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< lover a* a Soil In;; Crop.
Experienced dairymen assert that an
acre of clover on rich land will feed 45
cows for 15 days if cut and fed as a
coiling crop. In this respect it is much
more productive than rye, outs or some
other grain crons that a~e cut green,
and it is also superior to such as food.
Corn for soiling is more productive
than clover, but not so nutritious.
liuip on th Manure Heap.
In order to quickly decompose ma
nure some farmers use lime in the
heap, which soon reduces the heap,
but with the liability of loss of ammo
nia. If lime is used, and the heap kept
damp with soapsuds or water, there
will not be so great a loss of ammo
nia as when the mass is dry and heats
rapidly. It is not a good pian, how
ever, to use lime In the heap at auy
time.
Panning Slieep on Small Areal.
For many years it lias been known
that by penning sheep on small areas
the land will rapidly improve in fer
tility. A case has been mentioned in
which a Georgia farmer penned 50
sheep for 20 nights on an acre of land
with the result that his yield of cotton
was more than double the next year.
The penning of sheep on small plots
is a regular practice in England, the
farmers in many cases depending upon
sheep almost exclusively for improv
ing their soils.
Modern Mejit-tiiuking.
The great heavy bullocks and thick
sided porkers that were once such fa
vorites are now not desirable. They
have given place to the young, quickly
grown animals. In order to avoid an
excess of fat an animal must be con
tinuously grown. If it is reduced to a
mere shadow during the winter
months and then the following
allowed its freedom on the'rich range
grass of the west it will lay on too
much fat and not enough meat. Tal
low is not what is wanted; it is meat
that the present generation desires.
The eastern feeders are fully aware of
that fact, for they never allow an ani
mal to stop growing from birth until
it reaches the slaughter house. They
will cultivate the taste of the meat
eaters to such a degree that it will
force those who cannot procure suffi
cient feed to keep their animals in
good flesh through the winter, to sell
them at weaning time —P. P. Mallory,
in New- England Homestead.
Cold Storuje.
There are many times that cold stor
age has proved a failure by reason of
the fruit stored having been too ripe
before it was put in. Decay quickly
follows perfect maturity with many
sorts, especially in windfall or bruised
fruits, and its progress can only be
checked by absolute freezing, and
when this, is done the decay follows
the thawing so rapidly that the fruit
is rotten almost as quickly as thawed
out. When the fruit is not quite ripe
the cold, even if not at a freezing tem
perature. retards the ripening, which
begins when the fruit is brought to a
warmer atmosphere. This will explain
some cases where fruit does not keep
well in cold storage and is equally ap
plicable to other products, as meats,
poultry, eggs and butter. If they are
too ripe, or decay has begun to set in,
ice will not save them any more than
salt would. That w-hich is in good con
dition to keep for days in an ordiuary
temperature may be kept for weeks
or months where the temperature is
but a little above freezing, and when
taken out will keep as long afterward
as it would have done before it was
put in.
Slimmer Flowering Bulb*.
For summer flowering there is noth
ing better than the old gladiolus in its
countless new and improved colors.
It thrives in any garden and is little
troubled with insects; though grass
hoppers sometimes find its gay colored
petals a delectable food. The bulbs
are easily eared for in winter, wrap
ping in paper and placing in a frost
proof closet being the only requisite.
Some of the hardier sorts may be left
in the ground from year to year,
though bulbs thus treated will un
doubtedly in time deteriorate in qual
ity. They may be raised from seed,
an infinite variety being thus obtained.
While they generally bloom the sec
ond summer, unless one values the
pleasure of experimenting and the
chance of securing some rare prizes
more highly than their time, the pur
chase of mature bulbs at present
prices will be found more satisfactory.
There is a great range in color and
an endless variety of markings which
render the opening of each spike a
pleasant surprise. This season a prom
inent firm advertises a snow white
one among their novelties. While
those nearly white are common all
thus far produced have some slight
flakes or tinges of color and a pure
white variety will surely prove popu
lar. They are fine cuttings, especially
for cemetery decoration, where the tall
spikes commencing to bloom at the
base, continue daily to put forth new
blossoms until the terminal bud is
opened. The faded flowers close and
are not unpleasantly obtrusive, even
when not removed. This trait makes
the flower admirable for cutting where
daily supervision is impracticable.
