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WOR S>VOrS S ^ , l! 1L; . 1 * f J-. M1??US ! ,i" i'.. .;nw. >! - the ' i ?? A' . > I b>' . .1 i'taln '... : : i M i:..'rod L 1<I.M !row , . < ' crMt1,1 | u,rate ' 'km,.. M"Jay ,rd.-:-t J; . Liti'er a l,jr' silver pi(l ? ?' a t#V1 a rl > ''V,' " .1 yuntc i;.- -rt Pi.'. ,.,!*!? frtsate ? V,r f vtH.-r. i Vi -iki- lier to ivriy; Iis which fate denied toe. "Vis I i? >:iii||>le them tirletly, " :"..r it:.- titst time a shadow ? ! I.is face?r I am, as you tiess kn-.'A, ,n | my sixty-fourth : ii I .1 l,(-..vUlenee. regardI ';:ily ?f which I am in1 ir? the skepticism of the Ii |'!iii-.s.i|,|:.-rsl is scarce likely Julge i::p in a i?-ry prolonged ex>n if !if.;s -itiii Nor indeed 1 I ! r.e ii nt iter . ise. I feel no a'ioi. fur tin- |.-niiiiy of extreme I i v -ii -iiluitit l" father '..-tit Ills head, f-' fur ' - sijke- mi ! Hubert, I'li-ni.-. w.. :;tjo iii :i i-nil we can>-i:i|ie" fur IIih present; hut rest ' I ! will do everything I can to :r release." -i itn. le inotioni'd Sliver for. - M.-o r Ormerod us comforti ; .ijilin," he instructed. , : tin in his chair. Ormerod, alvi'ij. and leave well 1 ' ' 'lihin a year, possiIII III' hoy will he ' aia-i- ;.n fortune heyond a ?I dr.-i, jus."' Ijiiii hack as he Is? i I _r.. i!.,-,| my fattier. li i.in-fi-i altitude, sir," he "ll:ivij yuii more to say? m 1- yi.it nmy affix the v>. Lomnysacking. Here .ijj Uill ilo. And now, Hr I' ' _ ? turn to you?and B v "- i'j I would these Bi ?... |,',nei't'ssary. I-et us B' ili.iiiiins will become ' y nil me upon closer CHAPTER IV I An Inkling of the Plot j - f u e, with the tears - (>' * was the last obV ' wan light of the lite next moment I .- I inc into the durkI 'di'it and pushed ine i t sin h as was used to I* iler kinds of merchunI'b'ks. i'eter's Immense 1'iMipied most of the space, and I was r.misly between him < de, the which Silver J '' jiroddeil I'eter Into a ' compass and then ' : I ill over both of us. ! !>11." ordered my great ' "Voii remember the 1 " ' iijeen lane, 'tis called, 'Bid be sufficient to ac I I will on by anothei l" w ih?. r(.st 0f our party." I" | .1 f ,,r,?! ?ncarrying s.i?ry. bHr is*!*!* ''""Yap.il i'eter k.-. .? B^PTER IN?Continued that ;' f y.>ti must." " V ; eut"We ^Eiiahr :i< ? !' ' Killed now as 1'iirry off my faH." ?:i:i| I'eter al third time. V'>ij I'erhnps Bob BetH V Hirli Murray/ than he he Mllitcnrh I'lciral.T commented . -I .MrKirii-tid the sentiment .Nephew Hubert.!' H's iittie eyes glinted toward IH with Feh." h'' "M denial Murray quickly. Hrere n..t liivircil. friend Peter." I it,.n't C". Kohert; don't bo." reBlvier "Anilt you don't bo. Ks I don't kol \?f hut if there Kim; you don't sUt away.. Ja!" Bo contemplated j this speech, r proposition then," he said, "Is Bmi insist tiponj sharina my B* Row career or else will enB to secure the deaths of all of BlialinE his and your own?" B' mattered Peter. I i-otne." decided mv BreatI -your tiois'-les should prove I John.'I fancy we shall require Bonds on this prisoner." B. ioe sir." assented Silver, a' plenty o' stogt manila. One I lads run haekj and Bet those left hy the stijve. That's the I spirit. I'arhy. Always willln". I make a rare hand, you will. low .il.ont iiiakiq' fast that EcnI as is Eoin' to stay hehind, capIrar looked at my father, and Bim to me. Ivp von reconciled yourselves to II may justly sityle the ln^vlf I'e inquired suavely, father collapsed into his chair i itro.in ton will'not siiffer the hoy to rt " tie exelairnied. word of lioniir to that." relay -Teat unele very seriously, oinfnft and siifety rank ahead n. iinheroilj for I anticipate * ' ' < ' ? i.