The County paper., March 18, 1881, Image 2

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CHILHHEX'S CORXUR.
i':iti.'si:oiti:r.
tuctuui.
Volt Cti'i':i!on.
1 know a little :t!:l,
Hut I on't tell who!
flrrbatrlsof the gold,
Ami her ccsare of the blue,
Her smile 1 of the sweet,
And lier heart Is of tho true)
Sachn pretty little girl I-
Hut I won't tell who.
I sec her everyday,
Hilt I won't tell where:
It may be In tho lane,
By the thorn-tree there;
It may ho In the parden,
l)y the rosebuds fair;
finch b pretty little gltlt-
l)ut I won't tell where.
I'll marry her some day,
Hat I won't tell when;
The very smallest boys
Make the very blfgosl men.
When I'm its tall as father,
You may ask about It then;
Such a pretty little glrll-
But I won't tell when.
'I'lir Top ol the Snllcr.
Nine oViockl Tho school bell mug,
but Arthur, dcou In tho llfo of Welling
ton, nml with lils linger!) in both cars,
did not hear it. Wellington was his
hero, and he rend and reread every de
tail of hU brilliant lllo. It was a llfo
worth living, Arthur thought; all cxclto
mcnt and glory. Ho meant to bo a
Wellington himself somo day. Ho
finished tho book in about half an hour,
and then hurried to school, thinking
contemptuously of its routine, and of
the boys who seemed bo contented with
their simplo lives. How ho should sur
prise them all somo day, ho thought,
later ihcso boys who laughed when
tho mnv.er called him to account lor his
tardmc?, anil he would not tako his ex
etiso of not hearing tho bell. Ho had
to comfort himself in some way, for ho
was forced to pay for his half hour's
reading by two hours study, after school,
under the master's oye.
He mot Robert Blackburn on his way
homo. Hu had boon studying In the
summer-houso ever slnco school was
out, and was as glad as Arthur to stretch
himself.
"What makes you study when you
lon'thavoto?" Arthur.nsked Inipaticnt-
iy.
"I do have to,'' was tho qulot reply.
'I want to be somebody some day."
"A teacher. I mipposo," Arthur said,
with something in his tone, if not his
words, that made Robert color.
Hut he only said In his simplo decided
way;
"Yes, a teacher, but not of books I
sun studying for a soldier's llfo."
"You!" Vrthur's surpriso was so
-genuine that Robert had to laugh.
"But jouoro so qulot, and care so
much for your books nnd all that."
Arthur said, after a moment's pause to
collect Vimsolf. "Now with mo it is so
dim-rent. I must have lilo and excite
ment. I seem more flltqd for that.
Tui school business is too irksome.
Robert smiled. "Wo cannot rulo un
til we learn to obey, you know, cud
how can wo learn better than by sub
mitting without a question to school
rules and discipline? I really enjoy
doing this, now that I intend to be a
soldier. Every day is clear gain. I
know I am fitting mysolr for it."
A strange and doeldedly now feeling
of rcjpect for this qulot boy, with his
firm j evolution and soli-control, canto
over Arthur.
"But the books," he said; "what uso
can all thoso stupid Latin rules and
geography and history bo to a gener
al ?" ,
"Why, a general will waut all kinds
ot knowledge if ho is good for anything.
Tho more knowledge, tho mere power
ho will have. What would he do in a
now country it ho had no knowledge of
geography or engineering?"
Arthur lelt ashamed and discouraged
'by this time, and was humbled sulll-
ciently to admit ft little of It to Robert,
and confess that his ambition too was
to be a soldier, and a soldier llko
Wellington.
"First rate!" said Robert heartily.
"Then wo will work together, and see
who gets to tho top of tliu ladder first."
Quito inspired by Robert's determina
tion to prepavo himself for tho futuro
ho wanted, Arthur started in tho samo
scnslblo way. Ho was soon surprised
at the actual pleasure ho look in school.
Tho irksomo rulo seemed quite differ
ent things now that ho looked at hlmsolf
as a soldlor undor orders, learning to
oboy. Sometimes ho would leel like
giving up somo voxing problem, but a
hint from Robert ono day that "Well
ington never called difficulties impossi
bilities," proved tho best spur ho could
hnvo. If ho wantod to bo a great man
ho must make himself ono. That was
clear to him now. Ho know, too, that
no man evor roso to eminenco without
long, patient effort and self-denial. Step
by step ho wonld mount tho ladder, as
Robert was already doing. God help
ing him, he too would bo firm and reso
lute, and keep tho mastery over hinv
ijolt.' He was determined to chango for
. tho better, and so ho did.
i Oao day in reading ho camo across an
incident that did mora than anything
clso to impress Robort's words and ex
aruplo, and to keep him hopeful and in
earnest from. that timo on. It was this:
"When tho Duko of Wellington re
visited tho school whoro ho prepared
(or collego, ho was cheered loudly by
, tho boys for his great military success.
