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THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1SS9.

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THE HOWARD LITERARY. The contributors to this department will be kind enough to write on one fide of the paper only, and if a lead rxncil is used to be careful that it makes a distinct black mark. The letters generally are prepared evidently with much care, which is hipbly apprei iated by the editor, but occasionally some arc written hurriedly and abbreviations are used to a disastrous extent. If our friends do not always eoe their entire manuscript in type, it is because the portions missing could not be used for the reasons indicated in the foregoing. A WELCOME TO ALL.

'Hoosier Boy" Intites All to the Hospltalits of Home and Inriinna. II. L. C. Friends On behalf of other Indiana members and myself, 1 wish to heartily welcome the members of other states to our IIoosut home and capital. As a business center Indianapolis ranks among the rirst, according to size, of any city in the Wrt. The state-house has scarcely a superior, either east or west. The new Union depot is a grand work of art, the ; pride of its builder?, and it commands the unbounded admiration of all visitor. Other public building and benevolent institutions are eufficiently large and wellarranged tc meet the demands fur which they were designed. Especially is this true of the asylum for the insane, and, as it has rooms to spare, we will fill some of them if persons persist in f3yinj; the II. L. C. is dead. The educational advantages of Indiana Bre good, and our schools are in a prosperous condition. Nearly every county in the state uses the new-text books and highly approves of them. The cost is less than "half the amount charged by Van Antwerp, Kragg Co. Is it a wonder that that firm can give presents so liberally? In a social rt spect, we Iloosu-rs don't acknowledge any superiors, and those who entertain doubts on the subject should come over and eat with us at the holidays. Come to my home. Some of the Indiana members will be here to help entertain, while I am finding something to supply the needs of travel-worn humanity. This reminds me that our cook is away for a fc-w days just now, and I am looking after the duties devolving upon that functionary with somewhat gratifying success to the guests and all concerned. V.'ell, I guess we will pull through; I manage to get something on the table of about everything I find that seems digestible, except the bo-es of the poultry department. I think that every member should especially ieel proud of Tiu: Sentixll and while i am "up'' will urge that every member, regardless of party or sex, read carefully the political leaders concerning the management of government aüairs, the kind of men appointed, etc. Decide for yourselves if tariff reform is needed or woman's rights, etc., and be prepared to "give a reason for the faith that's in you." Several have spoken to me of the club's need of printed stationery. We can arrange with The Sentinel, company to do the printing and by buying a considerable quantity will get it cheap. I think we should -use size six or six-and-a-half envelope as this would suit lest for all purposes and tliose accustomed to smaller ones will like them after using a short time. Some of the paper could be game size of envelope, but the most of it should be wider and the name of the club and address should be printed on the upper left hand corner of the envelope. Then the secretary will number each name as it appears on the list of due receipts for next year. This number could be written on the envelope. The Sentinel would then turn over all returned mail to the treasurer, who will keep a copy of the printed list. Those who have a postoffice box, or aim to have next year, can have the numher of the box arid postoffice added, printed on the envelope. It is essential to have the name of the club and the address on the envelope, as several hundred postmasters and mail clerks will see during the next few months where we are located. The paper should have the name of the club in large script type in circular form in the center, near the top, and the address on a straight line beneath, above the narng of oflicers in small type, date of organization, aim, object, initiation fee, dues, etc. Let us. hear from others as to approval, corrections and additional plans. I.et every member prepare to send Thu Fextixel next year as a holiday gift to one or more friends whom you hope to interest in our work. A good paper as a present is preferable to many other things. It would prove a weekly reminder of your good will all through the year. Those who happen in the city should not fail to call at The Sextixf.l oriice. The editors will be glad to talk with you as much aa their limited time will admit. "Aunt Sue," I trust you are able to let us hear from you. I was truly glad that you are strong for the cause. I hope 3-our paper will reach you now all right. If any others are not receiving papers promptly, write the editor, or Miss Anna K. Ouenther, Hall Place, Indianapolis. Every member should write a letter or a postal to the secretary, Miss Kliza Otto, box 413 Bloomington, Ind., giving name, postoffice address, county and 6tate. She will know who are for the club. Inclose J-ir Ii .--ntü dne fi lb is vpjir. If not : nnir" at iW. KememDer "Iior'r, Love and Charity, llOOSIER 1JOY. Thoitown, Oct. 20. RETURNING TO THE FOLD. Mezcbk' Want to Come Back nod In. quires For Information, Etc. Dear II. L. C. Fiuexds As our page is tow open for communications, and the editor so kindly invites us to come, I hasten to return to the old fold, where I have so often in the past found not only pleasure and social communion, but have found much valuable information in the various topics discussed, and the thoughts presented by the good members of our club. Our new home eeeras a little strange to us at first something like moving into a new house. "We find some things different, but not for the worse. We find the rooms all clean and as comfortable as we could wish, and as we meet the familiar faces as they come in with a glad how-de-do, and find our "boys" on hand and full of vim, briskly looking after the baggage of new arrivals, and find our "Invalids" in a cozy corner and as cheerful aa ever. Even the bird cage is in place, which peems to have been sent on ahead, containing its "blue" feathered nongster. -We Fettle down into a familiar old rocker and feel quite at home. While I feel a great inclination to gossip a little with pome of you, yet I will refrain from doing bo at present, an I come more for informatiou

