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CHAPTER' H -Continaed.
'.-." ;-r"" it. was a. rather unnerving, thought,
". :., "."-: ;nd when he-considered it he was glad
.. . . 'that their ways, coinciding for the'mo-
. . ".-v."'inen, 'would presently "go apart, leav-
-"..- .-;:" ing him free to do battle as-an honest
..-..-". -'oldler in .any cause must. ' '
. ".-" ' " 'The Rosemary -.party was .rising, and
:-. '. J' .Winton- rose, .too. 'folding the seat for
" "., "fT"--.Mi3s." Virginia 'and reaching her wrap
" L vf-v'C-. ";ni the rack."' " " .' . '. ..
-::;".V-J;.u'am.g!ad'.to have met you, she
J.v.;---:;.sa"id, giving him. the tip of her fingers
-v-..-,-'V,''j-":md -going-- back to the conventlonal-
lJ::i':-.- itles''as"if .they had never been ig-"WF?."V-"
-t' .riored; .
vBut the sincerity in. Winton's reply
: transcended the conventional form
of ft. '.
; ; "Indeed, the pleasure has been
'wholly mine, I assure you. I hope
'-' -the .future will be kind to me and let
me see more of you."
"Who knows?" she rejoined, smiling
:i --,. .."at him .level-eyed. "The world has
:. Vr;--.:.v- been steadily growing smaller since
.-.";-iV..-lV'.Su:kesP6are called it 'narrow. "
.i.vj..' .5;.. '''.- He caught- quickly at the straw of.
-'"-; .'-.---hope. "Then-we need hot say good-
'g .--.'- -."No"; let it be auf wiedersh'en," she
r ""!-": ."..7--said; and he stood aside to let her
join her. party.
'Two' hours later, when Adams was
reading in his section and Winton was
smoking his short pipe in the men's
compartment and thinking things un-
'",,.'-"-..."- ,5iieakable . with Virginia Carteret for
'..';-. a nucleus, there was a series of sharp
".V-V"- whistle shrieks, a sudden grinding of
"-.V: "-':' :'. 'the brakes, and a jarring stop of the
'Vc-."V-"'': t "Limited" a stop not ..down on the
-.':?-.. time-card.
V; ;'- '; . Win ton was among the first to reach
"v5v;". .""' the head of the long train. The halt
;-.".-."-. x :. was in a little depression of the bleak
.- V-" plain, and the trainmen were in con-
." v" .."Terence over a badly derailed engine
.-.""-: ;" when Winton cine up. A vast herd of
"."'3"". cattle was lumbering away into the
- V:;-"'- :darkness,.and a- mangled carcass under
i.-'s:':i .the .wheels of the locomotive suffi
"ft"'f "ciently explained the accident.
-:. ", . "Well, there's only one thing to do."
.-"--'' was the. engineer's verdict. "That's
?'. , 'for somebody to mog back to Arroyo
.."- - "to- wire for the wreck-wagon."
' ""?"--' "' "Yes, by gum! and that means all
:.-.. ' night." growled the conductor.
;- -H .There was.-a stir in the gathering
."... throng of half-alarmed and all-curious
k passengers, and a red-faced, white-
-.?.''.' .mustacbed gentleman, whose soft
":-";.- 1 - southern accent was utterly at varl
. 7', . "ance with his manner, hurled a ques
.".:..;:": . .tton. btilt-iike at the conductor.
:'--.--- "'- ' ..-All night, you say, seh? Then we,
-"."". "-""" niiss ouh Denver connections.?"
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;.-. .--v". ."You can bet to' win on that," was
-."-'.-" V-.the. curt reply.
'S ;"l''r tit "Damn!" said the red-faced gentle
man; and then In a lower tone: I
-beg your jiahdon. my deah Virginia; 1
was totally unaware of your pres-
.eo;M
.Winton threw off his overcoat.
- "If you will take a bit of help from
: an outsider, 1 think we needn't wait
for .the wrecking car," he said to the
dubitant trainmen. ''It's bad. but not
'as bad as it looks. What do you
aay?"
Now, as everyone knows. It is riot
iT'ia the nature of operative railway men
"to brook interference, even of the help
fti! sort. But they are as quick as
sjtlier folk to recognize the man in esse,
as well as to know the clan slogan
'&f(y when they .hear it. Winton did,, not
v vj" -''" ' . wait for objections, but took over the
':"-,.'. . command as one in authority.
