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A FOOL FOR LOVE
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AUTHOR Of "THt O ATT IRS.- "ira." ''"-
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''WThyl my dear'-Virginia- the- Ideaf
rbii don't know in the least;whatyou
-.""; .-V-"""-.nffe "talking about.. I have "been, read-..-.".."v
:" -.-. - ins.ipjthe papers about- these -right-of-
" J . " :l -ay troubles: and .they J, are-perfectly
-.I-"::V--.I.:..tfirrnK2er -One "reporf'-'said. '.they ' were
;..V''"-V"?"rftirbgah6-laboring jnten. and another
". :;:J-jiUf the milit'ia'mlght haveto-be'caned
:-"-'-. -.Vr -:-". ""'' .". ' -
vX:i;f.'-veii; what or it" 'said .Virginia
vith all- itie'.hardihood of youth, and
-mfentw ledge. "It's something. like a
burning 'bnilding: one. doesn't- want to
'' .'. -.: Ve;b.aVd-hearfea and rejoice over other I
;. -,."t-"6?9ll?"-s misfortunes; but then, if it.
.1". . '-"-- A . -. .. Sti. '
. .;.--,-." ;.;t.nas;.io. .qurn; onn woum -line w
;'. ':'::r'-ttere"tq.-5ee" " - -'
y-.;"--v--E'Jjss-:-Bessie put a stray lock ot Jhe
':-r.::7i:iixn"jiair up under it proper comb.
..-.'...... .-vv 'Fm sure J prerer.Cajilornia ana iuc
-.: i.:fatige groves and peace." she assertea.
:;::j?fait you, Cousin -pilly?"
;.-;.f.5 "..y juat. MT.-Caivert -vvouitt nave repiitai
-..5?n aiatter for this history; since ai
.- '.----7ii-Jis. ' precis'e. jnonient the rajah came
.V:'.-;":::Ti'i.V"coruscuting,'' as Virginia put it.
"-.-. -p"-r..- .:'UoOi bis -Jate encounter- with, the -su-"?
' -.: J'-- ': erlatendent's chief clerk.
:i "l:i":l!.-V:-?CJiye..tiiero the word to go, Jastrow;
.:. ;'--;; -..'iaatf.jlerspet out "Of . heah," he com-
V-s'5:V::uiandeW:'And when .the secretary had
S-7v.n't5hed'th"e Rajah made his explann-
...:-Vi---"-:--tjiBs-ioialland sundry. "I've been
.'':..': jVr.p'bifged;"tn -a tnanijeh to' change ouh
:"''&.? '-r- ;r ifloerarjti .-XnotheU .-company is trying
.v--:v.:;tufautt.nis"u'p inlQutz Creek canyon,
--V-Si":V-'iyjiad-I. am -In a meashuh compelled to
" : ' ci-:::b:rn;ihe ground. We shall be delayed
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. -:- -.''-.y..amx. a.fe-w:-days, Jllope; at mewow rocK-riDoea guicn auorawg an iuuu--??'.:
'Mlyiookr untilVthe first-snowstorm comes; ferent right-DMray'lbr two' railroads."
i: f-".:.;-:'--Vid?"inthe meaitima, California won't "Ftor one." she corrected, in a quick
.
locomotives had. "stormed 'onward' and'
upwara.'from-theyalley.of the Grand;
through -black -'defiles and-around the
shrugged, -shoulders .'of the. mignty
peaks- to' .find .a rasting-piace in . the
white-robed dawn on -the siding at Ar-'
fentine.. The:lfjMt pc aleepera, .Vir
ginia, had awakened .when .the special
was' passing through! Carbonate; and
drawing the berth curtain she had lain
-for hours watching the solemn proces
sion of cliffs and Teaks wheeling in
stately and orderly array against the
inky background of sky. Now. in the
steel-blue dawn, she was or thought
she was the first; member of the par-"
ty to dress, and steal out upon the
railed platform to look abroad, upon
the wondrous scene .in the -canyon.
But' her reverie, trance-like in Its
wordless enthusiasm, was presently
broken by a" voice behind her the
voice, namely, of Mr. Arthur Jastrow.
"What a 'howling wilderness, to be
sure, isn't itr said the secretary,
twirling his eye-glasses by the cord
and looking, as he felt, interminably
bored.
"No, indeed; anything but that."
he retorted, warmly. "It is grander
than anything I ever imagined. I wish
there were a piano in the car. . It
makes me fairly ache to set it in some
form of expression, and music is the
only form' I know."
- "I'm glad if it doesn't" bore you." he
rejoined, willing to agree with her for
the sake of prolonging the interview.
"But. to me it Is nothing more than a
dreary wilderness, as I say; a barren.
.' tuaia-way." . "
pcVJjinia "linked armswith Bessie the
;.--nTien-Jiaired'When the wheels began
"vto'iarn,. - '..
