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CHAPTEB L yon win recent it ancie dai ! stales Lev esq ue is so bmi rival, and taws is enly a man!" imt so, Bert a, and being a boss he ia SJlust enough to be trusted." Tea think so?" "t am sure of it!" "I bepe yon may be right, dew; but if hp skeald prove weak enough to be tempt- Jr Tbw I should b; strong emonsrh to for get hint, Berta; but year fears are ground less. I know Percy too veil t doubt hjsn." "Willfa! Queen Esther, yon nonst have Sear way." The girl laughed an she got up, and leas ad her elbow on tie low, wide tnantel pieue. Queen Esther! Ia truth there was aeoeaaing queenly about this round-limb- ad, frank-eyed English girl something I h, and pure, and stately, souiethiug (feat waa far beyood beauty. Her fciater, Mrs. Hardinge, looking np ai bar, felt this is a vague sort of way. Sac heraeif was a handsome, placid wnm aa, with a apleudid figure, which she drajj- m w periecuoD, ana a low, lazy voice which moat men found charming. She had aiarried early and well, to ber own tad her family' satisfaction. She waa WtiHt that her favorite sister should an,ke an equally good and uitable choice, ha the riri waa intractable. "Ifiwther." Mra. Hardinge said, preneat 4jr. "T wih yon had not chosen ta wear tbat white drena to-night A you stand era you would do for a frontispiece to STUkie Collina 'Woman in White. " "Poor me."' Esther laughed. "Shall I aacr pleaae yon, I wonder Y" Bhe swept across the room ta the jardi aiare and picked a deep red rose, with its gwetty fresh leaves about it. A she waa aewing it lo the bosom of her dreaa tie door beside ber opened, and a servant aa aauared "Mr. Stauhoie; Mr. Flemiug." last the faintest tinge of color crept into Esther Durrant's face. She turned and ant the two men on the threshold. Mrs, Hardinge, coming slowly forward, Watched her greeting of them curiwixly. "Yoo are late, Hugh," ahe said to the alder af the two; "we were beginning to; daapair of seeing you to-nigbt." "It is Stanhope's fault, Mrs. Hardinge, that we have been so unfortunate aa to keep yon waiting. He made a both late tut the 5:40 down train." Percy Stanhope his eager eye on Es ther Durrant's fac! heard his friend's re joinder without defeuding himself. It had aot been bis fault wholly; but jut then he did not care to explain tliat to their faostesa. He had thought for nothing but Bsther Durant'a exquisite smiling face. Huw it had changed in the past few sec acd! The tender eyes were like stars, and a pale pink came and went in the pure aval cheeks. The dinner was a success, as Sirs. Har dinge s little dinners usually were. The Mater of the houte was not present. He seldom was at home, in fact, ami his ab eence was hardly regretted by hk hand aome, low-voiced wife. Perhaps be gtiess ad as much, and resented it. Perhaps be was a indifferent to ber as he wag to him. Whatever the cause might be, Jas per Hardinge was ofu-uer to be found at his rooms in Loudon than in his luxurious house in Kent. As the little party left the dining room Mrs. Hardinge first with Mr. Fleming Percy Ktaubope put his band on Ether'a arm and detained ber. "Are yon glad to have me back, EttyT" I "Very glad, Percy V ' The dose-cut blonde head bent lower aver the dnaky one. "The time has seemed so long ta me, my darling. I have chafed like a lion in ahaias all these weeks. I have not lived aae hour worth the living since I left you! Only think, Etty, it will be three weeks a lasiiuw gince I was down here!" The girl' band tightened on bis sleeve; her heart throbbing warmly uodt-r the Mint rose gave a great bound for joy. The sun was her idol; she loved him ag the "good love heaven." He waa, in ber ayes, the noblest, the truest, the best of asan. To have won bis love was the etowa of ber life, and she often wondered has she had deserved such a gift. The girl smiled np at him, a rapturous aaule that bad the shine of tearsin it. "Will it last, Percy V "While my life lasts, sweetheart." She swept him a low, laughing courtesy, and opened the drawing room door sharply ta tod ber sister buried among the cush ions of her chair by the lire, and Hugh Iteming standing by one of the side tables, examining a 8evres plaque aa if he bad the genuine "china fever" strong on him. Ha waa atanding full in the light, and, as saw came up to him, she