THESUGAR HAND BOOK 
MARCH it 
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PijsrrXlatteuuss 
Put in a bright flowering plant—a scarlet ver¬ 
bena, geranium and anything else you choose. 
Let them have seeds and learn how to plant 
them, and you will be surprised how the 
little ones of two. three or four years of 
age will speud happy hours around that little 
spot. If under the shade of a tree, all the bet¬ 
ter—only let them know it is a real garden 
and that it is their very own. It " ill be a 
“joy forever," and you will not regret a little 
trouble or expense in its establishment, a. i.. j. 
PAYNE’S FARM ENGINES 
THE SCHOOL-GIRL'S SONG 
“ We found that in 
passing the ‘A C M E ’ 
Pulverizing Harrow, Clod 
Crusher an d Leveler over 
twice, it not only broke 
and crushed\ the lumps, 
but it pushed and de¬ 
posited them in the hol¬ 
lows and depressions, so 
that the beds looked as 
smoothly made as if done 
with spade and hoe.” 
ISee page 167 this pa¬ 
per.) 
With heavy anil aching head. 
With weary hut sleepless brain, 
A school-girl sat In her room at night. 
And thus gave voice to her pain: 
It's study by day and by night. 
And It's study by night and by day, 
Till a blur comes over in.v sight, 
And my brain spetns oozing away. 
The studies arc piled so high 
That the weight Is breaking me down 
I wish l had wings aud could fly 
Away from rhe school and the town. 
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LETTERS FROM THE COUSINS 
A Cousin’s Experience With Poultry. 
Uncle Mark: —As there is so little of inter¬ 
est goiug on about the farm and garden just 
at present, a few words about fowls will be in 
order. We do not keep a great many, but what 
we have are doing nicely. Although a great 
many chickens, and turkeys also, have died of 
cholera in the neighborhood, we have lost, none 
from the disease—it being the third time chicken 
cholera has been through our neighborhood 
without our having lost any. We usually give 
our fowls a little cayenne pepper in their feed 
once or twice a week, and that is all. They 
always seem healthy, and the hens have laid 
all this year without any resting spell. Their 
feed is corn and millet, with scraps fruru the 
house, and nulk in Summer. Then they run 
at large and sleep in the trees, as most, Texas 
fowls do. I raised quite a number of turkeys 
last Summer, and never having had any about 
the place before i supposed they would be a 
great deal of trouble, as 1 had heard so many 
people say they were, but mine were no more 
trouble than hens. There was a hen came off 
the nest with little chicks at the same time the 
turkey came off with her little ones, aud the 
turkey coaxed all the little chickens to her and 
claimed them, aud to get her own the hen 
crawled under the turkey's wings and sln> was 
hoveling old hen. chickens and all very lov¬ 
ingly. From our turkeys of course we chose 
the finest to roast for Christmas—a great over¬ 
grown gobbler—the pride of the poultry-yard; 
but 'twas found he had outgrown both pan and 
oven, aud what was to lie done? By no manner 
of squeezing, pinching or tying down could he 
be made to roast well in the oven, and visions 
of roast turkey were, fast fading from our im¬ 
agination when papa came to our rescue, aud 
was immediately installed as chief cook for the 
occasion. Curious eyes watched the process 
of suspending the turk before the huge 
fire-place m the dining-room, where he swung 
round and round, exposing every part to the 
bright blaze, and soon there pervaded the room 
a delightfully appetizing odor, reminding one 
of the never-to-be-forgotten game-roast on a 
stick over the camp tire. He was roasted 
through in season ami we had a delightful 
meal. Will not. Senex please to write oftesnerf 
Lois WmTS. 
It’s study aud study at school. 
And Its study and study up here 
And I shudder beneath the rule 
That await® the failure 1 tear. 
All day and all night Is my head 
With figures and facts oppressed, 
And at last when I Crawl into bed. 
They haunt me and rob me of rest. 
It's oh. for a romp and a ran. 
A «ame with a hoop or a ball! 
And It’s oh! to be out in the sun. 
Away from pitreontnge and all! 
Perhaps I may marry some day. 
If I ever get through with my life, 
And what will my husband say 
To a nervous and fldgetly wife ? 
It's study by day aud by night. 
And It’s study by night and by day 
oil. surely it cannot be right 
To study and never to play!” 
PROFESSOR 
yftOSPHAT/c 
PATtN r 
BEE-KEEPING FOR THE YOUNG 
FOLKS. 
S. PENNOCK & SONS CO. 
KENNETT SQUARE. PA„ AND FORT WAYNE, IND 
ALSO SOLE MAN<jr*cnjRE«S Of THE MATCHLESS SELI • 
LOAOINO. SeLE-DUMPINQ SOFIAPER. 
UNCLE MARK 
Made from Professor Horsford’s Acid 
Phosphate. 
Recommended by lending physicians. 
Makes lighter biscuit, cakes, etc., and 
is healthier than ordinary Raking Pow¬ 
der. 
