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Burial Place of Gen. Grant
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ttmrar w im a Grace * Wwy of
tftc Way « Wife tea fee* York
City «»a* Ve
tout
ft* a u>a er v- f«« after the fe
•«* towla! place <4 (>t V 8 *Cf*at
aat Km (tint ahentto he lOimitt
tnc*. Kew ttrt «f, aatrarrijr tua» la
«*• prmr^tr* aaaMaaaal la he w«rut
*’*»* the fetmiJtiK) htsri The*
<ie*L Harare hrur onaat a eoa
anltte* atit teeHi* •e.-gr-J the
1-m4 aiafrt It «aa about the in* at
the 6e4i miua <4 the atoaawent that
Wtiaasa K. Ctacr. Iat»*feicr of V-*
Y«*h city. narrate* to ate Uua L.berut
i>het airy (4 the us'er la
»ttoh Ke« Turk *a* atriede* *> the
hartal place <4 the creat cazatofrr
~V «*» *»*-» .-x to* feecctot term a*
aiaror of X« « T*rk.* rai4 Hr Cram. ;
“at the la* Central Grant was emit
tea with tus atortal Utoesc 1 kei* aty
•elf fouumat', tokrael a* to hi» oa
«Hloa A: Mte flaw. I n i rwher. war4
**• *»a«SM to we that the eh anon
•ere WMtopt? to f»*wr of hi* reewverj j
ftia feltltt twent• low hoars th*r**
after I i-mirf aafhorltatiie aalor
Btotto* that the 4H*-**s *a* atortal
*•< that, la a:: te*-h*h,!itj General
'rtfel emtiri not tot the tHnaw oat.
"*ow. 1 ton Iroa many rbati I
ha4 feat with Grad after he heeacte a
rwSAeat *4 Se« York ifaet he was
»e»7 itof of the dtr Its trimUct
*T*ewe-4 t* Li* deafly ant a* he
wa~ts4 ahuct the street* he was to*!*
^ c*r*-f*3y htoktoc at the lairste
tottots to'tf g aace a*4 pruttoaoc***
.'tttse** as to the latorr morse of 1
itofeitni-e* it this, that ar the other •
F-—
street He vras In fart, cue of the
first to suggest tbai Fifth avenue and
Thirty-fourth street would be an iJea!
ioratioa for a Mg hole! Txlav one
<4 the murid's most famous hotels is
i located there.
“I also knew, when I learned def
initely that Grant was in his last 111
i**ws. that efforts would undoubtedly
be made to persuade his fatnilv that
:ii» burial place should be cither in
•be national cemetery at Arlington. or
at W. st Point. Gal* na. cr Chicago. But
I said to myself that Grant's burial
I* »ce should be New York, the city
*: irh be had s* 'er r-d as the one In
which to spend hi“ dosing years and
which. I km-w beyond peradventure of
a doubt, be loved I made u;> my mind
that I would do all that I could to have
New York named as his burial place.
"Therefore, while Crant yet lived. I
organized privat • - and quietly a cotn
I*ete*il body of m*-ti to work in behalf
of New York city after the general
was dead. 1 was of the opinion—sub
sequently sustained—that no sys
tematic attempt * ould t> made to
secure the burial elsewhere until
some time after the general tad died
It »n not an easy matter to organize
my committee, stilt I accomplished
•be task le tia.e. and b«ea . -•< I did
o*4 fee* just:fie.i in calling upon any
liody — jet alone tf city—to stand
any of ’lie eipeas- - dental to cre
ating the organ?*a'* a I {aid them
giadiy out of nay own pocket.
“The result of tins secret |*r* para
tnry work was that immediately after
tbe deatk of General Giant we had a
thoroughly well organized body of
men ready to take the nec» ;sary pub
i. •'■pa whin ut a moment s delay to
secure his burial In the city On the
advice of this secret body. I. called a
! ub'.ic meeting for the expressed pur
pose of organizing a permanent pub
lic committee to work for the burial
of General Grant in New York city.
T5 is 'ermanent Grant monument com
m:s-! -*i was the first organization of
its kind in the field and through its
work convinced the American people.
f. nr-rally. I am sure, that New York
v as the proper burial city for the
gr.-at general. At any rate. ! finally
had the satisfaction of knowing that
New York had been definitely and ir
revocably selected, and I was happy.
