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I,. III

exactly In it, center and put the grad.
usted bolt through it Next lay the
short lever with tho plato containing
the largest hole and continue to adjust
the other levers until the lever with
the plate containing the smallest hole
is on the top Then put on the NUT but
do not secure It 20 firmly - to interfere
with the free working Of each separate
lever. The rod attached at E to tho
long lever must reach to the scale beam
or steel-yard hook. After making the
platform, spike blocks on it, lower side
with bearing plates to lie upon the bear
ings which turn up on the leverA Tho
scale beam you could also make II you are
mechanic enough. but the steel-yards.
which will weigh four to i've hundred
weight can usually Be bought to better
advantage. Secure this in the beam
boz In . permanent msnner and hook on
the rod from the lever D. Attach
weight enough to the end Of the scale
beam 70 balance tho platform and leverA
and you are ready tor business. II the
measurements have al been correctly
made every pound on the scale beam
will count for ten pounds, and an OBJ
ject will weigh the same on all parts Of
the platform. But the maker will have
to measure closer than - carpenters
hair" Corrections arc easily made,
and NO farmer should think
Of doing without good scale. even II
he has to make ito T. Sweet In
Farm and Home.
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THE BROOK BENEATH THE SNOW

Way down in dads oil meider where the pusyy
used to go an lissen to the brook beneath The
snow;
Above I heerd the roarin' win an saw thu
snow-gust wh;ri;
But the brook beneath the snow an ice danced
singin'. like girl.
I'd put my ear down to the ice, 6idn' min the
col,
An wen heerd its music there wuz summe,
in my soul;
An wen dad licked me, an my heart 'ud biIe
and overflow,
Iwould go an hear the music Of the brook be.
meath the snow.
An then my sobs 'ud change to shouts, q
sorTer change to glee,
For strewed along its music from the mount.
ain to the sea;
An I'd stretch my ear to hear 1t an my heart
'ud swell an glow,
Wen lissened to the music Of the brook be.
meath the snow.
Since then the wintry blasts Of life have blown
me here an there,
An snow-storms they have blocked my way an
hedged me everywhere;
But sheltered from the harrycane, within the
valley low,
I lissen for tho music OF the brook beneath the
snow.
For I know beneath the snow an ice that there
is golden sand,
BY that glorious streak NV melody that wiggles
through the land;
The storm beats hard; the wind Is hiRh: can
not hear 1t blow,
For lissen TO the music Of the brook beneath
IS. W. ero... in Yankee s,.a..
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HOW sRooMs ARE MADE.


The Process described. from the Corn.
Stalk to tho Market.
Doubtless you have noticed the tasssl
! on an ordinary corn stalk. What tho
tassel is to the edible corn Is found in
the wisp that grows from the top Of the
broom corn, which bears no ears At all.
There are two kinds of broom corn.
roughly speaking-tho coarse sort for
ordinary sweeping and tho flne dwarf
sort for ''parlor brooms" and whisks.
The fine stuff is plucked by hand. while
the coarse variety is cut with the knife.
To begin with, the wisp tasse!s cut
from tho corn tops must be assorted ~
to lcngth. This process Is performed
by an expert who takes the wisps
from the bale and distributes
them among . series Of compart-
ments The broom wisps thus assorted
60 into the handS Of man who holds
the brcomstick in revolving wise with
its end projecting-the end, that is TO
say. which Is to be the broom. This
operator first passes 6ne wire through
the hole in the end Of the broomstick.
and by tho aid Of treadle makes tho
length Of wood revolve until it has taken
up three or four bindings of the wirs
from . great coil below. Then he grasps
. number Of wisps Of long-stemmei
broom corn. to serve for what is known
technically as handle stuff" fastening
them to the stick high no with wind
ings Of the wire. All the time the
wire is wrapping the straw upon
the stick it is made to bind more tight
~ by blows from . hammer. Next
is bound around the embryo broom
what is called the shoulder stuff"
with shorter stems, which. as was the
case with the handle stun. is trimmed
Of close above the wire binding with .
