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 Hi 9 I THE LATEST NEWS TUE Cl`fARLOTTIfTi')\\'.\l GUARDIAN ' lfiiltvr or' ,-\|.i. _ .PAGE 
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An excellent metllod for planting
"W3 5U'Bi_Sht is a follows:
_First stake off the ground, then
take it piece of inch ltlmber 1x2 of suf-
ficient 1971501 to reach across the
hole or excavation; bore a 1/,inch
hole in each end, cut a notch in the
uiiddle to accommodate the tree
trunk, A. Make or have the black-
smith make two %-inch iron pins one
foot long with ring in one end_ C_ To
use, place the board into a notch A,
shove your pins well down nl san
through holes B, B. Withdraw one
and BWUIS the stick arotind like a
gate, replace the pin in the ground
to mark the place, then dig the hole
lu nccomniudate trce, swing the stick
back in place, replace pin in hole
through the stick and into the hole
in the ground put the stock of tree
into notch A, and fill in the dirt and
it will set straight with the other
stakes.
As ornamental trees and shrubs are
pruned to aid in the prodllction of
flowers and foliage, the liu'wei-ing seu-
son necessarily controls the time of
priming.
Many of the early blooming shrubs
develop their flowers the year before;
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i,lHYed until just after their flowering
39390D» Deutzia. spirea, forsylhla and
HIHDY other popular shurbs are of this
,characten Soon after their flowerillr
season is over they begin to dcvelol;
buds for the next year.
» Shrubs needing heavy trimming
should be -pruned in early winter
This will result in larger blooms oil
the remaining buds. Such plants as
the hydrangea aild the clemalis
which make their flowering buds on
shoots grown the same year, should
be pruned heavily while-dormant, as
U11! Will Eive tt greater profusion of
shoots on which to develop new bud.-_
when Pruning hardy deciduous flow-
ering shrubs all deadwood should becut
Out. Struggling branches either snot-i~
ened or removed and all stickers aris-
ing from the roots should be de-
stroyed. Where shrubs are planted
in clumps branches should be cnt out.
It is A good idea to cover- the wounds
with white lend or grafting wax, ns
if a stub is left uncovered the healing
of the wound will bc left until the stub
is rooted out and the rotting stub will
be a lodging place for bacteria. and
fungus. Cut the brunch off clean and
close to the main stem, avoiding any
stub, and cover the wound with graft-
with these heavy pruning shollld be de-. ing wax melted and nppned not
SINGLE CROP
» FARMING BAD
Specialization In Profitable in
Favorable Seasons, But Often
There ts Failure.
0ne~crop farming is in vogue in
' many agricultural districts. If a manu-
facturer employs an operator he fur-
nishes him with ateady employment at
xiii seasons of the year. 'l`he profit of
1-abor is the mantlfacturer's reward. If
only one commercial article is pro-
duced the quantity is increased _to
give the operator constant employ-
ment. . _
The farmer is a producer of agricul-
tural necessities which enter into
daily consumption and to concentrate
all his energies and capital to produce
it single crop leaves him part of the
season withotit employment. The far-
mer is his own employer and does not
have to divide the profits of his prod-
ucts, and tllcrefore should arrange his
system of liushnildry to insure steady
production of soiuc agricultural output
that enters into tially consumption.
Unquestlonnbly specialization farm-
ing is profitable in favorable seasons,
but occasionally there is a partial or
total failure of the crop and the far-
mer wants sonic reserve 'product to
tide him over it disastrous season oi'
special crop exploitation. lil some lo-
calities the soil is admirably adapted
to potato culture. ln another section
to onions, and still another to horticul-
ture. When any of these Fines of hus-
bandry are foliotved they pay large
profits in favorable seasons. Another
class ~of furnlcrs are interested in
wheat or corn production, both of
which are profitable brunt-lies of agri-
culture.
The farmer engaged in specializa-
tion crops finds himself unemployed ti
part of thc year. ii his labors are rea-
sonably rewllrded for time devoted to
raising and lllui-ltetillg it crop of wheat,
corn, potatoes or fruit, it should be his
ambition to add to his agriclllturnl op-
erations the prodtiction ol' other things
that will pay a profit the balance Of
the vt-ar. To obtain the largest possi-
ble 'recoinpense i'roili ngi'iclilture the
i'ai'mer should arrangr l`0l' SIPHGY 901'
ployment the year around.