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than anything else. This being the time of the year to plan our work on the farm for the" coming season, I desire eoroe good IL L. C. brother, who has had experience in underdraining, to tell me if it will pay to put in tile on upland, on a somewhat level field of clay soil. The water does not stand on the land, but it is clammy and ea.-ilv baked, or becomes very hard when it dries out after hard rains. Will tiling it give it more life, and make it better, or will it make it dry out and worse, and in a drouth do injury to the growing crops? I find that tile draining pays a hundred fold in low, wet land, and if it would pay half so well on upland I think everybody should know it Please "let us hear from some of our young and energetic farmers who are always on the alert for all of the good things to be had. lAtt us make our farmB attractive and as easily tilled as possible, then with good machinery our work will be ft pleasure as compared to the oldfashioned "drag along" process so often seen on too many farms. I am well pleased with The Sentinel, and shall do all I can to build up an interest in it and the "Howard literary club." Hope all our old members v iil stand firm and true. The II. L. C. may be slow, but the prize is not always to the swift. We remember the story of "the hare and the tortoise" of our school-boy days. I have not paid rav dues yet for 1XS'., but will do so soon. Things have been so mixed up for some months past that I hardly knew where I was hut am truly glad now to see the fog blowing away and the grand old II. L. C. coming out free and independent. I feel sure there has been much ado made by interested parties to injure the club, but in (iod we trust ; let truth and right prevail. "Hoosier Boy," how do you spell your name? Hereafter I will bo known as a true friend and co-worker. "Jezebek." Hoosier Home, Oct. 23. KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN.

lleatriee" Set Forth the Power Within the Scope of in Observing Person. Dear II. L. G. Fkiexps It has been so long since I have had the pleasure of addressing you that I've almost forgotten how to compose a Howard letter. Hut the opportunity of being with you again is too precious to be neglected, so you may exH?ct to hear from me quite often. I should have been pleased to attend the reunion at Indianapolis, but it was impossible for me to be there. Of course, you who attended all enjoyed yourselves. Some time ago I met one of our number, "Florence Nightengale," a very sociable, intelligent lady, with whom I spent an enjoyable day. I might describe her pretty home and pleasant surroundings, but prefer to leave that to the readier pen of "Spanish Cavalier." People not infrequently think that because they are deprived of the privilege of attending some college or university, it is impossible for them to have an education. But this is an error, for there are other means of bringing about the desired end besides going through a college c -urse, though that is an excellent way. A habit of closely observing what we see, afterwards reflecting on it, and classifying the objects seen with frequent reviews of the knowledge thus gathered, will go far toward making an educated man, for it gives the necessary training to the faculties of attention, concentration, reflection, imagination and memory. Man's usthetic and moral nature is also best trained by observing and reflecting on that which is beautiful and moral. This faculty of observation may be exercised in all directions so as to give a general education, or in some particular line for a special education. In this each person should be governed by his or her tastes and talents. Man observes and rememlers those things in which he is interested much more readily than that for which he has no especial liking. The opportunities for training the faculty everywhere present themselves. Human nature may be studied in a walk along the crowded streets, in stores, stations and public assemblies, where you may learn more of man and his capabilities than in hours of study. We remember that which is seen more readily than that which w e read or hear. One interested in Iwitany is not lacking for material and opportunities as flowers and plants are everywhere. The lover of nature finds material for studv in the country. While he who delights in the arts finds beauty everywhere. A wise providence has placed all means for acquiring an education about us, and we have but to employ them. People differ very much in this power. One person may see a greai deal in a stroll down a street, another scarcely anything. Some people can take up an article ami in a few minutes they have observed it so well that they will mention facts concerning it never noticed before. Others see nothing new. This difference is sometimes natural, but more frequently it is the result of training. A habit of quick observation may be acquired by giving a half-minute glance at a shop window, a house or some interesting object and trying to see all possible in that time. Repeat the observation the next day and a picture of the object will grow in the mind. This method of study, observing objects, classifying them according to their relations, and making general rules, is called the inductire method, and furnishes, perhaps, almost as good a training to man's faculties as the deductive method. This system of study should be assisted by frequent reference to cyclopedias and books bearing on the subjects studied. There is no excuse for an uneducated person. The pleasure experienced from studying by observation is worthy of the effort alone, besides the consciousness that one is fulfilling that duty of self-culture which evcrv man owes himself. To "Howard," "Maud Maple," "Hoosier Boy" and"Sappho," through whose,inrluence we have secured a place to write, I extend the thanks of "Beatrice." Lima, O., Oct. 27. A Will und a Wj. Dear II. I C. Friends Aa the shadows of another day are lengthening into night and darkness is slowly enveloping the busy world in a mantle of quietness and peace, I come to greet you all with good wishes and fellowship. Home duties prevented my presence at the reunion, but, nevertheless, was with you in thought. Permit me to return my sincere thanks for the good will manifested by my election as a member of duty. I trust I shall prove mv.se If worthy your confidencce, and ever he found true and diligent in the discharge of duty. Now that we again start forth on our mission, let each and every one employ their best efforts to wield an influence for good, and thus promote our II. I C. Where there is a will, there is a way, so runs the old proverb. The overcoming of difficulties is the zest and flavor of life. We have a noble purpose in view, and must necessarily nerve our energies to stand our ground, gathering vigor from every obstacle, resolution from every adverse wind, and every trial will add strength to better enable tie to carry out our purpose. We solicit the membership and co-operation of all persons of good moral stand

ing, and will heartily welcome them into our midst. With kind wishes for our editor, and the entire Howard hand, I am sincerely yours, Edith Bell. Bloomington, 111., Oct. 22. "FAIRY FRIQUE" SEEKS AN AUDIENCE.

