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The Sioux County Journal,
VOLUME VIIL
HARKISOX, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1896.
NUMBER 27.
MANY A ONE.
Yak think that yuh ain't got a friend
any when;
Thar' many aa manr a on.
Xak think that tfcare'i nawthta' r nobody
Thar' many an' manr a one.
Ta eons on y weepers ain't half looked
around.
Oss I ain't no doubt af yer had, ye'd r
found
!W won't ay how aaaay, who'd prov
ana an' aonnd;
There's manr an' manr a ona.
Tak think that all honest wU wlahara U
faw;
There's manr an manr a ona.
Tall think that thara'a aevar a prayer
aid for you.
Thara'a manr an' manr a ona.
Tab think a goad dwO, hat rnh don't
nndoratand
That haarta la a-braakln' all over tha land
Wm hm' stch a fallar with jaa aU-h a
brand;
Thara'a many an' many a ona.
Yah hain't aaan tha handa that bar back
anad an' lad;
Thara'a many an' many a ona.
Tra tkaarad eoa ya can't aaa no tnrnptka
Thara'a many an' many a ona.
Ya needn't be atoppla' tar mope or tar cry ;
Bat take a step forrod, ar lor make a try,
And helpers and hoaeat men won't aea ye
die;
There'a many an' many a ona.
Boetoa Qloba.
THE BARGAIN
OF THE SEASON.
Tommy Okea' aunt waa a woman of
strong mind who lived alone In a flat
and wrote for toe papers, Bhe knew
tha world like a book. Many a time
aba helped that Ill-starred youth out
of a scrape with her aound common
eenee, and laughed at bla lore affair
when they went wrong, until be bad to
laugh, too, and make the beat of It
Hie heart had been broken and put to
gether orer and orer again until It waa
a moat beautiful mosaic, and when be
waa at college his taste for fun led him
Into difficulty after dlfllculy, from
which It took all Aunt Eleanor's ciever-
Deaa to extricate him. But she had
never yet failed him In an emergency
and It waa only natural that after the
drop came In P. (1. & K., catching half
the bulla In the street napping. Tommy
among them, he should turn to her for
adrlce. He knew better than to look
to her for money f that she nerer
had any to spare. He was quite
bowled oat this time, for his nature
lad him always to extremes, and when
ha bought stocks he beliered so firmly
that they were going steadily up that
be took all he could get Being steeped
to the eyebrows In P. O. A K., there
waa nothing for It but to assign; assets,
beside that worthless stuff, nil.
Aunt Eleanor saw at a glance that
something dreadful had happened
when she opened her door In answer to
the twitter of the electric bell, but she
' was need to It For a good-looking
young man, he waa a aad sight all the
color out of his blue eyes, unshaven,
and wearing a last year's necktie,
which showed bis state of mind aa
' nothing else could.
"I'm JiiHt during dinner," said she,
without wasting time in greeting.
"Come lu. You haven't dined f"
"Dined? No!" groaned Tommy, fol
lowing In ber wake into the dining
room, for which two and black Dinah
were a tight fit "I dou't know that I
shall ever dine again."
But be grew brighter In spite of him
self at the sight of the cosy round
table and the smell of the roast duck
that had Just been put on It Aunt
Eleanor took a queer squatty decanter
of Burgundy from the cloud It wore a
silver label like an order.
"Obaer up, boy, cheer up! My best
Cloc Vongeot ought not to be wasted on
a nevvy, but In your present doleful
dumps It won't be too good for you.
Dinah, another plate for Mr. Tommy."
Dinah had already laid the plate,
grinning from ear to ear, for Tommy,
blonde aa an angel, bad long been one
of her secret Idols. It Ih pleasant to be
liked even by au old darky round as a
rubber ball, and the deep tone of blue
his feelings wore slipped, without his
realizing It Into the next shade lighter.
