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O'ltourk that If be cbooaea to eeek a
HOW THZ WORLD TUM SATED FEOM STABVATIOX
exposure In the law courts, I shall not
brink from the ordeal, or deny niy hand-
writing, which be kuoas aa well as I
know him. You may ask him what that
THE GIRL WITH
A MILLION
By D.C.
CIIAPTER XVIII. (Continued.)
"It . will b expensive," be mused.
"What of thst? They would give a mill
ion to bare him. He know everything
11 ia tha mainspring of everything."
II finished hia plana and went to a
cheap upholsterer's. There he ordered
m triple supply of everything ha bad notod
down, one set to ba aent to bia own ad
drena Id London, the, two other to be
parked separately in atout crates for
traiiHort by rail.
The tradesman thouicht tha order curl
oua ; but tha fort-ifn gentleman who gave
It having paid twenty pound down, and
undertaking to pay the rent when tha
good were ready for delivery, ha forbora
to putzla himaelf about It.
In three or four days lima the old fur
niture waa -removed from Mr. Zeno'a
apartment, and tba new furniture, glossy,
new, and sticky aa to the woodwork, and
daringly vulgar aa to picture, carpet,
mirror, curtain and hearthrug, wa all
at ranged in Ita place. When everything
ni arranged, Mr. Zeno, whom landlady
bad begun to think him eccentric, did a
thing even more curious than the wanton
and unnecessary refurnishing of hia room
had s.-emed. lie walked out on morning
and returned with pale young man, who.
In oltedienc to bia instructions, produced
a water-color aketrb-book, tuba each of
Chine wblt and aepia, and a camel'
hair pencil or two, and began to mak
stiffly accurate and ugly sketch of on of
the walla of Mr. Zeno'a chamber.
The pal artist made a drawing of
every on of the eight walla, and when
they wer don and paid for tba spy him
self drew a plan of the two rooms, num
bered the drawing In correspondence with
the walla. When ha bad dona thia b
mad up the eight drawings and the plan
Into a neat packet, addressed It to a con
federate In Calais, and registered It at
the postoffice. Una of tha thre aeta of
furniture, with wall paper, carpet, cur
tain, plaster casta, mirrors and chrotnoa
had been consigned to the aam addreaa
thre day before. Tha third aet waa
consigned to gentleman of Mr. Zeno'a
wn profession In Vienna, and Austin
Fsrley's plan was In a fair way to b
realised.
, CHAPTER XIX.
If Fraaer had been given to tba analy
aia of hia own spiritual symptom, he
might bav been a little eurprised to dis
cover how aromatic and tonic a draught
he bad Imbibed In learning to bat
O'Hourke.
"I've a bit of new. he aald one day
to Maskelyne. "Maybe ye'll be able to
guea why 1 bring It. O'Hourke' going
to be married."
"Yea?" aaid Makelyne, quietly. Fra
aer' bit of newa waa like atab to blm,
but he waa not the sort of man to make
ahow of hia pain.
"He's engaged to a friend of youra,"
aald Fraaer. "It waa you that Introduced
blm to her."
"I think not," returned Maskelyne.
"Ye did, though." cried Fraser. "I got
the newa from Mrs. Farley, and aha got
it from the lady herself."
"I Introduced O'Hourke to an Amerl
ran lsdy here," aald Maskelyne, rising
from hia aeat Involuntarily " Mra.
Spry."
"That'a what I'm telling ye," said Fra
ser. "They're going to be married." Mas
kelyne sat down again without a word.
"Hector O'Hourke ia going to be married
to the Mra. Spry to whom you introduced
him month or two ago. There's no sort
of humbug or nonsense about it, for it'a
a fact."
"I can hardly bellev it," returned
Maskelyne.
"T don't aeem to be wolldly delight
ei," aaid Fraser, "after all. I thought
ye'd skip like a young be goat upon
the mountain.
"I am very much obliged to you. In
deed," Maskelyne answered. "I will go
and see O'Hourke," he added, with an
air of audden decision and awakening.
