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LITTLE WILLIE, g
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0 He Tires of His School Books; o
g Runs Away from Home in ang
o Attempt tj Become Fair.ous. o
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"this u:skx is awikl haui."
MONDAY'.
Ore it betes the ilikenz how a feller
lias tor go tor School nil till' time, i
wislit Unit I was big like Fiten lmh
ovens nn kud go o:T on battle ships to
JiI.-isi s ii ti kml siv sites, i bet the girls
wi-.tlcnt lnf at mi' then an titter when
I kmii bak with models an things.
tb; rxr-ifv losa'ii Is nwfel
liaril nn t lit teacher is cms today to
mo tu bokauz i iliilent know my other
lessens for I set up late las nite rendln
rolieson kruso.
but till Is to bo my Ins day in skule
anyhow. 1 ges they wil wislit thov hail
lion respeeklfel ter me when they here
how I liev (jot up in the world after
fiwhyel nn nin rich an own lots of
houcoz. 1 am off terniorror for nevnda
tu get rich digeii gold. hov bin wnti li
en a oar boin liKleil to go to nirlzona
an 1 kin walk the rest of the wav.
' tTl.N' toi l) SAlSKli A.N' UKED."
TUESDAY.
1 must liev kum nn awfel ways last
lilto in this car for it bumped around
al ni to. Its kolil in here but there is
some straw around the boxes so 1 ges
1 kan kepe warm for 1 liev my mind
maid up tu slick it out.
but etln' cold .snaseg nn' bred ain't
what it's kraekcd up tu bee. 1 wu;l
giv wun of my fore quartorz for n drink
of waior but i ges i kin stand It awhyel
yet.
I got to thinken that If 1 snud die
for want of water the kids at skule
wiiil felo purty bad an' luaylie suson
Evens wud put the wrethe 1 giv jor
for Krlsimos on my grav an' maybe
they wud tire off a saint over my grav
Uiinkin' that I dido ganie nn' with my
butts on az the feller who kot killed
by I)ik of Egle Pas did.
it must lo an awfel long ways tu
alrizoun.
i nm mi toy tired setln' down tu.
I VEI.U I WLZ C'BAZEY."
WEDNESDAY.
If I bed knowd that the car wnz
boin bumiMHl al round the raleroad
j-nrdB 1 wud not hev gone thursty al
diiy an nlte. when 1 got out at last 1
found that 1 uz rite here at home al
most only way oft In cnother end of
own.
my snuscg nn brede hed giv out, so
I went out bogeh an kum tu a nice
bous. the ladey who kum tu the dure
sod she pityed me an tuk me inside
an giv me lots tu ete. 'she kept talkon
tu me an sod I waz much Ilk ber boy
'ho growd up an had gone off.
she giv me pie an kake an say It waz
pudln tu goln tu skule. bat after
awhyel 1 herd aouM on talken to some
i!tljf Mai tt
2z eri'v-
body else tn the next rum. then the
ladey went out an 1 herd her say Yes
offlsir he luks like the plkshur of the
boy in the paper who run off.
when the cop kum in 1 rembered
what the Ole sluth did wunst an I yeld
1 waz crazey from a bug asylum an
oertended ru bar a fit an the lades
fiinteil an the cop run tu her an i es-
kaiK'd.
THURSDAY.
1 walkt al nlte but from what the
peple sez 1 ain't no wher nere nirizonn.
I I n tu a milkmanz hous this morn
ing an nskt for wurk. he askt what 1
kin do an I sez any kind uf honest toil
thats respecktabel an be put me at
wurk fedin kowz.
I never did lik kowz much, they are
al rite in summer tu luk at. but 1 nev
"t FVPKOT TO PF A KINO ROMK DAY."
or did lik tu wurk nround them. I felc
that 1 erned my daley brede today, i
wurked hard enuf.
the milkmnn haz a nice dnuter. I
tole her wunst today that I expect to
be n King or somethiu' some day. 1 tole
her 1 expected to go nl round the wurld
some day an she buged out her eyez.
