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NO. 10
'. .ISOLATION., T'-'-XuT. yQ U ' "e sn' P.Ketln
. V .5 V; .. ' - . o sorry to disturb you.' Miss
! r"di es 00 to "TT Bhe 8at BtI ft & moment. as tlwngh
."nwbt Hat a M'1"" m 1'steniug to some other sound than hi
"m lonelioeM . sUssee sr -'Ttr. voice. , ,
,,,:,(, It' KraI,ttlirti time he;; a dream, then," rIio said at
" . vi. ivmmnirm&blft Ml ' ' 1 IfiJtt! "tho tnnD K..t..i j. - . 1
. uvauuiui uream i nav
i f ever Imd. 'Do you know. Lord Verra
A mount, I thought that an old man, so
Id and bent and wlthored-I can see
r.w nun biuuu wuere you are, and
that be was playing the mot exquisite
iui i imve ever Imagined, something
t so perfect, so Ideal, so entrancing, that
I despaired of eYer learning It. Oh, If
' ft?IUld only,eUM!muer It! What was
Sho stood utvind jilayed a few bars,
. then stoirped, tried again and .Jlnally
Wd aside her ioUn with an Impatient
gesture. i- U '
shall sever get It!" sh sakl.
f -Artbur titling" U Airalee'i Migulm.
ilOOAAOOAAOOAAOOAAOOAAOO
I HHMTIUfi MELODY-I
the Komaace rfya Stradivari )
SofTOOTTOOTTOOTTOOTTOOTToS
-We haven; ora xp.. " r anaii. never get It!" sh sakl. "1 I "Have you? And will you renllv -ive
worth of 0BBlnMe5ritowwlA don't believe, human hands ever play- 1 me this thai. ? I have i fa
-u von -rAeUnir Irf the? nicture shoi ml aiiph n mhi,'.. .1... . . . uueu .1
Iniiot l.rt.... il. . .
,1,1. ,0 aK,., , ( i-Jl t.- ;e
In vain he reasoned Ii.t ,.n ...
lng her to rest, to get sti;i.-h-p;it the
luuugncoc mm dream out i f Ii. r bead.
mie would not be api't ii ed 1 nt'l Bbe
guinea ner own way hikI I n I been
dressed and carried dov.si t the sofa
in the little room she had I a; nod to
love so well. She lay there contentrtl
ly for some time; then p-rwnt'y rising,
she crossed the room with f. ebjo. fal
tering steps to the armchair.
"It was here that the dream flrst
camo to me," she said. "I wonder If
Lord Verramount would give me this
chair If I asked him?"'
"You need not wonder," said n voice
at the door. "The chair Is yours from
this moment.
"I am so glad to sec you down umiln."
he continued. "I have missed vnu horribly."
uld Nan. TeVeBug In; the; Picture, sbo?
r 'drawing such j eiigg ajtef
nnfinais of iief Iwn ana her mtuer 1
I'bWaelf 1Q014 comorulily 1
Is so imieb. There Is something s.i rest-
eu.Biicir a sympnony as thaU It
onjy in dreams one finds perfection." 1 ful alwut It. I have often wondered wl.v
men, laugblng -at Iter .own rhapso-1 it has this quaint old tiiiM-xtrv panel
BU1XMNGCTJLVERTS.
r-V
8HOULO
BE MADE TO TAKE EVERY
ADVANTAGE OF FALL -
AtI4 Flaclns Plpea In Madholea.
Row (fa ' Excavation Skoald B
MatlePolnta oa Intakes And Oat
lets Caaatraetlav Abntraaata.
Only the best grades of culvert pipes
should be used and these so placed as
to take every advantage of obtainable
fall and quickly handle the storm wa
ter that accumulates on the upper sldo
of tho roadway, says an expert In The
Kansas Former. The placing of dIdc
QUEER ETON : CUSTOM
FAG3 AN9 FAGGING
LEADING BOYS'
IN ENGLAND'S
6CH00L '
Menial Work I'aWormcd by Sona e(
Dok'ea for Their Schoolmate,
batlea of a PacTann of Sarvlca.
Hearlr All of th Nobtlltr Hara
Facared.
Most people contemplating a debate
in the bouse of lords from the gal
lery would be surprised to bear that a
goodly proportion of tbose grave and
reverend seigniors engaged In settling
affairs of state on the very steps of
the throne were adepts at frizzling the
A TRIANGULAR GAME.
lSbe settled'ndrself moi co
.... M I 1 ... . X
OD the Sine, unwiui ..utr iur eugeu
. doak closely around her, and tbe man
to whom she spoke- thought that this
was certainly the terr prettiest as well
M the most candid young woman it
' bad ever been,hls lot to nieet. ';
VTbe crisp Nomber . air, Witlf its
' tooch of frosti: bad brought a, glow' of
color to tbe fair paleness of her cheeks.
"But bow on earth do you manage?"
be stammered, vaguely, sympathetic
' Aid disturbed.-''. ' -
" "Oh. we get alotig somehow" replied
- jjan airily, "and up to. the present we
' jiave not been reduced to beg, borrow
ir steal. That win come, later, 1. ex-
tect. You can't Imagine "bow easy it
1b to live on nothing tt year.- Ldrd Ver-
mmount.
