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Mg#***., v *#4s •*»->»*■> * ■■r^n-.t%> *. ~ —• -■' •••• ♦‘•\•‘m *** ■\--Iri O W N N E • C O U N T Y , N . Y * F R I D A Y , M A R C H 1 2 , 19 0 9 . The Sto r y of Her Melddeon, Her P a tient, and the Sur prise He Cave Her. (W . R. ROBE, In Cleveland Plain Dealer.' The m an on th e bed stirred un e a s ily. H e w a s tired ot the conflne- m e n t, h is pillow w a s hot, h is shoul d e r ached, h is tongue w a s parched. T h e room w a s d a r k , save tor the golden seam o f ligh t w h ich showed th a t the door w a s slig h t ly a ja r . The m an w a s im p a tient o f re stra in t H e had alw a y s been free to go and com e at his ow n sw e e t w ill. Now he w a s chained down b y the bonds ot physical w e a k n e ss. He could scarcely lift the long w h ite b a n d t h a t lay upon the s n o w y counter pane. To raise his head w a s an act o f heroic resolve. E v e n , h i s eyes ached as he turned them tow a rd the door. H e felt that h e * h a s b a d ly treated. T o be held down to a bed night and d a y , e v e t i a s clean and w h o lesom e a bed as th is o n e ,' w ith Its ta ll b lack posts a y d Its snow y counterpane and glowlnffi quilts, w a s a serious punish ment. f i n the great city the m en he k n e w / w e r e strollin g to and fro , or loupCing at th e club w indow s, or go- len and w h e re they pleased— ad h e W a s here, bound and shackled in a qu a t a t old cottage up In the New H a m p s h l\i h ills. |le had i found out th a t th e w o rld w a s not nedrly so desirable a d w e ll in g place a s ih e had once thought It. T h e darkn e s s oppressed the m an. H e w a s In !p a in , his nerves w e re un- atru n g , b e had developed a bad tein- Suddenly a trem u lous sound broke upon the stilln e s s . T h e m an g r i m a ced. “ It on ly needed that old box ot ra t tle s , ” h e groaned, and closed h is ach in g eyes. p in k ie , t in k le, t in k le, fain t and un- c e r t a in cam e the quavering tones. A n d presently th e y resolved them - lnto a tun e , and the tune w a s ifiin * B illo w s .” There is a fco jony about the antique a ir th a t iu i ^ b e sooth in g , or nt least sleep- tnducingl b u t w h e n 'tt Is poked from a stub b a rn keyboard by uncertain A n g e rs th a t seem to grope and hesi tate, a n / w h e n w b a t passes fo r the m u s ical Instrum e n t is lu d icrously out o f tune on certain notes and silen t as t , t o others, the piece loses a ll Its soporific qualities. B u t it re a lly w a s '“ B o u n d ing B illo w s ,” there could be n o doubt o f that. T h ree tim e s the player drew forth th is ancient m e lody, and then there w a s a little pause and w ith a queer, p a t t e r in g accom p a n im e n t a thin so p ran o voice sang “ R o c k o f A g e s .” The m an pn the bed drew a long b r e a t h as he listened. T h e r e w a s no m u s ic In either voice or Instrum e n t, and yet the old hym n presently con ju r e d up a scene o f long ago— a boy beside his m o ther’s knee, a w h ite UV robed boy w h o se eyes w e re upturned **XhiIe the m o ther bending tow a r a n g so ft ly the d e a r old hym n . Som e thing suddenly clouded the m a n V v lsio n . He w a s lyin g very quiet now, the pain w a s fo r g o tten , the tense hands .were unclenched. T h e sin g e r thought him asleep w h e n che- s o ftly entered the darkened room . “ H u llo ,” he called to her, as she tu r n e d to go. She w a s a sm a ll wom a n , thin and an g u lar. H e r face w a s slender and . j u s t a little w rinkled, and there w e re W hite threadB here and there in the (dark h a ir t h a t w a s closely confined in a knob at the back. H e r sim p le sum m e r frock Was o f an Intricate pattern th a t had m ixed Itself con fusedly in th e sick m a n 's dream s , and th e re w a 3 a great silv e r brooch at h e r throat. She cam e back sw iftly when