THE SONG THAT WAS LOST.
There van a iM"t brn h bnd dt'ep in
his heart a ionic;
He jprnng from the soil he plowed the
fields in spring;
But he conned the wings of the ancient
bardhe studied well and long,
And ever he song to himself the uong
that God gave bun to King!
And he loved the mother who sore him.
and 08 they toiled away
lie thought of the joy Bhe would have to
bear him sing hia song some day.
In secret monumts of the night hia heaven'
ly aong he wrote
Letter by letter, word by word, and.
likewise, line by line;
And he sung it unto the beasts of the field;
h( caught the song bird's note
And held it fast, and in hia eyes was the
light that Is divine
The song that he had been given to sing
he poured from his heart, and then
lie ran to sing It to her whose love sur
passed the praise of men.
He sang the gong the song sublime that
bad burst froin the depths of his
heart;
She dumbly heard him sing until the
last note died away;
"Ah, but," she Badly sighed, " 'twill bring
yoii nothing in the mart,
For men have little gold to give In trade
for songs to-day!
lie gazed Into her face and saw but cold,
sharp wrinkles there
His song became a sob he turned, and
plowed on in despair.
Cleveland Leader.
THE ARTIST'S DREAM.
,"T"i WO souls with but a single
I thought.
Two hearts that beat as one."
Ralph Thorndyke was possessed of
a dreamy, poetic nature, far beyond the
ordinary. He owued a pretty photo
graphic studio, and hia business was
congenial to his artistic temperament;
there was so much lu It to cultivate
love of the beautiful.
He had reached tle age of 27, "heart
whole and fancy free," or apparently
no to his friends. To-day Is his birth
day, and he Is thinking Intently of a
realistic dream of the night Just passed.
Just a year ago a vision came to him;
a face not beautiful, but strong and
earnest and sweet. She appeared to him
In a portrait which he seemed to be
looking at. The little brown hair was
In natural waves over a smooth fore
head, and the calm, steadfast eyes
were of a deeper hue.
Now, a year later, the same face had
agnln appeared, and lialph Is thinking
of the message that came to him. "Ia
tience, one more year, and I will come
to you." He finally awoke from bis
reverie and started for his studio; on
the way he picked up a package from
the sidewalk. Soon reaching his cozy
little office, he opened It, to find two
photographs by Sarouy In a folding
frame; one was a draped figure, the
right hand raised to the forehead, the
face profile, the other, ah! the same
true brown eyes which haunted him
for a year! The brown hair, with 'golden
tints In the high lights; the fair com
plexion, deepening Into a wlhl rose
pink on her rounded cheek. The photo
was beautifully painted In water'color,
and life-like. The artist soon made
copies of both pictures and took his
plates Into the dark-room to develop,
with good results.
Toward night a little urchin stuck his
head In at the door and shouted: "Jour
nal!" '
; "Here, boy," said Ralph, "never mind
the change," as he flung him a nickel,
ne read the news, then glanced at the
advertisements. Under "Lost and
Found" appeared the following:
Lost Two photos of lady, lu a folding
gold frame, between Wellington street
and postoflice. Finder please send to D
670, The Journal.
' Ralph sent them to the address
named, congratulating himself that he
possessed such satisfactory copies, and
resolved to enlarge the profile for him
self. It was a labor of love, to work
on It day by day, and a most beautiful
work of art It was when finally finish
ed. Time went on apace; another year,
with Its pleasures and trials, has
passed.
About 11 o'clock next day the electric
bell rang "three rings," a signal that
a subject was ready to be posed; It was
the work of a moment to put the nega
tive for exposure Into the plate-holder.
As Ralph walked toward the camera
what he saw took his breath away. The
Vision of his dreams! The same wom
anly face, the grnceful form!
The pleasant voice of a well-known
society woman broke In: "Allow me,
Mr." Thorndyke, to present my friend,
Miss Marlon Benne, to you and your
best effort lu art." The artist bowed,
expressing himself the best he could,
with such a whirling brain as pleased
to favor them.
He posed her, then she went to the
dressing-room to don another costume;
her friend, Mrs. Claremont, chalted
with Ralph, saying: "I'm so glad that
you two have met to-day, Marlon Is so
romantic; would you believe It? She Is
waiting for an Ideal; she believes that
every one possesses half a soul, that
somewhere In the world the other half
Is waiting to be recognised and claim
ed; If the two halves Join, then Is the
union perfect and two lives made hap
py, otherwise unhappiness and discord
result from the Ill-assorted union of
two people.
