Cottage Grove leader., July 16, 1915, Image 2

sh e ask ed .
"O r you h a v e re a d of
th e m , a t an y ra te . A nd w h a t one
re a d s is u n d e re s tim a te d , n o t ex a g ­
g e ra te d . I h a v e n e v e r had a m o m en t's
freed o m in my life, n o t sin c e I w as a
little g irl, p lay in g w ith m y dolls.
“ A t school I w as sm o th e re d w ith a t­
te n tio n s . A t h o m e I w as suffo cated
w ith n u rs e s, c o m p an io n s I h ated ,
c h o se n fo r th e ir w e a lth an d ran k ,
loafer I w as d e c k e d out, s e n t to a
fin ish in g
school,
a ll
my
n a tu r e
c ra m p e d an d h a rd e n e d by lu x u ry and
£ y H. M. EGBERT
co n v en tio n . A nd I alw a y s lo nged fo r
m y e m a n c ip a tio n .
"D o you know w h a t we w om en h av e
to look fo rw a rd to ? M arriag e. T h a t
(C o p y rig h t. 1915. by W . Q. C h a p m a n .)
is all. A nd we a re n o t fre e to choose.
T he ca ttle m e n a b o ard th e big tra n s- My fa th e r is n o t u n k in d to me, but
A tlan tic lin e r looked w ith d isfav o r h e u n d e rs ta n d s n o th in g . It is n o t he
upon th e p a rtie s of saloon p a sse n g e rs w ho tra d e d m e, bu t c o n v en tio n again .
w ho com e betw een d eck s to w atch It is th e p re s s u re of c irc u m sta n c e s,
th e m feed and w a te r th e ste e rs. T hey of e n v iro n m e n t, m o re te r rib le th a n
re se n te d th e in tru sio n , an d th e ev i­ p h y sic a l force.
S o I am tra d e d fo r th e
d en t cu rio sity of th e se b ein g s from a c o ro n e t of a v isco u n t. T h a t is w hy I
w orld w holly alie n from th e ir e x p e ri­ am g o in g to E n g la n d —to m a rry him .
ence.
A nd if I could be a m an a n d fre e as
P e rh a p s it w as th e look upon you a re free, th e n o n ly could I begin
M ayne's face th a t s tru c k th e g irl who to live. Good-by.”
had lingered behind.
S h e tu rn e d aw ay h u rrie d ly a n d he
"Y ou—you d o n ’t like us to com e saw th e te a r s s tre a m in g dow n h e r
h e re ? ” she a sk ed tim idly.
ch eek s. H e m ad e no effo/L to follow
H e sh ru g g ed h is sh o u ld ers. "If th e h e r, b u t stood w a tc h in g h e r, lik e a
sig h t of o u r po v erty an d m enial lab o r m an In a d ream .
affords you sa tisfa c tio n — yes, m ad am .’’
H e d re a m e d of h e r d u rin g th e lo n g
“You sp eak like a g e n tle m a n .” said n ig h t, w hen th e c a ttle sh ip p itc h e d
th e girl, looking a t him curiously.
an d to sse d h eav ily in th e tro u g h of
“I used to be o n e,” he a n sw e re d In­ th e ch a n n e l, an d th e b lin d in g fog cam e
differently.
down. T h e tim b e rs of th e old sh ip
She still stood looking a t him . H e g ro a n e d a s th e w aves bu ffeted h er.
had a refined face, b u t a n e m b itte re d A t h is p o st th e c a p ta in s tra in e d to
expression on it. H e w as p e rh a p s c a tc h s ig h t of th e F o re la n d lig h ts.
th irty y e a rs o f age. S he looked a t
S u d d en ly , w ith a c ra s h th a t s e n t
h is h an d s; th e y w ere w hite, b u t h a rd ­ e v e ry
tim b e r
Ja rrin g ,
th e
lin e r
ened by toil.
U n d o u b ted ly he had sto p p ed , sh iv e re d , an d k eele d o v er.
been a gen tlem an .
T h e sh o ck s e n t th e c a ttle m e n flying
M ayne, for th e first tim e, raised his from th e ir bun k s. T h ey ru s h e d o u t
eyes to h ers.
S he saw now th a t in to th e open sp a c e b e tw een th e p en s
th e re w as a fu rtiv e ex p re ssio n in F ro m th e u p p e r d e c k cam e c rie s an d
them , as th o u g h th e m an w ished to th e so und of sea m e n ru n n in g . W om ­
hide
som eth in g —as
if h e
w ere en b e g a n to sc re a m .
T h ro u g h th e
asham ed of som ething.
H e saw a h aze loom ed up th e s q u a t form o f a
p re tty girl of a b o u t tw enty-five, fa sh ­ collier.
ionably d ressed , b u t a little h ard , he
T h e re w as no p o ssib ility of m is ta k ­
th o ught. T hey w atched each o th er, in g w h a t h ad h ap p en ed . T h e lin e r,
w hile the c a ttle lowed and th e w ran ­ ru s h in g a t full sp eed th ro u g h th e
gling voices of th e c a ttle m e n In th e fog, h a d s tru c k th e c o llier, n o t w ith
fo’c’stle seem ed to blend into harm ony h e r bow, b u t a m id sh ip s, a g la n c in g
w ith th e th ro b b in g screw an d plash blow w hich had rip p e d h e r o u te r
of th e waves.
s h e a th n e a rly h a lfw a y from th e bow.
