Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 May 1894 — Page 5

THE IXDIAA STATE . SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY TS. 1894: T WE LYE PAGES.

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la urvty there Is strength. In con geniality happiness. To encourage and circulate pure literature U to mutually aid each other to a higher and better life. OFFICERS. President W. S. Kokendoffer. Montevallo. Mo. First rice-President William A. Clark, box 95. Danville. Ind. Second Vice-President Mrs. Sarah Taylor. Arcana, Ind. Recording Secretary Miss Dora WenGer. Pieasant-ave.. Indianapolis, Ind. Corresponding Secretary Miss Mary J. Loudenbaek. lock box 15. Westville, O. Treasurer Miss Jennie Rhodes, Ft. Recovery, O. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Robert X. Moulron. Wintersviile, Ind. Miss Mary E. Swalm, 603 Vermillont.. Danville,. 111. J. F. I'rifrcr, Peru, Ind. Mrs. Minnie Webb Miller. Altoona, 3vas. William E. Fulk. Decatur. Ind. OBJECTS. Sc. 2 of Art. 1 of Constitution The ebjeets of thi3 dub shall be to establish sociability, strengthen good morals in Society, increase a desire for mind improvement and literary attainments and to extend the work of reformation. MEMBERSHIP. Sec. 1 of Art. 2 of Constitution All persons of good moral character, who are interested in the objects of this organization, and are willing to work in accordance therewith, are eligible to membership. S"c. J, Art. 2 All members cf the II. L. C. in pood standing shall share equally in its benefits and privileges, and it khall be the duty of each member to Ferk, by example, by word and by pen to promote the objects and Interests of the club. S.e. 7 of By-Laws M embers changing thir place of residence shall notify the recording secretary of such change. GENERAL. Sec. 10 It shall be the duty of all officers to report to the president, from time to time, or upon his request, the ptvgrc-ss if any business before them, cr of the condition of their respective cMk es, und shall advise him of all matters porlaming to the Interests or welfare öl' the ilub. '.' urpf the hot of readers of 'i-ts page, who are levers of truth, to it' inai.it themselves with the objects and jn.-rits of the Iiow;.rd literary, and lend t;s yo;r aid by j..'rir.g the club. Address the corresponding secretary, with t-tamp. as per above, and any desired information will be cheerfully given. The lb-ward literary has neither salaried offers or contributors, and depends wholly upon its merits and principles for success. Members only are entitled to the rare L:n-9ts of cur book catalogue. All li tters for publication must bs carefully written on cne side of the paper orly. :'--'-ompir.ied by the writer's real r.ame and address, as well as the nom lo plume, and plainly addressed to the d;t"-r. C. Stewart. Sentinel office. Indianapolis, Ind. M'.-mbers in renewing their subscription for The Sentinel will please be sure to send Jl (the subscription price of the paper) to the Howard literary treasurer, us the club is allowed a small commis-ri-in for tbe benefit of the treasury. Prompt action guaranteed. Dues for I?H1 ar 2.". cents, payable during January and February to the treasurer. A REVIEW LETTER. Gnno" Tnkm n filancc Over the Knrllent Work of the Club. Fx lends of th Howard Literary Club In my last letter I stated that this one would be devoted to review work, and I know of no better period to review than our first work on The .Sentinel, in view of the fact that we are soon to leave it for another medium, beginnning with Oot. 2, ISO, and giving a review up to Jan. 1, ISfn, embracing, irr the most part, the names of the n v.ibers responding during that time, many of whom have lpr-orne silent, and. perchance, this may be a means of reminding them of a longneglected duty to tile club. Our first regular work on The Sentinel was Oct. 2. lSH, and in the issue of that d.-ite I find an account of a called meeting of the club at Indianapolis, at wiii'h thtt oflk-ers for the ensuing year were elected, as follows: President, "Howard;" first viee-presiJent, "Later On;" second vice-president, "Idalia;" recording secretary, "Edith Belle;" corr -Pponding secretary, "B. Elba Rayne;" treasurer. "Sappho;" reporter, "Wirt." The executive committee appointed by l'rf M dT.t Howard for that year was as fillows: "Hoosier Boy," "Randolph," "Fairy Frique." "Blue Jay" and "ExBuckeye Boy." Also on that date was published the constitution and by-laws. A poem, "Greeting." by "Farmer Boy;" suggestions on our work, by "Minerva;" a bright future prophesied by -Evelyn;" words of encouragement by "Mary of Champaign." "(Joldie," "Graham," "ObFfvar.t Widower," "WHmlna" and "St. Joel." On Oct. 9 the first thing we find is a jwm, "The Old Brown Homestead," by Edith M. Yost. Following this, resolutions In memory of the life and death of Bister "Jassamine," one of the Organizer' of the club. Then came encouraging letters from "Ex-Buckeye Boy," "Jarinta," "Later On," "Incog," "Monte." "Nana." "Leona." "Minerva," "Bonnie Valanthe" and "Witch Hazel." Oct. 16 The opening on this date was a letter from President Howard. Following this was a leter from "Cheerful Invalid," picturing the H. L. C. as a very lively corpse- Then came a poem by E. Ceclle Brown and "Success." Following these was a letter from ex-President J. W. Anderdson. Oct. 23 The first on this date was an Interesting article by "Essie." Then came "Wlltalna" With a paper on char-

