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THE M A D I SON I A N
HOW SOME WORDS ORIGINATE
Construction of Language as Much a
Piece of Carpentry as Building
of Ordinary House.
Word building is as much a piece of
carpentry as is house building. Only it
takes longer. Sometimes a century or
more. And by that time the word's
first meaning is usually changed.
For example, the old word ..-for
"neighbor" was "sib." One's good
neighbor was known as one's "good
sib." This became shortened to "god
alb," and later to "gossip. Then the
word's whole meaning changed and
gossip no longer meant good neighbor,
but applied to the sort of talk ex
changed between good neighbors. .
Take the word "farmer," too. The
old word for "farmer" was "boor."
(And "boor" later was used for de
scribing farmerlike or rough persons.)
The farmer living nearest to one was
known as the "nlghboor," and this
phrase, in course of time, was twist
ed to "neighbor."
You've heard the proverb. "Little
pitchers have big ears." , Well, it
doesn't refer to the utensil that holds
water or goes to the corner side door.
"Pitcher" was a slang term with
some such meaning as our word
"chap" or "fellow." Thus, "Little fel
lows have big ears" is a more sensi
ble rendering of the proverb.
MOST ALL CHILDREN
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As a child's pony the Shetland has no equal. . Children and Shetland
ponies seem to have for each other a natural affinity. Thie pony combines
with the highest order of equine Intelligence a disposition wonderfully free
from vice and trickiness.
CHINESE FIRST TO USE TEA
How the Custom Originated Is Told
In Legend Dating 2,000 Years Be
fore Coming of Christ.
The Chinese claim to be the first
users of tea as a drink, and how it
originated is told in a pretty little
legend that dates from 2,000 years be
fore the coming of Christ.
A daughter of a then reigning sov
ereign fell in love with a young noble
man whose humble birth excluded
him from marrying her. They man
aged to exchange glances, and he oc
casionally gathered a few blossoms
and had them conveyed to her.
One day in the palace garden the
lovers met and the young man en
deavored to give her a few flowers:
but so keen was the watchfulness of
her attendants all she could grasp was
a little twig with green leaves.
On reaching her room . she put tho
twig in water, and towards evening
she drank the water in which the
twig had been kept. - So agreeable
was the taste that she even ate the
leaves and stalks. Every day after
wards she had bunches of the tea
tree brought her, which she treated
in the same way.
Imitation being the sincerest form
of flattery, the ladies of the court tried
the experiment and with such pleas
ing results that the custom spread
throughout the kingdom and the
great Chinese tea industry became a
fait accompli. :
Anagrams.
"A fool and his money are soon part-
. eL" . .
The same letters spell:
O, rash man, to pay one if one sold
dear.
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"One good turn deserves another."
The same letters spell: .
Go on at need, serve others round!
"Little pitchers have long ears."
The same letters spell: . J
These grave Hps chatter no ill.
'
"AH Is not gold that glitters."
The same letters spell:
Droll tinsel tags to g51t hat.
Time and tide wait for no man." -
The same letters spell: . V
!a want? Do it in a moment, friend!
' ' On the High C's.
"Willie, you have been a verv bad
' toy,, and as a punishment I'm going to
. make you stay right here in this room
Tfhite your mother is practicing her
nng-lesson." Judge.
RECORD OF "THIRTEEN". YEAR .
Period of American History That
Brought Much Good to Nation
Europe Was .at War.
In the year 1813 the thirteenth con
gress of the United States assembled.
That portentous conjunction did not
bring: evil to the nation in which we
are all most interested.. It is true,
remarks the New York Sun,, that the
republic was" then in armed strife
with Great Britain, but the year wit
nessed a succession of American tri
umphs on shore and sea Commodore
Perry's victory was one of them, giv
ing us control of the great, lakes,
which prepared the way for the treaty'
of Ghent in 1814 and the glorious
peace that ha now endured for al
most a century between the two great
English-speaking . peoples may it
never be broken or sullied by fault of
ours!