" It Is n e v e r too la te to ch an g e,” said S h e w as k eelin g lo w er—sh e w ould
th e girl softly, placing h e r h an d upon go u n d e r w ith in a few m in u te s. T h e re
h is sleeve.
w ere no w a te r-tig h t p a rtitio n s on th e
"N ot w hen th e w ish re m a in s," he old ship, and. if th e re had been, th e y
answ ered. "B u t w hen hope is gone— ’’ w ould h a v e been o f little aid in su ch
“W h at th e n ? ” sh e cried , an d he a situ a tio n .
saw h e r face m o m en tarily d isto rte d ,
A fte r th e first co n fu sio n th e c a ttle ­
a s If she rem em b ered som e te rrib le
m en g a th e re d b e tw e e n d e c k s an d
m isfortune.
w aited . O u tc a sts a s th e s e m en w ere,
“I t would su rp ris e you,” h e said,
th e y h a d th e d isc ip lin e o f th e sea.
“if I w ere to te ll you th a t I have
T h e y did n o t know th a t M ayne w as
ly in g u n co n scio u s upon th e fo ’c’s tle
floor, w h e re he h ad b e e n flung by th e
shock. T h e y w a ite d q u ie tly en ough,
liste n in g to th e ra c k e t o v e rh e a d . T h e
se a m e n w e re try in g to lo w er th e
b o ats. B u t th o s e on th e p o rt sid e
w e re n e a r th e w a te r, th o s e o n th e
s ta rb o a rd u n a b le to b e la u n c h e d ow ­
in g to th e a n g le o f th e vessel.
T h e p a s s e n g e rs h a d been a ss e m ­
bled.
T h e ste w a rd s w e re ru n n in g
h ith e r a n d th ith e r w ith life b e lts. T h e
g rim y fa c e s of th e s to k e rs a p p e a re d
ab o v e th e la d d e r. T h e fires h ad a l­
re a d y b een flooded.
F o rtu n a te ly th e c a ttle sh ip c a rrie d
few p a sse n g e rs. E v en th e p o rt b o a ts
sufficed to c o n ta in th em . T h e c o llie r
had b a c k e d aw a y a n d m eg ap h o n e d
th ro u g h th e fog. O rd e r w as re s to re d
o u t o f chaos. E v en th e c a ttle m e n
w e re re m e m b e re d .
O nly, b e fo re all could b e ta k e n
aw ay, th e ship k eele d o v e r a n d d is­
a p p e a re d in th e sw irlin g w a te rs.
As sh e w e n t dow n th e tiltin g d eck
slid M ayne in to th e w a te r. T h e sh o ck
of th e im m e rsio n rev iv e d h im ; h e
found h im se lf g a sp in g an d b a ttlin g fo r
life in a w hirlpool of b ello w in g c a t­
tle an d flo atin g p la n k s from th e pens.
H e m a n a g e d to c a tc h o n e an d su p ­
p o rte d h im self.
O v er th e in v isib le
She Was Clinging to the Keel of an w a te r c a m e c rie s a n d sc re a m s, w hich
Upturned Boat.
g ra d u a lly grew fa in te r.
H e w as a w a k e now . H e knew w h a t
chosen th is life d elib erately . Y et such
la th e case. I used to be q u ite a dif­ h a d o c c u rre d . It w as s tra n g e th a t a t
fe re n t sort of m an. In fact. I w as th a t m o m e n t h e th o u g h t, n o t of h is
w hat is called a ’college m a n ,’ I b e­ p a st love so d ish o n o re d , b u t of th e
lieve, though th e w ords aw ak en no g irl h e h a d seen.
And. a s h e p ic tu re d h er, he saw h e r
p rid e In m e now. Yes, I ch o se d e ­
lib erately to h erd w ith m en o f th is face p a in te d upon th e d riftin g haze.
stam p, because—h e re alo n e I find A n o th e r in s ta n t an d h e w as s ta rin g
in to h e r eyes.
fran k n ess, loynlty, friendship. I—”
S h e w as c lin g in g to th e k eel o f an
He broke off sud d en ly an d looked
u p tu rn e d b o at, w hich h ad been sw e p t
m oodily at her.
dow n in to th e ra p id s, c a rry in g its In­
"T ell m e," th e g irl w hispered.
"H e was my frien d , and she— well, m a te s to d e stru c tio n in th e sw am p
How sh e h ad lived
we had known each o th e r all o u r lives of th e lin e r.
and w ere engaged to be m arried . th ro u g h th o s e m o m e n ts o f agony she
I cam e hom o u n ex p ected ly
and n e v e r k n e w ; sh e th o u g h t a fte rw a rd
found th a t h e had b e tra y e d me. it w as b e c a u se M ayne w as so n e a r,
T h a t Is all. It h ap p en ed five y e a rs b e c a u se th e r e w as a life fo r b o th of
ago. But ab o u t th e sam e tim e my them , to b e lived to g e th e r.
