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'-r"" 'ATI," VW " SiVf1 . -' 'A -.--.---:.-. -: F . fFreighfe IK W. JACOBS , BULLY OF THE "CAVENDISH" (CopjrrlEbt. IXxld. letd Companj.) "Talking of prize fighters, sir," said the night watchman, who had nearly danced himself over the edge of the wharf in illustrating one of Mr. Cor bett's most trusted blows, and was now sitting down taking in sufficient air for three, "they ain't wot they used to be when I was a boy. They adver tise in the papers for months and months about their fights, and when lt does come off, they do it with gloves, and they're all right agin a day or two arter. "The strangest prize fighter I ever come acrost was one wot shipped with me on the Cavendish. He was the most eggstrordinary fighter I've ever seen or 'eard of, and 'e got to be such a nuisance afore 'e'd done with us that we could 'ardiy call our souls our own. He shipped as an ordinary seaman a unfair thing to do, as 'e was anything but ordinary, and 'ad co right to be there at all. "We'd got one terror on board afore he come, and that was Bill Bone, one o the biggest and strongest men I've ever seen down a ship's fo'c's'le, and that's saying a good deal. Built more like a bull than a man, 'e was, and when he was in his tantrums the best thing to do was to get out of 'is way or else get into your bunk and keep quiet. Oppersition used to send 'im crazy a'most. an' if 'e said a red shirt was a blue one, you 'ad to keep quiet. It didn't do to agree with 'im and call it blue even, cos if you did he'd call you a liar and punch you for tell ing lies. "The v'y'ge I'm speaking of we used to trade between Australia and London Bill came aboard about an hour afore the ship sailed. The rest of us was already aboard and down below, some of us stowing our, things away and the rest sitting "down and telling each other lies about wot we'd been doing. Bill came lurching down the ladder, and Tom Baker put 'is 'and to 'im to steady 'im as he got to the bottom. '"Who are you putting your 'ands on? ses Bill, glaring at 'im. " 'Only 'olding you up, Bill,' ses Tom, CBniling. Oh ses Bill. "He put 'is back up agin a bunk and pulled his-self together. ""Olding of me up was you?' he ses; 'whaffor, if I might be so bold as to arsk?' '"I thought your foot 'ad slipped, Bill, old man,' ses Tom; 'but I'm sorry if it 'adn'f "Bill looks at 'Im agin,' ard. Nasty, Low-Looking Little Chap Was Dodgy. "Sorry Ifmy foot didn't slip?' he ses. "Toh know wot I mean. Bill,' ses Tom, smiling a uneasy smile. '"Don't laugh at me,' roars Bill. "T wasn't laughing, - BUI, old pal.' ses Tom. " 'E's called me a liar,' ses Bill, looking round at us; 'called me a liar. 'Old my coat, Charles, and I'll split 'im in halves.' "Charlie took the coat like a lamb, though he was Tom's pal, and Tom looked 'round to see whether he couldn't nip up the ladder and get away, but Bill was just in front of it Then Tom found out that one of 'is bootlaces was undone and he knelt down, to do it up. and this young or dinary seaman, Joe Simms by name, put his 'ead out of his bunk and he ses, quiet like: "You ain't afraid of that thing, mate, are you?' viwi. iiVftviuua uiiif aval iiug. " 'Don't make such a noise when I'm ' Race, Religion and Liberty. Subsiding religious and racial ani mosities in the face of a common op ponent is reported from Turkey as from India. Moslem, Jew and Chris tian are united in the Young Turkey movement just as in India Moslem and Hindu are forgetting past strife in the effort to 'gain more self-government It is one of the most interest ing and significant of current phenom ena in the realm ot action affecting world politics. speaking,; ses Joe; where'syourman ners, yoir great 'Hiking rascal? A "" "I thought Bill would ha dropped with surprise at being spoke to like that His face was purple all over and 'e stood staring.at Joe as though ,'e didn't know jroi to make of im. And we stared, fob,. Joe being a small ish sort o chap and not looking at all .strong. i - - " "-, . "Gp easy, mate,' whispers Tom; 'you don't -know who. . you're talk ing lo.' , ' ' " 4 "'You touch that man,' he ses, quietly, pointing to Tom, 'and I'll give you such a dressing-down "as you've .never 'ad afore. Mark my words, now.' ' 'I wasn't going to 'it him ses Bill, in a strange, mild voice. " 'You'd better not, ses the young un, shaking his fist at 'im; 'you'd bet ter not, my lad. If there's any fighting to be done in this fo'c's'le I'll do.it Mind that "It's no good me saying we was staggered, becos staggered ain't no word for it To see Bill put "is hands in 'is pockets and try and