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The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15
IN RURAL
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There has been . great deal 1t talk
lately in regard to the teaching Of
agriculture and horticulture in the
rural schools. Doubtless great good
could be accomplished in this way II
there vere teachers qualified for the
work But the so-ealled normal
schools turn out too many drilled M
tomato and do little in the real teach
ing q nature. II the country school
teachers could all be given q short
course In agriculture and horticulture
1t the state colleges Of agriculture We
might after q while have men and
women prepared to take up the work
in IN elementary way in the rural
schools. But as the short courses 1T
these colleges mostly come in the vim
ter months. when the teachers N I'm
ployed. there arises . need for sum
mer schools for this purpose. These
might be made a strong force in the
progress Of nature teaching. With
teachers enthused for the work. there
would Dol come some application Of
what they have learned in the plant
ing and identifying of the school
grounds There is nothing like the
actual work IN planting uee and dov-
ers and caring for them to make chill
dren fond of nature and her products.
and there Is nothing better calculated
to drive the young people from the
farm than the comfortless and ugly
schoolhouses and their ill-kept sur
roundings. Getting the young people
interested in plant life VIII then be
apt to draw them to the farmers in
stitutes. and the institutes win never
accomplish what they should in the
the education OF the farmer till they
catch him young enough
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15
sREvInES

Plausible lies are facts made Of
wax"
Klondikers are having their golden
daze.
The si1o is q COW buoy dairy
lighthouse.
Money breeds the moral backbone
out of men.
A conceited Christian may be guilty
of idolatry.
A d~ishorning saw may raise . crop
of Gov peace
No. sir-men with q dual purpose
seldom do all they should.
Make EN- eat dirt. Who? The
crops. Pulverize the soil 50 they can
do IL.
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Too hungry to Heed.

An old. old woman sat on the curb
Of Park Row. Her clothing was rags.
Her bleared eyes we're deep in a set
ting Of wrinkles. Upon her scant
once had been . hat She trembled
with weakness Beside her vas q bas-
ket filed with trumpery. evidently 4
stock in trade. Passing her were
of weIlclad men and women
Few noticed the wretched wreck. Her
feet. shoeless. but wrapped in strips
Of carpeting. had been bruised ON the
stones Of the street. and she vas ad-
justing the covering
Terrible" said a Lady to her escort
Yes" he replied ~Wheren We go
for lunchr-New York World.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15

Many young men leave the country
and go to town for city life. because
town life is easy. or they think it is.
which serves the purpose Of argu-
ment- The result is that ninety per
cent Of them earn enough money for
grub, clothes. a street car ride and An
occasional seat at a cheap theater-
Farm life IL not over-luxurious. but il
Is not anywhere near so hard a. il is
claimed to be. and compares favorably
With average city life Successful
farmers IRE just as numerous as sue
cessfuI business men
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Mrs. S~tuyveaAnt Fish relishes few
things more than punctnring the pre-
tensions Of q dirtatious fop. A we'll
known Manhattan bean. who pleads
guilty to 50, was discussing his physi-
cal condition within earshOt Of the
Lady.
Feeling pretty well myself. Did
think my wind q bit bad, but doctor
says my arteries n as soft a .
babes and my heart works like .
vell-bailt pump Pretty sOod Tor an
old 'un of 60, hey?"
Quite surprising. indeed" inter
posed Mrs. Fish in her cynical way.
How 50, how surprising." he asked
suspiciously-
Surprising that your heart should
work At all after you've thrown it At
the feet of every good-lookfng woman
in New Tork"-Nev York Nail and
Express
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15

