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Show THE HELPING HAND. "Have I slitill, Th.-ian it' t about." acquaintanc with Patsy 'began at a time when 1 had W'L. charge of the distributing bureau Patsy?' ) et?" "No, aor, tlivy j Y u .; tome iau;c ' toime I'd b. - i.- our motht V tac right himself, atu to hut, more s on th Is: ,,ut ::: two wsl shi'akiu wid you than rt-fo-i tt ..ay one e's"mation of Mr. IN vs M A PU A VI i CI A I? IWX ir the final XnntlaL. OF INTEREST MATTERS AGRICULTURISTS. THE MOONLIGHT. ' roots the rlanta. My rows wer foul inches apart in the row. This spring I TO Plowed email furrows to tne rows, uui giving each row a bed thirty Inenea wide. And today (July 1st) these thirty inch beds are nearly covered with new and nicely growing plants. As fast as of a Helping Hand "W. .: i; loike this, sor: Whin they they reach the proper limit (24 inches) Aid Society. Patsy win: tu the Islan' there was a mont's wife I cut the runners back with a sharp had died. Sergeant ja, .; was n, at the rim due, an ivery shtiek av foornittirt st v i ! and rather hoe. "It could not be any prettier, appeared .uul none of bureau one coll was remarked a gentleman while looking at :mt av th' timymmt. an us knew whether h? aad a wife or not CJuesliou in Suutli Dakota. and (irata it this week. And he knew wherefore it snowy midr:med wan to some else; until the rumor care The sergeant's UK natural advan- - he spoke, winter morning. but me then 's having been born and reared grmwm.ther's demeanor told us :bu the story was iTTT' tages of the state on He was so small tnuiynu n the Eastern Shore, one of the finest lie wid rint on it true. oomn uaKoia as trucking belts on earth. The size of q x: ihat orly his two shining blue eyes paid for a mont to come : but we Inn' n a stock country my bed, from the center of the furrow and his freckled pug nose were visible lave most of the foomiture go to par The ohlier's mental suffering was have long been of in the (they call them water furrows here) is door the at the little opening for de fun'ral, which was wan she'd no plain to all who looked into his face, Our 140 feet by 20 feet, and the bed proper room in which I sat. A ragged rap call to be ashamed of, sor. There's He had loved her well, and the blow and is 16 feet by 136 feeL range beef rested lightly on the back of his curly three rooms in the tinnynr.nt, an' the had come suddenlv. In a week's time is mutton regarded red head. Eight dirty little fingers cook stove an' a chair or two is left, an' he grew so old and haggard that one as second to none clutched at the shelf in front of the l)oi (iermlfM Fruit Mature f fought sor, I t'ought" he hesitated could hardly identify him as the same Our class. in a meeting of the California Horits At was window, and I knew that Patsy and said: man. Some of the men whisperingly an wool earned has ticultural on his tiptoes. Society, held in Sacramento standing "What do you think. Patsy?" declared that he would do some desperon the Sth of May, the question of frost enviable reputation Affairs had been goins wrong all the "I t'ought if could foornish the ate thing others that he would bear of in centers damage to fruit was discussed at conall the wool morning in the burea 1, and I felt a ilie best of it of up a bit more an' make it clane it like a man and or- siderable length. , Several leading America. in And last cross little cross, but no one could feel an' shwate, loike, me father an' mother after a while. We kned Sergeant Jack no of der growers persistently held that young but by in of development, the long light Patsy's laughing would have some place to come to w hin every man of us in li eonmany, and means least in importance, our dairy peaches, which had been subject to th eyes, so I said pleasantly: they lave the Islan', an' thin, nieLbe, he had the sympathy of all his comproducts have established a name for action of frost, sufficiently hard to turn 'Well, what do you want, little fel- they'd thry to rades. kape off the Islan'." themselves among the very best on the pit black, would fail to mature and low?" "So they might, Patsy, and they must this continent. All of these achieve- would fall from the trees. One grower "Is it here ye give things?" he said. have some were thus when k came our ments have been won almost entirely present reported that his peaches wera to go to when they Things place "Yes, we do have things to give come back to turn to go into the Title pits on the line without the aid of cultivated grains showing a black pit, but that they the