ADELAIDA. .
In gardens where the languid roses keep
Perpetual sweetness for the hearts that smile,
Perpstual nrimss for the hearts that weep,
Lonely, unseen, I wander, to bcgullo ,
Th day that only shines to show thee bright.
Tut night whose stars burn wan kealdo they light,
Adelalda! ;
Adelalda! all (ha birds are singing
Low, as thou passest. where In leaves thny He;
With timid chirp, unto their soft mates clinging,
They greet that presence without which they die,
Die, even with Nature's universal heart.
When thou, her queen, dost In thy prldn depart,
Adelalda! i
Depart and dim hor beauty evermore,
Go from the shimmering leaves and Illy flowers,
That, white ns saints on the etenuil shore,
Stand wavering, beckoning, In the mossy bowers;
Beckon mo on where their moist feet are laid,
In the dark mold, fast by the ulder shnde,
Adelalda!
Adelalda! 'tis the Grave or I.ove
Must fight for this great llrst, Inst mastery.
I feed In faith on spicy gnles al ove.
Where all along thut blue, unchanging sky
Thy myne Is traced; Its sweetness never falls
To sound In streams of peace, In spicy gnles,
A(Ji:lulda!
Adelalda! Wne Is me, woe, woe!
Not only In the sky. In stnrry gold,
I Bee thy name, where peaceful rivers flow
Not only hear Its sweetness mnr.tfold;
On every white and purple Mower 'tis written.
Its echo every aspen-quake hath smitten!
Adelalda!
Go farther! let me leave thee! I depart!
Who whispered I would linger by thy side?
Who said It beat so warm, my feeble heart?
Who told, I dared to claim thee for my bildeT
Who cried, I roamed without thee all the day
And clasped thee In my dreams? Away away!
. Adelalda!
I die; but thou shalt live: In the loud noon
Thy feet shall crush tho long grass o'er my head.
Not ruddy, rudely gently, gently, soon
Shall tread me heavier down In that dark bed:
And thou shall know not on whose head they pass.
Whose silent hands, whoso frozen heart! Alas!
Adelalda!
Elizabeth Sara Sheppard, after Beethoven.
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The Vision
By Rev. Wm. Dorward. Stelton, N. J.
U was at the time of the evening
on, setting gloriously in the scenic
and romantic wet. The Clugniao
.monies of Iona were taking their cus
tomary walk prior to supper. They
were looking at a boat in the distance
as If ii made for the island.
Nearer and still nearer It came, un-
,H they could hear tho rythmic plash
f the cars and the monotonous song
f the boatmen keeping stead j stroke.
Bonn they distinguished a man seated
In the stern. He was gazing with wist
ful eyes on the sacred buildings of the
'little Island home. For the first time
He beheld the Cathedral and Saint
Oran's chnpsl, and the sight took him
bock to the time when Saint Colum-
a, with twelve followers had taken
refuge there, from Ireland, from out
ward dominion. That to the man lu
the boat was a matter of history.
By this time the Clugnias brothers
.Bad gathered on the beach awaiting
. the arrival of the boat, an interesting
vent to them In the midst of their
secluded life. They were of sad and
severe countenance. They looked as
if they carried with them the scenes
mid which they lived. At that sea
son of the year their little Island was
of weird and melancholy appearance,
ad the sea, wild enough occasionally,
while the mournful sky, now beautiful
with great white clouds Bleeping In
uncertain sunlight, might be soon
ark and pitiless as the coming doom.
The brothers of Clugniac were no ex
ception to the rule that humans are
creatures of environment; and the
omlng stranger. If stranger he proved
almself to be, would receive a warmer
welcome than the outward appearance
f the brothers might fndicate.
Ag the small craft approached land
, the stranger, by the garb he wore, was
, veeogntzed as a member of the Bene
dictine Order. And when at last the
ftoat grated on the 'pebbly beach the
arsmen unshipped the oars, assisted
"their passenger to land, and then sat
4owa again to rest after their hard
toll.
