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Dirge for the Old Year.
Toll toll. toIL , . ,
Wkere the winter winds are signing:
Toll. toll, toll. . , - ..
Where the somber clouds are flyr.g,
TeU. toll. toll.
A deeper, sadder knoll
Than sounds for a passing; soul
Should tell of the Old Tear, dying.
Spirits or beauty and light.
Goblins of darkness and night.
From your sunny paths, in the azure w.
From the Stygian shores, where ne
shadows lie. .-
From your coral homes. In the ocean
Fmm the frigid North, where the temp
est raves.
Come to the pale one dying.
Hark! to the falling of phantom leei.
Beat. beat. beat. beat. ..
Like the solemn sounds, when the surges
meet.
On the shores of a mighty river
They are folding the dead in his wina-Ing-sheet.
To bear him away forever. .
A rush of wings on ths midnight wind
The fall of a shadowy portal
And the good Old Year, so true and kind.
Passed to his rest, but left behind
The record of deeds immortal.
Life Twice Saved by Bible.
To the fact that he carried out the
expressed wishes of his aunt during
his career as a soldier in the war of
the rebellion does Walter G. Jones
of McDoBOUgh, N. J., owe his life. At
the outbreak of tbe civil war Jones
enlisted In Company C, Eighth New
York Cavalry, a a high private. When
he left for ihe front his aunt present
ed hint with a pocket edition of the
New Testament with the request that
he wear it over his heart in an espe
cially isaprovlsed pocket, which he
promised to do.
It was not until Oct. 19. 1864. that
Jones had cause to congratulate him
self upon having followed his aunt's
advice. At the battle of Cedar Creek,
made famous by tbe memorable ride
of Phil Sheridan, a confederate mlnie
ball struck Jones with such force as
to knock him flat upon his back.
Stunned for some moments he finally
recovered his senses and arose to his
feet. Then he discovered that tbe
ballet intended fot bis heart had
struck his little Testament about aa
inch from the top and imbedded itself
thereiB. from whence it was abstracted
and placed safely away in Jones' hav
ersack as a souvenir of the memor
able occasion.
Six months later Jones again had
cause for thankfulness In carrying out
the wishes of his aunt, and congratu
lated himself upon having his blessed
Testament in the little pocket over
his heart. During the battle of Ap
pomattox, where Lee finally surren
dered , a second ball crashed into
Jones' Testament, striking it about the
center, and spending its force before
It had penetrated tbe thickness of the
precious book. This ball was also
found between the pages and stowed
away with the first in Jones' haver
sack. At the recent O. A. R. encampment
at Saa Francisco Jones was an Inter
ested attendant, where he exhibited
his well-worn and bullet riddled
Testamont to thousands of his former
comrades in arms,
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Just "Skeered" Them.
Pope's summer campaign of 1862
was over and we were in camp near
Fairfax Courthouse. Va. A Vermont
regiment had joined our division. This
regiment was a fresh organization.
The officers were from older regiments
that had been in service, but the non
coms, and file3 were "new com
mercprs. ' and they afforded consid
erable aiUseruent by their roakie raw
sess. Inquiries "when the milkman
,came round," and "who we bought our
butter of," gave good opportunity for
practical Jokes which were not neg-
llected.
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made from this regiment, the first
duty of that kind they had ever had.
.Amoag those detailed was a typical
I Yankee, interrogation points showing
,1b his every look and movement. As
he could get no information from his
own company, some one sent him to
me. as I was to be field officer of the
'guard. and so he came over to "see
about it."
"Say. cap., what is this 'ere picket
business?"
"Why, John, not much, very easy;
all you have to do is to go down the
road about three miles., go into the
woods, stay there all night. If you
'see the enemy coming, fire your gun
at them, hurry back and tell us, so
we can get ready to meet them. You
are cot afraid, are you?"
"Now, see here, cap., you don't want
to do any such foolish thing as that."
"Why not, John?"
"Well, this war business has been
going on almost two years, and noth
ing done: then they got us to come
down here, have a fight and put down
the rebellion. I'd like to know how
Ib thunder you ever expect to have a
scrimmage If you send me down there
to skeer "em off?"
Saw Sun Rise in West.
"Yes." said the captain, "I saw the
sub rise in the west, and I was never
worse rattled in my life. We started
ob the Tullahoma campaign with good
weather, and onr battalion, scouting
la advance, changed directions a good
many times. However, we could see
the sub in the daytime, and the stars
at night, and we generally knew where
we were. After two or three days it
rained steadily day and night, and we
found we didn't know much about the
country when It was wet
"One morning we received definite
Instructions to march south so many
miles and then due east on a cross
road to a river, which we were to
cross and take position on the east
aide, so as to protect the ford. It
raised all day aad most of the night,
and it was after dark when we rearh!
the river. The officers decided to let !
the men rest and cross over to the
cast bank at daylight the next mora
Sag. It rained steadily until after mid
night, aad then the clouds broke away.
"I was on guard from 2 to 4. aad I
kept my eyes open for the first signs
of day across the river to the east The
darkness seemed to thin out a little,
bat there was bo light In the east
There was, however, a growing light
to ths west aad I called the attention
of the officer of the guard to it He
thought It was the moon, but it was
not When daylight came all the men
were awake and all were kmkiag to
ward the west with troubled faces.
