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CHAPTER I Continued.
They were FridfJoTs." She spoke
Us Bame very softly. "I found thest
banging on the chamber walL la the
aight the men began to entertain
themselves with singing, and it coald
be heard that they were getting drank.
I waited till they were all still, and
then I crept into the women's room,
and found the bondmaids hmddled In
their beds. I got through the guard
room, where the Englishmen were
snoring so loud that they wonld not
have heard if I had stamped. In a
niche in the wall outside I found Alm
stein, the' steward, hiding, fall of
fear. I made him follow me oat of the
postern and around to the gate where
my father and Fridtjof " Her
voice broke, but she struggled on.
"The English dogs had left them
there, and Fridtjof s sword was in his
hand. There was a smile on his lips.
I made Almstein dig two graves. I
kissed Fridtjofs mouth and and I
laid my father's cloak over over
his face."
It was useless trying to go on; a
deep sob shut off her voice and threat
ened to rend her when she tried to
hold it back. Sister Wynfreda strove
with gentle arms to draw her down
upon her breast
"Suffer the tears to come, my daugh
ter," she urged her tenderly, "or
sooner or later they must."
"They shall not!" Randalln cried
brokenly. "They shall not! Am I a
weak-minded English -woman that I
should shed tears because, my kindred
arc murdered? I will shed- blood to
avenge them; that is befitting a
Danish girl. I will not weep as
though there were shame to wash
out! I will not weep."
The older woman shrank a little. To
cars attuned to the silence of the
grave, such an outburst was little less
than terrifying; she was at a loss
"Do you know who I am?"
how to soothe the girl. To gain a
respite, she stole away and renewed
the wounded man's bandages.
After a moment Randalln rose and
followed, buckling her cloak as she
went
"Since I am become this man's lord,
I think it is right for me to see how
he fares before I leave him," she ex
plained. "Before you leave him?" The form
in the faded robes turned inquiringly
toward the erect young figure in Its
brave scarlet cloak. "What is it you
say, my child?"
But Randalin was bending low over
the green couch. "Do you know who
I am?" she was asking urgently of the
woodward. "Fix your eyes on me and
try to gather together your wits."
Slowly the man's wandering gaze
focused itself; a silly laugh welled
up in his throat
"It would be no strange wonder if
I did not" he chuckled. "Odin has
changed you greatly;, your face was
never so beautiful. But this once yon
cannot trick me, Fridtjof Frodesson."
There came a time when this mis
take was a source of some comfort to
Randalin, Frode's daughter; bat now
she stirred impatiently.
Sister Wynfreda's hand fell npon
the girl's arm. "Disquiet yourself no
further," she whispered. "It is use
less and to no end. Come this way,
where he cannot hear our voices, and
tell me what moves you to speak of
leaving. Is it not your Intention to
-creep in with us?"
As she yielded reluctantly to the
pressure, Randalin even showed .nar
prise at the question. "By no means.
My errand hither was only to ask for
bread. I go direct to the Danish
camp to get justice from King Ca
nute." The nun reached out and caught the
gay cloak, gasping. "The Danish
camp? Better you thrust yourself
into a den of ravenous beasts. Toa
know not what you say."
Offense stiffened the figure under
the cloak. "It is you who do not
know. Now, as always, you think
about Canute what lying English
mouths have told of him. I know him
from my father's lips. No man on the
island is so true as he. or so generous
to those who ask of him. He is the
highest-minded man in the world."
"My daughter, my daughter, shake
off this sleep of your wits, I entreat
you! The men yon are trusting in
are dreams which you have dreamed
in the safety of your father's arms.
They among whom yon are going are
barbarians yea, devils! It were
-even better had you married the son
of Leofwine. Think you I know noth
ing of the Pagans, that yon set my
words at naught? Who, bnt Danish
men laid low these walls and slaugh
tered the holy nuns as lambs are torn
by wild beasts? Have I not seen their
borrid wickedness?- You think a nan
a coward? Know you how these scars
came on my face? Three times, with
my own hands, I pressed a red-hot
iron there to destroy the beauty that
Ample
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coald easily get a divorce cm the
grounds of lacompatahillty."
