The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, March 08, 1900, Image 4
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AFTERGLOW.
After the clangor of battle.
There eo:nes a moment of rest.
And the simple hopes and the simple joys
And the simple thoughts are best.
After the victor's pa?an.
After the thunder of crun,
There comes that luil that must come to all
Before the set of sua.
Then what is the happiest memory?
Is tt the foe's defeat?
Is It the splendid praise of a world
That thunders by at your feet?
"V?v n?r tr\ t>>? lif^-Tfnrn cnirtf
Tbe happiest thoughts are those
That carry us back to the simple jo\*s
And the sweetness of life's repose.
A simple love and a simpler trust
And a simple duty done
Are truer torches to liitht to death
Than a whole world's victories won.
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^ ET JAMES BXJCKHAM ?
"WAS 8 o'clock of a Saturday
? morning in February when Mr.
anil Mi s. Stone d> ove out of
their farmyard and took the
road northward. The crisp snow of
the highway, packed and polished by
weeks of good sleighing, creaked
under the runners of their "cutter,"
and the sun was shining gloriously
over the wooded hills to the eastward.
The Stones were going to spend
Sunday with "Cousin Maria," Stone's
second cousin, and the object of Mrs.
Stone's admiration and euvy. She
declared that there was no house like
Cousin Maria's, and no domestic conveniences
and advantages like those
she enjoyed; that nobody wore such
beautiful clothes, or had such good
thiugs to eat, or commanded such resources
to "do with"as Cousin Maria.
In short, Mrs. Amasa Stone, who had
not been a great while married, and
who had one of the nicest little farmhouses
in the country, as well as one
of the best and most devoted husbands
in the world, was somehow a victim of
that most disagreeable and distress- j
ing malady envious discontent; and |
the immediate occasion of it was?
Cousin Maria. If she could only exchange
places (perhaps not husbands,
but everything else) with Cousin
Maria, how happy she would be!
Curiously enough?by that strange
irony of fate which we often see cropping
out in human life?Cousin Maria
felt the same way toward Mrs. Stone.
She secretely, but sincerely, envied
the little woman with the big devoted,
loverlike husband and the model farmhouse
overlooking one of the most
beautiful and productive valley farms
in New England. "If I could only
keep honse like Cousin Ella!" she
would sometimes say to her husband;
and then she would add to herself,
bbss ??t>?i t ? _i. j. *r t 1 -3 .. ?
-remaps JL uiigui> u i^nu UO ? <
house and the things to do with that ;
f she has."
; Sincere and cordial envy does not j
make people dislike each other, by
any ireans; and it was natural enough
that Mrs. Stone and her cousin, Mrs.
Holmes, should enjoy visiting each i
other and thereby adding fresh fuel j
to their mutaal admiration. They :
traveled back and forth on these social
exchanges a good deal, and their husbands,
who liked each other (and each
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 was j
a village, where the Stones and the j
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 j
Stones'cutter this Febrnary morning, ;
as they drove along toward Hydeville, |
the half way village. "I hope nothing i
will happen to the stock or the hens,
over Sunday," said Mr. Stone.
"Oh, don't worry about that!" exclaimed
his wife. "You spoke to
Leonard, as usual, didn't you?"
"Yes, I asked him to fodder once a i
day and attend to the milking. But j
he lives quite a little piece away,, and j
I if it should come on to storm"?
"Stormf Look at the sky!" ex- j
claimed Mrs- Stone, with a scornful j
laugh. "I declare, if yon aren't the !
greatest man to worry over nothing." j
It was still gloriously pleasant i
when they reached Hydeville, at 11
o'clock, and they stopped there two
full hours. As they again took the i
road,at 1 o'clock,they noticed that the ;
sky had become slightly tilmy, but as j
it frequently does cloud over thus to- ;
ward the close of a fine winter day
they were neither surprised nor disA
t Q /V'AIAAIT V*ATroror ilia
VUi ab U V ViWft, AJVn V,? V4 WMV I
wind began to rise, the sky grew more j
overcast, and before long was spitting
e| sharply out of the northeast
"What do you think about a storm t
now?" asked Mr. Stone.