"At the appointed time the sun came
ap te the west or what seemed to
m to be the west The Impression
was so strong on -onr minds that the
river was east of as that we could not
reason onr way out If the river was
net fesmr east, if the san hasn't come
an hi the west, we were not where we
emght te be, we were not on the right
river, sad not a man had the re-
idea where we were. We
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talked and swore about the situatloa
for an hour, and then it clouded ap
again.
"By sheer force of will power we
marched toward where the son came
ap, but when the clouds obscured the
sun, I will be hanged if the old impres
sion didn't turn our feet the other way
and, after blundering; around in the
woods for some hours, we came to the
river we had left la the morning. A
farmer tried to explain to us that we
were lost, but we hooted at him. The
next morning, however, when the sun
came up again in the west, we went
to him in humble spirit and he guided
us to where our division was stuck la
the mud. The colonel was very gen
erous and in his official report never
said a word about the wanderings of
his scouting battalion."
Ambushing Party Ambushed.
"I remember," said a veteran, "an
ambushing party on Cotton mountain.
An Austrian lieutenant in one of the
companies or the First Kentucky
called for volunteers to make a raid
to the rear of the rebel camp, sup
posed to be near the white house or on
Laurel creek. Two men volunteered
from each company, among them a
man named Clemens, from Company
C. The scouting party reached the
rear of the rebel camp, and the men
could not resist the temptation to
blaze away at the officers and men
lounging about unaware of the pres
ence of an enemy. Our boys fired a
volley, regardless of consequences,
from tbe high ground back of the
white house, and created more of a
commotion than they expected.
"There happened to be at the
White House a rebel officer of experi
ence, and, quieting the panic among
his men, he quickly organised an at
tack on the attacking party. The
rebels fired from the White House at
short range at the Unionists. All of
the latter treed except Clemens, who
stood in the open and fired his mus
ket two or three times. Then a rebel
with a rifle at a rest fired at Clemens,
the ball striking him squarely between
the eyes, and he fell dead with musket
in his hands. The lieutenant and his
squad retreated, and, although pur
sued almost to the river, reached
camp."
Didn't Need Teeth.
When Gen. Butler was iu command
at City Point, one of the newly enlist
ed (Large Bounty Men) was on his
way to join tbe Third New York Light
Artillery. It was reported that he had
enlisted several times and got out on
account of his having false teeth, both
uppers and lowers. As he was get
ting too near the front to be agree
able, he called at Gen. Butler's head
quarters to see if his old trick would
work. On being ushered In, the gen
eral, looking up with that cock eye of
his, said: "Well, sir, what do you
want?"
"General. I have false teeth, and
they say I cannot serve."
"What did you enlist in?" the gen
eral asked.
"Light Artillery," came the re
sponse. As quick as a flash came tbe reply:
"You won't need teeth to bite off
the end of a percussion shell. You
will do."
Future of Soldiers' Homes,
Gen. Martin T. McMahon of New
York, President of the Board of Man
agers of the National Homes for Dis
abled Soldiers, has written a letter
to the War Department, in which he
directs attention to the steady and
rapid decrease in the number of in
mates of those homes caused by death.
"The occupants of the homes are
dying off in large numbers, as might
be expected of men of their ages," he
says. "It will soon become a question
of what shall be done with the build
ings and grounds. They are not
destined to be occupied much longer..
"Some of them will possibly be con
verted into health resorts for army
and navy people, or used as encamp
ment grounds for militia and the army.
Even this probable use will not dis
pose of all of the places."
Sent Back Confederate Flag.
Fred J. Schreve of Mascoutah, IH.,
has sent to Woodbury. Tenn., a con
federate flag which he captured at
Fort Donelson in February, 1862, nearly
forty-two years ago. He belonged te
Company C of the "bloody Ninth Illi
nois," which was chosen to lead the
assault on Fort Donelson. Before they
had advanced more than about 100
yards the white flag was shown. The
Illinois men were first inside the bar
ricade and Schreve captured the flag,
which had been made by young ladles
of Woodbury. Tenn., for a company
in a regiment of that state. Last
spring Mr. Schreve while on a south
ern trip made inquiries which finally
brought him into correspondence with
the captain of the southern company.
This led to the return of the flag.
He Had Had Some.
Gen. Gordon says that on one oc
casion during the civil war a threat
ened attack of federal troons hmnrht
together a number of confederate of-
ncers irom several commands. They
devoutly withdrew into a small la
hut standing near and united in prayer
lor guidance. As they assembled one
of the generals was riding within hail
ing distance and Gen. Harry Heth of
Hill's corps stepped to the door of the
log cabin and asked him to come In.
The mounted general did not under
stand the nature of Gen. Heth'a lnvi-
tatlon and -replied: "No, thank yon.
no more at present: I've just had
some.'
To Revise Blue Book.
Commander-in-Chief John C. Black
has appointed a committee of three
comrades to revise the G. a. R. Blue
book, condense all oplaioas aad de
cisions as far as possible, eliminate
all decisions not applicable to gating
rules aad regulations, prepare a new
Index and form rales for appeals. The
committee consists of Robert B.