acter. At this point "Cornet." our now worthy president, let his lieht shine on the page. Then came cheerful messages from "B. Ella Rayne" and "Evergreen" and poems by "Relimo" and Frankie Farling King. Oct. 30 "Hoosier Boy" opened with a welcome to all. "Jasper" makes his first call. "Keep Your Eyes Open." was the subject discussed by "Beatrice." Then comes "Edith Bell" with "A Will and a Way." and a practical talk by "Fairy Frique." and reunion notes by "Happy Old Maid." Nov. 6 The first we find on this date is a letter of encouragement by "Aranmore." A welcoming hand was extended at this point by "Chatterbox." and "Ro?ine" made a short visit to the page. "Life's Disappointments" was the subject discussed by "Sunset." Now comes "Count Claudio" knocking at the door for admission. This was followed by a poem by E. Cecille Brown. Nov. IS The page on this date was opener with a most excellent letter by "Flossie Fern." "Something to Write About" was discussed by "Sappho." "Aunt Sue" visits us with a charming letter. "Suggestions on Farming" was given by "IT. B. Still." "Encouragement Under Difficulties" was the heading to an admirable arti-le by "Dora Dickens." Then comes a few modest words from "Marlon County Boy," and "George Henry" seeks admission. A poem by E. Cecille Brown was the next. Nov. 20 "Solicitor" opens with an interesting letter from the sunny South; "Sappho" gives outlines of a story. Now comes "Busy Kate" dancing along as lilvely as a cricket. "Howard" extends an invitation for a holiday reunion. "A Buckeye Greeting." by "Pickaway." and an interesting letter from "Jay Mac" were the next that greeted our eyes. "Heart and Hand" was the subject of a paper by "Aunt Jennie." These were followed by a poem by "Farmer Boy;" also on this date the undersigned made his initial bow to The Sentinel readers. Nov. 27 "In -og" leads off with an interesting letter, and "Trust Thyself" was the theme discussed by "Maud Maple." N. S. Franklin gives quite a learned article on "Conclusions Drawn from a Contemplation of Bible Truths." On this date President Howard gives an excellent letter of advice; "Little Brown -Eved Jennie" gives several points on

teaching, and "Hoosier Iioy" dilates on "Thanksgiving." "Florence Nightingale" arrives in time for her Thanksgiving dinner, and of course she did not say a word while she wa. eating. Dec 4 'Illusions Dispelled Lively Work Expect ?d." was the subject on which "Chatterbox" gave an excellent letter. "Blue-Eyed Charley" gave some energetic advice which he has failed to follow himself. "City Chap" writes his own obituary, and if he will give dates I will try and furnish the second. The next was a poem by "Fowl." Dec. 11 "Lively Lenora" takes the floor on several topics as a starter, and "Happy Old Maid" comes along with a cheerful letter. "Solicitor" sends an interesting letter from the Southland. "Strength Is Not Power" was the subject of an inter?sting paper by "Sunset." "Iowa Blush" makes her first call on the page, and "Jay Mac" gave a talk on teaching. "Observant Widower" grows selfish and says no old maids need apply. A receipt for cheerfulness was given by "Maze." "True Blue Orthodox" was discussed by "Gretta Thorn," and "Lone Jerry" starts on the hunt of a quiet resting place, and by his silence we judge he found it beyond the "great divide." Following this was a poem by Ida Shepler. Dec. IS "Christmas Presents" was discussed by "Edith Belle." "Two-Sided-ness" was the heading to an article that called down on the writer's head everything from a brick house to a bucket of soap-suds, and for which he was threatened with a free rid-.? in a wheel-barrow. "Hoosier Boy" talks to the invalids, and "Fannie" is waiting to have a good time. An invitation to attend the holiday social was extended by "Maud Maple," and "Little Schoolma'rm" gives a few points on teaching. "Ohio Myasotis" makes her bow on the page and "Little Quaker" gives an interesting letter. Besides the above there were poems by "Fritz" and "Rosine." Dec. 25 Christmas day. crisp and eool, was ushered in by "Camilla" talking about the home and its many comforts. "Hoosier Boy" gave a beautiful Christmas greeting. "What Should Be Done to Make Life Useful" was the subject of a pap-r bv "Comet." "Hamlet" throws a few brickbats at "Oano." "Minnie" gave a Christmas letter. "Thoughts on Reading" was discussed by "Only Sister," and "Viola" gave a paper on "Aims of Life." Then we were entertained by a lively letter from "Incog." A hurried call was made by "Farmer's Wife" and "Mary of Champaign" thought it good to b here. "Elba" came In with company a:l introdui-d "Prairie Flower" to the H. L. C. band. This compleo-s the work for three months and brings to notice members who have ceased to be active workers, which fact is to be greatly regretted, and I. for one, would like to see them with us again. I would like to Inquire if any one knows what has become of the West Virginia members, especially "Pompadour," "Camilla." "Little Brown-Eyed Jennie" and "Philomelia." "Jessie Clyde," why silent so long? Come soon with one of your excellent letters, and you might step over and bring your neighbors, "Farmer Boy" and "Rhoda," with you. Then you three might stop on the way and pick up "Kixey." "Edith Belle," "Idalia," "Chatter-Box." "Oeraldine." "Barbara Earle." "Evelyne." "Beatrice," "Blue Jay." "Allie," "Solicitor." "Later On." "Ivanhoe." "Detective" and "Coronet," come to the page soon. I was not a little surprised to read thq announcement by the president on the page the 9th Inst. While I am sorry that we should part company with The Sentinel. I am Inclined to think It will be for the best Interests of the club to remove It from the Influence of politics. While I coincide with the political views of The Sentinel, I know of members who do not, and some over-zealous members have at times let their political views get the better of their Judgment and said things on the page which were detrimental to the best Interests of the club. My view on the work for the future are In the hands of the president, and whatever arrangements are mad? by the officers will receive my hearty indorsement, as I am confident that they will do noth-

ins detrimental to the Interests of the club.