“And da you know." Mr. Grace con
tinued after a thoughtful pause. "I
have always believed that the pres
ence of a colored man on the perma
. ner.t commission as its secretary did
i great deal 'o convince the country
at !arge of the sincerity and earnest
n*. *s of the desire of the people of
M r. York, regardless of race or class,
■hat Gereml Grant should lie buried
1 * re. That colored man was Professor
Greener. He was a graduate of Har
vard and a brilliant scholar of his
day I had known him for some
'ear* and when I began casting about
for just the right man to be secretary
of the permanent commission. I
c: anoed to think of Greener. I had
i \ery confidence in his ability to fill
11-Jitab’.v the executive office of the
c< mi ‘ssion. and then there was the
other thought, that the presence of a
; c-i lor. J man on the commission would
go a long way to showing the nation j
j t! .t all manner of New Yorkers were
working together to have their city
named as Grant's permanent burial
place. So. at my request. Greener
was appointed secretary and I have
' over: reason to believe that the effect
of iiis appointment on the mind of the
public was just what I thou/ht it
, would be.
■ C.p; right, tsie by E. J Edwards. All
He' IS Hr-s^rve-fl
Randall9s Moment of Suspense
**om He Rare’y toerttt a f me Per
*ama* C«caosstee 0eteee« Spams
•d MaiMrt and Genera I
Weaver
U U-t iwlir «d imi. a abort lime
after Oami J K arm Kriter of
'*• had uaetdif tbe late StaaH
J RsartaP aa antr; of tbe bouse of
f apeat aa eteaiac
Si tbr Crest Utmomi of western
ncaaajitaam at bis borne a few
Maeka dwtawt from tbe natmaaf cap
Rs* Mr Raadafl lived »a a little two
bu eni'e sat-!:c> nbtie a
«d caecreas. cd wbtrb be n>
. _i U9C «wul a cbaaflps of
elevated Mr Keller la bte
I »a» wee teed by Mr Randall la
b * s*ady. a little rear new aa tbe
■r It was w* wans <d
ad tbe
Of Ire
Tbe iiaMra m led op to
r» «r»sd work it
by Iswdltc a flliVaster at forty
. be defeatel tbe
R* <d tbat year.
I ren I tbat be aaat Lai*- ber-s
• cr-al strata watte le^a.nc ’be
as one
aa Las rot
waa tbe reydy. H is true
; tbe forty•*-!*$£ boars pre
cd cna
►
tseaRy ewer? awtui of tbat time, fa
order to see tbat by Ircbdative *tra
'*f* tbe vote oa tbr btfl was delayed
Jswa It was a task tbat taaotmd
saaaed crest ydysk-al strata let
Iras its rfteti I nround losipHr
V after a curd adefets star*, while
(mas tbe riots of a aiwstts ara
«al rtrasa 1 tslwan! abde I aa*
apwaker I dtd aut ful'r r*euter until
■use tbaa a day later
"Oa tbe whole.- roattaurd Mr Rar.
danne ’be elan
1 of mi Tbe
af tbe wbale.
re*re*ei.-.-d the
dW rtrt. la tbe
bi la oa
® know. tbr
llr floor
with t.» !rimes.
a rerea* lor bio
a croup at
at it* bowse wbs
ta realise ta
ehai.pr bad taken
place sn the atmosphere of the house
and a dc-spc-rai- situation had arisen.
I glanced done towards the speaker's
desk, and though no one bad yet ‘a
sea a heillg* rent at* it id*-. I felt that
here was grave danger of a persona!
encounter between two members.
“flow 1 reached the speaker's desk
I don’t know Nor have 1 any recol
lection of pushing Mr. Covert to one
f ide and seizing the gavel. But 1 do
recall must vividly that as I b< gun to
pound with all siy might with the
gavel, 1 beheld directly before tut the
must portentous scene that 1 ever saw
m the house In front of the clerk's
desk stood Mr Sparks, representing
a *1. ■ souri district, with an uplifted
chair as a weapon, and directly across
be aisle from him. and awaiting the
attach in a spirit of defiance, was
General James B. Weaver, the Greea
bark party's presidential candidate of
the year before And it seemed to me
that I had never seen such malignant
passion upon men s faces. It was the
very spirit that leads to murder—and
at once the awful thought shot into
my mind The eternal di: grace of a
murder taking plate on the floor of
the house of representatives!'
