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. ' THE REAL SLAVE.
. En slink Actor Says Men , Not
Women , Need Moro : \ Liberty. . * ,
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"It's : all right to talk about woman
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suffrage , " said William Hawtrey , a
noted English actor , "but what I think
we all need is more liberty for men.
"Women have a lot more real liberty
than men. Take the question of hVSi
1 , for Instance. Get a crowd of men to-
gether and shout 'Hats off , ' and every
one of us gets bareheaded in the short
; est possible time. Could you do it
i with women ? Not in a million years.
Why , they had to pass laws before
they could get women to take off their
aats In the theaters.
. " "Suppose a man came home at night
- ' and told his wife that he'd bought a
new blue hat that was a perfect dream.
Would she be interested in the hat ?
Not at all. A new hat. The Idea ;
II l , , . why , he had a perfectly good derby
:1 : , that he wore last fall. What possible
: . use could he have for two hats ? His
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mind must be affected.
. "Just suppose ; I say suppose , for of
course no man would have the courage
to do it , but just for the sake of argu
ment let us suppose that a fellow did
tell his wife that he thought her last 1
season's hat was good enough for this
season. Can you imagine what his life I
would be for the rest of the summer ? :
"No , sir ; what is really needed la , 4
toore freedom for men. "
To cut warm bread or cake always :
heat the knife blade.
FOOD QUESTION
Settled with Perfect Satisfaction by
a Dyspeptic.
It's not an easy matter to satisfy all
the members of the _ family at meaJ
time as every housewife knows.
And when the husband has dyspepi
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food without causing trouble , the food t
question becomes doubly annoying. b
. An Illinois woman writes : b
"My husband's health was poor , he o
- had no appetite for anything I could
get for him , it seemed. Tlb
"He was hardly able to work , was Tlt
taking medicine continually , and as
soon as he would feel better would go oii
to work again only to give up in a ii
few weeks. He suffered severely with iitl
stomach trouble. tl
. "Tired of everything : I had been tld
able to get for him to eat , one day ' d
seeing an advertisement about Qrapa- a
Nuts , I got some and he tried it for
breakfast the next morning. ciu
"We all thought it was pretty good , ei
although we had no idea of using it eik
, ' regularly. But when my husband came k
home - at night he asked for Graper
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had .to get it right along , because when fi
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"i \ ry y husband's health began to imfi
; R prove right along. I sometimes felt a :
offended when I'd make something I si ]
thought he would like for a change , ai
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"He got so well that for the last two is
tl isof
f years he has hardly lost a day from o f
his work , and we are still using
Grape Nuts. " Read the book , "The hi
Road to Wellville , " in pkgs. "There's se
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CHAPTER VI.-Continued. ( )
He did not dare communicate this
itory even to his sister ; for if she
knew nothing he feared to poison her
existence by telling her , and if she
knew all he had not the courage to
listen to the sequel. Perhaps no other
experience in life produces a more pro-
found shock than a discovery like that
upon which David had so suddenly
stumbled. It leads to despair or to
melancholy , and many a life of high-
est promise has been suddenly wreck-
ed by it. While he brooded over this
mystery the days slipped past the
Sroung mystic almost unnoted ; he wan-
dered about the farm , passing from
one fit of abstraction into another , do-
Ing nothing , saying : nothing , thinking
everything. .
He tried to look forward to the ' fu-
ture with hope. But how can a man
hope for harvests , when all his seed
orn has been destroyed ? If his fath-
er was bad , what hope was there that
QO could be better ?
He made innumerable resolves to
take up the duties of life where he had
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laid them down , but they were all like
birda which die in the nest where they
are born.
Pepeeta was drawing him irresisti-
bly to herself ; he was like a man in
tho outer circle of a vortex , of which
she was tho center. The touch of her
soft hand which he could still feel , the
I farewell glance of eyes which still
glowed before his imagination , at-
tracted him like a powerful magnet.
It wea true that he did not know
where she was ; but he felt that ho
could find her in the uttermost parts
of the earth by yielding himself to tho
impulse which had awakened in his
heart.
"A dark veil of mystery hangs over
my past. My present is full of misery
and unrest. I will see if the- future
has any joys in store for me , " he said
to himself at the close of one of his
restless days.
Without so much as a word of fare-
well , he crept out of the house in the
gathering dusk , and started in pursuit
of the bright object that floated like a
will-o'-the-wisp before his inner eye.