"I don't quite understand," Jie cdn
: tinned. "Has youf father. Jost money
lately, or" ,. " . ,
. "No; we have always been .poor,'
jaid Nan,hs long as I can remember,
'sod each year father makes a little
' less. He is a writer, you know, and an
authority on some scientific matters
that he dabbles in. !'So each- year we
' descend a little lower In the scale. He
saw the advertisement for this house
of yours, and & was the, cheapest thlug
be could near r, ana p nc qois it
bad never been to Ireland before? ht t
.like It-yes, I like It verywell." she
added giaclously l?1 i ,
"I am glad pn Jlke Jt,l sold Lon)
Verramount gravely. "I am sorry to
say I don't care for it at all,- and I only
. live bere six months out of tbe 12, be
cause I think It is my duty."
1, "Tell me.' said Kan. "whv do vou let
, tills delightful ol4 house to uj fipr sucb
t mere song -.xnere maBE oe eqme ren-
f r.j i ii T
,"here Is,'! be asaejitet,'butjfe would
rather not tell It toTyou.' "
i gbe Insisted, so he went ou
"The house belonged to nu iccentr!c
cousin or my ratiier, , jfieuiroa jte a
treat age a sort of hermit life, and the
country people-. -declared be-4id-.ll
ilmself to the devil: that Is nil. There
fat kind of an Idea ba he, place Is
inamnyi andas It had e$i standing
mpty a longtime,! thought Jt best to
JetJt go at a. nnmlnul rfint.",,,-, .
t She whs gazing into the distance, a
apt, dreamy look in her eyes. :. ; ;
X'How strange!" she, said' musingly
fx lonely old man!. XA vine and dying
U by himself! I can fancy him in the
jittle turret room"T- She broke . off
luddenly, a flash of excitement coming
stoto her face. "Was he a musician,
. $rd Verramount? Did he love music
Ido?" :
J 'Thelleve he was," Terra mount an
weredlowly,:stndrln: the varied, exr
pressloni pf her-face. "I never kn6w
him myselfbnt I have heard"he was a
iln playerNf no mean ability, j Do
ou love njuslcNnen, Mlsg Ellmayne?"
tSbe did not answer' for a moment,
nt the rose flush' deepened" on' her
tace, and her lip parted in kind of
-ecstasy. . - j - .
t "Love It? I adore It!" she said soft
ly. "I could play all Oay and all night '
.My greatest ampStjon ,14. to .play lone,
ay to thousands of ieopleVsheVwav
d-ner; handi. M Jneukh HaOteathig,.-,,
crowded assembly "on ' a " genuine
BtradivarL To carry them away with.
10 mar them -forgst iliemselvee.
wrg time, place-everythlnff -but-tbe J, , - SM br(Ae off nd then Uurst
ate It would ha hmnnki". . - . I ?m T . " .., .i,n
dies, she IK the lamD and. renipmhe,-
ing the rules-of hospltalltjj..ln8isted on
making some tea for her guest.
Nan herself, the dream all dispelled,
was laughing at his enthusiasm, and
when, her r -father ( returned from his
walk; and Joined them a fellow feeling
wasesta'hllslied between Verramount
and bis tenants that would have token
months f more conventional Intimacy
to developl-, w
4TndeeV it "seemed to Verramount
when heIeft them that he had never
been so well entertained, and he found
hinmlf . hankering constantly during
the days that followed for the Informal
gayety-ef the little turret room tea
party. In place of the gathering at
Mount ltegal, where Ills mother, proud
of n long line of ancestry, kept up an
amount of state that. bored-hlra to ex
tlnctlon.
- "Why don't you go and call on the
KilmaynesV" he ventured to say one
day.'"You might ask them over here
sometimes, if they would come.'
.:"My dear boy," said the dowager,
with her usual decision, "those impos
sible people!"
"What is there apralnst them?" de
manded her son, with some warmth.
"The father Is a gentleman and a
scholar; the daughter is"
fl am Indifferent to what they are or
are hot? Interrupted Lady Verramount
ruthlessly. "Their circumstances do
not permit them to entertalnor go Into
1 society; therefore it would be quite use
less my adding them to an overcrowd
ed Visiting list."
And Lord Verramount knew bis moth
er too well to argue the matter further.
fhe facts-of Nan's beauty and Ineligi
bility combined bad been quite sulii
'(?ient to prejudice Lady Verramount's
worldly nature against her. . But her
Opposition rather Increased thau damp
ened his own Inclinations to go to Dnl
lylougb, and soon his appearance nt
teatlme. grew to be almost a dally
event to which Nan found herself look
ing forward as the one ray of bright
ness In an otherwise very dull life. .
Presents of game and fruit and flow
ers found -their way. too, from Mount
Begal;new songs and magazines for
Nan, new books for Mr. Kllmayne.
ej In spite of these distractions. Nan
seemed to droop and fade as the win
ter progressed. The pretty color no
longer' flashed Into her cheek, and the
animation In voice and manner failed
day by day,- while there came at times
a Ingular strained look Into her face,
as though she .were listening to some
faroff sound.
Her father, absorbed In study and
workibg against time for money that
was spent before It came, failed to no
tice these signs In ber, hot Verramount
saw them very plainly and wondered
what the reason could be.
One day he learned It. He had run
In on his way borne from shooting and.
guided by the sound of Nan's violin.
had gone straight up to the turret room
to find her. ; She was playing a rew
notes over and over again with weari
some Iteration, and when he entered
and she laid ber violin down to greet
him be saw that her lips were quiver
ing and her yea fuB of tears.
