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CHAPTER XVlll—{Continued.! The afternoon niter the ball .lane went out (IrivinK with her mother, and nt the lattes’* aaggHtion went round by the garden* where every one usually gathered elMMit Pint time. The band of the th Huaw.ra win pinyins, nnd they pulled up for r few minutes to Ihten to it. Though they were them*. Ivee almost out of eight, t) <>y coukl easily distinguish the different .»M>p)e walking about or playing tennis. The first person .lane recognized was Colonel Prinsep. standing talking to noine one who could be no other than Mis* Kno Hye. about whom just now every one was talking. „ "Jane, Jane! Yon will break tny heart, cried Mm Knot at Inat. "Wbut is it, moth* r?" nskisl Jane, w ith quiet patience. Hhe had had so many of ihi-se acenes of late, and ail had |*Hutcd to the natne object. “How «-nn yon ask? Yon think I have no feeling*. Do you imagine it is a plena ant night for a mother to *•*• another woman in the place her daughter might have wenpi-.l “What plac do you mean?” was the next question. almost in a wliiajwr. "Yom must know that if you had liked you might have marri< d the Colonel, was the indignant reply. “Hush, mother! No one hu» the right to say sn<-h thing* not even you; and Colonel Prins. |> has never said a word of love to me." “How conld he when you were < ngaged to a aergeant in his own regitm-ut ?” “No one regret* that 1 engaged myself so rashly more than 1; but it is too lute to iso back now. Mother darling, won t you help me to do what is right?” But Mrs. Knox thrust her away and rose angrily to her feet. ”1 believe you are in love with the inanF’ she exclaimed, crossly. “Heaven help me! I wish I were! sights! Jane, sadly. Almost immediately after June hud pawed. Colonel Prinsep on some trival exeUM- left Mis* Kindly*’ side. Sim* l the hull he had seen her several times had called at the honst*- dined these, and meeting her in different places, had almost persuaded himself that ho at any rate liked and admired her. But at the sight of Jane the fallacious hope* he had built up fell to the ground like a house of gards. Her voice—for she spoke and asked if that were the quartermaster’s little daughter—sounded harsh and unwomanly. her face hist all its beauty in his eyes; and eVt-n her movements, which had been the charm on which he especially insisted, apis'ared conscious and tacking in natural grace. He had beea playing at being in love, and the better to personate the character ho had ssaumed, had bandaged his eyes; but the Uindnesa was only simulated, and seeing clearly, he knew that there at least he was heart-free. Ou the following morning he was up he times, and went for a gallop over the maidan. The animal he rode had uot l<een mounted for some days, and he and horse alike enjoyed the stirring ride. The fresh air seemed to clear hi* brain, and left him brighter than he bad felt for a long time. Coming back he pass.*! the parade ground, where the men Wert' being drilled by the adjutant, and he drew rein to watch them for awhile. The first man that he particularly noticed was Sergeant Lynn, ou account of the reetiveness of his charger, a highspirited country-bred animal, which was fretting considerably under restraint, and alrea.iy bore on bis steaming dank* the marks sf hi* rider’s disapproval. The sergeant sat him steadily with a set, determined face; but directly the adjutant dismissed the parade he set spurs into his sale* with such unnecessary vigor that the horse first reared and then set off round the ground at a tearing gallop. Valentine Graeme cantered up to the coloneL “We shall be obliged to have parade an hour earlier soon, sir. The sun is getting very strong already.” ’Too hot for such violent exercise as that”—pointing to the sergeant, who was still struggling to keep the unmanageable beast in a straight course. "Too hot for my taste, at uny rate," laughed Vai. "But Lynn rather prides himself upon being able to ride any horse, and th*, one ha* rather put him upon his mettle.” “By the by, I heard in rather a roundabout way that Sergeant Lynn had taken to drink. Has anything come under your uot ice?” The good-natured adjutant, who was always the lust person to get anybody Into trouble, hesitated fir awhile. "Well, he lias not been very steady, sir. just lately, and I have had complaints of his irritability a* well-just look how he is punishing that horse! The report is among the men that he Is in love." "1 suppose you don’t know with whom?" •'No, I don't, sir, but I can find out if yon wish it." “On no account. I have no curiosity on the subject,” returned the colonel, hastily. “It would be a thousand pities if Sergeant Lynn went to the bad.” remarked Mr. Graeme, meditatively. “We haven’t another titan so good at tent pegging and IcttuHi-slicing. and he's -t first-rate cricketer. Our sports would certainly suffer if we lost him." “Perhaps he will settle down when he marries,” said the colonel, with a pained frown, which deepened us the sergeant passed with his horse, now entirely subdued. “1 pity hi* wife, if he is going to break her spirit the same way he tame# bin horse. Besides, I don’t believe in any woman working any permanent reforma-

