. i i . : w
Polly ly ue oaken neI;
Uuim, thinking no oae algnj
O to catch the dainty Jwe
Kin her ou th sly.
Very cautionary and still I
Tiptoe, making ao s'fn.
And I hear" I wouder will I
Get a vMentinaT"
Faith, she't dire to hav on proffered!
What will vlnoonie Polly say
Will she acorn in heart If offered
On the rood Saint's dart
-Detroit Free Press.
t Grandma's Valentine
HE postmanl the postman!" cried
M Dorothy, dancing ' excitedly about
1 the nursery. 'He is coming here;
1 hear Lis whistlel Oh. nurse, please
may 1 go, down and see if be has brought
any valentines)" -
"Not wits your cold, dearie,", said
nurse, shaking her head, and so Dorothy
had to be content with peering over the
stairs, while Donald clattered down and
came back again with his hands full of
envelopes, large and small. -
"One, free, six for met" he panted,
"and one, free, seren for Dorothy!" And
how happily the children were as they
tore open the envelopes and ; explained
the pretty cards and verses which they
contained. And then Sister Nell came in
to show them her valentine, a great
bunch of beautiful roses, and when Dor
othy asked her if slje could guess who
had sent them (for guessing is half the
fun on 8L-Valentine's day), she grew
quite red, and said: "Why, no; of course
she couldn't; how should she?" '
And just then dear grandma came in
to see 'What the children were making
such a racket about. And, of course,
they showed her their valentines, and
Nell pinned one of her most beautiful
roses on grandma's black dress; and then;'
quit unexpectedly, Dorothy looked up
into the sweet, placid old face, and ask
ed, gravely: "Grandma, did-you ever
get a valentine?"
'Grandma did not reply for a moment,
and then she stopped and kissed Doro
thy on the forehead, and something very
bright and glistening fell- - among ' the
brown curls. "Yes. dear," said srand-.'
ma, softly, "lots of them, but I hAl one
which I think I must tell you about some
time."
Ob, tell ns now," cried all the chll-;
dren at once, and Nell, who had been;
HE HANDED MB A SMALL PACKAGE, SAYING. "GOD rBITXII!!V
placing her valentine in a vase of water,
joined in the general coaxing.- - - -
.. "Nell." said grandma, "if you. really
want to hear I will tell you about It, but
wait a moment, I can show yon my val
entine." "
- She left the room, and she was (one
so long that the children had time to
wonder greatly what grandma's valentine
could be. and they were all gathered
acvuuu uiv .
tiert, when she returned. She carried
in her hand a small, old-fashioned work
box, whose covering, once bright and gay,
waa worn and faded now.-She smiled
into the upturned faces as she resumed
her place among the children, but there
were tears in Her eyes as sne aaia:
"Now, children, I will show you my
valentine, but, first, I must tell you part
of the story. And I must also explain
that when I waa young people made their
own valentines, and, although they may
not have been aa pretty as the modern
ones, perhaps, yet, I think they were a:
great deal nicer, because, you see, no
body would take the trouble to make -a
valentine unless it were to send to Home
body that one waa very fond of indeed.
Bnt Donald is growing impatient' for the
story!. When I was a young girl I lived
In a dear old country town, which some
f you have seen. My father and mother
both died when I was a very little child,
and so I lived with my grandparents, and
very kind and good they were to me, and
I loved tnem very aeany. nerenaeieas,
they were very old, and, somehow, they
seemed to have quite forgotten how it felt
to be young and full of life, and grand
ma did not understand why 1 was not
always content to sit quietly in the house,
reading or sewing all day, when all my
young friends were out skating or sleigh
ing, if it were winter, or picnicking or
rowing on the river if It were summer.
The old people had one amusement, bow
ever, of which they never wearied, es
pecially in the long winter evenings; they
dearly loved a rubber of whist. I could
play. too. and any of my young friends
who would consent to make up a game
by taking a band was always a welcome
guest. 'I think your friend Benjamin
Worrell is a very fine young man,' grand
pa would say. and then he was sure to
add. "He plays an excellent game; a
tittle reckless, perhaps, at times, but be
has a good head.' Once I repeated this
praise to Ben"
"Why. that was grandpa's name." in
terrupted Dorothy. . "I remember Col.
Benjamin Worrell, It saya so under his
picture in the library."
"Yes." said grandma, smiling, "he wa.
your grandfather; but he did not seem
much like a grandfather then. He was
vety tall and straight, with flashing black
eyes and dark, curling hair, and he bad
fine way of throwing back . his head
when he talked. People used to call him
'Handsome Ben.' which annoyed him
very much, but when I told him what
grandpa bad said he was quite pleased.
'Bnt what a hypocrite I must be, Kate,'
fee said, laughing, 'to make the dear old
fMtlemaa think that I come here just
to ailav whist when my real reason for
rcomlsg Is to see you.' Your grandfather
was always bold as a young man,- saia
grandmav. apologetically. . ... ,,
"Well, your grandfather used to come,
evening after; evening, and - he played
long games of whist with the old people
hot he ased somehow to get in a little
talk about our own affairs, although we
seldom had a chance to see each 'other
alone. And then the 14th of February
came around, and X had scores of valen
tines, and great sport It was, for each
young man had to deliver his own, and
it was no easy task to do this without
being seen,' which would have spoiled the
fun. i Well, Just toward dusk; 1 happen
ed to be looking from an upper window,
and I saw a fall figure creeping along
by the garden waU. He had his hat
drawn well down over' his face, but i
caught Just a glimpse of a dark mustache,
and, I assure you, my dears. It wae all 1
could do to behave with becoming dig
nity, when Sophie, our old .colored ser
vant, came upstairs with a square envel
ope addressed to me."
"Oh! I know!" cried Dorothy, clapping
her hands. ."It was grandpa's valentine !'
"Yes,'.' said grandma, "and here it is,"
and she drew from the.box an old-fashioned
envelope- addressed "in 'faded ' ink
and in an elaborately disguised hand, to
"Miss Katharine Onderdonk."
