SEMI-WEEKLY,
GAZETTE ICn'tab. Dec. 1863. t Consolidated Feb., 1899.
CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OKEGON, TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1901.
VOL. II. NO. 12.
I IPOORHOUSE TO jpALACE
1 BYMARYHO
CHAPTER XVI.
"Oh, mother, won't you take this pjl
low from my head and put another blan
ket on my feet, and fix the fire, and give
me some water, or something? Oh, dear,
dear!" groaned poor Rose I.iuco'.n, as
with aching head and lungs she did pen
ance for her imprudence in crossing the
wet, slippery street in thin slippers and
silken hose.
Mrs. Lincoln, who knew nothing of this
exposure, loudly .lamented the extreme
delicacy of her daughter's constitution,
imputing it wholly to Mount Holyoke dis
cipline, and wishing, as she had often
done before, that "she'd been wise and
kept her at home." Jenny would hare
wished so, too, if by this means Rose's
illness could have been avoided, for it
was not a very agreeable task to stay in
that close sick-room, listening to . the
complaints of her fault-finding sister, who
tossed and turned and fretted, from
morning until night, sometimes wishing
herself dead, and then crying because she
"wanted something,- and did not know
what." - '- ' -
"Oh! dear," said she, one evening sev
eral days after the commencement of her
illness, "how provoking to be obliged to
lie here mophis with the dullest of all
dull company when there's Mrs. Russell's
party next week, and I've such a lovely
dress to wear. Why ain't I as strong
and healthy as you? though I wouldn
be so fat for anything. I'll go to that
party sick or well. I wouldn t miss it
for anything."
Jenny looked up in surprise,' asking
why her sister was so particularly anx
ious to attend the party.
"Because," returned Rose, "Mary'How-
ard will be there, and' you know as well
as I how awkward she 11 appear never
was in any kind of society in her life.'
"I don't see what inducement that can
be for yon to expose your health," said
Jenny, and Rose continued:
"I want to see Ida mortified once, for
she might know better than to bring a
green country girl here, setting her up
as -something wonderful, and expectin:
everybody to believe it just because Miss
Selden said so. Come, bring me my
dress, Jenny; I want to see if the Honi
ton lace on the caps is as wide as Ida
Selden s. :
"What do you mean?" asked Jenny,
turning quickly toward her sister, whose
white, wasted face looked, fitter for a
shroud than a gay party dress.
"I mean what I say," returned Rose;
"I'm not going to be cooped up-here any
longer. I'm going to the party to-morrow
night, if I never go again." :-
"Why, Rose Lincoln, are you crazy?"
asked Jenny. "You haven't been in the
street yet, and how do yon expect to go
to-morrow night? Mother wouldn't let
you, if she were here.' -
. "Well, thank fortune! she and father
both are in Southbridge; and besides that
I'm a great deal better; so hand me my
dress." -
Jenny complied, '. and reclining on pil
lows scarcely whiter than herself. Rose
Lincoln examined and fonnd fault with
a thin gosamer fabric, little suited for
anyone to wear on a cold, wintry night,
and much less for her.
"There, I knew it wasn't" as .wide as
Ida's into an eighth of an inch," said she,
measuring with her finger the expensive
'lace. "I'll have some'new. Come, Jen
ny, suppose you go down street and get
it, for I'm bent upon going; and the
thoughtless girl sprang lightly upon the I
,i i i -, . i. 1
noor, buu cuaseu- iiuiiway : auiuss mv
room to show how well and strong she
was. ' - -
Jenny knew that further expostulation
from her was useless, but she refused to
go for the lace, and Sarah, the servant
girl, was sent with a note from Rose
saying she wanted a nice article, eight
or ten dollars per yard.
"I don't believe father would like to
have you make such a bill," said Jenny,
when Sarah was gone. . "Mother didn't
dare to tell him about your new dress,
for he told her she mustn't get anything
charged, and he said, tog, something
about hard times. Perhaps he's going
to fail. Wouldn't it be dreadful?"