whistle, and then sit down on a locker and scratch 'is head, was the most amazing thing I've ever seen. Presently 'e begins to sing under his breath. " Stop that 'umming,' ses Joe; 'when I want you to 'urn, I'll tell you.' "Bill left off 'umming, and then he gives a little cough behind the back of is 'and, and, arter fidgeting about a 3 - "You Better Not'' bit with 'is feet went up on deck again. " ' 'Strewth,' ses Tom, looking round at us, "ave we shipped a bloomin' prize fighter?' "He was a ordinary seaman, mind, talking to A. B.'s like that Men who'd been up aloft and doing their little bit when 'e was going about catching cold in 'is little petticuts. Still, if Bill could stand It, we supposed as we'd better. "Bill stayed up on deck till we was under way, and 'is spirit seemed to be broke. He went about 'is work like a man wot was walking in 'is sleep, and when breakfast come 'e 'ardly tasted it "Joe made a splendid breakfast, and when he'd finished 'e went to Bill's bunk and chucked the things out all ever the place and said 'e was going to 'ave it for himself. And Bill sat there and took it all quiet, and by-and-by he took 'is things up and put them in Joe's bunk without a word. " 'You've been in a scrap or two in your time, I know,' Tom ses, admiring like. I knew you was a bit of a one with your fists direckly I see you.' '"Oh, 'ow's that?' asks Joe. " 'I could see by your nose,' ses Tom. "You never know how to take peo ple like that. The words 'ad 'ardly left Tom's lips afore the other ups with a basin of 'ot tea and heaves it all over 'Im. "'Take that, you insulting rascal,' he ses. "'Get up,' ses Tom, dancing with rase.. 'Get up; prize fighter or no prize fighter, I'll mark you.' "'Sit down,' ses Bill, turning round. " Tm going to 'ave a go at 'im. Bill,' ses Tom; 'if you're afraid of 'im, I ain't' "'Sit down,' ses Bill, starting up. ' Ow dare you insult me like that?' " 'Like wot?' ses Tom. staring. " 'If I can't lick 'im you can't,' ses Bill; 'that's 'ow it is, mate.' " 'But I can try,' ses Tom. " 'All right ses Bill. 'Me fust, then If you lick me, you can 'ave a go at 'im. If you can't lick me, 'ow can you lick 'im?' "That was the beginning of it and instead of 'aving one master we found we'd got two. owing to the eggstror dinry way Bill had o looking at things. "In about three days our life wasn't worth living, and the fo'c's'le was more like a Sunday school class than anything else. In the fust place Joe put down swearing. He wouldn't 'ave no bad langwidge, he said, and he didn't neither. If a man used a bad word Joe would pull 'im up the fust time, and the second he'd order Bill to 'it 'im, being afraid of 'urting 'im too much 'imself. 'Then Joe objected to us playing cards for money, and we 'ad to ar range on the quiet that brace buttons was ha'-pennies and coat buttons pen nies, and that lasted until one evening Tom Baker got up and danced and nearly went off 'is 'ead with joy through havin' won a few dozen. That was enough for Joe. and Bill by his Motoring in Apropos of the trip of American tourists who were the first to enter Palestine with a motor kcar, the consul at Jerusalem, Thomas R. Wallace, "re ports that the tour was made with ease, even roads that had been pro nounced impracticable for motor cars being traversed without difficulty. Ha says that great interest has been aroused' throughout the district, and that a number of people are talking orders took the cards and pitched 'en over the side. . " "It was a mystery to all of ' and It got worse and worse as .time went on. Bill didn't dare to call 'is soul 'is own, although' Joe only hit 'im once the whole time, and then not? jery hard, and heexcused 'is cowardice by telling us of aman Joe 'ad killed, in a fight down "in lone', o' them .West End clubs. , -".Wot with Joe's Sunday schooljways and .Bill backing 'em up, we wassail pretty glad by the time we got to Melbourne. . - "Arter we'd been there two or three days we began to feel a'most sorry for Bill. Night arter night when we was ashore, Joe would take 'im off and look arter 'im, and at last, partly for 'Is sake, but more to. see the fun, Tom Baker managed to think or something to put things straight. " "There'll be an end o that bully ing Joe,' ses Tom, taking Bill by the arm. "We've arranged to give 'im a lesson as'll lay 'im up for a time. "'Oh,' ses Bill, looking 'ard at a boat wot was passing. "'We've got Dodgy Pete coming to see us to-night.' ses Tom, in a whis per; 'there'll only be the second officer aboard, and he'll likely be asleep. Dodgy's one o' the best light-weights in Australia, and if 'e don't fix up Mis