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VOL. LVIII. INDIANAPOLIS, MAY 16, 1903. NO. "19- Written for tbe Indiana Farmer: WATCHING THE YEARS ROLL BY. By Sherman Paddock. Tm, I'm an old man of seveuty-tbree, A watch In' the years roll by. Fifty yours ago I Blurted la Uf*-. With a bMOtUDl, fair young (plrl for a wife. Ten years ago sbe passed aw.iy. Since then I've been await lu' my day And watchiu* the years roll by. There's n kind of sorrowful Joy to me In wiitchlu* the years roll by. In lookin' back o'er a life well api-nt. An* countln' the gains made Ctpt by cent, The money coinea handy and useiul. I own But the good deeds are a comfort as I sit here a lone, A watchiu* the years roll by. Yps, I'd rather be there tlian here alone, A watchiu' the years roll hy. But I'm contented to live for better or worse, l-'or .ve'ie safe anywhere in God's universe. So 1*11 trust In Him and keep good cheer, For I may still do a little good here. \Miilo I'm watchiu' the years roll by. HOW CAN THE FARMER'S WIPE SYSTEMATIZE HER HOUSEKEEPING? Siva Time by Preparing Ahead. 1st Premium.—Housekeeping that goes on in a haphazard way is not housekeeping in the rinlit sense of the term. There ure homes where nothing is done until it is needed. There is always turmoil uml vexation in such homes, us well as eon- siah-rflble dirt Some women never hnve a regular wash day, and, when it is done, the clothes sit around in tho baaket, waiting to be ironed a piers* nr two at a time. 1,reakfast anil dinner are always gin "from the stump up," as the saying goes, anal suppi'i' is niaili* nff the scraps. Such a thing as baking a batch aaf pi**s or a aka-s ahead is unknown in such In.uses. nnd it ina uu-usual tiling to see some one go tn tin* tidal for eorn, potatoes and tomatoes for breakfast. It is saial tliat it takes a master mimlto plan the details of housekeeping and merge them into a system, but I think mat. It simply takes a little common sense, and some stepping around. It Is the women who do things in* haphazard v. ay that do the least work and make the I iggest groan over the awful amount tliey do. The woman who works by rule, f.ud in a systematic way, and sees that all her helpers do the same, is the woman Who puts the most work forward, with s.emingiy least effort, and finals time for ra*st and recreation, secure in the thought uf a well kept house and preparation iihead for any emergency that may arise. I learned housekeeping under such a woman, and, while I cannot carry out all of her teaching, becanae I am not that enviable woman wlmse only business is looking after her home, yet I learned enough to know that you save time by preparing ahead. If there is to be fried thicken fair breakfast, it is prepared the night before; also, the meat is cut. the potatoes sliced and all ready. These things can be done the evening before, taking little time in the doing. If there are large piles of dishes to wish simply wash them through good s. ap suds, place in big pan anal scalal Ihoroughly, turn the cups upside down ,,ii an old piece aaf table linen, the plates and other dishes on edge against the cups and by the time all are waslned, the • team will have dried and cleared them better than any dish towel. Some women make wash day horrible Uj puttering around all day about it. It a woman be able to do a washing at all. bbe should be able ta> get it out of the way in time ta> get dinner. AYith this task as with all others, try t.a l.*arn the simplest and easiest way to alo it. One shoulil not allow clothes to l>e worn until they are so dirty that more than one good rubbing, boiliiur and rinsing is re- quired t*a cleanse them. Sa.me housekeepers save time by not ironing the sheets, towels, underclothes oi the tops of skirts: others save it by ciiaaking simple alislias. and seldom fur- uishing pics and cakes. I do not believe in saving time and lalaor in this way. I want these gauments neatly smoothed, i'lial the family gets all the pie anal cake it wants. Hut I do not hemstitch towels aar waark elaborate taaps f**r cushions. Baking and ironing is mat saa hard on the eyes und it is strengthening to the nerves and muscles, while the oilier work is not. There are many women who find en- tiia-ly taxi much work about a honse to put in their time at. It is their delight to waark. Others need uo pointers telling how to make homework easy. They simply know haaw taa make it that by letting il gaa undone. There is no use talking to cither, for ynu cannot change nature to any staying extent. 