She handed the envelope to Nell, who,
almost reverently, drew forth the val
entine. It was a playing card, the queen
of hearts, and over the back had been
neatly pasted a sheet of white paper, on
which were writen thefoliowing lines: j f
"My Kate is surely Queen of Hearts,
And I will swear she's queen of mine.
Let's play a game srhere Love is trumps;
; Sweet Kate will be my valentine."
The children all declared the poetry to
be very beautiful. .
"But grandma," cried Donald and Dor
othy together, "what Is that queer round
hole i right, through theX. middle of the
card?"
. Sure enough, there was a hole which
had pierced card and envelope just as
the children had said., " a
t "Wait a momenvaald-grandmaiwej
are coming o mar. iiwas very kot
after. St. Valentine's day that your grand
father spoke to my grandfather about
miking me his wife, and grandpa was
very -'much; surprised, -'although ur love-
making had been going on for some
months right under his eyes. And ne
hesitated a good deal, but finally, as there
was no real objection, he gave his con
sent.", i,..
Grandma, pansed here for a; few -momenta,
thinking, f suppose, -of those dear,
happy days, now so long past; and 'the
children -had to. "remind, her that they
were waiting-for the Jst of the story.
was just after that," Continued
grandma, "that Ben had to go away on
business for a few weeks, and he begged
me to have a picture made of myself to
give him on his return. I dearly loved
to tease him In those' days, and shortly
after he had started ou his Journey, I
wrapped the valentine he had sent me
very carefully in several thicknesses of
paper, so that he would think Jt contain
ed the stiff case of daguerreotype, and
sent it to him by mall.", Mean whilo I had
a fine picture made for him with 'which
to surprise him on his return, but he
would not give me back my valentine.
Do you think,' he said, laughing, that
1 am going to return the first present;;
you ever gave me? No, lndeedl tnougn
I did make it myself.' And he declared
that he should always carry it next nis
heart, r st k '-! ,44; 1
""Well, the following spring we were
married, and then we began our hut-building..-
Ben, planned the house him
self, and 1 went with him to Boston to
select the furniture. It was while we
were there that we heard the news that
made our heart stand still.
t "Fort Sumter had been fired upon! We
read the announcement In the paper, with'
white faces, and Ben kept saying all day,
'Oh, Kate! this is too terrible 1 I never
thought it would come to this!' We went
home with sad hearts. In spite of our car
load of household treasures, for those
were days when private joya and sorrows
seemed as-nothing-iaV view of 4ae4aaaes
which threatened- the whole country. The
Governor of .our State?' had .-ordered .the
State troops, and -the militia aa well, to.
be in-readiness; and Ben mustered quite
a company of his friends' (the finest and
bravest young men in town), and they
drilled night and day to be in readiness
tor the call. And I encouraged him in
this work, God knows, with what a sink
ing heart,' but' Ben never suspected that
I was half a coward. Your dear mother
was a tiny baby then, and I nsed often
to sing her.: to sleep with patriotic .ta
to keep up my own courage. And then
at last it came the call for troops we
were expecting ttt but, oh-I how -weak I
was when I heard Ben's voice 'shouting
upstairs, 'Kate, Kate, the President has
sent f or us.' v - .. jf, J
"I-was putting r baby rt to. Vgleep- (your
mother, you know, dears), and I knelt
by her. cradle just one moment,- praying
for strength.? Aad it came,-: for when
Ben entered the room I waslbleto smile:
quite bravely and to help him pack his:
knapsack, for - they were to start'-'-that
very night." ' " ; . 'V:
; Grandma paused here for a moment, i
but no one spoke, and she went on in a
low voice:
"How well I remember that night! It
was raining, and very cold and damp; but
every mother and sister and wife and
sweetheart , in town were at the station
to see them off. Most of the women
were crying ' bitterly, but I could not
shed a tear, and when Ben took, me in
his arms to say good-by his lips moved,
but he could not utter a wocd,' and I
could hear the beating of his heart. As
the train pushed out there were shouts
and cheers, of course, to keep up "the.
courage of the men. and somebody
shouted. Three cheers for Captain Wor
rell!' and the crowd took "jt op with a
will. And then I looked up, and saw my
husband for the last time n.this earth.
He had climbed on top of the rear car
and was raising his cap to the crowd
(they were' all lifelong friends), his own
face was convulsed for a moment, and
then he tried to smile, and pointed up
ward, when he saw me raise myhead
(with anguish written all .over m face.
I suppose), meaning,. I suppose, thatWe
were in God's hands. And then' the' train
was swallowed up -in the mist,"
Again she paused, and. again no one
spoke. rf I ' f, -
"I heard from him' many times after
that," she continued. "Sometimes, not!
for months, and then a ' whole ' hatch of
letters would come at once always
bright and cheerful.. those letters, and
full of little incidents ' and . anecdotes
which, he thought might amuse and in-i
terest me, seldom a word of his own pri
vations and even sufferings. 1 do not
knew how we women endured the long
strain of that waiting for news. If It
had not been that your mother was such
a very young Infant, I believe 1 would
have followed my husband as some wives
did. preferring anything-to the-temwe
suspense of waiting quietly' t home.
"And then the dreadful slanghter be
gan. But yon, children, mast wait until
yon are older to hear about that.
"One day I was walking restlessly up
and down the piazza of my little home.
my baby in my arms," trying to- put her
to sleep as best I could without a Julia-,
by. (for I could no longer sing), "when a
soldier came up . the path leading to the
house. I knew him well, - although he
was greatly, changed,, for he was a neigh
bor and had been in -Ben's company... I
knew, at once that he was the bearer of
bad news, and as he 'approached nearer
I could not spratbar just-held oat my
baud.':: He- laid -a small package in Jt,
saying.. -'God.' pity-' jtou!' and ; that wa
the last I knew for many hours. " When
I came to myself I still held the package
In my hand, and when I bad the' courage
to open It the first thing I. saw.-was-r
my valentine, torn aa you have seen, by
the bullet which had pierced one of the
bravest hearts that ever shed' Its life
blood for our country." - - - T"r ' : ''
- There-was silence when grandma had
finished ' speaking.. Sister Nell was cry
ing, and Donald whispered:
"I say, Dorothy, let's put away our val
entines until to- morrow." Jeorgia Custw
in New York Ledger. "
PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S COUSIN.