"Drive along and get there as 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 j
farm, at about 4 o'clock, the wihd was j
howling and the snow driving across
the landscape iu sheets. Mrs. Stone
got out at the side entrance and I
plunged shiveringly against the door, j
but tnrned at once to her husband
with a look of surprise and consternation.
The door was locked! So were
the front door and the kitchen door,
as they speedily discovered.
"They're away from home," an- j
uouuced Mr. Stone.
"They've gone visiting," groaned ;
his wife. "Oh dear! do you suppose
it's possible they've gone to visit us?"
"Shouldn'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 Hvdeville that sounded
like John Holmes's. But I couldn't
tell where it came from, and couldn't
see anybody that looked like him, so
gave it up."
"Goose!" cried Mrs. Stone. "He
was probably over at Jason Soper's,
where they always stop - out iu the
1 A * T r ?/I ? 1 _
Darn, uae as uui. jli >uu u um> uimtioned
it! Well, we must just make
, the best of a bad jo \ I know where
Maria puts the kitchen key when she's
away, and we might as well go in and
take possession?a* they will have to
do at our house, I reckon."
The key wa* fonnd on a nail under
the sto >p, and Mrs Stone proceeded
, to take possession, whi'e her husband
stabled his horse. When Mr. Stone
came in he found the lamps all lighted
and bis wife in a high state of excitement
and delight at the prospect of
"using Cousin Maria's nice things for
a while! I guess it's all for the best,"
she announced, with unexpected
cheerfuln ss. "For once in our lives
we will have a taste of keeping house
with modern conveniences!"
It was a tremendous snowstorm
thai swept Xew England dnring February
"2o aud 2o. Mr. and Mrs. Stone
were suow? ound for a week in the
Holmes house, and Mr. and Mrs.
Holmes, as it happened, were similarly
imprisoned in theirs. Roads were
not broken through for five days, and 1
no one knew how his neighbor was j
fating.
In the meantime Mr. Stone took
<":v. e of Holmes's stock, and Mr. 1
Koimes took care of his, while their ]
wi\es revelled to their hearts' content ^
in the supposed domestic advantage? 1
and improvements for which they had J
envied each other so long. At last 1
the two families were able to get word '
to one another, and a day was set for
the mutual evacuation of each other's
premises and a meeting at Kydeville
on the way. Both parties were in- i
vited to dine at Jason Soper's that 1
memorable day,and the reader may be ]
! sure it wasuot one of those dinner par- t
I -* it i \ _ i J? i t_ _ e ? - _
I lies mac langmsu ior iaca 01 con> or- i
j sation.
Late iu tbe afternoou,as the Stones t
! came in sight of their own pleasant t
! farmhouse, Mr. Stoue said, hesitatj
ingly, "John and I had some talk of
exchanging farms while we were karj
uessing up. We thought, if'? (
1 '"Stop right there, Amasa Stone!" j
j cried his wife, with a sudden uncalled f
j for burst of tears. "If you ever men- ?
; tion such a thing again" t
"Why!" exclaimed Mr. Stone, in (
glad astonishment, "I thought you t
were crazy for Consiu Maria's modern j
conveniences, and John said that j
j Maria made life a burden to him by A
j haukeriug after yours. So we thought |
we'd please both of you by swapping r
j farms." a
"Well, you'll neither of you ever \
hear anything more on the subject r
} from Maria or me, "sobbed Mrs. Stone.
I "We were both of us so homesick and
so ashamed that we burst out crying
when we were up in the front chamber j
at Mrs. Soper's, and confessed what [
fools we had been. I guess neither c
of us will ever quarrel with her own ^
things again ?least of all, with her j
own husband."?American Agricul- j
turist. i
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THE NEW WOMAN'S BABY.
She Bring* Him Up According to the I
Knles Laid Down in the Hooka. f
"But haven't yon any more books I
on the sabject?"asked the woman, ap- 1
pealingly, much as if the person she f
was consulting had large installments *
of books hidden away, only forthcom- i
ing when his heart should soften. 1
"Not in, now," and the young man
at the circulating library turned to a
newer comer.
"Why don't you take something jelse?"
advised her companion. a
"Because I do not come here to
get any books. I just want books that f
will give me information about caring t
for baby. Ever since he was a wee r
little thing I have been reading every- ?
thing I could j:et on the subject. I
think," she said, crushingly, turning T
to the young man in charge, "I will r
not take any book today."
