The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, June 01, 1905, Image 6
wanderlust. '
Beyond the Fast the sunrise, beyond tie
West the sea, ?
And Ka<t and West the wanderlust that
\yili not let nie be; ^ < \
It works in ir.e like madness, dear, to bid (
me say good-by!
IVr the seas call and the stars call, and oh!
the call ox the sky!
I know not where the white road rui.s, nor (
R what the blue hills are.
But a man can have the sun for frieni, and
for his guide a star;
And there's no end of voyaging when once
V the voice is heard.
For the river calls and the road calls, and
oh! the call of a bird!
Yonder the Ion? horizon lies, and there by
night and day
The old ships draw to jome again, the
young ships sail away:
And come I may. hut go I must, and if <
men ask von why.
You may put the blame on the stars and
the sun and the white road and the
?ky!
?Herald Gould, in The Spectator.
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MRS. ADMINGTOn' |
BUTTS IN. I
! I ?
ptt >U years Mrs. Admington
had wanted a telephone in
II 111 F 1,10 !lous0' l)Ut i'er husband
|M had not seen his way cle^r ]
to have one till recently.
It was a day of joy and
triumph for the little lady when, finally.
the instrument was fastened to the >
wall over the Admington's front stair 1
landing. It was on a circuit with other i
'phones and when the hell rang in one 1
house it rang in ten others. The Ad- '
miugtons, like every other family on <
the line, had a certain number of rings :
for their own particular call, hut it
took them some time to get over being '
startled when auj other number was '
sounded.
It bothered Mrs. Admington less than 1
other members of the family, ?ud it <
gave her pleasure to talk about "ring- i
ing up" her friends, which she did t
with an accustomed air that seemed to 1
indicate there had been a telephone in t
every room in the Admington house for t
years. 1
It was different with her husband, i
He didn't like telephones any too well c
in the office, and he was sure one in f
the house would be an abomination. 1
He was confirmed in this belief the (
first night their 'phone was in commission
by being awakened from a sound t
sloop by the jangling of the boil and be- I
ing asked by an impatient inquirer:
"Say. are you the undertaker?" * r
The morning aftei the "phone was <1
installed Mrs. Admington started to i
put it to most practical use. that of t
ordering things for dinner from the ?
market. She was thinking how pleas- C
ant it was just to ring a bell and tell
the grocer what to send.
She took down the receiver and put
It to her ear. but was somewhat vexed
to hear a man's voice and discover that
the line was busy.
"I'll have to wait, and I'm in such a
hurry," she pouted, but remembering
an errand in another part of the house, s
she busied herself for a few moments.
Her next try at the 'phone found the r
line still busy. Mrs. Admington was
tempted for a second to listens, but I
didn't think that would be quite fair,
so again she hung up the receiver and t
sat down to wait till the line should
be disengaged. She fidgeted in a littla
flmir far <1 minnte tbnt seempd ten and
then went to the 'phone again, saying li
to herself:
"Those people must be through talk- f
I Jng by this time." o
* But they were not. ami as >Ir=. Ad<
. mington took down the receiver for ii
11'e third time to call up centra! she v
Tioard the emphatic declaration of a
very decided young woman: li
"Well. 1 don't care. I'm going to f
marry him anyway."
Mrs. Atimington knew that she ought j r
to drop the receiver, but she couldn't s
let go. It was glued to her ear. And,
atiyway. the ne\t instant she Irani s
the voice of the man she had heard v
twice before, and he had been monopolizing
that wire long enough. t
"But how long did you say you have j i:
known him?" he was asking the young ,
woman. 1J
"Why, I've known him only two J
weeks," was the reply, "but I've seen j c
hini an awful lot 111 mat time. i i
"Well, don't you think two weeks a t
pretty, short acquaintance to marry
on?" urged the man.
"It would l>c in most ons"-s," admitted
the young woman, "but with us i-'s dif- 1
ferei:t. lie's awfully nice, and ho likes i
me, and I like him, and he doesn't <
want to wait, lie doesn't believe in 1
long engagements, and neither do I." t
"Well, you're a simpleton.'' was Mrs. 1
Adniington's mental comment, as she <
shifted from one foot to the other 1
and moved a little nearer to the 'phone >
just as the man's voice was asking: t
"Isn't he willing to give you i little 1
time to get ready? A woman can't <
be married conveniently on a day's
notice. If be likes you so much I 1
should think lie would give you a 1
chance to get a few clothes together? i
a trousseau, you know. Won't he give 1
you a month or six weeks for th.it?" s
"No." was the answer. "He's going ;
away within a month, and he wants to ?