tion with such a man us that. Those weak, obstinate natures require a deal of keeping In the path that they should go." "I will meet you in the orderly room." said the colonel, abruptly, and gallo|»*l off. He could no longer bear the thought that the man they had been discussing was the chosen husband of the girl he loved. What a fate for any delicate woman! And Jane, with her sensitive refinement. would feel it more than most, unless indeed she became hardened from contact with so inferior clay. CHAPTER XIX. The next day wa« Sunday. Jane went to church with her father and mother, and sat throughout the service with her eyes fixed upon her book. A faint, fugitive color flitted across her face as she heard a guy jingling of spurs and the clanking of swords on the stone floor, and by a sudden silence, after a short confusion, knew that the regiment bad come in and fallen into their places close behind where she was sitting. But she never looked up. though once she felt that some one was gnxing nt her by the strange consciousness that came over her. She heard some of the voices raised for the responses, ami in the hymns; but the voice that she listened for so hungrily she could not distinguish. The Knoxes sat m ar the door, and consequently were among the first to leave church after the service was ended. Only one lady was before them, and as she turned aside, to wait for some one who was still inside. Jane saw that it was the commissioner's daughter. A sharp pang smote her a* she saw nil the reports she had heard of her rival confirmed. Diana Kuolly* on her side felt reassured. The girl whose influence she had instinctively feared waa fair beyond all doubt, hut so pale ami expressionless, and apparently quite incapable of making the most of the charms that she possessed. But the glimpses that Colonel I’rinsep had caught of the small, sweet face which used to be so bright with glowing health, and was now so pitiably white, had confimn-d him in his already half-formed purjiose. He would see Jane and plead with her again, not from the cold standing of disinterested friendship, but as a lover who would fain win her favor for himself. He waited till the afternoon, and having seen from bis veranda Mr. and Mrs. Knox drive past to the second service, he took up his hat and walked quickly in the direction of their bungalow. It was very hot that day. and all the windows and the doors were open, while through the fluttering curtain* he could »<*■ June asleep on a sofa at the further end of the room. After a momentary hesitation, he entered and stood beside her. The intensity of bi* gaxe *eem«d to disturb her uneasy shnnliers. She opened her eyes, and seeing him so suddenly, forgot the barrier la-tween them, starting up with a little cry. a sweet smile lighting up her face. He might have taken her in a close embrace ami kissed her into further forgetfulness, only thin he would not take advantage of the momentary confusion of thought. He would n t surprise her into a surrender: sin- should come to him deliberately, after dm- consideration, or not at all. "My poor little love!" broke from him softly. As he spoke, remembrance cattle upon her like a blow. She could only cover her face with her hands and cry silently, and he stood still waiting patiently till she should recover, not daring to attempt any consolation lest he should say too much. Presently she looked up and tried bravely to smile. “I did not know that 1 could have been so stupid, but you startled me. I had fallen asleep—with the heat—nnd ” "I ought not to have come ns I did,” finished Colonel Prinsep, gravely. "I came through the window like a thief." Then he, too, stopped short, recollecting what it was he would like to steal, not the quartermaster’s “ducats," but his "daughter.” “You want to see my father?" asked Jane, rising. ”1 want to see yourself—only.” At tin- meaning tone, she gave one startled glance into his face; then sunk back again on to the sofa. "Me?” she echoed, faintly. “Jenny, every man has one try for his life, and there is more than mere life at stake with me now. If I lose you. there is nothing in existence that cun console me. ('an you wonder that I come to plead my cause?” He knelt down beside her. but carefully refrained from touching even the hem of her white gown. He only looked earnestly into her face, and repeated what he bad told her. “I love you, Jenny! Is there no hope?" With tremulous voice she replied: "I nm promised to another." "If you loved me. you would not hesitate in your choice." She looked nt him passionately, ns though about to speak, then cheeked herself, and after a mom-nt. during which he was waiting for her to reply, she went and stood beside the open w indow. “Y’ou have done enough to vindicate your woman's honor show a little womanly weakness now." he whispered, after awhile. "I think you love mo, Jenny. For my sake make a sacrifice of pride.” “I will write nnd tell him all." she ex-clninu-d. impulsively. “I will write now." Moving hurriedly across the room, she knelt down beside the writing desk and took out some materials. Colonel Prinsep, remaining where he was. listened intently to her pen a* it passed rapidly over the patter, knowing that every word she wrote was bringing her nearer to him. Already he felt the certainty of triumph, yet would not forestall the sw'i-ets of his success. Even when she closed the letter and placed it in his hand, he only thanked her with his eye*. “Shall I give it to him uiyaelXY' he asked her. touching the lefW.

