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The 4,l ai eddhig Eve
Or, Married to a Fairy.
CHAPTER
A light touch on my shoulder made)
me start violently. I turned and saw
Lillth, whom, in the new dread that was
creeping over me, 1 had altogether for-
gotten, peering over my shoulder into
Horatio Saxon's face,
'Father is dead!" she said, In an awe-
struck whisper, speaking. what I hardly
daredto thick.
I laid him down as I had found him,
and, taking Lillth by the Hand, 1 led her.
crying silently, back to the inn. Then.
I summoned Nokes from the bar as
quietly as I could, and immediately out-
side his doors 1 told him briefly what
had happened. and took him with me to
where Lilith's father 1o.
Saxon was really dead. I had judged
hint to be past mortal aid when I had
left him a few minutes before. Death,
indeed, must have been almost instan-
taneous, for he hall not even uttered a
groan. He lay there, s dark patch upon
the shining white roadway, with a nar-
row red stream trickling from under the
wound 1n his head.
By lir. Noke's advice I borrowed a
horse from the farm by the churchyard
and rode oft as fast as the animals
sturdy legs could carry ale to summon a
doctor from Sandhythe, since doctors
were unknown in Lythinge, with the ex-
ception of the local "vet." That clatter-
ing journey over the moonlit roads will'
linger long in my memory, 1 always as-
sociate it now with the scent of hay.
stacks of which. fragrant after the,
heavy rains. bordered the lonely high -
War.
• My mind throughout that ten -mile ride
to and from Sandhythe was in a tur-;
01011 of excitement. On one point I was.
resolved—Litith's future should be ns.
.free from toil and poverty as I could
Make it. -Under the clear-eyed stars, In
the sweet -scented summer -tight stl11-
'
ncss, I took myself to task about my nun -
titres, and did nottry to deceive myself,'
I. loved .the child, not yet with a man's
love for a woman, but with a protective,
pitying tenderness. T had never yet met(
a human creature who interested me so •
deeply, and had it been possible. so
strong was the romantic passion with
which she inspired me, I would have
dedicated any whole life to her service.
As to the wisdom or folly of harboring
such sentiments in my heart for the
lovely, neglected, little vagrant whom
fate had cast in my way, T could not go
Nth that question. A man loves where
he must, not where ho should, and al-
ready this child of sixteen, whom I had
that day encountered for the first time,
was more, infinitely more, to me thanany
other living thing.
As to forming.. any definite plan for
her future, that I certainly had not
done, In some measure her father's
death lay at my door, and 1 was bound
to see that she was not a loserby it. At
the samee b 310 ' I knew quite well that
not duty,
but personal inclination, mow-
ed me to provide for her future. All
that I had really decided upon was to
seek out her relatives, and ascertain
whether they were willin for a con-
sideration, to provide Liliith with a
110100 while she attended a school to
amend her deficiencies in the matter of
education.
As to what would be her subsequent
career I would not trouble myself to
think. She would never want a home,
or friendship, or advise. or money, while
I lived; but even while I thought thus,
in a glow of protective affnetion, I real-
ized with a pang that my life was not
myown to offer her. Ilad T been free,
I felt I could have taught her to love
me, and could have so molded her sweet,
pliable nature that In a year or two she
might have felt for me some ellgbt
measure at least of the affectlnn which
I could find It In me to latish upon her.
But Lady Mange's image lnterpnsed be-
tween m0 and this realization of all my'
dreams, and I fancied I could see the
scornful rurl of the lip and hear the
fine sra'Oasnl In hag tone SS she alluded
to 'Adrian's philanthropic interest In a.
girl, of .sixteen he found dancing for
1101700 In a country tavern."
The words and tone. even In ]magtua-
UOn, siting me. I whipped the fat sides
of the farm horse so that 111 rapid m0 -
tion .I might forget their sting, and,
galiepiug heavily, found myself at a M-
lle past eleven to the sleeping town of
Sandhythe, not far from the address of
the doctor which Mr. Nokes had given.
me. Returning alongside of the doctor
in his gig, after a great deal of [line lad.
been wasted. in his stable- In slow and
sleepy preparation, he informed me that
he was acquainted with the dead man,
hating attended him once in Sandhythe
for an apoplectic seizure broughtol by"
13e,31y drinking,
"Arman of sone education and intent -
The Dye that cetera ANY KIlltetD
of C10ih Perfectly, with the
soot Dye.
