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AFTtRCLOW.
After the clangor of battle.
There cornus a moment of rpst.
And tho simple hopi*.'* ami the simple joys
And the simple thoughts aro best.
After the victor's pasan.
After the thunder of gao.
ThSro comes that lull that must como to all
Before the set of sua.
Then what Is the happiest memory?
. Js it th?* foe's flefent?
Is it thespjendid praise of a world
TlthV??u?ders by at your feet?
Nay, nny, to the life-worn spirit
The happiest thoughts ate those
That carry us hack to the simple joys
And the sweetness of life's reposo.
A simple lovo and n simpler trust
And a simple duty done
Aro truer to roll os to* light to death
Than a whole world's victories won.
i Wm Mm6
?
1 ' BT" JATEES BUCKSAW ' ?
T WAS 8 o'clock of a Saturday
morning in February wheu Mr.
and Mrs. Stone drove out of
their farmyard and took tho
road northward. The crisp snow ol'
the highway, packed and polished by
weeks of good sleighing, creaked
under the runners of their .'cutter,"
and the sun was shining gloriously
over th? wooded hills to the east
ward.
The Stones were going to spend
Sunday with "Cousin Maria," Stone's
second cousin, aud the object of Mrs.
Stone's admiration and euvy. S bo
declared that there was nc house like
Cousin Maria's, and no domestic con
veniences and advantages like those
she enjoyed; that nobody wore such
beautiful cloth 's, or had such good,
things to eat, or commanded such re-'
sources to "do with"as Cousin Maria.
In short, Mrs. Amasa Stone, who had
not boeu a great while married, and
who had one of the nicest little farm
houses in the country, as well as one
of the best and most devoted husbands
! in tho world, was somehow a victim of
that moat disagreeable and' distress
ing malady envious discontent; and*
the immediate. occasion of. it was-?
Cousin Maria. If she could only ex
change places, (perhaps not husbands,
but everything else) with Cousin,
Maria, how happy she would be!
Curiously enough-by that strango
irony of fate which we often see crop
ping ont in human life-Cousin Mariaj
felt the same way toward Mrs. Stone.
She secretely, but sincerely, envied
the little woman with the big devoted,
loverlike husband and the model farm-,
honse overlooking one of the most '
beautiful and productive valley farms
in New England. "If I eould only!'
keop house like Cousin Ella!" shep
would sometimes say to her husband;
and then she would add to herself,-,
"Perhaps I might if I had as nice a,
house and the things to do with that
she has."
Sincere and cordial envy does not;
make people dislike each other, by
any 11 eans; and it wns natural enough
that Mrs. Stone and her cousin, Mrs.
Holmes, should enjoy visiting each
other and thereby adding fresh fuel
to their mutual admiration.. They
traveled back and forth on these social
exchanges a good deal, and their hus
bands, who liked each other (and eaoh
others fare, by the way), were never
averse to "driving over" for a day's
outing The two farms lay some 20
miles apart, in different townships,
and about midway between them waa
a village, where the Stones and the
Holmeses each had a special friend,
with whom it was convenient and
pleasant to stop for dinner while
going a-visiting.
The sleigh bells rang cheerily and
the miles rapidly fell away behind the
Stoned cutter this February morning,
ns they drove along toward Hydeville,
the half way village. "I hopo nothing
will happen to the stock or the hens,
over Sunday," said Mr. Stoue,
"Oh, don't worry about that!" ex
claimed his wife. "You spoke to
Leonard, as usual, didn't you?"
"Ye3, I asked him to fodder once a
day and attend to the milking. But
he lives quite a little piece away, and
if it should come on to Btorm"
"Storm! Look at the sky!" ex
claimed Mrs- Stone, with a scornful
laugh "I declare, if you aren't tho
greatest man to worry over nothing."
It was still gloriously pleasant
when they reached Hydeville, at ll
o'clock, and they stopped there two
full hours. As they again took the
road,at 1 o'clock,they noticed that the
sky had beoome slightly filmy, but as
it frequently does cloud over thus to
ward the close of a fine winter day
they were neither surprised nor dis
turbed. At 3 o'clock, however the
wind began to rise, the sky grew more
overcast, and before long was spitting
sharply ont of the northeast.
"What do you think about a storm
now?" asked Mr. Stone.
"Drive along and get there ns quick
as you can,!'was his wife's only reply,
as she gathered the buffalo robe more
tightly about her.
When they reached the Holmes
farm, at about 4 o'clock, the wind was
howling and the snow driving across
the landscape in sheets. Mrp. Stone
got ont at the side entrance and
plunged shiveringly against the door,
but turned at once to her husband
with a look of surprise and consterna
tion. The door was locked! So were
the front door and the kitchen door,
as they speedily discovered.
"They're away from home," an
nounced Mr. Stone.
"They've gone visiting," groaned
his wife. "Oh dear! do you suppose
it's possible they've gone to visit us?"
