Home-Made Grain Sieve.
Where there is only a small quantity
of grain to clean on a farm, a fanning
mill seems to be In the nature of a
lmurv. Then there are often times
when but a small lot of grain is to bo
,.iennpd for some special purpose. In
ituer case the hand-made arrange
jiii'tit shown in the illustration will be
found exceedingly useful. A box of
convenient size Is secured and handles
fastened to either side for ease In nan
dllne. Inside this box strips are placed
upon which the frame are to be run,
as shown 4n the small cut on the right
side of the engraving.
Frames of proper . size and weight
.are covered with wire netting with
meshes of various size. The upper
The scarcity of help has caused peo- I
pie to think more and plan the work !
mure carermiy.
The shoats that are intpndort fW
breeders should not be made to be
come too fat.
The machinery will run so much bet
ter when it is kept well oiled. Make
the hired man run smoothly by a gen
erous supply of oil of kindness. Keep
him in a good humor and get more
work doue and the farm animals will
have better care and attention.
Any cow can be milked dry In a
few weeks by Irregular milking, some
times at intervals of twenty-four hours
and sometimes six. Separation from
her usual company, a change to a new
location, a strange milker and scolding
voice are sources of Irritation that
more or less Impair the milking quali
ties of the cow.
0
TEMPTATION OF
BERNARD STRONG.
' A
HOME-MADE GRAIN SIEVE.
A Hon Malady.
Most farmers are familiar with the
horse that puffs and wheezes at his
work. The disease Is technically
known as "roaring," and Is said to be
similar to asthma In humans. There
is really no cure for It, but trouble
may be greatly alleviated by treat
ment,, and especially by proper feed
ing. If the disease is not so seated
that the animal cannot do farm work,
then that given It should be light and
the feed should consist of little hay,
and this wet each time; feed mainly
on grains. Take one drachm Iodide of
puinaaiiiul itiiil Lmi Willi GilC-fcl
drachm nux vomica. Give this dose
twice a day for two or three weeks
during each bad attack, and during
the period let the work of the horse
be that which does not require much
speed. The care and treatment indi
cated will relieve the animal greatly,
although it Is doubtful If It will ever
amount to much for steady work.
Crown Point (Ind.) Register.
mesh should be quite coarse and fas
tened into the box about three inches
from the top. This Is not to be taken
out, but the frames below are to be
iiinde so they will slide in and out
readily. It Is a good plan to have
more frames than slots, so that one
may readily sift any grain one has.
This little arrangement is Inexpensive
and any one at all handy with tools
could build one In a short time.
Doable Baw-Heree.
Unless coal is burned exclusively on
the farm saw-horse such as Is shown
In the cut will be found a great labor
saving device. It Is used for sawing
both long and short pieces of wood,
and if made four feet or more long It
ran be used by two men In operating
a cross-cut saw. The two cross strips
at the close ends are but fifteen Inches
apart, so one Is able to saw strips as
short as needed for any stove. This
double saw-horse should be made of
tough material and be braced as shown
In the cut The horse from which the
DOUBLE SAW-HORSE.
drawing was made was held together
with Iron bars, but the round pole,
such as is commonly used In the cen
ter, would answer with Inch-thick
strips at the bottom on either side, If
H was necessary to reduce the cost
Over-Feeding the Horae.
While most horses on the farm are
properly fed, and In some cases under
fed rather than overfed, there are
farmers who are not Judicious feeders,
and when the animal gets out of or
der they depend upon condition pow-
ders to set It Straight Instead of regu
lating the feed, ft nlay not be gener
ally known that a prolonged use of
condition powders will produce Indi
gestion of a most violent type. Horses
that are fed on grains largely, and
who do not nerform a great deal of la-
bor, are quite liable to indigestion,' and
the easiest way to cure the trouble Is
to cut off the grain for a week or more
and feed exclusively of bran mashes
and good hay.
Farm Notes,
The horse will be here when all the
automobiles have been sold for scrap
iron.
Some farmers say that it will event
unlly kill alfalfa to mow it at any
other than the time to cut for bay,
namely, while It Is In bloom. Has any
one had experience that will serve to
settle this question?
When sugar prices are low, German
farmers can hereafter utilize their
crops more profitably by drying the
beets for use as cattle feed. Expert
ments have shown this method to be
feasible, and the dried beets can be
easily stored.
Pools of stagnant water should not
be allowed to exist where hens can get
to them; cover up, fill up or fence up.
Poultry should have a constant sup-
Ply of nice, clear, sparkling water.
