111111l liird.H to Protect the Crop*. No 0110 who desires to protect Ills jrops against insects should object to birds getting a small share. A young robin consumes 40 per cent, of ani nal food more than its own weight in 12 hours In its tirst stages. A pair of robins having a nest of young ones ivill perform a vast amount of work '.n a season, as each pair will raise from two to three broods. tiro win 3 Ir ill Potatoes. To insure a good crop of Irish pota toes either In dry or Wet weather after "blowing the first time, cover tlu ground with straw or other litter. It will keep .he ground moist and you will increase .he crop of potatoes with less work. If (•our are troubled with moles in your ararden or potato patch, go around the ?dge, dig down and find their paths; put poison on small pieces of sweet po tatoes, peanuts or corn and leave in it their road. Cover the pieces over so as not to obstruct their passage. They will continue to travel the road and eat Mie'poison until there will be no mole left. Tlio Germination of Seo> look after is queens. The queen Is the all Important factor of the hive, and to have good thrifty colonies, we must have good prolific queens. Many queens are not worth retaining In the lilve, and the product* I'aoni the colonj from the honey ma•; is evidence whether or not the queen at fault. So then to start with, we hould have first das-. queens in every ulve. It Is an easy matter now to se cure good btvcd''lg que'llS chi aply, as Many apiarists are engaged in rearing tliein, and they car; he bought cheap during the fall months. A large number i.i' colonies will be found without the neci'ss.try supplies to carry them through the winter, and fr iin this cause alone many die In win ter from starvation. It is criminal neg ligence lo rob colonies of their stores to such extent that they are short of food In winter, and thus let them Starve, but It Is frequently done, lice* frequently, owing to honey failure*, need feed In autumn, even If th,. v did lint furnish any surplus the season pre vious. iiwlng ton bad season, that the bees could not llnd any honey to gut It er s i ue v\ lil say that thev deserve >tar. vation for not working better. It U Ju»t h* sensible to say that We hlioiilil starve for not ra!*ltig n crop when the dr>>uth cut off the crops In spite of ull uu" effort* Feed the bees, and feed them early, so they can seal up their stores during warm weather. Late feeding is not nearly so good on tills account, and early fed colonies will breed a good quantity of young bees that is of much importance In successful wintering.— A. 11. Duff, In Farm, Field and Fireside. Rirn Cured Hay. It Is a matter of experience to deter mine when hay is sufficiently cured to put away In the barn. Some cure the hay until It Is as dry as chips before storing it away, and others put it away In a 6tate of greenness that seems to threaten it with destruction by ferinen. tatlon. A fact I have noticed that is against all experience of a careful na ture Is that some will cure their hay thoroughly before putting in the barn, and only half cure that putin stacks outside. Just the reverse really should be the case. Ilay stacked outside needs to be more thoroughly dried tlmu that Intended for the barn. It may not be easy to explain this fact, but it is one that has been established by long experience. Good hay is spoiled by curing It too much before storing In the barn. Tills is a mistake made more often than any other In hay making. We have heard and read so much about barn sweating and fermentation that many dread it as though it were a scourge. But barn sweating of hay under proper condi tions, and if not te>o active ami exten sive, is good for the hay and improves its quality. The hay comes forth bet ter in the winter, and it is not at all dried up and brittle, with all the nutri ment taken out from it. The sweating or fermentation comes from the pres ence of the sap in the hay, and the heating process which follows drives tliis sap out of the mass. In passing through this fermentation In the barn stalks of hay are gradual ly relieved of their surplus moisture without losing any of their nourishing qualities. Tills fermentation should be allowed to proceed in a dry barn, with the doors and windows closed. This old practice of leaving open the doors and windows of the barn where new hay has been stored is a mistake. The cool outside air then comes in and causes the vapor arising from the hay to condense, and wherever this con denses and collects on the hay, decom position will follow. Let the vapor es cape upward toward the roof, and It will disappear through the holes and cracks which are found in every roof. The only real danger to the hay comes from the presence of water or dew oil the hay either at the time of storing or by lenkingthrouglithe roof. This mois ture will produce blackened, mildewed and musty hay. Nothing can prevent it. Where there is any possible danger of leaks through the roof cover the surface of hay with a layer of straw and the danger will be averted. But so far as danger from sweating of properly cured hay comes one may rest his mind in peace so long as the barn is tight and dry.