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CHAPrEB XX. (Continued.) "IxioU. look," she continued, a nhe held l her hand to him, "what is the mean- aie of this? Who wrote it? Where dirt on know her? Can it be really true that on gave them to her?" "I don't know what you're tnik'ni; dut." said Jasper irritably,1 aa she s ird out ber airing of questions; "be more a illicit, or I cannot answer you. "These these," replied Agues, holding mi her hand again, and then he perceived t held the photographs he had taken from he uiarqnetrie cabinet. He had left them n his pocket when be had changed his Xiat. and Agnes had been exercising her narital rirht to nut away his things. He m ore under his breath aa he took them Jrnm her, but it was too late to prevent tJst-liief. 6n the back of one was writ- rn. in his hand. "To Cousin Evelyn, from Cousin Will;" on the back of the other, in Sveivu's. "From my own darling ill, . itb an appended date. Aa Jasper looked t the inscriptions, and remembered that 'Vnes had heard the story or ner eany uucbment from Evelyn's own lips, his ol. r came and went, and he realized that 10 must either brave the matter out by .vii'sr .or make his wife his confident. "Speak to me," exclaimed Agnes, hys terically; "tell me the meaning of it, for leaven's sake. That is the same photo iraph you showed me at Featberrtone 'i'K and threw in the fire sooner than I 4tioiiil keep it. Is it possible you are not Jasper Lyle that you have deceived me -that you are Evelyn's Cousin Will? -Speak, or I shall go mad." f:v was so fearfully agitated that be -was afraid to deceive her further. And tftcr all, he thought, she was his wife; iheir interests were the same, and it would be wiser to take her into his confi dence. But first he must do a little bit of eve making, at which, when he chose, Mr. William Carytl Jasper Lyle was par ticularly happy. So he went and sat Sown on the couch, and threw his arms sbotit Agnes, and kihsed her warmly. "I will tell you everything," he whis pered, "if you won't cry. And first, you ay- ' ':aow bow I love yon, Agnes." (h ves; oh, yes." she said, nestling jo l.im': ' ad that nothing can loosen the -ciose tie between us." "Yon are my wife, Agnes my very - vlf-and I will keep nothing from you. . Mt tame is not Ji.sper Lyle. It is Wil- j iam C'aryll, and I am Evelyn Kaynes -cousin." She lifted ber big blue eyes, wide open-; ,d to bis face. Uer month had fallen spirt like that of a frightened child. Her 'iroflth came in short gasps from her la ornS breast. Viiliam Caryll," she repeated at length. "Ob, Jasper, and she loved rou "IIusL, Agnes, my darling. If you nwiUe your distress patent to the house hold, nd this news gets about, you will ose me altogether. I will go back to America to-night, and you shall never see me attain. Be patient, and you shall know everything and confess I am not so much to blame." "Bc:t she loved you," moaned Agnes. "Years and years ago; but what of ibst? You can see very plainly that Miss Evelyn doesn't love me to-day. Why, she is positive! rude sometimes. It was a boy and girl attachment, which never would have come to anything." ".Tamper, does she know you are her cousin? When did she find it out?" "Iiirectly she saw me, yoa little goose. Don't you remember ber leaving the Hall the first evening we met here? And then I paid her a visit at Mount Eden, and we brtd it ont and she promised to respect my incognito and keep my secret. But something has happened lately. Agues, which Is likely to make mo throw off my disguise, and then I should have been obliged to tell you everything. It is a very long story that cannot be told in a minute, and the first dinner bell has rung. i)res yourself now and come downstairs, Jiul you shall hear everything this even lug. I promise you. Aud remember, Ag nes, this is a profound secret, ani yoa uir.st not breathe a word of what 1 have told you to any one." rXot even to Evelyn?" "Not till I give you leave. Yoa prom ise me, Agnes?" "I promise yon," she said, as ahe hid her face from view again. .CHATTER XXI. Jasper Lyle had a motive for deferring the relation of his adventures till after dinner, He wanted time to decide how much of them he had better tell, and bow mi.cli leave untold. He didu't wat to startle Agues too much at first, and for gery is an ugjy word. If he m;i her shMii from him, she would Hy to Eve lyn for consolation, and it was his object to detach ber as much as possible from ber early friend. lie sauntered back into his wife's rooms after the Ui.inor as if he had been a bero about to relute the story of hia victories, ra'hcr than a criminal to confess bit crime. "Jasper, tell