Wash out the drinking vessels fre
quently and occasionally put a drop
errs UK electric light went out with
II the click of the switch, plung-
w lug the room In total darkness,
except where here and there a faint
glimmer came through the window
from the lamps in the street below,
Gall Stones. To remove gall stones and the under-cashier of Brown &
without an operation, take five or ten Brown's sank Into his superior's easy
drop doses of It. Chelldonlum four or chair with a sigh of unutterable re
live times each day for a few days. lief.
It Is often well to follow with four As usual, all his fellow clerks had
ounces of pure olive oil on the fifth gone hours ago, leaving him In soli-
morning, tary grandeur to continue working
out rows of apparently interminable
Red Nose. The following usually ef- figures. At last, however, his task was
fects a cure: Zinc oxide ointment VA finished, and he sought to rest his
ounces, powdered starch 2 drams, aching eyes by gazing blankly Into
sulphur one dram and three drops oil darkness.
of rose. Mix well and apply at bed- Bernard Strong was overworked
time. Avoid stron coffee, alcohol and I and .underpaid, which will, perhaps,
highly spiced foods. account for the thoughts that crowd
ed through bis tired brain,
Cold Sores. The appearance of such A he sat there In the darkness the
sores Is stranlv an effort of the svs- ru" hopelessness or nis position was
tem to execrete through that narticular borne home to his overworked mind,
Dart of the mucous membrane retain- " mn was lne USe OI woraing "e a
ed waste matter not carried off by s,ave tm 12 'clock- as he had done
ro-nienu w nat aio. ne gain oy u:
in
WTVtat HI1 rvotn Vtt
uie uomuu organs. L.Sv niora liyglca- " 1 " J
lcallv. Darin soeeial attention to Money? No; he had asked for an
crease or salary tin uis very uriue
Planting; a Peach Orchard.
Were I to set a large peach orchard
I would prefer June budded trees. The
roots are all In a bunch, and the tree
can be easily started right and kept
so. A great many persons in starting
an orchard are in too big a hurry.
They must have trees to come Into Im
mediate bearing, and so go to the nurs
eries and pick out the larger trees,
overlooking the fact that the largei
and older the tree the greater shock
It receives. Years ago I set a large
orchard from nursery rows two, three
and four years old, and in five years
the two-year-olds were the largest
thriftiest and best in every way. When
set, the roots were all there, and the
trees hardly stopped growing, while
the older trees had mangled and cut
roots, with too much body and limbs,
and were more or less stunted. Be
careful In setting an orchard, if roots
are mangled, to cut them off smooth
and trim most of the limbs or top.
Vevay (Ind.) Reveille.
water drinking, enemas, baths, sweat
baths and outdoor exercise, all of
which help excretion. Local massage
Is also of benefit In such conditions.
Hemorrhoids. In many cases care
ful living with colon flushings of cold
water, cold compressor to the parts,
cold sits baths with free water drink
ing will bring about a reduction of
the protruding parts. In other cases,
stayed him from repeating the at
tempt. Credit? No; the head cashier
had never been known to say a good
word for Strong, .though It was very
seldom that lie found cause of com
plaint in the letter's work. Prospects?
There were none. N
He had asked himself these questions
no coward, but the whole thing had
happened so quickly that he hardly
realized what had taken place. It '
would not be the least use showing
himself, for what could he do against
a man nearly double his size, and who
most likely carried a revolver. All his
previous plannlngs and schemlngs were
forgotten In a moment the one great
sense of duty remaining. He was re
sponsible for the contents of that safe,
would save them at all costs. Gould be
crawl out of the room unobserved and
summon the police? No, that was Im
possible in that limited space, and, In .
a silence that caused every sound to
echo through the room like a pistol
shot It would be courting observation.
While thus cogitating on the best
course to take there was a slight click
In the farther corner, and Strong
guessed what had happened by the rep
etition of the appreciative grunt the
door of the strongroom was open.
At last Strong's mind was made up.
all his nerve returned, and he was as
cool and calm as ever.
Very slowly and silently his hand
crept up to the little brass knob above
his bead, there was a sharp click, and
the next moment the room was flooded
with a brilliant light.
The Intruder was so taken aback by
the suddenness, of the act that for a
moment he seemed glued to the spot
and could only stare vacantly at the
blinding light. That moment Strong
was upon him like , a tiger, and, hit
ting him cleanly between the eyes, .sent
till the very thought of them sick
ened him, and always came to the him reeling Into the strongroom, there
ama ,tnnlnalnn Tla. iT-nilM alnr UK to fall with n lillll tllSlll nil till llHT(l
however all these measures fall an Lore , a dlngy'offlce; "he would go to Iron floor. Like lightning the door
ULlUUr LUU3C J1 ITJ U-UI U1 lHJt?fJ LUC iUUl Ui,A Jl.irt- m.ntM nit1
.... . I UUCVIUI I I1C itlj 'lirAl LUULMlilK 1IU
u1 AnvA im m aniMlAnl auia f-t nn fPVtlai I " -
r?T " ,it.u. . give 110tlcei andi Wheu asked the rea
nte vn operation tor var.uoce.e a Mn for gQ dong wouId throw tnese blt.
now periurmeu m eiuireiy ymmw, ter arguments ln nls faoe, leave the
safe and even bloodless.