Dye.
We cunt., of til.1.tso. Clean endStevie,.
,4,a<�'beriyt7teRi.l'of Dc,lrt. 5bbd fo, fleekte
rno,uhn.on. teho:d.oh30,t.InOled,%lontfcpl
That night, through the thin mutt 1011
walls, 1 heard her sobbing, and the
sound 0t1ul0,gthelOd my determination,
No more ['Oars should a110 shod, no 111or0
sorrow 01Yould shadow her ha ipY mature.
if I could prevent it, She s oul4.ilnr'e
her chance 1n life; and 1f the ?Putter'
able 10y of folding her in lay firma and
knowing 110r love to 1110 Mine 000111 1W0MUr
003310 10 1110. fit least she sh1uld liat•0 a
friend to stela between her and the
rough b01ffell1lga of the world.
And thus, With open eyes, I entered
lnt0 what has sine been called "tete
greatest mistake of my life."
COIA1 1L`R Y11,
• •
The tragic death of , Ilocutie Saxon
caused quite a atll• In l,ytliinge.
1'11e velerinarY doctor ltluod by ilia
front door dismissing 1t, the vicar called
at iho Rose and drown, the trade in
beer went up by at least thirty glasses
during the day, tend rustics by twos. a[131
threes would halt solemnly by the stSfi
patch 131 the road where the man had
met his death, and stare at the spot as
thong% their slowly moving minds were
l'et'en5trnl'ttltg the eeen0.
It was, of course, impossible for me
to leave the neighborhood until after the
inquest, but for many reasons I shifted
My ltllart0111 to the ani1Rtuntlal old coach -
tug inn by the crossroads, half -way be-
tween Lytkiuge and the railway 1u111-
liol, where 1 had lunched on 1ny first
when Mrs. Nokes' vigilant guard over
her would be to so111e extent relaxed,
111yPale)lll31litter th0i't
,1401:0100 O4,10rtuelturcty41313h on0 the .lit'[e, a11 1)013'
Ides, Nifkes bad 1 and bulla and a leg1.
tillage (30)0 and girls wei'e.presetat, The
marshes were veiled 111 eloude of 1•oll-.
Ing white mist, so that two In (110
t llfirt[,�,ward Itbeve seemed to (lout in an
Island over a mCioing sea of vapor, 1,1-
Itth stood by my sldo [luring the eerwice,
113131 ns they lowered the coffin lute the
ground she clung to my arm, dry-eyed,
but trembling. 1 put lay hand upon her
two hands clasped hg11t1Y over 311 y
arm, mans did 50 3 silently registered
a vow to guard and protect her through-
out 311y 11fe,
It seemed as though by some magnetic
thought transmission title divined this,
fol' 11e1' trembling eeascd, end elle p1'e-
003111y looked up at the tvltll ale much
tenderness, gratitude, and afeetlon
shining In her Dyes that tears sprang
to 3111' okn,
The ammo remains now 118 a strange-
ly t•lvl1 picture 4111 my hind. Tho gray
s one walls cif 4,0(13 ac31ar0 embattled
ofmrch tower, streaked 1[131'0 and ter
with yellow lichen end brown velvety
moss; the low, rants grass, and wreathe -
beaten gravestones of the 110g1e01011
chu.ehyArd into which the sheep wan-
dered at will; the still brunches or the
dark pine -trees showing black ngltlnst
the mist that rolled up from the marsh;
the bent, wbiterllat'ed clerg,vnum read-
ing. those infinitely pat llett0 words,
"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust;" stout,
handsome Airs. Nukes in tears—ns she
Lililh I placed 1n'Airs. Nukes' care deemed it only right to weep at any
"until the funeral;" after re11ev1ng that funeral—and the slim, yellow -haired girl
good ledy's -mina by promising to pay in btsek, clinging to my arm with that
all (ler expenses; tad, save for a fleeting tomtit 11(30011 even now 1 seen). to 1'eel vi -
glimpse of her across the room et the brattng through my whole body, and
inquest. 11e1d 1n the large roach -house looking into my eyes with those blue
of the tin where T was staying, 1sate ones. of Iters surely the bluest and most
nothing or hot• until cue misty morning, beautiful erer seen away front a prtl-
when the tolling of Lytllinge church- cess !n a fairy-tale
bells summoned ale to the wind-swept After the service 1' turned to Mrs
graveyard where the body of Horatio Nolces, wile was wiping her eyes with.
