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THE BOY
FARMER
Or a Member of the
Corn Club
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By ASA PATRICK
Copyright, 1915, by American Press
Association
SYNOPSIS.
Sam Powell. uspirea py a government
“agent, plans to make a scientitic farmer
of himself and to compete for prizes
awarded to the Boys’ Corn club
Sam works hard cleaning up and ferti-
lizing the wornout farm Miles Fagan rid-
dcules scientific farming, but lets his boy
join the corn club
“No.” toe two repiied iu rnison, “of
eourse we haven't deserted it. We fip-
ished it, that’s all, and now we’re down
after some poles.”
“Aw, get out!” the [wo choppers
scoffed. *‘Don't tell us you've cleared
out that streak of briers. Why, a rab-
bit couldn't get through it.”
“No,” admitted Sam, “we didn’t clear
quite all of it ourselves, but what we
didn’t the fire did.”
*Oh, you burned it out, did you?”
“Sure. we put the fire to it, and the
rats and rabbits bad to hunt a pew
country.”
“Well,” Joe Watson remarked, “we
have got the poles for you -about forty
of them."
“Forty! My. but you must have been
working.” Sam congratulated. “Forty
will be enough to mend the fence, |
think.”
When it came to ‘mending the fence
Sam had real reason to be glad that
his comrades bad come with him. By
himself he wouid have been forced to
tear down a panel of fence wherever
a rotten rail was to be replaced With
help. though, it was the work of only
a minute to pry up the corners and put
.in a new pole
By noon the fence had been mended
all round and the boys retired to a
grove of walnut trees near the branch
to eat their lunches. “That’s job No
2 done” said Sam when they were
seated, “and goodness knows how long
it would have taken me to do it if you
boys hadn’t come along.”
“Well, it wasn’t very hard work,” re
plied Fred Martin;
ercise in it to give us a good a
tite. If you don’t believe it just wateh
what we do to this bacon and corn
bread and these onions.”
- “My, but they taste good,” said An.
. with his mouth full. “It's
1 n't eat these at
of it for ‘mer g%
"The boys all taughed and sald vi vat]
they were thinking the same thing.
Sam wouldn’t hear to his chums
working in the afternoon. He thought |
that they had already dofie enough, so
they stayed to gather walnuts and ex
plore the creek, while Sam went off to
haul ashes and scatter them on the |
acre that was to be his prize patch of
corn.
Miles Fagan happened to pass along
while 8am was at work and leaned
over the fence to watch him for a
minute. 2
“What's that you're puttin’ on the
land, Sam?" he asked, after he had
watched the boy for some time.
“Ashes,” Sam replied, and went on
shoveling.
“Ashes?' Mr. Fagan questioned. “Do
you think it'll do any good?”
“Of course | do.” Sam answered.
“Most anything would do this land
avon But didn’t you know. Mr. Fa
gan, that ashes are a fine fertilizer?”
“No, | didn’t” he said, “and 1 don't
yet.”
“Well. they are, anyhow,” Sam as
sured him. “Two things that crops
have to have are potash and phosphoric
acid. You know that ashes, contain
potash, and they also contain some
Phosphori¢ acid. A government bul
letin that | borrowed says there are
about eight pounds of potash and one
third as much phosphoric acid in every
hundred pounds of good ashes.”
“Well, 1 didn’t know they was good
for anything,” said Fagan, “excep: to
get lye from to make soap.”
Sam wasn't proud and didp’t think
that he knew se much more than oth-
ers, but he liked to be of help when-
ever he could.
“Why don’t you send to the depart
ment of agriculture, Mr. Fagan,” he
asked, “and get some of the bulletins
it publishes? We pay for that work,
and why not make use of it? ‘They
experiment and learn a whole lot of
things that we ought to know. [ve
written for several of the bulletins.”
“Ll don’t want anything to do with
such foolishness.” said Fagan. *“What
do they know about farmin’?”
“They know a lot” Sam replied,
*and they're learning more every day
I's their business to experiment and
find out things. You might waste two
or three years experimenting to find
out something that you could learn in
five minutes by reading a government
bulletin.”
Miles Pagan merely granted in reply.