'.'V'B1 nw ntt.f oh said. "Ijet's CO out
..i.""v:r;"9a.'-t!:'nlatfor,;B and see tne la8t ot
'."-r-.-JC It was?-while they were clinging to
"V'-taKhandrail and looking "back upon
yZ '. ''. Vf-:the iumbleof railway activities out of
E':v-i!".::-wul5hi'ney h& Just emerge the
:;-.. "-'VfvKftSeuiarr gaining headway; overtook
" -'-.?-" '"-'U''V-'wiifiTher iHoi-iner traia runnlne smooth-
V.y 5.v7-.X'?,ri1"'a Vack Para,el to tnat uPn
.V.X.rV;.rh 'the. private-car was speeding. It
. ; -t;v :?.:'"-" Tite' the narrow-gaiige mountain con-'-.
.-.-!-T".--"".r.2.petipnvpC the-Utah line, and Winton
"?:':'-:.T.v--VtuI Adams were on the rear platform
):;'J -V.CbfT'ihiB-.last. c.ar- ,5o it chanced that the
.!. --:.?-..X';lVf "Or 'of. them. were presently waving
I ' "Cr?A- "r"-.yMr "adieux across the wind.-blown in
..:?. Vr-1 lranace: iln themvdst of It. or rather
O.''lgajnerjhg. speed -.as -the lighter of the
'.'"&.-,'. twd..'-'traifis.forgeiI ahead, the' Rajah
I ". .7-" -'f7?;--i-"'c'43idUt..tb jiglit :his cigar.
..' -J. i IJtr-UUUiv '1U iie nurc Muicau vi lire
;'...ijtfeajfftiatiorms at'.a "glance, and when
f' --tite-slower'tra'in.was left behind asked
-;- .j-iqaeKtiori -of. Virginia.
:'-.vj.v)-i.-Ah-J7WiIsnt"one'"of - those two the
""- "-'.iiii"iti-"-inrlnn"n--Jwho .culled on vou
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-C- - i---55fehday.:afterBoon. my ?deah?"
.y.:.:'.;A'--X.V;-"..Virginia "adaiKted it.
:."."iVr:i-V''-;..yvcojiid -oii t'aveh,- hie with " his
Morton P. -Adams, of Bos-
dnd:.hls -frieqd the young
----'--"-.''V!getemah""''who";1aid his hand 4o ouh
L- :.::L.Yii 'jVphrw -and .pin Ihg. ensine on the track
?i.:.llaVt:qigh"eJ'. ' .....
I-"V. '. .' :-'-.'"Her. is :Mf.:.Wihtm a an' artist. I
."?-:,Cjv;:irtVev: 3t-Jeast. lhar'ls what l gath
" :.--J:".y-;.iy.rea;froni" "what- Mr. -Adams said or
".-''Vsv '":.;":.;r"Mri"'Somer.viile Darra.h laughed, a
,'ji2.'-C-x-'-Biow-'-HtleJia.uh-deep in his throat.
- -. .--- :iJ-:".i.'""Bress.-:3'b.ur; innocent so"u he .a plc-
---.".Vjv'vK-pmled?" .Not "in a thousand
jf .o'":ryyjis-.:"deah-Vlrginia. He is a rail-.
. - ltu Uldll.'duu.n lifrui wu vut- ai turn.
upflash of loyalty for her kin.
The secretary shifted his gaze from
the mountains to the maiden and
smiled. She "was exceedingly good to
look past the car aad the dovecot sta
tion, shading-her' eyes to shut oat-th
snow-bllak from the sun-fired peaks.
'"Why, they are "soldiers!" .she ex-,
claimed. "At least, some-of them have
gnaa on their shoulders; .And see
they are forming In line!'? -
The secretary adjusted .his eye-;
cUns'wi
" -"By Jove!" yott are riaht"; the? hare
arafed the track force. The new. chief
of construction doesn't .mean to take
any chances of betas; shaken loose by
force; Here they come.'"
The end' of -track' of the new line
was diagonally across the creek from
the Rosemary's berth and ..a short
pistol 'shot farther down stream. " But
to advance-.it to a point opposite the
private car, and to gain the altitude of
the high embankment directly across'
from the station, the.he'w-line.. turned
short ont of-the main .canyon at the
mouth of the intersecting gorge, de
scribing a long, U-shaped curve 'around
the head of the lateral ravine, and
doubling back upon itself to reenter
the .canyon proper at the higher ele
vation. The curve which was the -beginning
of this U-shaped. loop was the morn.-,
ing's scene of action, and- he"-4Jtah
track layers, 200 strong, moved to-the
front in orderly array, with armed
guards .as bankers for the hand-car
load of rail: which the men were push
ing up. the grade. .
Jastrow darted into the car, and- a
moment later his place on the observa
tion platform was taken by a wrath
ful Industry colonel fresh from his
dressing-room so fresh, Indeed, that
he was coatless, hatless, .and collarless,
and with the dripping bath sponge
clutched like a missile to hurl at the
impudent invaders on the opposite side
of the canyon.
"Hah! wouldn't wait until a man
conld get Into his clothes!" he rasped,
apostrophizing the Utah's new chief
of construction. "Jastrow! Faveh me
instantly? seh! Hustle up to the camp
there and turn out the constable, town
marshal, or whatever he is. Tell him
I have a writ for him to serve. Run.
seh!"
