A Vl A A A Irtow Joliu ictlwnrda ot Ilie Money For a Trip to HwUr.erlnncS. Tlie sun had been too hot for John Edwards. He was not a Rtrong man at best, and he had been reckless. ' John wag In n hurry, and Instead of taking the shady Bide of the street ho tirelessly neglected this precaution and defied the torrid rays. A good many people were affected that day by the heat, and their names made a Ion? list In the morning papers. When John Edwards returned to Mi office he was the local represen tative of an out-of-town Iron mill, his head ached and his skin seemed pain fully parched. He bathed his face in cold water and, being a little dizzy, eat down suddenly and wnited. A lit. tie later he picked up the morning paper and glanced at it, and was sur prised to notice how queerly the type Joggled Itself about. And when he tried to hold the paper very Btlll and give the lines a chance to settle back In their places he was alarmed by the way they resisted his efforts. He let the paper fall presently and, staggering to the washstand, soaked the towel In cold water and tied It about his head. Then he fell back Into the chair agnin and almost In stantly dropped alseep, if sleep It could be called. When he awoke he was waving his hand to the molorman of a suburban car. He stepped aboard the platform and passed up theaisle to a front seat. He wasn't quite sure that he un derstood why he took the suburban car. He had thought only the day hefore of making a little trip Into the country and taking his wife with him. There was a pretty place, a gorge on a quiet stream, he liked to visit, and he concluded he was on his way there now. He was sorry he hadn't brought his wife with hlra. He paid little attention to the pro gress of the car, and It was not until he was well out In the country that he looked about him. "Stop 17," the conductor called. , John Edwards remembered that the "stop" he used was "18," and when the car resumed its rapid pace he pressed the button. As he left the car he noticed the conductor looked at him a little curi ously. "Going over to theshed?" he asked. "I guebs so," John answered, some what vaguely. "Better look out for shotguns," the conductor warned him. "Thank you," said John. "I'll re member." He swung himself to the roadway and took the slanting path down the embankment, and then followed the trail along the stream. Presently he noticed. In the clearing at one side, half hidden by a grove of trees, a pe culiar looking shed. And just then a voice hailed him. A man was standing by the fence that Inclosed the field, a young man, a hat less young man, very sallow, and with a short brlarwood pipe In his mouth. "Hullo, friend," said this stranger. "In a hurry?" "No," replied John Edwards. He knitted his brows thoughtfully. "I am quite sure there Is no claim upon my time." "Good," said the stranger. "Like to take a ride?" John Edwards looked around. "Yes," he said In the same delib erate way. "Good again," said the sallow stranger. "You are not a nervous wan, are you?" John Edwards shook his head. "Is It a question of nerves?" he asked with a cunning smile. ""Oh, no," replied the youn.s man. "Nerves really have nothing to do with it. It's Just a little novelty, you understand, and some people might he startled but only at first. I can explain it to you more clearly If you conic this way." The fence was low and John Ed Wurds climbed It with much care. He was afraid the queer dizziness might come back. The stranger watched him closely. "You seem a phlegmatic person," he said. "And that's Just the tem perament I want. And your weight Is about right, too. This way, please." John Edwards followed the sallow young man, followed him to the barn like structure at the edge of the wood. John paused and stared up at tho Hue sky and the lazy white clouds. "Fine day for a flight," he said. The sallow young man turned on him suddenly. "By George," he cried, "that's funny!" His callow face grew dark. "You must have known about this." And be struck his knuckles against the closed doors of the barn. - John Edwards shook bis bead and smiled. "I do not understand you," he said. "What is It you are concealing there?" The intense expression of the sal low young man's- face slowly relaxed. "I spoke hastily," he said. "I was (raid my secret bad been discovered. 