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ww I IP wnwmtmmm > , John Gresham’s Girl • * \ ; . * , ; Concordia Merrel . (roprrlfhty— irsv Scnric#. < I - ” THE STORY By ehanea James Lee meet* \,uey Gresham. daughter of Sir John Gresham, wealthy ship builder. Lee. unjustly accused of ~ robblnir the Gresham firm, was sent to prison. He blames Oliver Ames, Lucy’s cousin, and Gresham's manager, and seeks revenue. Lee Inherits wealth, and, in compliance, with the .will, chancres his name from Warrinßton. He secures an ijfvltation to the girl's birthday pnsy. Lucy Is practically engaged to Amu She meets Lee. who makes love to her. With Gresham's approval. Lucy and Lee are married. Lee stuns the girl by telling her he does not love her. and hates her "whole breed.” She hears the story of hie wrongs, and his -determination to be avenged. She believes I in his Innocence. “Linforths.” rival of Gresham's, show a deter- , mination to crush Its competitor. : Lee tells Lucy he Is "Linforths.” and Intends to ruin her father, • Lucy Is hurt by Jocelyn Upton's assertion that Lee loved, her before he met Lucy, and the latter believes her. Jocelyn seeks to win Lee. but Is repulsed, Lucy places her personal fortune at Gresham's disposal to save the firm. CHAPTER Vll—Continued ——l4—r 1 Lucy did not takes, a (taxi, as she wasn't at all anxious to make her visit In any way conspicuous. She got Into a street car went as far as it would take her out Os Neweheater and In the direction of Falsest one. She walked the rest of the way, keeping to the main road until she came to a lane which turned oft to the left. There, a very ancient signpost told , her that It was “Brady's lane.” Along one side of this lane was a small wood, and at the end of It she saw the rottngej Standing In the opeh light of a stretch of big fields. t Absorbed In her thoughts and with a fluttered little feeling of excitement, Lucy mailt* qgickly toward the cottage, until the sudden Sound of soft footsteps, among the crackling undergrowth of the copse, made her start arid stop. And when she turned quickly she drew a breath of sheer, downright fear. For coming toward her out of the cool dimness of the little wood was the strangest tlgure she bad ever seen A man. dressed in dark, shabby doflwa; immensely tall, nnd big. atooped shoulders, long that hung before him In a way and a slouching, walk that made extraordinary little Sound among the dry undergrowth, Ills small eyes were near together and squinted badly; his nose was thick and short, and his flabby, edgeless sort of mouth hung open in a silly way that gave her creeps. She stood, absolutely struck with horror. Watching the approach of this ii»an; wishing she .could foj-ce her. legs to run, hut startled beyond the power . to make them. Ile came slouching toward her. nearer and nearer, and w hen suddenly he stopped short, about two yards from ner. and smile*!. It 1 came to her Just where the horror of him lay; he was mad. Then she realised that he wasn’t exactly mad; that was too severe a word; he was silly; a village Idiot -yp*. She swallowed hard and forced her shaking lips to respond to his smile, “I’m -Silly-Billy.” he said. In a quite amiable but rather husky voice. “Don't you know Silly-Billy? Every one knows Silly-Billy.” Frantically, she wondered what she ought to do. Ought she to humor biro? Or would It he better to turn and go? No, that might offend him, and there was something In those squinting eyes of his. which made hsr think he wouldn’t be a good person to offend. So she smiled again and said: “Os course I do. How are you? Isn’t It a lovely day?” “Does yer want t'see the cottage?" he asked. “Too must pay me a hob If 'you want to ae. the cottage." “I . . . 1 haven't time to see the cottage today,” she snjd hurriedly. “But I'll pay yoq the ... the bob ,*, . with pleasure.” “If you don’t want to see the cottage. you must pay me two bob." he said, and grinned at her more broadly stilL He seemed a fairly harmless sort of loon, and. was certainly pos-i-cased of the Idiot's traditional “cute-' ness." . “That's the rule,” he added. “SillyBilly's rule.” “A very clever rule, too.” she said, wishing her hands wouldn't tremble so as she fumbled with the money In hsr purse. “Did yon think m It all yourself T“ He nodded. Lucy saw that his eyes were squinting down at her purse with scute Interest She offered the coin mod he took it; but gaid: “You’re got more la he pointed with his stumpy finger at the purse, She arms startled again. This great, uncouth creature was hinting very plainly that he wanted the'rest of her money. To her horror he came a step nearer. •TU tell you something,'* ht said confidentially. “You gimme your purse an* I’ll show you a clever trick . . .* She backed away from him. nodding her head and saying, her voice shaken with the thumping of her heart, “AU right . . , I’d Ifr* It to you . . . or, at least,TU give you aU the money, mat's What you want, tent Ht*

