Corn Crib and Wagon Shed Under
One Itoof Salts Man Who Ilns
Used It for Years.
The main building is 20x30 feet with
an 11-foot driveway through the mid
dle the long way, and 9 feet to the
second floor. The cribs are 4 feet 6
inches wide, 30 feet long and 9 feet
high, with one somewhat shorter, to al
low for stairway to the second floor.
-Capacity about 1,100 bushels. Next to
driveway the cribs are sided with
Thth to give air circulation. The second
floor is 5 feet in height at the eaves,
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FLAN OF GROUND FLOOR.
which is sufficiently high to allow a
wheat or oats bin the whole length of
one side and about half of the other,
the balance providing for the stair
way. The remainder of the space may
lto ncnil to cult tlio t!i »:t#» of f lip nwnpr
1 have two extra bins at one end and
the remainder makes a fine workshop.
A trapdoor with a pulley and rope
makes a convenient way of elevating
the grain. The floor is of oak. surfaced
and matched.
-—v_ _ The frame is of 8x8 timber, with Oxfl
joists over the driveway; sided with
Grain Bins
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PLAN OF SECOND STORY.
surfaced oak lumber and has a double
lap slate roof. It has a foundation of
'""stone pillars, but I think sewer pipe
preferable, being cheaper, ratproof,
and, if filled with concrete, practically
indestructible.
The wagon and machine shed is lOx
30, shedded against one side of the
Crib. Balloon frame, sided with hard
pine and roofed with felt, the slope
not being sufficient for slate. A cis
tern occupies one corner, while all the
rest is available for storing farm
implements. A small door is in one end
while the other is a full width door
hung on rollers, the end of the crib
making a place for the track. The
oistern while not really necessary is a
very convenient place to store water
for a dry time or for use in washing the
express wagon or buggy. Do not build
the wagon-shed too small, as no mat
ter how large it is it is nearly always
filled to running over.
As the above building was erected
before 1 bought the farm, I cannot
give the exact cost of same. Hut know
ing the cost of lumber and other mate
rial in his neighborhood, your in
quirer can figure the cost for himself.
—A. E. Swayne, in Ohio Farmer,
r/iV/jLO ahu u 1 1 rcivUO.
Of Particular lute re.si to Piumeri
Wlio Uelieve In IteanlKyinK
the Home Grounds.
It is said that the chestnut tree lives
800 years; the oak, 1,000 years, and
the yew, 2,880 years.
An oak of average size, with 700,000
leaves, lifts from the earth about 123
tons of water during- the live months
it is in leaf.
Experts assert upon investigation
that the fir trees of western Washing
ton grow from 150 to 300 feet high and
are from live to 35 feet in diameter,
and are stronger than the oak of the
Atlantic coast.
Thecatulpa tree is ornamental, a fast
grower, hardy, and its wood is becom
i i'g of value. It makes the best of
fence posts, is fine furniture, wood and
recent experiments have proved that
it is the best material for making
paper. The cultivation of the catalpa
is liable to be a paying industry in this
country in the near future.
The sneeze wood tree is one of the
many curious products of South Africa.
It is so named because one cannot cut
it with a saw without sneezing, as the
fine dust has exactly the effect of snuff.
It is very bitter to the taste, and no
insect, worm or barnacle will touch it.
The color is light brown, the grain very
close and hard. It. is a nice looking
wood and takes a good polish. When
placed in water sneezwood will sink,
and for dock work, piers and jetties it
is a useul timber, as it lasts a long
time under water.—Farm, Garden and
Poultry.
Grow your own cows, and you will
then know what kind of seed has
been used and the kind of fruit that
Ciay reasonably be expected.
The advantage of grinding grain is
that it is more thoroughly masti
chted and digested.
INDIAN RUNNING DUCK.
A. Ilnrilf Breed \t hleh RenponAs
Ileudily to Good Feeding and
a Little Care.
