WHILE we MAY. Q..-
——
The hands are such dear hands:
They are so full: they turn at our demands
So often: they reach out,
With trifies scarcely thought about,
So many times; they do ».
‘So many things for me. for you—
If their fond wills mistake.
We may well bend. not bre tk.
' They are such fond, frail lips
’l‘hat speak to us. Pray. it love strips
Them of discretion many times.
Or if they speak too slow or quick. such
crimes
We may pass by: for we may see
Days not far off when those small words may
b
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Held not as slow or quick. or out of place.
but dear.
Because the lips are no more here.
Theyare such dear familiar feet that go
Along the path with ours—feet fast or slow,
And trying to keep paoe-if they mistake
0r tread «upon some flower we would take
Upon our breast. or bruise some reed.
Or crush poor Hope until it bleed.
We may he mute.
Not turning quickly to imputo
Grave faults: for they and we
IHave such a little way to go —-can be'
Together such a little while along the way,
We will be patient while we may. -
So many little faults we find.
We see them: for not blind
Is Love. We see them; but if you and I
Perhaps remember them some by-and-by
They will not be
Faults then—grave faults—to you and me.
.But just odd ways—mistakes, or even less—
Remembrances to bless.
Days change so many things—yes. hours.
We see so differently in suns and showers.
Mistaken words to-night
May be so cherished by to-morrow‘s light.
\Ve may be patient, for we know
There‘s such a little way to go.
——From The Independent.
”A LONE HAND. '
“Those who blame their failures to
Providence or Fate, or whatever they
may chose to call their Creator—those
individuals, who, are idlers or cow—
nrds.”
The speaker was one of a group of
men lounging on the dock of the Great
Northwest, which a few hours earlier
had commenced her slow, upward pro-
gress against the mighty current of the
Yellowstone. That he did not belong
to either of the classes he condemned
was written in the mingled resolution
'and complacency of his sunburned vis-
age‘, while his right to “teach asone
having authority” was established
among his hearers by their knowledge
that he was a prosperous ranchman of
-— County, Montana, returning from
an Eastern visit.
“We all get our chances.” he resum-
ed, after a puff or two at his pipe and
a pleased glance around the observant
circle. “It is our fault, not the Lord’s,
if we don’t keep hold of them. And
I'll tell you a story with that text, if
you like—a story which shall be new,
though the text is a chestnut.”
There was an acquiescent laugh, a
drawing nearer of camp stools, and the
ranchman continued,—— _
"It happened some years since, be-
fore the Northern Pacific had crossed
the Rockies. The terminus that sea-
son was at Zenith City, and the class
of travel which demands luxury did
not come beyond Bismarck, where the
company economically shunted the
I’ullmans before rushing away from
.: '1“E'zation. So the train which start-
ced from Zenith City .one November
~:;-::c_;r.g wares made up as usual, of a.
‘ ' “ '"ger car, a box car, and the loco-
n'...:.ve, while its quite unusual number
of if‘l'eiel‘s was composed entirely of
:1 p..- :y of twenty cowboys. 'They had
,mrf been paid off for their.summer’s
wok, and had begun their holiday on
the previous evening with an all-night
sche. But amusement in a prairie
" was not varied enough for them.
They meant to go East for such a
laugh of time as their cash would en-
dure; and. though it was burning in
their pockets to get spent, they were
resolved not to waste any of it in rail-
m: d tickets—a resolve of which they
lufc: med the conductor when he came
‘50 til-3m about half an hour out from
.Zer‘iih City. /'
“lie was a young fellOw, as were the
cowboys.“ Everything was ‘young in
'L'viontana in those days, except the-sky
and prairie, which are eterna1."or seem
in be. This chap Lloyd, however, was
elm-built, with a color that changed
1:11 3 .a girl’s—threatened with con-
9"mgjt‘lon then, though he had got the
7-. “:r .of that, as of other disadvan-
..s ”and very queer he looked
among the big brown, brawny roughs,
"who left their card playing to swarm
into the aisle. or lean over the seats
nearest those of their comrades who
ind answered to his request for tick-
ets that they had none.
“The company will take money for
”(ares also,’ Lloyd said, without glanc-
‘lng at the gathering crowd.
“'When the company can get it,
racme‘cody chuckled.
“ ‘Invariably,’ Lloyd asserted; "or
the passenger who refuses to pay is
put off the train.’