city." away sometimes. What do you want?" "If they don't, they'll soon be back nearest the Confederates. We had to and grasses. Our native prairie grasses were not dropping, and continued to "Well, I do be wantin' more mm to the his march down from camp hy covered said stroking Islan'," Patsy, have, in nearly all cases, been the prin grow. A prominent grower, whose ye'll be givin' away," he replied, with finger and his head in solemn affirma- ways and crawl into the so like pits cipal, and in many instances, the only peaches had been subject to the action his eyes twinkling. "I want all thim of frost, took much interest" In tha Death was there food of our stock. and emphasizing the statement by many tion, serpents. Vanderbilts has, but if ye cauld lave man who but showed In for some and concluded to watch his the of state system our discussion, waiting adding: any parts me have a pair of breeches the day, sor, which "Mark that, sor. An' so I t'ought I'd his head above a pit. with a view of testing such has satisfactory Not a peaches closely, produced finger mebbe I could wait a bit for the rist." for the different opinions held by the continued be in the could results be can the without the held a buldozen get past up against ready tinymint I opened the door and told him to I'm goin' to lets being fired at it. On this night a considerable time to come, with but growers. On cuttiug them he noticed come in. He did so without any sign toime they'll nade it. other por- the pits were black, but they did noi me take gran'mither's place at the fruit it was bright moonlight so bright that slight modifications, w hile in older of embarrassment, and yet his manner and drop from the trees, but continued ta the in one if could leaf see tions, an' sthand too! and an' you particularly blade sell every of papers, was not bold. His need of the "bree condi more districts, sealed grow, and finally fully matured. Upon thickly ches" was evident. Those he had on know any way to help out a bit wid grass and every ins?ct moving about. still examination the pit was found to b are and so tions have changed, be obliged were nothing but rags and patches. Ilii foornishin' me tinnymint I'd The great guns were silent aftpr a changing, that a very different system perfect, so far as appearance was conan' I'd pay it all back when I could." stockings had holes in them, and his must eventually be instituted. In these cerned, being, hard and firm. Upon It happened that there was a quanti- not day's work, but there was a spite- localities Ehoes were on the point of dissolution. our native grasses, which cracking it, the germ within was found ful and lire murderous of musketry ty of very good second hand furniture "Where do you live?" been have the basis of nearly all of to be shriveled and dried up, until not in the distributing department of the along the rifle pits. The bullets whizzed our success in the sor." "In Finney's coor-r-past, are fast disap thicker than a heavy piece of paper I knew the locality. Only the poor- Helping Hand. I made Patsy's case above our heads in a vengeful way and pearing and being replaced by inferior In fact, the covering or skin of the known to the society, and was given the officers kept crying, "Look out, men Introduced est of the poor live there. and worthless germ contained nothing within it, th grasses keep down!" as we neared the pits. weeds. The causes which have brought substance and the vitality both hav"What is your name?" permission to use anything necessary Men dropped off here and there until in refurnishing his grandmother's de"Patsy Noonan." about this undesirable, but inevitable ing departed. This opens up a widi of tenement. "Have you a father I" Some the young only six of us were left, and Sergeant result are not hard to discover. Over pleted field for speculation. Were there speThe stocking and tramping, which seem al cial soil or climatic conditions existing, ladies belonging to the society become Jack had charge of placing us. "Yes, sor." Is he at work?" interested in the warm hearted Irish men in the pits had to come out first, most unavoidable during some portions where these peaches were grown? end as soon as they got the signal they of the season, if enough stock be kept Would they have dropped, under other "He is, sor on the Islan'." lad, and did much to make the tenebegan the movement. I needed no further information rement neat and attractive. to utilize the feed during flush times, conditions, either of soil or climate? is one of the most potent, and also the Will