Ligonier Banner., Volume 39, Number 29, Ligonier, Noble County, 13 October 1904 — Page 3

ETARTSTHAY REVER GEOW OLD Tidre are hearts that never grow oid, | As the years go creeping by; : - That tear the sweet music of yvouth Tii the fountain of iife rups dry. : Trrough the heat of human conflict - Unarmed they go, and the blast ¢f winter winds cannot chill them, { They 're warm and true to thelast. Tte body may bend with age, ; And the face be marked by care; Grim Time may rob the eyve Of the gleam which ofice flashed there; But on the innermost altar Burns a fire which will never die Tiil the mortal shrine is fallen, . -And the spirit returns on high. These hearts teach the young generation Of sympathy, hope, and love, Of the things which bring very near : The earth and the heaven above. : The world will ever be grateful To the hearts that always are young, For the joy which _they have brought, . For the songs which they have sung.: And when to the golden twilight, = Of life these hearts have come; } Shall thHey not find a blessing . To carry with them home? - Will.Déath not bring a medley, . By happy voices sung, To the spirits that knew not age, 5 The hearts that ever were young? 4 —(Car]l Dehoney, in Kansas City Times.

At Squatter’s Gulch By THOMAS B. MONTFORT

(Copyrlg}:t. 1904, by Daily Story Pub. Co:) OE COUSINS was seated in front J of his cabin up in Sequatchie guich. He was weary and discouraged, for he had just added another to a icng series of days of hard and futile effort in his search for gold. Presently another man came down the road, togged out in his Sunday attire. He was humming a light air, his head well up and a satisfied expression on his facé. Joe Cousins watched this man for a moment, a scowl on his countenance, then to himself he said: “D— him.” 5 "When the man came even with Joe he stopped and, for an instant, stood silent, eyeing him closely. There was something of an-air oftriumph in his manner that -was exasperating. ~ “Well,” he said, presently, “how’s things?”’ . ~ “QOh, about so,” Cousins replied, with forced calmness. “Struck nothing yet?” . “No. " : *Too. bad, isn't w 2 “Oh, I don’t know. It takes time to strike a fortune. Things will come arcund all right, I guess.” “Maybe so. I.ho;}e they will, anyhow; but you can’t always tell. You missed your chance up there at Ruggle’'s Point. If you had done as I did you would be on Easy street now.” “That’s true, I guess; but I prefer to get money in some other way. I'd rgther remain poor all. my life than lob a helpless old man.” “Oh, it wasn’t robbery, Joe. Nothing like it. It was just merely a sharp strcke ¢f business. It's done every éay.” : “Perhaps it is; but that doesn’t make it right,” Joe replied. ‘lt may be business in the eyes of some people, but to me it looks like dishonesty.” < - - The other laughed. “Well, look at it as-you please,” he -said: “You have that right. I'm afraid, though, you’ll never get on in this world if you're always going to be so particular. It don’t pay. Such high notions of honor are tommendabie no doubt, but they don’t buy anything. Well, I'm off for town. Anything I can do for you down there?” *No .22 : “I may see Miss Harmon. Just barely possible, you know! If there is any word you want to send her I'll be ‘glad to take it.” Joe's face darkened again. “Yery . much obliged,” he said “There is nothing you ec¢an do for

me. The other hesitated for a momegt, fhen, with an exasperating air of celf assurance, said: “I want to be square with you, Joe, e 0 I'll tell you something. I'm going to ask Miss Harmon to marry me.” Joe stood up, a flash of anger in his eves. With an effort he controlled his feelings and calmly replied: “So far as I can see that ils none of ~ my business. If you want her, and she is willing to have you, marry her.” “Of course. But knowing that you - are in love with her, I thought 1 ought to tell you. I don’t wanttoappear | ictakeanyadvantage of you, you know.” ? “You are very considerate Jim: L very. But it is not necessary for you to bcther about me. You have a perfect right to marry Miss Harmon—if you can get her.” : : “Thanks! I am glad you feel so about it. Of course, I know you can noct expect to win her—not*in your financial condition you know. That ie one of the great disadvantages of being poor, isn’t it?” " The half-sneering, wholly patronizing tone in which these words were uttered was highly trying to Joe. Drawing himself up to his full height he said, warmly: . - : “Poor as I am, Jim Lewis, I would not exchange places with you for the worid. Money is a good thing to have, but a clear conscience is better, Evea for the sake of winning Miss Harmon I would not want to get a dollar dishonestly.” - > “No! Well, I hope you may find much happiness in your high ideas, Joe. For my part, I'll risk finding my happiness in plenty of money and the woman I love. So long.” . Jim Lewis resumed his walk dowrn the rcad. - His manner was that of a man thoroughly satisfied with himself and the world in general. His bearing was that of a victor. - Joe Cousins returned to his seat, and, placing his elbows on his knees, dropped his face into his hands. He was very unhappy. He loved Jane Harmon, and he believed he could win her if he dared to try. But he was poor, and he was too proud to ask any woman to marry him and share his poverty. He had toiled faithfully for years and fortune had not smiled on him. So far as he could see, there was not the slightest indication of any improvement in his financial prospects. For this reason he remained away from Miss Harmon, giv- . ing Jim Lewis the field. ;

