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%e BR< A v VPhOUlS JOS AUTHOR or "THfi BRA! l[L(y^TnBAT7D?C3S> E COPYfUCHT BY LOU/3 003L/Y/ VANCS 8YNOP6I8. avid Amber, starting for a duek-shnntvisit with Ids frier.J. Qualn, cornea up u young lady equestrian who lias beer mounteil by her horse becoming frightd at the Biiddon appearance In the roac a burlv iiiti.li. n.i i>? i' ' mrl Kal Chatterll. "the appoints Jthpiece of the Bell." addresses Ambei u iiimi of high rank Hint pressing ? 3terloua little bronze box, "The ToInto his hand, disappears In tin id. The girl calls Amber bv name In turn addresses lier as Miss 8ophU rell. daughter of Col. Karrell of tn? Ish diplomatic service In India anc '.In# the CJualns. Several night* latei Qualn homo Is burglarised and th* ixi' box stolen. Amber and Qualn g<llng 011 an Island and become ler Is left marooned. He wander* it. finally reaches a cabin and r??ezes ns Its occupant an old rnenc e<l Itutton. whom lie Inst met In l'.nit !. and who appears to be in hiding n Miss Farrell Is mentioned Itutton ngel\ agitated. ChatterJI appear* summons Itutton to a meeting of ? terlous body. Button seizes a revol?< and dashes after ChatterJI. CHAPTER V. (Continued). 1 uddenly Rutton started and wheelround, every traco of excitement lothed away. Meeting Amber's /e he nodded as if casually, and I, "Oh, Amber," quietly, with an ct of faint surprise. Then he pped heavily into a chair by the tn. lo. Well," he said slowly, "that la r." .mbcr, without speaking, went to side and touched his shoulder with t pitifully Inadequate gesture of lpathy which men so frequently 3loy. I killed him," said Rutton dully. Yes," replied Amber. He was not prised; he had apprehended the ;edy from tho moment that Rutton ' fled him. fter a bit Rutton turned to the e and drew nn automatic pistol a his pocket, opening the maga?. Five cartridges remained In clip, showing that two had been oded. "I was not sure," he said ightfully, "how many times I had 1." His curiosity satisfied, he roted the weapon nnd returned it to pocket. "He died like a dog," he I I * 1 * J i, .1 uiu.|jci >un una uiuspueming ho face of eternity . . . out re In the cold d the night. . . . was slcke- he sound of th? lets tear' ' 's flesh. . . !e sh i D' asked Ini > inter aim pop awnv ill It was empty. r rOU wait?" i . * ?f r* r his life; 1 gave iuu at It had to be as It was. That was ito." With a wrench Amber pulled himlf together. "Itutton." he demanded ddenlv, without premeditation, hat are you going to do?" 'Do?" Rutton looked up, his eyes rplexed.. "Why, what is there to do? t away as best l can, I presume k another hole to hide in." Rut how about the law?" The law? Why need It ever be iwn?what has happened tonight? l an count on your silence? I have need to ask. Doggott would die . ;her than betray me. Ho and 1 can tose of?It. No one comes here his time of the year save hunting ties; and their eyes are not upon ground. You will go your way In ' morning. We'll clear out lmliately after." Vou'd better take no chances." uddenly Rutton smote the table i his fist. "Ry Indur!" he swore ngely, his voice quavering with "I had not thought of that!" He pod tip and began to move excited ' * i and fro. "I am free! None but ' ; and I know of the passing of the en and the delivery of the mes?none can possibly know for , perhaps weeks. For so much at least 1 am in no danger of?" ? shut his mouth like a trap on Is that might hnvo enlightened cr. f what?" ?t me sec: there are still waste js In the world where a man lose himself. There's Canada? Hudson bay region, Labrador. discreet knock sounded on the in the partition, and It was open ently. Doggott appeared on the {hold, pale and careworn tint mused, faring him. fell?" ny orders, sir?" is; begin packing up. We leave irrow." ery good, sir." - ltton replenished the fire and d with his back to It, smiling alt happily. All evidence of remorse disappeared "Pre?!" he cried soft"And by the simplest of solutions. inge that 1 should never have ight before tonight of?" Ho aced carelessly toward the winw; and it was as if his lips had n wiped clean of speech, mber turned, thrilling, his flesh ?plng with the horror that he had ned in Rutton's transfixed gaze. ?lutsido the glass, that was lightly v ?red with frost, something moved? AMERICA TO ( autlful Structure of the Cordeliers at Charlteu la to Be Lost by France. To many travelers the moat beautl! things seen In Flu rope are the clots s of churches and monasteries, perps for the very reason that the o!ster is so opposed to the spirit ot' mode?