I T rrn w 111, Vlim " i
I>t" Uiilki.ru o?' a v .in ,^w *?**??
"Isn't he t-oiiiinsr back?" s
"Yes. lie's coining back, but be i
doesn't want to wait till then." j
"\Y< II. if lie likes you so much, don't i
you tliink that's a little unreasonable?" t
suggested the man.
Unreasonable!" thought Mrs. Admington.
"The fellow's a perfect pig."
Kut the young woman at the other (
end of the wire tvidcntiy had a differ- '
ont opinion. 1
"I might think he was unreasonable '
' if things were different." she sai 1. "but ;
I can get ready and I d.-n't miml il' it <
is a little sudden." 1
"Well. 1 don't want you to think me '
too much of a meddler," came b ick the '
voi-e of the man. "I only want to sug- <
gest things that seem to l>e for your '
good. Now.you say you've known this 1
man for tw* weeks. Are you sure you 1
will care for him at the end of two ;
months? Wouldn't it be welt to wait 1
that long and sep?"
"We haven't the least bit of fear of <
that," responds! the young lady in i
tones of perfect assurance. "He says 1
we were made for each other."
"Made'for the madhouse." muttered <
Mrs. Adinington to herself, losing all <
patience.
.*% flnpgK!^. ?? shuk
"And how old did you say he vras?1
resumed the old man.
"Forty."
"And you are twenty?"
"Well, I'll be twenty-one in a couple
of months."
"And how old are his children?"
"The boy is lifteen and the girl only
ton." spoke up the young lady, evidently
without fear of tackling so
tough a job as looking after the
youngsters.
The man was silent for an instant,
trying to think of something else to
switch the young woman off the matrimonial
track. .Mrs. Admington was
hoping he would be successful, but he
wasn't, so he tired a weak parting shot.
"Well." he began, hopelessly, "all I
can say to you is that if you marry that
man after having known him only two
weeks vou will be doing a very foolish
thins:, and in looking after those two
children you will certainiy have your
work cut out for you."
"I don't care if I do," came the voice
of the young woman snappishly. "I've
thought it all over and I'm going to
marry him anyway."
Mrs. Admiugton wasn't able to contain
herself any longer. She had no
sooner heard the young lady's ultimatum
than she broke into the conversation
with:
"Don't you do it. If you do you're
a perfect goose and you ought to know
it."
Mrs. Admington heard gasps of surprise
from the other two, and then the
voice of the man:
"Well, who in thunder are you?"
"I'm not in thr.n ler anybody.'^
snapped Mrs. Admington. "but I'm*
considerably older than the young lady
fit the other end of the wire, and I've
learned a few things she ought to know
before she marries a man twice as
ihl as herself and with two children
is big as she is."
"Pity you didn't learn not to listen
to private conversations." snapped the
voice of the young woman.
"And another pity you didn't know j
better than to discuss such matters I
>ver a telephone," retorted Mrs. Ad- i
fuington. spicily. "But I'm glad you 1
lid. for it gives me a chance to tell you j
rou're a little simpleton if you marry |
hat man. and you'll regret it before J
lie year Is out. He's old enough to
>e your father, and he wants you to
narry him before you've prepared
>nough clothes to get you decently out
>f town. He ought to be ashamed of
limself. and you ought to be spanked. ;
3oodl>v."
And tlion Mrs. Admington hung up
he receiver with 11 rap that almost
>roke the hook.
"I've given that young woman a
>ieee of my mind, and I hope it will
lo her some pood. But I don't suppose !
t will. Next time I catch her on my
elophone she will probably bo asking 1
ome lawyer tb get her a divorce."? J
Chicago Record-Herald.
Loral ?vr*.
(From the Mount Olympus Journal.)
By Franklin P. Adams.
Diana has gone hunting this week.
Mercury is sporting a new cane.
Cheer up. Niobo. It might be worse. ,
(Jalatea has given Pygmalion the
tony stare.