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allared else had the Pagans dragged
me with them. Was I a coward?
Randalia's eyes were very wide. "It
seems to me that you were simple
minded," she breathed. "Why did
yon not thrust the iron In his face?"
Bat 81ster Wynfreda's expression
changed so strangely that the girl
foresaw an attack along another line,
and hastened to forestall it "It Is not
worth while to tell me further about
the matter. Do yon not see that it Is
by no means the same? I shall be a
Danish woman among Danish men.
I shall not be a captive, to be made a
dredge of and beaten. I shall be with
my own people, my own king. Let
us end this talk. Give me the bread
and let me go. The sun Is getting
high."
She glanced at it as she spoke, and
found it so much higher than she
realized that her baste increased.
Clutching at her belt her arm, her
cloak, the nun strove desperately to
detain her. "Randalln! Listen! Alas!
how you grieve me by talking after
this manner! Wait you do not un
derstand. It is not their cruelty I
fear for you. Child, listen! It is not
their blows"
But Randalln had wrenched herself
free. "Oh, fear, fear, fear!" she cried
impatiently. "Fear your enemies;
fear your friends; fear your shadow!
Old women are afraid of everything!
No, nofr do not look at me like that; I
do not mean to behave badly toward
you, but it will become a great mis
fortune to me if I am hindered; it
will, in truth. See now; I will kiss
you here where your cheek is soft
est I cannot allow you to take hold
of my cloak again. There! Now lay
your hands upon my head, as you do
with the children when you wish them
good luck."
Because there was nothing else to
do, and because the thought of doing
she was asking urgently.
this gave her some comfort. Sister
Wynfreda complied.
"God guard you, my fledgeling," she
whispered over and over. "My pray
ers be as a wall around you. My love
go with you as a warm hand in your
loneliness. God keep you In safety,
my most beloved daughter!"
CHAPTER II.
Where War-Dogs Kennel.
This morning there were but few
travelers upon the Watling street
South of the highway the land was
held by English farmers, who would
naturally remain under cover while
a Danish host was In the neighbor
hood; while north of' the great divid
ing line lay Danish freeholds whose
masters might be equally likely to see
the prudence of being in their watch
towers when the English allies were
passing. Barred across by the shad
ows of its mighty trees, the great road
stretched away mile after mile in cool
emptiness. At rare intervals, a mount
ed messenger clattered over the
stones, his hand upon his weapon, his
eyes rolling sharply in a keen watch
of the thicket on either side. Still
more rarely, foraging parties swept
through the morning stillness, lowing
cows pricked to a sharp trot before
them, and squawking fowls slung over
their broad shoulders.
On they came. When they caught
sight of a sprig of a boy drawn up be
side the way with his hand resting
sternly on his knife, they sent up a
shout of boisterous merriment The
blood roared so loudly in Randalln's
ears that she could not understand
what they said. She Jerked her horse's
head toward the trees and, drove her
spur deep into his side. Only as he
leaped forward and they swept past
her, shouting, did the words reach
home.
"Look at the warrior, comrades!"
"Hail, Berserker!" "Scamper, cub, or
your nurse will catch you!" '.Tie
some of your hair on your chin, little
one!"
As the sound of hoof-beats died
away, and the nag settled back to his
steady Jog-trot, the girl unclenched
her hands and drew a long breath.
"Though it seems a strange wonder
that they should not know, me for a
woman, I think t need give myself no
further uneasiness. It must be that
I am very like Fridtjof in looks. It
may be that it would not be unadvis
able now for me to ask advice of the
next person how I can come to the
camp."
The asking had become at matter
of necessity by the time she found
any one capable of answering the
question. Three foreign merchants
whom she overtook near noon could
give her no information, and she cov
ered the next flve miles without see
ing a living creature; then It waa only
a beggar, who crawled oat of the
bushes to offer to sell the child be
side him for a crust of bread. The
petition brought back to Randalln her
Another Explanation.