H o saw h e r u p tu rn e d face and
tr u s te e robbed mo o f my fo rtu n e.
T h a t w as w hy sh e w as false. If tt sw am to w a rd h e r. A m o m en t la te r
h ad been love for him I could h av e h e w as c lin g in g to th e boat b esid e
H e clim bed
forgotten. So I d isap p eared from my h e r, su p p o rtin g h er.
w orld and chose th is one
Now run upon th e k eel an d p ulled h e r u p a fte r
aw ay to your friends, little g irl, and him . S h e sa n k back in to h is a rm s
Day b ro k e and th e fog d rifte d aw ay.
play,” he sn eered bru tally .
He m ight a s well h av e sn eered at Upon th e h o rizo n a p p e a re d th e w h ite
o ne of th e p a tie n t c a ttle , fo r nil th e sa ils o f a fishing sch o o n er. S h e w as
b e a rin g dow n upon th e m . T h e g irl
cfToct It had.
"And yon th in k th a t yon a re fre e ? " lifted h e r h a g g a rd face.
"A ll my p a st, a ll I have, m y fam ily,
sh e asked . "You h av e no se n se of
my frie n d s w ere on th e sh ip —In th e
law , of citizen sh ip , of pulille d u ty ? "
"H ard ly ," he said, scoffing. "Y es. b o at th a t w e n t d o w n .” sh e said.
w-e a re free equally, you In y o u r gild ­
"A nd
m y p a s t— ”
he
began.
ed luxury, an d I In my co m rad esh ip " L is te n !" h e c rie d fiercely. ”1 w ant
w ith th e o u tc a sts of th e w orld.”
to live ag ain , a new life, u n tro u b le d
“I free?" sh e cried, b eg in n in g to by any th o u g h ts of th e p a st. I h a v e
laugh. H e h e a rd th e c a tc h in h e r m oney In m y c lo th e s—en o u g h to h elp
th ro a t and his eyes so ften ed mo­ me to b egin th a t life. A nd I w a n t to
m en tarily . "L isten , th e n
W e sh a ll h elp you to begin your»."
n e v e r m eet again, and I can te ll you
"O u rs," sh e said g ra v e ly —fo r one
w hat I can n o t te ll anybody else. My does no t sp e a k lig h tly In su ch a m o­
fa th e r Is m any tim e s a m illio n aire.”
m ent.
" P e rh a p s, o u t o f o u r sh ip ­
"Y es, th a t can be seen .” he said, w recked p a st a fa ire r fu tu re m ay a ris e
looking a t h e r d ress, h e r jew els. He for each o f u s.”
saw th e flush cre e p up u n d e r h e r
4 ----
•kin
H is p e n e tra tin g glan ce seem ed
More Chance to Win.
lo d is se c t her.
N ev er b e t on a su re th in g w hen you
"Y ou know th e lives o f ua w o m e n ? ' can ta k e a c h a n c e ..
Out of a
Shipwrecked
Past
AS NAMED IN HAWAII BEGINNERS WITH BEES FULL ACC0UNT °F ,0° HENS SOME KITCHEN HINTS
N O M E N C L A T U R E O F T H E N A TIV ES
SIN G U LA R LY PICTU R ESQ U E.
Healthful, Interesting and Profit­
able Occupation.
Mrs. Oyster, Atlantic Ocean and Stom­ Selection of 8lte for Apiary of Much
ach Are Example»— Male Infant
Importance— Experiments Have
Christened “Mrs. Tompkins,”
Proved That Low Stand Is
Girl Named “Samson."
Always Preferable.
T h e n a tiv e s of H aw aii a re s in g u la r­
ly p ic tu re sq u e
in th e ir ch o ice of
n am es. M rs. S c isso rs, T h e T h ief, T h e
G host, T h e Fool. T h e M an W ho
W ash es H is D im ples, Mrs. O y ster, T h e
W e a ry L izard , T h e H u sb an d
of
K a n e ia (a m a le do g ), T h e G re a t K e t­
tle, T h e N ose, T h e A tla n tic O cean, T he
S to m ach , P o o r P u ssy , M rs. T u rk ey ,
T h e T e n th H eav en , a re a ll n a m e s th a t
h a v e a p p e a re d in th e city d ire c to ry .
T h e y a re o fte n c a re le ss of th e g en ­
d e r o r a p p ro p ria te n e s s of th e n a m e s
th e y ta k e . A h o u se h o ld er on Bere-
ta n ia s tre e t, H onolulu, is called T h e
P r e tty W om an (W a h ln e M a lk a i); a
m a le In fan t w as la tely c h riste n e d
M rs. T o m p k in s; o n e little g irl is
n am ed S a m so n ; a n o th e r, T h e M an;
S u sa n (K u k e n a ) is a boy; so a re
P o lly S a ra h , J a n e P e te r an d H e n ry
A nn. A p re tty little m aid h a s been
n am ed by h e r fond p a re n ts T h e P ig
S ty (H a le P u a ). F o r som e unk n o w n
re a so n — o r fo r no re a so n a t a ll—one
boy is n am ed T h e R a t E a te r (K am ea
Oi 1 O le).