"His reply was: 'Boys, Watorloo was
- won at Eton.' "
Story ol'ti Mouse.
Toledo Dlade.
In oao of tho wostorn districts of Mloh
igan there onoo stood a low, brown
school-house, whoro twenty llttlo boys
.and girls gathorod ovory spring and
fall to loam somo thlng3 nnd unlearn
many others. During tho long winter
tho snow lay heavy over nil the country,
and was often blown by tho llcrco wltnU
from Iho lake Into drifts too deep lor
tho stoutest ot tho boy to face alone;
nnd In tho summer they were needed at
homo by tho busy parents.
Though seemingly so far away from
thagtcat world, this small colony wns,
in fact, but few miles from n large town,
whoro noisy mills sawed into lumber
thousands ol trees chopped by tho fath
ers, nnd where tho children found ft
ready markot lor their berries, picked
from Holds and woods. Whoro tho tall
pines nnd hemlocks had boon cutaway,
up had sprung aero attor aero of black
berry and raspberry vinos, yielding a
rich harvest of fruit.
So it wns only during tho spring and
nulumn months that tho playground
echoed to their shouts nnd laughter.
In tho time that tho honso had been
vacant an old lleld-mouso had built her
nest beneath it nnd brought up her llttlo
ones undisturbed.
Whon tho cool, bright days of Septem
ber came, bringing toucher nnd pupils
to their old places, tho young mlco had
growu nearly as largo ns the mother
mouse, nnd were qulto fearless.
Ono day, ns Miss Lucy, tho tencltor,
sat nt her table, rcstlng.eating her lunch
and watching through tho open window
tho scarlet leaves drop down from tho
maples opposite, thero camo tho crack
of a slick against tho low roof nud a
boy's voice shouted:
"Thcto, that almost hit it; throw.
again."
Stepping to tho doorf-ho lound a knot
ol boys throwing at a tiny mouse that
wns running to and fro upon tho root,
peering over tho edge ol tho shingles,
and ovldenlly trving to roach tho
ground. How it camo there was a inys
tery nono ol them could solve. Alter
forbidding them to molest it further,
Miss Lucy went back to her unfinished
dinner.
Presently, a bright-cyed lad camo in
with ono hand carefully arched over tho
other, nnd between them could bo dis
corned two black dots of cyos and n soft
gray noso.
"Seo, Miss Lucy, tho mouso jumped
down, and 1 brought it for you to look
at boloro I killed it. 1 should think
it would get hungry up there on tho
roof."
"Perhaps it is hungry," nnswered
Miss Lucy. "Let us seo if it will cat,"
and, taking tho nrotty creature, sho
broko off a fragment of cake, nnd placed
both on tho ground at tho door. Soon
tho children came flocking round to see
tho strango sight a mouse that did not
blto when handled nud was not afraid
Eagorly grasping tho caiso in its pink
fore paws, it bogan its meal, turning tho
lood from auto to sido somewhat as you
have seen squirrels do. Ada's chubby
hand was now laid cautiously on its
back, while ono after another drew
near and timid fingers smoothed tho
soft fur.
"What makes such a funny line from
its oyo3 to its mouth?" queried Emma.
"I dess Hint's whoio its hair parts,"
ventured four-year old Katio.
"Look at its feet, liko our baby's
hands, and its hatr fools liko silk.
Please, Miss Lucy, don't lot tho boys
hurt it," said a swcot faced llttlo girl.
Tho teacher did not nnswor at once,
but stood thoughtfully watching tho
group. Sho was not very learned, this
Miss Lucy, but merely n quiet, patlenl
girl, nt whoso approach young faces
brightened, nnd whom dumb creatures
loved and oboyed. Even tho wild birds
on their way had loarned to trust her.
"What say you, Willio," to tho lad
who had brought in tho mouso, "shall
wo lot it go?"
"Mlco gnaw apples," said Johnny;
"my pa says so."
"Thoy steal our pop-corn, too," pined
Sammy.
But thero are no fruit-trees nor corn
fields near. It will do no mlsohiofhero,
I think."
"It will eatour books if wo do not kill
it," objected Willie.
"We will put it to vote," decided Miss
Lucy; "and nssuro ourselves thero uro
no books that can givo it entrstneo to tho
school-room."
After somo further debate, all agreed
that it should not bo killed until some
harm should result from its stay among
them. Then such hurrying under desks
nnd benches, such prying into comers to
find nny hiddou crovlco that could admit
"Scamper," as thoy had named him.
Nono was found, and tho boys returned
to tliolr plays, leaving tho girls to guard
tho now pet.
