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III MoUTIMFIt
Barbican was an
olij man. one of the
dd ty-s of English
aristocrats, fiery,
lmietuous ami in
ordinately proud of
tlif integrity of his
name and ancestry.
At be time I went
Into his employ,
years ago now, lie
was living alone
with bis only daughter at liis family
scat in ( ;ioiiccstersliire.
A strange-hx king tall laily was Missj
I.in.!.i Barbican, with huge, black eyes
tun pale. hard set features. bearing the
traces of some inward sorrow.
Sir Mortimer. I learned, bad bail a
Bon, whom be bad disinherited and dis
owned owing to some act which had
brought dishonor on the name of Bar
bican, and he forbade all mention of
the scapegrace of bis family.
)ue evening. Home few months after
I had been there, I was summoned to
the door by the ominous clanging of the
front do..r bell.
A young man. shabbily dressed, with
a r
on
ou-
s. albeit handsome, face, stood
i Mxtep and scanned me nerv
I looked questioning!' at him.
- Is Sir Mortimer liarbicau dis-.'-
be said, huskly.
ir." I answered. "Will you
me in':"
if anyone in the library?"
sir."
"Tl;.'n show me In and tell your mas
ter 1 must see him."
"Very well, sir! What name shall X
pive?"
" Hi, never mind the r.ame! He'll
know me fast enough." he added, bit
terly. Sir Mortimer looked up in a surprised
way when I communicated to hini
that a visitor had arrived and wished
to see him.
He owned the door and strode In
side the room.
"Father:" That was all. One short,
despairing cry. and father and sou
stood face, to face once more.
A gray, drawn look stole over my
master's face, as for a brief moment
be stood eying the prodigal who had so
mysteriously reappeared. Then he
found liis tongue.
"So it is you, you hound?" he said,
his features working strangely, while
there was a lone of suppressed rage in
his voice, "it is yon, is it? Have you
forgotten how we part-d? Have you
forgotten' - his voice rising ominously
"how I cast you off and forbade you
ever to step iu my house again? Be off
before I forget myself and whip you
out, as you deserve."
"I will speak," cried the younger
man. "As there Is a God In heaven, I
am innocent! But since you will not
hear me, I will not try to save you.
May it be on your head, and may you
reap as you have sown! But you will
have the comforting assurance of know
ing that you have sent me to the devil,
and I curse you," and striding from the
room, the younger man passed out into
the hall.
I hastened to open the door for him.
As he was passing out into the night
he turned.
"You are a stranger to me," he said,
after a brief space, "but your face looks
an honest one. If you can contrive it,
meet me to-morrow, about this time, at
the drive gate. It is a matter of life
and death."
The next morning, after breakfast,
Sir Mortimer turned to me and said. In
his crisp, curt voice:
"If you value your situation here,
rarkln. you will bear in mind: Not a
word of what you saw and heard last
night, and never mention my my
son's name to me again under pain of
Instant dismissal. That Is all."
It was with some feeling of trepida
tion that I repaired to the try sting place
that same evening to await the arrival
of the disinherited son. Having In
quired my name, he began:
"You must first know how I came to
be In this plight Some years ago now
a forged check In my father's name
was discovered. Suspicion at once fell
on oie and, though Innocent, I was at
once branded as guilty by my father.
"He did not wish to nave the family
Bam dragged Into court, so be took the
easier course of disinheriting me and
casting me off entirely.
"My enemy, whoever be was, and
heaven knows I thought I bad son
worth, apeaklng of, bad dona bis work
veil. I btcam a frequenter of the
tarf, a gtusibier, and nearly-bot, thank
hmtm, wlf-a tbtef.
"I was tanpssd mom few days ago
to Jala a baad f bargiars who eoaum
vattiBf mr (attar's boos. Bat
?
though I had sunk low I was not quite
bad enough for that, and overcome
with remorse 1 determined to R'sek an
audience w ith my father and warn him
of his danger. The result of that inter
view you know" and here he broke off
abruptly, a queer break in his voice.
