1
1 f 1 V
ITII til the talk
(hat there U about
"the up woman."
Willi playt liait.ed
yr for br mill rlubi
l.Yl organized solely in
dimum iml a u p
ixrt her, U It riot
-.... .i . .
j ii u u i nine i r
s to mall the very iT!lu.-iit
I a new woman wanted,"
pij very few loyal hunbiiuda stid
voiil'l ny that they wiahcd
rir and am eethearta one whit
U therefore why the line and
t.nif entirely different feminine
m the one that baa Ih--u revered
fcl long.
rTir, Instead of "nw unman"
pyuu-d "ambltloua, nwuially In-
Ivut. jet thoroughly womanly
it!i ainenilrneiit will lie accept
Li whole world will lift I l'
W lift Up l Voice mtl'l IT,
. , . . ....
hi ror mis woman, n lie
i u;f' 8 complete rlimu-.
L- osj improvement on d'a het
ltk. therefore the title la tnlv
L ! the general Inference er-
ft
i(i li--l!'vln fully In the sort c.f
i our mother t-, ntiil thf
;rt whlrli w wiiuM IiUip our
r ti ! In iri'friu' to th'
it;-.H tx-rwiti with vW'W th. rp
i rt "Ifiil of ainilr.iti"ti itt oir
U'i-.ii for tin- l'iff KUl mho
hv all mttli ItH'O nn I
.t di-r lira lu n gven Imt to
kin riit out. f llki motii.-n
b'k .ltiiona of tli-lr onn, afi'i
urn! anl far r-ai hli.f oii-
p ti. a nilf. Ix-liin- Ui
I'.aiint th nrl vf Ij-c f imiI.tHu'
ij fi.-l.l of Ulx.r m hli li tli. Ir i-Iiy
Mi'li will allow, Imt almvp a l
n;i tlila r Ih-1Iivp Im a win i:i
i uintiT all i-lr'iiiiit:iii
b: tc.i n faiMut movml ty mol
i: t!m. Tli 8gi;r'lvi f 1 1
11 ahotit for uumn rlfc'h'
Wa ' tily aiiinivaiiii at tin" "ft
ti lahy'n fli)i.'i'r. ftinl who h.n
fmi III whst h-r mlrrnr ti'll
sr !oiittiN)y -it new woiunii."
- '! wiirhl Ik- nny U-ttMr for
thl rn'tit!ii!I unworn
to lt aln-B'ly tiKi Inriti- rol
i ttimnti fiitr.ilU tloii?
!!!" i:nu-hri, li.'h-il ntit
" at witfUlhiint yotm'
in 0i- inn it try, nr nhoiif to
It law fotiriu'. Th'-y nr d-iti
tavw liriii-rttiol tiiflr fatlii-r'n
l!iilict. aitil nn I-votf m;
fc t ijMiillii(f lu wayn w I
h ar'l 'li.'irttitlili tlif- forti!i-
He Mi to thiMil. Hi'lti In In-
ia tin- liiiiMiriit of Iioiiih' for
r aii'l la much tro'rty, n
u mil ti ttiiM iIillantliroiile
anil wi;h, t
Hii'io-r
k iiii.l.-r t)
't thp
Turn t
ser-. LThe Lime
''! remain (,n
1 1 KlliU I I. ...
""m Into i,,. l.- ,
- --ii Witt
oody. pri..- ii i i ,.
"I'd tl. M.!t a,i ,
;;; -iri1;,in, ,,,,,,
" i "i'i- tin. a (,,
' --.-".l-r ,l,a, liii-kiMi
. Ti.Tc Ik
iMi-ini or any uir.i! u-.j.
ft hot ov.
ITDfttltca. l:
no Hati-r or
Aim f
Tin- "Knlt-kr,.
llijt r
I"
'llrtlii;,,,!,,,!
1 o ft : f
our
ln.lr
ijcnr woman n.
Lfr lii-
I hfurtii. wii-IJiug awnf
" ! t. mu.ir in.) llk.ht to
-U i.n a
in "tnl, k,T." I,.. .! !.. . .
J.-.,, '""1
Ati'l tj
'I fmitinti,-
"'' won't U
nun.
