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"I i GIVE THE BOY, A ROOM. ON PORCH FURNITURE. INFLUENCE OF NATURE. . " Theroforo am I still A lover 01 tlio :n-.adows and the woods And mountains, and of all that we behold From this green earth; of all the mighty ' worhl ' . , Of eye and eat, both what they half cre ate And what perceive; well pleased to recos flze In nature, nnd tho language of the sense The anchor of my purest thoughts, the nurac, , . The (ruldo. the guardian of my heart, and soul, Of all my moral belnjf. Wordsworth. HOKSE NOTES, More vlchus horses are made so by 111 anil Injudicious treatment and train ing than by Inheritance. A good sen sible horse possesses a high-strung nervous temperament that will not brook teasing, nagging and abuse, A horse controlled through fear - will sooner or later break over ' such bounds and cause trouble. KIndne3s of action and word is much more ef ficacious for control of most horses THE EONEY-BEE. There Is probably nothing produced on the farm to-day that Is sold on the market so "widely mfsunderstood as honey. Honey is not gathered by the bees, but is produced by the bee3. Scientifically speaking, the bees gath er nectar .from the flower, which is no more honey than cream is butter. Af ter the bees take it up Into their pouch, It is converted by them Into thin honey. This, after being depos ited in the wax cells, is evaporated by a process of the bee's wings to nearly BO per cent, and then becomes honey In a strict sense of the word. It is one of the sweetest known ar ticles naturally 'produced without the agency of- man, and,' therefore, pure honey commands a good price. Like every other article that, is of high value, in the past It has been largely imitated. No noor article is ever Let the Boy Have a Retreat of Hit Own Which Ee May Arrange to , , . Suit Eis Own Tastes. SCHOOL GARDENS. One of the many striking evidences of the great changes wrought during the last coutury Is in the pedagogical method employed at the present time. 1 Many of the new departures proved to be fads and departed this life with out leaving footprints On the sands of time, but no one cau question the wis dom of Incorporating in ths curricu lum of our common schools some practical l;uo ledge of the nature that supplies us with our healthiest foods, and that is the purpose of the school garden, which now being brought forward to tho attention of the public. The sahool garden. Idea adopts, in a manner, the practical mode of teach ing so forcibly carried out by Mr. Squccrs, of Dotaeby's hall. When a scholar has learned that botany means a knowledge of plants "he goes and know3 'cm." I it Lelpsic the pupils are taught botany In the form of ap plied horticulture; that Is, they learn to graft, to plant and to transplant, and a special incentive Is afforded to cultivate home gardens. In Sweden the idea Is still further elaborated up on, and the garden includes hotbeds, summer houses, fountains, etc., and the government gives a bonus for each "arden established. ' Manual training In this coun'ry has been confined mostly to the use of shop tools with a view of shortening the distance, between the graduate's pocxei ana me great. Aincnau uunai. TMa la an orrnr V Tho Rphnnl tfardpn wmiifi iirniic uuiier itr&uiis iui mc urn out gratters 01 au eumeiy uu- erent Kina irom mose witn wnicn tue i i . i . . 1 .1 make horticultural ventures more . 1 n .,,.. - 1 .1 I . U n uuaoie varieties, ana sirengtueu iub The school garden would be nothing re nor less than eood. old-fashioned. il common sense injected Into the haste of cramming down senseless ts and Jumbled figures. than violent language and harsh I counterfeited. The very fact that lm treatment - itatlons of various kinds have been The well trained horse of whatever on marllet. would Prove "e value, breed or type is much more desirable of real honer- The DUre fod laws of and possesses a higher market value J our varlou8 8tates bave dono wn; than the wild, skittish and awkward df 8 ln feeding out from the market animal of same size and quality. Tbe a reat deal of adulterated honey hoot noihnH w. mining nn th i One of the worst adulterations that . ! wo nnv hnvA nn tho murker In ft nleee farm Is to begin handling- the colt ln i of wax comb which contained honey Infnnrv mita It "hnltor wise" nnd hv . persistent, patient and kind treatment ! and from hlch the her has teen secure Its confidence and friendship. I extracted, placed In a Jar and a com-p-nhihu .11 "mnni-ov .hinpa" hv the ! Position of glucose and honey poured boys among the colts-and horses, j ln around u- and 801(1 on the market. ajg3 ! as honey. The public, seeing some of I tne wax como in me center oi tne I liquid, have been led to believe ln i buying It that they were getting the real article. This has led to the vari ous newspaper reports and their ex aggerations, which might lead the The, public watering - trough that most effective disseminator of glan ders, distemper and other contagious horse aliments Is again In commis sion. When driving to and fro on the highways farmers would do well to use a bucket for watering their horses rather than risk exposure to contagi ous diseases. Watch the number and character of "crowbalts" that patron Izez a public watering trough during a