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ESCAPE. FROM a PANTHER.

Elizabeth and louisa Temple had gain
ed the summit OF the mountain, Where
they left the highway and pursued their
course under the shade Of the trpes that
crowned the eminence. The day was
booming warm, and the girls plunged
more deeply into the fores:s.as they found
Its fnylSorat!nS GOODNESS bly, cons
.trasted to the excessive heat they had
In this manner they proceeded along
the margin OF the precpice catching oc-.
casional glmpses of the placid Otsego or
pausing to listen at the sounds OF hans
mers, when Elizabeth suddenly started
and exoamed: Listen! there are the
cries of child on this mountain. It
may, BIO wanderer' starving on the
More than once tho ardent Elizabeth
was on the point OF announcing that.
her by the arm, and pointing, behind
But when at the cry from Louisa, Miss
Temple turned, she saw the dog with his
eyes keeeny set on some distant object.
his head bent near the ground, and bis
hair rising on his body, either through
fright or anger. "a
''braye!" she said. "ba quiet. Braye!
what do YOU see fellow?"
"What does he see2' said El'zabeth;
there must be some animal IN. sight;
Louisa standing with. her face. whitehead
to tho color OF death, with her finger
pointed some conpused motions.
'I.et us hy!" exclaimed ElizaheSh. XXI
So they ran and hid in q hollow ofla
tree and we're saved IRON rom Z that !, hpTrd
No, ao2 North Thirty fourth Street, city.
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Please send me a badge and obllge,
MINNIE M, McDOW WE'LL,
, Eight years old,
tLEAYING SCHOOL,"


Good bye, dear old School. have loved
thee WE'LL
But now must leave thee, amid strang-
ers ia dwell, 8
Farewell to the place 7 have cherished
for years,
leave thee in sorrow, In sadness and
tears.
I shall look back to childhood at school,
where I've played, ta8
Beneath the old trees In the evening
The past will come to mo mo in visions OF
light,
was so bright,
Dear School. thou hast sheltered mo
many long years
Hast been the abode Of my sorrow, Joys
and tears,
And though for higher" We from
theee depart,
"rls not without sadness and anguish OF
heart,
by LUCILLE alElsEplTH NORRIS,
Wayerly, va.
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less than B d. second 81 tall girl came II

less than d. second o tall girl came to
the door and asked her in and Edith
asked her II she would please glvo her
"a drink Of water and she brought her
refreshing drink Of lemonade. She
asked Edith many Questions. Edith tod
her sho was from Lakeside Hotel. Just
then the bell rang and the maid cx-
cused herself. Then In minute she
brought in crowd OF children. She
introduced them to Edit, and they
talked for a long time. Then one lit
tie girl rose up and said. "Alvn, thought
you said you we're going to have a party
this evening.
ttii5 (To be continued
NORA T NEARY,
4 No. {1s waverly street, Norfolk. Va
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ed about the woods for many hours, first
going ono place and then another. The
evening passed away uickly and a II
tie before sunset the maiden snt walt
Ing for the children They all met to-
gether and when they stood hferg
the hut the maiden said to Mary: What
good have you donc?"
'As 4 was walking j came to- spring
and i threw my dew In It. ''55a II
Then turning to Clarrissa.S she said.
What good have you done .t5 n
II was walking along and came to o
pool and threw my dew into It. :
What good did that do?"s asked the
maiden. AS ~ sssss IVA sFi VI
Anyone that baths in that pool shall
bath IN natures dew replied Clarlssa.
Then It was time for Agnes to speak.
She spoke sweet and low, though SLOW,
arftl said, n TIE 81 A ~
."Ianever thought OF putting my dew.
In springs or in pools,sbu rs ] was walk
Ing along a road 3f saw q lit
tie bird lying on the ground e I went
to IT, and let 1t drink my dew and after
It had finished 1t flew away, much re-
freshed. Z "a " ts$S III e & 3S5 n s5 I,
#&"Of all three Agnes has done tho most
good and she shall receive the ring, Il and
SO saying, the maiden slipped the ring
on Agness tiny finger. Il 37; n *. 4.
The three children turned and walked
away, one extremely happy.
(The End.) II
ERNEST: ST. j. SMITH.
HW East Broad Street, City.
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lust Like a Man.

