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?hi iHtmiiiv* wirii sono. 4^ wfc*t Is tow? It la % pretty thine. ' Am MMt oat* a shepherd u a kins; _ And meter too. For kings have caree that wait upon a crown. AM cakes eaa make the sweetest love to frown: And than, ah thn, t ?. If country loves such swest desires do vain. ' What lady would not love a shepherd swalnT His flecks are folded, he comes home at night. As merry as a king la his delight; And merrier, too. Fbr kings bethink them what the state require. Where shepherds careleee carol by the lire. And then, ah then. If eountry loves such sweet desires do gain. What lady would not love a shepherd swalnT lis klsseth first, then sits as blithe to eat His cream and curds as doth the king his meat: And blither, too. For kings have often fears when they do sup. When shepherds dread no poison In their cup: And then, ah then. If country lovee such sweet desires do gain. What lady would not love a shepherd swain? Upon his couch of straw he sleeps ss sound. As doth the king unon his bed of dowh; More sounder, too. For cares cause kings full oft their sleep to spill. Where weary shepherds lie and snort their fill: And then, ah then. If country loves such sweet desires do gain. What lady would not love a shepherd swain? ? Robert Greene. 1IM. CDPID GOES HOUSE HUNTING. "Just when I'm looking my best," de clared Florence Donaldson, "there's no where to go and no one to see me." Her sister-in-law laughed amusedly at this fearless avowal. "One of the cruel fatalities of feminine existence," she observed. Florence, dressed in her new spring dress, had just run across froifl the flat opposite to see If she could not In veigle her relative Into an sft*nioou's outing. Young Mrs. Donaldson, how ever, was too absorbed iu the making of a dainty blouse to bet lured from the sewing machine. Flushed and bright-eyed she was working with an ardor that brooked no interruption. "Fred wagered that I wouldn't have this finished when he came home to night, and I'm determined I shall," she informed Florence, pausing just long 1 enough for a smile and glance. "Oh, these young wives!" sighed the girl. "I wonder if I'll ever be so era zy for my husband's approval that I'll stay cooped up indoors on such a ra diantly beautiful day as this?" ?v "Of course you will, Florrie ? and you'll take a delight in it;4 too. Love transforms labor, you know." "So I have heard," remarked Flor ence, tttth a grimace; "but that doesn't alter the fact that there's nowhere for me to go till* afternoon." She oast a 'look of mlngled?rrfenlty and bitterness upon her jaunty self as reflected in the mirror. _ "I'm really sorry, dear^ mattered the slxter-ln-law. Then, glancing up sud denly, she beheld Florence fully for the first time. "Why, you look lovely, Florrie, I de clare!" laughed Mrs. Fred Donaldson. Then she seemed to recollect some thing. "I declare, Florrie, if you are really anxious for an outing, I can suggest one. Oh, if you just could go it would be such a help. Do you shpjtoBe ? " , "I ibkCs hear about It," encouraged Florenefe "Well, Wpuld you care to combine a business and pleasure trip and at thfe. same time da me a great favor?" "Delighted," answered the girl. But her tone was neutral. She would await particulars. "You know, Fred and I have been looking up a house for the Rummer ? " "Oh, for pity's sake!" "Thank you, my dear, for your read iness to help me." "I beg your pardon, Mabel. But of all things ? house hunting! It's the last thing 1 imagined." "I sunposo so? but, listen, Florrie. There's only one house to go to ? it be longs to one of the university profes sors. I've already corresponded with him about It, and he is anxious for me to come out and look at it. You will be able to tell whether it will suit or not." "I thought," remarked the girl, "that you said the trip would combine busi ness with pleasure?" "Now, Florrlo, how unkind! Won't it be a pleasure to meet the genial professor?' "Well, that depends. Is he old or young?" "Oh, you Incorrigible!' He's a settled man with a family. They're all %o ing away for the summer, and he wants to let the house for thut period. I Imagine from the tone of his letters that he is a mo?t amiable gentleman." Florence meditatively adjusted dier hat. It was pretty and creamy, and it had pink roses under the brim, "If 1 thought." she mused, "that there was any possibility of there be ing a nice grown up son In the fatn- j iiy? " "Florence Donaldson, aren't you | ashamed! Do take a sensible Interest In the matter for my sake at lea?t. I really wish you would go out and see what tho house Is like." "Oh, I'll go," laughed Florence, good-naturedly. "Of course I'll go. sister, dear. If you feel that you can trust my judgment." "Well, (here should be a nice lawn? you know how Fred glories In a lawn? and, let me seo now ? there are three or four other very Important Items. Bit down while 1 think." Florem* bbeyed. She listened pa tiently while Mrs. Donalds.' 