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3 3 GORVA SBMUWEEKL.Y. zxEKtlb.-tin.,L,.J8.9i7ie. 1 Consolidated Feb., 1899. CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OBEGON, TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1901. VOL. II. NO. 3. -A FIROM i pOORHOUSE TDjpALACE CHAPTER I. "What makes you keep that big bine nnbonnet drawn so closely over jour face? Are you afraid of having it seen?" The person addressed was a pale, sick ly looking child about nine years of age, who on the deck of the vessel Winder mere, was gazing intently toward the dis tant shore of old England, fast receding from view. Near her a One-looking boy of fourteen was standing, trying in vain to gain a look at the features' shaded by the gingham bonnet. At the sound of his voice the little girl started, and- without turning her head, replied, "Nobody wants to see me, I am so ugly and di3;igre?able." "Ugly, are you?" repeated the boy, lift ing her up and looking her fully in the face. "Well, you are not very hand some, that's a fart, but I wouldn't be sul len about it. Xjgly people are always mart, and perhaps you are. Anyway, I like little girls, so just let me sit here and get acquainted." - Mary Howard was certainly not very handsome. Her features, though tolera bly regular, were small and thin, her complexion sallow, and her eyes, though bright and expressive, seemed too large for her face, ."he had frequently been told that she w,.a homely, and often when alone had wept, and wondered why she, too, was not handsome like her sister Ella, on whose cheek the softest rose was blooming, while her rich brown hair fell In wavy masses about her white neck and shoulders. But if Ella was more beau tiful than Mary, there was far less in her character to admire. She knew that she was pretty, and this made her proud and selfish, expecting attention from all, and growing sullen if it was withheld. Mrs. Howard, the mother of these chil dren, had incurred the displeasure of her father, a wealthy Englishman, by mar rying her music teacher. Humbly at her father's feet she had knelt and sued for pardon, but the old man was inexorable ''. and turned her from his house. Late in life he had married a youthful widow, who, after the lapse of a few years died, leaving three little girls, Sarah, Ella and Jane, two of them his own, and one a . stepdaughter and a child of his wife's first marriage. As a last request Mrs. Temple had asked that her baby Jane should be given to the care of her sister, Mrs; Morris, who was on the eve of em- -"barking'for-AnTCrica;' Sarah, too; was adopted by her father's brother, and thus Mr. Temple was left alone with his eld est daughter, Ella. Occasionally he heard from Jane, but time and distance gradu ally weakened the tie of parental affec tion, which wound itself more closely around Ella; and now, when she, too, left him, and worse than all, married a poor music teacher, the old man's wrath knew no bounds. "But we'll see," said he "we'll see how they get on. I'll use all my influence against the dog, and when Miss Ella's right cold and hungry she'll be glad to come back and leave him." But he was mistaken, for though right cold and hungry Ella oftentimes was, she only clung the closer to her hnsband, happy to share his fortune, whatever It ; might be. Two years after her marriage, hearing that her father was dangerously ill, she went to him, but the forgiveness she so ardently desired was never gained, for the old man's reason was gone. Faith fully she watched until the end, and then when she heard read his will and knew that his property was all bequeathed to ' her sister in America, she brushed the tears from her long eyelashes, and went back to her humble home prepared to ' " meet the worst. In course of time three children, Frank, Mary and Ella, were added to their num ber, and though their presence brought sunshine and gladness, it brought also . an increase of toil and care. Year after fear Mr. Howard struggled on, while ach day rumors reached him of the plenty to be had in the land beyond the sea; and at last, when hope seemed dying out, he resolved to try his fortune in the far-famed home of the weary emigrant. The necessary preparations for their voy age were made as soon as possible, and when the Windermere left the harbor of Liverpool they stood upon her deck, waving a last adieu to the few kind friends who on shore were bidding them godspeed. - Among the passengers was George Moreland, whose parents had died some months before, leaving him and a large fortune to the guardianship of his nncle, a wealthy merchant residing in Boston. This nncle, Mr. Selden, had written