THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1000. arm and THE CULTURE OF CABBAGE. Soil and Condition For . Successful Growth of Plants. To bo able to grow cabbage success fully In any season (lie soli slioulil bo hi such ii condition that the watfr will pass through it us freely as It would through a piece of pumice stone or porous rock. Ah a general rule, the poorer the Poll the ihier and more porous It is. Thus it Is that on the comparatively poor farms better late cabbages are grown than In the mar ket gardens that are very rich. A sod Held broken etrly in the spring and well manured has generally been found to grow the best cabbage. Tills does not apply to the early crops. These do best on the-scl's t hat- are- rich, mid full of humus. Low priced fertilizers sometlincs'glvc ns good, results as the higher priced goods; but, on the whole, It' will pay to lx liberal with nitrogen. The two experiments 'Indicate-that it is- prollt ablo to m Dltriuto Of soda on the plant beds -t therrate Of 450' to tVjO pounds per .acre. The cabbage is :a .aiative. of western and southern Enrope and has been, used for human food' from' time imme morial. Allrff . the'rypes of cabbage., cauliflower. 'Tirussels sjc-onts. coluwd and kale have sprung lrom the raitio orlsinal sourec-namely, iMrnHlca ) , BOOT DEV21.Of.MFJO'. OF CAM. KGC caeca. Linn. The wY'd tyor is Mill growing on tlm chalk c."fl's of liLe Eng lish channel. On the villi's of south f t.stoni Kngland is now found c plant similar to the (b.orgia eiJIards. There tue three- distinct typou of ealv ba;;e witsi roi'eroice to the shaje of the head uamcly, round, oval and llat. Souie varieties are distinct in type, while othcr.1 partake of tv.'o or more shapes due to crossing in tu.vO produc tion. There is much variation in ti'o shape, color, jharacijr and texture v,f the leaf, ranging from regular straigbi edges, almost white, smotith au tender, to irregular, nlmost fringed edges, dark purple color and coarse, tough texture. Generally speaVJng, aV varieties are hardy, bus there s some variation in hardiness. Usually the purplish green varieties ;ith crinkled and frbv.ged leaves are hurdler than the whitish green sorts with smooth, regular leaves. The cold resisting variety are also the most heal resisting. For a very early crop the teed iua he sown in a well prepared weed hod outside in September and the plants be wintered over in a cold frame or by mulching with straw in a Sheltered place. These plants may be set out vtff.v early In spring, long before spring grown plants may be used. To make exb-a good plants tlicy will need to be taken from the seed bed and bo prick ed ovit two Inches apart in other beds. By stting a succession of plants the crop may be constant from May or June untjl Christmas. The plants of early varieties are set out in spring as early as the weather permits in .rows three feet apart and two feet opart in the rows. The fall grown plants are often planted in the field In November. Furrows are turn ed whore tin .rows are to be and the plants are set low In the furrows, so as to be protected. North and south fur rows with plants set on the east side are satisfactory, although oast and west furrows are sometimes preferred. Later varieties require more room. Early plants must be set deep that is, so the base of the loaves is below the ground. If freezing weather comes the plants may be covered with earth until danger from frost js over. The illustration showing the roots of a cabbage is an interesting study. Analysis of Sorghutn. Analysis shows that, considering the amount of protein and fat contained in sorghum. It Is about equal to timothy hay as feed. In point of the amount of nitrogen, free extract, it is about half as rich in these elements as tim othy. Timothy contains 5 per cent protein, -15 per cent nitrogen, free ex tract, and ll per cent fat. Sorghum contains 4.5 per cent protein, 211 per cent nitrogen, free extract, and 3.23 per cent fur. Fraudulent Cheese. The bureau of chemistry of the fiilted States department of agricul ture has come out llat footed In answer to the question "When ii cheese not choose?" They say