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'if* y .-i
A lew days after this the long siecr.-
of Petersburg and Richmond ended iu
the capture of both, and when. April
0-12, our «"!ioolbcy friends, then but
little over nineteen years of age, were
drawn up with the conquering legions
of the north to witness that most joy
ful yet pathetic event, the surrender of
Lee's army, they were saluted by their
troopers, one as GapL Leslie ami the
other as Lieut. Ainslie. though neither
had had time to get, and. in fact, never
did get, the uniform of his rank.
Gen. Lee's army had been by this
time more than decimated by deser
tions—if, indeed, that may be called de
sertion which was a simple returning to
their desolated homes of men who,
worn out by war and suffering, saw,
even sooner than did their commander,
that the cause, for which they had so
bravely "fought, was hopelessly lost—
little knowing then that from its
ruins should arise a re-united and
regenerated nation, the wonder and
glory of mankind!
All the formalities had been complied
with; the exhausted, yet, doubtless,
secretly rejoicing, private soldiers of
the moribund confederacy had marched
out in funeral-like procession and piled
their arms; their dejected officers had
individually signed that historic parole
which assured tho peace of the coun
try, and by no word, look, taunt or
gibe, during all these solemn proceed
ings, was either rank or file once in
sulted or farther humiliated by their
generous conquerors—the citizen-sol
diery of that great union their own valor
had preserved.
Herbert Leslie and Fred Ainslie,
their hearts filled with devout grati
tude, sat quietly talking in a small tent,
which, being now both officers, they
once more occupied together, when an
orderly entered and, saluting, said:
"Captain, a confederate colonel desires
admittance, but gives'no name."
"Well, orderly, ask the gentleman to
come in without ceremony," replied
Herbert, and, stooping his lofty crest,
Sydney Temple walked into the tent:
With a simultaneous shout of joy the
young men sprang up and fairly hugged
their old friend, while, in the first ex
uberance of their delight, they could
only say, pver and over again: "Oh, Syd,
dear old Syd!"
The youthful colonel (he was l.ot yet
twenty-one years of age) was pro
foundly affected, and his pale, high
bred face, though sweetly grave and
tender, showed deep traces of care and
suffering, as he gently said: "Well,
dear boys, we meet once more in our
old-timo fashion, and with no dread
before us to mar our friendship. Our
"OH, SYD, DEAU Ot.D SYD!"
cause is lost and yours won; but who
knows that in winning it 3-011 have not
assured our future good as well as your
own?"
The union officers glanced at each
other in swift comprehension, and Her
bert rejoined: "You are not heartbroken
then, at the result, Sydney?"
"No, my dear fellow, I now believe it
is all for the best. Of course, my sec
tional pride is greatly humbled, and
my grief over the myriad noble lives
sacrificed will, I think, remain with me
forever. Still, I cannot help feeling a
wider national pride iu the achievement
of the federal armies.
"We have been beaten, not by a for
eign foe, but 'by our own countrymen,
Americans true as ourselves. We took
different views of duty. That is all.
Each section has so grandly fought for
its own ideas as to gain the lasting re
spect of the other, and when the nat
ural bitterness and humiliation of de
feat are past, the south, after a greater
or less period of depression, will rise,
under a system of free labor, to a state
of higher prosperity and civilization
than she has ever yet known."
Nothing could exceed the surprise
and joy with which the loyalist soldiers
listened to these sentiments of their
noble friend, and each again grasped
one of his hands, as Fred almost rever
ently asked: "And how long, Sydney,
have you held these views?"
"Well, boys, you know that, despite
my exaggerated ideas of 'state rights,'
I was always an abolitionist. Oar fam
ily has not owned a slave since I was
born, and I may say that my conver
sion dates from the passing of the con
stitutional amendment. I, yes and
thousands of the southerners, then saw
what the real issue was, and, although
I could not desert my countrymen in
the hour of their despair, I dared no
longer honestly pray for the success of
our arms."
"But, Syd," said Herbert, "we have
quite forgotton to congratulate you on
your promotion. You have climbed up
pretty fast since we parted at Opequan
creek—a colonel at twenty-one!"
"Yes, Leslie," replied Col. Temple,
with a sad smile, "so many older and
better men were killed off that I was,
of necessity, shoved ahead in advance
of my merits; but, seeing that I now
address a captain and a lieutenant, I
think I may return your compliment
with interest."
"Oh! in our case it was all pure,
blind good luck," laughed Herbert.
