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VASSAR PIC
M'e me a spoon of oleo, in a,
Ad4 the aodium alkali,
I'm going to make a pie, mamma,
I'bb gutug to make a pie.
tor John will be hungry and tired, ma.
And his tissues will decompose;
o gire me a gramme of phosphate,
ad tie carbon aod cellulose.
low give me a chuck of caseine, ma.
To shorten the thermhr fat:
sVad baud me the oxygen-bottle, ma,
Aad look at the thermodtat;
Aod if the electric oven's cold,
J ant torn it on half an ohm.
For 1 want to have supper ready
As aoou a John cornea limine.
Now pans me the neutral do(-. mamma.
And rotate the mixiiof machine.
Bat give me the sterilised water first
And the oleomargarine.
And the phosphate, too. for now I thiuk.
The new type-a ritcr's quit.
And John will need mure phosphate food
To hejp hi brain a bit.
Chicago News.
a western" yo)in;.
PEOrLE had become rather tired
of the romance. Perhaps iu part
because it bad ceased fl be ro
mail tic. When firm Andalusia Sieb
bins hail come out from Illinoi to live
with her mot her ami stepfather tin
Nebraska prairie It was considered by
tbe neighboring farmer folk quite prop
er, probable, ami desirable that Ira
Harris, whose ball' section joined uat
of her relatives, should full In love it!i
her which he promptly did.
Ira was 30, stout. stolid, loutish.
metbodinl. He was a succes'"ul mini.
This la hardly to be explained of a
person with the charucterisi.i men
tioned unless one Includes selfishness.
To be supremely selfish is so frequent
Ij- to be successful. At the time of their
nit-ellng Audutasia was liT. There arc
women of 'JT and women of 'JT. She
was one of tbe latter. With her square
figure, her unequivocal completion, her
dull brown hair, aud her calculating
yea she looked her years. One would
never excuse her mistaken on lite
(round of Immaturity. One could nev
er condone them on that of impulse.
Indeed, to attribute to her certain er
ror would be subtle (lattery. Sim wax
not the kiud of a woman who Is ordi
narily subjected to temptation.
Harris, however, accepted her pro
Inquiry aud her affeetiou much as he
accepted tuft drought or tbe price of
bogs. He was willing she should de
cline the company of other nieu on hi
account He reasoned that if her step
father, old man Solverlny, were to clear
off the mortgage on his place and die,
and If the two sickly young Holverinya
tied also, she would be wealthy In her
wn right, as wealth is estimated In
the Philistine Went Consequently It
light prove a prudent proceeding to
wait for Aadulasla-
8o he waited.
A year after their acquaintance be
gan he gave her an Inkling of hit sen
timents. Her concurrence with his
views was almost pathetic. It was
alert, reciprocal, conclusive. Matri
mony at some indefinite date they
might look forward to. Such an Indis
cretion at the present time would be a
tremendous mistake.
"Of course, Ira," she said, "land s
land. And If my stepfather and your
other who is mighty feeble, I no
nd the twins don't die there
won't lie any land for us worth men-
ttoulry;, much less a-marrym on.
Nevertheless she felt a the years,
two, three, four passed, that her ac
ceptance of his suggestion had been a
trifle overemphatic and unconsidered.
Fate, she could not in Justice rail
ajrainst. One of the twins succumbed
to Ivy poisoning. The other, a few
months later, was run down by the
train, Audulasia's stepfather went the
way of the apoplectic, and Ira's moth
er, with utter disregard for the sensa
tion she might have caused, slipped
from life in the most meek, genteel and
anlmDressive manner Imaginable.
Then there was only Ira on one farm,
and Andulasla and her mother on the
other. No apparent obstacle inter
vened. till Ira did not sieak, and it
wan seven years since Andulasla had
come from Illinois. He frequently vis
ited her, helped her, aud deferred to
her. He carried her butler and eggs
tafej town and "trailed" them; when the
cirrus was at the county seat, he drove
ber there; be took her into the side
abow where the fat woman was on ex
hibition; he bought her pink lemonade,
and pcauufe). and hot candy made ou
tbe grounds. He escorted her to the
merry-go-round at Mahaska aud rode
aide by aide with her on the spotted
ponies. He drove her Into town twice
a wwe-X. They attended prayer meet
ing together. They both professed re
ligion at the revival. He bought eleven
tickets for her crazy quilt raffle. He
was Jn all things her constant and de
pendable cavalier, but he never once
mentioned marriage never once.
