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Mr.. Bees Favorite Color.

What Is your favorite color? I wonder
how many of you agree with Mr.. Bee He
is very decided in his opinions, and knows
perfectly well which color he likes best and
which next best, and SO on. Dark blue or
ultramarine, the color seen In yiolets, is
the favorite with the buzzlng bee. and the
cleverest flowers have taken that color to
attract his patronage. Next to blue he
likes all the shades of purple and lavender,
and then the reddish purple of the clover.
After that comes red, scarlet and pink, and
so on down the scale, white, cream color
and yellow. Yellow he likes least of all,
but the little flowers of the springtime do
not need to change their colors to suit Mr..
that time of year.
Did you ever think that it is the COM
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hastily. THE trolley cars made better time
than the cable, but"
why, you were telling us about apes, "
demonstrated Jessie.
"Apes?" said Uncle Tom amazed "Apes?
Well, II YOU insist upon It can talk about
apes, but troileys are moro interesting.
You see, they were very up-to-date in their
ideas, and instead of taking time to climb
down one tree to get up another, they had
trolley wires arranged from tree to tree,
and stringing their tails over the wires got
an electric connection and went scooting
wherever they pleased. 1t was a fine sight,
especially at night. when each monkey was
compelled by law to hold lighted FREELY in
his teeth, so people could steer clear of
him. That was the reason I was ar
rested.
Arrested gasped Jessie. You. Uncle
Tom?"
'Me-yes, JESSIE replied Uncle Tom,
"for trolleying without light. Don't you
know that trolley cars everywhere are ar
rested unless they carry lights at night.
You'll find that station house full of them
about every night.
But began Tommy
THAT settles it." said Uncle Tom, pull
ing himself up from the haycock on which
he had been mapping before the children
found him. "Good-by.'
But said Tommy, springing after
him.
ut-but-but- but butter" said Uncle Tom.
you remember | told you I'd never tell
another story II you used that word. 1t
implies lack of belief, and one should al
ways believe
Tommy, you are rude" reproved Jessie.
'sWhy don't you remember what you are
told? Uncle Tom, please tell the rest of us
what they did to YOU" and Jessie smiled
persuasiyely. And whenever Jessie smiled
persuasively she was quite sure to get what
she wanted.
Well" said her uncle, they exiled me
like they did Napoleon-and here l am"
And the business?" asked practical
Alice, did that go to smash, uncle?"
What business?" asked Uncle Tom, try
ing to break loose from the children.
why, the telegraph poles?" said Alice.
made a fortune on 'em, think. remem-
ber," said Uncle Tom. Just look along
the railroad yonder, see all those poles.
those poles all gre wonce. and r." Uncle
Tom was walking faster and faster, so the
children had to fairly run to keep up with
him.
Never mind the poles" gasped Tommy.
'T am interested in the tail--what became
of the
Little boys should not ask questions.
have often told you.'' said Uncle Tom Sc
verely my tale Is done And he jump
ed over the brook as IL he were a pro-
fessionai broad jumper. leaving the chill
dren gaping on the other side.
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Saved by a Cast.
by ]. II. ROTHwELL.

Nature, as seen on the plains. wears
dress of holden gray. The materials are
sand. sage brush, cactus, aikali dust, puHa-
10 grass, and she makes no effort at per-
sonal adornment. If she could be ac-
cused of such thoughts. one might have
llkened the little CLEAN OF water that made
the only break in the monotony of the
adobe flats TO flashing diamond set upon
a shabby dress.
Some such fancy as this was IN Kent
Collins mind as he stood one morning on
the back porch OF his fathers newly ac-
quired ranch house looking of over the
flats. and, most particularly, at the shining
river The hired man CHANGED to be passing
the porch and Kent called to him:
Say. Seth, what is that white giimmer
over there"
Seth had been in the plains country for
a long time. as residence Is reckoned on
the frontier; ne glanced in the direction In
dicated by Kent's pointing finger.
''T'hat's the bend in the Buffalo ditch.
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go way, little Waveir my baby says;
sYou muslin come where children plays!
It's naughty for to be SO rough,
And have a voice so loud and gruff,
And scare little girl and wet her,
Your mother ought to teach you better!
Go way, you ugly little Wavel
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sh-sfa WORD SQUARE
1. To wander 2. boys name. g. Above. 4.
To be very dull.
.s VEGETABLE PUZZLE.
Make three kinds of vegetables out of the follow
ing letters. The letter may be used more
than once: OAROTP ASLEYP ARNI.
PIED PROVERB.
Beo fgo ode he err
DIAGONAL.
The diagonal letters OF the words defined below
spell the name OF q very large bird.
1. A number. 2. To wander 3. Belief 4. A
vegetable 8. The line Of rails of 4 railroad.
PRIMAL ACROSTTC.
The primal letters of the words defined below
spell a savage animal:
1. An entrance. 2 Above. 8. To run a chance.
4. Lazy. g. Not early. @. To loan. Z. To dry
BEHEADINGS.
Behead: l. To mutilate and leave a corner. 2.
A break and leave to stretch. g. To mediate and
leave to employ.
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The Freak Animal Game.

