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Old Blazer's Hero
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By DAVID CHRISTIE MURRAY.
CHAPTER XII.
When Hackett entered the cool and
Shaded hotel he saw a sizht which sur
tnsed him more than a little. The wlicr
tod respectable Neil lii.-iue was there
alone, at that bo'ir of ti.e iii'irulu;'; and
what wan more, tie had a gia of iiri Is
and water tw-f.ire him.
"Hiilo, Ned'" t.dd the uewomer. "I
idu't know you did that soil of thing
to early."
Plane gave hi:n no answer. mid waiv
ing into the Moue-paved hall, stood there
with hi bok turned to his Mns-essful
rival. Hack.-tt shrugged his shoulders,
amiled meaningly at the landlady, .and
Bodded hi head in Plane's direction.
"Changing his ways a little, isn't he?"
"It isn't my place to talk. Mr. Hack
ett," said the eld-rly landlady, "hut I'm
torry to see it, and I'd a deal rather
ot have his custom thau hare it 1 like
tht young gentleman too well to want to
him comin' here too often. I'd say
the same to you if I thought there was
ny vise hi it."
"IWt cry bad fish. Mrs. Warden,"
tried Will, with that captivating laugh of
1;. And taking up a liesnieared and
tattered ccpy of last week's journal,
feigned to x'aur-e over it contents.
In d;ie time Abrara arrived with the
fcntsage, received his pay and lingered
t the portal to watch the arrival of the
emuibus, which was naturally an event
f unemployed people.
Plane stood stolidly in the vestibule as
U ha awaited Hackett's departure, and
the latter lifted his eyes from the dog
tared journal a wore of times to look
at him through the wiu.low.
Now Mrs. Hackett's walk had lasted
for perhaps an hour, i;n 1 when she re
entered the house, full of grave aud ten
Itr thoughts, the maid handed a note to
her, and she, without so imi'h as look
lug at it, carried it absently upstairs in
to her bedroom. The aspect of the place
recalled her from Iter reverie at once.
Two or three disordered drawers were
tacked one upon the other on the floor,
nd a hundred articles were lying loosely
scattered on the bed. She st.xid for a
moment in wonder, and then, her eyes
falling upon the note, she saw that it
euperscripfion was in her husband's
handwriting. She tore the letter open
and made herself mistress of its contents
at a glance.
What did this clandestine departure
lean? Was Will deserting her? Had
be cajoled her from the house in order
to get away io secret? She shrank from
(he fancy, and pushed it away from her
With all her force. She would not give
fcouseroora to so terrible an imagination
for a second. But the door was barred
too late. The thought had found au en
trance and insisted on remaining, let her
blind her eyes to it as she might She
ran hurriedly downstairs and questioned
tfct maid.
Her suspicions were confirmed by
what the servant told her. The maid
left her, and she stood for a little while
(ulte still, looking straight before her
with the letter in Imnd; sod (hen, sud
denly rousing herself, the left the house
and walked at a brisk pace towards the
town.
She would understand this strange
procedure and at ouce. It was her
right to understand it Will had evi
Itntly known before he advised her to
Uava the house, with all those false ca
resses aud all that pretended gentle
brightness, that he was going to leave
ktr. She drew her figure unconsciously
plight, and trod the pavement like an
Indignaut queen.
But while she was yet at a considera
ble distance from the main road she
Ward the sound of the bus wheels. She
rat wont to be conservative of her dig
nity, and at ordinary times would have
thought it quite a disgracefully hoyden
lab thing to run in the streets; but tins
was a moment to banish small scruples,
and she ran her hardest,
Hackett was swaggering on the steps
f the hotel, delaying to mount the bus
Bntil the last moment and Ned Blane
Wat watching him tvith. eyes of hatred
and contempt Will, who was smiling
long the street, turned pale suddenly,
ad made an active dash for the bus.
Blane strolled down the vestibule, and
looked out sardonically for the. emissary
of law.
