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CORVAL nnr in II iN n SEMI-WEEKLY. SJSWi&'IiW i Consolidated Feb., 1899. CORVAILIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1901. TOIi.r. NO. 49. GAZE THE APPLE-BARREL. It stood in the cellar low and dim, Where the cobwebs swept and swayed. Holding the store from bough and limb At the feet of autumn laid. And oft, when the days were short and drear, And the north wind shrieked and roared, . We children sought in the corner, here. And drew on the toothsome hoard. For thus through the long, long winter time - It answered our every call With wine of the summer's golden prime Sealed by the hand of fall. The best there was of the earth and air, Of rain and sun and breeze. Changed to a pippin sweet and rare By the art of the faithful trees. A wonderful barrel was this, had we Its message but rightly heard, Filled with the tales of wind and bee, Of cricket and moth and bird: Eife with the bliss of the fragrant June When skies were soft and blue; Thronged with the dreams of a harvest moon O'er fields drenched deep with dew. Oh, homely barrel, I'd fain essay Your marvelous skill again; Take nie back to the past, I pray, As willingly now as then; Back to the tender morns and eves, The noontides warm and still. The fleecy clouds and the spangled leaves Of the orchard over the hill. "New" Lippincott. EAM sure we do love each other, and will be very happy togeth er." she said, laying her hand on his arm and looking straight into his eyes. "Of course we will, little trembler," he exclaimed In reply, playfully drop ping his hand over those guileless blue orbs, for their searching gaze made him uneasy. "Miss Hargrave need not fret or fume, for we will show her yet what a cosy couple we will make." And Kitty felt perfectly satisfied with her handsome lover, and wondered how she had ever been so foolish as to doubt the genuineness of her attach ment for him. When she saw Ed-ward Wyndham, a little later, and he had asked in his earnest, sincere way if the "matter was all settled and she was to marry Hal Burton," she had replied with con siderable warmth that she was, and that ended it between the former lov ers. And so the days sped on, much faster than Kitty liked, though they were even hastening on her wedding day. One night Hal had been to visit Kitty, and had remained later than usual. When the girl saw how late it was get ting she told him he must go, but they stood in the passageway some mo menta afterward, Kitty swinging the night .key carelessly In her hand. Hal suddenly caught it away from her, darting through the back door and care fully locking it behind him; he then called out playfully: "Good-night, pretty Miss Kitty! I am locked out, but you are locked in. Nobody will run away with you before morning, I'll be bound." For a reply Kitty had only laughing ly entreated him to restore the key and go home, at which he had thrown a mocking defiance at her and darted down the street. On his next visit Kitty asked once more for the key, but he now declared that he had lost it, probably on return ing home that night, and had not the remotest idea where to look for It And so the unsuspecting girl was compelled to' report to her mistress though she was very careful to conceal who the loser had been and another key was purchased. And so the time sped on until it was within one week of the time appointed for the wedding. Kitty was sewing on some of the wed ding finery and Miss Hargrave relaxed gradually from the usual severity of her manner to such a degree that she had finally taken up a needle to assist her maid in the work. They sat rather late over their work, and Kitty finally retired, feeling very much flattered and pleased over Miss Hargrave's graciousness. And so she gradually sank into an uneasy slum ber. She could not tell how long she had slept, but she finally woke with a sud den start and a suppressed cry. She had been troubled with an unpleasant dream and awoke restless and ill at ease. A presentiment of coming evil seemed to weigh upon her mind, so that sleep was entirely banished, and she could not close her eyes again. The rain was over and the moon just struggling feebly through the breaking clouds. She did not light the lamp, for It was not dark enough to require it, but crept out upon the landing and down the stairs with only the moon to guide her way. The back door opened Into a passage-way leading to the kitch en, and into this she glided, pausing for a moment, her heart beating fast, for she suddenly thought she heard a step Just outside. In another moment a key was pushed into the lock, and the bolt snapped cautiously and almost noiselessly back. Suppressing a scream of surprise and alarm at this confirma tion of her worst fears, Kitty turned to arouse