"What Is its Nanr oe saia involunta
rily and cnlling her by ber Christian
name In his distress.
ta-'Ytnthine" she faltered. "It is
nl.nll nAvnr
M 1 . - . into passioumtj iu. .
"7 t COBK. JMWk hoar T-n rlw nn&l . . , l ivA,-A,-f It
tah. asked atotly. -fA-- fi,Lnt.m always., night and day.
ly dreams 1 can cvtu
n whpn I tvnke it Is
h?d w,Ulngroii(n,8tea- gone-gone! SThen I am sway from
iZF MJ V' thteroom. I anWestless to come back
careieBs woro sue aaa l- 1 uj that the tune is nere. wnu
And with
lamped lightly down from the stile and
gone. . - t- -;'--:,
"A lingular' glii 'thongnr Verra
onnt as he watched, her cro liie
ww that Intervened between him and
"Wlyloogh. -A very Interesting gidl
Plucky, too. I ahnnM tklnli" : : .
tf 7" luiposen on Dim Toe ounes
Boat 4o-, 4iaaef ul efceUUiomt.fai;
"footing season. For som days Jie
too busy to can on bfiTteuants at
"h.V bBt one afternoon
,D deepening twLUgbt be found
totelf riding np the Avemje-F- f U
Half way op be encountered old Mr.
"nwyne, who stopped at algbt ef hlin.
.Tn,: ' - v - - :' .' :
must ask yon to excoee my not
rn tck with yon. but I have an
Portant ttifr to, post cd r niy
r7nt ' oht for tbe afteruoott' Hy;
"sh,er will be pleiKH to welcome
..r; "I I ahair hope to get back bei
riw-vlM i. w...vv wlU Sad
Jhellrtle turret roo----:
2 MnI l rarely kiy
I J!;. rted LonI Verramount made
an Z U,rtrt the wide old hall and
ImLi f t1"1 o the. IlttW ectn-r
: room rf- i-.j- 1j
' tnn" WMway In tbe iorrVtB4
- -' ur unnr mf mmh m mi vn i w - -
- .... 1 ,, a , k.r akn AOWB TO
-T.il-; thP
'ter.
Irt these walls, and that nowhere else
will It come to me. xet when I am
here it still evades me.-pAnd now we
are going- away, and I shall lose tbe
Chance of It forever!" '
GolDg away.1" he echoed blankly.
"Wbcn-and wbyr' ... '
"-Father mnst eo to London, she
skid. 1 "Some literary (bnsines of his
has gone wrong, ana ue uiu
to took after-tt. and have made up
mr wind to try to earn some moncj
it 1. nnt fair he should do all the wo--k
t .h.n m to tret Into ladies string
hanA aa first violin. Father Is going
to ask yoo to release blm from the re
mainder of our tenancy."
r. t .hftll ho delisbted." said
VI WU, rC
Verra mount with patent Insincerity,
while he was rapidly revolving In h'
n.imi (he various excuses ne migui
M to hie mother fer a Tisit to town.
n .nM liked to sterniy muc
w. 1 rnn,ainw'i retinest about BaUy-
eomlng in to tea. approached the sub
ject, be found himself reluctantly ac
ceding, compelled by coortesy to die-
a. . 1 MllnM
F3 .D" "V!:r".h.nVh.noened.
haunting fancy ax -
iu the hack and whether some fnlr In
dy worked It for her own true love."
As she spoke "she noticed thnt the
edge of the oval pane! projected ou one
side more than 011 tlie other and press
ed It lightly Into place. To her sur
prise. It fell forward, and behind It. in
the hollow of the chair. Iny something
wrapiwd In a red silk handkerchief.
"Why, what is this?" she said won
deringly. "The chair Is a casket. Lord
Verramount, and contains a treasure."
And then she gnvo rt little cry of
amn.ed delight, for as she drew the
wrapper away there lay In ber hands n
violin of exquisite shape mid workman
ship, with the magic name of Stradi
vari Inscribed 014 It and the dnte 1727.
Bbe stared at It, breathless, fascinated
men, iirting it, drew the bow softly
across the strings, tuned them and be
gan to play.
C , 1. ...
oiowiy, men gradually with more
confidence and swiftness, she played
until the room was tilled with strains
so enchanting that it seemed as though
the very essence of all harmony had
been Imprisoned within (lie bidden vio
lin and was exulting In Its new liberty.
Lord Verramount watched her spell
bound, scarcely able to believe his
senses at this extraordinary change.
Not till the last sweet note bad trem
bled Into silence did Nan's rapt ex
pression change or her nervous fingers
relax their hold of the bow; then
stretching out her hand to him. she
cried:
"It is found! It has come back! I
-rememlier now every note of It! It
must have been played on- this violin
by a" master hand. I am sure of It!
Perhaps by Stradivari himself! Ah,
but" her look changed suddenly "the
violin is yours. Lord Verramount! It
must have belonged to the old man,
your cousin. Perhaps he, too. spent his
life trying to remember the tunc, audi
that was why the people called lit in
mad. You must take it."
"The violin Is yours." Verramount
said quickly. "I gave you the chair.
-With no reservations. 1 ask of you
only one favor In return thnt you .will
rest now and get well, so that you may
be strong enough to fulfill your ambi
tion and play as yon have played to
night to hundreds of people."
