’Rcccnt Experiments [have
“the made.
.553'Inent used at the Maine experiment sta-~
Jition, Orono, Me.
. ;of the bench are made water-tight by
GROWING IN FAVOR.
Estab-
lished the Value of Sublrrlgution
-ln‘ Forcing Houses.
The subject of subirrigation in the
:forcing house is still attracting much
)attention, and experiments continue to
The cut shows one arrange-
The bottom and sides
gcoating with Portland cement, and two
:I'DWS of two-inch porous drain tile are
1run lengthwise, cemented at- the joints,
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SUBIRRIGATION IN GREENHOUSE.
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land closed at the ends. .Six—lnch flow e1
. ‘pots are cemented on at intervals of
seven 01 eight feet, connecting with the
'bore of the tile, into which the w ate1 is
:poured when needed. The w ate1 must
pass through the porous sides of the
-’ 1tiles' mto thee soil, w hich is filled into the
" ibench in the usual manner.
7N
, Viinches or more of broken pots
'lbricks, which are then covered with
Another method, which proves fully
'as effective under trial, is to cover the
lbottom of the cemented bench with two
and
éburlap. The soil is then put in place,
‘and water admitted to the stratum of
ipotsherds as the soil becomes dry.
:VVhere radishcs are grown, the yield of
uarketable roots is about 15 per cent.
ater. The germination of seeds is
-ut the same, but a larger number of
ing plants “damp off” under surface
atering, and the number of small and
1seased roots is also much greater.
he number of roots injured by milli-
1edes, or thousand-legged worms, is
greater under sub-irrigation, but not
enough to reduce the net gain serious-
ly. Subirrigation is likely to prove of
great advantage in growing such crops
as lettuce, whe1e leaf rot is aggravated
‘ by contact 111th damp soil. —Rural New
Yorker.
WEEKLY»
HOW TO CURE MEAT.
Something “'hicli Every body Think.
lie linows, But Which Only a Few
Do in the Right \,, ny.
One important item in curing meat ,
of all kinds is to lay it out in 11- cool
place, where there is a. good circula-
tion of air, until the animal heat is
thoroughly cooled out.
There is a process of sugar-curing
pork that requires that the salt, sugar
and spices be rubbed in while the meat
is still warm, but it requires experience 1
to do the work properly, and the av- ‘
erage farmer can hardly afford to run
the risk of failure.
Generally at this season-th ere is little . ‘
difficulty in thoroughly cooling out. ;
meat if it. is spread out over night.
TOM THUMB AND THE QUEEN.
The Diminntivc General Tried to.
Back Out of Her Presence.
But Fallen
The awaican minister, flan. lea-ward
Everett, was very kind to his country-
men, and it was at his house that Mr.
Barnum met a certain «Mr. Murray,
E master of the queen’s household, says
- St. Nicholas.
On the day following one
of the queen's life guards appeared be-
fore Mr. Barnum with a. note contain-
ing an invitation from the queen to
Gen. Tom Thumb and his guardian, Mr“
5 Barnum, to appear at Buckingham pal-
: ace on a specified evening.
Meat should not be allowed to freee :
before it is salted, as it. will not, take
salt- while frozen. The salt is apt. to
form in cakes over the meat, and un-
less looked after when a few warm
days come the. meat will be certain to
spoil. In applying the salt the best
plan is to take- a quantity in the hand
and rub it on the meat.
This will cause the meat to take-salt
more readily than if it is simply sprin-
kled over it. After rubbing well lay the
meat in the box or on the shelf arranged
for it and sprinkle it liberally with salt.
If the weather is moderate so that the
meat is not frozen it is best to go over
it. a second time in aweek or ten days,
rubbing as at first, and then sprinkle
again. If the weather is cold enough
to keep the meat frozen this may be
done in a. few days after the wather
moderates.
Whlen meat is pickled instead of dry, 1
salted the brine should be made as
strong as possible and should fully cov-
er the meat. In three days the brine
should be drawn off and either fresh
brine put on or the old brine be boiled
and the scum that rises to the surface
skimmed off and then when cool poured.
back.
In both brine and dry salting the
addition of some sugar, saltpeter and
pepper will improve the quality of the
meat as well as aiding in preserving it.
Allowing the meat to remain in salt ';
too long has a tendency to make the 1
lean part. hard and unpalatable. When—
ever sufficiently salted it should be
hung up and smoked and then packed
down. If this is done before. the warm
weather comes the risk of loss will be
greatly 1essened.—St. Louis Republic.
Roads in Pncrto Rico.
It is said that. there are 15,000 men
on the pay rolls of the department of
public works in Puerto Rico who are
engaged in road-building.
Scarlet Fever in Tropical Regions.
to the curious fact that scarlet fever
has never been observed in an epi-
In retiring from the royal presence,
Mr. Barnum attempted to follow the 1
example set by the lord in waiting by
backing out. The gallery was of great
length, and the gentlemen with long
strides made rapid progress; but Tom
Thumb’s short legs left him far behind
—or before. Seeing that. he was losing
ground, he turned and ran a. few steps,
then resumed the process of “backing.”