Then as she started away her tone j
changed to one of pity. ?
"How wasit," she said to the other t
woman, "that babies used to struggle a
up, when there were no magazines or g
books about how they should be a
trained? Every one of my friends who %
has a baby does just as I do and gets j
ever article she can upon their physi- c
cal 6r mental or moral well being. ^
And one does get such help. Just the
,other day I was reading somewhere:
4Xo mother should be without a baby's
diary. Jot down all the sayings of
the iittle one,'and so I've started with
such a pretty book, leather bound, you
know, and I mean to keep it up." . 6
"That must be awfully interesting," ^
said the other woman, "isn't it?" .
"This last book, the one I had ^
given back when I met you, gave me
tine directions for caring for baby's a
teeth, especially the second teeth. I .
shall do exactly as it says, 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 are fine,
too, and I've been reading up about r
fnr T u-ftnt him to have the ad
vantage of the latest ideas."
"How old is he now?" asked the 8
listener suddenly. .
"Three months old, "said the proud
mother, fondly.?New York Sun.
PEARLS OF THOUGHT. [
To cultivate kindness is a valuable *
part of the business of life.?Johnson. 8
A life of pleasure makes even the *
strongest mind frivolous at last ?Bui- 3
wer. *
The shortest way to do many things
is to do only one thiug at a time.?
Cecil.
The noontide sun is dark, and music r
discord, when the heart i3 low.? a
Young. *
Opportunity is rare, and a wise man a
will never let it go by him?Bayard *
Taylor. " " 8
If a man be endued with a generous
mind, this is the best kind of nobility. I
?Plato. 1
Who hath not known ill-fortune, ?
never knew himself, or his own virtue.
?Mallet. 8
Recollection is the only paradise c
from which we cannot be turned out
?Richter.
Of all the paths that lead to a woman's
love, pity is the straightest? ^
Beaumont.
Modest expression is a beautiful c
settiug to the diamond of talent and c
genius.?Chapin. a
Unbecoming forwardness oftener
proceeds from ignorance than impudence.?Greville.
Negligence is the rust of the soul, f
that corrodes through all her best (
resolves.?Feltham. ^
Those who never retract their opin- t
ions love themselves more than they t
love truth.?Joubert. <
There is merit without elevation, *
but there is no elevation without some
merit.?Rochefoucauld. .
U/, iiifl on/1 foai- n 1 of oil flioorirla 1
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thou airnest at be thy country's, thy ?
God and truths.?Shakespeare. s
Most persons would succeed in (
small things if they were not troubled 1
with great ambitious.?Longfellow. (
The opportunity to do mischief is j
found a hundred times a day, and that
I of doing good once a year. ? Volitaire.
j There is no policy like politeness, )
'since a good manner often succeeds
| where the best tongue has failed.?
: Magoon.
Oldest Church In the World. j
The oldest building in the world
| that has been uninterruptedly used (
J for church purposes is St. Martin's ]
j Cathedral at Canterbury. The build- I
ing was originally erected for a j
| church, and has been regularly used j
j as a place for religious gatherings for
! more than 1500 years.?Tit-Bits.
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Scavenger Wagon Bells. j
i Hereafter bells that can be heard a <
j distance of 500 feet must be attached
I to all private scavenger wagons in
rhicflsro. and these bells must be rung
j O - * # _
continuously while the wagons are in ,
j service, which may be between sunset
i and sunrise.
Norfolk, Ya., boasts of a traffic in
garden truck that amounts to $7,000,j
000 a year.
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FOR THE HOUSEWIVES.
Paper Stuffed Pillows.
Pillows stuffed with paper are not
5nly a fad but doctors have pronounced
them a hygieuic necessity.
Panel* proves a far more comfortaMe
illing than hair or wool. To maio
:hese pillows properly cut the paper
.11 long strips and curl it with tie
nlade of a knife.
In Cleaning; Piano Keys.
It is said that ivory piano keys and
vory knife handles may be cleaned
ny the use of alcohol. The cleansing
process should be gone through about
5very four days, and the articles rubbed
vith a clean cloth wet with alcohol.
