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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 5. 1890.
FARM AND GARDEN.
The TkjjcgtijU’B aik* Its frleudsltojiend abort,
practical Mien to this department. The era
of brotherhood has «l*wxitd. lei ita Influence
be manifested in thine column*, aet apart for
the Interchange of fciraxostious and experiences
tririci,’ U[/oa t e firm and farm me.
The scarecrotv,
From Wide Awslcc,
It was a regular scarecrow rain,
Slade oa the old and well k nown plan—
X trim of «tlrk, In a satb forlorn
That »tood cn guard iu that f.ald of eorw
And, indeed, it made the old farmer araile
Aa h# put it up aud whiatled the while.
That it tickled Ida laucy t
Would catch a glimpse an
Well, two black crowa «at off on a tree.
,'nd the youDR crow aa'd to the o.a one: set!
Now What if that ir ghtful thing oat there?
It*« enongr. anr hom-at crow io aoare?"
But the old crow chuckled and then looked
wi>e.
Shook to bit feather* * Q d blinked hi* eyes.
Something tickled him, bnt if 'twn* a Jok#
His votes didn't show it when be »p ke,
A* lookioa down at the younger crow
He said* “Wfcat 1b it? Ah! don't jrou knowr
“Why that as we wise ones all suppose,
I* ihe special patron saint of the♦; rows,
We watch lor bis coming every ye r
To tell r heu the Feast ol Corn Is here.
See bow be sun la aithliis arm* ftretched out*.
He is calling the c'om t Uout all about.
Such a kino Invitation is most alluring—
So very cordial and vea*surinr!
I think we had belt* rtcc-pf. don tyour'
* ' — *-*» net
p.idrat sed lias appUed him»elf e’o«ely to
in-entire far . r,; for tl.e aits x y-ar .
He has made a specie ty of building up
pour liras lands, nr.tl selected for t".at pur
ple fifty acres which, wilhout the aid of
fertilizers, wouhHx t have produced wore
than three hundred pound* of need cotton
prr acre with first* Itss cultivation-one-
sixth of a bale ordinarily.
Last yesr he raised on these fifty acres
alone forty*two IVes of cotton, reatiy
packed, esch weighing 600 founds and
worth in the market $*»5. How did he do
thfo? Mainlr by the skillful u oof cotton
seed nreal and acid phosphate. He adhere*
to other pr*c.ical poin • also wbieff rank
him with the most note-1 farmers of the
state; w tie rows, fl*.t and shallow cultiva
tion and seltct se«d.
By a close selection of the fittest he has
pro<lnrei * variety of cotton wb’clt yrlds
a pound of sted ro ton to erery sixiy Lolls.
Sixteen bundled pounds of thiaseed cotton
will make 500 pound* of lint.
I fan y I hesr some of our readers aay,
“Do not these fertilia-rs cost ar much as
the extra yield of cotton?’* The cotton
»eei from there f rty-tvo b le* was sold
list year, and the m u**y derived from said
stie amoun ed to nearly enough to pay for
the fertilizers which had been applied to
the fifty acres. The axle amounted to only
$25 less than the fertilizers.
What does Mr. Clark’s success prove?
That by the operation of a ono horro farm
by tliiry acres conducted as above, we
xui*,ht reasonab'y expect a yield of twenty
fire ha/e-1 f cotton and enough seed toko.-p
up tbe fertilizers.
Over beyond tbe prairie on the red table
lands or on the goody receding hillsides
this w. y of sandy loam aed pebble, upon
ihe gurdttg stream of Talltwassee or the
stagnate pools of BigSwanp, wbc o wav
ing uei i otus now vies with the bluegrass
o' Kentucrr, down in the valley ol the
Alabama, all of the black belt intensive
farmer* will testify that the above results
are true-, tl at tn?rgy and thought brings
its dua rewards.
I'**ful Trinket* for Farmers*
From the German tow n Telegraph.
Many formers and gardeners are not
aware how tnauy useful trinket* they can
purutas* at hardware stores for only a few
cen a each, when tiny often pay a profes
sional meJi.»n»c an txoruitam price for a
similar article, or tor doing a little job
which tin ingenious boycoulddo if be had
tbe tools ana nece.vary nu ertals. For o
cents one can buy n good diamond-pom ed
awl, which are mail? of several size-*, for
making holes in leather na.oess, when it is
t'.esira’j e to make any slight repairs. A
stitch In time will not only sive nine, but
may prevent a deranging runaway c.tu-
tr.»phe. if only a stuall auiouut of sewing
•s to be done, out* can pur hase brat lacing
or strong Lather string*, which arc made
of dogtkia on purpose for facing machine
tielts, or lor seeing with an awl. Anotuer
kind of valuable trinket f r raendiLg w.n-d,
iron nnd leather coutfoti of copper me s
of various si--h and lengths, with neat little
washers to fit ibe au.ail c als, if one
brisk* a lea-her trace or a br.echtngstrap,
the rupture can be nea.ly repaired in a lew
miuu.es, at the ttna f cost of oufy cne or
uo cent-. Ihiae iivets cau be purchased
by ih-.* pound or less, r in papers, aud aie
very va*u -b e for splicing leather belts, or
any oiIa f pieces of leather. At moat haul*
ware shows one can punbase Joither
punches of any desired size lor a few cents
»ach. Carriage, tire and machine bolts of
nuj desired rise aud length, trorn au eighth
ut an inch to two in diMU- ttr, can Le oa-
laioed by tbe harf dvx^u at Very Jow
piic s. Nu h lofts may bo used iu many
places as rivets; then is tbe timber shrinks
the uuti can be tcrewe.t up tight and wuii
ur better etlcciihau with rivets.