i With this I will close, but upon what line my next will be time alone v. ill tell. May 14. ISO I. "GAXO." AS IDEAL HOME. Ha vr kej-r" Sabmll III Idc-na on Whnt He Think Make It. pear Howards I saw while I was in California that I was appointed to write on an "Ideal Home." The first thought whs .to excuse myself, and not to try It. But as the cars were rushing me onward toward my delightful home in Iowa, thought of that sacred place crowded my mind. I began to write and am too busy to do mre than cory that scribble on the train. I believe that will do as well as anything I can Kive; for at the best. I am never satisfied with the crude, unpolished thoughts as thty come from my pen or tongue. Deep down in my inner consciousness they appear beautiful, but when I undertake V give: them wings the bunsrlintr work discourages me. What a world of sacred memories cluster around the word home! Where is it? What is it? Who dwells there? How long will it last? And what will be its power. Influence and blessings? It has long been said home Is where the heart is; that is, where the heart finds peace, rest and comfort. I agree with that idea. I was going to say, home is where love is. and 1 believe that is the best way of expressing it. Home is a soul resting place. A place where one or more abide in love. "He that dwellcth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him" (I John, iv. Such a soul Is at home any place In the universe. A great deal of home comfort is lost by disparaging everything on earth, as if God had no use and but little control or regard for this part of His creation. Too many forget that man is the only hope of this world, God's ' only dependence for work on earth. Pharisee bigotry, selfish ignorance and blind prejudice fails to see God in the things He hath made; fails to see the love He has planted in other hearts and other homes; because there is none or but a selfish lovo in theirs. My ideal home is the highest, the holiest, the best of all things on earth.. And there is an ideal home wherever a soul can say to God: "T fear no foe with Thee at hand to bless; Ills have no weight and tears no bitterness; Where is death's sting; where, grave, thy victory? I triumph still. If Thou abide with me." But there are homes joined together, homes within home, associations where those at home with God are also at home with each other. I have been a part of four such homes, and when memory calls up the happy seasons enjoyed in those sacred associations tongue and pen fails to convey a correct idea of the glorious blessings and the exalted privileges to be found nowhere else on earth but in the sacred precincts of a home, and the joys of heaven itself will be ba-sod on the realization of the home thought, the family, bound together by heme ties. The ilea of home anticipates its continuance. The idea of a father, all-loving and all-wonderful, assures its permanence and gives a hope of larger homes, with more of happiness, as eternity rolls on. While a thousand things are very desirable in an ileal home, where love is full and free, there must be as perfect and as happy a home as earth can contain. I include in such a, home all that can grow up in hopeful, faithful, loving hearts. To my mind there are fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, grandfathers and grandmothers in iileal homes; with such additions as ability, duty and love may place in them. No home can exist where mere selfishness hars any one out. of it. And a place where aged parents needing care and loving atttntion are excluded by stingy meanness cannot be a home for a good dog. Christ said: "I was a stranger and ye took Me in; hungry, and ye gave Me meat: naked, and ye clothed Me; sick and in Prisen, and ye visited Me." This wis dine to Him in "the persons of those who hal read of these things. So it is today, and flows from a feeling of brotherhood, of kindness and love, free from any seirish nature. Au ideal home has the "wisdom that is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of pool fruits, without Partiality and without hypocrisy." It has knowledge of human nature, judges its failures impartially ?n l corrects, its' mistakes. It teaches self-denial, the art of loving others as ourselves, and inspires all tt love Col with all the heart, soul, mind and strength. All there is of us, all there is in us. tfiJt i3, all we are able to do. all our capacity allows, and no more and no less. Ve; thousands are being trained, schooled, in seltNhr.ess from infancy in places called homes, bur- are pandemoniums, where thoughtless parents raise seltish despots to torment their lives. The law of love avoids thee troubles and passes blessings on to future generations by increasing ideal homes to bless the world. "I1AWKEYE." HISTORICAL MOMMEXT5. An Interesting II . m in der nf Hie Won. lerfnl Kventn of I lie I'axt. As we read the name of the subject assigned us we hardly knew out of the many that presented themselves which to choose. The miniature Nilometer and1 the tiny image of Isis, veiled, found near the pyrimids, and which we value so highly, suggest the land of mystery, old in her civilization, grand in her development of the arts and sciences ere Grecian culture and Roman power had- commenced its march of conquest. The sand of the dsert, like a veil, has been drawn over some of its rarest works, as if to shield them from the curious, indifferent gaze. But here and there "Before decay's effacing finders have swept the line where beauty lingers" we catch a glimpse of such exquisite loveliness that, like the Arabian queen, "there is no more spirit in us." The whole land is one vast store-house of antiquity, but as the substance of the prodigal son, its treasures have been wasted. In New York, slowly but surely crumbling to pieces in our humk atmosphere, stands one of those obelisks that for centuries, while empires rose and fell, stood, like a finger pointing to her past glory. Time has but softened and mellowed the rich coloring. Now stripped of its natural surroundings, in the glare and sweep of the ninteenth, century, it loses all its former significance. The story imprinted on its gruven sides rouses no feeling of prie or patriotism. An alien to skies, people and country. Our modern civilization grasps at those relics of past tower. Paris, Koine. Bondon, have each a silent witness protesting against such vandalism. History demands that those landmarks should not be removed. The face of Kameses II a wonderful face, says Amelia Edwards, for its beauty and the air of kingly pride and power that pervades it is found on temple. ol'lisk and rock from the leltu to the Cataracts. Patiently and carefully the historians Is fratherinsr up the broken links of the chain that binds us to the past, und we realize more than tver the universal brotherhood of the race as we reai the story of their lives on those monuments. MKS. R. E. SMITH. ritoM tiii: iMti:sioi:T. He Semi Word of - liciii riift rnicn t 4i nd of liood Cheer. Dear Howard Friends I step In this evening simply to give a few words of cheer, of encouragement. I am greatly encouraged at the brightening prospect3 and hope we may enjoy a united action in the direction of making the prospects bloom forth to a perfect realization of the highest success. I hope to soon be able to give you the plan for our future medium which will be submitted for your consideration. I believe our brightest achievements, as a club, are before us and if we as members put forth an effort we are sure to reach it. Let me Bay there is nothing accomplished without an effort; nothing gained without our labor. We should not be content with selfish pain self-promotion. Hut only be satisfied with a great effort to bring man into a more perfect brotherhood with God and eich other. If the aims of the Howard literary were not in this direction I am sure I would not be found with It today. We may have lost ome interest, but we are Just as strong in m,r desire to do what we can for humanity. Then I proclaim to one and all. be of good cheer. I wish to heartily thank the many members that have written to me for their encouraging letters. I would gladly answer all. Hut. dear friends, I must ak you to be content and wait. Ho assured your letters have received my attention ard are filed away for future reference. Ail that have anything of interest to th

