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n a In TT M a ia SEMI-WEEKLY. K-t-b. July, 1897. ( PnncnUrtatiirt Pah 4 800 GA.UrTKitiub. Dec. CORVAILIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1901. ISO.4. VUUUU11UUIUU 1UU., lUltf, VOL. II. NO. 5. KROM POORHOUSE BY MARY, CHARTER IV. (Continued.) . With the utmost care Ella arranged her -long curls, and then, tying over her black dress, the only , .white' apron which she possessed she started for Mrs. Camp bell's. The resemblance between herself ana Hiiia (jampoeu was indeed so Binn ing that but for the dress the' mother might easily hare believed It to have been her own child. As it was, she started up when the little girl appeared, and, draw ing her to her side,-involuntarily kissed her; then,aUsing her to sit down by her side, she minutely examined her fea tures, questioning her meantime concern ing her mother and her home in England.' Of the latter Ella could only .tell her that they livf ;injjjcity, and that her mother had once'--fjitKin her to n large,; handsome house Hi tn:?6untry.:iWhich she said -was her old home. "' '' -,? Fromthi Mrs, .Campbell inferred that Ella's family must have been superior to most of the English who emigrate to this country, and after a few more ques tions'Jshe:. decided, ioj take .her' for a time at leastj. so with another kiss she dismiss ed her, telling" Jhe'r' she " would come for her soon, j Meantime arrangements were making .for Si.uy and Alice," and on the same day in w irh Mrs. Campbell was to call for Ella .Mr. Knight, one Of the "selectmen; whose business it was to , look After the, town's poor, also came to the cottage'."- -After-learning7 that Ella was provided for, 'he turned .to Mary, asking, ?'how old she "was, -sand what she could -da".sarig-'th8;-fc1si wife .wa- 4o-, want. of just such agrrrto do ''chores," and if she was willing to be separated from Alice he wouiaVgijYie her-a home "with him. But Mary only hugged her." sister closer to he? bosom as she rspiied; "I'd rather go tf9thi Alice. X'. promised mother to takeriflarjj of her." .-. ;. - r "Very well," said' the man. "I'm going to itftb. phieopee, but shall be back in two' hours, so you 'mnsfhave1 yonr things all reld.- "- , '.- "B&i:.cry' so, Mary," whispered Billy, when he saw how fast her tears were f allijBf . j'J'li qome to see you every week, and wheh.t.aiii older; and have money, I will" take' you from the poorhouse, and Alice, too." - .. ' . J-it Aen Mrs.. . Campbell's; carriage irns a?. had been taking her ifter nooa jpe.H and nowv pn her : way- home, hadjgtopped JTor, Efta, who in her delight at omg witn' so litvndsome a woman, for got"; trie dreary "home ..which awaited, hey sisW-3 ? "Whiles she was . getting ready Mr.' Knight returned, and,, driving his olW-fhipne.cl, yellow wagon up by the - siqe. of Mrs. Campb'elrs stylish carriage, he entered1- the Bouse', -saying, ''Come,' gal, jr5 ready, I hope. y The. old mare don't waaS ttf-istandS.t.aAdr I'm .in. a -desput hur ry, too. I ort to be to hum this minute,. Instead ofdrjving over that stony Part upog roaT' " I, hope you don't mean to earryfSst"itr';thing," he.continned, point ing with his whip toward Alice's cradle, whiA&te4flear Mary's box of clothes. The tears came Into' Mary's eyes', and she -answered, "Alice has always slept inJt,,anJ. I didn't know but " ' Ifef(; she itopped . and,, running up" to Ella, hid her face in her lap and sobbed, "I don't want to, go. , Ohl I don't want tofgoT can't I stay -with 'you? - V . C .Billy's yellow handkerchief was sud denly brought into requisition, and Mrs. Bender, whor. with all, her imaginary aches and'pains,-was a kind-hearted woman, made vigorous attacks upon her snuffbox,' while" Mrs. Campbell patted Mary's head,' saying, "Poor child, I can't take you both, Tint you shall see your sis tgr, of tett."-. - r .. . ,- ,Vt ,s ., .Ella-was too much pleased with" Mrs. Campbell and the thoughts of the fine ferae to which she was going to weep, feat her chin quivered when Mary held up "the jaby for her to kiss, and said, "Perhaps you will never see little "Allie Bgaiar ; 1 '' ' - wyhen all was ready Mr. Knight Walk ed ground his wagon, and," after trying to. adjust the numerous articles it con tained, said: "I don't see how j In the world I can carry that cradle;' my wagon is chuck full now. Here is a" case of shoes for the gals to stitch, and a piller casc of flour for -Miss Smith,-, and .forty jHsVen -other traps, so I guess you'll'have to'-leSfve": it. Mebby you can find one thererind if not, why,- she'll soon get (Jsed to going without it.". -. j :i; - : i . "'Before' Mary could reply Billy whisper ed In her ear, "Never mind, Mary; you Mow that little art that I draw moth '.er's, wood' in; the cradle , will just fit