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oJ , , 'hlle IIhe ! I 11 III nCl'oe dek ) "
Sees dem ) 'OUIII ; CoUes hUll' III han'
Sirolllll' on the OCCUlt snll' :
1I\1h 110m tnlldll' CoolIshlleRs I
Like 'tW\lS truth IIn 'lIulllll' less ,
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Jell' go 011 un' let 'om bet -
Call't Cool 01' Miss Moon an' J11 ,
t Tnlltln' 'bout de broken heart
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I Dat woul como IC ey should pa't. ,
I' ' Dut same jtul : wns roun' InR' ) 'car :
. nut nex' summer she'll bo here ,
I. It t : Maldll' up lJes' she can
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l l Can't Cool ul' lIsl1 ] 'Iuoll nil' me.
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She had sweet e'es. 'I'hat f had
Ippressed ( Itself upon 'fom Lesllc's
dulled brnlu , as he tU'l1ed asldo and
let the 'oung lady pass him. 1I0lmew
well enough who she was-'I'ome &
'fapos' -tnlOwritel' gh'l.
lIe was not Interest(1 ( In girls just
\ new-In fact , he hated them.
'Vbat could have been 11101'0 be.
guillng than 1\1ls3 Sophie Silver , with
her fall' , fiuffy hall' , and her plnl ,
cheels , and her darlln ! ; IIltle wa ' of
1001lng at 'ou as If she ' \'ould eat you
up if she only had a slh-el' spoon ?
Fall' , false little Sophlo : She wasn't
worth the Intense discomfort she had
caused him for the past four months.
She hadn't cared a button for him :
i ' or for anyone else but herselt , for
that mattcr.
She only wanted him to thlnl , her
pretty , and to bo sure she could cap.
tlvate him. She had allowed him to
tlunk they wore engaged. Engaged !
,
' 'Veil , she was three deep before she
saw him. There was hel' dentist , and
I' : t. theological student , and one of her
father's salesmen dancing attendance
upon her , each believing himself the
favored one , when she met 'I'om , and
immediately pinned him as vlctom
number four ,
. 1\IIss Sophlo 1I1eed to please people :
It wasn't a bit of trouble. She promIsed -
Ised to marry most of the : roung men
who asleod her. As these affairs mul.
tlplled she sometimes wondered how
they would como out , but never tr u-
bled herself any further ,
When Tom realized all this , when
ho found her out , he could have beat.
en bls hea against the wall for a
fool. But that would hard I } ' have relieved -
lieved the sting. It had been a little
crue1. His deal' old mother had died
\ and the house was unhearably lonely ,
I with the grimmest of bousel\Copers.
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He bad not n slstor or cousin or
YOUDg woman frlond In the wurld. In
1 fact , he didn't know much about girls.
He was only three and twenty , and a
litHe shy and awlnvar < l , though mal'O
than usually good loolelng ,
tn his loneliness he was led to join
a social club called the Hyacinths , and
: \I1ss Sophie saw him and ma-ked him
for her own.
It was all over and well over. But
: roung "Tom" felt old and < lull , alld
when ho saw a prettj' girl he turned
aside with a wry face.
But the 'oung laely entering Tome
& Tapes' olllce was not so remnrlmbly
IJretty. Only she had sweet e 'es , and
" ' 1'om" thought a lIttio alJout them
in splto of himself. He Imew her
name : she was 1\1lss Arethusa Dacy.
She was said to be a vel' } ' nlco op.
omtor. 1\11' . Tome was dolug some
business for him , and he mentioned
her as a very exceptlollal : youllg lady.
"Tom" wondered If she had ever
fooled any of the 'otll1ger men who
had admired her. She did not look.as
If she had. She had a little all' of re-
( ; \rvo about her , and then those franl"
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Knew ' .Nell enough who she was.
tnnoccnt ej'edarlc : blue as Imnsles ,
nnd wltn cm'Ung lashes !
" ut gt. .sses and lassies are brlttlo
" quoth "Tom " with a as
" ware , , groan ,
"f" he rccollected 801)llIo's nmlle and the
little cUl'ls on her forebead.
Ho went home that night unusually
dopressed. Ho had seen a great man ) '
llcoplo during the day , and they had
. . . : ml the effect on him of mal ! ng him
el more alone than he did hofore ho
saw tbem. It was a little relief to hc
nt bome. The rooms were the pic ,
I ro at comfort amI neatness , though
. . lIttlRtlff , und'r I\lIss Plltesta1'f' :
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hand , She n'er allowell a book or
chair Ollt of Its allottol1 place.