: \ ; “Yes, yes, yw. the money's what I want . . “be agreed at onca So she gave him a miscellaneous collection of silver and copper. She thought now that he had the money, she could go. So she turned sway and said: “Good-by ... A must hurry now . . .“ But he called out: “Walt a minute! 1 haven’t showed you my trick . . . SlUy-Bllly's darn clever trick . . . You think SillyBilly’s clever feller, don't you?” “Yea of course, only I haven't time ... I must go . . , FII come back another day . . But to her horror, he caught uer arm and began pulling her toward the .little wood. It was as much as she could do to keep back a cry of terror, but instinct told her that her safest plan was to keep him In a good humor. The thought of what his temper might be. If aroused, was more terrifying than anything else. 4?he could only think, with terror. that she was here alone, at the mercy of this abnormal creature with the gleaming squfnTxeyes, and the thick, shapeless, awful mouth . . . Lucy had plenty of pluck, but she was badly frightened now. There* was nothing that she to appeal to, In that coarse, distorted face; no argument she could think of to offer to that clouded, deformed Intellect The horror of those few moments was something she could never afterward forget She could do nothing against him; she Just had tc allow herself to he taken wheresoever he cared to take her ... To ’ er relief, he did not take her far. Some six or sevep yards within the green shade of the trees, he stopped, released her arm. and grinned at her. Billy show his clever trick,” he jwld. with great satisfaction. “You watch me.” and dropping to his knees, he began pulling apart the bramble branches, and whe,n he'd cleared a space, began scraping awny the leaves and twigs. He looked like a great strange animal, as he scratched a shallow hollow, put some of the silver In It. and scraped the loosened earth over It again. Then he drew back the brambles, and scattered the leaves about- When he rose, she summoned . her voice sufficiently to say; “That’s a ... a very clever trick . . . Thank you for showing It to me . . . Now I must go.” But Silly-B|lly hadn’t finished with her yet He held oift the few coins that still remained in bis band, and said.: ”No, no, nc . . . That’s only, half of the trick. You come along o’ me . , . 11l show you . . .” She was beginning to feel [desperate by this time; wondering when on earth she would get free of him. but her instinct was still to keep him in a-good humor, so when he moved away deeper Into the.wood, she followed, slowly, reluctantly, and keeping as great a distance from him as he would let her. After a nvinute'or two. he stopped again, and again the same little scene was played through, and he burled a few more of the coins. Then he wanted .to go further still for the last ones, but site said: “No, let s find a better spot. A really good one, where no one would think of looking.” And as he eagerly agreed she led the way through the trees, toward the main road, if she could once get out of the wood and Into the road, she thought! He slouched along aftef her and said nothing until, with too great eagerness and hope, she wps almost running. Then he called: > “No! No! Hoad over there Too near. People see Silly-Billy . . . Too near . . .” So she was forced to stop. She looked back, saying: “Oh, yes. I hadn't thought of that. But look what • lovely thick spot.lt is. No one could find Jt here . . .” Be vigorously nodded bis stupid, cunning head, dropped to his knees, and began to clear and scrape and dig with great energy, until the last of the money was buried. Then he rose again. . . “That’s Silly-Billy’s trick.” he said, grinning broadly. “Sllly-BUly made ■; that trick. Only me nnd you know ...” “You must he a very rich man.” she *nld. admiringly. J v ’ * But her compliment had a more violent effect than she had anticipated. He suddenly thrust his big bead toward her, laid his thick finger across his lips and said—“B*h t . . ash . . And glam ed half-frightened, alUaround him. Then took a quiet toward her. his squinting eyes glinting horribly. “Don't you ever come lookin’ to see what a rich man Billy Is . . . Don’t Don't . . . ever come lookin’ . . “No. of course pot , . . 