'i'he best housekeepers plan all kitchen I'uties tai be done in the forenoon, leering the greater part of the afternoon fan* sewing, reading or visiting. It is possible tor any moderately energetic woman to do the same, except, perhaps, at special times, such as sickness, company or fruit canning, may bring to her. Batch woman, knowing her own Strength, must be her own judge as to how much or how little of tho duties fall- in 1. to h**r share she can leave undone. Of all things, she should not overdo tiie culinary art. Gel the children and hus- banil tonal of eating food caioked ill one aar iwaa appetizing forms, and dont sii*k to try making every new salad anal cake that you read or hear tell of. A gaaod, plain cook is the best of all cooks for the household Then* are many farm homes in which the work piles as high at certain times of the year as it does iu the fields and or- alianls. Iu this case, the one aiuly way tu save the heavy labor falling on one or two, is to do as the farmer does-^hire strong women to help with the work. I. M. Uve a Plain and Simple Life. 2d Premium.—To pursue any business systematically, economically and peacefully, the manager must be a good planner and executor. Likewise the farmer's wife, who wishes to systematize her house work, so as lo save all necessary labor, time and money, must be a good plauuer and executor and able to carry out her plans in a quiet, peaceful and cheerful manner. The tirst stumbling block in nearly every young housekeeper's path is the weakness of attempting to live beyond one's means, when first starting. This w* akness causes them to deny themselves many comforts and necessities, to dispense with needed hired halp and to incur much indebtedness. It aiso leads their minds from their sphere of duty and usefulness in their home and * oiiiuiunity. Thus they can neither accumulate nor be very useful in* the home. Such a life is a terrible nervous strain upon the followers. However poor the flnrmer and his wife may be, their first resolution should be to live a plain-, simple life, within their income, bestowing what attention they can afford upon worthy objects, but without regard to public approval or to display. Farmers are laborers. Their fooa should be nourishing, healthful aud properly cooked, but need not be costly. .Milk, butter, eggs, fruit, vegetables, meat of all kimls and bread of all kinds ean be P'o.liiceal upon the farm. These, with a aery few extras, will keep a table good enough faar a king. Much labor and expanse can be saved by plain cooking. Better bread, fewer rich cakes anal pml- limgs. and more canned fruits and vegetables stowed away. Use niaare eggs, milk, cream and breakfast foods, ainl not so mueh meat. This method of cooking would save many doctor's bills, and save much time and la- lior. Anothor important line of work, which in most rural communities belongs to the housekeeper, is that of overseeing the making of garden, canning fruit and caring for the chickens, family sewing an., the dairy. It makes no difference how much help a farmer's wife has, if the house is to be kept orderly, and economically, she must oversee the Booking, fruit enmiing nnal chicken raising. EDmploying household help is one of the hardest problems we have before us, and it is the same wherever we go. When one can employ a moral, mannerly girl, versed in ,'cl kimls aaf housework, this is for me il.e most satisfactory service, Hut aach girls must be well paid and kept in gaaaad society, and respected in the houselnald. Ihe neglect of paying due reapect and according proper opportunities taa inch worthy help has caused this scarcity of help in the Inline. Where one cannot pro- aane regular help, the next best subsli- tule is special help. Have a lady who Is I.eat at sewing to conn* one wa-ek early each spring ami fall to the housi*. au.l ilo the family sewing. This saves liiaiivtiiiie- coiisiiining trips to the dress-maker's economizes remnants, ami costs saa much less money. BnQiloy a woman who makes a specialty of cleaning house taa help dean ami renovate the house in the spring ami to help wash the lical claillms. Where it is possible it is a much easier way io san.I the milk to tin* creamery. A man with wagaan anal team cau ileliver the milk for llie entira* neighborhood for i'.', a*a*nts per gallon, which in aaur caaunty i-, far more profitable than churning it. Another labor saving and profitable way is to separate tin* cream from the milk in some kind of aquatic separator, which costs bul little, nnal feed tin* milk i*. calves, pigs and chickens. Housework should be planned several days ahead. Learn the best plans by past