j club do not hesitate to write to me or

isrotner iiamlet. Now, I wish to say "good night" with a hearty good will. W. S. KOKENDOFFER. MontevallO: Mo., May 17. rilklnn'M Landlady. He sat upon the curb stone, a tearing, of his hair; Occasionally he iwould groan, occasionally swear; "My friend," said I. "in deep distress you really seem to be. Let up a little on your grief and tell the cause to me." " He drew a well-blown handkerchief and Mew his mournful nose. Then throwing up a sigh or two, he said, "Well, here it goes. It's my landlady, so it is, as gives me all this pain. And if you're not particular I'll speak out pretty plain; She's crosser thar hen knives and forks when first her table's set. She's sourer than her pickles are, and always on the fret; She's sharper than her carving knif-?, and like her pies, reserved, And firier than her pepper sauce and quite high-strung and nerved; She waits upon the. table, but not upon a Ifuest. The moment that the week is up you get a quick request: And if, whene'er your week Is out. you say that you're out, too. You get a slice of tongue, not cold, and something of a stew; She has her dinners always late, but breakfast Is too soon; There's nothing in her tea, perhaps, unless it is a spoon; She's colder than her coffee is ani crusty as her pie&. She holds her head ninu a.z her terms that's weekly on the rise; Her will is harder than her beis and tougher than the steaks; Her smile is scarcer than her tarts and sickly as her cakes; She's distant, like fcer best preserves, which there are but a dream. And she dispenses with remarks just as she does with cream; You'd no more touch her with appeal than you could touch her hash. The only thing she freely gives is your receipt for cash." He sobbed. Said I. "Why don't you leave T' Raid he. "You must be drunk. Though weaker than her coffee Is, that woman holds my trunk." "TUSCUMBIA." Ilohy Annie. As the flowers were slowly opening all the air with fragrance ripe. From the parent stem Fhe bore it, full of wondrous . fragrant life. While the dewy pearls of morning on the snowy petals hung And the heart of baby Annie fondly to the treasure clung. But the hours pass by unheeded till the summer day has sped And the lovely flower lay drooping, all its dewy fragrance fled; Yet the dimpled hands are grasping still the fondly cherished flower. Striving vain to. read the mystery of the changes of an hour. And the little Hps ar murmuring, "Mamma, what ails my flower?" So, when life's fair flowerets wither, fold their drooping leaves and die. And the heart with anguish riven, lifts to heaven the questioning Jcry, When we cannot see the portal of the distant glory world And our faith its shining pinion, weary with its flight, has furled. MRS. R. E. SMITH. Give I s Life. Give us life, the spring buds say. Bursting out in colors gay, Bursting out on bush and tree. Soon to clothe the forestry. (Jive us life, the grass blades say. Springing up as if in play, Springing upon hill an 1 ptai". Soon to clothe the earth again. Give us life, the frail plants say, Pudding out In grand array, Budding out in shine and shade, Sion to clothe the vale and glade Give us life, the frail plants say, Dropping slowly day by day, Propping slowly into rhyme. Soon to clothe the breast of time. May 9, 1S0L Slindotra. Gazing from out the casement As the clouds went skurrying by. All of the rosy brightness Gone from the leaden sky. And the thoughts that filed In spirit Were sad-hued, like the day. I thought of the past tomorrows. With their wealth of golden store. 1 The jeweled hoard I'd gathered. Counting them o'er and o'er; And I wept o'er their vanished beauty, For the burden and toil of years Were casting their glamour o'er me And filling mine eyes with tears. MRS. R. E. SMITH. The Tie for Me. Oh, the pumpkin pie is the pie for me. It's beauty I greatly admire, 'Tis a pie that belongs to the land of the free. It is good for the child and its sire. If pumpkin pies but grew on trees And on the branches would sway. They would fill the air with a perfumed breeze And I'd shake the trees every day. "TrSCL'MBIA." That nirclien Tree. Oh, woodman, spare that birchen tree, In youthful days it tickled me. And many a lick and many a whack The teacher did lay on my back. It taught me what I ought to know And showed me where I ought to go; And still I do delight to see That good, old-fashione 1 birchen tree. "TTSeiWIBIA." A Church Fair Novelty. At a church fair recently six of the booths took the names and characteristics of the six working days of the week. "Monday" was wrought in clothespins over the first stall, and the young women attendants, in washerwomen costumes, sold laundry, bags, aprons and the like. "Tuesday had the word in Chinese incense burners, and two, boys dressed as Chinamen sold Irunholde-rs, Chinese lilies and Incense. Mending day betrayed itself in a "Wednesday" in spools, and the sewing girls stationed there sold work baskets and their stock. A large booth was set apart for reception day, whose "Thursday" was outlined In visiting cards, and whose attendants in pretty gowns were "at home" with bountifully spread tables. Under the significant "Friday" of whisk brooms were spread out wares pertinent to sweeping and a "Saturday" In candy meant that baking day made visible all sorts of edibles from bread to macaroons and marshmallows. N. Y. Times. The Sand Cure for Dyspepsia. A new remedy for dyspepsia and stomach trouble has made its appearance in southern Oregon. It Is nothing less than a spoonful of common, every-day river bottom sand, taken wet just after meals. William Bybee, a well-known citizen and proprietor of Bybee's springs, is supposed to be the originator of this queer remedy, but quite a number of veracious gentlemen testify to Its curative properties, which are supposed to take the form of mechanical action by carrying off Impurities from the mucous lining of the walls of the stomach. "Take sand." is quite a popular piece of advice around Ashland when any one complains of chronic stomach trouble. A.s there is no patent on the sand, that commodity being within reach cf the poorest of us. this article cannot be called a patent-medicine advertisement. Grant's Pass Courier. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World's Fair Highest Medal and Diploma.

