Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 17, Number 20, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 6 November 1886 — Page 7

SCIENCE AIO) PROGRESS.

HOW TO MAI& CHIMNEYS AND DRAIN PIPES OF CEMENT,

'Soda Motor for Street Car*—The English Kale far .Mrami ring Vaht*-Soqf1m^ Sugar—Sound

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A Ceiiunt CJilmnr}.

In regions where stone and brick are scarce it will be convenient to know that both chimneys and drain pipes which are very fair-con bemade of cement. All that Is necessary is to have a mold in which the cement may be formal jfiito shape. ft tvill jrv- lily harden and kw| ita fonm Direction# making an underground drabi or*' these Tpo ditch is dog only large euotlgjH'or the pip#r be bottom, a layer of cement is spixsul a' nt on inch thick, or for large pijies an inch ami a half.

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A smooth wood-u con?, of the shape of the to lie maU\ i- then ledded'in th" cement, and it to a proper thickness. Knrth It then i-nrefullv thrown over tbe cement ami gently rtniuixxl, so Hint the '(•(.INPUT, IN HOC

dinturlxxl. The core i* then

-slowly twisted urmnd, drawn forward a few inches over anew bed of cement, ami is again ovared with mm ut and eartjj, a&l so tbo wort goes on until nil is finished wateii* is then turned in, and It nil is f'und light, tlio •ditch is filled np, end. tlm* the job is completed. This is the cheaiiest and most durable pipe that can lm mode. 'Hie wAxlen core which i» drawn along "through the center in building a chimney is hliow in thff illustration, It simply built ^•otind, and has a wooden handle for pulling it out when wanted. 1-Vfr making a chimney the concrete should »I»o made of one part of cement, two parts of sharp wind and live parts of clean gravel. The cement and sand are mixed dry, very evenly, and th-n wpter is luldto a qnanlity not larger than ean lie used baforo it sets hard, and all is mixed into thin mortar. The gravel jinniously wetted is then mixed with the cement, so that every jmrtiele of it -t covered. For •Imping lis exterior. uwe a box mold like that in he picture. Tito bottom of the chimney is made l»v placing tho box on a olid foundation, over which layer of six inches of cement is spread.

The core is then

woODKX cotuc. I set in the center, the concrete placed around it, and is well rammed tho core is drawn up carefully about three or four inches, with a twisting motion, so us not to disturb the partly hnr Icued concrete the mold is also lifted the Vnme distance. This n|wiee is t.lien filled with concrete, ami this rammed down wltli a pounder so as to make it quite solid, Tie

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mold anil core are again lift»**1 and filled, and MI

on until tho desired height is reached. Chimneys with two or more Hues may lie made by lining a largo box anil several '-orer..

S»nla Motor* for Street far*. The wngs have lieeii making merry over tho idea of using soda as motor to propel street cars. The idea is, however, i\ fact, and preparation* are making to introduce it through I his country. The wagsaretoromomlier that it is not the hind of soda u.-'d inn limmlv tlw'' that in employed for this purpose, but caustic soda, commonly called washing soda. The idea ean lie enlarged so that the ear ean not only lie run, but In! heated in winter by the s»dn. It in employed as follows la a remit patent:

The caustic soda. which in contained in a wservoir surrounding the steiuu boiler, Is raised hi^li initial temiiernture by means of jets of burning gas or petroleum, thus evaporating all moisture from the soda. The heat from the mda produce* steam in tha lioiler, which Is applied to nn oi.linr.ry engine the exhaust steam from the engine Is then absorbed by the soda, producing hent suflleieut to generate steam, until tho soda is sujx'rduirged «ith mokture, when the jets •nf ilnme, whioh in the mean time have Iven wlispenawl with, nre again ignited to regenerate and i-i'lieat the so«la. Tlie ojn-rntion mav IM ivpeatwl w»ntinuou«ly, Thti i« a moditleation of tlw *oda motors whicli have lnvn ia ^veml years jwst in this rtmntry and in Kurojfcfc

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Tl»w have Iwtt much |»indenu«lcotifuimm .-hlwmt tl* Knglish ndo for measuring the depth of acht* )4nee tlw two erack BritiUi cutters have bean ln««t*»n in two wioeessive ywrs by the Amei-k^ans.