for his nephew to join him in America, and It was for this purpose that George had taken passage in' the Windermere. He was a frank, generous-hearted boy, and a favorite with all who knew him. He was a passionate admirer of beauty, and the moment the Howards came' on board and he caught sight of Ella, he felt irre sistibly attracted toward her. Mary, whose sensitive nature shrank from the observation of strangers, eluded all his efforts to look under her bonnet. This aroused his curiosity, and when he fol lowed her addressed to her the remark with which we commenced this chapter. At last, gently smoothing back her hair, which was really bright and glossy, he aid, "Who told yu that you were eo , ugly looking?'' The tears started to Mary's eyes, and her chin quivered, as he replied, "Father says so, Ella says so, and everybody says so but mother and Franky." "Everybody doesn't always tell the truth," said' George, wishing to admin ister as much comfort act possible. "You've got pretty blue eyes, nice brown hair, and your forehead, too, is broad ... and high; now if you hadn't such a mud dy complevion, bony cheeks, little nose, big ears and awful teeth, you wouldn't be such a fright!" George propensity to tease had come upon him, and in enumerating the defects in Mary s face he purposely magnified them; but he regretted it, when he saw the effect his words produced. Hiding her face in her hands, Mary burst into a passionate fit of weeping, then snatching the bonnet from George's lap, she threw it on her head and was hurrying away when George caught her and pulling her back, said, "Forgive me, Mary. I could not help plaguing you a little, but I'll try and not do it again." For a time George kept this resolution; but he could not conceal the preference which he felt for Ella, whose doll-like face and childish ways were far more in keeping with his taste than Mary's old look. Whenever he noticed her at all, he spoke kindly to her; but she knew there was a great difference between his treatment of her and Ella, and ofttimes, when saying her evening prayer, she prayed that George Moreland might love her a little, just a little. Two weeks had passed 'cince the last vestige of land had disappeared from view, and then George was taken dan gerously ill with fever. Mrs. Howard herself visited him frequently, but she commanded her children to keep away, lest they, too, should take the disease. For a day or two Mary obeyed her moth er, and then curiosity led her near George's berth. For several minutes she lingered, and was about turning away when a low moan fell on her ear and ar rested her footsteps. Her mother's com mands Were forgotten, and in a moment she stood by George's bedside. Tender ly she smoothed his tumbled pillow, moistened his parched lips and bathed his feverish brow, and when an hour af terward, the physician entered, he found his patient calmly sleeping, with one hand clasped in that of Mary. "Mary! Mary Howard!" said the phy sician, "this is no place for you," and he endeavored to lead her away. This aroused George, who begged so hard Nf or her to remain that the physi cian went in quest of Mrs. Howard, who rather unwillingly consented, and Mary was duly Installed as nurse. Perfectly delighted with her new vocation, she would sit for hours by her charge. She possessed a very sweet, clear voice; and frequently, when all other means had failed to quiet him, she would bend her face near his, and taking his hands in hers, would sing to him some simple song of home, until lulled by the soft music he would fall away to sleep. Such un wearied kindness was not without its ef fect upon George, and one day when Mary as nsual was 'sitting near him, he called her to hie side; and taking her face between his hands, kissed her forehead and lips, saying, "What can I ever do to pay my little nurse for her kindness?" Mary hesitated a moment, and then replied, "Love me as well as you do Ella I" "As well as I do Ella!" he repeated; "I love you a great deal better. She has not been to see me once. What is the reason ?" , Frank, who a moment before had stol en to Mary's side, answered, saying, "Someone told Ella that if she should have the fever, her curls would all drop off; and go she won't come near you!" Just then Mrs. Howard appeared, and this time she was accompanied by Ella, who clung closely to her mother's skirts. George did not as usual caress her, but he asked her mockingly, "if her hair had commenced coming out!" while Ella only answered by grasping at her long curls, as if to reassure herself of their safety. In a few days George wa able to go on deck, and though he still petted and played