bo A RA AR ANSWERING THE ROLL CatLL. This one fonght with Jackson and faced the fght with Lee; & 0 followed Bheroan as he galioped 0 the oa re marshin’ on together just as ndly as ran be, And they'il answer to the rolleall ia the mornin! 5 mally to the fight, = the stormy day and night, dn bondn that po ernel fate shall sever; While the storm winds waft on nigh wiaging battie ory: *Our sonntry—our country forever! The brave oid flag above them is rippling | down ita rod. Fach orimson stripe the srablem blood by heross shad; It shall wave for them victorious or droop shove them. Juad, For they'll answer to the rolieall in the mornin’ They’ 15 rally to the fh, In the stormy day and Bight In bonds that no orged fate shall sever; | While thair far tamed baltia ory shail go ringing 10 the sky: “insy country our country forever! ” VILLA GE PATRIOT. es - me By SARA HM ORNE Borne Liat PvE ad s8e8 p< P50 20540 1. were going home from They iad been shing- gable end of & new and the owner, a Bos st telephoned down y might knock off work #0 that those who wished 4 o'clock train to town. porn did wish this before y Fourth of July, and they were all Boston men who had been : the building contractor. ng! came down their fa walked away together Fisher had his bieycle, but he od it along by hand and walked his mates. They could still es, knocking in the great where some of the boys wers | and young Barrill shontad gayly, back 4) end off part of the stand- #h in one of the lower rooms. was being rushed and they had themselves a stint, and loyally by to close the thing just ri; ror t “I never saw s house put ar * said a sober-looking fellow | ~ Allison to Jim Fisher, who Jook baok. lathers get out the plaster: ) in. Wonder the paperers ase: them right round the four ore spectacles st his work A §vad gol political stgusment at | | his dinner Heo was ‘vo right there,” said Joung man; “u “srouble’s apt to be with Last job I was on we were P sound most of ous time wait: | 4 | “Tell you, I'm " older'n you boys be, aud I've noticed ever since 1 was a boy myself that folks always done well that done their fair day's work, an’ ail died poor that ad & spell 0’ thinkin’ they were goin’ “$0 get rich out o' shirkin'. Nothin’ : for nothiu’s a pretty safe rule.” ! “Goin’ to preach this comin’ San- day, eldor?” inquired Jim Fisher, | h polite interest. | "No, I ain't, sir,” answered Abel, os SE . “My ambition’s all ‘yun toward practicin’. 1'm goin’ to celebrate the Fourth o’ July, though; 5 aps you ain't aware it comes to-| ) a morrow, or do you have a special one | ©' your own up to Boston?” id at ar you going to 0, elder? Jim Fisher. Thorndike. “Quick's a off on go the laths, and i Thorndike, with enthusiasm, gee what a man Washington was! omnes JEW E 2010 L000 ese y; had fallen into single file along the narrow footpath, but Fisher stop ed SREP, or sre tir r ¢ Rlaacing at Chas Cashes sir, pon og ve as well as saybody round here, but ‘twould seem plain to Boston folks." “Don't let Charley spoil his nice new clothes with sunaperackers,” said Jim, aud Charley Burrill blushed as was expected. He bad said early in the day that ha was Bot going home for the Fourth, acd they ail knew the ressoni, They had come to a turn in the road, and Jim Pisher sprang on his wheel sud whirled sway, leaving everybody to plod behind. “Be careful, Charley!” he shouted, as he went down the lane with Abel Thorndike's house was on the river bank, and thers were some apple trees by it, flower garden in front. Aa the two men came to the gate a pretty girl Jooked out of the window, and threw her sewing on the table acd came out to meet them, 5. alter supper, Washington.” of his household were leaning over the gate, talking anfl looking at the river. “My pity sakes!” exclaimed Mr “last | Here it is in his great address: ‘Watch your majorities as carefully as es “Ar SAT ON THE STEPS READING TEE LIFE OF WASHINGTON. if they were kings," says he. Why, Gieveral Washington was a prophet!” The young lovers Sea a little | embarrassed at being interrupted, while the old carpenter took off his spectacles and laid down the big book | i with an impressive air. Charley be- {gan to think they had better walk | down the lane, *‘Here "tis Fourth 0’ July again, and ‘how few folks