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bus Wvn at jiftins to hunt tip the KnglWi rules •nil publish them. Tlie flrst ineasurciuenta of hullM «ws nmde in England .^veral hundred y*nr» ago. when wol l»rought from Newcastle TO IXMHKMI had to pay a tax lieforo it rtmlti «nter the city. Tlte tax was many (thiliingo on OHCII hull or ship. Of course the larger the ship tlie kes the tax on a bushel of ewil, and wo coal hulk* liegnn to grow. Then tha wise legislature to Iwtwl off the eo*J carrier#, determined to tax the coal by the ton. To a\*xiid tlM» necewity of m^ighing out thecoa! at every »mtry they di"termine«l to eetaMidt a sy*te«i of toMnumtieot by which the «ao of a fall «argo e«Ml 1* obtained one® for all andtto ship taxed nt tlie isnw* figure at everjrentry, a real hulk was measured.

Tbe mrasnrm ftwnd that her d^ith was just Italf her lirwdth of beom, ami ou t»i»pilry among r^'7but* thrr f-rr-rt that ft mstla wlw- w-^nte -i-.n '::,»tv. as wide a« they wwv dwp, nlthotigh Uw proportitm of |th t. ufelth Tfc latorather -lode*!

jxsthnottm to ooa f«r Ixun awl depth was tbe b?«t it would be ttrtvr b& psd, and to rti* their nmmmi the tw«L at running a tape Uoe tnxa. tho baaow down to tbe bottom of the tfeip tbey coactvd that the m^warers aiKmki measure the wlltli and 11 tt!tn( tbenhip,end for tbe dkptb of it ibmtit! allow one half tbe width. Very naturaUy after tkil rah becatne a !aar ftritlih

bulks deepened tmtil coal bulks frere built Uiat could carry twice the cargo of tbe old one, although measuring no more under the rate. That absurd rule ntill holds good in the measurements of the Royal Yacht Squadron. Under the rule the Galatea is only alxrnt onehalf as deep as she actually is by measurement. American yachtsmen under their rule use a tape line find the depth of the hold of a yacht when tbey measure her. rw 7 Sorgham Sugar.

The United States department of agriculture is actively engaged in experimenting on {methods of converting sorghum juice into sugar. With the exception of some minor obstacles, there is reason to believe that the difficulties in the way have been nearly overcome at length, and that the United States uod portions at least,of Canada may confidently loolf fomord to producing their own fci:u-ar. 'J

The juice is not obtained by crushing the cane, but by the diffusion process. An electric lattery is employed in the process. Tho experiments have been most successful at Fort- iicof t, Kan. The problem of getting the leaves stripp«l from the cane has not yet IK-.H

solved. Doing this by hand is too slow uad exjxnsive. Tlie person who can invent a machine tliat will do it lias a fortune.

The su ar produced from sorghum at Fort Scott is of tine- quality. Tbe diffusion process of extracting juicc is to be tried on Louisiana cane next year.

The sugar ii made by tho carbonatation of tho juice. Carbonic acid and lime remove the dark, thick impurities and leave tho sugar.

Patent Dust Pan.

Mfk An hit* fUrnw, of Lawreucebcrg, Ind., likely to make a fortuno out of a dust pan that she lias patented. It is in appearance like a half i«tf tho flat side lies on the Airpet it can

easily moved with broom or foot,- and

when lifted by the bail, tips backward a little to brevent the dust falling out.

Facts of Interest.

Tho Ila-»ians have Onished the Merv and Oxus railway nearly to Sarakhs. This means on to India.

