Kim, tii
The Uian
who load-d
tbe first gun
fired at Fort
isumter and
thus helid
ta open the
J,tvatwit civil
'strife in hUs-
tory, lives in tbe mountains of Georgia.
He is Thomas W. Wheat, a stalwart
mountaiucer who stands six feet tall
and has an eye like an eagle. He mill
wears his Confederate overcoat of gray.
Wheat wan 21 year of age on CJhris;
niaa day, 1S0, and, like a great many
other country bred youtlw, he wanted
to see a little of the world." So he went
down to Augusta, from his home in j
middle Georgia, and started out for i ;
holiday frolic. It roved to be the luort !
memorable outing of bis life. i
"The boys." said he, "trot after uie to t
go with a crowd of them down to J
Charleston and tight the Yankees. I j
bad nothing against the Yankees, but I
was Id for any thing that promised a i
little sport, and I agreed to go wi'li
them. The recruiting officer readily
took me anil I was stationed on Sulli
van's Itilaud In Charleston harbor. Af
ter the Star of the Wt affair we knew
that there was some movement on foot
and were nut surprised w hen tiie long
roll sounded Just after midnight on the
morning of April 13, 1W1, and we were
ordered to take our places at the guns.
"It was uiy business to load the first
cartridge for the 10-ineh mortar, and
while our commander. Capt. Hallen
quisf. took hi station near the gun. I
measured out the powder, loaded the
cartridge, and cut the fuse. It was just
growing light and the fog hung heavy
on the water between our position and
Fort Sumter. We could see the dim
outlines of the old fort, and back to the
landward, as the mist thinned, we
could see figure moving to and fro
TUOMAS W. WHEAT.
long the Battery in Chariest on. It
wa the crowd gathering to witness the
attack on the fort.
"Suddenly the signal was given just
as the fog lifted and revealed the out
lines of the fort, and. springing back
ward, Oapt. IJallenquist pulled the lan
yard. Boom! the shot rang out and
wm echoed and re-echoed from shore
to shore. My blood was up. and in a
twinkling another charge was rammed
down the black throat of the old mortar
and I wm iiennltted to fire the second
shot. Had 1 known all that it meant
then 1 might not have been so eager for
tbe lienor, but I was young and my
blood was hot, and I was ready for
anything.
"The firing, of course, became gen
eral, and the guns from old Sumter an
swered oar challenge ami the deep boy
Ins of the war dogs soon became a con
tinuous roar. I was kept so busy work
ing the guns that I paid little need to
what was going on until tbe order came
to-cease firing. Then I saw the officers
In the boat being rowed across to the
forf to complete the articles of surren.
der."
Life Dnrlac a Heae,
The condui t of the people of Atlanta
during tbe siege of that City in 1864 was
truly remarkable. When Sherman's
mighty host Invested the city, writes
Wallace Putnam Reed, there was gen
eral consternation among the citizens.
Until, the very last day the. people bad
believed that they would be spared the
horrors of a bombardment. Their gen
erals, high officials and newspapers had
a Mired them that the invaders would
be driven back, and that the citadel of
tbe Confederacy, would never undergo
the hardships of a siege.
This proved to be a mistake. In the
latter part of July shells began to fall
within tbe city limits, and two or three
battles bad beeu fought almost within
the precincts of the suburbs. Tbe out
look grew more serious ever- day, but
In a short time tbe belengured inhabit
ants became accustomed to their new
conditions. Hundreds of big guns tlitiu
' tiered away, and the crush of small
arms kept everybody awake during the
sultry mi turner uight.
After a week or so tbe non-combatants
in the city made ap their mind
to stand the racket and bear It philo
sophically.
They; went about their business and
pleasures as before. The newspapers
tame ottt as usual, tbe merchants kept
. opea their places of business, and tbe
sari sty people continued their round of
yf'.isi. Of course, there war aaaay
- C" wts'wes and aufm 11 wa
-' c ,saat to hava aortal IomcUm
t! wp by aa lfrpomd obeli rasb-
' J.CXSb the tome, V tho Atlas
nrr4 tUt tbey wwald fttake t is
best of the situation and accept it. So
old and young pretended to I satks
iicd and confident as to the final out
come. There were dinners and re-ep.
t ion, and people continual to marry
and give in marriage.