A feeling of exultation and relief
seized him as he left the place made
dark and dreadful by the memory of
that tragic scene through which he
had so recently passed ; the quiet of
the evening soothed his perturbed spir-
its , and the tranquil stars looked down
upon him with eyes that twinkled as
If in sympathy.
CHAPTER VII.
Although David did not know the
exact route the quack had laid out
for his journey , he was certain that
! t would be easy enough to trace him
in that sparsely-settled region , and so
he turned his face in the direction in
which the equipage vanished when he
watched it from the barn.
It was not until the light of morn-
Ing struggled through this universal
jtfloom that the weary and bedraggled
traveler entered the outskirts of the
ihen straggling but growing and busy
Tillage of Hamilton. Tired in body
and benumbed in mind , he made his
way to the hotel , conscious only of his
desire and determination to look once
more upon the face of the woman
whose image was so indelibly impress-
ed upon his mind.
Approaching the desk he nervously
asked if the doctor was among the
guests , flushed at the answer , demand-
ed a room , ascended the steep saair-
case : : : , and was soon in bed and asleep.
Fatigued by his long tramp , he did not
awaken until after noon , and then ,
having [ bathed , dressed and broken his
: ong fast , he knocked at the door of
the : room occupied by the doctor and
his wife.
There was a quick but gentle step
in answer to his summons , and at the
music of that footfall his heart beat
tumultuously. , The door opened , and
before him stood the woman who had
brought about this mysterious train
of events in his life.
She started back as she saw him ,
with : an involuntary and timid motion ,
but sq great was her surprise and Joy
that ! sne could not control her speech
or action sufficiently to greet him.
"Who is is there ? " cried the doctor , ;
in his loud , imperative voice. I I
"Mr. Corson , " she answered , in tones
hat were scarcely audible.
"Corson ? Who is Corson , and what '
does l he want ? " he asked , rising and ]
approaching the door. 1
The instant his eyes fell on the (
ountenance of the Quaker , he threw
up both hands and uttered a prolong- 1
ed whistle of astonishment.
"The preacher ! " ho exclaimed. "The i
lost is found. The p-p-prodlgal has
eturned. < Come in , and let us k-k-kill
the fatted calf ! "
Coarse as the welcome was , it was
full of sincerity , and its heartiness was
like balm to the wounded spirit of the
outh. < He grasped the extended hand
and permitted himself to be drawn in-
) the room. .
Pepeeta , who had recovered from tho
first : shock of surprise and delight ,
same forward and greeted him with a a
shy reserve. She gave him her hand , S
md its gentle touch reanimated his h
soul. ] She smiled -at him-a gracious n
smile , and its light illumined the darkI
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icss of his heart. His sadness vanf
hed. Ho once more felt an emotion fitl fik
: Joy. tl
The excitement of their meeting tlli
laving subsided they seated themIi
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selves , David in an eacy chair , the ' fl \
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lector on the broad couch , and PetJ
eeta on a little ottoman at his feet.a
7ivld green curtains partially obscured h
he , bright sunshine which beat upon
he windows. The wall-paper was g
ibeap , vulgar fadedQn th . floor a :
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was an old ingrain carpet full of
patches and spattered with ink stains.
A blue-bottle fly whizzed and butted
his head against the walls , and
through the open casement hummed
the traffic of the busy little town.
Nothing could have been more ex-
pressive of triumph and delight than
the face of the quack. Whenever his ! :
feelings were particularly bland and
expansive , he had a way of taking the
ends of his enormous moustache ' and
twirling them between his spatulate
thumbs and fingers. He did this now ,
and twisted them until the coarse hairs
could be heard grating against each
other.
"Well , well ! " he said , "so you could
not resist the temptation ? Ha ! ha !
ha ! No wonder ! It's not every young
fellow behind the p-p-plow-tail that
has a fortune thrust under his nose. "
Shows your good sense. I was right.
I always am. I knew you were too
bright a man to hide your light under
a half b-b-bushel of a village like that.
In those seven-by-nine towns , all the
sap dries out of men , and before they
are 40 they begin to rattle around like
peas in a p-p-uod. In such places
young men are never anything but
milk sops , and lold men anything but
b-b-bald-headed infants ! You needed
to see the world , young man. You re-
quired a teacher. You have put your-
self into good hands , and If you stay
with me you shall wear d-d-dIa-
monds. "
"Whatever the results may be , I
have determined to make the experi-
ment , " said David , shrugging his
shoulders.
