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CARDS-PROFESSIONAL. I to.
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GEO. F. WEBB,
Attorney at Law,
OfSosla lb Butler Baildlasj, UVarty,
iauta Ceaaty, UUa. 11-C-W
D. C BR AM LETT,
TOODTILLB, HII&
Will practice la all vSe Ooart (
Aoite and adjoining oouaUea,aa4ia tad
puprema umri a jacicsoa. 1-fL
theo. Mcknight,
Attorney at Law,
UUMIT, HISS.
niu prsoiice la all tha Ooirta ci
Tike and adjoining counties, ant la
tba Euprama and Federal Ceurti at
tsonioa.
J. R. GALTNEY,
Attorney at Law,
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all Mtstnesg bob filed to ala ear, will
aiealra prompt UteLtioa.
E. H. RATCLIFP,
Attorney at Law,
GLOSTEE, HISflL
win jmatft la all tk Oana e4
aute and adjoin.. 13 oosaUoa Best la tat)
fw wwirt at Jaeaaoa. U-Ml
t fl. RATitipr,
' Uloster, Miss.
W. II. Wilkinson,
Uloster, Ulsg.
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Attorneys'OtLavv
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Jill practical, altttie courts of Amltt
ajDiniBir counting and In tha 811.
rn voarc at Jaekaoc.
WILL A. PARSONS,
Attorneyat-Law,
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"uaitK, tsii MISSISSIPPI.
Will practice In tba courta of Ainitt
Ml adjoining counties, in both criminal
Wl oWll cases, and in the Suprenii
Court
Office in the roar of Ratcliff's drugstore,
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t. Louis, MlstMUti.
. Mcdowell, i : Anatt,
mite County, Illaa.
HOTEL
And Livery Stable
LIBERTY, AIISS.
andersigned begs to announce
the ia bow prepared to receive
, er nd entertain the traveling
'"Wo- i'are he best the narket af.
Ma. She Is also' prepared to meet tha
""it of the public, in the way of feed
?f tWini and grooming stock which
v do cntr jstod to her care. Chattel
enable. Give ma a trial.
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CORNERS.
"Not hj- aapointment do ir jneet DUIsht
and Joy;
ihty heed not our f ipuncy;
iSui round some corner In th trfti 0t
Ufa
They, on a sudden, -iHS4i us with a smile."
AMONG otler passengers alighting
from the traiu was a tall, dark-
i-uuiinexioneu gcutlfuian and a short,
ihuoby child, holdings fust hia free
baud, also a mite of a blue parasol.
From the geacltmau'a other hand
tnutij a traveling coand an umbrel
la. The aun na yt high and its rays
Urnino;. It Lad ben a breathless day,
and although the station sat mi the out
skirts of Voodvil, fiatiked by hay
fleld and fsoiug a meadow, the only
oilur atloat seemed that of plank and
luint. A new sidewalk was being-laid,
also the station plat fortu Vi rs undergo
ing repairs; but lkiols, the village
jauk-of-alWrndts," loncgvd beneath
a big chestnut tree whose leaves hung
yellow and limp on dry twigs.
"Ian you dirett me to the Locurt
XestV th tall gentleman asked this
lounger.
'You can't misa it; it hides in the lo
cust wood; the 'bus stands around
here," and scrambling to his feet the
speaker led the way to a low, narrow,
icpeiiaut, vehicle willed the child re,-
tusL-u io enter,
"IU considerable loose in the Joints,
c miss, out "twin carrv vou safe
enougn. Uood land, no! 'tisn't
hearse 1"
lney rumbled over a bnig. turned
uiiuincr comer, rounded the illoge
tHuaie, Mru K into the Jlooney rond,
asceiKica g lull, hultlnjron Its shoulder
iwiorc a winginf while gate through
which a wni)iii had just passed. The
house nas deliohtfullv
lr. Cyrus Flint and little daughter ex-
uiangeil words of approval as thevwent
up the gravelly path leading to the
great door. Largeness seemed ull about
them "thes cfamped-vp tity folks,"
and the 'bu driver who had run with
a message to the back door, added. In
parting! "Your nest must be getting
ri)jht full; five lost week nnd two to
night. 1 He w as addressing Catty, the
cook, w hom Itools was courting.