Daedalus has got a new buggy. (Jet
ead.v, girls.
C^et your horses shod at Vulcan's.?
Ldv.
Looks like we would have a late fall
his year.
Drink Nectarine. Looks like Nectar
nd costs less.?Adv.
Venus has a new way of wearing her
iair. Ah there, Adonis!
Somebody has been purloining apples
rom the Hesperidcs orchard. Cut it
ut. boys.
Leander swam the Hellespont to see i
lis best girl last night. What a lover
ron't do is a caution.
A most regrettable incident happened
ere last night. Narcissus of this place
oil into the pool.
Don't forget Pan's recital on the
nount to-night. A pleasant time as- j
urod to all.?Adv.
As we go to press, tlie weather is
imply Klysiau. We are touching j
rood, so as to ward off Nemesis.
The Cyclops boys are treating with j
he oculist, but we regret to state not j
nuch improvement is being made.
Atalanta has entered for the hundred- j
anl dash Field Day.
Midas was a pleasant caller at this
fllce Wednesday, and left us the '
vhorewithal for a year's subscription, i
,'oiue again. Mid?.?New York Tribune, j
Capt. Skinner's Goose.
Captain Skinner was in Easton the |
atter part of last week and related a j
oinnrkable storj concerning a goose, j
m his farm. He states that he is in
lie liabit of counting his geese and pnting
them in the stable every night.
>ut on the night of the great blizzard
>ne goose was missing and could not
>e accounted for until a few days ago,
vhen be was shoveling a.pile of snow
?ut of his stable yard at the *oar of
lis barn. As lie reached the bottom
)f the drift his shovel struck against
something soft. Upon investigation
le located ills missiug goose, which
lad been covered up in the snow for
nore than six weeks without anything
:o eat or drink. He states that the
;oo*e was still alive, but very gaunt
uid weak from the exposure and abstinence
from food. He took the goose
;o the bouse and cared for it a day or
?o, feeding judiciously. 'It thrived and
lecaiue very hearty, and was able to
ioin the balance of the tiock, from
Aiiicli it had boon separates ior ncariy
:wo moutlis.?Easton <Md.) Ledger.
Flies Through a Glass.
That a prairie ehieken tlies with sufficient
speed to propel itself through
leavy plate glass was proven by a
ecent incident at the little town of
IVelsey, Beadle County. ITcf. Sliepird.
of tlie village school, in the ?lis harge
of h's duty rang the school
H'll. when a couple of prairie chickens
hat had taken refuge in the school
louse tower from a storm were fright nod
from their place of refuge. They
.-???.7 euMi't s?c? on ovrnu'
liCM **;> MlUI^Ul *41iU OHUl UO *11* ?*****??
for the i?late-jrlasS front of a business
liouso. The glass was five-eighths of
in inch in thickness, but one of the
prairie chickens went straight through
it as though it was paper, ami dropped
[lead on the fioor inside the building
it a distance of aliout twenty feet
from the window. The prairie chicken
went through the plate-glass with sufiic-ient
force to cut a hole six inches in
diameter in the heavy glass.?Sioux
Falls special to Minneapolis Tribune.
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llinployinj; Convict* a* Koadmakeri,
ARDEX PATRICK HAYES,
I i ___ j| of the Kiugs County P011o
\A/ O itentllry, believes that the
^V idle prisoners in the va^0>C
rious prisons and penitentiaries
in the State could be employed
to great benefit to the State and
to themselves in the building of public
reads. If the convicts were thus put
at work, the Warden believes, the
State would in time have the finest
system of highways in the country.
To demonstrate the practicability of
his theory, the Warden is just now engaged
in experimental work along
these lines, lie is employing the idle
prisoners in the Kings County I'eni- !
I tcatiary to lay out a street near the
! prison.
This street is being laid through a
| large plot of land owned by the county
; to the south of the penitentiary. The
1 street will be an extension of MontI
goniery street. It is being cut through
a sandhill, and about 100 convicts are ]
being employed in the work. The prisoners
seem to enjoy the work, as there
is nothing for them to do in tic penitentiary.
and the road-building tills in
uheir time and occupies their minds.
