topics or j:
the Times
a
"Tall oaks from little acorns grow."
Taft, Kansas, has a population of
three.
Find a man who thinks he knows
it all and he won't rest till ha tells
you seven-eighths of It.
They refer to the Astor affairs as a
"gumshoe divorce," Just because no
body got a chance to rubber.
Sometimes It takes more energy to
climb out of bed In the morning than
is required to do a whole day's work
King Manuel Is suDDosed to be
looking for a wife. Can any man Im
agine a pleasanter occupation than
hatT
And to think that the men who
make such nice white sugar could be
such dark-eyed villains as to deliber
ately cheat their own Uncle Sam!
A Washington dispatch proposes a
"cure for panics." The only cure for
panics U a level head In a time of
erlsls and faith In the government.
A Los Angeles man has willed $500,
000 to a woman who Jilted him. Be
ing chivalrous he did not explain that
be left It as an evidence of his gratitude.
Every possible means Is used to
tempt this nation Into Imitating Eu
rope by assuming a burden of mili
tarism. Heaven forbid that the tempt
eis should prevail.
a teacher, lawyer, doctor or farmer,
it bai the right and duty te Inquire
whether ht follows the profession for
which he was trained, and If he does.
whether he found the Instruction
profitable. The University of Illinois
has attempted to collect statistics that
would answer these Questions, and
with results that are fairly gratifying
The general Impression that many
young men take instruction In certain
professions, and then go Into some
thing else when they reach the out
side world, Is not supported by the
leturns from Illinois. On the con
trart it lit shown that there Is a
pretty general clinging to the profes
slon for which the training was ob
tained. This Is particularly gratify
The Redemption
By CHARLE8 FREDERIC GOSS
Coprrlfht, !, br The nowen-MsrrlU Compsnr.
AU Rlgbta Rassrrrd
CHAPTER XV.
During several months of loneliness
Ing In the case of the graduates fromlg- gorrow a great change had been
the farm school. The question here I taking place In the mind of Pepeeta, of
of., whether to avoid manual labor, which she was only vaguely conscious
the graduates were avoiding the farm. The strain which she had been under
The answer Is that out of 184 grad- ",n? ?"n at la8t to exhau,t h"
King George of Greece wants to ab
dicate. The King business Is getting
to be almoHt as strenuous as shooting
lions on the Jump In Africa, and the
crowned heads of Europe are not used
to it.
A young man In Pennsylvania Is to
undergo a surgical ojteratlon for horse
Iteallng. It Is not believed the ex
periment will prove more dangerous
than the old way of operating on
horse thieves.
"Palmistry may he made of the
greatest help In training a child and
directing bis education," declares a
Journal devoted to that "science."
Since the time of Noah, If not before,
parents have employed the palm for
that purpose often with striking re-ulta.
History never repeats Itself precise
ly. The papers not long ago reported
another naval battle of 8alamls. The
first one took place twenty-four con
turles ago, and the Persian were
badly defeated. This time the strife
was waged with field batteries and
warships against some mutinous offl
rs on torpedo boats.
It la fitting that one feature of the
present world-wide movement of dis
ease, prevention should be a campaign
against the so-called hookworm, and
the recent gift of a million dollars for
this purpose by John IJ. Rockefeller
will make It possible for science to
carry on the deulred Investigation ami
crusade. It Is only within half a dozen
years that the medical authorities
have resognlzed the existence of this
hair-like parasite, which Is now re
ceiving so much attention. To lu
presence Is ascribed h form of anemia
which Is prevalent In purts of the
Southern States, especially among chil
dren a malady which not only retards
the physical ami mental development
of Its victims, but also renders them
much more susceptible to other ills
eases, as consumption, pneumonia, ty
Dhold fever aud malaria.