Farmirs iuquently pay a blacksmith a
dollar lor doing a siusll j>b, wmth any
rain if oidinaiy lutellig* me could do in a
few mihut’f, ii bo would expand that dul-
far for « few hi • «ud bjiU. A farmer, the
owner of over luO acres of l .od, came to
my houee, itiorc than a mile distant, to
borrow a small bit that cosl 2? teats. 1 was
a mile from h<
another mile to
And down to the field of coru tber flew.
The Animals to Winter.
John M. Stab!, In Indiana Farmer.
I believe that if we will consider tbe
matter carefully 75per cent, of us will Gad
that even yet we have more animals than
we can afford to winter. Some of us will
find that we have more animals than the
food and shelter we can command will
winter in first-class condition. It c»n
hardly be necessary for me to argue that
when we find ourselves in this pndica-
ment we should not he i.ate to tell i 3* uni*
male ami! we have ooly the number that
we can feed and shel-er well. There can
be no profit in ‘wintering an animal that
g.ins but indifferently. Toere ia the lor-*
of all the feed and shell* r and care given
it when it holds its awn only, ie»s lie
value of i<a mtuure, and the loss is yet
heavier when lie animal is t)lonc 1 to lote
flesh auy lime during tbe winter; apd tbe
lu* is n *t r< dneed sny by the v auimal re*
placing tbe fir h lust.
But we may bi d that we cannot afford
to winter all the animals wr« have, al
though we have abundance of food and
shelter for them. No matter how much
food and shelter we have, sec moot aflor !
to keep an unpn fi able an mif; and (be
t robabilides are tuat many of us. if we
rep a clot- Ja ount of expense and re
ceipts, kooe that some an*ui* s wnl not
yield a profit during ta« ex|ansive season
of gram Ledi ig and sheltering. We can
not afiord to keep such animals; aed we
cao easily buy in their me«d anima s that
will yie'd a handaome return fur their
Wintering
la fnc% we may eafely go a step farther
ands>y mat we cannot afford to ke-p an
animal that, though yielding a profit, i
not »o profiutb e aa anoth* r animal th tt we
might have. The largest profit ia noae too
large; t*n<i only tue un«it pr- fivXblc animals
are (he one* we can afford lo winter. Why
i- i ii an animat that wilt pay only bn dot*
-r* for hs wintering wheu we can have
».ne at very little m ire cost (hat wifi pay
twenty dollars for i a wintering?
Many of us are t *o much di*po ed
hold ou to old animals. Naturally we f-c
. come ac-uatomnl o animals that are long
on tl e i lace • si d, a bile I be-feve in ke« j»-
ing and fee iog well a worn out horse that
has-served uvweii while be bad attetiglh
f ir work, w« cannot cvrrjr *emi went loo
far; tspecislly must we not a low it to
Woik injustice to our fatuiliev, tn*i when a
cow or hog become* too old for p'ofit the
thing to do is to dispose of it. F >r that
mViU:,.: ;hcu!d sot ■*!» until the ani
mal has become unpn & rule. As soon as
!• hi* j»“*d ih« uoiot of its 1 «rrrs; profit,
we should make preparations to dtspo e of
iu This poiat comes earlier than most ol
na suppose.
Young aafmifa make the mo*t gain on
tbe tau t am -unt of food. Prof Henry,
tuan whom there is no better nuihorfty ou
stock letding, and in whom the practical
and the scientific are so happily combined,
concludes bis report of steer-fading exper
iments as follows: "Careful ftedt-r* aud
experimenters know that, other things be
ing Mjua), a jouog anima) m ikes much
better gales for agivea amount of feed
tban an old one. Farmers cannot be too
careful on the point of put lng their feed
and money into young cattle and avoiding
old ones.” The hog feeding experiment*
of Prof. Sanborn—tbe most careful and
exhaustive y*t madi—jhowed very clearly
that from the sime amount of food young
swine uud>> a much greater gain thun olu
swine. The animals to winter are not old
Some animals are never highly profita
ble. Pre-natal cauise or circumstances
touch-ng them whi^young have made
them inferior. Of en ibis inferiority is
cot clearly shown until the animals nave
attained a considerable age. But when
ever the inferu-rity is manifest is the time
to get riil of fbem. Delay only increases
the injury. Certainly they chould not be
carried tbmogb the expensive winter sea
son. The animals to winter are not infe
rior but superior ones.
There isano her clan of animals that we
cannot afiord to bep upon our farms, al
though they make en ugh gain or yield
en' t:gh milk, or do enough work for the
food and shther they receive. They a»e
ilbnatiirtd animals. We cannot afford,
.’e-Uifliy, to use aueh for breeding pur
pcses, fur their fault will be t-anamatid to
their offspring. Nor can we afiord to keep
tktm for the harness, for the shambles, or
for the dairy, the ill-natured hone U
kicking and injuring its fellows or other
animals; the ill-natured slcei gores its fel
lows or other animals. The ill-na*ured
animal is, as long ss kept tipco the fsrm, a
menace to the safety of tha other beasts, it
r.ot to human beings, and although it docs
not kill or seriously iejure sn animal, we
nevertheless cannot afiord to ketp it. It
drive* the other animals from their food
and drink; worriea flesh oft them; delay*
watering and feeditg them; aud innsis on
having Uree times the eptc in the shelter
that it needs. Tne tll-nttured animals, eo
far superior in other par i*-ulara that it U
we l io keep them, are very rare indeed. It
is a rule, wi h so Uw exceptions thet they
seed cot be ion- d -re-1, that the animals lo
a inter are not ii -natuted animals.
Intensive Fatra*ng In Alabama.
Billy Barley tn Horn* and Form.
