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"THE SPLE! : THE ADVENTURES I>y ARTHUR T. Iff CHAPTER V. (Continued.) There was a uiinutc during which the two parties could hear each other's hronthine. Sir Deakin set down the nutmeg, wiped his thin fingers 011 <1 napkin, and addressed the Captain sweetly: "Before asking your business, sir, ? I would bog you and your company to taste of this liquor, which, in the court of France"?the old gentleman took a sip fr Dm the mixing ladle? "lus had the extreme honor to be pronounced divine." He smacked his lips and, rising to his feet, let his right hand rest on the silver foot of the lamp as he bowed to the Captain. Captain Settle's bravado was plainly oozing away before this polite audacity. and seeing Sir Pen kin taste the punch, he pulled off his cap in a shamefaced manner and sat down by the table with a word of thanks. "Come in. sirs?come in!'' called the old gentleman, "and follow vour friend's example. 'Twill be a compliment to make me mix another bowl when this is finished." He stepped around the table to welcome them, still resting his hand on the lamp as if for steadiness. 1 saw his eye twinkle as they shuffled in and stood around the chair where the Captain .was seated. "Jacques, bring glasses from the cupboard yonder! And, Delia, fetch up some chairs for our guests?no, sirs, pray do not move!" He had waved his hand lightly to the door as ho turned to us: and in an instant the intention as well as the bright success of this comedy flashed upon me. There "was now no one between us and the stairs, and as for Sir Deakin himself, he had already taken the stop of putting the table's .width between him and his guests. I touched the girl's arm, and we made as if to fetch a couple of chairs that stood against the wainscot by the door. As we did so. Sir Deakin pushed the punch bowl under the Captain's nose. "Smell, sir." he cried airily, "and report to your friends on the foretaste." Settle's nose hung orer the steaming compound. With a swift pass of /?AnllAwnn nnnnrlif nn lilt? lltlllU IUC VIU ^VilliUUiHll vuupui the lamp and bad shaken a drop of burning oil into the bowl. A great blaze leaped to the ceiling. There was a howl?a scream of pain, and as I pushed Mistress Delia through the doorway and out to the head of the stairs, I caught a backward glimpse of Sir Deakin rushing after us. with one of the stoutest among the robbers at his heels. "Downstairs, for your life!" I whispered to the girl, and turning, as her father tumbled past me, let his pursuer run on my sword, as on a spit. At the same instant, another blade pass'd through his fellow transversely, and Jacques stood beside me, with his back to the lintel. ^^As we pull'd our swords out and the man dropp'd, I had a brief view into the room, where now the blazing liquid ran off the table in a stream. Settle, stamping with agony, had his palms press'd against bis scorched eyelids. The fat landlord, in trying to beat out the flames, had increased mem uy upseumg uvu uumcs ui miua vitae, and was dancing about with three fingers in liis mouth. The rest stood for the most part dumbfounder'd; but Black Dick had his pistol lifted. Jacques and I sprang out for the landing and round the doorwny. Between the flash and the report I felt r sudden scrape, as of a red-hot wire, ttcross my left thigh and just above the knee. "Tenez, eamarade." said Jacques' voice in my ear; "a moi la porte? n vous le maitre, la-bas;" and he pointed down the staircase, where, by the glare of the conflagration that beat past us. 1 sAw the figures of Sir Deakin and his daughter standing. "But how can you keep the door against a dozen?" The Frenchman shrugged his shoul?1op with n sniilp "Mais?cominc ca!" For at tliis moment came a rnsli of footsteps within the room. I saw a fat paunch thrusting past us, a quiet pass of steel, and the landlord was wallowing on his face across the threshold. Jacques's teeth snapp'd together as he stood ready for another victim: and as the fellows within the room tumbled back, he motion'd me to leave him. I sprang from his side, and? catching the rail of the staircase, reach'd the foot in a couple of bounds. "Hurry!" 1 cried, and cauplit the old baronet by the hand. Ilis daughter took the other, and between us wc hurried him across the passage for the kitchen door. Within, the chambermaid Tvas on her knees by the settle, her foce and apron of the same hue. J saw she was Incapable of helping, and hastcn'd jipposs the stone floor, and out toward tho back entrance. A stream of icy wind blew in our faces as we stepp'd over tbe threshold. The girl and I bont our heads tc it. and stumbling, tripping and panting, pulled Sir Deakin with us out intc tbe cold air. Tbe yard was no longer dark. Tr tbe room abo\e one had push'd flu easement open, letting in the wind and by this 'twas very evident tin room was on fire. Indeed, the curtains had caught, and as we ran. a pennor of flame shot over our heads, lickin; the thatch. In tho glare of it the out buildings and the yard gate stood clearly out from the night. 