21 wish you'd let Bob join the Boys
Corn club,” Sam coutinued. “There's
a chance for him to win a big prize,
and. besides, it'll teach him bow to
grow corn
“Guess | can learn my boy how te
grow corn hout as well as anybody,”
said Miles But Bob and that agent
have been a-pesterin’ me to death bout
ft. and | Bob yesterday that. he
could jing he'd use some 0’ that
stumpy la: er there.’
“I'm glad that,”
said. Sam, and
“just enough ex- |
‘standin: it
stopped suddenly. From tne lower
edge of the field came’s boom that was
like the report of a small cannon.
“Well, thére goes some of my
stamps,” remarked the young farmer.
“Guess I'll go down and watch a few
of em jump out of the ground |
want to see how it’s done.”
. CHAPTER III.
AM’S mother would not agree to
let him do the blasting of the
stumps. She feared. and with
much reason. that because of
bis inexperience in nandling dynamite
be might blow up himselt. So Sam
had agreed though he didn't like the
fdea of paving $3 for work that he
could do himselt
A man named Nolan had been hired
to do the work and he had come out
Saturday. afternoon ro make = heoin-
Ding. Nun Was anxious to earn abous
the Work sa that in future there'd be
no need to hire sothe one else to do it
He drove across the feld nitched his
horse ut a sate distance and went over
to wateh the procecdings
Sam’s companions. who had also
heard the first report. came ap to ook
on. It was interesting to watch Nolan
deftly place his blasts so that they al-
ways brought up the stumps. Some-
times they popped up in the air like a
cork out of a bottle; at other times they
split into pieces and went
througb the air Under the largest
stump in the field Nolan put a double
charge of dynamite.
“Better get clear.” be said to the boys
when he was about ready to touch fit
off They all backed away to a dis
tance of thirty or forty yards and wait-
ed He lighted the fuse and ran over
to where they were standing.
“Get down.” he said. "behind some-
thing or on the ground.’
All except Joe Watson promptly drop-
ped down tat behind a little ridge.
“There isn t any danger this far off.”
he said and remained standing.
“Get down, you dummy; it’s going
off,” said Sam sharply. and as Joe
made no move he grabbed him around
the ankles and gave a jerk The boy
came down with a thud, and at the
same instant there was a roar.
thing sang over them like a bullet and
exactly in the path where Joe had
stood a moment before
“Well, you may thapk your lucky
stars,” Nolan remarked to Joe as he
got up. “that Sam pulled you down.
You see that big piece of stump layin’
away out yonder? That's what whis
tled over here, and if youd a’ been
would ‘a’ broke you in
two.” ;
- Joe was pale from fright at his nar
row escape. “My.” he exclaimed. “but
I owe you a big debt. Sam! You sav
ed me then. and | don’t think I'll ever
act the fool like that again”
it was now the middle of the after’
‘noon, and as the boys wanted to re
turn home early for one reason or an
other. ner stopped work for the day,
t
ent at the meeting of the Boys’ Corn
club and became a member. Bob Fa-
gan was also there and joined, though
he was doubtful about getting his acre
cleared of stumps by planting time
In addition to the cash prizes already
offered, several firms and corporations
‘apnounced at the meeting that they
would give premiums to the successful
contestants. These prizes were of va-
rious kinds. Among them were a reg
istered Jersey cow, a pair of register:
ed pigs, a corn planter, a trip to Wash
ington, a trio of prize poultry, a gold
watch and an automobile.
Sam went home happy that day and
more firmly resolved than ever to win
some of the prizes. All the week he
worked after school hours loading and
bauling manure from the stable to the
farm, He was so busy that be had no
time to talk even to his mother and
sister abont his work. But at the sup
per table on Saturday Mrs. Powell in
quired haw he was getting along with
the work
“Doing fine,” said Sam. “I’ve got
the field and the fence rows cleaned up
and the fences made pig tight and two
acres fertilized and ready to be plow:
ed. The next thing I'm going to do
is to have the land broke, cross broke
and bharrowed.”
“Going to do all the field that way?"
asked Florence Powell
“Oh, no.” Sam replied. “I can’t pre
pare all the land as 1 did the two acres.