it, ,aito-njorrow afternoon I'll bring it to if 'it' ddeBn'f:Tain.'',"i ,'' ', Mary" knew 'that' he meant" what' he aid; andt smiling n him through her tears, 'climbed into the rickety wagon, which was , minus a step, and,' taking -Alice into her arms, she was soon moving :wiy.i- In striking contrast to thia about 'five; minntes afterward, was care-. rwiyj, uitea into Mray Campbell's hand some carriage, and reclining upon soft cushions was driven rapidly toward her new home. yv?iV their paths in life always continue thus different? Who can tell? . . ,v, ':tU CHAPTBB V.1 How long and tiresome that ride was, with no one for a companion except Mr. Knight, who, though a kind-hearted manj knew nothing about making . himself ftjreeablrf to .little girls, so he remained perfectly taciturn. Alice soon fell asleep, and though - the little arms which held her ached sadly, there was no complaint. Only Mary's tears gushed . forth, and " falling Upon the baby's face awoke her. Her nap was not half out, and setting np a loud cry she continued screaming un til they drove up to the.very door of the poorhouse.' : !..., .--,. i'i'or the land's sake," said. Mr. "Knight as he helped Mary from the wagon, "what a racket; can't you contrive to stop it? you'll have Sal Fnrbush in your hair, for she don t like a noise," - Mary glanced nervously round in quest of the goblin Sal, but she saw nothing save an idiotic face with bushy, tangled hair, and nose flattened against the win f PALACE J. HOLMES dow pane. In terror Mary clung to Mr. Knight, and whispered, as she pointed toward the figure, which was now laugh ing hideously: "What is It? Are there many such here?" "Don't be afeerd," said Mr. Knight; "that's nobody but foolish Patsy; she never .hurt anybody , in her' life, ; Come, now, let me show you to the overseer." And he led her toward the red-whiskered man, who stood in the doorl. "Here, Parker," said he, "I've brought them children I waa tellin' you about. You've room for 'em, I s'pose?" " "Why, ye-es, we can work it so's to make room." ; . They now entered the kitchen. Mary' was very tired with holding Alice so long, and, sinking into a chair near the window.'she wonld have cried; but there was a tightness in her throat, and a pres sure about her. head and eyes which kept the tears from' flowing. She pressed her hands tightly and. said, '.'Oh,, I hope I shan't faint." "To be sure you won't," said a loud, harsh voice, and instantly large drops of water were thrown 'in her face, while the same voice -continued: "You don't have such spells often, I hope, for Lord' knows I don't, want: any more fitty ones here." . '. . : ""No, ma'am," said'Mary, meekly; and looking up, she saw before her ,a tall, square-backed, masculine looking worn-, an, who wore a very short dress, and a very high-crowned cap, fastened under her chin with bows of sky-blue ribbon. Mary secretly hoped she would not prove to be Mrs. Parker, the wife of the over seer. She was soon relieved of her fears by the overseer himself, who said, "Polly, I don't see any other, way bnt you'll, have to take these children into- the room next to jpurn. The baby worries a good deal, arid ;such , things trouble my wife, -now she's sick." . , J ;-'"', h ."', :"; - The person addressed as "Polly" gave her shoulders an angry jerk, and stick ing the pin on the waist of her dress, replied, "So, I . s'pose it's no matter if I'm kept awake all night, and w.orried to death. - But I guess you'd find there' d be queer doin's here if I should be taken away. "I wish the British, would stay to hum, arid not lug their young ones here for us" to t:e care of. - Come, child, I Will show you where you are going to sleep;"-at the same-time she caught up Alice, who, not liking her handling, kick ed so vigorously that she was soon drop ped, Polly remarking - that ."she was mighty strong in her legs for a - sick- baby." - ', v ; ; After passing up a dark stairway they came o a door, which opened under the garret stairs, a.nd Mary , was startled by a voice wnich seemed to be almost over her- head, and which," between a sneer and a hiss, called out,1 "See where the immaculate Miss Grundy comes!" ' Mary sprang in'terror to Polly's side. tOh, what is it?" she said. ?'Is it Patsy?" .-..'; ":; -K w v . "Patsy!" was thetart reply. " Shenev er ifmaucy like that. It's Sal Fnrbush." Mary asked who Sal Fnrbush -' was, and was" told . she was one of4 the poor insane Inmates, She subsequent! v learn ed that Sarwas'perfeetly harmless,' and strucK up quite a friendsnip with her. At present Mary;followed.her guide until they came .to a longer and lighter hall, or "spaoeway," as it is frequently, called in New England. - On each side of . this there were doors opening into small sleep ing rooms, and into one of these Polly led her companion, saying, as she did so, "This is. your room, and it's a great fa vor to 'you to be" so near me. " But mind, that -; child mustn't cry and keep me awake nights,, for if she does, maybe you II have to move Into that other space, where we heard the laugh."1 -J - .