These plants, for a number of years
Ik favorites amdng city gardeners, have
■ recently found their way to any
w extent among rural homes. The foli
os 6 handsome and the flowers much
larger and of more brilliant colors
| than those of other begonias. They
remain in bloom for days, and the
blossoms when they finally drop, are
fresh as when first opened. It Is ti
favorite i'or summer blooming in either
perch or conservatory, while for bed
ding it bids fair, if sheltered from the
hot sun and w-inds, to rival the old ge
ranium. The colors vary from white
to yellow, pink, intense scarlet and
I bright, crimson, and the flowers often
measure from four to six inches across.
Give light, rich soil in summer, and in
winter pack in pots of dry earth and
keep free from frost. How could a
plant be more modest and obliging in
i; demands? —Bessie L. Putnam, in
Agricultural Epitomist.
I Prtill/Gfl In lh; Sprint?.
The season for the application of
j fertilizers is at hand, and much de
j pends upon the judgment of the farm
er in selecting the kinds required. No
farmer who is unacquainted with the
requirements of crops or the nature
of fertilizers should attempt to pur
chase for himself without the advice
of some experienced person or through
consultation with some reliable dealer
or manufacturer. Manufacturers who
have reputations to sustain will gladly
advise each and every farmer in regard
to purchases, as it does not pay the
manufacturer if the farmer buys some
particular brand that is unsuitable for
the crop to be grown. It Is possible
that there are persons who will sell
the farmer anything that he demands,
whether adapted for the purpose de
sired or not, if a sale can be made,
but such-persons do not engage in a
legitimate business, and injure their
trade as well as create distrust of fer
tilizers; but the manufacturers of fer
tilizers have been placed under strict
laws that protect the farmers, every
purchaser having the privilege of for- ‘
warding samples to the state chemist
for his examination. Dealers are usu
ally w-ell know-n in their communities,
and their trade depends upon the pat
ronage of the farmers. At the present
time the farmer is safe in buying fer
tilizers of any reliable party, as he will
receive just w-hat he orders; but the
main point in the procurement of fer
tilizers is that a large number of
farmers do not know what they want
for their land and crops, which is a
difficulty that must be met by the man
ufacturer as well as the farmer.
The fact that the real substances de
sired by farmers are not expressed or
understood is a serious drawback. For
instance, a farmer will order a ton of
nitrate of soda. He really desires to
purchase nitrogen, the soda possess
ing little or no value for his purpose.
As nitrate of soda contains about 16
percent of nitrogen, a ton of 2000 lbs.
will contain 320 pounds of nitrogen. A
ton of sulphate of potash will contain
about 1000 pounds of pure potash. If
the ingredients of the fertilizers are to
be equal then one ton of sulphate of
potash will balance a little more than
three tons of nitrate of soda. In the
use of these materials, however, there
can be no fixed proportions for all
kinds of crops, as some crops will take
more potash than others, some prefer
an abundance of nitrogen, and some
will demand a greater supply of phos
phoric acid. These “complications”
and “formulas" are very puzzling to
inexperienced farmers, and the manu
facturer is compelled to make various
brands in order to supply proper plant
foods for the several crops. The farm
er who simply orders “phosphate” or
“guano” is at a disadvantage, as guano
is but little used at the present day,
while “phosphate” applies to only a
single ingredient of a fertilizer, and It
may be the very article which he does
not so largely require. A great many
farmers refuse to purchase fertilizers
because they have heretofore used
them with unsatisfactory results; but
the cause of failure is usually due to
the farmers not buying the proper
kinds.