The secretary appeared and. disap
peared like a-marionette .when the
string has been jerked by a vigorous
hand, and Virginia smiled this with
out prejudice to a very acute appre
ciation of the grave possibilities which
were preparing themselves. But hav
ing her share of the militant quality
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look upou high-bred, queenly and
lust now with the line Are or enthu-
- "' :0-"Veft.nit-. with' the name-again; Win- a' to quicken her pulses and to
l-..0:-'-v.-"';'".''-:vA;.V:,iM:nir v" " send-the rare flush to neck and cheek.
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.-.,-:. i'-Vfi'-vl" 'or'Wiuton Mr. John Winton."
::.v. :;. ?-d;deVil! gritted the Rajah, smlt-j
READING THE WARRANT.
fc)3"."the.luuiil-rai! "with biS clenched fi$L
l: -yiibl-1 teg your pahddn. my deahs
-.-.-."-."-;,.":.'" Tfm'eah-sip oj-.thfr tongue." And then. !
"""".".: ": "-to'-itie. ftill-'aifi'sa'vaKely. "By heaven. l
.'.v' .--Jiope'that.jrain will fly-the track andi
.-v. --y jBitch-hKn:oetote.e.Ver ne comes witnini
V-- '1- - .'-AfioUnw.. -i J e?f - rf th WArL In i
... Ai, -.-yiHfMU6Vu,'nrku " " "" -1
- ..':: "rs-:":;"--:iQ8''tjWCreek canyon!"-".";r".V:.-;Vhy7"Uncle..niervrtie
vin-
':"irt!?"'"iH,,tl'a' "Who is he.
; .:v-Tinn"-. what 'has He .done?"
.f""-x"-'-":'-":J:: r'iiejs Misteh "John " Wfuton. as you
... . -;v- -' lutuiiuuu .ra l ..v. . v, .iw.
.....- "'v."!iaraihie'sl'cpnstriiiringengineers in thlsl
-.""" :'' ' V- '; entia'h'."coTiatTy-.-atul "thehardest man in J
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Jastrow. the cold-eyed, the business.
automaton' set to go off with a click at
Mr. SomerVUle Darrah's touch, had
ambitions not automatic. Some day
he meant to put the world of business
under foot as a conqueror, standing
triumphant on the apex of that pyra
mid of success which the Mr. Somer-
iville Darrahs wereso successfully up-
rearing. When that day should come,
there would need to be an establish
ment, a menage, a queen for the king
dom' of success. Summing her up for
the hundredth time since the begin
ning of the westward flight, he thought
Miss Carteret would fill the require
ments passing well.
But this was a divagation, and he
.' : -.-:'XW;";aD; ,nen Tr IO aown. n pulled himself hack to the askings of
..y--mnxyyraynRmzn.sno ne is. tUe momenU afreeing
::-:- VAad.tt:s.iot'What-heS done, my deah
.. ',"'.'. -:;.-.'.Virginia'. :tX what, he "is going to do..
:.V.W-'f .:?Yf"lc"'t:.'ge't.hini'kiIled up put of ouh
-' j "". -'". -rv'jfay-."-'-' but Here.'SIr- Darrah saw the"
.!".""-""'":'-':";r'ing' .t'rror"ln two pairs of eyes,
--".-:":---'.:.-'vaaiI..-reaHzing that he. w?ks committing
.v;-5-"--'"'WnseHe bpfore-.-an-'unsympathetie an-
. .' -a:'-- "'.difeacer.beat a .hasty retreat to his
.'..'". zi:'-- v""itro.h"gjiold.-ai th'e other end. of the
.-. --Kosemary . , -.l
;.,' jVjelli;-. said the flaxen-haired Bes-'-
' si'eV "caticheing' her ..brea.th. But Vir--
" --.--r..-:.':cidn"A".:laqied-'" -:
i '- ""- :l' .::l.'m'gldd'.rm'not Mri W
LbW. -',---aud: -.'..:- U
in'ton." she'
:i-...v:-. ":"..,- -' --r-.HAfrrER iv.
.-"": "" -'.'-Xinrnins in-the hichest .h'ishlands of
""."-' .:"-t'la'-Roc'fcies: a-mornrBe'-clear. cold and
--:; " ?"" tse'with"'. a" bell-like quality in the-
-. l;"-.,:"--.-'fro4iyairJoVmak'e" the crac'king of a
: .':."':-. " - "'siuiw-iaden-;fir :houg"h- resound like a.
-;-;- '" .' '.p.i"nbrshdt,..'i?tor"Oehve'rand the dwell
" -;""" -v .".'..-' ers.Ton tne-.eas.tern plain the sun Is- an
,V -;' ;:":kouK.high";".but the -hamlet mining
--"-""." '-;campof..Argentiae,'With its dovecote
? v; ;."". " railway station and two-pronged sid
.'.' the -canyon shadow.
In a scanty widening of the
.'"Jcanyon a few hundred' yards below the
' station .-a graders- camp of rude slab
-.' ' shelters is turning but its horde -ot
'. wild-looking. '. Italians; and ba 'a
' '. crooked spur track fronting the saaa
, .-.ties "blue" wood smoke is curling .lazily
.-.upward from the kitchen car -of-a construction-train.