Beatn. chairman, Philadelphia; A. B.
Beers. Bridgeport, Conn., and Lewis
E. Griffith. Troy. N. Y.
Veteran Officer Deaa
Col. Samuel Wilson, who bore the
reputation of being one of the brav
est men In the Union Army swing the
Civil War. died at Wlllmmsaoct, Pa.,
la his 72d year. He was a member of
the Eighth Pennsylvania Cavalry, and
for bravery was mmmlsstonfid a Col
oaei by President Uacola. He served j
through the entire war.
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. What the Trap Nests Viewed.
Trap nest boxes have bees used
during.th season, to a limited extent;
and there Is no dqpbt as to the mine
of these seats when one Is desirous of
bunding up a lock of good layers, as
it clearly shows the drones as well as
the heavy producers. It Is eewaUy
valuable in breeding exhibition stock,
which requires sare aad aocarate pedi
gree, breeding. It Is quite tree that
these boxes require considerable at
tentlon; but the results far more than
repay the time taken In recordiag the
number of eggs laid. By the use of
these nests, we foaad that one hen
in the pea did not lay a siagle egg,
although always bright aad vigorous;
another did not lay more than seven
eggs before becoming broody; while
still another never showed the least
Inclination to sit This last hen laid
180 eggs during the nine months la
which the box was la the pen. On
tario Report
Dark Nests.
Where egg eating is a habit among
fowls, dark nests will be found very'
serviceable; as it becomes practically
impossible for a fowl to strike an egg
hard enough to break it when it is
In a semi-light In the arrangement
shown here the hens .enter the nest
at B, from whlcft the lower board has
been removed to show the arrange-
DARK NESTS: A. REAR VIEW:
FRONT VIEW.
(Poultry Craft)
ment of partitions between the three
nests. When this board is oa, the
nests are light enough for the fowls
to find them, but too dark for them
to see the eggs very distinctly. At A
is seen the rear of the nest box, which
has a cover that can be raised np
when -the eggs are to be gathered or
the nests renewed. Such nest boxes
should not be nailed to the floor or
partition wall, but should he hooked
fast so that they may from time to
time be removed and thoroughly dis
infected. Our Poultry.
According to the census of three
years ago, the United states has 233
million chickens, 6 million turkeys, 6
million geese and 4 million ducks. The
odd thousands are not given, as the
millions are near enough. It will be
seen that our common barnyard fowl
is a good ways in the lead. In the
matter of chickens, the leading state
is Iowa, which is credited with IB
millions. Illinois comes next with If
millions, and she Is closely followed
by Missouri with 14 millions. Ohio is
also credited with 14 millions and
Texas has 13 millions. Indiana, Kan
sas and Pennsylvania have each over
10 millions. The smallest showing
was made by Alaska, which reported
only 176 chickens. In the total value
of poultry and eggs produced during
the census year Illinois led, and was
followed by Iowa and Missouri in the
order named. For the census year
the value of all the eggs produced in
the United States was 144 millions
aiid of poultry products 135 millions.
Milk Supply Statistics.
The United States Department of
Agriculture has recently made a most
exhaustive investigtalon as to the
milk supply of some of our largest
cities. The dally milk supply for each
of these averages in gallons about as
follows: New York, 268,800; Chicago,
161,000; Philadelphia, 75.300; St
Louis, 29,400; Boston, 82,200; Balti
more, 25,000; Cleveland, 23,000; Buf
falo. 31,000; San Francisco, 27.000;
Cincinnati 251000; Pittsburg, 30,000;
New Orleans, 9,900; Detroit, 25.000;
Milwaukee, 24,700; Washington. 12,000.
According to the reports of per capita
.consumption, Boston uses far more
milk than any other city, it being 1.17
pints per person per day. The people
of New York city use on an average
about two-thirds of a pint of milk per
person per day. The Chicago people
use three-fourths of a pint The least
milk is used in New Orleans, where
the people consume on an average
only about one-fourth of a pint per
day. There is a great difference in
the way in which this milk is brought
to the cities. Chicago brings more of
her milk by rail than any other city
in the country, only three per
cent coming in on wagons. The per
centage of milk brought in on trains
for the different cities is as follows:
New York, 88; Chicago, 97, Philadel
phia, 90; St. Louis, 43; Boston, 80;
Baltimore, 78; Cleveland, 84; Buffalo,
85; San Francisco, 55; Cincinnati, 25;
Pittsburg, 90; New Orleans, 14; De
troit 50; MUwaukee. 25; Washington,
57. It will thus be seen that in New
Orleans 86 per cent of all the milk Is
brought into the city by means of wag
ons, and that in Milwaukee and Cin
cinnati 75 per cent is brought ia in
that way.
Dairy Customs Abroad.
Danish stables are generally kept
clean probably cleaner than In Amer
icabat at the cost of a vast amount
of very cheap labor. Ia" other coon
tries as well as Denmark much atten
tion is paid to cleaning the cow sta
bles, but the conclusion has been
forced upon us that this is done more
from aa appreciation of the value of
a? farm manarial matter aad the fixed
habit of saving it than' from any
knowledge or intention of cleanliness
as of prime importance in dairying.
