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Show PUN OF HOG HOUSE WITH DOUBLE CRIB Be Used to Feed In, wltb an Adjustable Gate One Section Can Be Used for Store Room. Driveway Can JlOBJlT Mnnet tmrnnomefmmaaa 1 0090009 ,00 Mw(MWk ( L mr , Tb air feels like dawn, whispered Wlnthrope. "We!! soon be able to see tb vtorr tH Ska atMirior on tbe brute tth tlie (hlpvmk of Mias Oonevlvvv an Amrto.n helrvu. Lrd Wlo-ttnan Kncllahman, and Torn Blakt, And. he us, rejoined Blake. In this both Were mistaken.' During m kruaqua A tin artisan, wrr pvaavnaarv tbe brief false dawn they were pun-sle- d toaaid upon an untniiab-ITV (tiraa wer by the odd appearance of tb (aland and nrara tfav only ona not Aaii uaU- - Blako recovered from a drunk Tbe sudden flood of full dayground. atupor. Blake, ahunnad on tba boat, them staring down into n found light bacama a hla haro hacaan of rouihaxaa, Tba dense white fog. mf prcaarvar of tba helplaaa pair laaSUahinan waa aula for tba band of mut"So they have that here! Mian Lealle Blaka etarted to vwtra back In tha ablp to ranovar what Waa (aft, tered Blake "fever fog! wealed returned Slaka safely Wlnthrope for which kis laat match on n "Beastly shame! echoed Wlnthrope. Be wan acorad by Blake. Their brat maal Im sure tbe creature has gone off." wan n dead flah Tha trio atartad a tan This assertion was met by an outwtlle hlkn for hlnher land Thlrat them. Blake waa compelled to burst of snarls and jells that made all ' Mtee Leslie on account of waarl-ft- a start back and crouch down again In taunted Wlnthropa Thajr an-- I the funcla. their sheltering hollow. As before Blake was the first to recover CHAPTER "Bet youre right," he said "The ' Toud And those thorn a whole lot big one has gone off, snd s pack of worse," muttered Blake. these African coyotes are having a To be sure; and Mine Leslie fully over tb bones. scrapkindness," interposed your Appreciates mean Jackals. It sounds Ilka "You Wlnthrope. tbe nastjr beasts." 1 do Indeed, Mr. Make! 1 m sura I "It it wasnt for that fog Id go down -motor could go through here without and get our share of the game. your coat. Would It not be very dangerous, That's nil right Got the handkerMr. Blake? asked Miss Leslie What chief?" a fearful noise!" I put It In one of the pocket Tve chased coyotes off a calf with a TttU do to tie up your hair." rope; but thats not the proposition. Mine Lealle took the suggestion, You dont find me fooling around In knotting the big square of linen over that sewer fas of a fog. Well roost . mr fluffy brown hair, right jvhere we are till the sun does Make walted ouly tor her td draw tor tt. Weve got enough malaria in erat the kerchief beford'he began to us already." , Jkmswwjeay through the jungle. Now "Will it be long. Blake? asksd Wlnend then he beat at the tangled vegethrope. tation wlth hl club. Though he held "Huh? Getting hungry this quick? to the line by which he bad left the Walt till youve tramped around a thicket yet nil hi effort failed to week, with nothing to eat but your pea an eaiy pauage tor the other. shoes." Many of the thorny tranche aprang Surely, Mr. Blake, It will not be ao into place behind hint, and n bad!" protested Miss Lealle. fob to first was the who Leslie, Sorry, Miss Jenny; but cocoanut low, sought to throat them aside the palms dont blow over every day, and - thorns pierced her delicate skin until when those nuts are gone what are w blood. with covered were hands Iter going to do for the next meal? Nor did Wlnthrope, stumbling and "Could we not make bows?" sugbehind her. fare any better. gested Wlnthrope. "There seems to Into the he Twice tripped headlong be no end of game about." brush, scratching his arms and face. "Bows and arrows without points t Blake took his own punishment as Neither of ns could hit n barn door, matter of course, though his tougher anyway." and thicker akin made his Injuries 1ms Wo could Down Balow." gems practice." Killed Asset It'e advanced a He That! steadily thing along Only gainful. 