Ono o'clock wa3soun announced, and
tho merry group liiod into tho school
room, whon the low hum of work was
soon heard. "Scamper had boon care
fully tucked under n corner of tho build
lag. When tho woo ones wero scut out,
an hour Inter, they found him stretched,
apparently dead, against tho step. But
he proved to bo only taking a nap In tho
sunshlno, lor, rousing at tho touoh of tv
copper-too, ho sped to his hldlng-placo.
whero ho sat peorlng at thorn with his
bright black oyes.
After a time ho grow quito tamo, and
would steal out to bo fod, and oven al
low them to carry him. Sometimes,
for several days, thoy would not soo
him, and yot bits of apple, bread, or
cako, wero loft for him, and at last ho
would rono whls acquaintance. Tho pu-
plls crow vory fond of their pet, and of
listening to tho stories tholr toaohor told
them of tho generous Hon and tho mouse
that saved his llfo, of tho musical mlco
of whioh sho had read, and many othor
stories you, too, may read.
And what uocamo of "Scampor" at
last? Dear children, 1 do not know.
I All through tho ploasant weather ho
stated among thorn, and, when winter
came, perhaps ho retired to snug qunr
tots whoro ho entertained his family
with wonderful tales of tho friends ho
hid found.
This I know; that from taking an in
terest in him the children gtuw to bo
curious about other nnlninR nnd moro
observant ol their habits; that ho furn
ished tho subject ol their bcst-rcinom-
bored Object-Lesson; that young honrts
nnd hands grow kinder for his coming;
and that ono of tho number has remem
bered to toll you this story.
Oriental Veracity.
Through tho wholoEast nvcry differ
ent estimate of truth obtains from that
which belongs to tho Englishman and
German, anil tho longcontlnucd subject
condition has combined with an intenso
conservatism nnd completeness of
heredity to maintain what was un
questionably tho antiquo view of tho uso
of lying, and ono which wo, who hnvo
abandoned it in our privnto lives, keep
up in dcplomacy ami war, viz., that
tho stranger is nn enemy In posso and
must bo met at tho threshold with nny
nvallablo subtorlugo and deceit, nnd tho
truth always resorved for thoso whom
wo knowtoboqutto worthy of trust.
All hnlf-clvillzed nations, nnd all na
tions, In n stato of lawless servitude,
speedily learn to defend themsolves by
lying, whoro it is possible; and what
ono may call tho Teutonic typo of truth-
telling has never bolongcd to any Aryan
or non-Aryan race. But with tills
proviso, and admitting tho Eastern
standaid of comparison, tho Greek: will
staud tho test bottler than most of,
noighbors. Tho proof of tho qualities
of n race is what civilization brings it
to; and without fear of being gainsaid
by nny uuprcjudlcul man who has lived
in tho East, I assert that tho Greek
grows cloicr to tho highest Indo-Gcr-
maulo standard than any raco In tho
ltvani; wnuo tno mri:, m whom so
many Englishmen placo a faith which
to mo, who havo lived in olllclal rela
tions with them, seoms ludicrous, clvi
lizes Into an incredlblo corruption
remember a very distinguished diplomat
who publickly declared that he wanted
no moro reliable sourco of information
than a Turkish official dispatch, but I
had occasion to find out that in' his own
standard of veracity ho was llttlo or no
better thad his friends. Truth has for
different men different fncets, and tho
Crolan, who Is proverbial umong Greeks
for lying, wouln no moro mako written
declaration of a falsehood than u re-
spcclnblo Englishman would mako nlll
dnvlt to ono. I romembcr a curious
illustration from tho Cretan insurrec
tion ot 1 SCO. Shortly after tho doporta.
tion of tho Cretan refuges, a Turkls.li
ship, hoisting English colors, ran in
near tho samo locality, nnd whon tho
Cretans came down to tho shoro to bo,
as thoy supposed, embarked, the steam
r opened lire on thorn. On learning
tho fact tho Russian frigalo tho station
at ouco wont to tho point whero tho
refugees wore assembled and scut a boat
ashore tonrrangejtorthci cnibarkcatiou:
tho boat was fired on, tho ship being
believed to bo another Turk. It was
with dilllculty that tho officer In com
mand could communicate, but finally
ho was permitted to approach shoro.
when a discussioti arose whother tho
ship was or was not Turkish. At longll:
tho Cretan spokesman asked tho Rus
iuu officer it ho was willing to sln a
written declaration that tho ship was a
Russian ship and no Turk, und on his
signing formally such a declaration tho
signal was given and in Kvo minutes
tho wholo coast was swarniidg with
refugoes from cavos and crovices in tho
ocks. 1 wish to draw no disparaging
comparison, but to ask simply it' this
picture of childlike, unquestioning faith
in tho written declaration in an unkuo wn
man docs not indicato a standard o
truthfulnoss which few moro civilized
pcoplo still cntortftin. Thorn is a given
point of honor on which oven tho Cro
tan is always trustworthy. Yot he
romances and exaggerates liko ills
continental kinsman, nnd will fobri
cato history for you by tho yard out of
wholo clotn and without hesitation.
lll(t Animals.
