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About Hemingford herald. (Hemingford, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1895-190? | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1898)
K B Jl k t T A SCIENTIST'S CONFESSION (C. M. Shepherd In Arena.) A number of yearn ago, when I wna a preneher In a southern university, a message came from n hospital, statins that a pick man wished to see me. (to Ing to the plar, I had dlflUulty In ree ognlzlng an old student friend name! Martin. He was manifestly In an ad vanced stage of some wnstlng dlaertsr "1 have sent for you," he paid, "be cause I recall your sympathy In for mer days. 1 shall die easier If I dlstioss the secrets of my life and leave a mes sage with you." Upon my assurance hnt I would serve him, he continued; "Do you recall the last lecture f Prof. Donne live years ago. which wan bo much talked of at the time? Well, It has shaped by career, and, In a way, has brought me to this pass. After leaving the university I spent two yenrs In Germany and another year In a great laboratory In New York. Hav ing come Into a fair patrimony, 1 felt prepared to enter upon Independent? re search. I cannot describe to you the absorption of the next few yenrs. Kv ery hour and every energy were de voted to one Idea. My postulate wa? that nil physical energy depends upon ethereal vibration. It seemed n tenson nble hypothesis that vibration is ulso the medium of energy of the transcend ant life of the soul; for all we know points that way. The spiritual body continued to be an Instrument sensi tive to vibrations, but apparently those of vastly superior range than we know anything nbout.. Matter Inteicepts n few vibrations, animal bodies receive many more and have an Indefinite pow er of evolution, while pure spirits are organs of universal range. My great end wns to find some means of receiv ing higher scul vibrations. Hint ac complished, I knew I could test char acter ns we now test the action of the heart or lungs, and the soul's ensemble could be recorded on a sensitive plate. Endlessly observing and experimenting, I at length stumbled on the truth. You will find all the details set forth In my journals, which 1 shall leave In your care, together with the apparatus in my laboratory." Mr. Martin was now visibly fatigued and the nurse, coming forwntd, begged that he make no further effort that day. At my next visit I found him in n comatose state, and it wns but a few days later that we buried the lnorta.' part of my friend. In due time his ap paratus and papers came Into mj hands, and this account Is contlnuec from his notebooks "Todny saw the last touches put Into my psychic mechanism. Now for some practical tests. I do not have much fear of failure; the preliminary InduT tlon has been too thorough. I believe that I have shown the existence oi psychic waves. If placed in position between an orator of high power and his audience, my recording Instrument exhibits violent oscillations and lndl. cates different orders of vibrations orig inating In the niSLSS of people and In the speaker. In the midst of the Ne vada desert I found that the vibrations are comparatively few and simple; while In the vicinity of a populous city they are many and complex. "Todny brought "" "v """ pn"f i ful personal test. I had a. long conver sation with Senator 1'.. una uneu my new Individualizing device, meanwhile plying him with more questions thnn a professional Interviewer. He talked at great length of his early struggles, his dominant alms, and his experiences in the role of party boss. There is no question but he has the boss conscience and the boss conception or me. i wns not without tremors In going about this business; It seemed very like moral vivisection. I came away satisfied that I had the great man's skeleton In my pockets. The results now lie before me, and I fear that they woul dnot be sat isfactory to the senator or his spiritual adviser. The Index hand has shifted only a few points. The senator's soul movement corresponds about to that of the pulse of a dying man. The develop ed plate shows what? The subject is portly and ccmmnndlng presence, his whole personality suggesting a full diet of adulation. Hut tlie Kaionograpn pre sents the crudest caricature of human ity, being rather like a Roentgen pho tograph In which only the heavier parts appear. I cannot be in any doubt ns to the drift uf this. The (subject's soul is sensitive to a very few of the psychic undulations. Whole systems of the finer vibrations beat on his personality like waves against a cliff. Hereafter as often as I look at the man I shall see that ghastly picture. "I was-fortunnte today. I secured a fine teat from a brown-eyed, romping school girl, whose parents left her In my charge while they visited one of the scientific collections. While this winsome lnssle was chatting brightly of her bicycle, her pets, and her school mates. I could hear the steady clicking of the Index In my