Aft'r t 'a lie sat down to thlnl , . Was
this solitariness to be forever the end
of his happy hopes ? Was Miss Pllw.
staff alway ! ! to lll'eside over hi ! ! harm ! ?
lIe hopcd not.
It secm'd unendurahle as the bright
coals tlnl\leel III falllllg from the grate ,
anl1 the Ilretty l"rcllch cloclc tlclwd
ar1l1 ( ' hopd In the olllll'ossivo quiet.
Suhlcnl ( ' there was a ring at the
door bel/ / '
'rom startNl III ) , as milch becl\lIse
hl3 thollghts wI'e unsettled as for an ) '
other I'won , for the maid usually
I 'dd I
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"ThIs must be the wrong housc. "
answered the door ; but they were at
once I'ottr well concentrated on the
lovely apparition there-a slender
girl with fillshed choeles 31111 sweet
e'es , a small valise In ono hand , a
shawlstrap In the otIter ,
"I am late , but- " sIte began breath.
lessl ) ' , In a pleasant young volco ; then
paused , with a look of sUl'prlso and an
all' of pe1'llexlly.
"I-bl'g 'OUI' parl1on-I am afraid
this Is the wren house ! " she snld ,
1001lng sqllaroly at 'fom.
Tom felt queer.
"I don't beHoyo It Is , " he starn ,
mered. "Whose Itouse did 'OU wish
to find , lIss Dacy ? "
The gll'l Hushed sUIl moro , but did
not 1001 , displeased ,
" I1' , IIall's , I Ita ve jllst como In
town to-dar. I am going to board
thert > , 'rhls must be the wrong
hOllso. "
" 1\11' . Hall IIvos next door : but I
don't thlnl , they are at homo-per.
haps they have gone away to n fu.
noral , " said Tom , astonished at his
own duplicity.Von't 'Oll come In ,
1\I13s Dac ) ' ? r bolleve I recognize ) 'ou.
I-I have heard 1\11' . Tome speale at
'ou. I neyer have talccn boarders ,
but-but my housolweper would POl"
haps filHI It pleasant\ ' supplemented
'I'om , eagerl ' , and noting wltIt satls.
faction that the 'oung gll'l Pllt down
her bunlens as If she cOllld carry
them no longer. "Pray como In and
sit down. You seem tired. I will In.
traduce 'OU to 1\1lss Pllccstaff. Per.
haps wo can accommodate you. "
TIte fiush of exortlon died out. The
) 'oung checls 1001cod a lIttle 1)1\le ,
and the sweet ej'CS Tom admired
glanced rather wistfully about the
co - parlor ,
"I n1l'"lt be settlcd to-night , I
thought my buardlng place was en.
gaged. There must bo some mlstalco
If they do not eXIect mo. Mrs , I1all"1s
1\11' . 'l' mo's slstor , I am not partlcu ,
lar as long as I am comfortable , and
It 1001s yerr illeasant here , " Arlo
Dacy said to grim 1\IIss Pllwstaft , who
softened under the sweet eyes , and
said :
"W can talw j'OU as well as , not , It
Ir. Lesllo Is willing. "
"Yos , cC'lalnly , cortalnly , " respond ,
cd Tom ; and the matter' was Hettled ,
Ho felt rather gllllt ) ' of mlsrollre.
sentln , ; the absence of the Halls to
l\I1Es Dao. ) ' , tor he had seen them at
the station alld Imow well enough
that the ) ' were gclng In town only to
the theater : but hljJ , little IJlot 1I0ver
came clearly to light , while Arle was
verr mu ( h Illcai3cd from the lIrst witlJ
her now he me.
Shu was gratcCul to Tom , and "hc
thawed Miss Pllestal1' ; Into surprising
1lIulne3s to herself : and the three snl
! lawn to bl'ealfast the next mcmlns
: t VCI'Y hUllllY f\ml1) ' . Tom meant bue
Inoss from the first , hut ho dared not
bo In hasle. lIe proterHlea that h
lIIell n bacholor' " life , aull never to1
Arl ) that. ho 10\11 her \lntll she hall
bl'l'n the light. of his home llenr1) ' n
'et1 r.