“It was a thought—a situation—
that male me desperate. 1 founded
like a madman with my gavel. I sum
moned the sergeant at-amis to get
the mace. 1 put all the energy both
mental and physical, that 1 possessed
in the effort to secure a temporary
hesitation ob the pmrt of either man
is i*dvan t to the attack. And, thank
God. there was a momentary hesita
tion—just sufficient to enable several
members to recover their startled
sense* and rush between the angry
adversaries.
“As soon as I taw others rush be
tw. a the two men I knew that dan
g- r of a personal encounter was over
— and the next instant I sank back
n-.u tay chair completely exuausted
bo great had been the strain, brief
though it was. that I felt as though I
would collapse; still, I presume the
noose did not observe my true condi
imti owing to the excitement.''
•CtpyrtgM. 'Si*, by E J Edwards All
Iturr.t* Ittwrod.)
A Testy Judge.
IerJ Ellen borough showing some
impatience at a barrister's speech,
the gentleman paused and said, “is it
the j -asure of the court that I should
proceed with my statement?” “Pleas
Bte. sir. has been out of the question
for a king time, bat you may proceed “
— From 1-eigh‘s Anecdotes
See* eg Cw That Stayed at Home.
* Have yow been away this sum
merT"
“Tea.”
“Thar* too bad I'm looking for a
friend to horr w money from '—De
, trait Fr » ITeSa
Why He Went
to Congress
“Little Giant" Became Representative
far Purpose of Having Remitted an
Old Fine Imposed on Gen
eral Jackson.
In 1838. when he was 25 years ol
. age*. Stephen A. Douglas ran unsuc- ;
• cessfully for congress. Three years I
later he took a seat on the bench of j
; the supreme court of the state of Illi
nois. Yet another two years and he
had resigned his judgeship to go to i
Washington as a member of the house
of representatives. Connected with
: his second race foi congressional hon
i ors is the anecdote 1 am about to
! tell.
After he had become a supreme
! court judge, the ■•Little Giant's"
! friends were of the opinion that he
| had given up all of his youthful desire
| to sit in the lower house of the federal
! legislature. and they stood ready to dc
! all they could to keep him on the
j supreme court bench indefinitely, j
I But he had been interpreting the laws j
I less than two years when he made I
1 known to his friends that he desired 1
gr< ally to be nominated again for con
gress. Some of his friends remon
strated: why, they asked, did he w ant
to give up a high judgeship for a po
ll, on in congress and thus remove
'.in.self from Illinois as an important
public figure? This was Mr. Doug
•as' reply, substantially:
" Since 1 have been on the bench 1
have met a southern Democrat who
wa.- not only a political follower but
v also a strong personal friend of An
drew Jackson. He has told me many
interesting things about Jackson, and
from him 1 first learned ot the fine
that was imposed upon General Jack
son at New Orleans when he put that
‘ity under martial law in 1811. pre
para! or y to preparing it against at
tack by the British in the War of 1812.
At that time General Jackson caused
the arrest of a Judge Hall and for this
act was fined 11 ,OuU for contempt.
Then he went in and won the Battle
oi New Orleans, but to this day the
fine stands against him. Gentlemen, I
have thought much about this incident
—about the inconceivable wrong thal
was cone General Jackson at that
time, and 1 want to go to congress to
ng.it it. 1 want to do all 1 can to see
j to it that this old fine is remitted
with compound interest. I therefore
very much want you to support me
for a congressional nomination."
Nominated ai.d elected to congress
in due course, one of the first official
acts of Representative Stephen A.
Dougins was to introduce a resolu
! tion authorizing the return, with
compound interest, of the fine of 30
y< ars before to the victor of New Gr
oans and it was passed.
• "‘JV right. is:-', b, E. J Edwards. At.
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Tales of Sea Charming
They Aiwajfj Have been Popular Be
cause of the Fascination Eaer
ciied by the Deep.
Almost from the beginning oi time
the sea hself has energised over man
a law: nation a! once mysterious and
iwriijrtst Tlus vigorous influence of
the uncharted mam drove men down
to (he sea in ships that were little
more than cockleshells During the
gray depths of the mist, the biting
teeth of the winter's gale, the ripping
clams of the hai'-strickra reef and
all the other chances and happenings
of a tumultuous element, men have
art sail, each little crew of Argonauts
19 search of its own particular fleece
of goal
Thus, the cause of the popularity
of the sea story is not hard to under
stand The adventures of (hat bold
saddler mariner of Greece, the crafty
Ilyases, form one of the most inter
esting chronicles of the world's liter
ature. The voyage of Jason and his
band, with their trials and their final
success in their undertaking is anoth
er treasure of the classics.