"Well, who Is It now'" asked the
MKINO WITH AUHT EI.KANOli,
lady of the house by and by, wheu the
duck and the fried potatoes mid the
string beans were well under wny, and
a glass of the mellow wine had warmed
the cockle of his heart. Nlie had a
large ruddy fax, crowned by masses
of crinkly gray hair and a voice rich
In good fellowship and comfort "An
other faithless Kitty V
"Women?" signed the unhappy one,
with scorn. "No, I've outlived that
sort of thlug. They're not worth an
emotion, the whole lot of them. This
la a knockout of another kind. You
aea . Well, Aunt Nell, the long and
abort of It la that I've lost every cent I
hare In the world.''
"Oho! You were caught In the P. O,
A K., then? I wondered If you would
n't be In It It waa so like you. Well,
you've gone under. How are yon com
ing np again that's the question. I
suppose you want ma to find a way oat
for you, eh
"I did hope you might have a chance
i or me to turn an honest penny, con
fessed the pauper. "I've dona with
stocks from this moment Do yon
know of an opening for a nice young
man big- pay and little work?"
"Yea, I do," waa the nnexepcted re
ply, "exactly tha thing. I had It la
mind to send for yon to-morrow, and
you hare turned op In the very nick of
time."
Tommy looked np Incredulously.
There waa a twinkle In her eye, bat her
month waa perfectly serious.
I went this afternoon to a aewtng
circle on Beacon street no, not Kitty's,
sir, another generation entirely. Tbe
talk tamed upon matrimony."
Tommy gar a little start
"Out of the fifteen girts there nlna de
clared that they had nerer had an
offer, nor the prospect of aa offer. Two
of the others simpered and said noth
Ing. I knew well enough that they bad
nerer Interested any man. The other
four, friends of yours, owned no frank
ly to plenty of chances, but they were
pretty sure that a good many of them
were attracted by tbelr fortunes."
"What has this to do with roe?"
asked tbe young man. A btuah mount
ed to tbe roots of his hair, why be could
not have said, but It annoyed him ex
cesslrely.
"Walt until you hear all. The nlna
girls who never had a beau agreed that
they were ready and willing to buy a
husband, especially aa It seemed to be
the fashion nowadays, and I proposed
to And a victim who would put him
self up to go to the highest bidder,
You were In my mind. Tommy, dear, 11
la needless to say, for a better oppor
tunlty to make you fortune could not
have been found. I described you so
cleverly that the enthusiasm ran high,
and, though I said your consent must
of course be asked first, I had several
private offers for your hand and heart
Immediately. Now, what do you say?
Shall we go on with this speculation V
Tommy could hardly believe bla own
ears. This sounded like a story In the
five-cent magazines, but apparently hla
aunt was In earnest If It were a Joke
he would see It through to tbe end, for
his sense of the ridiculous woke and
stirred briskly within biro.
"Who are the girls? Do I know
themr
"That's telling!" said Aunt Eleanor,
merrily. "One of them has offered to
settle SGO.OUO upon you that's the best
yet. Will you accept that?"
"Is she pretty?"
"No; short and dumpy; but she baa a
handsome fortune In her own right
and a lovely disposition. Hay the word
and I'll write her to come and dllne
and meet you. After all, It is nothing
more than a marriage de convenance,
except that with no parents poor Mary
must manage the thing for herself."
As a matter of fact. Tommy had no
objection to marrying money it had
been one of his alms to fall in love only
with young women of large bank ac
counts, and after a long talk with his
aunt he agreed to carry out her scheme
If possible, and departed, having made
an appolntement for the next night but
one. Mlas Elesnor sat by the Are for
a long time after he went, lu a brown
study, wondering If this adventure
which she had taken up In a spirit of
social science could not, after all, be
carried successfully through to tbe end.