1 have guarded It such a long time. If you understood ray anxiety you would forgive me." He produced a peculiar key and un locked the big doors, and, after a wlft glance about the field, threw them open. t "Here Is my secret," he said, and his sallow face suddenly lightened. John Edwards stepped forward and stared at the queer arrangement of rods aud planes and wheels. "An airship," be quietly remarked. "I am not surprised. I guessed there was an airship here as soon as I saw the building." "Perhaps," said the stranger, "you also guessed that 1 was going to ask you to accompany me on my first flight?" John Edwards nodded. ' "Yes," he answered, "I guessed that, too." The sallow young man's eyes opened wide. "You are aim out uncanny," he said. "I'd be a little afraid of you If I were uperutltious. But step In and let n close the doors. We don't want any intruders." He drew the big doors together and barred them from the Inside. The room was lighted by a window Bet In the roof, and the light was strong enough for the pur poses of the clever workman, whose tools and materials were scattered about. "Look It over," said the stranger, and there was an eager note In his voice. "Tell me what you think about It." John Edwards began a coldly crit ical Inspection of the odd machine. He did not remember that he had ever been interested In machinery bo fore. But the fact failed to surprise him. He peered here and there, went down on his knees to inspect a hidden part, and tested the strength of the rods, and narrowly investigated tho steering apparatus. And the sallow young man watched him with a serious face. Presently he looked up. "It seems taut and compact," he said. "I like the way you have con nected your motor, and your pilot plane looks more practical than any 1 hnve seen." The stranger quickly nodded. "That's my own Idea," he said. "I'm getting It protected. Do you notice the cant of the major plane?" He looked anxious as his visitor turned again to the machine. ."I noticed It," said John. "It looks good." He paused and wrinkled his forehead. "Have you ever thought of an oscillating plane?" The stranger stared. "No," he replied. "What do you mean?" "I mean a double plane that acts like a pair of oars," John explained. "They work from the centre by cam and eccentric arrangement,' and are belted to your motor. They feather the air and steady your centre of gravity. Here, let me show you." He drew an envelope from his coat pocket, and, picking up a pencil from the workbench, rapidly made a sketch, the sallow young man eagerly following his quick pencil strokes. "Yea, yes," the stranger whispered, aeroplane ran forward on Its starting wheels and suddenly arose from the earth. It arose gradually, and had half crossed the Hold before It reached an altitude sufllclent to clear the trees. The stranger brought It around with a graceful sweep, and as the planes canted John Edwards threw his weight to the opposite side and held the wild thing to an even keel. "All right?" cried the stranger. "All right," replied John. He had no fear. His soul seemed to exult In this strange adventure. He tried to wonder at himself. And now the airship sailed over the the woods and across the gorge and above a great field of waving corn. The breeze suddenly freshened and came In fitful puffs. "She's a wonder, Isn't she?" cried the exulting stranger. "Yes," John answered. "Glad you came?" Yes, yes." The cool breeze felt very good as It stirred John's damp hair. And then be realized that he had no hat. Ho must have left his hat In the office. That was strange. They were skimming along at a height of perhaps 100 feet, and had voyaged a dozen miles or more, when the stranger callod back to him: "Hold fast," he cried; "I'm going to try a dip." John clutched a rod and clung to It as the planes canted and the aero plane dove down. It was a reckless experiment. For a moment it seemed that a collision with the earth was Inevitable. But the stranger flung the craft around, the planes careened and John Edwards whose strength seemed to ooze away like water was flung to the ground. He heard the stranger cry out, he saw the planes arise, and then he lost consciousness. When he awoke he was In his own bed at home and the gentle face of his wife was bending over him. "Hullo," he faintly said. He was strangely weak. A wonderful smile overspread his wife's face. She laid her cool hand on his head. "Not a bit of fever," she said. "You're all right now." He looked at her inquiringly. "You have had a little touch of sun stroke, John. Dr. Barclay says you will be all right In a few days." "How did you happen to look for me?" "The President Who Was NotAf raid to Do Right." yijVHARLES J. BONAPARTE, late Attorney-General of the f)i United StateB, has written In the Century of the "Ex 'VJ' periences of a Cabinet Officer Under Roosevelt." He closes his article with thia appreciation of Roosevelt, man and President: "Many years ago a well-known man In my native city said with great contempt of one of his neighbors: 'Oh, he is a miserable creature! He hasn't $10,000 In the world!' The sentiment underlying this remark has become In certain circles odiously familiar. It a man has a million, he is there held entitled to treatment as a human being; If he has ten, he Is named with reverence; if a hundred, he Is approached with nine prostrations. Against this sordid