"I don’t think that will be n.-ecsaary, (live It to my father to send. That is ha coming back now"—us a sound of wheels was heard outside. “I would give It to him myself, but but I would rather not •peak of this to any one until it ia settled." Finding the hall empty lie went out In the veranda, and there encountered Mrs. Knox, slowly pulling off her gloves us she came In. At sight of him she started and seemed surprised. "How do you do. Colonel Prinsep? Y’ou wish to see my husband?" she Interrogated, coming unconsciously to the sdme conclusion that Jane hud eomo to half an hour before. And thia time the Colonel did uot dissent. "Can you tell me where he 4a?" be counter-questioned. "I dare say he has gone to the mesa; but he did not tell me so. We always dine later than usual on Sunday evenings as he ia so uncertain. Sometimes he takes long walks, and is uot back before nine o'clock." For a moment the Colonel hesitated. To follow the quartermaster would lx* a fruitless errand, not knowing in what direction he hud gone; and it would l>e n needless trial to himself, as well ns embarrassing to Jane, were he to wait hero for his return. The sooner the note was sent the better, and Mrs. Knox could forward It as well as her husband. He gave it into her band. “It was to give him this note. But it you see that It reaches, it will do ns well." Hhe glanced ut the superscription, but us she saw that it waa addressed to Sergeant Lynn, her cart-less expression waa changed for oue of vivid interest. "From Jane? Oh, Colonel I'rlnsep, have you [>ersuaded her to break off that terrible engagement?" she cried, eagerly. "Not exactly that, but 1 hope it will come to the same thing. She has written to beg him to relense her. If he does- ■ nnd I scarcely think be could refuse —you must be prepared to reconsider the subject of h son-in-law, Mrs. Knox." She stared at him, scarcely understanding. That some happy change of program was impending she realized, but not what the extent of that change would be. "You won't object to me?” he asked her. smiling. Her whole face became radiant, as she saw her life’s ambition at last likely to be fulfilled. In her gratitude she could almost have knelt before him nnd kissed his feet, only that she recollected she must keep up her dignity for Jane's sake. Recollecting, too. the fate which had lieen so nearly hers she could scarcely restrain her delight. "Y’ou have made me the proudest mother in India.” she cried. "Y’ou ought to lx- so,” he returned, gravely. “You have the noblest daughter.” Knowing all that she had done in tin vain endeavor to shako Jane's determination to Im- true. Mr*. Knox had the grace to feel and look ashamed. The Colonel brought the conversation to a dose. He had already said more than he intended, but he felt the need of a confidante all the more that he had put such a restraint upon himself in his interview with Jane. He put out his hand to say “good-by." "Then I will leave the note with yon, and you will semi it on at onee. 1 expect I shall see you again shortly. Directly Jane write* for me. I will come.” It was eight o’clock when the messen ger returned, anil Mrs. Knox was the only one who saw him arrive. She took the letter quickly front his band, and turned it over as though she might guess what was in it from the outside. Then she saw that, if she pleased, she might master the contents before her daughter saw it; the envelope had been either insufficiently gummed, or in the sender’s haste he had not fastened it at all. In her uncontrollable curiosity, she scarcely combatted the temptation which assailed her, but taking it into the sit-ting-room. drew out the letter and spread it open. To her surprise it was in Jane’s own writing, and, a* she immediately guessed, the very note she had written two hour* before. She read it through to solve the mystery of its return. The letter, which had no beginning, ran as follows: "It is with deepest shame I write to yon now, to tell you what I ought to have told y-ou long ago. Y’ou must have guessed that, even when I first promised to marry you, there was no love for you in my heart; but you could not know that since then I have learned to care for some one else, who also care* for me. or I think you would of your own accord have done as lam going to ask you to do. I want you to give me up. No reproaches you might heap on me could shame me more than tlie wight of what I have just writ-ten-after nil my promises to be true to you through all. My only excuse is perhaps that it is truer truth to tell you al) now than to deceive you longer. And if you still wish to hold me to tny promi*.*. I will do my best to make you a good wife, though I can never be a loving one. Be generous. Jacob, and release me if you can—if not. I am, a* always, your sincere friend. JANE." Not until she had read to the end, did Mrs. Knox discover the reply. It was in one short sentence: "Heaven help mo, I cannot give yoq up! J- L." (To be continued.) Cubans Fight with Dynamite. Tin- Cuban* have adopted dynamite a* a means of combating the Spaniard* In the protracted revolution, the echoes of which are now beginning to be heard throughout Europe. In the last battle between Hie combatants, fought in the mountain* near Ramon de las Y’ngnn*. the Cuban* had tilled holes In tin- earth with dynamite, nnd these mine* they exploded while Spanish regiments were passing by. At the first explosion a Spanish lieutenant nnd thirteen soldier* were blown Into piece*, and thi* so terrified the Spaniards that an entire company I* said to have deserted to the Insurgents. Several other explosion* followed, which, though les* fatal than the first, spread dismay among the Spaniard* and greatly tl» moralized them. We'ding Lead. Au Ingenious method of welding lead has been recently devised in France by M. Blondel. The surface* to be Joined are pareflllly cleaned, and betw<-en them is placed a thin layer of lead amalgam. On passing an ordinary soldering iron along the line of Junction the mercury of the amalgam 1* vaporized, and the lead, set free In tut exceedingly finely divided state, fus.a and unites tbs twu surface* together.