The difference between “phosphate"
and “superphosphate” is that the lat
ter has been acidulated. That is, 100
pounds of bone or rock has been treat
ed with about 100 pounds of sulphuric
acid, which renders the phosporic
acid soluble. It will be seen, there
fore. that 100 pounds of superphos
phate contains only about 50 pounds
of sulphuric acid (chemically
combined with the lime of
the bone or rock), but the price of
the acid is included, hence the
purchaser receives only one-half of
the phosphate. The sulphuric acid is
of no value to the farmer, but it serves
to make more valuable the phosphoric
acid of the phosphate (bone or rock),
the original phosphate being in an in
soluble and inert condition. The un
acidulated phosphate is of no use to
the farmer as plant food until it has
slowly given off its particles in 'be
soil, which may require several yeai ;.
Some farmers purchase the raw mate
rials and mix them in the proportions
required. Such work requires the use
of acid and must be done in a man
ner to have the ingredients intimately
mixed. This cannot 'be done properly
with a shovel and sand screen, as fre
quently suggested by enthusiastic writ
ers, for the reason that the materials
are not always fine, some being lumpy,
while the moisture of the atmosphere
must also be considered. At the fac
tories expensive and heavy machinery
must be employed and mechanical mix
ers work the substances together for
hours. If such did not happen, the in
gredients in the bags would not be
uniform and the analyses would vary.
In fact, with all the improved appli
| ances used, it is very difficult to mix
the quantities for two bags exactly
alike. However, if farmers prefer to
mix the raw materials they must de
cide to use the best, employ experi
! enced laborers and be willing to de
j vote much labor to the work. —Phlla-
i aelphia Record.
THE WEEKLY NEWS, CARTERSVILLE, GA.
WHY IT’S “FLOWERY JAPAN,”
Tho Peony, I.otn* aid f liwrry Are of
Kuya! Kank.
With such titles as "ten thousand
times sprinkled with gold, and dis
c-veiled hair in morning sleep,”
fre-h in his memory, and coming from
a land where tho arrangement of
flowers is part of the education, it
Rirr* be something of a shock t.o the
ar.cse visiting this country to hear
the prcsiac names wo bestow on our
chrysanthemums and to find how resk
lessly Americans arrange bouquets.
He appreciates that as a nation we
are much less fond of flowers than
arc his people, and how little ihey
mean to us in life beyond the pleas
ing sensations produced by their
In auty. In Japan the arrangement
of them is pursued as an art, being
profoundly studied by men cf rank, i
philosophers and priests, besides |
learned and literary men, ladies of j
the aristocracy are allowed to prac- j
tice the art as being likely to inspire j
such estimable virtues as gentleness,
selfdeniai, forgetfulness or care and
spirituality. A lifetime is indeed not
too long for the Japanese, either man
or woman, to devote to an understand
ing of the subtile meaning conveyed
by flowers and the rigorous rules nec
essary to observe in producing with J
them the best artistic resuits.
In Japan the peony, although ac
knowledged to be the royal flower of
China, is still the favorite of the up
per classes. It is given on occasions
of importance the position of honor
on the dias in the principal recess,
never is it placed in the centre of
the room, nor on a shelf, and no other
flower is allowed to come near its
royal presence. Sometimes art dic
tates that two black twigs shall be
grouped behind it. the thought being
to enhance by contrast its abundant
life and beauty. The lotus flower also
is conceded to have royal national
rank and is called the King of Indian
flowers. On festive days the Japan
ese never use it, as they associate
it entirely with the spirit of the dead.
The royal flower of Japan, of course,
is the cherry blossom. The idea of
floral rank is one to which the Jap
anese are very sensitive and the es
tablished laws of precedence must he
closely adhered to in th arrange
ment of their flowers. To an Ameri
can it seems perhaps inexplicable
that they should have placed the pur
ple wistaria high above the white,
which they mostly exclude from their
compositions.
Irises stand very high in rank, but
are regarded as difficult of arrange
ment and therefore the most arbitrary
rules have been evolved for their
composition. With one large flower,
but three leaves are allowed, with
two flow-ers seven or 15 leaves are
used, thize flowers are furnished with
11 leaves.
So deftly are thoughts conveyed by
the arrangement of flow-ers in Japan
that often verbal messages are unnec
essary. In November the coquette
sends to her lover a leaf., or branch
of maple. “Take it.” he translates,
"her love has changed.”
