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CHAPTER XII. (Continued.)
Next day, about lunch Mine, tbe coun
ten. ber children and attendant!, arrived,
with much clatter and Importance.
" Bl"Ua by aocldent, of cour - wa Just
coming down the ataira aa Lady Dalea
water waa ascending them.
Tber waa a mutual atart, and then a
cordial greeting. Shells waa looking won
derfully pretty In her long sealskin man
tle, ber ruddy, folden hair making a bit
of bright color beneath her neat bat to
match. Lady Dale water wai pleaeed to
approve of her probable futura alater-ln-law
Too here, MIm Frailer P aha exclilm
ed. "Thl la quit a delightful aurprls.
I pictured you In Mountberry, enjoying
you reel f.H
"I waa compelled to come to London
on business matter, and," Sheila added,
with tiny aigh that did not eacape Lady
Daleawater'a keen ear. "Mountberry la
not particularly lively Jut now."
"Can you give ma any newa of my
brother la be really ao dangerously hurt?
Mamma la auch an alarmist, you know."
Shell aaaumed a aad, anxloua look,
although In reality aha wai not aware
eiactly how Jack waa at that particu
lar moment, and bad never been very
much frightened even at the verdict of
the London doctor,
"I am afraid he la very ill," aha aald
In a low voice.
Lady Daleswater did pot aeem much
Impressed.
"I hope yon ar not returning home
Immediately? No? Oh, that la delight
ful, and atlll mora delightful that you
ahoald be staying here. You muet come
In and din with m to-night. Mr. Fra
ct la with you?"
Sheila explained that ber chaperon
waa her cousin, Mr. Watson.
"W. ahall remain In London for a little
while," ah ald, "and I bop to e a
great deal of you. Perhapa I may b
abl to prevail on you to oom down to
Dale.water Ilou when I go back there.
It will be very dull, my dear Sheila;
but "
But "my dear Sheila" would have glad
ly welcomed month of dullneaa to get
auch an Invitation aa thin. Her aplrlt
TOM brilliantly, and ah laid herself out
to pleaa Lady Paleiwater.
Three day later the Earl of Dal
water arrived In London, and Immedl
ately, at hi wife' Instigation, went
down to Mountberry to ae how matter
were, and the very cam afternoon, a
Sheila at yawning over a novel by the
fire, the door opened and Beverley Roch
fort wai announced. Sh atarted up eag
erly to greet him.
"Where have you been? I thought you
were never coming bark, he declared.
"I have been buiy," he (aid. "I have
not been waiting time, I aaaur you. You
wonder what took m out of Xondon?
Well. I will tell you. I went down to
not he the lat moment of Roderick An
trutber. Ye, It ound curiou, doesn't
It? But Kit for om it range reason
brooeht this man to our rescue Just when
we needed him.
"How can he help us?" asked Sheila,
Incredulously, although her face was
flushing with excitement. "More espe
cially If, a I understand you to Infer,
h Is now dead.
"You shall see, Mis Fraaer. Ans
tiuther met me out In Africa; he then
went under another nam. I always liked
the man, there was aomethlng grim yat
wonderful about him. When he found
I waa coming to England he gave me a
packet of paper to bring to his law
yen; before delivering them I took the
precaution of sounding these lawyers
first, and aa easily aa possible I soon
discovered my companion' real name.
Needlesa to aay, I did not deliver the
paper, mora especially when I found
that Anstruther was In England, and
supposed to b dying he had evidently
found hia end coming, and rushed over
to ae Mrs. Fraser before he died. I at
one traveled off to aeek him, and, of
course, had to tell a few doien lie or so
to explain why I had done ao. Fortu
nately, the man was too 111 to protest
or question much ; all he asked, all he
wanted, was to e Conatanc Fraser, and
confee the truth of hia treachery toward
ber and hia brother."
"And you call thla helping us, Mr.
Itochfort?"
"As Roderick I dead, and did not con
fess to Mrs. Fraser, I certainly do. To
please him I drew np a eort of written
statement, to which he managed to acrawl
his name just at the very last. Her I
the document. Shall I tell you what It
contains. Miss Fraser?"
Sheila nodded her head.
"This la the last dying confession of
Roderick Anetruther, in which he own
to having separated bla brother from bi
wife for sheer malice, in which he also
confesses that his brother's child did
really die, and that the girl now living
I the offspring of a secret marring be
tween himself and soma country woman
"And ah Is tbat really?" Sheila asked
"No, certainly not. Audrey, according
to her nncle' dying confession. Is the
rhlld of Frank and Constance Anstruther.
