THE POOR MAN'S TOOLS. The poor man's pick and -hover tend progression on her way; Wake enterprise move faster and bring commerce here to stay. They route mnn'a field of labor, mark hia boundaries of toil And produce the wealth of nations from the bed-rock and the soil. The poor man's pick and shovel loose emancipation'! chain, And carry education o'er the prairie and the plain. They found the mighty city and the mansions of the rich. Prepare the tombs of millionaires and dig the pauper's ditch. The poor man's drill and hammer rend the caverns of the earth; Uring forth the golden nugget and the ores of priceless worth. They pierce old nature's secrets, and reveal, as ages roll. Th knowledge that is needed to light science to her goal. , Laura W. Sheldon, in the New York Times. THE WILBUR WILL. By ALICE TURNER CURTIS. Holding up the sample of fink cashmere, Constance Wilbur looked at It admiringly. "How many yard would It take for a dress, mother?" the asked, wistfully. "Eight," responded Mrs. Wilbur, briefly. She was a little out of pa tience with Constance on the subject of pink cashmere. Ever since the question of Constance's going to Ma son Academy the next tall had been settled, the girl had seemed to think that a dress of this kind was neces sary to complete her equipment. She had inherited certain qualities of per sistence from her father's family. "I don't see why all Aunt Edith's dresses are blues and grays," re marked Constance. "At least, all that she sends to me are." "There are two white dresses, a tcrge and a dotted muslin," replied Mrs. Wilbur, who was even then en gaged in ripping up the seams of a oft gray wool affair, "and you ought to be glad enough, Constance, that your Aunt Edith sent this box of clothes. We couldn't have managed to have bought you so many dresses. You will have enough for a year." "Just the same, you would have bought me a pink cashmere if Aunt Edith had not sent that box," persist ed Constance. Mrs. Wilbur smiled. "Well, my dear, very likely I should; but it would have been your only dress-up gown. You would have had to wear It on all occasions. Very likely you would have been known at school as 'the girl with the pink dress.' Now you will have this pretty gray voile, the blue chiffon and the two white dresses. Besides that, every dollar counts with your father this year." "This sample Is only one dollar a yard," said Constance, smoothing the delicate wool between her fingers. Mrs. Wilbur made no reply, and Constance, after a pleading look to ward her mother, picked up her books and left the room. "I could buy one yard of it," she thought, as she went down the street on a delayed errand. "I have exactly one dollar." And without thought of the neces sary car fares that the dollar was in tended to pay for, Constance promptly turned her steps toward the store from which she had obtained the ample. The clerk held up fold after fold of the delicately tinted cashmere, and Constance's ' eyes brightened ' as she admired it. "It's just like a pink rose," she declared. The clerk glanced at the girl smil ingly. "Just the shade to wear with brown eyes and brown hair," he re marked. "I only want one yard," said Con stance, and suddenly remembered the car fares and a much-needed pair of gloves. "I'd rather wear shabby gloves than lose this!" she exclaimed. "Gloves?" said the clerk. "Two counters down toward the front," and Constance picked up tho small pack age, put down the one dollar, and walked briskly out. The yard of cashmere was put care, fully away in a small trunk, where Constance stored her treasures; and Constance, the pink sample still In her purse, watched the advertlse meats of mark-downs with anxious eyes. She said no more about a pink cashmere, and Mrs. Wilbur congratu lated herself that, after all, Constance had seen the folly of teasing for a dress which she did not need and which her father could not afford to purchase. Before the summer was over Mrs. Wilbur had occasion to speak to Con stance on the subject of the use of money. "I know, my dear girl, that your allowance is 801811," she remarked one day, with a disapproving glance at Constance's worn ribbon belt, "but I am sure it Is sufficient for the little things that we eipect you to buy for yourself. Your gloves are shabby, and that belt la really worn out." Constance flushed, but-she made no explanation. Mrs. .Wilbur lghed a little, finding an excuse for Constance In the thought that a girl of sixteen doubtless found soda-water, choco lates and car rides of even more im portance than freBh gloves and fault less belt ribbons. "I suppose mother would think that I had thrown my money away If she could see these!" chuckled Constance that evening, as she opened her treas ure trunk and took out a carefully wrapped package. , She undid the