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CHAPTER XXVI.
Eight or nine month piHi with lit'
or no change in the village of Littlehavei
At the Dower House matter were exact I
M they had been before Mrs. Priolo's nn.
chinations wrought such distressful e
eitement Mr. Bowyer was perhaps i
liWle stronger. Hi ward waa more t
him than ever he could scarcely bear hei
oat of h!a aiirht; and hi siter-in-lw wa
relegated to her old place aa housekeeper
Mr. Priolo wa in reality a clevei
woman, though ahe herself had begun t"
doubt it after the failure of her cbeme.
"Secret for ecret," ahe had aid to
Elaine that day when her duplicity w
discovered; but ahe knew well that rbr
value of each waa not equal. The con
fession be had made and aigned would
be of no use against her when once Mr.
Bowyer wa dead; while only after that
rent could ahe une her knowledge of tin
Sydney tragedy with good effect.
Mr. Bowyer had not destroyed hi for
mer will in which ahe waa named a sole
heiress. He meant to do o at the earliest
opportunity; but, with the naual pro
crastination in auch mattera, he had de
layed to send for the lawyer to draw up
another. Though ahe wondered at hi
carelessness, Mr. Priolo wa not auffi
eiently quixotic to think it her duty to
apeak to him about it; and Elaine wai
the least likely person in the world to re
mind him that ber interest were at
Make.
Early in the spring Charlie Severn had
come to the Abbey with his tutor to be
coached for hi exauiiuations. At first
he felt some shyness in going to the
Dower House, but by and by that feeling
-died away as the love that had prompted.
, it also died a natural death. j
Elaine was somewhat amused and
somewhat sore to see how, when he had
been at Littlehaven for about a month,
he suddenly developed an attachment for
gentle Mary Featherstone, the vicar'
daughter, and afterward wa seldom far
. away from her side.
, He introduced them to each other, ami
-after that a rapid friendship grew up
between the girls. One afternoon the
vicar' daughter came to the Dower
'Mouse. The two girls often visited the
"poor people in the village; and Elaine,
who was in her bedroom, hastily put on
her hat before descending, thinking they
were to go together then.
But this was not the case, as was has
tily explained. There was typUoid fever
in the village, and Miss Featherstone
had come to warn Elaine against going
thither until the doctor pronounced il
once more safe.
Mr. Bowyer was evidently very nervous
at the news, and with rather suspicion
eagerness asked Miss Featherstone if she
had been in the village lately.
"1 have not been for several days; and
there was no danger until yesterday. A
poor woman with a baby, on her way to
Greathnven was taken ill and fainted (u
the road. She died this morning; and now
the child has it."
"How sad how unfortunate it is!" said
Elaine. "This will put a stop to our
visiting for some time, and the poor peo
ple will miss us, I am afraid."
"I shall go aa usual," said Mary, quiet-
"You will go?
"Of course. I am my father' curate,
yon know. He will be amongst them al
ways, and the risk is scarcely increased by
my going too. That wag really why I
came to-day, for we may not meet again
for some time it would not be safe for us
to meet."
"I shall mis you dreadfully I"
"An. I I yon. What friends we have be.
come, and in so short a time! Why
would you never let me know you before?"
They talked of other things then; but,
when the evening shadow fell and it
was time to part, Elaine said:
"You won't see Mr. Severn for some
time. I am afraid, if you are going to put
vourself in quarantine, nuiess he declines
to regard anything of the sort."
Insrantlv all Mary's real liking for the
young fellow who had aspired to be her
lover wits apparent; the tear came into
her pretty eyes, aud she looked pleadingly
into her friend s face.
"Oh, Elaine, don't let him come near
us on any account. Tell him it won't be
for long, and that I am not afraid people
who are not afraid never take infection.
Don't don't let him come
It wa quite dark a Elaine turned Into
the house in November night comes ou
suddenly sometimes and it had been a
cloudy, stormy day. A footfall behind
ber caused ber to turn round, and she
' aw a short figure hurrying to the kithen
4oor. A thick hwl enveloped head
and shoulders, but Elaine guessed at once
who it wa.
It wa Jane, the little housemaid. Her
toother lived In the vHlag; and Elaio
felt convinced that. Impelled by real a ax
jsty or perhaps from some trivial reasoa.
ifce girl bad been to visit ber io denaact
f the order given only that afternoon.