' "Well," aaid Fraser, rubbing hia hands
and beaming, "the interview ought to be
a pleasant one. I'll not keep ye from It
moment. I'll aay good-morning."
The two shook bands on the pavement
In front of the hotel, and Fraser atood
there to watch Maskelyne aa he atepped
Into a cab and drove away.
"Now," said Fraser, nodding and ami)
Ing to himself, "that'a not moy oydoyal of
an ardent lover. Hut there a spoke nura
ber nine in youf wheel. Hector, me boy;
and there' another or two in the course
of manufacture."
Maskelyne wandered about In hia own
home-made labyrinth until he had quit
made up his mind that there waa no
way out of It, or through it. Hut Anally
he parked up a portmanteau, took the
tidal train and carried nla cobwehe to
Itrussels. There tbey were Jut aa strong
and unbreakable a ever, and even when,
a day or two later, he carried them to
Janenne, they seemed to bind him In like
strand of steel. Hut being actually at
Janrnne, he found that he had added a
new perplexity to the old ones. He waa
still a far aa ever from seeing hia way
to Houfoy. but he aaw quite clearly that
It wa Impossible not to go.
The day was inclining toward Ita clone
and there wa a sense of earn In the
wide Held to which he wa not alto
gether lnenible, foolishly broken up and
down In spirit aa he waa. The field
were more inviting than the road in many
wsys, not least perhaps, because they
offered fewer chancea of encounter.
Sauntering in thia downcaat and Irres
olute mood, he found himaelf suddenly'
charged by a troop of half a do ten dogs,
who all leaped and hayed about him,
with demonstrations of welcome. Follow
ing them, gun under his arm, appeared
the major, and behind the major an at
tendant, who bore the dead bodiea of a
pair of well-grown foxes.
"Hillol" cried the major cheerily, while
yet a hundred yarns away, now are
you, old fellow? t'pon my word, I'm glad
to aee you. How a OMurMT
"He wa In health when I aaw blm
Inst," aald Maskelyne, on whose nerves
the mention of bis wicked rival grated.
Tbe major bad not many people to talk
to at Houfoy, and the unrestricted use
of hi native language waa like a treat
to him. II did not notice Maskelyne'e
eUrnre nntil he bad exhausted hia own
budget of newa and had mad hi final
reflection upon It content. Hy that
time It began to atrlk blm that Maske
lyne' manner waa unusually subdued and
serious.
"I aay," be exclaimed, stopping short
aad taming to far th young American,
"you're not looking very bright, juat now.
Been III?"
"No," returned Maskelyne, "I bave
was vau vail. Major Bailor. I wasted!
Murray
to say a word to you upon a topic of great
moment to myself."
lesr said the major, faring him. and
transferring hia gun from one arm to tbe
other.
io ere Misa Butler's guardian," aald
Maskelyne: and thia time tbe major
heart bumped, for he aaw what waa com
ing. "I bave to ak your permission to
approach your niece with an offer of mar
riage." "My dear Maskelyne," aaid Butler, al
most aa hurriedly aa if he had feared th
offer might be retracted. "I am delighted
to hear you aay so, and I wUh you lurk
"1 am right In assuming that Misa But-
ler is free?" aaked MttKkelyne.
"Certainly." aald Butler, "certainly
She' only a child. Never had a proposal
In her life. 1 thought you bad something
of this kind on your mind when you
wer her before. That Is. I fancied you
might hare. Will you speak to ber your
self, or shall IT
Before Maskelyne could reply Angela
herself appeared at tbe edge of her favor
ite pine wood at the Identical spot, if
anybody had known it, at which O'Hourke
had been detected by Ikibroki ia the act
of embracing the pretty widow. Maske
lyne raised hia hat and Angela came for
ward to meet them.
"I will apeak for myself," aald the
lover In an undertone, '.'if you will allow
me."
"Of course," replied the major, "of
course."