*! Svicrlca. No one who has aaen J EPH VANOE 5S BOWL." ETC. n JJ 1m WAQUEIH? ^ the spectral shadow of a turban?H head?moved and was stationary fo the space of 20 heartbeats. Deneatl the turban Amber seemea 10 see iw< ' eyes wide staring and terribly ullght 1 "God!" cried Hutton thickly, Jerklni ! forth his pistol. r The shadow vanished. \ With a single thought Ambei * sprang upon Button, snutehed the > weapon from his nerveless Angers. [ and, leaping to the door, let himsell out. J The snow had ceased; only ths i wind raved with untempered force. 1 Cautiously, and, to bo frank, a bit I dismayed, Amber made a reconnaissance, circling the building, but dls , I covered nothing Lo reward his pains. 1 Only, beforo the window, through which ho had seen the peering turbaned head, he found the Impressions of two feet, rather deep and definite, toes pointing toward the house, as though some one had lingered there, looking lu. The sight of them reassured him ridiculously. "At least," he reflected, "disembodied spirits leave no footprints!" He found Hutton precisely as he had left him, his very attitude an unuttered question. "No," Amber told him. "he'd made a quick getaway. The marks of his feet were plain enough, outside the window, but he was gone, and . . . somehow I wasn't overkeen to follow him up." "Right," said the elder man dejectedly. "I might have known Chatterjl would not have come aione. So my crime was futile." He spoke without spirit, as If completely fagged, and moved slowly to the door. "David, a little while ago I promised to ask your aid If ever the time should come when I might bo free to do so; I said, 'That hour will never strike.' Yet already It is here; 1 need you. Will you help me?" "You know that." "I know. . . . One moment's patience, David." Rutton glanced at the clock. "Time for my medicine," he said; "that heart trouble I men Viwucu. . . . He drew from a waistcoat pocket a small silver tube, or phial, and uncorking this, measured out a certain number of drops Into a silver spoon. As he swallowed the doso the phial slipped from his Angers and rang upon the hearthstone, spilling Its contents In the ashes. A pungent and heady odor flavored the air. "No matter," said Rutton Indifferently. "I shan't need It again for some time." Ho picked up and restored the r\t?la) fr% rwUpf "Vnw lot 1 a sunbeam. Tonight Destiny chose to throw us together for a little space; tomorrow we shall bo irrevocably parted, for all time." "Don't say that. Rutton." "It Is so written, David." The man's smile was strangely placid. "After this night, we'll never meet. In the morning Dv>KKuil will ferry you over ?" "Shan't wo go together?" "No." said Ilutton serenely; "I must i lenvo before you." "Without Iloggott?" "Without Doggott; I wish him to go with you." "Where?" "On the errand I am going to ask you to do for me. You are free tc leave this country for several | months0" "Quite. I corrected the final galleys of my 'Analysis of Sanskrit LlterI ature' Just before 1 came down. Now I've nothing on my mind?or hands. Go on." "Wait." Rutton went u second time - to the leather trunk, lifted the lid, and came hack with two small par' eels. The one. w hich appeared to con] tain documents of some sort, he cast negligently on the Are. with the air of one who destroys that which Is no I longer of value to him. It caught 1mi mediately and began to flame and smoke and smoulder. The other was | several Inches square and flat, wrap( ped in plain paper without a superi sc* Iptlon, and sealed with several t heavy blobs of red wax. , Rutton drew a chair close to Amber and sat down, breaking the seals methodically. "You shall go on a long journey, ool.? aUflv 1 * ..cm v., in." nnm CI JOUTney, to n far land, where you shall brave perils that 1 may not warn you Again, t. It will put your friendship to the test." "I'm ready." The elder man ripped the cover from the packet, exposing tho bark ' of what seemed to be a photograph. Holding this to the light. Its faco Invisible to Amber, ho studied It for several minutes. In silence, a tender light kindling In his eyes to soften tho nlinost ascetic austerity of his expres; slon. "In the end. If you live, you shall win rich reward," he said at length. He placed tho photograph j face down upon tho table. "How?a reward?" "Tho love of a woman worthy of you, David." "Ilut?!" In consternation Amber rose, almost knocking over his chair "Hut?Great Scott, man!" iet cloister!them can forget the beauties of Monreale or San l'aola fuore le Mure. If rumor Is true, one of tho most beautiful cloisters In Franco Is coming to Vmerlca; tho name of tho mlllloni aire In question is still a secret, but the French papers arc sure It must ho an American. Who els? could have