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the office waa cloaed. B a rb on Monday ' morning aha »ought it again, bu t the time loot waa fatal. CH APTER XX. On Bunday, tha Rev. Mr. Porter had just aat down to hla aarly dinner, whan tha sour, puritanical looking servant who had succeeded Martha cams into tha din- lug room to announce that a gentleman wished to see him. Thinking that this visit related, perhaps, tto tha advertise ment ha had Inserted, find supposing for a moment that it might be Bilas him CHA P T E R XVTtl.—(Continued.) how dare yon set foot within my honsaT" ' s e lf frightened Into returning, ho eagerly bads tha woman aak tha gentleman's While he spoke, ha waa writing on a H ardly aa aha triad to apeak In a tons slip o f paper, which ha folded and hand o f calm sternness, there was an anxious A Good Extension Ladder. “ L’U aava you tha ' trouble, Sarah ed to the visitor. troubled ring in bar voles, and an anx A jointed lalder in three or four "Shall I not require the document 1 ious look ln har faca. as aha waitad hia Jane!” cried a voice. “ I ’ll take it In myaelf;” and tha naxt moment Mr. Mont parts, or aa many aa deslrad. T h e first gave you aa an Introduction to the par gomery presented himself in the parky section or bottom one la mads 2 feet 6 ty 7*’ inainuated the gentleman. Now that tha Ice was broksn, all hla “ Not at all. The paper you have in nervousness vanished. Fearless and bitter I There waa something about the self- Inches wide, from outside to outside, your hand will be aufficient introduction. as herself, he confronted her. F or a mo assured air and Insolent tone o f tha in and 10 fee t long; point both ends to Good morning!” o t, ment they stood eying each other, Ilka truder that inspired Mr. Porter with any prevent from slipping; rounds 114 f* * t In another minute Mr. Montgomery tw o wrestler» about to engage In a dead thing but satisfaction. apart; begin to measure from top fo r waa deerending the dingy ataimiae. ly straggle. In her face was n look of I “ You can laave tha room, my dear,” rounds; allow 8 Inches fo r slot or “ Joat the aame aa o f old," he muttered; Intense loathing; in hia, a look of tigriah said the Professor, turning to the ser crotch, then 18 Inches, or as yw j vant, “ what I have «to aay to your nuo “ hard aa naila— not to bo moved. A w k hatred. tar is very confidential and strictly pri please, to the next round; let top ward their aticking to that bit o f paper “ W hy hava you coma here?” aha stern vate.” round project from either al&e 2V4 ' — not that it ia ever likely to bo found ly asked. “ Pardon mo, air,” aaid Mr. Porter, as Inches fo r a shoulder fo r tha n ext edi ont. They did not half believe in it. “ I have told you, to inquire, on behalf suming hla devotional whlna; “ I never tion to rest on; put a bolt through But. cunning aa they era. they are dona o f 8ila» Caraton, tha meaning o f this ad- transact any on usual business on the — they did not auapect mo. HoW fam il v artiaemanU” each end, o f 2x4, to prevent eplltting. Sabbath day, but------” iar thia old ramshackle place look» to “ W hat la Bilaa Caraton to yon, that “ Don’ t coma this humbug with me, Second part— 8 fee t long, 2 fe e t wide, me, although ’tia many a year aince I you should coma hare upon auch an er Bill Stokaa!” interrupted Montgomery, Inside measure, or aame w idth from aaw it last. Ita mouldy walla auggeet rand t I refuse to make any communi contemptuously as soon aa tha servant Inside aa tbe first section la on top no very agreeable retrospect.’ ’ outside, eo the second pert esn ellp W hile he waa thus muttering his cation to you. Lot him coma himaoif if had left the room. A t that name, the Reverend Obadiah down o ver the first part, letting the thoughts, he left the building and passed ha wishes to know anything, l i l i ia bracing part together; tbe second part out o f the court into the open thorough my houae, and I will not endure your and Judith started. “ Do you moan to aay that yon don’t should be 2 fe e t outside measure, al fare. Then he opened the paper that the presence in It.