with Ella, he never again slight ed Mary. At last, after many weary days, there came tie joyful news that land was In sight; and next morning Bos ton, with its numerous domes and spires, was before them. Toward noon a pleas ant looking, middle-aged man came on board, inquiring for George Moreland, and announcing himself as Mr. Selden. George immediately stepped forward, and after greeting his nncle, introduced Mr. and Mrs. Howard, speaking at the same time of their kindness to him during bis illness. All was now confusion, but in the hurry and bustle of going ashore George did not forget Mary. Taking her aside he threw round her neck a small golden chain, to which was attach ed a locket containing a miniature like ness of himself painted a year before. "Keep it," said he, "to remember me by, or if you get tired of It, give it to Ella for a plaything." "I wish I had one for you," said Mary, and .George replied, "Never mind, I can remember your looks without a likeness." Then bidding adieu to Mr. and Mrs. Howard, Frank and Ella, he sprang into his uncle's carriage and was rapidly driven away. Mary looked after him as long as the heads of the white horses were in sight, and then taking Frank's hand, followed her parents to the hotel, where for a few days they had deter mined to stop while Mrs. Howard made inquiries for her sister. Meantime from the windows of a large, handsome building a little girl looked out, impatiently waiting her father's re turn, wondering why he was gone so long and if she should like her cousin George. In the center of the room the dinner table was standing, and Ida Selden had twice changed the location of her cousin's plate, once placing it at her side, and lastly putting it directly In front, so she could have a fair view of his face. "Why don't they come?" she. had said for the twentieth time, when the sound of carriage wheels in the yard below made her start up, and, running down stairs, she was soon shaking the hands of her cousin, whom she decided to be handsome. Placing her arm affectionate ly around him, she led him into the par lor, saying: "I am so glad that you have come to live with me and be my brother. We'll have real nice times, but perhaps you dislike little girls. Did you ever see one that you loved?" "Yes, two," was the answer. " My cousin Ida and one other." "Oh, who is she?" asked Ida. "Tell me about her. How does she look? Is she pretty?" . George told her of Mary, who had watched so kindly over him during the weary days of his Illness. "I know I should like her," Ida said. "They are poor, yon say, and Mr. How ard is a music teacher. Monsieur Du pres has just left me, and who knows but papa can get Mr. Howard to fill his place." When the subject was referred to her father he said that he had liked the ap pearance of Mr. Howard, and would, if possible, find him on the morrow and en gage his services. The next morning the sky was dark with angry clouds, from which the rain was steadily falling. All thoughts of Mr. Howard were given up for that day, and as every moment of Mr. Selden's time was employed for sev eral successive ones, it was nearly a week after George's arrival before any inquiries were made for the family. The hotel at which they had stopped was then found, but Mr. Selden was told that the persons whom he was seeking had left the day before for one of the inland towns, though which one he could not as certain. CHAPTER II. It was the afternoon for the regular meeting of the Ladles' Sewing Society in the little village of Chlcopee, and at the usual hour groups of ladies were seen wending their way toward the stately mansion of Mrs. Campbell, the wealthi est and proudest lady in town. The spa cious sitting room, the music room ad joining, and the wide, cool hall beyond were thrown open to all, and by three o'clock they were nearly filled. At first there was almost perfect si lence, broken only by a whisper or un dertone, but gradually the hum of voices increased, until at last there was a great deal more talking than working. Then for a time there. was again silence while Mrs. Johnson, president of the society, told of the extreme destitution in which she had that morning found a poor Eng lish family who had moved into the vil lage two or three years before. They had managed to earn a comfortable liv ing until the husband and father sudden ly died, since which time the wife's health had been very rapidly failing, and she was no longer able to work, but was wholly dependent for subsistence upon the exertions of her oldest child, Frank, and the charity of the villagers. The day before the sewing society Frank had been taken seriously