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Show s FEEDER RACKS v -- SAVE AND FODDER LABOR fv rW- THE r . . . , . -- SBSSa&ec: r i "I f V vzZ S AYaLE or THE PLAINS CRy PahdallPaddish&OUTH..lJ tCepyrisM. SYNOPSIS. JarK Keith a Virginian now a border plflinatnan Is tiding along the Santa trail on the lockout for roaming war parties of aavagen He notice a camp fire at a distance and then sees a team attached to a a agon and at full gallop pursued bv men on pomes When Kllii reaches the wagon the rtdtfers have massacred two men ind departed lie eanhes the vli llnis finding papers and a locket with a aoman a portrait lie tesolies to hunt down tire innrdereis .Keith Is arrester! at t'arson ('ltv ihaigeil aith ihe minder. Ills pi cusei beings tufhan named Black Bart lie ges to latl fullv rcall A Ing the peril of snift bntder justice isimpanion In lna sill is a negro, who ells him he is Neb and that lie hioH the Keith famil) hack In irginl.t Nb us one of the inindered men as John Sibley, the other t.en Willis Waite for, An oflii In er the aiinv tnerly ('onfedeinte The plainsman and eh rs, ape fioru the cell, and later the two fugitives become lost In the sand desmi TUe mine upon a cablq'and find Its lone occup'inl to be a young irl. nhoin Keith rei oginrcs as u singer he saw Ht Carson Cityin The girl that she came there search of explains a brother who iad deserted fiom the army. A Mr llan let induced her lo-to come to the cabin while he sought to cate her brother ' Haley appeals and Keith In hiding rerognlxes him as Black Bart. Hahv tries to make loe to the girl. There is a terrific haitle in Ihe darkened room In width Keith ov ironies Black Bart Horses are uppi oprlatt d and the girl who save that her name Is Hope. Joins In the est apef Keith explains his situation and the fugitives make for Fort Larned. where the girl Is left with the Mlaa-IIotells that she hotel landlady Is the daughter of General Waite pe I CHAPTER XVI. (Continued.) A. C. McClure Co.. e 1 e It was a grim picture of depravity and desolation, the environment dull, gloomy, forlorn; all that was worthy the eye or thought being the pulsing All about extended human element. the barren plains, except where on one elde a ravine cut through an overhanging ridge. From the seething street one could look up to the summit. and qpe there the graves of the many who had died deaths of violence, and been borqe thither In their boots." Arab! all thta surrounding desolation was'Sherldan the child of a few brief months of existence, and destined to perish almost as quickly the center of the grim picture, a mere cluster of- rude, unpalnted houses, poorly erected shacks, grimy tents flapping in the never ceasing wind swirling across the treeless waste, the ugly red station, the rough cowpeus muxi with lowing rattier roe huge, un- vwswe vwwwvr -- . nt i i h ti is (Iut. agu Fulih ns lips lulled colming -- Hoping ha -- i Ihe ruddy k hla Into Cheeks D.miui in.Keiih von tame near giving tie a slunk,-- ' he said. Jerkily. ShuuMii t le so not sure uij he.it! - nisi tight tendency to apoplew too mu lo be guarded It t me tell you someagJln-- i o thing itno he von buried some poor devil out at Citninaron Crossing but It nasii Willis Waiie How do I know Ivi.tuse saw him, and talked with him ve-ida) damn me. If I didn't right heie In this town." - l - r e h d trackmen, graders, boys, desperadoes, gamblers, Baloon keepers, merchants, generally Jewish, petty of-- ' no one could acficials, and a riff-raf- f count for, mere floating debris. The town was an eddy catching odd-b-lts of driftwood such as only the frontier ever knew. Queer characters were everywhere, wrecks of dissipation, derelicts of the East, seeking nothing save oblivion. Everything waa primitive passion and pleasure ruled. To spend easily made money noisily, brasenly, was the ITO BE CONTINUED.) ideal. From dawn to dawn the search jitter joy continued. The bagnios and The Test. dance halls were ablate; the barMadge I refused Jack eight times rooms crowded with hilarious or before finally saying yea." quarrelsome humanity, the gambling Ethel Why did you change your Keith Elbowed Hit Way Through the Heterogenous Crowd. tables alive with excitement Men mind? streets the swaggered along looking head; bit nose wide but etubby, and on ths Arkansas." hs explained briefMadge I didn't. I was merely seefor trouble, and generally finding It; chin massive, Apparently be waa be ly. "Did you know General Vt site, ing if he would change hla cowboys rode into open saloon doors tween forty and fifty yeara of age, ex- was dead? and drank in the saddle; troops of The doctors ruddy face