"I think." said Warden Hayes, tiifi
hissing his theory as to the employ!
ment of convicts, "that the State might
: well take up the question of roadi
building by convicts. It would be a 1
most excellent thing for both the State \
and tlie convicts themselves. It would j
keep prisoners from going insane for
want of employment, for one thing, i
and yet would place them in no direct
competition with other workers. By !
tiie employment of inmates of penal I
institutions many miles of good roads (
might be laid out in the State at very
little cost.
"The only expense the city will be ,
asked to stand in the laying out of i
the street we are cutting through here !
will be for the curbing. The roatl will :
be about 7.~>0 feet long and 70 feet in i
width. When we have cut down to i
the grade level we will la3 a good :
macadam roadbed, most of the stone !
for which we are taking out right here, j
When this street is completed it will |
be every bit as good a piece of road- '
way as there is in Brooklyn, and its |
cost will represent but very little more I
than the expense of keeping the pris- I
oners, which would have to be borne j
by the county, anyhow, whether the
prisoners were at work or idle."?New '
York Times.
Construction and Kond*.
In a serial article 011 American auto- j
mobile construction The Automotor !
Journal of England says in relation to !
light steam vehicles: "The light and
flexible frame of a runabout, which
is all that is wanted on smooth town
pavements, appears to be also almost
the only thing which will stand the j
had roads of the United States. It
dees not follow that it is the best arrangement
for English roads. Perhaps
it will be found that a more
sturdj build will be belter able to
stand the more vibratory effect of a
hard English road than would the
jointed frame which is so well adapted
to wriggle over a cruder and more
earthy highway." If this is not strictly
correct without some reservation it
is at least very well put. In the same
article other remarks of interest are
made, such as the following: "The
American likes to make a running
gear, consisting of a frame and wheels,
which he can treat as a complete
thing. The hody can he added as a
distinct part of itself, the motor either
attached to the frame or fastened to
the hody and joined to the driving axle
by a radial link. For motor vehicles,
in which the driving axle must he at .
a tixed distance from the crank shaft. '
the former method has its merits, hut i
it is usually preferred in practice to ;
attach the motor to the nouy. i or
rough roads and high speeds it is diflienlt
to provide adequate separate attacdiment
for tlie motor.
"The use of reaches, or an equivalent,
forming a framcwcrk with tin?
two axles, has the advantage, without
involving the body, of transmitting
direct thrusts or pulls between the
axles, the members being jointed in
such a way as to allow vertical play.
This arrangement direetlj prevents
that hesitation of the front wheels to
mount an obstacle which increases
jolting, and it also makes the effect
of braking one pair of vheelsless uncomfortable."
Model Itonrfr.
Westchester County's roads received
the highest commendation at the recent
National Good Iioads Convention.
The highways running from New York
City to the Connecticut line and to
rutnam County were regarded by the
lioad Commissioners as the most improved
In the United States.
One of the most praiseworthy features
of the Westchester road system
is that the same methods are not used
throughout the whole system, but they
are varied according to the soil, the
traffic and the grades.
Macadam is used for ordinary roads
where the grada is not steep. This
usually consists of a base of four
inches of trap-rock broken into pieces
a little smaller than a baseball. After
this has been thoroughly rolled a three
inch layer or uroKen u-ap-mcs. ui
smaller size is placed on it and rolled.
On this rock screenings are placed,
and these also arc packed and rolled.
Tile Westchester roads improve on this
formula by placing by hand labor
rows of stone on edge to tlie depth
of six inches to make a foundation for
the macadam.
On the grades Ad whore heavy
traffic is common Amite blocks laid
111 concrete and J#dded in sand are
placed on the saafe foundation.
Westchester Aunty lias also been
trying this exiWtoent of vitrifiedbrick
roads, which irands less expensive
to build than granite and cheaper
to keep in order than macadam.?New
York World.
There is a man of eighty-six in New
York who has not tasted meat in thirty-eight
years.