On farev.-ell occasions those called
"returning flowers.” because they
bloom twice a year, are used to subtly
express the hope of a safe return.
Before people that a"e ill. blossoms
of a sturdy, vigorous growth are
placed that health and strength may
be suggested. Only very gay flowers
are strewn in profusion when supplli
eations are made for those in afflic
tion. Prayers for rain are accom
panied by large floral pieces so ar
ranged as to point from right to left
that the east wind bringing rain may
be honored, and very naturally the
reverse order typifying the west wind
is employed when fair weather is de
sired —Kansas City Star.
lii'Connoitrins in Africa.
Cattle —From the hilltop on which
we stand the cattle look like a num
ber of black dots on the veld, and
might be mistaken for a party of
horsemen if you are in a hurry:
Therefore be careful to make quite
certain before reporting. Watch them
closely with your glasses for 10 min
utes, or half an hour if necessary,
and by their movements you will
know them.
In a herd of South African cattle
there are usually several animals half
black and half white, so if such can
be detected you are not likely to mis
take them for horses.
Horses —A common sight, and one
which has occasionally led to false
reports, is a troop of mares and foals
grazing on the veld, and if these
should happen to be driven by a cou
ple of mounted natives you may easily
be mistaken by a casual glance
It Is difficult at a great distance to
discern whether the moving specks
are mounted or not; so, before report
ing a body of horsemen, watch them
till you are '-atisfied that there are at
any rate more than two mounted in
the troop.
If a t~oop of horses is seen gallop
ing toward or away from a home
stead or a dam. it is probable that
they are loose horses going to or from
water. Unbroken horses may often
be distinguished by the length of their
tails, though the Boers often ride
horses with uncut tails.
An English cavalry horse can usual
ly be distinguished by his size com
pared to the and the way in
which he carries his head.
A smau group of horses standing
together near some brush may indi
cate the presence of a scouting party,
and should therefore bo carefully
watched. If there is a white one
among the number you can see if it is
saddled, though a long way off. —
Longman’s.
Old maids evidently believe that
where singleness is bliss ’tis folly to bf
wives.
CHILDREN'S COLUMN
Tbr l’nortunal Mutton,
Oh, Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow;
Aud when the summer came its fleece
Would melt and downward flow.
Till on one sultry August day
This lamb so pure and white,
Alas, was melted quite away,
And wholly lost to sight.
—l’eter Newell, in Harper’s Magazine.
A Curious Sport.
The word “tobogganing” in most
minds is indissolubly associated with
blanket costumes and frosty w-eather;
but in Peralta a state in th£ Straits
Settlements, where blanket costumes
are unknown and where the weather
certainly isn’t frosty, there exists a
sort of distant relation cf this sport
which is probably not enjoyed in any
other part of the world.
There is a huge granite slope in
the course of a mountain river, down
which the water trickles about two
inches deep, the main stream having
carved out a bed by the side of the
bowlder. This rock, the face of which
has been rendered as smooth as glass
by the constant flow of the water dur
ing hundreds of years, the Malays—
men, womep. and children —have
turned into a toboggan slide.
Climbing to the top of the rock,
they sit in the shallow water, w-ith
their feet straight out and a hand on
each side for steering, and then slide
down the 60 feet into a pool of water.
This is a favorite sport on sunny morn
ings, as many as 200 folk being so en
gaged at a time, and sliding so quick
ly one after another or forming rows
of two. four, and even eight persons,
that they tumble into the pool a con
fused mass of screaming creatures.
now “ rightiiij; Mite” round His Sword.
General Hector Macdonald began
life as a draper’s assistant, but find
ing it too humdrum he went for a
soldier. This was quite to his liking.
