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fliscellany. LOVE AWHEEL. Some four score years or more ago. In puritanic age,' Friscilla's greatest treasure was Her wheel, then all the rage, And many a "spin" on it she took, And truth, too, many a "reel, . The while she looked so dainty, many a Heart she needs must steal. Small wonder John came courting, and with Lore quite lost his head; So swiftly did the noiseless wheel Obey the stately tread. While every revolution took him Farther on the way; Ah, maids were sweet, and love was fleet, E en though austere the day. And yet, methinks, times have not changed So greatly after all; As tribute, just as many hearts, To our own maiden fall. When on the highway spinning, In her " "Tarn" and cutaway, Dan Cupid on her shoulder rides, With arrows keen to slay. His little belt is hung with hearts, Gay cyclers, have a care; Lest "seorching"-past, a roving dart Should catch you unaware. What though one held the spindle; one The handlebar clasped tight; Aye were maids the same sweet pattern, Love but love through time's despite. Kings and Queens of the Range. WHO CAKRIED THE KING'S DISPATCH? Ere I could step across the kitchen to nnbar the door the knock came again. sharp and bard, as though the man without were in no mood for delay. I lifted the latch and threw wide the door, and in the light of the lanthorn saw his hand lifted in the act to knock again, "In the king's name," he says, with one foot across the threshold. "And welcome," says I, and made way for him. He stopped, glancing over his shoul der at the horse. "Nay," says I, "have him In. too, There is naught to spoil," I says, look ing around me, "but if there were, he would be welcome. We are for the king," says I, willing to make him com fortable on the main point He pulled the horse Inside. When I turned to It from barring the door I " saw at a glance there was not another half mile left in it The next moment it dropped to the floor with a sharp groan. " Tis the most cursed luck," says he. "Sure, 1 have been followed by ill for tune " He broke off and looked sua- piciously at the door and window. "You are well protected, master," he says, turning, his eyes to mine. "We can stand a tilt," says I. "Rest easy on that score." "A quart of old ale made hot and poured down its throat," says L as much to myself as to him, "will do it no harm, and may do it much good." Standing by the pan and keeping my fingers in the draft that I had mixed. so that I could tell when the right heat was attained, I took a careful look at the man at my side. He was of my own size ana Dulia a tall, square fellow, with a deep chest and square shoulders, . straight as a pikestaff, and having a certain stern look about his mouth and eyes. His uniform was very plain, but there were jewels In the hilt of his sword, and the feathers that dropped from his hat, draggled as they were, were rich and thick as a gallant's should be. Between us we poured the ale down the poor beast's throat "There's naught to hope for In him to-night," says he, gloomily. " 'Tia my usual ill fortune " He gave me a quick, curious stare. "So you are for the king, farmer?" he says. "'Sdeath, 'tis a piece of the rarest luck that I chanced to knock at your door! I am at the most desperate pass, but you are for the king, eh?" says he, with emphasis. "I said so and mean so," says I. " 'Tis necessary to be sure of things lr these times," says he, with a sigh of relief, "and I have that to tell you which I would not wittingly tell to the king's lightest enemy. Here I am," he eays, lowering his voice, "carrying a dispatch of the strictest importance to Rupert and Newcastle at York hark yon, farmer, 'tis the king's own signa ture that foots it anu 1 find myself stopped" his eyes wandered to the horse "and followed" they turned un easily to the door. "Followed!" said I. "As I said," said he, coolly enough. They have been at my heels for the last ten miles; three of them there are, and all well mounted, plague take them!" "They are without, then?" says I. "They were within 200 yards of me when I turned in at your gate," says he. "But where they are now, the Lord knows." I opened the shutter of the hatch and got out Into the little garth between the great ash and the hedgerow, taking good heed not to crack even a dry twig, when I became aware of three troopers. They were out on the road,, and each man sat his horse In such a strict quiet ness that you might have sworn horse and man were of bronze or marble. "That he turned in here," says one, . "is certain. Why he t -ned aside is not eo certain. But If he carries dispatches for Rupert at York 'tis certain that he must go northward along this road. And so the question Is where to stay him in his progress." "I know this country, every Inch of It" says the third man. "Leave It to me. Two miles ahead lies Marshford common there's no likelier spot 'twixt here and York as desolate a waste it is as you could wish." ' - Then they talked again and the end of it was that they backed their horses Into the coppice and waited for his com ing forth. The man sat on the edge of the table, Just as I had left him. "They are with out" I says, turning toward the fire; "they will wait your going forth and then follow you to Marshford common, where they propose to take you in the rear." "Do they so?" says he. "But come, master farmer, are we to be outwitted by three crop-eared roundheads?" 