Sunshine and Ventilation Keep Sows
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THE
BLIND
MAN
By H. M. EGBERT
EARLY OVERHAUL
HELPS SPRAYING
(C o p y r ig h t by W O. C h a p m a n )
L
HE lonely blind man came slow­
Defective spray machines cause big
ly along the passage of his big
; losses of time and m aterials to grow­
house, thum ping his cane. At
ers each year. Low pressure, due to
the door of the parlor he
woru pumps or to faulty operation Mopped, hearing voice».
of engines, and delays while repairs
Tlie voices ceased. A charm ing
are being made, can be largely ^voided j woman came forw ard and gave the
by thoroughly overhauling the sprayer ! blind man her arm.
during the w inter months, suggests
“Are you coming in to tea, dear?"
A. Freeman Mason, extension special­ ¡ she asked.
ist in fruit growing, New Jersey Col­
Filarles Hawley, the blind man,
lege of Agriculture. The grower or ' gripped her arm tightly. “ Who Is
un experienced mechanic should make with you?*’ he asked.
a careful exam ination of the machine
“Only Lionel,” answ ered his wife.
and repair or replace all worn parts,
“I don't th in k —yes. I'll come in and
and give the rig a general cleaning i see Lionel." said the blind man.
and overhauling.
Lionel Graves liad been Hawley's
The engine valves should be ground, best man at his wedding eight years
new piston rings Installed If compres­ before. Both were prosperous archl-
sion is weak, hearings adjusted, b at­ | tecta, members of the tam e Arm. Then
teries, colls, spark-plugs, and wires Hawley liad suddenly gone blind. The
tested, and d irt and grease removed attack came on him w ithout any
with gasoline or kerosene.
warning us lie sat at ids desk one
The pump generally will need most day. By the tim e he reached home
attention. Place new packing In the he lived in a world of darkness.
boxes, replace plunger w ashers on the
T here was no organic trouble thHt
pistons, or repluce pistons if the old tlie s|ieclalists could discover.
Ills
ones are worn or scored. Valve seats | light had simply gone out. They pro­
should be turned over or replaced. If nounced it to be atrophy of tlie optic
halls are worn down or scored they nerves, and incurable.
should be removed. Clean and grease
Charles Hawley gave up his work
all moving p arts on tire pressure i and withdrew Into the seclusion of Ills
regulator, placing new packing In the home. He had plenty of money, he
stuffing box at the top of the stem.' had a charm ing wife, hut the light was
and a new rubber diaphragm at the gone out of his life* as well as out of
base if this type of regulator Is used. Ids eyes. His little daughter, their
B earings on the pump and agitator j only child, I ih (I died tlie year before,
should be examined and replaced or l.ife now seemed utterly purposeless.
tightened as needed, new packing
At first he thought that he would
He
placed In the boxes, and any broken ¡ break down under the strain.
| grew nervous and despondent.
He,
paddles replaced.
All hoses should be tested at a i hired a man to read to him and ac­
som ewhat higher pressure than Is to company him abroad, and then he
be used In the field. A new brass or Illumed I-etty for allowing the care of
copper strain er should go on the suc­ him to full Into the hands of the at­
tion hose and on the strain er box In tendant. In his Increasing suspicion
tlie filling vent. Exam ine hose con­ he believed that his wife found him a
nections and repair leaky o n e s; clean nulsunce. He suspected her of curing
guns and nozzles; nnd install new for Lionel, Ills best friend.
As the blind m an's eyes closed, his
disks. P ain t the en tire sprayer with
a high grade paint.
eurs opened. He lieurd every sound In
An ample supply of repair p a rts the house, conversations on other
should he on hand for use In case of flights; he fancied th a t Lionel was
emergencies. Most needed of these are constantly th ere unknown to him.
valve seats, packing, plunger washers, Gradually his wife and he became es­
new pump pistons, hose connection tranged. Letty w as too proud to ques­
clamps and holts, spark-plugs and tion him and w ithdrew Into herself
colls. W ith these precautions taken, also.
So m atters went on for several
th e grow er may face the spraying
J ears. They hardly met now, nnd Let-
season with but little apprehension.
ty ’s rare approaches were received by
C harles with coldness.
T
C oncrete F eeding F loor
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By W. A. RADFORD
M r. W i llia m A. R a d fo rd w i l l a n s w e r
q u e s tio n s an d (fiv e a d v ic e F R E E O F
C O S T on a ll p ro b le m s p e r ta in in g to th e
s u b je c t o f b u ild in g w o rk on th e fa rm ,
f o r th e re a d e rs o f th is p a p e r. On a c ­
c o u n t o f his w id e e x p e rie n c e as e d ito r,
a u t h o r a n d m a n u fa c tu r e r , he is, w i t h ­
o u t d o u b t, th e h ig h e s t a u t h o r it y on the
s u b je c t.
