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The Postage Stamp Code.
Ever since I havo hail this depart
mont, lo, theso many years, I have
been besieged by youthful readers for
tho "stump langunge." As these little
messengers go around tho world, some
one has devised theso significations
Recordings as to how they are placed
on the, envelope. I cannot lmaglno re
membering all the various positions,
but I am glad to print them as they
are, for all those who havo asked for
them, and hope along felt want has
been supplied.
A. stamp placed at tho top right
hand cornor means Business ; or 1
witm your friendship. J
Same corner, upside down Wrlto
no more.
Same corner, crosswise I send a
Kiss; ,
Samo corner, horizontally Do you
love mo?
At tho bottom right-hand corner
You aro very cruel.
Samo corner, upside down Can you
not trust mo?
Samo cornor, horizontally You are
changed.
In tho middle, at right side Write
Boon.
Same placo, upside down I am sor
ry. Samo place, horizontally I am mar
ried. At tho top left-hand cornor Good
by, sweetheart.
Same corner, upside down I lovo
you.
Samo cbrner, crosswise My heart
is another's.
Samo corner, horizontally I hate
you.
At tho bottom left-hand corner I
seek your acquaintance.
Samo corner, upsldo down I wish
you Joy.
Samo cornor, horizontally Will you
meet mo?
In tho middle, at leftislde Accept
my lovo.
Same placo, upsldo down I am en
gaged. Samo place, horizontally I long to
isee you.
In tho middle at the top Yes.
Samo place, upside down On condi
tions. Samo place, horizontally Aro you
jealous?
In tho middle at the bottom No.
Samo placo, upside down You aro
'too loving.
Samo place, horizontally My par
ents object.
Of course all these messages are
carried by a single stamp either a
COIFFURE THAT HAS
Striking coiffure worn by a Spanish
Paris, Pan-shaped gourah feathers In a
headdress.
k.
two-cent one fixed on a Jetter or iv
ponny ono on a postcard.
Two penny stamps on a letter carry
qulto different sot of mennlngs, as tho
following list will show:
Two stamps at tho top right-hand
cornor mean Moot tonight, samo
place.
Samo corner, upsldo down Your
father suspects.
Samo cornor, crosswise Danger.
At tho bottom right-hand cornor
Going away. (
Samo corner, upsldo down See you
on Sunday
Same corner, crosswise Can I call?
At tho top loft-hand cornor Why
aro you silent?.
Samo cornor, upsldo down Do you
lovo nnothor?
Samo corner, crosswiso Hopo you
aro well.
At the bottom left-hand corner
Don't forsako me.
Quotations for Farewell Dinner,
ilere aro sonio appropriate quota
tions for uso at a dinner given In hon
or of a guests who Is about to depart
upon a long Journey:
Though lost to sight, to memory
dear.
Absenco breaks slender ties, but
rivets strong ones.
I count myself In nothing olso so
happy
Ab In a soul remombering my good
friends. ,
Where'er I roam, whatever realm to
see,
My heart untravelcd, fondly turns to
thee.
Farewell; a word that must bo and
hath been;
A sound that makes us linger; yet
farowell.
What shall I do with all tho days and
hours
That must be counted oro I seo thy
face?
Tho place cards may bo painted
with a bunch of forget-me-nots, or tlo
a spray of artificial ones on with a bit
of "true blue" ribbon.
A Good Thing to Know.
To Increase tho lasting capacity of
candles keep them in tho icebox for 24
hours before using. They will burn
much slower, and to the up-to-date
hostess who usos candles constantly
this Is quite nn item. It is qulto cus
tomary to light the dining room al
most entirely with candles placed
around tho room or the plato rail,
mantel find sideboard. Theso aro not
shaded, and it is a very pretty Idea to
havo Individual candles at each plato.
Theso are usually shaded.
Motto for a Sun Dial.
Could you have anything more beau
tiful than these lines by Henry Van
Dyke? It Is called "The Sun Dial at,
Wells College:"
"Tho shadow of my finger cast
Divides tho future from tho past;
Bcfofo it, sleeps the unborn hour,
In darkness, and beyond thy power;
Behind its unreturnlng-Hne,
Tho vnnished hour, no longer thlno;
Ono hour alono Is In thy hands
The now on which tho shadow stands.
MADAME MERRI.
WON ADMIRATION
beauty at the Theater du Chatelet,
deep shade of bluo arranged as a
NOTES cyW
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Never exclto a dairy cow.
Furnish homes for tho birds.
Comfort Is cheaper than corn.
"Tho colt needB good attention.
The charge of milkers Is, as a rule,
detrimental.
Clip tho horso. It will help to keep
him healthy.
Irregular times of milking arc al
ways damaging.
