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CORVAI lit. V - SEMI-WEEKUY. Snr Feb., 1899. CORYALLIS, BEIsTON COUXTY, OBEGON, TUESDAY, FEBBTJARY 12, 1901. VOL. I. NO. 42. G-AZETTE. AT BABY'S BEDTIME. This is baby's bedtime; My little one comes to me In her snowy little nightgown. And kneels down at my knee; And I fancy a sweet child-angel Is for a time my guest, And she says her little prayer over .' With her hands upon her breast. "Now I lay me," she whispers, In low voice, "down to sleep; I pray the Lord" and the blue eyes Half close "my soul to keep. If I should die" Oh! the shiver At my heart! "before I wake I pray the Lord !" and the eyelids Droop low; "my soul to take." . Then I lift up the little one, clasping Her close to my loving heart And give her warm good-night kisses Till the closed lids break apart As the leaves do folding a flower, And the violets of her eyes Look up in their drowsy fashion, And smile at me angel-wise. "Dood-night," she whispers me softly And sleepily, with a kiss That lingers with me in slumber, And stirs my heart with bliss, As I think of the little one, dreaming, .',. With her head against my breast; ' Till niy sleep is as full of rapture - As "her dreaming is of rest. ,-r-Eben E. Ilexford. 1 J. A HABITUE OF "THE FOLLY." nT was not a cheerful cafe, but it Was near the entrance to The Folly; - so I paused and peered through the steaming glass. The linen bad a for-' . lorn look, and the single waiter, so far as I could judge, must have been per plexed by the burden of his doubtful . nationality, but the place seemed quiet, and I pushed my way through the swing doors without' further thought. At the far end of the room was a kind of raised platform, with two tables; at one of these sat a man who took my at tention more by his attitude than face. He seemed to have shrunk into himself . . . as a refuge from doubtful contacts, yet he had, too, the air of a gentleman half-submerged in comfortable squalor. 0i His dress was untidy, yet worn with a certain remnant of distinction, and I observed that his hands were delicate , and carefully preserved. I took a seat : . opposite him, and sad something about ."jr the. condition of the streets. . . "It rains?" he queried. ":" "It drizzles mud," I said; "the pave- ments are damnable."" r.tEi."Ahf. He took a sip from" his glass, , folded his paper, and looked at me. .. - Then he glanced at the clock, sighed, and settled back into his chair. While -I-dlned we scarcely spoke two words together,-yet I felt: - myself drawing closer to the man and my interest trem rn bling on the verge of pity When I -'" had done, and had ;a glass before me, we drifted into talk." !. - "You know, this place well, I sup pose?" I asked. "I dine here six nights a week. Tou see, it is convenient for me. The place itself is not all that one could sk, but when a man has learnt a little ot the ,-4 philosophy. of life he takes things as as easily as I do." ; I assented. "And, after all," he went on, "what does it matter? At the .end of every avenue one sees what? Death. Now it seems ; . to me that I shall have less to bind me to life if I dine every night In sur roundings like these. A rich man, a Mover of good vintages, a browser in fat .pastures, has to die for every fancy, r -He multiplies torture and feels dissolu ' - tion in every approach of death." . ""You have had some experience of the world," I said, "and have found it - necessary to learn the doctrine of com promise?" ' . 1 "I have had. enough experience to make me content to sit here and drink with a stranger," he answered, smil ing, "and if he half emptied his glass "there are any other unhappy turns of fortune in front of me I shall doubt less meet them half way. I never fight; I accept.'.' He swept his hand across the cloth, and his-tired eyes brightened for a mo ment. "I can see all my life spread out -before me there." .He paused . and glanced at me. "But perhaps I bore you," he said, "and you may wish to go?" . . "I -have half an hour to spare and do not want to stir." "So have I; precisely half an hour. When time fits in that happy way it is evident we meet for a purpose." ' "You were going to speak," said I, "about your life." "True," he said. "If I seem to talk too much, forgive me on the ground that I so seldom have the opportunity now of speaking in my own way." I begged him to make no apology. He eyed me kindly, and I think he had an impulse to shake hands with me. He refrained, however. . . . "I have not always," he said, "dined in this kind of place, but no reverse of fortune could ever serve to make me resent my destiny. When I tell you that I am happy i ask you to believe It candidly." I told him that I was ready to accept any statement he was pleased to make. "Many years ago," he continued, "I took my degree at Cambridge. It was