Having stepped on soil made sacred
JBr many hallowed associations the
Benedictine priest crossing himself and
tending low, said, "Peace be unto you,
honored brothers of the Clugniac com
munity." "And unto you, also," they replied;
deling, "Welcome, twice welcome, to
ttiB sett we have'." ,
Feinting' in the direction of the boat
men, who seemed pleased for a breath
ing spell, he said, "The boatmen will
fee glad and grateful for refreshment
and lodging for he night; on the
morrow they will return. As for me,"
ie said, with a far away look, "my
lay here will depend on how soon 1
an see ." But the sentence was nev
r finished. He added quickly, and
with some confusion, "Excuse me, but
1 may not now speak of my secret
4uect Is the Father Superior well'
iWonder if I can see him soon?'' '
"He Is well .hank you," one an
swered; "and he might have audience
with you now."
The procession moved slowly from
the shore up, up and away towards the
acred buildings in the distance, until
they were under the shadow of the
place where a religious light had been
kindle! Meanwhile the curiosity of the
Clugniac brothers had been aroused,
not only by what the stranger had
aid, but what he had left unspok
en. . They wondered greatly whom he
bad come to see. Moreover, bis gentle
manly bearing and Intellectual appear
ance had made a favorable impression
an their minds.
As they approached the rectory the
Father Superior stood at the front door
for he, too, had observed the unusual
commotion the coming' of the stranger
had caused'. The visitor looked tired,
for he had traveler long and far, and
sis face betokened' that he was glad
that he was at his journey's end.
Handing his loiters of introduction to
ihe Father Superior he was soon made
to feel the warmth of the kindly wel- !
eome.
"Father Jehu." said the Falher Su-
H... "
Thai Failed.
perior with a gentle tone, tender In its
utterance, "in the name of the Church
I bid you a very hearty greeting. You
must be tired after the long and severe
journy from Loudon. Pray be seated;
in a very little time now we will have
our evening's repast." And the visitor
was shown a chair in a room that
served for an omce to the Father Su
perior. "And you may bring in Father
John's traveling bag," he said to one
of the brothers who stood outside the
door of the office.
"You see," went on the visitor, "1
have fled; nway from the busy haunts
of the world. I oame to ask. only for
a cell a cloister where I may read
undisturbed and meditate and pray. I
have come that I may. look upon ."
But the brother could hear nothing
more, for by that time he had placed
the bag where he had been told, and
was soon outside In the hall wonder
ing once more whom or what the
Benedictine Father wished to see.
After supper, and far Into the mid
night hour, the two men sat and con
versed on things near to their heart;
but never did the Benedictine Father
allow them to go far, either In thought
or word, from the burden of his quest.
It was to him a very real matter. At
last the hour' had come, for them to re
tire; the Father Superior to well
earned) sleep and rest, but the Bene
dictine monk to his cloister to medi
tate and pray and watch.
"Good night. Father John," said his
companion. "As you have spoken, so
be it Y'ou need not look on the face
of! mortal being until you find your
soul's quest. You deserve to see the
Blessed' Face, for you have taken great
pains In thus coming so far, and your'
secluded life end heart'B devotions
should meet with due reward. Good
n4ght, my son," and as he placed his
hand over his bead he said, "I pray
that the vision of the Blessed Face
may not be withheld from you." And
thelastthtngthe Father Superior heard
were the footsteps of Father John on
the stone slabs, growing fainter and
fainter, but he knew his visitor was
within his cell by the noise of the clos'
ing door.
In the lonely cell, by night and day,
and day and night, the prleBt was most
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FROM AN OLD VERMONT SCHOOL CATALOGUE IN 1832.
1. We have no vacations. Vacations may In some instances be
useful for the sake of teachers, where they come from a distance, in
order that they may renew family acquaintanceship. With our system
this is unnecessary, as the Instructors mostly belong to the President's
famllv. For nunlls vacatloni nro onlv nilnchlovinun. Hfmtripii It la
fj written In Holy Scripture that for every idle word we speak, tney
O shall give account at the last Great Day. What then of Idle days
and weeks and months spent in vacations?
2. We have no pastimes; but we take our recreation with plane
and axe and saw, and we bathe in the lake every Wednesday afternoon.
3. We have no pocket money, save a small sum from 4V4 to 10
cents a week, which is put in the poor box on going to church.
Q j 4. Our discipline is coercive, we not being among those who
O think themselves wiser than Solomon. Our youthful transgresars
are taught that punishment Is Inflicted not In passion but on principle.
Chastisement is usually accomanlcd by a short instruction and Is
generally closed with prayer. In this- way we find it has the most
salutary effect upon the disposition of our young charges.
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faithful to his devotions. In his mind
there was an irrepressible longing for
some sensible representation of the
Blessed Face the face of the Lord.
