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A  Woman’s  Farm  Notes 
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that  any  method  of  helping  it  to  use  its 
own  power  is  most  efficient  in  getting  it 
out  of  the  way. 
It  was  on  the  very  day  that  we  got 
word  that  he  had  started  fhat  Daddy 
arrived  in  New’  York  State,  doing  1,400 
miles  in  six  days.  Snow7  had  been  fall¬ 
ing  steadily  until  the  mail  man  gave  up. 
Then  the  telephone  rang,  and  there  came 
Daddy’s  voice  across  30  miles  of  the 
“singing  wires,”  “We  are  stuck  in  the 
snow  here.  Is  everybody  well?”  Little 
Jane  was  so  excited  that  she  led  the  new 
red  kiddy-car  right  'out  into  the  center  of 
the  kitchen — as  if  Daddy  could  possibly 
span  the  remaining  distance  that  eve¬ 
ning.  “I’ll  be  so  glad  wThen  I  see  Daddy 
and  Perkins  in  our  yard,”  she  sings 
cheerily  in  a  queer  little  improvised  tune. 
The  snow  began  in  Northern  Pennsyl¬ 
vania.  'Struggling  along  in  the  lee  of 
three  huge  milk  trucks  Daddy  came  eight 
miles  farther  the  next  day ;  then  he  gave 
up  and  put  his  car  in  a  farmer’s  barn. 
The  milk  trucks  were  abandoned  half  a 
mile  farther  on.  The  late  trolley  set 
these  adventuring  ex-Floridan®  down  into 
a  true  Northern  Winter,  four  above  zero, 
with  a  keen  breeze  that  turned  our  house 
windows  into  refrigerators.  They  floun¬ 
dered  to  the  hips  in  loose  snow,  encum¬ 
bered  by  two  suit  cases — one  with  a 
broken  handle — and  a  bag  half  filled  with 
citrus  fruit  that  they  could  not  bring 
themselves  to  throw  away. 
Cathy  and  I  were  still  reading,  though 
it  was  10  in  the  evening.  We  heard  foot¬ 
steps,  the  creaking  of  frosty  boards,  and 
gazed  into  each  other’s  expectant  face 
an  instant  before  the  door  opened.  It 
was  Daddy,  sure  enough,  with  Perkins 
three  minutes  in  the  real’.  “I  declare, 
I  nevah  did  see  so  much  snow  befoah  !” 
exclaimed  Daddy's  follower,  rubbing  the 
stiffness  from  his  cold  fingers.  “Ah 
think  if  it  had  been  another  mile  Ah 
should  have  been  obliged  to  give  up. 
Every  time  Ah  fell  down  Ah  thought  it 
would  be  my  last.”'  And  we  heartless 
Northerners  only  laughed  at  him.  But 
when  we  looked  into  the  bag  of  citrus 
fruit  we  felt  bound  to  show  more  respect. 
Grapefruit  eight  inches  through  !  Plung¬ 
ing  into  a  snowdrift  weighted  down  by 
this  50-pound  load  is  not  so  funny  as  it 
might  sound.  Many  times  since  we  have 
been  thankful  for  this  faithful  black 
man’s  persistence  in  sticking  'by  his  de¬ 
licious  burden. 
The  east-bound  train  has  just  flitted 
past  a  thin  line  of  trees  in  the  level 
distance,  leaving  a  stream  of  white  smoke 
against  a  drab  sky.  There  is  the  result 
of  a  man’s  belief  in  himself.  The  line  of 
sleighs  wending  past  to  the  auction  next 
door  suggests  the  folly  of  too  much  opti¬ 
mism,  especially  in  Spring  time,  when 
hope  runs  high.  I  am  reminded  of  a  song 
our  fathers  used  to  sing.  Perhaps  they 
had  learned  their  lesson  : 
"Waste  not,  want  not,  is  the  maxim  I 
would  teach  ; 
Let  your  motto  be  despatch  and  prac¬ 
tice  what  you  preach  ; 
Do  not  let.  your  chances  like  sunbeams 
pass  you  'by — 
Y'ou’ll  never  miss  the  water  till  the 
well  runs  dry.” 