“ “ Suppose I insist upon remaining until remember me?" law yer had given him and read tha ad- lowance to be made at both enda fo r “ I do,” aaid Judith quietly. -*-»- draaa. Tim word» were, “ Madame Berne, gnu answer aay questions?" crotch, and at either end a projecting “ I shall have yeu expelled by a con “ A h ! I thought the wonderful eyes o f Iv y Cottage, Iv y Road. Highbury - round. Th e idea o f the coupling part Had that paper informed him tha( stable, and aw orn'ever to keep tha peace Mile. Zenobla would find me out.” Mont la this— the top section slips down o ver towards ma.” gomery returned. he waa to dia within tha hour, ita pe “ I t would scarcely be agreeable to my A look of recognition began to dawn the bottom part nntll tbe crotch rusal could not hava cast upon hla faca a more marked expression o f dismay. father, outcast aa I am, to hava hia In Mr. Porter's faca. " la it tha Pro a F o r a moment he stood rooted to the nemo branded ia a police court, avta to fessor ?" he aaid. “ Yaa; It’s the Profeaaor,” answered J U j a pot; and whan jostled by a rough passer aecurs your safety.” a [ h * H e spoke in a voice o f cold irony; but Montgomery. H e had thrown himself by. went back lata the court to star# at the blood waa singing in his ears, and back in n chair, and, with his hands la the writing and recover from the shock. hia trousers’ pocket», and his legs stretch ■ 1 s I f V “ Great heavens!“ ha ejaculated. “ Is It seething In hla veins with passion. ■ I O “ W hat hava tha dead to do with the ed out, was enjoying, with an air o f in- possible W hat can this msan t W ho is 1 f * petty vanities o f earthly fame?” aha aolant satisfaction, tha dismay depicted 11 H thia 8ilaa Cars ton, than? Can this wom ■ J H upon hla quondam aaaociata’s face. But an be------ She m ost The name ia un asked, sternly. “ Th e dead!” ha whispered; tha hot Judith sat calm and unmoved, watch common; and tha aame lawyer»/- too. But why has aha loft The W blows ? I must blood changed to a stream o f tea, and ing tha enemy as keenly as though he rushed back upon his heart, and ha had been a wild beast, whosa spring ahe • fathom this mystery." stared at her, pale and aghast. momentarily expected, but o f whom ahe H e stood musing silently for soma -* mrl “ T h e dead!" aha reiterated. In the was uot tha laast afraid. V /- moments, and gradually an expression “ I Sm very glad to see you, Prol*a- o f dark determination settled upon hla aame tone. She looked steadily in hia face, aa though doubting tha truth o f aor,’- said her father, trying to assume face. A ff KXTKHBIOK LAUDE*. his astonishment. I t waa too terribly an air o f easy hospitality. * “ I ’ll do It."' ho muttered again. “ l ’U real to be doubted even by her. But “ Don’ t tell lies! Yon cannot be glad reaches the projectin g round o f the face her once more, although I would it could not excita one touch o f pity in to tee a man who knows as much *t*oot bottom section; also tbe bottom part aa toon faca a tiger in her den!” her stony heart; fo r ahe added, iu a you as I do, and whom you treated ao cornea In contact w ith tha first round H e bnttonbd hla coat across his breast voles o f bitter irony, “ A terrible com infamously.” o f section above, as seen In Illustration with a jerk, drew on hia glove« and walk mentary upon your life, Edward Mo- “ W ell, Professor. IS there anything I below. You can have a ladder, 10 feet ed rapidly on, with the air o f a man rant. Your father has been dead three cau do for you?” asked Mr. Porter, In thoroughly resolved. m long, 18 feet long, 24 feet long; or months, and you do not kuow it." hia most fawning accenta. Iv y Cottage waa a small, gloomy look Ha had sunk into a chair, and was “ You did enough fo r me years ago, as long aa you m ay w a n t It, and be ing house, covered with the dark leaves staring into vacancy, repeating tha werd after I had saved you from starvation. easily handled. Ten feet, length o f o f the plaut from which it took ita name; “ D ead!" over and over again. Sudden Do yon know that two days back, when first ladder; (a) w idth at bottom, 2^4 a shrivelled holly tree, and a large, nn- ly he asked. In a low, anxious tone, I first determined to pay you a visit, feet; (b) width a t top, 2 feet; (e) slot trimmed lime, threw a yet deeper shad “ Did he ask for ma? Did ha wish to see I swore that I would not leave the town to adm it bottom round o f second part; ow upon the building. It was a. rem me before he died?" until I had exposed you in the middle (d) distance betw een slot and round, nant o f bygone days, when Highbury “ H e had broken with all earthly das o f yonr congregation?” 