The Indian running duck is whai
might be called an all-around practical
duck, says Walter E. Delano, in the
American Poultry Journal. The gen
eral make-up of these ducks seems to
be unlike many others, inasmuch as
they have so many points in their fa
vor.
First, the color and plumage are very
attractive, being of a fawn color mixed
with white, the drakes having a steel
blue cap, with a distinct white line run
ning from the eye around the back of
the head to the eye opposite, the pure
w'hite neck, the fawn colored breast
and back, tapering of? with white in
wing flights and tail. They are strong
and erect, alert in every motion and
very hardy.
Second, their laying qualities are
such that- they have been called and
are known to-day as the Leghorn of
the duck family. One breeder claims
for one individual duck a record of 192
eggs per year.
It is very fascinating for one to col
lect eggs from these ducks after once
starting to lay, and they generally
start in with me in February. It is
a common occurrence to bring in just
as many eggs-as there are ducks.
Third, as a market duck, they grow
very rapidly, and while they consume
h less food in proportion than the
i n, at ten week^ old will dress ten
po ,.ds to the pair, and in comparing
the pair I find the runner smaller
boned, but heavier meated.
Success with these ducks, like every
thing else, depends solely on feed and
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joining my place is a pond fed by
springs about 100 feet across. On tlie
shore of this pond is my duck house,
where the ducks are wintered. In
the breeding season I select my breed
ers, putting one drake with every five
ducks, and as soon as the ice is out of
1lie pond the ducks are allowed, the use
of it through the day, but are called
into their house for supper at night,
thus making it easy to collect the eggs
in the morning.
One of the most essential things in
raising ducks is that they have drj’
quarters to sleep in and pure air to
breathe. Little attention need be given
to making tight houses as long as they
are kept drj- at night. They will stand
some very cold weather. For their
bedding I use plenty of lawn clippings
and clover hay, an<i it is surprising to
see how much a flock of 50 will consume
through the winter.
PROFIT IN PIGEONS.
They \>ed Hot I.lltle Care and tihe
liaising ot S«innl»s Is Remuner
ative Work.
Pigeons need the least care of any
poultry and raising squabs is agree
able and profitable work. To raise
them on a large scale, a proper loft
must be constructed. A suitable place
for them is on a floor, in the top of a
barn. The size of a loft does not mat
ter, one 15x30 feet is large enough. Get
high enough and away from rats and
cats. Cut small holes in the south
side of the loft, as shown, and place an
alighting board on a level with the bot
lora. Mail boxes for nests along the
sides. The less you handle young
SUITABLE PIGEON LOFT.
pigeons the better. Do not keep too
much food lying around, as the birds
grow lazy.
Keep fresh water handy to drink
and bathe in. Pigeons that are housed
the year around are liable to disease
and lice. Sprinkle their nests occa
sionally with a little powdered sulphur
and whitewash the house frequently.
Squabs are ready for market after
they are feathered out. Homers are
among the best for squab raising.
They are quick growers, vigorous, ac
tive, strong feeders, and their plump
ness makes them attractive in market.
The stronger and larger the ben
pigeon the better results will be ob
tained.—Orange Judd Farmer.
POULTRY PARAGRAPHS.
There are no lice on incubator and
brooder chicks. This is one advantage
in artificial rearing.
Throw the grit for the ducks in their
drinking water. They like to fish for
it. J ust watch them go for water and
this grit while feeding.
A little charred corn twice a week
will help to keep the combs of the hens
red and the plumage glossy. This
means plenty of eggs.
Many a case of cold in the head and
incipient roup is due to winds striking
the fowls at night on the perches.
Look out for your fowls.
The young broods should be shel
tered from the spring winds. The coops
should be inside of open sheds, or be
protected by buildings, fences or windt
breaks of corn fodder.
A correspondent writes in the Farm
Journal that his business is fruit, poul
try, truck and dairying. This is a
splendid combination of industries.
The poultry can make meat and eggs
out of the waste of the other three.
But he must have his Uamjs full ot
work.
NEIGHBORHOOD EPISODE.