-'.u.vlo till thrico trl. TO 1 ?4 | "Pun't ye worry yourself, captain," , returiicil Silver. Footsteps thudded awhy on the gravel, and 1 heard th^ scratching of the one-legged man's crutch as he stumped In front of us and the cart jolted forward. We emerged Into the (Ireen lane, heading toward the East river, and a thrill tickled my spine ms 1 heard the chanting tones of old DIggory Leigh, our ward watchman. "Ten o'clock of a clear,! dark night, and the wind In the nor west. And all's well!" "Kas.v, all I" whispered Silver's voice. "Push oh, ye swabs; push on' But hold your gab. I'll !do the talking.": Th'e steed piece on thel butt of his crutch tinkled on the cobbles as he stumped ahead of the carit. "I,Io there. , shlpmnte.'f he hailed cordially. "And does you do this the whole, livelong night?" Diggory's lanthorn-stnve Jingled on the ground. "I do." he returned In pompous tones. "What keeps yotu abroad so late? T are seafaring men, I Judge." "Now I calls that clever," protested Silver with unconcealed admiration. "You sees us In the dark, and straight off you says, 'seafaring men.' I can see you're a vigilant watchman, shipmate. I'd hate to he a neefarlous fellow In your town. Blow my scuttlebutt. 1 would!" Diggory's appreciation of this tribute was mirrored In his voice. "'TIs essential that oUr citizens be protected." he answered. "Yet there are those who have accused rae of sleeping on watch." i "Skulkers, they be?lo|w-llved skulkers as ever was," Silveij assured him. "I know how you feeL .Here we've been a-workln' since stinup, a-shlftln' cargo and stowln' It aboard, and I'll lay you a piece of eight the captain never so much as sarves, out a extry noggin o' rum." Diggory's stave Jingled again as he sloped It over his shoulder. "The wisest men are not always those In authority, friend," he said. '"Ye might think, from the way some of the corporation talk, 'twas they bar the night-walkers and wastrels from the city's streets! Bah !" . And his wailing voice receded Into Pearl street. "What are you night-walkers and wastrels a-sniggerin' about?" demanded Silver of his follojwing. "George Merry, I'll lay into you with my crutch. Put some heft behind this here blessed cart. Ain't ye ashamed o' yourselves, a-laughln' at a brave, I hnrd-workin' watchniap as keeps wick| ed pirates from liftin'j your goods?" A few hundred feet farther on we rattled off the cobbles onto the planked surface of a wharf. "That you. John?" growled a voice. "Aye. aye, Bill. Where's the captain?" "Gone off in the jo(Iyboat. That 'ere Spanish Irisher is! a-wnitln' him aboard." Silver pulled the' tarpaulin from over our heads. "Here. George Merfry, can't you and your mates handle the big fellow? | Two to his head and! two to his feet? and drop hiin easy or he'll stove In the boat. Now, tny gentleman?" this to me?"we'll pass you down, too. You must pull a strong oar with the captain for him to be so anxious to get you offshore hale and whole. It'll be place and rank for you. messmate, or u chance to swinj wi' the sharks. "Where's the red-headed little Irisher. Bill?" I "1 sent him off with the captain." replied Bones. "Dbwn wi' you, John. We'll cast off." r^~From where I now- lay, proppeJF up in the bow with my head resting oil Peter's huge stomach, 1 could see the wharf a few feet above and the vague figures of the pirii|es and behind them the shadowy outline of the warehouses and an W-casional dim light. Silver lowered hfitiself to a seat upon the strlngplece oW the wharf, dropped | the butt of his drfutch to the forward thwart, felt abojiit with his one leg and came to rest in front of Peter and me. The (fifutch he allowed to slip to the bottofn ?f the boat, and in its place he took an oar. Bill Bones found a seat in the stern sheets. "All clear," iputtered Bill. "Give ?? J I wav. J , The oars fended off from the wharf, and ttie bout erepjt out Into the stream, where It felt thipi full strength of the tide, Just beginning to turn. The bow bounced up as ithe first wave hit It. and Peter, benefit!) me, emitted a dismal groan through his gag. Silver, bending diligently to? his oar, looked over tils shoulder. "You would j coine, messmate," he said. ,"'Tls nolfcdy's fault but your own." Anotlier grogn from Peter, and 4ie lay still. "I.ook