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— CHAPTER XVIII (< ■ • O’Rotirfce that If ha rhooaeo to seek an exposurs In tbs law courts. I shall not shrink from th«« ordeal, or deny my band* writing, which b«* knows as well as I know him. You may ask him what that means, also.” “I’ll trat h the sneaking villain to play false with me,” sal«! Fraser. “There’s nothing »neaking In that, anyway,” ho added, surveying bls own work admiring ly. Ami with this conclusion ba walk’d out sn«l with his own bands posted lbs letter. ¿¿s Inuml ) “It will I ni «1 priini VI*,*' hi* muwl. “What of that? Tli«»y would give a mill ion to bavs him. lit* know« nvrrything II«’ la thi* nmluaprhig of *v«*ry thing.” II«* finish**! his plana ami want tn a rhrap upholaU'rrr'a. Thar«« ha ordered a triple supply of avarythlng ha l*d noted down, one s*t to I m * sent to hla own nd diraa in l«un<l<in, the two others to !»• INtikiMl arimrataly In stout rreteo for transport by rail. Th»» tradesman thought 11»« order curl ous, ligt the foreign gentleman who gave It having jaid twenty pounds down, and undertaking to ¡ay the rest when the gotula were reedy for delivery, lie furlxir» to puMle himself al»out It. In three or four days* time the old fur nltura was removed from Mr. Zsno's apartment, and the new furniture, glossy, new, and sticky as to the woodwork. and daringly vulgar aa to pictures, carpet, mirrors, curtains and hearthrugs, was all atranged In Its place When everything was arranged. Mr Zeno, whose landlady hail lagmi to think him eccentric, <li«l a thing even more curious than the wanton ami unn«*cessary refurnishing of his rooms hs<l seemed lie walked out one morning and returned with a ¡ale young man, who. hi olw>dienre to ha Instruct Iona, produced a watercolor sketch iMM>k. a tula each of t*bin<'se white ami srpia, ami a eamoTs hair ¡x-ncll or two, and began to make a stithy accurate and ugly sketch of one of the walls of Mr Zeno's chamber. The ¡ale artist made a drawing of every one of the eight walla, and when they were done and |ald for the spy him self drew a ¡dan of the two rooms, num Iwred the drawing in cur res pondenc* with the walla When be had done this he ma<le up the eight drawings and the plan Into a neat packet, addrr«MM»d It to a con fe«trrate In Calais, and registered It at the pustolBre. One of the three sets of furniture, with wail paper, carpet, cur tains, plaster casta, mirrors ami ebromoe ha<! torn consigned to the snipe address three days before The third Be! was consigned to a gentleman of Mr. Zeno's own profession In Vienna, and Austin Farley's plan was In a fair way to bo realised« o to «ay a word to you upon a topic of great moment to myself,” ”Y«a?” asld the major, faring him, and transferring his gnu from one arm to the other, “You are Miss Butler's guardian.” aald Maskelyne; and thia time the major’s heart bumiMol. for he saw what was com Ing. “I have to ask your permission to appna< h your niece with an uffor of mar rlage "My dear Maskelyne,” said Butler, al most as hurriedly as if he had feared the offer might la retracted, "I stn delighted to hear you say so, and I wish you luck.” “I mu right In assuming that Miss But ler Is fr«*r?" asked .Maskelyne. "t’«»rtainly," sal«! Butler, "certainly Rhe’s only a child. Never ha<! a proposal In her life. I thought you had something of thia kind on your mind when you were here before. That Is, I fande«! you might have Will you sp«*nk to her your self, or shall IF Before Maskelyne could reply Angela herself appeared at the edge of her favor It* pine wood at the i<l«-nth*nl »¡«ot, If anyl»edy had known It. at which O'Rourke ha«l been «let « n - ted by Ikihroskl In th* act of embracing the ¡«retry widow. Mask* lyne rai*a<| bls hat and Angela came for war«l to meet them. "I will M|>rak f»r rtnsrlf." sail th* lover In an undertone, "If you will allow me.” ••Of course,” re;» I led the major, "of course.” lie lagan to beam with triumph and «'ouiplacency. Angela, blushing and pale by turns, walked toward them at so slow a ¡acs that Maskelyne thought her relur rant. Hhe