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I 4 f' t ■... . . CHAPTER XIX.-7Contlnu«l. —22— The day dragged through—and the night./ The next morning, as early as permissible, Crlnk set oijt for relief, and brought back an enormous bun dle from Mrs. Weatherstone’s, as well j as tl^e pay for the two weeks. And the lunch that day far outdistanced the Christmas dinner in acceptability to all the little Ponflelds. When Mrs. Penfleld opened the bun dle that Crlnk had brought, she tvas amazed to find that it did not contain white clothing as usual, but silks and embroideries, colored fabrics, a far more difficult washing. However, she undertook It the following morning, the more readily because It was cloudy, with a slight wind. The delicate arti cles could be hung in the yard and would dry quickly. The rents must be collected, since all the tenants who had been away for the holidays were now home again. Mrs. Penfleld flew from one thing to another — washlngj collecting rent, watching the silk curtains and em broideries on the line, changing them ' about that they might dry as quickly and evenly as possible. She must get to the bank before closing time. In the midst of all this bustle, Gus- Bie Bosley came In, bringing a small I square package. "Don’t, say you won’t take It." She forestalled Mrs. Penfleld’s objection. “I’ve just got to leave It with you." "I can’t take It,” said Mrs. Penfleld firmly. “It makes me uneasy. You’d better rent a safety box. Ain’t any thing safe here If a burglnr should take a notion to come. I’m sorry, but I don’t feel like taking—” “Yon needn’t take it,” Interrupted Gusble Bosley. With a lightning move- Florence Bmghaiii Livingstcni Copyri^t b> George H. Doran Company so surprised that she forgot every thing else, staring, open-mouthed, till the limousine stopped beside her. ' The big car contained only one per son, a lady in a iark-blue suit and a small hat cunningly fprmed of dark- blue wings. She was tall and slender, with delicate features and creamy skin. She wore a sable scarf; s^e car ried ,a sable muff. Most evidently she was in a hurry. Before the chauffeur could spring from his seat, she had opened the door of the car and started to descend. Lettie roused. “Hold on!” she cried In, alarm. “Walt till I get Bonnie Ger aldine out of the way.” With one daintily shod foot oh the running board, the lady paused. -She swayed slightly. Her hurry seemed to desert her. “What?” she gasped. “What— who—” “Bonnie Geraldine,” repeated Lettie. “Walt till I wind up her rope and kind o’ pull her in. If you was to trip In It, you might throw her.’! The lady's beautiful^dark eyes fol lowed the length of shop-twlne to the bunch of speckled feathers, now con siderably agitated by the general com motion and also by Lettle’s zealous reefing in. “Do you call that—that hen—Bonnie Geraldine?” “Uh-huh,” beamed Lettie, flattered by this attention to her pet. “Ain’t It a grand name? I took It from two swell girls. She’s- going to be a society hen when she grows up.” The lady ^appeared—to—be having’ ment, she^^eached through the open bedroom door and placed the package on the apple-box cupboard. “The re sponsibility’s on my head.- Thank you.” She ran out of the house, well ahead of Mrs. Penfleld, who followed, pro testing, as soon as she hod snatched up the package. Displeased but conquered, she took the package back and dropped It In her old suitcase. She was In far too great a hurry to do anything else at the moment. ^ It crossed her mind that Mrs. Bosley’s nerves must be going back on her; but in that case, the safety box was the logical solution. She hurried to the yard and quickly gathered the silken articles from the lines. She could not go downtown and leave them 'outside, even with the children watchihg them. As she came back, she glanced to see what time It was—caught her breath In dismay. The bank was closed! Aghast, she stared blankly at the old alarm clock. It was never simple to read the discolored dial under the cracked glass, particularly because a leg was gone, and one hml to turn one’s head, mentally nr I’ctnally, to compensate for the tilting. Otherwise, one might falf into error from long habit with normal clocks. “How did 1 ever make such a blun der?” she gasped. “I'm twenty min utes behind, and I didn’t know it. I must have read wrong when I looked last time. My goodness land, now I’ve got all that money In the house. Like ly a few Bosley valuables more or less don’t make so much dlff’runce as I thought.” A little later that same afternoon Bonnie Geraldine was secured by a shop-twine leash fastened around one leg and igiven an airing in the drive way. If Fll Caesar needed exercise. / “Are you moving?” she Inquired, tt some perplexity. . ’ , “Land, no,'’ cried Lettie In astonish* m.ent. "Them — why them' are beds. Lo’ok here!” She sprang up and gave one of the boxes a vigorous twist. “This Is where Crink sleeps; Thad sleeps In the other one.” “Never mind, Lettie,” reproved Mrs. Penfleld quietly, as she came Into the }X)om. “I’m very sorry to have kept you waiting, Mrs. Weatherstone.’’ Subdued, Lettie pushed back th*' box and withdrew to a comer, watch ing her beloved Penzie with specula tive wonder.' There was a subtle change in Mrs. Penfleld’s manner, even In her way of speaking. Lettie felt it, but could not know the cause.- With out realizing It herself, Mrs. Penfleld had reverted to the 'days when she had had a real home and had re ceived callers on a basis of genial equality, vastly different from her en forced experience in The Custard Cup, an environment which was far from enco>raging to niceties 1b speech and bearing: Her manner was as self-possessed as pBual, but touched with a gracious reserve that would have been fatal in her InttavouTB* ' .5t'- “I Can’t Take It," Said Mrs. Penfleld Firmly. why not Bonnie Geraldine? So LettlB reasoned. She 'was therefore In the habit of giving Miss Bonnie frequent promenades around the driveway, which Inot only afforded healthful ex ercise but also exhibited the young Plymouth Rock to any admiration that might stray through the windows of The Custard Cup. She was startled by the sound of a motor, rapidly approaching. Glancing , up, she saw a beautiful limousine chugging Into The Custard Cup, a cir cumstance wUich bad probably not ' htippened before since tbe earliest ten- tat hud taken possession. Lettie was trouble about breathing. Her gloved hand fluttered at her throat, loosed the sable scarf. She stepped to the ground. “Don’t you think you might call your hen something more—more ap propriate?” she Inquired, with greater composure. Lettie shook her head violently. “Suits me. They’re the swellest -.'oiks I Hiiow, and—” “Oh, then yoii know these people?” Ldttle tossed her head in disdain at this literalness. “I haln’t seen ’^m. If that’s what you mean; but golly. I’ve seen their clo’es. Swellest clo’es you ever saw. I have to hang ’round the yard and watch ’em when they’re dry ing, ’cause somebody might snitch ’em; and if they should—Landy great Qoshens, It’d bust The Custard Cu;'/ to pay for ’em.” The lady’s Interest had waned. She was looking fixedly at the child’s rag ged blue chambray. Lettie, with light ning reaction, resented the scrutiny. “What’s the matter with this here rig?” she asked feelingly. “Its familiarity,” murmured the 'lady. “The same and yet not the same! Will you tell me where Mrs. Penfleld lives?” ' Lettie, now cuddling the cawk-cawk- Ing Bonnie Geraldine in her thin arms, sprang forward, her great black eyes shining with excitement. “Jl^ny, do you mean it? Are you really coming to see us? Great guns, ain’t that the darndest good luck! Ev’rybody ’round’ll be jealous when they see what a caller we roped In. Follow me!” With an air of Importance as expan sive as a drum major’s, Lettie darted In front of t^limousine lady and led the*way toward Number 47. But at 4hd entrance to the alley they ran Into a youngster with auburn hair and big blue eyes that opened wide and wider In delighted am.szement. He was wearing the pink plaid which had been made down from a garment once worn by Miss Bonnie Weatherstone. The lady stopped short. “Who— who Is this?” “It’s Thad,” elucidated Lettie, some what impatient over this superfluous detail. “He’s my little brother—or he would be If he was any related at all. Here, Thad, take Bonnie Geraldine 'round to her coop and be sure and fasten the slats. She’s a precious hen, so you look lively or you’ll have me to reckon with. Now—” As she slid the big door on Its creaking wheels, she turned her attention again to the caller —“you haln’t told me who you are. I gotta tell Penzie.” “Oh, yea. Tell her, Mrs. Weather stone.” Lettie paused wdth the door half open. “Holy smoke!” she gasped. “You don’t mean It! Land, I’m glad to see you al\last Come right along In, and set anywhere you like. That there chair’s the best one, though, if you ask me. I’ll speak to 'f’enzle." She darted Into the kitchen, closing the door belilnd her with great fore thought. She returned