Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 52, Number 7, Jasper, Dubois County, 19 November 1909 — Page 2
Farm and Garden.
What Matters It. It matters not how dark tho night. Or if tho hour be midnight late. To me the pathway will be bright If, waiting, you but ope the gate. It matters not how cold It bo; It can not chill md nor benumb; I, through tho frost your faco will ee, If you stand looking when I come. What matters it if blinding hail Shall fall amid tho tempest's war? Its violence can naught avail. If you be waitiug at the door.
"What though sharp stones may nil tho
way. Or torrid sands my feet may buru, If I can feol, with each new day. You wait and long for my return? Though mountain high the waves may . roll That us divide and keep apart. I will be strong of heart and soul If you close not from me your hoarL The lightning's flash the sky may hl nie. And rive the heavens' vaul'.ed dome. All undismayed I'll stand and gaze If you give me a wolcome home, Thomas Portor.
not profitably koep a lew sheep. The difficulties that stand in the way can bo easily overcome, nnd It la well worth while to make the effort when quo considers the benefits from sheep. On one farm where pure bred poultry Is tho pride of the poultryyard and whore the heavy laying strain is the prime object greater luyors can bo produced and the Hock can still' bo among the top topnotchers as pure breeds. . -Tv...-.,,.,i. y.lcni enva rnfinn.
by feeding one week and atnrviug tho next will bo disappointed. What Real Farming Means.
a iSrin ft In Its Kenefal efficiency seed meal Is not only not unsafe and If0"' f . " If SJSf go? Hoard detrimental to pigs, as a great many ?d,.n"' 1 in Dalrvman--the ' farmers believe, but It la the moil ap of Wisconsin, in nis uairymnn, im-, .... ....,i,i., ,i .nthfui of nil
mntorlal resources of fortuity, forosts i"b. huw nn.i iiVil win ho hntter conservod and feeds common to this country. nSorthe rm irS Mutton breeds of sheep do not deISoo of en ovinrnr 0,1 wastp ,am!s and hillsides to ci farmer co profitable. Good sheep require SSmSTIelSSS t that w .1 enable I good. pastures and pay well. Wool is
slon of forces as nny Induslry. No im- on 00 (or hl. pro t.
no hn a comparison ui cum juiu ui
FEEDING VALUES OF DIFFERENT HAYS. Palatablllty Is one of the Important ' Factors.
Clover and many of the other legums have won for themselves high places In the farm practice and rotation In most sections of the country; but referring again to the advance pages of Farmers' Bulletin 3C2 of the Department of Agriculture, It Is of Interest and advantage to know the
real proportionate feeding value of the I legumes as compared with other hays. For many farmers who in the past have grown nothing but timothy for the market are now commencing to grow clover in order to help build up their land. As a result there is more straight clover and clover-mixed hay sent to market than heretofore and dealers have difficulty in getting enough timothy hay to supply their trade. By comparing the feeding value of different hays, however, given below, it will be seen that this present tendency to grow more legume hay is in reality a fortunate one for the feeder, if he will but recognize the value of such hay, as well as a wise practice and a great advantage to the
grower In Improving his soil. But from the standpoint solely of the
feeder, whether he bo the city feeder or the farmer himaelf In all feeds protein is of the most importance as it builds up tho body, carbohydrates the fuel, coming next. On the average, in 100 pounds of alfalfa hay the digestible protein amounts to 10.5S pounds; In cowpea hay, 10.79 pounds; In alsike clover hay. S.15 pounds; in red clover hay, 7.3S pounds; In redtop hay, 4.S0 pounds, and in timothy hay, only 2.S9 pounds. In 100 pounds of redtop bay the digestible carbohydrate amount to 47 pounds; in timothy hoy 43.72 pounds; in alsike clover hay. 4170 pounds; in alfalfa hay. 37 33 pounds; In cowpea hay. 3S.4 pounds: in red clover hay. 26.15 pounds. When fed for protein, timothy hay ranks last, but when fed
for carbohydrates it stands next to redtop. which beads the list. If the total nutrients are considered there
are a namber of different kinds of hay which are equal. If not superior, to timothy hay for feeding purposes. If cat at the right time and properly cured, Johnson grass and Bermuda gran hny are about equal to timothy in amount of nutrient. Palatablllty is a factor which Is very important in determining tho feeding value of hay. A hay may bo high in nutrients, but if It larks palatablllty. It Is not as valuable a feed as
a hay that i poorer in nutrients but Is very palatable. Timothy is a very palatable bay, and this Is one of the chief reasons why it Is standard in mot markets. But palatablllty may depend largely on the time the hay is cat nnd on the method of curing.
