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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-25

Mrs Mullins Creading the newspapeN--
\ philadelphia man reioires In the name
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MUSICAL CHILnRrN

montgomery. TeNas.-Dear Post: Papa
takes The Post and l like the children's
letters so much, l am u years old and
nave three brothers and two sisters. My
OLDEST brother, ESpy, Is Is years old. he
oia, can play an accordion splendid for
a little fellow. He has a good one now
l can't play. l have two sisters, Avis
baby ReNford, two and a half Years old
We all like to sing and the baby can
sing any tune we do. So You see we have
lots of music. | help mamma with the
house work as she has been sick a long
time ana Il seems like we can't hire
any one TO do the work With good wishes
for. The Post and all It's readers. your
little friend, Fletcher Ball.
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Brennan, TeNas.-Dear Post: / am II
Years old ana ms Is the hrst time ! nave
living in new home now l have a pet
cat and she Is the sweetest cat 1 ever
saw Her name is Tdbby. l also have
nine dolls l can do any house'vork my
mother tells me to. | am going to say
a speech at Prairie Hin l won the prize
at school on a German speech. although
fully, Mamie p Barnhill.
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THE GREAT LAKES

The Origin OF Their Various Names.
For the Sunday Houston Post
The first discoveries or Lake ontario
gave 1t the name saint Louis" another
party of travellers called 1t "Frontenac."
after the great pioneer Then came the
English, who preferred to call it"Ontario"
or "KataraRui," George Washington. in
his Journal as surveyor gives IL both
these names. Ontario" proved The more
popular however, and was finally adopted.
Lake Huron was named after the ia
nous Indian tribe that lived upon it's Dor
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pIANrEn A ROSE.

,,t.,., Kerry. Texas.-Dear Post: I've
an Mi tbe San Bernard river, four miles
On Sror, ,n ggrazoria. we catch good many
fish. / 60 10 school at home daG s seoa.
=, sP ehy am ahead in spelling. ! am ,
SSe eI'1 nv w teacher and went out IT. IN a ,nf
pasture and dug 5r ag E F san p Houston tom
Pla abaeIssd nv teacher for saying ] was
: Ia,g q, AcbIId. We have a horse nameea
coli colt and We ride him very y,.. oitS calle My
Oldest brother y going 70 g any, 10 school
in Columbia -FOUR Ola Mcneil.
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Salado. ,Texas--Dear Post: Papa taxes
The Post. and / Ike to read the children S
letters i am II years Of age. Papa Il
farmer and we live on the farm near
Salado. Papa and have been planting
corn I'VE planted nifty acres last week.
I 9n,,a aid 'off The rows and ] run the
ni altt worked our buggy horse TO
he nianter. his name is Alex. Papa says
/ walked III miles while we We're plaUutnGS6
vaTJs long. Can any OF the little farmer
bovs bea,. this? II SO ] would Ike to near
TrcS'n, them / planted seventy-two rows
day your ''''' Thomas Matthews.
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rHE DRoUTu srRIcHnN DISTRICTS

BiONuhNllle IloIahs
The country on the Mexican side Of the
Rio Gramle opposite Starr county, has
suffered FUZZY as much from droulh as
has Starr. zapata, aud other contiguous
counties, yet we have heard OF no appeal
for aid from the Mexican side. There
is on foot, however, scheme which will
cost threc-qulreus OF Il mll.pn dollars
or more. TO irrignte the region opposite
starr and Hidalgo counties. tle contract
having been signed for the construction
OF the system. with the Inauguration ut
work on this system there win be an
abundance Of work for the poor of that
region and IA the eud the section traycrs-
ed by the hundred miles of canals Will
be transformed into a. perfect garden
spot. American capitalists might learn
u lesson from our Mexican neghbors IN
this and inlugurate similar scheme IN
starr county. The soil there equals in
richness the far-famed valley of the Nile.
ana the RIO Grande daily carries past
It and on 10 the gulf millions OF gallons
Of water which could win comparative
ease be utilized in the same way that our
next door neighbors VIII Utilize the
waters OF the san Juan river.
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THE DARK.