at the same time the money and tho willingness to spend It on mero artistic beauty? A ChAollnii In tV. -* ,fc I "Dear with ma. T*rl4. for yet a lit' tie while," Kutton begged. "Sit down." "All right, but?1" Amber resumed his seat, staring. "You and Doggott are to seek her out, wherever she may be. and rescue her from what may be worse than death. And it shall come to pass that you shall love one another and marry and live happily ever after?Just as though you were a prince and she an enchanted princess In a fairy tale, David." "I must say you seem nrettv damn sure about it!" "It must bo so, David; it shall be i ?o! I am an old man?older than you r think, perhaps?and with age there , sometimes comes something str&nge , ly akin to tho gift of second-sight. So I know it will be so, though you think f me a madman." "I don't, indeed, but you . . . Well! I give It up." Amber laughed uneasily. "Go on. Where's this mald( en in distress?" "In India?I'm not sure Just where. > You'll find her, however." "And then??" , "Then you are to bring her home with you, without delay." "Hut suppose?" "You must win hor first; then she will come gladly." "Hut I've Just told you I loved another woman, Rutton, and besides?" "You mean the Miss Farroll you mentioned?" "Yes. I?" j "That will bo no obstacle." "What! How in thunder d'you know it won't?" Amber expostulated. A faint suspicion of tho truth quickened his wits. "Who is this woman you want me to marry?" , "My daughter." "Your daughter!" "My only child, David." "Then why won't my?my love for Sophia Farrell interfere?" "llecause," said Rutton slowly, "my daughter and Sophia Farrell are the same. . . . No; listen to me; I'm not raving. Hero is my proof?her latest photograph." Ho put it into Amber's hands. Dazed, the younger man stared I M ! B Studied It for Sever; blankly at the likeness of the woman , he loved; It was unquestionably she. He gasped, trembling, astounded. "Sophia . . .!" he said thickly, col; oring hotly. He was conscious of a I tightening of his throat muscles, maI king speech a matter of difllculty. "Hut ?but?" ho stammered. "Her mother," said Rutton softly, looking away, "was a Russian noblewoman. Sophia is Farrell's daughter by adoption only. Farrell was once my closest friend. When my wife died . . He covered hia eyes with his hand and remained silent for a few seconds. "When Sophia was left motherless, an infant in arms. Farrell offered to adopt her. Because 1 became, about that time, aware of this i horror that has poisoned my life?this thing of which you have seen something tonight?I accepted on condition that the truth be never revealed to her. It cost mo the friendship of Farrell; he was then but lately married and?and 1 thought it dangerous to be Ctxon nrllk V, I T ?_#* >' ivu mill U1UV.11. 1 ICll land, having settled upon my daughter the best part of my fortune, retaining only enough for my needs. From that day I nover saw her or heard from Far roll. Yet I know I could trust him. I.ast summer, when my daughter was presented at court, I was In l.ondon; I discovered the name of her photographer and bribed him to sell I me this." He indlcnted the photoI graph. "And she doesn't know!" "Sho must never know." Rutton leaned forward and caught Amber's hand In a compelling grasp. "Remember that. Whatever you do, my name must never pass your lips?with reference to herself, at least. No one must even suspect that you know mo ?Farroll least of all." "Sophia knows that now," said Amber. "Qualn and 1 spoke of you one night, but the name made no Impression on her. I'm sure of that." "That Is good; Farrell has been true. Now . . . you will go to India?" "I will go," Amber promised. Ixdre. stands?or stood?tho cloister of tho Cordeliers, a superb specimen of gotliic art as elaborated In tho fantasies of tho 14th and 15th centuries. Kvery column is ornato, everp capital hears ornamentation In tho form of grotesque heads; garlands trail over the arches, with vines, palms and acanthus; hardly an inch of stone but bears some decoration. Already most ol this architectural ; gen. has been taken' down, each piece j carefully numbered' In prepn.atlon for ' Mo nvoftHAH I n t fio pnnntrv It 1* { SEP . -j- ? ? == "Tou will be t. her nr true, David? You'll v* y and Diuke her love, youY* "I'll do iny .