v.
THE GRANGE
Conducted by
J. W. BARROW. Ch.th.m, N. V,
Prem Correspondent New York Stale
Grange
GRANGE JURISDICTION.
Hon Applications For Membership
Prom Another Jnrlndlclion Should
Be Trented. 1
Not a little confusion and sometimes
hard feelings arise from nonobserva
tlon of grange Jurisdiction, says an ex
change. Sometimes the dividing lines
nay be townships, while In other In
stances the lines must be agreed upon
when there aro two or three granges
In one township, and this agreement
must be most carefully observed. If
an application comes luto a grunge for
membership from some person living
within the jurisdiction of another
grange this application should not be
acted upon until the secretary has
communicated with the secretary of
the grange In whose Jurisdiction the
applicant lives. Tho secretary should
Btate that the application had been re
ceived from the person living within
the Jurisdiction of the grange which
he is addressing and ask the grange
addressed to waive its Jurisdiction
over this Individual. When a favor
able report on this point 1ms been re
ceived the grange to which the appli
cation was addressed is nt liberty to
consider It and act upou It. There
have been Instances when a person
falling to secure membership In a
grange in whose Jurisdiction he was
living has applied to a neighboring
grange for admission, has been elected
to membership and then, of course,
has a right to visit as often as ho may
see fit the grange which has refused
him membership, thus securing the
purpose he had In view even though
his presence might not be pleasing to
members of the grange which hod re
fused him admission. lie ulso might
take a demit card, present It to the
grange where he had sought admis
sion nud l e accepted, Inasmuch as only
a majority vote is required to accept
a member on demit. In case It Is sus
pected that such is the purpose of an
applicant coming from another Juris
diction the committee ou his applica
tion should thoroughly Inform them
selves about the applicant and the rea
sons why he failed to secure admis
sion to the grange In his jurisdiction.
This may prevent much unpleasant
ness later on.
CARDINAL PRINCIPLES.
Co-operation and Educational Work
Chief Annul Grange Object.
Co-operation Is a cardinal principle
of grange work. Co operation In be
ing mutually helpful to one another In
the affairs of life is grange teaching
and practice. Co-operation In selling
farm crops or In purchasing farm sup
plies has saved thousaads of dollars to
members of the Order. There are
many granges throughout the United
States In which the combined pur
chases for the farm and family will
run from $25,000 to $50,000 a year.
Saving Is made In middlemen's com
missions and also In securing whole
sale prices on supplies purchased. A
notable feature of grange co-operation
Is that of fire Insurance companies op
erated by and for members of tiie Or
der. New York state grange insurance
companies alone carry over $101,000,
000 Insurance on farmers' property at
about one-half what It would cost In
old line companies. Grange stores,
when run on strict business principles,
have been found provable, aud there
are many such throughout the country.
While these flnanci.il benefits do ac
crue ts those who care to avail them
selves of the various methods of co
operation made possible by the grange
as a farmers' organization, greater aud
more far reaching than these is the
educational work of the grange, not
only In developing the crude talent.
It may be, of Its mcaibcrs and awaken
ing latent possibilities, but In the es
tablishment of a vigorous n.n'lcultural
sentir.icnt in every community where 1
a gra;ige exists. With tho rapid ad- '
Vance i made In this county I:i manu
facturing and commercial Interests
there has been a relative decline In
agricultural sentiment.
The promulgation of tho ii'eu through
the th invalids of sn'-or.V.a.ito gr.mgos
In the kaJ that a .:':-.:i. -.:: ui'tor
all, the Lasic lndus(.-y and that It I
should be dealt vi!'.i acor.'.lnjly Is the '
ever pro":!:-.t duty of tho grunge.
The Grange For lleform.
"The groat a.' publicity that cau be
given grange n ws the lioUer," says N.
6. Piatt, treasurer of Comet icut state
grange, in the New England Home
stead. "The grange is not only doing
work right In the home field that Is
profitable and has shown itself so all
over our little state In elevating tho
Social conditions, in encouraging the
young to like rural life and in demand
ing and receiving the respect and at
tention of all classes of people, but in
Connecticut it has begun a forward
movement In seeking to correct abuses
In public office, particularly as to fees
and salaries."