"Were you seasick?"
"Oh, I woaldat like to say that I
seasick, bat never in my life have
I eaten anything that disagreed with
me aa much as the last dinner i had
before we ran lato the storm."
Partial Believer.
-I sappaee." aha sale, "yon would
not believe that I am a grandmother
at nr
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that her answer was
petalaat -and the
before the question coald even, be pat
to him. Two miles more, and nothing
was in front of her but a lock of rag
ged blackbirds circling over a tram
pled wheat-field. Already the sun's
round eChin rested on theicrest of the
farthest hilL la desperation, she
turned aside and -galloped after a
mailed horseman who was trotting
down a clover-sweet lane with a rat
tle and clank that frighteaed the rob
ins from the hedges. He reined In
with a guffaw when he saw what met
tle of blade it was that had acosted
him.
"Is it your intention to Join the
army?' he inquired. "Canute will con
sider himself in great luck."
- "I am desirous to to tell him some
thing." Red Cloak faltered.
His grin vanishing, the man lean
ed forward alertly. "It is war news?
Of Edric Jarl's men?"
Before her tongue could move, Ran
dalln's surprised face had answered.
The warrior smote his thigh resound
ingly. "Ton will be able to tell us tidings
we wish to know. Since the fight this
morning we have been allowed to do
no more than growl at the English
dogs across the plain, because it was
held unadvlsable to make an onset
until the Jarl's men should increase
our strength. It Is to be hoped that
they are not far behind?"
"Ton make a mistake," Randalin be
gan hesitatingly. "My news does not
concern the doings of Edric" Jarl, but
the actions of his man Norman "
A blow across her lips silenced her.
"Hold your tongue until you come
in to the Chief," the man admonished
her. with good-humored severity.
"Have you not learned that babbling
turns to ill, you sprouting twig? And
waste no more time upon the 'road,
either. Yonder is your shortest way
up that lane between the barley.
When you come to a burned barn, do
you turn to the left and ride straight
toward the woods; it should happen
that an old beech stock standfc where
you come out Take then the path
that winds up-hill, and it will bring
you to the war booths before you can
open your foolish mouth thrice. Trolls!
what a cub to send a message by!
But get along, now; you will suffer
from their temper if they think It
likely that you have kept them wait
ing." He gave the horse a stinging
slap upon the flank, that sent him for
ward like a shaft from a bow.
(To be continued.)
GOT EVEN ON CONSTABLE.
Mississippi Justice Bound to Have His
Dignity Sustained.
"This attack on Gen. Bristow for
the disclosures In the special postal
report reminds me of a Justice of the
peace of Mississippi who was hear
ing a case tried by a lawyer named
George Smith and another named
Brown." said Congressman John Sharp
Williams. "The justice had been
looking on the corn liquor when it
was white and he was in a sad state.
Smith had jhe witness.
"'What is your name? demanded
Smith.
" 'I object' said Brown. 'It doesn't
make any difference what his name
is.'
" 'Objection shustained solemnly
muttered the court
" 'Where do you live? ashed Smith.
"I object!' shouted Brown. It is
immaterial where he lives.'
"'Shustained,' said the Justice.
Smith blazed up, calling the Justice a
'drunken old fool' and adding several
other compliments. By degrees the
justice comprehended the force and
drift of the remarks and then it was
his time to get mad.
"'Where's Frye?' he demanded.
Frye, the constable emerged from the
crowd witn a oroaa grin wmen en
raged the squire still more.
"'Stand up there!' he yelled to the
constable. 'I fine you 5 for letting
George Smith insult me on the bench.
Court's adjourned.' "Boston Jour
nal. To Abolish Standing Armies.
The smaller countries of Europe
are finding that standing armies are
too expensive to maintain in time of
peace. A captain in the Bulgarian
army, writing In the Independent
says that the thinking men of Europe
are in favor of abolishing standing
armies and substituting the American
plan of state militia.