"Yes, yes, no doubt, good luck well
unproved; but, boys, I have a proposi
tion to make. I am going out home
this evening and I want j'ou to come
along and stay a few days. You can
easily get leave now, as there is not
much to do. My mother and sisters re
member you both perfectly and have
heard so much about you lately that
they will be delighted to see you.
When you are mustered out, and after
the fair hospital nurses have returned
to their homes, I will reciprocate by go
ing with you to Philadelphia aud New
York. I have several things to do in
the latter city and shall probably re
move to with it my mother and Sylvia,
drop the study of medicine and take up
that of law.''
"Good! Capital!" exclaimed the two
young fellows in a breath, and so the
visit was arranged.
There were several carriages at Col.
Temple's home, but not a single liorsc
nor mule Hl>out the place, his mother
having long since given all, even her
daughter's saddle horse, to "the cause;"
nor—to such u statu was the confcder-
BFTLEH. 13A.,I 3 A., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1893.
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"I HAVE TAKEN TWO miSOXEBS.*
ate army now reduced—had Sydney a
charger of his own, though by his rank
entitled to titree.
He, like many other field officers of
infantry, had lately served on foot—
everything in the C h:ipc of a mount
being required for the cavalry. So it
happened that when the three friends,
all in mufti, rode out to Claremont that
night, Sydney Temple, ex-rebel and
whilom enemy, bestrode one of Uncle
Sam's troop horses, which, however,
being quite unaware of his antecedents,
carried him peaceably and well.
On arriving at the grand did mansion,
his mother's home, the little party dis
mounted, and Sydney, after bidding his
guests a hearty welcome, led them, un
observed, into a dimly lighted parlor
and sent a servant to call the ladies.
Presently, the door softly opened;
two elegant women, looking more like
sisters than mother and daughter,
glided in and, not at once in the partial
obscurity noticing the presence of visi
tors, both clasped son and brother in
their arms.
Affectionately returning their em
braces, Sydney, after a moment or two,
gently disengaged himself and, at the
same time turning up the lights, archly
said: "Mother, you know the war is
over, but yet I have taken two prisoners,
whom I will trust to your tender mer
cies. In case you may have forgotten
them, allow me to present Capt. Leslie
and Lieut. Ainslie. Sylvia, you must
remember your old schoolboy acquaint
ances, I know."
"Ah, Sydnoy, this is too bad of you!"
said Mi-s. Temple, as the lovely woman
greeted the blushing young officers
with cordial warmth, "how could you
even imagine that we had forgotten
your dear friends? Let me welcome
yon to Claremont with all my heart,
go:.vlemen. And, Capt. Leslie, accept
now the deep gratitude we owe for the
life of a son and brother so gallantly
saved by you."
"Oh, madam," stammered poor Her
bert, "you overwhelm me. The merest
stranger could have done no less that
day at Opequan."
"We must suppose that every true
soldier would have felt the impulse,
captain," rejoined the lady, "but how
many would have acted with sufficient
promptitude, when the delay of an in
stant meant death?"
Then, turning to Fred, she graciously
added: "And you, too, I must congratu
late, Mr. Ainslie, not only upon your
own honorable record, but also upon
the noble conduct of your sister, of both
which subjects I have heard more than
you, perhaps, imagine."
It was now the young lieutenant's
turn to feel embarrassed and he blushed
furiously under the kindly regard of
the ladies, while ingenuously replying:
"My sister has indeed acted nobly, Mrs.
Temple, as have thousands of other
northern women, but yet I may venture
to say that their devotion has been fully
equaled by that of their southern sis
ters. I, too, (with a low bow) have heard
something of sacrifices made and loving
labors performed by even the fairest
and most tenderly nurtured of your
countrywomen."
"Ah, yes, Mr. Ainslie," modestly said
the beautiful Sylvia, "all have done
their duty, and, when the present bit
terness of defeat has passed away, this
fact alone will unite the north and
south as never before, simply through
the deep sympathy and admiration
which the women of each section must
churish for those of the other."
"Not to mention another extremely
probable fact," mischievously observed
Col. Temple, "that the mutual admira
tion society will naturally include the
men."
"That is a foregone conclusion," said
Capt. Leslie. "No doubt the ex-war
riors of both sides will continue to raid
their late enemies' territory and carry
off lots of prisoners, but never of their
own sex."
And so, in the exercise of polite for
bearance and mutual respect, hosts and
guests were soon on terms of pleasant
intercourse.