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SOUTHERN F>
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TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE PL ANTE
Fonltrj P?t*. :
This is the season of the year when ,
liee are beginniug to be most troublesome
to poultry. Without question. <
lice and mites are the greatest liuis- ;
ance of the poultry business and their ;
raids on the fowls will do more to :
destroy the prospects of a dividend j
than anything else known. They are ]
constantly at work, never allowing
the fowls a minute's rest from the ,
everlasting torture. No wonder, then. ,
that the poor, suffering hen ,is not i
laying her usual quota of eggs. The
circumstances under which she is com- i
polled to work are certainly the most ;
discouraging any one could Imagine?
trying to produce eggs and flesh from
the food supplied her. while legions
of lice and mites are sapping her very
life blood. Very often a setting hen
will leave the nest or die thereon. If
the farmer, the owner, will blame the
fowl and say she is no good, and if the
latter, he will say the death was |
caused by cholera.when nine times out ;
of ten the cause was lice. !
If your liens are lousy you will find
that, although the lice are almost in- |
visible to the naked eye, they do an !
innnen.-# amount of damage. So much j
so thtifwe feel safe in asserting that
the ?rson who is successful in raising
poultry and makes money in the
business is one who keeps down the j
lice, one who will not tolerate them J
about the premises. It is comparatively
easy to rid fowls of lice, by
the use of good insecticide and readers
who are troubled with this pest
are advised to keep a supply always
on hand and use it early aud often,
for lice breed very fast.
There are many varieties of lice
which infest poultry, the exact number
being nine. These live and breed
011 fowls. They lay their eggs or
nits on the down of the feathers; the
nits hatch in ten days, so you see. if
they are not kept down and continually
warred against you will have three
crops of them each month in warm
weather. ,
The hen louse does not suck the ,
blood of the fowls, but eats the skin i (
and feathers: thus they are a source j j
of much irritation and discomfort to i,
the fowls. |
By the introduction of a single ,
lousy bird among your fowls, this pest ,
is spread through the while flock. It |
Is a good rule to look each new fowl
over carefully, and as a precaution- <
ary measure give it a good dusting |
with insect powder before allowing it (
to run with the rest of your poultry, ,
HeiA are seldom free from lice en- ,
tirely, yet it should be the practice |
of th? breeder to keep them as free 1
from them as possible. (
Another pest which is of no little .
Importance is the mite. This is not a j ,
louse, but is a blood-sucking creature. (
There are several varieties of mites, j
They live in the nests, cracks of the
houses, old knot holes, etc. These vermin
attack the fowls at night and suck '
the blood of their victims. Cracked
roosts, dirty nests and cracks in the !
walls are favorite breeding places for
them; in fact, they will stay and breed
in any place which will afford them
a hiding place by day and from which '
they can attack the fowls at night.
In straws, tilth, or behind the sheath- ;
ing of the poultry house these mites '
can be found, and they should bo
avoided by careful methods of the 1
breeder, who should not allow such
places to exist in his coops. These '
mites will live for a long time and :
have been found in vacant poultry 1
houses long after the fowls have been 1
removed from them.
Don't trv to fiml an excuse for the J
existence of lice and mites on your ;
premises; there are no valid ones. These 1
vermin can be overcome, and it is the :
duty every poultry raiser owes to
himself that his fowls be free from
vermin of all kinds.
Look for mites in nil cracks of
the buildings. in the nests in the
cracks of the roosts, and behind the
sheathing boards. They are sometimes
found on the fowls in the daytime, but
not often, as it is uot their natural
abiding place.
Lice are always found on the birds,
and sometimes they will leave the
fowls and erawL over the hands of human
beings when the birds are handled.
but tlicy do not stay on or live
on the human body. To prevent lice
and other vermin, the poultry bouse
should be whitewashed, all cracks be
filled with plaster, and roost poles
and nests painted with kerosene. And
lastly, dust the birds with a good insect
powder.
To keep^own the lice and mite pest
is a work that will pay a good dividend.?Charlotte
Observer.
Improving Enn-Down Land.
Que lion: I have recently purchased
lcO acres of red soil land, one-half
in timber, in the South. This ground
has not been under cultivation for fifteen
rears. All land ifi that terri
tory was formerly rented. I would
like your advice as to what treatment !
Pointed Paragraphs.
To be a success in the business world
one must aim to master everything he
lays his hands to; think nothing below
your attention; do not be afraid
cf drudgery.
It was Horace Greely, we believe,
who eaid the darkest hour in the life
of any young man is when lie sits
down to study how to get money without
honestly earning it, and it might be
added that this is equally true of the
old men as well.