whitened. ceedingly well dressed, bis gray eyes The Worst. congenial spirits, frenzied with liquor, shrewd and full of a grim humor. "Dead? Willis Waite dead? he reHe I shouldn't marry unless 1D spurred recklessly through the street Keith observed all this in a glance, peated. "Wbat do you mean, sir? Are woman .was my exacts opposite. firing Into the air, or the crowd, as aware at tb- - tame time that you sure? When? She Youll never find so perfect their whim led; bands played popular becoming hla neighbor waa apparently studying I ought to be sure; I buried him being as that! sirs on balconies, and innumerable him also, the latter broke silence Inviadded "barkers" tbelr honeyed with a quick, jerky utterance, which tations to the perpetual din. From end seemed to peculiarly fit hla pensonal to end It waa a saturnalia of vice, a appearance. Inbabel of Bound, n glimpse of the Damn it all know you. sir sure ferno. Money flowed like water; every I do but for life of me can't tell man was his own law, and the gun where." the arbiter of destiny. The town Keith stared across at him more depumarshal, and a few aearcblngly, and replied, rather In ties moved here and there amid the differently: Appeal to Playwright to Make Their s gentleman por sn American ' It is Characters a Little More I have chaos, patient, tireless, undaunted, a as true he no longer ejaculates mistake then, "Probably By True to Nature. merely to exercise some no recollection of your face." seeking goehT"" or calculate." but he con-- , was This Sheridan. slight restraint. "Never made a mistake air never tinues To be a caricature, and a bad At the anniversary festival of tie caricature Into the one long street Just at dusk forget a face." tbe' other snapped with at thaL T . rode Keith and Neb. the third horse some show of Indignation, hla hands' Royal General Theatrical Fund J United consul States gen trailing behind. Already lights were now clasped on tbe table, one stubby Griffiths, t vtiiilnCfl MiiUi beginning to gleam in the crowded forefinger pointed, as be leaned (or eral, spoke word 9f appeal for some lnisnnr yonDg W0Rn He Mtd saloons, and - they were obliged to! iard.TXnft tell me I've seen you improvements In the drams ,he (o Ih wlBdow see h to would a be like, said, play proceed slowly. Leaving the negro at somewhere no. not n word dor.'! poti office " there a letter for tbe corral to find some purchaser for even tell me your name Im going to which there was really spiritual '1Ile today?- honest barrister. a j -- nj kk. the clerk answered The' anlmals. snd sucb accommoda- think of it" elergymanTkan and aa j The young woman blushed a little tions for himself as he could a'chieve, Keith smiled; not unwtjling to humor straightforward-diplomatis- t -Mr. Griffiths' and Keith shouldered his way on foot the mans eccentricity, ahd returned to American gentleman. ,t. buglIlei, letter" ,b, Tbe man Inside the window took pp through tbe heterogeneous mass to- bis meal, with only an Occasional tn views have been generally indorsed ward the only botel, s long P handful of letters and looked thdm T qulring glance across tbetaable. The by tbe press It is acknowledged that diplomatists over hastily.'- - Then hs informed tbe wood's structure, unpalnted. fronting other sat and stared at (him, his the glitter of the Pinoeer Dance Hall heavy eyebrows wrinkled as be strug are presented on tbe stage too con- customer that there was. nothing for opposite. A noisy band was splitting gled to awaken memory. The youngef sistently as creatures of preternatural her; nod with great disappointment .tbe sir. with discordant notes, a loud' man had begun on bis pic when tbe cunning, never as men with human depicted on her lovely features, ahe limitations. The popular dramatic went away. In five minutes she was voiced --"barker" yelling through the face opposite suddenly cleared. back again this time blushing more uproar, but Keith, accustomed to simi ."Damn tpe. Ive got it hell, yes; type of clergyman, the muscular, Jar scenes- - and "'sounds rerewbere, hospital tent Shenandoah bullet Ira more tiring still; every curate Is pot furiously than before. I deceived of the : . bedded.aiudfiJbirdJ'lb ordinary case the physical equal of a prizefighter. through toe open-dooyou," sbe stammered s be thatV-why-- J It It wasn't a business letter I was p tj e. m a o, ..would forgot clear a sraud -A tW A ro erk hotel,' and' guided 'by the e very welcome on lb English stage-Tb- expecting. Wllfyoa-lea-e clatter of dishes, easily found bis now get the name In a minute see It Keit that's It shake type almost Invariably presented there Is something for roe'nroong the it was crowd Captain way to tbe dining-room- , " Is like nothing on earth. He le neither love letters?" ed with men, few women scattered hands 1. '' Caricatures on the Stage cool-heade- d , two-storie- d J ' :j- noisy;-conim-uou- Captain-- .