Jledtop may be cited as an example
tirnvemont enn come as long
farmer bolleves that ho does not need education nnd well developed brain to carry on his business. The only farmer in the land that is making good growth and progress Is the man who accepts the statement squaroly, that thoucht. knowledge and real mental
power are necessary to his well being as a farmer. Standard Weight of Produce. Kind. Pounds per. Bu. Wheat 60 Corn on tho oar 70 Corn shelled , 56 Rye 5C Buckwheat Barley Oats 32 Peas v CO White beans 60 White potatoes GO Sweet potatoes 55 Onions 57 Turnips 55 Clover seed CO Flax 5G Millet 5S Timothy seed -15 Blue grass seed 44 Hemp seed Cornmeal -S
Bran 20
feed for work horses was made at the
Ohio station, and the results indlcat
that when clover nnd timothy hay
mixed are fed to mature geldings at
general farm work car corn is practically efficient, pound for pound, as
oats. Then corn did not produce lazi
ness, nor the oats Indue Increased spirit and endurance.
JAP VERSION OF CLASSIC.
rwln's "Japanese Schoolboy" Tells
Tale of "Rip Van Winkle."
Potato In Wild State.
In a wild state the potato vine is
very hardy and will grow to a con
siderable height. It is said tnat tue
Indians did not cultivate the potato except for the leaves, which became known as their tobacco hence the leaves and stalks of tobacco are large.
but there are no signs of potatoes nt
the roots. So much for cultivation.
Spraying Outfit. The air-cooled motor gasoline spray
ing outfit is popular in some parts of
the East. It is cheap power anu nign ly satisfactory. Dr. Pierce, one of the most success ful Eastern vory much. The conr
pressed air system is especially de
sirable for hillsides because the cynn
ders may be mounted on trucks with low wheels and there Is no danger of
upsetting. Fruit and Poultry.
Where fruit trees are grown along with poultry they mature more rapidly, begin bearing at least one year earlier,
at the same time the trees turnisn com
fortable windbreaks for the early
chicks and cool shnde for the late
broods. Hence, fruit and poultry
grown together are most remunerative
Have Something to Sell.
If possible try to have something to sell all the time Tho person who only disposes of poultry products when every one else is doing so Isn't very
smart.
Pure Water is Best.
Pure water beats all kinds of pur
chased drinks for working In the field
Let the other fellow tako the occa
filonal "stick."
Corn is Fattener.
Aftor all, corn Is the great fattoner
for sheep, as for other animals, but
fed alone will cause trouble.
In the Old House,
Tho fruits aro stored, tho fields nra
bare, Tho ground is hard, tho skies are gray;
November's chill Is in tho air;
Tomorrow Is Thanksglvlug day.
Tho farmhouso stands in sheltered
nook, Its walls are filled with warmth and cheer:
ts flros shino out with friendly look
To welcomo all who enter here.
Full forty years have come and gono
Since first this hearthstone's ruuuy glow,
Fresh kindled, Hung its light upon
Tbsuksgtving guests of long ago. jons was the list of squires and dames; From year to year how short it grew!
Rend out tho old, fnmlllar names
They heard here when this nouso was now.
Grandmother? ayo, she went tho
first; Grandfather? by her side ho rests;
The shade and sunlight, Interspersed,
Have fallen long above their breasts.
Our aunts nnd uncles? sundered wide,
Their graves lie cast, their graves
Hq west:
As veteran soldiers scarred and tried.
They fought their fight, they earned
their rest.
AROUND THE FARM.
When packing applos do as you would be done by. A weed killed now means 100 fewer weeds next spring. Plow up the old strawberry bed It
it is failing and start a new one.
Store early dug potatoes In a cool,
It Is quite generally true that In most "ry place. Do not put In the cellar.
