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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1912-03-28, Page 7HIE W1NGRAM T1M.Eu, . 2ARC1[ 28, 1912 7 •rasa► .Ir' �7lt44�.a4lr,. .sem. ,arrr..rr 'asn.,'nw�lrr s °:� . :•J . :t. ,.; :aria•. ... . _....._..•...i.`.:.•:�+� �if'::lir..•,?;:;.ia..ij•s.a;•:j• t By LOUIS TRACY Copyright, 1903, by Edward J. Clode Sunken rocks. On one of them rested the Sirdar's huge funnel. The north- west section of the reef was bare. Kmong the wreckage he found a coil pf stout rope and a pulley, Ile instant- ly conceived the idea of constructing an aerial line to ferry the chest of tea across the channel he had forded. He threaded the pulley with the rope and climbed the tree, adding a touch bf artistic completeness to the ruin of his trousers by the operation. He had fastened the pulley high up the trunk before he realized how. much more sim- ple it would be to break open the chest where it lay and transport its contents in small parcels. Ile laughed lightly. "I am becoming addle headed," he said to himself. "Anyhow, now the job is done, I may as well make use of it." Recoiling the rope enols, he cast nein across to the reef. In suelt small ways do men throw invisible dice with death. With those two lines he would within a few fleeting seconds drag himself back from eternity. Picking up the ax, he carelessly stepped into the water, not knowing that Iris, having welded the incipient into a flat pancake had strolled sago to pancake, to the beach and was watching him. The water was hardly above his knees when there came a swirling rush from the seaweed. A long tentacle shot out like a lasso and gripped his right leg. Another coiled around his waist. "My God!" he gurgled as a horrid sucker closed over his mouth and nose. Ile was in the grip of a devilfish! A deadly sensation of nausea almost overpowered him, but the love of life Caine to his aid and he tore the suffo- catiug feeler from his face. Then the ax whirled, and one of the eight arms of the octopus lost some of its length. Yet a fourth flung itself around his left rankle. A few feet away, out of range of the ax and lifting itself bodily out of the water, was the dread form of the cuttle, apparently all head, with .distended gills and monstrous eyes. The sailor's feet were planted wide .apart. With frenzied effort he hacked at the murderous tentacles, but the water hindered him, and he was forced to lean back in superhuman strain to avoid losing his balance. If once this terrible assailant got ]nim down he knew he was lost. The very need to keep his feet prevented hien from at- tempting to deal a mortal blow. The cuttle was anchored by three of .its tentacles. Its remaining arm darted Ins arnv darted to again dutch , the man's face and neck. ',With sinuous activity to again clutch the man's face or neck. With the ax be smote madly at the curling feeler, .diverting its nim time and again, but failing to deliver an effective stroke. With agonized prescience the sailor knew that he was yielding. Were the klevilfislt a giant of its tribe he could not have held out so long. As it was, the creature cobld afford to wait, ;strengthening its grasp, tightening its •Coils, pulling awl pumping at its prey with remorseless certainty. Ile was nearly recut. In a narOXvam 02 despair he resolved to give way and With one mad effort seek to bury the Ilx in the monster's brain. But ere he could execute this fatal project, for the cuttle would halve instantly swept him Into the trailing weeds, five revolver succession. h 11'1 suet el ots rang out In quick z Iris had reached the nearest rock. The third bullet gave the octopus eause to reflect. It squirted forth a torrent of dart: colored fluid. Instantly the water became black, opaque. The entacle, flourishing in air, thrashed the surface with impotent fury. That I Jenks' waist grew taut and rigid. The ax flashed with the inspire- With of hope. Another arm was sev- ered. The huge dismembered coil slack - lased and fell away. Yet was he anchored itnmoVably. He turned to look at Iris, She never for - •+rot the fleeting etpregsiou of his face. So might Lazarus have looked from the tomb. "The rope!" site screamed, dropping the revolver and seizing the loose ends lying at her feet. She drew them tight and leaned back, pulling with all her strength. The sailor flung the ax to the rocks and grasped the two ropes. He raised him- self and plunged wildly. He was free. With two convulsive strides he was at the girl's side. He stumbled to a bowider and drop- ped in complete collapse. After a time he felt Iris' hand placed timidly on his shoulder. He raised his head and saw her eyes shining. "'Thank you," he said. "We are quite now." CHAPTER VI. IERCE emotious are necessarily transient, but for the hour they exhaust the psychic capacity. The sailor had gone through