I will pass over the rest of our conver
sation and merely state the plan which
the remorse-stricken man bad formed
to checkmate the robbers.
I must explain that at the back of the
house was a courtyard, shut in on three
sides by the kitchen premises of the
house. It was a small window that of
the pantry which was to Is- the mode
of Ingress.
Young Mr. Geoff rev that was the
soil's name was to lead the burglars
in their enterprise. He would conduct
them through the window and then,
with the aid of myelf and Sir Morti
mer, whom 1 w as to apprise of the rob
bers' advent, would help to overHwer
the others, two desperadoes, for they
hipl not wished to have too many con
cerned in the job.
Friday came, and it was. I am bound
to confess, with no slight feelings of ap
prehension that I looked forward to
the work which was before me, for I
was no fighting man. of course I had
not mentioned the meditated robbery
to the old baronet, for that would have
spoiled everything.
But at 12 o'clock I stole noiselessly
down to the kitchen ami quietly waited
till the burglars should arrive. I had
not long to wait.
I b: aid the muffled sound, which
warned me that they bad commenced
operations, a'ud slipping away as noise,
lessh as I had come, I departed to ap
prise my master of the outrage on his
property.
I found him sitting In his bedroom on
a cba'r. dad in bis dressing gown and
slippers. His face was buried In bis
hands and he was evidently lost In
thought At my entrance he started
violently up and dazed with wonder
ment, not ui.mixed with anger, at me
as I Intruded myself on his solitude. I
at once came to the point.
"Sir." I said, "there are burglars try
ing to force an entrance at the back!"
Now my master's livdrooin was at the
extreme wing of the building, so had
St not been for the fact that I already
knew of the contemplated roblx-ry, he
would have heard nothing of the
burglars, taking for granted that they
succeeded in reaching the dining room,
where the f imily plate, their object,
was secured.
He gazed at me curiously for a few
seconds, and then calmly walked across
the room to his chest of drawers, which
be opened, taking therefrom a small re
volver which he slipped into his pocket,
handing another to nie at the same
time.
Sir Mortimer took the lead, and fol
lowing closely behind him I uolselessly
stole ab tig at his heel.s.
Arrived at the kitchen door the
sounds Inside told us we had come on
the scene Jusl at the right moment.
The baronet threw ojen the door.
The gas had been lighted, and standing
In the middle of the room were the
three men, young Mr. Geoffrey apart
from the other two, pallid and hag
gard looking.
And then I do not rightly know what
I happened. It was all done so quickly.
I Sir Mortimer stepped calmly Into the
j room, raised his revolver and fired at
his son, who was waiting for me who
j had lost all presence of mind to act on
! the Initiative.
With a dull groan he threw up his
! arms and fell forward with a thud
on the stone floor.
The other two did not wait for more,
hut with Incredible swiftness darted
through the pantry, and locking the
doors behind them, made good their
escape.
And then a white-robed figure ap
peared at the open kitchen door, and
gassed wildly about her.
As her eyes fell on the body of the
man lying prone and lifeless on the
floor. Miss Linda Barbican for she It
was rushed forward, and with a dull
moan threw herself down beside her
brother, apparently dead, killed by bis
own father.
"My sin has found me out!" she
moaned. "My sin has found me out!"
And then, ber eyes wandering to the
little pool of blood, which was crimson
log the cold flags, she cried out anew:
"I can bear It no longer. Father!
father! the forgery was my work!"
Casting one look of concentrated bat
and anguish on the wretched girl at his
feet be brushed her trembling aside
and knelt down, moaning softly to him
self, beside the body of bis lifeless son.
Mr. Geoffrey did not die. His father
bad shot somewhat hurii and the ball
had ir'an.-ed of Ming the foliar-boge,
making a loi-g. jagged wiiiiel. But
si ill be was serbavly ill, brain fever
M-rting iu al'.ei wards, and for wra
time he lay hovering between li aid
death.