Bronchitis. For a mild attack rub
the chest with warm camphorated oil
and cover with flannel. Take a hot
lemonade and go to bed. The next
Good Gatna From Locnat Planting.
The cultivation of the locust tree was
recommended by Instructors Jones and
Morse of the Vermont station for cer
tain types of cheap barren land ln
1897. One hundred seedling trees were
set ln rows four feet apart each way
At eleven years old they averaged six
teen feet in height and Ave inches in
diameter. Encouraged by tins small
planting five thousand more seedling
trees were planted in 1002 and 92 per
cent of the trees were alive at the
time of the report and making rapid
rrowth. This planting was made at a
total expense of from $27 to $32 per
acre. Estimates are made of the pos.
Bible value of the crop which it is be
lieved at the twentieth year will be
about $230 per acre. Suggestions are
given for planting, and where there Is
danger from attacks or insects mixea
nl.mtatlons are recommended In which
r . . ... i .
white and pitch pines, Dircn, eim ami
box elder are believed valuable.
Vnlne of Alfalfa.
It has been demonstrated that alfal
fa can be grown ln nearly all of the
States and when farmers, and dairy
men especially, learn of its great reeu
Ing value It will be found on every
farm. Once established It may be cut
several times a year and for many
years. It is rich ln protein and when
fed with corn fodder makes nearly a
hnlnnced ration, furnishing tne propor
tion of protein needed by stock during
h winter. Dairymen nave long rec
oirnlzed the necessity of feeding grains
or other fodder containing protein, but
trinnn under the expense wnen tne pro
tPln feeds must be bought. If alfalfa
will furnish the bulk of the expensive
nmtoln. as it undoubtedly win,
chance to save considerable in the cost
of feeding is offered oy growing at
falfa. .
Advice to the Driver.
When a horse Is running away it Is
then that the driver usually becomes
as scared as the horse ana tne run
away is not helped much. The driver
needs to keep his head at a time iiae
this, even 'though he should lose It at
other times. Wbst the driver needs to
do 1 to P""1 vigorously on one line
and then on the other with such rapid
succession as to confuse the animal so
w hia fear may do removeo.
known runaway horse should be driv
slammed to, the skeleton key turned
ln the lock, and the bolt shot home.
Strong stood for a minute dazed and
trembling, listening to the dull thuds
and oaths proceeding from the room,
then fell fainting to the ground. The
excitement of the past ten minutes had
been too much for an overworked constitution.
house forever and go away, away to
Australia, South Africa, anywhere, so
long as he was far from his present
hated surroundings.
But ln the morning the same de-
snnirlnor nnswpr to all thusp. nuestlons
morning take a good dose of epsom would come as f t0 haunt hlnli ..you
salts before breakfast If a trouble- Bnnot. o! Yon hav. no monev!" and
some cough accompanies the attack ht wolld aatn wand his wav wearllv on the comfortable sofa ln the direct
get a mixture consisting of two drama to tne same omce( tne game bIgn Btooli or's office, with that worthy leaning
or muriate or ammonia, two arams and g0 through the same daily routine over aim, anxiety written on every tea
or nuia extract ot cudcds, two ounces f drudirprv. It would be easier to ture.
or Drown mixture ana enougn syrup bear, he had told hlniBelf a hundred
times, If there was only himself to
think of, but there was 'Kitty, poor
little Kitty, waiting so patiently and
saving as much as possible herself to
hasten the. day that seemed so far off.
Am Ktrnnc nut thorp In th( dfirknMR
The band saw shown in the cut was th. .,., fllltlAa ln the
made by using an old plow beam, a L h dnshpd to the wound the next
smooth one, for the back, says a writer morning, his abstracted gaze alighted out, and I shall be a murderer."
ln the American Blacksmith. The legs on a lai.Ee Dlack object ln the opposite "Whatever do you mean?" gasped
are cumvator Deams, tne screw "gut- e 0 tne r0om. Yes! the little tne astonished Mr. Brown, ana tnen,
ener was taken from an old Jones Lfronm-oom tucked awav behind that helped by several sips at a glass of
Iron door contained enough to take Kit- water, Strong recounted au tne rnys
of wild cherry bark to make four
ounces. Take one teaspoonrui every
three hours until relief is obtained.
A BAND SAW THAT IS HOME-MADE.
When Strong opened his eyes he was
no longer lying on the office floor, but
"You're all right, my lad," he mur
mured, kindly. "You've had a nasty
tumble, but it might have been worse.