abasement the manliness and conscience of the American people have re volted, and Theodore Roosevelt gave a voice to their protest. His countryman will remember him as a President who was not afraid to do right. "I catch the scheme. It's great. It i will revolutionize things." John Edwards pointed at the draw ing with the pencil. "The friction here can be reduced by ball bearings," he said. "Of course." "And the sweeps I like that term better than planes can have a play of fifteen degrees at the apex. Do you follow the diagram?" "Yes, yes." The stranger scanned the drawing more closely as John Edwards tossed down the pencil and drew back. "Wh what are you going to do with the idea?" he stammered. John smiled cunningly. "I haven't decided," he replied. The stranger's eyes snapped. ' "See here," he said, "I'll buy that Idea if you'll let me. What do you want for It?" John Edwards considered the ques tion with an air of great gravity. "For, some time," he slowly Bald, "my wife and I have been considering a trip to Switzerland. My mother wbb born over there and I have a strong desire to see her early home. We de cided long ago that when we had a thousand laid by that we didn't have any other use for, we would take it and go abroad." He tried to look at the stranger as If the matter was one of the utmost indifference. "I'm In clined to think," he lazily added, "that I might let you have the sole right to this improvement for the price of the trip to the Alpine land." The stranger thrust his hand Inside his light flannel shirt and drew out a flat pocket book. .From thla he counted a number of bank bills. "Here you are," he said. "You'll And twenty 'fifty-dollar bills there. For these I get the sole right to the oscillating sweeps. Give me your hand. It's a gentleman's agreement. Your word Is aa good to me as your bond." John Edwards drew an envelope from hia coat pocket and after laying the bank bills In It carefully replaced the book. "And now," said the sallow stranger, "let us prepare for a flight. The machine ia ready, the atmos pheric conditions ideal. Come." John Edwards felt no surprise when the stranger pushed the big doors open and he found himself aiding blm in gottlng the airship across the threshold. ' The stranger threw a hurried glance about him and then closed the big doors. , "If you fear the cold I will get you a thicker coat," he said, "but I am not going high."' "I'm all right," John replied. " "Then we are ready," said the stranger. He carefully abated himself behind the steering wheel and started the motor. John Edwarda crept In behind him and took big place on the narrow ledge. "Ready?" said the stranger. "Ready," echoed John. The stranger pushed a lever, the it it KNIGHTS TEMPLAR HOLD TRIENNIAL IN CHICAGO Great Conclave Presided Over by Acting Grand Master Melish Wonderful Parade Through Elaborately Decorated Streets Is the Most Spectacular Feature. Chicago. Marching to the music of iforty-two bands and the almost equal ly melodious cheers of hundreds of Itbousands of their relatives, friends land admirers, some 60,000 Knights 'Templar took part August 9 In the 'greatest parade ever held by the or ider. Their waving plumes and fine 'uniforms were fittingly set off by tho beautiful decorations of the streets and buildings, and the scene was one that will not soon be forgotten by those ;who were fortunate enough to witness .It ' This magnificent parade was the climax, In a spectacular way, of tho Jthlrty-flrst triennial conclave of Knights Templar, which opened here on Sunday, Aug. 7. In accordance (with the time honored custom of the 'grand encampment, the doings of the .week began with divine service. Begin With Divine Service. The sir knights selected Orchestra hall for this purpose and entirely filled "The janitor felt worried when you hurried by him, hatless and excited. He tried to stop you, but you would not heed him. Then he tele phoned for mo and I came down to the office and met Cousin George In tho hallway and he had his car at the door and we started out to find you. A policeman had seep you boarding the suburban car and so we trailed it. And pretty soon we saw you walking In a field. We got you aboard the car and picked up Dr. Bar clay on the way home and you'll soon be out again." . And :,he laid her cheek lovingly against his. "How did I appear when you found me?" he asked. "You you were not yourself, dear. You seemed to have fallen In the field, bocause your clothes were soiled." John faintly nodded. "Yes," he quietly said, "I fell out of an airship." She gave bim a frightened glance. "No, no, John. You were dizzy, You stumbled and fell." "Didn't you see tt?" "See an airship? No, John." "Nor the aerodrome at the edge of the wood?" , "No, no, John. You have been working too hard, dear. You need a rest. " He looked at her earnestly. "It seemed