The whip cracked, the bus went off In
a cloud of dust; and Mrs. Hackett came
to a standstill in the middle of the street
nd, turning, retraced her steps. Blane
burst into a great laugh, which sounded
ao oddly that the little crowd of idlers
tared at him. Ilia merriment endured
(or a space remarkable for its brevity,
and be looked back surlily and almost
terctly at the people who looked at him,
tad went back into the hotel.
CHAPTER XIII.
John Howarth, builder and timber
attrchant, was a small man who mis
took himself for a big one. He weigh
ed a hundred pounds., or thereabouts,
and walked with as solid and atolid a de
liberation as if he weighed two hundred
panada.
Tht dimmer air in the neighborhood
f Howarth's house was fragrant with
Che treat of pine boards, and the spite
(at Doiae made by a circular saw. which
bit Ita te8in-driveti way through timber
a treat shed in the rear of the house,
waa like the tonnd of a prodigious wasp
as prodigious passion.
The bnilder stood, with hia shoulders
oaaared and hit note In the air, at hia
wa (ata, caressing with the finger aud
tkaaib of hit right hand a chin shaven
a eiean aa a new-laid eg whilst hia
haft kaad toyed with a bunch of teals.
Win a thiac beppeaed to another man
to atfUdtr knew now to regard it with
M f tolerable shrewdness, and
Matt Mthaau Ita proportion aa acru
Mtatf aa the general ran af men eon Id.
Bat whea a tktaf aanatatd to himself,
II taat aa dllerewt eater front any It
oaalBiy bare wan ka aeeantag to
tw' iA Li 1 .
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hups a trifle confused. If Will Hackett
had married another man s daughter, and
hoi rnu away fmui her after a mere
three mouths of married life, Howarth,
not be'i,i quite so ad un.iutiue aa he
fj.t.cied t.injelf, would h.ive pitied the
man. aud hare thought the posture of
a (Tail unhappy, lint since it was his
daughter who was deported by her hus
band the f ft had litl'e more elTert upon
him tli. ii iu mate hi:u feel tti.it he was.
if !.. of greater importance than
ever in the town and at ol.ji-t of pro
f iiue er interest.
Whilst he stool sunning himself iu a
r-onsc'o is rectitude, which made him feel
positively benevolent toward he world
at lar;e he heard a footstep, aid, turn
ing to the left, saw Hepzibah approai-h-ing
him with a basket on her arm. He
made himself a little bigger thau usual,
and stepped ponderously into the road.
Ilepzibau at once displayed an inclina
tion toward a detour, and struck out in
to the middle of the horse road. How
arth. comfortably understanding that a
person of Hepzibah's nocinl position
would naturally be humble iu his pres
ence, took a step or two into the horse
piad to encourage her in accosting him.
Either Hepzibah's humility or her de
sire to avoid the honor of passing a
"good morning" with the builder, sent
her back to the footpath. Howarth. by
a sort of majestic chance, returned to
the footpath also, just in time to inter
cept the gaunt domestic.
"Miirnin-," he said. "Fine weather if
it holds."
Jlepzibtih. thus arrested, stopped short,
with an eminently uncouvetitional as
pect. "Yes: the weather's right enough."
"Ah." said llowurtli, "it's fine likely
weather, and it's pushin' the fruit on
beautiful."
He lifted the edge of the nowy nap
kin which partially cohered the con
tents of llrpzihih's basket, i n.! conde
scendingly selecting a particularly ripe
gooseberrv, ia:rd it and nodded approv
al. "I siippos." he asked, "inti've been
up to Mother .Jordan's garden for the-e'"
"That's so," said llcp.ib::!i, making a
movement to get past him.
"How's the young niastet?" asked
Howarth. "I've heerd say aa he's got a
modal o' some sort for savin' Shadrach
Randal's life. Is that true?"
"He's got the medal right enough."
said Hepzibah, with the same forbidding
aspect, "and dear enough it might ha'
cost him."
"Yes. yes," assented Howarth. "Dear
enough it might ha cost him. to be sure.
