Lincoln County leader., July 08, 1904, Image 3

THE ROMP BEFORE BED.
When Bessie gets her nightie on and
want to romp with me,
And dodges here und scurries there, and
shouts with baby glee,
I wouldn't change my fortune for the
state ot any king,
I wouldn't give her love for all the Joys
that wealth may bring!
Her laugh is sweeter than the song of
any sylvan brook.
And I see God's best promise in her
sinless, happy look
Her little toes, ail pink and white, ap
pear and disappear,
a, dancing 'round me with delight, she
calls me "daddy dear." -
I catch her fondly in my arms and toss
her in the air,
And set her down to chase her as she
hurries 'round a chair,
While mamma calls, "Now, that will do!
You're catching cold, I know
It's time that children were in bed!" We
never heed her, though.
And Bessie makes a rush, while I whoop
like a savage chief,
And dodge away and keep it up till some
one comes to grief!
I know a man whose lot is drawn
who'll catch it dreadfully
When Bessie gets her nightie on, and
comes to romp with me.
S. E. Kiser in Chicago Record-Herald.
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HT was Sunday afternoon. Ilank
refers, dressed in his best
clothes, was making a neigh
borly call at Deacon Fepperton's home.
But somehow conversation lagged, in
6pite of the visitor's brave attempts
to keep up a cheerful flow of words.
The deacon's face was unusually long,
and every now and then he sighed
dolefully.
"What's the matter, deacon?" ven
tured Hank at last. "You seem to
have the blues to-day."
"Mebbe I have 'tain't eurprisln'."
"Let's hear about it," 6ald Hank,
sympathetically.
" 'Tain't nothing new," returned the
deacon feebly, with another sigh.
"I'm Jest sad, that's all sad, an
a bit lonesome at times. Mrs. Pepper
ton is lonesome, too. So'b the farm
an' the pony an' the dog. Every
thing's lonely. Jest you wait till your
own boys an' girls leave home then
you'll understand how we feel."
For a moment, there was silence.
Mr. Peters, thinking his own thoughts,
looked curiously at the speaker's lug
ubrious countenance. There was sym
pathy In the look, and yet, combined
with sympathy, there was something
Ise In the grave blue eyes that studied
the deacon's face.
"What made 'em all leave?" ask
d Hank at last quietly.
"I dunno. First John went, then
Mary, then Tom. Now Harry's gone,
an' there's nobody left 'cept Mandy
and me an' the dog an' the pony an'
the farm. Well, the youngsters have
all got work In the city, an' they're
acrapin' up a bare Hvln' there, I guass,
but they could 'a' done better 'round
borne on the land I calkerlated to give
'em. But no, they wouldn't stay
said they'd enough o' farmin' to last
them a lifetime an longer. Why, to
bear them youngsters talk you'd think
that a farm ain't a fit or a pleasant
place for boys an girls to live!"
"Some farms are not"
"Eh?" said the deacon, looking up
iuickly.
But Hank had an innocent far-away
look in his eyes that disarmed suspi
cion. The next day was Monday wa3h
day, of course. In the midst of the
usual festivities Incident to that week
ly occurrence, Mrs. Pepperton made
the discovery that her supply of soap
bad "run out."
"What'll I do," she demanded, as
she rushed to the back door and an
nounced the discouraging fact to her
husband.
"Shoo-o! You don't say! Is all the
ten cents' worth I bought you gone al
ready?" "Yes; an' I've got to have more
right away."
Suddenly his face brightened. "I'll
go over nn' borrow some at Hank's
house. They buy by the box, an' are
sure to have a plenty."
And away he went across lots.
Presently be returned, his hands full
of soap and his head full of news.
"What d'ye think?" he began.
Mrs. Pepperton snatched the soap,
and retreated to the kitchen, mutter
ing that she was "too busy an flus
tered to think of anything 'cept the
washln'."
But the deacon, eager to unload his
store of neves, followed her into the
house.
"You'll never guess what Hank is
up to now, woman! My! I never see
sech a feller for fool ideas!"
Curiosity conquered hurry. Mrs.
Pepperton's Hps and eyes bulged full
of questions.
"Well," said her husband, after fl
dramatic pause, "you may'nt believe
It but thait feller Is Jest a bustln him
self ma kin' a croquet ground out In
his side yard under some apple trees.
He's dlggln' an levelin' an haulln'
day, an' poundin' It down. An' he's
THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION.
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THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION.