" CHAPTRtt XX VII.
By a atnago, aohappr caance the an
rtaaato woman who waa tin means f
Magktg typhoid to Lltflehaves bad been
takes b by Jane's mother, and, though
fco herself did not catch tbe fell disease,
law 4a acter wa not to escape the almost
sarltaMs ceassasaacse of nor atolra viait
tsa. la leas sa fortnight nnasiatak
. . C-J tJ'mJitasM Marat tsmBsalvs,, bat,
efore the doctor had seen her, Elaine, al
cay prompt to help when help ws need
d, had been to tbe sick room, and after
vard would not be sent away. No one
Ise wa willing to nurse the poor girl.
ind the doctor wa at lat fain to con
sent.
The two rides of the house were kept
ntirely separate, a Mr. Bowyer was
terribly nervoua, and the housekeeper
nconraged rather than sought to calm
his fear; so Elaine performed her self-
imposed task alone and unaided.
It wa no want of care or .skill that
caused ber mm -success. Tbe disease wa
of a most virulent type, snd so it happen
ed that some ten dsys later, when the
violence of the attack had expended itself.
and nothinir waa wanted but careful
nursing and the patient courage of endur
ance, Jane died.
Early the next morning Elaine was sur
prised to receive a summons from Mr
Bowyer. She had taken every precaution,
uaing all the disinfectant the doctor gave
her with the greatest exactitude. After
some hesitation she went over to hi room
and knocked at the door.
He wa in bed, and looking unnatural
ly flushed and excited a he beckoned to
her to come nearer.
"I I think," gasped the old man, pain
fully, "I have taken ttie disease.
In a moment Elaine sprung forward an 1
peered anxiously into the poor thin face;
she laid her hand gently against hi it
was burning, and at tbe contact of her
cool fingers a convulsive shivering fit en
sued.
Not a doubt waa In her mind but that
he wa right in hi surmise; but she
spoke to him cheerfully, and did all he
could to relieve him, her late experience
standing her in good stead.
A messenger waa dispatched imme
diately for the doctor, and when he came
hi opinion confirmed the fears of both
His expression was unusually grave, and
Ellen saw that he considered the ense n
critical one.
When, after giving tbe nccssary di
rei-tions. the doctor had left, and Mr.
Bowyer was lying back quietly on bis
cool pillows, his eyes closed, though he
was not actually asleep, Elaine went
down stairs to find the bousekeeer and
secure ber co-operation.
'Are you wise to come straight from
him to me?" asked Mrs. Priolo, sharply
recoiling as the girl advanced.
'Does it matter? You will help me to
nurse him. of course."
"I." continued the woman, hastily, "it
is impossible, i have some business
Ixmdon which must be done I heard
alut it only this morning. I should lose
every farthing I possess if I did not go.
Elaine smiled contemptuously, not at
tempting to disguise her disbelief in the
hastily invented excuse.
Have you considered that, if Mr. Bow
ycr is aispieasea at your aosence, you
mfiy lose more than you would ave by
going now?"
'I am the lest judge of my own actions
I tell you it is impossible I should stay"
sulkily.
The cook came in at that moment, and
Elaine turned to ber, and gained the
promise of her assistance. Having mad
her arrangements, she returned to Mr,
Bowyer' a room. Presently he asked after
Mrs. Priolo; nnd he told him that the
housekeeper bad been called away to
London. lie did not answer at once, but
after a little while he said:
"The hireling fieeth because lie is an
hireling. Jou are Indeed my daughter.
Elaiue. I bless the day when I took you
to my heart."
The quick tears came into ber eyes
Never thinking of the danger, only of th
compensation that Dad come alter so
much pain, she stooped sad pressed her
cool, soft Hps to hi tbin, dry one, on!
wishing that so, wilh a kiss, she might
impart some of her vitality to him, even
if she paid the torleit ot tier me.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Circumstance bad combined to ke
Col. Severn away from England for
much longer period than he had antic!
pated. How long and anxioua a time it
had been he scarcely realized until
stood once more in his own honae and felt
a question burning on hi lips which h
could not utter at once.