R e v e re n d D o cto r C oan of H aw aii
p o sse sse d th e love of h is flock. O ne
m o rn in g a c h ild w as p re s e n te d for
b a p tism w h o se n a m e w as g iven by
th e p a re n ts, M lkia; w hen th e c e re ­
m ony w as finished th e p a re n ts a ss u re d
th e d o c to r th a t th e y had n am ed th e
b ab y fo r him .
“ B u t m y n a m e is n o t M ichael,” said
th e do cto r, su p p o sin g M ikia to be
a im e d th e re a t.
“W e alw a y s h e a r y o u r w ife call
you “ M ik ia !” a n sw e re d th e m o th er.
S h e h a d m ista k e n M rs. C o an ’s fam il­
ia r “ my d e a r” fo r h e r h u sb a n d 's given
n am e.
A n old s e r v a n t in D o cto r W ig h t's
fam ily , a t K o h ala, c au sed h e r g ra n d ­
c h ild to be b ap tiz e d in ch u rch . T h e
d o c to r (K a u k a ); t h a t w as its only
n am e. By w ay o f c o m p lim en t to th e
e a rly p h y sic ia n s, m an y c h ild re n w ere
n a m e d a f te r th e ir d ru g s, a s Jo se p h
S quills, M iss R h u b arb , T h e E m etic,
T h e D o c to r W h o P e e p s in a t a Door.
N a m e s u n c o m p lim e n tary , o r even
d is g u stin g , a re w illin gly b o rn e by
th e ir o w n e rs; o th e r s convey a p le a s­
in g a n d g ra c e fu l s e n tim e n t. A m ong
th e la t te r a re th e A rch of H eav en (K a
R ia L a n i), T h e R iv e r of T w ilig h t (K a
W ia L in la ), T h e D e lica te W re a th (K a
L ei m a L il). T h e n a m e o f L iliu O
K a la n i, th e q u e e n now in re tire m e n t,
m e a n s A L ily in th e Sky.— Y o u th ’s
C om panion.
T o ta l .................................... *286.50
P ro fit fo r y e a r ............... *103.85
T h e h e n s av erag ed 119 e g g s each
th a t b ro u g h t a n a v e ra g e p ric e of 25
c e n ts a dozen.
COW MUST BE COMFORTABLE
Bees Carrying Pollen.
Voice of Experience.
DISPOSITION O F INGREDIENTS IN
T H E PAN TRY.
M any s ta te m e n ts a re m ad e a s to
th e profits in th e p oultry business,
b u t few of th em give m uch re a l lig h t
as th e y a re seldom com plete. All
g iv e a sta te m e n t of re ceip ts, b u t few
say a n y th in g a b o u t c o st o r ex p en se
of p ro d u ctio n , w hich le a v e s on e in
th e d a rk a s to w h a t can o r can n o t
be m ad e in th e b u sin ess. H e re is a
s ta te m e n t o f th e e x p erien ce of a lad )
w ho w rite s to a n a g ric u ltu ra l p ap er
of th e S o u th w est, w ith 100 h en s, som e
W h ite L eghorns, B lack M inorcas and
R hode Islan d R eds, all ra n g in g to ­
g e th e r:
E x p e n se s;
B eek eep in g
m ay
be
conducted
p ro fitab ly w hen m an ag ed carefu lly by
p u ttin g in to p ra c tic e w h at h a s been
found o u t by e x p e rts in th e m an ag e­
m e n t an d u se of m odern ap p lian ces
E m p h asis, how ever, should b e placed
upon th e im p o rta n c e o f b eg in n in g in
a sm all w ay and d eveloping a s o n e’s
In te re s t in c re a se s.
100 h e n s a t 50 c e n ts ...........$ 50.00
T h e e q u ip m e n t n e c e ss a ry , while
4 c o ck s a t 50 c e n ts ...........
2.00
sim ple, is p ecu liarly a d a p te d to the
F eed ............................................125.40
b u sin ess. U se n o th in g b u t a m odem
E g g s fo r h a t c h i n g ...............
5.25
h iv e ; on e th a t you m ay o pen from
tim e to tim e, p e rm ittin g a stu d y of the
T o ta l ..................................... *182.65
co n d itio n of th e bees.
C
re
d
it:
T h e se le c tio n o f th e s ite fo r the
844
dozen eggs s o l d ............. *209.35
a p ia ry is of Im p o rtan ce. T h e apiary
C h ick en s s o l d ........................ 18.15
m ay be placed in th e d o o ry ard , in the
Jh ick en s on h a n d ............... 59.00
o rc h a rd , in th e m eadow , a t th e edge
of w oodland, o r on a h illsid e. If the
h illsid e b e ch o sen an d th e hill be oi
c o n sid e ra b le h eig h t, it is w ell to have
th e a p ia ry lo cated a b o u t h a lf w ay up
B ees m ay be su ccessfu lly k e p t in
h o u ses h av in g e n tra n c e s th ro u g h the
sid es of th e building. B ees m ay also
be k e p t upon roofs of high buildings.