He's a valiant chap, is young I51ane,
and a fin feller altogether. Between
yon and me," he continued, taking out
his confidential stop, "it's begun to seem
to me to be a bit of a pity as I hadn't
found that out earlier."
"Oh!" said Hepzibah, shifting her bas
ket from one arm to the other and look
ing straight before her. "That's come
to be the opinion of a good many people,
let me tell yon."
"That's
too.
id Howarth
"there'B few men o' sense as I'm not at
one with in regard to most questions."
"It's a pity you weren't at one wl'
most men o' sense wi' regard to that
question some months ago, Mr. liow
arth," returned Hepzibah,
"I suppose folks are a talkin'," taid
the builder.
"They generally are," replied Hepzi
bah. "about one thing or another. There'a
some on 'em," she added, making a for
ward more again, "as hat got no thin'
better to do."
"What are they saying now?" asked
Howarth, lifting up the napkin tgain
and selecting another gooseberry.
"Ask 'em," returned Hepzibah, grim
ly) "there's some on 'em Ml tell you."
"Very well," said Howarth. "I ask
the first I come across. I ask you."
"Oh, well," replied Hepzibah, omln
onsly, "when a thing't asked for It
doesn't take much of a bold face t' offer
It Mr. Howarth. They're saying the
most of 'em since you will have it as
it's nigh on a fortnight now since your
daughter's husband left the place.
They're saying you let the poor thing
marry a villain with your eyes open.
Aud they'a a-sayin' as yon and your wife,
as ought to be the only ones i' the world
as the poor thing's got to look to. have
left her there to starve for all you
know, or seem to care. And there's some
of 'em saying it'll be a bit of a pity if
Jack Howarth isn't stoned 1' the market
place next Friday. Now you've got what
you asked for, Mr. Howarth, and I'm
glad of it, for it's a weight oft" my mind
as I'd a deal rather have off than on it,
and I'll say good mornin'."
Therewith Hepzibah departed, bolt up
right, and Howarth, with his finger and
thumb at bis cleanshaven chin, looked
after her with an expression altogether
piteous aud crestfallen.
CHAPTER XIV.
It waa essential that Mr. Howarth'
spiritual barrel organ should grind out a
tune of which he could approve. If any
thing occurred to disarrange the machin
ery, there waa nothing easier in the
world than to find a new tune and to
persuada himself that It waa no more
than a natural variation of the old one.
In face of Hepzibah's newt bit tene
ments it once bectmt fatherly, end be
waa completely aware that he bad been
fatherly all along, and had only waited
for a propitious moment to declare bit
benevolent intention!. It had hitherto
been hit opinion that it wu Mary't
place to come to blm; he knew now that
it had been hia opinion all along that it
waa hi place to go to her after wait
ing, at a matter of eourte, quite proper
ly nntll now.
fleeing thingt that clearly, ha walked
ronad to the back of the houte, to tavt
the trouble of admitting biauelf bjr the
frost door, and eacouatered lire, How
arth la the kltehea.
"raanr A a, eald Mr. Howarth,
Tn taiakia' If abwat tea wa war
down street and took a look at Mary,
We've had no news of her now for full
a fortnight, and it's nigh on that time
since thut young villain of a Hackett cut
and left her."
"Ah:" taid Mrs. Howarth, "1 could
ha' tu'd you bow that u;.t' h would ha'
turned out all along. I could ba' told
you what would hs' come tt that there
marriage. You wa full of it You was
all for marrying the gell to a gentleman.
And where's your gentleman now, John?
Ah. where is he?"
"That's just what I should like to
know," repouded her husband, posing
himself in vivid consciousness of his own
plijuical majesty. "I should like to have
my hand on that young villain's collar."
"And them as was theer would
bow that 'd end." said the wife.
"EudV said the incensed father. "Aud
how would it end?"