1 wouldn't . . ” she stammered . . . There came into his face then, a look which made her think again that he woald be a hideous thing to deal with If his anger were aroused. She continued to sturo- , hie away from him, her fear rather obvious in her wide eyes, a hand pressed over her mouth to keep hack the rending scream that was tearing at her. throat for utterance. Ills big, misshapen hand was almost gripping her shoulder, when the sudden honking of a motor horn sounded from the road. At that, Billy stopped dead still; dropped his band to his side, stood a moment with an expression of terror In his eyes, then turned away, a queer, low cry breaking from him, %nd went off Into the tiUck of the wood, golpg over the roughness with a sort of aiitmal lightness and ease ... Lucy let fear have rein then, and blindly made her stumbling way toward the narrow, (ratty lane, running as fast as her legs would carry her. . . . Suddenly, at the end of the lane Just where it met, And turned' into, the road, she aaw a tall figure approaching ... “Jim!” she cried unsteadily. “Jim! It's yon 1” Her heart was beating oat pea ns of gladness and relief, but this did not gel through to her voice, for the reaction from her fear, and her utter astonishment at seeing Lee, pot s carious, shaken note Into it, which entirely cat oat the ringing Joy she felL And he, completely unaware of the strain she had {w&n through, and very foil of his own peace-destroying thoughts and questions, came' toward b67>p dark-faced, dark-eyed and gyim-Upped that ana the relief and her heart had felt eeamsd

to go suddenly cold, when she saw him close to. As he stopped before her, he looked down rather strangely into her face, and after r. second asked abruptly: “Are you alone 7” She nodded, her Ups so shaky that she couldn't control them. He aaw. then, how pale and near to tears she looked, but still had not the faintest notion of what had caused It “What’s the matter?" he asked, abruptly stilL “It's all right. . i . Only I*ve bad a rather . . . queer adventure. Have you the car? Was it your car we heard? ICan you take me back to the hotel?” He stood and looked down at her for a moment ;#en: “We heard? Yon said you were alone. Who’s we?” ”S . . . Silly-Billy . . .** she stammered. He frowned, puzzled and surprised. j “WhatT he asked. “Take me back, Jim, and I*ll tell yon.” she implored, with a catch in her voice. “AU right Come along.” he said, briefly. They went in silence to the car « •' ...rf CHAPTER VIII Lucy Makes a Discovery When Lee had started the car.,and they were on their way towards Xewchester, he asked: “Now tell me WhQ’s thl% SillyBilly? Is It an Idiotic pet naml For . . . anyone?” His tone was so curiously brusque, that it suggested that he’d be glad to hit some one, or something. She glanced up at him, a good deal puzzled. “A pet name? Jim, I wonder If you’ve ever seen him? You may know him quite well ... He's a crazy creature. The village Idiot of these parts. I imagine . . . Silly-Billy was the name he gw’v? himself . . .” Lee sat moment, thinking back through nearly four years to the time, when he lived at Brady’s cottage. “Why, that must be Billy Brady, old Mother Brady's half-witted nephew; son of one of her brothers-in-law A great hulking fellow? With an awful squint? How did yon meet him? How did you happen to be here, anyway ?' "I came to see the cottage. Where you used to live.” j “Were you alone?” Again she looked np at him, puz* zled. “Yes. Until I met Billy.” „• “All right WeU, what did you come here for?” She hesitated; then: J “Jim has It ever occurred to you. that the really effective thing to do. Is to pro -e your Innocence of that hateful business three yeafs ago?” He looked at her quickly. I “Why are you so convinced of my Innocence?” he asked, rather as if her faith plagued him. “Remember that twelve good men and true, have proved otherwise.” “That was Just some ghastly, nightmare mistake.” she said, “and I am not influenced by it.” s When he spoke again It was to return to the subject of Billy. !