I Cfjc Younger Set Ha Author of "THE Copyrighted, SYNOPSIS 01' PRECEDING CHAPTERS Our. 1-Kotumlne from Manila. Captain 8jlwyn. foumorly of thonrmy. Is wclcomcc ixome by his Bister. Nina Gerard, her wealthy husoand Austin, und their numerous child ren. Eileen Krroll. ward ot Nina and Austin. Is part of their household. Selwln has been divorced, without Built on hi? part, by bit wife. Allxe, who is now the wife of Jack lluthven, with whom she ran away from Selwvn. II Eileen, who is very fond of hei fcrother, Gerald, despite the, young mans neglect of her. makes friends with Selwyii Ill-Gerald is worried about young hrrolrt mingling in the fast set. Gerald is employ ed by Julius Neergard, a rcale state operator lnalarceway. Selwyn' promises Eileen he will look after her brother, lie tells her about Boots Lansing, his army chiim in Manila, who is coming to New York. In the park Eileen and Selwyn ride past Allxe. IV Eileen's deceased father was an archaeol ogist, and sbo has Inherited some of his scholarly qualities. Selwyn helps Gerald to settle a gambling debt and determines to undertake his reformation. V-Allxo and Selwyn meet and discuss their altered rela tions. He Is Introduced to Mrs. Rosamund Fane, leader of the fast set and Allxe's clos est friend He appeals to Allxe to help him keep Gerald from gambling. VI-The friend hip of Eileen and Selwyn progresses. VII Uernld promises Selwyn he will stop gambl ing. Neergard discloses to Selwyn, who Is Intercstcdln his oillce, a plan to control the Slowltha Country club by buying up forms essential to the club's existence. The plan does not appeal to Selwyn, and he consults Austin, who denounces Neergard and his maihm i VIT A nluht. In his room Bclwvn answers a knock at his door. IX The caller Is Allxe,, wno is very unnappy wun iiumven nnri wnnta fn tnltf with Snlwnll. I' or a mo ment their old love flashes up, but at the mention of Eileen he knows that it is past resurrection. X Rosamund distresses Ei leen by telling her society Is gossiping about Allxe and Selwyn. Allxe gets from Gerald, who has again lost heavily, a promise not to play again at her house. XI Alixo and llnflivpn nilnrrfl nvpp thn Pftminf? bV Which be lives, and he reveals his knowledge of her visit at mgnt to ner ex-nusDanu a ruum, XII-Gerald's Increasing intimacy with Nee r eord displeases Selwyn, who breaks with the real estate man over tne oiowmiu nmncr. Neegard Is trying to break Into society. XIII Lansing invites Selwyn to make his home with him in the modest bouse he has bought. Selwyn declares he will no longer let the past mar bis chance of happiness, and Nina declares her belief tbatEileen has fallen in love with him, Nina fears that Allxe, restless and disgusted with Ruthvcn, will make mischief, Selwyn Is experimenting with chaosite. his discovery- is explosive. XIV Eifcen asks Selwyn to remove Gerald from Neergard's Influence. XV Through Ruthven and the Fanes, Neergard forces himself a little way into society und tries to compel the Slowltha to elect him, Gerald loses more and more at cards, sinking Eileen money us well as bis own. Trying to save him. Selwyn quarrels with him and then ap peals in vain to Neergard, Rosamund and Ruthven. lie almost kills Ruthven, whose heart Is weak, when the latter hints ut a pos sible divorce snit, with Selwynascorrespond ent. XVI Correspondence between Allxe mid Selwyn seems to confirm Nina's belief that Selwyn's ex-wlfeis, as her late fnther was. mentally unsound, Selwyn makes up with Gerald and helps him out financially, seriously impairing his own resources. XVII At Sllverslde, the Gerards' country place, Eileen declares she cares for Selwyn, but she will not fay that she will marry him. Her brother Is now turning over a new leaf. XVIII Klleen and Selwyn make a "lifelong und antl-sentlmental compact." XIX Uer nld renews his friendship with Neergard. Selwyns experiments with chaoslle are very nrnmishi!?. Th( vntmcnr sntnf i?lrls becomes devoted to Philip, and Eileen has a touch of icaiousiy. Chapter 20 UNCHEON being the chil dren's hour, Miss Er roll's silence remained unnoticed hi the jolly uproar. Besides, Gerald