To remove stains from wood a mix
nre of one-third of sweet oil and twehirds
alcohol will be found effective.
l'rettj- Table Surprise.
The newest table decoration and
mtertaiument is a very pretty one
udeed. In the middle of the table is
i bank of roses, violets, smilax, ferns
tud lilies of the valley. At each plate
here are three vases in three solid
;olors. These are of Bohemiau glass;
hey may be mounted handsomely or
eft undecorated. By each vase is
)laced half a dozen roses and some
riolets or lilies of the valley. The
lostess announces that the guest aranging
his flowers in the vases most
irtisticallv wins the cut-glass rose
>owl which contains the flowers in the
niddle of the table.
Bacteria in Books.
The great danger of contagion which
ies in books from circulating libraries
las often been spoken of. It is a
ommon thing for these books to find
heir way into sickrooms, especially
uto those o?cupied by chronic iuvaids.
The state board of health of
tfichigan reports the death from conumption
of 20 department clerks
rhose work had been in certain volnnes
of records. The books were
ound by examining bacteriologists to
>e full of tubercle bacilli, and it is beieved
that they became thus infected
? 1 *11 J
rom a cierK wno uaa cousumpiion,nuu
rho was known to have habitually
uoistened his thumb with saliva when
ie turned a page.
Cold, Tepid and hot fiat lip.
It is interesting just now to know
tow to keep warm, and who should
;dvise if not the physiciaus? Howiver,
as every one takes the advice
hat suits him, it is well to have a vaiety
on hand. A recent number of a
nedical paper offers sufficient latitude
or choice.
One physician recommends a warm
rater sponging, then a cold water
ubbing, then the weariug of porous
inen undergarments. Another advises
ess frequent bathing, aud emphasizes
he importance of pure woolen underrear.
A third objects to cold baths
md hot baths equally, preferring a
lightly more than tepid degree, and
idvocates a mixture of cotton and
pool in undergarments. Still another
irefers linen mesh underwear, while a
:onfrere thinks a heavy cotton the
>roper material.
Something About Rubber Plants.
A teaspoon ful of olive oil, poured
ipon tho soil of rubber plants, near
he stalk, abont once a month, is an
ixcellent tonic. Washing the leaves
rith milk will keep them dark and
jlossy; and if there is a suspicion
hat worms are destroying the roots,
lissolve a tablespoonfui of mustard in
i little water and pour it upon the
oil. If worms are there, they Avill
mmediatoly appear. The mustard
icts like fire, burning the worm's skin
he instant it tonches it.
A friend thus i elates her first expeience
with the mustard bath: "My
ubber plant had been flourishing for
everal years, when all at once it came
o a standstill. I was told that probibly
unseen enemies were at work
ipon it, and I was advised to give it
J ~e -A ?T
i UUSU U1 DLIUiig liiUObaxu natoii jl
vaa not prepared for immediate reults;
and when several worms, almost
arge enough to be called snakes, came
lissing up through the earth,I started
>ack in affright, JBut after .these monters
were disposed of, I had no more
rouble with my rubber plant,"?
lelen M. Richardson in Good HouseLeeping.
Recipes.
Apple Eoly Poly Pudding?Make a
ich soda biscuit dough, roll it out in
l square about a quarter of an inch
hick, cover with thin slices of tart !
ipples, roll up, pinch firmly together,
>rick several times with a fork and
team. Serve with cream and suga . '
Potato Puffs?Beat a pint of mashed
>otato and two tablespoonfuls of
aelted butter until light Then add
ne-half of a cupful of cream and two
;eaten eggs, white and yolks beaten
eparately. Beat well and put in a
mttered dish and bake iu a quick
?ven.
Snowflake Cream?Put in a stewpan
our ounces of ground rice,four ounces
>f sugar, a few drops of almond exract,
or auy extract you may wish;
hree tablespoonfuls of butter and one
piart of milk. Let cook until quite
sreainy, pour into a mould. When
itiflfeued serve with whipped cream.
Rye Shortcake Toast?Mix one cup
jach of flour and rye flour, one tableipoonful
of sugar, one-half teaspoouul
of salt and four level teaspconfuls
>f baking powder. Make a stiff dough
vitli about one cup of milk and
>ne tablespoonful of butter. Roll
bin, cut in rounds, bake on a griddle
H" 1U II1C UVCJLU 1CU1 upc.1 au\.i
hick cream sauce over tbem.