1 heart the trampling of feet, the sound ol Settle's voice shouting art order, am then a dismal yell and clash of stee as we tlung open the gate. "Jacques!" screamed the old gentle man; "mv poor Jacques! Those dogs will macule him with their cut. ant thrust " . 'Twus very singular and sad, but as NDID SPUR'' Z>R OF JACK MARVEL, QUILLER COUCH.11 if in answer to Sir Dentin's cry. w heard the brave fellow's voice; and famous shout it must have been t reach us over the roaring of th > tiames: "Mon niaitre? mon maitre!" he call'i 1 twice, and then "Sauve toi!" in i 1 fainter voice, yet clear. And afte that only a racket of shouts and oul cries reach'd us. Without doubt th villains had overpower'd and slaii } iliis brave servant. In spite of ou ; peril (for they would be after us a j ouee). 'twas all we could do to dra I /vl/1 ?>->nn fi'An. -flirt fotfl Hiwl lin ill | road; and as ho went he wept like i child. Wo found a hiding place in th woods where we remained all night but the great exertion and the ex posure to the cold was too much fo the old gentleman. When morninj broke Sr Deakin had breathed hi last. I delved his grave in the frost: earth, close by the spot where be lay Somehow, I shiver'd all the while and hml a cruel shooting pain in m; wound that was like to have mastcrei me before the task was ended. F.u I managed to lower the body softl: , into the hole and to cover it rever eutl.v from sight; and afterward stooi leaning on my spade and feeling ver: light in llie bead, while the girl knel and pray'il for her father's soul. And the picture of her as she knel is the last I remember till I open'c my eyes, and was amazed to find my self 0:1 my back, and staring up a darkness. "What has happen'd?" "I think you are very ill," said ?' voice; "can you lean on me, and read the hut yonder?" "Why, yes; that is, I think so. WI13 is everything dark?" "The sun has been down for hours You have been in a swoon first, anc then talk'd?0I1, such nonsense! Sham< on me, to lei you catch this chill!" She help'd me to my feet and stead led me; and how we reach'd the hu I cannot tell 3*011. It took more thai on? weary hour, as I now know; bui at the time hours and minutes wen one to me. In that hut I lay four nights anc four clays, between ague fit and fever And that is all the account I can give of the time, save that, on the seconc day, the girl left rqe alone in the hul and descended to the plain, where after asking at many cottages for a physician, she was forced to be con tent with au old woman reputed tc be amazingly well skill'd in herbs nud medicines; whom, after n day's trial, she turned out of doors. On the fourth day, fearing for my life, she made another decent, and, coming tc a wayside tavern, purchas'd a pint of aqua vitae, carried it back and mix'd a potion that threw me into a profuse sweat. T^e same eveningr I sat up, a sound man. Indeed, so thoroughly was I re eover'd that, waking early next morn ing and finding my sweet nurse asleep from sheer weariness in a corner of the hut, I stagger'd up from my bed of dried brackcn and out into the pure air. Bare it was to stand and drink *1 *? ,M? ^ A -T rtrtfnfAn o rnn c?,rl It 111 illvt' WiUC. XX. v. me. 'Twas Mistress Delia; and, turning, I held out my hand. "Now this is famous," said she; "s day or two will see you as good a mar as ever." "A day or two? To-morrow, a1 least. I shall make trial to start." 1 noted a sudden change on her face and added: "Indeed you must hear mj reasons before setting me down for an ingrate," and told her of ;_e King's letter that I carried. "I hoped thai for a while our ways might lie to gether," said I; and broke off. for sh< was looking me earnestly in the face "Sir, as you know, my brother An thony was to have met me?nay, foi pity's sake, turn not your face away I have guess'd?the swerd you carryI mark'd it. Sir, be mcrciful, and tell me!" I led her a little aside to the fool of a tall pine; and there, tho' it wrunj my heart, told her all; and left her tc wrestle with this final sorrow. Sb< was so tender a thing to be Strieker thus that I who had dealt the blov crept back to the hut, covering mj eyes. In an hour's time I look'd out She was gone. At nightfall she returned, white witt grief and fatigue; yet I was glad t< see her eyes red and swol'n with weep ing. Throughout our supper she kepi silence; but when 'twas over look't up ar.d spoke in a steady tone. "Sir, I have a favor to ask, and mus risk being held importunate " "From you to me," I put in. "al talk of favors had best be dropp'd." "No?listen. If ever it befell you t< lose father or mother or dearly lovcn friend, you will know how the an guish stuns?Oh, sir! to-day the sui seemed fallen out of heaven, and I t blind creature left groping in the void i Indeed, sir, 'tis no wonder; I had ? I father, brother and servant ready t< die for me?three hearts to love ant lean on; and to-day they are gone." 1 would have spoken, but she belt up a nana. > "Now, wlien you spoke of Antlion: ?a dear lad!?I lay for some tiuv > dazed with grief. By little and little as the truth grew plainer, the pail i grew also past bearing. 