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by sr. qccmqc jwthborne. s& T.r.uTtr ???ti . ~ttl. _~i_ ... ^ .y RINWI ? ,IM osaspnay Of MM Who . I was t itwifr ft'dk He came from ' a British warship. Liked hie looks 4 torn- tw ^m. tBl ride' by elde we jlredi 'tfcfonsh tbe' streets of Alexan V.jjSf j^^NI ?H lutowkl got In Wpw. < ??mco^atS; was ; asree sarroonded by a pack of bowling ' sstlM teaopa. who thought they could | jwlpe as out. Mr. Grlmea,you missed C'lhs sight of your life In felling to see Mf Gordon's friend stood off thoee rtirfc... BieSe my'eoult I can shot my f. ejyse anil look on the whole thing yet. 1 aevw saw sjoch a fire-eater In action, and yet. In regose Joe Is as meek as a iamb. ?. '.?"After that I trove to him. We saw ?sms weeks In company? weeke I have V sem forgotten, because 1 loved tnat Man. Then 1 was ordered to watch this' Italian opera tiohs about Abya ? ariila, while Joe went to find Chinese . {Gordon. I loet track of him. but have ?ever, ceaaed to feel the deepest In : tsrest In his work, ss an explorer sec eod only .to Stanley and Bmin Pasha, Mow yon can understand my Intense ; (Might upon 'bearing that .the man : - see are going to eee Is no other than hy comrade' In Alexandria, Mynheer *?> . t This la about the longest consecutive ' aarritlvs )lr. Grimes has ever heaid Beady give utterance to, which marks the pbwer of thatmngicpl name. On Us part, the eilver king does not prove ?o confiding. He speaks of tfre man .Who Intereete them both as though acquainted with his past; but wheth " er he has personally met him. Sandy flnds It Impossible id say. Meanwhile, they hsve been making progress In the direction of the river. '? light of some sort is positively need ed In these streets after nightfall, moon ?r no moon, on account of the peculiar custom of building., , The houses, as a general rule, are three stories in height. As the street >? Itself is but an alley, barely ten feet In width, and each story of the houses project beyond the one below It, It is easy to ehake hands from the neighbor ing roofs. Ev*en this small space is often covered with mats, to keep out the garlah light of day, which, reflect ed from the white walla, dazzles the t>. eyes. In these narrow streets men stand la groupe engaged in discussion or bar ter, now and then gently pushed aside by the nose of some camel advancing ?llehtly, the "ship of the desert" be ing, besides the donkey, the only bur den-bearer allowed in the native sec* k: tlon. Here and 'there a light is seen mov ing along, as some sheik proceeds homeward; but, as a general thing, darkness hangs over the street. In many of the bouses, no doubt, gayety ?bounds; but Arab and Moor believe In keeping their homes sacred from the public, and only huge piles of whitened bricks lie on every side. Ae yet they have met with no adven ture, and the distance between the grand square and the river has been diminished by half. This savors of rare good luck, for It Is not alwaya that a Frank can traverse this region, ?t such an hour, unmolested. Cairo abounds in rascals who do not the English Isw, however much they msy respect the native koorbash and stocks. It is not a sin or a crime to rob a foreigner? unless caught In the act. That Is the way they look at It. ? Sandy knows this, if his companion does not happen to be so thoroughly Posted with regard to the customs of the city on the Nile. He continues to . keep his eyes about him, and does not let the Arab who carries the flam beau get beyond his reach, knowing that In aU probability in case of an attack the first act of the dusky ras cal Will be to fly and leave them in darkness to meet the foe. They have even cut down the distance to a fourth and soon tbe light will fall upon the waters of the river, when tbe war correspondent bends suddenly forward and snatches tbe torch from the hand of the astonished carrier. CHAPTER II. ID MAM WHO SAW BRAVS GORDON TATiTt. Mr. Grimes sees the action and does not appear to .''e at all surprised? In deed, he rarely deviates from tbe steady repose that marks blm as a wonderfully nervy man. Something glistens In bis band? It Is a revolver, and tbe light gives the blue eteel a cruel as well as a cold look. Evidently tbe stout tourist is ready to take care of himself. _Sandjr has clutched tbe torch, wjilofc tie at once raises shove his bead. Halt g dosen ragged forms have sprung Into view beyond. Perhaps some arch baa secreted them until now. There ean be no mlstsklng their Intentions, for quickly they advance, spreading out as If to prevent