4i recount ed the necessary requirements. The "three or four" important points had developed Into at least twenty before the Intervlow was ended. it id! well fixca la her mi?d when she reached Shelborne street and turned east. "Yes, the situation was most desir able." So thought Florence when she walked along the pretty avenue, with its rows of comfortable dwellings and its borders of well kept lawns. All about her was the radiant freshness of awakening summer. The trees had that joyous look which the bursting of new leafage brings and the grass glowed with the emerald brightness of young and springing green. Young Mrs. Donsldson's surmise as to the professor's amiability proved correct. He was certainly a genial man. But he was also extremely hard of hearing, so that, in spite of his affa bility and the charming way in which he made Florence feel at home, there was the immediate drawback of an im perfect understanding between them. This began when Florence introduced herself, mentioning the fact that there had already been some correspondence concerning the house. "Ah, certainly, Mrs. Donaldson ? I re member quite well. Indeed, I hoped you would come today, for there have been other parties looking at the place, and I wanted you to see it be fore 1 considered any other proposi tion." "I -intended to corns earlier In the day? that is, my sister did, but she was too busy. It was she who wrote the letters. I am Miss Donaldson." "Eh? Oh, yes, yes? so I under-, stood. You and your husband ? " Florence raised her voice. "My .brother and my sister, " she corrected hftn, "are the ones who "wish to take the house. I came in my sister's stead, as she was too busy. She wished ? " "Eh? Brother and sister coming? Yes, I remember ? the letter mentioned that there would be relatives to f visit you, and that you desired sufficient room."' Well, the house looks "big enough, doesn't it? Come and I'll show you through." Rather than struggle further to cor rect his mistaken impression of her Identity. Florence let the matter drop. She followed him through the rooms, taking mental note of the important features and smilingly answering to the name of Mrs. Donaldson. "And now you must see our back garden. Pardon me if I say it, but it's the pride of the family. We flatter ourselves that the rear of our house Is quite as attractive as tho front.". They passed from the dining roofn upon a broad, shaded veranda. A beau tifully kept lawn stretched before them. Adjoining it was a tennis court, where two young men were at play. Florence had so completely forgotten her jest regarding a possible grown-up son that she was genuinely taken by surprise when Professor Powell ex claimed: "Ah, there's by boy Will at the game again. Pretty good player, eh?" Florence judged as much from the appearance of both young men. They were well tanned and muscular. The taller of the two had a really handsome face, but Florence liked the other countenance better. There was some thing decidedly wtnnlng In Its expres sion, and tho eyes were clear and di rect In- their glance. She noticed that young Powell looked more than once toward tho veranda where she stood with his father. Tho girl expressed herself delighted with the grounds. "I'm sure my sister will bo pleased," she assured the pro fessor. Indoors once more Professor Powell had a sudden recollection. "I declare! The Seymourp nre go ing away for the summer. There's no uncertainty about that. Suppose you go over and look at their place? They wish to let it furnished, the same as we do. I think It would be wise, for In cane we don't go, you might be able to nrrange with them." The sound of a screen door closing rather noisily In the next room canned both to turn. A glimpse of tennis fla-n- j nels was visible in the shaded dining ' room. "Hallo, Will ? Is that you?" "It Is." answered a masculine voice that tried not. to seem embarrassed. "Will, will you show this young lady where the Seymours' house In? She came to see about our place, you j know, and " ! Young Powell needed no urging. He emerged very i?