The Henrt of the Tree, AH AMIOH PAY SOSO. What does he vlnnt who plants a treef Hp riant a friend of nun and sky t He plants the flsa; of breeies freei The shaft of beauty, towering high ; He plnnta a home to heaven anlli For iond and nsother-eroon of l)lrd In hushed and happy twilight heard The treble of heaven' harmony These thing he plant who plant a tree. What dor he plant who plant a trect He plant cool shade and tender rain, And eed and bud of day to he, And years that fade and flush again; II plant the glory of tho plain ( lie plants the forest' heritage) The harveat of a coming age; The joy that unborn eye hall lee These thing he plant who plant a tree What doe he plant who plant a tree? He pl .nt, In sap and leaf and wood, In love of home and loyalty And far-cat thought of civic good Hi blessing on the neighborhood Who in tho hollow of Ilia hand Hold all the growth of all our land A nation' growth from sea to ea fJtlr In bla heart who plnnta a tree. H. C Hunner, In the Century. A THRUSH'S SONG. BY AONKS T. HOUSTON. It wa tlio close of a mldsnmmor afternoon, and there were few travel ers on a country road leading from the drowsy little town of IInllowcll. A winding, stony road it was, but it led over picture-quo bridge and clear rivers, through woods that were dark and cool, and fragrant with the breath of pines, out again past com tollable farmhouses, and suddenly up steep lulls from whose tops a charming land ecupo wa visible. The air was clear and full of a cer tain bracing quality that makes Maine a delightful sojourning place In sum mer. So at least it seemed to Mark Hough ton, (is he breathed tho air of hi native date for the first lime in twenty-five years. Ho hud purposely left his coining unannounced, that ho might enjoy the luxury of a walk over he old road, whose every scene had once been so familiar to him. Momory days strange prank with the most trait-laced of us at times, and as suredly it was only hor magic that mad.) till Now York lawyer enjoy a dusty country walk for auld lang -eyuo. A sudden turn and ho came upon the little schoolhouao, juil wliero it used to stand, and but little changed In outward look by the inevitable wear and tear of years. "It holds its own better than I had toped," thought the lawyer, nnd moved by a sudden impulse ho turned from the road and went up to tho door. It was uot locked, and in a moment lie etood inside. More he aw numerous change that altered the aspoct of the placo. Desks and seats of a more mod oin stylo repluued the rudo benches ho romembercd, and the wall wore covored with blackboard and maps. Walking over to tho teacher' chair ho sat dowu and thoughtfully regarded the little room, which had the desolate look peculiar to empty eehool-roonis. Here ho had learned his first lesson in day that returned to his memory ouly in fragments and half-remem bered incideuts. Here, as ho grew to be a larger lud, he had wrotled with many a "knotty" example, or eurrep -titiousry planned Holies for recess. Ho recalled, too, some of his boyish day-dream of "great tilings to do by ud by," and sinilod hulf Dittorly as he contrasted thom with the protalc, elf-centred life of his after year. Tlieu there wore tho luter days When, as a young collegian, he came back to spond his vacation, and taugh the little school himself to help moot expenses ut college. What a hum' drum life it wa, to be sure, sitting there through tho long summer day nd liourlng the rural lads and lassie tumble through llioir lessons! Wind 4 stupid lot of pupils they wore all but one of llieui. And Here Main Houghton camo chronologically to the thought Unit .had boon running with., wore or ies elf-assertion all through his musing the thought of, Leah-. Hasting. She -was the brightest of his older pupil ml had evounimreu witu mm some 'Of ilie'studles lie wus trying to "make p" 'during tfio'summor.' But It wus bt a-i hU pup)l llmt ' ho remembered Leah, it was as the' ''say .and light- hearted yet, woraauly, girl, with hor great, serious eyes and. frmlc rallo, "A euriout mixture she was, in deed," thought the lawyer. "Our love teem like aoine faraway dream, some bright Idyll. I won 4er, if we had not qaar- tolled, bow she would have changod anr life, with her high ideals and aaappv nature f A alight lomid at the open door startled him ; he turned his hoad mid saw a woman Handing there, half healtatlug, on the threshold. "I beg your pardon," she began, "I thought" but something fnmlliar In the man's face stopped her. A for him, ho knew from the first moment that it was Leah Hasting. With all the change that time hnd wrought in her and they were not few he could not mistake that long remembered fnco. In a moment, she, too, recognized him, doubled fully at first, but with a growing certainly In hor faco as she studied him. He realized with some satisfaction that he had the advantage of her In self-possession, since she could have had no thought of acting him, while tho meeting wns to him quite within the realm of possibilities whon ho ar il red in Mitlne. "Well, Mis Hastings," ho began, "ilils is indeed an unexpected pleas ure. Who