“‘You don’t say so? Suppose you
my. Here are Tim and me to begin
with! And the whole carful after us,
for not one cent of our earnings is go-
ing into the money bags .of ,yOur .—
swindling company!’
“ ‘That’s so!’
“ ‘You bet!.’.
‘Not a chip!"
“Lloyd listened to these expressions
c'f general determination until .they
came to an end. Then he was consid-
{tally paler, but his eyes had grown
pus. mmonly bright.
‘ ‘You will hurt me much more than
the company,’ he said when hecould
99! a"'hearing. *‘I shall lose my place
' 'f I don’t collect your fares—’
" "if hat is your lookout.’
"We ain’t going to tell your loss, if
--_.:I kegptquiet.’
“'Lli.j(d”s shining eyes turned from
. .e to another of the twenty tall fel-
lows lOunging around him, so sure of
the trumps they held that they were
inne. hurry to. finish the game.
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“Then is a greed, for tormenting
animals which disfigures most human
nature, from Spanish bull-baiters to
those rat-fighters down east. We are
not without a touch of it here in Mon-
tana. And that the tormented animal
belongs to our own kind adds a keener
relish to the fun, when the party doing
the tormenting has swallowed as much
had whiskey as the cowboys had that
morning. So these bright eyes of
Lloyd’s didn’t met any more encour-
agement than did Father Noah’s the
first time he took a squint at the Flood
through one of the portholes of the
ark. ~ . - , _ -
“Without speaking, he stood, very
pale and still, for a moment, locking at
the open pocketbook in his hand, while
they all stared at him, grinning and
jeering. There was a firmness about
his mouth that didn’t suggest uncon-
ditional surrender to two or three who
watched him closely, and who were
much surprised when presently the
color rushed back over his face, and
shutting his book with a snap, he went
out of the car.
“He was followed by a roar of laugh-
ter and facetious yells. ..
“ ‘Call again, young fellow!’ 15%!
“ ‘Always glad to see you!” ' ‘
VICTORIA'S ODD BIRTHDAY GIFT.
Gloueoster'o Ancient Custom of Sending
to the Queen a Lamproy Pie.
One of Queen Victoria’s birthday
gifts was a peculiar one. From time
almost immemorial up to 183; it up
pears the city of Gloucester was in the
habit of expressing its loyalty to the
throne by sending to the reigning sov.
ereign a lamprey pie. In the year
mentioned the ancient custom fell in-
to desuetude,- but it was revived in
1893, and has been followed with full
appreciation of its picturesqueness.
This year the people of Gloucester felt
that they should make a special ef-
fort, and the pie sent to Balmoral, be-
sides being on a gold plate, was itself
of an unusually elaborate character. It
weighed twenty pounds, and was
adorned with truffles, fine prawns on
gold skewers and aspic jelly. On the
top of the pie was a representation in
. gold of the royal crown and cushion,
l with a sceptre, to which were attached
jstreamers of royal blue, and at the
‘base were four lions, also of gold.
The golden skewer heads were in the
Iform of crowns, and there were six
. l lions’ heads in gold around the pie.
1 i On either side of the centre crown was
-a silk bannerette. One bore the city
“Then the crewd returned to poker 'arms and the name of the Mayor of
playing, some of them just a bit dis-
concerted with their victory, and mut-
tering that twenty to one was too big
odds for any chap, ’Specially' a slim
little chap, with fists which couldn’t
their own against a ‘kid.’ "
, The story-teller interrupted himself
with a chuckle.
“They counted fists, you see, and
Eel-got to take stock of brains. How
should they guess that the man they
had put to proof carried more brains
inside his handsome head than fur-
nished the twenty of them, though
they were not fools, either?
“A quarter of an hour later the train
stopped, not gradually, but with a jerk
which sent poker chips flying. There
was a cowboy half out of every win-
dow in the car quicker than you could
have cocked a pistol, for stations were
seldom within a hundred miles of each
other in those days, and they all knew
that this stop wasn’t regular.
“Behind and before them the track
stretched as far as they could see,
while on both sides the prairie spread
away to the low edge of the gray sky,
which wasn’t any grayer than itself,
lonely as the ocean, and infinitely more
silent. Not a sound or a movement,
except that of the locomotive whisking
off at full speed.
“In came the coways’ heads with a
volley of hard swearing and there
stood Lloyd in the doorway, cooler
than I am this instant, but holding a
six-shooter. .