( .'V,, e A secure These - results were secured on alfalfvalued at per ton With a higher price the difference would be correspondingly greater These self feeding rack cost (1 per running foot completed They had the Ordinary capacity of four Jambs per running foot, two on each side, not t iituili space being required at a r as at an ordinary rack, since all the lambs will not eat at one time As already stated, the save ing In Mils one experiment amounted to 42 tents per 10U pounds of gain. This Is equal to about 14 cents oil each lamb Counting four lambs per tunning foot, this would make a saving on one season's operations of hd cents In other words, thfi rack would for itself in two years. I ay lt Is thought that hen a type o( is ddVeloped (or handling chopped hay better result may be secured (rom It than have hitherto been possible, by reducing tbe waste caused self-feede- self-feed- by wind. - y- e XVII. two--dop- ; differ-eivc- More Can be Accomplished When Besides Destroying Mosquitoes end Other Noxious Insect and Animals are Farmer Care-FreGuano Deposit and Coa- Are Rich. tented in Mind. 1 half-breed- It mekea a 42 cent In the cost Ing each 100 pounds of grain. of I et "Aresjou certain your are not mistaken?" "Of course am, Keith. I've known Wilte for fifteen year a bit Intimate-)y-fhavmet him frequently alnce tne wrij and I certainly talked with him. llejold nne enough to partially confirm yoxr story. He said he h4 started forSanta Fe light, because be couldn't men to run s caravan sfttfd of Indians, you know. 8o. hs determined to take money buy Mexl- M te ! Iftm ewa sang .suite a fighting cock wouldnt turn back for all tbe Indians on the plslus once be got sn Ides in hla head hs was that kind you ought to seen ths Hs fight he' put (ip iff Spottsylvanla! got to Carson City with two wagons, s driver and a cook had eight thou-andollars with him, too, tbe damn fool. Cook got into row, gambling, cut Old Watte a man. and was Jugged wouldnt leave even a nigger in that sort of fix natural fighter likes any kind of row. So, he hung on there at Carson, but bad sense enough-jp-Lorknpws where he got tt to put ail but a few hundred dollars in Ben ijevya aafe. Then, he went out one night to play poker with his driver and a friend had a drink or probably, and never woke up lost clothes, for forty-eigh- t hour money, papers, and whole outfit was Just naturally cleaned out couldn't get a trace worth following after You ought to hare heard him cuss when he told me It seemed to be tbe papers that bothered him most them, and the iriules." male forms In plenty, the saloon llghta racks selffeedet Labor. BATS OF VALUE ON DAIRY FARM TO THE FARMER 1 undis.Keith guised doubt, studied tbe face of the ntun, opposite, almost convinced that he was. in some way, connected wlib But tbe honthe puzzling injsteiy esty of the nigged face only added to bis perplexity Trrmttt Considerable KEY TO SUCCESS In the Next Room. Ills eves filled-jtl- b revealing powdered cheeks and painted eyebrows.. It was s strange, restless populace, the majority bera today, disappearing tomorrow cow - self-feede- i CHAPTER seefr (tlsly rated by amateur wtelders'of the paint brush, and tbs garish dens of rice tucked in everywhere. The pendulum of life never ceased swinging. Society was mixed; no man cared who bis neighbor was. or dared to question. Of women worthy the name there were few, yet there were flitting fe. Just 'lu- - il i lie (Tmmaiun dossing out on 'fi- - tjiua iV ti ail Hi,' ii,i h, Wt uw It was General Waite 'hs ii, u s uibl-tetone full pf doi,bt "I haw n q . i,m aiiout It. return 'I K ,.ii IumtHv "The man was ii. - rj ""I general appearh g , ance. l,Mld similar to the one I '"lHiii'ni hs wore during the war He iiii n m alped. and his face in.',;, Vi it lecogultlon, but were sufficient in. pm ki pupi v to piu'e liK nliiiiti Besides, he and hi I'm iMiiim, a 'iMiig fellow named Slb'ev h e - h'liiwn iii have pulled out two ass hetcire 'ii m I'ar-iOi- l City nn-pai- - , Which Sava Fodder and elf-feeder heie and iheie. most of Ihe former in Puzzled at the .unexpected recognishirt sleeves, all eating silently A tion. jet realizing the friendliness of few smaller tables at the batk of the the man. Keith grasped the pudgy Unroom were distinguished from the oth gers extended with some coidiality-"Don'- t ers by white coverings lu place of oil remember me I spone dont