ter Joe, It'll be a pity.' "At about ha'-past six Dodgy comes aboard', and the fun begins to com mence. "He was a nasty, low-looking little chap, was Dodgy, very fly-looking and very conceited. I didn't like the look of 'im at all, and unbearable as Joe was, it didn't seem to be quite the sort o' thing to get a chap aboard to 'ammer a shipmate you couldn't 'am mer yourself. " 'An what's that In that bunk over there?' ses Dodgy, pointing with 'is cigar at Joe. "'Hush, be careful,' ses Tom, with a wink; 'that's a prize fighter.' " 'Oh,' ses Dodgy, grinning, 'I thought it was a monkey.' " 'Bill, who is that 'andsome, gentlemanly-looking young feller over there smoking a half-crown cigar?' ses Joe. " 'That's a young gent wot's come down to 'ave a look 'round,' ses Tom, as Dodgy takes 'is cigar out of 'is mouth and looks 'round, puzzled. '"Take that lovely little gentleman and kick 'im up the fo'c's'le ladder,' ses Joe to Bill, taking up 'is jacket agin; 'and don't make too much nolsa over it, cos I've got a bit of a 'eadache, else I'd do it myself.' "'Wot's the game?' ses Dodgy, staring. " 'I'm obeying orders,' ses Bill. "Last time I was in London, Joe 'ere half killed me one time, and 'e made me promise to do as 'e told me for six months. I'm very sorry, mate, but I've got to kick you up that ladder.' " 'You kick me up?' ses Dodgy, with a nasty little laugh. " 'I can try. mate, can't I?' ses Bill, folding 'is things up very neat and put ting 'em on a locker. "The fust blow Bill missed, and the next moment 'e got a tap on the jaw that nearly broke it, and that was fol lowed up by one in the eye that sent 'im staggering up agin the side, and when 'e was there Dodgy's fists were rattling all round 'im. "I believe it was that that brought Bill round, and the next moment Dodgy was on 'is back with a blow that nearly knocked his 'ead off. Charlie grabbed at Tom's watch and began to count, and after a little bit called out 'Time.' It was a silly thing to do, as it would 'ave stopped the fight then and there if it 'adn't been for Tom's presence of mind, saying it was two minutes slow. That gave Dodgy a chance, and he got up again and walked round Bill very careful, swearing 'ard at the small size of the fo'c's'le. "He got in three or four at Bill afore you could wink a'most and when Bill 'it back 'e wasn't there. "Cahrlie called 'Time' again, and we let 'em 'ave five minutes. - "In five minutes more, though, it was all over. Dodgy not being able to see plain except to get out o Bill's way and hitting wild. He seemed to think the whole fo'c's'le was full o' Bills sitting on a locker and waiting to be punched, and the end of it was a knock-out blow from the real Bill which left 'im on the floor without a soul offering to pick 'im up. "Bill 'elped 'im up at last and shook hands with 'im, and they rinsed their laces in the same bucket, and began to praise each other up. They sat there purring like a couple o cats,, until at last we 'eard a smothered voice com ing from Joe Simmins' bunk. " 'Is it all over?' he asks. "'Yes,' ses somebody. " 'How is BilH-ses Joe's voice again. "'Lcok for yourself,' ses Tom. "Joe sat up in 'is bunk then and looked out and he no sooner saw Bill's face than he gave a loud cry and fell back agin, and, as true as I'm sit ting here, fainted clean away. We was struck all of a 'eap, and then Bill picked up the bucket and threw some water over 'im. and by and by he comes round agin and in a dazed. sort o' way puts his arm round Bill's neck and begins to cry. '"Mighty Moses!' ses Dodgy Pete, jumping up; 'it's a woman!' '"It's my wife!' ses Bill. "We understood it all then, least ways the married ones among us did. She'd shipped aboard partly to be with Bill and partly to keep an eye on 'im, and Tom Baker's mistake about a prize fighter had just suited her book better than anything. How Bill was to get 'er home 'e couldn't think, but it 'appened the second of ficer had been peeping down the fo'c's'le, waiting for ever so long for a suitable opportunity to stop the fight, and the old man was so tickled about the way we'd all been done 'e gave 'er a passage back as stewardess to look arter the ship's cat" Palestine of investing in cars. He recommends a light, strong car, with good clear ance, a good hill climber, and of me dium price, and suggests that a re pair and supply shop would add great ly to the chances of sales. At pres ent permission from the Turkish im perial government must be obtained to travel through the country in no tor cars. a, Be Happy The woman who takes as her life motto "Do it at once" is the woman who is not hounded by an