w ith a sm ile, " b u t th e d ista ff;
T h en you w ould be In tr u th m y queen
m y b e a u tifu l B e rth a !"
The Courtship °L
Miles Standish
With Illustrations by
Howard Chandler Christy
( C o p y r ig h t, T h e D o b b s - M e r r ill C o m p a n y)
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" L e t a ll be fo rg o tte n betw een
us,—
All sa v e th e d e a r, old frien d sh ip , and
th a t
sh a ll
grow
o ld e r
and
d e are r!”
Forth from th a c u r ta in of clouds,
T h en th e C a p ta in ad v an c ed , and, bow
from th e t e n t of p u rp le a n d s c a r
ing, sa lu te d P risc illa ,
let.
G ra v ely , a n d a f te r th e m a n n e r of old-
Issued th e su n , th e g r e a t H ig h P rie s t,
fa sh io n e d g e n try In E n g lan d ,
in his g a r m e n ts re s p le n d e n t.
S o m e th in g of cam p and of c o u rt, of
Holiness u n to th e L o rd , In l e tte r s of
to w n and
of
c o u n try ,
com
light, on h is fo re h e a d .
m ingled,
Round the h e m of h is ro b e th e g o ld en
W ish in g h e r Joy of h e r w edding, and
bells a n d p o m e g ra n a te s .
loudly laud in g h e r h u sb a n d .
Blessing th e w o rld h e cam e, a n d th e
T h en h e sa id w ith a sm ile : "I sh o u ld
bars of v a p o r b e n e a th him
h a v e re m e m b e re d th e a d a g e ,—
Gleaned like a g r a te of b ra ss, a n d th e
If you w'ould be w ell se rv e d , you
sea a t h is fe e t w a s a la v e r 1
m u st s e rv e y o u rse lf; a n d m o re
over,
This w as th e w e d d in g m o rn of P ris N o m an can g a th e r c h e rrie s In K e n t
cilla, th e P u rita n m aid en .
a t th e se a so n of C h ris tm a s 1”
Friends w ere a s se m b le d to g e th e r; th e
E lder and M a g is tra te also
G re a t w as th e p e o p le 's a m a z e m e n t,
Graced th e sc e n e w ith t h e i r p re se n c e ,
and g r e a te r y e t th e ir re jo ic in g .
and sto o d lik e th e L aw a n d th e
T h u s to b ehold o n ce m o re th e s u n
Gospel,
b u rn t face of th e ir C a p ta in ,
One w ith th e sa n c tio n of e a r th and
W hom th ey h a d m o u rn e d as dead;
one w ith th e b le s sin g of h eav en .
a n d th e y g a th e re d a n d crow ded
Simple a n d b rie f w as th e w edding, as
a b o u t him.
th a t of R u th a n d of Bcaz.
E a g e r to se e him a n d h e a r him ,
Softly th e y o u th a n d th e m a id e n re
fo rg e tfu l of b rid e a n d of b rid e
p eated th e w o rd s of b e tro th a l.
groom .
Taking eac h o th e r fo r h u sb a n d and
Q u e stio n in g , a n s w e rin g , la u g h in g , a n d
wife In th e M a g is tra te ’s p re se n c e .
e a c h in te r r u p tin g th e o th e r,
After th e P u rita n w ay, a n d th e la u d
T ill th e good C a p ta in d e c la re d , b e in g
able c u sto m of H ollan d .
q u ite o v e rp o w e re d a n d b e w ild e re d .
Fervently th e n , a n d d e v o u tly , th e ex
H e h a d r a th e r by f a r b r e a k In to a n
c ellen t E ld e r of P ly m o u th
In d ia n e n c a m p m e n t.
Prayed for th e h e a rth a n d th e hom e,
th a t w e re fo u n d e d th a t d a y in a f T h a n com e a g a in to a w e d d in g to
w h ich he h a d n o t b e e n In v ite d .
fection.