In his usual happy, gracious faahio
Charlie was expressing his delight at hi
father's return, and never noticed hi pre
ocenpied expression.
"I hardly thought to find you here still.
I thought you would be in town," said
Severn at laat.
"I ought to be there now indeed most
go In a few days; but '
Charlie nodded comprehensively.
"I hoped yoa would have recovered
from that old bopeleae folly," said Sev
ern, rising from his chair and walking
little way apart to conceal bla disap
pointment. "I don't think you quite understand,"
broke la Charlie, nervously. "All that
la changed quit changed; Elaine "
"Loves yon In return. I never dream
ed of that!" exclaimed the Colonel, blank
ly.
"Nor Is It so. Boo will never love any
on. I think. Iho Is an angel, and quite
beyond the reach of any mortal man.
Father, yon remember Mary Feather
atoMr
la tha tiMM of a la Joyful relief Severn
When do you think of being married V
be asked abruptly.
Charlie looked grave.
"That is just what I want to know. 1
have not seen hr for nearly three seek.
Ah, I forget yta did not know that
typhoid fever is in the village. Mary
has been nursing some of the people, and
Is put in quarantine in consequence."
Has it been very bad?"
"Nine or ten case at present. Only-
one ha died besides the wretched wom
an who brought the sickness here."
And that was T' carelessly inter
ested in the reply.
"Mr. Bowyer's house maid.
A sudden light flashed from George
Severn's eyes, a sudden dread kept him
mute, though his very soul seemed to
haug on the next few words that should
be spoken.
Mr. Bowyer has it now,' went on
Charlie, quite oni-onscious of the emo
tion seething in his father's heart "rath
er badly, I am afraid."
"And-and Miss Warder
"She is nursing him."
Col. Severn snatched up his hat and
went out quickly, passing through the
hall, but quite forgetting to take an extra
coat, though there wa a hard frost aud
a keen east wind blowing.
He did not feel the cold he did not
on give a thought to the danger mere
might be In going to tbe house where the
sickness wa raging. Frequent cholera
camps in India had familiarized hi mind
with the idea of infection, and if It had
been a plague-stricken city in which
Elaine was dwelling, be would have gone
to her all the same, and wasted no ume
in the going.
The last few pace seemed mile to his
hurrying feet; he could scarce restrain
his impatience, and when be found the
outer door open, he walked straight in.
not waiting to summon any servant.
Without hesitation he turned into the
sitting room, feeling sure that be should
find her there. Nor wa he mistaken. She
wa kneeling in front of tbe fire, a much
for rest as warmth, it struck the man
who watched her so yearningly, for every
line of ber figure had fallen into an atti
tude of repose, and her head was leaning
against the side of the mantelpiece as
though too heavy, too weary to hold itself
ere-t.
For a few moments he stood there, si
lently taking in every detail of herself
and her surroundings, content for the
time to know that she was near. Then,
no longer able to resist the longing to
clasp her to hi heart and with a kis to
wipe sway the marks of all tbe tears she
must have shed in ber loneliness, he
stepped forward impulsively.
Instantly she turned, then rose slowly
to her feet, coming to meet him with out
stretched hand and smileles lips, though
n intensely happy light was shilling in
her eyes.
Severn took her hands in his and drew
her closer and closer, till tbe small fair
bead lay upon his breast; then be stooped
and showered passionate caresses on be r
mouth.
Suddenly she broke away, a sharp fear
chasing sway tbe momentary warmth of
color that bad risen to her face at the
contact of his lips.
You ought not to be herer she cried.
ahiruied.
There is no more fear lor uie tnan
you. lie answered.
"That is quite different It is my duty.
"And mine to be with you!" looking
into ber eyes with loving insistence.
"Besides," he added, as she still seemed
doublful and distressed, "the risk is ru.i
now: if any harm can happen, it will hap
pen nficr this. But I am not nfraid; nor
neii iu lie. I think. It is only neton
subjects that take infection, and I have
room in my uimd for only ou d
thought.
"I mean to help you to nurse, went on
the Colonel, quietly. "Mr. Bowyer knows
me, and won't mind my being in his room
I think."
She smiled sweetly, too happy in his
care to light against his wish. Her lov
er's ami stole gently round her waist.
"Tell me. Llame diu you miaa me
while I was aw ay?"