■, “What did he do to frighten you?” She told him of the scene In the wood; how Rtlly, had got her money from her and burled It under the brambles. .... And how, finally, he had really seemed dangerous when, he warned her not to come back and ; find out what a rich man he was . .j-. When they reached the hotel he had j • suitcase taken In and the! car j garaged, and followed Lucy up to her , room. She’ stood for a while, looking at him; then drew a shaky little breath and laughed unsteadily. “You're an utter surprise. . j. But I’ve been so terrified by Billv and so Cjazy-glad at being rescued.frorji-him, that I’ve hardly had time to wonder what made you Come here, j What did. Jim?" “Have you forgotten that I am Linforths?” “But Linforths are not here.” “No; but Gresham’s are.” “Ah. Jim! Is there nothing you will stop at to satisfy this demon' of revenge that possesses you?” she cried, hurt to the heart, as she was always hurt-when confronted by fresh . evidences of his vengefulness. •‘Nothing.” He shot the word out through shot teeth; but she failed to hear In It the ring of challenge, as If he sought to assure himself; to strengthen his own resolution. She looked at him thoughtfully. “You oughtn’t to come to Xewchester. Jim. Yon might be recognized. There are so many of Gresham's men about. Surely, If It Is necessary to watch oar business movements, you could find some trustworthy . . . spy . . , to do the watching for you.” There was a curl to her lip as she said that, that brought the hot color to his face. ,* For a moment ft seemed that words clamored at bis lips, and that he held them In check only with a mighty effort Even with that effort hla check upon them was evidently not complete, for he said abruptly: “Perhaps that was not my only re* son for coming here. Perhaps I cuittt to .. . see yon.” Then: % J •Tve seen Jocelyn Upton,” he slid, j and waited. (TO BE CONTINUED.* Abb*. Hathaway Little Is known concerning Arne j Hathaway She lived at Shotb try, i a village near Stratford, where her ■ thatched cottage still attracts thmsands of pilgrims. On the sente, where it is said that she and Shakespeare courted, many young traveiet a now sit In conformity to the tradition that sitting thereon will insure « happy marriage. Anne la mentioned In Shakespeare’s bond for license of marriage, dated November 28, 15811. She la known to have remained i| Stratford dnring the years Shakospeare lived In London. Anne Shakespeare survived her husband seven years. Mm Howard’s Epitaph - • In St Paul’s cathedral, London, on the monument to John Howard, the philanthropist, the first and greatest! prison reformer, la Inscribed tied epitaph: “He trod an open but ta> frequented path to Immortality.” * .... I ' /

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IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY I chool Lesson (My REV. P. B. FITZWATER. U D., Membar of Faculty. Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) (ft 11!!. Western Newspaper Union.) Lesson for February 7 THE SLAVERY OF SIN (TEMPERANCE LESSON) LESSON TEXT—John 8 31-SS. GOLDEN TEXT—Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you. Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. PRIMARY TOPlC—Jesus Tells Us How to Be Free! JUNIOR TOPIC—How Jesus Makes Us Free. INTERMEDIATE AND sfcNIORTOPiIC —The Fight sor ’ Freedom. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPlC—Slavery or Freedom? We are living in a day of boasted freedom. Revolt from authority is almost universal. Anarchy lifts up Its vicious head in tile home, society, busi ness, state, nation, uud the world. It is this spirit which is revolting against the Eighteenth amendment under the pretext of liberty and freedom. Sin which Is fundamentally and essentially lawlessness (I John 3:4) is back of all violations of the Eighteenth amendment. The vital truth of this lesson Is the only solution of the prohibition question. I. Discipieship and Freedom (vv. 31, 32). ; . . , Violators of the Eighteenth amendment are not true disciples of Christ. Some church men may be against this law, but not true disciples. In verses Jesus indicates the following stages of discipieship: 1. Believe on Jesus (v. 31). This means not only assent to Christ’s teaching. but acknowledgment of his au thority. It means to give Christ the place of lordship over the life. All who allow Christ to rule their lives are in sympathetic obedience to the national constitution. 