It Is suggested that Washington call
a conference of tho powers to secure
lome form of International piotectlon
for sea-life seals, whales, sea lions,
the fish packs The destruction and
pending extinction or the fur seals In
Uulirlng Sea Is the vs-oa for the
proposal, hut such seals are not the
only valuable oceanic denizens whose
existence requires some world wide
guardianship. Probably the State De
partment Is uear despair In Its en
deavors to protect tho seal of llehrlng
Be, and It Is a desperate hope that a
conference of all the powers will ex
'irt sufficient moral coercion upon any
oue reluctant nation to force It Into
acquiescence In measures of Interna
tional conservation. Hut tho predatory
hand of mail that I And llyron imce
described as stayed at the boundary
of the deep blue ocean, Is today mo
armed with weapons of destruction,
aud ho skilled in their use, that even
the abysmal depths are threatened
with declmutlon, if not with depopu
lation. Kcuiioiulc common sense, more
over, dictates Interference. Mankind
cuu do without the luxury of seal
sktus, and even can alTord utllltari
auly to wipe out many beautiful or
curious forms of sea life. Hut the
oceans constitute great reservoirs or
food, which should be properly policed
In order that their stores be not fa
tally depleted. Professor Huxley es
timated that more sustenance fur hu
inau life was coutalned In a square
mile or ocean than In a square mile
of the most fertile land. When one
consider the vaHtuvss of the Seven
ties. It seems liiiMHltde that a race
of laud animals could threateu seri
ously to depopulate them. Hut the
etioals ir herring, mackerel, salmon,
cod, have eeitalu hatdis. They dlsup
ler for peiUnls In the watery uu
known, and tluu at recurrent period
return to eeitalu habitats, wiieie they
me dcfi-iiM-less Hualnst the rapine of
tn?u. Piscatorial science Is widening,
and govei niiivnts should apply such
kuowl.dne as they are I it forestry and
luliirs and atdlcultur. As the oceans
tliive mil. off shore are International
domain, only lutei national conceit
ru voeMtne ibwlr life.
S -.
The qutiou what Iwhuin tf gral
UatMi t( viiltriu after Ittey lt
IM ii-Hri'! i vll. Hti nt,u
.
. t
...
uated between 1899 and 1909, 115 en
gaged directly In farming. Ninety
per cent of the whole number, or 163,
remained In business directly connect
ed with farming. Forty were engag
ed In experiment station work, seven
in the department of agriculture In
Washington. 8ixteen were teaching
three were In real estate and two in
Y. M. C. A. work. These were not
Included In the 90 per cent, though one
who had become editor of a farm
paper was. The returns from the col
lege of engineering were less com
plete. The graduates are scattered
over the world. Only 63 per cent re
ported, but of these 90 per cent were
employed In engineering work. The
graduates of Illinois are thus seen to
be doing the work they set out to do,
and for which that university attempt
ed to fit them. The facts are credlta
ble to the Improvement In methods
of Instruction In the technical colleges
of the country. A few years ago It
could not be said that the farm schools
were giving the undergraduate any
thing better than an academic Ui'tv
Ing with a few homilies on country
life thrown In. ' Now they are pre
paring men for actual, scientific farm
Ing.
TRAPPING "BIO CATS.'
Fastest Victim of Wild Animal
Trapper the Mont Ferocious.
Strange as It may seem, the easiest
victims of the wild animal trapper are
the most ferocious those bloodthirsty,
huge cats, the Hon, the tiger, and those
other beautiful felines, the panther, the
leopard and the Jaguar.
With the Hon, for Instance, It Is
simply a matter of stealing the cubs, A.
W. Kolkner says In St. Nicholas. But
kidnapping her whelps from a danger
ous beast like a lioness, Is, of course,
an exciting problem.
In the heart of the darkest, most Im
penetrable thicket, In the midst of a
tangle of vlue and thorn and creeper,
the Hon mother has with her from
four to six cubs golden puffballs
tumbling over one another, scrambling
over the great yellow body of the ma
jestic creature which none on earth
save these defenseless kittens may
near.
Not In the wild world, It would
seem, was a home betetr protected.
Yet, out of a thicket, well to leeward,
the trapper's eyes are bent upon the
lion home for, once In every twenty
four hours, nature herself renders
these bubied defenseless, when the
mother, stirred by the pangs of hunger,
ventures forth to hunt and to eat.
Ileslde tho trapper Is a pair of
Kalllrs armed with nets made of stout
cords. In tho trapper's hand Is a
rillu loaded with a slug of lead us big
us a little Augur. The slightest Slum
ping of u twig and the dangcrou.-! brute
comes to tho attack headlong, like a
yellow streak; or, If she cannot locate
tho danger, she picks up her rubs one
by ono by the neck, bounding away
with them In ten-foot springs and hid
ing them In a tangle even more dense
thuu tho other.
For hours ihe trapper must lie,
nerves on edge, before tho mother quits
her lulr to strike down a buck or a
water buffalo. Then, cautiously, with
rllle ready, the trapper presses forward
and Into the unguarded lion home.
Quickly the men must work. Should
the lioness return expeotedly, nothing
but a bullet, well und quickly aimed,
could save them.