pocket. The results are Interesting. The record Is as full and steady as that of normal resplra tlon. Evidently the home Influences of the subject are wholesome. The kalon nexanh Is a study. It appears much younger that the subject, owing, I pre surae, to the fact that soul development is secondary to that of the body. Some of the outlines are shadowy, as If In process of formation, but on the whole the picture Is beautiful and expresses a wide range of psychic Impressions. Another fascinating test Is that of a fine baby in the arms of hl3 mother. In the kalonograph the lntter appears sweet and madonna-like, while on hei bosom lies a nucleus of tinted shad ows. Studying them one observes sys terns of way lines, which, on close in spection, take the forms of flowers and clusters of stars. "I suppose that I am at length an adept In the art of soul photography, for I have more cases than I can de scribe in detail. But there are twe types of which I begin to be wary. One can take Images of hundreds of men and women every day that are simply healthy and normal. We may say oi them that they already begin to llv in the psychic world, and are candi dates for lmmortnllty. Again, one may heap up kalonogrnphs of roues, drunk ards, opium or cigarette fiends, souls waterlogged with selfishness and with worldllness, or money gathering auto, matons. Such products have no psych ic value. It is manifest that were nun. dreds of millions of them turned loos? in the spirit world they could not pop ulate It. save as, on earth, nolsomt beasts and reptiles Inhabit a wilderness. The effect on one Is curious. Heretoforj material Ihings have seemed the mor real; the spiritual has been vague ami speculative. Now, however, the un seen unlverst- makes an overwhelming impression of renllty. and I llnd mysell Judging all men by their soul values. II Is hard to respect those that cannot cast a spiritual shadow; yet we are told that the Redeemer, looking on the sen sual multitudes, was moved with com passion. The greatest anomaly Is my self. Why do I not try these proeehser in my own case? At times I am con sumed with anxiety to behold my soul' image; yet as often ns I npproacr the test a great terror falls upon me. "A now subject his come to me In i strange fashion. Strolling one oven ing In the suburbs .he soft notes of r cradle song set ray Index vlbrn'lns ' unison. I noted thnt the houso iroif whence ths sounds came was l.txt tt that of a friend, and so It came nbuu that I met Margaret Van Meter. Hei family, who are uf old Huguenot stock came bete after the war to nurse theh broken fortunes. The father Is now fen the second time a widower, and then are two sets of children, all In Marati ret's care. I now go theiv ofUn. Col unel Van Mcltr, an old gentleman the grand style, Is delightfully remln lscent, and Margaret Is a Umlnatj shedding toned light all nbout hei. li Is not easy to say wherein her fasti nb tlon lies. She Is nut regularly ben m t ful, but a blind man hearing her voir and receiving the Influences fiom hei personality would believe her to bt lovely. She bus seen little of the world und has scant culture beyond that ol books and heredity. Hut my studies have taught me that the unselfish sou receives u cormlc dtst ipline. I have a great desire to study her kulonograpt und have gene prepared to take It n score of times, but, as In the case ol my own, my reive fulls me. "I have had an umnzlng experience and realize what It means to play wit! trnnsceudant forcer. 1 can only stat the facts; 1 do not as yet see throug them. Could It have been that In mj abstraction I drew the apparatus lior my pocket ns I talked? 1 was spendln the evening with Maiguret. It was oik of those rare hours when "soft stillness and the night, becomes the touches .i sweet harmony." "For a time Margaret played BLire Chopin's music, and then we walke the veranda. She told the simple an nals of her life: her plans for the com fort of her father's declining years ami the careers of her brothers and sisters The purity and harmony of It entcre ' Into my soul. The mellow tones of hei voice blended with the rtreamy born' of a mocking bird In the magnolia tree and a subtle fragrance that iloated on the nlr had the effect of an emanatlo.i from her spirit. As we reached a shad owy corner of the veranda, I yielded t an overmastering Impulse and often her my life's devotion, pleading thai I could help to carry out her plans. The line outlines of her face glenincu faintly, like a statue of Attopos, whilt she said, very gently: " 'I found this path already marked out for me, and while It may scni nar row, I have learned to love It. To ac cept your offer, however I might try l dlsgulse It to myself, would be the sub Btltutlon of a hypothetical duty for a certain one, and I should no lo.ig.'t have a single heart. IleslJes that, you are a man of science, nnd I am an un lessoned girl that could only hinder you in your career.' " 'Oh,' cried I. 