Some Prnetieal nnd Pleasant Suggestions From 1 Went Virgin! Contributor. Dear Howard Literary Club What a treat it is to again be with you and to enjoy the soul-inspiring peace and quietness that now pervades our atmosphere. It is like the dawning of a beautiful morning after a night of storm and tempest. The least faint line of threatening clouds have disappeared, giving way to the best of all shadow-chasers; bright, sparkling sunshine, whose genial rays gladden and warm mother earth ; peeping into every cook and crevice; seeking caresses from tiny, tumbling dew-drops; whilst every little creeping thing, birds, and the business faction, are all astir, filled with new energy and life. The Howard literary club is to be congratulated upon the successful turning of its fourth mile-post. It is now founded on a solid, immovable basis and in a fair way to reach that goal of perfection toward which it has ever attained. Yes, in a much fairer way than at any former period. It is true we do not number by the thousand, but fresh recruits aro steadily coming to our rescue, and indeed, from present indications it would seem our broad field of usefulness had just only been opened to us, and that we will be enabled to reach far beyond what our most sanguine hopes had thought to realize. Our president has truly said that "the II. L. C. has a noble mission." There are many self-sacrifices to be made, much in the line toward doing away with selfishness, and plenty of work for each of us if we perform that mission well and truly. The thought is absurd that we can all be heroes and heroines ot history ; neither is it our aim. As they stand as on an eminence al)Ove their fellow men, we may admire the minds of great men, their actions and ambitions, yet, apart from these, we would not wish to be classed with those who possess ihetn. Some of the noblest heroes and heroines that the earth has ever nourished, have gone through lifo without once having heard their praise sung, or their names breathed, beyond the limits of their own home, but we cannot say their influence was not felt, for their work was so effectually done that the world knew nothing of "it, but humanity was bettered by their having lived. Again, some fret and chafe under the belief that their life has been in vain because they have not been enabled to perform some splendid feat, something to excite high admiration. This is wasting time in useless repining. They do not stop to think that life is made up of little things, and that a word fitly spoken, an act of encouragement, a visit to the aged and sick, or a cup of cold water eiven in charity will win lasting fame. The unconscious drawing of all classes around you in bonds of truest friendship will be of much greater value in the world to come than all the laurels a warrior can win, for they are invariably stained with human blood, and mergeil in the tears of widows and orphans. Where is one of us that would refuse fame should it knock at the door ? but we should remember it scarcely ever does that. It will not grow up to us of its own accord aud solicit our acceptance. It remains for us to choose our course and then pursue it with all our might and strength. Therefore we should accept the bible's precious teaching that, "If there first be a willing mind, it is accepted according to that which a man hath, not according to that which he hath not," and make our lives, public or private, weak or strong, examples that none would blush to follow. - Let us place no pitfalls in our brothers' way. As to the responsibility you at your last meeting have placed upon me one of tho executive committee I would say that it was neither solicited nor desired, nevertheless I shall strive to make myself worthy the trust and shall put forth every effort for the good of the club, and in so doing I hope that I will never give you the slightest cause to regret your action. We have now entered upon our fourth year fearlessly, confident of success, with new thoughts, new hopes, and new aspirations. So, dear brothers and sisters, let us work heroically. Be lenient toward each other, kind to our fellow-men, ever keeping in mind Paul's authorized teaching, "Brethren be not children in understanding, howbeit in malice be ye children," and that "(Jod is notthe author of confusion, but of peace," and to all our friends and readers I would say, if you are imterested in the furtherance of sociability and morality and wish to broaden your own sphere of usefulness, join our "club and help to accomplish our high and noble aim that of helping mankind. Our club now ranks among the first for honesty of purpose and truthfulness. Our editor is a kind Christian gentleman of good report, one of whom we have just cause to be proud. In truth The Indiana State Sextixel has shown us every kindness and consideration, for which we are truly thankful. Come to the front one and all, young and old. We want every one represented. "Fairy Fkiqce." Mount Hope, W. Va, Oct. 21. THE REUNION. "Happy Old Maid" Gives Her Experience of the Indianapolis Trip. ' Kind II. L. C. Friends. I have been waiting for leisure time to write and tell those who could not meet with us at the reunion what an"enjoyable time we had, but I will not wait any longer, even if we do go without pie for dinner. I was unfortunate in missing the morning train Friday, consequently did not get to Indianapolis until late in the afternoon. I visited the state fair, but as time was limited could only give each department a short visit. Much skill and taste were displayed in the floral department. "Elk," I saw your namesake, composed of beautiful white flowers. All seemed well pleased with the fair, also the play at English's opera-house. The reunion was a very sociable gathering of true friends of the lt. L. C I wish that all could have attended, for truly the reunion of 189 will ever bring to mind pleasing reminiscences. I am glad so many noble brothers and sisters have proved true to the Howard. "Essie" came to the page. "Sappho," where art thou ? "Only Sister," I hope you enjoyed your visit.'' "Aunt Sue," I "was agreeably surprised; thanks. "Cheerful Invalid," glad to see your good letter. Oh, no, the Howard is not dead. It has only been quiet while thö "chaff" blew off. "Ex-Buckeye Boy," as you formerly lived in my state, I am glad to see you "on time. "Later On" and "Howard." was glad you explained the situation "Maud Maple," hope to hear from you soon. As the editor is so kind as to give us space, let us strive to make our department instructive and interesting, and let each of us get ui a club, and by so doing increase the subscription list and also strengthen tho II. L. C. If I escape the W. B., you'll hear from "Happy Old Maid." Campbellstown, O., Oct. 23.