.-
All night 16ng the Rosemary, drawn
freeing with' her again
without reference to his private con
victions. "For one. I should, have said." .he
amended. "We mean to have it that
.way, though, an unprejudiced onlooker
might OieVJoolish- enough Jo say that
there is, a pretty good present pros
pect of two."-
BHt -iss-'-Carteret was in a 'contra-.
dlctoTy-'Woodr Moreover, she was a
woman, -and, the way to. a woman's
-confidence does not lie. through the
"heutral-" country -of easy compliance.
"If you won't take the other..side,. I
will" she said. ""There will "be two."
. "Jastrow 'acquiesced a second time.
'I "shouldn't wonder! Our compet
itor's road. ocema 'to'nevonly a ques-tion-'of.
time a "very, short time, judg
ing 'from the.nasahef of men turning
ont in'the traQk ganjg down yonder."
Virginia 'leaned ever, the .railing to
.. fruit Jov'cd'.o'f boyba!-Hthe old Sirs
recalling. .
When wood-grapes were purpling- and
brown nuts were falling!
.When wiW. ualy faces were carved la
it skin
Glaring but through the dark .with a
" candle within! ' .
When we laughed 'round the corn-heap
with heart all in tune.
Our chair a broad 'pumpkin our lantern
the moon.
Telling tales' of the fairy who traveled
like steam.
In a pumpkin-shell coach, with two rats.
for her team!
Ah! on' Thanksgiving day. when from
east and from west.
From north, aad from south .come .-the
pilgrim "and guest. v
When the gray-haired New Englander-
sees 'round his board
The old-broken ...links of ' affection re-
stored;
When the care wearjed, man seeks his
mother once more.
And the worn matron smiles where the
girl smiled before.
What moistens the lip and what bright
ens the eye,
What calls .back the past, like the rich
Pumpkin Pie!
Whittier..
JJHBsTSWfU
so stsralr 4mm
Wjjft
DAIRY NOTES.
To have your cows milk long, milk
them clean.
Uneven, salting and working makes
streaky butter.
Keep the farm separator clean, in
side and outside;
Do not keep over small batches of
skim milk. Feed it while It Is sweet.
When the butter sticks to the work
er, the latter was sot scalded proper-,
ly. Rub It with salt and scald again.
There is no longer any question
that the earlier the calf Is taken from
Its mother, the easier it will be to
teach It to drink.
It don't pay to keep cows for a side
Issue. Get the best and make dairy
ing a business just like any' branch
of farm work.
In the successful dairy, kindness to
inimals, careful attention to cleanli
ness and the comforts of the cow are
sure to be found.
In order to make a success of rais
ing 'the calf-on skim milk, the condi
tion of the milk must be uniformly
sweet. Nothing, perhaps, will contri
bute more to produce scours in calves
than to feed sweet milk one da)' aad
sour milk "the next."
Interest ;on -a note runs night and
day. and never stops. until the-' note is
paid.,. Give the -dairy cow the right
kind' of. feed. and while you sleep she
will be turning, into butter fat .'worth
four -times as much, as the feed, and
have it. all ready when you get "up in
the morning. '
meeting perhaps .none has received so
little attention as Uis subject and' yet
it 'is one of great, importance. Many
farmers have not even thought of it;'
some have given It considerable study
and attention, and have learned to
know the value of it.
. Not more. land, but'-better farming.
The farmer has .many hard problems
to solve -at 'the present time, and es
pecially, the 'young fanner or beginner.-
Oh many farms' the-soil is de
pleted of its vegetable deposits or
humus -through the old system .of
farming. Our p'roduce 'from the ex
hausted .soil has to compete with the
products. of the-'new 'countries- with
their virgin soil, and with the west,
where the land. Is -cheap and fertile.
We are all ' clamoring after more
acres, when th'e object In many cases
should be better, and more "Intensive
farming." Very few of us are so for
tunately situated that we can add
more acres, but nearly all of us can
increase the producing- capacity of
our land by improved and advanced
methods of farming, thereby enrich
ing the soil so that In some cases
double the amount of crops can be
grown from the same farm. This is
worth a great deal more than addi
tional land. Among the many things
that can help us are -"catch crops."
There is no definite time for sowing
them. They may be sown at any
time, or with other crops in the sum
mer season. Nor is there any partic
ular kind of crop. Any -crop that is
suited to the particular -time of sow
ing will be satisfactory. Where the
land Is in good . heart, clean and
plenty -of vegetable deposit (humus)'
clover, mixed with grass, ranks very
high. If the season is favorable it
will give an abundance of fall pas
ture, and in many cases with the
roots aad tops, will put as much back
into the ground as the grain crop
takes out of the land. In nearly all
.cases the fertilising value of the
stalks Is worth much more than the
seed cost.
' I THE VINES rOfi HOT (PLACES.
The grant, scarcity of eoapetest
fsfssl wtisj- the "last few.'yesa
hast- fntrodacad "the els at of oos
atoxlfriato tWpidtoiBi of pfossctkNi
la.osneciaur true is cases waero
the Issjlownsr'ts sonwwhat advanced
In years, asaTApAase'ofAhla tool able
t-t Jj3 ' Xmfs--.