Special crops can be exploited in
conjunction with live stock husbandry.
if the farmer raises lx crop ol clover it
leaves the soil in elegant condition for
rt crop of potatoes, while the clover
will make excellent feed for live stock-
A crop of potatoes lenves the ground
in prime condition for wht-nt sccded
down to clover. Live stock industry
ln conjunction with i-lD@C|f\| °\`0l‘ 9"*
duction will not only give thc i`lirmer
remunerative employlnt-nt nt all scri-
'l\on|, bitt the rotation of crollfl “lid
feeding live stock will keep UD the
fertility 'of tile land. -
. Hog House Floor.
The hog house floor nuiy be ce-
ment one part with six to ellilli DUNS
.ravei for a foundation and covered
vrllb one inch of a illin mixture con-
taining one part cement with two of
,.|°,,n_ gnarp sand. Roughen the sur-
fuce; otherwise it will be slillllefy-
Value of`Ewe
If n ewe dics her ficet-c will pny her
fnnomi exllf-"Hrs: if Sli" "i"‘-“- h""
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GANG PLOW
~ HORSE EVENER
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Method of Attaching Six Ho;-seg
to Farm Imhlement with
Satisfaction - By
Georle Hanne. Q
Here is a sketch of a six-horse even-
er for gang plow. As shown, two
horses are placed ahead and fotir
abreast. The device is made of a
piece of oak plank and a common tour-
horse evener set on top of it and fas-
tened with strap iron as on a wa-
gon tongue. The holes in the evener
are bored at the rate of two to one; two
inches to the two horses to one inch
to four. The evener is made of suf-
ficient length so that the hole for the
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two horses comes under the tongue.
Then it is connected with a chain to
the front evener. This evener can
also be used as a five-horse evener
by changing the holes in the planks
and using three horses instead of
four. _
Unique nsiatlontnip di Potato.
V An authority tells us that the pota-
to has 'a large and unique, relation-
ship. Tobacco, tomatoes, eggplant
and peppers belong to the family
Probably that is why the potato bug
is so often destructive to these crops.
it is asked: How can it potato grow
other potato vines fro`m the `eyes,
since it is not rt root, fruit or seed?
That is answered by way of illustra-
ltionz A stein of almost any plant
will produce another plant from the
plnce where the leaves come out on
il, if one will break oft a piece oi'
rose bush and plant it in a favorable
place it will produce another rose
| bllsh, just as it potato will produce an-
lother vine.
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Water Shade Trees.
llow many people neglect to wntei'
their shnde trees and flower bed:-li’
The editor of this department knows
ln Texas man who is still gathering
lfrcsh roses from his bushes, when all
l his neighbors, in fnct, most of the resi-
Idcnts of his town, can only point tc
ltheir withered, parched bushes and
ltrees. This man, on the hottest day
inf the year, had his home grown flow-
... it-rg on the table, and they were nl-
lnosl as fresh as flowers would lool:
lin curly summer. He simply waterif
lhls tl-ces and flowers; waters thenl
‘,.|g|,¢__and they rctum him, for his
When apples are scarce it is very-
impurtant to conserve them to best
ndvnlltage. So very many families
are without apples during most of
the \vinter,. Often persona remark to
nic that they had quite a lot of ap-
pics at gatllcrlng time. hilt they
\vou|dn‘l lit-ep. N0\v"vvhy is this? \Ve
know it is the business of a sound
applc to keep till its ccll striictlire is
iliokeii down by over-ripening, un-
less iillel'fcl'cd with by an outside
ugcnt. This agent play be a bruise.
a rotten apple or too great warmth.
Apples do not rot tllroligh pure cus-
si‘dlit:ss._ The farmer will drive his'
jolt wagon ilito the orchard and then
Mick nnd pour into it apples of vari-
ous varieties and every conceivable
grade of roiicniless and soundness.
writcs,.ioe A. Burton ill Farillers' Re-
vicw. Wilt-it the box is full. all thc
plckrrs sit on the apples while they
orc drivcll to the place of deposit.
