A SPRINGTIME PHILOSOPHER. By Frank lL. Stanton. I kin tell w'en Springtime comin’ by de mos’ onfallin’ signs; Tain't de risin’ sap what tingle ter de tip-top er de pines, Or de fros’ wha' let’ de furrer, or de larks aflyin’ low Or de whistle or de pa'tridge kaze he love his sweetheart so! But I sorter hez a feelin’ what I dunno how ter call, Dat ef I was a blossom I'd hang low, en never fall. Dat ef Gabrul blowed his trumpet fer de sleepin’ folks ter rise I'd des feel too contented fer ter wake an rub my eyes! Hit's somenin’ in de elements—de | blowin’ er de breeze, De listenin’ er de lily fer de comin’ er de bees; De lazy river gwine 'long a-feelin’ er his way Ter de medders, en sweet places whar de honeysuckles stay. leaving both very unhappy over their first quarrel. Just at this time the terrible street car strike which shook the solid old city of St. Louis to its foundation, was at its height. It was not felt very keenly in the West End, the riots and hostile demonstrations incident to the company’s eflorts to run its cars being confined chiefly to other parts of the city. So it was without thought of danger that Stacey Coleman boarded a car to go on an errand, little real- izing that she was going directly into one of the districts where many of the strikers lived, and with whom most of the residents sympathized. When she alighted from the car she was almost immediately surrouaded by a crowd of hooting men and boys, who shouted vile epithets at her, and fol lowed {ip their words with a volley of stones and mud. The thoroughly frightened girl start- ed to run away, the mob following closely. In her terror she sought ref- uge in the nearest open door, which proved to be that of a saloon, but from she was roughly pushed back 4 De sun, he says “Good-mawnin’!" whar de fiel's is drench wid dew, i En I des ain't enterprisin’ ‘nuff ter tell | ‘im, “Same ter you!” De trees, dey tells me “Howdy! We a- | dressin’ fer de show, En soon we'll meet de mockin' birds en | swing 'em high en low." ut I never makes no answer! [I des lays back so still En iazy in de sunshine way en will! Wid eye shet tight, en dreamin’ in my | app’inted place, : I wou.un't bresh a bluefly f'um de fur rers in my face. lak I los’ my i Ob, I knows w'en Spring's a-comin’, | en § done laid down my rule, Dat I wuzn't bo'n fer plowin' en gee hawin’' er de mule fer listenin' ter de cattle bells ‘cross daisies cool en deep, Wid de feelin’ what de trees hez w'en dey rocks de birds ter sleep! —— But NOC A Ea G $ Not Lacking , i in Courage. ! HBOHBVBGAN REPPERIPEPPPREPRPERREPREPER By Laura Ellen Beale. When Jack Stanley and Stacy Cole- man went spinning along the boulev- ard behind his beautiful gray pacers, everybody envied him and the bandsome girl who was soon to become his wife. How bappy they looked, laughing and chatting gaily, as the pacers glided swiftly, almost noiselessly, by! As they drove out of “Grayson Place” where their new home was bullding, | and turned again into the boulevard, the Inspiring strains of martial music fel upon their ears, and the next mo- | ment a company of U. 8. Regulars swept around the corner, marching to ward them with military precision Jack was compelled to give his en- | tire attention to the spirited team, | which seemed determined to reach the next avenue by taking a short cut | across the well kept lawns which lined | the boulevard, but his affianced looked | with great admiration at the stalwart | form and sunbrowned faces of the soldiers. After they had passed she exclaimed, — “What a grand sight! men look in uniforms! soldiers!” i “Yes, that was fine looking body of | men. We have a splendid lot of fel | lows in our army.” “Especially since the Spanish war, | hen so many of the home boys en. listed,” emid the girl. Then, without walting for any reply, she asked ab | ruptly, “Why didn’t you volunteer, Jack?’ “Oh, | don't know, Stacey,” he said. | “I did not think it altogether neces. | gary: there were enough felows with. | out me. See how quickly they whip | ped the Spaniards.” “If I were a man,” was the rejoinder | and my country nceded me, [I would | certainly respond, for : think it the | duty of every aole-bodied young man | to fight for his flag. To me it shows a lack of proper spirit when he does not. The blood surged hotly into Jack's | face at Stacey's remark, for he thought | of the hard battle he had fought when | he unwillingly remained still while | his friends and schoolfellows were en. | listing. When at last they went away i without him, it was one of the bitterest | trials of his young life. But how could he do otherwise? His father who seemed failing rapidly, needed his help—needed the strong arm of his only son to lean upon. And when his gentle mother added her tears and entreaties to Jack not to leave them, he gave up all thoughts of enlisting, and plunged more deeply into the management of his father's business. They were left alone some months later and Jack was thankful that he