OF ENSILAGE AND SILOS.

HOW TO nt'H.n CHEAPI.Y AX EFFECTIVE SILO. Some Other InterestinK Information , . for Farmers Beet Cnlturc Hng . Feeding Polnl of n Ileef Animal nnd How to Fatten Half Potalocn "for Seed All Around I lie Farm Illnta (n Housekeepers Some Valuable Recipes. A correspondent of the American Cultivator says: "It would bo a great boon to the general farming community if more real information were given to the public as to the cheapest way of building a silo. We hae reached a point where most farmers understand the general principles of the silo, and they can construct one after the most approved style. But now we want cheapness and usefulness combined. "One thing should he remembered, that the silo is intended to keep the carbonic acid in, and not f exclude the air. as many suppose. This gas Is heavier than air, and it will seek an outlet down below rather than above. The great secret then Is to keep the silo very tight below, stopping up every crevice where this preservative gas can escape. If- this gas is kept in the silo the ensilage will keep for a long time. If there is no outlet below it will merely partly raise the air above and envelop the whole mass in the silo. By sinking the silo into the ground we have a better chance to stop up all leakages from below. "By digging a pit in the ground any size desired it is an easy and cheap matter to build the silo. Make the walls of the pit straight and even. At each corner sink a post a foot further down in the soil and connect them with ordinary studding. Rough hemlock boards should be nailed on these, bringing them as close together as possible. Make the floor hard and smooth with a pounder, and then lay a plank flaring about two inches above the clay. When this is finished cover the whole inside with tar paper, taking a great care to overlap all edges and to put it on in two thicknesses where there seems to be any flaw in the paper. "Everything depends on this tar paper to keep the carbonic acid from escaping. and more attention should be given to it than to any other part of the work. The doors of the silo should run from the surface of the ground to the top of the silo, and they should slide back and forth easily. The tar paper which covers them should be cut wider than the door, so that it can overlap when they are closed. As the silo is filled the material will press against this tar paper and make it as tight as if tacked down. After tho silo is full fermentation will begin, and in two days by piling on some weeds this process is increased. P.y adding plenty of weeds the corn will be prevented from spoiling md weighting will not be necessary. The weighting pushes the ensilage clown where the carbonic acid gas is, and the weeds acocmplish the same purpose by making more gas near the top." Ileet Cut tare. Moderately light sandy loam is the soil generally consldved best for beets. Heavy clay does not permit the tap root to penetrate the subsoil. Muck lands ghe badly formed beets, with impure juices, owing to excess of nitrogen compounds and poor drainage. Good results are most likely to be obtained on lands that have been under ctiltivation for ten years or more, and which give good crops of corn and wheat. The biack prairie soils, which have not yet been reduced to good condition for wheat, are not desirable for bets, since they contain too much soluble mineral matter and nitrogenous material and produce a rank growth of beets with impure juice. A deep soil that can be put into a mellow condition by deep plowing and subsoiling is most likely to give good returns. If the land is thought to be in need of manure it will be best to apply a heavy dressing of barnyard manure to the previous crop, rather than apply it to the best crop. But when this is impracticable the manure should be applied in the fall and plowed under. If commercial fertilizers are to be used phosphates seem to claim the first place, and for nitrogen compounds nitrate of soda is most desirable, but the amount per acre should not exceed 300 pounds. Both should be applied before seeding. Later applications of nitrate of soda prolong the growth of the plant and delay ripening. There is no doubt that there are extensive areas of land well adapted to sugar beet culture to be found in all sections of the state. The rainfall is- a most important element in the case. Enough rain is required in April and May to insure proper germination of the seed. The summer rainfall must be enough to maintain the steady growth of the plants. A rainfall that will carry the corn crop through the summer in a satisfactory condition will provide for a proper growth of beets. The beets should showsigns of maturity here about the middle of October, and a small rainfall in October and November favors the ripening of the beet and its richness in sugar and the purity of its juice. A warm, moist autumn tends to produce a second growth of the beet, which results in a reduction of the purity of the juice. Indiana Experiment Station Bulletin. ling- Feeding-. No one knows all there is to know in pig-feeding. Prof. Roberts says he used to feed 600 head pi-r year, and he was an observer of results. He says that pure food and cleanliness are essential to the best success, and that in feeding hogs the man who feeds them well will succeed with them. You mi'st remember that the hog has a pnfereree for being clean. Last year in a great many pens one side of each was kept clear, for a week; afterward the pigs themselves kept that clean for their bed. One week's education did it, and if a hog gets a good chance and a good example he is all right. Every farmer with I'm) acres ought to feed twenty to loo hogs. The common way C constructing the Hours of the pens is unsuitable. If they slope backward from the trough they will be kept wet. Tiiat means sickly hogs that do not thrive well. I prefer to make the floor slant toward the trough. Twice the profit can be made when the animals lie dry all the while, and, beside that, their health is much better. Then, the feeding trough should have its holding capacity in length, and not In depth. It pays to have them fed with good, clean feed, which means the difference between profit and loss. They will tane th? waste from the table. It does not do. as Is usually the case, to have It put into a tub or barrel which is never emptied or cleaned. That becomes px.lson. It ferments and sours and makes bad blood. With the sow and young pigs taking it the consequence is they die before they' are ten days old, and even little pigs have the right to be well brn. I logs fed on clean food should gain at least one pound for every four and one-third pound of grains used. A man can tell whether it pays to keep them or put his labor to other sources of profit. If any man feeds his hogs too long it costs more than he can make out of them. I'onlta on n Ileef Animal. An experienced feeder gives the following description of the animils he selects to fatten: "The nose should be broad that the mouth may close upon a goodly quantity of grass at ea?h bite and thus save the time of the animal, for even in the work of eating time is money. Quickly filled, the steer is nost of the time resting quietly, converting his food into tender.