He had idealized the Christ until now
he believed, that the time had come,
or was quite near, when he would see
the majesty and tenderness and beau
ty of the -Blessed Face for hinwelf.
Thus Father John spent his days in
penance end his nights in prayer, re
fusing to look upon any face until the
object of his quest had been attained.
It seemed1 that no one could poss'bly
be more faithful in this than the Bene
dictine monk. As he would sometimes
look outward through the small win
dow of his cell,, the hurricane neither
inspired him to terror nor did the
placid waters soothe hm. To him the
sea was as if it were not, and bird
songs, and children's voices and sweet
flowers blooming' outside bad no at
traction for him.
' But one morning his face seemed Il
lumined wllh the freshness of hope.
He seemed to hear a spirit voice which,
said that that day ho would sec his
lord see the Blessed Face. Now he
might be more than repaid furies long
vigil and for his far Journey from the
busy haunts of men and the world of
stress and strain. And he set himself
with special care to watch for tho
Blessed vision. i
At length theie came a gentle tap on
the window of his cell; for it was in a
cell on the ground floor he bad watched
for the Blessed Face. A little child,
tired and ragged and hungry, had
drawn near to the window, and there
was pathos and1 pleading to bo taken In
and sheltered and fed. Her feet were
cold, her clothing scant and thin.
But Father John was too busy with
his devotions and paid no heed to the
child's cry. Besides, he felt that now
or never he would see the Blessed
Face. He was waiting1 for the appear
ance of the glorious vision that he felt
had been promised. So he waited on
nnd watched on till the day had drawn
near Its gloaming and he was disap
pointed. Meanwhile the child had
gone away unheard nnd unfed aud un
clothed. The promise of the vision had
not been fulfilled.
On the morrow a boat was In readi
ness to take him back to his duties in
the city of the far South. Many and
sad wore the farewells or the brothers
of Clugniac of Iona the Blessed Isle.
At night the Father Superior gath
ered the brothers near him after sup
per, nnd related the quest of Father
John. Tho little child neglected by the
Benedictine monk had been taken In at
the little office and cared for, after her
visit at the window cell. With grow
ing wonder and Interest the brothers
listened to the story of the quest for
the vision.
"Why was the vision so delayed to
Father John?" Asked the Old Father
Superior. And tho brothers with open
eyes and open hearts listened for reply,
"My children,' he said tenderly, "let
me tell you. Father John 'did not
know tho Christ had come to him In
the child he heeded not, and that, un
welcomed at the window cell, He had
gone away. That was why .to him, my
children, the vision failed, and why
ho did not see the Blessed Face." New
York Weekly Witness.
ROMANTIC TALE OF A CITY.
City of Mexico, Founded in 1325, Has
Extraordinary Story,
The story of the founding of the
City of Mexico Is one of the moBt ex
traordinary tales In history. It hap
pened in 1325, at least It began a long
time before that, but was an accom
plished fact about six hundred years
ago.
In the first place, says the Rosary
Magazine, imagine an almost inac
cessible mountain, crowned with a val
ley at the height of eight thousand feet
above the level of the sea. In the
centre of this valley was an immense
lake. When the Aztecs arrived, led
by the priests of the God of War, they
found it in the possession of hostile
tribes.
For that reason, and because the
priests declared that in a certain part
of the lake where there stood an ele
vation of stones an eagle had been
seen devouring a serpent, they began
th construction of the city on this
spot, Immediately over the deepest
waters of the lake. There had long
existed a prophecy among the Aztecs
that their wanderings would end when
they should have reached a place
where the priests would behold an
eagle resting on a cactus plant, de
vouring a serpent.
Confident that they had fonnd the
spot ordained to be their abiding
home, they began to construct rafts
of the trunks of trees, covering them
with thick layers of earth, upon which
they built rude huts of more or less
solidity. Groups of dwellings soon be-
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gan to form themselves In regular or
der, thus determining the prlmltivo
streets of the new city.
They also constructed boats and
oars of different sizes useful in peace
and war, and while certain of their
number occupied themselves in de
fending their homes and brethren
from the onslaughts of hostile tribes,
others continued to! improve and en
large the new city. Gradually the
lake was filled up, and terraces arose,
one after another, in the place once
occupied by the deep waters.