He began to beam with triumph and
complacency. Angela, blushing and pale
by turn, walked toward them at so alow
a pace that Maskelyne thought ber reluc
tant. Sba shook bands with enforced
amile.
"You bave finished your buainess in
England?" aha asked. "Welcome to II ou
foy."
"Look here, Maskelyne," aald tbe ma
Jor ; "you'll excuae me for Just a minute,
I know." With that he turned tail and
bolted triumphantly, and Maskelyne atood
holding the girl'a band In bis own. She
made a little attempt to withdraw it, but
be inaiated on retaining it, and aha let it
rest.
"I had no business In England," aald
Maskelyne; "but I waa afraid to come
back."
"Afraid?"
"I don't know how I found tbe cour
age to come at all," he answered. "But
I bad to come." Angela made another
IJttle movement to withdraw her band,
but be held It still. "Misa Butler, I love
you ; and I am here to auk you if you
will be my wife."
Misa Itutler bent her brad and aaid
nothing; but he waa not to be beaten
now by anything short of sheer defeat
"I never thought of marriage until
saw you," he pursued; "and if you say
no, I'll go away at once, and be no more
trouble to you. I'm a wort hi ens good
for-nothing sort of a fellow, and I've
never done anything but loaf about and
spend other people's earnings; but I think
I should be a better man if you took me
in hand. If I didn't believe so I should
be too much ashamed to dare to ask yon.
Will you try me, Misa Itutler? I should
have one merit. I don't believe anybody
was ever so dear to anybody else aa you
are to me."
Still Misa Butler bent her head and
aald nothing. He took her hand in both
bis own.
"Angela," be aaid, "do you aend me
away again? Am I to go back?"
"No," aaid Angela, In an almost inaudi
ble whisper.
CHAPTER XX.
The queation of settlement took the
whole party to London, and in London
Angela called upon the Farley. Lucy
waa delighted with the newa of the ap
proaching marriage. She and Angela
were very confidential together, and suit
ed each other perfectly. Lucy had taken
a peculiar and tender Interest In th
young woman'a love affaire, and had
brought her husband to a quarrel with
hia oldest friend concerning them. It wa
hardly in nature that O'Hourke should
be left out of their talk.
"I saw from the very first that Mr.
Mnskelyne cared for you," aald Lucy ;
"and I thought you cared for him. But
I waa afraid at one time that you would
lose each other. The course of true love
doe not.aiway run smooth, and Mr.
Maskelyne is very delicate and rather
aelf-dist rustful.
"It waa my own fault," aald Angela,
with a blush, "if we were In danger of
misunderstanding each other."
"No, my dear," returned Lucy, with
gentle decision. "It wa the fault of a
third person. Poor little Mrs. Spry ought
to be saved from that mercenary wretch."
It waa not easy to are what could be
done but to leave the patriot to his base
triumph and the poor little widow to her
inevitable sufferings. But it happened
that when Angela had gone away, Fra
aer strolled in ; and since Fraser had he
gun to hate O'Hourke, nothing had pleas
ed him so much as to talk about his
enemy. He talked about him now, and
Lucy, who was full of the new proof of
O'Hourke'a wickedness, related It, binding
Fraser to solemn serrery.
You aee," she said, "that nothing ran
be done; hut everything shows bow badly
he haa acted. Nobody ran tell Mrs.
Spry. You know perhaps what women
are, Mr. r raser. J hey are very Mind
about these things, and they do not thank
anybody who trie to open their eye. It
would only make ber very unhappy, and
she would atlll go on ber own way."
" 'Ti like enough," said Fraser, but
he amiled ineffably, and shook hi head
with a wonderful blending of complacen
cy and pity. "Where'a th poor deluded
Lucy told him, and he wagged hi hend
up and down, thia time with a amile that
had a suggestion of anticipatory triumph
In It. Very shortly afterward he took
hia leave, and all the way home be smiled.