In Bulgaria, for instance, there are
not so many people as there are in
Greater .New York, yet it has a
standing army of 48,000 in time of
peace. Roumania, which has a mil
lion fewer people than the state
of New York, has a standing army of
130.000.
If the American standing army
were as large as the Turkish, in pro
portion to our population, we would
have 700.000 soldiers to support The
cost of these standing armies Is beg
garing the people in half a dozen
European countries.
. Japan Prominent in Science.
The Japanese have already done a
great deal more than adopt Western
science. They have materially added
to it Hitherto their greatest success
has been in bacterioligy, a study de
manding the utmost patience, manual
dexterity ' and refinement of tech
nique; and in the records of this
branch of science they take rank only
below France and Germany, and well
in front of Great Britain. Their first
conspicuous success was the discov
ery of the bacillus that causes lock
jaw, which was made some years ago
by Kitasato, and has already been
the means 'of saving many lives from
this disease by the use of an anti
toxic serum prepared from the bacilli.
Shiga discovered the bacillus which is
responsible for the form of dysentery
which is the scourge of armies.
Overstayed Hie Dream.
"I had a great dream the other
night I dreamed I met a man who
offered to cut me a pound alioe of,
radium.
"Whew! It's worth more'n a mil
lion' an ounce!"
"That's right Waat a slice?- he
says to me. 'Yes,' I answered;. him.
But I was too grasping."
"How was that?"
"I woke up jus" - I asked him to
cut it thick."
Heavy Burden cf Beeka.
Mrs. Crawford In what way in your
littie boy too delicate to attend the
public schools?
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enough to carry home an the hooks
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FULL OF PATHOS AND GLORY.
Massachusetts Governor's .Comment
onoPreeentation of Battle Flag.
This pageant, so full of pathos and
of glory, forms the concluding; scene
In the long series of visible actions
and events in which Massachusetts
has borne a part for the overthrow of
rebellion and the vindication of the
nation.
These banners return to the govern
ment of the commonwealth through
welcome hands. v Borne, one by one.
out of this canltoL during more .than
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MEMORIAL DAY
How It Is Observed in the South for
Blue and Gray
In the North they sometimes call it
Decoration Day, but In the South It la
always Memorial Day. Both have the
same meaning, however, to the old
soldiers of the country, who remem
ber the dark years of the early part of
the sixties, and Memorial Day in the
Sooth Is being more generally ob
served each year, for the custom is
being handed down fromxthe veterans,
themselves to organizations of their
sons, who Join in the. processions and.
take their part In the beautifying of
the cemeteries. Each year finds thou
sands of those who wore the gray aal-
forms fantag- In line on Memorial Day,
he tramp rparhaps three or' fair-miles
In order to pay this anneal tribute not
only to their dead comradea, mat Jo
of the men ia Mae who
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Changed in that hour to fulWgrown men.
When the eons of the bugle rang down the glen
With its wild appeal and its throb and thrall.
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And waved their caps to the vale below
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of blue were a thousand
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of the cannon upon them
stDI to the toemao turned
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wars areaasiaugnter iney tougnt ana leu j
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Of reeking carnage and death and doom;'
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four years of civil war, as the symbols
of the nation and the commonwealth,
under which the battalions of Massa
chusetts departed to the field they
come back again, borne hither by sur
viving representatives of the same he
roic regiments and companies to
which they were intrusted.
At the hands, general, of yourself
and of this grand column of scarred
and heroic veterans who guard them
home, they are returned with honors
becoming relics so venerable, soldiers
so. brave, and citizens so beloved.
Proud memories of many a field;
buried near the scenes where they
f ought
The Ualted Confederate Veterans,
which la the main organization of the
old soldiers of the South, still number
about seventy thousand la camps
scattered an the way from Maryland to
Texas. In recent years many of the
largest camps situated near burial
grounds of Union soldiers have re
membered la this way those who fell
osi both sides aa well aa their own.
