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WHEN Uncle John For
Bytho sold his little farm
and came to live with his
widowed sister In Cedar
vllle, Olive, the latter's
daughter, was not partic
ularly pleased.- He was
a tall, thin old man, with
. faded, kindly eyes and a
shy manner that ought to
have touched her young
heart. Dut Olive wns
fond of style and full of
foolish pride, and the
worn old man, sitting in
' the easy chair day by
day, did not, to her mind,
Improve the appearance
of the family circle. He
liked old-fashioned things to eat, too,
which Mrs. Stanley, his sister, took
pleasure In providing, but which were
not to Olive's taste. She did not take
pains either to entertain her uncle
or to be agreeable, and it a certain
pair of dim, old eyes regarded her
many times wistfuly, she gave them
small heed. Once, as the strains of
her violin floated out upon the air,
Uncle John tiptoed In. He had been
sitting alone In the twilight, bo full
of memories.
"Olive," he said, gently, "did' you
ever play, 'Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground?' "
Olive looked up. "No," she replied
shortly. ,
"Or, 'Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the
Boys Are Marching?' " went on the
wistful tone.
"No," replied Olive, Impatiently.
"I don't know any of those old songs,
or care to."
"It's a pity.." replied Uncle John,
gently; "you would, perhaps, If you
realized what those old Bongs meant.
I always remember how they helped
us over the long, hard marches and
the still watches of the night. Many
and many a time we've sung 'em, not
knowing whether another day's sun
would set for us or not. It did not
for a good many of my bravo com
rades poor, poor fellows! " '
There was a G. A. R. post In the
little town, and It was not long be
fore Uncle John found his way to It.
H,e never missed a meeting, never for
got the evening It occurred, and by
and by the old soldiers of the town
fell Into the habit of occasionally
dropping in to visit with Uncle John
at his sister's home.
"Mother, there are old Captain Pol
lock and Mr. Gage coming up the
steps," Olive irritably announced one
evening.
"Well, what of it?" smilingly asked
her mother.
"Why, they're so old and shabby
"looking," cried Olive.
"Olive! " Mrs. Stanley's voice had
prm
if
Fit
iini'Mi m
Aged Woman Reading Words of Con
eolation at the Flower-Strewn
Grave of a Cherished Soldier.
-Mr.. J. Bernard, Long Island, in Leslie's
in It a note of pain. "Olive, do you
know, dear, I'm afraid you're sadly
lacking in patriotism and apprecia
tion. Uncle John finds his pleasure
now In looking back; 'Thinking back,'
Is what James Whlteomb Riley called
It, I believe. He takes pleasure in
talking over old times with these
friends he has found. The battles of
'61 to '65 are as fresh to him as if
they had occurred but yesterday. I
cannot expect you to realize this, or
have sympathy with him; but, dear,
tender him at least common courtesy.
These brave men nearlng so rapidly
their Father's house to them, you
younger generation owe a largo debt.
Their valor, their courage their brav
ery! Who does not know of It? And
SHAW MEMORIAL, BOSTON.
4
Olive, In the face of all this, will you
not feel more kindly toward Uncle
John? It Is Indeed pathetic to see
how he loves you, and yet you pay
him so little attention."
Decoration Day was drawing near,
and a celebration was being planned
to take place at the town hall. There
were to be speeches and singing, and
a famous speaker was coming up
from the nearby city to address the
old soldiers. Uncle John was up
early that morning. He was to march
in the parade with the rest of the
Post, and seats were to be reserved
for them in the hall.