I haven't time this year, but I'l put
some fertilizer on all of it and have it
broke once.”
“What are you going to raise on the |
two acres?’ his sister inquired, be
coming interested.
“One acre is going to be in corn.
It’s going to be my contest acre, and
I'm going to try to win some of the
prizes of the Boys’ Corn club. On the
other acre I’m going to plant Irish po-
tatoes at first, then maybe June corn
and black eyed peas.”
“My, but that'll be three crops on the
same ground in one year!” exclaimed
Florence. *‘Can you do that, Sam?”
“Yes, and that’s not all,’ said Sam.
“After | gather the corn and peas I'll
put in a crop of turnips or rye.”
“Is one acre ali you're going to have
in corn?’ asked Mrs. Powell.
“No, mother,” Sam explained. “In
all I'm going to plant five acres in
corn. Then I'm going to plant five
acres in cotton. one in Kaffir corn, one
in Irish potatoes and one in cane
That takes up all the jand except the
orchard and the acre that we're going
to use for a garden and watermelon
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«[ASTZR DAY |}
DANCING
Forms a Part of the Easter Services
In the Cathedral of Seville.
This cathedral at Seville has the dis-
tinction of being the only church in
Christendom where dancing forms any
part of any ceremony or service. Here
a dance called the “Dance of the
Seises,” is performed before ithe high
altar during holy week. It is in imita-
tion of the dance of the Israelites b=
fore the Ark of the Covenant, and ever
in Spain is of very ancient orig” 7
agine the cathedral on such an eces
sion crowded with people, seated zal
standing. In front of all the others ase
several rows of priests and church dig
nitaries, all in gorgeous vestments,
who inclose a fair sized open plass
before the high altar. A piece of ea
pet covers the marble floor, on eithes
side of which stands a row of boys fires
eight to twelve years of age, dressed
like Spanish gentlemen of the middle
IN CHURCH.
ages, with white stockings and a largé |
plume in the hat. At a signal from a |
priest the soft music of violins breaks
the profound silence of the church and |
the boys proceed to execute several |
pretty and graceful figures. Later they {
thedral sounds like a ‘choir f
and finally they : dn da
Two cent ag Gy,
to this coi. Luring dio it Su iena
coming the chet and the Master in
heaven. Dui {lle people of Seville
thought othereie, and. were deter
mined not to give it up without a strug-
gle. The case was finally appealed to
Rome. The pope of that ‘day, think-
ing to appe.:se the peonle of Seville and
at the same time pot an end to the
dancing, gave his permission for the
ceremony to be continued on conditior
that the dance should be given up =
soon as the suits, which the boys the:
had, were worn out. What resulted’
The suits have never been worn oui
From time to time they have been
and a piece there, and now, or two
centuries, the suits are still as good as
new, and the dance is still given.
ATURE herself gives to
humanity her choicest 5
treasures when she
clothes the world with grass
and flowers at Eastertide. ‘yr
This awakening brings a 4.
promise of beauty to last for +
many nionths. All mankind
hails with joy the dawning of
the Easter morn. New hopes
arise in the deep, hidden
springs of the heart, new joys
lend brightness to the eye and «
color to the cheek, and new
love radiates the entire being, By
working its wondrous mira-
cles upon whomsoever it de-
scends. The highest type of
love is the unselfish, sacrific-
ing variety, and to attain this
unalloyed quality we must
give.
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Easter Influence In Greece.
The influence of the church is strong-
ly felt by the common people of Greece.
They keep its long fasts religiously
and for fifty days before Easter eat
neither meat, fish, butter nor eggs, but
live on figs, olives, bread and wine.
On the Friday before Easter funeral
services are held for Christ in all the
churches, and at the close of the serv-
ices the congregations go out to bury
him. Brass bands play slow music as
at military funerals, and the proces-
sion earries black banners, crosses and
other emblems of mourning, while
great multitudes follow bearing can-
dles.
Why the Lily Means Easter.