wrappings and pread the .contents out on her bed. There were eight or nine pieces of Pale pink cashmere. The longest strip was the first yard purchased, for which Constance had recklessly Paid one dollar. How often she had ' regretted her haste, for that week he bad discovered that there were uch things as remnant sales. Sam In hand, she bad gone from store Jo store, turning over piles of short length cashmeres, now and then suo ceaiifui la securing a match for her goods. Pieces of three-fourths of a yard nd been aecured for twenty-five cents, a remnant of a quarter of a Jard bad been bought for five cents. She was sure that two yards more would give her material enough for ress, but time for sales was grow. "g short. In two weeks more she euld have to start for Uason Acad emy, and Constance realized that to make this dress would require not only patience and planning, but more work and time than would go to the making of an ordinary gown. "It will have to be tucked and tucked and tucked to hide the plec ings," Constance decided, "but I'll do It all, and I'm sure that mother will help me plan It, for If anybody ever earned anything, I've earned a pink dress." And Constance recalled her many tiresome tramps during the warm summer days from store to Btore, her many disappointments, and the doing without of all the little things which she had been accus tomed to spend money for, but which for the past six months she had reso lutely denied herself. "Your things are all ready now, dear," said Mrs. Wilbur, a few days later. "I don't think that you will need anything in the way of dresses for an entire year; and you can go out to Aunt Edith's Saturday for a week and get a breath of the country. I am sorry that you have had to stay In the city all summer, hut, as you hear me say so often, every dollar has to count." "Mother, I'd rather not go out to Aunt Edith's," Constance said. There was to be a remnant sale on Saturday. It would be her last chance, she thought, and she must not miss It. Mrs. Wilbur looked at her daughter in surprise; then her face softened. some way to get a pink cashmere," and Constance looked up at her fa ther. TTe nodded understandingly. "Wil bur all over," he said. "You see, my allowance Just covers things," went on Constance, "so at first I bought one yard off the piece. After that I learned about remnant sales, and, dad, I've bought the rest In remnants. I've got the last piece here. There are over nine yards in all eleven pieces of them and they cost me three dollars and twenty cents." "What did your mother say," ques tioned Mr. Wilbur, "and how on earth are you going to make a dress out of those bits?" "Mother doesn't, know anything about it," said Constance. "But It was all my own money, dad. I just went without some little things. I suppose it will he lots of work to make It. Do you suppose that mother will care?" "I suppose she will think that you are a Wilbur, all right!" chuckled her father. "Talk about persistence! Well, I guess there are not many girls of sixteen who would have strength of will enough to have earned a dress that way. For as I look at it, Constance, you have earned every yard of that dress." "There Is only quarter of a yard in one piece," said Constance. Mr. Wilbur laughed again, and re garded her approvingly. "Now run home and show your pieces to moth er," he said, "and tell her all about It. And if any trlmmlngB are needed, Just let me know." "I've saved a dollar for those," replied Constance. "Mother, I've got a pink cashmere dress," said the girl, as Bhe brought! her bundle of remnants into the sit ting room. Mrs. Wilbur looked up with a little smile. "So you met your father. Well, my dear, he seemed to think you deserved the dress, even if you did not need It, and I was weak minded enough to give In. You see, when a Wilbur is really determined about anything, somebody has to give in." "But, mother, I remembered that every dollar counted this year, and so father did not have to buy it. I bought it myself In remnants," and Constance rapidly told the story of the remnant sales, holding up piece Keep These Twelve Things in Mind. The value of time. Lost capital may be restored by dili gent use of experience; time lost Is lost forever. The success of perserverance. "Keeping everlastingly at It" always brings the hoped-for results. The pleasure of working. The only really unhappy, rich or poor, are the Idle. The dignity of simplicity. When the "frills" are off the man is "on." The worth of character. In the last analysis the only real value Is a clear conscience. The power of kindness. It wins when all coercive meas ures fail. ,The Influence of example. Practice does more than pre cept, in showing the way. The obligation of duty. Your concern should not be so much what you get, as what you do for what