Lives in Pennsylvania and Bears the
' ' Same Name as the Martyr.' ""
:'In Churchtown, Lancaster County,-Pa.
a cousin of President-Lincoln still lives.
He is also named Abraham Lincoln and
is now 00 years old.
tu eeneral appear-
t3TI. JL Jike-Tiis distinguish
?r rV' :.ed; relative, ' having
the; same ... large,
erect,' gaunt form
1 and''' 5high,!i cheek
a . bones. Mr. Lincoln
. is a '-farmer. nd
. owns an estate,
"White "Haft, "near
amscovx. --the Berki 3 County
line, i He' never saw President Lincoln,
but he corresponded with him when the
latter, was in the White House. .
In the same 'region of "Pennsylvania,
a few miles from Reading, is the ancient
home of the forefathers of President Lin-i
coin. ..The house was built byMordecai
Lincoln 160 years ago and is still , well
preserved. Not far distant is the nouse'
In which "Daniel' Boonewas' born: Liv
ing within- bailing distance- of these -two
places., before both the : Lincolns . -end
Boones moved southward to Virginia and
thence to. Kentucky,' where the future
President was born, was the Hanks fam
ily, from which sprang Nancy Hanks, the
mother of the President., . u :.--i
In- 1750, at the same time when the
Boones and the Hankses set off from
the' same ' neighborhood ' for; the South,
ANCIENT TIO MB OF THE 1.1NCOI.NS..
Mordecai Lincoln's son Jphn moved with
his famHy to ' the Shenandoah " valley,
Rockingham County. Va. From there
his son Abraham removed into Kentucky
in 1782, and was killed by the Indians,
leaving three sons, of whom Thomas, the
youngest, was father of the President.
Nancy Hanks, the wife of Thomas Lin
coln; and the mother of the President,
was a descendant, - a granddaughter, -of
that John Hanks who left Berks County
in 175a.-, . ,;; , -- ;Jr
' LINCOLN'S EASY-GOING WAY1-
Would Consent to Be Swindled Kather
than Contest a Fee. '
TLk- fee which Lincoln received in the
McCormick case, including the retainer,
which was $500 the largest retainer ever
received by Lincoln amounted to nearly
$2,000. Except the sum paid him by the
Illinois Central Railroad, it was probably
the largest fee he ever received. ' The two
sums came to him about the-same time,
and undoubtedly helped to tide over the
rather unfruitful period, from d financial
standpoint, which followed the period of
his contest with Douglas for the Senate.
-Lincoln, never made money. From 1850
to 1800 his income averaged from $2,000
to $3,000 a year. "In the forties it was
:considerably less. The fee-book of Lin-
'coln & Herndon for -1847 shows total
earnings of only $1,500. --The largest fee
'entered was one of $100. - There are sev
eral of $50, a number of $20, more of $10,
,stiH more of $5, and a few of $3. $4
f it. a fee was not paid Liincoln did not
believe in suing for it. . Mr. Herndon
T says that he would consent to be swindled
before he would contest a fee. The case
of the Illinois Central Railroad, however,
waa an exception to this rule. He was
careless in accounts, never entering' any
thing on the book. When a fee was paid
to hint he simply -divided-the money into
two parts, -one. of which he put 4s to. hiaj
pocket,, apd the other into an . envelope
which he labeled. "Herndon' s half."
T Lilncoln And the l)t nmmer -Boy, ,-
Among a large number pf persons wait
ing in the room to- speak with Mr. Lin
coln on a certain day in Ndvember,''1864
was a small, pale, delicate looking1 6y
about thirteen years old.(. The-President
saw him standing,' looking feeble and
faint, and said r ' Dome h'eremy' boy, and
tell me what yon want." .The boy. ad
vanced, 'placed his hand on' the-arm 'of
the President's chair, and, with-'bowed
head and -timid accents-'said:; '.-, .. r
r "Mr- President, I . have , been a. driim-j
mer in. a regiment for two "years, and my
colpnel got angry witli me and turned me
off. "I was taken sick, and hate been a-l
long time ini hospitat' ; Tbi is the; 4 ret
timet I have been-out, and I came to see
If you could not do something for me."
The President looked .at him kindly
and tenderly, aad asked him where he
lived., "I. have no home," answered the
toy "'Where is your father ?"sHe died
in the army," was tba-sepl.; Where U
your, mother" continned. the President.
"My mother is dead, , too. I ; have no
mother, no father," no brothers, 'ho '"-sisters,
' - and," - bursting 1 into tears, "no
friends nobody cares forme."
Mr. Lincoln's eyes" filled', with tears,
and he said to himr'Can't you sell news
papers?" ""No," said the boy, I am too
weak" and the -surgeon of the hospital
told me I must leave,- and I have no
money, and noplace ..to 40.".
"Thecene," says Rev, ilr. Henderson,
"was wonderfully affecting." The Presi
dent drew forth- a card,and . address
on it certain officials tohom his-request
was law, gave special direction, "to care
for; this.. pooe ..boy.? iJCbewaa face of
the' little drummer lit" up with a -happy
smile as he received the ''paper snj he
went away Convinced tnat:he had one
good and: true friend at--ieafrrTahe per
son, of the President. Exchange. v
r I Drawing; Down the Disease. t
J i At the very 'outset "of tiewar, sutKify
.wise men from New-York-urged Air. Lm
ebm to keep -away Confederate armies
from Washington by naval attacks npoa
Southern seaport. It reminded himj he
said, of a New Salem, 111.,' girl who was
troubled with a "singing in her head," roi
which there seemed to be ne remedy,. bo,
a neighbor promised a cure If they wouSl
t "make a plaster of psalm tunes ap4 gf.
ply to ner ieer,ana araw tne slngtpg
down."
t i
Of Lincoln a tale is extant and believ
able tnauwhen he -was inforrned of Stan
ton's referring to him as a J'd-r-d fool," he
replied: "If Stanton says so, there must
be something in it. 'He's generally rifhL"
S. CiTfiT
THE FARM AND HOME
MATTERS OP INTEREST TO FARM.