She-what was II thar the Governor OF
South Carolina? II see something about II
In. the newspapers very often.
The Brute-.He. said he thought women
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ED1TH's VACATION,
(contlnuedl

she ran and ran until she was SO far
that she could not even see the big
Hotel; being very thirsty she could not
run any longer SO she stopped at one
Of the cottages and went UP on the
front piazza and rang the bell and IN
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Contributors

Contributors
Bedlnger. Sadie e.,
Boctte. Alma s..
Bruce, Pnyson.
Cecil, James,
Corr. T.. Pace,
Cowles, Harold.
C.rowtler. Lucille.
Crmmp. Pearl
Dimmock. NJ. s.,
Donovan. Mary,
Dohcrty, Elsie.
boswell, Menard.
Draper, Harold NJ,
Duffel. Henry.
Haynes. George r.
IIolzl,nch Annie,
Kratz. Amy.
Krovan. Mary F..
#Iatlmcr. james r
Tcnke, Lucy b..
williams. Cotton.
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for the Week.
LETTER, Pearl NJ.
Lewis, Mary K.
Leary. Nora r..
Mcdowell, NJ NJ.
Mcdowell, Roy,
Mcdowell, Emily,
Morris, II. p.
Norris. Lucille NJ,
Ramos. Jose b..
Reid, Elizabeth.
Riddlck. jamie.
Robertson. +. j.,
Smith, Ernest.
s,,apero, Frances,
Spain. Louise,
Wclls. Julia and
Grace.
westcott. a. R., I
Vim. Elizabeth,
wharton. Mia.
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GIVING.

I would not be selfish child,
For early I was taught, II
TO give n part OF all / have,
Az generous children ought; 81
Not keeping everything myself, "
X But sharing 1t with others,
So, when I had the whooping-cough
4 I gave It to my brothers, ii
Last winter I was kept at home,
Tho doctor came each day; Il
We had a card outside our door, !
TO warn our friends away. aa &
No one might come to visit US; ij
Yet, doing what l could. l
/ gave my scarlet fever s !
TO half the neighborhood. y VI
And so It was with measles /
X And 80 with chickenpox; y
/ gave them to my little friends
On three surrounding blocks;
And now that we are well again,
It makes me laugh, ha ha!
To think that when I had the mumps
gave them to papa! as
Selected by ELIZABETH REID
% East Canal Street, Richmond. Va.
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A Love Story Of Books.

a Love STORY OF Books.
l. Janice Meredith"
q 2. Gordon Keith.
g. Tho Little Minister
4. In the Bishops Carriage
5."Peck's Bad Boy"
g. "a Bow Of Orange Ribbon
Lat StrIngtown on the Pike"
8. Beside the Bonnie Briar Bush"
g. "Freckles.'
10. In 1.-THE House With Seven Cables
II. sir Mortimer.
Howardsville, Va.
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I. Least said soonest mended.
8. Rome was not built IN n bay.
y, COTTON WILLIAMS
SCI East Leigh Street. City.
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INSERT CUT MAXIM REBUS :
542,3 By MAMIE KING PECK. x
Oh Federal Street. Lynchburg, Va.
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|, T HE PUZZLE
DEPARTMENT
Greek Cross.

Greek Cross.
J. ! : : : 5
o#o6O 90 90
o % o o 90 0
90 Q 90 . o
From to b, valor.
From to 8, Beloved.
From to Q, Assembled.
The words spell tho same across.
55tgS RPAYsON REEVE BRUCE
4os1-e North Eighth Street. Richmond,
Va y. ,s5eta5Sf'5 r gs45t ie., jf5 E 333 & i,l
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9gXX M ~ M
Letters From
The Children.
Dear IIditor,--I enclose drawing entitled
Ready for tho Race " which L hope to