"DoOll 10"0 me , Tom ? " she said ,
thcn'oll a rich tuan and I only n i
'oor girl ? " !
"I lun a 1)001' rnan without ) 'our
lo\'c , Arlo. As (01' 1Il ' 11\onoy , 'ou may
have It all If 'ou'll only marr ' me. "
Ami when they were marrlell she
flald ;
"How strnns 1 should como to bo
mlslt'ess whol'o 1 stumbled \lllon the
wrong hOIl8e- "
"nut I Imew It Was the rIght ono
from the start , " Interrulltell 'l'om. "It
Is , Isn't It , Arlo ? "
"It Is the Illeasantost home , and 1
am the hallliest woman , I thlnlt , In
Ih ! wOI'ld , " she I'ollllod.
"Granted , If 'ou will allo'1110 to 1J
the halJIlest man , " ho rejoined : and
fOl' on co In this unsatl8fllctor ' lire ,
( ' \ ' < 'I' 'bodY was aulted.-Chlcago Jour.
nal.
FAT MEN SEEK BARGAINS.
Wax Chummy as They Turn Over
Plies of Collars.
" 'I'hls Is the only tlmo or : real' wo
catch the fat man at. the hargaln COlin.
tel' , " said a salesman In the whlto
goeds dellartmont of n New Yorl , de.
Imrtment store. "Tho mlln who wears
an 'thlng abo'lo an IS-Inch collnr no\ "
el' tl'Usts his wlfo to buy his collars
or shirts , lIe novel' relies upon the
lIumbel' on the collnr box. The fat
man's way of buying a bargain coun'
tel' collnr Is to pick It out o [ a job'
lot tray and trj' It around his noel , . If
It feels as though It woulll button oas-
lIy he Iwcps It In his hUlld aud deh'es
In thl' 11110 until he finds another one.
If It doesn't fit ho throws It bacl , . If
the store opells at S o'eloel , the fat
man who buys his own collars amI
sl1lrts Is sure to be on the door tel1 a
quartCl' before the hour. Reudy-made
collars are fotd : for : : W and 21-lnch
lieds , hut thol'e are \'cry few of thom
In comparison to the number of those
of smaller sizes. A man who wears
a 15 01' 1G-ln/ch collar can talO his
cholc { ' from a bargain sale ulmost an '
hol1l' of the n ' . 'I'ho fat man must.
and docs , come enrJ.y , I at mO l arc
velT chummy at bargain counters.
" ' ' , for ? '
'What slzo are 'ou 1001lng
In ( ' I'ustomor asls another.
. . 'Nineteen Inches , ' Is the reply.
. . 'You'll find a bunch or thom right
down at the elld of the counter. Saw
them a minute ago. 'Vhat are these
In 'OIl1' hanrelghteon and oneha1f ?
, Tllst what 1'111 100ldng for. Give thom
to IIJ ( ' alld I'll show 'oU the nineteen -
teen ! ! , '
"Cald1 women talldng 1IIe that over
bargaln < ; ! "
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Rcmarkable Work of Physician.
The latest American wonder , Is a
comlllote sliClotol1 of the human
nerves , prolmred afler an Incrodlble
amount o [ worle and patience by Dr ,
Hufus \Veavol' , professor of anato-
m ' at the Hahnemann college , Phila-
delphia. There Is nothing to equal It
111 anr museum In the world. 'I'lte
nerves of the hand , the toot , or some
portion of the human IInatomr have
been separated from the body and
shown In the same fashion as the 1'0'
mal'lmble slcclQton made by Dr. Wca ,
vel' , but no one has had the patlenco
to prepare a complete nerve chart , us'
Ing as the material the actual nerves
withdrawn from the hody. A pleturo
of the nerve chart has boon Bent to
the Museum of Mee1lcnl Curiosities at. .
I..oncoln's Inn Fields , London , and the
creator of the chart has been congratulated -
gratulated br the great. surgeons of
Londoll on having built up ono of the
most marvelous anatomical stf11ctUl'es
of the age.
The Czarevltch.
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110 l1oc l1.t Imow that \God has been at
paln
'fo fushlon him tor SplCll lJ , 10Cty
things ;
lIe cloe II't know that thcrt : ! Is In his
vehlH
'l'he sacl'ell blood that qulclens 0111) '
king ! ! ,
lIe doe n't Imnw that millions oC grown
mell
Are whlspC'rlnS" his name with awe today -
day ,
lIe doesn't Imow a nation trembles when
He , A"n mlllf , from the nlpplu turn ! !
awn ) ' ,
B ) ' right lvlne raised high nbo\'e the
mcan ,
' 1'hc common oncs , that hew an 111ant
alHI IIplll ,
He doesn't Imow the dlrrerence between
DI\'llIo right IIn an upon lIaCot ' 11111.