Would you like to draw some animals
more remarkable than any you have ever
seen In the menagerie? 1t Is good indoor
game to play with few children. Each
child has a paper and pencil and draw
the head of some animal. Then, folding
over the paper so that only the end of the
animals neck can be seen, he passes the
paper to the next child, who continues the
drawing and makes the body of the animal
This, too, is folded over and passed on, and
the next player draws the creatures legs
two or four, just as he pleases. Then the
papers are unfolded and a queer collection
of creatures they will prove. People can
be drawn in the same way.
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mcrest flowers that are the most devel-
oped7 That is why they are common. They
have protected themselves so we'll Look
at the thistles, for instance. In the first
place, they have countless number OF
seeds. and each seed is provided with
little fluffy umbrella, so that the wind
blows IL far affeld- over and under the
fences 1t files. and nothing the indignant
farmer can do will keep II out. Next, the
thistle has the color the bee likes, and its
honey Is kept far down at the end of the
thieving insects can steal IT. Then the
flowers are protected by sharp thorns to
keep of enemies, and TO add to all these
advantages the plant has a habit OF bur
rowing underground and sending up new
plants. No wonder there are plenty or
fhistles about
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The Flannel Dog.
By DOROTHY TILBuRY.

Once there was q flannel dog.
Round and white and good.
On four even flannel legs
Shod with wheels he stood.
With two black shoe button eyes
Gazed he on the world;
Round HIS neck bell was hung.
And his tall was euried.
Noisy Ginger saw BIN once.
Barked IN dnsgish fashion:
But thu well -bred flannel dog
Stared In calm compassion.
Conscicnce-strickeR Ginger was,
He improved bis ways,
TIL the neighb0rS round about
Loudly sang bis praise.
Thus ron zee how quietness,
Cpnrtesy and sense
Even In 4 flannel dog
Have m iniiuence.
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BIRD PUZZLE.
1. Canary. 2. Hawk. 8. Owl.
HIDDEN WORD SQUARE.
1. Bay 2. Ale. 8. Yet.
HIDDEN PRovERB
One mans meat is another mans poison.
RIDDLE.
Leaves.
DIAMOND.
1.
z APT
8. APRIL
T. TIN
D. L
DIAGONAL
I. Rat
2. ton
g. CAB
4. haiIbut
s. MOURN
ROBIN.
JoHNNY's SLATE.
David Croekett-Aiamo-1s3e.
Morse-Telegraph-1S44
Tayior-Monterey-
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SOLUTION OF CHAPTER XIII.

Who Is there?" inquired the
wolf. trying to speak like Granny.
Little Red Riding HOOD" spoke
the tardy child.
Pull the string and the latch
VIII come up" answered the wolA
And little Red Riding Hood went
IN. Poor chudl IL sh4 had oun
knovn 1t was q volf.
The Ordway new era., 1906-03-02
Stock In the Orchards.

correspondent Of the Farmers'
Review says that one of the greatest
causes Of damage to orchards is the
practice Of farmers turning their
stock Into the orchards. He says that
he has known farms where this did
more damage than all other causes
combined. We believe the conditions
are only occasional In which II 10 eseD
to turn stock into orchards. Tho
condition where this might be done
wCnld be where the land is 20 sandy
that It will not pack under the feet Of
the animals and the trees are headed
so high that the animals could not
browse the limbs. But this condition
is met with but rarely and not often
IL the middle West. Our prairie soil
has In It q great deal Of clay mixed
with humus and this when wet packs
readily. On our hillsides we often
find bowlder clay. and also In our roll.
ing land that has been timbered with
hardwood we fnd a clay that Is very
retentive Of moisture and will pack
down as hard AZ a rock. There Is NO
surer way Of killing . tree than by
packing the ground around II. We
nave known Of hogs collecting around
a single apple tree more than around
others and killing that apple tree.
Hogs. however. are less Objectionable
In the orchards than other kinds Of
stock. for the reason that they root up
the ground and this improves the soil
rather than INJURIES 1t. A small mum.
ber OF hogs may be given the run Of
large orchard apd not do any great
amount Of damage unless they collect
too much around one or two trees,
which II In clay soil are about sure to
be killed. We do not believe that, q
. general proposition, It IL safe "a
permit stock to run in our orchards
In the middle West.
The Ordway new era., 1906-03-02
l|I||DlQ||Ell1Ol&
49, <1iS
Aahaa foe Qreharde.