The pickers are oil the apples with
If we have a full crop of appfes it
is still more important that we
handle them intelligently. lf prop-
erly done, they become of commer-
cial importauee. (‘ar ful grading is
a prime essential wlfen apples are 1,
plenty. _
The buyer has innny opportunities
and he is sure to discriminate against
any careless packing. it is a moral
duty of the apple grower to pack his
apples honestly, - whether of high
or low grade. If lie does not he is
not holiest. But the rule will not
work both ways. ll. is not proof that
i am honest because my apples are
well packed. Packing apples is B
business proposition with us. We
puck them so for the money there is
ill if. We cannot afford to sell a bar-
rcl of deceptive apples. Of course
we sell low-gl'allc apples, but it is
uildcrstond they are such. I nm sure
that we feel more anxiety about the
condition of our apples than do the
their fect while they scoop up with
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dragged across the apples on its way
in the bin. If there were any sound
lapplea they are probably bruised or
bcsmirchcd with rot and compelled to
lie against a rotten neighbor. No
Ewonder “o\ir apples wollldn't keep."
'if a few did try to keep. the children
.ing them out first. trying to find s
_possible one to take to school.
| The farmer's apples be-long to him
and he -has just ao many, whether
they are in one pile or four piles. lf
he will properly sort them out he will
find one pile ought to go to fllellogs
at once, another is good for present
use in the house, another can be used
1 little later and the sound ones kept
for winter. lie ought to know that n
rotten apple is already past useful-
ness, n specked one will soon be rot-
_tt-n, as will also it sound one if asso-
ciated with a rotten one. 1-
botll hallils half a dozen at a time we would pack olir apples from it
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parties to whoili we sell. How good
know because commercially we can-
not take such risks. l
Apples should be picked in medium'
sized baskets and not bruised. This
means that they inllst be placed in
the baskets by hand and neither
dropped ilor tossed. They should be
in-tuled in these same baskets--on a
spring wagon to the packing stand,
|'>o not pour them ill tt' box there but
sort them from the basket. 'The fol- /‘HQ
lowing is the procedure with ua: A
basket of apples is placed on the
lable directly in front of the sorter.
Around this is grouped four empty'
baskets. 'l`llere are four grades-Nu.
i, No. 2, culls and castaways. or as
we say, mill culls. These grade bas-,
kets should always occupy the same
relative position so the sorter
through habit will place each grade
where it belongs. I
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A FOR CALF FEEDING s'rEi=l-ilsili”
System Gives Utmost Satisfaction and Permits Youngstert
to B0 Fed Individually - By
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A form of combined stnnchion and
manger for calf feeding is illustrated
in a bulletin published by the Michi-
Ban Experiment station and is recom-
mended at- bt-ing very couvenient."l`he
principle -ln which the stanchion is
built is not claimed to be new; the
use dates back a number of decades.
but the especial application and ad-
justment of the one hereafter describ-
ed presents some new features. This
particular model is produced as the
result of three years’ trial, having un-
dergone several changes since the
first one was installed. 'l‘his i`ppli~
ance can be adjusted so as to accom-
modate the calf fronl birth up to i2
months of age. The calves are con-
fined ln the _stanchions at feeding
time only. After the calf has been
secured the milk bucket is placed in
the manger; when the milk is con-
sumed ,the bucket is removed and en-
silage and meal supplied, followed by
hay. By using this stanchion method
of feeding the maximum number of
calves can be kept in a minimum
amount of space in a clenn,‘healthy,
thrifty condition, providing they are
given access to the outdoor yardage.
The average size ot' the i'our calf pens
in the dairy barn, including manger
space is 15 feet three inches by 12
feet 3 inches. Eucli pen accotnnlo-
dates eight, calves up to five or six
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_` W5-‘r 'wr ng g pp es ‘ _, lwo pens in the grade herd barn ac-
commodating six calves each is 9 feet
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INCREASE IN
STOCK RAISING
Noteworthy Feature in Industry
Is Improvement of Breeds
in All Kinds of
- Animals.
l ln the past several years American
lcnttle breeders have sent some of their `
llinest blood to the Argentine Republic.