I fully explained to the baroU the
scheme bis u bad funned for thwurt
ii.g the but gl'.rs - w bo, by the way v.t"-e
captured me veeks after the t
tt mpted burglary -au I Sir Mortimer's
feelings of remorse and sorrow at the
way iu which tie had wronged Mr. Geof
frey wvre terribly poignant.
As for Miss I.imlM, her story can lx
briefly summed up by the foil,, wing:
Years ago she bad apparently bad a
worthless lover with whom she whs ut
terly infatuated. Gambling and other
forms of execs had left him in 1"W
water, and his sweetheart bad forged
the check to give him the money be bad
needed so sorely, laying the blame on
and weaving her subtle net of ao.-usa-ton
round her innocent brother. What
ultimately became of her I never knew .
If 1 had only kept my presence of
mind and carried out my instructions,
the Baronet's hand might have been
stayed and Sir Geoffrey would not have
bceu shot. But then, jcrhap Miss
I.inda would not have confessed and
thank heaven, there an- not many wo
men like her In the world.
SuMTNIitiouH KelielW.
If Uie modern fisherman paid heed to
old KUierKtitioiis, bis chances for a
day's sport would often ! seriously
hampered. In the Western Highlands
It Is currently lielieved tbut If you see a
colt with Its back to you when starting
in the morning on a fishing excursion.
It is the worst of luck, only to Is- -:-ceeded
should you bear a cuckoo before
breakfast. In Scotland it is considered
unlucky to meet an old woman when
starting on a tishing expedition. A
giMsl start means a g-ssl lini.-h with
the Scotch, jtlft its it did ill the old
Gre-k proverb. "The beginning is b.i'f
of the whole." The Japanese carry the
lielief about luck In im-cilng certain
persons as you go fishing still further,
and say, "A fisherman meeting a priest
will have no luck that day." Swedish-folk-lore
has something to say nix tit the
start In fishing. Tell no one, it pre-scrilH-s,
when you are going out to tlsh,
and never mention on your return
whether you have caught many or few.
No stranger should on any account see
how many fish you have taken. When
starting for the river, if you have to
turn back and get something that yon
have forgotten, you are sure to catch
little or nothing that day. This Is su
article of I)evou folk-lore, and lias rea
son to back It. The disappointment,
the hurry, and the bringing of wrong
things always act prejudicially upon
what ought to Im the unruffled temper
of a successful angler. He Iseoines
hasty and rash, most often with ill re
sults to his basket. Many anglers luitu
t ---e magplc-i when fishing. This su
, titioii is also founded on reason,
ind is thus explained: For anglers iu
spring it is always unlucky to s-e a
single magpie, but two may always c
regarded as a favorable omen; i.nd the
reason is that In cold and stormy
weather one magpie alone leaves the
nest iu search of food, the other re
maining sitting Uii tlie eggs or the
young ones; but, when two go out to
gether. It is only when the weather Is
mild and warm and favorable for lisb-ti'K-
Washington's Birthday.
A curious delver iu the early history
of the nation, Mr. Isaac Myer, in the
American Historical Iteglster, has dis
covered that the celebration of Wash
ington's birthday should properly be
held upon February 11. He cites un
convincing proof the entry in the old
Washington family Bible which records
the birth upon "ye lltli day of Feb
ruary, 17:U-;i2." The act of parliament,
A. 1. 17.11, known as Lord Chester
field's act, enacted that September 3,
17.1'J, should be considered September
14, thus adding eleven days to the cal
endar. But although our February 22 would
thus seem to lie old February 11. there
can be no doubt that Washington and
his family observed the actual date of
the 11th to the end. The earliest public
celebration of Washington's birthday
was. Indeed, held upon February 12,
the 11th having come on Sunday In
17X1. There was on that occasion a
parade of the French troops at New
port the firing of a salute uud a general
holiday. When and why was the date
of celebration changed? Philadelphia
Kecord.