-of rounc man humbly. "It muat be a - >. aught to love you. I is operative, that sho n; ; y ve India with you wl i. ay." Amber aat ba reaching quickly, his i'll do my beat. But, Hw r Won't you tell me? ' >w?I, who am to be h rotec VU1 I "Not from m< >7 an oath, David. Sc that you will know. ' < You may guess whs have much to go on. nothing. Now, let tails. I've very little " > need again at the sh< th a slight but notice "How's that? torning." "I shall never < id," said Kutton quic "What?" "1 have but 1 i * of life. ... If ; n a word: poison. be saved a blacker * "You mean th silver phial?" Am lck with horror. "Yes. Don't b> ow but sure and pa It works infallibly * ur. There'll be no he drawing of the cu , it leaves no trac? an would call it And thus I escap. ed coolly toward th< "I)ut this mus i!" Amber roso sudd ck his chair. "Some ie. Doggott?" "Not so loud, ht alarm him. Afte ill him. But now?it ig is done; there's e. Be kind to me, Di of mine extremity. T to be said between In ?^ J 1 < / > / i"- t " * <r t . ; v / #1 \f^s al Minutes, in Silenc i seven minutes more Rutton retained his ; ber's liand; and his * : dimmed, held Ambe slonate. inexorable ir Amber sat down, his i tho pity of it. "Ah-h!" sighed Ru the tension relaxed; ber's hand; his body tho chair. Becoming c< he pulled himself t "Enter India by way < said in a dull and "There, in the Machua Hud a goldsmith and called Dhola Rakish, cretly, show him the ri He will understand an power to aid you, shou trouble about your lei phia. To no one else ti to mention my name, taxed with knowing m uersiuuu ; "No. Why?" "Never mind?but re two things: you do not ; ?i niUBt under no clrcu | anything to do with the j could do nothing to hel other hand, to be seen have it known that you with them, would be the a seal upon your death | remember the money lei "Dhola Hakash of th zar." "Trust him?and trus . . Four minutes more! "Rutton!" cried Ambei voice. Cold sweat broke forehead. Tne man smiled fearle me, this is the better w way. . . . Somo da> meet a little chap named ?a queer fish I once k cutta. Hut 1 daresay h now. But if you should n ' him that you've seen hi work flawlessly in one ! least. You see. he dabbl istry and entomology and common pursuits?a solic made the text of sermo French press, and the dem that Franco Immediately j prevent the sale or des buildings whoso historic tlons of architectural m them to a certain extent t of the nation. Names In Samo; Travelers visiting Same 7.1ed at first by tho fact ! boys bear feminine names, I o f'* V r ... ' * :v *#* -A?? mm fession, he urn mmd to have any practise to apaak of?and ha invents^ this stuff and named tt the B-Form> ula." Ruttoa tapped ike silver phial la his valstcoet pocket, smiling faintly. "He was a food little suul . . . Two minutes. Strange how little one cares, when It's inevitable. . . He oeased to speak and closed his eyes. A great stillness made itself felt within the room, la the other, Doggott was silent?probably asleep. It was doss upon two la the moralngf "Amber," said Rutton suddenly and very clearly, "you'll find a will In my dispatch box. Doggott la to have all I possess. The emerald ring?the Token?I give to "Yes, I?I?" "Tour hand. . . . Mine is cold? No? I fancied it waa," said the man drowsily. And later: "Sophia. You will be kind to her, Dartd?" "On my faith!" Button's fingers tightened cruelly upon his, then relaxed suddenly. He began to nod, his chin drooping toward his breast. "The Gateway . . . the Bell The words were no more than whispers dying on lips that stilled as they spoke. For a long time Amber sat unmoviug, his fingers imprisoned in that quiet, cooling grasp, his thoughts astray in a black mist of mourning and bewilderment. Out of doors something made a circuit of the cabin, like a beast of the night, stealthy footsteps muffled by the snow: pad?pad?pad . . . In the emerald ring on Amber's finger the deathless lire leaped and pulsed. CHAPTER VI. Red Dawn. Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing gown and slippers for his own shooting jacket and boots ?which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughfulness in placing them near the fire. The shabby tin clock had droned through 30 minutes since Rutton had spoken his last word. In that interva\ sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honor. Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite. But before he could take one step toward redeeming his word to Rutton, he had many cares to dispose of. In the hut, Rutton lay dead of poison; somewhere among the dunes the babu lay in his blood, shot to death?foully murdered, the world would say. Should these things become known, he would be detained indefinitely in Nokomls as a witness?If, indeed, he eecaped a graver charge. It was. then, with a mind burdened with black anxiety that he went to I a rnnao rinoomt t "Mr. Rutton Is dead, Doggott." ha ! | managed to say with some difficulty, j DoggOtt * ?? w.vl./ doubt. "Dead!" whispered the servant. He rose and Btood swaying, his lips a-tremble, his eyes blinking through a mist, his head bowed. " 'E always i was uncommon' good to me, Mr. Am- | ber," he said brokenly. "It's a bit 1 'ard, comln' this w'y. "Ow?'ow did ; It?" He broke down completely for a time. When he had himself In more control Amber told him as briefly as possible of the head at the window and of Its sequel?Rutton's despairing suicide. Doggott listened in silence, nodding his comprehension. "I've always looked for it, sir," he commented. " 'E'd warned me never to touch that silver tube; 'e never said poison, but I suspected It. 