sharp]" called Bones. "Tbe brig's just ahepd." A riding light gleamed high above us in the velvet gloom. I heard tbe faint slap-slap|slap of water against un anchored hull. Couldn't Really Call We hud piiddled through Ghent's complex wateifways and were wondering where we jeould leave our canoe In safety, when Isome racing shells shot past, a boatljouse pennant fluttered, and a cheery voice invited us to utilize the Koyal Club Nautique for as long us we wjshed. So we stored our canoe in th^ club's "garage," then I drove through the town to a quaint J Inn whose leaded panes looked out j a fnxtr i nf shot)S built IntO tllO | U J/VH U V ?? | v ? , outer walls qf a great Gothic church, Melville Chater writes In the National . Geographic IJIagazine. The sight (if people flocking to service, while others sipped drink's, got shaved or bought curios, all under the eaves of a sacred edifice, hinted that ; we were In an ancient quarter of the town. "Is this an old Inn?" we inquired of our Flemish host. He was a singularly literal, man. He replied gravely: ' - : L ' 3ELL i % > ^ ARTHUR D. HOWDEN SMITH Cmmch k, ArtWr D. Ho.fc. Satk WHU S*rk? As we rounded under her counter jn couple of ropes rattled down to .us, a id I heard the creaking of tackle apd h list. . "Make fast the young 'nn first," rasped Bones. "Ave. ave. Rill." snswered Silver. a ad I became conscious that the onelegged man and another were knotting a loose rope beneath my arm-pits. "All right, above there?" called Silver presently. The hlock began to whine. The rape tautened; the unseen block whined louder; ahd I rose involuntarily from my position across Peter's telly. My feet \yere' jerked from a thwart, and I kicked the air. The grunts of men hauling In unison floated from the brig's deck, and as I rose i aster I commenced to swing like a ;>endulum. Inside of a minute Ixwas ' dangling over the bulwarks, feet klckng frantically for standing room. A nan caught me by one arm and drew ne Inboard, shouting the while to 'slacken away!" and so I came down again with a bujnp that was like to crack my knee-caps, deposited as so much cargo upon[ the pitchy deck. Dazed by treatment I had never 1 sustained before,! I stood heedless as the ropes were unfastened beneath my arm-pits, my bonds slipped off and the gag extracted from my aching Jaws. I was just beginning to take in the aspect ^>f my surroundings when Corlaer's cask of a body topped the bulwarks, swung with ludicrous 1 "Look Sharp," Called Bonee. "The Brig'* Just Ahead." unconcern for an iusiant as I dare say mine had done, and t|ien lurched In and crashed to the deck. The Dutchman was purple in the face, ; with white spots dotting the congested area of his cheeks, and gasping for breath. His stomach j heaved tumultuously us the gag wus removed. "What alls yotK I'eter?" I cried. "Per water;" he moaned. "It makes me sick." Ami sick he was?violently. I heard Bones continuing to shout orders ; nndj there was a constant bustle of men running hack and forth over the decks, ri clattering of ropes and shrieking of falls and blocks. For'ard sounded an ordered trampling of feet and a ^thorus .of rough voices bellowing the wild seasong I had heurd in the Whale's'Head ttfvern: | Fifteen met^ on the Head Man's Chest? Yo-ho-ho.i and a bottle of rum! Drink and the devil had done for the rest? I . Yo-ho-ho( and a bottle of rum! Corlner, 'weak as a rag sank In a heap of buckskin in a dark corner by tlie bulwnrks. "Neon, neen." he answered when I would have helped him. "Not'ings, Hol>. I get better by and by. Der salt water?It Is always so with me." "I'll get you some rum." I said firmly. , I And, rising, I was on the point of seeking the nearest man to ask where a drink might be obtained when footsteps clicked on the deck behind me. "They are a' dangerous company." said a voice with an unmistakable brogue to It. "What would you?" returned my great-uncle. "We could not employ his majesty's people in