Home reached, he aat down at bia desk
and wrote this letter:
"My Iear Madame If I leave thia let
ter unsigned it la not because I desire to
shelter myself behind the shield of dark
ness which tbe writer of libel occasionally
finds useful. It I because I know enough
of human nature to be aware of tbe fact
that an unsigned communication ia al
ways read and remembered. If you will
ahow thia to Mr. Hector O'Hourke If
you feel that your happiness in any way
depends upon It why b resigned bia
pretensions to the hand of Misa Butler, of
Houfoy, near Janenne. Ask him why be
quarreled with bia friend Mr. Maskelyne,
and why be doe not repay that gentle
man tbe money he owe him. Ask blm
who wrote this letter, and why the writer
i Hi Implacable Enemy."
"rosUcrlrtaJB.Xa am tall Mr. J
means, also.
"Ml teach the anraklng villain to pla
false with me," said Fraser. "There
nothing soesking in that, anyway." he
added, surveying bis own work admiring
y.
And with this conclusion b walked
out and with hia own hands posted the
letter.
Mr. Spry bad taken, for what re
mained of the season, a small furnished
house in Park Lane. Fraaer had writt-i
and posted bia letter on a Wednesday af
ternoon, and on the evening of that ssm
Wednesday Mr. Spry had been dressed
with unusual rare and splendor. She bad
dined alone rather early, and after din
ner bad surrendered herself to tbe banda
of ber maid with full Intent to look her
beet, for she waa certain to meet Hector
lu tbe course of the evening, and waa
quite resolved to eclipse any possible
rival.
While ahe waa at the very flush of
these fancies her maid brought her Fra
ser' letter. If the writer of the letter
had known what he waa dong he would
certainly bave epared ber, for though be
was thick-skinned, and upon occasion
thic k headed enough, be waa by no meana
a brute, and only a brute could willfully
and knowingly have tortured anything
aa Fraser now tortured hia enemy
fiancee. He had shot bia arrow at hi
foe without so much aa thinking that It
must pass through this feeble and tenJer
bosom before it could reach him.
Mrs. Spry read the letter with a help.
less terror and dismay. Her little white
teeth clicked with hysteric passion, and
her little white hand clinched and hook
before her so dreadfully that tbe maid
was soared, and retreated before her. Bti
cast herself anew upon the couch with
all her coatlv finery crumpled and disar
ranged, and cried herself into a mood
of stony disregard for everything. It took
nearly an bour to do this, and by the
time it waa done the big eyes were all
puffed and swollen, and ber cheeka wer
scalded with tears.
"When," gasped the little woman final
!T"whn did thia come?"
"Thi afternoon, madam," responded
the maid.
"Order the carriage !" cried Mra. Spry,
hastily gathering her opera cloak, fan
and glasses In a reckless handful. She
snatched the letter from tbe table and
faced the maid, panting.
"The carriage la waiting," the maid
replied; "but really, ma'am"
(To be continued.)
MRS. SAVTJM'S BANK ACCOUNT.
he Could Not, It Seemed, rind th
Iastllalloa Open.
Mr. Saruui, after due consideration.
determined to o;en a bank account and
pay all ber bill by check. She tested
this decision ou Mr. Savutu one morn
ing, and wa rewarded by "Thut'i
very coiiimcudablo Idea ;" no a day or
two afterward Mrs. Suvum dropped
Into a bank and started a check ac
count. Her trophic of the day,
neat, el can bankbook and a packet of
prettily engraved checks, were shown
to Mr. 8a v u.j in the evening.
"To-iuorrow morning." remarked Mrs.
Savuin, "I am going shopping with
Mrs, Buy Icy. Just think bow conven
ient It will be to drop into tbe bank
and get some ready money."
Mrs. Savtim and Mrs. Buyley shopped
the next day until late In the after
noon. The former finally decided that
she would purchase a piece of dress
good which had attracted ber.
"I haveu't tbe money with me," she
explained to Mrs. Buyley, "and I
haven't an account with this store.
Would you mind going to the bank
with me?"
Mrs. Buyley agreed. They got Into
a enh, and when the bank was reuclied
Mrs. Savum stepped from tbe vehicle
and gazed la amazement at the burred
doors.