Soma Veritas
on.Wi
rtlat ar
te-tobo
V tte year as
iitsaeon and the
hSJSJlTw'Trrr'.a,W"lM,.m
Fitan-weCM Vernaer.tad the
temptation to leave the farm, to retire
to.iasctive-lilehr the linage or town,
and thus .be free from' the anxieties
that are more or less-closely associ
ated with the tasks of. production. .
However, a .study of the lives of
those who leave- the farm aa the years
advance does not Impress one with
the, wisdom of solving the problem
in this way. in old-age new friend
ships aanof be formed that will take
the place of the oM-time friends aad
neighbors, while to be removed from
the scenes of a lifetime of activity Is
iu leave a voia in tne anections tnat
cannot be :'rep!aced by the superficial
'joys, that' characterize -town or. city
To .our way of thinking, the 'solu
tion of the difficulty lies in securing
more help for the performance' of the
active duties. 'while -the. duty of di
recting them alone falls to the-ngiag.
one. Thls-VIll keep the mind 'active,
and the spirit young, so' that the. indi
vidual grows old peacefully, enjoys his
years to the very end and in truth pro-,
longs that day when. the duties of. life
shall come to an' end. '-The happiest
aged people that -we. know are those'
who have spent 'their childhood, and.
manhood, as well., as the days of ad
van'cing.years. on" the farm. - There. the
atmosphere Is ' pure, friends, remain.
steadfast, nature's power of reju-.
venescence is experienced in .the. full
est degree, and it is our-opinion that
there is where the 'final leave-taking
should occur.
CaRIFORTHX POULTRY.
which made her uncle what he is, she
stood her ground.
"Aren't you afraid you will take cold.
Uncle Somerville?" she asked, archly;
and the Rajah came suddenly to a
sense of his Incompleteness and went
In to finish his ablutions against the
opening of the battle' actual.
At first Virginia thought she. would
follow him. When Mercury Jastrow
should return with the officer of the
law there would be trouble of some
sort, and the woman in her shrank
from the witnessing of- it. But at the
same instant the blood of the fighting
Carterets asserted itself and she re
solved to stay.
"I wonder what uncle hopes to' be
able to do?" she mused. "Will a little
town constable with a bit of signed
paper from some justice of the peace
be mighty enough to stop all that fu
rious activity over there? It's more
than incredible."
From that she fell to watching the
activity and the orderly purpose of It
A length of steel; with men clustering
like bees upon it, would slide from its
place on the hand-car to -fall with a
frosty clang on the cross ties. In
stantly the hammermen would pounce
upon -it. One would fall upon hands'
and knees to "sight" kit into place;' two
others would .slide the squeaking 'track
gauge along its inner -'edge; ..a quar
tette, ' working like the component
parts of. a faultless mechanism, would
tap .the fixing spikes into .the wood;
and then at a signal a dozen of the
heavy pointed hammers swung aloft
and a rhythmic volley of resounding
blows clamped the rail Into perma-.
nence on its wooden bed.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
The average- fanner takes but little
interest in the 'care of 'poultry, the
work"falling on the wife andchildren.
and. In so many instances, they work
at n-gaeat disadransagfcIt isxaally
wonderful how welVhey'Bucceed5The
chicken house should be made so It
can be kept, clean- easllyV no' matter
what its shape or dimensions. If you
cannot,, or .do not, keep it clean,, it is
3f but little use. ' Where good -gravel
is handy one made, of cement and
gravel Is cheap,. warm' and easily kept
clean. The wall above ground "need
not be thick; six parts' clean sand or
gravel- to 'one "part good cement
smoothed on the inside, ni'akes an "ever
lasting wall and easily kept -free of
lice. Four to six Inches is plenty for
anv. cement wall not over eight feet
high.
All poultry houses should have a
southern exposure for winter. Use the
breeds you like best. They all have
their advantages, but get the best
and try to Improve on them; they eat
no more and bring you lots more
money than the mongrel. Always put
up some clover hay for your chickens
to feed on when the snow is on the
ground; they will eat lots of it if they
canget it. and it helps to make egga
at a time when eggs are valuable. It
takes the place of the green food they
get in summer.
WHEN TO BUT TBEXS.
LINCOLN'S NOBILITY,
""He that is slow to anger,". says the'
stiir'lies in th'e .steel blue depths 1 proverb, .."is .better than the mighty.
and he that ruleth'his spirit than ne
that tsketh a. city." Great as was his
self-control, in other. matters, nowhere
did M.-.. Lincoln's slowness to anger
-and-nobility of spirit show Itself more
..r " . .-by "thV speediest of mpusUis-climb"sg J in-chier of. the army and -savy.-of .the
of the civil war. He had. been elected
president. Congress had .-given him
power -far exceeding that which any
president had ever, "exercised before.
