WHEN BABY WAS SICK.
When the babes had tuuailitis, oh. Lord.
but what a time! I
The father of all poet could oot tell it ;'
half in rhyme.
It was bustle fur the doctor at 12 o'clock j
at uikIj'.
A ad scurry to the drug More before the j
morning's light. j
Then, baby' pilln at seven and other one !
at eiht, !
Prescriptions next in half an hour, don't I
be a minute late.
And don't forget the powder and the (
iron for the blood.
And peptonoid at eating timo to take ,
the place of food. j
And when the darlings waked and cried, j
'twas papa walk the floor.
With twenty muiis on o::e arm, on the I
ottier fifty more.
And keep the house warm all the time,
and don't get in a draft.
And don't mix the medicines. Why didn't
I go daft?
the
doetor brought them through nil
right, and thank the Lord for that.
And
both are strong and rosy now and
both are getting fat.
He showed most wondrous skill, I think.
as doctors often do.
But what I marvel most at is that wife
and I lived, too.
Buffalo Express.
KOSE AND .MAliltiOLD.
HERE Is that trou
blesome boy now?'
exclaimed Mr.
Hicks, one morn
lug to Nancy, her
maid of all work.
"He can never be
found when want
ed. Little good one
Sew by keeping a
pauper, anyway."
"Sure, in:im, an'
I saw him a goln'
to the duck pond
a spell ago," re
turned Nancy. "He
said he was sola'
to fii It up, as the water was getting
too low for the ducks to swhn There."
"Well, (-all him, and tell him to come
here immediately."
"Charlie, Charlie, oh, Charlie!"
"Ho, Nancy!" returned a cheerful
voice from the pond.
As he came up smiling, he asked:
T)i you want me to chop some more
wood '!"
But his smile soon changed Into a
frown as she replied:
''No, harlle, Mrs. Hicks wants ye.
It's a dfadful humor she's In, too, an'
ye had be after burryin', ye had."
"Nan y," replied Charlie, vehement
ly. "1 hate Mrs. Hicks, and when I
get to :e a man I am going to go off
and v. ik until I get rich; then I will
come back and take you to my house
to ba'-e chicken pie and doughnuts.
Little Mary shall come too, so that she
won't have to be scolded by that cross
old Mrs. Hicks."
"Ti e powers protect ye," cried Nan
cy, "but ff ye don't hurry in there
won't be much of ye left to grow bigger
at a.".."
Here Mrs. Hicks' shrill rnre was
5v?a rt again, and Charlie hurried into
:ie house to lie greet"d with:
"Now, you lazy litie pauper, go
u ",ly to the store n:i 1 order a dozen
bot ,;ps of beer. Stop," she called, as
be started off. eager to get out of hear
ing of her sharp voice. "Bring a
couple of bottles with you. There Is
no knowing when they will le sent
And be quick about It; If you loiter on
the way, not one mouthful of supper
will you get, and you may sleep out of
doors for your trouble."
Charlie did not know any of the
village boys, as Mrs. Hicks did not al
low him to visit any one In the neigh
borhood, or attend the village school,
taught by a widow, Mrs. Norman, so
Le did not have much opportunity to
make aa extended acquaintance. How
ever, at no time was he slothful or
negligent, but on this occasion he en
deavored to execute his errand with
all possible speed, t'pon his return
he found Mrs. Hicks in a worse humor.
She called him an ungrateful scamp,
and charged him to be gone and re
mrl? away until she summoned him
to return.
Charlie hurried out, feeling too In
dignant to cry, for he had run all the
way.
As he went thro.igh the kitchen he
noticed that Nancy's wood-box was al
most empty, and so thought he wouid
Gil It for her; he went right out to
the wood-shed to carry his plan into
execution and lo! there was Nancy
with lots of bread and butter and
chicken pie for him.
"Sure an' ye went as fast as anybody
what travels on his own legs could, an'
ye shan't do without yer supper while
Nancy Mahoney Is In the kitchen," she
exclaimed, smilingly, as she extended
ber gift to him.
"Oh, Nancy," aaid Charlie, "why
can't you be rich Instead of Mrs. Hicks?
You are so good and she Is so mean!"
"Och, me darllnt, one person can't
te Iverythlng, ye know. If I was rich
I might be mane; an' sure It's Nancy
Mahoney as would rather be good and
poor, than rich and mane. But now I
mutt be hurry In' back after me pies!"