was quite startled by the rigid pallor of bis face. Xbejr were old friends, these two, bad baa boaa comrades for years before, Whea Esther was a tiny child, ia short tracks tad aashei. "Are you ill to-night, Hngh?" aha ask ed, pausing beside him. U1? No! What a question!" "Bsstresj look so pale! Do tell me; have fwa beea hearing anything ta trouble tmT Tm aa instant his keen eyas looked mn rata hen. Then he tamed iwai wftft a mile. 1 have heard so new af aay aert, good, had m UdUTereat, sad I am aa well aa ha average haaaaa being erer ia, I be- 'QMkcrr Percy taaheee called ant. Ca ty afcting Nilf stooi alasoot at Km Erdlegt' tart. Ha a farted these law aw U aad careless atmsdoa, and aaase krv Oey becstte biav j k that Mlae Levro la eeav fcj tee ea a rMtr grV-' . iJt CM tbe eieee sf aM Dim U 1 1 ef Lesnaasd streets r Back TUm- i i . i l-e ana aewsr wm a- Dt: K nti Pkrk that you tbonght her a hsrriblr ugly little thing. Because Poire baa Wat her money, Berta think her the mt miserable of giris! I am gore Daicie her self would not agree with her." "But Durer Levesque tn reperted to be immensely rich, and I nsderstssd that he had adopted bis niece." "Ye, he did ad'ipt her, bm tfcat failure of Fenton'g bag ruined him alansst. s Dulcie will not have a farthisg saw." "Ah," Percy Stanhope aaid. with a shrug, "now I understand! I had aet heard of aid Durer' s ill fortuae! Ysa may we!! say poor Dulcie, Mrs. IIard;se." "SUe ia poor, ntter'.y, hseeiewly pssr," that lady repeated, piaeidlf. "tike talk ed of going out a govrrsew, but Es ther wuuld not hear of that. Slit tanra to us instead for a time. It will be very trying for me to have two yng wran a chaperone; but Enter ia wi!Hal aae must' give her her way. Hugh Fleming, looting dswa at Kvther, felt his heart throb; somehsw thin tali beautiful girl, with her "talkinc eye, had quite a knack of disturbing rt. A little while afterward, whea Mrs. Hardinge and Hugh were deep in a game of cards, Esther stoic away to one of the bay window, to which retreat I'ercy was not long in following ber. He laid his cheek against hew, holding her tightly in hi strong arnss. He bad told her the aimvle truth. He laved bcr passionately, aimoat fiercely a It waft ia his nature to love. He had loved other women before ber, but never jniie with the game love. Just a she herself waa different from thoae other women, the love be offered ber waa different from that which he had given to them. "And you were actually getting jeal ont," he whuspered tenderly. "Yaa did not wait for cause. You took aay faith lesueg quite for granted." "I did not. It was Hertt." "I bave nothing to do with yonr girter, Japer Hardinpe muat cultivate her organ of faith, if she baa one. It ia your doubt ing that grieve me; and yoo did doubt, ao don't deny it. Iiw afcaJl I yaaiah yaa for it?" "By proving me to have been wrong!" He looked fondly into the heaatlflrt face lying against hitu arm. "Eather, yon don't know how I lov you. i on have no more idea of tne strength of my love than a Laplander could have of the beat of the tropica. You are more like a beautiful white statue than a woman. I aumetiuiea wander if yon bave a heart." "I have not," she answered, "nnlewT hiding her cheek against him 'ysu have given me yours!" He laughed, a proud, hsppf laugh, which Hugh Fleming heard plainly and the sound made him drop hi cards in a heap under Mrs. Hardinge'a eyes, much to her secret ainuKement. "Yoo have bad that, my dearest, a year or more," I'ercy rejoined. CHAPTEIt II. It was oti a wild, windy day ia March that Dulcie Ieresque first saw The Eims. The gentlemen were out riding, Mra. Hardinge had gone to see a friend and had not relnrned, and Esther herself drove the pony carriage to the station for Dulcie. At sight of Esther she gave a smile of relief, and stood back to allow a gentle man behind her to get out. He paused to help her and ber wrap on ta the platform, then with a bow he turned and walked out of the station. Team of delight were hi Exthw Dnr rant'a eyes as she held out both hands m welcome to her favorite. "It is good to see you again," she said, looking down into the small face that dim pled and flushed all over at the warmth of her welcome. "What a cold Journey you mnat have bad, and" with a long, critical glaace "how well yoa are look ing !" Dulcie laughed, sod