Tbe giant oak and the hickory, the wal
nut—In short, the mighty lores —was laid
low long ago by the hardy pioneer, when it
fiouriabed in ante-bellum days. Cotton,
com, os U, wheat and a h* tt of tbe p -ducts
of mother earth were abundantly harvested
by tlo.’DSof *« il. Bio«ly rreep ng years
£r -dually westward the virgin oil t y t ie
c < natant cro j ** of cereals and lie fl ecy at a- '
pie. The u. happy mults of t! o civil w*r i
stsgr a ed 1 or vim an*l enc gv tor a t.ui -,!
is she poudertd ov«rtnepas , fraught w*th i
lor; aJoeaof J*«truciioTj. Liwsm *n»u» wimm ninvaru, wiusi
But let us u aw the ved, remove the 1 talent gees from outward inward. Ta c-nt
y vapor wut«Ji h » bio oed over the | t,nds its models and tnelhods an t ends in
valleys fwtw«cti the viotcla i l*il s. As the ; so-.-iety, exists for exhi itioii and pet t to
sun p'-urs in its golden r.y« cl *ult i-*ck \ tli-soui only f»r poser to work; Linius
at L*r :■ *i Ir. . th^>a d; loam an t Lro d is it* own end an t draws its meat.* iwi-i
r - ; prairit * Alitough a Lula w.ak the style of r.a arcl ftecttir** from within.
at.il u l.tt!e worn, a twtc;»ml.eof welcome p;oing ao-oadonl for uJirnco snd a cc-
a-.-) hot »• * •••.' •“ , ou .» tnvit-i v-.u to at. r . as wv a*:ap» our vr ire and phra-e
lie * »i ot'ief* I i hf inte*.Mvefsrmer> - to the distance and cha-ad-i of li«- ear
, : ii,r • - be: , wio flourish tike the! u*. speak lo. All yuesr 1 arning of ah
gr*ea fay . | lie*racure ■ *
Ju-t*»v*r '>ejord the capital city there jant.cliwto me of its thoughts or ex-
i* a lAfx i, f i ft* awoed bv Mr. | pteem.'.* tn I yrl eacn is natural ana
A Ire. ]C Cisrk. He is an aerrcnltaral 1 familiar as household
TJ1E HOUSEKEEPER,
IIopsewirKav: It means knowledge of all
mans, and rncm, and balms and fpices, or
ALL THAT IS HXALINO AND SWERT IX QROVES
AND SAVOEY IX MEAT. C'AEXrCLNESS, IXVEXT*
I VAN ESS, AXD WILUVOXESS, AND READINESS OT
At i'LIANCES. IT MEANS TUB ECONOMY Of YOCB
GUF.AT GRANDMOTUKF, *
> THE SCIENCE OF MOD-
Wheu the Hear Onca tSaihor ut Home,
Wo speak, we speak of tlie loved and lost
Who h »ve rune to the land above.
are crossed
yearning In'’h«*li and cot.
And ovr darlioxs arc not dead.
Tbe voire of thstr melody wanders free
Tnro' tbe wall o> our broken song;
And tbe gleam of toefr siH>wy roU-s we see
Wheu the earth grows d«rk * ith wrong;
We feel the touch •*/ a vanfsbed hand.
That thrli.ed in th days of|>o
We spesk when the work of the day is done
Of the daw ia* by snd by.
And number our trntsure* one by one
of tbe me. tirg there will be
Wheu tbe good *
1 city b«
To the city beyoud the t
beautiful all go home
TTake
It is Siircttk.
To prerant this entertainment success-
fully requires some little expenditure of
time ou the part of the hostess, but she
may easily fled willing aids at this season
of leisure. Let her first n quest a dt z?n
or more of,her friends to prepare some
simple, ioexpen*iv« article of fancy work,
or a itnail grit which may be purchased in
a small country store, an! let this be
wrapped up careluby in a paper parcel or
box. The onlv otter rrqaisi e of tbe
game is a supply of rather •ircng cord in
long piece 5. Several balls cl cord or
twine may doubtless be found at the vil
lage itore.
l ie one of tbe prixs packages firmly tc
one end ol the cord, snd, haring sec j red a
room which not be opened until the en
tertainment begins, conceal the parcel in
tome easily found nook, perhaps b -hir d a
pic ure or under the table, or underneath
the chair (cat, taking care to fasten it well
in l:s place of h ding. Now, as your bill
of cord slowly uurolls, wind it ab<m» chsir
hg-, door knobs, to the chat d. Iter, the
top? of pic-ure frames, to curtain cornices
aud lauikn quit s, anywhere at all, Lut fot
it ex end to all p»rtsof the room, and
when the line Is of g od length fasUn the
end to tbe door kuob, for convenient e,
un.il the others are arranged. If you
have several colon of cord, so much the
better.
Treat each package, whether full or
empty, in the same way. A half d z -n
ladies will arrange the cords together, %n-i
wl.»n you havo i reportd as many cords ss
y ;u -isve iuTilcd gu sts, twin rg and in-
i rtw n • tiie-ii i.t t-.'-ry p -• :».** nr im-
i) ?‘tble nay, the' room wul l*w»k like a
lab in h of strong cubweSs. Very great
ia»t mu-t be tak-n to s cure the cord to
the package, and to tie or otherwise safely
cot;lice il in l«» hiding i.l-cp. otherwise
y ur labor end the pleasure ol your guests
v itlbekst. When a number of cords,
twenty-fire or thirty, we wi 1 say, have
bein arrange), th**y msy le kept t ge:her
iuaYaiittyof wa.-a until nud-d. The
r»K;m may suygn»t ihe.best arraegement
for each hostess. If e«ch is, in turn,
wound around a reel or large #p o', or it
at) be wouid lege her on ote ball, they
may be easHy unrolled. When tbe door
is open for ttx cacti*, to t?in »nm i*
K'iven the en 1 of a < -r-1, ai d L« it dirteted
lo follow the line, winding as he g'-ea
until he r» a
or t: iny peop’e are thus engaged
A little ammonia io iq d watei will
soft -n and cleanse the skin.
