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FARM NOTES.
The garden recorJ book la very val
uable.
The best stock builds up earliest,
warm first, nd are tbe best to gather
honey.
The cost of seed Is Insignificant, com
pared with the Importance of a good
stand of corn.
The most expensive elements of
balanced ration, protein, for Instance,
can be grown In abundance on most
farms.
Peanut butter has become a staple
article of food, and It has characteris
tics that give It a special place In the
affections of tbe housekeeper.
As conservators of fertility and aids
to the growth of other members of the
plant kingdom, the legumes act a part
remarkable In economy and unique in
science.
Every year, when tbe gardening
season arrives, the question of the
best varieties arises. This can be eas
ily determined by keeping records of
each variety.
Many gardeners ara now planning
for bedding plants, and some are
doubtless hesitating because of the
cost of the plants. Tbe cost will be
small If you propagate tbe plants your
self.
BENEFITS IN USING CEMENT
it ma db rruumui tmpiucu m
Many Ways About Farm and
Costs but Little.
(By J. E. BRIDGEMAN.)
The proper use of cement supplies
so many needs on the farm that the
following article on cement brick ma
king, Is sure to be of great value to
every Ingenious farmer.
Cement brick may be easily, made
on the farm, and used for all purposes
for which clay brick, or stone are now
used, and they may also be used for
some things that clay brick or stone
could not be used for. The cost In
most cases will be leBs than the clay
brick.
The illustrations show the mold for
making the brick, also six of the
finished brick on the drying palette or
board.
The two sides of this mold are
formed of 2x6-lnch timber; the 12
center cross pieces are of 1x6 boards,
while almost .any lumber may be used.
Hard wood, however. If smooth and
straight Is preferable.
The brtck are supposed to be 2x4x8
Inches and set as shown on one face.
This permits the molder to face the
brick with a very rich cement mixture
Mold for Brick.
say about one inch and the remain
ing space in the mold is filled with a
leaner or weaker mixture.
While It is true that a mixture of
one part cement and four parts coarse
sand will make a brick that will sup
port a great amount Of weight it will
not be waterproof, so by filling the
first one inch with a mixture of one
-part cement and one or two parts
sand we get a waterproof brick on the
face at greatly reduced cost
The various parts of this mold are,
as shown, Interchangeable, and must
all be of the same size. The mold Is
held together by the two bolts CC
which have band taps that are quickly
loosened. The mold sets on a bottom
board B and Is squared and held in
place by the four blocks AAAA.
Many failures have been made try
ing to make cement brick with molds
held together with hinges, books, etc..
A Diet of Wild Honey.
Wild honey as a change Is an
agreeable sweetmeat, but after a few
days constantly partaking of it the
European palate rejects It as nauseous
and almost disgusting. Our experience
extended over a fortnight, during
which period our food consisted solely
of It and maize. It has escaped the
Biblical commentators that one of the
principal hardships that John the
Baptist must have undergone was his
diet of N wild honey. National Geo
graphic Magazine.
Sheep Build Up Farm.
'-Nothing will build up a run-down
farm as quickly as a flock of sheep.
While pasturing the sheep's manure
is distributed about so evenly that
. mnraa f?or pnillf! Ami o 1 th a
aheep in its work.
- Cruelty to Live Stock.
Tbe thoughtless, not to say soulless,
man who Is cruel to his stock, not only
draws bearily upon bis pocketbook for
the privilege, but commits one of the
meanest and most inexcusable crimes
ja its whole list of wickedness.
as almost ail of these molds, are con
structed in a way that it la Impossible
to keep them square or sufficiently
rigid to tamp the cement in the molds.
When the molds have been filled the
palette or drying board is placed on
top of the mold and all turned upside
down, the bottom removed, the bolts
loosened and tbe parts may then be
easily taken away from the brick
without spoiling or chipping the
edges.
The mold must be smoothed with
sandpaper and kept well oiled. After
the mixture is well tamped in place,
level off tbe top with a straight board
and place the brick under some shed
or at least In the shade.
Keep the palettes under water for
several hours before using them, but
be sure that all the surplus water has
been drained off.
The entire operation of molding the
brick Is quickly and easily done.
For all ordinary work, use a mixture
Cement Bricks. '
of one part cement to three or four
parts coarse, clean sand. Mix dry and
add water until it is of the consistency
of thick jelly and will hold Its shape
when squeezed. In the band.