you get. The wisdom of economy. The man who saves makes more than he saves. The virtue of patience. , "All things come to him who waits." The Improvement of talent. Talent Is the only capital which compounds Itself by exercise. The Joy of originating. The happiest man is he who does the best thing first. The Master Printer. "It's the child's last week at home," she said to herself, "and she wants to stay with her father and me as long as possible." So she replied in a very tender tone, "Very well, dear," and a load was lifted from Con stance's mind. She had feared that her mother might insist' upon the visit. Early Saturday morning Constance was at the store advertising the rem nant sale. As she eagerly turned over the pile of delicately tinted cash meres, she heard her own name spoken, and glanced up, to see her father standing beside her. "Why, father," she exclaimed, "what are you after?" "I'm afraid you'll tell," he replied, soberly. . Constance laughed. She and ber father were always the best of com panions, and as she looked up into his kindly face, she reBolved that she would tell him all about the remnant dress. "I won't tell, honor bright," she responded, laughingly. "Well; I want to buy a present for a young lady who Is going away to school," be said. "It is to be a sur prise present, you see, and I want to be very sure that she will like It." "Of course she will," declared Con stance. "This young lady belongs to rather a queer family," went on Mr. Wilbur; "at least, soma people say so. I al ways admired the family very much myself. Well, this girl wanted a pink dress I happened to hear quite by accident and she didn't get over wanting It; and I thought to myself that, being tike ber father, she might think that dress was of more Impor tance than it really Is, so I have start ed out this morning to buy eight yards of pink cashmere." "But you can't afford It!" ex claimed Constance. "I am going to afford it," Mr. Wll bur declared, so firmly that Con stance laughed again. "That is, it you will go with me and select the right color." "Watt just a moment, dad," for Constance's glance had fallen upon two lengths of rose-colored cashmere, "There's a yard in one piece and a yard and a halt in the other, miss," said the clerk. "You can have the two pieces for eighty cents." "Now, dad," said Constance, having paid for ber purchase, "I bave a story to tell you about your only daughter. I suppose mother baa told you bow much I wanted a pink dress?" Mr. Wilbur started as If surprised. "Yes, I did," said Constance, laugh ing, "and the more I thought about tt the more I wanted It. You tee, Aunt Edith'a clothes are not Just the colors 1 Ilka best, and I Just made up my mind, that I must think, out after piece of cashmere before her mother's astonished eyes, as she de scribed how she had acquired it. and told of her long walks to save car fares, and the series of. other small economies. "I haven't bought an ice cream soda this summer!" she concluded, dramatically, and Jolned'in her moth er's laughter. "It will be almost like making the cloth," declared Mrs. Wilbur, holding up the narrow strips, "but by tuck ing, I'm pretty sure that the piecing won't show." "That's what I thought," agreed Constance, happily. The cashmere was undoubtedly the most becoming of Constance's gowns, and although it was spoken of as "the remnant dress" by Constance and her mother, Mr. Wilbur always referred to it aa "the Wilbur will dress." Youth's Companion. Have Their Troubles. Samuel Compere, at the recent con vention in Washington of the Civic Federation, said of children: "Children should be protected from wage slavery, for, when free as air, they bave eneugU trouble, dear knows. "Walking along an East Side street I came on two tiny tots, the smaller of whom was bawling as If to break bis lungs. "A window opened and a little girl shrieked: " 'Tommy, who's been a-hlttin' of " 'Nobody's been a-blttln' of him,' the larger tot answered. 'He's awal lered a worm.' "Washington Star Decline of "Head Hunting." The last fiscal year was a poor on for head bunting In the Philippines. The total Igorrota collections for the year amounted to but fourteen ipoci mens. The Director of tha Philippine Constabulary, Brigadier - General Bandholtz, states in bla annual re port that head hunting is now a mat ter of individual rather than tribal taste. During the previous year forty-four heads were taken, and Gen ral Bandholts believes tbat the prac tice could be) almost entirely stopped by stationing a few more soldiers at points where it still exists. New York Press. The Truth at Lnt. Hub (with Irritation) "Why is it that you women insist upon having the last word?" Wife (calmly) "Wa don't. The only reason we get it is because we always have a dozen arguments left' when you stupid