-"a -f'SJrafrtr'l-SJSB mrintimeimwHxtVKiiwtm WP4rivvvM4WffMMytm m,,i'wrei'f jp hi - - 1-v.r V rw , . r -' -if mtnrfrtrrl.i r . n , j - f - , r W; n- UtE :,l I TheQy ,er work R 4r H.Winslow Fe f "' ' t a recent convention hold I A I in Philadelphia, l'n., noted I I educatora from all pnrts of 11 I (ha United StateH nnd Eng-Lf-m I land, gathered to study the condition or runw ih. noted educator and ono who knows tho practical condl tlona of farm life, Bald the tr-i slogan, "Uack to Farm," had to bo changed to "Stay ou tho Farm." During tho laat decado or two, thou sands upon thousands of young men left tho faim for whnt they deemed easy Jobs In tho city. Lots of farm ers' daughterss nlso loft tho farm house kitchen. So that to llnd a way to enforce tho latter slogan, Is cer tainly a modorn Idoa, and ono which tnurt bo enforced not by arbitrary methods, but by ways and means that will lessen tho drudgory of farm work, for either husband and wife, son or daughter. On many farms It Is sttn custom ary for the housowlfo to unlit the wood sho needs In her kitchen stove. In sucli homes nobody needs to ask tho question why tho daughter left for tho city, to work at a loom In a Bilk mill for $7 or $8 per week. Her mother's wrinkles and her growly ex pression can answer this question. On tho other hand, tho farmer who cos that his coal bins nro full, his woodpile nlwnyB replenished, tho wood cheHt filled every night for tho noxt day's noccsHltloB, and who pro vides n gau stovo to Iron tho clothes In summer days, when the ordinary wood flro would mako a furnaco out of tho farnvhouso kitchen, la tho Identical farmer who can enforce tho now slogan, "Stny on tho farm," with out radical methods. In eastern Pennsylvania, tho sum mor season always brings nlong a ecarclty of farm help, nnd hero tho Queen of tho Household has during a number of yenrs solved tho dlirtcult labor questions. A famous woman lawyer onco snld. that "woman do mands tho right to work at whatovcr she plcaBos, and that sho also has tho right to compcto with tho stronger aex In all brunches of work; because she was tho original workor on this earth, ever since tho human raco sprung Into existence, and that slnco this period sho has been able to mako her own living and that of her offspring." Not on this theory alono, but on ac count of the fact that the wives and daughters of tho sturdy farm ers In thin state, love to do manual work, at periods when tho kitchen drudgeries allow her to atop Into tho open air and tnko part In work that her husband, and her broth er la nccustomod to do. With modorn farming methods In troduced by improved machinery, women can do a groat many things on the farm', which might otherwise prove a burden. In thoso sections It 1b not only tho wife nnd tho farmer's daughter, and daughters of every day laborers, who aro glad to go In tho fields at hay-making and harvest tlmo, for the wages thoy recetvo dur ing tho busy porloda. when labor Is acarce, la nearly on a par with that paid to tho stronger sex, nnd even much more than tho factory Bis ters receive in the cities, besides giv ing them the opportunity of working In the open air instead of a poor un Tentllated factory, receiving besides the good dinners that aro served by the farmers In those localities, with fresh milk and butter, friend chicken ftod ham, good waffles and pies. re the manifold duties on the farm too strenuous? The average famwlfe, who loves to go In tho flelA for a change, says she prefers this vork to that of a chambermaid1 In a large hotel, who works from five la the morning until ten o'clock at night; she even would prefer to walk behind pow handles all day, rather than scrub waxed floors or wash dishes all day long in a city Bianslsm. However, farm work Is not all so hard as plowing. Tho self-binder al lows the farmer's daughter to operate It around the ten and twenty-acre fieldswith about as much ease as the farmer's son would be able to ndo It. The 'improved hay-rakes and hay tedders are nowadays easy to operate and with a little skill they easily manipulate them. During corn planting time women with strong muscles think little of guiding the handles of a corn planter ESESJ aW$22fr vaHar CSafiHRSaVBYSaaSBSBxaSBBBxa, y-552 c Of) a) e) rr v een yftlie farm MiHiH flBBBHsOrfliw'. mTrMPKIlSsitMMiitMM ?WWWWWWBP. BWBMBBWHI V2 m&&m!MMHMffl?M& V$MyB? jWi'i -W08$4 S ' SSL. !? BBbBS&SSSKsSBBBBmVBEi IhKI . .OiJUiav k C't'-A;;B(P,'3-lVrri BSSBSBSBBSBSBSBSBSBSBBBBaaaB-M..i By Sw. J No. 1, Sisters Cultivating the Corn fieldNo. 