only a pass degree, but it was good enough to please my people. I had a turn , for geology and worked hard. Then I broke down." He tapped his chest. "You understand?" he asked. I nodded. "I was sent to Switzerland, There I managed to pick up enough strength to make me. face the future again; but Just as I was ready to work my father died. His affairs were not involved: there was, Indeed, nothing but the sim plest Issue. He had lived almost up to the last pound of his income; when he was sne the pockets of his children were light. I had enough for an, annu ity of 30. I sunk all my capital to make it certain." He made two little piles of salt upon the tablecloth, and .coughed. "England," he said, "and particularly London, did not suit my chest. I couldn't work; I simply dragged on for ten years. On a fraction under a pound a week a man can only be a spectator. i watched life and le.irnt my phil osophy." "You have had what people call bad luck," I said. His eyes shone, and he waved his hand again. - "Not at all," he said. "Indeed, I've had the best of luck." I involuntarily glanced at the steam ing windows, the speckled linen, the polyglot waiter. "You doubt me," he said; "but Pre not quite finished. I fear my story must stop now. I must go." "I, too," I said, "must make a move." "May I ask," he said, "whether you are going to be here later on?" "I'm afraid not," I said; "I'm Just go ing to look in at The Folly." Then he did grasp my hand: "I'm going there, too," he said. "My story can keep for a time." We went out together. I noticed that the attendants passed him in. He was evidently known at The Folly. The performance was such as I was wearily acquainted with. The same tricks of voice, the same dead level of humor, the same atmosphere of musk and stale tobacco smoke My com panion affected no interest; he sat, for the most part, with his eyes closed. But when the sixteenth turn came he pulled himself together and laid his hand upon my arms. "Now," he said, "you'll see some thing really graceful the true artist at work." I glanced at my programme. The name of the - lady was entirely unfamiliar to me. She came on to the Jigging of the orchestra. She sang a little sentimen tal song in a voice that had some sweet ness, a song that was not vulgar. The audience appeared indifferent. Then she danced. As my companion as sured me, she certainly had grace, and beauty of that kind which is mainly pathetic; pathetic by reason of incon gruity with its surroundings. The au dience applauded the dance, and insist ed upon an encore. My friend leaned over to me, shaking with excitement. , "That is my wife," he said. "I mar ried her when I was at the end of everything. She knew me at my worst and married me in spite of it. I come here every night to watch her. She knows I'm here and it gives her eour-age.r.-It's'-a hard life. You understand now why I'm happy?" "I do," I said. "I understand " per fectly.''. " ".: I ceased to pity him. If I envied him it was a painless envy. The conditions of his life passed beyond the common place.? I-doubt if London contained a happier man. C. K. B., in Black and White. v. GREAT ANTI-FAT REMEDY. Adipose Philadelphia!! Climbs Stair ' to Seduce Hia Weight. Not so very long ago" The Saunterer got off at the twelfth floor of a big of fice building not LOOOjniles from city hall instead of the eleventh, as he had intended. As it was - case of going dowu instead of up, he concluded to walk back to the floor he wanted in stead of waiting for the elevator. At the foot of the stairway he almost ran into an acquaintance, whose office Is on the twelfth floor, and whose weight very nearly approaches 300 pounds. The acquaintance was puffing and blowing as he prepared to ascend the flight of steps leading to the floor above. . "Makes you blow to climb a flight of stairs, doesn't it?" remarked The Saunterer. "Climb a flight of stairs?"- disdain fully rejoined he of the 300 pounds be tween puffs. "Why, young man, I've just climbed eleven flights and I'm go ing to do another." "Mean to say you!ve walked all the way up here?" "That's Just what I mean. Elevators are running, too." "I know that. Came up in one my self a few minutes ago. But how on earth do you account for doing all this climbing? You don't look crazy." "Neither am I. Never was more sensible In my life. Just made a new discovery, that's all; Realized how fat I've been getting the last two or three years?" The Saunterer nodded In the afirma tive. "Well, it was in spite of everything I could do to stop the accumulation of tissue. I was afraid I'd soon do for the fat boy act in a side show until one of my friends bet me a bottle of of ginger ale that I couldn't climb three flights of stairs in this building; I won the bet, and in doing so discovered when I weighed myself a few minutes later that