such mental stress before it 'was yet noon that he was benumbed, wholly in- capable of further sensation. Being in good condition, he soon re- covered his physical powers. He was outwardly little the worse for the en- counter with the devilfish. The skin around his .mouth was sore. His waist and legs were bruised. Ono sweep of the ax had cut clean through the bulg- ing leather of his left boot without touching the flesh. In a word, he was practically uninjured. He had the doglike habit of shaking himself at the close of a fray. He did so now when he stood up. Iris showed clearer signs of the ordeal. Her face was drawn and haggard, the pupils of her eyes dilated, She was gazing into depths illimitable, unexplored. Com- passion awoke at sight of her. "Come," said Jenks gently. "Let us get back to the island" IIe quietly resumed predominance, helping her over the rough pathway of the reef, almost lifting her when the difficulties were great. Ile did not ask her how it happened that she Came so speedily to his assist- ance. Enough that site had done it, daring all for bis sake. She was weak and trentbl:ug. Ile:telling the walk alone. "Did—the thing—grip you?" she nervously inquired. "All over at once, it felt like. The beast attached 1:1e with five arms." She shuddered. "I don't know bow you could fight it" she said. "Flow strong, how brave, you must be:" This amused him. "The veriest cow- ard will try to save his own life," he an- swered. "If you use such adjectives to me, what words can I find to do jus- tice to you, who dared to come close to such a vile looking creature and kale it. I must thank my stars that you carried the revolves." "Ab!" she ai . 'That reminds me. You do not practice what you preach. I found your pistol Lying on the stone in the cave. That is one reason why I followed you." It was quite true. He laic. the Weapon aside when delving at the rock and forgot to replace it in his belt. "It was stupid of me," he admitted, "but I am not sorry." "Why?" "Because, as it is, I owe you my life." "You owe me nothing," she snapped. "It is very thoughtless of you to run firm sand, site could HAD VERY BAD COUGH And Tickling Sensa- tion in Throat. Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup Cured It. Miss C. Danielson, Bowsman River, Man., writes:—"Last fall I had a very bad ce4tgh and a tickling sensation in my throat. It was so bad I could not sleep at night, so I went to a druggist and told him I wanted something for my cold, and he advised me to try Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup which I did, and after taking one bottle I was completely cured. Let me recommend Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup to anyone who suffers from a cough or throat irritation." Dr. Wood's Norway fine Syrup is without a doubt one of the greatest cough and cold remedies on the market to -clay, and so great has been its success there are numerous preparations put tip to imitate it. Do not be imposed upon bar taking one of these substitutes, but insist on being riven "Dr. Wood's" when you ask for it. Price, 25 cents a bottle; put up in a yellow wrapper; three pine trees the trade mark; manufactured only by The T. Milburn Co., limited, Toronto,, Ont. such rls:a. What will become ome If anything happens to you? My point of view is purely selfish, you see." "Quite so. Purely selfish." He smil- ed sadly. "Selfish people of your type are somewhat rare, Miss Deane," She moved toward the cave, but he cried; "Watt one minute. 1 want to get a couple of crowbars." "What for?" "I must go back there," He jerked his head in the direction of the reef, She uttered a little sob of dismay. "I will incur no danger this time," he explained. "I found rides there. We must have them; they may mean sal- vation." When Tris was determined about anything her chin dimpled. It puck- ered delightfully now. "I will come with you," she announc- ed. "Very well. I will wait for you. The tide will serve for another hour." He knew he lead decided rightly. She could not bear to be alone -yet. Soon the crowbars were secured, and they returned to the reef. Scrambling now With difficulty over the rough and dan- gerous track, Iris was secretly amazed by the remembrance of the daring ac- tivity site displayed during her earlier passage along the same precarious renown y. Then she darted from rock to rock with the fearless certainty of a cha- mois. IIer only stumble- was caused, she ie(' 11 s'c'ud, by an absurd effort to nvo!,1 w••t: ia1.r her dress. She laughed t:•'.en they reached the place. i'''=,; t ,.. , enks lifted her across the 4 ,. t ..i.aln'cl. I r r• '• d ••' tnndiug on the landward leen. •'' s •.',•.!low water in which he ' :i:U (,•',at'.". Already the dark fluid emlttecl by hls assailant in its final discomfiture was passing away owing to the slight move- ment of the