The effect lie had counted on reword
ed him: the life and light (lowed back
Into Nan's pale face as she murmured:
"To play on this exquisite violin It
would be splendid! I must lire for
that!"
And she did. Ncr had she ft wait
very long for the success wli!c'.i had
been her heart's desire.
The romance of the Ballyloujrh violin
and of the wonderful melody which
had come to Miss Kllmayne with It as
an Inspiration was talked nliout nil
over the country, and an enterprising
concert manager at Dublin luvOcd- her
to perform there as a new "star."
Then came Nan's hour of triumph.
There was n hush of momentary
silence when she finished her "Spirit
Song." and then the whole audience
rose to applaud her. When, flushed
and sparkling, she returned ci. last to
the nrtlsts' room. Lord Verramount
was tbe flrst to clasp her hand.
"Nan." he said, his voice vlbratln?
with the love he had so long repressed.
,"I want you to let me bring my mother
here nnd Introduce her to yon. Bhe
Is among your audleuce. cud sbe
wishes to make up for the time she baa
lost In making your acquaintance.
Nsn did not answer. Her heart -as
too full for words. But as she i :!sed
glad eyes to bis. he whispered under
bis breath:
"She Is going to ask ypn to tfislt us.
Nan. say yes. for my sake!" I want yon
at Mount Regal always!"
And Nan, wblsperlns aoftly. said,
"111 come." Penny I'lc;orlal Magazine.
In a mudholo and filling by dumping toothsome sausage and cooking the
upon It has made more trouble foreoad hnmelv hinater. Vet an it la in in
builders than any other one practice. ' on half of the peers of England are
If necessary to build a pipe culvert old Etonians, and one of the oldest In-
where a mudbole exists. It Is better to stltutions still cherished under the
go to one side on the hard, firm eronnd auadow of the distant spires and an-
and excavate there a place for the pipe tllue toweri Mcred t0 t,,e uenory f
rather than to attempt to fill (he mud- 'J'7'' 8ha(le ,,tU"tof f"',n
. . . . . " . , , 7 " i Tbe flrst . or second day of every
hole, so as to obtain a solid bearlng'for ternl wuen the who,e .,
the pipe. In most places where It Is turaea; . wrt of BlaTe market hel(,
necessary .for a culvert to cross the in each -house, at which the upper
roadway a slight change can be made boys have the privilege of choosing
at nominal expense to divert the course from among the lower boys their own
of the water so It will go through the particular fag for the next' three
culvert wherever the ground Is most months or so. In some houses, where
suitable for It to be placed-
In excavating for culverts the upper
end or intake should be kept as high
as possible in order to retain all the
fall obtainable. Tbe lower end should
not be lower than tbe ditch into which
it empties, and the outfall of the dltcb
should be such as will thoroughly
drain all storm water delivered by the
culvert. The excavation should have
sloping banks, tbe bottom being shap
ed to the contour of the pipe. Exca
vations should be made wbere th
sockets come, so that tbe pipe will seat
the entire length and not rest on the
socket end alone, thereby giving an un
even bearing on the pipe. . i
In laying pipe for culverts the roai
builder should commence at the lowvr
ditch, with sockets up, and continue
laying section after section until tbe
culvert Is across the roadway. Then
good abutments of large enough stone
so as not to be easily displaced should
be built around tbe end, the stone bel
lng carried from under up and around
over the pipe. At tbe lower end. If
much fall Is obtained, a spillway
should be rlprapped or paved with
stone to prevent tbe water from wash
ing out the lower section of pipe. In
filling in tbe cover over tbe ple care
should be taken to preserve tbe align
ment of the flow line on the Inside of
the pipe, so as to have a regular, even
fall from tbe upper to the lower side.J
The dirt should be carefully tamped
under and around tbe pipe In layers.
There should not be less than two
tampers to four shovelers when dirt Is
being filled in. All dirt filled in after
the pipe is placed should be tamped as
compactly as possible and built up
high enough In tbe center, with long
slopes back on to tbe roadway, to pre
vent tbe accumulation of water In tbe
ruts near tbe culvert Avoid all ab
rupt slopes. Covers on culverts should
be so placed 'that one could drive along
at a good gait without knowing be was
going over a culvert.
Tbe filling In on top of tbe pipe of
the lower buys that Is, boys who have
not reached the fifth form are numer
ous, an upper boy may have two such
servitors for bis own exclusive use. ;
Tbe right of selection Is exercised
according to seniority, the boys known
to be the quickest and best "servants'
being snapped up first, except In tbe
case of new boys, when looks have to
be taken as credentials as often as
not to tbe ultimate disgust of tbe fag-
master, for the smartest looking boys
are very frequently the greatest duffers
at their work.
The duties of Eton fags are many,
and various. - Not a few of them would
be declined by their fathers' servants
at home as far too menial to suit the
dignity of the modern James de la
Pluche. The fag Is responsible for get
ting bis master out of bed In time for
early morning school a dangerous nnd
thankless task to perform on a big boy
who Is a hard sleeper and frecwltb Ills
fists and quick at throwing boots when
once awakened. School over, the fag
has to prepare his master's breakfast
He lays tbe cloth, makes tbe tea and
toast woe betide blm If the latter te
burned or cut too thick bolls the egg
and fries any extra luxuries In tbe way
of rashers or sausages his master may
send him to purchase In tbe town.
