It Is safer to marry a thrifty woman
With IS cents thnn it is to wed
tain bello with $tfi,000.
The anion In China should at once
import tho collie cano rush and
popularise It lr tho provinces. It would
glvo the Boxers a chance to work o(I
that gouge fooling.
Male students of the Vlonnn univer
sity recently resented the admission
of female student to tho philosoph
ical facult's lectures by raising a
riot which stopped the lectures.
Austria is evidently behind the timet
In educational matters.
Out of the wilderness of dietary
theories In which we are now roam
ing bewildered raw meat, raw wheat
and all we may emerge Into a gas
tronomic Canaan of content. But tho
man who Is Inclined to lot well enough
alono will watch the other fellow ex
perimenting and himself stick to the
diet that "agrees with him."
There Is no cau'so for immediate
alarm at tho statement of an eminent
mathematician that In 10 centuries tho
population of tho United States will
fxcoed 40,000,000.000. This would bo a
density, counting cur present area, of
over 11,000 to a square mile. Even If
any of us should live till that day
there would popslbly be no scarcity of
provisions.
A New York Judge has decided
that a diamond collar button is an
article of Jewelry and not personal
attire, and thnt It must be loft In the
safe If a hotel Is to be responsible for
It. If New York City is shocked by
tho appearance of men without col
lars In transit from hotel offices to
their rooms this Judge will be en
tirely to blame.
In Kurope there continues to be
considerable, discussion of the ex
haiiHtlon of forest resources. A late
review of tho wood Imports and ex
ports of Franco and other countries,
in the Revue Sclontifiquo, loads to the
conclusion thnt a wood famine is
soon coming. The problem is less
acute in the United States, where
reforestation is urged chiefly for cli
matic purposes, but tho prospect of a
wood famine has been conBldered
even .here.
While naval authorities In Kurope
and America are cogitating over and
experimenting In desultory fashion
with wireless telegraphy, little Japan
has bought two complete Marconi
plants, with an effectivo radius of
125 miles for immediate installation
on two first class Japanese cruisers.
Among nations, as in lesser political
or domestic organizations, It some
times happens thnt tho latest comer
runs most swiftly and eagerly In the
unending race of material progress.
Through investigations by the
United Slutes flab commission, con
ducted on the Now Kngland coast, it
has been shown that the cultivation
of clams for tho market, as. oysters
are cultivated. Is, under certain con
ditions, a practicable and profitable
Industry. This Is valuable information,
in view of the rapid depletion of the
soft, or, as it is commonly known, the
long neck clam, along tthe New Eng
land shores. Success in the culture Is
largoly a question of a proper food
supply, and much depends also on the
nature of the ground. Clams will not
thrive in a purely sandy bottom;
neither will they grow in a soft mud.
The bottom must be a mixture with
Just sand and mud enough to make
a firm bed. They will sot bout, it was
found, whore there is a rapid current,
which keeps any sediment from set
tling. The current, too, brings more
food.
The assertion of Professor Nathan
iel Schmidt of Cornoll university at
the New York State Conference of re
ligion in New York City that he did
not bellevo that the average Runday
school teacher was competent to
teach a Sunday school class calls at
tention to the plan, already in op
eration to some extent, of employing
paid teachers for such work. Within
a few days the pastor of a Boston
church, where the system of' hiring
trained teachers for Sunday school in
struction has been tried, reported eu
thuBlaBtlcally in Its favor. In some of
the wealthy congregations in and near
New York City, there are already
paid Sunday Bchool teachers, espe
cially those who have charge or infant
classes. By the Boston experiment it
was found that good Btory tellers were
the moat successful of the paid teach
ers. The hearty applause that Professor
Schmidt received would seem to indi
cate that an effort to train or secure
really competent Sunday sobool teach
ers would be a move in the religious
field that Would command instant approval.
JUST A LITTLE SONO.
Just a little ko-.ib, dear,
When flu- heart i t-nyj
Just n liltliiK measure
in the lonesome day;
Just n thrend of melody
Uri the weary way.
Just n little smut, dear.