"Right you are. But what b-b-
brought you round ? You were as stiff
as a ramrod when I left you. "
"Circumstances over which I had no
control , and which I want to forget as
soon as possible. My old life has end-
ed and I have come to seek a new
one. "
"A new life ? That's good. Well -
we will show it to
you , P-P-Pepeeta
and I ! We will show you. "
"The sooner the better. What am
I to do ? "
"Not so fast ! There are times when
It Is better to g-g-go slow , as the snail
said to the lightning. We must make
a b-b-bargain. "
"Do as you please. All I ask is a
chance to put my foot upon the first
round of the ladder and if I do not get
to the top , I shall not hold you respon-
sible , " David replied , dropping the
"thees" of his Quaker life , in his de
termination to divest himself of all its
customs as rapidly as he could.
"Hi ! hi ! There's fire in the flint !
Good thing. You take me on the right
side , D-D-Davy. I'll do the square
thing by you-see if I d-d-don't. Let's
have a drink. Bring the bottle , Pe-
peeta ! "
She went to the mantel and return
ed with a flask and two glasses. The
quack filled them both and passed one
to David. It was the first time in his
life that he had ever even smelt an
intoxicant. He recoiled a little ; but
having committed himself to his new
life , ho determined to accer all that
it InVolved. He lifted the fiery potion
to his lips , and drank.
"Hot , Is It , my son ? " cried the doc-
tor , laughing uproariously at his wry
face. "You Quakers drink too much
water ! Freezes inside of you and t-t-
turns you Into what you might call
two-p-p-pronged icicles. Give
me men
with red blood In their veins ! And
there's nothing , makes b-b-blood red
like strong liquors ! "
The whisky revived the courage and
loosened the tongue of the youth. The
repugnance which he had instinctive-
ly felt for the vulgar quack began to
mellow into admiration. He asked and
answered many questions.
"What part am I to take in thisv
business ? " he asked. ,
"What part are you to take in tho
business ? That's good , 'Never put off
till .to-morrow what you can d-d-do
to-day. ' 'Business first and then pleas-
ure. ' 'The soul of business is dispatch. '
These are good mottoes , my lad. I
learned them from the wise men ; but
if I had not learned them , I should I
have invented them. What's
your p-p-
part of the business , says you ; listen !
You are to be its ! ! m-m-mouthpiece.
That tongue of yours must wag like : S
the tail of a d-d-dog ; turn like a J
weather-vane ; hiss like a serpent , drIp y
with honey and poison , be tipped with
P-P-persuasion ; tell ten thousand j
tales , and every tale must sell a bottle c
of p-p-panacea ! "
He paused , and looked rapturously
upon the face of his pupil.
"This panacea-has it merits ? Will
it really cure ? " asked David.
The doctor laughed long and loud.
"Has it merits ? Will it really cure ?
Ho : ! ho ! 'Is thy bite good for the b-b-
bachache ? ' said the sick mouse to the
at. What difference does it make
whether it will cure or not ? Success
in b-b-business is not based upon the
quality of the m-m-merchandise '
, my
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son.
"Upon what , then ? " said David.
"Upon the follies , the weaknesses
and the p-p-passions of mankind !
Since ; time Wean , a 'universal panacea' I' 1 .
has been a sure source of wealth. It
makes no difference what the panacea
9 , If you only have the b-b-brains to
fool the people. There are only two c
kinds : of people in the world , my son-
the fools and f-f-foolers ! "
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Even whisky could not make David
listen to this cold-blooded avowal
without a shudder. The keen eye : of
the quack detected It ; but instead of 1\
adulterating his philosophy , he doubled a
his dose.
( 'Shocks you , does it ? You will g-g-
get over that. We are not angels ! We r
are only men. Remember what old.h
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state of Innocency , what shall I d-d-
do in state ' "
a of villainy ?
The boldness of the man and tho
radicalness of his philosophy dazzled
and fascinated the inexperienced
youth. This was what the astute and
unscrupulous Instructor expected , and ,
he determined to pursue his adYanta.ro
and effect , If possible , the complete
corruption of his pupil in a single les-
son ; and so he continued :
"Got to live , my son ! Self-p-p-
preservation is the first law , and so
we must imitate the rest of the b-b-
brute creation , and live off of each
other ! The big ones must feed upon
the little and the strong upon the
weak. 'Every man for himself ! ' That's
my religion. " .