1;". A "Think we can't dQ it? I'll show
:.... ' .'you. Up on that tank, one of you,
-.'-'.': and heave down the jacks and frogs.
.':'v: ;- "We'll have her on the steel again be-...-
"''. tore you can say your prayers."
i-" '' - tke nearty command, churlish
,";i' reluctance vanished and everybody lent
;'"v.. - a willing hand. In two minutes the
: ;-'? .jcrej, 0f; tbe "Limited" knew it was
.working under a master. The frogs
-Aurt: aujusieu uuuer lue ueraucu
wheels, the jack-screws were braced to
'lift and push with the nwest accuracy.
; -'amd all was ready for the attempt to
"'back-the engine in trial. But.now the
- engineer shook his head.
-..' ata't.tbe artist to move her. gently
'-; jenough with all that string o' dinkeys
' behind er." he said unhoppfully.
"No?'. said Winton. ."Come up into
'. the cab with me and I'll show you how."
V--And he climbed to the driver's footboard
: "with .the doubting engineer at'hls heels.
. - At the critical instant.-when the en
. ;re'.weight of the -forward half of the
' ' " ie'nglae was poising for the dropupoa the
' : rails, he gave the precise added impulse.
.'-. The big ten-wheeler jcoughed hoarsely
'.-.'.and spat fire; .the. driving-wheels made a
'. "quick. half-turn backward; and a cheer
, .'..from the onlookers marked the little
" .triumph of mind over matter.
-. ".'You bet. he's no 'prentice," said the
'fireman.
-"i "Not. much!"w quoth'- the engineer.
." "He's an all-'round artist, that's" about
''. what he is. Shouldn't wonder if he was
the trayelin' engineer for 'some "road
"'. -back-in God's country." "
".. "Trayelin' nothing!" said the con
" ducter: -"More, likely" he's a train mas-
ter V P'raps a' bigger .boss than that.
" Call in the Hag, Jim. and we'll be get
" ".ting a move." . ,
" Oddly enough, the comment on Wln
" ton did not pause with the encomiums
of the train crew. When the "Limited"
. .wastonce more rushing on its way
. .'through the night, and Virginia and her
cousin were safely in the privacy of their
'state-room. Miss Carteret added 'her
word."
Do you know. Bessie; I think it was
. 'Mr. Adams who scored this afternoon?"
. she said.
"How so? inquired la petite Bisque,.
who was too sleepy to be overcurious.
"I think he took a rise'.outof me, as
he puts it Mr. Winton is precisely all
the kinds' of a man Mr. Adams said he
wasn't.
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Transcontinental "Limited" swept
around the great curve in the eastern
fringe of Denver. 'paused for a registering-moment
at "yard limits," and went
clattering In over the switches to come
to rest at the end of Its long westward
run on the in-track at the Union depot.
Having wired ahead to have his mall
meet him at the yard limits registering
station. Winton was ready to make a
dash for the telegraph office the moment
the train stopped.
"That is our wagon, ever there on the
narrow-gauge," he said to Adams, point
ing out the waiting mountain train.
"Have the porter transfer our dunnage,
and I'll be with you as soon as I can send
a wire or two."
be saw the yard crew cutting out the
Rosemary, and had a glimpse of Miss
Virginia clinging .to the hand-rail and
enjoying enthusiastically, he fancied.
On the way across the broad platform
'her first view of the mighty hills to the
westward.
The temptation to let the telegraphing
wait while he went to say good-morning
to her was strong, but be resisted it and
hastened the., more for the hesitant
thought. Nevertheless, when he reached
the telegraph office he found Mr.
Somerville Darrah and his secretary
there ahead of him, and he remarked
that the explosive gentleman who pre
sided over the destinies of the Colora
do & Grand River appeared to be in
a more than usually volcanic frame
of mind.
Now Winton. though new to the
business of building railroads for the
Utah Short: Line, was not new to Den
ver or -Colorado. Hence when the
Rajah, followed by his secretarial
shadow, had left the office, Winton spoke
to the operator as to a friend.
"What is the matter with Mr. Darrah.
"DON'T
Tom? He seems to be
uncommonly
vindictive this morning."
The man of dots and dashes nodded.
"He's always crankier this time than
be was the othe. He's a holy terror, the
Rajah is. I wouldn't work on his road
for a farm down east not if my job took:
me within cussing distance of him. Bet
a hen worth $50 he is up in Mr. Colbert's
nffir-o richt now. i-alsine narticnlar sah'd
1 becange hls soecial engine wasn.t stand.
ing here ready to snatch his private car
on the fly. so's to go on without losing
headway."