How wontlerful ! And ) 'et how strangl !
wHhal
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Churchman's High Position.
The archbishop of Canterbury , now
on a visit to this country. occuplos
tito highest social position In Iinglanll :
next to the crown and the Immedlato
descendants of the 1lng. Ho tales
lll'ecedenco after the IJrlnco of Wales
and his son and above all dules , earls ,
VIscounts , above the lard chancollor.
the III omil'I' and the se retary of state
and all ministers from other countries
to the court of st. Jame' ; .
Dee Culture for Women.
Mrs. Fanny N. erthe , who superln.
tends the bee and hone ' oxhlblt at the
St , LouTs oXllosltlon , la ono of the
most successful 1l11lcullurlsts In the
world , She has an apiary at Winona
In l\I1nnesota and for three 'oars has
filled the office of treaHurer , to the
Bce-Halsers association of that state.
She sa ' : } : "I consldor bee culture ono
of the most pleasant and Ilrofitablo
occullttlons : for womon. "
Is Double of Pre ! > ldent LlncoIL' .
H < 'llrcsentativo John LInd of Minnesota -
nesota , whu hus twlcu hoen governor-
or that slate and has he.n nomlnatod
for justice of the sUIll'emo COlll't , lu
sallto \ hCaI' a nmrliCd resemblance tc
Lincoln , In fact , ho seems a perfect
double of the martyred TH'eHldent :
entIhe eXllI'csslon or. his face Is slm.
liar , as well as Its CUlltoUI' . lIe Is 'JX'
tromel ) ' tau nml gaunt o 1l h" n
sham 1I1Ine : ta : * .
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[ Mr , Wrn/It 111\'lle ! ! contribution ! ! ot I
nllY new Ideas thnt roulers of this l1e. I
IJnrtment mny wish to prcscnt , II lid
would bollenSrd to nn\\\'cr cUI'rc101HI. ' I
I'ntJ ! c1cslr \ Inrormlilion on ! ! lIbJccts
eIlReu" clllldrclls 1\1 , J , " 'I'n ! : ' ! : , Wnu.
Ieee. 10\\'n , ,
STORING APPLES.
Apple growers at this sPl1snn of the
' ' ' thlnliln . al1l1\lt ' theh'
'ear' 111'0 , ; \ Hhll'lng
CI'OII of wlntcl' I1pJlles IInl ! 1\ few time.
I ) ' suggestions mny lIut he amiss ,
Hoot cellars come In 111\1111) ' thtlmo \ !
or the 'ear IUIII If till' allilio gl'Owor Is
without ono he Hholllll talle stl'IIS to
construct one. 'rhe root or CI1VO cl'lllI' :
shollll ! he located In a well 11rnllll'll sit-
nation , anll If the fl'lIlt.1'0 / \\'e I' Is fav ,
ored with a hili Hlllo so much the bet-
tI' ,
Wo III\\'e hal ! success In 111al\ng !
earth collars , whore stolle 111111 hrlele
were unavl\\nlle \ ! ! , In t.ho following
wa ' : : \11111e II n { 'XCI1 vatlon 111uch ns
'on woull ! for the foundation of a
house. 'rho dellih should be not 101m
than fom' feet. Place stron , . ; ) losts at
the four corners anel hot wecn t hose
posts ) llaro oth'l's three fopt alll1rt ,
take rough 11l'11I10c1 , hell\1'ls ( a foot
wldo am\ ono Inch thlcli and IlI1lnt
them with Iwo coats or II nil' , I\laco
these next to the earth. Fanton a
2xG plate on top of I he Iost ) ! ! and cover -
er with a donblo roof o [ Iwmlock
boards pailltl'd with two coat ! ! of IInw ,
Cover the roof with el1rth , 11'1vlng a
place for a wootllm chlmne ' lit the
center fOl' ventllatlun , This chlmnor
should bo so constructed that the
opening made br It can ho closcl ! fro111
within. 'I'ho entrance to the cellar
should ho at the north , A ( louhle-
bearded door shoulll be 1III1cel1 at the
direct < , ntrnnco to the cellar , and a
sloping trail door at. the top o [ the
HtJS. Wo have used sllch 11. collar
In northel'11 Iowa for ten -ellrl ! without -
out having to retlalr fl.