FARM AND GARDEN. BRIEF HINTS AS TO THEIR SUO» CESSFUL MANAGEMENT. Iluoklng Corn Economically of Labor —Now Variety of Uame Fowla The Northern u Goes? Bourlng Apple —General Farm I’roapecta. Hlrchrn Game Fowla. At the lust revision of the American Ktandard of Perfection there wa« recognixed u new variety of Guinea, under Ute name of Birchen. Thia variety, Uiougb new to the Standard. Is by no means new In fact, fur It hu* existed for muuy years, but has been but little bred. In the past few years interest ha* been revived or created In it In England, and ha* been awakened In tills country. Birchen* were produced originally by a cross of the Silver Duck wing and tbo Brown Red, the Duckwing being used to effect the change In the color of the hackle and outer lacing. This cross, however, usually gives more lacing than 1* required or desired, and a return to the Brown Red I* made to get rid of the extra lacing. It I* by no mean* an easy thing to produce a new variety, and though every step should be Indicated, the patience necessary for the undertaking could not be supplied to the experimenter. He must furnish that very Important element himself. Ordinarily, except to the one who likes t^ t * { , J A> k • r ; TYPICAL BIKCHKN C.AMKS. this kind of work, it does not pay to attempt to produce a new variety. It is quicker and cheaper to purchase It already made. But there are always some mind* which delight in tin- manipulation of old varieties for the sake of producing new. and to tliem we owe the new combinations in color or figure which delight the eye. Game fowls- esjM-cially games -are not generally included in the list of practical fowls, but they are really very good layers of most excellent eggs, and are. despite their long shanks, most excellent fowls for the table. Their bodies are plump and meaty and the flesh is exceedingly tine in grain and delicious in flavor. Exhibition games are better practical fowls than they are given credit for, and the Birchen is one • the most useful. The Back Yard. The intelligent man Inspects his sinks, drain* and cem-poola, and makes sure that they are In good order for winter. Whatever material is used for drains, say* A Healthy Home, the necessity of flushing the pipes with some good disinfectant solution nt frequent Intervals remain* the same. Once or twice a week is none too often in hot weather. Copperas is a good tlisinfectant for ordinary use, and has the advantage of being cheap. Dissolve in the proportion of one-half a pound to a gallon of water, and use very freely. Plug the outlet, and pour enough Into the sink to till the pipe It* full length. I’se the solution a* near the boiling point as convenient, for the reason that a hot fluid Is far more penetrating than a cold one; also, because a hot solution act* as a solvent of whatever waste particle* may have lodged at various point*. Dishwater usually contains mon- or less grease,and this will be melted and washed out if the disinfectant is pour ed in hot The Northern Spy Apple. Frequently, out of a number of varieties of apple* iu an orchard, only one or two will bear, all the other* failing to produce a crop. The Northern Spy Is said by Meehan's Monthly to be one of the apple* that will frequently bear when all the other* fall. This is probably owing to its blooming later than tinother*, no that the flowers get the full benefit of It* pollen. The Northern Spy is also a favorite, from the fact that It usually bears an abundant crop: that Is, after it once commences to bear; but the trees seldom bear when young, and the orcbardist frequently ha* to wait several years for a crop, when other varieties have been for some time In bearing. Farm Proapecto. Three things are constantly tending to decrease the legitimate profit* of agriculture, and that they are likely to continue to do so for a long time to come, says the Michigan Farmer. These are an Increased area devoted to production, increased competition in nil departments, and the increased facalities for production afforded by machinery. And to these might be added a fourth, the wonderful facilities for transportation that enabled tlie pj>ducts of tlie cheapest labor to com-(M-te with those of tin- dearest In the markets of the world. Treatment of A shea. One of our exchanges gives a mode o' treating wood ashes, whlci. ..a* the ad vantage of convenience, in connection with ground bone. The mixing is performed on a good solid barn floor. The first layer is of finely pulverized soil about two inches thick, which Is then moistened with a sprinkler. On this I* then ulaced two Inches of ground but-*