1 found a button in one poker that
Susen giv me las woke nn beleven her
tikel tu my love giv it to this girl. 1
flile her that slie is a drome an Mint
she wud Ink wel in a mnnshun lik mine
is tu be nn nfter sner slie giv me
two doughnuts. 1 ete wun. the other
is for my pillcr tu slope on.
the boss drove me to bod at 7 oklock.
the life of some wurkon men is hard.
"I BETE THE IKX1 TO THE WAGUN."
FRIDAY.
the boss made me git up way in the
nite We had got to town with the
wtigon I waz on before Owl carz wnz
runon. It was cold an kropy. 1 kinder
wislit that 1 kud go tu skule ngeii "but
I dident let on tho. 1 know Egle Pete
alwayz kept a stiff upper lip.
the milkman stopt often at places
wher he went Inside. Wunst a bum
kum up tu the wagon an nskt for milk
1 tole him tjiat 1 wnz n brave man
altho small nn he lafed but he waz
biuft nl rite but I wnz ska red nl rite.
flnelly we kum nere our hous. but
we dont take milk of the mnn-1 wurked
for so 1 wasent much skared.
but we kum tu Suson evens hous and
i tole the boss he waz cold nn i wud
tak the milk In. I waz in hopes Suse'n
mite know It wnz me. . I hamered tho
bak dore. I maid a big rnket.
flnelly 1 herd sum wun say now git
him Towser. I run. 1 bete the dog
to the wagon, the boss wnz nslepe.
the borsez got skared at the dog and
run. the boss fell out. the horsoz run
a long ways, when they stopt 1 crawl
ed from under the wrek nn run thru a
pnrk
"HE WA8.NT ezey."
SATURDAY.
Its purty bard to bav the polise on
yer ltn'. al morning 1 dodged them,
one big cop got me. but 1 tole him that
1 wurked rite around the corner an kud
prove It. the bluf worked, but my
heart was In my mouth.
I tried for wurk at several p loses.
fliA
! kudent get a ob. every thing !ukt
dark tu me.
Anally i Resided to walk past our
hous in the alley, i figured the kuk
mite se me. 1 jist wanted ber ru let
the folks know I kud live without there
vlttels.
I walkt past the hous twice, nobody
semed to notes me. i waz Just goin
nround the korner to grosery when 1
run rite Into pa. he wasn't ezey be
kaus we wuz in the strete. he waz
wurse than ole everet True ever will
get.
when 1 got in th hous I wnz put In
the bath tub nn washt thre time wuns
with hot wnter an twice with cold,
even the dog growld at me. at the
supper tahel the folks were quiet. I
felt like an outkast. but after I hed
gone tu bed mother kum up an put
her nnnz around me an we talkt it
over nn I ges everything Is square now
an i nm goln tu 'church tomorrer.
Cincinnati Tost.
UNIQUE ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK.
Iteiimrknlile Merlinnlxm Shown All
tho Movemen(!i ot I he Earth.
. All the movements of the earth nre
represented by a remarkable astronom
ical clock which yesterday was placed
on public view at the American Muse
uni of Natural History, says the Now
York Herald. It was designed by Dr.
Herman C. P.umpus. the director of
the institution, and Is the result of
months of patient experiment.
It i!"t only t!r dnllr ri.tii
of the earth upon its axis, but the mo
tion about the sun, and also demon
strates through nil the year the changes
which cause the march of the seasons.
' The earth is a globe of paper com
position four feet In diameter, while
the sun is a sterenptieon placed at a
distance of ten feet. The light from
the stereoptleon shines upon the sphere
in such a manner ns to illuminate half
of It at a time. The shadow of a wire
which Is back of the lens corresponds
to the meridian of Now York.
The earth is caused to revolve by
moans of a shaft which derives its
power from a small Howard steeple
clock. This shaft passes through a
wooden tunnel and communicates Its
power to bevel gears, which cause the
sphere to be always changing its poise.
By watching the meridian shadow
the observer can always tell the.tlmo
of day with mathematical accuracy.
No device of Its kind hns ever been
exhibited In a museum for the instruc
tion of the public, nnd this nstronom-'
leal clock rivals In its nccurncy nnd in
the pninstaking way In which It Is con
structed the most delicate instruments
to be seen in well-equipped' observa
tories. The contrivance was construct
ed by W. H. Beers, nn expert mechan
ician connected with the museum.