shook hands with enforced' smile. "You have Anlshe«l your business In England?” she asked. “Welcome to Hou "ls>ok htwe. Maskelyne,” said the ma Jar ; "you’ll excuse uie for Just a minute, I know.” With that hr turned tail and boltr<| triumphantly, and Maskelyne st<xx| holding the girl's hand in his own. Rhe made a little attempt to withdraw It, but he Insisted on retaining it, and she let It rest. “I had no buslne«ui In England.” said Maskelyne; "but 1 was afraid to come CHAPTER XIX. la. h •' If Fraser had been given to the analy "Afraldr els of hie own spiritual symptoms, ho ”! don't know how I fount! the cour might have io*ti a little surprised to die age to come at all,” he answered. "But rover bow aromatic and tunic a draught I had to coxm .” Angela made another he had imbibed In learning to hats little movement to withdraw her hand, • • Roui ha !.Ut Io- lirl-i It still ".\!; ms Hutl-r. I "I've a bit of news.” he said one day you ; and I am here to ask you if you to Msskelyne. "Maybe ye’ll la able to will la my wife.” guess why I bring It. O’Rourke’s going Miss Butler lant her hra«! and said to I n * married.” nothing, but be was not to be taatcai MYes?” said Maskelyne. quietly. Fra now by anything short of sheer defeat. srr's bit of news was like a stab to him. “I never thought of marriage until I but hr was not the sort of man to make saw you,” he pursu««d; "ami If you say a show of his pain. no, !*il go away at ou«*e, and be no more ••lie’s engage«! to a friend of yours.” trouble to you. I’m a worthless good- said Fraser. "It was you that Introduced for nothing sort of a fellow, and I've him to her.” nrwr done auythlng but l<af about and "I think not.” returns«! Maskelyne. epeod ut her ¡ouple'o earnings; but ! think “Ye did. though." cried Fraser. "I got I should be a better man if you took me the news from Mrs. Farley, and she gut In hand. If I didn't believe m > 1 should It from the lady herself.” la too much ashamed to <lare to ask you. "I Introduced O’Rourke to an Ameri Will you try me, Miss Butler? I should can lady here." aald Maskelyne. rising have one merit. I don't twdieve anybody from his seat Involuntarily—"a Mrs. was ever so <i«ar to anybody els«* as jou are to me.” "That’s what I’m telling ye.” sal«! Fra Rtill Miso Butler lw*nt her head and ser "They’re going to !>e marriedMas sai«l uothing. He took her hand in both krlyne sat down again without a word. hia own. • ||e*-tor O’Rourke Is going to la married "Angela,” he said, "do you send me to th* Mrs. Spry to whom you Introduced sway again? Am I to go lack?” him a tnon’h or two ago. There's no sort "No.” said Angela, In an almost Inaudi of humbug or nonsense about it, for It’s ble whisper. a fact.” ”! can hardly believe It,” returned CHAITER XX. Maskelyna. The question of aettlementa took th«» “Ye don’t seem to be wnlldly delight whole ¡arty to !x>ndon, and In Ixindon Lucy ed.” ««Id Fraser, "after all. I thought Angela called upon the Farleys. ys'd skip like a young be goat upon was delighted with the news of the ap proaching marriage. Rhe and Angela the mount a Ina.” were very c« in fid«* nt ial together, and suit “I am very much oblige«! to you. In deed.” Maskelyne answered. "I will go* ed each other ¡s*rfe« tly. Lucy had tnkon in the and «ee O’Rourke.” he added, with an a peculiar and tender Interest young woman's love affairs, and hnd air of sudden decision and awakening. “Well," said Fraser, rubbing hla hands brought her husband to n quarrel with and beaming, "the Interview ought to be his oldeat friend concerning them. It was a pleasant one. I’ll not keep ye from It hardly in nature that O'Rourke should la left out of their talk. a moment. I'll say good morning." ”1 saw from the very Arst that Mr. The two shook hands on the ¡avvm«*nt in front of the hotel, and Fraser stood Maskelyne car«*d for you." said Lucy; there to watch Maskelyne as he steppe«! “and 1 thought you car«*«) for hhn. But I was afrahl at one tlm«« that you would Into a cab and drove away. lose each other. The course of true love "Now." said Fraser, mwlding and «mil Ing to