"Shonldn't wonder a bit," replied
Mr. Stone. "Come to think of it, I
heard a man's laugh when I went over
to the store in Hydeville that sounded
like John Holmes's. But I couldn't
toll where it came from, and couldn't
see anybody that looked like him, so
gave it np "-. ^ ,
"Go??pH cried: Mrs. Stone. "He
was probably over at Jason Soper's,
where they '"always" stop-out in the
barn, Uke^asnpt If you'd only men
tioned it!- .Well, we must just make
the best of a bad job. I know where
Maria puts the kitchen key when she's
away, and we might as well go in and
take possession-as they will have to
do at onr house, I reckon."
The key was found on - nail under
the stoop, and Mrs Stone proceeded
to take possession, while her husband
stabled his horse.' When Mr. Stone
came in he found the lamps all lighted
and his wife in a high state of excite
ment and delight at the prospect of
"using Cousiu Maria's nice things for
a while! I guess it's all for the best,"
she announced, with unexpected
cheei'fulncss. "For once in our lives
we will have a taste of keeping house
with modern conveniences!"
It was a tremendous snowstorm
thal swept New England during Feb
ruary 25 and 26. Mr and Mrs. Stone
were snowbound for a week in the
Holmes house, and Mr. and Mrs.
Holmes, as it happened, were similarly
imprisoned in theire. Roads were
not broken through for five day?, and
no one knew how h iii neighbor was
facing.
In the meantime Mr.- Stone took
cure of Holines's stock, and Mr.
Hohnes took care of his, while their
wives revelled to their henxts' content
in the supposed "domestic advantages
and improvements for which they had
envied each other so loi\g. At last
the two families were able to get word
to one auothor, and a day was set for
the mutual evacuation of each other's
premises and a meeting at Hydeville
on tbe way. Both parties were in
vited to dine at Jason Soper's that
memorable day,and tho reader may be
sure it was not one of thone dinner par
ties that languish for Jack of conver
sation.
Late in the afternoon),as the Stones
came in sight of their own pleasant
farmhonse, Mr. Stouo said, hesitat
ingly, "John and I hail some talk of
exchanging farms while, we were har
nessing up. We tbou-rht, if"
"Stop right there, Amasa Stone!"
cried his wife, with a sudden uncalled
for burst of tears. "If you ever men
tion such II thing again"
"Why!" exclaimed Mr. Stone, in
glad astonishment, "I thought you
were crazy for Cousin Maria's modern
conveniences, and Johu said that
Maria made life a burden to him by
bankoriug after yours. So we thought
we'd please both-.of you by swapping
farms."
"Well, you'll noither of you ever
hear auything more on the subject
from Maria or nie, "sobbed Mrs. Stone.
"We were both of us so homesick and
30 ashamed that we burist out crying
when we were up in the front chamber
at Mrs. Soper's, and confessed what
"ods we had been. I gness neither
of us will over quarrel with her own
things again-least of all, with her
own husband."-American Agricul
turist 1 . .
THE NEW WOMAN'S BABY.
She Urine!* Him Up, According to . the
l?ales Laid Down in tho Kooks. '
"But haven't you any more books
sn the subject?"uskcd the woman, ap
pealingly, much as if the person she
(vas consulting hod large installments
sf books hiddeu away, only forthcom
ing when his heart should soften.
"Not in, now " nnd the young man
it the circulating :ibrary turned to a
newer comer.
"Why don't you take something
?lse?" advised her companion.
"Because I do not icome hore to
jet any books. I just wiaut books that
?'ill give me information about curing
for baby. Ever since 4he was a vtree
little thing I havebeei-.readiug every
thing I could uet ou tho subject.. I
think," Bhe said, crushingly, turning
to tho young mau in charge, "I {will
not take auy book today." j
Then as bhe started away hevitone
changed to one of pity.
"How was it, " she said to tho other
woman, "that babies'used to struggle
up, when there were.no magazines or
books about how they should be
trained? Every one of my friends who
has a baby does just as I do ?nd gets
evey article she can upon theKr physi
cal or mental or moral weil being.
And one does get such help. Just the
other day I was reading somewhere:
'No mother should be without a baby's
diary. Jot down all the sayings of
the little one,'and so I've sitarted with
such a pretty book, leather bound,you
know, and I mean to keep lt up."
"That must be awfully interesting,"
Baid the other woman, "isn't it?"
"This last book, the one I had
given back when I met you, gave me
fine directions for caring for baby's
teeth, especially the second teeth. I
shalll do exactly as it Rays, and take
him to the dentist in time. In that
way, you know, you avoid all trouble
about teeth coming in crooked and all
that Kindergarten methods arc fine,
too, and I've been reading up about
them, for I want him to have the ad
vantage of tho latest ideas."
"How old is he now?" asked the
listener suddenly.
"Three months old, "said the proud
mother, fondly.--Now York Sun.