1 stood u] ? and staggered into the woods to es : capo it. I went fast and straight > heeding nothing, for at first my sense ; were all confused: but in a while th i walking cleared my wits, and I coul< : think: and thinking. I could weep - and having wept, could fortify in; I heart. Here is tiie upshot, sir?iliougl I 'tis held immodest for a maid to as! l j even far less oi' a man. We are botl I bound for Cornwall?you on an honor I ; able mission. 1 for my faiher's er.tat of Gleys. wherefrom (as your tal J proves) some unseen hands are thrust ; j ing me. Alike we carry our lives ii ! | our hands. You must go forward: may not go back. For from a I\inj > I who cannot right his own affairs ther . ^ Is little hope: and In Cornwall I hare surer friends than he. Therefore, take me. sir?take ino for ft comrade! Am I sad? Do you fear a weary journey? 1 will smile? laugh?sing?put sorrow behind me. I will contrive a thousand ways to cheat the mile | stones. At the first hint of tears discard ine and go your way with no prick of conscience. Only try me? oh. the shame of speaking thus!" Her voice had grown more rapid toward the close; and now, breaking 'I off, she put both hands to cover her e face that was hot with blushes. I ;l wont over and took thom in mine. n 0 "You have made me the blithest man ei e alive," said I. c She drew back a pace with a frignt- ~ J ened look, and would have pulled her R hands away. ,. "Because." I went on Quickly, "you have paid mo this high compliment to e trust me. Proud was I to listen to j you: and merrily will the miles pass r with you for comrade. And so I say t ?Mistress Killigrew, take me for your ? servant." p To my extreme discomposure, as I a dropped her hands, her eyes were twinkling with laughter. e "Dear now! I see a dull prospect t ahead if we use these long titles!" "But?" r "Indeed, sir. please yourself. Only jr as I intend to call you 'Jack,' perhaps s 'Delia' will be more of a piece than 'Mistress Killigrew.'" She dropped me a mock curtsey. "And now, Jack, . be a good boy. and hitch me this quilt across the hut. I bought it yesterday ' at a cottage below here " j She ended the sentence with the t prettiest blush imaginable; and so, having fixed her screen, we shook _ hands on our comradeship and wished si 2 each other good night. si , ? a t CHAPTER VI. > o: I Lose the King's Letter; Api Carried to Bristol, and Escape. p * Almost before daylight we were f( afoot, and the first ray of cold sun- ti shine found us stepping from the 6t woods into the plain, whore now the snow was vanish'd and a glistening f] 1 coat of rime spread over all things. a 1 On the far side or tne vauey we s entered a wood, thinking by this to ri r shorten our way, for the road here a took a long bend to cast-ward. Now. t< at first this wood seemed of no con- a 1 siderable size, but thickened and s< ; spread as we advanced. 'Twas only, a however, after passing the ridge, and T when daylight began to fail us, that I e; t became alarmed. For the wood grew si 1 denser, with a tangle of paths oris- a t crossing amid the undergrowth. And _ ? just then came the low mutter of cannon shaking the earth. We began 1 to run forward, tripping in the gloom over brambles and stumbling into J holes. 1 For a mile or so this lasted, and t then, without warning. I heard a sound behind me, and looked back, to 1 find Delia sunk upon the ground. "Jack, here's a to-do!" ' "What's amiss?" ! "Why, I am going to swoon!" 