"It tld end," replied Mrs- Howarth.
safely venturing on prophecy, in r'sject
to this extremely improbable contingen
cy, "iu his borrowin' tite dollars, an' the
two of jou sittiu' down to drink togeth
er." "It ud end." her husband declared.
wi:h a solemn and impresMve gesture of
the r.glit band, "in his getting the sound
est boss w hi in' one man ever gave ao
other."
"You'd ha' took no notice of anything
I might ha' said, John." she continued.
we'll go and see the geil if ) iiu think as
go we'd best; though, for my part, I
don't see what's to come of it."
"This'U come on it. anjliow." said
Howarth, venturing into the domain of
candor, if with one fxit only. "I've wait
ed as long as I think fit to wait, and
now our goin'll stop the tongues as art
begiuning to wag again' us. Fanny Ann."
"it was Mary's place to hu' come to
us, Johu," said Mrs. Howarth.
"There," returned her husband, "you
and uie's at oue. It was her place to
come to us, but scuce her has not thought
fit to do so, we must make it our place
to go to her. Get your things ou, and
we'll go down at ouce."
When Mrs. Howarth had made her
preparations, the pair walked down the
street together, and Howarth noticed,
though bis wife did not, that their pro
gress toward their daughter's house, and
the.r arrival at its door, created a con
siderable amount of public interest.
Now. almost at the moment when
Howarth arrested Hepzibah ou her home
ward walk, bis daughter had found her
v. ay to the actual borders of despair.
There bad been no further news from
her husband, and. of course, no further
remittance from him. The little maid's
monthly wage happened to be payable
that day. and it also happened that the
provisions of the house were so far re
duced that they would last for (bit day
onl). To keep the maid under tliee con
ditions was su obvious impossibility. To
dismiss her at a moment's warning with
out an equivalent for notice in the way
of salary was equal!)- impossible. So
.Mary Hackett's last dollar went to the
rosv -cheeke 1 maid.
' You can go tonight after tea," said
the mistress, "and here are your wages."
The maid, partly understanding tilt
position, began to cry.
"1 have no fault to find with you." her
mistress continued, "and I shall be glad
to give you a good character; but I have
no further need of you, and "
She was about to say that she could
not maintain her longer, but pride for
bade that disclosure, and she left the
girl to form her own conclusions.
It was almost immediately on the top
of this scene that her father and mother
presented themselves. Mrs. Howarth's
was not, perhaps, much of a motherly
heart to go home to, but it was the only
refuge she was likely to find, and she
would fain have gone to it. But mam
ma, having made up her mind that she
was the person injured in this melan
choly business, and the one creature to
be commiserated, entered with a mien
so dolefully resigned and so inappre
hensive of sympathy thst her daughter!
footsteps were arrested half way toward
her, and Mary stood still iu what she felt
to be an atmosphere of accusation.
Howarth, with one hand at his seals
and another at his chin, made himself
as large as he could, and looked about
him as if he gazed upon a scene of open
desolation.
(To be continued.!
Needed a Changa.
When the tired man entered the of
fice, says the Philadelphia Lt-dger, he
told the doctor he did not know what
ailed him. but he needed treatmeat; he
was pretty well worn out
The physician put on his eye
glatsses, looked at the man's tongue,
felt bis pulse, sounded his chem and
listened to the ben ting of his heart
"Same old sloryl" exclaimed the doctor,
w ho was of the new school of fnh air.
"Men can't live hived up In an office
or hous. No use trying. Now I ci.uld
make myself a corpse, as you are doing
by degrees, If I sat down here and (lid
not ifiSr."
' I " began Ihe patient
"You must have fret,h sir," broke In
the doctor. "You must take long walks,
and brace up by staying out of doors.
Now I "could make a drug store out of
you and you would think I was a smart
man, but my advice to you It to walk,
walk, walk."
"But, doctor " Interrupted the
man.
"Now, my dear man, don't argue the
question. Just take my advice. Take
long -walks every day several times a
day and get your blood into circula
tion." "But my business," said the patient
"Of courae, your buslneas prevents It;
evffybody saya that Jurt change your
buslnetse ao you will have to walk
more. By the way, what la your busi
ness ?"