the Franks, who have thus wandered Into their net, from escaping. "Backsheesh!" they clatter like a lot of monkeys, holding out begrimed hands and scowling. There Is only one way to treat then* rascals? If you comply with their do mends they grow more end more Im portunate, until tney nnnily proceed to openly rob their victim. "Stand back!" cries Randy with fl mar. as he swings t V nagKeuu arouud his bead. They understand enoufh English to know what ho J* *njinp? at any rate, his actions are doutajfr significant? bttt, believing they cap rule the ranch t?y mere force of numbers, the ragged ?eggs i s cdntlnue to ' push forward, thus bemihing the two whites In. ? Although small In point of stature, Mady Is a warrior, every Inch of him, and. as migtrt be exftecttd from his . * Swvous manner. poMMNd of an !?* ITCHES- vSLT^S; ff rhiny distance and dutchss at W* ?rlth bony Oncer*, the nnr^tpor man arlngs the flaming torch, with a re winding thump, agilmt the top of the oeggar'a bead- It doce not affect the .iiyir, beyond Modinc forth a sbowet >f sparks, bnt -De unfortunate recip lent of the blow, finding sparks li? hit ,ah| hair, utters vociferous shouts and lances with the fervor of a dervish. This Is deemed a signal for a gen eral assault all along the line, and fot the. QMft of sixty sossada there B teen a spectacle rarely equaled In ths narrow streets of old Cairo. At first the two foreigners are avers# to using their firearms, and endeavoi to Inspire- terror In the breasts of thelt enemies by- a generous exhibition o I muscle. When Sandy hss to dodge a fiendish blow, from a wicked dagger he tblnka It a boat time they proceeded to sternei measures. Sandy opens on the rag-tag-and bob-tall crowd, as he terms them, seek ing to inflict wounds and create a dl* j version. He Is Immediately backed up by bis companion. His strong, white teeth hold fast to bis cigar, and even as he lets drive at a dark-faced fellah who seeks to cleave him with an Algerian yataghan, the silver king puffs out a small cloud of ^moke. Talk about coolness! Here you have it In a human iceberg. Sandy holds his breath while looking at this strange companion, and wonders whether he would show excitement in the heat of ttattie. This sort of a reception is bardly to the liking of the cowardly curs who have appeared daring simply because their numbers gave tbem confidence. At the first shot most of tbem be gan to glance over their shoulders. This Is a sure sign of a desire to re treat. Then comes hotter work. Sandy no longer waits for them to come, but with his revolver in one band and the flaming torch whirling about bis head, be leaps toward the footpads. This Is too much for them? they break and fly with cries of terror, some springing up the street while others go down in the direction of the river. In a mnrvelously short space of time the street is empty save for one poor fellow, who, shot in the leg. Is hop ping off as fast as his good leg will carry him, calling on "Mohammed to *ave him from the foreign tigers. In any under city under the sun, such a commotion at dead of night would create an Intense excitement. Not so in Cairo. The white walls shut them in, pierced by minute wlcdows that allow little chance of street gaz ing. Those who hear the sounds of war are discreet enough to know that It Is none of their business, and they will be better off away. "Look out behind you. Birr calls Sandy, and the silver king turns sud denly to cover a creeping figure that has advanced from a darkened arch way, whereupon the most piteous Jar gon is heard, and behold the suspected assassin turns out to be their torch bearer, who, having witnessed* the hot little affair from a place of security, Is now crawling back to resume his Interrupted duties. They welcome him gladly, and Sandy relieves himself of the flambeau, glad to be rid of it. As there are no more footpads in view to give tbem battle, they again take up their line of march for the river, fortunately close at hand. Mr. Grimes has bad explicit direc tions from Mr. Tanner how to reach the boat, and a suspicion has already entered his head that the ambuscade Into which thev ran mlcbt have been arranged by the rets of the sailing craft to relieve his rich employer of superfluous wealth. These Arabs and natives are up to all manner of tricks to gain filthy lucre, and old travelers become so nccustomed to treachery that they are surprised at nothing, and learn to depend upon themselves en tirely. He even mentions the fact, as It oc curs to him, to Sandy, who declares there Is n