1 The words were scarce out. when ( there sounded a crackling and snap! ping of twigs ahead, and two figures ' came rushing toward us?a man and a woman. The man carried an infant 1 in his arms, and though I called on f them to stop, the pair ran by us with 1 no more notice than if we had been stones. Only the woman cried, "Dear ' Lord, save us!" and wrung her hands ' as she passed out of sight. | "This is strange conduct," thought : I; but peering down saw that Delia's ' face was white and motionless. She ! had swooned indeed from weariness : and hunger. So I took her in my arm? ^ and stumbled forward, hoping to find ' the end of the wood soon. For now the rattle of artillery came louder and 1 Incessant through the trees and ming1 ling with it a multitude of dull shouts and outcries. At first I was minded t to run after the man and woman, but on second thought resolved to see the danger before hiding from it. p The trees in a short while grew 1 sparser, and between the stems I 5 marked a ruddy light glowing. And t then I came out upon an open space upon the hillside, with a dip of earth in front and beyond a long ridge of pines standing up black because of a red glare behind them, and saw that this came, not from any setting sun, but was the light of a conflagration. The clare danced and quivered in I the sky as I crossed the hollow. It j made even Delia's white cheek seem st t rosy. Up amid the pines I clambered j le ' and along the ridge to where it broke j > off in a steep declivity. And lo! in a ' ti i minute I looked down, as 'twere, into ' se i the infernal pit. ! y> (To be continued.) | ai I w . "Soda Dispensers." In a lower Broadway store. New 1 York City, where "soda dispensers" > are not required to work on Sundays, | la - the manager says he is able, virtually, ta t to take his pick of men employed in R 1 this kind of work. The time has gone w by when one boy and the "boss" took ti t care of the soda water fountain in a d< large drug store and considered it : tr 1 merely an incident to the day's busi* i g< ness. Twelve or lifteen clerks are ! ei ' kept busy from 9 a. in. until 8 p. m. in w 1 many of the downtown establish- ]n - irients that make a specialty of soda gj i water trade. Many uptown stores em- s< i ploy a large number, but when the (]i hours are longer they work in shifts. a: i Their wages range from $12 to $19 a r: 5 week. They are young men, not boys, 1 and this year uey refuse to take a position with Sunday work included if 1 they can got along without it.?Pitts- s< burg Dispatch. I lc ? ? ' ' -W p The King's Coffee. | King Edward is becoming an invot- i n ? crate coffee drinker. Wherever he j t( ? goes his Egyptian coffee maker, Eniiu j <]i >- Abraham, follows with lis little cof- J rj fee mill, and after luncheon and din- j sj s ner, prepares a special brew fcr His j, e Majesty and the fortunate few who u 1 are privileged to taste it. Einin is j,] ; able to hold this little mill in his ti r hands when grinding the berries?a j a] !) particular kind?and the coffee is (]( l? served in very small cups which have p ;i almost the appearance of egg cups. It S] ' is of course, served by Emin himself i w e in all the glory of Oriental drapery, p The people who have tasted the King's : ciffee are very fiw. and not all of 11 those admire the flavor of it, though tr I none would dare to say so. knowing tj; ? His Majesty has such a high opinion ta e of its quality?Loudon Tatier. *8?|S New York City.?Collarless jackets lake a conspicuous feature of the latst styles and bid fair to outnumber very other sort. This one is made on COLLARLESS JACKET. imple tailor Hues and is eminently mart as well as practical and serviceble. The model is made of tan colred cloth with bands of braid and lcludes plain sleeves, but those of landolin shape can be substituted if referred, and all materials in vogue )r coats are appropriate, while the "imming can be either braid or titched bands. The coat is made with fronts, sideronts, backs, side-backs and under rrn gores and is finished with seams titched flat with corticelli silk. The Ight front laps slightly over the left nd the closing can be made with but>ns and loops or invisibly by means of fly, and both side-front and side-back ?ams are left open for a short distance bove the lower edge to provide flare, 'he plain sleeves are cut in two pieces ach in coat style, but the mandolin leeves are made in one piece each nd are shaped by means of an outer A LATE DEJIQN E . dl >am that extends for part of their ngth only. The quantity of material required for ie medium size is four yards twenty;ven inches wide, two and one-fourth iris forty-four inches wide, or two id ceven-eighth yards fifty-four inches ide. The Klmona Craze. Everything Japanese is now popur because of the interest Americans ike in the little nation's war with ussia. Consequently, the kimonas, hich were displaced by more artisc styles of negligees, are again in emand. Lawn, crepon, silk and aibaoss kimonas are seasonable. The argeously flowered robes are no long- j countenanced by women of taste, ho have learned that the Japanese ,dy of good birth leaves such glaring Kinents to the geisha girl and her >rt, choosing for herself the most elic-ate tints, harmoniously combined [id utterly lacking ostentatious decoitions and barbaric ornatuonts. fipnnr.ite Unrtersleeveo. Of the separate undersleeves tliat are >ld many have ruffles falling over the