For a namber of years past the hun
dreds of graves. of unknown dead In
the cemetery at Winchester, Ya.have
been beautified, although In not a few
repose the bodies of Northern men
who mat their Uvea in the several bat
tles which were so bitterly fought in
thhi pertkm of Yirgiala's valley. Some
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sweet memories alike of valor and
friendship; sad memories of fraterna
strife; tender memories of our fallen
brothers and sons, whose dying eyes
looked .last upon their flaming folds;
grand memories of heroic virtues sub
limed by grlel. i
I accept these relics In behalf of the
people and the government. They will
be preserved and cherished, amid all
the vicissitudes of the future, as mem
mentoes of brave men and noble ac
tions. Governor's Acceptance of the
Flags Returned by Massachusetts Reg
iments, December 22, 1865.
the people In the vicinity, which is
one of the most attractive in the
South. On it Is this significant In
scription: "None knew who they were,
bat an knew what they were." As
may be Imagined, it was erected to
these nameless ones.
While the government has done
much in recent years In adomlag such
cities of the dead as those which are
located at Antietam, South Mountain,
Arlington andTothers famous in his
tory, the Southern people have also
engaged In the same work for their
own, and although most of the funds
raised for this ' purpose have been
through private contributions they
have elected a great transformation.
This is especially notable at Atlaata,
where the restlag place of most every
Southern soldier has been marked in
some way. It also contalas several of
the finest mouameata of this charac
ter in the United States. At Mariet
ta, Gsw where thousands of nsmnlonn
Southern troops were buried, the
graves are marked with blank stones
In order that they may not be forgot
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la secret orders which reenlre a
ballot to he cast la order to determine
whether applicants for membership
shall or shall not he admitted, no little
complaint has hem heard becanaa
soBHLoae baa aeon fit to oppose the
admission of , man whom he be
lieves to be ineligible or objection
able. When more thaa one member la
In opposItloB there is little ase In find
ing fault, hut in nt least one order a
single black ball will prevent aa ap
plicant from becoming a member.
Should some one hi favor of the ap
pUcaat chance to see the black need
aad make meatus of the member's
name, he is apt to be the subject of
much criticism among the other mem
bers. It Is necessary that the bal
lot should be aa secret aa possible,
permitting no one to know who Is the
one castles the unfavorable vote.
There la probably no better way
ia which to attala this end thaa by
the ase of the ballot box here Illus
trated. Ia the body of the box there
are two chaanela for the reception
of the balls, one for those of n white
color aad the other for those which
are buck. Whea the members come
forward to cast their ballots for or
against the sppUcaat for membership
In the order, it Is only accessary for
them to push the sliding pin In con
junction with either one of the chan
nels. If a member opposes the can
didate he will push the pin on the
right and drop a black ball lato the
drawer beneath; if, oa the other hand,
he ia la favor of the applicaat, he
pushes the pin on the left and drops
a white ball. The only objection to
this device seems to be tbst the per
son who has charge of placing the
balls fa the channels might mix one
Covers Hand While Vetinf.
or more of them Intentionally or ac
cidentally. Thiscan be obviated by
delegating two or more members to
attend to the ballot box. Aa the hand
is encased ia the box while the bal
lot is being cast, it Is Impossible to
see which pin Is being moved, aad the
result only shows when the drawer
Is opened nt the close of the vote.
The inventor is Henry J. Fox, of
Denver, CoL
Portable 'Phone.
The latest Swedish invention that Is
being discussed is s portable tele
phone. The specimens that have beea
sent abroad have elicited unstinted
praise from Austrian, Russlaa, Greek
and Turkish- experts who have tested
them, and, while large demands aad
inquiries for the new 'phone have
come from France, Germany, Italy,
Spain, Portugal and the United States,
those from Great Britain have beea
even more noticeable.
Within the cylinder of the telephone
Is n small dry cell, the whole apparatna
(including both receiver and mouth
piece) being small enough to go In the
pocket. With each instrument is n
coil of thin copper wire, aad It Is
reckoned that a soldier could easily
carry 13,000 feet of this wire with
him.