When the burden hinds;
Just a minted of amnio
When Hie toiler finds
Life a little wearing.
And the day's work itrinds.
Collier's Weekly.
m a mm UbVIlfTflV
OF
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A LOVE STORY.
I Quetr Mistake Which Brought About J
Hanpy Resultt.
It was Just 4 o'clock In the morning
when MlssClnrlrsn Steel crept quiet
ly down stairs and out at the side door.
Bho stood for a moment on the broad
stono stop and took a long, freo
breath, then she went down the gravel
walk into tho street. She turned away
from the village, and, as if with a
definite object In view, walked swift
ly toward the fields and hills to the
north.
It was only since April thnt Elm
vlllo had token a lively Interest In
birds. It had known vaguely that
thoro were birds within its borders
English spnrrows, an oriole or two,
and out In the country Crows, perhaps
a few Jays. This limited ornitholog
ical knowledge hud satisfied Elm
vllle, and when it hoard that In Bos
ton it was the thing to rise early,
tako one's opera glasses and go
"blrdlng" it hnd smiled Indulgently.
That, however, was two years nao and
Elinvlllo was 200 miles from Boaton.
A hundred miles a year was quite
fast enough for a fnd to travel toward
Elmvllle, but when it finally arrived
It was received with enthusiasm.
Tho littlo village suddenly awoke
to the fact that there were birds in
its trees of which It hnd never
dreamed, and birds In its. fields and
pastures whose very names It had
never henr'd. It began to talk wisely
of vlreos and warblers, red starts and
flickers. Quiet folk who had known
of birds 'all their lives suddenly found
themselves In groat 'demand. This
popularity might have turned their
heads had Jt lasted long enough, but
when it was discovered that there
were questions which they could not
answer they were promptly mndo to
know tllolr proper place and to fool
like impostors who have been found
out.
Tho ncwiy aroused interest In birds
took different forms. There wero
some who made up parties and took
long walks in tho woods, where they
talked and laughed so loudly that all
the birds fled before them. This class
enjoyed the bird walks greatly and
went every week. Then there was
young Mrs. Goodnow, who had seen
moro birds than any one else In town,
but who could not tell the song of a
rose-breasted grosbeck from that of
a cuckoo, declaring naively that she
did not care anything about the nqlses
the birds made. Others wondered
how she could know so many blrd3
when she Old not hnve her ears to
help her, but she bad a very ftno pair
of field glasses and unlimited time.
There were the two elder Misses
Steele, who contented themselves
with looking from windows Into the
tops of the elm and maple trees which
grew about their home, and there was
their sister Clarissa, who on this
beautiful June morning, was out in
the country at a littlo after 4.
It was 7 when the walked up the
path to tho side door. She was tired
and very hungry, but she was also
happy and had a quantity of bird
news to tell her sisters. Breakfast
was ready and a delicious odor of hot
coffee came out to her through the
screen door, and she went in eagerly.
She hung her bat in the entry, then
passed on to the dining room.
Usually she greeted her sisters
with a cheery good morning, but this
time she bad hardly crossed tho
threshold before she ivaa aware that
something was wrong. A quick
glance at Elinor and Caroline showed
her that it must be something very
wrong indeed. Her heart began to
beat faster and all the happiness
seemed suddenly to havo gone out of
the morning. She looked timidly at
her sisters and they stared at her in
stony silence.
"What is the matter?" Bho aeked,
tremulously,
"I should not think you would need
to ask that question, Clarissa Maria,
Elinor said In a hollow voice.
"No, I should not think so," echoed
Caroline.
Now it was only about once In three
years that she did anything bad
enough for them to call her Clarlr.sa
Maria, and at that moment she felt
that life was too full of bltteracss to
be borne. She Bank weakly down in
a chair and watted.
"To think," began Caroline, in a
tone of sadness and reproof, "to think
that you should disgrace us, and not
only us, but the good name of our
family, by making your pretended
Interest in blrdo an excuse for going
out mornlngi and carrying on a
flirtation "
"A srandalous flirtation," Inter
rupted Elinor.
"Yes, a scandalous flirtation with
Deacon Upton."