accusing conscience. The modern, prayer for forgiveness is chiefly for things we have not done. The only time one is sure of is the present; putting off to some more con venient moment is to lay up a reputa tion for rudeness or slovenliness. The woman who believes that to apologize is to accuse will rarely have to back water on her belief if she gets into the do-it-at-once habit. Do it at once is but another name for "the little drops of water" pre cept of childhood. The "mighty ocean" of accumulated duties will never swamp you if each wave Is breasted as it comes. Doing it at once is like oiling a dusty pike. It smooths the path of life and smothers complaint and criti cism. Much of the fret and nerve rack ing comes from postponing the things that might just as well be cleared off at once. One is worried until they are done, and more worried if they are not done. The girl who sews the first rip never has to take a day off for mend ing. The housekeeper who writes down an order when the cook says it is wanted; who cleans off one finger mark, rather than huge smears; who believes in straightening up when needed, rather than spasms of clean liness, is the one whose household machinery never gets clogged. The woman who puts an advertise ment in the paper when the cook first gives warning rarely has to rough en her hands building the kitchen fire and peeling potatoes. The girl who answers her invita tions the minute she gets them never will be mortified by being called up over the telephone to know if she is coming. The woman who sends her checks as soon as she gets her bills, who re turns her obligation calls within a week, who gets off her gifts to a bride the day the cards come, who answers her letter immediately, never has to work the excuse of forgetfulness over time. She who takes camphor at the first sneeze and the liver pill when her eyeballs are yellow need not dread the hospital or spend her coin on com plexion cures. The woman who does the nice thing when she thinks of it, who says the kindly words as she goes along, who inquires for the invalid when she first hears she is ill, is not tormented by regret when reading death notices. Bordered Batiste. It is almost impossible to resist the bordered batistes that have been re cently put on sale they are made in so many charming designs and shades. They wear well and wash well, yet may be purchased for comparatively little. rodhiett Ire tfre Do-it-ai Crochet buttons will be very fashionable this winter. Women will make them at home, thus producing an ornament for gowns that, if bought or made to order, would be very expensive. It is easier to have the buttons covered to order, and you supply the cloth or silk. Deft fingers can carefully cover the cheap wooden button moulds and thus have the satisfaction of an attrac tive .home-made decoration. Some of the large buttons are trimmed with embroidery passementerie beads and sometimes a quilting of satin or narrow ribbon. Some buttons are square, others like marbles, and many are as flat as a lozenge. We have given in the design above ideas for seven different buttons. Five are covered with a crocheted design of buttonhole twist or embroidery silk, one with three rows of soutache braid crossing at different angles, and the other two show a simple embroidered design. The stitches in the first five are so plainly shown that any one acquainted with the simple embroidery stitches can easily pick them out They are drawn and not photographed with this special idea in view. In the third from the last, where soutache braid is used, great care must be taken to tack the ends very quickly and securely before they have a chance to ravel. There are two designs for the last button, which is embroidered in a star or .petal design. The button in this, as in all the others, is first covered with silk. Then the embroidery silk is crossed over the button twice at right angles to fix the foundation lines. Around these four lines a button-hole or slip stitch of the silk is carried round and round, so holding it as to form a square as shown, and making the button-hole stitch every time you pass one of the four cross-threads. When enough rows have been rounded or you con sider the outline of the square is as large as you wish the points of the star to be or the ends of the petals, then run your needle way under all the threads at a point midway between any two of the lines. Draw as tightly as you wish to form the shape of the petal, holding the threads, as you draw, with the thumb and first finger of the. left hand. Continue to-do this at a point exactly midway between each