the house, when' a voice from the outside fell upon her ear, whisper ing the words: "All right" In another moment the back door was carefully opened. Two men en tered the passage, as Kitty knew at once, for her hearing seemed awfully acute just then. "A woman, by all that's lovely !" ex Claimed one, springing forward. "Quick, my pal. stop her mouth, or she will alarm the bouse." She quickiy exclaimed: "You here, Hal Burton?" "Be quiet Dick," said the young man, for it was indeed he, suppressing an oath, as she pulled at his companion'! sleeve. "Yet I am here, Kitty. But what are you doing up at this time of night?" "Let me report the question to you, Hal?" was the reply, spoken with some bitterness "I find that I have need to be up, if I would not see my mistress robbed and murdered in her own bed!" "Don't be squeamish, my dear," re turned the man, with a gesture of im patience. "You are altogether too se vere upon us. You know, Kitty" here his tone became rather more tender "that I would not harm a hair of your head for the whole world. I love you too well for that." "Then why are you here to-night 1 Answer me that question?" "Believe me, Kitty, it is for your sake alone that I have come," said Hal, ear nestly. "I am a poor man, you know, and I could not bear to have my bride endure the miseries of poverty with me. Miss Hargrave is a stupid old maid, and could spare money enough to make us both happy and never miss it. We mean no harm to anybody, only we must have the money." "And to think, Hal," she broke out again, "that I should have let you have that key by which you have broken In to the house! You said you had lost it How could you have deceived me so?" He only laughed. But his compan ion, who had been a quiet witness of this scene, now stepped forward. "This foolishness has gone quite far enough, Hal," he said, resolutely. "We did not come here to parley all night, but for business. What shall we do with this girl, while we search the house?" "O, Kitty will be quiet She will never peach on us. Go ahead, and never mind her, Dick." "But I shall mind her," Dick return ed, drawing a pistol from the breast pocket of his coat. "The least sign of treachery or attempt to betray us, and I will not answer for the consequence. So show us the way to your mistress' room." He placed the muzzle of the pistol close to her temple, and she dared do nothing else but obey. They paused on the landing just outside the door. "Miss Hargrave received five hun dred dollars one day last week, and 11 Is still In the house," said the man, Dick, in a hoarse whisper. "Tell us where It is to be found." Kitty hesitated. s "How can I?" she returned. "You must think my mistress has abundant confidence in me. Of course she would not entrust such a secret to a servant" "Not another subterfuge," Interrupt ed the man; "we are bound to have this Information." "It is in a safe which Is kept In the cellar," said Kitty, reluctantly. "And where Is the key?" "My mistress always sleeps with It under her pillow." "You must get it for us, and bring us her watch and purse. But attempt to play us false, and your life and hers shall pay the forfeit" Miss Hargrave was still sleeping soundly, as she knew by her deep and regular breathing, therefore she per formed her errand as soon as possible, securing the purse, watch and key, and then hastened out again, weak and trembling from emotion. Dick took them without a word. Kitty longed unutterably to cry out 01 make some noise that would alarm the house, but she dared not. She could only perform their bidding in silence, hating Hal with an intense hatred foi all this shame and mortification that he was brnging upon her. O, if Edward were only there! After whispering a moment apart they gave her the lantern and made her descend the cellar stairs first, lighting the way for them to follow. The safe stood against the wall, and the two robbers hastened eagerly forward to unlock It and secure their prize, for the moment utterly forgetful of the girl's presence. A sudden thought flashed like light ning on Kitty's brain a thought that God himself must have sent The iron door on the safe was furnished with a spring lock a sure, careful movement and she might yet save them all! She was still carrying the lantern, and, lift ing It higher in her hands, as if to af ford them better light she suddenly dashed it at Dick's head, who was near est to her, and sprang through the door, closing it with a loud clang and a snap, as the bolt shoved Into its socket be hind her! The lantern must have been extin guished when it fell, for Kitty heard them groping for the door, at first curs ing and threatening. . y But Kitty only remained long enough to recover from her giddiness, and then sped up stairs, and had soon succeeded in alarming the