experience, by reading domestic ann Agricultural papers, and by consulting neighbors and friends upon difficult subjects. A good method is to lead, and not follow, as this plan will exert more Influence. What we wish to accomplish by good housekeeping is to keep a clean, comfortable, well furnished house, healthful fooal anal pnavisons stored away, and suitable raiment for the family. We may also add, business interests well looked alter, ami a cheerful, industrious, intelligent home circle, well trained in the duties and practices of the Golden' Utile. Recreation, reading, a miml filleal with purity and high thoughts will accomplish mueh in economizing time anal luonej anal preventing mistakes, anal wil! help ere to attain a higher and more useful ideal. Strive harder. Usefulness and r-urity are rather to tie chosen than public attention and flattery. C. W. and A Syatem for the Entire Week. 3d Premium.—I live on a farm lave lots of work to do. On Monday I put the house in order, sort the linens and mend such as can be Blended before washing, as holes in thin pieces laa'caaina* larger by rubbing. Tuesday morning I gat up at five o'clock, prepare breakfast, put on my wash baailer while breakfast cooks. After breakfast I milk flour cows, and then go to washing, aud by nine o'clock have my clothes out to dry. Then I fix up my house and have an hour and a half before noon to rest. Always have a boiled dinner every clay. I dampen the clothes iu the evenings. On Wednesday I churn and iron. Thursday is my day off, "my free day," I call it. Friday I sweep my house ano dust, clean my table ware, and get ready for Sunday. Never leave much to be done on Saturday. Saturday morning i do my baking and churning, ami clean my stoves and porches. I always take my butter, eggs, etc., to town Saturday afternoon. I milk four cows and have •bout 130 hens to cara* faar. There are four in the family, and yet I very seldom work afternoons, except such as fancy work. I always get up at 5:00 o'clock in the morning and retire at 8:00. h. H. Premiums of $1, 75 cents and 50 cents are given for the first, second and third bes?t articles for the Experience Department each week. Manuscript should be sent direct to tha Indiana Farmer Company and should reach us one week before date of publication'. Topics for discussion in future numbers of the Farmer are as follows: No. 376, May 23—Tell how to care for the work horses through the summer. No. .".77, May 30—Tell how to deal with l'?e insect pests that cause trouble in the garden. No. 378, June 0.—How should the elo- \tr field be managed, for present and future profit? Weather and Crops ln Indiana. Fraam U. S. Weather Bureau, Indiana- polis, 'Tuesday, May 12th. \V. T. Blythe, Section Director, Norn*.th gajrllna, .Vilnius - Plums, chortles .in.l neaarly ull pa*ach- cs destroya*d lay lata* frosts, apples anal -tears an tight, early "**'■** nut *.**...1 ana later plantings; Inparlii*: to |.l:nat corn* rain needed. Allen—Frost kill**.! nearly all fruit, exa*a*pt apples; wheat turning brown, a-ITa-ct of a*otal weather; ..:i!s alaoul all sown; plowing for a-ori: lu 1 is gresa, grouna] breaks **lo*l*ly; rain is needed. I'.'titon—Favorable weather for plowing, but ground hani anal airy; oats need rain. I31aa*kfcard—Hcaivy front damaged frnit l.a.ll.v; wheat ami grass growing slowly; oats all sown; most plowing done an.l a little oorn plaatad, Carroll—Froeats and too eold for a*rup growth; fruit l.a.lly ilarn.i*:.*.!; wheat aud oats loa.k fairly ,\ell; corn grouud hard anal breaks cloddy. Cass aiats coining up nicely; wheat, rye and garda-M look well, bnl growth slow; plowing Tor aorn na*arly alone, hut grouud uot lu gooal condition faar planting. Wabash Sea rial frosts alnrlng waaek; small fruit about klllaad: wheat making slow growth; oats not doing well; plowiug aud planting corn iu progress; rain needed. Warren -Wheal In fair condition; oats paaor, some bela.g plowed aip; plowing well aalvaiia-a*d, but no corn planted; ground uot ln good condition, needs ruin. White—Oats not doing well; wheat. cl..va*r and tinaalhy growing slowly; fruit nearly alt kill.*,!; bome corn planted; ground haral and cloddy. Whitley Fine weather for work, but toa'a aialal foi* erops; heavy frost 4th and sth, some fruit lift however; \vh**at and grass growing slowly; oats poor stand; very little eorn planted. Central Section. Clinton—Whentfi, oats, rye and grasses look well, but neeal rain; corn planting under way; l*.*ae!n*s. plums and small fruit practically all killed; potatoee mostly planted. Decatur t'ool, dry; peechee, i*oat*s and cherries killed; gardens backward; wheat, oats anal grass loa*.',- well; i-orn t*efng plant.