'Tls the king's dispatch?" says I. His eyes fixed themselves on mine and I saw the white teeth shut slowly down on bis lip. "There Is some plan In your head," snys he. I sat down on the settle. He looked at me for a moment, and then put his hand within bis doublet and drew out a thin packet of bine silk, and there was writing on each side of the knot. His finger pointed to a word in the cor ner. "Come," says he, "your plan, farmer," and be put back the packet - "I am not without horses," eays L glanced him up and down. "We are much of a build," I says. "If I were on one horse and in your uniform and you were on another in my clothes," I says, "and If I took the road across the com mon and you followed one that I can tell yon of do you see what I mean?' says I. "By heavens!" says he. "An we come through with it the king shall reward you fittingly. But 'tis more like to end In your death," he says, and shakes his head. "I'll takemy chance of that," says L "Come, Is It settled between us?" "Are you a married man?" 6ays he. "Have you wife and children?" "Neither the one nor the other," says L "A mother, then?" eays he. "In the churchyard, two miles away,' says L He nodded and once more looked me up and down, ending with a long stare Into my face. "I take your offer, friend," eays he, and he held out his hand. "My name Is Eustace Blunt" - "Mine is Stephen Mann," says I, with my hand in his. "No better man in England!" says he, with a laugh at bis own wit "Come, I am in your hands, Stephen. What do we do first?" "First, I shall set out, leading my horse across the paddock to the front gate, thence to ride along the high road. Give me a good ten minutes' start ere you set forth yourself. When your time is up follow the high road for half a mile, and then turn to your right You will find yourself In a grass lane. You will follow It for a good three mile ere you come to a sign post, but when you come to that you are on the straight road to York again. And so farewell; says L Before I had ridden a quarter or a mile along the road I heard the steady pounding of their horses' feet behind me. I turned in the saddle and looked back they came over a slight rise in the road, riding abreast. There was that In the steadiness of their pace that gave me a notion of their resolution in the matter. I might have been half way between the end of the lane where Blunt was to turn on, according to my directions, and the first stretch of the common when a sudden thought caused me to clap my hand to the pocket of my coat The sur prise that came to me as my fingers closed on the dispatch that should have been in Blunt's care and not in mine made me pull up the horse. . There I was in possession of his majesty's dis patch, a thing of the strictest Import ance, and behind me rode three round head troopers that were anxious enough to lay fingers on it As for Blunt that should have had it in keeping, he was by that time riding In the narrow lane a mile in the rear. The common suddenly widened out before me. I saw Dick Pritt's granary roof shine white In the moonlight, for all that we were a good mile and a half from it The three of them, still riding close to gether, were within 200 yards of me. The moonlight struck the polished steel of their breast pieces. There were four square miles of com mon and 'twas as tricky a bit of land as a man might find in a day's march. There was a ditch here and a marsh there, and both well hidden by the long, rank grass that grew thick all over the place. A man that did not know the lay of the ground and rode his horse across it with a loose rein was more likely to come to grief than not; nay, if he came within measureabie distance of Butter-Bum hole he was like to Jeave horse, saddle and bridle In its black depths, and think himself lucky If he escaped with his own life. Ere I had ridden twenty yards Into the rank grass the three men gave a sudden shout and dashed across the common to intercept me. I could have laughed with glee they had not gone a dozen strides before the foremost horse