16 Inches, 8 fee t length o f second or was a country place; and it looked like months before ha died; his thoughts and “ Bnt you hava changed your mind third parts; (a) w idth at bottom Inside, a meanly dressed, old-fa>hioned woman, words were given to heaven alone." since then, said Judith, calmly, speak in a gay crowd, amidst the glaring stucco 2 feet; (b) a t top, 2 fe e t outaide.— S t Eagerly the man waited for the cruel ing for the first time. and whit# paint o f the new villas that answer; and when it came, he covered “ H ow do you kuow that?” asked Louis Republic. were dotted ou each aide o f i t hla face with hie hands and sobbed until Montgomery, sharply. A M a r g in o f I>alry P r o fit . Mr. Montgomery pulled up short, a r the tears dropped between bis fingers on “ I f you had still intended to do that, Th e canvass o f forty-eigh t cream ery ha aaw “ Iv y Cottage" inscribed upon to tha ground. you would not hava troubled yourself to patrons sending m ilk to ao establish the gate post o f this shabby looking Still cold and pitiless r«a an iron statue, take a walk o f tw o miles first.’' ment In Fond du L a c County, W l i , dwelling. H e felt more nervous than tha uoman looked down upon him with “ I am aure the Professor would not arar. H e drew out his handkerchief, out a shadow o f sympathy In her rigid think it a trouble to walk tw o miles to shows a total o f 687 cows. T b e aver took off hia hat, wiped his face and face. A fte r a minute’ s pause, aha as id, aoe old friends who are so glad to nee age coat o f feed per cow w as 829.88 fidgeted with hla coat. A t last he made “ I t ia useless to prolong thia scene. him,” anuffled her father. and the average returns fo r batter the plunge, opened the garden gate, You can now sea that all ties are brok “ Cease that hnmbng!” cried Mont from tbe cream ery per cow waa $36.82. walked up the path and rang tha house en between ua. t trust I eh all never gomery. “Ru t you certainly have jolly T h e cow s averaged 4,204 quarts by the bell. look upon your face again. A s for Silaa snug quarters hare; and aa yon are so years, yielding 186 pounds o f butter, H is summons was answered by a sol Caraton. i f ha wishes to know anything, very pressing,” ha addtd, with a ma w hich sold to return the patrons $19.27 emn looking nervanut Madams Berne I repeat, ha moat coma to ma himself. I licious grin, " I think a month or two per pound. Each dollar's w orth o f waa at home; but aha could not aae take no interest in him. I-simply desire down here, to a man who has been feed produced only |1.20 In butter, and strangers. Would ha sand In hia t-usi- to do a duty which I hays pledged smoke-dried in tha city, would be a won the total profit per cow o ver coat o f myself to perform." derful health Improver. feed waa $4.94 fo r the year. But au “ W hy, then, waa ha sent to auch a Mr. Porter turned pate at thia propo H e desired her to say that he caaae additional profit from skim m ilk at from Messrs. Fogle A Quick, o f G ray’s place aa Tabernacle House?” ha de sition. “ W ill you taka some dinner with ua. tw en ty cents per hundred amounts to Inn, and that hia business related to a manded. "K e p t in Ignorance o f his par certain advertisement which had appear ents— put to mantel work? D o you know P r o f as »or? Come, father, It ia getting $8.20, m aking a total profit per cow o f ed ia tha morning newspapers. The Into what keeping you consigned him? cold.” Judith spoke In the asme calm, $14.34. T h is skim m ilk profit is really, woman shut the door In his faca and left This man— this Rav. Mr. Porter, aa he unmoved tone as before. the m ost striking result o f the canvass. (T o be continued.) him standing upon tha ate pa white aha calls himself,” be want on— “ I remem It shows that w h ile w ith average cows ber aa a vagabond— a companion o f delivered his message. the bu tter returned but little more mins. You w ill aay ha ia a converted Any person who had stood beside him CAN NO C O M P E TE W ITH RUSSIA than enough to pay fo r tbe feed, the might hare heard tha thumping o f hia sinner. I tall you this man ia tha viieet value o f the skim milk Increased the heart against his side. Again he took o f hypocrites; a trader upon cant, whom S ta n d a rd O il C om p an y H a s F ou n d Ita net profit tw o hundred per cent. Th e to-morrow I w ill expose in the midst o f W a t e r lo o In th a Char*« Conn t r y . out hia handkerchief, and wiped away It