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CHAPTER .XVI.--(Cont'd)
•S,in'king down by the cosy fico,
Wavey gave herself up for a =meat
'to the sad train of her retlec.+tionti.
43be -allowed !the skeleton to comae
that had elasped--for ithefirst time
since that cold, gl000my day, •when,
wandering through the oheet'1eris
London eteeerts, sire had shudder -
bey gly realized life was false, hol-
low, cruel, Had not his own mo-
ther betrayed him, no` one should
have oonviaeei her of Daniels
Dernley'a chameful treachery.
She. recalled all the misery of
'that time, the cold, the fatigue, the
helplessness, then herreturnis the
lodgings,' and the .newe that free-
dean hacl come indeed: -freedom not
brought about by any doing of
hers, but b an . awful if natural
way.
If it had not been for Janet, the
girl would have probably sunk be-
neath the anxieties and trouble
which followed on that day. The
faithful woman kook everything on
her shoulders, and when she Mound
that Nancy absolutely refused to
go to the Hall, or, indeed, any-
where near to the !scene of the hor-
ror ehe lead gone through, she
moved her young anistress to a
good hotel, telegraphed to Fen-
ton peremptorily to send the ad-
dress of the dead man's trustees
and lawyers, which Fenton fright-
ened.and sobered, did at once; and
when the lawyers eame on the scene
'the rest was easy. For Dorothy
Leioester, leaving her father in
good hands, travelled up to be with
her adopted sister in this time of
trouble, and, shielded by loving
care, Naney was pro,beote.d and
tended as though she had been a
child. But Dorothy's strenuous of
forts, it Brae found unnecessary to
have Nancy present at the inquest
held on her, husband's dead body,
an inquest which gave forth the•
verdict of "suicide whil:ab in a state
of unsound mind," and to .the brave
loyalty of the loving girl Nancy
owed her escape from the hideous
details which were dragged forth
of the cunning way in which Tho-
mas: Cea,wshaw had eluded the
watchful eye of his keepers -for
the doctor so hastily galled in had
straightway set two men to, guard
:hien, having seen at once the ho-
micidal taint that marked his de-
lirium.
It was through Dorothy and Dr.
Grantley together that Nancy was
never told exactly what caused her.
husband's death, .and the mental
korlture she bad endured was so
great that she n.,aec no leading
g
questions, and, indeed, shunned
the subject as much -as was pos-
sible. She was spared inuch worry
with the lawyers, also, for Craw-
sham had been master of his for-
tune too short a time to permit him
to have made many complications;
and, in fact, as bas been shown, he
was far more inclined to 'Board his
money than :to squander it.
The young widow had at first
astounded and annoyed the trus-
tees and lawyers by her steadfast
refusal to accept the fortune which
had come to her; and it is very
doubtful if ,they would ever have,
'brought her to a reasonable frame.
of mind had not Dorothy stepped
hi at a geed =meet, and by simple
common -,sense argument, and an
artful suggestion as to the amount
of good Nancy could do her Uncle
• Henry and others, had induced the
girl to change her mind.
All this beetle and work hal been
very gond. for Dorothy, it helped to
heal the wound which had been in-
flicted on her gentle heart that
morning in the Ripston.e grounds,
She was learning to forget Derrick
Darnley, to grasp the wisdom of
his wands to her, and, all unknown
unci undeclared,. a soft, want ,feel-
ing for poor Lord, Merel]o'd was
creeping into her heart. It was,
• perhaps, because she was lonely
without oiither of her cousins -- for
Darnley had 'sterbed'off .suddenly a
-year ago to Canada, in connection
With some large engineering
scheme -and thrown back thus,
without Merefield to tease and tor-
ment, and follow her about like a
faithful dog, Dorothy gradually be-
gan to feel that she wanted him
very miteh indeed. With the young
shah at home, too, ft is not impos-
sibio that the girl would nest have
sneered shell pain and hurt mod-
esty as had followed upon that me-
morable interview with 'Darnley.