It was very sad to wake up in the
morning and leant that the family next
door bad been killed during the night
by a shell, but such calamities had to
be endured. It sins king to bear
that several young ladies and gentle
men or a few children had fallen vic
tim to the horrors of the siege, but the
ncwspascrs would then remind their
readers that uch evils were only tem
porary, and that in a few day Sber
nmri's troops would be routed and driv
en back to Tenm-SM-e.
Puriug the long slimmer d-iys in Au
gust the little children met and played,
and laughed Joyously as the shells vvhis
lled above tliem. I.adi'-s visited their
uelglilKirs, and when they crossed from
one side ol the town to tbe oilier they
waited until an occasional shower of
shells was over. Just as they wotiM 'or
an April rain, ami theu skipped mer
rily homeward, laughing at ihe mis
haps of the day.
drive merchants and lawyers never
missed a day at their places of busi
ness. Sometimes they were disturlied
or killed by a stray missile, or they
were summoned to the assistance of a
neighbor who hail been wouisied In this
mauiier. but they never complained and
never lost their nerve.
They seemed to believe from the first
that Sherm.in would le defeated.
The siege had lasted nearly forty
days liefore the citizens Is-gau to de
spair. Then there was trouble and con
fusion. Most of the well-to-do people
left Atlanta, but they found it impossi
ble to carry their goods and furniture
with them. Everything in the shape of
property had to be left behind for the
plunderers.
The situation rapidly grew ibsicraie,
ami a pauic seized the i:!.xi jx-ople
who were left In tbe city. They found
it almost impossible to get anything tc
eat, and they were in constant dread of
what would hapien when the Federals
should enter, flushed with victory and
maddened by the resistance of the Con
federates. These helpless and disheart
ened men, women and children who
were uuable to seek a place of refuge
held many consultations, but they were
unable to afford one another mueh con
solation. They realized that they were
seeing the beginning of the end.
Day by day and night by night tbe
besieged inhabitants lost more and
more of their spirit and confidence, and
spent more of their time in the bomb
proofs in their back yards. Tbes
bomb-proofs were boles dug in the
ground and covered with wood. Iron
and clay. Some of tbem accommodated
large families and afforded such ampl.
prutection that no one was killed in
them during the siege.
The trouble grew worse, and finally,
one bot night in the early part of Sep
tember, when a pall of yelhrw dust
hung over the city, there was a general
feeling of unrest aud despair.
Not a word was spoken by tbe offl
dais, but It was plain that something
unusual was going to happen. During
tbe night the army wagons and march
ing men made tbe streets noisy and
dusty until tbe early morning hours,
when a volcano broke loose In the east
ern part of tbe town In tbe shape of sev
enty carloads of ammunition wbicb
the Confederates were blowing up.
Everybody knew what that meant. It
meant the evacuation of the place.
When tbe next morning dawned ev
erything was quiet. Hood's army had
departed, and only the unarmed Hti
tens were left.
A few hours later Sherman's legion
had occupied every street and square
and vacant house.. To do the conquer
ors Justice, they behaved very well.
They committed no outrages, aud treat
ed the citizens considerately In th
main.
In a few days everything settled
down; the citizens were sent elf bet
north or south: and Sherman's $0,(X
men held tbe place aa a fortified cam)
until tbey started on their famou
march to the sea.
Cnaaaed His Miad 1st Uttr Tsars.
Tbe Baltimore Sun awya: "Capt R. T.
Park, of Macon, Ga., wsa In Fort Dela
wa'te prison with Col. John R. Fellows,
tbe famous New York attorney, whe
died recently. Col. Fellows was at that
time only 20 years of age, but was on
of the stannchest and most loyal ad
herents of the Confederacy. In th
prison whh Capt. Park and Col. Fel
lows were a number of other Confed
erates. all of whom were required to
sign the oath of allegiance Jo the Ilnltefl
States. Cot. Fellows, who even" then
had gained some fame as an orator, be
came so indignant at tbe request of the
prison officials that he mounted a bar
rel. and In the most impassioned elo
qnence urged his fellow prisoners to re
fuse to sign, and not one of the prison
ers took the oath."