A ddress a ll In q u irie s to W i l ­
lia m A . R a d fo rd , N o. 1827 P r a ir ie a v e ­
nu e, C h ic a g o , 111., and o n ly in close
t w o - c e n t s ta m p f o r re p ly .
H ere Is the sort of a hog house, or
farrow ing house, th at Is popular in
Iowa, where they raise corn and hogs
and make a profit from their opera­
tions. The offset in the roof perm its
windows facing the south so th a t the
pigs may be farrow ed in late w inter
or early spring and every bit of
w arm th from the early spring sun will
penetrate to all parts of the house.
The fram e building is constructed
so th a t it will be w eather-tight. It is
set on a concrete foundation which also
C o c e t e ^ ppkoche ^
provides a concrete floor In the build­
ing. The dimensions of the house are
24 by 50 feet, which provides space for
10 pens, 8 on each side of the feeding
alley th a t runs through the center of
the building. The house Is set so that
it extends east and west and faces
the south. The lower windows admit
the sun to the pens on one side and
the roof windows flood the pens a t the
back with sunshine.
Removable pen partitions may be
used so th at the house will be avail
able for the growing pigs throughout
the summer. A false floor is built over
a section of the floor in each pen and
guard rails provided for the protection
of the young pigs.
Housing all the sows and th eir pigs
in one house is economical as it p er­
m its the work of caring for the litters
to be done under one roof at a saving
of time.
Doors Can Be Made
Each Bedroom Should
Part of Home Charm
Have a Large Closet
The doors of a house may be the
deciding factor that determ ines w heth­
e r it shall offer charm or an Intangible
disappointm ent. P oors are the most
lntlm nte detail In the whole construc­
tion of the home.
A door th a t combines the simplic­
ity of the single panel with the rich ­
ness of the molded door has possibil­
ities. It has a character th a t lends
Itself to many styles of architecture.
It Is significant th at many beautiful
homes today have utilized the rare
qualities of a one-panel door to h a r­
monize with th eir uniformly tasteful
effects.
A recently perfected model made by
well-known m anufacturers Is the re ­
sult of efforts to produce a door new
In design, correct in proportion, a rtis­
tic in appearance and m oderate In
price.
The design of this door represents
the first time th a t a stock door has
been placed on the m arket which has
the feature of an Insert fram e with
a recessed panel, together with a flush
molding in a stock thickness of door.
The results obtained could usually ba
secured only in a two and one-quarter
Inch or thicker door.
Here’s Hint on How
to Pay for Building
If a new house Is being built, all
care should he given the fundam entals
th at mean comfort and stability, such
as heating, plumbing, solid structural
construction, etc., but the housewife’s
demands for ample storage and closet
space must not be overlooked.
Every bedroom should have a com­
modious clothes closet, and If more
than one person Is to use the room, a
separate closet for each is a provision
th at will m ake much for peace and
comfort. Closet equipm ent has bad
many additions and improvements in
the last few years.
The main bedroom closets, however,
should not be so small and dark as to
make necessary any such arrangem ent
mentioned above. In fact, they should
have a window to adm it light and air,
for this provision does much to over­
come the Inroads of moths, the arch­
enemies to woolens, furs, etc., that re­
quire such valiant watching.
Living Room Light Is
an Aid to Relaxation
A living room is prim arily for play
and rest. As such the. background
should he ot a n atu re which would
harm onize with the playful or relax
Ing mood. If the living room could
suggest out-of-doors as we find It on
a healthful spring day, It would prop­
erly fulfill Its function. A living room
which Is dark by n atu re should be
painted as much as possible like the
sun or artificial light. Light brings
cheer Into the darkened room Just as
It brings life to the spring. Yellow
being the dom inating color In a dec­
orating scheme, suggests light, life,
cheer and buoyancy. If to the hang
Ings we should add some yellow and
nse yellow lam pshades lined with
white, all the light of n ature would be
ours.
Oet a standard form of agreem ent
between contractor and home builder
from your stationer and fill It out
w ith your contractor.
W rite into the proper place the
total amount of money to be paid.
Then w rite in a paragraph providing
for partial paym ents as the work pro­
ceeds ; th a t is to say, at 80-day Inter­
vals. Provide for the paym ent of all
bills for labor done and m aterials de­
livered on the Job. Pay the contrac­
tor no money until he can show yoa
receipted bills.