he balled to her and looked a t him sm il in g ly . i “ B e t t e r ? ” j \H u n g r y .” “ T h a t ’s encou ragin’. Y o u sh a ll h a v e you r supper In ju s t a m inute or tw o . Soon aa th ’ teakettle bolls. Did m y p layin ' distu rb you a n y ? ” “ Oh, n o ,” he h a s t ily answ e red. “ I ’m real glad It didn’t , ” she said. “ I ’ve got so in the h a b it o f settin dow n to m y m elodeon th a t the day d o n 't re a lly seem ' com p lete unless I p la y a tune or tw o .” She cam e a lit t l e n e a r e r and took th e , low rockin g e l u ' r at the bedside, “ t t gets a m ite lonesom e here som e tim e s— 'though m y niece H e tty is real good 'bout run- mln' In every now a n ' then— a n ' I find th e old m elodeon tots o f com p 'ny. L e t m e se e .” Sh e pfcused and her lips m o v e d . “ Y e s , I ’ve h a d It now 'm oat th irty-seven years, an ’ It a in ’t been ton e d b a t ones In a l l th a t tim e . E v eryon e th a t h e a r s It says it ' i a won d e r f u l Instru m e n t.” T h e m an d iscreetly sm iled “ And w h e re did you get i t ? ” be •sk e d . “ I bought It fro m a m an th a t cam e se llln ' ’em from a w a g o n . H e alon g one side th a t * y o u ’d never no tice, an ’ he let me have it cheaper on th a t account.” She so ft ly laughed. M ebby the fact th a t I only had a hundred an ’ Teven d o llars had som e th in ' to do w ith tt, t o o .” She paused and sighed. “ I t took me a ll o f nine years to save th a t m u ch. It w a s m o stly qu iltin ' m oney, w ith a little from n u rsin ' here and there. M y, how th a t agent laughed w h en I shook It a ll out o f the old yarn stockin ’ w h e re I ’d put It fo r sa fe keepin ’ ! F o lk s said It w a s a d r e a d fu l extrav a gance, but I a in ’t regretted It. Ot course I don’t p lay— m u ch, but I never get tired o f th ’ old tune, an ’ , besides. I ’ m teachln’ m y niece H e tty a little fingerin g now an ’ then. I w a n t her to h a v e a m u sical educa tion, you know, an ' she can ’t begin too yo u n g .” She suddenly arose. “ I ’m so glad yo u ’re' feelln ’ b e t t e r ,” she said. \A n ’ now I m u st see a fte r m y te a .” And she fluttered from the room . C reston G r a y looked a fte r her w ith an am u sed sm ile: H e r presence In som e im p a lpable w a y seem ed to cheer him . H e m u st be gettin g b e tter. Ho lifted the w h ite hand from -the coun terpane. H e certain ly w a s better. H is appetite and h is retu rn in g strength both testified to this. It w a s tw o long w e e k s since he had looked up In the grizzled face of old Dr. H a m b y and m u rm u red, “ A r e you quite su r e you can handle thlB'.’ ” And old Dr. H a m b y had w a g g e d hlB good g r a y beard and gruffly an sw e red, “ N o thing Is sure In m y pro fession , you n g m a n .” He w a s not a you n g m a n , th is C reston G r a y , cap it a list and club m a n . B u t he bore his nine-and-thirty years ligh t ly. H e w a s sound In lu n g and lim b , and th is had g r e a t ly aided his recovery. Y e t it w a s a grievo u s hurt. H e w a V llunU n g and ftps gun Caught In the tfnderbrttsh. H e had given It a careless j e r k , the deflected m u zzle fe ll In line w ith hts shoulder as th e piece w a s discharged. And here he w a s cooped up In a tin y New H a m p shire farm h o u s e , w ith Its ow n e r as his nurse and had a fo r t n igh t o f pain and delirium behind him , and the prospect o f tw o w e e k s o f convalescence ahead. T h e y had brou g h t him here when they found him , and there w a s no doubt he had fallen into the hands of Sam a r itan s . “ S h e w ill tak e the best o f care of y o u ,” the old doctor had assured hiiri. “ S h e a in ’t one of your diplom a ed and w h ite capped d isinfectant spillers. Sh e ’s plain and sh e ’s old-fashioned, but if care and common sense can pull you through sh e ’ ll do It. And you w a n t me to keep rig