Parents cannot expect to make useful
itizens out of their sons and pure and
dhaste women out of their daughters
if th<~" allow them to run the streets at
all t -rs of the day and until late at
night !t is the giving of so much latitude
: > so many of our young that has
brouc. t so many to ruin.
Son i women seem to tiink it a duty
to-talk scandal because it pleases their
friends.
Generally you can tell by the way a
girl appears to be looking down at her
feet that she is really looking into
some man's face.
Better a live politician than a dead
hero. /
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ARM fiOTES,
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R, STOCKMAN ANO TRUCK GROWER. I
^4
this soil should be given under the
conditions named.
Answer: Much of the so-called
abandoned land in the South can be
brought into condition to produce very
good crops iu a comparatively short
time, all things considered. The land
in question should lirst lie broken deeply.
Probably this land has not had a
good plowing in twenty years; some
of it perhaps never since it was reclaimed
from the primeval forest. This
may seem like an exaggerated statement,
but in many sections tiie practice
has been to simply break out the
middles between the old corn rows,
bed up and replant to corn, cotton or
tobacco. Good plowing, therefore, is
the tirst essential for reclaiming the
soil. Of course, the land should not
be broken too deeply in the beginning;
say. commence with six inches, then
nt the next plowing go to eight and
I hen to ten, and aim eventually to turn
the land at least twelve inches deep.
If the sub-soil is very heavy and tenacious
use a sub-soil in the fall. When
the land has been thoroughly broken
work down well with a disk and harrow
until a good seed bed is prepared,
ind then sow In cow peas, soy beans
~>r sucn onier leguminous crops as win
enow to advantage in the vicinity of
Richmond. It is best as a rule to sow
cow peas and soy beans in drills twenty-four
to thirty-six inches apart and
cultivate sp as to destroy weeds and
hasten growth. #
Before planting the crops it would
t)e advisable to use a complete fertilizer
on the land, say at the rate of 150
[)oiinds of 1G per cent, acid phosphate
ind 50 pounds of muriate of potash.
.\s soon as the peas or beans come up
t light application of nitrate of soda
it the rate of 50 pounds per acre will
l)e an advantage on land in this conlition.
On land cultivated in pens
Tor several years it would not be necessary
to use the nitrate, but in this
instance it will be an advantage. The
:>eas and beans may be grazed down
with hogs or made into hay. The hay
will bring $10 to $15 a ton and you
can obtain from 400 to GOO pounds of
t>ork from each acre of land and have
x great mass of vines and leaves left
to turn under early in the fall. This
will make an admirable seed bed for
winter wheat or rye. which may then
t>e seeded down to grass.
In the section of the State mentioned
ome of the stronger growing varieties
may be used. For pasture, orchard
grass, meadow fescue, red top
ind red or alsike clover may be used
o advantage. When the land is in
jotter condition timothy may be used
with fair success. Under present conlitions
tail oat grass, orchard grass |
in<l red top will be most likely to prove
satisfactory for hay production. This
combination will provide satisfactory
hay.
By this method of treatment the land
\an be made to pay something on the
nvestment from the beginning, and
f green manures, as provided through
eguminous crops, are used freely and
;lie crops raised feed on the land and
:he manure put back on the soil It
ivlll improve rapidly in a comparatively
short time. As a rule these
soils need phosphates and in many
nstances potash as well, so that these
'orms of plant food should be supplied
n liberal amounts. As a rule, persons
who have farms of this kind to
leal with attempt to reclaim too much
it once, and the undertaking embarrasses
them and proves unprofitable
is well. Go slowly but do the work
horoughly and remember that persistant
cultivation, followed up with a
:ood crop rotation means salvation
n the long run.?Knoxviiic Journal
mil Tribune.
Spraying the Orchard.
Hundreds of people who own small j
)rchards would like to spray thoir !
:reos, but are deterred therefrom by j
:he cost of a spraying outfit usually
ecommended by writers. For spraying
a few trees all the outfit this is
necessary is a barrel to mix the poison
n, and a small sled. One made of
;wo planks tour feet long will do. Lay
them side by skle and fasten them semrely
together by means of strips of
>oard nailed across thorn. Chip off the
under side of the front edges, set the
barrel on it, mix the spraying mate*ials,
and with one horse draw it into
the orchard and wherever needed. A
;ood spray pump for a few trees does
iot cost much; a piece of lmlf-inch
rubber hose about eight feet long, having
the spraying end attached to a
light stick the same length, will raise
the nozzle high enough to spray^ most
irees. If the trees are very large, one
?an climb into them, draw up a bucketful
of mixture, set it firmly among the
branches and send the spray over the
?ntire tree.?Farm and Fireside.