*.!. Delaware—Frost inured fruit and slightly damaged eios-er. wheat looking well; plowUlg - a I ..ail . ..iitplete.l. an.l planting corn iu progress; ground hard ami cloddy. fountain—Oats and pastures look well; gooal v ha*at prospects; frost damageal clover anal fruit: Corn planting tindi'r way, lant gronnd airy and bard; l*otatoes backward; some bog eholera in nelglalaorhood of Veodcrsburg. Franklin-Too eool unal dry* for plant growth. lilt wheat ami grass look well; eorn planting ls In progress; cut worms plentiful. Hamilton—Obo] and airy, rain n.e.i. .1 badly; fruit damageal; eaarn being planted. Hanoock -weiatber favonabl** for work, too eool for erops; corn planting ln progress; wheat anal glass looking tine. Hendricks—Frost has colured wheat blada'S ana linmageil fruit; corn planting ba'guii, ground broken early la very hard to prepare for plant- In:. Henry -Wheat on rich black ground doiug well. on clay and thin ground not so well; all vegetation needs rain; corn planting under way. ground nt*t In good eonalltlon; entrants aud gnoselaetTies bnt little injur.*.!, other fruits promise only light crops. Johnson—More than half corn planted In gooal condition; too dry for wbeat. Southern -Section. Ilanl.H-n—Favorable wa*ek for plowing, too eoa*l for vegetation, growing slowly; Wheat on flat (round not loking well: late (roeaea kill.si % ot strawlM-rries. uaairly all graiaes and potato tops. Ilulaols—Dry and eool; fruit furthaT damaged hi frost; too dry for outs; wheat looks well, no ;Ii**s; j.asinres flne; plowing for corn pnagresing satisfactorily. Fla.val I Vant lulled cool. all vegetation back- v*-i:id: is*tatoes rea*oTering from effect of fra-cze; ma-ailows good; wheat was injured by hail ami freeze. Gibson—Corn planting progressing; wheat, oats nnd gr.a.-s o:i hills look well, not mua*li wheat left ln bottoms; gardening and potato planting tackward; rruit not all kllleal; rain needed. Groans—Unusually eolal for season, lee formed on the 4th fruit all killed, all vegetation la backward; wheat la not very promising. Jacko-a—Cool. dry; vegetation ma.la* slow growth; plowing for corn anal melons well advanced, and considerable planting done: pea.lies grapes and laerrles seriously injur..], other f.ti'.ts promise fair crops. Jefferson—Frost flrst days of month materially danunreal early frnit nnd strawiaerries and retarda-al growth of vega'tables; pears, late peaches and apples o. k.; plowing for r*orn under way, lata*: wheat, oats anal barley gnawing slowly. Jennings—-Heavy frost and ice on tth damaged f_*uit of al kinds, potatoes and early gardens; food week for work, mue*b ground prepared ana s.ime corn plant.-.1. I.twrence—Frost 4th and following days killed n est fruit and damaged wheat and early vegetal-Its: plowing and corn planting progressing, Martin I'r..s* ts for apples good, there will I'lso tie some peaches, pears and plums; wheat in good condition. Wham the Emperor of China telegraphed his cr.i.dolenee to the F.mperor of Japan on the death of Prince Romateo, he used the English language. The reply was also In English. rnlil a few days ago John Wanamakor was believed to carry more life Insurance than any ether American, his amount being $1,500,000. New has b»*en Oeetatrtpped l.y his son Rodman, Who, tu a.l.Iiii.,n lo the million which he carried f..r some time, lias taken out auother policy foi au equal amount. An Ohio health food company has Just Kast a saalt brought against it by a retailer in Ger- it any. who ilemaiialed $500 damages because in the pictures which the company put on cartas.ns of ils gnosis sent to the plaintiff the nose oi th** Empress a.f Germany was so blurred that It appeared lo he missing. The retailer alleged that Ihe damage to the Empress' nose made it impossible for him to sell the goods. Among the twenty girls who took part ln an amateur comic opera performance in Philadelphia the other evening were fifteen whose fathers are millionaires. It is said that the girls in question repreaented some $40,000,000. The affair was the biggest event among the Hebrews ot Philadelphia for twenty years. A tralnload of wealthy New Toners went over specially fo take pan in or witness the performance, which was given under the auspices of the Mercantile Club.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1903, v. 58, no. 20 (May 16) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA5820 |
Date of Original | 1903 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
