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of LLirz S. .1.3' IN' VV . re To f1o(l. ai~. tz : 'Note" F:1111(31 I L'11:2:.Ik t'1k. 1 . : his ;.32i-: l ' 3.V:: :t2,'aL 1 I1; l is 1.!. - ... (1116. Il o iej iid LI *~~ i il .v o w11 . 'Iri li i bu h..is 1'nl eu , .:,1:-'1 N17I by Mr: 21. P. 1(3 Py%:3N,' 1.. lie Proceeded: yes. I[ :S Irie. Oaiiy :-Ar( the :sLoi'y. Milt it isnn'3(1 tiu- for tue to ,(Ill it to ' 'view V011 '~ OIPrOIested( 111,u3~ c I3.' 1 il! try v. tlst-rih',-cr \facludeJ. :per one l iivzt nnd II*Cf o,1f Seclyig -ANt. - i I"~ce ul b ,eni1x Sne.adv I SIll r111 t I eVanc v i on ce a . ,1 d- i i 1-rpsi~e'df I l71 ren i "Waute '' arE(iV oace a''jl :;, 1 WATTS. r5i-s nt, Londor. !u.!.! C.ebts. But Ie had icver married. .:nd aripareutly no one was ef-o ainent the loss of h's life.' "Minie ooked extretiely n1teces-lI in the Irration, but 1 let it all sili froill my imind as I stoppen his b~il y to nire1C into the r ogime of h1e bu1siness anid the ex cint of Its opeations, which were of chief iter to me. in iew of iny prosiective mnagz~eent. CiIAEPT Elti II. After the week of' waitl lia [ .:sed. I entered the store with myV indint fui! of plians for the fiutirc d rokillinent of the b n r. M.11.ir lce (the younger one this timui) took !meo over the prcmil(, . but on reai the door viich 'led to the b1asein h loiw the ,hop, het !tlopid shodl, ai aid: "'Tis door I shall reiaini the key. tok has b -een rmoved up stairs. and wve do not :tntend to utilize the place. It is very da.p down here. The (oor I will now locik. aUd i. will renm:in so LI L thle p'reent. All goods. that you order puy for oi deiWVery. We have placed sutticient petty eash iI the safe to comnicuee wi. I shall 0'! in each morninig wit my brother o ilispect tlhe joo'tS.' *After he had left. I cmne-wnced to cicar up. with the heip of miy t1wo as istants. the traces of stocktaking dr ing thec previous wee!. After ciozing at S p. mn.. I took the keys aroziund in accordance with :instructions. and .-:Alled for themn or. Tuesday morning. 1 On entering the shop I was surprisettI to see on the sawdust floor faiut marks of* muddy footsteps. Surely no ene etbuld have entered durii the iiight, i, I thought. Everything was i u order I a1. I had left it. so I soon di smi sed tie I ma:ttver as a wistake on my part. But that night i resorted to the tiile-worin butt cffective, device of tying while cob ton across the space I iumgined had , been traipsed ovcr duriug %Ioiidzy night. On Wednesday mior::ing it was broken. I spokc of it to my employer , who said I was suffering from a hail eination probably, as no bur.:!ar would enter without disturbing the goods. i and that as long a the imagined in- , truder contined his attentions to saw-t dust he did not mind ruch sirreptitious e visits in the least. Buit during that T day I found :. key to fit the door lead :in lbelow the shop. and als~o procured 3 :t duplicate key locking the front eni trance of the shop. Until the eveuing ( -1rrived I suppressed mys curiosity to ( itilize the key I had found aind inspect t :he mysterious basement belov: the y shiop. because of the presenc:e of myt issistani:. We all left :' . S j'. m1.. :s15 istuai. and I delive'red up tlhe keys. t .etained t he d upie:tes. I told n lI innie an hour after that I felt (crtain ? utru~ders .. :d nightiy visited the shop a1 [was in charge of. and that in nmy n -mirlloyers' interests myi determ~inatiton o Sstay in it all night to aiwait develi- h sinenits mutst be