i ... iu i.t lu .ui' i ,. -...,b .,, ...(.ci..., iti( iei tiii'uifr)' bring
Id her. Something ..r-'nis mil premed- j hack, with its too cruel fidelity, all th
Itated In the smile that accomiauied thU ; sweet, drail part, with It hopes ami be-
invitatlon predisposed Marvel to refuse liefs. born only to Ih ruthlessly e-troyca.
"And yet I should have thong-it that
the Towers would have won the Cay In
CHAPTER XL (Continued.)
rntry Marvel moved away to ri
aquare dance with the ouxe.
atrrcllT ahy and uncertain, and
JvfeM half loosing to join the gay dancing
- ... . , 1 .. AnJin.
wiinoni; ana Mrs. rrumm,
tone, turned instantly. Intent on
j her sister-in-law a good scolding for
f iH1si Mrs. Scarlett.
Marrel, after dancing with other and
people thau the duke, bad stop-
near a conaerBtory ooor 10
i ker breath and her thoughts. She
amazed at her own aenaatiooa. Only
' 'feat! warning she had looked with horror
jB (he thought of bring dragged from her
anar seelnaion the warm light of no-
anBCty: yi't now she was yes, ahe could
r-at deny It enjoying beraelf intensely.
'ytf had let neraelf go. a it were, and
all the ardor of youth waa entering
1 awr dances with a nrrre. a delight,
t lighted her lovely eyea and made her
e more charming tnan woeo aue
the room an hour before.
( sored backward into the conserra-
sry sear, and listened with an spprecia
' ear to the auggeation of her partner
Bat be abould go and get her an ice. He
swiftly on his errand, and Marrel
'tajtl a little further in to find some
whereon to rest herself. A aoft and
couch attracted her eye. be
ankrtr toward it. but half way
1 -sbe something that attracted
'ereo mere. Thi was a tan, asrs
is with eager eyes who waa
: against a wall
a she aaw him ahe started slightly out
""ffTHJitfHr Where had she last seen
Cat? What past picture did hia presence
ssnjare np?
Surety It waa he who had been in the
MBtoar rarriue with her on that event-
dsy when she bad parted trom ner
anand. and who. during the short time
had traveled with her, had been ao
aasastiiiiialr deairoua of saving her irom
wery email discomfort! An impulaire de
ans to speak to him waa strong within
ksr bat she controlled it why, she hard-
fa; knew snd with a rather nervous bear
ffaat ah seated herself upon the lounge
k.4 ftr.t tanked at. At She did SO
jar tan fell from her fingers and rattled
BBSS) the stone flooring. The yonng man
mm forward swiftly yet leisurely, pick
j Mat. and with a low bow presented
at a fcer. As she took it their eyea met,
Bad there was so much humble entreaty,
satasTled with ao flattering a deference in
its whole air that Marrel gave room to
ah natural gracioosness within ber, and
- determined at all riska to give him a gen
es word.
Thank you; h la not the first service
ware done me, I think," she said, rery
ahyly and sweetly.
Hia whole manner changed at once, and
fee dark beauty of hia face brightened
id a amile.
Wow good of you," he exclaimed, soft
ly;, yet eagerly, "to remember to acknowl
saa me! It is more than I dared hope
fa. . 1 bare dreamed of such a moment
aa this in all the past measureless year;
fast bow seldom dreams ao bright are real-
onifor too remembered me, she
smiling at him, though atul some-
wfcat ahy In look and time. "They tell me
hia last year baa greatly cnangea me.
"They tell you true, yet I abould have
you anywhere, iou are changed
"Not in bed yet. I hope? So? Then I
am in lack. I have ao much to think
about that I really cannot do it all by
myself, and ao I hare come to yon. I waa
afraid I should find you in the middle of
yonr beauty sleep not that you want it;
you ahould make over aoeh necessary
things to those who really require them
a sort of national bequest. I tried my
best to come sooner, sparing neither hints
nor yawns. Why, yon are not undress
ed r said Mrs. Verolam. suddenly. "What
hare you been thinking about? Now that
I look at you, I can see that yon hare
been at your dreams again. I wish you
wouldn't I know he isn't worth it."