".Miss you? Oh. so much. The time
seemed endless; mid then, we so seldom
heard of you; and - and I did not know
yon cared."
"Elaine!"
(inly the single word, but she felt nil
tbe reproof it was meant to convey, and
buried tier bend in his coat to hide the
burning blush that suffused her face-for
deep down ill ber heart bad been the
sweet assnraiiee that she was dearer to
him than any other.
"Never mind, my darling." he whisper
ed, fondly. "All the trouble is over now
I hoie forever: and think what a happy
future lies ahead.
The doctor's voice was heard above, and
they moved away from each other as be
came quickly down the stairs.
CHAPTER XXIX.
There wa no doubt that Mr. Bowyer
wa seriously ill bi life In danger. His
constitution was utterly broken, and he
had not strength to combat the disease.
One day, when Colonel Severn was sitting
at hi bedside, he opened hi eyes, and the
glance that wandered round the room
showing that they were quite alone, he be
gan to speak slowly and with difficulty.
"Severn," he said, "i It true that your
son has transferred his affection to
Mary Featherstone T'
"Yes, it is so" with no contrition on
his son's account only gladness in bis
tones.
"And yon are not sorry, I can see
Well, well, perhaps you are right a worn
an's name should not be even breathed on;
but, in spite of everything, 1 tell yon
there is no sweeter, better girl In all the
world than my Elaine."
"I am not going to contradict you"
smiling. "Some day I hope she may be
mv wife."
The sick man started In uncontrollable
surprise, half raising himself on his elbow
to look Into the other's face an assure
himself that be heard aright. Tlie Col
onel met bis gate with such composure,
yet with such repressed ardor in hi whole
expression, that he could doubt no longer.
"Have yoa asked her?" he ejaculsted
in a whisper.
Severn nodded asseat. '
"Has has ahe told you anything of tbe
pastr
"Nothing; and I wish to hear only what
he chooses to tell."
"Iirt her confide In you tell her what
to do. I acted for the best. I think now
I was wrong. She will forgive poor
child r
The broken sentences came In short
gasps, and Rev em peremptorily forbad
him to any more. Enough bad been ssie"
for him to understand that at some criti
cal moment of ber life Elaine bad acted
a tbs) oM lawyer's ad vice, tad tha now
he feared he might have counseled
When the doctor paid his next visit be
fouud his patient so much worse that he
no longer held out any hope, and con
sidered it hi duty to warn th old man
of the dangerous state that be was in,
lest there should be any arrangements
he might neglect before his death.
To his surprise, Mr. Bowyer evinced
neither grief nor fear. He was a man
of strange opinions. Not religious In tbe
ordinary acceptation of the word, he had
always endeavored to do his duty, per
forming many a kindly act in secret. His
only anxiety was lest he should die before
be could make a new will, and at his own
desire a telegram wa at once sent off to
Mr. Levison requesting his immediate
presence.
This was about his last expressed wish.
Afterward he seemed to sink rapidly; and
neither Elaine nor Colonel Severn left
him through that night.
When daylight dawned they were
watching still; and Elaine first became
conscious of an anxious glam that now
and then was directed to her fai-e. It
was as though there was something
weighing on hi mind of which he lotiged
to disburden himself.
The girl knelt beside him, and laid her
head c-lose to his.
"1 there snything yon wish me to do
for you?" she whispered.
Severn rose softly from hi chair and
left them alone. A he did so the sick
man motioned Elaine to come nearer-
nearer still. His voice waa so weak and
broken that, even with her ear almost
touching his lip, she could scarcely com
prehend bis meaning.
leu me i am dying It can do no
harm now to you or me were you really
guilty really guilty of your sister's
death?"
"lou thought It possible you thought
I could: broke from ber at last, in uu
controllable surprise and inexpressible re
proach.
Now the assurance received so late was
not all relief; it had its element of bit
terness as well, for he could not but feel
ashamed of his own action In the matter,
and krtew that by hi moral cowardb-e
he had done ber a well a himself iucal
eulable harm.
"Forgive forgive me!" he Implored. "I
wa wrong all wrong! Can you for
give r
For answer she stooped and kissed him
affectionately as his own child might have
done, no trace of resentment on her fact
or in her heart. All hi fault and mis
take were wiped ont of her memory for
ever; she thought now only of hi good
ness to her hi love.