put ino iimmetd:i te ition. She prote~ated. but I was lirm. g, td left hier with insit'uc ions to go .y aher offiee the next morning via the d treet in which the store was situated. .5 Lit. was not open. she w::t: to go bactk s mid ask her father to p~rocurei a key a md go dIownt to tile basemient. Into) ' hat (1111 and dreary celltr i erept lout 11 p. m.. after carefully closing id locking all other doors i-hind iu('. . glanced aro-' ( with the aid of the :istening light afforded b~y a~ pocket a~ ''etrie lamp. It apparenttly '-onttie :othing httt empty cas'.s. lidlc'ss tin-. td broken confectioneroy hattlrs. But - itmy astont~ihaen thu red tile whtich md t constituted the floor luol boe~n everd up and heaped togethler ini the 7Urrners. ~in one of which I coutld dis inguish. as my eyes beeanm:: used top he lack of light, a set of gardenin miplemuents. Their presencle pr-obabi tecouted for the evidences of dige:i :pparenit. While standing there su nnating, 1 heard th~e fronit door of k he shio' open :lt nu i :se. ;tnd subdued a m'ices on the floor above. In ;- few g weonds I had hidden imy:-elf in an t ';p~ty barrel, and ptulled a sack;. whichi b nia hecen carelessly thrown over tihe iarirel. into at bette:- position. Sea~rcely y ad this been arrangal when two mien :ieO inito thec elhar with atn gil burn-c .lii cyele lampll alight. Throtugh envenient hole iln the barrel. I per t :ived them to be MIr. 1aulrice senior t md his brother. Fuliling a paper fronm lpceket the eider c :-ead cut uethy. as if to himself:a "', Edward 31aurice, have this dayl auied beneath the basrmenit of iy e 'tiees at - gold coin and dian:onds. the value of ?20.0M.. If I ;e vmr :e ni-n fromi South Africa alive. which cl olony I am no"- goinig to visit, the aid sp~ecie .shall becomec the propety y f whoever is tenant ini this hous~e ten ~crs from ablove date Now vt:t that papPer away. t C.i:ares.' said Ycxley (the' yountger th twom. 'ou have recad that alotid tie a hundred times during the ionth it has been in our possessIon. 's start (igginl.' 'All right. MIr. Gatrdencr. so we I wil!. All blessings on the servant who knocked that little box vf une's~ ont to the floor and revealed that secret partition containing this nmessaige. She :ould iatve spatred us her apologies y "A.; they raked utiP earth. COn-s versation was continued in subdued tones, and from the sentences which were audible to me. I could deduCe the history of the exciting testament I had just heard. It appeared that the two gents were ner- ews of a :dr. Edward i\aurice. the diaton merchant who r hd rented the premises years ago. Their father had atoien the heart of a young lady wvho was once erigalged to thieii uncle. and married her. A . vow of re-vage had been taken by~ Ediward 3Maurice, tand the estrange-j ient had continued even after t hel birth of his erether's scrr. wvhom nell it by 1.'!I :ae: l.~ I1 :it'( 01' :IT'T. I I L .1 !c; 1 ' 1 N.:;'..!.,,'w 1;1 . 42 ll v, -:tl' j. 1'.t! T hi l-t i .4.0 fli i 200, )l' 7 CN';I'-'dY cy. oxill:iil ly. :1-S 124. cl-n:111.w frl11 )11, i:Ind 1.) dli olil.'s vo 44raLzmi.-;si1:r lc Ife2 1 a S) both1 C111 'taI; 141 'livy uond.s dlod .iixI*'I'o. Inid I Nih 1 ti'ot Ililiilloli lrcistl(4.kl I.(1 ~ 1il~i Of'i I. 1la niatIenoll t) rcgret thik iubillant ('I,44.':% 101' ...'hvics kidk (3.41 Lci z~li:l inLd ,otilit POider. .Ouit C Wichit] I1'1 illicl'Cd( I)t th 111 aP r Iliig. Ti. e lirotigli 111C' srav('S of miy barn"'t' whvLrti 11 11i%. C1ilIII~1j? 110Silil W'it.