went knee-deep in a ditch and flung its rider over its head. I was In hopes the horse had broken a leg, poor beast, but in a trice the trooper bad picked himself up and remounted. Butter-Bum hole was in front I must rid myself of one If not two of them in its black depths. If all three would but ride into it and sink fifty fathoms deep there would be less need for all the bother that I foresaw ere his majesty's dispatch left my hands. When I had suffered them to come within thirty yeards of me the moon suddenly disappeared behind a bank of clouds. But she suddenly peeps out through a little rift, and on .the Instant I heard a sharp report and caught the whistle of a bullet as it flew past my head. I went on slowly, holding my horse back, and at the same time calling loud ly on him to hasten. There was not a yard between them as them came to the hole, and each rode at a rattling pace. You would have thought they were clearing the whole thing, but the man on the left seemed suddenly to drop to the earth, and over him rolled the fellow In the middle. The man on the right following the path that I had taken, pulled up his beast, with a Jerk that threw it on Its haunches and I saw him turn to gaze at the men and horses rolling and wal lowing In the mud. "Farewell, my masters!" said L and laughed long and loud as I cantered off. But I was reckoning a bit too soon, for he sent another bullet whistling 'after me that took off my hat Looking over my shoulder I saw that the man who -had escaped the marsh was following me with determination. He had evidently seized the situation and made up his mind to follow my plans. So In and out we wound, over a ditch here and through a cluster of gorze bushes there, and he made no such foolish mistake as to try to cut me off or to take a shorter route, but held on to my heels. The horse tucked his big thighs under him and tossed his headfaitb, I believe he loved the spirit of the thing as dearly as his rider! And so we went straight across what bit of common there was left, and, skimming Dick Pritt's new fence like ' a swallow, landed In the lush grass of the Home garth. There were yet three meadows be tween me and the sign post, and it was good going over all of them. The air rushed around my hatless head, the stars seemed to dance all. across the heavens. The hedgerows shot up in front like ghosts, but we were over and through them and settled into our stride again before I had time to count one. I saw the sign post, a black, two- armed thing, outlined against the sky, at the corner of the last field. We were close on the hedgerow then, and as I settled down for the leap I heard Blunt's horse clattering up the narrow lane,to my right The moon sailed out of the cloudbank; we stared at each other. -"Ah!" says he, "the troopers " "Two of 'em In Butter Bum hole," says L "The third " - -v : But the third must have ridden a rare horse, for at that Instant he dropped over the hedge with a force that made the ground shake. We bad drawn rein In the middle of the high road, and he caught sight of us and came forward. But within a dozen paces his beast swayed and fell, tumbling him off into the dust. In spite of all his round headedness he rapped out a : roaring curse. . - " 'Twas the rarest adventure," I says, "I wouldn't ha' missed it for the world." "Why, faith," says he, "you make me envious. The lane was tame enough a mere matter of straight-ahead work." He said naught of the dispatch. But at the corner of Dead Man's copse I drew rein and held out my hand. "I'll go home," sai I. . "You have po fur ther need of me. We will exchange horses and clothes as you return." "Let me keep my thanks till then," says he, giving me his hand. "To-mor-now or the next day we shall . meet again, Master Stephen." But ere he broke into a canter I pulled him up and wheeled about again-1 . "Hah!" said I, "1 almost forgot to give you the dispatch," and I handed it over. "The dispatch?" said he. "The dis patch? But surely " "So you did not know that 1 had it?" says I. "Faith, but it lay very near my heart!" and without more ado I turned about and cantered off, leaving him there in the moonlight, staring open mouthed at the packet in .his hand. Pearson's Weekly. Mind and Body. In many forms of illness of lasting, but not necessarily severe character, 1 1 . - i i - l me conuiiueu ww couuiuuu ui iub js- tern tends to bring on an uneasy, watchful, "nervous" state of mind. This mental condition often outlasts the physical weakness, and is liable to become chronic. The sufferer's family, and even the physician, are sometimes at their wits' end to effect a cure; for until the patient is roused to the ne cessity of forcing his body Into activity and of forgetting himself, the