Ashes for Ofeharoos
I see quite O little discussion In the
papers about ashes as rertiiixer anu
its GOOD enects in an orchard, would
like to encourage others to use all thcy
can get Of ths~ ss NV perience
with them In my orchard caused
me to prize them very - ana =
buy all can md IN orr t0o9se; but
so few burn wood now It ID hard 10
get a supply. ! give 25 cents oarrei
and furnish the barrel for them. MY
first experience was about twenty
years ago. had some old snow apple
trees that seemed most dead. there
were so many dead limbs on them !
came very near grubbing them out.
would have done SO except they were
near my bees and they usually light
In them and did not mind cutting
limbs OF OF them. was burning brush
one winter. cleaning up my timber ana
made lots OF ashes. and I hauled fonv
wagon loads and spread them thick
under those trees. Such a change as
there was in those trees and fruit. The
fruit seemed to take on n new growth
and co.1red up. II seemed to me much
better at least they took many nrst
premiums at our county and state
fairs. They are alive and bearing nice
fruit yet. and they get occasionally
some ashes. and the balance OF my
frees get all I can buy. was back
In York state a few years ago and
visited one OF the finest orchards in
that state. was informed that the
owner bought ashes by the ton and
sowed them in his orchard: they came
from Canada. the ashes. How they
get such a supply there. I can't tell.
but they ship carloads.
think ashes will supply what is
lacking in our soil. especially In an
old orchard to a great extent. A
young orchard seems to have 4 sum
cient supply for few years. II seems
after few years the trees use up the
supply Of potash. which ashes will re-
PLACES. G. Soverhill. Bureau Co.. ILL.,.
in Farmers Review.
The Ordway new era., 1906-03-02
SlIlvl1 lln

\ resvor unioa otoek YaSnA ~ ~
-4Se jooal market ~ yA11og 1oII
~ Voek due to the poor 0ua13ty q
~ ea{tlo On sale. \ NV vofy onod.
bunehoo were noticed and - any,
thing tha& showed up we'll the move.
ment Vas nctivo, but buyers were
hard 70 interest when Il came TO the
commoasr GRADES and trade had dull
toae. Good cattle ere fully stsady
Nth q week ago but others weak to
lover. Beet steers we're very scarce
ana packers co6ld not get ~ many
good ones a. they wanted. 0ome
fancy corn fed steers sold ut $3.50. but,
the best hay feds were only good
enough to bring el.36 and prices
ranged from this down to e3.76. Cows
sold well II good. but tho supply Of
rood ones was limited. There wero
plenty of the common kinds here but
buyers were paying very little atten-
hon to them. Best corn fed cows
brought $500 and hay feds $3.50 with
bulk Of the pretty good grades at
$500 and better Medium COWS sold
At g. IS to $3.50 Bulls were steady
and in good demand. Veal calves
were active and closed stronger as
packers were unable to got ~ many as
they wanted. Feeder and stocker
trade was a little quiet on account OF
the poor quality Of the steers here,
There was q very fair attendance Of
country buyers and dealers also had
plenty OF orders but they all wanted
good cattle of which the supply was
light.
Hog supply was liberal. but there
was . very good demand and packers
are now taking all that come. Prices
are still tending higher. tops now sell
Ing at $6.15 with the range down to
5000.
Sheep market WAS rather quiet as
supply was not heavy. Good ewes and
wethers are wanted and are fully
steady with a week ago. but lambs are
lower ON account OF the declines re-
ported east. Demand for lambs IL
only fair here.
The Ordway new era., 1906-03-02
Appe.I to school children.