'you do not under stand how nil the science I have evei mastered has but taught me to discern the relative value of our souls." "As I spoke a soft light, us of th rising moon, shone on her face, and hei look of perplexity dissolved into won der and fear. Half turning my hea ' In obedience to her silent gesture. I saw In the darkness as on a black tnb let, two luminous Images Margarets and my own. The one was a magnifi cent composite of the Greek Ideal and the Christian Madonna the expression of her life's perfect harmony nnd tin possibilities wrought by obedbnee to the Inward light. Over against her hung a spectre, only half In clear c i. line the sketch or nucleus of a man, reflecting not radiating light, nnd huk gestlng a plant long grown in the dark ness and sudenly starting to thrive tin der newiy admitted light. All this passed In less time thnn has gone to the tollinrr of It. A deep sigh aroused me, and I turned Just in time to catch the tottering form of Margaret. "Bearing her within, nnd calling the family, I hastened out to seek n physi cian. She was 111 for weeks afterward and I have never seen her since; nor do I desire to meet her ngain until a life kindred with her own has fitted me to stand unabashed In her presence I have ceased to concern myself about the soul-growth of others, seeing m own In such a state. Reality 13 now t'.it one tremendous thought of life." SOCIAL PURITY. An Intelligent father and mother al lowed their little boy and girl to have a romp every night, after being un dressed. They said the air was good for their little bodies. The little ones played together fiom babihoud, and it wns a long time before either noticed the distinction of sex, and when the older child said, "why, slater ain't like me," the mother answered, "No, she lr a little girl and you are a boy, and you are not made Just nllke, that is only the difference between little girls and boys," and the child was satisfied with the Information given. No morbid cu riosity aroused; no vulgar secrecy. As far an any curiosity In regard to being boys or girls was concerned, wns settled In their little minds for all time. Yet many so-called modest women were horrllled because that beautiful mother allowed her little boy and girl to piny together undressed. The so-called mod est mothers often teach tne grossest vulgarity to their children. There Is nothing more vulgar, from the stand point of childhood, than to allow the distinction of sex to become n morbid curiosity In the minds of little ones. As soon as a child wants to know why he Is a boy, and sister a girl, he should be taught with pure language from mother's lips. Mothers, how can you live the care less lives you do? Talk of mother'8 love! It Is love that allows a child to think vulgar thoughts concerning her little body before she Is ten years old? They are vulgar If at all Ignorant. There Is no such thing ns love, nny higher than the bear feels for her cub unless It is Intelligent. A mother will work, starve almost, suffer and die even for her children; so will the bear for her cubs. Love, to be anything higher than selfish passion, must be Intelligent Ask n thousand girls and boys over fifteen years of age, how they llrsi came into the knowledge of sex, and I gunrantee not ten out of the thousand will say. "my mother taught me." The way knowledge of sex comes to little children Is horrible, and mothers and fathers know It and will not protect their children by one pure thought. Southern Hcpe. An Averted Conflict Carefully he noted his surroundings, cautiously he peered from his hiding place, then trem blingly crr.ucnea uncK in tne aaiitnes'i The enemy wns near, the cruel, the henrtloss fnemy -but look the enemy !s retreating yes, with a loud parting bang, the enemy hrd retreated. Now all waB safe and he boldly advanced from the dark cu.ner and cried to his companion. "To arms, to arms!" And then w-ril she Hew to his arms, for hei papa lad Just slammed the door nnc went out to his club. Teacher You Me painfully slow with figures. Tommy. Come, now, speak up quickly. If your father gave your mother a $10 bill and a $5 bill what would she have? Tommy A fit. A SAD FAREWELL. How Our Boys In Qluo Snld Good-By-. "Well, so long Jim. If you do the handsome by Old Glory we'll s that your grave is Kept gteen." "Never fear, I'll look after her nl rlghtly Just wall until 1 get a good IHip at that yellow iugucroB the pond! But, goodby old man, be 6?od to your self." A moment later this same soldier biy was bending low his bend to cntch n whispered tetultrnesB fiom a pale lit tie woman whom I fell must be hla mother. "Of fours 1 will," I heard him sny, eyes. "There's the hint call and l mto. hurry. Goodby little mother!" ami ). head bent low over hers for a mmn -nt Then he turned nnd walked quuky toward his icgimeut. 