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The  Pump  of  a  Hundred  Uses 
Every  day  in  the  year — even  when  you’re  not 
working  on  fruit  or  vegetables — there  is  some 
good  use  you  can  make  of  the  STAND¬ 
ARD  SPRAY  PUMP.,  For  washing  the 
automobile,  washing  windows,  whitewash¬ 
ing  and  disinfecting,  lighting  fire,  spraying 
livestock,  injecting  medi¬ 
cines  in  veterinary  cases 
— •  these  are  only  a  few  of 
the  ways  in  which  the 
Standard  Spray  Pump 
helps  you.  It’s  handy  to 
carry  around  —  yet  it  - 
throws  a  stream  thirty 
feet  high,  sprays  the  tall¬ 
est  fruit  tree  from  the 
ground,  and  does  more 
work  than  larger  pumps 
on  platforms  and  ladders. 
Made  entirely  of  brass 
nothing  to  be  affected 
chemicals.  Guaranteed 
years.  If  your  dealer  does 
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and  his  name.  ($5.50  West 
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a  stomach  ache — but  my  song  book  will 
bring  you  solace  in  lonely  hours,  comfort 
in  time  of  need.” 
That  seemed  reasonable  to  me.  If  I 
could  learn  those  songs  I  could  sing  them 
on  the  lonely  trips  after  the  cows,  or 
during  those  lonely  hours  of  husking  in 
the  cold  barn.  Here  was  another  invest¬ 
ment  in  spirit  or  glory,  and  so  I  paid 
10  cents  for  a  song  book.  Of  course,  I 
understood  fully  that  a  remarkable  person 
such  as  you  were  never  would  have  spent 
money  for  such  foolishness,  but  I  admit 
that  'I  was  at  that  time  just  a  common 
little  boy- — not  worldly  wise,  but  with 
much  of  the  unsatisfied  vision  of  child¬ 
hood.  And  as  I  look  from  my  window 
today,  out  into  the  gloom  of  this  January 
thaw,  I  find  myself  smiling  with  satisfac¬ 
tion  to  think  that  I  would  probably  make 
something  of  the  same  investment  today. 
With  my  song  book  in  hand,  I  found 
myself  once  more  in  front  of  the  medicine 
man.  The  singer  was  drawing  his  crowd 
away,  or  perhaps  the  stock  of  medicine 
was  nearly  exhausted.  At  any  rate,  the 
“doctor”  lad  changed  his  argument. 
“My  musical  friend  is  right,”  he 
shouted.  “Music  hath,  charms,  but  who 
can  enjoy  music  without  health?  With 
a  song  book  and  a  bottle  of  my  celebrated 
preparation  one  can  face  the  world  un¬ 
daunted.  Now’,  here’s  a  young  man” — 
and  he  pointed  at  me.  “Here’s  a  young 
man  who  has  just  invested  in  a  song  book. 
I  ask  you,  my  friend,  in  all  candor,  are 
not  members  of  your  family  at  home  af¬ 
flicted  with  some  lingering  disease?” 
This  “young  man”  and  “your  family” 
gave  me  a  great  sense  of  importance,  and 
I  hastened  to  tell  him  that  my  aunt  suf¬ 
fered  from  stiffened  joints.  She  could  not 
straighten  her  fingers. 
“Do  you  mean  to  tell  me  that  you  ex¬ 
pect  to  cure  these  afflicted  hands  by  sing¬ 
ing  the  songs  in  that  book?” 
As  my  aunt  was  nearly  stone  deaf,  I 
had  to  admit  that  it  could  not  be  done 
that  way. 
“Then  buy  a  bottle  of  this  celebrated 
preparation,  and  I’ll  guarantee  that  those 
finvers  will  become  so  pliable  that  you  can 
tie  them  into  a  square  knot.” 
But  the  price  was  75  cents  a  bottle, 
and  I  had  only  35  cents  left.  The  crowd 
moved  away,  but  the  medical  man  had 
his  eye  on  me.  He  beckoned  me  up  to 
his  barrel. 
“How  much  have  you  got?” 
I  told  him  35  cents. 