Capturing cutis Is, however, only
one of three methods which the trap
per uses to transfer the big felines out
of the wilderness Into the cage. Ity
fur the greater number of his captives
are adult tieoats In the height of their
prime, vigor and ferociousness. To
catch these the trap;er uses either a
pltfull or a huge trap.
t Wit of the Youngsters
Klmer, aged 6, was limping because
of a numbness in oue foot aud his
mother asked what was the mutter.
"I feel uu If some of me was dead,"
replied tho little fellow.
Smull Maile was taken to church
for the first time, when the choir loft
was above the pulpit. I'oou her re
turn home she asked: "Mamma, why
did all those who sung have to sit on
the mantelpiece?"
A 4 year old boarded a suburban
tratu at Kuglewood with his mother
on a dark eveulug recently. Like all
children of that age, he desired a seat
uext to the window, through which
he could look out, explaining that he
wanted "to look at the dark" This
reminded a hearer of the child who,
on being nuked why he was afraid on
a dark night, leplled: "I'm afraid of
the danger."
Women's .apers la I'hlaa.
"The Strong Mau of I'hlua" was a
woman the late dowager empress
Though the country Is behlud haud In
many ways. It Is wail to the fore In
the mailer of women's dally pap is, of
which It has a Urge number. There
are Ore lu kltiaighal, four lu Cutou,
aud hardly au city without Its
womtue dally press, (leusrally thr.. fcBln irll(li.
I'speis ere produced soUly by vauisu pnit ,h,,.4
physically.
Her vital force became depleted, her
step grew feeble, the light died out
of her eyes, she drooped and crept
feebly about her room. The determi
nation which she had so resolutely
maintained to live apart slowly ebbed
away. Phe was, after all. a woman,
not a disembodied spirit, and her wom
an's heart yearned unquenchably for
the touch of her lover's hand, for the
kisses of his lips, for the comfort of
his presence.
This longing Increased with every
passing hour. Fatigue, weariness,
loneliness, steadily undermined her
Still struggling resistance to those "n
frerlngs which never left her. till at
lust, when the falling resources of her
nature were at their lowest point, all
her remaining strength was concen
trated Into a single passionate desire
to look once more upon the face w' 'eh
glowed forever before her inner eye. or
at least to discover what had befallen
In his sin and wretchedness.
It was a long and tedious Journey
from New Orleans to Cincinnati In
those days, and It told terribly upon
the weaked constitution of the way
farer. Her heart beat too violently In
her bosom; a fierce fever began to
burn In her elns; she trembled with
terror lest her strength fall her before
she reached her Journey's end. It was
not of Death himself that 'she was
afraid; but that he should overtake
her before she had seen her lover!
Husbanding her strength as ship
wrecked sailors save their bread and
water, she counted the days and the
miles to the Journey's end, and hav
ing arrived at the wharf of the Queen
City, the pale young traveler who had
excited the compassion of the passen
gers, but who would neither comunl-
cate the secret of her sorrow nor ac
cent of any aid. took her little t-'-ndle
In her thin hand and started off on
the last stage of her weary pilgrimage.
It was the hardest of all, for her mon
ey was exhausted and there was noth
ing for her to do but walk.
It was a cold December day. Gray
clouds lowered, wintry winds began to
moan, and she had proceeded but a llt
tel way when light flakes of snow be
gan to fall. The chill penetrated her
thin clothing and shook her fragile
form. She moved more like a wraith
than a living woman. Her tired feet
left such slight Impressions In the
now that the feathery flakes obliter
ated one almost before she had made
nother, and she was haunted by the
thought that every trace of her pus-
sage through life was thus to disappear!
Ignorant of the distance or the exact
direction, and stopping occasionally to
Inquire the way, she ploddod on, the
exhaustion of hunger and weariness
becoming more and more unendurable.
All thut she did now was done by the
sheer force of will; but yield she
would not. She would dU cheerfully
when she hud attained her object, but
not before. Ihe winds became more
wild and boisterous; they loosened and
tossed her black hair about her wan
face; they beat aguluat her person and
drove her back. Every step seemed
the last one possible; but suddenly,
Just as she descended the slope of a
Bteep hill, she saw the twinkling lights
of the vllluge and the feeble ruys shot
new courage Into her heart Under
this accession of power she pushed
forward and made her way toward the
old Quaker homestead.
Tho night had now deepened around
her; but every foot of the landscape
had been Indelibly impressed upon her
memory, and even In the gathering
gloom she chose the road unerringly.
There were only a few steps more,
and reeling toward the door yard fence
she felt her way to the (rate, opened
tt, staggered forward up the path In
the rays of light thut struggled out
Into the darkness, and with one final
effort fell fainting upon the threshold.
The scene within the house present
ed a striking contrast to that without.