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Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Title | Page 1 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or non-for-profit purposes. |
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Transcript | VOL. LVIII. INDIANAPOLIS, MAY 16, 1903. NO. "19- Written for tbe Indiana Farmer: WATCHING THE YEARS ROLL BY. By Sherman Paddock. Tm, I'm an old man of seveuty-tbree, A watch In' the years roll by. Fifty yours ago I Blurted la Uf*-. With a bMOtUDl, fair young (plrl for a wife. Ten years ago sbe passed aw.iy. Since then I've been await lu' my day And watchiu* the years roll by. There's n kind of sorrowful Joy to me In wiitchlu* the years roll by. In lookin' back o'er a life well api-nt. An* countln' the gains made Ctpt by cent, The money coinea handy and useiul. I own But the good deeds are a comfort as I sit here a lone, A watchiu* the years roll by. Yps, I'd rather be there tlian here alone, A watchiu' the years roll hy. But I'm contented to live for better or worse, l-'or .ve'ie safe anywhere in God's universe. So 1*11 trust In Him and keep good cheer, For I may still do a little good here. \Miilo I'm watchiu' the years roll by. HOW CAN THE FARMER'S WIPE SYSTEMATIZE HER HOUSEKEEPING? Siva Time by Preparing Ahead. 1st Premium.—Housekeeping that goes on in a haphazard way is not housekeeping in the rinlit sense of the term. There ure homes where nothing is done until it is needed. There is always turmoil uml vexation in such homes, us well as eon- siah-rflble dirt Some women never hnve a regular wash day, and, when it is done, the clothes sit around in tho baaket, waiting to be ironed a piers* nr two at a time. 1,reakfast anil dinner are always gin "from the stump up," as the saying goes, anal suppi'i' is niaili* nff the scraps. Such a thing as baking a batch aaf pi**s or a aka-s ahead is unknown in such In.uses. nnd it ina uu-usual tiling to see some one go tn tin* tidal for eorn, potatoes and tomatoes for breakfast. It is saial tliat it takes a master mimlto plan the details of housekeeping and merge them into a system, but I think mat. It simply takes a little common sense, and some stepping around. It Is the women who do things in* haphazard v. ay that do the least work and make the I iggest groan over the awful amount tliey do. The woman who works by rule, f.ud in a systematic way, and sees that all her helpers do the same, is the woman Who puts the most work forward, with s.emingiy least effort, and finals time for ra*st and recreation, secure in the thought uf a well kept house and preparation iihead for any emergency that may arise. I learned housekeeping under such a woman, and, while I cannot carry out all of her teaching, becanae I am not that enviable woman wlmse only business is looking after her home, yet I learned enough to know that you save time by preparing ahead. If there is to be fried thicken fair breakfast, it is prepared the night before; also, the meat is cut. the potatoes sliced and all ready. These things can be done the evening before, taking little time in the doing. If there are large piles of dishes to wish simply wash them through good s. ap suds, place in big pan anal scalal Ihoroughly, turn the cups upside down ,,ii an old piece aaf table linen, the plates and other dishes on edge against the cups and by the time all are waslned, the • team will have dried and cleared them better than any dish towel. Some women make wash day horrible Uj puttering around all day about it. It a woman be able to do a washing at all. bbe should be able ta> get it out of the way in time ta> get dinner. AYith this task as with all others, try t.a l.*arn the simplest and easiest way to alo it. One shoulil not allow clothes to l>e worn until they are so dirty that more than one good rubbing, boiliiur and rinsing is re- quired t*a cleanse them. Sa.me housekeepers save time by not ironing the sheets, towels, underclothes oi the tops of skirts: others save it by ciiaaking simple alislias. and seldom fur- uishing pics and cakes. I do not believe in saving time and lalaor in this way. I want these gauments neatly smoothed, i'lial the family gets all the pie anal cake it wants. Hut I do not hemstitch towels aar waark elaborate taaps f**r cushions. Baking and ironing is mat saa hard on the eyes und it is strengthening to the nerves and muscles, while the oilier work is not. There are many women who find en- tiia-ly taxi much work about a honse to put in their time at. It is their delight to waark. Others need uo pointers telling how to make homework easy. They simply know haaw taa make it that by letting il gaa undone. There is no use talking to cither, for ynu cannot change nature to any staying extent. 