; ER AND HOUSEWIFE, v
Sow to Balae Chickena Successfully
Tne Packl'aK of Pmlt for Market
When to Cut Corn FodderGeneral
; Notea'.About the Farm. J'-.'
Mrs.! JV". S. Sherd, in Practical Farm
er, tells how she manages chickena to
make them profitable. She says: "Be
fore setting" my hens I cleared the nest
of the old filling, "threw- In two or three
handfuls of fresh slacked lime,, put In
fresh straw and. sprinkled more , lime
all through, the straw. I dusted each
henwell with lime before placing her
on the nest again In about, two weeks
I dusted both nest and hen, and at
hatching tfme 5not as louse was to be
seen. -Kept'nen cooped for a eek,
feeding chicks table crumbs, scraps of
bread soaked in mflk, curd and occa
sionally corn meal- molatened, but not
sloppy.: When a week old I let them
out on pleasant days after the dew was
off and fed on wheat screenings most
ly, though I fed some curd and corn
meal, keeping milk or water near the
coops at all times." I never had chick
ens thrive and do so well, and I think
two very important ' things : In giving
them a start were their freedom from
lice and the : feeding of proper .food.
First get. rid of the lice,, then,; give
proper food,- and you. will have no. trou
ble raising chickens.- For winter feed
raise . plenty of beets,5 carrots, " turnips,
cabbage, squashes 'and', potatoes," and
depend less upon grain, as - the roots
are so mucn-! cheaper and -relished ' so
much by the fowls. -You will get more
eggs by this plan of 'feeding. ; If : you
feed oats for a change, eook them. I
cook the roots, chop tnem up fine, then
stir bran Into - the water they were
cooked In, salting and peppering well.
This they enjoy, and, pay me well in
eggs for afV tfouMe? '. -.
! -" i 'Shipping; Frnlt. "
' Those 'wo ship fruit to market may
not be 'familiar with;.: the methods of
handling fnnt by, the carriers and mer
chauto. . Fruit started from the, farm
may be apparently well and properly,
packed, and yet arrive In the market In
poor.'condiyon The "packings of fruit
for market" requires Judgment" and ex
perience. ''There Is something to learn
and every goWer should give some at
tention to securing Information In that
direction. Otoe ot the most important
points j is to have - the fruit uniform,
and of the. same quality at the bottom
of the basket.of .box as at the top. buy
ers always making close examination;
- - ' - :-t -f' . -
1 :' : Cnt tin's; lown Corn rtalka, .- V'. ' '
When. cutting down corn fodder one
point tot observe , is to . cut when . the
corn is bright. Do not delay until the
fodder begins to turn yellow, 'but cut
whenf the blades are' greefl. ' The ears
will be dry "and be as valuable when
fodder is'euf at the green stage as to
leave ttfe ooVn standing until the blades
begin : to change. It Is sometimes In
convenient to get into the field to, cut
the corn when it Is ready, which causes
a delay of a day or two. If the weath
er Is dry and warm the delay may
greatly affect the value of the corn fod
der. The stalks should be shocked in
a manner3 to " prevent being ' thrown
down by the wind, as dirt Is not con
ducive to ; Its appearance or quality.
The' fodder- should be removed - to an
open' shed as soon as it can be done, so
as to protect It against rain and damp
ness. If fodder Is -carefully preserved
It will -be more readily-accepted by
IVK 'y ,.....-,4 ' . . ,
'.ir'-rThe-iAaparastna Bad. !-
The soil for an asparagus bed should
be made rich before planting it. - la. the.
first - place, the bed should .have good
drainage, and. then It should have dug
Into It a heavy dressing of old manure.
Do not use fresh manure, as this will be
filled with weed seeds, and,' besides, it
is not so well adapted" to plant nutriment-
as old rotted manure. ' Having
the -soil - properly prepared, trenches
should' be opened about six inches in
depth and the plants set in these
trenches, spreading out the roots on the
bottom of the "trench In every direc
tion. -This done, commence to- fill in the
oil,' which must be .fine and capable
of sifting down- closely . ; among : the
roots. -. .After filling r in two or
three inches of soli, tread it . down
firmly on the - roots, and . then .fin
ish filling it in. ' Never allow any weeds
to grow ahiong' the plants,. To main
tain the fertlllty. 'supply a coating of.
Old manure two - or three inches in
thickness, over "the whole bed every
fall, lfeftlng lt4ie. on the surface, where
the. rain can soak It and wash It Into
the soil In the spring, what Is left can
be lightly' 'pointed In so as not to dis
turb the roots. -- i. 1"- '
. . ' Haage Cattle for Feeders.
We have referred' to. the determina
tion of cattle feeders to either buy their
feeding' stock - at lower - figures , than
last "year "or3 restrict their feeding Op
erations, which- suggests a lower scale
of prices than' a year ago for thin cat
tle. ,Tber; la another feature of the
trader .however, that js- likely- to modi
fy "this tendency 'to .some extent,, and
ht Is the condition of the range cat
tte."4 Last year the average condition
of the 1ttle" from the -uorthern ranges
was far-from good, and a great many
of. them went to the feed lots of the
corn belt to again Appear on ghe mar
kets during the winter months.- fUnless
all signs fail, there will be quite a, dif
ferent state" of affairs .this year." Tje'
ranges are' unusually good, and have
been all along, and' the cattle promise
to 't!ometo market in excellent condi
tion for the slaughterer, i. Moreover, the
market promises to require them, as
the supply of corn-fed natives la appar
ently running low, , The .feeders who
bought; cattle -from the northern ranges
last season"' will ' have to look ," else
where for their stock this year, and
the problem "before" them Is to get
enough cattle at a reasonable figure.
National Stockman.. . " , , .