that when It is "soaked curd" It cannot bo sold as cheese. Pseudo cIicofo Is produced by soaking the curd nt n certain stage In cold water, draining it and putting the lint to pre. This ti'"-it"H'iit Is car ried i"i si lely for fir'dfKnfntn! pur- E Dealt Only In Cash. Lord llosehory. who Is oue of the wealthiest peers In Great Iiritaiu, con fesses that on one occasion lack of the moderate sum of fourpence stood between hlni and an article he was most anxious to purchase. lie was one day walking through the streets of Aberdeen when In the win dow of a shop lie saw an article which ho desired to purchase. "How much to pay" asked his lord ship, putting his hand in Ills pocket. "Fourpence, please," answered the shopman. "Well, I do believe I have forgotten to bring any money with me!" ex claimed Lord Kosobery. "A wool, sir." said the shopman, "if ye haveua got the pennies yo canna hae the parcel." I Although the earl promised to send j the money from the hotel, the Aber- donlan remained obdurate, and when he offered to write a check for four pence the shopkeeper was more sus picious than ever. "Na, na," he said, solemnly shaking his head. "Though ye sold yo were Andrn Carnegie, I widna gie .ye credit. I deal only in cash." Trunks For Aerial Travel. An enterprising trunk maker in 'Paris, we learn, has in his shop trunks for balloonlsts. On the outside, painted in white letters, are the words "Aoro Trunk." On the Inside of the cover are instructions and hints for the traveler. He is told to have no fear of tumbling out. for the car is well constructed and there is no danger of derailment. Do not jump about in your joy, for the ear is not a balcony. Do uot -smoke .or car ry a spirit stove. Do not go into ec stasies over the progress. Every one knows It, and It is a waste of time. Se lect your baggage with intelligence. Only bring what 3s actually wanted, .and this will be heavy enough. Clothe yourself well, for in t'e air it will be fresh. Do not be vexed if you find no VOgon restaurant Do not point the fjogcr of scorn at mortals less fortunate-than yourself who cannot delight in the beauties of the air. The trunk is of great lightness, the framework boHig of aluminium, with rings to nt tncit it to the car. The trunk contains a small medicine chest, but we learn theic is no provision for lo&'es' big hats-rLondou Globe. j A Mercenary Wife. FrnaJ: Work, the venerable New j York millionaire, discussed in bis disjunctive- way international marringes. "Our girls don't marry men any more," Ite said primly. "They marry titles. (JiTls haven't changed, it seems, since th middle .ages. T'iere was once, yo:i know, a lady of Touraine wlto was wedded to a mediaeval count. Tin- count went oat from his castle one line morning to meet the foe, but the foe deficated him and took him prisoner. Tnen the vouut'u castle was besieged. Tiio countess wits summon- I ed to the battlements. From below a . herald shouted 'to her: ' " 'Lady, your lord has been defeated innd is now our prisoner. Surrender j the casilo to us, and he shall be re- ' stored to you in safely.' I "Hut tiie countt-Ns answered without nn instant's hesitation: " 'No, I'li do nothing of the sort, for I ctn easily obtain another husband, but .getting another '.-astle is quite a different matter.' " Exchange. The Whizzing lQlqbe. ! Among the latest vaudeville novelties ta Paris Is a bicycle aci which is re- feral to on thi programme as "the ' whizzing globe." In a groat wire cage, ' globular ,'n forie and about twenty j feet in diameter, i man sits, mount ed on a bicycle. Ills wheel rests on a rim jf narrow wooden slats which ex I tends in a circle around the Inside of i the globe. The man pedals vigorously, I and the globe, resting on an aile and ! free from the floor, Is set In motion, the ! revolutions being In keeping with the (rapidity of the wheel on1 the inside.. The show is not half over, however. I when the man emerges and makes bis I bow, for in the second hot another I wheelman takes hi place on the top ! of the globe, nnd, while the great cage ; is whizzing, impelled by the bicycle rider inside, the man on top nijlntalus his place, the wheels