I had lost nearly a pound in weight That gave me a tip and the next day I climbed five flights, the next day six, and well, now I do the whole blamed twelve every day, and I'm losing flesh so rapidly ray-clothes have to be taken in once a week at least. It's a great scheme and it isn't patented, either, so if you know any other fat men in town I don't mind your letting them Into the secret." The Saunterer hereby lets them in. Philadelphia Inquirer. . Occasionally you will find people so sure that they are welcome anywhere, that they would break in on a newly married couple. What has become of the old-fashioned man whose letters contained many messages to "tell" some one "howdy" for him? - ' 1 vtIVM At the Sisn of the Cone-Tree. Now what sort of an inn do you sup pose it is with that sign? Why, just a beautiful, grand old cone-tree, that is as tall again as the house beside which it stands. The house was built before the tiny evergreen was planted, but has never grown since the builder finished it; and the little tree has been climbing up, up toward the blue sky ever since its root lets first began to feel at home in the soil in front of the gray stone house. It hag room now for hundreds of feathered guests, and during the sum mer hundreds enjoy its cool green apartments. But it was not until after a flock of pine grosbeaks came down from the northern fir forests, one cold March, and stayed for several days In the big tree, that .any attempt was made to feed the birds that lodged there. While the boy who lives in the house over which the cone-tree swings and sways Its sign was watching the bright birds flitting about as if in search of food, a happy little thought came into his head, and he quickly ran and asked his mamma if he might-feed the birds. "Because you know, mamma, the ground is all covered with snow, and I don't see how they can get anything to eat if I don't feed them. And they are so pretty I want them to stay!" he added, coaxingly. His mamma said, "Of course you may feed them, and I think a bone with scraps of meat on it would be nice for them. But you must hung it out of the reach of Kitty and Carlos." Straightway our sturdy little fellow got a beef bone of cook, and tied a string to it." Then he went out to the tree and threw it up as high as he could. Down It Came in the snow; but he dug it out and tried again, with the same result He kept at it manfully, tossing it up many times before his effort was re warded; but at. last the string caught on a twig and wound about so that the bone hung in the tree, where the birds could safely peck away at it .f : He was not satisfied with giving the pretty creatures meat, but he would pro vide sweets, also.. When his mamma again looked from ne Window toward the ConeAree, what did she see?.. Why; some of cook's fresh fried-cakes tied to the lower branches w,lfh red. rn. bon!. They looked .as.'.if some of the brown cones had i curled themselves around in a ring; but the birds soon left pothing but -the 'ribbon.,' ' The boy was so pleased that some of every batch .of fried cakes now find their way to the cone-tree. This may be the reason the birds oc cupy so much room there year after year. They know the board is good and easy to get, yet they pay well for alt they have with sweet songs and by making war on the Insect enemies of the tree. . "It is a very house of refuge for the robins and phoebes that come before all the March storms are over, and for the bJHated birds in the fall. , Any boy or girl who loves birds can at least try the experiment of a "refreshment-tree" for them, and they may be sure the birds will" remember the ''sign," be it a "cone" or a cedar or a maple. Youth's Companion.. Minister Wn'a f"on. ' Chao-chu, the 14-year-old son of Wu Ting Fang," , Chinese minister to the United States, has been very successful during, his attendance for three years at school in Washington, and his father is very proud of, the way he has ac quitted himself. Three .years ago he could not speak English and was un acquainted with our customs, but he has already completed a four years' course of study. He seems to have splendid qualities of .mind. He rides to and from school on his wheel. Is a fine athlete, of sturdy build and a gen eral favorite with his schoolmates. At present he Is much interested in his father's automobile. At Cape May last summer he learned to swim. He dress es tn full Chinese custom, with the ex ception of his American shoes. Where Hies Gv " A little boy once asked his father If the house flies went south for the win ter like the birds and then his father told him a long story about different insects and what became of them dur ing the cold months. He told the boy that when autumn comes the death knell of millions of flies has sounded. They do not prepare for winter as many-other