She knew what Tommy did not that
her rich tiachelor brother had provided
for him handsomely in his will, and felt
that now or never was the time for him
to le plucked from the dangers of a
bachelor life, spent principally In club
dom, and to be settled in a home of his
own. There was something wonderful
ly attractive about little Mary Vincent,
too, over and above her fortune, and
the sharp eyes under the gray hair of
the woman of the world had softened
as they detected a gentle wtstfulness
underlying her Hiking up of the Jest.
"Why shouldn't It be?" she said to
herself, nnd sighed.
'If some one had done as much for
me I should not have been a lonely old
woman to-day, and I might have made
capital wife for a man who loves
creature comforts" looking round her
tiny salon, which had a distinct charm
ami originality, and thinking of the
well-ordered dinner which had sent
away the downcast Tommy In a much
more cheerful mood.
Next morning Mary Vincent, who
lived with u clmiierou In a handsome
big house of her own on the hill, was
surprised by. nil early cnll from Miss
Cleanor for whom, by the way, she hud
an intense admiration. Her small
brown focp was bright with welcome
as she hastened down to tin; morning
room where the visitor had been ush
ered, and once again the elder woman,
conscious of a strong attraction to
ward the younger, breathed a little
prayer lu bottom of her heart for tbe
success of her daring plan .
"Well, Mary," she began, brusquely,
going at one to the point, aa waa her
custom, "went you In earnest yesterday
at the sewing circle? I was, and they
young man la ready to take np with
your offer."
A rush of hot crimson ran across tbe
girl's cheeks.
"Why, Miss Eleanor!" she stam
mered, "how could you? I thought it
waa all a Joke. What can be hare
thought of me?"
"Thought? He was very well pleased,
I can tell you, miss. Nyrw, seriously,
Mary, I do know a young man who
ought to be married, and haa every
thing bat money. Ha will hare that,
too, some time, but he knowa nothing
about It now. He la a nephew of my
own, and I can't think of any better
fate for him than to get such a wife
as yon. Your tastes are for the same
things, and you would be excellent
companions, which. If you hara read
Vlrglnlbua Puertaq.Be,' you moat ba
convinced la a better foundation for
marriage than what they call lor.
Bah! I don't believe la It myself. But
If you aaa much of Tommy, you will
adore him. I do, and my heart la a pav
ing etona."
Mary had tlma to regain bar com
poaura, and laughter larked In the cor
ner of her mouth.
"But perhaps ha might not adore ma,
Mlas Eleanor. If you mean Tommy
Okea, I am pretty aura of It Ba baa
never even looked at me twice, though
we hare dined at tha same table many
times orer."
"Ah, but that la because ha doea not
know you! I want you to dine with mo
to-morrow evening, and I promise you
he will be polite enough. If you really
mean you will give $00,000, he la yours,
and haa agreed to It Don't you long
to see your bargain F
Tbe morning waa wasted tn argu
ment and ended by Mary, who waa no
match for ber antagonist agreeing to
paarxRiito to kbit his pubchasib.
present herself at the Welklnslde at 7
o'clock promptly, arrayed In a certain
gown on which Mlas Eleanor Insisted.
The poor girl was half-frightened at
committing herself so far, and dared
not aay a word to her chaperon, who
disapproved of Mlas Eleanor and ber
Bohemian ways, though ahe could not
forbid ber tbe house, considering the
position of ber family, and would have
gone Into violent hysterics at the notion
of buying a husband.
All day long visions of Tommy's mel
ancholy, handsome face flitted through
Mary's thoughts, and ahe could not
help a little thrill of pleasure at tbe
Idea of having him for ber own, even
by such unusual and not altogether
gratifying means, while be, poor fel
low, after an expensive breakfast at
the club, sat In the window looking out
on the common and wondering whims
ically how the affair would turn out
and If he ought not to paint on collar
In large letters: "Hold!" He tried to
recall Mary Vincent for Aunt Eleanor
had not been able to keep ber name
from him; but she was only a vague
and shadowy memory. He remem
bered having heard her spoken of as "a
nice little thing with a pot of money."