"I'm a letter carrier," meekly replied
the pttlent
Qnlte the Thine.
"I want my stationery to be attrac
tive and appropriate," aald the maa
who was starting a collection agency.
"How about a light blue pa per f"
suggested the printer.
"1 bad thought of gray.'
"Well, that's ao a dun color would
ba appropriate." Philadelphia
Happlnoei for many a
panda upon bar ability to ttir op
bio amotsf bar aohjbbora,
it v
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Perfect Hns lloawe.
Alt r -j iviiiHlitiiig wi:ii n d.'fcel.
1 i.nis for b a lion-'., the wr:tr fount'
ti.e ciM' illustrated to i:ic tin- l-t s;it
.siacti . of any st the t.ina!l.-st fx
ldv- It will ! sen (hat lben is ix
Hasir of nm: that (lie lnnMiiis: b
is, u pact an I msilv inadp ru.fii Uil
cv u iu the idii st (iiiiialiss. Ii tuaj
iiu-.dc of any mati tlil. and by ii-ltij
.. t iesl 1 1: m1 h i- ,,r li.utcii on r i-r.ii ki
! lit IIM'c.i. d illlllli T is U l. Ilia le
ii- uuii i: d - td. Ill Hi gtoiiod d n
; "he iiiiKt i hci tigo;-e riirve it:
'in- ;.ar i in which f''s:i;.g tror.tii- iii:m
t- aY'.ii,-.-.!.
1 ig'.iic 2 is Ino ii. ah. p in of 111,. jrt'ii,
In l.iltiu' I- .In. Wi t) the tin.uii !(..-.,!
.i on i.iic )'(', wlici,- tl.i- aiiiinais :u
I'LAN Hili IHrti Hot SK.
ful ou stormy il.iys. Figure 8 Is the
bid room, and a wiudw or board i!oi
i.iav ! j. l.icisl hi the sih of thin room,
thiougli which the Ushliiig may lis
i'lioun. 1 igiiii' 4 show the liiclili.d
I! e.r. which is ti Ileal in underneath Willi
h iiUeu -.tone- to furnish Hun siipi"it"i.
Any a;iatioti of this plun Ilia) In
n-! If tin- main arraug'-mont Is li-ld
to; for this aniingi'iii. tit pnividi-s f.
tin- best tls" of the spiif-t. The isist
of sncii a structure can Ih- ke;it down
i iv If the Work Is done liy those on
the farm. -St. Paul I i-at. Ii.
I'miner, the New Grnln Crop.
The iiecompnny lug Illustration shows
a head of beiinW, w liltc-cliuff clnuuT.
KuiiiH-r bus fowii grown for the pasi
few yeiirs In vnrl
V I mis locnlitli- In (he
West mid NiM-th-wot
with gratify
ing roenliH, mid
where known needs,
no wrdii of com-im-irthitioii.
It h
making a place fx
Itself among tield
crops. There Is
however, a wide!
Held for ciiiliioT. 1 1
la well wm(U a
triul In any pint ot
the wltKur-w heat
belt where it Ik le
slrulile for any rcii
con to lind n nib
Klltute fur nt.
a spring grain cro
for feillii) pur
IXjses it iMI-tuild)
has ci iishl. rati r
merit, and hoiiii
positive advantage
over oats. Where
the latter nre sub
j-t to rui ami
give only niodi-riiu
yield of llgh.
weight grain, em
mer is the liettei
crop to raise. Al
though not a fowv
,
it fc.AU ov fcMMKU. lulely ri!Kt pnnif
((inner is BlTwtl only a little whei
wheat and oats are fondly injured
AKaiu. It Is not damaged in the slio: k
by rainy wf-ather like oat. It b
hardy, and should le sown very curly
In the sprint. The frrowth at lirsi
appears backward as compared will
oats or spring barley. T1h bhulcsi an I
sti'iiis of Ok; plant nre fine, and it do
not prow as rank as oals, font It stoob
out well, forma a huge number ol
short, MHnpnet heada nnd yleldn heav
II v. Owing to Us halilt of growth ii
h a much safer nurse-crop for gmn
mi clover than oats.