juicy flesh. The head should be short

! and broad, giving an ample breadth be tween the eyes. Long, deer-like faces belong to the ne'er do well. The heid should be held well up and the carriage be spirited. The horn should be fine and short, and the eye should be bright and full. The neck should be short and fine; a thick, clumsy neck may be good enough for a hog. but it is out of place in a steer. The brisket should come down deeo and full, and there should be great width between the fore legs to give ample room for the lungs. Back of the shoulders the body should be full, the ribs springing well out. and the back be broad, straight and smooth, with no sinking between the chine and rump. The hips should be straight and the flanks well filled and come down low. The hide should be soft and velvety; if thick and envered with a good coat of hair, so much the better, as it will help to keep the animal heat and withstand the cold weather. The thigh should be full and the hind legs straight. All the legs should be short and the steer stand squarely on them; and a broad loin and rump and a fine tail and you have a steer which will take on fat readily and In a short time become a source of pleasure and profit to his owner. "In selecting sires for improving a beef herd these same points should be observed, for as 'like produces like a judicious selection of the sires will give just the animals that feeders and butchers are constantly looking for and finding so difficult to secure." Half Potatoes (or Seed. By the experiments conducted at the Michigan experiment station during 1S93. and corroborated by twelve other stations, it was shown that potato growers do not plant enough seed. The following conclusions were reached: 1. That an increase in seed within ordinary limits produces a marked increase both in total yield and marketable yield. 2. That an increase in seed from one eye up to a half potato produces an increase in the net value of the crop. But the Increased yield from the whole potato over the half potato Is not sufficient to cover the cost of the greater amount of seed. A comparison of the half potato with the' two eyes shows: 1. That for total yield flarsre or small) of 9." experiments, 76 are in favor of the half potato and 10 in favor of the two eyes. 2. That for marketable yield (total less small) of 73 experiments. 5S are in favor of the half potato and 15 in favor of the two eyes. S. That for net marketable yield fmar ketable less amount of seed) of 30 ex periments. 23 are in favor of the half potato and 7 are in favor of the two eyes. 4. That for net value of crop (value of crop less value of seed) of 30 experiments, 22 are in favor of the half potato and 8 in favor of two eyes. All Around the Farm. One advantage with small fruits is that they can be raised while one is waiting for the trees to come into bear ing. On new farms this is often quite an argument in their favor. In staking trees much damage may be avoided by using strips of leather or duck to tie the tree to the stake rather than to use a cord. Tall, slender trees especially need staking and tying. In purchasing seeds for the garden pay a fair price and secure the best. Do not risk a crop of any kind with poor seeds. Try novelties on a small scale, and rely on well-tried standard sorts for the main crop. Trees, whether planted for ornament or usefulness, are the better for the society of other trees near by because of their affording one another mutual protection from winds and from extremes of heat and cold. Pork is largely what we make It. So far as the quality is concerned, there is more in the feed than in the breed, but a better quality of meat will be secured if the hogs are fed for early maturity than if allowed to make a slow growth. While stable manure has generally fallen into disrepute for fruit, the need of nitrogen to form a healthy but not extreme growth is still acknowledged. Peas r.re good for orchards. They are the king of leguminous plants which dissolve air in the soil and put its nitrogen into available form. In trials with field-cured corn fodder at the Pennsylvania station "corn fodder," in this connection meaning thd entire plant, ears and all, a given area cut when the kernals of the ears were mostly dented, but with the husks and leaves mostly green, produced "more butter fat than an equal area when cut earlier or later. The National Dairyman says: "Over one hundred new creameries is the record in this country for 1S93. Many poorly located ones have quit business, but it is perfectly safe to figure on 600 good, live creameries added to the forces. This will make close to 6,000 good, live creameries in operation, an increase of about 10 per cent." Horses are cheap now, and farm labor is comparatively dear. There is no use in hiring a man to work with horses and then give him a team that will need to rest at very bout with the plow or harrow. A