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Tho sharp hoo shortens tho row.
Shtulo nuiHt !)o provided for tho hogs
If they would tluivo.
Sponge tho horse off under tho tall.
It holpH to cool und rcHt him.
Hens In tho stable aro Hlco pigs In
tho door yard. Both aro untidy and
unclean.
Tho horso that gets well curried at
night Ih In good tamper for work In
tho morning.
Provldo a dry place for the dairy
salt 30 It will not gather dampness
and get lumpy.
Trap tho moles that aro ruining your'
garden.
Lambs three or
should be weaned.
four months old
him
As a rulo drilling In small grain Is a
safer method than broadcasting.
, Hot weather hath Its recompense In
tho Increased corn growth, so donft
growl.
Rutabagas aro good for sheep, and
It's not to late to plant some, If you
do It right away.
Some farmers thoro aro to whom a
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Moro machlnory on tho fnrm rusts
out than wears out, and shamo on tho
farmor that It 1b true, too.
Tho rattling wagon makes poor
music for tho good farmor. Tighten
tho bolls and save wear und tear.
Calves should bo watered at least
twlco a day, and It goes without say
ing that tho water should bo clean and
fresh.
Keep a sharp oyo on the lambs.
Glvo special care to tho neglected
ones. Holp at tho right tlmo will savo
many a loss.
Well-fed and woll-housed pigs of or
dinary brood mako a good appoaranco,
In fact thoy look better than tho neg
loctod pigs of pedigree stock.
Hogging off corn pays under right
conditions, ns it has boon shown by
'experiment t lint liogs thus fed gained
nearly one-third moro rapidly than did
thoso fed In the yards.
Tho successful poultryman Is tho
one who can distinguish tho dividing
lino botweon tho pure broil stock that
. is all for show, and tho puro bred
stock that is for tho egg and flesh
making business.
Bo suro tho box on your ninchlne
you are taking to tho flold has in it the
tools you may nood. A little fore
thought will savo tho tlmo and
trouble of going back ufter what Is
needod.
The good old farmer's prayer that
the Lord would "presorvo him from
tho Itch, tight shoos, a cow that holds
her milk, kicks and debt," was born
)f a wealth of experience and Indicated
that ho desired to walk In tho easy
paths of peace and contontmont.
Tho successful horso trnlnor snys
that tho breaking of tho colt should be
gin when only a low wooks or months
old. Why should not tho sumo piin
clplo apply to tho holfor calf. Got her
uboiI to bolng handled. Lot her know
what It Is to run .your hands over hor
flanks and underneath upon hor uddor.
Such familiarity will provo invaluablo
at tho tlmo of hor first calving. Try it
and sec.
A traveling evangelist who had alt-
fed for tho night at old Llm Jucklln's
houso had said that ho hoped to seo
tho tlmo when there would bo no moro
war, when tho old man remarked:
"Yes, und I reckon King David
hoped to sco the same blessed day. In
this llfo thoro are two sets of prayers
hog Is a hog if it only huvo a snout and' that don,t appear to have had much
a tall and a squeal. J effect prayer for rain and prayer for
war 10 ceaBO. uui mere never was out
ono tlmo when thoro wasn't no war
nowhoro on earth and that wob when
rnln wasn't needed. I refer to tho
tlmo of tho flood when Noah held his
peace congress In tho ark."
"Hut tho time of universal peaco will
come," insisted tho preacher.
"Yes," agreed the old man, "whon
all of the kinks have been straight
ened out of human nature. It's a
mighty hard matter to correct a thing
that has started off wrong, and man
seemed to have sot out with his worst
foot foremost. Ho got hungry and ho
fought for somothln' to cat. He fell In
lovo and ho fought for woman, and
then kop on flghtln' because he'd got
his hand in. And ever since I can
recollect thoy have been holdln' peaco
congresses overy onco In a while; and
whenevor they hold a right good one a
war is sure to follow. Ono nation has
always got somothln' that tho othor
one wants, statesmanship snows a
nation what it needs and then tho sol
dier goes out to got it. The statesman
that haB avoided war is nearly always
put down ns a failure. If he goes into
war and gets tho worst of it, then the
people know that ho wasn't a states
man after all."