Presently he fell asleep from sheer
weakness; and Colonel Severn, coming in.
insisted on her going down to get a cup
of tea. As she reached the foot of the
stairs, the h o 11 door, which stood ajar,
was pushed further' open, and some on
entered rapidly in a lieavy coat, with n
small black bag in his hand.
It wn Mr. Ivison. arrived some hours
before they had thought it possible b
could -ome. He advanced hurriedly wit!l
outstretched hand, and when she persist
ed he wall" I a cup of tea hastily, hur
rying upstairs immediately afterward, as
though grudging even that slight deluy
on her account.
Half an hour later she was called up
stairs, and answered the summons wi'h
a beating heart, for she guessed what it
portended.
The sick man lay qnilc motionless on bis
pillows, and so pallid that for the moment
Elaine thought he was Already dead.
Then bis eyes ojiened. A film was creep
ing over them; but the girl stood exactly in
bis line of vision; and, as they rested on
licr. a strange light suddenly illumim-d
his face, a momentary tremor shook his
frame.
"Clara!" he cried ont, in a clear voh-e
a last expiring effort.
The resemblance he had always seen to
the woman be had once loved had deriv
ed his dickering senses at the last; and,
in the lielief that she was near, uttering
the name whb-h for more than thirty
jears had never passed his lips, he died.
(To I continued.)
A l'-serlcr Acquitted.
A eoiiri-niarilnl for desertion nt
Amiens, France, has Just ended In the
acquittal of tbe d femiant. who ad
mitted bis guilt, with high compliments
from the court. A sergeant In a line
regiment some years ago exceeded his
leave of absence, and, fearing to fai-e
the consequences, tied to Belgium. He
ltecfime homesick, returned to France,
and enlisted under an assumed name
In the Foreign Legion. He was sent
to Tonquln, where he distlngtilshed
himself greatly for his unblemished
conduct, rapidly rising to the rank of
sergeant-major, and winning the mili
tary medal for gallantry In saving a
wounded soldier from the Black Flags
In battle. He was about to receive the
cross of the legion of honor, when he
rnade tip his mind to confess his pre
vious fault.
Makes Mice Earn Their Board.
The bitest opposition to manual labor
comes not rrotn steam power uut irom
the modest little mouse. A Scotchman
one evening recently sat looking at
some mice, when an Idea slruek him.
He decided to set the little thieves at
spinning yarn, and It was probably a
very astonished pair of mice that
found themselves a few days Inter
working a small treadmill In a cage like
those in which rata and other small an
imals are kept, but without the slight
est Idea that they were paying for their
board In this way. The Ingenious Scot
ty found from calculation that an ordi
nary mouse can twist over a hundred
threada on reels every day, although
to do this he has to run ten and a hair
miles. London News.
The White HonseoftheConfrderacj.
Within a short time the old home of
Jefferson Davis, In Richmond, Va r!!)
he thrown open to tbs ptibiic as Con
federate museum. Tbe "White House
of tbe Confederacy," aa It baa been
called, has been the property of tbe
city for many years, and baa recently
been used as a school honae. A room
In the bouse win be assigned to each
of the Ktates that seceded for a collec
tion of relics, and tbe first response la
from Georgia, which send the cape,
gaunt Ma and (word of Gen. I
among other things.
Roma peopl don't know anougb to
blow not swop.
HELPFUL FARM HINTS
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AGRI
CULTURIST AND STOCKMAN.
Productiveness of tbe Klberta Peach-
How to Make a Cheap aod Practical
Csssewsf-Good Device for Smooth
ing Uroand Farm Note.
The Klberta Peach.
Among the whole list of peaches
both old and new, there Is no variety
that has attained a higher place in pub
lic estimation than the Elberta. It Is
liked equally well by tbe grower and
consumer. About twenty-Are yea
ago Dr. Samuel H. Humph, of Georgia,
raised about 12.1 W seedling peach trees
from the seeds saved from tbe very
cboicewt named varieties, and In the
whole lot there was but one that lie
deemed worthy enough to be preserved.