From left to right in rear row: Colonel Frank O. Ilecker, Wm. Barclay Par
sons, C. E. Grunsky, B. M, Harrod. In front row: General Geo. V.
Davis, Admiral J. G. Walker (chairman), Win. II. Burr.
In organizing the commission which Is to have charge of the construc
tion of the Isthmian canal, the character of the selections made by President
Roosevelt Justifies the hope that a high grade of ability will characterize the
management of the great enterprise. Admiral Walker, the head of the com
mission, has had a long experience In dealing with a variety of naval and
engineering problems and as president of both the Nicaragua and the isth
mian canal commissions has become Intimately familiar with the work now
In hand. Major General George W. Davis, who will represent the army, as
Admiral Walker represents the navy, will bring to the administrative phnse
of . the coiiimLsoion's work the useful experience acquired as military gov
ernor of the Philippines and Porto Rico. William Barclay Parsons is the
engineer who supervised the construction of New York's mammoth subway
system. William H. Burr, professor of civil engineering in Columbia Uni
versity, is an expert builder of bridges, docks and other public works, as
well as a former member of the Isthmian Canal Commission. Since two of
the other members of the commission are also engineers it is safe to assume
that the canal enterprise will be dealt with as a practical engineering prob
lem. The difficulties to be overcome are not extraordinary or novel, but they
call for expert knowledge and hard work. Questions of business methods
and finance and of laborers will be involved. The object of the commission
should be not only to secure the construction of the canal according to the
best standards of modern mechanical science, but to observe wise economy
In administration. The President's appointees seem to be in the main men
who will keep these ends in view and- take a proper professional pride in
achieving success.
bought a croquet set an' a big, red, two
seated swing, an' two hammocks, that
he's swung close together under a
spreadln' tree, an' don't know what
else I didn't stop to see any more."
And, panting and growling, the
good deacon subsided into a chair and
fanned himself vigorously.
"For the land sakes!" ejaculated
Mrs. Pepperton, her mouth wide open
with astonishment
"Ad' there's worse yet," continued
her husband. "Bill Waddle told me
this mornln' that Hank Peters had
bought a rubber-tired buggy, so's his
youngsters could have it to ride "in
whenever they pleased."
"You don't say! Why, those 'ere
Peters younsters already have bicy
cles, an' everything else that heart
could wish for."
"Yey, it looks like a fool business,"
commented the deacon. "Somebody
oughter warn Hank against secli
extravagance. Why, our own young
sters had no sech pamperin' an glm
cracks when they was at home no,
sir-ee!"
Somehow that last sentence made
Mrs.- Pepperton look suddenly sober
and thoughtful. The silence of the
big, empty house seemed all at once
to crowd into the kitchen. The clock
ticked nervously, insistently.
"Darn that clock!" cried the deacon,
irritably. He, too, seemed to feel the
stillness that had suddenly pervaded
the room.
He looked at his wife; she looked at
him. There was a long pause; her
face flushed grew pale. Hesitating
ly she crossed the room to where he
sat bis eyes fixed moodily on the floor.
A moist soapy, wrinkled hand slipped
Into his and a soft voice snid sadly:
"Mebbe nank Is right after all."
Indianapolis Sun.
ROYAL FAMILIES NOT SO OLD.
Mikado Dean of Them AH So Far aa
Ancestry Is Concerned.
When it comes to "old families" the
Mikado of Japan can fairly assert that
his family stands at the head of the
list, for his ancestors have been rulers
of Japan for 2,550 years, according to
a fairly well authenticated geneal
ogy. This would place the first ruler of
the family in the year 640 B. C, and
make him a contemporary of Nebuch
adnezzar's father.
Extraordinary as this claim to an
cient lineage is, there seems to be no
valid reason for doubting it and the
Mikado always begins his proclama
tions with "Seated on our ancestral
throne from time Immemorial."
The Czar is a mere mushroom com
pared with the Asiatic ruler as regards
family.
The best he can do in the way of an
cestry is to trace back to Michael Ro
manoff, who became Czar in 1613, only
a few years before the Pilgrim Fathers
landed on Tlymouth Rock.
And the Czar can claim descent from
the Romanoffs only through a round
about way, as the male line of the
j r y
house came to an end in 1730, and the
direct female line expired in 1762, 14
years before the American Declara
tion of Independence.
The reigning family of China is even
more modern than that of the Czar.
Though the Chinese Emperor claims
to be descended from the Sun, histori
cally his family is younger than that
of a Mayflower descendant He is de
scended from a Manchu chief, who
made his appearance in China in 1644,
and drove out the lawful sovereigns
of the country.