PI
f0 SCHOOL HCUSf IE y
t js - v -r a z
toam
If f
pfwM m
Tj' in-oiiti.r.)in
fanh-
a woman anil au't
Hf,
a:i u
ri
-- Jvi'ly
"chi"
wn
I'.'l ),
sml long
n."l..- ni) !,,
J f" f -.'Lull rrirki-t
" I!., ijf
'' 'n niu rinng-r. for uhr of 'Hri
' 'ii ;"
"") my gramlmotliiT .H,rii-r Dmi
I.lltlr TIi1hH. of ,lfr.
Why U H .!,:,( frift
that th.. !itt,. ,!,!!;, f fl. ar(. tt(ut
m;ik.- !..., ,,r hanl? A f.-w ,li...s:i nt
wor-l. ;i ! ai ,...rIln h-n.-r,
an. lt, ,,,. tlilinr,, I, ui ihi'.v nn- nullity
In 'lo-li iiiflii.-m on t!,.- IIv.-m of !!,,.
aUnit 'i ;i.:.n:ii: ;, r8 ,,f (,,. ,,, ,nally
Ii oti.ini.. ,i.irtn. i.'iiii u ,it (,f
oiiruk-. to .lls;iit.l!it.-.l. i-arv .iii.'K.
ntn! h.-ljiinj; t.. mtiki. tlo-ir on Ir.
h1t :it Mi- ;i!n,. tit,,.. V ; ,..oj,,.
r.-ali- Im., ;:n. j !,. t!,. .,,(, ,tioM
of niTi.iiv nr.- ii, ...ii, !., ii,,. ir
. !:it. in ill.- I,.. in.-, the , t,nr- Ii, t!- h,.,.
n. ,la.-f, I; U i;,-mraily a la.k of
. .,iil,!.-ra!o!j w hi. h muk.-H on.- fori.'t
th.- tir.;. ii.-:iiiitrl.-.H. l,n! lark of ,-on-si'li-rriMoii
l fully on., form of h-HI-hI,.
. ''! t.i.. N not .oii!...ri.i a
!.-irai !.- u;i!iij, l:, n -.-mlM-r dial to..
llMlf IliU,.-, In .-Hli.-r i;, ,,r ,:,,.
oui,t f-.r ii.-.r.- ir!, k- lov.. l,:i',
w ffT kiioa , ii t,. -.. hoiihl I,.- ,u, I,.
When Jimmy iumn from m.hool at four,
J '-Mi a a I ..-ml (lW tliiiiK'n hegin
To whirl hiii Inn, hihI I.Hiik' and Hpia,
Aii'l hni;lil.., up from roof ami Hour;
TIkmIok that nil day long hud lain
I Ioii the hark K,rr, whuh his tail.
Anil li-apa and Imrkii und hi ni?nln
T'le liiHt wraii in thf dinnT pail,
H hru .Iiiinny (.oiikh from m'hool.
The riiptmaril Inti lin ,-lirk a tune,
And iuoiIot from Imt knittiiiK stira
'In ldl that hungry Imy of licra
That Hiippcr will h.. n-ady noon;
And tlit-ii a hIiiIi of pit. hi. takrs
A cooky, and u iiiiiirt. or two,
And for tin hrec.y harnyard hrcalia,
Wh..rH pvprytliiiiu rrii , "How d'ye do?"
Whim .Iimm) coiiifH fr.nn arhool.
Tin- root,T on the Kardi'ti fi-nrp
Htrnu up in,, down, and crown anil
crow H.
A if I,.- known, or think he knows,
H' too, in of Hnitic i-oi,m-, nenre;
'Ihi- Kuiiii'im join tin- rhorus. too,
And, jiui hi-mdc tin- window h:II,
The rt-dhird tw iim;ii .,nt ,,l , .-w,
in Idh lichf p,.rch h.-iiiiM to tr.il,
U lien ,liium colli. n Iro-'i hrhool.
lien Jimmy conien from H' honl. take
run-!
"iir In iiris h.-uit, to throh and iiiake
With hfe and joy, and every ache
Is tone t,.-f.,re we are awnre;
The carih taken on a richer hue:
! A nofier iik'lit faiin on the fiowern.
