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The Exeter Advocate, 1898-7-8, Page 6DR.es before, being an hour arid ten minutes JAtli S WIFE By ST. GEORGE HATHBORNE, This he earnestly trusts will not take plata. A, train going .eeventy miles an hour take e cbances elough under ordin- ary eireunistances, 'without the atteneion of tram wrecieers. The taougbts would. keep :Face from come, sleeping, evoi did he eare to. He tent nins When. morniug arrives it finds them in awake and speculates as to wlett he can wad rata of the meautaina They awe de in ate: etatain poseiteaties became left the green ealley, behind. Ou either reale-ea. side frowu tbe walls of great amens TtaS is Otiose for .eongratulation, eince they have reduced the ISAtei time fur more than half, anal it beginstalatok ap though berme a great while, their -end will he attaMed. The night wears ou. Several times sentething oceans to ae- lay them, btu, Doctor. Jack shows no signs of despair. He feels that his clutch is a long axed sure one—victory 11111st Texan as he goes, and making move, meat with his fingers that Kirke readily uuderstauds. Larry follows Jack, while the Texan remains to watch Avie, te guard her if need be against, Imeeieg danger, ad wUl ao it if auy man can. As soon 0 ties doctms steps from tne ear, he glances around. to see where they are. The night is dark, bat several lights burn at the station. A red tenth= has laaltal the train, and upon making inquiries it is learned that some sort of accident bas happened alaead that may delay them a evbile. Doctor Jack begins to think fortune has leagued itself with his enemies, foe he caurtot believe this accident has been THE SUNDAY SCHOOL, PROFITABLE DUCKS. LESSON II, THIRD QUARTER, INTER- THEY GENERALLY COMMAND HIGHER NATIONAL SERIES, JULY 10, PRICES THAN CHICKaNS. est of the LeasooA lifungs 140.. Superior Ponte. or White Peldue—Dtility Memory verses* 544— 001.4e1lk Text( X of iocubators la Retelling Poeks-o-Neres- NhiSe xv14.10--ecoPmentavf tho Igsv, elty For Green. 700(1—Water ror Prird.,( Steam*, - and Vor Swimullng. foopyright, me by. P. AX. Steerns.1 1. "As the Lord God, of Isreel livetta, be- • °re w119°.' I stankl‘" 'rills. Is tb° °rem re' O. Reeesle. •in The Country Gentleman corded word from Elijah the prophet, as the aureelel Peain is by tar the .best. ' At just iive anieuees-of one, as he ts through which (1 11 the train dashes. be comes to Ahab with his .111)eSsikge from .' " ' • — - - • Thee are e•erv Welly, serow fast and at God. This is thet Alum wbo dial more to „ • . , • e ^ •re waisele slminds. arAi it IS *MST ti feel the replier now that the engineer Is emus , =aka up. and down the platform, oounta 14:Tit :it,' iLizg'lt';1°:,..-..ls'tgo tiv°:gget:, 1" w"." 'o4 ag43 $11°‘114 weigh 6.v.':' tape:eine his watch, a sudden shrill tee el se re they upou the heels of the . Noised. through auy plans of thews. He eatlene - of tae t"..a- eteee. • Tee verily amen pealed to keep a sharp leoltaita leet lee rura ing elle eataates atm/eating /meshy; from fore' bins .(chapter eel, e3). . , ettenals, There is no seeret Omit the Of all the varieties of ducks that we eommonly consider profitable, writes E. Frames isf g their( thus rapidly to to 4 st.:.,i they are eest what a guar- by acmdent sate the eeetasa the light into the shadow. 2, -Aud the word, of the Lord came un- teseh a satiefaetory weittlit. In compai e. tsr el •l ,-.,'-i.:(3 fzolu a %"2,:ig:,'-Wil' ;,.e. " the When the Slyer stops at the next station Larry is seated. on, the step of tbe 4to hie), saying." A true man of God re- e . - h 4 a a a - ne e e cotneeeee !afertated lane regular trains OA Wit C 1.4. .4(11.S, 1 NV.. 0 semi ow tliet- will be close Lehhad, and possibly' sleeper watching bis friend, wens .; seateursd te dasw up, tInd receive Ante to tstinsfer. The impatient engine throbs, and ocs ?elves his message from Gocl and delivers with a savage whue 130 mese of necessity stand before 1Y it for God, seening only to elease God. ' ' ' ^ - -- I mu -h teeter seev grew and consegueut- hew emelt less te costs to enature teeee ealste inesseess while the engine each, exults in these E,peett. atsionall,y steam escapes wae ea eael wah W;i1,,r. "'Wollki 'thee we could keep this tip hiss. Precious minutes are being lost, people to deliver his -message, he does not thein. A ehielten, forced to tile utmost, Out to please people, but like Paul says. should wc mit 1 ei pouuds dressed ;as a. "as we were allowed of God to be put le atoiler at la weeks. On the other