which I* also mo!«t*ned: nnd then two Incben of tmlt-nehed wood nah<«s, mol* tenisl. The atiiwaaloii of layer* I* then continued until the hmm I* two or three feet high. The fermentation which fol lowa re|irla the moisture lit about two weeks, when the whole I* overhauled, worked over and all the lutiip* pulveriaed with it hand hoe. It I* then ready for applying •" cropa, on suck aolla ns nr*- bi-tiellti-d by bone un>l ash*-*. It may be used at the rate of »U or eight hundred pound* to tin- acre, whether broadcast or In hills. Farm Water Hiippty, Running str<<uuM ami springs are the best sources of water supply, but they should be frequently examined to detect otherwise unsuspected cause* of pollution, thorn* most frequently coining front factories, slaughter-lwu»«*i and the sewage from hotel* and farmhouse*. E*jx*clally, ways the New York Tribune, should one see to It that all form* of human excreta an* kept from polluting drinking water. Cistern* should la* carefully built and .covered, so that no foul air can reach the water, or sntaJl animals or Insects fall Into It. The overflow pipe* from cistern* should have no connection with any other pipes. Roof* and gutters should be frequently examined, ami no water allowed to enter the cistern during Ntomi* until they are well cleaned. Cistern water should be frequently examined and kept free from color, odor ati<l every other indication of impurity. Rainwater Is purest when colh-cti-d from a slate roof. The cistern should not Ih* under th** house, and should be cleaned at regular intervals. Granular Butter. Draw off the buttermilk, nnd with a dipper pour a i»ail of Cold water over the butter, letting It run through it and out of the churn. Thl* harden* the granules of butter and prevent* their massing together. Next, advise* the Wisconsin Dairyman, cover the butter with cold water, ami move the churn back and forth a few times, draw off the water and refteat until the water runs from tin- churn clear. At th!* stage It , 1* recommended ami practiced by many I to cover the butter with a strong brine ! (which can be kept for tills purpose, i ami rep«-atedly used by occasional I scalding to keep pure), which hardens I the grain*, and more perfectly liberates | th*- buttermilk, giving the blitter a , brighter appearance. Corn Husking Device. In the illustrated device for husking i corn, f represents th** rear end of an ' ordinary wagon box; a a are 2x4 in pine j sticks 3 or ti feet long, rounded at the ends and extended into the wagon box j 2 feet from the end. The gate is bolted I to the sides, up edgewise, so that tinwhole will tip clear forward and lie in the bottom of the box toward It* front end; b i* a step and brace. A man doing his own work can I blanket his team, drive along the shock row, fling enough cornstalk* ujsm the I frame a a. husk it, throwing the corn I into the wagon bed, tie the bundle, step I on b, walk to front end of wagon box, i place it crosswise and continue the husking until loaded. When starting home, raise tlie frame and put in the end . • V Ht'SKINQ COBN CHEAPLY DOSK. gate which keeps fodder from rolling off In the rear. Returning to the held, turn the step b forward and use the Inverted end for a seat—Farm and Home. The Most Beautiful Fern. The beautiful Adlantum Farleyense, the delight and despair of most home growers, require* three things— heat and moisture, shade and root room. Never let a plant get pot-bound, says Edgar Sanders In the Philadelphia I Ledger, but keep on repotting, keeping i the plant within bounds by using old ; stools for propagation when the plants are oversized. To do till*, cut into a* many pieces as there are eyes, cut the foliage off and put Into the potting material; soon there will be a young plant , to show for It. Water the earth iu : which the plant Is and keep the pot moist, but do not water the frond*. For the Red Hplder. Bisulphide of carbon Dr. Bailey recommend* for the mite and the red splJ der. It Is a clear, transparent liquid, evaporating rapidly. Its ftmn-* are fai tai to Insect and animal lift-. The plants ' to be treated must be in a small space. An uncorked bottle of this hung above the infected plants In a tight box Just large enough to contain them will kill all animal Hie. Increase the Yield of Your Cowa. If you cun raise the average yield per cow, only 100 quart* per year for the next ten years, you will be well on ' the way to success as a milk farmer. ' The way to do It without expense is to breed the best cow* to a ‘bull of milk I producing pedigree, raise the best heifer calves and sell off a few of the I poorest cow* each year. Fecil the Orchard. Tlie better we feed the tree so much the better will be the return. What that feed Shall be is for each one to decide. With me I’ll pin my faith on barn manures helped out by bone nnd potash. YVo arc tilling our young orchard. In the small pasture place* where there are older tree* the hog 1* doing good work. Medium-Sized Cows Best. Some of those big milkers are not so profitable as the cows of moderate size, which give a moderate amount of I rich milk and keep It up nearly the whole year. Big, coarse cows are treI mendous eaters.