1 stood there in the armory, n soli tary stranger, while the goodbys oi our soldiers were watted about me. "But, Molke me' datllnt, how cim 1 let ye go? You'll be shot the folist ting" wxtled a buxom lassie, her head suo stnntlally cradled upon the bosom ol a gnwky recruit. "Nlvver mi-lned," he reassured her, "your Molke can lick the whole grnsey lot of 'em. And when he gits hum to your sweetness It will be with gold (laps on his shoulders und nut a ball lost from his head." "I must find George," a blond girl exclaimed to her dark-eyed compan ion. "I'll go crazy If oh! there he la helping pack the ofllcer's box, the an gel!" und away she shot thiough the crowd. Near me stood a woman with her child In her arms. She was sobbing bitterly. "There! there! I thought you were going to be such n, brave little woman," came from a muBcullne voice beside her. Such a scurrying hither nnd yon as there wus by olllcers nnd privates! Such confusion overhead In the direction of the quartermaster's apartments! And nil the while companies were fnlllng Into line first one, then another io spondlng to the drum beat. Oblivious to all the world beside, a stalwart soldier In oIIUm'h uniform mude a delightfully romantic picture ns he plended for a curl from the girl ish head he was bending over. "You know you promised," I over heard him say, and when I next lookel that way the dark curl was gone from the bonny brow. "Well, my son, do honor to your nam? nml Til npvor recret the duy X'OU marched away." were the parting words from a father to a boyish volunteer. "All my hopes lie In that boy," he said brokenly to a bystander as the youth ful form was lost to view. A crowd of school girls near me were casting envious glances In all direc tions where were bits of lovers' part ings. They kept up a constant chatter. I overheard a brown-haired one, whom the others addressed as "Ted," say: "I think It's a shame. We don't know even one man that s going to the war, nnd that tall girl with the berries In her hat kissed three offlcers, a drum major and Mx prlvntes." "Yes," spoke up the one with n red book strap, "and that captain wearing the Van Dyke beard has taken half the morning to say goodby to that silly lit tle blonde. I just wish 1 had even a brother." Dewey as Seen By His Son. "I am the first commodore to com mand the United States Asiatic squad ron since Perry, and I think that will mean something." These were Commodore Dewey's last words, spoken to his only child, George Goodwin Dewey, when father and sun bade each other goodby last December. "These were very significant words," said young Mr. Dewey, when I saw him at his apartment, at No. -J3S West Fifty-seventh street, last week. "They did not Impress me when spoken, but have very much since. In the light of the events of this week. I wns grasp Ins father's hand and had said, i wtm you may have a successful crui.se, when he spoke these woras. "How true they have been! Since the days of brave Perry, admirals have commanded our Asiatic squadron, but not a commodore until father took charge. And then It has meant some thing. It meant the opportunity of a lifetime, of which advantage was ta ken, with grand results. "When father left here for his com mand, after trying the Iowa in his ca pacity of president of the board of in spection and survey, he snld nothing about expecting hostilities, but showed he looked forward with pleasure to tutt ing command of the squadron. Ho never savs much about what he ex pects, but Is always prepared for ev erything possible. Knowing of his thoroughness in preparation, and the fact that he was always master of the situation, I had no fear of the result when I knew he would lend his squad ron in battle against the Spanish foits and ships. "Unfortunately, I have been much separated from my father, for he has been off on long cruises, nnd In recent years while he was home I was at col lege and afterward entered the com mission business here In New York, so I know of but few of the interesting events of his life, but I do know his character, habits of thought and uc tlon." While Mr. Dewey was speaking he showed In every expression of counte nance and voice the commendable pride he felt In his father's achievements, and when I asked what sort of a man his father was, as ho viewed mm, ne an swered quickly, and with a quite evi dent show or entnusiasm: "He Is deliberate, cool, businesslike, without fear, gentle, very fond of chil dren, good hearted and good to every one. He is most thorough, determined and energetic. He Is a disciplinarian, and everything under his control must be as near perfect as possible. You can easily Imagine why I have such faith in father's ability, when I appre ciate these strong points in his char acter. "He Is so very kind hearted; yet nothing can stop him in the perform ance of his duty, no matter what the results may be. He loves a good horse and is particularly fond of horseback riding, yet he always considers the comfort of the animal he rides. He will not allow his horse to trot on a hard roud or to be hurried up a steep hill. Then lie hns always been quite fond of society, of club life, nnd has been devoted to children, ami always enters Into their pleasure. "That Is one side. But when It comes to the necessity of fighting, he believes In being mobt thoroughly prepared, and striking, quick, hnrd and with dellb erate Intent of accomplishing the pur pose of war that Is, putting the enemy in a cundltion where he cannot fight. "I was vt-ry much Impressed by his last letter, received a month ago," con tinued Mr- Dewey. "He said nothing about expecting war, but said he was very busy. Now. 