L. mark comes with me UP the stair;
ALLOWS me 10 bed;
,,tcs,s me while / say my prayer
m Me last word is said.
Gamble in beneath the sheet;
n.,p in the orchard rows
h, Wind gets out his trumpet sweet,
"a blows, and blows, and blows.
!, mark is in my chamber here,
:, Wind out In the tree;
s,ther says I need not fear
ry will do aught TO me.
!, Ar above the Wind, the Dark
\, God, who made them all
!, mass, the star, like red spark,
n green bough by the wall.
y ether with her lamp comes in,
\, Dark goes out the door;
>. able legs throw shadows thin
ms the chamber floor.
y, Wind from out the orchard slips;
-A the house he goes;
I'D bis trumpet to his lips,
n NsEs, and blows, and blows.
The Independent,
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rnrND TMo RLI.LETs.

thought / would write u few lines today
as l see so many letters in The Post, L
enjoy reading the children letters SO
much. | am 9 years old. l so 10 school
now ] have a very nice teacher. l study
reading, spelling, arithmetic, writing,
geography ana history. nave seven little
chickens and our turkeys lay eggs every
day. | live about half mile from the
battle ground, / often walk up there and
gather flowers, and ! found two bullets
and some lead. ! Will he sor1y when school
is out Frank Lee Cook,
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Lone star TeXas.-Dear Post: am
years old and am going to school at Lone
M0ntgomery. / have two pet chickens
and a pet calf named Belle. also have
a pet that is great cu1toslty-halL
chicken and half guinea chicken. II LOOKS
neighbors think 1t IS a cross between hen
and turkey. / have a very sweet httle
baby brother : months old: ] am 50 proud
of him and glad to see him when ! re-
urn from school / am a farmers daugh-
ter and my pa is a democrat; Your
friend, Annie ferh''s'
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Jennie Lowery.
A wE1MAR GIRL.

Weimar Texas--Dear Post: / thought
! Would write TO The Post, as have never
Seen poI, any any, girls or boys names in The
pet and that is a little rabbit M nv :
years old and am in the fourth grade
study, language. arithmetic, georTnnbv
spelling, reading and history. NV brother
use to I'VE in Houston but he is now iiv-
lls III Wehnar lie has a shoe store here
now. 1 remain, your friend
Aurelia Holloway
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HAS A PONY.

Thomaston. TeXas.-Dear Post: As
have not seen any letter from this place,
! thought ! would write one. My grand
Post. We all like to read The Post.
Your letter this week is so nice to us
little boys and girls. / am 10 years old
ana go 10 sclOo every day. our teachers
name is Mrs. Jennie Prdgen and we all
like her l nave nine studies. | have
saddle and pony My pony's name Is
Negro Lowe j. Brown.
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Hluiardstou, TgEas,-Dear Post. ] am
not quite years Old and can not write.
but will get mamma to write tor me. l
live in the house with my grandpa. He
takes The Posi- aud thinks 81 is the incest
over the fence and broke his hip, and has
been confined to his bed ever since Two
weeks ago ] fell and broke my arm and
last Sunday l had another fall and hurt
myself badly. ! go to school 10 my Guntie,
nve miles from home. / come nome every
Leila Drake.
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pdEstelilne, Hall county, Texas.--pear
LOST r,,S Here comes the little Panhandie
s sr5 ssAl1; got letter from my papn
M my le Sald he was going to come TO see
M ~ ~ May or June, and bring mamma
unu SISTER with him. haven't any broth
s srs we have twelve little pigs, and they
W a. lat rs can be, and one little colt
we have nine little calves and rrt lois
9l MIX TO feed the pigs can make bread
ana help grandma make cakes. Papa
Scnus me The Sunday Post and / read
the children's letters like 10 read
them. Your little friend.
Temple Collier.
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nAn A MOE TIME.

yoakum, Iexas.-Dear Posi-: a., WI u WIZ" ne
f Post Ny cousin Mis- ~ Lnr SaJ Ref hsd a
visiting my sister and We sas HI been here.
very nice time sf sle married Wednesday
ons 81 T Her name was Mis- iko b nelen
We nave been she ys @Ss so jolly Ny aunt,
married tor wS1i'Siiams Who aas been VS.
NM NM M mamma Tor some TINE ior5 Iiur and
nome ThaTsday M or d house ' 20 ii until
her brnlher W. ind a real nice time
singing ana pay Mayme Woolsey'
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TIIIRTY CHICKENs.