TIIE AUTUMN ON THE FARM.

HINTS ABOUT WINTERING CABBAGE. L1t Stock Notes When and How to Harvest, Sort and .Store Sweet Potatoes Hog Killing Some Good Recipes Pointer! For the Farmer. The usual method practiced by marketgardeners for storing cabbage, and which is at the same time the most satisfactory and simple, is to plow out a double furrow, going forward and back in the same place. This will make a track sufficiently wide for three rows, one on either side and one in the center, the latter resting on the other two, the heads sinking about onehalf their depth between the former. They should be placed roots down, and at the angle a head would naturally lie when pulled up and laid upon its side. The heads should le taken up after a frost, and before severe freezing commences. After the heads are intrenched, have them exposed as long as they are safe from freezing, then cover to about the depth of three inches with soil, without straw or any other protection. This is best done by running the plow on either side of the row, and throwing the furrow over them. This will be sufficient until there is a prospect that winter is to set in in earnest, then cover at least a foot with earth and leave them for the winter. It is better to put in a wisp of straw in every thirty feet of trench for ventilation, in case of a mild winter. After they are well frozen in, say frost in the covering to the depth of three or four inches, the trench may be protected against further freezing by a covering of straw or stalks, in order to permit of the heads being taken out as wanted for use. For seed purposes, this precaution is unnecessary. Cabbages, to keep well through the winter, should be stored away before they have fully completed their growth. They then keep on growing during the winter, and in the spring will be much larger than when put away, and far more healthy. J,ast spring we "took heads from the trenches more than three times the siz;' they were when put away, perfectly sound and tender, while many of the matured heads rotted. TO SOFTEN HARD WATER. Boiling: and Other 31 an Used to Fit Water For lomstic lie. The California agricultural experiment station issues a fifty-seven page bulletin on "waters, water supply and related subjects," which gives analysis of waters in that state, of wells, lakes, etc.. which is very exhaustive and complete. It has this on the softening of hard waters for domestic use: When, as is most commonly the case, this hardness is due to the presence of large proportions of the carbonate of lime and magnesia it can be recognized by the extent to which the water becomes turbid or forms whitish scum or incrustations w hen boiled. Boiling, then, is one of tho means for softening waters that are hard and "curdle the soap'' from this cause, ,asl this fact is well known to housekeepers, but owing to the inconvenience of the application of this renedy it is rarely resorted to except for drinking water. For this purpose boiling has the special and additional advantof insunns the destruction oi any minute germs of disease that might contaminate the water. To soften water for washing, a common and very good remedy is the use of carbonate of soda ("sal soda") in sutlicient quantity to bring down the lime and magnesia, and thus insure the proper solution of the soap to form suds. Only there is too often a mistake made in not allowing time for the soda to bring down the lime and magnesia in a powderly form, which requires from half an hour to an hour when the water is cold, but occurs very quickly when the water is hof. When, as is commonly done, the soap is put into the water while the lime is still in the gelatinous form and diffused in the water, a certain amount of "curdling" will still happen, and the washed clothes, (especially flannels) will have that soggy and unpleasant touch which is caused by the accumulation of tho lime and magnesia soaps in them. That it is undesirable to use soda for softening water to be used for drinking, hardly needs more than mention. The natural hard waters usually contain quite as much of saline matters as is desirable in drinking water. Soda, however, does not in any manner correct the sanitary condition of a water; on the contrary, it aids in keeping vegetable and animal matters in solution, and, unless added in very large excess, does not interfere with the vitality of fungus or other germs. SOME GOOD RECIPES. All About How to Cook and Serve Lusclons Reef Steaks. A brisk, richly dressed little lady entered a large up-town meat market the other day and asked for a round steak an inch and" a half thick, says the New York Herald. Having proved it to be to her satisfaction, she gave her name and address and left the store. Now a round steak is the most economical and the most epicurean of steaks. No other cut approaches it in flavor and while in a sirloin steak weighing four pounds nearly one-half is either bone or fat, or inferior meat, every atom of a round steak of that weight is available. In the round the best cut is midway between the chuck and the shank, about where the leg is the thickest. Never purchase anything but a top round for other than stewing purposes. A clear and hot fire, a hot and slightly greased gridiron or iron frying-pan, an sin evenly cut steak, a hot dish, hot plates and instant consumption there you have the whole law and gospel