In this manner eight more years
paiwed. She was 42. He was 4."). He
was stouter, more stolid, .She hud
some wrinkles, gold fillings in her
troth, a reputation for irascibility
also a comfortable bank account
Tbe two continued to drive across
tba majestic prairies In all kinds of
rvelous nights aud days. But the
of life bad so eaten Into their
kearta they saw nothing of the beauty
aarreundliiK them, heard none of N.-i-
tsr inusic. For them there was no
Chanu tu the blowtouiicg miracle or
Cawm, tbe yellow sweep of tbe ripe
mtrm, tbe translocenes of the moon
tjkt, (be Mm Infinity of apace, tbe
sail n1i" gay vest, tbe fugitive
ggiTanisi mi the stuffa, tbe raatlaaa shlr
0t0t tbsotta woods, tbe ocean sbad-
Ivf tbe wheat tbe swiftness or um
tbe snow of wild plam Moons
tb task aaa BM or goM-
kt dasty roads. And
amr naara tba panarag aigoi or
( i -a. aw tba awaOeWa swsnrla
T ,zwm tba aaafry a tba rabWt ar
Ci traraMr f tta a-psaa, aor tba raa-
Ue of the suuflower. nor the first
crackle of the frost, nor the breaking
of the ice. nor the gossip of the wild
graaa. never-never.
Theirs were the years ths majority
of prairie people know. Alwaya vague,
urireatful, apprehensive, material. Nev
er gay, never educational If hopeful,
elated; If despairing, sullen; if con
tented, bovine. It Is rather hard to be
philosophical in a country the condi
tions of w hleh one day promise pros
perity and leisure, and after the next
hail or wind storm express starvation.
One day Ira brought Andulasla a let
ter. It was from her mother s brother
w ho lived in Iowa. He was dying. He
wished to see her. She handed Ira the
letter.
Shall I go?" she asked.
Harris deliberated. "Has he mon
ey?" he questioned.
"Yes."
"Then go."
He saw her off the next day. She
wore a new dress that didn't Ut in the
back. The skirt was too abort at the
ldc Her shoes were (lusty, i ne
heat had takeu the curl out of her
bungs. Mie had forgotten to bring the
piece of chamois skiu with the jiowder
ou it, which she was In the habit of
using surreptitiously. Her nose shone
as if jK.lished. Khe wore kid gloves
which w.-re too large.
The train was late. As they walked
up and down the platform she talked
to Ira steadily and monotonously. She
warned him about the brludle cow.
and advised him concerning a pl-i-e
of his fence which needed repairing.
He heard her. but all the time he w as
watching a girl who played with the
iiL-er.t's children In a green patch near
the station. She was a lhtle blonde
sprite who had come from Omaha to
visit the agent's wife.
( f course." he said
"And you won't forget alsjut the
chopped feed ';"
He gave her an iutense glance. "How
could I?"
You'll see that Star gets well wa
tered?"
I'll attend to It"
You'll-have Alvy Markhatn pull
pursley for the young pigs?"
I will."
Ami O yes'. If mother seems to
feel another lit coming ou you'll get her
a bottle of Indian relief cure at the
drug store."
He assured ber he would. Aud all
the time he was thinking what a won
derful way her hair curled about her
temples not Andulasla a. And how
slim her waist was not Audu
lasia's. And how pretty were
the twinkling feet In the tan
slippers not Andulasla's. How fluffy
and blue her gown was and how
dellclously merry her laugh rang out
And neither gown nor laugh was An
dulasla'a. The train steamed In. Andulasla
went away. Ira did not kiss her. She
was relieved and disappointed. The
conductor and the train boy might
have laughed. But then he should bave
cared enough to risk that
When the train had pnlled out aud
was well around the bend Harris, w ho
hd lingered on the platform, asked
the agent to Introduce him to his vis
itor. The agent did so.
Harris Joined In the games of the
children. He made himself clumsily
delightful. 8oda water was unknowu
in that particular small town, but Ira
did the next best thing. He bought
bananas and chocolate drops with a
reckless liberality which would have
made tbe absent Andulasla doubt his
sanity could she but have been aware
of his behavior.