You forget, I am reading what I wrote.
dot what Roderick Anstruther told m to
w rite."
"Well?" the girl said after thla, aa her
trow cleared.
"Thla document then goe on to Will
th whole of the dead man's fortune and
possession to thl aforesaid child of
his on on condition, via., that aha b-
com my wlf before six months elapse
If she refuse, she Is to be placed once
tnor In th Femal Orphan Asylum till
om definite and squally disagreeable
abode la found for ber. You will
that I bav been Very careful and very
explicit, ills Fraser. I hsv left noth
ing nndone that can possibly help us."
"You forget, sh may always refuse,"
Sheila said, gloomily. "Thl ia not what
I bad expected."
"I am not so nervous of failure," Bev
erley returned. "Audrey will b a rich
woman If shs becomes my wife, and her
lot will not be aa enviable on If sbs
e fuses."
"Thers la Mrs. Fraser to bs faced."
"Mrs. Fraser will cease to bav any
guardianship over th girl when thla doc
ument la read."
"Who will bs ber guardian V asked
Sheila.
"I am left th on sol and entlr
roardlan of Miss Audrey. Anstruther.
To deceive him waa easy, to explain to
th lawyer a trill tnor difficult bnt
It waa soon don. When yon perus this
ppr carefully you will see that th rea
son Roderick Anstrother rpoe such
trust In m Is because a few yar ago
I evd his life at th risk of my own,
rand because we wer firm and never part
I frUnd out In Africa together. I glv
wyaelt great credit for thoa twa Ilea,
"It will be hi salvation." declared Dr.
Sentence to tli Uucues and Conusor
Fraser, a they sat together la poor Lord
Iverne' rouuu "Nothing could b bet'
ter."
"Oh. Dr. Sentence! Then tber Is
really sum hone?" cried th poor moth
er, ber haggard fae lighting up lot
something like Ils former svlf.
Two day later th Earl of Dalee-
water cam down to Mountberry uuex-
pectedly. He wa a plain, weak, inor
dinately conceited man, who was ruled
entirely by bis wife, and h held forth
on th impropriety of this terrible mar
riage In a manner worthy of bis w.t
herself.
"Now that you ar quit finished.
George," said the ducbes coldly, "I think
the best thing yon can do la to return to
Londou and Uladya aa soon a possible.
"Am I to understand that you turn m
out?" he asked furiously. "Do you forget
who I am?"
"I think It I I who should ask that
Remember. I am her sol and question. Lord Paleswater," the duches
entlr guardian, and I, for my part, do replied, rearing her head with dignity,
not fear success." "You bav addressed me In a manner
They wer auddenlv Interrupted hr a which I would never tolerate from my
harp knock at the door, th handl waa neareat 'and dearest. You hav been
turned, and Lady Daleawater swept In. I pleased to pass censure on my actions.
ner race wa very white, her lip com- and ' young ana loveiy young gin
pressed and csla: In h.., h.nrf m who la my son's wife, and against whom
crumpled a telegram. Sheila ran to meet neither you nor any on els enn launch
a- ' sr.
-mis eraser; tbey com In so natly, and
they curt? th day, you e."
Sheila looked at him quietly. Sh waa
mat n impressed, yet not quite satisfied.
Aa you Invented so niilikl. ami easilv.
wby did you not put In some clause about
her being forbidden to marry any on but
au asaea. (
"The time wa so brief; at any mo
ment th lawyer might hav com down.
Considering all things, I have worked
won ner.
her quickly.
"Dear Lady Daleswater, what la th
matter?' sh cried.
"Thl 1 from my husband. Mr broth
er John has disgraced himself and bla
family. Instead of lying at th point
ot aeam, be ha married your stepmoth
er a supposed daughter. Ha haa tied
himself and his honorable nam for life
to a wretched charity girl 1"
CHAPTER XIII.
ii ana uvea to Ik i hundred years,
Audrey would never forget that scene.
Her mother had mm s Ha Mr trr.m CV l-
lands deeply moved and agitated ; and the ""l
a single objection save that sh has had
an unhannv childhood, and that sh Is
poor. My daughter Gladys should con
gratulate herself on the result of her
schooling; you are an apt pupil, my
lord."
"Your grace will pleace to understand
that from to-day all Intercourse between
yourself and my wife is at an end," th
little man went on, getting quit Insolent
lu hi anger.
Th duches made no sign while her
son-in-law ran on In hia Infuriated and
Insolent manner, but aa th door opened
and he cam to an abrupt eud, she turned
girl's great, sorrowful eyes had asked th
question ber froxen Up could not frame
Constance Fraser had drawn th (len
der form to her arm without a word at
first. Words, Indeed, wer not easy. It
wa a atrang thing that had happened ;
her brain reeled every now and then aa
It all cam back to her. Constance Fra
ser kissed th sweet, quivering lips.