. He kad been silting‘ in the same dejected attitude fer am hour, brooding over his ill-fortune, and wondering whether it paid, after all, to be honest, when a strange but hearty voic» accosied him. Looking dp he saw an old ruan, with long hair and an uukempt beard, standing before him. ; “Ha! I thought I couldn’t be mistaken,” the old man cried. “I'd remember that face- anywhere. 1 never forget a good, honest countenance_ How are you?” Joe arose and met the extended ‘hand, at the same time looking at the old man in a puzzled way. “I believe you have the advantage of me,” he said. “I can’t just place you at omnce.” i : . “So! Don't you remember an 01l fellow up at Ruggle’'s Point? A young chap, vour friend, named Lewis, beat him out of a claim by jumping it while ‘he was sick. He wanted yvou to jump another claim and you refused. pon't you remember?” *“Yes, naw 1 do.” . “That was a mean trick in Lewis. He made $lO,OOO out of it, though. Hope he may enjoy it. It didn't hurt me much. Got plenty without that The other mine turned out big. Made me rich. How you doing?”’ : “Well, a little slow, I'm afraid.” ~ “So? Haven’t struck anything dovwn here, then?” “Not yet.”

“Too bad. What would you think if I was to tell you that you are rich?”’ ) “I should think you were joking, of course.” b “I never joke. You are riqh.” , Joe shock his head and smiled sadly. : : “Don’t believe it, eh?” the old maa cried. P : “I can’'t imagine any possibility by which such a thing could be so,” Joe replied. ; “Can’t you? Do you remember the claim you abandoned up there at the Paint?’ : : : “Yes, I remember that. I ought to, after wasting nearly a year on it.” “Phat «claim is still yours, and there is a fortune in it. It's worth $lOO,OOO any day. I prospected it and know. Been offered that for it Where's your friend—Lewis?” ‘“He’s gone to town. Are you sure about that claim of mine?” - “Of course. You can have $lOO,OOO for it any day. I'm going back, and I want you to go with me. I just came down for a day or two. Got a daughter, and heard she was down at town. Carhp to meet he{. Maybe you know her?” “I may, but I believe I have forgotten your name. Or did I ever know it?” ! : “I guess not. Everybody called me Shortcut. The way I talk, you know. Remember?”’ ’ *¥Yes. Your real mamedis— ' “Harmon. Zach Harmon.” Joe gave a start, and his face paled and flushed. The old man saw nothing however, and presently he rattled on: “I haven't seen my daughter for five years. Haven't heard from her for a long time. I used to write to her back home, but got out of the habit. Not much mail going up there, you know. 1 heard last week she wus down here. A man from down here told me. He said she had come on to hunt me up if T was still living. Fine girl, and I am anxious to find her. Do you know her?” “What is her ' first name?”’ Joe asked. *Jane.” ! Joe was silent a moment, then he answered, quietly: “Yes, I think I know her. At least I know a lady of that name.” “So? Then it is my daughter. Where is she?” : . “Down in town.” . . “Yes. How far from here?” “Agout three miles.”