hand, trust with tbe gospel, even se we speak, a duekling forced will weigh five pounds not as pleasing men, but 0od, who trietle in tea weelts. The chick,en will 1)riug in Jae% purs his head •Ya1 of the wandaw. area New yeas is reached. Teens wawa The sleet thing ho eees is a, red lantern be no question. then, of not being on an the. teens. east ahead of the locomotive, time," It,. Leath& as the car swings lite Bre Lst.vgg.rax-larl on. c,,Xation.. delay. a reudvaum while tearbag around sudden He ewines hirasehf "Cle thee i With Curves, ittltil even Avis utters. a low cry,, Larry as les heelssoeee whet it ineat1Sf;:trful that it is going over, villa, of Avis Sete appeared, awl looks from a caurse, is net dm case. witiav. zinxiois beeat15e she eater e hew Then a long whistle announces that Jaceses pants with all her heart as a lora they are drawing near Ilm station. The Itg antt ttithial wife should. a -Inductor has drawn their ettentioa When Deems Jets% reeelsee the spet suloae hovering above ia the earaort, 'where Oa reti tans n i he /lads there wieeta he sahe was left hy tbe ieseepataive tbocadineeaUJ5chtaloe'40a at Ws drawitaz the regular train tie -ramie Heads ere thrust frem the cerwitelews e What's evrettge- as tbey issue train tbe mountains—the The conductor is swatritag, while tbe smeieu is bat a utile beyoud,with a geed engint er evepe loaleina terouud as though many are around it. A freight has stop - be fully exeects so see a band of daring ped upon a sidiug to let the regular pas- toad:agents appear in view. eeuger pass—but their eyes ere seeking a. rail has been retnoved—ft lays ttea sumethinit el by twross the traca. Ouly for die red light those on the seecial would bevel - been wreelted in a terrible matuser. "Very eonsiderate of the reseals," says the conductor, puzzled and angry. "I can :eye= for it. All they wanted was to delay us," and Jack tells !us idea, locomotive at the freight jest peepsug out "ley Jew: what is to hinder us replae- egged, the last Pullman ' puts iu Deo - Inn 'she wail. Thee it's only a little time or Jaelt, whose siaO tLetwr t"u that Yeast -eV' awl Lary tugs away at the of ettee,e eareatueana. joug sevl rail be a manner that, if quite axis seeends him, and all feel lilte teemattial, shows his desire to accora- ebeering as they run down tbe line and plash sentealtang. lite weals eleetrify theta. The pone; tiretneta, and Rieke Smith are celled, and in a few mantes the mil is in post elan Every spite) has beeu tbrown away, tut there is it claw for drawing more on UV' ''11411143 awl a hammer for driving theta home,. Lanterus are rat needed, since the brilliant llliht *f the engine gives them all the Illatmlnation tha y could wish for. One Melts out a spike Isere and there. The engineer sends them borne with heavy blows. "Ail readyr' is announced. Thirteen minutee lost! What would have perhaps paralyzed tradie for a time on nutuy an European railroad, had been only an incident a tleineen minutes duratiOn on this Amern cans trinacontinental They hasten once more to board. the spatial, and "forward" is the cry. Avis has it story to tell now, and when Doc - Jack hears it, he experiences mingled, emotions, auger for his bitter enemies, and admiration towardhis brave wife. It also makes clear tbe design of the parties who removed tbe While the men were all at work in trout of the locomotive, Avis, looking out of the window, heard a noise toward the rear a the car, and glaneing in that direction, was just in time to see a mart's legs passing in at one of the windows which Larry had. left ripen. Quick to comprehend the situation, and not deigning to eall for help, Dootor Zack's wife bad. opened her satchel and, seoured the revolver given to her long ,ago by the man who had also taught her eaow to use it. Then leaving her seat, she glided. to the rear portion of the ear. Loeking into the smoking compart- enent, which Lamy had pre-empted as his own private "den," Avis is just in tixne to discover a dark -faced man exam- ining into the sacred mysteries of the dude's valise. while a. comrade, half -way through the window, seems ready to re- ceive whatever spoils may be discovered. Avis Evans has no difficulty in mak- tug up her mind that these men are en- gagea in something that does not ;con- cern them. She does not stop to specu- late upon the faots—it is enough to un- derstand that they mean robbery. A moveraent which she makes attracts the attention of the man in the window, who, uttering a sharp exclamation, drops out of