This is especially shown by the fact
that cows are milked in just about as
careless and - uncleanly a manner In
Great Britaia and all over Europe as,
it must unfortunately be confessed, is
the common practice in the United
States. The very general use of wom
en as milkers In all foreign dairy dis
tricts is a decided advantage; they
are gentler aad cleaner than men. nnd
vastly better than the average farm
laborer, who does all aorta of work
daring the day. Much attention Is be
ing given, especially in Eagland, to
pernetaate the eastern of esaptoyiag
women instead of men for milkers,
and to maintain the-esseieney of mUk
maMs; theeopnmr nnbUcntilklngcon
tests at the dairy shows are nseful and
commendable. Many parts of Eat ope
have the additional advantage of keen
lag the cows la the fields eoatuaoasly
the greater part of the year and milk
ing them in the open air. 'This prac
tice does much to lasers clean milk I
and pare products. Henry E. Ahrord.
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LIVE STOCK
Fluid Useless for Branding.
From time to time attempts are
made to supplant the red hot branding
iron by a liquid. A liquid branding
material patented In New Zealand has
been imported- to this' country and
quite widely advertised." A large nam
ber.of western cattle men tried It and
reported adversely on It It was
claimed that It would not injure the
hide, but the experience of stockmen
seems to be that it injures them aa
much as the branding Iron. . Relative
to this matter, the Arizona station
publishes the following:
"Hon. Will C. Barnes of Dorsey,
Ne Mexico, formerly an Arizona cat
tleman, has used this same branding
fluid under range conditions and ax
presses himself concerning Its use aa
follows: "For the man who, like my
self, has from two to three hundred
calves to brand at a time, I can see no
way of using it successfully.
" 'In branding time on my ranch we
usually cut out from two to three hun
dred calves, put them into a lane in
the corral, cutting calves Into one pea
and cows into another. One man
grabs the calf by the right hind leg,
another grabs the tail, gives a quick
jerk and the calf is on bis aide with
one man holding his bind legs and an
other on his neck. No sooner doss he
hit the ground than a man Is at him
with the iron, while at the same time
another man marks and castrates, and
this year a third man dehorned with
a clipper. With two pairs of men to
throw, one to run the Irons, one to cat
aad mark, and one to dehorn, making
seven men In all, we have frequently
branded out ninety calves ia an hour
and kept it np at that clip for three
or four hours.
Now I tried the branding fluid un
der such conditions: I first put it
Into a milkpan and used a cold Iron.
it took a long time for the fluid to
penetrate the hair, and Anally one
vigorous calf kicked over my pan and
spilled the fluid all over the legs of the
man holding him. That settled the
pan system, and I got a brush and
painted it on. That worked all right,
but took time. But the worst feature
of all was that crowding three or four
hundred calves into a small pen that
way, they smeared and rubbed the
stuff all over each other, the sides of
the corral and the men's clothes.
"'Branding time on a big ranch is
a hurry-up period; everything is in a
rush. ' To use the fluid means to take
just about tea times as long as by the
hot iron system.' "
Ayershire Breeders' Meeting.
The 29th annual meeting of the Ayr
shire Breeders' Association washeld
December 2d in Albany. N. Y., with
twenty-five members present and some
ten visitors. The report of the secre
tary showed nineteen new members
added daring the past year and seven
lost by death. The report of the treas
urer showed a balance of $5,469. It
was voted to continue the Home Dairy
test for the next year. It was voted to
appropriate $1,000 In aid of approved
exhibitors at the World'a Fair at St
Louis In 1904, and a committee was
elected to look after the selection of
animals for the show. C. M. Winslow,
Brandon, Vt; Charles C. Doe, South
Newbury, Vt, and Geo. E. Pike, Gouv
erneur, N. Y., comprise the committee.
The scale of points was revised to
give a more decided dairy conforma
tion to the Ayrshire cow. The follow
ing officers were elected: President
Dr. Thomas Turnbull, Jr., Casanova,
Va.; vice-presidents, Obediah Brown,
Providence, R. I.; Charles C. Doe,
South Newbury, Vt: J. Fletcher,
South Lyndeboro, N. H.; S. M. Wells,
Newlngton, Conn; secretary and edi
tor, Charles M. Winslow, Brandon. Vt;
treasurer. N. S. Winsor, Greenville,
R. I.; executive committee In place of
J. O. Magie, deceased; ' Andy Holt,
South Lyndeboro, N. H.; executive
committee for three years, J. Andrew
Casterline, Dover, N. J.; J. F. Con
verse, Woodville, N. Y.
Intelligent Buying of Feed.
Most dairymen must buy consider
able quantities of feed, even though
they raise all they can on the farm.