of cooking and serving a beefsteak. A round steak is better cooked on a very hot pan than upon a gridiron. Use no fat except that which is on the meat In turning it stick the fork into the outer rim of fat, never into the meat. Transfer to a hot dish containing butter, pepper and salt, turn over on the way to the table, and if there is any waiting to be done let your guests wait for the steak, but never treat a good piece of meat so shabbily as to let it do the waiting. The above stvfe of cooking a steak is called a "Philadelphia broil," The difference between the price of a sirloin and round steak w ill provide mushrooms for this king of dishes. Cook a beefsteak as described above, lay on a hot dish and pour over it mushrooms that have been fried meantime in a little butter. There need never be any sameness about a beefsteak if a little trouble is taken to vary the manner of garnishing or serving it. 'Garnish a rare, juicy beefsfeak.with broiled sausages, on each of which you have sprinkled two or three drops of orange juice, and you will fancy yourself partaking of anew dish. Fried tomatoes or fried cucumbers served on the same platter with the steak

are a very nice accompaniment. The juices from the vegetables mingling with the juices from the beef produce a gravy which for flavor and richness it is hard to equal; but the gravy of a steak must always flow from it and never be poured over it. Fried bananas served as a separate dish are nice with broiled steak. Cut the large red bananas in slices lengthwise, fry in a little butter and serve piping hot, two slices to each person providing you can restrain them to that limit. Boil enough macaroni to make a border around the Iuantity of steak you are going to cook, 'rain it, season with butter, pepper, salt and Parmesan cheese, and lay the steak in the center. Potatoes cut in little balls with a vegetable cutter and fried in hot fat are nice with beefsteak. Pile them in little heaps like cannon balls and alternate with a curly slice of fried bacon for each guest Little cakes of mashed potatoes, molded and fried, may be used with the bacon. The plainest steak is improved by the addition of a tablespoonful of butter rubbed with as much chopped parsley and a teaspoonful of lemon juice. It is only when you combine these two greatest delicacies of the market basket that you reach the acme of science and epicureanism in the matter of beefsteak. Cook -our beefsteak on a gridiron or broil it on a hot pan. Let it he porterhouse or sirloin, if you have not yet been educated up io the virtues of the round steak, but have it rare, and follow all the directions regarding heat. Meantime drain four large oysters for each guest. One minute before your steak is to be done lay these, with a tablespoonful of butter for a dozen and a half of oysters, in a hissing hot frying-pan. The minute their bearels begin to open your steak must be dished and ready to receive the contents of this frying-pan, which you will proceed to pour over it. SWEET POTATOES.

When and How to Harvest Them Sorting and Storing:. I have been growing and sprouting sweet-potatoes for eleven years, says a writer in the American Agriculturist, and my method of harvesting, storing and keeping them is as follows: Boxes are made two fret long, one foot wide and one foot deep. The bottom and ends are of inch-boanle, the Bides of slats, with spaces a quarter of an inch between for ventilation. Each box contains one bushel, allowing for shrinkage. The dimensions of the boxe s should be very exact, so they may be set one above another, without projecting beyond tho general pile. The time to harvest the sweet-potatces is on dry, sunny days. Take the boxes to the field and fill them nearly to the top, taking care not to lot any project above, so as to become bruised by a superincumbent box. They are hauled in and stored at once. My sweet-potato house is sixteen feet square and eight high in the clear, of hewn logs, made perfectly tight by being pointed inside and out with mortar. The ceiling is of dressed and matched pine lumber, upon which is spread a foot of sawdust, to keep out frost. There is a fireplace on the north side of the store-room. The potatoes, having bern sorted in tho field, arc brought in, and the boxes are stacked up, the lower one being a foot from the earth floor. A small fire is kept up in damp and rainy weather, to dry the potatoes thoroughly before winter sets in; and after the weather be comes frosty, sufficient fire is maintained to preserve ä temperature of about sixty degrees, never allowing it to go lower tlian fifty. In this way I have kept IJOO bushels of sweet potatoes, with a loss of less than one in twenty. In this part of the Southwest we raise the red and yellow Xansemond. southern green, white Brazilian, yellow Jersey and black Spanish. . As to keeping qualities, I have had the best success with yellow Nansemond and white Brazilian. In all cases it is important to store the varieties in separate boxes, as mixed lots do not command good markets. noE.Killlng Time. Much of the hard work of converting pigs into pork is avoided by making use of various contrivances to facilitate the work. The old way of scalding in a barrel with water heated in a kettle and turned into the barrel is vastly inferior to a long scalding trough made of plank, with a sheet-iron bottom. This