and Boots were discuss ing the huge house party, lantern fete und dance which the Orchils were giv ing that night for the younger sets, and Selwyn, too, seemed to tako un usual Interest In the discussion, though Eileen's part In the conference was limited to an occasional nod or mono syllable. Drlna was wild to go and furious at not having been asked, but when Boots offered to stay homo she resolutely re fused to accept the sacrifice. "No," she said; "they are pigs not to ask girls of my ago, but you may go, Boots, and I'll promise not to bo un happy." Mrs. Gerard gave the rising signal, and Selwyn was swept away In, tho rushing herd of children out on the verando, whore for awhile he smoked and drew pictures for the younger Ge rards. Later some of tho children were packed off for a nap; Billy with his as sorted puppies went nway with Drlna nnd Hoots, ever hopeful of a fox or rabbit; Nina Gerard curled herself up In n hammock, nnd Selwyn seated him self beside her, an uncut magazine on his knees. Eileen had disappeared. For awhile Nina swung there in si lence, her pretty eyes fixed on her brother. Ho had nearly finished cutting tho leaves of tho magazine bejtbro she spoke'men tlonlng tho fact of Rosamund Fane's arrival at the Minsters' house, Brook minster. The slightest frown gathered and passed from her brother's sun bronzed forehead, but he made no com ment. For awhile Nina swung there In silence. "Mr. Neergard ia a guest, too," she observed. "Whatl" exclaimed Selwyn in dls gust. "Yes; he came ashore with the Fanes." Selwyn flushed a little, but went on cutting the pages of the magazine. JWhen he had finished be flattened the pages' between both coven and said, without r&UIng hi eyes: "I'm lorry that crowd is to be in erl I 83 IP Cspr w FluHTlNu CHANCE." Etc. m 1007, by Robert W. ClmmberB. "They always arc and always will be," smiled his sister. 1 Ho looked up at her. "Do you mean that anybody else is a guest at Brook minster?" "Yes, Phil." "Alixo?" "Yes." He looked down at the book on his knees and began to furrow tho pages absently. "Phil," she said, "have you heard anything this summer lately about the Buthvens?" "No." "Nothing at nil?" "Not a word." "You knew they were at Newport as usual?" "I took It for granted." "And you have heard no rumors no gossip concerning them nothing about a yacht?" "Where was I to hear It? What gos sip? What yacht?" . His sister said very seriously, "Allxe has been very careless." "Everybody Is. What of it?" "It Is understood that she and Jack Buthven have separated." He looked up quickly. "Who told you that?" "A woman wrote me from Newport. And Allxe Is here and Jack Ruthven Is In New York. Several people have I have heard about it from several sources. I'm afraid it's true, Phil." They looked into each other's trou bled eyes, and he said: "If she has done this, It Is the worse of two evils she has chosen. To live with him was bad enough, but this Is the limit." "I know It. flhe cannot afford to do such a thing again. Phil, what is the matter with hor? She simply cannot be sane and do such a thing can she?" "I don't know," he said. "Well, I do. She Is not sane. She has made herself horridly conspicuous among conspicuous people. She has been Indiscreet to the outer edge of ef frontery. Even that set won't stand It always esper tally as their men folk are quite crazy about her, and she leads a train of them about wherever she goes tho lltt'.e fool! "And now, If It's true that there's go ing to bo a 'reparation, what on earth will become of her? I ask you, Phil, for I don't knoir. But men know whnt be- comes eventually of women who slap the world across tho face with oret ringed fingers. "If if there's any talk about it if there's newspaper talk If there's a di vorce, who will ask her to their houses? Who will condone this thing? Who will tolerate it or her? Men, and men only the odious sort that fawn on her now and follow her about half snccrliigly, They'll tolerate It, but their wives won't, and tho kind of women who will receive and tolerate her are not luclud ed In my personal experience. What n fool she has been! Good