2, A Farmer's Daughter In Charge of the Horse-power No. 3, Women Husking the Corn No. 4, Rolling the 8od No. 5, Woman Plowing. all day long, and with equal skill thoy cultlvato tho corn later on. Pre paring tho sod with the land rollef and sitting ou a disk harrow nro all tasks that of lato years have been dono by women, since tho country cousins havo seen fit to go to cities nnd help city cousins twist cigars in factories, or work in tho iron mills. They havo become "tho handy girl around tho barn," Instead of the for mer handy man around the house. They havo been reading agricultural papers, somo havo attended agricul tural schools, and quite a fow have not only studied domestic science- to bo useful In tho farm-house kitchens; but thoy havo studied feed rations, dairy methods nnd soil fortuity, so that they know better how to feed a dairy cow corroctly than did their fathers a decado ago. Thoy nre also able to onforco tho sanitary methods in and about tho dairy barn, bo that meat and milk Inspectors need not spend extra car faro to Inspect their farm premises. Still Bomo of their work is done as mother and grandmother used to do It. Small farmers, who do not wish to go to tho expense of buying all tho modern machinery, still cut their grain with tho cradlo, and tho daugh ters bind tho grain. No corn husk ing machines have yet been Invented that husk corn like a human hand can, bo women aro seen in corn fields in great numbers. Those farmers who still cut their grass fields, and particularly wet meadows, still use tho forks to spread out the grass to dry instead of using tedders, and this work 1b all dono by young girls. Many farmers still use the horse power for operating their threshing machinery, and here tho young wom en And numerous tasks thoy can do, such as acting as driver, whipping and urging 'the horsea around and around the customary circle In the horse power shed, feeding the 'sheaves Into tho threshing machine, handing them to the fedder and pushing tho straw from the barn-floor to the sta bles below. In this respect co-operation, how ever, lessens this kind of work. For" In many sectlona It Is customary to have eomo farmer mako tho rounds of all tho farms In tho neighborhood, with his gasoline engine and grain separator and cleaner, doing tho work quickly; but even hero woman takes her position In helping to till the sacks, hand the sheaves to the opera tor and see that all the straw gets into the mow or the extra straw shed. nft 'Mn'"T'Tf-' , JMAtmmmm mtt i MMO With all this open air work on tho farm-, woman is becoming tho real Queen of the Farm. Tho public schools begin to teach agriculture, stato experiment stations send out bulletins giving to them eaBy meth oda of study, how to train to become real handy on tho farm, either as wife, daughter or helper, bo that wo havo In Pennsylvania, as well ns other eastern states, modern women gardeners, manngera of dairy farms, owners of poultry farms and apiaries, besides showing nn equal Interest In tho method of marketing form prod ucts, sowing good seed nnd applying tho proper fertilizer, according to modorn soil survoys, which toll tho farmers Just what Is lacking on his own farm. Tho modern farmer's wlfo does not think her household dutlcB a drudg ery any moro. Her better half has seen that tho day Is at hand for bet ter conditions, so he has Installed n modern heating system In tho farm house, bath rooms and first-class laun derlea. Tho kitchen Is remodeled and equipped In tho best sanitary way and instead of standing at the old colonial tablo working butter into tho old-fashioned forms, she has tho cream soparntor or tho community creamery, either to mako tho work easier, or eliminate it altogether. Modern methods nnd better schools in rural districts havo given us tho "Farmerettes." Thoy are not only queens tt their husband's farms, but thoy aro sole ruler over their own farms. Pennsylvania has a largo num ber of women farmers, who not only do renl farm work, but who manage hundreds of acres of land that tho same are scientifically tilled nnd managed on a buslnoss-llko syBtem. Ono Pennsylvania woman, with tho nld of a