In a great open fireplace the flames of
the beech logs were wavering up the
chimney. Seated In the radiance of
their light, on a low stool, was a young
boy with his elbows upon his knees
and hts cheeks In the palms of Ms
hands. His mother sat by his side
stroking his hair and gazing at hi in
In fond, brooding love. The father was
bonding over a IMhle lying open on
the table, and had Just articulated In
slow and reverent tones tho words of
Jesus, "I whs a stranger and ye took
me In," when they hennl a sound at
the dor.
I"nther. mother and son sprang to
their fret and. hurrying towards the
door, flung It open and beheld u wom
an's limp form lying on the threshold.
H was but a child's weight to the
stalwart Quuker who picked it up In
his great arms and carried It Into the
radiance of the great flreptiu-e. and In
an Instant he and Dorothea his wife
were pushing forward the work of
restoration. The little boy stood gas
Ing wonderlngly at her from a dis
tance. The calm features of the Qua
ker were agitated with emotion. His
wife knelt by the side of the pale
sleeper, and her tears dropped silently
on the hand which she pressed to her
lips.
For many days Pepeeta's life hung
In the balance, her spirit hovering un
certainly along the border land of be
tng. and It was only love that wooed
tt back to Itfe.
When at length, through careful
nursing, slid really regained her con
sciousness and came up from those
unfathomable pb)sts where she had
teen wandering, she opened her ees
upon the walls of a Itllle chamber Itutl
looked out through an alcove Into the
living room of the Quaker house.
The slb-nce was suddenly broken by
s Voice feel. Is and tremulous, but Very
musical and swrrt. It was l'e
Win (air.t around her lu bewtldir
atenl sod asked lu vague alarm
"Where em IP
iViuihea e by her side In aa In
stant, and taking ihe thin "mere In
aer strong bands, replied: "Thee la
t -. , I
rrr
Uag
Inte the talus
. ...
ance; but her memory did not at once
return.
"Have I ever been In this place be
fore? Have I ever seen your face?
Has something dreadful happened?
Tell me," she entreated, gavlng with
agitation Into the calm eyes that look
ed down Into here.
"I cannot tell thee whether thee has
ever seen ue before, but we have seen
thee so much for a few days that we
feel like old friends," said Dorothea,
pressing the hand she held, and smil
ing. Pepeeta's eyes wandered about the
room restlessly for a moment, and
then some dim remembrance of the
past came back.
"Did I come here In a great storm?"
she asked.
'Thee did. Indeed. The night was
wild and cold."
"Did I fall on the threshold?"
"Upon the very threshold, anil let
thank God for that, because If thee
had fallen at the gate or In the path
we ehould never have heard thee."
Pepeeta struggled to a sitting pos
ture as her memory clarified, fixed her
wide open eyes upon Dorothea and
asked, pathetically, "Where Is he?"
"I do not know who thee means,"
said Dorothea, laying her hand on the
Invalid's shoulders and trying gently
to push her back upon her pillow.
"David!" she exclaimed, "David Tell
me If you know, for It seems to me I
shall die If I do not hear."
"I do not know, my love. It Is a
long time since we have heard from
David. But thee must lie down. Thee
Is not strong enoua-h to talk."
"Are we alone?"
"Yes, all alone."
"Well, thonl I will begin," Pepeeta
said, and In a voice choked with emo
tion, the poor sufferer breathed out
the tale of her sin and her sorrow.
She told all. She did not shield her
self, and everywhere she could she
softened the wrong done by David. It
was a long story, and was Interrupted
only by the ticking of the great clock
In the hall-way, telling off the mo
ments with as little concern as when
three years before It had listened to
the story told to David by his mother.
When the confession was ended the
tender-hearted woman kissed the quiv
ering Hps.
"Have you forgiven me?" Pepeeta
asked, seizing the face In her thin
hands and looking almost despairingly
Into the great blue eyes.
As I hope to be forgiven," Dor-"ie
answered, kissing her again and again
A look of almost perfect happiness
diffused Itself over the pale countenance.
It is too much too much. How
can It be? It was such a great wrong!"
she exclaimed.
"Yes, tt was a great wrong. Thee
has sinned much, but much shall be
forgiven If thee Is penitent, and I think
thee Is. No love nor purdon should
be withheld from those who mourn
their sins. Our God Is love! And so
we are ignorant and frail. It is a
sad story, as thee says, but It Is bet
ter to be led' astray by our good pas
sions that by our bad. I have noticed
that it Is sometimes by our holiest In
stincts that we are betrayed into our
darkeBt sins! Tt was heaven's bright
est light the light of love that led
thee astray, my child, and even love
may not bo followed with closed eyes!