- 4 '.f1 a in 1)eic 1 2OV' C.a ihit :IdN.4.82 i indllut po'.fl futile. au (I tlso,)% "IWiezS. III aI 11iae flic :.Ck wvaiS Udit'lbbi Off. and :I smail"ie14: )ist4Jl pi'a ed nz lily 4(l'.:.:1.li'o : Ie uic!?. I collumnflOC;! to4~iik';f Ilolgie': for. lily !4t'.* 41 tht. o paiI5siveIy suiic t) i-wilig l($11ii , -h..!li INvi h a1 Curd 22441~i 4 l1scilit case: I *ker'chivf 'w.oS Iidov4tr iiy J5 so that A.-oiiling w.V.. l!ij1(e *ovyon o in 13&'i41 w4LagdL t; all onily Whyss You' all)'iU al do no' illove 111:11 -pitss at .' ' mowv ot you~tr it)X!0 144 c,, o1f)42 I:., aitt0ercS t s. WVe calot stop f) 14' '[Iilli luil presemaC, t'X4*&ft to tell you.- that llis, gol0( is ours byriht and :1isio t I beque-t I vyiCCi1iugIe~ aw is i0(4 rpoll(r-aU- All 0o4Cr;::hol fit:* I. andL fol'unws 1)1! Se ,ijeU !(!St ovel, i'ihfl clals 2-. 14ooi avoid1 ll *'i'l IN'4' 'INht, lui:in Itlis rous.1l . AN't v1i'~ il 1,1 tock :Indtl~~r~ w xill Jprsc('. 0: vithl-pa ifl !-,I a ppr 4'e:ai lwl or yol !olt. bu t ,;t ro n Io u s svr'i'lC . :i I. irtly beealrso wie dio4 no) wvish At wn i; hu a isl v:; e1T'cc1. Ive ' l.'.Il" nd a nsgeto y 'V Ve:I t 'r Skll,-~ iie' tv (call i:It ;)Ill. ]:(tekl fo4' Ilt, cy of this Store. .-"v tlhat -till - w hall 01 nainz1 *ttii14:1. >:: in in .1 strict sja':wc( (i:n Tlhis 111:1tt !. 'C1 url' o's will iw yoill!"S. Fil '..i~ U OW.' "-x'y tayed in ;nmr' (:Vlh in! I Ilell I OUTIHE R 4V! S 'ClC~S 0/- iN. yES7 7:2 TIH PL. NT Vt h P)slace 4. %W1. It - - Tt D 'at C.C ttn er, o .xmvrivia le i : n O y ill rd e ilo':l useful :OUt wily~ use of*J veii('-ttu .: fibhers. fithierto aCl : nt ng (eiitont on at cornmtjteia! sele in * .\de andlhL otl her sutroia biuti ite provenI t ani l* faiuv-. A Ynien14.1C of 1,.ritishi cot n It.anu11!: t Urerk1, 1.ackel by un . 1 imited I . h:I -. u d experimn I 111 in 1 pi itions 0 i n various .frican (o1n!~. t it vy ca:S thte ann so zwrvi':i '.uIildt be !aid down in I :niyIngih jeorte Cent :It prices of ott iws cents ofr pouIId above the !%*(%:!-.; r i A~tnf-iican ewcoan. Th Piv ~ f h .\friennl entiton was - on:e4rfro to thl-: Americamn ibe'r. niThe wor's consupilon) andV 1"'' - creasing, it a much fvster r mtt hm tte worl's polplation it i etai theon that "lte de-1mnd for rhlo imduc :1 .\merican tento'it-l. w; ilN inue to inareve kind w ;o InCe s deanird mush com :l increee pi price. Cotton i aliost z ide:! imne" or surplus cirop. Untle inteli-: eu, til anlid good mC umenll t. zotto Is a safs ndsuroe moiney-makee.v, Bu, ''"good lmianahement does nol vonsi t inl "tsin gle crop" planting-. SudeL11 crop farm ing o' whatever kind i a speeles of gambling in which thle utis re al; against -:he player. Cotioe. phinting," by wh.n.iren uth exclnsive and cnu utiva tion of cothon on the slmp 1e land as Ion.-, as the crop -will yield' enloul~gh to ick. oas ruined thousan( of acres of ee fertile land. and distigured tlie cottonl regionl withi torn1 and11llie old fields. This type of on-rwn has beer an ntu i rse to hi Southern States. The most profitabl hi-tfactory ss tel off in the t i on tu t *lit is 01ne in lochitieh conton cmles o the not oftener lthan oCel(( every throu ers. Fo r and ive year rotations tre better still. The crops to be i cluded in the rotation nimst dlia'er1 with, solls, localities and the( inslez of the farmer. The chief enevrshould be to make the farm self-sstining wvith ut couitiig the area in votton. Cot- I ton should be the' surplus,. or "savings bank." account. In such a system. when the market is too tow the farmer