"Olive, you must go," urged her
mother at the last moment, and final
ly, reluctantly enough, Olive consent
ed. But as she took a seat with her
mother In the hall, festooned with Its
flags, Its bunting, its flowerB, a little
quiver of patriotism swept over her
for the first time. . Memorial Day did
mean something, and when,' In a few
moments, the old soldiers filed In,
most of them old men with White hair
and trembling steps, "a tear shone on
her long lashes, for Olive was not a
4 wilful girl, only- a very--thoughtless
I 'r 'ri i inn ii ' I'l'inm' ;r T y if v - ,; ' ' - ' - - - -:',i;ir,iiii'.ri luilY"
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one. After the singing and the re
peating of Lincoln's speech at Gettys
burg, the speaker arose, an erect man
with a keenly Intellectual face full of
force and strength. He began with a
tribute to the gray-balred veterans
before hlia; told how, when a small
boy, he first became a patriot by lis
tening to a one-armed soldier In the
city hall of Boston give the history
of the different flags gathered there
and the battles they had been In. He
spoke of Lincoln, that tall, plain, an
gular man, who, at the firing of the
guns at Fort Sumter, took the posi
tion he did. "Has It ever occurred
to you," he went on, "that Lincoln
might have acted a little too hastily
or a little too late? But no; the
psychological moment came. He
seized It, and the wur went on to a
victorious close." He spoke of Grant,
Sheridan, Sherman and then he
paused a moment. "May I ask," he
added, "If there Is anyone here who
was l'n that march to the sea that
famous, memorable march, now
passed into history?"
Olive snt still. She wished some
one of those old veterans Bitting near
had been there. And then, in the
hush and stillness, someone arose.
It was Uncle John, old and bent and
feeble, but with a faint (lush upon
his withered cheeks.
"Ah!" cried the speaker. "I con
gratulate this Post."
And then In the twinkling of an
eye, handkerchiefs waved and hands
clapped enthusiastically. It was all
over In a minute, but how everyone
enjoyed It! And as Uncle John sat
down, lo! the years had rolled back.
He heard again the martial music,
the tramp of many feet, the gleam
ing of the old campflres. He saw
again Sherman Sherninn the Indom
itable Sherman the patriot Sher
man the leader. Ah, it was good to
have lived In days like that.
It was all over at last, but Olive at
the close did a new thing. She walked
straight up to Uncle John.
. "Uncle John," she said, suddenly,
"I want to bog your pardon. I did
not realize what real patriotism
meant until to-day, or real bravery.
Neither had I understood Just how
much the country owes to such men
as you." From the Home Herald.
Fur Our Dead.
Flowers for our dead!
The delicate wild roses faintly red;
The valley lily Ix-lls as purely white
An shines' their honor in the vernal light;
All blooms that be
As fragrant as their fadeless memory I
llv tender hands entwined and garlanded,
Flowers for Our Dead! .
Praise for our dead!
For those that followed, and for those that
led,
Whether they felt Death's burning ac
eolnde When brothers drew the fatricidal blade,
Or closed undaunted eye
Beneath the Cuban or Philippine sides,
While waves our brave bright banner over
head fraise for Our Dead!
.
Love for our dead!
Oh, hearts that droop and mourn, be com
forted! The darksome path through the abyss of
pain.
The final hour of travail not in vain!
For. Freedom's morning smile
liroadens across the seas from isle to isle,
ily reverent lips let this fond word be
said
Love for Our Dead!
Clinton Kcollard, in Collier's Weekly.
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AT'
TOO OFTEN WE FORGET THE HORROR, AND SING O "UE CLOItt'
OF WAR.
P GENERATION tr
We stand beside the road and wait,
Kxiiectant for a sign,
Till round the distant licnd they come,
A proud though faltering line.
We linger in the wayside gross,
Drenched with the early dew,
To watch the closing of the inarch,
The Blurt we never knew.
And so, 'mid bent and halting forma,
'.Midst battle-Hags of yore.
We catch no vision of the lads
Who went and came no more.
These that we see ore aged men,
Not strong and debonair.
As when they pressed to bloody fields
And left their boyhod there.
We young review with rarcless eyes
A great nnd moving sight;
Within our souls their bugle wakes
An echo all too light. .
Ah, we should come with prayerful mien,
With hushed and reverent feet!
They strewed the blossoms of their youth
To make our Maytime sweet.
Youth's Companion.
YOUNGEST OF SOLDIERS.