sharp knife. Stalks yet shorter, from
which the stems have been cut of en-
tircly, arc finally wound upon the out
side with moro wire, and the whole bus
mess is clinched and fastened where the
broom meets the stick with strong bolt
Of timed brass, its corrugated edge
bound down with the wire 90 that the
straw is made - much . part Of the
broom handle rs il it grew upon it Now
the broom goes to the sewer. who passes
flaxen twine around its middle. and
pierccs the substance Of the broom
through and through with . needle
provided with similar fiaxcn cord, 30
as to bind the straw together closely.
Now 1t only remains to chop the straw
ends Of the brooms of even with q sort
of cleaver knife. and to comb the seeds
but OF them with . revolving machine
armed with teeth, in order to make
them re; dy for market Broom corn
that is slightly green is much better for
the purpose than the ripe material, be-
cause the latter is brittle. and, on this
to deceive purchasers. it used
10 be the custom for manufacturers to
tint their material green with the
tunes Of birthstone. At present tho
'amc effect is moro cheaply obtained by
'oaking the stuff in . colored MIXTURE.
Record.
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mated male birds, Is feet wide. , q
the coop for minated female birds, -
tees vide; c II the stoee-room for gr1in.
with stairs on the opposite side. riG.
; IL the main breeding LOFT and nestat
N, around ono side and one end; D u
the drinking fountain; =. the feeding
room; w, wire partition; g. stair lad
ing.
Pigeons begin to build their nssts
within . week after mating. Hay q
straw cut into pieces about - inc1so
long Is the most convenient form 70 peo-
vide material Pigeons can not always
make a. safely constructed nests - de-
sired Tho fancief then must take .
handful Of material and shape . nest
within box or earthen bowl, and IN .
few days they will take possession Il
takes from u 70 10 days % hatch their
young. Itis good plan 70 feed whest
cracked corn and bread crumbs durine
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FARM AND GARDEN.
HOMEMADE HAY SCALE

Dae That Csa Re Pat Hp - . Cest q
Ten Dollars o. 0os
Many farmers want . hay scale. but
sre not able to buy one. The cut and de-
scription following will allow . man Of
fair mechanical ability to build . two
ton scale for himself for $40 not includ-
Ing odd lumber found about the farm.
OF course pit must b dug and . foun-
astion under each corner firmly laid. 20
that It will not be hesved BY frost
lyon the foundstion posts . bearing
plate must be secured. For levers shown
st A A A A, use four pieces Of oak 6x6
inchea Each must b long enough 70
reach from tho corner to the center. To
each Of these secure two bearings like
Fig. I. The bearings must be inches
wide and the bearing at the corner end
Of the lever must Be Just even with its
lower surface. The second point must
be on the upper side. just one-fifth the
distance toward tho center. Upon this
point place the platform at each corner.
TO tho center ends Of the levers secure
iron plates dve-sixteenths Of IN inch
thick and have them project beyond the
ends Of the levers jus: far enough TO At
tach 70 the center pin or bolt Each
lever plate must have hole OF differ
cnt size from the Others and b attached
to . center bolt This must be turned
in different sizes to hold the plates even
~ apart and allow the levers free play.
One long lever. marked d, must ex-
tend st right angles across tho bottom
OF the pit being sustained at ono end
by bearing. like Fig. I. and supported
at the other end BY rod which passes
ap to the scale beam. Having placed
This long lsver In position. boee hole
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FRESH POULTRY CHIPS.

RoUP 10 generally caused BY damp
ness or draft Of air blowing in on the
fowls. Keep them from both this win
Ser.
Do CHICKENS psy?- Yes. - ell know
who have given them . fair trial; buk
like any other business. they pay only
In proportion to the attention given
them.