simply stores and holds his crop unti! prices rise. In arranging I gxod 10a tion for upland sections of the cotton beit. the following :crop<- ar'e 11 :t :I it able: Corn, winter oats. wilter' wheat. orhums (sweet and non-sacthar'ine). sweet ptatoes. peanuts anid cowpens. As a rule, it will he more profitable to :epend iupon leguminouis erops fot' ay and pasture, or a1 nzutr of such ith winter oats. than to lay down1 otton fields in temporary or short In the cotton region rte soil should e kept at work atll the year* rouni. are must be taken that the soil dot's iiot becme acid. To insure this piow ey. watter'y slaked lime. at the rate f 000 or 3000 pountds per acre. should e :applied. and smaller doses aifter -1op) of greenH mnarite was tur'ne-l oivn. Th'le intelligent fttrme:r should. on ml 11n-it:ts of his lleids. var'y tl-w unioun~t of fertilizer applied to his ciro)' ind( use 'etver tlende vort~ to determiine the m'aximum feedinag eapacity of the 5oi an cr (opIs. lHe -hold'11 then feed' p to th-e limit with the three impur tant mineral plant footIs. t- wit: Po tsh. phosphiorie atcidl and limte. The rollowingr :11re fttomulaS for c'orn' ind ('1ottv. n l w itch hate b4efn 10ound~ :isfattory by fatrmerS in North Car )lin:: ...l-d....-!.p..r.-en......9o us. lurnt a ..h..............-. 0 ix :and aply~i fromt 1200 to 2(110u potrdms 1pe:- nre.---erCil d M'i aIhby. uperiment station Work With Aspar:tre 5:: :wri ;;ii more( or' less n:'n luins) lSWl whih h lon been oftN tereSt is thei uite ot commI iercial fert in: trs hn this crop). 'The' cr'oi) the ui yt binastiUt rltivl thi Phi ritcesi. an it is uon'. theo h (he lrI in'tngeta rerny good look at r hair bumt it'siadeed blossnd, l cl ria g fPres sp n n. l'n "Whe. oit was Diogene:"sai the;e outhfuil sdet i ogenes, ery. on, ansrwcuer n prhe irae hdi rctr, beds the orinal investig-n ng comite.' '-Washinton Star orh von and this timas rigth nutes Bits of eBrgtess.tee~i H I Din' gta vrygod oo isn' ituSh-Well-er-es( but a lit lI Prnesst.a .1wiltbo "W h wasCLt)Vtl Diogenes?'' sadwheI son,' ansereld At nsracedi ret'r, "ws the oiiaria invesigad in comithtere'-Washingto Star De h Luhe-Weee, it ticae 'tm n'--n'-n a 'elity. a'ri. I anna eook 'itiommv "whehe hesma exetud tom be nna his pa a nehckr- kid.'' i ';,R w [OCMT? f? 8!U,3% R i Ir k!n4 Iv : h: , :i-leal tenp nti2q-in lih!L .n!ture o :: ar:a~s 5:aho uI S 'ion is iwnei ed. ::nol winr'- hdcr with ileart i r n 4ady l : ill wr ,,- l' :!ye - full purpos. esp:i ::: in kee;i pinad 1 .\A to 1the ejn.-.in of the fec of v: i:1 iune season, the Delawar S yttion t. prt- resul ii of* asp~ "agus fertil7: Itii iitrt o sia. in whi ea e If lnitraton ia ie 11,1i1 1) in)o r Io !". b, t v1Rhode Ilald. 'Alih!ned i1s. 1* )irate 11a profln of. Ilf.. At the New .Tersey Staiong. on es: t (nsive' triais. co4veringZ several ye:w-8. \V ienty tons5 of stabl m': inu'ie p)er :0er'. lhe mrost valuali inret' e per ur it of cost wa~s obtained friomI the use of per Oet. of nitrog4!en,1 T.7 ite (Cen. of avilable phosphore . ad 1 .141 '.:33 per ic:1. of potash. used at 1h1 :te Of .100 pounds pPer nee:inn aninrel of any of the ine-is dht noin crease the returns. To sumuarizo thec wtoirk o1 t 1: tions. the work indilated that salt my be used to advantage on small beds. that the use of iitarate is uiprofitale for giving an increased cut of' stalks. the same season: thaIt colmmell4'rCial fer ilizer with a 1 high potasi content. If tie' land is in good eoid*e)n. is 1h a;iy superi'or to barnyar1l nutire. (:;!o.Wrg . I&oper Way of Drenching. To drench a htorse' put a good i1er pon him-not a ridle. for: the bit i: le mouth will be in lte .way of01 the latile in giving e liledici ne: 1.ake- a liow line or a piee of rope of th. -i41les line sizc nid m-l:: ke a saionary loop in d one o abo net )1W foot lonz: this loop under the 1. 