is to be so set with stones and earth that the fire runs the w hole length and heats the water very rapidly. The trough is furnished with an iron rack, upon which the hog is laid, and by means of a rope and pulleys is readily hoisted in and out upon the scraping tables. By the use of the rack the animal can be readily turned upon one side to the other. Pointers For the Farmer. Any kind of cheap paint on farm buildings is better than none, as the oil will assist io preserving the wood and preventing warping. It requires skill to winter bees properly. They should be kept well protected from severe cold, but not in a location that allows them to become too warm in the hive 6hould a change of weather occur. Put the garden seeds away in tin boxes carefully labeled, or the mice and ants may destroy them. All seeds should be thoroughly dry, well looked over, the imperfect seeds of beets, melons, squash (and other coarse seeds) removed, ana the boxes kept in a dry place. Dr. Kedsie, the well-known chemist, thinks a mistake has been made by farmers in not using screenings for food. In proportion to cost he considers such food cheaper than wheat, and recommends that screenings and bran be fed to all classes of stock. The best fertilizer for younr lawn grass that has made its appearance from seed sown this fall is air-slacked lime, which may be applied at any time. Early in the spring wood ashes and finely ground bone or phosphate rock may be applied with advantage. It is very difficult to clean grass seed, and the farmer who buys his clover and timothy seed will always be liable to having his field seeded to weeds. In cases where the seeds are coarse it will pay to thoroughly hand-pick the seeds on stormy days so as to have them clean by spring. It is a tedious kind of work, but in some cases is a necessity. Hemp can be easily grown in nearly all sections of this country, but the obstacle to its successful cultivation is the labor of preparing it for market. There is a wide field for inventive genius in devising appropriate machinery for specially treating hemp and other fibrous plants which demand more labor than can be profitably bestowed on them. Simply washing the dairy utensils is not sufficient. They must be scalded, washed in warm water (using soda in the water), scrubbed and then rinsed. A single particle of matter adhering to a milk-pan may serve as a ferment to injure the milk. Even the hands should be washed before handling the vessels, and every precaution taken to observe cleanliness. If the food is diminished and animals become poor the amount of food required to get them in good condition will be greater than the amount of food served in an attempt to economize. Keep the stock always in the best condition, and tha cost of maintenance will be lessened. A filthy floor in the cow stall is sure to cause the animal to get flilth on her udder and side. The stall should be well littered with straw, and each cow stanchioned in manner to avoid the manure and liquids as much as possible. The floors of the stalls should not extend back further than to allow tho cows room, and the drains should be kept clean of obstructions. The stalls should be cleaned as early as convenient, and every precaution taken to prevent the cows coming in contact with their droppings. 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for Infants and Children, 'Casiorla is so well adapted to children that I Castorf enrs Oolle. Concretion, t recommend it as superior to any prescription. I Pour f-totEaca, Diarrhoe a, txuciauoa. known to me." U. JL AacBza, !I. D., I WnI1S, ives tle'p i P1"01"0 111 80 Osford St, Brooklyn, n. Y WiJwat tajurioua medication. Tex Cxstai k Coktant, 77 Murray Street, N. T."

TIII'T IIHHJII lyifil J," -j .-x CHILDREN'S ROUND TABLE. WHO ARE LIKE BESSIE TAYLOR? A Very Discontented Girl The I.lttle Prince Soap Hobbies Shadow IIufT Tender Hearted Hunter Anion; the Kids and Knotty Problems. Bopsio Taylor was a very liscontontel girl. She was never pleased with anything ; always looking out for what was disagreeable, and not for what was pleasant, in anything. She was goinc away from home, and her grandmother asked her if t-he would have a rose to stick in the lnsom of.' her dress. 80, being fond of flowers, she told her that she would like one. Away went her grandmother, with her cane in her hand, into the little garden, and gathered the finest rose there. There were two buds growing on the same stem with the rope, and the leaves were as fresh and green as the leaves of a rosebud could be. You may suppose that Bessie was not a little surprised when her grandmother snipped off the rose, the two bud, and the green leaves with her scissors, and offered Bessie Taylor the stem alone, all covered with thorns. "O erandmother, this is not a rose! P vou think that I will stick that ugly f-tem in my dress, without a single llowerorleaf upon it? No; that I never will! You do not deserve to have roses growing in your garden if you spoil them in this way." "Perhaps not," mildly replied her grandmother, but there are other people in the world besides me who spoil their roses." "Then," said Bessie, "they must be very silly people." "I thinks so, too,' replied her grandmother. "And now I will tell you the nam of one of them. It is Bessie Taylor." Bessio reddened to her very ears, while her grandmother said: "ii