With this she hurried off, leaving
Charlie to bla reflections and his sup
per. He ran down to the duck pond
to eat It on the big rock under the tree,
ud to be out of sight of Mrs. Hicks'
window, and there he found little
Mary, who waited on Mrs Hicks.
"I knew yoo would come here to see
If the water had filled the hole that yon
Hied for the ducks, and so I brought
70a mbm rapper down here," she aaid,
banding him some dougbnuta and a
mug of Bilk. "Mrs. Hicks gave me the
dottffcnita for fixing her beer, but I
was ao angry at her for treating you
o mesa that I could scarcely thank
Charlie pt everything nicely to
CXhar M Um nek, saying:
mm
"It is not so bad to go without sup
per. arter au, 1 11 we can nave a
Jolly little picnic here all te ourselves."
Mary did not want to eat any, but
Charlie insisted, and, as there was an
abundance for both, they sat down on
the grass by the rock, and ate and
talked about how they hated Mrs.
Hicks and how they liked Nancy.
"Io you know what I wish';"' said
Charlie.
"That we had more chicken pie?"
said Mary.
"Oh, no, I wish that I was bigger
and that you were bigger. md that we
had a place Just like this, only uo Mrs.
Hicks in it. and we would always keep
Nancy to bake chicken pie. Would
not that be Jolly ?'
Mary said It would, but she must go
In or Mrs. Hcks might wake up and
want her.
"I brought you a shawl so you would,
iiot catch cold to night," she said as she
was leaving him. "Where are you go
ing to sleep?"
"1 don't know." said Charlie.
"Mamma used to tell me pretty
stories about sleeping near flowers, and
that angels would watch over us then,"
said Mary.
"I will try It to-night," said Charlie.
"What flower w ill I chooser
"1 would sleep under that large white
rose bush by the fountain; the roses are
so lovely and fragrant," replied Mary.
"That will be a nice place. I had
thought of the marigolds because they
always remind me of you."
"Of me?" said Mary, pouting. "Those
big yellow flowers like me! I am not
yellow."
"Oh, uo!" said Charlie, "but your
name is Mary, and your long curls are
so golden, that I always think of you
as marigold.' "
"How funny," said Mary, laughing,
as she ran off before he could say any
more, and left him thinking and watch
ing the stars make tbelr tardy appear
ance. Presently he bethought himself of
Nancy's empty wood box. and after re
plenishing It and the water bucket, she
gave him such a bright smile and pleas
ant good night that he forgot about
Mrs. Hicks.
The moon had risen and was shining
brightly across the lawn when he took
his shawl and went over to sleep under
the rose bush by the fountain. Through
the leaves he could see the beautiful
fountain playing and bear the rippling
waters. The fountain represented an
angel of mercy with a cup of water In
her hand, surrounded by little fairies
and Cupids with their bows and
arrows. The soft sound of the rippling
waters seemed like music to Charlie
as he lay listening to its play. Soon the
sounds grew fainter and fainter until
he could scarcely distinguish thetn at
all. He was fast asleep.
Cuarlie was awakened by the old
rooster crowing In the barnyard. He
sat up and rubbed his eyes. It was not
quite daylight. He looked toward the
house which was usually dark and si
lent at this hour, and saw lights flitting
from room to room.
He at once conjectured that gome
thing must have gone amiss, and hur
ried to the house where all was confu
sion.
"Och. Is It yersel'7" cried Xancy, as
he entered the kitchen. "Sure and
when ye see the missus now, It's sorry
you'll be for her. Indade an' it's a
sorry night she's splnt. The doctor Is
here and he says she cannot live at all,
at all. She's been a callin' ye all night
long, an' thinks ye've been drowned In
the duck pond, an' she's been askln'
the doctdr to send for Mrs. Norman,
that little woman who teaches the
school. She ays Mrs. Normnn is yer
mother and your name ain't Smith at
all. But ye had better go up to see
her." j
Cflarlle ascended the staircase to i
Mrs. Hicks' room feeling considerably
bewildered. The doctor was there and
several neighbors, and little Mary had
her place by the bedside.