himself, "that's not moy oydoyal of does not always run smooth. nu«l Mr. Maskelyne Is very delicate and rather an ardent lover. But there's spoke num |ar nine In your wheel. Hector, me bojr ; self distrustful. “It was my own fault," said Angela, and there’s another or two In the course with a blush, “if we were in danger of of manufacture.” misunderstanding each other." Maskelyne wandered about In hla own “No, my dear,” returned Lucy, with home rnatlr labyrinth until he had quite made up hia mind that there was no gentle de<ision. "It wna the fault of a way out of It. or thnuigh It. Rut Anally thirtl person. Poor little Mrs. Spry ought he parked up a portmanteau, took the to be saved from that mercenary wretch.” It was not easy to sinv what could lie tidal train and carried hla cobweb« to Hruswds. There they were just as strong done but to leave th«* patriot to his la««» and unbreakable aa ever, and even when, triumph and the po«)r little widow to her But It hnp|N*n«*«i a «lav or two later, he carrle<| them to inevitable sufferings. that when Angela had gon«» away. Fra Janrnne. they seemed to bind him in like strands of steel. But being actually at ser str«»I led In . and since Fraser ha«l la- Janrnne, he found that he had added a gun to hate O'Rourke, nothing had pleas new perplexity to the old ones. I lepras rd him so much ns to talk about hla still a» far as ever from seeing hla way enemy. He talkr«l about him now, and Lucy, who was full of the new pnx>f of to lloufoy. but he saw quite dearly that O'Rourk«**» wickedness, related it, binding It was Impossible not to go. Fraser to solemn secrecy. The day was inclining toward its close “You ser." she said, “that nothing ran and there was a sense of ease In the be done; but everything shows how badly wide fields to which he was not alto ha has acted. Nobody ran tell Mrs. get her Insensible, foolishly broken up and Rpry. You know perhaps what women down In spirit as he was. The Helds are, Mr. Fraser. They are very blind were more inviting than the road In many about these things, and they do not thank ways, not least perhaps. I»ecause they anybody who tries to oi»rn their eyes. It offered fewer chancea of encounter. would only make her very unhappy, and Raunterlng In this downcast and Irrrs sh«« would atill go on her own way.” olute mood, ha found himself suddenly ” ’Tie like enough,” said Fraser, but charge«! by a troop of half a dozen dogs, hr Rtnilrd ineffably, and shook his head who all leaped and bayed about him, with a wonderful blending of cotnplacrn with demonstrations of welcom«*. Follow cy and pity. “Where’s the poor deluded Ing them, a gun under his arm, appeared thing livin’?" he nsked. smilingly. the major, and behind the major an at* Lucy told him, and he wagged hia hand trndant, who bora the dead bodies of a up and down, thia time with a smile that pair of well grown foxes. hnd a suggestion of anticipatory triumph ”Hlllo!" cried the major rhtarlly. while In It. Very shortly afterward h«* took yet a hundred yards away. "How are hla leave, ami nil the way home h«» amiled. you, old fellow? Upon my word. I'm glad Home reached, hr snt down nt his desk to see you. How’s O’Rourke?” and wrote this letter: "lie was in health when I saw him “My I»rnr Mndntnr—If I leave this let last,” sab! Maskelyne, on whose nerves ter unatgned It is not because 1 desire to the mention of his wicked rival grated. shelter myself I ahi nd the shield of dark The major had not many ¡aople to talk ness which the writer of lilal oecasionnlly to at Houfoy, And the unrestricted use finds useful. It is I n * causc I know enough of hla native language was Ilka a treat of human nature to la aware of the fact to him. Ila did not notice Maskelyne’s that an unsigned communication Is al •Ornes until ha had exhausted his own ways read and remembered. If you will budget of news and had made his Anal show this to Mr. Hector O’Rourko- If reflection upon Its contents. By that you feel that your happiness in any way time It began to strike him that Masks depends upM It—why he resigned his lyne’s manner was unusually subdued and pretensions to the hand of Miss Butler, gf serious. lloufoy, near Janrnne. Ask him why h« ”1 say,” he exclaimed, stopping short quarrels«! with his friend Mr. Maskelyne, •nd turning to face the young American, and why he dors not repay that gentle ’’you're not looking very bright, Juet now. man th« money he owes him. Ask hitn Been IIIF who wrote thia letter, and why the writer Hla Implacable Enemy.” ”No,” returned Maskelyne, ”T have Is kMi mt well. Maier Butler. I wanted ’ToetacrUtun.