As it was, Nancy was !'.hick to
nonce that the girl raver, or very
rarely, mentioned her cousin Der-
ey's mime .now ; and .our heroine
was net arorse''t'e this new ail tinge-
meUi, for; with 'the - Vitiate drsap-
;Laoarltfniiira•'-and. fvr•1ng• that lWVcd in
her heart for this span, it would
not have been easy' to discuss hint
in light, rrlvolous way, or to have
lime':ed, as heretofore, to a long
and never-ending category ot h;s
Rood qualities from Dorothy's lips,
Once, and once 'only, had Mies
Leicester spoken openly about hint,
"Aunt Anne is broken-hearted
about this Canadian business," she
had said to Nancy,' as they were
drinking tea together in Mrs.
Cranwshaw':s "circ'l'ing -room, "and
I can't understand it. I saw Derry
just three days before he went, and
he never said a word to me about
going, only seemed brighter and
more like hifraSelf than he had been
for weeks past." •
Nancy made no reply, but her
hand treniblecl a little.
It must have been that very time
that a few simpler tender 'words,
full,of apparent deep and unalter-
able love, had come: to her, which,
after reading swiftly, ;she had de-
liberately torn in two and returned
to Derrick Darnley with the'follow-
ing curt words: •
"Mrs: Crawshaew begs to inform
Mr. Darnley that henceforth she
desires to hold no communication
with him,either by word or let-
ter."
Had Dorothy known this, any
perplexity which had arisen re-
specting her cousin's strange emi-
gration to Canada might possibly
have been explained, and another
drop of bitterness added to the -cup
of reproach and remorse which was
Mrs. Darn.ley's daily portion now -
a -days.
But Dorothy did not know -and,
as far as Nancy wan concerned, was.
never likely to. All the latter ask-
ed was that she mighit never meet
,this dear, cruel., treacherous man:
again, wed that she might be. at
peace.
R.ipstone Hall was, very gay on
this Christmas Eve.
"We must all hang our stockings
up, you know,'." Dorothy cried
"and Duncan will put in some rich
and regal jewel he hes brought
from ` the East; won't you, Dun-
can?"
Lord Merefield, who had made
his appearance two hours after
they ,had arrived, made no reply
to this, but only glared at poor, in-
nocent Darcy Hamilton, round
whom Dorothy was flitting lightly,
for the sheer purpose of teasing her
cousin, who had returned, look.ng
bronzed and older and. very attrac-
tive to the dainty; goldan-haired.
Dolly.
"Well, then, if you won't give us
n spoils,you
am of your Laster
y
musb wake .up, sir, and dance yea,
dance. You must open'the ser-
vants' ball with the cook van
hear, sir! -and Nancy, you •must
take -Foster."
Dorothy was like the prove +is;
fairy to -night; her eyes were spark-
ling, her cheeks flushed, her whuie
face full of new and old hanein .r
mixed.
"Daddy, yogi must take Mrs
Starr. Oh, nonsense! Of e,nrr::•-,
you can dance. You are not se
lame ars all that. Mr. Ham ilea:!
had better take Baines. And new
there •is Janeb. Oh, Niamey, who
shall dance with Janeti" Anal
Dorothy stopped still, with a c'm-
eal look of dismay on her lace.
They were all: standing round the
big fire in the hall.
Nancy laughed. •
"Wh'a't an awful thing, 1)(,1is'!"
she replied. "Now what nee yon
going to dol"
"Suposing the 1ecly hereelf las
no objections, what du you say to
my dancing with Janet?'. said a
voice, quietly, from the back-
ground; and turning, they saw Der-
ricic Darnley's tall farm, still en-
veloped in his overcoat, with his
hat in hand.
Nancy ,turned deadly white, and
for a moment all sense lett bar ; but
Dolly vans forward with her olcl
frankness, and with outstretched
hands to welcome her cousin back
again.
`'Well, this is a surprise!" cried
Sir Humphrey, as he clasped bit
nephew's hand, "Where do yeti
spring .from 1''
''11 is a long journey, uncle, , but
I can give it you in a few worlds.'
I arrived in Liveruool this Morn-
ing, and suddenly felt, a longing to
see, the old place once again; so,
without ehaegisg .a earment-,yes,
I am very dirty, Dolly ; I really
must eleanss myself before I dance
with Janet..I got into the train.to
come here, I must have missed' you
list teeton, Merefield, old fellow, for
it Was not until I wee standing on
the •.fiioeeu platform et Ste:nur,
*here I got Mit by Mistake for' Rite.
stone, that I haw your.fate pass me
Hirst a lied) .1>f lightning.