strong element of probabil ity about It, and In the same breath swears that. If the occasion offers, be will sift the matter to the bottom and wring the neck of the wily old rels If such a course Is necessary to extract the truth. "The Tlver!" calls out their guide In his native tongue; and the fact arouses the two men to new Interest, as they remember why they have come here. A minute later and they stand upon tlx; edge of the Nile. Just here th4 bank Is high, and at this season of the year the water reaches Its lowest stage to the south, though at Cairo there is always plenty. Below tbem they can ess lights upon lumerous vessels, some anchored out n the river, others tied up at the locks. Voices, too, come over the wrv *r from the west? men are slnglna >n some of the coasters that ascend :lie river from the Mediterranean. All :ho typical boats see* upon this great tea can be found on the lower Nile Here are schooners, brigs, ships, men >f-war? the baggala, felucca, xebec, settee and even a patamer from India, cvhlle numerous smaller craft anO laliabenlis suited to travel on the Nil* lot the surfa<-e of the river by day, naklng a scene worth remembering Our two frlneds can discern noth ng of this now since darkness restf Ike a pall over the water, relieved 1 >nl.v l?y the rlrilng lights and lamps on r>oard the numerous craft. Their at tent Ion Is directed at once to a point Immediately below, where the gleam >f several lifrhts proclaims the pres ?nce of a boat. As they advance, they make out the clean-cut model of a new daliabeah, snd can see the dark-skinned Egypt lan sailors squatted on deck forwnrd, while aft, the 'cabin, painted *now wUlta, It coolly disUusuVshablo. boat, arranged to have bis pockets tripped while en route. Tbsss twatslns all talk ' fairly food English, f Jtbough their hatred for the foreigner eocoa to he as inherit ed quality. O-fMrfly thej may ap pear Jolly and fcs meek as lambs, but Inwardly they are ravenous wolves. ' Sandy has a habit of pushing him self forward; not that he means to be rnde. but it is a characteristic of his impetuous nature. To his credit be It ssJ<l aame thin* urses him found in tbe ran. "This boat is the Alice?' he asks boldly. Tbe captain removes tbe stem of bis long pipe from bis moutb, and grave ly nods bis bead In an affirmative way. "We have come direct from Mr. Tan ner. to whom you are engaged for tbe season.** Another solemn nod. "Unable to come himself, he bas sent us to see tbe man you picked up on the Nile? a man who was once my friend." The native captain looks at him cloaely. as though mentally figuring Just where be should place Sandy. Then be smiles blandly and holds cut bis hand. "If bis friend, then mine. I have suffered at tbe bands of El Mabdi, and he who is an enemy to the False Prophet Is my brother. Shake!" Sandy complies, and gives the old [els such a Freemason grip that It wrings a groan from the dark-skinned owner of the dababeab Alice. ''Now lead us to your guest We are in baste." he says, with an as sumption of authority that no one ventures to dispute; for. despite bis lack of majestic proportions, the war correspondent bas tbe air of one born to command. It is not stature that makes a leader like Napoleon. "Follow, gentlemen," says tbe cap tain, with a majestic wave of bis band. They obey willingly. Tbe door of the cabin is close by. On either side are tbe steps leading to tbe promenade on tbe roof, over which an awning Is stretched, for it is here that tbe tour ist lives during tbe day, for tbe cabin, beginning amidships, extends to the stern. When tbe cabin-door is opened they behold a splendid interior. Money has not been spared in fitting out tbe Alice, and only a millionaire like Tan ner could engage such a lovely craft for the season. A lamp is turned low, so that some thing of a dimness rests upon the ln: terior, but the sharp eyes of Sandy have already discovered the figure of a man upon a divan. "Enter, gentlemen.