heavens, what a fool!" A trifle paler than usual, he said "There Is no real harm In her. I know there Is not." "You nro very generous, Phil." "No, I nm trying to be truthful. And I say there Is no harm In her. 1 have made up my mind on that score." Ho leaned nearer his sister and laid one hand on hers where it lay across the hammock's edge. "Nina, no woman could have done what she has dono and continue to do what she does and be mentally sound. This, nt last, Is my conclusion." "It has long been my conclusion," she said under her breath. Ho stared at the floor out of gray eyes grown dull and hopeless. "Phil," whispered his sister, "sup pose suppose what- happened to her father" "I know." She said again: "It was slow at first, a brilliant eccentricity that gradually became something less pleasant. Oh Phil, Phil!" "It was softening of the bralu," he said, "was It not?" "Yes; ho entertained n delusion ol conspiracy against him, also a compla cent conviction of the mental lnsta blllty of others. Yet at Intervals he romained-clcver and witty and charm ing." "And then?" "Phil ho became violent at times," "Yes. And tho end?" he axked quietly. "A little child again, quito happy nnd content, playing with toys, very gentle, very pitiable." Tho hot tears filled her, eyes. "Ob, Phil!" sbo sob bed and hid her face on his shoulder. Over tho soft, falntlyfrugrant hair he stared stupidly, lips apart, chin loose. A Utile later Nina sat up lu tho ham mock, daintily effacing tho traces of tears. Selwyn was saying: "If this Is so, that Ruthven man has got to stand by her. Wbcro could she go If such trouble Is to como upon her? To whom can sho turn If not to him? He is re sponsible for her doubly so If her con dition is to bo that! By every law of manhood be la bound to stand by her now. By every law of decency and humanity ho encnot desert her now. If she does these theso Indiscreet things, and If he knows she Is not alto gether mentally responsible, bo can not fall to stand by her) How can be, la God's name?" "PhU," sht said, "you speak like a man, but sho has no man to stand loy ally by her In the direst need a human soul may know. Ho is only a thing no man at all only a loathsome acci dent of animated decadence." He looked up quickly, amazed at her sudden bitterness, nnd she looked back at him almost fiercely. "I may as well tell you what I've heard," she said. "I was not going to nt first, but it will be all around .town sooner or later. Rosamund told me. She learned as she manages to learn everything a little before anybody else hears of it that Jack Ruthven found out that Alixo was behaving very care lessly with some man some silly, -cal low and probably harmless youth. But there was a disgraceful scene on Mr. Neergard's yacht, the Niobrara. I don't know who the people were, but Ruthven acted nbomlnably. Tho Nio brara anchored in Widgeon bay yester day, and Allxe Is aboard, nnd her hus band Is In New York, and Rosamund says he means to divorce her In one way or another. Ugh, the horrible lit tle man, with his rings nnd bangles!" She shuddered. "Why, the mere bringing of such a suit means her so cial ruin, no matter what verdict Is brought In. Her only salvntlon has been In remaining Inconspicuous, and a sane girl would have realized It. But" and sho made a gesture of de spair "you see what she has done. And, Phil, you know what she has done to you, what a mad risk she took In going to your rooms that night." "Who said Bho had ever been In my rooms?" he demanded, flushing darkly In his surprise. "Did you supposo I didn't know It?" she. asked quietly. "Oh, but I did, and It kept me awake nights worrying. Yet I knew it must have been all right knowing you as I do. But do you suppose other people would hold you as Innocent as I do? Even Eileen the sweetest, whitest, most loynl little soul In the world was troubled when Rosamund hinted at some scandal touching you and Allxe. She told me, but she did not tell me what Rosa mund had said tho mischief maker!" His face had become quite colorless, He raised an unsteady hand to his mouth, touching his mustache, and his gray eyes narrowed