A BaNtne C.rnnve State.
Michigan Information bureau has
been doing a great business for the
Patrons In that state. Within a year It
bas sold or exchanged for them more
than 1,000,000 acres of land, 1,000 head
pf cattle, 2,000 horses, 10,000 sheep, 80,
)6o hogs, 8,000 bushels clover seed, be
tides other less Important transactions.
State Grancea to Meet.
The thirty-third annual session of the
ts'ew Hnmpshlre state grange will be
icld In Concord Doc. 18 to 20 next
lie Pennsylvania state grange Win
Meet In Dubois, Pa., TJec, 11 to 14.
Too Lot and Too IDuh.
"Do employers hire men and then
pay them wbnt tht.v think them worth
or do they fix saluiles aud then get
such men as they eau to fit them?"
asked a young man who hud been go
ing through tho experience of changing
his work. "I won't try to answer my
question, but I will tell you a story. I
called upon a manager to talk with
him about a place of responsibility
which I knew ho had to offer. He
seemed taken with me and I think hud
his mind made up to employ me. Final
ly he asked me how much salary I
woulJ ' puct.
" 'I should say about $150 a month,'
I answered.
"Immediately his face fell. Tin sor
ry,' he said, 'but I expect to pay ?2.5H0
a year, and I want a $2,5(10 man.
Good morning.'
"From there I went to Inquire about
another place. Again I seemed to suit,
aud we got to the question of wages.
I knew the firm was not In the habit
of spending much money. If I was to
get the position I must bid low, and
so I suggested $123 a month.
" 'I'm sorry,' was the reply, 'but we
can't pay more than $100. I know
you're worth more and the work Is
wortli more, but we haven't got the
money to spend, that's all. Good
morning.' "New York Tost.
The Study of Medicine.
The study of medicine Is the study
of man and of his relations to his en
vironment. It Is the broadest and
most useful of all the professions. A
skillful physician can find opportunity
for the employment of his highest skill
in a hovel as well as In a palace. He !
is alike welcomed by the king and by ;
the peasant. Tho exuetious of the phy
sician's calling ore more severe than )
thoso of any other profession. Ho :
must be content to hold nil his personal
plans for pleasure, profit or recreation j
subject to the exigencies of many oth- I
er lives as well as of Ills own, bo that
his life must be less regular than that
of other men. He belongs, to the social
fire department. He must often Im
peril his health, even his life, to save
the health and lives of others. He
must be content with a short life. But
nil these disadvantages are Induce
ments to the man who desires to live
up to the highest and noblest ideals.
From "Starting In Life," by N. C.
Fowler, Jr.
The r'lnent Ennllnh Ode.
Among the many flue odes In the
English language Macaulay has char
acterized Dryden's "Alexander's Feunt" j
as the noblest, and Dr. Itlehard Gar- j
nett agreed with him In thinking It the
finest ode we have. The full title is
"Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of i
Music an Ode For 8t. Cecilia's Day."
Spenser's "Eplthalamlum," Mllton'f
"Ode on the Nativity," Keats' odes "To
a Nightingale" and "On a Grecian Urn"
and Shelley's' "To a Skylark" ore all
notable Instances of this class of poem,
and to these must be added, though
their form Is Irregular, Wordsworth's
magnificent "Intimations of Immor
tality" and Tennyson's "Ode on the
Death of the Duke of Wellington."
Prunlno; Tomatoen.
Men and women wl grow a few
Hue tomatoes In their own gardein for
their own use have long practiced
more or less pruning of the vines.
Frunlug Is also practiced systematical
ly when tomatoes are grown lu hot
houses. As a rule, the field culture of
tomatoes Is not sufficiently remunera
tive to make pruning profitable. Pro
fessor Muuson found that pruning the
plants after a part of the fruit had set
increased the yield more than one-third.