Clarissa started to her feet with a
little cry. "I I never did," she gasped,
while the color rose in her face.
"You saw him this morning. You
don't deny that, I suppose, though I
don't know." and Caroline shuddered.
"Yes," said Clarissa, eagerly. "I did
see him. It was down in Mr. Ames'
meadow, but he wna on one aide of
the river and I on the other, and w
Just stopped to Rpeak about birds for
a minute,"
Elinor smiled sardonically. "And
then," she said, "he kissed his hand
to you not once, but several times,
and you "
"Yes kissed your hand to him,"
finished Caroline, as Elinor paused
and seemed unable to go on, "Yes,
Clarissa Maria, you kli-sed your hand
to him. We know it because Sally
Porter was on the hill and heard your
volee and saw you do it."
"Oh!" cried Clarissa, her face
llghttni "P, "be did not kiss his hand
to mo. How could you think he would
be so silly? Ho was Just, showing me
how to call the birds around. You Just
put your fingers to your lips and make
a smacking sound, so," and she Il
lustrated, "and somehow it makes tho
birds come."
Tho elder sisters looked skeptical.
"That Is a very ingenious excuse,"
said Caroline, coldly. "And how do
explain your conduct?"
There wero tears In Clarissa's eyes
now. "i Just tried to nee if I could
do It," she said, with a little sob.
"Well," said Elinor, "I don't know
how many people will believe you.
You know what Sally Porter is like.
You'd bettor ent your breakfast and
start right out and see and explnln
to all the peoplo she has told the
story to. Come sit down, things will
be stone-cold."
"I don't want any breakfast,
I'm not hungry," and Clarissa went
out of the room with her handker
chief held to her eyes.
An hour Inter Elinor tried Clarissa's
door and found it locked. "You'd bet
ter come down and eat something,"
slue said, but there was no answer
and sho went away.
An hour after that she came again.
This time phe shook the door vigor
ously. "ClnrU'sa," sho called In a
subdued tone, "come down stntrs nt
once. Deacon Upton is hero and
wants to see you."
"Oh. I can't!" cried Clarissa, In a
frightened voice.
"You must," said Elinor, emphatic
ally. "He snys he will wait any
length of time, but he will see you."
Wh"n Clarissa entered the parlor
Deacon Upton roao to mort her.
"Good morning, Jllss Steele," ho
said. Then thry both remembered
thnt they bad met before that morn
ing and there wna an awkward pause.
She looked down at the carpet and
he looked at her.
"1 think. MIps Clarissa," ho said,
desperately, when the silence had be
come unendurable, "I think thnt you
have heard tho sumo thing that I
have." He felt that he had expressed
himself vaguely, but she understood
and nodded her head without look
ing up. She tried to keep her lips
steady, but sho could not prevent '.ho
tears from coming. When the deacon
saw them they seemed to give hlra
the courage of desperation,
"I cannot exprcs to you my regret
thnt I was tho cause the Innocent
cause of giving you pain. I would
do anything In my power for the
privilege of living over this morning
and omitting that scene. Hut only on
your account, remember," he went on,
impetuously, "only on your account.
For myself, 1 would not care who knew
or saw. I would not bo content with
merely kissing my hand to you, either,
and I would be willing to er do It on
the green In front of the postofllce in
slRht of everybody."
Clarissa wna looking at him now,
and tho deacon moved his chair near
er. Her eyea mado him think of
drowning violets, and ho had a strong
desire to save them.
"Clarissa," he said, "did you ever
want something very, very much,
but, knowing that It was far beyond
your reach, after a tlmo almost for
got that you wanted It, and deceived
yourself Into thinking that you were
happy without It? Did you, Clarissa?"
She nodded.
"Well," he went on, "that has boon
my experience, and this morning some
thing happened that brought it all back
to me, and oh, Clarissa! I don't see
how I can ltvo without you any
longer."
She was Ellont for a moment, then
she said, softly, "I don't think you will
have to." Susan Brown Robblns, In
the Chicago Record.
A Frlitity finpnmtltlnn.
