The Columbus journal., 1893-06-14

notice how slowly and pleasurably
the poor animal lowers his head-a
convincing proof that keen suffering
has been endured. Again. with the
free use of the head in warm weather
the horse keeps of many torturius
flies. which he cannot do if reined
with q tight check. Give him q light
check, or, better. none at all Let
the owner or driver try the effect o1
. single fly upon his barred arm and
he will learn to be merciful to the
noblest and yet most abused OF do
nestle animals.-FarmersV Voice.
Uncut Cornstalks In Manure.
The farmer who thinks in winter
that it does not matter whether stalks
fed to stock are cut or uncut. learn:
his mistake when in spring he tries
to draw and spread evenly the
winter-made manure. 1t is simply
impossible. The manure has o.
necessity to be piled up to rot. But
the coarse. long stalks are q hind
rance to profitable rOtting of the
manure. The pile is apt to dry up
and the valuable properties of the
excrement mixed with it will ther
largely be lost The cornstalk il
porous, and when cut in short piece:
each end will fill with urine, and the
whole can then be spread evenly
without being rOtted and without
drying out in the soil. 1t is hard
work to bury whole cornstalks evenly
and after they are plowed under they
will lie unrotted at the bottom of the
furrow and do more harm than good
American CultivatOr.
Manure ana weeds.
A farmer who has manured his
hOed crops, no matter with what
kinds of fertilizer. has thereby put
himself under bonds to wage a harder
warfare against the weeds. 1t is
commonly thought that stable manure
only increases the number of weeds
by bringing to the land additional
weed seeds. But other fertilizers, il
good for anything. will make weeds
grow where none or few were known
before. 1t is with weeds as with cul,
tivated crops. On the very poorest
soils weed seeds germinate only in
the most favorable conditions. In
crease fertility and millions more are
ready to germinate. Thorough and
frequent cultivation increases the
number of weed seeds that sprOut.
But it also insures that the weed seed
goes no farther than sprouting. and.
what is better, by being destroyed at
this early stage it adds its mite to
soil fertility instead of taking from
it-Am. Cultivator.
Household Hints.
1t is claimed that flowers will keep
much longer by putting the stems in
hot water.
Ink may be removed from white
goods by applying oxalic acid and
then warm water, and from carpets
by the use of javelle water.
Boys clothes frequently require
patching. If the cloth to be used is
exposed to the sun some time in ad-
vance the patch will not be nearly as
conspicuous.
The newest fad in table decora-
tiOns is to color the water in the
finger bowls in harmony with the
dinner scheme. A few drops of
harmless fluids produce, by lessen
ing or increasing the little used, the
exact tint required.
Avery dainty pen-wiper is made in
the shape of a pansy. the petals of
which are cut from white felt tinted
in the natural colors. In the heart
of the flower is placed one side of a
birds egg. painted to represent a
face, only above the face is fixed a
wreath of fine foliage instead of hair.
Flannel leaves on which to wipe the
pen are fastened under the petals.
A goose or duck egg may be con-
verted into a matchbox. Break the
egg and use the larger part of the
shell for the box. allowing the edge
to present broken, uneven appear
ance. Paint with liquid bronze a
conventional design around the base
of the egg. and fit it into a paste
board standard painted in similar
manner. The effect is very pretty
and graceful.
To revive and brighten leather
wash it with little warm water and
q very soft cloth, and afterwards
brush it over with the whites of eggs
whipped to a light froth. American
leather, which is dull and stained,
can often be restored by a mixture of
oil and vinegar. we'll mixed. A very
small quantity should be applied
with a soft cloth. lightly. and the
leather must afterwards be we'll
rubbed with an old silk handker-
chief.
Care should be used in selecting
the pictures that are to hang upon
the walls of the nursery. They
should not be coarse daubs of color,
nor pictures that may arouse fear or
apprehension in the child's mind
when it is old enough to understand
their meaning. One timid child used
to hide her head under the sheets at
night, because there was picture
at the foot of her bed repre-
senting the wolf springing upon little
Red Riding Hood.
sheep shearing&
1t is a good plan with sheep to talk
with your neighbors and see how
they manage.
1t is very important if growth is
secured with early lambs that they
be kept warm.
The men that have stuck to sheep
for a series of years have invariably
come out ahead.
TO get the best returns for feeding
make the lots of fat sheep as evenly
good as possible.
II is sudden changes i'm the wealth