"I haven't been thinking so much of
Fulke." said Marvel, mournfully, "as of
Mrs. Scarlett Cicely." sbe said, "Mrs.
Scarlett hates meT Cicely laughed.
"Well, what did yen expect?" sbe said.
"Yon ahould hare been prepared for that."
"But why? What hare I done to her?
Do yon know it la foolish perhaps but
I can't bear people to dialike me; and no
one baa ever hated me before at least
I I hope I think not
"Yon have committed the unpardonable
ain you have outafaone her. That for one
thing; and for another' She checked
herself. "You see, Mrs. Scarlett baa been
for too long the acknowledged beauty of
our world to look with loving eyes upon a
rival. Yeara do not alwaya bring aense;
and you have supplanted her; and once
there waa a flirtation between ber and
Wriothesley.
"Once! How long ago?"
"Eh? Oh, quite a long while now!"
"I beseech you to tell me no lies r cried
Marrel, rising to her feet, and pushing
back her chair. "1 can bear It whatever
it is. I am no child, no fooL And to be
trifled with la not to be endured. Tell
me all. By 'once' you mean that that
he lored that woman when he married
mer
She looked ao pale, ao determined, that
Mrs. erulara gave in.
"That ia the truth," ahe said, la low
tone,
"Not a word not just yet," breathed
Marrel, railing her hand as If to enjoin
tilence. She moved to the window, and,
flinging it wide, as on might who waa
suffocating, ahe leaned out into the relvet
darkness beyond.
Sbe leaned against the window, and,
tightening one hand upon the other, strove
to restrain the wild rebellion againat her
fate which was oppressing her.
"So it was her he loved," ahe said at
last, turning back to Mrs. Vera Ism, who
still sat ia a stricken attitude upon the
rug. "I knew I guessed there was aome
one; but that it abould be that one woman
of all others!"
She began to walk rapidly up and down
the room. Sbe was dry-eyed, and ahe
held hen head high. There was a world
of angry contempt upon her lipa. She
had taken it no altogether differently from
what Mrs. Verulam had expected, who
had anticipated tears and sobs snd gentle
misery of that sort, that the latter still
at on the white rug, not knowing ex
actly what to say or do.
"Still your story ia not complete," said
Marvel, turning to her aharply. "Where
is that old man you apoke of? Sbe ia aa
yet only Mrs. Scarlett"
"He died. If, as I ad before, revenge
would comfort such aa yon, there it ia
ready to your hand. But you will extract
aw Car that " He hesitated, as 11 J nothing from it I know you. , yes, on
a difficulty in going on with those the very eve or me consummation or ner
limDid eyes fixed Q his; a florid , proudest hopes death stepped in and shat-
liuMMit to the owner of those clear j tered them. The old man waa gathered
ould be almost a cruelty. "Iou are , to the fathers who had bad ample time to
forget him, and madame a chance of be
coming a duchess was knocked on the
head."
Marvel was scarcely listening. Her
quaint habit of giving iiemelf up to the
moment aud lettiug it carry her whither
soever it would had taken her now back
to the yacht. Once more sbe stood in the
ataying here?" be asked, with some ab-
fen for a time, at least Mrs. Veru-
faan ia my aousin" by marriage sbe did
ajat say; she never thuught of ber in tLut
"And mv rery good friend. We have
feaanrn each other for years, as my home
a only two milea from this. If y ask
tstc about me" smiling "she will vouch
Isr me."
"Not If I do not give her your name.
Ye see" with a swift glance "I can't
glTe it to her, because 1 don't yet know
"A thonaand pardons," said he. "My
aatf is Savnye."
"Mr. Savage T
"Yea; I've a father still somewhere,"
aW said, carelessly.