Lamar TeNas.-Dear Post: l am Ii
Years old. My papa takes The Post and
IL Is his tavorte paper. My mamma has
ihlrty sweet little chickens ana we have
nice garden coming up. We have been
solns to private school, nut it Is out now
our public school Will begin next Mon
day. My studies are reading, spelling,
writing and arithmetic ! have five brotn-
ers and four sisters My Oldest sisters
name ~ Ada, my Oldest brothers. Is Lloyd.
Your friend, Stella Hames.
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"ThlHEs are pretty slow now" said the
cur TO the minister of police.
"Aes, your majesty. ] know OF but one
matter which Ii likely 10 be brought TO
your attention! II Is the case of a man
who threw a bomb Mt your majesty and
broke a window "A block away lie wants
10 be released"
'IIe expects Il great deal"
Gle says lie viii reform He thinks
he can 30 10 America ana get n place
as q Washington baae ball player and lead
a better life -Washlngton Star
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lrrlns IRON TAH cAILpRHn.

a Children-The beautiful spring
,eshss come. and SO 1 know you feel
seae little colts and calves and pigs
a4 Sould almost kill them II they
ssgA chance to take a run across
aEiy piece OF grass and express
.zule way their admiration for the
szatinss which nature in the recur-
4Es has produced. You, if you
rsiFas some forty years ago, are
Erd TO keep in doors, and every
Ssreze that floats through the
4 Fpn window brings a reminder of
'tatss you could do and would like
ttt you only might. Just wait
es aowever, do your duty now. and
;a.Aar future the holidays WIN come
q n can enjoy them all the more for
suang. May you be happy in them,
'gEe of you. The Post.
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together. and looked out er the winder,
then he said he guessed he'd so. and of
he went.
flowers pu ter 70 the North side. ana told
him he must get there anyhow. Well, he
had an awful time. First tile draw was
up. same as II always e when you're
blocked. and he had ter foot II most Of
the way; and when he got there up on
Palmer boulevard, he was just about
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ana ,asaln' My cousins. Eve Norton
Tbtv 9iiS ,du Norton, wrote to The Posi- Posi-.
s.ctSrssNe ~ schulenberg. we had our
ono ~. eANyh at school and / bought
II'i cc 1ly teacher was taken In the nict,irr
tiyne H. W sShool every day. / have n nice
We W. pay b55Sying at school. We play blindfold
school eol new scholar coming TO
In 4 nave little pet dog named
pipp ,,, anu larger one named Jack. Mn
So ,',s.t mates arc Eva, Jessie, Birdie and
'-i'nnd' from your friend
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IIortense osbourn.
ELEvEN YrAnr 81

Apoionia, Texas--Dear Post will
write you a letter for the first time WI !
teacbelE years Of age and go to school. MY
aeskmate Is Ruth Harbuck. NV nb ny
, .SNes me Post and l enjoy reading ne
ehi iii page, | have no pets. eScSnf
q hitle Kitten. have two sisters and
one brother. Your friend "''N
Innnlc L nn.....
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valley Springs Texas.-Dear post. A.,
Spins lfye never ZEN seen letter from Valley
ana have been going to e scbd 40 Years old,
OUT, now; l like to read The Posi- v " Is
Hugn We have a good sunday schotS
! viii VIII answer BERTHE Verdery's aue S'S0,'
Inn bbeE p Siay SAID: Il had rather be rirbt
Hortense Osbourn.
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HAS NO SISTER

tls see'si,d. TeXas.-Dear- Post. read 81
tA6y " ,o letters from my little friends
cib ~. ne admitted into the ChWdren's
iAo' T'aI l thought would like to Join
. CountSym years old and go 10 school
7. l have L IN Ny sister Is my teach
NJ saITg am not at school. / have a
z nyseir mouse, and have To play In ii
Ne irsnd5 as have no little sister. Your
Alma Little.
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AN APPRECn,.r1,-r -

eSseViIle,, TeNas.-Dear Posi-. e..
are tbgoon' I'M, I'M school is out, Ntv "I ny ~
farmer and raiscs calves sd,, Ny papa i ets
and potatoes. lie takes pg TE sugar cane
'''nNS II the best paper in the s Ss,; and
Nira ~ Wv,,,
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t, S,Scnulenl6,ers, rexas.-Dear Post. r,,ro
tMo PEI birds that are so pretty W. iu9 A.
them r9 So ,p, Jimmie enjoys playing Win in
my sister reads the letfers ~ ne fost ana
iit nf F2st 50 much, Well, good i've ,. IKE
Matte Norton
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y C0RN pLANrEp

hyop@ County. Texas-,Dear pos+. Mr.
Tn. M,aAes The Post. and 7 live with
ave on mother lives IN Navasota. /
,,gs brotbdonr 9lher dead, fonr sisters dead,
/. hlye sionnd living and two sisters living.
81 day ~ scnool / planted corn the
y irlsnrd on Saturday and sunday. / and
7 mo wrote letter and his came ant
had. rost' and mine didn't. Your
Martin Walter.
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,sisSS' on, TeXas,-Dear Post: have
N enco no you three or four times and
innate gSd and I have Jolly run at school
adnr 20 go 10 school We have been
i.iss examination this week. our
-.Je we're easy. l take music and my
i,as II, yea taier Is very kind to me. / am
Jake dancing lessons soon.
Lille Albrecht,
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VIII i G>ILe FOLKS

tteiis, yIley are s ana v.srs ~,
drs N ine Post and like 10 read 4'V H. Papa
friend '' much. Your little
Ava Mafhpv,s
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@aAyzMh2u1&m1uAun
ABsOLUTELY THOROUGu.