In more modern times the life oi
tb<- Norseman, that rugged explorer of
pathless expanses, the half-piratical
exploits of Drake, the repulse of the
Armada by that dauntless lion of the
and his compeers, the victories
of Nelson, the crippled hero who led
his fleets “half round the sea-girt ball"
in purtwit of the hereditary enemies
of old England, all have given us
thrilling history and no less heart
| gripping tradition.
I '
The Thing.
"I understand that heiress Jobbins
j married was rather old. What was
her age?”
”1 guess as far as Jobbins was con
j corned, it was heritage."
Irish Proverb.
The man who won't open his purse
will open his month.
Remodeled Hat
HATS with wide, or moderately
wide brims, have been much the
same as to their brim outlines
for several seasons, but variations
have been evident in crowns. The
possessor of a good velvet hat feels
-hat it should do service for two or
ct en three seasons and last year's hat
with a graceful brim and a new up
^o-date crown gives as much satisfac
tion, if not a little more, to the home
economist, as spick and span new
millinery.
The cleverness of the milliner Is
put to the test, to either replace the
old crown with a new one. or put the
trimming on the hat so that the out
line of the old crown is concealed or
changed. As it happens the task is
not so difficult this season because
puffed crowns are much favored, that
is, crowns made of puffs of silk or vel
vet. Furthermore, trimming pieces,
especially fancy feathers, are large
I and they opnceal the top of the t at
almost entirely.
An example cf what may he done
with a velvet hat, having a wide hiim
and small crown, is shown here. Two
lengths of velvet. In two colors, each
three-fourths of a yard long, are
shirred on silk thread at each end.
The thread matches the velvet in col
or and there are four rows of shirring.
A lining of crinoline supports each
piece. They are then mounted on the
shape as shown in the picture and
sewed down securely to it with
stitches as nearly invisible as possi
ble.
An ornament and a fancy feather,
or ostrich plumes if preferred, make a
charming finish. This is a matter of
choice with the wearer.
The home milliner should find no
difficulty in remodeling her last year's
hat by this method.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
ONE OF THE LATEST MODELS
Dainty Dress in White Cotton Voile,
W:th Rose Design Printed on
Material.
This Is very dainty, and Is made up
in white cotton voile, with a large
mauve rose printed on It
The skirt is gathered In at the waist,
then a band of lace is taken round
skirt at about the knees, this draws
the tullness in. The material is cut
away at the back, and a strip of mauve
silk is used to line the lace.
The boclce has a round yoke of silk
lined lace lo which the material is ar
ranged in either tucks or small folds.
A band of lace trims the bodice above
the waist band, which is of mauve siik.
Lace binds finish the sleeves at the
elbow.
Hat of white Tagal trimmed with
large popples and black ears of
wheat.
Materials required: Seven yards
voile 42 Inches wide, three and one
half yards Insertion, one-half yard
piece lace, one and one-half yard
mauve silk.
TO COMPOUND COLD CREAM
Recipe for Most Valuable Toilet Prep
aration Which Can Be Made
at Home.
To make sure of geting a cold
cream in which there are no animal
oils many women like to compound
their own massage creams.
They often fail to get results from
a good recipe by not understanding
the art of compounding. All cold
cre-ams are made in the same wav.
The fatty substances are put in a
double boiler and melted, stirring
constantly. When all are melted turn
out in a bowl and stir, scraping down
from sides.
The chief trouble comes in adding
the extracts and astringents, which
must be added gradually when the
fatty base is partially cold. Add first
any perfumed water, drop by drop,
beating constantly with a silver fork;
then add tinctures or extracts last of
all. These go in drop by drop also.
A flat wire egg beater can be used
successfully when a large amount of
the mixture is being made up and one
woman swears by a mayonnaise mixer
for compounding her toilet creams.
Here is a recipe that can be used
freely without fear of becoming beard
ed or fuzzy: Eight tablespoonfuls
each of almond oil and rosewater, two
tatlesponfuls each of white wax and
spermaceti, a teaspoonful of tincture
of benzoin.
Melt the oil. then add the wax and
spermaceti, and when nearly cold from
beating add the rosewater, drop by
drop, then the benzoin.
Discarded cheese jars of porcelain
are nice to pack this crerm in to
stiffen. Keep in a cool place. Put in
small jars so that in use it does not
get germ filled by constant evening.
Evening Wraps.