sister, both being single, con ducted a sevonty-acro farm for years, did many of tho outdoor tasks, except tho heavy work, and conducted a dairy of thirty cows, even attending to tho details of selling every quart of milk In a retail way to the cus tomers in three neighboring towns. Another Pennsylvania woman con ducted a 160-acro farm, which was In a run-down condition when she ac quired It, but in a few years her banR accounts grew so much that a large real estate owner appointed her man ager of a series of farms. Another woman farmer In thts state has so elevated the dairy end of her farm work that she is now doing a flourish ing business selling milk, nicely put up 1., bottles and stamped "certified milk," which physicians recommend especially for the babies. Then, there are half a dozen wom en farmers in one Pennsylvania coun ty who have made a remarkable bug cobs with growing small fruit; an other has managed a peach farm, and still another uses all the milk of ten cows to make a certain kind of cheese, which is sold In eastern cities under tho name of "cup cheese," and tho demand has been so enormous that she paved the way to success for half a dozen other worthy competi tors who are all making monoy. The Queen of the Farm today Is a arid far moro Independent person than her city sister, because sho can save fifty per cent, on most everything hor city sister has to buy to keep her healthy in this world, nnd moat of it bIio haa to buy from Bome sister furm er, or somebody clso's sister's brother. Day after day tho words "Queen of the Farm" becomes more of a reality, because rural llfo is rapidly changing for tho better. Tho school aro bet ter, tho churches havo become a greater factor In most rural commun ities and social questions aro dis cussed at social gatherings at the farm-houses; paving the way, bo that thore Is a better understanding of the rural problem by every woman of every farming community. Even at thoso social gatherings somo time Is devote to the study of scientific sub jects that have to do for tho better ment of intenslvo and extensive farm ing In all Its details. If rural womon will keep their po sition of "Queen" thore will be no use for tho words, "Back to farm," among them; but tho daughters will bo glad to advance tho now slogan: "Stay on tho farm;" thus keeping their own sex in tho rural commun ities. Thla will prove to their own advantage and to tho advantage of every' young malo farmer who cannot help but got a better and more' up-to-date practical holpmate to conduct the various agricultural pursuits of the next generation. (Copyright, 1913, Shulta Syndicates Tresi.) Posterity to Obtain Records. We 'are told that tho Modern His toric Records association has formed a novel plan of delivering messages for Its members to tholr descendants 100 years from now. Two envelopes of durable Japaneso vellum havo been Bent to each member, with the request that geneologlcal memoranda, mes sages and photographs be Inclosed. Tho sealed envelopes will be de posited in loadllned steel chests. One will be stored with the association's collections Jn the New York public library. A copperplate inscription will direct that the chest be opened in the year 2013. The second chest will be put In a vault near the Cheops pyramid In Egypt. In this way the Insurance is taken against possible destructlonby war or natural causes. The chests also will contain documents, tablets, and photographs relating to affairs of the present year. Singing of Wires Laid to Tremor. A new theory of the singing of tele graph wires has been offered by Pro fessor Field. No explanation yet given seems to have been perfectly satisfac tory, and the suggestion Is now made that the sounds represent minute earth vibrations, which are trans mitted to the wires through the poles. Theso vibrations depend largely on varying air pressure. The song of the wires, therefore, may give good baro metric signals, a sharp sound Indicat ing that a chango Is close at hand, while a low bumming shows that pres ent conditions may continue a day, or perhaps two. i MAMWMWWWWi mMM)MVMMMVWV SOLDIER ADMITS WAS SCARED No Possible Escape From Death at Kenesaw Mountain by Order, Af terwards Rescinded. Uy way of making him talk, for he was afraid of tho reminiscing habit of soldiers ,and It waa nearly impos sible to get him to