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THE FARM. ~ ~ A ~" ~ - w THE OLD HERD. I can hear the iinkle. rinkle Of the bells so soft and low Winch the herd bore through the clover 0f the old barn long ago; And to me no sweeter music From the organ ever swells Than the tinklc, tickle, tinklc Of the measlmv’s matchless bells. In the morning of a boyhood \Vhicb has never passed away Did I drive the old herd homeward At the closing of the day; And to me sweet Recollection Stories of that boyhood tells, While I listen to the music Of the old herd's homely bells. There they came, up through the clover. O'er the path beloved of old, Snowy "Elms." the chosen leader. Nearly worth her weight in 801d; Homeward. o'er the fragrant blossoms To the o'er remembered bars. Where Melinda waits to greet them For n. milking ’neath the stars. One by one liley reach the brooklei: In the ‘glu’iming cool and clear, While they drink the liinpid water, Not a sound salutes my car; But anon the old herd gently ’ Love and reverence compels, And I'm dreaming to the music Of its ne'er forgotten bells. Barefoot boy alone remembers Far away from scenes of yore ' HOW the herd came through the clover , B the insects hunted o’er: An . full many a. precious picture \Vith its colors bright and warm Memory paints with magic brushes Of the ever treasured farm. Here the farm house loveâ€"encircled, There a sainted mother's face: Here a mound and there a cradle, Baby's features he can trace; And to finish off the picture \Vlllch of golden moments tells, Single file across the meadow - Come the bearers of the bells. At the window in the twlli ht With the winds but be! asleep, Sits the boy who drove the cattle 'l‘hro' the clover red and deep; And he calls from out the lost years ‘ Many a scene that bears a. charm And his thoughts go flying backward To I. boyhood on the farm. Does he smile? a. sound that pleases Seems to stir the maples now, And a beam of golden sunlight For a moment gilds his brow; Fast asleep! but: still in dreamland. Under Recollections spells, ' He is wading through the clover To the music of the bells. GRO‘VING AND FEEDING CATTLE. This is an age of specialization and it is, speaking generally, neither possible nor desirable to run counter to its tendencies. Business is divided and sub- divided into special lines, and by nar- rowing the draft men acquire special skill with which one seeks to combine many of these can hardly compete on equal terms. The Homestead believes that it can be carried too far, and there are indications that in the cattle busi- ness there has been too much disposi- tion to separate the growing of stock cattle and feeding of finished steers. There are reasons why farmers should grow, one year with another, the calves they need for feeding, and should not grow stockers for sale. \Ve are aware that drawing upon the limited exper- ience of single years, one can prove al- most anything with respect to the re- lutive profitableness of these two halves of cattle production. Taking the ex- perience of the last year nothing pays but growing stock cattle, and it does not pay to feed at all. Taking the exâ€" perience of some other year when feed was short and cattle plenty, is is just as easy to show that it does not pay to grow cattle at all, and that it is cheaper and more profitable to buy Itockcrs to feed. This year stockers have been worth about as much as finâ€" islied cattle. In some other years the finished cattle are high and the stock- ers are almost iven away. There are among our peop a so many price chas- crs that those changes rattle them and they get away from one branch to anâ€" other with rapidity that only enables them to miss a rofit every year. The thing that each armer wants to do is to cultivate levcl~headedncss as well as crops. and to develop steadiness of purpose as well as his live stock. \Vith espect to cattle he can do this growing every year as nearly as possible, just as many animals as he needs and no more. having no stock- ers to sell and none to buy. When feed ls plenty stock cattle will be quite cer- tain to be relatively hiih as compared with finished steers; w on very abun- dant. as it is now, the margin will pro- bably be obliterated entirely. On the other hand when feed grows source. it is the. finished product that is high and the stock cattle is almost given away. The man who rows his own supplies, however, and code them will be ikcly to make a steady. moderate rofit every car. When the first con- itlon exists 0 makes it off the stock- crs: when the second occurs he makes it off the feeding. \Vliat we mean by this is that when a. man has a. pond grain and bluegrass farm, if cattle production from start to finish be con- sidered as an entire, indivisiblc opera- tion. some money can be made; but if it is cut in two it becomes a sort of 'gemble' as to whether the profitable and of the transm‘iion has been select- ed for the particular year. 