lifted her shoulders daintily. "It wag dreadfully cold, and oh" with a little moan of distress "1 am half fam ished, Etty." "Poor girt! Ill drive you home as fast as I csn." The gentleman who had beea Dulcie'g traveling companion stood on the side path, talking to a smart groom in livery. He stepped back to make way for the girl, as they came down, and then Esther Durrant saw his face clearly for the first time. She did not know him; be waa a stranger to ber. lie waa talking ta a groom of Lord Harvey's, so pcrhapg he was a visitor at Abbeylaudg. They were always having visitors there since Lord Harvey's return. "What a handsome facer she thought, a ahe just lifted ber eyes to it in pass ing. They were going briskly along between the bare hedges, and past little patches of wooded land, and tiny ponds that looked dark and sullen lo the cold March light Here and there the huge black arms of a mill whirled round to the lash of the high wind, a groteaque blot against the sky. The trees were leafless, the fields bare, and little beapa of dust and leaves went wheeling and tossing along the dry, rough road. This dust troubled Dulcie horribly. It made her checks tingle aad her ere smart. "Deer Esther aaid, after a panes, draw lag up ber ponies by the aide of tie hedge. -That is Abbeylaadr Rhe rose little asd pointed with her whip across the ftelde ta a house that stood aa a slight asainence froutiag the sooth, with the red (lint of the March euashiM oa all its wiadawe a huge, h regalar bieeh of bwOdaaga, rarret-ekaasd aa ta the caster, branching oat into leag, hftr, etaae-froated wiags, aad with that hala af aid aaya ahaat it ae dear ta Eng awh bear. The Harveya have Irved than far ages. A ia place, is It netr Mat waa aalag hat eyas lalnliliai b;, aa4 aha, tea, tSswgbt It " tea plaea." wander Lard Carrey hi nrvvd," Du bus tred. "I sbeuid be proud, tae. If I swsed a heme like that, 1 aalj wish I did." Tea mb!tlus wee creature." Esther aaid, turning t smile a the small Bgure beside her, muffled frem rbis t tses ia a trv!ing olsler f pearl-gray fries "You don't guppsse that you wsnid be a shade happier ia a big hsuse like that than you might be iu a small sae. Dulcie leaned back and tmssthed the hair out ef her eyes. It was a trick she had, and there was something quaint and childish in the action. Soft, curling ringa sf hair they were that crept frsm under the brim of her plush bat and lay Isving.y sa the round, wide, white temples. lo df.n t understand, she said; yen are so different from me, and from every aae else, I thii.k. ' They passed a few mere barren fields. thea drsve thrsugh a bit sf rough, taer- sughly Keatiftb lane, with high banks sa either side, where snswdrops, pale and gsidea primroses, were biding, and pres eatly came to the wide, low gates of The Elsis. "What a funny houne!" Dulcie cried, ssriaging dswn, and shivering a little un der all her wraps, ffir the sunsb.ae had died ant by then, and the wind u rising keener and strsnger. "It seems a!) win dows. Aad sh, Etty, what a splendid id elsi!" "That is suite a famous tree. Dulcie; I MB-t intmdues ysu ta it presently. Hut sea r, hnrry ia raw. Have jou forgotten that ysu are hungry V" "Ns. that I have aot. It is a very pleas ant want, I fan BK-ure ysu." When Mrs. Hardinge came home, she fsnad the tw g'ris in Enlirr's rmc, lounging sack in low chairs before the fire, and tulkii.g as jdrls oi:!y can when they have( known each other for years, und have len parted for a while. A rsy light from the west cume in thrsugh the wide window, and mingled with the red glow of the fire. "Esther," Dulcie said presently, laying ber eup down and looking across at her friend with a smiie in her eyes, "what about this lover of yours? Ia it quite true that you are engaged?" "1 believe so." The girl's face flushed so hstly as she gaid it that the smile deepened percepti bly in Duieie's eyes. "Weil, tell me about him, dear." "Ob, there is nothing to tell, Dulcie! I really " stammering. "You are is love with him, I hope?" "Of course" with a little stare of gur prii aad a hotter blush than ever. Then Esther ruse, and going to a little fancy box on the dreK;ng tonic, she tsok from it a large silver Iscket attucbed to a chain. "That ia his likeaess," she said, aoftiy, coming back ts the hearth, and layiag the locket spes on her friend's