.irvt femlors dlarrlnilnate severely Allowing a -potato to taae a secunu
agalnat redtop whenever It Is found growth spoils it for eating purposes, mixed in with any other kind of hay.' Clip grapes off with a pair of shear. nr ti,r ritnn hn nn food in 1 Don't allow anyone to tear off the
Wallace Irwin has decided to mako
Hnshiniura Togo, his Japanese schoolboy, a real character In fiction, and It
Is predicted that he will become as
dear to the hearts or the reading puo
lie as Findley Peter Dunne a ".Mr
Doolev." Mr. Irwin Is writing a new
series of articles around his Japanese
schoolboy for tho American Magazine
In the first of this new series Hasni
mura undertakes to relate tho story of
RIn Van Winkle to Mrs. Beverly
Smith's six-year-old son. Here Is
sample of his Japanese Interpretation of this familiar legend:
"When Hon. Riimcd van Wrinkles
road Albany naners & seen how noted
his Bro was, he grow entirely sauaer
& no un Catsklll Mts for a rest- 'Why
should lazy folks like you go to Mts
for vacation? require au netgnuors.
Because-so.' reiolnt Hon. Illp. Lazy
folks need rest oftener than busy folks
because they enjoys It more.
So Hou. Van Wrinkles put on ten
nlsh-llannel & straw derby & stole
alone by bosko dell of sweet scenery off-wav from summerly hotels. And
. . .
there ho sat down & watcn wnat jsu
turc was doinc.
While thuslv chatting with his soul
w . . . .
ho seen some fat ghosts playing bau
came near there. He had never saw a
. .
Ghost before, yet ne was sure mey
was. because of their lace-curtam ap
pearance. Half of them Ghosts was
red-team and other V was blue team
Hon. Hen. Hudson were pitch for this
came. Hon. Chris Columbuswere catch
and Hon. Nap. Bonyparto were at
Batt. So it were a very rare coiiec
tinti of fihosts to watch doing a
ball-may.
"Hon. Wm. Shakespeare, who were
TTmnoror for this ame. cry 'Strucl
nnpoi' u-hon ball shoot Columbus III
cloves with loud thump for a Ghost
Struck twice!' declaim Hon. Shake
when Hon. Hud again push ball wltn whizz. Oncely again Hon. Hudson prepare to make National League toss. He hold Ball to wrists with wet knuckles, stand pigeon-toed with elbows, writhe himself double with wormly twists, then of suddenly, he snap himself out & Hon. Ball make target-practice to mittens of Hon. Catch. But O banzai! ! could not do because Hon. Bonyparte. with
mean swosh of bait-stick, collde that Hon. Ball so fastly & high that it bounce over morning stnr & all them Ghosts stand around with heavenward hands and chins upraised awaiting for it to arrive down. Pretty soonly Hon. Ball appear approaching In very central middle of sky. Hon. Columbus prop himself with yearning thumbs to catch It. Wild colledge ynll from all Ghosts present. Ball approach downwards. Hon. Hipped Van Wrinkles seen this & obtain such excitement he must try to catch it also. So he also raise his thumbs to moon. Downly, downly. come Ball O joyous! It approach to hands of Ripped Van
Wrinkles. He shall catch It! Then.
of suddenly. WHACKS ! ! Poor Van
Wrinkles miss thnt Ball with tnumos & It alight so earnestly to his forehead that he drop down on Catsklll Mts where he fall asleep & remain so for
1U0 entire years."
THERE HAD BEEN A CHANGE.
Our father? dear and gentle heart!
A nature sweet, beloved by all; How early turned his steps apart To pass from human ken and call! Our mother brisk nnd kindly soul!
How brave she bore fate's every
frown, N'or rested till she reached the goal
r Where all must lay their burdens
down!
STOP! LOOK! LISTEN!
A TALK WITH THE SIGNALMAN
A Mb
I asked the man. "What I Mock signaling?" "Tho block." wild he. 'Is it length of track which, on double-track roads, hau nt t oiitrnnce it i""t and
Our brother? toward tho setting sun.
From us remote, his home Is made, And many a year its course has run
Since here his boyish sports wero
played. Put by the book! My heart Is sore.
Tho night winds up the chimney flee.
The fires within cleam as before,
But none are here save you and mo!