three-horse team will usually do one-third more work at either of these operations than will a team having only two horses. Asparagus beds In private gardens are maintained for twenty years or more in good condition, and in market gardens about as long Their profitableness depends on the care which they receive. If they are freely manured every year they can be kept in good order for a quarter of a century, but they quickly fail if neglected. As a result of the recent London show, agriculturalists abroad are deciding that for beef-making the cross of the Aberdeen on the shorthorn is preferable to either the shorthorn or the pure Aberdeen; for the same reason a good cross of two pure-bred varieties of sheep surpass either of the i ares for grazing purl.ses, which is allied for the cross. In an experiment, continued three seasons at the Utah station, a comparison is made of deep and shallow tillage and no tillage for potatoes. The aver age of duplicate plats for three years, the vield of large and small potatoes on shallow tilled pla'ts was 20G.3S bushels per acie; on the deeper tilled plats, 204.S7 bushels, and on the untitled plats, ISt... bushels. As cauliflower should be white and dainty-looking when tit fur the table, it may be sometimes necessary to bend a single leaf over the head or flower when it is about half formed. This also has a tendency to check growth some, so that a part will h?lp to extend the crop a week, an important consideration for home use, although of no moment for market purposes. Prairie Farmer. The superior hardiness of the yellow Crosby peach is giving it a boom among growers of this fruit. This year, when a large protortion of peach buds are de stroyed, it would be worth many hun dred thousands of dollars to change the standard varieties whose buds are all dead for the hardy Crosby. One Connec ticut grower remarks that it would be $10.000 profit to him this year if all his peach trees were of the Crosby variety. Many mistakes are made in setting out shade trees. Evergreens ought never to be set near the house. They are use ful as wind-breaks at the north and west, at some distance from the house, where they may be set in clumps or hedges, but never on a lawn. Grass does not do so well under them as under deciduous trees, and so many of them drop cones almost the entire year that they are unsigntly and interfere with the mower. Many' English horticulturists claim that fruit trees do better when they are grown from their own stalks, and not grafted on the stalks of other trees. They claim It Is more natural to grow fruits from their own roots, buf thl3 theory hardly makes It conclusive that budding, grafting and root propagation of trees are of no avail. There may bo some difference in the general longevity of the budded and seeding trees, but otherwise ws have no occasion to look

upon budded and grafted fruit trees In this country as inferior to those grown on their own roots. As to the manner of feeding and tha material given sheep in winter there are three points of cardinal importance: (1) Sheep should be fed with perfect regularity; (2) though fond of variety and requiring it to secure the best results, feeding sheep resent a sudden change to an unaccustomed feed stuff; (3) henc combination of feeds is 'better than a radical change. American Sheep Breeder. Illnt to llonar keepers. " Bub a creaking hinge with a very soft lead pencil. In packing gowns they will b fund to crease very little if paper is placed between the folds. Keep the piano closed at night and in damp weather: open oti bripht days and let the sun shine on the keys, as the light will keep them from turning yellow. Lemon will do for the yellow white sailor what shoe polish d'es for the worn black one. Remove- th ribbon band and with one slice of lemon clean the straw thoroughly. A good broom-holder may be made by putting two large scr.nvs nails will ariwer into tJv walls about two ,lnch apart. Drop th broom between them. handle downward. No matter how large the spot of oil.' nny carpet or woolen stuff can Im cleaned by applying buckwheat plentifully, brushit into a dustpan after a short time, and putting on fresh until the oil has disappeared. Important adjuncts to beauty ar gooj teeth, red lips and a clear complexion. Strict cleanliness and frequent visits t dentists will secure the first. Parents cannot take too good care of their children's teeth. Instead of having them crooked and deformed, by a little forethought and slight expense they coull have them made straight and well proportioned. When preparing onions for cooking hold them below the surface of the water in a deep pan and your eyes w-ill not be affected, though you should pare and slice a lanre quanity. This methM U usei in pi.fcling establishments, where bushels of them are put up daily, but remember the hands, knife and onions must be kept under the water. It is a c od