It was the original intention to have
merely a globe showing the one motion
of the earth, but as the scheme devel
oped through experiments the present
elaborate clock was gradually per
fected. On the ground floor of the museum Is
another device showing the revolution
of the enrth aliout the sun on a larger
scale. The orbit swings through the
entrance hall and over the information
bureau and Into the hall of forestry,
while in the center of the foyer the sun
shines for nil.
I'nrle Sam' Suher Sailors.
The 14,000 enlisted men hive proved
themselves. The great majority were
green when they left Hampton Roads.
To-day they are seasoned seamen, full
of confidence nnd proud of having had
a part In so important a demonstra
tion ; and in this connection they have
set on example that will inevitably be
of much good to the navy, says the
Metropolitan magazine. It was becom
ing dilllcult to get enough men to enlist.
Even with extensive advertising, nnd
the establishment of recruiting stations
In all sections of the country, there
were not enough men coming In. This
voyage has stimulated the necessary In
terest among the young men. of the
country.
Jack ashore has put the prophets to
shame and the temptations he has had
to combat have been great At every
port of cnll, Admiral Evans allowed
great numbers of the men shore leave,
but they .were given to understand that
the continuation of such favors depend
ed on their behavior. They were told,
too, that to a certnln extent the honor
of their country was in their keeping.
Tatrols were sent nshore to watch the
men nnd the result of nil this was that
Jack hnd a very good time and enjoyed
the hospltnlity extended him without
abusing It and getting himself In trou
ble. Excited "o Comment.
Tess Of course, I knew that May
and Bess were bitter enemies, but do
you nienn to tell me that they actually
engaged in a fist fight?
.Jess Yes.
Tess Why, what a scandal 1 I de
clare, I
Jess Oh, nobody noticed It! They
went to a bargain store to do It Phll
adelphla Press.
Ever notice how many things tliere
are in the shop windows that you hav
no earthly use for '
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Stark Cover.
The accompanying illustration shows
a cheap device for covering a stack
of clover bay, where there Is no sloush
grass at hand to put on top.
I . In making this cover common hoards
may lie used from 12 to 1(5 feet long
a foot or more wide, putting one on
'top of the stack first, then slipping one
on each side under the top one, about
two Inches ami fastening by driving i
common fence staple over n smooth
wire Just at the edge of the upper
board, so as to make a sharp bond in
the wire over the edge, nnd so on
down ns far ns wanted. Six or eiirht
boards on each side will generally be
sumclent; then fasten a post, stone or
STACK COVER.
weight of some kind at the end of the
wires and the thine Is done. This ar
rangement also saves the trouble of
putting on hangers ns It answers the
same purpose. Two wires to each length
of boards, about two, feet from the
ends, and ns ninny sections as may be
needed for the length of stack, putting
the middle section on last with the
ends lapping over the next one, is all
the material that Is needed. In using
the hay a section of this cover may be
taken off by drawing out the staples
nnd the stack cut down so ns to leave
the cover on the remainder. The same
boards can be used over and over again
for a number of years.
Get After the Fly.
Flies, are one of the most aggravat
ing pests we have on the farm. If
we give thein a breathing spell the
poor cows, calves and horses have to
suffer and the supply of milk will run
short It Is either "fight or lose." It
Is not sufficient to Just spray the ani
mals with a fly-repelling mixture in
the morning and then turn them out to
pasture.
A few hours later, when I go to look
nfter them In the pasture, they are
often covered with blood-sucking flies
ngaln, so I take a hnnd-sprayer loaded
with a liquid of which kerosene forms
a large portion along and spray this
right upon the files on each animal.
The cows soon learn that spraying
means relief and they will hold still
while you spray. The flies quickly let
go of their hold and fall to the ground
when the kerosene touches them. Vis
iting the animals once or twice a day
In this manner is a great help to thorn
during the fly season. L. R. Johnson,
Illinois.
Golds (or Drag Sam,
A very simple method by which one
man enn manipulate a drag saw to
cut down trees has been devised by a
Western timber
mnn. In using
these saws two
men have hereto
fore been neces
sary, one at each
end of the saw.