Spirits of ammonia will often relieve a
severe headache.
Door plates (hould be cleansed by rub
bing with a cloth wet In ammonia and
If the color bos been taken out of silks
by fruit Maine ammonia will utually re
store the color.
To brighten carets, wipe them with
warm water in which hat been poured a
few drops ef ammonia.
One or two tableepoonfols of ammonia
added to a pail of nrs.ter will clean win
dows better loan soap.
A few drops in a cupful of warm water,
applied care/oily, will remove spots from
paintings acd chromos.
Oreuse spots may be taken out with weak
am-eonia in wafer; lay soft white paper
over and iron with a hot iron.
Wheu acid of anv kind get* on clothing,
spirits of ammonia will kill it. Apply
cnlcroform to restore the color.
Ke-p nickel, silver ornaments and
mounts bright by rubbing with a woolen
cloth ta'u ated with spirits of ammonia.
Old brats may be cleaned to look like
new by pouring strong ammonia on it and
scrubbing with a scrub brush; rinse in
clear water.
A tahtapoonful of ammonia in a gallon
of warm water will often restore colors in
carpets; it will aho remove whitewash
from them.
Yellow etaioM left by sewing machine oil
on white may be removed by rubbing the
spot with a cloth wet with ammonia be
fore washing with soap.
L qual parts of ammonia snd turpentine
will lake paint out of clothing, even if it
be bard and dry. Saturate the spot as
often as necessity and wash out in soap
suds.
Put a tesspoonf ul of ammonia in a quart
of water, and wash your brushes and
combs in this and all grease snd dirt will
disappear; r.nse, shake, and dry in the sun
or by the fire.
It those who perspire freely would ure a
little ammouia in the water they baths ia
every day, it would keep thfir flesh clean
and sweet, doing a* ay with any disagreea
ble odor.
Flannel and blankets msy be soakeddna
pail of water containing one tnbleep jonful
ot ammonia and a little suds. Bub as little
ss possible, and tiny will be white and
clesn aud will uot shrink.
One teaepoonfnl of ammonia to a tea
cupful of water will clean gold or silver
j welry; and a few drops of clear aaua
an>-in< ni.t rubbed on the underside of aia*
mon> s will e’e m them immediately, mak
ing them very brilliant.
A Flrtureaqne A tintr.
Autumn leaf lunch*on#, says the New
York Sun, are tremendously popular just
now among tbe country c-ittagers wh * r»-
fu<e to b.2 allured cityward until driven
from their retreats by the first bi.ing trusts
of winter, the men have most of them re
turned to their business tfiu-ts and club-,
so tbe gtrls e'e t mid :ay and aiternoons in'
which to frolic, aud get up many charm-
it g Lasts and fetching toilets so ely for
their own delectation. A very pictureiau*
sfi'.-.ir was given at Mnnnt D„**ert the otner
day by a prospective debutante, who enter
tained fourteen buds p eparing to bloom
tor the season of *D0-’91. It being the fot
of October, d-coratums and cottuuita were
eloqu nt of the glories of fall foliage. Or-
oatueotiog tbe Center ol the highly pol
ished mahogany table was a white silk
square on which a gold spider web bad
be n etched in fl its with richly ( n>d au
tumn leaves that had the appearance ol
Ufng csrrlctsly caught in the yellow all-
Abigbmlof Buhemisn amber was
OUR YOUNG FOLKS
i Yri . - . fi'Dd with superb yel.'ow plaints of the
• f r '*• '• htn . , lWc ?. l - r fall bl >wn gohwn rod, artistically arranged
... J *agxd in di«- with cluster*of Aiming maple. Tbecrvstal
entic.. ng.Ld urcrMun* um; cerJ. an l nin „ vne s n ,.n uw , nd rcil ; tU ,
Ib« rajm p ..nt. a 11*.I, apptanBOfc | Mftlef cqrioa.ir.nonib.... la tr.rr r«-
' rying shade of leaf b own, dec*rate-i by
K ;:h is intc'bi cn fi'tding his own prize,
and all lor s o( amudrg mishaps occur.
When * psvkzgr is louud ail the seek-
r*ad bTlMd to travel : *™ » ,lu V J tr 1 "V in i hr ‘ r , t *‘ k 10
me, then another mile > lotpect it and congraiolate th* finder. 4
back to ray In tue, a lourth mile back to - 11 hat flashed bis own cobweb is
hia home, and two more miles to return the ! * IJ f rl 7 1>,rk V p . aoy i °'k* r which may
bit, making over stx milwof ac ual travel J h ■** Lce “ drupiod inadvertently. Rules
on tout—about as far os he w.isreipriitd to I fi'Xiblr, and raav be grestlv varied to
travel when ploughing half an acre. | ih*ocoubn atd the eg* of the p«r-
Fwruiers should f*nt more hrsics iuto their ! Aty one may rntimste to the
operations. They shou d cxerci-e th.ru- ho ^* to •horn the coni leading to for
reives to repair their tools ami implements P r,ZJ ^ “ fn f! l# 1X012 ^ ,s
nnd keep alltheir appliances ingoud woik-, **** *rnn;r,l ibe dtscnurgling may oo-
log order. Call uot on another, through ^npy two. cr *ven three nour».--IIelcn ii.
pride or lor pcif, to do what is easy for
dignified self.