half day in warm weather and you will realize tbe force of this admoni tion. Be very careful how you go into the stall Dy the side of a strange horse. Some horses are extremely sensitive when thus approached, and are llke'y either to kic or to bite the one who dees it. Never enter the stall of any horse, no matter how well you may be acquainted with It, without speak ing to It. public to believe that comb-honey was adulterated. All honey, when gathered by the bees, is placed ln lit tie wax cells of a hexagonal form, and after being filled up by the bees, the comb Is capped over by them In .the same fashion as the housewUe seals the. preserves which she puts up ln the summertime. ROTATION AND SOIL FERTILITY KNOWING HOW TO MILK. IN FAVOR OIT SEEEP. Sheep have a way of utilizing by products which no other animals seem to have, says a publication of the Iowa Agricultural college. Of the 400 or 500 different plants which may be found in any locality sheep will eat all but a very small percentage, while cattle and other stock will touch only a little over one half. Even If sheep are turned Into an Ideal pasture they will now and then nibble at the weeds; extermination of the weeds results. When the grain is har-' vested and taken from the field the place for the sheep Is the stubble. Rose bushes, wild buckwheat and the weeds and grasses to be found In the fence corners and fence rows fall vic tims to them and furnish fall feed, thereby fulfilling a two-fo'4 purpose for their owners; that of destroying these pests and converting these waste products into good mutton and wool. The lamb crop may be fattened and developed in the corn fields ln the fall. If at the last cultivation of the corn dwarf esscx rape is planted b tween the rows in the moist so!l It will make very rapid jtrowth find hv lielng Bhamefully hurt. S me- ; weaning time It will te readv fnr tha iamD8. uia sneep cannot turned In this way becauss they will pull down the corn; lambs however, will do no dnmn je; bul On the other hand they""wlll eat much of the pigeon grass and other weeds. now how to milk? Of caur e we And yet, If the old cow could k. she might quite often say, that, er humble opinion, you could lably take a few lessons ln that e art. is business for the cow to ba d. fane considers it so, and you to. -i not fair to sit down to a cow nil and haul her until she steps I in the stall and acts as If she i cow will stop eating and wa't ne orceat is over oercre tm 3ume operations In that .l".e. that does that Is not com- TTnnnmfnrtnh'ft rnwet rln nnt iai IUI r Only during recent years farmers are coming to more fully realize that systematic rotation secures the main tenance of fertility with- increase in the production of crops. All plants do not equally draw the elements of plant food from the Boil. Their roots are sent to different depths ln the soil and. have a different solvent - action upon the constituents they reach. Ro tation tends to disperse insects .and fungous diseases are reduced ma terially., Weeds are . more readily eliminated, the Soil Is maintained in good tilth, the humus compounds of the soil are Increased and the wnrk of the farm generally Is more easily and naturally disturbed. Schemes of 'rotation should have the growing of at least one legumin ous crop. By this means large sup plies, of nitrogenous food are secured from the air. Potash and phosphoric acid, If lacking in available forms, must be supplleu by manure or ferti lizer, tunless caustic lime Is used to break down these latent minerals and convert them into soluble plant food. Stock raising, dairying and poultry keeping are pofitable lines to carry on la the scheme for Improving the fertility of soils. No one system of rotation can be successfully applied to all conditions of soil, climate and markets. Tou say It Is too expensive to give each boy a room for his hobbles and belongings, but after all it will not cost as much as the Turkish rugs and costly furniture you are thinking of buying for the parlor this spring. Do you owe most to your neighbors, or to your own bright, nol3y boys. , We wish that every boy might have a room of. his own, and be responsible for its care. The floqr should be of hardwood, and uncarpeted, the furni ture solid and substantial. Let tbe boy have It decorated according to his own fancy. It will be interesting to watch the growth of his artistic ideas. There should be a bookcase, or desit. a big solid table in the middle of the room, with plenty of space for Sams printing press or. Robert's box of tools or checkers and chessboards and other harmless games. The boys should be allowed to invite their friends to come to this rcora, and now and then a treat may be provided for them. No doubt some one will ask what Is the use of spoiling boys In thf3 way, or of furnishing them with cofnpany and games. Simply because they will have the amusement, the games and the com pany somewhere; and where is a more suitable place than under the parental roof? No money can be wasted which Is spent in developing a boy's charac ter or which makes his home and fam ily more dear to him. Can you expect your boy to be char itable when you do not hesitate to talk before him of your neighbor? Can you expect your boy to be free from envy when, in a fault finding way