such a business. And all things considered, my fellows can handle it far better and more expeditiously." They passed through the rays of the lanthorn which swung from the mainyard. Aye, the first speaker was ' Colonel O'Donnell. The little Irish ' maid.! His daughter. My father had been right in his suspicions. But what could he the tie of inter- ' est between a colonel in the army of t Inn Ancient Building 1 i "Not so very. I'rnbnbly when built j In the Thirteenth century it was some < wealthy man's home. In the Sixteenth century, about the time Albreclit Dur- t er stopped here. It was the house of j the Grocers' guild. Later It was pr>- t vately owned for a couple or more centuries. No, as an inn I wouldn't f call It particularly old." After that we reverentially used the doormat, and refrained from striking matches on the woodwork. Some Family j Buddy %rent to a dog show and came \ honte all excited. Breeds meant noth ing to him and olue ribbons less, but ! tin* nunoies delighted him beyond 1 measure. i "Oh, hiother!" he exclaimed. "I saw ( five puppie's with their mother. Two of i them were brothers and the other three I were twins." .. ... J.V J . ; . )LK COUNTY NEWS, TRYON /O G the king of Spain and an outlaw who had defied the whole structure of civilization? A .Jacobite plot? It seemed preposterous! | " 'Tis my daughter I was thinking of." explained jO'Donnell as they readied the starboard gangway close by where I stood over Peter's prostrate form. "A woman on a pirate ship!" "Sly dear sir, Rule Four of the Code of Articles, under which our company Is governed?does it surprise you that we 1 ave our own laws??forbids the taking and keeping of women as spoil aboard onr shins Wo have had pvne rienee in the pist of the evils which flow in the wake of a struggle for women's favors.' "Shall you nnt flout your own rule If my daughter comes aboard?" pressed the Iris unan. "She will nol come as a prisoner, but as a gueit," returned Murray blandly. "After all, colonel, the Royal James is my sh p?and In that respect differs from most outlaw craft which are held h.v thej entire crew as a community. No, no; you need not concern yourself." j "I like It not, I say!" persisted O'Donnell. "Why did you bid me bring her? Yoii were hot for her coming so soon as you heard I had a daughter." "Would yon have left her by her lone In a strange country?" answered my grent-uncle Impatiently. "Tut, man, be sensible. Who would suspect a mnn . ho I ad his daughter with him? Tie t me this enterprise is fraught with ? anger, but no maid can go through life without sniffing peril. We will guard her as we shall the treasure." "I'll hold you to that," rnpped O'Donnell as iie climbed over the bulwarks and felt for the ladder. "I am not proud of myself when I think of her Innocenc^. Holy saints, what a r oil! Well, \jcell, no matter. I must he going, for! the night wanes." "Yes." assented Murray. "And stir vour frigate's captain to a swift passnge." The Irishman nodded. "If necessai-y we'll pass by the Hat-ana. Luckily Porto Bello is the In' lendente's chjlef worry. You'll hover,; then, off Mona passage?" "Aye. from the south tip of Htspanioln to tjie north of Porto Rico, save it storjns, when we'll run foij shelter In th|e bay of Samana, wherd the old hucdaneers were wont to lie Diego ciin lind us. He hns done li jefore. J use give him ample time." "So soon ijs the Santlsslma Trinidad lias her orders Diego shall know." He started to descend an<| thea dinihed hack. "She has Iheavy metal, Murray. Alje rou certain--" My great- incle laughed. "Be at ease upon that point, chevalier. We ootid take two Spaniards of the Santlsslma Trinidad's metal. I feur I musk hid you good evening, hough. Hark!" , The bell >f the Spanish frigate rang :>ut eight t mes. "Mldnlgh:!" exclaimed O'Donnell. 'Can you fe gone hy dawn?" -LtJIl nil os iiv ??? ..... tlexlco, " during the occupation, "she ifad better dismiss that young divine md marry a soldier. There is some hance of the latter being shot, but it equires a particular dispensation of Providence to rid hsr of the former."