"Why." she gastied, "the bank I
closed !"
"I could have told you that, ma'sro,'
ventured tbe cab driver. "Most banks
close at 3 o'clock, you know."
Mrs. Suvum, determined to secure
that particular piece of dress goods,
hurried down-town with Mr. Sarum the
next morning. She arrived at th
bank. It was locked up tight
"Can you tell me If this bnnk Is to
be closed all day?" she asked a pedc
trlan.
The nian took out bis watch.
"It will be osn In alsiut balf an
hour," be explained. "A great tunny
banks open st 9 o'clock. This particu
lar bank doesn't start until 10."
Mrs. Snvum rounded to her husband
the following morning that she Intend
ed to withdraw ber account from tbe
bank.
"A bank account Is a very handy
thing to have," she admitted, "but, for
some reason or other, I've never been
able to arrive at tho bank when It was
ojen. I am going down tills afternoon
and cash a iheck for thi entire amount
ot my deposit."
Mr. Suvum suggested that she give
tbe bank another trial, but Mrs. Sav
um was obdurate. She reached tlie
bank at 2 o'clock that afternoon and
started up the step. Then she noticed
that stroug Iron gates barred further
progress. The imiik was cloeI. Jlr.
Savuni saw a pollrciiuan near by, and
she appealed to him.
'Is that bank ever open?" she In
quired, testily.
'Well, ma'am, you see this I Sutur-
day," explained the iMillecinan, "an' the
bank closes at noon."
Mrs. Suvum went home In an unset
tled frame of mlmL Monday morning
she left home shortly after 10 o'clock,
an. I rem-h-d the bank a little before
noon. She stood In front of the build
ing. From lier eyes blazed the fire
of a woman scorned, u she read doil
antly :
Legal IIul.inAT
Bank Closed All lay.
Llpplncott's Magazine
la After Years.
Anxious Mother Little Bobble cries
for tbe moon every night I don't know
what to do about It
Old Doctor Oh, be'll outgrow that
In time. When be grows up be will
forget the moon and want the earth.
Bobba Did tbe prisoner really amile
when tbe Judge sentenced blm to ten
year In the penitentiary? Dobba
Yes; be lived fifteen la a boarding-bouaa.
A WllEATFIEU, IX A. D. lUTu.
Several distinguished ient!itt have recently ilnted out that under the
present conditions the world would lu a short time be threutened with a
eerloui bread famine. In a lecture at the Hoyal Institution, London, Pro
fessor Sllvanus P. Thonijsioii referred to this subject showing that a the
demand of tbe white race for wheat as a foodbtuff Increase the acreage
devoted to wheat-growing Increases, but at a less rapid rate, and being lim
ited by climatic condition will Id a few years, jn-rbap less than thirty, be
entirely taken up. Then, as Sir William Crookes pointed out In bia presi
dential address In thert will be a wheat famine unless the world's
yield per acre (at present about 12.7 bushel ou the average) can be raised
by tbe use of fertilizers. Of fueb fertilizers the chief Is nitrate of soda ex
ported from the niter bed la Chill. The demand for this has risen from
1,0(X,000 tons In 18ii2 to 1,543,120 tons in 1U05. and the supply will at the
present rate be exhausted In let than fifty year. Then the only chance
of averting starvation Ilea, n Professor Crookes pointed out, through the
laboratory. Cavendish, Crookes, I lew a r, and Itayleigh bad demonstrated In
the laboratory that nitrogen could he obtained from the atmosphere by pass
ing air through an electric arc flame. This process has now entered the
commercial stage by the construction and successful oicratlon of the Berke-land-Eyre
works at Notoden Id Norway, nitric acid and nitrate of lime being
formed In large quantities. The latter is extremely useful as a fertilizer.
Our artist has depicted the further mechanical and chemical meana which
the future may bave to employ In" the production of Its dully 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.
Thousand Lepers Live Cars-Pre
but Loaelr Lit la Moluksl.