has pleased God, Bessie, to mark your life with many blessings, mingled with a few cares, and you are continually neglecting your blessings and remembering 3-our cares. If, then, 3-011 thus willfully despise your comforts and repine over your troubles, what is this but throwing away the flowers and green leaves of your lifo and sticking the thorns in your bosom?" "Who is like Bessie Taylor?" SOME JUVENILE NOTES. A Little Prince Soap Hubbies Shadow IlafT A Tender-Hearted Hunter. Trincc Adalbert of Prussia, third eon of the German emperor, is still in short frocks; but he has already develojK'd quite a strategist's instinct tor making the most of an opportunity. Tho phonograph was exhibited the other day to the imperial circle, and at the request of the empress each of the young princes recited something into the receiver. The crown prince 6ang a verse of the martial "Heil Dir im Siegerkranz," and Prince Eitel Fritz rendered a stanza of Uhland'a wellknown lied "Ich Hatt' Einen Kameraden." When, however, it came to Trince Adalbert's turn he seized the opportunity to eay something that was evidently very near his heart. "Will papa please give me a pony?" is what he shouted at the sensitive machine, with an earnestness which made papa and mamma and the whole court circle roar with laughter. To make soap bubbles that will last for several hours is easy enough, says Gohhn Daiß, if the following liquid be used : Dissolve one part by weight of Marseilles soap, cut into thin slices, in forty parts of distilled water and filter. Call the filtered liquor A and mix two parts of pure glycerine with one part of the solution A in a temperature of t5 degrees Fahrenheit, and, after shaking them together long and violently, leave them to rest for some days. A clear liquid will settle, with a turbid one above. The lower is to be sucked out from beneath the upper with a siphon, taking the utmost care not to carry down any of the latter to mix with the clear fluid. A bubble blown with this will last for several hours, even in the open air. Or the mixed liquid, after standing twentyfour hours may be filtered. The game of shadow buff differs very materially from blindman's buff, but it is equally as amusing. A large piece of white "linen should be fastened neatly up at one end of a room, so that it hangs smoothly. Buff (not blinded) neat himself on a low stool, with his face to the linen, and a table, on which is a lighted candle, should be placed about four or five feet behind him and the rest of the lights in the room extinguished. Buffy's playfellows next pass in succession between the candle and him, distorting their features in as grotesque a manner as possible hopping, limping, and performing various odd antics, so as to make their shadows very unlike their usual looks. Buffy must then try to guess to whom tho shadows belong, and if he guesses correctly tho E layer whose shadow he recognizes takes is place. Buff is allowed only one guess for each person, and must not turn his head either to the right or left to see who passes. Bears were so numerous in the early settlement of Ohio, says the Youth's Companion, that one man has been known to kill sixty-five in a single season ; but the war of extermination greatly reduced their numbers in a few years. Mr. Barker of Athens relates the following hunting incident of pioneer times: "Chris Stevens and a German named Heck were hunting one day and treed a bear in a large poplar not far from .Stevens' house. The bear climbed nearly to the top of the tree, which was very tall. The hunters had but one gun between them, and Stevens was to shoot. He levelled his piece, took aim, and then waited as if taking a more careful sight. Heck waited anxiously for his companion to fire. Out of patience, he at length exclaimed: 'Why don't you shoot?' Stevens, who was a verv kind-hearted man, deliberately lowered his gun and said: I can't bear to see the poor thing fall eo far. 'An't you a sot one,' exclaimed the German. ;Gif me de gun den I shoots him if he falls mit de groud till a t'ousand feet.' He seized the gun and Bruin 6oon came tumbling down." Unten to the Kids. Little Pudolph falls deiperately in lore witli Ida, who iiin the girls' department of the same school, so he squeezes the following billet doux into her hand at recess: "Dear Ida: Hove Pitcher's Castorla.

' ."TS" lit ltd yon so much. Won't you marry me?" Ida'i reply was as follows; "My Dear RCDOLrH J I lore you, too, but I can't marry you, as thera are already too many children in oar family." Tommy (in the presence of young Sweetner, eister'a bean) "You told tu a a be the other night, Clara." Sister Clara "I frueis not, brother mine." Tommy "Yes, siree. You said that when Mr. Sweetner called he acted so illy that you never could keep a straight face, and your face is as straight as mine now." Kramry Enterprise. Two little srirls were talking about the rrira ficht on the day before its occurrence. Their mother was asked "if one of the men miirhl rot be killed." fce answered "Yes." The elder pirl ssid: "Well. I don't believe he'll go to hfaven." Whereupon the younger responded: 'Then, ii iSuiliran goes to the other plae. he'll whip Satan, arid everybody will be glad." rhilade? Aa Telegraph. Little Nan of four summers, considering it her duty to entertain a lady who is waitinsr for mamma, enters into conversation : Nan "Have) you pot any little girl;?" Ihe caller "Yes, I have two." Nan 'T)-do you ever have to whip 'era ?" The caller "I'm afraid I have to, some times." Nan "What do you whip 'em with?" The caller (amused) "Oh, when they've bee a very naughty I take my slipper." Nan (most feelingly as mamma enters) "Y-yo-you ought to use a hair brush; my mamma does, and it hurts awfully." Lije. One Sunday mornin? recently a little Har risburg girl named Edith was devoting her cine-year-old intellect to a survey of her Sunday-school issue. Ooee by her sat her mother. "I never knew that before," said Edith all of a sudden. "Never knew what, Edie?" "That David was a republican." "What put that into your head?" "Why, here it says," replied, Edith, reading from her book, "'David plead eth for protection' so he must hnve been a republican. Is there anything in the bible about tree trade, mamma." PiVtirg Ditpatch, KNOTTY PROBLEMS. Onr readers are invited ti fum:sh ori;lntl ealy mM,charalp, rMtles, rebit, an 1 thr "Knotty Problems," addressing all communications relative t this department to E. It. Chaibourn, Lewiston, Me. J 'o. 2923 A Head From tbe Roiurjr of Time Time sisals upon us unawares; And, like a Idar at his prarers, He tells them not in heads but yea's. Anil et ill iitany; Meanwhile, we cast our raps at cares, And niis our chances. Tbe sinner, liowso'cr depraTed, Has h"jrs he'll ci.ant'o and yet be saved; Forgetting in his state depraved, As Johnson mentions How that a certain p'.ace is paved With pool intentions. One of thosf beads to analyze T cut in halves of equal siz; " The root of eaoh, to my surprise, Was ten exactly; The rear now past, whoever trie May find dirocily. V. WU.60W. No. 2923 Square. "Entered for the Trize.l 1. Bodies politic 2. Karulty. X The rernyUil sheep. 4. A vessel in which tra is made. 5. A wor$ us-pd to call for a repetition of some performance, it Settled. Coust Less. Bloomingsburg, Ind. No. 2924 A Palindrome. In California, so Vre learned, A tradesman kept a shop and earned His Urins there. Above the door He hune a si?n that plainly bore The name hf which tha town is known. And after this his trade was shown. There's nothing odd in this, you say, Hut read that sien in either wy, f rora right to left, or le.t to ripht. The same resu't will come to light; Now tell nie what two words combine To make this palindromic sign. Medics. No. 2925 The Compositor's Quandary. A compositor, who was setfinj? up type for aa arithmetic, pied the j-ohition of a problem in multiplication. Unfortunately he had mislaid tbe copy, aodall he remembered was that both mnUiplie and multiplicand consists" of two figures. The scat tered type represented the following figures: I. - 3, 3, 4, i, 7, H, 8. !, M. With the aid of a pencil and a piece of raper, the compositor managed, after awhile, to rearrange tha lifiires in their proper places. What was tha. problem? J. IL Fkzasdic. No. 2926 Charade. Throuch the fence and over the wall. Into the very best clover, Go myr' with a jump and skip, Earh'an inTeterate rover. Hans, the pardner looked jnlte wn!. When he tha michief discovered; Father's charge to look after the first Then in his memory hovered. When he looked on the trampled field, Truly thesiht was provokine. "The onr two bad," he slowly said; Then he returned to his smokinzIEthyl. No. 2927-Double Acrostic Entered on Prize.l words or five letters. 1. A maiden. 2. The great artery which rise out ef the left ventricle of the heart. 3. To twist. C A Spartan slave. 3. A sea of Europe (Web.) fi. Ai scriptural proper name. 7. A sluggard. 8. ElfisnJ 9. Oblivion. Fn trials and finals will name a famous author. Frank. No. 2929 Anagrams on Latter-Day Celeb, ritte. 1. Fallen Tryden, so torn. 2. A Samson loxetl aid. 3. tiearon a green bull. . No carnal report 5. Fate near'd him. 6. Clever lad, govern. Men ran an Irish job. S. He only bore joy ill. W. WlLSOV. No. 2928 Decapitation. A pert lit tie chap named Pe Freise Took sic with t, final disease; This total young lad Grew exceedingly bad Till death his victim did seize. Ella Mental, No. 2930 Honble Letter Charade. The "totnV hight Is hard "to fain;" "Tatience aud pain, To it invite. But, at the bid. How clear the view Our eyes pursue ! Each firt! is passed. f Bitte Sweet. The Contributors' Prizes. These prizes are to be given for tbe bet lota of three original puzzles of the specified kinds, re ceivedbefoie the close of the year: 1. Puwlea of any kind, fifteen dolUrs. 2. Illustrated puzz.es, a lare atlas of the world. 3. "1'oems" of any kind, five dollars. 4. Transpositions or anagrams, twe dollars, fi. Charades, two dollars. . Numerals, two dollars. 7. Letter en z mas. two dill ars. S. De captations, two dollars. 9. Curtailments, two dol lars. 10. lianionds. two dollsrs. 11. Squares, two dollars. 12. Mars, one dollar. H. louble or triple, acrostics, one doüar. 1C Half squares, one dollar, 15. Ilhomboids, one dollar. In addition, ten fin books will be awarded as special prizes. Answers. 2.914 A bribe in the haod betrays mischief at heart. 2.915 Mill I neon r. 'J.Slo lleart, hear. 2,917- THRUST HAUNCH K r 1 I L R U X DONE SCENTS T U K E B H For-ape. 2,5P KsnouDoe. 2,91'3 IllSTBIoN K s c r d r. a o 11 e s i d r A M Maestoso KktrepoT TolbootH IlmkxitK C o x J l" k c T ' ArKPHALl Lact i r i O 2. Kl-Lcc-ate.

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