sight. His companion, attracted by the eay, glances upward, and sud- denly remembers an engagement he has dri another quarter, of such importance that he hardly knows whether he goes through the window head or feet first. Doctor Jack's brave wife having thus disposed of the rascals, busies herself in iclosing every window of the car, which task she has hardly completely when her husband and his friends enter again; at the same time their progress is resumed. Jack is able to put two and two to- gether, and. the result is one that satisfies him. "At least we leave a couple of our enemies behind," he reflects, though forced to confess his ignorance regarding the number of foes ahead. "SW's. there!" exclaims Laney, and all of them Ctill Bee a line Of PagaTsger oaches beside the station. "Coufusiou, Ina the engine beads that way," cries Kirke Smith, -You're =wag, comrade. That is the overtake the Overlaad Flyer, which has remained aa the station five minutes, under orders to await the arrival of the ectal. There are some passengers ort board who note the comieg of this latter witli anything but pleasure. Indeed, the deep - St el:Nevin would. be more apt to describe heir feelings, since they have endeavored by every dishonorable meaes possible to keep Doctor Jack from traveling eaSt on the only train that eau possibly take Kra to New York. by November fourth. Solna people, indeed nearly all persons would base given up in despair when tbese ditliculties arose like lusurreountable barriers before them; but we Immo Eisen how ono man succeeded in riding over the worst and wins his Waterloo here at this station. The special comes to a stop, and. a transfer is soon made. This time they do not have a ear to themselves, but there Is plenty of room. 'Motor Jack will not be crowded, and, if necessary, be would have etigaged the sleeper which the speoial engine drew to take them on to Ogden and even Denver. Once more, forward. He knows he is now on board the same train as his foes. Milord and Colonel Garcia are in the Pullman with them. The latter looks out of the window when our party passes, but the unabashed Eng- lishman, with a spy -glass in his left optic, eyes them questioningly, much to Larry's unboundedadmiration, for he is able to pick up an idea or so here. Jack has tline to think matters over. He believes his enemies' who have com- bined against him, willnot give up the ship as long as he is west of New York. They have too rauch at stake to give up until the last prop is knocked away. The Chillans are banded by their league to light for the possession of the packet, or at least to keep Doctor Jack out of New York until the day which he has set upon reaching the metropolis has passed. Lord Hackett is urged on by his passions, and the vow he made to wed the widow of the American athlete. Even bitter enemies can travel in lux- urious Pullman cars, and not come in. contact. The battle may be one of looks and sneers. Toweled the land of the rising sun this trans -continental train speeds. Doctor Jack has a head on his shoulders that is worth something. When they take on a new locomotive, he is on deck. and has a little chat with the driver. Perhaps a gold piece changes hands. At any rate, they all fancy the man of nerve, and the long traiu whirls from station eo station on time. "You must be a wizard, Dootor Jack," remarks the Pullman conductor, laugh- ing. "It is many a day since I have gone through here with such a snap and vim. We start each time as though we meant business, but something throws us out of gear. Now, it is like a well-oiled piece of machinery." "Why do you lay it to me?" smiling. "Ah 1 I have eyes, sir. The fact of your hiring a special told us you particularly desired to get east on. this train. Some- times golden oil lubricates machinery remarkably well." Night comes. Jack has kept an eye on those whom he has reason to watch, while his com- panions also remain on guard. Avis carries the packet now, in her small satchel, which is fastened by a strap over her shoulder. Who gets it must first kid- nap Doctor Jack's wife. More than once be has seen three men in consultation, and knows full well tluit they mean xrdechief. To delay him they would even. vrreek the express train, if it could be done without great danger to themselves. He has warned the conductor, so that in all probability sharp eyes will be upon the plotters, and they May be frustrated; but such desperate men halt at nothing when determined th Carry a point. Of oourse, Jack must