If Rose heard the last part of this
sentence she did not heed it, for to her
the idea of her father's failing was pre
posterous. . When the dinner bell rang
she threw on a heavy, shawl and de
scending to the dining-parlor, remained
below stairs all the afternoon, forcing
back her cough, and chatting merrily
with a group of young girls who had
called to see her, and congratulated her
upon her improved health, for excitement
lent a deep glow to her cheek, which
would easily deceive the inexperienced.
The next day, owing to overexertion,
Rose's temples were throbbing with pain,
and more than once she half-determined
not to go; but her passion for society
was strong, and Mrs. Russell's party had
so long been anticipated and talked about
that she felt she would not miss it for the
world, and, as she had confessed to
Jenny, there was also a mean curiosity
to see how Mary Howard would appear
at a fashionable party. '
"Saturate my handkerchief with cor
logne, and put the vinaigrette where I
can reach it while you arrange my hair,"
she said to Saarah, who at the usual
hour came np to dress her young mis
tress for the evening. "There, be careful
and not brush so hard, for that ugly pain
isn't quite gone now bring me the glass
and let me see if I do look like a ghost."
"Pale, delicate folks is always more
interesting than red, hearty ones," said
the flattering servant. -
"Mercy,, how white I am!" exclaimed
Rose, glancing at the ashen face reflect
ed by the mirror. "Rub my cheeks with
cologne, Sarah, and see if that, won't
bring some color into them. There,
that'll do. " Now hand me my dress. On,
isn't it beautiful?" she continued, as she
threw aside the thickly wadded double
gown aud assumed a light, thin dress,
which fell in fleecy folds around her
slight figure."
When her toilet was completed Rose
stood up before the long mirror, and a
glow of .pride came to her cheeks as she
saw how lovely she really was. "--''
- You s enough sight handsomer than
Miss Jenny," whispered Sarah as the1
door opened and Jenny appeared more
simply arrayed than her sister, but look
ing as fresh and blooming as a rosebud.
"How beautiful you are, Rose," she
said, "only it makes me shiver to look
at your neck and arms. You'll wear your
woolen sack, besides "your shawl and
cloak, won't you?" -
"Nonsense, I'm not going to be bun
dled up this way, for don't you see it
musses the lace," said Rose, refusing the
warm sack which Jenny brought her.
A rap at the door and a call from
Henry that the carriage was waiting
ended the conversation, and,' throwing
on their cloaks and hoods, the girls de
scended to' the hall, where, with unusual
tenderness, Henry caught up his invalid
sister, and, drawing the veil closely over
her face, : carried her to - the ' "covered
sleigh, so that her feet might not touch
the icy walk. -
"What? Rose Lincoln here?" exclaimed
half a dozen voices as Rose bounded
into the dressing-room. , -
"les, Rose Lincoln" is here, she re
plied, gayly, divesting herself of her
wrapping. "I'm not going to die just
yet, I guess, neither am I going to be
housed up all winter. The fresh air has
done me good already see," and she
pointed to a bright, round spot which
burned. her cheek.
A youug girl, whose family had one
by one fallen victims to the great New
England plague, consumption, shuddered
and (urned away, for to her eye the
glow which Rose called health was but
the hectic bloom of death. - ;V :
"How beautiful she is!' said more than
one, as with her accustomed grace Rose
entered the brilliant drawing-room. -And
truly Rose was beautiful that night, but
like the gorgeous foliage of the fading
autumn, 'twas the beauty of decay, for
death was written on her blue-veined
brow, and lurked amid the roses on her
cheek. But little thought she of that,
as with smiling lip and beaming eye she
received the homage of the admiiing
throng.. ' -. '
Just then Ida - and Mary were an;
nounced. , Both Aunt .Martha and Ida
had taken great pains to have their
young friend becomingly dressed, and
she looked unusually well in the em
broidered muslin skirt, satin waist and
blonde bertha which Aunt Martha had
insisted upon her accepting as a present.
