen eyes he had no doubt, but this knowledge did not disconcert him, now that he felt convinced fear of would keep hla watcher at a safe distance. Whoever they might be they were evidently more anxious to escape discovery than he was fearful of attack, and possessed no desire to take his life, unless it became to prevent recognition. necessary They still had every reason to believe their attack on the wagons would be credited to hostile Indians, and would consider It far safer to remain concealed. and thus harbor this supposition. They could not uspect that A - 1 the Ground at His Feet smiling up Into bis own held peculiar fascination for him, gripping him with a strange feeling of familiarity, touch lng some dim memory which failed to respond. Surely he had never seen the .original, for ehe was not one to be easily forgotten, and yet eyes hair, expression, combined to remind him of some one whom be had seen but could not bring definitely to mind. There were no names on the locket, no marks of identification-o- f soy kin yet realizing the sacredness of tt, Keith slipped the fragile gold chain about hit neck, and securely hid the trinket beneath his shirt. It was noon by this time, the sun high overhead, and his horse, with dangling rein, still nibbling datntlly at the short grass There was no reason for hia lingering longer. He swept his gase the length and breadth of the desolate valley, and across the river over the sand hills. All alike appeared deserted, not a moving thing being vlalble between the bluffs and the stream. 8tlll be had the unpleasant feeling of being watched, and It made &!m restless and eager to be sway, The earlier gust of anfcerf-th- e spirit of revenge, had left him, but It had merely changed Into a dogged, resolution to discover the perpetrstore of this outrage and bring them to Justice for the crime. The fere in the locket seemed to ask It of hta. and his nature nrged response But he could hope, to accomplish nothing more here, and the plainsman swung him: elf Into the saddle. He turned his horses heed eastward, and rode nway. From the deeply rutted trail be looked back to wher the fire still smoked In the midst of that desolate silence. nt s ata ne two-third- s |