had remained at home to sup port and comfort his sorrowing moth. er. And now Stacey, his promised wife, had intimated that it was lack of cour- age which had kept him back-that he was a coward! The words were like a knife thrust in his heart. Both were silent for some time, the girl already regretting her foolish words, which were ranking in Jack's mind, and she was on the point of tell ing him that she was sorry for her fault when he unexpectedly asked, — “Shall we drive further, Stacey?” The girl proudly answered, “No, | am tired and would prefer going home.” So the drive ended; the “good: How nice Oh, 1 love | night” at the gate was spoken asruptly At that mo- ment a man knocked off Stacey's hat. For a brief moment the mob turned its gear, placing it upon a stick and rais- immediately pelted with mud. At that instant a woman, who had from her window the beginning of the disgraceful affair, ran into the street, pleading with the mob to de. sist and not to attack the girl, but in and both she and Stacey were in around them, hooting and “We'll teach her 1 by a sudden confusion in mob of howling wretches, as a man rushed frantically among them, scat: terring them In every direction of that helpless woman. beat wildly with gratitude to this stranger, who had with such mag nificent courage rushed single handed into the fray, with only a stick, picked up as he ran, for a weapon. As spe looked .a prayer of thank fulness upon her lips, she saw the man from the effects of a blow the head, and sink to the ground reel white and gnastly, and a ery of horror escap ed her; it was Jack, her Jack, whom a coward Some one in the crowd cops are coming!” And the ruffians fled into side streets and alleys, disap pearing quickly, as a patrol wagon loaded with policemen, who had re sponded to a riot call, came around the corner. In a moment the wounded man was lifted tenderly into the wagon and the hospital. Stacey disheveled and tearful, was filled with misgivings concerning his welfare, and wanted to follow him and ascertain for herself his condition; but the brave woman who had come to her rescue opposed this, and succeeded in prevailing upon the anxious girl to wait until a conveyance could be had when the carriage came, Stacey gave instructions to the driver to call at the hospital and wait until the re She experienced a feeling of int:nse “He was the look of anxiety on the girl's face. Then he added reassuringly, they get the eut on his head fixed up, he'll be able to go home.” Stacey did not wait for Jack, nor did she leave her name, so when he was told of her call he could only sur. mise that it was she, but was not a little puzzled to know how she could have heard of the affair so soon That evening a note was handed to the young man, who sprang to his an exclamation that would have shock: ed Stacey, If she could have heard it, when he learned that his sweetheart, the girl who was soon to be his wife was the victim of that cowardly as He strode up and down room with clenched fist, swearing dire vengeance upon the mob and particu. larly against the brute whom he had whom he had seen push the girl back into the very face of that awful crowd. Then, regardless of the strips of forehead, he seized his hat and rushed away to Stacey's home. It was a very tearful and penitent face that was upturned to receive his kiss, and a sobbing girl clung to him, brokenly imploring his forgiveness for “You are right,” she said after a while, “It requires courage te be a soldier, but sometimes it requires higher courage, not to wpe one. it lit He stopped her with a kiss. — Waver. ley Magazine, The University of Caire. A queer university that at Cairo with its 10,000 students! [ts central square is open to the sun; about it are separate “riwaks,” or porches, for each of the twenty-four recognized na tiona of Islam; in each riwak, youth from all the Moslem world study to chant the Koran, to write beautiful Arabic script, and in the end to be doctors, lawyers, kadis, rulers. Each nation has its own ceremonial way of doing so simple a thing as drinking water. Nor are sect differences a trivial matter. The schism between the Sunni and the Sufl is #0 bitter that each deems It duty to pollute the holy wells and sacred places of the other, though if detected the pen alty is death. Minor variations in be lef and custom are numberlegs, There are Moslems who wear the fez, the turban, the tarboosh, or no head cov ering at all; those who bid women veil themselves and those who do not; those who reek of garlic and those who hold onions accursed, because, as they claim Mohammed never ate them. And the plain man needs guid ance.