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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1910)
MALHEUR EtTTERPlirsiL D a BY FORCE OF CHEEK By LAWRENCE ALFRED CLAY Q (Copyright, tgio, br Associated Literary Prat.) Col. Alexander . Blufflngton of the suburban village of Grantvllle, was a terror. He had been retired on half pay, and he blamed the United States for not retaining him ten years longer. As the postmaster was the only representative of the United States at hand, the colonel made It a practise to go to the offlce once a day and tell him what be thought of . his old government. The colonel was a terror to such of bis neighbors as kept a dog or chickens. He was a terror to the mayor and aldermen of the village. He would stand at his gate and shake bis fist at speeding autolsts; he would thunder at a tramp In a way to make the poor fellow wish be had perished in the California earth quake; he would Insist on telling war stories to callers, and if they did not shiver he had no further use for them. People used to whisper that they felt pity for the colonel's wife, and more than pity for bis daughter, Miss Mamie, and yet, queerly enough, those were the only two people for miles around who were not afraid of bim. He blustered around borne, and almost dally threatened to dis cbarge the cook, and to lead a riot against the United States and many other things, but neither wife nor daughter called on the neighbors to protect them. The daughter simply said nothing, while the wife stood- it as long aa possible and then mildly observed: "Alexander, If you keep, on storm ing around and talking so loud you will end by driving the cat from the house, and she is one of the best mousers we ever had." Therefore! the only fault to be found with the colonel and his bluff was the fact that be made young men afraid of htm, and In so doing be kept them away from the bouse. ' There ' were half a dozen' who would ' bave the rsujc n you s-l liked to call on Miss Mamie. Indeed, there were half a dozen who did call, but only once. When the colonel got through with them they were glad to find themselves out doors and still living. Many and many a time the daughter wondered to herself If there was not a young man somewhere In this world who had the nerve to stand up to her father, but the months passed away, and be came not. The aforesaid young man was on the trail, however. His name was Kenneth Aldrich. He was a medi cal graduate. He opened an offlce In Grantvllle. He did it without con sulting the colonel He did It without caring two cents whether the colonel was at the battle of Bull Run or Waterloo. One day at the poatofflce a mutual acquaintance Introduced Miss Mamie Blufflngton and Dr. Kenneth Aldrich. When they separated he said to him self that there was the girl he was going to make his wife, and she won dered If he were the one to quiet her father's roars. It was less than a month after the Introduction, and the doctor had had opportunities to lift his hat and bow to the young lady several times, when CoL Alexander Blufflngton went down to the poatofflce one day to tell the postmaster that this republics could not possibly endure for another five years. Tbe postmaster said he didn't care whether It could or couldn't, and tne colonel said he would have him removed for a tory. and then started for home. On tbe way he encountered an automobile. He bad never turned out for anything smaller than a bouse, and be held the road this time. Tbe result was that he was knocked down and rolled about In the most undignified way. Dr. Aldrich was at band to pick the colonel up and have blm carried home. His leg and back and wrist were hurt. Even while the doctor was applying the bandages, tbe mighty man of war raised his wrathful voice and ordered him out He wanted old Dr. Cor win; he didn't propose to be practised on by a young student! It was a case of cheek on the part of the young stu dent to enterfere. Dr. Aldrich fin ished bis work and then said: "Stop that roaring! Dr. Corwln won't come here. It's my case, and no other medical man will interfere Tou are not badly hurt, but if you go on roaring you will bring on fever. Tou ought to be arrested for not get ting out of tbe way. There, there no use to explode. I shall call again tbls evening." "And you'll find the .door locked against you!" exclaimed the purple faced patient Then ril bave yoo arrested for wi'full neglect of your injuries. There's a iUU law to cover your case." Mother and daughter were not in the room, but were within hearing distance. When the doctor had de parted the mother aatd: "Wonderful young doctor, Unt ur ies, really wonderful." "He seems to understand case." "Oh, yes. he seems to understand." That evening, when the doctor called again Colonel Blufflngton was ready for him. He had brought up reinforcements and meant fight. The door had not been locked, but tbe colonel was ready to say: "Sir, I forbid you to touch me! If you do It will be assault and bat tery and you shall suffer." The doctor continued to remove the bandages. "I will prosecute you to the dead line!" The doctor gently massaged the bruises and applied arnica. "I have witnesses that 1 ordered you out of the bouse. Tou are as saulting a helpless man, sir!" The bandages were deftly replaced, and the doctor said be was now quite sure that no bones had been broken. "And the United States government shall be Informed, sir the United States government! If necessary, troops, will be sent here!" "This powder," said the doctor, as he called in the Indies, "should be given every three hours. It Is to guard 'against fever. I hope you will not have to sit up with him more than this one night." "Wife daughter, my army revol ver!" demanded the colonel. "His mind Is wandering a little, but the powders will have a good effect I will look in in the morning." The colonel swore he wouldn't take the powders, but he did. He swore that he would be prepared Rj shoot next morning, but dropped to sleep like a lamb. He was looking puzzled and doubtful next morning when the doctor called, but he felt it his duty to record to bristle up and say: "As soon as I get out of this you will get Into Jail!" The doctor felt his pulse, made him run out .his tongue, renewed the band ages and whistled softly to himself. Then he said: "See here, colonel, I want to talk to you." "I'll have a Judge talking to you in a week or so!" "All bluff! Drop it! I'm a young doctor, but I mean to be an old one some day. I'm not a beggar. I've got the money to see me through. I've met your daughter, and am Inter ested. -1 i.hall call : here medically about three times more, and then 1 shall call socially. If it's a case of love,- and I believe it will be, I shall become your son-in-law. Oh, you needn't get ready to roar. Tou can't beat destiny, and this Is destiny. Tou've got to have a medical man In the family to guard you against apo plexy, and I want a father-in-law who can tell me war stories. That's all. Keep quiet today and no one need sit up with you tonight Morning, colo nel." Three days later the colonel sat up in bed and told the doctor a war story. At the end of the week he told him two. At the end of three months, when Miss Mamie sought her mother one day and blushingly whispered a secret in her ear, the mother held up her hands end exclaimed: "Didn't I tell you he was a wonder ful doctor the very first day he came!" "And and father?" asked the girl. "Oh, he won't roar. He's got all over that. It'll be so nice to have you live right along here with us!" Preserving Ginger In China. The United States buys practically all Its preserved ginger from China, 600,000 pounds imported annually having an Invoiced unit value of six and one-half cents, on which a duty of one cent a pound and 35 per cent, ad valorem is levied. As one-half of the supply of preserved ginger comes from Hong Kong, the following re port by Vice Consul Ceneral Stuart J. Fuller will be of Interest: "The preserving of ginger Is en tirely In the hands of the Chinese, and the ginger manufactured In Hong Kong is famous over the world. Tal Loong, Man Loong and Sun Sing ope rate the largest plants. Tbe raw gin ger is brought into the colony from the southern provinces of China, clean ed and soaked, and then mixed with sugar and boiled. After this it is kept in casks for a number of days until ready for packing. It Is ship ped in bulk In casks and also packed In Jars, the latter being packed so many to the case or to the barrel. A similar mode of procedure Is followed in preparing Chinese chow-chow, or preserved fruit with a ginger base; but in the case of the latter the fruit must be stoned as well as cleaned." Madman's Break for Freedom. A lunatic in Norrlstown, Pa., wol bis freedom tbe other day through a baseball match. While the game be tween two teams of insane patients on the lawn of the Norrlstown hos pital for the insane was in progress, one player knocked the ball over thf centerfleld fence for a home run. Wil Ham RoeJ, another inmate of the in stltution, who was playing In center field, leaped over the fence after thf ball. The players waited for his re turn to go on with the game, but Reed failed to reappear. Then It dawned