menacingly. "Rosamund spoke of scandal to Eileen?" he repeated. "Is that possi ble?" "How long do you suppose a girl can live und not hear scandal of some sort?" said Nina. "It's bound to rain some time or other, but I prepared my little duck's back to shed some things." "You say," Insisted Selwyn, "that Rosamund spoke of me In that way to Eileen?" "Yes. It only made the child angry, Phil, so don't worry." "No; I won't worry. No, I I won't. You are quite right, Nina. But the pity of It, that tight, hard shelled wo man of the world to do such a thing to a young girl." , "Rosamund Is Rosamund," said Nina, with a shrug. "Tho antidote to her species is obvious." "Rlght, thank God!" said Selwyn between his teeth. "Mens sana In cor- pore sano!" Bless hor little heart! I'm glad you told me this, Ninn." He rose and laughed a little, n curi ous sort of laugh, and Nina watched him, perplexed. "Where are you going, Phil?" she asked. ''I dou't know. I where Is Eileen?" "She's lying down a headache, prob ably too much sun nnd salt water. Shall I send for her?" "No; I'll go up nnd Inquire bow she Is. Susanue Is there, Isn't she?" And he entered the house and as ceuded tho stairs. The little Alsatian maid was seated In n corner of the upper hall, sewing, and she Informed Selwyn that made moiselle had "bad In zo head." But at the sound of conversation In the corridor Eileen's gay voice came to them from her room asking who It was, and she evidently knew, for there was a hint of laughter lu her tone. "It Is I. Are you better?" said Sel wyn. "Yes. D-dld you wish to see me?" "Yes." The pretty greeting she always re served for him, even If their separa tion had been for a few minutes only, she now offered, hand extended, a cool, Eileen curled up among the cushions. fragrant bund which lay for a second In his, closed, and withdrew, leaving her eyes vory friendly. "Como out on tbo west veranda," she said. "I know what you wish to say to me. Besides, I have something to confide to you too. And I'm very Im patient to do It." Ho followed her to the veranda. Sho seated herself In the broad swing and moved so that her Invitation to him was unmistakable. Then when he had taken the place beside her she turned toward him very frankly, and be looked up to encounter her beautiful direct gaze. "What Is disturbing our friendship?" she asked. "Do yon know? I don't. I went to my room after luncheon and lay down on my bed and quietly delib erated. And do you know what conclu sion"! bave -reached?"- " ' " "What?" he asked. "That there Is nothing at all to dis turb our friendship and that what I said to you on tho beach was foolish. I don't know why I said It I'm not tho sort of girl who says such stupid things, though I was apparently for that" one moment And what I said about Gladys was childish. I am not Joalous of her, Captain Selwyn. Don't think me silly or perverse or sentimen tal, will you?" "I wish to ask you something." "With pleasure," she said. "Go ahead." And sho settled back, fearless ly expectant. 1 "Very well, then," he said, striving to speak coolly. "It Is this: Will you marry me, Eileen?" She turned perfectly white nnd stared at him, stunned. And he re peated his question, speaking slowly, but unsteadily. "N-no," she said, "I cannot. Why- why, you know that, don't you?" "Will you tell me why, Eileen?" "I I don't know why. I think I suppose that It is because I do not love you that way." "Yes," he said, "that, of course. Is the reason. I wonder do you suppose that In time perhaps you mjght care for me that way " "I don't know." She glanced up nt him fearfully, fascinated, yet repelled. "I don't know," she repeated pitifully. Is It can't you help thinking or me In that way? Can't you be as you were?" "No, I can no longer help It. I don't want to help It, Eileen." "But I wish you to," she said lu a low voice. "It Is that which Is com ing between us. Ob, don't you see It Is? Don't you feel It feel whnt It Is doing to us? Don't you understand how It Is driving me back Into myself 7 Whom am I to go to If not to you? What am I to do If your affection turns Into this this different attitude