** says tbe old re Is. Straight across the luxurious cabin strides tbe newspaper correspondent direct to tb? lamp, wbicb. with a turn, e causes to send forth a Hood of ght. Then be faces tbe recumbent figure on tbe couch; recumbent no longer, for as though the voice of the rels at tbe cabin-door has broken tbe chain of slumber which exhaustion has forged around him. the castaway of tbe Nile has raised bis body with one arm and looks at them in a way that proclaims his lx?wildrinent; the bright light dazzles his eyes, too, so that with bis other band be shades them. It is a picture? Sandy, standing there, bending eagerly forward, his eyes glued upon tbe bearded face of tbe other, and actually holding bis breath as be gazes spell-bound. The man who tbus half raises himself upon the couch is worthy of a second look. His figure is splendidly proportioned, though not above tbe ordinary in polqt of size. It is tbe face that must inteA est an observer most of all? a face that Is marked by determination, valor and frank fearlessness. This man has seen suffering In tbe past; he shows it in his eyes, and yet It has not crushed tbe spirit that leads tbe ex* plorer to seek new honor and renown amid tbe dangers of unknown wilds, Ipestlleutial swamps or in tbe depths ot an African desert. (To be Continued.! nlffiirif Havs Effigies on Coins. A new Issue of silver 2-shiIllng pieces by the British mint has on it \ figure of Britannia which Is a por trait of Miss 8usan Hicks-Beach, whose father. Sir Michael, was until recently the chancellor of the ex chequer. This pecuniary perpetuation of a nonroyal lady has Its precedent In the duchess of Portsmduth, who In tbe guise of Britannia bas decked al) British copper coins since the time ot Charles II. 'the head of Liberty which adorns the silver dollar of tbe UnflcJ States reproduces tbe features of a young school teacher of Philadelphia A century ago tbe Rothschilds adorned their bank notes with the benevolent faco of Baroness do Rothschild. In 1897 the state bank of Budapest en* Kraved the countenance of Mme. Lulse Blanha, the prima donna, on its thousand gulden notes. Thoussnd-YesrOld Cedsr. There are many large specimens of the brown cedar, Junlperus monosper ma. la the Garden of the Qods, Pike's Peak, Colorado. Prof. Bessey of the University of Nebraska, during a re cent visit to that place, made aa effort to ascertain the age of some of tbe magnlflcont specimens. He wan for tunate enough to find the stump of a recently cut tree on which it was easy to distinguish the annual growth lings. These were counted for a see tion of the trunk, care belrg taken to select a portion In which tho rings were of average thickness, and on this basis the number of the whole stump was calculated. In this way It was found that this particular tree was batwden 800 and 1,000 years old. __ poultry btdoMiiow, eo tibe eockrel will It te better cottJIttoi for tk* atrrlc* far early eggs. Tk* nrtr ?Uck< an tfcim tktt brtnt tht k%lMt pricea. Ott m birds It yot te fettr* to pay ?paw mare for them. MtfA to aot too ttrij to kill to up for early featdua, ?nd if tbo breeding atock baa been purchaaed aa indicated. tbe cbaaota ara am ao much batter that J tba eggs are aa tb?y ihocM be. Remember that treee gat ripe tbe aame aa wheat or other crop*. When over treee ara ready to oat they ahould bo made Into lire wood or lumber. But thla doea not mean the deatructlon of the forest. If the trees which hare at tained full growth and ara fully ma tured are cut . down, younger treee may remain. Then numerous young trees .will spring up on every aide, and the wood lot will be renewed for cutting | In the yeara to come. I believe In re taining at least a small .wood lot on ?very farm. r?IM* Am th? Ess rn<wm. Pullets that .were hatched In 1903 should now be layiiig an egg every other day. While eggs are selling at twenty to twenty-five cents per dozen Is the time to give particular attention to them. .They mast have warm quar ters so they can rest at night and be ready for forming the egg and taking exercise in the dsy. Where the farm er has well cured clover. If It be cut | into lengths of an inch and aoaked and' mixed with meal, the pullete fed on this will bavf red combs, and eggs will come in rapidly! A Budy OwtrlfMcf Wot tk? Vina. 1 Balling Sbrcdded Cora. Since it has been demonstrated that corn stover is economically shredded much of this work is being done, and it has been noticed that considerable of this shredded stover is being put on to the market in sections where consider able feed has to.be bought. Of course, this baling Is done by men .who are fa miliar with baling hay, but there is no reason cwby the farmer can not do it himself If he is located near a market. (Where there is likely to be a demand for the stover put up in such a man ner. Where there Is a shortage of the hay crop or of crops used by stock as Stughage there is likely to be a market lor the baled stover. Care must be used, however, to have ft properly cured before it Is baled. It Ihould be cured in the shock as much la possible and then finished in the ^arn. After the stover is shredded it Brill usually