—You majr tali Mr. 0 o 0 e 0 e Mrs. Rpry had taken, for what re mained of the Aeason, a small furnished bouse In Park Ian*. Fras*r hnd written and | x > m («««| his letter on n We«ln«*M<tay af ternoon, an«l on th* ev«*nlng of that same WodlMNKlay Mrs. Rpry liad been dreaae«l with unusual care ami splendor. Rhe hnd dined alone rather early, ami after din ner ha«l surrendered herself to the hands •if her maid with full Intent to look her lost, for sb« was certain to inset Hector lu the course of the evening, ami was «¡ulis resolved to eclipse any possible rival. While sb« war at the very Ausb of th«*«a fancies h«»r mold brought her Fra- •er’s letter. If th* writer of the letter I ja <I known what he was dong la would certainly have spared her, for though he was thick skinned, and u;M>n occasion tbkk headed enough, he was by no means a brute, and only a brute could willfully and knowingly have torture«! anything, as Fraser now torture«! hla enemy's hamee. He bad shot his arrow at his foe without »0 mu<b as thinking that It must pass through this frebl«* ami tender I xwhd lafore it could reach hirn. Mrs. Rpry read th* letter with a help less terror ami dismay. Iler little whit« t«wth clicked with hysteric ¡assion. am! her little white bauds dim lie«) an«! shook lafore her so dreadfully that the maid was scared, ami retreat«-«! lafore lar. Rhe rust herself anew upon the couch with ail her costly finery crumpled am! disar- ranged, and crie«l herself Into a moo«! of stony disregard fur everything. It took nearly an hour to do this, an«! by th« time It was done th* big eyes were all puffed and swollen, and her cheeks were scalded with tears. "When,” gs«iad th« little woman final ly “when did this come?” "This afternoon, madam,” responded the maid. “Or<l«'r the carriage !" cried Mrs. Rpry, hastily gathering her opera cloak, fan and glass«'» In n reckless handful. Hbe snatched the letter from the table and fa«'«*d the maid, panting. “The mrriag* is waiting.” the maid replied; "but really, ma'am—* (To fa continued.) MRS SAVUM 8 BANK ACCOUNT. She Could Ne»tf It Seemed« Find the Institution Open. Mrs. R hvuiu , after due conalderatlon. determined to open a bank account and pay all her bill by check. She tested thlg d«*«*laluii oxi Mr Ravuni one inoru- Ing. and *ui reward*«! by "That’s a very cutnmeiidable Idea ." so 11 day or two afterward* Mrs. Ravutn dropp'd Into a bank and startc<) a check ac- <x»unt. Her trophies of the day, a neat, dean bankbook and a packet of prettily engraved vhecka, were shown to Mr. Savmu In the evening. 'To tnorrou morning." remarked Mrs. Savutn, "I am going shopping with Mrs. Buy ley. Just think bow conven ient It will ta to drop Into the bank and get some ready money.” Mrs. Ravum ami Mix Huy ley shopped th«* next day until late In the after noon. The former finally decided that ah«* would purchase a piece of dress- goods which hM<! attracted her. "I haven't the money with rnt.” she explained to Mrs. Buy ley, "and I haven't an account with thia store. Would you mind going to the bunk with me?” Mra. Buy ley agreed. They got Into a cab, ant! when the bank was reached 1 Mr*. Ravum stepped from the vehicle au«l gaze«! In amazement at the barred doora. "Why,” she gasped, "the bank Is closed !