“So? Well, I must get on. Anxious to see her, you know. Five years is a. long time. I'll see you to-morrow.” Joe hesitated a moment, then he said: “Perhaps I ought to tell you something before you go, Mr. Harmon.” “Well. what is it?” . “Lewis is down there.” “Down there? With my girl, you mean?”’ #¥es 't “What for? Want to marry her?” “I think sO.” The old man’s eyes blazed. “The scoundrel!” he cried. *“l'il soon settle him, though. Guess she don’t know that he robbed me. Why didn’t you ftell her?* “I didn’t. know who you were. I never dreamed of you being her father.” : “That’s so. | Well, must hurry. Would you come with me? Wish you would, to show me the way.” “I'll come, if you wish it.” “All right, come on.”” They passed out of the gulch as the night began to fall. They went down the mountain in the darkness. There was comparative silence between them. Now and then the old man jerked out a short sentence and Joe answered. That was all. : “Can I win her?” he said to himself. “Or is it too late?” , ! He remembered Lewis’ air of confidence, and he sighed, and in his heart there was a‘feeling of fear. “This is the house,” he finally announced. ; o Without making his presence known, the old man threw open the door and walked in. Joe followed. They came upon Lewis and the girl, sitting together, and the former was declaring his love. The old man walked straight up to Lewis and rapped h¥m over the head with his cane. : - “Ha! Scoundrel, villain, thief!” he cried. Theh, turhing to the girl, he added: “Jane,don’t you know me? I’'m your father.” She gave a little glad cry and went to his outstretched arms. There was 3 long and impressive silence, then the old man: pointed to Lewis and said: “Jane, are you going to marry that man?”’ “No, father,” she replied. “Never!” “Ha! Good! He’s a scoundrel!” He paused a moment, then, pointing to Joe, added: “Now, there’s a man who’s honest. Do you know him?” . ‘“Yes, i know him,” she said, softly. ~ “Do you like him?” She did not answer. It was not necessary, Joe knew he would not have to win her, ‘ - * The less heart a woman has the oftener she is willing to give it.away.

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CHURCH BUILT OF FOSSILS Walls of Western New York Edifice Are a Mass of Petrified Twigs and Leaves. There is a church building in Mumford, N. Y., which is built of fossils. Architecturally it is of modern type, with long, slim windows and a ground plan like that of Trinity in Boston. At first glance, says the New York Tribune, the walls appear to be eonstructed of rough sandstone smeared with an uneéven coating of gritty, coarse plaster; but a closer view reveals the error of this first conclusion. Instead of plaster the eyes behold traceries of delicate leaves, lacework of interwoven twigs, bits of broken branches, fragments of mossy bark. splinters of wood,‘( all preserved against the wasting of time and decay by being turned into the hardest of flinty limestone. As a matter of fact, every block of stone in the four walls is a closely cemented mass of dainty fossils. There is-no basic rock at all,~but only fossil fibers, which give'the rock cohesion and strength. The blocks were hewn from the petrified depths of a neari-by cedar swamp. Mumford is situated in the heart of the great area of fock once in the bed of an ocean, known to geoclogists as the Niagara limestone. : Northeast of the village is a dense grove of cedars. As one approaches it the ciean line rocks dip suddenly and give way to a wide and long level of dark; bluish-gray muck, once beyond doubt the bottom of a prehistoric lake. The whole grove and undoubtedly the muck land are on a bed of thick white rock. which looks, more than agything else, like immense slices of Roquefort cheese. Its coloration is much the same, and it has a similar tendency to crumble when taken fresh from the quarry depths into the upper air. A close examination shows why this is sO. Every particle of the rock’s mass is made up of the petrified cedar leaves, branches, twigs, broken bark and even whole stumps and knots, welded and knit together into one dense tangle. As these parts of the trees fell, one layer upon another, they were saturated with the dampness of the swamp.and with the lime held in solution. As the vegetable matter decayed and the water evaporated, every line, fiber and grain was preserved by the lime sediment. When this rock was first quarried some doubt existed as to its availability. for it came to the surface soft and crumbling. A few short hours in the sun' and wind proved the error of any such fears, for the__firock rapidly hardened to a flintlike consistency not excelled by the toughest granite. The rock was sawed in blocks suitable for the masons’ use, with one surface rough and broken as it came from the quarry. . This rough surface was laid outside by the builders, so that the walls of 'the church exhibit this ancient vegetation in rough and bold relief. In many places whole stumps set out. all of them perfectly preserved in their minutest details. One, in particular, on the south wall, is attached to the rest of the block by its two ends. and between it and the under surface there is an inch of daylight.

Deception in Textiles. The amount of deception that is practiced in the manufacture of all kinds of textiles is far greater than most people have any conception of. There are very few heavyweight woolen cloths that are free from such substances as shoddy or cotton. They serve there a useful purpose of giving weight and warmth to the garment at a comparatively low cost, without detracting from its outward appearance and possible richness. Shoddy is the article mostly depended on for heavyweight goods, but for the lighter weight goods cotton is the thing, because it can be spun to a finer thread.— London Laundry Record.