Many of the new evening wraps,
particularly the broadcloth ones, are
almost in Louis XV. style, with a
rather tight belt around the waist
and long slashed sleeves with lace ruf
fles. Empire wraps are also seen,
mostly In chiton ani linen and match
ing the frock, or else in black. Mauve
is another general favorite. Gilded
evening coats of corded silk are a
pretty novelty, and so Is pink crepe,
lined with black chiffon, or soft silk.
These last-named capes are usually
draped in one of the charming fash
lous which have the advantage to the
home dressmaker of being simplicity
as well as beauty itself.
Novel Tunic Effect.
A pretty Idea for the finishing of a
tonic, especially one of veiling cr oth
er soft material, is to slash the tunic
in front, like an overskirt, and knot
it loosely at each side, drawing it
iway so as to shew a great part of
be underskirt up to the knees. The
-ots are made about half-way from
-v’cs and the tunic falls loosely
*>-e. ft? rcurse, it is caught
with a few stit#hes in back, to keep it
in position.
Heavy Coat for Fall.
A white blanket coat is almost a
necessity in a full outfit, unless its
place is taken by one of the newer
"polo” coats. Another essential in the
wardrobe is one of the new sweaters
which, fastening in front, is as easy tc
slip over one's gown as any cloth
jacket, and is also sufficiently long tc
often take the place of the heavier
ulster.
For the mountains a sweater of this
description will prove of Inestimable
use, for it can be so easily carried on
every tramp. At the seashore also
there will be scarcely a day when it j
will not prove of service.
New Barpirts.
The latest In the “minor Jewelry"
is the long barpins, four to six inches
in length, which are being used to
fasten automobile veils and. less fre
; qrently. cellars and jabots. They come
: ;n plain metal and enamel finishes and
| in the heavy, barbaric semi-precious
' uteres : o popular nowadays.
FENCE PREVENTS WOLVES
FROM DEVOURING SHEEP
Best Protection Against Destructive Beasts Is Woven Wire
Fence With Barb Wire Stretched
Across the Top.
In answering a query as to the best
method of preventing wolves from de
stroying a sheep flock, the Wisconsin
Agriculturist publishes the following:
Many bells on a flock of sheep will
no doubt do good service toward
keeping wolves off though they would
not be proof against attacks from the
bolder animals. A few well trained
shepherd dogs would serve the pur
spiked to the tops of all the posts
projecting outward from the field en
closed for sheep pasture at an angle
of 45 degrees to the upper parts of the
posts. The pieces of 2x4‘s should he
IS to 20 inches long and to them the
barb wires should be stapled The
fence thus made will prevent the
wolves from getting over as they
cannot get over the projecting barb
Wolf and Dog Proof Fence for Sheep.
pose Better and would make very ser
viceable animals In other respects in
helping to attend to large flocks. The
best protection against wolves for the
flocks, however, would be wolf-tight
woven wire fence, with barb wires
stretched at the top so as to prevent
the wolves from getting over and into
the sheep pastures. Such a fence
must also be built close to the ground
to present the wolves from digging
their way through underneath. A barb
wire stretched tightly along the
ground line will bo very serviceable
in this respect. The woven wire fence
Should be at least as high as any
farm fence ordinarily In use is. and
pieces of 2x4's should be nailed or
wire arrangement even though they
manage to get up the woven wire to
its top. The accompanying illustra
tion shows clearly how the fence is
built. Such a fence is of service to
any sheep farmer who wishes an effi
cient means of protecting his flocks
against sheep-killing dogs as well as
against wolves.
High Prices for Horses.
tVe may well doubt the prediction
that the automobile will soon put the
horse out of business and reports
from every section of the west show
that well-bred animats are selling at
$3oO to $300 per pair.
COMFORT FOR
FARM STOCK
Should Be Fed at Regular Times
and Never Roughly Handled
by Being Chased by Dog
or Left In Cold.
(By A. D. WILSON. University Farm. St.
Paul. Minn.)
One of our good dairy farmers, liv
ing in Carlton county, who Is also a
Farmers' Institute lectuier, Mr. F. B.