She Objected to Footlights.
A roar of applause greeted Susan B.
Anthony as she advanced from th
wings to the front of the stage, where
the footlights suddenly blazed out with
all their force, lighting up to advantage
her silver hair, striking face, and
well-formed figure. She seemed as she
stood there, before flie audience, gavel
In hand, a fitting leader of American
women. Her bearing was dignified,
graceful, and unconscious, as calm and
commanding as a Greek goddess, with
nothing of the masculinity and aggres
siveness generally supposed to be the
qualities of the leaders and advocates
of equal suffrage. Those who bad
never before seen her were Impressed
and fascinated, and those to whom she
was familiar were delighted and
charmed.
"My, my," she exclaimed, good hum
oredly, as the gas flared up again, "I
can't stand this. Let the lights bs
turned off. Anything but the foot
lights." Washington Post
Mir beau was the Demosthenes of
France and the Hurricane, from bis
eloquence.
Ptetro Aretlno was the Voltaire of
bis century, because of bis satirical
abilities.
Handel was called the Baton Olant,
tarn hla nationality and afaja,
prop
r .(OWN
The !-ii'llitii MaWh.
Ten little !iii lr. ii s-'hii.ik. in ti in,c,
"F-u-I y, fully," then tb re were inne.
Nine puzzled fun-, fearful of tl.e.r tate.
"C i l i-y, si!l," then there cr- eiia.
Kight pairs of blue eyes, brilst n t:it of
heaven.
"B-u-s-s-y, busy." then there m t" w.ra,
Seven grave heads, ul.akius iu an uvvful
fl.
"L-a-i-d-y, lady," theD there were six.
Six eager durlings, determined u:li c
strive,
"l u t i e, duty," then there were rive.
Five bearti no anxious, beating inori an.1
more,
"S-c-o-l-l a r, scholar," tiiea there rv
four.
Four niouthK like roebud on a red tum
tree,
"M-e-r-y, merry," tlieu there were t hr .
Three psirs of pink ears, listening k -on
and true.
"O n-1 c-i', only," then there wre tvv.
T'-vo sturdy laddie, ready tot!i to n.n.
"T-u-r-k-y. tarki-y." then there n u:
Ore head of yellow 1,'iir, bright in il.- sun,
"H c-r-o. lu re," i lie spelling mutch vva
VV...
New Orieiuif Picayune.
A Little Fellow.
Little bit oi a f-iow;
'ol'ld.l't r t him to sleep,
And th" nii.lhi r sighed
As l:e tossed and cried :
"He'd such a trouble to keep'"
Little bit ol a fellow --
Couldn't get 1. 1 in to sleep.
LiUle hit of H fl How!
Bi.l i he eyes of the mother weep;
For one Hi night
That was loM t.. light
Cod iniled and kisM-.i biai tu sleep.
Little bit of a fellow -
He whs le ver a trouble 10 kelp!
I.ov r vtill.
His h.'ilr ii vviur Miovv is v htte;
Her trembling tei-s are !;
His eve, have I'.-t 'heir merry light;
Uer ehei k-. "I.e;i r"-y glo.
Her l.ii ir I .it te.: ,- tn,i. '. gold:
ii' v.-,, ... ,..,.! ibrHI:
And yet. lleili'.h 1- eii. . I ; 1 V ;illd M,
They're (.,.'.! i l.v, , . r- r .1
Siuee they w I :. t I . on I.iv.u uud lea,
If l did the !;iiic blow.
Atid ott iler.iss the tniekless Kej
llid v liliovv eome and vr,
OH Were the forest blmel.es liiire;
And oft, in (,'oid limned.
Oft did the lilie Nei-nt Hie air,
The roues bloom and fade.
Thiy've had their Bi:nr? of lionet and
fea r.
Their hhure of bliM! and bale,
Siui e brut lie whi;iered in her ears
A lover's tender tab ;
Full many a thorn amid the flower
HflH lain iiion their any;
They've had their dull November hour.
