THE NEBRASKA ADYERTISP
W. WSANDKUH, FubUjher.
IHSMAIIA,
NEBRASKA.
,IN THE LITTLE OLD TOWN."
"Mcauffoy'fl New Fifth Render"
Found In noma riUHty nook;
J)oK'Beared niul worn and tnttcrcd
A yellowed, faded book
"With checkered cotton cover
Of careful Htltcli and fold
lAjt'n turn tho nigged jmgeft
And hco what It may hold.
They've ralBcd tho schoolroom window
My, but tho sky Is blticl
And thero'B a pigeon Htruttlng
With melancholy coo;
Ami over there a lilllfildo
Where leafy, Hiircndlng trees
Wavo nrma In uhcIcbb summons
With overy patting breeze.
Off yonder Is on orchard
Don't yoti catch tho porfuino
And hear tho teacher thank us
For that big bunch of bloom? -.tj
Tho buzzing boujhIh of ntudy V
And writing can't you hear?
.And neo whero all tho bad boys
ILtvo good BeatH at tho rear?
Now, let your head drop slowly
And look away away
Btralght through tho open window,
Through all tho miles of day,
AcroBS tho sluhlng meadow,
And down tliu merry brook,
"Which babblcB at ItH traveln
Through tempting field and nook.
Tho old flchool-bcll! You hear It?
And don't It bring to you
Tho lazy early mornings
When flowers dripping dew
Smiled knowingly, and daunted
Their banners In your way?
It'H all In thlH Fifth Render
Which you hove found to-day.
W. D. Ncftblt, In Ronton Uudgot.
! A WARM SUNDAY. I
Harry (Joes to Church.
ItV UKUAI.D1NE JIOXNKI!.
SUNDAY was such a hot day that
mamma did not want to go to
church, but asked Aunt May, as a par
ticular favor, if alio would not tako
Harry.
Now, as a rulo, Harry finds church
very trying. In tho first place, ho has
to bo porfoctly clean, which Is a
Jiulsanco; then ho has to bo perfectly
etill, which Is worse; and thero Is ab
solutely nothing to do, which Is worst
of all.
Before they start Aunt May goes
through his pockets. From their hid
den recesses she extracts a jack-knife
-with two broken blades; tho marbles
which ho was furtively going to finger
all sermon time; tho pill-box In which
lie keeps tho half-dollar father gavo
him whon ho did not break a window
for a week; tfio fish-hook Undo George
lent him, and which ho sat on tho day
tho baby was christened and screamed
so loud that oven tho baby stopped cry
lng; and tho hat-band that ho and
Hosallo stole out of tho hat of Aunt
May's young man, whon ho was talk
lng to Aunt May In tho reception room.
All theso treasures Aunt May takes
from him, and bocks up In tho hall
drawer. Then ho has his hair brushed.
Mamma looks critically at his face,
father at hlg hands. Aunt May brunhes
Wb back with a hat-brush. Bridget
rushes downstairs with a handker
chief. Nurse throws his gloves over
the banisters and they sot off.
Tho sorvico has not begun whon
they reacli tho church. Father goes
in first. Aunt May wants to sit In tho
corner of tho pew, and so does Harry.
They havo a subdued struggle, and
Harry gets tho favored spot. Aunt
May climbs In over his feet, scats her
self and does not look at him for some
time. Her haughty and indifferent
demeanor so alarms him that ho de
termines to outdo himself in ways po
lite. Ho will havo tho unusual pleas
tiro of hearing Aunt May commend his
conduct. So ho sits resolutely still and
attends.
Tho church Is very hot. There is a
jsoft pulsing of moving fans and a low
monotonous voico Intones tho service.
Through tho opened slits of windows
green troo-tops bond In tho warm
breeze. Harry rolls his handkerchief
Into a ball, rubs hla forohead and shifts
about uneasily. Finally ho says In a
loud Btago whisper: "Aunt May, I'm
just boiling. If you can't lend mo
your fan I think I'll havo a fit, or some
thing."