me the story quickly," Ag nes exclaimed, as soon as he entered the room. "I feel as If I could not bear the iisense." He told bis story straight enough until bo en me te the time of his commission of the forger, then he continued: "I was then the acknowledged beir to my uncle's fortune and estate. Everyone knew it. Uncle Roger made no secret of it, aud always treated me a kla son. Bat the old gentleman was very stingy, and when he found I bad outran the consta ble, he cut off my aliowanee, and urt dm without s farthing. Of coarse I wanted atone) for Eve, and other things, and a fellow clerk of mine aaggeated we abeald raise some. I was a ouag fool, and didn't know anything aht each things, left it all to hia. He raJaed-aa be Niled It hand red aa da, aad brat Oft te ate, with which ta pa a tailor1! MIL One da there was a raw fat the oases, aad t was qaeetioaed a hoot gattiag th atoney, gad told the tnrth, bet eaele weaMe't bv ge ate. aad taee I foeed shef the other atfttaaaaaT BnaBanaa mbbbbb 4aaaf'aTieeaaamaalW m- - tortta -mm to a efcoea, aaa eMerls- i vm Ut 9fZm. thMTk I eaeda't tail r: I wr .1 at tad ta da irttk i a btltHN fright- eMCtfttatllMMsMta a-3 LxtzJ C-J wta fcvar at I tad best do to prove my innocence, and here the unhappy part of the story comes in, Agnes." "Why! didn't Eve help yon? She. who is always so ready to help others." "Well, she posted off to see Uncle Rog er (whom she had never met before, mind yon), aud what passed between them heaven only knows; but it changed the whole current of my life. She came back only to tell me that my uncle was resolved to prosecute me with the other fellow, thongh I was as innocent as the babe un born, and that my only safety lay in flight. She dyed my hair brown (perhaps you will be surprised to hear that, naturally, my hair is almost as golden as your own, Ag nes), and .dressed me in a suit of girl's clothes, and persuaded me to go to New Y'ork on board an emigrant ship. And I was so frightened, and she gave me so little time for reflection, that I actually did as she advbed me. And then, when I had left England beyond recall, she made up to the pld gentleman to such an extent that he brought her to live here with him, and left her all he had. Doubt less she persuaded him that I was dead or guilty, and trusted to my never turning up again. But (failing my Cousin Hugh) I was my uncle's next male heir, and Evelyn ICayne is usurping my legal right to-day by calling herself mistress of Mount Eden. And that's vour unfortu nate husband's story, Agnes." "out you would never go to law against Evelyn? cried Agnes, horrified. "And why not, my darling? Which do you suppose I love best Evelyn or yon? tor whose rights should I fight? Evelyn's or yours.' lou are the real mistress of Mount Eden. Why shouldn't I p'Jt you in your proper place?" But Agnes bad burst into a flood of tears. 'Oh, Jasper," she sobbed, "I don't want it. I should I miserable. I should be always thinking of Evelyn, and that I had turned her out of her borne. I could not do it. We are very happy as we are. Vt hy can t everything go on the same?" "It -very evident that yoa love Eve better than you do me," said her hus band, with an offended air. "It isn't every wife who would care to see ber husband thrown into daily and hourly contact with woman who is very much in love with him." Mrs. Lyle grew as red as a rose. "But that happened so long ago, Jasper. Surely Evelyn must have forgotten it by this time?" Did it appear to you as if she had got over it when she told you the story of ber early attachment in this very bouse? What have you repeated to me on the object yourself this evening?" Agnes was silent, though her bosom heaved violently, and ber color came and went is snilden rushes, jasper had hit the right r.ail on the head this time, and touched the spring that would make his wife see all things through the medium of his interpretation. "I must beg of you, Agnes, to be com pletely siietjt on bis subject," be said. "Not a word or bint, mind, to Evelyn or any one. We must work in the dark a while before we can bring everything to the light. And I hope you will not let what I have told you make any difference in your behavior toward my cousin, or I shall be sorry that I confided In yon. Ijet everything go on the same while I cany out my plans, and some day yon will see yourself the mistress of Mount Eden." "I will try," sjnid Agnes, in a low voice. "And now, my darling, will you go to bed? You look very weary, and I want to go out and have my cigar and Eve will be thinking it strange if I remain away from her much longer." "She will be trying to make love to