“Well,  I’ll  make  an  exception  in  your 
case.  I  shall  lose  money  on  it,  but  I  am 
greatly  concerned  about  those  stiff  fingers. 
Promise  not  to  tell  a  human  soul  and  I’ll 
sell  you  a  bottle  for  30  cents.” 
I  had  been  taught  never  to  accept  a 
bargain  without  demanding  some  “boot.” 
So  I  told  him  I  would  buy  the  bottle  if 
he  would  tell  me  w'hat  there  was  in  it 
that  cured  the  disease.  He  refused  at 
first,  but  finally,  as  I  stood  firm,  he  pulled 
me  close  to  him  and  whispered  : 
“The  active  principle  of  this  celebrated 
preparation  is  walnuto  extracto.”  And 
that  was  all  he  would  say.  And  it  was 
a  rather  proud  little  boy  who  went  home 
with  his  song  book  and  bottle  of  medicine, 
for  was  it  not  an  investment  in  spirit  and 
in  health?  h.  w.  c. 
(To  Be  Continued) 
Growing  Watermelons  and  Cantaloupes 
I  would  like  some  information  about 
raising  watermelons  and  cantaloupes.  I 
have  a  sandy  soil,  sloping  to  the  south. 
I  tried  it  last  year,  but  had  some  trouble 
with  what  we  call  heart  worms.  It  is  a 
little  worm  that  eats  right  into  the  heart 
of  the  plant  at  the  roots,  causing  the  plant 
to  die,  or  stunting  it  so  that  it  will  come 
to  nothing  .  Is  there  any  remedy  for  this? 
It  cannot  be  reached  by  spraying  because 
it  is  in  the  ground.  I  would  also  like  to 
know  whether  a  commercial  fertilizer 
could  be  used  with  success.  If  so,  what 
should  the  analysis  be,  and  about  how 
much  should  be  applied  to  each  hill. 
w.  h.  s. 
My  experience  is  that  better  sucess  has 
been  obtained  by  using  well-rotted  manure 
than  with  phosphate  for  melons.  I  do  not 
advise  using  hog  manure  for  any  hill  pur- 
pose  ;  it  seems  to  'breed  more  insects  than 
any  other  manure.  For  watermelons,  plow 
under  a  field  of  rye  about  April  15,  then 
dig  holes  with  a  spade  10  ft.  apart  each 
way.  If  you  plow  a  furrow  for  the  row 
it  turns  up  the  rye  and  is  in  the  way. 
Dig  holes  about  15  in.  deep,  put  in  a  good 
shovelful  of  well-rotted  manure.  Pull  6 
or  8  in.  of  earth  on  manure ;  this  should 
lie  until  May  10;  then  plant  six  to  eight 
seeds  in  a  hill,  and  after  seed  is  up  re¬ 
move  all  but  three  plants.  Do  not  make 
hill  much  higher  than  surface  of  ground. 
For  muskmelons,  plow  deep  furrows 
8  ft.  apart,  spread  the  manure  in  the 
rows  at  least  4  in.  deep,  and  throw  a  fur¬ 
row  from  each  side  of  row  on  top  of 
manure.  Let  this  ridge  remain  until 
May  10 ;  then  rake  off  the  top  of  ridge, 
make  a  small  furrow  with  hand  plow 
and  drop  the  seeds  in  this  furrow  about 
0  in.  apart,  so  as  to  insure  a  stand  of 
plants  a  foot  apart.  Planting  in  this 
manner,  one  is  very  seldom  troubled  with 
ants  or  other  insects  destroying  the  young 
plants,  and  if  wood  ashes  are  dusted  on 
the  plants  once  a  week,  there  is  little  dan¬ 
ger  from  the  striped  bugs.  Begin  to  spray 
with  Bordeaux  mixture  as  soon  as  plants 
begin  to  run,  and  continue  once  a  week. 
If  phosphate  is  used,  sow  a  large  hand¬ 
ful  to  a  space  of  3  ft.  in  bottom  of  fur¬ 
row  then  drag  a  chain  through  furrow 
to  mix  soil  and  phosphate  thoroughly  be¬ 
fore  putting  on  top  soil.  A  Dhosphate 
running  o-8-6  is  the  proper  kind  to  use. 
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