Nebraska Newspapers

    THE WELCOME HuME.
twilight bells are ringing ww
Asd evening cfcoes greet me.
My happy heart seems singing Kweet
Of eome on whs will meet an'
Of bio eye 'neath golden cn.wn;
Dear ejes that watch and wait.
And Ijttle footsteps pattering down
The pathway to the gate.
Though aad the toil in barren soil.
Though fortune has not found me,
I know that night will bring me light
And twine two arms around trie.
And let the day be gold or gray.
What thought (so sweet as this.
It drift and dreams m darling's way.
Who keeps for me a kiss.
Oh, love of life, and strength in strife;
Oh, joy to sorrow given,
O, dear child eyes that make life's skies,
And earth as sweet as heaven,
I still ojuj bear with grief and care,
And face the storms tu be.
If love, the comforter, will share.
The crust, the erunibs with me.
Baltimore American.
A SENSE OF HUMOR.
IVS me," said I,
"before everything
a sunse of humor."
"To him that
h a t h r Inquired
Arabella.
"Well," said I,
i modestly, "I hope I
have. But I would
deetre even more."
She smiled. "You
may smile, young
lady.
"Ttn not smiling."
"Look in tbe
I glaW
"I don't want to
grov rain."
"TUen look."
. "Evidently there Is son joke In your
tpmnrk, If I could see It. But you
know I have no sense of humor."
' "Then you should cultivate It. It Is
a remedy for half the Ills of life, and
whrn you are my age you will realize
It."
"When I am my grandmother!" I
am 33 and she is 20.
"Tou wouldn't makt that remark If
you had any sense of feumor," I retort
ed, crustily.
"But I Daren't, and 1 don't see that I
should be any better II I had."
"I admit rt is difficult to Imagine any
Improvement In you.'
"I that humor or tairensm?"
"Oh, well! Humor Is er well, It's
er "
"Ignorance of itselxf Arabella haa
plenty of humor, you know.
"Humor lis a kindbr appreciation of
foible and incongruities. And "
"I dou't appreciate tbe kindness.
How can you feel kind to people when
you're making ?un o' them yourself?"
"I don't see any, difficulty. Why, I
fcad an example It morning." I
laughed at the tho$it "I've half a
mind to tell you."
'Ohdol" Arabella Is as curious a a
woman.-
"It was rather confidential, you see."
I Knew that would excite her Interest.
'".Jut you might trust ine." You may
har; noticed that the more attractive
a WMUiun is, the more she emphasize
the l'.rst person singula-. Arabella al
most puts It in capita Is.
"In strict confidence T'
"Ye of course."
"Will, a nice young felloe, whom
you know, came to uie this morning,
and -" " .
"Wio was it?".
"Tbt t isn't material."
"Oh, t ut it is, though! Very ma
terial.' ' ! '
"Bu'i ty dear Arabella!"
"If ji.ti will not trust me we are on
distant terms." I've known her since
he wa? tu short f. ks.
-"It ret.lly isn't relevant to the poiDt
of humo"." , t . .
"I don t care anything- atxmt ' the
poiut of bumor." " '
"Oh, well, if you don't want me to
tell you "
"But J tlo. Tuere's a good -Tom." '
"It.wa'Ted Niyighton." - '
"On. hv interesting. 1 ll'k?Tid aw
fully, don't you?".--,
oo,.ye. twrtnitily. ' t do,, but I
djrri 'see yhy A igbejM WmA:
rXihJ'j-jy nie.'lie claiyr1 her
hands rornd her knees and cocked her
pretty ljjd exjsM. fitly on one side.
"WeTT,. 'ijd I, laughing, "poor Ted
Is In Jove.' ,
"I didn't; asw."
"Is that your sense of humor?" She
looked at h as if I .had made plum
pudding without (he plums.
..r,do' See that U matters."
"Not matter! You don't care who It
' 'Wfiy eavejld I so long as he's satis
fied r .