— W. F. Farmer, in American Cultivator. I>r«iiß'i' «n«I Culture. The comparative success of most farm crops (his year in spite of the worst drought that the country has had for many years shows value of improved culture over the old system of neglect. In nearly all instances where the soil has been enriched with manures and fertilizers, and the crop continuously cultivated, the loss has not been sufficient to discourage fann ers. Indeed, a normal crop Is report ed in most parts of the country and a- larger crop than usual In others. This looks very much as if we had al least broken the grip and the terroi of the old-time dry summer, which iD the west at least meant the loss of mil lions of dollars and the ruin of thou sands of farmers. A good deal of this success In the face of disquieting | weather conditions, of course, is due tc the superlorirrlgationmethods adopted in many states, which makes the farm ers almost Independent of the weatli cr. But irrigation alone could not ac count for the change. It is the su perlor methods of culture that have gradually been adopted in all parts ot this country. It Is really the fruit ot that campaign of scientific and Inten sive fanning which lias been carried on by the department of agriculture the state experiment stations, and In dividual progressive farmers for the past two decades. To sum this up briefly, it Is the ap plication of plenty of the right kind ol food to the soil anil then the cultivn. tlon of the soil sufficiently to keep tlit crops In excellent condition. Soilt must be rich to produce good crops, but 1 waste of fertilizer* Is not what Is need cd. We can apply too much of these to the land so that the soil gets clogged and suiters, as it were, from Indigo* tlon. It is unable to assimilate the fertlllzi rand turn It Into fit condltlor for t'it plants to use. The wise farm er gives his s<>il only so much manure as it can readily absorb and then keepi the soil Well stirred to citable the rail and sunlight to touch every part of the ■and and make them ready for plant use. The cultivation of the Soil Is ol even more value than the fertilizing for In too many eases the uiechanlca' condition* of the soil are such tlia* neither moisture nor food can pe-ne tratc It nor in any w ay become an. In (■ gral part of it. Frequent cultlvutlot of the soil alters all this, and help! the soli to retain the mol*tur» ami li times of drought enables the plant* tc draw up moisture from the under ground reservoir*. Thorough and cou stunt cultivation of crop* thlit pa*' ' ■uiutucr ha* undoubtedly *uved lull lion* of doll.tr* to the furiner* of th< country.HW, K. Kdwurd*, In the iu •bun* Fafiuec SCIENCE NOTES. Lack of proper nesting places, too little water, the English sparrow, boys, collectors, birds on hats and the cat are among the causes of the decrease of song birds enumerated by D. Lang. He suggests protection and encourage ment of the birds by planting trees and shrubs for them to live in, putting up nest boxes for breeding, providing wat ;r for feeding and bathing, and fe ding In unfavorable weather. Between Formosa and the coast cf China lies a group of 21 islands, inter spersed with innumerable reefs and ledges, which are called the Pescadores Islands. According to the Investiga tions of a Japanese geologist, these Is lands have suffered In a remarkable nnanner from the northeast winds, which blow with savage violence there during nine months of the year. The original area of the islands has been greatly reduced by erosion, and their surfaces are barren and desolate, so that the wiud-wliipped group forms "a quasi-desert amidst the green island world of southeastern Asia." It has been discovered that the* ef fects produced upon a body by electro cution and by lightning are wholly different. It lias always been supposed that the results were the same, but the experiments of a physician in New York have proven this to be an error. A physician in the coroner's office in New York City, lias recently made an autopsy of the body of a man who was killed by lightning. The body was found to be hardened and there were no blood clots on the lungs or the pericardium. In electrocution, large clots of blood form 011 the lungs and on the pericardium, and the nerv ous system becomes pliable. In support of the view that Death Valley in California was formerly the ood of a lake, is the discovery of traces of an ancient water-line running along the Hanks of the enclosing mountains at a height of 000 feet. The bottom of the valley is 200 feet below sea-level, l'he winds from the Pacific cross four ranges of mountains before reaching the valley, and by that time tlicy have been drained of their last drop of mois ture. It Is said that "110 spot 011 earth surpasses Death Valley in aridity or rophet-like heat." The lake tiiat once filled it is believed to have been fed by a river which is now