Speaking of life a n d of d e a th , a n d Im
M e a n w h ile
th e
b rid e g ro o m w e n t
p lo rin g d iv in e b e n e d ic tio n s.
fo rth a n d sto o d w ith th e b rid e a t
th e do o rw ay ,
Lo! w h en th e se rv ic e w as en d ed , a
B re a th in g th e p e rfu m e d a ir of th a t
form a p p e a re d on th e th re s h o ld .
w a rm a n d b e a u tifu l m o rn in g .
Clad in a rm o r of s te e l, a s o m b e r a n d
T o u c h e d w ith a u tu m n a l tin ts , b u t
so rro w fu l figure!
lo n ely a n d sa d In th e s u n s h in e .
W hy does th e b rid e g ro o m s t a r t a n d
L ay e x te n d e d b e fo re th e m th e la n d of
s ta r e a t th e s tr a n g e a p p a ritio n ?
te ll a n d p riv a tio n ;
W hy d o e s t h e b rid e tu r n p ale, and
T h e re w e re th e g ra v e s of th e d ead ,
h id e h e r fa c e on h is sh o u ld e r?
a n d th e b a r re n w a s te of th e s e a
Is It a p h a n to m of a ir ,— a b o d iless,
sh o re .
s p e c tra l Illu sio n ?
Is It a g h o s t fro m th e g ra v e , t h a t has T h e re th e fa m ilia r fields, th e g ro v e s
of pine, a n d th e m e a d o w s ;
com e t o fo rb id th e b e tr o th a l?
th e ir e y e s
tra n s fig u re d , It
Long h a d i t sto o d th e r e u n se e n , a B u t to
The Wedding Dag
O nw ard th e b rid a l p ro c essio n now
m oved to th e ir new h a b ita tio n .
H appy h u sb a n d a n d wife, a n d frie n d s
c o n v ersin g to g e th e r.
P le a s a n tly m u rm u re d th e brook, a s
th e y c ro sse d th e ford In th e for
e st,
| P leased w ith th e Im age th a t p a sse d ,
lik e a d re a m of love th ro u g h Its
bosom .
T rem u lo u s, flo atin g In a ir, o 'e r th e
d e p th s of th e a z u re a b ysses.
Down th ro u g h th e golden le a v e s th e
su n w as p o u rin g h is sp le n d o rs,
G leam ing on p u rp le g ra p e s, th a t, from
b ra n c h e s above th em su s p e n d e d ,
M ingled th e ir o d o ro u s b re a th w ith th e
balm of th e p in e a n d th e fir-tree,
W ild a n d sw e e t a s th e c lu s te r s th a t
g re w In th e v a lle y of E shcol.
L ik e a p ic tu re It se e m e d of th e p rim i
tiv e , p a s to ra l a g es.
F re s h w ith th e y o u th of th e w orld,
a n d re c a llin g R e b ec ca a n d Isaac.
Old a n d y e t e v e r new , a n d sim p le and
b e a u tifu l a lw ay s,
L ove Im m o rta l a n d y oung In th e e n d
le s s su c c e ss io n of lovers.
So th ro u g h
th e P ly m o u th w oods
p a sse d o n w a rd th e b rid a l p ro c e s
sion.
T H E END
LIGHTHOUSE HAS NO KEEPER
g u e st un invited , un w elcom ed;
Over Its clouded e y e s th ere had
p assed at tim es an exp ression
S often in g th e gloom and rev ea lin g th e
warm heart hidden beneath them .
As w hen a cro ss the sk y th e drivin g
rack of the rain-cloud
Grows for a m om ent thin, and be
trays the sun by Its b rightness.
Once It bad lifted Its hand, and m oved
Its lips, but w as silen t.
As If an Iron w ill had m astered th e
fleetin g Intention.
But w hen w ere ended the troth and
the prayer and th e la st benedlo-
tion.
Into the room It strode, and the peo
ple beheld w ith am azem ent
Bodily th ere In his arm or M iles Stand
ish. th e C aptain of P lym ou th!
Grasping th e bridegroom 's hand, he
said w ith em otion , "F orgive m e!