?Scrlbner's Magazine. I ' 4 I i "My (leak- sir," returned m.v uncle Ightly, "thfls brig will never be seenugnln?anywhere?by anybody." ' O'Donnell shivered. "Hood night." he said abruptly, and Ids head vanished behind the buliv arks. 1 heard the rattle of oars, a low irder In Spanish, the steady splash mil spatter of rowers as the boat pulled awi y. My "great-uncle watched t for a noment, then turned toward vhere I slood. "Well, > ephew Robert, what did you make of is?" he Inquired. I contrived to keep my voice level, 'or I wau d ,not give him the sntlsfucion of .supposing he had startled me. "That on are engaged In deeper rillniny e en than my father feared." "Vou lu ve a narrow-minded view of Ife." he remarked. "However, 'tis a lefect can be remedied by experience, ty the way, .do not jump to conclusions from what you overheard. You (hall lime the whole tale anon, but intil you possess a more Intimate mow-ledge of the situation you are letter off In Ignorance." "To me you are a singularly bloody pirate, and that Is all." Soldiers Willing to S! A scrilp of conversation just before he Blanc Mont action shows the attlude of I the men In the trenches tovard the war. It was the last day of September, ind ns the forenoon went by an Inermlttejnt drizzle sent the battalion o such i miserable shelters as the men ould improvise. Company command ? --"j mant lin ?rs and seeona in cuiuumuu oward ruined Somme-rj' for reeonlaissanbe and returned to profane the irospect to their platoon lenders. "I db not like this place." declared hp captain of the Forty-ninth eomlany to his juniors. , "It looks like It vas Just built for calamities to hapten in." "Yep', nnd all the division Is around ip're fdr calamities to happen to . . . V sight more of us will go in than will >ver come Out of it." Meantime it was wet nnd cold In he dripping shelters. Winter clotting had not been issued, nnd the batnllon shivered end was not cheerful. "Wish to God we could go up an' ret this fight over with!" "Yes, 'n then go back somewhere for t Lee ai Matchmaker General Lee played the part of faherly matchmaker to many a pretty ,'irl of hfs circle. In fact, he had alvays liked that role. hnH wHftpn from I ' .? -V J0-<n T -;-o- ? its N. C. ' * V OLD | "The Injustice of youth t" he commented evenly. "I was the uncle and tender guardian of the mother you never knew, Robert." "I share my father's feelings upon t tat point," I cried, and raised my hand in a threatening gesture. He did not stir. "Your conversion will be quite fW difficult as I had foreseen," he said. "No, you would gain naught by striking me. Impartially I may recommend jou to adopt an attitude which will secure you the maximum of liberty ijnd opportunity. Of what avail for you to force yourself into confinement?" I ".Sir," I returned, "be convinced ofi this: The day you attack a defenseless ship I will slay as many of you as I can and contentedly die."* It has a sound of theatrlcalism now, >ut I meant It at the time. "I purpose nothing of that sort foil you," answered my great-uncle. "And vhlle I am tempted to argue you out of a position founded upon a false Bthlcal basis, I shall content mysell with the observation that you woul<) do well to hold your temper in leash Ipntll you find a need for Its employlIfnent." He glanced overside, j "I see we are under way. I musrt ihsk you to excuse me for the present, | Robert. I am constrained to serve als ! jpliot." He raised his little sliver whistle, and its shrill call fetched several of ithe crew aft. "Aye, aye, captain." It was Bones. "What's your wish, sir?" "Have this poor fellow"?Murray gestured toward Corlaer's recumbent form?"carried to one of the statprnnniQ TTeo him cronHv Rlrl tho Trluh boy?what's his name? Oh, Darby!