Before laying the brick in the wall
wet them thoroughly and keep them
well dampened while drying for at
least ten days. While It will be pos
sible to handle them and if necessary
lay them In the wall only ten or fif
teen days old, they will not be entire
ly hardened for several months.
MILO GROWN AS FEED CROP
Plant Belongs to Nonsaccharln Sorg
hums and Resembles Kafir Very
Much in Appearance.
(By ALVIN KETSER. COLORADO AO-
The campaign being conducted by
the Colorado Agricultural college in
an. effort to get mllo generally grown
as a feed crop on the plains of the
state has called forth a great deal of
inquiry concerning this crop.
Milo belongs to the family of plants
called sorghums. The sorghums are
divided into two large groups the
sweet or saccharin sorghums, and the
nonsaccharln sorghums. These differ
chiefly in sugar content, and yield of
seed. The sap of the saccharin
sorghums is sweet, and tle non
saccharin sorghums have no sugar in
the sap. Milo belongs to the non
saccharln group of sorghums. It re
sembles Kafir very much in appear
ance and habits of growth, which is
quite natural, considering It Is a close
relative of Kafir. It Is frequently
called milo maize, but this name is In
correct, as it is not a maize.
Milo grows erect, with thick, short.
lolnted stalks, attaining an average
height of from four to Beven feet The
grain is borne in heads at the top of
the stalks. These heads reach a con
siderable size and are relatively short
and compact Where the stand Is thin,
the heads get very large ana turn
downward by their own weight With
thicker stands the heads are smaller
and stand erect
Surplus Road Funds.
The best use to make of surplus
road funds, and a use allowed
by law, is to hire good men
and teams to keep road drags
going as much as necessary
all winter. One simple dragging
at the right time is often worth $2
for every dollar it costs. It is poor
go to ruin for want of pulling together
with a drag. -
Make a Balanced Ration.
When the roughage of the farm is
rich in carbohydrates and lacks in pro
tein It becomes necessary to purchase
some mill feeds rich in the element of
protein In order to make a balanced
ration. '
Experimental Potato Farm.
An experimental potato farm haB
been established near Greeley, Col.
On ten acres 100 varieties of potatoes
will be planted Including seed from
every foreign country where they have
been grown with success. The farm
will.be malntaned by state appropria
tion of $10,000 per year.
4.
Treatment of Hired Man.
A good hired man should receive
the best of treatment from bis em
ployer, and should never tire of what
is to be done' on the ranch regardless
of the lateness of the hour or the in.
clemency of the weather if loss is
likely to accrue jjucase he should
fail to work at. that particular time.
Most Good from Manure.
It, is now held by some of our best
farmers that the most good can be de
rived from manure by top dressing the
meadows and .pastures. Of course un
rotted, coarse manure cannot be used
on them to advantage.' '
Every farmer should have a little
patch of asparagus for home use even
if he does not care to market any of It
OF HISTOKY
3
By ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE
AIEXANDER AND
(Couyrlht
This Is a story whose chief events
are still well remembered: the tragic
romance of a depraved Balkan king
and the ambitious daughter of a Ser
vian cattle dealer.
Servla is a little country on the Bal
kan peninsula. Once it belonged to
Turkey. Since winning freedom it has
been jealously watched by Austria and
Russia. It is a "buffer" state, from a
political point of view and Is inhabit
ed by crude, primitive, semi-Oriental
people. Its history for the past cen
tury has been of a comic opera sort,
Interspersed here and there with hor
rible tragedies. Nearly every ruler
has been murdered or deposed.
In 1869 King Milan came to the
throne of Servla. He descended trom
a peasant and was one of the most
dissolute men in Europe. He gov
erned abominably and maltreated his
queen, Natalie.
Alexander, who next was proclaimed
king, was brave and of powerful build,
but he was as wicked as his father
and far more ignorant When he was
Th r.Mi. little Nnore than
Dealer's Daughter. the ,nfluence of
Draga Maschln, a beautiful and fasci
nating woman, who was double his
own age and only two years younger
than his own mother. Draga had be
gun life with small prospects but
boundless ambition. Her father was
a cattle dealer named Lunjevltza.
When the girl was 17 she married
Col. Maschln of the Servian army.
Next, she managed to win the favor
of Queen Natalie and became one of
her ladies-in-waiting. That was how
Draga happened to meet Alexander.