"You may be right , " said David , "but
I cannot say that I take to It kindly.
I do not see How a man can practice
this cruelty and injustice without suf-
fering. "
"Suffering ! Idea of suffering Is
greatly exaggerated. Ever watch a I
t-t-toad that was being swallowed by
a snake ? looks as if he positively I
enjoyed it. It's his mission. Born to
be eaten ! , If there was as much pain I i t
in the world as p-p-people say , do you
think anybody could endure itl ! Itm't'
the d-d-door always open ? Can't a
man quit when he wants to ? Suffer- |
ing ! Pshaw ! Do I look as If I suf '
fered ? Does Pepeeta look as if she
suffered ? And yet she b-b-bamboobles
them worse than I do. Back In your ,
own little t-t-town she caught some
of your long-faced old Quakers , b-b- '
big fellows with broad-brimmed hata ,
drab coats and ox eyes , regular meet-
in'-goers ! And there was that llttl
d-d-dove-eyed girl. What was it she
wanted to know , P-P-Pepeeta ? Tell
him. Ha ! ha ! Tell him and we will
see him b-b-blush. " |
"She asked me if her father was goc '
ing to send her to Phialadelphia this _
winter , " she answered , without lifting
her eyes. I
" \Vh / don't you tell me what sho .
asked you 'bout D-D-Davy ? " . '
"It is time for us to go to supper or
we shall be late , " she replied , laying
aside her work and rising.
"Sure enough ! " cried the doctor ,
springing to his feet. "The Q-Q-Qua-
ker ] has knocked everything out of my
head. Come on ! " ! t
lie rose and began bustling about
the room. When Pepeeta glanced up
from her work she saw in David's eye
a grateful appreciation of her courtesy
and tact , and his look filled her with
a new happiness. I
The disgust awakened in the Qua-
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ker's mind . by the coarseness of the j I
quack was more than offset by the .
beauty and grace of the gypsy. When I' '
he looked at her , when he was even
conscious of her presence , he felt 0./ j
happiness which compensated for all
that he had suffered or lost. He did
not stop to ask what its nature was.
He had cast discretion to the winds.
He had in these few hours since his
departure broken so utterly with the .
past that he was like a man who had
been suddenly awakened from a long _
lapse of memory. His old life was as ]
if It had never been. He felt himselit
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to be in a vacuum , where all his ideaa
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must be newly created. This epoch
of his experience was superimposed :
upon the other like a different geologI- ;
cal formation. Like the old monks In j j
their cells , he was deliberately trying
to erase from the parchment of hla ,
soul all that had been previously writ-
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ten , in order that he might begin Q
new life history. ; 1
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A Chinaman was called as a witness o
in the police court of Los Angeles In a
the case of a driver who had run over d
a dog. The judge asked him what
time it was when he saw the man run t ;
over the dog. The conversation Is re-1 i ei ! :
ported J by a writer in Lippincott's :
Magazine. j I
"Me no sabe , " replied the witness. I I
"I say , " repeated the judge , "what
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time was it when you saw this man
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run over the dog ? " !
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"Me no sabe , " repeated John , smil- '
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"We shall have to have an Inter-
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preter , " commented his honor , as he a
realized that the witness did not un- tj :
derstand English ; and accordingly c
another Chinaman was haled into ja :
court to act as interpreter. "Ask the Oj
witness , " commanded the judge"when m
he saw this man run over the dog. " I w
The interpreter turned to his fellow d
countryman and said , "We chung lo , 0
ho me choo lung -wow , e-ho me no tl
chow chee , loo know so-loo bing gong aj :
tong yit ben. " I ec
To which the witness replied , ; ' re
"Wong Hn kee. wo hoo , wing chong v :
lung yue lee , kin sing , choy yoke coey bi
ring lung ding wah , sling suey way ' pi
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po tong po gou hung mow kim quong ( . th
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The Interpreter then turned to the
udge and said , "Him say Two
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"Could you love me , and me alone ct
"Why , what a foolish question , . in
Jack. " hi
"Pardon my doubts. " " th :
"Could I love you alone ! Aren't tl
you the only man here-Washington ' fit
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Benefits of Ilumuw.