I have b een angry and hurt,— too long
have I ch erish ed th e fe elin g ;
1 have b een cruel and hard, but now ,
thank G od! It Is ended.
Mine Is th e sam e hot blood that leaped
In th e v e in s of H u g h Stan dish ,
Sensitive, s w ift to resen t, but as sw ift
In aton in g for error.
t
N ever so m uch as now w as M iles
S tan d ish th e friend of John Al-
den."
Thereupon an sw ered the bridegroom :
seem ed as t h e Garden of Eden,
F illed w ith th e p resen ce of God.
w h ose voice w as th e sound of the
ocean.
Boon w as th eir vision distu rb ed by
th e n o ise and stir of departure,
FTlends com in g forth from th e house.
and Im patient of longer delaying.
Each w ith h is plan for th e day, and
th e w ork th at w as le ft uncom
pleted.
Then from a sta ll near at hand, amid
e x cla m a tio n s of wonder,
A lden th e thou ghtfu l, th e careful, so
happy, so proud of P riscilla,
B rought ou t his sn ow -w h ite steer.
ob eyin g th e fcand o f Its m aster.
L et by a cord that w as tied to an
iron ring In Its n ostrils.
Covered w ith crim son cloth, and a
cush ion placed for a saddle.
She
should
not w alk,
he said,
through th e du st and h eat of tne
noonday;
Nay, sh e should ride lik e a queen, not
plod along like a p e a sa n t
Som ew hat alarm ed at fir s t but reas
sured by th e others.
P lacin g her hand on the cushion, her
foot In th e hand of her husband.
G aily, with Joyous laugh. P riscilla.
m ounted her palfrey.
“N oth in g la w an tin g now ,” he said
H o w to
Im p ro v e
T hem
F eed in g H ens
"W h a t do you th in k of a p e rp e tu a l
lig h th o u se, n e e d in g no k e ep e r, and
y et a s re g u la r In Its flashes of light
as one m a in ta in e d by th e g o v e rn
m e n t? ” a sk e d A lb e rt D. Van W yck, a
globe tr o tte r , a t th e R aleigh.
“T h is n a tu ra l lig h t n e v e r falls, and
th a t m ea n s m u ch for n a v ig a tio n . It
Is a volcano on th e islan d of S a n S a l
vador.
T h is v o lca n ic lig h th o u se Is
a bout eig h t m iles Inland from th e po rt
of A cajutla. It Is a v e rita b le p illa r of
cloud by day, and th e flash of Its light
by n ig h t h a s been v a lu a b le to m artn
e rs fo r y e ars. It c an be se e n fa r out
a t sea, and a b u rs t of flam e h a s gone
u p w ard e v ery se v e n m in u te s, w ith o u t
th e v a ria tio n of a second, for m any
y e ars.
"T h e few v isito rs w ho sto p a t S an
S a lv a d o r a m u se th e m s e lv e s th e first
few d a y s by h o ld in g th e ir w a tc h e s
a n d tim in g th e o u tb u rs t of flam e.
"A lig h th o u se fee Is c o lle cted of all
v e sse ls th a t p u t in a t th e h a rb o r n e a r
e s t th e volcano, a n d no s k ip p e r ob
je c ts. H e k n o w s t h a t th e v olcano is
m o re re lia b le th a n th e
lig h th o u se s
k e p t by h u m an b e in g s on o th e r c o asts,
a n d th e n o v e lty of th e lig h t Is w o rth
th e p ric e c h a rg e d by th e g o v e rn m e n t
T h e re is th e u su a l d e to n a tio n c au sed
by th e e ru p tio n e v e ry se v e n m in u te s,
a n d th e g ro u n d Is sh a k e n , bu t, a f te r a
s h o rt so jo u rn on th e islan d you fa il to
n o tic e It, and w ould be th e m o re
sh o c k e d If It did n o t o c c u r.”— W ash
in g to n P ost.
8terlllz ln g Liquids.