As president he was also 'commander-
United States. By proclamation he
tcouId call forth great armies; and he
could order those' armies' to go wher
ever he chose to send, them; but even
he had no .power to "make generals with
the genius and the training necessary
to lead -them instantly 'to success. He'
than in his dealings -with the generals t had to work with the materials at
hand, and one by one he tried .the men
who teemed best fitted for. the ' task,
giving each his fullest trust and every
aid in his power. They were as eager
for victory and as earnest of purpose
as himself" "
Patronize the nursery, local or oth
erwise, that gives you the very best
stock for the money; and don't object
to paying a good price for a first-class
tree, and don't buy from an agent
send direct to the-nursery. Buy of
only well-established nurseries that
have a good local and favorable na
tional reputation. When apple trees
or any other kind of fruit trees are
planted the planter wants to be sure
he is not making a mistake; wants
to know that he is planting trees that
are true to name, of good vigor and
that, will do. their; part if he, will do
his. We do not advise discrimination
against the local nurseryman if he has
good goods, fair prices -and honest
methods of selling, and if in your lo
cality the nurseryman tries to serve
his customers faithfully, gives them
.what they pay for and knows how to
grow first-class stock, then do busi
ness with him.
ST BEAD XANUmE TJT FALL.
If the manure is spread upon the
soil, the more rain it receives the
better it is distributed through the
soil. Manure drawn out in the fall
does more good. than. if left until mid
winter, and the latter Is better than'
leaving- it until spring. Unless the
land is absolutely overflown with wa
ter, the manure Is not washed away.
A safe and economical plan Is to haul
out and scatter the mamirs as fast
as it is made.
One man makes money with sheep
a whole lot of it and right beside
him another does not. There 'may be
many reasons for this, but one of them
frequently is that the first knows sow
to work up tojgood advantage much
coarse feed, fodder snd waste which
otherwise - would bring but little, if
anything, and the other has little or
no faculty for doing this. ' A sheep
can make good use of good food, snt a
judicious breeder can convert much
waste sad. poor stun into mosey with
them. .
FOULTSVT NOTES.
The hen will keep the family while
the hog is raising the mortgage.
If' your poultry house needs clean
ing and renovating to-day. do 'it to
day; dd' not put it oft- until to-morrow.
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Shade in the poultry yard is an ab
solute necessity, and It will pay well
to have the "yard full .of fruit trees.-
Free range on 'the farm assists
growing stock'tbprodu'ee bone, mus
cle and health. ,but 'when they are to;
be fattened for .the' market they
should be closely confined.
Soft food for -poultry Is all right;
but no 'more should Jbe fe4 at .a time
than they'wil'eat up dealt"" If "any Is
left it will get stale' and sour and fill
with disease germs.-'
Much is said' about disinfecting
and deodorizing the, hen .house. "For
this purpose- nothing 'is better than
dry earth:, it. Is always, handy; cheap
and effective. -,
Don't allow. 'your' poultry to drink
stale, dirty tr -stagnant water unless
you want them- to.-suffer from- dis
ease. That kind . of' water causes
more disease among sw'lne than all
other things combined;' and It will do,
the same thing with poultry. Pure."
clean water in which ,a-few drops .of
spirits of camphor are added, will
keep the poultry healthy and often
correct slight bowel trouble and pre
vent cholera.
As one rides through the country
he will often see on the farm several
breeds of poultry running together.
Farmers and all others should re
member that the more breeds of
poultry they keep the greater the
amount of labor involved. It will be
much better for them 'to keep only
one breed at a time unless they are
in the poultry business. Select the.
one you like. best; and then stick to
that breed.
A DAY'S OBSERVATION.
DAISY NOTES.
Labor-saving machinery in the dairy
will lessen the work, but will not
lessen the care necessary.
Avoid metals about butter, the salt
in the butter will often cause rust and
stain the butter, while metallic- rust is
often polsono:.j.
. The winter board is the. most costly
and it will-cost but little more to board
the cow well enough to- make winter
dairying profitable.
If the growing heifer is to become
a .good cow It is very important that
during the growth she should be fed
as though she were a good cow.
To keep, feed and milk a scrub cow
is more or less a waste of a man's
time, while to keep a scrub man to
milk and care for a good milk cow
Is a waste of a good cow's time.
The winter months afford an oppor
tunity, not only for saving the manure
but for- applying it direct to the land.
There never will be any more manur-
lal value in It than when it Is taken
direct from the barn, and unless It Is
stored in a manure' shed it will de
teriorate very fast in value by the
wasting of the liquid parts which, in
deed, possess those properties that
we are usually more short on. viz.,
"phosphoric acid and potash. It should
be the aim of every thoughtful farm
er to see how much manure can- be
made' on -his farm' the coming winter,
and apply it directly to- those portions
of his farm that need it most, and not.
see how easily It can be gotten out of
his way."
This is 'a good .month to arrange for
next year's growth of strawberries
and blackberries. The fruit next sea:
son will be grown upon the canes
which are now growing. Select the
thriftiest of these growing canes, cut
the dry stalks snd the canes that fruit
ed the past season; leave three or four
cases In each hill. By this system of
pruning the best plants will be se
cured, which will mean better fruit
next .summer.