She sot the butter on the stove to soften It
a little,
While she slipped out to Sister Joy's to
borry her brass kittle.
O' course she had to stop an’ chat with
Sister Joy a minute,
A-tellin’ all the hows an' whys of what was
goin’ in It.
An’ then they had to talk about the church
and certain matters
Connected with the Bible class that made
’em mad as hatters;
An’ certain other doin's, too, pertainin' to
their neighbors,
An’ everything f'm punkln pies to mission
ary labors.
Oh, yes; an’ then they had to tell about
their winter's sewin',
Before she fln’ly said she guessed she might
as well be goin'.
I’d ruther not' repeat the things she said
upon returnin’,
For fear they’d set the paper I am wrltin'
on to burnin’.
An’ like enough it's needless to impart the
information
That she blamed it all to Sister Joy, an’
growled like all creation.
—Brooklyn Eagle.
MRS. POTTER PALMER.
Chicago's Recognized Society Lender
Says That City Will Always lie
Her Real Home.
Mrs. Totter Palmer lias been pre
vailed upon by her friends to remain in
Chicago. Recently it was reported
that Chicago’s famous leader of so
ciety would leave that city and make
her home elsewhere. Her friends im
mediately began to importune her to
remain and their efforts have been suc
cessful.
“I shall remain in Chicago,” said
Mrs. Palmer to a Chicago American re
porter. “I have always been loyal to
this city and I shall not desert it for
any other.
“Of course I shall spend time in other
cities. I shall doubtless go abroad
again when my period of mourning is
over and shall possibly visit various
points in the east when the season is
on. But as for leaving Chicago perma
nently, I do not intend to do so.”
In the beautiful mansion on Lake
Shore drive Mrs. Palmer spends un
eventful days and quiet evenings in the
companionship of her sons and a few
intimate friends. She is doing nothing
in the way of entertaining and avoids
participating in social affairs.
In her seclusion from the world and
its distractions Mrs. Palmer does not
MRS. POTTER TALMER.
even receive the formal calls of her
friends.
*‘I have not purchased a home in
Paris,” said Mrs. Palmer, “nor have I
made arrangements to purchase one.
I cannot see why the idea should pre
vail that people who happen to have op
portunities to live elsewhere must nec
essarily wish to desert this city. The
presumption is certainly uncompli
mentary to Chicago. For my part, I
have no such desire. My wish is to call
Chicago my home now and in the fu
ture.”
During her hours of quiet in the si
lent house Mrs. Palmer bestows her
attention upon reading and study.
She gladly lends herself to pursuits
that shall prove agreeable to her sons,
and it is her pleasure to be a true com
panion to them. The evenings are de
voted often to readings from the poets
and great masters of literature or to
some quiet amusements.
Alexandra’s Perfumed Clothes.
Queen Alexandra’s laces, linens and
silks are perfumed by a method whit-h
almost any woman can copy. The
drawers in which they are kept are
lined with white paper strewn with
freshly covered rose petals. On this is
placed a layer of the fabrics to be scent
ed, over that a layer of rose leaves,
and so on in alternation until the draw
er is tilled. Over all a sheet of tissue
paper is spread. At the end of 24
hours everything in the drawer will
have a delicate perfume that will cling
to it for a long time. Perfumes are be
lieved to make clothes and linen much
more wholesome. Flowers and certain
prepared perfumes have excellent
medicinal qualities.
Silks Most Not Rnatle.
The silk of the season must not
rustle, not even if it be a taffeta; and
heroic efforts have been made to keep
the inevitable taffetas in the fore
ground by producing them in a soft va
riety. Some of the rustleless taffetas
are beautifully flowered.
Cold Teji tor Plauta.
Watering weak plants with cold
tea is said to increase their vitality.
The famous roses of the Vatican are
watered with beef tea, we are told
by the Brooklny Eagel.
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THE NEW COMMANDMENT.
How Mr. Hntlfelloyv Turned n Trylnn?