sleep, but he has arranged with bis companions for a sys- tero of watches, each one to remain on the lookout several hours. It is past midnight when Jack feels a hand touch him. Be is only dozing, for the seetion has not been made up, though the ourtains are drawn, Putting ant his head, he sees Larry. The lamps are turned low in the car. Sounds of heavy breathing indicate that a number of persons at least are asleep. The train is at a stand. "What is it, Leary?" asks the doctor, quietly. "They're up to some nalsohief, rm afraid. Three of them went outside," comes the reply. Jack is immediately on the alert, alai weep to the door, touching ehe elsiepg svideli must be made up again. Larry is flexions, too, thougle lee fairly sucatede ia disguising the faet by att ap- parently cool deutemeor as ha smokes his eigarette, -Suddenly he becomes aware offe certain fact that gives him a spasm of alarm. Doctor Jack has walked into the slat- aud, altboagla three times tweater se-coeds—the usual teutstle of bis tit= iti the derkeued spot—llave passed, be does not appear in .view. • • 011APTXR Larry has seen nothing suspicious, nor has be heard any hostile sonnci. The hissing of OMR twill the iron raoneter at the heed of the iXain would prevent Ibis letter, end prove it eplendid Quer uraler willola a des.pereto deed ealgiat be carried Que. As the same time, owiug to the peal - liar eircumstances of the ease, Larry ears that something bas bappeeede that the thread winch holds the sword of Damoeles suspended over the head of Doetor Jack has been severed. Re leaves leis seat, and with a hand on, it weapon steps into the shadow. The glance he casts around hini falls briug any reward, since Jack is not ha eight. Larry's almaa increases. Now he draws Ids revolve; and auniee to the end of the platform. Once be faucles ha bears voices, area starts in that direction but it turas out to be a couple a traixtreen conversing. A. =an 10 under the cars With a ligla and. a hammer, testing the wheels, tor with these fast twins it is necessary to take every possible precautioe itt order to prevent accident. Larry's cooluess vanithes. He even drops his beloved cigarette, suck is his anxiety to diseover what has become of his friend.. While he thus prances about, not daring to wander far from the train, as it may move at any minute the signal comes that the trate: is clear, he catches sigat of it moving figure. That is enougle In the darkness be cannot toll wbetber it be friend or foe, but, eushing up, be thrusts bis weapon amanst the man's side, while saying fiercely:— "Surrender I" "Wily, Larry, old fellow, is it your' comes a voice. "Zack—thank heavens. But you gave me a scale, man. What made you stwoll away?" Jack seems to be engaged. in coiling up a rope, and Larry, when he discovers this, is doubly amazed. "They tried it, Larry---a.ndfailed. Just as I stepped into 'the shadow a noose tell aver my shoulders. I happened to have one band up to my hat, so that was free to draw a kniee while I jumped forward in order to prevent being thrown. The fellows at the other end ran also. I got my knife out, opened the blade with my teeth, and cut the noose; but I caught hold of the rope, planted. /ray feet against a rook, and we had a tug of war for a minute here in the darkness. "Finding I was too much for them, and was dragging the rope in, they gave up and scampered, leaving me this trophy, which I hardly know what to do with." "Take it aboard. Who knows how use- ful it may yet prove. Besides, it may tell us something about the fellow at the other end." "Larry, correct. Was that whistle meant for a forward movement?" They run to the platform close at handl The train moves sure enough. After all, m the delay was it so long, and can be made up. When they get into the car neither the Chilian colonel nor his British ally can be seen. "Egad!" says Larry, slapping his knee, "what a widiculous joke it would be if we turned the tables on them, and they are left behind." Jack smiles. "That would be too good a thing, my dear boy." He sees Avis looking out from behind the curtains, and motioning with her hand. Jack fancies she seems pale. He springs to her side. "What is it, dear?" he asks, tenderly. "Jack, while I slept a hand entered the half -open window and snatched the small satchel. I caught the strap, but the catch broke and the hand -bag is—gone." Jack smothers a groan, and Avis con- tinues quickly :— "But, dear Jack, some good angel must have put it into my head that they coveted. that