house. The police were called in and the would-be robbers se cured, Hal Burton entreating the young girl to save him to the very last Edward Wyndham heard the news early the next morning, and came Im mediately to the house. At first he seemed at a loss how to address Kitty, and she, observing his embarrassment went straight to him and laid her little hand in his broad palm. "I can read my own heart as it is to day," she said, earnestly, "and, Ed ward, I am very glad that all this has happened, for it has saved me from a lifetime of misery. I honestly believe that your little finger is more precious to me than all Hal Burton's pretended lover' Thus It came about that a wedding really did take place on the day first appointed, though Edward, and not HaL was the bridegroom. ghitdreiiS The Nanghtr Owla. Flossy and Fluffy were two little awls who lived with their mamma in i hollow tree. They had splendid times Qying about the branches and. hooting every moonlight night only In the mid dle of the fun their mamma ahvays wanted them to go to bed. "Come, my dears," she said one morn ing, "it Is getting late. The firefly chil dren have put out their lamps, and the little bats have hung themselves up to sleep." Then the little owls began to cry, "Oo-oo! Hooihoo!" so loud that the man in the moon was quite startled. "O- mamma," sobbed Fluffy, "let us sit up a little longer!" "Just till the sun rises!" begged Flos sy. "I never have seen the sun in all my life." "Now, children, I am going to bed," said Mrs. Owl, firmly, "and if you do not come in immediately, I shall leave you all alone here in the daylight." But her children never stirred a step. So she flew down into the old oak, and was soon fast asleep; but Fluffy and Flossy sat on the tree-top and stared about It was very pleasant at first A great yellow star played peek-aboo with them through the rustling leaves, and the sky turned all sorts of lovely colors. But at last the little owls began to feel afraid. "It is getting dreadfully light!" said Flossy. "I can hardly see a thing!" said Fluffy. They winked and blinked and rubbed their sleepy eyes, with their little white wings. All of a sudden they saw a shining spark in the eastern sky. It grew larger and brighter, and at last turned into a dreadful ball of fire. In less than a minute two frightened little owls came tumbling into the hol low tree with the biggest and roundest eyes that you ever saw. "O mamma," they cried, "we never will tease to sit up and see the sun again!" And ever since they have always gone to bed by starlight Rules in the Dreamy East. The handsome and self-possessed lit tle boy in the turban is one of the rulers In the dreamy East that are made so fascinating In the "Arabian Nights." He Is the Ticca Sahib, and he has succeeded his father Rajendra Singh Mahendra Bahadur as Mahara jah of Patiala. He is an active little .AH BAST INDIAN PBIHCE. fellow of 10, plays cricket well and is a fine rifle shot Inheriting the porting instincts of Ms father, who was a skill ful wild bear hunter, polo player and cricketer. Less than a month before his death, his Highness, the late Ma harajah, made 21 runs in 8V4 minutes against the Parsee team from Bombay. It Is quite likely that the young Prince will be educated in England. - . The Three Tailors. The three Trenton tailors toiled to gether, turning trousers,, trimming tunics, talking tirelessly. Tall Ted Tup per told trite, trifling things that tickled the two tiny tailors, till True man Trippet teaslngly took the talker to task. "Tut tut Ted! Tell truer tales than that" "Tell tales thyself, Trueman. Tell thy Texas tiger tales." "Twaddle! twaddle!" tittered the third tailor, Tom Torrey. Trueman'8 touchy temper threatened trouble. . - "Tom,' thy thoughtless tongue tempts trouble." . Tactfully Ted Tupper then turned the talk to taffeta trimming, thankful thus to terminate the tiff. Two teamsters, tramping thither to- take tea, turned the talk thoroughly. They told tales, they tied Ted's terrier to the tea table, teaching tricks till the tailors turned tired tittering. Thus thoughtlessly the teamsters tor mented the tiny terrier, till Tessa True man tearfully terminated the tricks: The tailors then teased Tessa till the terrier threatened to take teeth to them. The tailors then took their tea, the teamsters tranquilly tasting, too. Tessa tidied the table, telling town topics. The Jerrier, tiny tired thing, timidly tweedled the tailors to toss titbits. Thus the trouble terminated. Youth's Com panion. A Good Game. ' An amusing and more or less Instruct ive game has been devised by a young woman, who once & week takes it upon herself to entertain a company of boys and girls for the afternoon. She writes on sheets of paper several stanzas of good poetry, leaving a wide space between