toward me? I I loved you so dearly so fearlessly." Tears blinded her. Sho bent her head, and they fell on the soft, delicate stuff, of her gown, flashing downward In the sunlight. "Dear," he said gently, "nothing Is altered between us. I love you In that way too." "D-do you really?" she stammered, shrinking away from hjm. "Truly. Nothing Is altered. Noth ing of tho bond between us Is weak ened. On tho contrary, It Is strength ened. You cannot understand that now. But what you are to believe and always understand Is that our friend ship must endure." "I want to ask you something," she said, "merely to prove that you are a little bit Illogical. May I?" He nodded, smiling. "Could you nud I care for each other more than we now do If we were mar ried?" "I think so," ho said. "Why?" she demanded, astonished. Evidently she had expected another answer. He made no reply, and she lay back among the cushions considering what he hud said, the flush of surprise still lingering In her checks. "How cau I marry you," she asked, "when I would would not care to en dure u a caress from any man, even from you? It such things would spoil It all. I don't love you that way. Ob, don't look nt me that way! Have I hurt you, dear Captain Selwyn? I did not mean to. Oh, what has be come of our happiness? What has be come of it,?'' And she turned, full length in the swing, and hid her face in the silken pillows. He looked down nt her, slowly real izing that It was a child he still was dealing with a child with a child's in nocence, repelled by the graver phase of love, unresponsive to tho deeper emotions, bewildered by the glimpse of the mature role his attitude had compelled her to accept. That she al ready had reached that milestone and for a moment had turned Involuntarily to look back and find her childhood al ready behind her frightened her. Thinking perhaps of his own years nnd of what lay behind him, he sighed and looked out over the waste of moor land where the Atlantic was battering the sands of Surf point. Then his pa tient gaze shifted to the east, and ho saw tho surface of Sky pond, blue as the eyes of the girl who lay crouching in tho cushioned corner of the swing lug seat, small hands clinched over the handkerchief, a limp bit of stuff damp with hor tears. "There Is one thing," he said, "that ! we mustn't do cry about It, must we, I Eileen?" 1 "No-o." He was silent, and presently sho ! said, "I the reason of It my crying i Is b-b-becauso I don't wish you to bo I unhappy." "But, dear, dear little girl, I am not." "Really?" "No, indeed. Why should I be? You do love me, don't you?" "You know I do." ' "But not In that way." "N-no; not in that way. I w-wlsh I did." A thrill passed through him. After a moment he relaxed and leaned for ward, bis chin resting on his clinched bands. "Then let us go back to tfie old footing, Eileen." "Can we?" ' "Yes, wo can, nnd we will back to the old footing when nothing of deeper sentiment disturbed us. You know bow It is. A man who Is locked up In paradise is never satisfied until he can climb tbo wall and look over. Now I have climbed and looked, nnd now I climb back Into tho garden of your dear friendship, jrery glad to be there again with you very, very thank, ful, dear. Will you welcome mo back?'- She lay quite still a minute, then sat up straight, stretching out both hands to him, her beautiful, tearless eye brilliant as rain washed stars. "Don't go away," she said. "Dou't ever go away from our garqea again.' i'No, Eileen.!' "Is it a promise PhUJpr,' Eter voice'fell exquisitely low, . "Yes, a promise 'Do you take m back, Eileen?" "Yes, I take you. Take mo back, too, Philip." Her hands tightened in his; sho looked up nt him, faltered, watted, then in a fainter voice: "And and be of g-good courage. I I am not very old yet" An hour later, when Nina discovered them there together, Eileen, curled up among the cushions in tho swinging seat, was reading aloud "Evidences of Asiatic Influence on tho Symbolism of Ancient Yucatan," and Selwyn, astrldo a chair, chin on his folded arms, was listening with -evident rapture. To bo Continued. ABOUT TABLE