sweat some, and when ^hls is over it is fit to bale. It is ad p*6d that one look into the condition/ iear at home and see what the oppor tunities are for a market for baled torn stover. Crop Rotation ud Fertility. It has come to be well understood by nost successful farmers that one of &e things essential in farm manage ment is crop rotation, if soil fertility is be preserved. The nitrogen from the lir deposited by the legume crops, and the humus resulting from growing them In rotation sre two things put ftown in the plans of good farmers. Phis location should be adjusted to the character of the different soils, but it Is essential for all of them. The fol lowing systems of rotation has been Itrongly recommended by one wbo has riven much attention to the matter. Tbree years' rotation would be best lulted to rich river bottom soils that tre naturally adapted for the produc tion of corn and easy to cultivate. The rotation might be as follows: Corn, sorn, eowpeas or soy beans; corn, corn, cowpeas or soy beans; corn, winter wheat or barley, cowpeas or soy beans. The four years' rotation is suited to the same class of soil as the three fears' rotation, but it has the advan tage of being better suited to the me dium class of soils, as the land can be kept In clover for two years. On soils of medium fertility the rotation might be about as follows: Wheat, clover, clo ver; corn; corn, corn, clover, clover. The five years' rotation would be bet. ter suited to a still poorer class of soils than the four years' rotation. On this type of land cultivation Is not desir able more than once within three or four years, fbe rotation might be winter wheat, grass, three years corn. B(m nnd Trait Growing. The entomologist in his work meets with two immense groups of Insects, those which are injurious and these which are beneficial, says Professor W. Newell. There Is no need of diseas ing the former clase; t lie various in sects which destroy our fruit trees, garden and field crop*, and Infest stored products of various kinds are examples. As a matter of course this group has received the most attention. It Is but natural that the attention of the farmer or fruit grower should he more forcibly attracted to the deuth of his treoe or crops tlMin to the con stant yet quiet and unassuming work of Insects which successfully hold in ?heck many injurious species. Never theless, It is as much the duty of the entomoloulst to assist In the increase and distribution of beneficial Insects as It Is to devise means for controlling the injurious ones. As a matter of convenience wo may place the beneficial insects In two groups, those which are Indirectly of benefit to mankind by their parasitic habits upon injurious species and those mrhlcb are directly beneiiclal in thst tign Vkkh antio/ B|IM> of ?MM Insarta aid plan Mc^Md l?r tho m? BtUc HfBeooptm? lto the motft fM v?qr abit? 1n? rU Mtombllai bees <? wasp*? which lire u parasite* upos the adults, larvae or eves eggs of do structure peats. Of Insects directly beneficial we may. cite the silk worm, the cochineal Insect snd the honey tee. It is with the 1st ter that wo now have to deal. The ro> lation of heea to fruit crowing has not received much attention from the avert ace orchardiat 1 am convinced, how ever, that lt, la a subject of nodi mora Importance and a discussion of this re lationship will. 1 trust, bo of some lib tie Interest. It seems to me very es sential that wo should srrlre at a cleat understanding' of the relationship of these two Industries, horticulture and apiculture, aa they are of mutnsl ben* efit to each other. 8*U Prtpmtloa. It has been demonstrated that when' the harrow la used over growing wheat early In the spring the result is bene- | flelal, snd it is when the wheat is har rowed that the grass seed should b? sown, if grass or clover are to follow a grain crop. It ia important that the seeds be covered; and if the field be harrowed there will be less loss of seed snd greater chances for a good stand* As an application of nitrate of soda or wheat in the spring poshes It forward very rapidly, it soon reaches sufficient height to shield the young grass front the extreme heat of the suu. The ban row may also be usually employed tc mix fertilizer with the soil at the samt time. The ground upon whicb grasi seed Is to be sown deserves more attea tlon than the grain crop, for if th? grass crop be intended as a permanent pasturage it must not be overlooke< {hat weeds will spring up to compett with the grass, and for that reason tbf ground must be very