THE TRAGEDY OF THE NORTH SEA.
The more active the breed the les
liability to fatten. '
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The poultry may be a source of
considerable income or an intolerable
nuisance, according to the way they
are ninnaged and the treatment they
receive.
;V - ' it -'.1
A sure remedy for scaly legs in
fowls is three parts of sweet oil to
one of powdered sulphur. Oil the legs
with this, repeating In ten days or
two weeks.
3m
BRITISH FISHING
"HOWDY."
"Kind o' like to hear 'em say it!
'Howdy, howdy!'
Know who's who right there an' then,
That's the moral truth, now, men
Pat my trust right in him when
Man oa, 'Howdy!'
"Yes, sir, sounds like ol' times comin'-
'Howdy, howdy!'
Hez the heft, an' makes yon feel
Like yore really in the deul,
Au' yore friends kin sort o' 'spiel,'
Sayin', 'Howdy!'
"Folks all say it in Miwouree!
'Wal, wal, howdy!'
Hearty, honest, homely, gruff,
5entle, kindly, yard-wide rtnlf .
Man that sei it's good enuff
'01' boy, howdy!'
"Yes, sir, like to hear 'em say Itl
'Howdy, howdy"
Hez a cheery, earnest ring,
No put-on, the A-l thing.
Gives yore own good-will a swing,
' 'N you say, 'Howdy!'"
Lippincott's Magazine.
c- BEAUTIFUL summer day -was
. Js drawing to lta cloae in the pret-
ty City of B . The sun, as It
slowly sank to rest, cast a rosy glow
over the earth, while the clouds float
ing slowly overhead caught its radiant
glory and shone so dazzllngly bright
one would think heaven's own gates
were open, disclosing a glimpse of its
splendors. '
Leaning on a gate of a modest cot
tage, apparently absorbed In the beau
tiful picture before her, was a fair
young girl, with a face too sad and
careworn for one so young. Suddenly
a look of pain crossed her face, and
her sweet Hps trembled as the voice
of her little brother reached her, say
ing In plaintive tones: "Mamma, does
heaven look like that, and am I to go
there soon?"
Forcing back the tears which would
fill her eyes, she turned to the window
where the little sufferer lay, and .said
in gentle voice: "What, Bertie, dear!
Would you leave mamma and me all
alone?" And the child, seeing the
grieved look on his sister's face, smiled
sweetly and answered:
"Oh, no, Lll; but it does look so
pretty, and papa is there, you know."
And she knew that unless they
could procure the necessary medicine
for him he, too, would be there with
papa.
Soon her thoughts went back sadly
to the time, only a short year ago,
. when, surrounded by everything a fa
ther's loving care could suggest, she
had not one thought or wish ungrati
fled; then of the dark days which fol
lowed so swiftly on her father's death,
and the struggle with poverty since;
but she resolved that in some way she
must save her brother's life. To re
solve was to do with Lillian, and en
tering the room where her mother sat
sewing, she said cheerfully:
"Mamma, I think I will take Mrs.
Brown's dress home to-night, and if
jou do not object I will take my wheel
and go for a spin afterward, may I?"
"Certainly, dear; you are not look
ing well, and it may do you good. I
can't have my little daughter ill," and
she looked with love and anxiety at
her daughter's pale face. Bending
over, LUUe kissed her on both cheeks,
and said laughingly: "Well, then, I
will go, but do not worry if I am a
. little late."
And this is what she intended doing:
Her father, Just before his death, had
given her a high grade bicycle, and,
although she had wished to sell It,
her mother absolutely refused to let
her part with it Now, however, she
must sell It, she thought, even though
tt nearly broke her heart, for she was
V-.-Sy- V -sail Ms :
THAWLEUS FIHEU Ul'ON BY RUSSIAN WAR. VESSELS.
an expert wheelwoman, and it formed J
her sole enjoyment.