Runaway bones are unknown li
Russia. No-, one drives there without
having a thin cord with a runnlni'
noose around the neck of the animal,
When tbe bese bolts tbe cord Is pott
ed, a ad tb korst atofa as aoo m M
feels tbe preswara aa Ita windpipe.,
TM sjse of the nw bowaet Is a
psIKt? M MBbrett saa-ksr.
AGRICULTURAL NEWS
THINGS PERTAINING TO THE
FARM AND HOME.
Meet Method f Prmrrim Fodder
Cora-How to Hrlicve ( hnlid faltle
Late Matarlne rotjtocs Are Wo
rTdcti c.
I'reM-rvio Corn Fodder.
A report from the Vermont Agricul
tural Experiment Station says for two
years past experiment were conduct
ed to determine tbe best method of pre
serving the corn plaut for winter use.
Foor methods were tried. First, whole
ensilage was made by running the new
ly cut corn through a cutter, reducing
It to one-half ineh lengths, then putting
into the silo. Kwond. the ears were
hulked, cribbed, dried, ground, cob and
all, and fed in connection with the
stalks, which had beeu previously cut
aud made into eusilage; this was Culled
Hover ensilage and meal. Third, the
fishier w: preserved in large sii Us,
and before feeding was run through a
cutter, ears and ail. and cut into one
half inch length. Fourth, the corn
was husked rn.m the fodder, ground
with the cob and fed with the stover,
after it had ls-en run through the cut
ter as needed from time to time.
Samples from the material preserved
by the different method '''r- carefully
analyzed, and the fodder was f.-d to a
herd of fourteen milch cows. It was
found that cadi of the method pre
serve.) jilmut f"iir iifths of the dry mat
ter harvested, the hss from each tieing
practically Ihe same in quality and in
character! The fodders kept In the
stus k hist tiHire and more dry dry mat
ter as the winter progressed. Tbe
ears in the siio during the last test lost
more of their focsi value than those
preserved in any other way. this U ing
the reserve of a previous test. The
relative cost of placing the same
amount of dry matter in the manger
was great!? In favor of whole etwilage.
Time and money spent In husking and
grinding the cars were wasted, as tet
ter results were obtained when the
ears were left on the stalk. The en
silage were relished much better by
the cows and they do better upon them.
Farm News.
Ketlrvinu hoked Cattle.
"1 have never known my method of
relieving chok-d csttle." says a writer
In an English f.irm paper, "to fail In
giving instant relief. I cut a stick abotil
four feet long and one-half an inch
through at the large end, with prongs
like fork tines about one inch long at
the small end. The stick wauls to lie
straight and smooth. 1 generally cut a
small gray birch. Then wind the prong
with yarn nntil well covered and sew
over and through this a piec of cotton
rlotb. making a Iwll some Inches in di
ameter securely fastened to the small
end of the stick. Grease the ball well
with lard. Insert in the animal's throat,
and pnb It down the length of the stick
If need ls, or until the substance is
forced Into the stomach. Then with
draw tbe stick and the creature will be
relieved. I have been called In the
nlgbt to go fonr miles to relieve an ani
mal that had choked for honrs. I re
lieved her in two minutes sfter the
stick was ready, so that she commenced
eating Immediately. Two or three men
bad tried every way they kne for
hours without success. Tb fvntnre
wss choked with a potato."
Late Matsrinc Potatoes.
Most of tbe very large growers of po
tatoes plant mainly of the late-nistur-lng
varieties. There is a good deal of
loss In nis:keting early varieties, espe
cisily those dug while their skin is still
tender, and ts broken by being rubbed
against. In hoi weather sucb pots toes
rot easily, and though the price ts high
er there Is not so great profit as for the
more productive later crop that can
usually be marketed without Injury.