8heep that I'sy.
No farmer should keep sheep be
,-atise they are acavengera and cai
pick off a large share of their foof
from scanty herbage, (such sheej
imiHt foe active to travel over lurgi
spaces in order to find aufoHmtence. t
expect sheep to pay without tht in
vestment of labor Is to sacrifice profits
Success Is assured only when tin
fanner is willing to use breeds thai
xive large carcasses and which re
upond quickly to care and attention
It Is only the labor, after all, tlia,
makes profit, but the lalsir must 1m
bestowed on the best to be had,
Pavinc the Rett feed Corn,
Where the corn is husked Into tht
wagon from the standing stalks, tht
best eara may be thrown Into a box
on one end or side of the wagon, ot
they may be picked out as the corn It
being unloaded into the crib. Seed
corn is often Injured iu ways not fully
understood, when stored into bins oi
cribs, even though It it well protected
from outdoor weather. The tuolsturt
from live stock which collects cni seer
enrn stored above stables is gei"-ii;
1 ; m teed 'I be grain nlid
'I I.I till- nd"S Illliil fl.'MI V 1"' II
..!.; tune, and j,iii!hi-is xliuuUi
it i" buy seed iirn ou (he ear tn
ia. 'i for gruiu.
Hurler for Jlnua,
Af'r M-rcral years' cilie-rn-uct- I atu
!i in,- ,1 that for growing pigs he
iatou the of I to mouths barley
it- ;. -. ta'ile to iuru if only one thing
i- I. l'ur l lie able to feesl tiariey
i i iiitj'dy it must lie finely ground
i.i I s ...k .1 at leas) six hours Is-fore it
is ii-n io (he pis. It should always
be fe.! in t.'.e form of a vi-ry (hick
!op .skim in. Ik is pr. icnlile o waier
Tor making the ship, esjict-iaily for
i!in pics. I i.iM-- feI a lot of pUs
oioiiiiis old. and they made a gain
f -4 isninds a day each ou finely
gr. nnd tmrley fisl as a very thick slop
i:!i a l;!Tul iiauii:y of skim milk.
I o:- very young pis I prefer to feed
.p':il (litis ,f short ami ground foar-I-
v aiol tin n gradually i-hauge It Io
one half -.ich i,f .sirn and foar'cy the
!.i-t six wil;s. when fmishins 'or
'...ii '.it. -Lew is ( l i'ollou.
(iiifil I'uttc-r lr-firreit.
I'airv sch.sils are no.v in uper.t t in
in mam States, and short courses of
histnii-tiiiii i,n hut'er and clieesi -niak-iit'
are given at some of the agrh-ul-i
ilea I i-olleis It was not iuu ag-
deniotistraled that Inferior butler
c iiJd not compete with obsiinar.n ii c.
and that good butler of choice iji:iii!y
could always lie sold at a so.el p. ice.
The fuel lias also Imi n deiiioiixii.msi
Ina I (here was much In learn in mak
ing good butler, and that cleanliness
and tlie proM-r management of the
milk were essential In producing ihe
choice article. There has been u won
ilerful advance lu the methods, of but
ter making, and oleomargarine Is re
sponsible fur It. Consumers will not
jiurcliase the counterfeit article If they
cull m-t the genuine, and poor bllller is
as much a counterfeit n any oilier
imitation.
Feed for Yniinar Auiiitnln.
The younger an animal the more
mineral mutter it requires Iu l:s food.
When very young pit's are growing
they are producing Iwnio very rapidly
III proportion to size, and iillseiUelit
Iv lciUile more pliosilues In their
food. espiH-ially of lime In a soluble
siiiditioii. Milk contains all the nii-cs-.tiy
substances for pigs, but after
a while (hey become of such sizes as
io lie unable io l onsuiiie enough milk
Io si()idy thcui. as they must drink
about eight limes a much, wider In
'lie milk as there arc solid. To sup
;.!y llii delicieuey coin meal 1 added,
but corn nnal Is deli. -lout In mineral
matter. I'.raii. ground oais. slilpstuff
and finely cut clover hay (scalded), in
addition to the milk and corn meal,
w ill prove advantageous.