"Got out art Stainer?" exclaimed
FSir Aziumphroy, " Mala •a mi'staife 1
Why, :dnot like
h'
you' Derr la that's And howhave you oche
fi^o!in there, eh?"
''Wallte•cl," was Mr. Darnley's
laconic reply.
Dorothy was busy taking his sear!
and bat, and helping hien to re-
move his coat, while his ayes 'were
fixed on that slender figure in the.
long, bleeds velvet gown, t'u'ned so
resolutely from him, with the mag-
nificent hair coiled low on the white
'ne'elc,
fir Humphrey ascii sur,n shouting
for some one to bring Mr. Doll -
ley sonrething to eat, a:id Miss Lei-
cester drew her cousin to the fire.
"Nancy, here is DeVry, some to
join its. Haven't you a worst for
him '1''
Nanny, who was laughing and,
talking a with Darcy 'Hamilton,
turned round quietly:
"How do you do?" she, asked, in
cold, languid tones. "You must be
frozen, I am sure, and we are mo-
nopolizing all the fire. Come along,
Darcy, we will go and have e = lack
at the -ball -room, and prepare our-
selves for the festivity. :Dolly, if
you want, me, dear, "you know
where I am."
And gathering up her velvet
train, Mrs. Crawshaw put her small
hand on her cousin's arm, and
walked away, ]aughing, with what
sounded like good merrvne:it to the
others, ,but which firing lir hee ears
as a 'hollow mockery-.
Darnley stood staring after her
as she went.
"Who is • the man?" he asked
Dorothy, sharply; and, as she told
him, he relapsed into silence .again,
until a servant uaeno to lead him
to his room, when, with a forced
smile, he said :
-"I shall be down directly, Dol-
ly," and he went quickly away.
'Once alone in his room, he stood
with clinched hands and compress-
ed lips.
Incredible as it seemed, he could
find no solution to the extraordin-
ary change in Nancy except that
her wealth had brought this
change. Marcy snust have harden-
ed her heart and set her for ever
away from him..
Going lip to the broad mantle -
shelf, he buried his face on his
folded arias.
• 'What use to try and get at army,
other reason?" he asked himself,
bitterly, as the moments .passed,
and then he .roused himself.. 'She
has' told me plainlyshe: doesn't
want. to have anything more to do
with me. Well, that ought to be
clear enough. I'm. a fool to torture
myself any more. After all, I'm
not the first naan to have made a
big mi take about a, woman!"
With*. Shreg of his shoulders.
tbere.fuc5r • he roused .himself. and.
dreesed' i.apidly, and as he, stood
for :a nropnent before joining the
others' he; ti'aane to the dtermination
that `he. would leave again as soon'
as he could'get away.
.(To be eonti:rued.)
STRONGER
THAN MEAT.
A. Judge's Opinion of Grape -Nuts.
A gentleman who has acquired a
judicial turn of mind from experi-
euoo; on the bench out in the Sun-
flower State, Writes a carefully
considered opinion as to the value
of Grape: Nuts as food. He says:
"For the past o 'years Grape
Nuts has been a prominent feature
in our bill of fare.
"The crispy food with the delici-
ous, nutty flavor has become an
indispensable necessity in my fam-
ily's everyday life. -
"It has proved to be most health-
ful and benefidial, and has enabled.
us to practically abolish pastry and
pies from our table, for the chil-
dren prefer Grape -Nuts and do
not crave rich and unwholesome
food.
"Grape -Nuts keeps us all in per-
fect physical condition -as a pre-
ventive of disease it is beyond
value. I have been particularly
impressed by the beneficial effects
of Grape -Nuts when used by ladies
who are troubled with face blem-
ishes, skin eruptions, etc.. •11 clears
up the complexion wonderfully.
"As to its nutritive qualities, my
experience is than ono small dish
of . Grape -Nuts is superior to a
pound of meat for breakfast, which
is an important consideration for dee away with the duty of four
anyone. It• satisfies the appetite cents per pound, :the Eastern.
and strengthens the power of re- Townships butter would have to,
fisting fatigue, while its use in- eprnpete during the winter months
wolves. none of the disagreeable with Austrairan butter which cost
consequences thlit sometimes follow only .3c. per pound in Montreal
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To•Thee we ldolr, ou']) >iisen 14o14;
We i3�e triumphin Thy frkajJai;,ul'•wordl
To Thee we give all praise.