may be Interesting to know that statem ent does not, o f coarse, cover tha perspiration rhat stood in largo his congregation, aud drive out o f the beads upon his face; . yet the morning town. H is daughter waa once fo r two within Russia's domain the Standard the w hole story, since the cost o f labor years clairvoyant in a traveling mes waa raw and cold. Oil Company te m eeting some o f the la not reckoned, and on the other hand A fte r the lapse o f about a minute, the merism show. W hat do you think now most serious opposition o f Its long life the valu e o f manure and o f tbe calves door reopened, and he was marshalled o f the guardian o f your precious These last items o f plunder. Th is giant truet supplies is not estimated. by tbe solemn servant Into the front par charge?” w ould be considered to largely offset “ Leave thia house, and never darken o ver 90 per cent o f the foreign demand lor. there to await Madame Berne’s ap the labor.— Am erican Cultivator. fo r oil. It baa competed w ith the large — pearance. I t waa a gloomy room, the It with your presence again.” The weapons had pierced deep, and oil Interests o f Russia, which are con walla were covered with a dingy, dark B e lg ia n H a paper, the furniture was old-faahioned her voice was faint aud husky. trolled by the Rothschilds and the No Passing a Chicago meat market re “ Although you may never see me bel brothers, but It baa never over cen tly, tbe w riter noticed a sign that In form, and mostly o f oak. The trees lu front threw in a black shadow, and again, you shall feel me.” he went on, powered them. This la due to the Rus read: " T w o Belgian H ares fo r 25 momentary increasing passion. ©baoured the daylight. Mr. Montgomery with sian law s regulating foreign trade In Cents.” I t was above a great pile o f seated himself with hia haede to the win “ Listen, woman, to tha last words >ou terests. T b e Standard Oil Company tbe animals. T h is points a lesson. A may ever hear me apeak! I have never dow, and in that position“ !»!» features were indistinct to any person coming injured, nor sought to injure you. From control* the export price everyw here fe w years ago the exploiters o f tbe the* moment you first saw me, you h*ited in the world except within the lim it* j B elgian hares a t fancy prices w ere de Into tbe room. me because I would not caut and whine; o f Russian territory, where competi- j clarin g that the tim e would not come and because I passed a few bojish jests C H A P T E R X IX . tion ha* not been *titled. Russia 1* when Belgian hares would not bring F ive minutes passed, nnjl then the han upon your doctrines, you vowed my de Just aa rich In petroleum product* a * j several dollars each. Multitudes o f dle o f the door wns turned, and there struction; you turned my father's lienrt la the United States, and but fo r the people w ent into the raising o f the ani appeared upon the. threshold mi elderly ©gainst nie. and had me ex;>elled from pow er o f the Standard Oil Company | mals with the b elief that ail they pro woman, tall, big boned, thin, white lips; my home, turned adrift npon the world. That act fell hack upon yourself in a they would be supplied to America by duced could be sold at bigh figures. a nose like a parrot’s beak; light gray terrible retribution; hut while its conse Russian producers. Russia protect* her In vain their friends warned them that eyea as cold aa stone. She wore a quences gianced off your steel heart and oil industry by a 200 per cent tariff; in tbe natural course o f events Belgian front of dark brown hair, dressed in left no lasting wonnd. they handed ine small flat curia, and Itound round the the United State* put* oil on the free hare meat would come down to tbe over body and soul to Satan himself! level o f other edible m eat A t that forehead by a band of narrow black vel When, homeless and starving, 1 have Hat Th e Czar is not responsible for tim e no argum ent w as effective. M il vet. She waa dreased in black ailk, this state o f affairs. Th e pow er o f written to my father for money to I uy and wore a kerchief o f white muslin lions 6 f tbe anim als w ere raised and the Rothschilds carried It Into effect. crossed upon her bosom. Mr. Montgom bread, the letters were returned unopened little by little appeared on tbe mar — not by his hands, „but by yours; and These astnte financiers pictured to the ery roae and