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THE ITTDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1893-TWELYE PAGES.

officers. Presldent-WUl E. Strawn, Montpeller. Ind. 1 First Vice-President Torrenee M. Jackson, New Lancaster, Ind. Second Vlce-Presldent-MIss Sue C. Parker. Kalona, la. Recording Secretary Miss Dora Wenner, PIasant-ave., Indianapolls, Ind. Corresponding Secretary Mias Emma L. Marker. Emery, 111. Treasurer MI Mary J. Kelly, Campbellstown, O. Executive Commltttee-WlUiam A. Clark. Panvllle.-Ind.. box 5T; W. S. Kokendoffer. Montevallo. Mo.: J. C. McDonald. Medina. 'inn.; Mrs. J. P, Farnes. Bruceton Mills, W. Va. OBJKCTS. Section 3 of Article 1 of Constitution The object of the Howard Literary Club la to encourage pure lltratur. strengthen morality. estahllMh sociability. Incrpaiw a desire for mind Improvement und literary attainment and to extend the work 01 reformation. MKMnnns. Section 1 of Article 2 of Con tl tut InnAll person of good mornl character who are Interested In the objects of thin organization and nre willing to work In accordance therewith are elUile to membership. We moat cordially Invite every one truly and unoompromlMiiRly interested In our ohjerta to J ln our duo. Letters of Inquiry should be addressed to the t'orrfspondlnr Secretary with "tamp. Th llnwnr.l Utcrirv has n"itb-r salaried ofllrers nor contributor, and dpenu wholly upon Hi merits and principles for Mfmhr only are enfltIM- to the rare bneflta of our book catalogue. All letter for publication must b firefully written on one side of the paper only, --ompnli-l by the writer's rm I tnm and address aa well na the num d plume, and plainly addressed to the editor, 0. (J. Stewart. HenttnH office, Indianapolis'. Ind. Member In renrwlna: aubx-rlpllon for The H-ntln-l will plenie he sure to send fl to the Howard Literary Trrnsurer, aa the club a allowed a amall commission. Iie crllt an4 prompt action ua ranteed. Mmhra, on snlina- thlr photoa to the editor for reproduction on this pnge, must nd non de plume and also real name nd mMrpM. Th latttr will not he published exept by request of the aendfr. I Mi:tOII!AM. Intereatlna; Tribute tn Frlrnd by litppb. Am Dead Elijah Kolley, the youngent of tei Children of John and Catherine. Krlley, whj born In Uatetoiirt, courty, Virginia. IIa was martid Jim H l.i'.iö, to Mlxa Margaret Henry, and they were the parents of two daughters and three Hon. Jtesldlng In Virginia, uniil 1K3U they moved to Preble county, Ohio, where they remained until their llfework was ended. ' Death claimed one mm, Samuel. In Infancy. Another won, William I)., died In 1881. The beloved wife- and mother died Feb. 7. 1S8J, at the age ofeventy yt-ars, four montha and fifteen clays. The beloved father dl! at the old homt near Campbellstown, O., Sept. 25, 193, at the ape of nlrety yoara. one month, four days. Two daughters, one son, nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren mourn his Ions. One daughter, Margaret E., married William II. Camp. 111 and has resided In Wabash county, Indiana, for twenty-six years. John U., the only surviving son. lives at Eaton, O. Mary J., the youngest child, remained at home, a faithful daughter and housekeeper. The three surviving children were at the father's bedside when he breathe! hla la.it. The funeral took place at the Christian church at Concord. 0., Sept. 27. Before tha un had reached the meridian, gentle and loving hands had laid ail that wes mortal of him to rest beside his wife In the beautiful little cemetery. A large number of relatives and friends attended the funeral. The services we conducted by the Tier. Mr. BurnetrT He read the fourteenth vers of the fourteenth chapter of Job, also the fourteenth verse of the twenty-third Psalm. Ills remarks were feeling and appropriate. Certainly the text was well chosen. "If a man die Bhall he live again? AU the days of my appointed time will I wait till my change come." During the month of August I was privileged to spend one week at the home of the deceased, and though he feemed wonderfully preserved in physical strength for one so old as he, he realized his strength wu failing- and wu patiently awaiting his appointed time. Ills life work was farming: and he was an in dustrtous, har-d-worklngr man, a. kind parent and good provider, ever thoughtful for the wellfaro of his children. He was a kind neighbor and lived In peace with all mankind. His honert. Industrious life was an Inspiration to all, and the world is better for his exemplary life. He had outlived the bond of man's appointed years. God's harvest time had come with the harvest of the year. His was a noble life. I'm sure. Though somewhat commonplace; He did the work for him to do ' K&ch day with humble grace. Ills were but lowly tafks, I grant. Performed with thoughtful care; And yet hla life aeemed strangely full Of blessings sweet and rare. Though sorrow's hand had seamed his brow And turned his dark hair white, He has gone to Join the ransomed now In that ha.py home of lieht. II knows the peace that passeth understanding; PQr him all tell and trials are o'er. The weary soul at length has gained its landing On heaven's eternal ahore. Sincerely, "SAPPHO." Indianapolis, Oct. 21. ISM. SYMPATHY Extemde e Marie by Comet and To Sister "Marie" Dear sister, when we received your letter bearing the lntelilence that your father was very 111, we sincerely hoped that he would be restored to you afjaln. j;ut alas! we have received the sad new that he had been called for, and had answered the summons. Yours 1? a great Iops Indeed, so deep that It seems impossible to attempt to