No, don't trouble to tell me about it
yet," he added, as Strong tried to
raise himself to speak; "that will wait
till you've had a good sleep."
But I must," persisted Strong,
weakly. "He'll die If you don't let hint
HOME-MADE BAND SAW.
Ity and himself out of the country,
where he could start afresh and 'per
haps make a fortune. He smiled bit
terly at the Irony of the situation; the
money that safe contolned was In bis
power; he had the' key in his pocket
I at that very momeut. Why not? Yes,
why not? It would mean nothing to
such a wealthy firm as Brown &
Brown's, but what a lot to blmt He
would only take enough to pay their
passage, and he would save every far
thing he made to pay It back. It would
not be stealing If he returned It. No;
and only 20, that was all, but enough
to take Kitty and himself away from
this hated city and give him a fresh
start In a new country, where, perhaps,
they would give him a chance of show-
i lng his worth.
Yes, there were quite 20 ln gold In
that strongroom, and gold could not
be traced like notes, and by the morn
ing he could be safe away where no
one could trace him. He would do It
do it for Kitty's sake. Half rising ln
his chair, he felt for the key in his
pocket, but sank back immediately,
guilty and terror-stricken, as a slight
scraping caught his sharpened ear;
the next minute he was sitting stone
still, bis fascinating gaze following
every movement of a huge dark fix-
kneeling on the window fcill.
and deliberately the figure
It produced a little
it
terlous events of the previous nlgbx.
Mr. Brown would now trust Strong
with his very life, but little does he
Imagine bow near his money was to
being stolen by the very man who
risked so much to save It New York
News.
HOW A TREE 18 MURDERED.
binder and the two wheels are out of a
press drill covered on the rim with
rubber tires. The guides are simply ure
mado of brass with slots for M. and Slowly
1-Jnch band, and they are cut ln so went to work
hat the saw will fit as shown at C. pcncll-llke object from its pocket,
This saw will cut up to 9-Inch stock, applied it to the window pane, and itself,
The table, of course,.should be so con- four uistinct lines maue tneir appear
mtrnotoA na to tilt to allow a bevel to ance on tne gum-ring auriace, accom
be cut This makes a useful machine Pnled by a slight crunching sound;
Bern a Growths Are Exceedingly Diffi
cult to Destroy Theae Da ye.
A gentleman of means living ln a
suburban town tells how his mother
once undertook to murder a cherry
tree. "I was a boy at the time," he
said. "The tree stood on our lawn;
It bad been planted by my father, and
he loved It with a parental affection;
but It was an eyesore to my mother,
for she thought It spoiled the looks
of the garden.
"She decided to murder it secretly
because she knew that my father
would never consent to its removal.
For a long time she pondered, asking
herself how she might kill the tree
without being detected, and finally bIio
decided that she would use for her
weapon boiling water. Acocrdlngly
whenever my father was away she
would get a kettle, and, tiptoeing out
to the tree with a guilty look, she
would pour boiling water upon Its
roots.
"At first the tree showed no change
under this treatment After a time,
though, a change began to manifest
My father noticed it.
and an Inexpensive one.
In Aooord With HIm Teacher.
Uncle How do you like your Sun
day school teacher?
Tommy Oh! She's got good sense. I
She's smarter than mom is.
Uncle Indeed? So you believe In
her, eh?
now a long, thin band Is thrust through
the neat little opening; noiselessly the
catch slips back, and the next moment
a man stands In the room, gazing
searchlngly round Into the darkness
with the aid of a bull's-eye lantern.
Uls Investigations appear to prove sat
isfactory, for be gives an appreciative
grunt and steals quietly toward the
corner ln which the iron door looms In-
Tnmmv Hnrel Her an' me thlnki
ilk She navfl Sundav school don't do distinctly out of the darkness.
m no oood. Phlladelnhla Press. There was no doubt In Strong's
mina as to tne miruuers intentions, as
All the comforts of a home and all he sat huddled up ln bis chair, hardly
the conveniences of a hotel are never daring to breathe, and vaguely wonder
to be found under the same roof. tag what would happen next Qt was
'By Jove, he said, 'my cherry tree
seems unusually fine and hearty.'
"And this was a fact. The more
boiling water my mother poured on
the roots the more the tree thrived and
flourished. Finally, In despair, she
gave up trying to commit her veget
able murder.
"A florist, to whom she narrated this
strange story one day, laughed when
he heard It He said It was no won
der the tree had gotten along so well.
He declared that boiling water was
often used on trees, as it killed off
the worms and bugs molesting them.'
A girl's handkerchief is a foolish
thing; It Isn't as Urge as on drop
of sweat.
r carbolic add Into the water.
en with care.