In Rattles Sold nt n reasonable price. 
The Ilortdord Almanac and Cook Rook 
sent free. 
Rumford chemical Works. Providence, R 
M »l. ANTHONY. Ag’t 100 and 102 Reade 8L, v v 
/*T\ LTHOUGH so many 
farmers never have a 
hive of bees on their 
<A v pi'Pfinses. it is no good 
q) 1 reason why their children 
H VV )/Q should not break away 
)V t n IIU the old custom and 
\ ^ O' * \ show older people what 
they can do at tiee-keep- 
' w j i ing. 1 am aware that 
I' there are 80,116 tfimg 8 
about this occupation 
that requires a inim's 
' v - / /-fr \ best judgment aud at- 
tenthni, but they are dif- 
culties which, with counsel from such persons 
as have had experience, may be overcome. 
Now. if an© of the members of the Club 
were thinking seriously about keeping bees, 
how should he proceed? What would be the 
first step? I think he should procure some 
good, authentic work on “Bee-keeping/ and 
study it carefully. If possible let him get 
several different works, so as to note the views 
of different apiarists on various questions, 
and make a thorough study of the theories of 
the business. Then I would have him spend 
as much time as possible with some experi¬ 
enced apiarist to see the practical side of the 
work. He would instruct him in swarming 
and dividing swarms; in feeding, rearing, 
wintering, handling, etc.; in the use of honey 
extractors and comb foundation; he would 
warn him against the evils that confront the 
apiarist, such as foul brood, insect enemies, 
disease and robbery, and give him instruction 
in marketing the product. These things would 
lie of the very greatest advantage to any new 
beginner in this business. 
One word of caution I would give. Do not 
be misled by the statements which enthusiasts 
in bee-keeping sometimes make, though they 
are very probably true iu their own eases, but 
might not be in yours. “My Blessed Bees’ is 
a very instructive and interesting book, aud 
is, no doubt, a record of the. true experience 
of its author, but if any of the cousins peruse 
it let them not think that they can “go and do 
likewise” without long experience and much 
knowledge. But they ran achieve a good de¬ 
gree of success, and with this they should be 
content. They should not attempt too much 
at first. Let them begin with a single hive of 
bees aud increase them gradually aud their 
success will be surer, if not quite so rapid. 
1 should be much pleased to have some of 
the cousins try “bee-keeping” the coming sea¬ 
son. I think there are many of them who 
could make a success of it. though perhaps on 
a small scale. It would be a pleasant and 
profitable occupation, and give them “some¬ 
thing to do” and some little responsibility to 
bear, and besides if they are successful, as no 
doubt they would be, it would be a good way 
to get a little “spending money,” in which 
every boy delights so much. 
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Send for Descriptive Circulars. 
About Silk Culture, Etc. 
Uncle Mark: —You asked me some time 
ago to give our Club my experience with the 
silk-worm, I only tried one season but this 
year shall try again. The Rural article gave 
the points as I found them—good care and 
cleanliness, plenty of air and food, with con¬ 
stant attention for five or six weeks, roust he 
given, and I think, on a small scale, will pay. 
1 would be glad to hear from some of our 
friends who have raised a crop. I only had 
the common wild mulberry, which is very 
plentiful with us. and had a good many co¬ 
coons from 1,000 eggs, which is enough for a 
beginner to manage without, fixtures—only 
boxes, tables, etc. A great trouble to lie over¬ 
come and one never spoken of by those writing 
is our uaturai disgust for worms of any kind, 
though after watching them awhile we are in¬ 
terested and do not mind it. as we find they 
will not wander from their food, and I. a boy 
of eight, helped very much to attend to 
them. I have now some white mulberry trees 
put out. We raised some peanuts, some cotton 
and popcorn last year and shall try and raise 
something this year. Pupa likes the Beauty 
of Hebron Potato very much; he is planting 
to-day, March 2. That and the Acme Tomato 
have proved valuable to us. 
Yours truly. Ernest. 
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One Combination Necdlo Casket, containing 
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Uncle Mark:—I will now write and tell of 
my experience in gardening last Summer. I 
tried an experiment with my melons and 
failed, as all but one plant died and that one 
had only false blossoms. We never succeed in 
raising water melons as the season is not long 
enough for the melons to mature, so last year 
1 thought. 1 would plant, them so that 1 could 
protect them from frost. I took an old barrel 
that was full of cracks to let, the water out, 
and filled it half full of stones, and then put in 
dirt from the garden aud one or two forkfuls 
of manure, aud on top, about four or five 
inches deep, I mixed sand with the dirt, then 
planted the seeds. When the frost came I 
covered up my one plant but it was of no use. 
I couldn’t raise it. J. K. Gallup, 
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The Children’s Garden. 
I wish ail mothers would try the experi¬ 
ment of giving their little ones a bit of ground 
near the doors, where they can make a garden. 
I have urged it before in these columns, and I 
am sure of its being a success. Most children 
love Howers and their tastes can be cultivated. 
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