also vanished, l'he borax deposits of Death Valley are ;-oniincrcially important, but labor is all but imposiltle in a place where to be without water for a single hour In summer means death. It is well known that the vibratory motion of the leaf of the aspen and other popular trees is caused by a flat tening of the petiole at its junction with the lamina. The lower part of tlie leaf stalk is elongated and rigid, thus forming a basis upon which the flattened portion of tin- stalk can, in virtue of Its elastleacy, move to and fro as the wind acts upon the leaves of the tree. There have been several theories offered by botanists, none of them very satisfactory, however, to ex plain the origin of this curious struc ture and tlie purpose served by file 'trembling" of the leaf. 11. .1. Colburn, in a recent letter to Nature, suggests a new explanation, lie thinks the vibra tion may be an adaptation for rapidity throwing off the excess of condensed moisture, which is liable to form 011 the foliage of trees in marshy situa tions. Dr. Manson, the malaria expert, be lieves that acclimatization, about which so much is heard in India and tropical countries generally, depends on "experience, education, and an in telligent adaptation of habits," rather than on any actual change in the phsyiological condition of the body. It will be admitted by every one who lias lived any length of time in the tropics that recklessness and careh sstiess are characteristic of the new arrival in any hot country, "lie does not think much of exposing himself to the sun. the rain, and the wind; the old resident is v. ry chary of going out without his sun hat and bis white umbrella. The new-comer may look upon these precautions as signs of effeminacy. They are not so. Expe rience has told the old resident that ne glect means an attack of fever. Tift' new-comer sits up late, eats, drinks, and smoki s as in Europe. The old resident goes to Ivd betimes and eats drinks, and smokes in moderation." Hht'ie IUkU Ar* Found. Sinking birds are esteemed In all countries, but in Japan the musical sounds emitted by certain Insects are appreciated. Listening to these minute singers has b-eii for many centuries a favorite pastime of the Japanese, and has 1; I veil birth to an original com merce. At Tokio, towaul tlie end of May and the hculuuliig of June, one sees suspended under the verandas of the houses little cages of bamboo from which break upon the silence of the fresh twilight strange little whistlings of metallic modulations ami light trills, which till the air with a delicate music, li Is habitually In the evening, after the hour of the hath, that the people of Toklo seat theui*clves and listen to the Nhrill concert. Haw t'ru*» Talk. A French tenth mini litis spent two winters In the highways and hedge* of hi* country, learning the language of rro« », lie says, stale* Nature Note*, that these bird* have words, express Ing 'here," "there," "hot," "colli.' "take cure," "armed mail." "a ne-i.' and »•> forth. THIS COUNTRY'S VICE-PRESIDENTS. Men Wlio Have Made Themselves Felt in the Nation's Government. During the lifetime of the First Con gress, that which sat from 178!) to 1701, Vice-President Adams cast votes on even divisions In the Senate. Adams impressed his personality to such a de gree or the legislation in those two years, in which the framework of the government was laid 011 the lines on which it has been run, in a consider able degree, ever since that he weilded almost as much power as the president. Of course, at the beginning of the government, when there were only thir teen states in the Union, and the Sen ate was far smaller than it is now, ties in the votes of its members were much more frequent than they are today. The vice-president nevertheless, as in the case of the tariff of 1840, which was put on the statute book by Dallas's casting vote, has often in later days than those of Adams in that office hud a powerful influence 011 legislation. Moreover, the deference which the president and the leaders of his party paid to the late Mr. Ilobart, and in the influence which he was known to have in devising and pushing legislation, show that the vice-president, when he is the right sort of a man, is a power in the government. Four vice-presidents—Tyler, Fill more, Johnson and Arthur—went to the presidency on the death of their chief. Three vice-presidents—Adams. Jeffer son, and Van Buren—were made presi dents subsequently by election. At the beginning of the government the office of vice-president was looked upon as a stepping-stone to that of president. The election to the second office aided Adams and Jefferson in getting the first office. Van Buren, who had been governor of New York (then, as now, the first state of the Union), United States senator, secretary of state and minister to London, deemed his election as vice-president to b- a promotion, llis acceptance of that post unquestion ably cemented the friendship between him and President Jackson, and did much to make him Jackson's