Jack want you; he wants you to
stay with him always. Do you under
stand me, my darling?'
'II wanta me to nurse hlra?" Au
drey said (imply, her every limb quiver
Ing with eagerness to be gone.
'To nurse, comfort and lov him !"
Th mother' hand stroked back th aoft
locks. "Audrey, be ha asked me to glv
you to blm, a bis wife.'
A flood of color burned on each pal
cheek, and then th girt paled ashen
whit again,
"A bi wlf?" ah repeated, alowly;
and then, more quickly, "Does h want
ms now?"
"As soon aa every arrangement can bs
made, my own dearest. Doe thla fright
en you, Audrey
"No," she said, almost Inaudlbly. "If
h wlshea It, that Is right I am glad !
Then, catching auddenly at the two alen
der hands held out to her, "Mother, can
I e him soon?
"You shall go to him to-morrow, my
darling. It will not do to excite him too
much. Th marriage ceremony will take
place to-morrow, w hope. You, too, must
rest and take car of yourself, my lily
flower, my darling.
Audrey sat down as In a stupor. Sh
did not half realise what wai going to
happen ; she only knew that In a few
short hours she would see him again, her
hero, ber beloved ; that wa Joy enough
to daxe ber ; she could not grasp th full
ness or It all at once,
It wa bl hand that clasped her.
and yet howchanged. Audrey could not
th pale, weak, clear fac for th
mist of tears that ros before her eye.
The girl Buffered a great shock at light
of him she loved lying prostrat on hi
pillow, barely able to ipeak or to amlle,
Th duchess had kissed Audrey tenderly,
She I lovely I i'erfectly beautiful I"
she had aald to Conatanc Fraser. "No
The. carriage I ready, Lord Dalea
water; you hav really no time to lose
Lord Daleawater'a browa turned purple
with (uppTeaited fury ; rage. Insults
rushed to his Hp ; but somehow the sight
of th tall, commanding woman, regal
bearing and dignity, and th quick sens
that sh had conquered blm, carried th
moment without a word or sign ; hs turn'
ed and strode out of th room.
(To be continued.)
;pap
BLUE FLOWERS OF THE ANDES.
How Pretty Girl Hell th Blossom
to Mountain Traveler.
Soma of the smaller of the railroad
towns of Chill are well worth braving
a trip by the alow train to ace. Tber
la one I remember In particular, situ
ated near the summit of the divide be
tween the valleys of the Mubocho and
Llal Llal, where the great mountain
blue flowers and the little Andean deer
are brought down.
The strangely beautiful blue flower
of the Cordillera blossoms only for
few weeks In the spring, at which time
It Is gathered high up at the snow line
by the lithesome Tillage maidens an
brought down to the train to sell. The
petals, blue as the sky, are as delicate,
soft and pliable as the palm of a fine
kid glove, and resist tearing almost as
strongly. If a petal Is twisted and
wrung between the fingers It exudes a
drop of liquid possessing a most power
ful and penetrating, but thoroughly
pleasing odor. This Juice la as strong
as a flavoring extract, and a drop of It
will give a perceptible taste to a gallon
of water, from which arises a practice
In witchery by the wily mountain
maids.
They wait until you are finishing
your breakfast, when one slips up to
your side and holds a big bunch of
flowers for you to bury your face In by
way of eampllng, while another exe
cutes a flank movement on your unpro
tected side and drons some bruised
rOBlED RHUBAKB.
petals into your coffee. When your
wonder my poor boy loves ber so deep- lace .comes out of the flowers and you
boga to Sip your coffee, thev both
Mr. Thorngat read th service, and
Mrs. Thorngat stood with th other
round tb bed.
Dr. Sentence wai close at hand : he
watched hi patient narrowly. Certainly
laugh and clap their hands and tell
you not to be angry, as It la only a
costumbre del pueblo" a custom of
the village. Of course, you are not
It almost looked ai If th small flicker DW and If you are not pretty mean,
of life must suddenly go out. Th pulse
waa very weak, the heart action uneven.
yet th doctor knew tbat If human will
would carry a much-desired point. Lord
John Glendurwood would, with the latest
breath, speak th word that mad Au
drey hi wife.
In whispers, weak In voice, strong In
you are sure to buy blue flowers from
then on till train time at prices as
lofty as their habitat This blue flow
er craze doesn't hold you long, but
while It lasts It would be cheaper to
be an orchid fancier.
