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HERALD AND GEORGIAN, SANDERSVILLE, GA.
THE REAPING.
l lived my life for you, from that first hour
When yet you lay unseen and all un
known
Save to myself anti God; my thought, my
power.
My very life-blood were for you alone.
1 took your cares, and on my shoulders
laid
Your every burden; every pain and
smart
I kept from you, and all that could de
grade
Or bring an evil knowledge to your heart,
ruardea you from sorrow and from strife
Jntil your manhood. What has all
availed?
I tin relit your life had been the perfect
life—
And when the trial came, you failed—
you failed.
—Conutance Johnson, Harper's Weekly.
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THE BLUE
ORGANDY DRESS
sa
lty M. II. W. CAltlKlt.
E VER since the vision of Unit deli
cate, dainty, much beflowered
and befiounceil organdy dress
had Hushed before Cynthia's
admiring eyes, site had been able to
think of nothing else.
It was now a week ago since site first
saw it, on the Sunday when site went
to church. That in itself was a great
event, for Cynthia rarely went to
church. The poor farm, where she
lived, was several miles out from town,
and on Sunday mornings there were
always many reasons why Cynthia
could not attend church. Mr. Curtis,
the keeper of the poor farm, was tired,
or Mrs. Curtis had too much to do, or
the farm horses were lame, or it was
too hot or too cold, or too wet or too
something. At nil events, the times
when Cynthia had found herself In
the small white country church of II.
Were few and far betweeu.
IIow it happened that on this partic
ular Sunday all conditions should be
favorable was something with which
Cynthia did not concern herself. It
was enough for her that here she was
on the back seat of the big farm
wagon, snuggled In between lame Aunt
Sally, who would take snuff, and old
Mrs. Plummer, who was so deaf that
she couldn’t hear a sound, clad In her
new calico dress, with a clean cotton
hnndkerchief squeezed tight In one
small hand, and with the prospect be
fore her of a leisurely ride among the
plensnut country roads, sweet and
fresh with the morning’s fragrance,
and echoing to the music of birds and
bees and breezes.
Then at the end of the ride was the
church service, which Cynthia always
enjoyed. True, she did not understand
much that the minister said; but he
was pleasant to look upon as he stood
there before his people, calm, benign
and dignified, and Cyntlila always ex
perienced a sense of well-being, of
satisfaction in the general order of
things when she thus beheld him.
The church was cool and somewhat
dim, thanks to the big protecting elms
Which overshadowed it, the open win
dows admitted the wandering summer
breezes, the attitude of the people was
reverential, the hymns were sung with
a fervor and devotion which made
them indeed a part of the service. All
these things Lad their effect upon
Cynthia’s impressionable nature, and
made for her a Sunday service a thing
eagerly anticipated and long remem
bered.
On this particular Sunday something
out of the ordinary had happened.
The minister was about to begin his
sermon, when there rustled down the
aisles two Indies, and, following them,
a little girl about Cynthia’s age, wear
ing a w’onderful dress. The little girl
was fair, with rosy cheeks, sunny hair,
and eyes the very color of the blue
cornflowers in her dress. To Cynthia
she was an embodiment of beauty—all
life and color and sunshine. She
was a summer visitor, of course. No
little girl In II. possessed a gown like
that or had sunny curls or such a
pretty way of quickly tossing her bend
and looking up, for all the world like
a little bright-eyed bird. The entire
morning service was lost upon Cynthia
after the advent of the stranger. She
had eyes for and thought of nothing
else; and afterward on the way home,
and all through the drudgery and
monotony of the following days, the
memory of that beautiful dress and Its
dainty wearer made a pleasant picture
in Cynthia’s mind.
She was thinking of them now as she
sat on the doorstep resting for a few
minutes. She had finished picking
the blackberrieswhich would go to
town the next morning, and now she
must sew on the coarse brown toweling
as joon as Mrs. Curtis had prepared
the work.