Two front rooms d!! the tipper haft
were assigned to the doctor, one of
xhich jutted over the side veranda and
was- called the balcony chamber. In at
the open window the locust branches
peered, and above, almost within reach,
swayed an oriole's uest. A large waxen
doll sat in a chair and a child's cot
stood in one corner. The little girl
entered the chamber to look about, lay
ing tho blue silk parasol on the table
while she removed her hat and pushed
back her damp, tumbled hair. The wee
cot with its spotless draperies drew
her instantly. "See, father, this board
ing house lady must have known I was
rather small. Jf your room Is as pretty
us mine is let us live here for a long
time."
A few hours later, refreshed, retoned,,
restored, the doctor and (iirlie went be
low nni met. the boarders assembling
fur dinner. When Mrs. Winters herself
approached the doctor started slightly.
Only Girlie noticed the tremor and
lightened her wee warm clasp of his
big hand and looked up. A lady, a
very small lady, was looking down. The
very tip top of this lady'scomb reached
her fu Diet's elbow. Bending to the
child, she said, with 11 winning pmile:
"1 hope that w e shall become very good
friends."
".Perhaps we may," replied Girlie,
with her most captivating nod and
smile, for she was greatly pleased with
every detail of her surroundings. After
dinner there followed an evening full
of chat, song and music. Kaeh of the
company seemed to have forgotten how
high the thermometer was running.
When the doctor left the circle that
evening Mrs. Winters again bent down
to his little daughter and kissed her.
Good night!" returned the child. "I
shall dream of the angels all night,"
nd her father added: "She is In love
with the couch, you see."
The next day the inmates of the nest
betook themselves to wood and stream,
and a few went in the down 'bus to the
station, where 15 fresh-air children
were looked for, Tiomes among1 villagers
and farmery awaiting them.
Mrs. Winters also went down nnd sat
in her phaeton with the doctor's daugh
ter beside her when the train pulled up.
The children were handed out, each
with a tag attached to his or her left
shoulder.
liools, bring me two of them, will
you? Prof. Fix Eooney road?" Bools
stood at the Shetland's head, but moved
off at this word toward the newcomers,
returning soon with the oldest and the
youngest of the group.
Pic addressed Jilmsen to me roau,
but just here the doctor on hl new
mare and his dog leaping before him
rode by, wheeled and trotted back to
the phaeton. "Oh, good morning!" as
he lifted Girlie to his saddle, and pony
and sorrel moved along together.
"I confess, doctor, I stole your daugh
ter. These boys are tagged tor my cous
in, who lives a half mile above the
Nest,"
Is vour pony a good traveler? lhcse
storm clouds are rolling up rapidly."
"Yes, very good; what a bark that
dog has!"
"Soul-stirring, is it?" The speaker
smiled, touched his hat and tlie sorrel
darted ahead, whereat Pie shook him
self nnd quickened his pace, isy ten
dock the storm was raging tnrougn
h. town. Two churches were sirucn
by lightning, also chimneys and win.
dow glass about the square sunereo
considerably, isrlffnt ana eany
lowing morning Bools was up to 6ee
Cathy, ih c0- 1500,8 ?(nera"y 010
bring the village Duageis, uui- i
morning much turned on his tale, for
had not a matter of two inches or to-
LIBERTY, MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY," JANUARY 23, 1893.
imr B ma
-uc.nocisisteeple.hehl h h.arts a,art
. ' . '"vrr, it more? It was as.
untwr.jf WW unbridgeable, bv dint
oroamg over and cherishing, thi
tnlimfr matter had 1
the elements had arbitrated. Mr. f 00&
announced his finale at the breakfast
tablet 'Thark the gods and (Traces
ts are even at last; faithful Bools
nw warm-hearted Cathy can consclen
tiously wed."
After this outbreak the weather re-
umeo me even tenor of its wav; charm
ing days rolled by, bn so much like
the .rther that few Called them singly
to account. LoctnU Nest stood in the
midst of a dreamy old garden and Ihe
hum of bee and the drone of. insect
sounded by the hour. The doctor'
child, when she was Bot haunting the
.u.in ana window ledges of the de
lightsome M mt Itself, haunted this
garden. She started out of nook 01 by
path, taking fTs. Winters often un
ares, ana always with a book in
nana.
Mrs. Winters, llkinir to null t,.
herself and to "fuss" amotur her ve
tables, stood one day under an apple
..re surveying ner store, when a some
'""'It oroppeu irom the gnarled
branches above. "Mercy, child, where
were you? Why do you always have
mat oook .'