Jajues Madison was inaugurated in
1813 for his second term.
. Europe was at war. That year saw
the inception of. the alliance and the
mighty operations which resulted In
the overthrow of Napoleon. The "bat
tle of the nations" at Leipsic foretold
Waterloo and a long period of peace
and prosperous development.
In that year Argentina threw off the
yoke of Spain and established her in
dependence. The resources of the printer's art
were enriched by the process of ster
eotyping. There were born that year,
among millions of others who exer
cised more or less influence on the re
sultant line of human progress. Rich
ard Wagner, Henry Bessemer, David
Livingstone, Isaac Pitman, Stephen A.
Douglas, Admiral Porter and John C.
Fremont, the Pathfinder.
Such is a part of the record of a
thirteen year that did not turn out
very badly on the whole for the world
we live in.
ARE FOND OF PONIES
HOW TO MAKE RABBIT TRAP
Carefully Remove One End of- Ordi
nary Soap Box and Cleat Along
Sides and Bottom.
This is how I make a rabbit trap:
I take a box, such as one can get at
the store a soap box is the right
size and carefully take out one end.
first nailing cleats along the sides and
the bottom, bo that the box will not
fall apart when the end Is removed,
say 8 a writer in the Farm, Stock and
Home. Then I build up the other
end as shown in the illustration, and
bore a small hole through it for the
bait-stick, and with my jack-knife
make a notch still higher up, to hold
the brace stick in place. . Then I clean
the top together, and nail the end to
it, and from the front end of the top
to the brace stick run a cord. I fast-
Rabbit Trap.
en the top to the box with a couple
of small hinges. If one has nothing
better, two strips of leather : will do
flnit rate. Then bait the trag with a
piece of apple, setting it in a run
way, and go to it every morning and
evening.
High Finance.
A man sent his neighbor's little boy
to the drug store to buy five postage
stomps. He handed him, two dimes.
tho extra one being for himself. Some
time afterward the - boy came back
blubbering and said he had lost one
of the dimes. ;' ' "
"But why didnt you buy. me : the
sta.mns?" asked the man.
'Because, mister," replied the boy,
"it was your dime, that I lost"
Judge. ' ' -' '' -
: Immune.
"Bobby," said the lady in the street
car, ' severely, "why don't you get up
an.J give your Beat to your father?
Doesn't it pain you to see him reach
inj; for the strap?"
"Not in a car " said Bobby. "It does
at home." Ladies' Home Journal.
FRIEND OF GARDENERS
Toad Is Worth Several Dollars a
Season to Land Owner.
Especially Valuable to Greenhouse Men
In Keeping Down Slugs, Thousand
Legged Worms and Other
Harmful Insects.
(By- R. O. WBAT1IERSTONE.)
The writer, and no doubt many
readers of this article, had heard the
statement that each toad on a farm
is worth several dollars & season to
the land owner. It la difficult to
place an exact value on' any particu
lar .beneficial Bpecies, but we are
Leopard . Frog.
learning . more and more to appre
ciate the natural enemies of. our de
structive insects,' and when one of
them shows such distinctly beneficial
habits as does the toad, it deserves
special consideration. Snails, grass
hoppers, ants, crickets, wireworms.
potato beetles, butworms, army worm,
tent caterpillars and many others of
equal importance have been found in
the stomach of toads. According to
one authority, 77 thousand-legged
worms were found in one stomach, 37
tent caterpillars in another, 65 gypsy
moth, caterpillars in another, and 55
army worms in a fourth. One toad
had been known to eat 24 gypsy moth
caterpillars in succession, and another
was seen to devour 86 horseflies in
less than ten minutes. Toads have
many natural enemies, such as snakes,
hawks, and the like, and numbers of
them are killed by lawn mowers and
farm machinery of various kinds. We
can well afford to study toads with a
view to giving them our protection.