In tho Bad Lands ot Colorado an an-
imul has been found which Is by far tho
laigest unlmal, supposed to be capabl
of moving on dry land. It fed on tho
forests for a time, a fact proved by tho
remains found with it. It wns calle
tho Titanasauius, a hugo nnlmnl, seven
ty feet in length and oighty in height,
That ago abounded in flying reptiles
nnd turtles, beside tho monster saurl
nns already mentioned. Some of the
land turtles wero nlno feet in length and
proportionately high.Ono specimennow
oxtlnot would easily hldo or cover two
men, being about four foot high. At
that; period a groat revolution was cul
minatlug, and a perceptible chango is
noticed that gives indications of n now
ora. The body was elevated inotcad of
ooing dragged along; tho' limbs woro
lengthened, nnd iu animal llfo nt that
period the Igunnodon takes a prominent
position. Tho thigh whon full-grown
was moro than "four and o half feet in
longth, and tho circumforenco round
tho head was four and a half fcot. Tho
teotUworo obtusely conical andlatorally
compressed, bo as to present a cutting
edge, whioh was serrated llko tho teeth
of tho Mexican iguana, from which It
is namod. As ro3torod by Mr. Haw
kins, it has a slight resemblance
to an immenso tiger. Mr Hawkins
says, to givo nn Idea of tho sho of
that animal, that tho iguandon as it
now stands in tho Crystal Palaco is
composed ot four iron columns nino
foot in length by sovonlnohos In diameter
six hundrod brloks hftco a hundred nnd
- a - r - -
fifty tllos, thirty olght casks ot cement,
inoty casks of broken stone, with ono
hundrod foot or Iron hooping and twen
ty foot of cublo inch bar. Tho speci
men wns modeled after the great Hor
sham specimen, nnd to show moro elenr-
tho sizi, tho mold was nltcrward
converted Into n "sallo a monger," in
which Professor Forbos, Osvcn and twen
ty other gentlemen sat down to din
ner. Tho great cretaceous ocean of tho
West, that is now only known to us by
its arid deserts and chalky plains wns
no less remarkable for its fishes than
Is roptllos, and swnrmod with larg o
orms related to the salmon nnd saury.
Vcrtobnu and other fragments of thoso
spcclos project from tho worn llim-iuiiu
in many plnces, undone of them attracts
attention by its formidable appearance.
Tho density and hnrdnos3 of tho hones
had shod tho ruin off on oithor sldo, so
that tho radiating gutters and ravines
finally isolated tho stony monster. Tho
head was somo inches longer than that
of a full-grown grizzly bear, and tho
aws wero deeper in proportion to tholr
length. Tho muzzlo was shorter nnd
doopor than that of n bull-dog. Tho
tooth woro all sharp oyllndrlo fangs.
smooth and glistening, nnd of irregu
lar size. At certain points in each
aw thoy projected thrco inches nbovo
tho gum, and wero sunk ono inch into
deep pits, being thus 113 long as tho
fangs of a tiger, butjmoro slender. Two
pairs of such fangs crossed each other
on each sldo of tho end of tho snout.
That fish is known as Porthous Molos-
us. Bcsldotho smaller fishes tho rep
tiles no doubt supplied tho domands ol
of tholr appetite Tho ocean in which
nourished this abundant and vigorous
llfo was at last completely inclosed on
tho west by clovations of tea bottom, so
that it only communicated with tho
Atlantic aud Pacific at tho Gulf of Mex
ico nnd Artio Sea. Tho continued no
vation of both eastern and wostorn
shores contracted Its area, nnd whon
ridges of tho sea boUom reached tho
surface, forming long, low bars, parts
of tho water area wero inclosed, and
connection with salt water preven
ted. Thus were tho liviug beinss im
prisoned nnd subjected to mauy now
risks. Tho stronger could moro rcadi-
capture tho woaker, whilo tho fishes
would gradually perish through 'ho
constant freshening of tho water, with
tho doith of any considorablo class tho
balanco of food supply would bo lost,
and many larger specios would disap
pear from tho scene. Tho most endur
ing would longest resist the approach
of starvation, but would finally yield to
Incxorablo fato; tho Inst one being
caught by tho shifting bottom among
tho shallow pools, from which his ex
hausted energies could not oxtrlcato
him.
Docs Good Printing Par.
Cl.lcnjo Lciljcr.