..oi viat oook, It Is anothv-r,
rather and Ithink schools
"Me, so I study by myself. I learn all
over Just what I wish to. and everv FH.
day evening father and I visit together
'u i ten mm wnat 1 do not know. Y'ou
see when people have not got min-h
out each other they think a good deal
01 turn otner. rolks say I have lo
my mother, but father said that I a
not real well acquainted with anybody
v.... ..1.11 , '
""' nurse, wno looks like your
Cathy, and father; we cannot stay'here
mucn ranger now; I thought I would
tell you. We like corners; you always
nun something nice around a corner:
the city is full of corners, so I think
we will go away soon," and blus eyeJ
met blue eyes. At that Instant the thud
of hoofs was heard, and away down tile
drive and out Into the road, ran the
child. Mrs. Winters hastened into her
kitchen. That evening closed In early
run of darkness and storm. IlenVeu
and earth seincd to shuke beneath the
mighty tread of Its approach. Llc-ht
nlng cut the aJr, thunder rolled; the
creek a quarter mile above the Xest
rose defiantly so that fording was made
Impossible, and the bridge mlgiht easily
be missed In such a night. Girlie, who
had been studying tip thunderstorms
of late, desired her father to neither
stand nor to run if ever caught by one,
tall, pointed objects bcingfiuemarks."
several persons watched from windows
the Increasing gloom and fury without
w hen dinner was called, but scarcely
were they seated at table when the
waitress appeared at her mistress' cl
bow. The school-teacher at the pro
fessor's was very 111; no doctor to be
found'. Would lr. Flint accompany the
messenger?
Girlie uttered an Involuntary "Oh!
Mrs. Winters not a word nor even raised
her eyes. Cyrus Flint rose nnd strode
from the room. He reappeared be
capped and becloakpd and opened the
outer door, liools was there with two
hcrses and a lantern, under whose red
glower glistened the coats of rider
and horse. A fierce gust of wind met
him, but he made his way out
"Father!" the doctor bent from his
saddle; "hold this high and sit low,"
and the little figure stood on its tip
toes and reached up a smIl sunshade
that precious blue silk parasol sacri
ficed by a warm little heart to elec
tric greed, confident, that surrounding
that beloved head It would' be quite
'tall" enough and "pointed" enough
to avert attack, "llless vou, sweetheart!
Take her In," he cried; but Cathy's
arms were already about her and she
was carried in while her father rode
away into the wild night.
The chlme-like Stroke of the great
clock was telling 11 when a violent
knock came on the kitchen door and
Boola' voice was heard. Cathy set the
door ajar when Bools pushed It open
and entered, followed by neighboring
farmhands bearing a rude litter upon
w hich was stretched a form whose gar
ments, as did those of the other men,
dripped water wnich trickled right
and left, over the polished floor. The
oook wrung her hands.
"Ob, myl Oh, myl Is he killed er
drowned that you fetch him on a raft,
iind his fatherless babe above stairs.
Oh, myl Oh, myl"
"nint: Where's the lady?" But Mrs,
Winter, her fiyes wide and full of
ajarm, already stood on a threshold
beckoliing. "Bring him this way Into
the hHroora, and do you, Bools, watch
aJI the trains and cntoh the first doc
tor tflto cornea." Then she and Cathy
worked over the injured man until day
breast, with' which came Bools and Dr.
Hale.
Lr.te In the afternoon Ir. Flint wak
ened, conscious and observant. An anx
ious face was bending over him, and
btfore its owner could w-ithdraw the
Jioctor grasped two email hands.
"Iteta! My Keta! Iseesilnow. Some
thing has shadowed me persistently
niace the night I arrived. For two
ysars I have dreamed of you by night
and searched for you by day. Reta!
my wife!"
Mrs, Winters Flint sobbed as she hid
her face on his arm.
"I went directly to Paris where I
caime to myself and solemnly abjured
my base vanity. I did Indeed! Uncle
Cook returned with me in the fall and
we have been here ever since. I, wilt
ing and watching for my husband, foi
I koew hft would also return sooner or
later to flnd me. Oh, Cyrus, it was my
pjide, not y heart, which went astray
infy false pride, but I renounced it;
long-ago!" .