The rich silken braids of her luxuriant
hair were confined at the back of her
finely formed head with a golden arrow
which, with the exception of a plain band
of gold on each wrist, was the only or
nament she wore. This was her first in
troduction to the gay world, bnt so keen
was her perception of what was polite
and proper that none would ever have
suspected it; and yet there was about
her something so fresh and unstudied,
that she had hardly entered the room
ere many were struck with her easy, un
affected manners, so different from the
practiced airs of the city belles, t.
Ella watched her narrowly, whispering
aside to Henry how sorry she felt for
poor Mary, she was so verdant, and real
ly hoped she wouldn't do anything very
awkward, for 'twould mortify her to
death! "But look," she added, "and see
how many people Ida is introducing her
to." ' ".. '
"Of course, why shouldn't she?" asked
Henry; and Ella replied:
"I don't know it seems so funnyj to
see Mary nere, doesn t itf
isefore Henry could answer, a young
man of his acquaintance touched his
shoulder, saying: "Lincoln, who is that
splendid-looking girl with Miss Selden?
I haven't seen a finer face in Boston for
many a day." ' v -.
"That? Oh, that's Miss Howard, from
Chicopee. An intimate friend of our
family. Allow me the pleasure of in
troducing you, and Henry walked away
leaving Ella to the tender mercies of
Rose, who, as one after another quitted
her side and went over to the enemy
grew very angry, wondering if folks were
bewitched, and hoping Ida Seldon "felt
better, now that she'd made so many
notice her protege. -: -i,-....-.;
Later in the evening, William Bender
came, and- immediately Jenny began to
talk to him of Mary, and the impression
she was making. Placing her hand
familiarly updn his arm, as though that
were its natural resting place, she led
him toward a group, of which Mary
seemed the center of attraction. Near
her stood Henry Lincoln, redoubling his
nattering compliments in proportion a
Mary grew colder and more reserved in
her manner toward him. Silly and con
ceited as he was, he could not help no
ticing how differently she received Will
iam Bender from what she had himself.
"But all in good time," thought he,
glancing at Ella, to see how she wag af
fected by his desertion of her and his
flirtation with her sister. She was stand
ing a little apart from any one, and with
her elbow resting upon a marble stand,
her cheeks flushed, and her eyelashes
moist witn the tears she dare not shed,
she was watching with feelings in which
more of real pain than jealousy was min
gled, for Ella was weak aqd simple
hearted, and loved Henry Lincoln far
better than such as he deserved to be
loved.
"Of what are you thinking, Ella?"
asked Rose, who finding herself nearly
alone, felt willing to converse with al
most anyone.
At the sound of her voice Ella looked
up, and coming quickly to her side, said
"It's so dull and lonesome here, I wish
I d stayed at home.
- In her heart Rose wished so, too, but
she was too proud to acknowledge
and feeling unusually kind toward Ella,
whose uneasiness she readily understood,
she replied: "Oh, I see you are jealous
of Henry, but he's only trying to tease
-you. for he can't be interested in that
awkward thing."'
"But he is, I almost know he is," re
turned Ella, with a trembling of the
voice she tried in vain to subdue; and
then, fearing she could not longer re
strain her eJiotion, she suddenly broke
away frons. Rose, and ran hastily up to
the dressing-room, . . - r
Nothing of all this escaped Henry
quick eye, and as sundry unpaid bills
came looming np before his mind, he
thought proper to make some' amends
for his neglect. Accordingly, when Ella
returned to the drawing room he offered
her his arm, asking: "What made her
eyes so red," and slyly pressing her hand,
when she averted her face, saying:
"Nothing they weren t red.
Meantime, William Bender, having
managed to drop Jenny from his arm, had
asked Mary to accompany him to the con
servatory. As they stood together, ad
miring a rare exotic, William's manner
suddenly changed, :"- and . drawing Mary
closer to his side, he said distinctly,
though hurriedly: "I notice, Mary, that
you seem embarrassed in my presence,
and I have, therefore, sought this oppor
tunity to assure yon that I shall not again
distress you by a declaration of love.
which, if returned, would now give me
more pain than pleasure, for as I told
you at Mr. Selden's, I am changed in
more respects than one. It cost me a
bitter struggle to give you up, but rea
son and judgment finally conquered, and
now I can calmly think of yon as some
time belonging to another, and with all
a brother s confidence can tell you that
I, too, love another not as once I loved
you,, for that would be impossible, but
with -a calmer, more rational love." ,.