Hut thee does not need to be preached
to."
Astonished nt such an almost divine
Insight and compassion, Pepeeta ex
clnlmed, "How came you to know so
much of the tragedy of human life, so
much of the soul's weakness and guilt;
you who have lived1 so q.uletly in this
happy home?"
"Hy consulting my own heart, dear.
We do not differ In ourselves so much
as In our experiences and temptations.
Hut thee hns talked enough about thy
troubles. Tell me thy name? What
shall we call thee?"
"My name Is Pepeeta."
"And mine Is Dorothea."
"Oh!, Dorothea," Pepeeta exclaimed,
"do you think we shall ever see him
again?"
"I cannot tell. We had made many
Inquiries and given up In despair. And
now when we least expectetf news, thee
has come! We will cherish hope
again. We were discouraged too eas
ily." "Oh! how strong you are how com
forting. Yes. we will cherlBh hope,
and when I am well I will start out,
and search for him everywhere. I shall
find him. My heart tells me so."
"Hut thee Is not well enough, yet."
Dorothea said, with a kind smile, "and
until thee Is. thee must be at rest In
thy soul and, nbldlng here with us.
await the revelation of the divine
will."
"Oh, may I stay a Mule white? It
Is so quiet and restful here. I feel like
a tired bird that has found a refuge
from a storm. Hut what will your
husband say, when he hears this
story ?"
"Thee need not be troubled rbout
that. His door and heart are ever
open to those who labor and are heavy
laden. The Christ has found a faith
ful follower In him, Pepeeta. It was
he who first divined thy story."
"Then you knew ne?"
"We had conjectured."
"Then I will stay, oh. I will stay a
little while, and (wrhaps, perhaps
who knows?" khe clasped her hands,
her soul looked out of her eves, and a
smile of genuine I tpptneas lit up h-r
sad face.
"Yes. who knows?" said Dorothea
gently, rearranging the pillows and
bidding the Invalid fall asleep again.
TV
CIIAITKR XVI.
In due time the vessel vumn ahl.-h
David hud emUrked arrive.! at her
destination, the city of New Y..rk, and
ine lonely traveler stepped forth un
noticed aud unknown Into the metropo
lis or ine ,r World.
With an leili;.-t common to all ad
venturers, be made his v i.i n,
Howsry. Amid Its perpetual excite.
ments and boundless opportunities for
adventure, avld reeuuird Ihe habl.e
rurmed during thai period of life upei
which Ihe doors had now closed
reputation had followed fcln ,,4 ,h
new seen., the phtsl.al restoration
aurtng the leng Vus. the noveasily
ef Maintaining bis fa mi a. all eUn...ir.a
rank at the devotees of the gambling
rooma.
He obt his best to enter Into this
new life with enthusiasm, but It had
no power to banish or even to allay
his grief. He therefore spent most of
his time in wandering about among
the wonders of the swirtiy-growing
city, observing her busy etreeta, her
crowded wharfs, her libraries, mu
seums and parks. This moving pano
rama temporarily diverted his thoughts
from that channel Into which they
ever returned, and which they were
constantly wearing deeper and deer,
and so helped him to accomplish the
one aim of his wretched llfe which
was to become even for a single mo
ment unconscious of himself and of
his misery.
Among the many acquaintances he
had made In that realm of life to
which his vices and his crimes had
consigned him. a single person nan
awakened in his bosom emotions of In
terest and regard. There was In that
circle of silent, terrible, remorseless
naraaltea of society, a young man
whose classical face, exquisite man
ners and varied accomplishments set
htm anart from all the others. He
moved among them like a ghost mys
terlous, uncommunicative and unap
proachable.
From the time of their first meeting
he had treated David In an exception
al manner. In unobserved ways ne
had done him little kindnesses, -.id
proffered many delicate advances of
friendship, and not many months pass
ed before the two lone, suspicious and
ostracized men united their fortunes
In a sort of Informal partnership u:;d
were living In common apartment.
There was in Foster Mantel a sort
of sardonic humor Into which he was
always withdrawing himself. In om
of their Infrequent conversations the
two companions had grown unusur.Ily
confidential and found themselves
drifting a little too near that most
dangerous of all shoals in the lives of
such men the past.
(To be continued.)
LET THE WEAKLINGS DIEP
fheorr of an Engiliih Socialist Seama
luaiy Indorsed br Klgoren.