"80 round this 'corner In their -streets 01
They, on a sudden, clasped thft w.ita'a fs
-Banner OjCfijld. .unhand (tin U tie publlo school.
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Advantages for Education Avail
ablo la tha lianas.
1 rm Crops Tkat Caa D. Croni lrof
ilabl7 UrsrrlixloB at th Ittai.
tf Uraatlfal Hural
Itcearrr.
Special Sai r'ranoico Lcuer )
Much us has been ritteu concerning
Hawaiian scenery, it Is a subject ubout
which literature cau never be exhr.tict
fd. 1'e.ople of all nations and all cli
uiatea .are still continuous in their
praise of the tropical verdure and
iceuery that cau be found iu the midst
of .the Pacific oceau.Tbere has been
ics'deifl iu the islHltTtot'iamT tlure
a Scotchman Mr. Churles II. Ewart, of
Dalbeattie, Scotland whose soul was
moved by the beautiful vision which
he describes in the following poetic
language: "We are Iu an amphitheater
3f mountains rising to an altitude of
3,1X0 and 4,000 feet, wilh a glowing
raiUient of leaf and blussom from base
to summit, save in spots, where the red
earth peeps through the radiant cur
tain, as a foil to the flames of iridescent
greens, and the fire of the blossoms
that have enfolded the kills lu their
hlnhig embrace. Here and there a
pinnacle, where no plant has found
grace to grow, stands out a purple sil
houette against the soft blueof a topaz
tinted sky. Caves and Assures are cleft
In the steeps of these mountain walls,
and torn from the nearly perpendicular
cliffs which surround It, alone and
apart. Stands a pillar of stone 20 yards
wide at the base, nearly 1,000 feet iiliih.
and pointing 'Godward through the
blue, like the spire of some mighty
cathedral. This monolith, carved and
fashioned by some bygone convulsion
of nature when the bills 'glared at
heaven through folds of fiery bnlr, Is
wathed in a glorious garment of green
A CHARMING BIT OF
aud gold, chequered with the rose and
the azure of the bells of the convolvoli,
that dangle from the cordon of vines
that engird it."
The valley In the enrly morning may
be clear of mists, and a soft mountain
breeze murmuring above the folinge,
but at times it is filled with the noise
less ebbing nnd flow ing of while vnpor
borne iu from the sen, nnd out of this
shimmering seu of mist (lie towers and
minarets of the mountuiiisanseclothed
with mosses and ferns, and draped w ith
garlands of eddying vines, that cover
the faces of the cliffs, and droop over
the edges of giddy precipices in "cat
nracts of bloom," till they are swal
lowed up in tho "white mists that
choke the vale, and blot the sides of
he bewildered hills."
Although sugar cane Is indigenous
In Hawaii, Utile attcuipt was made to
ward Its cultivation until 18.15, when a
plantation was started at Kauai, aud
several sugar mills were built. These
mills were worked by the aid of mules
nd oxen, and the process was slow
and laborious. What a contrast to the
mills of the present day, where the
cane is taken and made into crystals of
sugar. There Is no royal road to wealth
in Hawaii, and anyone who anticipates
such a condition had better slay away
No man can go blindfolded and pick
up do'lnrs in the streets, but no coun
try offers a better opportunity and
final reward for honest, earnest and
constant labor. Especially Is this true
n the coffee industry. The pretty
homes nnd coffee areas of Olaa are nn
evidence of this.
Butter is selling in nilo at one dollar
roll. It is quoted in San Francisco
at 10 cents to 24 cents a pound. There
every field Is as dry as a bone. In Ha
waii every field is perpetually green.
The dairy business offers a much bet-
er opening than any line of merchan
dising. And as a by-product to the
dairy, hogs will pay magnificently.
Pork is retailing at 25 cents a pound.
The advertising columns of the local
papers tell a curious story of the
strancely backward condition of some
of the smaller industries. Ex-Australia:
reaches, plums, oranges, apples, grapes,
nectarines, lemons, celery, cauliflow
ers, potatoes, cheese, roll butter, crab
annles. aulnces. onions. jnese are;
imported from a countryiiiyer XbWf
iUJies uin.aub. U Kj . . - 1
The Hawaiian inspectoifefal ,oP
schools, Mr. Henry JSchil!ciownend,
speaking of the education system of
fh Island. ftnvs that ther rfomiln Mnn
-Of the Hawaiian islands ki small and
Llhe school system is necessarily small.