North in ^cpieml cr Wide Awake.,
(*ood IItut- Cor Hrldca.
Mrs. Motion Ii LwUes* n^m- Journal.
From time immemorial tbo bridc’sgrvn
In the yard of a farm-house stands an ! bat foen white; acd if oce conld
immensettpplctree. ItuioglMiUbran h-.|cu)r hire 3 tlmple oulJn Imck is
with tho»o of an elm, and the two shufo teems cs il it onght to be of that pure
the yard and the entrance to the house, tone, because her own heart is thought lo
The apple tree ia an extraordinary bearer J *> as cfonn and white wisher gown,
of awett apples—the most lu-cious sweet The white gown and ths oraege blo-soms
apples ths world has ever seen— larue, pip- " ■
pin-shaped, and yellow ai gold. The va
riety is unknown. It is tu early one, for
th* tree is at least thirty-five year* old.
The f/olt i* called "butter apples’* by some
q-k-'i
* I \
*-.l the
i fr.ut U
an 1 f
It's the thing you tcav* undone,
Whlt-h gives yon a btt of heartache
At the ►eijiDE of the sun.
Tbo lender words forgotten
'1 he letter you did not writs,
Th« flower you might have sent, d'-ar,
At: your haunting ghosts to-night.
The store you might have lilted
Out of * brother » way
The bit of bearthorae counsel
1 were hurrie-i t; o mu* h to say.
tt rot
iith troubles enough ot your own.
These little a**t» ef kiwdness,
Eo easily out of min.’s
The e cbances to be ai.-rvl*
Which e
They conn H
Koch chill n-proechfnl wrsltb,
When hope is faint and (U.-giug,
And a blight has dropped ou faith.
For life is all too short, dear,
And sorrow i* a’ 1 too gr ? *,
Toyaffi r our stow r .rapM--i m
the talented young fos'eas with wilt helio
trope, Michacima* pvd* o' i'ca her
ing milk weed, acd tinted »prazs of briar,
Tiny crimson leaves il ated in the amber
fiojerbowls that risttd on doylies dupli
cating the spider w«b ernter piece. The
cecu cards were of cirded silk, cut red
mlo>cd to r-pritent a sprsy of tnsplr.
Each leaf was a picture in i'self, bearing
the name of a single di:h, end teing at
tached t't the main branch by realistic
ste-ns of rubber, it looked is Lbooch they
ImLwi frrtkly broken from the tree, j fish,
snd at tbe covers they accr mpscied big unr party had been up and out iu the
corsage bouquets of write lilac klirbsel- i Luat for hour/. They nal hrought hack
ran- daisies Each course was significant! with them a goodly lot of fish, und pres-
of the season, and were Introduc'd in beds i cntly tho lung board was spread with
ot late field tlowara, uatil tbe Icrs esme oa 1 snowy limm, and iteter did n br. ak/ait
to rrmied gucsis of tho horvrstiag time ia tasio so good. Then m tho i.oat and
shravr* and sickles, horns of plenty, filled away across to tho opp silo alwretoa
wi:h frnits, clusters of shaded leaves and tueioti field, with permissiou to lake all
tiny ti^ires of the gnddess Ceres. This j truit wo wanted. You should, have
cji"pliment lo the wauiog year vu car 1 seen thnt boat when We cuiuo home. Wi
ried oat in the many striking toilets worn, j had l.aded it, aLd there were melout/
The hne'ees w?s in green and yellow silk, enough, wi h hearts npo, red and lu-
r slow r
* until
the thli
It’s the ihlug you l**ave uudon .
Which gives you the bi ter heartache
At the lettfug cf tbe suu. —.'•elected.
how vTe^mpTo our.
Mary A. Denison in Tbo Watchman.
There is nothing of all my summer
outings so pleasant as the recollection of
the time when I camped out with soma
friends ou the Virgiua shore, souio fifty
miles from Washington. An invalid, I
looked forward to the experience) with
an inward trembling, but l h.dmndo
up my nund to go, and stubbornly re
st ted every endeavor of my shattered
nerves to dissuade me from uiy purpose.
Wo packed our tent*, camp beus, cook
ing uteruUs, chairs, trunk', etc., on tho
bout which was to a company ut, and
th- steward and owe passenger sent in jL
The passenger was u splendid Newfound
land dog. with a face in which intel-
ligenco aud canine beauty were rarely
combined, and Wus to do guard duty in
our new seushoro and woo Hand borne.
The rest of us embarked in the steamer,
aud arrived at too Into an hour to stmt
our ramp. However, wo were given
kindly shelter by tbo host of the only
hotel tin re, and tho next day wo coin
menced operations early.
Our first inovo was to choose a si e
worthy of the occasion. Tltii we found
under tho spreading i ranched of a mighty
umbrella tree, whoso foliage in somo
places was sr thick that it defied sun nnd
rain alike. Our Loard floor complete I,
tlv u began tt e work of ra sing the tents.
Is there any prettier right than a tent, Ls
open sides Urn ping to tno wind, and from
wtkh o n> can \io.v the wido Llueex-
pan*- of skr ood <cenn? Already 1 felt
myro'.f invigorated, and cou;d even help
the youngsters of our party iu sotting up
the tables. By ail means have two of
them, one for u-orning and one for noon,
so that as the sun creeps round you may
dine as you brrakfusted, well shoded.
Our kitchen! wed, we soon hud our
pacKicg-‘0«***‘ hsny«d into narrow hut
convenient closets. A lew boards for
shelves, nnd tlm thing is done. Near
these stool a good-sized ol stove. Nu
cooking or eating i > o tent for me,
That first night of tent-keeping! Shall
I ever forget it? The cnair* and taol.s
and t eds cosily nrranged. each compart
ment marked out caretu ir, so that none
sho-hl trespass upon the nghtsot other*.