task ls almost hopeless. He must be urged to give up keeping a watch of his heart-beats and a tally of his pains. He must be shown, gent ly but firmly, that his recovery Is de pendent upon the exercise of his own strength of character and power of will, which must direct his thoughts away from his physical condition. Fright alone may go far to retard or prevent recovery. The terror ocasion ed by the bite of a serpent or of a dog is sometimes so marked as greatly to increase the vital depression caused by the absorption of the poisonous con tents of the wound. On the other hand, calmness and hopefulness render one less liable to suffer in the face of serious conditions. A phlegmatic patient was recently treated for a fall in which both legs had been broken at the thighs. The patient was calm, doing what be was told, but no more. He regarded his accident philosophically. Contrary to the rule in sucb serious Injuries, no symptoms of shock were present, no rise of temperature took place at any time, and the recovery was rapid and uneventful. - Even in acute illnesses not especially involving the nervous system, a quiet mind, determined to get well is possi ble, and doing everything to attain that end, is one of the attending physician's best allies. . While well a man should care for his health, not nervously and hurriedly, but with the calmness with which he prosecutes his daily business, observ ing the. laws of health as he knows them, avoiding excesses, and taking the precautions which experience and example have shown him to be neces sary. Here one's thought of self should stop. Minute examinations of one's physical state should be conscientious ly avoided. Youth's Companion. The Iron Duke Reasons. It is told of the Duke of Wellington that he was once out fox hunting, when the hounds on reaching the bank of a, small river lost the scent. The master of the hounds apologized to the Duke, j I'm afraid, your Grace, our fun is ' over, x ae aog s cant pics up tne scent." "Ten to one," replied the Duke,'"the fox has crossed to the other side." "Not very likely, my Lord. A fox hates water." "Aye, aye," urged the Duke, "b:ji ho may nave crosseu over Dy some bridge." "I don't believe there is a bridge." answered the master of the hounds. 'Well," continued the Duke, "unless you know to tne contrary, tnougu 1 was never here before, I will wager a trifle you will find one within a mile." The two men, followed by t);e luiit, pushed on and less than a mite oil cimc upon a rudely constructed bridge. The dogs crossed it, again took up the acent and killed the fox. Asked for his rea son for asserting that there was a bridge near, he answered: "I saw three or four cottages clustered to gether on each bank of the river, and thought the people living In them would be tempted by their social feol lngs to contrive a means of visiting each other. That -same Inference of mine gained me one of my battles." London Telegraph. "A Runner" with the Fire Laddies. In "A Boy I Knew," Laurence Hut- ton's reminiscences -of his boyhood ap pearing in St Nicholas, there is the following picture: The Boy was never a regular member of any fire company, but almost as long as the old Volunteer Fire Department existed, he was what was known as a "Runner." He was attached, in a sort of brevet way, to "Pearl Hose No. 28," and later to "Elev en Hook and Ladder." He knew all the fire districts into which the .city- was then divided; his ear was always alert, even In the St. John's park days, for the sound of the alarm bell, and he ran to every fire, at any hour of the day or night, up to 10 o'clock p. m. He did not do much when he got to the fire but stand round and "holler." But once a proud moment he helped steer the hook and ladder truck to a false alarm In Macdougal street; and once a very proud moment, Indeed he went into a tenement house, near Dr. Thompson's church, In Grand street, and. carried two negro babies down stairs in his arms. There - was no earthly reason why the babies should not have been left in their beds, and the colored fam ily did not like It, because the babies caught cold! But The Boy, for once in his life, tasted the delights of self-con scious heroism. Patent Pavements. A pavement which is being greatly used in Vienna is made of granulated cork mixed with mineral asphalt and other cohesive substances compressed into blocks of suitable size and shape. It is said to be cleanly, noiseless, dura ble, elastic and never slippery, whether It be nne or wet. Limine wooa, mis cork pavement Is non-absorbent and consequently is inodorous. There is no vibration under the pressure of heavy traffic. The cork blocks are imbedded in tar, and rest upon concrete six inches in thickness, and after two years' weai