They should not be killed for sport,
as many animals are, for they are too
valuable. Since they must have
water in which to place their eggs and
nourish their young for a few weeks,
it is suggested that suitable places
be maintained for their convenience.
A shallow cement pool, having a small
but constant water supply will be
greatly appreciated by the toads. For
garden shelters, make shallow holes
in the ground and cover with flat
stones or boards. The toads will re
tire into these in the daytime and
comes forth at dusk for their nightly
forays.
Toads are especially valuable to
greenhouse men in keeping down
slugs, thousand-legged worms, plant
lice and cut worms. It has been es
timated that during the 90-day period
extending over May, June and July,
a grown toad will consume 1,160 cut
worms, 1,800 thousand legged worms,
2,160 sowbugs, 3,240 ants, 360 weevils
and 350 ground beetles, the last being
' Common Tree Toad.
beneficial insects. . The total sum.
therefore, for the 90 days is 360 bene
ficial insects and 9,720 injurious ones
destroyed. .
Why Use Plant Food?
The crops which you are growing
average to mature in 60 to 90 days.
The seasons are short. The plants
must have their food every hour they
are in the soil, and it must be avail
able or they will not grow. If you
think you can trust quick-growing
crops on insoluble fertilizers, that is
for you to determine, but in my Jud&
ment, taking the seasons as they go,
wet and dry, hot and cold, you will
find you will be the loser. - You have
to take a great risk as to the weather.
That is the largest factor in raising
crops. Can you afford to take any
risk in the seed, the kind of fertilizer
used, or the culture employed, factors
over which you have control?
' Disenfecting Cow Stables, y
- Disinfectants cannot destroy germs
if they do not come into direct con
tact with them. Disinfectants should
be applied in sufficient quantity to
thoroughly saturate the surfaces, aft
er the adhering particles of dirt are
removed. In the application of the
.disinfectant in cow stables It is well
to use a broom or stiff brush and
thoroughly scrub the flood, feed
troughs, stanchions and lower parts
of the walls.' ,
The solution can be applied to the
ceilings and upper parts of the side
walls with a spray pump and must be
carried into any crevice and- recess
into which dirt can enter.
Harbor for Rats. ' ' - -
Boards, posts or rubbish piled up
near the poultry quarters, afford too
good a harbor for rats.
DESTROYING WEEDS IN WALKS
There Are Number of Excellent Chem
icals or Sprays Which Can Be
Used With Good Success.
(By JULIUS ERDMAN, Colorado Agri
cultural vjoiieije.;
It is rather a tediou process and
hard on tools to remove weeds or
grass from walks by hoeing or cut
ting them out between the stones, but
there are a number of chemicals, or
sprays which can be uued with good
success.
1. Salt Take 1 pound of salt to 1
gallon of water; boil and apply while
still hot; or dry salt may be used and
then watered in, but this will , color
the walk more or less, and is not quite
so effective. . - v
2. Crude carbolic acid, ounce of
the liquid to 1 gallon of water, will
also destroy ants.
3. Sulphuric acid, 4-5 ounce of the
acid to 1 gallon Of water. Best ap
plied with a wooden pail. ;
4. Take 1 pound of powdered
arsenic to 3 gallons of cold water;
boll and stir well. Then 7 gallons
of cold water with 2 ' pounds of sal
soda. '
5. Lime and sulphur, 10 gallons of
water, 20 pounds of quicklime and 2
pounds of flowers of sulphur are
boiled in iron vessel. After settling.
the clear part Is dipped off and used
when needed.
There are also a number of com
mercial weed killers in the market
which, can be bought &t seed stores.
Application of weed destroyers should
best be made on a hot day or night
after a rain, with watering pot
(sprinkler), and one good application
is usually sufficient for the season. As
most of them contain poison, either
arsenics or acids, great care should
be exercised in handling them.
PLANTS WANTED FOR WINTER
Seeds of the Primrose May Be Planted
In Shallow Pots or Pans Filled
With Leaf-Mold.