She waa a little shocked by hia tone,
-rfcJeh contained a aneer, and abe won
wered vaguely if be wished hia father
becanie of tbe title be would evi-
inberit, or if be and hia father
on such bad terms that no love was
ts he felt or expressed between them. Oh,
at sady sbe bad had a father! Inatinc-
gsswtr she raised her band and felt for
tfest battered locket she alwajs wore hid
4r ha her bosom, aud wondered in a
sad manner if aucb a tender name
be given by ber to the handsome
tae within it Lost in this waking dream,
eato half forgot tbe man beside ber until
a attract question from him recalled ber
a the present
I can recollect bow sorry yon were to
laare your friend that day," be was say
flag, with deliberate intent to learn. "He
amsw friend r
ard Wriothesley is my husband," r
with a certain gentle dignity,
face grew white
a rags sKaia at her, forgetful of all
Ber husband! She was aaar-
1 laaoeent-eyed child J Good hear-
an what a biaak ending to aa real a
sssaaasMe as waa-ever commenced! A
anas at general loss onpriaasf him far
H f r"r amount, and the k toew he
r l Ism to rone himar JMi take
f?2Zy. tey ware, not as they wonld
Ctfwl Jf he had had the regalatmg of
G3AFT1CR XII
'ft M eery late that aigbt-or rather
e a Hb aminasj "hia Mr. Tern-
-a fi - tte ow hfarreTi
It; but Mrs. Scarlett's strange, cold eyes
I were on hers, and, as if compelled to It
j against her will, she obeyed the summons.
I "Is It victory that has paled your
rhek?" aked Mrs. Scarlett, in her slow.
indifferent way. As she spoke she was
canning Lady Wrlothesley's face In a
eisurely fashion that waa aa embarrass-
ng aa it was impertinent.
Of course it charmed you success al
ways does and your triumph of last ulgnt
was ao complete! I was only sorry that
Wriothesley waa not here to witness it.
You know, don't you, that he is an old
and dear friend of mine? He baa, of
course, often spoken to you of me?"
"No, never." aaid Marvel, regarding ber
ateadily.
W here ia be now?" naked Mrs. Scar
lett.
"In BraiO."
"80 far? Mrs. Vernlam tells me yon
were not strong enough to accompany
him. What a sad parting it moat have
been for two so wrapped up in each other
as you were! Were you Wng married at
the timer
"What time?"
"When you separated."
"Not very long. The subject seema te
hare a keen interest for you," aaid Mar
rel. rery directly.
So H baa" with an air friendly to a
degree, and perfectly unmored. "Yon
must know I felt myself rather agirlered
when I heard of your husband a mar
riage." "
"So I have heard" quietly.
For an instant Mrs. Scarlett's eyes
flashed: then she leaned back In her seat
and slowly unfurled the big crltneou fan
she was holding, and moved it Indolently
to and fro, while a low, Insolent laugh
broke from her.
"That ao old a friend should hare sent
me no word of so important an event nat
urally offended me. It was by the merest
chance I knew of It at all. And where
was the reason for such secrecy T She
nanaed aa if aeeking information from
Marvel, bnt In reality to enjoy tne ex
preaaion of anguish, of passionate shame
that stole over tbe young ana oeainuui
face. "Even at thia moment I am Ig
norant of when his marriage really did
take place. Waa it last year, 01
-Yon know." aaid Marvel, in a clear
voice. "Lord Wriothesley married me
the week after you rejected him. Ia your
examination at an end? Have you aaid
all you wiabed to nay? la there any other
queation I can answer for you?",
She was standing now, tan ana nrro,
and waa looking down at Mrs. Scarlett
with eyes that flamed with vehement In
dia-nation. With that rigbteoua anger in
them, tber were not altogether unlike
Mrs. Scsrlett's own eyes.
"Well, Just one." said Mrs. Scarlett
aweetlr. "When do you expect him
homer
"Never," said Marrel, with a strange
emphasis. What waa tbe use of conceal
ment with this woman who knew all
who gloried In tbe thought that for ber
aake the husband was false to the wife?