the lines. She then cuts up the sheets, leaving one line of poetry on each strip. ' After that she hides .the strips In many different places in the two rooms In which she is toentertain her guests, reserving the first line of each verse. These reserved strips she distributes among the girls and boys, and each one proceeds to hunt for the rest of ' his stanza. . ' ": The hostess usually selects stanzas from different poems, so that the varia tions in rhythm and meter may help her young guests to select the lines that belong to them; but sometimes, to make the test more difficult, she chooses several stanzas from the same poem. The number of lines In a stanza Is indicated on the slips reserved for dis tribution. Sometimes amusing misplacements of lines are made, but the hostess is pleased to notice that as the weeks go on, her guests are growing more and more clever in seizing upon what be longs to them. When all the lines have been collect ed each one reads his stanza, and to her delight the hostess finds that the Inter est of the search, and-the constant rep etition of a line to see what will lit next to It has often made a boy or girl so familiar with the stanza that it can be recited without a glance at the slips. MAN'S GROWING UNIMPORTANCE His Influence at a Weddine Is at a Distressine Minimum. There Is one place where a man counts for very little, where his person ality Is hardly a factor, and where his influence is at a distressing minimum, and that is at a wedding. This has long been so, but now matters are growing rapidly worse, and the presence of men at a marriage ceremony is becoming less and less necessary. In fact they are being almost entirely eliminated in recent weddings in ultra-fashionable circles. At a marriage a few days ago, the bridegroom, clergyman and best man were the only males present while there was a most impressive array of maids of honor, bridesmaids, ribbon girls, flower maidens and other femin ine attendants, says the New York Herald. - .. That wedding was followed by an other, in which a woman preacher offi ciated, showing that a male clergyman is not Indispensable, and there has been suggested an innovation that is likely to put a "best woman"' In place of the "best man." That will draw the ex line down to the bridegroom who never has been anything but an awk ward -figure at a wedding. Though there has as yet been no move to dis pense with him, even that Is not impos sible, if we can credit the story of a negro "wedding" that comes from Vir ginia, as told by one of the lady guests. "It was a lovely wedding. The elite was all there in such gorgeous dresses, the music was fine, and the refresh ments were just superb," .she said. . "And the bride?" "Oh, she was just too lovely for any thing. You should have seen that dress and veil, and those orange blossoms." "and the bridegroom?" "Don't ask about him. That miser able, good for nothing, low down man never came near the wedding." Not Pretty but Smart A married couple were walking down one of the main thoroughfares of a North Country town, and the husband noting the attention other women ob tained from passers-by, remarked to his better half: 5 . "Folks nlvver look at thee, I wish I'd married some one better looking." The woman tartly replied: "It's thy fault Dusta think a man'U stare at me when you're walking wi' me? Thee step behind, and thah'll see whether folk don't look at me." He hung back about a dozen yards, and for the length of the street was sur prised to see every man his wife passed stare hard at her, and turn round and look after her when sjhe had passed: . "Sal, lass!" he exclaimed, "I was wrang, an' tak' It back. I'll nlvver say owt about thy face again." His wily spouse had accomplished the trick by putting out her tongue at every man she met What He Said. "My wealthy uncle spoke very nicely of you, Henrietta," said Mr. Meekton; "very nicely, Indeed. I'm sure you would have been flattered If you could have heard him." " "Indeed!" "Yes. His tribute to your personal charms was most graceful, and at the same time his recognition of your store of information, such as most -people need a lifetime to acquire, was convinc ingly sincere." "I should like to know precisely what he said." "I can .recall his exact language," Mr. Meekton went on, in gentle inno cence. "He said you looked like 25 and talked like 60." Washington Star. They Misuse Two Words. A Frenchwoman said a few days ago: "How strangely English and American fashion writers misuse the word 'mod iste.' They almost always apply it to a dressmaker, while it really is a mil liner, a maker of hats and bonnets." It is true that originally it was correct but custom has so restricted its use that no Parlsienne would speak of a dress maker as a modiste. The term used is Invariably