ill with what threatened to be scarlet fever. ; The sick woman in whom Mrs. John son was so much interested was Mrs. Howard. All inquiries for her sisters had been fruitless. Since we last saw them a sickly baby had been added to their number. With motherly care little Mary each day washed and dressed it, and then hour after hour carried it in her arms, trying to still its feeble moans, which fell so sadly on the ear of her in valid mother. It was a small, low building which they inhabited, containing but one room and a bedroom, which they had ceased to occupy; for one by one each article of furniture had been sold, until at last Mrs. Howard lay upon a rude lounge, which Frank had made from some rough boards. Until midnight the-little fellow toiled, and then -when his work was done crept softly-to the cupboard, where lay one slice of bread, the only article of food which the house contained. Long and wistfully he looked at it, thinking how good it would taste; but one glance at the pale faces near decided him. "They need it more than I," said he, and turning reso lutely away, he prayed that he "might sleep pretty soon and forget hdw hungry he was." . ' One morning when he attempted to rise he felt oppressed with a languor he had never experienced, and turning on his trundle-bed and adjusting his blue cotton jacket, his only pillow, he again slept so soundly that Mary was obliged to call him twice ere she aroused him. That night he came home wild with de light "he had earned a whole dollar, and he knew bow he could earn another half dollar to-morrow. Oh, I wish it would come quick," said he, as he related his success to his mother. But, alas! the morrow found him burn ing with fever, and when he attempted to stand he found it impossible to do so. A case of scarlet fever had appeared in the village, and it soon became evident that the disease had fastened upon Frank. The morning following the sew-, ing society Ella Campbell and several other children showed symptoms of the same disease, and in the season of gen eral sickness which followed few were left to care for the poor widow. Daily little Frank grew worse. The dollar he had earned was gone, the basket of pro visions Mrs,. Johnson had sent was gone, and when for milk baby Alice cried, there was none to give her. (To be continued.) Down a Mountain Slope. The descent from the easiest pass across the Blue Ridge mountains there abouts, known as Snicker's gap, to the Shenandoah river, is long and steady. At regular intervals a little elevation of solid earth, also known as a brake, has been banked up across the road to keep It from being washed away by the heavy rains. A ferry, propelled by the river current, carries the stage coach across the Shenandoah, which flows at the foot of the mountain. One day the coach, well loaded with passengers and their baggage, had at tained a fair speed when an accident to the harness occurred. , The driver could not turn the vehicle id ugainst the high banks on either side rithout upsetting It and perhaps maiming its. occupants. There was nothing to do but to "keep the horses on their feet and guide them." Every time he reached one of the monnds across the road he had to exer cise the greatest skill In steering over it squarely, but by coolness and pre sence of mind he brought his load safe ly, although at a tremendous speed, down the mountain. From long expe rience he knew where It wis possible to drive into the river without getting beyond his depth, and, as he boldly plunged his team Into the stream an effective brake upon its speed began to operate. It soon came to a standstill and the terror-stricken . passengers drew a long hjeath once more. Row boats came out after them, the harness and brakes , were repaired and - the Journey resumed, ,': The poet Campbell found that Com lng events cast their shadows before" and " 'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view." (Pfaitdreiis ynivr How to Make a Crosabaw. Every boy has at some period In his life had a mania for shooting. Wheth er his father will give him a rifle or an airgun matters but little, for shoot he must and shoot he will, whether it be with an expensive Winchester rifle or with the meanest slingshot. When this period comes on a boy let him go Into his workshop and make a cross bow and he will be amply repaid for his labor. First, from a piece of straight half Inch or Inch pine, about thirty inches long, cut out the stock S, as shown In figure 1. If he Is to use a bow of um brella ribs as his power ,the barrel should be about sixteen Inches long; If a rubber band is to be used It may be quite a little longer. Also with the bowgun