** • "I could have told you that ma’am,” ventured the cab driver. "Most banks dose at 3 o’clock, you know." Mrs. Ravum. determined to secure that particular ph*ce of dress goods, hurried down town with Mr. Ravum the next morning. She arrive«! at the bank. It was hwkod up tight. “Can you tell me If this bank Is to la closet! all day?” she asked a ¡adua- trlsn. The man took out his watch. “It will be open In about half an hour,” he explained. “A great many banks open at l> o’clock. Tlds ¡»articu lar bank doesn’t start unfl! 10.” Mra. Ravum confided to her husband th«» following morning that she Intend- «»«! to withdraw her a«*vount from the bank. "A bank account la n very handy thing to have," she admitted, "but. for some reason or other, I’ve never been able to arrlre at the bank when It was open. 1 am going down this afternoou and cash a «heck fur the eutire amount of my deposit.” Mr. Ravum suggested that she give th«» bank another trial, but Mrs. Sav- um was otalurate. She reached the bank at 2 o’clock that afternoon and started up the steps. Then she noticed that strong Iron gat«** l»arr«\l further progress. Th«» bank was dose«!. Mrs. Batum saw a policeman near by, and she ap|M»al«»<! to him. "Is that bank ever open?” she In quired, testily. "Well, ina'atn. you see this Is Satur day,” «»xplainod th«» ¡»olkeman, “an’ the hank closes at noon.” Mr* Ravum went home In an unset tled frame of mind. Monday morning she l«»ft home shortly after IV o’clock. an«l reachett the bank a llttl«» b«'f<»re noon. She stoo<! In front of th«» build ing. From her eyes biased the Ar»» of a woman scortMd, as she read det!- antly: L egal H oiioat Bank Closed All Hay. —Lippincott's Magazine In After HOW THI WORLD WILL BB 8ATTD FROM STARVATION. MaaSr < aaablaatlaa Hapraeta. The combination hayrack shown In the first Illustration la a convenient one. TT are bed pl»*vs of pine or other straight grained light wood fourteen or sixteen feet In length, eight Inches wide and three I note« thick ; If of oak or other hard wood, two and one half Inches thick will glvs sufficient coMaisiTtos HAvaaca. A WHEATFIELD IN A. D. 1970. Several distinguished ecientlatw have recently ¡«Minted out that under the present conditions the world would lu a short time be threatened with a serious brtqul famine. In a lecture ut the Royal Institution, Lxmdon. Pro f«*af>r Mlvanus P. Thompson referred to this subject showing that as the demand of the white races for wfirst as a foodstuff Im-reases the acreage devote«! to wheat growing lnrrram-a. but at a l«*as rapid rate, and being lim- lte«| by climatic coudltloiis will In a few years, perhaps less than thirty, be entirely taken up. 1 hen, as Hlr William Crookes pointed out in bls presi dential address In 1N0H, there will be a wheat famine unless the world’s yield ¡ar acre (at ¡»resent about 12.7 bushels on the average) can be raised by the use of fertilizers. Of such fertilizers tla chief Is nitrate of soda ex ported from the niter t»eds In Chill. The demand for this has risen from L(MK),000 tons In 1HP2 to 1,M3.130 tuna tn ItMXk and the supply will at the present rate t»e exhausted In leas than fifty years. Then the only chance of averting atarvsthm lies, as Prof**smr Crookes polntM out, through the laboratory. Cavendish, Crookes. Dewar, and Rayleigh had demonstrated in the lalM»ratory that nitrogen could la obtained from the atmosphere by pass ing air through an electric arc flame. This process has how entered the commercial stage by the construction and successful operation of the Berke- iaml Eyre works at Notoden in Norway, nitric acid and nitrate of lime being forme«! in large quant It lea The latter Is extremely useful as a fertilizer. Our artist has depicted the further mechanical and chemical means which the future may have to employ In the production of Its daily bread. The huge ears of wheat can be seen growing In long glazed alleys while strange lights are biasing from many points AWAITING THEIR DOOM. A Thousand 1.»pars Live Carr-Fre« but Loatlf l.lfa In Molokai. The announcemeut In Oakland, Cat. that Mra. Cui. French of the Salvation Artny ha. decided to devote the re mainder of her life to the spiritual and pbyalml care of the 1,<MX> poor leper. ey. The board of health provides work at fairly remunerative wages for all who are able to perform It and went IL The reault Is that the lepers have a care-free life In a