men are all run out." Boston Traascrlnt. Cheerful Dining. Where nourishment and health are concerned laughter and good will are vigorous promoters of the digestive functions. The court Jester was a valuable piece of dining room furni ture In olden times, and a good natured and cheerful guest who keeps up a lively and entertaining conversa tion at table does more to aid diges tion than all the nostrums ever in vented. Woman's Life. A Short IJIograptiy. "This is the life of little me. I am the wife of Beerbohm Tree." Thus Lady Beerbohm Tree when asked to write her "life' surely .the shortest autobiography on record. Lady Tree 's shortly to appear on the variety stage, and patrons of the music halls will then have an opportunity of see ing one of our very cleverest and most distinguished actresses; for, be side her histrionic gifts, Lady Tree from an early age developed a taste lor classics and mathematics. Her favorite subject was Greek, at which she was most learned, and many years ago she took part In a Greek play before an audience which Included so distinguished a classical authority as tho late Mr. Gladstone. Tlt-Blts. ci .5- o si- 1 1 a . S I Success With Dinners. Success in dinner giving is some thing like success with flowers. The guests must be grouped as artistically with regard to congeniality as the flowers are with reference to color and form, and both must have the right sort of environment. The room must be 7joI, but not too cool, and the viands must be well chosen, well than ever this season owing to the extraordinary popularity of Jet and the new favor extended to Chant Illy. The run on black Chantllly has been so great tbat the French makers are having positively to refuse to take any more orders for the present for this beautiful lace. Many handsome evening frocks are being made of rich black velvet with dull silver embroideries. The trans parent black Jet studded net evening frock also has Its place in the spring fashions, with trimmings and reliev ing notes of color on the corsage and the waist belt. Often the Jet appears only In fine embroideries or paillettes on a tunic or net, which falls over a soft clinging robe of moussellne de sole or satin charmeuse. Philadel phia Ledger. PInn For Baby Exchange. More than passing consideration Is being given a recent suggestion look, lng to the establishment of a regular "baby exchange," that would supply babies to and receive them from cli ents in accordance with their several needs. At present the foundling hos pitals and kindred Institutions are the principal resort of those who wish to adopt children, and for those who have strong views on heredity these poor waifs are always under a certain suspicion; but a wealthy New York woman who advertised privately the other day offering a child all com forts and a real home was surprised at the number of replies she got from honest and hard working fathers and mothers who felt they had too many children to do full Justice to all in their upbringing. The "baby ex- Cocoamit Pudding One pint of milk, two eggs, two ta blespoonfuls of cocoanut, one-half cup cracker scrumbs, one saltspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of vanilla. Beat eggs separately, adding yolks to the milk and then mixing with cocoanut and salted cracker crumbs; flavor and bake a half hour. Make a meringue of the whites of two eggs and one cup of sugar. Put on pudding after it is baked and return it to oven to brown. Serve with cream. This is good either hot or cold. cooked and well served. The lights must neither be too dim nor too bright, and the flowers should have but little odor, for, however delicious, the fragrance of flowers grows heavy as the evening wears on. With all this and congeniality, a dinner cannot fall, and in those few hours one can get better acquainted with those on either side than would be possible In weeks under less favorable circum stances. New York Tribune. Commercial Instinct. "It is the fashion nowadays to sneer at .the commercial Instinct, and to despise it as something common and vulgar; bu in reality it Is noth ing of the sort. The essence of vul garity is the concealment of vulgarity. The common man who knows that he is common ceases to be common by this knowledge; by realizing that he is not a gentleman he almost becomes one. The really vulgar people are the people who are forever pretending .that they are not vulgar; the truly ill-bred are those who are constantly parading their gentility. There is nothing that Is vulgar in itself; it only becomes vulgar when it pretends to be something else. Therefore the commercial instinct is never a com mon instinct, except when it Bets it self up as not being commercial at all." Ellen Thornycroft Fowler, in Home Notes, N'o Shame. In Turkey there is no shame at tached to