Wo do not suppose thero is anythiug
that men buy which gircs them more
gonuino satisfaction in its uso than good
stationery. Thero is pleasure in using
good stationery, especially in private
correspondence, which cannot bo ob
tained by tho uso of a poor artlclo, how
over it may bo managed. Tho vnluo of
good stationery to business men is raro-
ly appreciated by ovon thoso who arc
in tho habit of using it. A letter always
creates an impression. Especially is
this truowhon tho letter is from astran-
ger. Accordingly it is well for every
ono who writes lottcrs to consider what
kind of an impression his oplstlo is like
ly to croato in the mind of tho person to
whom it is addressed.
Tho most important olomont in creat
ing a favorablo impression by tho letters
ono wrltos is in tho stylo aud quality of
tho paper and envolopo, tho character
of tho printing lorming tho letterhead,
and tho taste displayed in tho goneral
arrangement. If tho wholo ho dona In
a way that indicates tasto, a favorablo
impression is almost invariably mado.
On the othor hand, if tho goneral stylo
of papor and printing bo slouehy, nn
impression quito the opposite of favoru'
bio will be created in the minds' ot tho
poisons addressed. TJioro iu nothing
which the business man uses in which
cheapness is such a bad policy ns iho
stationery employed in his correspon
dence. Ho may pay his clerks half
salaries, ho may descend to all sorts of
meanness in his management, and per
ceive no disastrous results arising from
liis policy, because no ono outsido of
his own storo will know it. Si&ch
management cannot bo patent to his
customers, and, thoreforo, can havo no
effect upon their minds. On tho other
hand, every ono with whom ho deals by
the medium of correspondence has an
opportunity to judge of lilm by tho
character of tho letters ho wrltas, and
will not bo slow to form an opinion. A
handsomely-written letter, upon good
lettor papor, having a lino heading,
indicating that good tasto has been
exercised in solocling it, novor falls to
create a gooil Impression.
A man being asked about the trust
worthiness of a certain person wlw was
in soareh of a situation, said: "Ihero
are doubtless vocations in which lie
could bo trusted. There's roal estate,
for example; if that was put la his caro,
I think the owner would find his proper
ty whoro he left it. I shouldn't enro to
speak as to any other kind of proper
ty."
iVjt Friilm. l'ako the remains of a
fish which has boon served tho proceed
ing day ; romovo all tho bones, and
mlnco tine; add equal quantities of
broad crumlw nnd tnoshod potatoos
stir in two boaton uggs; season with
poppor and salt; add enough cream to
raake tho mass of u proper consistency
to mold Into llttlo balls, and fry them lu
. -
1 boiling lard
AN INVITATION.
TIlCOrillLR OACTlCIl,
Tell me pretty one, where will you sail I
How shall our bark bo steered, I pray I
Dreczcs flutter caeh silken veil,
Tell uio where will you go to-day I
My vessel's helm Is of Ivory white,
Iter bulwarks glisten with Jewels bright
And red gold;
The sails arc mado from the wings ot a dove,
And tho man at tbo wheel Is the god ot lovo,
Illy the and bold.
Where shall wo sail! Mid tho Baltic's foam!
Or over the broad 1'aclllc roam!
Don't refuse.
Say shall wo gather the sweet snow-flowers,
Or wander In roso strewn Eastern bowers 1
Only choose.
''fVi, rn'rvme, then," said the fair coquette,
"iu tue land where never I've J jurneyed yet,
To that shore
Whero lore Is lasting, and change unknown,
And a man Is faithful to ono alone ,
Evermore."
Go, seek that land for a year and a day,
At the end of that Umo you'll be still far away,
Pretty maid
'TIs aland unlettered In map or In chart,
'TIs a country that docs not exist, sweetheart,
I'm afraid.
FARM, UARDEN' AND HOUSEHOLD.
Plowing OrchnrtlM
Cnroful experiments havo shown that
plowing, or cultivating, within four or
five fool of tho trunks of woll establish
ed apple trees has no notlccablo effect
on tholt growth or frultfulnes3. J.J.
Thomas sayo that trees fourteen yoars
old havo been found with roots extend
ing thirty feot on oithor side, whilo thoso
of old trees havo been known to extend
two hundred fcot. It i3 ovident that
tho feeding roots do not He closo to tho
baso of tho trco; thoreforo, why may wo
not do awny with tho general practlco
of expending patience, timo and
strength in plowlug closo to each tree,
breaking many important roots, bark
ing tho branches nnd tmnks, nnd pro
venting tho possibility of thoso low
growing heads which wo all dcslro.
BiipuncHO NqmiHli.
A now squash has recently been in
troduced into this country from Japan.
It is a vory distinct varioty in ovory
particular, and has thus far provod a
most valuable acquisition to our list.