This was under conditions of field cul
ture, It Is possible tint where the
market Is good an increase of one-third
lu the crop would pay for the work of
pruning. Country Gentleman.
Their Mecca.
"But, dear." said the caller. "1 don't
see why you should ca"e to change the
name of your eharmin,; little country
place. Idlcwhilc is so romantic. It
seems to signify dreamy Idleness."
"That's just the trouble." replied the
ln::s.nvif. "It was too suggestive."
"In wlnt way?"
''. it attracted all the tramps In
i ho county." Chicagi News.
False i:."i)nniy,
There Is a vast difference between
iho economy wiikh administers wisely
:i;il that niggardly economy which
i;av..s for tiie sake of saving and
spends a dime's worth of time to save
a i-.!:my. I have never known a man
w'aj ovsrestlmnted the Importance of
saving pennies to do things which be
to::.": to largo minds. Success Maga
zine. Working Hard.
The little boy's father had come
home from his office early and was
lying down for a nop before dinner.
The little lad's mother sent him up
stairs to see If his father wos asleep.
Ho returned with this answer: "Yes,
mamma, papa Is all asleep but his
nose."
DlaconrairlnK.
"You look discouraged."
"I am. Another college has just con
ferred the degree of LL. D. on my
Undo Benjamin. There Isn't likely to
be much left for me when ho dies."
Chicago Record-Herald.
A Mean DIk.
Miss Passe I have had many chances
to marry. Only a short time ago a
man told me of his love. Miss Pert
Did he also tell you the. name of the
lady? Meggeudorfer Blatter.
Hla Religion.
"Money Is his religion."
"Yes; his wife Is afraid to aslc for
ley. It's a subject too sacred to men
': i "-Illustrated Bits.
kMN GARDEN
GRAPE GROWING.
The Girdled and liiKlrclli-il Fruit.
I Winter I'runlnsr.
In reference to tho grapes here
shown, which were grown In Litchfield
county, I'oiin., the grower was very
careful to make plain that he does not
ordinarily believe In girdling grapes. It
causes the fruit to grow much beyond
Its natural size, but the quality is nev-
OlllDLED GRATES.
er Improved nud Is usually Injured, says
New England Homestead. In the same
paper Professor Gulley writes of the
best time to trim grape vines, as fol
lows: The best time to trim grapes Is early
winter. Days can then be selected that
ore mild and the ground dry. It can
be done at any time before the vines
start in the spring. If trimmed after
the sap starts they may run or bleed
badly. Do not, however, omit the trim
ming If the work has been left so late,
as the surplus wood left ou the vine
would do far more damage than the
bleeding from one year's trimming.
When done lu early winter the vine
should be cut free from the trellis, let
ting It fall to the ground or ns near It
ns It .will. This Is to prevent the break
ing of the vlue or trellis by snow when
It settles. If It should happen to be
deep or drift It also protects the vine
from extreme cold.
In places where there Is dnnger from
cold, a few brush laid over the vines
when trimming add much to their safe
ty. Do not use for this purpose any
thing like straw or manure that may
UNQIllDLEI) GRAPES.
attract mice. Very early In the spring
before work Is hurrying the vines cau
be taken up and again tied to the
trellis. As to general care, cultivation
and fertilizing, what will grow corn
will grow grapes.
Winter Feed Inn.
I have very little choice between the
Shorthorn, the Hereford and the An
gus. All are good. The Shorthorn
takes a littlo more corn than the other
two and will not winter on rough treat
ment ns well. My cattle are bought as
near home as possible, so no time Is
wasted getting them acclimated.
I have never had to go over sixty
miles for them any time. When the
cattle arrive at the farm, sometimes by
rail, sometimes by land, they are turn
ed on the pasture until the grass Is
gone ami frosts become frequent, which
Is generally between Nov. 1 and l.Y
when the cattle are brought in - aud
sorted up for the winter feeding. The
plon heretofore has been to select tjie
largest and fattest steers for the winter
feeding. Hon. E. J. Humphrey, West
Virginia, In American Agriculturist.