clean. It is best therefore, that grass should be seeded on land that was previously in corn, at the extra cultivation required for cor* better prepares and cleans for th? grass which is to follow. .. . Wire Ottt. The following is a description of ? cheap and serviceable wire gate whicl will be found satisfactory, especially it places where a gate is not often used It. of course, will not do for sheep 01 hogs, but will serve the purpose it cattle pastures where a three- wiri fence Is sufficient to confine stock. Cm three wires each about a foot longei than the distance between posts, an< three short wires each six Inches long Form the short wires into loops an< fasten to post (A.) (B. B, B.) witt staples, the desired distance apart Hook the long wires (C, C, C.) int< the loops (B, B, B,) so as to forix hinges. Shape three boards each foui feet long, as illustrated in (D). Place a wire ratchet on each of these boards about six inches from the end (figure E, E, E,), attach the other ends of long wires to ratchets. Nail an inch board (figure G) four inches wide tbe height of post to post (F). Nail another board (H) on top of this overlapping the first an Inch or two. Drive a stake (I) inside of wire fence three and one-half feet from post (F). Nail three pieces of board (J) each three feet long, on inside of post (F) and also inside of stake parallel to wires. Tighten up wires on ratchets (E. E, E.) sufficient so that when each of the boards (D, D, D,) are inserted into slot (H)t and pushed back into position against (J) the wires will be taut. Three rings, one for each pair of boards, slipped over the ends, hold wires in proper position. If one would prefer four wires instead of three, another one can be added.? Jas. Cotter, in The Eplto^ mist. Hone Talk. Heavy-coated horses should be clipped now, just as the hair begins to shed. Blanket warmly and make the skin active by a vigorous, thorough brush* ing from head to heels every day. The health and thrift of the horses will be Improved in this way. Koep a stubby broom in the stable to brush all the mud and ice from the horses' legs. Then rub them dry with a wisp of straw. Rheumatism and chapped heels re? suit from carelessness in this way. This is the time to train tbe colts and young horses. Carefully accustom tliem to all sorts of things. Teach tbcm to hold the cart back with their hind quarters as well as the breeching. Let wheels run off, open umbrellas over their heads and under them. Let straps and things bit their legs and heels. Let them understand that they will not be hurt and they will submit to al? most anything. It is the low-voiced, sympathetic, self-controlled, tirm person who should train colts. It is not the man who breaks the colts, but the one who trains them who does the most good. The heaviest feed shou'd be given at night when the horses have time to di gest it. When horses are taxed to the limit of their endurance ail grain should b* ground and fed on moistened cut hay. Konie long liny should be put in their mangers for them to nibble at while they are resting. The morning feed should be mostly grain and not bulky. Water before feeding always. (live a horse a chance to drink often and he will never take enough to injure himself. For over-reaching? "forging"? lower the front foot, shorten the toe and bring the heel up and set the shoe well back. Set the hiiul shoe ahead and cut dowu the beei. Most blacksmiths do the opposite. Stay with your horse while he Is b? Ing shod. _ HOTHOUSE TOMATO DI8EA8E8. j Greenhouse tomatoes, like many ?ther plants, are frequently troubled with root galls caused by eel worms or lematodes (see Illustration reprinted >y permission of Secretary C- L Ells jrortb. <of the Massachusetts State 3oard of Agriculture). These worms iffect some plants much worse tban fthers. The tomato, however, does not ihow the effect of gall-infested roots is much as the cucumber and musk nelon. the latter plant being especial y susceptible to them. The remedy 'or eel worms consists in soil deslcca loo, or either freezing or sterilizing. The latter method of treatment is the nost effectual, and where conveniences ire at hand for doing this work it is iully as cheap. Whatever treatment b employed care should be taken to reat the manure, as our experiments iave shown that the manure pile con ;titutes one of the .Trcatest sources >f infection for eel worms. This spe cies of eel worm is not indigenous to >ur climate, and probably very rarely survives in our soil over winter. It ioes. however, wiuter successfully in infrozen