Aunt May hands him a rod Japanoso
fan, which ho unfurls and wavos
juoudly. Tho occupation is now and
pleasant. Ho fans slowly, then faster,
then furiously till all tho sticks croak
Aunt May, with her oyep. on tho minis
ter, pokes his kneo with tho tlpa of hor
fingers and ho desists.
Then ho fans like tho different ladles
In his vicinity. Tho llttlo fat ono with
the boads fans in and out toward her
chest In short, sharp strokes. Ho tries
this und finds it very amusing to Imi
tate tho way sho has hor head on ono
side, and her lips drawn down at tho
corners. Near her Is a young girl,
"whoso gau;5o fan moves In slow, reg
ular sweeps. Harry tries this stylo. It,
is easier and tho sticks emit a sharp,
loud creak with every movement. His
Unconscious model leans back, looking
languidly from undor hor lowered eye
lids. Harry likes hor poso. Ho catches
It admirably, and with a listless
dreamy air waves his fan back and
forth, takes longer and longer sweeps,
till ho strikes it against tho sldo of tho
pew and it falls out Into tho aisle.
In consternation ho looks at Aunt
May. Sho has risen luid is searching
for a placo In hor book. Her cheekB
aro rather flushed, but sho appears not
to havo seen the accident.
Ho rises and thinks tho situation
over. He must havo tho fan for It Is
so oppressively warm. Glancing side
ways he sees it lying a long way out
In tho middle of tho alslo. If ho goes
after it, Aunt May will undoubtedly
seize him und pull him back. It is a
caso whero strategy Is necessary.
Ho opens a prayer-book, lifts it up
in his two hands, and, holding firmly
to tho back of tho pow in front with
his elbows, slowly slides ono largo and
heavily bootod foot Into tho alslo. Ho
wonders If tho nolso It makes scraping
about on tho carpet sounds as loud to
everybody else as It does to him. With
wary uneasiness ho glances at Aunt
Muy. Sho turns a leaf and her oyes
travel down tho page. Sho is reading
tho psaltor, overy other verso out loud.
And whon it is her turn to read lot
insead of repeating tho words of David,
sho says In a Boft, low voice, without
moving hor eyes: "Harry, if you don't
Immediately Htop that nolso I'll tell
your mother, and you won't havo any
ico cream for dinner."
It Is nlmost llko ventriloquism to
hear Aunt May say this. Harry, lost
in admiration of her powers, stares
at her, aud, impelled by alarmed re
spect, draws in his foot. But it Is
dreadfully hot. Other little boys and
girls aro waving fans, and their little
bangs and curls aro fluttering In the
breozo. Harry's flesh is weak.
Ho waits till Aunt May is absorbed
in tho psalms, and this timo. gripping
tight with his elbows, Blldcs both feet
Into tho nlslo, and feels for tho fan.
His body describes a wonderful curve,
but ho seizes tho object of his reach,
firm and tight between his calf-skin
toes, and carefully, slowly, breathless
ly, begins to draw it nearer. It is
painfully exciting. Ho has to keep
his eyes Intently fixed on tho book,
while all tho timo ho is drawing tho
fan evor nearer and nearer. He al
most has It within roach, when hor
ror of horrors ono of his elbows slips
and ho falls with a crash, gripping the
pow with his fingers, and striking hip
chin a resounding blow against tho
back of tho seat In front. "
Of course ovorybody hears him. A
dozen pcoplo twist round in their seats
and staro at him. Aunt May gives
him ono glance, and then, fiery red to
tho curls on her forohead, settles her
self back in her soat, and stares at tho
minister.
