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"THE SPLE!
: THE ADVENTURES
I>y ARTHUR T.
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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
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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
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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
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. "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
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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
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>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.
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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