8uro six weeks training on air the line of bent and broken twigs that band reached with down wlth the upon them in the darkness from one pudding, I can do better with a hand-fu- l his outward passage, until ttl ar end of their nest limb, or leaping of stones. , thicket opened on a strip of grassy other to swing the girl up beside him down out of the upper branches. on Then we should go at once to the branch. the i tree. a wild fig ground beneath The nerves of nil three were at thqlf Cliffs, said Miss Leslie. All right. Miss Jenny," he reasBy Jowl ekolalned Wlnthrope, a - dark-fa- re ton.lreg sured JTm. bknyaal" ' tbe air within a Peak or bust for ours. Heres one wept through past scare I tor have couldnt to hut British If you, ry Banyan? Well, thats sm daliy, youve hit It, rssponded made tt without Now, If you'll just yard of tbetr faces. Miss Leslie U- night to the good; but we wont last Blake. Just take squint up here. hold down my legs well soon hoist ttered a stifled scream and Bisks many more If we dont get Ore. Its brandished his club. But Wlnthropt, flints wero after now. bis ludshlp." TOMtt Vows that for a s Could we not make fire by rubbing He had seated her In the broadest who had caught a glimpse of the Wlnthrope and Miss Leslie stared up shape, broke Into n nervosa ticks? said Wlnthrope, recalling his - dubiously at the edge of a bed of part of the shallow hollow, where the - swede gathered In the hollow of on of branch joined the mala trunk of the laugh. suggestion of the previous morning. n fruit bat," he explains!. Ive heard that natives have no the hug flattened branches at its fl. Heaped with the reeds which he "It's only Junction with the main trunk of the bad gathered during the afternoon It They feed on the banyan figs, you trouble Sove I, and what's mors, I've seen made such a cosy shelter that she know." Banyan, 29 feet above them. In the reaction from thla false stars, 'em do it. Never could make a go of " WTO not the moequltoea pester us at once forgot her dirtiness and fright. both relaxed and began to yMd it myself, though. tier among the trees?" objected Wln- Nestling among the reeds, she leaned to themen But If you remember how it Is over and pressed down on his ankles mud-flat- effects of the tramp across tie thrope. Arranging the reeds ss done we have at least some chance Storm must have blown em away. with all her strength. Give you ten to one odds! No; well The loose end of the creeper bad blst they could they stretched out an havent seen, any yet."; ., " There will be millions after fallen to the ground when Blake lifted either Aide of Miss Leslie' anT fell cratch around for a flint good and her upon the branch and Wlnthrope asleep In the middle of an argumsst plenty before we waste time that on how the prospective leopard was below 4 way, Maybe; but bet they keep slipping Into theloop-Blak- q The mist Is going, observed Miss ordered him to take It off and moatly llkely to attack. roost," for remained Leslie awake Leslie. But how are we to get up so high?" end up the club. Ax the creeper was two or three hours longer. Naturally Thats ao lie. Now for our coyotes. inquired Miss Leslie; again flung down a black shadow she was more nervous than her com- Where's my club? over and the swarm can root, this swept jungle. drop T Sunset! left, said Wlnthrope, Hello! called Blake panions, and she had been .refreshed - They've-al- l Tv n creeper ready for you two," ex by her afternoon's nap. Her nervousdown. T can see the ground Look sharp, there!" peering plained Blake. was not entirely dtieto thjrwfld clearlyr and there la not'a slgu of the - Suiting action to words, he climbed iff rea d y ."res pon d ef Win th rope. ness beast i Though Blake had taken pains beasts." drew" a In and be full Blake breath, p the small trunk of the air root and to secure himself and his companions There are the bones whats left of ang over Into the hollow where be gan to hoist. The position was an in loops of the creeper, fastened to them." added Blake. Tts a small deer, and awkward Across the one, reeds. weighed the Wlnthrope piled the branch above, Wlnthrope moved I Broad limb dangled a rope-llk- e suppose. Well, here goes. creeper, SO or 40 pounds more than Miss Les- about so restlessly In his sleep that e jj threw down his club and dropped came as lie. But a fastened the which had of to he end Englishman U the girl feared he would roll from the the loose end of the creeper after tt Branch higher up. He flung down the within reach of the descending loop hollow. did what he could be graiped It and As the line straightened he twisted the free end to Wlnthrope. At laat her limbs became no Look lively, Pat, he called. The to ease Blake's efforts. A few mo upper part around his leg and was that she was compelled to about cramped as above him found to slide to the ground when he the ments most and don't wun'i high gone, twilight her position. She leaned! remembered Mlss Leslie. all night In these parts. Get the ground ms Blake could ..raise him. change heT back determined to Think you can make It alone?" he line around Miss Leslie, and do what Without waiting for orders, he swung rise upon and elbow, maintain her watch