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.