Everyday Swindlers. . “There is goes again,”’ said the trolley conductor, as he rang the bell to let off a passenger who had only ridden for a square. “You’d be astonished,” continued the knight of the bell strap, “to know how many people try to beat the trolley for a free ride when they ‘want to make a cal ‘a square or two away from home, They hop on the car, wait till it has starteq and then want to - know if the car doesn’t go to some place which they know it doesn’t come within a mile of. In this way tkey get their ride for nothing and go on their way in the belief that they have fooled the conductor.”—Philadelphia Press. Japan’s 8,000,000 Gods. It is said that there are no fewer than 8,000,000 gods worshiped by the Japanese. Praying is made very efisy, In the streets are tall posts, with prayerg printed on them and with a small wheel attached. Anyone can give the wheel a turn, and that counts as a prayer. The people in the second largest of the 3,580 islands of which the empire is compozed worship the bear and reverence the sun, meon, fire, wind and water.

HOW JEWS ARE CHANGING. Differences in Their Customs Notice- ' able at New Year CereT - monial. ’ The celsbration of the Jewish New Year 5665, on September 10, says the New York Tribune. once more brings to mind the changes that are taking place in the mannérs and customs of the Jewish race in America, where the lack of any form of religious persecution is doing more to win the Jew from strict orthodoxy than all the cruel repressions of Europe could begin to effect. The Jewish New Year is cbserved, in accordance with the injunction: “And in the seventh month on the first day of the month shall ye have a holy convocation; no servile work shall ye do; a day of blowing the cornet shall it be unto you.”—Numbers 19:1. The cornet mentioned in the Bible is the ram’s horn, or “shofar,” and is used in all Jewish synagogues on the New Year. In the orthodox synagogue the man who has this duty must be an ‘exceedingly strict Jew. He must not have shaved his beard. He must not have committed any offense which would bar him from this sacred office. If he has done such a trivial thing as smoking a cigar on the Sabbath, he would be barred. When he is ready to blow the “shofar,” he covers his head with the “tallith,” a silken cloth, and takes his stand at the altar, beside the rabbi, and at certain places in the ceremony blows the soiemn sounds. The congregation does not look toward him when the “shofar’” is blown. This would be considered a sin. The man himself is so covered that his face cannot be seen. Only his hand holding the ram’s horn is left uncovered. But the man whose duty it is to blow the “shofar” in the reformed temple stands beside therabbi, with bared head, and the congregation looks forward eagerly to the blowing of the ram’s horn. Tn the orthodox synagogue the “shofar” is blown about 30 times. whereas it is blown but three times in the reformed. ! In the orthodox church the rabbi ‘must not ;have his beard; he stands with a caplon his head and a “tallith” on his shoulders, similar to the one covering the head of the ‘“shofar’ blower. In the reformed synagogue the rabbi stands with uncovered head, dressed as is any other minister of the Gospel. The congregation has to <«sit on hard benches in the orthodox synagogue, while in the up-to-date reformed, sanctuary. finely upholstered seats, similar to those in theaters, are used.

PAID FOR WHAT HE WANTED Brisk Young Man Met His Match in Wise Young Lady of the Tray. “How's the ox tail soup, sweet Marie?” asked the brisk young man in the last summer’s outing suit as he drew in his chair and unfolded his paper napkin. relates the Chicago Daily News. “All right,” said the waitress, throwing a knife; fork and spoon on the table in an offhand way. . ; “Glad to hear it,” said the young man. “It looked pretty weak and thin the last time I ‘saw it. You might say I inqnired. :Would you remember the extra cut of roast beef or the braised lamb? Which would you have if you were me? Answer honest, now.” “I’'d have what I wanted.” “No, you wouldn't,” said the young man. “Not if you was me. S’pose it would be safe for me to egin on oysters, now there’s an R in the month, but ‘s far as that goes I can put’em in season any time. I can reach the salt and pepper and vinegar. Did you get that?” “Do you want oysters?” asked the waitress. ; ; “Let’s leave the oysters open for awhile,” said the young man. “I want to look at the entrees. Turkey wings —hm-m! Chicken potpie. No, I guess not. Lobster salad, 40 cents. That’s pretty steep. Lobsters ain’t getting scarce, are they?” s “Fresh 'lobsters ain’t,” replied the waitress. ‘‘The salad’s made out o canned lobsters.” . “They ought to be canned if they’re fresh. You haven’t&got much of a dessert list. I don’t know what to order. No game, is there? Well, give me a plate of buckwheat, a cup of nice hit coffee and a sweet smile.” “That’s ten cents extra—the smile.” said the waitress. “I've only got 15 cents,” said the young man. “Cut out the cakes and give me the smile and the coffee.”