for a dressmaker, coutur lere, or If a man, couturier. When you see a storm brewing don't expect the downfall to take, the form of beer. A full purse is the best pocket companion. TRUMPET CALLS. Barn's Horn Sounds a Warning- Not to the Unredeemed. HE choir may be a means of grace In training to pa tience. He that deals fairly with his neigh bor does not have to flee from him. You cannot es timate the sun shine of heaven by the sighs of a prayer meeting. Selfishness insults love. Christ in the home is salvation m the house. We do not have to be blind In order to see eye to eye. There is a sense in which he that be- lleveth shall make haste. God will not deliver from evil him who deliberately walks into it We do not wait upon God long enough for Him to tell us what to do. Conscience will never reconcile man to God; it simply shows him what he is. Men are ever ready to amend th Gospel and then to put the amendmen first The great question is not are yon ready to die, but are you ready to live again? When we pray we ought to have con fidence enough In God to take Him at His word. Self Interest is the only thing you can depend on in the man who has no in terest In God. There is one place where gold has no value, that Is where the streets are paved with it The moral elevation of Christ is man ifest In that he hopes for good from the most degraded. He who will not listen to the teach ings of failure shall never hear the voice of success. DIAMONDS IN AMERICA. Half a Billion Dollars' Worth Owned Here Amount Rapidly Increasing. In no country are there more dia monds to be. found than In the United States, according to the population. It is estimated by a leading Maiden Lane (New York) diamond dealer that there are upward of $500,000,000 worth of diamonds In this country. Moreover, this vast amount is increasing year by year. , t Until quite recently diamonds were rarely cut in this country; but Ameri can inventors have developed a process for diamond cutting which is vastly superior to that done abroad. The loss in weight through cutting is sometimes fully one-half, but the value is increased probably more than two fold. ; The Dutch city of Amsterdam fcAS been the great diamond-cutting cetiter of the world from time immemorial, and up to a few years ago over 12,000 people In that place were directly or In directly dependent upon this trade. But it was not reasonable to suppose that Amsterdam should continue to hold a monopoly of diamond cutting. As one of the greatest importing cities of the world, New York gradually offer ed Inducements to diamond cutters, and the Industry has been gradually built up here that is now very flourishing and profitable. In 1858 Henry D. Morse, of Boston, Mass., invented a machine for cutting and polishing diamonds, and since then improvements have been made upon it that are very important The foreigners continue to polish their stones by hand, but In this country ma jhlnery Is largely used. A famous gem expert places the total falue of all the diamonds in the world at over $1,000,000,000, of which $350, 000,000 worth are In the hands of deal ers, carried as stock. All of the other diamonds are in the hands of private Individuals, and the question naturally arises. Who owns them? This Is not so easily answered, except In the case of large and world-famous gems. Godey's Magazine. Victoria an Exception. Queen Victoria Is the first sovereign of England who ever had anything to leave. All of her predecessors upon the throne bequeathed to their posterity fine assortments of debts, which parlia ment was called upon to oav. and while Victoria permitted the people to be tax ed to settle the obligations ' of her uncles. Georere IV. and William iv. sh paid the debts of her father, the duke of u.ent witn ner own money with full in terest and has several times settled liabilities of the Prince of Wales to the extent of several millions of dollars. A New Experience. "Where's the servant?" asked Mr. Callowjoy. - "I discharged her," answered his wife apprehensively. "What did she do?" "She took her wages and went with out a word." "Hm. I wonder if we hadn't better try to get her back. Anybody as gentle and obedient as that ought to prove a Jewel." Washington Star. False Teeth Made or Paper. Dentists In Germany are using false teeth made of paper. Instead of porce lain of mineral composition. These paper teeth are said to be very satis factory, as they do not break or chip; are not sensitive to heat or cold, and are not susceptible to the moisture of the ' mouth, and from their peculiar composition, they are very cheap. A misanthrope is a man who pretends to be disgusted with all mankind, but la reality he is disgusted only with himself. ' Fine feathers don't pay the landlord. Home-Made Windmills. "Before Investing