h t on w ith your case, do y o u ? ” “ YeB, doctor,” Creston had feebly responded. “ I have confidence in you fo r one th in g , and I don’t w a n t the new s of m y accident to reach New Y o r k . T h e re is an in v a lid m o ther there, and the shock m ight— m ight h u r t her. In m y pocketbook you w ill learn w h o I am and w h a t m y town address is. You w ill use the address if you thin k it necessary. I leave it a ll in you r hands. I know you— w ill— do— y o u r — best. ” H is spech trailed off to a m u rm u r, his eyes closed— the wound had opened afresh . B u t the old doctor brou g h t him back. L ittle by little he revived the dying flam e, inch by Inch he drew him aw a y from the abysB. T h e re w e re nights when the stran g e r ’s life hung by a thread th a t w a s frayed to the point o f in v isib ility, but the old d o c tor never faltered , never adm itted possible defeat. He knew the flick erin g breath w a s still th e re, the fee ble h e a rt w a s still responding. T h a t w a s enough. It w a s a grand it a ll t h e w o m an W«* to r ’s side— w a t c h fu l, gentle, faith fu l. And then one m o rning old m a n at the door aa “ D o c tor,” th e so ftly saved h im .” H is fine old face w a s frow n . “ I t ’s the n u rsin g th a t saved he grow led. “ B u t t h e re, .I'll m iae w ith you— we’ h a v e saved T h e y stood togeth e r b y side, looking down on J k e stran g e r . “ Bleepin’ fine, ain ’t h e ? ” th e an w h ispered. T h e old doctor nodded. “ H e is going to get w e ll. I if he Is w o rth a ll tb e troub! caused u b ? ” T h e w o m an sm iled. Sh e k a e doctor’s blunt w a y s . “ You seem e d to th in k he w o rth savin ’ w h en you w a a wol over h im ,” she so ftly said, couldn’t have done m o re f o r him had been you r ow n ton. * T h e doctor glow e red at her. “ M y ow n so n ? ” he repeated, couldn’t have done h a lf as m u ch ilp f m y own son. I ’d have t h r o w n up m y old hands in the very b e g in n in g and .1 turned the case over to .the beet (bah w h o w o u ld take It. A n d then I'd have sat by the door and w a ited trem b lin g .” The w o m a n slo w ly nodded as i f f i t * understood. } “ I ’ ve never had a son ,” she so ftly sighed. So Creston G r a y p resen tly cam e out o f his long sleep and d im ly realised th a t he had been w renched from the grasp o f the d e s troyer. G r u ff o f voice and tender o f h e a r t , ru d e in speech and gen tle In touch, th e old doctor he had tru s ted had fought, again fo r a hum a n life and agnlU conquered. N “ Y o u are ju s t as m u ch indebted to A u n t H e tty H lngston a* you are to m e ,” he told Creston w h e n th a t In terestin g Invalid had gath e red suffi cient stren g th to be propped up w ith pillow s. “ S h e is a w o n d e r in her little sphere. It ’s lu c k y w e don’t h a v e m u ch sickn e s s around here, or th e y ’d w o r k poor A u n t H e tty to death. W h e n i t ’s a n u r s in g case they a ll Want H e tty. S h e ’s p u lled a people through w h e re Ij’ve ix unearned credit. W h e n Jlh ifL a n d o n cut h im s e lf w ith an ax and severed an a r t e r y , A u n t H e tty held t h e wound tig h t ly closed fo r five h o u r s before anybody passed by. Jim w a s a lazy vagabond, and It w o u ldn’t have been a bad idea to let som e m o re o f his w o rth less blood drain ou t o f him . B u t A u n t H e tty saved him — and sh e ’s done a big sh a re tow a rd saving you. Sh e h a s n ’t gagged you with therm o m e ters, nor doped you with hypoderm ics, but sh e ’s been H e tty- on-the-spot rig h t throu g h the whole fracas. ” “ H o w can I pay h e r fo r a ll this care, d o c t o r ? ” -the Invalid asked. “ Y o u can ’t. Sh e asked me to-day If I th o u g h t $7 a w e e k w a s too much to ch a r g e you. She said you had been fu s s in g about the b ill. I told her to m a k e it $ 1 0 , but she w o u