Winton's eyes narrowed, and he let
his writing hand pause while he said:
"So he travels special from Denver, does
he?"
"On his own road? well, I should
smile. Nothing is too good for the
Rajah; or too quick, when he happens,
to be in a hurry. I wonder he didn't
have the T. C. pull him special from
Kansas City."
Winton handed in his batch of tele
grams and went his way reflective.
What was Mr. Somerville Darrah's
particular rush? Asset forth by Adams,
the plans .of the party in the Rosemary
contemplated nothing more hasteful
than a leisurely trip to the Pacific coast
a pleasure jaunt with a winter sojourn
in California to lengthen it. Why, then,
this sudden change from "Limited"
regular trains to unlimited specials?
Was.there fresh news from the seat of
war in Quartz Creek canyon? Winton
thought not. In that case he would have
had .his budget as well; and so far as his
own advices went, matters were still
as they had been. A letter from the
Utah attorneys in' Carbonate assured
him" that the injunction appeal was not
'yet decided, and .another from Chief of
'Construction Evarts concerned -itself
chiefly with the major's desire to know
.when he was to be relieved.
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BLACKBERRYING.
While lying in the rifle pits, one
-day, before Port Hudson, says a wri
ter in the Vidette, I witnessed the cool
est performance I ever saw during the
war.. Just across the road from where
I lay, behind a cotton bale, was a reg
ular jungle of blackberries, and they
were nice ones, so very nice as to
tempt the appetite of a soldier, so
that he was bound to have' some of
them at all events. So out he went
for the berries; but .not long was he
;permitted to eat undisturbed, for he
Bat II-WtefcMrr
eavesdrofffterbehin tae doorof SEteperv
intendea Colbert's office on the second
floor of the UnJoa depot,-his devbts
would hare been resolved instantly.
vThe telegraph operator's- ness went
straight to the mark. Mr.Barrah was
"raising, particular sand:- because his
wire order for a special engine had.-not
been obeyed to the saving of the ulti
mate second of 'time. But between his
objurgations on' that score, he was
rasping-out questions designed' to ex
haust the chief clerk's store 'of in
formation concerning the status of af
fairs at the seat 'of war.
"Will you inform me, seh,. why "I
wasn't wired. that this beggahly appeal
was going against us?", he' demanded,
wrathfully. "What's that- you say,
seh? .Don't tell me you couldn't know
what the decision of the cou't was go
ing to be before It was handed down;
that's what ypu-all are heah for to
find out these things!. And what is
all this about Majah Eva'ts resigning,
and the Utah's sending east for a. pro
fessional right-of-way fighteh to take
his place? .Who is this 'new man?
Don't know? Dammit, seh! it's yoar
business to know! Now, when do you
faveh me with my .engine?"
Thus the Rajah; and the chief clerk,
himself known-from end to end of the
Colorado Grand River as aqueller
of men, could only point out of the
window where the Rosemary stood
engined and equipped for the race, and
say, meekly: "I'm awfully sorry
you've been delayed, Mr. Darrah; very
sorry. Indeed. But your car is ready
now. Shall I go along to be on hand
if you need me?"
"No, seh!" stormed the irate master;
and the chief clerk's face became in
stantly expressive of the keenest re
lief. "You stay right heah and see
that the wires to Qua'tz Creek are kept
open wide open, seh. And when you
get an ordeh from me for1 an engine.
a regiment of the National Gyua'd, or
a trainload of white elephants you fill
it. Do you understand, seh?"
Meantime, while this scene was get
ting itself enacted in the superintend
ent's office, a mild fire of consternation
was alight in the gathering room of
the Rosemary. As we have guessed,
Winton's packet of mail was not the
only one which was delivered by spe
cial arrangement that morning to the
incoming "Limited" at the yard regis
tering station. There had been an
other, addressed to Mr. Somerville
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Darrah; and when he had opened it
there bad been a volcanic explosion
and a hurried dash for the telegraph
office, as recorded.
Sifted out by the Reverenu Billy,
and explained by him to Mrs. Carteret
and Bessie, the firing spark of the ex
plosion appeared to be soma news' of
an untoward character from a place
vaguely designated as "the front."
"It seems that there is some sort of
a right-of-way scrimmage 'going on up
in the mountains between our road
and the Utah Short Line," said ths
young man. "It was carried into the
courts, and now it turns out that the
decision has gone against us."