"Woll!" Words seemed to fall her,
which W ;rk4 rUh Arabella.
'Anybodr, she seemed to I) the usual
kind." Tbert never was anyone like
he'cc(9rtjlng to the love-lorn Ted.
J.t..2rta Mrtfnl, amiable, accom
ixlsbstfv gentle, saintly In short, per
testJ They all are la these case, yon
know."
"Bo they should be to the lover."
"Of rovne they should." Why, It's
. jut what I think of Arabella.
'Where la the hamorr
' . '"Tea coming to It Poor Ted. it
. aMns, Is very diffident la tbe face of
such wondrous charms. He la burn
lag to avow his paaaloa to the young
lady; hot be doesn't know bow to pro
etm&i ' Re he enase to ask my arirloe,'
-Whit do yd kaow about Itr Af
' krtUaatbettafrlfat,adpt tfceatiaa
- riMltt a wM throat. ;
rjaathaM imsmt a vsgae gal
ts Bat he setlentiy thought IsJfciv
, bad Kls ttaarlaMh, hat, of mam
I ?' fatag to Ml her.
"C4M flra Mai the beaeit of year
trt gsaeeal laaal"
"Oh, yes, poor beggar! Indeed, I put
It Into concrete form for him. It wa
very funny."
Tou are so humorous, yon see.
Somehow Arabella seemed a bit c-ruea.
"Please go on."
"We wnt through quite a little ro
hearsal, I assure you. They were to be
gin with the weather, of course. Ha,
haT
"Very humorous, certainly."
"Then he was to nwk some remarks
about the weather, not mattering
where she was Of course, she would
biusU aad look down." Arabella
laughed.
"I don't auppose son would."
"She ought to. according to the law
of the game. Then he was to take hold
of her hand and ask If she would make
Bfe all fair weather for him and so
on."
"And. then?"
"Oh! he'd be able to go on from there.
He's not a fool, you know, really. He's
a very fine fellow, as a matter of fact."
mlM he do Itr
"I expect so. Anyhow, be came back
beaming like a sunflower, and threw
if) his hat when he saw me at the
window; m I concluded they'd settled
it." I chuckled.
"So that is humor"' 4. ra 14 la strolled
over to the window, and her Hps quiv
ei"d as if I had hurt her.
'Why, whatever is the matter. Bell?"
"I call it mean horrid cruel," sh
crted, stamping ber llfie foot angrily
"t3 make game of a min when he's in
love. I don't see that it's a subject foi
hilmor at all."
"But. my dear Bell !" (
"Miss Slurison. If yrfu please." And
wc had always been such chums!
"I think that if humor Is making ridi
cule of the most sacrej thing in life,
on Is better without it," she contln'j
ued.
"But I do not ridicule it. Bell. There
was an element of humor in the cae,
all the same."
Arabella twisted her handkerchief
round her fingers. Did she think that
I had no serious affection for her, I
wondered? TerhaJtB I hud better tell
her.
"Let me tell you something serious,
Bell," I said, going dose up to he. But
she suddenly interrupted.
"You do not know her name?"
"No. But if you want to know I'll "
"I know," She turned uK)n me with
her eyes flashing. "And I know that she
is a very proud and happy girl."
Good heavens!
"So perhaps we had better close the
iubject," she said. I felt as if tbe room
was going round me. I bad made a pet
of her from the time she waa 10, and I
thought that she and all the family un
derstood that I was only waiting for
my promotion this year. But she must
never know now, or she would be so
grieved for me for a very kind-hearted
little soul Is pretty Arabella.