The substance left in the ground
after the fertilizer has decayed is
known as "humus. " In order to se-
cure the greatest results from the fer-
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i tilizer and to get the largest possible
quantity of humus , it is necessary that
the soil be moist when , , the fertilizer . .
is plowed under. Only small amount
of humus is obtained from the turned-
under fertilizer should the ground be
dry.
dry.When
When the fertilizer Is allowed to lie
upon i the surface for a period , exposed
to the sun , much good is lost from .
the j fact that it. forms but a small ;
amount of humus when plowed under.
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Therefore it is important that the soil
should always be moist when fertilizer
of any kind is plowed under.
In many ways humus benefits the
soil. In the first place , it makes the
soil lighter as well as looser. This
condition allows good ventilation and
gives a chance for poisonous gases to
escape. The soil does not become over-
heated ' , and , in clay territory , the
ground i is lightened , making it more
easy to work. It is equally beneficial
in ] a sandy soil , inasmuch as it as-
sists in binding it together , allowing
more , substance.
A Virele.ss Brooder.
If a hen can hatch a duckling , why
can't a bunch of any sort of feathers
hatch a chick ? As a matter of fact ,
they -can , as has been demonstrated by
the fireless brooder invented by a Cali-
fornia f man. In general appearance
the brooder resembles other machines
of the kind , but there is no space in
it for the lamp , or other heating ap-
paratus used in the older types. In-
stead , a number of bunches of feathers
are fastened to the under side of the
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lid. ] These feathers are just long
enough to reach the floor of the box ,
vith ; a little left over. The eggs are 1
aid on the bottom , just beneath the
leather : * tufts , and when the lid is
closed each egg is inclosed in a cluster
of down that makes a very. good imi-
ation ; : hen' . As each egg is hatched
nit the lid can be lifted for a second
md the chick removed without the
lifficulty that would attend his remov-
a from the old-style brooder , the in-
erior of which is reached from one
nd. ;
Fat in Millc.
It can not be that the butter fat in
nilk is.obtained from the fat stored
n the tissues of the cow , otherwise the ,
inimal would soon become emaciated.
lows : obtain the butter fat in milk . ,
rom the food they eat and digest , and
tot : ( from the reserve or accumulation i
if ] fat in their bodies. Reason as well
s observation teaches that cows ex-
ract butter fat from the food they
onsume and digest , and to produce a
arge percentage of cream the rations
if the cow should be rich in the ele-
f
uents of nitrogen and carbohydrates ,
rhich are found in linseed meal , mid- J
lings ] , bran , corn meal and ground
ats. At f
the Cornell University cows
t
hat yielded 200 pounds of butter fat
nnually under ordinary feeding yield-
d 310 pounds when given liberal
ations of feed rich in nitrogen and
arbohydrates. Cream will not make si
utter unless It contains fat , and
rofitable fats will not be produced P
nless cows are fed on rations rich in a
he elements that produce " cream.
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Feeding Stalks to Hogs. b
When the green stalks are given to
ogs care should be taken to prevent fe
attle from having access to the woody feoi
ber which the swine will leave after
hewing the stalks. Pigs relish chew- k
ig the stalk for the sweetness in It , ai :
ut : leave : enough saccharine matter in
tie fiber to make it attractive to catfc
le < , especially the younger stock. This ai
her is indigestible , and the cattle , if aitt
lowed to pick it up , will frequently
at a sufficient quantity to cause im- ttgi
action and harmful
If not fatal re-
alts. It Is not safe to let the cattle gi
to , yards where swine
are given C ]
reen corn stalks.-COburn's "Swine fa
. America. "
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Changing : Bee * . '
li
The common busy bees may be grad-
ally replaced by the Italian or Cyprl- ai fI
1 varieties , by removing "the old
ueen and substituting ' a new fertil-
ed queen of either kind preferred !
she is carefully guarded In a small A :
cage for a few days the bees , soon m :
cognize her , anf in the course of a bj
sw months the old bees will 'all beV
ead and the new ones will be
of the
- as
esired kind. The queen is compelled di
lay numbers of eggs daily in order diki
supply the great loss constantly t the
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recurring by the destruction from
birds , storms and other difficulties.
There should be left plenty of honey
for a winter supply , and the hives
should be well protected from storms.
What the beekeeper should aim to do
is to sow such crops as will enable
the bees to lay Tn a large supply of
honey and he can well afford to do so
if he has a number of hives.
Killing' Quack Grnxs.