Iiiventors aro turu'mg their attention to devices for districting oil upon tho water in tonns at sea.

The excessive smoking of tobacco, it is again claimed, causes loss of eyesight. Are men's eyta jxxirer than women's.'

The jubilee or fiftieth year of the reign of Queen Victoria will be celebratetl by an in(lur trial exhibition at Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1887.

The German government factory is turning out large mimliers of a new repeating rifle, which, it is claimed, will excel any single gun ever niado.

Chambersi Miller, of Pennsylvania, holds that natural gas exists in a fluid state in the earth, and ho has applied for a patent for gcttiug it out und condnmg it in tanks.

Tlie Chicago board t' education has just fitted up and opened workshops in connection with the high school for the purpose of affording such high school pupils ns desire it a course of mutual training, and this as a part of tlie public school system.

Dr. Schweinfurtli has addressed to all EuroiK'ans, iMcially physicians, residing in Egypt an inquiry as to whether, so far as they are aware, families of northern origin settling in Egypt dvMr do pot die out within thnv ei)"iMtion:

Mr. II. \V. V.'iiey suv.-. that on tho 14th of February, 1W.\ ho was working in tho field with his fnt'.ier near Madison, Ind., and both heard distinctly and unmistakably the canu.niadiiit'C at Fort. Donelson, 1J00 miles away, lie thinks tlie sound was brought by a limestone ledge that runs through tho country underground. Their

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WHAT SHALL WK Wlvii! 1

V, Inter CloakN.

Tho styl.- if -lua! .i and wrajis, long and bliort. are now i-sLnbliihiHl for the coming winter. We havo .scle -texl a number of ihe most graetful and convenient, and present ilietn to our readers heivwith.

Fig. 1 a wrap of imp.'rial serge and lioucle, th lati 'i- forming sleevi-s, kick, prinelsand ?-oe! et flajis. Tlie skirt is gat!i rivd under t::« pocket llajis, the front finished with bia^-H» ».»rgc the back is in broad, full plaits: elegant carved buttons a handsome finish. The sleeves and triniining in this cloak aival. very handsome when nuuleof nstraUhan cloth.

2& FIO. FIG. APig. *3 fa a stylish* cloth ulster, trimmed with velvet. It will be noted that the sleeves are full both at top ami Imttoui. This is tbe new incoming fashion. How widely it will be followed mnaias to be seen. The cloak is failed over tbe bust, beneath tbe deep, square cellar, Mother Hubbard fashion. It is of dark green cloth, with collar and cuffs of green velvet.

Gentlemen** VMhioaii.

Tbe present fashion of making dress suits differs bat little from tbe styles heretofore worn, save in tbe cat and material of vests. These are now of silk, with embroidered figures in tiny dirts, rosebuds, and varies small patterns I show* red at kl gold dots also t^ sof ..htbhicanda I .,:tsbade of green. White silk embroidered with black dots or a ith Woe or other rotor* is spoken of as rua«g the possibilities of tbe coming bat t^o acr-.:-,! garments tlras far latr» oe 1 ad worn are United bladt with v»i.v r.: -U. rolowl figam. N*w vols are -.1' 1

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yu. t». so a so as to make the -t yaai^s writ aoikea1 of data. Sew line .'t« an riSgbtljr bK-ser,and bawtba r- tamed cwr nam braadly tb^ thw taiiy woro. dma ties ara of white lawn or Dm In tbe farmer style there a aetr Idea that fat esipedalif auited toyoufig men with mtsldllfu! tiaferk Tbe it wdi and tatmd la placei tbe tie h$ divided ia the back of tbe nr^aad tefiv ara mtd to cm* of the cat «oda

These .apes pass through small slides, one each way, ami tbe tie is drawn closely around tbe collar by means of th* strings. It is said tbattbo tapes do not need tying, so closely are they held, bat any one may, for safety, tie them in a bow knot. Tbe starched linen tie is favored by those who are skilled in tying bows, as, when properly adjusted, it is among tlie most effective of beck dressing— Demorest's Monthly.