And m.-rh. ad a hrinliter hluc
S.-emn h.1,1 al...ve thin world of intra,
In n Jniitiiy con, en from nchool.
J. N. Matthew n, in l.udien' Home Journal.
will be your lot to runt) from oue thine
to another, with the feeling that noth
ing g well ,ot.. This U a misfortune
that cannot well be remedlod no long
as achools exist All that you can do in
to learn by constant experience bow to
condense, both In time, energy and spe
cial effort. Remember that ten minutes
of effective teaching la more telling
than half nn hour of languid effort
South Dakota Educator.
A Cue for Carbon Paper.
A very helpful and pleasant desk
work device s copying Iml,)H ,y means
of carbon paper, Honietlmes called
"transfer paper." The pupils lay the
carbon paper on the blank sheet upon
which they wish the copy to appear.
Then they lay the map to be copied up
on the carbon paper and trace the map
with a lead pencil or slate pencil or
any blunt rounded Instrument When
the carbon paper Is removed, there ap
pears an outline map upon the pre
viously blank sheet This outline may
then be colored by using colored pen
cils of pastels and really pretty maps
made
The pupils enjoy the work very much
ami it Is an excellent way to impress
upon their minds a vivid picture of the
map atudled. Indiana School Journal.
fill of ,
ir
Tlo
tioim ami oitr
.r,U.
( are of the Hair.
All wel! kept hair In be Hit, fill, tholl-'l
i It In nn tr:i,fl,i ,a an Indians, ami the
; cd ir of . arroi.s And m hair. m m it.
' tcr what itn l.-nHi nm! color. In !-iinti-;
ful union it U well k.-pt Well k-,,t
i hair in hair that I- wa!ie. at Ica-t
! filice in three e.-k. ami oflener If It
Tin- i'nhlic iiml School.
What has the public a rl'ht to de
mand of the schools? This Uestlun
him often been asked of bile, and Is
niisrei.tllile ,,f various answers. In ireu-
eral I would say we have the rlirhl to
J reipilre of the schools just what we
put Into Hie schools, in, more and no
less. It takes j ears of time and a
laiv'e expenditure of money to prepare
I a person to 1 really pmil work In the
n,.i,l-,..i !f we nr.. now llliln' lit
r ov liui'ir ti mil. ii is nnir ni:u j
1 tiHish.-d -M.r dm with a chan. ,,,
r-il.h brush It l hair Hint is j
not biini.-.l. am I who-.- v, appear, -nr.. j
:!'-s t.,l Sllt'C't 111- SJltI,. of s.llk'
).-. k-. It is hair t'.ai is not cut off at I
th- l.nrk of the lie. k i-.or nt the earn j
:.cii the luur is !IUsle d It should
! p itt.-d, ami each liuioti should r-
,1
a.
c.-ii- pni fnul ntrok-n from Hie crown
'down to the did. It should not he
, brushed licrcdy or lw pilckly. for that
! otitv t.-nrn the hair out by the risit.s. An i
.excellent preparation for protiiotirn; tie
j growth of the hair In mixture of bay
i rum and nulnlne. which should be
rubU-d Into the scalp once or twice a
Week.
pay such n r.'Msonahle cnmpeiisittliin
f.,r his s, -ri ins. and put into our
srl I an im vpi rieticed. hull' educated
pel -on. I'i riii-e we can yd him cheap,
we have lc t l'il to e t plod lelich-
ll,- in that s, heol. If we cet It, It will
be a bicky i vreptlmi. AkiiIii, If we re
ijiiire our iliildicii to master In three
v-ain n i n n inilii mi ilcmamllni; six, we
.'t ,, WTl I'l KS LAW.
tilcli ah alt.-mln to herwlf.
I luu... ....I t. I.I..L1,,.. .,f
r- " m il...... -..
prlutvM of berwlf, and. u'
' the New Yofk AdvertlfM-r.
i know how i k'i her royal
Ithln Imundj' 'l lwy are
. a full law mitifn. under the
I f rrufemHor HUHiwdl. "f
I t very abort lime they will
Xllfferei! betwwti Anwrlcau
law, the r!hi" of jrKr!y
M how to crii'p out a well
'w aull, and tlew fair worn
M force Howard to pay fit
wicked lawyer will not Im
1 young lulllloiiftlri-nnea mid
bblem,.n demand their pur
down, or the yotmc la. Ilea
till) reaa.it! w by."