could, have thought that yours would be the first tamlliar face I should sco on my return to the old place?" As he spoke ho advanced towards her, holding out his bond. She put her in it, saying composedly; "Am I Indeed tho first? Your com ing Is unexpected, then." You do not say ihnl you aro glad to welcome me back. But I remem- that you never would be convention.' al," he said, taking a subtle pleasure In the confusion which he could see tho was trying hard to conceal Bat those few words, half in mock ery, half In challenge, put Leah at her case. Looking him directly in the face, she responded : "Why should wo bo expected to wclcomo people whom wo havo long learned to live without, and whom we never expected to see again? It U like the sudden stopping of a train: t gives you a backward jerk that isn't altogether agreeable, "True," ho ainworcd, rather sadly, I suppose I've lost all claim to any one's interest down this way. I only hepo my brothor won't think so, too, when I walk in on him unan nouncod." There was a moment's silence, Mark looked at the woman before im, noticing the changes in hor. Tho beauty of nineteen had faded, but enough of it yet remained to make, with the added strength and character of later year, a face that was at tractive I said 'Miss Hastings,'" began the lawyer again. "Was I right, or havo vou laid aside tho old namo with oth er relics of tho past?" Thoro was the faintest poisiblo flush on her chook ns she amwered I have kept my name, with my un conventionality "I had fallon into quite a roverio, a I sat here, ovor old icenos and face. Do you recollect tho tint day I taught (chool here, and what a peck of troublo those little tow-headed Briggs children gave me? It was a long st ugglo, but I subdued them before the end of the term." He wont on reflectively and in an Indifferent tone, as if ho were talking of some one elso: "Tliore was another pupil, though, who gavo mo more troublo than any of thorn and whom I never fully con quercd. W hat a little nu t you were anyway, Leiiht" You know I never was that," she said gravely "Well, no, to do you justice, you woron't. I believe you really though' yon wore m earnest for a while. Yo, I'll do you the justice to think you de ceived yourself as well as me." His tone was more serious now and he glancod furtively at Leah to see how she was taking his words. But she remained silent, nor could he read hor thoughts in her face. Leah," he began, abruptly, "I wish you would explain your action tliore at the lust I never could see why and now, after all these years, I should Just like to have It cleared up. Wou't you luton to my side and toil me your?" for a few moments she did not re ply, but stood looking off over tlio hills, where the sun was Just sinking from sight. "What Is the use?" she said at last. "It Is all over long ago, and wo have come to au age where we can over lookand forglvo without oxplana. lions. We both mlsuuderstood and misjudged each other of that I have long been snre. Let It rest at that." But I cannot be content with that. I thought 1 bad put it all out of my life, Leah. It has been a busy Ufa, aud I have takeu eare that I should have but little time for thought. 1 schooled myself to keep all thought of you from my mind, and for tho most part I have succeeded. I thought I oould go oa to the end but now that I e ro again the vears that lie U tween our youth and now are as if they had never been. Leah, I can't believe but that you care yot,too. Let us rectify our mistake and end our live as we should have llvod thorn to. gethorl" No, no," she said, putting out her hands as If to push the thought away. It Is too late. We have been learning to llvo alone. We have each made our own Ufa ana found a certain happi ness in it. It Is too Into to make a change. What have our lives In com mon yours, a lawyer's, buy and studious, passed In a great city, and touched on all side by interests of whose vory existcttco I am ignorant) mine, a quiet, country life, spent almost in solitude, with cares and pleasures that to you would seem potty? Thoy would clash if brought together." By some trick of fancy, Mark Houghton remumliored at that Instant that It wa nt this door they had first told their love. That was at sunset too, and not far away a In own thriiBh was singing his Joyous vesper song. "You will thank me for what I have said when you get back to Now York," Leah continued, her voice trembling a little, but her eyes looking steadily into his. Aud In hi heart ho felt that she was right light at least as to the difficulty of welding their two lives into one. But for a iittio wliilo ho continued to urge hor to reconsider. She only shook hor head aud said gently: "It is too late. Wo must not add to our folly by making a greater mis take limn that of our youth." At last he turned to go. "I hope I shall feel one day that you arp right," lie said. "Good-by." At that moment a brown thrush on a tree-top near by broke out into a flood of melody. He sang as joyous ly a if all the world were young and tho only natural conditions woro hap piness. At tho sound Louli turned her head with