--i Mary thought she would rather do any thing than that , She also felt a great curiosity to "know who her companion was, so she at last ventured to ask, "Do you live here. Miss Polly?" . . . . . ."Why yes.'' .I'm staying here, for a spell now; kind of seeing things. My name isn't Polly. It's Mary Grundy, and somehow folks have got to nicknaming me Polly,-but it'll look more' mannerly in you to'ca.ll me Mrs. Grundy; but what am I thinking of?. The folks must have their supper." . :. ; . . - '; That night Alice, who missed her era' die, was unusually restless, and Mary, remembering Mrs. Grundy's threat, car ried her in. her arms until after midnight. Then, without undressing, she threw her self upon the bed, and for the first time in many weeks dreamed of George and his parting promise to see her again. The next morning when she awoke, -the clouds were pouring rain. "Billy won't come tq-day," was her - first thought, and, throwing herself upon the floor, she burst into tears, - wishing, . as she had once done before, that she bad died with her mother...,"'.-' '.. -. :..-." "''. In the midst of her grief the door was pushed hastily open, and Mrs. Grundy's harsh voice exclaimed, "Wall, so you are up at last hey? I didn't, know but you was goin to take it upon you to sleep over, but that don't answer here. Do you think 'we'sJgoin"to support you" in idle ness?" ;, .,..... v.- ;' " - :-. "..'- Here, touched perhaps by the pale, tearful face, uplifted to hers, Mrs. Grun dy's voice softened, and in a milder tone, she added, "We won't mind about it, see in' it's the first morning; but, come you must be hungry by. this time." Mary glanced at Alice. She was sleep ing sweetly, and, though there seemed to be no reason, she still lingered. ? "What .are you waiting for?" asked Mrs. Grundy, and Mary, with some hesi tation, answered, "I haven't said my prayers yet." ;,:, :.;; ''' - v.'-."". ".' A change passed suddenly over Mrs. Grundy's face, and she : turned away without' ft word. -. When she was gone Mary fell on her knees, and though the words, she uttered were addressed more to. her mother than to God, she felt com forted; "and, rising up, started for the kitchen. It was a motley group which she found assembled around the break fast table, and as she entered the room a man called Uncle Peter smiled on her. saying, "Come here, little daughter, and let me touch yoa with the top of my fourth finger,!, ' - - About noon the clouds broke away, while here and, there a patch of bright blue sky was to be seen. But the roads were so muddy that Mary had no hope of Billy's coming, and this it was, per haps, which made the dinner dishes so hard to wash, and which made her cry when told that all the knives and forks must be scoured, the teakettle wiped and set with -its nose north, in what Mrs. Grundy called the "Pont Hole," and which proved proved to be a place under the stairs, where pots, kettles and iron ware generally were kept.-; . ..All things have an end, and so did .the scouring, in spite of Mary's fears to the contrary, and then watching a time when Mrs. Grundy did not see her, she stole away upstairs. Taking Alice on her lap, she sat down by the open window where the damp air cooled and moistened her flushed face. ' The Tain was over, and across the meadow the sun was shi..ing through the tall trees, making the drops o Water -which hung upon the leaves sparkle and flash in the sunlight like so many tiny rainbows. Mary watched them for a time, and then looking into the road, she saw directly opposite the house Billy Bender and with him Alice's cradle. In a moment Mary's -arms were thrown around his neck as tightly . as if she thought he had the power and was come to take her awayl- - - ' ' "Oh, Billy, Billy," said she. "I was afraid you would not come, and it made me so unhappy." . - As Billy released her he was startled at hearing some one call out "Bravo! That, I conclude,'- is a country hug.- I hope she won't try it -on me!" , - -.. Turning about he saw before, him a white-faced boy, nearly of his own age, whose dress and appearance indicated that he belonged to a higher grade, as far as wealth was concerned. It was Henry Lincoln, notorious both for pride and in solence, Billy, who had worked, for Mr. Lincoln, had been insulted by Henry many a time, and now he - longed to avenge it but native politeness taught him that in the presence of Mary 'twould not be proper, so without a word to Hen ry he-whispered to the little girl, ''That fellow lives near here, and if he ever gives you trouble just let me know." "Kissed her then, didn't you?"' sneer ingly asked Henry, retreating at the same time, for there was something in Billy'a eyes which he feared. . , ; "Come into-the house," said Mary, "where he can't see us," and leading the way she conducted him up to her own room, where there was no fear of being interrupted., . . -- .