'In owing stock cattle for one's own ceding. the breeding becomes of even more importance than when they are grown to sell as slackers. What we do mean is that when slackers are a high price mound rate stuff will gen- erally command relatively more money than the best. But when a farmer in- tends to feed them biiiisclf it is only the best that be can feed to the best advantage. Really good stock cattle are an for a long time lmve been. quiic source. The cal-loads that used to be picked up a. decade am at any Ball.” shipping point cannot ic picked up in that way any longer. They are bought now by twus and threes. and nomad a pains that leaves no mar- in for the feeder. even with ourcheap cod. What the farmers of the cattle regions ought to do is to give to their herds of breeding collie something of the same azienlion that the _ breeder of breeding catile gives to his, wrih. of course, a closer confinement of his attention to strictly useful 'ints. This involves careful Selection 0 'dams and the use of really firstâ€"class beef bulls. As to breed, that is a question of taste somewhat, and of the food, conditions. Care. etc., with which the owner isllkeâ€" ly to be able to surround them. But when the character of the selection is determined upon, the selectlon itself should be from the best, usefulness in beef points being the criterlon. It is the steady goer who wins in the long run, and the man who produces hls own cattle, taking care to breed them Well, and who will feed them. taking care to make them good will, one year with another, find his condition stead- ily improving. Of course, as a 'flyer,‘ there are seasons, such as the present, when all the money is in the stockers. There are seasons, too. when there is no money in feeding, and there are oth- thers when all the money that is made in the cattle business seems to be there. But, by regarding the production of beef as one operation, from the calf to the. shambles, there is always some pro- fit in it. when there is profit in any- thing. A WORLD WRECKER. A French runny Mau'wmes a rake-on on Edison. The astonishing progress of electric- al science is neatly satirized by 8. Par- isian paper, which imagines Mr. Edis- on in his laboratory hearing ,the news of a. declaration of war between Great Britain and the United States. A young man, his assistant, rushes in pale and out of breath, and exclaims to the great electrician: "Oh, master, war is? declared! It is terrible!" "Ah!" says the master. “War de- clared ell? And where is the British army at this moment i" "Embarking. sir." “Embarking where 1’" “At Liverpool." "At Liverpoolâ€"yes. Now,my friend, would you please join the ends of those two wires hanging there against; the wallf, That's right. Now bring them to me. Good! And be kind enoughto presa that button." The assistant. wondering and half amused presses the button. "Very well," says the inventor. "Now, do you know what is taking place at Liverpool l” “The British army is embarking. sir." The inventor pulls out his watch and glances at the time. "There is no British army." he says, :oolly. "What?" screams the assistant. "W hen you touched that button you destroyed it." “Oh, this is frightful i" "It is not frightful at all. It is science. Now, every time that aBrit- ish expedition embarks at any port please come and tell me at once. Ten seconds afterwards it will simply be out of existence; that’s all." "There doesn't seem to be any reason why America should be afraid of her enemies after this, air.” "I am inclined to believe you," says the master, smiling slightly. “But in order to avert future trouble I think it would be best'to destroy England al- together." "Toâ€"to destroy England, sirâ€"" “Kindly touch button No. 4. there." The assistant touches it. The invent- or counts ten. "â€", eight, nine. tenâ€"it’s There is no more England." "Now we can go quietly on with our work," says the master; “And. if we should ever be at war with any other nation, you have only to notify me. I have an electric button connected with every foreign country, which will dcâ€" stroy it when pressed: In ten minutes I could destroy every country in the world, the United