insects, do. The majority die and their little bodies are blown away in the passing breeze. A few ' chao-chu. . hardy flies will linger hi cracks' in the walls, creep under the doorframes or into crevices in the woodwork and some naturalists believe that these fw lingering flies are the parents of the multitude that appear in the warm days of June, for they lay thousands of eggs. Chinese High Graves. Chinamen, with all their faults, re vere the graves of their ancestors, and there is no greater crime than dese crating a graveyard. Good Chinamen visit the graves of their ancestors as often as possible. At one time all the resting places of the dead in China were flat Confucius, the wise man of the empire, going on a Journey once, and desiring to know his mother's grave when he returned, moved it into a mound. Some believe that this act of the most revered man in China was the origin of high graves. Because graves are everywhere in the empire, the first railroad built there has to fol low a very circuitous route in order to avoid them. The Doctor's Order. Mother (an invalid) Johnny, don't you think I ought to punish you for be ing so bad? Johnny (aged 5) No, mamma. You know the doctor said you was not to indulge in any violent exercise. The Usual 81 un. Little Ella Mamma, is the minister coming here to-day? Mamma Not that I know of, dear. But why did you. ask? Little Ella Because I saw papa dust ing the Bible off this morning. An Apt Reply. Teacher Name something of impor tance existing to-day that was not in existence 100 years ago. Small Pupil Me. NEW UNIFORM FOR TOMMY. British Soldier Will Soon Wear Fawn Colored t'erge baits. It is probable that in a very brief pe riod there will be considerable changes made in the material used for clothing the army on home as well as on foreign service, says the London Telegraph. The committee dealing with the sub ject, which has been in session for about a couple pf years, has at length been able to come to a final decision. Probably the events in South Africa have helped the members to make up their minds.. 'At all events they have chosen an excellent woolen serge-like material in which for the future prac tically the whole work of the troops will be performed. , sit is not khaki colored, though Vhat "eU-kiiown "and serviceaiblelrue somewhat close: y approached.- Trousers will not be made from exactly they'sameV material as the Jacket,, but to' -one somewhat rougher andf thicker inure,.-The new ma terial is" of - a- yeltowish-f aw'n. ctjlor. and is off excellent aiiaiity.- It was selected Jwotfci- great number "of $aj$gles. iS.ub mffed to the iomniittee, and has been approved by the war office. Two other materials of tee same tint, but ofTather stronger texture, have been selected for the mounted branches, and a stout Bed ford cord of the same color will be used for riding breeches. The same pattern of jacket, will be used for all branches of the service, but each unit will wear a distinguishing badge on the cap and shoulder strap, v It is not, however, Intended that the new clothing shall entirely supersede the old style of dress. The tunic is to be worn for full dress, so that on full dress parades', the familiar blue and scarlet and black will still greet the eye. It will be more handsome than khaki, while it will be far more com fortable and serviceable, and so far as experiments go to show it will possess equal invisibility. It is to be hoped that a suitable headdress may soon be de vised for the army. The helmets worn by the regular troops in South Africa are excellent . and. greatly superior to the much-vaunted "smasher" felt hat, but they are hardly suitable for home year. A peaked cap of the new cloth, picked out with scarlet lines and made somewhat approaching the Russian pattern, would look very smart and be suitable for general wear. At all events the ridiculous forage and field service caps should be relegated' to the muse ums, along with the blue and scarlet serges now about to be superseded by the hew uniform. The British Empire. The British empire is fifty-three times the size of France, fifty-two times that of Germany, three and one-half times that of the United States of America, thrice the size-" of Europe, with treble the population of all the Russias. It extends over 11,000,000 square miles, occupies one-fifth of the globe, contains one-fifth of the human race, or 350,000, 000 people, embraces four continents, 10,000 islands, 500' promontories and 2,000 rivers. It is estimated that the empire possesses one-third of the sheep of the world, one-fourth of the cattle, and one-twelfth of the horses. The total shipping under the British flag is 10,452,000 tons. Indianapolis News. A Genuine Patriot. There is a story of a politician whose reminiscences of the Civil War were so profuse and heroic; that a