Mcljeran, in talking on “Care of
Dairy Cattle," always emphasizes the
importance of making the stock com
fortable. He says that If they are
made uncomfortable by being fed at
irregular times, so that they spend a
great deal of their time expecting to
be fed. the discomfort shows in lower
production. If they are made un
comfortable by having a poor bed. by
being roughly handled, by having a
dog set on them, or by being left out
in the cold or allowed to go thirsty,
these conditions result In decreased
production. He emphasizes the fact
that one of the great advantages of
weighing the milk every day. from
each cow, is that it gives one a quick
check on any condition that brings
about discomfort to his animals. If
any cow shows a dropping off of her
milk flow, as a rule a little observa
tion w)>> shew that she has been made
uncomfortable in some of the wars
mentioned above: and. knowing these
facts, the farmer is able to check
those unfavorable conditions quickly.
One of the points that Mr. McLeran
especially emphasizes is the import
ance of not allowing the cows to st'v
out in the winter when they are un
comfortable. He states that a good
way to determine this is to take o:.
your coat and "3 out in the yard wit:
the cows, stand around and act j:>
as the cows do. When you begin •«
fetl uncomfortable and feel like v •
into the house, put the cows in the
barn.
HOW ENGLISH
RUN DAIRIES
Cows Are Not Soiled to Any
Great Extent but Pasture Is
Depended Upon for Entire
Summer Feed.
Tn England cor-s are not soiled to
any great extent but pasture Is de
pended upon for the entire summer
feed. They say over there that it
takes two acres to keep a cow going
I as she should.
Early in August the cows are turned
on the aftermath of the meadows and
later changed back and forth between
the pastures and the meadow.
When taken off the pastures In late
summer the cows are fel a little cot
ton seed cake but they do not get
much grain at any time.
In the winter they are fed roots—
40 to 70 pounds per day. about 15
pounds of straw, half as much hay
and about eight pounds of meal and
oil cake mixed
The barn yards are paved with cob
ble stones to keep the cows out of the
mud and the manure is saved un
der sheds. Xot a thing is wasted.
There are very few creameries in
England and the butter on the mar
ket is all farm butter but it is of fine
quality, generatlv a great deal better
than our farmers make.
The prices for milk for the year
averages about SI.50 per 100 pounds,
after the freight is paid.
Many Goats in Country.
It Is estimated that there are ever
2.000.000 goats in this country and all
are practically free from tuberculosis.
• Thousands of them are milk goats and.
are used regularly for this purpose.
Honest Packing.
Pack fruit honestly and label pack
j ages so all can know where they come
‘ from. A reputation for honesty Is a
business asset.
COMFORTABLE FARROWING PEN
The brood sows must have dry and
reasonably warm quarters. The ac
companying illustration gives us a
fairly good idea of oxe style of a litter
pen. It is roomy and its long panel
, doors vfcen opened admf? of plenty ot
: light and air. This style of a pen is
handier for the attendant than are
i the triangular shaped sheds. These
r>ens can be more easily cleaned and
i bedded.
Helping the Hay Crop.
Wheat corn and other crops are no
more improved by rotation than hay.
The Minnesota experiment station
shows that a piot continuously cut for
hay the past 15 years has given an
average yield of 1.73 tons per acre,
while on a plot under a three years’
rotation of wheat, clover and corn hay
has yielded the past ten years an av
erage of 2.9 tons per acre. In a five
year rotation of wheat, timothy and
clover, pasture, oat and corn, the hay ,
has yielded an average of 3.9 tens per
acre since 1900. Eight tons of ma
nure per acre were applied once in
five years on the five-year rotation
plots. There is money in manure.
Autos on the Farm.
Some people have an idea that the
farmer will not be able to properly
care for his machine, but my experi
ence has been that the farmers who
have called for licenses have been
fully conversant with the workings of
their machines—in fact, many farmers
are better informed on mechanics, gas
oline engines and the like than the
average city man who applies for a
license. There is another view held
by many city people which is wrong
and that is that the farmer will b«
content with a small horsepower mo
tor car. says a writer in Baltimore
American. As a matter of fact, when
a farmer gets a car he wants It so con
st rue ted that he can use it for pleas
ure and for business, and that is the
reason that they generally want theit
cars to hare 40 horsepower or bet
ter. Time apd help are the two things
cow at a premium on the Ohio farm,
and, as an auto saves both, there Is an
increasing interest In the subject I
feel certain that the present fall and
spring will be fcy far the best selling
time for farm autos ever seen.
Over Service.
Many good boars are injured by
over-service. This means small lit
ters sure, and probably weak p%a
No boar should serve more than two
sows a day and each sow should be
served but once. /. fully matured
boar, if fed well and given exercise,
can easily serve from fifty to sixty
sows in a season.