Testing Seed Corn.
When seed corn Is received In the
ar two or three kernels from each eai-
, should be removed and tested. Those
I ears which . show poor germinating
I qualities can be rejected. On the other I
hand, if shelled corn is purchased the !
kernels from the ears of low vitality
"l Cl III1IIU UMK (TUHCL UIC 11IIAUU III!
the others and cannot be separated.
, The result must necessarily be a pool
' stand and a reduced yield.
The Apple.
All diseased fruits on the ground
should be carefully collected as soon an
they fall. They should be removed1
i from the orchard and destroyed cither
1 by drying and subsequent burning or
by burying thorn In a deep trench,
i which is carefully covered with soil aft
I erward.
Hitter Rot.
i Under no circumstances should tho
: rotted fruits bo allowed to remain ly
i lug on the ground under the treof
through the winter.
Dried apples on the trees should be !
picked and burned as soon after the '
fall of the leaves as possible. j
1
AFTER HARVEST.
Importance of Saving Sltrogea la
the Soli.
One thing we feel inclined to talk
about every year is the mistake of let
ting cornfields or other cultivated
ground remain bare through t he fall
and winter. A considerable loss 'of
ultrogen results from this practice.
After the summer crop Is taken off tin?
processes of n' .a;lon go on in the
soil, especially if stable manure has
been used. Nltrillcatin.i menus the
process by which nitrogen Is mai'.e
soluble or available. Wheu made over
Into thle form It Is quite easily wash
ed out of the soil and Inst. When soil
Is left bare after harve.'t considerable
loss will occur lu this way, but when
some living crop Is growing on the
ground this new crop will obtain most
of tiie nitrogen and save It for us.
This nitrogen problem Is the most im
portant tiling on our farms. We must
buy it In one form or nnntiier, and It Is
constantly struggling to get away from
us. It Is the part of 'good farming to
capture ami save all we cau. If noth
ing else can be done, sow rye on all
bare hinds. If you cannot plow, har
row ontl seed. There lire some excep
tions to this. One Is where the sod Is
filled with white grubs, lu that case
it Is belter not to seed, but to plow
and keep the surface well stirred
through fall and early lu spring. The
constant cultivation Is the best method
of lighting these Insects. Iturnl New
Yorker.
PURE WATER.
A Filtering Derlce and Storage St
tem Combined.
In tills day and age, when sanitary
conditions are of the first Importance,
when everybody wants the sweetest,
pleasantest and us nearly pure wuter
as It Is possible to obtain for domestic
use. It does seem to me strange that so
many 111 devised filters are lu use.
writes a contributor to Farm and Fire
side. I know that most methods em-
CIHTEllN FIIiTEH.
ployed are failures lu that they permit
too much foreign matter to be carried
Into the cistern to decay and become
lilthy.
So from knowledge gained from ac
tual experience I decided that the
proper thing would be to keep the
dirt out of the cistern, where It cau
be removed; to have a filter that can
be renewed easily and without dis
turbing the water In the cistern. So
I made nu experiment which has
proved a success. In digging a cis
tern dig deep In the ground aud arch
well underground, closing In arch to
receive a two foot sewer tile to form
neck, which can easily be closed
against Insects nud toads. By the side
of the big cistern dig a little filtering
cistern, one that will hold from twelve
to fifteen barrels. Wall, arch and ce
ment same as large cistern, except lu
the center of the bottom, which should
be slightly basin shaped; 'dig and ce
ment a hole largo enough nud deep
enough to receive n bucket that will
hold five or six gallons or more. Have
the bottom of tho bucket perforated
with small holes. Have a strong hall
to the bucket by which to lift it out.
nave a strong flange around the out
side close to the top us can be to rest
tight ou the bottom of filtering cistern
around the top of the hole. Can make
water tight by resting flange on pack
ing. If bucket Is not good and strong
It will be well to place rest under the
bottom, as there will be a very heavy
pressure ou It when the filtering cis
tern Is full. From tho bottom or the
hole under the bucket connect filter
with cl item by menus of a three Inch
sewer tile thoroughly cemented lu.