This Manchu chief was a successful
soldier, and that Is all that is known
about him.
He was, in ail probability, what
would be called in these days a self
made man.
Edward VII., if he were not a king,
would be known as Mr. Wettln, for
that was his father's family name.
His family trace back to 919, which Is
a pretty long way for a European
King to go.
The Emperor William of Germany,
if he were bound to have a family
name, might call himself Mr. Bur
chard, for he is descended from Bur
chardus, of Zolorln, and Burchardus Is
nothing more than the Latin form of
Burchard.
But people had no surnames in the
days when old Burchardus lived, and
when the family began to prosper and
built a castle at Hohenzollern they
took their name from that place.
The Emperor goes back in his gen
ealogy to 1061, the days of Burchar
dus. The Emperor of Austria calls him
self a Hapsburg, but really the male
line of the Hapsburgs became extinct
years ago, and he represents It only
through the female side. His family
name, if he had one, would be Eber
hardt or Everard, for It was a man of
that name who laid the foundations
of the fortunes of the family In the
male line In Alsace in the ninth cen
tury. Wheat in Algeria.
Practically all the wheat grown in
Algeria Is hard wheat. The total prod
uct in 10O2 was 21,000 metric tons.
Ot the annual crop all but a very
small portion is consumed in Algeria.
The native population use only the Al
gerian wheat, which Is made into
bread, semoules and couscous. The
latter is a dish highly esteemed by the
Arabs, and very extensively used. The
flour used for breadraaking and other
cooking purposes by the European
population Is imported.
A Word from Brer Williams.
A New York minister having de
clared that there will be no female
angels in heaven, Brother Williams re
marked: "De will er Providence be done! En
I'm sho' dar's wisdom in it kaze dar's
six Mrs. Willlamses gone dat way, en
de blgges problem I had lately is
how ter squar myse'f wid all er dem
w'en I gits darl" Atlantic Constitution.
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Have Your Farm Vaccinated.
Have you had your farm vaccln-'
ated? If not you should proceed to
have it done at once.
Science has done a great deal for
the farmer. It has killed the bugs
and worms that prey on his crops; It
has treated his animals when sick and
saved their lives; It has experimented
with seeds and raised the quality and
quantity of their yield; it has done a
great many things to help him achieve
success. The latest service of spe
cial interest of which we have heard
is noted in the National Geographic
Magazine, where it la shown that the
process of inoculating sterile ground
and making it bring fortb the fruit in
abundance is an easy task. Inocula
tion to prevent smallpox, diphtheria,
rabies, etc., we know about but It Is
quite as mysterious as the Inoculation
of old worn-out soils to make them
fertile.
Tho germs make for fertility of
the soil. They are collected or gener
ated by the department of agriculture,
according to tills veracious authority,
and sent by mall in a small package
about like a yeast cake. The cake is
said to contain millions of dried
germs. It is thrown into a barrel of
pure water and turns It a milky white,
Seeds of grain and grasses are washed
with this water and when planted are
said to produce wonderful results
even on what Is regarded as exhausted
soil. The land is really treated to an
Inoculation and cured of its disease of
barrenness. Have your farms vacci
nated and get rich from the big crops
you will rulse. Minneapolis Journal.
Potato Planter.
C. P. Jones, of Gage County, Nebras
ka, sends Iowa Homestead his plan of
a potato planter: "Take an old corn
planter with wide shoes at the rear
part and If there is a division there
knock it out with a cold chisel," he
says. "Take an old boiler or a piece
of heavy tin, cut and bend to fit the
back of runners large enough to give
plenty of room for pieces of potatoes
to go through. Take a piece of 2x4
three feet six inches long and bolt the
back of each runner at the ends. Take
another piece of 2x4 twelve inches
longer for the front leaving six inches
project at each end on which the boxes
are to rest Make the boxes as shown
in the illustration. Attach the remain
der of the planter at the back with the
L bolts shown. Fasten a strong board
back of the boxes, but in front of the
wheels for two boys to sit on and do
the dropping. Plunt ond harrow Just
as they are coming up."
Teaching a Calf to Drink.
Pour fresh milk in the pail to the
depth of about one-half inch. Gently
place the calf's nose into the milk
and against the bottom of the pail.