Upon Thy statement we rely;
For ',''dors bast plainly said,' "Ito, I
Ain with you all the days."
Our ever}' need shall be supplied;
For Thou dost with .call one abide
Who Thy command obeys ;
Furth. at Thy bidding we,shall go;
For Thou, we do most surely know,
Art with us all the days.
'We will -Thy previous word pro-
claim;
Baptize disciples in Thy name,
And walk in all 'Thy ways;
May we rejoice Thy will to do;
For in this work we know that Thou
'Art with us all the days.
Witli pal't--
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us in the darkest days Thou
A
�ljth ns when dearest friends ,de -
AO grief' its sceptre sways;
No more have we to walk alone;
Far Thou whose love is freely shown
Art with us all the days...
Thy glorious Gospel we will preach,
To Thy disciples we will teach
All that Thy word conveys;
Upon Thy presence we depend;
For Thou, as Saviour, Leader,
Friend,
Art with us all the days,
Iona Station, Ont., 1811. T. WATSON'.
WHERE PROTECTION
HELPS THE FARMER.
Keeps Out Meats and Butter From
the Antipodes.
An instance of how a Proteotive
Tariff protects the farmer of Can-
ada is seen now and then, when
the Customs Officers hold up for
duty some shipment from far-off
Australia o1' China.
0n March 18th last, 750 carcasses
of frozen lamb. from Australia were
landed at St. John, N. B. 550
carcasses were sent to the William
Davies Co., Limited, Toronto. The
greater part of the remainder were
shipped to Montreal: This lamb
wags purchased at nine cents per
pound delivered in bond at To -
ionto.
Under existing conditions the
duty was three cents per pound.
This made the lamb cost twelve
dents per pound laid t:lown. in To-
ronto.
Fresh dressed lambs were sel-
ling in Toronto at that time at
12%c. to 13c. per pound.
Hence, after paying this duty
there was not much diffewence be-
tween the prices of the Australian
and Oanadian lamb.
The duty protected the Canadian
farmer against the Australian pro-
duct.
But under Reciprocity the than
l
on this frozen .lamb will be onlyi
1%c. per pound,'•.. so that similar'
shipments could be laid down in
Toronto at 10jo. per pound, two
or three cents per pound cheaper
than the price for the home raised
products.
lambs grg
in to the a mbs t
which
were sent to Montreal. When they
reached Montreal. Canadian lamb
was selling at s0fc. The Austra-
lian lambs were sold at sMe. della-
erect ex ears Montreal duty* paid,
the owners apparently being con--
tented
on=tented to undersell the Canadian
market by one cent per pound.
Now, if you .wish to see the effect
upon the live stool market of thea.
receipt of Ibis Australian lamb in
Montreal, turn up the MoeiEreal
papers of March 20tH, in one of
which, for example, the headline
was, "Sheep Sold Lower in Local
Markets."
If, with the three cent duty on
every pound, frozen lamb can be
profitably imported frcen Austra-
lia, ib seems almost conclusive that.
reducing the duty will also reduce
the price of Canadian lamb accord-
ingly.
And not only does Australia ex-
port frozen meat, but it exports
butter as well. It exports annu-
all;' between fifty and seventy-five
million pounds, of butter.
Australian bwttee• can be laic'
down now in bond at Montreal at
23c. per pound. A duty of four
cents per pound keeps it out of
competition with the Canadian
butter now selling.' at Sec. ,per
pound.
Under 'Reciprocity, which would
a meat breakfast." Name given
by Posture Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Read the little bock, "The Road
to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's
a reasolr.'.
Ever read the above lettere A new ane in flower forms is need to a great
sobears from tints to time... 'They aro
genuine, true, and full of human Interest. extent.
The silk suit is one of the aceept-
Tlic passing of the loose peasant ed types of lummox costume.. It is
p g 1
blouse, is promised; also the colt seen everywhere.
bination of red, white, 'end bite. This is the season ,for softening
Not many changeable taffeta gar- the !sae and neck with lane callers
meets are seen, but they are ex- and Aehus worn' Mos teats or dre>is-
peoted to have a groat run a little se, and the effectia' undoubtedly
latent' en. good. ,
SEEN IN PARIS SHOPS.