Plenty of shade for yarded poultry
flocks now is required.
It Is not a good plan to mix warm
milk with that already cooled.
Keep the chicks growing. They will
appreclato any tender green feed.
For tho fence flying habit, try clip
ping tho larger feathers off ono wlug.
Corn stalks aro good fertilizer and
should bo loft on tho field after cut
ting. Exorcise ls better laying stimulant
for tho hens than heat-producing cou
dlmcnts. EggB deteriorate rapidly In tho pan
try or kitchen these days. Keep them
in a cool placo.
Establish, If possible, a brand of
eggs which will in Itself be guaran
tee of good quality.
A small box to sit upon is a great
back saver In tho gardon. Try one
when picking tho currants.
Overfeeding of green cut bono Is
apt to cause leg troubles, diarrhoea,
bowel complaints and worms.
Nothing aids so much In destroy
ing a herd by tuberculosis as a poor
ly lighted and Illy ventilated stable.
Every heifer calf should havo an
Inheritance that will make It posslblo
for her to make a better cow than her
dam.
Tho cow with tho biggest appetite,
other things being equal, 1b the one
which will give tho most milk and
butterfat.
If you wish that young heifer to
develop Into a wild cow, turn her In
an out-of-the-way pasture where you
seldom Bee her.
Tho lower tho temperature at churn
ing time the smaller will bo the loss
of butter fat and the less washing tho
butter requires.
Oftentimes tho ono whp has dairy
butter for sale must take his pay In
trade, while those who sell cream got
nothing hut cash.
A good way to strain milk 1b to put
several thicknesses of cht:eso cloth
over tho can and hold tho cloths In
placo with clothes pins.
A largo digestlvo tract should be
developed in tho heifer so she will be
able to handle large quantities of food
when she reaches milking age.
Manure does not improve tho tasto
or quality of the milk. Seo that the
cows aro clean before milking, espe
cially about thof thighs and flanks.
Young turnip, cabbage and beet
plants mako tho best of greens. It is
but a small Job to plant theso at dif
ferent times, and they can be had all
summer.
Lack of care In feeding is far and
away tho most fruitful cause of trou
ble, and the man whoso horso Is trou
bled with indigestion has usually only
bltcEclf'to blame. ,
If you haven't a silo, a small patch
of roots will mako succulence for
your covs next winter. Mangels yield
heavily per aero. Only a small amount
need to be planted.
According to tho Now York experi
ment station, tho cost of food, per
chick, to weigh one pound, on ground
grain, Is threo cents; on wholo grain,
threo and seven-tenths cents.
If celery rotB quickly In your cellar
It may bo rotalncd In tho garden
through tho early winter by bnnkliig
up well and covering with boards an!
straw. There Is a fresher flavor when
It in kept near tho soli than when
grown In the cellar.
After tho vegetables aro matured
there Is a tendency to lot tho weeds
take care of themselves nnd thoy do It
to tho tuno of hundreds or thousands
of seeds annually. If they are kept
down thoro will bo much work saved
next yoar.
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Feed sheep regularly.
Keop tho lawn woll rolled.
C!lvo tho hens n dust bath.
The beau can bo grown anywhere..
Give tho cows all tho roughness
they will ent.
Crop rotation Is tho best way to
get rid of tho corn root worm.
Wo can palm oft stalo eggs to our
customors once, but only once.
Many a cow that Is almost a failure
can be made good by proper feeding
Do not forgot that good water should
be within roach of tho calves at all
times.
Dynamiting Is coming Into favor
rapidly for treo planting and stump
ing now land.
Fruit of fine nppoarauco sells hot
ter than fruit of oxtra quality, but
not so showy.
Sllago made of corn and soy beans
Is mora digestible than that mada
from corn alone.
In hot weather, renow the water for
poultry two or threo tlmcB a day nnd
keep It In shade.
Onions mako a good tonic for poul
try of nil ages. Cut thorn up In tho
mash occasionally.
Cows have peculiarities that should
bo studied, and met as nearly as pos
sible by tho feeder.
If the geeBO aro hiding their eggs,
watch them early In the foronoon, tho
tlmo of day thoy lay.
Bo careful with tho mares In foal,
and don't lot them slip down nor hold
heavy loads down hill.
Wlro strainers get only part of tho
dirt out of milk. Several thicknesses
of cheesecloth aro better.
The number of chlckB brought to
tho frying stage Is what really counts
not tho number hatched.
Don't keep untlghtly or crippled
chickens, even though they havo been
valuablo birds In their day.
Tho Ayrshlro nnd Guernsey types
of dairy cattlo aro Increasing In favor
In tho middle western states.