bowed, etill carefully keep even on hia deathbed you embittered hla bureaucracy the Infinite horror o f an kets, w here tbe producers found that ing hia face from the light. heart with enmity against hia only child! Am erican trust slow ly eating Its way tbey bad to sell them at about tbe "Yon have brought me intelligence of price o f "rabbit.” For the sake o f one dear memory, 1 have the boy. Silaa Caraton?” she said, in a Into the very center o f public recogni N o boom o f any kind o f stock can hard, cold voice, and standing only just borne all this. Bnt there Is a ’ limit to tion by supplying a staple commodity all human endurance, and that limit is last Indefinitely. Th e high prices within the doorway. Tihe Roths them selves stim ulate the producing o f passed with me. It seems you have at a fluctuating price. H e tried to apeak, but his mouth was the too parched, and hia voice failed him, so one being still in whom yon take some childs told the bureaucrats that If tbe enough anim als to bring down he politely moved a chair a little to interest— that you have one vulnerable Standard Oil Company should become prices to the level prevailing in other wards her; but she still remained stand point, and through that I ’ ll strike you! as pow erfu l In Russia aa in America lines. Th is fa c t should be remembered ing on the same spot, not recognizing hia There is no revenge, however fiendish, It would only add to tbe ever-burning In the producing o f any kind o f live that I will pause at. I will never crofa civility. fires o f Internal mistrust and rebellion stock.— Farm ers’ R eview . ; your threshold again, but my shadow “ My tima ia precious,” she aaid, yet in one w a y o r another. F o r that rea shall be npon you to the last hour of. mors coldly. “ W ill you please to state son the Russian governm ent created V o lu m e o f B u tte r In d u s tr y . your life!” your business ?” r permitted the In an address delivered at tbe meet As ha apoke, he drew close to her, tbe high ta riff and ■'Stony as ever!" ha said, within him- aelf; “ impervious to politeness or blan foaming with paaaion, and wildly gestlcu- Rothschilds and the Nobel brothers to ing o f tbe N ational Buttermakera’ As dishments. Tha fight must come; the lating, aa though he would strike her. almost monopolize Ita oil Industry.— sociation at tbe S t Louis Fair, M. M. But not one step did ahe move, but Success. sooner the better!” W en tw orth o f State Center, Iow a, In “ I am Bilaa Caraton’ » representative.” looked him full and fearlessly in tbe face, g iv in g some figures o f tbe magnitude T h ere 1s an elm in the department he eaid. in a voica that would shake in though h«*r own grew a abade pater. The o f tbe dairy and cream ery Interest, spite o f him. “ I called upon Messrs. solemn servant, attracted by the noise, o f Ardeche. France, which te vigorous •aid that tbe production o f butter last ■tood terror-stricken In the doorway. Aa Fogle A Quick in tbe matter o f this ad and flourishing, though It haa attained United States would vertisement” — producing the newspaper he spoke the last word*, he poshed her the patriarchal age o f 798 years. A c year tn the — “ they referred me to you, madame. I aside, and rushed out o f the house, with cording to official documents It was amount to 1,600,000,000 pounds. Tbe Madame Berne's votes ringing in hla value o f tbe output, exclusive o f Sun now wait your communication." planted on the gra ve o f a nobleman In A t the first sound o f hie voice, the ears, "B ew are what you do, lest the ven days and holidays, was, be said. $1,- tbs reign o f K in g Philip II., about iron feature# relaxed into an expression geance fall upon your own head!" 000,000 dally. T o m ove the year’ s pro , L e ft alone, her nerve gave way, and 1202 . o f donbt, gradually changing into one of duction o f butter would require 43,780 astonishment, as she fixed her eyes upon ahe sank back trembling, and almost A man who la unscrupulous to a cer cars, each containing 20,000 pounds. fainting, upon. tha sofa. the speaker. An hour afterwards, aha was oo her tain extent te alw ays uncertain to • Tbla anccesslon o f cars would extend “ Edward Moraut." aha said, “ what $80 miles I f placed end to end, or from hava you to do with Silaa Canton, and way to Gray'a Inn. Whan aka arrived. largo extent. r . 