%dlly front the dlalag room. "It M?aa tm me that you left tbat game rather suddenly," observed his father, with a mlecherious twinkle la his eye "But the Joke Is on you, young man, for It's Mrs. ? and not Miss, ss you no doubt imagined It would be." Florence felt the stirring of her fern* lnlne vanity aa she saw the unmistaka ble disappointment in the young man's face. "My son,. Will ? Mrs. Donaldson." Oh, that wretched blunder! But how wss she to explain now? Further words would only complicate matters. On the way to the Seymours' young Powell was very attentive. When a young woman has dsndng brown eyes and wears a hat with pink roses under the brim it Is dlfllcult for a young man to act otherwise, even when he Is aware that she prefixes Mrs. to her name. The Seymour residence was fully at attractive as the Powell's. Florence was sure It would prove satisfactory, in esse the latter family decided to* remain in town. ? "And now," said young Powell, as they retraced their steps, "we've got things ready for any emergency. Tou and your husband ? " Florence could stand It no longer. "Oh, don't plesse!" she burst forth. "I haven't any husband!" And then she explained It all to the amszed young fellow. He laughed with her over the ridic ulous mistake. His laugh sounded particularly light-hearted. "I've taken you so far out of your way," he apologized; "we're a long distance from the station, it is much nearer now to so across to Cottage Grove avenue. The walk will be pleas ant. If you don't object, I'll accom pany you." Florence did not object. The walk seemed a very brief one, after sll. Will Powell coud not but remark it "We'll let you know in two or three dsys about our decision/' he told Flor ence as they stood waiting for her car. "I hope your sister will like the Sey mour place." Then, as he put her on the car: "Goodby, I'm glad I met you. And, do you know, I'm awfully glad you're not ? Mrs. Donaldson." Florence could not be angry with him, somehow. She tried to frown, but the attempt broke up into a mer ry lsygh. Will Powell had his wish. The pro fesBor decided to remain snd Mrs. Donaldson ? the real Mrs. Donaldson ? was delighted with the Seymour resi dence. Young Powell called personally to make known his father's decision. And he managed to see Florence, although his business was with her sister-in-law. "What in the world did he talk about all that, time?" Inquired the lat ter suspiciously, when at lsst he had gone. "Oh, lots of things ? tennis and golf, and outdoor spoils. . I shall take them up this summer. Mabel. You know It is Just what I need." Mrs. Fred Donaldson smiled know ingly. "There's nothing like having an incentive," she observed. And Florence blushed. ? New York News. Increased Consumption of Olives "Detroiters eat 200 percent more olives today than they did fire' years agd," said Frederic* Weed. "Oro cerymen who formerly seldom heard of olives now make big sales of them. That is true all over the country. "All the olives sold in the United States come from a district within 100 miles of Seville, Spain. The Span lards have a secret process of prepara tion that makea these olives the best available. Italian olives are so ir regular in size and quality' that they are used for oil. .California olives alsomre used for oil, as they will de cay when pickled. Many Italian olives arc sent to this country packed in hogsheads like prunes and these olives are sold exclusively to Italians Americans will not eat black olives. All Spanish olives are stuffed and oth erwise prepared In Spain, whence they are shipped here in 200 gallon barrels. In this country the olives are sorted nnd bottled. But aside from putting them up iu brine in bottles the entire work of preparing them for the table Is done In Spain." ? Detroit Free Press. Crocodile Captured Slave Trader. The trade In slaves has entirely ceased in 8okoto, but In Hauchl there was a recrudescence of It. due to fam ine, the people preferring to sell them selves as slaves rafhdr than starve as freemen. Ten years ago. it is recalled, the en tire Angass tribe sold themselves into slavery, but when the famine Is over they take the first opportunity to de sert. In the province of Murl famine gave a great impetus to the trade In ) children, who were wold for food. One grim incident is recorded: "The canoes," says the report, "travel by night and are concealed by day. One which was discovered In a backwater, with 22 children on board was pushed , out into midstream by the traders j and apparently purposely capsized. ! The slave traders swam for the bank, but one was held by the leg by a croco | dlle and captured: 12 children were , drowned-" ? f>ondon Tribune. Boys and 8treet?. The truant schools and reformato ries of America are crowded with newsboys and messenger boys who have succumbed to the demoralizing temptations of the streets, and the large majority of those who survive and reach the time when the messen ger's uniform is outgrown are unfitted for regular work and intelligent, use ful oHiitnsblp. ? Co-operstlve New*. Southern Agricultural Topics. Modem Methods That Are. Helpful to Farmer, Fruit Grower and Stockman. Profit li Oowpeee. I The development