This accident sobers him for some
time. Ho is so good that Aunt May
only has to pinch him twice onco
when ho puts his foot upon tho back
of tho Boat In front and scrapes them
along with a loud nolso, and once
when, thinking his bitten tongue is
bleeding, ho puts his handkerchief into
his mouth, and then holds It up against
tho light by tho two corners, searching"
for tho gory stain. Ho fools that only
exceptionally good conduct will con
done for his past misdemeanors. Only
somothlng unusual, something supor
flno in its perfect correctness, will
right him In Aunt May's oyes. Ho will
bo as llko father, who Is, of cour30, a
model of good behavior, as possible.
Brightened by thla thought, ho followB
father's overy movemont. Wh'cn tho
litany begins, father loans forward,
bows on his hand, and responds with
a rich, deop volco. At tho second re
sponse, Aunt May gasps and lifts her
face. Harry's volco, loud and sonoroua
as ho can mako It, fills tho church.
Ho does It twice before sho can edge
closo to him, and, twitching him by
tho jacket, mutter from tho leaves of
her book: "Harry, stop that noise."
"Aunt May," lifting his Innocent face
and largo surprised oyes, "I'm not
making a 'speck of nolso."
"Don't nnswor thoso responses so
loud. Don't answor them at all."
"Why, I'm only doing what father
ddosv"
"Well, stop it. Father doesn't roan."
"Mamma ha3 always told mo to do
It," with an ail of injured protest.
"Sho told mo to boforo I loft this
morning."
"Well, she wasn't coming with jou.
I'm suro if sho'd heard sho would havo
told you to Rlop. Won't you ploaso do
it for my sako?" imploringly.
Harry consents nud Is silont.
Now father, having a good car for
music and an ngreoablo voice, Is fond
of joining in tho hymns. The first
hymn Is a particular favorite of his,
"Onward, Christian Soldiers," and
Hurry at tho familiar strains pricks
up his cava. Ho asks Aunt May to find
his placo, and studies tho words.
Whon father rises and uplifts his.
melodious tenor, Harry also rlucs. Tho
first verso ho hums softly. But In tho
second ho broalw out loud and joy
ous, utterly oblivious of timo and
tune. Even father la dismayed.
"Harry'a making a good deal of
noise. Can't you stop him?" ho whis
pers to Aunt May, leaning forward to
peer uneasily at his musical son.
Harry does not ndtico tho consterna
tion created by his performance.
Social Instincts aro strong in Aunt
May. Sho is not yot past dissembling.
With her eyes on her book, sho draws
near her nephew, and treads on his
toes firmly and fiercely. Harry, in art
less surprise, turns and looks with
raised, anxious brows up Into her face;
then meeting no response, curiously
down at her foot It is undoubtedly
firmly planted on his own.
"Aunt May," ho says, drawing away
his foot with a Jerk, "what aro you
treading on my too for?"
Tho music ceasing suddenly, this re
mark is audiblo. Aunt May sinks to
hor seat nnd wishes sho had died be
foro sho camo to church. Before tho
sermon begins sho exhorts Harry. Sho
appeals to his pity and his mercy.
She tamely acknowledges his power.
In abject fear sho offers him bribes
of candy and soda-water, of letting him
look through tho big end of her opera
glass, or try on her skates. Ho can
oven tako to pieces tho puzzle-ring
Undo Sam gavo hor last Christmas.
Harry listens with an air of condescen
sion. Yes, ho will bo good and sit
perfectly still.
"It won't last very long," says Aunt
May, pleadingly; "just Keep quiet and
you won't find it very long."
Harry smiles, and promises, and
starts out In an exemplary attitude, his
oyes fixed on tho minister. But it
seems to bo a very long sermon. It is
extremely hot, and Harry thinks of
Aunt May's promises, and wishes ho
could go home and screw and unscrew
tho opera-glasses. In Imagination ho
selects his candy and soda-water, and
thinks that ho will insist on the latter
on the way homo.
Aunt May begins to breathe natural
ly, and actually listens to the sermon.