"Two years ago she went Into a
trance or sleep at midnight while at
Newport, nearly frightening every one
out of their wits. She came out of It,
however, in a few hours; a year ago
the same thing occurred at the. same
hour, while she was visiting me. She
returned to her home the next morning
and lost two photos of herself, made In
New York. I advertised the loss and
received them the next day." Marlon's
appearance at this time put a stop to
further confidence, and Ralph had all
be could do to control himself to be the
trthjt. r " -
When the ladles were about to tfo lie
said: "I would like to have you ladles
visit my sanctum sanctorum," to which
they gave a glad assent
When they entered the door Marlon
gave a violent start, for, facing the en
trance, was her own figure In life size;
under the portrait the words, "Looking
Into the future." She blushed, then
turned pale, and her eyes met Ralph's
with something like recognition. Mrs,
Claremont saw that there was some
thing In the air and retired gracefully
from the office with a remark about
some errand that must be attended to
Immediately.
Ralph advanced toward Marlon, and,
taking her hand, said- "I was the for
tunate finder of your photos and have
had this portrait for my daily compan
ion a year. May I hope lu the future
to possess the original? We have In
reality known each other two years
and need not measure time In the con
ventional way; I feel that I possess
your soul's mate. Is It not true?"
Marlon gave hlra a glance full of
faith and trust, saying: "Even so, my
heart Is yours." It is needless to add
that Marlon never went Into another
trance. What could It be? Did her
soul leave its earthly surroundings to
seek Its mate? She believes that It did,
and found It, too. Boston Tost.
RECENT INVENTIONS.
Tobacco pipes can bo thorough!)
cleaned by a new device consisting of
a pump to be attached to the bowl of
the p!ie to draw water In through the
stem and forcibly discharge It to dls
lodge the Impurities.
The skin can be quickly removed
from potatoes by a new cleaner formed
of a tubular net of sharp cords bav'
Ing a number of knots on the Inner sur
face, the tubers being placed In the
not and shaken rapidly.
A handy cup for eggs boiled in the
shell has slots near the edge for the
Insertion of a tableknlfe to remove the
top of the shell, the cup having a re
movable lining so as to hold tfc'gs of
different sizes.
For use In curling the hair a newly
designed Instrument has the ends of
the tongs flattened, to be heated and
press the hair after It has leen damp
ened and wound on curl papers or
crimping pins.
An Australian has designed a neur
diving dress In which steel rings are
woven Into the cloth or sewed between
two thicknesses, for the purpose of re
sisting the pressure of the water at
great depths.
A German Inventor has patented a
clock for attachment to telephone In
struments, which has levers to be set
for the number of minutes' conversa
tion desired, the connection with the
other Instrument being broken when
the time expires.
Shoe laces are to be made wM'h a core
of hemp or other strong cord Inclosed
In a loosely woven caalng, the core ex
tending into a tongue of colled wire or
soft brass at either end, thus forming
a string which will not weeir out easily.
JAMES COULDN'T IMAGINE.
A Story that a New York Clnb Woman
Telia About Herself.
Here is a good story which a club
woman tells about herself:
"At ono time," she says, "we had a
colored butler, who stayed with us for
years, and who admired my husband
immensely. He thought that Dr. II
was a marvel of manly beauty, as well
as the embodiment of all the virtues,
domestic, professional, and otherwise.
Of course, I quite agreed with the but
ler on tills point, but the fact is I some
times pined to have him pass bis en
thusiastic compliments around to the
family, and not bestow them all on the
doctor. So one morning, when Dr.
H had Just left the breakfast table,
and was even then to be seen, an im
posing picture, as he stood on the front
steps drawing on his gloves, I remark
ed to James:
" 'Dr. II Is a handsome man, Isn't
her
"'Yes, ma'am. 'Deed an' he is,
ma'am!' with gratifying enthusiasm.
"Then, hoping to get a rise from
James, I added with an absent-minded
air, as If I scarcely knew what I said,
but was Just uttering my inmost
thoughts:
" 'How In the world do you suppose
that such a handsome man as Dr. H
ever happened to marry such a homely
woman as I anir
"Well, James Just stopped short and
rolled his eyes and shook his head as If
he gave it up. Then he ejaculated:
" 'Heaven knows, ma'am!' "New
York Sun.