A Michigan farmer gives these in
structions for killing quack grass :
Plow five or six inches deep in the
growing season , say April , May and
June. Give it a good digging , then
cultivate with a cultivator that has
teeth close enough so they will cut
the roots two or two and one-half
inches under the ground. The secret
is to keep it from getting to the sur-
face. It wants holding down six
weeks. It does not take : expensive
old-fashioned culti-
tools. I use an -
vator that was bought fifty years ago.
It has seven teeth , three in front , four
in rear ; each tooth cuts six inches
wide. It is good to drag it over after
three or four days. I cultivate once
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a week for six weeks ; it has never
failed me yet. The roots will be dead
as hay. It is good for Canada thistles.
If one is doubtful , take a rod or more
'
square and keep it down for six
weeks and see how it works. This was
done with a hoe on two acres , and 100
bushels of smutnose corn were raised
I
I to the acre , planted in drills one foot
! apart and hoedto kill. -
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DigginS' Potatoes.
The time is near when farmers wili
be digging their potatoes , and then is
the time to select the seed for another .
year ; when a hill of nice , smooth po-
tatoes is found , free from scab or rot ,
and a goodly number are just the
shape and size wanted for table use ,
put them one side. At night gather
them up and put them away fa * * seed
next spring. You will be surprised to
see how you can change the type and
improve them in a few years , says a
Vermont contributor to the American
Cultivator. We do this every year ,
and , while our townspeople are com-
plaining of their potatoes running out
and buying of us to renew their seed ,
we are planting potatoes ( Green
Mountains ) that started from the s < yid
that was bought for $5 a bushel when
they first came around. If farmers
would take as much pains in selecting
their seed potatoes as they do their N
seed corn , we would not hear so much
complaint about potatoes running out.
Rye as Horse1 Feed. 1
Rye is a good grain to feed horses.
It is equal to oats and wheat , but it
must be ground middling fine and
mixed with cut straw or cut hay.
The straw or hay should be cut into
half-inch lengths , moistened with wa-
ter and the rye meal well mixed with
it. It is very sticky and horses can-
not get the meal without eating the
straw or hay with it. In feeding corn
to horses we always grind half rye
with the corn to make the corn meal
stick to the cut straw. Corn and rye
ground together in equal proportions. " "
and mixed with bright cut straw
moistened with water make a well-bal-/ - . .
anced ration , equally as good , as eager-
ly sought after by horses and a cheap *
er horse feed than oats and hay.
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Hogtl and Straw Kicks.
Some farmers think that a stra\\
rick is a good place for the sow and
her brood to sleep. This is a mistake.
It [ is best to keep them away from the .
straw pile winter and summer. In the
winter the pigs will burrow beneath
the : straw , get too warm and take cold
when ; they come out into the freezing
atmosphere. Coughing and wheezing
is the result , and the pigs do no good
or die. Besides , if burrowed beneath
the , straw they are liable to be stepped
on and seriously injured or killed by
the stock running to the rick.
During the summer months especial-
ly should the sow and her young be
enced from the straw pile. If they
burrow down into the half rotted
j
straw they will be very apt to con
ract some disease. / fI' f
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Poultry Notes.
Others have built up an egg laying , v-
train. Why not do so yourself
Lazy hens cause much of the high
prices . for eggs. Make 'em get busy
and : hustle. /
The warmer : the weather the more
water required , as more is thrown off
by : the body. I
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Many : a hen that is otherwise well
fed may fail to lay on account of lack '
f water.
Successful poultrymen , in order to
keep their poultry on a paying basis ,
are continually culling their flocks.
One of the great values of green f
food , it is said , lies In Its ability to
lid in the digestion of other .
things.
Farm and Ranch.
Grades of Cream.
The Kansas Agricultural College
grades cream as follows : First
grade
cream : , 30 or more per cent of butter
fat ; second grade , 25 per cent and lesa
than 30 ; third grade , having less than
5 : > per cent butter fat. Creameries
like ] to get
high-testing
cream , say 30
and above.
ve. They make
more butter
Erom this as the overrun is
greater.
Movable Schools. \ ,
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The United States
Department
ol
Agriculture recommends the establish-
nent of movable schools of
agriculture
ure
y the state experiment
stations-
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Where fifteen farmers can be d
secured
j students the school be e. . .
may con
iucted for a year or longer. The
dnd of instruction ' will
depend upoo
le needs of the section.
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