on the guards that the patient had escaped. - In the' Good Old Days. Times have not changed so greatly In some respects as some would Imag ine. A Venetian writing 400 years ago of life In England said that he found love of no account In determining marriage Beauty, wit. Intellect, or whatever else a girl might possess, weighed little when compared with money. Parent treated their children so brutally that girls wero eager to marry any sort of men to get away from the terrible discipline under which they lived. Tbe girl that could offer the most money got the beef man. Scandalized. "Mother, wby are you running awaj from those other horses?" m rhiirl. I simolr cannot stand hearing those old gossips traduce your father. They say be is a uors wiia a very faat record." Life. Long Ago. It is generally suspected that every rich old bachelor has learned to say ao Ribbon Effects By JULIA BOTTOMLEY. NOTHING Is prettier in ribbon ar rangements -than a bow and ends in simple or in elaborate designs. But one may not always arrive at the desired effect by the use of bows. A shape may be modified or changed In appearance by building it in one direction or another with ribbon ar ranged in loops. Flower forms may be copied or simulated, and nothing Is more fashionable than small, com pact roses and foliage made of rib bon. These examples are given here of ribbon In unusual arrangements. In the first a cap-like shape covered with big velvet poppies is lengthened at the back with wired loops of heavy satin ribbon. These bowB redeem the shape, lifting It from the common place Into one of those which the French have described as "the fleeting profile" shapes. They are full of GIRL'S OUTING COSTUME 4 This pretty costume, designed espe cially for boating or sailing, is of white linen trimmed with bands of blue and white striped linen. The skirt is made with a group of plaits at each side, above which it Is ornamented with buttons, and Is encircled about knee high, with an inserted band of the striped linen. The blouse has a blb-Uke plastron Of the material ornamented with but tons. The sailor collar and cuffs are embroidered with anchors and trim med with the bands of striped linen. The odd cravat and the girdle are of black liberty. A New TIs. A fetching new tie that gives a touch of color to a dark or white cos tume is made from bias satin or vel vet formed into inch wide folds. These are ended with bunches of tiny flow ers and leaves, while a similar bunch holds tho leaves together in front Stenciling Hints. When stenciling a design for a wallpaper frieze, draw the diapered pattern on heavy paper so as to al low the skeleton design to bold firm ly together after the sprays have been cut out from stencil plates. Cut out each piece of the drawing with a sharp knife, and lay It on a rough piece of the cardboard so that the edge of the knife Is not turned. Prepare each piece to resist the action of tbe color by sizing or by shellac dissolved in methylated spirits. Mix the color with one-third pic ture copal varnish and two-thirds turpentine, using only a small por tion at a time, as it Is very volatile. Then dab tbe color all over tho sur face of the design with a stencil brush. You will then be ready to ap ply it to the walla. Black Waist ... m In f'ferntan 1m ven moro popular now than at the od of last scuton. wl.to it was hailed style. The loops in this Instance are made overloops of boned wire sewed to the shape at the back. A pretty drooping brimmed round hat. having the brim edge finished with a shirring of velvet shows plait lngs of ribbon and velvet bows poised together about the round crown. This forms a sort of rosette. In which the plaited ribbon sets, and the result makes one thing of a flower. In fact each velvet and ribbon decoration is much like a huge pansy In shape. The pretty hat. which is of king's blue felt, needs no other decoration. A hat for a miss faced with change able taffeta gathered in the under brlm, Is bound with a puff of velvet A collar of ribbon about the crown is finished with a very full plaiting or shirring of ribbon at the left front Such a hat is ideal for a miss of 16 or more years, and is quite within the range of amateur millinery to make. JEWELS FOR DAY AND NIGHT Precious and Seml-Preclous Stones Very Much In Evidence on All Occasions. With low-cut necks narrow velvet collars set with three or five gradu ated ornaments of paste set in old sil vered metal are smart and becoming with both afternoon and evening gowns. Earrings do much to break the line of a long neck with a collarless gown. Lovely new ones are shown in