The uses suggested for the portable
telephone ere innumerable, military
considerations being kept specially to
the front. Outposts, it is declared
could by Its aid be kept in constant
communication with the mala force,
and it is pointed out that it would
furnish a valuable means of keeping
in touch with headquarters Tor police
and fire brigades. For use between
railway coaches oa a moving train,
for engineers at work underground or
on great public works, for steamers,
for cyclists and in many other fields
it would be most desirable. New
York Commercial.
Electrical Science.
In the Physlkallsche Zeitschrift,
Dr. A. Korn describes a new receiver
for telautography and the telegrahplc
transmission of half-tone process
blocks. In the transmitting apparatus
the writing of the points and lines of
the half-tone blocks are formed by n
non-conducting ink on a sheet of
metal foil. This is wrapped round the
surface of a cylinder which is rotated
with uniform angular velocity. The
electric current is transmitted by
means of a metal pen which moves
forward 0.01 Inch In each revolution.
In the receiving apparatus the cylin
der is rotated with an angular veloc
ity greater by one per cent than In the
transmitting apparatus, and at the end
of each revolution Is made to await
a synchronizing signal by which it is
restrained. The Impression at the
station Is produced on sensitized
paper by a small electric lamp or
vacuum tube, which by means of n
suitable relay of Tesla curreats is
made to glow whenever the pen at
the transmitting station passes over
a non-conducting portion of the pic
ture. The paper is illustrated by
specimens of hand-writing transmit
ted by this method.
Potatoes on New SedL
Excellent crops of potatoes can be
grown on newly turned sod, the only
iifflculty being that such crops are
liable sometimes to be attacked by
wlreworms or cutwarms. For wire
worms In such land nothing can be
done to save the first crop, but if a
sharp lookout is kept at the time of
ploughing these yellow, easily recog
nized grubs may be seen, and instead
of putting In potatoes some other crop
to which they cause less injury should
be chosen. Cutworms of most varie
ties can be checked by using the well
known Paris greea and bran remedy,
as soon as they appear in spring.
One Catme of Baldness.
The cause of baldness Is attributed
by Dr. Gilbert to tight hatbands. He
remarks that womea and savages do
not suffer from the condition, aad
suggests the use of, small cork fenders
aroaad the hatbaad, voiding pressure
to certaia parts or sections, leaving
the intervening space free for normal
blood supply aad free ingress aad
egress of air from inside the hat
Formic Acid a Stimulant.
The Journal des Debate recites ex
perimeats with formic acid, a secre
tion of ants. Eight to tea drops of
the acid taken three or four times a
day had a marked effect ia stlmulat
iag muscular activity which might be
continued a long time without result,
ing fatigue. That tired feeing" also
disappears uader the iafiueace of the
acid.
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The
Uen of a
boxes, of which there are
ban la hatit at the edge of a slope
of lead, the. feed room end resting on
the ground, while the rsmalsiii of
the baUdmg extends over the vaUey.
so that the fioor anon which the cows
stand ia some fourteen feet above
the around. Thie makes it possible to .
have the mamnre boxes beneath the
stable. These are each about eight
feet deep aad aevea feet soaare. and
aa the cowa reenlre no bedding each
manure box will hold the droppiaga
of fir cowa for two or more daya.
The bottoma of the manure boxes are
six feet above the ground, so that a
wagon or sleigh can bo driven beneath
them to receive the manure which
may be 'healed away to the fields
daily, sf desired. Ia tale way the
does not accumulate about
the haras to
Crow section of cow tern. A. concrete
feed passages. 7 feet wide, shawms man
gers and feed car track: B. concrete pas
seaes. 7 feet wide, sealed cowa. show
tns nutters, watch empty lato manure
aoses; C. cow stana, ft feet leag from
gutter to manger board.
massriai for a fmsi ireaoe.
M. J. L. D What is the cheapest
aad best material for bulldlag n good. .
plaia farm house? I could nee con
crete, brick or field stones. What
would be the cost of such a house 30
by SO feet, with a small en for hitches,
two stories high? What ia the cost
of concrete per square yard?