O. C. Hill, an English "sociologist,"
announces that It la mathematically a
mistake to suppose that human life Is
lengthening. He thinks that in the
British Islands at least It can bt
proved mathematically that everything
done to prevent sickly children from
dying soon, cuts down the length ol
the "average lifetime" after 40. Writ
ing in the Sociological Review he
shows that In thirty1 years from 1S70
the death rate among male Infants
under 6 years, was cut down from 7c
to 68 In the thousand. The rate was
cut down In one degree or another so
that there were fewer deaths at all
ages under 35. At 35 there was al
most no change In thirty years. At
from 5 to 55 he shows the British
death rate going up from 19.6 to 20.8
In the thousand. Between 55 and 65
years ft rose from 33.9 to 38.9.
Or
Khnrt Cornstalks.
Every farmer who feeds corn fodder
knows how difficult it Is to pitch the
manure from the stables In which the
.t.iira hav heen used for bedding
When the fork Is thrust Into the com
pact manure the long stalks run bo
far In pverv direction and hold
tightly that the man at the fork be
gins to think that he will be compelled
to lift the entire bottom out of the
tj.li with the first forkful. The long
stalks make both loading and unload
Ina of the manure very difficult.
A Missouri farmer has Just given
his war. which we think Is a good
wav. of feeding corn fodder to make
better bedding of the refuse stains ana
to make the handling of the manure
easier. He ties his corn fodder, or
corn stover. In bundles after husking,
for storage. At feeding times he takes
these bundles and cuts them with an
ax across a large wooden block Into
three or four shorter lengths. These
short lengths are then placed In the
mangers for the cows and horses to
pick over and are then thrown Into
the stables and stalls for bedding. He
claims that stover cut Into shorter
lengths Is easier for the stock to pick
over, that it helps to keep the stalls
neater, and that It Is better la many
ways. Where these short lengths of
corn stalks are used In the bedding
the handling of the manure Is easy.
Corn stalks are a valusfble by-prod
uct of the corn crop when used In the
right way, and there are many good
ways of using them. Dry corn stalks
are porous, spongy, and are good ab
sorbers of liquids. They are bulky and
fill up fast, hence aid In keeping the
stall floors fully covered and the ani
mals dry. Wheat, oat or rye straw
mixed with the di-y corn stalk bed
ding makes an almost complete ab
sorber of the liquids and saves all of
the rich fertilizers. Exchange.
Education and ihe (toll.
One of the popular fal.acles that Is
rapidly losing ground Is tnr Idea that
any one with no previous training or
experience can be a successful farmer,
and one of the chief agencies of en
lightenment Is the Government Bu
reau of Soils. Thfs useful adjunct of
the Department of Agriculture Is rap
Idly completing Its Investigations of
the actual values and needs of the
earth In various Darts of the Wact
His argument agrees with that of' and Its reports wflf constitute a valu
able compendium for those already
engaged in agriculture to embark in
ft.
The government has risen to the
need" of demonstrating that the day of
haphazard and scratching of the sur-
a considerable school of "sociologists,"
who agree with the sociology of the
American Indians. By putting their
babies In the cold water of the nearest
stream, the Indians learned easily
which were too weak to make a suc
cess In life as fighters and hunters ; face of the earth Is passed, and that
On the other hand, the biographies ol -tor most successful results practical
men who hare done most to civilize training, if not thorough scientific edu
the world by great discoveries and ln-jcatlon, is needed. It le the aim of the
ventlons show that as children they : Bureau of Soils to establish accurately
were often so weak that they were the nutrition values of the earth In
IZt .J7 gr6ateSt anVarying 8ectlons tor Placing the
most loving pains. Wateat .nn,.
Others tuhn hVO mtnrfa o m,ffc. ' " . .. " -"
. u a - M v r ttih
iiiaui'di us iua.1 vi Mr. inn are now rv hllfluaj
wa.-j uuouoiumimi proceed witn greater
matne. and wltb BUch ft deflntte bas,g fa .
44 ma nnshftnfimfin nrAr.aAi ,i.u
working out calculations showing that 't 'tl 12 "u tr.er
. 1 . t-. . certainty toward his goal of achieve
as the people of Europe get more to mpnt , ' ""Ve.
Hum two iiuiti utoica 1UU klUlIUJ
Is sure to enable
America they are growing taller and Z J, '1 ZZ '. . m
living lonser for the same reon that , 6 e'tt,n prcrw wnere
natives of Missouri. Kansas and Texas' "iT .f fr ltS natU-
measure half a foot taller than natives I ra fevetoPent will be the intelligent
of Japan and China. T'ntll a genera-1 f CVery arabIe acre af
tion ago. sociologists of the highest f that Ca" he made t0 ylel1 a Prof-
Chinese education took the view taken I -p. wenuein century Farm-
now by Mr. Hill In England. They
applied It chiefly against girl babies.