It is of tho turban class, and grows to a
moderate, uniform sizo; stem vory long
and thin, woody and angular, sot in
rather a deep circular depression; sur
face dcoply ribbed; skin wartcd in its
early stages; color dull orango green;
dork when fully ripo. Tho flesh is of
tho deepest orango huo, and flavor most
exquisite, dry, swcot, fine grained, nnd
has posltlvoly no fibre, a quality not
found in auy othor variety. Anothor
peculiarity of this valuablo variety is
its thick, solid llesh, leaving vory little
room for pnlp, and having vory fow
seeds, which arc small and not so whlto
and plump ns thoso ot tho Hubbaid.
It 13 aho a lato keeper, though perhaps
not so lato as tho latter, not having
such u hard and shell-liko skin. For
pics it can not bo surpassed.
aI-Ivl'llllK'.
I havo had thirty years exporienco in
nil tho various modes of grafting nnd
budding trees, says tho Fruit Recorder.
In preparing the limb, 1 first saw off tho
branch to bo graltcd, then with a sharp
knifolparo tho end of tho stub that is
to recciyo tho graft, so that tho cutielo
betweon tho wood nnd tho bark can bo
distinctly soon, then with tho knlfo I
split tho limb, using a small, turned
woodon mallot, holdiDg fust to tho han
dle, and striking tho point, I oxtrlcato
it from tho split. I then drivo in the
wedge to nccommodato tho thickness of
my grafts. After sotting tho inner
parts ot tho barks or cutielo exactly to
gether, I knock out tho wedge, leaving
it to pinch tho grafts tight. In whit
tling a graft, I always mako the insido
edge n little tho thinnest, so that it will
pinch tho hardest on tho outer edgo, al
ways leaving a bud just at tho crown.
I then gralt with grading wax, first
warming tho was, and greasing my
hands with tallow to keep tho wax from
sticking. I mako wax as follows: -lib.
rosin, 1 lb. tallow, lb. beeswax. Molt
all togother, over a slow firo; havo a tub
ready with lukowarm water, as soon
ns nil is well molted, pour a small quan
tity nt a timo into the water, thou grease
hands with tallow, and pull the wax tilli
it is pliable, and of a golden yellow col
or. Roll into balls, and throw into
warm wator to cool. By following ha
abovo directions, 05 per cent, will
grow.
Green and II ry Wood.
Nothing can bo moro provoking to a
woman than to havo to burn green or
wot wood, and nothing in our opinio
goes so far to convict tho 1 armor mi
shlftlossncss as to neglect the furnjf i-
ing nn nbudanco of good, dry wd.
Somo fnrmors contend that thorois a
saving in mixing greon wood with fry,
becauso thoy soy that it lasts longer;
but tho reason, for that is that the sapstuntly
from tho grooawood has tp bo wapo
ratcd boforo it will burn, and) thislvnp-
oration of oap nbsorbs tho he
tho dry wood so that a cortalai
of dry wood has to bo burned i
to oouBUino the grocn. This.
classed as. ono of tho wastes upon tho
farm. It is very unpleasant for tho
farmers wifo to havo to go to tho wood
pllo and bring in wot wood, or havo to
dig it out of a snow bank, which Is not
unfrcquently tho case. A shod might
bo constructed at a slight oxpenso, in
whioh tho farmor could not only storo
his wood after It was out but also boforo
cutting and largo enough so that he or
hs hired man might work in it on
stormy days. In suoh a shed tho wholo
of tho wood might bo out Without intor-
forlng with any regular work. All that
would bo necessary would ho to havo a
yoar's stock In advance; dry wood could
theu always uo had and cosy of nccess.
em from
wiount
m order
say bo
cutting oil' anothor throat wnsto on tho
farm. It is n wlso old nd.igo which
says: "Tako caro of tho cents and the
dollars will tako caro of thomsolvcs."
It is taking caro of tho cents ovory day
upon tho farm which lays up tho dollars
ot tho cud of tho year.
Itnuiibcrry Culture.
X. Ohiner.
Togrow raspborriiM successfully solcct
good soil, woll uuili r-dralnod. I huvo
known them to do admlrnbly in nlmost
any soli, provided it is rich and not wet.
Plow as you would for any othor crop
tho dcopor tho hotter, If your soil will
admit of it; harrow well; plow out
lurrowB six fcot apart, and plant in said
furrows thrco feot apart.
Black Raspberries aro usually planted
shallow, an inch or two deep. If it is
your intention to tlo up your canes, that
may bo dooponough; but, if you wish
them to bo solf supporting, you must
plant them doopcr, not loss than three
inches; nud oven then In nftor-culturo,
work tho soil towards thorn. , By so
planting I novor havo any trouble
About tho second yoar I pinch back tho
tips of tho growing shoots whon from
twenty to twenty-four inchos high.
Thoy thon ceaso to grow in holght, but
throw out laterals In all directions,
balancing nnd supporting tho main
stom effectually. Tho'followlng Spring,
enrly in tho season, with small pruning
shears, I cut back atl laterals, leaving
them from ton to twenty inchos in longth.