in a steel mill, tow ers and tanks for farm uses," writes a correspondent of the Rural New York er, "I had studied at length a number of contrivances for harnessing the winds. The weak point of the Go Devil and kindred devices Is found In its in ability to meet winds from varying points. In most localities much time Is lost by calm weather through having to wait for favorable winds. I con cluded to adopt the following modifica tion of a child's toy, as combining cheapness and power with extreme simplicity of construction. It is made as follows: A vertical axis of any suit able dimension is provided with four horizontal arms crossing at right angles, at the ends of which are verti cal crossbars lor the support of the vanes. Upon these crossbars should be hinged frames covered with canvas or other light material, as in Fig. 1." The correspondent accompanies his re marks with descriptive sketches and adds: "As 'the arms are revolved the wind forces each vane in turn against the horizontal arm, until on reaching the farthest point to leeward the wind, striking the back of the vane, causes It to unfold and swing freely In the wind till it completes a revolution. Two of the four vanes are thus always under wind pressure and two drawing into position. "The principal expense in a motor of this form is the cost of the canvas, If that material should be used, while if old lumber be substituted it could be constructed perhaps more cheaply than the Go Devil. This Is the simplest form of the device and could only be stopped by means of a brake and after ward backing until all the vanes are free from pressure on the arms. It would revolve either way, as it might be started. There are a number of modifications of this motor, varying in the manner of hinging the vanes, as also In adapting It to be thrown out of gear, etc. Fig. 2 shows the same with the vanes swinging directly from the arms and held against the wind by ropes. This form would revolve only one way, according .as the restraining cords are connected and could be thrown out of gear by having the ropes run over pulleys and slackening them as required. In Fig. 3 the vanes swing between parallel arms, being held against the wind pressure by a movable bar or lever, which will in one position allow the vane to swing through the whole circle, and in another stop the SHAFT THBOUOH TANK THROUGH UP PKB FLOOR. vane on coming into the wind. The size and power of these motors are lim ited only by the length of arms and axis and the area of the vanes, which will depend. In turn, upon the use to which it is to be put and the pocket book of the owner. "The power will be considerable with very little expense, as an arm of 10 feet in length will support a vane of 10 feet square that is to saj, a surface of 100 square feet to be opposed to the wind. With a fair wind this would be equal to several horsepower. Probably vanes one-fourth that size, 5 by 5 feet would suffice for ordinary pumping, es pecially if placed on arms of 10 feet In length. "The vertical axis must be high enough to reach above wind obstruc tions, yet In case of the motor being placed on a barn or on a tank with a tower the axis could be considerably re duced. The manner of supporting the axis, as well as the means of transfer ring its slow rotary motion to machin ery, is left to the judgment of the read er In each particular case. For most purposes a large sprocket wheel with the usual linked chain would seem to be most suitable. See figures in the second cut which Illustrates connecting windmill with chain and sprocket. Advanced Farming-. Around the stove of many a country store during stormy wintry days will be assembled farmers who. descant of the hardships ? of farming, says Col man's Rural ' World. Oh! that many such might know the weary, monoton ous toil of the mechanic and laboring man of the great cities, and the clerk and office man, whose greatest change Is from oSice to home and vive versa. Many farmers who are thus -Drone to bemoan the drudgery of fate fall to THBEB FORM OF WILDMILLS. realize how much the century has given to agriculture and to grasp the still sterner truth that success anywhere, everywhere means hard work and much hard work. How many would continue If wheat were now scattered by the handful, cut with a cradle and threshed with a flail? Where would be the wheat fields of California? How many would plant corn with a hoe, and largely cultivate with the same primi tive implement? Where would be the forests of corn in Missouri? The farmer who is tussling with the question of making all improved agricultural ma chinery serve his best interests in or der to have time for studying the intri cate and complicated problems of his farm operations, rather than bemoan ing his lot is the one whom all his