It will soon get a taste of the milk
and will begin to sip and suck on the
bottom of the pail. When the milk
Is gone, replace it with the same
amount as before, and continue till
the calf has enough. If care Is taken
not to put enough milk in the pall
so as to cover the nostrils of the
calf, it will soon learn to drink. When
it has learned to drink, a small quan
tity more can be added each time
until the lesson is fully learned and
then the amount required for a feed
ing may be placed In the pall with
out fear of the calf not drinking it
Farm Notes.
Good farming is Impossible without
good teams.
The secret of success in stock raising
Is superiority In quality.
Superior roadsters are gifted with
both speed and bottom.
Feed the pigs refuse fruit and veg
etables from the garden.
The best sheep Is the most profit
able one under all circumstances.
Breed the horse first for strength
and endurance and then style.
A horse with an unruly disposition
in very many cases is of little or no
account
Clover is one of the best of green
manurlal crops, a great restorer of
worn-out lands.
POTATO PLANTER.
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Medium-sized sheep usually have the
best and heaviest fleeces.
'It pays to have horses perform work
that are naturally good walkers.
One acre of clover and one acre of
corn are worth three acre of onrn
for making healthy porkers.
A fast walk and prompt-telline road
gait are, to a great extent matters of
education.
Colts require plenty of exercise In
order to develop their lungs when they
are growing rapidly.
Good Flood Gate.
A subscriber to an agricultural
paper sends a sketch illustrating a
water gate and writes: "Some flood
gates are built so as to catch and hold
all trash, though swinging freely, and
others will allow obstruction to be
freely disengaged and pass awav. One
of the best I have found is composed
of a 2x0 upon which slats are nailed
GATE FOB A WATER GAP.
of a proper length to reach the low
water mark. This gate is hung to a
log or beam extending across the
stream, attached by chains or wire. In
tills form we And a very good gate for
a water gap."
Use the Harrow on Corn.
Many farmers read with surprise
the statement that a harrow can be
run across young .corn without dam
age to the crop. Try It and see. It is
better to use the iron-toothed harrow
with teeth slanting backward at an
angle of 45 degrees. It Is remarkable
how much work a three-section harrow
will do in a cornfield In one day dur
ing the early spring season. Harrow
corn Just as it conies through the
ground. Harrow crosswise again with
in a week. In some cases it is neces
sary to weight the harrow. A seventy
five or ninety-tooth harrow will cover
fifteen acres of corn with a slow team
and twenty acres It the team is a quick
stepper. If doubtful about the use of
the harrow on your particular corn
crop, take It out and run it for twenty
five feet and test the wonk done by
pulling at every stalk passed over to
find whether or not the roots still hold.
Harrowing will lay the crop down for
a day or two, but it soon straightens.
Harrowing kills weeds and destroys
young grass, lets the air into the
ground and Is the best possible method
of cultivating young corn until the
crop reaches eight or ten inches la
height Use the harrow on corn.
Farm Labor in Demand.
It Is estimated that in seven States
out west 45,000 men will be needed
this summer to harvest the wheat
crop. Crops are increasing faster than
labor to secure them can be had, and
tliis, too, In the face of the fact that
nearly 1,000,000 immigrants a year are
coining to America. Last year col
lege students were attracted to the
west by the offer of $2.50 a day and
board and lodging, but so many fell
by the wayside In the hot sun that
scarcely enough remained to marry
all the daughters of the rich farmers.
Harvesters can find employment from
May to nearly October, moving up
from Texas to Canada; wages are high
and there is plenty to eat. With a
foreign war now in progress and tho
regular demand for foodstuffs In the
countries in Europe which always buy
from Americans, on the increase, the
outlook for a great business in export
ing agricultural products is excellent
Baltimore Herald.
Twenty Thousand White Ducks.1
The largest duck farm in the United
States is at Rlverton, Va. There are
20,000 white Pekln ducks In the place.
In the laying department 1,500 mother
ducks are kept in 10 pens set apart for
them 150 to the pen. The hatching Is
done by incubators, which during the
hatching season bring forth 2,000 duck
lings each week. At the age of 12
weeks they are slaughtered for the
market It requires a carload of food
every week to feed the ducks.
Bitters to Kent.
A poultryman of Montgomery Coun
ty, Pa., has been doing a thriving busi
ness buying hens at low prices and
renting them out as sitters, charging
seventy-five cents for the season. At
present he has nearly one hundred to
rent out and claims he saves the feed,
gets seventy-five cents a head for the
ben's time and has them again to sell
In the fall.
The pigs will do well In the apple
orchards, especially if there are many
weet apples.