He saw plenty of service, and be
cause he was fond of a scrimmage
they gave him his well-known nick- !
name. So good a soldier was he that j
he was promoted from the ranks —a j
rarer honor 20 years ago than it is j
now—and as lieutenant he went J
through the first Boer war. In the
disastrous battle of Majuba he lost
the clavmorc that had been presented
to him by his brother officers. After
the fight, Captain (afterwards Colonel)
P. F. Robertson, of the 92nd Gordon
Highlanders, had a talk at Newcastle,
in the Transvaal, with Joubert, the fa-'
mous Boer general, who died during
the second Boer war. Robertson was
curious to know why so many of the
British officers were killed, and Jou
bert told him the Dutch marksmen
took aim specially at them. The rea
son was that the officers were all rich
men who could come and go as they
pleased, whereas the “Tommies” were
all poor, and had to serve their time
and do their fighting, whether they
wished to or not, for that was how
they made a living. Moreover the
Boer farmers had. Joubert said, no
quarrel with private soldiers, and
didn’t want to kill a single one of
them. Then Robertson told Joubert
about Hector Macdonald and his lost
sword. “Ah,” said Joubert. “that
brave man must have his sword again.
I will search the Transvaal for it,
and offer £5 reward for it.” Joubert
did search, and found the sword in the
possession of a farmer, who, on learn
ing the story, parted with the clay
more without reward. “Fighting Mac”
had the pleasure of receiving his good
claymore from the hands of General
Joubert himself in the Dutch town of
Newcastle. —Cassell’s Little Folks.
A Knee.
Fred was almost asleep. He had
been traveling on the cars for nearly
two days; and all of this second day
they had been crossing the plains of
Montana, where they had been very
little to interest a boy of 10 outside
the car windows.
But, just as his head was beginning
to droop in a sleepy nod, Cousin Ar
thur took hold of his arm, and said:
“Do you see that pony standing be
side the car? That is a real cowboy’s
pony.”
Fred was awake in a moment, and
he looked out of the window eagerly.
The train had stopped at ?. station,
but there were no buildings to be seen
except the depot and one other small
frame house.
The pony was standing quite near
the car. his head stretched out and
the reins hanging down toward the
ground.
“When the cowboy throws the reins
over the pony’s head,” said Cousin
Aruthur, “the pony knows that he is to
stand still, just as our horses stand
still when they are tied.”
“Why don’t the cowboys tie their
ponies?” asked Fred, curiously.
“What would they tie them to?”
asked Cousin Arthur; and then Fred
laughed at his own question, for as
far as he could see in any direction
there was not a bush or a post in
sight, to say nothing of a tree or a
fence.
“The ponies understand." said Cous
in Arthur, “and one that has been
trained will not move when he is left
that way.”
Just then the whistle blew for the
train to start; and. as it whistled, a
cowboy, the owner of the pony, dashed
out of the little frame building and
jumped upon the pony’s back.
He wore a broad felt hat. a bright
red shirt, r. bandanna handherchief
tied lonselv around h’s neck, and a
pair of leather breeches with the hair
left upon that part of the leather
which formed the front of the legs.
Around his waist was a cartridge-belt,
with two big “six-shooters” fastened
to it. Fred watched him with wide
open eyes.
When he jumped ro suddenly into
tho saddle, the pony placed its four
feet close together and began to
“buck.” The motion that it made was
like that of a rocking-horse, only it
was net nearly so smooth. First its
four fret struck the ground together,
then its back feet; and as they went
as fast as he could make them go
right in the same spot, and as he kept
his head and tail down as close to his
feet as possible, it took a very good
rider to keep in the saddle.
Fred laughed heartily at the comical
sight, and at the same time wondered
how the cowboy could keep on. But
he did.
Presently he struck his spurs into
the pony’s sides, and w-ith one great
plunge he started off. The train had
started, too; and for a mile the cow
boy and his pony kept up with the
train.
Fred grew more and more excited
as the race kept up; and. when at Inst
the cowboy drew rein and the plucky
little pony dropped behind, Fred got
up and waved his cap. Then he
dropped back into his seat, but you
may be sure he was not sleepy for
some time after that.—Julia D.
Cowles, in the Youth's Companion.
Ynutliful L!fc.avprf,
In a paper in the St. Nicholas, on
"Life-Savers, Old and Yov-ig.” Gustav
Kobbe tells of the remarkable doings
of half a dozen young boys and girls.
Among those not connected with the
Government service who have received
medals for saving or aiding to save
life are a number much younger than
the average age of this student crew.