of the two lines until all four petals have been shaped. Fasten your silk securely and you are ready for the next one. A little darker shade of silk used than the covering of the button is a pleasing combination. All blacs or all white are very attractive. How Great Actress Keeps Young. The way to keep young, according to Sarah Bernhardt, is not to worry, to take plenty of hot baths, and get plenty of sleep. "When I'm tired. I take a hot bath," she said, "and when I am nervous, I take a hot bath and massage and sleep." When you are low-spirited or de pressed, take a hot bath, rub off brisk ly with a coarse bath towel, dust with a good talcum powder, and sleep for two hours in a darkened room. If you ever try this, get up and look in your mirror, and you will smile with delight at the changed face which greets you. It Is a woman's duty tc look as well as she can and to re tain her loveliness in every way as leng as she has her faculties. In this connection Sarah Bernhardt is an au thority who should command respect. Waterproof Mitts. The five or ten-cent cotton mitts which are so largely bought by work Ingmen, may be waterproofed by dip ping them in melted paraffin; or if a thinner coat is preferred, and only the palm of the mitts, melted paraffin may Fai?CEes-'is? Qo4 a$4; piiver Innumerable This easoij When one conies to the subject of fancy buckles and ribbons or silk belts, description falters, for the buckles of the, day are legion and are of all grades of beauty 'and value Many Landsome designs are turned out in old-fashioned cameos and in coral and the semi-precious stones, and imita tions of these stones are used in every imaginable way. Amethyst, topaz, tourmaline' and chrysoprase are particularly liked by the designers, but of course a vast ma jority of the designs are turned out in cheap imitations of these stones. Hand-wrought buckles, unique in de sign and made by artist craftsmen, are sold by the jewelers, but of course bring high prices. One worker in precious stones and metals has made a specialty of designs in wrought cop per and Mexican opals shading into the copper tints and has produced some extraordinarily beautiful buck les, particularly certain ones of Egyp tian design. The iridescent interior of the ah- alone shell is also used in combination with metal for beautiful buckles, and malachite, lapis, jade, paste, all the jewels of semi-precious character, have their uses for the buckle-designer's art. Metal buckles of great beauty with out stones are also made and just now graceful shapes in gold or silver, simple of lines, but beautifully etched over their entire surface, are much ad mired. From the American Register, London. Big muffs will prevail again. Both jabot and collar grow larger. Ottoman hats are more to the front than in years. Marten and black fox are the favor-' ite small furs. Red trimmings 'will adrn many black slippers. Soft satins are most modish for the tailored skirts. Belts are somewhat narrower than in the summer. Most walking hats are turned up on the left side only. The plaited braid belt is one of the season's novelties. Collars are offered to match plumage-covered hats. With colored shoes there must be stockings to match. Braid and covered buttons are fa vorites for trimming. There is an -increasing vogue for black in evening wear. Coque Feathers in Evidence. Coque feathers in plumage arrange ment are in evidence. Paradise plumes, as ever, will be used, and their great cost precludes their ever becoming in any sense common. BtfflutflDfln: be brushed over their surface. For handling damp bricks, for working with plaster or cement paraffin mitts are far superior to the original. Wom en will find them valuable when scrub bing floors, setting out plants and so forth. Leather gloves, for use by farmers in hauling damp corn fodder, or any material that is wet, may be waterproofed in the same way. The coating of paraffin may be renewed as often as the surface needs it Mitts and gloves even boots of ditchers treated with paraffin last longer, be cause the water can do them little damage. The comfort the wearer ex periences by using waterproof mitts, or gloves, says the Scientific Ameri can, far outweighs the bother of melt ing and applying the paraffin. Crepe de Chine Waists. The high-class dressmakers are ad vocating simple waists of colored crepe de chine to wear with the winter cloth suit. There Is the heavy texture that can be gotten for this purpose. It does j not look too dressy in combination j with serge and cheviot x jy 'evs. Rake and burn up the rubbish. That low, wet ground will do well in Herd's