ldn 't do it. And you m u s tn’t hurt her feelings by offerin g to pay her m o re than she ask s you. B u t w a it. She has a niece th a t 's nam e d fo r her, a niece o f whom she Is very fond. She w a n ts th is girl to h a v e a m u sical education, and th in k s she show s a t a s te fo r it. Sh e ’s actu a lly been givin g her w h a t she calls lessons. ” T h e muffled w a il o f the old m elod eon cam e to them throu g h the parti tion. A u n t H e tty’s slender hands w e re w a n d e r ing over the yellow keys. “ L e s s o n s on t h a t ! ” he chuckled. T h e eyes o f th e convalescent sud denly brightened. “ G e t out yo u r notebook, doctor,” he said. “ I w a n t you to w rite an other letter. T h e g irl sh a ll have her m u s ical education4, and there is som e th in g else I have in m in d .” T h e doctor drew out his notebook and a stubby pencil. “ Go a h e a d ,” he said. “ I ’m w illin g to do an y th in g fo r you th a t I can put into the b i l l .” T h e w h ite faced sm iled up at him . “ D o c tor,\ said C reston, “ I consider you an old hum b u g . H o w m a n y vis its have you m a d e m e ? ” * 1 refuse to h a v e an y dispute w ith you on th is poin t,” return e d th e old “ I 'v e put i t ' a l l down som e where and you ’ll get th e b ill tn due tim e. AAd don’t flatter yo u r s e lf I have been callin g on you m e rely fo r exercise, os because you r conversation la fascinm ibg. E v e r y call, air, bas been a pro fession a l.on e , as you w ill find when you see th e sum to t a l.” The in / a lid scowled up a', him . “ Don’t m a k e n^|rlaugh, doctor. It strain s m y neck. H e re, I ’ ll tell you w h a t I ’ll do. Y o u 'h a v e been so busy visiting me— e v e n ’ com ing w h en you w e re not Invited— t h a t I ’ n going to ask you to go to th# city and be my guest fo r a w e e k or t w o .” “ I can’t get a w a y ,” grow led the doctor. . “ Y o u ’ll h a v e w b a t la called the time- o f you r life . ” : .“ Can’t thin k o f i t . ” And you need change. ” N o t h i n g o f the so r t .” “ And * ,I’H m a k e you Jo h n Tem p leton, who Is a par- ular friend of m ip s .” “ NOt Jo h n H oward Tem p leton, the geon ? ” The sam e. W e ’ll see the town to- h e r .” T h e doctor hesitated. 1 m ight get aw a y fo r a day or he grow led. Of course you Uiight. T h a t 's set- the rest, and acquainted bnhh A jsjunrianitlj s 0 q e |s|of)e. \In tye tw e n tieth cen tu r y War Will be dead, tlie scaffo ld Will ke dead, a n im o s tty Will ke dead, ro y a lty Will ke dead and d o / m a s Will ke d e a d ; k u t man Will liV e.— p o r all th e r e Will ka k v t one c o u n tr y — that c o u n tr y th® Whole e a r t h . fo r alt th e r e Will k a k u t o n e h ° P * — th a t h o p e t h e W h o l e h « * * t o **-” — V i c t o r H u g o . L tled j- e v e n if the bill isn ’ t . ” T o e doctor's eyes tw inkled. T .ln a k e no deductions fo r an tici pated fa v o r s ,'1 he said. days later Creston G r a y w a s need w e ll enough to travel. He to eat:h is farew e ll dinner at the ngston hpme and then the old doc- would d r ive him over to the sta tion and hue him aboard the night exprsM Y o y New Y o r k . A n q r t g h t in the m idst o f the Im portan t jlln n e r preparations, Tom m y across the .creek, y o u n g e s t Ilfs, previously coached by cam e t o the door and hur- unt H e tty th a t his moth- o see her “ ’bqiit some- le r ” rig h t 'a w a y . .ttrijn’,\ he guessed. A o f hlh own Inventing ak sound. * ' V ' .unt H e tty brought the stealing preparations A . h i Tom m y . “ hour she w a s quite sure to be gone w a s a busy one fo r the doc tor and his man, A b n e r, and Tom Cooper, the expressm a n , and Creston G ray and dark-eyed H e tty D awson, the ftfeorlte niece. ThCTe w a s a wagon to be backed to the porch and som e thing bulky to be unloaded. B u t b y diligen t effort, In which everybody tried to