LINEN. How to Select the Most Economics! Lengths. In selecting tablecloths It is more satisfactory to get tho seventy-two Inch width, which gives a generous fall of sixteen Inches or so at the sides, which dresses a table better than the narrower widths. Two and one-half yards Is very good measure for general use, a very convenient size for n small company requiring an ex tra leaf. Three and one-half yards are required for an extonded table, to drape over the ends nnd correspond with the Aides. In hemming tablecloths a double hemstitch nbovo an Inch and a half wide hem makes a very line finish. The ends must be cut by the thread to make tho hem true. With napkins to correspond and finished in the same way this makes a very fine table set If the linen Is fine and heavy, with a pretty pattern. If tho hemstitch is thought to be too elaborate, the so called French hem at the ends does very nicely. Turning a half inch hem neatly and folding back, sew a fine over and over stitch. The care of table linen Is of great Importance If one would have the ta ble arrayed nt Its best. There must be a pure white -cloth without blemish sv wrinkle, with satiny finish and with as few folds as possible. A very good way to wash napkins nnd tablecloths for this effect Is to flrst pour slowly a stream of boiling water over stains and then let them soak In a good suds made with white laundry soap for an hour, then lightly rub out and Just scald In clear soft water, rinse In a light bluing water and during the whole process wring by hand Instead of by wringer to avoid the wrinkles that are so hard to press out. Do n5t starch; stretch evenly nnd hang straight on the lino to dry. In Ironing the linen must be evenly and very well dampened. Fold the tablecloth from side to side Just once and press dry from end to end on both 3ldes. This will give the satin finish. Fold together sldewlse once more and press both sides carefully, then fold lengthwise as little ns possible to lay In your sideboard drawer for linen. To nvold tho least folds some get boards, such ns are used for dress goods, aud wind their long tablecloths smoothly over them, giving them the appearance of new linen, says the Housekeeper. Still Waters. The dashing, handsome Algernon, With koen delight for any fun. Approached the shy Miss Annabel And softly said, "Now, will you tell If you prefer" And, with a smile, He whispered for some little while. Then asked she, with a simple laugh, "You .wish an answer to your chart?" She cast down her sweet, pensive eyes And simpered, to his great surprise: "Two strings to my bow or two beaus on a string? A bird In the hand is the only thing." New York Herald. Had Sandy Guessing. "Man Sandy, Is that ye?" exclaimed In surprise nn old man in the street the other day. "Man, I thocbt ye were deed. I heard ye were drooned!" "Oh, no. It wasna me," returned Sandy solemnly. "It was ma brlther." "Dear me! Dear me!" murmured the old man. "Whut a terrible pity!" There was a somewhat thoughtful look on Sandy's face as he wandered away. Making Things Safe. "Improvidence," the old man said, "I do abhor. I want my son when I am dead Provided for. But bonds may slump and nothing pay. I'm looking for a surer way." "I'll fix It up," was next his cry, "And fix It well! Just what securities to buy I cannot tell. To make things safe when I am dust I'll put a ton of coal in trust." Louisville Courlcr-Journul. A Secret No Longer. Mflrrynt So that great Inventor Is dead and bis wonderful secret is lost Newltt Not at all. He told it to his wife Just before ho died. Marryat Yes, that's what I mean. Catholic Standard and Times. A Logical Result. "Where are you going-, my pretty malde?" "I'm going a-milktng, sir," she.Balde. 