Dry mash, charcoal and grit can bo
fed In a box coverod with half-Inch
poultry netting, without waste.
Use InBect powder freely on tho sit
ting hen nnd her nest. Nothing wor
ries a sitting hen more than lice.
Cream should have a uniform con
sistency as well as being of uniform
ripeness when It goes Into tho churn.
As soon as It can bo had glvo tho
hens Borne good fresh loam. If tho
sods are with tho earth so much tho
better.
Properly conducted tho poultry busi
ness will glvo a fair profit, steady
work and a good living for tho aver
age man.
Tho silo today furnishes tho most
economical, tho safest and the best
meaiiB of storing tho corn crop for
feeding purposes.
Dust tho lions with Insect powder
before sitting, and twice nioro while
hatching, then chicks will not bo full
of lice to begin with.
According to a report Issued by the
United States agricultural department,
thoro aro In tho world more than 200
different kinds of checBo.
Keep the cultivator going In tho
garden. 1Mb easier to get rid of tho
weeds when they aro small than
when they are woll established.
Begin picking tho cucumbers as
soon as tho plckle3 form. Every cubo
ono and one-hnlf Inches long should
bo cut off with a knife or shears.
Not enough shade In some chicken
yards. Hens need a shaded loafing
plnce when they go around with their
mouths wldo open panting for breath.
It may bo thought clover to do
celvo a man in a horso trado, but If
you want to securo a permanent
customer it is mighty poor business to
do so. '
Keep a sharp lookout for now
weeds. They appear In nil placee and
at all times. Some of then may provo
hard to get rid or If they onco gain a
footing.
Clean tho Incultors up thoroughly
and store them away until next spring.
Tho way you do this work may tell
more than you think on another sea
son's success.
Do away with tho weeds. The
weeds only rob tho soil of the food ma
terials that would mako sorutf other
crop a bumper. Do away with them
before they go to seed and mako trou
ble for another yoar.
If you havo no cistern, nnd tho wa
ter In your woll Is too hurd to wash
with, a largo oil or molasses barrel
sot under tho leador which takes tho
rain from the roof at the comer of the
house nenroBt to tho kitchen, will sup
ply plenty of wvitar, excopt In t dry
tlmo.
RESULTS SECURED BY SPRAYING POTATO
Good Showing for
The early blight of poUitoos ap
pears In Wisconsin between August
ID nnd Scptombar 25, nnd docs con
siderable damage to Holds not sprayed
to control the disease. Tho excellent
resultB secured by spraying by the
horticultural department of tho Col
lego of Agriculture of tho University
of Wisconsin show tho advantages of
such troatmont.
This department advises that grow
ers Bpray at onco nfter August 1C, and
not wait until tho blight appears. If
tho grower Is thon careful to noto
tho condition of his vines and tho de
velopment of tho truo early blight
dlseaso, ho can govern tho BUbso
quont application of tho mlxturo ac
cording to tho weather and tho ap
pearance of tho field. Usually at
least threo applications will bo neces
sary to got tho best results, and In
sonio scnsouB four applications nre ad
visable Tho amount of spray mlxturo ap
plied per acre will depend upon tho
slzo of tho vinos. Early In tho sea
son 100 gallons of tho mlxturo may bo
needed to cover from ono to three
MANA6EP1ENT OF
THE CLAY SOILS
Unless Conditions Are Very Fa
vorable Fertility Remains Quite
Unavailable.
(Hy W MII.TON KHLUY.)
Tho average clay soil possesses an
abundant supply of natural fortuity,
but unless conditions aro very favor
able this fertility remains in an un
available condition.
In tho management of clay soils tho
practical point that wo need to keop
In mind is tho fact that wo must mod
ify conditions so that this lockod up
fertility may become available for
the growing crops.
Theso stored up olomontsin tho soil
aro to bo regarded as bo much poten
tial energy, which by our methods of
cultivation and soil managomout, may
bo convortod Into nctlvo enorgy.
Wo must therforo seek to adopt
such methods as will conserve and
prcBervo this atored-up, energy, or for
tuity, except such ns fe nucessary to
produco crops from year to year.
Clay boIIb must bo properly drnlned
boforo they can bo brought under a
profitable, system of cultivation. With
our attempting to namo all of tho ad
vantages of thorough dralnago on clay
soIIb; by taking away tho water from
under the surfaco and giving tho air
and moisture an opportunity to sep
arate tho soil particles permits a hot
ter growth of roots.
Drnluago also prevents tho washing
of the surfaco, and assists In con
serving avallablo fertility. Its Influ
ence on tho temperature of tho soil,
especially In tho spring, Is of particu
lar Importance, as It lengthens tho
growing season, and makes It possl
blo for ub to begin work earlier In
tho spring, and to perform tho work
In a moro thorough manner during
tho wholo of tho growing season. It
Is Impossible to cultivate a soil satu
rated with water.