From the first she set herself, heart
and soul, to win the wayward boy's
affections. She succeeded, and ac
quired a mastery over his mind that
made him obey slavishly her lightest
whim. Thus began In 1891 a 12-year
romance that was the scandal of Eu
rope. It was finally Draga Maschln,
not Alexander, who really governed
(or misgoverned) Servia.
During Alexander's boyhood the af
fairs of state were managed by a
council of regents. One night when
he was 17, Alexander invited these re
gents to dine with him at his palace
in Belgrade. After dinner he rose and
announced that henceforth he would
not require their services, but would
rule Servia to suit himself. The re
gents protested. Alexander had them
arrested on a charge of treason and
proclaimed himself king. The trick
amused tbe Servians and they stood
by the plucky boy, not knowing the
whole idea was Draga's. But his
mother, Natalie, realized this and,
seeing how dangerous an influence
Draga had gained over the young
king, begged Alexander to banish the
woman from Belgrade. He refused.
Draga, hearing of the request easily
persuaded him to order his mother
out of the country.
With Natalie no longer near, Draga
ran affairs as she chose. Through her
meddling Alexander won the ill will
of the army and managed to grow
dally more and more unpopular with
bis people at large. To make matters
worse, Col. Maschln, in grief over his
wife's desertion of him, commtttedrnfl
clde. His brother, Alexander Maschln,
swore revenge. The climax of the love
story came in 1900, when Alexander
formally made known his betrothal to
Draga. The Servians were furious.
But, on August 12. of that year, the
marriage occurred. Alexander loved
Draga madly and was wholly under
her spell. Moreover (like Napoleon
HI.), he could find no European prln-
THE CASTIGATI0N OF A SNOB
Needed Lesson In Manners Well and
Most Effectually Admlnla
" tered.
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An anecdote that will appeal to all
democratic Americans is told of the
manner in which young 'Poole, a son
of the well-known English tailor, ad
ministered a lesson in manners to a
snob who sought to offend him.
The enlsode occurred when the
vounar tradesman began to develop a
taste for society. Despite the oppo
sition of several aristocratic persons
he' found a way to have himself ad
mitted to one of London's most ex
clusive clubs, and of course bis de
feated oDDonents became his bitter en
emies. They "Swore to make things
so hot for him that he would nave to
resign. . - v
The first evening Poole visited the
club he and a friend had Just started
same of billiards . when . a
beardless scion of some noble fam
ily swaggered up to the table and In
voice that could be heard all over
DRAGA OF SERVIA
kf Um Aatluev)
cess willing to be his wife. His father,
Milan, hearing of Alexander's pro
posed marriage, came in haste to Sep
via to remonstrate with him, but was
turned back by soldiers at the fron
tier.
The marriage of a king (descended
from a peasant though he was) to an
adventuress of low birth like Draga
was the nine-day gossip of every cap!
tal. All Europe boycotted the couple.
No court would receive them; no ruler
accept their Invitations. They were
shunned as outcasts. The Servians,
too, were beginning to hate Draga.
As queen she was paying courtiers
cruelly for snubs she had received in
earlier days, was wrecking the land's
welfare, helping her own relatives to
hlh offices and (being childless) pep
suadlng Alexander to name her own
brother as his successor to the throne
Yet the foolish monarch worshiped
her. Inspite of rumors that they often
quarreled, one English visitor to Bel
grade writes: "The king and queen
never seem happy half an hour apart.
Alexander's devotion is pathetic and
inspiring."
Meantime a conspiracy of which Al
exander Maschln was one of the lead
ers, spread through the Servian army.
At 2 a. m. on Thursday, June 11, 1903,
1. 1 - j . Dand ' officers
Tragic End of a broke ,nto the
Hoyai Romance. palace
guards and household attendants who
barred their path were shot down and
the assassins made their way to the
alcove room where Alexander and
Draga had fled for refuge. The door
was battered to pieces and the offi
cers, with Maschln at their bead,
rushed in. The king and queen had
been rudely aroused from slumber and
had had no time to dress. Both knew
that death was at hand. Tet neither
showed the slightest sign of fear.
They stood, clasped in each other's
arms, facing their slayers, asking no
better fate than to die together.
One of the older officers is said to
have shouted a demand that Alexan
der give up his throne. The king
laughed in his face. Another called
on him to banish Draga from Servla.
For answer the king held his wife to
his breast and kissed her. Then came
a volley of shots.
The royal lovers, still wrapped in
each other's arms, fell dead, riddled
by bullets.