The total population exceeds 100,000
lightly, of which 14,000 were attend-
H .nhAnl h nl nf Inat .....
Fifty-si per cent, of alt the children
attending school at that time sere of
native Hawaiian desceat, and ii jwr
cent. trt Portuguese. The remain
ing 19 per rent, represent a targe num
ber of tiatioualitiea.
Tbe tnglish language is piactically
the only language J a means of com
munication or instruction ia tht Ha
waiian schools. And here lies the dif
ficulty of the work. Just imagine the
teachers of California trying lo teach
tbe children of that state through tha
Arabic language. Yet English is prob
ably as difficult for the children of
Hawaii ps Arabic for those of Cali
fornia. History, literature, natural
science and even arithmetic must be
taught under great difflcultiea. Edu
cative instruction under these condi
tions is a well-nigh unsolved problem,
ttut toadition ara fapt(jir changing;
The English language la coming Into
use as a means of communication
among the graduates of the common
schools, many of whom have no other
luuguage in common. Thus it is creep
ing into the tiomes of the people even.
When the children learn even cruda
English from their mothers, the teach
er's tasks will be much simplified. .
For many years there have been
schools in Honolulu and Ililo especial
ly adapted to the needs pi thi children
of English-speaking parents. Lately
similar schools have been opened in a
number of other localities, and still
others will be opened shortly. These
are nut essentially different from
schools of similar grade in America.
A regular publla high school la In
progress of organization in Honolulu,
the greater number of the departments
being already In working order. The
endowed institution known us Oahu
college has long offered full prepara
tion for any college in America, and
many of Its graduates have entered
leading American colleges on advanced
standing.
Hut the English-speaking children
do not enjoy a monopoly of tbe prlvil-
HAWAIIAN SCENERY.
eges of educaliop beyond the common
school course. The Kameliaiiieha
schools, with their magnificent equip
ment and no less magnificent endow
ment, are open to those of native Ha
waiian blood, and to no others. Manual
training and industrial education are
leading features of these schools, and
few similar schools in America are so
well equipped for work on these lines.
The natives are very fond of music.
The guitar, on account of the softness
of its tone, is their favorite instrument.
The royal Hawaiian band, which a few
years ago made a tour through the
United States, wus composed of native
llawaiians, all of whom were accom
plished muslciana. red FANTON.
PYGMIES IN AFRICA.
Tliej-Are Found In the Mrsterlons He.
Uioni of tbe luper Nile.
It is no longer possible to class as
myths the pygmies of whom the poet
of the Iliad speaks in his stories of their
wars with the storks. They are found
in tbe mysterious regions of the Upper
Nile. The autique literature of Greece
has achieved a brilliant triumph. Stan
ley revealed the existence of the lit
tle creatures. At first they attracted
the attention only of a small number
of anthropologists, who began Investi
gations concerning the dwarfs. Now
they have become interesting lo all.
ft is believed that tbe Wanibouttis of
tbe dark coutinent are brothers of the
Accas of the Butouas, who live in tbe
shadows of the Mountains of tbe Moon,
and of the bushmen of Cape Colony.
By mingling with other tribes, the lat
ter have added to their stature. Cousius
have been discovered in other portions
of the earth. Dr. Ernst Uneckel, pro
fessor of the University of Jena, writ
ing of the primitive inhabitants of Cey-
icn, shows points of affinity between
the last survivors of tbe Wcddas in tbe
forests of the "Island of Paradise" and
the dwarfs recently discovered in Afri
ca. Investigations undertaken in the
neighborhood of Schaft'house, 600 years
ago, have led to the discovery of skele
tons of five fossil pygmies. Prof. Heeoa
ner says it is impossible to deny that
a race of dwarfs existed in Europe dur
ing the second half of the ston age,
or neolithic period. The African pyg-
ies are superior to tbe vYeddas iu ia-
tvlHgence, but inferior in virtues.
A Cool Hand at the Game.
Bystonder-I suppose we cannot con
ceive how cold it is up in the Klondike
geld fields. I don't suppose you did
much in the winter except play poker.
L Keturned Miner Play pokerl Mis
ter, the frost would break the jack
pots ss soon as the first ante wag made.
Jf, v. Truth, , ...
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FARM AND GARDEN.