Government Poultry Farm. The Tasmanian government poul!ry farm, which has been established #ince 1899, has been worked at a profit, vven though it is not carried out on commercial lines. The particular aim of the farm is to supply persons with desirable birds at moderate prices. At a recent show a judge from New South Wales offered £lO 10s. for a bird which was purchased from the government farm for ss. Royal Commission for Insane. King Edward has appointed a royal cc‘?mmission to consider the ‘existing methods of dealing with idiots, epileptics and imbecile and feeble minded persons. It is the result of long agitation against unnecessary and harmful detentions in insane asylums.— London Mail.

WOULD HAVE KEPT IT OTHERWISE. Bt A e e it g G ‘ “|;§-;f‘i~f,}% S P Tsiors v ; hode 7 ’\’,'t fos 5 4 - S - e N A Y /:}// .‘,/‘." 11,/ 1 /‘:L ‘i\ § : N ,"/’f‘j“fi.;’;‘ “‘.'t A L b : Hé—Yes, he must be very absentminded. : She—How do you know? He—l lent him an umbrella this morning and he returned it to me in an hour.—Philadelphia Bulletin, . i 7

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ADVICE FOR A BEGINNER. Everything in the Poultry Business Depends on Getting a Sueccessful Start. -“] am starting a poultry business here and I have sufficient ground to raise all my feed (excepting fresh meat), and wish some suggéstions as to what is best to raise. 1 have cern, oats, Kaffir corn, sweet corn and sorghum planted; I have 20 acres of tillable land. Also, how many hens per rooster for breeding purposes give best results#*Also, how much fresh meat per 100 fowls, and how often should it be fed? How shall I divide my running yards? Also, would it be advisable .io place. house and running yards in an old orchard?” - - To the above inquirer Mr. ‘L. E. Keyser replies in the Ohio Farmer as follows: : You have a sufficient variety of foods when the grains are supplement-

3 POULTRY HOUSE AND YARD. ed with meat and green food. Wheat and buckwheat are superior to sweet corn and sorghum, if as easily grown. Cabbage, mangel-wurzels, etc., should be grown for green food in winter. I prefers mangels, as they are less difficult to handle and ‘store. A ration composed of a mixture of the grains named, with green food. and meat, should be divided ‘about;as follows: Whole and ground grain, 55 per cent.; green food, 30 per cent.; animal food, 15 per cent. It is best to feed meat every day, giving about four and onehalf pounds to each 100 fowls. If you can . secure fresh "~bones from thebutcher and have a bene cutter, this is probably .the best meat supply: If bones are difficult to secure, feed a good grade of beef scraps. - The number of females to one male varies with the different breeds. For the lighter and more active Dbreeds, such as Leghorns, 20; Plymouth Rocks, 15 to 20; Brahmas, 10 or 12 are safe numbers. : In locating a poultry plant it is a great -advantage to have the houses ~li face the south. or southeast. House room 12x14 is sufficient for 25 fowls, and the yards 24x100 feet are also about right for this number. Your plan is good if the houses all face the south., The runs may extend from the north side if desired. An old orchard is an ideal place for locating a poultry plant, and 'is especially valuable as a run for growing stock. Another excellent plan is to have houses in the middle of the runs, making them 50 feet deep on each side of house. The accompanying plan is a good one. Houses are 10x32 feet, divided into two pens each 10x16, holding 25 fowls each. Yards, 22x50; two to each pen; one in front and one in rear of house. The hens can be allowed to occupy both yards, or may be confined to one yard while a forage crop lis growing in the other. Portable fence may be moved from one side to the other, thus saving half the cost of fence and leaving the ground on' one side of the houses clear for cultivation. The houses all face the south. This plan may be extended to -accotmodate any number of fowls.

HELPFUL POULTRY HINTS. ‘Disinfectants are better than disease. _ .The chicken coops should be large, airy and proof against rain. : | A boiled egg which is done will dry quickly on the shell when taken from the kettle. . % . - Wooden floors close to the ground attract the damp from the earth, and are always moist. : The dust heap aids materially to c.lean;se"the feathers and skin from vermin ‘f;tnd inpurities. ° The eggs from hens by themselves will keep good three times as long as those that are fertile. Sell off the surplus cockerels and do not retain the late-hatched pullets, as they will not lay until spring. In feeding fowls at any time, whether in confinement or not, give only so much as they will eat’ up clean.—American Tribune. :