The announcement In Oukliiud, C'al.,
that Mrs. Col, French of the Salvation
Army has decided to devote the re
mainder of her life to the spiritual and
physical care of the 1,000 poor lepers
Joseph Durrojt.
of Molokal Is likely to create mure In
terest on the mainland than ever.
No one lu Honolulu feels that the
leiiers are In the slightest neglected
either as to their spiritual wants or
their physical. There are elht church
es In the settlement now beside a
Young Men's Christian Association, A
to their physical care, there Is probably
not a village of a thousand people any
where else In the world w here the eo
ple are so generally well cared for. The
disease Itself, except In It last stages.
KE8IDENCE IN MoUjKA!
doe not usually Interfere ffuX with
tba
enjoyment and comfort 01 in pa-
Unt
Af fr.tr,kl all are provided with
food, clothln and bouse by th fttj.
ted Btatea government wltn medical
mtnA,nnm ami nhrslcUni. Many of
ttma bar friend who tod tla znon-
f
sfeY'f ;v&v4 fey4;' : r
rAy- 'vfi ' f'-i Mfcfa- . o " r
SeW wVW, V VW
ri sm ' r . X' "ft f' '- y v,
ey. The board of health proviaes worn
at fairly remunerative wages for all
who are able to perform It and want It
The reault Is that the lepers nave l
care-free life in a delightful climate,
with money for luxuries) and enjoy
ment. There Is plenty of pasturage In
the settlement, and every leper Is given
free pasture for one horse. Every le
per has at least one horse, so that he
can go wherever be likes In the settle
ment. Horse races and other sports are
Indulged In freely. There are athletic
organizations, shooting clubs, debating
societies, political organizations, mere
are pianos and organs and other musl
ral lustrumenu without number In the
settlement
But every leper knows he Is there
awaiting" his doom tbe awful doom
that makes death welcome He knows
he Is an exile from home, from the
world ; that here he must stay, far aa
tbe ends of the earth from friends and
loved ones, until the lust aummons
conies.
Tbe accompanying portrait I that of
Brother Joseph I'utton, comrade of
Father Diutilen, who died of leprosy,
Brother Joseph bns been In the colony
twenty-five years, but has not con
tracted disease.
Th Chameleon Goshawk.
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 size
of a small hen and Is covered with
white down. Ills eyes are pale blue.
I colored the eyes exactly from life.
When fully grown, the first plumage
Is dark brown above and tbe eyes are
pale yellow. No one would be likely
to snsMct this being a goshawk wuo
had seen only adult birds. Later It
changes to the dark slaty blue of the
udult, and the eye, after passing
through all the Intermediate changes
In color from straw yellow, orange yel-
LEPEU SETTLEMENT.
low and pink, finally assume too deep
rich red of tbe adult I know no other
hawk, add Manly Hardy, wrltlnf In
Forest and Stream, so handsome as
tk foahawk.
A l-irl '" 10 u klMd
teaa sb sai she boeaa't
u $
llsasr raaablaallaa liar rack.
The combination hayrack shown In
tbe first Illustration la a conveulent
one. TT are bed iilwea of tlne or other
atralght grained light wood fourteen or
sixteen fe-t In length, eight Im-he
w ide and three luchea thick ; If of oak
or other hard wood, two and one-half
Inches thick will give sufficient
-V T
COMBINATION II AT SACK.
trength. Four crowspleces, H, of hard
wood one and one-quurter Inches) tlihic
and alx Inches wide, are mortised and
firmly secured to the bed pieces. This
constitutes the frame or foundation
and Is shown In the second cut It is
frequently used separately to haul
rails, Nsirds, stones, immure, etc., and
Is a convenient, strong and handy ar
rangement for the punswie. In the first
cut Is shown tbe rigging complete, of
which Its four crosspleces or anus, P,
are seven and one-half feet in length.
five Inches wide and two and one-balf
indies thick.