States included. Be careful, now, that you don't touch any of these buttons accidentallyâ€"you might do a. lot of damage." all over. NINETEETNH CENTURY CAUTIONS. If you are-â€" A lover, don't be too fond. A father. don’t be too harsh'. A mother, don’t be too lenient. A customer, don't delay your pay. A dressmakcr, don’t delay your work. An employer, don't be afraid of over- Ila/31118- An employe, don't be afraid of over- working. A husband, don’t be miserly, flirt. with liberty. A son or daughter, don't be ashamed of your parentage. A pastor, don't be too dignified nor too coldly reserved. A church member, don't; be too by- percriiicad of the pulpit. A wife, don’t. be extravagant. nor too exacting. nor unkindly censorious. As a. foe. don't be unmerciful. As a. friend. don't becaptious. If a. neighbor. don't be too intimate. As asalesmun. don't overrate your 1101‘ goods. As a. purchaser. don't underrate your purchases. . . As a lender be patient; if a borrower, be prompt. . _ If you are smart, don't be vain; if dull. don't talk too incfmantly. As a. giver. don't parade; as a re- cipient. don't be ungrateful. ‘ f poor, don't be envious or suspi- eious; if rich. don't be heartless. THE CHEERFUL MAN. Who does not welcome the man or cheerful and hopeful spirit? The happy countenance. the genial smile. the win- ning way. and the timely word have an inspiring and uplifting influence. Men are attracted and won. by a kindly man- ner and nerous action. _Ho is a bene- factor w o carries sunshine into .the home. church and community. A bright optimism is_ alnnys preferable to a gloomy pessimism. PROTECTION FROM HARM; \Vercn't you awfully frightened, Gladys. when ibe cyclone struck so neari ‘ Oh. no. dcnr; George had his around me the whole time. arm ‘M A GREAT GAIN T0 PHYSICIANS. Kean-1.11 Results of Late Improvements in the Roentgen I Rays. An important improvement has been effected by the General Electrical Com- pany of Berlin in the Roentgen appara- tus, and especially in the vacuum tube, so that it is possible to observe peculi- arities in the interior of the head and throat, and especially the action of the lungs and heart, by direct inspection with the fluorescent screen. The results were demonstrated before medical men representing the chief European cap- itals at the recent twenty-fifth surgi- cal congress at Berlin; ‘Tho screen em- ployed measured about ten inches by eighteen inches. and consisted of small crystals of platinocyanide of barium dusted on to an adherent surface. Al- though the results obtained are prob- ably capable of further improvement, still they were sufficiently good to in- dicate the probable value in the very near future of the “X ” rays in diag- nosing certain conditions. They were. at any rate far in advance of anything that has yet been achieved. It was thought on the discovery of the, " X " rays that ar- ncw epoch' in diagnosis had been machcd. Experience. however. has since shown that the application of the discoVery was restricted to the ex- ploration of the extremities in the ex- amination of BONY STRUCTURE and in the search of foreign bodies. The photography of the chest and abdom- inal cavity by means of the "X" rays has been attended with but small suc- cess. at leastto be of any value in medâ€" ical diagnosis. By means. however, of this new tube, which appears to afford the maximum energy in regard to the production of “ X " rays, the labor and trouble of photography may be dispens- ed with, and a. direct vision of certain abnormalities of the heart and in the chest'may, as was shown in this demon- stration, be gained. The following were among the re- sults shown: “hen the head was placed between the tube and the screen the thickness of the scalp was easily visible, the hair not appearing. The light pene- trates the .carulages of the nose which are only Visible in slight shadows. The frontal cavrty and the antrum of High- morc are to be seen as distinctly lighter areas. In the neck are to be seen the shadows of the 0080 hagus, of the hyoid bone, and the carti ages of the larynx (the last not as distinctly as the hyoid bone). which both in rest and in move- ment are easin detected. If the light be thrown through the thorax, from behind, the screen gives the following :plcture: . In the middle occurs a. dark broad stripe, the sternum; on both sides are to be seen horizontal shadows crossâ€" ing each other, which are plainly the ribs; the lower margin of the thorax is re resented by a. shadow. the left side of w .101} is pale and thin. but the right side is intensely dark. The picture is still better if the rays be thrown from the front and the screen placed behind, only in this case the vertebrae are seen, and not ' the sternum. THE SHADO\V LINE. ' which is constantly moved on inspira- tion and expiration for about three inches. 