But, sister, you nnd I again Will heap the hearth and spread tho board And serve our kindred, now as then, With all that home and hearts afford. The scattered remnants of our line. We'll summon 'neath this roof onco more, And pledge, In rare affection's wine, Tho memory of those days of yore. God bless them all, the fond and true! God keep them all, both hore and there, Until the Old becomes the New, Forever, in His Mansions Fair! Youth's Companion.
They claim that redtop has no feeding value and that horses will not cat it.
The point that the feeder and the farmer too. overlook is that when redtop is cut too lato it has a bitter taste. Is not palatable, and horses do not relish it, but If cut early It has a sweet taste, is very palatable, and Is more nutritious than timothy hny. When buying timothy that contains redtop. feeders should examine It carefully in order to see if the redtop was cut early and properly cured. If it Is properly cut and cured It does not lower the quality or feeding value of the timothy. It Is very seldom that redtop Is cut nt the proper? time, and It Is safe to say that porhape not over one-half of the crop is cut early enough.
bunches.
Mulched potatoes will not grow as badly as the unmulchea if wet weather comes on. , Plowing the orchard late encourages late growth of wood which is apt to
winterkill.
Letting weeds ga to seed means that
you are laying up trouble for next
year,
The cattle market for thin, grassy
steers has not been satisfactory for
sometime and prices have been de dining.
Heifers accustomed to the milking
machine from the first do much better
than old cows that have been milked
by hand
Some who grow sunflowers for
chickens advocate gathering the heads
and thrashing off the seed and storing
It for winter use.
Corn stalks on the ground over win
Hints on Hog Raising.
Salt burled a few inches In the crnunri In certain snots will attract
the hogs and confine them pretty close , tor will decay more quickly Jhan whore
ly to uch places.
It Is natural for a hog to root, but if you want to prevent him from doing so a simple ring in the snout will answer the rurpoe. It te a great mistake to mark a hog by mr( Hating his oars. Hotter use a metal tair SucreMtful hog raisers will always have clover or alfalfa jmituros fot their animal. Every hog pasture ought to have an
open shed on n high point of ground
allowed to stand, and flat on the
ground they will hold tho soil from
erosion on sloping or hiuy lanti
Save tho painful process of dehorn
lnc by preventing the horns from
growing upon the calves. This can be done by clipping the hair off the little
knobs and applying a preventive
In large gardens and on fine estates
tho fashion of the day runs to color
in k planting out broad innSses of
slmnlo flowers where the carefully
studied effect Ik Intended to bo in the
ior shelter from tho hot sun. Loavo1 so-called natural style.
nil sides open so the air can pass over them. Kcop the pigs growing from tho day they are born until they go to the slaughtering pen The man who imagines that ho can produce fat and lean bacon In streaks
In pruning raspberries first observo
how many canes there nre In tho hill
and cut out all ovor three or four. The
number of main ennes should be gov
orncd by their slzo nnd the number
nnd Btrongth of tholr laterals.
There are fow farmers who could
Topography Didn't Look Just Familiar,
and He Inquired.
When I cot within five miles of
where I thought Deep Valley, Ida.,
oucht to be. I met a man and a mule
on the trail and asked it 1 was going
In the rlKht direction.
"Can't say you are," replied the
stranger.
"You know the place, don;t you.'" 1
asked.
"I did know IL" "And you know Bear mountain, close by?" "I did know." "Why do you say 'did?' " I queried. "You don't mean that Deep Valley or Bear mountain have run away, do you?" "Oh, rto, no! I Jest mean that there has been a change over there." "What sort of a change " "Well, Bear mountain has slid down and filled up Deep Valley, and If you are goln' over there to look for Hnnk Thompson you'll want a shovel and crowbar to dig down to him through a hundred feet of rocks and dirt."
At the Football Game. Ahe, how It makes one shudder to observo These sullen men who eye each other so As though to estimate the strength and nerve That will result In giving blow for blow. Thus did the gladiators of old Rome Glare with exultant eyes upon their foes Which Is the team belonging here at
home? The game begins! He's got it.
There he goes!
0, brutal sport! Ten others pile on
him And bear him of a sudden to tho ground.
Good heavens! Will they tear him
limb from limb? Hark to their cries! What fiendish, curdling sound!