~—The Era. NAMING A HOOSIEK TOWN. The Story ant Apostrophe Telle on a Railway Station Sign. Indiana is full of towns with queer names. But the queerest of them all has so far been left to languish in undeserved obscurity, People who are acquainted with that portion of Darkest Indiana, which lies in the immediate vicinity of Crawfordsville must have seen on the sign board of a little railroad station, as they rush. ed Dy on a limited train, this astonish ing name: Behind that apostrophe story of the joke which lies the a rich old {of a great railroad company. | farmer In question owned thousand acres of land in When the rallroad was built it was { found necessary to cut through his land. The right of way agents went {to the old farmer and {set a price on a strip runni {his farm a few hundred He laughed at them {land was not for sale ng through feet wide, and at any said price jand didn't his want one running through property, They offered him a price for the land, for they found other property owners vicinity reasonable did to start any condemnation suits it was absolutely necessary huge ! had the care and unless the old farmer would to them His ine large as he cared to spend, and he 1ather enjoyed the position of block. ing all the efforts of a great corpora tion The not ome was twice as claim agents made up thelr that they would have to start and were about ready to bring when they were letter from a sult, it a the old farmer are on my land” he going to build sal all the id, “I'll give you need.” They accepted his terms with glee Of course they expected that his van would lead him to name the town after himself, and they were quite for that emergency. he fooled them was drawn up deeds passed for his name broadly. “We'll They it and signed and the Then they The old man grinned call it Helltown.” argued with him was useless. They he sald. until they Saw been signed. elided the letters place an second, third, and fourth innocent apostrophe. to this day.-—Chicago Tribune. INTERESTING EXPERIMENT. Pint of Water. That a small quantity of water, say half a pint, may be made to burst a ment to make, and yet is it true is a wellknown law of physics that i the pressure exerted by liquids in. creases in proportion to their depth. | Suppose, therefore, that cask filled with water standing on end and ito what is already in the cask. As adding the water must be devised. To ido this a hole is bored in the end or head of the cask, and a long tube of small diameter is inserted upright At the upper end of the tube is a small funnel into which water is poured un til the tube becomes full, and when that point is reached the cask will burat. This seems almost incredible, but it is only a demonstration of the law that has been cited. When the | water is poured into the tube it unites | with the water in the cask, and the {depth of the water is several times as | great as that in the cask alone. The {fact that there is only a small quan. {tity of water in the tube makes no dif- | ference, for it is now one body, and {its depth is gauged from the top of the tube to the bottom of the cask. As a matter of fact, this experi ment is only an artificial reproduction of what we know takes place in na- ture, Some of her greatest convul- sions are caused by this very process. Suppose, for example, that there is a great mass of rock, under which there fs a cavity filled with water that has no outlet. Suppose, moreover, that there is a crack extending from the suriace of the ground through this mass of rock to the water filled cay- ity underneath. A rock in this con. dition is a common thing in rature, the crack being caused by some dis turbance of the earth, or its split ing in the natural order of things. Now when it rains enough to fill that crack, thus increasing the depth of the water In the cavity the pressure will become so grea: that tne rock will be torn Into a hundred fragments, ~-8t Louls GlobeDemocrat, SPOILING A HEIFER CALF. You can spoil a good heifer calf by wrong feeding very quickly. You can fatten it and you can starve it. happy mean should be found. Ruin the digestion and you might as well send the calf to the market. Wrong feeding of the calf may make the cow a poor fesder and, consequently, a poor producer. It doesn’t cost much more to keep a yearling well through tells very largely on the cow, POULTRY AILMENTS AND REME DIES. For Roup: Separate the sick from the well, put former in warm, dry quarters, inject camphorated sweet ofl into their nostrils and throat. Give For frosted wattles or combs, tar. and ofl of sassafras, one spoonful each. To prevent egg eating in fowls, make a paste of flour, red pepper, mustard and water; put into some empty shells, and place them where the hens will find them. One dose is enough. For feather pulled fowls, make an on the bare spots if the feathers have come out because of parasites. There is no “positive cure” for fowls that pull feathers except the hatchet ap plied to the neck. What is frequently supposed to be less than It may caused by concentrated feeds and and the drinking of im- Sharp grit is a necessity, shells furnish it-—New be too of grit pure water, oyster TAPPING MAPLE TREES There are some fine points observed even in such a simple matter as tapping a sugar maple tree. Here are five