sympathize with you. Yet knowing by experience that . words ' sympathetically spoken will do wonders toward cheering those who are bereft. webeg of you to accept from us our, hearts' deepest eym pathy. There must be a bright, a sunny side. It seems dark to thooe that are .left, bright to those that are gone. Yes, we must pay In death there Is a loss, and there Is a gain. A loss to those that are left, a gain to those that are gone. , Then let us not view death as our everlasting enemy, but an an aid to, help gain the everlasting enjoyments of the beautiful lyond. "COMET" AND "EUREKA." Monterallo, Mo., Oct. 15.

a rmiGiiT Mcikr ;ok oi t. The Mfetvnrk of an Knericetlc Minis er of the (inaprl. Dear Howard Friend.- Henry T. Eddy was born In Ilrlatol, Conn., Mnrrh 2!, 1M1. At the age of iwventeen he prorogued conversion and united with the methndlst eplscopil church. lie waa consecrated to his M istrs service from his very Infancy by tie prayers of a Christian mother, und Immediately after hla conversion ho henrd the divine call to preach the everlasting gospel. He wan not dlnohHllent to the heavenly Vision, but Immediately set earnestly about the work of preparation for the Christian tultiUtry. In the autumn of ISM, only a few months after his conversion, we find him at Wllbrnhatn academy with only $14 In hla pocket, yet looking with guileless simplicity for the sld and direction of Providence. Conscientiously devoted to the church of his choice, lie nobly iWllued pecuniary qj(j from a slater church, which offered to prepare him for tl ministry if he would consent to change his 'church relations, but he did not wait idly uion Providence, He was ready for any toll or sacrifice necessary to accomplish the work which h hud st hla heart upon. He labored with hla handa at whatever offered .with true New England perseverance. Ho taught district school occasionally and preached for small compensation. On one occasion he set out for a school he had engaged for In Pennsylvania with no money, but with pockets full of clock machinery with which he repaired time-pieces along the route, thus paying his expenses and having a surplus to commence operations on his arrival. In 18H2 we find him at Wesleyan university. Here, too, his campaign with poverty stllrwent on, but he fought the fight with Christian cheerfulness and manliness, aa a Christian exemplary in word and deed. Spiritually healthful tn all hla Influence, ever doing good to others while tolling for himself. While at college he supplied the pulpit of the method 1st episcopal church at Farmington, Conn. Ilia faithful labors greatly endeared him to the people and converted more than one hundred souls. He supplied the pulpit until his graduation and then removing to his field of labor, entered upon hla long-anticipated work a few weeks later. Aug. 16, 1S66, he married MIbs Ella A." Olds at Westfleld. The happy young couple were warmly welcomed by a cordial, appreciative people to the parsonage prepared for their reception. As they sat down together In their new home, they looked with youthful faith and zeal through a long vista of toilsome, happy years, yet in two months thla beautiful vision melted away. On the last Sabbath of his life he was slightly 111, yet not enough to create any alarm or Interfere with the discharge of his duties. , He preached on that day with unusual fervor from the text strangely appropriate of the blow to soon fall on the young wife and bereaved church. His text was: "Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be Joyous but grievous. Nevertheless, afterwards It yieldeth the peaceable fruits of righteousness." On Tuesday his sickness was serious. It proved to be malignant erysipelas. He died Thursday, Sept. 27, displaying the same calm cheerful faith which was an essential element of his character. He fell as became a Christian soldier, with the harness on. The above was copied from a printed extract sent me by his mother. He was my second cousin. Oh, we think we see sad funerals, ut what a bright life to be plucked In full bloom. His mother wished me to name my little boy after him, but we had already named him ere we grot her letter. So 1 Just put more to his name and called him Eddy Jay. Thla. Iter name was my father's. His mother still Uvea in Prlstol, Conn. Her name Is Maria M. Eddy. Your sister In H. L. C. bonds, LUCY A, PARKER. Bennett vllle, Oct. 20. Coin of the Realm. .' (Selected for the Howard club by "Ben Ardya.') Life, like a dome of many-colored glass Stains the white radiance of eternity. Shelley." Eagles, we see, fly above, and they are but sheep who herd together. Sir Philip Sidney. Great souls attract sorrows as mountains storms. But the thunder clouds break upon them and they thus form a shelter for the plains around. -Jean Paul Richter. True friendship la a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before It la entitled to the appellation.. George Washington, Öod helps the man so wrapt In error's endless chain. Spencer. For fools rush in where angels fear to tread. . v ( Pope. To make virtue of necessity. ? Chaucer. Ee wl3"!y worldly, but not worldly wise. Francis Quirles. Every spendthrift to passion Is debtor to thought. . Owen Meredith. Indianapolis. Oct 20. . . , Many men build aa cathedrala were built the part Dearest the ground finished, but

that part which soars toward heaven, the turret and spires, forever incomplete. Henry Ward Beechen, The bible is a window In this prison of hope through which we look into eternity. .,- Dwlght, ' When learning Irradiates human life it is then in its highest use and perfection. The Spectator.