All this time Mary had not spoken,
though the hand which William had tak
en in his trembled like an imprisoned
bird; but when he came to speak of lov
ing another, she involuntarily raised his
hand to her lips, exclaiming, "It's Jenny,
it's Jenny!" . ' ,.:"" '
You have guessed rightly," returned
William, smiling at the earnestness of
her manner. "It is Jenny, though how
such a state of things ever came about is
more than I can tell you." ""r
Fearing that they might be. missed, they
at last-returned tit the parlor, where
they found Ella w- ti-l at the piano, play
ing a" very spirited pi. 1'ia. Henry, who
boasted he "could ; win J her around hia
little finger," had succeeded in coaxing
her into good humor, but not at 'all de
siring her company for the- rest of the
evening, he asked her to play as the easi
est way to be rid of her. W hen she look
ed around for commendation from the
one for whose ear alone she had played
she saw him across the room wholly enj-
grossed with her sister. W- : -
Poor - Ella! it was with the . saddest
heartache she had ever known that she
returned from a party which had prom
ised her so much pleasure, and which
had given her so much pain. , Rose, too.
was utterly disappointed. One by one
her old admirers had.' left her for the so
ciety of the "pauper," as she secretly
styled Mary; and more than once during
the evening had she heard the beauty
and "grace" of her rival extolled - by
those for whose opinion she cared the
most: and when at 1 o clock in the morn
ing she threw herself exhausted upon
the sofa, she declared, - " 'twas tne last
Dartv she'd ever attend." -
Alas, for thee. Rose!, that declaration
proved too true!
(To be continued.!
HUNTING WITH THE CAMERA.
A Delightful and Profitable Way of
Ftn lying: Bird Uiie.
Of the many delightful birds I had
the good fortune to know, jthe worm
eating warbler family have afforded
me the greatest pleasure; for they be
come absolutely fearless, of the cam
era, and they place a degree of trust in
one that was as unusual as it- was de
lightful. Being anxious to secure pho
tographs of the young, I paid frequent
visits to the nest, and what a wonder
fully concealed nest it was, tucked
away in a small depression and hidden
by the roots of an oak sapling. It would
forever have remained undiscovered by
me had I not, by lucky chance, observ
ed one of the parent birds visiting it
Only at first did the owners object to
my intruding, and by various methods
did they try to coax me away - from
their home. First one and then the
other would feign-broken wings, and
half - rolling, -- half - scrambling, ; they
would make their way down the steep
hillside in the hope of luring me away.
Then, finding that I was not to be taken
in even by such an artful device, they
endeavored to accomplish their object
by scolding at me. In less than two
hours they quieted down and simply
looked on in silence. The next time
I visited the nest they made ho objec-
tionsand I Imagined they recognized
me, and realized that I meant no harm
either to themselves or to their young,
for these had hatched since my last
visit.
Day by day I came to watch the. little
fellows, and they grew rapidly, as all
young birds do. - Finally - they - were
ready to make their first venture into
the great world that, should not acci
dent befall them, was to be their feed
ing ground for jnany years to come.
As I looked. Into the iiest the family
of fledglings Scrambled out as though
they had been scattered by some invis
ible hand, so nearly simultaneous was
their action, and In less time than it
takes to tell it each little mite of down
and rust-colored feathers vas hidden
among the dead, crackling leaves with
which the ground was strewn; Though
I had tried my hest to watch where
each bird concealed itself, It was some
time, before I collected them all pre
paratory to photographing them.; Of
course the parents were greatly excited
birds always are; whenvtheir young
first leave the nest and when they
saw the entire brood captured by one
whom they had considered a friend
they seemed to regret having placed so
much confidence in me. - But only for
a very short time, did their doubts con
tinue. As soon as I placed the young
sters on a suitable perch they .both
J ceased to Utter that lisping note of anx
ious protestation, and to show that they
no longer feared me they hopped about
on the camera while I was arranging
it. world's Work. . ' -
"Strads Bring High Prices.