More Yard Room for Hens. Where fowls are kept yarded they do not often have the amount of yard room that should be given them. On our farms restrictions of this kind are not necessary, as land is worth too small a.price to make it necessary to lessen the amount the fowls should have. The small amount allotted to the poultry is often due to the cost of fencing. But the larger the yard the less the cost of fencirg. If no top rail is used, four feet will be found high encugh for a wire fence, if the yard is of good size. The smaller the yard the higher will the fence have to be, as the smaller the yard the more strenuously will the fowls try to get out of it.— Farmers’ Review. ;

= Qyster Shells for the Hens. Did you. ever stop to consider that one-tenth of the shell of an egg is lime? The shells must be strong and heavy if they 'stand shipment, and if you expect to get the highest market price. You surely can afford' to buy oyster shells .at'7s cents a hundred pounds to produce egg shells that sell at from 12 to 20 cents a pound. Do not deprive your hems of so important, an article of necessary diet.—Mldland Farmer, : :

TIME FOR WEANING COLTS. How to Bring the Foals Through a - Serioug- Period of Existence with Perfect Success, The season for weaning foals is 2% hand and it is time to make preparation therefor, if such preparation has not already been made. The colt should be taught to eat grain and be fed regularly so that it will learn to depend upon the feed rather than upon its mother’s milk. Under such conditions there will be Tnuch less fuss on the part of both mare and coit when the latter is finally removed, and the change will have less effect upon the growth and,condition of the colt, as it is extended over a long period and effected gradually says the Prairie Farmer. : It will be well, too, to have the colt haiter-broken before it is taken away from its mother. At no time can it be more readily taught. to stand tied or to -lead than when by the side of the dam. Even if the colt is to run loose in a shed or box- during the winters untilgt is old enough to work, the halter-bregking at this time should not be neglected. The colt will never forget it and when ready to go into harness will be much more tractable because of the early lessons. ' Again, it is often necessary to handle ithe colts during their growing period } for the purpose of trimmirg the feet or dressing wounds that have been accidentally inflicted and in such cases it Is a very great advantage to have them well halter-broken. . - The colt should be lf\berally fed on nourishing, growing food duringits first winter, as its development the first year ; determines largely the kind of a horse | it will make. After the first yvear it will ;get along - very well on coarser and cheaper feed than some other kinds of stock, but it should have of the best | during the first year. : { While it should have a liberal grain ~ration the colt should not be ffea ico ~much corn. Muscle and bone making feeds such as oats ard bran are better suited to its needs.. A mixture of corn. ‘oats and bran make an excellent grain ration for the colt. With geod clover or alfalfa hay for roughzge. the bran ‘may be dispersed with, and a larger - proportion of corn used with <atisfaetory results. \ B

HORSES THRIVE ON SILAGE But, Says an Indiana Man, It Must Be Fed Judiciously and with Some Care. ' bt T : When silage was first introduced many cases of sickness in horses we:e reported, and it was then thought silage was not suited for horsés; under proper care, hcwever, good silage is a safe -and valuable food for horses. When beginning to. feed silage, allow the animal to become accustomed to the food by degrees, as this is as important as when changing from old to new corn or from hay to grass. At the first feed give a small amount, and increase gradually as the animal’s appetite_and condition of bowels may indicate. Silage makes a good roughage for horses when used in connection with hay or stover and grain. Silage is also a good feed for hegs and has been found to be economical to use in conjunction with corn as a maintenance lation, but not so if used alone. All. good silage contains a large amount of corn and if a large ration of corn is given besides, it often proves dangerous and gives bowel trouble, Hogs fed from 28 to 35 popnds of silage and 14 to 21 pounds of corn on the cob per week can be kept in good condition-through the severe winter. By using silage the feeder saves onethird in the cost of feed. Silage is considered a cheap maintenance raticn for -carrying brood sows over winter, and not for fattening.—Agricultural Epitomist. _