Saxon was to be Interred. an elaborately embroidered poblcethluui-
The inquest had proved a formal and kerchlel.
speedily concluded affair. Several wit- "I want to speak to Lillth about the
31eoaes testified to the half -drunken cots- future," I said, and without waiting for
di 11011 in w•1111lh Saxon had left the inn at am Comment 1 led the girl out of the
West Sandhythe on the evening of his churchyard toward the Sn11(111)•1110 road.
death.. Others there were who gave eve- The fact that I had pad the late A1.r.
dente as to his condition when he had 'Saxon's funeral expenses clearly gave
entered the bar of the Rose and Crown me, in the opinion of the few person's
after ten o'clock and shouted for his present, a prescriptive right to arrange
daughter. Lillth and 1 were there to with his daughter about the future. As
corroborate each other as to 11113 £all, far'L111th, she seeined Instinctively to
and Nukes, the landlord, proved 0310 sural(. turn to m0 for guidance 031(1 protection.
mons by 111e and his discovery of the with a docility and gentleness which
body where 1t lay in the roadway, touched roe deeply.
genre. Saxon seemed, but of hopeless The dead man's drunken habits had oBia please, Air. Hervey," she w'hls-
Bohemial habits. I remember he had so weakened his constitution that the pered eagerly, "let us get ore the high-
tail,
very pretty little girl with a lot of stats of his heart 010310 might have made road, and go down toward the sen_ I
fair hag. About fourteen. I should sap, any sudden shuck Lata to him. It was
•--
she was then. Do you know whether
she was with him at Lythinge?'
"She Is at the Rose and Crown under
clearly a "death from :Meath enture, urday, and I do want to hear the sound
and was in nu way complicated by any of it. Mayii t we take the lane toward
t0.1•y arrangements on the part West Sandhythe?"
Mrs. Nokes' caro, at this moment." oP"tUo� deceased, for an examiustlon of ,,The marshes are thick with mist," I
"Poor child! It will be a bad business his pockets produced nothing but a torn demurred.
copy of Shakespeare, twopence hall-. "Birt s0011 the mists willclear;' s5he
penny in bronze, a pipe, and several
think 'I should get it if I had. Shot king pa
ng one mourned for him, no one 1•e -
training for a girl tramping about thegretted him. •Lllith, when 1 saw hag to down In the valley we shall not be able
country with lila U1 all sorts 01 weather,to see each others faces," 1 .said.
and all sorts of company. Al)' wife wan the inquest, was dressed in an 111-fittingblack stuff gos'n, which hang; all 100 "But you can hold my band, which 1s
loosely on her slender farm and accent- just as good,"
for her, as 1 think the man told me he
had neither money nor friends. I know
I didn't 1110rge him anything—didn't
urged. "The sun is trying to shine
through them. Please, Atr. Hervey!"