"Well, my dear," said I, slowly, "I
didn't think It was you, I confess. But
Ted's a good fellow almost good
; enough for you, even and I congratu
late you. I spoke so unsteadily that
she must almost have noticed It, so I
tried to laugh it off. "When you were
a little girl, you know, you promised t6
! my sweetheart, so I feel a bit Jeal
ous" I felt nearly mad, to tell the
truth. 'Terliaps the best amends I can
make Is to ask you to chorine your own
present. A piano or a necklace and
bracelets or anything you like." Well,
well dear me! I couldn't pretend
cheerfulness much longer. I must be
off. "God bless you, little Bell!" said
I. "He's a lucky fellow," And I made
for the door. '
Just as I was taking my hat she rush
ed down the stairs In her roost reckless
fashion, and ran right into me. so that
I had to catch hold of her. "I believe
I have a sense of humor." she said
breathlessly. "It was young Sis he
proKKcd to not me. Hadn't you bet
ter go and offer her the piano?"
It waa Ted and Sis who caught us ten
minutes later, and my arm-was round
Arabella's waist.--Black and WWW.
, Hhn fM4a Want tftich.
Wken Andrew White, now Unl
ted .States, afrueesador' at Berlin, waa
our mlniste' to Qermany, nearly twen
ty years apo, he received some o,ueer
inters from AmerlcMJUi, asking for his
influence in thirtr behalf n court cir
cles, says tnJdurbful Companion.
Perhaps.' 'tnc..f.aablevt'..,jiOVwa
very niautlarory' 7fttle iW'nt,"e4. old
lady Ming la tbeW'w inclosed
in her Unter foifr pafoSeo of 'WhHe,mui!
lin. each :2rtticeVaBa';
"We are gotoit Ar k fWt: la our
church," abe : Wntffcnd ,1 an making
an autograph qnftt. I want yon to get
nie tiie infograph of tbe Bmperor. the
Em pre, the Crown Prince and Bis
marck, and tell them to be very rareful
not to write too near the edge of tbe
square, as a seam has to be allowed
tor putting them together."
Not Exactly the Word.
Irish orators frequently discount
their own rhetoric thrtmgh an imper
fect appreciation of word values. A
Home Ruler waa haranguing on Eo
glMt terrorism, and after drawing a
picture of babies weered on tbe point
of bayonets, etc., he concluded: "If
that's your civilization yoti may keep
It. I call It most lmprier." This re
calls the story of the Wesrner who,
ha ring been absent from home for a
day, returned to find his honse and
family swept away by a cyclone. Look
ing around him In amazement be ex
claimed, "Well, I call this redlc'looer
The poor fellow had used what he con
stdered tbe stronge word in hie to
cwrntlary. w.
r, ;j ' ', : Katlsg Coateat.
. At- . . i i t. ,
eating enwra, iv ur uhj
TArk, Ky., between two men, ooe
4f.. whoa haa a record of thirty-two
hardbottad a w a dotev oaioaa.
It to pleaaant to aee Hiie eort of Mead
If rlralry eoeoeedtng tbe tall gate way
la the Blae Graaa State.
STYLES JN TRIMMING,
SKETCHES OF A HALF-DOZEN
STYLISH GARMENTS.
Bodices Arc Iac Trimmed Kinase
Waists Continue to Come, bat la New
I-iiciis-I'rotnpt Kayival of a Keccot
Fashion.
Itiac Fashion's Dictates.
Sew Trk crrfiiK)udenc:
EAL lace is Tery se
riously mistreated by
the way fashionable
women interpret the
current styles. It la
made up with hand
embroidery Into bib
and yokes, and in be
ing thus dIiosed the
lace and embroidery
are cut shamefully,
tbe idea being to dis
play at once needle
work, design, lace
ind embroidery.
But there Is almost no need for this
daughter of fine nets. Very pretty
Yonts can be made at home, if you
Uke without resorting to such fool
ehness. The one seen on the first pic
tured blouse was highly ornamental.
yet it was embroidered white chiffon
ver white satin. Combined with oth
er simple trimming it made a very
pretty blouse of what was really a
most unpretentious garment The
dress goods was merely a dark blue
serge, the scalloped edges of revert,
eptrulettea and bodice were finished
with black silk riblsm, and black braid
ornaments appeared on the fronts.