grass. Kill a sheep this fall and corn the meat. It is delicious. Never feed more to the animals than they will eat'up clean. Often the pessimist needs a change of diet as much as anything else. Keep down the weeds In the fall, it will lighten the work in the spring. Pig raising is most successful where skim milk is a large part of the feed ration. Machinery all housed? You cannot afford to let the rust eat out the lining of your pocketbook. Irregular feeding is one contribu tory cause to horses acquiring the habit of bolting their feed. Put a mulch of strawy manure around the berry bushes and the grape vines, but don't put on too early. Your first mistake is excusable, your second, never; for no man has any business making the same mistake twice. The dairyman's profits come in dur ing all the year. That is one reason why that type of farming is better than any other. A good herd of cows of one breed and in thrifty condition is the best kind of an index to the character of the farmer who owns them. Colts will not raise themselves. Hit-and-miss methods never yet produced the best horses. Remember that rais ing colts pays if you give them intel ligent care. Careful feeding can keep up the milk flow. It does not pay to let it run down, for once a smaller yield is established it cannot be increased un til after another calving. The cold rains of the fall prove a great drain upon the vitality of the live stock. The farmer that does not provide shelter for the animals Is working against his own interests. Not only place the farm machinery under cover, but oil it up so that atmospheric dampness will not rust the exposed bright parts. A little time now will save days of trouble next spring. A tidbit in the way of a piece of sugar or an apple will prove ideal in winning the confidence of the colt. Always have something for him, and you will be proud and delighted at the attention he will shower upon you. Grade up your dairy cows by using a pure bred bull. It may take a few years to do it, but each year saving the best of the heifer calves will give you in lime a herd of sows that will prove far more profitable than your present herd. Raise the best crops you can and sell them at the best price you can, but don't speculate. The farmer that begins to deal on the grain market has taken his first step to ruin, for noth ing but failure and loss ever came to the farmer who tried bis hand at the game. An old swindle that is being tried on the farmers again is that of selling them a new and wonderful kind of wheat and binding them by a contract to return to the man (who thus places them in a way to get rich), a certain number of bushels of the grain next year. Look out for it Sheep that have been a long time without salt are apt to make them selves sick eating too much of it when the opportunity comes. Be regular in feeding.it to them, or, bet ter still, provide a box to which the flock can have access at all times. They will help themselves, and will eat only such as is good for them. Never let the soil remain bare. Sun, rain and wind will do it harm. It loses a greater amount of its finer particles by the leaching of rain water than does soil that is covered with some crop. It is well for a soil to be covered most of the time, even if the crop grown has to be turned under. For this reason some agriculturists sow a crop in the early fall when it can make only enough growth to part ly cover the ground during the win ter. They plow this under in the apt iuq. Some fowls are weak because born that way. They inherited their weak ness from the lack of materials or of vitality in the egg. Such birds will require a good deal of doctoring if they are to be kept alive and are the ones on which the most attrition has to be bestowed. In any flock there is a certain per cent, of this kind of birds, and it does not pay to bother much with them. They are good enough for eating and should be fat tened and disposed of. A weak fowl probably cannot be made strong by any method of feeding, as they seem to be weak in that thing we call the life principle, vitality. n.. 'R'ape' makes a gootfp"asturo Tor bogs. 