-' Alice was first, carefully fixed in her cradle, and then kneeling down at Billy's side, and laying her arms across his lap, Mary told him of everything which had happened, and finished by asking, "how long she must stay here?" ". Had Billy's purse been as large as his heart, that question would have easily been answered. Now he could only shake his head in reply,' while Mary next ask ed if he had seen Ella. ' "I have not seen her," returned he, "but I've heard that rainy as it was this morn ing,, Mrs. Campbell's maid was out select ing' muslins arid "jaconets for her, and they say she is not to wear black, as Mrs, Campbell thinks her too young." . . -- Mary did not- speak for some time, but herV head dropped on Billy's knee, and she seemed to be intently thinking. - At last brushing Aside the hair which had fallen over her forehead, Billy said: "What are you' thinking about?' "I was wondering if Ella wouldn't for get me and Alice now she is rich and go ing to be a lady." . ..--ft;"?--. -." Billy had thought the same, thing, and lifting the little gid in his lap, he replied: "If she does, I never will;" and then he told her again how when he was older and had money he would take her from the poorhouse and send her to school, and that she should some time be as much of a lady as Ella. - -' ' . ' (To be continued.) ' ' NOT CONCLUSIVE OF GUILT. Falr-M!n5el MenAreOftenDeceivelby ... : Circumstantial JBvIdisce. ' "As to circumstantial evidence. It's a queer thing,"' said the man in the brown suit.,; ."Five or six years ago I was in a town, in Indiana for a night when a bank was robbed. ,' Next morn ing I was arrested as an accomplice, it being contended that I was seen idling in front of the bank and evidently act ing as sentinel forthose:within. ; Three different persons identified me as the man and' the "fourth claimed to have seen ' me enter "the hotel at a late hour by way of a shed and a "window. I was locked up for examination; with a chance of things going hard with me, when evidence began to come forward ou my side. The landlord asserted and swore that I was sitting in the office at 10 o'clock p: m. Two servants swore to seeing me go to my room half an hour later. A man -having -rooms opposite the hotel swore that he saw me smok ing at my window at midnight. A guest of the hotel who had a room next to mine swore that my snores .disturbed him from midnight till o'clock, and that he heard me turn; over in bed at 3, and so I was honorably .discharged from custody." : ;: "r . ; . "But about it's being queer?", was asked. . . ' ;.v:;'" "Why,, all' the people on both sides were mistaken. , I was not outside the bank at the time mentioned and neither was I in the hotel." -. -" - . "But you were somewhere.? -' "Oh, of course. Fact is I got mashed on the landlord's daughter and we sat up all. night on a balcony and squose hands and talked love and looked at the moonlight and slapped mosquitoes. Yes, sir, sat there all night like a couple of idiots, and though I declared I would die for her and she said she only want ed me and a humble, cottage she was married to a red-headed butcher within a year and I was sued by a snub-nosed Widow for breach of promise. I was simply observing, you know, that cir cumstantial evidence is a queer thing, and I wish to add that a juryman shouldn't be , influenced too much by it" Washington Post. ; There js no- distinction of parts of speech in the Chinese language, and no recognition of the principle" of Inflection, . "What Asia Haa Given Ua. Did you ever stop to think what the continent of Asia has given mankind? It almost seems as if a great share not only of bur. blessings but of our ills came from the far East Man himself, according to the story of the Bible, had his beginning in Asia, for the Garden of Eden is generally believed to have been located somewhere near the Per sian Gulf. Man's best friend, the horse, hails from Arabia, and to this day that country sends forth the highest type of that animal. Several of the finest va rieties of goat came from Asia, among them the Cashmere and the Angora. The sheep has been a domestic animal ever since history began, and one of the first statements In the Bible : Is hat Abel, the son of Adam, was a keeper of sheep. According to general belief this was in , Western Asia, What would we do for roast ehicken at Sunday