Denver.-The school children in Col
orado. the future citizens Of the Gen.
tennial state, will b easked to contrib.
ute the greater portion Of $4,000, to
be raised by popular subscription. to
purchase silver service for the
cruiser Colorado. It Is estimated that
q 10-cent subscription from every
school boy and girl Of Colorado would
bring the fact that the states name In
being carried to foreign shores by the
cruiser. home to them and give them
an interest IN the movements OF the
vessel. Adults will also be asked to
contribute and time limit will be set
in which to raise the money.
The Ordway new era., 1906-03-02
To % Away with substi,utIon,

Substitution is not jus,,fable without
mutual agreement between purchas-
er and seller. Nurserymen should mot
have q substitution clause priuted on
their orders. but blank space should
he left for noting whatever may be
agreed on by both parties to the sub
stitution. II orders are taken On the
above plan It ID only necessary for the
nurseryman to comply with the order.
There IL hardly nursery that viii
not run short on some varieties. but 4
shyster agent will take orders for ali
that 10 called for. and then ship what.
ever he pleases. The purchaser nas
nothing but the word Of the agent that
the varieties are true to name.-J. T.
Bonrell. Richland Co.. III.
The Ordway new era., 1906-03-02
Nebraska City Threatened.

Nebraska City. Neb.-The Missouri
river Is cutting through its banks eight
miles above here and unless some
thing Is done this city will be an In
land town. The 100000 Burlington
bridge at this place will be left high
and dry and the company will have to
build another bridge east OF the pres
ent one about three miles. Opposite
what ID known. as Jones Point the
river has been cutting for some time.
The latest report from there says 1t
has cut In three-quarters of mile and
a large amount Of land has been
washed away.
The Ordway new era., 1906-03-02
rSA|lE!!2:YI
D!s0lES
Winter Prless Tor MIllk.

WlNy0f VTt000 v0f Wtb8s
ne Price for milk In the winter
- gsnsrally very much higher than In
IL summer. The difference for the
whole country u about the difference
betwsen 80 cents and s1.60. This dif'
1eseuce. however. IL extreme. In the
West. some Of the milk will sell as
low - 90 cents per hundred pounds
In sumner and 3l.40 In winter. this
difference being about so cents There
10 very little excuse for this great
difference In price. especially for the
small price In summer. 1t can only
b explained on the superstition that
farmers have not yet learned how to
dispose OF their milk in the summer
time. We believe that. all things con-
sidered. and on a well equipped farm.
milk can be produced as cheapiy. or
nearly rs cheaply. In winter as sum.
mer.
In the summer. often the question
OF milking Ii u serious one. because
all the people on the farm are en-
gagged II looking after the crops that
are then being grown. In the winter
time. labor is more abundant and the
people who are doing the work on
the farm are less pressed for time.
Milking. therefore. should cost less in
the winter than In the summer. We
said. ION the farm that is well
equipped" This. Of course. means the
farm that has a silo and where a
great amount Of silage has been put
mp In the fall. On some OF our great
ct dairy farms the cows are not
turned out at all during the summer
time. 70 far ~ pasturing is concerned:
but they are fed In the stalls. summer
and winter. In such cases winter feed
costing practically the same as sum-
mer feed.
The price for winter milk In north
ern Illinois should be Sl.40 or $l.50
per hundred pounds. on the basis Of
the present price OF feed. We believe.
at such prices. 1t is possible for the
farmer to make money. providing he
20 arrnnges his breeding operations
that about half Of his cows will come
IN fresh In the fall.
The Ordway new era., 1906-03-02
Ineubator il Cold w.ath.r.

Below give my methods Of incuba.
tion. mate my birds in January ana
begin to set the eggs some time In Feb.
ruary. Frequently begin about. the
18th. ! find the fowls hatched In March
and April are the best winter layer.
and also make the best show birds the
coming winter. They do NOT need "a
be pushed forward By high feedyns
~ do those that arc hatchs6 Inte,
IN the sprins. pIacs 1D err .us6s,
each hen. Hnt We use ooly 4 ~.
Iiena, - 4 haSe tvo incubatd - 4 ~
sof tlsees het6s 10 eexs. Z Wlx 49, y
- q = t1Ane md tAsn ~ 6sS3 1.1;iS !.
.N1s leest ~ pter ~ 11eSr r.
!.
The Ordway new era., 1906-03-02
se-caI!ed .Wonderr churn,.

Many Of the churns being offered up
ON the market with wonder" attached
to their name in some form or other are
good things for the farmer to let alone
We have just heard Of a new churn
Of this kind being manufactured In
Massachusetts,. It makes pound Of
butter from quart Of milk. which
has been the form Of fraud most COM
monly practiced In the sale of such
churns. It Is easy enough. by the use
Of pepsin. to collect the butter-fat and
the casein in milk into one mass that
looks very much like butter. The
mass. however. is not butter. but a
very rich, soft cheese. The men that
sell these churns depend upon this de-
ception for making their sales. and
~ are sorry to believe that they find
altogether too many buyers.
The Ordway new era., 1906-03-02
Feeding for MIX.