Most of the servants at Clarcmont
were colored people or tho children of
such, manumitted by the late Judge
Temple on the birth of his son, and al
though each and everyone of them had
faithfully assisted their mistress in min
istering to the needs of distressed con
federate soldiers, nothing could exceed
the loving assiduity with which all now
waited upon the household guests—who
had been battling, as they well knew,
in the interests of their own race.
"Mammy" Rose, the old family nurse,
aptly voiced the sentiments of the whole
staff when she said to Sylvia, that first
night: "Oh, bress do Lawd, honey, dot
I'se libed ter sec disday! I'se real sorry
fur de souf, but, same time, I'se mighty
proud ob de norf, an' ole marse he's jes
gloryin' in Hebben dis minit 'cause ob
de 'mancipation what he alius prayed
mouglit cum ter de poo' culled folks
sum day. An', Miss Sylvy, we'se all a
goin' ter treat dese lubly young gem
plemcns, what young marse liaz brought
home, jes bu'full"
"That Is right, mammy," Miss Tem
ple replied; "they are brave men, who
have fought gallantly for their own
cause as we did for ours. The God of
battles has decided, and, however much
our pride is humbled, we must believe
that all is for the best."
< For one whole week the young north
erners enjoyed the hospitality of their
southern friends, aud during these happy
dai's it might have been noticed that
while Herbert generally paired off with
Sydney or Mrs. Temple in their walks
and boating excursions, Fred Ainslie was
invariably found by the side of Sylvia—
and, to judge by the bearing of tho
singularly attractive pair, no one could
have guessed that they had so lately
beeu sworn enemies.
May 22 and 23, there was held at
Washington a grand review of the two
principal armies of tho republic, and
very shortly thereafter "the boys in
blue" were mustered out and dismissed
to their homes, amid the grateful plaud
its of their countrymen.
According to promise, Sydney Tem
ple accompanied his old schoolfellows
on their homeward journey, which took
them first to Philadelphia, Herbert
Leslie, for some reason or otner, being
quite as anxious to visit Mrs. Aiuslio as
was Fred himself. From an equally
unaccountable motive, the goal of Col.
Temple's desires seemed to be New
York. but he cheerfully stayed for a
few days at Fred's home and made the
acquaintance of his mother and sLster,
who returned his own hospitality with
interest.
Then he and Ilerbert, leaving their
friend to follow and resume his mercan
tile life at leisure, went on to Gotham
and were received with rapturous de
light by Mrs. Leslie, who insisted upon
her son's friend making her elegant
mansion his present home.
It very strangely happened that when
the two young men arrived Miss Jennie
Glynn was spending the evening with
Mrs. Leslie—a circumstance with which
both, and especially Sydney, seemed
rather pleased than otherwise, but, of
course, only because it gave him an op
portunity to see her safely home that
night and renew his acquaintance with
her mother!
Being thoroughly in earnest, it did
not take long for young Temple to
make arrangements for entering the
litof Sharp &. Piersou along
>.viih il _'rt, and in the course of a few
u> >\i', -h Mrs. Ainslie and Mrs.
Temple removed to New York for good;
and Fred once more engaged with the
great firm of Draper <fc Moore in his
favorite pursuit of selling dry goods.
Twenty-six years of blessed peace
have succeeded those awful four of civil
war. The warm-hearted, impulsive cit
izens of the south have joined hands
with the cool, determined men of the
north in all enterprises which go to
make a people great; and their united
progress in this one quarter of a cen
tury has justly dazzled, by its transcend
ant magnitude and glory, the eyes of a
wondering world.
Our three friends, only now in the
prime of vigorous manhood, have suc
ceeded as pluck and energy ever do
succeed.
The famous law firm of "Temple and
Leslie" is known all over the union,
while the ships of the gTeat mercantile
house of "Ainslie and Moore, Jr." sail
every sea. The three old-time school
mates reside side by side in "brown
stone fronts" far up town. All have
been married for more than fifteen
years and all have families of bright,
capable children, who, however, still
insist upon getting perpetually "mixed
up" on the question of relationship—
the young Temples claiming that be
cause Mrs. Fred Ainslie is "Aunt Syl
via," Mrs. Herbert Leslie must neces
sarily be "Aunt Miriam," and the ju
venile Leslies as strenuously assorting
that Mrs. Sydney Temple is as much
their own "Aunt Jessie" as that of the
little Ainslies. As a matter of course,
the youngsters aro in the same muddle
in regard to the three lovely old ladies,
each one of whom is claimed by every
child of the several crowds as "grand
mamma!"
THE EXD.