of his machine spinning around in harmony with the globe's motions. The whole thing is a globular treadmill so novel ns to nuike It wonderful to look at. A Poor Motto. Raron Takahlra was talking to u re- i porter in Ann Arbor about the Jap- anese character. "To say that the Japanese Is only a living piece of commercialism is all j wrong," he declared. "The Japanese ' Is chivalrous and kind. P.ut too often , men accuse him of living up literally to the Yorkshire motto. "The seltlsh and despicable motto ndopted by a certain hard, narrow typo of Yorkshlremnii is, you know: "See all, hear nil and ray nowt; Eat nil, blip nil and pay nowt, And It th.V (I.jcm owt lor nowt Do It for t!rF.-n." A Girl of Four Nations. "I've been trying to figure out what this girl looked like." said a mere man to his sister. "I wis sitting on tho cross seat of an elevated train, and two girls with their backs to my back wore talking. One said she had a Dutch neck In her Irish lace gown and that she thought she would wear her whlto French heeled slippers and do lior hair in an Mugllsh bun. What with French, Dutch, Irish and ISngllsh I Imng'r.cd wlsht nt well wrap her- , tolf In the Mnes of all nations and let 'It go nt that." New Yurie Press, c HOC iSCELU UNCLE SAM'S KZ"J KSLG i. Delicacy From Heu.rr.-.U V ii: Will De C-sw . II rc. The department of r.iiieiil.tiio 1' al ways alert for Mir.it't lilsn. !.'... :i. (he diplomatic and consular oi;.,o.,-i . . Oi' I'nitrd Stales have sp 1 n . . tile on the Jeckir.i; Vr t.ow :'tu; r- ,1 vegetables. So well have thtso iT'lor.-s been ju ried out that many new a'nl sirii" :1 fruits and vegetables have ft ur.d tin Ir way to the tables of -the Al.v."'i'-:Mi housekeeper. One of the latest and best ihi-,i.."i i'i this Hue has "boon the iutrcdt! lion iii.o the Tnited States .,f the !; in.!..:i..:n wnternieloii. This w.'ts the result .' a deal consummated by the late nihil-tor to ltonmania, Horace G. Knowles. When Mr. Knowles found this melon growing among the foothills of Car pathia he realised that it would he just the thing to serve individually in America, and instead of hotels serv ing huge slices of watermelon It would he possible to serve n whole uncut watermelon of the Roumanian variety, equal in .every way to the best Georgia melon. The now 'melon lias a thin skin, and the meat, which Is 'less nitrous than the American melon. Is both yellow and red In color. The llavor is deli cate and 'ddllcinus, but the chief char acteristic of flii! fruit Is its size, which Is about that of n good sized grape fruit or Shaddock. After a thorough tcst'bythc- nrgieul turn I .department, which found that the lioumaiilan melon conld be success fully grown wherever our own melons would -grow, and having been assured of its -royal reception by the American public, Mr. Knowles was anxious to repny -file gift. Ho had noticed that oom 'in ltonmania was our; of the. chief articles of agrloulture, but that sweet corn was unknown. Accordingly he obtained a -quantity of sel, Kred sev eral jllots of ground and instructed'the Kouniailians in its culture. The result was so successful and the corn so thoroughly enjoyed that the king called Mr. Knowles -to a private audience -and thanked him for making It possible for the Roumanian people to gain this delicacy. This mdion has received rueh a wel come and so great has been the de mand for it that two large hotels in New York and Philadelphia have agreed to tike all That can be grown in tile United States during the next yeai. and it is their intention to fea ture them on their ilciiuk. "Com? Into thi Garden.' Wen Is are -Uy about confessing their ancestry. In youth they have the cliarin of freshness nod proni'se de iiied many fragrant flowers, ami it is only when gripped to the earth with roots ol iron unl ready to set their piogeny In do'ectable grounds that they show their-true colors. It in a puzzle how to tell friends from enemies, flowers froui weeds. An ohserving-cye. long about the business, may be gifted viith an instinct and power to. detect nt once what promises to be (candytuft, what grass, what n&s turtitnu. what rue. or plantain, or p-vp-fiy, or dandeVIon, and far int. the si cies los.'ng tit. "nisei ves In the disgul' of similarity. 