"How perfectly horrid!" tid Miss
Bessie. "Now I suppose we shall have
to stay here indefinitely while Uncle
Somerville does things." And placid
Mrs. Carteret added, plaintively: "It's
too bad! I think they might let him
cave one little vacation in peace."
"Who talks of -peace?" queried Vir
ginia, driven -in from her post of van
tage on the observation platform by
the smoke from the switching engine.
"Didn't'l see Uncle Somerville charg
ing across to the telegraph office with
war written out -large in every line
of him?"
"I am afraid you did." affirmed the
Reverend Billy; and thereupon the
explanation was rehearsed for Vir
ginia's benefit
The brown eyes flashed militant
sympathy.
"Oh, I wish Uncle Somerville wonld
go to 'the front,' wherever that Is. and
take ns along!" she cried. "It would
be ever so much better than Califor
nia." The Reverend William laughed: and
Aunt Martha put in -her word of ex
postulation, as in duty bound.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
was quickly spied by a confederat
rifleman inside of the works, about '500
yards away, who soon sent his com
pliments to Mr. Berrypicker in the
shape of a ball from his- rifle. Noth
ing daunted, however, at such a trifle'
as that, the fellow kept on eating ber
ries, in the meantime keening' a dose
watch on the breastworks; and every
time he would see a paff of smoke ha
would move so that by the time the
ball arrived where he was ha was not
there,
A, Small Quantity Hot Hard to Dicst
" and Will Iadaeefltep Fine
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The onion 1s not half appreciated.'
rsjoarks a southern housekeeper, as
reported in the New York World.
This humble bulb 'can be used fo
so many different dishes and in so
many different ways that one often
forgets its many excellent remedial
qualities. ;-" ,
-Onions are exosUnrt care n far
sleeplessHSss. They net as alidad of
sstporiflc if taken in small, quantities
before retiring. ..They. will be found
to be more appetizing if finely chopped
up and laid between two thin wafers
or biscuits. Eaten in this, way they
are also easily digested. The reason,
so many .people complain of onions
disagreeing with them Is that they
eat too 'much of the homely vegetable.
Onions -are not intended to be eaten
en masse. When they are taken -raw
they should be thoroughly- masticated,
or, better still, the juice of the 'onion
should be pressed out and taken on
bread or as a sauce.
In this form the onion is '.splendid
for liver complaints and acts in con
sequence as a purifier, for a dark and
muddy complexion.
An onion poultice will extract the
pain and heat from a scald or burn.
To make this poultice take a certain
quantity of onions, and crush them
and lay between cheesecloth and ap
ply to the burn.
Onion syrup made. in the following
manner will relieve the congestion in
cases of croup. Cut several raw
onions into slices, sprinkle the slices
with granulated- sugar and- squeeze
out the juice. The dose is a teaspoon'
ful every 15 minutes until relief is
obtained. This syrup is abw jnuch
used in cases of bronchitis.' - -'"-,
A good cook uses onions almost as
freely as she does salt. nut tne
onion is- always disguised, or, rather;
it is merely the juice.' and 'not' the
pulp, that is tasted. Sugar peas are
very much improved' by- boiling . ar
young oniotf with; them.Jaad tne'lasty
taste vanishes from.tnacaroni if a
couple of oniqrisjtraplaced in the
water in which itCiscoqked. French
people, take. a. piece of onion and rub
it inside the salad 'dish? before dress
ing the salad. This gives kan imper
ceptible 'flavor' of 'onions that gives no
offense'0'." ' '.
'-THINGS TO KNOW.
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TO DARKEN BROWN ' BOOTS."
Rub1 ail- over-wlth a .niece of clean
white flannel 'wetted with ammonia.
Give two applications and then polish
with the usual brown polish.
FOR THE COOK. When weighing
treacle for cooking purposes, well flow
the scale first, and the treacle will run
off quite easily, leaving no stickiness
behind.
WHEN WASHING SILK STOCK
INGS. Either colored or black, never
use soap; warm bran water should be
used, and the stockings should b'e
squeezed or run through the wringer
and dried in the shade.
A GOOD CEMENT FOR GLASS.
Can be made in the following way:
Melt a little isinglass In spirits of wine
and add a small quantity of water;
warm the mixture over the fire; when
thoroughly mixed and melted it will
form an almost transparent glue, and
will join glass almost invisibly.
TO BRIGHTEN COPPERWARE.