of agriculture In the AQgnita cotton district Is due largely to oowpeaa. . There Is no crop that has been more profitable during the Isst ten years than the cow pea and this season they hare been more profitable than ever. The country Is beginning to realise what a great 1 crop they are, and peas are now bringing above % 2 per bushel: Bven at that price the demand cannot be supplied, and the farmers will hare difficulty in getting a supply of seed. In Augusta one warehouseman has handled over 50,000 bushels of cow peas this season, and it is certain that he has therefore handled more cow peas than any other man in the world This year the cotton crop of Augusta was very short and the pea crop hss proren a sort of a blessing in disguise, so to speak, in more ways than one. While the crop was pri marily planted as a soil renovstor and improver, the fine weather last season permitted the ? farmers to gsther the' entire crop and It has proved a sort of a brldgo over the gulf for msny a farmer. The vslue of the cow pea crop for hsy, pasturage, soil renovation and seed, places it easily in the front ranks as a profitable Southern crop, and to-dsy we are paying $22 to $25 I per ton for oowpea hay. What more profit could any man ask for In any way? The eleven-cent cotton does not equal it as a crop when labor snd cost is included; and besides thst the Improvement in the land is a great conslderstion. No mstter what prospects are In sight the farmers of the whole 8tate of Georgis would do well to consider the value of the cow pea crop r.ud plant them by all means and when the time to gather them comes be sure and do It. The farmers must recognise their vslue.* One of the most progressive farmers in our county told me quite recently thst he would plant them even If he had to pay $6 per bushel for seed. There are numerous varieties, and while down In South Georgia and some other sections there Is difficulty found in getting them to withstand the wilt. It will be found that the Iron cowpea obviates this difficulty and a good crop can be grown. So above all things remember that the cowpea crop Is one of Georgia's greatest blessings. It provides' pas turage to get cattle In good shape to stand the 'winter, Improves lsnd, makes valuable hay, and Is profltsble as s seed crop. Nothing else can equal It. and nothing else requires such little labor or will grow on such poor land. ? J. C. McAullffe, In the Southern Cultivator. The Double Row System. Lay off your row six feet wide; subsoil this furrow, or double fur row, so as to throw it out well and break the land deep. Drill yonr sta ble manure or eompost In this fur row, If you have any, if not, put In 200 pounds of commercial fertiliser. Then list on this furrow, so your list furrows will be sixteen Inches apart ; these will constitute your double rows. Drill in 100 pounds fertilizer per acre and stir or mix It with the soil by running a small scooter of subsoil In the bottom of these two. furrows. Drop or drill In your corn and cover lightly with double plow. When corn comes up you can do first working by running small plow or colter between the rows. This will be the only time you can plow be tween these double rows. Hoe thin and replant. At second plowing run around the double rows. At third plowing put 100 pounds fertilizer in this siding furrow and side with wid er Bcrape, or better, with a cultiva tor. When you lay-by, drill 100 or 200 pounds guano in the middle and lay-by level. ThiB gives you 800 pounds of guano per acre. You see, thiB will virtually have your fertilizer broadcast, but you do not apply It all at once; instead you feed the corn gradually, ns it needs nourishment, and do not over-stimulate the corn In the beginning or cause an excesB of Btalky growth at the expense of the ears. We forgot to Bay the corn should be left sixteen inches in the drill. Our father made seventy-six bushels of corn per acre on very poor land, that never had any previous manuring to bring it up. But after enriching this land it made one bale of cotton per acrc in 1906, though it haa been rented out for fifteen years. This is one reason we llko to encour age our farmers in making large yields ? there Ib nothing like once getting your land rich. Everything helps you to keep it so, while the op posite is true If your land Is poor. ? J. B. Hunnicutt. Experience in Raising Sheep. I have handled sheep for fifty years, and now own a flock of pure bred Lincoln*. In general what ap plies to one breed applies to all, ex Proverb* and Phraaaa. Dm can i/mont change the stamp of nature. ? Shakespeare. Prudence supplies the want of every good. ? Juvenal. No one ever repented of having held his tongue. ? Italian. Providence for the moat part seta oa on a