Whon Harry cautiously takes all tho
books out of tho rack she is only dis
turbed for a moment. Ho sets them
up on the scat besldo him in the form
of a house, and tells himself a story
under his breath, about Its imaginary
occupants. Aunt May Is In peace. Sho
has known him to amuse hlmsolf so
for hours. Ho opens unseen doors for
the exit and entrance of his hero and
heroine. Thoy mount Imaginary horses
and rldo away. They como back and
battle softly, kill oach other, and tho
survivors mako up. Harry Is en
grossed. Aunt May folds her hands
and is at rest.
Presently sho feels a gentle touch
on hor arm and Harry whispers: "Aunt
May, has Mr. Jones a glass eye?"
"Keep quiet. I don't know."
"Bridget Bald ho had. I've been
watching him over so long, and he's
nover stopped winking. And last sum
mer our waiter In tho Catskllls had a
glass eye, and ho never wank onco all
Bummor."
"Yes, yes, I know. Now do bo quiet."
Harry subsides, presently to mur
mur: "When's tho man coming round
for tho money?"
"Oh, very soon now," cheerlngly.
"Can I give it to him?"
Aunt May puts two silver pieces in
his hand. Harry clinks thorn, then
drops ono In tho bottom of tho pow
and it roll3 out in tho alslo. Ho scram
bles after it and comes up with a red
face.
"I didn't really mean to do that,"
he explains In a loud stago whisper,
"but It was so hot I was trying to sco
if they'd both stick to my fingers and
ono did, but the other foil off."
Aunt May's spirit is broken by this
timo.
"Just a few more minutes, Harry,"
sho bogs, "can't you manage to keep
still for a few more minutes?"
"If it's only a few I can, but you've
been saying that for nearly an hour."
"Well, really it's only a short timo
now. As soon as tho minister comes
out of tho pulpit that's whore ho Is
now It will bo over. Do, llko a dear
boy, try and bo still till then."
"All right," manfully, "I will."
Ho really does. Ho Is exemplary In
his absolute quietude. As tho minis
ter turns to descend tho pulpit stop3
Aunt May draws a great breath of re
lief and then starts for Harry, snatch
ing up his hat, Is gone. It Is dono so
quickly that sho has just llmo to reach
backward and seize his shoulder over
tho back of tho pow.
"Como back," sho gasps, "what ha3
happened to you? Aro you crazy?"
"You said It would bo over when tho
minister camo out of that placo he's
boon standing In," says Harry, in his
disappointment nnd surprlso, speaking
aloud In his natural volco. "You did
say that, Aunt May, you know you
did," ho reiterates, as sho drags him
back into tho pew.
Aunt May holds hlra after that. It 13
only for a few moments as sho said,
but for thoso few moments sho main
tains a strong, closo grip on him. Even
when ho drops the money In tho plato
sho does not relinquish her hold. As
at last they go out sldo by side, Harry
ssys, joyously: "Now, Aunt May, re
member tho soda-wator and tho candy
and tho opcra-glassos!"
And ho wondors what makc3 Aunt
May say to father: "Another Sunday
llko this and I should have nothing but
tho dcopest sympathy for King Herod
when ho killed tho children." San
Fruucisco Argonaut
I ZW T W I
NOTES ON DRAINAGE.
What Mnnt lie Done In 1'lnccn Where
Artificial Vndcrdralitngre In
NcccHNnry.
There are different conditions of boII
whero Insufficient natural underdrain
age is likely to result on land having a
god slope to its surface. Ono is whero
tho soil Is very fine clay, with pores so
small that water can pass through them
but slowly. In removing the surplus wa
ter from such soils the natural pores arc
capablo only of acting as laterals for a
Bhort distance. Artificial outlets or chan
nels must be supplied at frequent inter
vals, into which they may empty. On
similar slopes where the 6oll Is moro
porous,' the same amount of surplus wa
ter might bo able to pass on through the
rio.i
fic. a
PECULIAR SOIL. CONDITIONS.
poreB of tho soil to somo natural outlet
without causing any undue accumula
tion at any point. Another condition
requiring the application of an artificial
outlet is whero a fine clay soil is over
laid by a moro porous ono as in Fig. 1.