'i'he best housekeepers plan all kitchen I'uties tai be done in the forenoon, leering the greater part of the afternoon fan* sewing, reading or visiting. It is possible tor any moderately energetic woman to do the same, except, perhaps, at special times, such as sickness, company or fruit canning, may bring to her. Batch woman, knowing her own Strength, must be her own judge as to how much or how little of tho duties fall- in 1. to h**r share she can leave undone. Of all things, she should not overdo tiie culinary art. Gel the children and hus- banil tonal of eating food caioked ill one aar iwaa appetizing forms, and dont sii*k to try making every new salad anal cake that you read or hear tell of. A gaaod, plain cook is the best of all cooks for the household Then* are many farm homes in which the work piles as high at certain times of the year as it does iu the fields and or- alianls. Iu this case, the one aiuly way tu save the heavy labor falling on one or two, is to do as the farmer does-^hire strong women to help with the work. I. M. Uve a Plain and Simple Life. 2d Premium.—To pursue any business systematically, economically and peacefully, the manager must be a good planner and executor. Likewise the farmer's wife, who wishes to systematize her house work, so as lo save all necessary labor, time and money, must be a good plauuer and executor and able to carry out her plans in a quiet, peaceful and cheerful manner. The tirst stumbling block in nearly every young housekeeper's path is the weakness of attempting to live beyond one's means, when first starting. This w* akness causes them to deny themselves many comforts and necessities, to dispense with needed hired halp and to incur much indebtedness. It aiso leads their minds from their sphere of duty and usefulness in their home and * oiiiuiunity. Thus they can neither accumulate nor be very useful in* the home. Such a life is a terrible nervous strain upon the followers. However poor the flnrmer and his wife may be, their first resolution should be to live a plain-, simple life, within their income, bestowing what attention they can afford upon worthy objects, but without regard to public approval or to display. Farmers are laborers. Their fooa should be nourishing, healthful aud properly cooked, but need not be costly. .Milk, butter, eggs, fruit, vegetables, meat of all kimls and bread of all kinds ean be P'o.liiceal upon the farm. These, with a aery few extras, will keep a table good enough faar a king. Much labor and expanse can be saved by plain cooking. Better bread, fewer rich cakes anal pml- limgs. and more canned fruits and vegetables stowed away. Use niaare eggs, milk, cream and breakfast foods, ainl not so mueh meat. This method of cooking would save many doctor's bills, and save much time and la- lior. Anothor important line of work, which in most rural communities belongs to the housekeeper, is that of overseeing the making of garden, canning fruit and caring for the chickens, family sewing an., the dairy. It makes no difference how much help a farmer's wife has, if the house is to be kept orderly, and economically, she must oversee the Booking, fruit enmiing nnal chicken raising. EDmploying household help is one of the hardest problems we have before us, and it is the same wherever we go. When one can employ a moral, mannerly girl, versed in ,'cl kimls aaf housework, this is for me il.e most satisfactory service, Hut aach girls must be well paid and kept in gaaaad society, and respected in the houselnald. Ihe neglect of paying due reapect and according proper opportunities taa inch worthy help has caused this scarcity of help in the Inline. Where one cannot pro- aane regular help, the next best subsli- tule is special help. Have a lady who Is I.eat at sewing to conn* one wa-ek early each spring ami fall to the housi*. au.l ilo the family sewing. This saves liiaiivtiiiie- coiisiiining trips to the dress-maker's economizes remnants, ami costs saa much less money. BnQiloy a woman who makes a specialty of cleaning house taa help dean ami renovate the house in the spring ami to help wash the lical claillms. Where it is possible it is a much easier way io san.I the milk to tin* creamery. A man with wagaan anal team cau ileliver the milk for llie entira* neighborhood for i'.', a*a*nts per gallon, which in aaur caaunty i-, far more profitable than churning it. Another labor saving and profitable way is to separate tin* cream from the