Cynthia did not like to sew. The
toweling was stiff and rough, the cot
ton would kink up so tiresoraely, and
the needle got so sticky In her moist
little hands that it was almost impossi
ble to push it through the cloth. But
Cynthia’s likes or dislikes were not
consulted about sewing or about any
thing else, and she had learned to ac
cept the Inevitable with as good a
grace as possible, and even to look for
the pleasant things which might lie
bidden beneath the surface.
Now, for instance, Mrs. Curtis was
certainly very kind to allow her to sit
on the doorstep to do her work; she
might have insisted on her sitting in
the living room where It was close and
hot. Here it was shady and compara
tively cool, and the road was In plain
Bight. Ferhnps some one might go
by. Even as the thought came to her,
she saw a carriage slowly approach
ing. Very slowly it was coming, and
coon even Cynthia’s inexperienced eyes
could see that something was wrong.
When it came near enough to see who
was In it, imagine Cynthia’s delighted
surprise to find that it contained two
ladies and a little girl—the summer vis
itors of the preceding Sunday, and the
little girl wore the blue organdy dross!
The carriage stopped at the big gate,
and, one of the ladies beckoning, Cyn
thia shyly drew near.
“Isn't there some man bore who can
mend our carriage? We have mot
with an accident and dare go no fur-
thor.” said the lady.
Cynthia called Mr. Curtis, who pro
nounced (lie damage slight, although
it would take some time to repair. Mrs.
Curtis offered the ladies the use of
Hie best room; but they preferred to
have chairs out of doors under the trees,
and the little girl, whose name proved
to be Gladys, announced her Intention
of playing with Cynthia.
“Very well, dear, do as you like,’’
remarked the lady, who was evidently
her mother.
Cynthia glanced at her unfinished
sewing and at Mrs. Curtis. “You may
leave your sewing till later," was Mrs.
Curtis’ response to the unspoken ques
tion, and Cynthia turned delightedly
to her unexpected guest.
“Now, let's piny,” said the little lady,
quickly. "What do you play? I want
to see your playthings.”
Playthings! Cynthia could n^t re
member having owned n plaything ex
cept some corncob dolls, and that was
long, long ago.
"I sometimes piny in the barn,” she
ventured. “Would you like to go
there?" And, on Gladys' immediate
acquiescence, she led the way thither.
On the threshold she stopped. “Your
beautiful dress—It Is dusty in here.”
"This old thing?” said Gladys, airily.
“I shan't hurt it.” And, pushing by
Cynthia, she threw herself with joyous
abandon upon a great pile of hay on
the floor.
"Oh, what fun tills Is! How sweet It
smells! I am going to slide down hill.
Come, Cynthia, let’s see who’ll go
down first." And the sport grew fast
and furious.
After a while Gladys tired of this,
and, sitting up with flushed cheeks
and tumbled hair, demanded that some
new amusement should be forthcom
ing.
"We might go down to the brook,”
said Cynthia, doubtfully. “It is nice
down there, and there is a dear little
flsh which I see sometimes. lie lives
under a big, overhanging rock, down
In the dnrk, and he's so shiny and has
such pretty red spots on Ills bnck! But
you must be awful careful, or you’ll
wet your dress,” looking ruefully at
the sadly rumpled organdy.
"Come nt once,” was the imperious
reply. “Hurry! I want to see the
little fish.”
But when the reached the brook, the
flsh was not to bo seen. They peered
over the big rock, and threw little peb
bles In the water to stir lilm up, nnd
even took a stick and tried to poke him
out, but no flsli appeared.
Suddenly Gladys, who in her excite
ment and impatience had been lenning
far out over the rock in spite of Cyn
thia's remonstrance, lost her balance
and fell head first into the brook. The
water was not deep, nnd there was
no harm done to Glndys. But her
dress, the beautiful organdy—what n
sight it presented as she stood dripping
on the bank! "Oil, how dreadful!
What will your mother sny? Your
beautiful dress! Ob, dear, oh, dear!”
wniled Cynthia.
“Mamma won't care about the
dress,” replied Glndys, “and I'm not
hurt. But what shall I do? I can’t
go hack to the hotel like this.”