you again," said Agnes, in a tone of injury, as she buried her face in the sofa cushion. "But she will fail," answered ber hus band gayly, as he kissed ber and left the room. But though she was wounded and Jeal ous, and unhappy, the last words the poor girl kept repeating before she cried herself to sleep were, "Oh, Evelyn, Eve lyn. I never thought Evelyn could be untrne to me. However am I to meet her again?" CHAPTER XXII. But though Jasper Lyle made every ex- ruse for his wife on the score of ill-health and fntigue, and though Agnes herself tried hard to behave In all things as she had done before, it was Impossible, as the days went on, that Evelyn Itayne should not distinguish a visible alteration in her little friend's manner toward ber. She guessed that it was due to Jasper Lyle's influence, but that made It all the bar r to f-eur, as under no circumstances would she have dreamt of Interfering be tween a husbajid and his wife. She would not stoop to ask Agnes (who bad never kept anything from ber before) for tbe reason of her coldness. She knew it was .undeserved, at far aa she was concerned, and she trusted to time to make her friend sec the truth for herself. Bat meanwhile, her heart waa very heavy, and the color seined to have faded from ber life. Captain Philip knew she waa In trouble. Often when he waa talking to ber of reap ing, or carrying, or stacking, be could see that her thoughts were far away; and sometimes such a heavy sigh would borat from ber bosom, aa he had seldom beard her give vent to before. Had he cared for ber less, he might bare spoken to ber on tbe subject, but hi great lore made him timid, aud be did not dare to mention It, far leaa to express tbe deep sympathy which be felt But be showed It, never theless, by becoming absent-minded aa well aa herself, and being obliged to bring back bis thoughts, with Jerk, to the mat ter Id hand. "Ton have never spoken to ma. Cap tain Philip," the said ene da, abruptly, "of Mr. Ly!e. What do on think of him from a bwrfMas point of view? It be per fectl satisfactory? Does h carry ovt ear orders eflatently 7" "I wish yoa wouldn't aeh mi, Klae Baac I knew that Mr. Lyle la a friead f youra, aad e piaat aw la a try ta apaah, aflat Mayaa, I aat aahj ad Mr. LW rar aaattarftatory from a hatraaaa patat vt ?Ww (la fact, worn than aariaaa), aat 1 coaakkr aim ta be a iumtnmt factor aa the aetata. He la coaataati ta at am In the tap-mom of the flreeti Man. ' -tiubbitg with such men a MuSIum uud Barker neither of tlieui bearing too guod a character in their own class. "I uiust put a stop to It. It Is going too far." said Evelyn, with knitted brows, "There is another thing. Miss Rayue, tnat l nardly know if I have a right to mention to you, and yet I feel I should not be acting as your friend, or rather, I should fcay, as your faithful servant 1 Evelyn turned her eyes upon him. "Why should you try to amend that sentence. Captain Philip? You are my friend. I am well aware of it. Some times I think," she added sadiy, "you are the only friend I have." lit- colon. ,; " e a boy. Captain Philip (notwithsla: :ii - his thirty '-ix years) bad not lost a babit of blushing that was very hurra 1' to him. "If I only bought " he commenced, and there oped short. "Well?" said Evelyn, softly. "Oh, Miss Rayne, your kindness puts everything I was going to say ont of my head. I go much fear that you may think me presumptuous that that Only believe that I shall be too much honored by being your friend, and your faithful servant both, to my life's end." Neither of them spoke for a minute after that, and then Evelyn said: "And what is this information which you are dubious about the propriety of relating to me, Captain Philip?" "A foolish report that you have not an entirely legaj bold on Mount Eden, and that before long claimant will start up to dispute the property with you. It is too ridiculous an idea even to be con tradieted, but if it is one of Mr. Lyle's jokes, the sooner he stops them the bet ter, for you know what the ignorant classes are ready to believe anything to tbe detriment or discomfiture of their su periors." "Mr. Lyle has dan d to say that," mur m ii red Evelyn, with clenched teeth. "I honestly believe it commenced with him. When it reached my ears, I made strict Inquiries for its origin, and every body attributed it to the same source Mr. Lyle's drunken friend, Mullina tbe brewer. Of course yon know how such stories gTOw by repetition. Still, there was never a hint of such a scandal before Mr. Lyle appeared among us." "Thanks. Captain Philip, thanks. Please say no more. It shall be ttopped, and at ouce." "It is such a silly