Grilled Sprats?Cleanse some sprats
md dry tbem well, brush them over
?vitb melted butter, seasou with salt
md cayenne and flour them. Bun
some small skewers through the heads
Df the fish and fasten them together
[bus in rows, then grill them over a
dear but not too fierce fire, turning
the fish once or twice so that they may
be well cooked. Dish them up on a
rery hot dish and serve with lemon
md 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
be was almost through the tunnel,
which is over a mile long, when the
mpply of sand became exhausted and
bis train stalled. Fireman James
Langdon was almost overcome, and
bis life was saved by the her- ic efforts
Df Brakeman Vonclinckle, who carried
bim out into the open air.?Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
Diet for Lean Persons.
The best cure for leanness is freedom
from care and worries, and as
much sleep as can be taken naturally.
Pastry and desserts should be
avoided and food containing starch
and sugar should be eateu as much
as possible. Cream, milk, butter and
fruit is the best diet for emaciation.
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TVrong Way to Advertise.
Street boardings, covered with flashy
posters, are as much a nuisance in the
city as tl e rocks and trees defaced
with hideous painted signs are on railroad
lines. The place for adverti.-ements
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 attract
business patronage. There
should be a city ordinance to prohibit
the disfigurement of our streets. Look,
for example, at the ugly sign-board
fence that Mr. Elbridge T. Gerry has
erected around the ruins of the Wind
sor hotel, thus adding another horror
to those of the fatal fire. I hope that
the Herald will contiuue its crusade
against such unsightly and offensive
attempts at publicity.?X. Y. Town
Topics.
Our Increase of Insanity.
Much discussion has been aroused lately by
the alarming increase of Insanity. Our high
rate of living is the cause assigned. In the
rush for money, b >th men and women neglect
their bodies until the breakdown comes.
The best way to preserve health Is by a faithful
use of Ilosterter's Stomach Bitters. By
curing all stomach ills, this remedy prevents
nervous breakdown. It Is also an excellent
medicine for constipation, dyspepsia and
biliousness.
On the Other Ijeg.
Mrs. Renter?But you have given me no
rece pt
Mr. Collarbnttonovich?Xein; ve depends
op your hone?ty airetty not to bay ustwicte.?
X. Y. Town Topics.
The l>est Prescription for Chills
and Fever Is a bottle of Ghovk's Tasteless
Chili. Toxic. It is simply iron and quinine In
a tasteless form. No cure?no pay. Price 50c.
.Tack?The trolley car I came down on was
full of women. It made me feel like Congressman
Roberts.
Mack?Had your seat contested, eh??N. Y.
Town Topics.
Blood Humors
Are Cured by
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
"I was troubled with
blotches ou my face,.
It Pnrifipc nnd be&an taking
II rUrillCS Hood's Sarsaparilla.
ha QlnnH Arter taking one bottle
Ifie DIUUtJ. j wns ontlrely cured."
Miss Ethel Mixeb,
Clarksburg, Mass.
"My brother bud a
humor In his blood
which broke out in
Cures frightful sores. He
began taklDg Hood's
All Eruptions. Snrsaparillaand it perH
manently cured him."
H. L. Ellis, Mount
Laurel, N. J.
"My little boy had a
large scrofula sore on
_ . his neck. Ipurclinsed
eradicates n bottle of Hood's Sarp
- i saparilla and it cured.
Scrofula. I take Hood's as ray
spring tonic." Mns.
Minnie Sfear, Parish
ville, N. Y.
Insane Seaman's Gnnnery.
A remarkable scene was recently
witnessed on board the battleship Be
vastation at Malta. About 10 o'clock
on tfrat night the inhabitants, as well
as the officers and 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 Devastation
from the cruiser Venus had
developed symptoms of 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 a charge from one of the 6pouader
guns on the port side of the
ship. He then loaded the gun a second
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 happened
that the gun from which he
fired them was trained directly on the
cruiser Venus, while a number of
houses on shore were in the immediate
background. Had the charges,
therefore, been full instead of blank,
it is easy to imagine that an appalling
disaster might have had to be recorded.?London
News.