A row of paupers' bouses, very
neatly designed, has Just been erected
at Ahnrnclo, Mr. Hudd of Ardna
murcban having advanced a consider
able sum tor building purposes to the
parish council on easy terms. Accom
modation is provided for 10 persons.
A few duyi ngo Mr. H. Mcpherson,
inspector of tho poor, visited Aharacle
in order to superintend the removal
of tho 10 teloctod female paupers to
the new cottages. They all occupied
houses which were in a wretched
ctate of disrepair, yet each of them
resolutely and peremptorily refused
to "filt." In vain did tho inspector
dilate on tho incunsed comfort and
conveniences to bo enjoyed in tho new
dwellings. Tho aged damea were In
vincible proof against all argument
nor did threats of compulsion and
sheriff's warrants have any terror for
them. At length it was elicited that
the disinclination to remove was
based simply on superstition. The
day of the week happened to be
Friday, and it appears that to change
quarters on that particular day consti
tutes a gross and wanton violation of
all the canons governing highland
'fitting." Ou discovering that the per
vorslty manifested by the old women
was mainly attributable to "con
scientious scruples," the inspector at
once agreed to humor them, and tho
removals were postponed until the
following day, whon they were ac
complished without any opposition or
demur. The Scotsman.
TRUNKS FOR RACEHORSIS.
Rlahorntit nittflt unci Xnins .ffwrlr.r Thai
llnvo tn It Cnrrlnil Ainnnri.
When a racehorse distinguishes
himself by winning some important
contest one of tho flint provisions
mado for h.m la an individual trunk
containing an outfit of clothing and
toilet appliances of all sorts. Besides
this, special attendants are selected
to look after his comfort and clean
liness. Tho grooming .of tho horses
now nt Shocpahoad Bay track In one
of the Interesting morning happenings
and gives one a clearer idea of the
value of these animals than their per
formances on the track can present,
however brilliant they may be. When
one observe tho care they receive
and the nicety with which they are
washed, dried, brushed and combed
and the watchful care that is bestowed
upon them as they feed, one realizes
that they represent thousands of
dollars In themselves and in their
posslblo winnings of the future.
Every great laeehorse has hla
trunk. Tho trotting horse Star
Pointer has almost as many trunks
aa a summer girl, but the averago
horse has only ono trunk, very
j strongly built, marked with his name
ana provided wltii a special lock.
Each animal has his own basins,
pans and palla for the toilet, hla feed
ing utensils, brushes and combs. The
pans are usually of agateware plainly
marked with tho horse's name and
are never used by any other horse.
A racehorse may have many sets of
towels of various grades and blankets
of various weights for all weathers.
These are marked and numbered and
are kept bonutlfitlly clean and well
aired. The belongings of the horse are
carried about In his trunk during
periods of travel, and while he Is
visiting In a atrange stable.
Besides all this luxury every great
case and with age and success the col
lection frequently becomes very valu
able. In the casket, Which ia a com
partment of the trunk, are kept the
various trinkets presented by admir
ers. These consist largely of articles
of weer. such as bridles finished In
sliver and gold, sliver chained and
mounted halters, blinkers, with valu
able settings and combs and brushes
mounted In handsome stylo. These
things, although rarely used, and
often of great value, are never kept
on view at tho homes of tho owners
and trainers, but are Invariably
carried about In the horse's trunk,
accompanying him on all his travels.
When at home there are cases and
special receptacles for them in the
stable.
The horses travel in parlor cars
specially constructed with a view to
horse comfort, are tended aa care
fully aa babies and are almost always
loved by their trainers and atablo
boys, especially when their dispo
sitions aro good, and tho ugly
tempered racehorse is the exception
to the general rule. When they win
a great race they are petted and
flattered to auch an extent that were
It not for their proverbial horse sen so
their heads would bo completely
turned.
It haa become q'llte a fashion hero
at the eastern tracks for women to go
Into the paddocks after a race to see
tho victorious hortc. The racehorse
never shows his good breeding more
than on theso occasions. Ho relaxes
from his usual dignity and shows In
every way that ho Is conscious of tho
compliments that aro showered upon
him from pretty' eyes and lips. The
presence of women in tho paddock
before a great race la not encouraged
by owners or trainers, but whon the
rnco la run and won there la a special
welcome for feminine visitors. New
York Sun.