hand. As Dnleie leased forward to examise it, Esther slipped down oa the rug at her feet, and with ber elbows sn her kaees looked up at her. As she looked at ber, a great surprise came M ber. Duicie'a face had changed at sight of that pictured face, ia its plain silver setting, till Es ther half wondered if her owa eyes were not playing ber nme trick. It rsu'd sat be, she thought, that Dulcie's face had really looted like tout. It was seine shadow of the ISreligh'i that bad deceived ber ey for aa instant. &urpr. dismay angu:sh swept over rtie piquant, blsoming face, which the red light showed mit so plainly. The bioom all died out of it; the arch look faded. In their p!acs cam a stony pallor, a rigid liok that was woeful. At last she looked up, and eatigat Es ther's surprised eyes watching her. hhe smiled wan'y, and held up ber hand, as if to shield ber nice from the fire-giow. "He is good-looking, Etty. I da t think I ever saw a handsomer face." "But he is better than that," Esther an swered, with fond, shy pride in ber lover. "He is so noM and faithful, aad and tender, Du icier Dtilrie chivered a little. "Is be, my darling? I am very glad, lie could hardly tie loo good for Queen Ecther." aoftiy smoothing the fair check go clow to her own. And then, laughing a little harshly "I oaly hope he is not a veritable King Ahasuerus to your Esther! He did not hire another queen before you, did he, EttyT "I don't understand you," , ""Yon rnmerolier don't you? that King Ahnsnerus had put away aoe wife be cause she had a will of ber awn before ever he took unto himielf the fair Jewish maiden!" "I'ercy never had a wife." "No" with a mocking laugh; "but he may have had a sweetbesrt, Etty." "1 think aot I am sure not!"' a little coldly, rising and putting her locket ea re folly bark into its case. iMilcie answered nothing to that. She seemed suddenly to have grown quite chilly, for she crouched forward nearer the fire, srirh her elbows on ber knees, and her chin buried In ber little pink palms. Once or twice sbe dosed her eye as if thea smarted, and It even seemed as if there were a line of moisture on the long fringe. But that could scarcely have been, for Doleie had often boasted that she bad cried as little in her life as "if ahe had been a boy." Presently Mrs, Hardinge came bark for her tea. The gaa was lighted, -and the talk went on again briskly; but never once wsa Esther'a lover mentioned. Dulcie's boxes bad been taken into Es ther's room, and the two girls dressed to gether. Mrs. Hardinge ber owa toilet made ratue back to superintend theirs, quiet a usual, but critical. "What dress must I put on to-night, Berta r" Esther asked, turning round a gleaming white vision, bare-armed aad bare-shouldered frem the glass. "Your blue cashmere, I think, and I'll lend yoa a raby fan; fat will go aieely with rt." "Blue aad rube!" Esther laughed. "Tea are determined 1 aba 11 aot lack color to night, Berta." Meanwhile little Dnleie waa bagy pick ing ant from the well parked boxes the drees she wanted. WhesTit wa laid out on the bed Mrs. Hardinge' quick rye took note of It. It did not please ber, perhaps, for a kind of pucker came between her dark, straight brow. Yet k waa a very p retry dregs. It wai a Genoa velvet; the darkest tint af greet K looked almost black in some lights soft, rich, eiqaisite to touch aad eight The bodice waa eat very low, with tigb sleeves reaching to the elbow, gad than were the prettiest lare trimmings a ban the besom, aad falling loose and feb atom the dhnmled arms. ether calked tat ia deHaht at aksstt ad It at rather DMa la il-fer fat wae tbd girl that aha asUnirsd asore than the djaaaJ Tnj are a perfect picture, fynjcwi mftr i w not bm yoa wart aa butctiftl Aid in leak aa eaaJat, ta." I a ta drawing; rosea the avntli already waiting. Hagh riemiag leeeaiaay a a lew aastr my the Ire, recap lUahapa at the graad piaae. playr saateaes af Weber, aed fragment af 'Jena Wmh- eut Words." Bsis rose as the ladles entered, aad both pairs ef eyeg turned iastiartively toward the little figure that followed Esther. lookieg smaller taae nsaal evaa bp sea- J trast. Hugh Flemlig waa the first ta be iatre duced ts Dulcie. Then Perry Staahspe came forward slowly and stood before her. "Mr. Stanhope Dulcie! My dear friend, Dulcie Levesque Percy," Esther Dsrrsst said ia her