only showed a' difference of half a: inch when compared with absolutely new blocks. "How can. Schillings Best tea cost so little and be so good?". Easy. It is roasted every day in San Francisco like fresh coffee and peanuts. Other tea is roasted once a year in Japan, etc- like stale coffee and stale pea nuts. . ... l Schilling & Company San b raucisco 414' The Japanese Good Morning. A fall to the knees, A turn to the toes. " " A spread of the hands . And a dip of the nose It takes all these just to say good day In Chrysanthemumland so far away. - . Boston Herald. An English paper says "Queen Vic toria now rules 467,000,000 people." ' HORSE POWER. The horse has wonderful muscular power, but will suffer a great deal at times with nervous attacks if not properly groomed and stabled. This illustrates that a great deal of neuralgia is caused by im prudence arid results from shock from cold to the nervous organism in parts most ex posed to the cold. Heroce. neuraleria is so l often an affliction of the head, face and neck, as they are frequently badly protected against intense cold. The use nf warmth as an antidote is apparent, and the warmth to the afflicted part imparted by the use of St. Jacobs Oil, together with the soothing iniluence of the remedy, lull the pain anil quickly restore a good "healthful conation of the nerves, curing even the worst cases. It takes each year; 200,000 acres of forest to supply crossties for the rail roads of the United States. THE SPARTAN VIRTUE, FORTITUDE, Is severely taxed by dyspepsia. But "good digestion will wait on appetite, and health on both," when Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is resorted to by the victim of indigestion. Heart burn, flatulence, biliousness will ceae torment ing the gastric region and liver if this genial family corrective meets with the fair trial that a sterling remedy deserves. Use it regularly, not spasmodically now and then. Itconquefs malarial, kidney, nervous and rheumatic ail ments. A Great Head. Kilby "Old Potts seems to have great discipline of mind. Why, he can put himself sound asleep whenever he wants to." Marion "Yes. 1 see him work it quite often on himself at church about the time the collection plate is passed." New York Journal. ' - ' Ko Gentleman. "Sir!" exclaimed the near-sighted man, as the individual in the baggy garments jabbed him in the eye with an umbrella, "you're, no gentleman." Yet the other did not get angry. .: It was only Miss Newgirl out in her rainy-day costume. Cincinnati Trib une. - " - The sun's bulk ia 1,300 times that of the earth. - ... HOME PRODUCTS AND PURE FOOD. All Eastern Syrup, so-called, usually very light colored and of heavy body, is made from glucose. -Tea Garden Drijns" is made from Sugar Cane and is strictly pure. It is for sale by first-class grocers, in cans only. Manufac tured by the PACiPjaCoAST Syrup Co. All gen nine "Tea Garden- Brip" have the manufac turer's name lithographed on every can. My doctor said I would die, butPisoV uure ior consumption curea me. aiuos Keluer, Cherry Valley, 111., Nov. 23, '95. PRESIDENT'S DAILY ROUTINE. General Harrison Writes of "A Day With the President at His beak.'' Ex-President Harrison has written of "A Day With the President at His Desk" for the March Ladies' Home Journal. . The article is said to be sin gularly interesting in the detail with which " it describes' the - wearisome routine of the president.. It is said that General Harrison, in this article, has delivered himself with great direct ness and vigor, relative -. to the annoy ances that are visited upon "a chief ex ecutive by persistent office-seekers, and he suggests a unique plan, by which the president's burdens in that direc tion could be greatly lightened, and he be enabled to devote more attention to f more important matters. A feature of the article that will have a "timely in terest to. those ambitious to serve the country under the incoming adminis tration, describes very fully how the president makes appointments to office. "A Day With the President at His Desk" is unique in being the first time that the daily life of the president has been described by one who has filled the exalted office. Articles upon the social and domestic life of the presi dent by General Harrison will follow in successive issues of the Journal. Gladness Comes With a better understanding of the transient nature of the many phys ical ills, which vanish before proper ef- i forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts ! rightly directed. There is comfort in I the knowledge, that .so many forms of r sickness are not due to any actual dis- ease, but simply to a constipated condi i tion of the system, which the pleasant t