As well ax days of May.
But firm and true through weal and woe,
Throiiirh elianire of time and seene.
Through winter's "loom, through sum
mer' clow.
Their faith and love have been;
Together band iu hand tbey iuss
Serenely down lib 's bill.
In hopes fine Krave in churchyard grant
May hold them lovers s jll.
Chambers' Journal.
His Laftt I'fHrm.
In the highland)), in 'he country place,
Where the old, plain men have mny faces,
And the young, fair maidein
Quiet eyes;
Where essential silence cheers aiid blctaea.
And forever In the hill-recesses
Her more lovely music
Brood and dies.
Oh, to mount again where erst I haunted,
Where the old red bilis are bird-enchanted.
And the low green meadow
Bright with sward;
And when evening die, the million tinted,
And the night ha come, and planets
glinted,
Lo, the valley hollow
Lamp-bcstarred!
Oh, to dream, oh, to wake and wander
There, and with delight to take and rea
der, Through the trance of silence,
Quiet breath!
Lo! for there, among the flower and
grasses,
Only the mightier movement sounds and
passes; -Only
winds and river,
Life and death.
R. L. Bterenson.
This Captain Had Nerve.
Capt Edward Smith of the Hteamer
Yesso, which ran out of Baltimore up
to Inst year, once gaved 2(J lives la a
collision almllar to that of the Elbe and
Crathle. At the time be won moater of
the steamer Karo, when she ran her
bow Into the aide of a Uulan passen
ger iteamer. A mate on tne bridge of
the Karo had hla band on tat signal
and waa about to ring foil apeed astern
and back away from the ttuaalan, when
Capt Smith stopped him. Instead, he
kept the engine of the Karo ;olnK half
peed ahead and ber bow fast In the
gap aba bad cat In tbe aide of the other
ateamer. Orer 200 people paaeed from
tbe deck of tbe Roaalaa ateamer to tbe
deck of tbe Karo and were aared.-Bal-tUBore
Aaertean.
OUIl It UK A L READERS.
SOMETHING HERE THAT WILL
INTEREST THEM.
An Apple tliut Command lliuh
I'rke in Home ami Foreign Market
- ell-Arrauui 1 MuuVcbouK Low
1'rict of HorM-s.
The Newtown I'lppin.
The apl'lc that i-oiiimilildrt the hii'l-
-i price in Imili bono- ami foreign mar
kets i th,. Newtown pippin, bays the I
Orange .Indd Farmer. When Bald 1
wins i in) other choice arietien -ell at !
.S.'i per barrel at Liverpool, the New- !
town pippin :,eIs iit Hi. and the same
j.rortiiti.in holds true Iu our domestic
liiatket. The fruit often retails :i
high as $1J or -r barrel. Down
ing, the authority on fruits. nys as
follow m of this variety; "It utands at
the bond of all tipples, and in, when In
lorfection. acknowledged to be mi-
THK M WTOWX PUTIN.
rivaled In nil the unalitles which con
stitute a high -flavored dessert apple,
to which It combines the quality of
long keeping without the least shrivel
lug. returning its high flavor to th"
last."
In the early apple history of this
country the Newtown pippin was
prominent. It originated at Newtown,
on Img island, and Its merits soon
spread Its cultivation. It was especial
ly successful on tin- 'Hillsides along tlnv
Hmlson Itivcr, and for many years
large quantities were grown there and
annually shipped to Furopo. Later it
spread all over the country, but it
found few places which were conge
nial. To-day It Is but very little grown
outside tif the mountainous regions of
West Virginia, where It Is famous to
day as the' Albi inatle pippin. Scab
and Insects, coupled with the general
decline of oi. '
of proper
practically
There is ptob
Is more laii:
liietit by vi"
At the Collin, I
cilgo in ls!:!,
d ' v reason of want
. li'.ing, etc.. mi ve
out of cultivation,
o one apple w liicb
'lied by i! eiiv iron
, oils an I climates.