iwer part, "which lits the arm. There ill be a long, close-fitting cuff, and lis may cr may not be finished with iffloB nrnnnd the wrist. From the I >p, falling to the top of the cuff, are eep ruffles, made of different mateals to agree witii the character of the eeve. Que of thoee sleeves has a w>p lace frill, with another of chiffon nder it at the top. Many are elbow eeves, and the top ruffles fall from le dhow or just above it when they re on. There are always deep ruffles, ouble and triple, for the sleeves of 3wns, and there are soft puffed eeves of chiffon, mousseline, or lace, iih no ruffles. Brits For Oat Trinunlnj". One's old belts can be used for hat iiuming. Belts have been seen on ita for some time now. One of the st seen was a lar^e white straw hat. low crown and straight wide brim. This brim is turned up over the crown in the back, and a broad leather bell of black is put around the hat from back to front, holding the brim in place and forming the only trimming. The buckle, which is a large but simple one of gilt, is on the top of the hat at the back. Striklnjr DeKlirng. A pretty black hat with a rim turning up on all sides has around the crown and filling in the rim a round boa of ostrich feathers in white. Or | v,/v nntcifU nf tVio rim is nnnllrmprl a I heavy lace, though one is doubtful whether to call it embroidery or lace The design is of wheat in a deep cream color, and looking at a distance almost like the real wheat. Stocks of Lawn. Pretty stocks of lawn and lace are finished with deep cream embroidery : There is cream on white, on pale pink, and cream on the cream. There is a narrow pleated front piece to these stocks, finished around the edge with "val" lace. O Spray For a Hat. An attractive spray for a hat has ; poppies in the soft deep, rose pink seen in natural blossoms sometimes, and with them different kinds of grasses in red shades. Oriental Embroideries. Oriental embroideries on bright colored stuffs give a modish finish to coats. Blonie "With Pointed Yoke. Pointed yokes are eminently becom ing to the greater number of figures and are to be noted on many of the newest and smartest waists. This one is cut in drop style and extends ovei the shoulders to give the broad line of the season. As illustrated the waisJ is made of pale green chiffon louisin? with yoke of cream colored lace and bands of pale green velvet held bj fancv stitches, but is well adapted tc i i ' ; j (T MAY flflNTON. / washable fabrics and can be made ! lined or unlined as may be preferred, i The long sleeves are full and graceful ; and are much to be desired for every- , day wear, but those of elbow length are extremely graceful and somewhat more dressy when the blouse is de signed for dinner or evening use. ,n? - ** i ue UJUlISt* UJilUf -.YJ11J luc uuru I lining over which the full front, backs and yoke are arranged. Both front | and backs are gathered at upper and | lower edges and blouse becomingly , over the belt while the yoke is quite : separate. The sleeves are full at the j shoulders and are either gathered into I cuffs or cut in elbow length and ieft j free. The closing is made invisibly at the back. The quantity of material required foi the medium size is three and threefourth yards twenty-one inches wide, three yards twenty-seven inches wide, BLOUSE WITH T0INTED YOKE. or one and seven-eighth yards of allover lace, one-lialf yard of silk lor belt and twelve yards of velvet ribbon to ! make as illustrated. .'1 | AGEIGDLTDRAL f ^8 6 f ?Ce^ Name Your Farui. Name the farm and hang the name board in a conspicuous place at the front entrance. Make the farm worth having a name, too. PonltTy Versus Waste. There is one economic merit in poultry keeping that many farmers do not take into consideration, and that is the large amount of waste grain that they pick up and convert into meat and eggs that would otherwise be wasted, says an exchange. It does not cost much to keep fowls on a farm, and no class of people can produce eggs and fowl flesh as cheaply as the farmer. * Alfalfa For Hoc*. Wallaces' Farmer says alfalfa hay, when fed to brood sows in winter should be cut fine and fed with a little meal. For two years now we have wintered our brood sows on plain alfalfa hay without cutting, and they eat it up clean. Not a spoonful of grain is given them until they farrow. The effect of alfalfa is seen in the 6plendid quality of the pigs produced and the abundant yield of milk by the sows?Hoard's Dairyman. "When to Die Potatoes. Fotatoes are ready for digging as soon as the tops fall down. It is best to dig them early in the day and alInn *r\ rnmnin nn tlio rrr/Minil fnr IV ?T lUCUi VKJ A t 1UU1U VU IU V. VUUU iVi a few hours, when they should be taken to the barn and stored in a cool, dark, dry place; but it