delightful climate, with money for Inxnrlea and enjoy ment. There la plenty of pasturage In the settlement, and every leper Is given free pasture for one horse. Every le per hss st least one horse, so that be can go wherever lie likes In the settle- ment. Horse race« and other sports are Indulged In freely. There are athletic organisation«, «hooting clnba. debating •ocletlea. political organizations. There are pianos and orgatis and other musi cal Instruments without number In the settlement But every leper knows he la there awaiting bls doom—the awful doom that makes death welevme. He knows be Is an exile from borne, from the world; that here be must stay, far as the ends of the earth from friends and loved ones, until the last summons e. >mea. The accompanying portrait Is that of Brother Joseph Hutton, comrade of Father Patnlen, who died of leprosy. Brother Joseph has been In the colony twenty-five years, but has not con tracted disease. Th. JOSiril DITTOW. of Molokai Is likely to create more In- terv.t on the mainland than ever. No one In Honolulu feels that the lei>crs are In the allKhteat neglected either aa to their spiritual want, or their physical. There are eight church es In the aettlement now t>ealde a Young Men's Cbrlatian Aaaoclatlon. Aa to their physical care, there I. probably not a village of a thousand |>eople any where elae Iti the world where the peo ple are ao generally well eared for. The dlneaae Itwlf. except In It. last »tages. (kaa,ln>, tio.hawk. I know no bird which passes through so many changes of plumage and color of eyes as the goshawk. A young one which I have mounted Is about the else of a small ben and Is covered with white down. His eyes are pale blue. I colored the eyes exactly from life. When fully grown, the first plumage Is dark brown above and the eyes are pale yellow. No one would be likely to susiiect this being a goshawk wno bad seen only adult birds. latter It changes to the dark slaty blue of the adult, and the eye. after passing through all the Intermediate changes In color from straw yellow, orange yel pect from milk. It may be mentioned that no correct average can be given, as milk from different cows varies. Milk containing 3 per cent of butter fat will make about 1 pound of but ter fnxu 29 pounds (about 13*4 quarts) of milk. One quart of milk weighs 2.15 pounds. Milk containing 13 per cent of solids should contain about 4 per cent of fiat 3*4 per cent of albumen and 5*4 per cent of milk siurar. ash. etc. The average amount of butter fat In cream Is about 22 per cent The sep arator method of handling cream oc casions less waste than by the old method. An ounce of salt Is the allow ance for 1 pound of butter. Foallrr aa a Raalaeaa. Greea Feed for Stock. LEPEB SETTLEMENT. low and pink, finally assumes the deep rich red of tbs adult I know no other hawk, adds Manly Hardy, writing In Forest and Stream, so handsome as ths goshawk. A girl never likes to be kissed un less she says she doesn't. Sate Steel*4Ser. Build your stepladder like this and It will never slip. The Peasst Trade. Peanuts have berozne an Important article of American foreign commen-e In the last six years, especially on the Import side. In spite of the fact that we produce about 12,000,000 bushels a year. Peanut Imports have grown In value from »n.000 In 1900 to »500,01)0 tbls year, while our exports thereof wilt ap proximate »300,000. When this fiscal year closes we shall have to list pen nuts for nearly »1.000,000 of our total foreign commerce for the year, accord ing to the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Commerce and Labor. The peanut acreage In this country Increased 150 per cent and production 233 per cent between 1800 and 1900. nuur or bid pi rets. There are under cultivation now 517.- 000 acres, producing 11.900.000 busbetsi over them, as shown at 3. Wash with The crop Is concentrated In a few petroleum and keep under shelter when Southern States, Virginia supplying not In use.—Country Gentleman. one-third of It North Carolina another The “Strewath” ot Fleor. third.