Mantles.

Many mantles will be worn, as well as tbe long cloaks. They will bo warmly wadded, far or feather trimmed, ancl in tho shape of that on tlie left of the illustration here given. This wrap is Of brown gicilietmc. Tho back

MANTLE. SLING WUAI\ lias a short plaited skirt trimmed with a &and of leaver fur tho fronts are carried into long tabs buttoned their length, with bands of fur across the ends only tho sleeves forming from tho side forms of back arc half flowing, and trimmed with bands of fur handsome plush and beaded ornaments finish from tho jioint where sleeves and skirt unito the cape, forming over the shoulders, is edged with a band of fur, trimmed with plush balls and handsome epaulets of plush balls and lieads the front is trimmed in tho stune design.

On tho right is a litt'o wrap which youtig ladies es|oeially delight in, though it may be worn by women of any age. Tho wrap in tho illustration is of heavy jetted cloth, though it can as well be mado of velvet, plu-h or other material. It has short loose sleeves, into which the arm goes somewhat as into a sling, hence its name. It is loose, easy and graceful. It is as short in front as behind. This style of wrap is beautiful, made of colored velvet or plush, especially to match a street suit.

Long Wrap.

In this illustration we have an English homespun cloak with astrakhan trimming.

FLLOXT.

Tins needs littio description. The front falls loose, with very slight darts lieneath tho foltl of revers trimming. The back is cut in full plaits. Nearly all cloaks are full in the hack this inter, to fit over the largo bustle. Over the sleeves at tho shoulders and down the side seam in the back is fitted a piece of tli goods loosely, so ns to give, as far as It gors, tne effect of a cajie. Where the long skirt stri|s of astniklian trimming meet at tbe back of (he waist a heavy passementerie and cord ornament is firmly fastened.

Slilrts and Draperies.

Everything in the shajH) of Counccs is leCt off wool dresses, even tho foot plaiting being dispensed with, and in its place is straight cloth band notched or pinked on the lower edge. Tho effort is to make the dress as light us jKissible, and for this reason there ace no layers of fabrics covering each other, such as an entire underskirt of cloth or of plush when only a small iiart of the lower skirt is seen only tlie visible parts are coveml, mid this is no longer considered shamming, ns the foundation skirt is now, for economical reasons, ado of a good strong material—whether of «ilk or of alpaca—that will sup]xirt the ighlk fabric of the dress. The tendency tilth Paris eostumers is to use soft twilled wwls for winter ilresscs, such ns India c:imTs liair, or vigogne, or English ncrgc, in preference to tlie more heavy habit lotlis, though for wry dressy toilettes these "Ama•A.ne .'' as tbe French call faced cloths, are still employed. 1,1,1,14 .,

Wrap* and Froelu for I.ittle CJlrU. To little girls are given coats, outside garfurnts of check or plaid to lie worn over plain st -. IT frocks.

Young p**-! wear mantles as well as jackets, sliaiied A

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TERRE HAUTE SATFR3MT BYEHTNG MAIL.

like those of young ladies

ev*r IS. Tbe frocks of girls of 13 and upward are eimply nKxlified duplicates of tlie dre«es of their older sfeters.

FASHION LETS.

New pokRiatea are very long and ara not looped. Turbans of all kinds an restored to fashionable favor.

All shades of brown from Suede to seal are fashionable. Heliotrope and Suede ia a mnch admired color combination.

More and more mascnliae grows the scorning toilet for outdoors. Maatlewar* rnrf Aoi in tbe back, bat bave long ub-like fronta.

Threa rows of broad stitching are oa tha back aad four large bottom fasten the trr&s Of the oemst glovas.

Koveltiai la tlnas trimmiags combt of wmtache ctabrokkry and raottf^ *MK^«an»h nan deeontive with Una cat jet.