Fowls must have stimulating food in
cold weather II they are expected to lay
we'll. Cabbage. onions and clover hay,
II the clover 10 cut dne and steamed.
viii, II fed to hens, add to tho number
Of eggs laid.
HERE II what We have found to b .
good breakfast for forty fowls: Boil .
heaping peck Of potatoes. mash them,
add one-Quarter each Of shorts and bran,
. tablespoonful each Of salt ana pepper:
odd hot water enough b mix into sti6
dough.
PouLrRy droppings make the best
manure for the garden. II you have not
already built tight bin for their pres
ervstion you should do 20 at ones. Their
dToppinRs when properly saved will b
worth st least one-third - much q it
costs 10 keep them.
FEED literally this winter. Liberal
feeding secures liberal profltA scantily
fed poultry pay scanty profits. II any.
Neglect 70 furnish enough means the
less Of what you do give them. Either
feed your fowls we'll OF give them to
some one that will do % Give them
proper care o. kill them at once. The
sooner tho bitter.
EvB1Y posltfy house shculd have ;
feed box. Is saves. food. and IL Il .
very poor plan to throw the food. and
especially soft food, On the Aoor in the
dirt oe evsa In the shallow dishes used
By maDg. The lattar are liable 70 b
upset sad their ooatents tsamp:ed under
foot md wasted Besides it does not
exhibit the true spirit Of the fancier.
ALTHOUGH many peesoas think that
com u oue best food 1oe poultry, they
AEe far from being correok unless the
o63eot 70 % laSten for the market then
u Is our best food. But II our aim IL 70
secure eggA then breakfast Of bran
and meal cooked and seasoned 70. taste:
at noon scatter oats snd wheat in the
litter upeu the door. sadas Alkht give
10 winter . full feed Of eorns An e.
Ausive osen diet causes the hons 70 lay
On too much fat and - . eonsesuence
tbey eease - lsy.-FsnciesS Journal
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HUMO

1T was . magnificent mine, but
they ruined it." ''How?" ''The poor
idiots took all tho gold out Of it!"--
Harper's Bazaar.
you told me that Dc Mascus was
. 60 go-ss-you-please sort Of . man. didn't
you, Clara?" Eyes, Maud" swell, he
called last night and he didn't 60 -
pleased, at all. thought he wanted to
stay to breakfast st Joseph Newa
Harsh Punishment-Mr. Scrubs
(indignantly)-"Sir. have just discov.
cred that your son has engaged himself
TO two Of my daughters" Mr.. Grubbs
(stupe6ed)'tTho young rsscall He
should be compelled to marry them
both."-N. Y. Weekly.
Hungry for Green Food
"whers are you going my pretty mald!'
ITO milk old brindle, sir" she said
"May 90 too. my pretty maid?'
THE COW might cot you. sir" she said.
IN. Y. Sun.
-'Only think" said Maud. ''they
lsed to say that the drama WAS going
to the dogA Now the puppies seem TO
be going to the drama" and she swept
with her eyes the rows Of seats filled
with turbulent humanity. = Boston
Transcript
II beg your pardon. said Mr.. Word
ington. but did understand you to re-
fer to the lady who has just passed - .
stunner?'' ''Yes. sir. said it deliber-
ately. and. I think, judiciously. You
must consider the fact that was struck
by her appearance."-Washington Post
Tho Force Of Exampla-Littis e.
sic (stamping and dancing about the
room In . rsge)-'T wish was my papa!
I wish WAS my paps!" Aunt Ida
"What 10 the trouble. ElsieT' Elsie--
Towers chewe1 my dolly's eyes into
the back Of her head. and I'm just cram
full of little swesrs and mamma WON'T
let me say 'sm!''-Kats Fields Wash
ington.