Sprinkle a little crushed borax on, a
flannel cloth that has been wetted in
hot water and well soaped. This will
brighten the copper like magic. Rinse
and polish. Chicago Tribune.
THE LATEST LAUNDRY BAG
It Is Xade of White Material in Pref
erence to Colored Kay Be
Laundered Often.
The very newest laundry bags are
of white linen; or, if one cannot af
ford this material, cannon cloth makes
an excellent substitute, suggests a con
tributor to the Chicago Inter Ocean,
possessing, as it does, the wearing
properties and appearance of the linen
without its expensive feature. The
ornamentation of the bag consists of
the word laundry in large and attrac
tive lettering, placed diagonally across'
one side of the bag. and embroidered
In wash silk or cotton floss. The edges
of the bag 'are neatly machine stitched.
then feather-stitched by hand. A cas
ing two Inches from the top through
which is run a tape or ribbon adds
the finishing touch. The chief virtue
of these white bags over the time
honored ones of cretonne and simila?
material lies in the fact that they may
be laundered -as often as desirable, yet
.retain their pristine freshness. The
size of the bag. as a matter of course.
depends wholly upon the demands to
be made upon it.
Potted Flowers on the Table.
It is told that Helen Gould does
not favor cut flowers for table deco
rations, but prefers flowers growing
in pots, that stand erect in their own
earth, stately, fresh and fragrant,1 says
a writer in the Parser's Voice.
Roses growing in small pots, and the
baby primrose are among her favorite
decorations. In her dining-room she
has a large screen completely covered
with' the' dark, glossy foliage of the
English ivy.
He Got a Pig.
A man's corpse was delivered to Wil
liam Archer, of Cromwell, Ind., who
went to the express office to get a
prize pig which he had, purchased.
Archer refused to accept the coffin,
ind inquiry developed that the labels
on the pig's box and the coffin had
become exchanged. Archer got his pig
on the nexfUrainyand it Is presumed
:het tbeVicWpse was delivered Jatj the
proper pjace. .Vpl "
f ChickenPatties. "J j&; .
Chop -meat of cold chicken coarse
ly and season well. Make largecup
of drawn butter, and while on Are
stir in two eggs, boiled hard, minced
very fine, also a little chopped pars
ley, then chicken meat Let almost
boil. Have ready; some patty shells
of good paste, baked quickly to light
brown. Fill with mixture-and set in
oven to heat Arrange upon dish aad
serve hot .- -
Soda Instead of Soap.
If soda-is used in dishwater, no soap
is needed. "
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.' Mr. O. R. Smith,, of South' Dakota,
writes: "I would like to ask you for
a little information.; I am just open-,
tag out a new farm. Have had my
'ground plowed and cropped one year.
I expect to domy first planting in the
spring.- Would you advise the plant
ing of an orchard close to the house,
Where the ground slopes to the south,
or ought it to be planted on the high
est-ground on the farm, irrespective of
location? Does the slope or elevation
have anything to do with what they
call sun scald, or the effects of spring
frosts? Would you plant a windbreak
around the orchard? If so, on what
aide, and .what kind of trees would
you' use? Do, yon consider close plant
ing advisable in the orchard, with the
expectation of cutting out when they
crowd."
In reply to the Inquiry, will say that
the site of the farmer's orchard is.
as a rule, near the house and prob
ably will be in the future. There are
many advantages In having it there
which 'offset, the reasons why it should
not be. The man who makes fruit
growing his main business should con
sider we'll before deciding where he
will plant his-trees.-so that good and
profitable returns, may be obtained.
There has been much debate In recent
years In state horticultural meeting
and institutes as to what slope is best
situatedr'for the apple orchard. The
trees planted on a southern or south
western slone are more subject to
eunscald there than if they are planted
on a northern or eastern one; on the
othehand. It has been proven that in
k very severe winter trees suffer more
from root-killlngon the northern slope,
the intensity of the frost being great
er. As sunscald probably causes the
death of more trees than root-killing,
and as the latter can be protected to
a large extent by growing clover crops;
we would' :recommend a northern or
eastern slope as best
AH practical farmers and fruit
growers know that spring frosts -are
very, local, even occurring -on one part
of a farm and. not on the other, and
as such late freezing sometimes means
great loss, especially If it should oc
cur at blooming period, it is essential
and important to avoid using a site
that is low when one of higher alti
tude can be procured near by. Gen
erally speaking, the apple trees grow
well in almost any kind of soil, if it
Is thoroughly drained. It is this won
derful adaptability of the apple which
has caused it to be planted on the
many varied soils we have in our
state, but we are confident that the
better the soil the better the results
will be. A good orchard soil is one
that is abundantly supplied with plant
food, rich in humus, while sandy, loose
soil is generally lacking in this. To
bring it up to the requirements of the
tree, lots of artificial fertilizer or
barnyard manure must be used.