The lily is typical of Easter begause
of its whiteness dnd personification of
purity. In its natural state it blooms
about Easter time in France, its native
home.
ter Day.
ind its voice again,
1nd the blue,
found the sun
1 dew,
d the light,
I 18 of May,
And da jovous life
On h lay
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FOR EASTER DAY
. Easter.
Ring loud and clear your bells for
Easter time,
‘Now quick, now slow;
From oa t5 cea emteh up the happy
ime;
Bring all ‘the flowers that blow
For wreath and crown an offering pure
and sweet
Christ's wicing mer to gross.
{ Ring long end deep your belle for euf-
fering borne
With patient grace;
Bring purple pansies, colors that are
worn
Best with a sorrowing face,
And weave with pine and cypress and
young moss
The emblematic cross.
Ring soft and slow your bells a tender
knell
And softly weep;
Bring amaranth and stainicss asphedel
In memory oi that
| Whish wrapped the
So
While he was in the tomb.
Ring, ring your bells across the happy
land
Thie Easter morn!
Christ sits in heaven at the Father's
hand.
: | Bring blossoms to adorn
A ‘eenguered death, whose victim has
A grave which is no prison.
~—Juliet Marsh isham in New York
Times.
THE EMPTY TOMB.
1s Story a Sighificants
g Easter Sermon.
It is Friday afternoon. With “It is
finished” his head drops upon his
Told In
‘Pilate is glad to find
.. Nicodemus, scholarly, timid and
shrinking, comes into the light again,
joining in the embalming, because he
‘cannot forget the evening's talk with
the great Teacher. The tomb is sealed.
He is alone, save for his watching en-
‘emies. The world’s hopes are dead. In
him they had flamed high; now they |
are ashes. They who loved him, cher-
ish the past, but have no future. The
long sorrowful Sabbath day at last is
waning; the first day is dawning.
Through the mists of the morning,
hands laden with the treasures of the
heart, while silver light of sitar and !
golden giasva of sum mingle, the Marys |
| sadly seek the tomb, hoping to per- '
tion. They appreach with timidity,
fear, awe, wonder.
Lo, the stone is rolled back! One sits
upon it clothed in light. He has
| their coming and to change their sor-
row into song by the announcement,
“He is not here; he is risen.” The
women hasten to tell his disciples.
Hope, the last spark of which had gone
out, is kindled again in human hearts.
| Forty day he lingers on the earth un-
| ti] the most skeptical cries, “My Lord
and my God!” Every disciple becomes
{| a herald of his resurrection. They seal
their testimony with their blood.
Only the fact of Christ's resurrection
can explain the revived hopes of His
despondent followers. Only a personal-
ity that lives can rule the world as
Christ rules it today. Every believer
may share this Easter morning the res-
urrection hope as it sends the sunlight
of heaven into every darkened heart
and into every open grave, revealing
anew, ‘He is not here; he is risen.”
Every tomb is now empty. May you
who stand, in fact or in imagination,
by the grave of loved ones today catch
the vision and hear the voice. “He is
not here; he is risen.”
Death is not a wall, but a door into
life. As evening.promises morning, as
winter spring, as the seed flowers, so
death promises life.—Rev. Dr. George
W. Shelton. Pittsburgh.
The Word Easer.
Baster to the French is known as
Paques; to the Scotch, Pasch: the
Danes, Paaske, and the Dutch, Pasch-
en. St. Paul calls Christ ‘our Pasch.
The English name is derived f
that of the old German or S
goddess of spring, Ostera or E: .
whose festival occurred about the same
time of the year as the celebration
Haster. When the early missionari
went to Britain they found the people
worshiping this goddess
. to whom the
April, which ti
math,
month
was dedicated
allowed the people to give it the name
and so the
of their god word
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the funeral of his brother, George, at
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the home of their son, Lawrence.
George Bangard attended the con-
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wood last Friday evening.
| Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Burkholder and
daughter, May of near Center Church
and Mrs. John Burkholder and infant
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home of W. W. Nicholson.
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Miller at Woodlawn.
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im, but now living at. Hyndman,
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| brother, John. :
Thos. Swindell is on the sick list.
| Hzra 8. Nicholson spent Sunday with
' his cousin, Ralph at Pleasant Hill
| and attended Sunday School at St.
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