is not advisable to place too many in a single heap. All diseased or injured potatoes should be removed from the lot, or they will have more or less effect upon the whole, as they will be the Qrst to decay. Potatoes may be stored in mounds during the winter, but are not easily utilized in that condition. Matton vs. Wool. It Is claimed that mutton at five cents a pound will pay better than wool at thirty-five cents. Such claim depends upon conditions. A good merino will pay more in wool than can be derived from common sheep, while a breed of mutton sheep will give a greater profit than can be derived from sheep that are not bred with an object to be attained.. Farmers who keep sheep also make a profit in the ma nure and in tbe utilization of the waste materials consumed, but sheep require feeding as well as other stock, and should not be expected to seek their food entirely at any season of the year. Disease Spots on Fruit. Writes a farmer to The Epitomist: "I have found that from trees with their roots deep in the subsoil, even if they fruit freely, neither apples nor pears satisfy, because disease spots develop in the fruit when they are on the verge of ripening, if not before, rendering them of no value, because decay so quickly sets in. To have good fruit, either of apples or pears, the roots of the trees must be active surface, fibrous ones, otherwise the crop will be much reduced in value. Some sorts are greater offenders than others, it is true, but even the best can be readily spoiled if the conditions are not right." Fattening Hoc?. Those who are fattening hogs on corn as an exclusive diet should try an experiment in feeding a variety. Take two lots of hogs, l/-\f />AT?n /\r? It- on/1 tlia er lot a variety, which may include corn, bran, scalded chopped clover, skim milk or ground oats. The hogs will grow much faster and increase more in weight on the mixed food than on corn, while the quality of the flesh will he improved and the cost per pound of pork w?ill he less than if corn is ifsed exclusively. The reason is that a variety promotes digestion and is more "balanced" in the elements required by the animals. Incnrable Disease?. Scrofula is liable to exist as a disease in a flock, and to permit such birds to exist is to incur the liability of having the disease transmitted to succeeding generations as well as to become contagious. It is cheaper and better to obtain better fowls, first destroying those in the yard. When tumors appear they indicate a diseased condition of the fowls, which places them outside of the uses of the farmer. Tumors, warts, sores and affections of the skin are peculiar to fowls as they are to some human individuals, and come from the same causes, being almost as difficult to cure. There are those who attempt to make cures of such cases, which is wrong, as such fowls should be destroyed.?Mirror and Farmer. lllngworin in Calves. This troublesome difficulty is apparent during the winter more than at an.v other time, and is due to a vege table parasite. It is not a dangerous disease, but is far from pleasant, and as it is contagious, considerable effort should be made to overcome it. It usually appears on the neck of tbe animals, working toward tbe face, and soon leaving bare .spots. If tbe trouble is noted on the calves, treat them at once by taking one part of carbolic acid, four parts of glycerin and six parts of olive oil and mixing thoroughly. Kub thoroughly into the skin about the parts infested after tirst washing the parts thoroughly with warm water made soapy with carbolic soap. Othrr animals in the barn, especially calves, should also be washed with the mixture to prevent contagion. Wash every other day for ten days. Where to Place Hie Incubator. There am good places for the incubator and bad places. Much depends upon He atmosphere of the room in which the incubator is placed. The feitclu'ii is said to be a good place for incubators, since the air in that room is usually moistened l?y the steam of pots and ketties upon the kitchen fctove and can be kept at about the right temperature. But rsruetuber that the insurance company which insui-<\s vn>.v farm house will nrobablj J "" SS5??a / object to your placing an Incubator}in your kitchen. Whenever you makflr changes in your buildings or addition? thereto, or desire to put an incubatorr in your cellar or any part of the houseyou must get permission of the com* j pany who insures your buildings, otherwise you will make your insurancepolicy invalid and thus secure nothing on insurance in case your building? should burn, ______ 4 A Good Chicken Home. We built a chicken house last spring Ike this one and find it gives entire sat*-. iKfflctlon. Kiz#> ten bv sixteen bV? \ eight feet high, from sill to eaves. We- ^ have a window in each side and back B end and door in front. Now for the roosts. Take a two by four scantling.,-^ and spike it above one of the side win (lows, then take some boards and make- 8 a trough about fourteen feet long and 8 let two feet project out at the back end M of the building; put trough two feet fl above the floor. Now take matched lumber or some that will fit up close | "" V - S ' rr.M ruooft- ;' [=!