This was tbe product of a cross Im
tween tbe Chinese Cling and Craw
ford Early. He bestowed upon It the
name Klberta, In honor of his wife, a no
it baa In turn leen an honor to Its name
sake. Knowing something and hoping
more of Its good qualities, he planted
extensive orchards of It, from which he
shipped large quantities of choice fruit,
and realised profitable returns. It was
not long before other peach growers
learned of the good qualities of the
Elberta and began to plant It; Unit in
the Southern Btatea, where It bad al
ready proved Its value leyond ques
tion, and then In the northern pewch
growlng sections. It has proved to le
one of the standards In all regions,
from (Jeorgla to Michigan, and from
CounecrVtit to California. American
Agriculturist.
Fattening Animals Quickly.
The obi snyiug that time is money is
doubly true with regard to fattening:
anlmnbi. There Is no profit In slow fat
tening of anything. The largest amount
of nutritious food that can be digested
and auMluillated is always the :innt
profitable for the fattening anlmul. The
food required for maintenance of tbe
animal to merely keep It In store con
dition Is Just so much wasted If no more
than this goes with It. Tbia doe uot
mean that fattening animals are to be
irlveii food without limit. That will
lujure digestion, and then, no uintt
how U!enil the feeding, the anlmul will
not thrive. Old animals are generally
fattened slowly. For this reason their
flesh is tough. But If they are fattened
quickly, ns they may Ik? by combining
some grain with succulent fxd, th.dr
flesh will have tbe tenderness and
sweet us that are commonly hksx-1
ated with tin; liesb of young nnlmalK.
Kevice for Pmoothlnic Ground.
Many people sow tliclr grain anil
cover It with the harrow tdmply. A
good br. sh utul a rough roller ought to
follow the harrowing, but much better
than the simple hairowing (which
leaves tbe land In ridges t dry out
rapidly). Is nn arrangement like that
llust rated In the engraving. A heavy
wide plank is attached to l e rear of
the harrow; the ridges an- thus level
and any lumps that may have !een left
are pulverized. But, best of nil, the
soil Is pressi.il down over the seed, caus
ing It to sprout more rapidly, anil k)v
Ing It a better chance to get hold of the
ground with Its roots.
Warming Ground by Plowinat It.
It tiKed to be the practice of a fanner
of our acquaintance to replow the part
of the garden yet uuplanted wh"iiev.'
a new piece was to be put to use. 1 be
whole garden was plowed as early s
possible, aud the parts devoted to peas
lettuce, onions ami other hardy plants
were ida tiled at once. When corn
beans aud the tenderer plants were t
be put In the ground was replow.-d
mixing the manure thoroughly with the
soil, and also Imprisoning a new supp y
of warm air from tbe surface. In this
way the soil wns made much wari.ier
for the lnte-plaiiled crops than It could
be by cultivation without plowing.
American Cultivator.
Karly Lambs Not Profitable.
L'nteaa making a specialty of early
lambs for the market, there Is no objee
In having tbem come before April. By
that time the weather la warmer, tbe
graaa baa started, and the conditions o
growth are more favorable In every
way; and, aa wltb all young stock, It Is
quite an Item to procure a strong, rig
orous growth from the start
Potash Salts on Mssars Heaps.
The German potash aalta are ex
lent applications for tha manure heap.
They help to keep It moist, and th. y
absorb whatever ammoula tbe manure
gives off while It ta fermenting. They
are much different In tbla respect from
caustic potash In tbe form of
KLBERTA PgA U TRICE.
IMPROVE! SMOOTHING IIARItOW.
which will biters re mnch ammonia h-
fore It Is lts-lr changed to a nitrate.
The potash salts are so changed almost
Immediately, and when applied with
manure they famish plant food that
can at owt If taken up by the roots of
planU and thus greatly increases !ta
value.
Too Early fcowin j of Root Crops.
Most of the roots, like l-et, carrot,
parsnip and turnip, are true biennial,
growing their root tbe first year aud
sending up their wed stalk aftr the
root lias Ik-cu partly dried out an-1 la
replanti-d the following spring. But In
our hot summer this drying out, which
usuallv requires a whole winter, is ac
complished In midsummer. The result
Is that the very early planted seed of
beet, carrot and other root make its
root growth early In the season and by
fall is ready to send out a seed stalk.
bis, of course, makes the root worth
less. Tbe common radish Is one ot
thesi natural biennials that alwaya
tendtobeoomeannual when early plant
ed, if seed la put in the ground any
time before midsummer, It will produce
seed pods before cold weather comes.