A genuine Strndivarius ' violin Is
worth whatever the person owning it
may ask. At $1,000 it would not be
deemed extravagant "
Tillll
Child Life In Alaaka. -
In the northwestern part of North
America Is a country called Alaska. It
Is very cold up there; but children are
warmly drgssed and do not mind it
very much. Their clothes are made of
the skins of animals and have ' two
thicknesses. One has the fur toward
the body, while the other has the fur.
turned out. To protect the head, the
suits have thick fur hoods attached.
Their summers are: very short and
they lire in huts or tents at that time.
In the winter, which is long and cold.
they live in huts, which are called
Igloo."
Babies are carried about on their
mothers' backs when out of doors. At
home they creep around on the beds,
which are made of ice and covered
with skins.
The "Esquimaux use dogs instead of
horses and they draw very heavy bur-
dens. They are fed every two or three
days; but, if necessary, they can fast
for seven or eight days at a time. : As
it is hard to learn how to be a good dog
driver, the boys are 'taught to drive
when quite young.-; When the lads are
21 -they are generally good dog drivers.
Boys and girls work hard. They help
to build igloos, fish, dig wells out of
ice, and do many things that help their
parents. The girls help most in the
house with the housework and the
sewing.
Children have not many games. One
to have a wooden cup with holes in
the bottom of it. . They have a wooden
pin attached, which they try to get in
to the holes. The boy's sleds are made
of ice and go very fast down the hills.
They are usetl while playing "hunting
the reindeer." The lads place five, or
six antlers in a hill, and, coming down
on -their sleds, knock them down. The
one knocking the most down wins.
Children living within two miles of
a public school have to be sent there
for- at least two-thirds of the year.
Most of them are-very clever at les
sons and wish to learn. They learn the
same lessons as. we do. The girls are
taught Cooking and sewing.
Not What They Peetn. -
You may say that yon are sure of a
thing becsfipe you "saw it," but here is
a little diagram, worked out by a sci
entist at Washington, which will con
vince you that your eyes can be easily
deceived.
You would at first glance suppose
that the long lines in this picture the
AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.
ones that run up and down were not
exactly parallel. Yet they are precise
ly' the same distance apart at all points,
just as parallel as tracks oh a railraod.
The deception is accomplished by the
short crisscross lines. In order to see
that the long lines are parallel, hold
the diagram up endwise to the eye."
. Chinese Boy Have Many Names
Since the troubles between China and
the other nations began the boys and
girls of America have learned - much
about the children of the great empire
of the yellow men in Asia. Few, how
ever, it is probable, have solved 1 the
question Of Chinese names a puzzle
that confronts every city boy or girl ev
ery time he or she goes by the Chinese
laundry on the .way" to school, y But to
the Chinese boy or girl it is doubtless
all simple enough.; Take the name of
Li Hung Chang, for instance the best-
known Chinaman Hvmg; to-day." Any
Ohinese boy or girl would say It was
easy enough. ' Li is his family name
and means Plum. The only difference
between LI Hung Chang's name and
the name of Mr. Plum,' who may live
In your town, is that the great Chinese
dlplomat"pute his last name first" and
Mr. Plum of America "puts It last,1
where you should say, any man's last
name ought to be.
- The American boy or girl does pretty
well these days if" he or she Is given
more than three names, as Mary Ellen
Jones or Charles William Brown. Some
of them are presented with only two,
while once in a while some of us are
given four. But the Chinaman has any
number before he grows up. As a baby
he. receives his "milk", name. Then
when he enters school his "school"
name, and when he is grown his title or
"life" name. - ' .
- How a Boy Helpel His Country
We know very little what a small act
of ours may amount to, but we may at
least be sure that care and thorough
nes always pays. Boys whose hearts
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beat fast at times with a wish that they
might show their patriotism as did the
boys of "76, may learn a lesson from a
story which Edward Everett Hale tells
of a Revolutionary lad:
There was a little lame blacksmith
boy who, because be was lame, wal
obliged to remain at home when all his
companions went to join General 8tark
and fight the Hessians at Bennington.