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.
To cultivate kindness is a valuable
part of the business of life. --Johnson.
A life of pleasure makes even the
strongest mind frivolous at last-Bul
wer.
The shortest way to do many things
is to do only one thing at a time.
Cecil.
The noontide sun is dark, and music
discord, when the heart ?3 low.
Young.
Opportunity is rare, and a wise man
will never let it go by him-Bayard
Taylor.
If a man be endued with a generous
mind, this is the best kind of nobility.
-Plato.
Who hath not known ill-fortune,
never knew himself, or his own virtue.
-Mallet.
Recollection is the only paradise
from which we cannot bo turned out
-Richter.
Of all the paths that lead to a wom
an's love, pity is the straightest
Beaumont
Modest expression is a beautiful
settiug to the diamond of talent and
genius. -Chapin.
Unbecoming forwardness oftener
proceeds from ignorance than impu
dence. -Greville.
Negligence is the mst of the soul,
that corrodes through all her best
resolves. -Feltham.
Those who never retract their opin
ions love themselves more than they
love truth-Joubert
There is merit without elevation,
but thero is no elevation without some
merit.-Rochefoucauld.
Be just and fear not; let all the ends
thou aimest at be thy country's, thy
God and truths.-Shakespeare. '
Most persons would succeed in
small things if they were not troubled
with great ambitions.-Longfellow.
The opportunity to do mischief is
found a hundred times a day, and that
of doing good once a year. - Volitaire.
There is no polioy like politeness,
since a good manner often succeeds
where the best tongue has failed.
Magoo n.
Oldest Church In the World.
The oldest building in the world
that has been uninterruptedly used
for church purposes is St Martin's
Cathedral at Canterbury. The build
ing was originally erected for a
church, and has been regularly used
as a pince for religious gatherings lot
more than 1500 years.-Tit-Bits.
Beavenjrer Wagon Bells.
Hereafter bells that can be heard a
distance of 500 feet must bo attached
to all private scavenger wagons iii
Chicago, and these bells must be rung
continuously while the wagons are ic
service, which may be between sunset
and sunrise.
Norfolk, Va., boasts of a traffic in
garden, truck that amounts to $7,000,
OOO a year.
FOR THE HOUSEWIVES.
Paper stuffed Pillow*.
Pillows stuffed with paper are not
only a fad bnt doctors have pro
nounced them a hygieuio necessity.
Paner proves a far mord comfortable
filling than hair or wool. To make
these pillows properly cut the paper
in long strips and curl it with the
blade of a knife.
In donning I'lnno Key*.
It is said that ivory piano keys and
ivory kuii'e handles muy be cleaned
by the uso of alcohol. Tho cleansing
process should be gone through about
every four days,and the articles rubbed
with a clean cloth wet with alcohol.
To remove stains from wood a niix
tnre of one-third of sweet oil aud twe
thirds alcohol will be fouud effective.
Pretty Tnble Surprise.
Tho newest table decoration and
entertainment ii a very jnotly one
iudeed. In the middle of the table is
a bank of roses, violets, smilax, ferns
and lilies of the valley. At each plate
there ate three vases in three solid
colors. These are of Bouoniiau glass;
they may be ino tuted handsomely or
left undecorated. By each vaso is
placed half a dozen roses nnd Bom o
violets or lilies of the valby. The
hostess announces that the guest ar
ranging his flowers in the vases most
artistically wins the cut-glass rose
boAvl which contains the flowers in tho
middle of the tatdo.
I?ncterln In Itnoks.
The great danger of contagion which
lies in books from circulating libraries
has often been spoken of. It is a
commua thing for these books to lind
their way >'nto sickrooms, especially
into those occupied by chronic inva
lids. The state board oF health of
Michigan reports tho death from con
sumption of 20 department clerks
whose work had been in certaiu vol
umes of records. The books were
found by examining bacteriologists to
bo full of tubercle bacilli,and it is be
lieved that they became thus infected
from a clerk who had consumption.and
who was known to have habitually
moistened his thumb with saliva when
he tutnod a pago.
( ?Id, Tepid and Hot Rath?.
Tt is interesting just now to know
how to keep warm, and who should
advise if not the physicians? How
ever, as every ono takes tho advice
that suits him, it is well to have a va
riety on baud. A recent number of a
medical paper offors sutlicieut latitude
for choice.
One physician recommends a warm
water spouging, thou a cold water
rubbing, then the wearing of porous
linen undergarments. Another advises
less frequent bathing, and emphasizes
the importance of puro woolen under
wear.. A third objects to cold baths
and hot baths equally, preferring a
slightly more than tepid degree, and
advocates a mixture of cotton-and
wool in undergarments. Still another
prefors liueu mesh underwear, while a
coufrero thinks a heavy cottou tho
proper material.
Something Abont Rubber Plants.