Generally these feeds purchased are
In the form of concentrates. A dealer
in feeds says that he has become tired
trying to teach users of feeds to buy
intelligently. He finds that to sell
feed he must put cheap brands on the
market and push their sale; that he
cannot dispose of the high-priced
feeds, which are really cheaper than
are the brands of goods that sell for
least money. Many men continue to
reckon their purchases by the ton
rather than by the real feeding value
contained in them. The higher-priced
feeds yield less profit to the dealer
than do the low-priced brands, so most
feed men try to sell all they can of
this kind. The dairyman that buys
foods rich in protein, is buying closer
to the wholesale cost thsn is the man
who buys the low-priced feeds. There
is money in knowing bow to buy to
the best of advantage, even in feeds
to be used in the dairy.
Cut Bedding Straw.
To my mind, the proper care ot
manure commences with the cutting of
all the straw, which can be done at
the time of thrashing at a very mod
erate expense, says James McFad
yean. It may require the exercising
of a little patience while the grain is
still in the shock, that it may become
thoroughly dry, and cost us the bat
tening of our barns that it may be
kept so. Then we have all the straw
in less bulk than that occupied by
the sheaves, and in a position aad
under the most favorable circum
stances to be used either as a feed
or bedding to the best possible ad
vantage. There is no better bedding
than cut straw, from the fact that a
greater body of it lies close to the
floor to soak up the liquid manure,
and if we could be impressed with
the value of liquid manure, we would
as far as possible have all stable floors
water-tight that the liquid might be
preserved and mixed with the solids
Man's Friends and Enemies.
M. Metchnikoff Is the discoverer of
the phagocytes, those singular tenants
of human bodies that fight on man's
side in the "veritable battle that rages
in the innermost recesses of oar be
ings,' aad whose special function Is
the destruction of microbes. He says
that at a given period In the life of
the organism the phagocytes, pre
sumably because the supply of mi
crobes is onthe wane, literally turn
nnd devour the human bodies which
they inhabit thra the degeneration
of specific tissue in old nge Is mainly
due to that tissue being invaded aad
devoured by the larger phagocytes.
Refuses Franchise to Women.
By a unanimous vote the Parliament
of Norway has rejected a proposal to
confer the franchise on women.'
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Pearl Millet
Pearl millet has been grown In this
country for about thirty years, and
in that time has not excited very
much interest It has a few things
in favor of It, principally Its size and
rapid growth. From time to time dif
ferent seedsmen have taken hold of it
aad have pushed it before the people
aader new names, and in various
ways a great deal of seed has bcea
sold, sometimes at extravagant prices.
It thus happens that this plant has
now come to be known by numerous
names, and in the same seed catalogue
it will. sometimes appear under more
than one name and the -seed quoted
One Pearl Millet Plant Ten Feet High,
at different prices. Of- these the
United States Department of Agricul
ture has collected a list as follows:
African cane, African millet, Bajree
millet, Black millet Brazilian millet,
Bulrush millet Cat-tail millet. East
Indian millet, East Indian pearl mil
let, Indian millet Egyptian millet
Horse ' millet, Japan millet, Mand'a
wonder forage plant, and Pencllaria.
in Germany, Spain, Africa and India
numerous other names are In use.
Its origin is not known, but is sap
posed to have been Africa, from which
locality It was brought to this con
tinent by the Spaniards at a very ear
ly date. It was described by writers
more than 200 years ago. It has cer
tainly been grown in our Southern
states since about 1875, but how much
longer than that is not known. In
1878 the United States Department of
Agriculture sent seeds of this plant
to various parts of the country for
trial. The plant was found valuable
principally for green forage. Within
the last few years different firms have
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Pearl Millet Heads; a. before blossom
ing: b. In blossom; c. In seed.
advertised it under new names, charg
ing as high as $1.50 per pound for its
seed. At the same time other firms
were selling the same kind of seed
under the name of pearl millet at as
low as 12' cents per pound. A Ger
man firm did even better than 'any
American firm and sold the seed at
tbe rate of ten for a cent under the
name of "Peruilaria." This brought
in about $69 per pound. It is, how
ever, to the credit of American seed
houses that" only a few of them have
sold this seed for anything else than
pearl millet
Pearl millet has considerable value
as a soiling crop, and for this purpose
our farmers can afford to grow it
quite extensively, especially those .thst
have dairy cows to carry through the
summer drouth. It grows best in rich
moist alluvial -soils, and on such soils
very large yields are sometimes ob
tained. It is, however, a gross feeder
and takes a good deal of substance
from the soil. The ground should be
deeply plowed and well pulverized, to
give the roots an abundance of room
for feeding. Pearl millet is by na
trre a tropical and semi-tropical plant
but has been gradually acclimated
further torts. The seed must there
fore be planted in the ground after it
becomes warm, else it will never
sprout The principal use of the mil
let ia the north is for soiling, and for
this purpose it may be sown in drills
30 Inches apart. It should be repeat
edly cat for the cattle when it is three
or four feet high. The cutting should
not be closer to the ground than five
or sis inches, so that the plant will
start up again. The plant will grow"
to a height of ten feet or more if al
lowed to do so, but nt that sixe ft
becomes woody and Is ?f little value
for aotiiag parpose? Oa poor soils
six to eight pounds are used per acre,
bat on rich soils the smoant need not
exeeed four pounds. Some follow the
practice of sowing It broadcast for
the purpose of making millet any, in
which case about half a bushel of seed
is seeded. Bat littli can be said in
favor of this as a hay crop, for two
If it is allowed to become i
mature it la too wrge.aad coarse and i
woody for good hay; If eat for hay
whea,on!y three or, four feet high It
ccnttalse-about to per ceat of water
aad la extnmely hard to care. It Is
probable' fiat It it were made Into
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however, that it win beat serve the
purposes of oar farmers aa a
soiling crop.