Yet that was all, and It was with a
shamefacedness quite new to him that
he tied hto white necktie on the eveut
ful evening, gazing at himself mourn
fully In the glass, wondering how Kitty
and Polly and Dolly and all the other
charmers could have resisted such at
tractions as he had to offer.
Miss Eleanor's pretty apartment was
en fete, and never had little Mary a
more becoming background than Its
eastern hanging", cushions, photo
graphs, bilwlots und artfully shaded
lamps afforded ns she entered lu her
long white gown. A rich color trem
bled lu her cheeks and brightened her
eyes, which were large und dark, and
Tommy rising to meet her had a sud
den encouraging hope that Aunt Elean
or's plan might not turn out so badly
after all. That brilliant hostess, daz
zling In red bnx-ndc, managed to turn
enough of her attention from the fourth
guest, a distinguished poet from Can
ada, to drive away the shadow of em
barrassment that hung over the two
young jM-ople, who were presently both
surprised to find themselves chatter
ing away easily am agreeably over a
dinner which many a millionaire would
have rejoiced to set on his table. Dinah
was a gem among cooks, and her mis
tress a gourmand of careful cultiva
tion. The evening was a famous success,
and buyer and seller, between whom
the great transaction was never re
motely lilntcd at were ouch con
scions of a certain satisfac
tion, not to is- acknowledged
even to themselves. Tommy put Miss
Vincent Into her brougham at Jl
o'clock with the refrain of her song,
HI vous n ave rein a me dire," ring
ing In his mind, with a reminder of her
engagement to go with him and his
aunt tosee the Burne-Jones photographs
next day, and be ran upstairs again In
a lightness of spirit remarkable In a
man completely ruined to rejoice with
Miss Eleanor that the evening had
gone so well
The intimacy grow and waa talked
about far and wide. The girl at the
aowlng circle, who had Joined In the
diaeusalon that day, smelt a rat and
gossip ran wild. Little Mary, growing
clever under Aunt Eleanor's tutelage,
ordered trunks full of smart new
gowns, and bloomed like a rose In June.
Glints of gold hitherto unnoticed ap
peared In her brown lock, and skill
fully cut skirts added two or three
Inches to her hebrbt not to mention the
triumph of a New York ataymakar, rec
ommended by the same wis conn lor,
who transformed bar figure Into a mar
vel of grace and fashion. Bh cam out
all orer again, and bid fair to become
ona of thai belle of the season, whlla
the devotion of Mr. Okea, renowned
among hla fellows as a connoisseur In
feminine charma, attracted others, who
war presently so pronounced In thatr
attentions that the spirit of hla mentor
waa aroused and ahe urged him to
bring the affair to a point
Tommy really liked Mary immensely.
Ha had been through so many vartetls
of lore that he hardly knew whether
this waa the genuine thing or a platonlc
friendship new to hla experience. That
ahe would answer admirably for a wife
waa certain, and ao, nothing loath, he
presented himself at her house ona
afternoon, arrayed like Botomon In
all his glory, a gardenia In bis button
hole. Mary came down In an enchant
ing tea gown, all white and yellow. He
wondered how ha even thought her
plain, aa aha busied herself over the
tea things, with the light playing on har
softly curled hair, and there waa the
ring of a real affection In his rotes
when he opened up the subject of mat
rimony. To bis surprise, Mary bunt Into
tears.
"Mr. Okes," ahe aaid, trying to speak
calmly. "I have tried to forget the
mortifying beginning of our friendship,
and I hoped you had forgotten It, too.
You need not take me with my money.
Now we are well enough acquainted
for me to offer you what you like to
use In your business. You know I am
my own mistress, and can do what I
choose with my fortune. Will you al
low me to lend you Ave, ten, fifteen
thousand dollars to help you out of this
scrape. Miss Eleanor has told me all
about It, and I am only too glad to
have It to offer. Only, never, nerer
talk of marriage to me again."