According to Losslng, the histor
ian, the distinction of having been
the youngest soldier that ever bore
arms In battle probably belongs to
COLONEL JOHN L. CLEM, U. S. A.,
As lie Appeared When Made a Sergeant
in the Union Army at the Age of
Twelve. (.livens.
Colonel John Lincoln Clem, assistant
quartermaster-general, United States
Army, who Is at present stationed at
San Francisco. Colonel Clem en
listed In the Union Army as a drum-
By St. Gaudens.
mer boy In May, 1861, before he had
reached the age of ten years. He
served thereafter to the end of the
Civil War, under Generals Grant,
Rosecrans and Thomas, and took an
active part in many Important battles.
When only twelve years old he was
made a sergeant of Company C,
Twenty-second Michigan Regiment,
on the battlefield of Chlckamauga
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Wcll-Ccred Hay.
Feed the brood mareo liberally,
but not to excess. They should have
the best quality of well-cured hay,
oats and bran. Moldy hay that has
been heated In the mow or bale,
musty oats and bran that has soured,
will not supply the proper nutriment
lor producing stake winners. Horse
Breeder.
Care of Mares.
Pregnant brood marcs should re
ceive special care from now until
they drop their foals. They should
take exercise In the open air every
day. It is not sufficient to turn them
loose In a large yard or paddock and
leave them there. They should be
kept moving. Some mares rthen
beavy with foal are so sluggish that
will not even walk around the yard
Unless some ono Is present to compel
them to take exercise. This duty
should not be Entrusted to reckless
boys. The exercise should not be
Violent. American Cultivator.
To Ripen Cream,
'' Cream left to itself will become
our spontaneous. This Is the result
of the growth of lactic acid bacteria,
which feed upon the milk sugar and
as a final process'convert it Into lactic
acid. Other forms of bacteria are
also present In cream; some have lit
tle or no effect In the ripening pro
cess, while others, if allowed to de
velop, produce undesirable and often
obnoxious flavors. To cultivate and
develop those "wild" cirms is called
'spontaneous" ripening and is often
attended with uncertainty. Good but
ter making demands the use of a
"starter" either home made or pure
culture. The former should be made
of selected skim milk. Epltomlst.
TRAP FOR SIIEEP
In the meadow or field where sheep are pastured during the day, Is a
mall pen, which Is divided by a cross fence and covered on top by strong,
lats. Two gates are made so that they will swing open of their own ac
cord and remain so, unless held closed or fastened. The gate is furnished
with a latch by which it is fastened when closed. This gate is intended to
admit the dog into the part of the pen A when he is attracted to it by a
sheep confined for the purpose in the other part of the pen B. In the A
part of the pen is a heavy board reaching across it. One edge of this board
rests upon the ground against two pegs, which keep it from slipping back
ward. The other edge is kept up by means of two shaky, slender sup
ports. A rope Is fastened to the upper edge of this board and to the
gates so that one-half of it when the board is propped up, allows the gate
A to swing open and the other half holds the gate B shut and thus keeps
the sheep confined. The trap is now set. A dog seeking entry Into the pen
finds the gate open and rushes over the board, thus knocking it down. The
gate A Is closed by the rope and fastened, while the gate B is allowed to
swing open and set the sheep free.
The Scourge of the Hog Grower.
With a good piece of farm land to
tart with, few live stock industries
present greater attractions than hog
raising; but there is always tie spec
tre of cholera, and once started in a
locality it is likely to sweep away the
majority of the hogs. Hogs have
made the fortunes of many farmers;
bog cholera has ruined many others.