"But I am inclined to believe," said
tho ovangelist, "that with tho passing
of tho war botweon Russia and Japan
tho great wars will have como to an
end."
"Yes, a big war always has been the
last one. When thoy got tho machine
gun tho wise men said that the end of
war had come, and It looked that way
till another war came along and assert
ed itself, and then it was observed
that tho machine gun didn't cut any
very big capers. Man has always
shown sense enough to outwit the ma
chlno ho invents. Whenever they find
that to stand off live miles Is effective,
they'll stand off five and n half and go
a little closer when they want to bo
desperate. Tho Japs have taught the
world that war hadn't quite reached
tho top notch. Every age has thought
that It had tho best of everything, but
compared with the timo to como every
ago has been a.-dark age. Ever since
tlmo began tho sun has been comln'
up, and no man has lived in tho noon
of tho world. Ho thought ho did, but
his clock was wrong. Unfortunately
,about all he can study with any degree
or accuracy is tno past, ana you may
know all tho past and yet bo a poor
guessor as to tho future. Tho college
is tho storehouse of tho past, but the
littlo chap that can't talk yet Is the fu-
turo, and you may know all that has
boon said and not foreshadow what he
In n sorloa of experiments mndo
by tho Ontario experiment station It
was found thnt sweet cream churnod
In loss tlmo than rlponed croam, that
buttormllk from swoot cream con-
talnod moro fat thnn buttormllk from
ripened cream, that tho moisturo con-
lone oi mo uuuer was rainy con
stant, avoraging 13.70 per cent., and
that butter made from gathered cream
was as good as that from cream sep
arated nt tho factory.
Don't let the overheated horse stand
In a draught. Blanket him and let
him cool off gradually.
Tho right tlmo to churn is when the
cream is ready. Don't permit othor
things Interfering with tho work.
More and moro aro tho farmers
coming to understand thnt It pays and
pays big to raise their own dairy
cows.
Unsholtered machinery will suffer
moro damage during ono season thnn
tho wear of two season's uso under
careful handling.
Don't fail to keep somo of your best
lambs for breeding stock. High prices
aro apt to tempt a man to part with
animals he will sorely need later.
Dust tho soro place on tho shoulder
of tho horso under the collar with corn
sturch, and bo suro that the collar Is
smooth and clean. A littlo care and
tho place will soon heal.
Tho dairy Is a manufactory for the
turning of tho vegetation of tho farm
Into a finished product. Remember that
grain farming depletes the soil fer
tility, but dairying is tho suro agency
of replenishing it.
Tho average weight of tho averago
draft horso is 1,500 pounds. The farm
er will find that tho horse of lighter
weight on tho farm will not handle the
work easily or well. It Is economy to
have heavy horses, and It pays to raise
that kind ,too.
Good butter comes not by chance,
but by cleanliness, good feed, separat
ing the croam and then aerating cool
ing and ripening it, and lastly, churn
ing tho cream whon it Is ready. Tho
good buttor-mnker is tho one who ob
serves carefully all theso points.
Some horses have tho trick of roll
ing In tholr stalls. This can bo pre
vented by running a strap from a ring
fastened to tho overhoad strap of tho
bailor to a ring in tho celling just
back of the mangor. Tho strap is run
through tho upper ring, a slight weight
taking up tho slack as tho horso
raises Its head. Tho strap should be
so adjusted thai tho horso can rest Its
noso on tho ground but not the top
of Its head.
Keep tho dog out of tho cow lot. His
prosenco thoro worries tho cows and
anything that disturbs tho cow reduces
tho flow of milk. The story Is told of
a man who noticed his cows standing
by tho pasturo gato, and thinking thoy
should not bo there at that tlmo of
day, set a dog on them. In tholr flight
from tho dog thoy wont over a pond
dam, ono falling and splitting hor
udder. As one man expressed It. she
has to be milked with a club now.
Somothing usually happens when you
say "sic 'em."