plan to have two pans of water when the onions are to be sliced, so that they may be pared In one pan for slicing. Drain through a colander before cooking. A number of little things in the care of one's brushes determines the length of their service ami the condition in which they last. For one thing a hair brush should be washed often enough to keep it thoroughly cleansed. For thia soda water or cmmonla water must be used, and then the- wet bristles set downward do not turn it on its back and left in the sun to dry. A nail or tooth brush should never be left in the holder with the bristles uppermost. It stands to reason that water will soak into them in time with such treatment, and that discoloration and general demoralization will follow. Ileclpew. - Lemon Cream To three quarts cf strong, sweet lemonade, when almost hard frozen, add one- pint of whipped cream. Then continue freezing untii firm. Tansy for Moths "There is one pure preventive of moths. It is tansy," says a correspondent. "Sprinkle the leaves freely about your woolens and furs and the moths will never get into them. Cheese and Butter Bolls Select evenly baked fresh rolls and split them. Grate half a pound good cheese, either cream or Swiss, into half a pound of butter, and beat until thoroughly mixed. Spread between the sides of the rolls. Pickled Cucumber and Ham Sandwich Mince fine with a meat chopper equal portions of pickled cucumbers and lean boiled ham. Add celery salt and pepper and spread between slices of a fresh roll nicely buttered. An extra tupply ol these will be needed. Elder Flower Wine To every gallon ol water put four pounds of sugar, onehalf pint elder flowers, not pressed down, one tablespoonful yeast. Mix tog-ether in barrel. Stir every morning for seven days, then bung up close. It will bfl ready for bottling in six weeks. Broiled Ham with Chopped Cucumber Garnish Cut thin as many juicy slices of ham as desired, broil evenly over hot eoais until well done, and pepper and butter each slice. Around the slices arrange chopped cucumber that has been steeped in salted vinegar several hours. Delicate Biscuit One quart of tweet milk, two tablespoonfuls of baking powder, half a cupful of best butter, one teaspoonful of sugar and flour to make a soft dough. Boll out half an inch thick and cut out tiny b.scuits with a small baking-powder can. Bake in a very hot oven. Panned Chicken Select half a dozen plump young "broilers." After they are well picked and cleanW split each down the back, rub with salt and pepper, put them in a hot baking pan. set in a very hot oven, that they may sear immediately. When nearly done pour over them melted butter, and cook until brown. Beef Salad, with Tomatoes Scallop or trim in slices some cold Iwüled or braised beef; pare the pieces round shaped, ani season with salt, pepper, oil and vinegar; also very finely out up chervil and chives; lay all on a plate or salad bowl, giving It a dome shape, and garnish around thi salad with peeled and quartered tomatoes. Peach Crea.ii Put through a sieve enough soft peaches to make one quart of pulp. Put into a freezer one quart of cream and one coffeecupful of sugar. When about two-thirds frozen add the peaches, and continue to freeze until firm. The amount of sugar for this cream should be increased or diminished according to the acidity of the ieaches. Carolina Rice Pudding Put a quart of milk into a double boiler, add half a pound of rice and cook until very thick, stirring frequently. Turn It out into a dish and add nutmeg, cinnamon, a little grated lemon ieel, six apples chopped tine and the yolks of three eggs; sweeten to taste. Mix thoroughly, put into a floured cloth and boil an hur and a quarter. Serve with wine sauce. Ovster Biscuits M ir.ee fine three dozen large oysters, add salt, pepper, two ta blespoonfuls of btrter. half a cupful or sweet cream and one iowdeied cracker. Stew in a hot saucepan until almost boiling, and stir in the yolks of two well-beaten eggs. Turn out int a shal low dish and set upon Ice. When cold. slice and lay with a thin slice of lemon between a delicate iseuiu Scotch Pudding One quart of stale bread crumbs, irrated and seasoned with salt, jepper and powdered sape. Add one pint of minced boiled mutton, on3 well-beaten eng. o.ie chopped onion, and one pint of mutton broth. Bake in a hot un until firm and brown upon the top. When cold, slice in thin slices. Ileef or chicken soup may be used instead of the mutton, but tb Scotch recije calls for mutton. Asparagus Salad Cut the tender parts of asiKiragus into pieves of equal length. and tie them in bunches; then cook them in salted water and leave them to get cold. A few minutes before serving them mix in a bowl w ith a third of their quantity of pared crawfish tails; season with salt and pepiH-r, rim tnrousn a sieve the yolks of six hard boiled epvs. dilute this with oil and vinegar, and pour over this sauce the asparagus and crawfish: then arrange the salad symmetrically In a salad bowl and add the seasoning to it. Chocolate Cream Place on the stov? one pint of new milk and let it come to a gentlcj boil. Take six level tablespoon fuls of grated choeohte (Bakers pre ferred) and dissolve with fur tablespoonfuls of new milk. Then add the yolks of three; eggs and one; teaeupful of sugar. Beat until smooth, and gradually stir into i mi A GUARANTEED CURE. Best cgp-producer on earth. Sold bv all druggists.

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