“Perhaps you could wear one of my
dresses. We must go back to the house
right away.” And tho two hastened
back, Cynthia worried, anxious, and
almost In tears; Gladys evidently look
ing upon her wetting ns only a contin
uation of the day’s adventures. And
so she continued to regard it while ar
raying herself in Cynthia's best calico
dress, which Mrs. Curtis hastened to
produce.
Gladys’ mnmmn, after her first
alarmed surprise, seemed also Inclined
to regard the matter as a joke, saying
that, when one was in the country, one
must expect all manner of mishaps.
The spoiled dress she regarded with
nbsolute indifference. “Throw it
away,” she said carelessly. “It was
too small for Gladys, anyway.”
But tho next day Mrs. Curtis care
fully washed nnd ironed the dress, and
it came out just os fresh nnd dainty as
when new; and, when Cynthia went
to church the following Suuday, she
wore the organdy dress with the blue
cornflowers, for it was now her very
own.—Christian Register.
The Old Pump’s Farewell.
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Ay, root me up like pome dead tree
Bereft of leaf and shade,
And in some corner let me be
Irreverently laid.
To waste my bones in rot and rust,
And let me, once who gave
Cool draughts to man and beast, in du«
Bind an unhonored grave.
The dusty yokel, worn and tasked,
Tramped to me from tho road,
Gripped hands with me, anil all unasked
The grateful waters flowed.
The cup held by its clanking chain
He lifted oft and drained
Its crystal waters once again,
And some new vigor gained.
Demand for Dairy Products.
There is no danger of any great
or permanent over-supply of dairy
products. The demand for first-class
milk, butter and cheese will be equal
to the supply, but with better cows,
better feeding and more Intelligent
care, the production must lie in
creased and the cost of production
decreased, says "Hoard’s Dairyman.”
It was thy fniher set me hero
A score of years ago,
And bade cool water, crystal clear,
In grateful streams to flow.
In all my years no thirsty lout
For drink of me lias cried
And from my overflowing spout
Has gone unsatisfied.
And. ah! those patient boasts that brought
Their noses to my tank,
When tlig red sun beat fiercely hot
And drank, and drank, and drank
With mighty draughts and deep until
My labors were nigh vain
To give them drink enough nnd fill
lily water tub again.
The children, rioting from school,
y dripping spout,
Have sought my
Whence sparkling water, clear ana cool,
sit:
In torrents gushing out ;
Brought thirst a comforting eclipse
With its refreshing draught,
And, ah! the sweetness of their lips
Pressed to me ns they quaffed.
Nor all my score of years till now
Have I once failed to cool
The thirsty lip nnd fevered brow
From that still rippling pool
Wherein tny feet have stood. My cup
In ready hands nnd strong
Has dipped its crystal waters up
So long, so long, so long!
Then, speeding onward to their play,
I heard their merry cries,
And like the tears tlmt drip away
In gladness from the eyes,
The cool drops flowed nnd trickled down
My iron cheek, to see
IIow from far corners of the town
The thirsty came to me.
But now my joints are worn nnd old,
My spout is parched and drv;
My cup’s a-lenk and will not hold
My drink, howe’er 1 try.
So root me up like some old tree
Bereft of leaf and shade,
And in some corner let me be
Irreverently laid.
—J. W. Foley, in Good Literature.
NATIONAL CLIFF RUIN
COLORADO.
PARK IN
A :
N area of several hundred square
miles In Southwestern Colorado
has been made into a new Na
tional park for the purpose of
preserving from spoliation numerous
cliff ruins found in that region. This
lias been accomplished through the ef
forts of tho Colorado Cliff Dwellings
Association, an organization of fifty
women of ibat State formed for the
purpose.
The park comprises the Mesa Verde
country, in the southwestern corner of
the State, and was leased from the Utq
Indians by the association tinder the
authority of an net of Congress passed
last March.
Handy Weed Cutter.
A weed cutter may bo fashioned out
of an old flat file, sharpening the up
per end like a chisel and Inserting the
other end In an old hoe handle. It
becomes a useful tool for clearing out
burdock, docks and thistles from the
yard and lawn. In the case of bur
docks cutting should be followed by a
dose of kerosene oil administered from
a large size machine oiler.