Again losing ground, he repeated the
performance, to the great amusement
of the royal spectators. The queen
‘soon sent another summons, and the
general, with his guardian, made a. sec-
ond visit to the palace, being received '.
in the yellow drawing room.
A third visit was soon paid to Back
ingham palace, and this time the
queen’s uncle, Leopold, king of the
Belgians, was present and was greatly
amused, asking many questions; and
Queen Victoria. desiring the general to
sing, inquired what song he preferred.
“Yankee Doodle,” was the prompt re-
ply. All present laughed heartily, and
her majesty said: “Th at is a very pret-
ty song, general; sing it, if you please,”
and he did.
Rigid Test for Matrimony.
Both in the northern and western is~
lands of Scotland the natives have some
peculiar customs unfamiliar to the‘
dwellers of the mainland. One of these,
known as the “marriage test,” is prac-
ticed in the island of St. Kilda, where
the population barely exceeds a bun-
dred. The desire among the islanders
to increase this number does not seem
to be exceptionally strong, and every
man before he is deemed suitable for
a husband has to perform an evolution
with no little bodily risk. The St. Kil-
dans are, of course, adept rock climbers,
and. the aspirant. for matrimony is
therefore subjected to the test, of bal-
ancing himself on one leg on a narrow
‘= ledge overhanging a precipice, bend-
i hands.
ing his l 10611 at the same time in order
to hold the loot of his other leg in the
If found lacking in courage
‘ g the maiden withdraws her betrothal,
A medical paper directs attentlon .
and should the man fall over the ledge
. it is presumed that, in his case, he will
demical form in the tropical or sub ;
tropical regions of Asia. or Africa.
1
be disqualified .—(?l1icago Inter Ocean.
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CHRYSANTHEMUMS T00 GAY.
Profuse Display of Big Red Flowers
at a Funeral Shocks a
W‘hole Town.
Chrx santhemums will no longer be
used as a mourning flower at funeials
to be held at Mankato, Minn. ., an-
nounces a traveler from that commun-
ity. It appears that a. popular young
society man of that towu recently died.
He was a member of many social or-
ganizations. Each strove with the
other in indicating at-the ceremonies
of his burial how much his loss was felt.
GAZETT
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The time of the year was the football 9
season, also the period when the chrys- :
anthemum defies all laws of color and
flaunts its wanton shades in public
view. The Isis society, to which this
young man belonged, in an unhappy
moment determined to attend the fu-
neral ornamented with Chrysanthe-
mums. The deceased had always ad-
mired the flower and it- would be a strik-
ing tribute to his extinct preferences.
An. order was sent to a florist in St.
Paul to £01 ward by first express 60 pure
white chry santhemums to the Isis
members. .
The morning the funeral was to take
place they had not arrived, but there
was a train due from St. Paul 20 min~
utes before the services would com-
mence. One of the Isis members vol-
unteered to meet that train, get the
flowers, hurry with them to the church
door and distribute them as the society
marched in. This was agreed to and
the members marched to the sacred
edifice. The flowers arrived, were
taken to the church door and there un—
covered. The Isis was just coming in
and quick action was needed. The or-
gan was playing “Nearer, My God, to
Thee,” when the society marched up
the center aisle, each decorated with a
flaring red Chrysanthemum. The flor-
ist, not having white, had forwarded
red with apologies. -
Hens Need Lots of Light.
The size. of the windows has much
to do with the comfort or discomfort
3f the fowls in winter. Sad to relate,
most of the poultry houses owned by
farmers have but. small windows,
though we believe that the idea. of
saving large windows is growing. The
poultry house that has to accommodate
any 50 hens, and has a. single window
two feet, square is an abomination,
and it is no wonder that in flocks so
kept diseases are frequent. and d2.
structive. If but- one window can be
put in a poultry house, it should cer~
laiuly be a large one, but it. is better
lo have a number of windows—Farm-
i’s Review.
(’cntral Amer-lien Pyramid Guilder-s.
Barring the E01 plans the ancient
Mayas of Yucatan seem to have been
1 be greatest py ramid builders the world
mer saw.
HIS WAY TO KEEP STRAIGHT.
A Philadelphia Coachman Tells His
Employer Some Tricks of
His Calling.
“John, I’d like to know what makes
your back so straight,” said a. rich
Philadelphia man to his coachman the
other day, says the Press, of that: 1
city. “And how do you stand the
fatigue of sitting so beautifully erect.
while you drive ber hours and hours
at a. stretch?”
The coachman blushed with pleas-
ure as he led his master to a. light and -
airy corner of the carriage house.
“I‘ll show you the kind of exercise
I take every day, sir,” he said, “so as
to be a. credit. to your livery, and your
equipagc, and yourself and lady.”
The man then lay down on his
stomach and drew upward his body
and his legs until he formed a. V,
the point. of which—his abdomen—
alone touched the ground. “I do this
200 times a. day, sir,” he said. “It
gives correct, carriage.”
Then, on parallel bars, he dipped.