The preparation of the land before
planting has not had the attention it
deserves by our farmers. It very often
happens that the farmer or fruit grow
er instantly decides to plant an or
chard, no previous thought or prep
aration being given to the matter, or
If there had, nothing was done to get
the land into the proper condition for
the young trees. There is no future
preparation or care that will make up
for the loss sustained. We believe
that all orchard land should be plowed
deeply in the fall if possible, and sub
soiled. This prepares the soil so that
the roots can easily penetrate deeper,
and as the soil is broken, makes de
pository for the elements of nutrition.
The time to plant an orchard In this
country is invariably in the spring,
although trees may in occasional sea
sons be planted out in the autumn.
But it is dangerous practice and one
that should be abandoned. The dis
tance apart that apple trees should
be planted will vary according to the
varieties used and the land at the
planter's disposal. That trees may
thrive and produce fruit of good size
and quality, they require an abund
ance of sun, light and air, and they
cannot' obtain this if planted closely
together. There Is but one argument
In support of close planting and that
is the protection that trees afford each
other, but to obviate this, we recom
mend the planting of low-top trees so
that 'the stems may be shaded. The
great mistake in the past In the or
chards of Iowa or the northwest have
been that they are planted too close,
the result being the production of
poorly colored, scrubby fruit. Apple
orchards in Iowa should not be plant
ed out less than 25 feet -apart each
way. and if land andr the planter's
conscience will permit, make it 30
feet
If the orchard is not naturally pro
tected from the wind by trees or ris
ing ground, a windbreak may be
planted with good effect along the
north; and west sides or on .the south
side. This must be governed by the
location and direction of prevailing
winds. We would not encourage wind
breaks that would be dense, so as to
check the circulation of air. but mere
ly break the velocity of the wind, and
as the proper windbreaks lessen the
force of the wind, it will protect the
trees' from being blown over and they
will grow straighter and more shape
ly. The windbreak will also be a fac
tor of importance in retaining the
moisture in the orchard during a
drought, as the wind is one of the
greatest agents in drying out our land.
The best trees to plant for wind
break purposes are Scotch and Aus
trian pine and Norway spruce. A sin
gle row of these, trees, plaflted 15 feet
apart Is oftentimes sufficient but if
the exposure is greater, rows can be
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aniueu lu'suii me planter ana uw con
ditions. It pays to be kind to a milch cow
she . appreciates kindness and ,will
repay her keeper by increased yields
in milk. Whatever yon do. don't try to
pound milk out of her with a milk
stool; it does not pay and besides it
1 is rask cruelty.
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REVISITING THE OLD FARM.
The shimmering meadows, the blue skies
under.
Are fairest In the late September days.
As from the stream, like a roll of thuar
der'' . "
Sounds the' mill' wheel's roar through
the peace and base.
The sun dove calls from -the withering
" clover .
The' cricket's beat seems a fair gong;
And maples hint of the sunset over
'Where the breeze croons soft, as a
mother's song. .
In the woodlands brown -are .the haw
and holly, " .
The sumacs flame by- the long road
way; But all is informed with a melancholy -Suggestive
of things that are passing
away.
What of the life here since the old pleas
ures -It
gave in the autumns that .are long
gone by?
There was once a time that my memory
treasures
When there seemed no reason for sob
or sigh."
STABLE AMD DAISY.
More good-cows are spoiled-every,
year by careless milking than any
other way. A very little 'milk left "in
the udder at each milking will cause
the best cow to decrease.
A few days will. make quite' a dif
ference in the quality of corn fodder.
Cattle will eat nearly the whole of It
if cut before it loses its bright color
and its succulent leaf. x
Fix it in mind that it pays to have
the stock comfortable, to say nothing,
of the humanity of it They will make
gain more rapidly and give a better
profit on the food consumed.
Milking should not only be done
thoroughly, but quickly;' and there
should be no noise whatever, 'unless
a quiet singing. It Is said that a sing
ing milker is paid an extra price In
Switzerland.
Frosted grass is not a good thing
for colts, nor is there much, virtue in
it for any stock. If the cattle remain
on pasture after hard frosts come, see
that they have something beside the
grass tft eat.
