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ready for winter. There is no better time for 
gathering up whatever rubbish may have ac- 
cumulated—all the vines and garden waste that 
you cannot use for plowing under—and making 
a bonfire of it. That is a work the boys 
will delight to help in, and if you will save the 
actual burning for evening, you will make them 
extra happy, and glad todo some more cleaning 
up. Work is best done in the way that brings 
the greatest amount of pleasure. 
DeEcEMBER has its joys and its work as well as 
June. The stock are almost always shut up 
now and get only what you give them, either 
to eat or drink. Be careful to keep their troughs 
scrupulously clean, and occasionally feed both 
horses and cows a little molasses. To keep the 
stable well ventilated, take out a window and 
fit in a frame covered with muslin or cotton 
sheeting. This will help out the ventilation 
and shut out the draughts. If it is hinged at 
the bottom, so that it can be opened on clear 
days, it will be all the better. 
And now just a word for man’s other faithful 
friend, and the children’s guardian, the dog. 
He feels the change in the weather, too. If he 
should begin to scratch his ears or rub them on 
the ground, clean them carefully with lukewarm 