tide. "Now that you have brought me here witia so much difficulty, what are you going to do?" she said. "It will be madness for you to attempt to ford that passage again. Where there is one of those horrible things there are others, I suppose." "That is one reason why I brought the crowbars," he explained. "If you will sit down for a little while I will have everything properly fixed." He delved with one of the bars until it lodged in a crevice of the coral. Then a few powerful blows with the back of the ax wedged it firmly enough to bear any ordinary strain. The vent, ends reeved through the pulley o1, the tree were lying wjlere they fell from the' girl's hand at the close of the struggle. He deftly knotted them to the rigid bar, and a few rapid turns of piece of wreckage passed between the two lines strung them into a tautness that could not be attained •by any amount of pulling. Iris watched the operation in silence, The sailor always looked at his best when hard at work. The half sullen, wholly self contained expression left his face, which lit up with enthusiasm and concentrated intelligence. That which he essayed he did with all his might. He, toiling with steady persistence, felt not the inward spur which sought relief in speech, but Iris was compelled to say something. "I suppose," she commented with nn air of much wisdom, "you are contriv- ing an overhead railway for the safe transit of yourself and the goods?" "Y -yes." "Why aro you so doubtful about it?" "Because I personally intended to walk across. The ropes will serve to convey the packages" She rose imperiously. "I absolutely forbid you to enter the w..ter again. Such a suggestion on your part is quite shameful. You are taking a grave risk for no very great gain that I can see, and if anything happens to you I shall be left all alone in this awful place." She could think of no better argu-• ment. Her only resource was a wo- man's expedient—a plea for protection against threatening ills. Tile sailor seemed to :be puzzled how best to act. "Miss Deane," he said, "there is no such serious clanger as you imagine. Last time the cuttle caught me nap- ping. He will not do so,again. Those rifles I must have. If it will serve to reassure you, I will go along the line myself." Without another word he commenc- ed operations. There was plenty of rope, and the plan he adopted .was simplicity itself. When each package was securely fastened he attached it to it loop that passed over the line stretch- ed from the tree to the crowbar. To this loop he tied. the lightest rope he could find and threw the other end to Iris. By pulling slightly site was able to land at her feet even the cumbrous rifle chest, for the traveling angle was so acute that the heavier 'the article the more readily it sought the lower level. They toiled in silence until Jenks could lay hands on nothing more of value. Then, observing due cafe, he quickly the the chancel. For an th instant e girl gazed affrightedly al the sea until the sailor stood at heli side again. The tide had turned. In a few min- utes the reef would be partly sub- merged. To carry the ease of rifles td the ntaitil;tnd WAS, a manifestly impos• slide feat, so Jenks now did that which 1 clone earlier would hare saved hint some labor. Ile broke open the chest and found that the weapons were ap parently in excellent order. Ile snapped tate locks and squinted clown the barrels of half a dozen td test them. These he laid on one side. Thee he rapidly cOnetructecl a small raft from loose timbers, binding then roughly with rope, and to this argosj he fastened the box of tea, the barreli Of flour, the broken saloon chair and :11.o1' sm'tll articles wh]eh might be 01 t:>sc. He avoided. any dillc•ulty 11. la:t^ru'hin•; the gift by b^iil:liug it e1o':q to the water's c 1 :e. When ail Wal ready the rising tick flontcd It for him lie seen ? it to his don rest rope mei gave it a vigorous rush off into the la. goon. 'Then he s:ttu • f tut• thine aer.)M1 ins slett:b'ers, esked iris to earry the remaining two in ii!ce Manner and he. see) t') maneuver the r:''t 11111wara. "While you land the moods I will prima's, t!:n(101'," an11'v0''t'cl the girl. "Pie .81' be carotid 11)t to slip on the rocks." i:esnic1. "I am concerned about the ti.;, ti.- If you f'a'll poi ❑il,,l1t (hum age thein, and the incoming tide will so lmpele nsly rust t!• )se I leave behind t:-::t'Limy will be useless." "1 will preserve thein rat any cost, thio !