slavery. Can the same be said of our domestic service? Should a servant marry a rich man here and be raised into the ornamental class would Bhe not find It hard to live down her former state? In Turkey the mother of Sultan Abdul was 'a slave, as is the wife of the Khedive of Egypt, and no disgrace attaches to the fact. It is this which primarily differentiates Turkish slavery from what we are accustomed to associate with the word this and the fact tbat the slaves do not come from an in ferior and servile race, but from among themselves. There is no caste In Turey. All persons below the Sultan are equal before Allah. Every man and woman has a chance to rise, according to bis personality his in telligence, charm or beauty. Metro politan Magazine. Dressmakers Haunt Picture Galleries. Parisian dressmakers are seeking inspiration for evening modes In the picture galleries. There is always more latitude allowed in the fashion Inn of dresses that are to be worn by night than in the tailor made, or even the elegant afternoon gown; and it Is safe to prophesy that for even ing the period gown will hare a suc cessful vogue. The terms are almost synonymous, for it Ib the paintings of the Louis XV. and XVI. period that are guiding the modistes. This means the coming of the pointed, tight fitting corsage, the tucks, and the draped skirt. The vleux rose tints which have bad such a long Inning are to be al lowed to bave a rest, perhaps only a brief one. A pale amber shade, cu riously becoming to both fair and dark haired women, Is one of the newest colors for evening. Inciden tally It is a perfect background to the mass of gleaming Jet which trims so many of the smartest gowns. The delicate mlguonette green of the sum mer Is another shade which shows up well under the electric light. Blue is a' color that has often been es chewed in the past because of the dif ficulty of choosing a shade wbich looks well under artificial light. There a several blue notably the pastel tones, Serves and Nattier, which can be worn with safety in iht evening. White is, of course, always wum, and tho indispensable black evemug gown Is, it anything, mora delectable change," as proposed at present, would be established In some healthy country district not too far from town and conducted by a regular staff of physicians, nurses and matrons. Due scrutiny would be made as to the character and motives of the parents to guard against the abuse of the in stitution by the neglectful or improv ident; but it is believed by the group of women who are now working out the details of the scheme that such an Institution might prove of the utmost general advantage, relieving the chil dren from poverty and suffering and simplifying the problem for those who wUh to adopt a baby. New York Press. Diamonds and poarls are the ruling jewels for great occasions. Attractive skirts and waists are joined in semi-princess style. Broadcloth, in pale shades. Is high ly popular for evening gowns. Skirts of zibellne, in stripes and plaids, are worn with plain coats. Collars and lappels are wide and long on nearly all coats and jackets. Coats distinctively separate and for dressy wear are long and rather full. Gold and silver cloth is used as lin ing to the sheer net yoke and sleeves For evening wear satins of more or less lustre are holding on tenaciously. Fur trimming has appeared on some of the moBt notable opera gowns. Jersey top petticoats are still pop ular and promise to Increase in de mand. White gilt buckles are still In evl donee; some fancy footwear has buck les matching the color of the gown. The tucked sleeve Is smaller than the one 'which is plain and either may be made in the full or shorter length. White jet plays a leading part In decorating young girls' dance frocks, and It also decorates white and black gowns. Instead of satin for brides, this year will witness the dawning star of all dull finish crepe surface ma terial. , For dressing sacques flannels and albatross are very appropriate as well as cotton crepe and other wash ma terials. Dutch collars will be worn In the house because of their comfort, but for modish street wear they will be less seen. The beautiful willow plumes are coming into their own again after the rage for fruit trimmings on late sea son hats. There Is no trimming on a waist which gives it so much individuality as a touch of hafnd embroidery work or braiding. . Pekin messallne Is the name given to a particularly alluring silk striped chiffon cloth that Is quite a favorite for blouses. Among the new umbrellas are those with palmetto handles. The handles are handsomely carved and highly polished. Very pretty with coats and colored blouses Is the deep cuff of llnon with embroidery buttonholed scallops and pleated lace frill. Sumptuous wraps for vue afternoon. as well as