jealous rival undertook to look up his record. To his amazement he found that the man had never been enlisted. Determined, says the New York World, to overwhelm him with his discovery, he waited un til the orator was before a large audi ence, and then sneeringly propounded a question something like this: "You've got a good deal to say about the war. Now tell us what part yon had in the war." "By heavens, sir," retorted the orator, "I had a heap to do with it sir; I helped bring Jt on." , So few people know beans when the bag is open. TRUMPET CALLS, Bu'i Horn Sonnda a Warning Note to the Unredeemed. IKEXESS is not equality. Never fall, nev er rise. Sin is our only enemy. God's glory is His grace. A bad con science burns. , After all there is no holiday like a holy day. There (8" always hope for a boy who can blush. It is only the hopeless whom Christ can b,eal. God approves our toll by setting us new tasks. The devil wastes no powder on stuff ed prophets. His heart of sympathy is behind His hand of strength. He who makes light of the Bible will get no light from it. Destiny is the measure of a man rather than descent When evil men slap you on the back look into your heart A man is not dry the minute be Is saved from drowning. The worship of the true religion Is not bowing down, but looking up. It does not relieve the heart of malice to use the tongue as an outlet True praise is a receipt for God's faithfulness and a pledge of ours. The average Christmas gift repre sents more of commerce than of Christ If God permits the wicked to get riches it ought to teach us their true value. MAKING PASTE DIAMONDS. Kxperta Can Tr dnce an Excellent Imi tation of Gennine Stones. "One of the finest paste diamond makers in the world used to have a little shop over in the old quarter," said a Canal street jeweler, talking about tricks in the trade. "The term 'paste diamond,' by the way, is widely mis understood. Among the craft it is ap plied only to a very fine class of imita tions, never seen on the general mar ket and I daresay you would go from one end of New Orleans to the other without finding a single specimen. The so-called 'artificial diamonds' of the kind usually offered for sale, in stores are nothing but common glass, made soft to facilitate cutting. When I was learning my trade I worked for a time in a diamond factory and am quite fa miliar with the ' process. The 'gems' arftoflrst pressed into shape in molds and,-when taken out are as dull and .dingy as dishwater. , That is remedied by pressing their facets against an emory wheeL which sharpens all their angles and gives them extraordinary brilliancy while they are new and clean. A bit of glass fresh from the wheel will outshine the majority of genuine stones'; but the trouble is that their angles soon wear smooth again, owing to the soft ness of the material, and when that happens they immediately lose their luster.'1 There is a general impression that these cheap imitations are 'paint ed' or 'dyed' with some chemical that rubs off and leaves them dull, and the theory seems plausible enough in view of the gorgeous display they make in a show window and the rapidity with which they fade. But as a matter of fact, they owe their fire entirely to the sharpness of their facets and the deli cate edge is worn away in a few days merely by handling or rubbing against the clothes. ""A good paste diamond of the two carat size, for example, will cost at least $15, and I have known as much as $300 to be charged for a necklace. In making artificial gems of this class a very hard flint glass Is used, the same kind employed in the manufacture of lenses for telescopes. Big lumps of it, fresh from the melting pot, are broken into small fragments and carefully sorted over to secure pieces that are perfectly clear and free from the slight est flaw.. Moreover, there is a mysteri ous variation in the refractive proper ties of different 'melts.' Some have a much greater facility than others for catching and reflecting rays of light and they, of course, are preferred. When the maker finally gets a piece of glass that suits him he proceeds to shape it against a wheel, almost ex actly as a lapidary would cut a real diamond. The chief difference is that the glass is much more easily worked and a cutting can be made in a day that would occupy a month with a genuine stone." New Orleans Times-Democrat Copper-Plated Aluminum. A German engineer has recently suc ceeded in plating aluminum with cop per by a welding process, and makes the combined materials in such forms that they may be oldered, rolled, drawn, and plated. If this" process is successful on a commercial scale it would seem as if the increased useful ness of aluminum is to become practi cally unlimited, as the copper coating would remove all obstacles to its use where it must