The largest static electric machine
ever built is owned by a New York
City physician. Twenty 40-inch glass
discs revolve against 20 others to pro
duce sparks 30 inches long by three
fourths of an Inch in diameter.
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.
Silence Is sometimes the best ar
gument. The fires of self-love never die from
lack of fuel.
Many a girl is flighty who Isn't ex
actly an angel.
The matchmaker doesn't always set
the world on fire.
Iudustry is the watchdog that keeps
the wolf from the dor.
Virtue that has never been put to
the test is a poor asset.
There are few things more certain
In life than Its uncertainties.
It doesn't pay to cry over Bpllled
milk, or to crow over it, either.
A seat in a crowded car Is a conun
drum that a man doesn't always give
up.
1 Where Ignorance It bliss 'tis folly
to be one of those fellows who know
It all.
It's only when they can't beg, bor
row, or steal, that some fellows go
to work.
A woman doesn't prove her super
iority when she puts herself before
her mirror.
We seem to lose sight of the fact
that a man is also the architect of his
misfortune.
After all there isn't a great deal of
difference between will power and
won't power.
Some people Impress us as being al
most as old-fashioned as last year's
popular song. ;
Lots of fellows pride themselves up.
on knowing a lot about women till
they marry one.
As a rule, the man who boasts that
he has never made an enemy doesn't
amount to much.
It la a dltllctilt matter to get a repu
ttitlon on the strength of what you
are going to do some day.
Accept a favor from the. average
man, and he won't let, you forget it
for' the rest of your natural life.
The Lord helps them that help them
selves, provided what they help them
selves to doesn't belong to somebody
else. From "Dyspeptic Philosophy"
in the New York Times.
8UFFRAGE IN GERMANY.
Recent Progress of Movement An
1 Inspiring Leader.
The Prussian law forbidding women
to participate In political meetings
was annulled last May, and the Prus
sian Woman Suffrage Association
has, in consequence, been able to car
ry on more vlgirous propaganda, be
ing no longer confined to the distri
bution of letters and literature. Us
first annual meeting was held in Ber
lin in December, when Dr. Anita Augs
purg, of Hamburg, spoke on "Nation,
Government and Parliament," and was
received with prolonged and enthusias
tic aplause by a large audience. Dr.
Augspurg is the most eloquent and
the most radical of the leaders of the
"woman movement" in Germany, and
with her personal magnetism, "sweet
reasonableness" and voice of wonder
ful quality, she sways great masses
of people when she speaks In the big
German cities. Her championship,
not only of women, but of the op
pressed of all classes, has carried her
Into courts of Justice (she Is Dr. Juris)
and not Infrequently into prison where
courts of injustice land their victims.
The membership of the Prussian As
sociation has increased from 700 to
1217 within the year. The Berlin Lo
cal Woman Suffrage Association is al
so growing rapidly, at present number
ing over 400. Forty new members
Joined recently at a meeting addresed
by Roslka Schwimmer, the Hungarian
Suffragist leader.
One Thing Beyond Any Power.
Tip knows other places where trav
eling is of the Arizona agony brand.
After waiting for nearly four hours
In Shannonvllle, Canada, - between
Toronto and Montreal, for a "mixed"
seventeen freight 1 cars and one
coach I asked an impatient clergy
man if he had been able to learn
when the train would arrive. He
eyes me up and down with pity,
"Sir," he said, "that is the only
thing that the Almighty does not
know." New York Pre'ss.
As He Saw It.
Once upon a time there was a very
little boy who desired to go out for a
walk with his nurso, but it was raining
that day, so he couldn't. But he wa
consoled when Informed that he might
go the next day.
Alas! When the next day came rain
was still coming down without abate
ment The little boy looked discon
solately at the heavens.
"God is getting very careless," he
said. New York Times.
The Man Himself.
A lady employing a colored
man
asked him his name.
"Ma name Is Poe, ma'am."
"Poe? Perhaps some of your family
worked for Edgar Allan Poe."
,The darky's eyes opened wide with
great surprise.
"Why " he gasped, pointing a
dusky forefinger to himself, "why, Ah
am Edgar Allan Poe!" Everybody's
Magazine.
' Bath for the Eye. .
In case of exhaustion of the eyes
or of simple Inflammation few things
afford more relief than the eye bath.
No special appliances are needed. Any
small cup of glass can be used. It
should be quite filled with water ns
hot as the eye can bear and each eye
held in It for at least five minutes,
the water being kept as hot as can be
borne. From the Family Doctor.