thinks what 1t all "| means, * said Abel. “I don’t want to The six men | waste as good a day as there is in the | af the! and a little | | year. to meetin’ part o' the day, and sit and | Charley think about my eonutry, and them | Fourth T ever had!” and he and Abel | | Thorndike did not look at each other, | that give it to me. 1 always feclas if I onght to go | they celebrate down heve, * anuotiticed Burrill, proudly, “Best! ““Wa'ra sober enonglh Decoration | but $hheis heurts seemed to touch, : Day,” said Phebe. i July; there's a time to rejoice, ain't | | there? I've got your flags all ready | to pat right out in the morning, any: | way. *Pon’t i the old man. | What have yon two young | got in mind to do? I don’t expect [you'll want me to go along anyway, = he smiled at them with open Phebe" said 10 rence Pl yon ba soared, “Tm got recognition of a happy fact of which they fancied him quite nnconscions, | They were not need to the happiness | of being lovers, and his face world, “I've spoken for a team.” innocent! ¥. one, and yon have fo speak a jong | while beforehand to get the best, such | I'm goin’ to give ye both s first-rate ride in the afterncon an’ said Abal, help me with my fireworks. I've done so well Forking all the spring on this good job that I've got plenty o money to fool round a little, some boy left in ma yet, old's I he. F fire, bot I've always had that “Good for you, mr!” Burrill. 11. “TL aint a bit o little pleasarin’; life hag to be Kind of dnil” harm to reflected | i “Why, father, we | onght to be gay's we can Fourth o' in my ‘Life 0 areaturos | nest ; | then seemed the Kindest fase in the “YI kpew Charley 'd want | in! ¢he sveuin' I shall want Charley to There s| : Some years in the past I ain't been | able to have anything but a good bon said Charley have A a good deal of a man's one great boon’ | Abel Thorndike, as he stood at the | “1 always read a good long chapter | * said old nals, | don’t half know what a country you've got . behind yon * Washington, rogehed fur more vou young fellows as he ihile Pe Abel, “Pr £3i #4 rd Roe a ero Oar Piag. A pines i nine hy Rix, Rowe eonty a dime or two! Ww sald the blond of With % ent fooy miginhy ne ve * +f minis, i hy shoud they press an b prond, and dis Vor sash & tater rad’ Of shogt the gaswer tothe shy, Beane {fis our Plag’ It represents to all the world A Nation prood and fe, Whoss glorlous banner Joats 05 On mountain shore and sea’ The high idea that stands behind That torn and tatter’d rag Floats with it on the wild, free wind Bacnnse it is our Flag’ ¥ 3 Buell The vision that to men anpears To lead them to a height, he angel wha a halo wears, And Hglity the binckest night; The noblest thought of nobis men, Thess hides within this mg. Wa'd dis for it, aye, ten times tan, Benne 4 is our Flag! ; Then wave {t, wave [tall yo sons Of Frosdom's happy land, To honor, glory, favor’'d ones, Climb clamping 1t in hand! Ay»! avon to glorious Death strige on, And hue that tattor’d rag! A names immortal ye have won, Because it in your Ringt Yiorenas St, John Wardwell, It's an m Wirt. Zim.-""Wa can thank this war for Zam ""And that? Zim "Our Fonrth of Jaly orators sate and watched the young souple will at last have something new to talk | drive away, They bad called to him | Cahont. "ow New York Journal, Sr OSI 3 RA AN ! PHEBE THREW HER ARMS ABOUT HER FATHERS XECK AND KISSED HIM. in distress when they frund the one pleasure carriage which he silowed single-seated hugyy. raoning np the lane. “You're made | s mistake” he smd “No, po, ‘twas just us I ordered; you can go by yourselves to-day,’ other. ‘I was young myself ones, and I ain't ready, either,” by way of final excuse. him; looked more like her mother than asial that day. And Abel Thorndike felt a andden pang of loneliness, “There, there! You go off and find | some nice rosds ap eonntey. I don't Laxpeet to see you Ull supper tine, an | we'll make a Light supper anyway after (our good dinner of lamb an’ green { peas; ‘tis my great treat,” he said | “An after dark we'll wmoh the fire. works off. I shall be glad to set an'| | rest an’ read my ‘Late o' Washinglou,’ an’ I'may get a nap.’ | Burrill ventnred to laagh, Mut bo had » new understanding of the hap! piness of holiday making, and started | i Grand’ the ground’s your own,my lLraves! sinvg? Added * Who have done he wdded] Gu they igh Phabe put har arm ronnd her | { father's neck and kissed Abel Thorndike sat on his doorstep | reading ‘‘The Life of The youager members | she i | In the God of "batties tram? Warren's Address. Will yo give #t R ay fa himself the summer throngh was al win i roan o rer? Charley Barridl 5e Souk Yor ”. shouted for the stable boy, who was | What's the merey Hope yo mearey Hear 11 in thas battle | Road it on your Andi it vo who will and oar ye toss who Bll for Dire? | WL yu to your homes the father looked from cine face to he | | Look nehind ad youl-theyye afdrel And Cdons Bi roe the vale | Leades rain and fran hati Let their walsome Del Die wa pray, -~and die wo mest: i But. eh What's Se Sune. 20 dust: ounsign’d a0 As wher Honven its down shall shad On the martye'd patriots bed, ties toad Argl the roel shall mise Of bis deeds to Sg ; 1 A Salado. Attention, Joyal | and boy! dabate the Sag with merry oles, Prom Masne to Caltfornia, Fram uw ta the Lakes, Ln teive three hursahs “For the Stripes sad Stars Ti the fartiet sclions wakes rs Long May Is Wave. ve | off gayly to make tho wont of his after x nntom of Mien » a Tad, noon, eager crowd assembling oun the op-| posite river hank, thing from me,” said old Abel, apolo- getically. “This year I'm goin’ w surprise ‘em. Some say it's foolish to barn np money so, but folks about herw don’t have the interests they do in Boston, an’ ‘tis one way to enjoy themselves. I used to think when I was a boy and my folks were pinched an’ poor, some day I'd get abead an’ then nobody should forget the Fourth where [ was. Tain't no eqgumon day, an 83. Phebe says you've given her an elegant time this afternoon, an’ she's come happy’'s a queen. [ feel grate. fetch those boxes ont o the shop an tonch things off an’ shinin' io the river.” Iv. Next day the shingling work again, and all the hammers ing inside and ontside the great house. “What did yon | somebody asked Jim Fisher. “Oh, nothing particular. wis do I didn't spend a cent an’ "twas too hot to go off | anywhere on my wheel,” sand Jim, despondently. after you've got past snsperackers.” “You ought to have seen the way “Yon see, they always expect some- i Early that evening they watched an | ful to see her so happy, and now we'll | celebrate extrs this year. Folks say my flreworksal- | ways looks so pretty, sll double an’ gang was at yesterday?” | ‘Pain’ mach of a day i | come to Soath Afriea, now being stopped by them. A auka that tae Saanot sever, A azlon of Hearts and & 3ason of hewds, | i And the Bag of our Caton forsver." The Crakk. Jast pow he views with mmoh aise Tas small boy jouder, Aad spends the Fourth upon s farm To miss the smell of powder. * She Served in the Revslution. Deborah Sampson is known © tame as the culy woman who served in the Revolutionnry army. She enlisted under the name of Robert Shirtliffe, and left the service with testimonials "| for exemplar conduct. ain't going to behave #8 if I thought | pinry The Pourth In Hogsa's Alley. from tha barrel)— sa-a-ay. US yer aa- Yoang Hero “What's di matter wid yer, Why don't yer set it off; keert?'— Life, After the rinderpest the locusts have and trains are a ANA AE. heave men mix | L118 best to only lesve : ground, . the future plant | the woods be pavefnl ene to two weeks ciatinn 1m there 1s ple weather ! by keeping the bowels Jovked. . bed. and others giving FP COORING AFFARATIY Wh FOE AN quire a farm of 11, J20 acres inste TER a A Casselberry and Currant Coltinge, It is very easy to maka enttings of either currant or goosebdrry A foul length of Inst year's ashew, growth, the i wifl ite smonthed west ont It put raots from surface. This will make the stam for To Domesticate Wild Plowere, Most wild Sowers mav be made to Select a shady place, fer- and protect the plants from the sun for about a weak. In removing them trom roots amd to leave as nel soil aronnd them an possible Gestation in Syminer, All the domestic animus vary from 1 the time they bear If the latter part of ges. in warm weather, and when uly of snoenieut feed, the parturiti of nEnally a little SEY Han it is ne id, the cane, ti their youn, FECTS BLE teil Westie the ¥ £5 ‘the 2471 acres now under