Almost as strongly flavored with ex
travagance Is the current trick for
trimming fine gowns with white satin
that is Imnded with rows of narrow
black velvet. Inside lapels are set on
over Jacket lapels, cuffs being made to
match. A narrow fold of white satin
follows the edge of the Jacket where It
THUKE OF THE NEW BLOUSES
opens down the front to the belt, and
this fold la barred with little lines of
narrow black velvet ribbon, each bar
ending in a loop of the ribbon. Panels
are let in, glimpses of fronts show this
black and white effect, and hats are
also trimmed with black-bonded white
satin. Now and then other combina
tions are used. An example of this
method of trimming was sketched
In the second picture, though it
was . typical only in the nature
of tbe trimming, wuoe dcj!gn
was silver gray velvet. It was
cloxe fitting, and the mauve bands
were spangled richly with gold. The
bands crossing the but served a
heading for a fall of rich lace that
reached to the waist. Yoke and collar
were atao of the spangled stuff, and
lace and velvet both plain and span
gled were tastefully combined In the
sleevea.
BLuse walsta keep coming In new
designs, despite the big number of
them that have already appeared. The
Russian models have been passed by
the procession long ago. They are seen
At'Tirui. nr cosn.r trimmixo.
In plenty and are all light out of doors,
but It l too late to plan new garments
of that rut. Indoors more elaborate
ness la wanted, and women art getting-
It too, with variety aa a highly
desirable aide Issue. The Ingenuity of
designers of tbe bolero era Is being
equalled now, and tbe blouae Is a bet
ter medium far abowing It off tbaa the
bolero waa. Though a half doses
Moooea can bat Carbty eipreaa the cur
rent range at hlaaa waiete aad ef
fects, yet there to eoneidermble Tartety
la the acronpaaylng pictures. la tbe
aae tad Weoae tngreetina to bat
faint, coming In a fall of lace that
masks a tigut bodice, while In otbera
the bodice itself bags above the belt
all around.
tl Is pronounced In tbe three taodeli
that are grouped. That at the left was
made of scarlet satin. It had a plaia
scarlet yoke, but the collar was em
broidered with black chenille. Other
bands of the embroidery outlined the
PltOMFTJ.N BEVIVAL.
yoke, ran from yoke to hem of dresa
skirt with the princess pretence now
so popular, and gave belt and cuffs.
Below the yoke the plain scarlet ma
terial was arranged in deep pleata that
overhung the belt. The blouse next
to this was dark red clolh, and the
trimming on shoulders, revers and
fronts alro on skirt yoke was a ver
micelli pattern of embroidery done In
black silk braid. Black cord frogs
were placed below the revers. On the
last of these three blou -s there were
THAT ARE 8TJLL APPEARING.
a black vat in vest and an inserted satin
panel at each side. Between wnlit
and btuit were several round and-round
hands of blnck and gold braid. The
skirt to accompany this blotue waa cut
high enough to give the belt, and waa
trimmed at bii and hem to match the
bloue.
811k blouses bem1h liolcros were
many In the days when two bodices out
of every three bad a 1k1to or a eoua
tcrfelt of one. This period waa ao re
cent that, now those blouses are re
turning, thcr are not strongly marked
with the characteristics of new fash
ions, and utile made up richly are
not as attractive aa newer forms of
the blouse. But here is one in the con
cluding picture that waa swagger
enough. The blouse Itself was made
of white gros grain and hung whh
even fulness over the belt at sides and
back. It had a panel covered with
heavy black lace, and waa fjnlsh-d
with a collar to match. Over this came
a bolero of white velvet striped with
pale green, and the two together made
a very dressy bodice.
CoajrlfhU 1WT.
Not Tall Knough
Just at the time when vague reports
were beginning to creep abroad that
Germany was meditating fresh ex ten
slon of ber frontier at the expense of
Holland, a Dutch official of high rank
happened to be visiting tbe court of
Berlin, and anioug other xpoctaclea got
up to amuse him a review waa organ
ized at Potsdam.