a projection P, figure 1, should be left about two Inches from the end of the barrel. For the trigger arrange ment the slot H should be cut "near the hind end of the barrel, and a wire trigger formed and arranged as shown, so that when the trigger T is pulled back the point of wire which projects up into the groove cut the length of the barrel is pulled down Into or to ward the hole H. f The bow, if a bow is used, Is formed of three or four umbrella arms or ribs THE CBOgSBOW AND ITS PARTS. tied together In a bunch with stout thread, :a stout cord being used for a bowstring. The bow is thrust through a hole in the part P drilled to receive it Ad the cord C is run through a small block or plunger sliding In the groove as shownv This plunger R, as shown in figures 1 and 2, lias a notch N cut in its under side in which the projecting part of the trigger catches to hold it In its "set" position. While in this position the arrow or stone or whatever is to be fired is placed in front of the plunger, then the trigger T is pulled, the point holding the plunger is drawn :down, releasing the plunger, which, driving the missile be fora.jt, projects. long the barrel groove and thus on to the mark. ; If rubbers are to be used a small cross stick should be placed where the bow is and the rubbers run from them. The hole in the plunger through which the cord C runs should be a little below the middle line of the side to give a more direct blow to the missile. Almost anything may be used in this gun, from small stones or, better, peas, to arrows and small shot. The arrows or darts are made as in figure 3 with a sharp pobat in front, made by driving a shingle nail in the end of the stick and filing it to a point, and with a straight feather trailing along behind, fastened in a small hole drilled behind. This makes a very good dart. This gun is very simple and may be made in an hour by any bright boy, and he will get the more fun out of it knowing that he made it himself. Chicago Rec ord. , Charmlne New Plnythintr-.. Our modern toys are as ingenious as they are varied and pretty, but the young people of Europe and America have no monopoly in this regard, says the Youth's Companion. For centuries the children of the far East have de lighted themselves with the very queer and interesting contrivances known as expanding water toys. They come in small wooden boxes similar to the little paint boxes that are so well known, and they look like dirty shavings, broken matches 'and dilapidated toothpicks. But throw one of them into water, and the ingenious little toy at once shows itself to be something more than a bit of stick. The wood has been tiln-drled, and as soon as it touches the water it begins to absorb the same and to expand al most indefinitely.' . As it increases in size It separates, and suddenly opens and becomes a very pretty toy. One stick changes in to a flower pot containing a rose bush in full bloom, another becomes a fat mandarin carrying an umbrella, a third a sea serpent ferocious in its tiny di mensions. A whale, a tiger and a lady of fashion taking her daily promenade are all represented. . The figures are colored and present an astonishing variety in design and treatment. How. they are made and compressed is one of those trade secrets which are kept Inviolate by the guild which makes a livelihood by their manufac ture. ' On rare occasions it is possible to get larger and more artistic figures, histor ical charters and portraits of great monarchs, poets and teachers, dwarfed trees and tiny houses whose doors and windows are full of Inmates. . " The ordinary kind cost a mere song, 'but the finer qualities are often very expensive. .Expensive or cheap, they have for long years given pleasure to the children of Kyoto and Canton. Elef)hnnt Prob'em, . A Chinaman died, leaving his prop erty by will to his three sons as fol lows: '-; .'.. . ; . . , "To Fuen-huen, the oldest, one-half thereof; to Nupin, one-third, and to Ding-bat, his youngest, one-ninth there of." -. - :'; When the property was inventoried it was found to consist of . nothing more or less than seventeen elephants, and it puzzled these three heirs how to divide the property according to the terms of the will without chopping up seventeen elephants, and thereby seri ously impair their value. Finally they applied to a wise neighbor, Suen-punk. for advice. Suen-punk had an elephant of his own. He drove it into the yard with the seventeen, and said: . - "Now, we will suppose your father left these eighteen elephants. Fuen huen, take your ihalf and depart." , So Fuen-huen took nine elephants and went his way. ; "Now, Nu pin," said the