50ose of the' Lalter ind around the uippor .'aw-that is. the outh: back the horso in a sail! or in c orner and pit the fr.c end of the rope over a beam or throt:gh : nt r pulley. and raise the heall so thlt the mloith is Jnst a little higher than he throa0.t. TIs rope should never b nade, fast. but hold so, timt the heald mn:ty be promptly lowered if the horse ;hows any tendency to cough or 1: tie. There should be noL exception to his rule. no mljatter bow much medi -ne there may be inl theO mouth-addi i4)nal1 medicine c::n Ihe supplied more -isiy than a horse or muile dead of strangulation en n he replaced. A! 11o(St anly sort of ai bottle' may: he used. 9te made of mneht. leather or horn is o'd. becaiuso unhre'akablei. but amn o)r linry inlt bottle' will serve the >irpose well. A sm111 4quantity: o; twdicine-two to four taleslpo(onfuls :~ould he l.C1pore onf tint- 1ionoe by - :rting the nec of 01' hou)1. Iin: the -ie of thle 1mou1th wh-rc there ::n-e 2:o .e'dhi to break li.:a:n h then the hoti le re rovd from the o4utlh unii the horsel tvlior5. T.> ti:k8e him swatlw1 it 1ntly. pinc heis Ithronit. imur water ls olnr ceh)t his; nosuls in n tvi!h case ai;ct safty ;y r'1ubingr thie of of is mou4'th with! 1he tiniaer or4 he nieck of the b ot ile..hi. cause ie horse to4 more)V his ton:.m;e. wh ich -aies)4' theO meien back 0 int~o the J'roat and swallowii~t takes. pae. aet of Agriculture. Ra:ligh. The nests for the early sitters 1105e whichl take 14toV brooding ini thes Vihtr timle. slitOuIld~ br-mo.1:: dee'p and i rd. with te nlemingh ma teril wvei p at the sides. "' a- to ee 1iC'1ti. ."'gs troml geltin Li fr.emi under0 thte The chie. reiso:i why -. sitter breaks ?er' 1gg i herause te nlest is SO mrl::ll that the eg... le oo close to :ehr a:tid me t n e a heavy .oin1~1g backt on them af ter feeding. Te early sitt"r will hatch more elekensh from'i eier-'n or :I artee'n ee han SheL wVill from lifte or'1 moreIi~'. br - use she caui cover flem more secure y, :31n4 s4o eiTh' of 21:00 will '04 G2 Ies thatl wvi!! ihave the deep. broadt eStl suge'o"-.. wii atch :all fertile ''even in the ve'ry eolde.s t weat'Oher. 1.rm ('0o41. and! ?~I hear lse conine n u.tt muchl beer1 1.han1 those4 wVhich n-e 11 teched ini moreV :ild. or warmeri0 w:'n her. lRut. at !:halini time. they oild nit he iemoVei fron the nest. mti1 thie veryV h': 'ine to h:atchi has '101 froml the hell fully weli! -four' Pointed Paragraphs.. Fortune-tellers are seldom able to pick out fortunes for themselves. When a man challenges compari son he has to fight against big odds. It's as easy for most women to be ood as it is for some men to be no good. Evereybo dy says the love of mon ey is the root of all evil, but nobody believes it. Teacher-.Johnny, can you tell me e names ~o the rivers in the 1 iited States. Johtnny-No, ma 'ah. b 1t 1 (ein tell youl all de swimmmeS Ia cs.