'e being blue and melancholy-like. by fits and turns?'e never told me why." Then, reverently, they took up tha body and laid it out upon the hammock-bed. Doggott arranging the limbs and closing the eyeq h?fore spreading a sheet over the rigid form. "And now, what, Mr. Amber?" he asked. "Mr. Rutton spoke of a dispatch box, Doggott. You know where to And it?" "Yes. air." (TO BE CONTINUED.) Salutary Example. Every legal expedient for dela) aving been exhausted, and their apeal for executive clemency having een made in vain to the president, ve wealthy Alabama lumbermen ave entered the federal prison at Atinta to serve penal sentences for the rime of peonage. Pity will be exinded to the families of these men, it the event Itself cannot but be reirded aa one of the most Important id significant In the whole course the recent awakening of the pub- j conscience. It Is a demonstration the country that only by holding to | rsonal accountability the men re- ! ontlble for violation of the law can ipect and obedience to law be en- j ced. The futility of fines as a pun- i lment In such cases has been ywn, but it will only require a few :h applications of the law as in bo Alabama convictions to Instill wholesome regard for law everyere.?Exchange. Contrary Enthusiasm. Funny, wasn't It, how that lecture! rmed up to his subject." Why so?" Hecause it was on cold storage."? tlmore American. > visitor learns after awhile, howr, that this confusing use of names lend of being due to Ignorance la i reality the result of a native cu* ' i which is highly poetic, hus If a girl Is born soon after death of a brother the letter's le Is given to her in the belief that spirit and all his good qualities e been transferred to her. On the r hand, If a boy is born after the h of a slater he takes the latter's e and, as the Snmoans believe, CONFORMATION Draft mares should possess great gi constitutional rigor, good style and m excellent action, says a writer In the u Horse Breeder. They should be deep ot and broad and long, with smooth bod- gi les and clean and smooth limbs well cc set. Mares should be as symmetrical et as possible, avoiding extremes in any el direction. If the legs are too long or h< too crooked, it denotes weakness; if T too short or too straight, a poor, slov- sc enly traveler is certain. Size is of im TO GRADE UP CATTLE N N Claiborne Parish Practically Free of Injurious Tick. hi VI Dipping Vat Has Made It Posslbte to ^ Reach That 8tage of Improve- D ment?Carload of Aberdeen- p, Angus Bulls Be Imported. y? Dr. W. H. Dairymple of the veterin- sj Rry department of the Louisiana State University, has issued a letter show- m lng whet Claiborne parish has done tfi in the way of improving its cattle th breed since the eradication of the cattle tick and he urges this as a reason for the eradication of the tick in other sections of the state. He says: "In some of our previous communications we made mention of the fact that that of the good results of tickeradication in the parish would be the possibility of importing bulls of the improved breeds from other sections j of the country to grade up our catti* I the da; i r tb ir <!; ?;g Irotn 1 ex??<* time, and which is now practically free of ticks, there is going to be organized a beef cattle growers' association for the purpose and with the expectation of placing a carload of Aberdeen Angus bulls in that pariBh for the purpose of improving the breed of their cattle. Here. then, is a good Illustration of what tick eradication can do for a parish. Such a venture would have been ridiculous, if not impossible, a year or two ago. on ac- A count of the risk of losing everyone of these animals from tick fever. But p, now that that parish is practically qi free of ticks, the risk has been eliminated, as there are no ticks present (in that part of the parish where they e{ expect to Introduce these bulls) to | tt transmit the fever. "And that which applies to the In- e> troduction cf beef bulls, may also apply to bullB of the dairy breeds. As 01 soon as we rid our parish of ticks. In