The farmor Is judged hugely by tho
appoaranco or his place. Bo neat
around tho farm buildings and the
houso. Keep tho fencos In good repair
and tho fenco rows clenn and seeded
to good grass. Cleanliness Is tho next
thing to being good, and wo all like to
bo called good. Others will say that
wo aro good farmers if our farm looks
neat and clean. Keep tho barn and
barn surroundings oloan for both util
ity and beauty. Tho model fnrmor
makes tho living place for tho animals
ho koeps as Bnnltnry os tho dwolllng
In which ho himself lives. And tills Is
right from every point of view.
Tho largo ant hill can bo effectively
destroyed by tho uso of carbon bisul
phide, used as follows: Mako sovoral
liolos in various parts of tho hill and
pour Into each hole about a tablo-
spoonful of carbon bisulphide, and
covor tho wholo nest with a blankot.
Tho heavy fumes of tho Insectlcldo
will permeate tho ant hill, killing all
Insect lifo. Tho oporatlon may bo
made moro offoctlvo by exploding tho
vapor under tho blanket with tho aid
of a light on tho end'of a pole. Tho
Clovor hay If poorly made Is poor
stulf, but If mado well It cannot be
beaton ns a winter food. As a rulo
farmers allow clover to got too far
advanced boforo cutting. While It Is
difficult to definitely fix a period for
cutting, It Is safe to begin cutting
whon a fow brown heads nro showing
among a mass of bluo. Our oxporl-
onco htiB been that tho presonco of
external moisturo, dampness of dew
and rains, hnvo boon tho cause of
much poor hay. Clovor hay will carry
a largo quantity of moisturo in tho
latter procoduro drives tho polsonouB stom nnd euro splendidly in tho mow,
fumes throughout tho nest, rendering
them moro fatal to tho inmates. Tho
best timo for this treatment is In tho
evening, whon most of tho ants will
be t homo.
but dow on tho loaves and small
stems will causo dust and mold. Not
a bad way to mako liny If tho acre-
ago Is not too groat is to cut and
mow tho samo day.
4s goln to say. There ain't nothin'
that is moro of u constant experiment
than wisdom is. It keops man on the
dodge. Tho man that writ the 'Decline
and Fall of tho Roman Empire' could
sit amid tho rulnB nnd look back a
thousand years, but ho couldn't look
forward as far as his eyelash."
'The Lord is opposed to war," said
tho minister, "and In Ills own good
lltun will lirlnor tt in nil mill "
"Yes, In His time, but not In ours.
It was said that tho Lord was sorry
that Ho made man, nnd it ain't on rec
ord that Ho was ever glad again."
"Llmuel Jucklln," said tho old man's
wlfo, "you ought to bo ashamed of
yourself to talk that way, and In tho
presence of a preacher, too."
"Sister," remarked tho proachor,
smiling kindly, "ho might as well say
It as to think it, for what a man thinks
ho thinks in tho presonco of tho Lord."
"There," said tho old lady, "what do
you think of that?"
"I think it's all right, Susan, be-
causo I don't boo how ho could have
said anything olso. But gcttln' back
to tho subject of war: After wo havo
printed an extra million or so of tracts
and blowed particularly hard over the
work of our furrln missions, wo always
like to think and bollovo that the
world has boon mado kinder, that oven
war Itsolf is moro humane, that men
are killed in a softor and gentler way
than before. And thon we read of
barbed who intronchmonts full of
spikes and secret mines ready to blow
a wholo division of an army into tho
clouds. But after all, war is war, and
when a man's killed, no matter
whothor It's with ono of thoso nlco
littlo bullots or a snortln' mlnnlo ball,
he's dead, and so far as ho is con-
corned tho wholo earth has boon split
UBiindor. I recollect that while our
civil war wns a goln' on tho folks ovor
horo at Ebonoozor meetln' house used
to assomblo and prny for It to end. Old
Llgo Anderson was tho principal
prayor and somotlmos It seemed that
he would command tho Lord. He never
camo Into the house of prayer that ho
didn't have somo special Information
for Providence. Yes, he was goin' to
hold tho Lord personally accountable
If the war didn't end putty soon. Tho
folks that had been conservative with
Provldonco after a while turned radi
cal, and I remember that we wero all
mightily astonished one night when
Llge ho suddenly flopped."