Special Work for Seeds.
It Is special work to grow seeds on
the farm, and any farmer who de
pends upon himself for the seeds to
he used next year must he very care
ful or his varieties will be mixed. The
wind, bees and other Insects distrib
ute pollen, and, although the effects
of involuntary crossing of varieties
may not he noticed this season, there
will be no mistake of results next
year.
Indians, who now live In villages lo
cated on the mesas and in the valleys
In parts of New Mexico and Arizona.
The evidence so far obtained suggests
that some of the clans of (lie Mold tribe
in Northern Arizona migrated to their
present habitat from a place in the
north, and that place is believed to lie
the Mesa Verde country. In other
words, the Moki Indians may lie re
garded, in general terms, as Hie de
scendants of the people who built the
houses in tho cliffs of the Mancos.
The ruins found in the Mancos canon
nnd adjacent gorges represent tho high
est attainments of tho ancient cliff
dwellers in the art of house building.
Although many thousands of ruins
have been found In tho southwest none
compares with ihose of the Mesa Verde
In character of masonry or in generul
finish. In this respect the ruins along
i the Mancos and its tributaries are far
superior to the villages now inhabited
by the Pueblo Indians in New Mexico
and Arizona.
Although discovered In 187-1 nnd 1875
by explorers connected with the Geo
logical Survey, under Professor F. V.
Hayden; and reported upon at that
time, the ruins are in such an inaccessi
ble region that few white men visited
them until quite recently. Within the
past few years, however, several large
collections of relics of various kinds
have been taken from tho old buildings,
which were partly demolished In the
process, and it was to put a stop to
such vandalism that the Mesa Verde
country was placed In charge of the
Colorado Cliff Dwellings Association.
Drained Lands Fertile.
Wet land should be drained, as it
may be the most fertile on the farm.
By the use of drain tile there will
be no unsightly open ditches, and the
field can be cutlvated as easily as
any other. If the land is not very wet
the cost of drainage will be but little,
and such land will be just as valuable
for pasture as before, with the added
advantage of being adapted to a
greater variety of grasses than form
erly.
Water for Milch Cows.
Experiments show that a cow when
in full flow of milk, drinks from 1500
to 2000 pounds of water per month,
the average quantify, determined by
testing a herd, being 1GG0 pounds per
cow. This fact shows the importance
of unlimited supply of water at all
seasons of the year. In every 100
quarts of milk the farmer sells about
88 quarts of water and when the cow
can not procure water at all times she
will fall off In yield.
from scab, but It surely pays to take
all the precautions possible. It | 8 d e .
cidedly an uphill job to attempt to
grow potatoes on soil that Is infested
with the scab and the only way to
avoid this Is to put the ground into
some other cultivated crop for two or
even three years. If possible, obtain
seed tubers that are free from scab
and under any circumstances they
should be treated or sterilized so as
to prevent the spread of the scab.
This process is very simple nnd is
eusily accomplished by soaking the
seed tubers for two hours in a solu
tion composed of one pound of forma
lin to each thirty gallons of water.
To Exterminate Mole*.
Some one wants to know how to
get rid of moles. This is easily done.
The moles do their work in daytime,
from 9 in the morning until 12 noon,
says a writer in the Indiana Farmer.
I want no tr^p, or poison. 1 go out
in the morning and tramp the dirt
down in the runs, and when the time
comes for them to go to work, 1 go
and look for them and keep very still.
When 1 see one raise the dirt, 1 jump
on him with my heel and stamp the
ground so hard that he can’t move.
Then l call nty dog and have hint dig
him out. In a short time I have the
dog hunting• moles In the same way.
Also teach the children to hunt them.
Offer a penny for each scalp, and In
a short time there will not be a mole
on your place. 1 live where there are
plenty of moles but they don’t bother
me.
Early Chick Preferred.
When I set eggs from my own pens,
however, I prefer to have them hatch
out sometime in April.
To be sure, March eggs are upt to
be less fertile than those laid during
tho next month or two, but one can
easily overlook this because of the
numerous advantages early chicks
have over later ones.