Otis lie Smith's Great W«t
Gus De Smith is something of a snob,
but he is very well off, financially
speaking. The other day he said to
Uilhooly:
"I'm well fixed; I don't need nothing
more."
"Except an English grammar," re
plied Gilhooly.—Texas Sittings.
Meteorological Item.
Mr. Manhattan Beach—There U
something in these weather predictions,
after all.
Mr. Murray Ilill—As a general thing
they are failures.
Mr. Manhattan Beach Yes, but
windy and blustering weather was
predicted for to-day, and here is a tel
egram from your mother saying she
will be here on the afternoon train.—
Texas Sittings.
\\ hat a Pity!
Doctor (who had been married to a
widow) —You see, wifey, dear, I have
pulled my patient through, after all; a
very critical case, I can tell you.
Wife—Yes, hubby; but, then, you
are so clever in your profession. Ahl
if I had only known you five years
earlier. I feel certain my first hus
band, my poor Thomas, would have
been saved. —Boston Globe.
A ItlesiiiDK: In Dis^ul.se.
Carrie Lamode—So we're not going
to have crinoline, after aIL What a
pity we were all so wrought up about
it!
May Saver—l don't think it's a pity
at all. Papa bought me the material
for two new gowns, and now I can
have six made out of it. —Puck.
ItenHon Knough.
"One thing more," said Mrs. Mcßride
to the applicant for a place, after other
details had been arranged satisfactori
ly. "Why did you leave your last
place?"
"The woman of the house wanted
three evenings out a week," was the
satisfactory reply.—Judge.
Discreet.
Mrs. Meadow (at city hotel) Ooot
There's a fly in this soup.
Mr. Meadow (who has traveled some)
—llush, Miranda, don't speak so loud.
No use exposin* our ignorance. This
tarnal bill of fare is in French, and
mebby we ordered fly soup.—Life.
A Fit Substitute.
"Do you think travel broadens the
mind?" asked Barker at the club.
"It depends on the mind," replied
Warren. "I think a glove-stretcher
would do quite as well for Chappie
Bronson's, for instance." Harper's
Rft7ar
A Hint for l)ude».
Cholly (throwing away a half-smoked
cigarette)—l wonilali why the last half
of a cigawette isn't fit to smoke.
The Major—Perhaps for the same
Ireason that the first half isn't. —Life.
Sometimes Happens.
Mrs. Gavboy—What made you tell
Mr. Dizon that I gave you those cigars
for your birthday I
Mr. Gayboy—llush, my dear! I got
stuck on that box, myself.—Puck.
Domestic Intelligence.
Mrs. Pompous You are always
breaking something.
Servant —Sure, but I haven't tried it
on your record for fault-finding.—
Texas Sittings.
TRiI'MPB OF LOVE.
She Father's salary has been
doubled.
He —tlood! We can afford to get mar
ried now.—Life.
Modrrn Commerce.
Clerk—Lady in front caught stealing
goods. What shall we do?
Head of Firm—How is she dressed?
"Furs and diamonds."
"Beg her pardon, and ask if we shall
send the bill to her house." —Boston
Globe.
VOLCANOES IN JAPAN.
BLx Burning Peaks Among tha
" Sacrod Mountains."
The People Are Kept In a Constant Ter
ror for Fear of an Erup
tlon—A Gigantic
Crater.
A recent cable message from Shang
hai Informs us that the Japanese vol-'
cano Bandal-san is again active. This
is the mountain -that was in a fierce
state of eruption in ISBS. when nearly
one-half of the main peak split off and
fell over upon villages, arable land and
forests, burying hundreds of humm
beings, damming up some streams and
changing the course of others, and so
altering the entire appearance of the
country that even at this day, accord
ing to the New York World, the ghast
ly effects of the cataclysm are still
horribly apparent. To add to the ter
rors of the immediate explosion vast
streams of lava and volcanic mud
poured out over the land, carrying the
work of destruction far beyond the
limits of the fallen mountain, lleyond
the range of these, again, huge masses
of rock were hurled by the force of the
explosion, carrying death and destruc
tion to hamlets and villages over a
mile from the peak.
Handal-san is one of the six volca
noes of Japan at present or quite re
cently In a state of activity. The oth
ers are Asamayama, Shirane-san, Yries
island (Oshima), Asosan anil Koina-ga
take. The first two are in eastern Ja
pan. in the geographical division known
as the Nakasendo, and have been fre
quently visited by foreigners. The
third is in the Pacific ocean, just south
of the entrance to Tokio bay, and its
smoky cap, at times suggesting a heavy
fog bank, will be distinctly remem
bered by all who have been to or come
from Yokohama by steamer. This is
land is in plain sight from the famous
seaside resort and historical place,
Kamakura. Its smoke is looked upon
as an earthquake barometer, a sort of
vent for the hidden forces of nature.