Meyer?And the horse ran away, eh?
He couldn't have been well broken.
Heyer?He wasn't; but yon should
have seen the sleigh.?N. Y. Town
Topics.
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Women
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Remember this when
something else is suggested
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Her helping hand Is
always outstretched to
suffering women.
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^BSETOiB21igi
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|for farm and garden!
Kaline Xentrt.
In cold -winter when forage is scarca
hens are liable to eat the hay of which
the nest is made. To prevent this you
can make the nest of shavings or excelsior.
Hens will eat very coarse
fodder like long grass, pea vines, etc.,
if chopped up a little in the feed cutter.
Unrylnjj rotator*.
Potatoes always keep best if buried.
Put a foot of straw over them, and
then a thin layer of dirt This win
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
fur the last layer, and four inches for
the first, claims a writer in the Epitomist.
After the ground is well frozen
a coat of manure put over them will
keep them nicely, and hold the frost
in until late in the spring, which will
retard sprouting. Make long piles
that will be about five or six. feet in
the bottom, and heap them up as high
as they will stand it It makes no
difference how long the pile is, however.
The longer, the cheaper, as
you get rid of covering up so many
ends. I have had potatoes 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
more 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 they turn green and
short, stubby sprouts have started out
on them.
Mulching the Garden.
There is work that may be done in
the garden after the ground is frozen.
The rhubarb or pie plant should be
mulched as soon as the ground is
frozen an inch or two, with coarse,
strawy manure from the stables or
poultry yards. If this is not at hand,
any variety of mulch, as straw, leaves
r>v Avercreen branches will be better
than nothing, bnt the plant is a rank
feeder and cares little whether its fertilizer
is green or well rotted, or a
chemical fertilizer, but the latter is
best if put on in the spring. The
mulch is, of course, to prevent alternate
freezing aud thawing. This will
enable it to throw up stalks earlier in
the spring, and if manure is used liberally
and the plants are not frost
bound, the stalks in the spring will
make the marketmen or the housekeeper
who gets them, think it is the
mammoth sort.
Of course almost every strawberry
grower understands the benefit of
mulching the stiawberry bed for winter
protection, but few know how
much good it will do the currants and
gooseberry bushes,the blackberry and
raspberry to have a heavy mulch put
along the row at the same time. Try
it once, aDd the crop -will pay for it
j and leave a balance to pay for doing
30 another year.
Beware of the Earthworm.
Who could suspect the earthworm
of being a possible enemy to the chick?
j Have we not, from our earliest infancy
dug 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 the earthworm is the
host by means of which the gape
worm eggs are conveyed to the trachea
of the fowl, did we recognize the
earthworm as an enemy. The microscope
has revealed the process in
enough of its stages to prove the rest
The government experiments have
shown that to keep the chicks free
from gape worms they need only be
kept from all possibility of picking up
worms. Not that all worms have in
them the ecrsrs of the gape worm, but
we never know when the danger is
present. After the chick is a little
more than half grown this precaution
may be set aside, as the gape worms
are nn.ible to destroy good sized
birds.
The writer has fed chicks earthworms
and. as an apparent result, has
lost chicks. It is the best plan to
keep the new broods on a grass plot
or on a board floor. The grass plot is
preferable,unless the sod is very thin.
There is little or no danger of the
earthworms coming within reach of
the chicks, even in wet weather, as
j would be the case on bare ground.
A little caution in this matter, espeI
cially where gapes have prevailed, will
| save many chicks.
Chaff Packing.
I believe that exclnsive chaff packing
directly over bees will admit of
too much ventilation, and more
especially so if a limited amount is
used, which is usually the case.
Twelve inches of very fine chaff thoroughly
placed and weighted down,
with the entrance of hive left open,
will still admit of too ,much draft
through the hives with the usual covering
on them.
I have come to the conclusion that
so much top dressing in the way of
chaff cushions, etc.. and leaving a large
entrance open to its full capacity, is
about on the same principle as that of
trying to keep a sitting room comfortable
with the outside door
open. "We know that bees keep in
good condition in a hive or anywhere
else. A two-story hive that contains
a half bushel of bees, and is full of
honey in the hottest part of the season,
can get along and do business
with a very small entrance, perhaps
no larger than will admit of a half
dozen bees at once. If 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 oniy iweniyfive
or thirty pounds of honey, to give
them all necessary ventilation required?