Prevention of Consnnipt'on.
Sir William Broadbent, who is one of
the most eminent authorities on con
sumption In Great Britain, Is prescrib
ing fresh air as the best of preven
tives, day and night, summer and win
ter. He says everybody ought to sleep
with the window open and the bedroom
ought to be as fresh In the morning as
when it is entered at night. He be
lieves that if we all slept with open
windows the mortality from consump
tion would be reduced by one-half from
this alone.
Live'r Pars Abe id.
She I can't understand why none of
the neighbors have called on us. We've
been here three months now and not a
soul has come to welcome us to the
neighborhood.
He Oh, w ell, never mind. As soon as
they find out that I'm a railroad man
and can get passes for my friends
they'll not permit you to get lonesome.
An Impression. ,
'Are those people holding an Investi
gation?" said the tourist
"Well, they are supposed to be. But
some of them behave as If they were
trying to let eo of it" Washington
Star.
Af ANCIENT SENTENCE.
Rone of Anabaptists Again Hnng- tna
Church Tower.
Not long ago a curious ceremony was
performed as a finishing touch to the
rebuilding of the Lnmbertus church,
one of the finest examples of pure
Gothic In Germany. The three "mau
hlgh" Iron cages that have hung from
the great tower since 1537 were hoisted
up anew to a height of U23 feet, In
order that the sentence of ancient bish
op's court be carried out, which read:
"And there, on the highest point In
Munsteiiand, they shall hang for ever
and ever, as a warning to evildoers
from now on until Judgment day."
These cages were the prisons In
which the world-renowned Anabap
tists, John van Lejdden, "King of the
Universe," 'as he called himself; his
chancellor, Krcchtlng, and his gov
ernor and lord high executioner, Knip
pendolllng, spent the last six mouths
of their lives, and that served them, or
what was left of them, for collins after
death.
The cages thus Installed at the top of
the high tower are somewhat smaller
than the originals, for when the latter
were taken down about a year ago, to
allow of the rebuilding of the tower,
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they were found to be In a dilapidated
state, as niRt had eaten away part of
the framework. So new cages were
constructed with the old material, and,
of course, In strict Imitation of their
original form, and with all the para
phernalia that served to make the re
maining days of the Anabaptists ter
rible. There were some skulls and frag
ments of bones In two cages, and In
struments of torture In all of them.
The bishop's court had decreed: "We
give your flesh to the birds and your
bones to the winds that rage above, so
they may carry particles of your cursed
bodies to all parts of the earth," but
the winds had not; finished their work
a year ago. Two skulls were left, a
broken and battered leg bone, and odd
pieces of ribs and fingers, the latter
having caught and being stuck fast In
some of the crevices.
One of the skulls, large and massive,
was in the king's cage, its Identity be
ing further vouched for by an Iron
crown fastened to the head by spikes.
The other Instruments of torture found
In the cages rusty daggers, big nails
and pincers were also found In a good
state of preservation.
BISMARCK'S MAUSOLEUM.
Finishing Touches to the Tomb in
Which He Will Forever Sleep.
Work on the Bismarck mausoleum is
neaiing completion. The final touches
ire being put to the interior deCora-
BISMARCK MAUSOLEUM IN
tlons, and the elaborate structure will
soon be ready for the burial of the Iron
Chancellor. The tomb has been erect
ed under the trees of the Forest of Sax
ony, close to the old castle of Fried-
rlchsruh. It stands In a grove of beech
and oak trees, near the top of the
Schneckeuberg (Snail Mountain), which
Is In plain view from the castle
grounds.
The mausoleum is severe In Its archi
tecture, Roman In style and in perfect
harmony with Its surroundings. The
heavy foundations are constructed of
large bowlders, taken from the adjoin
ing woods. The upper structure, top
ped by a Stately dome, Is of grayish
building stone. The entrance to the
tomb Is In the side next to the woods
and furthest away from Friedrichsruh.
Stone steps lead from the entrance
gates on one side to the spaces designed
for the graves of the members of the
Bismarck family, and on the other side
to the chapel and the mausoleum prop
er, directly beneath the dome. It is
there that the "True and trusted Ger
man servitor of Kaiser Wilhelm I." is
to be laid at rest next to his wife,
whom he had survived. It was decided
several weeks ago to conduct the final
burial ceremonies of the dead prince on
April 1, If possible, that date being his
birthday.