wise man! "take your third and go." So Nu-pin took six elephants and traveled. "Now, Ding-bat," said the wise man, "take your ninth and be gone." So Ding-bat took two elephants and vamoosed. Then Suen-punk took his own elephant and drove him home again. Query Was the property divided ac cording to the terms of the will? Selected. Bat By Bar. Prof. Stagg, the famous gymnasium instructor and baseball coach of the University of Chicago, has a new way to train the eyesight of ball players. Boys who read this will do well to try It. In fielding practice Prof. Stagg has his men turn their back to the batsmen until they hear the ball struck. It takes lively work to turn and locate the ball in time to catch it. This greatly in creases the quickness of the players, and every boy knows that to be quick is one of the first necessities to being a good ball player. CASE DF MIND CURE. Imaginary ; Trouble Removed by an Exercise of Imagination. "Nothing is stranger than the way in which the body and mind may become dominated by what is called a 'fixed idea,' said a physician of this city who makes a specialty of diseases of the nerves. "What reminded me of the subject," he went on, "was a very curi ous case that came to my attention not a great while ago. A 12-year-old boy, the son of a very respectable family in moderate circumstances, who live on the lower side of Canal street, had a slight attack of inflammatory rheuma tism last winter, and upon recovery, some months later, found himself un able to straighten his right arm. It was bent In such a position that the back of the hand almost touched the shoul der, and while there was no particular soreness about it, the boy simply insist ed that he could "not move 'the elbow and hold the limb straight. I saw no reason why there should be any such a result from his slight rheumatic attack, and was persuaded from the outset that the. boy, while no doubt perfectly hon est, was simply a victim of self-deception. During his illness he had proba bly found the arm more comfortable when bent, and gradually his mind had become dominated by the fixed idea that it was Impossible for him to extend it. In such cases it is useless to argue with the patient, but frequently some lucky accident will dissipate the illu sion. "One day last fall I dropped in to see the boy, and while I was in the house an old negro auntie remarked in his hearing that 'somebody done put a charm on dat arm,' and that she knew how to 'take it off.' 'How would you do it?' I replied. 'I'd use a red charm stone I have at home,' she said;. 'I rub it on his shoulder an' dat arm straight en out shore!' 1 could see the boy was deeply impressed, and I gave the old woman a quarter and told her to be around with the charm stone next af ternoon. I was on hand myself before the appointed hour, and told the child, with a great show of telling him in confidence, that I rather expected the charm was going to cure him. The magic stone turned out to be a piece of common red flint, but after the old auntie had mumbled several incanta tions, rubbed his shoulder vigorously, and worked him into a state of high excitement, I took his wrist and sud denly ypulled the limb straight. 'Why, she's done it, sure enough!' I shouted, working the elbow vigorously before he had time to object; .'try it yourself! Your arm Is as good as ever!' He moved it, cautiously at first, and then more freely, and finally declared he was all right. The last time I saw him he was perfectly sound. "It was merely a case of mind csire that was all. As the trouble was im aginary in the first place, a little imag ination was needed to remove it The old darky, by the way, got all the cred it, and she built up a considerable clien tele on the strength of the episode." New Orleans Times-Democrat. Serving the Birds. Cook (to young mistress who has re ceived a present of some garnet And please, 'm. do you like the birds 'igh? .' Mistress (puzzled) The bird's eye? Cook What I mean, mum, is, some prefers the birds stale., Mistress - (more puzz'.ed The tail? (Decides not to seem ignorant.) Send up the bird, pleased, cook, with the eyes and the tail! London Punch. Excess of Women in Norway. . In consequence of emigration there is a greater preponderance of women In Norway than in almost any other coun try in Europe. The census of 1891 showed that there was an excess of women over men of almost , 70,000, while in 1876 this excess amounted to only 43,000, State Hospital for Consumptives. New York is building a State hospital in the Adirpndacks, " to cost $100,000. where patients with incipient consump tion will be treated. ,-. Corn for the Silo. There is a