CONVENIENT HOG TROUCGH. Arrangement That Is Handy Because It Can Be Cleaned Without , the Pigs Interfering. Make a common V shaped trough of heavy solid lumber. Make a swing gate 2 r,,__:._:___:,- of 2x4 timE/é‘fi_:’le—"”/g. ber and one | 'i’ inch boards. Take 2 1-4 inch boards 12 inches wide by 4 feet long and bore 2 inch holes in 3 inches from ends. Hang the gate by nailing boards to each end of trough. Attach a latch so that the gate can be held on either side of trough. Place the trough in hog lot fence. When you go to feed, push the gate from you and latch it. Clean out the trough and put in the feed. Now pull the gate to ycu so hogs can eat. This arrangement is handy, for the trough can be cleaned or feed mixed without hogs interfering.— C. B. Robinson. Windmill Made at Eome. It may be built by setting an upright post, supporting an upright shaft, having a hub on top, carrying three hqrizontal arms, to each of which are hinged light rectangular frames, covered with heavy muslin or light canvas, regulated to swing in one direction only, from horizontal to perpendicular. The sails are carried with wind at right angles to it, and return edgewise against the wind. The post may lean two feet at the top, so as to shorten the conneetion of the upper box with it. The lower bearing may be in a post set even with, the ground, under the upper ‘bearing. 'THe pulley, four feet in diameter, secured near the bottom of the shaft, may have a smooth, true groove for rope band burned into its circumference by a crowbar, its one end resting in a hole in a post, the other in hand, while the middle, in contact with the wheel, is red hot.—Albert Daily, in St. Louis GlobeDemocrat. When the Hens Begin to Mope: When birds begin to mope around, not caring to eat and their odors are found to be offensive, there is trouble that must be attended to at once or more complicated diseases will set in and many birds may die. The disease is indigestion, caused by feeding too much rich food. As soom as discovered the birds should be put on a plain diet, which should be reduced in quan- l tity as well as quality. With their diet | it will be wise to mix a little powdered charcoal or give the birds rhubarb pills, l one grain to each chlck.-Commercial] Poultry. L

RUMORED OF RULERS. The czar has a brother, an uncle, four first cousins, ten second, 13 third, and a great-uncle. His first. and second cousins are ‘‘imperial highnesses.” °~ Thekingof Spain has a 40-horse-power motor car, in which he is goingto tour through his dcminions. He will discover the wretched state of the highways, which are the worst in Europe. The kaiser will give as a prize for this year’s military maneuvers a complete field equipment for -an officer, including cooking necessaries, ‘knives, forks and spoons, revolver, topographical survey appliances and cigar. and cigarette holders. I The sultan of Morocco keeps a large number of live lions about the. premises, and in the evening these animals are let loose in the courtyards of the palace to act as guards of the royal harems. The sultan has rather more than 6,000 wives, 2,000 of whom resice in Fez. : The most betitled monarch in, the world is Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria. ~ Without his imperial crown, which'is the identical .tiara of Charle‘magne, he is nine times a king, twice a grand duke, once a grand prince, twice a prince, four .fimes a margrave, and t}&e multitude of his titles as count and so forth is past enumeration. - , Four of the great-grandchildren of Kirg Christian of Denmark are in the direct line of succession to imperial or royal thrones. These,are Prince Georgios, a son of the crown prince of Greece; Prince Albert Edward, son of the prince of Wales; Prince I“vederick, son of Prince Christian‘of Denmaris, 2nd Czarowitz Alexis, heir to the Russiaa throne. : - i The queen of Roumania, who is Loeparing an opera in conjunction with a small boy—the latest musical predigy —is both a poetess and a writer of stories. She took to authorship.in order to drown her sorrow. IHer majesty is supposed to have a better head of hair than any other woman in Europe. She is. an aecomplished linguist. speaking Ino fewer than seven languages. -

TALES ABOUT TOTS: i _Caller—What's your name, little girl? ) Little Girl—Dorothy. P “But what's your last name?? “I don’t know wkhket it will be: Tl'm not marrvied yet.” Kitty was dining at a neighbor's,. ‘and when she was offered the sugar cubes for her coffee she said, shyly; - “No, lhink vou; 1 don't -care - for sugar, unless it_“s congratnlated.” “Come here, Bessie;” 'said a visitor to the daughter of her hostess, “and tell me how old you.are.” “Do you mean when I'm at home, or when I'm riding on a stfeet car?” asked Bessie. ‘ Tommy’'s mamma found him rummaging in the pantry. ‘Oh, it's you: vou naughty boy!” she exclaimed. “I thought it was. burglars.” ; “So do I,” answered Tommy, “and I was lookin’ for them.” ¥ o THE UNITED STATES WILL SOON " KKNOCK AT THE DOORS OF "CANADA FOCR WHEAT. A Crop of 60,600,000 PBushels of Wheat Will Be the Record : of 1904, 2 ) The results of the threshing in Western Canada are not_ yet completed, but from information at hand, it is safe to say that the average per acre will be reasonably high, and a ~fair estimate will place the total yield of wheat at 60,000,000 bushels. At present prices this will add to the wéalth of the farmers nearly $60,000,000. Then think of the immense yield of oats and barley and the large herds of cattle, for all of which good prices will be paid. i ‘ ~ The following official telegram was sent by Honorable Clifford Sifton, Minister of the Interior, to Lord Strathcona, High Commissioner for , Canada:— v ) “Am now able to state definitely that under conditions of unusual difficulty in Northwest a - fair average crop of wheat of good quality has been reaped and is now secure from substantial damage. The reports of injury by frost and rust were grossly exaggerated. The wheat of Manitoba and Northwest Territories will aggregate from fifty-five to .sixty million bushels. The quality is good, and the price is ranging around one dollar per bushel.” , L Frank H. Spearman, in the Saturday Evening Post, says:— “When our first transcontinental railroad was built, learned men attempted by isothermal demonstration to prove .that wheat could not profitably be grown north of where the line was projected; but the real granary of the world lies up to 300 miles north of the Canadian Pacific railroad, and the day is not definitely ‘distanl.:' when the United States will knock at the doors of Canada for its bread. Railroad men see such a day; it may be hoped that statesmen also will see it, and arrange their reciprocities while they may do so gracefully. Americans already have swarmed into that far country and to a degree have taken the American wheat field with them. Despite the fact that for years a little Dakota station on the St. Paul road —Eureka—held the ‘distinction of being the largest primary grain markst in the world, the Dakotas and Minnesota will one day yield their palm to Saskatchewan. ? St g :