“ ‘You have justgfive nii'nuta to
make up your minds,’ he_said, and his
voice was as steady as his eyes. ‘Will
you pay your fares like honest men, or
get out and tramp to the next settle-
ment, forty miles from here? ' Our en-
gineer is waiting within hail of us,
and he will not come back unless I give
him the order. Oh, you may murder
me if you choose!’ he cried, stepping
further into the car, as half a. dozen
pistols were grabbed. ‘But I can shoot
as straight as any of you—I don’t
mean to die alone-and at the sound
of the first shot our engineer will be
off to Bismarck.’
"‘For one long moment the prsiria
wasn’t stiller than that carload of ex-
cited humanity. If Lloyd had ezen
blinked! Thank God, he didn't.
Then a big fellow broke, into a illlgil.
took his pistOls from his belt, .jui
laying them on a seat, walked toward
Lloyd, holding out his empty fists
“ ‘Shake!’ he said. ‘That was a lane
hand! And pluckily you played i-xz"
“From Lloyd's side he faced the [CL
of them.
“ ‘Boys,’ he cried, ‘a chap who can
look straight down the muzzlcs of so
many cowboy shooters for the sake of
doing his duty, that chap will nuke
the kind of. partner most of us want
to yoke with, if he will let us, eh 1"
“Lloyd smiled, slipped his pistol Into
his pocket, and gave his slim fingers
to the other's brawny grasp.
"Well, sir, all. crowds are a. kc.
whether cattle or men—they follow a
leader. There was a cheering promont-
ly which astonished the waiting en-
gineer. Then the fares were paid a.
fast as Lloyd could take them. An..
that is the end of this story."
The 'ranchman paused, and began
carefully to light his pipe, which htd
died out. .
“Where is Lloyd now? In Ho'cua,
State Senator from —— County.“ he
answered an eager questioner, when
the pipe was again in working order.
“Where is the fellow that stood by
him?” he laughed jovially. “Neither
he nor his whereabouts point the mor-
al of this tale. But, when Lloyd runs
for governor, as he will next year, he
shall have my vote, for he runs to win
in any race he enters. And that is my
creed of life, boys—4‘the Lord helps
those who helps themselves’——I’ve seen
it, and I believe it!”
They Keep Pets.
Everyone knows that certain species
of ants keep "aphides,” just as men do
milch cows, to supply them with the
meet liquid they secrete. ,Therefore
t not so astonishing to find that
here marvellous little insects keep
which, although apparently of no
-: lgcrzcfit, seem to amuse them
'! bra-2e pets are generally beetles and
“Sets, which live on the best of
{arms with their hosts, playing round
-129 tests in fine weather and retiring
.nto them on wet days. The ants have
actraily been watched carrying these
;,;eis of theirs from place to place dur-
ing their migrations!
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Wood ashes and common salt mixed
at'l-‘h‘wcter to the desired ("tmlisenhy
and sang cement for
.2..y l‘uifilllon use around the farm.
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(Gloucester, and on the other were
:two lampreys entwined beneath a
- crown, and a scroll setting forth that
the “Mayor’s lamprey pic” was sent
in accordance with “Gloucester's an-
cient custom from the Norman period
to the “Victorian era.” All this was
hand painted, as were two shields, one
being a view of Gloucester‘s cele<
'brated cathedral and the other the
Imonogram “V. R.,” a crown and the
'dates 1837-1897. The lamprey was at
é'one time considered a great delicacy,
{and it is a matter of history that a
fsurfeit of them caused the death of
PKing Henry IV, so highly were they
; esteemed that special protections were
3 granted to such vessels as might bring
,them in; and his successor supplied a
warrant to William of Nantes for sup-
iplying him and his army with them
i Wherever they might happen to march.
—New York Times.
INDIAN BABIES.
3 When the Mother is Not in Attendance
the Little One is Hung Under a Tree.
An article on “Home Life Among
‘ the Indians” is contributed to the
' ‘Century” by Mrs. Alice C. Fletcher.
Mrs. Fletcher says: In the Indian
household, as in our own, iéhildren
{hear an important part. The baby is
Z the constant companion of its mother;
not that other members of the family
2 do not share in the comet it, but the
f little one is kept closely under the ma-
glernal eye. Soon after birth it is laid
' midis own bed, which is often profuse-
‘ ly ornamented, and is always portable.
IA board about a foot wide and three
.feet long is covered with a' feather
“pillow or with layers of soft skins.