They had been gone but a little whUe
when some soldiers galloped up, and
asked If there was anybody at home.
"Yes," Luke said, "I anf here."
"What I mean," said one, "Is there
anybody here who can shoe a horse?"
i "I think I can; I will try."
So he put the shoe on the horse quite
thoroughly and well. And when it was
done one of the men said:
Boy, no ten men who have left you
to-day have served your country as you
have." It was Colonel Warner.
Hla Geography. -
Said little Ned, "The man who wrote
This big geography
Has surely made a great mistake
To leave out little me.
"Why, only think, as now I stand -
All toward my left is west;
In front of me is north, and back
Is south, as you have guessed.
'All on my right is east, and so .
Tis very plain to see
That north and east and west and south
Begin right here with me.
So I must write and ask to have
My picture pasted in.
That other boys and girls may learn .
Where all these things begin.
Youth's Companion.
MAKING USE OF BOTTLES.
Novel Plan to Determine Drift
and
Strength of Ocean Current.
The United States hydrographic of
fice is using at present a novel and
unique method for determining the
strength and drift of ocean .currents,
which is a most important .maritime
point, Tuis is done by floating "bottles
thrown overboard, each having inside
the date and place where it was cast
into the sea.'; The "bottle paper" which
is Inclosed has a blank form at the
bottom for the finder's name, date and
locality, printed in six languages, with
the request to the captains of passing
ships or others who may recover the
bottle to open the same and fill out the
blank form within, giving the exact
latitude and longitude where picked up,
together with the number of the bottle.
Afterward the bottle can be again
tossed overboard, or the original paper
containing this record is kept until the
first port is reached, when it is given to
the American' consul for transmission
to the hydrographic office at Washing
ton. Here a full history, of each bottle
from its number is kept, giving the time
and place of its various findings, so
that the hydrographic office may know
the directions taken by the bottle since
it was first put into the sea or last
picked up by some passing vessel. " In
this way the direction it has drifted and
the strength of the current can be accu
rately determined.'.;.--:x'----'i-,.'
Taken collectively, the paths follow -
,ed by those floating bottles give a cor
rect idea of the drift currents of the
North Atlantic. ; It is from the travel
of these bottles, as well as thejeports
and observations of captains, that the
Monthly Pilot Chart, which is the most
valuable guide and authority to all sea
going crafts, is composed. ... "
Some interesting returns have just
been made by the hydrographic office,
which show the good work -done : by
these ever-drifting little mariners. Some
have floated thousands of : miles, and
one has a rey.rd of covering 2,400 miles
in nlnety-twdvlays. .. The longest dis
tance reported, to have been made by
any bottle was one which covered 6,300
miles In a little over three years, or an
average of nearly six miles a day.
In conducting its ' experiments the
Navy Department has had the co-oper-ation
-of the . Russian .Government,
which on the cruises of two of its ves
sels had thrown into the sea 703 -bottles,
of which nearly fifty have been re
covered and reported. The motion of
the waters seems to be westerly, as is
evidenced by the destination of the nu
merous bottles cast adrift between Ma
delra and Cape San Roque, all of which
ultimately ' found their way" to the
Windward Islands, the Bahamas and
the western shores of the Gulf of Mex
leo. Vln the matter of the speed of the
currents the average record is about
twenty miles a day, according to the
New York Herald. - ' '
- Filipino Ladles Smoke.
The ladles of the Philippines have
progressed far beyond the dainty cigar
ette; Indeed, their cigars, which meas
ure some sixteen inches, are not in
tended for an evening's pleasure or an
after-dinner smoke. ; In the Philippines
they prefer smoking on the installment
plan, for these huge rolls of tobacco,
which -measure-five Inches in circum
ference, constitute one week's pleasure
for the ladies of Luzon. To offset the
difficulty presented by the weight, the
mouth, end is filled with a soft fiber
of tobacco, so that when the cigar is
grasped firmly " between the teeth so
great an indention is made that for the
remainder of the six days' smoke the
huge cigar fits naturally to the mouth,
and can be held without any conscious
effort. Loudon Science.