again of the himself the asked. on upon upper part a boost. you can tbe moment she was rested. But I see; but. you know, the vine Is creeper and climbed the last few feet Tbe girl held up her bands, sore and was close upon her. There was unaided. Blake grunted with satisfac- sleep from the lacerations of the swollen too stiff to tie." a lull In the louder noises of the junBlake looked at them, Blake stifled an oath and jerked the tion as he pulled him In upon the thorns. gle. Her eyes closed, and her head turned to Wlnthrope. and nd of the creeper Up Into bis hand. branch, frowned, lower. In a little time It wal ty"You may do, after all," he said. sank Um! you got It, too, and in When he threw It down again tt was shoulder ing upon Wlnthrope's snd the Hows your he grunted. looped around and fastened In a bow- At any rate, we're all aboard tor the was fast asleep. line knot. ankle?" alght; and none too soon. Hear that? As Blake had asserted, the mosWhatr Now; Miss Lulls, get aboard and Wlnthrope wriggled hla foot about had either been blown away quitoes I Not "Lion. that yelping. wreTl have you up la a jiffy," he said. guess and felt the Injured ankle. by the cyclone or did no fly to such Are you aure you can Tift me?' Listen! T fancy it Is much better,1 he ana height None came to trouble the There seems to be no swellThe brief twilight was already fading exhausted waked the girl, as Wlnthrope slipped swered. sleepers. the loop over her Shoulders. Into the darkneas of a moonless night, ing, and there Is no pain now. Blake laughed down at them. Well and as the three crouched together in "Thats lucky; though tt will tuns CHAPTER VI. X guess yes! Once hoisted a fellow out their shallow nest they were soon up later. Take n slide, now. Weve wrf a prospect hole big fat made audibly aware of the savage nagot to hustle our breakfaat and find Man and Gentleman, Dutchman at that You dont weigh ture of their surroundings.' With The n way to get over the river." TTE . over Lit," (TO BB CONTINUED.) gathering night the jungle wakened lie bad stretched out across the Into full lUe. From stl sides came The Sounds Which Carry at 8a. Broadest part of the branch. As Mias harsh squawking of birds, the weird Examinations by naval experts tn had IGHT he almost Leslie seated herself (a the loop cries of monkeys and other small ere passed, and wireless telephony as J to , the., sound reached dewsrwnd began to haul up on the re'AtrtBTWriWllirf which will carry the greatest distance -freshing coolness which prethr erepperrhand over hand. Though moving through the jungle, and above at sen develops that a siren under 72 were ceded the dawn, sleeping their frightened by the novel manner of as all the yelp and how and roar of of steam pressure will emit oeut tbe girl clung tightly to the Hoe beasts of prey. soundest, when n sudden fierce rear pounds whjeta a blast mayi fcs heard 40 miles. above her head, and Blake had no difAfter some contention with Win followed instantly by a piercing squeal Next come! the steam whistle, the even to Blake start up in pump. ficulty In raising her Until be swung thrope, Blake conceded that the roars caused sound of which is I carried 20 miles. directly beneath him. Here, how-ver- , of his lion might be nothing worse Miss Leslie, too terrified to scream, Among the softest sounds which carry he found himself In n quandary, than tbe snorting of the hippopotami clung to Wlnthrope, who crouched on the whisconsiderable distance The girl seemed a helpless as a child, as they came out to browse for the his haunches, little less overcome. a tbe Installed by lighthouse buoy Blake was the first to recover and tling mad he was lying flat How could be night la this, however, there was board, which has frequently been Jeft her above the level of the branch? small comfort, since Win thrgpe pres- pussle out the meaning of the crashing beard a distance of 15 miles. Take hold the other line," ho said. ently reasserted his belief In tbe in the Jungle and tbe ferocious growls Tba girt hesitated. Do you hoar? climbing ability of leopards, sad ex directly beneath them. Old Hands on Yeung Shoulders. "LI etlll," he whispered. "Were Grab it quick, and pull up hard it you pressed bis opinion that whether or Our children are growing more Indon't want a tumble! there were lions In the neighbor all right Its only a beast that killed dependent It la not the fault of the ' Tha girl aetsew tne part of the not we are hood, certain of the barking roars they something down below us." parents nor of the children; All sat listening, and as the noise of not and they are not uncreeper which was fastened above and could bear came from tbe throats of careless, the animals In the thicket died away drew herself up with convulsive an- - tbe spotted climbers. Even Blake The conditions of life are grateful. rgy, Instantly Blake rose to his hair bristled m his imagination ptc-ivr- they could hear tha beast benesto responsible for the modern youth." Bases, and grasping the taut creeper of the areal eats ereecdne them tear at the body of its victim. Famlffen Zeitung. Vienna. t He. wtiii-t- i I-- ----c .