Not long ago. I passed a farm ea
which farm operations are 'carried on.
quite, extensively," requiring ' a- large
complement of -Implements to do .the
work. The tools ' had been ' brought -in
from the .fields, but the only shelter
they had was the blue'-dome' of heav
en. " They- stood .In -'the. yard, aad were
a dilapidated looking outfit -The own-,
era are what we might call rich in
chattels and lands and maybe -can -afford
-to leave their implements- thus'
exposed to the weather. However, a
friend, of mine in making ah .address
before a farmers institute -came. vary,
near hitting the nail on the head when
he remarked that a man who can af
ford to buy good implements can also
afford' to shelter them from 'sun d
storm. Certainly a poor man cannot'
afford to- leave his implements lying
in the fields, or about the yards, I
am cognizant of the fact' that our -Implements
of to-day do not take near
ly as much dstnagc from exposure as
they-did a few years ago. wnen wood
entered very largely Into their con
struction. I even heard one- man
argue before' a- farmers' Institute Jthat
inasmuch as implements are made ex
clusively of steel aad iron, it is cheap
er to leave them out from one year's
end to another than to provide shelter
for them.- His statement did not meet
with the approval which he-may-have
expected. There are in my locality
some splendid tool houses. One of the
best I know of Is fitted with a row of
grain bins along one side, leaving 'am-:
pie room on the other -side for all
the 'tools on the farm, with driveway
between. Such a house is desirable,'
but not essential. Do not leave tools
out because you cannot have such a
one. A cheap shed built alongside of
barn or crib will answer the purpose.
The westers and southern sMs'sf a
building is a rather trying pssttlss far
sny kind of plant, especially a vine.
tat some there-are which sseaa feri--sMe
salamanders is their ability m
stand unscathed such a so
Among these Indoors aud-Ost :
meads certain of 'the mo
notably. Ipomees pandurata. , which at
said to be able to withstand a year's'
drought without' lajnry. The foliage is
attractive, and it bears as immense -quantity
of .creamy white lowers of ' .
thick, waxy texturel .Once estshhshed . .
it covers ss immense amount of space .
aad for this reason should be gives .
liberal room when plastla'g '.
' Another vine which thrives is 'hot,
sunny situations is the- Cobsea scan
dens. .This;. while not hardy,' being '.
started'.each'-spriag from seed- sown in -.
house, of hotbed, is so rapid a grower .
-that 'it' will covet quite as much-space '.
as a perennial vine.- 'When- grown .on
a stonewall or oa. trees . the . tendrils. .
.cling to anything within reach. .' -. .
.. The blossoms' are' large asd gloxiaia- j
like' and '-change .-in - color from "the
greenish white of the-newly opened ;
fldw.er: through' shades. of lavender; .
mauye 'and purple 'as; the towers' de-'"
..yefcfp,- 'ending. at last. In the deepest.. .
.wineere he flower fades. ..:'
' When .the -period of-bloom Js over'.
the -Sowers fall,.:so.tlt.""the'r$; are. ".
never-any-withered -ones on .the Vine." -.
When grown on porches' or wood it ".
should be provided with twine or "wire . .
netting for support."-It should be well'...
watered in hot. dry weather. 'but dur-".-ing
damp' weather should not receive ""-'
any water. An occasional. drink "of "
liquid manure. during.. tW blooming '---.period
will -be of benefit,;' "'....;.-
'.If desired its 'roots may be taken up "
in- the-fall and wlat'ered oyer in the.-.-
conservatory or . -greenhouse,' where -they"
will -continue' 'in' bloom durlng.theV ';
- winter aad may. be planted oat- again .V
during summer.- The "seeds of. the
coboea "are "much; addicted, to decay .
.'"and 4n: planting .they .should be placed":
.in the soil edgeways' anil kept -only '...
moderately -moist:- - .'"'.-"
WHAT TO. TAKE TO A PICNIC.
And Hew-te Pack. Se Foe Will .Net
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PROFITS
OF COTTONWOOD Tllf-
BEs
At a late meeting of the North
western Horticultural society of Iowa
a gentleman of good reputation made
the following statement with refer
ence to the profits of timber culture
on the western prairies. Tweaiy
years ago he planted a row of cotton
word slips four feet apart half a 'mile
long along the highway fronting his
farm. The trees grew tall and thrifty
and as they attained large size drew
upon his farm field adjoining for a
width of. three rods,- occupying, thus
about three acres of land. Last, fall
and winter all but oae hundred of the
trees were cut and from them was
made 32.000 feet of board measure of
serviceable lumber and 250 cords- of
wood. The lumber sold for $1 per
thousand and the wood was worth
12.25 per cord, or a cash value for
the timber grown on these- three
1 acres of $1,042. or $347.50 per acre,
or. aa annual income of '$17.37 .per
acre for each of the 20 years. It
should be stated In this connection
that these trees grew, upon. the loose
soil of the Missouri slope, s soli
where the cotton wood tree finds 'Its
most perfect development.- and we do
not believe- the above record could
be duplicated upon - .the average
prairie soils of the west
Gradually apple growers are get
ting down to a uniform apple barrel;
a barrel that holds three bushels.
Hitherto the lack of uniformity in the
barrels has caused ' much dissatisfac
tion -among buyers as wen as among
honest apple sellers. The -dishonest
man has no particular objection-, to a
barrel that is short in capacity. One
result is that the market 'quotations
based on -barrels give no real Idea' of
the true state of the market. The
standard barrel measures 17A Inches
across the bead,- is 284 laches high'
and has .a circumference of -54 -inches
around the " bulge.- Ultimately the
bushel box will; we 'believe, drive out
the barrel. It can .be more certainly
measured and can be packed with
less loss of space. The. barrel has
the. . advantage of ' being of such
shape that it 'can never be packed in
aay manner so as to prevent a circu
lation of air.