How He Got There.
"How'd I come here? Well," answer
ed the sullen convict, "I sneaked In ae
back way, when nobody wuz look in
and hid in dis yere cell." Boston Ad
vertlser.. - .. ,'. , ., .,.
What has become of the old-fashioned
woman who got mad when her Dart-
ner trumped her ace? ;
- Very few people know how to handle
enthusiasm.
Gate that Cannot Baa
The cut shows a plan of construction
for a gate that avoids the great incon
venience of sagging. The framework
about the gate holds the posts rigidly
in place, while .the cross supports of
the gate itself are arranged so, accord
ing to the laws of mechanics, that sag
ging Is almost an impossibility. Such
a gateway, moreover, has an "air" to It
a trlmness and an evidence of sub
stantial building that makes it a cred
it to the farm. Too few realize how the
Bmall, untidy affairs, like sagging gates,
dilapidated fences, well curbs, etc., give
to onlookers the impression of general
ly slovenly farm practice. Very often,
it must be admitted, 'such an impres-
sion la just Pride may, generally
speaking, be the forerunner of a fall,
but pride In the appearance of one's
farm buildings, fences, stock, etc., is
purely the sort of thing that Indicates
and goes with good farming in all Its
branches. New York Tribune.
Cheap Cover for Haystack.
Where hay is stacked rather than
stored-In barn or mow' there are tons
wasted and spoiled every season. In
feeding,-though the greatest care be
taken, it will be impossible not to open
a stack in some weather that wiUuln
the exposed hay. A cheap and conve
nient cover can be made that In one sea
son will more than pay for Itself In the
hay It will preserve.
Cut two 16 foot 2 by 4's In two pieces
each, -of equal length, which will, be
eight feet With some rough lumber
board up a side by laying the studding
six feet apart and cutting the boards
of that length. - When you have the
two sides boarded, place the two ends
of tht sections together. This will be
the apex of the -cover. The 2 by 4's
should have been left projecting a few
inches in order to bolt the two sides
together at the apex. This cover will
form a roof that will turn all storm and
preserve the hay as well as though
stored in a barn. ; As the covers are
made In sections six feet each, only that
much of a stack need be cut down at a
tjme. In order to hoi the covers firm
ly in place bore an Inch bole in the
lower ends of the 2 by 4's and with a
piece of smooth wire or rope hang a
heavy weight to it or stake it down
to the ground. Ohio Farmer.
- Kerosene for Ban Jose Scale.
There is no doubt that petroleum,
both the refined and crude petroleum,
is effectual in the battle against San
Jose scale, but the trouble with it is
that It produces different results at dif
ferent times. 1 An operator may apply
It effectually on one lot of trees and
without injury to the trees, while the
same oprator's applications on another
lot will kill many of the trees. . Nat
urally such results have brought pe-
troleum into disfavor, and, as a mat
ter of fact, it is a good .'thing to let
alone until more Is .known concerning
it It is a somewhat general practice
among nurserymen and fruit growers
to use petroleum during the summer,
and there can be no objection to this.
provided a solution not stronger than
20 per" cent of kerosene Is used with
water. This is a weak solution, and
can not injure the trees and as a wash
it does-check the trouble by -destroying
the young scale and keeping the older
scale in subjection until fall, when
stronger remedies may be applied.
- - Premium Com Crops,. -
ine reports or certain corn crops
which received premiums at the Coun
ty or local Agricultural Societies, as
exceeding 100 bushels of ears per acre,
not of shelled corn, which we sup
posed to have been meant by the ar
ticle to which we took exception, are
A SERVICEABLE GATI.
probably correct, and we would not
have questioned the accuracy of either
of them. Yet we remember when the
South Middlesex Society awarded a
premium to parties for having grown
something over 100 bushels of shelled
corn per acre on a field of about five
acres. They ascertained the crop by
measuring a square rod, which they
thought an average of the whole field.
then weighing the product of that and '
multiplying by 160. But after the
permium bad been awarded, the whole :
crop was harvested, busked and weigh
ed in December, and the field accurate
ly surveyed. The result showed that
the crop was much less than 100 bush
els of shelled corn per acre, and we
think but little more than one-half as .
much as the estimate of the committee
that awarded the premium. Many have .
grown over or very near 100 bushels of
ears, but few, if vany, have grown 100
bushels of corn. Massachusetts
Ploughman.