"I have so much to say to you. And
interested in the child's pretty face. She
is a very kind-hearted woman. and may
be able to do something fur her, to get
her a nursemaid's or scullery -nail's
place somewhere, P,ut It isn't everybody
Who would have her with suchanteee-
hated the blueness and brightness of her held it out to me 014 she spoke,
eyes, but 1, cannot say that 511e anneared and hand in hand we began the steep
anything more than serious, and Mrs. descent down a narrow lune, with here
Nokes informed m0 prlv'ately that site and there a little tiled or open -timbered
was "scandalized by the girl's want Of cottage perched high on the steep banks
dente.' feeling," which bordered the way. We could only
Surely;' Ire T, with diiIng 30 ty re- „Jho cried a bit the first night," the
straining my feelings, having a drunk -see a few Peet in front of 135 into the
en and disreputable father, and no money landlady explained, "but she seemed all whits nebulous mass that seemed to
and no friends, is her misfortune and, right next morning, 1 mean to mace; roll away at our approach. The air was
not herfault. And, from what 1 have her stop inside the house until the fun- strangely still, the ver)' Seng -birds ttvtb
haardher mothet• 1.135 a lad •yl' eras as it would seem Ito disrespectfultered nervously ns though weighed
"Ce,uldn't have been much of 0.lady, toto the dead for her to go to hang l ng cloven in spirit by the clammy mist, and,
marry old Saxon," laughed the doctor. about the I2oya1 Arms after 7011, like as with the exception of a group or gipsy
"No, no, my dear sir. Taco the word of 5110 wanted (0, 'No,' I says to her, 'un- 11a'wkers, haggling in their nominal. jar -
an older man --domestic service 15 the tit your poor father's decently under g011 by the wayside, a dusky, ill-kempt,
only safeguard for a pretty girl with ground, hero you stop.' And I gave her raggedly plcturesque groUp, we met no
vagrant instincts and no eduwatlon. Our baby to mind. But yesterday what did unman creature until we reached the
early impressions are the strongest, and I do but find her In the top room In the level of the marsh,
you don't matte a decorous member of wing. She'd set baby and W111fe down Here, strange to say, our pail. lay
society out of a girl whose childhood on the floor, and she leas actually dan- 0learer before us, A slight wind from
and early girlhood is spent in tramping ring to then. 131 a most heathen wet', the sea was driving the 'vapors -inland
about the country as a gypsy." with poor lir. Saxon scarcely cold: and upward. Almost in silence we croes-
"1 am extremely sorry ter the 11001'. dreadful, I call It, sir, though 1 don't bridge over the military canal.
child," 1 said, speaking in us calm and know how it may strike you, sir." ed the and madebt•br 0111' over to the const by the
matter -of -fart tales as possible, "Tito I did not reclprgcate the excellent winding road tluaugh the level land
man Saxon was a brute to her, but, to 'Airs. Nukes' sentiments; in fact, I al- where once the sea had flowed. Over
tell the truth, 1 feel in some measure together failed'to sea why an hr[eillgeIlt our heads , a sen -bird was wheeling
responsible for his violent death, for, ingirl of sixteen should be more than tem- round, uttering a sung1, wailing note,
meemeeting then. together an the highroad, llorarlly shucked and panned by the 310- the one touch wanting to complete the
1 nterfered to prevent Mm from abusing what 1 can do for lent death of such a fatheras Horatio mysterious loneliness of the scene.
her, And it was in striking out at me Saxon lead been. Possibly, as 1 adntlxed At last a martens tower loomed
been thinking over•
that he ut•erg ave ed and fell, 1 have to myself, a girl of very strong feelings vaguely before us through the lighten
o
L111th, and if I can find out her relatives might have tnken such a loss terribly ung haze, and to the left a long g line. of
1t 11131 be better, 1 should say, for her to heart, 131 spite of the man's neglect sand -dunes Immediately facing a glint -
to live with [nem during the next two 111 cruelty; but, then, would any girl me•ing thread of white, incoming tide.
years, while she attends a school for01 1.017
03etrengfeelings have followed Lillth seated herself o1 the dr1 sand,
her education." and obeyed and worked for such a fa- dotted here and there by stunted ,reeds
Thedoctor' Sxed his eye-111ASRms nn his then in uncomplaining patience for six
lot
nose and turned to look at ale where
jogged along by 1110 side of his gig in
the moonlight.