Tbe meal prepared, tbe fag Is by ne
means free to go and get bis own
breakfast, as be bas to wait at tablo,
be ready jto fetch bot water from the
kitchen and If ordered fly off "up
town" to oue of the "sock shops" for a
pot of Jam or marmalade. He Is
lucky boy If be can snatch a clear, ten
minutes for-hls breakfast beforo the
chapel bell begins to ring.
.Tbe same round of duty bas to be
gone through again at teatlme, the only
difference being that there Is more
time to do It in. and fag masters are
generally In a - better temper when
school for tbe day Is over.
Out fagging at meals Is by no means
the only service which the lower boy
bas to render. 1 He has io scrape the
ridge of dirt that Is an obstruction lift mud off his master's football boots, to
tk. .hnnld never be nermltted. as ! Put Ills change clothes away after
if 1. . m.n. tn tho life of the cnl-1 cricketing or running with the beagles
Tert These abrupt slopes do not drain "! ake notec to otlier boys In other
tbe water off or away from tbe culvert,
but permit It to accumulate In the rots
and soften np tbe roadway. Tbe ma
jority of culvert pipe broken In read
ways Is not from the weight of tbe ve
hicles on tbe pipe, but from a side blow
In a deep rut where, the momentum.
bouses.
It Is' strange to think that If Lord
Ka!:i,n:y tad ou.y gene 10 Eton a few
years earlier than be did be might have
bad to clean Mr. Oladstone's boots and
run errands for bis future rivaL - Mr.
Gladstone himself .was : somewhat
added to the load, by tbe team, frac-; lucky in bis fagging wbenat Eton, as
1 I
m Ia.I. . . an a
I WSrS Vthe oark, fainted with terror
"Whit
1 room and. waking there au
SW ... t- 1 ; 1 - W laaa mATTlIn tT. VUFD -new "
t'nailthtness bf foont aegaojp'eoid and tosensIWe. they
'' wLJnn7 n,Mt t tbls silent Jkught she, was dead, bot wit re-
' :J " ' newed animation came fever, and tor
kaort? " anawer to bis repeated , 4,,s be Wai very ill and went near
i1on or'ni tbe door nd 'to dying. wbUe I" ber delirium ibe rav
' m Cr?t the WW rJinay of the jnelodjth.tt.sd
I CleeT nm the flre,it w to ber only to mock ber with to
L!l K"a' slwr tner figure la ,Qti pstbos and then to leave
She had fallen asleep h-memory bUnk.
eatbT . ,fcr' S " W"- 1 At last the crftlcar nximenf
hZZ? -his entr.nce.had Jwt tbe f rrer k-ft trer. tbewgh tsn-
oftw Dor dld he tlr hea suiting weakness threatened to take
tJL,, hfr ct, snd at bst be iittie life that remained f
rjTfed th ' J that be! the' ,tber.- she Mid fsiatly. "I want to
"Then she .!ghed -j woke. - down to thegrretjroom,. J
raaer cuuty. -The
following extract Is taken from
Tbe Inter-State Poultryman. and we
use It for the good common sense It
contains: Tbe poultry publishing busi
ness bos become one of tbe leading
enterprises of the country. There are
nearly 100 poultry Journals printed In
(he United State, and there are many
very able papers tlcvqtert to -this par
ticular industry. There, seems to be
dash between the practical and tbe
tancy poultry press a condition which
should not exist .The practical pool
try press does not believe; In scrub
stock, hot advocates the breeding of
the best poultry and W naprovrmeBi
tnres tbe pipe on tbe side as with a
blow from a hammer. Long, sloping
covers should be placed on all pipe cul
verts.' thoroughly draining tbe storm
water away from the pipe, excepi
wbere macadam covers are resorted to.
Tbe method of protecting pipe cul
verts in roadways with macadam rov
er wbere It is not possible to obtain
rllrt covers of sufficient depth Is as fol
lows! Proceed with tbe excavating and
back filling as already described, tamp
ine? tbe dirt tn thoroughly two or three
Inches over tbe pipe, soaping 11 imc
roof, to an apex. After this alternate
la vera of macs dam or broken stone and
ia that will tamo well should be
placed over tbe pipe and thoroughly
tamped, bringing tbe macadam np to
and slightly, above grade, so when set
tled It will not be below tbe surface of
tbe grade. . ' ". ' ": ' '
In making tbe excavation for tbe
macadam cover tbe sides of tbe esca
rstiou should be more sloping than
when making excavations for dirt cov
ers, approximately on tbe following
slope: If the excavation Is two feet
deep, the opening at the top of tbe
grade should be fire or six feet across,
leaving a long, sloping bsnk on either
side. Care should be taken not to dis
turb the dirt under and around the
pipe, bot tbe bottom of tbe excavatloa
should be carefully shaped to tbe con
tour of the pipe wjt a foand pointed
sboveL
The roadmaker will frequently find
t Impossible to place a large stee cul
vert pipe tn position and obtain proper
cover. By referring 13 tne capsctry
table of pipe 00 different falls be ran
readily find tbe number of smaller pipe,
two or more, that will equal tbe capac
ity of tbe larger pipe and owam
oT stock mors cor nuuty . - wtf lt tb, same ex,e. If
egg production than the Prt?r II Trie nttemmlng to pat la a 21 Inch
marklna- for feather, combs, car lobes.
ate. As tbe breeding cf thoroughbred
poultry sdvantes this theory win p?r
talL t to our opinion that tbe time t
aot tar distant wbm poultry most tak.