din ner if India and the Malay peninsula had not furnished the jungle fowl from which our common barnyard fowl has descended? - - ." Wheat is believed to be a native of Mesopotamia, near the head of the Per sian Gulf, and for centuries millions of Asiatic, people have made rice f their chief article of food. As is well known, the Chinese first discovered how to make silk from the cocoon of the silk worm, and long before Westerners knew anything about it they were weaving the most beautiful fabrics. But there are other things that came from Asia that most of think we could do without The common rat began his csft-eer in Western China thousands of years ago and he has been busy ever since. The common mouse traces its history back to India, as does the cock roach, that invader of the kitchen. ; Kite Twelve Feet in Hetstht. ; A kite twelve feet tall would make anybody's eyes Dulge with excitement, I fancy.. A. gentleman at Ypsilantl, Mich., has devised many monster ma chines that rise in the air hundreds of feet and are the envy of boys for miles around. When one of his kites- was flown in tandem jrith a seven-foot box kite and a fourteen-foot box kite it was strong enough to lift a man Into the air. When the big kite was flown near a farmhouse the chickens and turkeys, seeing the monster in the air, rushed for their sheds and coops. The women, seeing the commotion but not its cause, shouted, "A hawk, a hawk." When the farmer came out with his gun and saw the great kite soaring over his build ings he decided hot to shoot . i; Baby's Picture Gained a Horn-. . Not many days ago some one was col lecting pictures of pretty babies to pub lish In a Chicago paper, took a photo graph of a poor little homeless girl. Soon after, the tiny orphan's face, with several others, was published and the paper containing it fell into the hands of a woman who had a beautiful home, but no child. " - Before the great hewspaper presses had finished rolling off copies of the edition containing that baby's picture, a richly dressed woman appeared In the office asking where she could find the original of the beautiful little face; and, twelve hours later, the homeless, name less waif had . been taken "away from the institution where charity was keen- htng her, and tucked into a comfortable crib, with plenty of soft warm clothing. In a home of her own.; -.; -7 One can only wish that every child, not "bom into a happy borne, could be born with a face that would help it to find a way there as easily as this. ' J Boys' Gold Min : Near the village of Anaconda, In the Cripple Creek district of". Colorado, there is the smallest gold mine in the world, its owners and operators being boys. The company operating the mine is known ts the "Yellow Kid Mining Company," with a capital of 30 cents, and controlled by three brothers named O'Brien. - Dan O'Brien, 5 years old, Is the engineer and president; Bart Is offi cial ore sorter and treasurer; John is general superintendent The boys have sunk, a shaft twenty-five feet- which has three levels. They have taken as a "model of their plant the Morning glory Mine, which Is situated near by, and have gallows frame, ore cars, buck ets, bins, screens, dump, bell -signals, shaft house,, tools and Implements ex actly like those of the big mines In the district The boys .work two hours every day. and it is their ambition to succeed their father in the management of the Morning-glory Mine. For Busy L'tt'e Fingers. Take a piece of cardboard five Inches long by four inches wide. FoW it once so that the shorter edges come together for covers, you may or may not cover it with linen, and upon one side embroider the word ."Needles". In fancy letters. Tie in some narrow ribbon leaves of flannel, and fasten the whole by anoth i'.-'1- FI.TINO A MUNST1LB KITrJ er ribbon passing around the book and tying at, the edges in a pretty bow. Two slits may be made in the card board cover on each side if it has been left nncoveredand the- ribbon be slipped through' these cuts. If it has been covered the tying ribbon should be fastened" to the linen at the back. Bertie's Kemedy. - Three children Claude, seven years old; Mildred, five years old, and Bertie, three years ohi were playing together. Little Mildred said to her brother Claude: "Isn't God good to give us such a nice little Brother Bertie to play with?" Bertie was sitting beside them all the while and saying not a word. In the afternoon of the same day. little Bertie playfully pinched his sister Mil dred, who, half crying, said: "Mamma, what shall we do with Bertie? - He's pinching me." Bertie, in a sober, droll sort of way, said: "O, send me back to Dod!" Wanted a Divorce. Clarence, aged 5, had been, severely chastised by his parents for disobe dience, and the