2. Continue In Christ’s words (v. 31). To continue in his Word means: a. Meditation upon it. Va b. Confidence in it. I c. Prayer over it. d. Obedience to it. The teachings of Jesus Christ constitute the standard of life for every true disciple. His words are adequate for every decision, habit, or duty. The word of God is the sole and adequate rule of authority to the Christian. In diligence fn intoxicating liquor Is pro. hlbited by God s Word, even to the; extent that drunkards are debarred from heaven (I Cor. G:10). 3. Assurance (v. 31). “Ye are my. disciples Indeed.” Continuance in Christ's words demonstrates the fact of discipieship. •*, , 4. Knowledge oftithe truth (y. 32). Those who obey Christ enter upon higher knowledge. Th<fy have an experiential knowledge. I »ematids by God’s Word are no#always apprehended at the first, but those wild con tintte in the ways of obedience come to know God and see that what lie demanded was (John. 13:7). 5. Freedom (v. 32), The one) who renders implicit obedience to Christ enters upon real freedom (Homans 8:2). 11. Righteousness and Freedorp (vv. 33. 34). Those Who practice sin are in slavery. The evil doer is under the mastery of the Devil;- “whosoever com ! mlttetli sin js the servant of sin.’’ Doc=- . tor Pierson says that the sinner’s slavj cry is threefold: ( 1. Slavery to guilt. , 2. Slavery to penalty or judgment; 3. Slavery to power, or habit. A little thought shows the ab.lect• ness of this slavery. Consciousness of guilt is universal. All know that judgment is coming. In the sober moments of li4** all men acknowledge coming judgment and ii.ive “a certain fearful looking for of Judgment.” All know that they are helpless to break their habits of wrongdoing; Freedom is possible only in conformity with tfiy divine will. 111. Sonship and Freedom (vv. 35. 30). Regeneration Is necessary In order to obtain freedom from sin. Sin’s p*»w er must be broken through the salva tion of the Individual. The works of the Devil can only be 1 destroyed through the regeneration of the Individual. Happily Christ can destroy the Devil’s works through the sonship of those who believe on him (1 John 3:7-9). The only way to (secure so briety on the part of man is to get him saved through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The Eighteenth amend ment can no more make a nation sober than the ten commandments can make a man tell the truth and desist from murder. The only way to; get the benefit of the Eighteenth amendment is to have a revival. It is in securing the sinner’s freedom by bringing him as a child into the family of God. So long as people are Ignorant of Christ they will rentalrt in bondage to sin. Sin is a hard taskmaster and has as Its end death (Romans 8:23) SOME GLEANINGS Genius Is patience. ; • • • Idleness Is not rest. •( • V ! Riches are for spending. ( • • •• !• 4 • 1 Evasion is unworthy of us. • • • Learn the luxury of doihg good. • • • Faith finds food even in famine. ’ • • • An active tool never grows rusty. ' The hot-headed are often cpldhearted. • • • Most people like the Joke on the cither fellow. I / His heart cannot he pore whose tongue is not clean. • • • The true life of hflppinesai is that life “hidden with Christ in God.” • • • We shall not see the sunlight of God’ll favor If we keep oar tares shot

DAIRY COWS NEED PROPER SUPPLY OF WATER * ■ 4-' Point That Wise Dairyman | Will Remember. 