But Charlie did not notice any of
these, he felt sorry for Mrs. Hicks. She
was sitting bolstered np In bed with ber
eyes staring wildly arouw When they
rested on him she said:
"Ha! ha! that's the little boy! He
was drowned in the duck pond. This Is
only his ghost. Come here, little
ghost"
Charlie felt afraid, but the doctor told
him to go. She grasped his hand firm
ly, and, looking Into his eyes, continued:
"I know you; you are Charlie Nor
man's ghost How you wanted to go
to Mrs. Norman's school! You did not
know then that she was your own
mother, but I did. ha! ha!"
She continued to rave for some time,
and from what she said they ascer
tained that Charlie's grandmother had
been her sister, and that property bad
been left to Mrs. Norman, but she had
defrauded her out of It; and when the
Normans were all down with the fever,
Mr. Norman dying, and Mrs. Norman
out of her head, Mrs. Hicks bad stolen
the two children and sent them away.
When Mrs. Norman recovered she was
told that the two children had died at
the same time as their father.
Soon afer imparting this Information
Mrs. Hicks died; but before her death
she had a lucid Interval during which
she told them where they would find
the papers to the same effect
Charlie was greatly rejoiced to learn
that sweet Mrs. Norman was bis own
mother, and that Mary waa bis sister,
and that they would always live to
gether in that delightful old place.
Although the Bad circumstances at
tending Mrs. Hicks' death cast a tinge
of melancholy over them, it was not
very long until they were forgotten,
and Mrs. Norman and ber children were
very happy together. .
Nancy, of course, retained her place
In the kitchen.
"Sure an' It will be a 10117 day for
Nancy Maloney whan ahe leave ye,"
she aaid to then one day when they
had expressed the desire that aba re
main forever. Wavarly alagaslse
WORTHLESS METHOD?
DEVICES THAT ARE HURTFUL IN
SCHOOL WORK.
Educational Journals Filled with a
Multitude of Po-Callrd Help tliut
Are Worse than I l - Instruc
tion of Children the Work of Womrn.
Misleading
I llnMtra ' ''on.
II E i:-e of worth
less and unphllo
sophlifil methods
and devices Is. in
my judgment, a
hurtful mistake in -school
work. The
educate- uul jour
nals of to-day contain a multitude of so
called helps, methods and devices f .r ;
the use of teachers. A few of these are
good and usable; some are of doubtful '
utility; and many are positively disad
vantageous. No amount of this ready
made school provender can take ibe i
place of hard study and careful prep- 1
aratlon on the part of the teacher. It j
would be well for him, of course. io
understand something of the methods
of others; yet he should devise his ow n
methods, in the main, and retain his
own Individuality, loung and Inex
perienced teachers often retard instead
of foster the mental development of
their pupils by attempting to apply
the various educational fads now being
heralded as Improvements. Some
teachers. It would seem, keep the
younger children dawdling with ole
Jects long after they should Ik- laid
aside. The use of beans, buttons, shoe
l'gs, grains of corn, molding boards,
etc., for weeks and even months, in or
der to teach numbers and geography,
is nonsense. Shoe pegs are very use
ful in the sole of a slne, and ma., per
haps, be used by a child In learning to
count, with profit for a while; but they
are means and not ends. Much of the
so-called "busy work" Is of doubtful
utility. A good story Is told of a
teacher who gave a little Ixiy some
beans to count, merely to keep him
bnsy. After a while the teacher looked
around and found that the little fellow
had eaten them up. He doubtless un
derstood the use of beans better than
did his teacher.
Another thing equally vnln and use
less Is the wrap-bag method of recita
tion. It consists of combining with a
tinrtlcnlnr s'lidv h multitude of odds
, , , , , . .
and ends pertaining to other branches.
r or lusiaiice, a Leaciier win souM-i;un-n
attempt, in connection with the reading
lesson, to teach a great many things
concerning language, history, geogra
phy, etc. The mind can not well L'lve
attention to thought study and form
study at the same time. While we are
endeavoring to get thought, let us not
be concerned about the manner In
which It Is expressed; and then we can
consider forms of expression at some
time when we are not concerned about
thought.
Another mistake, as I believe, is the
notion that the work of our pupils must
be made so easy, by means of helps, de
vices, and Ingenious appliances, and be
come so much like pluy, that the pupil
will actually enjoy It, and be relieved,
as far as possible, of hard study and
close application. The valuable dis
cipline of faithful and long continued
mental labor Is lost by this attempt to
make everything easy and pleasurable.