-Teacher lin Chinese Mission)-.T
wonder how many Of you know the
meaning Of mercy. (All hands upD
Very good. Nov you. Chang. may give.
rs an illustration Of its meaning. "'
Chang-''Meliean lady give Chinse boy.
glishes to wash. One plate fall on nooe:.
him blake In thlousand fifteen pieces.
Mslican lady ely losd: oh. nsccyr"-'
Exchange. {.
-StranGer (op ca. toCadlsy)-'Hsve,
you the timer" Cadley-1Tts twonty
minutes past three" (Fivo minutcoA
slapsa) 0tranGer-''wiu yoa please.
give mo the timer Cadley-.Three-
twenty-Ava sir" (Tsn minutes elapss. u
Stran9er-'Can you give me the time
again. sirs' Cadley (indignans)->'No,a =
sir. can't I've given you al I he'd.
You'd better apply 70 'soAs man Who
has eternity on his hsndA"-Harpsr's.
Basa1.
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the deep whistle Of No q managed by
Jack Sheppard, WAS heard. The rum
bling Of the '.Blue Grass Clipper" could
be heard long distance on such night
as this. and the two watchers concluded
that she was just leaving Milldale, .
suburb Of COvington.
The next blow will be for GILBERT
SON" whispered Cass, .:and then look
sharp. for il any thing is going to occur
that will be the time"
The only answer he received Was .
nod from his companion. who was gazing
tntcntly toward the track, where Cass
now discovered body clad in a white
flowing robe, gradually rising from be-
tween the tracks. alongside Of cow gap
which was spanned BY the tracks.
Nervously his companion clutched his
arm. And then the figure was seen to
stumble. and . muttered curse reached
the ears Of the eager watchers.
There's one thing I'm thankful for"
whispered Ed Piatt 'it's man and not
ghost We have to deal with"
The figure in white took its position
alongside the track, and looked nervous
ly around. as II fearing discovery.
by this time the clatter Ct tho engine
was close At hand, and tho headlight
shone forth into the gloom. casting its
rays on all the objects around. but not
disclosing the hiding place Of Cass and
his companion.
In the door Of the express car stood
the faithful messenger. his valise in
hand; this h. tossed to tho figure in
white As the train rushed along.
'.Now's our chance" said the en-
gineer to his companion. and creeping
silently from the shadows, drawing
their revolvers As they went they stole
on the unsuspecting robber.
When they had crept within . few
PAGES Of him, Cass cried out:
Throw up your hands or you're .
dead man"
Instinctively the fellow obcycd. and,
dropping the valise. he threw up his
hands
Pick up that valise, Ed. and light
the lantern till We get look at this
fellow"
There. that's right; give me thet
light and jerk of that sheet"
my God!" Ed exclaimed, as he drew
of the white cloth, 'if that amt old
Jack Hayward"
And sure enough, 80 It was Jack Hay
ward, q MESSENGER who had been dis
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thD Nat.

The 00Oes
Prot Wood. Of the Ontario Experiment
Farm, made . series Of experimentD
some time since to fnd out how eheaply
mutton could b produced, and what
actual profit there WAS In Producing It
He experimented with all the pure
breeds; but to bring itdown 70 the prac-
tical farmer Of Canada. he took The
common sheep Of the country and gave
these ono cross with some pure-bred
animals. feeding them until they were
. year old. pastufing them and selling
the carcasa He did this for ave years
and then balanced accounts, and The fol.
lowing Is . summary: ~
The half-blood SouthdoWn cost - for
its keep and this included all the
items the shepherds care. the use Of
the mother. over and above what her
fleece brought In for tho year previou2
Every item WAS reckoned IN, % thai
this . Is the actual costof kesping that
sheep until he was sold. which Vas at .
little over . year old. It sheared Q
pounds Of wool. bringing SAla Its
carcass weighed lat pounds. live weight
and It sold at 61< cents per pound.
bringing Slo.2a and giving . total pront
Of SAGA
/. The half-blood Shropshire cost - -
keep. sheared pounds Of wool which
sold at 50 cents pound, bringing q a.