Its place on tbe pedigree list the same
kma rattle.' bcza and sheep. Cer
tain general markings will be rr-Tnl.Td.
but the main poiiits to be reached will I
Bloc, and found that be would only
bar six Inches of cover, be rootd sub
stitute twa 18 Inrb pipes end obtain
tbe same capacity wtti tt.racbeo of
rovsr without Increasing tbe height of
tbe grade. ' . .
' raMaa larfcvnirS'
mowty bot se rely tbe work of 1m-
be quantity and quality of meat sad proving tbe roads of the -rartoas states
m VI re BUgiTVW lull .ijv Ml gOtDS; 9m 1V w us l wiu ncHiuwi mm
breeders tf tbe country tors tneir at- sella factory Mdlag.
teatloa to this dlrertloa sad let Amer
ica, be the first 10 place tw pooj"T in
dustry la tbe rstalogoe he-
dastry
leegs.
- y
Caapaalta Crrm.
mse which Is rll cored aad has
vatA orslHr will roulils a boot 17 per
cent cf fat. 34 of and albamra,
ty, of mi gar sod aah. etc and t of
water. TV Bsror of tin- rbceee Win
be weTI preo cue. d bot not rink- The
body of -! t brvw 'braid I firm Bad
sasaotb. '! pvt3rr sitwM bo do
risible on soy part The color Sboald
be nnifMt.1 sod Is nacsny a yellowish
arte. . . - , ,.
, oa will wat 0me Sf yon try to
cure indigestion or dyspepeU hy
tarring jnarselC That on) v makes
it worse when rna do eat heartily.
Yiki alway ned plenty nf good
frxvl prnftertr digested. Korlol
DTspepsia Cure I the resull of years
nf cienlific fiearrh (or aotnething
that would digest not only, some
eJementa f hni bat erery kind
AdhbltheooereftwiT Ihat will
I.f1t f . C. Simrrmni, the drog
giak '- ' ., .. '
be fagged for bis elder brother Thom
as, and naturally got let down easier
thau If he had been apportioned to some
strange boy. Tbe Marquis of Bland
ford and Lord Ilando'pb Churchill bad
the, reputation of being Incorrigibly
Idle fags, but when they cbose to exert
themselves they were excellent cooks
and as such were much in request. It
Is equally difficult to Imagine the dig
nified Lord Chief Justice Coleridge
making toast and boiling eggs for bis
master. but rrad,t.ou bas It that be
was a most exemplary fog;
In addition to their, regular dally
work for their own master, tbe lower
boys bare to fag In a desultory way
for any upper boy who may. waut
them during tbe, day. At tbe cry of
"Lower boy." shouted by any felloe-
above tbe lower division of tbe fifth
form every boy below tbe flfib has to
scamper oat In answer to tbe sum -nous.
and tbe blndermost In tbe race Is gen
erally ordered off for . whatever duty
bas to be performed.
This Is rather a hardship when a boy
Is busy preparing bis lessons for school,
but be would rather run Ibe risk of
getting Into trouble In school this of
Incurring tbe wrath of a boy very lit
tle older tbaa blinself by "skulking.?
Tbe bead master'rircb does not -In
flict sacb wound as tbe vigorously ap
plied toasting fork of an Incensed fsg
master. ,- .,-
On tbe whole Eton boys don't seem
to mind fsgglng much; and the system
at any rate bas ibe advantage of being
tbe same tor alt Every boy knows
that though be has to fsg al present
be Is certs Id to be able to fag others
to a short time. London Tit-Bits.
Takes he Ibe Taker.
The women of JCeuiucket wbere
there are more stoves iltsa Jo Msrcer
Cities, use holders to opea d.mrs sod
move store tops aad take i-nrrtal de
light la doing so. for tbe holders tbey
all call takers." "Takers- wss ibe
same seed oa the MsimI la tbe days
wbea H was (asking big liMurr for
Jelf. aad Ibe lovers of satlqullles tskr
great oeiigni m 11 wtin mm namr
coapfa of square ft rfalot nonixl al
the edges berotae a rrtle This f:ing
of vrBerattoe Ibe MatMtrrx rnavey to
tbefr summer visitors la sorb aa n
teal that theetty proptr rsrry -tskers"
home with great delight and handle
toogs aad bellow with then There
la a great deal la a aanr New Tort
rimea. . . . - S
eaaear re OskeaT VdaW.
Give tbe row IS poaada epsoas salts
aad t awaee of ginger dtaaolved la wa
ter at ewe dose: also mix 2 drams of
Iodine with 2 ounces ef vaaelioe aad
rub a little cf this oa the affected part
once a day arm tbe akin becomes len
der ir Cm- hardening should axata ap
pear, arpty aoore of the eiatmrnt aad
even antfl the adder bicoasra hsslthy.
IMPROVEMENTS. DEMANDED.
The Reports of tha Three Spotter
Dlacaate Ike Itallroad Ofilctal.
"Under the old, looso syBtem that
prevailed on most of the southern nnd
western roads," said a veteran passen
ger conductor of this city, "the 'spot
ter' was virtually a necessity, but the
trouble about hint was that be never
could be relied upon with absolute cer
tainty to tell the truth. He knew his
popularity nnd prestige . with bis em
ployers depended on the number of
'cases' be worked up, and If he couldn't
catch a conductor 'knocking down' be
was only too apt to manufacture a lit
tle circumstantial evidence and report
the poor fellow anyhow.