Tho water passing more readily through
the upper soil will, In seeking Its level,
be carried into the finer soil much fast
er than it can get away. To produce
this condition there need not be a very
great difference In tho porosity of tho
two soils, neither is it essential that
the lower soil bo an extremely fine
grained ono. It Is simply a problem
of trying to force the stream from a
largo pipe Into a smaller one. Such a
condition may occur where tho slope is
Btcep, or whero it is very gradual. Tho
result may vary from a slight Interfer
ence with cultivation in very wet times
to a constant boggy condition of a por
tion of the more impervious soil area.
Still another condition that can be
relieved only by artificial means is where
a stratum of sand crops out at some
place on a slope as in Fig. 2. The char
acter of tho soil overlying the layer of
Band is immaterial. Whether closed
or open, it will drain Into tho sand,
which, being so very open, allows the
water to flow readily to the nearest out
let. If the sand is coarse enough, tho
volume of water carried largo enough,
and tho outlet Is confined to one point,
a flowing spring Is tho result. Other
wise a moro or less wot condition ex
ists on the slope below the outcrop, as at
a. This condition is likely to extend
for a long distance in a horizontal lino
around the stope. This water may be
concentrated into a running spring and
the wet condition of the. hillside rem
edied by running a line of tilo along the
outcrop of tho same stratum. A very
common error in attempting to drain
Bitch a wet place on a hillside Is to place
tho tile too far down the slope, as at a,
where hero is perhaps the most water In
tho surface soil. It. will be readily seen
from tho figure that with such an ar
rangement tho soli between the tile and
tho sand layers would still be wet, as the
watar would havo to pass thtrough It to
reach the tile. Tho proper place for tho
lino of tile Is along tho bottom of tho
sand stratum (at b) to catch the water
beforo It enters the surface soli of the
lower slope. Prairie Farmer.
HINTS FOR SHEPHERDS.
Barbed wlro fences aro brutal.
Don't give the ewo with tho young
lamb feed that will heat or overload
her blood.
When a sheop dlc3 tho carcass
should bo burned, or burled so deeply
that dogs cannot find It.
Tho. owe that loses her lamb will
need to bo milked twice a day for
awhilo. In such cases put her on ra
tions that will not make milk, and
thon reduce tho flow as rapidly as pos
sible. Save tlie Corn Fodder.
Onco again wo want to admonish
our fanner friends to save tho corn
fodder. Tho great crop of corn stover
that Is annually, wasted Is something
frightful, and If computed In value
down to dollars and cents tho farmer
would think ho was getting to bo ru
inously extravagant. One-third of tho
value of tho corn crqp Is wrapped up
in tho corn stalks if it is proporly
carod for and prepared for feed, and It
is easily handled with a corn shredder
or oven by running it through a
threshing machine, and It make3 a'
suqculont feed "-vhlch is of great value
to dry up. Stocu relish It at any sea
ton of the year, Nebraska Farmor.
HOW TO HANDLE HOGS.
aiuch of the Fnriucr' Succchh In Db'
to l'ropcr Driving1 nnd Load
ing In Summer.
In hot weather a fat hog cannot niake
much progress, so it 1b best to take ad
vantage of the cool evenings and morn
ings for driving. Tho one who has a
drove of such to drive say four or five
miles to load will find it to his interest
to drivo them nearly half tho distance
tho evening beforo, oven if he is put to
tho trouble of hauling their feed. The
killing of ono hog will lose you more
money than tho worth of soveral days'
work, and it is tho fattest ones, Usually,
that die in thiB way. Then thoro is a.