Watering Hs
A discussion of the subject of wa- i
teriag horses should take into account
the reasons why water is needed, the
amounts required; the proper time for
.watering, .and related topics, says a
government bulletin. Horses, like
other animals, require water to moist
en their food so that the digestive
Juices may permeate it readily', to .di
lute the blood and other fluids of the
body, and for other physiological uses.
It may be assumed that under any
given normal condition the body con
tains a definite amount of water.
When any considerable amount of wa
ter Is lost from the body, a sensation
of thirst is experienced, showing that
more water Is needed to take its place.
Practically all the water excreted
leaves the body in the feces, urine,
perspiration, and breath. The amount
eliminated, in each, according to Wolff,
Increases' with the amount of water
consumed; the largest amount being
excreted in the feces. In experiments
which he carried on, the total amount
of water consumed ranged from 17.363
kilograms to 34.272 kilograms (38.3
to 75.6 pounds). The feces contained
from 40.3 to 47.3 per cent of the total
amount excreted; the urine from 2L1
to 34.9 per cent
In addition to the water drank by
horses, a considerable amount is ob
tained in the more or less succulent
food eaten. The amount of water re
quired is influenced by a aamber ot
factors, including the season of ths
year, temperature of the surrounding
air, character of the feed, the individ
ual peculiarities of the horse, the
amount and character of the work per
formed, and probably others. The
amount of water needed increases
with the temperature and with the
amount of work performed, since it
is very evident that both of these fac
tors Increase the amount which is
given off from the body in the form
of peraplration. Muscular work also
Increases the amount of water vapor
excreted in the breath. According to
Grandeau and Leclerc, a horse used in
one of their experiments, when at
rest, evaporated 6.4 pounds of water
per day; when walking, 8.6 pounds;
when walking and drawing a load,
12.7 pounds; when trotting, 13.4
pounds, and when trotting and draw
ing a load, 20.6 pounds. It is evident
from these figures that the amount
of water excreted, and hence the
amount required, varies with the work
performed.
Corn and Cob Meal.
Cobs are too valuable for the dairy
man 'to throw away or burn. They
may not possess much nutriment, but
it has been demonstrated quite con
clusively that they have a feeding val
ue not much less than tne corn that
grew upon them, provided they are
ground with the corn. A' certain
weight of corn and cob meal is equal
in feeding value to a like weight of
pure ground corn. This result doubt
less arises from the more digestible
form given to the corn meal by the
presence of the ground cobs. One of
the largest cattle feeding companies
in Nebraska buys all tbe cobs it can
get, which it 'grinds with the shelled
corn it has been compelled to buy.
It raises corn and buys what it can
unshelled, but has still to resort to
outside purchases. Our readers should
remember this. It is one strong argu
ment in favor of grinding the corn
rather than feeding it in any other
way; for only by grinding can the cob
be rendered available. Tne chemist
cannot find the value In the cob that
the cow can, but it is there. We have
paid too little attention to the me
chanical form in which our dairy feeds
are given. The cow has a stomach
differing very much from that of many
other of our farm animals, and con
centrated foods are not handled in it
to good advantage.
Experience Is Necessary.
No advocate of agricultural educa
tion has ever maintained that mere
study, even of books on agriculture,
will fit a young man for farming. Far
from it We are well aware that noth
ing can take the place of apprentice
ship in every department of farm
work, and that no amount of theor
etical, or even practical knowledge of
the minutest details can attain suc
cess without good management and
constant exercise of industry, pru
dence and economy. What we do
maintain is that neither theory nor
practice should stand alone, but that
they should go hand in hand, and the
farm apprentice receive instruction
both; in fact, wo are unable to see
how any one can doubt the statement
that the young man who has chosen
agriculture as his occupation will be
benefited by acquainting himself with
the experience of the most successful
farmers, by studying their practice
and discussing the principles and
maxims which guide them on their
way to success. Dr. James Mills,
President Ontario Agricultural Col
lege. Ontario Crops.
Ontario is coming rapidly to the
front as a producer of agricultural
wealth. The reports for the current
year have been complied and show
tbe following yields:
FaU wheat. 17.242.763 bushels; an
average of 25.9 bushels per acre.
Spring wheat 4,949,233 bushels, an
average of 19.9 bushels per acre.
Barley, 24,378,817 bushels, an aver
age of 24.3 bushels per acre.
Oats, 110,228403 bushels, an aver
age of 4L7 bushels per sere.
Rye, 2,970,768 bushels, an average
of 16.6 bushels per acre.
Peas, 8,924,650 bushels, an average
of 21.9 bushels per. acre.
Buckwheat. 2,049469 bushels, an
average of 21.5 bushels per acre.
Beans, 978,246 bushels, an average
of 18.4 bushels per acre.