It was found from statistics compiled
some years ago that in Iowa about
eighty-five per cent, of the hogs were
destroyed in droves attacked by the
disease. The Bureau of Animal In
dustry went to work to find a serum
which would render hogs immune. At
that time two kinds of the- disease
were known hog cholera and swine
plague. In a scries of experiments
the use of the Government serum ren
dered about eighty-five per cent, of
the hogs immune. In other cases it
had practically no effect. Further
Investigation by the scientists of the
bureau discovered a ' third distinct
i era, swine plague and the new dis
. ease are due to blood destroying bac-
Lena, a new bci uiu was luiujumLcu,
made from the blood of immune hogs
combined with that from diseased
animals. This was patented by the
department in the intere-t of the
farmer, and is believed to be an ab
solutely effective hog cholera preven
tive. "We have eiperimented with this
new serum," said Dr. A. D. Melvin,
the chief of the Bureau of Animal In
dustry, "and It is moit promising. It
Is a little too early to declare that it
is infallible, and it Is in no sense a
cure, where the hogs already have
tte disease. But it seems to be a sure
preventive, and where any of the
three hog cholera diseases breaks out
In a community, the idea would be
to inoculate all the hogs in the neigh
borhood. This is not such a great
undertaking If done as soon as the
pigs are littered. From our experi
ments thus far it appears to absolute
ly to Immunize the animals treated.
The bureau is co-operating with the
various experiment stations for the
manufacture of the serum and fur
ther experiments with the treatment,
with a view to stamping out hog chol
era In any locality the minute it ap
pear!." Guy E. Mitchell, in the
Farmers' Home Journal.
The Profitable Brood Sow.
For fall pigs breed the sow in
April or May. Early pigs bring the
best prices. Breeding stock should
not be fat, but should bo in thrifty
condition.. If the sow is thin and
poor the litter will be a disappoint
ment. Such plga will prove hard
feeders and Blow to make profit. The
period of gestation is normally 115
days, but frequently less. It Is a
good rule to expect the young In a
week less than four months. Choose
a thoroughbred boar If one is obtain
able. Do not let yourself be beguiled
Into the belief that a Bcrub or a grade
is of anything of like as great value.
Choose good stock every time, and
you will invariably have better pigs
and better prices for them. Experi
enced swine raisers think nothing of
carrying a sow ten or fifteen miles to
a choice male. The second day of
heat is better than the first. The
period of heat lasts three days. After
a single service the sow should be re
moved at once, and kept alone for
two days, where she cannot even hear
other swlae.
When driving a distance, see that
the sow has a comfortable ted in the
wagon and is not hungry. Small
ropes may be tied to her forward
feet and passed through holes In the
bottom of the wagon body to keep her
from making trouble and requiring a
rack. In severe cold weather she
should have a blanket thrown over
her. At the end of twenty-one day
- KILLIXG DOGS.
watch the sow and know whethftf she
has been successfully bred. To breed
and rear swine is not difficult, but
care and watchfulness are necessary
parts of the work. Let no beginner
be discouraged at a few losses, if he
will but learn from experience. A
few litters of plump, rollicking pig3
at good prices will make it all up to
him. William O'Brien, in the Amer
ican Cultivator. ' ..
Raise More Sheep.
Prosperity in the sheep business
during the past few years has attract
ed a good many farmers to the busi
ness who never owned sheep before.
The great majority of them discov
ered to their surprise that there was
more money in sheep than in any oth
er kind of live stock tae7 ever raised.
They also found that the sheep were
valuable In keeplug down the weeds
and fertilizing the farm. As an all
around farm animal for profit there
is nothing that compares with the
sbeep. We often hear farmers say
as an excuse for not having sheep
that they "don't understand them."
Well, if this is true, then the quicker
they get acquainted with the fleecy
tribe the better it will be for them.
Sheep are by nature rociable and
easy to get on friendly terms with, so
the matter of introduction is easy.
There is plenty of room in all the cen
tral Western States for five times as
many sheep as are grown at the pres
ent time. If farmers would put more
time in sheej culture, and less at
something else they would profit
more. The dog nuisance is, of course,
a handicap in some places, but if
sheep were generally raised, the com
bined efforts of the shee'icen would
soon put the unnecessary dog out of
business. It will bs hard to combat
the dog successfully when such a
large amount of farmers raise th?
mangy curs instead of sheep. Shep
herd's Criterion.
Stay in bed twenty minutes after