The  Car  for  the  Woman 
On  the  Farm 
The  country  woman  needs  her 
own  car* 
When  the  farm  has  only  one  car  it 
is  usually  in  use  on  the  business  of 
the  farm,  just  when  the  wife  or 
daughter  needs  to  go  to  town  or  to  a 
meeting  or  church  or  to  make  calls. 
Utility  Coupe 
$680 
We  are  studying  the  game  this  year 
perhaps  a  little  harder  than  ever  before. 
In  a  game  of  checkers  an  expert  player 
can  see  the  consequences  of  every  move 
straight  through  to  the  finish.  That  is 
why  an  amateur  always  loses  out  in  a 
checker  game.  There  are  a  great  many 
amateurs  in  the  farming  game,  too  many 
who  move  without  judging  consequences. 
Gan  we  become  expert  players?  Now 
is  the  time  to  gather  in  information,  and 
give  it.  Do  you  think  that  the  farm 
loan  movement  will  bring  on  another 
bumper  crop  of  potatoes?  Just  what  are 
the  crop  conditions  in  your  section? 
A  gay  voice  and  the  sound  of  running 
feet.  Cathy  is  coming  with  the  children. 
"It’s  a  great  time  for  sliding  down  hill,” 
laughs  she.  “Such  a  fine  crust.  I  dare 
you  to  come  out  with  us !” 
Perhaps  this  is  one  of  my  chances.  It 
seems  like  a  sunbeam,  and  I  am  going  to 
put  on  my  sweater.  mbs.  f.  h.  txnger. 
Widows’  Pensions  in  New  Jersey 
Several  women  have  written,  asking  if 
there  is  a  widow’s  pension  law  in  New 
Jersey.  Yes,  there  is  a  law  under  which 
a  widow  with  dependent  children  can  ap¬ 
ply  to  the  county  court  for  a  pension. 
She  must  file  a  petition  stating  official 
facts  which  are  specified  in  the  law. 
Probably  this  pension  would  cease  if  the 
woman  were  to  remove  to  another  State. 
The  Legal  Aid  Society,  519  Arch  street, 
Camden,  N.  J.,  will  give  good  advice  in 
such  cases. 
(We  have  formed  an  association  with 
a  packing-house  to  pack  and  grade  our 
crops  to  ship  in  carload  lots,  and  have  a 
uniform  pack.  It  is  the  Federalsburg 
Fruit  &  Produce  Association.  We  had 
14  members  last  year,  and  have  1G  char¬ 
ter  members  this  year.  We  are  buying 
all  seeds  and  packages  in  large  lots,  and 
can  save  a  bi"  per  cent  over  the  individ¬ 
ual.  We  are  starting  some  new  crops 
this  year,  and  feel  we  will  make  a  suc¬ 
cess.  W,  H.  W. 
Federalsburg,  Md. 
The  Chevrolet  Utility  Coupe  is 
an  ideal  car  for  the  purpose,  as  it 
has  full  weather  protection,  a  high- 
grade  Fisher  Body  upholstered  in 
gray  whipcord,  plate  glass  windows, 
which  can  be  instantly  lowered  or 
raised  to  any  desired  position,  a 
mammoth  rear  compartment  for 
luggage,  bundles,  a  jar  of  butter,  a 
crate  of  eggs,  or  even  a  trunk. 
The  inside  of  the  car  can  always  be 
kept  clean,  because  all  packages  can 
be  carried  in  this  rear  compartment. 
The  Utility  Coupe  is  comfortable, 
easy  to  operate,  and  has  ample 
power  to  handle  bad  roads. 
See  Chevrolet  first. 
f.  o.  b.  Flint,  Mich. 
The  World's  Lowest  Priced 
Quality  Automobiles 
Two  Passenger  Roadster  .  $510 
Five  Passenger  Touring  .  .  525 
Two  Passenger  Utility  Coupe  680 
Four  Passenger  Sedanette  .  850 
Five  Passenger  Sedan  .  .  .  860 
Light  Delivery . 510 
All  Prices  f.  o.  b.  Flint,  Mich. 
Chevrolet  Motor  Company,  Detroit,  Mich. 
Division  of  General  Motors  Corporation 
There  are  now  more  than  10,000 
Chevrolet  dealers  and  service 
stations  throughout  the  world 
Applications  will  be  considered 
from  high  grade  dealers  in  terri¬ 
tory  not  adequately  covered 
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