very real," he said. "I wonder It that sort of thing is com mon to sun scorched brains? It's very hard to bring myself to admit It was Just hallucination. I went up in an airship with a stranger and fell out. It does sound preposterous, doesn't It?" ' , "Yes, John. You must forget all about It." He faintly smiled. "Not until I tell you the story," he said. And so he told It as well as be could remember. And bis wife, close ly watching him, listened attentively. "A very strange dream, dear," she said, "and when you are quite well you must write It all out." He was silent for a moment. "I know it all was hallucination," he slowly said, "but I give it up with strong reluctance. I I felt so sure of that trip abroad." "Never mind, dear," said the lov ing voice. "We can wait." He faintly laughed. "Helen," he said, "I am going to do something very foolish. Bring me the coat I wore, please. I am going to look for the phantom money the phantom iky pilot gave me." She was smiling as she banded him the coat. And ho smiled a little shamefacedly as be took it. When be caught her amused look he suddenly laughed aloud and hastily drawing forth the envelope ho remembered so well gave It a quick shake. Aud across the coverlid fluttered twenty fifty-dollar bills. W. R. Rose, la Clewland Plain Dealer. Acting Grand Master Melish. the body of that hall to listen to a sermon on "Templarism" delivered by Rev. Dr. George H. MacAdam of Madi son, Wis., in the absenoe of Sir Knight George C. Rafter of Cheyenne, Wyo., very eminent grand prelate of the i grand encampment. The music was In charge of the grand organist of the grand commandery of Illinois, the choir consisting of several male quar tets belonging to the order In this state. The Grand Encampment of the United States marched to the hall es corted by sir knights of the various commanderles of Cook county, com manded by Benjamin S. Wilson, chair man of the escort committee. In many of the leading churches of the city special services were held which were attended by visiting knights and their families. Monday was devoted mainly to the receiving of the grand and subordinate commanderles and escorting them lo their hotels. It Is estimated that fully 100,000 visitors came with the knights and that about 300,000 other excur sionists have flocked to the city this week In consequence of the conclave. Of course every hotel was thronged and thousands of the visitors found quarters In private residences. On Monday evening all the local and visiting commanderles kept open house at their respective headquar ters, and many of the visitors found their way to the various amusement parks and the theaters. Parade of The Knights. Th.e "grand parade" of Tuesday was the largest parade of Knights Templar ever held. The preparations were elaborate and Michigan boulevard was most elaborately decorated. The sir knights formed In line of march on the boulevard south of Thirty-first ptreet, and signal to move was given by the guns of Battery B. I. N. G., the detachment for the purpose being composed of Knights Templar all of whom are members of the battery. The same detachment fired the salute to the grand master. Marching northward in Michigan boulevard, the parade passed, near Hubbard court, beneath an entrance arch built in the form of an ancient battlement with Its towers and tur rets. This was Intended to represent the entrance to the city, and as th-) column passed under It. -buglers sta tioned on its heights heralded the ap proach of each grand division. Next the knights came abreast of the first grand stand, one-balf mile In THE WIND AND OUR NERVES Why tne Cool, Pure Northwest Breezes Are More Invigorating Than Those From the East. The east winds hug the earth more closely aud gather moisture, dust and bacteria. They are cold and humid, altogether forming an enervating In fluence on human and animal life and rendering It susceptible to the dis ease germs which the winds carry and disseminate. The cool, pure northwest winds corne from a region of dry, highly electrified air where ozone exists In comparatively large quantities. They are invigorating. The Iramework of nerves In the human being Is like a dollcate electrical apparatus, tbe nerve being the wires and the brain 'and ganglia receiving and distribut ing centers. , Every one knows that a telephone 'works better on a clear, dry day than du a wot, muggy one. The moist at mosphere lessens vitality. The nerve (wires grow flaccid and heavy. Tbe 'snesNBgoa become confused. , Hence length, and this needed no decora tions, for it was filled to its capacity mainly with ladles whose beautiful summer costumes made it like a vast gardon. About 60,000 persons were In this Immense stand, as at Its center was a gorgeous throne on which sat the acting grand master, William Bromwell Melish of Cincinnati, who became