saltivation, : with the end smonthed 04 and Arad standing ann nd above | grow in gardens if provided with an | environment saficiently ike their na- | tural one tilize it with leaf wonld, water freely to pet all the The land is worth five times as nach ax previonely, and many of the land: owners gre eager to have the sewage supplied to their properties. When the sewage leaves the farm so} great is the degree of purification attained that a bacterial exemination reveals fewer bacteria to the enbie centimeter than is the case of most streams sup. possd to be uncontaminated — New York Post, Making a Hothed, Tue ordinary hotbed consists of » pile of fermenting stable msuuare, coversd with a frame and glazed sashes, in which is a layer of fertils soil. The bed should be located where it will be easy of access, bat it should we or dry ground, and pot where water cotdd flow over the ground and sbout its base, even in wet weather. DP ‘ shonld also be sheltered from heavy winds, SX. and with a full exposure to the In preparation for a bed the fresh manure and long litter are col lected from stables and drawn together to the location of the bed, where they i during | PAVErse ix | shabie that the more | sueenient fo od branable during warm | tims osen and general pa released. Cultivator sYute a Begonias Caltnre, Begonias of all kinds grow soil that 1» quite rich, sowww hat RALIGY and A sot that ix Leavy, sogay and ba sed with goad resol, parogs, The mat. ter of draiusge is also an item in the enitors of bey Zones nod 10 he over. In potting the plants pro something fo do with it, the a Aa STIOAD $ Ligst inal ars { placed inn conieal pile apt to beevome sour cannot eackad AN THpeThH "BITS FRAMED BOTHED, RRR SY wn A SR a A SS AS the manure is thus thrown together if is down by treading on it, the treading being repeated as the bed is rated a few inches at a tine, nati the pile ix finished off to a point at the ride ample drainage | by placing broken | ‘ticed that the pile 1s heating by see- | potiery, ainders or some inch mstle 10 the bottom of the pote, i inst top. After a few days it may be ne steam rise from it, It is then Flowering bagonias can be bedded enstomuary to handle over the manure, ont in the summer with success, if | shaking it ontasnd again masking it plenty of water is given amd a fairly | into & pile and tramping it down as Both classes shold be! want of water Woman's Home Com: pan Sunil Soe of Jersey Cows. It 1s quite possible thal Jersey cows are undersized beeause in ealfhivod, for a time, at least, they are apt to be fed on ther own dam's milk, | sunny, warm losstion selected for the | before. Those of the Rex type will do igus of heating will again be evi. ! best if plunged in a partially shaded | dent, and itis then ready to be made Mocation | protected from hot, deving winds, and | should never ba allowed to suffer for i In ten or three days the mio a bed, The bed should be made large enough to extend at least a foot ont. Cstde of the frame st sides and ends bed shoold be two fest or twosnd a Ia throwing the manure into shape, ‘as the pile rises in height every few inches, it should be beaten down with | the baek of the fork so that the mate messes of milk rial will be of muiformn density. The half feet in depth; the deeper it in the © ff their stomachs are cloyed then, the effect remains until they may be half grown, Jersey and Guernsey milk, because it is extra rich, la often pre. chsldren, who have to twonght up on the bottle Yet sows milk is a complete substitate to & child for that of its nsother, stemdier and longer continued will be the heat When the bed is finished evenly on top the frame can be set on ‘apd covered with the sashes ; | fw days a strong best will rise, and tarred by doting parents for their very | youag bra $i i richest 10 batter fats needs some. thing added to it warst of all is not, howaver, tw the legal standard This tu exdnss the eity milk dealers, who may dilute the milk | | en Commence, One-half the ity in cities of bales brought up on the bottle wonld be obyinted uo they were fod properly. A Farm Boller. Portable farm boilers for cooking { pagetables for hogs and other animals are now made in many styles, ‘many farms the question of expense "will lewd to the using