alligator bag, for when the =tains were first put up I transferred the packet—" "Oh! Avis!" "To my bosom, where it lies now, safe and sound." He throws his arras around her. "Bless you for a thoughtful little wo- man. They stand a poor show against both of us with Larry and Kirke thrown "It was also fortunate that I had my jewelry on. In fact, the contents of the bag, I believe, netted them some five dollars." "They're welcome to it. Why, the rope must be worth part of that," laughing. "What rope, Jack?" CHAPTER XXVI. Once more their speed is as swift as the wind that whistles down from the defiles of the mountains. The tirae lost will soon be made up, for the express train ahead cannot begin to annihilate space as they do, so there is a constant gaining on their part. It is possible to figure out a victory again, unless their enemies hatch up some new form of deviltry to baffle them, which Jack looks out for. He believes the rell lantern of warning was only placed on the track to alarm those on board the special simply because Doctor Jack's wife was present. Only for this fact the special would have plunged into death—or to strike a broken rail when going at the rate of a, mile a minute, means even more than death—annihila- tion. Avis sleeps no more. She is too thoroughly interested in the events going on around her, for what concerns Jacks interests her. She listens and even offers suggestions at times, eivhich naore than once appear to be Innely, and are readily seized upon by IJack. Al1 of them note the passage of time now, and figure on resulte. When the special is halted once at a station for new orders, Jack takes advantage of the short delay to ask questions, learning that the Rooky Mountain Overland Flyer express 'mask* this. point eteet twen/sfive neenu- our bearte" (I ahkees. la 4; Gal. 1, 10). a. "00 thee hence aod turn the 00- wttrd anal bide tayself by the Istoon Cher - ills, that is befoteJordaa." It Is a great thing, szerbaps the greatest tbieg, in the life of aoldld Of 0-04..t0 learn to ?Ivo alone with Owl. Our Lord Jesus was WOO+ elone with IBS Father both Jo the humble borne in Nntitedi will after He eutered upon His public work. 4. ".Audis shall bo that Own shalt drink of • the brook, and 1 have connuanded the. riVVQIIS to feed thee tbere." When we are en the Lord's buslueee and just where Re would have us to be, all our temporal needs are sure to be supplied Plata vi, 83). We shall always find "that whicli we have need of day by day without fail" (Ezra vi, ii), 5. "So be went and did according unto the word of the Lord." Willing and obedi- ent is always the way of blessing (Isa, 1, 19), Elijah rasited no questions aucl made no suggestions, bus simply obeyed. God has as clear A plan for eacb of us ne had for Elijah, and if we are only ivilllng and obedient Ile will guide us in U. 0. "And the ravens brought hire breed and flesh in the morning and breed and flesh in the evening. mad he arant of the brook," We are net bave fellowship with that whieh is in Ood's sight unclean or seek help from tie) ungodly, but if Ile commands the unclean to minieter unto us we are toaccept ell things asfrom Blzu and be thankful 11 'Mesa v, 18), 7, "And it ceme to pass after awhile that the brook dried up because there had been no rainitt t/ao land." It Elijah bad depended upon the brook, be would eat- urally feel discouraged as he CM 10gnaw- ing less anal less day by day, but depend- ing upon Clad be could say, "All my springs are in Thee') (Pa lxxxvii, 7). "0 Obrist, thou art my fountain ever liming, and my sweet wayside brook is Thine and mine. Ho is El Shatidal, the raighty God who is all sullicient (Gen. xvia 1). 8. "And the word of the lard came une to him, saying." We need a fresh word from the Lord for every occasion What He told us to do last time may not be His nsessage for us next Tillie., ovcn ti101igh the circumstances may be very similar...‘leet 11 Sam. v, 19, 23. We must wait on our God continually and trust in Him with all our boort and lean not to our own under- standing, theta we shall always be sure of guidance (Hos. xii, 0; Prov. 111, 5; lsa. xxx, 21). We must gather manna fresh every morning. 