milk in some kind of aquatic separator, which costs bul little, nnal feed tin* milk i*. calves, pigs and chickens. Housework should be planned several days ahead. Learn the best plans by past experience, by reading domestic ann Agricultural papers, and by consulting neighbors and friends upon difficult subjects. A good method is to lead, and not follow, as this plan will exert more Influence. What we wish to accomplish by good housekeeping is to keep a clean, comfortable, well furnished house, healthful fooal anal pnavisons stored away, and suitable raiment for the family. We may also add, business interests well looked alter, ami a cheerful, industrious, intelligent home circle, well trained in the duties and practices of the Golden' Utile. Recreation, reading, a miml filleal with purity and high thoughts will accomplish mueh in economizing time anal luonej anal preventing mistakes, anal wil! help ere to attain a higher and more useful ideal. Strive harder. Usefulness and r-urity are rather to tie chosen than public attention and flattery. C. W. and A Syatem for the Entire Week. 3d Premium.—I live on a farm lave lots of work to do. On Monday I put the house in order, sort the linens and mend such as can be Blended before washing, as holes in thin pieces laa'caaina* larger by rubbing. Tuesday morning I gat up at five o'clock, prepare breakfast, put on my wash baailer while breakfast cooks. After breakfast I milk flour cows, and then go to washing, aud by nine o'clock have my clothes out to dry. Then I fix up my house and have an hour and a half before noon to rest. Always have a boiled dinner every clay. I dampen the clothes iu the evenings. On Wednesday I churn and iron. Thursday is my day off, "my free day," I call it. Friday I sweep my house ano dust, clean my table ware, and get ready for Sunday. Never leave much to be done on Saturday. Saturday morning i do my baking and churning, ami clean my stoves and porches. I always take my butter, eggs, etc., to town Saturday afternoon. I milk four cows and have •bout 130 hens to cara* faar. There are four in the family, and yet I very seldom work afternoons, except such as fancy work. I always get up at 5:00 o'clock in the morning and retire at 8:00. h. H. Premiums of $1, 75 cents and 50 cents are given for the first, second and third bes?t articles for the Experience Department each week. Manuscript should be sent direct to tha Indiana Farmer Company and should reach us one week before date of publication'. Topics for discussion in future numbers of the Farmer are as follows: No. 376, May 23—Tell how to care for the work horses through the summer. No. .".77, May 30—Tell how to deal with l'?e insect pests that cause trouble in the garden. No. 378, June 0.—How should the elo- \tr field be managed, for present and future profit? Weather and Crops ln Indiana. Fraam U. S. Weather Bureau, Indiana- polis, 'Tuesday, May 12th. \V. T. Blythe, Section Director, Norn*.th gajrllna, .Vilnius - Plums, chortles .in.l neaarly ull pa*ach- cs destroya*d lay lata* frosts, apples anal -tears an tight, early "**'■** nut *.**...1 ana later plantings; Inparlii*: to |.l:nat corn* rain needed. Allen—Frost kill**.! nearly all fruit, exa*a*pt apples; wheat turning brown, a-ITa-ct of a*otal weather; ..:i!s alaoul all sown; plowing for a-ori: lu 1 is gresa, grouna] breaks **lo*l*ly; rain is needed. I'.'titon—Favorable weather for plowing, but ground hani anal airy; oats need rain. I31aa*kfcard—Hcaivy front damaged frnit l.a.ll.v; wheat ami grass growing slowly; oats all sown; most plowing done an.l a little oorn plaatad, Carroll—Froeats and too eold for a*rup growth; fruit l.a.lly ilarn.i*:.*.!; wheat aud oats loa.k fairly ,\ell; corn grouud hard anal breaks cloddy. Cass aiats coining up nicely; wheat, rye and garda-M look well, bnl growth slow; plowing Tor aorn na*arly alone, hut grouud uot lu gooal condition faar planting. Wabash Sea rial frosts alnrlng waaek; small fruit about klllaad: wheat making slow growth; oats not doing well; plowiug aud planting corn iu progress; rain needed. Warren -Wheal In fair condition; oats paaor, some bela.g plowed aip; plowing well aalvaiia-a*d, but no corn planted; ground uot ln good condition, needs ruin. White—Oats not doing well; wheat. cl..va*r and tinaalhy growing slowly; fruit nearly alt kill.*,!; bome corn planted; ground haral and cloddy. Whitley Fine weather for work, but toa'a aialal foi* erops; heavy frost 4th and sth, some fruit lift however; \vh**at and grass growing slowly; oats poor stand; very little eorn planted. Central Section. Clinton—Whentfi, oats, rye and grasses look well, but neeal rain; corn planting under way; l*.