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and  our  homes  are  doing  pretty  much  the 
same  thing.  We  make  grooves  in  which 
our  young  folks  lay  the  rifles  of  youth 
and  blaze  away.  The  danger  is  that  pre¬ 
judice  and  sour  views  of  life  may  make 
grooves  in  which  these  small-bore  minds 
will  put  their  guns  and  shoot  right  into 
the  heart  of  the  republic.  Of  course,  you 
will  say  that  “education”  will  cure  that. 
What  sort  of  education?  Some  of  the 
best  educated  people  I  know  are  the 
sourest  and  most  hateful  in  their  view  of 
youth.  But  they  tell  me  dinner  is  ready, 
Come  on  out  and  help  eat  it.  We  have 
liver  and  bacon,  boiled  potatoes,  canned 
peas,  and  a  bread  pudding,  with  all  the 
milk  and  baked  apples  you  want.  Come 
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H.  W.  C. 
Those  Twelve  Great  Agriculturists 
The  question  of  the  12  men  who  have 
given  the  greatest  benefit  to  agriculture 
shows  a  great  diversity  of  opinion.  My 
own  opinion  is  vei’y  different  from  those 
already  expressed,  my  preference  being 
as  follows : 
Those  men  who  developed  and  brought 
to  our  modern  standards  the  various 
breeds  of  domestic  animals  and  poultry. 
(The  12  names  are  now  exhausted.) 
Those  men  who  have  invented  the 
various  forms  of  agricultural  implements 
and  machinery. 
The  inventor  of  the  steam  engine. 
Those  who  invented  and  developed  the 
means  and  methods  of  applying  and 
transmitting  that  power. 
The  inventor  of  the  loom. 
The  inventor  of  milling  machinery. 
Those  who  developed  the  various  seeds, 
and  the  art  of  producing  new  varieties, 
grains,  grasses,  fruits,  vegetables,  etc. 
The  foregoing  I  conceive  to  be  the  es¬ 
sential  ideas  in  the  making  of  such  a  list. 
In  the  field  of  electrical  work,  our  own 
Ben  Franklin  was  the  pioneer.  His  work 
was  the  finger-post  that  pointed  the'  way 
to  those  who  came  after  him. 
Edison  and  Marconi,  notwithstanding 
the  wonders  they  have  wrought,  are  at  the 
tail  end  of  a  long  procession  ;  and  in  the 
deep  significance  of  the  original  question. 
Henry  Ford  is  too  insignificant  a  factor 
to  be  given  any  consideration. 
Lewis  Co.,  N.  Y.  H.  c.  Collins, 
R.  N.-Y. — But  the  question  referred  to 
living  men  and  women.  We  can  all  read¬ 
ily  agree  that  if  we  were  to  include  in 
our  list  names  of  any  who  have  lived  in 
the  past,  there  would  be  only  two  or  three 
of  the  names  given  in  our  list.  Our  chief 
object  in  asking  for  the  names  of  living 
people  was  to  see  if  we  can  find  what  our 
readers  regard  as  the  most  important  de¬ 
velopment  of  farm  thought. 
The  Lives  of  the  Poor 
#  This  Winter,  owing  to  the  coal  situa¬ 
tion,  there  are  doubtless  thousands  of 
women  who  cannot  procure  fuel  to  keep 
from  freezing.  There  are  so  many  wid¬ 
ows  and  unmarried  women,  in  cities  espe¬ 
cially,  who  have  no  one  to  look  to  for 
assistance,  and  to  these  the  offer  of  a 
home  for  the  Winter  is  accepted  with 
alacrity.  When  such  a  one  is  able  to 
work  for  her  bread  in  families  where 
there  is  much  work  to  be  done  there  is 
absolutely  no  limit  to  the  work  imposed. 
In  fact,  there  are  places  in  which  the 
dependent  does  the  work  of  a  servant, 
without  a  servant’s  pay.  No  woman 
with  a  particle  of  pride  in  her  make-up 
wishes  to  be  dependent  upon  the  bounty 
of  others,  and  would  rather  do  more 
work  than  was  actually  right  for  her  to 
perform  than  to  do  less.  But  that  is  not 
the  point.  Does  the  woman  so  sheltered 
feel  the  freedom  of  home?  If  she  pos¬ 
sesses  a  sensitive  nature  the  position  is 
such  that  she  may  suffer  many  cruel 
hurts  she  would  not  endure  were  her  posi¬ 
tion  different.  Of  course  there  are  homes 
where  the  dependent  is  treated  as  one  of 
the  family,  with  kindness  and  considera¬ 
tion.  Some  of  these  women  have  known 
better  days,  and  to  these  particularly  is 
it  hard  to  share  another’s  home.  I  would 
advise  any  lone  woman,  if  she  sees  any 
way  to  keep  from  actual  want  and  suffer¬ 
ing,  to  try  to  find  some  way  to  earn  her 
living,  even  if  it  be  a  meager  living,  to 
stay  in  her  home  or  room,  if  she  is  a 
tenement  dweller.  There  are  few  women 
but  have  some  branch  of  work  that  they 
excel  in.  Try  that  if  strength  and  ambi¬ 
tion  are  yours  and  pray  and  work  for 
your  living.  It  is  hard  to  share  the 
home  of  a  selfish,  tyrannical  woman,  espe¬ 
cially  if  dependent. 