"Do I understand," he asked dryly,
"that you intend to adopt Lllith, and try
to make a lady of here"
The blood rose to my face at some-
thing in his tone, but I kept my temper,
for the child's sate.
"There is no question of adoption," I and a most argumentative and quarrel -
answered, "but I cap afford to help some little man. whose opinions were as
Lililh, and 1 intend to do so." stiff and unyielding as his boots and
"Atli To help her by giving two years' shoes, and who clearly eyed me with
finishing polish to an education that has contempt as a "pampered aristocrat"
not yet begun! Andwhatis to become when Ibent my head to enter his tone -
of
her at the end of the i
wo years. After r
Juin
edill-lit.ha1,
an
ll131g
of lea-
learning
ea-
leamitg 4,c jabber French and play
the theiand shown with iho implements of
enwon't find her very wilting his trade
take
up dm
taco up dot -nestle service; and yet, what
At•, John Saxon sdark, -short, and
Ill-favored, IIs was ee seated on a wooden
bench when I entered, bullying two boys
W110 assisted 11101 In his business. When
he learned that my errand was not to
purchase boots or to have them repar-
ed, but 11115 connected with his cousin.
Homan) Saxon, his 111 temper broke out
g years Of ill -fed drudgery?
Meanwhile, 1 had been working 1n Li-
llth's behalf. I had visited Rye and dis-
covered the 51na11 boutmaker end repair-
er's shop in a fifteenth -century house.
with projecting upper stories, kept by
John Saxon. first cousin to the dead man.
This John Shtxon I had found to be a lo-
eal character, w Radtcal, a freethinker.
else can she d0?
"Two years is a long fray ahead." I
was beginning, when he nut me short.
"Pardon 1111 for asking you," lie said,
-"but are you a married man?"
"No. Taut I really cannot see how
cis th0 33110511011."
"The world would see, Mr. Iiervey. at once.
that ante
The world is apt to misunderstand the, ,•4,n Ill weed; that', .\ spouting.
motives of a handsome young single I mouthing vagabond, with a lazy, useless
gentleman of good family, whphilanthropic o tacos a
le
orphan beggar- s
girl.lounterest i1 take 1317 advice,
sir. Leave Lllith to my wife; she Is
lady superintendent of a. home for Pain-
ing young servunte in our town. and she
w111 no doubt be willing to get the -girl `trace's way. When he was a play -
n1 there. Then, if you really want to do actor, o1 thirty shillings 4,l. week, 1t was
anything for her, you can see my wife all igh slid naghty. and too grand for
about
tyeu and 11110 for eLin hes clothing and Cousin John, But now be's a tramp,
begging had ca
expenses. The girl need never know 4,O cadging at beer shops, and
whom she is indebted for the menet', and making his girl dance ]the a monkey to
like that, both you and she will escape
being placed in an altogether false posi-
tion. Now, isn't there some sense 1n
what I say?"
"N" doubt there is. But Lllith herself
should hove some Vance in the matte'.
Isere We are at 14111inge. I can see the
chur111 over the trees. ',re will talk over
this matter et another time, doctor.
Meantime, I respect your motive and
thank you Inc your advice, which I am
chit of a daughter. It's money, 1 sup-
pose, 'Orace wants, It ell, Ile won't get.
any from me, 1 'ad enough of them last
time they were ere. Calls 'lmself a
Conservative, and talks about his wife
awing' been a lady! That was always
an Organ, he's glace enough to get put up
under Cousin John's roof."
"But 1 hear you aro a Radicah" 1 ven-
tured to observe, "Surely in that case
yott don't think the worse at a man be-
cause, under the etemomic conditions
of his age, your cousin 10 uunble to
matte a nwinlg fur himself 'and hie
daughter?"