-- 4 - hob-Min- g I 5 o J-- - .- 2; ;z - r-- Urr . x k I I 'f03T aVa" Double Crib and Fssd Place for Hogs." plan, with illustration of n double crib and feed place for hogs Is given herewith. The first story Is to be built six or f six and feet high, as per plan. Floor 28x34 feet concrete. Slse of building 24x82 fMt, making n driveway eight feet wide, north of driveway, eight feet wide for feeding. Use driveway to feed on, with an adjustable or movable gate, so as to uae any part or all to feed In. South of the driveway Is a narrow passage or feedway, and still south are the pens for sows, and a part of the pen and built on the outside as shown in plan, with double doors. The botton half A one-hal- let the sows back and forth to the outer part of pen, and the top half can be opened for more air, and also for a man to walk In and out to clean out bedding and littef. It also has windows to give plenty of This plan la drawn light in each bed for 12 feet high, but can be made 14 One section can be feet if desired. used for store room to put In mill feed, and such things as one alight One or' two sections can be used for calves, or the driveway may be used for sheep. It can be utilised. Besides the concrete floor tavea all the manure, which can be cleaned out at any time and hauled out on tha land. la to de--slr- e. , EXCELLENT ROTATION SYSTEM -- N netA see , cm-ture- waa-alrea- 0090900 1910 !U- 0tm toa 00031 no 0 900 ,9099 090 90 O 0 009090 009000 ' 9900 9990 - -- . Airtirt dy 0090 TOKS 4 &M0S3 - 00000 rtfCD 0C0F4 9909 990 sun-amt- , I nrioJ9C000 9 too 0090 rorJ 1000 cr 99 99 9004 - cr 0OT09Xr4 0000 0090900 A O0OV0 000009 , ACRES 00jrore K ARROW 090 a moll tut the-face.- " J 50-fo- -- 40C00J9900 nruiTo 'Slum farm on which potaFor a toes, hay and fodder are the main crops thla division of fields will be found suitable. The alfalfa and other fodder crops are near to the pMture to facilitate summer feeding. The 3 acres of alfalfa should give from IS to e tone of feed and assuming a yield per acre of potatoes acres devoted to thla crop tb should give a total f 1,900 bushels. The plan la Intended for high priced land where intensive methods will give high yields. 20 of 200 bushels Phoaphatlc manure, such as basis clay or superphosphate, on the othes - should be used liberally, and PASTURES hand,may perhaps best be applied to the preceding root crop, though It can be worked Into the land during the winClose Attention Should Be Pntd ter months before sowing the seed. to Preliminary Cultivation, In dry district and on light soils That M vetis Econo300 to 500 pounds of superphosphate my ta Seed. should be applied, but for most soils 400 to 600 pounds of basic clay may bA recommended, 1PT W, R. GILBERT,; In purchasing grass seed I recomClose attention should be paid to preliminary cultivation,, as thla means mend the obtaining of tb best as beeconomy In the seed. In the first place ing tbe cheapest In the end. It ts necessary that the toll should be thoroughly cleaned and that annual Buttons Made from Hoofs. weeds as well aa couch grass should AS the big beef packing houses the be destroyed. An Important consid- hoofs are assorted Into three eration la the manorial condition of the whit ones being used for grades, a certhe soil tain grade of button closely resemAlthough grasses are benefited by bling the better quality of pearl bub nitrogenous manures, it la seldom de- tons. A striped hoof la flattened into sirable to apply soch manure either IT plate through pressure 'under heat just before or immediately after sow- and uaed in the manufacture of hairing the seed. pins; striped hoofs are also used la Tbe first effect of such manuring the manufacture of buttons. Black would be to Increase the quantity of hoofs and hoof scrap are used In the straw produced by the grain crop manufacture of cyanide and chrome. with which the"1 seeds have been sown Scraps of hoofs ground up lnto n fin and thus to repress rather than aid powder make nitrogenous fertiliser the young pasture plants. and other crops. PROPER START OF ts pes |