—New York Sun. Millers and bakers know that large Cariag Hag. differences exist among various sorts A heavy crop of grass requires more of wheat flour with regard to baking value, or strength, but It appears that time for curing than a poor one. »■ only recently have complete chemical more water must be eliminated, and tests been made to determine why a the hay should not be allowed to be given quantity of flour of one brand come dark. If cut as soon as the dew will produce a loaf and nearly one- Is off the ground, and “shook up“ by third larger than the same quantity of tbe tedder In tbe afternoon, after tba another brand. According to experi sun la well up the next day the bay ments by the Department of Agricul may be bunched, not making too large ture at Cambridge, England, the vol bunches, which may remain from on« ume of a loaf of bread depends In the to three days, according to the weath first Instance upon the relative amount er. It will not Injure the grass it rain of sugar In the dough. The addition falls on It before It Is cured after cut of sugar always Increases tbe size of ting. but after It has dried It should tbe loaf. or. as the baker says, makes be gotten Into the mow as soon as the tbe flour stronger. There are other hay Is ready. Twist a bunch of hay, differences affecting such things as text and If it breaks off well It may he ure and color of bread, the chemical hauled. The beet hay Is that which Is bases of which are ys< under examina air-dried rather than dried entirely by the sun; hence the use of the tedder, tion. which keeps the hay loose and turned Batter Caateats ef Milk. over for the air. Is very favorable to As a reference for those who may desire to know bow much butter to ex tbe proper curing of the hay. Is there progress in poultry keeping? Read the market reports. Ixxvk at the amount of poultry advertising done to day as compared with five years ago. How did the winter prices of eggs In tbe last five years of the nineteenth century rompnre with those of the first five years of this? Thousands of peo ple are to-day making a comfortable living and many have become Inde pendent by raising poultry and eggs for the market. It has been proven by ex periments that It coat* no more to pro duce a pound of poultry than It does to produce a pound of pork or beef, yet poultry Is always worth more per pound than any other meat and sells Just as readily. Years. Anxious Mother Little Bobble cries for the moon every night 1 don't know RE8IOENCE IN MULAlKAl what to do about It. Old Doctor—Oh, he’ll outgrow that In time. When he grows up he will does not ususlly Interfere greatly with the enjoyment and comfort of the pa forget the moon and want the earth. tient Bobba—Did the prisoner really sml)« At Molokai all are provided with when ths Judge sentenced him to ten food, clothing and bouses by tbs Uni years In the penitentiary? Dobba— ted States government with medical Yes; be lived fifteen lu a hoarding attendance and physicians Many of house^ them have friend« who send them mon strength. Four crosaplecee, B. of hard wood on. and one-quarter Incites thick and six Inches wide, are mortised and firmly secured to the t<e<l pieces. This constitutes the frame or foundation and la shown In the second cut It Is fre<|iient)y uiw<l Me|mratcly to haul rails, brairds, stones, manure, etc., and Is a convenient strong and handy ar rangement for the purtMtee. In the first cut Is shown the rigging complete, of which Its four crosspieces or artna P, are seven and one half feet In length, five Inches side and two and one-half Inches thick. If designed for a “sectional rigging“ and to prevent aids movement a half Inch groove Is mt Into the lower sides of the cross arms. P, ao that they fit cbwely uj^in the bed pieces. To pre vent a forward or backward move ment eight strong Iron hooks sre at tached by staples to the sides of the cross arms and when placed upon the bed pieces sre readily booked Into the staples. A. Thus arranged one man can easily place the rigging upon or take It from the wagon; or. If desired, bolts may be used to faeten