The maaneria whkh tha velvet or fiodl acarcrinig the crowns of tarbaas aad boo&ets zoada to :i3 ia coaical loan ttmmm in fhnri$aac..UfsatanfaifklliaiimefT«

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BE OF A HILLSIDE BARN FOR A COLD CLIMATE.

sand Acre Vermont Model Farm. iTFiater Celery Farm Notes for mber—Care of Calves In Winter, wu"# Barn.

A farmer in Prince EdwardV Island has plajiwd and bnQt what he tbinks is nearly perfection for a cold climate Iwrn. Itis built Into a hillside.

Mr. Brown's farm is devoted to mixed husbandry, and he has planned the bjiru with an eye to this. There are lSOacnss in his patch of lamT. In this admirable shelter, both for etoekand grain, Mr. Brown has feed boxes for cattle, salt troughs for sheep, doors and traie in the pig pens, etc.

In describing his favorite building he says: In cur northern climate warmth is a great desideratum, provided sufficient ventilation Is securnL Tho barn has warmth, ventilation and light. The windows are hinged at tho top and made to swing outward, so that chiri» rainy weather they may be opened to u^'dsegree.

NORTHERN BANK BARK.

Under the box stalls in the horse stable there is no cellar, so that a clay floor may be used for young horses and under the wagon and implement shed there is also no cellar, giving tbe root collar tenor twelvo feet of covered wall at the north, which makes it frostproof in the most severe weather. At the west end of the barn I have a lean to for lambs, which is not shown in the plan. This barn is 52 by 64 feet on the ground, has sufficient room for 6 horses, 17 steers or cattle, 48 pigs and 85 or 40 sheep. The entire basement, including the root cellar, is 8 feet high.

BASEMENT PLAN.

A, root cellar B, cattle stalls: C, manure passage D, feed passages E, box stalls F, pig liens. The root cellar, a large room 24 by 30 feet, and filled through the hatch, will hold from 8,000 to .1,500 bushels of roots. Tho mow next to tho horso stable, and the loft above the same (the ceiling of which is of matched boards), contain the bay the mow in tho west, and loft over threshing floor and sheep shed, contain unthreshed grain. Spouts are on each side of the roof, and all rain water is conducted to tanks or puncheons, givir.g a sufficient supply for use in cooking and mufc ing feed. 1

Mr. Brown lays much stress on his rooc cellar. This is tho "English of it." Roots for carrots, turnips etc., are not so impor'iant for stock in America ttsin Great Britain, where corn will not grow.

Here corn, which is easily 'raised, largely takes the placc of the roots, which can only be produced by a painful, backbrcaking process. Roots must lx raised, to give variety to the food of our domestic animals, but that I enough. Corn fed alone is constipating, but stili it may always bo tho main standby.

MAIN FLOOR.

G, wagon shed II, implement room: I. harness room—manure shute L, horse stalls M, hay mo*": N, hatch to root cellar O, threshing floor D, feed passages P, shutes Q, granary sheep room: S, sheep feed rack. °v

In the following this northern farmer uttei? words of wisdom: "My chief specialty ii farming is fattening cattle and pigs. I dc not sell any grain, and very few roots, as 1 find that to grow good crops a fanner wanti all the manure he can makp or get, and then never lias enougti."

For November.

Every furrow turned in autumn on suitable land is valuable time saved when it is worth so much. Some soils will pack under tbe influence of rains and frosts light soils will sometimes wash, but loamy, marly, level ground may well be plowed. Ridge plowing of clayey Luds turning two furrows together. exposes the clods to tho ameliorating influence of tbe frost, dries the ground in tho spring, so that a fortnight is often saved in gifting in oats, barley, potatoes or flax.

Young trees in windy places may have a mound of earth drawn up to their trunks to stiffen them, or tbey may 1m staked. A mound of earth a foot high will keep away mice. Trap or shoot rabbits they are fat and good at this season.