11 » W orld's F a ir grounds to a point fo rty miles beyond Chicago. I f placed In sections o f tw enty-five c a n , 1,760 otivea would be required te haul the butter output, and It w ou ld take 8,760 trainmen to operate the trains. I f sections w ere placed six miles a p a rt tha first section w ould be w histling In Manila, Ph ilippine Islands, bafore tha last section le ft the W orld ’s F a ir grounds. Th e W o o l o f th e W o rld . Russia has m ore aheep than any other country In Europe. South A m e r ica baa tha largest flocks, this aide o f the A tlan tic, Au stralia haa more sheep than any other country In tbe world. T h e United States have about 62,- 000,000 aheep, Canada and M exico about 16,000,000 head, Au stralia about 126,000,000, South Am erica something like 90.000.000. the Central Am erican Renuhiir* 10,000.000, m n m n n n Europe r u m « * 220,000,- oennnn. Republic 000, Asia 80,000,000 and A fric a about 62 , 000 , 000 . T h e w orld’s flock totals something like 664,000,000 aheep. T h e goats o f some countries go in aa aheep. Aa statistics are not Infallible, especially In Asia, this goat fa c t w ill probably not affect the situation. A s these aheep w ill produce fou r pounds o f w ool per head on tha average, the sheep o f tha w orld shear 2,648,000,000 pounds o f acoured wool. Th e looms o f the United 8tatee need nearly 20 p e r cent o f the total. T h e bulk o f this is sheared at home, becauee our sheep are largo and shoar a heavier fleece than the m ajor ity o f the w orld’s sheep. G reat Britain gets moat o f her wool from Australia. Britain probably usea m ore aheep w ool than any other coun try In the w orld, w hite Belgium naes the moat llam a and coarse anim al hair, and Russia m ore go a t floss than any other nation. T h e F e e d in g F ron t« T h e nutriments o f food are made np o f albuminoids, carbohydrates, fa t and minerals. T h e first goes to form leen meat and may be used to form fat, or to be converted Into beat or fores. A l buminoids are almost identical w ith protein, and the names are sometimes uaad Indiscriminately. T h e second goes m ainly to produce heat and fo r e « and la a source o f f a t T h e third, o r fata, is a source o f fa t. heat and force. Tha minerals form the bone. T h e propor tion o f these needed by animate varies w ith age, purpose fo r which they are kept, and the class to which they be long. T h is feeding problem la one o f the most Im portant t b it the farm er, stock raiser and feeder has to consider, and upon how w ell he baa mastered it w ill greatly depend the success o f bis la bors. I f the stock be young and ha te goin g to keep It until It fu lly matures as to size, then he must feed a ration rich in protein, eo aa to develop a strong, muscular body: i f fo r baby meat, then a ration fo r fatten in g pur poses, then one that w ill develop a strong, bony structure, etc. T b e farm er can no longer feed any w a y and ' #njr ***” i f he expects to realise all that la possible from bis business. T h e young farm er and feeder having learn ed the elements o f nutrition and the o f each In building up the body o f tbe animal, should send to the a tattoo and g e t an analysis o f feeds, sa d then study It carefu lly, until ha knows what feed to feed to accomplish the end that bo has in view . V ic is s itu d e s o f G ro a t P io tu reo . Many and strange have been tbe vicissitudes o f some o f tbe w orld's greatest pictures, and a fine painting which now graces Lord Leig h ’s resi- dence In W arw ickshire, England, baa an Intereating history. T h is rem ark able picture, which fo r some years consisted o f a painting o f flowers, waa pronounced by an a rt dealer to ha merely a mask fo r some other picture, and on receiving permission be grad ually cleaned o ff tbe flowers, discover ing underneath a very fine portrait o f Charles I., by Vandyke. I t te supposed that tbe portrait w as thus disguised In Souse R u les A b o u t Xucubotore. w order to aave It from destruction by First com ply w ith the m anufactur tbe Roundheads at tbe tim e o f the er’ s dlrectipns, as yon can be sure that commonwealth. he w ill g iv e tbe best advice possible as T o ld by T r u th fu l Jam es. to the running o t a machine that he A more or leas truthful Australian haa probably studied o ver fo r years, relates that he put an unusually large says tbe Feather.