Asldo from furnishing' an excellent
place for storln alIles , It affords I1n
Ideal place In which to store vege-
tahles or 1111 lilnds , If the cl'lIar Is
largo enough , It can ho partitioned off
for dlfferont crolls. Fruits ancI vegetables -
tables lteep best when the temperature -
ture of the con1artment In which
they are stored Is IWIlt as near the
froezlng point as lOsslble. Ijr venti.
latlng the cellal' and using a theflnom-
oter It will bo lOsslblo to obtain aI-
1110st a stable tomlwraturo In the cavo-
cellar.
The , 'enerablo Daniel We ster waS
wise , of course , bnt ho would be selzod
with frigid vibrations were ho to drop
Into Colorallo now and Heo out' grand
Industries , 1IIw the beet sugar mills ,
humming along. " 'ebstOl' madu the
mlstalC of his lIfo when ho said : "I
oppose the expenditure of a slnglo
Ilonny bj' the /oVel'l1111ent / In the attempt -
tempt to develop that gl'eat American
desOlt bej'OI1l1 the l\lhlslsslplll , "
NO LONG VACATIONS.
"You don't have to work moro than
five or six months all n fruit farm , "
was a remarl , made to us recently b '
a gentleml1n , cvldontly not oXllel'l.
nced In fruit. g'l"Owlng. The fruit
grower should have recroatlon In
! ! ome war as well as worleers In other
lines , but tlKre Is very IIttlo oppor-
tnnlty for long vacations. As soon
as the bns ) ' harvostlng season Is over
the work of lrOparlng for the next
Hoason should commence. 'fhoro Is
ulwars some profitable thing to bo
done ont o [ doors when the weather
permits ancI when It doe3 not thel'O Is
tlmo to do the moro of the most 1m.
portant part of the 'ear's work which
Is thlnli1ng and planning. The fruit
grower who docs not Iteop a diary
or memorandum boole or recorel of
some lilnd In which to jot down things
to bo thought. of at a future tlmo Is
not mali1n ( ; the most of his opportunl.
tics , and will not bo prepared with
plans when the tlmo comefl fOI' action.
Originally all the ostrich plumes In
use were obtained by ldllng ! the wild
hlrds. Thlrt.fivo 'ears ago It was
found that these birds cOllld be domesticated -
mesticated with the result that In
South Africa to.day there are 4,000-
000 tame ostriches , producing plumes
of a 'early value of $ GOOOOOO. Within
a few 'ears the raising of Uwse birds
has been undertalccn In California and
Arizona with much succoss.
THE BARNYARD FENCE.
The best fence to pllt al'ound the
barn 'ard Is one that Is lJlgh , tight aua
strong enough to turn all nnlmals.
Moro or less stock will como up
against this fence every day In the
year , so that It must ho built much
stronger than field fences.
'I'hero Is nothing bottOl' than boards
placed 01\B against. the other to a
height of 5 or G feet , 'rhose will
tm'n the wind and 111al\O the ) 'ard
much warmer through the winter.
Posts should bo sot : ) or , I feet deep
and I ) feet apart. Barber wlro Is very
objectlonahle , as horses are 1IItely to
get their feet 111 It anll bo serIously
Injured , while cows and ether cllttlo
are ortou badly cut. It Is sultablo
only for hogs. Woven wlro Is not
strong cnough for a barnj'ard fence
anll does not turn the wind.
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DRAINAGE IN IOWA ,
Pl'OlIahly th { ' most VII I 1111111 ( ' hlllletin
{ ' \'l' I' IESIIOll h ' the Iowa mqwrlmcnt
slllllon Is that' 011 Ilrah1llHO , After
! H"'PI'II HOI1iOnH of wnlpl'.loggol1 flcld ! ! .
Itl ! nllpl'nrnIlCl ! II ! tlllwly , 'rho no \ '
I1mlllngl' III\\ ' haH jUHI. ( } no Into l'fect
alld the 1IIIII1'tlII fll'l1lshu ! ! much 1m.
JlOI'tnnl InfOl'mlllun ! willch the Innl1
u\\'nl'l'S who 'coniomlllatu 1111 cffOl't to
l'slnhllsh elltl'IOS ! 1II1C1t'1' the now Ir\\ '
will 11IIII1'l'rlatl' .