. . Fate. We stood by the gate, 'neath the starpi m pled sky, ' Where the roses hung red as the wine, And I drank in the beauty that shone in ' her eye, And her soft little hand waa In mine. I loved it, I pressed it, I squeezed It, caressed it, . A'id rejoiced, for she said. "It is thine!" We talked of the things that young simpletons knew. Of the flowers and the birds and the trees. And that soft little hand! how I'd thrill through and through Whenever I gave It a squeeze! I rejoiced and was happy f And thought that her pappy Didn't know we were out In the breeze. But we never can toll what Is lurking about. . - " Danger seemeth to come as by chance.The door It was opened, old Towser came out. ' And his teeth looked as sharp as a . lance. . . Said Flo:''Tu'can lick Mm,r -But her dad hollered "Sick .'Mm r I departed minus Most of my pants.' .. , ' . - Fate parted ua then. Bill Blnrle she wed. Years after, a tramp on tJie go, . I stopped for a drink and a morsel pt biad. And stood In the presence of Flo! ' With nice, dainty stitches, "Bhe was patching Bill's breeches With those 1 had left years ago. FAUL QUACE. Which Moat Noblef Life is rweet, Is very precious, To the favored few of earth, Who have known but Joy and gladness Since the hour that gave them birth. . . Who have drunk llfe'a fullest measure From a chalice of pure gold, Tasting not the dregs so bitter That the choicest cup may hold. I . Life la sweet and very precious To the souls by caro oppressed. Whose bright Vision all have vanished, Hope departing with the real, Who have struggled ami resisted Hot-row's birthright day by day. Clouds of disappointment ever Rising to obscure the way. Hut which heart, think you, most noble, That for which the rlow'ra were spread, ' Or the one that followed humbly Duty's thorny path Inntend? Line of cre are lines of beauty Tracing of an Inner life; And we read by their assistance Who art conqueror In the strife. 'JKS.HIi: CLYDli" New York, Oct. 19, im. My Life's Lament. The silent hour of death la near, The hope of youth la gon How slowly rolls this solemn sphere Toward that eternal dawn! How often have I wept the hour Ho fatal to my heart! How often I have cursed the power That (forced two lives apart. Grim death, with all hla dark dtnplu) And foul, forbidding look, ßtanda llent In th pasMaae way And rends an open: look. He only walta with solemn air To hear my coming tVead, While I, In all my dire despair, Fear death, yet Beek the dead, lteyond his melancholy stand I aee the path lead on To where a dark stream meets the land. From thence my eight la gone. Oh! let my eyes gaze never more Upon llfe'a fleeting race; For on the river's farther shore Behold death's dwelling place. WILLIS WILFKKD FOWLER. hi; ayi:i) hf.ii ijti:. A Ttom Pinnies Into the Waters and neacuea n Child That Had Fed lllm. The Zoophilist reproduces a good dog story from a Roman paper. A terv-year-old little girl had fallen into the Tiber that day (July 24) from the parapets of the Ponte Margherlta. The crowd who witnessed the accident merely ran hither and thither on the bridge and tho banka calling for some one to help thedld nobody daring to do so. Two policemen spent the time In shaking inquiries as to whether It was a case of murder or suicide. The child, meanwhile, was isl-, bly drowning, when a dog a workman's miserable dog, destined to end a wretched day in the stabularla municlpale (lost dogs' yards) leaped barking into the Tiber under the eyes of all the screaming but useless crowd. The poor beast, accustomed to feed upon Btreet offal and to sleep In any shed It could find, swam out to the little girl In peril, caught, her dresa and drew her In safety to the shore. "When he saw her In safety the dog Jumped and bayed for Joy, licking the child's face and handa. It appears that they had been friends. The child had known the dog In a manufactory at Pratl dl Castello and the poor animal was grateful to her for some crumbs or caresses. The crowd then tried to catch the dog to see how an animal more brave than so many men was made. But it ran through their midst and disappeared. This is almost aa good as Brownlngs "Tray." . Interesting? to . Slnsjle Women. , Mdlle. Lenormand has taken it Into her head to figure out what chances a young lady has of e-ettina; married at various periods of her existence. From her investigations It appears that out of 1,000 women; the marriages are as follows: ... . 101 between the ages of 16 and 17 years. 209 between the ages of 18 and 19 years. 232 between the ages of 20 and 21 years. 165 between the ages of 22 and 23 years. 102 between the ages of 24 and 23 years. 60 between the ages of 26 and 27 years. 45 between the ages of 28 and 29 years. 18 between the agese of 30 and 31 years. 14 betweea the ages of 32 and 33 years. S between the ages of 34 and 35 years. 2 between the ages of 3G and 37 years. 1 between the ages of 38 and 33 years. So that a young lady of thirty has only eighteen chances out of 1,000 of getting married. After forty the probability of meeting with a husband Is represented by a email fraction. It is a Question of .dowry. Dlluvlo. The Rabbit Changes His Habits. An Englleh naturalist reports that the rabbit In Australia has been' forced by his environment to alter his European habits. The forepaws of some have already become adapted for climbing trees In search for food which they cannot And on the ground, and others have begun? to litter on the bare earth. The antipodean rabbit also enters the water and swim's very well, both during his migrations and when he is pursued. A Veteran of the Mexican Var. OAK HARBOR, Ohio I met Coo. O. Momeny, an old veteran of the Mexican war, on the streets today who told me that after reading about Simmons Liver Regulator he bought a bottle, and the first three doses gave him Immediate relief. Geo. Gosline. Your druggist sells It in powder or liquid. The powder to I be taken dry or made Into a, tea.