you compare your circumstances with those rf your richer neighbor? Can you expect your boy to tell the truth, when to save a little trouble you tell a falsehood? .Can you exgect your boy to be re spectful to you when he hears you laugh at another's peculiarities? (Jan you expect your boy's religion to be one to live by when he can see that it has no part in your daily life? Boys brought up in a loving home, where tbey feel that they are Impor tant members of the family, seldom have bad habits. Prairie Farmer. - NEEDLEWORK NOTES. men have a -way or cj.K'ng please3 the tow'that she These are the men after should pattern. ng them, we see mat tney . THE SPREADER PAf S. The. manure spreader Is one cf the most Important essentials ln tin economic handllne of farm manures 11 nor strike, nor otherw 3e i won s fnr tho their cows. They alt diwa I .'on of their value. I. feel comnetent 1KB noia oi me cow a idjii to sav hat tfcev mav he ron'de-al one of the most Important imple ments on the farm, either large or small. I believe they will come near er paying a dividend on the invest ment than any other farm tool. Tbe expense of handling the 'manure U lessened by three-fourths at least, and as "manure hauling time" gcnera'ly , comes when other heavy work Is I pressing, the saving of time Is con I sldered as much of a gain as the sav-. ing of labor. - . While the manure spreader can add nothing to the value of the manure It matter in cow mucn nury be, and begin to draw the iout Dre3slcE too hard, for that they are touching her dr point, then they keep It until the last drop Is to be a very hrrd ma ter patrons of a creamery to ml . . 1 . ws. i u?y ill 'y iuiuw ljihi ws in lueir nuru wuu rie or their keep, cut rather i the trouble of we'ghlnj 1 taking samples to the V. . . .1 ,V- .11 3 continue to eat up the good ones. , FEEDING CATTLE ON GRAS3. Experience shows that greater gains In' pounds of beef with less grain can be made on gras3 than with griln and roughage and with le33 labDr Invo'ved, If corn is fed it should be soaked, and although a less quantity is necessary. Tho price Is relatively higher In sum mer than In winter. Grain and grasi finished steers show a greater' shrink age In going to market than whn finished on grain and rough feed. However, summer feeding of grain with grass, to animals of proper age, Is coming Into popular favor and ou best farmers are beginning to appre ciate their grass lands as never be fore. Plant sweet corn, potatoes or rome other hoed crop between the rows of blackberries and raspberries the first season after setting. It will be source of profit to you and an ad vantage to the young berry plants, for you will not be so likely to neglect their cultivation. Berry plants shou'd never be mulched the first season most berry growers prefer cultivating to mulcnlng at all times. It insures healthier cane growth, and the plantn. .The newest pincushion has a pert little ,bow on top made of ribbon to harmonize with the color of the cush ion, the latter being covered and ruf fled with lace. The little Japanese girl is appearing on many of the new pillows. She and her omnipresent parasol may be had on the heavier linens, tinted and ready to be worked with silk. Butterflies make beautiful dance fa vors, with their wings wide spread and sprinkled with gilt so that they glit ter in the light, done ln red, white or even black crepe paper and placed on the ends of wands finished in material to match. A charming set of buttons for a lace blouse may be made of superposed frills of valenclcnnes lace gathered to the center and stitched to a foundation of net, with a tiny button or flat bead on the center of each to hide the Join. These are, of course, not intended for working" buttons, but only to serve for decoration. Some of the handsomest buttons are arc made In the ateliers of the dre3s- maV.ers. from original qr Imported de signs. In this way the arfistle gown has buttons in perfect harmony and buttons J can almost make and easily mar a gown. Tbe manufacture at home of original buttons is an easy and . attractive task, the sueces3 of which depends on good eye for color, together with quick fingers and a due reeard for exactitude of detail and finish. Chicago Daily News. tlnn will lnnt ' lnn?pr thstn whrn does, .by the process of minute dlsln- . mukne(1 , wlth Btraw, as the plants tegration so consummately accom pllshed by this machine, put tb.9 ma terial in a mechanical condition which i nonnH ,,nnn h . renders us -lercina ng content mora If you begin your jrrl- lmmealalel" vauauie, mucn more It-Is very dry, you don't venly oismuuiea ana mereiore val uator hut if vnn lot. uaoie root deeper and are not bo badly Jured by long continued drouths. in tater you teed a great -rops from wind, hall to be overrated. Na- ionderful recuperative i few days are past the to be much le3s than ed, When a cow show3 slgnB of si k ness Immediately take her out of thi herd and keep her milk separate fr'f m that delivered to cu3tomer3; that's te first thing. The next thing U to givs her such remedies as her symptom? indicate the 'need o being esp-c'.a'.ly careful of Iti feeding ln the mn tla. . , Sometimes the fruit on a singl tree Is worth more than two or three acres of wheat. There is a tree ln northern Delaware, 78 