P erfect ste riliz a tio n of liq uids by
leans of filtra tio n only se e m s to be
iade p o ssib le on a large sc a le
trough a p ro c e ss origin ated by two
rench sc ie n tists and r eto r ted to tha
cadem y of S c ie n tis ts at a recen t
icetln g It Is know n that m em branes
r collodion have the property of re-
lin in g all the m icrobes In a liquid
ltered through them. But th ey are
ery fragile and therefore Im practical
utsld e of tb s laboratory. By re-en-
jrclng the collodion m em brans with
fine wire screen Im bedded In It, Just
s a pane of g la ss la th u s re-enforced,
tie two sc ie n tists con stru cted a filter
ot only stron g enough for practical
urposec but so effectiv e as to ex
lude even m olecu les of sa lts 41s-
olved In the liquid.
P a ssin g of Bridal W hite.
Jrldal w h ite w ill soon be a m is
n sr. T he old sty le of dead-w hite
ddtng gow n and a bouquet of purs
Its flow ers se e m s to h ave gone for
ir.— T atler.
A s U n cle Eben Sees It.
D e reasun,” said U n cle Eben, "dal
i« m en w a lk s de floor becau se of
r d eb ts Is becau se It’s w arm er an
’ com f'ab le dan glttln ' out and
ldln' fe n c es or sb ovelln' sn ow .”
If you want to le a rn retien es len d
m oney to a chronic borrower-
for Eggs
W inter Feeding and C are of Farm Fowl*
to G e t Egg* when Price* A re High
By
PROF.
J.
G.
HALF IK
H isconun College o j jlgrtcultum
Cop>richt. :;i°.
b i W .* i.r n N I R I X I I U l m o a
M any p o u ltry ra is e rs m ak e ra d ic a l
m is ta k e s In ch an g in g th e ir fow ls from
su m m e r to w in te r ra tio n s. T h ey do
Hot a p p re c ia te th e
Im p o rta n ce
of
m a in ta in in g th e p ro p e r p ro p o rtio n s qf
m e a t a n d s u c c u le n t feed In th e w in
te r ra tio n and above all of supplying
th e s e c o n s titu e n ts to th e b ird s im m e
d ia te ly a t th e
b e g in n in g of cold
w e a th e r.
D u rin g su m m e r th e birds
c a tc h and e a t an a b u n d a n c e of g ra ss
h o p p e rs a n d in a d d itio n h a v e a large
su p p ly of g re e n food c o n s ta n tly a v ail
a b le so t h a t all th e i r w a n ts a re sa tis
lied. J u s t a s soon as e x te n s iv e ra n g in g
is p re v e n te d by cold w e a th e r th e fe ed
e r sh o u ld begin to su p p ly su c c u le n t
feed, su c h a s a lfa lfa , ro o ts a n d clover
bay a n d b e e f s c ra p s in th e ra tio n so
Volcano on S a n S a lv ad o r W h o ss
F la sh e s of L ight Come Regula rly
Every S e v e n Minutes.
A n n e B oleyn’s Coach.
" H e a d le s s c o a c h e s ” a re fa irly num
e ro u s
T h e m o st fa m o u s Is th e one
th a t d riv e s o n c e a y e ar, on th e a n n i
v e rs a ry of A nno B oleyn'a ex ec u tio n ,
up th e a v e n u e a t B linking, h e r N or
folk hom e, sa y s th e L ondon C h ro n icle
T h e c o ac h m a n nnd th e fo u r h o rse s
h a v e n o t a head b e tw e e n th e m , a n d
A n n e 's ow n is not upon h e r sh o u ld e rs,
b u t s h e ho ld s It in h e r la p a s sh e s its
In th e co ach all In w h ite At th e hall
d o o r th e w hole a p p a ritio n v a n ish es.
A n n e 's fa th e r. S ir T h o m a s, a lso rid e s
In a coach d ra w n by h e a d le s s h o rse s
o n c e a y ear, a n d h is rid e is m u ch
m o re e x c itin g th a n his d a u g h te r's . H e
h a s to c ro ss fo rty c o u n ty b rid g e s d u r
in g th e n ig h t a n d a c o m p a n y of y ell
in g d e m o n s p u rs u e s th e co ac h to keep
th e h o rse s going.