To Tarn the riti Jslone.
What's the use U-iiding your buck
or barking your knuckles w Inn grind
ing the ax, scythe, or the mower
hiilvey? Turn the
stone with a wood
en rod hiichid by
a slot and pin to
the ct.i.ik. The
turner stand at a.
iJ out of the way of
-e .
J- (he knife four or
ax handle. Kcr
small stones uud heavy work such nil
alti.chiin nt Is p slllvely n-eded. II It.
i'lske. In SI. Louis Republic.
Vnlue of Inltle l-'oorls.
The vnlue of cuttle fmsls ib-jiends
largely upon their digestibility. There
Is more protein In straw than In corn
fodder, font the bitter is more digesti
ble. Some coarse food are valuable,
however. In assisting to digest the con
centrated foods by giving bulk to the
bless, nnd separating the materials,
especially when the course foods are
tvduoiil to a fine condition. Kven If
but n iKtrtloii of the straw foods ore
dlgesliil they lire plepnriil for the ma
nure heap hy the animals, and are thus
JiiiT'-used In value compared with
wasteful use,
s tort iu Life on the Farm,
The young man who Is thinking ol
leaving the farm for the city limy
learn when it Is, too late that while
lie can earn more lu the city he can
not save as much as he could on the
farm. If his object is to secure a com
:'lenee lie Iu nine cases out of ten
w ill do It the sooner on a farm. There
are more chances to spend money lu
the city than in the country, while
the cost of living Is higher. Twenti
eth Century l'armer.
Oreter Variety on Farms.
The farmer who confines himself to
two or three staple crops ami who has
not ventured licyond them does not
know the lull capacity of bin farm.
He should try some special crops on a
small urea ond endeavor to have a
(?re3ter variety of articles to sell. The
causes of failures In some crops do not
Influence other kinds.
F.conomr tn Mnullna.
When hauling a load It Is better to
have the horses draw as much us they
can, making the load the maximum
In weight, as the horses have traveled
Ihe distance whether the load Is small
or Urge, and It Is the time lost In trav
eling that makes hauling expensive.
If the roads are good heavy loads can
foe carried. If not, then two tTlp must
lie ma do and smaller loads carried.
I-et any farmer estimate how much ho
'oses as the difference In Urge and
small loads, and loss of time lu the
Bud, and he wi!l make Icm objection
o road tax In th future.
Tare ni .u i'i Pen.
The bog Is not able to endure se
verely cold weather, yet Jt Is kept in
he moat uncomfortable situation of
ny other animal. The pig pen ahould
k well littered and dry, and the shel
,er ahould contain no cmcka or open
big fr draughts of air.
Hnrrr for ihe Krootm.
Ki-ry imiisewife knows that
broom u. damaged by standing up In
the -orniT on its hruh end foeuiDii thn
l iiii.o dsr. six!
Pa of the haiU
of U alys break
ing or for some rt
h u will WK g ov
4T the nail '"-B
one is in a hurry I
ns ei tly saw a con
elliilit metl.oj of
Lod'bS n Inborn. It
It was simple '"'
I put up cue in ur
liome. A couple of
latL'e sh.Is were
inMcti'-d In the a I
j,..( fi.r eifiiis-U
vi t a siili i: in Ihe
(.an si He If
ll-iiitfe would alio
lie- handle of tht
broom to drop out from bctwi-cn them.