In answer to ih s I will say
that no entrance whatever is required
when the bees are not liying, and in
addition, the top of the hive should be
air tight as the bees make it by gluing
up all the cracks, and also coating the
cloth covered surface entirely as they
do.
I do not say that beesdonotrequire
a large entrance in summer, for I am
a believer in a very large entrance in
summer, and especially so during the
honey season when colonies are
strong. But in winter I have thoroughly
experimented with all the different
plans, and the last one referred
to suits me best,and my bees have invariably
come through the winter in a
more healthful condition and stronger
in number.?A. H. Duff in Farm,
Field and Fireside.
Preserving Root Crops in Pits.
Many in their desire to have roots
safely stored for winter overdo the
matter. They like to make as short a
job of it as possible, and as soon as
tb* 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 mistake,
and many pits are lost because
of this over-protection. It is very
desirable to avoid storing large quantities
of roots in the cellars of dwelling
houses. Consequently tfhere no
separate storage place is availably
pitting outside is the best plan.
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 the field 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 trench
i x, , ai._ ?:A
arounu iue uase ui iue pit ow iuu?
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 ground,as Suggested
above. However, if there is good
drainage there is no reason why an
excavation cannot 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 another section,
and so on. Bound up the top,
fill the six inches of space between
the heaps with straw and cover the
whole with straw and 18 or more
I inches of soil.
This plan requires much less work
in coveriug and is in reality a series
of small pits each distinct. The tubers
keep better in this way, and as only
one section at a time need be opened
there is less liability to waste than if
j the pit were a large one containing
j the entire crop. In some sections of
I the country the covering or soil must
| be two or three feet deep to prevent
freezing.?New England Homestead.
Dairy Equipment,
While it is to be freely admitted
that the methods of some successful
dairymen are crnde and not include
the equipment which other successful
dairymen deem essential, such
cases are exceptions. The best success
depends upon complete equipment,
as a rule. A dairyman may
make a success that is entirely satisfactory
to him, by feeding whole corn j
stalks and unhnsked corn together, j
Some have claimed to have done so.
They may have been satisfied with
feeding in racks outdoors in winter |
weather, bnt these methods are not in
conformity with science and common
sense; and in 99 cases out of 100 they
will result in at least partial failure.
We make no attempt to explain the
successes that, as claimed, resulted
from such a system. We only know
that we could never achieve success by
such practices. Feeding unhusked
corn and stalks together, of course,
saves labor and the expense of grind*
ing. But the only grain that we ever
fonnd it profitable, or rather, the
most profitable, to feed in a similar
way, are oats. Oat hay is the best
shape for feeding oats, and, if it can
be afforded, it makes a grand, good
feed for the cow, as it does for any
other animal.
Every dairy farm ought to be
equipped with feed grinders, feed
cookers, water heaters, dehorning implements?unless
the horns are already
off?feed cutters, a shredder
and a cream separator. Each of these
I machines is important and will prove
profitable on the farm. All of them,
it is true, will not be required for
steady 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,
while capable of increasing the value
of feed for the hog many per cent
and often exceedingly useful in feeding
steers, may not be considered a
necessity in dairy feeding, but an occasional
ration of cooked feed in cold
+V.?? r\f hflnflfit, to the
^catu^i v* V4W?VVV. ~ _
cow, increasing the milk yield and
greatly aiding her digestive functions.
The cow, in onr 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 be fed unless it is
ground, soaked or cooked. If it is
ground, it should be ground on the
farm, and corn meal loses its aroma so
quickly that much of it should not be
ground at one time. Corn stalks are
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 feeding.
We have said nothing about 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. Dairying is manufacturing,
and yet on many 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 possibly
answer; and it is a penny-wise
and pound-foolish policy.?Agricultural
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 evidently
had proved too short to contain
all that the writer wanted to say, and
*?/-mtinned nn Another scraD of naner.
the two being pinned together.