`Souili Anlerica, and that country has'
been rapidly improving its native
breeds with this better blood. The
American consul in Buenos Ayres
writes tllnt the country is rapidly ill-
rrensing its cattle and regularly ex-
ports bcei' to Eligllsil markets. lil
1895 there were 2i,79i,5ld brad of cat-
tle there and ill i908 there were 29.-
ll6,ti2:'» head. As compared with other
l-ountries Argentina rnllks third ill the
number of cattle. Russia, \vifll lil,-
ll(l0,000 llend, slnnds first, and the
linited States follows with 69,000,000
llcl1d._
A noteworthy feature in the stock-
lraising industry is the improvement
of breeds of all classes of anilflala. in
the last cattle census it was found
that 3.4 per cent. of the entire num-
ber were thnroughbreds, and 51.7 per
cent. were improved croasbrccds. it
lvvas found that many fields that had
heretofore been sown to wheat werel
now devoted to cattle raising oil in-`
ltenslve principles of the industry. The
value of the cattle of Argentina is es-
timated at $928,686,834. Diseases of
cattle and other live stock have been
comblted so successfully tif.-lt the dis-
eases are either stamped onl or con-
fined to isolated cases and to small
,territorial areas. I
Considerable uneasiness has het*
which Argentine live cattle have not '
been freely admitted into the United
Kingdom. Aa an effort to this restric-
tion on the live cattle market, a prom-
cut by il feet il inches. Of course,
ll :ill :ases except one, the calves
i:l\c a. cess to yardage at will.
Refer ring to the illustration for de-
ising trade of cattle on foot has been “|790 li€BCFil>"°l1. U18 l!01l0lll Of UH!
opened with Spain and Italy. |
Speaks in Butter. ` I
The white spccks in butter are due
to poor ripening of the cream, says
the Epitonlist. l
Some of the cream has"wheyed off"
and decomposed and the casein basl
gathered in clots and the whey has
separated from the cream. These
clots of curd will not churn out. They'
remain in the biltter as clots and ai-
wnys look wllitc. Artificial coloring`
has no effect upon them, and winter
o'r summer they spoil the looks of the
butter. Greater care in ripening the
crcam is called for, but even in
crealncries there are limes' when
lilesc colorless clots form and the
sure way to db is fo strain the cream
into the churn. Then the clots do not
get into the churn and are not found
in the butter.
Moles Not Enemies.
Much complaint is and always has
been made of destruction in gardens
nild fields by inoles._ This seeming
dt-struction is only apparent, for the
inole docs more good than it doc
harm. The most hnrm that it doo
is in plowing tip the lawn and soil il
t-ultlvaled places, allowing it to dl
out ill summer and causing tlfeplanl
on the ridges to wither and die ll
dry wcntiler. ` `
Largest Tobacco Farm. -
The largest iollact-ti farm in fn-
wnrld, coiiluiiiliig 25,000 nl~rcs,lnnpn
Ainslcrdnnl. fin. Ilcrc is grown abut
one-lhird of all ilit- Suinatrn loin-lt~r
in-'oil for cigar \vi'ap|lci'.~i in ti. -
amvnnlnned bv the strict British in l
Unltcll States
tmln:<».i~. 18 inches wide. consisting of
'inch hemlock, is 6 inches above the
oor, As the front of the manger
. built on rather than against the
.othim it leaves the inside bottom
.cnsureinent of,the manger 16 inches.
‘ne side oi the manger over which
no cali‘s neck is placed in feeding is
inches above the bottom, one-half
rl this distance being tuken up by a
lc-i, thc balance by the bottom frame-
o--lt oi' the stanchion resting on it.
'\~- top part of the manger over
1"-h the calf feeds is 15 inches
ovc the floor and should not be
li- higher, as even this is rather
tl. im' the new l:orn calf. The young-
» 'dives can feed over this, btlt
oliid not he left fastened during the
_\', as- iln-\' could not lie down com-
' ply. '|`il»- =-ide of the manger next
"cd "Ili-.\‘ is practically 2 feet
- ~-“ll '."-_. lccl -ll ove the floor; the
-- ulvln lo till- part of the man-
l -- vt»l,\- dt-cldcd advantage, espe-
I- nl i"'i i"2. “nd removing buck-
*-‘ln lin- r-nil is fastened in the
~ v n ll ll c slope than that
-in -ui lie tv--ii. Tile nlnnger
1- '-'F off evciy two feel; this
 -llc vuinin-um width. for
-- 5' i-' -if-\|~l~ "until lol' tht' young
.--‘4-l- r.l";<- lump would bc de.