Tits little fierce, light eyes glared at
me savagely under his overhanging
sure is welt meant;' "I'm nota Radical," he snapped nut.
"But which you fleet mean to take, "P111 a Socialist. The state should 1310 -
eh? Think it over, Itir. Hervey; think tide for those who can't 'elp then -
it at selves; hitt 'Ut'ate and his daughter can
"I will," I said; and I [did. 'elp themselves, He might do porter's
that not for a moment could I recoil- work, and she's old enough for domestic
cite myself to the thought of my ]leauti- seevirO, if she'd 'ad any sense, I'd 'eve
ful Lllith leashing dishes, serabbing andsent the old woman who chars .and
scouring, at the mercy of another WO- mends for me away and takenheron,
man's orders and another womal'a and I'd 'ave Mit'Orace into the business.
tongue from morning till night. It woult
like betraying her confidence to hand her
over to the tender mereie5 of some un-
known mistress, kindly and practical,
who would no doubt disnpprnve of Li-
lith's beauty, and, finding her "too gond-
looking for a. servant;" would cut off 00
fasten up her beautiful yellow hair, en-
case those lovely, slender feet ]11 00a1•ae
boots, and thrust "blacking -gloves" en
those little hands of hers.
That sweet frankness and genuine IOvo
for the beauties of nature and the
cllarul of an open-air existence would
have 10 be exehanged for o respectful
taciturnity, and such gratification as
could be found by an .occasional"Sun-
day ;afternoon out" with a "young.
probably one of the soldiers stationed at
Sandhythe, .
And at that lest thought a sharp pang
of jeo.leusy taught mo the 110110wneas of
my philanthropy. I loved the Child.
There rues net the least doubt of that,
and the doctor or any one else would
Wee been ready enough to believe it,
What they would not have been able to.
understand tens that I also re5peeted her
as abolutely as though she had been a
lady" 'of high, degree" a11c1 I n humble
servitor.
01 Was true that 3' meant to ro115ult
L111t1Y as to her future. Put 1 knew al-
ready what be' answer would be, an,l
my mind was made up.
19e'd wcric 1110re and eat less than those
greedy boy's," he added, with a malevo-
lent look 1n the direction of his two
apprentices. 'But 'Orace's glrl's no
good, no' him. eithe'. IIe's at the Red
]loaf', anc1, 00 for her, she's throwing her
heels about dancing in the atcles up -
Mahe loll dna' instead of washing and
cleaning, and elm 1isn't cools worth a
cent, No, 1 'hip thorn that 'elh them-
0010es, aid I 'haven't t tiny 5ympethy 301111
a man w•i1110ut a penny 1n Isis pocket who
roes about calling !dm'clf a Conserva-
tive because he thinks it's n swell -thing
to do."
Long before dila I had given ftp 3111
hope of finding a, shelter for 1.1)1th 1111 -
dor the roof of her tether's cousin, and
10x5 ready to take -my leave, 1 thought
it my duty to Inform Mr. Saxon, before
doing so, that Ttoratlo was dead, . .11111
my 310115 only produced an angry Ole -
Meitner o gleet being rondo liable for
his funeral expen3a0 or being consider-
ed 311 0.3130 way rosmmislble for his 40%10 -
tar's future. and i speedily quitted the
811031, con limed that no hone existed
there for my 101110orphan protege,
Iter grandfather, 1h0 clergyman, next
necnrreal to 1111' as a pesslble protector.