When the smoke is visible the people
feel that there is no great danger of
earthquakes, but when the smoke dis
appears they think that the pent-up
■team must assert itself in some other
way. It is said that for some days
prior to the great earthquake of Oc
tober, 1891, no smoke at all was seen
over Vries island and the fishermen
along shore were extremely nervous.
The fourth volcano is in the province
of Iligo, southern island of Kyushiu.
It is about eight}- miles due east of the
port of Nagasaki, but being separated
by Shiinabara bay from the peninsula
on which that town is situated, is not
readily accessible. Still a good many
foreigners, residents of Japan and
visitors from China principally, have
visited it and it well repays all effort,
for it has the largest crater in the
world. The fifth volcano is only a few
miles east of the port of Hakodate. It
is a singularly beautiful mountain and
as the road from Hakodate to Volcano
bay past the lakes is a good one many
people visit the mountain. The view
of it from the deck of a small steamer
which crosses Volcano bay is the most
beautiful of its kind in all Japan.
Bandal-san is in the province of Iwa
■hiro, and is about one hundred and
seventy-five miles north of Tokio. It
is readily accessible, as the Northern
railway, now open, runs within a com
paratively short distance of it, and this
is the line over which all who visit the
famous shrines of Nikko pass. The in
terest which was awakened in the
mountain in 1888 has made it one of the
"show" places of Japan, and tourists
often go there. In 1888 the relief com
mittees and scientists who visited tho
scence of destruction as soon as possi
ble had considerable difficulty in get
ting across country and had to put up
with many hardships.
All of these volcanoes are included in
the list of "sacred mountains" of Japan
and are annually visited by large num
bers of pilgrims during the summer
months. Wherever one travels at that
season bands of these interesting- peo
ple are met They wear white clothing
of a certain pattern, are equipped with
a mat on which they sleep at night and
use as a protection against the sun or
rain during the day, and a peculiar,
bowl-shaped hat of hugh dimensions.
Although peerless Fuji-Yama is con
sidered the most sacred of all the fa
mous mountains and is undoubtedly of
volcanic origin, it is not active. There
is one place on the west side where the
ground is noticeably warm, and indi
cations of seismic potentialities are not
wanting.
Turkish Superstition*.
If a pair of scissors are left on a
tabic open it is a sign of a quarrel. If
they fall upon the floor and stick up it
means a visit, and if an apple or other
fruit falls from your hand just as you
are about to put it in your mouth it is
a sign some one envies you. If a loaf
or a piece of bread falls to the floor it
is a sign that some of your relatives
are in want of bread in a strange
place. To bite your tongue signifies
that you are not. telling the truth. The
little white spots which coine under
the linger nails mean various things,
according to the finger. The right
thumb nail means money earned; the
left, finding money or a present. The
first fiuger means friends, the next en
emies, the third journeys and the little
one fibs. When an eyelash falls off
and lies on the cheek it means a pres
ent of a new gown or other article of
wearing apparel.
Sa»|>en«e Too <ire»t.
"Did you ever play poker with a
stammering man?" asked a man
quoted in the Indianapolis Journal.
"No?" Well, I did, but I'll never do
BO any more. Just imagine, if you
can, a man's feelings when he has put
uj) a big, fat bluff and sees that stut
tering friend on the other side of the
table pick up his cards, and hears
him say: "W-e-e-11, I g-g-g-uess I'll—
guess I'll p-p-p-ass.' I tell you, the
strain on a man's nerves while lie is
waiting for tho verdict is something
awful."
Monday H«t Desirable.
"Mamma," piped little five-year-old
Gracie from across the breakfast ta
ble one Monday morning, "how many
more days before another Sunday
comes?"
"Six," replied mamma, promptly.
"O, I wish 'twas ten," said tho tot.
"Why, my love, is Sunday such a lone
some day for you as that?"
"Yes, it's yoncsome, and," hanging
her little head, "I get so dreffully
'hind wif my sewing."—Detroit Free
Press.
Honorable Mention.
Newspaper notoriety is an evil not
confined to this country. A German
paper reports this dialogue:
Customer (reading a newspaper) —
Here I see I am referred to in the pa
per again.