Early potatoes do not generally fro
duce heavily. Hot, dry weather short
ens the crop, while wlth'late potatoes
plaated late much of the growth of the
tuber is made after the heated term
has psaaee1.
rait latroTS Seeds.
Wherever salt is sown so that It comes
In contact with germinating seeds It
will rot and destroy them. The first
germ of seeds Is very tender, and as It
starts oat the seed gives out some mois
ture which dissolves the salt. The ef
fect of very small quantities of salt
is to decompose vegetation of all kinds.
A large amount might pickle It and
prevent decompisdtloii. But either
small pr large, it is destructive of the
germs of vegetable life. But If there
is a great deal of rainfall the salt Is dis
sipated, and so mixed wit I' surround
ing soil that little Injury to the seed
Is produced.
Ar Impromptu Filter.
An impromptu filler will l found
convenient. Buy .1 cents' worth of
powdered charcoal; put It in a piwe of
flannel, together with some small
stones fine pebbles are best and tie It
to the spigot. The water running
through this will be iilte clear. Be
sure yon have coarse flannel, as the
charcoal sifts through iiitisHn. If It
runs too slowly put something under
the spigot and let It run while you are
doing something else and dip It out af
terward. The Increased clearness of
inc water will re pay you.
Trsca la Tilled Fields.
A few years ago we wrote on the ex
it veneas of keeping scattered trees
toft far shade In past urea in fields that
vary fsw years had to be broken op
ad ttavd fo tlile-J crops. The gra
nay o may not be Injarsw trader 'be
trsa, according to Id variety and habit
ar growth. Bat wherever tbt fit Id waa
pfauttod with, cither corn or potatoe
tha MlgV- effects of tbe tree ppW
the soli of moisture were to be aasa aa '
far either way as its roots extended.
At the time our views met roueh severe
criticism from those who regard d tbe
trees as object of beauty, and to be
spared, whatever they cost to the farm
er. P.ut the loss from plowing, wasting
seed, and labor in eultivat'ng crops
tinder trees and getting nothing in re
turn has convinced most who a few
years ago were critical that they were
backing a luxnry that not one fanner in
ten can afford. Keep the tree if you
wish in Wind that is to be always in
grass, but If it is to lie plowed and cu'
tlvated. clear tbem out so that all the
labor applied may have its fullest ef
fect. American Cultivator.
PlnwlnK and Kcteedine.
Within the past few- years there have
been more than usual complaints of
grass and clover seed rd "catching"
well, and of 'running out" after an
apparently until w-ediug had lscn se
cured. Drought, or hard freezing In
winter, arc commonly given ns reasons
fur these grass failures. But In many
cases we suspect that this diw-s not ft
phtin the whole difficulty. As vegetable
matter in the soil decreases If ! much
more injured by drought than It Is while
the soli retaimsl its virgin fertility. Our
climate is not a moist one, like that of
England, and mir winter cold is much
more severe. We cannot exiect Im
manent grass cither for pasture or
inesdow. To plow and nwed every
seeond or third year seems to be a ne
cessity of gissl fanning In our Northern
States. Nor Is this nei-essity any real
hardship. The lirsf year or two after
seeding the er-p I- always better than
after, and then. too. there is the Is'St
sward to plow under. English turf ',
rn.iy ki-ep thickening as the yctirs sik
by. but our grass lands arc sure to grow ;
thin. The longer the replowing Is de- .
laved, ihe more difficult it is likely to '
is' to get a good catch with the new
Seeding.- h.x.
Keep I.I re titock in Goo'l Condition.
It Is the Is'st and safest plan to put all
the live stock on w inter nitlona In g'Kirt
time and liefore tliey ls-come really
hungry and lose flesh by the want of
nutriment In the food gathered from tbe
fields. As sfKUi as a frost has taken
the starch out of the herbage and les
sctui! its ability to nourish an animal
tlie main supply of food should bo given
from the winter store. To fall off
now Ls to kiH-p out of condition all the
winter. It is quite possible to Ktall-
feiil an animal with success in the win
ter, but the consumption of fissl will be
nsidcrably increased over and nlsn
what would Is- required at any other
seiison. It is an old saying that an
animal well summered is half wintered.