Hatpin heads are embroidered in
heeds in flowers of natural colors.
Bead embroidery on sheer linen
novo tha work; Sni5Sohs ir, a0 ttauptee or taoe, Ahaolutely !+armload, „ed pomp a bot
At all druppiatd',
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'Boleros are oriental in. style -the
Greek, Byzantine, Egyptian em-
broidories-aro used to stimulate
the bolero line in many dresses.
Hair "swirls" have come is
again, held in place by tortoise and
amber combs, sometimes studden
and again of metal set with mock
a
gems;
There is a growing tendency to-
ward the Norfolk jacket style of
coat, which means extra length and
1i belt that slips well down below
the waist.
Fringes and galloons' are used to
weight down tunics,
A large pale rose straw hat seen
in the shops had a crown of eye-
let embroidery draped to form a
bow at the back.
The Weekly Sun, the farmers' business
paper, is giving unbiased and reliable
information regarding this great ques-
tion, such as is not given in any other
Journal.
regazwzgYOU 'SHOULD READ THE SUPIgnmmo
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THE WEEKLY SUNITORONTO
"THE SUGAR OF QUALITY,
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IS ANOTHER NAME FOR
EXTRA GRANULATED SUGAR
This explains why it is so 'generally used during the Fruit
Season.
ter See that you get it from your Grocer for it means "Preserving
Satisfaction."
The Canada Sugar Refining Co., Limited, Montreal
Established in 1854 by John Redpath.
Roy rand farm 'fencing
DIRECT FROM FACTORY TO FARMER
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ROYAL FENCE is made of the best all No. 9 hard steel wire, heavily
galvanized and perfectly woven. The farmers of Ontario have purchased over
800 carloads 'of Royal Fence this season. Your money back and we pay
freight both ways If not satisfied.
The following styles we carry in stock and can make prompt shipment
of any amount. All fence lilt up in 20, 30 and 40 rod roils only.
6.40.0 Zeas 6 line wires, 40 in, high,
0 stays to the rod. All No. 9 hard
steel wire. Spacing 7, 7, 8, 9, 9.
Price per rod, freight prepaid 2S1/2c
7'40.0 Sias 7 line wires, 40 In. high,
9 stays to the rod; all No, 9 hard
steelwire. Snacing 5, 6, 6, 7,
7;3, 81/4. Price per rod, freight
prepaid ..,..... •. ••••.•240
8-40 Has 8 line wires, 40 In. high, 12
stays to the rod, all No. 9 hard steel
wire„ Spacing 3, 4, 6, 6, 7, 7,
8. price per rod, freight pre -
!•48.0 Ras 7 lino wires, 49 in. high,
9 stays to the rod, all No. 9 hard
steel' wire, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11.
Price per rod, freight prepaid . 25C
8-48 lies 8 line wires, 49 1n, high,
12 stays to the rod, all No. 9 hard
steel wire. Spacing 4, 5, 0, 7,
8, 9, 9, Price per rod, freight
prepaid ..., • ,,•• .,,,30C
9148.0 Has 9 line wires, 48 in, high,
9 stays to the rod, all No, 9 hard
steel wire. Spacing 8, 4, 6, 6, 6, •
8, 9, s, Price per rod, freight
prepaid . . .,., ,... .,.,300
9-48 Same as 9 -48.0, with 18' stays '
to the rod. Price per rod,
freight prepaid •... ., 321,/zC
10.50 10 line wires, 00 in, high, 12 stare
to the roe, all No. 9 hand steel wire.
Spacing 8, Sea, slt, rig, s',¢, 6,
8, 8, 8, Price per rod, freight
We sell the best all iron double stretcher matte, freight erotism. ..., 51.50
The above prices indole freight prepaid todny ralireal station west of
Toronto in 01d Ontario, To points beyond Toronto and south of North Bay'.'
add le per roil and we pay freight To points In New Ontario, Weber, and
Maritime. Provinces, add So per rod and we pay freight. Remit cash with your
order by ntcnoy order or draft to the
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LONGEVITY OF WEED SEEDS,
Thirty-two years ago a Massa-
chusetts professor took seeds frosh.