TIxing 1t for granted that the dairy.
man has warm and comfortable win.
ter quarters for his milch cows, n
good dow Of milk Is readily produced
with proper feed and management. II
the farmer has corn silage. he Is able
TO put up the best and cheapest dairy
ration obtainabie. We feed cows on
full now Of milk from 20 to rs pounds
Of silage twice a day. morning and
night At noon. bright. clean clover or
millet hay IL given. In such quantities
a. will be eaten up clean. About three
pounds Of bran Is given with silage
to those on full flow Of milk. while
others receive proportionately less.
The feeder must constantly watch his
animals. as to how they respond to
liberal feeding, and vary his methods
with different animals. With silage
that has an abundance OF corn in 1t
there IL no need of feeding ground
corn.
Salt the cows about every. other
day, giving small handful on feed.
This will keep their bowels open and
prevent disorders of the digestive
organs. which occur quite frequently
with animals highly fed. Where no
silage is obtainable, good fiow can
be maintained by feeding good clover
or millet hay in the morning and
bright shredded corn fodder Mt night.
For the grain ration. feed about four
pounds Of bran and two pounds OF
corn-meal. or four pounds OF corn and
cob-meal. twice day. Although not
~ good as the silage ration, still, in
the absence Of silo. It will prove
very satisfactory. Feed, water and
milk the cows regularly: see to their
every comfort. treat them kindly at
milking time. and rest assured that
you will receive your reward in a
good now Of milk.-H. Pfaender.
Brown Co. Mimi. in Farmers Re.
view.
The Ordway new era., 1906-03-02
Vanderbilt In Trouble.

Florence. Itaiy.-W. X. Vanderbilt.
Jr.. while passing through Pondetera,
Italy. Friday. with his wife in an auto
ran over and Injured small boy. A
mob gathered, the chauffeur was at
tackled and when Mr.. Vanderbilt drew
a revolver he was disarmed. kicked
and cuffed.
Police then arrived. drove the mob
away and arrested Vanderbilt and his
chauffeur. He can be fined and Inn
prisoned, In the courts discretion.
The Ordway new era., 1906-03-02
Foundation Of the New Poultry Nous.

After building . number OF poultry
houses one has certain important facts
impressed upon him. One OF these
that comes homo with . good deal o!
force to the writer u the matter OF
foundation. II he builds another poui'
try house he will sec that the founda'
tion 10 perfect and that It will be more
than strong enough. A poukry house
that Is not properly built in this re.
spect Will be q nuisance In eeverA'
ways.
II Is customary to build poultry
houses on slopes where II can be done.
and that is proper. as II gives good
drainage. But In case the foundation
proves to be poor and needs TO De
supported It will generally be found
very dificult to do anything without
raising the house by means OF JACK
screws. The writer has had very
vexatious task Of this kind. The trou-
BILE is that one end Of the house Is
set so close to the ground that one
cannot get under II or even get Mt
the parts that need to be supported.
When a poultry house has to be
erected that is twelve feet or more
wide there should be q row OF sup
ports running the length OF the house
under the very middle. Almost all
amateurs make the mistake Of sup
porting the house only on the sides
and ends. The twelve.foot joists. even
though they be six inches deep and
two thick. have q very great amount
Of vibration and It Is unpleasant to
walk over . floor laid on such Joists.
But II the time ever comes that the
house has to be used for another pur'
pose than poultry keeping. this kind
Of floor will be found to be unendur.
able. This possibility should be borne
In mind. for numerous poultry houses
become transformed In time into
houses for other purposes. especially
II they are of good size.
A fault that Is very noticeable in
the building OF most of the houses
used by our poultry is that they are
merely set on posts stuck in the
ground for perhaps two feet. In few
years some Of these posts rot and
others get q lean on them out Of
PLUMB due to the ground on one side
Of the poultry house being softer than
on the other side. The rain gets into
the holes and the soil there becomes
softer than at any other point and
this does not improve as the years
go by. Settling goes on year after
year. l have In mind a poultry house
that cost nearly hundred dollars. It
was set on cedar posts and the posts
are badly rotted now In spite Of the
fact that cedar is supposed to be re-
sistent to rot. Some of the cedar
posts have also got out Of plumb. and
the house has moved over several
inches to accommodate the posts.
What the end will be nobody knows.
Build the foundations strong in the
nrst place. n the building is to rest
on supports Of any kind dig deep holes
In the ground and put in brick or
stone duly cemented. Have Q big
timber running the length Of the
building and also resting on the same
kind Of piers. This will cost q little
more than the posts. but It will be
more satisfactory. and years afterward
the owner will be glad that he 90
invested the money that the good foun.
dations cost.