Care of Raspberries. ,
: Raspberry bushes should not be neg
lected at this season. The canes that
bore a crop this year should be cut off
and removed-to be burned. - If .left
standing they will require, as much sap
as. ever; - and thus lessen the amount
that .should be available for the new
canes, that'" are coming on to produce
the crop of" next 'year. '' '''
'The' new canes should be pinched, off
as soon as they get three- feet high to
mddee them to send out lateral branch
es "Oti Which -the frutt clusters of the
next-crop are te grow. . . ,,
. If p piper care is taken of the rasp
berries there will be no need of stakes
to keep them standing, as they may be
so encouraged that - the- canes will -be
strong enough to stand without help
and bear any load of fruit, that may
grow on -them. Farmers' Voice. . . :.;
-j - - tate Pnllete. ' '
'Those hatched since June will not lay
nntil next spring, but - they will be
among the first to begin laying In the
spring, and will -not - moult until the
fall of next year. Such breeds as Leg
horns and Hamburgs, however, mature
very quickly, and pullets of those
breeds sometimes lay when only four
months old. The early pullets those
hatched before April should begin to
lay before Winter begins and lay
through the winter. If the flock is
large 1 will pay to get rid of the cock
erels, so as to afford more room for
the pullets and hens. : Where the birds
are crowded lice multiply rapidly and
Interfere with the growth of the young
stock. Very little grain should be given
poultry during the prevalence of warm
weather. . . - .
"" ' Growlns: Alfalfa.
In growing alfalfa the land must be
plowed .deep and harrowed fine. Manure-and
fertilizer should be applied
liberally and lime applied on the land
In the fall. Sow the seed In the spring,
using from 10 to 20 pounds' of seed, ac
cording to circumstances, sowing
broadcast if the land is clear of grass
and weeds.' ' If not It will be an ad
vantage to drill the seed In rows, close
together, and cultivate the first year
with wheel hoes.' Once established, an
alfalfa plot will-last for years, as the
roots go down to great depths and se
cure moisture. In this section farmers
should sow a few rows by way of ex
periment In the spring and keep the
plants free of grass and weeds.
r An EveryBeaaoa Crop.
' .Eggs are the all-year-around crop.
Other crops have their harvest, when
they must be sold at once or stored at
an expense. ' With proper care hens are
like money on Interest, work Sundays,
holidays and rainy days. A basket of
eggs carried, in one hand will of ten
bring as much, money as a - load - of
I straw.; A neighbor hauled a cord ot
wood to market for $2; his wife car
ried ten down eggs the same day,
which brought $2.50. A crate of eggs,
which can be taken to market in a
light vehicle; will fetch as much as a
load of produce. -: , The cost of produc
ing eggs is nothing compared to the
hard work and expense of producing
the other. -'- -,- -
' ; Sheep Scab.
; Dr. Salmon says: "The disease of scab
Is one' of the most serious drawbacks
to the sheep, industry, and results In
enormous financial losses. Yet, despite
Its insidious 'nature, its ease of trans
mission! Its severe effects and its prev
alence In certain localities. It is a dis
ease which yields ' readily to - proper
treatment ' If all the sheep owners of
the country iwould dip regularly and
thoroughly there Is no reason why this
scourge should not be totally eradicat
ed from: the United States. There
should be stringent scab laws in every
State, with State Inspectors to see that
those laws are carried out."
Combination Mixtmre for 8prajina
t Arsenic and soda solution, or arsen
Ite of soda, is more safely used in com
bination "withr Bordeaux mixture than
alone. ' When In combination It will not
Injure the foliage, but alone it is liable
to burn the leaves. The same objection
holds good,' however, with reference to
Paris green and London purple. ' It la
better, however, in almost every case
to use . the combination mixture, as
fungi are nearly always present and
unless they are kept In check there is
but .little use of fighting Insects. Ohio
Station Bulletin.'
- Irrlaratlns; Gardens.
I Ten years ago the cost of a windmill
was more than the owner of a small
farm could afford, but windmills are
better, more efficient and cheaper now,
being within the reach of all. For Irrigating-gardens
or small fruit farms
they have been found very serviceable,
and are; more satisfactory In this sec
tion than in the West, as they are not
essential except when there is a dry
spell. When rain is abundant the wind
mill stores water for use when the
moisture is lacking, and the cost Is but
little compared with the advantages
gained. ' .: . ' -:' -
A Lesson In Fertilizing. ..
vj Concentrating the manure on a small
area may appear as a waste,' but results
have always been -In favor of doing so.
The Massachusetts Board of Agricul
ture calls attention to the fact that the
keeper of a livery stable applied the
manure from fifteen horses on an acre
and a half of land for several years, and
harvested two or three crops of hay
each year, the aggregate being seven
and a half tons every season, 'or more
than three times as much as the land
would have produced -without such
he Pnatnre la Winter. 1
! Keep the stock off : the pasture and -J
spread manure over the surface, so as
to protect during the winter and give
the grass . a" good start early In the
spring. Those who manage to have good
pastures allow the grass to grow late In
the year andbroadcast with manure
after the frost appears. In the spring
the land is harrowed, so as to fine up
the manure, and wood ashes applied.
In this manner a good sward is main
tained for many years. Some pastures
are cropped too close.
.; ; . 4;
'" '" 'The' Beet Cantalonpe. :
! Cantaloupes have been plentiful this
year and were very -fine, but consumers
do not get those of the best quality.
The Emerald Jfiem, a dark variety, and
of unsightly 'appearance, would be re
jected in market, yet it is far ahead ofJ
all others In quality. If some enter
prising grower would give away sam
ples, "with a circular calling attention
to the variety, he would be unable to
Supply the demand the next season and
tould get his own prices for them.
fi;-., ' 'Karl r On tone.
-To hay early onions : before the
spring vai$etles are ready sow the seed
of the Egyptian tree onion, and leave
the, plants In the ground all winter.
They are hardy, and if covered with
straw, and the covering removed in
March, they will start off early In the
spring and give the first crops to be
obtained.'. -' 2
How Japan Conquers Tunnel Smoke
!- The Japanese have a curious way of
clearing railroad tunnels of smoke and
gases. Each end of the tunnel Is pro
vided with a canvas curtain, hung at
the top so that when it is dropped It
covers the entire mouth of the tunnel.