The only business college In America
on trial, paying expenses monthly at low
est term rilteg II satisfied; $40 per month
pays for excellent board and lodging and
tuition in all departments; most delight
full climate on earth Private bath houses
on beach for free use Of students. Write at
j. r. SMITH.
Principal and Owner.
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mn mills, Texas. Dear Post: l
N oln1 any pets but some little pigs
n ssnchens. ! have one brother and
n. ss,ers We are trying to make a
M 's ~ THIS Year and have a little
ftgs VI cane Of my own. Your little
Tom Holland.
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X Hin, Texas. Dear Post: viii
I. XIV 70 The Post for the first time.
IN gong to school and my teachers
IA Is Mr., Bailey. ] am 10 years old.
s,ts.m inc United States history geog-
~ :, spelling and arithmetic. l have
sisters going to school. Yours truly,
Ed Balzer.
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. QUESTION ANSWERED.

/, llss,ioino r o., Texas -Dear Post. see
c,3lgai i %a1id by Ethel Conard, and j
lnbus was answer IT, Christopher
Z, age Of - 20 and died Nav % i56g' M
W WbS I.. Years, ! have a 0iiestion "a
'sSs i!a AneT Hss The frst TO set foot loot on
~, IN pfIbi sn hGping 10 see the an
FVully anu also my letter very re-
NJ. T.. Hudrins
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second lIcress-Thc FOOL ANA his money
are soon married, In our set
Prohibttinnlst--I can tell n prohibition
town the minute strike ".
Cttl2en-Nes, 3ts easy, enough all the
Mrs, Mullins Geading The nqewsspaperl--
OF Medycvny GhrcsynlNego.
Mir. AIullns-l don't believe II.
''Yog don't believe that is his right
''So; don't believe he reIoIces in IT"
ITS fortunate nat Edwin Booth died
when hen, he ,. -. did"
''Iie never had to read Mrs. Kendars
poem on him
who was that distinguished looking afel-
'rhotl oh, that was one OF fathers
"Repllyl thought he was gentle
man"
Does your daughter speak 'he foreign
Nj very much. 5u, ,, she mas learned
1ltw-wmis Norton met girl on tho
steamer, and before thoy got TO ll!o other
side he was engaged to nor What do
Tom~If only goes to show that not all
the perils OF ocean travel have hee1 elm
mated yet.
At tGe spring term OF court Georgia
negro had been found guilty of murder.
and in due course he was arTagned before
the Judge,
Have You anything TO say why SEN
tence should not be pronoumccd on your"
inquired the court
when am hit gwmcter come off, yo'
honcr?" asked the prisoner
The last week In May
look Of disappointment swept over the
prisoners sable oouutcnance.
"No' honor" he said, "cRn't yo' pos
pone hit twel after watermllipnsW
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Lrrn,s I.Ev1rIrs.

First uelrcss- -Reggy engaged Wen. he
needed money.
second IIclrcss-The FOOL ANA his money
are soon married, In our set
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/ Would ,IeNas-Dear pnst. tt,..,,,.,..
an 10 yearsse @ YOU for the nrst fma
ny, teatbers Old and am going 10 gobnnl
psly. hlsto,,. name is Mrs Harreii.
-.e ard ~, lammar geography. ari'h.
-"'ls' ] have two lille sis
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'g|I!E|l ! q 'S'|
IS|'S@slI!'y q! |!
TRAIN scHBDULn.

TRAIN SCHEDULE.
At Houston ........,..... Leave. Arrive
Chicago Express.......,.l o;50aml II :o5pm
Galveston Express. 74OamI s,55am
Galveston Express.......l l:5Opm s.s5prn
Galveston Express. 7.S5pm p.25pm
Chicago Express leaves and arrives
from c.. c. q S. b. depot at Congress-
street Galveston trains are scheduled
into Central depot.
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Houston Texas Dear Post ulu vii
SOC nv list letter in print 80
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F.,,.9 - ~ M VI 7 NJ TITI00VlN0,
sen1ioe TeXas.-Dear Post: ! thought l
~, .l write for the first time. ! am 10
~ od ana am in the fourth grade 1
N no pets except n cat. We mad a
.,,5IeL nut it died. help mamma every
'lE friend, Lula LETTER.
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a LlTTLE BROTHER.