Paris ian diamonds, colored stones and ba roque pearls. A good looking set of earrings has a bowknot and dangler of diamonds with baroque drop; another set that screws on has three baroque pearls, ono above the other, connected by Jeweled chains with amethyst drops. A shield-shaped corsage ornament of Parisian diamonds and French em eralds, with a shoulder catch to cor respond, gives a brilliant finish to a low-necked evening gown. The woman of bony neck should purchase one of the high dog col lars of rows of seed pearls crossed by narrow side bars and a square cen tral bar of Parisian diamonds. For traveling or sports the watch bracelet is growing in favor. One of the new ones has a flexible woven strap and buckle of gold wire set with a red enamel watch studded in pearls. On a gray suede wrist strap is a small watch of gold rims studded with alternate rubies and pearls or sapphires and pearls. Cheaper for hard wear are tan or gray suede bracelet with a small open-faced gold or sliver watch. A fascinating ornament of French Jewelry that can be used for the hair or corsage Is a pair of Mercury wings set to form a hollow that can encircle the hair knot Winter Skirts. Dance frocks for the debutante, and those for tbe thenter, are made with short skirts. Skirts for the older woman touch the floor, or train slight ly, but both classes preserve the ef fect of the "shackle." Some smart bouses have put out skirts with eight or ten narrow gores, and an occasion al "picture" skirt Is shown which is full and gathered into a corded round or pointed waist But these are the exception. Harper's Basar. as a novelty. The veiled effect Is more pleasing and satisfactory in a waist than a skirt, since It gives a color effect which cannot bo obtained by pipings or bands. There Is a beautiful menHallno, woven in tho designs and colorings of the famous India shawls, which Is used exten sively in combination wtth black for waists. The plain black silk waists are worn a great deal. The an artoat of them have a narrow round yjk of white lace, which gives tbera a dressy appearance, relieving the sombernoss of the black. i Hints for Ironing Day. ' Let the busy housewife one'tr, this plan when ironing, and s will no longer cling to tho old ino bod of Ironing handkerchiefs. Vrm cob ono out carefully with a hot iron, and lay aside, one on tho top of tho others. In a flat pile. Later on, 'while resting, fold in the usual croaat. It Is not netessary to tho beauty of a handkerchief that the creases bo- v. dent, and in this way tho labor, of Ironing U shorten,! REV. THOMAS I. GASSON, . HEADS BOSTON COLLEGE With tho recent development of plans for a new Boston college, on University Heights. Newton, the name of its president R Thomas I. Gasson, S. J has been brought promi nently before the public, says Hu man Life. He is a recog nized authority in all that makes for true progress, genial and easy of ap proach in Ms personality, and stern In his principles of right and wrong. His sense of humor is very keen, and he has many an opportunity of exer cising it He tells a story of some little boys in a sodality, several years ago, who, when they found he was to be their' director, laid down the law In no mistaken terms regard ing the sermons they wanted. "Don't preach more than ten minutes,", they said; "we don't like long sermons." This to a man accustomed to hold his listeners interested tor long dis courses. Even when the Joke Is against him, he enjoys it, and his friends have many a laugh over incidents droll enough in themselves, but droller still from his way of telling them. Intel lectual though he is, he loves little ones dearly, no matter what their creed or color. At the close of a visit to Oldtown, Me., recently, he brought a little Indian lad back to BoBton with him to see the sights. The lad's wonder grew with everything new he saw, and the elevated railway ex cited his intense admiration. He wanted samples of everything to brtna back with him, but when the sam ples Included such trivial things as railways and typewriters, kind and generous though Father Gasson was, he had to refuse. People from every walk of life come to him for advice, from the day labor sr in his overalls to the polished pro fessor with his "Ologies" and "Isms." As a lecturer Father Gasson is also well known, and of late years espe cially, he has attracted large aud'. ences at various literary organizations- He is always to the fore when there is a question of the uplifting of the people, or raising the standard of education. Questions, whether of men tal or moral development, , are each and all of