Immediately. “Penzie’ll be in right away,” she re ported. “She’s ironing somep'n and can’t stop in the middle. Just make yourself to home.” Launching . this formal hospitality with only the vaguest Idea of Its sig nificance, she was contented when Mrs. Weatherstone merely contlnuea to slt^ • Lettie made conversation. “How’s your health, Mrs. Weath’stone?” The lady’s lips danced, but she an swered as a lady should. “I’m very well, thank you. How are you?” “Oh, me!” returned Lettie jauntily. "I’m as strong as a cow. I’ve made as many’s twenty trips today, I guess.” Mrs. Weatherstone seemed not to be familiar with the phraseology of dnmps. Her dark eyes strayed to a packing box. Fanners’ Opinions ^ on Stock Feeding Obtaining Feed Economi cally Is Most Trpublesome Problem of Breeders. (Prepat^U by the United State* Department of Agriculture.) Producing or otherwise obtaining their feed economically is the most troublesome feeding problem of farm ers who keep live stock. This was brought out emphatically through a questionnaire sent out by the United States Department, of Agriculture which was answered by nearly 500 farmers scattered over the country. The replies showed that general econ omy of rations, the cost of grain, and the cost of protein represent about 52 per cent of the difficulties in feeding. These men classed balancing of ra tions next in importance. Other prob lems, such as labor, increasing pro duction, difficulties in wintering stock, short pastures, and variety and pal- atabllity of feeds apparently were thought of only in connection with the principal difficulties. That these opinions are . worth considering is borne out by the fact that all of the men questioned were progressive farm ers and breeders, and the average pe riod of their experience was 20 years. Adopt Balanced Rations. During the, two decades these stock raisers have been working , to get ahead, many changes have taken place In the ways of feeding animals. The outstanding progressive step taken has been the ’wide adopting of the bal anced ration. Other improvements in the order given by most of the five hundred fanners are more liberal feed ing, feeding more legumes, better wa ter supply, providing minerals, feed ing according to production, feeding more nrotehL-and more regular^eed^ Worm Causes Heavier Losses Than Cholera Biggest Part of the Damage Comes From Wasted FeefL_ Mrs. Weatheratons Sprang to Hal Fast. with tenants who assumed superiority lest someone treat them as inferior. Mrs. Weatherstone, being a cultured woman, was uftdistarbed by thoughts of comparison. Therefore Mrs. Pen- field could meet her on, her own groumj,, Mrs. Weatherstone proceeded at once to her erranJ. "I have just dis covered that one of the maids gave your son the wrong bundle. I yap. pose you knew it was a mistake." “A mistake!’’ Mrs. Penfield r» peated the phrase in surprise. “No, I didn’t know there was a mistake.” “You didn’t? Why, didn’t you get the silk hangings and that embroid ered bedspread?” “Yes, but I s’posed you Intended to send ’em,” A look of alarm came Into Mrs. Weatherstone’s face. “What did yon do with them?” Her voice waj tenaa with suppressed anxiety. “I washed them. Right now I waB ironing—” Mrs. Weatherstone sprang to her feet. “You washed thenl!” she repeat ed, shocked and Incredulous. “Do you mean that you put them into wa ter r Mrs. Penfleld blinked. "Sure I did, Why not?” “Into Vater! My choicest hangings 1 How could you do it? You should have known there was a mistake. Those things were to be dry cleaned, I’d gathered up everything becauss we’re doing the house over and re furnishing. But water! Why—” “What’s the matter with water?" demanded Mrs. Penfleld, thoughtfu'lj puzzled. “Dry cleaning ain’t half sfl cleansing, and things don’t smell so good, either.” “I know that, but It’s a Slight mnt>, ter compared with ruining—” “Ruining! Do you s’pose for a min ute, Mrs. Weatherstone, that I ruined your hangings^id— Why, I shouldn’t have touched ’toi if I hadn’t been sure what I could do. ,Tliey’re looking fine.” , Mrs. Weatherstone’s shoulders r® laxed; the tension In her hearing blended Into her usual grace. “AVhal do you,j»«ttr?” she asked weakly. "ril_ show you, but you’ll have ti come Into the kitchen.” She led th« way and pointed to a spread, throw! across a line. It was of cashmer! satin, woven In India ami embroid ered with delicate silks In a raised pattern. Hundreds and hundreds dl stitches had g(.ne Into every squan Inch. “Hand-made dyes,” said Mrs. Pen field casually. “They