'busy' is a little word, but I knew what It meant with him. "He believes that our ships nnd men are the best in the world. He Is right, and hns proved It. Fnrragut Is hH Ideal of n naval commander, and we all Wnow what Furragut was." FARM FACTS. DAIRY DOINGS. Rend current dairy literature, nnd keep posted on new Ideas. Observe nnd enfoice the utmost clean. lltiesH about the cattle, their attend ants, the stable, dairy and nil uten sils. A peison suffeilng from any disease, or who has been exposed to n contag ious disease, must remain away tium the cows and the milk. Whitewash the stable once or twice n year; us land plaster In the manure gutters dally. , Keep the stable and dairy room In ft,1'1 ,' , s;Vl oil condition, frssh nlr ami clean. or allow the cows to be excited by hard driving:, nbuso, loud talking, or unnecessary disturbance; do not expose tfcr- o cold or storms for nny length if time. r .. . .i.e w titer In abundance, eupy of neeesH ami always pure, fresh, but not too cold; do not use Impure pond. Salt should always bo accessible. Milk quietly, quickly, cleanly nnd thoroughly. Cows do not like unneces sary noise or delay. Commence milk ing nt exnetly the same hour every morning, und milk the cows In the same older. Throw away (but not on the floor better in the guttei) the first few streams fiom each teat; this milk Is very watery and of little value, but It may Injuie the test. If. In nny milking, a pnrt of the milk Is bloody or stringy, or unnatural In np , r, VKi tle whole mess should be 10 Jec'.ed. I 1 with dry hands; never allow the hamlB to come In contact with the milk. If nny accident occurs by which a pail full, or partly full, of milk becomes ditty, do not try to remedy this by straining, but reject nil this milk and iIiiho the pall. All persons thnt milk the cows should have their finger nails cut closely. Remove the milk or every cow nt once from the stnble to n clean, dry room, where the air Is pure and sweet Do not allow cans to remain In stables while they are being llllod. Never keep your milk lit your stnble or neur bad odors Never close u enn containing warm milk, which has not been aired nnd cooled by turning from one can to the other, stirred, or dipped until animal heat Is out. K cover Is left off the con, n piece ol cloth or mos-qulto netting should be used to keen out Insects. Never mix fresh milk with thut which has been cooled. Do not nllow milk to freeze. Under no circumstances should any thing be ndded to milk to prevent Its souring. Clennllness and cold are the only preventives needed. POULTRY POINTERS. Benns nre n good feed because they are nitrogenous. Eggs sell better when sent to market in regular cases. The early pullets are the profitable winter egg producers. The laying hen consumes more food than one not laying. Ten weeks from shell to market Is the time allotted a chick. Ten hens with one mnle make about the proper proportion. Ten flocks, each consisting of ten hens are enough for an ncre. Keep cabbages hanging In the house within reach of the fowls. Scatter the grain at noon nmong lit ter, so the fowls must exercise. Egg shells ground to a powder mnke a good addltloln to the mash. Filthy quarters produce sickness, nnd sick hens will not produce eggs. Cull out the poor layers and give the prolific hens more room to work. After the second year the hen's value as a winter egg-producer lessens. Make the hens work. Exercise helps digestion. Feed all they will eat up clean. Let the fowls hnve drinking troughs Into which it will be Impossible for them to pet with their feet. Their wa ter becomes foul, and to It we may at tribute many dlsenBes. Geese profit from a good grass pas ture, but they should not be allowed to run In a field where there is any other stock. They foul the grass quick ly, so that horsea and cattle will not eat It. They should have un enclosure to themselves. A hen has to lay about 100 egs ta pay for her keeping. It Is only nfter that that the clear profits come In. BEK BUZZINGS. Have your bees plenty of honey? When the brood chamber becomes so full of bees that they are somewhat crowded for rooms, additional surplus boxes should be added. We cannot look for much surp'.u honey If we allow the bees to swarm nt will, because excessive swarming will be the rule with them. Get hives In rendlness for the bee when the swarming season comes. No one can afford to wait until they are actually needed to put swnrrns In. It Is Impossible to get hives In shnpo r.t swarming time. Tho old method ct