cloth, eiideutly teserved lor themore j ihnk you ever saw me delirious hate to tell you distinguished guests Disdaining cere when ' I came niony. the new comer wormed bis way what jou was talking about gave through, finally discovetiog a vacant jou hypodermic first thing behaved seat where bis baik would he lo the well enough though when I dug out wall, thus enabling him to suivey ihe the lead -- Mlnie bullet, badly blunted entiie apaitinent hitting the rib thought you might It was uot of gieat Inteiest, save uie with blood poison couldn't sts foi La cons taut change and the pilun-thto see - to damn ninth to do evidentmanuer in width the majiulty at ly didn t though remember me now?" You tacked tlieli rood supply, which whs "No. only from what you say piled belter skelter upon the long must have been at General Wait- tables, yet he tan Ills eyes seaichingly headquarters." l over the numeiou.s faces seeking "That s it -- charge of Stonewall' iallv foi either' Iriend 01 enemy. Lpld hospital happened to ride No countenance present, as revealed Into Waite's camp that night damn In the dim light of the few swinging lucky for youj did voung snip tbeie stopped lamps, appeared familiar, and satis-tie- wauled- to saw the bone that be lemaiued unkuown. Keith lat liked vour fHt-Imagined you began devoting bis attention to the nfigbi be woiih saving ain't so sure d'shes belore him, mentally express- of it now, or jou wouldn't be out tn this Cod forsaken country, ing his opinion as to their attractiveeating ness Chancing finally to again lift such grub my name's Falrbatn Johis eyes., be met the gaze' ol a man seph Wright Falrbain, M D. contract sitting directly opposite, a man who surgeon for tbe railroad woikiug on somehow did not seem exactly In har- the line? He was Keith shook his head, feeling awakmony with his surroundings short and stockily built, with round ening inteiest in bis peculiar comf rosy face, and a perfect shock of wiry panion. hair brushed back from a broad foie- "No; just drifted In here from down .r v? rack (or supplying roughage te sheep or cattle are not only the means of saving considerable labor, but. according to teats made at tbe Colorado experiment station, are tbe means of saving a great deal of hay. One lot of lambs at this station were fed wjiole bay lo a r rack, and Another lot whole hay. In racks on tbe ground, atuh as are In common use In many sections of the country. The average gain of these two lots was practically the same, the lot feeding from the self feeder averaging only one pound heavier than (he other, aaja the Amei icau Agriculturist Also, the gialn consumed varied but little, being only nine pounds more for a 100 pound gain tn the firs' let than In the second. The great saving came In the cost of roLfbage The lot eating from tbe self feeder consumed 601 pounds of hay for each 100 pound of gain, and those eating off the ground consumed 73S pounds of hay for each 100 pounds of gain This Indicates a difference of practically 20 per cent, tn favor of the lit.) - Rack SsU-Fted- AuTHoOf'My LAOvOr The Vmc n WiuotRHtsa Wa King Irtfrt lu.uaTArtna Bv DtABMvn Helvil 14 " : .- (By B L. OUTNAM.) The dairyman who Is looking for 'dsulta will not allow ihe dog or tbs Hs small boy to woily his cows. taiows jhat If be wants a well filled pall they must not be frightened but kept quiet and content. The grower of beef cattle is sure to weed out tbe one that Is continually bawling, wheu it should be grazing, for tbe simple reason that there is mors waste than gain of adipose tissue at such a time. Ths stock content to feed upon the good pasture st band rather than busy themselves trying to break Into forbidden fldlds, possibly not nearly as good, are ths ones that make the most gain In '1, welghL Ths hen that Is dogged every time a-- J- the one that niakea tbe best egg record. She may be hard on tbs garden, but a good fence would easily fix (hat Do not discourage her natural Afforte and then expect her to do her vest Tor you. Tbs horse that Is compelled to fight Dies continuallyr cannot get In a full iays work, or at least if It ftes there s lea In stamina, which eventually tells on tbe life work of the animal. Neither can It do ita best with an harness. The horse that Is comfortable and In good spirits ts tbe one which makes the record. A flock of abeep harassed by dogs soon show (be trouble In their general condition as surely as In their manher, Fleetnesp of foot Is not one of tbe characteristics of the snlmsl and when this is enforced as a means of preservation it is to the detriment of tbe Is not Bock. . Tbe farmer and hla family, as well as his stock, accomplish