F rie n d s W ere A sse m bled Together.
Winter Months on the Farm
A H oppe r for G rit or Dry Mash.
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c o n s titu e n t to use In th e r a tio n fe r
egg p ro d u c tio n .
It m u st be fed In
m o d e ra tio n a b o u t one ounce p e r h e n
th re e tim e s a w eek a n d th e n g ra d u a l
ly In c re a se d u n til one o u n c e is s u p
plied daily to eac h hen.
S e v e ra l p ro m in e n t p o u ltry m e n h a v e
re c e n tly a tta in e d re m a rk a b le s u c c e s s
by using a c o m b in a tio n of w e t a n d d ry
D iashes.
T h e ir sy ste m In c lu d e s
a
nocn feed of a lig h t, w e ll-s c a tte re d w e t
m ash and th e n d u rin g th e a fte rn o o n
giving th e b ird s fre e a c c e ss to a d ry
m ash. T h e m ain a d v a n ta g e o t th is
m ethod Is th e e x tra labor Involved. In
a w ell-arranged ho u se w hen a d ry
m ash is fed in h o p p e rs one m a n c a n
feed 2,000 h e n s in a bout a h a lf h o u r.
As o rd in a rily fed a w et m ash fo r 2,000
b ird s re q u ire s a t le a s t tw o h o u rs fo r
m ixing and d istrib u tin g th e feed.
Roughage for Hens.
W h ere a lfa lfa m eal Is fed th e d e
m an d for a su c c u le n t ro u g h a g e Is d e
c rea se d . E ven in th is case, h o w e v er,
th e a d d itio n of su c c u le n t c lo v er o r a l
fa lfa hay Is beneficial.
R oot c ro p s
play an im p o rta n t role In th e d ie ta ry
of p o u ltry . M angels m ay be fed e n
tir e o nce a day In tro u g h s. C ab b ag e*
a re b e st fed by su sp en d in g th e m b y
c o rd s to k e e p th em clean. An a d d i
tio n a l a d v a n ta g e Is o b ta in e d
h e ro
th ro u g h th e e x tra e x erc ise n e c e s s a ry
for th e fowl to se c u re th e feed. W h e re
a v a ila b le sp ro u te d o a ts can be fed.
C a rro ts in sm a ll a m o u n ts a re v e ry
p a la ta b le and te m p tin g to th e flock.
C lover chaff can be fed w e t o r d ry
and is a v ery econom ical egg p ro d u c e r.
B egin to feed th e g re en stu ff a n d
m an g le s a s e a rly In th e a u tu m n a s pos-
sible.
C lover Good for Poultry.
S te a m in g clover h a y In c re a s e s it*
p a lu ta b lllty g reatly . If fre e from long
fiber, c lo v er Is an e x c e lle n t feed to m ix
w ith bran, ta b le sc rap s, o r w ith a re g
u la r m ash. A c o n v e n ie n t w ay of h a n d
th a t it w ill c o rre sp o n d a s closely as
po ssib le to th e su m m e r feeding. T h e
fe e d e r should not w a it u n til a fte r
C h ristm a s to beg in th is sy s te m of feed
ing b u t should c o m m e n ce it as soon
as th e fow ls a re off th e ran g e.
Fe e ding a W e t Mash.
C h a n g es in th e sy ste m of feeding
h e n s should n e v e r be a b ru p t, b u t
should be v ery g ra d u a l, slow ly a c c u s
tom in g th e b ird s to th e v a ria tio n in
th e ir ra tio n . W h e re a w et m ash has
been fed to th e y oung fowl It Is p re
fe ra b le to c o n tin u e to feed th e older
b ird s w ith th is v a rie ty of m ash. Al
th o u g h a w et m ash Is m ore p a la ta b le
th a n a d ry m ash, It is a lso m ore tr o u
ble to p re p a re a n d h a s to be fed m o re
c are fu lly . T h e re Is a lw a y s a d a n g e r
of It sc o u rin g o r free z in g . A w e t m :.sh
should be th o ro u g h ly m ixed and a l
lowed to sw ell and ex p an d . T h is m ash
should be u n ifo rm ly sp re a d in th e
tro u g h s so th a t eac h b ird re c e iv e s an
e q ifll a llo w a n ce . O th e rw is e th e s tro n g
e r b ird s will g o rg e th e m s e lv e s w hile
th e ir w e a k e r m a te s w ill sta rv e .