II. B. Gurier of DeKaIb. Illinois. re
Gently reported At a farmers institute
that as soon as his COWS we're taken
on Of ensiIage and put On spring pas
ture (even though the pasture vas
good their milk dropped Oh twenty
per cent Silos which thus increase
the output Of a COW twenty to TWEEN
ty-fve per cent are too valuable to
ignore. II a farmer has twenty COWS
the silo viii give as much milk as any
i've of them and costs nothing to feed.
for ensilage is cheaper than any other
winter feed. The lesson from this
is that ensilage may be fed throughout
the spring if not all the year round.
supplementing other feed.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15
PoULTRv POINTERS

Save the meat scraps for your fowls
II is . good rule to scald out the
drinking vessels once . week
Ground bone can be fed alone or in
soft food.
Tobacco stems covered with straw
in the nests viii prevent insect breed
ing
Proper food and . variety a Il
make strong. healthy chickens
One disadvantage Of guineas q that
they IRE not good market fowls.
II you want 10 keep Eggs for any
length Of time turn them over every
day.
Clean earth is one Of the best alb
sorbents that can be used in the poul
Try house.
Withdrawing the nests, inside and
out. is a good mea of keeping them
free from vermin-
Mark your chicks each year so you
can know their age. and kill or sell
them after the third year.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15
ON coRM

How to cultivate corn to he begt
advantage II . question very much
alive. II SEEM that no rule en- be
laid down which u best he object
Of cultivation Is to produce tie most
favorable conditions 1br The growth
Of the corn. and While The ideal eoadi-
ton 10 largely Ghe same always. the
methods Of reaching Il are many, and
vary according to surrounding eire1m-
stances, conditions and methods a
previous tillage.
The coalition to be attained h 70
hold in the soil the fullest amoant Of
moisture that does not ret1rd tie
growth Of the crop. and to keep the
weeds from growing. Every fArmef
knows that BY ploving up TIE weeds
he destroys them and that BY main
taining . surface mulch he keeps the
moisture in the pound-
Knowing the object sought every
a growing corn should carefully
study the conditions prevailing in his
own fields, and use such methods that.
in his best judgment viii Turn these
conditions to good account The meth
DDS that would be best adapted to one
kind OF soil might be the very worst
for some other soil Consequently Il
is not wise to adopt any method with
out careful consideration Of its effect
under the specific conditions prevail
ing To read and know Of different
methods is advisable, II it instruets
along general lines. and it il . wise
farmer who does il But il is . SIN
wiser q who gains general knovL
edge and seeks to apply it to specific
cases.
Study the effects Of different modes
OF cultivation and apply the one that
seems best adapted to the particular
needs in the case.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15

Just how b Pune . fruit tree Is not
easy to ten EAeA tree must be
pruRed b sait circumstances The
principal tA0ugAt nnSt be to dve IL
light air. . eooa form. and prevent its
growth - Il vin SPLIT apart some day.
For instance. d1in he young tree 50
Il Win not spread ifs main branches
n one point Open the top il the
CRY a most prunerA and . Nod one.
Once every year. sometimes twice,
We have 10 tel yoa 10 wait for . good
soaking rain and tAea throw . couple
Of forkfuls OF strav manure around
every newly planted tree On the place.
Do II arst chance. Duat ask Why
90 do H.
Old Peter Tumhledovn lets his
orchard grow into . tough sod. and Is
surprised that his neigAbor. Who does
not. has larger and finer fruit than
he He does not seem to know that
tough sod VIII not do for IN orchard
When . tvis of your tree appears q
- II covered With ashes, look sharp
for San Jose scale: also. u when the
bark Il infected tvigs il scraped an
oily yellovish liquid appears on the
surface.
II any fruit should Be thinned II -
the plum Nature herself, recognising
that this fuit il prone to overbear.
sheds some fruit In early summer.
This is not enough. however. and the
grover should continue the process a.
ter the June drop
Auzzle the horse in the young orch
ard and tie up the single trees with
fertilizer bags
Frequent narrowing win destroy
weeds by killing them while stiu very
young and tender.
Let no grain ripen near . young
Tree.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15
laps USE A GOOD POWDER