mors when care-freand In a happy turn of mind. All n attire Is fresh and cheerful. It is profitable for us to be likewise! e CULTIVATE IN CELERY PATCH (By H. W. HENBHAW. Chtef Bluloglrwl Survey, Departmant of Agriculture.) There Is no doubt of tbs great value of bats In the destruction of mosqui- toes sod other noxious insects, beetles. For years we have been Interested ,ln the subject and baV examined many bat stomacha, with a view to finding out the precise species upon which the different bats feed. Tbe Investigation, however, ts beset with difficulties owing to tho fact that bats habitually seem to thoroughly chew their insect food before swallowing It. with tbs result that tha determination even of general Insects taken for food la very difficult, while d the Identification of Insect like, mosquitoes Is practically Impossible. Because they destroy go many jMeetojrofOdvMMteAfe bats wherjver they occur. Nona of the species that Inhabit the United States do any harm, although they sometimes cause annoyance by congregating In large numbers in the attics or under tbe eaves of country bouses, .when tbe noise they make coming and going frequently disturbs tbe inmates of tha house. This trouble, however, can always bs easily cured by stopping up tbe boles and competing tbe bats to Uks up tbelr residence elsewhere. In connection with tbe economic Importance of beta tbe value ot tbelr guano as a fertiliser la not to be overlooked. as It brings a high price wherever It ran be obtained In marketable In fact, the erection of quantities artificial abetters for bats for tbs purpose of obtaining the guano has frequently been advocated, as also has sd attempt to increase tbe number of tbe having In mind their degtruetioi. of noxious insects, eepe-- c iatty mosquitoes. Ws know of at least one Instance In Mexico, where a small dwelling wan given up to tbe exclusive use of bate for ths purpose of. annually or semiannually gathering tbe guano for sal. esp4-oiall- y soft-bodie- SECURE FERTILE Work Should Begin After Plants HATCHING EGGS re Well Started in July' Keep Soil Out of X Time Plant. Required After Introduction r- of Mule Into 3rttdlaf Pen Vurle From Four to After, the relery plants ere well Seven Dayt. started In July, commence to culti- vate. It is much better to give a shallow cultivation rather than deeper ones, as ths roots of celery grow quits near the surlace, and cultivating two inches deep will accomplish Just as much as four Inches, provided, of course, That tbe ground Is cultivated often enough to keep a mulch of loose soil. When tbe plants have attained a height of about ten inches blanching may be started. Usually Hie plants . will bs quite spreading, and they should be first gathered together, and held tn place wttb one hand, while the soli la drawn to them witi a hoe In tbe other hand. Carol should be exercised that no soil get Into the heart of the plant This U likely to caue the plant to rot Hilllrg should not be done when the ground is dry enough to crumble. If done when the soil Is yet the plant are liable to rust On a small hcale celery may be blanched by putting board 1 Inch ! hick and 2 to 14 Inches wide on each side pf the row and filling the spare around the plants with sawdust or solL Good Hog Pastures. good pasture for bogs Is one which U tender and nutrltlv'e. Blue trass makes a good pasture during the A The Maryland station recently made a test to determine tbe time required for eggs to become fertile after a ratio has been added to ths breeding pea. Twenty single comb White Legborne. housed without runs, were kept from the male birds for three months,. A cockerel of the same variety was added, and on the fourth day following ten eggs were laid, seven of which were fertile. In another test, . using eighteen Rhode Island Red pullets ,an1 one Whit Plymouth Rock cockerel, four eggs were laid on the sevenib day, and all were fertile, six laid on tbe eighth day. three being fertile. In another test, Rising a pen of tbe same treeds, eight eggs were laid on tbe eighth day, all being fertile. These Jests, while not conclusive, seem to Indicate that It Is safe to sav eggs for hatching from a pen of Leg- born bens after tbe male bird has been In four day, in the caae of tb larger or the general purpose fowl, th results show that possibly a longer ' period should be allowed to lapse; seven days being the time In this hi. stance where the Rhode Island Red are used. It possible, however, that tbe crossing of the breeds may hat .. something to do with the longer spring and late fall. Rye. and blue ried. grass make a little winter pasture 1 p-- I ( . , J H - |