He came to the depot the next day
the next, and the next The little vis
itor with the flax-flower eyes' and yel
low hair smiled divinely.
"The children," she confided to the
agent's wife, "are having such a good
time. It is all great fun."
She even thought It was great fun
when she went buggy riding with Mr.
Harris.
"Take me past your farm," she com
manded.
He grew red with ecstasy at the re
quest. He explained apologetically
many conditions of bis property as they
drove by.
"When I'm married," he announced
with much determination, "I intend to
live In tow n." j
"I have heard,", she ventured inno-j
cently. "that there Is no house vacant
in town."
i shall build one," he declared.
Three weeks passed four. Harris
had several letters from Iowa. The
contents of the letters were chief)- rela
tive to hogs, and pasturage, and baled
hay, and discounts. Ira did not actual
ly dread Andulasla's return, but he
would have preferred to postpone It
Indefinitely. To be sure they had con
sidered the possibility of an engage
ment once, but he had never been
really engaged to her. He never could
be now. It was only right she should
understand that. She was a sensible
woman. She would understand that
In sucb a matter a man had a right to
please himself.
As for Alys, was there ever such an
eye, such a hand, sucb a voice, such a
foot, such a smile? To be sure be had
once met Alys walking home from
church with the lumberman. But then
the lumberman was only young aud
good-looking. It was well knowu be
was conducting the yard for an East
ern firm on a salary. To compare Vail
to hliu Harris who was so "well
lixcu. mere couiu be no comparison.
One evening In late summer, when
Ira waa jogging Into town, be aettlad
mentally All minor matters to bis sat
isfaction. He decided to whom lie
would rent his farm, the kind of a
boaaa ba would build In town, tbe dl
rsctioa Ma wadding Journey would
tabs, tba brotherly latter ba would
leave far Andalaate, and tba Invitation
ba would send tba Inraberman to ba
Dreamt At bis wedding.
"Poor derlir be coodaded com mis
era Ungly, It wlB ba tottfb, bat ba will
bare ta stand It"
He dismounted St the postoISce,
which was also the general store and
tin shop. There was a letter for him
a letter from Andulasla.
"Dear Ira: Things Is all upset Un
cle Jake died a week ago. They can't
find no will, and I'm tired waiting for
dead men's stockings. Meet me uight
after to-morrer. Your
-ANDULASLA STEBBINS."
Harris smiled curiously as he stuffed
the letter in bis pocket He waa think
ing of the little Omaha girL The next
uight Andulasla arrived. She waa fat
ter than ever. Her Eton suit was
crumpled. She wore a shirt waist It
waa voluminous aud not Immaculate.
"Well, It's you. Ira. I'm dean beat
Put them things in the buggy, w hile I
get some sody and yeast up town."
"Up town." Miss Stebblus learned
several things, chief of which was that
Ira Harris had transferred his affec
tions to Miss Alys I-atie.
"1 hear vou reckon to marry Miss
Lane."
Her eomnosure. the loss of her ex
pected fortune, the witchery -of Alys,
all gave Harris courage.
"I-I was flggeriu' some on It," he
avowed.
He drove Andulasla to her home,
but she did not again broach the sub
ject
He went back to town that evening.
He met Alys at an ice cream sociable.
He gained grace of heart and proposed.
She laughed gently.
'i a la honored, Mr. Harris, of
course." she said. "But I alwaya sup
ssed you were engaged to Miss Steb
blus. I am to marry Mr. Vail at Christ
mas."
Tbe following evening, Ira, feeling
exi-eedingly depressed, went to call on
Andulasl.i. He found her talking with
ii brother farmer, a widower with throe
children. Hi- asked to speak to her a
moment alone."
'i-'act Is, Andulasla." he said, "It's
you I want I fancied for awhile I'd
iike that silly little thing. I must have
bi-eii kind of hyptor tiized. 1 m sure
now It's yon I want"
Andulasla smiled -a peculiar smile.
"I've lust promised to marry Mr.
Muggs. He nsked me last night before
he found out what you know."
What I know? Andulasla!"
Yes. The news that come in on the
noon train about the will ls-ln' found,
aud me getting fi.Oixi, and "
"Andulasla!"
What a fine woman she was! Why
had he never noticed that fact before?
"It's true," she declared triumphant
ly.
"But," he fairly howled, "I've been
menniug for fifteen years to marry you,
Andulasia!"