It Is perfectly true, for once the system
is in a thrifty condition It Is more ensily
kept so than It can be recovered from a
lowered state of health and vigor. Thus
Just now It should !e the effort to pre
vent any falling off In the condition and
put ail the stock into winter quarters
In ss fine a slate of health as is possi
ble.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Strawberry Patch.
The family strawberry oatch ls not
usually large, aud can therefore be
given the best of attention. Hake the
beds and clear off all the refuse, or
burn tbe beds over. Then sprinkle fine
bonomeal and muriate of potarh over
tlie rows, or use well rotted manure
that Is free from litter covering tbe
beds with straw or salt hay, and plac
ing cornstalks or brush on the, hay.
Early In spring remove the'mulch and
sprinkle nitrate of soda over the rows
before the plants begin to grow.
Farm Notes.
There is no charm In slipshod farm
ing, none in weedy fields, fences, fence
comers or barns, or with buildings in
a general stat of disorder.
Before the ground freezes see that
good drainage Is provided around the
stables and sheds, tbe fruit and vegeta
ble pits and in the orchard.
IOW-grsde fertilizers cost less by the
ton, but cost a great deal more If meas
ured by the benefit derived. If com
pelled to buy fertilizers at all buy good
ones. If you are not posted y.u can
find neighbors who are.
Turkey raising Is liecoming more prof.
Ita ble and popular. Mke sheep, tbey
grow and fatten In the fields on what
would be otherwise Iot; besides, their
eat lug of Insect by tbe million Is
benefit fo the crop. A good crop of
turkeys brings a fine income for a Utile
expense. Their long legs enable them
to move more easily anywhere.
The fall is the time to ditch and till
tbe laDd for drainage, ss the work can
he then done at less cost than at any
other period of the year, Mods In the
West that have beeu tilled have gained
snfflilently in one year, by the In
creased yield per acre, to more than pay
the cost of drainage.) Every year that
wet land Is left und rained Is a loss ol
Just so much time that could lie gained
by drainage.
An orcbsrdist ssys: Peach trees will
not bear choice fnttt when growing In
sxhI. In fact, there are few fruit trees
that will not produce better fruit and
more of It If tha grass Is prevented
from growing near tbem. Fruit trcet
In poultry yards, where the around i
kept constantly tjsre of all vegetation,
usually bear excellwit fruii. Of course,
some allowance must be made for the
fertilizing benefits received from tin
droppings of tha fowls.
In harvesting, ss well as lit storage
potatoes should t Pxposod to light a
little as possfbla, says Fanners' Bulle
tin No. .m of tbe I'nlted Htates iVpart
ment of- Agriculture, in storing pota
toes a low temperature Is required. Th
potato tuber la DDlnJured by a tempera
tore of 3 degrees F., and one authority
gives the freezing temperature of po
tatoes 30.2 degrees Y. Warmth faron
sprouting, which injures potato, both
for planting, and eating.
To Load LrfK.
Roll the log nil a gmsl sized pole, back
the wagon, the butt end of the log
should be about the center of the
hounds, then get a thick block, a. and
pry up with a stout pole, b. and while
tbe boy is bearing down on the pole
quickly fasten the log chain, c. secure
ly around the log. Next insert a stout
pole. d. about i; or s feet long under the
cli.im ou top of li,.- log. While bc.srliig
down on ihe pry sde have the buy
place a thick block across the hounds;
the thicker the better. This takes the
strain off tlie hounds. I.et the (sile rest
on this and the log ! loaded. In load
ing a large heavy log. pry It up and
place a thick block under It. Then
fasten the chain as Is-fore, Insert the
pole, benr down on the pry pole, have
the Mock placed across the hounds, and
the log Is again loaded. By thin sim
ple method one man and a stout boy
can load any reasonable size log with
out any heavy lifting -Farm and
Home.
Hard-Mllklna Cows.