next day, without say ing a word to anyone, he called at the office of the family legal adviser, who happened to be a particular friend of the little fellow's.. "Well, Clarence, said the man of the law, after shaking hands, "what can I da for you?" "Please, Mr, Brown," replied Clarence gravely, "L want to get a divorce from our ramuy." . . Boys In Greenland. Greenland boys are great egg collect ors. As soon as the gulls and other birds that nest in the far North appear in the spring, the work -begins. No boy who has not practiced a great deal at climbing the rough mountain-sides and creeping over the glaciers is allowed to venture on the perilous task. But at fifteen, and even before, a Greenland boy is as strong of limb, as fearless of heart, and as cool of head as any steeple-climber. - " Remedied the Drmes. . Mother I wonder how this new book got in such a horrible condition. . Little Max I heard papa say It was too dry for him, so I poured water on it. " Describing a Circle. . A pupil In the juvenile department astonished his teacher recently by de scribing a circle as "A straight line that's crooked all the way round." - Pass Laws Out of Doors. There are almost as many kinds of parliament as there are . races which elect them. Some are amazingly anti quated in their methods of procedure, while others are as go-ahead as it is' possible to be. On the continent, how ever, more or less of a family likeness exists between the parliaments of the various great powers, though In the les ser states there are .many interesting and distinctive methods of govern ment. One of the most remarkable in stances of these existing to-day is the "landsgeneiude" of the eanton of Gia nts, In Switzerland. . .. .. v " - The government of no Swiss canton by the people is more absolute than in that of Glarus, where the burghers as semble annually to hold their outdoor parliament in a large square usually on the first Sunday in May, - weather permitting. The honored president oc cupies a platform in the middle of the square. There are places for boys around this platform, the young Idea thus'Wing tabght early how to legis late wisely and well for his beloved country. . Altogether the : landsge meinde is one of the most quaint and ideal little parliament in existence. . Camels . Are Ill-Tempered. - " Looking at the patient camel one wouldn't suppose that he has a temper so vicious when aroused as 16 make him a most dangerous beast to an un armed man. Recently the camel sowar of the residency in Aden met a fearful death while trying to drive off. a camel which was worrying his own beast.x It was in the night and he had left his house to chase away the intruder' As soon as be reached the strange animal the camel seized him by the throat with its teeth, lifted him off the ground and violently shook him, rushing about madly In the meantime. The man drew his dagger when the animal came at him,, but he was unable to use it. At the shouting of two Arabs who ran up the camel dropped his victim, but it was too late to save the man's life, for he had six ghastly wounds in the throat and neck.. . ' . . - A little while before this incident a Somali boy was teasing a camel, which chased him.; The boy plunged into the sea to escape, but the camel followed, swam out to the boy and killed him in the water. s-,; :.:T-'W":.: " -v . Modest in Her "Demand, -The following paragraph is a joke, as .may reasonably be supposed; It was written in all seriousness by a woman of the day, who regards the world and air that Is in it is, as hers by right. Says this modest she( : - - "What a woman wants in a husband is the honest and true heart ready to share with- her every private care or public success the man who is willing to toll early and late that he may pour into her lap the golden reward, while she sits In comfort r disbursing :- the same." Well, a man of that sort would be a. handy thing to have about the -house; but how long could such a wom an keep him there? --.." -" .- . Shop Talk. Shop talk sometimes penetrates even to the nursery. ... A young and success ful artist was heard to exelaim with profound conviction, while he was con templating his son and heir, twenty four hours old: "There is a great deal of tone about that baby!" Youthful enthusiasm causes a boy to imagine that he knows more than his father. - - - - Farm thipplna; Crate. The illustration, from the Breeders' Gazette, shows a very satisfactory shipping crate. Part of the front side is cut away to show the inside arrange ment A good size for a pig three months old is 40 inches in length, 23 Inches In depth and 11 inches in width. For a pig eight weeks old a length of 32 inches, a depth of 18 Inches and a width of nine Inches will be about right Crates for shipping by