' Hounds Tracked the Murder
Modern Farm Methods
AsAppHed in the South.
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FOLLOWED TRAIL TO IDS STABLE.
Nephew Killed Wealthy Uncle Scent Was
. Beagles Never Lost It.
Note of Inte
I'Vuit Grower
est to Plaiiter,
and Stockman
Ccld, But
Tho most remarkable case that I
know of In whlcl) beaglo hounds were
employed In tho -Interest of public
Justice occurred In Barnwell district,
South Carolina, about 1845. Mr.
Porteous, a childless wHower, pos-
Btssed of a large estate In land and
slaves, lived on his plantation, where
his cousin, a woman of about fifty
years, and her daughter, of seven
teen or eighteen, kept house for Mm.
He was not over sixty, but his health
was very feeble. It was his custom
to have himself called every morning
nt 8 o'clock by his body servant, who
aided In dressing him. One morn
ing the servant knocked at the bed
room door, as usual, and receiving
no answer, after repeating his loud
knocks many times, and the door
being locked, he reported the strange
occurrence to his mistress. A neigh
bor was summoned, and, at his sug
gestion, the door was forced. On en
tering the room they were horrified
to see Mr. Porteous lying dead upon
his bed with his throat, cut.
A bloody razor Ia,y close to his
right hand, and clearly Indicated that
be had committed suicide. He had
on a night' shirt, the left sleeve of
which was ripped, and, being unbut
toned, the greater portion of his left
arm was exposed. The print of a
bloody hand was seen plainly on that
arm, and It was naturally supposed
to have been made by htm In his
I death struggle. The theory' of aelf
1 ' destruction was further strengthened
by the fact that the door was found
locked and bolted on the Inside.
There were three windows to the
room, and, although the saslies were
up, as It was a warm July night, the
blinds were closed and fastened by
their catches to the window sill. The
chimney was carefully examined, and
It was seen that the flues were too
narrow to admit the entrance of a
man to the room through one of
them. On the arrival of the family
i . physician, who had been sent for, he
V, proceeded to make an examination of
,. the body. As his practiced eye
caught sight of the finger prints he
exclaimed: "Mr. Porteous was mur
dered! The four finger marks and
the thumb mark on the left arm were
made with the left hand."
A careful Inspection of the window
blinds showed that the catch on one
of them was much worn, and did not
hold to the iron cleat on the sill, and
that the blind could readily be pulled
open when apparently fastened. The
bedroom, was In the second story of
the house, and It was observed that
tha window with the loose catch
could be reached by a man climbing
out on a limb of an oak tree that
grew near. The ground was bare
around the foot or the tree, and a
shoe track was seen la the loam. The
track faded out In the grass plot
within a few feet of the tree, and did
not appear again beyond It. Hounds
were sent for, and arrived about 3
o'clock In the afternoon.
The day dawned at 4 o'clock In
that season of the year, and as the
murderer must have done his bloody
work before that hour, he had at
least twelve hours' start, and the
An Oratory Recipe.
A politician, at the end of a speech,
ttas congratulated upon his oratory.
"What Is your recipe for good ora
tory?" a reporter asked.
"I am afraid oratory comes natur
al," was tho reply. "There is, though,
one recipe for It, old Job Walmby's,
but It is hardly satisfactory.
" 'Tha wants to be a public spey
ker, dos tha, lad?' Job, in his York
shire dialect, would say; 'an' tha
thenks Aw'm the chep to put tha tip
to a wrinkle abbot It? Tha's right,
I awm. Now, hark thai When tha
Ailscs to meek, thy speych. hit tnable
and oppen thy mowth. If nowt
comes tnlt' n u'ln n' water an' hit
taable again. Then oppen thy mowth
wider than afoor. Then, If nowt
comes, tak' ihysen off, and leave pub-
lie suevkln' In nrh sa me.' " Tit-
Bits. .
Flnttcrluc Scales.
W'hen Grover Cleveland's son
It'ciiard wbb born, Ms good friend Jo-j
sph Jefferson drove over to Cray .
Gables to congratulats the father. j
"How many pounds does the child :
ltvigh?" ashed the noted actor. I
"Fifteen," was the reply.
"Nine," said tho attending physi
cian, who had just come in.
Mr. Cleveland assured the doctor
hat lie must be mistaken. "The
child weighs fifteen pounds," said he;
"I weighed him myself with the
Males Joe and I use when we go fish
Jig." Success Magazine. j
By using barriers of wire, heavily
fliarjnd with cloctricity, the Japanese
ore driving the aj-vnges of Fonuo3a 1
lack Into the mountains. -
trail was cold. There were five bea
gles In tho pack. Their keeper
tapped the shoo track with a ctlck
and they put their nojes to It mid
seemed perplexed 1:3 they sniffed and
murmured over It. He urged them
on by calling out to the leader, "Git
him. Trump?"