15 the diaphragm, and the dark- er shadow on_ the right side is the livâ€" er and the lighter on the left is the stomach. - This picture shows, further, that the diaphragm and the ribs are situated at a. very acute angle with one another. Another big shadow is seen immediate- liy above the diaphragm and in the mid- is of the thorax. This shadow (that of the heart) consists of an intensely dark central part with a. light periph- ery. This movement of the heart is distinctly VlSiblc, principally at the apex, but on close examination the movement of the aorta may be notic- ed also. The heart shadow and the rilovement are emphasized after a. deep inspiration has been taken. If now the tubeandsvreen be moved downward, the light is. thrown through the stomâ€" ach. The limits of this organ may be well seen, but the definition is far bet- ter after itdms been distended by the administration of an effervescing mix- ture. These results demonstrate pretty conclusively, we think, the possrbility in the near future of the "X" rays becoming apowerful aid in diagnosis coupled with the employment of a fluorescent screen. Already it has been fruitful in not only confirming rev- ious methods of diagnosis, but in ford- lng means of ascertaining with some precision certain symptoms which by methods now employed would not be in- dicated. The movements of a. complex joint. such as the corpus. Were clearly seen, and will throw a. new light upon surgical anatomy. ODDITIES OF SCRIPTURE. The longest verse in the Bible is the 9th verse of the 8th chapter of Esther; the shortest is the 35th verse of the 11th chapter of St. John ;' also the word reverend occurs but onceâ€"the 9th verse of the 111th Psalm. Here are a. few more facts and figures: The word chickâ€" ens occurs but once, in Matthew xxiii. 37. There are 3,366,4tu letters, 773,746 words, 31,173 verses. 1.189 chapters, 66 bngS; the word "and" occurs 46.277 thm;_the wonl “ Lord " 1.855 times. The middle verse in the Bible is the 8th verse of the 118th Psalm. The 21 8th verse of the 118th Psalm. The 21:“: verse of the 7th chapter of Ezra. mn- tains all the letters of the alphabet except. j; the 19th c for of II. Kings and the. 37th chapter Isaiah are alike. There are no Words or names of more than six syllables. CARELESSLY STATED. The proprietor of a d coda store bifocal; to one of ti: (:1ng : is. . wants t ' t ards of rib- bon by telephone. y y Gosh! exclaimed a. wild-eyed man from the rural districts, I'm oin’ to see fem send it: But he lost imself looking for the telephone. SUMMER SMILES. I â€"-â€"- Mabel-"And so he had the assurance to demand that vou marry him. \\ but did you say i" Ethelâ€""I told him the Supply was not equal to the demand." The deaf man no longer needs To walk the railroad ties; The scorcber finds him on the street And watts him to the skies. "But what makes you think that. Dawber Would make a. sucess as a Sign painter ?" "He hasn't the least idea of punctuation, and if he ever spells a. word right it is only by accident." "Make bay while the sun shines" Is advice often needed. "Make love while the moon shines" Is oftener heeded. Miss Keedickâ€""Did you. know that the wealthy Ruth Stopaclock was mar“ med 2" His Fosdickâ€"“No; is she 3" Miss chdickâ€""Yes." Miss Fodick â€"â€" TNow I know why people call it the almighty dollar." 2 Sheâ€""You say, Mr. Guddiman. that you confine your reading to fields not commonly sought. for." 116â€" “1.68, miss; my chief pleasure is in reading the. contemporary thoughts of the ancients." I thought her mineâ€"my rival watched Us ride away. then he Went sté'aight and bought a tandem, an Of course that settled me! "Oh. would you mind doing we unfa- vorfl" "\Vith pleasure. What is it?" '.