don’t use Anj others for that kind of work.” (TO BE CONTINUED.) tammDwmnm, wtrii muunamB^ UKE E-RU-NA MGmmmHjim Swine raisers suffer greater loss from round worms than from hog cholera, according to the department of animal husbandry of the New Jer sey agricultural experiment station, but they do not attract so mnrh atten tion because few hqgs actually die from worms. The damage comes from the amount of feed wasted In feeding the worms and the loss of vitality of the animals. Many lung diseases, es pecially pneumonia, occur as the di rect result of worms. To combat the round worm success fully Its life cycle should be thor oughly understood. Six to eight mll- lon eggs a year are laid by the fe male worm in the hog’s intestines. The eggs come out with the manure. Infecting every particle of food on the surface of the hog lot. They will survive most conditions for at least a year. The eggs are swallowed by the pig in feeding and hatch In the Intestines. The young worms then work their way through the walls of^^the intestines, and Into the liver and blood stream, by which they are carried to the lungs. While In the lungs they may cause "thumps” or heavy breathing. Here they become active, crawl up the windpipe and cause coughing. Some are expelled from the mouth at this time, but most are swallowed and then remain permanently in the intestines. Several treatments for worms may be followed: Withhold feed from the hog for 24 hours and give a (mpsule containing two grains of santonin, three grains of aloln and eight grains of sodium bicarbonate. Do not feed for eight or leu liours after "Treatment, and^h^ give one to two tablespoonfuls of ep- som salts or glauber salts in the feed for every 100 pounds live weigbrt of the hogs. One capsule Is sufficient for a pig weighing up to 75 pounds. If santonin cannot be procured, oil j chenopodlum, also known as “oil of worm seed” may- be used. Four tea- n ./ lug. At the same time they list the common errors in feeding which are responsible for poor results, poor com binations of feeds being the one most frequently mentioned, followed by im- derfeeding as the next most effective reducer of profits. Following these in regular order, based on the number of times mentioned in the answers, come j spoonfuls mixed with one ounce of lack of protein, lack of water, lack of I castor oil Is the usual dosage. The legumes, sudden changes of feed, poor i results will be most satisfactory If housing parasites, lack of salt, waste of feed, poor equipment, and overfeed ing. Practically all of these troubles are easily preventable. Almost all of these 500 farmers had raised at one time or another scrubs, gredee, and pare breda, and almost to a man they joined in a paean of praise of the pure bred. Only 1- per cent of them reported that they had failed with improved atodc. Most replies contained specific estimates showing the superiority of well-bred over ran dom-bred animals, and when aver aged it was brought out that these the oil Is glvefl alone rather than with feed. Each pig shpuld be fasted ioursj before treatment. If necessary, repeat the treatment In four to six weeks. tbe fe 24^0 Late Built Houses May Cause Colds and Roup Many poultrymen are finding thj|t poultry houses built too late in the fall are apt to result In colds and roup. Before the birds, especially pullets, are put In a new poultry house the floor as well as the luriiber used In meb' x)nsider that pure breds make ^ construction must be thoroughly dry. about 40 per c^t better returns bn The essentials of a good poultry house feed used than (x>mmon stock. Jt Is | are, dryness, as this prevents colds Interesting to note here that another and roup; fresh ‘itilr, which keeps the questionnaire sent out by the depart- | birds In good health; sunlight, nature’s ment a year ago and answered by sev- j best disinfectant, and floor space so eral hundred farmers showed that in that during confinement the birds will have room to exercise. For the best results a poultry hpnse should be built for units of 200 birds. This requires a house 20 by 40 feet. It should face southward and should be their opinion pure breds have a gen- ' eral utility value a little more than 40 per cent greater than common stock, j Many Use Self-Feeders, i The report prepared by the depart- ,i ment on the results of this feeding in- located on high dry ground, and where ! vestlgatlon contains many more in- it gets some shelter. Glass windows terestlng sidelights on feeding, and on the east and