But eggs set during the next six
weeks should hatch well, the chicks
grow rapidly and mature in time to
make early winter layers, as well as
to be in the best condition for the
winter shows.
A waii emus ns TUB
MOKI TBIBE.
A DESCENDANT OS THE
CLIFF DWELLUBB.
Counterfeit Coins Found In n Grave.
Counterfeit coins bearing the date of
181)9 nnd 1897 found in the grave of a
man wlio died fifteen years ago fur
nish a puzzle for the Secret Service
agents at St. Louis. The coins were
unearthed near Arden, Douglas Coun
ty, Mo., recently, when the body of
John Keenan was disinterred by rela
tives for removal to California.
Lee T. Philpot, Secret Service agent,
returned yesterday from that locality
with $04 of tho spurious coins, which
he recovered from B. II. Quick, a farm
er, to whom they were turned over.
Philpot was unable to get any clue as
to where the money eume from, and
there were no traces of any bad money
having been in circulation there recent
ly. The “plnnt” is supposed to be an
old one, made by some counterfeiter,
who picked out a grave as the place
least likely to be discovered In case of
a search.
The coins are badly rusted, but some
of them are good imitations. The col
lection includes eighteen dollars, eighty-
five half dollars and sixteen quarters.
Keenan and his son, Rudolph Keenan,
lived In an isolated spot in the Douglas
County hills. Both died about the
same time.
Philpot searched an old cabin where
they lived for counterfeiting tools, but
found none.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Mesa Verde Is nil Irregular table
land of some 700 square miles In ex
tent, cut by the Mancos River and its
tributaries Into innumerable canons
and gorges. The main canon is thirty
miles long and from 1000 to 2000 feet
in depth. The walls are composed of
soft sandstones and shales, which
break off in huge masses under the ac
tion of storms and frost, forming a se
ries of small cliffs, alternating with
long slopes of debris, the whole being
crowned by lofty embattled cliffs of
massive sandstone. At the tops of the
slopes of debris and under the verticil!
cliffs nre found the remains of houses
once inhabited by the cliff dwellers,
who lived for many centuries In the
Mesa Verde country, nnd the cause of
whose disappearance from that region
has not yet been adequately explained.
As a result - of investigations con
ducted by the Smithsonian Institution
and other learned institutions it lias
been determined that the cliff dwellers
were of the same stock as the Pueblo
% Seattln a For Centre.
The Seattle Fur Sales Agency has
lieen organized, and articles of incor
poration will be filed witbln a few
days. As the name implies, the com
pany Is organized to handle furs of all
kinds, anil regular fur auctions, such
as are held in London, are to be held
here four times each year.
"The purpose," said J. S. Goldsmith,
one of the trustees, “Is to make Seattle'
the greatest fur centre in the country.
We expect to get furs from all parts of
tho country, particularly the North
west and Alaska. This agency will
have tho effect of bringing here fur
trappers and salesmen from all sec
tions of the United States, Canada
and Alaska, and fur buyers from all
parts of the world. We will deal both
with tho storekeepers in tho remote
regions where the animals are trapped,
and with the trappers themselves. The
company will commence business as
soon as the details can be arranged.
The office has not yet been secured, nor
the site of the warehouse decided upon,
but those matters will he attended to
at once.”—Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
Bushes in Meadow Land.
While the meadows are still frozen,
the ground should be gone over with
the brush ax, and the alders and
brush cut off close to the ground.
Sprouts will come up during the sum
mer, but they will be tender, and may
be cut off with a heavy hoe at the end
of the season. After that but few
sprouts will come up, and they can be
kept down if the mower is run over
them every season. The success of
the plan depends on cutting close to
the ground the first time, leaving no
stubs.
Growing Watermelons.
I plant about one acre of water
melons every year, selling them at re
tail in a local market. I usually sell
about $85 to $100 worth therefrom,
says a correspondent of tho Indiana
Farmer. I break and level early in
the year, then open furrows every
eight feet, running twice with plow
to make them deep; then I put three
shovelfuls of manure every seven
feet and mix it well with the soil. I
split some pieces of wood long enough
that the plow will not cover, then
stick one In every hill, and lie till
planting time.