STRAW VALUE CONSIDERED.

OTHER IXTEIt ESTISG Sf EJECTS FOR THE FARMERS. A Hiscnsalon Concerning Trnsts and Farmers The Price of Mutton Marketing Onr Prodoce-ood Hotter The Outlook for Horse H reeding A Good Raspberry Three Mistakes About Shade Trees Fall Work Anions; the ' Iters Some Timely Recipes. ' The value of straw is underestimated on most farms. One often gees the statement that the farmer who winters his stock at a straw stack is playing a losing game, and the statement is true ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, but we get the impression that the straw is wholly at fault when It is not- The man who would winter his horses or cattle In an oat bin would probably lose money, but this is no argument against oats as food. Oats are not a perfect food for an animal, but we combine this grain with, other food, thereby getting a good paying ration. Straw Is not a rich food. 'it is true! 'but we know from experience that there is much food value In-good, bright straw when rightly han. died. In feeding it several mistakes are usually made- .. . In the case, of cattle at the straw stack one point to be noted la that they usually have to suffer from exposure. The straw Is eaten by animals 'that need lots of rich food merely to supply heat of which every wind robs them. It requires heavy , feeding In exposed lots to make any good gain on stock, and we readily grant that straw Is unequal to ,the task of supplying It. The straw Is blamed for the effects of exrs'fure, while other roughness Is often fed In warm stables, and Is thus able to show much better gain from the feeding. If It wer.e the habit to -mow straw and feed It In the mangers It would be much more highly valued as a feeding stuff. Another mistake Is In requiring animals In stalls to eat straw a closely as they du rut cut stuff, such as good hay and fodder. A certain per cent, of wheat and oat straw gets woody while waiting for the grain to rlppen, and It Is not wantvl by stook. Ktx-k find one-half or two-thirds of emmon straw palatable and nourishing. In feeding It one should give about flf teri pounds for every ten needed by the nnlmal, and the excess should be removed at feeding time for biKbllng. This la an Important point. No Httentl should be made to compel the animal to cut It up cleun. If .wo tons of straw wlil give as good returns- In feeding" ns one Um of timothy. Its feeding value la double that usually supposed, and we are very sure that If furniers would seep the straw hrikiit and feed double the quantity eaten, thus letting the stork cull out the chaff, heads, blades, thimbles und tender stalks, they would agree that the feeding value of the two tons of straw Is greater than that of ono ton of much bay that 1a fed. When barn feeding of straw Is not practicable then the straw should bo well-stacked In a small burn lot and the stock bo permitted to eat from the stack two hours every morning that the weather permits, feeding hay at night. They will cull out the best, trumping under the, other for manure. This la a wasteful way, but some good Is gotten from the straw. Another mlstuke Is made feeding only corn with straw, Htraw la not a nitrogenous fol, nnd the grain- fed with It should le composed of oats, bran and other nltrogenoua food. Homo corn la always good In winter, when heat la needed, but the grain should consist chiefly of a less starchy food. The straw nevda a balancing grain, and com la not able to balance the ration. Hy proer use of wheat straw lta feeding value is estlmited thrice the usual farm price, and that of oat straw Is much greater than that of wheat. Hut the fKd value of at raw Is not much over half Its value. Dr. Armsby estimates the manurlal value of a ton of wheat straw at $2.6; of barley straw, $3.32; of oat atraw, $3.06. Thla means that analysis shows that a ton of wheat straw contains $2.69 worth of elements of plant food that we buy In commercial fertilizers. We are ready to - pay out $2.('.9 for that many dollars worth of plant food In a commercial fertilizer, but many of us will sell the straw for onethird this sum, or let It stand In stacks wasting away. Chemistry tells us the plant food in it. and all we need do la to give It to the soil. Hut there Is another vaule Prof. Armsby does not mention. The soil on most farms Is losing its stock of vegetable matter or mould, and Its mechanical condition is growing worse every year. It is not so easily tilled as it once was, but Is becoming packed and lifeless, This rotter straw In the Boil adds humus to it, or if used as a top-dressing after passing through the stables It helps to form a mulch that is beneficial to the soil. The mechanical value of all barnyard manures is underestimated. Not only do they contain this plant food whose value is estimated by our scientists, but it has an added value In Its effect on the mechanical condition of the land. The valui. of straw !n tri country is not estimated one-fourth as high as In England, where the yield of straw at harvest time Is noted with the same care as that of grain. We waste untold thousands of dollars In this country by cur neglect' of straw. The best half of It should be used as feed and the remainder should go into the manure pits." Wherv fed In warm stables with suitable grain it will be ranked as it deserves.' i ' ' - - Fanners and Treats. It Is a good thing to have our faults pointed 'out to us by our friends. As farmers, we usually lack persistent effort aJong the line of reform. We tart well, but get tired. The following, from the Rural New Yorker, contain food for thought: Four years ago there was a mighty uprising of fanners through the Northwest against' the exactions of the "cordage combine." State and federal legislation against It was urgently demanded. Mass meetings were held by counties in Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin 'and Minnesota. Among . the most practical suggestions for relief was one urging the manufacture cf binding twine In the state penitentiaries, to be sold by the state at cost. Aa we remember, o.e or two of the states at once embark",! In the business; but Minnesota refused to do so. Flnnaly, under persistent pressure from the farmers, about two years ago, the state authorities came East to buy the necessary machinery; but couldn't get what they wanted, occause It was controlled by patents owned by the trust. They bought the best they oould, however, went home and start?d a twine factory In the penitentiary. Then the Minnesota thrasher company, in order to utallze -convict labor for the benefit of farmers, built a shop Inside the Stillwater penltenlaary and hired all the convicts they could get to turn out thrashing machines for farmers. For a time the twine and thrasher business "boomed;" the state found the penitentiary a source of revenue and even secured a lot of federal convicts to extend the business. Then the farmers, urged on doubtless by the Jabor organizations, discovered that thtsshad conscientious scruples about buying the products of co;ivtct , labor, aoid stopped purchasing