Rich Foil for Karlr Potatoes.
In plaotlng early potatoes there la
never any danger of making the soil
rich. It will rot late potatoes to
manure very heavily, especially with
stable manure. But tbe early crop is
got out of tbe soli soon after it is fully
grown and liefore tbe time for rot to
begin Its work. One caution Is to be,
observed, however. In manuring even
for early potatoes. Coarse, strawy
manure or that which Is apt to dry up
quickly should never be plowed In for
hem. It will keep tbe soil above I be
furrow too dry, and this will often Its-
sen the yield more than tbe fertilizing
will increase it. If the season Is very
wet the manure will beat and develop
rot very early In the season, sometimes
even before tbe potato crop Is got out of
t ne ground.
A Practical Causeway.
The usual method of building a
causeway is to lay down two rows of
stone, to stretch flat ris k across from
one row to another, ard to cover the
whole with earth. Tbe two rows of
stones soon work together, while brush
and other rubbish will work In aud
clog the drain. A better plan Is shown
u the accompanying sketch, taken
from the Orange Judd Farmer.
A few six-Inch drain tiles are laid
down, anil both ends are covered with
wire netting. Tbe whole Is then cov
ered with earth to make the roadway.
Such a drain cannot clog, nor can the
SKCIRK CAL'SKWAT.
sbb-s settle together, while the lulior
of making It is Dot one-half that re
quired where atones are used.
Topdrelnif Gmm Lands.
hiuwt anything spread thinly over
grass lands will help them. Even ma
terial not very rich and which Itself
will nut grow a gistd crop will make thu
grass grow lietter, Iteeause It acts as a
mulch for the grass roots lteneath.
The washings of poor uplands will fer
tilize the richer soil of the valleys lie-
low. But except where lopdrcsslug can
bo thus dune naturally by Irrigation,
It will not pay to topdress with poor
material. The lalsir will Is- Phi great.
and It will trample ami cut up uie.
grass too much unless the fertilizing
material is put on during the winter.
Hemc'lie for N Mirnlgia.
l'lie following are homely remedies
for neuralgia: Boil a handful of lobelia
In half a pint of water, strain aud
add a te:ipooiiful of line salt. Wring
loth.H out of the liquid, very hot, aud
apply till the pain ceases, changing
as fast as cold. Two large tnl)lcsssiu-
fuls of call de Cologne and two tea-
spoonruis or nnc salt mixeq in a noma
iniikij an excellent mixture to be in
haled for facial neuralgia. Horse rad
ish, prepared the same as for table,
applied to the temple or wrist, Is also
recommended.
.Notts.
' Grow a small plot In horseradish.
Simply place the roots on lop of the
ground and turn a furrow on them.
They will grow and thrive without fur
ther labor.
A writer In an English paper asserts
that only one steer out of every 'JO0
shipped from the I'll I ted Stales Is lost,
while from the Ulver Platte from one
to twenty-five and from Australia from
one to over seven.
It Is much easier to feed whole grain
than to grind It, but It Is better to put
the labor to It than to lose In the feed.
Ground gralu can be more Intimately
mixed with coarse food, and In that
resiect It, not only serve to balance
the ration, but the combination of
food cheapens the whole and more
perfect digestion results.
If your wheat does not uppear prom
ising apply from fifty to luO pounds
of nitrate of soda per acre upon It.
The effect will be quickly noticeable,
anil the wheat will appear to lake on
a new growth at once. The nitrate la
somewhat expensive, but tbe results
at harvest time will show that the In
creased yield will nearly pay for the
fertlllwr.
How a patch of oats to be cut as green
food. Tbe oats should be cut Just aa
the seeds are In tbe milky stage, wblcb
aresis tbe nutritious matter Id tbe
stalk and renders them palatable.
They are cured tbe same as la done
with bay. Farmers who use oata In tbla
manner ran tbem through a fodder
cutter (atalka and heafr) and aprlnkle
a little corn meal over tbem. They
are highly relished by cattle and horses,
The shuttle of Urns weaves tbe gar
mtnta of eternity.
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