The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-09-02

0y tue mountain OreeZeO caught
Tossing, swaying to and fro-
While beside them bending low.
Breathlessly wait to hear
Echo Of their Ginning clear.
But the airy harmony
IL too wonderful for me,
And cannot catch strain
OF that rare and sweet refrain.
Yet the tiny bells still ring,
And they shall my greeting bring
TIL, though ne'er 90 softly stirred,
Every trembling note 10 heard.
BY Marion b. Allen, in Cottage Hearth.
DRouru COMPARISONS.
In the summer of 1esl, twenty.four days in
succession without rain.
In the summer Of 1880, forty-one days in sue
ceseion without rain.
In the summer Of 1857, sevcnty-dvc days in
succession without rain.
In the summer Of 1862, eighty days in sue
cession without rain.
In the summer Of 1914, forty-dve days in sue
ceseion without rain.
In the summer Of 1858, eighty-one days in
succession without rain.
In the summer Of 1904, sixty-two days in sue
cession without rain.
In the summer Of 1905, forty days In success.
sion without rain.
In the summer Of IT'S, forty-six days in sue
ceseion without rain.
In the summer Of 1928, six ty-o one days in sue
cessi0n without'rain.
In the summer Of 1880, ninety-two days In
succession without rain.
In the summer Of 1741, eeventy-two days in
succession without rain.
In the summer Of 1749, les days In succession
without rain.
In the summer Of 1755 forty-two days in sue.
cession without rain.
In the summer Of 1862, 1913 days in succession
with ont rain.
In the summer Of 1873 eighty DAYS in suc.
ceeei0n without rain.
In the summer Of l1sl eighty.two days in sue.
cession without rain.
In the summer Of 1902 tWcnty.threc DAYS in
succession without rain.
In the simmer OF 1856 twenty-four days in
succession without rain.
In the summer Of 1871 forty-two days in sue
cessiOn without rain.
In the summer Of 1878 twenty-six days in sue
ccesion without rain.
In the summer Of 1876 twenty-six days in sue
ceesion without rain.
It will be seen hat the lorgeet drouth tina
ever occurred IN America was In the summer Of
1862 no rain fell from the Let of May to the lot
Of September, making les days without rain.
Many Of the inhabitants cent to England for hay
and grain.
WHEN TO PLANT CURRANTs,
The autumn OF the year, about November, is
the best time for planting out young currant and
goosebe1ry trees; and at the most they should
not be more than three years from the cutting,
or, " older than this at the time Of planting,
they should be cut back little to strengthen
the growth Of the new wood. But, to be more
in Order it is perhaps Of the cuttings themselves
that We should lrst speak. In the wane of the
year. choose some good straight young shoots,
healthy and we>l-grown, Of about q foot in length
or little over; and from the part that You are
about to insert below the surface of the soil, cut
carefully out all the eyes and buds, as this will
Afterwards serve to prevent suckers growing up
and detracting from the strength of your young
tree. As for the soil, the ordinary kitchen gar
den soil that is uniformly trenched and manur-
ed will do admirably we'll for your young cut
tings. Take care to plant them firmly in, but
not in too sunny situation. BY the end of the
following summer they will have sent out some
two or three good shoots. By the end Of the
first year, that is to say, about November, prunc
years time You will have a fairly respectable
little shrub. Do not, however, eventually retain
moro than four or five shoots on your tree. At
two years growth you can remove your young
trees to the spot you have selected for their
final destination, though they can stand where
cssary; or indeed it is well to plant them at the
outset in the spot you intend them to remain
finally in.-Cassell's Family Magazine.
RYE FOR FALL AND SPRING PASTURE.
A correspondent of the lowa Homestead gives
some advice on this subject as follows:
In view OF the protracted drouth allow me to
urge every farmer to SOW rye on every available
acre. just as soon as the ground is in proper con-
dition.
1t is now evident that the dry weather will
shorten our crops, and we should at once look
for come means by which to replace the loss.
By the carly and extensive sowing Of rye an
immense amount OF pasturage can be secured fol-
stock, which will add very greatly in carrying
the cattle and horses through till another season.
II rains come soon and the sowing be done
promptly large amount OF pasture can be Sc
cured for use this fall: but il circumstances are
such as to prevent sowing in time for fall pur-
poses, it will be ready for early spring and may
be pastured till into May, and with a favorable
spring fair crop can still be secured, or il the
land is then wanted Tor corn, pasture close and
turn under.
After years Of experience it has been the con.
cluson OF the writer that there was no crop
which: all things considered, paid better than
rye, except, of course grass, which is the crop
After the rains come sowing may be done a,
almost any time before the ground is frozen
Having purchased o farm late in the fall few
years ago, was delayed in sowing that place
till the goth OF October. The ground being we,
at the time, the grain sprouted at once, and wal
| just beginning to come through the surface
| when everything froze up for the winter, bu
the rye came through all right and yielded
bountiful crop the next season.
LOW CEILINGS.
Rooms with low ceilings, or with ceilings ever
| with the window.tops, says the popular science
| monthly, are more readily and completely ventil
ated than those with high ceilings. The leak
age Of air which is always going on keeps n
parts OF the air in motion in such rooms
whereas, il the ceiling is higher, only the low
| er part of the air is moved, and an inverted
lake of foul hot air and ie left floating in the
space above the window top. To have the cur
rents Of fresh air circulating only in the lowe,
parts Of the room, while the upper portion Of
| the air is left unaffected, is really the wors
lake under the ceiling although motionlcsl
keeps actively at work under the law of thu
| diffusion Of gases, fouling the fresh current,
| circulating beneath 1t. With low ceilings ant
high windows no such accumulation of air II
possible, for the whole height Of the room /.
swept with broom. Low ceilings have also thu
| advantage Of enabling the rooms to be warmed
| with less expenditure Of heat and less cost fol
| fuel. The above does not agree with the gen
orally accepted idea Of the height of rooms IL
dwellings, but the authority is good and vel
worthy of consideration by persona about t.
| build.
| PRIME BUTTER.
Prime butter should ::break or cut like wax
The knife cuts smoothly through the print O
lump leaving but slight dampness on the blade
Such is the result Of judicious ration Of graf,
and early cut hay. The substitution Of over-rip'
| hAr~ AoAaA 49, 80 -
changes the character Of butter to . crumbly
mass, lacking the waxy consistency of choice
butter. such butter when cut with knife roll,
down both sides in crumbly condition. 1
lacks the favor and character so essential to tn
makeup Of gilt-edgo butter, and sells at yer,
ordinary price. Causes 90 apparently ineignid
ripe hay, where previouslv the aromatic, sue
culent soft early cut grass formed the principa
part of the ration. reduce the quality Of tn,