Oet a mechanic's lien release for
Ironing Board
every Item. Hold out 15 per cent un­
An ironing hoard th at Is alw ays
til 30 days a fter the work Is turned
over to you completed. Get an archi­ ready for use and never In the way,
th at is kept free from dust, th at will
tect to help you draw the papers.
not warp, crack nor split, that can be
adjusted to a comfortable height, th at
has no flimsy, folding lers. th at la
Home Entrance Should
and strong, th a t requires no
Appear Hospitable stable
heavy lifting—these are some of the
The entrance should be hospitable advantages offered by a folding Iron­
and so placed as to help the harmony ing hoard In Its built In wall case th at
of the building—not necessarily In the make It well worth the few cents a
exact ren te r of the front wail, but In week th at It will coat over the long
harm ony with the other features of time It lasts.
the house. One too frequently seen
fault of modern houses Is th at the
Ceiling and Wall
doorw ays are small.
The line, big
doorways
of
some
old-fashioned
The ceiling, walls and floor should
louses frequently reach well up to In each case form a unity of back­
the sill of the second-story windows ground. As to the relationship of cell­
ind seem to exteod a hospitable air ing. walla and floor, we m ust be
•f welcome to the Incoming g u e st
guided by nature.
Protecting Fruit Trees
From Injury in Winter
* II.
“I believe you can he cured."
T hat mice injury to fru it trees oc­
Doctor Abergavenny, the specialist,
curs nearly every w inter, says J. H. put down the Hush m irror and spoke.
Gourley, horticulturist at tlie Ohio
“The trouble Is,“ said Abergavenny,
experim ent station, is Indicated by tlie “the optic nerve has censed to func­
annual call for inform ation on bridge tion. But it is intact. There Is no
grafting of girdled trees.
atrophy. I think the whole question
Protecting tlie trees and destroying revolves Itself Into a case of stim u­
the rodents are recommended us much lating It. A few electrical treatm ents
cheuper than repairing damage or poa- should restore the tone. Then, If your
sihly losing trees.
sight returns. It will return complete­
Tlie first means of protection Is to | ly. I had such a case lust month and
clear up litter ubout tlie base of trees. the treatm ent proved a success.”
Long, uncut grass, or tlie piling of fod- ' “ When shall I come to you for tre a t­
der, si law , buy, or oth er m aterial - m ent?" inquired Hawley.
against tlie tree, provides an ideal
“I can come to your house."
harbor for mice and other rodents.
"No, I prefer to come to you," said
A clear area should he maintained Hawley.
around tlie tree trunk.
"Then let us begin right aw ay," the
A mechanical h arrier or protection doctor answered.
for young trees is an excellent precuu
A fter an hour's treatm ent the blind
tlon, particularly in sod orchards. I man was as hopelessly blind ns before.
Paper tied about the tree trunk is He returned dally nnd the treatm ents
usually effective, but must he removed had no result w hatever. He grew dis­
In tlie spring.
couraged.
H ardw are cloth m akes a more or ' “ When the sight returns It will come
less perm anent protection until the | like a flush." said the specialist. “I
trees are of a size to be reasonably 1 can see an improvement. You may
free from attack, although old trees suddenly see—"
“Or I may never see?”
are sometimes girdled.
The oculist udm ltted that. "T here Is
no use continuing the applications.”
Thoroughly Remove Dead
he said. “If the sight does not come
back you might try another course in
or Injured Peach Twigs six
m onths’ time. But, frankly, I don't
Some o f the sm aller fruiting twigs ' understand why your sight has not
of the peach naturally die as the tree come hack of its own accord."
develops and fruits. Those near the . Hawley knew th at the specialist
base of the tree begin to die first, fol ' tacitly adm itted failure. He paid hlin
lowed later by o thers higher up I live hundred dollars anil went home.
through the top of tlie tree. At times. | Anil now he began to pray for the gift
weather, spray, brown rot, mechanical I of sight.
injuries and other factors, greatly add
lie wanted to look for one moment
to the normal number. All such twigs upon his w ife's face when she was
should he thoroughly pruned off dur ; with Lionel Graves. For that privilege
ing each dorm ant season. Even thougli he felt th at he would give ten year»
there may he some question as to of his life E ither he had bitterly
w hether they reduce th e vigor and wronged her or he was deeply
vitality of tlie tree to any measurable wronged.
extent, they most certainly Interfere
Lionel continued to he their visitor.