head of the order on the re cent death of Grand Master Henry W Rugg of Providence, R. I. Mr. Melish will be regularly elected grand master before the close of the conclave. JuBt north of the Art Institute the parade passed before another review, ing stand in which were Mayor Kusse, the city council and the park commis sioners. Beautiful "Templar Way." At Washington street the marchers lurned west to State, where they en tered on the "Templar Way." This stretch extended from Randolph to Van Buren street and was made beau tiful by a handsome arch and massive Corinthian columns of pure white erected thirty-three feet apart on both sides of the street Festoons of natur al laurel connected the columns, and the bright red cross and the shield aud coat of arms of the order were prominent in tbe scheme of decora tion. Moving south to Jackson boulevard, the knights again turned west, and near the federal building passed bo fore yet another reviewing stand which accommodated Governor Deneen and his staff. Marching north on La Salle street, the parade passed be neath the grand commandery arch of pure white which spanned the street at the La Salle hotel, the headquarters of the grand commandery of Illinois. This was a beautiful structure de signed by one of Chicago's most fa mous sculptors. Upon its top stood the figures of mounted knights four teen feet high. At the new city hall on Washington street the parade was dismissed, after marching forty-three blocks. Care For the Marchers. Everything that could be thought of for the comfort of the paraders aud the spectators was done by tbe local committees. In nearly every block along the line of march were station ed physicians who were also knights templar, with trained nurses and equipment for emergency cases, in addition, emergency hospitals to be kept open day and night during the conclave were established at many points In the center of the city, and at the West Side ball park which was selected as the place for the competi tive drills. Wednesday and Thursday were the days set apart for the drills for which handsome trophies aro awarded, and band concerts, sight seeing and many receptions were on the program. Entrancing Scenes at Night. Tho scene In the streets at night was especially beautiful, for all the nrches, festoons and columns of the decorative scheme were brilliantly Il luminated, and on Stute street, in ad dition to the "Templnr Way," the mer chants had put up decorations that transformed the great shopping dis trict into a veritable fairly land. Undoubtedly the most spectacular feature of the night display was the wonderful electric set piece erected in Grant park on the lake front, re producing in colossal size the officlnl emblem or badge of the conclave. It was 150 feet hich and its 5,000 power ful electric lights of varied colors brilliantly illuminated all that part of the city. Much of the success of tho conclavo must be attributed to the efforts of John D. Cleveland, grand commander of Illinois and president of the tri ennial executive committee. Arthur MacArthur of Troy, N. Y., Is the very eminent grand generalissimo of the grand encampment and W. Frnnk Pierce of San Francisco the grand captain general. Among tbe moBt noted of tbe visit ing masons from other lands are: The Right Hon. the Earl of EuBlon, pro grand master of the great priory of England and Wales; tbe Lord Atblum ney, past great constable; Thomas Fraser, great marshal; R. Newion Crane, past great herald; F. C. Van Duzer past great standard bearer; H. J. Homer, acting grand master ban ner bearer; John Fergueson, past pre--eptor of England and Wales, and th Right Hon. Luther B. Arcnihalil. mnt eminent Brand master of the rreat nrtorv of- Canada, and offlclnl staff. low spirits, melancholia, distorted mental outlook, faulty assimilation and disease. The opposite effects flow from the uorthwest winds. The west aud northwest winds keep the mucous membranes of the body in good work ing order. The coating of moisture which Is always present with the east wind disappears. Absence of any wind If long continued has a bad ef fect on the human body and mind. A prolonged calm means lack of ven tllatlon on a great scale. Tbe winds serve to mix in normal proportions the gases which compose tbe atmos phere and In this way they are con duclve to health up to a certain point Beyond about 20 miles an hour their Influence begins to be unfavorable. Driven Out. Bacon I bought my wife a horse and carrlago, and she drove niv out every day. Egbert Well, I bought my wife a piano, and she drives mo out every duy. Yonkers Statesmen. Concrete Fence Posts. The United States Department of Agriculture has Issued an elaborate bulletin on the subject of "Concrete Fence PoBts." This bulletin goes into details, gives full and minute Instruc tions, enabling the farmers to build their