be in contact with fluids, soldered and painted or plated. An Aztec Eight Feet Tall. Professor Moorbead, the archeologist, who has been exploring an Aztec ruin three miles west of Phoenix, Art., has discovered portions of the skeleton of the human being whose stature he com putes to have been about eight feet He has also some well-preserved pottery and other utensils used by the early dwellers in the valley and which he found In the ruins. - The first time a man is appointed on a "committee," he is very apt to think Us position a very important one. Fodder Cutter. Fieure 1 la the knife. The handle I K is made of a 2x4-lncb scantling and is 3Mr feet loner. The hlnrie K la mnrle of a piece of steel procured at the hard ware or iron store, 15 inches long, 3 inches wide and a quarter of an inch luicK, Dut three-sixteenths of an Inch might do. The manner of setting the blade is sufficiently explained by the agures. Figure 2 Is a side view of the box and frame. The box is made of boards one foot Wide and feet lnnir. Ri nut. ting the bottom board between the side Doaras tne Inner measure of the box is 12 inches wide by 11 inches deep. Across the ton of the front end of the box there Is nailed a board (B) 12 Inches wide, and underneath it inside of the box, Is an inclined board, as indicated by dotted line,, which forms the mouth and throat of the machine. This helps greatly to hold the fodder in place for cutting. The legs, made of lx2-inch stuff, stand with their edges to the box, and are 3 feet high; bottom of box 2 feet from the floor. The supports (S S) are nailed firmly to the legs, and the box is nailed both to the supports and to the legs, which, with the braces (F F), make the machine firm and strong. The support under f rotft end extends four inches to the right to hold the upright pieces (U) in place, between which the end of the knife handle is held. There are also two other upright pieces (R R), one in front of each of the front legs, which are adjustable to crowd the blade of the knife up close to the mouth of the machine. Figure 3 is a front-end view. The crosspiece at the bottom, which Is of the same thickness with the knife ban die, projects eight inches on either side of the frame to form a wide base, so that the box cannot be easily over turned, and the workman can place his foot on the end next to him, and thus hold the machine in place: In Figure 3 a k the pieces U and R R can be more clearly seen. Figure 4 is a bit of steel, shaped up with a square, smooth face for the knife to cut against and is so nicely set in the mouth of the box as to form a smooth surface, so that stalks will not catch against it when feeding them through' to the knife. The blade, of course, is made with a beveled edge and set 'so as to cut like a pair of shears. My cutter cost me, all-told, besides my own labor, not more than $2, and does more work and does It better and more easily than any of the cheaper machines on the market says the Ohio Farmer writer who describes the fore going. . Lighter Horses Better. Farmers who have watched the ease with which the large draft horses han dle heavy loads on good roads or city pavements have been led to think that a heavy horse must be the better ani mal in ail cases, and we see many farm teams that are far inferior in the amount of work they can do in plow ing or-in drawing a load upon soft ground than a much lighter team would do easily. Then the heavy horses are driven over our hilly roads often at a rate of speed that causes them to pound the earth so that the legs give out, and they are quickly lame. It certainly re quires more food to sustain a 1,600 pound horses than one weighing from 1,000 to 1,200 pounds, and when npt constantly employed drawing heavy loads the amount of work done by the heavy horses does not compensate for the extra cost of maintaining them. As farmers will have next spring to buy horses or many will we advise them to turn their attention t the smaller horses from Canada if they can be found rather than to the Percherons and Shire horses that have been so pop ular lately. They win cost less prices, cost less to keep, do about as much work and endure much longer. Ameri can Cultivator. ' . How Much Will Corn Shrink? - In the fall of 1898 an experiment was undertaken by Prof. Atkinson at the Iowa experiment station to ascertain the amtfunt of moisture contained in ear corn; A crib was constructed xmim tne platform of a pair of scales, the scales so constructed that an exact register of the weight could always be made. Seven thousand pounds of corn were husked and placed In the crib Oct 19, 189S. The crib was 13V& feet long by 7 feet wide. The corn was then weighed once each week for a year. During the first three months the loss was 630 pounds, or 9 per cent of the original weight. During the next