"What does your excellency think of
our soldiers?" asked Prince Bbunarck,
as one of the regiments came marching
past In admirable order.
They look as If they knew bow to
fight" replied the visitor gravely, "but
tbey are not quite tall enough
Tbe prince looked rather surprised,
but made no answer, and several other
regiments Sled past In succession; but
the Dutchman's verdict ajun each was
til) tbe same: "Not tall enough.'
At length the grenadiers of the guard
made their appearance a mngnlficent
body of veterans, big and stalwart
enough to bare satisfied even tbe giant-
loving father of Frederick the Great;
but the laezorable critic merely said:
"Fine soldiers, but not tali enough."
Tben Prince Bismarck rejoined
"Tbese grenadiers are tbe 11 neat men
In our whole army; may I ask what
your excellency la pleased tp mean by
saying that tbey are not tail enough?"
Tbe Dutchman looked him fall la tbe
face, and replied with elgaJurant ess
pbasls: "I mess that We can flood our
country twelve feet deep." Loodoa
Tld-Blte.
' "i '
First successful rat , af a toteaioMTa,
the Socket, was erer the "HalafelU
trial coarse," Gears
the engineer, hi lO.
THE FARM AND HOME
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO FARM
ER AND HOUSEWIFE.
Bow to Properly Care for tbe Faros
Team-Hedge Ho Not Heccive Suf
ficient Attention-Cob Coal for Hop
-Plants Need Lime.
Care of the Team.
A teamster, whose name is Rollle
Smith, says that one of bis employers
kept three large teams, and gave or
ders to trot them whenever a level or
the road permitted. One time, lielng
laid up by sickness, the employer
promised to give a stilt of clotbes when
he got well to the driver who kept his
team In the best order. Smith, who
believed in walking large horses, re
solved to win the suit. It was six
weeks before the boss was around. Tbe
first day of walking, the horses hav
ing been trotted so much, were not
very ambitious, and their trip was not
completed until long after the other
boys were through and thflr teams
put up. The next night Smith finished
bis rounds earlier. In ten days the
team would do as much In a day on a
walk as either of the other two, which
were Jogged at every opportunity, and
began to gain wonderfully in flesh aud
appearance. Tbe same quantity of
grain was given as before, but he
thinks he rubbed them a little more-
he could not help it, they were so hand
some. He also frequently allowed
them after working to roll In the lonm
of a freshly-plowed field or garden.
which they greatly enjoyed. Then they
were cleaned, first with a broom, tben
with a rice root brush, followed by a
big cloth rarely or never with a cur
rycomb. When tbe employer was able
to visit the stable he did not know
Smith's team could scarcely believe It
belonged to him. After having nil the
horses hooked up to wagons and see
ing this team walk away from the oth
ers, be gave orders to "walk your
horses," and took "Rollle" to a first-
class place and told him to ph k out the
Ix-st suit In the store, for the lesson
learned was worth it. Farm Journal.
Furarlng lied sea.
There are comparatively few Ameri
can farmers who take the pains requir
ed to keep a hedge neatly trimmed and
within reasonable bounds of growth.
Most of the hedges we see have In
come overgrown, and as their tops spire
upwards, the undergrowth that Is re
quired to make a compact hedge near
the ground dies out, leaving gap
through which most of the smaller ani
mals readily pass. When pruning is
done In this country It Is most apt to
be done in tbe spring or late In fall.
when the buds are dormant This only
makes matters worse, aa tbe more rig
orously the top is then pruned the
greater will be tbe growth of the u
per buds. The only pruning of hedges
to effect proper growth must be done
in July or August when tbe hedge is
In full foliage. This checks growth
greatly. But this Is Just what Is want
ed. We have seen both Englishmen
and Scotchmen doing this work on
their own grounds, but never an Amer
ican native lorn. The work comes
Just when all American farmers are
busiest with hnylng or grain harvcht.
or when work among cultivated crops
Is moM pressing. Iug pruning shears
are used, and the hedge Is cut back so
that an even cut will prune off some
thing of this year's growth at the top
and on each side. But the hedge,
though pretty when thus trimmed. Is,
If kept in condition, more expensive
than any other kind of fence.