S ev eral
ex p e rim e n ts
w ith
hive
s ta n d s a t v a ry in g h e ig h ts hav e proved
th a t a low sta n d is p referab le. If the
h iv es a r e eig h t, te n o r tw elv e inches
ab ove th e gro u n d th e h eav ily laden
b e e s re tu rn in g from th e field will
o fte n d ro p to th e ground b efo re re a c h ­
ing th e e n tra n c e , losing co n sid erab le
tim e, if th e y g ain th e e n tra n c e a t all.
If h iv es a re on r a th e r high sta n d s it is
w ell to h a v e a sloping e n tra n c e re a c h ­
in g n e a rly to th e ground. T h e hives
m ay b e a rra n g e d se p a ra te ly o r in
p a irs. W e a re u sin g a low sta n d con­
ta in in g tw o h iv es w ith a b o u t eig h t or
te n in c h e s betw een. M any of th e b e t­
t e r b e e k e e p e rs a re k eep in g bees a fte r
th is m eth o d an d se v e ra l h av e th e
s ta n d s sin g le w ith from five to te n feet
b etw een .
T h e h iv e s should all face in th e
sa m e d irectio n , a n d b etw eu th e row s
th e r e should be sufficient room for
th e b ees to ris e up o u t of th e w ay oi
th e o p e ra to r.
T h e h ive should be placed on a stan d
n e a rly lev el from sid e to side, w ith a
Under False Pretenses.
v e ry slig h t tilt fo rw ard to allow w ater
M any p e rso n s a re u n d e r th e im p re s­ to ru n o u t in c a se of a b ea tin g ra in
sio n t h a t A m erica h a s few, if any, n a ­
tiv e p la n ts w o rth y of cu ltiv a tio n in
th e h o m e g ard e n . T h e y h av e been
a c c u sto m e d to look upon th e m a s
w eeds a n d w ild th in g s, an d so u n fa ­
m ilia r a re th e y w ith n a tiv e flow ers
th a t th e y fail to reco g n ize th em w hen
th e y m e e t th e m o u ts id e th e ir n a tiv e
h a u n ts . A w rite r te lls how h e tr a n s ­
p la n te d a s ta lk of g o ldenrod from a
fe n c e c o rn e r in th e p a s tu re to a p lace
in h is g a rd e n .
I t flo urished lu x u ri­
a n tly , a n d s e n t u p m an y s ta lk s a s
h ig h a s a m a n ’s h e a d , each crow ned
w ith a g re a t p lu m e of b rillia n t flow­ Buckwheat Flowers, Fine for Bees.
ers.
T h e g ra s s should be k e p t sh o rt around
A n e ig h b o r w a s a ttr a c te d by th e
th e h iv e so th a t th e bees m ay have
b e a u ty of th e p la n t, a n d d ecla red it
fre e a c c e ss to th e e n tra n c e .
m u s t h a v e c o s t its o w n e r som e dol­
A s in th e case of th e s ite fo r the
la rs. W h e n to ld , h o w ever, th a t n u m ­
hiv es, e v ery ste p of b ee c u ltu re should
b e rs of th e sa m e p la n t w ere flourish­
b e c a re fu lly stu d ied . D on’t go too
in g b e h in d h is b arn , h e ex claim ed :
"W h a t! You m ean to te ll m e i t ’s fasL F ir s t, “be su re you a re rig h t,
y a lle rw e e d !” A nd b e w en t aw ay w ith th e n go a h e a d .”
Dr. E . F. P h illip s of th e U nited
th e a ir of o n e w ho h ad been Im posed
S ta te s d e p a rtm e n t o f a g ric u ltu re say9
upon.— C o u n try G en tlem an.
t h a t it is a c o n se rv a tiv e e stim a te to
claim th a t th e h oney bee does m ore
Marks Historic German Spot.
good to a g ric u ltu re in its office a s a
S ta n d in g a p p ro x im a tely on th e e x ­
cro ss-p o llin a to r th a n it does a s a
a c t s p o t w h ere in 1414 F re d e ric k of h o n ey g a th e re r.
M any o rc h a rd ists
H o h en zo lle rn , c o u n t of N urem burg,
re a liz e th is, a n d k eep b ees solely for
w ith a h e av y c a n n o n p a rtly d estro y ed
th e b en efits d eriv ed from c ro ss-fertili­
FYiesack, G erm an y , to d ay re s ts a cu­
z a tio n o f th e fru it blossom s.
rio u sly b u ilt m o n u m e n t in th e sh ap e
of a w a r piece m a d e of log w heels,
m illsto n e s an d w ood. T h e tow n lies APPLE CROP BROKE RECORDS
on a b ra n c h of th e R h in e in P ru s sia
n e a r P o tsd am . C lose to it is a la rg e Estimated Production for 1914 Placed
e s ta te b e a rin g th e sa m e nam e, w hose
at 259,000.000 Bushels— Largest
fo rtified c a s tle w as c a p tu re d by F re d ­
Ever Raised.
e ric k a f te r a b itte r fight a g a in s t th e
T h e ap p le cro p o f 1914 Is probably
re b e llio u s k n ig h t D ietrich von Qult-
zow. I t w as below th e p lace w here th e la r g e s t e v e r pro d u ced in th e
th e c a n n o n now s ta n d s th a t th e Quit- U n ited S ta te s, b ein g e stim a te d a t 259,-
sow s w e re in tre n c h e d .— P o p u la r Me­ 000,000 b u sh els, as co m p ared w ith 145,-
000,000 b u sh els In 1913; ab o u t 235.000.-
ch an ics.