a startled look of recollection. Hor eyes met Mark's. "It is not too late, Leahl" ho cried, catching her hand. "Listen I our old friend advUcs us just as he did tho first time love and ho happy 1 There 1 time enough yet, 1 there not?'' And someway she could no longer find it in heart to say "No." Now York World. A Qnoer Chinese Feast. Of the many feasts of tho Chlneso the most remarkable is known as "Tho Feast of Lantern." It Is cele brated on tho ilfteonth day of tho first month of each year. On this occasion every person Is obliged to sot out lan terns at his doors and windows, the size, number and colors of which de pond on the llnanclal standing or tho fauuticism of tho devotee During this festival they spond their time in attending all sorts of entertainments, such us balls, plays, fan-tan assem blies, dancing hulls, etc. Tho millions of different colorod lanterns aro each prouided with from two to a dozen, and some of the lurgest (which aro in some instance a bin as a small house) nre provided with 107 caudles, never more, and surrouuded with bou-firo. Tho Chinese ascribe the origin of tliis festival to the following melan choly occurrence i One evening, as the daughter of an old MuuOarlu wa walking by the side of a river, she fell in and was drowned. The dis consolate father, In order to recover the body, which hud been observed to float out into the ocean at the mouth of tho river, put to ca, attended by all the poplo of the neighborhood) each ourrymg a lantern; but, after a fruitless search, thoy woro forced to return without tho body of the girl. The old Mandarin was a mau much beloved by the people, and ever since, upon the annual recurrence of the day when the child was drownod, the people of that viomity tuke lanterns and stroll up and down the soushore aud back a way from the mouth of tho river, each luntern-boarer pretending to be iu search of something. Tho custom of lighting the lantern gradu ally spread all ovor Chinu. Tho peo ple outsido of the immediate neigh- li . . I . ji r. , 1 t f w hat'. fltn rv t I wua Uvuivuu v. vri.wv .au M ' . I' drowned, however, do not iro to the trouble of doing more than light and set out their lanterns. St. Louis Republic. An Exception. Mr. Sportifollo There Is talk of having a regular Spanish bull-light at the World's Fair. Miss Tendermlss That would be terrlblo, horrible, disgusting, wicked unless the bull is to be the one that chased me last summer. -New YoiJ' Weekly. , The value of the product of Ameri can manufactories for the year 1898 Is ( -sllmated to neve been I7.S1S. 000.000. FOR FAUX AND GARDEN. MANAGEMENT OF CALVES. Tho young calves will be very thankful for a small allowance of mixed menl and bran, given once a day. If this is given by hand, in a dish, it will tamo the young things and make them so docile that there will bo no trouble when the calves grow up to cow's estate, and must be milked and handled. A heifer coming In should never need to be brokou. This training, not breaking, should be done early mid in the winter when the opportunities are plenty, and If well douo there will bo no bad habits to be broken. The care should bo to lead the young animal by degrees from one stage to another to perfect familiarity with Its keeper. There will be no vicious or refractory cows In a dairy managod in this way. American Agriculturist. flROWINrt SMALL FRUITS. To grow small fruit plants, like strawberries, ruspberries, etc., from the seed, requires a good deal of painstaking work, which Is done mainly, if not sololy, for the purpose of producing new varlctlos. The meth od Is a follow: The fruit Is gathered whou perfectly ripe and manipulated o as to mash the pulp thoroughly and yet not injure the aeeds. The seed aro thou wushed out, dried and sown cither broadcast or In drills. They can all be sown in tlio fall, though, with the exception of strawborrics, they will not usually germinate until spring. So they can as well bo sown in tho spring. When grape seeds aro kept until spiing, it is best to soak them for 21 hours iu tepid water bvforo sowing, a tho outor shell, or covering, becomes vory hard, and soaking ! necessary to soften it, in order to glvo a good germination Sow in a sandy loam, woll prepared, and cover the seed an Inch deep. The work of cultivating will bo easier if the sowing is done in drills or rows. Thoro Is so much uncertainty nbotit tlio quality of tlio fruit from the cod ling plants that this mode of propaga tion is advisable only as au experi ment for the purpoio of dovoloptng now varlotios. It is practiced mainly by uurorymon. St. Louis Republic, CHOOSINO A BREED. Many failures iu practical-poultry-keeping aro duo to the choice of tho wrong breed of fowls. For tho fancier, who breeds for pleasure, tho advlco to select tho breed he like the host may bo sufiloieut, but for the practical poultrymaii such advlco is not a u in dent Ho should chooso a breed, first, for tho special object In view, whether eggs, or poultry, or a combl nation of tho two; secondly, for the requirements of his markot whether tho eggs must bo whllo or colorod, or tho skin of the poultry