It Is much cbeaiHT. In fact, far more
purpoie, John Glendurwood ipok hli aatlsfactory In the long run, to buy
marriage vow deer than blue flowers t h
Audrey repeated th word, the was bid can ship In the boron. -..Vn- ..."
to utter In a dim, mechanical fashion. hi.. e..... .. .' "u"olUB
She wok. for an In.tant aa her lover'a V"h "re lrual "entlon.
feeble hand tried to push th. rlni over V" " yoU 60 en,er Valparaiso
the little tinier, but aft-r th.t wlln neer In your arms ..
conscious of nothing save that th. fac frlenJs will not ask you If you were
before ber -grew paler and paler, bia druKged Into buying It. Tlmf. ..
hands weiker in their hold. Ai the rector trouble with the hln n, ..,
- 1. .. , J
pronounced th benediction, th duchei
give a cry.
II I gon I He It ad I My Jack I
My boy 1
one knows where you got tliera, and
from whom you got them. Th a.-
know how much it cost you to eet thom
The brUk, kind hearted littl doctor xvt that 11 w lot more than they
read the condition in a moment.
"W must not have you fainting, too.
Lady John," he said, sharply. "Come,
hold th bottle to your husband' nose,
and pass your hand slowly across hi
brow. I eipect you to help me, you know.
A great deal depends on you now. It
Is passing. Complete anil utter exhiai-
are worth. Los Angeles Times.
rathetle I'lea yat Lamt.
Oovernor Folk once told of lawyer
In Arkansas who was defending a
young man of malodorous record. Ig.
noring the record, however, the coun
sel proceeded to draw h....i
tion. Now, Lady John. I want you to tur of the white haired aired f.th-.
kneel down, so that your husband can se In St ri. . 1 . .tneT
you th. lint thin, he open. hi. eye." re. " 17 th- V " " "r
.v. . . " u 10 spend
the Christmas holM.it. .i.k ...
- nim uiin.
Have you the hearts." declnim
l" l" jut, -to deprive the
poor old man of this happiness?"
The Jury, however, found the pris
oner guilty. Before pacing sentenr,
the Judge called for the prisoner's Jail
record and after a careful examination
of the same he hlnndiy observed
"I find that this prisoner has' some
five previous convictions against him
Nevertheless, I am hnppy to state that
the learned counsel's apical will not
remain unanswered. fr I shall com
mlt the prisoner to the Little Rock Jail,
where, at the present moment, bis aged
parent Is serving a term of ten years
so that father and son will be enabled
to pass the ensuing ChrlsUnastlde un
der on roof."
Willi. Victim.
Mayme I made an election bet with
Jack, and I won.
Edyth Did be pay up?
Mayme Yes, Indeed. Ha paid dou
ble. Edyth Foolish boyl
Mayma Oh, I don't know. Wa bat
kl
Audrey obeyed him instantly. The
faintest flicker of life waa visible In th
drawn, whit face. '
"Bend down and klaa htm," command
ed Dr. Sentence.
A flush ipread over tb girl's beautiful
fac. Sh did not hesitate; stooping,
she pressed her fresh, sweet lips to those
dry, parched one. A low cry escaped
the sick man.
"Audrey, It I you no dream my
own darling "
Dr. Sentence nodded hia bead again,
and then be lifted Audrey from her
knee.
Now, Lady John," he said, suthorl-
tatlvely, "your duty is not nearly snded ;
you ar to st her and watch your hut-
band. Don t let him apeak, only now
and then moisten hi. lip. with a little
of thi liquid. Let him see you and
know you ar ber. You will b ti beat
doctor for him, after all."
80 saying. Dr. Sentanc moved out of
th room, and beckoned Mrs. Thorngat
to follow him.
"Wlir sh asked, breathletwly, one
outald. 1
"I do not say for certain, but my be
lief I b will lire," waa tb doctors
reply. !
CHAPTER XIV.
All through th eight and lat Into
th following day, Audrey sat Ilk a
etatu beside her husband' bed. Toward
evening h bad sunk Into a deep, silent
ten.
Marble. TNaao.
"What do political machine tsanu
facturt, pa?"
"Bolts, Bobby." Kansas City Tltnea,
S.wfS lM.
WMte clover iter, w gT0w.