An e x c e lle n t w e t m a s h ra tio n c o n
s is ts of one p a r t a lfa lfa m e a l, one p a rt
w h e a t b ra n , o n e p a r t m id d lin g s, one
p a r t c o rn m e a l a n d o n e
p a rt
beef
sc ra p s. If p o ssib le th e s e c o n c e n tra te s
sh o u ld be m o iste n e d and m ixed w ith
skim m ilk a n d allow ed to sta n d for
s e v e ra l h o u rs b e fo re fe ed in g . F iv e p e r
c e n t of oil m ea l Is used a d v a n ta g e o u s
ly in th is ra tio n , due to Its v alu e a s a
la x a tiv e and g e n e ra l to n ic a n d s tim u
la to r. T h e w e t m ash sh o u ld be fed
once d a lly , In a m o u n t n e v e r to ex ceed
w h a t th e b ird s w ill c le a n up re a d ily T w o V ie w s of a S im ple D r in k in g Vea-
sel for the S m a ll H s n House.
In te n m in u te s, p re fe ra b ly a t th e noon
I
hour.
How to Feed Dry Mash.
ling the poultry flock la to th orough ly
T h e d ry m ash Is n o t so p a la ta b le bed dow n the hou se w ith straw In th e
a n d a cc o rd in g ly can be fed to th e h e n s fall a n d then to add a forkful of clover
a t a n y tim e a lth o u g h th e sto c k u su a l or alfalfa hay ev er y day un til the lit
ly e a t m o re a n d th riv e m o re ra p id ly If ter b e g in s to g e t dirty. T he h ou se
allow ed a c c e ss to th is feed for th r e e should then bo cleaned, th e straw re
to fo u r h o u rs eac h a fte rn o o n .
T his p laced by clean Utter, and the dally
forkful of clo v er or alfalfa continued.
T h e Im portance of litter cannot be
o v e re stim a ted as a m eans of com
p ellin g th e birds to e x er cise In ob
ta in in g their food. A generou s allow-
ance of corn mixed with th e litte r
w orks out ex cellen tly for w inter fe ed
ing. Corn may be fed eith er sh elled
or on tbe ear— broken
Into sm all
pieces.
It Is of great Im portance that
a
little grain be left In tbe litter o v e r
night so that th e hens have som e
thing to eat Im m ediately after leavin g
th e ir p e rc h e s In tb e early m orning.
T h is a c c o u n ts for tb e generou s allow
ance of grain w hich la ab solu tely n e c
essary In th e litter. If no grain Is
T ro u gh for F e e ding a D ry Mash,
left in tbe litter th e birds should re
•latted F ront P re v e n ts Waste.
ceiv e tbelr first feed by daylight for
g iv es th e " u nd erlings”
plenty
of best returns. A very d etrim ental prac
ch an ce to eat and le s se n s the possi tise on tbe general farm Is to finish all
bility of the m ature fowl* stuffing tb e m orning chores before feed in g th e
th e m se lv es.
T he dry mash has the p o u ltry . T he hen* as a r esu lt rem ain
sam e com p osition as the wet m ash on th eir p erch es too long, so no In
th e only difference being that It Is c en tiv e urges them to g e t down and
Tbla com m on m istake la
fed In a dry form. W here ground oats exercise.
and barley are plentiful they can be one of tb e fundam ental errors w hich
added to the dry m ash w ith ex cellen t resu lts In a dim inished e g g produo-
re su lts. Green bone la an ex cellen t
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