One of the first girls thus honored was
Edith Morgan of Hamlin,Michigan, who
endeavored with her father and broth
ers to row in a northerly gale and
heavy sea to a vessel capsized three
mile.s out. When the boat was forced
back, Edith aided in clearing a track
through the logs and driftwood for the
surf-boat, which had meanwhile been
summoned, and also helped launch the
boat. On a previous occasion she had
stood in snow- six hours helping the
life-savers w-ork the whip-line of the
beach apparatus.
Edith Clarke, when 16 years old, and
a pupil in a. convent, of Oakland. Cali
fornia, plunged into Lake Chabot to
rescue a companion who, in wading on
the treacherous margin, had disap
peared in 60 feet of water. Edith
seized the unconscious girl, and keep
ing her head above water with one
arm, paddled with the other, and trod
water until r. boat came to tho rescue.
Marie D. Parsons of Fireplace, Long
Island, New York, w r as only 10 years
old when, seeing a man and a child
swept off a pleasure-boat by the boom,
and observing that the child clung to
the man so that the latter could make
no headway, she sprang into a small
boat and reached the spot just in time
to save these two lives.
Maud King, when only 13 years old,
saved three lives off Castle Pickney,
the lighthouse depot in Charleston har
bor. At the time there was a south
west gale and a heavy sea. In a fu
rious squall, which added impetus to
the gale, a yawl containing three men
and a boy w r as capsized. The
boy managed to swim ashore;
but the two men got only as
far as the piles of the wharf.
There they hung, too exhausted to
climb up, while the third man, unable
to swim, clung to the yawl. Maud,
notwithstanding her mother's protests,
prepared unaided, to launch a small
boat in the boisterous sea. But she
was joined by her aunt, Mrs. Mary
Whiteley, and, together, this brave
girl and her aunt rescued the imjieriled
men.
Frederick Kernochan, when only 10
years old, sprang into the Navesink
river and rescued a woman. Henry F.
Page of Schenevus, New York, is also
one of the lads who at 10 years old
have been honored with dfe-saving
medals. Fully dressed, he plunged in
to a miil pond and saved one of his
playmates who had suddenly found
himself in deep water.
William B. Miller, 1?, years old, of
Elkton, Maryland, showed he had a
cool head as well as a brave heart by
the rescue of his companion who had
stepped from shallow water into a
deep hole. When. William seized the
drowning lad. the latter began to
struggle, and it was a toss-up whether
William’s life would be sacrificed o 1
not. But, with great adroitness, he,
while swimming, lifted the struggling
hoy to a tree-trunk which protruded
into the river, and thus saved both
his companion’s life and his own.
When the “O. M. Bond” of Oswegc
was stranded an eighth of a mile out
from Rcndeau, Ontario, and the crew
was hanging half perished, in the rig
ging, Walter Claus, a lad who lived
upon a farm not far away, made four
trips out to the wreck through the rag
ing sea in a small boat, and by his own
exertions saved the entire crew.
These young rescuers were inspired
by the noble impulse to risk their lives
for the lives of others. Their exploits
awaken not only the gratitude of those
whom they saved, hut the admiration
of all to whom knowledge of their he
roism may come. The age of chivalry
has by no means gone by; for what
can be more truly chivalrous than the
deeds of these young heroes and her
oines of our coast?
MiKsouri Ken’s Kart Sprit
A Missouri hen has laid an egg on
which was etched. “Prepa’’' for the
end is neer.” Evidently the society
for the prevention of erueltv to ani
mals showld investigate that Missouri
canard that the spelling reform roso
luiton had been adopted by the Na
tional Educational association.—
Louisville Courier-Journal.
THE'-'-
Colored Hnrlar*.
Colored burlaps is a splendid ma
terial for dining-room and hall por
tieres where durability, inexpsnsivo
ness, and dust-shedding qualities, as
well as rich hues, a-c desirable. The
deep full blue is very handsome and
the deep old gold pleasant, and attrac
tive to tho eye. The solid, single color
is best where the wall paper is figured
and the carpet also; but where the
carpet is very subdued. Mat is. shows
no vivid coloring and no pronounced
pattern, some of the burlaps figured
with sields and dragons is very har
monious.—The Ladies’ World.