If a farmer has not' the time to train
a colt himself, a competent man can
be found to do It. who can in a few
weeks have a colt so trained that a
buyer can see at once what qualities
it possesses. An outlay will be more
than covered in the price. .
In sending untrained horses to mar
ket, breeders seem to overlook the
fact that it Is not merely the form nor
color nor condition which determines
the price which animals will command.
The chief thing a buyer wants to know
is what the horse can do.
STBEET THEE PLAMTIMO.
There. Is no city or .village so poor
but they could be made more attrac
tive by planting trees and otherwise
embellishing their streets; planting
shrubs and flowers, giving them a
parklike appearance, and testifying to
the refinement of their people. I was
never more surprised at' the comfort
growing out of tree planting than in
visiting Blair, Neb., last autumn. Al
though the site was upon the '-broad
prairie, originally, the town to-day
has the appearance of having' been lo
cated in the wood, the trees having,
been preserved. 1 learned that the.
city was the creation of a railroad
magnate-whose name it bears John
I. Blair.-, He, in locating the town,
imposed two conditions; one that the.
purchaser must plant and maintain a
certain-number of shade trees; an
other -that intoxicants shall never be.
sold within the town limits.
The'v trees everywhere testify his'
forethought and to-day there are few
prettier towns than. Blair. Neb. Tall,
stately' cottonwoods, .grand elms and
beautiful hard maples, spread their
sheltering branches over modest
dwellings.'; The glory of the city of
Blair is not -in herT buildings, nor in
her architectural beauty, as few of
her buildings are expensive, but it is
in her streets, and while being driven
around I -was lead to exclaim, "What
a pretty, pretty place.
MAMES FOB FAMMS.
We wish that every .farm bad a
name. This is not a matter of senti
ment but is strictly business. The
man whose farm is known by name is
certain to take-a -greater interest in
its products and to conduct all of his
operations on a better plan. On
every place there is certain to- be
some peculiarity that will suggest a
name. A spring of pure water, a
grove of oak or maple trees or some
thing else of a similar nature will
give it a local flavor. Then plt Its
name on the end of the barn tujplng
the road. Let it be where every pass
erby can see it. Your farm will then
soon become known far and wide and
will aid you in' a thousand ways. Be
sides, how much more dignified it is
to' be spoken of as the proprietor of
Oak Grove farm than to be alluded to
as Jim Jones. By all means name
your farm and it will make you a bet
ter farmer.
When ground feeds are given cows
they should not be fed by themselves.
In some parts of the country the. prac
tice of .thus giving, ground feeds and
corn is well-nigh universal. Yet any
man that knows anything about a
cow's stomach knows that such food'
so given passes at once to the fourth
stomach and' passes out into the ma
nure very largely indigested. It
should be fed with the roughage, that
it may be chewed with the cud when.
it is brought up from the first stom
ach and thus have the opportunity
of passing through all the stomachs
and be subjected to their digestive
processes. The food is then very fully
utilized, and it will not be necessary
to have a drove. of hogs follow the
cows to save the corn they drop.
Where silage is used the feeding' with
it of the chopped feeds is easy. Where
hay and fodder are cut to be mixed
with the meals it is necessary to wet
them, to hold the 'mixture of the rough
age and the meals more constant (
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..The home of . the sfarmer sfctoM fc
the place which to of the most inter .
est to him. and his highest aim shoal
be 'te make it Interesting to others.' .
and this he caa.enly do by making it .
appear like a home. We should make
the home ornamental and attractive
in other words, "Have a desire for the
beautiful." aa the saylag Is. Have a
home that you may. he proud of, and)
one which you'are not ashamed to call
your own; Plants trees and vines to
abundance; there is little danger, of
having too many. Keep the rubbish
cleaned up and everything else in pro
portion. Keep an eye upon the object
you: have in "View, and ever work for
that point and do not stop short of it
I do not know what would speak bet
ter for a man than an attractive home. .
no matter whether he Uvea la the
city or upon -the farm, and what can
a man have that he should take more
pride in making so? We- should .
make our homes attractive by plant
ing some of the many kinds of shrub
bery and flowers There are so many '
varieties that sometimes we are at a
loss to-know what .to plant The .only. '
rule .for this is to. plant the kind we-
like and that will grow in oar location. '
If .we have only a small iot. and are-
crowded for room, we can plant trees -"'" -which
will pay us a proflf As for me
I think some fruit trees make very .
fine shrubbery. I hardly think that' "
any farmer Is so crowded 'but that he . '
could find .room for, ornamental treea- .
and flowers if. he wants them. I only ". '
spoke of this In- reference to -the per
son in- town who has only a small lot.. -who
might accidentally happen to read
this. ' What. looks more beautiful' than .
some nice; fruit trees on the lawn."'..!
loaded' with delicious fruit?.' Next we .".
can make the home attractive by mak- .