all to gether by pawling them through the cross arms an-l be<l pieces. There ts not 25 cents difference In the expense. Standards, D. can be either station ary or hinged so aa to be quickly low ered. raised or removed by a small bolt, as shown at T. The standards should be six and one-half feet high and quite strong to withstand the pres sure of the load as well ss to serve as a ladder. The boards, X. should be of the same length as the bed pieces and one Inch thick and six Inches wide of straight grained light wood. Wood en pins or stakes, N. are Inserted as shown and should be only slightly sharpened. Should the bind wheels project above the boards, X. bridge Factsries for pickling cucumbers «re being earabllshed wherever the farm ers can be Induced to heroine Interest ed. Small pickles, not over 2*4 inches long, usually bring about 50 cents jiep bushel, a bushel containing about plcklea. Tbs average yield Is estimated at 100 bushels per sere, though ser. eral hundred bushel, may bo grus n upon an sere. The mildew destroys the vines In some sections, but this Is kept down by sprsylng. Tb* striped rom n- bep beetle, which can not he destroved by peris green or ordinary Insecticides. Is a formidable enemy where It makes Its appearance. The long green var'e» ties of cucumbers are used. Plenty o» manure should be applied. A fertilizer ronsistlng of one part nitrogen, one part phosphoric arid and two parts of potash la about the proper formula for cucumbers Cucumber, are aatted with two quarts of salt per bualtel of cucum bers packed closely In tierces or bar rels, and enough brine added to cover them. The brine ahoukl tie added dally, a* evaporation lowers the water In the vessel and ex[»ses the cucumbere, which may damage them. Grower, can cooperate, form a Joint stock company, and sell ths pickles on the market, thus securing the largest profit possi ble from growing them. . When the pastures begin to give out there will be a falling off of milk from the cows. This Is due to the fact that the farmer does not supply the lore of green food from the pasture. A plot of corn fodder, used as green foo<l, be ing given the cows at night will ma terially assist In preventing the loan of milk. A change of food from green to dry substan<-es will nearly always cause the falling off In milk, for which reason the change from green to dry food should be gradual and never sud denly. Timber »■ the Farm. Every farmer should have bls acrw or more of timber. It pays In many ways—providing protection, fuel and shade. More than that, there Is such a tremendous demand for wood that the timber division of a farm could ha made In time to yield a monetary profit Of course. It will take time to start a forest, but once started. It will be an asset and will certainly add to the market value of the farm.—St. Joeeph News-Press. Weevil Ogtlmlem. There are pe<q>le who believe that the advent of tbe boll beer 11 will untl- mately prove a good thing for tba country and who regard the little In sect as a blessing In disguise. Wo hope they are right. It is argue I that the boll weevil will bring about a re adjustment of labor conditions; will break up the cotton system snd sub stitute diversified farming, truck and fruit growing.—Homer (La.) Guar dian-Journal. Teweblsa Botaar In Fnblle Schools. In country schools botany should bo taugbt by devoting an hour or two each week. In the growing seasons, to excursions to the fields and woods, plants being selected, described and classified. By this mode of teaching, an Interest In botany will be created on the part of the children. The Southern Illinois Penitentiary la now preparing lime stone dust for dl» trlbutloa among farmers for fertilizing purpose«. The dust Is put up In sacks st tbe prison and Is sold to farmers at 50 cents a rack. It la said to be one of tbe fineet fertilizers known.—Chester Herald. Good draft horsee now bring from »300 to »300. It Is little wonder, there fore, that well-advised farmers pa> fancy prices for Imported brood mare^ when 8-year-olds bring such pricea-^ Bethany Republican.