Then, why didn't your Inquired
Andulasla.
He remembered some lines he had
once read. It would be quite safe to
repeat them as original, for Andulasla
never read anything.
"I feared my fate too much." he pro
tested, striking his breast dramatical
ly, "and my deserts was too small!"
He dW not Impress Andulasla. She
turned scornfully away to where Mr.
Muggs waited.
"Go back," she counseled, "to that
jeller-halred girl at the depot"
He did go back, but not to the depot
"Eh?" said the saloon keeper. "We
dou't often see you. Mr. Harris."
"No. But I feel to-night as if I'd got
a chill. I'll take some straight" Chi
cago Tribune.
AGRICULTURAL NEWS
THINGS PERTAINING TO TMf
FARM AND HOME.
CroiM Properly Planted Ma) lie Culti
vated Diagonally-Have Place fur
tbe Fowl to atoll -Good Dairy Cows
Are Always datable.
Cultivating Diagonally.
If the plautiug has been properly
done there Is often much advantage In
cultivating diagonally between hills.
This will cut corners which are left
untouched when the cultivator has
been run only as the rows are planted.
It is well when this is done to have the
outer teeth f the cultivator made
mnaller. so that the cultivator next the
plants should uot run so deeply. It
will require a careful horse aud a man
to run the cultivator who has a steady
eye to do this work without occasional
injury to a bill; but it can be done.
Such thorough cultivation will leave lit
tle or nothing to be ijoiie by baud labor.
A Place tor Kowla to Holl.
The trouble that many farmers have
In keening fowls out of the garden Is
tieeause they do not provide a substi
tute. It is natural for hens to seek a
dusting place where they can clear off
any vermiu that may Is on tu -m, or
without regard to this to take u dust
bath, which is their way of keeping
tkln and feathers lu healthy condition.
A small place near the hen house
should lie plowed and sown with grain.
It need be only a few feet sq lure, and
may be dug with a spade In a few min
utes. Th"ii scatter nun imiin i"n
enough grain to keep the fowls -msy.
It Is astonishing how much of ihc time
this rolling place will Is- mvjpled and
the garden will wholly esra;ie. When
the hen goes to the garden she makes
directly for the beds where the choicest
weds "have been sown, for here the
ground "has leen most thoroughly pul
verised, (live the hens as good n place
i.ntuMr. tlie uMrdeii. and there V 1 11 be
no trouble In growing gard.-n truck,
no matter how many fowls are kept
But the strawlH-rry patch must be en
closed. The fowls go there for a differ
ent purpose, and when they gel a taste
of the fruit It Is hard to keep them out,
however high the encl jsure.
paid by teat. The one sent Sli.'JH quart
of milk to l'hlladelphia, fur whih he
received 81c. ier quart, or H.OTJ.,
the milk averaging 4.3 per tent, of
fat for the year. Tbe other seut 33,214
quart of 5 per cent milk to the cream
ery, receiving ll.OTu.M. Had the drat
sent hi 4.3 milk to the creamery he
would have lost $101.04, aud had the
second iM-ut his 5 per cent milk to the
city he would have lost J49.03. "That
Is," says Dr. Neale, "iu the city trade
no distinction In price ta made between
a product with 5 per cent and one with
4.3 per cent, of butter, yet In 3,'!,14
quarts of milk this difference on a
creamery basis represents $15t.ti7."
Orrrnbuute Prats.
W. I. l'bllbrlck aaya: "The aphis,
the pest of greenhouses and hotbeds,
thrives best iu a warm temperature,
especially If fed upon lettuce and cu
cumber plants. Smoking with fine to
bacco dunt frequently and carefully is
the best remedy. The various mildews
and rots of h-nuce aud cucumber plants
are but Utile understood. The preven
tive comes first, says the l'hlladelphia
ledger. This is to clear the va-aut
greenhouse with a , strong sulphur
smoke, then lill with dean plants and
keep them growing vigorously. The
first crop In a green house is goucrully
the best it ever produces.
The most effectual remedy for ants
is slaked lime, dusted over the hills and
strewn about where tiny are. To pre
vent worms and rabbits from harming
trees, mix together turpentine and
hog's lard, and apply on the trees. This
kills the worms iu the tree, and pre
vents the rabbits from gnawing. The
lard kills the rabbit and the turpentine
kills the worm.