'DI.CllV. la.J nnlv artlOn It CnlUl- bles away from the plow.. " Not "Shall I build a silo?; but uHoV large shall I build: ItrV . . - Get things in shape for :the win ter. Make the poultry snug. j- Try feeding wheat .to, the hens and seMf it will increase the.egg yield. j - , . - . - Kind words is the oil that makes the machinery of life run smoothly. Get after the tent caterpillars in the trees. Cut out their Hests and burn them. Why not a good dairy if a dairy herd at all? You can have such by care in breeding. Currant bushes should be propagat ed only from bushes that 'bear the most and best fruit Attend to the tile draining this fall. Perhaps all that ails that young or chard is the need of tiling. Poison vines growing in the fence corners are poor testimonials to a farmer's character. Dig 'em out Good winter quarters must be pro vided for the sheep if they do well. They need sunlight, fresh air and dry floor. Neglected to mark the turkeys and now there comes the dispute with the neighbors as to who's who, and what's what. Pound for pound, sheep manure Is three times as valuable as cow ma nure. One argument in favor of keep ing sheep on the farm. The manure spreader is a drudge saver. Many a farmer thinks he can not afford one who would find that a few seasons work would more than pay for it. The overhead rack Is a poor place from which to feed the horse. Be sides being an unnatural way for the animal to feed, it causes a great deal of dust, which is a bad thing. Have a hospital pen where the sheep that give evidence of being sick can be isolated and treated. Many a contagious disease can in this way be kept from spreading in a flock. Pull a few of the tomato plants on which green tomatoes still haqg and put in the cellar. They will ripen and you will continue to have ripe, fresh tomatoes until after Thanksgiving, if you manage right The chier trouble with the party line is that some folks make hogs of themselves and monopolize the telephone in visiting to the prevention of the transaction of urgent business by other parties on the same line. Watch the chickens when the farm er is going through the barnyard, and you can often learn a heap as to what kind of a man he is. If the hens run as though In fear of their lives be sure that that farmer has a brutal strain In him which even the chicks have discovered. Don't let the fences get in bad re pair. It is not only an invitation to the stock to get breechy. but It makes the work of fixing them up much more difficult than would have been the case had they been fixed in season. Re member the old adage, "A stitch in time saves nine." A road which has successfully stood the test of two years at Mankato, Minn., and cost only 80 cents a lin eal foot, was made by overlaying the ordinary road with crushed stone and gravel upon which a dressing of ce ment was spread followed by a coat ing or sand and then well rolled. In our opinion the best time for a cow to come fresh is in the fall, for the stimulus which then comes to . the lacteal glands will with proper feeding and care continue a good milk flow through the winter; then, with fresh grass in the spring, a still fur ther stimulus is received. On the other hand, the cow that is fresh in the spring receives all the stimulus at once, then as fly time comes she be gins to shrink and when she goes on winter feed she falls off rapidly. A farm paper suggests a use for old tin cans by melting off the tops . and bottoms and straightening out the tin and lining the inside of the chick en house. It certainly would make the walls and corners mice and rat proof, but how about the lice and mites? The small overlapping pieces cf tin would prove ideal hiding places for the pests. This difficulty might be overcome, however, by whitewash ing and making sure that the cracks were plastered flush with the white wash. We were interested in watching a busy bunch of chickens around one of our trees the other day, and on in vestigation found that they were put ting forth their best pecks toward thinning the ranks of a host of bark lice that were swarming on the trunk of the tree. They were getting a square meal while at the same time they were ridding the tree of a pest, and thus making a double profit for me. The orchard Is a good place for the poultry, I thought, as I contented ly passed on about my work. Good vinegar can be made from apple parings in the following way: Take the" parings and put them in a six-gallon stone jar and tamp them with a potato masher till they are pretty well bruised, then pour water over them till covered. We continue to put parings in till they have been in a week or more, then we strain out the parings and pour the cider into a keg and repeat the operation till one keg is full. We then lay an old piece of cotton cloth over the bung and let nature do the rest In two months we have a keg of the finest kind of vinegar. J ,, i : 9 5 ? t 1 if ?SE . ' BIWJWfJgB 'MWW't" uiwirhmliiiji1 j'Jj't -il mLHju tti. ' l"TaiHiIjrCjiiWt1B'CTnwiJn. . '-i "igggwgjwaBassafeCTyaqaggwpy gggaffiitorw yJii Hy v Jfc, ' v i . - pi i r - - -A-(-ij-,r