great importance to him, and each and all are treated in a masterly way. England's by nationality, but Amer ica's by adoption, he has made him self the friend and adviser of thou sands of men and women, both learned and unlearned. BARONESS VON SUTTNER AN APOSTLE OF PEACE All through her life an advocate and laborer for the cause of peace, it la not surprising that Baroness Bertha von Suttner, known throughout Europe yes, throughout the civilized world because of her books and her ef forts for universal freedom from warfare, should again, this year, be one of the winners or tne Nobel peace prize. This feminine apostle of the splendid cause Is a most gracious woman and a clever conver sationalist The friend of everyone in terested in arbitration, she has mot celebrated people of many countries and is therefore a most Interesting speaker. She talks fluently In many languages and Is a broad-minded, deep thinking woman, free from prejudice. This devoted Austrian lady was born BT vears ago at Prague, daughter of the late Field Marshal Count Frans von Klnsky, a member of one of the moHt ancient and famous houses of Austria. One would hardly expect an apostle of peace to arise from the war libA house of Klnsky. or that a mem ber of that arlstocratlo family would devote her entire life to working for the people, persuading them that the only thing that can save the nations Is a universal peace. The early life of the countess was passed at Vienna, and, owing to ber father's high post if.n it was verv brilliant furnishing her with much information that has been useful In ber work. The numer ous books she has written show a great knowledge of life in all its aspects. When quite a young girl the Count ess Klnsky was engaged to Prince Wittgenstein, and It was his early death In battle that brought to her forcibly all the horrors of war. For many years she mourned her lover and she was no longer young when she met and married Baron Oundacar wm Ruttner. The baron sympathised In all her views and with his help she has oomrjllttbed much that sne migni otherwise have been unable to fulfllL He also was a writer, and be did mucn for the cause of peace. Th baroness has a thorough knowl edge of English literature and her books are the result of her reasoning and her wide reading. The baroness Is president of tbe Austrian Peace so ciety and is vice-president of the In ternatlonal Peace bureau at Bern. Applause Under Difficulties, nnia A the novelist appeared aa entertainer for a switchman's conven tion In Ptorla, -"it a varv enthusiastic audi ence," said Mr. Read. "They laughed heartily, but they didn't appiaua mucn. vnn m there were so many one- armed men there, that they bad to applaud in pairs." Success Magasin Just Wsy They Hsve. Oyer( at tb show) Queer thin about ballet girls, Isn't It? Hy or What's queer about 'em? Oyer Why, no matter how Ion they remain on the stage they never seem to grow gray in the service. Ons or Tother. "I wish I were dead!" "Ueaveus! Can't you marry bar, o aid you?" :iovslan4 Loads SGEN E OF MASSACR E SPOT WHERE COOK'S MEN WERh KILLED IS FOUND. Relics Unearthed Leavs No Doubt That the Location la Authentic Officer's Weapon Among the Other Things Discovered. The exact spot where ten members of Captain Cook's expedition were mas sacred by the Maoris 137 years ago has been definitely determined and some interesting relics of the ancient tragedy discovered by Robert McNab In Grass Cove, Queen Charlotte sound. It may perhaps be remembered that on December 17, 1773, the captain of the Adventure sent two officers and eight men across the sound to gather wild greens tor the ship's company. They failed to return, and searchers who were sent out finally discovered evidence of a tragedy in a number of baskets containing human flesh and fern root also a hand of a white man. Grass Cove was previously conjectured to be the scene of the ancient tragedy, but Mr. McNab, however, has settled the question once and for all by dis covering the exact spot where the Eng lishmen were murdered. After Mr. McNab and the party of friends with him had decided that the massacre took place lr a certain bend In Grass Cove a conclusion to which they came by comparing the locality with the description given in Cook's papers they went ashore and spoke to a settler, Mr. Greenslll, who was liv ing on the spot regarding any evi dences of the massacre that he may bave seen. Mr. Greenslll said he had dug up in his garden an old flintlock, a barrel, a bayonet and some other kind of a weapon he was unable to identify. This latter weapon Mr. McNab at once identified as an