No. no. I cannot, win not iook again
To see the sacrlnce tnnt you can play, To see the mangled forms of sturdy men
Look there! O, can he kick It? Can
,ho? say! Alas, In every man there lurks the brute. I find that even 1 am strangely thrilled And yield to cheers when I should bo a mute, Am glad to see our foemen nearly killed. Hear now the rising tumult of tho cheers When from that savage conflict, blind, insane, There files a cloud of fingers, hair, and ears Get up, you dubs! You've got ten yards to gain! ,
What's that? O, some one slay that referee! Offside? He's bughouse! Hit him In the neck! He's been bought up, ns any one can 8CO No matter. Do 'em, boys; don't leave a speck! What Is that yell? Here, lot me get the swing: "Rah. rah, slss boom!" III! Sock It to them now. Break rlba and arms and necks and anything
So that you make that touchdown. Wow! Wow! Wow! Chicago Tribune.
movable arm ; and on uln-Klc-track lines oiu ai each end. When you rend tli.it a lino bus every Inch protected liy this system, It means the enttie line I" divided Into consecutive "in It universally used?" "So. Tluro's only one Mno from Chicago tn Now York thus protected, and of tho totnl In the United Stntes ono-thlrd Is qn the t'nion and Southern Pa-
um cine.
Tkf three blocks at the beginning
of a line with a train In each. Train In first mux! not move to second until tho trnln In second goes to third. nnl train In reeond must not ko Into third until third moves to fourth. "As number three goes into fourth, I' tells trnln In two It has done so. un" train In two going Into block three, make th movable arm say to trnln In one 'Come on, I've gono Into block two.' "As an Illustration, let's tnko threr connecting rooms at your home, com munlentlng without doors. Now attaon the right hand going from the fron to the back of each door frame a mo able stick which enn be pushed to right
angles with tho door frame, or pointed down about as you would point your arm at a spot on the floor two fret from you. Got that? Your stick represents the 'semaphore. or arm. Now, then, the middle room Is your private office. Your servant knows by -the nrm being at right angles she must not enter, nnd when you are not In there the stick will point downward nt 60 degrees and she may usher a visitor In. "All very simple you say: but on a busy morning you rush In your oillce nnd forget to change th arm to Jenote occupied. The servant Uhhers In tho lat person In the world you want there. Juft then nnd the scheme Is a disastrous failure. Then you Improve so the stick left to Itself will remain firmly nt right angles. Cnn't forget that, you figure. Next thing you do Is to forget to change the position of the stick. The employe eees signal 'occupied' nnd turns away an Important client with disaster almost equal to that caused by admitting the one she shouldn't. "You change things so tho stick will move from right angle to pointing to
the floor, when you are not In your orflce. You can In walking from the front room Into your otllco release the arm, which will go to horizontal ; it will stay In thut position ns lonp as you are In there: and when you walk out of your office Into the back room It will he pulled down to Indicate you have vacated ; and your employe may take the next caller tn. "In other words, you have changed this device from a povlble human forgetfulness to a positive mechanical performance: you have an automatic signal.
"Substitute the consecutive lengths of n railway for your rooms, and you have the block signal." "Then, ns 1 understand It. n semaphore nrm located at the entrance to a block set at right angle to the post Is a signal to an approaching trnln lo 'stop.' and when pointing diagonally toward the ground means keep on going?" "Yes." "You call It automatic?'' "It Is. Just ns your stick Is- kept nt iO degrees Incline, when your olllco Is vacant, so Is the semaphore arm on the line when n block Is unoccupied. When a train enters n block It affects the energy which Is pnrt of automatic slcnallng, so that the arm goes to and remains horizontal as long as the block Is occupied." "You build these tlgnals so their normal position Is stop and then you apply a force that makes them show keep going. Why Is that?" "Ilecause the trains must keep going. They have not only the problems of safety, but of hurry up. They work by minutes, and seconds. The first luty Is safety. Having thnt cinched, the automatic hangs out the signal to keep moving. Only when something occurs docs this scheme cause signal to go to Btop position." "What's the energy you referred to?"