Tin s,e w-te jlaciii UiaU iisiub rom
Hie il.s.r io nliort the bi "in to bans;
In mi iineite.l po- iioii. " - Cor. lows
lluiiic-tead
Sweet iWrl.
li a labb-sM.i iid of flue tioiir Hiti
1 lint of new mlik: whisk together the
white nlnl yo!k of i -(--' and add tn
the milk, l'et cimoiIi fnsli tmtter ta
fry Ihe oiio-li I into the frying pan,
make It hoi over a four lire and pour
in half the uilxtuie Winn this is a
little set. put 4 ieaMiuftils of currant
Jelly, or any oilier preserve, in tin
center, and tin- remainder of the mix
tuie over the lop A fesin as the up
1T port ion is set vend it to the table;
or, (lie omelet lieiiu- fried, spread the
plescrve ou il and loll it.
Crrum of t'clerv tnii.
Cut a liuncii of celery Into loch hits,
mill cover with i-old water Stew uu
til very lender, (hen nib throuuh tht
colander and stir nto it a pint of vml,
iniitbiii ot chicken stock. Thicken
wlib a while mux made of (wo table
spoonful of butter rulileil Into two
of flour aid pour ui adually Into this
puree n pint of M-nldini! milk to which
a piiuh of baking powder bus been
added. When thick and siimoth season
wllh celery suit uud while I"1'IKT "
serve.
lean falad.
Here, however. Is a salad that caa
lie made for canned Im-iiiis. Pour on
the llitior, put in a colander and run
cold water freely over the lieuUH. Make
a dressing of half ii cup of vinegar,
a nuarter of a cup of suar, heated to
gether; pour this over fl beaten eng.
and add a teaspoonful of butter, a
pinch of Halt, one of jiepper, a very lit
tle celery il and n teasMMuifnl of
made mustard.
Cream limmliittit.
I'.ciit n cup of siiL'iir and " cegs to
gcther until lihl- Mix a teusMHHiful
of k.h!u with a cup of sour creaiii. and
add to sugar and eggs; add a tasn
ful of Hodn with fl cup of smr cream,
and add to sncar and eggs; add a tea
KKMMiful of salt a little grated nut
meg or cinnamon. 'and flour enough to
make a soft dough to roll out. Cut luht
circle with a ring cutter, and fry In
deep hot fat.
Crtconnnt MnrCHrnmis.
Mix two cups of grated eiK-isanut
wlih a cup and a Unit of jmwdcrvsi
sugar ami Jiwl enough cream to wet
the coeoanut. Hint In the stiffeissl
whites of two eggs and drop (lie mix
ture by the sxwinf(il upon buttered
piilwr In Ihe bottom of n linking pan.
liuke In n quick ovn ami lft powder
ed sugar over them.
Iotato Pallid.
Any cold potatoes may Ih- utilized
either fooibil or foakei! or masliel. Al
low a raw onion to each half dozcu
cold Isiiled potatoes; chop fine and s
s n with o teiisMuifiil imimanl and
half as much salt. Make into a thick
paste with "live oil and add vinegar
to taste, a ssmftil at (he time, lieat
Ing It In slowly.
Mnrylnnd I'niilinz. -Cut
a Ktalo Kisitige cuke Into hIIcmi
and line the bottom of a linking dish.
Fill with slewed cherries or pctubea,
lay more sliced cake on top and cov
er with a meringue make of the white
of two eggs beaten wltlh two lable
eiKionfuls sugar. Set In ovcu to harden
a moment nnd serve cold with cream.
Nut False or IVnotchle.
Unto a saucepan put n cup of milk,
three cups of light brown sugar and
ls)il until Utile dropped In cold water
may be rolled to a ball between the
fingers. Add a teasnoniiful of butter,
take from the fire, flavor with vanilla
and beat In a cupful of nutmeats. Turn
Into greased tins to harden.
Il'uinir I lothta.
To prevent blue slotting the clothe
put some out on a piece of white doth,
gather up the corners nnd tie together.
Dip this hug In the water and aquae
It until the water Is blue enough. I
this way the clothe will never become
stKttted.
Umin Killlnt.
Into the unbeaten white of an ff
atlr a beaplnr cup of powoero a
far. then beat nntll light and auootX
Add the Juice a ad grated Hud of
lemon, beat again bard, and apraad
tkocakaa.
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