Cloth for Tea-tahlp,
A novel cover for the afternoon tea
table is made of Jananese napkias.
Four of the napkins, all alike, are
joined together, side by side, to form
a square, on a foundation of white
cotton cloth. Around the edge is then
sewn a fringe, also made of napkins of
the same pattern. This fringe is mad*
by folding each napkin once across
the middle, and then slashing to with
in an inch or two of the crease. The*-
cuts are hardly more than a quarter
of an inch apart, and enough is left
uncut for the seam and to make ail
firm below. The colors predominat
ing in the cloth in mind were helio
trope and green, and the effect w;i3
very dainty.
The Kitchen-Garden.
Whether the “garden” be a. two-acre
plot or a city hack yard 20x30 feet,
there are certain things that should
be planted for the infinite comfort de
rived through the summer from such
provision. Herbs come first, that gar
nishings and soup or sauce flavors
may always be at hand.
If besides the place fcr herbs there
be space for a fair-sized garden, let
preference be given to cucumbers,
which are good only when freshly
picked; tomatoes, and about three
plantings, two weeks apart, of lettuce
and radishes, which a ,- e wholesome
only when fresh. If more space still
be at command, give the next choice
to green beans of the stringless va
riety, and corn, both of which are so
much better if freshly gathered; then
peas, carrots (a most delicate vege
table when small), beets and okra.—
Ella Morris Kretschmar. in t h e Wom
an's Home Companion.
The Disposal of Kitchen Wastes.
In a village where there is no ash
man the disposal of kitchen wastes
as well as ashes is always a vexed
question. Kitchen refuse which a pig
will not consume cannot be burned or
cremated by the quantity in the coun
try as it is in the city, where refuse
is carefully separated, and what is of
no other use is burned. It is injurious to
burn moist waste in the kitchen range
or furnace. It requires an extrava
gant use of coal to do so, and it pro
duces a very disagreeable odor. The
odor of burning garbage is so intoler
able that it it strictly nrohibited in
villages where the houses are near
together.
In the country, where there is room,
the best ’ ay of disposing of any
waste, like bones, old woollens or any
thing that shows by its odor when
burning that it contains nitrogen, is
to bury it in a deeD pit fo*- fertilizer.
Almost anything but metal can be
treated in this way, and if each time
a consignment of waste is buried it
is covered with twice as much wood
ashes as there is waste anti garbage,
and about five times a- much earth, it.
gives no evidence of itself. It should
be buried about a year, and when it is
thoroughly rotted in this wav jt will
make a good fertilizer. If there are
not enough wood ashes about the
premises, mix one part of quicklime
and one part of common salsoda in
every five parts of waste, and five
times as much soil as there
is waste. The amount of kitchen
waste to bo disposed of in a
family is not large if dry “litter”
about the grounds is burned. The
wastes treated as we have said will
make an excellent fertilizer for the
flower garden, and yields wonders of
bloom and fragrance for very little
trouble. Soil must be very liberally
mixed with this comnost when it is
dug up. for it is too rich for ordinary
fertilization.—New York Tribune.
'M?'' R£C/P£S
Salmon Loaf—Butter n bread pan;
line it with warmed cooked rice sea
soned with salt; fill the centre with
cold cooked salmon, flaked; season
with salt, pepper, lemon juice and
grated nutmeg. Cover with rice and
steam one hour. Serve with egg
sauce.
Fruit Cookies —One and a half cup
fuls sugar and butter worked to a
cream, add three eggs, half cupful mo
lasses, one teaspoon?’’! soda dissolved
in a little cold water, one cunful rai
sins seeded and chopped, one cupful
currants, one teaspoonful salt and all
kinds of spices.
Raisin Filling Cake —One cupful of
sugar, one-third cupful of butter, one
half cupful of milk, two eggs, reserv
ing one white; two cupfuls of flour,
two even teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der, two-thirds cf a ounful of stoned
and chopped raisins. Bake in layers.
Put'together with a plain icing, which
has one-half cupful of chopped rai
sins stirred in.