picking up null kegs and soap boxe. to hfve bees In Is not worth the bother of doing it. To obtain a crop of honey In n profit able manner, the surplus boxes should all be ready o put on the hives at any time they arc needed. Use the one pound section box In the latest and best crates for holding them on the hives. Prepare foundation comb to use in the boxes, for without It we shall not Bucceed. Bees usually gather some honey from fruit blossoms, and this gives them n good sturt In brood rearing. It .fre quently occurs that at the end of fruit bloom they have considerable youin brood In the combs and but little sur plus honey In the hive, and unless hon ey again comes soon from other sourcei they are In danger of starving. This should be well looked nfter, and feed ing resorted to nt once. Colonies ar Bcant of provisions as this In sprint; cannot be expected to prove very val uable, and only those that nre well sup plied can be depended upon. Hives containing bees should have a thorough cleaning every spring. There Is always a lot of surplus propolis plas tered over the frames and hive that will be quite a hindrance in manipu lating during the. summer. There nre ulso burr combs stuck about the frame nnd around the Inside of the hive s i thnt It Is ulmcst Impossible to get th? frames in nnd out without killing th bees or damaging the combs. All this bhould be removed every Bprlng, and oftenor If necessary. It Is a good plan to begin vuth a new hive, and lift oui the frames and transfer bees and nil to the new hive, nnd then thoroughly clean this hive nnd go to the next, u..J to on all 'round the apiary. The advantage of big entrances t shown by the fact that the bees are quietly at active work, while colonic with small entrances In hot weathe; roar like an approaching storm, some ol thu workers being thus kept from work to ventilate. Any lmidlment to the free access to nil parts of the hives, not only for th pnssaga of the btt8, but for a fr cir culation of air, will tend to make the unoomfortable and cause them to gt. the swarming Impulse. TO OBTAIN STRONG BKR COLONIir The great problem with bees Is t procure wurker bees nt Just the light time for the honey harvest. The queen Is the mother of all tlit bees In a colony, she laying all the eggs producing them. Under the great est stimulation, she Is capable of liiym? from 8.000 to 4,000 eggs n duy, yet often she Is laying only from K0 to 1.900 eggt dally at the time she should be dolm her best. After the egg Is laid It take three dnj". for It to hatch Into a llttlt larvn. The larva Is fed for six days dining which time It has grown ho n to till the cell, when It Is cupped ovei and lemnlnt hid fiom view tor twelvt moro ilny, when It eiuetges a perfect bee. Thl he now woiks Inslflj of the hive for sixteen dnys more, when tin colony Is In n normnl condition, doing such work as feeding the larva, build ing comb, evaporating nectar, etc. when It Is lendy to go outside as n tli1 laborer; and at forty-five days, during the working season, rrom the time ol hatching, It dies of old age, and iinothci generation takes Its place. From the nbovc It will be seen Hint the egg must be laid at lenst thirty seven days before the honey-harvest In order that our bee have the opportuu Ity of laboring In that harvest to th" best advantage. , Now. If the hnrvest Is basswood, com menting to bloom, say, July 7, the cga for our lub'irer should be laid on befoie the 1st of dune. But how shall we secure the laying of the eggs Jui when we want them. Thete are sevetn ways, of doing It, such ns feeding t'n bees thin sweets when you wish the queen to lay more prollllcly; glvlna young bees from other colonles thut will feed the queen an extra amount o! egg-producing food, etc.; but 1 will spenk here only of the plan that hns proven most successful In my hint'' ', with the least drawback, of any I have ever used. About May 10 to 20, ac cording to the weather (If worm or an early season, the 10th; If cool or a late season, then the 20th), I commence t do what Is known ns "sprendlng the brood," which Is simply reversing the brood nest nt this lime, putting the coiibB having the least brood In them from the outside In the center, and those tuning tho most brood on the outside. This stimulates the queen to fill these neatly broodlesB combs wit'' eggs clenr down to the bottom and out at the sides, laying twice tho eggs sh" had been during the days Just past, in a week or so tho combs of eggs and larvae are spread apart, and a frame of comb hnving honey In It set between them. Che romovlng or this honey cnuses great activity; the queen Is fed abundantly and tho comb Is filled with eggs In a "twinkling." If the colony 1 Btronri In bees, and we have the comb of honey on bund, two combs enn bo set In at this time. In u few days more the brood Is reversed again, soon nfte which the brood Is likely to fill every comb except the two outside ones, nnd these will soon be admitted Into the brood circle. This