9. "Arise, get thee to Zarepbath, wbloh belongetb to Zidon, aud dwell there. Be - bold, 1 bave commanded a widoe? wennan there to sustain thee." These are His new ordera. God bas been watohing His elaild, and doubtless Elijah had conneunien with God every day. 10. "So be arose and went to Zara- phath." And tbere was 010 widow woman at the gate of the city gathering sticks, and be asked ber to bring bill) a drini of water. Perhaps as the Lord whispered to Saniuel, "Bebold the man" (I Sam. ix, 17), Be may bave tvhispered to Elijah, "This is the woman of whom I told thee." 11. "And as she was going to feta it he called to her and said, .13ring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand. His wants were not many, either in the way of food or raiment. Be did not live to eat, but to do the will of God. Like our Lord Jesus, his meat was to do the will of Him that sent him, and he knew that bread would be given bins and bis water would be sure. It is a good thing to learn to be content in any state whether full or hungry (Pbil. iv, 11, 12). 12. "And she said, As tbe Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an banditti of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse." This is her pitiful story, with the added Item that when the and her son bad eaten tbis she expected they would have to die. Perhaps her poor Mart was saying, "Hath Goeforgotten to be gracious?" and she was wondering what some of His promises could mean. It was surely her extremity and His opportunity, for God helps those who cannot help themselves (Ps. lxxii, 12). 18. "And Elijah said unto her: Fear not. Go and do as thou bast said. But make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son." It was not a very abundant welcome for the man of God, and some would feel that there was a great mistake somewhere. But one who bad been ministered unto by ravens would not be apt to faint in this emergency. 14. "For thus saith the Lord God of Is- rael, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendete rain upon the earth." The God of Israel had fed mil- lions of people for 40 years with bread front beaven. He bad brought water out of the rook for them. He bad divided tlse Red sea and the Jordan. He is the Creator of beaven and earth, and there is nothing too wonderful for Hire (ler. xxxii, 17, 27). le. "And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah, and she and be and ber house did eat many days." The margin says "a full year." Faith just believes what God says without any other evidence, or in spite of all seeming evi- dence to the contrary, and acts according- ly. 18. "And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lead, which He spake by Elijah." But suppose, iepossible, that she had refused to share it, what then? There had been no increase. Are yoe sharing all you have with others or are you saying, 'I have not enough for me and mine, and giving to others is out of the question." Hard places give the Lord a chance to show His power, and in the next incident we see that He is the resurrection and the life, and the son given back from the dead would bamore to his mother than if he had eat :lied. The word of the Lord is truth. "They tried to hang me, my dear," and he relates his little adventure, while Avis clings to him,trembling and breath- less. "When will this end, husband?" she asks, for her nerves have been placed tinder a severe test during these few weeks. "Given four and a half more days and we will arrive in New York. Once there ray hour of triumph comes, and these allied forces will no longer have cense to desire my downfall." "Oh, Jack, I wish we were there's" she sighs. "For your sake I echo the vrish, little woman," fondly replies the man a swat TO BE CONTINUED. fancy market probably 75 cents te $1 tu March orApril.The duealiug ht the mule months and in the same market will bring from .$1.50 to $e. Ps an or- .ainary market the.chieleen will bring 50 reute and the ducitlieg .at least -$1. In the July market the chicken. will bring, 30 cents and the theekliae still $1 or at the lowest 90 cents, WititZut going into a comparison of feed, it is self evident that ic costs more to feed it chicken 12 weeks to marketable size than it does to feed it duckling ten weekete its market-. able size of five pownle, whiell is over three times the weight of the chicken. -Even ff it costs the seine we produce 1!.ii pounds of weight on the chicken as against Ave - pounds of weight . the duckling and itt MO weeks' less time. Decks are very prolific layers when they begin laying, which is about the first part of January. For example, .a flock ut full lay, say in, February, .should eacas ONFNING TURKEYS. arue Should. Roye All the Agivectagee oj A Frec Rouge, Two acres devoted toit turkey park, With it substantial buildieg situated thereon, will prove a profitable iayestee ment