yollowor white; thirdly, foi id situation, whothor it bo a cold and exposed ono, or a warm and sunny ono, as soino broods will do admirably in one situation and but in differently or wretchedly in anothor The Dorking, for example, is a fail uro In a damp situation but in Its na tive homo It Is a great succos. Having selected lor theso reasons, he can usually give play to his fancy in color. Many broods have several varlotie the Leghorn, for exanrplo has no less than nlue, the Cochin four and so ou. If tho breed answer hi purpose, usually oue variety of that breed will be noarly a welt suited to that purpose as another, and he can select the variety he likes best. But If ono varloty be hotter suited to his purposo thau the otbors of the brood, eveu if lie likes some other varloty bettor, ho should select the oue best sultod to bring the result he is seek' lug. To do otherwise is to adopt un businesslike mot hods, and Invite fail ure. American Agriculturist. MAKING GAltDEH. It is worth while to give a little careful attention to getting tho ground ready for making garden. On tho first day whon it Is possible to get out rake up all of the odd and end Into a pile In oue comer of the yard, Leuvcs, stalks, old roots and the like , , i , , , . . . , , , i ' . ,, ',, up around the sidos of the heap, leav ing tho top open. Upon this pour all of the suds from the weekly wash au any dish-water or slops that are to be thrown out. This will serve a double purpose by keeping the water from tho back-yard and also preparing most useful aud valuable fertilizer for the garden-bod. Any bits of sod or deoayed vegetables are a useful addi- tlou to this heap, provided they are thoroughly soaked and kept at some dlstauoe from the bouie. A pall of strong potash or soda- water will do much toward hastening the process of disintegration, aud the potn'h is an Invaluable agent for de stroying any gorm Of disease that may possibly lurk about such a placo. A little cure In this direction will pro vide a number of bushels of the most useful compost This Is excellent for lettuce and radish-hods and should be worked in to about three or four Inches of the top toll. On heavy or clayoy lands this may be still further Im proved and' tucrensed by tho addition of ashos either from coal or wood. The ashes should be passed through a lino sieve so that no cinders or coal will remain in them. Add this to tho compost heap, work the mass thor oughly Into tho garden beds, and the results will repay tho tlino and trouble of preparing It. New York Ledgor. CARK OE SHEEP IN TI1F. sTMN(l One Important Item in'ahcep man agement, writes a correspondent of the St. Louis Republic, is to keep Iu a good thrifty condition. It is only when being fed for market that it Is necessary to fatten them. In the spring it Is not a good plan to turn ho sheep out Into the pastures until tho grass lias made growth onough to furnish thom with a full food. The early growth of grass Is nearly always watery and on this account furnishes but littlo nutriment, and when, iu addition, the shoep must bo content with short rations tho results are rarely satisfactory. With all kinds of stock it is qulto au licm to make the chiingo from dry to green feed gradually. While a varloty Is always best, It should bo understood that all radical changes should be innilo by degrees, and no change Is of more Importance thau that of getting on dry feed in the fall and changing to grcon feed iu tho spring. In most casos it wi'l bo best to con tinue giving dry focd for sovcral days after the shcop nre turned Into tho pastures. A very good plan of man agement with sheep is to pen or shelter thom at night and fcod dry feed and then let them run in tho pastures dur ing tho day, at flrst turning thom out tor only a short tlmo aud Increasing as they becomo accustomod to the change. Sheep at this season should be kept out of the rain, and it Is better to con flno rather than to allow them to bo exposed to wot. Keep salt whero they cm help them selves. ThI Is especially nocossary when thoy aro first lurnod out on tho pastures. They should also havo access to plenty of water. It will pay to continue giving tho cwos that are suckling lambs a light fcod of grain daily, and It will also bo bost to do this with the lambs that aro intended for oarly market, as it is especially an item with iheso to push a rapidlv as possible. It is noarly always bost to shear as early us tho season will admit. When ever tho weathor Is warm and settled the work should be done; In fact, it will bo best to sheltor at night, and on rainy days a fow times rathor than let tho ihcop carry thoir wool aftor tho woathor gols warm. Bo f oro tlio shoep are turned into the pastures nil the lambs should bo dockod and tho maios castrated. This Is necessary not only in ordor to main tain health, but also to avoid the loss of more of less wool. After the sheep get accustomod to the grass they will usually need vory little attention until timo to (hoar, and should under ordi nary conditions make a rapid gain. FARM AND GARDEN NOTES. Do not expect an incubator to hatch a bettor percentage