000 b u sh els in 1912; 214,000,000 in
1911; 142.000,000 in 1910, an d 146,000,-
Accepted the Apology.
A y o u n g p ra c titio n e r a p p e a re d b e ­ 000 in 1909, a s re p o rte d by th e census.
fo re a pom pous old Judge, w ho took T h e se figures r e p r e s e n t th e to ta l ”ag-
offense a t a re m a rk th e law y er m ade ric u itu ra l" cro p a n d should n o t be
co n fu sed w ith figures re p re se n tin g e s­
c ritic iz in g h is d ecision.
"If you do n o t in s ta n tly apologise tim a te s o f th e "co m m ercial" crop,
fo r th a t re m a rk ,” sa id th e Judge, “I w hich c o m p rise s only th e m ark eted
s h a ll c o m m it you fo r co n te m p t of p o rtio n o f th e to ta l production.
In 1913 th e co m m ercial cro p w as es­
c o u rt."
“U pon re c o lle c tio n , y o u r h o n o r,” in­ tim a te d a t 40 p er c e n t of th e to ta l ag
s ta n tly re p lie d th e young a tto rn e y . “I ric u itu ra l production. T h e c en su s re ­
find th a t y o u r h o n o r w as rig h t an d I p o rt o f 146,000.000 b u sh els in 1909 is
w a s w rong, a s y o u r h o n o r a lw ay s is." th e b asis of y e a rly e s tim a te s of to ta l
T h e ju d g e looked dubious, b u t finally p ro d u ctio n , b e in g u sed in connection
with cro p re p o rte rs ' e s tim a te s of p e r
sa id h e w ould a c c e p t th e apology.
c e n ta g e of a full cro p p roduced each
y ear.
" I’m le a rn in g to m a k e fu d g e and
taffy," sa id th e p ro sp e c tiv e bride, "so
th a t I c a n p le a se my h u sb an d w ith
so m e a f te r we a re w edded."
"F u d g e an d taffy a re w hat th e m en
like,* re sp o n d ed th e old m a rrie d w om ­
an.
" T h a t su its 'em . w h e th e r you
m a k e It o r w h e th e r y ou ta lk it, my
d e a r.”
Woman Gives Her Experience With
Flock of Mixed Fowls— Profit
for Year Was *103.
Fact Must Be Borne in Mind In Con­
struction of Stalls, Stanchions and
Mangers In Barns.
(B y W . D. N IC H O L S .)
T h e fa c t th a t th e cow m u s t be
c o m fo rta b le
m ust
be
b o rn e
in
m ind in th e co n stru c tio n o f sta lls,
sta n c h io n s and m an g ers in d airy
b arn s. U sually, too little th o u g h t is
given to th e co n stru c tio n o f d airy
buildings, and m any m ista k e s a re
m ade w hich a re n o t d isco v ered u n til
it is to o la te to c o rre c t th em . By
c a re fu l p lan n in g an d stu d y , th e cow 's
,2X+
7 *
t.
jm * * j0 *
Steel Swinging Stanchions Set In
Homemade Wooden Frame, Used by
Kentucky Experiment Station.
h e a lth and co m fo rt m ay be p rom oted,
an d th e re s u lts quickly show in th e
in c re a se d profits from th e business.
T a k e , fo r in sta n c e , th e ite m of
sta n c h io n s and sta lls. M any p a te n t
sta n c h io n s and s ta lls hav e been placed
upon th e m a rk e t an d som e o f th e se
p o ssess p o in ts o f m erit. T h e p rin cip al
o b jectio n to th em is th e ir expensive-
ness. M any of th e m se ll a t fro m *5
to *10 each.
W hile th is p a te n te d eq u ip m en t ad d s
to th e n e a tn e ss and b eau ty of th e in ­
te r io r of th e sta b le , it is by no m ean s
in d isp en sab le.
A sim ple ch ain tie co stin g 20 c e n ts
is ju s t as co m fo rta b le fo r th e cow s
an d w ill a n sw e r all p ra c tic a l p u r­
poses. Such a tie should a p p e a l to
th o s e w ho a re Ju st b eg in n in g in the
d a iry b u sin e ss and do n o t w ish to in­
c u r th e heav y ex p en se of in stallin g
high p riced eq u ip m en t.