8be felt tired, desperate; something was
rising in ber throat w hich aeemed to choke
ner. Sbe looked round ber with a little,
wild, aopealing glance in ber lovely eyea.
Mrs. Verulam came np quickly to her,
snd laid ber hand on her arm,
"Talk of India's sun." she said, light.
ly, "it would hold down its bead before
ours. t"vB wi" irt ?e of rour ol' B,d-
acbea. Marvel, if you persist ta braving
it" Then, in a hurried whisper "Be
brave collect yourself! Don t let her no
tice your
She drew Marrel away with ber, still
talking in her pretty, clear treble, until.
Just outside the tent she rsme upon Sir
Ueorce Townshcnd standing alone,
Will you do something for mer sbe
aid.
"Anything in reason graver
"Tben take Lady V riothesley some
where out of thia hurly-burly; the sun is
a littie too much for ber. Sbe ia pale and
tired. Don't talk to ber meditate on
your latest lore and give her five min
utea or so to recover herself.
Iear me, Lady Wriothesley, you do
look white!" said Sir eorge, with such
evident concern that Mrs. Verulam raised
hpr -yes quickly to hia.
He did not seem to see ber; be placed
Lady Wrioth.JHey s hand on bis arm. and
took her away instantly toward a secluded
walk. Mrs. Verulam stood still and star
ed after them until they were out of sight
Then he gave v.ny to ber feelings.
Well!" she said; sud that waa all. But
there was a good deal of meaning in It
yonr esteem." said Mrs. Koarlett, in ner
soft voice. "It tii tbere, wa it not, that
you were wooed nnd won?'
"It was there I waa marred," naia
Marvel, in the atony way she had ac
quired to hide her pain. Her color faded.
She knew, with an agony disproportion
ate to the occasion, indeed, yet not to ba
repressed, that the elder woman waa
looking at her, and marking and exult
ing over the sorrowful confusion that
waa overpowering her. 8be would have
given worlda to escape, but knew not
how. Sbe aat there ailent, wretched, un
til a voice broke on ber ears that waa aa
music to her in tbe present distress.
Lady Wriothesley! Wbat-buried anr
in that stifling tent? Come forth, I pray
you, and seek with me the aylvan ahades
and groves !"
What a kind voice it was! Had he
guessed her extremity, and come to her
aid? She raised her eyes, and returned
the smile that Sarage gare her with a
little, aad one of her own. She rose and
went to him.
(To he contiaaed.l
Orf rt of the Card 1 V Olaafc.
Tbe recent dMscorery of a petti 0d
giant of huge proportion In the neigh
borhood of New Haven, Conn., recalls
the flrwt oaalfled product which waa
manufactured In California during tbe
early days by a newspaper man, bear
ing nhe name of Cheater Hull, who not
only designed the gentleman, but after
ward discovered the so-called fossil
hlmacif aad sold It to P. T. Barnum.
who exhibited it around the country as
tbe Cardiff giant.
Hull, who had a liking fo. day model
ling, conewtred tbe Idea of ronsi rotting
a rotoaaal mao of cement and burying
H In a damp spot on a bearlly wooded
hillside, where, after three yeara of
Interment, K would become moldy
and assume evidence of great age.
When the Um arrived for ex homing
the fake Hull, accompanied by his
brother, wtio waa also something of a
homoriat, took out a picnic party, and
aa tboujrh by accident spread their
lunch basketa on tbe rery apot where
tbe cement man waa moulding himself
Into artificial age. Hull Insisted on
roasting aome potato, brought along
for the ooeakm, and proceeded to dig
bote wherein to build a fire. While
digging he came upon what proved to
be tbe foot of his previous plant.
He then got an old broken-down geol
ogist and an anatomist to wwear thai
tbe foswll was genuine and notiDeo iw
num at once. When the old ahowman
the so-called petrifaction be looked
at Hull laughingly and said: "My boy,
I know tt'a a fake, but what a It worth
to your
Tbe builder modestly askeo xiu.tssj,
and got it, aud. turning over the sworn
taietnnt of tne geologUt that It waa
atone, and that of the anatomist that
It waa once aMve. delivered the crea
nt a If ntirvhiart-. Who took it on
cbe road and made ten times tne tnone?
be had Invested.