peaches in which the germ is degarding the character or occupation of Patsy's delight knew no bounds. Ilia We were watching them as they most difficult, to avoid. For if only stroyed ordinarily develop Into large, Patsy's father. On "the Island" were laughing eyes grew brighter and the city's reformatory institutions, and brighter, the color came back to his wormed themselves along the ground, such an amount of stock is kept during choice fruit, as did the Visalia fruit? when Sergeant Jack suddenly utterefi if Mr. Noonan was there it was for a cheeks. flush feed as tan subsist upon the pas- The processes of nature are very mysDot sroan. a was It misdemeanor of some sort, and it was groan of pain, ture, without overstocking during the terious, but few of them are entirely "Sure, they'll think this is better than not necessary to embarrass Patsy by the Islan'," he said, as he walked from bat of anguish such a sound as a dry parts of the season, the grass will past finding out, and we look for furpressing him for further details, so I one to the other of the clean and com- strong man might make when he felt make such a rank growth during the ther discussion on this subject. summer that stock said: furnished little rooms. "Coor- - his heart breaking over his grief. AH spring and early fortably Al'nt Growing Corn. the dry periods. "And have you a mother, too?" An' a rockin'-cha- ir of us turned to look at him, and as wn will not eat ii during tains to the winder! A but at a famous institute said: less potent, speaker sMghtly have." only dk2 Another, so he stepped out from under "Indade I wid a cushion in it; An' a cloth less In raising a crop of corn, it is, as a still one and universal factor, more ter "What does she do?" into the opening and the moonlight, on the table! It's out o' sight!" amenable to any known methods of rule, economical to use three horses "She's doin' toime on the Islan' He blackened the cook stove himself and was face to face with death. even with a twelve-incsor." me prevention, is the gradual migration of abreast to the plow, father, now, along wid as a stove as it shone until man one for will drive them and brightly plow, weedy grasses hardv. woilhlebs, Patsy's eyes caught sight of a little could snme.ancl ne scruuDen me kucu- Down, sergeant come back look will two, and they will as set he to newer as older the the easily from plants out!" we shouted a him hut he drew plaster cast of Feter Cooper which en floor over and over again. more work to the hand, a of the country. It is true do stood upon the mantle. I told him of himself up and walked straight toward tied portions Mr. and of no small Importance in the when our farmers claim came matter At some that last of the that day Mr. Cooper's kindness to the poor. The same may be said of Mrs. Noonan were again free. I went the Confederate lines. His appearanc our native grasses are so much supe outcome. "He looks It, sor," said Patsy. "It's amazed the sharpshooters ior half & rior to the cultivated grasses of the harrowing. If the ground is not trashy, to meet to down with wharf the Patsy not the likes of him would be afther them when the city boat should arrive minute. So bright was the moonlight east that we can successfully compete requiring the harrow to be constantly from the Island. Patsy, neat and clean, that they could look right into his eyes. with eastern dairymen without the aid lifted, three or four horses abreast, in a suit from the relief department It was not the act of a brave man; none of forage, roots or silage. And these attached to double harrows, will save of them would put it down to bravado. claims are not without foundation. It nearly half the manual labor in harof the Helping Hand, could hardly wait was not a deserter seekirjg admisIf the ground is reasonably is a well known fact that our native rowing. for the gang plank to be put down. His He soon clean and correctly the father and mother were the first to sion to their lines. We shouted to them grasses cure upon the ground as be of harrowed twice and Septo weather our once, not may crops as that the August shoot, dry sergeant had lost cross it. I was anxious to see them and before they have preferably, just as the corn i3 fairly anxious to see if there was anything in his mind, and those directly in front tember sets in, been injured by frosts; and that a flue sprouting, and again the other way their appearance to strengthen the heard us and withheld their fire. quality of well cured hay, superior to just as if it is fairly out of the ground