Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-10-25

Village Improvement Societies aa hhtafe
state have taken upon themselves the
right to plant trees along the roadside,
and to do everything that will enhance
the beauty and value of the highways.
But every farmer should feel it to be
matter of pride and duty to adorn the
highway adjoining his place. Such work
devoted to the adornment of the road
ways is not labor lost, for it will improve
the value of the property in the ey es OF
would-be purchasers. In the winter
time, and even during the busy hot sea-
son, every farmer has some little time to
himself which he could protitably de-
vote to this work.
There are one or two things which he
should be compelled to do and delin-
quent neighbors should likewise be
forced to do similar work, if they re-
fuse to do it willingly. Along the road
sides noxious seeds and weeds are con-
tinually spread, and they soon reach
the cultivated fields. These should not
be allowed to find any permanent
Judgment, and if every farmer would go
forth twice a year and uproot them
they would soon be exterminated.
But this cannot be done successfully un-
less all cooperate in the work. The
weeds along the highways spread
rapidly, and they soon invade field
after field, until the whole country is
covered with them. Many seeds of
noxious weeds find a Judgment in the
roadsides that never appear in the
fields until they have spread there
gradually. Another work which farm
ers should attend to in adjoining their
shrubbery along each side. There is no
hntfnr tn tho 70 fhoY1
this. Seen from the roadway, strang-
er would judge that everything else
about the place was attended to in the
same way, and, hence, he would con-
clude that it had pretty fair soil. The
trees are of value to man and beast
on hot days, and when the small
cost of planting them is considered,
tbs wonder that every farmer does
not enter into the work with spirit.
Last but not least, proper ditch or
gutter should be kept open along the
roadside to prevent serious washouts
and floods. This can be so arranged
that all of the surplus water from the
fields will be carried into the gullies,
and washed away to lower grounds.
This should be kept open and free at all
times, and not made the receptacle for
brush and rubbish. In the winter time
uuIluS uedNy lTGSu0IS ana UOOQS, these
roadside gullies may prove of inesti-
mable value. There are many other
things that might be properly done by
the farmers in improving the roadsides,
but these three are the most important
and the most easily attended to. Let
all farmers who have any local pride
see to it, that their roadsides in front of
their places are thus adorned.-S. W.
Chambers IN Practical Farmer.
kerosene the HOusekeeper's Friend.
If tablespoonful of kerosene is mt
into four quarts of tepid water, and this
used IN washing windows and mirrors.
instead of pure water, there will remain
upon the cleaned surface polish no
amount of mere friction can give.
1t flannel cloth dipped in kerosene
then Wrung dry, be used in rubbing off
dirty finger-marks from paint, the CRATE
full housekeeper will repeat the experi-
ment often.
To clean and brighten brasses and
copper wiring out piece of soft flannel
IN kerosene, and with this apply mt
pomade to the furnished surface. When
we'll coated, rub hard with old linen
and polish with dry flannel. The resulf
Leaves nothing to be desired. The shin.
ing brasses of locomotives and ferry
boats are cleaned in this manner.