"Of course I am speaking of the
average spotter, and no doubt there
were plenty ef exceptions to tbe rule.
but that was the great defect of the
system and. Incidentally, It reminds me
of a curious little story. . ' .
"Back In tbe eighties," continued
the veteran, "a tip was one day given
to a well known and very popular con
ductor on a certain line leading out of
New Orleans that a spotter of consid
erable note In tbe north had been put
on bis train, with Instructions to inves
tigate him thoroughly,
"This conductor wss a big, Jovial fel
low, fond 'of good clothes, good sport
and good living, and, while there was
no evidence of anything wrong, be had
fallen under suspicion 011 general prin
ciples. The company officials were
persuaded be was living far beyond his
means and Inferred that he must be
helping himself to the cash, but all
prior efforts to get a Hue on hliu had
failed Ignominious!-, and for thnt rea
son the expert sleuth bad been Import
ed from the north and told to go to the
bottom of the case, if It took six
mouths,
. "When the conductor himself heurd
that a spy bad been put on his trail, be
was highly Indignant and also consid
erably alarmed. He reasoned that the
fellow would be especially anxious to
sustain bis reputation as a thief catch
er and was in all probability fully pre
pared to 'fake up' a case lu tbe event
that be discovered no evidence. To
protect' himself against such a maneu
ver be quietly telegraphed to a big de
tective agency In Chicago and engaged
a first class operative to spot tbe spot
ter.. ' " . ,
"Both men went on duty at about the
same time, tbe spotter taking the role
of a commercial trdreler who had fre
quent business up and down the road.
He watched the conductor, the Chicago
detective, watched him, and -the con
ductor sized them both tip nnd chuc
kled In bis sleeve.
"Now comes the fuuny part of the
yarnt The double watch bad been lu
progress only a few days when a
treacherous brakeman went to tho gen
eral superintendent and told blm the
Whole story,-. Tbe superintendent was
a pretty wise person himself, so he said
nothing, but simply engaged an entire
ly new man and set him watching the
two spies. , -
"The triangular game went 011 for
several wce..s; then the conductor wus
summoned to headquarters., He cur
rled his detective's reKrt wltb blio und
was staggered when the superintend
ant showed blm two others.
"Tbe original spotter's report exoner
ated tbe conductor, the Chicago man's
report agreed exactly with the spot
tor's, and tbe last spy axsertcd flatly
that tbe two other men bad 'stood In'
together, so as to please all huuds aud
save trouble. That disgusted one road
with spotters; and lliu siiierliitendenl
swore be wpuld never employ another.
Tbe conductor, by the way. retained
bis Job. New Orleans Tlmes-Iemo
crat . .' - .:
Oread ef DraSaery.
Many people fall to get on In tbe
world because tbey will lint do the
things that are disagreeable to tbem.
Tbey gladly pick the flowers In their
vocation, but will not touch tbe weeds
or thorns. Tbey like to do the things
that are easy and ngrevnMe, but shirk
from the disagreeable or laborious.
Tbey go round tlrti bills of difficulty In
stead of over them: they leave tbe en
say half conquered, and he Is always
coming up to attack them unexpected
ly from the rear.
- The beet way to overcome this drend
of drudgery Is to determine resolutely
to do the disagreeable tblmrs first
Tske bold of, them wltb vigor, as yon
would grasp a nettle If yon woul I
gvold tbe sting, aud oTtrr awhile you
will find what seemed no difficult In
conception Is really easy I exretit'on.
Tbe most disagreeable task :i life,
when viewed In their proper proKir
tions, reveal a poetic and attractive
side hltherts) undreamed of. ' Turn on
tbe sunlight of good cheer, the deter
mination to see the bright ss well aa
tbe dark side, and yon win find some
thing pleasant In the most dreaded
taslt Exchange.
r Am Other LSI.
After making out a list of Its swards
of medals and prizes oae of tbe Juries
of tbe Parts exposition of 1000 decided
to celebrate the completlon.of Its la
bors by giving an informal little dinner
at which tbe members of the Jury, rep
resenting many ostlonalfttes, raitld
meet far more agreeably as private In
slvlduala: bence It was decidedly un
expected when, after tbey bad reac-bett
tbe stage of coffee snd rlgsratbe P.rlt
lab mem tier of tbe Jury rose wltb grral
solemnity and said. "Ueotk-men. I pro-
tbe health uf her majt-rty ll.e
queen." .
This stsggered everybody for a mo
ment: but Innste courtesy overcoKlng
est tonal prejudice, tbey quickly pulled
themselves together and drank tbe
toast with all tbe boonrs.
Ne sooner, however, had Ibis brea ae-
eompnsbed than tbe Americas memlarr
rose and. poising bis glsss tn tbe air.
said simply. "And other ladles," .'
Needless to say this eqnsuy unex
pected toast was received with csv
tbasbwm by all Argonaut.
Sasaeatloa From a Vaae to Maker
- at Ineabatora and Brooder, .
Improvement Is the order of tbe age.
Criticism Is nlso the order of the age.
For-one. man who brings about a better
condition of things there are ten, who
stand ready to criticise and offer ad
vice. Both are necessary to the march
of progress. We wish to enter tbe
rauks of the last named la order, that
some one may be stimulated to invent
aud Improve. Let us enumerate a few
tt the things we want and probably
won't get in Incubators.