' Bhade In the Pasture.
Two years ago an experiment was
made with a view to ascertaining what
profit there was in providing some com
fort for milch cows in the pasture. The
pasture was so located that it was im
possible to give tree shade of any kind,
so a rough structure was erected with
boards, open on all sides, but hooded
in such a manner that some portion of It
was at all times shaded. By the use
of some piping the current of a stream
of water was carried Into troughs, so
that the cows at all times had a supply
of cool, fresh water.' The pasture was
situated on lowland, and as a conse
quence flies were very numerous and
annoying. It was found profitable to
use light blankets make of unbleached
muslin, arranged so that they could be
buttoned around the neck and come .
down over each leg to the ankle. Later
In the season, as these summer blan
kets became soiled, the fly remedies, of
which there are several good ones on
the market were used with splendid
success. The result of the experiment
showed conclusively that it was profit
able In dollars and cents to provide
thtse summer comforts for the cows.
The flow of milk was materially In
creased, and In quality much improved.
This last statement may seem a little
peculiar, as Quality is supposed to be
entirely the result of the food, but it is
surprising how much the quality of
milk is affected by the disposition of
the cow.
Commercial Fertilizers.
We remember hearing some one ask
an old farmer and a very successful
one why he did not keep more stock .
uuu noi nave to uuy so mucn commer
cial fertilizer. His reply was, "If I
kept twice as many animals I should
probably buy twice as much fertilizer."
We think he had the correct idea of
the proper use of commercial fertiliz
ers. They are a substitute for barn
yard manure only when barnyard man
ure cannot be obtained In sufficient
quantities to utilize ,the land and the
labor that can be had to a profitable
limit They will serve to grow a good
crop which will help to buy more stock
or to feed more animals, and thus cre
ate barnyard manure upon the farm.
They help to use land and labor that
would be unproductive, or nearly so.
If the land was not fertilized, but they
are seldom more profitable than when
used as an addition or supplement to
the barnvarii mannr Thpv uprvf tn
give the mineral elements th.it are
lacking in the manure and the soil, and
they glvethem In an available form:
Of course J to have them do this one
must choose his fertilizer so that it
will be adapted to the soli and crop,
and fill the wants that the barnyard
manure does not. American Cultiva
tor.'' '-. . -s " -
Do Apples Pay? ' .
A correspondent In the fruit district
of New York, who for twenty years
has been growing apples, writes that
after a .thorough trial he Is convinced
there Is no money. in apples. Another
correspondent located less than twenty
five miles from the first and known to
have made money In apple growing,
was communicated with. The reply told
the story. The man who eets but 75
cents a barrel for apples Is In the habit
of growing anything he can raise be
tween the orchard rows. He neither
trims, prunes, sprays nor thins, and
his apples are of the poorest grade as
a consequence. The second correspond
ent last year sold his apples and net
ted a trifle less than $150 per acre from
his twenty-three acres, and admits that
some of his neighbors have made even
a better showing. Apple growing does
pay If growers will do what is neces
sary to raise fruit of the best possible
quality, and it assuredly does not pay
if the grower neglects bis orchards.
' i 5' Cutter or Oleo. "
The Rural New Yorker says that "oleo
ships to the tropics much better thnn
genuine butter, the beef tallow It con
tains keeping It firm, and it does not
lose Its flavor during a sea voyage. It
can be made to stand any climate much
better than the delicate butterfat If
it is admitted to the Philippines at al
most the same rate as butter, dairy
men will be able to do but little busi
ness with the islands." For this rea-;
son the dairymen on the Pacific coast
want oleo subject to a tariff of tea
cents a pound, in the Philippines and
butter to be admitted free, even
though It loses flavor on the sea voy
age, and becomes rancid quickly In a
hot climate. American Cultivator. .