q F.
Dear Edtor,---I enclose a drawing entitled
Ready for tho Race, which I hope to Il
] / have not received my badge yst,, but
In tho paper once. tsH
Aou ME MAJ BOSWELL, r,
fredericksburg, Va. S
Trred!,s,ricksburg Va, Sept. !. 100.
Editor OF The =. p. q. O.: XII,
worthy of publications sss
haven never won a prize on your page,
but + hope that this poem will win ore.,,
much success, beg to remain, l3ai
~ 80 JA ,s;fttSi +, LAr1MnR,
Dear Edltor,--1 received the prize which, !
you sent mo and thank you very much for
It'll enclose mypicture which you asked asked I
me to send # n 81 q 55 u,
~, ! !. AN: AMY X lsK +. Z z q,
Dear IdItorII am e., little Fiji ETH vt ten
GaEs oh fe Who 9 Would
Join, but he can wrl te& and Will you take I
him, IN 4 write for him? 1.enjoy reading Ing
Il nesy eloso
x \
your club much success. 5S
Respectfully 4 AK
LUCY JACKSON ROBERT ON.$Ras
Dear Editor, ~ would like very. much to
become n member or the Il. d. On c.
Enclosed you will find drawing which r8
hope will prove satisfactory. Please send
mo a badge. j am thirteen years old.
~ r I. s.sisa. SHAPIRO 81 ). u 30
Oh r. Jefferson ST., Charlottesville, Va. 4
Ny Dear Eql,or.myy,ll you please e, sena
hope Il viii SEQ 1t il the chlldren's page
am eleven years Old s.: shalliq % . f9ri
wishes ito the club. I nm.
Your loving little IF friend (. -
Radford, va. s5'sS$.
Dear Edtor,-r, am = little girl. eley Y!
years old; my sister Is nine We would
! like to Join your club. We have some
send Sc i us each d badge and We viii know
that we can join. s II VA IS
JULIA HgEs s'n 8Sps GRACE WELLS.
Suffolk, Va. 33f5
Dear Edltor,-I received the. badge and
thank you very much. Iaenjoy reading
the p clc page have have, draW IN y
hope Will not reach the waste 6bask ct. as I
will close. Best Wishes for, he y d. g g.
724 N. First Street, City. As
5#l Dear Editor,-Please send me a badge
as l wish to become a member Of the
It. D. c. C.. Herein 7 enclose a rawing,s
which I hope: Is worthy Of pub shin II
~ ~ AZ III PEARL cRUAIP,
No. 4 ". First Street, Richmond. Va
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| 5. Handsome Is that handsome does.
6. tits a long lane that has no turn
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/. Pride will have fall.
2. Nothing venture, nothing have.
g. Mover put off TILL tomorrow what
you can do to-day.
a. A drowning man will catch at a
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IT'S FINISHED.

Vi
Dear Lord let me recount to Thee
Some of the great things Thous mast
done
For me, even me,
Thy little one,
It was not that cared for Thee,
But Thou dldst set Thy heart upon
@ Me, even me,
Thy little one,
And therefore was 1t sweet to Thee
TO leave Thy Majesty and throne
And grow like me,
A little one, 3S5
Which love of me bring back with Thee,
To Judgment when the trump is blown
Still loving me.
Thy little one, s,l
Selected by MARY DONOVAN,
Howard's Grove, Bryant Street,
q Richmond. Va,
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I ANSWERS TO PUZZLE.
Flower Puzzle.

I. Larkspur.
2. Dahlin.
g. Primrose.
A. Violet.
g. Cowsllp.
G. Daisy.
Z. Flock. t 5a
s. Pansy.
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TIDE.

LIVE - -At-'ir-''
The roses are red,
Tho stem Is green, 49,,
The 1 time has just passed that we have
But vet hope the time will come when
you and I will be as one
had a heart and 1t was true.
M ~ ~ has left me and gone to YOU
40 Vol, must care for It ms have DONE
For You have two and have none
Tell me, darling, II you love me-
It viii ease my aching heart
AS from sorrow It Is breaking
To think wo two 30 far apart
When the golden sun is SINGING
And your loving heart Is free,
and the many thousand things you are
thinking,
Oil you sometimes think OF meY
8 Pearl. MAY LEFLER,
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Truitt, va.

Dear Editor,--I would like very much
TO become a member OF the T.. d. 20. Q,
j have read the T., D. pa sc almost every
Sunday and enjoy It very much. Enclosed
you Will find 4 drawing which l drew my-&
self. Please send mo a badge. I REMAIN
your little friend.
News Ferry, Va. 7
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THE NAME AND PRICE

Why does my Mamma never say.
You have been out too long to-day.
She used to scold and scold
Until my very blood run cold.
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Proverb Puzzle.