hope I had of their final reformation. of eastern so the rows may be seen. If it gets on the Those flanks, however, could the average meadow hayour They came down the gangplank to- not catch our cut be can upon prairies higher, a hand should follow each harwords, and probably be- states, before the row with a narrow garden rake to ungether, a dejected but not entirely lieved that some hostile after time August at any movement was which clods may have hopeless looking pair. Mrs. Noonan a score of muskets ground Is covered with snow. As it cover any upon contemplated; a been a good hand will had evidently we not do quite pretty girl, blazed In that fallen. cultivating, happens away at the target in the moon- frequently one time cover hut little corn, and this he will at and even the hard life she had led had snow any have enough We saw Sergeant Jack halt, not deprived her entirely of her good light. the winter to prevent stock uncover with the toe of the boot, and throw up his hands and sink during totter, looks. Mr. Noonan's blue eyes had a It ought not to be diff- generally without stopping the team, from grazing, and we knew that he was dead, down, understand them like and in he why we can truth covering the corn. The later cultivation twinkle icult to Patsy's, had courted death because there was can range the when the soil becomes pretty well filled stock "our had a remarkably youthful appearance. that say fully nothing in life for him. We crept out year round and we can cut hay upon with roots, need only be shallow. But Patsy ran forward eagerly. rescued his body for a soldier's our "SHE'S DEAD." "Mother! father!" he cried. They and prairies from August until March." here, again, the operator must be guidMore than a dozen bullet3 had burial. think-in'.in There are, however, some years, ami ed by circumstances. As a rule early him " his neat on new knew I'm the hardly Islan', doing' toime Btruck him, and on his face was a look clothes. especially this year, when this state- planting gives the best crop, but a good look which came there In ment cannot be substantiated. a relief of While crop need not be expected if the land "Why, Patsy, bye!" his mother said, his "No," said I. "If all men and women dying moment as he realized that it is unquestionably true that we have is either plowed, planted or worked were as good as he was the Island and it pleased me to see that she end all. Detroit Free the advantage of our eastern competl when wet. It sometimes requires conHis father took Patsy's death would could be used for better purposes. See kissed him. our siderable native of Press. courage to decide to wait grasse.' in the tors quality to it that you keep off the Island your- hand and said: are pressing. When it if weeds ad when the have that they it is also true self, my boy." "Well, weU, me son, ye ain't forgot of tiro of a from China. having the crops smothRare the Dng in U3 length of question vantage "I hates the Islan'," was all he said us, thin?" ered by weeds or of waiting, we should A real blooded Chinese dog, such as, during which stock can obtain succu In reply. "Did ye think I would?" asked Patsy, it Is said, has never before been with- lent food. Such being the case, it seems take the chances, on wet land, rather "How do you get along while your with a not of reproach in his voice. out the walls of the palace of the em- that It is even more important that than to wait. father and mother are away?" Their three months on the Island had siperor of China, arrived at Tacoma on we should supply forage, roots and "I shtay wid me gran'mother, sor. been helpful to them. Farm. At winImproving a and fall late Pelican summer, Tien-tsithe for steamer the from lage d Farmers' E. A. Institute It's she that owns the the "It's learned me wan thing," said Mr. China. The Michigan eastern for is the it dog is of the species known ter feeding, than the bridge, between Kelly's sa- Noonan. "It's learned me that a man Croman said: "I have brought up a sima to make stockman or as the Pekin pug, which is kept ex- dairyman I sells papers can live without condition until loon and the farm from a whisky. Not a dhrop clusively within the E. C. Chilcott. emperor's harem ilar provision. coal and loike. the Darrin' y such an' it bears fine crops of clover, alav the crather have I had in three at Pekin. It was brought at Tien-tsi- n most exclusively by green manuring. the rint, sor, I'd not be comin' here at mont's." Model St r wherry Keil. from a Chinese serv-anago weeks several 1 I began by sowing rye and plowing