of egs than the hen. Millet Is a good grain to food whole to young chickous. A selected lot of a dozen hens will lay ns many eggs as the average farmor will want for hatching. If posilblo sot duck eggs under hen, as they mako bettor mother and will find feed for the duckling, which a duck will not do. If It is too often the caso that when pullet are yarded with the old heus thoy are ouly half fed. riymouth Rocks pay best whou two years old aud should nearly al ways be sold when past three vears old. Oats form a good dlot to reduco the fat of hen that aro too fat to lay. If given hor liberty the turkey ben will noarly always make hor nest away from the farm buildings. Just before the eggs are expected to hatch It will bo a good plan to exam ine the nests and eggs for Hoe. Where stock is properly kopt, the cheapest growth Is made under one year old. It Is useless to keep stock for profita ble beef produotlon uulesi good stock Is leoured. FOR THE HOUSEWIFE. TO DESTnOT ANTS. Fumllles troubled with ants can get rid of tiro in a follow t Take a medium-sized bath spongo, wot it and wring li out; sprinklo about a table spoonful of ft no white sugar on the ponge and work tho sponge botweea the hands In such a manner as to force the sugar into It; put the sponge In tho place Infested by the ants and every two or tlnoo hour pour boiling wuter on the sponge, after placing It iu a basin. Now York World. MILK FOR INVALIDS. The use of milk and eggs ns a diet or an aid In building up a patient is often a trial to tho nurse. Many patients wllltako milk slightly warm, or even hot, and digest It readily, when cohl milk causes distress. It Is an excellent plan, suggosts Tho Nurse, to rinse the mouth with cold, cool or hot wuter, as preferred, before and after drtuklng milk. Thetasio left In tlio mouth of many person after a drink of mllk,ospociully a small quan tity often causes the patient to dislike The secret of success is giving milk and eggs to those who would rather not take them is to prepare them lu different way. For a doli rato stomach the white of tho egg, welt beaten, addod to hot or cold milk swcoleued to taste, will ofteir provo tempting when even tho sight of tho yolk with milk is unploasuut After a tlmo a littlo of the yolk may bo used, the white of tho egg being addod last and not stirred into tho milk, but left at the top of tho glass for ornaments. II WHEN Id IME-CRLST. A cooking-school formula for a flaky, light aud hygienic pie-crust con. sist of ono mensuro of shortening, one-half sweet, fresh lard, and one- half good butter, and threo mcasuros of sifted pastry flour, nuido from win ter wheat. The shortening should be cold, having st tod In the refrigerator or other cool placo at least an hour be- foro using. Put the glvou ingredionts into a chipping bowl, uud with the kuifo mix (ho buttor mid lurd well through the flour. Do this as lightly as possible and In a cool place. Whon tho shortening is all In pieces or flake, no latiror than a poa, pour on a little ice water ho re and thoro and mix and pick tlio dough up lightly with a fork. Add about three-fourths of a moasuro or cup of ico wator In mixing. Tho exact quantity will depend on tho quality of tho flour. Tho mix ture should bo wot enough to make tho dough hold together. Add a dust of salt, dust your board with flour, and turn out tho dough. Dust the top so that the rolllug-piu will not stick, and flatten tho crust lightly with the rolling-pin. Fold tho crust lu three and roll again; tills should be done three timos in all; the third timo rol ling ou the crust thin euough to bake, and fitting to tho tins. The crust should only bo rolled hard onough to mako the flakes adhere, not euough to mix. Now York Tost RECIPES. Klopps Chop flue sufficient cold chicken, veal or mutton to make one pint. Add one tonspoouful salt, dash of rod popper and whites of three eggs. If eggs are too largo two may answer. The meat must bo limply moist. Make into ball, drop luto boiling water, cook five minutes. Serve hot with oyster uuce or sauce supcome. Sauce supremo rut one table spoonful of batter and one of Hour In a saucepan. When molted add half pint of white stock. Stir until boil ing. Add two tahlospoonfuls cream, yolks of two egg, half tcaspoonful salt, dash of pepper and a tuhlespoon ful finely chopped parsley. Do not boll after adding yolks. Beef Dulls The beef I seasoned as for sandwiches, and rollod betwoeu the bands Into balls the slzo of mar bles; place a plate In tho ovon or on tho stove until hissing hot; polish with salt, so as to render it perfectly smooth; thou having shaken off" the salt, placo the balls on the plate and toss until lightly searod. This is the most dlgostlhle and agroeable manner of preparing raw beef. Logical. Mrs. J. John, what time Is It? John (half asloop) Ugh? Mrs. J. (twenty minutes later) John, what lime is it? Johu Ugh ? Mrs. J. (one hour later) Johu, what tlmo Is it? John Seven o'clook, Mrs. J: Well, why couldn't you have said so an hour ago? John Became ' It wasn't . seven I o'clock then. Harper's Baser.
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