twine and thrashers made' by it, and accordingly both the twine and thrasher enterprises have collapsed. The farmers are again buying from the trust and reglar makers of thrashers, and the state has lost its revenue from the convicts. Moreover, it has a lot of expensive machinery on hand for which it is seeking a purchaser. Sometimes It seems a trifle difficult doesn't It? to manage things so to suit the farming population permanently.

Fall Work Anions; the Ileea. Mr. E. Mead Is a successful bee-keeper, and he writes, from experience. Recently he said: This is the month to prepare bees for winter. I have nvide It a rule to have my bees In proper shape for wintering by not later than the middle of October, especially in regard to equalizing their stores and "feeding. They must have warm weather to properly ripen and öeal their stores if fed. I consider this of much Importance. . The wintering problem Is one of the most Important problems In sucessful bee-keeping. I'roper food ts the first requisite. I have given the subject a good deal of study, and have noted the results from both early and late feeding; also wintering partly with candy, etc. I have had the best success by feeding about the middle of September. There Is not very much brood in the hive at this time of year, and the food will be stored in the brood-nest. I like to have it evenly distributed, through the hlve then whenever the " bees cluster they will have honey close to them. This one point could be better accomplished. If fed later, when there Is little if any brood In the hive, but.lt Is not wise to wait J) long. I have-fed them very late wheh it was difficult to . get them to take their food cn account of the cold.. A large part of It would not be. sealed, and what would be sealed would be dark and damp, and the cappinrs of the cells flat and saturated with honey. It Is very necessary to have their honey sealed. If not, it is liable to get thin and watery. I have noticed when they are fed in warm weather their food will be nearly all sealed and the caps will be round Instead of flat, and will not get saturated with water, because the honey la thoroughly ripened. I like to peep down between the combs In winter, and find them perfectly dry, with oval caps as tight aa pulp. This gives the bees a good, dry comfortable place to cluster, and I feel pretty sure such colonies will pull through In good shape. It Is thought that pollen Is not good for bees In winter. Some writers think It one cause of dysentery. I dislike to have very much of It In the hlve for hoveral reasons, tttit It Is dlfllnilt to get It away from them, and I think if they have an abundance of good honey they will bo all right so far as the food Is concerned. It la of much Importance that they have nn abundance of honey, not less than twenty-llvo pounds. It Is somewhat dltllcult to ascertain the amount of honey In a hive. I'erhaps the surest way Is lo shake the bee off each comb nnd weigh the cumin, then weigh the same number of empty tombs und find the difference, note being made? of the age of combs nnd the amount of pol!on they contain. Old coinlw weigh double more thnn new ones. After one hive Is cnrefully weighed in this manner one can very nearly estimate correctly the amount of honey other colonies have. Another rule I keep In mind when extlnmtlng the amount of honey a colony hu, la this: A block of honey xiVixlli Inelirs, If thoroughly sealed and ripened, w ill weigh ono pound. Hy using both 'Of theso mien ono can soon learn to guess pretty cloeely the amount In each comb. Try to get your lcs fed In this month, and It doe not make s much difference about getting them packed so soon, but tho sooner the better. Then they won't have t Ih disturbed after they are settled down Into that quiescent state 'so conducive to good wintering. ' MsrbntltiK Oar l'rodnoe. Kastern fruit growers find California products In every city market, and this competition tells upon prices. Writing upon tho duncultlea with which