She delivered the dress, and was
riding slowly along, wondering how
she could dispose of her wheel to the
best advantage, when a shrill scream
startled her, and, glancing up, she saw
a dainty child wnlkrng slowly along,
while rushing down the street behind
her was a huge black dog. The peo
ple were hurrying in every direction,
and cries of "Mad dog" filled the air,
but no one paused to help the little
one, who stood in helpless bewilder
ment With a cry of "Cowards!" Lillian
turned and rode with ail her might
toward the apot Would she get there
first and could she save the child?
were the thoughts that filled her mind,
for the dog as though divining her
object had sprung forward faster
than ever. Now only a block remain
ed between them. Could she do it in
that space?
Gripping the handle bar firmly with
one band, she breathed' a low "God
help me," and sped on with all her
strength, and, as though In answer to
her prayer, the dog Btumbled and .fell;
only for a moment though, when on
he came, flinging the foam from his
gleaming teeth. But Lillian saw her
advantage, and, setting her teeth hard,
she reached out and grabbed the child
by her dress as she dashed by. The
pain In her arm was intense, and the
shock almost unseated her, but, with
a grim determination to do or die, on
she sped.
She could hear the panting breath of
the maddened brute behind her; she
could almost feel his hot breath. And
then, O heaven! with an ugly growl,
he leaped forward and sank his teeth
into the tire. Quick as thought then,
she Jumped from the wheel, Just as a
quick shot rang out and she saw the
dog, with one convulsive shudder,
drop dead.
The excitement proved too much for
her, however, and she sank to the
ground with a low moan. When she
recovered kind faces were all around,
and bending over her, gently bathing
her sprained arm was a richly dressed
lady, who, In answer to Lillian's faint
ly murmured "Is the child safe?" burst
Into tears and in a broken voice tried
to thank her for her child's life.
Six months later there was a grand
wedding. The bride was Lillinn, and
the gentleman standing beside her,
looking so brave and handsome, was
the little child's big uncle, who fairly
worships the little heroine who saved
his pet's life; and in the little page,
looking so well and rosy, we recognize
little Bertie. And so, to the chime of
wedding bells, we leave them. Boston
Post
An Epicure in Condiment.
It was in the dining room of a coun
try hotel, the Chicago Record.Herald
says, and the brisk waitress held a
glass pitcher above some steaming
buckwheat cakes she had placed be
fore the guest from town.
"Sir'p?" she asked.
"If you please."
"Will you have it raound and
raound, or in a paddle?"
"Beg pardon?'
"Raound and raound, or in a pud
dle?" "I I in a puddle, I think."
The golden stream begnn its sticky
descent on the center of the cakes, and
as she poured, the waitress included
the guest and her work in one friendly
contemplative glance.
"Some prefers it raound and raound,
but I like it best in a puddle myself,"
she said, graciously, as she shut off
the stream of sirup with a dexterous
turn of her wrist
Ireland's Bogs. -
Sir Richard Sankel estimates that
Irelund's bogs contain the equivalent
of 5,000,000,000 tons of coal, and he
advocates creating power for varied
industries by converting the fuel intn
I electricity on the spot
PISTOL AND PEN.
Theae Were Companion Piece in the
Career of Col. D. K. Anthony.
Col. Daniel R. Anthony, who died
a short time ago at Leavenworth,
Kan., was a fighting editor of the old
school. He was
born - in South
Adams, Mass.,
worked In a cotton
mill, clerked in k
store and taught
school. At 30 he
Kansas,
as one or
VV'V It he fou
founders of
Lawrence. When
troubles came to
Kansas Anthony
col. d. R. ANTHONYlmmersed himself
in them. He had gone to the West on
a peaceful mission, but the invitation
to mix up in the turmoil of the days
before the Civil War was irresistible.
In the war he was lieutenant colonel
of a cavalry regiment He was sta
tioned in a camp in Tennessee, and
slaves were constantly coming there
p.fter 'escaping from their masters.
The Federal officers sent them back,
whereupon Anthony issued an order
that any officer or soldier arresting or
delivering a fugitive to his master
should be summarily dealt with, ac
cording to the laws for such crimes.
There were no such laws and
Anthony's superior officers told him so,
but Anthony had his way.