Potatoes, 16,676,447 bushels, an av
erage of 120 bushels per acre.
Corn, 29,287,888 bushels, an aver
age of 77.3 bushels per acre.
Apples, 43,659,413 bushels, sn aver
age of 6.15 bu. per tree of bearing age.
Black and White Jutland Cattle.
What Is known as the Jutland breed
of cattle is used for both milk and
beef making purposes. The nnimals
are spotted black and white. The
cows when mature weigh in the neigh
borhood of 1,000 pounds each. Ani
mals of this breed are fattened In
large numbers aad exported to the
English market Within the last gen
eration the Jutland breed' has been
creatly Improved both as to Its milk-
tag aad its maturing qualities. The
bulbs attain a weight of 1,300 to 1.400
pounds at two and a half years of age.
The Danes are trying to develop the
milking qualities of these animals
rather than the beef making powers.
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silage at this point of growth the
resultant silage would be entirely tee
add. aa ia the ease with corn when
cat too green. If hay la to he made
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There was a card oa the basiaess
s desk, ob it was printed in
large black type:
TIME IS MONEY.
: DON'T TAKE MINE UNLESS YOU:
: CAN GIVE VALUE RECEIVED. :
The business man propped this up
conspicuously against a bill file aad
then said wearily to the oJice boy:
"Show him ia."
A large, florid man entered.
"How are you, Simpson?" he said,
cordially. "Are you busy?"
"Busy pretty much all the time."
"I calculated you would be, but
there was a little matter I wanted to
see you about. I don't suppose I'd
have thought of it hardly but Tom
Dcmpsey By the way, did you
know Tom was married? Yes; he
married some southern girl a Miss
Avery. I got a bid to the wedding but
I didn't go. Lampson went aad he
says she's about as pretty a girl as he
ever met Comes of one of those
high-toned old families, yon know.
They only got back from their honey
moon trip about three weeks ago.
But I guess you didn't know him very
well."
"What was this little matter he re
minded yon of?"
"Bless your heart, he didn't remind
me of it! That's a pretty good joke.
Ha. ha! No. I was going to say that
Tom Dempsey and I had been to lunch
together at the Tolferino and as it
was so close by I thought I'd come up
and see you. I had it on my mind
some time."
"What did you have on your mind?"
"This matter I'm talking about. I
thought possible I might see you at
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Road to
This was the road between the silver
mines
And the old smelter, twenty years ago;
A fading path beneath the slender pines
And tbe far summits of eternal snow.
Here, where the iron-roofed sheds have
dropped to rust.
The quest of treasure claimed man's
brawn and nerve:
The teamster's whiplash cracked through
c-loutls of dust.
And the long mule team swung the
plunging curve.
A score tf yar have passed since grat
ing wheels
Slid down these rocks, held by the
strident brake.
Unvexed the meadow-lark his anthem
peals
To-day where yonder silvery aspens
shake.
The underbrush grows thick as sum
mers rass:
The ruts grow fainter with each win
ter snow:
And creeping ferns and flowers and
mountain grass
Blot out the road men traveled years
ago.
Xo more the rumbling, jarring wagons
lear
Their freight of wealth. Abandoned
lie the mines.
Xo more the fevered throngs come
crowdir-g theie
IJeiK-atli the snow-peaks and the pur
ple pines.
I A Triumph
"When I was a young man in the
business," said Mr. G. S. Whitson,
vice president of the National City
bank, "I knew a chap who was a sort
of a promoter-before-his-tlme. That is,
if he bad lived to-day he would have
been exploiting industrial combina
tions. As it was he did the best he
could in the small way his opportuni
ties offered, and had plenty of money
sometimes and none at all at others.
"He was a great fellow to talk im
pressively of his resources and his
standing at the bank my bank. He
did have an account there, and I was
very careful to see it was not over
drawn. One dsy he went to a simple
minded fellow who kept a grocery
store and got him to cash a check for
$50.
"The grocer sent his check to the
bank. The chap who made it didn't
have a dollar to his credit, so I
promptly sent the check back to tbe
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Story Got
So apt was the story told by the
Rev. Robert S. Mac Arthur in the pul
pit last Sunday that it resulted in one
of the largest collections of the year,
says the New York Times. He spoke
in warm terms of the character of
John Eliot, the missionary to the In
dians, one of whose most lovable
traits was an unbounded generosity.
"Out of bis salary of fifty pounds a
year he gave large sums to charity,"
said Dr. MacArthur. "On one occa
sion the secretary of the Society of the
Propagation of the Gospel, when pay
ing Eliot his quarterly stipend, sought
to do him a service. He hit upon a
plan of safeguarding the missionary's
money, knowing that in all likelihood
Eliot otherwise would give away every
penny of it before he reached his
home." (Here Dr. MacArthur stepped
forward to the side of the pulpit and
drew out his pocket handkerchief.)
"The wily secretary took Eliot's band
kerchief and tied up some of the
The Loving
"Well, what do you think of it?"
askrd the wife.
"It seems to be a very pretty scarf
pin," replied the aged multimillion
aire, "and I thank ou, my dear, for
thus remembering me on my birthday.