A Paying Poslneaa for Farmers.
The most salable farm animal to-day
Is a flrst-class dairy cow. We of
ten wonder hmv more farmers back
on the hilly, rough pasture farms do
not make a business of .-alslng heifers
of good mllkirg strains to supply milk
men in tbe milk-producing counties.
Let the milch cow pass the first two
years of her life on cheap laud, and not
try to pay Interest on costly land until
she is able to give milk. I.ast year wp
told of a Massachusetts farmer, says
the Rural New Yorker, who lakes his
heifers by rail to cheap pastures In
Maine every spring, wintering them on
grain, hay and oil and cottonseed
meals. These heifers are sold to milk
men with their first calf. We believe
that a man could. In a few years, estab
lish a reputation for good mllkingstoek,
and lie assured of a steady Income.
Some men can make this pay better
than ordinary dairying.
No Use for Leeches.
"What's good for a black eye?" asked
a tough-looking young man of a Michi
gan avenue druggist the other evening.
"Leeches are considered lirst-rate,"
renlied the druggist, "but where Is the
black eye?"
"I'll come later on In about an hour
from now. I'm hunting a fellow down
to lick him and I thought I'd have
things all fixed if I got a black eye. I'll
probably drop In about 10 o'clock."
"All right come any time."
At 10:30 the young man returned and
after a glance at him the druggist said;
"So you didn't find your man?"
"Y'es I did," was the reply.
"But you didn't have a fight?"
"Yes I did."
"Well, he didn't black your eye, any-how."
'No, he didn't black my eye, but look
here!"
He held out five teeth which had been
knocked out of his mouth, and his whole
face wore a look of disgust as be pawed
them over with his finger and continued:
I dou't know much about leeches,
but I'll bet dollars to cents that they
can't put these things back in my jaw!
Guess the man I want to see is either
a shoemaker or dentist!" Detroit Free
I'ress.
A New Version.
Oh, Georgy State is the land o' peacbea--Jest
don't care how tbe screech o
screeches
Iook away.
Look away down South In Oeorgyl
From fat old Fulton, 'way past Fannin,
Beaelies gettin' rip for cannln'
Iook away,
Look away,
Look awsy down South in Georgy!
We'll all jest roll In lota o' money,
Jugs chuck full o' peach an' boney
I,ook sway,
Iook awsy,
Look away down South In Georgy I
Oh. ('icor::y State waa the lund o' cotton.
But the peacb crop come, an' the rest's
forgotten
Ixmk away,
Look awsy,
Look awsy down South In Georgy!
Atlanta Constitution.
Crimson Clover and Potash.
Analysis of crimson clover shows thai
It has a large proiKirtloii of potash.
Some of the failures to grow It, espe
cially on sandy soil, are probably due to
a deficiency of potash. The common
red clover frequently fails from the
same cause. A dressing of wood ashes,
or where this cannot be had, of muri
ate of potafh, will secure a seeding
where without It there have been re
peated failures of clover to catch.
Heavy soils have usually a considera
ble amount of potash, but even on these
a potash dressing often gives beneficial
results, for It presents the mineral
plant food In available form.
Some Day.
Some day, some gladder day, my band w!I
touch
The chords that now are allent In my
harp,
And that aweet song that I could nTSf
ins .
Will burst in rnnturea from my Happy
heart,
Someday, aoiue happy dT-
Some day the voice that have railed ts
me
Long from the mystic realms of shadow
land,
Will woo me nearer aud my win
catch
Some nii'ssaK' sweet that I win nnaer
slani. Some day, some happy day
Some day the blooms of hope that would
not bear
For me, tlmiiKh 'tended mil. th rosy
fruit
Will bloom nirnin nbout my patny i"
In 1.1111111, i-r rlimt-a will riiii rich
sweet,
Koine day, some happy day.
and
Cutting Green Out for Feed.
The earliest crop that can lie cut for
soiling from spring seeding is "one of
oats or barley. It Is good economy to
cut oats green just as the head is form
ing and feed it to cows. Tbe stalk Is
then juicy and It contains the nutriment
that a little later will be deposited In
the grain if It were allowed to stand.
The amount of green feed that will
make a good ration for a milch cow
would produce lews than two quarts of
oats If allowed to ripen as grain:
Vitality of Prematura Peaches.