1t weighed 165 pounds. live weight.
which sold at 8 cents pound, making
. not profit Of 96S2
The half-blood Oxford cost SLlQ
sheared pounds Of wool. which sold ~
IS cents Per pound. bringing Saeo;
weighed 1T pounds. which sold at Q
cents per pound. bringing S100A net
profit Of S6oa
The half-blood Merino sheep cost
$3.50. sheared 2 pounds Of wool. which
sold st - cents per pound. bringing
9e.9i; weighed 14S poundA which sold
ct S cents pound. bringing 17.3A Civ
ing net profit Of S4.@.
Tho half-blood Lsiosstershiro cost
q 10. sheared 9 pounds Of wool. which
sold st 20 cents, bringing a -; weighed
1o8 pounds, which sold ct cents per
poand, bringing 9Qs0. or . net profit Of
SAoA
The common grade. the native which
was tried side BY side with these, cost
8 to keep; it sheared 5 pounds Of WOOL
which sold at IS cents pet pound, bring
ing el.25; weighed $50 pounds, which
sold 1t . cents per pound. Bringing
$3.50. . net profit Of eS75
The half-blood Cotswold cost 9a31.
sheared Q pounds Of WOOL which cold
for % cents per pound. bringing q 50;
it weighed 100 pounds, which was sold
at cents per pound. bringing 9es3
giving . net profit Of 9a10.
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Prof Arthur Dodel. Of the University
Of Zurich. says that he has observed Of
his students in botanic microscopy that
the average Of those from America draw
better than those from Europe OF the
same age who compete with them To
this he would add the circumstance that
In America, during the last two years,
the technique Of reproduction has mado
more progress than In any other part of
the world. For the cause Of this excel.
lence. Prof Do1el refers to the method
Of the instruction in drawing in the
primary and intermediate schools. 1T
will not be surprising" he adds .if
this vigilant nation 1.-THE United Statesl
finally surpasses rs. and also puts US in
the shade in the ileld Of artistic paint
ing and sculpture. This I call An enioy.
able danger. and greet it in advance in
the interest Of the general welfare Of
humanity."-N. Y. Ledger.
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IF THAT Amt OLD JACK HAYwARD!'
charged from the service for dishonesty.
"Well, now, fcllers," said he, 'tsince
it's Jack Hayward you amt going to
give me mp. are you?"
"Well, now. feller," said Cass, imitat-
ing the droll manner Of Hayward. do
you think We laid out there in the damp
to catch you and catch cold. without
having some idea Of turning you over
to the authorities?"
"Pn watch him, Ed. while you 20
above and nag tn Q local and II We
don't land him in Covington safe and
sound. right side up with care and
labeled, my namc amt Cass Guysidy."
Ed tagged the '1ocal" and they took
their prisoner aboard amidst the con-
gratulations and queries OF the train
men, Their prisoner was landed safely
in Covington, and after due trial was
sentenced to fifteen years at hard labor
In the penitentiary.
The faithful messenger was arrested
the next day upon his arrival. and when
confronted with the charge broke down
and begged piteously for mercy. He
confessed the whole crime and disclosed
the hiding place Of the rest Of the
money, which was found intact in .
cave beneath the track at the COW gap
The ghost racket he said, was worked
to keep inquisitive providers away after
dark, 90 that Hayward could have .