Fill the bucket with pounded brick,
charcoal or slate packed In clean wash
ed sand; it can be made to run through
very slowly, thoroughly straining the
water. After packing bucket and be
fore setting It lb hole run water
through to wash nil sediment out.
Farm Cleaning.
The cleaning up of hedgerows of
worthless bushes and dead or dying
trees, or trees that ore worthless ex
cepting as fuel, pays In Improving the
looks of the farm if not In immediate
cash returns, and when this has been
done there will be many other Jobs
about tho gates, fences and walls that
can be found by any one who Is look
ing for them. Cutting down or dig
ging of weetls around the buildings
and the edges of cultivated fields helps
much to remove the neglected and
"abandoned farm" appearance of a
place and gives It au up to date look
that makes It more pleasant to occupy
ns well ns more valuable If it Is put
en the market. American Cultivator.
Squaahea For Winter I'ae.
When gathered from the field
squashes should bo placed in a cool,
dry room and kept there until freezing
weather approaches. Then remove
them to what might be termed a warm
and dry room. It Is difficult to keep
them during the entire winter without
more or less troublo from rot, yet such
varieties as the Hubbard and Turban
may be preserved for quite a long
period after harvesting. Country Gentleman.
I -J
Is Your Hair
Falling Out?
A few hairs here and there
are not missed, but it won't be
long before they will be leaving
in such large quantities that you
will regret the fact that you
haven't done something to pre
vent the ultimate end baldness.
Rexall "93" Hair Tonic
promptly stops falling hair, cures
dandruff and will stimulate a new
growth of hair. It has done so
for others. It will do so for you.
It is not sticky or gummy ; will
not thicken on the hair; does not
become rancid ; has no disagree
able odor; is clean and agreeable
to use.
At our store, only fifty cents
a bottle.
Satisfaction guaranteed or
money refunded.
Stoke & Feicht Drug Co., DRUGGISTS
THE &KaJ!JL STORE
BASKET FISH.
When Dried, the Queer Armi Closely
Heacmble I'laater of Pnrla.
At Its marine residence, away down
lu deep water, the name ou the door
plate would be "Astrophytou," and It
belongs to a species called op; I lira ns.
It I. as a well marked control disk, not
unlike a clam, but has no shell. From
tills central body radiate arms, five In
number, like those of the familiar star
fish, and these arms (ire divided Into
uilnute branches, like the twigs on a
tree, until they number In some cases u
thousand separately defined hairlike
tendrils. While the body Is not large,
the branches when extended measure
about eighteen Inches In diameter. The
creature has the power of Inctirllng
these branches until It closely resem
bles a shallow dish. This It does when
caught and about to die, remaining In
that shape wheu dried.
It has been given the name of basket
fish. It frequently (when caught by a
dredge, for that is the only way It can
be taken) throws off these arms or
parts of them, so that a perfect speci
men Is hard to be procured lu Its natu
ral condition.
These arms and their subdivisions
are almost white when dried and close
ly resemble plaster of parts. They are
yery brittle, easily broken and cannot
be repaired. The fish live among the
roots of seaweeds and are supposed to
feed upon these, moving about by
wriggling and clambering with their
arms or fastening upon the roots and
pulling themselves along.
Most of the knowledge regarding
their habits Is conjecture, for none
have been taken alive and kept for suf
ficient time to give them proper ex
amination and study. St. Nlcholos.
HOW TO KEEP YOUNG.
lie Hopeful, Avoid Worry and See
thu Aninalus; Side of Life.
Women more than men are possess
ed with a dread of growing old, not
realizing that maturity has. Its charms
and compensations. We wish young
people oftener had It impressed upon
them that they may provide for a hap
py old oge by laying up a reserve of
sound health and a store of happy
memories us well as by cultivating
tastes aud resources which will out
lust youth. As for those who are al
ready approaching middle age. there
Is no surer way to grow old premature
ly than to dread tho future. It is es
sential, If we wlsa to keep young, to
cultivate lu.it iijpeful liuhit of mind so
characteristic of youth thu hope which
makes one able to say with Browulug,
"The best is yet to come," and with
Lucy Lnrcum, "Every year life Is lar
ger and deeper and more beautiful In
Its possibilities." Allied with thls at
titude of expectancy must bo the abil
ity to see the amusing side of life.