One very slmplo matter, a slot for tbe
fingers lu the sjde of the egg tray, so
mat wnen tne tray is placed on a nat
surface It will not be necessary to
squeeze one's fingers In lifting up or
setting It down.
. A boxlike receptacle under the tray
Into, which the chicks may drop and
which may be drawn out like a drawer
when chicks arc ready to place In-
brooder, thus avoiding transferring tbe
little birds with the band. It cannot be
too strongly Insisted on that tbe less
handling of chickens wo Indulge In tbe
better. ;
A wire protector for that i,ortlon of
- .
tbe thermostat which enters the hatch
ing compartment of the Incubator. A
good thermostat Is of necessity a deli
cate apparatus, and we have known
little chicks to disarrange Its workings
considerably by their struggles tn
emerging from tho shell.
Iu brooders It Is possible to go far
ther than In tho man nf Innihntnra
The great aud fafwl lack In most brood
ers Is their Inability to keep up tbe
heat In aero weather. Outdoor brood
ers especially aro subject to drops In
temperature which are very discourag
ing both to the chicks aud the man who
is raising them.
A brooder should have a lid which
shuts down as tightly as It can be 1
made to. This can be Insured by the
use of cleats nailed to tbe edge of the
lid or roof and roofing paper placed
over the whole. The door or entrance
In many brooders Is altogether too gen
erous in size. More cold air to tbe form
of drafts comes in through this door
than lu any other way possible. A
door six Inches wide Is plenty big
enough for any brooder, and when the
chicks begin to crowd In the doorway
It Is time to remove to otber quarters.
.The fringe or curtain on the edge of
the hover should be of a good length.
almost If not quite touching tbe floor.
Remember thnt chicks do not sleep In
a standing posture, and wben flat on
the floor tbey arc more than ever sub
ject to the Influence of cold winds.
The top or lid of a brooder ought to
bo two-thirds or the wholo size of tbe
brooder Itself. Nothing can be mors
aggravating In cleaning out a brooder
-than to be hampered durlug tbe opera
tion by Die narrowness of tbe opening
lu the lop. Everything connected wltb
1 he pntct lea I work lug of a brooder
!;ould be n simple aud easy as possl
iie. It Is the thought put Into the de-
mils of a machine that counts. '.
Many- brooders have a runway or
board In front of them wblcb takes up
al;uost as inwh floor space as the
brooder docs. This Is a feature wblcb
develops Into a positive drawback
where the brooder has to be used In a
small house. Tbe chicks need to be 00
the ground as soon as you can get them
there, and a running board three feet
square deprives them of Just that
amount of valuable room for exercis
ing, scratching, etc. - If the brooder Is s
blgb one, sink It Into tbe earth until
tbe doorway is only two or three Inches
above the level, and you will then be
ablo to use a running board of mini
mum size. .
Tbe dread of Are Is one wblcb Is al
ways present wltb the man or woman
who bas dealings wltb btooders. It Is
true that tbe lamp may be of tbe latest
pattern and kept clean and well filled
Wltb oil, but accidents do happen, and
(ben away go your building and your
Insurance.-- A - j----:
We would suggest to the manufactur
er that by tbe expenditure of a trifling
outlay they tnlxlit easily make brood
ers as fireproof a It Is possible for
them to be. The lamp chambers of the
best brooders of today; are roofed la
wltb sheet -Iron, thus rendering one
part at least Impcrvluns to flames. By
lining tbe side also with this same
sheet Iron we would bare an almost
fireproof compartment wblcb In case of
explosion of the lamp would offer noth
ing for the burning oil to feed on. More
then that It would perbaps tend to
smother or confine tbe fire to the limits
of the lamp chamber Itself. H. A
Thompson In Farm Poultry.
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"I have troubled with Indigestion
for ten years, have tried many
thiuea and spent ma h money to to
purjHiar until I tried Kodol Dys
pepsia Care. I bsve token two fo(-
tlee snd gotten more relief from
tbem then all otlwr medicines tak
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bare felt io tenty years." Ander-
aon IUirga, of Penny , Lane. " Te.
Thousand hare U-stined as did Mr
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gist. . ' '. - ' , " . '
Scrofula
Is a diseane as old ss antiquity, and as
young as Ukj iuwct born Infant. :.
It has liifctcl the blood o( humanity
from ancient times down to tbe pres
ent minute. '
If U hereditary or may be acquired
It appears in swollen glands, ncrof-
nlons tores, hip diwaeer boils, pimples,
eruption, and, as believed by high
authorities, even in the foruitof catarrh,
and rhcumaUm. .
It can be cured by taking Hood's
Serwparilla faithfully and persistently.
we know this, became Hood's
EaraaparilU has done It. :
It will cure you if you give tt a trial.
You should begin to take it today.
Hip' Oiseasa"! soJIered from hip
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and each whiter I was soofioatf to my bed
for week st a time. Hood's SarssparUla
has seeomplialMd a parfert core-saved my
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and Cultivate sn Orchard.
UK you that lnformatkm
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peaohe, and Japan pturaa
vita tnetr oriental sweot
ne, all of wblcb yon bar
often aen and a otteti
wondered Where the trewa
me from that produced
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baa moeei, rawtaa aeetow. wn d.iwiiw
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Lhar fc mat m till
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coat et BaaB t the t.. aw aaa carcura coeau
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and the Kno w lie
are produoing the I .
results in Job Yi'cik ct
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