Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-24

afraid I would be just as eager to buy;
Were the land involved farming land
| and were | a farmer, it would be a ar
ferent proposition. But to go out ana
look at this ten-acre piece you'd thlnk
it's owner would have hard time CIV
ing 1T away. to say nothing OF his ex-
pectation of getting $3.50 for it.
1t isn't worth that much money TO
any one but US in the world. and l don't
believe he'll ever get that much for it.
But he says If we don't want to buy
he will have it cleared and add it to
his own farm. which adjoins 1t on the
back. He came into possession OF II
recently through the settlement of an
estate that had been in litigation TOR
years.
Mr.. Brown Dodges Advice.
I tried to get Mr.. Brown to give an
opinion upon the advisability of ITS
purchase, but he refused. very wisely,
no doubt, to do so. He insisted il WAS
thing that would have to be deter
mined by our own desires and our
plans for the future I'd pass the prop
osition up entirely and rest content
with our present eight acres. were 1t
not for the fact that Jane also wants
to buy the additional land. D1d you
ever notice what a lot of store man
sets on his wife's judGment-when her
judgment happens to agree with his
own inclinationS" We are going to de
eide the matter within the next few
days. If We decide to buy ] am going
to the bank and get $500 in brand new
yellowback bills and offer it i'll ex-
change for title to the ten acres. The
owner declares he viii not take less
than $3.50, but there is Il wonderful
potency in the sight of real money. IT
had ten acres of such northeastern
ing land for sale. Id think two or three
times before ] let $500 in brand-new
yellow backs vanish beyond reach of
my finger tips
Should we buy this land it would
solve one problem that has been giving
me lot of worry-it would make pos
sible the installation of cheap and
reliabl irrigation plant. ] had let
ter the other day from gentleman
who lives at Clarendon. Va, suggest
Ing that I install a hydraulic ram. He
has one in operation and very kindly
invited me to CALI and see it. While
appreciated his invitation I haven't &C
cepted 1t because | never have had
any doubts about the practlcahi ity ana
desirability of hydraulic ram. l f1g-
ured for a time on installing one, but
when / sought expert advice ! was IN
formed that I didn't have sufficient fall
of water.
The creek which is the source of
prospective power and water supply
runs through the ten-acre piece, and
possession of the land would give me
an additional fall of about ten feet.
which would be ample for the opera
ton of ram. ! would erect a big out
side tank, separate from the water sup
ply system for the house, and not only
would ! carry water from it to the barn
and pigpen and chicken house, but my
garden and small fruit would be abb
solutely insured against drought
Teaching Calf to Drink.
We have been engaged the past week
in the exciting pastime of weaving the
calf from the COW and teaching it to
drink milk from a pail. The age-old
method. which never has been improved
upon. is to dip two fingers in milk and
put them in the calrs mouth, thus
coaxing it to put its nose in the pail
and drink. When its nose is in the
pail the fingers are slipped out. time
and time again. until it dawns upon the
calfs not superabundant intelligence
that the fingers play no vital part in its
sustenance.
Despite mishaps. resulting in milk
bespattered clothing. we all have got
ten considerable enjoyment out of the
lessons; all OF US. that is. except the
calf and the COW. The calf very much
prefers to get its dinner in the way