If designed for a "sectional rigging"
and-to prevent side movement a half
Inch groove Is cut Into the lower sides
of the cross arms, P, so that they fit
closely ujxm the bed pieces. To pre
vent forward or backward move
ment eight strong Iron hisks are at
tached by staples to the sides of the
cross arms and when placed upon the
bed pieces are readily hooked 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 passing them through the
cross anna and bed pieces. There Is
not 23 cents difference In the expense.
Standards, D, can be either station
ary or hinged so as to be quickly low
ered, raised or removed by a small
bolt as shown at Y. The standards
should be six and one-balf feet high
and quite strong to withstand the pres
sure of the load as well aa to serve as
a ladder. The boards, X, should be
of the same length as the bed pieces
and one Inch thick and alx 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
raAUE or bid fiices.
over them, as shown at 9. Wash with
petroleum and keep under shelter when
not In use. Country Gentleman.
The "Stress! h" of Floar,
Millers and bakers know that large
differences exist among various sorts
of wheat flour with regard to baking
value, or strength, but It appear that
only recently have complete chemical
tests been made to determine why
given quantity of flour of one brand
will produce a loaf and nenrty one
third larger than the same quantity of
another brand. According to experl
ment by the Department of Agrlcul
ture at Cambridge, England, the vol
ume of a loaf of bread depends In the
first Instance upon the relative amount
of sugar In the dough. The addition
of siiesr always Increases the size of
tbe loaf, or. as the baker says, makos
the flour stronger. There are other
differences affecting such thing as text
ure and color of bread, the chemical
bases of which are yet tinder examlna
tlon.
Batter roateat of Milk.
As a reference for those who may
desire to know how much butter to ex
per-t from milk, It may be mentioned
that no correct average can be given,
as milk from different cows varies.
Xfllli containing 3 per cent of butter
fat will make atsmt 1 jmund of but
ter from 2! pound (about l.V-i quarts)
of milk. One quart of milk weighs 2.13
pounds. Milk containing 13 per cent t
solids should contain about 4 per cent
of fat, 3'4 per cent of albumen and
per cent of milk sugar, ash, etc.
The average amount of butter fat In
cream Is about 22 per Tllft
aratnr method of handling cream oc
casions less waste than by the old
method. An ounce of salt Is tbe allow
ance for 1 pound of butter.
Poallrr Baslaess.
Is there progress In poultry keeping?
Read the market reirts. Look at the
amount of pn1,rr 'lvert!slng done to
day as compared with Ave years ago.
How did the winter prh-cs of eggs In
the last five years of the nineteenth
century compare with those of the first
Ave venrs of this? Thousands of peo-
nie are to-day nsiklng
g comfortable
iivlne and many
have become Inde-
pendent by raising poultry and eggs for
tbe market It has been proven by ex-
nerlment that It cist no more to pro
duce a pound of poultry than It does
to produce a pound or porn or neer, yet
poultry IS SlWSys worui Ul-rn
pound than any other meat and sells
just ss reaniiy
Grrra Foad for Stock.
When the pastures begin to give out
there will be? S railing uu urn lenn
the COW'B. 1 ni IB line w lr iui.i iijm
the farmer does not supply the loss of
-rren food from the pssture. A plot
of corn f 'older, used as green food, be
in riven the cows at night will ma
terially assist In preventing the loss of
milk. A change or rooa rrom green io
dry sunsTances win umn !;
cause the fslllng off In milk, for which
resson the chsnge from green to dry
fond should be gradual and never suddenly.