wo have to contend, F. II. Valentine says that one Is the lack of co-operation umong us. No man who puts up a lirst-class product would wish to co-operate with ono packing his product like tho one described. TJvery man wants to go It on hla own hook. Transportation and handling are less expensive with large lots. Huyers are also attracted by the large quantities fof sale, and thus better prices are obtained. So long as every producer Insists on sending In his little lot by Itself, he cannot Improve upon these advantages. The California products are controlled by companies who oversee every detail, and while every man uses his own brand, and each man's fruit la sold on its own merits, each la uniformly assorted and packed, and Is handled by these companies as though it were their property. Shipments are made in train loads. Then the matter of uniform packages la Important. One man sends In apples in barrels of full legal size, while another sends his In pony barrels. The same Is true of nearly all products. They are short In weight and measure, and a crate, or box, or barrel, or quart really has no meaning when used as a standard of measure. The cupidity of the man who thinks he can sell elarht pounds of grapes for ten, or of the one who uses a small-sized berry basket thinking to deceive the purchaser stands in the way of a great step forward inj this direction. The California packages are uniform In size. The contents are uniformly assorted and packed. The man who buys a lot today, knows that, similar brands tomorrow will assure him similar goods. As one dealer puta it: "When I buy California fruit, I know what I am getting; when I buy Eastern fruit, I don't know." To sum it up, then, we must have good products, well assorted and packed In uniform gift packages, marked with a brand which should become a-guarantee of the contents. Only the best should be marketed. Producers should co-operate to. secure lower freljrht rates, superior advantages in handling and selling and to attract the buyers. These conditions are coming in some lines of produce, and attention to the points noud Will render It possible for the advantages of. the auction system to be widely extended.; Three .Mistakes About Shade Trees. Attention I to shade trees goes far toward transforming a home from positive ugliness to beauty. Waldo Brown points out three common mistakes in setting out such trees.' He Bays: Evergreens ought never to be set near the house; they are useful as windbreaks at the north and west, at some distance from the hoi'se, where they may be set either in clumps or hedges, but never on a lawn. Why not? First, because grass does not do well under them as under deciduous trees; and second, because bo many of them drop cones almost the entire year, which not only are unsightly, but greatly interfere with the use of the lawn mower. I admired the Scotch pine In my younger days, and thirty years ago I planted a number of them In my doeryard, and the cones from them have given us a world of trouble; knowing what I now do about them, I would not have, them set on a lawn if I were paid $10 each for doing it. Mistake No. 2 Is In setting fruit trees Instead of forest trees, and there are two ogjections to these: First,' they are too short-lived, and this Is a serious objection, for we ought to plant shade trees for a lifetime, and It Is a serious matter, Just when we have secured shade, to have our trees die. An expeience of forty years In planting fruit trees shows that of nearly all kinds I have set, almost half died In ten or fifteen years. The second oblectlon to fruit trees in the dooryard Is that the dropping fruit Is untidy, and attracts flies, that caterpillars and other insects are frequently found on them, and the wormy and unripe fruit Is a temptation to the children. Mistake No. 3 is In setting trees too near the house. It is hard to realize when planting a tree no larger than a bean pole that In time It may have a epread of branches elxty or eighty feet