There is nothing more provocative of
profanity than to milk a hard-milking
cow, ess-clally If site W a ksr as the
hard milker Is apt to be. Farmers who
pray that they be no led into tempta
tion ought to give more care to the kind
of cows they keep for their boys and
hired men to milk. It is a pretty seri
ous taurines putting temptations to
swear In wthor people's way. There Is
another reason why the hard-mllklng
row is not likely to be profitable. To
easy-going people, too good tempered to
lie profane, the tcmtatVn takes an
other form, that Is. not to swear at the
cow. but to stop milking tier liefore all
the milk Is exhausted. Thus many a
cow has dried up prematurely and nev
er given her owner any profit, while if
she had been an easy milker she had
the capacity to become aa good a cow as
any In the dairy. American Cultlvntor.
Us or Garden Lcveler.
Our Illustration, which ls from the
American Agriculturist, shows a serv
iceable, home-made Implement for lev-
ellng lawns and gardens, or for doing
grading of any sort. It is made from
a plank, beveled on one edge, the edge
being protected by a strip of sheet Iron.
Into this Is set tbe framework that is
shown In the Illustration. Ash strips
can be bent easily Into shape for the
handles, or old plow handles can be
utilized.
A Valuable Object Iaaon.
At a recent American Institute fair at
New York City, tbe State Experiment
Station made an extensive display of
fruit, grown on the station grounds.
There were 2UH varieties of apples, each
j specimen having been selected as typlc.
a I in shape, size, color, marking and
I general ehamctertstii of the variety
, represented. I he fruit was the result
I of the highest knowledge of culture and
j care and treatment known to the busl-
! ness. The collection was an object e.
son In fruit lore of unmeasured Value
to those in search of knowledge n this
special direction. This station H doing
s double service in thus giving to the
public exhibits of their work; first In
testing the varieties and showing their
merits, and second in giving an object
lesson of their tyK- mid characteristics.
A t heir Hut-Hol ler.
Wep'cjin the following Idea, from t!
"I'.-irncrs' Adviwaie:" Take an Im
suinl. .three fi-et long by J4 Inches
V'ldc, and slant II. I hen (like I wo slats.
ti,'-i-e Inches wide and three feet long
am! null them upright to the Iswrd
nboiit live inches from the top., to serve
as f' !t. Drive a wire null through ec!
cnriu-r of N'tird. aud turn thcni up
little to hiK.k the bags on. Null the
hoiird rpiwii nt the liottom, and one man
cut) fill ml He the bugs ns fast ns tw
men est clean the grain.
( are nt M beat In the Fall.
If the lute heavy rains have left any
water standing In low p'.aces on wheat
fields furrows should Im run tbrongh
these places, to take tbe water off or
diminish Its damage. Wheat wlllanre
ly Ik killed wherever water freezes
down to the ground over It. But nsn
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! A SIMPLE WAT TO IOA1) t.OCS.
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HOMEMADE LAWS I.KVat.ER.
sIH with t'i ojwolng of frost the wate
sinks down to a lower level. If thera
ia an titi.lerdraln uear sometime a
sheet of ice will form over Ihe water at
niglit, and by tmrning all the water
under It will have dtap-arcd. In
such case the sliest ! beu. fit.-d rather
than injured.
I'oaltrr Nolea.
Chopped onions are beneficial If ft4
to your stis-k occasionally.
Squabs are ready for markei as sooa
as they are well feathered Jul before
they h ave the nest
Provide your poultry with a warm
coop and a gissl scratching placs if
yon want eggs in winter.
White Wyandottea lay brown shelled
eggs as a mie. They are equal to Plym
outh Hocks In this respect.
In order to secure satisfactory re
sults It is customary to mate cockerel
with hens, and cocks with pullets.
Never use kerosene on the body of a
fowl. Iard alone Is sufficient.' AH
greasy snbstimces will will the feath
ers. ,
Sheep in the Orchard.
I have five acres that Is partially cov.
ered with apple trees, some of which
arc quite old. I"orTeveml y-rs no
crops have l-cii raised on the hind. For
a few week in the spring It is used for
n.'iMiiriiiL- cows, and during a ortoii or
the summer and fall sheep an- given the
rtm of the field. Tliey lie under the
shade of the trees a greater port of the
day, where a gixsl share of their drop
niiiL's is left, which seem to be a great
ts-nefit to the trei. and all wormy and
defective nples are quickly eaten as
soon as thev fall. I now raise more
and better fruit, and U-lieve It will pay
any fanner who has an apple orchard to
keep sheep.-John Jackson, In Michi
gan Fruit :nwer."