His name was Pritnluu•d, and name feta
years ego he had been at Curate in Lein -
dee.:. Thus malt I tierce 111110dy', and
1<rosolved to geeetlon 1.1111,11 farther on
the subject 'after her father's lunaral,
STALLIONS _DISEASED
In the rand they often 11h�e line, 50 d0vitaliccgq4 that the 731t11t11Jhusoot
abbsorption long 111811 eye'te esof 'poisonous it Is os norm/
both ooutadlioua and sexual, 1n 00rvinit mares of all degrees of
Health and Disease. There are many of these germs vary
, injurious to the stallion, To oouuteraot the growth of DA911
(_ germs' in. hie system, and keep him in normal' ownditlon AII'arb
ire but one 1ermlelde in prepared form known and at for to.,
timid -nee, 9 elk's Liquld Distemper cure is' safe, simple atid
sure. It acts on the whole glandular syetom; regulates the vital foro05, leayee tete
blood rich and rod, It will enable any elallion to 'go through a long stud Hama,
keeping him, vigerone andnot the least danger. from any form of diotemper. Ol'ee
lila a dose o1 'Spohn's" every other day on hal tongue or with his bran or oats.
,All. Druggiste,
SpaHN MEDICAL Co., chemists and Saeterlologlete, coshon, Ind,, U. 8. A.
and gray thistles, and sheltered Inland
by the dunes. She made room 1o1' me
beside her, and when I tools the proffer-
0dec1 sent she nestled to my side and
slipped her hand trustfully in mule.
"Now, dear" I began, "I leave to tails
about your ilutUre. nave you thought
of it at all?"
1?135, a Iittle. But I knew you would
look after me. And I shall be 110 ex-
pense to you or anybody, because, you
see, now that father is dead, I can dance
en 1110 stage 1n pantonines and Inalco
201110 11102101."
"Your n30111er did not wish you to do
that,"
No, I know. She made father 1310-
111150, But now that they are both dead,
what does that matter?"
She stared up into -my rale inquiring-
ly,. Clearly sentimental considerations
had 110 weight with Lillth Saxon.
"And auppoglng 1 do not want you to
dance 011 t110 stage, elder?" I suggest-
ed.
She was silent a moment, ',Men 51141
said humbly,
(To be continued,)
,, Build :Concrete Barns
,
Barnyards
�.rds
: � .. -.
oU will find that they are best
at first and cheapest in the end.
Concrete buildings cannot burn and many dol
lags are saved in lower insurance rates. They
z' need practically no repairs and never need
painting. ' •
Concrete barnyards make the best kind
of a feeding -floor and save many dollars in
feed bills, as your stock gets every particle ,
that you feed to them.
Send for this free .book "What the Farmer
Can do With Concrete." It shows just how
to build your oven concrete barn, feeding -
floor or any other building that you may need.
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Canada Cement •Company Limited
513 Herald Building, Montreal
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PAINT is not cheap simplybecause the price is
' low—if you would economize on paint, you
must look beyond the purchase price per gallon. .
The cheapestpaint for you to use is. the paint
P
that takes the leasft amount for the job. It may coat a little
more per gallon, but because it thoroughly covers more
surface, wears better and stays bright longer, it is the most
economical in the long run.
mariin-Senonr, "100% Pure" Paint
Paint for wear and weather", is abso-
lutely the cheapest paint to use, because it
goes farthest, and endures longest.
"100% Pure' Paint has a covering capacity of 900 sq. ft. of surface
one coat, per gallon, as againdi a covering capacity of hand -mixed -by -
guess lead and oil paint of only 500 to 550 sq. ft. of surface, per gallon, or
the lower priced Prepared Paint with a covering capacity of not more
than 600 sq. ft. of surface per gallon.
Send us the dimensions of your house—let us tell
you how few gallons of "100 'o Pure" Paint it will
take to covet it thoroughly—and send you, free, a copy
of "'I own and Country Homes", also name of nearest
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Oil the Farm
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SPRINGTI1fJ'1 5 U fl G1:S'11ON S. .
Seed Preparation.
During tho leisure hours of win-
ter a little extra time should be
devoted to cleansing the se{;c1 grain,
Two bushels of thoroughly cleaned
seed will give bettor results than
Four bushels of u11e1eanccl seed.