22 different kinds of pleats, mixed
them with sand, and placed them
in pint bottles, which we -to buried
face downward in the soil. At the
fifth, tenth, fifteenth, twentieth,
twenty-fifth, and thirtieth yea '• af-
ter burying the seeds this profes-
sor tested !them to see whether they
would grow. At the end of the
thirtieth year the folloavieg weeds
Still had sufficient vitality to ger-
minate: Pig weed, black mustard, -
ehep'herd's purse, pepper grass,
dook, foxtail, and chick weed, At
the end of the 25th year all of these
grew, and in addition purslane and
smaut weed germinated. It i in-
terevtieg to note that while the
purslane and smart weed germin-
ated alright at the end of the
twenty-fifth, twentieth, fifteenth
and tenth year, they did not grow
well at the end of the fifth year.
This trial did not include "some of
our old friends, the cocklebur,
morning glory, which we feel sure
would have germinated with the
best (worst) of them.
The professor says that all of the
seeds do not germinate evenly.
That is, when he first moistens the
soil a number of them germinate,
and then after he dries the soil and
moisten- it again a few more come
on. It seems that variations` in
moisture and temperature are nec-
essary in order to get them all to
sprout. No doubt this qualityis
an important advantage to a bad
weed, since if the seeds all sprout-
ed when favorable conditions were
given, they might easily all he de-
stroyed.
This test is a discouraging one
to farmers, pointing out as it does
that even the cleanest cultivation
can not hope to rid the soil of
weeds until many years have pass-
ed, and that one year of bad man-
agement is enough, as far as many
of our worst weeds are concerned,
to furnish seed for trouble for 'a
third of a century or more.
STOOLING OF GRAIN.
Stooling or tittering commences
shortly after the wheat plant'. first
appears above ground, that is to
say, the plant commenced to put
forth new and distinct stems, which
at harvest will each bear a distinct
head, but upon their first appear-
ance corresponding rootlets are
developed for their support. To
understand perfectly the nature of
stooling it must be borne in mind
that the wheat plant possesses the
faculty of forming two sets of roots,
the seminal and the coronal. The
first proceed immediately from the
seed and strike downwards into the
soil, constituting the main agent in
support of the plant. The second,.
or coronal, are an accidental aux
iliary, depending upon the length,
and position of the first joint or
knot of the sten When this hes
become well developed the knots
are 1 rmed, and if the lowest of
these is situated beneath the sur-
face of the ground it throws out
fibrous roots in an oblique,.direc-
tion downwards, which materially
strengthen the plant and oontri-
bate to its support. The space be-
tween these two sets of roots is re-
gulated by the depth at whit... the
seed is deposited, and may be
found from a quarter of an ince
to cue and one -hall inches in
length. Frequently, however, no
knot is formed below the serfaro
of the ;'o. und, in which case no
serene.] roots aro thrown out.
KEEPING THE HEN BUSY.
It is well enough to make the
hien scratch for a living, but we'
must be ea refill to provide her
with a place where she can get it
by scratching. To set her at work
in the middle of a barn floor. r. ,n7)d
expect her to find her living there, .^
wnuld•be like giving a man a well
boiled bone, and expect hint to fir+,-
viclo Himself with nutritious se!up.
To be sure, its is exasperating 'to
see the 'rens standing idly around
when eggs are being eagerly snap-
ped up at fifty cents a daozen; but
let us remember that a' man
changes bis luthes every clay., and
the hen ought to have time to do
so once a year, and if she is rather
long in the operation, she is ready
for eight month's of work when it
is done, Let tis, therefore, be pa- '
tient, and give the lien time in
change her clothes. If she is com-
p0113elledthe b, asstge shebratoonches oftenof isa t, •cro,ee roost
stip
•well need every feathel• s11e .can
pile 0n.
Since. lye are speciahain in
dairying and other things it
should be our aim to breed 'tens
that will lay in every month of
the year, by regulating the time of
hatclt]ng. We have done wonders
in that direction, but we Have net
yet reached the top n0tfih, The
heno of the next decade will be A
wonderful ivaprovemeat upan the
hen of to -day, estere4t4c as she is,