A buffalo bull recently slaughtered
in Iowa brought its owner nearly
51000.
Ouds and Ends.
Hope springs eternal in the human
breast. Every married man hopes to
be able to do just as he pleases some
day.
A man can get a very fair Idea of
what spring feels like by subtracting
ten from the thermometer and imagining
he has fallen off a ferryboat in a
linen duster.
The woman who buys things has little
time for shopping.
It takes a lot of fortitude to be separated
from a rich wife.
A man isn't necessarily a sign painter
because lie believes in signs.
By buying tea in packets it is calculated
that in 1903 the British public
paid tea prices for 5,088,64S pounds of
paper in twine.
A woman who said she was Charlotta,
the wife of Maximilian, former ' jiperor
of Mexico, is said to have secured
140,000 from the members of the Italian
colony in Boston on the pretense that
she is the rightful climant to the Austrian
throne.
:
About Enameled Ware.
According to an authority on the
subject, housewives cannot be too (
: particular in selecting enameled ware
i that is quality insured against flaking,
and other poisonous substances. Seri'
- i - f . . 1 _ ?/s
uus sicnnesses nave Deen ascnueu iw
, such cause3. I
1
A Great Convenience.
One of the greatest conveniences In !
the modern kitchen is the number of
shelves made like the leaves of an old- 1
fashioned table, which hang flat
against the wall when not in use, but
are held up by a swinging bracket covered
with white oilcloth tacked on by
brass-headed tacks. They are invaluable
when extra cooking and serving
have to be done.
Cooked Milk. <
It is sometimes desirable to give
children cooked milk, and as they usually
dislike the taste, it is well to ,
know that the change in taste caused |
by heating can be in a measure over- I
come by quick chilling. The scum
which rises to the top when milk is
cooked contains much nutritive value
which it is not desirable to lose. Beat
the scalded milk with an egg beater
to mingle the scum with the milk.
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Storing Silverware.
Housekeepers experience trouble in
storing silver so that it will not turn
dark, or become tarnished. Some
wrap each article in tissue paper and
store it in tight boxes or closets;
others use bags of unbleached cotton
of suitable sizes for eachy article.
Bleached cotton has been bleached by
the use of sulphur fumes and this
trace of sulphur in the cloth discolors
the silver. If you place a rubber
band in contact with a silver spoon
over night it will make a black spot
since there is sulphur in the rubber. j
Recipes. j
Sugar Cookies?One cup butter, t
1 1-2 cup sugar, mix to a cream, 1-2 ]
cup sour cream. 2 eggs. 1 teaspoon ,
soda, vanilla to flavor. Mix quite
stiff, sprinkle with sugar when going
in oven..
Squash Custard?Boil summer <
squash until tender; draip,very thor- i
oughly and press through a strainer; 1
add to it two eggs, well beaten, one- t
fourth cupful of sugar and four table t
spoonfuls of milk; flavor with lemon t
rind or vanilla; line a pie dish with a i
good, plain paste; pour in the custard, i
and bake 30 minutes. i
Hot Water Sponge Cake?One cup 1
of granulated sugar, .two whole eggs, (
(cream this); one cup of flour (cream (
this with the eggs and sugar, 1-2 cup *
of hot water. Sprinkle 2 teaspoon- 1
fuls of baking powder over this then,
add a pinch of salt. Bake in hot
oven. Before putting in oven sprinkle
granulated sugar over the top. t
Maple Mousse?One cupful maple j
syrup, 4 eggs, 1-2 pint cream; let yolks i j
and syrup come to a boil, cool thor- J t
oughly, whip cream and also whites of j (
eggs; add to the syrup, place in a i ,
mould and pack in ice to freeze: let ?
stand in cool place 3 or 4 hours; serve ,
in glasses with or without whipped j
cream. Chopped walnuts are very j
nice frozen with this. "
Strawberry Russe?Line a glass
dish with stale sponge cake or lady
fingers dipped in sweet wine; sprin- i
klo with chopped almonds; now add <
the strawberries mashed and well i
sweetened; on the berries place an- 1
other layer of cake, the same as the 1
fiyst, and if not enough to fill the dish
add another layer; for the top have
whipped cream flavored with vanilla; ]
Twins Are Light Weights.