lew, clear voice. Aad Dulcie lifted np her eyea and look ed iuts I'ercy Stanboies face for sne fleeting half second, aa be bent bis blende head over the band she offered bin Esther did aot look just then at either of them. Her breast wag beating fast, her cheeks were flashing, she was ss prsud of this lover of hers. If sbe had leaked this is what she would have seen during that half second. A spasm ef pain sn the inai s lips; a bitter curve sn the wsmsa a, a shadow sf fear in the uian'a eyeg, a glow sf scsra ;a the woman's. t'l'o be continued.) KIPLING'S FIRST SPEtCK The Author Mas at Last Appeared ia u liall'j uct inic Hall. While all of En.'lauil and half of America arc golug wild over liudyiml KJpliug's books, the author himself la skulking away iu some small couutry town doing all In bis iwwlt to avoid the public aud tlie honors that are. ready to burst uikiii liiiu If ho totiU' only !)( found and brought out into bo- clety a few times. During his sojeuru in India lie has evidently Unbilled tlio sjiirit of tbo klii); of the juugle w ho de lights to creep forth at uiht. commit bis depredation, and then Meal back into the shade, braving Hie villagers to wonder at the stupendous character of his work. Kudyurd In quite willing that people should read hist books, but they niuKt let bkn alone. Society lead ers in London have trlod every conceiv able plan to get bim out. but all to no avail. The Duchess of Devonshire spread bcr net, but in vain. Mrs. fleorge Curzou tried to arrange a meeting of Mr. Balfour and Mr. Kipling at her botis. but Rudyard did not go. Liter ary clubs of every description have showered their Invitations uikid him. but be has always n-plifHl "uo." Iu spite of all bis diwdalu for social functions, and after having tloclJned proffers that most literary men would have been glad to have hud the oppor- tunlly to accept, Rudyard bus at last appeared at a banquet. He baa recited one of bis poems and mado an after dinner speech. The surprise Is that h was not induced to come forth from his solitude by any literary, scientific or aristocratic presHiire, but at tbo so licitation of a plain every-day doctor of medicine to whom the author bad some years ago taksn a fancy. Government's Old Gutd ltusinrs Hard times can be- pretty well otl matrd by the amount of gold Jewelfy, old plate, and trinkets, says Director of the Mint Preston, presented at the government mints. During the period of extreme depression the amount of metals pnrcbased by the government reached high Ogures, but In the past year It has dwindled considerably. At the approach of the holiday season tne jewelry sent to mints to be sold in creases In large proportion compared to the quautUy sold in the dull season. Soon after New Year there Is usually a heavy Installment at tu a-ssa of fices and mints. Within the past week a pair of gold bracelets, which cost $.V, wx-re sent to the mint bureau here to be sold for the gold In them. Their owner said be could not keep them, ns he requited the money, and asked Director Preston to dispose of them at whatever value tl.-ey might bring. The biacu'.ets, ou beln; melted down, wire shown to couLiin 17 worth of pure metal. From 1873 down to laat yiar the amount of money paid out by the gov ernment for old gold, plate and Jewelry has steadily lncrejiaed. The bigh-water mark waa reached in Hril, when ine government paid out for plate and jew elry $4,0X5,710. The Philadelphia trint melts nine-tenths of the plate and jewelry pnmnte1 to the rfovornmeut Payment ia generally male iu gold when the jewelry is of that tnotal. Chicago Inter Ocvho. fclaes of liamrin Hearts. ' "It la customary to assort that wom en are more apt to love than men. and that they love with greater passion," saJd the physician. "But, oe vert hel use, If the heart baa anything to do with it, the greater love sbouW be that of the man. "For a woman's heart la not so big aa that In the male breast. Men bare larger hearts. Ttie average bear, of a man weighs from ten to twelve oarjcea, while the average best of a woman welglia two ounce less. Kervrthetaaa, In proportlan to the whole weight of the body the woman's heart la greater, for In tbe normal woman tba beart weighs 1149 as much aa all tba resit of ber, while sbe man'a heart ta bat MOD of bw total weight "-Lewtstoo (lie). Jeornai. Hla Oaly