years old, that has produced an average of $50 worth of fruK annually -for nearly 20 years, One year the cherries sold for $S0. Six years ago this old patriarch bore 54 peach baskets of delicious fruit or about 1,100 pounds. And all of thh fruit' has been a free gift of nature, as the old tree has stood ln a door yard all1 these years unattended and untied tor except ln cherry time. If Parch Is Email Use a Shelf fax a Table and Chairs Without . ' " Rockers. Few porches have room for a g"oJ slzed table, but this can be managed by having an oblong strip of wood fastened on the wall, between the win- . dows, with hinges at tne bottom When this is not ln use, it takes up no room, , as it is firmly attached to the wall. One or more legs must be added for the end, and need not of necessity be unsightly. ; Another way of doing would be to keep an ironing tablo with folding legs laid against the wail, all ready to- be v brought out when it was needed. The legs would have to be cut down to a' 1 convenient height for using while sit ting, and It could fc stained or paint ed to match the best of the furniture. . Where there is plenty of wall space the width of the table could be placed against the wall, add two firm iron brackets could support the leaf when a table is required. It Is often useful to have some place to stow away mag azines and little articles, and a couple of shelves placed on the wall above the table would add much to lhe ap pearance of the porch, and be a very useful article of furniture. These boards should be' Just the length of the table, and placed on the wall at . the right height, so that when the table Is fastened up, the outside Just reaches beneath the shelves. With the bench below, and the underneath part of the table forming a back, over-tcpred by some cunning little book shelves, what an attractive piece of furniture we should have. Some little curtains 'on rings would add a note of color, and the whole thing co ild be made by a member of the family. Sometimes' an old church pew caa be picked up In country places for a dollar, and In that ' case the table might hang down, and the pew go against the wall, beneath the book shelves. Bamboo screen3 which roll up and' down are often useful if the porch Is very sunny. A moVe delightful Screen Is formed by vines running over wire across the sunny . end, or where a -neighbor's porch overlooks one's own. If the house stands alone, a porch is cooler if a'll the sldoi are left open for the air to blow through, and vines are only allowed to grow above the height of seven feet. So many small porches are too much overgrown., and not only keep the air out ln summer, but for the rest of the year darken the rooms that overlook the porch. It Is best not to have too many rock-' ers an a small porch, as they take up too much room. Windsor chairs, stained or painted, are always liked, especially by men, and they can be used with chairs of other varieties. . A pretty Indian cotton held ln place by a drawing pin, which can readily be taken out when tha cloth, is shaken, makes an admirable cover for the-table. If matting or basket tables are used, It is best to have them uncov ered. A whisk brush can be kept neat by to brush o!T the tops daily. Chica go fnter Ocean. ' Rules of Bealth. Uon't worry.' Laugh at yourself; look for funny things. Kat good, nour ishing food regularly three times a day, and between meals drink a glass of cream. Drink plenty of good, pure water. Take all the rest you can, if possible an hour's sleep each after- noon. Be in the open air all you can without exercising too much.- Massag ing every night with cocoa butter will help considerably. Above all, do. not be despondent. Get busy.; Interest yourself in people nnd things, not in quisitively, but generously, and life will be, worth living as your condition improves. - ' Great Seaport , Antwerp is to spend $40,000,000 la order to secure the most up-to-date port ln the world. TEE LAWN MOWER. (Cut the Grasica Sweatemuplca.) Springs up on every lawn to the dls quiet of the householder. Encourages Temperance. The Bavarian government does not dare to forbid its railway employes to drink beer; but systematic efforts to discourage beer drinking are made by providing coffee, milk, lemonade and mineral waters at cost price. - Macaroni and Cheese. Into 'two quarts of boiling water break half a pound of macaroni. Add half a teaspoonful of salt and boll 20 minutes. Drain through a collander, Line your well-buttered baking dish with cracker crumbs, then add a layer of macaroni, a liberal sprinkling of grated cheese, dust with cracker crumbs, and use dabs of butter. Re peat this until your dish is full. Tfcrm pour over all a cupful of milk or cream If you have it Brown in the oven before, serving. ; Popular Pastime. As a revival of the old English cus tom of shooting at the butts after Divine worship, the Amberley (Eng.) miniature rifle club Is open on Sun day afternoons, and Is very popular. , Envoy Recluse. Viscount de Alte, the Portuguese en voy at. Washington, leads the life of ' a recluse, and although credited to this country four years, he is known by but few residents of the capital.. He rarely Invites his colleagues in the corps to his home, and still more rare ly accepts their Invitations. ,tu.