1 fell souly on s.eep, as some of the olu
writers qnslntl/e*y, tl** riiy.hm of the
wave-beats us tney touched li e shoro
sounding io my tars. Once I awakene.»
ami saw, with a start, the ai e lace of
Ow e, our Newrounuiaud dog, staring at
me. He hail thrust hi* head through an
opening to reconnoitre ills cirarg , an i iu
lit- grave eye. ta* a iook. which,
latod into words, oa id: “alvepin peace.
I am Matching through tha eight and si
lence,”
Morninir came. A long-legged African
had brought a sufiicioucy of water lrom
the .-pring. Wo made an out-diior toilet.
Tbe j«u;ig*ters r. rr ami shouted, with
the Newfoundland dog at their hee a.
Sun bonnets and Motlu-r llubb«rds were
the onier of the day. Titere was a great
clatter of ihsbee alternating with the
chatter of tODgucs, a sound of frying
melt of odorous cofiee. Some ot
,r,lh«i.titilr^c( l h. bridr . n J e«a .t ifj. «cnl teonita* iTgMn nil Uteu.7 to la.t to, , week.'
s.ie has toe. .aornixe aa* op sdo hvr SoTe of lh# aUrtti wore trov.n and rtd, came the bathi.g, more a frolic
at.cr a.ie ina I’e'onia a wile roeca , vitou. and luvuriui.lv unit in with n.
names were given in recognition of its liu. for
quality. There is no clue loin dbtinc ire i mn«t take ihe place of theorang* bl
h*me, If it ever had any. The lltsh is ! *td the .ulf* veil is never again a *un.cd.
crltp and jalcy, and melt* fa the mouth Heavy white-co’ored silk, white vtlvet,
like that of watermelon. - • * ** —“ * i
The farmer in whore yard the tree
stands was a meralor of t forge family,
and with his brothers and sisters played
under this tree, a-his many childnn do
to-day. lA>ng before the fruit is ripe the
children watch earge ly for the "golden
bloom** that deoo/ea the approach to ma
turity, an ’here is great rtjoicing when
the time ot ripening comet. And when
it does come, the children ask for little of
other kinds of food—apples raw, tpp’.ei
hiked, and apple ami unlk day aftern*y.
Ihe app'ei are both fojd acd medicine,
and the doctrr, it may be imagined, says
to himself, as he hurrim by, "Nothing for
me while the* apples last ; when they
return to the pork-barrel 1 may have a
chance.” He is right. Not only fo the
craving for food satisfied, but, also,
beat hte results. Refreshing sic. p c . .
ill humors of body and mind are put to
flight, the windows of the soul are raid*
dear snd the world appears in its trui>,
cheerful light, and the g>od in it fo stcu
more quickly tban the bad.
What good this sweet-apple tree has
done! It has swreteued two generation*
of tbe wodd’s w riters, and tbe world is
better bv their influence. They*fore, plant
»re*p, ewvet-apDle* tr**s, and fail not
fruit we must have, and the more we
the better shall we tie armed ior the name
0* life, and the coder shall we conquer.
Renting a farm ia ju«t like ruLufog a
grocery or a urwq ap. r, or sny other bud-
ness. It's not every f ol can uo it ruccrsc-
fu ly. It requires tfo uxbt, edatatiop,
waicbfaloest, care, an*f, auove al>, kite ri
ft n to business principles.— Famctt
Home.
(.•‘Min*and ralrnl.
By Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Genius looks to the cau** ot life; It
Us from within mi ward, whist
while brocade, wki e rn u pline i!c sole
ore a’l shown lor the bride's g- wn; but
th«* real w.dditg material Uwhiu satin.
True, it graws yellow with age, os does
ivory; but if love Is young lathe heart
them wi l be the same delight iu looking
at the folds in the wrdU/ng trovn that
there ia in rrctHfpg the wedding day.
A widow who i* folog married for the
second time may w«*r any color abe
wi-h * if she fo in traveling costume; but
in fall drevi she rant have either pate
gray or mauve; cr, if the prefers, tome
o<her becoming color,but never white;
nor should the wetr orarge blossoms.
Ii .ica, daisies or whatever flower ia itiind
to the shad* of her frock. >re peeper; but
the white, swett-sir t !liig blossom belongs
entirely to the young g*rl.
Somebody a«ks Eowto arrange a veil
snd how far It should ex en-\ You can
not buy n veil by the yard; that is to say,
you caanot tell how ranch you need; the
proper way it to have lire store keeper send
a piece of tttl!e and tbea drape it on the
hriJ**sk* al. It shculd fail well over for
rain though cot beyond if, arid stou d
each the «Jge of tbe skirt in front. '1 he
cnDge bU is .ms are put oa so that they
are only visible after the veil ii thrown
back, which certmony should be per-
formid by too of ihe hr dt sms ids when
<*•- newly made uusUaud Ivan* l>n*+iu Ur
kbs tho bride.
Iu all Urge ei'tra there are Inir drraren
wbo mak«% bu' n n of a*ravg:ng bridge,
veils. Latin smaller onestbe*e helpful
people ste uot always to be found; so j iat
r. raemfor in pulling it on that while it ia
ligut s* aici’. Still uju-I be firmly pinned
in position, aud th* orange blo-soms welt
in place, so that wfon the front part is
thrown back they will present & perfoctly
vall-arr*ng*d appearance.
If <.nc wished, t ill* tould be substitut'd
fur the p*. r! drco.-aHutt cn the resume
pic/ttre . a*.d it wi c d, of course, ranke ii
umcb bis expensive, by t*e by a, it'
shuu'd eUays le rr-memhered thatio nut- j
ur huw b-su iful the neck and arm* ef a j
( ride an*, (be is einni g (gainst good form j
li<> do* a not have a high-neck and Ion*
hick ICoollt
From the Indiana Farmer.