level. ? Spectator. Whan the ealf geta a fortune he expaeta to ha railed Mr. Boll. ? Ger cept that the coarse-wooled breeds are beet handled in small flock*, say not over sixty in a flock, whereas the fine wools do well in flocks of 150. I would say twenty or twenty-Are are plenty to start with, or eren ten If you are not fixed to handle more. Get young ewes, two or three years old, as good as you can, but don't be discouraged if you can't get as good ss you wsnt, for there is no stock on the farm as easily graded up. Buy the best ram you possibly can, and If your ewea are small it won't hurt to hare him a little coarse. Don't feed your sheep much grain except about lambing time, unless your pasture is very poor, and then feed them about a pint of oats twice a day. A healthy sheep grinds his food thoroughly, and there ls.no dan ger In feeding whole oats. Hare your lambs come early. They are less liable to worms and you will have more time to look after them than Ister when you are busy with the spring work. Confine your sheep as little as pos sible, but let them out on the pasture, and they will get the grass If there Is any there. A vsriety of grass is best for sheep: in fact, for all kinds of stock. 8heep especially need a good range and fresh grass. I keep a log in the pasture, flattened on the top and bot tom. I bore holes in this about eigh teen Inches apart and three Inches deep, and cut it around the tops of the holes with a knife so that it makes a slant pretty well to the bot tom. I salt once a week, putting the salt in these holes. I take the salt and a bucket of pine tar. flll the holes with salt and smear all around the holes with tar, thus getting a little tar on the sheep's noses to keep off the flies that lay the eggs of the grub worm. This tar is healthy for the sheep; In fact, for all farm animals. The salt will not all be eaten, but Is pretty well gone by the next week. ? A. Arnold, In Wallace's Fsrmer.' Hogs and Skim Milk.' _ Professor A. M. Soule, of the Ken tucky Station, says: "In our experiments four lots of hogs were fed three, six, nine and twelve pounds of milk to a pound of grain. One lot consumed an average of 16.4 pounds of skim milk per pound of grain. It is difficult to get hogs of the age and size used to con sume so much milk, and it Is there fore evident that the ration of grain to milk could not be profitably In creased. As the gain per head per day made by these animals was slightly larger than that made by another lot. It Is evident that 9.9 pounds of skim milk resulted In a saving of 0.8 pound of meal. Market prices for grain and milk would determine whether It was profitable to maintain any given ra tio. Where nine pounds of skim milk were fed to one pound of grain, the saving in grain amounted to 0.6 per pound. With an abundance of sweet milk and a largo number of hogs and fifty to ' eighty-cent corn this saving be comes an important item to the farmer. As the gain per head per day ? 1.4 pounds ? was equivalent to that made with a larger consumption of skim milk, and the saving in grain effected was very small, it might not be profitable on the average farm to feed more than nine pounds skim milk to one pound grain, but local conditions will have to determine the proper relationship between the two. Arapelopsis Triciisidata. This vine is always catalogued as A. Veltchii, and is commonly called Boston Ivy. It is a strong, vigorous grower, clings closoly to a wall, and 1h very useful for a screen (luring summer. The only objection to It Is the fact that being deciduous, tho leaves drop in the fall nnd only tho bare branches are left during the winter. We have one planted at the corner of our house. The gable end faces the northeast; this is so com pletely coveted by the growth of the vine that, in summer nothing but the leaves can be seen. The vine has also run around the corner and cov ered about half of the side of the house. We have mentioned the vine to call attention to the curious difference in the growth of the vine this spring. On the side facing noutheust fhe leaves are mostly out and many of them nearly full grown,* while on tho end of the house facing northeast less than a dozen twigs show any sign of growth and on these only one or two smnll leaves each are formed. The growth all comes from one set of roots, therefore it is very strange that the very slight difference In ex posure to tho sun should make so groat a difference In the starting into growth. ? Florida Agriculturist. One-seventh of the total area of ?'