In addition to these direct benefits
there nre a number of Indirect ways
In which the soil Is Improved by drain
ago, such as the influence of higher
tomporaturo of tho bacterial and
chemical changes going on In tho
soils.
Thoro aro bacterial processes that
play an important part In this
branch of natural economy, and we
must so shapo our methods of cultiva
tion and management as to get the
most benoflt from theso processes.
Those clay soils, which are the most
benefited by a thorough system of tile
drnlnago, aro the most fertile soils in
tho country, and they will therefore
warrant tho largest expenditure In im
provement and development.
While not every farmer Is able to
put In a complete syhtom of tllolraln
age tho III fit year, he cm so pjan his
work that what ho Is nblo to do from
time to tlmo will fit Into and form a
part of a permanent system and not
bo a haphazard, disconnected work.
One Hill of Potatoes.
acres. At tho laRt spraying, when
doublo nozzles should Go used, 1QO
gallons will cover from ono to ono
nnd ouo-hnlf acres, and possibly two
acres in some cbbcs. Tho mlxturett
can bo economized greatly by avoid
ing any leakago in the nozzles and
running tho mlxturo through as fine
a cap ns posslblu and still cover tho
foliage.
Spraying Is generally bettor
adapted to tho standard lato varie
ties. Substantial Increases In yloldu
havo been obtalnod from spraying
oarly varieties which were planted
lato. Succcbb from spraying enrly
varieties, which wero planted late, lu
exceptional in this state.
Failures In spraying for blight nro
often tho result of ono or moro of
tho following causes: Impoverished
boII, weakened potato seed, Injury
from the potato bcotlo, carelessness
and Inattention to essential details,
Tho HrBt threo causcB aro espe
cially noticed during tho dry season.
Tho moro favorable tho tlllago condi
tions, tho larger tho returns which,
may bo expected from spraying.
I bellovo moro Injury ha3 been dono
clay soils by plowing too deep than
by all tho cropping yet dono In tho
country. Ono fact worthy of our at
lentlon Is that In tho cultivation of
clay colls wo muBt keep tho humus or
organic matter as closb as posalblo to
tho top of tho boII until tho physical
condition of tho soil io such that tho
afr may have access to tho bo)1 an
deep an tho organic matter is turned
under.
Vegotablo matter, when exposed to
tho action of tho air, will soon decom
pose Into carbon or vegotablo mold
and carbonic-acid, Largo quantities
of vegetable mold nnd carbonic acid
mako tho soil plow up light, loamy
and froo from clods. On tho other
hand, If this organic matter Is plowed
under deep, tho air cannot reach It lit
tho saturated, wet soil, and tho decom
position goes on slowly, nnd tho prod
uct will bo widely different. Under
such conditions tho nitrifying bacteria
cannot porform tholr work.
When tho air can havo froo action
through tho soli, tho clods will decora
poao Into cnrbonlc acid, which will
liberate tho plant food In the soil and
provldo tho growing plants with nour
ishment. When It Is desired to doepon the
cultivation of clay soils, tho work
should bo gradual and there must be a
thorough Intermixing of tho soil with
vegetable matter as fast as it la
brought up from below.
Ab a general rule it will bo better
to apply fresh manure to tho clay
soils, for tho reason that fresh manure
mixed with tho soil gooa through a
process of fermentation which, not
ouly increases tho availability of Its'
fertilizing elements, but also nsslsta
In rondorlng soluble tho portion? of
hitherto Insoluble constituents of tho
soil.
On a large proportion of clay boIIb
thoro will be moro benefits from the
manure when it la' applied as a top
dreBBlng to tho grass lands. In this
way wo grow more manure to Incor
porate with tho soil when It Is plowed.
After a clay soil has been Improved
by undordralnage, tlllago, and fer
tilization so that It will grow good
crops of clover, It Is an easy matter
to ndopt a rotation of crops in con
nection with live stock feeding that
will mako sufficient manure to return,
to tho soil to maintain It in a high
stato of fertility.
Strawberry Plants.
Some people Bay that Btrawberry
plantB set out tho last of July or th&
fliat of August will glvo a paying:
crop tho next spring, but wo bollevo
that to ho u bad practice. Bettor
sot plantH in tho spring, permit not
a single blossom to come to fruit tho
first yoar, and thon tho second year
will glvo ou a bountiful crop.
Species of Grapes.
Thero are nbout 40 spccIeB of grapea
In the world, moro than half of which
are fouud In North America. Fow
other plants on this continent grow
wild under such varied conditions and
over such extended areas.
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