Whenever, a farmer -contemplatiag
planting an orchard is in doubt as to
what varieties to plant, what kinds are
adapted to his particular locality,
about the best thisg for him to do is
to ssk his experiment station for ad
vice, is to pleat' Jonathan, Wiaesap,
Missouri, pipia. Grimes Golden, JBen
Davis, Jeanett and Roman stem.
These seldom disappoint, for they
are old .reliable, varieties that Tsars
Ibeea tried everywhere.
-Deviled "egg go; well with. cold meat ..:
when-they. have not;" been.. used .'in '
salad;, plain hard boiled, eggs' are in-'.,
different eating, and these' will repay..'
the little trouble it. take to' prepare ;.
them. Cut In two; remove '.the yolk'"-",
and- mash It -with' salt '.and pepper 'and .'
a little dry' mustard;--wet witha HU .''
tie vinegar, and replace, pressing the". -. -
two halves' together i roll each' egg la'. '
parafln-paper. -, ;',..
If-there'are no-ol.ives 'in. your salad-;'
take a bottle. of these,' but. pour 'off the:"1 .
brine- and 'rinse' them, putting- them
dry-.ln-tbe bottle and corking 'them.' !"'
Pimentos." little .mangoes, 'chowchpw.
and all the different.'reli.shek-taste-bet--; '
ter.tban usual -in -the open air,.-but.'-" -one
or two' kinds are enough to takel "v-
The sandwiches for- the' picnic"
should be made of 'something nottca"'
dry; directs n contributor .to the Chi''
cago 'Tribune. Lettuce spread : with"-.;
.French, dressing 'or mayonnaise' will :'-;.
come' out' perfectly moist, and fresh.'
Boned sardines, .wet with Jerapp juice.' '
finely.' chopped, cucumbe re with'.French".
dressing, thin bread and butter;' brown
of white, spread with. caviare," .cream.
cheese mixed' with whipped 'cream,
choped -watercress and simple' bread; ".
and butter- spread with mayonnaise --x
or tartare sauce are all ' delightfully -
appetizing. Sweet sandwiches 'always;-?
seem out of place at a picnic, .but-'.if
you wisha few; make them .with' or-.;
ange marmalade or raspberry jam;;-'
using only a little for fear they -may' ?-'
become wet with the juice..'
A freezer of ice cream always -is .a . .
refreshing last course at a picnic, in- -;
'congruous as it--may seem.. Peach:--
surprise is something of a novelty,' -nnd
It is a good time in the year' to :; -,
offer' it. Peel, cut up. and mash .'the."
peaches, to a pulp, and sweeten them- -
well. Then to a quart of these take---"
the whites of five-eggs, aad 'turn them'.
In without beating: Freeze solid, re--'
move the dasher,-" pack the :firuit. down
smoothly,-and cover the freezer, with'
'ice. and' salt. There- is,no:danger of .
the- ice melting, in the transportation..
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Give Baby Freedom: -Baby,
when, placed' upon his ; back -C-upon
a rug. will soon -show mamma
bis own ideas about, athletics. -If his;'.
clothing is not too tight he will-wave. -'
his little legs and 'arms' in. the air :
and kick and. sprawl la great delight'.'
This Is, excellent for, the. muscles,- aad - "";.
baby will show his' appreciation of it
by- his evident pleasure" in the little -'
gymnastics he performs. For the;- :
first two or thre years of baby's life'
a morning warm bath " is - given by ' -many
wise, mothers!. The' child .should .'
be fed about half aa hour before the. "
bath.' The temperature -should he. 95 ".;
degres Fahrenheit in winter and about
90 degrees Fahrenheit -fa ' summer;
Use a bath thermometer' for'estlmat-- '
Ing the temperature, since' it is-disV"
cult "otherwise to" gauge" .It with ae-
curacy. - .-'.''
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Feminine Economy. " .
When a man buys 'an expensive hat '
and wears it: out, that is the end .of
the' story. A woman's hat. though; '
Is a serial which runs indefinitely.. '
The pretty" plumes which '-graced ..last J '"".;'
year's, creation as white, appear on '
this season's of another hue aad .will '
run .the gamut of .-colors until they-.':--reach
.black. The flowers, the ribbons." ' -
the laces, the velvet,-even .the'gossa-.- '
raer 'shapes., do service again under "-;."-expert
manipulation. Take. too. those' "
monster sleeves overwhich. mere men;.'".'
guffawed so loudly: ''When the .fall -.
for them was over their- fair wearers. ..)
just took' 'this surplus material -and.'-'.
made extra' waists of it This is set.,
all. With aa art which .savers pf the. "'
mysterious, they took those towing; '.
sleeves of the' fashion of a year or ss - .'
ago, -and, turning them .upside. down..-.
made them into the prevailing
Cleveland Plain Dealer. .
(rscsntisns...
Doseleigh Why do yon isslst'asom
the new pastor helsg a fat man?
Deacon Broadslsle- Because fat
men are- generally short-wisdad,--Stray
Stories. .
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