In 1861 he founded the Leaven
worth Conservative, which became the
Leavenworth Times, and when he
came back from the war he began a
career of belligerent Journalism. One
night he made a speech to some bor
der ruffians, some of whom shot at
him three times as he was going to
bed. He was impenetrable. One day
1)4 went to the office of Edmund G
Ross, once a Kansas Senator, who
ran a rival sheet and beat him with
a cane. Shortly afterward he was ac
cused of murdering Senator Jim Lane,
but it was proved that Lane blew his
own brains out In 1875 he was shot
by a printer named Embrey and he
carried the ball to his grave. Four
years later another printer, Tom
Thurston, shot at him, and when Doc
Jennison found himself criticised for
running a gambling place he went
over and put a bullet into some of the
Times office furniture. Anthony re
turned the compliment, and being a
better shot hit the gambler in the leg.
A man named Satterlee, who ran u
small paper, called, Anthony a coward.
The latter took a man named Hamcr
with him and went to Satterlee's office
On the way he met Satterlee and de
manded a retraction. Both Satterlee
and Anthony instantly drew" guns
The first shot from Satterlee's gun
wounded Hamer and the second Just
grazed Anthony's flesh. Anthony's
shot took effect in the man's groin and
he died within an hour. Anthony was
acquitted. An attempt was made to
prevent his carrying weapons. On cne
occasion he was accused of carrying
concealed weapons and the two lead'
ing lawyers of the city spent two days
in talking on the prosecution side.
When It came to the defense Anthony
unwrappea tne pacitage wuicn was
Raid to contain a plRtol and revealed
a piece of lead pipe In the shape of a
pistol. His later years were more
peaceable.
Col. Anthony was a brother of Miss
Susan B. Anthony, the famous worn
an's rights advocate.
NoTel Way to Give Notice.
It Is interesting to learn Just now,
when there Is so much being done to
prevent the spread of tuberculosis by
expectoration, that the Argentine
health department has been working
on different lines to accomplish the
same end. Simple instructions explain
lng how to prevent the spread of tu
berculosls have been printed on the
labels of more than 8,000,000 match
boxes sent out as an experiment
The Poultry Houae,
There Is more or less objection to the
scratching shed on the part of poul
try raisers and It is admitted that in
sections where the fowls can have con
siderable time out of doors . during
the winter, this shed may not be nec
essary. But when the birds are raised
In localities where there is consider
able snow on the ground during the
winter the scratching shed Is certain
ly a comfort, for It gives the birds a
place in which they may scratch with
out being exposed to wind and wet.
An Ideal house is one that is four
feet In the rear, eight feet high in
front, with house ten foot wide and
fifteen feet deep and a shed attached
tiff if Tiff '
MM ilBS'li
HOUSE FOK SMALL FLOCK.
of the same area. If built new one
roof will cover both house and shed
The window may be placed in the
front of the house with the door, or the
door may open into the scratching
shed, as preferred. In cold weather
the fowls in the scratching shed are
protected from wind and storm by
a curtain made of heavy muslin which
Is let down over the opening. All
feeding is done In the scratching shed,
the house being reserved for roosting
and laying. The cut shows the sim
plicity and utility of the house describ
ed. Ratproof Corncrlb.
A correspondent asks how a corn
crib may be constructed so as to be
proof against rdta. We give reply to
this by the cut of a crib In thU column
The crib may be built cheaply, and of
any size desired. The cut fully ex
plains the construction. It is set either
on wooden posts or brick foundations.
put 15 inches in the ground as shown
in the cut and 2 to 2 feet from the
ground to the crib sills. Two-thirds
of the distance from ground to the
sill are galvanized Iron hoods, project
ing out and downward around the
foundation posts 4 inches in width.
Rnts can never pass over this hood
which they would have to do to reach
the crib. Such a crib Is absolutely
proof against rats. It is constructed
of Inch-lumber, open for air to reach
the corn, but with flaring sides for
A BATPKOOK CORNCRIB.
protection against rain. St Louis Re
public. Poultry Pick in km.
A good scratcher means a good lay
er. Pullets do not fatten as readily as
hens.
The poultry house should not open
to the north or east.
Build the poultry house so that It
can readily be cleaned.