ii. i:posJMou In (,'hl
N'ew Molllh Wales ex
hibited Koiue Very line apples under the
inline of Five f 'i ..wiled pippin. Fruit
experts wen- pu.zL-il ,y ii at lirst. but
af'er :i careful study became pretty
well convinced that this, too, was our
ohi friend ij.,. New town pippin. tuolj.
bed by the soil of Apstialia and the
Inezes of t, I'nuMc. In West Vir
ginia ii was formerly supposed that the
Albemarle was a distinct variety, but
the consensus of opinion among hor
ticulturists now Is thai it is only the
New tow n pippin. In ItoeklatuI Counly,
New York, the Same apple is grown,
and Is I here generally called the w in
ter pippin.
Yellow ItiiliHiiH Are ViciotiH.
Tin-re sisuns to lie a sort of impres
sion among the fanners In our own
vicinity that extra yellow bees mnsl
be extra pure Italians. Judging by
the way the orders have run for the
yellow sl'M-l; the Impression miisi be
general, but every practical queon
liieeder knows that it is a mistake.
The livebariders are simply siorts,
selected for color from Italian stock,
that Is all; and by the way some of
them sting It would almost seem as If
tbey bad ".-potted" a little from t'ypii
an slock. We have quite a large num
ber fif colonies of ex Ira yellow bees
iu on r yard, and our tiplary has never
had erosser bees or bees more Inclined
to rob than this year. Tbey bred like
Cyprians and (lien stopped long before
tlie ordinary Italians. We shall get
them all out of our yard another, sea
son unless their temper and robbing
propensities Improve. Ohio Farmer.
Improving the Haw.
Most sawn ure like pal tern. Fig. 1.
The rakes at the ends of the saw being
double, much labor is lost by the Inner
Flf! 1. OLD RTVI.E. SO. 2. IMl'ROVKI).
part of the rakes moving tbe dust
part way through the log at the latter
part of the stroke, where It has to be
removed again at the next utroke of
the saw. More efficient labor may be
pet formed by using a style like Fig. 2.
The central rake being double, will
fully remove the dost at each stroke
from the log. The outside rnkea being
single, do not move the dust In heap
lo tlie center of the log' lo clog the
saw, but do the work effectually nt the
next stroke. Teeth of the style In
Fig. 2 are much easier to keep lu order
as there are no square corners to wear
out the file. Fig. 1 may he changed to
style of Fig. 2 by cutting or filing off
the iusldedilt of the rakes one-third In
number at each end of the same.
How Plaater Karly.
Land plaster ought to lie sown for
clover as soon aa the clover seed I
sown, or at least before tlie spring
rains are past It needs to bo' dis
solved and be thus carried Into the soil.
There Is not much doubt now among
ctenMsU that It aids the clover plant
to use atmospheric nitrogen, and as
this takes place In the soil by means
tf coulee on tbe roots of clover tbe
Beceaalt)' for sv7rs clover seed earl
is apparent. Old farmers h. ''
t,.d us that If plaster was ie i
u clover until j,f:e- pi"iuu "
did little p-h) i be hist ye n. H
beneficial after another w:n' a""
spring had pas...-, and bad -' 1
,.atr int" b .il. ' ' , (J
u slight benefit from sowing i l.i-'" " J
clov.-r when in full leaf, but it M
be additional to an apple..'-" '"
early in the spring. hen it "
lllost good.
Murl etinic Turnip--
If farmers have patience to do
licddllug. they can tmd tnuvM '"
either wh .r yellow tut .Hi- I"
most everv city or village f:,n,ily 'I
Is best iu wiling turnips to have s -in.'
of each, the White or purp.'' -i .':
leafed for early use and lie- yello.v
viiricics for later In the winter
large wagon load Is easily di-posed T
at .'K cents per bushel, and if cadi
fatnilv takes only a bushel of each va
riety it does not require a I'-n-' drive
to dispose of 111.' Whole. The I'1'olM 'f
an a. re of turnips sold thus is mu.-li
more than farmer p-t for most crops,
and the work of marketing Is fittrlr
well paid, considering that it Is mostly
done when men and teams would otb
erw Ise be idle.