neighbors proclaim as "so lucky!" Pon der the "luck" problem and see If It isn't working along the most advanced and progressive lines. Farm Wells. The location of the well on the farm Is of the greatest importance. In many in stances the farmer starts his well near the buildings and yards, and selects the lowest point as a location, with the idea that he will not have to dig as deep as he would upon higher land. This is often a mistake, as we know of several places in a village where the wells near the top of the hill are not as deep and are not as much affected by a drought as those on the lower land at the foot of the hill, though there may be fifty or a hundred feet differ-. ence in the elevation. But the chief ob jection to the well on the low ground Is that it receives the surface drainage from the higher land, and thus the water soon becomes so contaminated as to be unfit for use, either by the family or the animals, for to be healthy they must have pure water. In these days of driven wells, a pipe can often be sunk on the highest gravel knoll or sand hill on the farm more cheaply than In the low land, and when water is reach ed It Is pure and will continue so, be cause the surface water runs away from it and not toward it If a wind mill is erected the wind power Is bet-' ter, and by tank and pipes water can be brought to house, barn and yards, or carried to irrigate the garden and strawberry bed in a way to make it doubly pay for itself, first in saving of dally hard labor at the pump, and next In Increased crops by having a water supply when needed. Many a man who thought he could not afford to put in a new well has paid out more cash for doctor's and undertaker's bills than the well would have cost American Cul--; tlvator. Milk and Thunder.' From various experiments respecting . connection between tiQnderstorms and. the souring of milk Prof. H. W. Conn draws the conclusion that electricity Is' not of Itself capable of souring milk or even of materially hastening the process, nor can the ozone developed during the thunderstorm be looked upon as of any great importance. It seems probable that the connection be tween the thunderstorm and the sour ing of milk is of a different character. Bacteria grow most rapidly in the warm, sultry conditions which usually . precede a thunderstorm, and It will fre quently happen that the thunderstorm and the souring occur together not be cause the climatic conditions which have brought the storm have at the same time been such as to cause un usually rapid bacteria growth. Bis: Mares. The. breeding of draft horses of ex treme weight is not likely to be over done In this country for a long time. The fact is there are not any too many mares than can produce the top weight kind. A good, big draft mare is, there fore, worth money to the man who is fixed for raising heavy horses. Breed her to a good, big stallion, feed her and the foal plenty of good growing feed, " such as oats, bran and clover hay, with some corn, too, and there Is no danger of an undersized colt Draft blood is something, but not everything. Lack of feed in early life accounts for a whole lot of draft bred horses that are ; only "chunks" of 1,400 pounds or less ' Undersized nearly always means un-j derf ed at some stage of the- game. Na tional Stockman. Pnre Bred Sheep. The Increase in the use of pure bred rams to grade up the sheep is account able not only for the larger clips of wool, but for the Increased demand for mutton and lamb in our markets. To use a grade ram is poor economy when : the pure bred can be bought as cheaply as now, and the larger profits in both lambs ana wool will soon repay the cost of a really good sire to head the flock. There has been much said and written about the large profit to be made In having Iambs dropped In the fall or early winter and ready to sell in the spring, but unless one has a place well fitted up so that the lambs can be kept warm we doubt if there is much more profit in them than in spring lambs. The extra care and extra feed take no small part of the extra price. Exchange. - Great Is the American Hen. The American hen is a great Institu tion. At a rough estimate there are about 350,000,000 of her in the United States and each year they produce something like 14,000,000,000 eggs, which represent $175,000,000. About $130,000,000 worth of poultry is eaten ', in the country during a year, and the 1 value of the living hens, at 30 cents aptiece. Is figured at $150,000,000. So the hen stands for about $455,000,000 in the . yearly economics of the. United States. , . The hen outdoes the iron Industry, the. ceal Industry, the. wheat crop and' the corn crop, incidentally soaring more than $1,000,000 ahead of the total year-' ly value of the cows of the country -and their produce. , 4F