_ IPJl'i. _ _ . , - i . and nail one end to the trough and thtf' other end to the two by four scantlingand make jt full length of trough, then take boards that will reach from trough to the two by four and cut ] notches in them for the roosts to lay) in and put upper end on hinges. Whea you want to clean the house, rake the droppings down into the trough and then rake them out the baok end Into a box or something that can be haulefl away. The roosts will be high enougtt to walk under and put nests along the wall under them. Fig. 1 is end of trough. Floor is fifteen inches off the ground?Fred E. Denny, in The Epifr omist. Increasloc Demand* For Llvettock. ' The large and rapidly increasing city population of this country demands a large supply of meat each year, and farmers are coming to realize the im<. porta noe of livestock as never before Smail farmers are breeding and feeding more animals, and everywhere we see manifest interest taken in this important branch of agriculture. In oui agricultural schools young men are eager to study livestock with untiring interest. The State Livestock Associai tion meetings tand short courses in stock judging-at the various agrieuN tural schools are well patronized, and only go to show the attention that farmers are giving to this subject. Sev? eral factors figure prominently in the advancement and improvement shown along this line. Through our county, and State fairs, and larger expositions. farmers are coming to recognize the Bi difference between superior and infpr* H ior animals. The agricultural press HE has come to be a mighty potent agent in the work of education. Farmers and stockmen, particularly, read and study. The agricultural colleges and Hj experiment stations are putting much H| important information in livestock H[ work. American farmers are coming HI to recognize the value of iiaproved HQ blood in herd flock and stud. Breeders 19 are breeding better, feeders are feeding better, and marked improvement is seen on every hand. Among the va? ! rious forces which are at work for the HB progress and advancement of agricul*^H ture, there is no one agent doing so^H much for livestock interests as tbe bigHj livestock shows of the country. The^| State fairs have done much for all BS branches of agriculture, and particu-M| larly livestock. They afford splendid opportunity for the farmer who is aHS student of h!s business, in that theyHjl give him uew ideals and inspirational to reach tbe higher degree of development along some definite line. TheHB modern State fair has grown to be a^H big thing, and one to be encouraged^? at every opportunity. It brings to-^E gether the best there is in the agricul'Mfl ture of the State?Indiana Farmer. Mnpl? Syrnp Making:. U|m Concerning the niter or malate ofH| lime nuisance in maple syrup a Newfll England riomestead writer has said:^H It is well under way where a reversi-^H ble current evaporator is used. By,^H having the evaporating pan construct-^M ed with partitions extending iength<^HH wise instead of crosswise and with aHS syrup faucet on both sides at the back^H end, as shown in the illustration, then^^f by changing the regulator gate from^H side to side and thus changing tbe cnr^^l rent or flow of sap every few hours^^f ?3? * >"/>f ... ?t* i"i< giii^iiu^ / j S^g IS Vat^ H r " mm m SVftup oh reversible current evaporator, rh9 and by so doing bringing me .\vrutnuHK off first on one side and then on th^BB otlier. i.o niter will become burned Oi^BH tlie bottom of tbe evaporator. jfflff It will come out with the syrup a^^B a precipitate and can be entirely moved by the use of a thick felt filtei^Bra The filtering must he done while th^^H syrup is boiling hot, and in order t^Hfl have all tiie niter form in a precip^KX tate it is necessary to bring the syru^^B to 219 degrees F. If it is filtered beforHKl that degree is reached much of th^BB niter will still be in solution and ajflBB pear in the syrup if boiled afterwar^^H to standard weight and in the sugar sugared off. If syrup is boiled t^BSg eleven pounds weight and then "se^^H tied" without filtering, it usually hs^BR a cloudy appearance, and If put up f<^H| market in pans or bottles will deposHgn a sediment in the bottom after awbil^^^J The result of a cricket match in M^^^B bourne was cabled to London, miles, through niue relays, iu two ai^BSB a half minutes,