T h e old sty le rig id stan ch io n is still
used by m any d a irie s, an d th e ir use
in d icate« little o r no bad effects re ­
s u ltin g from th e ir use, b u t u n d o u b ted ­
ly sw in g in g sta n c h io n s a re m ore com ­
fo rta b le , a n d a re g re a tly to be p re­
fe rre d .
T h e K en tu ck y e x p e rim e n t sta tio n
u se s a m ost ex cellen t sta n c h io n , w ith ­
o u t tn e iro n fram ew o rk . T h ese can
be p u rc h a se d fo r a b o u t *1.35 each and
c a n be h u n g in a h om e-constructed
w ooden fram e w ith e n tire ly sa tisfa c
to ry re s u lts an d a t low cost.
CORRECT SETTING OF TREES
Nurseryman Gets Big End of Blame
for Losses— Great Care Must Be
Exercised by Buyer.
O ne h a s b u t to becom e a fr u it tre e
a g e n t in o rd e r to realize w h a t a very
sm all p e rc e n ta g e of th e tre e s s e t out
every sp rin g su rv iv e, even th ro u g h th e
first seaso n . T h e n u rse ry m e n g e t th e
big end o f th e blam e fo r th e s e losses,
w hen it is m ore o ften th e fa u lt o f th e
p a rty w ho s e ts o u t th e tree.
G re a t c a re m u st be ex ercised In
h an d lin g tre e s th a t a re to be p lan ted ,
o r s e t out. T h e p ack in g should n o t be
rem oved from aro u n d th em till one is
read y to s e t th em o u t o r h eel th em in,
as it ta k e s b u t a v ery s h o rt tim e for
ex p o su re to sun and w ind to ru in th e
roots. If fo r an y re aso n th e tre e s have
been u n p ack ed o r th e p acking seem s
inefficient, th e tre e s m ay be carefu lly
rem oved an d heeled In. T h is is accom ­
p lished by p lacin g th e tr e e s on a
slig h tly slo p in g spot, a shallow tre n c h
b eing dug fo r th e roots. P lace th e
tre e s in th in la y ers, co v erin g th em
well abo v e th e ro o ts w ith m oist e a rth
A th in clo th o r la y e r of stra w o v e r th e
b ra n c h e s fo r th e first day w ill fu rn ish
p ro tectio n from sudden ex p o su re to
P lace fo r F ru it T rees.
th e su n a fte r th e tre e s have been con­
T h e Ideal p lace fo r th e peach, plum , fined in th e sh a d e so long.
an d c h e rry is th e p o u ltry yard. H ere
so m e sh a d e is need ed fo r th e fowls,
Silo Insures Great Profit.
a n d th e fe rtility of th e soil fa v o rs th e
T h e eilo in creases th e lir e sto ck c a ­
tre e s , an d in s e c t in fe ste d fru it is de­ p acity of every farm , and It m eans b e t­
v o u red a s it fa lls w ith th e la rv a or te r m eth o d s of feeding w hich m ean s
o th e r fo rm s of d e stru c tiv e U fa
g re a te r p ro d t to th e sUo ow ner.
Flour Must Be Sifted Several Times to
Secure the Best Results— Use of
Bread Crumbs— Tin Cake
Boxes.
Flour. — F lo u r should alw ay s b e s if t­
ed se v e ra l tim es, as th is ad d s to th e
lig h tn e s s of b read o r cake.
W hen
so u r m ilk is to be em ployed w ith th e
Hour, cream of t a r t a r o r b aking pow ­
d e r 1 b o m itted an d only so d a js e d .
T e a b iscu its, m ade w ith soda an d so u r
m ilk, a re delicious s o u th e rn d elicacies
A q u a rte r of a teasp o o n fu l of so d a is
sufficient fo r a q u a rt of flour.
Bread Crumbs. — C rum bs th a t a re to
be k e p t fo r an y tim e should be p u t in
g la ss ja rs . J a r s w ith th e tig h t screw
to p s u sed fo r p re s e rv e s a re e x c e l'e n t
fo r th e purpose.
T h e cru m b s w ill
k eep b e tte r if th e b re a d is firs t d rie d
in th e sto v e, th e n g ra te d an d b o ttled
w hen e n tire ly cold.
All scallo p ed
d ish es in clu d e cru m b s in th e m ix tu re
and a d ry d u st of th e m on to p W ith
th e a d d itio n of th e cru m b s, a n d prop­
e r seaso n in g , a l fra g m e n ts of fre sh
m eat, fish and p o u ltry m ay b e u sed
up.
Salt and Pepper. — T ab le s a lt should
be fine— in fact, alm o st as sm o o th a s
pow der. B lack p ep p er h as m ore ta s te
*nd p u ngency if g ro u n d fresh ly in a
little p ep p er m ill a t th e tim e of using.
Heating the Bread Knife. — W hen
you a re c u ttin g new b read fo r th e ta ­
ble did you e v e r tr y p u ttin g th e k n ife
In h o t w a te r? T ry it som e tim e an d
se e if you don’t find it c u ts m uch
e a sie r.