Cans for iboralaa.
The National Stockman and Farmer
describe and Illustrates a cage for de
horning cattle aa follow:
Dimension Six feet long. feet
high, Stt feet wide at top In front and
4V4 feet wide at top at back end; bot
torn or footboard 1 foot wide, with 7
dent 1V4 Inches thick. 1 foot long, nail
ed acroas k to keep cattle from allp-
plng; footboard 2 Inches thick aad rest
on three 2x4-lncb eroaaplecea 4 feet
long. To theae are bolted upright piece
7 feet long and 2x4 Incbe for nailers
for aid of cage. Across the top of
oag are naed two atrlpa 1x4 Incbe for
each let of uprights, bolted one on each
aide of nprlght. Tbe Inside or thia
frame I boarded up with Inch plank of
convenient wldto. The lower 2 feet
should be clone enough to prevent ani
mals putting their feet through tbe
crack.
On left aide, 3 feat from bottom.
pxaoagiao ran a.
fulled. When It 1 thn plenUI.! and
cheap, advantage I found in mating
wn or thre amillcallou or It uruig
the growing season to clorer, pea and
other hroed leaved p;ul. It I no
good to apply to the mail gram, es
pecially If tbe season la wet. By In
creasing tbe dewfall on tbe leave It
Increase tbe liability of ruat to attack
them aud tbua injur the crop. Ex
change. Clrar Ice May Be Deaaerewa.
One of tbe hardest thing to conrlne
most people of I tht what look to be
clear, limpid Ice my contain rery dan
gcroua Impurltle. One of tbe effect
of freetlng la to exdode uch large aad
olid Impurities a oll or other edl
nient. But thi doe not by any mean
guarantee that It 1 free from bac
teria, which awarm In all Impure water
and are only made dormant by being
froae In Ice. It la never safe to put
Ice In drinking water. If It placed
around a metal vessel which contain
water it wlU cool it fit for drinking
and with lea waste of lee for tbe heat
taken from tbe water than If the toe
were put Into It
The Martaas Crop.
O. holy Moses! How It grew!
I thought I'd try a bit
To help os out. bnt fust I knew
The farm waa fnll of It
Tbe rains may flood tbe galea may tans,
And droughts may born the ground;
Still that will smile and nourish there,
And green the whole year round.
The trouble la to harvest it
I'd die and Dull and whacK,
Till everything but life would split.
And even that wonld craca.
But when at last I cleared the field.
I aaid. "Be thia an adag:
We're ne'er so happy with our yield
A when w raise a mortgage.' "
Barret Hens' Nasta.
For a portable hen' net, ono that
can be easily cleaned, aud that I dark
beside, I take an old nail keg, drtvo a
small nail through the middle boop
In each stave to keep It from pulHng
down when very dry. Saw out two
or three atavea, between Middle hoop.
making a bolo 6x8 Inches. Place It In
henhouse with bole next to wall, lear-
lug room for ben to pas between it and
tbe wall Put in a little chaff or straw
for nest, and aome conveuloiit cover
over top to make It dark, and ym bare
an Ideal ben' neat. J. P. Mc Lusty, In
Practical Farmer.
ahould be used a board a foot wld and
a foot longer than the cage. In thi
bore two Inch hole four Incbe from
sides of board. Through the put a
piece of rope and tie on outside. Ttu
loop I put over the animal' nose and
drawn tight by the use of a handspike.
An upright lever I used to catch back
of tbe head and draw H to tbe left aide
of cage. This uptight should be a
strong 2x4-1 nob. 9 feet long, bolted to
bottom crossplecs oesr the right aide,
the upper end slipping back and forth
saloon, and bad caught up tbe paper on
which he had lain prone some days be
fore, heart-broken. Again ahe eagerly
scanned its content and aaw tbe para
graph with the heading in huge letters:
"Sudden death of the Duke of Dawtry."