The Illustration shows the Hues and
style adopted by the architect. The
structure is symmetrical and massive,
but It Is not ornate on any sense. The
Interior decorations are sculptor work
for the greater part
AN ODD CANNON.
The Only Double-rSnrrelrd 0) In the
World.
The old double-barreled nnnon of
the Mitchell Thunderbolt! is now
owned, says the Atlanta, G., Banuer,
by the city nud Is on the City Hall lot
Capt. Harnett has mvu Instructed to
have the cannon mounted at the head
of the park, on College avenue, near
the Confederate monument There Is
a history of unique Interest that goes
along with this old cannon. It, In the
first place, Is the only double-barreled
cannon In the world; lu the next place
It was Invented with a peculiar Idea In
the mind of the Inventor. It belonged
to the Mitchell Thunderbolts, a com
pany of old men organized here lu 18(13
purely for home defense. One of the
company, John Gllleland, Invented this
cannon and had It cast at the Athens
foundry.
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The Idea of Mr. Gillelnud was one of
considerable Ingenuity. A fifty-foot
chain with the ends attached to two
cannon bulls was the charge, and the
Idea of the Inventor was that, when the
cannon balls came out of the muzzle of
the cannon, they would have a ten
dency to diverge, draw the chain taut
and mow down an entire company.
The company took the cannon out
Into the country near Athens one day to
test it. It was properly charged, and
was touched off with great ceremony,
One of the balls got out a little ahead
of the other, and then the mischief was
to pay. It had a kind of circular mo
tion, and plowed up a quarter of an
acre of ground, the members of the
company In the meantime scattering lu
all directions to keep from being hit by
the flying chnin.
The old cannon was never used after
that except at an occasional Demo
cratic Jubilee; when charges of powder
would be fired. About five years ago
the old cannon disappeared, and not
until a few days ago did our people
know where it was. Last week It turned
up in a Junk shop, but It was promptly
purchased by the city. Mr. Noumyer,
who owned the cannon, had been of
fered $50 for it but when he learned
that It -was a rare old relic and our peo
ple wanted to keep It he promptly
turned down the offer and swapped It
to the pity for an old bell.
Where the Shah Kits.
The Shah of Persia owns the most
valuable arm chair In the world. It is
THE FOREST OF SAXONY.
of solid gold, Inlaid with precious
stones. At one time some of the stones
were stolen from one of the legs of the
chair, and the Indignant Shah ordered
the arrest of a number of his servants
and held the keeper responsible for the
loss, with the intimation that If the
thief were not discovered, the keeper
would be beheaded. The culprit be
ing eventually found, was forthwith
beheaded and bis head carried on a
pole by the imperial body-guard
through the streets of Teheran.
Paper Water Bags.
The Japanese make water bags of
rice paper, which are said to be more
durable, as well as less expensive, than
similar articles made of rubber. Be
tween the layers of paper, which Is
soft and flex I ole, resin is used, and the
outside is covered with lacquer.
Ijcmon Baths In the West Indies.
Lemon baths are popular In the West
Indies. Three or four lemons are cut
up and left to soak in water half an
hour. The bath is very refreshing.
About the easiest thing In the world
to lose Is a diary. It is almost Impossi
ble to keep one for any length of time.
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Maanre for Orchards.
So much mischief can be done by ap
plying manures of the wrong kind in
orchurds, says the Agriculturist, that I
doubt If we do not lose more by ma
nuring than by neglecting to manure.
Fruit trees do not require at any time
barnyard manures, or their equivalent
What they require is a supply of inor
ganic food. You can do no better for
apple trees thnn to supply them with
coal ashes in which there Is a liberal
admixture of wood ashes. The coal
ashes loosen the soil; the wood ashes
furnish the fertilizer. If you can get
a supply of old mortar you have Just
the thing you need. A mixture of lime
and salt when so mixed ns to leave no
free salt Is excellent for all fruit trees.
All such manures should be applied as
a top-dressing. A peach or plum or
chard needs nothing better than swamp
muck or earth from the woods, with a
slight addition of phosphate and pot
ash. If barnyard manure Is applied at any
time, it should be thoroughly decom
posed and applied as a top-dressing.