Make cuttings this month of all
kinds of plants wanted for winter
blooming, but do not allow the young
Jonquils.
plants to bloom before cold weather.
Procure a shallow pot or pan with
rood drainage and fill it with fine
leaf-mold and good garden soil and
press flat. On this surface sprinkle
the seeds of the primrose. Sift a
dusting of soil and cover with a piece
of glass. Set at the edge of the sun
light, but not In the direct ' rays.
Water by setting the pot in a pan of
water. " ; "
Cyclamen seeds should be sown
during August and September in shal
low boxes or pots. They prefer light,
sandy soil and gentle heat. The seed
is slow to" germinate and when the
seedlings are large enough to handle,
they should be removed to similiar
boxes and the next shift is to pots.
Place in a bright spot, but away from
the sunshine. '
The old-fashioned Madonna lily
(Lilium candidum), which is often
seen in rural districts, is one of the
most beautiful and chaste lilies we
have. It grows two - or " three feet
high, and its sweet flowers grow in
clusters.
Lily beds must be dug two feet deep,
well drained and made light with some
leaf mold, or adding muck or sand
"Dairy farming is the best soil fer
tility insurance.
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There Is no prospect of overstock
ing the dairy cow market.
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Skimmilk, if fed in normal quanti
ties, will not cause bloat in calves. -
- . Plans are worthless unless they are'
properly carried out after they are
made. V
The time to ship poultry is when the
demand is good and the market is
steady.; . . . , j '
The big, clumsy horse is the fellow
that suffers from the, heat most as
general rule. s
Study to feed a balanced ration. Do
not overlook the mineral value of each
feed, especially for young ;stock.
Some form of power is neecssarv
on the farm and nothing is more prac
tical or convenient in the vast ma
jority of cases than the gasoline, en
gine. I
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Change of Thought.
A sad-looking man went . into a
chemist's. "Can you give me, he
asked, "something that will drive
from my mind the thought of sorrow
and bitter recollection?"
Then the chemist nodded, and put
him up a little dose of quinine and
wormwood and rhubarb and Epsom
salts and a dash' of castor oil, and
gave it to him, and for six months
the man coulC think of nothing in
the world" except new schemes for
getting the taste out of his mouth.
Briget's Scheme.
"Why, Bridget, you surely don't
consider those windows washed?" said
the lady of the house, reproachfully.
"Sure, I washed 'em nicely on the
inside, mum, so we can look out," re
plied Bridget, "but I intentionally lift
thim a little dirty on the outside so
thim Ignorant Jones children nixt
door couldn't look in." Everybody's
Magazine.
Catching the Pose.
"I guess that boy Josh o' mine will
make a reg'lar golf player one o" these
days."
"Has he taken up the game?"
"Not yet. But I've watched him at
work, an' I've noticed that whenever
he's 'specially interested in somethin
he Jes' naturally stands pigeon-toed!
Greater Trust.
"Your nursemaid seems to be very
careful with your child."
"She does seem to be careful. If
she continues to be reliable, I believe
I shall trust her with Fido."
Rregretting.
"Youll be sorry some day that you
didn't marry."
"Well, I'd rather not be married and
be sorry I wasn't than be married and
sorry I was,"
At the Picnic.
"There are ants In the currant jelly."
"Black ants or red ants?"
"Red ants."
"Good. They won't be noticed so
much."
TECHNICAL TERMS.
Music Clerk Do you want the Bee
thoven Sonata arranged - for four
hands, or only two
Mr. Krusty (who is ignorant of mu
sic) Why, two, of course. Do you
think my daughter is a freak
A Jilt.
Jack taught a girl to swim.
' Then raised an awful row
' Because the girl told Jim
She wished she knew how.
Too Swift.
"That young fellow is too fast to be
on an ocean steamer."
"How so?"'
- "I noticed he was half seas over be
fore the ship was out of the harbor.
Could Happen Only in Boston.
Eager young man who has called on
adored one: "I can't wait any longer.
dear. v I really had to phone. Will
you marry me?"