Don’t have ths temperature of a sick
room much over 60°; 70° are allowable,
but not advisable.
Duu’t permit currenfa of sir to tyow cn
the patient An tp. i fireplace is an ext d- ... ww
lent means of ventilation. The gam at ; arraugcincnm. Ax the c.ettturea came
vitou, un i invariutiy went iu with us,
UU ar.tica contubuiod lu the general
nuiusitueut. Ranting und dripping, he
would coiuu nt the cull of ea h ono u>xl
} at lent ly awinr to auute designated ob-
je,t, either tobnogit tack or o Lo re
warded with praUo for his o .edfoncc.
Lid you ever go c ituLiag? We did,
often, *0*0901 UN provided tvMr strong
sc'jopuets, others with more primitive
pay be tfa ad by boning a piece of psper up, squirming, their green nnd # white
in front. ( Lacks gfoiming in the sun, tfo to was a
Don t gira the pitient a full g^aai ol j shou% Woe to lie unfortunate cralit-er
water, ncleis he is allowed ail hs doircs.
If he can dr*in the glass he will besstis-
Bed; so regulate tbe quantity befored.and-
ing it to him.
Don’t neglect, daring ths dty, to attend
to necessaries lor the night, tost tbe r it
of tbe patient snd famil) may not he dis
turbed.
Don't ask a convalr«wnt if hs would like
this or that to eat or drink, but prepare
the delicacies and present them in a tempt
ing way.
Don’t throw coil on the fire; piece it in
brown psj **r big* end ley them oo tbe lire,
8. n. Cliff*
rithtocurabnl
{jonJere>i, bl*
v lo sure that
\\ hit
*: * f "l the
ttr lbs Wit .ir,
of nuubiDs. tparbUnr c.m. rU*’ : ,
■ 1 1 \ ■ (
at »n «| j.-uu. w° csxrM i, i .
u-. ihs rapt .w to. rr, 0 “
■n. re. « • were, m . , r , ,,, .
up »,.! I -and teai.f. i.im and h„ m .
!. ■"••!- fiai ir
h,| ‘' " at.'.j.. ,r ,,
our csuip, be salted away.
And l :«,*• dur.'t furtc'i to Iocite Kmk
. bero tear a patch orchard. Wadid.
Its auro that ll.tr. ia ono liotsl to .ol
where* in tight, nnd ouly one. whon.
landlord haa a Unit sa big aa all out.
doo». nnd ia fond of mu*ic. dv, |. a d
pruilded ourtelvca w.tl. K uitar*. violin,
lluteB and Imnjoa, and ho provided
with a piano. We had quartette, aim
murchc tn the moonUKht between the
hotel aud the tents, tvh ro we sans until
wo made the nl^tit melodiou*. Now snd
thcnliitbe joined in, tad when he did
th *0 was » chorous of other doc which
inttrfered sadly with tbo harmony.
We stayed tl.e.e six I,leased wcelra Sir
woeka of Bly-ian deJiRbt. Sit week.cf
iaullless luaitll and unparalleled atco-
tiles. Six weeks of ahootine, flahinV
yaclitinK, boating, driving, melon-eatinz'
m och liunting. When I went home-
and never did I leave any place with
more reluctance—I had out/rown tha
recollection of my friends. They could
not believe it possiblo that tbs he.nr
blooming wotnab conld Lethe same sfi.
low, b Ovid less being they had said good-
by to, hardly expecting to see her again.
Oh, by all means camp out. T nt life
is wholesome, jolly, uupqualed in iu way
if you can find the faciltii • that we did,’
Pitch your tents, livo naturally, and you
wili say ns I do, that there is nothing like
it this side of paradise.
A PARTNERSHIP OF THREE.
BY XLLA GUERNSEY.
Who are tbe partners in this firm?”
Mrs. Love, the mistma of Most Bink
fano; Sylvia, the bright-faced youn^gi 1
who wa-, ihroa years ago, oue of Bwtona
resh air” children, hut is n^w ora.of ibe
Love fomilv, ard la-t'y, tbe besuiful
duck, Peterkin, 8ylvfo’* ape iu' p t.
Sylvia and Mrs. Love are layinghy *
‘frtth air” iund. and Peterkin fo in us rd
c<pital, exacted to contribute to tbe tress-
rr.
Early in tbo spring Fyhia’s eyes »ptr-
kbd with glee when Peteikin • ne day
rns’chcd proudlr at the head of four na
flneduckiingH, all valued because of >h ir
sristocrstic b'ood. Punlisseri a»e ready
lo p<y well for Pi-lerkin’s s- rt of duik-
lingo, but tryljia meant to keep every one
f thorn.
When Sylvia fii*t came to Moray Birk
or a breath of fri sh air, Mr*. Love *<id:
pa. only rrt! Tue poor child h voir
ekln and bone. She has been h tlf•starved,”
Sbe kui w nothing of her puent*. Ths
very best friends she had • ver known were
sn old tclortd aunt v and an Irish mother
Itb s big brood of her own; too many to
permit her to uo uiucu "for ifia pvr«,iU*y
crsvthor.”
One morning Mickey Malone had s
rhnuce t*> go to tbe country, but gcner<
i lt said:
‘'hilrey needs to go worser than se,
ini'her.”
Yis,” (tld Biddy, “go, an’ welcome;
yon ii i nc« d t*> go n
Sylvia wt*nL In s little while she hid
• endear d hers If to the Lov* fa mi y
that they could nut niiow her to go lock
lo the ”• curt.”