we can Introduce either, or both, with to Impunity, to improve both our beef In and dairy industries. But Claiborne in has in the neighborhood of 100 dipping vats, and without these she would not have been in the position to consider the proposition of importing a carload \ of these fine AnguB bulls. It is,her I b, freedom from ticks, alone, that has made this important step possible. This means that in a year or two the jV parish of Claiborne will be in a position to ship to nny market she thinks j u best a grade of beef steers that will 0 do credit to any market in the coun- I u try, and without any quarantine restrictions whatever. "The dipping vat has made it possible for Claiborne parish to reach this stage of progress, and it will do the same for other parisheh, if we will ( only hurry things along. Let us get those public dipping vats go- j ^ Ing! The sooner we get to work, the ! c! sooner win we ream uie &i?ge ui prog- C( ress attained by our neighbor in the northern part of the state. And why shouldn't the capital parish be a lead- A er in this important work? f V Pastures Are Needed. The wny to raise cheap pork is to 5 keep the hogs on thoroughly good permanent pastures and on good pasture crops such as peas, oats and vetch, a rye, sorghum, peanuts, soy beans, vel- j . vet beans and so forth. It is an easy 1 matter to have a rotation of pasture . crops that last for twelve months in a the year. Keep the plan of good pastures und pasture crops going all the rH time. .. We must not attempt to produce cheap pork on corn alone. That can not be done In any state. Corn is oft- * en worth about one dollar per bushel. Corn at such a price can only bo used R' as a supplement to the other cheap feeds by the hogs themselves makes S| the gvowing of hogs profitable. Lack of Good Animals. ? The main reason why so few good animals are raised on the farms is bo- ri can e very little attention is given to past ires, roiling crops, silos, legumln- ? 'wv^iS.-..ji?*u ^%^BBBRjb;i?>^HBB|. ^fjjjjjfsl^^lsBmifSal^H^^M ^^S?efWMBWWWBWBWWwWWWWWIH^^M^B her good Qualities tn?7#ter*e * ee. The else can be Increased by ' ireful breeding and feeding much isier than the other defects can be rarcely have watched more than 1*000 1 junds. ., . m EW VARIETY OF SWEET CORN ew Jersey Experiment Station Has Developed Some Remarkable Strains by Crossing. The New Jersey Experiment station is, during the past few years, dedoped some remarkable strains of reet corn through crossing. One of ie best, according to Professor Byron . Halstead, Is the Oolden Bantam remler Cross, planted last year with jllow grains from two twin ears with S and 14 rows of kernels re >ectlvely. These matured August SO. The ajorlty of the ears were eight-rowed. lus showing the strong iondency of le cross to keep to the number thai Stalk of Golden Bantam Premier Sweet Corn. -evails in Goldeu Bantam, and frelently met with In Premier. There were many plants with more tan three ears, but these Involved irs produced by suckers. Stalks like IA one nhftwn (n *hc picture give tuch promise of bearing liberally rly in the season. Of the whole number of ears saved, le-tblrd were solid yellow. By climating the white grains, the chances r the appearance of wbtte kernels V the next crop will be reduced to one | i nine. J ? Feeding Chickens. In feeding chickens always rememsr that they are provided to proline fresh eggs for human food, and lerefore their own feed should be ist as pure as that we eat oureelves. The hot sun will cause young goangs and ducklings as well to topple ver and die. Provide shade for them ntll they are strong on their pegs. Silage Crops. Alfalfa has the highest composition f the digestible nutrients, but neverheless corn Is the silage crop of the ortheast. Soy beans are often ilngled In the silo with corn and lover, and this Is considered a good smblnatlou. JHIERALFAftM A good animal eats no more than scrub. Charcoal should be kept before the icks at all times. The proper time to wean pigs la >out eight weeks old. Ilroud pudding makes an excellent .tlon for young turkey*, lxrn't believe those who tell you at chickens do not pay. A. noted veterinarian says that save* In horses 1* Incurable. No orchardlst of any account now lakes apples from the trso. Palls and cans havlne rusty Iron pots will cause talir''' riilk. Crowded birds t?v nward con actlng diseases of ri. irlratlon. Abundance of chicken lice can be ilsed by neglecting the chicks. Pumpkins are excellent feed for ogs about to be put cn green corn. A remunerative way of growing hubarb is to force 1 out of season. Crowded chicks In close brood rMYT.il suffer for wit>t rs*