?ituirt is boglnnd. Current Events. Writing in Harper's, Woods Hut chinson, M. D., insists tliot I'lirmcm die young, around 40, and gives hard work during harvest and the almo6t universal mortgage as the resons, Mayhap the lightning rod contract, the adventure with the winsome book agent and the fenr his wife may ran aeroM the gold brick he has hidden in the tanm are also contribu tor? ciuscsr.? New York Telegram. Mend Your China. The abnormal price which one haa to pay for an Indifferent bottle ot china cement, which oontains hardly enough material to mend a single piece of ware if It is at all expenslife often makes the work prohibitive at home, but an excellent cement and the strongest and best I have ever tried la made by mixing plaster of parte with strong gum arable. Apply It to the broken ends of your china with a small brush, using the paste. Then set away to dry and when it la dry it la ready to use. ? Christian Work and Evangelist. i For the Faded Linen*. Linen suits which have become ba<l-| ly faded, but are still gcod ami ser viceable, may . be refreshed to make over for children's dresses in th pt wise: Fill the wash boiler half full Of nice, clean, bright timothy hay. boll an hour in sufficient water to cover the hay; strain through a coarse cloth into a Jar or vessel large enough to entirely submerge the gocxls (which should have been ripped apart and washed free from dust and soil, pick ing out all thread3>. and let them He and soak for twenty-four hours. Be' sure to have the goods well under the water, and to have it so, it i* beat to weight it down; when taken out, rinse in cold water and dry in the shade. The result will be a nice shade of green. Any one who has tried to wash out grass stains will know hrfw durable the color is. iJnen goods will always shrink more or less through laundering. ? The Comoner. m I Cooking Time Table. Old potatoes require twenty-flve minutes, new ones fifteen. Old carrots fake an hour, young one# thirty minutes. Old cabbage takes twenty-five min utes, young takes fifteen. Onions take forty minutes. Potatoes, boiled take twenty-flve t minutes, steamed they take thirty^ five minutes. Parsnips take forty minutes. Salsify takes two hours. French beans take thirty minute*. Cauliflower takes twenty-flve mii\* utes. w Turnips take twenty minutes. , *? Lamb, fifteen minutes for Pitch pound. Chicken weighing four pound*. 1 1-2 hours. Fish weighing flve pounds, one hour. Turkey weighing ten pounds, threo hours. AM Veal, allow twenty minutes for eacl^ pound. Mutton, thirteen minutes for each pound. Slrlcin of beef, rare seven minutes for each pound; well done allow eigh teen minutes for each pound. Beef fillet, twenty minutes for each pound. ^ Corn, young, twelve minutes. ^ Peas, eighteen to twenty minutes. * Recipes. Bouchees de Dame. ? Drop thick cup cake batter the size of a half-dollar on buttered paper laid on a pan. hake light brown, trim each one with a small baking powder can, spread with Jelly, put two together and lee -.vltlj^j soft icing. Hot Water Gingerbread.? Melt one quarter cup of butter in one cup of boiling water In a bowl; add one cup of molasses and one level teaspoonful cf ftoda dissolved in one tahlcspoonfu^| of water; then stir in quickly two and one half cups of flour, sifted with a level tablespoonful of Kinder. Hike in a thin sheet. Rgg Roll. ? Rub one tablespoonful each of butter and lard into <ne pint of flour, add one teaspoonful of bak ing powder and one-half of salt; beat one egg nud add eight tahlcspoiuifub^ of milk, stir this into the flour, UnenlH lightly, rc?ll and cut into two-inch^ squares; rut across the centre of each roll, brush with sugar water and t ake fifteen minutes. Tea (Jems. Sift three cups of flour with five level teaspoonfuln of baking powder and one-half level teaspoon ful of salt. Meat three eggs, add n rounding tablespoon each of butter and- sugar, and the flrnr alternately^ with one cup of milk. Itake in but tered gem pans and serve warm, or bake in a sheet and cut In squares with a hot knife. A Good Plum Pudding. ? Here is one of the best recipes for plum pudding: Three-quarters of a pound of Hour, two ounces of baking powder, two ounces of bread crumbs. 1 1-2 pounds of suet, two pounds of raisins, one pound of? currants, ten ounces of sugar, two^ ounces of almonds, one pound of mix ed candied peel, unit and spice to.* taste. Mix the ingredients well to gether, and add six e?gs well heaten and three quarters of a pint fif mllk^ IMvlde Into two and boil eight hours. Eggs a la Caracas.? Grate or chop very fine two ounces of smoked beef Add one cupful of thick canned to matoes, one-quarter of a cupful of grated cheese, ten drops of onion Juice, one-eighth of a teaspoonful of clnnft mon and a dash of cayenne. Melt two tAblenpoonfuls cf butter In a saucepan; add this mixture and cook slowly un til smoking hot. Turn In quickly thre# well-beat?n eggs, stir until a thick cream and serve on thin slices of toast.