Learning without Joy Is better than
Joy without learning. There Is no royal
road to learning, and If there were, the
learning would be of a useless charac
ter. The mind, like thg body, grows
by exercise; It Is only by vigorous and
continued effort that our faculties are
developed.
Sometimes Illustrations are used
which are misleading. A llttlejboy. In
studying his geography lesson, found
the Island of Nantucket m-ar Massa
chusetts, but complained that he could
not remember the name. In order to
help him over the dilliculty, this sug
gestion was made; "Suppose au old
woman .had a daughter named Nan,
whom she wished to tuck a dress, she
would say, 'Nan-tuck-it' Now Just
think of that when the question is
asked by your teacher." So when the
class was called, and the question was
asked, he began snapping his fingers,
Indicating his eagerness to answer.
"All right Johnnlt" said the teacher,
"what Is Itr "It is Nan-bem-lt!" said
the boy, with an air of triumph. Prof.
Williams, In Educational News.
Women and the Public Behoofs.
The education of children, with all
that It Involves, Is surely the work of
women. More nnd more the founda
tion of education, the primary efforts
In schools, are being understood by
women as belonging to tbelr Interest
Not only those relating to their own
children but to others, especially those
who are under public school drill. A
true mother should be a citizen mother,
Interested In the city and country be
cause children live and grow in them
She should know about the sanitary
conditions because these affect the
homes; must see that the streets are
clean, as the children walk and play In
them; must desire troth and honesty
in officials, because they come In touch
with childhood's. Above all else, the
mother will care for the schools bow
they are conducted, how built, how
situated not only the special school
where her children go or have been but
In schools, In education. True mother
hood Is not selfish, but broad. The
very word Is the glory of womanhood
and many women are "mothers" who
have no other reason for so being than
that childhood means so much to them,
and they are so Impressed with Its re
sponsibility. Froebel baa taught anew what child
hood, child-nature, child-study, repre
sent Schools have taken on a deeper
significance because the realization la
becoming more and more vivid that the
schools are now, eo will be the home
and aatloa of the future, Woman's
t.l(.. 1 , ,,. ,u Ih 1
b dipt t. ui.ii We see iveri where
I nve-tdxttu of the teachrs In p-i.nury
and grammar school svtet:n wii-ien.
1 Then the liirg -st ercent,ige of ti- chli
j dren are l low ten years i f age the
i ug that iti h mica toili s..i. and i!ai:gb
i ters are left to the training t are of thf,
mothers. Why in the piit 1ms there
le-eu a question tli.it woman' liitUn nee
and place should not be .ffl. holy r""og
l'1.ed in si h io j stems? Why in th'.f
i mtst ry are tluT-. so few u !;. i on
. K'iooi Iwari's, itluT as tri; .tees or cm
iniwioner? Why re there, nt this
present llll.e, t,o w olliell on board .4
of New Voi k and Ilr-niklyn? Various
itnsiw is i-i.y, I tie given, but no one
inild -ay th u uonien sh.i:M not lie
repi -est-nteii, when 'be above mention
ed board oversee atid control over
r..iNi women teachers mid .',in i chil
dren! Woiiii-n serve eeiyw !i-Te on tlie
school hoards of Oreat I'ritalu, and
three at least sit on the gn at school
Ix.ard of London. No one who has
studied the i.raiid work of the women
In Western States, known such women
as Mrs. 1'louer. of Chicago; Miss Ilal
lowoll. of l'hilai!elpli!:i: MSs I'illgree,
of Boston, but would wish that In every
city at lea-i si such women could care
for the public school Interests of the
children.-Harper's liazar.
Khe Trtmied Htm.
One of Boston's bright school teach
ers had a ly come Into her class from
the next lower grade who had the worst
reputation of any lxy In school. Ills
Ithavlor was so trie:y and dlsobedl-
1 cut that he had always leen put Into a
j seat direcl!y in front of the teacher's
j desk, where he could conveniently be
I watched. Ills reputation hail preceded
! him. but the new teacher had her own
' lilefl u u u 1i lirtu- f 0.0 t,.lt wu r,t 1.,,tb i.-lw.,il.l
le treated. in the very first day she
said: "Now, Thomas, they tell me you
are a bad boy and need to be watched.
I like your looks and I am going to
trust you. Your sent will 1k at the
back of the room, end seat, the fourth
row from the wall."