It was a Chinese sociological custom
to leave the undersized
girl exposed In the open air to starvi
to death.
er.
save the Uvea nf mnn t. j .
by providing feed during short :
of cold, stormy weather. Alfaif.
Irrigation of Alfnif.,
The Importance of alfalfa to '
ern farmers cannot well be over I
TT1 ATAd. A RiniTld tnn .1. ..
It
rl
not be excelled as a preparatory Cn
on soils that have long been unprodn
tive. Likewise It maintains ths ttm.
Ity of soils naturaly rich In $Z
food, and if used aa a base of rotatlm
makes possible abundant croo ti.u
of various kinds. Jm
Notwithstanding its present Import
ance and great . value in Irrigate
farming, the profits on the are, not
In alfalfa can be greatly Increaaej w
more care and skill are exercised l
growing it.
Perhaps the most essential condt
tlone for the production of alfalfa in
abundant sunshine, a high aumin
temperature, sufficient moisture nn
a riuu, uet?p, wen aramefl soil. AJ
of these essentials, save moisture, eilg
naturally in the arid region of tha
United States, and when water lg Mp.
plied it makes the conditions IdeiL
Although alfalfa can be successfull;
grown under a wide range of soil con.
ditions, yet all Western lands art not
equally well adapted to Its growth.
How to determine the suitability ot
land for growing alfalfa under irrln.
tion, as well as how to prepare th
land, Is told in Farmers' Bulletin 373
"Irrigation of Alfalfa." recently Issued
by the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture. The bulletin discusses the vari
ous methods of irrigating the hod '
and gives much useful Information in
connection therewith.
R
Three Ladders In One.
Not every family has a long and k
short ladder about the house and It
often happens that where one of these
will not suit the other will
A Canadian has Invented 1
ladder that answers both
purposes and when folded
(for it does fold) takes up
less room than even the old
style small ladder. This In
vention consists of a lad
der made in three sections,
one on the other and
hinged together on one side
BEcno.-vAL and In the back. On tie
ladder, other side are pins to kern
it in place when it Is extended to lit
full length. Either in Its extended or
Its short form this ladder is a safe
one, but it ha3 no back support and
must be leaned against the wall. After
the top section has been bent down 01
one side it folds back and when the
second section Is down the three fold
together like a three-part screen.
When the ladder ia not In use It can
be stowed away behind a door or In
any corner as it does not take up at
much room as a chair.
Small Hub Cot.
The hog tot illustrated here is 6 ft
wide. 8 ft. long and 6 ft. 2 In. high
In front and 3 ft. high in the rear.
The floor Is built with 2 In. x Id.
PREPARING FOR THE" SABBATH.
Iudnenve on Children of" Customs In
Orthodox Jewish Ilonaeholds.
The Sabbath, Including Its compli
cated preparations, Is rich and Impres
sive material for a child's r"mng!nRtlon
me American Hebrew says-. On Thurs
day evening the mother nlrea.ly pre
pares dough, goes to market, cleans
the fish, etc.
In the morning the bak'n cf
"rhales" (bread). How bewitch'ng for
a child to watch the mother making
different shapes of dough, smeartn? It
with egg and decorating it wlt; braldi
of different shapes and formn. A Jew
ish child gets the first lesion In what
we call modelling by nrsililng ruaKe
believe "chales."
In the evening the mother prepare
to meet the Sabbath. TTie child par
takes In the household occupations
and thereby gets habits of Industry,
order nnd regard for t:)e rights and
Ideas of others and the fundaments!
habit of subordinating his activities
to the general Interest of the house
hold. This is especially tree In rerard to
Jewish households where everything
seems to be prescrlbetf by law. Hefor
darkness sets In on Friday the houte
wlfe lights In the dining room extra
candles or a special lamp In honor of
Sabbath and reads the blsslng.
Quite often a child nm yet able to
talk will cover Its face with Its little
palms. Imitating the tresturcs of the
devoted mother. The rervruliis; from
the synagogue, the appreciative greet
ing, "i.ood Sabbath." tho Kiihlush. the
blessing over w ine, the spe. in! menu
and the holiday spirit of all who par
ticipate ha unitoubteuly a soothing,
leiietlcent Influence up.m the cdllj.
After supper the time Is spent In rest-
In..
I airrjadlr!.
Mike McUluuU was being examined
for Jury duty in a murder trial.