Seed to be purchased should' be
ordered early. It may tte found
necessary to clean it again. Test
the germinating power of all kinds
of seed to be sown, Failures are
often due to poor germination, not
to the weather nor soil Examine .
your seed drill, If repairs aro re -
gulped, now is a good time to order
and repair. Should a new drill be
necessary, try a wide disc -drill.
Ha.r rows,
A spike -toothed harrow is one of
the 'best implements for conserving
moisture and fining the surface ,soil,
One stroke with sharp teeth is as
good, or better, than two strokes
with dull teeth.
Ploughs.
For spring work, use the short,
wide mould -board and plough shal-
low, except when smothering Couch
grass. ,Seo that the coulter and i
share are sharp. A two -furrow
plough for spring work is better
than the single, plough.
Roller.
Some bolts (nay require tighten-
ing or some 'woodwork may need re-
placing. If purchasing a new one,
examine the flexible, ,two -section
roller. When using the roller, at-
tach a set of harrows behind. They
do good work together.
Machinery•
Simply for want of repairing,
many good machines are put on the
scrap heap long before they should
be discarded. A can of oil and a
monkey -wrench applied in time will
often save the price of a new ma-
chine.
Barn Yard.
Clean out the manure.before the
snow is gone. If used for hoed
crops, it may be spread direct from
the sleigh or put in small piles
about eight yards apart and spread
early in the spring. If there is dan-
ger of washing away, put in teat
piles of about 20 loads each. If
used for the corn crop, :spread after
ploughing. If used for the newly
seeded meadows, spread immediate-
ly after harvest. When putting the
manure in piles, use lance plaster
freely. I03 will absorb moisture and
keep the pile from heating, which
is very essential for the best re-
sults.
Fences.
New fences or repairs should bo
looked after before the animals aro
turned out. Once diel cattle got the
habit of visiting fields that they are
not intended to, it is very hard to
restrain them.
Firewood.
Cutting firewood In summer,
when it can be done much easier
and cheaper in winter, is,a waste of
valuable time. First clean up old
logs, rails, broken boards, etc.,
around the buildings. Perhaps
somewhere 011 the farm there are
ha'' couldprofitably be
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Gelds that.
made into one, and the old rail
fence between them converted into
good posts or into fuel. In the .
wood lot 'there may be dead or
fallen trees that should be removed
and made into firewood before the
live 'trees -are tonolled.
Care el Manure.
Among the farmers visited in the
Prairie Provinces in 'the Agricul-
tural Survey work, in 1913, not one
Wits found to be giving any care to
prevent the waste of barnyard ma-
nure. In Ontario, so often called
the "Banner Province," 93 per
cent. exercise no special care to
prevent waste. In the Maritime
Provinces, greater care is taken,
about 40 per cent. of the farmers _
visited having either mauui'olC'
or cellars for storing the' manure.
Ontario may well copy this leaf
from the book of the eastern farm-
er's operations. Prevention is belt -
ter than cure. Prevent loss of the
manure already being produosdand,.
it will not be so necessary to buy '
the expensive fertilizers to build up .
the sick and worn-out soil. Prevent
the loss of the liijtlids by using some
sort of absorbent, Prevent loss
from healing by piling and mixing
Carefully in flat piles, not too deep,
and keep tramped.
—0
A Vereatilo Genius.
The Dramatic Critics; "That's an
blcl ides[ of IT'cltvl'sides, your lead,
to use an electric flash lamp as the
head of his COI) 0,,1
The Manager : "That's a clever
invention of his ('1111, i't's ilia jndi
victual rflotligllt. He turtleit on
himself when ho walks through the
hotel.l'o11)Iles."'
Tule [)read Chide of A,deersity.
A lr0101nn 'whose pastor risked are
ter her .health replied [dolefully, ''1
Pecs vert *ell q but I alwaiyla' foal hhaxl
w, lien I feel well, because 1 know
I'in 1)10.11135 11a feel worse aftcd'vlltrd,Y1