'fh ' pxccHsl\"e ralnfnll of the last
Iwo 'earH has hclped to cmllhllslze
I his Hllh.kct , fOl' It hl1 ! ! mnelo milch
hlllli ' OI'l1l1l1u' '
unlll'lHlucllvc which , In
tlmPH , IH lll'ollucl\'o ! 1lI111 hn ! ! shlu'lll ) '
I1nllml the attention of thu ownerH
of thclnsll \ ! of Innd 10 the sIIbjcct of
sclcntlllc tlrnlnage ,
Infol'mallon which IH convc'ell to
the pllblll' hy th ( . blllletin Is comllllcel
fl'om"l1l1l11hll' data secIIl'el1 II ) ' the
sol II ; l1elllll'tment of the tll"lslon of
agl'lcultlll'P , SUlllllomelllel1 h ) ' oo.hl1u8t. : :
h'c notes Itlll ! tahloH on 111'1111111gU en.
glnccrlng , III'cllOrcI ! b ) ' the cl,11 clIgl.
1I0pI'Ing Ileplu'tmont o [ the I1h'lslon of
onglnl'el'ln ,
Pmt' , ClII'lIHS says of the hllllelln :
" 'fhIH IllIhllcation Is of slIeclnl "alne
to the fl1rmer anel the I1ralnago cnHI.
11l'l'I' , nllll II ! an Instrllctlve hl1U11bool ,
(01' stndent ! ! I1nd othol'lI IlItol'l'stell In
th ! ! ; Imllol'tant IIno of hwosllgatlon , "
Iowa hils "liSt Iu'cas suscellllhie of
e11'1llnl1ge IIIHI IIrcsont Il1nd "alues will
nol. 1l1'I'mit the O\\'nerH or these trncts
to let them be unl'omullel'llth'e.
"Drllllger ) ' Is Hlmlll ) ' work In which
the hod ' Is soleI ) ' enga od. Get the
mind onto IIny subject , heconh' thol'-
ollghl ) ' Interested In It , Into1'este , sllr. I
Hclen tly to Ht lid ) ' how 10 do It In the
ol1l1lest posslblo wa ) ' , and It cellses to
bo dnlllgOl' ) ' , Any ItiUlI of w01'I , that
wo do nol. lIw ! II ! eh'IIdgOl' ' : I1n } ' Idlld
of worl , which does not OmlJloy the
Intellect IInd fOl' which the1'o IH not a
"
gOUl ] motlvo Is dl'IIdgol' ) ' . Wo can
transform drlldg)1' ' Into IIIeu811nt ,
healthful toll hy becoming Intereltell !
In It I1nd doing It , 1I0t as time Hervlco.
bllt as 11 duty to ho ] lerformol1 con-
sp.lentlollsl ' . Drudger ' 1lIls men.
Honout wOl'k Ilorformel1 with brains
and sl,1II actuall ' Icng1henH life.
WliethOl' wOl'le Is dn1l1gor ) ' 01' whothOl'
It Is 11 pleasure l1elends ] altogether on
the sllrlt with which wo IJerform It , "
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HOW TO PACK AND MARKET Ap.
PLES.
At the recent Illinois State Hortl.
culllll'lll convontlon , C. II. Williamson
said In llllrt : 'rhe arts of ] ll1cltlng
anl1 marlwtlng" allillos are quite IIlffer-
cnt In theh' aCOllO , but 'et are so 1'0'
lated that It Is qllito within bounds
to say that to Imclc well Is half the
lut of ml11'letlng. Yet to Ilncl , well Is
not .lImclllt . If 0110 hils fl'llit that Iii fit
to IlRcl , . 'fheso are a few prlncltll1l
rules to ho observed : Do not fncc
'oUl' ba1'1'ol with stnff entlrel ) ' out of
rlmractor with thl1t which Is to follow ,
Don't 111111w the face o [ 'onr barrel It
lie , which rou do when 'ou IllIt two
la 'CI's of fine allilles on the face of
thu barrel anll then fI ) ) the rest of
the SpltCO with trash. Do not use
barrdlH of ellfferent slzos , hilt bo slll'e
thl1t the bunel contl1lnl > room fa I'
throe hllshels. 'rho allples should bo
allcc ! In slzo anll color , as much as
IIOss f.Jle. AHol' each basliCtful Is put
In shalQ the barrel well , so the all'
nles will settle , and when the ) ' are a ) )
In shalw the bl1rrol so wc ) ) that IIttlo
IlI'cssure will bo needed when the
head Is ] lut 011.