Il Never Fails - Go on When Dc
sired nd 0eos Effective Work
The explosive powder used by the
japanese in their ~projectiles is the
best ever employed in warfare II il
the invention Of Prof Shimose. . Jap
anese- He claims that with regard to
explosive force the powder stands
next to blasting gelatin and on .
much higher level than dynamite or
gun cotton A handful exploded on
IN iron plate one and one-hah inches
thick forces . hole through the plate.
A shell charged with the compounds
ordinarily used in Europe is broken
into . comparatively small number OF
fragments. whereas one charged with
Shimose powder bursts into from 1000
to 1900 pieces.
At . special test made two years
ago q siX-inch shell loaded with gun
cotton made . hole . little larger than
its own diameter in the target and
burst With trifing effect in the back
ing a coal A she'll charged with
Shimose powder tor An aperture
three feet in diameter. The compost
ton is handled with the greatest safe
II and it costs only about one-haH Of
gun cotton
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15
POULTRY NOTES

In nearly all cases the best and
strongest chicks come from tvo-year-
old hens united With q good strong
cockerel.
While there is bur little sale in mar
ket for guineas. they are the nearest
approach TO the Wild fowls Of any
meat known
chicks Take equal parts Of coarse
corn meal. wheat bran and a handful
Of meat or meal or ground scraps To
. quart Of the mixture and bake like a
shortc1ke. using baking soda to light
q II and enough wholesome far 70
shorten 20 it can be easily cumbied-
II vel baked it Win keep . long tine.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15
GRAVEL ANo SAELlA

Gravel is vaIueless unless q Is
sharp. As soon as the fowl rousds Oh
a sharp substance in the gzzzrd. ii Is
voided: hence. hens prefer sharp
shells 20 round gravel The reason
they eat nor shells-or more sharp
grit Of any kind-vhen they are lay
ing is because more food is then re-
quired. and consequently there is bet
ter digestion II IN egg has speeks
or fakes Of lime on the shell il does
not imply thar IT II due to feeding oys-
ter shells, a the same thing occurs
when no oyster shells are gives II
may also be due to the food A .
rule such hens are fat Some kinds
Of gravel are Of limestone and Of ex-
actly the same composition a oyster
shells.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15

The log by reason Of its peculiar
makeup needs mor shade than any
other domestic animal The person
VITO neglects shade for fat hogs Is
liable TO meet with a loss for his negii-
sence. Hogs require a dense shade
and An abundance Of water with &C.
less to the breezes.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15