A teaspoonful of olive oil, poured
upon tho soil of rubber plants, near
the stalk, about onco a month, is an
excellent tonic. Washiug the leaves
with milk will keep them dark and
glossy; and if there is a suspicion
that worms are destroying the roots,
dissolve a tablespoonful of mustard in
a little water and pour it upon the
soil. If worms are there, they will
immediately ' appear. The mustard
nets like fire, burning the worm's skin
tho institut it touches it.
A friend thus lelutes her first expe
rience with the mustard bath: "My
rubber plant had beeu flourishing for
several years, when all at ouce it came
to a standstill. I was told that prob
ably unseen enemies were at work
upon it, and I was advised to give it
a dose of stroug mustard water. I
waa not prepared for immediate re
sults; and when several worms, almost
large enough to be called snakes,came
hissing np through the earth, I started
back iu affright. But after these mon
sters were disposed of, I had no more
trouble with my rubber plant."
Helen M. Richardson in Good House
keeping.
Itecipea.
Apple Boly Poly Pudding-Make a
rich soda biscuit dough, roll it ont in
a square about a quarter of an inch
thick, cover with thin slices of tart
apples, roll up, pinch firmly together,
prick Beveral times with a fork and
steam. Serve with cream and suga .
Potato Puffs-Beat a pint of mashed
potato and two tablespoonfuls of
melted butter until light Then add
one-half of a cupful of cream and two
heafen eggs, white and yolks beaten
separately. Beat well and put in a
buttered dish aud bake iu a quick
oven.
Snowflake Cream-Pnt in astewpan
four ounces of ground rice,four onncos
of sugar, a few drops of almond ex
tract, or auy extract you may wish;
three tablespoonfuls of butter and one
qnart of milk. Let cook until quite
creamy, pour into a mould. When
sti?'eued serve with whipped cream.
Rye Shortcake Toast-Mix one cup
each of flour and rye flour, one table
spoonful of sngar, one-half teaspoon
ful of salt and four level teaspoonfuls
of baking powder. Make a stiff dongh
with about one cup of milk and
one tablespoonful ol' butter. Roll
thiu, cat in rounds, bake on a griddle
or in the oven. Tear open and pour
thick cream sance over thom.
Grilled SpratB-Cleanse some sprats
and dry them well, brush them over
with melted butter, season with salt
and cayenne and flour them. Bun
some small skewers through the heads
of the fish and fasten them together
thus in rows, then grill them over a
clear but not too fierce fire, turning
the fish once or twice so that they may
be well cooked. Dish them up on a
very hot dish and serve with lemon
and rolls of thin brown bread and
butter.
An Engineer Strangely Killed.
Engineer John C. Wise of Hinton,
W. Va., while going through Big Bend
tunnel, seven miles east of Hinton,
was overcome by gas and died on his
engine. His train was eastbound and
he was almost through tho tunnel,
which is over n milo long, -when the
supply of sand became exhausted and
his train stalled. Fireman James
Langdon was almost overcome, and
his life was saved by the her. ic efforts
of Brakeman Vonclinckle, who carried1
him out into the open air.-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribuue.
Diet for Lean Persons.
The best cure for leanness is free
dom from care and worries, and as
much sleep as can be taken natur
ally. Pastry and desserts should be
avoided and food containing starch
aud sugar should be eaton as much
ns possible. Cream, milk, batter and
fruit is the best diet for emaciation.
Wron? Woy to Advertise.
Street boardings, covered with flashy
posters, are as mach a nuisance in the
city ns tl e rocks and trees defaced
with hideous painted signs are on rail
road lines. The place for advertise
ments is in a paper, not on a fence.
I doubt whether the posters do
advertisers any good; they seem
more likely to repel than to at
tract business patronage. There
should be a city ordinance to prohibit
the disfigurement of our streets. Look,
for example, at the ugly Bign-board
fenco that Mr. Elbridge T. Gerry has
erected around tho ruins of the Wind
sor hotel, thus adding another horror
to those of the fatal fire. I hope that
the Herald will continue its crusade
against such unsightly and offensive
attempts at publicity.-N. Y. Town
Topics.
Oar Increase of Insanity.
Much discussion 1ms boen nroused lately by
(ho alarming merengo ol lnsnnlty. Our high
rato of living ls tho cnuso ?ssl^ncd. lu tho
rush for monoy, b >th mon and women neg
lect their budlu* until tho breakdown comos.
Tho best tray to preserve hoalth ls by a faith
ful u>o of Unfetter'? Stomach Butors. By
i-urlng nil stomach ills, this remedy prevents
noivons breakdown, lt ld also an excellent
medicino for constipation, dyspepsia and
biliousness._
On tho Other IjCff.
Mrs. Renter-But you bavs given me no
ree? pt.
Mr. Onllarhuttcraovirh-Nnin; ve depend?
on your hun?" ty al re tty not to buy us twiote.