family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt ly removes. j.nat is wny it is tne only remedy with millions of families, and is everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value good health. - Its beneficial effects are. due to the fact, that it is the one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness without debilitating the organs on which.it acts. It is therefore all important, in order to set its bene ficial effects, to note when you pur- nli.ra T, 1 41. f .i VllOO, vxiuiv juu 11AC bile gruuiUC HI Ll" cle, which is manufactured by the Caii--fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by all reputable druggists. If in the enjoyment of good health, and the system is regular, laxatives or other remedies are then not needed. If afflicted with any actual disease, one may be commended to the most skillful physicians, but if in need of a laxative, one should have the best, and with the well-informed everywhere, Syrup of Figs stands highest and is most largely . Jhed and gives most general satisfaction. CLOSING OUT SALE OF TROTTING STOCK, : MARCH 15, 1897. Stallions, brood mares, colts, trotters and roadster of the finest breed and quality in .America, con Bistiug of Altamonts, McKinnevs, Wilkes, Dic tators, Nutwoods, etc.. all of which are standard bred and suitable for race, road or breeding par poses. Call at Irvington racetrack and see them, or write for catalogue, giving breeding and full particulars. Address, S. C. Beeves, cor. Third and Alder, Portland, Orv OKU. BAKCK & Co., Auctioneers. - - . SURE CURE for PILES BiwyiuisiHi Diim, DisraiGiw rnLTnaiBg rile TUM R. bo-san-ico's Vile remedyTbi It eWrtw tamort. jL petUire our. Cireulart lent tn or Protruding Pilot Slope lick Ms. Srwdauaraau. ua.nwssjis.ih rails AGRICULTURAL NEWS THINGS PERTAINING TO THE FARM AND HOME. Suggestions for Those Intending to Btart an Orchard Small Farmers Should Devote Their Time to Special' ties Straw as a Protection. - Startinsr an Orchard. : The ground for an orchard should be well and deeply cultivated, and free from weeds, well drained, if the soil requires it, and moist soils are better for draining except sandy or Jignt gravelly soils with a light subsoil. Such land may not require draining, but In every case it should be well worked and pulverized and enriched. The work of preparation must be done during the summer so as to be ready for fall or spring planting. Flnutlnj In the spring Is preferred, which will enable the trees to take firm hold of the earth and to resist the frost of next winter; but planting may- be done successfully In the autumn by protecting the trees so as to prevent the frost from heaving or misplacing them. Select J-oung, healthy and vigorous trees, and from a reliable nurseryman. and if possible from a soil similar to that in which you intend to plant your orchard. . The different kinds of ap pies will depend upon your own choice and the suitability of soil and climate. I advise that the selection be innde from the old, tried and reliable kinds. The distance apart should not be lss than thirty feet, so as to. allow the trees room to spread their branches and to form a low and spreading head. Close planting has a tendency to force trees to run up, and preventing the fruit from obtaining its proper color from the Hun, and making it more difficult to gather the fruit At the distance of thirty feet apart it will require twenty-nine trees to the acre. Before planting the tree, remove all bruised and broken roots by cutting clean with a sharp knife. Lay out your ground in straight lines, so that your trees will be in line each way and at equal distances, thirty feet apart. William Gray, in Farmers' Re view. Fpoclaltlee for Small Farmer. The farmer on a few acres cannot compete In growing the staple grain crops which, harvested as they are now by machinery, can only be grown profitably on large fields. The small farmer must devote his time, skill and land to special crops that require the greatest amount of labor to make suc cessful. If he does this thoroughly his limitation as regards land will prove an advantage, not an injury. It is only by thoroughly mastering some one bus iness and then sticking to it that men make money. ; This is as true of the farmer as of men engaged In other vo cations. Straw to Protect from Cold. -. Wherever straw is plentiful it is very easy to save stock from suffering by extreme cold. Layers of straw sep arated by something sufficient merely to keep them apart and inclose an air space will keep out cold as effectively as will a wall With a few poles from the woods and plenty of straw many a poor farmer has kept one or two cows as comfortably stabled as if he had a basement barn. But the straw stable will probably need some repairing even before the winter is over, and more or less hay or other feed will be wasted while it is being carried to the animals kept in it ..