HradMl Chlrhrn.
lounv roaallriif chicken, two
fle of butter, one level la
1 of aalt, one third of a len
Mf Pnpr auU
?M crvmba. I'm a ehloka
lkot thrM or fiMr Dounda,
l our Height a"d Welulit.
A wmuau of j feet aliould welith 110
pound.
A woman of 5 feet 1 loch Should
welt;h 1 l-'i i,undn.
A woman f 5 f.t 2 llicliea ahoiild
wel;;li 131 polindn.
A woman of fi f.-et S Inches ahoiild
weU'h 1.'7 -iiiiid.
A won, mi of 5 f.-et i Inches should
flji V.'.l potmda
A won, in of .' feet 5 Inches should
weli.li 1 1'-' IHiunds.
A woman of 5 fwt ! Inches should
welKh 1 I'! poundn.
Huhx'n I'let.
When a bahy It ix or aeven months
old the mill "I'otlhl be thickened with
l,rl.-y water, and a yelirold baby
,i, rihl .id bread and butter, fatliia
hominy. ic, made Into porrhl
..,.(., t indleil e'K'i. a'"! liave milk
,ir-i,w J bin nltords a variety
r two articles can be Klveii at
m.-al. It I" n k''''"t mlM.''"' to all
baby of a yr oiMwu to eat
vii'etnblcn
In Three heel Ions,
Mattresses are now often
thn plcc. n A physician obser
li, in mnde, H llltlttlVM la nmi:
b.lllU'W the JiOnltloU Of
,.,, Im- chanued from tin,
the lied kept more even:
power 'A v.
f
S i
r i
nmiy
m, a i
rr yoi
' haw no re.i-ott to expect any but stl
I peitU'ial work. Learning so nciiiireil
will tmt be siilllrlclilly ilellnlle and at
command to be practically useful In
after life. I he lllilld docs Hot niK)
and hold It Neither lias the public,
any reason to anticipate protlcleiiey in
a chlltl wlcse attendance has been Ir
regular nii'l franmeiitary. If the
i.-achei' coiib I work mlnn l-H this tnlKht
!. but not otherwise.
Hut with n Judicium course of study
Hint !! .",d teacher the public have u
ri-ht to reipilre lu the graduates of our
s, h ioln protlcleiiey 111 such studies lis
they have pursued.
I letich w 111 not Impart skill In mathe
matics, nor litcinlure a knowledge of
book keepliiif. We sl::lll reap what we
now ami nothing else. Now, wliatcver
else our scholars may lliormilily learn,
.11 . ...... It ..III ..l..u,.
Hie more uie ,-, " ,
thev should certainly learn to read
. , i ..ii
PUUIIC Willi case, SIIOIIIU
ful
tile
letter correctly in
I.lft Your Hat to Her.
I.lft your hat aud salute reverently
when you pass the tea, her of the pri
mary school. She Is lb Kreat anel of
the republic. She takes the bantling
fresh from the home m -t, full of pouts
and fashions an tin ".. ernnble little
wretch whose own niollmr honestly ad-
mlls that she sends him io school to get
rid of him. The lady v. ho knows her
business takes a whole rload of these
anarchists, one of whom. siue;le-ha tided
and alone, is more than a match for his
parents, and nt once puts them in a
way of bclnc useful mid nprijjht citi
zens. At what expense of toll, patience
ami soul weariness. Lift your hat to
her.
am!
me,
their mother
:, .lliiv in the more llscl
..r,n of arithmetic, Mioiild acjulre
i
ritltiK
a
should possess tlteinsclvcs
Iplen of kcepim; accoiiiiis.
. , . .. . r ,i... ... .... ,, I-... .
ri, noiueiuniK oi .'ifc.i ,o....
lorkllU' of the pivenimelits
vliii h they live, ami iiiuune a
of the moral ohlis'atloii
upon a citizen of the republic. -
elictier a o, to.
able,
Mn'CtlollS
time anJ
In
Ideal
Diniiionil ami Pcorl Comb.