-bid Darby tend him and fetch hi n what he requires. "This gentleman, here"?he Indicated me?"Is ray great-nephew, Master Bones. It may be he will succeed me In command of the Royal James serine day, although he is not with us ,jof his own wish as yet. He Is to hay? complete freedom except he undertake to achieve aught to our disadvantage. Pass the word to me men. If you please." 'That's a queer lay," growled Bones. "Is he friend or enemy, captain?" "An Intelligent question," replied my great-uncle. "We may call him jan enemy whoJs to be treated as neajrly as possible as a friend." "Blasted if I see any sense In It." affirmed Rones. "But whatever you says, captain." "Exactly." said my gj*at-uncle. "Stir your stumps, yellowy swap*," roared Bones to his men. "Hitch on to this here land-whale. ray lights and gizzard if I ever see such a monstrous heap o'i human flesh! We'd ought to take him to the South seas and sell him to the canneybats. 1 That's all he's good for. Come on, young gentleman, you may be thejcaptnln's nevvy or by-blow of* whatever 'twas he called ye, but everybody works on this ship. Lend a hand!" I obeyed him In sllppce^ while he and the others cursed qrid blasphemed with o flnonrv Hofvlnc dosor lotion. n.... .. ....?.. ?,?? What a company! Except In Murray's presence they owned no discipline, accepted no restraint. Palpably they hated as well as feared! hlra, and I found myself wondering! how secure a hold he had upon j their passions. Let them once cast off the spell of his magnetism and. superior wickedness, and they would become so many irresponsible agents of lust and destruction. , I shuddered and was-glad pf the hooded cabin-lamp as we stowed Peter's limp body Into the constricted space of a bunk: gladder still when they tramped away and left me alone with the Dutchman. Through a porthole the lights of New York winked farewell to me. I was as frightened as a child by himself for the first time In the dark. i* Next week ? "Aboard the Brifl." 1 (TO BE CONTINUED.) hare Glories of War the winter. Let some of these here noble national army outfits we've been hearin' about do some of the fightln'I There's us nnd there's the First division, and the Thirty-second?H?1! we ain't hogs I Let some of them bther fellows have the glory?" "Gawd help the boche when we meets him this time I Somebody's got to pay for keepln* us out In this wet an' cold."?Capt. John W. Thomason Jr. of the United States Marines, in Scribner's. Famed in Legend Merlin was a famous British prophet and enchanter supposed to have flourished during the time of Kln(? Arthur, about 450 A. D. He was said to have been the son of a Welsh princess and a demon, and early displayed! the gifts of prophecy and divination. ?le is saidto have made King Arthur's, round table with seats for 150 knights,-and to have brought from Ireland the stones found at Stonehenge.! Spenser refers to him in the "Faerie Queene,' and Tennyson relates some of his adventures in the "Idylls of the King." The manner of his death isj various!* given, and his grave is shown1 at Drum melzier on the Tweed.?Kansas CltJ Star. t ! i ?? i Mir a trig my accrued rrooa Rosewood is the common name of the wood of several trees valued for beauty and use for ornamental furniture. The principal Species Is thought, to Pe a Brazilian mimosa When being sawed or cut, It yields an agreeable smelt ol roses, hence If name. ; *. 0 L-. 1 '!.** I j f ; * . ; . . . 