“One hundred of these daily, sir, ex-
pand the chest, and give a. robust
grace to the upper arms and shoul-
ders. ” He put his arms, well stiffened,
at his sides, and then slowly raised
them till the hands met. over his head;
“I do about 500 of that movement for
.1. chest; broadener, also for straight-
eners.
He then riearly touched his back
with the crown of his head and quite
touched his chest with his chin. “That.
straightens the neck, sir, and gives
the head a proper poise. And so on,
sir; I continue for an hour or two
every morning, and I don’t believe, as
long as I keep it. up, I’ll ever lose
my figure.”
Good \Vork of a \Voman.
A year or two ago a vast amount of
practical good-roads work was done in
» Missouri by forming country organiza-
tions, and the person chiefly instrumen-
tal in forming them was a. woman—
Miss Rella. C. Harber. That lady trav-
eled through the state, and in the
course of a. year organized 66 associa-
tions. An interstate road convention
was subsequently held in St. Louis, and
there was formed an “Interstate Good-
Roads and Public-Improvement associ-
ation,” and Miss Haber was made its
secretary and organizer. She has this
year been engaged in similar work-in
Illinois. dividing the state into “good-
roads districts,” each having a. large
city as a center, and holding conven-
tions in these cities. as a basis of build-
ing up a. healthy good-roads sentiment.
A similar plan migh t. be profitably tried
in other states.
Large Apple Shipments.
it is estimuwd that 40.000 barrels of
apples will be shipped out of Enron
:ouuty. Ont.. this year.
SOUTHERN YANKEES.
The Industrial South 1. Developlnd
Characteristics of New Eng-
land Type.
a great deal of quiet, internal pride
upon the Yankee-evolving south. That
an Englishman under a southern sun
should: ever become a genuine Yankee
has often been despaired of. It' IS now
a. swelling fact. When the Spaniards
called Lee a. Yankee a year ago, it
pleased the south, though there is as
yet a comparatively small spot on the
southern map where the
sprung out of the very soil threatens
to oustrip his own blood elsewhere.
The soil, says the Criterion, out of
which the southern Yankee is spring-
ing with such robust energy extends
from Lynchburg, Va., on the cast, an
1 Bristol, Tenn., on the west, to Eufauld
and Birmingham, Ala., on the south
It is about 500 miles in length, and
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embraces the iron, coal and cotton
mill site, and decidedly the mostinter-
esting phase of all this energy here is
the cotton mill, for this phase is thq
latest and is developing more. of the
genuine characteristics of the New
England Yankee in the southern man
than elsewhere in the country.
ODD CALENDARS
There Is One Used in Bus-sin That II
Twelve Days Ahead 0: Ev-
erything Else.
The most. outrof-date almanac is that;
possessed by Russia, while the palm for
the “largest circulation” goes to that
issued from Peking. Incredible thoughl
it may sound, it is nevertheless a fact
that the land of the Great. White Tsar.
still cherishes a calendar which is 12
days ahead of everybody else, says the
Cincinnati Enquirer.
It IS true that our own calendar was
11 days out. until 1751. Then our Eng‘
lish forefathers put‘it straight by drop-
ping these spare days out. of the reck—
oning, much to the dismay of the un-
educated. The public state of mind at .
that time may best. be realized from
the fact that it held riotous mass meetu
ings, to protest against. the “robbery,”
with bands and banners, from the lat-
ter of which blazed forth its grievance:
“Give us our 11 days!” Indeed, it was
.not. until several heads had been broken
by the swords of the military that}
those w hich still remained intact cooled
sufficiently to appreciate the fact. that
the change was inevitable, and not
1ne1 ely the outcome of a. government
dodge to fleece the workingman out— of
11 days’ pay.
Cotton Goods Factories ill-Brazil.
In the course of the last decade the
manufacture of cotton goods has be-
come 11 firmly established industry in
Brazil.
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A COCKNEY CAROL.
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Or a-crost the seas I’ll
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‘ G’arn, ” “as 131 gleetiu’. _
“Just ver mind wot you 1e .1bout;”
’Er pretty ’ead she throws up,
Then she tui ns 'er nose up,
Savin’, “Let me 510, I’ll shout!”
“i like your style, ” sez Lizer,
Thought as I‘ d surprise er,
or round the waist like this!
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Sez she, “I must. be dreamin’,
Chuck it, I’ll start screamin’;
' liver do’ sezI, “I’ll kiss.’
(Sim/cm or Simg. ) “Now then .”
0h! Lize1 ' Sweet Lizer!
it 101' die an old maid you ”ll ave only yerseif to blame,
D’x’ ear Lizer? Dear Lizer!
0111 11 1'01 fancy Awkins {or your other 1111119?
The Future lrs. ’Awkins.-—2.
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Fca theis stuck upon it,
Cov crm a hinge all curled,
Shes 1113 t about the sweetest,
Prettiest and neatest
Donor in the wide, wide world!
And she’ll be Missis ’Awk‘uis,
Missis
Got ’m‘ for to name the day;
Settled it last Monday,
So to church on Sunday.
Oflwe trots the donkey shayi
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’Enry ’Awkins;
0h! Lizer! Sweet Lizer!
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1:1113 is a l .st- class name!
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