fabrication," said the overseer; "It bears absurdity upon the face of it. For there is no. one who could dbpute your claim, is there T' "No one, except my Cousin Hugh. Oh, Captain Philip, you can't think how much I wish sometimes that he had never died. It Is a cruel kindness to leave so much responsibility on the shoulders of a wom an. The back is not fitted for the bur den." "Yours has proved Itself to be eminent, ly fitted. Miss Rayne. You mustn't lose heart because an ungrateful fool does not know how to value your kindness to him." t- Evelyn was burning with Indignation at what she had heard, and determined to let Will Caryll understand the only con ditions on which he could retain bis posi tion at Mount Eden. When dinner was ended, and she found henself in the drawing-room with Agnes and ber husband, it seemed a favorable time. They bad sat through an uncomfortable meal, none of them appearing to have much to say to the otber; and it was a relief to Isvelyn to be able to take up her needlework, and fel that she was free to talk, "Mr. Lyle," she commenced gravely, "I must ask you to listen to me for a few minutes. I understand you are still in the habit of spending your afternoons at tbe '(Jrcen Man.' and that it deteriorates (as it inevitably mutst do) from your dig nity as my steward. I must beg you to discontinue the custom. It is not the first time las you know) that I have beeu obliged to speak to you on tbe subject" Jasper Lyle's manner to the mistress of Mount Eden had become far more jaunty and familiar of late, and now there seem ed a ring of actual insolence in the tone in which be replied: "I was really not an are that your bene fits to me included the supervision of my morals." Evelyn looked straight at him, but her gaze had no power to make him avert his eyes. "From this unworthy babit of yours," continued Evelyn, in the same grave tone, "has pmnK up a great annoyance to me. I cannot believe it emanated from your self I cret'it you with a little mere sense but it U .ittribufed to you on all sides, and it doubtless had Its rihe in your chat tering." "And what may this be?" inquired Lyle. "A ruraor that I hold Mount Eden on an uncertain tenure, and that there are other claimants to the estate." "Well?" he said carelessly. "Weill" repeated Evelyn lndlmarly, "if you have said so, sir, you know It to be untrue. You know that I am the legal owner of the property, and that no ene has the faintest shadow of a claim te it but myself." "But supposing t don't know It? What then?" "Do yoa wish to Insult me? What would you inainnate?" She spoke more cautiously than she would have done otherwise, because she bad no idea that Jasper bad confided the secret of hit identity to hit wife, and she feared to raise ber curiosity. "That yon hold the estate only as next of kin. Mis Rayne, and that there It a nearer relative to the late Mr. Caryll still In the land of tbe living." Evelyn could not believe ber ears. Waa It possible he could have tbe audacity to advance a forger't claim to tbe estate? Bnt the remembered tbe presence of his wife, and answered calm!: "Too are mistaken. My late ancle had on! two male heirs, and the are both dead one la reality, tbe other in law." "That la what I bare my doobtt about," aid Lyle. . "Then oar doabtt shall soon be clear ed up," she answered, rising. "I will go and write my solicitor at once to come dowa here to-morrow and convince you of the truth of my assertion. I will aot per mit each bortful rumors to be spread about Mount Eden without being refuted. There la not a soul on earth to dare to dlapate my right to It' "Not even our cousin. Will Caryll?" be eiclalmed impudently. Hie tatpndence made Evelyn forget rr erythiag bat ttaclf. "My Coaaia Will!" ahe repeated. "What! a forger!" Bat aow )t waa Agnes' tarn te exhibit ber prewaae, aad the t prang forward la her htklfaaad's oefenaa Ilka a kasttaam k wttb rafled feathers. 1 1? "How dare yoa call kirn a forgerr eke "lea kaew at hi aat true. You Ir.nw it wr the ntV.er fellow did it, aud I'.ie bl.iine f ninety put on Jstper. Aud no yvu would keep bis estate from biuj. ind everything. Oh! it i too bui." Evelyn turned to the speaker In on miiigated surprise. "V fast are you talking of, Agnes?" she said. "What cau you know about nil this? We were speaking of my couin. Will Caryll.' "And I kiiow that Jasper is Will Caryll," replied Agnes. "My hrshand has told me everything bow you made him go out to America, so that you might get Mount Eden, and how angry yon were when you beard be was going to marry me, and bow yon got him here, so that you might make love to bitn, and " "Stop."' cried Evelyn, in a voice