Chanoa. There bad been aome bard words from each on the faolta of tbe opposite sex, sum she flnaily gave what ahe thought would be a parting shot. Tou rail at ua," ahe said, "and snaka fun of oa, but what, I aak jmm, would you do without wetaewr "Oct rich,'' ha replied pramptty, tad sbe waa no imdlgoajit that M took her aak hla for a hnr boanet srlwwf aPnMlMVCa) "I ta. fwa, ba to Ipulah W. tUsmnPtha,' -Baaskt tarwa iam hiw ttst Mala affair snhjht ksif r--.!. i - : . Aa fa'' lAl . Ch eken I, ice. Lice cause the death of millions ef chickens every year, and especially lit tle growing chicks. It Is not the kind ef lice that feed on the hens at night and go back onto tbe perches to hide during the day and digest the blood they sucked at night These are "chick en bedbugs," aa a friend ba very aptly named them. We bave had a few of these and easily destroyed them by pouring kerosene on the roost poles un til it drips off. I have the poles mova ble, and sometimes take tkem out and singe them after applying the kerosene, er get new ones. But the lice that trouble u are the big gray ones that crawl from the hen to the little chicks as soon a.- batched, and fasten upon their heads, throats and the back of their necks. They suck their blood and lay eggs that soon hatch and make hundreds of little lice that run nil over their bodies. Last fall I read of tobacco dust being COMMON TARIKTTE Or MFJP.D. bix i.icn MAa- a remedy, so early thl season I got 100 pounds of It. We find It very satisfac tory. It kills the lice and does not hurt the hens or the little chicks. We sprln k'.d It over the sitting bens while on tbe nests and put it In the dust wallows. and thus reduce the amount of lice on (U? old fowls. As soon as the chicks are off the nett, we critically Inspect every one of thorn for lice. I use pure kerosene, dipping the tip of s finger In it, auf touch the top of the bond, the th.-oat and back of the nock. When the down is wet In this way the lice are easily seen, and the kerosene kills all that it touches, both litre and nit. I also rub a little grease on the hen's neck, rump and under her wiDgs. B. Van Deusan, In Orange Judd Farmer. tin i Id 1 rig a r- tsrk. Many tons of bay have to be stacked ; out of doors, because of scant room ' within the barns. Many of these stacks are wholly, or in part, spoiled from im proper building. A platform should first be built, to keep out botto danip- STACK. A pole should be aet up In tbe middle of this, to give ateadlneaa to tbe stack, particularly to Its upper part. and to afford an attachment for ropes that should run from tbe point at tbo top down the aide, to keep the hay from blowing off. Under the ropes pat a cap of cloth to start tba water dowo over tbe aides (Iroperly. In tola way but a minimum of loss will be ex perienced. American Agriculturist Experiments with Tarkera, A farmer who baa raised turkeys many years, and who takes pleasure la making experiments, writes thai char coal, turkey fat and diamonds are alike In some respects. It Is a fact that mors fat may be gotten out of charcoal than one would suspect, without a knowledge of chemistry. Here is aa accoant of one experiment: "Four tur keys vers confined la a pan and fed oa steal boiled potatoes and oats. Four other of the same brood were at the sains Ubm confined la another pea and red dally on the article, but with one plat of very fine pulverised charcoal mixed with then? food mixed meal and boiled potatoea. They alao bad a ptaatV fol supply of broken charcoal la their pea. The eight were killed oa the same nay, aad there was a dlflTarenee of IVi aoaafts each ta faror af the fowls which had beea supplied with charcoal. tae fatter, aad the a petal of WorM. realtor assail Vara. The Ksepfag er kjo ass ea a fsa areas ef eara, pwtatoee aad ky disflag a irawjai af caad lsr. cay fee w lasuL . ' it - - , ... -II ' t i i . i I HOW TO Bt'LLD A they befog teaeh aeas aad taTor. -rvattry , kept on ten acres In connection j poultry-growing. The cows would fup i nlsh manure to keep a part of the 1 In very high state of cultivation. the skim-milk given to drink, tmed la mix the dough or made Into curd fa young fowls, would furnish exeeJlea food for them. If one or two acrea of land could be devoted to potatoea ai unsalable ones would make good cblch en feed. Just to what extent any