Ing frequently n ' Mm, l, 1
though tbt soil may h but
luperflclally plo0-- Wnequenc. no
doubt, of th btiuj ludlgenoui
and growing il""4soui, n thli
country. Bom J""" bar. howver
observed that un " tot very well
adapted to Its cultitlon t thrlye
ter when first Uitrixliiced than ft()r
th land hai bum " 'or number of
year. Red clover l not found to be In
jured wheu wrtmtely with
whit clover. White tioer lt
either on tb .utujiriai mving 0T
among th WW but the for
mer position H I-"' for it becauw
among th autunia gr.la t jr,)R more
quickly nd fforu Cod pasturage
i..l.l.ta I. i
among tue siuuu.- .1 nWo g,reilj
over the autumnal wlngs as soon as
the frost Ii over; Muetlme nlo sown
before winter, or even while the grouud
Is covered with ti In order that It
may njor effectually tw burled by tho
water formed when th. mow melts.
aud may consequent t fv
rmlnate on
the first return of prlng. xiie small
ness of the seed of white clover aud
the dlMositlon of tb. plant to spread
allow of It. being sown much more
thinly than red clover; 1 nm smaller
quantity of seed It tb.er.foro required
for a given extent of ground, Ave
pounds per acr. being Quite sufficient
If the seed be uniformly scattered. The
time for which wbite clover lasts de
pends uion th. extent to which the soil
Is adapted to lt Sometime it contln
uea for three years only from the time
of aowlng and fall. In th. fourth. When
fed off to excel, by beep It disappears
sooner atlll, because tb.es. animals eat
the stem even diwn to tb. roots, which
they tear up. Nevertheless, It makes
excellent .beep paiture, owing to Its
shorter growth, compared with the red
variety.
Force! Rhabarb,
Rhubarb can b forced lu a cellar, In
a box, even In the kitchen or In well
or poorly constructed forcing bouses.
It Is perhaps moit
common forced lu
low double .pan
ned, roughly and
cheaply construct
ed house. An ex
cavation two to
three feet deep
may be made and
arched over with a
roof of boards or
logs, covered with
hay, straw or fod
der and tn frtof. the excavation
thrown over the entlr. roof. No par
ticular facilities are necessary for ven
tlliition. Unless In a severely cold win
ter, the house can be heated by use of
ordinary beating stooves. In more ex
pensive houses and in case of extreme
cold a system of hot water or ateam
beating would undoubtedly be advlsa
ble.
Good, strong two, three or four year
old plants are used in forcing. The
plants to be used are dug In the fall
nd. with their adhering soil, left In
the field and covered with enough aoll
to Drevent drying out It la best to
leave them there until they liar been
frozen through. About January, earlier
or later, aa the case may be, the roots
.till retaining their aoll are brought
Into the forcing bouse. They are set
or packed close together on the moist
dirt floor. Moist soil, preferably a rich
one. Is filled In about each plant coy
erlng the crown slightly. After they
re once thus packed in they may not
need watering, but the roots and aoll
should not be allowed to become dry,
Only strong, vigorous plants will pro
duce the large, thick stalks eighteen to
wenty Inchea high- American Agrlcul
turist
Qalnre Wortb Growl nj
Humble though Its services may b-,
the quince Is capable of yielding as
much pleasure at the tame or profit In
the market, for the cate bestowed upon
It. as either of Its more fortunate relu
tlves, the apple and pear. Moreover,
when well grown. It Is far more beauti
ful In flower, foliage and fruit than the
apple or pear, and may t made a thing
of beauty aa well m of futility on the
home grounds. Moft people do not
give It fair piny, "! htme suggestion,
bava been offered In lt defense.
There are few rarietls, ben use
quinces are used to little that It has
not paid we1, to u('Te,on "w sorts
as It has for apple- The Principal ra
rletlea commonly cultivated are Orange
(also called apple quince). Meech, Rea.
Champion. Fuller. Borgeat, y,,, Da.
man, Alaska. Orange Is grown proba
bly more than ill o,hPr" combined,
which Is sufficient recommendation for
it It Is without question tho heat main
crop variety for general purposes,
treed I !ot 0" '"eloe.
When one sees a great milk and but
ter record of a herd of owi of a given
breed be must uot conclude that all ho
has to do to achieve similar success
Is to buy a herd of that breed. He
must retnemlKT thnt the cows must
have the Individuality or Hie record
makers, and that be nmt pot., tbe
skill for management that the owner
of the record maker, does, rtreed Is
only one of many factor that make for
success.
L.swrl.s '"'
The annual products of olrylnf. of
fruit and vegetable railing nd of poul
try keeping aggregated nrly l2.ooo,.
000,000 In farmers' band, in lofio. or
threa-tentha of tb gro T,lu of all
farm product, and th Particular
prodncta belong to th. '" of tho
for which there I. t'ndnc of 3a
mand to b greater than iWPPly. In tb
cas. of non. of tbes. Pu tber.
a deslrad quantity Mtlory n .,.