officer's hanger, which was doubtless the one used by Midshipman Rowe, who was in charge of the boat's crew. There was a de scription of the sword given in the ac counts and they correspond exactly with the weapons dug up. It was with that hanger that Midshipman Rowe killed two Maoris and wounded the chief before being overpowered and killed." This discovery places beyond a shadow of a doubt the exact locality of the massacre, which took place on the spot now occupied as Mr. Greenslll's garden in Grass Cove. Mr. McNab dis countenances the idea that the weapon may have been carried there from the tact that the locality exactly corre sponds with the description given by Captain Cook. Funeral March a Warning? The sail from the Naples shore to Ischla Is not a long excursion, and is one of the most beautiful on all the Italian coast. Ischla and Proclda were undoubtedly one Island, not two, until rent asunder by some cataclysm of nature. The stupendous headland on which the hlstorlo castle of Ischla, famous as the home of Vlttorla Co lonna, is perched, Is a landmark for a great distance all around. The village of Ischla Is not especially attractive, but a drive of four miles carries one to Casamlcclola, through olive orchards and a tangle of roses and myrtle, where a comfortable hotel Is found, and where still lingers the legend of the terrible earthquake that cleft the town in 1883. In this hotel was a young Englishman, who that evening was playing In the salon to the guests. Sud denly he broke into Chopin's "March Funebre," and within five minutes af terward came the earthquake shock which killed three thousand people. It was, to say the least a curious se quence. Many who still recall this tragic oc currence believe the sudden impulse to play this selection was in the nature of a warning. Lillian Whiting in the New Orleans Times-Democrat Big Game Near Yellowstone Park. There Is probably no region in all the United States where wild game of U.-3 larger species is so abundant as In the neighborhood of the Tellow stono National park. Countless thou sands of elk are there to be found, and bears, both black and grizzly, are so plentiful as to be almost a menace to the traveler, especially at night, when these animals roam about In search of food. It la In and about the proximity of the tourist hotels within the park lim its where bears are to bo seen more numerously than elsewhere. Just as twilight begins to shade the great forests these animals emerge from their daylight haunts and stroll about in search of food. Their chief delight Is to rummage about tbe great garbage heaps, where all the refuse from the hotels Is thrown, and It Is no unusual sight to see from five to fif teen and twenty of them at once picking away Industriously, turning over the tin cans and pawing about lu search of dainties. The Pleasures of Hope. She Father believer In the pleas ures of anticipation. He Do you agree with him? She Oh, yes, Indeed! In tbe summer be promises to buy me a sealskin coat the following winter if I'll give up going to tbe seaside, and In the winter be promises to send me to the seaside the following summer If I give up th sealskin coat. So, you see, I am always happy. Tlt-Blts. Unique. "What! Tou haven't heard of our Masonlo lodge? Wby, sir, It's cele brated from one end of tho country to tbe other." "Ah, I see! Tour lodge, then, has among Its members the oldest Ma son?" "No, sir; It's celebrated as being the only lodge In the country that hasn't the oldest Mason." A Modern Elsborstlon. 'Can't ! put on this new hobble skirt and show it to some friends beforo I buy it?" asked Mrs. BUdojJer. "No," replied tbe saleswoman, firm ly; "you can't try It on. Thia Is ons of our strictly pay as-youonter models." Awful l "Thou blinds look pretty old." "Tea, they art tbe shades of my de parted ancestors." Ltpplncott'a, HANDLING THE APPLE CROPS Flrat-Clats Fruit Must Bo Carefully Picked and Assorted Good Method of Packing. (By R. M. BATES.) Apples that are to bo sold for first class fruit must be handled in a care ful manner while being picked and then laid in piles on the ground whero the sun cannot reach them, or hauled to the barn for a few days and left in piles to permit some of the moisture to evaporate and the akin to become toughened, in which condition tho fruit will stand up better while it Is on the way to market and keep longer when packed than it will when put into packages aa fast as it is picked from the tree. For facing, select smooth, finely colored fruit a little better than th average and place one row stems down. after which the barrel may be