N. Y. Town Tupies.
Thc liest Prescription for Chill*
and Fever ls a bottle of (.IIOVK'S TASTELESS
Cn II.I. TONIC. It ls simply Iron and quinine in
a tasteless form. No cure-no pay. l'rlco 50c.
JACK-Tho trolley car I MIIIO down on was
full nf women. It made mo feel like Con
gressman Huberts.
Muck-Hud yuur sont contorted, eh?-N. Y.
Town Topic*.
Are Cured by
5
"I vrns troubled with
blotches on ray face,
lt Purifies n,ld bogan tuklng
ll rumies n00u>H Snr-wpnrtllii.
? ho Rlnnri After taking onebottle
me DIUUU. I was entirely cured."
Miss ETHEL MIXES,
Clarksburg, Mas.?.
"My brother lind a
humor In lils blood
which broke out in
ClirCS frightful sore?. Ile
begun taking Hood's
All Eruptions. S?ra"pnrllln?n?1 Itper
r mancnlly cured bim."
H. L. ELLIS, Mount
Laurel, N. J.
"My little boy hnd a
lnrgo scrofula ?oro on
,. , his neck. I purchnsod
tradlCateS a bottle of Hood's Snr
0 - . papiirilla and lt cured.
OCrOTUla. I tnlce Hood's us my
spring ionic." Mus.
MINNI?. SPEAH, Purlsb
VIII?, N. Y.
Insane Seaman's Gunnery.
A remarkable scene was recently
witnessed on board the battleship De
vastation at Malta. About 10 o'clock
on that night the Inhabitants, as well
as the officers nnd men of the ships in
harbor, were startled by the firing of
two guns within about a minute of
each other. The unusual circumstance
led to immediate inquiries being made,
and it was-found that a young seaman
who had only recently joined the De
vastation from the cruiser Venus had
developed symptoms ol' insanity, and,
forcing open the 6-pounder magazine,
possessed himself of two charges,
which, fortunately, proved to be blank
ones, made his way to the deck and
fired n charge from one of the G
pounder guns on the port side of the
ship. He then loaded the gun a secoud
time and discharged it just as several
officers and men rushed up and seized
him. It was at once seen that he was
suffering from mental derangement,
and the medical officer of the ship
ordered his removal to the Royal Naval
Hospital, where he remains under
treatment. That the poor fellow only
succeeded In removing blank charges
from the magazine was an exceedingly
fortunate circumstance, for it so hap
pened that the gun from which he
fired them was trained dlrcct'y on the
cruiser Venus, while a number of
houses on shore were in the imme
diate background. Had the charges,
therefore, been full instead of blank,
it is easy to imagine that an appalling
disaster might have had to be record
ed.-London News.
MEYER-And the horse ran away, eh?
He couldn't have been well broken.
HEYER-He -wasn't; but you should
have seen tho sleigh.-N. Y. Town
Topics.
are invited to wrltj to
Mrs. PSnkham for free
advice about their healthm
Mrs* Pinkham is a wo
man*
if you have painful
periods, backaches or
any of the more serious
Ills of women, write to
Mrs* Pinkham; she has
helped multitudes* Your
letter will be sacredly
confidential*
Lydia E* Pinkhamps
Vegetable Compound is
known wherever the Eng
lish language ls spoken?
Nothing else can possi
bly be so sure to help suf
fering women* No other
medicine has helped so
many*
Remember this when
something else ls sug
gested*
Mrs* Plnkham's ad
dress ls Lynn, Mass*
Her helping hand ls
always outstretched to
suffering women*
TYPEWRITERS.
Wrlto for our bargain list.
Rebuilt machines good as new
(for work.) cheap. Machlnos shipped
for examination. LarRost. best
ond cheapest stock in the countiy.
We rent typewriters.
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IFOR FARM AND GARDEN.]
Eating Neut*.
In cold winter when forage is scarce
hens are liable to eat the hay of which
the nest is made. To prevent this you
can make the nest of shaviugs or ex
celsior. Hens will eat very coarse
fodder like long grass, pea vines, etc.,
if chopped np a little in the feed cut
ter.
Burying Potator?.
Potatoes always keep best if bnried.
Put a foot of straw over them,^ and
then ? thin layer of dirt. This' will
do until cold weather sets in, when
another layer of straw should be p<t
on, and then some more dirt. The
dirt need not be over six inches deep
for the last layer, and four inches for
the first, claims a writer in the Epito
mist. After the ground is well frozen
a coat of manure pnt over them will
keep them nicely, and hold the frost
in until late iu the sprincr, which will
retard sprouting. Make long piles
that will be abont five or six feot in
the bottom, and heap them up as high
as they will staud it. It makes no
difference how long the pile is, how
ever. Tbs longer, tho cheaper, as
you get rid of covering tip so many
ends. I have had potutoes buried in
this way keep until the first of June
without scarcely any sprouting. If
kept in a cellar they should be kept in
a dark place, for nothing spoils the
eating qualities of an eating potato
i^ore than to have it exposed to the
light. If potatoes are for seed, the
more they are exposed to the light the
better, even if thty turn green aud
short, stubby sprouts have started out
on them.