Twin daughters were born to Mrs. j
James Taylor of Worcester recently j ^
and their small size has excited con- j c
siderable comment. Together theyj r
have difficulty in stirring the beam at | e
t>0 ounces, one weighing exactly two i a
pounds, while the other's weight is j j
given as a scant pound and three- , c
quarters. | i
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place whole berries In the
makes a pretty and delicious
Chocolate Dessert.?Create l-4l||^^H
of butter and add gradually 1-2 <^up
sugar; beat the yolks of 2 eggs untJ^^H
thick and lemon colored; add gradu^^H
ally 1-2 cup of sugar; combine mix*
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Missed the Income. g
Daniel Sully, the dethroned cotton
king, made a trip through the south
last winter, and when he came back
he told a story of an old negro who
had been working for a cotton planter /""**
for many years. One mo>ning he *
came to his employer and said:
"Ise gwine to quit, boss."
"What's the matter, Mose?"
"Well, Sah, yer manager, Mistah
Winter, ain't kicked me in the las'
free mumfs."
"I ordered him not to kick you any
more. I don't want anything like that
around my place. I don't want any
one to hurt your feelings, Mose."
"Ef I don't git any more kicks I'se
gwine to quit. Every time Mistah
Winter used to kick and cuff me when
he done git mad, he always git
'shamed of hisse'l and gimme a quarter.
I'se done los' enuff money a'ready
wid dls heah foolishness 'bout hurtin' x
mah feelin's."?Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
Making it Worse.
James Whitcomb Riley says that he
was summoned as a witness in a case
tried in an Indiana court, where one
of the witnesses before him evinced
some disinclination to state her age.
"Is it very necessary?" coyly asked
the witness, a spinster of uncertain 1
age. "It is absolutely necessary, mad- .
ime," Interposed the judge. "WeH,"
sighed the maiden, "if I must I suppose
I must. I didn't see how it could
possibly afreet the case, for ycu see"
?"Madame," observed the judge, with
some asperity, "I must ask you not to
further waste the time of this court.
Kindly state your age." Whereupon
lie spinster showed signs of hysterics.
"I am, that is, I was"? "Madame,
hurry up!" exclaimed the judge, now
horoughly impatient, "Every minute
makes it worse, you knew!"?Detroit
Journal.
Red Hair.
When red hair makes its appearance
in a human head all lukewarmness is
it' an end. . It is either loved or
oathed. Its admirers, with artists in
he van, are almost hysterically enhusiastic.
They call it golden, though
he gold that comes out of the earth
s not often exactly that shade. A
ed-halred woman is sure of a success
n some quarter, however plain her
ace or insignificant her figure. The
letractors of red hair say it is a sign
>f bad temper or immirality or both,
ind therefore to be scrupulously
ivoided.?Queen.
Not an Amble.
It seems tnat an eiaeny man naa ^
aken a horse to a riding academy to
)e broken to "an old gentleman's
lace," an amble, which to the aged
las always been an equestrian beatlude.
As the riding-master, after several
attempts, did not immediately
succeed in his object, the old man
jetulantly exclaimed: "Great Scott,
nan, do you call this an am>le?"
"No, sir," was the reply, "that
s merely a preamble.
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Small Armies.
There are some small armies in Europe.
Monaco's army consists of 75
;arabiners, the same number of guards
tnd 20 firemen. The army of Luxem30
rg has 135 gendarmes, 170 vol lingers
and 39 musicians.
It is calculated that $50,000,000 a
rear is spent on golf.
Pine Tree Shilling.
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Aiarsouu nicai uj. .uauuviv, ..moo.
as a silver American coin which he
'.aims is the oldest piece of money
nade in this country, now in exist
nee. The coin is what is known as
, Pine Tree shilling, and is dated
652. The piece of money is in gooc
ondition, the date and other mark
ngs being easily made out.
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