Tho preacher looked up In astonish
ment, and the old man oxplainod:
"To flop, you know, moans to mako
a quick break for the other side. Yes,
Lige ho flopped. And the causo of hie
sudden turning was this: Ho come Into
possession of a beof contract for the
army. I don t know whether the gov
ernment got afraid that he might havo
an Influence with the heavenly powers
or not, but at any rate he got the con
tract. And the next meetln' afterward,
whon old Brother Hasklll had poured
forth tho usual dose of lament because
tho war hadn't come to a close, why
Llgo ho suddenly gets up and without
strlkin' tho usual attitudo of prayer,
snorts out: 'Lord, beforo any action Is
taken, I think it might be bettor to uso
your own Jedgment lu this matter. Of
course, we would all llko to see the
war close when you feel that It ought
to close but ' "
"Tho blasphemous old beast," said
the ovangelist.
"Well, yes," Llmuel admitted, "but
it didn't sound so then. And tho war
lasted till old Llge he was rich; and
afterward I heard him say how thank
ful ho was for what the Lord had
done for him."
After a time the preacher said: "It
does not appear, then, Brother Juck
lln, that you believe in the effective
ness of prayer."
"Oh, bless your life, yes. But tho
greatest good it can do a man Is to
make him feel his dependence on the
divine will his humbleness. The man
that prays for something he needs is
simply selfish. I know an old fellow
that was kneelln' beside a log in
tho woods prnyin' to beat the "
"Llmuel?' his wife broke in.
"To beat the Salvation Army band,
and everybody that saw him was
struck with his piety. But I happened
to be lyln' off on the other side of the
log, watchln for a wild turkey, and 1
hearn what the prayer was about. And
it was simply a beggln' petition that
he wanted the Lord to grant wanted
to make money on a certain venture
that he had set on foot. Tryin to set
up a bucket shop in the new Jerusa
lem. That sort of prayor ain't half as
honorable as cussin'. But don't under
stand mo to say that prayer never
does any good, for It does: It makes
a man better able to stand misfortune.
It doctors his mind and fortifies it
against sufferin'. I know that prayer
rightly employed is a good thing on
the farm. Tho most religious man I
ever saw raised the best crops. Prayed
twice a day night and morning."
"Yes, sir. Prayed night and morn
In', but between prayers he worked
harder than any man in the neighbor
hood. His prayer was for strength so
he could labor. I tell you that there
Is many an amen in good digestion and
many a hymn In a muscle. Yes, sir;
and I want to say to you that war will
ceaso not when the world becomes
moro merciful, but when every nation
is so well prepared that no other na
tion can afford to attack It. The big
battleship Is the plea for peace."
(Copyright, by Opio Ruad.)
Few Desertions from German Army.
"Desertions In the German army aro
almost unknown," said Maj. Wack
wltz of Saxony, an officer in tho kais
er's army. "The discipline in the Ger
man army, as is well known, is per
haps tho most rigorous of any in the
world, but there Is rarely a thought
of deserting.
"This Is due largoly, I suppose, to
tho fact that service In the army of
Germnny is compulsory. It is part of
every man's lifo, just as school educa
tion 1b. Boys aro taught in school to
obey, nnd In later life, when thoy enter
tho army, disclpllno is so instilled
into tholr minds that there is never
a thought of disobeying orders.
"Dueling, onco so common in Ger
many, is now a thing of tho past. Ono
never hears of tho codo of honor any
more."
Neglected Abbotsford.
Tho mansion-house of Abbotsford,
world-famous as tho homo of Sir Wai
tor Scott, is in want of a tenant. Tho
famous librury and collection of an
tiquities aro held In trust by the dean
of tho faculty or advocates, Edinburgh,
on condition that tho hoirs of tho
bulldor of Abbotsford find accommoda
tions for them in llvo out of tho 40
rooms in tho house.
Motherly Interest.
Lady of Title (to tho nurse) "Thoy
toll mo my baby boy is a perfect beau
ty; pleaso do let mo tako ono look at
him." Fllofieudo Blaettor.
I'VE BEENTHINKING
By CHARLES ATTELL LOOMI8.