Mulching the Garilen.
There is work that may be done iu
the garden after the ground is frozeu.
Thc rhubarb or pio plant should be
mulched as soon as the ground is
frozeu au inch or two, with coarse,
strawy manure from the stables or
ponltry yards. If this is not at hand,
any variety of mulch, as straw, leavos
Dr evergreen branches will be better
than nothing, but the plant is a rank
feeder and cares little whether its fer
tilizer is green or well rotted, or a
chemical fertilizer, but the lattor is
best if pnt on in the spring. The
mulch is, of course, to prevent alter
j nate freozing aud thawing. This will
enable it to throw up stalks earlier in
the spring, and if manure is used lib
erally and the plants are not frost
bonnd, the stalks in the spring will
make the marketmen or the house
keeper who gets them, thitik it is the
mammoth sort.
Of conrs^ almost every strawberry
grower understands the beu?fit of
mulching the strawberry bod for win
ter protection, but few know how
much good it will do the currants and
gooseberry bnshes.the blackberry and
raspberry to have a heavy mulch put
along the row at the same time. Try
it once, aud the crop will pay for it
and leave a balance to pay for doing
so another year.
Beware of the Earthworm.
Who could suspect the eorthworm.
of being a possible enemy to the chick?
Have we not,from our earliest iufaiicy
.duqg earthworms to feed to the young
chicks, and have we not encouraged
others to do likewise? This many
times has been the cause of the little
ones dying from attacks of gapes, but
we did not snspect it. Not till science
took the matter up and demonstrated
conclusively that th'e earthworm is the
host by means of which the gape
worm eggs are conveyed to the trachea
Of the fowl, did we recoguize the
earthworm as an enemy. The micro
scope has revealed the process in
enough of ita stages to provo tho rest.
The government experiments have
shown that to keep tho chicks free
from gapo worms they need only bo
kept from all possibility of picking np
worms. Not that all worms have in
them the eggs of the gape worm, but
we never know wheu the danger is
present. After the chick is a little
more than half grown this precaution
may bo set aside, as tho gape worms
are unable to destroy good sized
birds.
The writer has fed chicks earth
worms and. as an apparent result, has
lost chicks. It is tho best plan to
keep the now broods on a grass plot
or on a board floor. The grass plot is
preferable, un less the sod is very thin.
There is little or no danger of the
earthworms coming within roach of
the chicks, even in wet weather, as
would be the case on bare ground.
A little caution iu this matter, espe
cially where gapes have prevailed,will
save many chicks.
Chaff 1'wcklng.
I believe that exclusive chaff pack
ing directly over bees will admit of
too much ventilation, and more
especially BO if a limited amount is
used, which is usually the case.
Twelve inches of very flue chaff thor
oughly placed and weighted down,
with the entrance of hive left open,
will still admit of too much draft
through the hives with the usual cov
ering on them.
T have come to the conclusion that
so much top dressing in the way of
chad'cushions,etc.,aud leaviug a large
entrance open to its full capacity, is
about on the same principle as that of
trying to keep a sitting roora com
fortable with tho outside door
open. Wo know that bees keop in
good condition in a hive or anywhore
else. A two-story hive that contains
a hali bushel of bees, and is full of
houey in tho hottest part of the sea
ton, can get along and do business
with a very small entrance, perhaps
no larger than will admit of a half
dozen bees at once, lt this be the
case, and I think no one will say it is
not, then how much of an entrance
does a hive require in winter, with
one-fourth the amount of bees, and a
set of combs containing only twenty
five or thirty pounds of honey, to give
them all necessary ven'ilation re
quired? In answer to th s I will say
that no entrance whatever ia required
when the bees are not flying, and in
addition, the top of the hive should be
air tight as the bees make it by gluing
up all the crnckB, and also coating the
cloth covered surface entirely as they
dp)
I do not say that bees do not require
a large entrance in summer, for ? nm
a believer in a very large entrance in
summer, and especially so during the
honey season when colonies are
strbng. But in wiuter I have thor
oughly experimented with all the dif
ferent plans, and the last ouereforred
to suits me best,and my bees have in
variably como through tho winter in a
re healthful coudition and stronger
number.-A. H. Duff in Farm,
Fiokl and Fireside.
Preserving Koot Crops In Pits,
ilany in their desire to have roots
snlily stored for winter overdo the
matter. They like t~ make as short a
job of it as possible, and as soon as
the crop can be dug, the roots are
placed in a heap, covered with straw
and then enough earth is put on them
to prevent freezing in the severest
winter weather. This is a great mis
take) and many pita are lost becanse
of this over-protection. It is very
desirable to avoid storing large quan
tities of roots in the cellars of dwell
ing houses. Oonsequently where no
separate storage place is available,
pitting outside is the best pla'u.