own fences with the farm labor. By applying to the Office of Public Roada, Uulted States Department of Agriculture, Washington, Farmers' Bulletin No, 403 will be sent without charge, Retting Hens. Good hatches cannot result if the sitters are bothered by the other hens, as they are sure to be when set where outsiders can get to them. Neither do they hatch quite so well w here they must be fastened up tight, then given liberty at certain times. Mauy hens of many minds, and sitters are not inclined to get off their eggs Ht tho sumo time, lncubutlng time is best to Impress such truths, ho re member before another hatching sea son. E. C m the Indluua Farmer. Alfalfa. Really the whole subject of alfalfa might well be treated under the two heads, "Seeding" and "Harvesting," so very inclusive are these two phases of the BubJect. Without careful seed ing one cannot have a crop to harvest, and without careful harvesting he might almost as well not have a crop. Both call for Intelligence and pains taking farming, and much patience and hard work. But the rewards of these virtues and labors aro heavy yields from the most valuable forage plant. If It is worth nine times as much as timothy, it can well demand a little more time and labor than the average crop. From Coburu's "The Book of Alfalfa." Dnlry Cows and the Silo. A Wisconsin dairyman says that the silo and good feed at reason able cost is making this method of handling dairy herds feasible and popular. With excellent succulent feed on hand about all the year, the dairyman plans to have his calves come at whatever time he considers :vill best serve his own Interests. The majority of the dairymen in the southern part of my county are now equipped with silos, and they would now consider it a hardship to have to do without them. In the northern section the use of silos is less general, though they are now fast coming into use. The deplre of the dairymen to build up their dairy herds in both quality and quantity Is the reason why the percentage of heifer calves coming Into market Is so small. With the ensilage feed dairymen can mature their good heifer calves without great expense, and they are holding them back for that purpose. In the mean while gradually selling off the old and less profitable cows and building up herds of great milk producing capabilities. Directions For Modeling n Home Muile Itrooiler. With a little mechanical ability and a few ordinary tools a good brooder may be made In spare moments out of an ordinary largo dry goods box. Obtain a substantial box made of three-quarters to seven-elghth-lneh stuff and about two and a half by two and a half by four feet. By glancing at the Illustration of the box ou can readily see the kind of box that Is de sirable and how the box is tawed into two parts. You will notice that one part Is larger than the other. The larger part la used for the hover and, on account of the lamp being under neath the floor, necessarily must he deeper than the scratching apart ments. The large pnrt should meas ure two and a half to three feet in height on the higher side after the box Is sawed; the smaller part will measure two fat in height on the higher side. If the box you obtain does not conform to these dimensions saw the box in two proportionately. After having sawed the box In two, notice the Illustration of the brooder, showing the way the two parts are then put together. The floor In tbe larger or hover part Is raised from ten to twelve inches from the bottom of tbe box so the lamp may be placed under the floor. The size of your lamp should govern the height of the floor from the bottom of tbe box. Two or three Inches, of course, may be counted off from the height of the lamp, as the flue will go up under the tin beater that far and still burn well. An Incline is made the whole width of the scratching apartment from the floor of the hover floor to the scratch. Ing floor. The floor In this part also should be several Inches from the ground, to be high and dry and to minimize tint incline between the two floors. There will be a six-Inch In cline from tbe ground to the brooder door, and a slx-lncn ir.