I Frnseti Wlinlen.
The finding of tho skeletons of
whales high up on mountains Ib fairly
common. Their bones have boen
found In Southern California and on
peaks of tho Coast Range. Tho skele
ton of a whalo was discovered In ex
cavating fo' a new street in I.oa An
gcleB. But the whales referred to as
scon in tho Antarctic were all In the
flesh and tho explanation of tho phe
nomena ia as follows: In midwinter
in the Antartlc ocean, some of the
Islands are surrounded by frozen wa
ter to. a distance of 100 miles and
sheets of surface ico reach out from
tho great barriers and Ico cliffs that
characterize tho country. These Ice
fiolda are contlnunlly growing, being
added to by the snow that is blown
from the land upon them; thlB piles
up, adding weight to the Ico which
slowly settles and in time, a long
tlmo, becomes a berg, breaks away
from tho shore and goes drifting
away. During the early stages of this
growth a dead whalo haa been blown
In by a galo and haa stranded on tho
lee cake that nan sunk with tho
weight. The waves roll it and ths
snow blows out from tho Island, and
in tlmo the whalo la covered and froz
en solidly fn. Years pasa and the Ice
becomes a large berg ahleh breaks
away a.-.d foals off.
Sir James Ross was fortunate in ob
serving such a phenomenon. His
party landed on the berg before it
had ceased rocking and found the top
covered with rocks picked up from
the bottom, the berg having turned
over as it rose. Jn such a turnover
an imprisoned whale la lifted from 70
to 100 feet above the sea.
.leieenilml from Miinv Nallam,
The people of the southorn Appal
achian mountains number about two
million, their descent being from the
Scotch, Irish, French Huguenots, Eng
lish and German. They have been In
these mountains since long before the
Revolution. They love their homes
nd mingle but little with the outside
world.
qihe m m condensed
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Locomotive Burtlt and Killed Two Men.
New Oil Field Opened Near Slippery
Rock Another Coal Deal.
Pensions have been granted the fol
lowing persons: Silas A. Bennett, New
Castle, $12; Joint Gilliland, Last Water
lord, $17; (icorge F. Goodman, Port
Royal, fN; Dcwitt C. Henry, Mina, $H;
Willii.ni Kwing, Holt. $12; Martha Park,
Monrocton. $12; Margarctta Simon.
Wilkinsburg, $H; Mary J. Myers. Lew
Iston, $8; Frederick C. Johnson, Titus
villr, $0.
The mandamus proceedings instituted
by eight school districts of Montgom
ery county, against State Treasurer
Harnett and Superintendent c( Public
Instruction SclmelTcr, were brought 13
an end by the State authorities agreeing
to pay the lull amount due the districts
prior to the reduction made by the gov
ernor in the school appropriation.
J. II. McChIIourIi, receiver in AI
loona of county and State taxes, is re
ported to be a defaulter to the extent of
Iroin $30,000 to $50,000. The discov
ery thnt he was short in bis accounts
was made last week. When confront
ed with the charge McCulloitgh broke
down, and admitted that be had embez
zled $10,000.
The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg
Coal and Iron Company has purchased
about 4.000 acres of coal land in White
and Center townships, Indiana county.
The price paid to the land owners vv;'S
$".V5(.?..-6. Operations are to be start
ed at once to develop mines on the ter
ritory. The discovery of a marriage certificate
in a compartment ot an old valise is
likely to bring to an end the contest
over the will of the late Chauncey C.
Aeklcy, who died at Wellsboro three
.cars ago, leaving an estate valued c.t
$.;o,oto.
A heavy explosion of gas occurred
in the ll'dlcnbach mine of the Lehigh
ami Wilkcsharre Coal Company Mon
day, l ive hundred men were at work
at the time. All succeeded in getting
out safely, with the exception of two.
who were probably fatally burned.