Gather the roots after they have
been dug and sufficient time has
elapsed to allow them to dry off.
Place in oblong heaps in a high spot
in tho iield so that good drainage is
possible, cover with straw and a few
inches of earth so that moderate frost
and the slight freeze of early winter
will not injure the roots, dig a tren cia
around the base of the pit so that
water will not stand. Where the
water rises near the surface during the
wet period, it is best to place the roots
on the top of the gronnd.as suggested
above. However, if there is good
drainage there is no reason why an
excavation canuot be made six feet
wide and about a foot deep and as
long as necessary. Begin by carefully
stacking the roots, filling the first two
feet of the trench. This will form the
first section, leave a space of about
.six inches, then put in auother sec
tion, aud so on. Hound up the top,
fill the six inches of space between
the heaps with straw and cover tho
whole with straw and 18 or more
inches of soil.
This plan requires much less work
in covering and is in reality a series
of small pits each distinct. The tubers
keep bette/ iu this waj, and ns only
one section nt a time need he open od
there is less liability to waste than if
the pit were a large one coutaining
tho entiro crop. In some sections of
the country the covering or soil must
be two or three feet deep to prevent
freezing.-Kew England Homestead.
Pniry Equipment.
While it is to be freely admitted
that the methods of some successful
dairymen are crude and not include
the equipment which other success
ful dairymen deem essential, such
cases aro oxceptions. The best suc
cess depends upon complete equip
ment, as a rule. A dairyman may
make a success that is entirely satis
factory to him, by feeding whole corn
stalks and un husked corn together.
Some have claimed to have done so.
They may have been satisfied with
feeding in racks outdoors iu winter
weather, but these methods are not in
conformity with science and common
seuse; and in 91) cases out of 100 they
will result in at least partial failure.
We make no attempt to explain the
successes that, ns claimed, resulted
from such a system. We only know
that we could never achieve success by
such practices. Feeding nnhusked
corn aud stalks together, of course,
saves labor and the expense of grind
ing. But the only grain that we ever
found it profitable, or rather, the
most profitable, to feed in a similar
way, are oats. Oat hay is the be^t
shape for feeding oats, and, if it can
be afforded, it makes a grand, good
feed for the cow, as it does for auy
other animal.
Every dairy farm ought to be
eqnipped with feed grinders, feed
cookers, water heaters, dehorning im
plements-unless the horus are al
ready off-feed cutters, a shredder
and a cream separator. Each of these
. machines is important and will prove
profitable on the farm. All of them,
it is true, will not be required for
f-tendy use in the dairy, but there is
not one of them that will not be of
occasional use, and most of them are
a practical necessity. The feed cooker,
whi!o capable of increasing tho value
of feed for the hog many per cent,
and often exceedingly useful in feed
ing steers, may not be considered a
necessity in dairy feeding, but an oc
casional ratiou of cooked feed in cold
wenther is of decided bcuofit to the
I cow, increasing thc milk ;\ield and
greatly aiding her digestivo functions.
The cow, in our judgment, never
should be fed whole grain, except
oats, as before stated, and after a
time corn becomes so hard that it is
utterly unfit to bo fed unless it is
ground, soaked or cooked. If it is
ground, it should b'.i ground on the
farm, aud corn meal loses its aroma so
quickly that rnnch of it should not be
ground at one time. Corn stalks aro
in the best condition for feeding when
they are shredded. Occasionally the
cow will greatly enjoy cut feed, hay,
clover, or even good straw, mixed
with meal, wet down and permitted
to stand 24 to 36 hours before feed
ing.
We have said nothing abont the
silo and the necessary machinery for
preparing green crops-preferably
corn-for ensilage, but they are all
important features of feeding and will
greatly simplify the problem. In
manufacturing enterprises the plants
are equipped with everything that is
necessary and a convenience. The
farm is a factory. 1'airying is manu
facturing, and yet on ninny farms and
in many dairies the policy seems to be
not to provide everything that will aid
in achieving the largest measure of
success, but to get along with the
very least equipment that will pos
sibly answer; and it is a penny-wise
and pound-foolish policy.-Agricul
tuval Epitomist.
A Will In Two Pieces.
The will of Eli A. Smith of Perry
township, offered for probate, has
caused some trouble to the probate
commissioner. The will was written
?on a page of letter paper, which evi
dently had proved too short to contain
all that the writer wanted to say, aud
contiuuod on auother scrap of paper,
the two being pinned together.
The scrap boro the signature of Mr,
Smith and attesting witnesses, Mrs.
Smith the beneficiary of the will, has,
therefore, had to introduce evidence
of persons who were present when
her hnsbnnd signed his will. Amoug
other witnesses she introduced Benja
min Morgan, trustee of Perry town
ship, who swore that he wrote the will
and could not get it all on one piece
of paper, so he continued it on the
scrap and piuued the two together.
