Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1911 — Page 2

Mpwsw Che luilidlu'riun ' Brj •*, . “And the feast of ingathering at the year*s end.” ' —Exodus xxxiv, 22. So the year dies, and so Into the afterglow All the year’s days go. We count them, one by one, Days filled with shade or sun,Days of great tashs begun, Days of achievement; Days when we, weah and frail, Felt all Our courage fail, When we, benumbed and pale, Met our bereavement. And far and far away We find the year’s first day— But was it sad or gay, - Can we remember? r Slowly they die, the days, As does some ruddy blaze— End in a smohing haze Or crumbling ember. Joys—there were joys to spare; Griefs—there were griefs to bear. Ah, and the joys all fair Spent on the morrows! Joys were the clinhing gold Dropping from out our hold— t We, liKe to misers old, Clung to our sorrows. And this is stranger still, Sorrows that worhed us ill Nor grow as sorrows will, To things we cherish; . And out of all year We find that sigh and tear As blessings now appear And cannot perish. ; So do we count the days Down all of time’s long ways And with dim peace we gaze On bond and fetter; And Know at last that all’ r * Of the blind blows that fall ? And the cups brimmed with gall But make us better. So dies the year, and so Gently we come to know How fair the afterglow.

AS GOOD AS NEW

Old Year —Hello. What is that package you are carrying? New Year—lt contains the good resolutions that signalize my coming. Old Year (exhibiting a similar package)—Huh! If you’d let me know I’d have lent you these. They’re the ones I brought with me when I came, and nobody would keep them. When in doubt T will believe the best of the other person. This Hs more easily corrected than the irreparable injury of. misapplied censure and suspicion, h. -. h • ! « I

A Foolish Conclusion.

“But,” she said, “I don’t know the first thing about science.” “That’s all right,” he replied. “1 don’t expect my wife to know any thing about domestic science.” “And I have never learned to sew I couldn’t make even an apron foi myself.” “1 shouldn’t expect you to have to make your own clothes.” “I don’t know anything about hanging pictures or selecting rugs or buy Ing groceries:”

“Say, how did you get the idea that I wanted to take you away from ,your happy home?”

Possibly This Explains It.

“I am not surprised at the general willingness of the people to adopt the safe and sane FourtA idea.” volunteered the cynical boarder, during a pause in the conversation. “Aviation meets and motorcycle races furnish .enough accidents to satisfy the popular appetite for horrors nowadays.”

Not to Be Used.

Lady—That pipe you were Supposed to have mended yesterday leaks as badly as Over. ' . • Jobber—Did ydu keep the cistern empty mum? Lady—No, of course not. Jobber—Ah,■ .that’s wot’s done it, 1 you may depend!—London Opinion.

A Sliding Scale.

Auntie—Well, Dorothy, lass, where do you sit now in your class? Dorothy—At the~head. Auntie—What! Head? Only day before yesterday you were at the foot! Dorothy—Yes, the others have all gone into another class.—Harper’s Bazar. '

POULTRY

IREMEDY FOR LIVER TROUBLE U. ' - ■’ Caused by Indigestion Brought on by Irregular arid Improper Feeding of Fowls. Generally speaking, liver troubles follow acute indigestion. This indigestion may be brought about by ir{regular feeding or being fed on one 'kind of grain too long, dirt and sour feed, with a poor supply of grain. To ■withhold the feed a long time and then allow it in over amount is one of the most fruitful sources of diges;tlve disorders.

Drinking water which has been contaminated with filth, or which has stood in a 1 warm place or in the sunshine until it has become putrid; exposure to draughts, cold rains, or damp roosting quarters, particularly during the molting season, are all conducive to ihdlgestlon.

If any one of these conditions, surrounds your fowls, change them, putting them in light, dry houses and .giving them wholesome, nutritious food. In very bad eases give dally five grains of rhubarb and every day one grain of calomel. Give them plenty of grit and charcoal. Charcoal is on» of the best purifiers for the system of either fowl, animal or man .

The liver is one of the most important organs of the body, furnishing bile, one of the principal digestive fluids. It also assists in some of the 'mopt necessary chemical changes which-occur in the blood. It is therefore am. easy matter for It to become deranged from the causes that produce indigestion. Inflammation of the liver is quickly followed by death unless immediate relief can be given. The symptoms are a yellow appearance of the skin and yellow or slightly bloody evacuations. . __

One of the chief indications of this disorder is lameness, especially of the right leg, and when this shows itself you may be pretty sure that inflammation the liver is going on. The treatment of birds so affected is not profitable unless they are very valuable for breeding or exhibition purposes. The remedy is one-half to one grain of calomel to begin with, followed by 20 grains of Epsom salts and 2 grains of bicarbonate of soda after 12 hours. Napththol or benzo-napthol may be given twice a week to disinfect the Intestinal canal.