Ing some- improvements-. each year.
Keep .up tho fences, remodel the build-"
ings and make the whole 'appear aa if.
it were a place fine enough, for a . " :
king. We farmers cannot afford, to let '
our farms go to ruin. .-' Sometimes .
wher people pass on the road, if it-.'
happens they do not' see anyone, it Is" " .
hard for them to tell whether anybody "-,
lives' the're;or not' By all means keepy".."-.
up the appearance of the home is-'
some way,' and do not be satisfied .un
til you .have done your best and then ''...
enjoy it. -.-- V
THE BEST TIMS POM PLAMTIMff ;
CTUMMAMT8.
Currants are about the cheapest-
and easiest crop of. fruit to produce,.
requlriag very -little time and labor as . 5
compared with many others, states. '
American Gardening. .For fillers, or...
what might be termed' a catch crop. '
they are indispensable, when.-grown. "
between plum,- pear, peach, cherry 'and''
quince trees'. They can be- grown lift '
an orchard of any of these fruits with-
out retarding or injuring the trees."
When currants are fruited in this way J
it is merely a question of more manure :
or fertilizer. Every intelligent fruit '
grower -will understand this, at once: -Under
this system, of intensive garden-',
ing you have, a nice income from your.'
currants, while your fruit trees are. de
veloping and getting ready for fruit;'
ing. . .' '
It depends entirely upon yourself' as.
to how long -these bushes will bear,
large, marketable' fruit.
No matter how great a sacrifice 1C
may seem, you .should remove two-., '
thirds of the new wood each' season...
Failing to dp this, you will soon have '
a lot of overgrown bushes on yoar-.
hands, and. the fruit will dwindle is'"- -size
and be imperfect in many .ways..:"
On the other -hand, if you prune judl-
ciously. spray as often as is neces
sary, manure well and cultivate thorr ;
oughly. you can. keep your plantation.'
of currants in perfect order, for "at
least ten years and one year with- as-' -other,
you will be well recompensed!-,
for your investment and labor. .
MOTES.
Trim evergreen hedges.
Keep account of your crops asd.
consignments.
Give roses plenty of water.. Cut'
flowers as soon as in full bloom.
Gather and destroy all fruit drop -.
ping -prematurely. This will diminish'',
insect crop and increase fruit crop
for next year.
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not look elsewhere for the' sale of -.
your fruit unless you have something?
-extra fine and some first-class cus-
tomers. ' . "
See those grape vines with their
long new shoots swaying back, and
forth. That is their way of asking
protection from the winds. Tying -them
to the. trellis or arbor-does it.
To raise fine large, specimens of -fruit
.on a tree, graft it with an early
and late sort The. early part will re
quire the large portion of the nutri;
ment until it is ripe, then the late -sort
will draw all the - nourishment
from its development
When blackberry canes reach a
height of three feet they should be '
pinched off. This can be done with
pair of six-inch scissors or - sheep!
shears. Pruning shears are toe
clumsy for this kind of work.
Growing soiling crops stands rela
tively higher in the estimation of'
farmers east than those west. The
reasons for this- are that' production,
is less vigorous in the east, and there'
fore the necessity is greater for grow
ing these crops. The labor on west
ers farms Is also dearer relatively
consequently, where all the help has
to be hired, the expense of cutting and
feeding the- food from day day b . (
material! Because' of ' this mSay farm-
ers who are satisfied that. soiling crops
'under certain conditions should b&-
grown, refrain In the meantime from
growing them because-these conditions
are not present "
Every now and then references are
made In the papers to the prevalence
of insanity in country homes. It I
argued that the Isolated lives which
the farmers and their wives live con
duce to such results. It is claimed
that the farmers wives are more prone
to become thus affected than theli
husbands. This question has been is
vestlgated recently, and from' statis
tics obtained it' has been ascertained
that the proportion of inmates of
asylums from the country is. less rel.
atlvely than from the city. This is
what we would naturally expect fros?
the greater healthfulsess of the
try-life. .
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