thralls had brought the food. and he
thick lips. his heavy breathing-bah-
he was revolving, Before she had fin
ished the meal size had come TO the
conclusion that she hated him
As he swallowed his last mouthful
Of food. Rothgar said abruptly Ca
mute has put your training into my
hands. II is his viii that l find out
how much skill you have with ~eap-
ons- Can handle a sword!'
Ran6alin hesitated, uncertain how
far her idle play al fencing with her
brother would bear her out L think
you will find nv skill slight | have
| have grown so fast that | lack
strength in my arms And | have not
exercised myself as much As I should
have done
1T is in MY mind that you have
been a lazy cub" the warrior pro-
nounced deliberate sentence, as he
set down his goblet 1t is easily seen
that Erode has been o~ver-gentle with
you Stand forth and show what your
skin is worth. This sword viii not be
too heavy Selecting the smallest of
the jeweled blades upon the floor, he
,hrus, il into her hands
II is good TO have in ones veins the
LIQUID fire of the North. blood to which
the presence of peril is like he touch
OF the Ice King 70 water. AT thef first
clash of the blades. strange tinglins
fires began 10 fash through Rancalfn
and then a hardness that r
while il froze- The first pass, her
hands had parried seemingly by their
own instinct: now she flung back her
tumbling curis and proceeded TO give
those hands the aid Of her eyes Tire
times her blade met Rothgar's square
II, and deity turned il aside. The
big warrior gave q grunt OF approval
aoc tried a more complicated pass
Her backward leap. the sudden cou-
bling Of her body, and the excited
clAwing of her free hand we're nc
graceful swordsnanship. certainly;
but her steel vas IN the right place.
The next instant. she ven drew q lit
tie ciink from one of the Jetunis sill
yer buttons
As she vas recovering herself, she
teh something like q pin prick her
wrist: and she wondered vaguely
what brooch had become unfas,eneG-
Blu she gave II scant attention for
the big blade was threatening her
from q rew direction She leapeG TO
meet IL and for the ext minute w1s
kept turning. twisting. lodging. I'LL
her breath began 70 come II gzsps.
and her exhausted hand 70 relax its
hold. Her weapon vas Amos, falling
from il By the time the sor of Lod-
brok lowered his point Initiating
him. she stood leaning or her sword.
making futile gasps after her lost
breath
A grin slowly vrinkIed his fAce As
he watched her.
IT appears that one who is No big
Ef around than . willow rwig may be
capable of q ber<erk rage he said
DO you not feel that You r wound
cdr
Following his eyes down to her
hand. she found blood tickiinG from
her sleeve. Oh and pain. Nov that
she had v1kened to it-pain, prick
fnG singing stabbin&- Dropping her
sword. she caught It her wrist
How did e hAppa! I thought
Mn had prieked mel"
RoaKinE With laughter. he caught
A~mA0 de ans and tnsBed her In
TIE aiH.
"a he shouted "A pin! TAak
e lmaelf. A heard On yU1f
-~ yua alsD yin be . feeA6
3W1vus! 1r dhat yUa sAan Anse .
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15
Russia's Many Holidays

Russia has over 100 universal holi
days in the year, and. in addition
every village has the holiday of its
own saint. so that on the average
there r only about Is working days
in q month.
Each village also has certain hob.
days Of its OWL Thus the village OF
Mikhailovo celebrates as q festival
the anniversaries Of:
The day the village was burnt
down in 1897"
The day Piotr Noroso6 tumbled
into the ravine and broke his neck"
The day Piotr was buried
The day the Car Alexander Niko-
laivitch- the emancipator. visited
Count Z~hilinskyis house at Bobr."
The day the Virgin Mary was seen
bringing food to the faminestricken
in 1891"
All these festivals are celebrated by
the consumption of -gork" (another
pet name for vodka. The drink is
not paid for by private individuals.
but out Of the communal revenue. the
amount to be expended being fixed at
a special meeting of the mir" or VII
lage pariiament-Str1y Stories.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15
POCKET coPHERS

have been over my fields this
String with a supply Of poisoned par
ships, to kill those pests. the pocket
gspher4- I used ~strychnine in small
pieces Of parsnip, just about enough to
make = good mouthful for the gopher.
With a spade An opening is made in
their run-ways. into which q bit Of the
poison is placed and the hole is then
eavered- In . day one can lay out .
Eod deal Of poison and 4 great many
&phery, which are very destructive
IN the orchards, meadows and all cul-
t1y1ted fields.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15

Don't forget TO 30 to . picnic occa-
sionally this summer: it is not time
lost Give the women and children
the recreation and change which is es-
sential to their veIl-beine. The farm
er Who is % practical" that he does
not believe in recreation Is practically
idiotic in his blindness He gets q
fair share Of change and recreation
for himself in his weekly or semi
weekly trips to town where he Cos
sips Al the stores. Let him be wise
enough To give his family the same
amount Of change from the humdrum
and drudsery Of the farm He viii
get IN work out Of them" in the
course Of q year and q lifetime than
he ever viii by holding them confirm
ally At toll.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15