She knew all about it now quite well no
explanation could make it clearer. The
old man was dead, and sbe was free; but
he. Fulke, waa tied and bound to one
whom
She raised both ber hands and pushed
back ber hair from her forehead. Once
again that terrible aense of suffocation
was bearing down upon ber. She would
not endure it She turned quickly-to Cice
ly.
"Now no more!" said Marvel, with
atrained smile. "We will forget it all,
for a while at least; and whenever I am
very unhappy about it, as you think I am
now. 1 shall come to you ior comiori.
Then abe kissed Mrs. Verulam, and led
ber to the door, and stood there with
light held high above ber head, smiling at
that dainty matron aa ahe aped swiftly
and noiselessly up tbe corridor to her own
room. She gained a corner, turned to
wave her hand to Marvel, looking so pale
and slim and ethereal in her shimmering
robes, with the diamonds flashing here
aad there, and her eye like atara, and
then w as gone.
CHAPTER XIII.
There were a good many people certain.
y. bat very few of them to be
targe white umbrellas of a prodigies
growth hid most of them. Tb Uterawav
eter was at ninety in the shade, aad ad
Mr. Vernlam's guests had given way
beneath the abnormal heat, and war s
tag r lylag about ia any available ape
where a breexe might b expects.
Lady Wriothesley stood la tbe entranc
to the teat, clad in a srverely simple gown
of white liarn, with a heavy gold band
classing the Mscklla frilling at her throat
The ooeulag f the teat seemed to f ram
her at aad make the plctar. If
saora perfect
Mr. aVarlett entered dad said a gro
wer t two to Marvel aad, as aa
hsartC drew her skirt aM aad
CIIAPTEB XIV.
Some daya later, acting upon Sir
George's advice, Mrs. Verulum sre Mar
vel a gentle hint that ahe should not
how auch open favor to Mr. Savage, lest
she become talked about Tbe result of
thia waa that Marvel declared her Inten
tion of returning to King wood Abbey.
Mrs. Verulam soon afterward told Sir
George of Marvel'a intention, adding:
"After a little while 1 ahall follow her.
"Ah!" said Sir George. He appeared
aurk in unpleasant thought for a minute
or two, and then brightened. "ITiere
capital shooting in the north,"' he aaid.
Mra. Verulam gave way to niirtb.
"If rou exuect Marvel to give yon an
Invitation to her house you are entirely
out of it." be said. "I shan't give ber a
hint, I assure you."
"Who ia making me out so inhosplta-
bler said Marvel herself at that in-
atant "80 you know of my IntendeJ
flight. Sir Oorge" with a ahy glance at
bim and a blush "and you want to test
mv covers? Come. then. I, at least, will
promise you the heartM-st of welcomes.
"There!" ssid Sir George, with a tri
umphant glance at Cicely. "Lady Wrio
tbesely, a thousand thanks! I accept
your kindest of invitations with all my
heart."
They bad joined aome of tfta boa
party; and Mrs. Scarlett, who wa among
them, looked at Marvel.
"Issuing invitations? Are you leaving
then?" ahe asked.
"Almost directly. I am anxloua, for
gaany reasons, to go back to my northern
home"
She tried to speak lightly; bnt Mrs
Scarlett possessed some strange influence
orer her ao Influence almost mesmeric,
that showed Itself In an accession of ner
reassess whenever directly aJdrsswsd by
her.
"Yon go north? Why sot sswth-4
the Tower?'
"I prefer to go to Rlngwood," mid Mar
ret, feeling suddenly rery sad aad lonely.
That old first home, a dear, as
lored! To go to It agaist Oh, arsr
aever. It wonld break her heart, ah
thought to rosss aao asMt ameaf M
Tbe Mommy of a Pharaoh.
The greatest discovery of mumml
ever made in E-srpt, says Public Opin
ion, was In tbe year lMsl. wtu-n the re
main of thirty nine royal personages
were brought to light at Uelr-el-Bauarl,
Tliebc. On of these was proved to
be tbe mummy of King Rame li
the third kiug of the ninth dynasty ami
tbe Pharaoh of tbe Jewish captivity.