" Mr. Mctllunis." asked the iUd,
'have yeu foruiod or eaprad aa
opinion aa to the guilt or Innocence
of the prisoner at the barf"
"No..lr." repllad Mike.
"IUt you any conscientious scru.
t'-4 against capital punlshmeatr
."o la this rasa. eur honor. Uu.
rbllC-woa,
Hena That Will Lay I Winter.
The latest characteristic whirh tho
superfluous poultry raiser is endeavoring to estab
lish in the several egg-laying strains
of hens is the early maturity of put
lets, with the consequent laying, dur
ing the season when eggs are scarcest
and bring the highest prices.
A Maine breeder reports a lot of
twenty-nine April-hatcbed pullets
which were selected because they had
begun to lay In the latter part of Au
gust. From September 1 until the end of
April these birds laid on an average of
115 eggs each, at a calculated profit
of over 3 per bird. If such profits
could be realized on the majority of
the hens kept for laying, the elusive
fancy profits of the poultry business
would be realized.
The breeding of poultry to' type Is
now so generally accomplished that the
suggestion to breed a race of birds
whlca will be winter egg-producers
warrants the belief in Its early achievement.
Uestlnsj Land.
Many farmers believe that cultivat
ed land sbould tie given a "rest" ev
ery few years in order to recuperate
from Its exhaustion in the production
of crops. In some cases the land may
be benefited somewhat, but, as a rule
where a tract Is permitted to He fal
low for many months It becomes a
veritable hotbed for weeds. These
flourish and sap Its best qualities,
leaving It poor and impoverished for
future cropa The soil is filled with
weed seeds and the Usk of cultivat
ing it Is rendered all the harder. Rea
soning from cause to effect. It would
appear that the more ground Is culti
vated the shorter Its life as good pro
ductive soil, but this doesn't work out
In practice. Weeds do more harm to
iana man any other
tural Epltomlst.
crop Agrlcul-
stakU for tha Dairy.
The dairy stable should be con
structed with cement floor, tight cell
ing, deep gutter, driveway for hauling
out uiauure and should have au abun
dance of light, ventilation opening
aud absence cf dust-collecting crevice.
There should be a manure carrier to
run the full length of the stable, which
U easily constructed, and runs 00 an
overhead rua very sliulllar to the hay
lork These carriers cap, b attended
to Ihe manure (.tie la the yr4 by put.
ttiig up hi orks outside fur the
.-Agriculture! Kpllouitsl
stringers, and the frame is held on the
floor by blocks at each corner. Lum
ber required will be: 12 pieces, 2 In.
x 4 la., 16 ft. long for frame; 4 pieces,
1 la. x 12 In., 16 ft. long for floor; 13
pieces, 1 In. x 2 In., 16 ft. long for
root and ends; 10 battens, 16 ft. long
for sealing crack between boards. Total
cost about $12.50.
Tba Hired Man.
There aro great differences In ta
qualifications of the hired man. On
Is ' worth all and more than be re
ceives, while another, who U apparent
ly equally as Intelligent, is not worth
anything, and the employer is a loser
in the long run by having blm around.
The best hired man is one who Is In
telligent and active. A good on
should receive the best of treatment
from his employer and should never
tire of what is to be done on tb
ranch, regardless of the lateness of
the hour or the Inclemency of tb
weather. If loss Is likely to accru l
case be should fall to work at tbit
particular time. Of all farmhands tM
most despicable Is the liar who tells
you that he has done such and
work when he has not Next to thl
one comes the lazy man. Denver
Field and Farm.
Conditioner for IIosjs.
This is the government's conditio
er for hogs, excellent for "corn chol
era." or other digestive derangement
of hogs. Wood or cob charcoal, 1
pound; sulphur, 2 pounds; sodium
bicarbonate (baking soda), 2 poucdt;
Glauber salts, 1 pound, sodium chlo
ride (common salt), 2 pounds (or
som salts, 2 pounds); antimony
phide, 1 pound.
Pulverize each of the ingredient"
well and mix them thoroughly. Th
dose Is a tablespoonful for each J
pound weight of the hogs, given twl
a day in shorts or brau slop teed.
Ileiup as Weed Esterntlaata
Experiments at the Wisconsin
perLmeut station show that hemp i
great weed eradicator. Land that "
badly Infected with quack grass. Ca
ada thistle and wild mustard and oibr
types of weeds was cleaned UP by
crop of hemp, which grew to a height
of ten or twelve feet. Borne Wlro
(In farmers manage to get a pr"D( "
about 40 aa acre from the bup cref
A cublo foot of solid gold
1.110 pound; of silver cul -
pound