-E xchange. There are too maniy willing to take G ld ' provision if theyV can refuse Is precepts. There are too many folks seeking Uod in nature and4 leaving their 'nid" book~s at home. The ( reator made many flowers blt ne'ver made one that feels at .: in .a hce anienU. HO9USEHOLD AFFAIRS itAKED IPPLE Pil)lDN6. Preti :nd core -uticiemf :aples of i:foiri size to crowd closely together iii :t weli-buttered bakinri dish, nil eeutres with quinfe jelly ail 11ke uni til tender. but not brokqn. Put a I'. irtih of a ('upj of buter aitd 1half a cup of nillk in 1 saucep'aln over the :Ire. :nd when hoilin.; idd half : Vui of iour and stir rigo:ousl until the imixturii falls from the sIde-. Crea:n in 1 a futirtlh of :1 elM of Wutter andll a fir:tl of a eup of -ug :n then add in siccession the yolk, of three s, a tablespoon of lorun uic thie 1:cokedl mixtiitur and the stitfly laten whites of thre( eggs. Pour the mix tur' Over the apples :nil bake one hour in a nioderate oven. Serve with fairV lmter. Reat togei:or ialf a cuip of butter and a1 cup of sugar until ley are very wiite and lighit, add w) iab)lespoons of cream and lavor with vanilla. Put into a mould and let stand in a cold place ait hour or iore to harden.--Gocd loisekeeping, CANNED SA.SAGES. Every experienced <:oo'L on the farm knows how nccessary it is to have juite a tariety to cook from,. so that kleac'l day- rations may njt be the same. This variety is most needed durinig the heat of summer. as the working inen's appetites are affected by the heat. We find that sausage is a good change in the meat lino. and if canned is as ;zood as fresa from the butcher. much cheaper.a nd can he had when desired. Let the sausage stand a few( days after first made to prevent them from .mrsting. and then fry in a kettle of lard. The lard shou'l be hot before the sausage i. .:t into it. Trrn the sausage several U:mes. stick ig them with a fork each time. This lets the hot. air out of thcmu which pre vents them from bursting. We find zhat by smoking nome of them. before annilg. makes :I govo change in the Lauge. Do not let then sit around unil old before fryil-. Aft:r they :re (ooked ilirougih pla-e in tin eNIs. fill up1 with 1:1ot fat aud1 seal.-India!na JiO)USEHOLD HELP.S. Velvet iat hs bcom cruediul may . eIstored b)y piaiig tile linen side 'ver a bein of hot water. 1.1 you put a few drops of the oi of sa.,safras in t!w: places frequented by oisek ants you will have no0 moe trou bie from thema. ied ants disiike sulphur. and if it is spri-kled in places they frequent they ill disappear. 4um camphor sprinkled arounild the h:aunts of mice will keep theni away. A soft chamois -kii soaked i-n cold water and then wrung nearly dry is te ideal duster. It can be used on thle finest furniture andi it will leave a iian. bright surface. Table linen: in order to brig out the ;right gloss tilat makes it attractive should lbe damlpened considerabhly. Whien closing the house for a long period park silver in dry htour. with knives. forks :ind spoonis kept together ud arra;nged- in layerse. wIth flour be ween. Thl sil ver will remnain i.rrfect y~ bright and untarnished. W\hien was~hing woolenls the proper :iy to dry themi is to hang theni out ma die line. withiout wVringin~g ourt any f the water. Dried in this way the 'riiage is very little. ~USE.KE EPEC Al. eeol is excellent for cleaning piano keys, jewelry. anid one's spec A sirong solution of gelatine anid egg white is said to make ani excellent s1Riinpet0. Keep a small box 1iil witih quick lime ini a pantry: and ce'ir: it will keep) tle air dry and pure. Furs that become -greatsy can be rubbed with turpentine previous to rieaning with warm bran. A piece of asbestos. to lbe puit under aiyhinig cookiing that is likely to burn, isavery nandy