of stem authority "stop at once. Agnes. I refuse to liston to another word. If your bua band has been base enough to give yon this version of his unhappy story, you must believe him or not, as you choose. But I will not hear it repeated, find he knows It to lie untrue." "I know no such thing," interposed Jas per braving it out. "If 1 committed for gery (as you ajisertl, where are the proof '!" "Y'ou know where they are. You have seen them." "I know you showed me some papers, which yno said were the forged cheeks, but I only Lad your word for it." "Only my word?" said Evelyn, with a look of scorn. "Just so; which proves nothing." "Io you ih your wife to see them, then? Do you want her to be a partici pator in your sbnme?" "If you have them, by all mean-i pro duce them. It is because I know you can not have them that 1 desire your word to put to the test." ;-ry good, then. Agnes shall be con vinced that I have spoken tbe truth. Coinc with n.e to my private room." It was night as they entered her room. but a tall silver lamp on the center taoIe cast a soft light upon all the surround ing objects. Evelyn fetched her keys from the bedroom, and going up to the uiarquetrie cabinet, unlocked tbe drawer in which she had deposited the dishonored checks. It contained only the soiled gloves anu natiereu tusee-case. Mie turned the articles over everal times, as though searching for something else, and then, with a look of consternation, she unlocked all the drawers in succession, and ran- ;.ed them thoroughly, while Will Caryll stood by with a smile upon bis face. "Well!" he ejaculated presently, "how much longer do you intend to keep us waiting? Where are these evidences of my criminality?" 'Uone!" she gasped. "It seems In credible, but they are gone! You are a thief, Will Caryll, at well at a forger, and you have stolen them." 'Ob, Jasper," exclaimed Agnes, flying to hit arms, "how can you let ber speak to you like that? How dare you say be is a thief?" she continued, stsmping her foot with Impotent rage at Evelyn; "this Is your mean revenge because he didn't mar ry you instead of me! And I loved yoa so, tvelyn I loved you so. Here she began to sob violently, but Evelyn only showed ber emotion by her trembling lips aud quivering nostrils. And I hare loved you too, Agnes, God knows"' she replied solemnly, "but you cannot hold by this man and by me at the same time. One of us yoa must let go. And that one must not be your husband, so I suppose thst we mnst part. But I do not think I Lave deserved this treat ment from either of yon." P he rushed through the hall, and out into the open air as she spoke, while the soi which she could no longer restrain burst from ber laboring bosom. Her steps carried ber in the direction of the cot tage, and her heart told her that here was a friend whom she might trust, if need be, without stint, but some unaccountable feeling made her shrink from consulting him. (To 6e continued.) EARLY METAL WORKERS. Antiquity of the Art Established by Recently LM (covered Inscriptions. Tbe earliest miners and metal work ers of whom we have record were the Aryan peoples of Euro-Asian origin, who, though of pastoral and arboreal habits, were familiar with the trK'tali and worked them at l(-at wlrh tbe metals gold, trilver and bronze, sayt Solf-Culture. Chaldeans and Assyrians, a we now know from the cuneiform In scriptions; which go back 3.WX) years B. C., were undoubtedly expert In the ue of metal", while ih4 Egyptians ba j an Intimate knowledge of the arta and sciences. In the brick and other In scription recently discovered, artisans are seen at work with curious details of their methods and tools. Potters, Indeed, had attained eminence In their art, and the Egyptian had certainl a knowledge 'f chemistry, aa the sam ple of tbelr glassblowlng and tbe stone. plctarca of tools, forwpg, blow pipe, etc., prove. Gold waa largely naed Bt an early peraxl between 4000 and 5000 B. C, aa we find from some newly dis covered and Ingenious weighing bal ance. Many centuiie older than the pyramids, which date from fifty to - ty cenrtirloe back, we have exa titles of engineering In Memphis; which could not havf been constructed without tool aad fMceaaarily an acquaintance with to eta la. The word "metala" la of Se mitic origin the Herew word "met ala," to forge, Indicate an early ac quaintance with tbe fusing of orea and tbe malleability of metala. How Lbeae early primitive people dis covered tbe uaea of things mutt, of counte, have been through their wante and needa, particularly after they left paatoral and tent life and began to build cttlea. The A rata are credited with beiag early