=;h with six in oar possession there is a margin for accidents. Ilowever, to reassure you, I will go back quickly." Before 11e cold protest she started off at n run, jumping, lightly from rock to rock. Disregarding his shouts, site per - se ..ereil er-severed until she stood s:+rely on the een:l:;. Then, saucily waving a fare- well, she set off toward the cave. Ilad slie seen the look of fierce de- spair that settled down upon Jenks' face as he turned to his task of guid- ing the raft ashore she might have wondered what it meant. In any case i ho would certainly have behaved dif- ferently. I3y the time the sailor had safely landed Itis cargo Iris bad cooked their ntid.lny ureal. She achieved a fresh culinary triumph. The eggs were fried! "I a m seriously thinking of trying to boil a ham," she stated gravely. "have you any idea .low long it takes to cook one properly?" "A. quarter of an hour for each aottud." "Admirable! But we cern measure neither hours nor pounds." "I think we can do both, I will construct a balance of some kind. Then, with a ham slung to one end and a rifle and some cartridges to the other, I will tell you the weight of the ham to an ounce. To ascertain the time I have already determined to fashion a sundial. I remember the requisite divisions with reasonable accuracy, and a little observation will enable us to correct any mistakes." "You are really very clever, Mr. Jenks," said Iris, with childlike candor. "Have you spent several years of your life in preparing for residence on a desert island?" "Something of the sort. I have led a queer kind of existence, full of use- less purposes. Vote has driven me in- to a corner where my odds and ends of knowledge are actually valuable. Such accidents make men millionaires." "Useless purposes!" she repeated. "I can hardly credit that. One uses such a phrase to describe fussy people, alive` with foolish activity. Your worst ene- my would not place you in such a category." "31y worst enemy made the phrase effective at any rate, Miss Deane." "You mean that he ruined your ca- reer?" "Well—er—yes. I suppose that de- scribes the position with fair accura- e3,c "Was he a very great scoundrel?" "Ile was and is." .Tenks spoke with quiet bitterness. The girl's words had evoked a sudden flood of recollection. For the moment he did not notice how lie had been trapped into speaking of himself, nor slid lie sec the quiet content on Iris' face when site elicited the information that his chief foe was a man. A cer- tain tremulous hesitancy in her man- ner when she next spoke might have warned him, but his hungry soul caught only the warm sympathy of her words, which fell like rain on parched soil. "You are tired," she said. "Won't you smoke for a little while and talk to me?" IIe produced his pipe and tobacco. "That is a first rate pipe," she de- clared. ".sly father always said that. a straight stem, with the bowl at a right angle, was the co". ape. You evi- dently agree with "Absolutely." "You will like my father when you meet him. He is the very best man alive, I am sure." "You two are great friends, then?" "Great friends! IIe is the only friend I possess in the world." "What! Is that quite accurate?" "Oh, quite. Of course, Mr, Jenks, I can never forget how much I owe to you. I like you immensely, too, at - though you are so—so gruff to me at times. But—but—you see, my father and I have always been together. I have neither brother nor sister, not even a cousin. My dear mother died from some horrid fever when I was quite a little girl. My father is every thing to Inc." "Dear child!" he murinttred, tipper entiy uttering his thoughts aloud rats cr than addressing her directly. "Sa you find me gruff, eh?" ".i. regular bear 'alien you lecture Inc Tut that is only occasionally. You calf he very nice when you like, when 3'O forget your past troubles. And pray why (to you call me a child?" "Hove I clone so?" "Not a moment ago. Iiow old are you, :lir. Jenks? I Mu twenty—twenty last December." "Anel I," he said, "will be twenty eight in August." "Good gracious!" she gasped. "I air very sorry, but I really thought yteu were forty at least" "I look it, no doubt. Let me be equal ly candid and admit that you, too show your ago markedly." She Smiled nervously. "What a lot of trouble you Hurst have had to—to-- to give you those little wrinkles in the corners of your mouth and eyes," she said. "Wrinkles! Row terrible!" "I don't know. I think they rathei snit you. I3es1desl it Was_stulid of mi f) imagine you were so old. I supposd exposure th© sunr ! to creates tivrinklea and you (.lust have lived much in the open ail." "Early rising and late g(•'ng to bed are bad for the complexie;,," he de' Glared solemnly. "I often wonder how army officers Manage to exist," she said, "They never seezn to get enough sleep, in WI east at any rate." "So you assume 1 have been in the army?r, "I am quite sure of it." "May I ask why?" "Your manner, your voice, your quiet air of authority, the very way you walk, all betray you." "Then," he said sadly, "I will not at- tempt to deny the fact. I held a`com• mission in the Indian staff corps for nine years. It was a hobby of mine, Miss Deane, to snake myself acquaint - ea with the best means of victualing