1 f I J- J. j i. . / . ;V" " ; POtlMY YKTS LIGHT AND FRESH AIR FOR POULTRY TTAna n r* An n ' ofriL'n PaMo rnun iicuo aic vii ? on iac. viviuo, i vuji and frozen combs, the greatest food bin robbers and profit side-trackers of the poultrymen are chiefly responsible. say Kansas State Agricultural college poultrymen. Comfort tor the flock means dryness more than It means warmth. The hen is a high speed motor and In breathing throws off a vast amount of moisture. The solution is to leave at least onethird of the south side open, with no glass or glass substitute present to interfere with the free passage of fresh air or the direct sun rays, the college poultrymen advise. "Poultry must have an abundance of fresh air and light. One of the simplest and least expensive methods of securing tt is by means of the open-front principle,'' says W. G. Ward, the college extension architect. "Openings should be provided in the upper part of the south wall, with an arfea equal to ono-Centh of the floor space. If the house is reasonably deep no glass will be needed in these openings but muslin frames should be provided to protect the flock from draft during severe stores. In houses^, already built with many window^" the upper Sash should be replaced with,muslin frames which should remain open most of the time. ' "In buildings inadequately lighted, the present small v indows may be removed and the openings enlarged. Poultry will thrive In relatively low temperatures providing they are dry and free from drafts." The poultry house also must have ample space to gflve besl results, Ward says. From three to four square feet of floor area and from seven to ten inches of roosts should be provided for each hen, the larger figures applying to the heavier breeds. Too many poultry houses are overcrowded, and In many cases It will be found profitable to decrease the fl<?ck size, If It Is not possible to lhcrease housing facilities. Good Stock Kept Warm H Essential in Brooding Chicks from stock of. good,quality, and a warm hover are two essentials of successful brooding, in the opinion of specialists at the New Jersey State , college poultry department High feed prices, they contend, can be offset only by heavy layers, and such birds can be produced only from vlg-' orons chicks. Experienced poultrymen maintain a hover temperature of 95 to 100 degrees. At this temperature the chicks will arrange them- I selves around the edge of the hover, j; perhaps not evenly, but at least in a few groups, and when so located one can feel reasonably sure that his flock Is being properly heated. As the birds become older they canf move away from the heat If they so desire. If the heat is removed from them, however, they will crowd in close to the stove or In the corner in an effort to get warm. In addition to plenty of heat, have a temporary wire fence, of threefourths-inch mesh and eighteen Inches high, stretched around the chicks for the first few days. After the third day, gradually open out this fenceuntil *tbe chicks have the run of the/ house. When entirely opened, how/ ever, the fence should still be rounded at the corners and should be three or four inches from the sides of the house. In case the chicks have a tendency to crowd to one side they will not be crowding /against a soli^ partition. There will be an airspace back of the flock, so that no serious results should follow. Profit and Loss Calculate the profit or loss on the past year's work with poultry. Outline the program for next year. Make a number of good resolutions to improve the weak points in the past year's program. Poultry will pay good dividends on the Investment In proportion to the careful planning and wise management used in caring for It. Poultry Hints Firm, smooth eggshells are made with plenty of oyster shell and grit ? J -J 1_ xnis IS a goeu time lu tvpnu mc hen house and provide comfortable quarters for the flock. The only way to give them a good sfart, and to insure a heavy lay, Is to give them the benefits of a clean house, free from Insects, pests, and free from disease. Cleanliness is one of the most Important problems confronting poultry flock owners. Straw costs money In some parts of the country, but bear In mind the distinction between a ben house and a dairy barn. Clean eggs, packed In bright, new case will bring top prices. A short fattening period pays on all fowls to be marketed, A separate pen with moist mashes and grain before them at all times means quick fattening. 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