Till uiuuimy wa In a perfect state of
preservation. Tbe mummy caae Itself
wag of sycsinore wood, plain sni un
Tarnished, snd without a spot or mrlpe
of paint, something reckoftM bh un
usual. Tbe caae waa, however, citrved
to represent Barneses In tbe position of
Osiris. The crossed arm rented upon
tbe breast. In the right band was th
royal whip nd In tbe left the royal
book. The features were moet delicate
ly carved in the wft wood, snd the
whole waa surmounted wnn me crown
of Upper aJwl Lower Egyit and sur
rounded by a carved representation o.
tbe uraeus terpen. The name of Barne
ses waa written fn plin black charac
ters upon the caae, which bore no other
xt or representation vt baterer, stroi
ly conlrastlir with the exaggerated
dedications noted on all the otner cases
found In the same pit. The mummy
Itself was carefully wrapped In rose
colored and yellow linen of a textutv
finer tban Uie very finest Indian mus
Mn. in toe different fold of this Mnei.
erernl dried lotus flowers and leave
were found. In the folds of one of UA
bands which passed across the grave
clothe to keep them In shape wga a
foWed papyrus bearing Inscription
which Informed tb reader that tWs,
lb mummi of Ramee II.. wa con
cealed In tbe i!t where It was found at
a time wbui foreign army Invaded
Egypt Thl quaint bit of Information,
which wa probably written two inou
sand or two thousand Ore hundred
year ago, Is as plain a though It bad
been penned but yesterday.
Only a Font
An Englishman waa once persuaded
to see a game of base-liall, and during
the play, when he happened to look
away for a moment, a foul tip caught
him on tbe ear and knocxeo mm senss
les. On coming to himself, be asked
faintly:
, "What was Itr
' "A foul-only a foul."
"Good heavens!" be exclatasd, "I
thought K waa a mole."
aa Msaat Bwaiass.
Ardent lor r For ye, ay team las-
ale, I wad lay dm do us and doe.
Practical maldV-Ob, ye make
weary wKh your tantattaa Scotch dia
lect What I was la maa whs wtU
gt bp aad hastle lor ma
At th Iadamtle Bassaa.
TrareUr-The Xtw Jer aipram
tears thia depot, woes It st
Gatanaaa It ha doa a stall far the
past tea year tad I aea't mggm
wia take It alaCf tHa
between the crosapiece that hold the
top of the two front uprights In place.
Thia lerer I thrown to tbe right when
open for tbe animal to enter. As soon
a the head pasaes it la pushed to tbe
left aide and fastened sa tight as re
quired by a amall Iron pin allpped
th roach th cToosplecee at top back
of It
As soon aa the head la fastened a
handspike la (lipped through the cage
back of the animal and another orer
the neck te hold the bead down.
Pons with Cloth Has.
The dlstinctlT feature of this ben-
bouse la tbe portion built entirely of
oilcloth. Tbe frames are made ao that
they can b easily taken apart. Tbey
are merely tied together and lightly
nailed to trong corner posts. This
cloth run la excellent for chicks in
BKHOtr WITH CLOTS BUS.
early spring. When they are a few
weeks old a bole Is made under the
frame to let them out Don't mass tbe
bole large enough for the older fowl
or for cam. to mam n en house is
12x8x8 fast high, with allgbUy sloping
roof. The cloth run la 12x6x0 feet high.
Tbe floor of tbe main houss la raised
two feet, allowing an extra run be
neath tor the ohicka. Orange Judd
Parmer.
Cow fees in Place of Cera,
While tbe cow pea will not ripen ra
thia section with any certainty, it ia
well worth growing a a fodder plant.
either for summer soiling or to put In
tbe alio. It 1 much richer In tbe nitro
gen element of plant food tban corn,
and It would be well If some cow pea
were grown on every farm to put Into
the alio to balance tbe too caxtxnaceoua
corn ration aa winter food for stock.