try men and keeping them in good health under all sorts of fanciful con- ditions and in every kind of climate, e egia1ly under circumstances when o:'tl'fnary stores were not available. With that object in view I rend up every possible country in which my regiment might be engaged, learned the local names of common articles of food and ascertained particularly what provision nature made to sustain life. '11:e a,t.n]y interested me. Once, dur- ing tate Sudan campaign, it was really, useful and procured me promotion." ".fell me about it." "During, some operations in the desert It was necessary for my troop to fol- I. ex un small party of rebels mounted 0) retinae which, as you probably !:now, con es? without water much long- er than hn1'.'e.3. We were almost with- in striking distance when our horses cion:r:etot; gave out, but I luckily no - Need. Indications which showed that there was water benehth a portion of the plain much below the general level. )Ealy an honr's spade work proved that I was right. We tools up the pursuit again and ran the quarry to earth, and 1 got my captaincy." "Was there no fight?" Ile paused an appreciable time be- fore replying. Then he evidently made up his mind to perform some disagree- able tasl.-. The watching girl could see the change in his face, the sharp transition from eager interest to angry resentment. "Yes," he went on at last, "there was a fight. It was a rather stiff affair, be- cause a troop of British cavalry which should have supported me had turned back owing to the want of water al- ready mentioned. But that did not save the officer in charge of the Twen- ty-fourth lancers from being severely reprimanded." "The Twenty-fourth lancers!" cried Iris. "Lord Ventnor's regiment!" "Lord Ventnor was the officer in question." IIer face crimsoned, "Then you know him?" she said. "I do." "Is he your enemy?" "Yes." "And that is why you were so agi- tated that last clay on the Sirdar, when poor Lady Tozer asked me if I were engaged to him?" "Iiow could it affect you? You did not even know my name then?" "It affected me because the sudden mention of his name recalled my own disgrace. I quitted the army six months ago, Miss Deane, under very painful circumstances. A general court martial found me guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentle- man. I was not even given a chance to resign. I was cashiered." Ile pretended to speak with cool truculence. He thought to compel her into shrinking contempt. Yet his face blanched somewhat, and, though he steadily kept the pipe between his teeth and smoked with studied uncon- cern, his lips twitched a little. And he dared not look at her, for the girl's wondering eyes were fixed upon him, and the blush had disappeared as quickly as it came. "I remember something of this," she said slowly, Bever once averting her gaze. "There was some gossip con- cerning it when I first came to Hong- kong. You are Captain Robert An- struther?" "I am." "And you publicly thrashed Lord Ventnor as the result of a quarrel about a woman?" "Your recollection is quite accurate." "Who was to blame?" "The lady said that I was." "Was it true?" Robert Anstrutller, late captain of Bengal cavalry, rose to his feet. fie preferred to take his punishment stand-' ing. "The court martial agreed with her, Miss Deane, and I am a prejudiced witness," he replied. "Who was the—lady?' "The wife of my colonel, Mrs. Costo - boli." "Ohl" Long afterward he remembered the agony of that moment and winced even at the remembrance. But he had decided upon a fixed policy, and he was not a man to flinch from conse- quences. Miss Deane must be taught to despise him, else—God help them both—she might learn to love him as he now loved her. So, blundering toward his goal, as men always blunder where a • thans heart i Concerned he blind- ly e ats persisted in allowing her to make such false deductions a's she chose from his words. Iris was the first to regain some Measure of self control. "I nen glad you have been so candid, Captain Anstruther," she commenced, but he broke in abruptly: "Jenks, if you please, Hiss Deane; Robert Jenks. "Certainly, lir. Jenks, Let me be equally explicit before We quit the subject. I have met :firs. Costobell. I do not lire her. I eonslder her a de- ceitful woman. Vont court %Artlal Children Cry for Fletcher's The Hind Yon Kava Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has been. made under his per. -14/p��{,�� . conal supervision since its infancy. : /1/;' Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and rs Just -as -good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of , Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment. x What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare- goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. For more than thirty years it