I then cultlvato as often as It is nccossary
to keep them clean, frco from grass and
weeds, up to August, nltor which I lot
them rost.
Red Raspberries I plant samo distance
as black, thrco by six leet. This takes
just 2,120 plants to tho acre. I do not
cut back tho cauos of red .varieties until
tho following Spring. Strong growing
varieties llko the Tumor, may bo cut
back during tho season of growth when
about thrco feet high. Otherwise thoy
may grow from seven to eight feot. as I
havo soon them grow, necessitating tho
cutting away of too much wood in the
Spring. I allow my Rjd Raspborrlos
to grow in rows, though not too thick.
Treat suckers as you would weeds (un
less you wnnt "plants). Cut them out
between the rows when young nud
ton dor.
Don't plant too deep. Ed. FrtiU
Grower.
IVusliio;; lEuttcr.
Buttor gathered in tho churn always
contains moro or less buttermilk, which
would soon spoil tho buttor if not re
moved. There nro two ways of romo ving
it ono is by kneading in water or brlno,
and tho other by kneading it without
water. Ono is called washing, tho
othor working. Tho former removes
it much moro rapidly thau tho latter.
Tho flavor of tho buttor which has boon
washed is different from that which has
not been washed. Tho difference be
tween washed and unwashod buttor is
analogous to tho differenco, between
clarified sugar unclarlficd. Tho for
mer consist of pure saccharino matter;
the latter of sugar and somo albuminous
aud flavoring matters, which aro con
taiucdinlhi juice of tho cano mingled
with it, which givo a flavor in addition
to tha4- of sugar. Brown sugar, though
less swcot, has moro flavor than clari
fied sugar. When unwashed, thero is
always a little buttormilk nud sugar ad
hering to tho buttor that gives it a
peculiar flavor, in addition to pure
buttor, whioh mauy people liko when it
Is now. Washing romovos all this for
oign matter, and lcavo3 only the tasto
ol tho butter, pure and simplo. Tho
assertion is often mado, and many pco
plo beliove, that wator washes out tho
flavor of tho buttor, but it only cleanses
tho buttormilk, sugar nnd milk acid
which may adlicro to it, just as clari
fyingsugnr removes from It tho foreign
matter which modifies its true llhvor.
Tho llavor of butter consists of fatty
matter which doos not combine with
water, therol'oro cannot bo washed by
It. The cfi'oot of washing v.pou tho
keeping quality of buttor depends upon
tho purity of tho wntor with which tho
washing is done. If tho water contains
no foreign matter that will nffoct tho
butter It will keep bettor for washing
tho buttormilk out than bv knoadlug St
out.
IVluter ol' lVorlc Horse.
Tho horso Is tho principal motivo
poworon tho farm, nnd tho working and
culturo of tho farm doponds largely on
tho, condition of tho horses, honco lfcle
important that thoy should bo brought
through tho wintor in good condition
and in roadinoss for tho usual hard
spring work. Tho wlntor sonson.is-ono
of comparative' lolsuro for farm horses,
ns our farms nro ueually managed, and
tho greater part of tho timo during tho
season thoy must oithor stand In stables
or els,o bo turned out In tho open air,
Horses nro injured by standing coa
in stables without exorciso,
thoreforo thoy should bo allowed to
speud a portion of each day in tho open
air, when nt too cold, whoro they will
roceivo tho necessary oxorolso. If they
aro driven on tho road, or otherwise
used, of course no further exorcise is re
quired. Many farmers seem to think
that becauso llttlo is rcqjulred of their
horses during wlnkr a correspondingly
small amount of attention noedp glvon
them, and they leavo them to feed upon
poor hay or straw rosorvlng all tbjlr
good hay, und grata for spring feodiag.
This wo believe to be poor polloy, for
though wo do not bcllovo in high feed
ing during wintor, yot we boliovo horsos
should havo suoh food and caro as will
koop them in good working condition
High loodlng, without snllloiont exor
ciso, is detrimental to horses. Work
horses that aro grained heavily through
tho ontlro wintor, wltbouthelug worked
will not usually staud tho hard work re
quired of thom when spring opens ns
well as thoso that had but moderate
fcealng, sufficient only to keep thom in
good working condition. High feeding
in tho spring, to horses that havo not
boon accustomed to it during tho winter,
will bo much moro appreciated. It will
cnablo thom to stand tho hardships ot
spring work without much falling off in
flesh. It should always bo tho aim of
owners of horses to keep them in good
order. 11 onco thoy becomo vory poor
In flesh it requires much moro food to
rocover tho lost flesh than would bo
needed to maintain it nt first.
Edwin Forrest.
An'cdotci of the OM-tlmo Actor.