IHY is It that tho
importance of
tags is so often
undervalued? How
are we to know
whether a thing
Is good or not if
we don't know
who did It? How
aro wo to know
whether a man is
to bo treated
with distinguished
consideration and
rnnnnnt. if tin has
dlVV no tag?
jMflf concrete form.
Let us suppose a
room full of men
and women as
sembled for a
muslcale. They
have como to bo
entertained by music which
thoy presume is up to a cer
tain standard, for they havo
somo faith in the judgment of their
hostess, whom wo will call Mrs. Bush
el; but It happens that she does not
understand human nature, and she
carelessly neglects to place a label
on tho young man who sits down to
play, and what Is the result? Why,
ho Is rewarded with half-hearted ap
plause. And ho himself neglects to
say that the piece hs Is playing is a
well-known thing of Greig's, and the
audience is doubly handicapped. They
seo he plays well, but they do not
wish to be led away by false enthu
siasm. Yet, as it happens, this young man
Is a great pianist, and not only that,
but a man who In Dresden is beloved
by the ladles a second Paderewski.
Imagine tho chagrin of some of hi3
auditors when they hear him the next
evening at Mrs. Llonhunter's. She
understands the value of tags. She
buys them by tho dozen at her sta
tioner's. She goes around In her gush
ing, compelling way, and says: "Oh,
I'm so glad you've come. Whom do
you suppose I have captured for to
night? Albrecht Muslkhelm, the won
derful pianist from the Dresden con
servatory. Ho has played .-but onco
in this country, and thon It was moro
of a rehearsal than anything else;
at that Impossible Mrs. Bushel's,
who would extinguish Etna if she
came near it. I have asked him to
play that adorable thing of Greig's
that he composed for King Oscar. You
have never heard piano-playing until
to-night "
And then when the audience is as
sembled and quiet sho leads Herr
Muslkhelm in on stilts and all in
the room aro Immediately swayed by
his magnetism, and prepared to accept
him before ho touches the piano. Even
you who heard him last remember
that you thought ho was remarkable,
although you forgot to say so.
Ho knows that his tag is on for to-
night, and ho plays better for the
knowledge. And you know that tho
piece ho is playing is famous, and
by Greig at that, and you Immediately
predict his success in this country.
But let me tell you, It will tako plen
ty of tags and a good deal of ability
too, for somo of these newspaper
critics aro really discerning. I say
some of them aro really discerning,
and ono or two claim that they can
dispense with tags. I wonder!
Years ago tho magazines did not
tag their articles unless they wero
by men who had been tagged for
years, men llko Anthony Trollope and
Charles Dickons and Wilkio Collins.
What was the result? Why, peoplo
had no opinion of American literature,
but read English books In preference
to thoso written by Americans. Then
some magazlno started the fashion of
tagging; literary journals sprang up
to puff those tagged, and it acted aa
a direct stimulus on tho writers, and
also enabled tho readers to express In
telligent opinions.
Now and then the ordinary run of
mortals enjoys tho huge farce that Is
enacted when a number of art critics
dispute as to whether a newly dis
covered picture is by one of tho old
Dutch masters or not. Tho picture
has swallowed its tag, and thoy aro all
at sea. Thoro are two sides to tho
question, and equally eminent critics
tako opposing sides. v
Is It an old but hideous daub by
somo strolling Ilaaiiom sign-painter,
or is it one of tho best examples ex
tant by Ituysdael? Tho question is not
an easy ono, and oxperts havo to ba
called in. If it is by an unknown
and crudo sign-painter it naturally
possesses only such valuo as clings to
an antique of any sort, but if it is
one of tho best examples extant of
tho great Ruysdnel thero aro a dozen
millionaires who aro willing to pay
thousands, for it.
It la a pretty question, and it fur
nishes employment for tho exports.
But it shows tho necessity for tags,
and I daro say that somowhoro in tho
vast unknown Ruysdnel and tho Itin
erant painter aro splitting tholr sides
ovor tho discussion. Only it Is a little
humiliating to Iluysdaol that his
-. I i 1 .. i f ,
I luuiuru ih not us own tag.
I (Copyright, by James pott St Co.)