flaere turkey raising is eoutent- platett. law such au equipment a house ae by 10 feet, divide(' intothree apart - meats, _each W by 10, the center me being opeu on the front, will be feud Most convenient mai will afford roost- ing room for 100 or more turkeys (lur- ing the growiug season and be setliciente ly large for the breeders daring tbe winter awl spring. This house need not be expensiveit eau be built of rongh or planed lumberand ueed not beMore theta, four feet high ae the eaves; with sia foot front. Thetwo end, or roosting. rooms should be made tight aud warm. and for this purposeethey can be 'Hued with some of thabetter grades of build. tug riper. -If tite joists be 2 by 4, .set eicleevise, and the building paper put ou aver them, it will leave a dead air space of two incties,which will insure the building being comfortable, ahaell e house can be built for from $e0. te $3f aside from, the labor. • To inclose two acres with it .tnekee high and tigut fence might seent te 501110 like it pretty costly malettaking, but this. is not tin caso. A, good fence .that will keep in turkeys C4111 he Made inthis numner: Set posts so that they will stand 0 or 034. feet above gromul, feet apart, and to these nail 0 iliChfence boards for the bottom. Attnoli to this 2 inch, mesh wire getting, 2 feet wide and above this it 3 . foot netting of 3 inch mesh, Join them together -at intervals .with common small win. thus making a fence 5 feet 0 inches high. Over the tops of tile posts stretch, a length of barbed or cable wire, whiolt will be 0, Or 12 inches above the netting, accord- ing to the height of the posts, and. wire the n.etting to this cable 50 as to take tap all seg. This makes a fence prate .tically 0 or Oki feet high, so elose at tbe bottom that youtig turleeys .Calatlet get through -it and one that will keep out every class of vermin except hawks- I prefer this cable wire to a topboard mum the fowls do not see it so plainly IS and are less apt to attempt to fiy over it.If No. IS Wito netting is used, the sf fence will be very subsaantial mid will last umuy years. To fence two acres in I la! this manner will cost about $50, aud the entire plant—house .aud ruu—cau be talon thau paid for in the saving on one year's hatelx. It is much better than to allow the turkeys to roam. The location of the turkeypeak shoulti. be such as to give them all the leaven.- tages .usually seemed ou a free mug°. It Should have plenty of shade and grass. The orchard or a small grove, if it be ingrass, is eminently adapted to this use, andthe land will not then be en- tirely given up to the fowls.—L. E. Keyser in Coluitry Gentlernau. . ache- rr •D 4, • WHITE PEKIN =CR. lay about 20 or 22 eggs daily for every 25 ducks. After they have been laying three weeks, their eggs ShOW a very high percentage of fertility, and it isnot ext unusual thing to test a machine at 85 aud 90 per cent In an inenbator—and the artiflcial method has almost entirely usurped. the aatural—dualts' eggs require more air- ing than hens' eggs, for the reason that their shells aro thicker, and hence it is s little more difficult to develop the air cell Itt other respects they are treat- ed. exactly like all haus' eggs. Tltey may be tested on the third or fourth day, and it as surprisinghaw strong the germ will then appear. Tbey take 28 days to hatch, bat usually begin to pip an the twenty-fifth day, and by the twenty-eighth all are out. They hatch Lively aud seldom stick or die in the shell. The result is that 111=111110re sat- isfactory hatches aro obtained than from bens' eggs. 1 cousider it quite as imper- ative with ducks as with chickens to leave them at least 86 hours in the bot- tom of the machine after all are hatched. Brooding ducks artificially is much easier than brooding chickens. The heat in the brooder should be started at about 90 degrees, but the second day may be reduced to 80 degrees. Duck- lings, unlike chickens, do not crowd in the hover, preferring to lie well separat- ed. Where it is necessary to have fringe in front of the hover for chickens the ducklings do without it. During April, when the weather is usually milder and the brooder house is warm throughout, they will soon prefer to rest at night outside of the hover. If they are overfed, they will receive a setback in their growth which may stunt them for a week. If by accident, therefore, they are overfed, it is best to skip a feed or two until they become hungry again When the ducklings are 4 weeks old, four feeds a day are quite