successor four years later. Some (if the leading statesmen of their day have held the office of vice president, among them, exclusive of the seven men who have been men tioned, being Clinton, Gerry, Calhoun, Kichard M. Johnson, Breckinridge, Ilamlin, Colfax and Wilson. A recent and distinguished governor of New York—Levi P. Morton— held that post Many others accepted the candidacy for the office—Everett, Pendleton. Lo gan and Thurman among the number though they failed of election. Hamilton said in the Federalist that the vice-presidency would usually be '•filled by characters preeminent fot ability and virtue." It was the inten tion of the framera of the government to make this office really second only to that of president in dignity and pow er. No man ought to get it, they be lieved. and 110 man would get it unless lie was of full presidential statu' - " Leslie's Weekly. A Crime to Save I-lfe. There Is a Spanish law that no sub ject shall touch the person of king or queen. , Alphouso XIII, king of Spain, near ly suffered a severe fall from this rule in his childhood. An aunt gave him a swing. When he used It for tin- first time the motion frightened him and he began to cry whereupon a lackey lifted him quietly out of It, and so, 110 doubt, preserved him from falling. The breach of equitette, however, was flagrant and dreadful. The queen was obliged to punish the man by dismissing him from his post. At the same time she showed her real feel ings 011 the subject by appointing him Immediately to another anil b.-tter place in the royal household. In another case a queen of Spain marly lust her life in a dreadful way owing to this peculiar rule. She had been thrown while out riding, and, her foot catching in the stirrup, she was iraggi d. Iler escort would not risk inti rference, and she would have been lashed to pieces but for the heroic interpi sitimi of a young man who stopptd the horse and released her from her dangerous position. As soon as they >nw she was safe her escort turned to arrest the traitor who had dared toueh th- queen's foot, but he was not to lie seen Knowing well the penalty he had Incurred, he mail-? off at once tied for bis life ar I did not stop until he had crossed the frontier. Answers. Home Iriftlt ItlllU The Irish bull has of lute been wax ing fat and kicking, assisted by Mr. MacNeil asking why some Uliod s Chamberlain rre- jiondciice. which h" was told had u 'Ver 1 xisted, ""was not produced," and the Australian eilltoi who announces that anonym us contri butions "cannot h • r» turned unless a stamp! il envelope bearing the name and address of the writer IN inclosed." A corre*p«indent of a sporting paper says that "Mr. Hrown, or rather his brother, tiled yesterday."and a lectur er In Scotland that "ill Adam hi.nsolf were Implanted hereditary criminal in stlncts." And a Dublin gentleman the other day Invited a friend to dinner by telegram without signing name or ad (Irc-s "to give him a surprise." -I.ou don Chronicle. 1 li» VIIIIIK of ll r r Aiii*lty, "Penelope ,lo|i|is Is all active club member, Isn't she?" "Active'; I think so She has al ready this 11.1 nth resigned from three elubs and started four n,-w u'ics." In ir.anapolls Jotinti l. Combination Lamp-Post, A lamp-poet has been introduced In England which combines a fire hy drant, tap and fire alarm box. The hydrant can be used for fire purposes, filling watercarts and for street flush ing, while the small tap can be used by an individual for domestic water supply. There is a water meter and siphon at the bottom by which the water Is shut off from the hydrant, thus preventing it from freezing. Motherhood How shall a mother who is weak and sick with some female trouble bear healthy children P How anxious women ought to btj to give their children the blessing of a good constitution ! Many women long for a child to bless their home, but be cause of some debility or displacement of the female organs, they are barren. Preparation for healthy maternity is accomplished by Lydia JE. Pinkliam's Vegetable Compound more suc cessfully than by any other medicine, because it gives tdne and strength to the parts, curing all displacements and in flammation. « Actual sterility in women is very rare. If any woman thinks she is sterile, let her write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass., whose adviofc is given free to all expectant or would be mothers. y ■■ ■ ':>» Mrs. A. D. Jarret, Belmont, Ohio, writes: ■ DEAR MRS. PINKHAM :-»I must write and tell you what vour Vege table Compound h&a done for me. Before taking your medicine I was unable to carry babe to maturity, having lost two—one at si* months and one at seven. The doctor said next time I would die, but thanks to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, I did not die. but am the proud niother of a six months old girl baby. She weighs nineteen pounds and baa never seen a sick day in her life. She is the delight of ou; home." Mrs. Whitney's Gratitude. " DEAR MB. 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