Cars of the Sow.
It the sow Is to be bred for the
next spring ll-er, begin at once to
insure good, strong pigs by keeping
the sow active and hearty, but not
fat Do not shut her In a little pen,
but give her plenty of room to exer
cise. If kept working the manure
heaps provide a dry, clean bed for her
where she will not be compelled to
sleep in and breathe the fumes of the
decaying manure. Farmers' Home
Journal.
Varieties of Poultry.
With poultry there Is greater ' op
portunity for choice among a long
list of breeds than among any other
kinds of stock. We can select color
according to our taste; we can breed
for eggs or 'for flesh, for sitters or
non-sitters, for large or small fowls.
We may choose a breed whose
eggs are either white, buff, brown,
large or small, and we can be cer
tain that the offspring will resemble
their ancestors. Farmers' Home
Journal,
Let the Sunshine In.
Sunlight Is nature's disinfectant. It
Is claimed by bacteriologists that dl
rect sunlight will kill the growing tit
berculosls germ in ten minutes. It
has frequently been demonstrated
that cattle are not liable to succumb
to tuberculosis when kept in light
and well ventilated quarters. Furth
ermore, light shows tho dirt, and
makes It easier to keep the barn
clean. A dark stable is almost al
ways dirty or dusty. A barn into
which the sun shines freely not only
furnishes a healthy place In which to
keep cows, but Is a cheeiful place in
which to work. Windows will return
more than they cost each year in the
Improved health and Increased . pro
duction of the animals,' to say noth
ing of the improved health and cheer
fulness of the workers. Farmers'
Home Journal.
Use a Wheel Hoe.
If you have never had a wheel hoo
In the garden commence with one this
spring. It will cost only six or eight
dollars with all the attachments neces
sary for ordinary, . work and it is
worth the money twice over. There
are plows of different sizes, cultivator
teeth and knives that slide under the
soil to cut off weeds when you don't
want to disturb the surface, and there
are rake teeth to make a dust mulch
with. In certain kinds of work you
can shove it down the row as fast as
you can walk and it is so arranged
that you can throw your weight
against It instead of doing all the
work by main strength, as you do with
the ordinary hoe. The wheel regu
lates the depth so you don't have to
think of that part of It. By all means
get a wheel hoe and grow enough ex
tra stuff in the garden in one season
to pay for it. Epltomist.
Capons and Caponizing.
Tha flesh of the canon is regarded by
epicures bb superior to that of chick
ens, or even of the turjtey. ai pres
ent onnntis nro most Generally known
and appreciated in 'France, but in le-
cent years they have grown rapiaiy
In popularity in the United States, es
pecially In the East. Consequently
the business of producing them has
advanced rapidly In this country.
which Is an altered male
chicken, bearB the same relation to a
cockerel that a steer does to a bull.
As a result of bis more peaceful dis
position he continues to grow and hU
bnHw iloTAlnns more uniformly and to
a somewhat greater size than is tho
case with a cockerel of the same age.
Coupled with the better growth is the
fact that a capon Drings a oeuer
price per pound. While a rooster ten
months to a year old is worth 6 to 10
cents a pound, and in the case of es
pecially fine poultry lz to 10 cents a
pound, capon in season brings 18 to
25 cents a pound. Epltomist.
Care of the Separator.
rno nf tho first considerations Is
to thoroughly cleanse the separator
every time it Is used. The desira
ble and undesirable bacteria; growth
HAnonda noon the- cleanliness ob
served. The putrefactive species or
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those that cause me utuuui)
and undeslrablo flavors, are common-
associated with fllth. in Cleaning
the separator, first, thorougnly
cleanse the tubes and intricate parts
with warm water. After all the milk
has been removed, thoroughly scam
n nnrti that come In contact with
the milk. When purchasing a hand
separator, simplicity of construction
hnnld be one of the first considera
tions in influencing the buyer. ,
Cream should be aired and cooled
as soon as separated; fat is a poor
conductor of heat or cold, and mupt
necessarily be stirred while coollnj.
If cream has been treated this way it
will keep in a cool place for two or
three days. Warm cream should nev
er be added to cold cream until it
has been reduced to the same tem
perature. Epltomist. (
Plant Fruit Trees.