popular notion that the ensilaging of corn adds something to its value which is not contained in the original material. This notion fs wrong and the greater the feed value of the product put into the silo the greater will be the value of the ensilage. Corn should be planted for the silo but little if any thicker on the ground than it should be planted where the object is to produce grain. Corn is distinctively a sun plant, and if it is so thickly seed ed that the sun cannot reach all parts of the growing plant there is produced a product which is lacking In digesti bility and which is not relished by farm stock. A few years ago some experiments were conducted by the Cornell experi ment station, the object being to de termine what method of planting corn produced greatest food value. Certain plats were drilled In thickly so that no ears would develop, other plats were planted with the rows 40 inches apart and with the plants close together in the row, and other plats were planted in hills from 3 to 3 feet apart. While a larger quantity of produce was ob tained per acre where the corn was drilled in thickly, yet it contained a higher per cent of moisture and was de ficient in protein and in fat While the money value of the broad casted corn is not very different from the value of that grown on the other plat, this estimate does not take into account the digestibility of the various products. Country Gentleman. Treatment of the Hired Man. Because a man is working for wages on a farm or anywhere else It is not necessary to make him feel that he is a menial or a mere machine to be wound up every day to run for so many hours. I never worked as a farm hand, but during some ten years or more in business houses in the city I only had one employer who gave me to understand that I was nothing but a machine to run ten hours a day. I only stayed with him a year; another year would have killed me. Every man in whose employ I was, this one excepted, made me feel that I had some responsibility outside of the gen- eral routine of my work. These men would discuss methods and ask advice, and it was no unusual thing for me to be left in full charge of the business for weeks, and in one instance several months. In every day I was made to feel that the success of the business somewhat depended upon me. I was not only to do a certain amount of work, but was expected to have eyes and ears open and be ever on the alert to further the Interests of the firm, and that I succeeded in so doing is one of the happy memories of life. If our farmer community would ele vate the position of the farmhand by the same kind of treatment that the successful business man of to-day em ploys toward those in his service there would soon be a better class of help in the field, a brainy, thinking, seeing man about the farm in place of the careless, shiftless, ue'er-do-well farm hand of bygone days. New York Trib une. Money ia Fjjss n I Ponltry. " According to the report of the United States Commission of Agriculture,-New York State consumes as many eggs as England, both disposing of $18,000, 000 worth of hen fruit annually. The United States yearly consumes $500, 000,000 worth of eggs and poultry. Canada exports $30,000,000 worth of eggs annually. The egg industry is worth $150,000,000 more than all the dairy products of this nation. The poultry products of this country aggre gate more in a year than any single crop. Of all the country's industries the poultry industry is most generally pursued. Last year the poultry earn ings of the United States amounted to over $300,000,000, being a greater value by $52,000,000 than our entire wheat crop, $105,000,000 greater than our swine brought us, $30,000,000 smore than our cotton crop, more than three times as great as all the interest paid on mortgages during the year, $112, 000,000 more than we spend for schools, and yet there are people who think the hen "small potatoes." Growing Table Beets. Upon a sandy loam land which bad been for ten years heavily manured and cropped with table beets and celery. It was found by the New Jersey station that the use of nitrate of soda in amounts varying' from four hundred to seven hundred pounds per acre, -in three equal applications, hastened the maturing of the crop. At the first pull ing and making of two-pound bunches, there was 63 per cent, more on nitrated plots than on those without the nitrate. At a secoJd pulling, .four days later, the nitrated plots gave 135 per cent COKN PLANTED FOR THE SILO- mure uuuenes, ana at intra pulling, three days later, there was 17 per cent more, after which they produced about equal amounts. The greatest gain per acre