Make cider in cool weather. Ewes bred this month have lambs in April. Cover strawberry beds with straw or cornstalks.

Plants taken op from tbe beds and border*, •s well as those that have been out in pots all summer, when taken indoors should not be at ooce exposed to fin beat. Keep them in a coo! room for a while, opening the window* every mild day.—American Agriculturist.

A Model Farmer.

A thoosaad acre* of arable land in one body makes a pretty large farm in a New RngUnrf state, but that is the size of tbe farm owned and managed by Mr. L. B. Harris, of Caledonia county,

Ha has pat in as high

as sixty tons of bay in a single day. He bcginOn northern section, the middle Of June. |md has tbe first crop all in before the 1st of Jnly. Tbe second crop is also cut when vary yoang and tender. He bays little or no grain for his stock, but raises oata, wheat attcf corn to feed at home. He can grow oats tor twenty cents per bushel, and thinks higUy of wheat as a feeding grain for cattle. Torrdps are also largely nu»ed, and after fillinc all arailabla cellar room large quantities are stored in pit* in tbe field.

He has 100 breeding cows, Hereford*, Devoosaod Polled Angas, aad will begin a beni of Shorthorns uest year. His cattle oo tt» state fair groand* at BurliQ^aa wen

valnednt $80 (KW :'or the herd, quite a risk for one man to taku ia carrying to and from and showing at a fair. IL:s sales aro all in the state of Oregon. We asked him why ho did not remove his large cattle raising business to the west, where others claim to bp doing so •well at the business. His answer was, and it should encourage eastern farmers, that if he were proposing to do as large a business as tbe western ranchmen are doiug ho would choose Vermont lands to dolt on. Our best limestone lands are equal to tlie best in Kentucky, while oup climate favors*, or rather insures, better constitutions.

He savs one of his neighbor contends that is man}' head of cattle should IK?

wintered by

every cattle feeder as his farm produces »f half tons of hay. Straw, turnips and grain should be tbe chief forage, while the half tou of hay should work in as a condiment or relish. New England fanners, and American farmers generally, have much yet to learn regarding the possible uses anil value of straw for feeding beef producing cattle. Mr. Harris is very systematic in all his farming business, keeping as accurate a set of farm accounts as if be were running a bank. His animals are fed and all the work about tho stables is done with tho precision of clockwork. Ho loves farming, believes in it as a business, and liis boys are growiug up with similar ideas and feelings.—New England Farmer.

Wintering Celery.

A smart Michigan fanner describes how bo successfully wintei-s celery. He packed it away the last of November as follows: Grasping the stems in both hands, in such a way as to prevent injury to them, I beat tlie earth as cleaji as I could from the iwts, Then after all defective stems had been plucked off, tho plants wero placed upright in bottomless boxes (old beo hives) as Compactly as possible. Next, about two-thirds of the foliage was cut off, through fear fhat tlie celery was so very densely packed that it would suffocate and rot. Then, having inserted tho nozzle of a tin funnel hero and there through the tops of the remaining foliage, sifted quicksand, such as used for makiug mortar, was poured into the fuimel till all the interstices between the stems were filled up to tho foliage. The boxes were on tho earth floor of a dimly lighted and cool cellar, where a littio frost sometimes entered. Earth was banked up around the boxes three or four inches a pailful or two of water wero poured on to the sand in tlie boxes, and the operation was repeated every ten or fifteen days. It was threo months before tho plants blanched and were in nice condition. The hearts were solid by March 15, when they were sold. At the time of digging, the small plants were "heeled in" ia a dark room or sonic cellar against sloping earth. First, a tier of plants was laid as closely as possible then a layer of mellow earth sloping for a second tier of plants, and so on, earth and plants alternately. We used these in the family till May. Some of them wero wet once or twice with water, and these commenced rotting first. Tho beating of the earth off tho roots allows tho packing of threo or four times as many hi the same space as with tho earth left on, and the second experiment proves that a lighted cellar is not necessary. If the plants could be kept cold nearly down to the freezing point we probablj- could havo celery till Jtino or July,

Crop lloport.