The arrangement
of the drag-saw
guide is shown' in
the . illustration.
ouiues the saw. Resting against
the tree is a rod, from which Is sus
pended a cord. At the end of the
cord Is an adjustable clamp, to which
one end of the saw Is secured. At the
other end of the saw is a handle. In
operating the saw to cut the tree, the
end opposite the handle Is supported
by the cord in the same position as if
operated by hand. With the employ
ment of this guide the necessity of an
extra man to manage one end of the
ww Is eliminated.
Farming on Arid Land. -
Successful farming on arid land with
out artificial watering has been
brought to the notice of the Agricultur
al Society of Germany, with an expla
nation of thfe method. In Syria and
Palestine, with practically no rain
from April to October, the fields In
July have a flourishing abundance of
watermelons, cucumbers, tomatoes and
other products, and plants continue
green and thriving until autumn. The
secret lies In so plowing that the win
ter rains are absorbed and retained In
the subsoil. The plowing is shallow,
averaging only 4 to 0 Inches In depth,
Iff
and after the full harvest it follows
each heavy rain as soon as the ground
begins to dry, the purpose being to keep
a loose and friable surface to take up
the water from the subsoil. In the
spring the land is plowed to a depth of
about e Inches. The seed Is dropped
by the plow upon the moist subsoil and
It is covered by the closing up of the
loose soil. Protected by the loose cov
ering, the subsoil furnishes sufficient
moisture for plant growth during the
entire dry season.
Destroying Weed.
In destroying unuual weeds oie
method is to disk the stubble fields,
causing the weed seed to germinate,
after which they can be killed by sub
sequent cultivation or by frost. Anoth
er method is to turn live stock, espe
cially sheep into these stubble fields to
eat up the weeds nnd weed seeds. Tho
value of cultivated crops, rotations and
summer fallows is also discussed.
The eradication of perennials is more
difficult than in the case of nnnuals.
For these they tried smother crops,
hnre fallow, chemicals and tar paper.
For small areas of quack grass, cover
ing with tar paper was found effective,
hut was too costly for field applica
tion. As quack grass Is similar to Ber
muda grass in its habit of spreading,
and It equally persistent, this method
may he of Interest to those who wish
tc kill small areas of Bermuda.
A Help In Fralt Picking.
In commercial orcharding it is gen-I
erally most economical to have pick
ing and packing work going on concur
rently. This saves putting the apples
on the ground and having to handle
them again. A portable sorting table
upon which pickers can emntv their
bags Is placed ou low truck wheels and
a single horse can move it to any de
sired point as the work proceeds, it
should be made large enough to hold
not less than two barrels of fruit.
The rear bolster is hlcher
at the open end, so that the culls can
he rolled out. A long, heavv nl.nik la
placed on the ground on each side of
tuis table on which the barrels are set
for filling. The culls are allowed tr.
roll into a pile from the lower end of
the grading table.
The Hone'i Teeth at Nine Yeara.
rt
At nine years the mark In Hip mmo
teeth of the upper Jaw Is clearly de
fined; the mark is still visible In the
middle teeth, but has almost dismv
peared from the nippers.
T-.'- .iT?
A side view of upper Jaw at nlna
years. The point D Is the indentation
usually seen in corner tooth.
Note. Abont the Farm.
The hens ought to have n
every day all during the summer.
Feeding heavily on whole com hna
a tendency to Induce hens to become
orooay.
Try to arrange to give each horse on
the farm a three weeks' vacation on
grass.
Keep the stables and the yards clean,
so that files and Insects have no breed
ing places.
Beets or mangel wurzels make fine
food for poultry. They should be
chopped fine.
See that all the hogs have plenty of
fresh, clean water to drink, especially
during hot, dry days.
Do not put away the wjiltewnsh
brush In the summer time. Keep It
going summer and winter.
Do not fall to provide a shelter un
der which the young chicks can scurry
In case of sudden storms.
Boiled eggs should never be fed to
very young chicks and should never
be fed more than twice a week.
The poor cow seems to be continual
ly with us. Get rid of her and thus
reduce the cost of production.
If the horse flags, and his legs be
come unsteady, unhitch at once, put
cold water -on his head and on the back
of his neck and rub with coarse cloths.
If near a drug store Inject forty or
more grains of quinine. Sponge his
mouth with cold water.
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