three months, from Jan. 19 to April 19, the loss was 390 pounds, or 5 per cent of the original weight During the next three mouths the loss was 220 pounds; during the last three months the loss was 190 pounds. The loss during the full year was 1,430 pounds, or a trifle more than 20 per cent. This means that a bushel of corn weighing eighty pounds when husked like this sample will weigh sixty-four pounds at the end of the year. How to Hanile Been. A person commencing to keep bees should learn their habiis and approved methods of handling them. They should Duy a rew hives of bees from a relia ble bee keeper. The best time to buy Is in the spring. Be sure that you have a strong colony In the hive and enough honey to feed them until they can gath er their food from spring flowers. If you have shade trees, place your hives near them so the bees can be sheltered from the direct rays of the sun. If the land slopes have an eastern expos-' ure, if possible, if you have no natural shelter, provide one. We are Just old fashioned enough to believe that it pays as well to shelter bees as any oth er live thing on the place. All energy consumes power. Energy has to be provided bees In the shape of honey. It takes honey to provide the energy for the bees who fan the hive in the extreme heat, also to keep the bees warm in the cold; shelter will reduce both heat and cold.' So if the farmer keeps a few hives he will find It to his interest to Invest In a small amount of lumber. Bees, when they can gather a full supply of honey, send off new col onies. The management of bees at and before swarming time would take more space than the editor can spare, so we will leave that for another paper. Of course, in these days only movable comb hives are used, as you will wish to control your brood comb and queen cells; also have your honey In section combs. The new hives and sections should be in stock, for you know not the day or hour when the bees may swarm. Good Year for Frnit Growers Secretary Wesley Greene, In his an nual report to the Iowa Horticultural Society, said: "Each year brings 'some new experience which characterizes it from all others. A year- ago our thoughts were engaged with the prob lems presented by the unusual climatic conditions which proved so destructive to the roots of trees, commonly known as root killing. The lesson was an ex pensive one and hard to learn, hut it will not soon be forgotten, and In. the future we will give more attention in our study of plant life toward strength ening this part of the plant by avoiding combinations which have proven sd dis astrous to our orchards and fruit plan tations. In 1900 the crop was not a large one, but prices were satisfactory, plants and trees made a good growth and on the whole the season was one of encouragement No killing frosts oc curred however, until late In the fall, so that many of the trees retained much of their foliage into December. Some fear has been expressed as to the. result, but we see no occasion for alarm so long as the weather conditions are not too severe." Bulls in the Tread Power. When grinding feed for our herd, says an Ohio farmer, we use a tread power and two thoroughbred bulls. . Not only Is this economical, but the bulls are kept in better condition, be ing easy to manage, and are better breeders. All our grain is ground, whether it is fed to young or matured cattle. We are satisfied that it is much more thoroughly digested and. conse quently much more valuable. During winter we feed ensilage twice a day and clover, hay or millet once. The grain feed is bran, old process oilmeal and gluten feed. Pon'try Notes. A drake and six ducks make an ex cellent mating. The hens should always have some place to dust With young chickens, for a time, at least, cooked food Is best Bran should always be scalded be fore feeding to the hens. Sorghum seed makes a good feed, whether ground or fed whole. Never make a dust bath of wood ashes; it bleaches the fowls' legs. Give yonr chickens lime water, crushed oyster shells or old mortar. When coal ashes are used in the dust bath "the coarse grit should be sifted out Eggs turned half over every other day will keep much longer than other wise. A filthy drinking vessel will cause disease- sooner than almost anything '. else. ' In nearly all cases a hen that Is a good layer is an early riser. Feed them early. The falling over of a rooster's comb is ' a good indication that he Is in bad -. health. '' - - . Grease closes the pores of the egg-' shells and often prevents them from hatching. . .. . Turkeys are naturally very thirsty fowls, and may be given milk instead . of water. . When hens are crowded the weaker ones will become poor and the stronger fat and vigorous. Scattering air-slacked lime liberally about the quarters Is one of the best preventive of gapes. .