tor the evening are mada with wide, loose sleeves, and many have the burnous drapery. Boads and braid combine to make some of the new and unusual caboch ons on bats and gowns. They ar to be bad la a variety of colors. A Good Dniry Cow. When you see a calf that is every thing that could bo asked for In the way of gentleness, there is every prospect that she will make a good dairy cow. A wild calf can hardly ever be made fit for the dairy. Farmors' Home Journal. Teat the Cows. Keep a record and test your cows. In this manner you will find out the profitable cows in the herd. Since you cannot afford to keep an unprof itable cow the sooner you learn the unprofitable ones the better for you. Farmers' Home Journal. Cider to Vinegar. A short time ago I announced that we were having trouble in getting our cider changed into vinegar. A subscriber writes that fifteen pounds of sugar should be added to every barrel of cider. He says that be has made twelve barrels and that he has had good results In following tbat plan. Epltomlst. Holds the Cow's Tall. A new and Improved contrivance for holding the switch of a cow when the cow Is being milked has been de signed by a Massachusetts man. The bolder Is constructed from a flat cir cular strip of spring metal, which Is clamped around the leg of the attend ant. To prevent It moving a number Protection For the Milker. of projections are placed on the inner face, which engage the trousers of the wearer. On the outer face of the strip Is a spring clamp, one end of which Is riv eted to the strip, while the opposite end Is free and curved slightly out ward, so tbat the switch of the animal can be readily entered between the strip and the clamp. The animal is thus unable to swish her tall in the milker's face, protecting the latter from Injury in this way. Weekly Witness. The Value of a Farm. Thore are few farmers or gardeners who place a proper estimate upon the value of their farms; I do not refer to the salable value of the land alono. What does it matter to you or me what our farms will sell for It we do not care to sell them? The question for us to decide is what Is our farm worth to us for the purpose of fur nishing a home and a livelihood? Sup pose you have a farm with comfort able buildings, which you can sell for $5000, says Southern Fruit Grower. This farm furnishes a house in which you and your family abide, a garden, a playground about the house, barns for stabling your horses, cattle, food for these animals and almost all that you consume in tho family. Iu other words, the farm very largely supplies the wants of your family and provides you with horses and carriages for traveling wherever you wish to go. Now suppose you sell this farm for $5000 in cash and move to the city. You can scarcely buy a house and a small lot without barns that are as comfortable as your own for $3000. In the city you are taxed for city taxes at least one hundred dollars. Your expenses are Increased in the city for car fares, for cost of everything you have to do, since you find it necessary to wear better clothes which cost you more money; you also have your amusements and other expenses wbich are Increased In the city life. In other words the $5000 which In the country almost provides for your living. In the city simply provides a shelter from tho storm. But there is another trouble In the city, and a most serious one. Your $5000 is in vested In your house and you have no business, where as the farm has not only furnished a home but a paying business also. Live Stock Manure Value. It Is well known that such foods as clover, alfalfa, tankage, bran, mid dlings, etc., have a high per cent, of protein, and that the manure of live stock largely fed on these is much the most valuable for the soli. An agri cultural writer touching this matter calls attention to the fact tbat "Chem istry of the Farm," by Warrington, says that when fed to oxen all except 3.9 per cent, of the nitrogen of the food Is voided either as a solid or liquid excrement, that 73.6 per cent. Is voided as liquid excrement, hence the Importance of keeping plenty of absorbent at hand. We also find that 14.7 per cent, of the nitrogen Is retained in the body when the food is given to pU- Twenty-one per cout. is voided in the solid excrement and 64.3 per cent, voided as liquid excrement. Ther Is a marked difference be tween the ox and the pig In this re spect, due to the rapid growth of the piff. As to the asb constituent of food, the sama author says that S.3 per cent, of the ash of the food is stored up In the body and that 97.7 per cent. Is voided In the excrement when the feed Is given to an ox, while a pig will retain 4.5 per cent, of the aeh of the food and void 95.5 in the excre ment. The figures show that only a small per cont. of the plant food Is sold