'Then I want to marry you, my pretty malde, For I own the waterworks here," he salde. Bo they were married, egad, and they Have lived over since on the milky whey, Lipptncott'a Magazine. Not Smooth-Enough. -Anxious Mother Mr. Wylde N. Wool ly is a most estimable young man, my daughter. Why won't you accept him? He Is a diamond In the rough. Daughter (pertly) Because I don't care to do the polishing. Puck. Man. Man wants a whole lot here below. And wants it all his days. Should all bis wanta be filled we know He'd have new Want always; ' . Vvr men -ne'er .Ik 'tis 'undented. Farm end en A RISING AND FOLDING GATE. Emily Constructed, Inexpensive an Operated by a Balance Weight. A gate that will rise or fold has its- advantages. One may be -constructed without much expense. The gate should be braced both ways- nnd made of good, clear lumber. The balance weight may be hung with a wire rope or a one-half inch cotton rope. However, if cotton, hemp or sisal Is used the rope .should have closo attention, that it does not In some manner become worn or cut. The weight may bo made In several ways, the best nnd least expensive perhaps being a slim galvanized Iron bucket. THE OATS WHBN CLOSED. It mny be filled with gravel, etc., untii the gate is slightly the heavier and bo. that a slight pull will cause It to fold back in place. It may be necessary where unruly stock is kept to set two posts for tho-x gate to shut between, In order to keep them from pushing through. Tho post for the weight may be bolted to two ordinary fenceposts, er they may bo full length, but In either case they should be set well Into the ground. The grooved wheel over which the rope works may be secured from al most nny pile of old scrap iron, or, if one cannot be found, make it of wood by sawing three wheels and having one slightly smaller than the others. Nail them together, with the small wheel In the center. This forms a flange that will hold the rope In place. The gate may be constructed to lift straight up by setting long posts on GATE OPENED BY WEIGHT. both sides and using two weights. But there Is no advantage, and It is more expensive, also rather dangerous, as sleet will sometimes form on the gate and add so much to its weight, nnd in falling these gates have several times Injured both animals and men. .Country News and Views. The government Is developing the Morgan horse at the breeding estab lishment at Waybrldge, Vt The American mule is said "to be worth $410,030,000, for. It Is claimed that it is comparatively Immune from disease nnd Is not susceptible to con tagion. The Kansas experiment station has realized $11.00 per acre from rape pas ture and $24.10 from alfalfa pasture In ninety-eight days. These results were obtained from experiments which were begun July 25 and concluded Oct. 31. To keep up the fertility of the soil it Is Imperative that the orchards bo lib erally fertilized. Both mineral and vegetable fertilization Is necessary. A crop of apples will remove considera bly more potash from the soil than will a crop of wheat. To produce trees re quires large quantities of both vegeta ble and mineral matters. Unleached wood ashes are excellent. Horses that are Idle in the winter should not be fed much feed that Is rich in nitrogen as, for Instance, clover bay. If a horse does not receive regu lar exercise he cannot assimilate such feeds, and consequently the system be comes clogged nnd the disease known as azoturla takes place. Horses to keep In good condition should have dally work or exercise. Method For Curing Hams. The following nfttbod of curing hams and bacon has been used In a Missouri family for many years: Tor an eighteen or twenty pound ham mix n dessertspoonful of saltpeter with one -fourth or one -third pound of brown sugar and rub well into the flesh side of the ham. Paek In tubs or boxes and cover the flesh side well with fine salt. Allow the meat to re main In the boxes from four to six weeks. Small haras or pieces may bo removed In four weeks' time. Lift out and rub all salt off and cover well with good ground black pepper. Be sure to put plenty of pepper around the bone. Let bang for two or three days to dry and smoke for six or eight weeks." You wilt not only have very fine flavored meat, but it will not have to be bagged. To make Missis sippi sausage take elgat pounds of lean tenderloin,' fire pounds ef back bone fat, four teaspooBfato ef black peppers,, two tespoeafsls of salt,- M tea spoonful of cayesse pepper, 97
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