At firconsburg options have been se
emed with a view of having same ,'.c
cepled by the county commissioners for
the new co-rt house. The land is one
square 'lli of tin: present court house
and can be secured for the present site
and $50,000.
Much excitement prevails at Slipper..'
Rock ever the disco-ry of oil in a we I
which was being drilled for gas by the
Fort Pitt (las Company on the Trax,
farm, two miles south of town. The p-iy
was tapped in the 100-foot sand and the
well s'.nrted to How.
11. F. Masters, an engineer, of Ncw
tonburir. and John Miller, of Dubois,
were instantly killed and a fireman nam
ed Henry l'atriek was probably fatally
Injured by the explosion of a locomo
tive boiler near McGees Mills.
The bondsmen of Tax Receiver Join
11. McCullough. of Altoona, who con
fessed to being short in bis accounts,
hare agreed to pay $25,000, and Jitdc
Hell has approved tin.' compromise. The
reported shortage was $.to,ooo to $40,000.
The will of Mrs. Caroline Hays, late
of Cnnonsburg, leaves $1,200 to the Pres
byterian board of relief for disabled
ministers and their families, and $1,000
to the Central Presbyterian church, f
Canonsburg.
The Sharon Boiler Works Company
has taken a contract from a Leeds, Knc
land, firm for the erection of a iiiamm v.lt
stand pipe near Buenos Ayres. Argen
tina. The material will be shipped from
Sharon.
A burglar near New Haven, affr
poisoning the watchdog of James Wil
son, an aged inhabitant, overpowered
Wilson and his granddaughter and rob
bed the house of silverware ami heir
looms. Charles Karehciu'r, aged t.1. of Bethle
hem, has returned home, saying he was
kidnaped and chloroformed by two men,
who let him go on learning that he was
a poor boy.
The brick knitting mill of Willliain
Davis, in Dnwningtown, Chester coun
ty, was entirely destroyed by a fire of
incendiary origin. The loss is about $9,
000. Albert Umstead, a farmer of Middle
sex township, Butler county, went vio
lently insane and was temporarily lodg
ed in Butler jail, where he tore 1 if
every shred of his clothing.
The Rev. F A. Garvcy, pastor of St.
iohn's Catholic church, Pittston, has
cen named by the Pope as a domestic
prelate with the title of monsignor and
was invested with the title Sunday.
The decomposed body of a man stii
posed to be George Kelly, a cigarmak
cr of Philadelphia, has been found in
a mill race at Union Furnace, Hunting
don county.
Miss Mary Brodcrick, aged 20 yca.-s.
a sister of Thomas D. Brodcrick, pro
prietor of the Queen City hotel of
Johnstown, dropped dead while at a
dance.
Ida Smith, aged 17, living near Chir
leroi. burned to death, her clothing tak
ing lire at a grate. She ran about tli-?
house until her clothing was burned off
and lingered in agony two hours.
The Grccnsbiirg, Jeanucttc and Pitts
burg Street railway celebrated the open
ing day of the twentieth century by run
ning the first c;ir into Irwin.
Jacob L. Carter, engineer at Buchcr's
planing mill, Altoona, was found de.el
where he bad crawled into a manhole
to repair a leaking pipe.
William Shinabrook. a farm hand, has
been arrested, charged with the murder
of William D. Rebok at Newburg, near
Carlisle.
Warren A. Wilbur, of South Bethle
hem, has given $5,000 to Lehigh Uvi
yersity for the equipment of a mechan
ical laboratory.
The National Malleable Casting Com
pany, of Sharon, will build an addition
lo their plant which will give employ
ment to 100 additional bands.
Ambrose Hawk, a voting bookkeeper,
was found dead near Wilkesbarre with a
bullet hole in his head and a revolver
by his side.
Dr. F. R. Smith, of Philadelphia, left
by hit will $20,000 to Margaret Coyne,
of North Scranton, a trained nurse woo
nursed him six years ago.
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iFAEM TOPICS!
P330000OO0O0C000OOOOC000cS
Who Shnnld Krp Bfl.