great advantage In getting .to tho pons
in timo to let tho hogs rest and cool be
foro loading. It is dangerous to dash,
water on a very hot hog, better pour it
on tho ground around and under it. Al
low access to u pool or pond often, so. '
that they can wallow and cool them- 4
selves. A fat hog cannot live long jn
tho boiling sun without water or shade
oven where it has had no exercise. An.
acquaintance penned his hogs at 8:30'
In the morning to prevent rooting. At
,11 o'clock, when ho went back, six were
dead and tho rest wore panting so loud:
they were almost barking. A man can
not bo too careful about fat hogs, for
thoy aro very easily killed by' overheat
and exertion. Do not overdo the busi
ness by starting them off too brisk,,
thereby breaking them down on the
start I like to load when tho hogs are
at their usual temperature. Tho car
should be well bedded. If tho railroad
company has not dono this It will pay
you to do it. Sawdust makes tho best
bedding. Whero this cannot be had.
handy, dirt and sod makes a good sub
stitute. It would be well to thoroughly
soak this bedding with water, for withi
this to keep them cool they ought tor
ride comfortably. When ray hogs have
a long distance to rldo In hot weather I
have the railroad company water them
by running tho car back and forth un
der a water tank. This not only cools
tho hogs but the car and bedding. Thoy
then have cool bedding to lie on the;
rest of the way. I learned from an ex
perienced shipper how to load proper
ly. Most people load by packing the
hogs In by piece meal, which takes?
much moro time and causes more worry
to the hogs than Is necessary. But this
man loaded by driving the whole drove
in ono continuous Btream and with at
grand rush. In this way tho shy ones
are forced along whether or no. Sim
ply ono straight drive, little worry lit
tle time. Tho same principle applies
equally well to mules, cattle or sheep..
Epltomlst.
DRAWING FODDER CORN.
Hovr to Make n Truck for Thin Pnr.
pose from the Front of an
Ordinary Wnson.
The low, truck for drawing fodder
corn from the field Is made from the
front part of an ordinary farm wagon
A strong oak reach about ono foot long
replaces the longer one. To tho rear
end of this is bolted an Iron clevis that
holds a crossplece as shown In the cut,..
For tho platform, two poles 15 feet long:
HANDY TRUCK FOR CORNFIELD.
are used. At two feet from tho upper
end, holes aro bored and they are pinned'
to the crossplece mentioned above,,
the ends resting on the bolster about,
two Inches from tho standards. The
rear wheels are 15 inches in diameter,,
put "on an iron axle, tho whole taken
from old farm machinery. Being so'
near the ground it Is best to board up
the lower end of tho poles for five or six.
feet. Farm and Home.
Gooil Ue for Fnllt-n Applcn.
Tho fallen apples should bo utlllzedi
for the pigs, or disposed of In some man
ner, In order to destroy as many Insects
as possible. It Is claimed that, where
cows aro allowed In the apple orchard:
they fall off In milk flow. Experienced'
dairymen assert that tho loss of milk
is due to tho cows ranging from one
tree to another to secure the apples that
fall dallv. Instead of eatinir crass. Ap
ples, If given aB a portion of tho ration,,
will Increase tho milk flow, but too
many apples will not prove beneficial.
Apple trees should not be In tho regu
lar pasture, as they do ,not thrive In.
such locations, nor should the orchard
bo given over to cattle, tho sheep and
hogs being moro serviceable in consum
ing tho fallen fruit. Cattle may be
allowed In the orchard, however, after
the apples aro harvested, or beforo tkey
begin to fall.
" 1 1 i i n
To mako tho early lambs grow pro
vide a pen into which tho .lambs can c
go, but which restrains tho owes from
entering. In tho pen placo a pan of
ground oats and let tho lambs help
themselves. Tho ewes should bo well
fed ground oats. Midland Farmer.
Prpvldo a field of rape for your
sheop, aud i)ut- It alongside of a pas
ture, so that tho sheep may mingle tho
rape and the grass. This will prevent
scouring.