- — Th en be sure that you have placed porcelain egg In tbe neat o f a ben and found that the next eggs she laid w ere the m achine p erfectly level. K eep the lamps w ell trim m ed and o f Increased size. Then he put a goose egg tn the nest. Th e hen laid an e g g uae the beat oil you can g e t R em ove all In fertile eggs on about ju st aa large. H e was ao pleased w ith the eighth day and on tbe fifteenth tbe scheme that he put a w hitew ashed fo otb a ll in tbe nest. W hen be went retest them. Comm encing w ith the second day, the next tim e to search fo r eggs be turn tbe egga night and m orning until found one as big as a football, bnt no ben In sight. 8ecnring tbe egg, be saw the eighteenth day. Do not open the machine w h ile the engraved on fit, by ben photography, these words; “ I ’m no ostrich, but J ’ v e chicks are batching. Later he found the I t 1s a good thing to let (h e chicks done my beat.” remain In the Incubator fo r a day at hen Inside tbe egg. a tem perature o f about 92 degrees. i’ HOurs the G iv e them their first feed when re Mias Rudd— W hen a men’s engaged m oved to the brooders. to a girl hla idea o f “ good hours” la G ive them fo r a fe w days fine to atay from 8 o’clock until any tim e gravel, stele bread cram ps and hard a fte r midnight. boiled eggs, a fte r that trailed vege Mlaa Oldun— Yea, and even a fte r tables, cracked wheat, meat, bran and m arriage the hours are the same. green clover cut fine. A s tbey grow Mlaa Bodd— Indeed! tbey can be fed w hole meat and oats. Mrs. Oldun— Yes; the only difference Green cut bone and milk also 1a good la that In one case they’ re hours “ w ith fo r them. her,” and in the other “ a w ay from N e ver feed w et, sloppy food. „ - - L her.” — Catholic Standard. *>?— ------------- Reserve te tha truest expression e f re B u lletin end M a ll Box. A subscriber o f tbe Farm Journal spect toward those who are its objects.— alnds an Illustration o f a handy com Do Quincy. bined bulletin and mall box which ex plains Itaelf. There CAH BX MADE te no kind o f adver- $25 Per Day WITH thia plan, which ad vertises things foi aale and fo r that which one would bay. T ” It Is a sure sign a man is np to date when a bulletin board like tbe one illustrated Is seen before bis door. A board o f tbla kind also shows tbe residence o f owner which 1s desired by passeraby. Austin WeiI I trills m Made tn all stsea and styles Write (or Catalog* sod Prleas BEUL 1 Co. Gaa. Asta. 3D Cooun’l Bfk Portland, Ore. A g r ic u lt u r a l A to m s. N ew York has 3O.OUO.O0O grape vines grow in g oti 60,000 acres o f land. During December eggs retailed on tbe N ew York market as high ns 60 cents a dozen. I An English agricultural journal de scribes Secretary W ilson's annual re port as “ a perfect paean o ver the pros perity o f the farm ers o f his country." A Kansas farm er, 40 years old, who has already made a success o f farming, has rented bis farm and w ill take a course in scientific farm ing at the State agricultural college. Th e model Poland-Chlna hog, accord ing to Prof. John A. Craig, director o f the T exa s experim ent station, should w eigh not less than 160 pounds when It 1s six months old. To Convince You K e e p in g B ird s fr o m C h errteo. A Maryland orcbardlst has found an effective w ay o f keeping the birds aw ay from hla cherry trees w hile the fru it 1a attaining that degree o f ripe ness necessary to a profitable m arket A ll that he has done haa been to plant a fe w mulberry tree* scatterlrfgly in hla orchard and as tbe latter berry ripens about the same time or a little earlier than the cherry, and the birds are more fond o f them than o f the stone-hearted fruit, they obligingly keep aw ay from the farm er's stock’.* THAT TH E CHATHAM Is the BEST IN C U B A T O R on the market, I will send you one, freight prepaid, and wait for my pay until October 1,11)06. I t waa given the highest award at the Oregon State Fair, held at Salem last fall. W rite for our Descriptive Catalogue of Incuba tors and Brooders ami our tima proposition. K n n rm osa C h e rry T re e . A huge black T a rta ria n cherry tree near Newcastle, Cal., teat year pro duced 8,100 pounds o f salable cherries, fo r which the ow ner received $800. Th e tree la over 100 feet high. Its trunk la 10 feet tn circumference. Across the branches from tip to tip the distance la 85 fe e t I-adders are built In the tree fo r tbe pickers, ao that they can pick every cherry. GEO. W. FOOTT, Dept D , Portland, Oregon