*ae!n*s. plums and small fruit practically all killed; potatoee mostly planted. Decatur t'ool, dry; peechee, i*oat*s and cherries killed; gardens backward; wheat, oats anal grass loa*.',- well; i-orn t*efng plant.*.!. Delaware—Frost inured fruit and slightly damaged eios-er. wheat looking well; plowUlg - a I ..ail . ..iitplete.l. an.l planting corn iu progress; ground hard ami cloddy. fountain—Oats and pastures look well; gooal v ha*at prospects; frost damageal clover anal fruit: Corn planting tindi'r way, lant gronnd airy and bard; l*otatoes backward; some bog eholera in nelglalaorhood of Veodcrsburg. Franklin-Too eool unal dry* for plant growth. lilt wheat ami grass look well; eorn planting ls In progress; cut worms plentiful. Hamilton—Obo] and airy, rain n.e.i. .1 badly; fruit damageal; eaarn being planted. Hanoock -weiatber favonabl** for work, too eool for erops; corn planting ln progress; wheat anal glass looking tine. Hendricks—Frost has colured wheat blada'S ana linmageil fruit; corn planting ba'guii, ground broken early la very hard to prepare for plant- In:. Henry -Wheat on rich black ground doiug well. on clay and thin ground not so well; all vegetation needs rain; corn planting under way. ground nt*t In good eonalltlon; entrants aud gnoselaetTies bnt little injur.*.!, other fruits promise only light crops. Johnson—More than half corn planted In gooal condition; too dry for wbeat. Southern -Section. Ilanl.H-n—Favorable wa*ek for plowing, too eoa*l for vegetation, growing slowly; Wheat on flat (round not loking well: late (roeaea kill.si % ot strawlM-rries. uaairly all graiaes and potato tops. Ilulaols—Dry and eool; fruit furthaT damaged hi frost; too dry for outs; wheat looks well, no ;Ii**s; j.asinres flne; plowing for corn pnagresing satisfactorily. Fla.val I Vant lulled cool. all vegetation back- v*-i:id: is*tatoes rea*oTering from effect of fra-cze; ma-ailows good; wheat was injured by hail ami freeze. Gibson—Corn planting progressing; wheat, oats nnd gr.a.-s o:i hills look well, not mua*li wheat left ln bottoms; gardening and potato planting tackward; rruit not all kllleal; rain needed. Groans—Unusually eolal for season, lee formed on the 4th fruit all killed, all vegetation la backward; wheat la not very promising. Jacko-a—Cool. dry; vegetation ma.la* slow growth; plowing for corn anal melons well advanced, and considerable planting done: pea.lies grapes and laerrles seriously injur..], other f.ti'.ts promise fair crops. Jefferson—Frost flrst days of month materially danunreal early frnit nnd strawiaerries and retarda-al growth of vega'tables; pears, late peaches and apples o. k.; plowing for r*orn under way, lata*: wheat, oats anal barley gnawing slowly. Jennings—-Heavy frost and ice on tth damaged f_*uit of al kinds, potatoes and early gardens; food week for work, mue*b ground prepared ana s.ime corn plant.-.1. I.twrence—Frost 4th and following days killed n est fruit and damaged wheat and early vegetal-Its: plowing and corn planting progressing, Martin I'r..s* ts for apples good, there will I'lso tie some peaches, pears and plums; wheat in good condition. Wham the Emperor of China telegraphed his cr.i.dolenee to the F.mperor of Japan on the death of Prince Romateo, he used the English language. The reply was also In English. rnlil a few days ago John Wanamakor was believed to carry more life Insurance than any ether American, his amount being $1,500,000. New has b»*en Oeetatrtpped l.y his son Rodman, Who, tu a.l.Iiii.,n lo the million which he carried f..r some time, lias taken out auother policy foi au equal amount. An Ohio health food company has Just Kast a saalt brought against it by a retailer in Ger- it any. who ilemaiialed $500 damages because in the pictures which the company put on cartas.ns of ils gnosis sent to the plaintiff the nose oi th** Empress a.f Germany was so blurred that It appeared lo he missing. The retailer alleged that Ihe damage to the Empress' nose made it impossible for him to sell the goods. Among the twenty girls who took part ln an amateur comic opera performance in Philadelphia the other evening were fifteen whose fathers are millionaires. It is said that the girls in question repreaented some $40,000,000. The affair was the biggest event among the Hebrews ot Philadelphia for twenty years. A tralnload of wealthy New Toners went over specially fo take pan in or witness the performance, which was given under the auspices of the Mercantile Club. |
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