Gentle voice, in reply: "Why, yes,
of course I will. But haven't you got
the wrong number." .
And he had.
1 - . Its Species.
"I saw a rat once that walked up
right, played ball, turned somersaults,
did a number of tricks and understood
every word one said."
"What kind of a rat was it?"
"It was a wharf rat."
Somethlna Just as Good.
Jockey You want me to pull the
horse is that right?
Owner No, noj. I want you to con
duct him around the track with a
reasonable restraint of pace!" Puck
Pestiferous Creatures.
"I presume you would call sitting
on the lawn and picking violets
peetical attitude T. v.
"Yes, but little red ants are apt
spoil the attitude." :
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Professionally Considered.
"The declaration of Independence is
a wonderful document." said the pa
triotic citizen. ; : ,
"Yes,", replied the legal expert. "It's
one of the ablest documents I ever
saw. And the most remarkable thing
is that, with all the ability it repre
sents, nobod- appears to,; have re
ceived a cent fcr drawing it up."
. '.' .' -' ;Tree Lore. if -r.:;
"How can you tell the dogwood
"You ought to be able to tell by its
cars.
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REAL REASON.
His Mother You caught that cold
swimming.
Tommy No'm. I think I washed my
face too often yesterday.
A Pampered Pet.
Dame Fortune on her smiled
Throughout a lengthy Ufa.
She was an only child;
Also an only wife.
Faith.
Discussing the lamentable fact that.
according to the last census, half the
American people never go to church.
Canon Hughes Scott recently said:
"The trouble is, perhaps, that Amer
icans have a wrong Idea about the
church. They think the church wants
them to believe a lot of outworn dog
ma. That is not true.
"Yes, the trouble is that the people
define faith as the little girl defined
it in school.
" 'Faith, the little girl . said, 'is
believing what you know isn't true.' "
Who Was on the Train?
"Any gentleman on the train got
a corkscrew?" shouted the man in his
shirtsleeves, walking through the car
aisle.
"Here! Here!" came from severa?
men with broad-brimmed hats, as thej
reached for their hip pockets.
"Thanks, awfully," said the coatles
man, accepting one of the proffered in
struments. "I'll return it in a few
minutes. A gentleman in the for
ward car wants to open a bottle of
milk!"
Different Ending.
"Had quite an adventure lately.
Gave an old gentleman my seat In a
street car and he insisted on taking
my card."
"And now he wants to give you $25,-
000, eh?"
"No; now he wants to sell me-an
encyclopaedia on dollar payments."
End of the Concert.
"I heard 'The Last Rose of Summer
on Plumly's phonograph."
"Well, did you enjoy it?"
"Yes, indeed. He'd already played
all his other records for me and this
was the last one he had."
Another Complication.
"Horse racing has always been com
plex. You have to allow for weather,
wind, condition of the horse, and
condition of the track,"
"And now you have to look out for
interference by suffragists."
Pj-obable Promotion.
Rosenbaum (proudly) My son Solly
vent to vork rebordlng on a news-
baber yesterday, undt last nighdt hees
city editor sendt him oudt on an as
signment. Cohenstein (approvingly) Dot vos
doing Bplendit! Maype tonighdt be
geds sendt oudt on a fire. Puck.
SAFE.
The Tardy One Now, if I go to
school I'll get licked, an if I play
hookey I'll get it at home! Guess I'll
stay out here and freeze to death.
Something Like It.
"Old Timmons is an entomologist'
"No. he alnt; hesva bug."
Always Something.
Tho men who used to watch the clock.
No better than they were,
Now gather hourly In a nock
At the thermometer.
Real Thing.
. "I understand that Mr. Grabwelt
started in life by borrowing $&0. You
must admire a man with courage like
that," said Mr. Growcher's neighbor
as they walked downtown.
: ,."No, I don't," replied Mr. Growch
e?.:! "The man I admire is the one
who had the courage to ssy him the,
fifty." . ..
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