The scrap bore 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 husband signed his will. Among
other witnesses she introduced Benjamin
Morgan, trustee of Perry township,
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 pinned the two together,
j Other evidence will also be offered to
I show that the pinning was done before
the will was executed.?Indianopolis
News.
Peculiar Kind of Writer'* Cramp.
"What's the matter, Brown? You're
ii - i? _ ^ J r__ i
| getting iqiq, saiu a successjui wruer
| of special stories for the Sunday uew?j
papers to another "free lance, ' whose
| work is seldom accepted. You look as
j if you had been working too hard."
I This was a lie, and the successful man
knew it, but he could afford to flatter.
"Haven't written anything for a
[ month," growled Brown. "I've got
! a writer's cramp."
I "Why don't you use a typewriter
j then? I never heard that writer's
cramp would make a man thin, anyway,"
exclaimed the prosperous man.
, "The kind that I have does, "replied
Brown, gloomily. "It's a poor waiter's
cramp in the stomach. The lasa
j you write the more it cramps you."?
I York Tribune.
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Where the Caaada Goose Breeds.
The breeding place of the Canada
goose is in the neighborhood of Hudson
Bay and in northern Labrador and
Newfoundland. It is the favorite dish
of the Indians of these districts, and
its advent is a Joyful occurrence for
the Montagnais and Xasquapees who
winter in the far interior of the Lab
rador peninsula. When caribou, par- i
tridges and fish fait there is little left
for them until the geese coirfe, Indeed,
throughout British North America the
advent of the geese is honored ancf
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 Is a time-honored
custom among the Creen of the Saskatchewan;
and similar rejoicing and
ceremonies existed among the Montagnais
and Nasquapees prior to their conversion
to Christianity. On the coast of
Hudson Bay, the Coming of the geese j
is watched for with the greatest anxiety.
When the long and dreary winter
has fullyexpended itself, and the willow
grouse have taken their departure
for more southern regions, there is frequently
a period of starvation to many
of the natives, who are generally at
that time moving from their wintering
grounds to the trading posts.
of the large, I
111C Lirsi liurcj ? _ .
gray, Canada goose is listened to with
a rapture kno\ti Oftly to those who
have endured great privations and
gnawing hungar. It was computed heft
long ago, that not fewer than 74,000
geese are killed annually by the Indians
of Hudson Bay, and that not
fewer than 1,200,090 leave their breeding
grounds by the Hudson Bay line
of flight for the South.?Correspondence
New York Sun.
A Wonderful Germ-Killer.
Skin diseases, such as tetter, ecaema,
ringworm, salt-rheum, or anything of
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kills the germs, and the skin becomes
healthy. Its efficacy is well established.
Hundreds of testimofliala can
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if yonr druggist doesn't keep it.
Where We Get Caviare.
Caviare is consumed in vast quantities
all over the Russian Empire. It
is also sent to Italy, Germany, France
and England and is largely eaten in
this country. Caviare is a shinning
brown substance in little globules,
looking exactly like little brambleberries.
It is obtained from sturgeon
in March bv 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, salted,' put into bags and
pressed and packed in casks. It is one
of the most important articles of Rusjian
trade, the sales reaching annually
over $10,000,000.
The importation of caviare to America
is increasing yearly. In 1899 it was
double that of the previous year.
Putnam Fadeless Dyes are fast to
so alight, washing and rubbing. Seld by
all druggists.
Truth By Accident.
"The marriage tie is the proper tie," said
the popular clergyman, as he read to the reporters
choice extracts from his sermon for
the Monday newspapers.
"The marriage tie is the property," was
the sentence aa it appeared in print.?N. Y.
Town Topics.
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Take Laxative Broxo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If it falls to cure.
E. W. Grove's signature Is on each box. 2Sc.
A War Expert.
Although no man of mighty deeds,
He has my admiration keen;
He can pronounce the names he reads
And knows just what the war maps mean.
?Washington Star.
There Is more Catarrh In this section of the
country than all other diseases pat together,
and until the last few years was supposed to be
Incurable. For a great many years doctors
pronounced It a local disease and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly falling to
cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo,
Ohio, Is the only constitutional cure on the
market. It Is taken Internally In doees from
10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
They ofTer one hundred dollars for any case
It falls to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials.
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Hall's Family Pills are the best.
I could not get along without Piso's Cure
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