Tho October report of tho United States department of agriculture is at hand. Tho condition of the com crop has improved sinco the last report, owing to warm weather in September. Tho whole crop, however, will In? JXX),000,000 bushels less than that of last year, it is estimated. In tho states beyond the Mississippi tho returns

The crops of oats, rye, barley and tobacco are good. Potatoes are rotting furiously, and more insect pests than usual havo invaded them this season. This is probably because the birds havo mostly been killed off to adorn ladies' hats.

The cotton ¥op will lie considerably larger thau last year. vtf'i X'

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Winter Calve*.

We like this advice: "I would not like to raise calves in winter without oil cake moal. 1 always allow a calf to have its mother's milk until the milk is fit to use." Thero certainly is nothing better for right young calves than the first milk of the dam after calving. Unless calf is extra stupid and stubborn it can just ns easily bo taught to drink at the end of four or five day* by a little starving, which quickens its wits wonderfully. Tlie oil cake meal also a very good thing in cold weather not too much of ft start with a tablespoonful in a half-gallon of milk, ami increase the amount with the amount of milk as the calf grows older. Be sure and feed tho milk and oil cako warmed up to blood beat, and then there will bo littio danger of the calf getting tho scours. If she docs then put limo water in tho milk. Bo sure and take this dangerous disease in band in time if you want to savo the calf. With good, clean care tho calves arc easier to raise in winter than in summer, when the flies aro so annoying.—American Dairyman.f ..

Manure or Clover

If manure nt fifty cents a ton is less profitable tban clover, what may those farmers think wbo aro paying 83 to $8 a ton for manure! is a question propounded by Henry Stewart. The cheapness of clover and its far greater value as compared with manure renders it especially Iwneficial to farmers wbo grow grain, and for them the practice of growing it to plow under is most useful.

Things to Oo and to Know. Tbe oleomargarine law goes into effect Nov.

English sparrow* kill tiirb smaller and weaker than themselves. Railroad companies an, as a rule, responsible for injury to stock along their tracks, when these are not fenced in.

Mrs. Rachael Francis, who died lately In Atlanta. Ga.. left about $30,000, tbe most at which she made out of her dairy and track form. Sbe was a fine businesj woman.

Try peeking few bunches of grapes in bran or sawdust If wmnd ami packed carefully. each burrcb separate, tbey wiU keep till midwinter or later, if the children don't find them.

It is said that If the silk reeling machinery now being tried at Wa&ington works successfully it will pat JaO.OOO.flW a year more into tbe pockets of farmer-. The United State* cnmmisskjner of agriculture will bay coooons from those who wish to seQ them.

Rmall fruit cultore will always be most successful on tbe iafnKive plan. Plant only a •nail area at a time, and give that the best culture possible. Better rain 800 bushels oa one acre than that amopst on flre or Mx.-* The South.

YOUXG FOLKS' COIJ MN.f.

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THE COW THAT DIDN'T APPROVE OF CHOIR REHEARSALS.

Better to Whistle than Whine—"** Jack o' T-antern, So Yellow ancl Ronad.** Burled Cities and Countries—A Cow*a

Ear for Music. A cow thought she would play a joko on some people tho other day. 1 •won't tell yoa when she lived, but this is a troe story-. Ik was in the warm autumn weather, before tho last cold snap. The choir of fnshionablo church in the town were rehearsing for tho Sunday services. It was to be a great, day for tiie people of that, church, and tho choir meant, to havo everybody go home saying: "What lovely music wo had tt-day." Everybody, that is, who had any ear at all for harmony. So they practiced long and loud. Tho soprano trilled, the tenor held on long to his high notes, the Jjasso rumbled in his throat ami tho big violoncello growled back at tho basso.