Mor;n Veuetablea In Haaeroenta.
Farmers who a re fortunate enough to
have baru basements miss the lsst ad-
vautaue of thera if they do not use th
Iwiscmctii to store a great variety of
roots and vegetables there, and thus re
lieve the house cellar of the unpleasant
and also iiiilnwlthful odors from stored
ond fermenting vegetation. It is not
hard to keco a di-eo lmscment free of
frost all winter. If the basement li
near the surface, a Ixmk of earth out
side enclosing an air sptK-e will keeo
frost out. In the very coldest weather s
few com stalks thrown over vegetaMes
or roots or some hswe blankets over
these will proteH them sufficiently.
Hog Lice.
I have been troubled a great deal to
get rid of hoe lice, and the best way I
have found yet, that Is a success. Is this:
(My pigs are not troubled with them so
much In the warm weather as cold): I
put one-fourth kerosene oil and three-
fonrths waier and a little sulphur, and,
when I have a warm day In the winter,
applv behind the ears and front legs.
on the flank and root of tall, 'live tbem
a clean bed at the same time. AfbM
two or three applications I find .the Ilea
gone and nits killed. I have no hog
lice now, and my herd Is In the beat
condition It ever was.- . it. w id
American Swineherd.
Caatlas Farm Acconnta.
Towards the close of each year tbe
farmer should imitate other business
men, take an account of stock. i...d esti
mate as closely as he can how he stands
financially comiared with p rev tens
years. I not omit this because tha
account may not present so favorable a
showing is you would like. Not to be
willing to face facta Is cowardly and
unmanly, even though those facta urn,
greatly against lis. Meed time and bar
vest do not fail to the fanner. Ha at
least Is sure of his living. If be be frw
from debt he Is really the most rods
pendent citizen.
Corn Itaaha lor Bads.
There is no nicer cheap mattress than
can be made fmcD dried etbredded conn
husks which every fanner can aat
while doing the fall busking. They ax
much cleaner and more durahlo tbaa
straw mattresses, and to most psopU
more pleasant than the Iron mattress
now so common, although where thi
bed has an Iron mattress. It la likely t
be the direct point at which lightnini
will aim when It strikes a house, Wi
believe If fanners made more of tlielt
corn hnsks into mattresses, they woald
get well paid for their labor when peo
ple learned where they could be bad.
Pall-'own Lettace.
I.ctture w so hardy that a little sows
very late In fall and slightly pntecte
in winter will get an earlier start than
It can If planted then. If Is best not
to sow early enough to have" tbe aeed
germinate In the fall, though early
sown lettuce slth pretty thick covertni
has wintered safely in winters moder
ately warm, or with pleuty of snow t
keep the lettuce covered. ' '
Onions. Cabbages and Flats.
"Yoti see. it's this way." lie expilne
to the landlord. "I don't want to seen
unreasonable, and I don't want to die
tate.wliMt a man shall cut. I realize
also, that you can't very well stlpulati
In the Imse that a regnlzed artJcli
of fissl that Is In (jissl repute bur bat!
islor practically all over the countrj
shall uot be cooked on Ihe premises
Aifiiln, I ant in-reil to concede' that
onions n nd cablsiges arc nil right li
the right pise-, but I feel Hint, In Jim
tie to myself and the neighbors, I muw
protest that a flat building on a 'warn
day, when the windows are open,'
not the right place, especially If rh
day Ik. Kiinday and the time almir
noon. I understand jsTfectly tbaTyot
can't do anything as matters are now
lull t rely 'upon your support when !
Introduce a measure In the council rag
ulattng the use of onions and eabbagai
In flat birildlrgrs' Chicago Pus. , .
Historians believe that the hone wai
first domesticated either In centra) Aiti
or northern Africa.