west sides, witli cuf- I corroborates a number of tendencies I tain windows in the front will allow all that good observers must have sus- ] the sunlight ajvd fresh air that the pected. For instance, of 400 who an- I birds require. , swered questions regarding the use of j Protection of the flock against dally self-feeders, 41.5 per cent had used j and seasonal changes of weather and I tois method of feeding, leaving about climate Is the purpose of a poultry rhree-flfths yet to take up this econ- house, omy. At present the self-feeder seems to be used mostly In hog raising dls- I tricts and for poultry. In the Middle j West more than half the farmers re porting used It. The general senti ment seems to_ be that this piece of equipment is especially suited to hogs and chickens, but a few farmers used It for feeding calves and sheep. i Nearly all of those who replied I made comment on the feeding of si lage, and practically 50 per cent of them UTO this feed. In the north eastern states, where dairying is very generally followed, two-thirds of the farmers In the list have silos. Al though most of the silage is fed to dairy cows, the list of animals to which it is fed, ax:ording to the ques tionnaire, includes also steers, breed ing ewes, and brood sows. A few men reported feeding It In limited quantl- i ties to horses, hogs, and lambs, j It Is worth while to note that more 'than 22 per cent of these farmers who and, as a result. Its full feeding value ; answered the government question*: jg realized. I credited farm papers as the principal j sounre of their knowledge of feeding ' problems^ Other Important sources ; mentioned were: Ehcperlence on home I farm, general observation, bulletins, and books and records. Darken Colt’s Stall to Lessen Fly Irritation Leave the colts In the barn while their mothtr Is working In the field. Darken the colts’ stalls to lessen the Irritation from files and give them ac cess to clean feed at all times. This will give them a chance to (^velop and grow Into much better Individu als. Profitable to Cull Flocks. It Is just as profitable to keep the farm flock culled for wind and mutton as for eggs and white meat Thought for the Day. One reason some people do not fee good Is becanae they do not do good Mark of Good Layer. Late molting is the murk of a good producer. High Feeding Value of Buttermilk and Products The feeding value of buttermilk and buttermilk products, such as condensed or dried buttermilk, Is not generally appreciated. At any rate, creameries are unable to get as much out of their rmllk as Its feeding value Indl- they should be able to realize. Farmers who live close to the cream ery at which they sell their cream sometimes take their own share of the buttermilk back -home as a feed for hog.s and chickens. They derive much value from the product, provided It is fed in an economical manner. Butter milk is relatively rich in protein and its protein has a high feeding value because of Its animal origin. For that reason. If It Is suplled more liberally than It *ls needed for balancing the grain ration fed, part of It Is wasted Pure Strain Selections of Tubers Are Superior Cornell university plant breeders have found that pure-straln selections of potatoes are much superior to those ordinSril.v grown by farmers In New Yojrk. Plants of the pure strain, de veloped from a single'tuber, produced 48 more bushels to the acre than seed potatoes selected by farmers in a two- year commercial test. Mrs. Kati* R. F. D. N«. Sb OUb **I have been Buffering for yeasi • with female trouble. Was operated on five years ago. It reliev^ aw some but I did not regain sgr strength. Two years later wan taken sick and bedfast several months.* I treated a l&ng without much relief. 1 was couraged, my mind affected, so nervous I could neither eat or sleep and unable to do anything. We tried several doctors but one after another gave up my «so as hopeless. Finally a good friend advised'me to try Pe-m-na. I (fid. It relieved me almost immecfiately. Your medical department said 1 was suffering from chronic catarris of the system. I began taking.your medicine in March, 1914, and con* tinued until August. I took tea bottles of Pe-ru-na and three bot tles of Man-a-lia and felt like a new person. Your medicine seemed like a gift from Heaven. It was like coming from darkness into light >We have used your medicii^ since for coughs, colds and grip with good resets. We will always keep it on hand. 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