and Selling the sword in her little
brown hand clotted with her OWL
blood, she ran Out into the tumult-
Shrill and clear from the opposite
hills came the notes of the English
horns. as down the green slope moved
the ranks of English bowmen- The
hum Of Danish voices sank in a
GREATNESS hush Down the line came
the young King upon his white war
horse, clad for the battle as for q
feast. The sun at MONDAY is NO,
more fercely bright than vas his
face His long locks flowed behind
him on the wind like tongues of vel
low fame: and like northern lights in
a blue northern sky. The leaders fire
flashed in his eyes. As he came. he
was calling out terrible reminders:
words that were 10 the ears of his
champing host what the smell of blood
is TO the nostrils Of wolves.
His answer was the bursting roar
Of the Danish b~atrle-cry. Like An ava
lanche loosed from its m~oorings. they
swept down the hillside upon the Eng.
lish bowmen- From that moment,
RanGalin rode in a dream. The son
OF Lodbrok vas beside her. singing Is
he went. and tossing his great battle
axe in the air. to catch IL again by
the handle. In front of them rode
Canure the King; in his hand his
cleaning blade. whose thin edge he
tried TOW and again on a lock of
his floating hair. while ne laughed
with hpyish delight.
On, Til the bowmen's faces we're
plain before them: then suddenly il
began 10 hail--Ihe hafl Of the string"
Arrows, One Kissed by the girls ear.
and one bit her cloak. TO hang there
~Quivering with impotent fury The
man on her right made a terrible CUR
Cling sound and put up his hand to
tear a shaft from his throat Would
they be slain beforeCanure rose in
his s,irrups with q great shout The
horns echoed il: the trot became a
gaIlop. and the gallop a run On on.
AAoo lax sS2 ANo&N VI lac 032AOlOu4-
How the stones ratified on the armor,
And Kissed, There, a man vas
d~earh-doomed: he vas falling.
To the side Of the young leader.
Thorkei the TAN wa spurrin&, bend
ing urgently from his saddle. Graft
King. Craft. Why spill so much
good blood, Listen &c Edric the Gain
e.
C1nute's furious curse cut him short.
To the Troll with your craft, Swords
shall make Is. or swords shall mar
us. Use your blade. or I Win sheathe
II in you
Only the wind that took 1t from his
lips heard the Tall Ones answer: for
At that moment his horse reared and
sheered away before spear-prick.
and into the rift a handful Of English
rushed with shouts Of triumph
There were no more than h1lf4a-
dozen OF them. and al yer On foot
the two whose soId-hilted swords pro-
claimed their nobility of birth sharing
the lot Of their lesser comrades. ac-
cording to the old Saxon varcusrom:
but II needed not the daring Of the At
tack TO mark them As the very flower
Of English chiralry- The young no
bic. who lowered around his chief
much Is Rothar circled about Cznufe
would have been ordly IN q serfs tn
mic, and the leaders royal bearfnx
distinguished him even more than his
mighty frame
AT the sight OF him Rothg1r uttered
. great cry Of -Etmlnd." and moved
forward swinging his upfifhed ane-
But the Iruaside caught Il On his
shield and delivered . svord-thrust n
retKn tat dropped the Dane,s an
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15
rhose fundamentally Dave

L wonder what inspired Bryant to
write the line, The melancholy days
have come remarked Mrs Smithers
iuQuiringly. p
Why. in Bryant's day the women
did their ho~usecleaning in the hn.'
said Smithers.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15

1t is . good maxim that "A man Is
best dressed when his dress is suited
to his business" But that is no rea-
sen for patronizing IN overall manu-
q nag factory.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15
SACRED CACTUS or INDIANS.