speak of hla ex perience In tho Civil war, the woman asked him, "Woro yo"u never afraid?" "Of course, I was afraid." "That Bounds human, When were you tho worst Beared If you don't re Bent the word?" "Not a bit. It Is a good word to ex press ono kind of a stato of mind. Why, it was nt tho battle of Kenesaw Mountain. Wo had been fighting all day and driving the other hide beforo ua. Just nbout dusk wo came to tho foot of tho mountain and found tho Confederates had strong fortifications well up toward tho top of it. Word was Bent along our lines that at dawn the next day wo wero to 'scale tho mountain and take those. fortifications. As the word was passed from man to man every face turned white. I never have seen so sick a looking lot of men. At dawn we were to march straight up to certain death, and wo had all night t- think about it. There would be no possible escape for any ono of us. 1 know my comrades. There would be no deserters. Thore would bo only corpses, and I would be ono of thum. I don't know If I waa tho whitest man In the lot, hut I know ho would havo been hard to pick out. I never havo been ashamed that I was scared that night." "Hut you nro here. How did you es cape?" "Well, 'somo ono had blundered.' The order had botu given, but It was a fool ono, and fortunately Its folly waa seen bofore we had an American Dalaklava. Tho order was recalled, and In its place we re'cclvcd tho sano order to movo under cover of darkness to a position whero our work would havo some value. A man doesn't mind fighting. All ho wants 1b to know that ho has, n worthy cause and is not acting tho fool." PETERSBURG FORT BLOWN UP Instance Related of the Efficiency of the Engineering Service In the Northern Army. Blowing up of tho Petersburg fort waB a desperate attempt to .end the siege that had been going on for sev eral weeks and was destined to con tinue for many months longer. Jn ad vancing on Lee's army Grant had been badly defeated at Cold Harbor Juno 12. 18G4, and had also been unsuccessful In cutting off communication between Richmond and tho south. A force waa left to lay siege to the fortified city of Petersburg while Grant continued operations in other parts of Virginia. Tho fort destroyed by tho explosion was ono of many In tho line of earth works, that, with tho Appomattox riv er, surrounded Petersburg. To break through the defenses In one placo and establish a strong position would have brought about a quick end of the slego and perhaps have hastened by a llttlo whllo the surrender of Lee's army. The success of the explosion, though not taken advantage of, was an instance of the efficiency of the engineering service of the northern army. Equal for Him. An American naval officer brought a Chinese servant named Quong home with him from the far east. Ono day the Oriental asked permis sion to attend a funeral. "Go ahead, Quong," consented the officer. Then ho supplemented: "I suppose you wltl place different kinds of food on your dead friend's grave, as they do in your native country?" "Same as In China," said Quong. "Now, Quong," continued tho offi cer, good-naturedly, "when do you think your friend will como up to eat what yotf have placed on his grave?" "Alice samea time that 'Mcllcan man comes up to smelle flowers you put on his," retorted Quong In the same spirit Her Only Imperfection. At one time a certain Major Hill charged Lincoln with making defama tory remarks regarding 'Mrs. Hill. Hill was Insulting In his language to Lincoln, whb never lost his tem per. When he saw his chance to edge a word In Lincoln denied emphatically using the language or anything ltke that attributed to him. He entertained, he insisted, a high regard for Mrs. Hill, and the only thing he knew to her discredit was the fact that. she was Major HUT wife. How He Wae Don. An Irishman went to the sutler, an old skinflint, and asked the price of a quart of elder. "Twenty cents," replied the sutler. "Then give me a quart in pints," Bald Pat. Pat, upon drinking one pint, asked: "How do we stand?" "I owe you a pint," answered the sutler. "And I owo you one, so we are straight." And Pat walked off with a diaboli cal grin on hla physiognomy. FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS RICH IN CURATIVE QUALITIES nn BACKACHE, RHEUMATISM, KIDNEYS ANO BLADDER Git a Canadian Horns In Western Canada's Free