The coat of hauling atone, sand aad
gravel and brick being equal aad the
freight charges on cement are not too
high, concrete would be the cheapest
material to use. Where cement can
be gottea direct from the mills, con
crete walls may be built for elevea
ceata per cable foot, or evea less la
some cases. The cost of buUdlag a
coacrete wall may be arrived at by
calculating from the followlag basis:
Oae barrel of Portlaad cement will
build 35 cubic feet of wall, if stones
are 'used aa fillers, making the con
crete one part cement to sevea parts
of gravel; If natural rock cemeat la
used, oae barrel win build 27 cubic
feet, making the concrete one prt
of cement to five parte of graveL Oae
man wlU build from 35 to 60 cubic
feet of wall la a day, according to its
thickness and height. I hnve had mea
each of whom could build 58 cubic feet
of cellar wall, oae foot thick, la oae
day; but about 40 cubic feet Is con
sidered n fair day's work. N. B. H.
Drawing Water From House te Barn.
W. D. The water la a well at the
bare has become unfit for use, aad
I would like to draw water from the
well at the house by n windmill pump;
the distnnce from the house to the
barn is 145 feet, the well nt the house
Is 33 feet deep and usually contalas 7
feet of water; the ground between the
house aad barn Is level. What size
of pipe should be used In connection
with a pump having' n 3-inch cylinder?
Could the pumping be done satisfac
torily? Ia this Instance it is doubtful If the
pump situated at the bare will raise
the water from the well at the house.
The height is twenty-six feet aad the
horizontal distance one hundred and
forty-five feet These circumstances
would tax to the utmost capacity the
power of air to raise water. I think
it would be a safe venture, however.
If the cylinder of the pump placed
about four feet lato the ground aad
there connected with the horizontal
pipe to the well at the house. Ia ad
dition the pipe should be large, not
less than two Inches, and all the Joists
should be perfectly tight. The addi
tion of alr-charabrs above aad below
the cyllader would make the pump
work more satisfactorily especially
as the water has to be forced from
the pump to the tank. J. B. R.
Fleer for a Stable.
I Intend to floor a stable aad would
like to know whether plank or cement
would be the chenpest and better ma
terial to use.
While a floor of cement may cost
slightly more thaa one of plank, the
advantages afforded by the former by
far exceed the difference In the initial
cost. Besides being many times more
durable the cement is altogether the
more sanitary, as it can be kept
cleaner oa the surface and liquid
manure cannot leak through it to be
lost, and (also to create unhealthy
odors. A cemeat stable floor, proper
ly laid, la the estimation of many
who have given them nn extended
trial, Is worth at least half a dozea
floors of plank.
Concrete va. Plank for Stable Fleers.
A. McD. I shall build a barn 48 by
72 feet for horses, cows and hay.
Would you advise me to use concrete
or plank for flooring for the cows?
How much cement would be needed
for 20 cows?
If gravel can be procured without
teaming it too far a coacrete stable
floor can be laid as cheaply as a plank
one at first cost, aad it will last ever
so much longer. It will require about
14 barrels of natural rock cement for
20 cows; by using Portland cement It
would take about one-flfth less.
Fleer for a Creamery
T. P. L. I wish to put a new floor
in a creamery aad would like to know
if It will answer to my coacrete oa
top of a woodea floor.
Concrete Is seldom if ever laid over
wooden floors, and it is doubtful if
it would be a success. It might an
swer to remove the old floor and fill
between the joists with cement and
lay a layer of coacrete over the en
tire surface.
For Shoeing Heavy Horses.
R. H. Do you know of any contriv
ance on the market by which the
shoeing of heavy horses is made easy?
If so, please describe it.
As a rule, heavy horses are
aa easily shod as light ones. We know
of no special contrivance for makiBg
the Job easy. A shoeing smith is gen
erally aa Ingenious man. who can ia
variably apply a method to suit ladi
vidaal cases.
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A metal roof is said to be positive
protection agalast the buildiag it
covers being struck by lightning.
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