When ready for planting, hills can
he made with rake and hoe. 1 plant
eight and ten seeds in a hill and thin
out to three good plants when out of
danger from bugs. 1 give the row
several hoelngs before vines cover
the ground. I cultivate middle with
harrow and cultivator as long as pos
sible. For bugs I dust the plants with
lime as soon as they are up and until
they are out of danger. I put the
lime in a corn sack and go over the
plants while dew is on them. 1 ran
dust an acre in an hour in this way.
Cover the plants thick with it and
keep them covered. It won’t hurt tho
plants, and the bugs won’t either. I
also give them a top dressing of ni
trate of soda, about 50 to 75 pounds
to an acre, before the blooms open. I
think this pays because it makes the
melons grow and helps the vines to
yield more blooms and melons. I
also protect it from lato frost with
paper at night. There are a great
many varieties but I prefer Dixie and
Mclver sugar melons and I will plant
them as long as I run a farm.
For Repairing on the Farm.
Much valuable time is lost on the
farm for lack of carpenter supplies.
There should be plenty of farm-raised
or second-hand lumber on hand,
supply of nails of all sizes, staples for
wire fences, plenty of bolts and
screws, an assortment of hits and
drills, a good hammer and hatchet,
various saws, a square, pliers and
wire cutters, also a little forge and
blacksmith tools. With this outfit al
most anything can be done on emer
gencies, and the time and expense
saved from a trip to town in the busy
season.
Sane Jose Scale Cure.
The following is a formula recom
mended In dealing with the San Jose
Scale: Dissolve 2 pounds of whale
oil soap in 1 gallon of boiling water,
to this add 1 gallon of kerosene while
boiling, (rub always away from the
fire). With a pump or some swift
agitator pump the mixture back into
itself while hot. This emulsifies at
■once. It is to be diluted with six
gallons of water while hot. It Is ready
'or use as a spray after getting cold,
if it is to be used as a paint with a
brush the quantity of kerosene should
be two quarts, and only enough water
to make the mixture have the con
sistency of soft soap.
A sheep dog has the heaviest brain
of any (log.
PRESENT HOME OF
THE CLIFF DWELLERS’
MOKI, ARIZONA.
DESCENDANTS,
To Avoid Scabby Potatoes.
Even with the greatest care it Is not
fllwavs possible to grow potatoes free
Bluegrass Seed.
The House Committee on Agricul
ture of Washington, D. C., has favor
ably reported the bill introduced by
Representative Trimble fixing penal
ties for the adulteration of bluegrass
and other seed. The bill was report
ed unanimously and is therefore ex
pected to pass the House at an early
date. Under the old provision In the
law the Secretary of Agriculture was
simply directed to publish the name
of grass adulterators. This, the new
hill declares, is not sufficient, as they
should be prosecuted. In his report
to the House Representative Trimble
says;
Reports from the Agricultural^ R 0-
partment introduced by Mr. Gallo
way, Chief of tho Bureau of Plant In
dustry, demonstrated to tho Coinm t-
tee on Agriculture the character am*
extent to which seeds are being adu
terated. Kentucky bluegrass seed *
mixed with Canadian bluegrass, about
half and half, .and it is impossible to
detect the adulteration except by an
expert under a magnifying glass, i ®
Canadian bluegrass Is absolute
worthless as a pasture and with
the most obnoxious of all weeds, t>
Canadian thistle, has been introduce
into this country. Within the > as
seven months over 400,000 P° u ®
has been brought into the Uni e
States, and practically all of it ha
been used for adulterating bluegras-
The adulteration of the orchard gras
and red clover Is carried on to
same extent as the bluegrass. Mea 0
fescue, English rye grass and It* 8
rye grass are used to adulterate 0
chard grass, while yellow trefoi ■
used to adulterate red clover an-
alfalfa,
There Is a great demand In forelf f*
countries for Kentucky bluegia
seed, and if something is not done
nvovonf Ha fl/lllltArfltiOll OUT
prevent Its adulteration our
trade will be ruined.