While I am of an age that cares little
for diamonds," he added, beaming
upon the fair young creature at his
side, "yet I must contt:ss tnai i am
greatly touched by your thoughtful
ness. You have exhibited much taste,
my dear."
"I am gratified that you should like
it," observed the youthful spouse, in a
cool, even tone. "It was quite cheap,
too. A mere matter of fifty or sixty
dollars."
"You amaze me!" exclaimed the
multimillionaire. "This beautiful pin
cost only fifty dollars?"
"Just that and no more." responded
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the Tolferino. It's pretty handy fox
you. BHt the prices are steep. What
do you think our check was? We
had julienne soup and chops just
plain lamb chops nothing fancy
about 'em and "
"What was this business you want
ed to see me about, Keppler?"
"Well. I was just going to tell you.
To begin with I'll tell you. may
be I'd better look in some other time.
It isn't really a matter of any great
importance and you may be too busy
to listen."
Go ahead. I'm busy, but if there's
anything I can do for you "
"That's just what I told Tom. We
were talking about one thing and an
other over our cigars. Do you smoke,
Simpson?"
"No. What did you want to ask me
about?"
"Well, 111 tell you. Honestly, I
think you're busy bow aad I'd like to
talk this over at leisure with yon
some time. No, I won't bother about
it now."
The business man sighed. "Well, if
you won't," he said, turning to his
desk.
"Tom Dempsey " began the visi
tor. "Say, you'll have to excuse me now,"
said the business man, looking at his
watch. I've got some work here to
finish in a hurry. Good-by. Call
again."
"Oh. good-by." said the visitor,
rather stiffly. "I didn't mean to take
your valuable time."
He walked out of the office with an
air of offended dignity and as soon as
he had gone the business man took
down the sign that he had propped up
against the bill file aad threw it into
the waste basket.
3
the Mines
I Long bince they hastened on athlrst for
goal:
In far-off mines and streets they toil
and plod.
Wmle here unchanged the guardian for
ests hold
Eternal rlchs from the stores of God.
Silver and gold the mountain gives no
more;
Such as it lias, it gives, unasked, un
fcought. Infinite wealth passed bv of men before.
Mad for the petty taublrs which they
sought.
Xor hand of greed shsill clutch the tras
ures stored.
Xr foot of pride come near to wreak
man's will
On these, the treasure chambers of the
Lord.
Locked in the fastnesses of sky and
hill.
The pure in heart shall ?ee them. Those
who lift
Unto the hills their eyes shall tind
again
Healing for soul and lody. gracious shrift
l-'iom the old burdens of life's soil uiul
stain.
Infinite wealth of beauty, boundless store
Of fiaCTiul gift oiitreachcd fiom tret
and i'rnl.
So shall the fading roadway be once
more
A loud of treasure, leading up to God,
Youth's Companion.
of Nerve
grocer marked 'X. G.' in big, black
letters.
"The grocer knew dimly that bis
check hadn't been paid, and he waited
for the promoter. Finally he came
stnttting along, a few days later.
"'Here, you!' shouted the grocer. 'I
want to see you. The bank sent back
that check I cashed for you.'
"The grocer produced the check.
The promoter looked it over careful
ly. He observed the big black 'X. C'
I had scrawled on it.
'"Why, my dear sir, he said,
reaching down in his pocket, pulling
up a big roll of bills and handing $5
in cash to the grocer, 'allow rue to
supply the deficiency. I see the diffi
culty. All my checks are payable in
gold. It is evident the bank had no
gold on hand when you presented the
check, for they marked it "N. G.."
which means "No Gold." Pleasaut
weather we're having, isn't it? Good
morning." New York World.
the Moneyj
money this way in one corner, and
some so in another, and so on with
the four corners. And firm, hard knots
he made of them before handing the
handkerchief over to its owner.
"It chanced that Eliot on his way
home fell in with a worthy woman
whose appearance told of dire poverty
and distress. lie stopped to speak to
her and pretty soon, his heart being
touched, pulled out ihe handkerchief.
He intended to give a sovereign to her.
For some time he tugged and strained
at the kBots. but, try as he might, the
corners refused to come untied. Then,
calmly rolling the handkerchief up into
a ball, the missionary placed it In the
astonished woman's hands, saying:
'My good woman, I think the I.ord
meant you to have it all.'
"The ushers," Dr. MacArthur added,
"now will pass the basket for collec
tion, and you can imitate John Eliot's
example if you are so minded."
And the congregation dug deep.
Young Wife
the beautiful girl. "Of course, it may
lie that the stones are not precisely
what one would term gems of the first
water. Yet to me the pia seems a
genuine bargain."
The Croesus sailed reflectively.
"Would you mind telling me, my dear,
the reason of this sudden economy on
your part? It would appear that my
little wife is grown wonderfully pru
dent in her expenditures."
'I am afraid you give me too much
credit on that score." said the young
wife. "The fact is, the pia is guaran
teed for five years, and "
"And?"
"Well, to speak plainly," returned
tbe young woman, "as it struck me
that it is likely to wear quite as lone
as you are likely to live, it would be
the height of extravagance to purchi
a more expensive pin!"
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