off the farms when animals are fed the products, and that the rapid exhaustion of the soil's fertility is a result of carelessness and lack upon tho part of the farmer of properly, managing the various farm opera tions. By a Judicious management and the feeding of farm animals It baa not only been possible but practicable to increase the production of the farm from year to year without spending large sums of money each year (or commerlcal fertilizer. Succtilenre anil Palntahility. "" We have often called attention to the fact that silage had the Important elements of succulence and palatabIN ity so essential In feeding dairy cows. Referring, to this matter Valancey E. Fuller, the well known dairyman, la a contribution to the Practical Dairy, man says: The chemist cannot tell us why the water that is contained in all these succulent feeds play such an impor tant part In the well doing ot the cow. He will tell us that pasture grass Is eighty per cent, water; that corn si lage has 79.1 per cent.; sugar beets, 86.5 per cent.; mangel beets, 90.9 per cent.; carrots, 8S.6 per cent.; cab bage and pumpkin over 90 per cent, each. Yet this very water, as we find It In the various succulents, plays a very Important part In the digestion ot other food taken in conjunction with the succulents. It seems to act directly on the bowels and kidneys of the cows and maintains the cattle In that healthy condition which 13 es sential to the best production. We know that apples contain 80.8 per cent, water, yet we know also how beneficial that "juice" as we call it. Is to us as a regulator ot the bowels, and how, It we eat an apple or two each day, it contributes to our good health. Corn silage Is the cheapest of all succulent, except pasture grass. Roots are expensive to grow. They cost more per pound ot digestible dry matter, than corn silage. Although, I had all tho silage that I required to feed my cows in winter and in the dry season ot summer, I used to grow all the roots I possibly could on my own place and contracted for 12,000 bush els a year, to feed the cows. My ex perience showed me that cows would do better when they had corn silage If they were fed roots, especially man. gels and sugar beets, than they did without them, and what the beets cost mo extra was more than saved in the lessoned grain fed each day. If every dairyman would put up enough corn silage In the fall to feed his cows In the winter and carry over enough to feed thorn In the dry spell that comes In the late summer, his bank account would be materially ad ded to each year. Farmer. Poultry Notes. Don't overcrowd. Don't allow the pullets to crowd la a corner the first few nights they are moved from winter roosts; teach them what the roosts are for. This Is a good time to plan the next season's business. Be regular in carlug for and feeding the poultry; regularity counts for more than many think. Don't allow a scrap to be wasted: fresh scraps ot meat mean increased number of eggs; the cracklings, when well pressed, are good to feed hens, In limited quantity. Many families will make no use of the livers at all; it would pay to se cure these and save to feed hens Much better give to the poultry than to leave for stray dogs and cats. If there is a north or northwest window in the poultry house, close it up to-day as tight as possible While at it close all the cracks; tar paper Is good for this if nailed close ly. If the weather is too warm for the cold storage plan, then the meat must be cooked; one of the kettles In which the lard was rendered will be the handiest for a cooking vessel Salt just enough to keep from sour ing. In freezing weather all that Is nec essary is to put dressed poultry In cold storage, out of the reach ot cats and dogs; It will keep Just as long as it remains frozen; ot course it will bo necssary to tbaw the mess befoif feeding. When selecting a new site for tha poultry yards, remember a southern slope is best, and a loose, rich soil, containing enough gravel or sand to allow ot rains soon soaking in. Is tho best. The southern slope gives the maximum share of the sunshine. In order to secure tho good greeni growth, it is much better to bavo two yards, or a partition fence through the yard, thus enabling the green, growth, rya or oats, or whatever I grown for forage, to get a good start, while the poultry is confined to ttq other part. The size of the yard will derencf quite a good deal upon tha care taUon, ot It, and tha way It la managed, ij green growth Is kept upon it mot:, o; all through the growing seacon the yard noed not be so large; if bare. It should be rogularly and thoroughly cleaned ot all refuse once each rcon; Moving pictures ot the flight of In sects bave been mada with exposure ot 142,00 lecond.
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