.gUpon these the baby is fastened by
,Oroad bands of skin, flannel or calico.
'When asleep the child’s arms are
bound under cover, but they are r'e-
based when it awakes. A great por-
tion of the infant's time is spent lying
upon a soft robe or blanket, where it
can kick and crow to it’s heart’s con-
tent. If, however, the mother should
be so engaged as to be frequently
called out the tent the baby is laced
upon its board and hung up under a
tree or placed where there is no dang
{er of falling. Should the ‘mother have
to go any distance from home she will
Ilip the strap of the board over her
head and the baby goes along, winking
It the igreat world from its mother's
back. Long journeys on horses are
node by babies snugly packed and
(lung from the horn of the mother's
laddle
AMERICAN STOVES EXPORTED. ,
they Are the Belt 1.:- musty undiscyio'
and Are Sent to Horny countries. I_
American stoves, which are the best
3h the world for their utility, style and
finish, are exported to many parts of
lot numbers are sent to the various
Spanish-American countries, but they
ire sent in considerable, numbers .to
kusiralia, and also to South Africa.
Russia and Turkey; and occasionally'
Io China and Japan. -
lor American gas and gasoline stovest
Ind an increased. demand is expected:
—New York Sun. '
4
Sweet Wound-Bye. l
In a quiet little town of some eight'
tundred inhabitants in WaIWOrthf
County, Wis, leading the, quiet, monotr
)nous life of a country physician, lives
he of the post—wartime: poets, Samuel'
Filmore Bennett, who served ‘for three
years of the war’ as Lieutenant Ben-‘
nett, of the Fortie'th Wisconsin Volun-’
leers, whose name has been dropped
timost into oblivion. '
“He and a musical composerLJ. P.
Webster, long since dead. were frlends.’
Inse‘perable. We‘bsrter was. of a de~_
Ipondent mood. while Bennet was'
:1
lbs world. Those exported are mostly!”
cooking stoves and ranges. The great. f
Some stoves are sent to "the United .,
Kingdom, outside ofEugland, and: to '
There is now some foreign demand'.
theory. Webster appeared before his__
friend one day more than Ordinarily
lowncast, when Bennett inquired:
‘What is the trouble now?’ '
“ ‘It is no matter; it will all be right:
by-and-bye,’ he replied. 1
“Like a voice from the Unseen came }
‘0 Bennett the song, “The Sweet By-Z
ind-By.’ Turning to his desk, writing
tit-hand with pencil, in less than thirty'
minutes he handed Webster the hymn,'
worded as it made today.”
Easy Enough to Do.
Gozooks—Geese once saved Rome,
but I don't think ‘as’ses ever saved this
country. , . ', .
} Zounds~0h. yes; they could do it
lo it easily. ' ;
Gazooks—How‘l
Zounds—By not going to Gongress.—-.
dew York Tribune},
~‘H‘H .
. gowns this 863.805;
~canvas AND oasmoms MATERIALS
Shading and Texture Most Delicate and
They Make Up Exquisitely.
(By Special Arrangement with the N. Y.Sun.) _
White Silk and satin arelvery much
worn while brocadcs and such rich,-
materials are worn only by elderly
people. They are made up veiled
with mousseline de sole or chiffon or
black lace. Thus one veiled with silk
muslin had each tiny rufile embroid-
ered with flowers in pink, red, and
mauve. The bodice, with a jetted yoke
of the muslin, was finisned with a
sash, also of muslin, embroidered on
the ends to match the ruffles Soft
puffed sleeves are a little later in style
than the tucked ones; but the latter,
made with a small puff, are still great
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favorites. All gowns are far more
graceful when the skirt is made en-
tirely separate from the lining. A
pretty gown of bluet mousseline de
sole may be made by cutting almost
princess shape and very flowing, thus
making it very full about the hem, and
hung in folds over the pale blue silk
lining. It may be trimmed with black
lace applique both on the waist and
the skirt. A black sash and collar
with a blue ruching of the mousseline
de soie gives it a striking finish.
Mauve muslin worn over yellow,
with black lace accessories, is a de-
lightful combination. A red velvet
belt and collar are extremely pretty
when worn with a black and white
gown. Many of the plain grenadines
are made up over striped silk of two
tones, which gives a unique efiect to
the transparent material. These grena-
dines and the'fine canvases, too, are
finished with many little ruffles, edged
with narrow satin ribbon, or pencil '
velvet. One, black flowered grenadine
is made up over green and , white
striped glace silk, with .many little
rufiies upon the grenadine skirt, each '
edged with; narrow black satin .rib-
bone. The belt and broad sash were.