manure heaps. Under the head of fruit rots are in cluded troubles caused by a number )f organisms possessing different characters, 6uch as bacteria and fur.gi. which cause a rottiug of the fruit (see Jlustration). Fruit rots are common to both greenhouse and outdoor toma toes, and the geueral practice has been to spray tomato crops when grown out >f doors. The results from spraying experiments are not, however, entirely satisfactory in all cases, partly, no lonbt, from the fact that a number of different organisms have been involved !n fruit rots, some of which appear to be more difficult to control than others.? Connecticut Farmer. HORTICULTURAL NOTES. If the old rhubarb roots have "run )ut" take up, divide and replant. Good putty mixed with one-twelfth it 8 weight of white lead is the best material to use in fastening the glass n hotbed and greenhouse sash. Never prune grapevines during the months of March, April or Ma)', r.s (be bleeding will occasion a wasteful and an injurious expenditure of sap. "Will it pay to grow celery for a mar ket seventeen miles distant that can only be reached by wagon and team?" Certainly. You can haul a good many dollars' worth of celery .with two horses. Do not be in haste to remove the mulch from strawberries. If not very heavy, they will work their way out. (f clean when laid up last fall tbey should not be cultivated or hoed; Just pull out the big weeds. "How late can asparagus roots bo set?" We do not know, but the earlier the better. "Can roots that have been planted from two to live years be tak en up and transplanted to a new loca tion?" Hardly with protlt. Better buy thrifty one-year roots. How can you clear clayey soil of a garden of angle worms and ants? Fif ty bushels of lime per acre Will help to dispose of the anglo worms and the ants will probably disappear also. Lime will change the texture of clay* ey soil, making it lighter und more fri able. * * Good early lettuce Is a luxury for which our friends in the city pay twenty or twenty -Ave cents pei- pound. In three or four weeks one may have nice crisp lettuce by planting any early variety in the hothouse frames and covering with sash. The glass need not be puttied In the frames, so tbat a pane can be lifted out on a sunny doy and the leaves cut. Lettuce should be cut off and the stalk kept growing. Watercress may easily be grown In the shallows of any pure water stream that has a sandy or gravelly bottom, a steady flow and a moderate current, if the seeds are sown in early spring in the moist soil at water level; or a crop may be obtained sooner by pegging down cuttings in an inch or two of water till they take root. It needs uo cultivation after planting, ex. cept to be kept free from weeds and aquatic grasses. It Is an excellent ad* dition to a meal and sells readily in market. A Kcm?rk?bl? A remarkable memory of faces Is one of the attributes cf George Denny, bead watchman at the State, War and Navy Zluildlng. It Is as head door keeper after the office hours that Den ny's peculiar gift stands hl"i In good stead. Like the other Government buildings, no visitors are allowed at the State, War and Navy after 2 o'clock. Many of the offices remain open until 5 o'clock, however, and there is a constant stream of officials, messengers and newspaper men pour ing In and out beyond the time that the doors are closed. Denny never make* the mistake of holding up the ?rrosg mtD.-Kansai City Journal. A MONO the men who** | names will live u Ions mm I civilization exists Is that t of John L. Macadam, tht road builder.' Not only has bis name become a part of theEng* ll?h language, but the kind of road which be built baa been adopted >by all civilized nations. The ancient Bo* mans built atone roads, but they were very different and vastlj more expen ?lve than the macadam roads of mod* ern times. They built a substantial foundation of rock, sometimes several ? feet In depth, and then covered It wltU a pavement of large flat atones. This kind of rotd will outlast any other. Indeed, some parts of the Apian Way* the building of which was begun three centuries before Christ, are still in use. and in good repair. It remained foe John L. Macadam, a modern English man, to prove that the great expen diture of time and money required In the building of the old Roman roads Was largely wasted. He demonstrated that a smooth, hard, enduring road could be built of crushed stone a t4w, Inches in depth properly spread and compacted on a foundation of earth. ? The main points in successful muc? adam road building