HlntntoTelK'tlcrtl.
,,, .iiKl.t the smaller for the old-
, . I. 1. .. It I 1 l.i i iTIi U
IteuieinlMT linn w nn
are h.ylm; H"' foundations of fir
..... ....,.hirshiim. 'I I"' nliuospneie o,
r . ln,l can be neither primary,
,ii.,i.a iur LTiiniMiiiP. Tin
primary Hi lnml shouhl be a free. Im t,
happy, motherly place. The teacher
above nil. should feel fr--. I t"
marsch.nil la more formal and c.inyen
,nal. Its ways do not still lh" Utile
folks fresh from home, ami the playrui,
afTecllonnU) mauner of presentlns
knowledge lo the little cimumi u..-
proves distracting to the always curi
ous, ally inverted older pupil.
Ther la !! Where the line must
hn ftisn Wn. hot Juat whore you must dls
cover for yooratlf; do one ran tell yu.
j To will Ut la ft- terusa of hurry, for h
I'.iliicatloiiul Notes.
The alumni of William College now
number 1,1)17. ,
lu Deninark and Sweden the school
hours of girls are fewer than those of
boys.
A course In French Is to be Intro
duced Into the Kfninmar schools of
llrookllne, Mass.
More than one-third of the teachers
of the l iilted Stales are men 1124,929
men and 2'J7,.'tii; women .'J5.5 per cent
West of the Alleghanles nearly all
educational Institutions, from the pri
mary school to the college or univer
sity, are co-educatlonul.
England, with ninety-four universi
ties, has 12.72.'! more professors: and 51,
sl 1 more students than thelliio univer
sities of the United States.
IHcklnsoii College, Carlisle, . Pa.,
opened this year under pv ipitious con
ditions. More students I vc been en
rolled than ever before in ,ts history.
The freshman class of Amherst Col
lege this year has 1,'!.' tncin'iers. Eight
een new men entered the upper class
es, making a total number of 151 stu
dents. Miss Emory, a Maine girl and a stu
dent of l!ryn Mavvr College, has re
ceived it European fellowship, which
entitles her to a year's study In any Eu
ropean university.
Prussian education Is more thorough
than that of any other country. Every
child Is In school from live to fourteen
years of age. Parents must obey the
law, pay n line, or go to prison.
"Flower Sunday" is one of the an
nual observances nt Widlesley College.
It was Instituted by the founder of
the college, aud forms a delightful
opening to the college year.
( me half of the West Point cadets are
obliged to wear glasses, It Is said. This
slate of alTiilis is largely due' to the
fact that the barracks are lighted by
electricity Instead of gas. The board
of visitors asks Congress to appropri
ate .S.'iO.ooo to remedy this evil.
New York City kIiuwh a good rec
ord In the matter of suspensions In the
public schools. Last year there were
but thirty-live of these 2."f schools that
experienced such an extreme measure
of discipline. The number suspended
was only titty one in uu attendance of
nearly IS a ,'".
The contest for the position of pro
fessor of modern languages at West
point Military Academy, a position
with n salary of $I,(XK) per annum und
the rank of colonel, ended in favor of
Captain E- l';- Wood, of the Eighth Cav
alrv. II"' present assistant professor of
Snaiiish at the academy.
Now that the annual training Idea is
falrlv In operation, a champion Is want
ed for that of "school gardens" in Am
erica. Europe is far ahead of the
Hilled Slates In this mutter. Sweden
i in the world, having A"'' gar
.lens." one for nearly every recently
built school-house.
Tin.- manuscript books of the ninth,
tenth, and eleventh ccn'ut'ioM wum tu
be all written by the mmo hand. Ibis
wan duo to iho lninienoo M io-
niQi'llOi " HO tteiticieu o... -., -
f handwriting, adopted it and oiderod
evn y acrlboto writo after that fti a
w;py-
The Congo Froo State supplies t'aln
oil, rublwr, ivory, peanuts, gum copal
and camwood.
AGRICULTURAL NEWS
A FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR OUR
RURAL READERS.