‘Kind_ly remove that costly mantle out of your window." “\Vhy, pray f” “I shall be passing your shop wrth my Wife in a. few minutes." A little 4-year-old occupied an upper berth in the sleepingâ€"car. Awakening once in the middle of the night his mo- ther asked him if he knew where he was. "Tourse I do," he replied. “I’m in the top drawer.” ‘ Ymmg Lightpayteâ€"“How long does a man have to study if he wants to be a good lawyer i" Lawyer Sharpe â€"-"\Vhy do you ask that question?" “Be- cauisc I am thinking of studymg law myself." “Five hundred years." “I often wonder just; what she thinks of me," said the young married man. "It is easy to find out," said the elder- ly married man. "Just sit down on her hat and she will tell you what she thinks of you in less than a. minute.” Tommyâ€""Say, Mollie, I wish Lhad ten cents to get some wndy With." Mollieâ€""Go and ask father who So- crates was and what is meant by the differential calculus. He’s got com- pany, and I shouldn't; wonder if he gave you a. quarter." "After all," said the thoughtful girl, "the presentation of the engagement. ring is a rcliv of barbarism. a reminis- cones of obsolete conditions". “That's so," was the enthusiastic rejomder._"1 'ust wish it were the condition to give icycles." Stablekecper (referring to robe)â€""By the way, shall I put in a. buffaloffl‘hcl ride over the mountains will be a. little stiff." English Bloodâ€""Couldn't you; let me 'ave a 'orsc, ou know '2 I'd_ ra- ther not drive a. buf ado the first; time, you know.” BLASTS FROM T111} RAM’S HORN. Much doing is not so important as well doing. - _ A blind man's work can be meas with‘ a. cane. If we could see better, would be better. There is more life in one grain of wheat than in a. bushel of chaff. , Put an angel anywhere and he will soon find something to remind him of heaven. ' Building 'on a rock is an investment that pays dividends with every thun- der clap. . l_ . It is the man who is least wrllmg. to practice who finds the most fault With the preaching. Give some men a. drum. and they won't strike a. lick unless they can use it to lead the band. . Make a. man laugh_ and he Will be your friend. Make. him weep, and he will be your brother. Many a. man who goes to church with along face, sells goods Withl a measure that is too short. STATE CARE on DRUNKARDS. A bill has been introduced into the Austrian Parliament to appropriate funds from the Imperial Treasury to the world build asylums for the care and cure of l habitual drunkzirds. The bill provrdes that any habitual drunkard may be in- carceratcd in these asylums upon corn- plaint made either by the Victim’s rela- tives or friends or by the town author- ities. ..._ ..... *-._.__ TIME TO STOP. I shall have to give up that case of Dusenbury's, on which I have been on- gaged so long, said the eminent lawyer to his friend. I shall feel rather odd with it out of the way, for it hasbeen one of the standbys of the office for ma 'ears. . Yrgu 5have exhausted all legal expedi- cats have you? _ No; but Duscnbury'a money is all gone. â€"- CAUSE AND EFFECT. Enamored Youthâ€"Your father seems worried about. something to-night. Sweet Girlâ€"ch, poor pa has so many ' e53 cares. buliiiiile Brotherâ€"That isn't it. He's mad because the big dog he bought didn't come. SUCCESSFUL PHYSICIANS. Doctor’s Wifeâ€"I understand that Dr. Qureall confines himself strictly to of- Oifrl) Donor-Yes; that is why he sucâ€" ceeds. People who are able 0 walk to an office are generally strong enough to get well wubout help. NOTHING ELSE TO DO. What is the matter- with Jar-kins and his wife l’l loving as usun_. Oh. it's nothing. They couldn’t-go away this summer, so they are havmg an outing at home. Prof. Henry Drummond ls dying at Tunbridge “ ells. Eng The don't seem to be as? HEALTH. HEALTHY FACTS. If your baby is delicate rub him wit! a piece of soft white flannel morning and bedtime. The band of a healthy person is still better. Rub his back and legs, particularly. Serious trouble of the eyes have been ‘ contracted by using public opera glass- es, such as found for rent in theaters and elsewhere. A French physician has recently dis- covered quite by accident, that. the holding of the tongue out forelny for several minutes stops lilcooughs. A baby during its first car usuall gains about thirteen pounls in weigh and nine inches in height. Improperly nourished chlldrcn cut: their teeth harder and later than the Well-fed. An excellent diet; for young people who may have inherited a. predispositipn to consumption or other serious dis- scases, is the frequent eating of thin slices of bread or crackers, thickly cov- ered with nice butter. It. is pleasant and healthful. Tooth and hair brushes should be kept scrupulously clean and daily ex- osed to strong sunlight when passiv- lc. _ ASparagus is of especial benefit to pcrsousdroublcd with kidney or bladder difficulties. it is an excellent veget- able for the table and. should be belied in salt water. So many persons are fond of cucumo bars and onion salads. but the onions disagree. The rubbing of the wooden bowl in which the salad is prepared with an onion