O the wooing o't! Tommy waa an
old hand at the business, and when be
went away an hour later he waa sur
prised and nettled to find that with all
hla bandlahmenta, he had not made
her yield a Jot though he knew well
enough that all the lore she had to give
to anybody waa hla. The next day he
moped about; golf had no Interest nor
a rousing game of billiards, nor the
prospect of a stag dinner at the Ooun
try Club, and toward dusk he wander
ed around toward Aunt Eleanor's for
counsel and comfort from that oracle
Dinah admitted him and be advanced
Into the salon, where he heard voices.
The only light waa given by the fire,
and In front of It on the rag sat Mary,
looking Into the fire as she talked to
his aunt He felt like a traitor stand
lng half hidden by a portiere to listen
to what she said, but he couldn't have
helped It to save his life. To the de
licious sympathy of the older woman
she was pouring out her soul, and the
eavesdropper, contrary to all prece
dent, beard nothing but good of him
self.
"Love him?" Mary's tone was low,
but earnest "Of course I love him,
but you spoilt It all, dear Miss Elena
or. The dreadful bargain with which
we tacitly began will always stand be
tween us and It makes me feel quite
wicked whenever I think of It I wont
him, but I won't buy him, no, not at
any price."
"My dear, don't lie a goose. Take
blm If you can get him. Don't you
remember I told you be was coming In
for money himself by-and-by?"
"(), he Is, Is her' Tommy burst into
view, and In a minute had his arm
almut those two beloved people on the
hearth rug. "Then we'll all lie happy
yet Ladles, this Is your last chance.
Walk up nnd buy; he Is going to be
knocked down to the highest bidder.
How much am I offered for a hus
band '!"
"I'lve cents!" cried Miss Eleanor,
laughing.
Ten!" cried Mary, laughing, too,
and blushing.
"I am offered ten cents for this gem
of a husband. Any other bids? No?
Oolng, going, gone to Miss Mary Vin
cent, and dirt cheap, too!"
And Tommy, sluing down by her
side on the hearth rug, held out Ills
hand with mock solemnity. Mary felt
In her pocket, und out of her purse
she drew a sliver dime. "(I. (. I).,"
she whispered, looking np at lilm with
a happy shining In her eyes. "1 have
Isinght you und puld for you, and you
are mine!"
Ho Aunt Eleanor's grand plan was
carried out On the dny of the wed
ding, one of the busy bodies said to
that lady: "Is It true that Mary Vin
cent bought your nephew?"
Perfectly," replied his aunt calm
ly. "I saw the money paid down with
my own eyes!" Boston Herald.
A man sentenced to be hanged Is
above suspicion.
TOPICS FOR FARMERS
A DEPARTMENT PREPARED FOR
OUR RURAL FRIEND,
Proper Treatment of a Good Farai
Te Kiadnew and Carcfal Train
tM Necessary Farmer Bhoald
at sop Account of Their Operations.
A Farm Team.
When a satisfactory team la once
found k must be kept Thla la a point
on which farmers generally are exceed
ingly careless. They declare that any
thing they hare la for sale, aaya H. P.
Miller, In the Country Gentleman. They
will sell one or both of their team at a
reasonable offer. Then, train your
team. Tbe real value of a team can
be Increased many times by proper
training. When a man reflects that he
Is to work a team for ten, fifteen or
twenty years, he will awaken to the
Importance of harlng them trained.
Pew farmer think of teaching their
horses more than to start and stop at
tbe word, and many a slap or jerk of
the Mnes Is required for these. From
the methods, or rather lack of method,
I notice prevail among farmers In hand
ling their teams, I am convinced that
the first thing necessary for better
training of farm teams la to train the
trainers.
A horse learns by repetition. So
there must be system In his training.