plan of mnnlpulr tlon causes the queen to fill the cells much more quickly with eggB thnn she would othetwise have done, and thup many vntuablo bees are gained, so that there will be a multitude of laboiers at tho right time, nnd, as I hnve often proven (by manipulating one row of hives In the yard, leaving another row untouched), nearly twice as tunny ns there would have been htid the bees been allowed to take their own course In this way the best possible results In honey are secured, and I would ad vise any beginner to familiarize him self with this method, Gleanings. BUTTER MAKING ON THE FARM. (U. S. Experiment Bulletin.) No farmer, having ten cows or more can afford to be without a separator. A separator will pay for Itself In one year by Its lavlngs from ten cowh. On twenty cows It will pay for itself In six months. Shallow pan cream Is ready to churn at any time If it Is cooled below CO de grees. Sweet cream takes 24 to 30 hours to sour for churning. Put no fresh cream In the churn rot twelve hours before churning; It will not ripen or churn out. The stnrter mny be some good skim miiw nnnroil nt 8S or 00 degrees nnd thick; or some cream already ripened; or buttermilk from the last churning If that churning brought good butter. Fifty-eight to C2 degrees Is the prope llent for churning. Some very rich cream will chum as low at 43 degrees. Thin cream needs a higher tempera ture for churning, ubout C2 degrees. Stop churning when the grains of but ter are a trifle smaller than whent. To make the butter float before draw ing off the buttermilk throw In nbout one tenspoon of salt per gallon of the cream. . , , Draw off buttermilk through a hall sieve so as to save all the butter. Wash butter at CO degrees. This will harden the grains. Wush twice, and no more. Don't let butter stand It, water; it takes away he prized flavor and aroma Curdled milk In crenm appears as white specks In butter. Remedy: Keep the cream stirred so the milk cannot sepnratc and curdle. Finished butter should contnln 3-5 of nn ounce of salt to the pound. If butter Is salted when it Is first taken from the churn use one ounce per pound of bi tter. The brine which will run off In the working will leave the butter salted about right. Pack butter In nent, clean packages, cacti pound In a separate wrapper if possible. WHEN TO SPRAY FRUITS. (From Kansas Ex per. Bulletin.) Currants- For currant worm use par- Is green In Bordeaux before flower buds open, use helleboie one week later, nnd again every time the worms appear. For leaf snot use atnmonlacnl carbon ate of copper In the middle of June. Bordeaux mixture nfter fruit Is picked nnd ten dns later. Gooseberry For gooseberry worm use parls green in Bordeaux oeiore leaves expand, one week later; when the worms appear use hellebore. For anthracnose use copper sulphate before buds start, Bordeaux mlxtutv when lenves are half size, when fruit hns set and two weeks later. For leaf-lopper use kerosene emulsion when flrat seen, and one week later. For black and brown rot use copper sulphate before buds start; Bordeaux mixture Just before blossoming, when fruit Is feet, ten days later and again ten days later Strawberry For leaf blight use Bor deaux tulxtute when growth first starts, at opening of earliest blossoms, nfter crop Is off burn old leaves, and spray with Bordeaux every three or four weeks. For lef roller use parls green bv first of May. threw weeks later. In July mow plants and bum leaves Hellebore Dry mix with two tlme-i Us weight of road dust; wet mix oi ; ounce with two ounces of water. Nature lu busy making, building; the birds, the lands.- the cattle and men nrw all planning and producing. Kaeh has great hopes for th future. lCae1" will accomplish as his offorts ar well and wisely directed. Nature and bird and man. HOME HELPS. Mnlto a scrap book of your "Horns Hints." To remove egg stains from spoons rub with moist snlt Remember thnt when fat bubbles It Is only just melting und not nt nil in the right condition for frying. After the bubbling lias Hiiy.lrtcd a slight smoke will ntlse, and Uiat Is the mo ment the material should be put In. A cup of hot water, declares Sir An drew Clnrk of London, possesses the same medicinal qualities attributed ta un equal amount i whisky, while lack ing the injurious properties. Hot wa ter In abundance Is especially recom mended In malarial tumbles. Twigs of peach, apple, cherry, lilac or the flowering currant, cut off now and placed In n vase on a sunny win dow und given plenty of water, will soon but si Into bloom. In the Invalid's loom or nursery these nvnnt couriers of tho spiliig wilt find a special wel come. Sugar taken In small quantities aids digestion, a sugaied water Is an ex cellent means of relieving the stomach of foods which have rcmulned there tea long. Sugar Is not heating unless taken In excess or overcooked, or unless It Is combined with exciting substances, as In sweets. FASHION NOTI2S. The natural four-leaved clover Is now mounted