1908 Beverly street, City.
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THE CREW OF "THE VEL

THE CREW OF THE VEL
LOW KID"
NOTE: THE Yellow Kid is q sail
boat on the James River that is owned
by some boys. who form her crew. This
was written after a trip down the river.
SKIPPER.
II am the skipper OF THE Yellow Kid,
s. And make my men to mind, sir;
make them do my beck and bid.
And answer me, Aye, aye, sir.
my men they are the finest crew
That ever pulled an oar ntr;
And although they're but a few
They'll answer for themselves sir"
COOK OK,
II am the cook of The Yellow Kid, Il
| And i know my business too, sir;
And though i cooked, as I surely did
I only killed q few, sir, !"
II am the fireman OF this jolly Feel, B
And work with q match and stick. sir;
And when the cap'n calls for his meal
have to work with n WILL sir.
sCULLION.
"I am the scullion OF this noble band, 4
And pull the oar with will sir;
When not at work with soap and sand
On the plates OF the crews kit"
ALL:
Were as jolly q crew IS
AS you could view
II you sailed the broad rivers length, sir;
And we'll sing song
As we float along,
And we'll work with all our strength, SIR"
JAMES CECIL.
2oS West Grace Street, City.
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Dear Editor-I Will now write to you.
and lot you know how / am getting on.
/ reckon by the way / write you think 4
live In tho mountains but live a long
ways from one. went, to q picnic Sat-
Sunday school every Sunday; never.
like to miss going, imagine you have
handful to do every Sunday with our
letters. etc II will close. WA
Your sincere embar,
LUCILLE CROWDER.
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X Dear Tdi tor,-Pleas send me a badge
as I wish to become a member. of the
T.. D.. G. C. Herein 7 &enclos g 5dra wing
which I hope Is worthy Of publ shins
Yours truly. . i, I, !. \, IfiE5 :s
No Il NJ First Street Richmond, Va
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Maxim Rcbus.

sol East Leigh Street, City.
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THE CONNECTS DEATH.

convict In cell, n dungeon,
Spoke Of home and loved ones dear,
caid his cel-mntc In n whisper:
.'Do you think tho end Is near.
How / long to see my mother
In a cottage on the, hill.
God bless them nll.' 1 heard him
whisper.
AS with tears his eyes did fill.
IT, die before see them
Tell them how longed to-ni6nt
To rave my mothers blessing @s
,3 AS leave the world 80 bright. n
And how often my little sister
With shame has hung her head,
But / hope she Will forgive me
When Tn numbered with the dead.
How often my little sister
Bonnie bue-eyed Nell
How often have blessed her
From my lonely prison cell.
MY brothers turned against mo
Since TO prison have come, @
II they have I cannot blame tlom
For bad company / did not shun.
My mothers heart was broken
81 TO hear OF her Maynard son
To the gallows lie was sentenced
For crime that he had done.
Take this keepsake to my mother,
IT'S but n lock OF hair,
It Is ALI have to send her
She will treasure 1t with care.
AS he handed mo tho keepsake
The spark Of life had almost fled.
Said his cell-mate In n whisper:
"The convict in his cell lies dead"
Selected GEO. Z. HAYNES.
A BURGLAR ~;
One evening when I'd gone to bed,
And my little lamp was out,
Across the room thought heard
Something softly Tipping about.
Then under the blanket my head tucked
was too frightened to call for mother.
I could hear him coming nearer, yes.
could feel him clutch the cover.
All the bad things Two done this day, B,
No more I'll do said.
T gave n leap; and alas!
fell on the floor by my bed.
Al straiehtened myself up ready TO run,
What on the bed did ! see
Whv nothing at all but my kitty cat Iom
AS sound asleep as can be- -,
JAMES II. I.ATlAlElt,
fredericksburg Va, ase -
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2O144 Jefferson Park. city,

@ Dear Edtor,--r would like very much to
become n member or the Il. d. &C.
hope will prove satisfactory #F lease send
mo O badge. I am thirteen years old.
#aS 48i Your friend s5583 INK ,iS5
S FRANCES SEIAPERO Q,
Il G1l r. Jefferson ST., Charlottesville, VasS
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My Dear Edltor.--Will you please send
much. / = am sending you picture. T
hope L will sec 1T In the children's page.
I am eleven years old. shall look for..S
ward to getting my badge, With good
wishes ito the Club. / nm, q 4s5 s
Your loving little friend !. 81 81
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4 Dear Edltor,-I received the prize Which
you sent mo and thank you very much for
1T. ~ enclose my5picture, which you a skedS
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Dear Edltor,-I received the, badge and
thank you very much. I.enjoy reading
tho II. ID. q. y C. page. T have drawn ~
picture and also written q story, which {
hope Will not reach the waste bask :
Will close Best Wishes for4the I. ID. ca
ELSIE DOHERT'Y, i35I
72l N. First Street, City. 3S
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Dear sEdltor,-T am a little girl. CLEVER
years old; my sister Is nine. We would
like to Ion your club. w a have son,o
drawings and stories ready now, SO plenEn
send us each badge and We will know
that we can join. M az N VI X {24
Yours sincerely, ssEs
JULIA AND G GRACE IVESLLS.8%
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FIREMAN.: sgZ
IT am the fireman OF this jolly keel,
And work with q match and stick. sir;
And when the cap'n calls for his meal
have to work with n will, sir"
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Ala!R!fUEIUREl
rs %ISl1S s-1M,.,,,,%,::,
VIzE5 antS:$'{,7I NssTTiSS'|
Summer sown Alfalfa seed.