TRACTIVE FORCE TESTS,
Ur.l.taare ( Hug tarfaeea MrU-nrt-U
br taa Tvactosraplu
Traction may be defiued as the re
sistance which a stationary body of
fers motion, or the force requiced to
move a given weight on a given .urtace.
It is found that the resistance offered
by different, surfaces varies consider
ably, and consequently the forcj re
quired to impart motion to bodies on
them varies likewise. Experiments to
determine the force of traction on dif
ferent surfaces have been made from
tiins to time, during the last 60 years,
tbe latest kt'rs those conducted by the
road Inquiry office of tbe department of
Iu order to secure a cnt.nuous rec
ord as well as a measure of the tractive
fire! an apparatus called a tracto
gTaph, air.ltiil to make a graphic
record, was attache to a loaded
wagon which was driven ovef different
surfaces and gradients. These tests
gave the following results:
The force of trcction Is not constant,
but varies with the character of the
road at any given instant, being most
uniform, on the smoothest surfaces.
and constantly increasing the varia
tions as the roughness of the road in.
creasei tlntll it .. becomes merely j
quick succession of violent pulls. A
team is-thus subjected to a continents
jerking motion, which greatly In
creases the fatigue caused by the sim
ple pull necessary to move a load. On
asphalt the variation of traction ia very
small; on smooth macadam it is some
what more, and on an ordinary dirt
road It is seved or eight times as great
as on macadam. If the dirt road be
actually bad the result Is practically
a series of heavy blows tranemltted to
the team through the collars, and these
blows are. estimated to be doubly as
fatiguing as a steady pull, even at tie
maximum traction of the road. On a
smooth road the traction itself is less,
and Is comparatively constant, so that
the pounding effect cn the team dis
appears, thus enabling them to use
th'ir whole strength in hauling much
heavier loads with less power.
The effect of tie vftrlstion of trac
tion, due to irregularity of road surface
Is analogous to the effect of vibration on
bicycle rider. Every wheelman
knows how vibration Increases as roads
become rough; but, owing to pneumat
ic tires, the comparason is not entlfely
fair. Hide a pneumatic-tired wheel
over a piece of poor macadam; then
ride one with cushion tires and finally
on with solid tires, and the enormous
increase In vibration and greater difti-
culty of propulsiqn will illustrate the
changes in tractive force on teams go
lug from good to poor roads.
During the tests small mules eas
ily drew over 6,000 pounds up a
ten per cent, grade of smooth
macadam, but were unable to pull
the same load down a six per
cent, grade of sand, though the indi
cator showed that nearly double power
was applied, and three-quarters of the
load was removed before it could be
started. A loaded wairon. with two-
inch tires, drawn over a dirt road cut
it into deep ruts, while the same load
with four-inch tires only smoothed the
surface, and it was found that the
iraction on the road where the narrow
(ires had been used was double what it
was on the section where the wide tires
were used.
The tractive force for different road
surfaces, expressed in terms of the
number of pounds required to moveone
ton, as found in these tests, is as fol
lows: Tractive
Force, rta.
On poor asphalt 21
On Kood macadam 3
On poor block pavement 41
On best (travel 61
On cohblpstone rn
On best clay !tf
On loose sand S2C
HOW ARE YOUR ROADS?
Ask This Qne.llon llrforr Settling In
a Kew Locality.
In considering the features of any lo
cation, whether for permanent resi
dence, temporary sojourn or summer
outing, there are many questions that
are always asked, and on the replies to
them depend tbe decision. It is In
order to answer these inquiries In ad
vance that prospectuses arc issued, at
tractions advertised and summer-resort
hand-books ure distributed.
"What are your schools, churches
and stores? Is society agreeable? Are
surroundings elevated? Have you sew
ers, gas, water and electric cars?" arc
some of the questions asked before you
can determine on a place of residence.
"Is the bathing good? Have you fishing
and boating, pleasant walks, shaded
lawns and conveniences for out-of-door
games? Is the table good?" and like
inquiries are made before selecting a
spot for summer recreation.
To these must now be added another,
which is often placed first In the list of
interrogatories, no matter whether the
lime is to be extended or very tran
sient. How are your roads? It is not
simply and alone that good roads are
wanted for wheeling though that is an
Important part of it but the progress
iveness of any section is so readily
shown by the way it maintains its high
ways that people hesitate to go to any
place In which the roads are neglect
ed. The effect of better highways in
bringing summer tourists is beginning
to receive attention In the northern
New England state and other parts
of the country, and as soon as the nerve
to the pocket ia touched rapid advances
may be looked for. In the meantime,
on Inquiring regarding any place, let
the first question be: How are your
roads? Ii. A. W. Bulletin and Good
Roads. .'