thin.;- to have in~ the kichn. Crepe de' chine is a very good nma terial to use for matinees or room gowns. It wasnes perfectly and is light and soft to the touch. Starchi anti iron wide lamp wicks and wicks for oil stoves. Thiey will lot thmeni cause, trou'ble in fitting themi into the butrners. Copper pans. etc.. should be cleaned by scouring with a cut lemon dipped in salt. Then riuse thoroughly in pflre water, dry and p)olish with a soft cloth. Avoid toeo he: an oven when cook ing a turkey. TIne oven shojuld be quite not when the bird is put in. but after the outside has5 been scared 'he heat should be modiied. Ailways roast a turkey brecast down. Tired feet shou.ld be well bathed in warm: wa ter. fo wie.i a little sea salit has been added. 'Dry thoroughly. and rub wvith a little lemon juice. It is wonderful how this treatment soothes Teapots should be washed and dried after each na'ix!. and one' a week have a strong solution of washing soda poured beoiling into them. This wvill i~sure deltentecy lavored tea, if prop erly made. To prevent jellies fromn moulding cover the surface one-tfouth of an inch lep with powdered sugar. Or. pour maelted paraltine over when the jelly Onite cold. This hardens at once. an is ai:--iighit. Tie a paper over to keep out the dust.-Table Talk. U~ccde.:IV Original. The repmt te: haid betn sent to wrIte p the ohituary of an old :ady. -- ::.ro 7;:yin out of the oi .V:'yI ini-h. f : asi tih city cditor Canadian oas. NITE i S TATES Consul Seri:'rt. at1 Strtfo rd. On ta rioi. has refused on inter esigrepet regarz,!ding the m.ethds being adopted in that vkiclity to accoiplish public road improvemen:, fr'oi which tLe following is taken: The Provin.a of Ontario ihas sixty thoIsand miles of country road mlain taiiied by towh-ipi!) and county coun cils. Since the ginning of the move ment for better roads there is a radi eal improveleint ill the condition of the roads. The ol way of road im provemient by statute labor. which has existed for nearly a century. and did much during pioneer days to opefn highways. has been largely superseded by a more modern systen of a direct tax rate and closer supervision. Township control is ufniversai in road construe;ion. while at the saue time county .cotnnils have undertaken the management of a syqten ofi main roads within the mnnty. The work of the county councll is devotel chiefly to legislative functions. and the actual oversight of work on the grounds is left to road foremen or overseers. The county system is aided by the pro vincial government to the extent of one-third of the entire cost of construc tion. During the years of 1903-04 ]G:4 miles o main roads were im proved at an xpenditure of $500.000. through provincial aid. Modern road machinery. sucl as grading machines, stone erushers. is in general use throughout the province. Natural gravel beds are numerous. and care is taken to select the best gravel in the pit. which. under the modern system, is placed on the roads after the earth is consolidated with the roller. Bridges are now all being built with steel superstructures. concrete abutments and concrete floors. The matter or drainage is given the greatest atiLention. Where underdrain age is needed tiles are used. with fre quent outlts that will lead to natural tratercourses. Breakers. once so com mton for carryin- the water from one side of the road to the other. are en tireiy ia vndonvd. Concrete culverts have i:kcn their place, and on the steep hills. where such surface