Thai was nil she said. Thomas went
to his seat dumfotinded. He had never
In his life been put upon his honor be-
j frPi an() Ui(. ,.. f,jI,orl(,nrp overcome
him. From the first he proved one of
the best and most Industrious pupils
In the school; and not long nco his
teacher gave him a good-conduct prize
of a Jack-knife.
yesterday she was going down onp of
the streets not far from school wliea
., . ,
i Mi'Niejiy sne noticed i nomas among
. a Mll;il crwd f
saw her. too. and Immediately took off
his hat, and called out his face beam
ing with a glad grin: "Hello, Miss
R , nice day." The other boys laugh
ed at him. "Well." said he, "she's the
best friend I ever had. and I nin going
to take my bat off every time I see
her." Boston Herald.
Adorn the School Room.
Make your wbool-room pretty. Some-
where I have read "The Influence of the
teacher over the scholar Is next to the
j parent. The school room, In pleasant
' association, should be pert to home."
Our children have come from nl! sorts
of homes and Influences. To Rome bi nu
ty and taste are so closely connected
as to form a part of their being, while
others are strangers to all sucn save,
perhaps, an occasional glimpse of the
fairy land. The fine sensibilizes
should be kept untarnished, the dor
mant ones awakened to activity. How
Is this to be done? Have as nearly as
possible the surroundings such that the
mind may feed upon. Awaken anil cul
tivate a dcplre to study the new nnd
beautiful. Till the room with that
which will hnve a tendency to elevate
and refine. Children admire pictures.
I.et them bring some of their own lit.
tie ones from home, or each contribute
a few pennies, which, put with 11,e
teacher's mite, will buy a picture or
two. Kneournge them to bring flow
ers, shells or pretty stones. A glass
Jar with two or three minnows will be
quite an ornament Fill the Jar half
full, or more, with water, put in a
handful of pebbles and sand, also a bit
of a branch or any swamp grass or
weed. These will answer for a hiding
place for the fish. Don't forget to pour
out nearly all the water every day and
put In fresh. Independent
Home Btndv,
Teachers who are troubled by a lack
of home study may find some help In
the following method:
Tell the pupils to lake not? of the
time spent In studying each night aud
be ready to report In the morning.
The first week may not give good re
sults, but the lazy ones will soon be
come ashamed of their records and try
to do letter.
Call the roll for this report so that the
record for each la known to the others,
and make a note of the time. At the
end of the week make out a list of (he
total time and post up for Inspection.
Be sure that no false reports are made
and do not let them do too much work,
Popular Educator.
Educational Notes,
The Finns are to establish a college
In this country. '
There are from 1,500 to 2,000 Ameri
can students In France.
In 1WM) New fork City had 4.r5,339
boys and girls of school age.
The Imperial library at Paris hos 72,
000 works treating of the French revo
lution. Bates College, Maine, contemplates
building a library building as a me
morial to the late James O. Blaine,
who was one of the trustees.
That conservative Institution, the Ed
inburgh University, has at last opened
Its doors to women and will grant them
degrees In medicine.
The library of the late Comte de
Llnguerolle, only 4,000 volumes, la ex
pected to bring the highest price per
volume of any collection of books ever
told In Paris.
KEA L R Ult A L R E A DING
WILL EE FOUND IN THIS DE
PARTMENT. Convenient ard Practical How of
H . n" Neat a - A iiukp In the Man
agement of Hoot Crops Ga usintf a
l'lbw' Depth Agricultural Notes.
1'ortuble Urns' Nt-wta.
Wher. I til t1f'!io Mr iu-en.v helisflie
I , . i .... ., ...-.,-t .. .... ,....!
ft jtl, lliO uo Ii'r i.iUI u'lii.l ui im
hi l.liotise t at hand, a i ries of nests
i" tiia.lo from light uino-riil that tan
be readily moved about us desired, vvill
be found a valuable a-qulsltlon. The
ma i tier of constructing these nests !s
r-hown In the illusti at'oil. fro;n the
Atiierb-an Agriculturist. Five or six.
or even as many as "i.i;:t nests may !:
t);us grouped. The nest space, r. Is
one foot wide at the Imt'on;: the front
board Is six inches vvl the - space
between this and tie- i sf board, u. K
eight Inches wide, the roof board belnc
about fifteen Indus In width. An
auditing or stopping lxiard. . is siT
Inches wide, leaving f.n inch splice lie
tweeii that and the f r nt of the nesM,
MoVAUf.K HENS' NKSTS.