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Do not be frightened if your cows are
large eaters, for it is a pretty sure indi
cation that t.hey nave something of
value to give you in return. All that
you can induce the cow to eat and di
gest, above that needed for support,
will go directly to profit. Kurfcl World.
NO. 42.
STEAM IN THE DAIRY.
It Br.t B.Ih.a ml Asslrlai Heat to
It.rlllM Itenalla.
The best method of applying heat to
(lerijixe dairy utensils is by means ct
steam.' VVhen''cenducted slowly inta
large ovens or sterilizing rooms it fills
all requirements of a bottle and glass
ware sterilizer and if soma caution ia
observed to eool slowly "very little
breakage need be expected. Tin aad
woodenware may. be treated ia a sim
ilar way, but the quicker method is to
place the ran or vessel over a jet of
iteam anS'ffllow it to get the full bene
fit of Its force for a short time, ' A very
convenient' way- ta arrange this steam
jet is shown in Fig. 1. which represeuta
l steam jet Introduced into tha center
of tbe draining Hoard of tha vasa sink.
k'stwNsl awftfd tMkUJ iSAt ft mod
erate slant toward the sink to carry oil
TEAMINO TABLE AND SINK.
the condensed steam. This arrange
ment is very good for light work ia
small quantity. A large number of
eight-quart cans may be more rapidly
treated by having a long sink with
narrow draining board the wholu
length of the back side provided with a
row of steam jets the pipes of which ex
tend upward a foot or ao above tha
board in order that the cans may be
placed above them and sterilized with
out danger of falling over while others
are being washed.
If large 40-quart cana are to be
handled I prefer a small table as repre
sented In Fig. i. It should be about tyt
steaming Table ron large can
fet square, and a foot lo 18 inches iu
height. The top should be galvanized
iron. Have the outside the highest and
let It slope toward the centeh where
the drip is located. This had better be
connected with the sewer, or at least
pnss through the floor If you are so un
fortunate as to have a board floor in
yuur wash room. Near the center is the
steam jet and tbe valve for operating it
should be located at a height in the
supply pipe to suit the operator. ThU
sterilizing table is very convenient
for steaming out not only 40-quar;
cans, but also large separator bowls
and even small churns and workers; iu
fact, any tiling movable in or about th
creamery. Orange Judd Farmer.
STABLING DAIRY STOCK,
A Practice Which Haa Paid Well
Wherever Tried.
There has been some controversy
whether It was profitable to put stock
In barns during the. feeding season.
Many of our largett cattle feeders feed
In open lots, but some of tbera feed ia
bank barns, which in most cases is even
worse than feeding In the open. I know
of one breeder particularly who built
a cellar barn at a coat of about $1,200,
and It proved very unsatisfactory . Dur
ing a rainy season the water would run
continually into the barn and the result
was that the cattle would stand almost
knee deep in mud and water during the
feeding season. We believe It is a good
plan to stable stock just as soon as cold
weather comes on and feed well; eepc
daily Is this so with dairy stock. If the
cows are cared for properly they will
milk well -right along thrpugh the cold
winter months, but if . they are fed
scantily and are poorly boused they
will not pay for even the food that is
given them. The stable should be kept
clean and well bedded. I tie up my
cows In good strong stalls and furnish
them with good food In box and
manger, and keep them In these stalla
until morning. .This la the best way
that I have ever found for havim
plump cows and good milkers right
straight along during the year. Prai
rie Farmer.
i
Apple Trees r Roadsides.
The owner of land through which a
highway rung Is also tha owner of tha
land, and is entitled to make any use
of it that will not interfere with tha
right of the public to travel on It. It 1st
not generally practicable for farmers
to crop land beside the roadbed, though
sometimes a patch of corn or potatoea
beside a road not much used will giva
paying crops. Perhaps the beat usa
such land can be put to Is io plant It
with apple treeg or other fruit trees,
protecting tha young treeg while small
from attacks of wandering stock. Iso
lated trees planted -where they have
plenty of room to spread and plenty of
sunlight, often ylfeld more fruit than
lo apple trees In closely planted or
shards. American Cultivator,
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