by use of nitrate, was where they used seven hundred pounds per acre. $27.10 more than where ni trate was not used. This was due to the higher price obtained for the earlier pulllngs, and amounted to about $3 for every dollar the nitrate cost Notes for reekeepers. Drones do not live so long as work ers. Bees can endure dry cold, but not dampness. Cood vinegar may De made from honey. More bees are lost in wintering than by disease. Lack of ventilation is the cause of dampness in many hives. Combs cost the bees about ten pounds of honey for every pound of comb. The life of the bee depends on the work it does. When it labors most To secure the best results In bee keeping good movable Jives should be used. its life is shortest It is a serious mistake to let a colony of bees become overstocked with drones. Guides for the brood frames and boxes need not be more than an Inch in width. Bees should not be moved during the winter, nor should they be disturbed or molested in any way. ( All empty frames of combs should be well taken care of during the winter when not in use. The worst enemy to empty combs in winter is mice; if allowed access to them they will destroy them. Successful wintering of bees depends to a great extent on the right kind of ' fall management If colonies are found short of pro visions during the winter they may be supplied with food in the shape of candy. The entrance to the hives should be contracted during the winter. Three inches long and three-eighths wide is sufficient. Bees seldom, if ever, take a fly while there is much snow on the ground. If they are in a proper condition they will not fly at all. St. Louis Republic The Hare Craze. - The Belgian hare craze reminds me of the carp craze of twenty years ago, when every man with a pond could raise his own meat- But where are the carp and the carp ponds now? Gone glimmering. A hundred farmers in the country where I live had carp ponds. There is not a carp pond, here now. and the carp is execrated, cussed. Three years ago more than 400 persons in the country kept Belgian hares. Now hot half a dozen keep them, and those who did keep them could not be persuaded to try them again. I write this as mat ter of history. When foolish hare breeders tell about the hares being bet ter and more profitable than fowls, they are digging their own financial graves. The people can be fooled some of the time, but not all the time. J. H. Davis, in Practical Poultryman. Poor Bntter Versu Bn'terine. Farmers, their wives, sons and daugh ters and those helpers on the farms must decide whether butterine shall have the preference to butter on the tables of citizens of cities. Butterine now has the preference to much of the butter which is put on the market. A good, even quality of butter can be produced on every farm every week in the year if pains be taken with the cows, the feed, the milking, the milk, the cream, the churn, the churning and keeping the butter after it is churned. Much of the spoiled butter Is spoiled after churning by being placed where it can take up the odors from vegeta bles, meats or the tobacco smoke from the pipes of men who sit and smoke their tobacco in the kitchen while the crock of butter sits in the pantry or cupboard near by. H. W. Phelps. Fineninr Cream. It is desirable that the ripening of cream either naturally or artificially should be at a temperature not exced ,ing G5 degrees, and after the ripening has been completed that is, when the lactic acid has been well developed it should be reduced still lower before churning, say not to be above 50 de grees; and some of the best butler has been made at 47 degrees. Cheese also ripens best at a low temperature. The experiment stations have said that cheese ripened at 65 degrees was bet ter than that which was allowed to stand in a higher temperature and that ripened at 55 degrees was much supe rior to that at 65 degrees. Marketing Fam Products. . Selling grain and hay from the farm in bulk reduces the profit in two ways. It is expensive to handle and haul, and it takes away elements of fertility that should be bared and returned to the soil. Feed hogs, sheep and cattle and so market your product in the most condensed form and in the easi est way, on the hoof, and keep up the land while you are cropping it . ' Horses Com in jr Bactr. Horses are again coming back In the harness. -A big concern in Chicago which invested heavily in all kinds of horseless vehicles to do their transpor tation have abandoned them and gone back to the horse. What with keeping them in repair and the charges for electricity, they found that the new method cost twice as much as the old method. -