- " : - . - The Snvar Beat. The" best type of sugar beet is a root weighing one and a half to two pounds, and looks more like a fat parsnip than the-big beets or niangel-wurzels" that some people seem to think are grown for purposes. There are numerous va rieties of sugar beetsr but Klein Wan-zlebener-is as much grown in this coun try as any. The raising of beet "seed Is going to be quite an industry in this country. . Small' and cheap factories are not profitable. In the present state of sug ar manufacturing only a large factory capable of working up at least 250 tons of beets per day of twenty-four hours can operate successfully. It is possible for a large central factory to have nu merous rasping stations, but this is merely to save transportation of the raw beets to the central factory. There Is loud call for some means of making crude syrup or raw sugar from the beet in small factories, this requiring only a moderate investment, the raw product to be shipped to the expensive refinery to be refined. American in ventive genius is now engaged on the problem. How far one can afford to ship beets to a factory depends' wholly upon the rate of freight. If $4 per ton is paid for beets delivered at the factory, the nearer the grower lives to the factory the better, as he can haul the beets to the factory himself . and get the full price. If after the haul by wagon one has to pay 30 to 75 cents per ton for railroad freight It eats up the profits very fast Orange Judd Farmer. Keep 0!d Corn in the Crib. No good farmer likes to be entirely out of corn, and if he Is a good calcula tor he will not be. The mistake most likely to upset his calculations is more likely to be made keeping fattening hogs and other animals after the time that they are fully fattened. Most of .the grain thus fed is practically wast ed. . It produces not one-half the pork that it would If given during the sum mer season In small quantities as an addition to what the pigs find in the pasture and orchard. It is this advan tage of keeping old corn in the crip that led to an experienced farmer to say that the ability to do this was the best possible certificate that the farmer who could do it was successful and pros perous. . Canned Meats for Summer. It is not always easy in country places to buy fresh meat during hot weather. The result Is that many farm ers only have fresh meat during the winter season while it can be kept froz en. Yet canning meats for summer use is just as practicable as canning fruits for winter use. - It is done by putting the meat in wide-nSeked bottles, pack ing it closely and then putting the bot tles In warm water which is slowly brought to the boiling point. The bot tles should be set on blocks of wood to prevent breakage.. After boiling long enough to expel all air, cover the top of the meat with lard and then seal tightly over its surface. Meat can be thus kept sweet and good for months. Picklntr and Ripenlnc Pears. ' It is the opinion of most nurserymen that pears should be picked while green and ripened indoors. The sunny side of the tree should be picked first and the rest later on. The greener the pear the higher the temperature should be to ripen It The atmosphere should be moist to keep the pears from shriveling. The tasteless peat is the result of too early picking, and should have received more sun and less artificial heat . Such a pear is flavorless, and unfit to eat As pears absorb odors readily, much care should be taken that the boxes and papers In which they are packed are kept fresh and clean. Pears not being so elastic as apples, require straw, paper or some such material to keep them from being injured by the sides of the box or barrel. Early pears and those nearly ripe should be packed in shal low, well-ventilated boxes. French gar deners generally pack this fruit in lay ers with the spaces filled up with pow dered charcoal. The largest and green est fruit is in the bottom, and all eo snugly packed that no movement Js possible, and that one pear does not press against another. Canadian Hor ticulturist. Cisterns Under Barns, " . Every barn will shed from Its roof enough water for all the stock that can be kept on the feed It contains or the cattle It will shelter.