for refuse to pass through. The bang
ers. s s, may be of any strong muterWI
and hung upon splk-s, drlv vl nt the
proMT plact nnd In a slanting direc
tion. This row of nests may be chang
ed f itn the Inside to the outside of the
building, or placed vhoiv most con
venient. Where ties s are located sing
ly, and some distance a; art. the laying
ben will occupy the nest with another
especially If both are In the habit of
dropping their eggs In 1 aat Identical
nest. I!y this system of grouping,
when they reach the dipping board, or
walk, and find one lies; occupied t)i v
pass on to another, w l'hou; molesting
the occupant Another polir. In fa.ot
of portable nests is that the- ate nirt
liy taken down, and every ) in i tn be
thoroughly cleaned. rhose nl i ui-t.
tried this plan of gn ' r ,. . . t J
it extremely con vet ! , ,;..
I
Plant : o i
The established fio '
ous plants are able t
of the nitrogen the;. :
either directly or linlin
free nitrogen of the air, sin., . . , i:.., it
may be worth while to Investigate the
foraging powers of different plants for
other nutrients. Kvcry one knows
that In any given soil different plants
are grown with different degrees of
success and It seems quite likely that
some plants are able to use certain
compounds of potash or phosphoric ai ld
in the soil which are not so readily
available to others, just as leguminous
plants can obtain nitrogen from sources
that are not available to the grasses.
Some tests were made at the Maine
Kxperlment Station last year to ascer
tain the capability of different plants
to appropriate phosphoric acid, nnd
they seem to Indicate that wheat bar
ley, corn, peas, and cs) hilly turnips,
can secure this food from crude, finely
ground South Carolina rock with great
er or less ease, while beans and jiola
toes derive no benefit from It (If
course, definite conclusions can hardly
be drawn from one year's work, but
these Investigations are being con
tinued. It would be a distinct gain to
horticulture nnd agriculture If it could
be known In what particular form each
particular plant preferred to have Its
food. Cnrden and Forest.
A tiauicc Runner Plow.
The value of a gunge on a plow to
regulate the depth ut which a plow
Ilia II run Is so obvious thnt nothing imsmJ
be said in Its favor. The cut shows an
attachment for that purpose. A flnt
wheel out on the lieam Is so arranged
that It can lie raised or lowered by op.
Pf.OWtSO AT ANT PKSfRF.D IiEPTII.
eratlng a lever on one or the handles,
and, when set for any depth, "staying
out" This device may be used with
out stopping the plow or stepping from
the furrow. The plowman has complete
and Instant control. The wheel Is made
to fit either a wooden or iron beam,;.nd
is held perfectly rigid. Among lu ad
vantages are: When one part of a field
Is sandy, and another is composed of
hard clay or Is stony, the plow can be
run at the same depth, anil In a fruit
orchard the plow can be Instantly rais
ed or lowered when passing near a tree,
so as not to Injure the roots. Farm
and Home.
Protecting Ileea.
Bees will come out of their hives If
the weather become warm for a day
or two. They then clean out the hives
and remove the dead bees. The ani
mal heat In the hives whim the out
side temperature Is high causes great
er activity In a strong colony than may
be desirable. Should the temperature
fall slightly while the bees are work
ing many of them will le overcome
with cold and perish. The hive should
be In aotne place where It Is protected
from sudden change of temperature.
Keeplne Potatitea Aaaortrd,
Potatoes that are plied In cellars need
pretty close looking after In winter.
Sometimes the danger Is from frost, but
It is much more often due to a warm
atmosphere. There Is rapid eibatmtlon
of the vigor of potatoes kept for seed
by having the eyes push forth pale or
white shoots, as they will hen kept
In the wr rmth and darkness cf a large
bin. If frost can be kept out the sets!
is.ta'js-s shot) id be thickly spread on.
floors where the un can shine upon
them. This tun not be doiw lu the cel
lar, but towards spring sev.1 poiatoes
h..iild 1 kept In uj.s-r rooms. ;"! the
temperature regulated by ther
mometer and small stove.
Incubators for Wlntrr Hatching.