They took up the trr.il, though
slowly, and followed It about seventy
yards to the border of tho wood3,
but there It ended. As they came to
the end of the trail they gave a few
sharp, quick barks, and looked up at
their master, a3 if for further orders.
He saw at once that a horse had been
hitched to a limb of tho tree at which
tho hounds had halted, and he stated
that it was a light sorrel horse with
some white spots upon It, for he had
discerned hair3 of thoie colors stick
ing to the bark of the tree where the
animal had rubbed against It. T,he
murdered had evidently come on
horseback and, after doing bis awful
work, had remounted there.
He put them on the horse's track,
and, as It was a stronger scent, they
followed it with that long gallop of
the beagle hound which can tire,
with Its staying powers even the
tough sinews of the wolf. It led
through the carriage gate Into the
public road. Seven well mounted
men, In addition to the keeper, rode
with the hounds.
They followed the trail for fifty
miles. It ended at the stable door
of a handsome country house about
six miles from Waynesboro, Ga.
Among the hor3es In the stable was
a thoroughbred sorrel mare with a
broad white blaze In her forehead.
The dogs took the trail at the stable
and ran It to a cabin In the negro
quarter, where the hostler was found.
In reply to Inquiries he stated that
the sorrel mare belonged to Dr. Cath
gart, and that the doctor had ridden
her home the afternoon before after
being out all night, and that he Was
then in the house. He further stated
that when Dr. Cathgart returned he
wore a dark brown suit with a sack
coat. The proprietor of the mansion
was soon aroused, and the deputy
sheriff, who acted as spokesman for
the party, stated taat they had Im
portant business with Dr. Cathgart
and wished to see him at once. After
some parleying they were shown up
to his room. He was dressed, and
opened his door as they approached
and asked what their business was
with him at that hour. The deputy's
answer was: "Hugh Cathgnrt, I ar
rest you for the murder of Henry L.
Porteous." "Arrest me?" exclaimed
Cathgart. "Where's your warrant?
What's your evidence against me?
Take care what you are about; you're
in Georgia now." He was Informed
that they were not there to argue,
but to act, and that they Intended to
take him back to Barnwell dead or
alive.
He was convicted and hanged
within thirty days after the commis
sion of the crime. He admitted his
guilt Just before his execution. Mr.
Porteous was tho murderer's uncle,
with whom he had quarrelled over
money matters. T. J. Mackey, In
The Doglover's Magazine.
Japanese Lesson in Kconomy.
An Imperial rescript Just issued In
Japan enjoins on all classes In the
community the need of economy and
simplicity, the Emperor saying that
for the purpose of keeping pace with
the constant progress of the world
and participating in the blessings of
Its civilization, the development of
national resources Is essential. He
calls on all classes to act in unison,
to he faithful to their callings, frugal
In their domestic management, sub
missive to the dictates of conscience
and the call of duty, frank and sin
cere In their manners and inured to
arduous trial, eschewing all indul
gences. Nothing finer In the way of
an appeal to a people has ever been
Issued by a ruler. Boston Traveler.
Hats in London.
Rats, which have of late become
a great nuisance to the London tubes
by attacking the coverings of electric
cables have been driven from their
haunts by means of a vlruB which,
when eaten by rats or mice, causes
them to be overcome with the desire
to get Into the outer air and to drink
cold water. Ic Is a curious and In
teresting fact that the rats knew
where the tube was nearest to the
surface, as evidenced by the great
numbers which found their way to
tho top at the Trafalgar square sta
tion. It 13 estimated by a New York
builder that there are buildings un
der construction in the city which
will aggregate in value more than
$100, 000,000.
WHY TIir.Y SING.
When we henr some people sing,
Yc wonder how they dare;
Ye we suppose t hey have the right
l:?cuU4e they rent the nir.
Chicago News.
WISE WOMAN.
He "Will you share my lot?"
She "Yes, when you have a house
o:i It that i3 paid for." Judge.
a it.esher simile.
Knlcker "Did he shiver like an
aspen leaf?"
Docker "Worse; like a .new leaf."
New York Sun.
NOTHING LEFT.
"What are you Going to give up for
the New Year?"
"Not much. I gave up about all I
had for Christmas." Washington
Herald.
NOT A ROMANCE.
"Dear heart," she murmured.
"Only twenty cents a pound," ex
plained the butcher.
"I think I'll take some liver."