1'-.i lin- the l'l>|'-_nhngv oi the older
a l"~ nip.--l pnriilions extend
'e:fi Q ~- as fll-- <-ui'vt>d line
-r :.  \ll.eli'atioi\. but ihisis the
-.l :».pl_- |'t:lt\ll~c oi the lixlnre, as
is is---fit-lv lol' cnc calf to. rcacnl
1-- and --nth -lnoilici' o|li"s cars ll
ii- n' :intl t~il>'il:\gc is not |ll'0lnpll_\'
by boarding up from the manger to
the dotted line shown between A B.
The front or stanchiun part of the dx-
ture is 3 feet ti1,§ inches high and
slopes away from the iuunger to ill-
crt-ase its capacity andgive the calf
the benefit of a little more spread in
throwing the bend up to remove it
from the open stanchiou. The stan-
cbiuus are made of welllseaaoned 1
inch elm and no breaks have occurred
thus far. The youngest calves do not
require more than 5 inches space for
the neck when confined. The stan-
chion frames are bored with a num-
ber of holes so that the movable up-
right pieces can be shifted according
to the size of the calf. Aa calves ap-
proach the yearling stage and their
horns interfere with the working oi
the stanchion the movable piece may
be removed and the animal allowed tc
go free while feeding. 'l‘his system has
given the utmost satisfaction, permit-
ting calves to be fed individually ac
cording to their needs and entirely
preventing the many bad habits so
frequently acquired by the pail fed
calf.
DISEASE GERMS
Milk Contaminated in Various
Ways From Time It Leaves
Cow Until It Reaches Table.
Thr-re are it hundred and one places
where milk can be containinaled from
the time it is drawn from llie udder
till it reaches the table in the forlli
of sweet milk, crcanl, or butter. First,
it great deal of bacteria, impurities
anti disease germs get into the milk
at the baln or lot ill which the cows
are kept. Second, a great maiiy more
oi' these nvve their existence in milk
to the atterdallt and the place in
which llic mi‘k is kept.
The moment the cow allows signs
of being ill, or when even a slight
eruption is noticeable, a person may
contract disease by partaking of her
lnilk.
impure water is another way in
which milk is contaminated. if the
cow is compelled to drink out of a
mud hole, filled with disease germs,
alle cannot help blit drink a large
number of those germs into her sys-
tein, some of them being sure to reach
the milk.
Milking the cow into an open pail
when the barn is filled with dust, and
from which there hangs an untold
number of dirty cobwebs, or milking
her in an offensively smelling lot,
where the filth is ankle deep, or milk-
ing a cow where `udder, flanks and
legs are ctlvered with dirt and filth-
in such cases it is impossible to avoid
contamination of the milk.
We believe that more disease germs
are given the liulnan family through
milk than are given in any other
agency; and we also believe that less
attention 'is paid to the care of milk
than to uny- other food consumed
upon the table.
CROSS-CUT P
SAW SUPPORT
Pieces of Light Timber Attached
to lt Make It Possible for
Ono Mun to Oper-
ICO.
Two pieces of lath or other light
strip of wood bored together as shown
nt ll in the accompanying illustra-
tion, will stiffen-a cross-cut saw so
that one man will be able to saw with
it without dilliculty. The strips of
wood tend to control the wabble of
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Btrtmgthenlng Saw.
thc free ond. A piece of stove wire
twisted round the saw and a strip at
-,.1--I .snr lin- mill; is .-otisizllictl.
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Li will :Rd in keeping it in place. A
win- twisted about the lathe at 3
\\t'| ht-in to mnintaln ‘he atrenzth
ly Alloc Lucinda Wynn ‘
l lvnen i ai-at saw “uncle stephen"
,ho was so gray, bent and toothlosl
that l could almost believe him when
he told me that he was in existence
before the hills just in sight beyond
lllc fields. 'l`he small boys of the
nclghborliood looked upon him with I
kllld of superstitious awe, and as they
-bathed lil the cool stream or lhied
|,-cbbles al the froiicsome little perch
that could be seen in its clear water
l lin-_v told each other in low tones that
- "Uncle Stephen," long, long years be-
`-fore, had "dug out Sandy creek and
pllcd up thc hills on the ‘other side."
iiike most of the old negroes,
"Uncle Stephen" did not know his
age, but always reckoned lime front
sonic event that greatly impressed
lila simple, superstitious mind. When
asked the number of his years he
would say: "l dunno 'zactly, but l
was 12 dt- same _vear flat de stars
fell."
lie was a comical figure on Sun-
days ami holidays, when dressed in
his best clothes. lie wor_e an old.
brown, battered beaver hat, and, on
warm days, a linen coat that had once
been white. When my mischievous
young bl-other remarked upon the
superanuuated appearance of this
coat, he said, half playfully: ‘Go ’way,
chile, dis coat was in circulation befo'
you was bo‘n."