A LITTLE BROTHER.
i,fosr TeNas.-Dear Post: have no
4 tut ! have Il pretty little brother
1 gl'n, Nora Maple, is staying with
am II years old and will be II De-
s'H 2 Maud Collier.
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ProhibNinnlst--I can tell prohibition
town the minute ] strike ~.
Cttlgen-Nes, 3ts easy enough. all the
drug stores have side doors.
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Does your daughter speak the foreign
languages"
Not very much. but she has learned
to say yes in six OF them"
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;rs,,ssH = 1AtNNIS ~ > IlIrLs. post.
.ll little girl II years old. My school
In now. | redi the Children's letters
i thought ! would write. My papa is
Aner. Your friend,
Willie Qualls,
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ITS fortunate that Edwin Booth died
when he did"
''Why?"
''IIc never had to read Mrs. Kendars
poem on him"
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who was that distinguished looking fell
low you We're lust bowling to, Mabel|'
That Oh, that was one Of fathers
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-02-01
Profits in Poultry.

There is one source Of revenue from
poultry keeping that is too often neg
lected. 1t may be because IL Is not
generally known that all kinds Of
feathers are salable The demand is
increasing every year, and most coun-
try merchants will take them and
sell them on commission. The fowls
must be dry picked, and the feathers
clean and in good condition. The
tail and quill feathers should he
packed separately from those which
are softer Separate the several
kinds and also separate those from
di erent kinds Of poultry. The pro-
ceeds from the feathers should repay
the cost Of picking and all nthe1labor
of preparing the fowl for the market
Poultry keeping when the business
is properly conducted and with an
eye mainly to egg production, is ex-
tremely profitable, Experiments In
feeding and In computing the value
of eggs show that IL no estimate Is
made for labor one dozen eggs can be
produced at cost Of about cents
for food, or about half a cent an egg.
If all the food consumed by the fowls
went directly to egg production the
profit would always be very good; but
much depends upon whether the hens
convert this food into eggs, flesh, or
the support Of their bodies; but az
we have said, when the feeding Is
properly conducted, the profit pro-
cured ia satisfactory one. Another
fact which should also be considered
is that when eggs are marketed they
carry from the farm but little Of the
nutrit GUS elements Of the soil In
proportion to their value. --PhiladeI-
phia Inquirer
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-02-01

the entire locality over, but could
find only two rabbits, in the stom-
achs of which we found tree bark,
We followed their back tracks and
found that they had come from a
swampY tract six miles distant.
l Immediately bound up the
wounds on the trees with strips Of
cloth, and, as soon as the ground
thawed a little, took four.inch
drain tiles broke them open length
wise, and, removing the cloth, In.
closed each of the trees with one Of
them, binding them together with
small wire. These tiles were then
filled with fine soil, and kept full I'M
til the FIRST OF October, when they
were opened and the trees examined.
In every instance the wounds were
entirely healed, the bark having
grown over them, and the trees were
In a healthy, thrifty condition. In a
few cases, roots had started out from
the edges of the healing wounds, but
the autumn drouth had stopped their
growth During the last three years
/ have tiled quite a number Of In.
jured trees for neighbors and friends,
and In every instance they have
healed completely &C. Frederick In
American Agriculturist.
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How to Save tho Manure.

..ow to save the barnyard manure
III the best condition Is the problem
every farmer ought to solve. II left
alone during the winter large por-
ton of 1t, and that the best OF 1t, Ia
washed away by the melting SHOWS
and rain, We like the plans of Prof.
Georgeson, Of the Kansas Experiment
Station, He forms q large basin in
the barnyard and piles all the man
ure upon it, The liquid manure can
not escape, but remains In the de-
preston till taken away In the spring.
He thus describes the basin:
A large basin was scooped up some
five feet deep In the middle and
gently sloping 10 all sides, so that u
heavily loaded wagon can be pulled
up without unduly straining the
team. The bottom was found to be
of clayey nature 80 that seepage
could not take place, The whole was
done In satisfactory manner by the
use Of plow and SCOOP with one team
and two men, in couple Of days
time So the expense connected with
the improvement was merely NOM
inal. believe l can say that the
manure has value since we began pill
ing 1t In this basin. There has been
no waste from drainage, and there
has been less actual shrinkage due to
the decomposition than In q heap
lying high and dry"