on pocketbooks. A warlike scarf pin Is n silver mini ature dagger with un opal handle. A now garter buckle has a chased border and llowers enameled In the center. Pigeon throat nnd fuchsia reds ar the most fashionable tints In this color. A novel treatment of a brocaded silk evening bodice shows the pattern In the silk cut out around the neck nnd cm broldi.ed In buttonhole stitch for a finish. Above this coming from under neath, Is a frill of chlfTon. Bracelets arc again fashionable, Style Is not limited to one design, nnd the girls can dive down Into their boxes nnd chamois bag.s, where they thrust pins, necklaces, chains, buckles und all sorts of gew-gaws, as fashion sets her sent of disapproval on them, nnd bring out Just the first bracelet they happen to lay their bunds on ami don It, nnd some of the heavy round bracelets, which slip over the hand und fit loosely about the wrist, are elaborately carved. Others, which hug the urtn closely, are nothing mo thnn a gold wire embel lished with .4 single gold leaf, frosted, or a flower with a precious stone In the center. SKIRTS OF PIQUE, DUCK AND OR GANDY. Heavy cottons, such us pique, duck or crash, will be mnde with skirts gored In five pieces, four yards wide, and either left plain or decorated with cot ton bruld or Hamburg Insertion. Tho Spanish flounce Is liked for pique frocks with a row of Insertion nt the edge of the ruflle and also heading It. Another design shows thu trimming outlining n pointed apron, running up to the belt at the buck und In a straight row around the top of the four-Inch hem. Glnghum dresses In plaids and stripes will be very much worn. Skirts of thin materials, such as or gandy, are also gored, but the flounces If deep are cut on tho straight ana one or more rows of lace Insertion let In. If tho ruflles nre narrow they are cut bias and edged with lace. These skirts are elaborately ruftled, nnd when wash ing In not allowed for, each frill Is fin ished with laco and n row of narrow satin ribbon of the prominent color of the flguro In the goods. The umorelln skirts of nlno gores, four yards In width, with Insertion let In at every seam, and finished with a five-Inch ruflle edged nnd headed with the lace, are becoming to women of stout fig ures. Ladles' Home Journal. MACAROONS. To one-half of a pound of almond paste (which can be purchased In bulk from any first-class grocer) allow four to five egg whites und one-half of a pound of powdered sugar. Masli the paste with a fork and work Into It the four unbeaten whites, one at a time. Add the sugar and work and beat unt' thoroughly incorporated. Test with a small spoonful dropped on a greased pun and bake In a moderate oven. If too stiff nnd dry add half of a white and test ngaln; the exact amount enn not be giver, as eggs are so apt to vary In size. When the test one appears right press them out In portions the size of a silver quarter on slightly greased paper spread on Hat pans. Dust them with a little powdered sugar and bake in a moderate oven. When taken from the oven stnnd where there Is no draft while cooling or they will sink. Table talk. A DELICATE REPAST. The Astor house chef Is responsible for this, whose formidable French name has slipped my mind, delicious. Inex pensive dish. Neatly remove the bones from prime beef ribs, trim, wipe clean, lay Hat with Inside uppermost and sea son with pepper and salt. Over this spread dressing prepared as for turkey of equal thickness of the meat; begin ning with th thinner end roll and firm ly skewer, dredge with flour, pepper and salt, stand on end and bake tl 1 tender Inside and crisp outside. Slice transversely-like Jelly roll Its thick ened Juices make a rich brown gravy Sweet potatoes and creamed onlonB, or Irish potatoes and squnsh, are good vegetables to serve with this meat. Family Messenger. CREAM OF PEA SOUP. One pint of canned or cooked dried peas, one qirart of milk, one tablespoon butter, two tablespoons of flour, one half teaspoon of salt, and three dashes of cayenne. Press the peas through a colander or vegetable press. Boll the milk and add the pressed peas, uuo the butter and flour together, stir In the boiling soup and cook until It thickens; n01 the seasoning and serve at once. Family Messenger. POTATO CHIPS. Peel six nice potatoes, cut them as you would peel an apple round, dry thorn thoroughly, dip In flour, nnd fry In plenty o' boiling lard. Drain on paper before the fire and serve at once. Family Messenger. Husband (suddenly waking up at dead of night) What In the world was that noise? Wife (calmly) It's nil right, dear. The guests of the Astor ball are Just coming home, nnd 1 slipped down nnd guve our front door a slam, x so the neighbors would think we were there. What's th matter. Uncle Rube? I'se insulted, snh; dat Cnp'n Jones done call me a nigger! Well, nren't you a nlggerV Yes, sun; dat's jest It! "You were always a fault-finder," growled the wife. "Yos, daor," responded the husband, meekly; "I found you." N