express must be made as light as Is safe from breakage. It is not fair to make a pur chaser of a pig two months old pay ex press rates o'n thirty or forty pounds of crate when they can be made suffi ciently s'trong and weigh but- half as much. For ends and bottoms take five- SHIPIKG CHATS. eighths-inch seasoned spruce or other tough light wood, one-half-inch stuff tor sides and cover, with' space between slats. In front is a trough (T) for feed and water. Just above is a sloping board (P) running to the top, through which the feed In transit is given. The. upper compartment is provided with a slide (S) on top, and inside is the bag (B) containing the meal and grain fare ample for the journey.. In cold weather the sides may be boarded up almost tight To pigs weighing seventy-five pounds a standard of one-half -inch stuff is nailed In the center of the sides. Shavings from a shingle mill make the best bedding. Trees Instead of Feeds. The Department of Agriculture next year will vary the garden seed distri bution with several packages Of trees. Authority for this new departure was secured at a recent session of Congress and ah appropriation was made in the budget for the coming year. The people of this country have been cutting down the natural forests with so much reck lessness that it has become necessary to start artificial ones. The division of forestry of the Agricultural Depart ment has made a survey of the coun try and has ascertained the particular trees which thrive best and are most useful In each locality. According to the program for the distribution of trees, next year a given number of seedliners will be a.lntt1 tn e-nnY mom. ber of the House of Representatives, who will be asked to furnish a list of constituents to whom he would like to have them sent The Agricultural De partment will, do the rest. The seed lings will be grown In the propagating houses and forwarded to their dpstina- tion, with specific Instructions as to how they should be planted and cared for. In this wav Secretary Wilson ex pects to start several million new trees growing throughout this country every year. .. - - ' , . . The Granse a FchooU No member of a grange should accept an office therein unless he intends to at tend the meetings regularly and to fill the position to the best of his ability. Promptness is an essential to success in grange work, as well as everything else, and the meetings should be open ed at the by-law hour. Ail business matters which members intend to in troduce should be thought out in ad vance and reduced to writing In order to dispatch : business quickly and effi ciently. A grange will not prosper that calls to order an hour behind time, and then dawdles along waiting for something to turn up. Very few farmers know what any particular crop costs them, or even keep an account of receipts and expen ditures. There is probably no other branch of business conducted in -such a slipshod manner. The grange should be and to a large extent is a school in which to learn better methods of conducting the business of the farm and home. Farmers' Voice. " Original Idea About Asparagus. - A consensus of opinion in regard to cutting asparagus, as noted In Mee han's Monthly, seems to be that from the first starting of the plant in spring the weaker shoots should not be cut but left to produce the leafage so neces sary for the production of strong roots. One gardener makes the novel sugges tion that the very best success In get ting first-class asparagus ts to select the plants all of one sex. His plan has been to set 1-year-old plants In a bed rather closely together and mark the berry-bearing or female plants for- the permanent bed. These, he says, have always borne strong shoots far superior to the beds of the usually mixed sexes. Blop Barrel a Nn'sance. We question if there be a greater abomination about the hog yard than the average slop barrel, says. the Farm er's Review. ..Who-invented .this nui sance? : Who can give a common-sense reason for its survival?' It smells to heaven! It renders the digestive organs of the hogs as sour and unwholesome as itself! We are at a loss to explain its presence, nor can we see what ben efit is derived from Its use. Is It any wonder that he Is filthy when food sup plied to him is filthy, sour, fermenting. decomposing, diarrhea-inducing? Such food is unnatural for the hog. He was intended to root In the earth and graze upon natural grasses of the field.. To him fell the nutritious nuts and fruits of the tree; for him were the sweet herbs and succulent roots, but no dirty, smelly, sour slop! ."" Modern Meatmakins;. The great heavy bullocks and thick sided porkers that were once such fa vorites are now not desirable. They have given place to the young, quickly grown