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Not every fal'mer Is so situated that
he can convonlontly l\Oop bees , but. a
good many who do not might just as
weB have a few hives. 'rhelr work
as pollenlzers la well Imown to fruit
men and gardeners , many of whom
have 1fow hives just for this pnr"
pose , and the honey Is a verj' accopta.
blo form of sweet , more wholesome to
most peoillo than sugar or syrUIJS.
Bees requlro some Cl1re , though not a
largo amount. An essontlal also
wor'th romemhorlng In ether things
thal1 bee liCelllng , Is to leeep ono's
tempor. 'fhey Imow when they arc
misused. If a man slaps at them a
few times when around the hlvo , he
Is sure to bo mode sick of the heo
bURlness before long. neosfIco ] Pcl"
In duclI ! , are so easllj' excited that
they need no stlrl'lng up or loud talle.
.
NOT THE SAME.
"noll1' IIhoppll1' , lJurs to me ,
IIw't whl\t It IIseli to Ill' ,
1'IIe ( ] to Irl\'o ] up to the /ltorl' ,
] > Il\'O the t..1111 Ollt II ) " the uoor ,
Tmdo till I' trucle for l'1I1IC'o ,
'l'f'a 11111 ] , , "eh i 111111 off wu'd go ,
Now\la11 ) 'e'l'o lit 1\ loss
' ( ' 0 111C'1 , out the rcal IHlIII' ' ! ,
'I'hf' - dou't to tell ) ' 011 joers. )
Nl'\\'r Hn \ \ ' HPl' I ' ' - folk ! ! ,
dI'CIIl'Pd-II\1
All' the /oodfl / that Ih ) ' dlIII ( ) '
1'11 I I' ! } ' tlllwlI 'ollr III'/'alll nWII ) ' ,
g'I' 'thlrlH'1I trlrnmpil UII 1m J1"Il1111- ;
I.oolell tu me like (1IIr 'lnl1d , "
.
Pro ! . I , H. Bal10y of Cornell unl ,
vOl'slty Is ono of the highest authorl ,
ties on horlicultlll'o. He sa's : "My
conclusion Is , arter ha\'lng hall the
question In mlnl1 for a decade , that IL
heavy apllllcation of lead Ilnlnt Is the
lIes all-al'Ound dressing for common
Jll'unlng wOllnds : and this , I bello\'o ,
Is the commonelt ! ollinion with careful
orchardists , "
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THE ORCHARD IN AUTUMN ,
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An Ohio co\'respondont \ aays there
Is lI1uch wOl'I , to bo dona In the or.
rharll tl1ll'ln the alltumn months.
Th ! ' fruit must. ho gathered and mar.
l\Ctcd III' Htored , then prOIaration must
bo lI1allo for winter. After the fruit
hils been Illclod , the rubbish scat.
torcdllJollt Rhould ho rl1lwd up and
burnell , A 1I'k of II0uUr ) ' will great.
Ij' asslHt. In this WOI'It hy destroying
eggA 111111 borers In IInsol1l1l1 fruit ,
which wOIIc1 ! othcrwlso escapo. In
this Intltllde ( southeru Ohio ) ( rult
trees , thollgh hardy , are groatl ' bene.
lIte.l . hrI mulch of lea\'es 01' straw
which , If nlJpllcd thlcl\l ' , protects se.
C1lreh' fl'OIl1 frost. 'I'ho mulch must
not C0ll10 In contact. with the bodj' nf
the trel' . nl ! It would afford sheller for
II1lce.
'I'h ( ' drnlnngo of orchards , partlcu.
InrI ) ' these In claj' soil , should be Iler.
fect : otlwrwlso the grollnd will re.
main SO H ; } ' , thlls Increasing the dan.
.ICI' 1'1'0111 coJ. :
WI1l'n IlI'ollCl' care cnn bo gl\'en , fall
111l1utlllg I.f holh fruit trees and small
fl'lIlln Is to 110 lll'oforred. Currants ,
1'l1sllbcnles , Htm wberrlos nnd black.
horrles Het In the fall and co\'eretl
with coarHe Hlablo manllro become
flllly set h ) ' 811rll1g allli maliC an extra
largo 'Ielll of fine fruit. Strawberries
, l11a ' be Het at. I1ny time before freez.