V
:yy. I C her. P,e.U...
rlf j Factories for iilckllmr cucuuiImt are
being established wherever the farm
ers csn be Induce 1 to tHsvuie Interest
ed. Small Pickles, not over 'Mi Inches
long, usually bring about SO cent er
bushel, a bushel containing about "
pickle. The average yield I estlmat.nl
at 100 bushels -r acre, though sev
eral hundred bushels may le grown
upon aa acre. The tulldow destroys t!w
vines in some sections, but this Is kept
down by spraying. The striped cuco ii
ber beetle, which csn not be destrovex!
by parls green or ordinary Insecticide-.
a formidable enemy where It makes)
It apiiearance. The long green varie
ties of cucumbers sre used. Plenty of
manure should be applied. A fertilize
consisting of one part nitrogen, on
part phosphoric acid and two mrt of
potah la about the proper forniulu for
cucuinls-r. CucuiiiImts are salted with
two quarts of salt r bushel of cucum
bers, packed closely In tlereea or bar
rels, and enough brine added to cover
them. The brine should be added dally,
as evaporation lowers the water In
the vessel end excises the cucuiiiImts.
which may damage them. Orower cam
co-oKTate, form a Joint stock company,
and sell the pickles on the market.
thus securing the largest profit invisi
ble from growing them.
Build your stcpladder like this, and
It will never slip.
Th Ptasst Trad.
Peanuts bave become an Important
article of American foreign connnm-)
in the last six years, esjeclally 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 $fl,0H0 In l'.loO to $500,000 thia
yesr, while our exports thereof will ap
proximate $300,000. When this fiscal
year closes we shall have to list pea
nuts for nearly $1,000,000 of our total
foreign commerce for the year, accord
ing to the Bureau of Statistics of t lie
Department of Commerce and Ijilwir.
The peanut acreage In thia conntre
Increased ir0 per cent and production
233 per cent between 1800 and ItsiOt
There are under cultivation now 817.
000 acres, producing 1 1,000,000 bushels.
The crop Is concentrated In a fevr
Southern States, Virginia supplying
one-third of It North Carolina another
third. New York Sun. ,
faring; liar.
A heavy crop of grass requires morw
time for curing than a poor one, n
more water must be eliminated, ami
the bay should not be allowed to he
come dark. If cut as soon as the dew
Is off the ground, and "shook up" hy
the tedder In the afternoon, after too
sun Is well up the next day the hay
may be bunched, not making too large
bunches; which may remain from one
to three days, according to the weath
er. It will not Injure the grass if rum
falls on It before It Is cured after cut
ting, but after It has dried It sbouM
he gotten Into the mow as soon as tba
hay Is ready. Twist a bunch of bay,
and If It breaks off well It may Ins
hauled. The best hay Is that which la
alr-drled rather than dried entirely by
the sun; hence tho use of the tedder,
which keep the hay loose and turned
over ror the air, is very ravorame u
the proKT curing of tbe hay.
Timber oa lha Farm.
Every farmer should have his sere
or more or t miner, n pay in many
a-ay providing protection, fuel and
shade. More than that, there Is such)
tremendous demand for wood that
the tinuVr division of a fa nn could h
made In time to yield a monetary
profit. Of course, It will take time to)
start a forest, but once started, it will
he an asset and will certainly add to,
the market value of the farm. St
Joseph News Press.
Weevil Optimism.
There are people who believe that
the advent of the boll beevll will untl
mately prove a good thing for tha
country and who regard the little In
sert as a blessing In disguise. Wa
hojio they are right It Is argued that
the boll weevil will bring about a re
adjustment of lalmr condition: will
break up the cotton system and suh-
tltute diversified farming, truck ami
fruit growing. Homer (La.) Guar
dian-Journal.
Tearblaar Rolaar la rabll Schools.
In country school botany should ha
taught by devoting an hour or two
each week, In the growing seasons, f
xcurslon to the field snd woods.
plants lslng selected, descrllsnl and
classified. By this mode of teaching.
n Interest In botany will be created on
the part of tbe children.
The Southern Illinois Penitentiary la
now preparing lime stone dust for dls
rlbutlon among fanners for fertilizing-
purposes. The dust Is put up In saefca
t the prison and Is sold to fanners at
V) cents a sack. It Is said to be one of
the finest fertilizers known. Cheater
Herald.
Good draft horse now bring fmni
$200 to $ViO. It Is little wonder, there
fore, tht well-advised farmer pa
fancy price for Imported brood marea,
when 8 year-old bring such prk.-ea.-w.
Bethany Bepubllaaa,