are: (1) That the foundation be properly constructed and drained; (*J) tjat the surface of tho road ho clightly curved so as to shed water; and (3) t!?at t ie surface of tho finished road In* cja?!e hard and smooth and as nearly waterproof as possible. The last of the.ie qualities is secured by spreading on the stone in layers, beginning with a layer of the largest fragments and finishing with a layer of very fine crushed stone with which some sand is often incorporated. Each layer is well compacted with a heavy roller. Although tlie expense of building macadam roads iz triCiig compared with t^iat cf constructing a stone* paved road ^i^e that of the Roman Emperor. Applns Claudius, it Is still so great as to form the principal ob etaclo to macadamizing modem high (wajti. The cost, of course, depends largely cn the case with which suita ble ston? may bo secured. Where tho material has to be transported l>y rail for a considerable distance the cost Is greatly increased. ;k>me of the Mas sachusetts highways have cost $8000 to ?10,000 a mile; while in some othec States good macadam roads have been built for $1500 to $3000 per mile. Some friends of tte good roads move ment hesitate to join in the demand for national aid because they are ap palled by the enormous expense in volved in macadamizing the entire road mileage of the country. Such persons are laboring under a mistake. The national aid bills now before Con-, gress do not propose to construct any particular kind of road. They simply propose to "improve the public roads,"' and provide for "investigations and experiments to determine the best kinds of road material and the best methods of road building." In a re cent article Representative Brown low says: My own Individual opinion is that some of the principal thoroughfares ought to be macadamized. Well in formed road experts have estimated that if one-tenth of the road mileage of the country were macadamised and the other nine-tenths were improved in other and cheaper ways, using tho best local materials available, the cost of hauling the farm products of the United States to market would be re duced one-half." If this estimate is correct, the saving to the farmers would be enormous, and would in a few years be sufficient to cover the entire expense of making the improvements. Besides lessening the cost of liauliiig, good roads wll( bring to the people of the rural dis tricts pleasures and benefits which cannot be measured in money. Drift of Population to ||i? CHI??. No tendency of modern times haa caused so uiueh uneasiness in the miuds of social philosophers and re formers as the drift of population from the rural districts to the cities. That this tendency is deplorable Is admitted on all hands, but there is no general agreement as to what should be douo to discourage it. Recently, however, public speakers and writers have been insisting that the way to keep the bright young men and women on the farms is to ameliorate the condition* of country life. The extension of tele* phone lines into tho country, and the rural free mail delivery are steps in that direction; but the general ini? provement of the country roads would be a far more important step. Bad roads do more than anything else to promote Ignorance. Isolation, discoun agement and disgust among the coun. try people. <>ood roads promote ntt tendance at school and 'the church; they make pocIhI gatherings, literary societies, dramatic entertainments, and club and lodge meetings possible dur Ing the winter and spring. With bad roads the farmer Is compelled to bb hern ate, socially, for three or four months in the year. With good roads, these mouths become the most pl"as< ant, and, in some respects, the most profitable in the year. The improvement of the country reads Js now recognized as one of the greatest questions before the Atueri* can public, and It Is coming to be rec* ognlzed as a question which concern# not merely the rural population, but tLe whole people.? Automobile Topfca. Movement In New England. T!i? States which have mnde the greatest progress in road building are Massachusetts, Connecticut. Now York! and New Jersey, and In these fMatea the Interest in road improvement ifl greater than anywhere else in the coun? try. This is what one would expect^ since the building of one good road naturally breeds a demand for more of the same kind. All these States are working on what is known as tho State aid plan, the State co-operating wltli counties and townships in building the roads and bearing a large share of ths expense. ;