1 “It costs a lot to have a cow carry water.” says A. M. Goodman of the New York State College of Agrieul- ‘ t;ure. He cites the experience of John , Lonergan of Tully, N. Y„ who found that it took 20 cows to give nine cans of milk a day when the herd drank from the creek in winter and 18 cows gave the same amount when they had water in brinklng bowls beside each 1 cow’s stanchion In the barn. One cow - in every ten to make up for the loss 5 due to watering at the creek, or. as he says, one cow in every ten carries t water for the other nine, t . Mr. Lonergan says that when the > cows drank from the creek they did i not drink all they needed. Now. they - drink a lot of water after they eat ( their grain, and also in the evening - after they have finished their hay. 5 $ Mr. Goodman recommends the modi ern drinking bowls with a supply valve operated by a paddle rather J than the old type where the water level; for the whole row of stanchions j Is controlled by one float valve. PTpIng water a simple job nnd the cost s of pipe and fittings is lower than it * has; been for several years, he says. . A leaflet describing the installation Is free on request to the department of j agricultural engineering at the New York State College of Agriculture at Ithaca, X. Y. Ask for 50-W. J Splendid Daily Record Hung Up by Ohio Man Charles Barnhart of the Madison- . Darby Dairy Herd Improvement association was awarded the state honor for Ohio by the Dairy Tribune since he had the highest herd average thus far reported in cow testing circles, says the Ohio Farmer, and his record is the sixth highest in the United States reported to this publication. ? The highest record was 582 pounds of ? butterfat per cow in the herd of Rob- * ert Roe titer of Colorado, The record of the Barnhart herd - was 9.139 pounds of milk and 547 pounds of hutterfat per cow for the i year, with an average of 11 cows in production for the 12 months. These were Jersey and. Guernsey grade cows, i The feed cost averaged sbl3 a head, hut the profit oyer feed cost was figured at 812(1 for the year, and the labor income for the herd was 8801,55 i or an average of 50 cents an hour labor Income. r ■ , ■■■,; Value of Salt Cups , Recent tests show that salt and mineral cups, which ayersa rather new piece of barn equipment, have been , responsible for increased milk flow. . These cups are used in connection , .with automatic, drinking bowls and attach to the stanchions within convenient reach of the cows. Besides supplying needed mineral food for milk production, constant, access to salt also stimulates thirst and results in the consumption of greater quan_jitit'S of water. Many dairymen . report that the definite increase in milk flow will pay for the low cost of tin* cut s in two or three months’ time. , Much investigation has been made' to determine the best design and shape for salt enps. It has been found that cows wijl waste much of the mineral 1 If the containers are shallow and wide topped, consequently the tendency Is to make tlie* cups with rather narrow openings so that the cow can reach 1 the salt with her tongue only.—Soath--1 ern Agriculturist. ! Three-Times-a-Day Milking In a few herds in this country and in more in the Scandinavian countries the cbws are milked three times daily for the increased milk and fat that comes from frequent milking, but,we doubt If the practice will ever become j common on family-sized farms, where I it would mean that .the same milkers would have to be In attendance at all three milkings. With labor cheaper. It may be possible and profitable on larger dairy farms, where the help could be so arranged that no man would have to milk more than- twice Dairy Facts i If your supply Is from a spring, look out for pollution. • • • The large cow of any breed is usuali ly the highest producer and the most - profitable animal. r* • • Better let poor quality products > spoil than have them spoil the market I for better quality products. • • • A cow weighing half a ton uses about three and one-half tons of air a month and drinks about one and onehalf tons of water. • • • Michigan farmers harvested 43,000.000 bushels 4n crops last year, against . 25,000.000 for last yehr. the Michigan ! crop reporting service announced. • • • Seventy-five New York dairy herd Improvement associations tested 37.488 rows in October. In September. 51 of the associations reported 379 unprofitable cows were culled and sold. • • • Sows bred to farrow spring litters should be fed a well balanced ration, ' with protein from an animal source, such as j tankage cr fishmeal. • • * Henry Francis of Waynesville, Haywood county. North Carolina, reports growing 330 bushels of Irish potatoes i on one acre of land this season. • • • Running the separator too slowly I may result iu a cream test two or three points below the test secured when the separator is run at the prop- '■ er speed.