When a train enters the tunnel the cur
tain at that end is dropped and it is
kept down until the train leaves the
other end of the tunnel. The result Is
that all the smoke and gases are car
ried along with the train and forced
Into the open air at the further end of
the tunnel. It Is asserted that this
plunger action is so perfect that smoke
from an engine seldom reaches as far
back as the middle of the train. Scien
tific men are puzzled to account for the
success of. the system.
"V . ''' After Dewey.
Bftblow What name have you de
cided to give your baby t
Gadroe Oeorge. ?r ;
Bablow-In honor of George Wash
ington I suppose?
Gad roc No, slrree; In honor of;
George Dewey. . -
. Poets are born therefore their ances
tors should be held responsible, "
BEVELING OF GLASS.
process Little" understood
by laymen.
Sow tha Eds of QIus Is Cat Away
and HannJahcd A Very Slmpla Pro
ceaa, but tin ttaqnirlnji Skill ia Xta
Execution.
Beveled glass in not new," but it Is
now far wore exteusively used than
formerly. ' Twenty years ago beveled
mirrors were comparatively rare, now
they are commou, and are seen In many
shapes and size Beveled plates, iargn
and small, and both straight and bent,
arc. used for various other purposes.
The process of glass beveling is very
simple, but the work calls for skill on
the part 0 the operators.
The plats to be beveled goes first to
the ' roughing mill, which Is a solid,
heavy steel wneci about two feet and a
half feet in diameter, set horizontally,
and turning at a high rate of speed. Tne
upper face, or- top of this wheel. Is
slightly rouguencd. Suspended over
the wheel is a big hopper containing
sand, which is fed down tnrougli a
spout In such quantity as may be requir
ed upon the top of the rough-faced
steel wheel. The grinder holds the
plate to be ground In his bands, with
tho edge to be ground off upon the face
of the roughing mill; he shifts the plate
along os the glass is ground away. The
expert grinder, holding a sheet of glass
sgslnst the roughing wheel In this man
ner, will grind a true bevel, with a per
fectly (straight line aiung its inner edge,
and be brings the side bevels together
with a perfectly true angle at the cor
ners. In the roughing mill the bevel Is
wrought to shape., but Its 'face Is rough
looking and feeling. ' In fact, like what
it is, ground grass.;. The plate goes then
to. the enemy wheel, also of steel and
set horizontally. Suspended over this
wheel ia a little hopper tilled with
emery, the emery feeding down upon
the wheel.' Upon This wheel the rough
face ot the nevei as it comes from the
roughing mill is again ground," the plate
being held in the same manner by a
grinder, "and the surface - Is brought
nearer to 'smoothness.
- From the emery wheel the plate goes
to the smoothing stone, which Is alsa
set to turp horizontally. ' The smooth
ing stone, which is of an extremely
fine sandstone, is made with Its upper
surface, that against which the glass is
brought, . very slightly convex This
stone Is finished perfectly smooth and
it is so fine grained that to the touch it
seems almost to be polished. A tiny
stream of water, enough to keep the
face of the stone wet, is made to
trickle down upon.lt and the glass Is
held to this wheel just as It was to the
others, and here the beveled edge is
brought down to a smooth surface, but
not polished- The plate goes then to a
polishing wheel made of wood and set
to turn vertically; the bevel edge of the
glass is held against the edge or face of
this wooden wheel as it rapidly re
volves. The face ot the wheel Is kept wet
and constantly supplied with pulveris
ed stone. - Upon this wheel the beveled
edge get It first polish. The glass
then takes the final step In the beveling
process. It goes to another wheel, also
of wood, - and also turning vertically;
whose face Is of felt. The face of this
Wheel also Is kept wet and it is suppli
ed with a fine polishing meterial called
from its color, rouge. Here, as at the
first polishing wheel, the g'ass Is held
with the bevel against the edge, or face
of the wheel. On the rouge wheel the
bevel gets its Ana) polish and finish and
the surface of the beveled edge, which
after, the first operation was rough like
ground glass. Is now as Smooth and as
polished as the flat surface of the plate.
Great plates that are too big to be
held by hand are locked into a frams
that can be so moved as to bring the
edges to be beveled against wheels ad
Justed for the purpose. New York Sun.
The Boer as a Family Man.
As a family man, the Boer's reputa
tion would justify him In becoming a
candidate for the - Denmbw Flitch.
Surly and suspicious In manner, heavy
and uncouth in his. ways, 'shy and re
served among strangers, you may win
him to a gruff cordiality,: If you are
a husband and father, arid care to
listen to the details Of his domestic life.
But although the Boer certainly cher-
1shes with deep affection his wife and
children, says a Lady smith correspoa-
dent of the Loudon Standard, he treats
them according to oriental, rather than
European ideas. Tne women always
stand until the men are seated, and
are not served until the wants of their
lords and masters are satisfied. I am
describing tbe customs of the farmer
who lives pn the veldt, and has no ac
quaintance .with western manners.
Such a man Is little remated from a
state of barbarism, and h(s surround
ings are often as squalid as 'those of the
Kaffir. Despite this patriarchial rule,
the vtpuw has great Influence over her
man, and Is credited with having on
more - than, one occasion screwed up
bis courage to the fighting point The
Boer vrouw is not i beauty, notwith
standing the care with which she pre
serves her complexion from the effects
of the sun.'. Her ambition, like that of
the fishwives at Schevenlnge'n, is to be
come as 'fat as an ox, though, unlike
the Dutch wife, shells; not an example
of scrupulous cleanliness. The Boer
Is not hospitable. He reseritS the pres
ence of strangers and. being too lazy
to cultivate more than is necessary for
the immediate wants of his family, he
has nothing to spared for 1 ' uninvited
guests, -i ' -.-.,'
Great Man's Tend.-r Heart.