Have one word, and only one, for each
command. If not obeyed at first re
peat In a commanding tone, but not In
a threatening one. Never get a horse
afraid of you. It Is not necessary In
order that he obey. Indeed, he la not
nearly so apt If he stauds In fear of
you. He will not give consideration to
what you say will rather be on guard
to escape your chastisements. Kind
ness and firmness are of supreme im
portance. Farm Accounts,
Straighten up the old accounts find
collect up what is outstanding, ao that
you will know for certainty your real
worth. This should be done early In
the year. Few farmers keep a syste
matic account of their receipts and ex
penditures. This should be done at the
close of every day a plain twenty -live-cent
blank book will answer. On onj
side enter all the cash received, and
on the other side what you pay out, and
at the end of the month count up each
column, and you can tell to a cent
your profit or loss for the month. Pay
as you go Is tbe best and safest plan,
and If you cannot do that, come, as near
to It as you can. In paying an account
take a receipt for the amount you pay;
paste the receipted bills In an old blank
book they are , valuable-and are also
Important to gffer to In after years.
Tax, Insurance, feed and store blH,
should be carefully kept; especially
Is this Important when the money Is
paid direct, and not by check. All
bills over 10 should be paid by check,
as the check Is a receipt In Itself. In
paying mortgage Interest take a re
ceipt and have it endorsed on back of
mortgage; it will save trouble hern
after. Many men are very careful In
paying out small sums of money, but
In transactions Involving 100 and
more, become very careless. Be on the
safe side and look out for wife, famllv
and borne.
Hints on Chnrnlns.
The cream should never remain on
the milk more than twentv-four hour
and If you use Ice I would always skim
at twelve hours. The cream should be
thoroughly stirred three time n dnr
until churned, and always churnod as
soon as ripe. One advantage of the
water-sealed plan of settine milk
stated by the Orange County Farmer,
is that the milk can be kept near the
well, lu a very Inexpensive dalrvhouse
A good roof and a cement floor, with
latticed sides, and grapevines on the
south and west, is all that Is needed.
Mine Is on a level with a north Dorch.
and the well Is in the center, so that
we pump directly Into the tank. There
Is no carrying milk down and un stairs.
and the dairy-room is always cool to
churn lu In the morning.
The next important step Is churning.
The cream should be rlne not sour
and a thermometer should be used to
regulate the temperature, which will
range from fiN degrees in hot weather
to t(4 to lilt degrees In cold. The Intel
ligent dully woman or mun will soou
earn what Is best. The creuni should
come In from thirty-five to forty-live
minutes, with good grain and consis
tency. To make the best butter, a
churn should be used without dush or
puddle.
Crimson Clover,
A reader wants to know what I think
of crimson clover for honey, buy, etc.
It Is known as the best honey ylelder
among the clovers, on account of Its
early blooming. The honey Is very flue,
not quite so white us white clover, Buys
.John IVdelty Jr., in Kural Life. It Is
among the liest soil renovators In the
world, and will succeed where red
clover will nut. It Is considered best
to sow It early enough In the fall to
make n good growth to carry It through
the winter, instead of In the spring. If
left to ripen It will reseed itself. The
liest time to cut for hay or turn under
Is when part of the heads ore brown.
If sown so early that there Is danger
of blooming, pasture It. It will endure
as much cold as red, or, perhaps, mora,
and make over twice the growth In tha
aame time. It waa first Introduced la
Virginia about fifteen years ago, but
haa not been largely grown In this
country for mora than four or firs
years. Like all other plants, it does
best on good land, although I think II
will do a great deal better than red
clover on poor aolL It la good for ba
and will yield from one to three tons ta
the acre, and is valuable for asads
which It produces in large quantities;
also, la a good thing to get started la
the pasture, but its greatest value aaid
from honey la in Ita ability to stor op
plant food, and at tbe aame time aeaol
down deep feeding roots to tha aatl
and brine to the surface elements of
fertility which otherwise would ba 1
In conclusion, I think It will pay ;
to try a small patch. Seed can ba g4
from any seed firm.
Winter Shrabhorp.