clear field for operations
Edward Patt and Cass Guysidy were
the heroes Of the hour. and received the
reward offered BY the express and rail-
way companies for the apprehension Of
the robbers They received . promo
tion. and are now running q through
train on the X. C.. and owe their sue
cess to their bravery in capturing the
ghostly robber. Chicago Journal
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They are now making good butter
from cocoanuts. The industry was es-
tabiished in Germany Ave years ago,
and is making considerable progress
According to the London Times fac
tories are about to be started at Paris
and Amsterdam. Tho butter costs 4
York shilling per pound It contains
60 to 20 per cent Of fat and % to 25 of
organic matter, Of which . to 10 DER
cent is albumcn. 1t Is Of clear whit
ish color. and hardens 1t 66 degrees OF
Fahrenheit 1t is suitable for cooking,
and is not disagrceablc to taste or
smell. At present 1t In chiefly used in
hospitals and state institutions, but is
rapidly finding Its way into the homes
Of the poor. who are taking to it instead
OF oleomargsrineS It Is said to bc FREQ
from acids and other disturbing ele-
nents found In butter. and thus to be
easier Of digestion. One authority
says: There are those who do not hes
itate to declare this new substitute 10
healthier and infinitely preferable to
the too often bad butter bought in the
markets. and not to b named in the
same breath with the oleomar1aripes
madc too o'ten from the diseased fat Of
horses and sheep flesh"
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HOUSE FOR PIGEONS.

the Farm.
In Fig. We have an elevation Of .
building Is feet long and IS feet wide.
Tho arrangement Of the ground Aooe II
shown in Fig. 4 and the second floor In
Fig. 3 Height Of building. 10 feet
giving fee: for each floor. Outside,
ON ono end Of the building. second
story. there Il platform aviary or dy
mot shown In the cut). whore the birds
may sun themselves without being st
liberty. should this be desired. In FIg.
. A 10 the coop for young birds and IN
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-02-07

How 10 your suit prospering with
Miss Jiltem?"
II fear It II all over. asked her the
important question last evening, and
you should see the look Of blank aston.
ishment she gave me-"
Il congratulate you, old boy. Mar
ria9e u lottery. you know. and Il IL
better to draw blank before than after
paying for your 1foket "-Boston Trssa-
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X. c. road. 1t seems that the valise o
the express messenger and several bags
OF coins of small denomination were
spirited away in some manner between
Covington and Falmouth. Ky. The
Adams Express Company had begun Il
suspect the messenger, although he was
an old one on the run and had hereto.
fore been implicitly trusted One night
as No. was plunging along, guided by
the hand of Cass Guysidy. the veteran
engineer OF The road, between tho big
tunnel and Culbertson station. the fire.
man, Edward Piatt leaped from his
seat and grabbed the whistle cord, at
the same time crying:
For Gods sake, Cass, shut her orr
This the faithful engineer did, and %
quickly that the passengers. reclining
quietly in their bel tbs in the rear cars,
were rudely awakened by the shock.
''Whats the matter, Ed?" cried the ea
gineer as soon rs he could make him.
self heard Then not receiving an an.
swer, he turned to look at his compan.
ion, and to his surprise saw the fireman,
pale as death, stretched ct full length
upon the floor Of the cab He jumped
from his seat and dashed some cold
water on the face Of his companion. BY
this time the conductor and several Of
the passengers came up and wanted to
know the cause Of the sudden stoppage
Il saw figure on the track. said Ed,
trembling, ''and If it was not ghost or
some other kind of spirit, I'm not stand
ing here. And yelled to Cass to shut
her of, and I'll be darned il that figure
didn't fade away. Oh! you can smile
ii you want, Mr.. Garth, but I mean it"
Pull ahead. Cass. said the conductor.
I've have lost three minutes now, and
will have to make them up. and - for
ycu, Piatt, il you 20 to mapping any
more on duty I'll report you"
''All aboard" he shouted and climbed
back to the next coach.
The trip Of No WAS made without
further incident than tho accustomed
robbery of the express car. and when
the fireman and engineer had left their
engine in the yards, Ed Piatt said:
''Pll tell you what Cass. I'm going to
get week OF and investigate that
ghost matter. for I've been thinking
about it, and have come to the con-
clusion that it concerns the express
car robberies which generally occur in
that neighborhood. Will you lay OF with
me?'
Yes! For I think Just about the
same. and then you know IL will b . |