points, just for instance Point 1. Only a sharp bit should use—one that will make clean-cut hole. Point 2. to be be a The hole need not be more The invest Experiment hardly any gations of the Vermont sap comes from a greater depth Point 3. The hole shoula be care quantity of waste matter the flow of sugar, Point 4. A spout should be chosen will allow the freest flow of sap with the wood tissue of the tree as lit- The bark, rather than should play an important ng the spout firm Point 5. The spout should be strong enough, and its bold on the tree firm enough, so that it will safely support the sap bucket. Moreover the spout remove. The various :pouts commonly sold at the hardware stores differ ma terially in thelr merits whe. fudged by the foregoing tes.2 fhe sugar maker will do well to examine them ~The Cuitivat or SKILL IN MILKING Milking is an operation which re guires skill, as it has an important ef- fect on the amount and quality of milk Dairymen know that there are great diffcrence between others. Indeed, good cows are often almost ruined by poor milkers, The milker should avoid handling quickly and thoroughly. He never go from a sick to a well cow without first cleansing his hands The habit of wetting the hands with milk is filthy in the extreme, should never be practised. Some peo ple think it necessary, but this is a mistake. The hands should be kept dry. to prevent drops of milk from con stantly falling from t.em into the pail The pail should be held close to the udder, so as to expose the milk to the air as little as possible The further the streams fall and the more they spray the more dirt and bacteria they collect. Contamination from the fore milk must be avoided by discard: ing the first few streams drawn, or less than a gill in atl This entalls little loss, as the first milk drawn is al ways poor in butter fat, and If it hap pens to be badly contaminated, as is frequently the case, much injury and trouble may be saved. Farm, Field and Stockman. ALKALI RESISTING CROPS, Large areas of the West are covered with soils impregnated with alkali to such an extent that practically no plants of any kind can grow on them. At present such lands are desert wastes, as no crops have been discov: ered that will blossom and mature on a soil containing even six-tenths of one per cent, of alkall, The Depart. ment of Agriculture, working along the line that has been so successful with other crops, is vndeavoring to Produces forage plant that can be suc. grown on these waste re gions. This It is hop 4 to accomplish by a carful érossbreeding of alkall tural explorers sent out by the Depart- ment to scour the woild in search of new and useful plants suitable for American conditions recently discover ed In Algeria a species of alfalfa which four per cent, of alkali. Laboratory plants of the game species vary in their resisting powers, some of one {injurious element, some of other. This holds true in the case of alkali-resist- ing plants. Occasionally here and there a single plant appears to make head. vay where all the surrounding plants either fail to mature or simply dle after germinating. A systematic selection of alkali-resisting plants is igerian plant as a fa“tor, and it is {hoped that a resistant finally be developed. barley and alfalfa “his work Be Lhe present occupying Bureau of Plant Industry. THE HORSE IN SPRINGTIME. It should iduring the winter comes { otherwise, it has been for the purpose of getting up a little wood, or of driving to the postoffice or to church now and then His muscles are soft and flabby, and to hard work. and any man kiaows that he cannot iat first stand it in sprin, {day's work. He must come to it gradually. So with horse, He ought not to be compelled to work all day long on the plow or the harrow, the WE ARE COMING TO IT. He took her hand. “Oh, prey be mine!” “Not much!” sald Bess. “May 1” he meekly asked, “be thine?” Bhe answered "“Yes.' ~-Philadelphia Press. A CRUEL BLOW. Clara-—"How long her?” Maud—"Ever since she accepted the man | rejected.”—Detroit Free Press, have you been THE ETERNAL FEMININE. “What did the girl say when you “Asked if her lifepreserver was op A BKEPTIC, The Count-—Eet ees all over! The Baron—Estce possible? your lofe? Count—Parbleu’ The Bhe LOVE'S CONSIDERATION. Young Wife—Dowling would you Young dear. Husband-—Of my I loved you teco much to have course, and his strength is fairly regained. A few hours at a time on the plow, then a long rest at noon, followed by an- other short period of work, is all that should be demanded of him. Then, like the man, the horse comes out of winter quarters with his sys tem clogged throuzh heavy feeding. He should Le given a good condition powder 100, him of the accumulate! waste of ma. terial. A little experimenting on one’s own account will enable each farmer to determine for himself what medi is best adapted to his individual A littie foresight in these mat. ters will make much difference in the service the horse will be