acquainted wlrh the alloys, though aicbetny, aa a science, da tea only from (bo alzteentb ceotory, HU Looia Qkba-Deaocrat. ' Walla Under tbe Sea. la the garrlaon atatton forta ataadlaf in the aea at prehead, tbe ropply of freeb water t atXadaid from walla b Me theer owa walta, wtldb lie naoer ttoba4afWamItlaaaJ4daitta water Je Ail lie al, feat la ao gaar. let asarrta ka aaav r-WaO, 44r, yea to OA J:, Hot Water Brooder. Tb cnt ehowg a simple form of hot-Tv-ater brooder to be used without a lamp, the gnlvanld iron tank being filled with hot water night and morn ing; The second cut shows the iosl t!on of the tank behind the front board, the bottom having attached to It a double row of slashed woolen cloth, under which the chicka can run. The tank Is seen to set back from this board, giving a chance for a packing of sawdust, or bran, over aud all around the tank. The chicks huddle beneath the tank, and if they find It too warm, they poke their Ikh-Ih out throtiijii the cloth, or come wholly out no. 2. Into the outer, or snatching, room. Keep the tank hot enough so the chicks will not crowd together uudor It, but will be inclined to put their beads out through the cloth. Pla.ce the brooder under an open shed, and tbe chicks can run out of doors on sunny days. American Agriculturist. Improving a Pasture Hprlna;. Tbe average pasture spring Is apt to be a mud hole because not protected from the cattle's feet. Where a spring Is to furnish the sole supply of wau?r for a iasture year after year, It Is worth while to make the niiMt of M, If there to aa old iron kettle with a br;ik in the bottom, it can be utilize! after the fashion shown In the cut, provided the source of the spring Is a little high er than the point where it Issues from the ground. With rough stones and ce- t 'z IMPROVED PASTURE SPHISO, ment build a -wateMIg-iit wall about the spring, setting the rocks well down Into the ground. Set the kettle with the inning In the bottom so that the water win rise to its top, a pure mip- ply will thus alwtiys he at hand for tbe etock and a f-i-ni itJ Improvement made to the p;l; . Orange Judd Fanner. Farmers Net In;; r . nu Onnorinnit rarniem arc ....proving tholr op portunities for poultry production aa they might Comparatively few keep ns many bens as the Tillage mechanic or the town fancier who" makes the most of hfs Lack; "lot. There are more of the latter than of the former whose liens number up Into tbe hualreds, and who make a careful study of poul try production. This ought not to be so. Fifty or seventy-five hen-power poultry plants are quite common on farms, but 300 or &00 ben-power farms are few and far between. They should be common, and 1,000, 2,000, and even 3.000 hens might be kept on many farms by those who will carefully study the business. Do I know what I am talking about? Yes, I think I do. I know of 8,000 ben egg farms that hare been successfully run for many years. They are not howerer, conducted after tbe fanciers' methods or by closely fol lowing the directions laid down In the poultry book and papers. Samuel Coahman, In Itural World. Mom la Paatare. Wherever moaa creep into pasture, H ta a aare alga that the soil baa either been exhausted of some, of Ita valuable mineral fertility, or that the eoll has been so polaoned by tagnaut water that botnic acid baa developed, The cheapest experiment la to run over tbe surface with tbe harrow, loosening or tearing np some of tbe moaa, and sow ing grass seed. If you can afford potash and phosphate, give a dreealng of theae. This will make grace grow ta place of a qtttck hedge of tbe planta. to crowd ra after for Otre plenty of reeai at It at leaa than a rand of betweaa ptaata, aa abey will SO tkw apaea aa ftsty adraaoa rn growth, 19m at Bwifea fa iMO. 1. 4 ) 1 -- , "3 , 9 in-.il k Tba oaatra ta aacvrw 4 f , -1 i-J aaa4BBBakaBl food. . ) thouMJ be picked oil and burned. They are really rocoous .Hid can be eail found. Spray the hedge with Paris green two or three times during the season. Making a Lawn. Lawns are desirable on farm and suburban lots, but It frequently hap pens that the grass dies off If a dry summer comes. If the lnwn la small water can be supplied two or three times a week, but ou large grass ploti this cannot always be done. There are two modes of making a lawn. One ! to cut sod and turf tUe plot. In which ense water mum be URed until tbe grrst stiirts. Tbe other Is to plow or spadt the plot, apply plenty of well-rotted manure and seed to mixed lawu grasa, This should be done In August, but 11 rains are plentiful seed sown In tbe spring will make a lawn before the summer Is over. The most Important point la