Rake for Clearing- Off the Cora rttub
ble Meat l)eijto for an Ice Hoiiae
Fifty-five Experiment fetation in
the United fetatea.
Clearing- the Corn Htubble.
The neat farmer who loves to see bis
fields clean and free from trash that is
unsightly (and It may be said that
whatever Is thus disagreeable Is equal
ly undesirable In other ways) always
objects to the appearance of the cut
com stubs in the land lu which the oats
are sown as the first of the spring crops.
They are not only unpleasant to look
at, but they are lu the way of good cul
ture of the land. The illustration,
from the American Agriculturist, shows
an Implement for gathering this rub
bish and getting rid of It so as to turn
4
BAKE FOR CLEARING CORN STUBBLE.
It to immediate good use. A bar of
strong oak timber six Inches wide and
three thick has a tongue fitted Into It
In the usual way, and is furnished with
a number of curved teeth made of half-
Inch steel bar. The teeth are sharpen
ed so that they take fast hold of the
stubs below the surface of the ground
and tear them out, and also gather
them as they pull them out of the soil.
Asa load Is collected, the rake is lifted
by a pair of handles fastened to the
bar. The bar may be made as long or
short as may be thought proper.
Farming at the Stations.
From the Kansas State Hoard of
Agriculture comes a" very Important
and exhaustive summary of the meth
ods and ways of feeding wheat and
low-priced grains to animals. At a
time when many farmers are feeding
wheat and others considering the ad
visability of doing the same, this re
port Is of special value. The report
covers detailed experiences of farm
ers all over the country, and the con
clusion Is that farmers are Justified In
feeding their animals wheat when so
cheap, and that despite some unfavor
able reports the practice as a gen
eral thing Is wise. In many localities
It Is the only profitable disposition of
the low-priced grain this year that can
be made, and when wisely and intelli
gently fed it makes money for the
farmer. All reserves of low-priced
grain should be thus disposed of rather
than sending it to market at a positive
loss, which is frequently the case.
From abroad come the reported re
sults of experiments with sugar beets
that should be of value to those eu
gagaged In this industry In this coun
try. At the Halle Experiment Station,
where everything relating to beet su
gar cultivation Is carefully studied, it
lias been demonstrated in recent ex
periments that lcalnet tends to In
crease the sugar contents of the beets,
while nitrate of soda has the opposite
effect of reducng the amount. It Is
said that the beets get sulllclent soda
from the kalnet, and the potash which
they especially need Is then readily
absorbed. (Jennantown Telegraph.
Mandarin Ducks.
These are among the most benullful
domestic aquatic fowls and as the
name indicates they are of Chinese ori
gin. They are very highly prized on
account of the beauty of their plumage
and numerous good qualities. A few
have been domesticated and kept as
pets. Like all other flying ducks, It has
a small body and Its feathers are of
mauy colors. The crest of the drake
droops on the neck, but he has power to
raise It at will. The sides of the head
are of a whitish corn or canary color
and the under feathers around the neck
PAin OP MANDARIN DUCKS.
of a rich chesmut The breast Is light
red, the back a light brown and the un
der part white. The fan feathers of the
wings are chestnut with brilliant green
tips and four bands over the shoulder
black and white. The bill Is crimson
and the lcs Ilillk- The female is n
strong constrnst to the male and is
half gray au'l brown. These ducks are
easily tamed, and though the males are
soiiielinfi'S quarrelsome when llrst con
fined, they soon accept the situation.
When to Hell.
A potato grower of long experience,
discussing th" question of whether it
was better to sell or hold the crop says:
"My opinion Is that It Is undoubtedly
best to sell nt Hi -' per bushel at digging
time, even if were assured of dou
ble the price four months after storing.
Handling, shrinkage and decay In four
months nsminy reduce uie amount
stored nlMiiit one-third, and I have
never found out when to market a
well grown cmp
A Look Ahead.
The windmill and the brook water
wheel are J'"' t0 naTned for eleo
trlclty.andthe grain threshed, the wood
sawed, feed cut, water pumped, house
! WffYtioA mnA heafn1 rtthmir mxtru root
The water power on or near every farm
will transmit Its force over a wire to
every field and building, and will
untold labor.
Kjperiment Htationa.