- If this water is duly conducted Into a cistern In the barn basement and filtered before us ing, It Is much the best water the stock can have for drink. In the basement the water will never be down to freez ing temperature, which Is an import ant matter, as every degree of cold has to be warmed to animal beat by the carbonaceous food that the animal has digested. If It Is a milch cow that has Its water thus warmed, It detracts just so much from the butter fats which the milk will contain. That Is about as ex pensive warmth, even at low prices for butter, as the farmer ever pays for. i - 0:lda and Knds. A mustard plaster mixed' with the white of an egg will nof'leave a blister. Dissolve a little salt in the alcohol that Ih to be used for sponging clothing, particularly where there are greasy spota. It Is said that powdered charcoal, if laid thickly on a burn, affords imme diate relief from pain; it will heal a superficial burn In about an hour. In ventilating a room, open the win dows at the top and bottom. The fresh air rushes In one way, while the foul air makes its exit the other; thus you let in a friend and expel an enemy. A piece of carbonate of ammonia the size of a small pea put into the watet in which vegetables are cooked pre serves the color. The- ammonia evap orates in the boiling. It is generally used by French chefs. .. A simple disinfectant to use in a sick room is made by putting some ground coffee in a saucer and In the center a small piece of . camphor gum. Light the gum with a match. As the gum burns allow the coffee to burn with It The perfume is refreshing and health ful, as well as Inexpensive. An egg that has been boiled soft and become cold cannot be cooked again and made hard; but a soft-boiled egg that has not had the shell broken may be reheated by -cooking, three minutes in boiling water, and it will taste as well as if freshly boiled. . When pies are to be kept over until the second day 'after baking, it is a wise plan to brush the under crust with a heaten egg, then to put the tin or dish on the ice half .an hour. After that pdt in the filling of the pie and bake quickly. This will keep the crust from getting soaked. It will be of interest to housewives to know that celebrated foreign phys icians are recommending the marrow bone for a strengthening diet and ton ic. 'The marrow bone is served upon a piece of hot dry toast When It Is to be eaten the marrow is taken out and spread upon the toast It Is also served upon small portions of fillet of beef, and in this manner is considered a desirable course for luncheon parties.. The jammed finger should be plunged into water as hot as can possibly be borne. The application of hot water causes the nail to expand and soften, and the blood pouring out beneath It has more room to flow; thus the pain is lessened. The finger should then be wrapped In a bread and water poultice. A jammed finger should never be neg lected, as It may lead to mortification of bone. . Farm Notes. The farmer who expects to make sheep pay from the outside of the ani mal only will fail. There is more mon ey from the whole sheep than from its wool. - To propagate from puny plants Is as fatal to success as to breed animals from scrub stock. A plant never re fuses to bear fruit without a cause, and that cause Is often barrenness that no system of cultivation will remove. Strips of zinc ten inches or a foot long, two Inches wide at one end and tapering to one-half an inch at the other, are the best labels for fruit trees. The narrow end is merely wound round a branch, and never cut into. Use an ordinary lead pencil to write with; It never seems to wash off. If the zinc Is too smooth or shiny, a little exposure to weather will tend to roughen It, so that It can be written on moreplainly. It Is said that in the fowl kingdom insects, grasshoppers, bugs and worms take the place of meat, so that when by yarding our poultry we cut them off from their natural larder we should supply them from ours. Fresh meat Is preferable for this purpose to bacon. and lean meat rather than fat They will accept the refuse from the slaugh ter house the liver, heart, etc. with greater thankfulness than we do the choicest cuts. A Puzzling Situation. "As it seems the fad," said the old practitioner, "I'll just relate one of my earlier experiences In the profession. "I first swung my shingle in North ern Indiana. At that time it was largely made up of tamarack swamps and the doctor that was supplied with whisky and quinine didn't need much else. You can appreciate that it did not require a great jurist to serve as justice of the peace. I had been elect ed prosecuting attorney and was chock full of ambition. "I had not been in office thirty days when two men in Southern Michigan had an ugly quarrel over a line fence. One of them introduced a gun into the argument and the other came sprinting Into Hoosierdom like an ex press train. He stopped on receiving a load of buckshot In the shoulder, and his enemy was just curious enough to follow and ascertain the damage. 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