filled using nothing but. sound perfect fruit, rejecting all wormy, bruised, knotty or small-sized specimens; shake th barrel occasionally while it is being filled, level It up a little above the top of the staves (about half an inch), press down the head with an apple press or screw and nail the hoops. Aft er this change ends with the barrel and mark the name of the variety on tho face end. Some prefer to have the fruit double faced, but as a rule the best class of fruit shows up to bet ter advantage when faced with but a single row. It is essential that the barrel bo shaken a number of times while It Is being filled for the fruit will pack closer, and there will be less danger of its being crushed or bruised when It is pressed down to place the head In the barrel. There will also be less danger of Its becoming loose or shaky In the barrel while In storage or on tbe road to market The ordinary sized apple barrel is the one that gives the best satisfaction In the lead ing markets. Another matter that should havo attention Is the tendency to use highly colored fruit from certain trees for facing and packing the middle of th barrel with poorly colored fruit This unwise practise is being followed In many apple-growing sections, som growers even going to th extrem of buying apples for facing purposes. Whatever form or style of package Is selected the time is past when grow ers can palm off short measures on the buyers. RAISING CATTLE FOR BEEF Cattle 8hould Be Selected From Such Breeds as Shorthorns, Here fords, Angus and Galloway. (By W. B. RICHARDS.) Many farmers continue to raise cattle for market for beef purposes from stock that do not possess any blood of the beef breed, and conse quently they lack what Is known as the beef type. It Is impossible to produce beef economically from cat tle of the dairy type, or even from cattle that possess any considerable amount of this blood. To produce an animal of the beet type it is necessary to use the beef breeds of cattle, such as the Short horns, Herefords, Aberdeen Angus, and Galloway. Cattle of this breed ing put on flesh very much moro rap Idly and of a better quality. A beef animal could be described In a general way as a low aown compact blocky animal. He must havo a short blocky head, a wide breast a deep wide chest a broad back, a good spring of rib, heavy full thighs. He must have a pliable mellow skin, for this quality indicates a good fleshing tendency. IN THE POULTRY YARD. Keep up the fight against lice. Dust the hens frequently with In sect powder, especially the hen that has a brood of chicks. Cold rains will kill the chicks. 8e that they are under shelter whenever a storm occurs. Feed your fowls In such a way ths they will get exercise In obtaining It Exercise' Increases tne appetite, aids digestion and promotes a healthy con dition generally. Bits of meat carried out with brine from the barrel and left on the ground will give bens serious bowel trouble. Don't risk it. Damage by Squirrels. In some portions of the west ther are a great many big, gray squirrels and these animals have become a great nuisance to the public and a seri ous loss to both telephone and tele graph companies. Many hundreds of wires are In closed in large leadon pipes and th squirrels have begun a general attack on these pipes gnawing myriads of both small and large holes into th wires. Just why the creatures should commit this serious damage Is a gen eral puzzle. Snow and rain fall into the holes gnawed by tho squirrels, caus ing the wires to rust and likewise seriously interrupting the general pub lic service. Tbe loss thus far caused has been very heavy. The Sklm-Mllk Calf. In raising calves on skim milk, li must be fed In clean utensils. It must be swoet. It must be aa nearly as pos sible the temperature as wben drawa from tho cow. Feed th young eall about two quarts at a feed; Increase as tbe calf grows. After two or thro weeks supplement with a little cooked ollmeal or whole oats, bearing In mind all th time that ther is more danger in overfeeding than in underfeeding. Roosts for Pullets. Do not allow th pullets to roost la tb coops where they were raised. Tb cooler th weather gets th wore thoy will crowd. They will suffer from th bat, and when let out these oool mornings are apt to take cold, and roup Is tb .next thing on th program. Tb pullets expected to lay this month should b roosting In a comfortabl nous at tbls time. Build th Fsne Strong. Build tb lln tone strong aougto to keep your own and your neighbor's stock on th right side, but do not have it so high that It will prvnA you from bwlng neighborly