affords the flavor Wlth' out the onion. _ _ _ i A vegetable and fruit; diet is much better those sultry days than meat, and salt meats are very harmful to many. Remember it. Yes, let the boys and girls have fun. The exercise they get at their Jolllfi- cations often saves future doctors‘ bills. Bcsidcs the day is soon coming when {here will be hard work and plenty of t. There is no fruit more grateful to a fever patient: than a. good. ripe water- melon. .Let; them cal; all they want. You all ought to raise a. big patch! HOW COLDS ARE TAKEN. A person in good health, with fair play, says the Lancet, easily resists cold. But when the health flags a little, and liberties are, taken with the stomach or the nervous system, a chill is easily taken, and according to the weak spot of the individual, assumes the form of n cold or pneumonia, or it may be jaun- dice. Of all causes of "coil ," ‘prolvibl ; fatigue is one of the moat effluent. jaded man coming home at nlght from a. long day's work. a grownig youth losing- two hours’ sleep over evening parties two or three tunes :3. week, or a: young lady heavily "domg the_scason,’ young children overfed and With short allowances of sleep, are common in- stance-s of the victims of "cold," Luxury is favorable to chill takin : very hot rooms, feather beds and so chains create a scnsitivcness that. leads to calarrii. It is not, after all, the "cold" that is so much to be feared as the antecedent conditions that. lgive the attack a chance of doing harm. Some of the worst; "colds" happen to those who do not leave their houses or even their beds, and those who are most in- culation. Probably many chills are most exposed to changes of tem ra- turc, and who by good sleep, cold nth- ing, and regular habits preserve the tone of their nervous system and cm- cualtion. Probably many cllllls are contracted at night or at the fag end of the day, when tired.p0(iple_ get the equilibrium of their (er(:lll:.ttlon_ dis- turbed by either overheated sitting rooms or undcrileaicd bedrooms and beds. This is specially the case with elderly people. In such cases the mis- chicf is not always done instantaneous- ly, or in a single night. Ill. often Lakes place insidiously, extending over days or even weeks. MALARIAL FEVER. This diseaseâ€"also called fever and agueâ€"is best described as a periodical fever. Its chief characteristic is not so much the nature of the single attacks as the peculiar manner of their repe- tition. The tw0 principal types of malaria. ,arc intermittent fever and remittcnt fever. The intermittent type is character- ;ized by recurring attacks. in which. as in rule, chill, fever and sweating follow I each other in orderly sequence. One gen- erally knows a few hours beforehand, by unllcasant sensations, and some- times by headache. that a clllll 18 up- proaching. The entire duration of an attack is usually from twelve to flfbccn hours. ' . The periodicity of the attacks inmost lstriking: they occur with regularity at . the end of the twenty-four, forty-eight fior seventy-two hours. During the ln- , tcrvening period the patient feels pretty Iwall, and except in unusually severe lwses is able to be about. The remitient type of the disease has Tno distinct inter-missions of the fever; the temperature is constantly about :tlm normal, though marked remissions J occur. _ i Malaria is caused by the presence in ' the blood of a. parasite, a. minute organ- .isln which min be seen only by the aid :of the microscope. . . i Tlmn'itaralhislory of time parasiteis ' not known: nor do We know how the or- ganism enters, or how or in what form 3 it leaves the human body. It is known, ihowever, that thew. organisms are al- iways present in the blood of a person lsufferlng from malaria, and that they ldisappvar with the lliyippcarance of Who symptoms, or with the administra- tion of quinine. l Low. man-lily regions. with abundant 3 vegetation. badly drained. low-lying dis- Ttricls, old river courses, tracts of land lwhich are rich in veimtalile _ matter. and particularly districts which have been allowed to fall out of cultivation. lam favorite localities for the develop- ;‘ment of the malaria! poison. In regions where malaria constant- ;ly prevails. it mourn most frequently fin spring and autumn; in temperate . ‘ regions it is at its worst in September Sand October. . _ l Wherever it prevails the drinking ww- ltr-r should be boiled, and unnecessary lc-xpruure to the night air should be invoided. Al .AM.wn-ihitdflw'ul J - MW... 5..” A A... AAAV”WA amt. s. s A ‘ As . AA--./~-v c~ A,A.;«.§