Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1894 — HOME AND THE FARM. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HOME AND THE FARM.

A DEPARTMENT MADE UP FOR OUR RURAL FRIENDS. Where a Partnership Is Advantageous— Improved Method of Setting Beau Pole*— Broad Tire# on the Farm—A I tuque Table Cover. ————— * Sticking; Lima Beans. An ingenious plan for setting bean poles in the most effectual way to prevent them from being blown down by storms is shown in the illsutration from an American agriculturist. A forked wooden spike made of seasoned younjLffak or hickory, about one and onefhalf inches diameter and two and one-half feet in length, is driven slantingly into tne ground by means of a tough, hardwood nialet. After a heavy rain, when the ground is wet as deep as required, give the spike some taps with the mallet ta loosen it, then grasp it where the branches fork, withdraw it, and insert the bean, paching the soil with

the small end of the mallet. The stakes or poles are set in the grond, as seen in the sketch, the two outer ones slanting to cross each other. The pole in the middle is shorter aifd set vertical to reach the two which are crossed. By this means when the vines reach the point where the poles cross they will entwine themselves so strongly around the three poles, that with the strong base they have and the firm hold in the ground, a hurricane could scarcely blow them down, and the beans will flourish well. '.The Right Kind of Pnrtuerzhlp. As a rule, partners are not advantageous in moderate enterprises. One exception which will be admitted bv the ca*reful thinker is where a father can take bis son or sons into partnership with him, and thus start them in life in a business way. Such arrangements are often best for all concerned. The father may need the push and dash that young blood will put into the business, while the son or sons may need the steady, guiding hand of the lather. Old men frequently fail because of their too conservative way of doing business, while young men make failures because ,of taking too great risks or lack of experience. A partnership of this kind is but a natural combination, and if properly managed, leads to great success. In a business depending upon the public for patronage, a firm of this kind has much in the name to recommend it. No matter how dishonest and tricky men may be, there are few who care to teach their children to follow disreputable methods. A firm composed of father and son is therefore regarded with much favor by the public. There are exceptions to this rule, also, but in most of cases it holds good. A man generally has enough manhood about him w> recommend him to strangers who .is considerate enough with his own children to take them with him into business enterprises. There are but few things that indicate honesty, integrity, >and a noble purpose more than this. But the advantages of such copartnerships are not always found in the financial side of the question. Neither is it necessary to be engaged in a business that depends upon the outside world for success before such arrangements can be made to advantage. An undisputed and well defined interest in a few acres of grain, a colt that may develope into a valuable horse, or a bunch of pigs that can be turned into money in the future, may awaken an interest in the mind of the boy that would change the whole character of his life. The reason there are so many poor business men among, farmers is simply because they have never been taught business. There is no better way to teach boys business principles than to take them into partnership and develop their minds in the right direction. Give the boys a chance, and it will be their fault if they fail. Otherwise it will by yours.—National Stockman.

Caro of Horses. Driving horses are frequently injured, but never by judicious driving. The injury results rather from neglect of proper care and attention alter driving and while unemployed. A driving horse may be injured for a want of providing sufficient exercise. The limbs of the animal and the hoofs may become injured by the animal being confined several day’s in a narrow stall with no opportunity for'exercise; and this is likely to be further aggravated by being obliged 'to stand upon a plank floor, although it is better to stand upon the bare floor than to stand upon a mass of bedding that is liable to fermentation and injury to the feet. If the horse is to be confined constantly in the stable by all means give it sufficient room to allow perfect freedom in moving about, exercising the legs at pleasure Germantown Telegraph. Avoid watering or heavy feeding after severe exercise and when warm. Many animals are seriously and permanently injured by carelessness in this matter. The animal may be given a little hay to eat while cooling off sufficiently to receive a grain ration. A horse that has been exercised and become wet with perspirajtibn should not be hitched in a draught of air, especially in a cool tempeiature; much care should be exercised in this direction in winter and the animal should not be allowed to strand for any length of,time, unless properly blanketed or suitable totection ris afforded. Stable