with the operations of spraying, thin- I He and I»»tty were alone a great deal
nirig, and harvesting and are the di- | Hawley did not know how much
rect cause of many scratches and Sometimes lie fancied th at he passed a
blemishes upon the fruit, particularly waiting figure in the hall, or on the
where tlie orchard Is In an exposed stairs. He read guilt Into his wife's
location. In addition, they attract or- J voice, he wondered where she went
chard pests, such as hark beetles.
when she was out of the house. He
F ruiting twigs and branches that grew more and more Irritable, and at
may not be dead Hut are seriously last dismissed his attendant, ilecllnlng
girdled or weakened by spray burning I his wife's offers of assistance, lie was
so th at they cannot produce large completely ru t off from the world. He
fruits, should be pruned off or cut lived like a herm it In an upper room
back to stim ulate growth.
of hla big house.
Charles Hawley saw !
He awoke one morning to discover
th at vision had come back to him
completely. He spruug out of bed and
ran to the m irror. He looked with
amazement upon the gaunt, haggard
man, with lined face and graying
hairs who stared a t him out of the
mirror.
His first Impulse of Joy was to tell
his wife. Ills second w as to restrain
th at motive. He felt th a t at lust Ills
chunee hud come.
He made his way downstulrn, tup­
ping with his cane as usual. He saw
Ills wife for the first tim e In years.
He noticed th at she, too, seemed to
have aged.
“Dear, I am thinking of going out
for the afternoon," she said to him.
lie nodded us If he did not set» her,
though Ids eyes scanned her face.
"I have some shopping that must be
done,'' she continued. "Is there any­
thing 1 can do for you?"
"N othing." he answered.
From his window
upstairs he
watched her leuve the house after
luncheon. As soon as she was in the
street he slipped on his overcoat and
put on his hat. He followed her.
Ashamed and yet determ ined to probe
tier acts, he dogged her footstep! on
the opposite side of the street.
She hired a taxicab and he took an ­
other, ordering It to drive In pursuit.
As he hud suspected, It stopped at
Graves' house. I.etty went In.
Charley Hawley w aited In the door
of a big upurtnieut house opposite. He
never took his eyes from the door till
Letty and Graves came out.
They walked for blocks, and always
the man who had been blind followed
them.
They were approaching a suburban
district and It was beginning to grow
cloudy. Hawley wondered why they
si III walked on together.
They turned Into a little yard th a t
led Inward a church. On one side was
the building, on the other the grave­
yard. It was an old parish church
which had stood there for nearly a
hundred years—since the days when
the m etropolis was only a distant blur
on the sky line, and this an Independ
ent village.
Hawley remembered w hat w as fa-
nilllur about this church. He hail been
m arried here. Anil—their child had
been hurled here. It was only a few
years before, hut the tim e th at had
passed since then seemed Infinite
They were approaching the grave
of the child. Hawley clenched Ills
lists. Anywhere hut there, he thought.
If they had gone anyw here lint there.
They were so absorbed In their con­
versation that they did nut hear him
upprouchliig; nor might they lim e rec­
ognized him In the shabby, muffled
man who glided Into the doorway be­
hind them.
Hawley's sharp ears could now hear
their conversation.
“She was all that united us," Letty
was sn.ving
"It was good of you to bring me
here. I appreciate your confidence
and understand how much It means
to you," said Lionel.
"If only C harles could understand
what he means to me. 1 have tried so
hard to regain his loie, and It means
nothing at h I| to him. While our Ut­
ile girl lived he cared for m e; hut
since she died nnd he has become
blind he pares for no one. And I
would give my whole heart to comfort
him."
“Yes." sold Lionel. "I don't know
what can lie done—except to wait and
hope."
’"I ought not to have told you this,"
went on L illy. “I should never hnvo
told anyone hut you, nnd that only he
cause you srp his only friend."
"W as." said the other. "I have felt
that I hold that friendship no longer."
Letty turned her eyes on him ; and
swddenly H awltv. with bursting heart,
icallzed that neither of them under­
stood the suspicions that had been In
his heart. He had been blind - blind,
not only wllh his physical hut with
Ids moral faculties.
He stepped out from th e porch.
They turned and stood amazed at his
appearance. C harles drew his wife to
his heart.
Chineie “ Venice”
K E P T H IS R E L IG IO N PURE
“Paraon," exclaimed Ephraim , "I'se
got 'llglon, I tell you."
"T h at's tine, brother I You are go­
ing to lay aside all sin?"
“Yes, sub."
"You're going to church?"
"Yes, sur-ree."
"Y ou're going to car« for the will­
ows?"
"Sho' am I”
"Are you going to pay your debts?"
"Suh?