Ity obtalnabla by wmuu" t moder
ate prlcaa.
irmlns Fralt.
'-arger arena are snnii.il. twin de
voted tO fruit A. K- AnA fnr
lQ,'reaa It la apparent that new
"'u are owning in tho sections not
adapted for aiecui farming or atock
ralalng. stony hillside that are now
Unprofltabl can ba m.ria hloeanm
with each returning spring. The grape
grow on soils that refuse nourish-
nnt to cereal crop, and the black
berry IS SUCCMBfllllv rmmm nr. tha
igntest sands. With all the boast of
tavored sections, ther la not a state
"lat averagea th net profit pe' acr
IS Dosa hia m ltl. .,r,.n ..li.
-us mat will not grow a blade of
grass pay tb r rower In na.n hlsclr..
berries and raspberries, and th better
qualities of sU produce th best of
eirawnerrlea If ther la a failure In
growing rrult. It Is sometimes due to
carelessness of the grower. Trees and
vines. Hk snvthln. iiu . 1..-
4 - - , UIU.I 1 1 17
me care and attention of the grower.
must be properly cultivated and pruned
and the fruit Judiciously prepared for
marnet The curcullo must be fought,
the borer killed and the miller and ca-
terplllar destroyed. If the work la well
done, and the grower Is patient, hts re
ward will surely come, for ther Is an
excellent opportunity for enternrlslna-
fruit growers to Increase their profits
ny prouuclng fruit of the best ouslltv
Low prices occur at times because the
marnet ia oversuntt led with inferior
fruit, but there Is always a aood de
mand for that which la choice, and at
goon prices.
KSOLAJfD'S VEW f 30,000,000 HOSPITAL FOR DAMAGED WAASHXfaV
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'"eesbi Ale foe PoaKry.
Tha poultry manager of the Canada
experiment station, A. O. Gilbert, has
recently published a summary of ex
tended experiments In poultry feeding
and breeding from which the following
notes are taken. Hens kept In cold
quarters and fed heavily produced eggs
with strong germs which hatched welL
On the other hand, poultry kept In ar-
tlflcally warmed housea laid eggs with
weak germs which hatched weak chick
ens. Tbe "results were considered In
favor of fresh air and plenty of lt even
If It was cold." In a study of tha du
ration of fertlllxatlon after the remov
al of the mala bird, records were kept
of the number of eggs which hatched or
which wer shown to be fertile. Tbe
last trace of fertility was noticed elev
en days after separation. The unfertll
led eggs had superior keeping qualities
so the author recommend that as a
rule male birds should not be kept with
hens depended upon for market eggs.
Experience showed that where there Is
a variety In rations and care In
them, and sufllclent floor space, there la
little likelihood of egg eating or feath
er picking. Steamed lawn clippings
wre fed to the station poultry three
or four times a week and eaten with
evident relish. Clover leaves treated In
tbe same way were also much liked,
ENTRANCE UX'K TO NEW NAVAL DOCKS AT DEVONl'ORT.
England's new naval works here sliown have made levonport the bet
equipped aud largest war port In the world. Tbey Include a flue tidal basin,
with an entrance direct from the Hamoaze, and a closed basin, which,
has been provided with an entrance from the Hamoaze, which can ba
used for dry docking men of war. Devonport has now three new docks, whlcli
can take even the blggtwt men of war, apart from the entrance lock, lt need
hardly be pointed out that the final Issue of naval warfare depends to a con
siderable extent 011 the rapidity with which the opposing nation can refit
and replace on the active list battle ships and other war vewwls damagi-d by
the enemy. Thus the north extension of the dockyard at Devonport. which
was ojieued by the Prince of Wales recently, must be reckoned among Eng
land's most valuable naval assets. The closed basin has an area of thirty-live
acrea; the extension covers nearly 120 acres. The total cost of the new work
was about 4.500,000.
I Conquest 5 Great
j American Desert
Horse Doomed Aisls,
Edison saye he has solved the elec
tric motor problem at last solved It
some time ago, In fact; but the mate
rial he found aultuble for cheap and
effective storage batteries cobalt wa.
too scarce to be used commercially for
the purpose. Rut by diligent search am
ple deposits have been found, and now
a motor will be made so cheap that no
other agency for moving vehicles of any
kind will be used.
The horse Is to become extinct, or
nearly ao. "In fifteen years," be says,
"we will be paying bO cents to see one
In a aide show." If this last proposi
tion proves true there will be one com
pensation, the draft stallion faker will
s extinct But don't begin to sacrifice
the horses for a few mouths yet
IHn Vomica to Kill Hawk.