Homestead Area THE PROVINCE OP Manitoba tM invent Now Home trading Dlttncu lht niTdrd rr opportunity tuicenro 160 soretof ai cellant urloalturai UndVKKKT For Qnln Growing! and Cittlt Raising t hit prorlnco hit no nn parlor and In Drulltshlaiisrleultura abowi an unbroken period of oyer a quartet Perfect climate) good narketit rallwBTn onnTcnlent! noil ttaaTprr bt, and aoclal condltlous mon acsiruDie. Vacant land adjacent to Free AiuuirsirauB may do purciwru and alto In tho older dlatrlcts landa can be bought at reason able price. For further panlevlan write to W. V. BENNETT, Bee Bulldlnsi Omaha, Neb, Canadian OoTernment'Afcnta, or adrtrcM Hitperlnttinilrnt of Immigration, Ottawa, ctatt. MIGHT HAVE MADE A MISTAKE Cindy Claimed Caller Was Her Bro ther, But She Was Willing to Take Another Look. Tho woman loft tho girl arranging the dinner table "and went to tha kitchen for something. A great, hulk ing negro was sitting in the kitchen rocker. Indignant, tho woman hurried back. "Cindy," sho demanded, "what havo I told you about having your bcn'ux In tho kitchen?" "Laws, miss, he ain't no beau! Why, he's nuflln but my brudder." Somowhat mollified, tho woman went back to the kitchen. "So you aro Cindy's brother?" she said kindly. "Law bless yo' no, miss," ho an swered. "I uln't no 'latlon 'tall to her. I'so Jes' kecpln' comp'ny wlf hor." Tho woman sought Cindy' again. "Cindy," sho asked Bternly, "why did you tell mo that tho man wiib your brother? Ho says he's no rotation." Cindy looked aghast. "Fo' de Land's sako, miss, did he say dat? Jes' yo' stay hero a mlnlt an' lemme go look ag'ln." Chicago Record-Herald. Valuable Beetle Now. Not long ago a Washington scient ist, an enthusiastic student of natural history, captured a fine specimen of beetle. On reaching home he, in a moment of haste, pinned the beetlo to n library table with his diamond scarfpln. When he returned to the library from his dinner, he found the captive had got loose and was flying about with the diamond pin glistening from IiIb back. Man aucTbug made a rush for the window at the samo instant, says Harper's Weekly. Tho beetle got there first and triumphantly sailed away, barely eluding tho scientist's hand. Neither bug nor pin has Blnca been seen. City Grass Is Different. A remarkably Interesting fact waa brought to light by Lord Redesdale be, fore the advisory commltteo of the King Edward memorial fund for Lon don, which was discussing the lay ing out of Shadwoll market site as a pleasure garden. It was curious, he Bald, that grass brought from the country withered-away In London, on the -other hand, grass from London grown seeds flourished. That is a striking example of what scientists call adaptation to environment. Lon Ion Globe. Wo loam to do by doing. Wo also learn not to do by doing. - ' "LIKE MAGIC New Food Makes Wonderful Changes, When a man haa suffered from dys pepsia so many years that he can't re member when he had a natural appe tite, and then hits on a way out of trouble he may be excused for saying "it acts like magic." When It Is a simple, wholesome food instead of any one of a large num ber of bo called remedies In the form of drugs, he Is more than over likely to feel as though a sort of miracle haa been performed. A Chicago man, in the delight of re stored digestion, puts It In this way: "Like magic, fittingly describes tha manner in which Grape-Nuts relieved me of poor digestion, coated tongue and loss of appetite of many years standing. "I tried about every medicine that was recommended to me, without re lief. Then I tried Grape-Nuts on tha suggestion of a friend. By tho time I bad finished the fourth package, my stomach was all right, and for the past two months I have been eating with a relish anything set before me. That Is something I had been unable to do previously for years. "I am stronger than ever and I con slder the effects of Grape-Nuts on a" weak stomach as something really wonderful. It builds up the entire body as well as the brain and nerves." Name given by the Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. "There's a reason," and it is ex plained in the little book, "The Road to WellvUle," In page. Bvw ml the akar lattarf A m asvMiw traaa Usm f tlaa. Tfca? mwf Bta, ctm IN ITUl ! M aiawvatt IIbs&MIsi hi Tray tfl IV i A 1 h BBTUaSSaSiiiBBVS) i-Wt k,j . Ifel . ,?. .w Alfe"'