Horse Dirt Cheap In the S est.
fiood horses are ilnni-cr In sonm
parts of the West now than dog are in
the Fast, for there are f u dogs not
owned by some one while the horse;
cannot tie given away. All over lh.
West horse have been a-toiindiiigl.v
cheap for some time, and or ha
been a good price for a psl animal.
A bundled bead of ranch bo ;i -sturdy,
unbroken broncho fiimi W )'
ominK-were Hold In I'eiiver for '
and the freight recently. It U r- t
ed that a big' stock firm in Idaho h.n
turned more than ITi" Kinb s adrift t.i
shift for themselves during' tin- winter,
as it was clieart-r to do ibis than !'
vide f.HNl for them. The firm could not
get even a dollar apiece for tlicin.
A Wf ll-Arrunued tMijoke liur.
To make a smokehouse fireproof a
far as the stove ashes are coin -ei lie. I
is not necessarily un expensive Job.
All that is required Is to lay iii a row
of brii l; across one end, also ivvo of
three feet back upon each side, con
necting the sides with a row across
the building, making 11 at least two
feet high. As those who have a smoke
house use It nearly every year, that
part can also be made safe from lire
by the little arch built at the point
shown in the Illustration. The vvholo
is laid up in a mortar, and lo add
strength to the structure an Iron rod
or bar may be placed across the center
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VlltKI'iasif -viohHlot sk.
of the bin and firmly liubedibfl In the
mortar two or three rows of brick from
the top. if course the rear 'if the arch
is also bricked up. In most cases lesg
than U.-fl brick will 1m- all that is re
quired. American Agriculturist.
C It i vat c.I I la fide I i. mis.
How many or those who in spring go
to the fields and slowly dig out among;
grass and stones a mess of dandelion
greens know that this crop Is more sat
isfactorily grown In the giirdenV Tho
liupr iveil cultivated dandelion is tnueh
larger, is more easily cleaned and fr.-e
from Insects than that gathered In the
fields'. It Is safe to say that whoever
procures and sows a package of the Im
proved dandelion seed In his garden
will never be willing theieafter to du
pend upon the uiu iiluviitcd supply that
can be got from the pasture iots.
A JOisninn Cherry.
1'rof. Hansen, of Iowa, who has been
traveling In UiiKsla. writes thai he
finds on the Moscow markets great
quantities of the Vladimir cherries.
The tree may be called large bushes
as grown there. Often they are grown
with several steins like a bush. These
bush-cherry or. hards are a source of
great prolit.
Atfrlciiltnrul Notr.
Seed cannot germinate between
clods; light must be excluded, and fluo
soli must be close aliout the seed fro,n
the beginning.
Italslng peanuts, says a Texas corre
Ioudent, is a source of small revenue
for any one who hives garden work.
They are as easy to raise as corn or
potatoes, and will bring from $1 t0
$1 M per bushel.
irmers should not depend on -eds-men
for producing new varieties hut
should experiment themselves. Home
of the best varieties of fruit were orlg
Innted by fnrmcrs.
The proper mode of keeping rabbin
from trees Is o wrap a piece of nern
wire around each tree. This will fXmt
but a small sum per tree and will save
a great deal of vexation and annoy
ance. There Is better health among roving
fowls because they get the food which
Is lust for digestion, and get th, nc
essary grit to help tbe glard do its
work. We should make this a stud,
and profit by It. 7
Agricultural subjects are lectur-d
upon In some of the English schooL.
and the result baa been very ssUsf.7
tory. Children are taught to read and
learn of many matters connected with
farming that are different fion, til
practical teachings on tbe farm
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