sul of the old | fashioned | mon practice to set brick, hat it im a coms a kettle in heitie sgeh & Nil eat and leave it weather The kettle is thas constantly being filled with rain, and the top bricks loosened, The secompanying TAAL SRP in Saet B A ———————— end ohaws an execiient plan y for cover. { the kettle when it 1 constractest ing the kettle when it i constructed | sinual loss, the distribution is bad, usually, and if the enitivated fletd that sat of doors. This keeps everything snag and dry and presents amach bet. ter appearance than doss the kettle that 1s exposed to the wenther, Such a kettle can be located convenient to the various farm buildings, to economize labor in feeling out the cooked food Ine of cooked and ancooked food for on animals, it 18 safe to say that the digestibility of vegetables i» greatly aided by cooking, which 18 a most 1m | parfant point in the eww of feeding young animale, --New York Tribune. Senage Farming. The sewage farm at Aelinres, Franes, which is fertilized by the sewage of Paris, has been snocessfil both fur the purification of the sewage an d the pro- druetion of various crops. The sewage, to 17,0060, 004 ws as jar as Clichy which anumnts font per diom, # by gravity ad hundred and eighteen leet and dis tributed over the farm. At present the pnmping-station is of 1200 horse- power creased to 8000, and to deal with the | vatput of the Paris sewers wonld re- | in a when this abates somewhat, that tis thermometer thrust into oe Hin gure indiestes only eighty-five or All ; Riety degrees, a laver of rich mellow Pay quires some dilntion, and the milk thet soil that bas been previously prepared should bao plsead in the frame and spread evenly over the bed, toa depth of about six inches. The bed is now rendy for use, and seed sowing in it In the nisnagement of a hotbed constant reference mist be made to a Jshaded thermometer kept inside, and sir must be given sufficiently to keep the temperstare | down to sbout seventy degrees, and | there should he mats provided for sheltering the bed on eold nights and | in severe storms. =¥ Fiok’s Magazine, ofr exposed to the’ Fesding Without Profit. The chief oblect of feeding should ba profit from the conversion of feld arops into more concentrated forms for market. When stock can be kept with profit, there is a doable prote from the farm--one from producing ‘the erops and one from converting Lthenm into meat, {a considerable number of farmers that witik, wool, ote. But do uot Lave profitable stock farms, feel obliged to kesp stock for the sake [of the manure, skinmiog ail grass aad | glover flelda, sad growing other furase | for the maintesance of the stock. We {want to bear in mind that stock add | nuthing to the snantity of plant food in the forage, were it given directly fo "the soil, hut that the fesding robs the POOL, average farm of more than ball its strength. The stock takes part of it awn use, asd most farmers do not live perfeot applisuces for saviog and applying the remainder. There is con- grew a reocond orop of clover or heavy aftermath of timothy could re tain it as a mulch to be plowed mader at the right time it would get far wore fertility out of it thea it ever would from the manure made by feeding it w hatever uy be the relutive chemioal R and the distribution over the surface would be far more even, Nine times gmt of ten the flelds need vegetable raatter far more than anything else, anid the idea that all growth shonld be passed through the stables means in wetnal practice the robbing of the field in respect to the very thing it most one geeds, If the feed is needed for stock that is going to hring a nice profit over all sonst, that is another matter entire ly; but where scil fertility is the main consideration, and enitivated crops are the farmer's source of ineome, he i» on the wrong track when he puts la is there raised ome bor on the harvesting of all manurial wrops, only to have hall the fertility lost hy passing through the stables, Boils may by fed as directly by plow eapa ity, bat it is to be in | IDES growth ander as hy applying the manure gotten by feeding the growth, and the amount of plant food seoured ad of | by the fist method is much greater.
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