- He prided himself on his fine mart-
lners, and whenever a lady addressed
ihim, took off bil hat, and. bowing
'solemnly anti profoundly, held it in
lhis hand until she had passed on,
‘lie was in a constant state of tbank~
_flilness, and would say: "l thank you,
sir," for a scolding as well as i'or 3
favor. '
Passing through the yard one day
1| saw him sitting motionless with his
,head bent on his band. He had been
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weary, was resting upon R IBFSG
hickory log. A crepe myrtle Cast il!
shadow over the gray HEUFG. and
showed its pink petals slowly down
until they rested upon the brill of
ills old brown hat. He had enter-
tained us often with stories o_f.hls
life “befo‘ de war," and I wondered
if he were living over, in dreams, the
years when he was young and strong,
when he was spoken of as the “test
hand on the plat-e;" the moonlit eve-
nings, when he sat in the door of .his
little cabin “in the quarters." singing
the favorite plantation songs to the
accompaniment of his banjo, while
his wife sal near-by rockilig a little
one to sleep, keeping lime to the
father's music' those davs when his
  voice swelled ,ystrongest _and sweeteltt
in the church gatherings, the bap-
ilzlngs and the camp meetings.
Now the limbs were stiff and inac-
tive, the voice weak and treble, and
the wife of ills _voulh had his for
nlany years in the graveytt:'d on the
hill-slope.
1 went up to hiiu anti said, softly:
".\i‘c you well lo-day, lint-le Stephen?"
l-le looked up, smiled, shook his
head and said: ".\'o, Miss Alicei
l’s got do inisci'_v ill dis old..__.l!.i\.i?k
ngin, and I was scltin' here restin'
and wonderln’ if dc iiord would for-
give a poor old nigger like me at de
last." 9
l in surprise T said: "\\'hy_ Uncle
Stephen, are you not a Chi‘istlsn'."’
- l-le replied: ".\'o, miss; i'se a
backslider. I tlsetl to be a 'zorter,' but
I done let my 'liglon drap. De church
went too deep in my pocket, l would
n bin willin' to gib 15 cents a month,
but dey wanted me to gib a dollar.
No, sir!" ,
Uncle Stephen was faithfulness
itself to the family he served.
Though too old to work in the Held,
he was invaluable in the yard _and
garden. l-le knew how to raise the
very finest of sweet potatoes and
watermeions. Proud was he Wllell
they were praised as the largest
and best in 'the country. Honest,
truthful, trustworthy, we never felt
uneasiness about the home if left
in Uncle Stephen's care. One shm-
mer"ai‘l"the famiy were away for
two weeks. The nltllli Wére Shen!
in sleepless vfglls by Uncle Stellhell
for fear some midnight maraugler
might visit the fowlliouse or the
barn. -"-
1 had been attending _ school and
when I went home last summer for
the vacation l missed the uid, bent
figure and cheery salutatior.. One day
'the winter before he failed to appear
at the usual time, but as he sometimes
Iwent away to lpend_ several days
i with his married daughter, the family
' did not wonder nt. his absence. After
lthree days had passed, however and
l he had sent no word. some one went
, to seek him in his little house, where
` he lived an alone.
They were grieved and oonsciehco-
stricken to find that the poor -old
man had lain sick for three days
with no medicine or food. He wal
‘made as comfortable as possible, s
'physician was at dues sent for and
,all that kind friends could do _Ill
done, but their ell-e vm of no
I avail.
l
He 'died after a few days of auf-
fering. His int worth were .ex-
. pressionii of thanks to the "S006 While
folks" whom he had loved andaeryed
so lonl. 0 ‘
in death he seems to keep watch
still over the home where they dwell.
His grave lies nearby on the green
hillside. under a tangle of jessaxitlne
vines, where the magnolia fret-,s drop
their rose-colored couoa and the mock-
' ins: birds sing to cacli other all the
mn” ww' nm n V ° at-l-vice bcatity of bloom. _ ~ _ ` ` _ """‘ l'  ' ' ` H " V "` ‘ " ` ' ‘ day. `
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