The perches should be not more than
two feet from the ground.
Success does not depend so much on
breed as on care and attention.
Young fowls need crushed bone in
some form to develop good blood, bone
and feathers.
The poultry should be given the cab
bage leaves, apple parings and all
other vegetable refuse from the kit
chen. One way of preventing hens from
eating their eggs is to make nests In
small, low, dark holes, to be entered
from the sides.
Rusty iron kept In their drinking
water is said to be an excellent remedy
for looseness of feathers In fowls.
A flat perch Is best because of being
more comfortable to the feet and best
support to the breast when the fowl
is sitting down.
Successful poultry farms are usual
ly the outgrowth of a small beginning,
starting In or near a live city, and
Improved from year to year.
Unless a hen is extra valuable as a
mother she should hot be kept after
her second season of laying, which will
make her two and one-half years old.
If yo'u wish to keep eggs for any
length of time store in a cool, dry
place and turn them half over every
other day. Unfertilized eggs keep
best By packing In dry salt and stor
ing in a dark, dry, cool place they can
be kept for some time for cooking pur
poses.
To Care for the Horse.
Sneml horses are always trained
down before they enter races. Foot-
bnll players train aivd diet for montns,
in order that they may be in prime of
condition; that their muscles may be
hard and their endurance extended.
but how many farm horses there are
that are not even given a thought
about conditioning before enteriug the
heavy harvest and fall work, says
Fnrtn Review Where horses are work
ed more or less continuously there
should be no trouble whatever in
bringing them Into good condition and
keeping them there, but witn inose
that are turned to (trass the problem
Is not so easy. Grass Is good for
horses, but when turned on, ana tnis
accompanied by feeding at random,
with a little work now and then, will
not eet or keen a horse in condition.
If on grass the horse, if he works
iuoie or less, nhnnM be given his grain.
feM reeularlv. In any case pains
should be taken to have the horse
hardened and In condition by the time
hard work begins. If such is the case
both man and beast will enjoy tne
harvest more than if the horse is poor
and soft
Water for the Dairy.
A simple method of keeping a water
pipe clean, where water Is piped from
a spring to a house, dairy or other
farm buildings is shown in the cut
PUMT AND ATTACHMENT.
A T is placed at a, Instead of an
elbow, as commonly done. When nec
essary to clean the pipe, a suction
pump Is attached as shown and a plug
Is screwed Into the elbow at b. After
cleaning, the pump Is removed and
the plug screwed Into the T at a.
Farm and Home.
Turpentine for Corn.
I have used kerosene on seed corn.
I have also used turpentine for many
years on ail of my seed corn. We
usually use a pan or dipper to fill our
planter boxes and In each dipper we
use turpentine freely, stirring the corn
with the hand until all the corn is
wet with turpentine. We like turpen
tine best as it evaporates about as
fast as the planter boxes are filled. It
prevents worms or grubs from eiitlng
corn on soddy land. You can also use
freely on your seed beans ns soon as
you see Indication of weevils, either In
spring, fail or winter. It will kill all
of them. Don't lie afraid to use plenty
of turpentine try a few kernels of
good, sound seed com by saturating
and plnnting same testing vitality
after treatment so as to satisy your
self. II. II. Keeley, Indiana, In Farm
ers' Voice.
We Are Eating More Mutton.
More mutton is being consumed in
this country than ever before In lta
history. This is because there are
more people In the country and be
cause the mutton is of better quality.
The deduction which the situation
seems to warrant Is that the man who
engages In sheep breeding In the right
way and stays with It Is practically
sure of making good money. As time
goes on It becomes more and more ap
parent that mutton and lamb are fash
ionable meats among the American
people.
Buggeetlona to Sheep Tinler.
Sheep are almost essential In main
taining the fertility and cleanliness
of the land.
Keep the quarters clean. Sheep do
not need the accumulation of manure
to keep them warm.
To have good-sized sheep, they must
be grown rapidly while young, and It
Is important to give them- a good
start
When sheep lose patches of wool
from their heads or bellies, it Indicates
a feverish condition, and Is usually
the result of improper feeding.
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