Noah White's Sheep.
Not long ago Mr. Noah White of
Chestatee district had a butting sheep,
This sheep went across the Blue
Ridge in Union county on a visit, and
while there went to the house of a
lady with her flock of sheep. This
lady decided to put the strange sheep
up until its owner called for it but
lo and behold! she made a failure,
for the sheep commenced to show
fight The lady made for the house,
the sheep in hot pursuit, butting her
every step until the door was reached.
Then it entered, and did not stop un
til it ran not only the lady but every
child she had off of the place. After
staying a while It left and the family
took possession of the house again.
Dahlonega Nugget
Rule for "Making Good."
Make good. Remember what others
have done you can do. Emulate the
example of the good and great who
realize their dreams. The world may
not appreciate you; it may laugh at
you, and even call you harsh names,
but go ahead In your own self-consciousness
that you are doing the best
you can, and all will be well In the
end.
the room took Poole to tast for mak
ing him the 111 fitting dress suit he
was wearing.
"Really," he ended insolently,
"when people charge as much as you
do for clothes they should at least not
have the Impudence to send a gentle
man such misfits." -
The offense was so brutal that for a
moment Poole flushed scarlet and was
about to give the only answer a man
can, when a brilliant Idea struck him
and turned his scowl into a smile.
"I'm deucedly sorry," he said, with
every sign of concern, looking the coat
over. Then, Tea, I see what is need
ed; allow me." And before the un
suspecting youth had an inkling" of
what was coming Poole reached quick
ly for the billiard chalk, grabbed the
snob by the shoulder, and with swift
vicious strokes decorated the coat all
over with lines and crosses, complete
ly ruining it Then he stood off. .
"Now, my dear sir," he said pleas
antly, "if you will send the suit around
in. the morning we will be delighted to
alter it".
He was not bothered again.
KIDNEY TROUBLE
SufftrtS Ten Years Rtlitvei in Tkrti
Months Thanks to PE-R U-NA. ,
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AjtQXKM.-i i Hum '
O. B. riZER. Mt. Sterllne,Ky. says t
JiMve suffered with kidney sad
bladder trouble tor tea yarn past
T&at March I commoncfld nsinz '
I have not used it since, nor have I fell
pain.1
An Efficient Mistress.
Mrs. A., who had a shiftless col
ored maid, was hurrying through her
morning'B work in order to go out
with a friend in the afternoon. As
she flew about from room to room she
heard the colored woman chuckling
to herself as if very much enjoying
something. Impatiently she said:
"What in the world is it that amuses
you so, Isabel?"
"Well, Mis' Bessie, when I heard
you gallopin' oroun' upstairs I jes'
fought if you'd been de Lawd it
wouldn't 'a' took you no six days to
make de hebbens an' de yearth!"
S. A. Rice, in Woman's Home Com
panlon. -
Vindictive Cuss.
"Ugh!" spluttered Mr. Jones. "That
nut had a worm in it"
"Here," urged a friend, offering him
a glass of water, ''drink this and wash
it down."
"Wash It down!" growled Jones.
-Why should I? Let him walk!"
Everybody's. - '
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Stops Lamenecs
Much of the chronic lameness '
In horses is due to neglect ' .
See that your horse is not al
lowed to go lame. Keep Sloan's :
Liniment on hand and apply at -the
first sign of stiffness. It's .
wonderfully penetrating goes
right to the spot relieves the
soreness limbers up the joints ...
and makes the muscles elastic .
and pliant
Here's the Proof.
Mr. G. T. Roberts of Resaca, Ga,
R.F.D. No. 1, Box 43, writes " J haws
ted your Liniment on a hone for twee
Bey and effected a thorough cut. -I aW T
to removed spavin on a mule. Tola '
spavin was aa large as a tuinaa en. la "
bit estimation the best rtmHj fnrhrrav
aess and soreness is -
Sloasfe -
Mr. R. M.Glbhs,of Lawrence, Kana
ILF.D. No. 3, writes: "Vom LlnU
snent is tbe best that I bav ver need.
I bad a mare with an abscess on her neck
and one 50c bottle of Sloan's Liniment
entirely cured her. I keep it around all
the time for falls and small swellings
and for Try thing about the stock."
Sloan's Liniment
will kiQ a spavin,
curb or splint, re
duce wind puffs and
swollen joints, and
is a sure and speedy
remedy for fistula,
Sweeney, founder
and thrush.
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