3'y taking the garden scrlouiJy there is variety enough to enliven the days. A package of i-iwn grass see! on a well prepared lawn will in time aroue all the emotions latent In the humav. diameter. According to well laid plans and promises, it should be .-l"er and lawn yrass. An Kng.'ish friend persuaded thir introduction of a P'mcIi of dalv seed, and at the hour of the first weeding a tcikler heart suggested that no lawn was perfect without dandelion geld. One who would write a bonk with many pictures on the distinguishing traits of llrst sprouts should lie re warded with the privilege of making many editions to follow the fiVst sweeping sales. Plants have curb us ways of beginning life. Those that start out rosettes become tall and spindling later; those that send forth threads develop -woody stems. Amount of Grain For Ccttle. The difference in practice between the amounts of grain that are fed to cattle that are being fattened is very great. The following rules will be found of some service to those who are feed ing: First, aim to feed coarse foods to the greatest extent possible consistent with good increase, ns they nro the cheaper foods; second, feed enough con centrates to make tho fattening rea sonably rapid In order to save in the fond of maintenance; third, when the droppings show that the food Is not being well digested by the ofi'ensn odor that comes from them tho gr:ii-i should be reduced; fourth, when the animal gets off reed the grain should be at once cut down or tho trouble Is likely to get worse. At such times con diimiiit'il food may aid In bringing t' stomach back Into tone. Cr.ro of the Grindstone. A griiid.-ioi)". by th way, should never lie left exposed to the sun. Th. weight of the handle will always can -v , one portion of the stone to remain up- l perniost, nnd this from exposure will ! reach a dllforeut degree of hardnes.i ' from the underside, so that after , awhile the stone will be ground out . of a circle. If the stone has to stand In tho open, a llat box can easily br obtained to servo as a cover. Molasssi Feeds. Tho chiR'i of ferdu that are fast gain ing popularity amoii!,- the dairymen are tho so called molasses feeds, which nro extremely palatable and are made fi-Ti (-errr-'irc's from cereals nnd well f Mid eoi-'i stover soaked I-i iuuIusm'-. FOR THE CHILDREN Ship Alphabet. The players sit in a long row, as If in class nl school. The one who acts as schoolmaster asks sharply, beglunlug at one end: "The name of the letter?" "A," says the llrst player. The school master turns to the next player: "The name of the shlpV" and begins to count ten very quickly and sternly. "Andromeda," is perhaps called out be fore he reaches that number. "The name of the captalnV" "Allan." "What is the cargo V" "Apples." "The port she conies from?" "Ainboy." "The place she is bound for?" "Amsterdam." The next letter?" "B," and so on. If the schoolmaster Is very strict and abrupt with his questions and count ing he can drive every Idea from the mind of the person he points at. If he counts ten before an answer comes ' he passes on to the next, and the next, until the answer Is given. The one who gives it moves up nbove those who failed. The game should be j played rapidly. Training of Fire Horses. Did you ever see the tlremen prac ticing .their horses at a Are engine .house? if so, you noticed that each horse leaves his stall at the first sound of the alarm bell and takes his place tin front of the engine. He docs not wait for orders, but knows what to do as well as do the liremeu themselves. When an alarm is sounded uot a mo ment's time is lost, everything con nected with the gearing and hitchiug of the team being reduced to a per fect system, largely automatic. When a new horse is brought to the station he receives uo special training that is, training such as he would receive if a circus man were attempting it. He is simply paired with a horse that has been there a long time, and he soon gets so that he does what he sees his mate do. Fire horses are selected for their good qualities, and