In 18GG Forrest wont to California on
ono of tho Pacific Mall steamers, taking
McCullough with him. During tho
voyage thoro occurred a numbor of in
cidents, which will illualrato the char
acter of tho famous old actor. Ho was
suffering grontly from gout, and In ad
dition, tho possngo being a very stormy
ono, was much afflicted with sc.istck-
ncss. Ono day, whilo in this condition,
groaning and .swearing on deck in his
own peculiar fashion, ho camo faco to
faco with Captain Bradbury, tho com
mander of tho ship, and, for n momont
looking nt him as though ho would an
nihilate him, blurted out:
"Daranio, sir, do you know that no
ono ovor had any reasonable exouso for
going to sea oxcopt tho patriarch,
Noah?"
"Woll, woll ah, no nhl Mr.
Forrest," stammorcd tho Captain, and
thon recovering himself and entering
into tho spirit of tho occnslon, ho ask
ed: "What was Noah's cxeuso? To
which Forrest at onco replied; "Why
datum"), sir if ho had staid at homo ho
would havo drowned."
On board tho samo vessel, during tho
samo passage McCullough recalls that
hero was an exceedingly doleful prcnoh-
or, who, nftor tho habit of many gontlo
mcn of his calling, spoko more through
his noso than his mouth and mado him
self very disagreoaDlo. On Sunday it
was announced that thisgontloman wns
to preach in tho cabin, nnd Forrest,
who was always fondof a good sermon,
asked his young assistant if thero was
any probability that tho minister would
do well. McCullough,' in a spirit of
misehlof, roplted that ho was vory sure
ho would, anil at last Induced Forrest
to go into tho cabin nnd listen to tho
services. Whon they commenced,
however, it was nt onco evident that
tho prenchor was ono of tho most dis
mal, drawling and uninteresting of his
kind, and from timo to timo during the
discourso, Forrest, who was bo situated
that ho could not got out of tho cabin,
gavo vent to his outraged feolings by
loud, though half-stilled exclamations
ot "O.Lord'O, my God, my GodI" Tho
preacher was evidently much pleased
with theso demonstrations, 'kwhloh he
took as ovidonco of hi3 own power in
awakening penitential thoughts In tho
mind of an acto", and the noxt morning,
at n hint from McCullough, who was
bcut on keeping up tho joke, ho called
on Forrost in his stato room to converso
with him regarding his soul.
At tho outset however, his good in
tentions woro nipped in tho bud. Ho
knocked at tho door of the cabin..
"Come in," growled tho great, deep
voico of tho actor. Tho dominie open
cd tho door and found Forrest lying
halt in and half out ot his bunk, moan
ing with son-sioknesa and racked with
gout.
"Ahaf it is you is itP" cried tho ac
tor. "You aro just the man I want to
see. I want you to loll mo what your
Master's opinion was of tho sea?"
"My Master, sir, my Mastor," said
tho solorsn- faced preacher, who do you
moan?"
"Why, who should I moan but tho-
Savior?" replied Forrest. ' Don't you
know what Ho did whon ho went to
sea?"
"Woll, ah' 'no, sir, no, stammered'
tho confused parson.
"Well, thou, thundered Forrest, "111
tell you. Ho went to sea only once,
nnd then Ho got so disgusted that Ho
walked ashore again."
"With this tho actor turned over la
hi 3 berth with a groan, nnd tho parson
loft the cabin in dismay.
Tito Theliau aud the Crops
Clitmbii! Journil.
It does not scorn to bo known that by
tho host procoss of ombalmlng in mod
ern tlmos, tho bodlos, though preserved
In outlino, nro in tno coursoof lOO to 200
yoars tounu in tiiat euensivo condition
which tho person so treated would havo
indignantly scornod as insulting to tholr
memory. What has boon, tho ultlmato
fate of tho Kgyptaln muramlo3 stored
with caro in tho rocky vaults and pyra
mids on tho bank of tho Nile? Thoy
havo in thoso latter tlmos bcou dragged
from their recossos nnd ground into
powdor, as an artlclo oftprmxercoto bo
exported to Europe Tlj coroal crops
of England aro partly f roduood from,
tho mumtft'iled JcmalnJJof human bo
ing who wtUkcfi abott o streots of
Thobos "3,000. years ago." Tho bodies
venorablo Thobns swells in their
timo laid to rost In food anticipation of
securing a kind of moral immortality,
sold at so much a ton to fortlllzo tho ex
hausted soil of an island In tho Gorman
odoant That is what tho ancient Egypt
ians havo got by all their skill tn pro
tracting tho dissolution of mortal ro
mains. Thoir marvolous preparations
havo ended in a favorably quoted
manure!
A strolling theatrical company was at
tho dlnnor-tAblo. A waiter approached
ono of tho raembors and said: "Soup?"
"No, sir," ropllcdtVus guest, "I nro onoj
qt tho musicians.'1