animals. In order to avoid an excess of fat an animal must be con tinuously grown. If It Is reduced to a mere shadow during the winter months and then the following season allowed its freedom on the rich range grass of the West It will lay on too much fat and not enough meat Tallow Is not what is wanted: It is meat that the present generation desires. The East ern feeders are fully aware of that fact for they never allow an animal to stop growing from birth until It reaches the slaughter house. They will cultivate the taste of the meat eaters to such a degree that It will force those who cannot procure sufficient feed to keep their animals in goad flesh dur ing the winter to sell them at weaning time. American Agriculturist A Pnbblnic Post. It is a great comfort for hogs and :; may be made most useful to rid them . , of lice anda scaly skin if put up as " follows: Drive a stout stick three ; inches in diameter in a suitable place, -" leaving twenty inches above ground: staple a rope four inches from earth's .,; surf ace to the stake and coil It. closely t , till it reaches three inches from the top " of the stake; staple It tightly. Pour 1 coal oil or crude petroleum on it until it is well saturated with it and the ' hogs or shoats will fight for the first and last rub on it Pour more oil on ; occasionally as needed. This will kill all lice and nits and remove scales that are so unsightly upon the hogs. It has been tried and works well. Twentieth Century Farmer. Notes About the Hor.e. Allow a horse a reasonable time to rest after feeding.. It. Is within the reach of every farm er to brepd good horses. . Mares bred in the fail will endure good service without injury. A dumb, stupid cot can never be ed ucated to be a valuable horse. A good colt isa product not affected by weather, hot, wet or dry. Size, form, bone and constitution must be regarded first in breeding. Let the heels be cleaned every night Dirt or filth if allowed to cake causes sore heels. , ( -; While horses neel good, wholesome food, it should not be all of the fat pro ducing kinds. ;' ' .Cheese Manufacturer '.. .' Mr. Simon, the expert who scored the '"'' cheese at thj- convention of the Obio" V dairymen, is a large" Wisconsin dealer - -' and was struck by the Irregularities in Cr the Ohio product - The size is not uni-;. form, and a 14 or 14-Inch cheese is . recommended. The buyers want to . handle big lots of near the same size. . Flats 32 to 34 pounds and Cheddars 45 to 50 pounds suit best Bandages were also criticised as too loose, . allowing.-, mold to work in. He voiced the sent!- , ment of the association when he- de- " clared that It does not pay to. make' skim cheese, as it always hurts the trade in the end. - ' Pprayine Peach Tress. Bordeaux mixture containing three ' pounds of bluestone to a barrel of wat-' er applied the last of May ts likely to -Injure peach foliage somewhat but in our experience the injury is not enough . to do any serious harm. The same Is also true of bordeaux "containing two pounds of bluestone applied the last of : June. ' Black spot was almost entirely -prevented and the texture and size of the fruit were decidedly improved by two and three applications. The spray ing should be continued well up to the ' time of ripening of the fruit Mary- " laud Station Bulletin. Money in Fence. Ao article in the Cosmopolitan calls attention to the advantage of a "no fence law" and presents the startling . figures that Indiana alone has fences . whose computed value is $200,000.000, ' and which if placed in- a single line would ' fourteen times encircle the globe. These figures suggest the enor mous amount of capital invested In fences throughout the United States. Bnx'n? Cheeses Cheese should be put In good-fitting -boxes, the sides of the box being cut down about half an inch lower than the ; cheese. The weight should be plainly stamped on the box near the seam, and all marks that are to be put on the box should be put on every box ' ' alike. . Kxerc se for Hpr-. To produce the best pork the hogs should have exercise. A lazy, sleepy hog may fatten faster, but the flesh will not be so good. - . Orisriu of ood Names -'The sandwich is called for the Earl , of Sandwich. , Mulllgatawney is from an East- -Indian word meaning pepper water, i. ? Waffle is from wafel, a word of eu- . tonic origin, meaning honeycomb. Hominy Is from anhuminae, the North American word for parched corn. BlanC-mange means literally wb:te food; hence chocolate blanc-mange Is something of a misnomer.- Succotash is a dis'u borrowed from -the Narragansett Indians and called by them m'sickquatash. , . Charlotte Is a corruption of the old English word Charlyt, which means a dish of custard, and charlotte russe Is' a Russian charlotte. - : . IV 'it