In the usual instructions relative to
the sowing of alfalfa seed. spring Is
generally set down as the best time
for that work. This makes IL little
awkward when the alfalfa is to follow
a crop Of winter wheat or is to be put
on ground that is turned under after
the hay crop is taken OF. Some have
thought that II would be a great thing
II alfalfa seed could be sown In the
summer after the crop of winter wheat
had been harvested. as the loss OF the
land for one year would be saved
Under the common method a piece OF
wheat land has to be plowed up in
the summer and fall and allowed to
lie idle for the larger part of year
before being even seeded. Then II Is
not till the next year that crop Of
alfalfa hay can be obtained.
II was with this thought in his mind
that Professor Olin, while at the Iowa
station, tried seeding alfalfa in the
summer The seeding was made Au-
gust %, 1908, on land that had borne
a wheat crop that year. The first cut
ting was made on the 18th of June,
1904, and Professor Olin brought to
the Farmers Review office a sample
Of the alfalfa obtained. It was %
inches in length and that cutting had
yielded two tons of dried hay per
acre.
II would be good thing for some
OF our farmers to take the hint and
try seeding n piece OF wheat land this
year. II the weather conditions are
right the alfalfa should cover the
ground enough by fall to protect 1t
from the cold Of winter. In this part
OF the country, where the winter
wheat crop is so important. II will be
a very good arrangement II we can ro-
tate alfalfa with II or at least follow
wheat with alfalfa. Whether alfalfa
can be made part OF the rotation or
not will depend on how long the alfal-
IA crop is to be kept on the land
Farmers Review.
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Thrifty Sheep.

do not believe that It pays to half
starve a sheep just because II is very
difficult to starve a sheep to death.
SO much has been said about the
little required for sheep. about the
way they will grow fat on weeds and
about the little attention they need
receive. that people cannot be much
blamed II, having never had sheep to
care for. they get bunch and let
them rough II to the extent OF be.
coming thriftless and Improbable.
Now. the only thing in favor Of let
ting sheep rough It is that they will
consume weeds II they have to and
will consume some Of them anyway,
even II they do not have to. But
sheep made to live on a little grass
and a good many weeds will never
amount to much in the way of money
makers. They need to be kept thrifty
and that means that they must have
a good pasture, and when the pasture
begins to fail must have additional
feed. The farmer must keep In mind
the fact that the same laws govern
a sheep as govern other farm animals
that are raised for their meat.
The sheep must be kept healthy II
it is to be able to resist disease. l
hear very little complaint about sick
sheep on those farms where sheep
have been raised so long that their
owner knows what they need. My ad.
vice now is not to the old keeper of
sheep but to the man that is going
into sheep raising for the first time.
| believe that the thriftless condition
of sheep caused by poor feeding has
been responsible for the bad repute
in which sheep are held on many
farms.
thrifty sheep is one that will al.
ways be a satisfaction to the owner
and an encouragement to others 10
go into the business of sheep raising
Cass Co., Ill. Frank Kidder.
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Manure and Drouth.

In my garden II has been notice.
able for several years that the land
that had received the most manure
showed the effects of drouth least.
There was one place in the tomato
field where I had dumped a large
amount of manure one fall and where
II had leached till the next spring,
when 1t was scattered One summer
a severe drouth came and all the to
mato vines in the field seemed to feel
II except the vines upon that little
piece of ground. They kept right on
growing and bearing as II nothing hao
happened. The solution was easy
The richness Of the ground had caused
a great growth OF the vines and Of
the root systems, and the latter had
struck so deep that they had reached
down into the moist SOIL far below
the surface. The ground over most
OF the field was so dried out that
suppose the roots of most OF the to
mato plants could get almost nc
water.
The thought naturally came to me
that the best way to fight drouth is
by means of the manure we can work
into our land. The same end may be
gained in the cucumber patch by fill
ing a barrel with manure and running
water into II occasionally. a part OF
the water being allowed to leach out
through small holes near the bottom
of the barrel. Jessie Winship.
Clarke Co, Iowa.