! Ing wcatherlnd covered with hn ) ' ,
' \hlch : Hholllli not bo rOll1o\'cd until
tl1tl ! RIII'lng. The plants formed next
the 0111 plants 110 best.
Alltllmn 1II'Ilning strengthens growth
IUIlI In\'lgoratcs ld trees , If properly
done. Cut baele doca 'lng branches ,
t.hln oul the ethers and the fruit will
he milch larger and of fine fIa\'or.
' { 'his Is 11l1l'tlclllarly true or peach
troes.
Haspberrles alld hlaclberrlos which
inalw a late growth got wintor'lellled
hndly. All clllt1vatlon of the grounll
shoulll cease eurly In the fa1l , that
wood may rip on. And this Is true also
of all fruits 11I1d trees and shrubs at
all I ! nds.
' 1'0 l1\al\O \ the most out. 'of dalr'lng
an IInllortant thing Is to leep only
goo.1 . cows. To Imow be'ond a rea ,
50r1l1hlo 1I0llbt that each cow Iwpt Is
a ll1'OlItablu ono , a careful test should
be made o [ each cow separately In
order to ascortaln as to the quantity
I1nll quality of the mille she produceR
and If the amollnt Is not sufficient to
show a good profit discard her as
soon as possible. Ono ai' two cows In
a herll will malco a consldorable dlf-
foi'ence In the yield or profit , and the
only safc 1'1110 Is to have each cow a.
IlI'olltl1blo one.
HENS IN THE ORCHARD.
'fhoro are mnny men who have not
(1lIlto enollgh land to malw an'thlng
abo\'o 11 bare living lIy raising fruit.
The same trollblo comes to the SUI"
face whcn cOlltemplatlng a pOllltry
1'al'ln. In sllch 1caso as this the
IlI'oper thing to do Is to < ; .IlInblno the
two Indllstrles. An ol'chard Is an Weal
Hold for lloultry anl ( a lOullry yarn
wIll malco an oxcelleut. orchard. The
droJlPod fruit will malw wholesome
food for Cowls , and the Insects do ,
stro 'ell by the fowls will almost In.
SIll'O the fruit against damage by In ,
Rect pestH. If a fruit gl'Ower shouhI
ask liS how to sa\'o his fruit from In.
sects , we would advise him to turn a
good-sized Hock of fowls Into the orchard -
chard , and If a pOllltrj' raiser should
asl , how to cheaply feed a largo fiock ,
wo would sa ) ' plant fruit trees every.
where In the pouUry range. Fruit
allll fowls form a double.header which
will ( 'nable a man to live nnd learn on .
a ploce of ground too small to malee
a living an ) ' other waj' .
The town " "
possesses no "advantages"
0\01' the countr ) ' . It Is an undoslrablo
Illaco In which to ralso a family-it Is
false and artificial from start to finlsb.
Hold to the farm , for In I t Is a living
anel 11. compctence-a certainty whlcb
cannot bo had b } ' any other equal In'
vestmont.
SHEEP ON WINTER RANGE.
'l'he location of the winter range
Is naturally chosen for Its proximity
to the ranch house or to sheds or hay
! ! tncles. Where deep snows may be
expected , the sheep must be Iwpt near
covered corrals and a suppl ) ' at hay
IH'ovlded to llro\'ent I.oss from starva.
tlon by being caught In heavy storms.
A ! lu'ge section of range countr ) ' Is
verj' favorabl ) ' located with rcgard tc
the amount of snowfall. Even where
the temperature falls qllite low , there
Is ordlllal'lIj' IIttlo snow. Although
sheeparo nhle to maintain themselves
wllhout much extm feed , j'et there Is
ah\'a 's a danger of heav ' loss from
hlg storms , S0ll10 wa ' shoulll be lira.
vlded for a short Iorlod of feeding In
caae of : t fall of hoav ' , wet suow tbat
sUbsequentr ! lJecolDos frozen.
A bacl'ard Is sometimes uninviting' ,
but It Is generallj' supposed that' no
ono sees It but the famllr. Let the
famllr tal\O prldo In seeing that It Is
well Iellt aud contains both grass and
lIowers. It Is no 111aco fOI' a llobsled ,
0111 hoops anll rubbish.
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