D at ain 't 'llglon.
D at’a
business.”—C apper's Weekly.
Right Under H er Note
"My dear, I was so confused th a t I
didn't notice how muny tim es ba
kissed me."
"W hat I with the thing going on
right under your nose?"
A RBO REAL PUP
“Yes, my dog often trees the gums. ’
“And then?"
"Burks and sometimes roots."
"And if he get noililng?''
“Leaves and brunches off In another
direction."
Strictly Business
>1« uaxed in to h a r
A s l o f t b lu « ss
11« w as un o c u lis t
H a d a c in d e r In
a x u rs orbs
Ih « a k y —
an d sh«
h e r «ya.
Seems So
Conversation over the teacups;
“W hat's this- airplane sta rts ou
fifth leg of trip?”
"T h at’s a figure of speed*.”
"la a figure of speech entitled to
five legs?"
“Q uite” Is Good
The question was put In an exam ­
ination for the arm y: "Does anyone
In the class know how a fly eats?"
A cadet replied: "Like un elpphnnt,
hut not quite us much."
G O O D NEW S
Typist I'm going to lake a sjieU at
the ty|M»wrller now.
Boss— Delighted to hear I t —your
orthography Is fierce.
Chewing Chow Chosen
I b o u g h t (ju ltd r e c e n tly a eh<»w,
Sooehow, China, hns been called the
W h o b it * « m y b e d ro o m ahoea;
Venice of the East hecniise of the
A nd tb o u K b h < how I t ’s tr u e I < boa«.
T h e c h o w It la w h o c h e w a l
many canals with which It Is Inter­
sected. T here are 12 canals, which
cross each other every qu arter of a
Doing His Best
mile, and these In turn are connected
Visitor—I’d like to see the boss,
with the outlying country by sm aller please.
canals The Grand canal, on which
Office Boy Then take a look a t
Sooehow Is built. Is said to tie the him pleasing the new stenog.
longest artificial w aterw ay In the
world. It Is nearly a thousand miles
Too N atural
In length and runs from Hangchow to
Villain of the Piece—H ah I Me
Tientsin. II Is considered one of the
proud beauty I I'll win you by fair
greatest works of engineering on
means or foql I
earth.
F air Heroine (absent m lndedly)—It
doesn't m atter ao long us you have
D is tin c tio n D r o p p e d
means.
The term s "author" and “pool” are
used for both men and women, fine
Jealous
frequently hears the word "toastm ls-
She (out In rat boat)—I don't like to
treaa" employed to an authoritative
go Bailing with you you hug the shore
speaker. T here la, however, a ten
deney to elim inate this form of word too much.
•Mr Wllllehoy My goodness I You'ra
from the English vocabulary
It Is
correct to call a woman an “actor." a acreage In Florida."
"nropr!“lnr" or an "editor."
A Fretter
Mulching Plum Trees
Mulching the plum trees a fter the
ground Is thoroughly frozen may save
the plum crop from freezes late In
the spring, says A. L. Ford, extension
specialist In horticulture at Mouth Da­
kota .State college. O rdinarily plums
blossom too early In Sooth Dakota,
A mulch In the fall will keep them
dorm ant for a longer period In the
spring and may retard the bloom ontil
after the critical frost period. Thia
mulch should be applied around the
base of the tre«.
■ woolen fabric for the skirt, which Is
Mrs. ftmltli What kind of work
plaited In front. The coat, which Is of does your husband do now, Mrs.
j
A m o n g Season’s M odes a slightly d ark er gray velvet, la strict-
| Combinations of velvet and woolen ’ ly tailored In line and cut. A white Brown ?
Mrs. Brown lie 's a fret-w orker.
fabrics are sponsored tbls season for vest«« 1« worn wllh the suit.
Ha works the flrat two days ot the
t sports and tailored ensembles. The
week and frets the rest.
frock may be made of velvet and the
B lu e Jet T rim m in g
coat of the woolen fabric, or vice
Pump Handle Again
Blue Jet la a favored trim m ing of
! versa, or If It la a two-plec« suit the
She— D idn't I see you with the doc­
1 sk irt la velvet and the coat of a the moment, especially when applied
upon a dress of rose or pink crepe de to r’s wife again today. Don't you
woolen m aterial. W hatever the method chine.
think It's a hit risky?
of comMnatlon used the result Is dis­
He—Not at all. You aee, I tak e ao
tinctive and new.
Fully one-half of E ngland's popula­ appl« a day Everybody's Weekly,
A compos« suit uses a fancy gray tion lira In London.
W o o l and V e lv e t! A re