'of ’iblack‘satin, while the neck of the ,
gown is finished with three ribbons of
different colors matching the flowers of
the gown, Above the ribbons, .and
close about the throat is a ruche of
tulle. , , I
The latest models in tailor-made
gowns for travelling, or morning wear
are very simple but elegant in shape.
A novel trimming consists of coarse
stitching of contrasting colors in the
form of straps or loops, or convention~
a1 scroll designs. This trimming on a
blue gown is carried up the front of
the skirt in white, the straps being
graduated up to the waist. The jacket
is lined and faced with white moire,
bordered with‘stitched cloth. A blue
leather belt, with silver buckle,
worn with this gown. Blue is th;
most favored color in tailor-mad.
is
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.that in which light may be treated.
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. "burns”: .
. . _. Herc-Put." . ’
The recently discovered stientiflc
marvel of the electric telegraph with.
out a wire conductor has earned speedy
renown for a young Italian strdent
Guglielmo Marconi, of Bologna, whoa: _
mother is an English lady. ' He is but
twenty-two years of age, and is a pulli-
of Professor Righi, of the University
of Bologna, in whose laboratory-he .
‘ cmuoIII-j
the electric undulations perceived by
Herz, their facility of transference to
great distances, and their capaLility of
being refracted or reflected, by suitable
apparatus, in a mode analogous to
The family to which Guglielmo Mar-
coni belongs is one of good position
and some wealth in his native city;
and he was from the first readily fur-
nished with the means and Opportuni-
ties for conducting a series of experi-
ments, afterwards renewed and contin-
ued in England under the superinten-
dence of our Director—General of Tel-
egraphs, Mr. W. H. Preece, with re-
sults likely to be of much importance.
They have since been followed by ex-
hibitions in Italy, at Rome. and at
Spezzia, the chief naval port of that
kingdom, ‘which are regarded with
much public attention. A formidable
promise, or threat, of increasing the
means of naval warfare is supplied by
the notion that a gunpowder magazine
on board ship might be fired by electric
agency from a long distance.
A Silver Ship us a Wine Flugon.
The St. James Gazette tells of an
exhibition which was displayed during
Jubilee week in London. It is an elab-
orate two—masted ship, with ornate
deck-houses, streamers, and other
adornment, wrought in embossed sil-
ver, and set on wheels for a stately
dining room table. Ornamental as it
is, it is, however. no mere ornament;
it was designed to contain, cradled in
its hull, a flask of some rare and ma-
tured vintage, whose neck-tip should
just; protrude itself beyond the vessel’s
prow.
A Chippendale Screen.
Chippendale furniture is coming into
fashion again and some of the prettiest
-A- C H lPPEflDklE-Xlltfn'
effects are in the screens that are now
in the market. It is in what is known
he “The French style" and was much in
vogue during the first’empire.
Children In Life Savers.
Germany has just followed in the
footsteps of England and is establish-
ing schools for instruction in swim-
ming and to teach children how to re-
suscitate their fellows in case of acci-
dent. The model school in this re-
spect is of course that known as “The
Morning Lane Board School" of Lon-
don. At present the classes number
several hundred and the pupils range
€54 3.
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CflLnQEH‘AS-LlFt-SAVERS- —
in age from six to sixteen. The quick-
ness with which these children learn
the method of saving life, is surpris-
ingto those who visit the schools.
Prominent educators of America are
thinking seriouslyof introducing the
features of “The Morning Lane School”
into our school system.
Bowser (reading telegram he has
prepared)——How does this suit you:
"Cannot come to-day. Expect us next J
week. Mother is ill." There’s just
ten words. ~
Mrs. Bowser—That’s all right; only
why not say "Mother is indisposed?”
Mr. Bowser—That wouldn’t make it
any clearer.
Mrs. Bowser—I know; but it is a
longer word than “ill.” and we might
as well get our money’s worth while -
we are are about lL—Boston Trans-'
cript.
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Black Knot of the Plan; and Cherri-
Thisfungousdisease attacks all spec-
ies of plums and cherries, both wild
and cultivated. As far as has been
determined, it does not trouble other
fruit and forest trees, although the en-
largements caused by injury and in-
sect galls are sometimes taken for it.