Louisville Courier-Journal.
A STRETCH OF IMAGINATION.
The Lady Helper at the Christmas
Party "Do you think you could eat
any more plum pudding, Willie?"
Willie "I think I could, mum, if
you'd lot me stand up to It." The
Sketch.
HI3 WISH.
"I wish I were an ostrich," said
Hicks, angrily, as he tried to eat one
of his wife's biscuits, but couldn't.
"I wish you were," returned Mrs.
Hicks. "I'd get a few feathers for
my hat." Boston Transcript.
CLOSE FIT.
"What a funny looking camel,"
said Bessie at. the Zoo. "He hasn't
any hair on him."
"No," laughed Brother Bobby. "I
guess he lost that going through the
eye of the needle." Chicago News.
GETTING HIM CLASSIFIED.
"What sort of an after-dinner
speaker is Bllgglns?"
"One of the kind who start in say
ing they didn't expect to be called on,
and then proceed to demonstrate that
they can't be called off." Washing
ton Star.
NOT THE SAME.
"Your boy threw a rock at m J.og
and almost hit him."
"My boy?"
"That's what I said."
"And missed the dog?"
"Yes, barely missed him."
"That wasn't my boy." Louisville
Herald.
REJECTED.
Foolish Youth (acting as judge In
a drawing room competition "for
making the ugliest grimace")
"Madam, I think I must award the
prize to you! "
Elderly Spinster "Excuse me,
young man, but I'm not playing!"
The Bystander.
ATTIC SALT.
"Why have we stopped, captain?"
"On account of the fog, madam."
"Oh, but, my dear captain surely
not! Look! It's perfectly clear up
above. "
"Aye, ma'am but we're not going
that way, unless the boiler busts!"
Bystander.
HIS IDDA.
"What would you do If you had a
sou like mine?"
"I'd work hard to get to be a mil
lionaire." "What so that you could indulge
his tastes?"
Xo so that he'd feel it when I
disinherited blm." Cleveland Leader..
HIS SCRUPLES.
The talesman was trying to evade
Jury duty.
"Conscientious scruples, I sup
pose?" snij,the Court, wearily.
"Yes, Your Honor."
"Wouldn't you, If the law demand
ed, send a man to the gallows?"
"I'd hate to at the rate of pay a
Jui or gets," replied the talesman.
Philadelphia Ledger.
FROM HIS SIDE.
"So you cling tothat childish su
perstition nbout 13 being unlucky?"
said the traveler.
"Yes," answered the other. "Can't
get away from It."
"But see how completely it Is dis
proved. This gloiiour, country start
ed with thirteen coloules."
"Very true. But I em an English
man." Washington Star.-
When Cotton Plants Begin to Forili
Squares.
Look for the boll weevil End othei
Injurious insert.
All cultivating from this time murt
be shallow. Deep cultivation will
cause more or le3S Injury.
Continue the cultivation as late as
possible, being governed by the Fizo
o" the plant. Cultivate later in dry
than in wet season?.
If the boll weevil anpearr, attach
a smooth pole or brush to the culti
vator or the whiffletroa in such a way
as to strike the cotton plants and
knock oft the punctured squares.
This, with the picking up of the
squares, Is of great service.
Where boll weevils are abundant
on early coUon use the tooth harrow
while tho plants are small, driving
diagonally across. the rows, and later
use brush attached to the cultivator.
Frequently three rows are brushed
at once. Do this once in three days if
necessary. Both the harrow and the
brushing force the weevils to fall
upon the hot soil, which soon kills
them.
Elm T.enf Iteelle Attacks Trees of
Massachusetts,
The elm leaf beetle is rapidly
spreading Its ravages to the north
and west. '
The city of Cambridge has called on
householders' to co-ope-rate in warring
against the grubs, which, If not quick
ly checked, will create havoc among
the stately elms of the University
City. From every section of the State
Different stages of the elm-leaf beetle:
$ ri fir i
enlargsd; f, Eculpture of efegs; g, lav va enlarged; h, side view of greatly
enlarged segment o larva; i. dorsal view of same; J, pupa enlarged;
k, beetle enlarged; 1, portion of wing-cover of beetle greatly enlarged.
From Riley, Report United States Department of Agriculture, lSiSv
come reports of trees practically de
foliated. The grubs are now ap
proaching their most harmful stage,
and their repeated attacks not only
weaken the trees to a great extent,
but make them more liable to the as
saults of other Insects.
A. H. Kirkland, superintendent of
the State Gypsy Moth Commission,
advises spraying with. hot water or a
solution of arsenate of lead as the
best means of eradicating the pests.