The cow pea 1 so strongly nitrogenous
that It bests too fast if not mixed with
corn before H Is pot In the alio. Amer
ican Cultivator.
Rolling th Potato Oraaad.
After potatoes are planted, tbe first
thing to be done la to go over flse
ground with a farm roller. Thi will
pack tbe soil above tbe set and enable
It to make rigorous growth as soon as
roots and shoots start. When potatoes
are planted by band, stepping on the
bill after the seed la covered answers
tbe same purpose a rolling. But tbe
roller and the drag to roughen th soil
may be used alternately uutU tbe pota
toes are above tbe ground. Then tbe
Cultivator between tbe rowa will best
keep tbe field clear.
Round Tile Are Beit,
A round tile with a curved bottom
can be washed clean wKh comparatlre
ly amall amount of water. It is there
fore much less likely to be clogged with
dirt tban a horseshoe tile which tt
flat on tbe ground, with the ground It
self for s bottom. In a wet time tbe
horseshoe tile m.iy sink In the soil,
though it will not do Oils If H la put
down deeply enou&u so tbat no frost
can ever get down to It To keep It be
low tbe frost lino la, In fact, tbe best
security for a drain, whether mad of
flat or round tile, or of atone.
The Us of Salt.
Salt la a rery useful, though humble,
friend of tbe housekeeper, If abe would
but reallae the fact. Damp salt will
rub off tbe disco lorn tlona left In cup
by the sediment of tea and coffee. Salt
will set the dye of black and colored
articles, . If a little be added to the
water la which Iheae are washed. Salt
mixed with lemon Juice, remove tbe
tain of Ink, tar or paint from tbe
band. Bait and water, applied to bas
ket and etray work, and rubbed In with
a aoft nail brush, la a most effective
cleansing agent Bras ornament may
be kept bright by rubbing tbeui oc
casionally with salt and vinegar. Salt
thrown opoa the grate will soon put
out a Are la th chimney. Salt, when
added la proportlsa to whitewash. In
duce the latter ta adhere firmly to aay
surface to which It may be applied.
Prsaneat Appllsatl sf Ojraess.
Wherem the walla, soft rock from
which gypram er kad plaster Is pro
duced, M grsaad 4artag fib winter
la larg aavouata aad sold at rery kew
prlcsa, oftsa as cheap as $3 h ft par
tea. W bar kaewa farmers drive
twelve to ftTbisa ssBss la wtater for
a Btai at laad ptm,mUw&09
Rotate the Crops.
Some crops, like tbe grains, exhauat
the humu In the soiL Other crops,
like tbe clovers, replenish tb humus In
tbe solL A good rotation of crops that
take out humus and puts back homua
will keep the humus In fair supply and
render tbe land suitable for cultural
operation for all time to come, or for
so long a time as the proper treatment
1 continued.
Banish Ope Ditches,
On aome farms there la a treat deal
of land made Idle by th big open
drains that ran through them. Not
only so, but the side of these ditches
cstcb the seeds of all kinds of weeds
and make a fine bed for their growth.
After tbey arc grown It Is very difficult
to banish tbe weed. Therefore the
best way Is to banish tb big ditches,
making covered drains ta their pkicss.
Rack Don't If sod Water.
Contrary to al Uormer notions la re
gnrd to duck raising, the Urauaanda and
ten of thousands of Peking decks
that are annually markted la Mow
York, Philadelphia and Boetoa, from
New Jersey to tbe coast of Maine, nev
er saw water only In drinking twagha.
Tbey grow much faster when kept out
of the water, aad If fed property will
average at tea weeks of age tea
pound per pair Poultry.
Cast sf fcUaer Cam.
pound of comb to aatt to
bes tea aeonds of honey. Thia Is the
reasea for always eapplyiaf asmb
foassatftoa. It brings to the ewsaw f
bees 4sjMs Ma cast la honey,
seenrtag straight oosaba, aad
away w aa impilsiaaa j
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