It Is not natural for hens that are
kept In vSgoious health to want to set
In winter. The incubator is at this -a-son
an absolute necessity f"t t"'s' wUo
would rear early chicks. Art Is in this
lo-i.,! .... I ,. ii. r il.im nature. The heat
! can be regulated more certainly and
! evenly with tin Incubator than tnost
I bens w i:i do it. The hcu h is re 11 very
j little sense. If the fit of slttin b'Hves
; ber a few hours she will elje.se t!i eggs
j to be chilled, and then return after
j every germ of life Is destroyed and set
i i,nti..ii'!v on tln efL's until they are at
last taken aw:.y from her. In midsum
mer or late spring the hen can d the
work as well and as cheaply as su In-
i cubator w ill. She may not set any
more steadily, but not so much de
pends on her fidelity, as in warm
weather the nlr Is very near the right
teu:M-ratnre to develop the young
chick In its shell.
Snow Over Winter firain.
All farmers who grow winter grain
like to have plenty of snow In winter.
It Is not so much to protect the ground
from freezing, for severe cold will
freeze through a light snow, and a light
covering is lietter than a heavy one
always. What the snow does Is to cov
er the leaves so that they do not evap
orate moisture, as they are always do
ing when exised to currents of air.
The destruction of woods In many
j States has made winter grain a uiore
j doubtful crop than it used to be. It
j sweeps the snow that should lie H pro-
tectlon for the whole field Into bunks
on the leeward side of fences. It also
blows away a good deal of surface soil,
as Is si-en by the blackened surface of
; snow banks opposite winter grain Held
late In the w inter.
A Common Mlstuke.
One mistake Is frequently made In
the manngt nt of root cmpi at tho
time of harvest. Many reople. when
topping their roots after or Jus", before
gathering, cut off a portion of the root
1 1. -elf, as shown In ihe Hgnr- st the
right In accompanying Illustration.
I would rather go to the other fl-
ironic. sa.R a writer In American t.ul-
, j t -- w a t ". . i -1 ;t .m. mr a
WATS OP Torrt.tli ROOTS.
tivutor, and leave u jiortlon of the tops
on, tis shown lu the figure at the left of
the sketch. In one case we not only cut
away and waste good material, hut
also facilitate the escape of Julie, by
(sizing out and evaporation. In the
other case we save everything worth
saving. Let us be economical even la
small things.
Caution us to Temtx-rntnre.
Sudden extremes of temperature dis
integrate, iwt chill the cream with
chunks of ice lu the churn and ex-ct
the 1-Ht results. Hon't heat It suddenly
from a low degree lo the churning tem
perature and churn Immediately. lA-t
it stand for some time at the right teuj.
1-erattire and letter results may be
expected. Don't even heat milk Jtmt
n-t u enters tne separator. Warm
It
..o, uiio in advance or the senars
....o,. icmp-iuiurB nas very much to
uo wun success lu handling milk nn,i
cream -the right temperature Is ne of
the essentials. But not only has the
degree of heat very much to do with
results, but sudden change have pecu
liar effects and should Im avoided
esticelally Just previous to, or during'
manipulation.
Farm Notes.
The exact temperature for loosening
the hair from the skin of a pig t
butchering is 1,. The pig should re
main a full minute In the water at this
temperature to give time for the hat
to be loosened.
Do not forget that a grade animal
will not breed all hi good (piaS
Nothing but a thoroughbred will ,hvb
you Unproved stock from your mare,
and heifers, or from the drove, and
(locks. Do not waste your time.
There Is no point in the life f n
animal when It is not making xaln or
losing, and every pound lost l ,
pounds to gm. AI, oWs f
should be kept growing.
mills lose weight under favorable con
dlilons It Is an Indication that bet..,
stock should bo used.
Mr. J. V. Strong, Adams Count.
Indiana, has a Holsteln-Frlesian 0, w
that gave eight gallon, of milk per d
and made eighteen pound of butter Z
s week's .test of fair average f,"0
lie thinks this cow at four or
rear will make twenty-one tK,ud of
butter a week on a good feeding ra.
The Engineer". L M
preparation for prevent!,,, tool tJZ
rusting I made by the slow
together of six or eight part. 0 u"
to one of resin, stirring till cool ft!
remains semi-fluid, ready for T
resin preventing rancidity and lunnT
to ir Oght mm, RnbZTX:
bright surface ever so thinly lt "
lect and preserves the polish
slly snd It can be wiped
desired, or It ma, he ttsdWll
ell or beDclne." 0 w1
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