Worry and vexation over what would
better be laughed at result in disfigur
ing wrinkles. Above all, If the years
bring us, ns they should, a better un
derstanding of ourselves, a broadening
of active human sympathies, n firmer
faith lu Providence, we shall find life
abundantly worth tho living, no mat
ter what may be the number of our
birthdays. Western Kevipw.
A REASON
Why we guarantee
Rexall Remedies.
We believe that The
United Drug Co., the
proprietors of the Rex
all Remedies, have in
augurated a perfect
system of supplying
ready-made prescrip
tions. They make 200
remedies under the
trade-name "Rexall."
Each remedy is a well
tried recipe of a
famous physician who
is a specialist in his
line.
Conld Take Hla Choice.
At a recent inquest In a Pennsylvania
town one of the jurors, after the usual
swearing In, arose and with much
dignity protested against service, al
leging that he was the general man-!
ager of an Important concern and was
wasting valuable time by sitting as n
Juror at an Inquest. The coroner, turn
ing to his clerk, said: "Mr. Morgan,
kindly hand me 'Jervls' (the authority
on Juries)." Then, after consulting the
book, the coroner observed to the un
willing Juror:
"L'pon reference to 'Jervls,' I find, sir,
that no persons are exempt from serv
ice us jurors except Idiots. Imbeciles
and Itmntks. ;,v,-, r.mlor which head
ing di you claim exemption?" Success
Magazine.
Wrlnttti In Frnnoe.
Ill sd:kl parts of Franc? walnuts
fir-i a re'-u!nr nrtlel: cf diet. The
pwints eat them with bread tlmt has
ofV'it!mcs been rubbed with garlic.
'!".!: hy'rnie oTp-ir nr? considered
evil. r"T'! i''lng r.iit to a Iarg3 extent.
T!i -se nrts are also used to make, oil.
It is much cheap 'r and similar In tasto
to fi't T:ssc:l frvii olives and Is em
!-.v-ti ;.i iihilli-iM:.- th-.' litter. The
pr!c):if!rs I:i certain prl-nns are en-g-i;:Bd
In cricking r.-olnrts mid picking
out th" 1; 'rnels, whlui are pressed Into
ell.
Enumerated.
A schoolteacher says this sweeping
answer was made by a pupil in a his
tory lesson:
"How ninny wars," she asked this
pupil, "did England fight with Spain?"
"Six," the pupil answered.
"Six?" said the teacher. "Enumerate
them, please."
"One. two, three, four, five, six," said
the little girl.
A Broken Cap.
Slgnora Veronelli (seeking a servant)
Why were you sent away from your
iast place?
" "Because I broke a coffco cup."
"Was that the only reason?"
"Certainly, except that on that oc
casion my mistress had a little wound
on the head." II Elso.
Like All the Rent.
"I suppose," said the curious old lady
to the driver of the city sprinkling
cart, "that you only follow this busi
ness for the money there Is In It?"
"Yes, madam," said the driver of the
fart; "I frankly confess I am out for
the dust" Baltimore American.
No ncarreta.
"ITello, old man. Haven't seen any
thing of you since you got married,
liow goes It?"
"Thanks, fairly well. But marriage
Is n costly Job! If you only knew what
the dressmakers charge!"
"So I suppose you regret It?"
"Oh, no. I married n dressmaker."
Alcggendorfor ltlatter.
In After Yeara.
Smith When Green was courting
that young widow a couple of years
ago ho declared bo couldn't live with
out her. Jone3 And did he marry her?
Smith Yes. And now he Is trying to
get a divorce on the grouuds that lts
impossible to live 'with her. Exchange.