Any person who Is fond or tho study
of nntnro, particularly of tho habits of
the honey bee, can succeed, while those
who still cling to the brimstone and1
dlshpnn notion, and who shun the lit
tle pets becnuno they sting should1
avoid this pursuit. A cnreless and lazy;
person is sure to fall. The require
ments are tact, patience, watchfulness
and good Judgment, and ft desire to
emulate the busy humming marauder
and Improve ench shining hour. ,
It r to tt Kind. '
A Texas farm paper says: "Recent
ly a dairyman concluded to test tho
value of noise and confusion amoi.g
his cows. He took ft hired man and a
dug and entered the cow lot and begnn
to raise a great commotion that scared
the tows, but none were bitten by the
dog or struck with the stick the two
men carried. Then the flog was turned
...... .1. A 1 .. I .1 .. I . I.
uui. iiiu em nn iiiiu nnuj uuu eovn
milked. The result was a distinct
falling off In the qunntlty of milk, but
the full significance of the affair was
brought out by the Babcock test,
which showed ft falling off of forty
pe cent, of butter fat. Tho test was'
entirely satisfactory, and there was
no more confusion In that cow lot wltb
the owner's sanction."
Ventltntlng a Stuck,
Many farm products are stacked In
tho field to dry ont before they are
taken Into tho barn or other build
ings. If thrco stakes arc driven Into
THE PtAtf OP VENTILATION.
tho ground sod a V-shaped, Inverted
trough Is placed, as shown In the cut;
and the stack built about the stakes,
the air will havo access to the Interior
of the stack, whence It will pass out at
the top. If stakes sulllclently long hnve
been used. The stakes also servo n'
useful purpose In giving stablllly to
the stack whon being built, and In
holding it up against the effect of
winds thereafter. New York Tribune.
Ruceulont Fond For Bwlno.
ine vaino or succulent rood Tor
swine cannot be said to hnve heeir
generally appreciated among farmers.1
It Is possible In many instances, that
the results In gain have not been am
satisfactory aa was expected, and In
other eases tho feeder may have nr
gued that roots or pumpkins nre too
watery for swine, especially during the
fattening process. Pumpkins have
boen more generally fed than any
other succulent food. They are re
garded as good for thnt purpose, but
Just how good nobody can say with
any degree of accuracy, for. so far as
w.e know, there has been but one ex-
perlmont reported. In thnt case the
pumpkins were cooked and fed with
aborts, and tho cost of every 100
podnds of gain was $200. But Inde
pendent of the vnluo of roots or pump
kins as a direct maker of meat they:
are exceedingly vnluablo in the direc
tion of keeping the digestive organs In
proper condition. It is a severe test
of the vigor of the animal system to
put swlno npou an exclusive diet of
dry grain for months. Carrots, sugar
beets and mangles aro worth far more
thnn they would seem to be as food,
because of their power to correct the;
evil effects of dry feeding. Whatever
may be said for or against the advisa
bility of cooking grain for swine It Is
proper to say In this connection that
there U no doubt whatever that cook
ing largely Increases the value ot veg
etables. Agricultural Epltomist.
Knitting tnlTR.
11 is somctiiing or a ..ihk ror even one
who has had considerable experience
to select a calf that will make a good
dairy cow. Wo should bo shy of one
that wan not from good milking stock
on the part of its mother and both Its'
grandmothers, but If its pedigree was
as long as a page In the herd book, and
It did not suit us In showing what we
call the marks of a gond dairy cow In
well formed udder and teats, and Its
geueral form, we should be quite as
uuwllllliig to rnlso it. But many a
good calf Is spoiled by the feedlna anil
care afterward. .These are the
extremes to be avoided, If feedliJ
as to favor the increase of
deficient a food In auiuunt 1
as to check Its growth. Go
cut hay and a Utile bran or 1
day during the winter is the I
ment, and a few roots or a 11
ago are the cheapest feedf
they produce the best resuf
n warm and comfortable u
no exposure to cold storms.
cold wluds, and uever nllowlif
tyrannized over by older 1
n little petting every day,
H good heifer If the calf UJ
fa U. American Cultivator!