Shopkeeper—lndeed! What do they
say about you?
Customer (reading aloud) —"At tho
close of last week Berlin numbered 1,-
578,331 inhabitants." lam one of that
number.
Almost lnrr«<Ublf.
"My dear, can't we have some
sweetmeats for dinner? lam tiring of
this baker's pie," remarked a newly
married Ilarlcm man as he rejected a
piece of sole leather pie.
"Yes, darling. I'll order some to
morrow."
Next morning she went U> the butch
er's and asked for four pounds of
sweetmeats.—Texas Sifting*.
RAISING CR C
tho >. ■ I# U« H«-«t
bv 1..." O.IU.
All fur::. ..niii - nil
that tb> . 1 1 .
to the a::, .tint 1 f 1.1
give, ai 4 u; >asto t: "ire,',ty
In con-. < i-tiu { it i:.; mi'- .1 - >
varies i.i mill: and 1 if- • « thr-atae
cow at iliif'-rcr.t ti;n ,ria;htnJcr
varying- kiiwisof fx 1 Cows v. hieh iro
the richest milk fur 1: h* - am that
is most t !_Nily chur:..- 1 It is b>-can-o
their milk o •ntaicspr r:i :;a -ly 1< H
caseine or Clin,us :.-r. In po-r niilk
or that which is > :by < • - en dry
feed there i-> uio-e 1 ■ .i> .. lit
formsa Ulm in whieh • ; . : globules
are enveloped. It tlu ra -o. ; * i.-> slow
more or le-. 01 thi- fa* is d in the
milk by the til n t.ait surrounds it, and
does not rise at all
The increasing tii:. 11: ■ f <-hurnitijr
cream as the cow e r from her
calving peri «d, and ;> ■ -.- if »j» •is
giving dry f-el.is e- • -1: Me for the
same reus u. In the M- -,g cows are
fed hmlw food. 1 !'. • r:-M thi ynt
is wati-i v :ir. the eon- to s- ur
rather than to c . in. As hot
weather come on, t!w cow be • ir.es
feverish. tku COOuiLi n of htrmi
tem les.-cus the i:. : ; ui i in
creases the fibrous t 1 t <\t holds it.
Later, in winter, if th:- e wis fc.i on
hay and straw, hr milk gives * cream
that can hardly be tun 1 into b: tier
if the cream is raised in t:i.» usual way.
Just here is the advantage o f the
separate plans of getting iheereaw -it
of milk. Instead of -in r a long time
and letting the oily j • parate from
their coverings i:i the natural way, the
separat'ir uses a strong friction to |
break the film, when the ream or fatty
part is Immediately separated, and be
ing lighter rises to the surfa. •.>. Crcuia ,
thus se ured requires very little chinn
ing; the tilin being broken. thrrc is
practtc'ly nothing to do b it to gather
the butter .1:1 1 separat - it from its but
tertnilk, which consists mainly of a
residuum of caseins and tibrine that I
canuot at first be wholly separated |
from tile Tat. There is n > doubt that j
these methods got .r.wi the milk a
larger proportion of its butter fati,
while leu-.-in.; the milk sweetand in tha
best condition for human foo*L As
milk is set to raise in pa : 1 it is always
sour before the crttiui I.- fully ra.se.'.
This sour 11.ilk is good S nothing e:;-
cept to feed to pi i.r chic Kens. If the
cream is taken oft while sweet the milk
is more healthy t >r average stomachs
than while Induing all its fat as dra-.vn
from the cow. —American Cultivator.
FREEZING IN THE SILO.
The Surrs! V. ly io i'rovfiit It I* by MaSs-
a Doml Air
Several complain that when the cold
gets intense their ensilage will fro -.:e
round the walls of their silos, and
sometimes, when taken out. will be
come quite frosty between one feeding
and another. If the silo is built in one
of the hay bents, the hay will rest
against it on either side, which is
ample protection providing your bay in
filled in all the way from the bottom
of the silo up. \\ here there is no pro-
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tection of this s- rt, the surest way to
prevent freezing 0:1 the walls ij to
sheath up with matched boards on the
outside of the studding, thus malt
ing a dead air space. Yon
should, however, hang with hinges a
board jointed close, near the bottom,
and another near the top. These
should be left open until it becomes
cold, and should be opened ajjain as
soon as the weath'#.- grows warm in
the spring. This allows a circulation
of air and dries tiut the moisture from
the walls of the silo to prevent decay.