Making Cob Coal for Hogs.
One who raises from 100 to VM pigs
should aim to save at least 2K) bushels
of corncobs for charcoal. Make a pit
to 5 feet deep, 12 to 18 inches In
diameter at bottom, 4 Mi to 5 feet on
top. Have a sheet Iron cover made
large enough to cover the pit snd pro
ject six Inches over the edge. Htsrt a
fire In the bottom with shavings and
add by degrees a bushel of cobs, and
let them get well aglow. Then add
three to four bushels more, and when
well on fire add more, and so on, until
the fit Is rounding full. If they burn
faster on one side than the other side,
lift the side that is burning least with
a pole. If you have an old Iron rod
long enough, lay It over the center of
the hole so as to keep the sheet Iron
from sagging. When all the cob are
well aglow, even blazing freely, cover
the hole with sheet Iron and seal the
edges with earth airtight and leave It
until the next morning, when Ihe char
coal cno be taken out. and If the Job Is
well done there will le from nine te
twelve bushels. Farm, Stock snd
Home.
Line on Acid Ho 11.
It appesrs bsve been prored at
tbe Rhode Island station that many
plant need lime on acid soil. While a
few are Injured by It. particularly If
they are grown the same sesson tbst
Die lime Is applied, moat of the plsnt
usually grown in Rhode Island are
either uninjured by liming or else bene
fited in a greater or less degree. Tbe
great IteneOt from lime upon tbe farm
of the experiment station having been
established, further experiments wets
conducted for the purpose of ascertain
ing If the form or combiaatloo la watch
the lime Is applied te the soil baa any
thing to do with Its effectiveness. Tbe
Tsrlous experiments conducted for this
puriMMe have shown that lltss, to he of
tbe greatest possible use, sjaat ha ap
plied to tbe laad la the form of air er
water slacked lime, or of calcium car
bonate (csrbonste of lime). Whea ap
plied In tbe two first mentioned ferma,
most of tbe lime passes sooner er latsr
tn the soil into the farm of eaifjaaate
of line.
SsBerlsteat la Cow reealas
New facta sbowt cow feeding hare
beea toaraod he a reman a
ment conducted by Director Jordan at
the New York statloo. the results of
which, soon te be published, will asmfce
a sensation. Selecting a good Jersey
cow snd getting ber la proper shape
for the teat, be fed ber for slaty days
with prepared foods that contained
practically no fat. Everything that she
consumed was weighed and sssJyaed,
also the milk and all tbe eicreeneat,
sc..d and liquid. The figures show thai
this cow gave In her milk forty pounds
more fat than she consumed, while she
added thirty pounds to ber weterht aad
was In a good, thrifty, fleshy costdl
a at the close. This Indicates that
the vital force in the cow baa the abil
ity to convert sugar and starch la toe
feed into fat. Should this fsct he eon
firmed by related tests. It may apse!
some of the accepted theories a boot
balanced rations. Indeed, some of tbe 1
intelligent Western feeders contend
that they get better results by feeding
ti -Ir cheap corn, grain or meal, with
fodder ft ration that la quite de
ficient in protein or nltrogenona mat
ter, though rich In fat than they d
w hen a well balanced ration Is glTsa,
Now if a cow can conrert starchy ele
ments into fat, as Jordan helleres, why
may Bhe not increase the per cent, ol
solids In her milk, according aa her
food is varied? The fact Is, we are be
ginning to find out that peoceasea
going on In the "innards" of a cow are
"fearfully and wonderfully made," and
but little understood. Orange Jodd
Farmer.
Chemical Change ia Food.