sufficient. When 6 weeks old, three feeds will be enough, but the cornmeal should be increased a little and the bran diminished. When 8 weeks old and intended for market solely, they should be fed three parts cornmeal and one part bran. After the sixth week the beef scraps may be increased, and this increase continued slightly until they have attained full weight. Water is more important for duck- lings than feed. In fact, ft is a good plan to give them water first before feed - Beware of contamination. ing. Teacli them to find the water foun- A subject that should be thorcmghly tamas soon as they are placed in the understood by amateur breeders is con- tamination. It is claimed by some poul- brooder. If they appear stupid, take a trymen that a hen once mated with a few, waterne°anet a atTtsihnttaught uwangildtichh 1 dip polnthtleeeaarnirbilis ttheeter rastalewabirr d of a different breed cannot dhi ) fir d be relied upon to reproduoe rest Watelr to drink must be kept be her variety in its purity. Others claim fore kt ha ne n ad wdaasyt e agnrde a tn iciguha nt titTihese.yTwhielyl that after the hen has been separatefor a certain length of time and mated d fneeedng,a asithavse iriselynecessarytearbscollousteathandwwhen hhniew lthal pure bred male of her variety breed true to her kinds A breed their digeetion. For young growing er cannot be too careful, and if he keeps market ducklings water to swim in is a number of breeds the safe plan is to more of an injury than a benefit The keep thena separated the year round. tOod which is given them to convert in- to flesh must not be hardened into mus- cle by exercise in the water. Green food is thenatural food of the duck. If you have not sown rye in the fall, so that your ducks can obtain the fresh yatmg growth early in the spring, you must substitute something M place of it, and I know of nothing better than young tender cabbage. After they are 3 weeks old they will soon.strip a whole head if thrown in to them in their yards. No one who has not raised duckliags can form any idea how fast thu will grow. They seem to double their size every week. -:::•trgrN • r No Eacuse ear Stale Eggs, There is no excuse to fall back on when it poultryman sells Stale eggs or rotten eggs for fresh ones. Eggs front "uow nests" should be tested before solling—if sold atall. Nest eggs cannot get mixed up with good ones if the poultryman knows his busiuess. China eggs or egg gourds used fOr nest eggs will prevent tbis. The tester, such as we have several times described, shows conclusively whether au egg is fresb or not. A perfectly fresh egg is clear and no air space can be men in the large end. As the egg gets older this air space enlarges tuitil it finally occupies half the egg. A perfectly fresh egg will not shake—that is, the contents will not shake when the egg is shaken, no mat- ter how violently, but eggs cannot stand the constant little jarring, such as trans- portation in the cars. Even if eggs are fresh when started, if carried 50 or more miles they will shake a little when received at the destination. The old fashioned test for eggs is the water test. Take a large pan filled three or four (or more) incheawith water. Place a number of eggs therein. Those eggs that lay on their side on the bottom are fresh. The ones that stand up on the small end are stale and those that float are bad.—Agricultural Epitomise The First Sitters. Eleven or thirteen eggs are enough for a hen to sit on in cold weather. The smaller the number the better the chance of a good hatch. Early chicks are hardy. They don't have to be cod- dled to keep them alive, but they should have dry quarters to roost in and plenty to eat. They are great eaters, the early birds are that come from the shell while the frost is still on the ground, but if fed often they will grow in proportion to their feed, and when the first mild days of spring come will be m good shape to turn out to forage. Selecting Roosters. There is sometlaing to be known in properly selecting a rooster for the flock. If he has long sickle feathers and de- veloped early, the pullets front him will in all probability be early layers, as the full hackle and long sickles de- note early maturity. The comb is an in- dication of health and vigor and shout& be upright and in color a bright scarlet red. He should have strong, clean limbs, with plenty of bone, unless of the Asiat- ic breeds, which al:e feather legged. The whole appearance should indicate activity. esasesee, ---apeasseese, ease., see..