Peterkin was the property ot a neisb-
lmr who owned many fire fotvla bhs
fell into a pall of aw ill, and was rcsruM
by hylritt, and given to her for her v*ry
uwa. Hte besutPu! piom-trwl uucklii^
lived, and was uumed Peterkin by her
NliefrMS.
One morning Sirs, Love propo-ei a
partnership buslnosa, Peterkin siiould
beset upon fourteen eggs, bylv.aihoull
•re for Peterkin and i»**r br. oJ, wnils
•ho furn shed tho food. Tin) money
eutncil must be laid by to bo spent ra
g viug the p H>r onilJren who c mo t>
the Mojay bunk farm in tbe aumuier tor
a good time.
For one year Sylvia took a great deal
' cure of tne ducks. Tha egg* laid by
them w»ld readily, nnd for a good pri« e.
Her flock has now increased until sbe
can help tako care of more than one of
tho court children. Mickey comes cut
whenever he want* to come, and farmer
Love nee fo I is help often. The oM
aunty and Biddy Malone find their *>f
out to Moray Hank, and an very proud
of Sylvia, who ia fast growing up iota
a tali, graceful, awoet und modest girL
Peterkin loves In r and run* to meet hr:
when she calls, though sbe is getting ta
be an old duck.
LITTLE BcSSIE’S PUZZLE-BOX.
There are. It is said but two word* tn tbe It
(I(>h laDfnsge In which the vowam appear la
tbrtr proper outer—a. *,l. o. AtMtfBloja
ta-Ut-e-m-l-o-tt-s) la one; what I* the ttberf
ho allowed ono to e-ca| e! The crca
turea arc viefon*, wt»l ontob at any
thin;' that com s within tho range of
tlteir cluwx They are wondtriuliy a^ile,
know their enomica, and almcst defy tho
crafe ot ruau when once chey slip out of
tbo net. Wheuefcr this occurred, t'-ero
w&a fun as well as n chance of being
upset. Tho giri-, as girls g.*nt raiiy will,
ran, acri-atning, lrom side tosidoof the
boar, whi c the bo ; s. with their thick
bwoks, defied und chased them—the
crab;*, not the girls. It w ;.s very rarely,
^ , however, that one was caught. The poor
thus avoid ng the noise, which in shucking I things would t;ct • u of bight und fasten
to the sick aud sensitive. | thenxtlve* in the crevice:*, where tomo-
Don’f for the bed by leaning or sittisg ' Cftnes they were overlooked, sad so soon
on it. This ia unpleasant to one ill and j Heaped to tluir native o • incut,
nervous. Alter that, the fcaat. Otneis may aay
Don’t let atsie flowers remain in a sick i what they will, but Laver that tbo sweet
ch*iui*r. white flesh ottho/ir b, uot an hour
Don’t be ucmiDdful ef ycnmllif you i unuKht, is healthful und ot-liciou* And
ars ic the rtspsa ‘b!e pov.licr. ot tr.rer. | th.*n tbe wav our cook deviled them, and **»»*», *„ ..
To do fsi hful work you ktuil have proper ■ and stewed und made mtuceO ,. _chars<fs.. Jack froat.
toed and stated hours ot reft. ! moat ot them, defies tl scription. SuIHce j .* n ....a rowel* s
Don’t appear anziouf, however great Rlossy that we mignlba\e i.uilta wall -- --
yrur anxiety. of emu abclis after wo had foen there a
DjuT io»get that kindurs* and tender-
ne4* are merifnl to aucce-afnl i. nr sing | Gab* came to grief one day, and
Human nature lonus to bv sootbed snd I ru»hrd nioramp with one cra > firmly
coo.forted on all occasions wheu il is out j fss.cucd to hi> under jaw and anuti erst
ol tune. . j tbe end of bfo tail He hadjbeen fishing
Kprrlmoi t asre. > lor ***** on * lls ow n fitcotiiit with emi-
M. New LWfl. Wt». was tronhtsd 1 ,l0: ' 1 * Ut H ew * , uuJ ho r fkr ‘. ‘[°Mutly, uc-
uratoi* . r.i roei.x4ii«ra. rnt»t>»msch v.m compand ins the music with sn*|* that
ectwt io ss ararmtsf a Uauciiqr tuaster might envy. Tbe crals
u 31 TLr« 1 *’ er< finally t.ikm off, saving their
1 : clews behind h in, which Gaoe sio «ith
hunt. lU. btilanra-' niuc • sitisfactton, Lo;wiibaUndiug lib
^fotters enffhrrin I
.vr V i,a.“ I Bjr all means car<y an Avarican flag—
eil, o; couiae, you would hardly carry
ttoi Exists: l to A Adtyia Francs: ttal
re worn on ttu feet; 3 to 4. Ia approprUU.V
tot. A throat disease; «. to^ASOtbtr W
tor ••ca’lcu:” 8. to7 Is madsof boiled WH r *
to $. Makes tbo bread rite; I to ft. A tenam
substsoat trora the
it ibe supper table; 3 to 7. Tfmhh 4 to x
49.
POETICAL ME. .
Cleon seded res eWh tl rboot, tab Mi ot
rowld ore-ley seden
awaUTERa TO LAST WEEK’S Pl'ZZLES.
1. Fast bind, fw t find.
Z Be*r*t.d firbear.
*, A stitch In time saves nfn*
4 Hasta makes »•**•-
& Daty before pleasure.
A Urs laughs at locasautbS-
40.-Half square
0 R D O X
DEE
marriage MI, In t be brid. V
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il.it sbish :ii<? U ut.de.t in
bi '3,or Ir.Clro , lien., u:in
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Prtxln^l Ir ra th. I ixati-eaod n*“”**r
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