to use the lawn mower at prop er times. If tbo grass la kept rerj close It will not thrive, especially the first year. It may be mowed two ol j three times during tbe jar, to aa ta j thicken the growth, but to keep the I lawn "shaved" at all times will Injure the grnsK, an it must bp given time te become well established. The best fer tilizer for a lawn of one acre Is a mix ture of "0 pounds nitrate of nod a, 78 pounds muriate of potash anil 60 poiimlH bone meal, which Is not a heavy application, however. Mulch tbe lawn hue in the full with fine manure thai in lree from litter. Valne of the Cream Peporator. The story Is told of an Iowa dairy mini who skimmed his milk at home by h.it.d, and KaihinVd himself that there was not enough butter fat left In It to give even a smell of butter. A separ ator man challenged lilm to bring a sample of his xklm-milk for analysis. '1 he challenge was accepted, and the test showed that 2 per cent of butter fat had been left In the milk. In other words, nearly one-half of the butter in that milk bad been fed to calves and pigs. This Is pretty expensive pig feed ing, even at the present low prlcee for butter. It was certainly an eye-opener for that dairyman. Tbe human hand Is superior to many machines, but when It comes to skimming milk no hand-skimmer can beat the separate! for getting the butter fat out of a given weight of every-day milk. Indb ana Farmer. Canada Thistle. Some farmers will allow Canada Uxta ties to tv main rither than to undertake the task of their destruction. No one should expect to got rid of them In a year, but the land can be cleared of them If the work is properly done and porxisbvl In. Plow the land and plant to potatoes. In addition to the culti vator use the hoe, and always cut the thistles two or three Inches under ground. The next yer grow cabbages or norne other crop requiring the hoe (even corn will answen, and the this ties will become less numerous every year. Then sow to Hungarian grasa and mow It as frequently as possible. I'oultrr find Garden. A poultryman who Is noted for eno cess In producing vegetables states thai he grows twice as much on an acre aa formerly, lie keys ino fowls, and has two lo' of sro!i;:l. one being givetf tip to the fowls, v. Ho :h other is used for garden, the lots being about one ajid a quarter acres each. The next year be turns the fowls on the gar den plot and uses for a garden the plot then vacated by the fowls. By thai giving up the garden plot to pouKry every alternaito year he keeps the eotf very fertile. 0 Trimming Blackberries. It is now contended that H is a rale take to cut blackberry canes back too low, na they will give letter crops if al lowed more cune. Thev should h tgiven better r-niv.Hon thnn U rwnnl. ly bestowed. One point to obsei-ve If that If the o! t.nnes h ive not Ixt-u cut, out and burnt there will be dania.'pa from Idirer. ll'iitkberries will thrive on all kimls of ioii, but to secure good crops fertilizer should be supplied in the spring and the cane thinned ont in the rows where tbey are too close to gether. 1 - , -, yield, of Com. Extraordinary yields of eorn on small plots are not indicative of what1 may be tbe result on a large field, a 'lls vary. Trials of corn are usually made on rich bouoi'n plots, or on ape dally prepared ground, bnt there is no denying the fart that the yields of corn on large areas may be greatly Increased by proper preparation of the eoll and Wie use of a liberal amount of manure or fertilizer. No farmer should be sat Isfled with his yield, but should aim to Increase it every year If It la powilble to do ao. Feedlntj Animal. The common mode of feeding anl mala la to give tbe grain In a aeparat trough from the bay or fodder, and at, different times. Such method la pre ferred because it suvea labor, bnt tbo best results are obtained by mixing the ground grain with coarse food that hue bvn passed through tbe feed cutter. Less food will then be required to oIk tiln reeulta, because tba mixed food will be better dlgewted and asslmi-j hit i-d than when the rabetanrea arJ given separately. , ' How to Keep Children at Home. If tbe farm la large enough to dU id, belter share It with the children aa they, mature than to drlve'them off to other1 aelda. A man can often do batter oaj what be baa left thanvbe could upoej tbe whole farm after the bore an gene Wisconsin Agriculturist. Cora Ve4et. ' t Shredded fodder la eloaUeat, bat tr pleaaof fodder awn far aareddlasTJ Grow It la tba aaaie maaaer aa tot ' mT. HUfa, cure It properly aad keep N ai der shelter. The coring af tie eera aac preeerrlBg tt are the thereto af mmm with fodder of all kind.