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with something that takes out the dirt, instead of making you rub it out. It's a big difference. There's a saving in the labor but, besides that, there's a saving- in the wear. . ' Washing with acids and chemicals is-casy, too but it isn't safe. Washing with Pearline is.

fi reddlers and some unscrupulous rrofcg aTTTTO Am cers will tell you "this is as good as" . V- VV CLJL V- or "the wne as Pearlme." IT'S FALSE Pearline is never peddled ; your grocer sends you an imitation, be honest sendit back. 318 JAMS PVLE, New York.

In diameter, and so trees are set ten or fifteen feet from the house, and long before they reach their prime, the branches are resting on the' roof, rotUng the shingles, and the leaves are choking ' the gutters. The Oatlook for Horse-Breed I mar. The average price of horses Is now very low. A correspondent of the Country Gentleman has faith In future prices. Theoutlook, he admits, is not very encouraging at first thought. The market Is overstocked and the prices so low in consequence that many breeders are discouraged, and If they have not disposed of their brood mares they have not bred them this year. Not for many years have there been so few colts raised in this vicinity by farmers as the present one. "There is no money In it" is the reply when questioned ' in regard to it. When weaning oolts can be bought for a little more than the price of service fee there Is small Inducement for farmers to raise them, necessarily losing the use of the mare for & time and running the risk Incidental to colt-ralslng. That there is no money in raising a certain class of horses I am willing to admit and it will be Just as well If there are not so many raised, but there is always a demand for good horses; and they always bring a good price too.' It costs no more to raise a good colt than a poor one, as aside from a few dollars exlra In service fee, the expense of keeping will bo the same. and. at maturity, the well-bred colt, whether draft, roadster or trotter, will far outsell his mongrel competitor. The man who starta out to buy a horse soon finds that the better grades of horses are not so cheap after all at tho present time. A Good Ilaapberry. It Is the opinion of one of our best horticulturists, Mr. K. C. Powell, that the Cu Ulbert, although quite an old variety, has not yet boon surpassed by any other red raspberry. The berries are large, of good flavor and ship wonderfully well. The buehea are very productive and tho canes are extremely hardy, enduring the cold (d? the North and the great heat of the South equally well. The fruit Is a rich crimson, conical and very handsome. Many other mrletles hav been pushed forward to supplant the Cuthbert, but tliry have all fallen to the rear after a thorough trial. The Maxboro la earlier, but the berries are to soft for shipment. Hansell Is earlier still, but a very shy bearer. Shaffer's Colossal Ii better adapted for tho tfouth than the North. In color tho fruit la a dull purple. The canoe are large and so la the fruit, which la too oft to ship. The unattractive color of the fruit and Its poor shipping qualities render It unfit for market, but as it la of such rich, sprlehtly flavor, It Is unrivaled for the lume garden. Muskingum la too small and a dry season knock It out of consideration fevr a -profitable market berry. Turner la good, but not equal to the Cuthbert. Iloyal Church la a new variety that has been reported favorably by those who have tested It, but It la not yet In general cultivation and It Is doubtful If It Will prove superior In all esscnUal features to tho Cuthbert. The I'rlee of Motion. With supply and demand both operating to depress prl8. what wijl the wise flock-master do?' C. O. Williams answers this question as follows: In the first place send no atock to market that la not in flrst-clasa condition. If hay is dear, grain la cheap. Lambs can be made to improve greatly between now and January or February, and if the lamp of the past la to continue to be a guide, they will be worth considerably more per pound, if. aa matters develop, the mid-winter market is not likely to be satisfactory, they need not be finished off until April, and the fleece removed before selling. I know of many men who are in the habit or buying up lambs for winter feeding, and they tell me that they find It a profitaide business, even when lambs are much higher in the fall than they are now. So I think the small owner who refuses to sacrifice his lambs is not running a.ny risk In holding them. One can handle ewes that have raised lambs the past season to best advantage lthat is, sell them profitably the soonest) ny not urveuing iut-m, uiu nmn Kmin them through the winter and sell them early after shearing, or winter them without much grain, and let them run on grass awhile. In either case the probabilities are all in favor of hitting a market in which supply and demand are more evenly balanced. Good Ilatter. The ways of making good butter are many, and yet comparatively little of It Is made. The methods of. some good dairymen differ. President Gilbert of the New York dairy association says this is the way to make premium butter: "As soon as the milk Is brought into the creamery it Is put into Cooley cans, 12 per cent, of water added hot enough to raise the milk to 98 degrees, and la then put Into the tanks and cooled down to 45 degrees and aet for eleven hours. The cream Is ripened for twenty-four hours, being first warmed Up to 70 degreen in winter. I churn In winter at 68 degrees. As soon as the butter separates I add cold water to the mass to cystalIze the grains, then draw off the mixed butterwilk and add more vfater until the water shows no trace of buttermilk. Butter should be at 60 degrees to properly salt and work over. I use threequaxters of an ounce of salt to the pounds and pack direct from the worker." Iteclpes. Cucumber Pickles Put cucumbers In a Jar and cover with a brine made one part salt to four parts boiling water, and to every six cucumbers add one onion, let stand twenty-four hours. Take from brine, wash in cold water, wlpo dry and put back In the jar; make a pickle of one quart of vinegar, two ounces brown sugar, two sticks cinnamon, two pieces mace, six cloves, two teaspoonfuls each allspice, whole black pepper and mustard seed. Let boil for five minutes, then pour boiling hot overthe cucumbers, and when perfectly cold tie up. Excellent coffee-cream candles are also made by mixing the white of an egg with the same quantity of cold water, and adding as much confectioner's sugar as the egg will take up. Wnen the cream A stiff enough to roll between the finger ends without sticking, make Into various shapes. Flavor such candles with fruit Juice and liquors, or mix nuts and candled fruits with the cream. A sugar boiler is very convenient if the cooked cream Is made frequently. A boiled Icing flavored . with strong coffee is very nice for cake. It looks best In a white layer cake. N. Y. Evening Post. Grape Jelly Dissolve two ounces of gelatine in a pint of water, with half pound of loaf suar. Put from two

Easy As Can Be

washing "with Pearline. Just it and see. None of the rub, that made tit'? old washboard

hateful. None of the old washboard, either. Nothing buf common sense washing1 of '