Do  not  be  a  “stayer”  if  you  can  help 
it.  I  would  rather  take  the  charity  of 
some  institution,  where  all  have  uniform 
treatment,  than  think  of  sharing  the 
home  of  others,  which  can  mean  only 
shelter  and  food,  and  is  in  no  sense  home. 
There  are  of  course  exceptional  cases,  but 
may  God  pity  the  homeless  and  may 
kindly  philanthrophists  give  even  more 
than  they  now  do  for  the  relief  of  the 
P°or.  a.  E.  s. 
Five-year-old  William  was  standing 
in  the  kitchen  with  his  eye  upon  a  dish 
of  cakes  when  his  mother  came  in  and 
found  him.  “What  are  you  doing  here, 
William?”  said  she.  “I  was  just  think¬ 
ing,  mother,”  replied  the  voungster. 
“Thinking?  Well,  I  hope  you  haven't 
touched  those  cakes.”  “That’s  what  I 
was  thinking  about.”  came  the  ready 
answer.  “I  was  wondering  whether  they 
were  good  enough  to  be  whipped  for.”— 
New  York  Globe. 
Get  to  marlcet  early 
The  early  truck  brings  the  top  prices.  The 
use  of  1000  pounds  of  complete  fertilizer  to  the 
acre  will  frequently  add  as  much  as  $100  an  acre 
to  the  value  of  the  crop,  because  it  will  not  only 
increase  the  yield  per  acre,  but  will  hasten  the 
maturity  of  the  crop,  and  bring  it  on  the  market 
earlier  than  otherwise.  There  are  two  things  to 
remember:  first,  pin  your  faith  to  a  reliable  old 
brand  like  Royster’s;  and  second,  use  a  complete 
fertilizer  in  large  enough  quantities  per  acre  to  in¬ 
sure  worthwhile  results. 
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engine  that  would  have  every 
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and  none  he  didn’t  want.  It 
has  now  been  on  the  market 
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-  — A.  Y.  Edwards - 
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There  is  no  other  farm  engine  like  it.  Simple 
.in  construction  and  easy  to  operate.  It  is  only 
on©  engine, yet  it  takes  the  place  of  six  engines. 
It  will  give  from  1  %  to  G  H.  P.,  yet  it  is  so  light  that  two  men  can  carry 
it  easily.  Set  it  anywhere  and  put  it  to  work.  Change  power  as  needed. 
It  is  a  6  H.  P.  when  you  need  G,  or  1  y2  H.  P.  when  you  need  only  IV2,  or 
any  power  in  between.  1  uel  con-  Frank  Foell,  of  Cologne,  New  Jersey,  says : 
sumption  in  proportion  to  power  used  “It’s  a  great  pleasure  to  own  an  Edwards 
and  remarkably  low  at  all  times,  S”*1"*-  1  run  a  wood  saw»  cement  mixer. 
Adjustment  from  one  power  to  another  is  t  -  uk*  machlnf«  etc-  Do  work  for  my 
instantaneous.  It  is  many  engines  in  one.  ne,Shb<>”.  Easy  to  move  around  and  easy  to 
Operates  with  kerosene  or  gasoline.  Easy  1  wo"ld  have  any  other.” 
starting,  no  cranking.  Low  factory  price—*  Clarence  Rutledge,  of  Manitoulan,  Island, 
now  lower  than  before  the  war.  The  great-  °nta-rio,  says:  “Have  given  my  Edwards 
est  gas  engine  value  on  the  market  And  you  tbre0  years’  steady  work  and  like  it  fine*, 
can  prove  all  of  these  statements  to  your  own  14  uses  very  little  fuel.  I  run  a  28-inch  cord 
satisfaction — try  the  engine  yourself — free  of  wo°d  saw,  also  a  rip  saw,  8-inch  grinder, 
cost  or  obligation.  ensilage  cutter,  line  shaft  for  shop,  chum, 
washer,  separator  and  pump.  Have  had  ten 
What  Farmers  Say  other  engines  and  the  Edwards  beats  them  all." 
» _ _ r  T/i  1  t  it  .,  ,  ,r  ,  Kurt  Kruger,  of  New  Brighton,  Minn.,  says: 
Ivan  L.  Blake,  of  Hannibal,  New  York,  says:  “i  run  a  30-inch  wood  saw,  8-inch  feed 
JIT  e££ine  economical  for  all  jobs.  I  run  grinder,  also  a  pump  jack.  You  cannot  beat 
a  28-mch  cord  wood  saw,  a  24-inch  rip  saw,  the  Edwards  for  general  farm  work." 
a  washer,  a  pump,  and  a  grmder,  and  it  sure  ^ _  1  r\»o  „ 
runs  them  fine.  It  has  perfect  running  bal-  ^  re©  Trial  Oiler 
ance,  and  it  sets  quiet  anywhere  ”  Now — we  want  to  prove  our  claims  to  you. 
,  We  want  to  send  you  an  Edwards  engine  for 
Robert  Gruett,  of  Spokane,  Washington ,  saysi  absolutely  free  trial.  Just  send  us  your  name 
*  It  has  given  entire  satisfaction.  Furnishes  and  address  and  we  will  send  immediately 
steadier  power  than  my  old  engine  which  complete  details  about  the  Edwards  engine 
weighed  twice  as  much.  It  is  portable,  and  about  our  remarkable  free  offer.  No  cost 
adaptable  and  free  from  vibration.  If  I  sold  or  obligation.  Write  now. 
my  Edwards  today,  I  would  order  another  The  Edwards  Motor  Co.,  412  Main  Street, 
tomorrow.” Springfield,  Ohio. 
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