When the sick bird is considerably improved, give green food, tonics of raw beef, and allow the bird free exercise in the open air. The disease is not contagious, but the cause that produced it intone Bird may affect the Whole flock, .

FOUNTAIN IS SELF-FEEDING

Water Tank for Largo Fowls Easily Can Be Made Out of Gallon Vegetable Tin Can.

I made a ;< drinking fountain for large fowls out of a gallon vegetable tin can. One end was melted off, and a hole, b, punched in the side within

Self-Feeding Fountain.

two inches of the top. 'lt was then filled wi-th water and a milk pan inverted over it and turned upside down. Water will flow in pan till it reaches the hole in the can, ’ says a ■writer in .the Farm and Homer, rising a deep jrah prevents getting it full of dirt.

Nationality of Eggs.

Is it possible to tell the nationality of an egg by inspection? The question is raised in acute ferm by the evidence given by the prosecution of a Lancashire, England, firm for selling Russian eggs as Irish, which resulted in (acquittal. The experts varied, as even experts will. One confidently pronounced the eggs in question Russians nearly five weeks old; another said they were second class Russians; a third specified the south of Russia. t On the other hand, experts, for the defense werq equally positive that nobody could tell the birthplace of an egg from external examination. One witness said that when, eggs were bad their nationality Was indeterminable. On the whole, one is bound to come to the conclusion that the average purchaser of eggs must take their nationality upon trust.

Science of Feeding.

The feeding of fowls has become as much a science as kas the feeding of dairy or beet.cattle. Poultrymen have sbeir balanced rations for their fowls. They feed especially for egg production, growth and fattening purposes. The farmer too .often feeds for convenience and relies on corn to produce all the above requirements, hence the poor results on many farms. “Variety is the spice of life” in the poultry yard as. well as with humans.

"JONES OF ARK”

By Lawrence Alfred Clay

In the northwest part of the county there was a swamp of 160 acres in extent, and though the land all around was settled up by thrifty farmers the swamp was still state la&d. For a score of years the question of draining It had come up at Intervals, and it had become the burning question in the county. A legislature had granted permission for the work to be done, but there was the question of expense. The farmers who would be assessed objected and the matter passed through several phases and was the cause of much ill feeling and trouble. There had been two years of peace when a thunder-clap came.

From farmer ato farmer the news was passed that, a young lawyer In Scottville had bought the land of the state and was going to push things. In other words, a drainage ditch five miles long was to be dug through farms and the farmers compelled to pay the cost. The news of the skirmish at Lexington didn’t produce greater excitement. No one knew the name of the lawyer, but he was characterized as a shark, and there was talk of tar and feathers if he dared to show his face in the locality. No one was familiar with the drainage laws, but it was resolved to oppose them with force of arms, if necessary. Meetings were called at school houses and fiery speeches made, and the only thing lacking to bring on a war was a leader.

Miss Fannie Melton, daughter of the widow Melton, through whose farm the ditch would first pass, arrived home from a distant school on her summer vacation as the excitement had become intense. For years she had heard the question debated, and now was immediately interested. Her watchword was fight. Her attitude

She’s the Gal to Make the Splinters Fly.”

made an impression on two or three of the nearest neighbors, and when they had reported it to others farmer Gray, old but full of fight, called to talk the matter over with her.

“What 1 wanted to ask you Is did you study law at that school you went to?” he asked.

“No, not exactly,” was the reply,' “but of course I heard more or less about law.”

“1 see. In this case we’d like to. know whether the law is for us or again us, but we don’t want to go to town and pay some lawyer $25 to find out. I was in hopes you might know, havin’ been to a school where they charge S2OO a year for teachin’ and boardin’.”

"Did the patriots of 1776 ask about law!” demanded the girl as her eyes flashed. “Did they ask about law Or get up and do things!” “By thunder, they did things!” “Then let us do the same.” .

“By thunder, we will!” “We must rally and fight for our rights —fight until the last man falls!' “By thunder, we must and will!” “Finding us determined, the enemy may not appear, by.t if he does—!” “We’ll bust his supenders in great shape! Say, 1 want you to come over to school house No. 2 tomorrow and talk to us. We are goin’ to have a big meetin’. Wasn't there a gal once called Jones of Ark whq led soldiers and did big things?” “You mean Joan of Rrc.”