I'rof. J. H. Watklus, of the Georgia
station, In his experiments with stones
of prematurely ripened peaches, found
them to be lacking In vitality. But the
seedlings from such that he succeeded
In growing produced fruit much earlier
than did the parent tree, and. In most
cases, of Improved quality.
Rivers Too don't need to twy a bi
cycle suit Banks. Hera's a rray flannel
mm of mine It's too M for 70a, but
roa ca take It to a tailor's aa4 tars It
efjttV wa. Basks (taspsettaf ttHThat
woa't be nieusarr. Blrsrs. Ill jast
take It to tba Iaaa4i7-0bleas Trlb-
Devon Cattle.
In choosing bis breed of cattle the
general farmer wants If not a "gen
eral purpose" animal at least a com
bination animal; that it Is to say, one
yielding a satisfactory flow of milk and
Its products In butter aud cheese, and
at the end of her usefulness in this dl-
u-ction, a carcass for which the butcher
will pay a good price, says the New-
York Times. In these resn-cts the Hev-
11 cattle are entitled to first considera
tion. F.ven with ordinary care and
, n milking Devon will hold her
flesh well, and she U a good milker,
giving a satisfactory amount of milk
that. In richness of cream, is only a
shade below the Jersey product, and
where rough pastures and the ability to
subsist largely upon rough forage Is a
consider,-! Hon. the Devon takes first
rank! She is admitted by the best au
thorities to require less food than any
other thoroughbred known, and to be
almost as capable of taking care of her
celf when pasture Is short as the cele
brated Highland cattle of Scotland.
She Is what Is known In the West as a
good "rustler." ,
Thu Color of Priiit.
Northern f mil growers know that the
color of fruit Is largely dependent on
tbe Hiiiutiut of available potash which
the soil contains. This with sunlight
aids lu the development of both color
and fine flavor. A California orange
grower hss found that Iron heightened
the color of his product and made It
more salable. His oranges were origi
nally very pale, but by using five
pounds of iron filings around his trees
the color has been changed to a dark
yellow, with Increased quality of fruit
So much Iron filings probably made the
soli more open and porous. If the
Iron served as plant food a small quan
tity would have been sufficient.
Potato Biiks on Tomato Vlnca.
Many people who are uot botanist
do uot Imagine that the potato and
the tomato are at all related. But the
potato beetle Is a thorough botanist, at
least so far as members of the solanum
family are concerned. The egg plant Is
Included In his depredations, and gar-iI-m-t-A
who grow either tomatoes or egg
plants near where tbe potato Is grown
must look ont for tbe ravages of tht
beetle. The early potato vines dls
down early In July, and the horde of
beetles from these are otriged to seek
other plants on which to feed.
A Dairy Tost.
To provs whteb Is tbe mors profitable
market the creamery or a milk assoeia
doa la Philadelphia, two dairyman re
ported to Dr. A. T. Nasis, month by
saoatb oos ssadlac his milk to Pblkv
lilphls, tba other to a ersaaisry which
Too Much Live Stock.
Too much live stock Is quite as bad
for the farmer as too much land. Do
not crowd Uie stock, and do not keep
more than can be fed well, pastured
well and housed well. If yon bave
more than this, sell off the surplus
speedily.
.Notes. ,
There are ten "fruit schools" In
France, where pupils are Instructed
practically how to cultivate aud hus
band fruits.
Permanent sod, without fertilizing,
is an Injury to the orchard. This has
been proved In the experience of nearly
every successful orcbardlst
Over HVi acres are given up 10 pickle
growing in the vicinity of the town oft
Camden, Maine. The crop is a profit a- j
bin one, usually yielding an Income of j
$100 to $150 an acre. j
String beans can lie l.:id thpmglio.it
the w hole summer' by planting about
once a month for successive supplifs.
The seed germinates quickly, and lhe
plants grow rapidly.
The function of the quee:i bee, sd.vii
a writer, is simply to lay eggs and thus
keep the colony populous This she
does with considerable energy. s A g 1
quis-n. when at her best, will lay 2.otM
or ."l.ooo eggs In a day.
A patented method t ralso asparagiH
under a newly-Invented cap, to bleach
It aud draw it up. can be tried ou a
smaller scale by putting empty flower
pots over the shoots. Asparagus bIioas
an Immense latitude In the degrees of
tenderness and toughness; It all de
pends upon how It Is grown.