help, it w a s all ac com p lished before Aunt H e tty had returned. The wagon had departed, and the three principal conspirators were standing about .the s ittin g room, looking as unconcerned as possible. Aunt H e tty glanced in at them presently. “ Oh, here you a r e ,” she cried. Her quick gaze roam e d -about the room. .. y “ W h y, w h e re— m e rciful M a rtha, w h a t's t h a t ! ” And she dropped lim p ly Into the nearest chair. The old m elodeon had gone, and in its place stood a m odern upright piano, Its w h ite keys gleam ing, its polished case reflecting the old-fash ioned o b jects about it. “ Aunt H e t t y ,” said Creston G r a y a little h u r r ied ly, “ this is a g i f t to you from one w h o has learned to know your love fo r m u sic. W hen the givej sent fo r It he had in mind the fact that this prom ising little woman here,\ and he laid his hand gently on the younger H e tty’s cu rls, “ is to have a m u sical education, and he believed it would be w ise to start her righ t — that 1 b to say, w ith all the helpful adjuncts th a t m odern art can o f fer.” He m ight, having caught the ora torical cadence, have said m ore, but a flood o f tears from A u n t H e tty dis concerted him . She had turned hei back and her apron covered her face. Creston stared at the doctor, and the doctor suddenly nodded. At which Creston q u ick ly nodded back. And then, aa if by a common im p u lse, they strod e to the storeroom door and q u ick ly em e rged bearing the de posed mielodeon. And A n n t H e tty suddenly went to it and lo v in g laid her arm across Its dingy su r face and looked at them through h e r tears. “ T h a t new piano Is very, very b e a u t ifu l,” she h a lf sobbed, “ and It’s jest w h a t niece H e tty needs— but I can’t,— I ’ m too old— w e 'v e been to gether too long— I can’t give up ray m e lod e o n !\ T h e S o c i a l i s t s . B y E L L I S O. JO N E S . \A n d w h a t figure do the S o c ialists :u t In you r national electio n s ? ” In quired the M an Fro m M a rs. a “ Oh, none at a ll. None at a ll,” ex postulated the Loading Clttsen. “ T h a t 's stran g e ,” rejoined tho Man Fro m M a rs k n it t in g h is brow . “ I understood th a t -they had gro w n to considerable p ro p o rtio n ^ ” “ Oh, w e ll, th e y h a v e - g r o w n som e , ot course, but then, you know , they ire such -an Im p racticable lo t o f dream e rs. N o thing to th e m , you know, positively nothing.” \T h a t ’s stran g e ,” * repeated th e Man From M ars. ” 1 w a s talk in g to one o f them the oth e r d a y and w h a t he said sounded rath e r p lau s ible.” “ T h a t ’s ope o f the m a in trb u b lei with th e m ,” explained the Leadin g Citizen. \T h e y ’re too plausible, but it w o n ’ t w o rk , you know , won't work at a ll.” J “ W h a t do you do to combat It?’* sontined the M an F r o m Mars. “ N o thing at all. N o thing a t a l l That w o u ld be a w a s t e 'o t tim e . The best w a y la not to notice them . Ig nore th e m alto g e t h e r .” “ Yea, but If th e y ’r e w ron g and yet plausible, they m u s t, Indeed, be a dan gerous lo t ,” su g g e s ted the M a n Fronts Mare. “ Q u ite so. Q u ite so ,” vouchsafed the other. % “ B u t I dare 'bay you h a v e arg u m ents again s t them w h ich are m o re plausible than th e ir ow n ,” w e n t on the M a rtian. “ A r g u m e n ts? A r g u m e n t s ! ’ ’ sneered the L e a d in g Citizen. “ Y o u cai ” gue w ith a bunch o f dream e r s. The Idea Is preposterou s .” “ Y e s , but tell f | e w h a t are the « S P L I T - P O L E F R U I T L A D D E R . T o m a k e n spliti-pole fru i t la d d e r u K a n s a s su b s c r ib e r w r it e * as fo l lo w s : “ R ip a pole u n til w ith in ab o u t a foot and a h a lf o f t h e end and hero, ty arorind I t t o keep fu r t h e r w h k u You w rap a w ire tt| it from splltt . • w - th ief objections to th e ir claim s ? J am lookin g fo r Inform a tion .’ ’ “ W h a L a r e th e ir cla im s ? ” inquired the L e a d in g C itizen , try in g hla best to be poltte. “ T h a t ’s w h a t I am try in g to find out. • I supposed you kn e w from th* w a y you talk e d .” “ N o t a t all. N o t a t a ll. W o u ldn'l yw a s te m y tim e on it, sir. W o u ldn’t w a ste in y t im e .” “ I th a n k yo p ju s t th e sam e , fo i w h a t you have-. told: m e ,” said th* M an F r o m M a rs p o li t e l y , preparin g tq go on h is Way.i . J “ Not a t all. sir. N o t at-all. mention ft, I beg o f you. Good lir . ” — Fro m Pu c k . sp r in g it to pnt In tjie roundls (4,fh ia bidder hi excellen t fo r ’ p ic k lra_f.jFult, as the top # n d - I s , hahdy again s t a n y crotch ot the th e tw aft ends a t the - bottoi ■it fron> tu r n in g .” > S t r i p e d b e e t l e . C u c u m b e r s , m e fdhs, squ a s h e s , a n d home oth e r plan t s are in ju r e d b y th e striped beetle, w ith whldh a ll farm e r s and gard e n e rs are acq u a in t e d ' S p r a y or duat w ith parts green solution o r pow d e r. I f the patch Is sm a ll, each h ill m a y l w covered w ith screen*. T h e sam e plan ts and th e ir fru i t are •liab le, to ln ln r y from anthracnose p o d dow n y m ildew . (R e p e a t e d spray- Y o u B o r d e a u x ] m ixture about every ten d a y s w ill/h e lp in keeping these diseases In check, thus enabling the grow e r to m a k e ] a fa i r crop w h e re otherw ise he woulej have m ade very sm a ll yield .— F a r m e r s ’ Home Jo u r n a l. * ' S E E D B E D SO IL. A m a teura a r e 'o f t e n perplexed fiver th e best kind o t u o ll to use In startin g plants. T h e r e lis no need fo r anxiety, over t h is q u e s t fig g ^ T h e tw o great es sen t ials tor sojj hum s ■A g fkM H farid pd sow in g are garden o r .In t o gofl l»d ' Pope’s U n u sed R e t u r n T ick e t . A n A m e rican gentlem a n who re cen tly had a private audience wii the Pope relates a touching story fat his experience. He says t h a t H is H o i. iness took from his pocket during/the in terview a sm a ll, handsom e ly chased silver box o r case, sln^Uur to a purse, and, opening f-?*bhowed h is yislto i the unused h&lf o f a round-trip ra i l w a y tick e t ,fro m V e n ice, to Rom e and return. .H e explained th a t w h en he came tot the conclave o f card in a ls to sleet a successor to Leo X I I I . he pur chased that ticket and fu lly expected it to carry him back to his hom e, but God changed his plans fo r him . He did not m u rm u r, although he would much p r e fer to be In h is old hom e ad join ing St. M a rk's C a thed ral In V e n ice and am o n g his beloved parishion ers than occupy bis exalted but lone ly throne In the V a tican . And with tears In his eyes H is H o liness said that he kept this little relic alw a y s on his person, and It gave him great com fort to take it out and inspect i t — W a shington Star. M u s t F i r s t See the T ru th. W h o e v e r m a y discern tru e ends here sh a ll grow pure enough to love them , b r a v e enough to reach them , and stro n g enough to reach them , though the road be rough. — E . B. B row n in g W om en and N e w M o n ey. The cashier, as usu a l, paid the loom boss In new m o n ey — crisp, aw e et-sm e lllng bank notes t h a t it was pleasant to handle. “ B u t w h y is i t ? ” he asked, “ that you Insist upon new money alw a y s ? I know you hand every cent o f It to yo u r w lfo .” T h e loom boss chuckled. “ I t ’s easy to see you ain ’t a m a r ried m a n ,” said he. “ O therw ise you ’d know w o m a n ’s natu re better, and wouldn’t need to be told the advan tages o f tak in g hom e new m o n e y to the w ife. T h e explanation Is that women are so fond o f new mone; that they h a te to p a r t w ith It. m a k e s them econom ical. T h e y b a r gain fo r this, they deny them selves that, and the upshot is th a t at the end o f each w e e k th e y have a tid y iittle sum , a ll brand new , put by In a stocking or a teapot. It pays, W ill, to give the w ife new m o n e y. It hays som ething lik e tw e n ty per cen t.” • m 'repai a ,ion mraon practice Is to ■ts of soil, the best P jirt of sand an d one p a r t told. I f the soil is n a t u r a lly o f a ’ loam y ch a r a c ter, t h e addition ot sand and leaf m old m a y bfi unnecessary, A soil is d e s ir a b le which w ill take w a ter freely and w ill not hake.