Such manure, If placed about the roots,,
when planting a pear or apple tree, will
kill It. Grapes, of course, want phos
phates and potash. They will also re
spond to a free application of liquid
manures during thejr periods of rest,
both In winter and In midsummer. All
the tall growing berries, of the bramble
sort, will use a large amount of organic
manure. But be careful about dress
lug your raspberries with rank unde
composed barnyard manure. The prob
ability is at any time you will develop
a fungoid disease that you cannot eas
ily master. If you use barnyard manure
in raspberries it should be thoroughly
comminuted with the soil as a com
post In fact, I prefer to compost every
manure before It is placed on my gar
dens. Equally Important as the manure
Is the mulching of our fruit trues and
bushes of all sorts.
Covering; a Wagon Pent.
Procure flannel, either black, blue or
green, two dozen buttons for the top
of cushion, and the same number for
the bottom, black oilcloth for lining the
"fall," a spool of stout linen thread,
and a long darning needle at least five
Inches in length. Using the worn "fall"
as a pattern, cut the oilcloth of the
same size and the flannel three-fourths
Inch wider all around. Bind the edges
of the flannel over the oilcloth, bnstlng
firmly with firm silk thread, stitch the
two together, the line of stitching being
very near the edge of the bound-over
flannel.
For the seat cut a narrow strip of
oilcloth buckram is better If you have
It for use as stiffening. Lay narrow
tucks lu the flannel, both lengthwise
and crosswise, stitching them In. This
forms squares, and the lines of tucks
should be very regular and about four
Inches apart. Cover the bottom of the
seat with oilcloth, cutting It of the de
sired size. Cut the tucked flannel three
fourths Inch larger, and stitch as for the
"fall," with the stiffening In place
along three edges. Slip this cover-over
the "hair" or "spring" foundation and
fasten the end firmly.
Place a stout twine In your long nee
dle, to It fRsten one of the larger but
tons, put the needle through the cov
ered cushion at a corner of one square,
draw down Into the cushion as far as
possible, pressing the button with
some wooden object from the upper
side to force It Into the yielding ma
terial of the foundation, tie a slip knot
In your thread at the lower side, put
on the small button, and cutting the
thread three Inches from the cushion,
wind the end between the button last
added and the cushion around the eye
of the button. The tension will hold
It If drawn tight enough through the
cushion. At the four corners of each
square place buttons.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
Growing: Spinach,
To grow spinach successfully the
work of preparing the ground should
begin In autumn after the fall crop of
vegetables has been bnrvested. Work
Into the soil thoroughly an ample sup
ply of well-rotted manure, then level
the ground off smoothly as possible
and sow the seed in shallow drills from
twelve to sixteen Inches apart Sow
the seed scatteringly, for It has been
found that thick seeding does not pay.
This done, cover It only about half an
Inch deep, and In conclusion firm the
ground by . treading down each row
with the feet It Is well to get the seed
In early In November, for then the
plants will have a chance to come up
and be thinned out before real winter
weather arrives. When the ground Is
slightly frozen a moderate mulch of
litter of leaves may be placed over the
plants. In this way an early crop of
spinach may be gathered so early. In
fact that it will be entirely out of the
way by the time the ground Is ready
for other crops. Farm and Flekl. .
Mtllet as a Feed for root try.
Millet has not been regarded as fa
vorably by poultrymen as It deserves
as a food for poultry. It Is said to be
equal, If not superior, to any other
grain as a radon for all kinds of pouW
try. It Is mora fattening than wheal
and should, be carefully Ted, and a very
good way to avoid danger from It Is t
feed It uuthreshed. This will afford th
fowls exercise while they are scratch
lug It out of the straw. No exclusive
diet will give as good results as a mora
diversified one, because hens will rel
ish a change, but there is no reason
why millet will not till the bill as a
grain ration fully ns well as any other.
The seed Is very small, and In search
lug after it they will get some exercise,
and picking It up will serve ns a meana
of occupying their time. Homestead.
Ventilating the Cellar.