To prevent the ensilage frosting from
one cutting to another, top of
the silo tightly covered, and a close
tittiug door where you enter.—A. T.
Ilainmon, in Farm and Home.
CAUSES MUCH TROUBLE.
Uarltrky Flavor of Milk anil How to lie. I
movo lho Tuint.
The writer has had no experience
with garlicky milk. I do not have
garlic in the pasture, but there are
many v.l are sometimes seri
ously inc lavenieueed by it and
for their benefit the follow
ing is taken from the American Cream
ery: We 1: 1 >-. vof no way to entirely
remove this taint, though it can be so
modified t'a.it the average consumer
will not dele t it. Twice aerating wil I
help it wonderfully. When .you churn
the cream «roni such milk always gran
ulate to somewhere near the size ol
No. 8 shot.
Draw off the buttermilk and cover
the butter with ice-colcl water. Let it
stand ten or fifteen minutes and draw
off. then repeat. This will free it from
the taint as much as you can by me
chanical means. For a long time we
have wanted to try to neutralize this
taint, and wish that some of our read
ers, who are troubled in this way, would
put about an ounce of rose water to
sixty gallons of cream before churning
and report their experience with it
We believe it would work but the lack
of garlicky cream prevents our making
the experiment at some future time.
I'utliiiK I'p n«it(er.
"Did you ever try putting up butter
iu glass jars'. 1 ' asks Landa A. Zijrler, in
the Housekeeper's Weekly. "We put
some up in June and used it in October
and it was almost as fresh a? when put
up. The jars were filled by putting in
a small lump of butter, then pressing
it down well with a piece of hard wood
made to fit the mouth of the jar; then
putting in more and pressing it down,
until the jar was tilled to the ncclt. The
neck was then filled with salt and a
cloth put on top and the lid screwed on
as tightly us possible."
A Queer Order.
Mother—Johnnie, your father went
trouting this morning, (io down to
the fish market, and when he arrives
there tell him to get a codfish instead
of the trout, as to-morrow is Friday,
and I expect company.—X. Y. Press.
mixors.
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The Housewife Hridget, I smell pa i j
leaking. Do you suppose it comes from
the hall burner?
Hridget (after a sniff)—Lakin', is it? j
Bad luck to it! It'll be all over tho .
new carpet. (Hastens for the mop.) 1
Puck.
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Mother—Don't you know better than j
to put your feet on the sofa? Look at
the mud. Suppose some one should
come in and sit down on it.
Small Son—This is the night Mr.
Nicefello comes to see Sis, and they
never sit on the sofa. They always sit
on the rockinir chair.-Sipo4.Kews.
• ; id
FEEDING MANGOLDS.
German I as-m~r« Ht\r i'ert Them Sae
< n >fa!tjr for Vrar*. ,
Al. ' . r.ttle are fed extensive
ly on i • ' iri uiiidle and south
ltc : ;n::. ,v . v.. :l as in France and Eng
larti. ami t .. r-.- one of the moat im-.
poi tant ... i . .... . crops we jjrow. We
i>i . t ■ tii. . laft fr»i:n Novem
ber 1 • • 1 a:-Ui:uas, by which time
they K _.-< • > ■_ t bitter, and tljen w«:
start ia i: i. ;ir .olds, arranging the
da r.. , as to make them hold
out iu.: . ; , When the supply is
pie 11' i\ i -• 1 no«nils per day tot
k v 1:, laii'.i and 50 pounds to a
stir h.-y a- > cut into fine strips. I
hav. ti . for the last SO years and
nev- k.o-.vn any damage to arise,
tli> ■ They ar ■ fed with advan
ta..e to .beep and horses.
M 1 est :he year after the
l.- "« .••• ' !-:: ; !iured. I haul my,
lar:..; : ire on clover stubble and
1
SIUiTITUTK FOR \ SUA).
fr> I'.o - : : e middle of September to
rye . '. .er vetches which give me
a !.■ c ■of green fodder the com
ing "1. be' re anything else is
in .>.. - l. ver is left cf this on
May 1." . J to bay, the land is
biva ' - pouuds of basic
i sh: ' a...; : ■ i U li's'.t t.;i i turned under'
; to b»- : e.. aae ; . r tho planting
lof •'. s. Ths Eckirdarfcr is
to-;!... !i • ?::• -i »»r. t:-bl> !.i:: I
to . evtly eyliju>;; al, snri ' ;h
a. • r. at- Then it is
ca- . • ■ i and lia.- no
w." ;• :n ut it; even sneci
aud soft ail t! -ougiu U'e
c. '• toii.s p--r acr.i a good crop.