— In dianapolis News. S E T T I N G F R U I T T R E E S . T h e re w a s a num b e r of orders fo r rru lt trees delivered b y a local agent to farm e r s in th is section last Novem ber, ju s t a f t e r the fu ll of the moon. Som e o f the farm e r s set th e ir tree* out Im m e d iately, w h ile others heeled th e ir s In until afte r the new m oon, claim in g t h a t trees set out In the d a r k o f the m oon w o u ld not com e Into b e a r in g n e a r so soon as those set In the new or ligh t o f the moon. W ill the editor, or som e o f the f r u it grow ers that h a v e t a k e n an y notice o f this, In settin g trees, answ e r through the colum n s o f the F a r m e r ? — A Sub scriber. W e have taken no notice o f the re su lt o f moon influence on .tree p lan t - . In«?, bpt h a v e no faith In the theory. I f the trees w e re w e ll heeled In they w ill com e out a ll righ t in the spring, and If the ground waa m o ist enough and the t r e e s w e re w e ll set In Novem - they w ill do w e ll next s p ring, moon or no m oon.— In d ian a F a r m e r . % C h ild r e n 's S a y t a g s . T h e v isito r w a s try in g to he ge n ial, and asked the sm a ll m a iden at h is atda: “ S h a ll I peel you r poor fo r you. little o a o ? ” B u t tho ohUd ro- Crlttcism o f B o ston . ,It w a s cruel treatm e n t o f Boston that em a n a ted from S i r D yce D u ck worth, the em inent E n g lish phyalclmn, when he read h is recen t paper on (alth h e a lers and h e a lin g In London. He asked hla audience first to con sider the place these n s w cu lts cam e from — a s If th e place o f o r igin had much to do w ith the m a in question. ‘Aa reg a r d s th is new doctrin e ,'’ he lays, ‘ ‘ w * find first t h a t I t com e s from Am e rica. T h a t to m y m ind n t oaoo arouses suspicion. I t oom ts from Boston, n city I know w o ll. h a v in g twice visited tt— a city w h ich Is o per- »nniol source o f tolae doctrine nnd whieh produces and eontojaa i aaotable m an and Ofijp w i than ■ * ! f w 1 r ® Wluml • M S M F ’ i j rii diio i i Bn-. F R U I T S . T h e cu ltivation in tne orchard should be discontinued about the first o f tb e m onth. A t the last cu ltivation sow a cover pyop o f vetch or som e thing sim ilar. T h is w ill ta k e w a t e r from the soil, th u s helping th e trees to ripen up the wood, and w ill also serve to catch snow fo r protecting the ground du rin g the w inter. P lan t pot-grow n straw b e r r ies fo r fru it next sum m e r. P r u n e the rasp b e r r ies; ta k e out a ll the old w o o d , leavin g all th e .new grow th , w h ieh waa m a d e th is year. T h * old eanee should he burned. .. Yon can increase th * num b e r ot cu r r a n t buahes by m a k in g huttings o f th e ripened wood d u r in g th e la t t e r p a r t ot th e m<jnth. T ie them n p fa bunches and pack t h e m a w a y in dam p sand' a n d store in n cool cellar. N e x t sp r in g the cu t t in g s w ill hnvu cal lou s e d , w h en th e y can he planted out in th e row s . H a v e th * cuttingg MX in c h e s ap a r t In th s row and fa r enough ap a r t so th a t cu ltivated . . 8p r a y ln g m u s t be tbe g r e a t e r p a r t o f o r d e r t o ‘ ebook tho la r l y on tho apples, is I n f i * and. t h e r e la tin g - it .,with B o rdeau x w ith a a am m o a laoal solu t io n ; it w ill not spotlb Nows. §11 c 4 t h a t mi- ' m