they enter into the spirit of their work with what in a human being would be called en thusiasm. i Wave Measurement. ' If M. Hertin, a French engineer, is i-orreet in ills conclusions the height and length of waves have been over estimated. Observations have pre viously been made in most eases from email vessels, and as the decks have been constantly tilted by the waves re sults wen; exaggerated. Willi care to avoid this; error the highest wave iiu-aMired was forty-three feet. M. iJertiu believes, however, that ill the , southern seas a height ten feet greater may be reached. There is a relation 1 tictween length and period, the longest '. nwvus having a period of twenty-three j , -seconds. j Summer Conundrums. ' What docs .Sweet AVilliam carry 1 when he goes out walking? A sugar j '-ana i What does Illuck Eyed ftusan use to I keep her hair in order? Cockscomb. I Wlwf form of entertainment Is coni . inon .-i.'uong the tlowers? Hops. What disease is common to young flowers'' Nettle lv.sh. On ih:it does (he Wandeving Jew -.vest when" tired? Toadstools. Which .parent made Johnny-jump-up? His ii jppy. What t:v always uses the second 'Personal pronoun? Yew. The Chinese Rickshaw. TbeChinese rickshaw ic a basketchair arrangement, Jioniethlug like a buggy. It has a hood, but no front, and dt rests on two wheels. One cooly hauls benvem the sluu'ts and another pushes from .behind whenever a journey up a steep hill is contemplated. i."ou might expect ifi'ogress K be slow, with a man dolug the work instead of a horse. But this if. not the case. The .Chinese rickshaw man can trot many ruiles at a good speed. lie is Xuster thaai the Japanese and steadier than the Cin galese. P.esides, lie does not charjjs so much. Chicago News. The Selection of Friends. I A piece of clay was found by tho j wayside, and it had a most delicious 1 fragrance. "How hast thou obtained that odor;" asked a jealous clod of earth, and tho answer came promptly, I "I have dwelt near tho rose." We all gain something from our I friends, and they all take something I from us, A Spanish proverb says, j "Who comes from tho kitchen smells of smoke," so, yon see, you may either i be perfumed by the rose or be smoked 1 by the soot, according to tho friends j ( you choose. 1 ! Riddles. j What is the difference between a po- j licenian and a nickel ? A policeman j ' being a "copper," the difference is 4 I cents, ; What kind of a field is older than , you are? Pasturage. The Shadow Child. I havo a llttlo comrade Who stnjs with ine nil d.iy. Ilo comes at early mornlnK Ami wutcliL's .ill my play. Ilo never iuibw.ts questions, Though 1 rhmit with all my might, Ilo never poems to hear mo, And ho often hides from sight. SomctlniP3 he's phoit nnd funny Or ho strotchea thin nnd tall, lie Ilea upon tho cu-pct Or ho mud lluht up tho wall. Wo oflcn laco tosuthor, lint ho always wins from mo. I hnvo to run aimuirt thiuiis, Wliilo ho slips through, you see. I nsUed my nurso this ninrnlns If 'twas proper or iiullo right Without nn explanation Ilo should ko away each night, Sho told mo all about it, And from wlmt feho says It seems Ho plays with other children Whllo I'm In tha land ot dreams. Youth's Companion. AND 5ES KEEPING agB? i:es GAME FIRST. After Them tin- Indian Met tlm White .Man. All the honey beet. In this countiv having originally heen Imported from Europe or Asia, there Is no racial difference between the wild ones and the domesticated; tho.it that live In trees are simply the de scendants of those that from time to time have taken "French leuve" from their owners' hives and revert ed to a state of nature. The va&t bulk of the wild bees are of the German or black race, while the standard domesticated bee Is the Italian, but that, however, is only because the Germans wore the first to he introduced here. Just when the Germans came Is In doubt, but it was some time in the seventeenth century; certainly It was not until near the close of the eighteenth cen tury that any bees were found west of the Mississippi. The Indians used to say they could mark the advance of the white man by the appearance of bees in the woods. The Italian bees were first