has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind. Colic, all Teething Troubles and Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels, assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep. Tho Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend. GENUME CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The Kind You !lave Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years THE CENTAUR COMPANY, 77 MURRAY STREET. NEW YORK CITY. et might have fol3na a attterent verdict had its members been of her sex. As for Lord 'Ventnor, he Is nothing to me. It is true he asked my fats:c ' to be per- mitted to pay his addresses D me, but my clear old dad left the matter wholly to my decision, and 1 certainly never gave Lord Ventnor.,any v.11-) :age - went. I believe non:%'1 t Mrs. Con ) - bell lied and that Lard Ventnor 1:ell when they attribute:. any (1! !t a mt.:ticde action to you, and I are glad that you beat him in the club. I nam quite )pure lie deserved it." Not one word did this strain ;e ut.an l;:nu:its:12e in. re:)15. IIe rat::rte.1 vio- lently, se:zed the :•x lying rt his feet ::tad w.'ut straight anion;, the tree). Its 'pini; his face turned from Iris so !lint 81:0 might not see the tears in his eyes. ..s for the girl, she began to scour : c'r e -)•)icing Utensils with much en- e:;gy and soau commenced a song. Con- :1:th'rhag that she was compelled to con- stant:y endure the company of a de- graded officer, who had been expelled from the service with ignominy, she w.:.a absurdly contented. Indeed, with tile happy inconsequence of youth, she (111(1cly threw all care to the winds and devoted her thoughts to planning a surprise for the next day by preparing some tea, provided she could surrepti- tiously open the chest. CHAPTER VII. EFORE night closed their third day on the island Jenks man- aged to construct a roomy tent house, with a framework of sturdy trees selected on account of their location. To these he nailed or tied crossbeams of felled saplings, and the tarpaulins dragged from the beach supplied roof and walls. It required the united strength of Iris and himself to haul into position the heavy sheet that topped the structure, while he was compelled to desist from active building operations in order to fashion a rough ladder. Without some such contrivance he could not get the top- most supports adjusted, at a sufficient height. Although the edifice required at least two more days of hard work before it would be fit for habitation Iris wished to take up her quarters there immedi- ately. This the sailor would not hear of. "In the cave," he said, "you are ab- solutely sheltered from all the winds (To be continued.) .+EAL 111 RESTORER TO THIS FAM;LY ':'!fe's experience with Dr. Chase's Nerve Food led to husband's cure. "Since childhood I was afflicted vial biliousness and sick headache," (•rites Mr, A. K. 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At the North Dakota experiment station two trials were made to deter- mine the effect of cold on the fertility of eggs. In the first trial the eggs were divided into six lots of ten eggs each, the ages of the eggs in each lot being made as uniform as possible. The eggs were surrounded by a mix- ture of finely -chopped ice in the melt- ing stage, thus keeping the tempera- ture at 32.33 degrees F. As the ice melted the water was drawn off. Lot 1 was a check lot and was not subject- ed to the cold solution. Lot ''2 was immersed fifteen minutes; Lot 3, thirty minutes; Lot 4, sixty minutes; Lot 5, three hours and Lot 6, five hours. After the last lot of eggs was taken from the solution all of the eggs were placed in an incubator. The numbers of chicks hatched from the six lots res- pectively were ten, four, seven, three, five and three. The results of this trial were not conclusive, as the num- ber of eggs was too small. All of the eggs proved fertile and only six out of the sixty germs failed to start. The rest of the embryos died at an advanced state. You can say goodbye to constipation with a clear conscience if you use Cham- berlain's Tablets. Many have been per- manently cured by their use. For sale by all dealers. A good egg producing ration for hens in winter is wheat or buckwheat scattered in the litter on the floor of the poultry house or scratching -shed in the morning, eight or ten pounds to 100 cli- hens. At noon feed steamedlawn clip- pings or clover hay three or four times per week; and, if thought necessary, give, 10 addition, 5 pounds of oats to 100 hens, This should also be scatter- ed in the litter. Mash composed of such ground grains as aro most abun- dant, with waste of kitchen and table. Mix these with hot water, and feed when cool, two or three ounces to each hen. Shorts 2 parts, ground oats 1 part, and corn meal 1 part, ground and mixed 'with one part of meat meal, have been found effective.