It was a warm day find tho door was wida open. A cow was gracing peacefully in th® churchyard.

R-r-r-r-rill, rippled tho soprano. "Wo-ee-ee-ee-ng, son ml the tenor, up high. Boom,-boom-liooni, roared the basso, i&ooni-zoom-zoom, buzzed tlio big fiddle. It was very fine. Bossy out in tho yard stopped eat ing, and turned her head on ono side to listen.'.

Moo-oo-oo, exclaimed Bossy gently. Tho choir paid no attent ion to her, though, but sang on like all possessed. They would split their tlimit* but .they would grind out

COW AND CHOIR.

fine tunes for Sunday. Louder and louder tbey sang, till I lossy could stand it no longer. She ,pnt her head in at the door to see what it waa all about,. Tbe sounds grated on her ear for music.

Moo-oo oof said tho *rtiergetlcally. Then sho lowered her head and switched her tail. There was in her cyo a look that plainly meant business. Sbochargod on that choir in less time than it takes to say Jack Robinson. Sho caught the tenor's coat skirts on her boms and ripped them from top to bottom. Then sho made at tho big fiddle, and it never buzzed again. The boom died away in tho

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very much hurt ho began to whine in a babyish WHY—IKT a regular roaring boy cry, as though ho were half killed, lint a little cross whine.

The older boy took liis hand in kind, fatherly way and said ,* "Oh, never mind, Jimmyrdoivt whinK 'It is a groat deu.1..better to whistle,''

••ISettcr Whittle than Whinr." And ho began to whistlo in the merriest way a ch'-crfnl boy whistle.

Jimmy tried to joiti the whistle. "I cant whistlo as nico as yoy, Charlie," said he, "my lips won't pucker up good." "Oil. that is liecaose yon have not got aR tbe whine out et." said Cicrley '-but yoa try a minute and the whistle will drive tbe wbino away."

So be did and the List I saw or beard of tbe littio fellow* they were whistling away as earnestly as though that was tho chief enA of life.—Early Dew.

JACK-O'-LANTERN:

Jftck-o'-loutern, no yel'ow ami roimd, What in tbe world are TOU tbhiking about?

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with a hasto which really was not at all proper for a first bass in a well to do church. The soprano anil contralto ran as if a witch on a broomstick was after tlieni. They did not stop to see whether their skirts flowed gracefully or not.

In the twinkling of an oye tbo church wa*

cleared of all but the cow and the benches. She looked at them a moment, and then niado a charge on them just ns she had on tho choir. She butted them over and ton tho cushions upon her horns till all was a sight to behold. Aftor that Bossy paused a moment and looked around on tho min she had nmde, as if to say: ''That':! my opinion of choir rehearsals."

Then sho said "moo" softly, and went back to nibbling grass in tho churchyard.

"*iftotter Wlilstlc than Whine.

As I was taking a walk I noticed two littl* boys on their way to school. The small one stumbled and fell, ami though lie was not

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They are just as good on the dentists make.

You look up «tnr» with your sfllyiimfl" a As if you were terribly proud awl %ain, But I gup** I'd look foolish too. all tbo while

With only a caudle instead of a brain: —Wide Awake.

S Hurled CUtas aad Conutrle*. 1. Tell diaries name his wish. 9. Mary, have yo.i tab my chrome ydlowf a. Florence end Will are going out to walk. 4. Can Tony oar guide? 6. What a vary ofcl town th'i 5. 1 think August a very disagrecaW-: ^nib. 7. Have yoa jwpanA abed for Pej :-on? S. I have jtwti'J-covart# a den of tbif. f* 9. I saw the bull of tha boat. 10. Don yoa envy me thii nico dogt 11. The st met urchin (tooted: "Oive in* that bag, Daddy."—Harper Young Peopte.

Boys, don't get in the habit of spittingi ikii nasty.

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