There are, not Including branches,
fifty-four experiment stations in the
Pulled States, forty-nine of which re
ceive the Federal appropriation. In
lWn the stations received !$JM,t73, of
which $7ofi,00 came from the Nation
al Government, the remainder from
State governments, private Individu
als, fees for fertilizing analyses, salea
of farm products, and other sources.
In addition, the office of experiment
stations at Washington has an appro
priation of $2r,(s. There were 532
persons employed. 298 bulletins Issued,
and forty-eight annual reports. The
act of Congress 'making appropriations
for the stations for the year ending
June HO, 1895. provided for the first
time for the supervision of the station
expenditures by I'nlted States authori
ties. Administration of the funds Is
left, as before, to State authorities, bat
a statement of how they are expendeil
must be made to the Federal officers.
Hedge Fences as Windbreakera.
Land Is much cheaper In this country
than In Europe. Almost everywhere
the outcry against hedge fences Is
that they cost too much to trim, and
that they waste too much land. This
depends largely on how the hedge la
managed. A hedge allowed to grow at
will may well exhaust the soil of moist
ure at least for a considerable distance
either side of it. But If kept closely
pruned every year the hedge root
will not extend far. Besides, a close
hedge breaks the force of winds and
holds the snow from blowing. This
makes the soli where the snow haa
been molster than It would otherwise
be. Storms and winds are more vio
lent In this country than they usunlly
are In Europe. The hedge fence Is an
Important protection against the blow
ing away of rich surface soli wherever
the soil Is light. It may even pay as a
windbreak In locations where It is not
needed to restrain stock from Injuring
the crops.
Design for an Ice House.
Many small farm Ice houses have to
stand out by themselves, aud are thus
exposed to the full effect of the sun's
rays. These falling directly upon the
roof cause a good deal of heat to be gen
erated within, to the consequent loss of
Ice. The illustration shows an ice
house with two roofs, with an air space
between, which will very greatly ob
viate this trouble. Such an extra roof
can easily be placed upon a small build
ing, to the saving of no small amount of
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ICE MOUSE.
ice during the heat of summer. Every
farm should be equipped with a well
fillod ice house, for ice Is a necessity,
not a luxury. There are many new
ideas in harvesting, storing aud using
Ice nowadays.
Look to the Uunlity.
That quality adds more to the profit
than prices may be demonstrated al
most every clay by a visit to the mar
ket. Recently a lot of cattle averaglug
over l,fiM) pounds each gold for $0.10
per 100 pounds, or 2c per pound moro
than the regular prices in Chicago,
equivalent to $.S0 gain on each steer, as
well ns the advantage derived from the
heavy-weights.
Notes.
Farmer Gibson, near Avona, Ta., haa
raised a family of thirteen squashes on
one vine, the smallest of which weighed
117 and the largest 141V pounds.
The corn fodder should now bo got
ten out of the fields while the weather
permits. Every day's exposure de
teriorates Its quality and renders It less
palatable to stock.
Vicious cows should not be retained,
as they are liable to do harm to the at
tendants or to the other members of the
herd. They are at all times a source of
danger.
In 1SS9 Kentucky raised nearly one
half of the tobacco grown In this coun
try, the nmount raised by that State
being 283,:mKI,(MK) pounds, on 823,400
acres, the product being valued at $21,-2-47,000.
The cost of production governs the
profit and not the prices received. Ex
travagance In feeding, waste of valua
ble food, and the use of stock that does
not produce above the average, are the
obstacles which entail losses.
Skimmed milk or buttermilk answers
as well for young pigs as the whole
milk, especially If ground oats and
ground wheat are added to the milk,
so as to make a thin mush. With warm
quarters, such food will make the pigs
grow rapidly.
When the Japanese wish to send
grapes to distant friends they pack
them in boxes of arrowroot. Light anil
air are thus effectually shut out, and
the delicate bloom is also preserved,
pven though the fruit has boon trans
ported thousands of miles.
A mess of cooked turnips given one
a day will lie found excellent In In
creasing the growth of young animals.
They do not contain any great propor
tion of nutrition, being mostly water,
but they promote the appetite and
serve a dietary purpose, being a cbangsj
from the usual dry food.
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