"The elm leaf beetle is common
throughout Europe," said Mr. Kirk
land receutly. "Indeed, it was im
ported from Europe. The best treat
ment at present is to pour boiling hot
water on the masses of pupae around
the butts of the trees. The only ef
fective way is to spray the trees early
in June with arsenate of lead, ten
pounds to 100 gallons of water."
Mr. Kirkland has already obtained
from his foreign collectors a valuable
egg parasite, which has been liber
ated In large numbers In the Harvard
College yard. Further Importations
of the parasites have been arranged
for, and It i3 believed that they will
prove highly beneficial in Massachu
setts. Boston Post.
Spraying: A Farmer's rxperience.
We are often asked, "Does it pay
to spray your trees?" nnd In answer
to all we any, "Yes, sir-ee; nothing
liays better."
I am not an extensive fruit grow
er, but for the last twenty-five years
I have been experimenting with al
most all kinds of fruit that grow in
the Piedmont section of North Caro
lina, and I find here as elsewhere that
you need not expect something for
nothing. If you want the best re
sults you must pay the price. Fruit
trees exhaust the soil more than al
most any other crop, and so they need
plenty of fertilizer.
Head your trees low, especially
peach trees, so that the roois will be.
well shaded. Every year Ug about
the roots, clean away . iirt, look
carefully for borerf, Mid ii-i- plenty
of ashes and just t lit.u .-: ;tL Get a
siray puuip. J UEt lh; .v that will
j hold about Sv gallons. Now set
I five pounds of lime and two and one
half pounds of bluestoue for fiiy gaK
Ions of water for peaches, and juar
I before the buds come out, spray. .Tmt
I after they show the bloom, spray1.
I When the fruit Is about half grown,
spray attain. For apples add two and
one-'.ialf more pounds of Milestone
'find about two ounces of Parjs green,
j Spray your trees (take your time and
see that It gets on all the pans) at
least twice, the two last named. Nev
er mind tha cost; it won't be over
three cents per tree per time, or ten
cents for the- season, apd some years
it simply means the price of a good
crop of fruit.
I know plenty of farmers that nev-
Ler sprayed a tree In their lives, and
if the frost don't get their fiult they
always have plenty, but generally
seven'.y-flve per cent, of It Is wormy
and almost worthless.
My experience Is that it pays to
sprp.y your fruit trees at least twice
per year.
And I want to say If y.a will write .
to Franklin Sherman, Jr., State En- ,
toruologlst, Raleigh, N. C, and get
instruction rom him and follow his
advice, you will be so well pleased
with the result that you won't neglect
It hereafter.
Yes, it pays to spray with the Bor
deaux mixture, and the time has come
when we cannot afTord not to spray.'
The best is not any too good applies
as much to fruit growing as anything
I knew of. Try it and be convinced.
H. M. Cates, in Progressive Farmer.
a, eggs; b, larvae; c, adult;
ess
Applying Lime For Corn.
W. N. C, Chatham Hill, writes: I
want to use lime on my corn' this -spring,
and I want to know the best
way to use it and the amount per
acre.
It is better as t. rule to apply limo ,
in the fall raiher than in tho spring,
but if you can put it on the Boil
promptly now, there is no objection
to using it on your corn land, provid
ed you allow a week or two to elapse
before planting the corn. The lime
should be applied at ihe fate of about
twenty-five bushels per acre in order
to insure the best results, but if you
fiud it too expensive to use tho whole .
amount, suppose you use 1000 pounds.
If you can purchase the finely ground
lime at a reasonable cost you might
use it. You can broadcast it over the.
land from a wagon, distribute it
through a special drill made for. dis
tribution of lime, or by means of a
manure spreader If you have one.
Lime is a very unpleasant thing to
apply unless you can put it into tho
ground through a drill. An ordinary
v":;e;rT drill will sow the "agricultural
lime," but not in large enough .quan
tities to be beneficial unless you are
willing to go ove,r the ground two or
three times, which makes the appli
cation rather expensive and labor
ious. If you purchase tho unslaked
lime you can put it in little piles at
suitable distances apurt in the fleld
and cover lightly with earih. It wiM
then slake or .pulverize and you can
distribute it quite uniformly over tho
ground with a shovel. Andrew M ' ,
Sculo. ,
Ti'ovcnts Belter Farming.? '
The scarcity of manure i3 one great
drawback in the way of boiler farm
I113 iu the South to-day, and every op
poriunity should be taken to lucre.'.1
its amount or to use It where it will
do the most good. TI19 land cannot
go on feeding the owner if he will not
fead it.
Lke Ei is Is the richer body oi
water iu ths werld in fish, ''
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