blanketing in winter should be Jodi, cious; in case of severe perspiration occurring from severe exercise have an old blanket to use unless all perspiration has ceased and the animal becomes dry, then apply a dry blanket. —Exchange Broad Tiros on the Farm. Some of the Massachusetts towns are giving a practical support to improving the country roads by ordering that all town garbage wagons, watering carts should use the broad tires on the wheels. Nothing cuts up a road so badly as the narrow tire on the vehicle that is sustaining a big load. This occasions the horrible ruts which destroy often the best roads during certain seasons of the year. The use of broad tires by the farmers is to be urged everywhere, especially in this State. When the farmer does this it will be a big advance toward the solution of the goo<* road problem. It will be a saving to every farmer if he would make it a rule that the next time his heavy wagon goes to tne smith’s he will have a wide tire replace the present nariowone. The result would be a great saving in wear and tear to horse, wagon, and harness.—Albany Argus. Keep the Garden Clean. One may have a garden practically clear of weeds if he will begin and persevere, keeping at it the whole summer, letting no weed get past its first seed leaves. Then they are easily killed by a light, sharp-toothed steel rake drawn over the soil not mure than one inch deepi If the ground is examined the young plants may be seen on the surface like short white threads, and one hour’s exposure kills them. It is a good plan to use fertilizers in the garden, and for the other and bulky matter get decayed leaves from the woods and swamp muck, mixing them with lime and oomposting them with the house wastes for the year before the manure is wanted. This is spaded or plowed In the i'ajl, after the crops are gathered, and it will serve every purpose of stable manure, without the risk of sowing seeds with it Remedies for Smut. The prevention of parasitiediseases of cereals by t eating them before sowing or planting has been found useful by many who have experimented along this line. A slight coating of coal oil given to seed peas in the autumn is said to destroy the pea weevil. This causes the crop of the following season to be almost free from this pest. A somewhat analogous remedy has bebn disco.veied for smut in wheat and oats by Prof. Jansen, of Denmark, only that heat seems to be the effective agent in these cases. The remedy is simply to immerse the seed Wheat or oats in water at the temperature of 135 degrees to 140 degrees. The crops grown Irom seed thus treated have been found to be entirely free from smut The remedy has the merit of being both cheap and simple.—Exchange. A Unique Table Cover. A new design for a small table or stand cover is always welcomed by lovers of fancy work. A most effective cover has a design of chestnut

burs worked on fawn colored cloth. The burs, in this instance, are made of an olive brown shade of silk in the pompon style, and sewed in the places designated, th* leaves and stems being embroidered in silk. Trim with fringe the color of the cloth or of the darkest tone used in the embroidery. Odds md Ends. A new, soft paint brush is a good thing to dust carved furniture with, as the bristles will penetrate the deepest crevices. Never sleep with a bright light shining directly upon the eyes. They should fa e the darkest and most restful corner in the room. To clean nickel-plating, polish with a paste maoe of vaseline and rouge, and wipe the polished surface with a cloth moistened with vaseline. A beefsteak cut an inch thick will be cooked rare in ten minutes. A mutton chop cut three-fourths of an inch thick will cook in eight minutes. Veal and pork must be broiled slowly and for a long time: There should not be a trace of pink in the fibers when the meat is done. The chops should not be cut more than half an inch thick. They will be done with twenty minutes’ cooking. A new use has beetFfbund for potatoes. Paint can be made with them in the following manner: A pound of potatoes is boiled in water and afterwards mashed; tiien, being diluted wjth water, they are passed through a fine.seive, two pounds of Spanish white and two pounds of water being added.,A iLilk-whlte color results. Various other colors can be obtained by the use of ochres and minerals. The advantages of the paint are cheapness and durability, as It adheres well to wood or plaster, and does not peel, . ' , . A New York paper furnishes, a suggestion for the cleaning of straw hats. It is. this:; The white sailor hats of any of the family maybe cleaned and whitened by rubbing them with lemon juice. Cut the lemon in halves and rub vigorously, first laying the hat on a clean doth, on a flat surface, so that it will not get out of shape. After using the lemon, brush the hat thoroughly with tepid water containing half a teaspoonful or borax. Remove the hat band, or cover it‘in cleaning, so that it will not be discolored. . .

Feeding the Jackals. ■' A strange ceremonv is carried on at t certain temple lying in a belt of swamp and jungle*at the foot of the Himalayas. The author of “Indian Memories," who visited the place at sundown, says that she found the ' priests in perfect silence, engaged in i oking large eakes before the temple. Then they sat down, still silent and itolid, as if ignorant of any unacjustomed presence. 1 As the last rays of sunlight died off the temple, a man of extreme age, ilad in white robes and closely shaven, I-sued from the shrine. It was the chief priest Moving slowly forward, he took up a bronze hammer, and began to strike the bell. Very sweet and deep was the note: the whole glade rang and vibrated with it At the sound, all the priests rose and l moved solemnly and in dead silence round the quadrangle, bearing with ■ them their nuge cakes which they broke up as they walked, and depositeii them on the stones and tree-trunks, I ind the steps of the temple. A rustling sound made m s turn. A jackal, I big and plump, brushed past me,' with i an upward curl of his lips, and a look ' of surprise and resentmsnt in his red- . bronze, gleaming eyes. . Simultaneously, from every lane and passage in the darkening thicket, came ! 3the*r jackals, singly and in pairs, and ' dlled the spaue before the temple. Boon the feast was spread. The high : priest ceased to toll the bell, and at a ' shout and wave of the hand, every • jackal trotted, without rivalry and without snarlin* or confusion, to what was evidently his accustomed place in the feast, seized the "cake in his jaws, turned and disappeared through the thicket In vain did I fee the priests to learn the meaning of this strange bounty. “It had always been so,” was their answer.

IMPROVED METHOD OF SETTING BEANPOLES.

CHESTNUT BUR DESIGN.