pounds to two and a half pounds of Juicy grapes nlto a saucepan; bruise them with the back of a wooden spoon till the Juice flows freely from them. Strain the Juice and add three-quarters of a pint of It to the gelaUne, with the whites and shells of three eggs. Whlslc It well on the fire. and. having passed it through the Jelly bag, add a wineglassful of brandy and a few drops of. burnt sugar. Pour the Jelly Into the mould, the top of which should be ornamented with a few grafts. Put It In cool place to set. .'.A -grape catsup is almost aa essential a preparation as. tomato catsup. . Boll the grapes without removing the skins, mashing them a little to extract the Jutce. " Let them boil for ten minutee. Then strain them through a colander coarse enough to retain the seeds as well as the skins. Add to the pulp of ten pounds of the grapes one pint of vinegar, one tablespoonful of cloves, two of ground allspice and two of cinnamon, and a scant half teaspoonful of the best Cayenne pepper. Let this mixture boil down ui til it begins to grow thick. It will take an hour and a half or two hours. When It has thickened well bottle It and seal it up. N. Y. Tribune. Spiced grapes are prepared exactly aa are preserved grapes tefore the sugar Is added that Is, the skins are removed from the pulp, the pulp boiled and the seeds' strained out. To seven pounds of fruit, weighed out befor? removing the seeds, add half a pint c f strong vinegar and half a pint of grai' Juice, obtained from other k r j n tlinji those to tw prepared for' spking. Add, also, two ounces of stick cinnamon, on ounce of wholi c1ovph and three and one-half pounds ng sugar. Holl the grues for at leawt an hour and a half thoroughly. Then, test them, and If they have become a solid mass It la time to turn them Into marmalade Jars. If not, they will require; a little longer cooking. This la an especially nice preparation to srve with such roast meats aa mutton or venl.-eon. Chow Chow OnMinlf pound of Kn gllsh mustard, one-half mini's of turmeric, two tatlrXKinsful of mustard seed, .one quart of string beans, onehalf gnllon of vinegar, one cut of sugar, one gill of salad II, one beail of cauliflower, one quart of tiny cucumbers, one quart of button onlonn. Holl th cauliflower, bans e.nd onlonw separately until tend'T. Cover the cucumlxMs with strong salt water and sonk twenty-four hours. Then mix altogcthec Put the Vinegar In a poreelain-llned kettle. Mix the mustard mid tunnrlo together and moisten them with a Utile cold vlneer, then stir thtn Into the hot vinegar and Mir continuously until It Ix-glns to thicken; then add the mich r, mustard evl and oil. stir agin. n; pour thla while hot over the veRetablm. Put away In a glass of stone jars. Cauliflower may bo pickled In precisely tha same manner. The celebrated coffee bonbons are as expensive as they are delicious. If yoil gruilira the M) vntM u. Mnnd that yovi pHy for them, they may easily be made at home at half the cost. Take a thlclt saiKvpan and Into It put a jM.utid of loaf sugar ajid half a pint of cold water. Set over, tho firo and tll until a sjioonful of the syrup drpid In cold water can be rolll Into a soft ball between the ringers. When this Mage Is reached take It from the fire, and cool five minutes. Deal the whites of live eggs Htlff and dry, then alowly pour the sugar into the eggs, boating all the time ss you pour. If the sugar hardens lefore It 1 all stirred In melt It again by placing In a vessel of hot water. Flavor with a lltle very strong cold coffee when you begin to add the syrup to the exa. Have ready a rlate of Englh-h walnut meats, dlided Into halves and roll each meat Inaide a lill of the French rrium, or flatten the' ball as you do In making gream walnuts, and press the nut on top. I.ay on plates to harden. If you have never made the cream for confections in this way it la wisest to add an even teaspoonful of cream of tartar to the syrup when you first put Ii ver the stove. This will keep the sttar from graining. Grape JtJly Is made by heating the fruit picked from the main stem In an earthen Jar set In a kettle of boiling water. Let the water boll around the Jar for at least half an hour. Then mafh the grapes a little with a. potatomaFher and strain the Juice. To strain the grapes (which have a large residue of stones and fruit to be strained) put a piece of sheer but strong unbleached muslin In a sieve, set over an earthen, bowl, and pour the hot grapes through It. The Juice will easily drip through with little pressure. Measure out the grape Juice as usual, and allow a pound of sugar to a pint of Juice. Put the Juice over the fire to boil and the sugar in the ovi to heat. Let the Juice boil twenty-five minutes and theri add the sugar, which shonld have been 6tlrred occasionally to prevent Its burning. Add the- supar as soon as the Juice haa boiled the requisite time, and let this Jelly, boll about live mhuitetJ long-. Then test It. If no old or wrinkled grapes are' used there should be no trouble in its forming. Strain It into bowls, and as soon as It is cold cover It closely with brandled papers and seal It up, using the white of an egg as a mucilage and rubbing a little over the top. This fills up the pores of the paper, and Is a good thing in Falinr up all Jellies. It will do no harm as an extra precaution to tie a layr of cotton batting over each bowl. Thoutrh this was) npt formerly considered r"cpssary, it Is one of the be?t preventives of the erv trance of germ life from the outside. 'My Daughter's Life Was saved by Hood Sarsaparllla,M says Mr. IS. B. Jones of Alna. Me. "She had seven running sores in different places on her body, but fim-e giving her Hood's Sarsaparllla. she has bt tome well, strong and healthy. , "Mrs. Win slop's Soothing; Syrup Has been ued over Fifty Years by millions of mothers for their children whllai Teething with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the Gums, allays Pain, cures Wind Coiic, regulates the bowels, and Is the best remedy for Diarrhoea, whether' arising from teething of ether causes. For sale by DruftR-lsts In every part of the world. De sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, 2ös si bottle. jrriaiiT school, Book-Keeping. Shorthand. Typewriting, P$rt manship, etc. RYANT & STRATTON Business : University, When Block. Established 1850. Elevator r an Bight tor studenta. Bater sow. Aek for new f. paf Catalogue. Write or eil. 'Phoae M. ULEB & OSBOKX, Propra. ,

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