Lord Lawrence, viceroy of India, was
a blunt- man of action. Impatient of
contradiction, and thoroughly ; self-reliant
Yet like many of tbe truly
great he had a heart as tender-as a
woman's. The night on which he
started from London to govern India he
gathered all bis family in the drawing-,
room and made each child repeat a
favorite hymn to him. His youngpst
son, 10 yea rs old, nestled in his father's
arms. Suddenly the strong man burst
into tears.
"I shall- never,'! he cried, "see Bertie
a child again."
It was not of the hardships before
him. or or his own death he thought
but of the ffact that Bertie would not
be a child to him on his return.
On board the steamer with the gov
ernor general of India was a lady with
her Infant child. She neglected tbe
baby, which revenged Itself by crying
day and night The passengers com
plained in language more forcible than
polite. . .
: . "Steward, throw that baby over
board!" was petulantly shouted from
sleepless berths.
At last Lord Lawrence; seelB? that
the child was left motherless bv Its
;own mother, took It on his knee. For
hours lie would hold it showing it bis
watch and anything that would amuse
It The child took to the creat strona-
man and was alwavs anlet when ha
eld It, ' r . - -
"Why do yon, my lord," asked one of
the - relieved passengers, surprised to
see tha governor general of India play
ing nurse to a crying baby, "why do
you take such notice of that child t"
"Because' to tell the " trufh," an
swered Lord Lawrence, "that child is
the only being la the ship who I can
feel quite sure does not want tfifc get
anything out of me." Psstiiuts.
' JOSIAH ALLEN'S HOME.
i Mia Marietta HoUey, Her VmngUw
and Her Home. - -Bonnie
View, tha home of Miss Mar
ietta HoUey ("Josiali Allen's.- Wife",
near the village ot Adams, in Jefferson
county, New York state, is an ideal rest
ing place for many of the world's work
ers who have the advantage of the own
er's friendship.' Among these nono
have appreciated the quiet and beauty
of the place and the generous hospital
ity which abounds tnere and for which
Miss Holley is famous more than
Miss Clara Barton, and Miss Frances
Wlllard, both of whom have" been
numbered among her most cherished
! friends.
, Miss Willard w.is soon to pay a visit
to Bonnie View when overtaken by the
illness which ended in her death.
The house, tn the modern Queen Anne
style, with Its conservatory, beautiful
rugs, works of art and books, Is an evi
dence of the taste of its owner. Below
it. In a cedar grove at the bottom of a
ravine, Is a veritable fairyland Three
artificial ponds, stocked with lake fish,
and crossed by rustic bridges, add much
to the beauty of this retreat, which is
Miss Holley's favorite resting place.
Her companion, when she Is not writ
ing. Is her adopted' daughter, a little
girl of 10 yean
Just before Christmas, last year, phe
and the child were taking a walk In the
hollow, when she noticed that the Utile
one was carrying something In her
-band, which upon examination proved
to be a batcbet "to cut down tha Christ
mas tree." When they returned, a good
sized cedar trailed behind them.
"My little girl," says Miss Holley.
speaking of the child, "Is exceedingly
generous, and sometimes, trpoo the pre
text of being outgrown, a ants to give
less fortunate children."
Bonnie View will alwaya hare an In
terest for American wouiea, as be'ag
the birthplace of "Sninantha ; Aden.
Public Adviser and Privats Invest
igator," which has 'S een said to be the
most widely known character kt Amer
ican fiction. - -i
; Miss Holley has expressed a desire
to erect upon her estate a summer home
for working girls; and this has given
rise to the widespread rumor that she
has done so. It may in time be an ac
complished fact, but It has not yet as
sumed any definite snap. :
Sycose. having a sweetening power
550 times' greater than that of sugar,
Is the newest substitute offered In dia
betic conditions.
Stain of banana juice Is almost indeli
ble. It does not proceed from the stalk
or plant but exists in the green fruit
as well, from which, when cut or
bruised it exudes in the shape of viscid
or cream-like drops.
Monsieur Salome, a French artist
mixes his colors with petroleum In
stead of turpentine and drying oil, and
he thinks he has made an improve
ment. The -colors are first ground In
oil, and then rendered with petroleum.
. The reason kettles sing is a Very sim
ple one As the water gets hot little
bubbles of steam are formed at the
bottom of the kettle. These; In 'their
rush upwards strike the sides of the
kettle, and set tbe metal it is made of
In vibration, thus causing the" bum
ming sound we call singing. Ton will
notice that a Urge copper kettle, the
sides of which are thin, will emit a
much louder and more musical .note
than a common iron kettle. - - -'
A new dredge for use ou the Volga
river, In Russia, has just been built and
is constructed in two parts -so as to
pass through the canal system lending
from the Baltic - Each half Is 216 feet
long,: 34 feet wide and 9 feet deep, and
each half can be operated separately,
making a bottom cut 82 feet wide. The
dredge has steel bulb) and is propelled
and controlled by electrical machinery
of American -manufacture. Steam " Is
generated by American- boilers . fired
with -naphtha.
la the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand,
is one of the most extraordinary Isl
ands in the world. It Is called White
Island, and consists mainly of sulphur
mixed with gypsum and a few other
minerals. Over the Island,; which., is
about three miles In clrcumference,vanji
which rises between 800 and 800 feet
above the sea, floats continually : an
Immense cloud of vapor attaintog an
elevation of 16,000 feet In thaenter
Is a boiling lake of acld-charged;water,
covering fifty acres,' and surrounded
with blow-holes from which steam and
sulphurous fumes are emitted . with
great force and noise. With care a
boat can be navigated on tbe lake. The
sulphur from White Island Is very pure.