Plant Once important Object to In
dian Aborisines.
The chief Sabbath attraction in an
uptown church recently was q pyra-
mid cactus II held the most on
spicuous place On the altar, and
scores Of strangers visited the church
to see it
IT vas given to our home mission
ary," said one Of the members. by an
Indian CONVEX in New Mexico. The
cactus grows only in caverns. and is
found in the Guadalupe mountains.
The beautiful vase-shaped maroon
blooms develop to over two inches in
diameter. and there are as many as
Ie0 on a mature plant. In early times
the faithful Indians used the caverns
as churches. and beautiful places Of
worship they must have made, With
majestic walls Of variegated lime
stone wreathed in Towering juniper
and mountain laurel They marched
over the mountain trails in spring
chanting seasonal songs to their gods.
When they reached the mouth Of the
cavern the chiefs were decorated with
the pyramid cacti, and a dance vas
performed
Then chanting. dancing. and the
sacrifice of animals took place in the
cave. Often the redskins, worn out
with their exertions. fell asleep and
stayed through the day and night Of
devotion within the mysterious walls.
To sleep near the sacred cactus plants
was the same to the aborigines as a
visit TO Mecca is TO the Mohammedan.
The touching Of its leaves vas q puri-
fcation in itself From some mys-
ferrous part of the plant 4 liquid val
extracted to serve for medicine, and
the flower petals were placed upon a
babes forehead at christenings.-Nev
York Times.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15


The emperor Of Korea vas paving
tribute to China as his Suzef1sn this
time ten years a9. He may be quite
IS inept - he is said to be, but ae-
cordfng to Lord Curzon he is personal
" not It Al . bad fellow. He has IN
unpleasant habit Of chewing the beteI
while one is talking to him CpoQ the
royal hroW rests = double tered violet
headpieee; his robe b Of scarlet 1G
Wed silk paneled With aad emhrui&
cry md he wears q sn1d studded pro
jectfnG belt He = snail q St1t
but pleasant a feafreA eeHfe and
Wfkh Winning v1yL -olite . harm
Len ff11e Ra1 writes q traveller.
~UnDeee0nEy, pe1Aps. to efvIiRr
tfuaS 0aEEA 1T sin hE2lA
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15

Jacob H Schi6. the New York bank
er. vas talking about plain and direct
speech
To be plain and direct is always
best" he said. but to be too plain and
direct is to be uncouth-to be ludi-
crous.
"A good ex1mple of that vas afford
ed by = clergyman He vas address
ing q congregation Of fishermen and
he wanted to be sure they would IN
derstAnd him
The Bible tells Us. said this cIer-
gman. that il is As difficult for q
camel % pass through . needles eye
as for . rich man to enter the kin&
dom Of heaven That. though. is .
roundabout, ooafused way of stating
the c1se. I <hoe;d state L like this:
1T is as dfAkenlt for q rich man to
enter the kingdom Of he-.sen as Tor .
shad to go up = smooth-barf apple
tree tail foremost"
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15

Fruit is . profitable product Of the
farm yer il none Of it is sold The
eating Of IL promotes health. saves
doctors bills. and saves money that
would be otherwise spent fer things
to take its place. II there is no fruit
grown. arrange for more.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15
When Subjects Rebel.

For three weeks he had borne an
he horrors Of spring cleaning without
a murmur. Then his patience 0ve
way.
And you" sobbed his Wif-you
used to tell ne / vas your queen"
Yes" he said. with a Wild glare IN
his eye; but when a man finds his
queen has used his tobacco jar for
pale oak varnish and his best meer
schaum pipe for = tack hammer he
he begins to grasp the advantages o(
4 republic.--Stray Stories.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15

Do not think that because the
weather is hot the cattle do not want
salt II they have it where they can
Mex . little Of it every day they win
not get 20 hungry TOR II, and your milk
test yin be the more uniform for this
fact
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15
Evening 10.

Il wish you would not give me such
short weight for my money" said the
customer to a grocer, who had an out
standing bill against him.
And l wish you wouldn't give NE
such long wait for mine replied tn
grocer.
The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15

There d plenty Of reason TOR vest
efn fArmers complaining Of excessive
freight rates; but the man Who con
verts his grain into butter, wool or
frst-cIAss INT roDex yin not be best
ed" by the ffetgAt he has 70 pay.