A great mistake, says Medical Class
ics, is sometimes mads lu ventilating
cellars and milk houses. The object of
ventilation Is to keep the cellars cool
and dry, but this object often falls of
being accomplished by a common mis
take, and Instead the cellar Is mada
both warm and damp. A cool plac
should never be ventilated, unless tli
air admitted Is cinder than the air
within, or Is at least ns cool as that or
a very little warmer. The warmer the
air the more moisture it holds In sus
pension. Necessarily the cooler the air
the more this moisture Is condensedl
and precipitated. When a cool ceJlcr
Is aired on a warm day the entering
air being In motion appears cool, but at
It fills the cellar the cooler air with
which It becomes mixed chills It, the
moisture Is condensed, and dew Is de
posited on the cold walls, and may
often bo seen running down them in
streams. Then the cellar Is damp and
soon becomes moldy. To avoid this tha
windows should only be opened at
night, and late the last thing before
retiring. There Is no need to fear that
the night air Is nnhealthful; It Is as
pure as the air of midday, and Is really
drier. The windows should be closed
before sunrise In the morning, and kept
closed and shnded through the day. If
the air of the cellar Is damp It may be
thoroughly dried by placing In It a peck
of fresh lime In an open box. .
Nut-Hrurlug- Trees.
All the nut growing trees do best
when planted where they are to stand
periuaueutly, and all must be plauted
In the fall, as once the nuts become
thoroughly dried their vitality Is de
stroyed and they refuse to germinate.
The nuts should be plauted only two
or three Inches deep lu order that th
frost may get to them and break open
the shell. ;
Among all the nut trees none' makes
so quick a return as the chestnut when
plauted where conditions are .favorable.
The American chestnut Is as good and
sweet ns any from any country, but the
size of the nuts do not compare with
the Japanese varieties. .
The best way to secure Japanese
chestnut trees Is to plant native chest
nuts and afterward graft Japanese
scions on them. A similar plan was
followed with a chestnut grove In Nevr
Jersey. The native trees were cut down
and allowed to sprout up, and these
sprouts were grafted with scions
from Japanese chestnut trees. In tea
years each one of these grafts was
yielding a crop which brought from $3
to $7 to the tree, nnd this yield will In
crease every year for twenty or thirty
yenrs, when the yield from one tree
will be ns much as $30.
Walnuts, hickory nuts or pecans are
easily grown, the first two In the North
and the last In the South. Walnut trees
come Into bearing In a few years where
they are cultivated, and In course of
time produce lumber of the most valu
able kind.
To Follenlz Htra wberrle.
A writer In the Rural New Y'orker
says that In raising strawberries to as
sist In securing pollenlzationv i cither
for fruit for consumption or for the
seed, swish an evergreen bush back
and forth, Just touching the plants
lightly, doing this every day while In
bloom. The most favorable time Is at
midday, beneath a dear sky, and when
the plants are free from excess of.
moisture. Avoid drenching the foliage
with water when the plants are . In
bloom, If satisfactory pollcnlzation l
desired. '
The Sunflower.
The sunflower Is a native-of 'Norm
America,, but It Is more largeJy cultl
vated In foreign countries than in the
United States. In Russia the seeds
are to to some extent parched and
eaten In this country. ' Sunflower .seed
weighs about thirty pounds to the
bushel. ' The plant has been utilized In
malarial districts as a protection
against fevers. - . '
roultry Notes.
Drinking water often spreads dls
ease. Fowls with colds or roup Bhould
not be allowed to drink with the oth
ers. ' " ' ' '
Common fowls can be greatly Im
proved In size and vigor by selecting
the best, and setting only 'eggs from
the best layers.' -, . . . ; v
Turkeys should not be confined while
fatteulng. If they are fed plenty of
corn and soft feed three time's , day,
they will keep quiet enough 'and put on
flesh very fast' ' ';,''r"- -
White corn Is liked better than yel
low by many turkey growers, .who
think It gives a clear white color to the
flesh. Some wheat, barley and buck
wheat should be given also. ,,
The vaiious oat feeds on the market
are much praised by some poultry feed
ers. They at least afford" a change
from the everlasting sborts'ahd corn
meal, of which the hens get Very tired.'
Fowls like turnips cither! boiled ot!
raw, and this root should be used.freei
ly throughout the winter. The hens
will make a better use than any other
farm animals of the. surplus turnips
and potatoes. to ...4. l .'JV
Too many people" reffsffh 'that If '
dozen bens will give a good profit, an
other dozen in the same coop will doa
ble the profit One must resolutely)
keep down the number, so that there;
will be no crowding.
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