drain age is neiceessary. the road .bed. with its hig'h centre crown. is as smooth as o the level. In the older parts of Ont rio road construction has long sinc passed the early temporary stage. an ill improvements are mad with a vie of durability. Perth County. of whic Stratford is the county seat. has 1 miles of country highways: of this 61 miles are gravelled and are as fine per manent roads as can be found in any ountry. A source of much trouble and ex pense to keep country roads oppn in his latitude for several months of the inter is the enormous amount of sowfall. Snow fences, similar to hose used b)y railroads. arec employed. l)Ut wire fences are much cheaper and ive better satisfaction. In the earl art of the winter snow plows ar sed. but later in the season they ca ot cope with the drifts, and many he roads become absolutely simpas be. To overcome some of the diffic tes on snow roads the last provinci egislature adopted a measure in p ng all :ct the first section of ida rovides that: "On and after the e ng into force of this section no pr hal~il use on any public highway ept within the limits of any city a leigh or other vehicle upon runner (iaiwn by horses or other animals (ex ept 'utters) matnufactured after the irst day of December, 100. unless the ame is 54) constructed that the dis ance between theC outer edge of sueh :uners at the bottom is nlot less than four feet." The object of this act-to ave a uniform width of sleigh runners -is to get a wider track for double teams, Ktoadway Repairing. In a letter to the zelectmen of the towns throughout the State of Connec ticut. JTames H-. Macdonald. State [ighway Commissioner. gives some practical points on repairing roatdways as followvs: "'All culverts and gutters should be cleancd out and aln shoulders on the roads shouldi be pared down so thaut they shall he below the trav-eled por tion of the highway. This will permit of the water running off into thle gut ter. Gravel roads should hatve a lit tle gravel piaced on the marks in the centre of the road and in the ruts. If this is not done at this season no good will result, All loose stones shuid b~e removed fronm macadanm rod~s with the back of at rake, not the teeth. Loose stomres injure a road as muc'h as atny one thing, because they are driven into the~ surface and break the bond. "Where the stone is beginning to show though a little spiinters or chips ~ of stone should be applied to form a cushion, This cushion should not be mor'e than three-fourths of an inch thick. No sprinkiing or rolling is nec :ssary. A ton of splinters will suffce for from 250) to 300 square feet. AR ordinary farm 'roller, weighted down and run afer the road after loose stones are removed, will improve it. It is not necessary to use screeings on a stone road, as they only furnish dust in dry weathier. If the road is watched, new surface will not be necessary, a it will not have the chance to get bad condition." They Benefli- AlU. "We should recollect that in the reopment of our good roads the ci while contributing. are directly ben ing the rural communities, and wl there has been no opposition to beneficent plan for good highways. the rural communities have reapecd direct benefits and the cIties the i re('t adva ntag~es."--Formerl G over: Odell, in an address at the Alb. County (N. Y-) fair. The lnoctor's I>aughiter. "rp: ):. e'nn you' lix dlolly': I opera: ont er an alfl~:i be:' utensins arc conta.? u:.'..ie. I eory comesC fr'omi other :mo~rers thaau