Mrs. Emma Vauglit writes Farm and
Ranch tbat for fourteen years she ha
been feeding nux vomica to young
chickens to kill hawks, and finds that
the remedy is a good one. She says:
It will not hurt the chicks at all, for I
never bave lost a chick from Its use. If
everybody would use It the hawks
could be all exterminated In one season
and we would not have any further
trouble with them. I give directions
for feeding the chicks. Take dough,
made of cornmeal and give one tea
spoonful of uux vomica for every twen
ty chicks, and I assure you It will not
hurt the chicks at all. It will all be
out of the chicks' system In nine days
ao there la no danger In using the
chickens for table food.
lady lb Cow's Weeds.
Each individual lu tbe herd should
ba studied and given tbe care that ahe
requires for beat production, aaya
Farm Journal.
Two Bisters stood side by aide In a
herd. One required bulky, light food
to cause her to do her best Tha other
required more concentrated food with
less bulk. '
No herd of cows can evar be really
profitable unless tbey receive Just th:s
careful attention.
Co-lroUl" Orawlb f Cabb....
Some gardeners prictlca a method of
stopping tbe bursting of too rapidly
growing cabbage heads. The Idea la to
cheek tbe root growth, which Is sending
too much sap Into the hea.L Either
some of the roota are cut away or els
tba roota are somewhat loosened by
pulling the cabbage partly out of the
ground. Either plan will cheek growth
sufficiently to aave tha cabbage.
absalllac.
It la urged In favor of subsolllng
that the land hnprores every year, al
though It may bav. been rebelled but
onca. in lwln, tb. effect. It should
s. In tha light of Improvement and not
racovery. aa no Injurious effects are
nced .t any time. It U also claimed
tbat If a narrow roller ahould follow
tba avibaoll plow, ao aa to compact tba
sol. itef tba subsoil plow baa pa.aed,
tba opacity to bold water would b
rvatlr lncr.aed and the ben.flU of
fubaolllng b mora Immediate.
The great Rooeevelt dam In Arizona
Is nearlug completion. Within a few
months this colossal bar of masonry
will choke the gap between the moun
tains, and the city bearing the Pre!
dent a name. 284 feet lielow Its crest
will gradually be engulfed by the lu-
rush of waters which will, when tue
huge reservoir Is filled, form the larg
est artificial lake lu the world. Mora
than 200,000 acres of fertile farm land
will spread out below the lake to re
place what la now a desolate desert
thousands of families will prosper in
the midst of plenty, on aoll which hith
erto eunported no living thing but sage
brush and lizards, and generatlona of
hanny Americans will bless the recla
matlon act which enabled the engineers
t m-..rir such wonders In tht 'land
that Ood forgot"
While the government Is doing the
work the homesteader will, In time,
pay back to the government every cent
that haa been expended ror nun, nui
the payments will be extended over a
period of years and he win oe cnarg
no Interest Aa soon aa the Irrigation
works are completed and the precious
.... i. .v.iinhle for tbe use of the
farmers the land benefited must begin
to make returns, and.lt Is expected that
ten annual- Installments from eacn w-
i.. ...r will settle the bin.
The Irrigation funds given Into he
t,.,i. r the reclamation service Dy
rvmirress come nrst in ma
public lands In the arid Stites, but
after the various projects become oper
ative tbe annual repayment install
ments will continue me maiiiieuu
and the construction of new water
plants.
There are twenty-five great Irrigation
nroleota now under construction, and
when these are developed to their full
. .. ...iiiniwl Hint no less than
extent it - ---- - ,
3,198.000 acres or oesen win
claimed. Add to mesa ui.r.wu
projects which are now uei.m
abeyance pe"l,"'8 the "plet!on of
some of the first twenty five, which will
reclaim S.270,000 acres more, and we
have a grand total of 6,408,000 acres of
waste changed as If by magic to a gar
den for go" and men.
The twenty-nve dixi""-! i"j"
. .n.in.,.tl.n will cost IilO.-
now unner . - ,,
000 000 when compieieu, auu wm .x
clal'm an area of land equal to the crop
acreage of Connecticut. muiu-li
New Ilampaulr and Florldi. but In
comparably more reru.e man ujou
ZIL All told. It Ii estimated, tbe
newly created farm area will add $232,
000 000 to the taxable value of tbe
CI. tea. and Will rurnisu iwinr. iur
80,000 facilllea on farma and In vll-
lagea and towns, me -clamatlon
service has been In progress
only Ave years, aud early In 1908 the
greatest project of the list tha Roose
velt dam, will be completed.