PM SICK HEN HAS NO PLACE IN FLOCK Disease Prevention Should Be Chief Thought. “Burning dead hens, or removing them from the poultry’ house, is not sanitation but proof that sanitation is needed,” says Prof. E. L. Brunett of the New York state veterinary college at Cornell university. “Sanitation,” he says, “is built around the knowledge of the manner in which disease enters the flock and how disease spreads after it is in the flock.” Treatment is practical in only a few cases. The average life of a chicken is so short that the owner cannot afford to have a hen sick long.-She cannot make up for lost time and is then a total loss. So attempts to control diseases should be preventive. When new birds are added to the flock. Doctor Brunett advises keeping these new birds in an isolated house for at least four weeks. Many flocks have had chicken pox and. cholera inI trodueed by new birds. A hospital or J isolation pen should be part of the ! equipment on any poultry farm. The treatment of all diseases, and particularly of colds, should be in the hospital. Many plants are building manure houses. Tapeworms Are spread by insects, principally flies. The insects get the tapeworm eggs from the manure. Roundworms are spread by eggs which get into the bird’s food And drink. Anything that 'can be done to keep down insect life in the manure reduces the number of parasites in the flock. Some poultrymen have found it necessary and profitable to screen the poultry houses and build manure storages to keep out flies and other .insects, he says. , Select Only Vigorous Parents for Breeders As a general rule any young bird of either sex that has been sick and out of condition should be rejected from the breeding pen. Only healthy, vigorous fowls can be expected to be profitable, and there is no more necessary measure for securing such vigor than breeding only from vigorous parents. However, the occurrence of some slight diarrhoeal trouble in growing chicks. s due quite possitdy to injudicious feedsing, need not necessarily condemn it. if the trouble is evidently fully recovered from and the chick develops fully into a healthy individual. Suspicion should rest upon the unfortunate bird, however, and it should definitely show that it has not I>een injured by sickness\before it Is chosen to enter a breeding pen. Corn is the most important fattening g/ain. but it may be mixed, ground into/meat, with such fqods as boiled potatoes and table scraps? to cheapen the cost of fattening a bird for the ta-ble.-—Rural New Yorker. Planning Year’s Work There is no better time to plan your poultry activities for the coming year than now. Start the year right, keep going in the right manner, and finish up in the tight way. if you want maximum success from your poultry. Don’t ? overlook the scientific side of the business. You must have a knowledge of the .scientific principles related to the many problems of feeding, breeding and management nnd most important of all. apply them. Here are four truide posts to successful poultry farming. With the proper management in each of these departments, you can put vour busi ness on a better paying basis. Scaly Leg Treatment Nicotine .sulphate has proved to be a satisfactory ingredient for treating scaly leg. according to Wallace’s Farmer. The treatment recommended to rid the fowls of this ndte is as follows: Dissolve a quarter of a bar of laundry soap in boiling water, add water up to a gallon and put In one and one-fourth teaspoonfuls of concentrated nicotine sulphite (Black Leaf 40). Hold the legs of the fowls in this solutior until they are thoroughly wet Poultry Facts Use only sound and clean fillers nnd cup flats In the cases. Pack all eggs with small end down. Do not pack extra large or weak shelled eggs, say poultry specialists. • • • A poultrvman who continuously selects his breeding hens from the late molting group in his flock, may expect a higher egg production from his flock during the late summer and Jftrly fall. • • * Feed* such as white corn, wheat, buckwheat, and oats, make light yolked eggs. ■.'••• Illinois, had ,26,824.000 chickens on farms January 1, 1931, which at an i average price of 73 cents per head meant a total value of $19,582,000. * • • Tough quack sod is good stuff to let the hens work over in winter. A lot of it piled under a shed and thrown to them a little at a time interests and keeps them out of mischief. ■• • • Wisconsin hens are laying about one-fifth more eggs per hundred birds than they did a year ago, states the department of markets. For the United States as a whole the increase in production is about 10 per cent. • • • Nine years of selected mating, and approved practices in breeding, feeding and management in North Dakota agricultural college’s poultry flock has boosted the highest yearly record of egg production from 168 kt 1922 to 251 in 1930. o-

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