It all, at all. I'll not be afther comin' in 1S96, "Nor I," said Mrs. Noonan, "an' I've week November, The last who stole it from the royal garstrawa under, gradually introducing other "model" call said good-b- y again, I don't think." I for good and all to the dens. The what dog is a natural pet and an planted y in it But he did come again about six Islan'." crops for this purpose, until W. Corliss F. ideal house canine. Its body is long In berry bed, writes weeks later. I was again alone w hen ho was bears, as 1 have said, good crops of The "And to whisky, too, I hope," I Culturist. ground proportion to its legs. The legs ap- Strawberry in clover. The ground should be kept appeared at the little opening in the said. carefully plowed in October, turning to be at he of wore the a knees. pear the cap, covered. After oats sow rye, working door. Instead stable manure, rotted sor." Their delight "I have, indade, were it known where the two load3 of well that said is In It found with a spring tooth harrow, some stiff black hat, probably over the little tenement was equal to left to remain a month; then har- the ground next spring plow the rye unthe then dog has gone the man who stole it then more two refuse barrel. There was a band of Patsy's. when smooth, sow clover or plant corn. Ii would surely lose his head. San Fran- rowed down coarse Hack crape around the crown of well pulverized manure were der and "We didn't know where we'd shlape of loail3 Chronicle. were cisco can't not his grow clover for plowing unand well you eyes quite this night," said Mrs. Noonan, "an' to the hat. carefully scattered over it and peas. then try der so bright as they had been before. down it harrowed think that but Patsy knew. Arrah, plowed in. I then The Slme0 Army. off marked and "Well, Patsy," I said, "you have been Patsy!" she said, turning suddenly to my firm smooth and Killing Potato Pugs. As both ths An English newspaper, In an article rows for planting four feet apart. Inhaving trouble, haven't yon?" to her breast. him and the insects and the larvae feed uphugging boy, mature "Yls, sor." He took off his hat and "He deserves a better mother than I've on the Siamese army, 8ays: "In one stead of cutting a trench with my plow on the potato leaves, they ure easily wi'.h the Siamese army l3 superior crape began smoothing out two furrows together, forming killed by the application of any poiIver been, an' a better mother he shall respect the and that is in its elephant I threw Eixteen inches wide. I raked his finger. other, to any son, and as the leaves are rather rough have." hundred of these animals, a ridge "Who Is the rrape for, ratsy?" with a steel garden rake anything applied to them is retained A better mother he did have, and a corps. Eight ridges these "Me gran'mother. It's wan wake this better though smaller, until they were as flue and mellow a? much longer than upon leaves having too. The Helping Hand which are stronger, are father, surface. Of the many subIndia, dead." of those day she's organized Into ashes. Then taking a garden hoe I cut a smoothused for the destruction kept watch and ward over the than of stances commanded by a re crnter the in His blue eyes filled with tears and society corps, Inches sneclal deep a a drill three little tenement and Its occupants. There Paris in green some insects, these ".She added: he n as hiss Hps trembled, officer, and their each ridge and filled nearly full wltb form is the standard. It may be apwere times when the old evil Influences tired and other vulnerable of and wood ashes was the best friend I iver had, granny trunks beads, tried to make themselves felt, and Patpulverized manure plied in the form of a spray by mixwas. She nlver bate me In me lolfe fine mold over little protected bullets a are against by scattering parts was Then on ing with water at the rate of a a to sound note of guard 1 which of the green to a bucket of an' she's saved me manny a batin' sy center a ridge, rotmer India, thie, forming warninj to the society. He was a In a dry form mixed with from me father an mlther." converted Into little cones with naked water, orlime. Ex. or flour bed for the a perfect tends, making n ilo for you 1 or for them, lllntH About Cultiia-- t in ii of the Soil mill VlrKU Thereof Horticulture, Viticulture and l red in our camp before Petersburg tto Sergeant Jack's On" day it was w nw-o- ni 5, , 1 , 1 nt t, . h , one-thi- rd check-rowe- Run-Dow- fruit-shtan- post-offic- for-nin- d, n n, st run-dow- e. n to-da- e, to-da- double-jointe- , Anglo-India- d |