but little effort has yet been made to
procure it systematically. :
Young long-leaf pines, according to
Mr. Pincbot of the Department of Agri
culture, protect themselves against for
est fires in a most interesting, and re
markable manner." For four or five
years tbe stems of the Infant trees at
tain a height of only as many Inches
above the soil... During this time their
bark is extraordinarily- thick, and that
alone gives some protection.' But In
addition, the long needles spring, up
above the stem, and then bend over on
all sides "In a green" cascade which,
falls to the ground in a circle about the
seedling." This green barrier can with
difficulty bo made to burn, while the
shade that It casts prevents Inflamma
ble grass from growing near tbe pro
tected stem. Mr. Pinchot thinks that It
is owing to this peculiar system of self
protection which the pine seedlings
have developed that the growth of ever
green oaks In Florida has been restrict
ed in' regions -where fires - have raged
while cur pine forests nave taken their
pbtCSW . "'!'''- -:?.:
' The Cse of Cosmotton, ' ' -The
cosmetic arts are older than any
other beautifying devices. The women
of biblical days laid tremendous stress
upon all sorts of unguents, oils, , po
mades and perfumes; and no elegant per
sons would go out Into the streets un
less they were scented therewith. No
odor was esteemed as no breeding. We
differ from the ancients. ' Cleanllnca
of person la now the requirement
The older a man becomes, the mors
frequently be la touched tor Cnrtotmas
presents. - -
. Bom women enjoy being worms as
mu.cn m fomt men snja balnf wnfrsa,
Mciencei
A LARIAT SWING.
How BUI Saved a Woman and Hesi
Child.
Tbe drummer had just come, back
from Texas, and, of course, be bad
something to tell, but as yet be bad
given no sign, says the Detroit Free
Press. . . .
"Well," said the hotel clerk. Insinua
tingly, "what did you see In Texas? '
: "If you hadn't asked me pretty soon,
responded the drummer, "I should have
told you anyhow."
"It must have been something big,"
imlled the clerk. - s. -
"It was something I bad never seen
ueture. ,
"Go on with it" urged the clerk.'
' "Well," went on the drummer, "about
a week ago I was In one of the country
towns and it seemed to be a cowboy
holiday, for the town was full of them.
They were raising Samhill. too, and I
was pretty thoroughly tired of tbe whole
gang. Just about wheu I was ready to
hide myself in my room to get away
fram thorn I hoarfi a ttAirlfif flhoilt in
the street and I stepped to the window
to see what it was. - It was a horse In
a light wagon .coming at breakneck
speed down tbe street with a woman
and child in the wagon; At the end of
the street was a ditch fifteen feet deep
and It was plain that when the run
away got there a tragedy would occur.
Everybody seemed to be powerless, and
the few who tried to do anything only
made matters worse. : Then I heard a
shout and a cowboy came around the
corner fifty yards behind the wagon. He
was on a big, lungy kind of a horse, but
he was making blm go bis best and be
Was gaining on the runaway. But not
much, and the interest seemed to
change from the danger of tbe woman
and child to which horse was faster. I
thought tbe chasing would make the
ther horse run faster, and perhaps It
lid. but In a minute I saw the' cowboy
iwing a rope or ' something in his
hand, "and as 1 , was wondering
what In the mischief be was go
ing to do with that thing be gave
,t a sling and a twirl, and the next
instant his own horse settled back on
tils haunches, and the runaway went
)ver on his side, not a dozen feet from
the ditch. I didn't understand It even
then, and rushed out on the street as
everybody who had been watching the
exciting chase from the windows was
loing, and at the door I met a big fel-
wit miuiug iu. as uv I'aaBeu uic ft umu
I bet $20 he'd throw bim afore he got
to the ditch.' That explained matters,"
continued tbe drummer, "and when
Bill came back with the woman, and
blld safe, but somewhat shaken up, 1
invited him In and broke a bottle in
honor of himself and his lariat.? - ' .
FIGHT FOR BRITAIN. '
Pamela from Bsrrpt and Elephants
, from India Eug-ag-ed.
Curious corps of the English army
are being moved toward the seat of
the great war which is now raging In
the Dark Continent. Bicycle pickets
and dispatch bearers, military balloon
ists witn Marconi wireless, apparatus.
TTFS3 OF XSTPTiaH CAMEL COBB.
Soudanese camel scouts mounted on
light hadjem camels with one hump.
carrier pigeons and' water ' buffaloes,
elephant batteries of light artillery with
guns on their backs and elephant bat
teries of heavy artillery where two of
the "hathl" pull tandem on a 40-pound-,
er cannon, all bound for Boer land.
The heavier Bactrlan two-humped cam
el -carries light field guns and does- all
ot the draft work In that land where
sudden and mysterious death awaits
the horse. In the air the carrier pigeon :
and the military balloonist carry war
Into ; the - clouds, while beneath ' the1
ground the sapper and miner burrow
through wall and bank, all as England's
glory goes on girdling round tbe globe.
What a tale the war elephants that
fight in the Queen's service could. telL
The largest troop of them now in use
In the Indd-Britlsh artillery ore those
which were in the Peshawur column '
of tbe Tlrab expeditionary force In
1898. ' Many of these elephants' were
in the Indian- mutiny and carried gov- -.
ernment officers through-palace courts
of Cawnpore and Delhi in 1857, when
the palace floors were slippery with
dismembered bodies of women and chil
dren slain In hundreds -by the Sowars.
They carried cannons and rifles at the .
front during those frightful times, and -In
addition helped to execute the retri
butive Justice which It is said the sol
diers swore to satisfy by killing a Se
poy' for each hair on the heads of the
H-ttN CSSED TO I) SAW ABTILLEKT.
women who bad been chopped to pieces -
and thrown into' wells with their liv- ,
lug children. The Sepoys were set upon .
the backs of elephants. . Nooses tied ,
trom a-iimo were put arouua .tneir.
necks and at the drum signal of "for
ward" the elephants marched' out to -leave
the woman killers -"dancing on
nothing," as an eye-witness described
It ' ' -'-,- , . -v.....-.'
' Tbe use of camels, elephants and wa-.
ter buffalo as a part of the military
equipment of a great nation might pos
sibly be understood to come from a de
sirs for the picturesque, rsther than '
from strategic requirements, but the In
terior of Africa presents such difficul
ties in tbe path of an advancing army
as can only be overcome by their,
means. The most Imposing sight In all
of the military pageant is to see ele
phants drawing cannon.
If a man Is unable to sell or give a
thins away he proceeds to raffle It off,