About all that la known of tha Roose
velt dam In th. east Is that It Is a bar
rier thrown across the Salt River Can
yon In Arizona. Some have heard that
the town of Roosevelt I" 'alley
that ia to become the tied of the great
artificial lake, was built there only to
be destroyed when Its usefulness ended,
and that where now are schools and
store and homes In a few months will
be found nothing but the element In
which flshea dwelt and which the desert
needs so much. This la literally true.
As soon as the dnm Is finished the resi
dents of the town will move their be
longings, even to the house In which
tbey live, to other parts and th pow
erful gstea of steel will let th water
In. Within a few weeks there will be
mora than 200 feet depth of water
above th dam and the neweat form of
blue upon the map of th United
State, th latest lake, will atreteh Its
length of twenty five ml'ea up-stream
and Ita breadth of two mllea between
tb giant notch that aeparatea tha billa
HaaleBd.
-Alaa," cuoaned tha leopard, "I can't
inesk out of rHUtlona any mora. I'm
always spotted. "-Harvard Lampoon.
PAPER KUINED BY GERMS.
Microbes Spot tb Sarfae aad ai
l.aat Wreck tba Fabric.
Germany has been looking Into tha
question why paper does not last for
ever and has come to tbe conclusion.
that Its decay Is largely due to bac
teria. They not only Injur the tex
ture but destroy the color.
The brownish spots which appear In
old books and which are known to Eng
lish bibliophiles as foxing are really
due to the bacterium prodlgorutn. This
tiny destroyer la especially fond of
starchy media and Its propagation is
promoted by damp. It haa king been
known that damp produced foxing, but
tbe share of the microbe In the opera
tion haa not been suspected.
Then there Is the tiny fungus, or
mold, penlcillluin glancum. It Is re
sponsible for gray and black mark
upon old papers arid .In spotting the
surface lt helps to break dowu tfia"
fabric and hasten Its destruction.
There are many other microscopic
enemies of paper and they abound
chiefly In those which are glazed nltli
gelatin. Olven a little molature and a
little beat and these will multiply In
the surface of a picture or a dlplirna
on highly finished paper Just aa they
would In the culture tube of a biolo
gist
Several methods of fighting tliee
bacteria are proposed. One Is to sub
stitute for animal glue In flnlxlilng
fine paper glazes made from rosin.
These, lt Is said, give equally good
results and totally defy the Invasion
of microbes. It Is also proposed to
introduce chemical agents In the man
ufacture of paper which are known to
be fatal to microbes. This, however.
Involve, many complications.
Wbera the paper la to be used for
water color painting and printing In
colors almost every chemical Is burred,
as tbey are apt to combine with the
pigments In the course of time and de
stroy them. Rut for ordinary writing
papers small quantities either of bi
chloride of mercury or of antiseptics
of the carbolic class may be Introduced
without Impairing the use of the pnier
for ordinary purposes, whether writing;
or printing, and at the same time ren-
derlng It proof against the ordinary
processes of decay.
EDITING CONSULAR REPORTS.
AH Blatesseat 1'alcalated to II art
Forelaa Halloas Are 1st Oal.
In the bureau of trade relations th
consular reports are carefully rean
and, when necessary, so revlsi-d as to
eliminate everything unsuitable ror
publication from the standpoint of the
interests of the government, s.ijs the
Atlantic. Not Infrequently a report t
of such character a to make It Inex
pedient to publish any portion. In
which cas It Is filed In toto in tn
archives of the department of state for
futur reference. All statements In
the reports calculated to cause ad versa
criticism In a foreign country, or ti
bring about diplomatic represent.itlon
on th part of another government, or
to embarrass the administration of an
executive branch of our government ara
omitted from the material transmitted
to the department of commerce and la
bor for publication.
I'nder the head of matter that Is ob
jectionable because of Ks probable ef
fect In a foreign community com
lighting allusions to any nationality or
race; aaverae criticism, even implied.
of th polltlcsl, social, or rellgl'-us In
stitutions; disparaging statements In
regurd to the enforcement of the lnw;
charge of dishonesty and Inefficiency
of the officials, etc. In short, anything
that reflects on the Integrity and effi
ciency of the foreign administration,
or that might offend the sensibilities
of the people of the country, la elimi
nated In th state department, wh'ch
la, of course, tbe best Judge of the dip
lomatic properties.
Never Tboasbt at Lava.
Visitor (at studio) I do not see how
an artist could paint auch a beautiful
woman without falling ia love with
ber.
Great Artist I asaura yon, madsm.
that whll painting that picture I never
otic thought of lov.
"Te. Ton e, tb modal was my
wife."
"la It poealbler Tit Bit,