am should go Into poultry, or kinds the should keep, each one must determine) for himself. In some cases It will pay best to keep only one kind of thorough i bred fowls, and sell the eggs and fowl" ! for breeding purposes, but this will re quire some skill In advertising aud oara , in breeding. Poultry Kccmt. The I.nrccut II oz In the World It Is rather curiously a Southern) fanner who has succeeded In producing the bog that turns the scales at the. greatest weight. T. W. Wllllajoa, of Decatur, Ala., Is the man, and his bog, which he says Is only threp years old, weighs l.MM pounds and is so fat that It cannot rise. It Is 10 feet 2 Inchea la length, four and a half feet high. Il owuer has refused VtO for It, thinking" that he can make more by taking it from place to place, and using It ss a show. The hog is of the Berkshire breed, crossed ou the native Southern stock. If the hog haa made Its growth In three years. It meana an annual gala of 508 pounds per year. That would ba double what most hogs gain during; the first year of their lives, when tbe gain la usually greatest Mnriy 1 ach Animal. There is a disposition to rebel against "feeding tables," that Is, making the al lowance of food according to the lis weight of the animal- No rule for feeding that are based on weight caa be followed, as the preferences for tbe various kinds of food, the capacity of production, and the healtb of the ani mals vary. A largo cow may be a dainty feeder, while a small one way at all times be ready to consume Urge quantities of food. To feed proper It la necessary for the dairyman to study each cow in his herd aud allow her as much as she require. If aha does not pay for her food then ho should replace her with a better animal. but It matters not how large a quantity of food a cow may consume provided she gives a profit. ' Plowing In Gunner, If there la ever a time whea deep plowing Is advisable It Is In summer, es pecially If some green manure can b turned tinder the furrow. This will heat rapidly in hot weather, and the gase from Ha ' fermentation rising through tbe soil will mellow It mora than can l- done by the most thorough cultivation when such land Is deep) plowed iu spring. In fact, most spring plowing ought to bo very shallow, aa the air Is not warm enough to warm through a deep furrow, and, therefore. If vegetation la then deeply plowed in II rots very slowly. Overfeeding l efore Working:. Whenever a working team has aa un usually hard job it Is the babit of some farmers to feed It extra, thus glvlnf ha stomach an additional labor, and thus lessening available present strength. It ought always to be remem bered that It la tbe food eaten the day before, and for days and weeka before that, which la available for preatjnt trength. No animal ought to be ex pected to work on an empty stomach. But a light feed before an extra bard job I better than loading tbe steasaeh. with more than It requires. Care of Howsc Walls. There should be an Inclosed bonding over every well from which water ta be taken for family use. Multitudes of Insects and even small animals fall Inta the well if K is exposed to the air and has no curb around It 8o, too, there Is always much dust blown Into It, and the rays of the sun shining down make the water too warm to use during hot weather. Every time a bucket la low. ered Into tbe water k carries some ef tbe warmth It bas. absorbed from eoa tact with the summer sir. About t BlMgollJng. Subsolllng has tbe advantage of loos ening tbe bard pan below the surface, It may be Injurious on aome soils ta turn the subsoil up, but it can do a harm to pulverize It This Is dons by having a subsoil plow follow lo the furrow that la being tnnl it., k. enlng of the subsoil permits tbe roots or tne plants to go deeper, thus derrtv Ing more moisture and plant food. Sub soiling ahould ba accompanied with thorough drainage, however, er the land will be lacking In warmth. Ooooberrp Mildew. As a preventive and remedy for atf. dew ea gooseberries, the New Tort ax-' peri mart station found that plications of a eolation of pastel ma uiDvioa reuucea tne loss from W to I per cent, the east being 1 coat far treating Are baahels seven times. The eolation Is prepared by dissolving one ounce of the salnhld is, ts. "n ef water. 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