-line from the scratching floor to the hover floor. Little chicks will easily learu to as cend these short Inclines, but when made any longer much difficulty will be experienced with the chicks the flret weeks and probably several will die from eiposnre on account of not being able to find their way back to tbe warm hover. These Inclines, It Is to be remembered, are made th whole width of the brooder, to the little chicks cannot back under it. 1 A UJ3 it fifteen on eavii sUo ut the scratching room. One Is placed! In the hover room, but it cannot be seen In the illustration, as It Is on the opposite side from where the lamp fume Is placed. These windows are made long and narrow to avoid cut ting more boards In the box than may be absolutely necessary. Then long, narrow strips of glass do not cost as much as the larger pieces. The panea of glass are held In place by strips of wood from the Inside and plenty or putty on the outside. The roof on both compartments Is made of good lumber and made very substantial and covered with a good roofing paper or tin and painted. The roof hinges at the top, iu shown In the Illustration, so access to any part of the brooder will be easy and also for convenience In cleaning. Notice the wide eave made all around on the roof. This is to throw the water well away from the walls of the brooder, and helps very materially in the ap pearance. Sco that the lid-roofs fit down snugly against the walls of the brooder by placing a buffer of a cou ple of thicknesses of cloth all around the edge of the box on the Inside in such manner that the lid will press dow n firmly against It. In making the heater measure the Inside dimensions of the larger apart ments. Obtain a piece of tin that will fit into this space, possibly just a lit tle smaller than the floor. Then a section of ordinary stove pipe, seven Inches long and seven inches in di ameter. Do not think that a gallon tin will do. There must not be any solder "I'lotit thp tin part of It. Get your tii.n-r to put a tight cap or lid on one tud of this stove pipe. Then make a hole In the large tin sheet seven Inches in diameter and fasten the stove pipp to it. It takes a tinner nud a tinner's tools to do this. The small pipe leading off from this is two Inches In diameter and has a tin pro tector to keep the wind from blowing dirertly in it. Do not fasten the small pipe directly to the stove pipe, but have it detached to fit. on the collar of the stove pipe so you can got the stove pipe up through the floor from the lower side so the large tin sheet will cover the whole of the celling of the lamp chamber and make the lamp room fireproof. With thU largf sheet of tin lining the entire ceiling of the lamp loom, one could build a pretty hot lire b.-fore anything would catch fire. A tin shield is easily mado to fit within a half-inch or so of the stove pipe to keep the chirks from close proximity to the hot pipe by cutting holes in a piece of tin four Inches wile and aliott twenty-six Inches long. The making of the hover is the next thing in o'der. U your box is two and a hall by two and a half feet, make the hover about two by two, leaving a six-Inch spare about the sides of the hover. The hover is made of light pine or poplar hoards three fourths of an Inch thick, and the legs are made long enough so t lie to p of tho hover will easily cp'ar The top of the tin dome of the stove pipe. I'n derncnth the hover tack a piece of tin about twelve inches by twelve inches to reflect the hrr.t and avoid any pos sibility of the hover getting too hot Take an old piece of woolen cloth and tack it In rows, starting at the outside edge of the hover and making thre er four rows. The woolen curtains should very nearly touch the floor so drafts cannot strike the chicks' feet. We have seen several brooders full because tho curtains were too s'.iort. He sure to use wool for the curtain if you can possibly get It. as it holds the heat much better than cotton. Don't be afraid to use plenty of It so it will be cozy and as near like the down breast of the mother ben as pos sible. Chicks like to have something pressing against their backs. ' A ventilator is made by the tinner out of scrap tin to open any distance. One ventilator Is placed at the top of the brooder on one side and one at the bottom on the opposite. A piece of tin bent In a half circle shape is made to fit over the ventilator open ing on the inside and in the one case conveys the air down to within an Inch of the floor and In the other al lows the surplus heat to pass down, and out. This system of ventilation avoids any possibility of drafts and yet admits plenty of fresh air and leta the carbon dioxide pass off from near the floor where It is more In abund ance. A door 1b ma le for the lamp ut the hack side of the brocder. AIho at the back of the brooder make two oblnnx hand holes Just beneath the celling of the lamp chamber. These holes will give plenty of ventilation to the lamp and are used as hand holes by which to move the brooder about. Be sure these holes are at least one Inch by three inches, as the lamp confined la so small a room makes a great amount of heat and these will serve to take off tbe surplus and keep, the floor of the chick chamber cool, A warn brooder floor cause leg weakness. Purchase a good: galvanized tin brooder laii.p and a r.in htrgo burn er. A glass lamp w VI crarlc too eilr when it gets warm nnl rhonU tever be used. The f '. of ts lamp should. ' be viit i 'n. l,i' cfjoli ave. )
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