Hume tmikliiu. You tuny talk about the dinuer* that tb* •Well hotel* tiini lit Mln, And of tin* public banquets where th* water 1* champagne, And of th*- fancy re«taurants and clubs fur th<>«<- who roatn - But non** us tliem can equal what a fol low gets at home. Nu matter if the dialiei by a foreign het are made, And »>-rvi-d *>u costly china which an artiat has urrayed, And placed on finest linen by a glaaa at light a* L ain — They lack the wholesome goodness nt the plainer thing* at home. They do, imle*-d, 1 tel! you, and there is no man alive YVho to himaelf ha» never wild he's able to derive More joy ami satisfaction from his own home table small. That what hr get* wh- n dining »ut in any marble hull. There’* something 'bout the dinner that a wife or mother «t*>k* That makes a fellow hungry just to think of how it looks, And, for a solid breakfast and a dainty supper- why. Outside <>f home no millionaire such luxury eau buy. With baby in the highchair and the prattling tots around A loving wife who watches you with happiness profound; A meal, however humble, has a better, sweeter taste Than any sumptuous banquet where th« money goes to waste. Y’es, even if you have to do the cooking for yourself And eat it to the ticking of thn ch-ck upon the shelf, it somehow has a flavor that goes quicker to the H|ett Than any meal away from home although it costs u lot. But while a wife can set a feast to give n husband joys It'* nothing to what mothers do fur hungry little boys Who, after growing into men and forced away to roam, Pine ever for the cooking that their moth did nt horn*-. - H. C. Dodge, in Detroit Free Pres*. Plants for Indoor Bloomine. (if the great variety of winter blooming bulb* uotie i* so well adapted to house culture a* the hyacinth. These lovely, fragrant flowers will grow either In pot* or glasses, in sand, moss or water. For jntt growing the hyacinth should be planted In pot* seven Inches in depth and almost the same diameter, one bulb In a pot, though two or three can be grown In the larger sized pot*.’ 11 \ c- ' Z / M / i 'J hHwvw THE HYACIMH. Put over the hole In the bottom of the pot a good drainage halt an Inch or so In depth and on thl* a handful of leaf mold or the coarse part of the rumpost. then add the prepared boII. tilling tip the pot to within an inch of the top. On this place the bulb and cover with soil, press the earth gently around It and shake the pot. gently to settle the soil. Put away iu a dark cool place for several weeks to allow the root* to make a vigorous start. Water them very slightly at first and gradually bring them into the sunlight, .A* th« i flowers expand place a sauci-r under each pot which must be kept filli-d with, water till the Howers begin to de<-ajr.— Farm and Home. Maryland Corn Bread. The good old-fashioned way of making corn bread seems to have gone out of style; people are In too great a hurry nowaday* to wait the proper length of time for “sweetening," so called. In Maryland and Virginia, the home of corn bread, the batter I* made over night, so a* to assist in the sweetening. Take a pint of white uieal, sift well, nn<l add two or three pinches of salt Take two eggs, beat them for a few minutes until well mixed. Then take a half pint of sweet milk, add a little warm water, pour the milk Into the meal, and stir the mixture well until all the lump* are well dissolved, add the eggs and beat the butter for Koine time. Cover the bowl well and put In a cool place for the night In the morning stir the batter, pour in a little more milk so a* to thin It, take a teaspoonful of melted butter, stir it well in. Grease your pan with butter and bake In a quick oven. Serve hot