When green material, such as unripe
corn. Is killed by frost the cells are rap
tured and the aromatic oils escape very
rapidly. The leaves become weak, dry
quickly and drop off more easily tbaa
does corn cut at the same stage of ripe
ness before frost. Then, too, corn thai
In cut while green,,!? It be Immediately
shocked, especially In large shocks, se
that most of the sulks will be shaded,
g8 on developing while In tbe shock t
that I to say, aa long as there is abun
dance of moisture in the plsvut the
chemical changes which may ' go oa,
Improve tbe quality of tbe UtA, and
hence stalks cured in this way are rel
ished by tbe animals betteaf tban an
those which have been frosted. It li
believed we may say proved 4haU tbf
volatile oils of forage plants play as
important part In promoting digestion
The apple which grows on tbe topmost
branch and Is properly barreled and
ripened digest easily been. use It Is not
only mature, but Weause It earrlei
with It an appetizing aroma, and in
stinctively we get a double enjoyment
from such an apple, by smelling it, and
by eating it; while the apple grown Is
the shade on tbe lower branches and
left In front of tbe grocery store foi
two or three weeks before U Is used
contains very little distinctive aroma,
Is unpalatable and hard to digest fot
two reasons it is not mature and it
carries with It little volatile and aro
ma tic oils. The Cultivator.
Crooked Moldboarda for Plows,
An Ohio farmer In a coratuuulostioi
to National Stockman writes: "Tb
other day I was watching tbe effect ol
a land roller in a field, part of whlcl
had been broken with a plow that baa
a crooked inoidbourd and part with 1
plow having a straight moldbonrd, Tbv
ground was broken when dry and bard,
but tbe crooked mold board so crushes'
and ground the soli while turning X
that the roller left It in quite a Uttli
better condition than that which wai
wedged over with a straight mold
board. Tbe latter draws the easier,
but It pulverizes less. Tbe more crooked
the moldboard tuc more crushing tlx
soli gets while being broken."
Orchards kept tn Graaa.
It is possible by heavily ruulcblnf
orchards, where grass Is allowed U
grow, to keep the surface moist sntf
loose, so that the grass does no injury.
But in such cases It will be found thai
the tree roots run near the surfact
where tbey naturally go to reach mols
ture and light This makes sucb or
cbsrds very liable to injury by wlntss
freezing. It Is better to cultivate tht
surface soil to the depth of three ei
four Inches, aa that makes tbe best
mulch, snd also cots off tbe tree roots
near the surfsce. But a better plan
Is to train tbe bead so low tbst tbe
branches will come near tbe ground.
TMs will csuse tbe snow to lie as II
falls, making further mulching unnso
essary.
Co-Opcratlva Hon KilUa.
Tbe farmers of Maine bare circum
vented tbe beef trusL Tbey hare or
gsnlsed 1,000 fresh pork and beef elate
In that State, eacb club composed ol
ten members. Tbe tea farmer belong
ing to a club arrange for a success io
of butcheries. That la, a bog la killed
every ao many days during tbe wtatei
season and the fresh pork la divided
Into ten parts, each family getting on
part. Tbla does not Include the ham
and other portions of the animal, whlcl
are salted or pickled for future use.
Tbe arrangement amounts to a oo-ep
erative meat shop. The fanners lost
nothing and tbey get fresh pork all th
time. Dee Moines Register.
Masts Foot OU.
Many farmers when they botcher
cow throw away the hoofs aa worth
less. Tbey ought always to he used
to make neata foot oil. Put them la s
keiils with plenty of water aad bet
until all tbe ell to extraetsd. A sat ol
four feet will usually make a plat ol
the oil, which should he skimmed
from the ssrfaee aa It rtoes la hosMag.
Harvesting Clsesr Road.
Tbe best way ts barraet eiorer seed
to to sllew the clover to get fully ripe;
tben cut It with a self rake rasper and
throw It late piles. . If the cssrsr I
heavy aad partly grssa, eat It wa tht
mower aad car It aa yea wtssVI hay.
Whea dry, haul It rata the hara al
ones. If It Is ts ho starksi, evrar tbi
stack wits a canvas ahst Tim
must set gat wet.