"Klcctrlc current." "Where does It come from?" "Battery near each pot." "How Is It worked?" 'The rails of each block are made Just ns If all one piece. by connecting all joints with wire. Then connecting the extreme ends forms n completo circuit. Tho current Hows In this circuit. Machinery made out of experience, wheels, springs and thtngK Is moved by this current : nnd Its movements either hohl the arm down or permit It to stay horizontal. "With no train In block, the current makes the mcrhnnlsm pull the arm down nnd hold It there. When a train enters a block It destroys this combination. The wheels and axles combined with the mils make a shorter circuit. Electric current deserts the longer for the shorter way round. The energy thnt held the arm down Is withdrawn, and up It swinw to horizontal. "Kach block Is Independent of all other blocks. When the Inst whet-to of a train
leave t. the current resumes us now,
and the signal arm away back at the witrnnrp In mil Ipd down to nroceed. He-
fore the hind wheels nave consul ooing
what I vb Just stated, the rront wnccis nf fiio locnmotlvn have entered the next
block and repeated what It did In the
previous blocks.'
"How about the single track '
automatic arrangement Is the sun
there la a Blgnal nt each end " "Isn't It a posslblo thing fur to enter a single track at oiu the snino Instant another enlii opposite- end? What then?" "Ye but we havo that taken On double track, a train thr . signal tnlkx only to the trnln On tho sluglo trnck It not ir,u buck, but also to one which muy lug from the opposite- direction done by tho current ovorlapjn . ouu block to tho next. Uefnn trnnco to a single-truck block u tho train vets a stop signal at end of tho block It Is about t And as It enters tho block It u tho entrance signal to stop, jum lono on doublo-tinck." "How does an engineer know mes the home arm what It will - "We put up another signal fr .-i mile to a mile frötn the rntrai, . 'ilock In tho direction from w train approaches. It Is called 1 The one nt the entrance In r Homo' signal. The distant Indi. position of home signal, see?" "Is tho distant distinguished fr tome signal, to nld the engine "Yes, the 'Distant' Is pitlnie l vlth black bar, and has n fork' i he 'Homo' red, with white bnr (uaru end." "You said a while ngo the st.irm displayed only when somcthli-i, anything but trains occur?" "Now. you touch the most 1-t ; enturo of the outfit, and the jeason why tho nrm Is mnle
vhen loft to Itself It will stay at stop. Au It Is constructed it show anything but stop, unless the combination of rails, wire, curren net, etc.. nre working perfectly wire parts, a rnll breaks, n batt, r h switch point opens the slight. i the combination falls, the arm i r. and resumes horizontal jKisltlor, 1 gtneer known you see, when ig. . stop; there may be a train, a , switch, a break in the track or signaling apparatus." "What la done at night. w semaphore arm cannot be sicn ' "Lights of several colors are these same posts. These are seen spectacles In the butt or wel'r of the arm, nnd nre dlsplayi-1 scured, according to the signal "Why the iinme spectacle" "That's what it Is. The Hutu i or ordinary llame color, nupi i eight-day lamp. It will burn n. without replenishing, although i are relllled every four or five I t the homo signal Is In stop p- -engineer sees the llame thrm v glass. That's stop, and It If u- 1 In the home signals. If dlst-i-Is at caution he sees Uinmglass. Yellow Is used only In i signal. It tells the engineer distant, nnd to be prepared t the home signal. He may s green glass. That means pr. Is uced In Loth home nnd dWt m "What does a white light n "Well, It Is so easy to hnw dare ukc It. As a white light "u . phoro can bo displayed by im-ikf tnelo glasses, you can under' ' It Is Impossible In our'sohrm- "
"How about plnces where tw lines cross nt grade?" "The general principle. mon arm by day, and colors of llgl-t v aro tho same, but being gr i cated all signals are control u.l ' . operated by men from a centu The crossing and contiguous governed by the Interlocking "When In perfect order sn 1 pled It displays stop to every t- . proachlnR tho crosMng. Th i . rememi r.
proceed, i.- ! condition change ir.T In Ir.t-i must bo v i the slgnal i' display pr must flrM othor apt with the played H possibly d wise. After ' ignalt'd t1 . to profffl 1 not chi -routo Un' tmln lut over nnl the int" region.'' "Does i entering r the horn.-
"The Penguin. A bird that walks and swims, but tloos not fly. Is the penguin. Ko nests nre made by penguins, but tho ono egg laid nt a time by the mother Is carried about under her absurd little wlniJ or undor her leg. Spanish Black. Rosldents of the cork regions of Spain heat tho bark In kettles with Bpouts, through which Issues a gns thnt Is used ns an illtinilntmt. The refuse Is sold as the "Spnnlsh black" pigment.