Tha most useful shrubbery for win
ter Includes the red-barked duiweaak
the barberry, the mahonla, the htffk
bush cranberrr and Mionrmna In raits
ty, says The Independent Tha baw-
Derry i can nerer say enough ror. He
sides Ha useful fruit for Jellies, tt
berries hang on all winter without los
ing color. About the roadsides
neida of Maine the American and '
pean varieties are both found in
abundance. In our New York
Woods and Wild field the mla-arta 1
EurODe haa hMvim n MmmM to a
considered a native. Planted aboo4
outdoors, and on any soil, H grows lnao
buahee ten feet high and ten feet la
diameter. The amount of fruit la enor
mou. The high-bush cranberry, oa
viburnum, is another of out largest
bushes, and cannot be planted too free
ly. It Is beautiful In flower: and tha
berries, for a Ions- tlma railnw aiut
later a beautiful crimson, are charming
uiree monins. xne reo
barked dog-wood should stand In wet
swales, although It doea very well oa
dry knolls. It Is bright and warming
to look at especially If allowed to strag
gle rreeiy over barren spots. It is one
of the beat bushes we have to grow
about cesspools to take ud miasma ran-
Idly Into vegetation. I would trust It
sooner man tbe eucalyptus.
Bee Notes.
Every farmer should keep bees. The
expense In the first Introduction Is
small, says the Bee Journal, and honejj
is a most valuable product and usually,
brings a good price. The grass around
the apiary should be mown frequently,
to prevent dampness and destroy the
lurking places of insects and vermin. If
bees once find themselves crowded
nothing will prevent them from swaran
lng. Therefore, give them a good supply:
of empty comb at the beginning of um
season, and keep them at work. 8 tart
an apiary with from four to alx swarm
the first season; tbe expense will thus
be small, and with the experience gain
ed a larger apiary may be conducted
the next year with good prospect of suc
cess. The apiary should be well shel
tered from strong winds, either natur
ally or by building a wall or high fence.
And It should face the east, south or
southeast, so as to get the sun daring
the day. It Is said that a bee's sting,
when compared with the point of a fine
needle under a powerful microscope, is
hardly discernible. Tbe point of the
needle appears to be about an Inch la
diameter.
Ojittr Shell for Hen.
The New York Experimental Station
lias found that the feeding of oyster
shells during the laying season, where
they can be cheaply obtained. Is recom
mended. One pound will contain lime
enough for the shells of about seven
dozen eggs. Limestone In fine form
will probably as well supply the defi
ciency of lime existing In most foods;
but the use of a sharper grit with It
may be of some advantage. Long,
sharp pieces of dry bone or glass, as
some suggest, should be avoided. The
size of particles of grit for hens had
better be larger than a kernel of wheat
and smaller than a kernel of corn. An
unlimited supply of pounded glass was
accompanied with no bad results when
the food and other grit available to tbe
fowls contained an abundance of lime;
but when the food was deficient In lime
and no other grit was attainable hens
ate an injuriously large amount ot
glass.
Preventing Mites In Cheese.
Prof. Segelcke, of the Danish State
Agricultural Councillors, gives the fol
lowing method for preventing mites lit
cheese:
The ceilings, walls, floor nnd shelving-
of the curing-room are whitewashed
several times until the mites are de
stroyed. The cheese is first placed In
a brine buth for twenty-four hours, and.
then In the curlng-rooni for fourteen
dnys, during which time It Is wiped off
daily. After fourteen days It Is thor
oughly scraped nnd washed In lime-
water, placed on shelves and kept
clean; If a layer of slimy mould should
again appear, the cheese must again 1
scraped and wnshed with lime.
When to Sell.
The best time to dispose of any sort
of live stock kept regularly on tho
farm Is when you can realizo a profit
on the same that la seasonable. Don't
try to get rich on one deal, or hohl onto
a thing because some one tells you
prices will run up higher In tbe near
future.
V.
J.