“Yes, Jones of Ark. The schoolmas ter was tellin’ about her last winter. You come right along and be our Jones of Ark. You can talk big words and we can’t. You come and tell us all about Bunker Hill and all that and get a thrill goin’.” The girl of nineteen would have declined any such leadership had the matter been a new one and the case any. other. She was encouraged by her mother to “do something to scare that pesky lawyer,” and after much hesitation she appeared at the meeting. There she was hailed and Introduced as Jones of Ark, and farmer Gray concluded his introduction with: '“And by thunder she’s the gal to make the splinters fly!” ——■ “Jones” was emtarassed and flfistrated, but she said enough to bring the thrill hoped for, and it was decided to guard that swamp day and night with shotguns. The first Hes> sian to stick a spade into the sacred soil must die, and if the lawyer ap-

peared lx would be a bad day for him The county papers published the news next day and the fray was on. For two weeks the farmers waited for theenemy to appear, but as* noth, ing happened they went back to their corn and potato fields. They had put up a bluff to scare the lawyer and the county, and it had not been called Jones of Ark lost her job. 2 . One day, as peace reigned over the land and shotguns had been unloaded and put away in corners. Miss Fannie Melton sat on the shady veranda reading a book. It had nothing to do with Lexington or Bunker Hill or Joan of Arc. In fact, it was a cavalier story of other days, and me cavalier rode up to the gate in a buggy just at the proper moment. He wasn’t in but in a business suit. His visor wasn’t down, but very much up, and Miss Fannie .noted that he was a smart looking young man and had a business air about him. He was also smiling as® he opened the gSte and came up the path. “If this is Miss Melton I should like to talk with you a few minutes.” “Yes, sir." “My name is Winchester. 1 am a lawyer over at— ’’ “Why—why, you—you —!” “Yes, I ant the owner of the big swamp.” “Then 1 will call mother." “Not a bit of need of it 1 think 1 can make Jones of Ark understand the situation.” “They misunderstood and got it that way,” she explained with blushes. “Of course, but it rather pleased me to have such a leader rise up. We must not let patriotism languish in this country. We must be prepared to offer our lives any time the country wants them.” Miss Fannie blushed some more and half-rose from her chair.

“When King George oppressed us," continued the lawyer, “we arose in our patriotic wrath and drove his minions into the sea. When a lawyer buys a swamp we must do the same thing. Permit me to offer you, as the leader of this just revolution, arms and ammunition. About how many muskets can Jones of Ark make us Of?” r

His words were cutting, but his smile pleasant. The girl was so taken by surprise that she sat still. “And the tar and feathers, you know. You, Should figure on a whole barrel of tar, and at least one feather bed. Shall I send them out here in your care?” “Sir!” almost shouted the girl, as she sprang to her feet. “But I’m a bit sorry for Jones," said the lawyer as he shook hi,f hea<L “’. he swamp is not to be drained, nor have I had such a plan in view. I give her all credit for patriotism, but her efforts have been wasted. A part of the swami) is to be set aside for a trog farm, and the remainder will be a cranberry and huckleberry ranch. Respects to your mother. Good day!" And when Miss Fannie told Farmer Gray of it, and added that she should always hate the sight of the lawyer, he shouted out: “By thunder, but of course you will!” But she didn't. He not only drained the swamp at his own expense, and thereby gained a valuable farm, but he called at the Melton farm so often that the gossips said there must be something doing, and no one was surprised when the engagement was announced —not even farmer Gray, who said: "

“By thunder, but of course they’ll get married! Ain’t, everybody in love with Jones of Ark?”

Discovering the Value of Birds.

In their eagerness to combat the phylloxera and other microscopic enemies, the wine growers of Germany have forgotten that there are also larger insect peseta which inflict great damage Anxious to turn every available square foot of land into vineyards, and with the notion that even the smallest bush deprived the vines of some sunshine, they have for years rooted out every hedge, shrub and tree that was near a vineyard, thus destroying the nesting places of their best allies, the insectivorous birds The folly of this procedure was perceived some years ago by Baron von Berlepsch, who successfully attacked the insect plague on his large domains by giving the birds abundant opportunity to nest. Others are now following his example. At the invitation of the authorities he recently made an inspection of the wine-grow-ing district of Germany, giving advice as to the best msthods of attracting the variety of birds'needed. In-some parts of Germany thousands of bushes are being planted along railway embankments to give birds safe nesting places

Signing With a Cross.

Persons who cannot write their names are required to use. as a substitute the sign of the cross (X). Anciently kings and nobles used the same sign, but not ignorantly. It was used by those who could write as well as by those who could not as a symbol that the person making .it pledged himself by his CEffstian faith to the truth of the matter to which he affixed the cross. Hence, although people now write or subscribe their names, they are still said to sign,—From the Ave Maria. “

Trapped In the Dark.

“Have you ever read ‘The Light Jhat Failed’?” “No, but I once knew a young fel low who got engaged as the result of a light that failed." “Indeed?” :-V “Yes. There was an accident at the power house.”

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