able to ren. If he be given protected from taking cold by being blanketed when warm, is carefully groomed and rub bed down at night as well as in the morning, and used fairly during work. ing hours, there is no reason why he should not speedily regain the muscu | lar strength lost in winter and be able to his accustomed work In every E. 1. Vincent, in The cine nse der during the season good wholesome food, do place Epitomist. BUCCESSFUL WORK SCALE. AGAINST The time is approaching for heroic treatment and energetic work for com bating the much dreaded insect, San Jose scale With the indolent and half industrious grower of fruits it is to be dreaded, for with their sys tem of attention it is certain to put them out of business. With the ob serving, careful and attentive grower Chicago News. NOT REAL LOVE. Jack—1 don't bel loves Tom-—Why not? Jack—]1 saw her trying glass with the solitaire New York Sun. feve she really me to scratch I gave her.— FORCED TO IT. “He swore he'd never ride in an au- tomobile, but | got him into one yes terday,” said the road racer. “Got Into yours, did he?” “No ran into him, but automobile ambulance that away.”"—Philadelphia Press, Mine it was an took him EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER. Professor—"From in life how would you ability, Miss Katherine? Miss Katharine (briskly )—"0Oh am! ability, professor, is always a sign of great weakness, or 8 sign of great strength.” Detroit Free Press. Tour experience analyze ami NO REASON FOR DELAY. ‘My darling” he exclaimed, “I would go to the end of the earth for you.” There was a slight pause while the orchestra played tremulous rag time “Suppose.” travels ghe sald, “you begin your now."—Pittsburg Dis patch, IN DAYS OF OLD “It must have been kind of nice, San Jose cases he | We have time, but {than the (as to the { little pest. scale than many other dis borer. The question arises taining to the fruit business, siders It the best. For the benefit of those who have discovered they have the scale, | will give our which is very effectual with us We have tried ail the known meth. ods and systems and find the most practical method is Kerosene water mixed by a pump made for that purpose, To be successful, one must {oil or 100 per cent. water as the exact amount wanted. This irregularity is crude petroleum and are well pleased We will again use crude petroleum for sider it good for midsummer work. We have fifteen combination pumps for water and oll, with double charge nozzles, We expect to run swell next spring, using a 20 per cent solution of crude petroleum. It is ab solutely necessary you get a genuine crude oil of not less than forty-three degrees test. It may be either green or amber, but must be a parafiin oll The spraying must be done on clear, bright, sunny days in order to aid evaporation. We know of nothing more important to follow than the lat ter. For a test we have used 100 per cent, kerosene on a bright, sunny day on a peach tree, and seen no evil ef. fects, while on the other hand we have killed trees with fifteen per cent. on a heavy, cloudy day. Get only the best combination pump, and be sure it is always working correctly. Use twenty per cent. kerosene and water, or crude petroleuss, which we prefer, and spray just before the buds swell In the spring. the work on dry, bright, sunny days.— J. R. Williams, in American Agricul turist. said little Georgie as he gazed at the picture of Caesar and Cicero and Cato. “Why?” his mother asked. “They couldn't cut down pa’s pants for Willie in them days." —Chicago Record Herald. THE UPPER DOC Jasper-——I always sympathize with the upper dog in a fight Jumpuppe-—You mean dog, don’t you? Jasper—No, | the under don't. Some fool ! A DREAD ALTERNATIVE. “1 hope that the differences between these two gentiemen,” said the dig- nified statesman, “will be patched up.” “I'm afraid it will not be.” “It must be. Otherwise <r shall be continually interrupted in our busi ness by the pecessity of patching up the senators themselves. —Washing: ton Star. A PHENOMENON OF SLEEP. He had come on her dozing in a hammock, and when she woke up she accused him of stealing a kiss, “Well,” he said, “1 will admit that sisted. [I did steal one little Kiss." “One!” she exclaimed indignantly; ~-Household Words. NO FEAR. Slipay-—Hello! Where did you get your new suit? Snappe-—Bought it. SBlopay--0! you needn't be afraid to tell me your tallor’s name. 1 wouldn't go to him. Snappe—I'm not afraid of that. He does a strictly cash business Phila delphia Press, A TRIBUTE TO SHAKESPEARR. “To my mind,” sald the man who had settled himself in the parlor car, “there's nothing in the literary way that equals Shakespeare.” “It's good, is it?” said the man with a large diamond. ‘Of course.” “Well, I'll read it. I've mado a little bit with my specialty and I'm thinking about taking a go at man aging. I'll read it and If 1 like have it dramatized and put it on
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