imported in 1SC0. Better tem pered and more industrious than the Germans, they have become very pop ular with apiarists, but as many still keep the German bee, and others have the hybrid formed by the cross ing of the two races, while countless Italians now have taken to tha woods, there to breed more hybrids, it is clear that there is no sure way of distinguishing between the wild bee anl the domesticated. Outing. Corner Clamps for Beehive. I have tried every kind of a clamp and other devices intended to keep the unxjr chamber and supers of a beehive in place, but none of them has proved to be satisfactory, most of them getting out of place at times. I have now discarded all of these devices and am using one ot my own invention. I will try to ex plain this for the benefit of the readers of The Prairie Farmer. My clamp is biniply a piece of shoet metal cut -i inches square. I CORNER CLAMP FOR BEEHIV-: prefer to have it cut from galvni Ized steel bimilar to what is common ly used lor root nig. iiend tlie.,e sheets so as to ioim a right ai:-;i.-and nail on the corners of the up per story and supers so that tue longer nd will be half an lnc.i w low the edge of the super to wh.ch ir Is attached as shown in the illustra tion. I think any one who will try this plan will find it to bo entirely satis factory. h. W. Colvlu, Harrison Co., Kentucky. Jewelry. The Ptdr- l-.-rnp of 'cc we set, It i." .'. Yirepi.i is thins. If It wo' ,il i- ft I'd hnve it FPt And ( ir it i'i n via . 1 'i -ijitoii Star. If SUMMER SUIT 'C atiraER&CG'S Stores! Menner & Go's Store. i III1 PI J mm J. t I?: i? V'' .rr, .'infil l t PROFESSIONAL. CARDS. Atlorncvs-nt-Lmv. IT WILSON, 1 JUL. A' ATTOlt.Nltt rofNsni,01t-AT-LAW. (Hltcf. .fnvollt(- h"dilll( m.i-otwl flrwtr IloucKdaie. l'a. ! WM. II. LEE, V ATKIKNKY & COfNSI.l.Olt-AT-LAW. ( itllce over pot otliic. Alt lcuul business promptly attended to. IIotic-Mlak', l'a. Ec. Miwii-oni), . ATTOttNKY A 'lrNHK1.0lt-AT-I,.' AW tnt'i'e- I.llici t.v Hall bulldhm, opposite the Post lilllie. lionc-diile. l'a. O.MKi: (illKKNK, AITOIt.VKY i'(rW.I.!!-AT-I,AV. tlllhe over lieit's More. Iloiiesdaie Pa. a t. si:ai!lk, IX. ATTOHNKY A COfNSi:i.Olt-AT-I,AW. tlllh e near Court IIoiim' Iloiiesdaie, l'a. OL. HOWLAND, . A'tTOKNKY .t COl'NSKI.OH-AT-l.AW. Ollke ou-r Post tllllce. Ilom-Klnle. Pa. f1IIAKI.ES A. McCAHTY, V ATTOHNKY A l'Ol'NSKI.OK-AT-I.AW. Special and prompt attention given to the collec tion ot I'luline. Ollke over Kelt's new store. Ilonesdale. Pa. jl p. kimuli:, ATTOHNKY A COl'NSF.I.OIi-AT-LAW. Otllceover the Host otllie llonchdnle. l'a. ME. blMONis, . ATTOHNKY A COl'SSEI.OK-AT-I.AW. Ollice in the Court House, Ilonesdale, Pa. HERMAN IIAKMKb, ATTOHNKY A COUXfrEI.OK-AT-I.AW. Patents and pensions secured. Dlllce hi the Schuerholz bulldhm Ilonesdale. l'a. PETER II. ILOKF, ATTOHNKY A COl'NSF.I.OR-AT-I.AW. OIHrc Second Hour old "itvlnus Hank building, lionesdaie. l'a. KM. SALMON, ATTOHNKY A COP.WFI.OH-AT-LAW Oltiit Ne.xt door tojoM olllie. Former! occupied bv W. II. Dliumlik. Ik.ncsdiile. Pa Dentists. DR. E. T. IJKOWN, DKNTIsT. Ollice First floor, old Savings Hank build lilt,'. Ilonesdale. Pa. Dr. C. l. P.ISADY. I)i:ntist. Ilonesdale, l'a. On in: Horns 8 a. m. to 5 p. in. IFAny evening by appointment. Citizens' phone. XI ltesidcnce. No. W-X Physicians. DR. II. 15. SKAIILES, HONKSIl.U.K, PA. i Mlli e and residence lulu Court street ti'lci.hoiu's. dtlire Hour-2:10 to 4:00 nnd (id) to.Mti. i. in The OLDEST Fire Insurance Agency in Wayne County. Ollice: Second lloor Masonic lluild ing, over C. C. Jndwin's drug store, I lonesdale. For New Late Novelties -IN JEWELRY SILVERWARE WATCHES SPENCER, The Jeweler "(Jiini-antecd articles only sold." If you don't insure with us, we both lose. TIER & Genera ins White ms Pa. II Fffi S1LE ! OHl' (if tilt' lll'r-l ''Mlltttlifil fiii-iitt tn U'.ittnn (uiimy--itimU'(l about tlnvi iiules frum jit'm-.Miini, Everythinq llp-To-Date.iSfS . ', 1 , , in the hist live years in buildings, tools nnd Improvements. H C E R Fvnint "'''I';11 (3 acres are sood hard- 1UJ ilUlbj Will be told reasonably. A Bargain. --Por furtherJpartlciiUirs en quire ot W. W. WOOD, "Citizen" office. HIT I