The original snow apple Ireo, now To
years old. Is a production of Oakland I
County, Michigan. It -still ls-ars fruit.
The tree was planted by A polite Dew
ey on tils farm between Hirmtiigmiin
and Pontine, and brought forth a new
apple, which for tack of any other
name, was styled the "snow apple"
The Germans have lately been ex
perlmenilng upon the effect of copper
on potato vines. They found that a 2
per cent solution of blue vitriol (sul
phate of copper) In lime water, sprin
kled on the plants, Increased the
amount of chlorophyll In (he leaves,
and Increased the number and slxe of
tbe potatoes.
All who bavs ever picked fruit from
a step-ladder bave experienced sense
of Insecurity when leaning towards one
side for a bold. Tbe whole thing may
topple over. There Is a new Invention,
where tbe beam which holds ths rounds
la place runs In tbe middle, and, to bal
sacs ths rounds straight across, a twist
ed, strong wire Is run ap both sides,
making the Udder UgM aad mors sa
ears by this slddU hold.
Some day. I know not wln-re or when
'twill be.
But all the radiant glow that lit ths
likies
Of mv lost childhood will shine forth
again,
And that to me will be fair I'aradlsa,
Some day, some happy day.
-Memphis Commercial -Appeal.
' Four to Wi."
Candles dressed in tiuy skirts
Prove themselves the worst or Hirts,
Hoses uod to violets near,
And amilax decks the chandelier.
When pretty little Mrs. Trix
Is at borne from four to ail.
Fifty looks forty, and forty just riicht.
In the flattering glow of a rosy light;
And even a simple cup of tea
A halo wears, it seems to me,
When pretty little Mrs. Trix
la at borne from four to six.
My little lady with eyes of blue
la charmed to aee you "Just looking fst
you!"
And a tiny maiden smites iulo your face.
And offers you boulus with daintiest
a; race,
When pretty little Mrs. Trix
la at borne from four to six.
Men? 0. well, just three or four;
They talk of art, the latest book,
The weather, the departing cook.
When pretty little Mrs. Trix
Is at home from four to six.
Cupid doesn't come at all
Saves himself for the evening ball;
Still life seems like a merry rhyme,
Yoa don't niisa Cupid for a time.
When pretty little Mrs. Trix
la at home from four to six.
Mary Scudder in Munsey'a.
A Dream.
O, it was hut a dream I had
While the musician played
And bere the sky, and here the glad
Old ocean kissed the glade,
And here the laughing ripples ran.
And here the roaes grew
That threw a kiss to every man
That voyaged with the crew.
Our silken sails in lazy folds
Drooped in the breathless breeae
A a o'er a field of inarinold.
Our eyes swam o'er the sens;
While here the eddies lisped and purled
Around the island's rim.
And up from out the underworld
We saw the mermen swim.
Aud It was dawn and middle doy
And midnight for the moon
On silver rounds across the tiy
Had climbed thp skies of June
And here the glowing, glorious king
Of day ruled o'er Ids realm,
With stars of midnight glittering
About his diadem.
The sea-gull reeled ou luuguid wing
Iu circles round tbe mast;
We beard the souks the airi-us aing
As we went sailing past.
And up and down the gulden sands
A thousand fairy throiig
Flung at us from their flashing hands
The echoes of their songs.
James Whiteondi Itiley.
I'.orly Frit-nils.
I met a man on the mountain ,
Aa the sun wa sinking low,
When nlirht aceiui-d loath to hasten
And the day unwilling to ko.
Alone on the wild, wide mountain,
We two, with the world below.
And the love thnt marks true manhood
For 1 moment forth did show.
No meaningless word was uttered.
We met with the clasp of hands;
Then each on his way departed.
And thus the story stands.
Away from man'a narrow limits,
Alone, yet God's own heart
Throbbed as we knew each other,
As men, and then did part.
What's the Uaef
What's tbe use to talk of aliening
When tbe meadow shows Its
When tba ripple's on th .river
Aod tbe lilies loll snd lean?
What's the use to tslk of sighing
When ths Isrk Is in ths loam.
And the morning glory's cllmbiag
Up ths garden gste st boms?
Wkaf s the aee to talk of sighing
Wbsa us rose Is swset with
When the mocking bird Is stngtef
And Us violets are blse.
-New York Herald.