The Welcome Nugget. The Welcome nugget, one of the largest pieces of natural gold In tho world, was taken from Hakery hill. Hallarat, in 1858. It was found nt a depth or ISO feet. It weighed ovor 2,217 ounces nnd was sold for $52,500 The Battering Ram. The battering rani of tho Romans was like the bill of n htigo woodpecker, tho walls of tho enemy IHnu tho trco trunk. Tho battering rani was ko called becanao at the ond of the beam, from CO to 100 feet long, was fastened n bronzo ram's head. Tho beam was hung on ropes In a Jhed and worked by from 50 to .100 men.
J-vl
lnrklnir reoion set
stop, same as In the block sysfrr
"vcs. mteriocKing piuma rw. the crossing 3.100 feet out ei where distant signals arc plv ' homo signals are 550 feet from Only tho signalman can dl i cerd; but the train nutomati . the stop signal. "Now, my friend. I have n nil the principal features of lnti Theio are numerous vitrlan specially adapted to some p. . , dltlon. In yards whore there trncks and little room for P"'v nre used. Whoro thero are trncks, two or more of these placed on one post nnd so n "Aro all lines completely e-j.n this mnnner?" "No. There nre about 11 " 1 The only line thus protected from Chicago to California i Northwestern, Union and hn' chic One-third of the. U.0'"' ' automatic signaling Is on the ' lines and tho Northwestern b miles of double-track automatl t other railway." ! 1 '
Blshcp Works a Miracle. Once, whlle'llishop Talbot, the giant
"cowboy Bishop," was attending a meeting of church dignitaries in St.
Paul a tramp nccosted a group of
churchmen in the hotel porch and asked for aid.
"No," one of them told him, "I'm
afraid we can't help you. Hut you see that big man over thero?" pointing to nishop Talbot. "Well, he's tho youngest IJIshop of us nil, nnd he's a very
You might try him.
Flrp-Proof Paper Needed To the editor of a little Mani paper there came the other d.. dlgnant elderly woman, who slip of paper in the editorial f i "Lookce hero!" said she does this mean a bill for th to my husband that's been l y venrB? Ye don't expect his wii' pay debts o' his contracted ionbft'a dnnd?
"Von say he hns not ucrn i the paper?" said the editor, nf" r
thought.
connrous man
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bot confidentially. The others watched "No. yo dont lerhcail! screan with interest. They saw a look of woman. I tell yo hes been
surprise come over the tramps race. , years. 1 t... .im.... u. 'rim "RfrnniTn." mused the ednor
tramn looked troubled. And then, Postofflcc Department has not i
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"Well, did you get something from our young brother?" The tramp grinned sheepishly. "No," he admitted. "I gavo him a dollar for his damned new cathedral at Laramie!" Everybody's. The Kind. General Humphrey, retired, former quarternmstor general of the nrmy, was discussing a certain army olhccr who had long been In tho volunteer service, says tho Saturday Evening Post. "What kind of a chnp is ho?" asked a friend, "Oh, nice enough!" replied the gen-cral-lint has ho any sense?" "Sense!" snorted the general. ."lie hasn't sense enough to turn around in ä revolving chair."
values of a perusal of my ' ' , "That ain't the point." nwvd widow. "You've been sending
paper and n bill to n man wilt's your affair, not mine. "Well," said the editor flnnii celvlng that he must be a lo future, madam, I will cause a" copy to be printed on nsbest.vsure that vour husband re-. Citlr-en regularly."-Phllade!ph. , ßcr' .- Ivory. Tho Kongo ivory, as tndejMl ricau ivory, is far more 1 than the Asiatic prod icharder, of a finer grain, lemimoro easily to workmanship fewer fissures. Tho tusks of h elephants nro ns a rule, w and weigh on nn average pounds. Somo of them are of ordinary size.