V> ..•• :.. -■! i'.e'i rows
u:ui • ;• t'!*L*ound well stirred and
frre f M'u weeds.
ds ai"e never given alone, but
alv.. iu w :abina'. >-1 with hay s:nd
st-sw "lit into 1 f s -ir. 1 ien:rths. As we
car: hiwe the silo, v.- • contrive to get
a 1 atab'e f.-od in t . •
n-11-;-. Ab". shown in cut, is ba it out
of pin-.- scantlir.g and ljj-ineh boards,
with the top an I f - at open, the whole
divided int-i three c<|tsal compartments,
each, to hold an entire day's feed for all
aniaisl: , space being calculated on the
b:' .!• ■ f two cubic feet for each cow. A
8-iueh 1;: \< r of chopped hay and
straw now spread evenly on the floor
of the first lompartment; then follows
a thin layer of sliced mangolds, which
have previously been mixed with the
daily allowance of oil meal and bran;
the a another layer of chopped hay and
straw, treading down firm a> it grows
up and setting in the front boards as
needed. When full, a board covering is
put on. On the second day the next
compartment is similarly filled and on
the third day the last one. On the
third day we commence to feed from
the first compartment; tli's has now
become thoroughly heated and has en
t -re.l into a sweet fermentation giving
an ably odor to the whole mix
ture. and the avidity with which it is
consumed proves that it is relished.
The increased flow of mill: show;; that
the cows are grateful for our having
"roots on the brain." —J. F. Sarg, in
Karal New Yorker.
3lun:i » D»ir.r F»rm.
The busiries, of dairying should not
be mixed v> ith other branches of farm
ing, but should be made a specialty.
The farm can then be laid out in three
equal fields for the three-year rotation
—..-lover, corn and wheat. Any portions
of the farm undesirable for cultivation
can V- -ceded to permanent grasses for
pa -curing young stock, dry cows, etc.
T.i • tillable portions of the then,
wiil furnish clover for hay, corn for
etir ilage. wheat for a money crop and
th • traw for bedding. Tho wheat
money can be reinvested 011 the farm
in the shape of wheat bran or oil meal,
which will make the business self sus
taining, and give, with the sale of sur
plus s'ocl:, a source of income which is
constant and reliable. All fertility re
mains where it belongs, on the farm,
and like the widow's oil i. -. hidden re
sources a 0 ever ready to respond to
pr >per deaiands. Coiman s llural
World.
. p.;.;,erulurc tor Churuuic.
We a:-.- :...Uc it', iv. th • proper lerr,-
pcratur . r ■ sia.-ui '• it can hardly
be il ne. The following explains why:
On of our dairy writers -ays use a
thermometer in churning and natch
clos -'.y the first time t> ob -.-ve the beat
result for having batter come in satis
factory form. While sixty-twp Is the
most common temperature at which
churning u best effe -t-1, that tcm ra
ttire i • not always satisfactory. • ertain
breeds of cows, or cows on certain
feeds, produce milk the ere:.:* of which
must be churned higher or lower than
the average. Having ascertained tho
temperature at ivhieh cream best
breaks into butter by close observation,
start the churning the next time with
the cream at the desired temperature.
This is the only intelligent way to use
a thermometer, and once having learned
how to use it the dairymen will never
dispense with it—Farmers' Voice.
DURING the summer season much but
ter is sold at 10 to 15 cents per jKmnd
and in many eases brings all it is
worth. The milk from wliicji it is
made was in no wise inferior 011 the
start to that from which good dairy
men make butter v.'ldch sells for 25 to
80 cents per pound.
So CtiniMw f"«r Him.
fie —I came very near proposing to
you the other night
She —I'm glad you didn't I'd miss
your visits ever so mucli. I>rook 13 n
Life.
Nor Vrr MjifMlw.
Fungie Rhode Island is to be
stocked with quail.
Cumso —Well, a dozen quail won t
cost a great ileal.- Judge,
HE A niAxaK.
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ffyr.. " A Q-r- •* v '
I Tramp-Little girl, is there any eot
tage around here where 1 can et a
1 plateful of anything b. Ide chicken
i and asparrowgrn ~s? For tho la" t week
I've had notliin' but Dsj*irrowfrras - an'
chicken; chicken an' asparrowgrass.
If you could only tell me where I could
strike plate of good, old-fashioned
beef, or i ven a simple salad, I'd bless
j vou!—Life. *
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