Farms are not supplied With fruit
as they should be. It is easy to grow
both bush and tree fruits on almost
any farm If the right kinds are plant
ed. It is surprising how many farm
homes are without orchard or small
fruit plantations. It Is eome work to
get trees, bushes and vines started,
but the results pay for all work many
times over. Grapes are easy to grow
and take care of. Select hardy sorts.
The best advice I can give to any
one expecting to set out fruit Is write
to a nearby nursery and tell the own
er just how much space you want to
devote to each class of fruit. He will
doubtless recommend the most suita
ble varieties for you to set out, and
this course will save you a whole lot
of trouble after while. The apple,
pear and plum orchard come Into bear
ing in a few years after setting.
The local nurseryman usually Is
careful to sell what will do well in
the community. He can be depended
upon to sell good stock that Is likely
to grow, and he will furnish varieties
that will give tho best returns for
the amount of work put on them. A
little confidential talk before placing
an order is a good thing. John H,
Williams, Pennsylvania.
The Egg. Trade.
The Bureau of Animal Industry of
tho Department of Agriculture has
Just issued a circular by Mllo M.
Hastings, presenting the results of a
study made during the past year of
the conditions surrounding the pro
duction and marketing of eggs, with
a view to determining the causes of
detterioratlon in quality and conse
quent loss. There is an enormous
loss due to the spoiling of eg?s, which
could be largely prevented by Im
proved methods. In this circular the
causes of such loss are pointed out,
and suggestions made for remedying
them.
According to Mr. Hastings, the bulk
of the poultry wealth in the United
States U to be found on the general
farms of the Mississippi Valley. Some
Idea of the growth of the poultry in
dustry on these farms is shown In the
case of the state om Kansas, where
exclusive poultry farms are practical
ly unknown, yet the value of poultry
and eggs sold has Increased over $1,
000,000 each year for the past five
years.
The total loss to the egg trade
caused by needless deterioration runs
Into largo figures. The causes of the
losses and their estimated proportion
to the total crop value are summed
up as follows: Dirty eggs, two per
cent; breakage, two percent; chick
development or heated eggs, five per
cent.; shrunken or held eggs, five per
cent; rotten eggs, 2.5 percent; moldy
or bad flavor, 0.5 percent; total, seven
teen percent.
The l03s from chick development or
heated eggs Is probably greater than
from any other source, and is espe
cially heavy during the summer in the
South and West, where it amounts to
25 or 30 percent of the eggs produced
during the heated season. The re
sponsibility for heated egs is almost
wholly with the farmer, although the
rural buyer and the freight handler
are In nowise Innocent.
"Ta save the millions of dollars
which are carried down our sewers in
the shape of bad eggs," says Mr. Hast
ings, " we must have, first, a cam
paign of education among egg pro
ducers that will show every farmer's
wife that when eggs are allowed to re
main in damp nests, under broody
hens, or In hot kitchens, there is a
loss in quality which means an actual
loss In money to herself and to her
neighbors; and, secondly, a system of
buying eggs that will as nearly as pos
sible recompense every producer who
sells eggs exactly in accordance with
what these eggs are worth. Above
all else, the Infallible rule concerning
the marketing of eggs is for the farm
er, to sell his eggs as 'soon as possi
ble after they are laid."
Farm Notes.
Salt and charcoal should be kept .
in every pen and pasture, so the pigs
can eat all they wish.
Don't try to see how many chicks
you can hatch out, but rather, how
many you can raise.
Dock the lambs while young, using
sham chisel for the purpose, and
smear the wound with tar as a pre
ventive against flies.
Wens f.hould not be closed up In a
hnrroi or box after they have hatched
out their chicks. They need exercUa
after three weeks setting.
If the nest la too flat, the eggs are
sure to roll out from under the hen;
nnd If too deeo. the egs will pile on
top of each other and get broken.
Poultry nays as well as anythiffg on
the farm. Darticularly chickens and
geese. They seem to be very easily
raised, and they market at fair prices.
Be sure the chicks have plenty of
encouragement to scratch. They llko
and are benefited thereby In many
ways. The best preventive or leg-
eakness U exercis.
Watch closely for lice and mites in
the nests: the nests thrive ana mul
tiply with wonderful rapidity in these
places and nowhere are conditions for
such increase more favorable.
Pvhnnatlvo exnerimenta hv exDerts
have proved that there Is no food! so .
cheap for the production of milk and
as good pasture grass. As a win
' complement alfalfa undoubtedly
ranks first.