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WHAT ROME THINKS THE POPE'S PHYSICIAN ENDORSES AN AMERICAN REMEDY. Dr. Lapponi Uses Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills ) In His Practice Because Results Meet His Expectations, g Dr. Lapponi, the famous physician to the Vatiean; whose name has recently come so greatly to the front on account of his unremitting attention to His Holiness, -the late Pope Leo XIII, and the high esteem and confidewce with which he is regarded by the present Pope, His Holiness Pius X, is a man of commanding genins. He is more than a mere man of science; he is a man of original and independent mind. Untrammeled by the ‘“etiquette’ of the medical profession and having used Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People in his practice with good results, he freely avows the facts and.endorses the value of this remnedy with an-authority which po one will venture to question.” Dri Lapponi’s Letter. : “Icertify that I have used Dr. Williams’ Pink" Pills in four cases of the “simple an@mia of development. After a few weeks of treatment, the result came fully up tomy. © expectations. For that reason I shall not tail in the future to extend the use of this laudable preparation not only in the treatment of other ~ forms of the category of -anamia or chlorosis, but also in cases of neurasthenia and the like.” -~ - (Signed) GIUSEPPE LAPP@NT, « * Via dei’ Gracchi 332, Rome. The “simpleanzmia of development,* referred to by Dr. Lapponi, is of course, that tired, languid condition of young girls, whose development to womanhood is tardy and whose health, at that period, is so often imperiled. His opinion of the value of Dr. Williams® Pink D:lls ior Pale ‘People at that time is of the highest scientific authority, and it confrms the many pnigished cases in which anzemia and othér diseases of the blood, as well as nervous diseases such as nervous prostration, neuralgia, St. Vitus’ dance, paralysis and locomotor ataxia ha~e been curcd by these. pills. They are comnmeunded to the public for their officiency in making new blood and ctrengthening weak nerves. After such’ an endorsement they wiil be aecepted by the medical and scientifie world at their full value. )

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Magn’ficent 0 1904 LS Y Western Canacda’s Wheat Cro = M N this vear will be eo,ooo.omg AR gR busbels, and wheat at present Jss sf pfl isworth 1.00 a bushel. fla ” gfi The oat and barley crop will ; FR @ 2ico yield apundantly. Splendid prices for all kinds of grain. cattle and other farm produce for the growing of which the climate is unsurpassed. About 150,000 Americans have settled in Western Canada during the past three years. THousandsof free Homesteads of 160 acres each still available jn the bestagricultural distriets. It has been said that the United States will be forced to import wheat within a very few years. Secure a farm in Canada and become one of those who will help procduce it. Apply for information to SUPERINTENDENT OF IMMIGRATION. Ottawa, Canada; or to g €. J. BROUGHTON, 430 Quiney Building, Chicago, lil. J. C. DUNCAYN, Room 6, Biz Four Buiiding, Indianapolis, Ind. E.T. HOLMES, 815 Jackson Street, Bt. Paul, Minp. - M, V, McINNES, 6th Avenue Thezter Bloek, Detroit, Mich. T. O.CURRIE, Room 12, Callahan Bloek, Milwaukee, Wis. © Authorized Canadian Government Agents. ;

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