Tin Bread and Cake Boxes. — A lw ays
k eep c ak e and b read in tin boxes, as
w ooden boxes, u n le ss w ell seaso n ed ,
a re a p t to give th em a d isa g re e a b le
ta s te , a n d w rap p in g th e m in brow n
p a p e r should be avoided fo r th e sam e
reaso n .
Pork Chops and Spaghetti.
F ry p o rk chops brow n w ith th r e e
sliced o n io n s an d a tin y clove of g a r­
lic, peeled and sliced. T h en p o u r a
can o f to m a to e s o v e r th e m e a t; s e a ­
son w ell w ith p e p p e r an d s a lt and a
little p a p rik a, and add a chopped
g reen pepper.
C ook slow ly fo r a n
h o u r. M eanw hile boil a p ack ag e of
s p a g h e tti In p len ty o f s a lte d w a te r,
lea v in g it w hole If p o ssib le Cook till
te n d e r, th e n d rain an d rin s e w ith cold
w ater, an d ag ain w ith boiling w ater.
P la c e th e p o rk chops on a la rg e p la t­
te r an d s tra in th e g rav y , w hich should
h a v e cooked till r a th e r th ick , o v e r
th e m , an d b o rd e r w ith sp a g h e tti. O v er
th e la t te r sp rin k le g ra te d c h e ese ra th ­
e r th ic k ly and pass a d ish of th e sa m e
fo r th o s e w ho lik e a m ore decided
c h e e se flavor. M ushroom s, e ith e r th e
fre sh o r dried, m ay be cooked w ith
th e s p a g h e tti an d It w ill Im prove th e
dish g re a tly .
French Toast With Marmalade.
A fan cy to a s t re m in d s one o f w h a t
is so m etim es called “F re n c h to a s t."
P lain w h ite b read is c u t in r a t h e r
g e n e ro u s slices, b ru sh ed lig h tly w ith a
m ix tu re o f egg and m ilk, n o t enough
b ein g u sed to m o isten m o re th a n th e
a c tu a l su rfa c e of th e b read . T h e d i­
r e c t h e a t o f to a s tin g quickly d rie s
th is, an d w hen th e b read so tr e a te d is
ca re fu lly brow ned It Is difficult to
g u ess w h erein lies th e s e c re t of th is
p a rtic u la r b ran d o f to a s t.
W ith a
spoonful of jam o r m a rm a la d e th is
m ak es a n ideal n o v elty fo r th e a fte r­
noon te a table.
Smothered Mutton.
C ut in sm all p ieces a s m uch raw ,
lean m u tto n as d esired . S lice seven
sm all p o ta to e s th in , p eel fo u r larg e
onions. In a b ak in g d ish p u t a la y e r
of m u tto n , sp rin k le w ith onion, salt,
p e p p e r a n d d o ts of b u tte r.
(B u tte r
m ay be o m itted .) C ut b read in dice,
d ry in oven and u se fo r n e x t layer,
o r u se only p o tato es. F ill th e d ish
w ith lay ers, m ak in g th e top one of
bread. It is nice to u se b read only
fo r th e top.
O nion e x tr a c t m ay be
s u b s titu te d fo r th e v eg etab le. T u rn
o v e r a ll one and on e-h alf cu p fu ls of
h o t w a te r. B ake slow ly
Strawberry Mousse.
P ick and w ash tw o q u a rts o f s tra w ­
b e rrie s o r u se th e p re se rv e d fru it. P u t
th ro u g h a siev e w ith a p o ta to m ash er.
D issolve one-half box g e la tin in a cu p ­
ful cold w ater.
S tra in th ro u g h a
c h eeseclo th an d add tw o cu p fu ls of
s u g a r S tir w ell o v e r stra w b e rry m ix­
tu re. W hip a p in t of c re a m u n til stiff.
Add Juice of on e-fo u rth lem on, m ix
w ith stra w b e rrie s. P u t in a form an d
sta n d on ice fo r tw o h o u rs. T u rn out
•tn p la tte r an d serv e w ith w hipped
cream an d pow dered su g ar.
Mountain Muffins.
Scald a cupful of co rn m eal w ith one
znd o n e -q u a rte r cap fu ls o f h o t m ilk
snd le t it sta n d fo r five m in u tes. T h en
add a cupful of boiled ric e an d one
cupful o f flour, in to w h ich you have
stirre d tw o te a sp o o n fu ls of b ak in g
pow der, a teasp o o n fu l of s a lt and one-
lu a r te r cu p fu l of su g ar. S tir In th e
yolks o f tw o eggs b eate n w ell, a ta b le ­
spoonful of m elted b u tte r, and la s tly
th e w hipped w h ites of th e eggs. B ake
J5 m in u te s in hot g re a s e d gem pans.
Creamed Fish.
F la k e a n y fish th a t m ay h av e been
left from a p rev io u s d in n e r w ith a
fo rk ; c o v er w ith cream sa u ce an d
serve. T h e sa u ce m ay h av e as a fo u n ­
dation a n y of th e d raw n b u tte r sa u c e
th a t m ay h a v e been le ft o v e r from th e
sam e m eal Add m ilk a n d th ic k e n to
desired consistency.