The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-05-02

! Inc honorable business Of housewife
ry" takes equal and recognized rank with
that of "husbandry" in Colorado now.
| When the wife of Ex-Governor Routt
stepped up in the front to register as a
voter in Denver under the new equal
suffrage law recently, and was asked her
occupation, she replied, "Housewifery."
And hundreds of women who had felt
some embarrassment on this point took
the cue.
An exchange has compiled the follow
ing pecuiarites which are to be found in
the calendar The calendar offers certain
curiosities which are little known. The
following are few of them: No century
can commence on a Wednesday, Friday
or Saturday. The month of October al
ways commences on the same day of the
week as the month of January. Febru-
ary, March and November commence on
the same day of the week, whereas May,
June and August commence on different
days. These rules do not apply to leap
years. The ordinary year is always fin
ished on the same day of the week when
it commenced The years repeat them
| selves-that is to say, they have the same
calendar every 2s years.
Rev. Irl r. Hicks in the May Word
and Works says: "We believe that May
and June will be propitious for agricul-
tural interests, to all who will make good
use of their opportunities. Let crops be
planted with all the haste consistent with
thorough preparation, and let the early
stages of cultivation be as rapid and per-
feet as possible. With a clean, pulverous
| condition of the soil, as a general thing
| there will be ample moisture i'm June to
start, and even mature crops, especially
the early crops in all the southern parts
of our country. The Venus equinox in
July is favorable for rains of more or
less frequency, even in that month, so
that all crops that can be brought to ma
turity by August, may, we think, be
counted on with much assurance. We
| fear that the hot winds and much lack
of fgeneral rains will make greatly against
farmers who are caught with crops whose
success depend upon good seasonable
conditions after the middle of July.
Crops that cannot be matured so early
should by ELL means, be given unceasing
cultivation. A perfectly clean. through
| ly pulverized soil is almost absolute proof
against the inroads OF drought, for even
weeks and months. Prepare for the
worst then you will not only be ready
should it come, but if the worst does not,
| you will be prepared for the benefits of
the best. The care and preparation we
insist upon are on the side of common
sense and the most trustworthy exper-
| ience.
Here are a few hints on the proper
| treatment of a man, supposed to have
been written by horse; When a man
drops from sheer exhaustion or illness,
promptly sieze an endboard or cart
stake and pound him on the head and on
the ribs. If this does not recuperate
him, kick him violently in the belly
This treatment will restore him if persis-
tently administered If man finds his
load too heavy and feels that it will SER
iously strain him to proceed kick off a
fence board and knock him down and
hammer him throughly with it. Thiswill
give renewed energy, and he will make
no more fuss. But do not on any account
reduce the load. That would look too
much like common sense, or humanity,
and he'd be likely to balk again when
overloaded. If man refuses to drink
when you offer him water, don't give
him any for two years. That will "teach
him" to be thirsty any time you find it
convenient to attend to him. 1t is a good
plan to ply the whip frequently ON man
who is at work. No matter If he is do
ing his best, hit him now and then on
general principles and to prevent him
taking any comfort. If his load is not
too heavy, oblige him to 90 faster to
make up for it, Work him hard enough
to bring down the life of man one-half,
as is done with horses. If no whip is
handy use a club. Tie your mans head
back in an unnatural position, with his
eyes up toward the sun. This will give
him "fine appearance" and prevent
"stumbling." OF course he will not be
able to do much work in this fix, but il
makes him wretched, so it's all right.
If it is not perfectly convenient to feed
a man who is working for you at noon
let him go without, and, by active use OF
the whip, secure as much work as the
food would have secured. OF course il
wears out his vitality and distresses him,
but that is no matter. These are correct
principles, am sure, for learned them
when a colt from my master, who treated
all his horses on this plan.-EX,
-W A Eiahar will rnmnin In Tin.