The outer or cambium layer of new
seems to be the home of the black-knot
fungus. The spores obtain a foothold
there and when growth begins the fun-
gus spreads through the soft cell walls.
After a little while the trouble appears
on the branch as a distinct elevation.
This is due to a derangement of the
new cells which causes a distorted
growth that finally becbmes black and
hard. The disease is very contagion,
spreading from the spores or seeds of
the fungus. Of these there are two
kinds, summer spores, or those pro‘
duced during the early part of the sea-'
son, and winter spores, which mature
late in autumn and are ready to ger-
minate the first thing in spring.
The trouble usually begins in the fall
and appears as a slight swelling of the
bark on the branches, these making
but little growth until the following
spring, when they begin to develop,
mature rapidly, and are full size in a
few weeks. For a. time the bark over
the forming knots expands, but finally
bursts, exposing the deceased growth
beneath. The fungus continues to
grow throughout the summer and at
the end of‘the season a dead mass of
tissue remains and usually forms a
home for insects, which cause addition-
al injury to the tree.
The fungus produces spores so
abundantly that it is advisable to re-
move and destroy the knots as soon
as they can be seen. Wild cherries
and plums are attacked as well as the
tame varieties. It is absolutely neces-
sary to keep the knot off these if the
trouble is to be completely eradicated.
Knots on a single wild tree will pro-
duce spores sufficient to infest an entire
county. Badly diseased trees of every—
kind should be cut down at once and
the knots burned or completely de-
Stroyed. When only a few branches,
are affected these can be cut out and'
the remainder of the trees disinfected
by washing thoroughly with bordeaux
mixture made as follows: Dissolve six
pounds of copper sulphate in one gal-
lon of hot water in an earthen or wood~
en vessel. In another vessel slake
four pounds of fresh quick lime. Strain
the latter and add to it 50 gallons of
water. Into this pour the dissolved
copper sulphate and )mix thoroughly.
Or a very strong solution of sulphate
of iron may be used. ,
These solutions, if applied with a
strong force pump, will destroy the
spores resting from the bark of the tree
awaiting conditions favorable for their
development. They also may kill a .
great many spores, and prevent the for-
mation of more, if applied, to the
affected part of the tree, but will in no
wise cure. the disease. The knot
ought to be removed befOre it breaks
open, for bees and other insects will.
spread the trouble; As soon as the
swelli‘ngs» appear on the,=‘limhs, cut of!.
the branch‘éfiftwo ‘or three inches be-
low the diseased part,‘ then'wash with.
, a strong solution of iron sulphate and
later apply seme oilpaint or linseed
oil. Because of the exceedingly con.-
tagious character of this disease, it
can be killed out only by concerted
action in a neighborhood or county;—
American Agriculturist.
. Odor In tMIlk. ‘ _
To _ determine, whether, an odor in
milk isdue to bacteria _or otherwise,
not a poll of the milk at a tempera-‘-
ture of say 70 degrees in a room known».
to be free from odor. After three or
‘four hours so to the milk, stir it brisk-
‘ly, and notice whether the odor has
increased or- not. If the former,.then ,
the trouble is of bacterial origin. It; 7
the latter, it is an odor from some out-I
{side source and can probably be traced.
to the stable or milk room. At all,
events clean everything ”thoroughly."
'If the cause is bacteriological, that is,
there is an undesirable ferment present
in the milk and the cleaning does not
remove it, go to some one who has" milk
that is known to be all right... Get a
‘qu . ity after it has become- sour,
brgig it home and put a little into all"
th pails, vats, strainers, churn, etc.
In tct, wash them in this sour milk,
1 g some in to act as a starter.
to' tract the bad fermentation wheni
‘ ' milk is introduced.
The most troublesome ferments may.
be got rid of by such a course. Bad
ferments betoken uncleanly work. By
far the best of all remedies is preven-
tion and prevention is obtained by
cleanliness—F. W. Mossman.
Seeding Grus in Corn.
At the second cultivation before the
corn is hood, sow on grass seed with a
liberal hand. It is important that the
shtire surface of the ground be cov-
ered. Even seeding will do much to-
ward keeping down weeds. I have, a
field seeded in this way last season,
and it is in first-class condition. Bone
dust was sown at the same time. To
prevent injury to the grass, the corn
should be removed thelast of August,
or the first of September. I put my,
1896 crop of corn into the silo.—A.
Tompkins, New York.
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