Other evidence will also be offered to
show that the pinning was done before
the will was executed.-Indianjpolis
News.
Peculiar Kind of Writer's Crump.
"What's the matter, Brown? You're
getting thin," said a successful writer
of svjecial stories for the Sunday news
papers to another "free lance, ' whose
work is seldom accepted. You look as
if you had been world, .j too hard."
This -was a lie, and the successful man
knew it, but he could afford to flatter.
"Haven't writteu anything for a
month," growled Brown. "I've got
a writer's cramp. "
"Why don't you use a typewriter
then? I nevor heard that writer's
cramp would make a man thin, any
way, " exclaimed the prosperous man.
"Thekind that I have does,"replied
Brown, gloomily. "It's a poor wait
er's cramp in the stomach. The loss
you write the more it cramps you?"
N?w York Tribune,
Where the Canada Goose Breeds.
The breeding place of the Canada
goose ls In the neighborhood of Hud
son Bay and In northern Labrador and
Newfoundland. It ls thc favorite dish
of the Indians of these districts, and
its advent ls a joyful occurrence for
the Montagnals and Nasquapees who
winter In the far Interior of the Lab
rador peninsula. When caribou, par
tridges and fish fail, there ls little left
for them until the geese como. Indeed,
throughout British North America the
advent of the geese is honored and
welcomed in many different ways. One
of the Indian names of a month means
"the moon when the goose lays her
eggs."
The goose dance ls a time-honored
custom among the Crees of the Sas
katchewan; and similar rejoicing and
ceremonies existed among the Montag
nals and Nasquapees prior to their con
version to Christianity. On the coast of
Hudson Bay, the coming of the geese
ls watched for with the greatest anx
iety. When the long and dreary winter
has fullyexpended Itself, and the wil
low grouse have taken their departure
for more southern regions, there ls fre
quently a period of starvation to many
of the natives, who are generally nt
that time moving from their wintering
grounds to the trading posts.
Thc first note, therefore, of the large,
gray, Canada goose is listened to with
a rapture known only to those who
have endured great privations and
gnawing hunger. It was computed not
long ago, thnt not fewer than 74,000
geese are killed annually by the In
dians of Hudson Bay, and that not
fewer than 1.200.000 leave their breed
ing grounds by the Hudson Bay line
of flight for the South.-Correspon
dence New York Sun.
A Wonderful Germ-Killer.
Skin diseases, such as tetter, eczema,
ringworm, salt-rheum, or anything of
the kind, are cured by Tetterine. It
kills the germs, and the skin becomes
healthy. Its efficacy is well estab
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Where We Get Caviare.
Caviare is consumed in vast quan
tities nil over the Russian Empire. It
ls also sent to Italy, Germany, France
and England and is largely eaten lu
this country. Caviare is a shinning
brown substance in little globules,
looking exactly like little bramble
berries. It ls obtained from sturgeon
in March by millions on their spawn
ing beds In the mouth of the Danube,
the Dneiper, the Don and the Volga
rivers, where both nets and hooks are
used to capture the fish.
After the membrane of the roe has
been removed the grains are washed
with vinegar or the cheap white wines
of the country. Then they are dried
In the air. snltcd, put into bags and
pressed and packed in casks. It is one
of the most important articles of Rus
sian trade, the sales reaching annually
over $10,000,000.
The Importation of caviare to Amer
ica is increasing yearly. In 1S99 it was
double that of the previous year.
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES are foot to
Fanlight, watling and rubbing. Sold by
oil druggists.
Truth By Accident.
"The marriage tie la the proper tie," said
the popular clergyman, as he read to the re
porters ohnloe xtracts from his sermon for
the Mondey newspaper.-1.
'.The marriage tie is tho property," was
the sentence as it appeared In print.-X. Y.
Town Topics."
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?. W. GROVE'S signature la on each box. 25c.
A War Expert.
Although no man of mighty deeds.
Ho has my admiration keen ;
Hf CM n pronounce the namea ho roads
And knows just what the war maps mean.
-Washington Star.
There ls more Catarrh in this section of the
country than all othor diseases put togother,
and until the last fow yonrs was supposed to be
Incurable. For a great ninny years doctors
pronounced lt a local disenso and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly falling to
euro with local treatmpnt, pronounced lt In
curable. Sciouce has proven catarrh to bo a
constitutional disease, and therefore requires
constitu? ional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F.J. Cheney & Co. Toledo,
Ohio, is the only constitutional, cure on tho
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10 drops to a teaspoonful. If arts directly on
tho blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
They oder ono hundred dollars tor any case
lt falls to cn re. Send tor circulars and testi
monial. Address F. J. CHENKV & Co., Toledo,O.
Sold ii? Druggists. Tuc.
Hall's Family Pills aro tho best.
I cnuM not get along without Pisa's furo
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