Situation Into the Triuini>th
of Ilia Life.
Mrs. Overnice had for her guest last
autumn pretty Miss Fairlady, a mod
est, educated, highly cultured, but al
together lovable girl, such as any well
regulated young man who is not “oth
erwise engaged,” ought to fall in love
with without delay.
Henry Hailfellow became acquainted
with her, and fell into the habit of
calling atthe Overnice home rather too
often to suit the taste of proud Mine.
Overnice. That is to say, he called too
often with the avowed purpose of pay
ing his respects to Miss Fairlady; for,
it should be known, Mrs. Overnice had
a daughter whom she had taken infinite
pains to train up in the way that she
should go, and she had no objections
to her taking the matrimonial route,
under favorable auspices, and was not
at all sure but that Hailfellow was
himself a favorable auspice.
So it became all too apparent for the
comfort of any of the young people
about the house that Mrs. Overnicf
FELL XN LOVE WITHOUT DELAY.
looked with marked disfavor upon the
attentions of Mr. Hailfellow to Mi:;s
Fairlady. Sad to relate, that led these
two young souls, who were rather fond
of communion with each other, free
from foreign intervention, to seek the
protection, now and then, of subter
fuge—not to say deceit.
One particularly bright and beauti
ful Sunday Hailfellow called at the
Overnice residence just the regulation
time before church. He and Miss Fair
lady started away, as if of course they
were going to the most approved place
of worship in the city. Hut they weie
not, unless worshiping nature in her
most attractive temple is the approved
worship.
They went off for a long, delightful
stroll into the suburbs. And they
artfully returned just about the time
they would naturally be expected back
from church.
Probably no suspicion would have
rested upon them had not the harum
scarum Hailfellow remained at the
house so long that Mrs. Overnice was
compelled to invite him to remain for
luncheon, which he promptly consent
ed to do. Something in his manner ex
cited the dame’s suspicion, and at the
table she commenced to examine the
witness.
“I hope you had a good sermon to
day, Mr. Hailfellow, wherever you at
tended church.”
“Oh. ves. madame: a verv rrood ser
mon, indeed.”
“Where did you go?”
“To the first church.”
“The First—ah—Presbyterian?”
“No, universal.”
Mrs. Overnice looked startled, but
didn’t conclude to commit herself too
much to the theory of guilt.
“Was the music fine?”
“The finest that I ever heard.”
“Solos—duets—vocal and instru
mental, I suppose?”
“Vocal, madame—entirely vocal, and
in chorus—a grand, sweet song, by oh,
so many, many singers!”
“That was very nice. I would rather
enjoy that kind of music myself. By
the way, what was the text, Mr. Hail
fellow?”
“A new commandment I give unto
you, that ye love one another.”
There was a “chorus” of smiles from
the other members of the party, and
Mrs. Overnice subsided.—N. Y. Times.
Plant with Magnetic Power.
There lias been discovered in the for
ests of India a strange plant which
possesses astonishing magnetic pow
er. The hand which breaks a leaf from
it immediately receives a shock equal
to that which is produced by the con
ductor of an induction coil. At a dis
tance of 20 feet a magnetic needle is
affected by it, and it-will be quite de
ranged if brought near. The energy
of this singular influence varies with
the hours of the day. All-powerful
about two o’clock in the afternoon, it
is absolutely annulled during the
night. At times of storm its intensity
augments to striking proportions.
Birds and insects never alight on this
plant; an instinct seems to warn them
that they would find their sudden
death. None of the magnetic metals
are found where it grows, which is a
proof that the electric force belongs
exclusively to the plant.
Hot at All Particular.
A gentleman was dining with a fam
ily of which little Bessie was a member.
When her father began to carve the
turkey he asked the minister whatpart
he preferred, and was told it was imma
terial. After a time it was Bessie’s
turn to be served ancf in reply to a
similar query from papa she replied:
“I dess you may give me a piece of zt
im'terial, tor
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If you will use clean burners
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