Plymouth Tribune, Volume 5, Number 27, Plymouth, Marshall County, 12 April 1906 — Page 6

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u 4. OLITICAL - Nominate the Beat Men. Nominate the best men for office, writes A. M. Willoughby, editor of the Greensburg (Ind.) Review. " It Is a tämentalle fact that not always do the best men offer themselves for office. It Is equally true that even good men men who by their character and reputation for honesty and uprightness appeal to the people and are accepted with satisfaction by the voters are not always among tho candidates for each of the various ot'lces to be filled at the November election. But It Is the sacred duty of every suiTraglst to cast his ballot and influence for the man or men who will measure up to the highest standard demanded by the people. The wave of reform that is now sweeping the country and will continue to sweep It, would never have been heard of if all men !n public office had discharged their duties according to law and the best interests of the public Who is responsible for these men being in office? Possibly some of the men who have betrayed the .confidence of the people procured their nominations and elections by false pretenses, in that they posed, as honest end up- . right citizens in the ante-election days, but it does not require a riotous run of the Imagination to ' conclude that there was something wrong earlier. Men do not change in a single day. With the disclosures of official rascality that have been made has come a widespread Inclination to examine more closely Into the character of the candidates. That a man is known and accepted by his associates as a "good fellow" is not sufficient to satisfy the average voter. . There must be something more than this. There must be ability .and a reputation for, honesty before the great mass of the voters will consent to rast their ballots for the elevation or men to positions of power and trust With the demand for reform for honesty In the administration of every public office has come a loosening of the tlesi that have heretofore held political parties. It Is my humble opinion that never again will we see party lines so closely drawn as they have been in the past Men 111 vote the Republican ticket where it3 candidates and principles deserve to win. This has been shown over and over again. So the way to. win and hold the confidence and support of th: voters is to put forward such men as : will command the respect and confi dence or men or an parties, uoou men . lur o tri jr uuiwr buuuiu it; uic nauuword. Do not slight the unimportant offices. Pee that every man nained for a place on the various tickets to be selected is of the best to be Lad. A good man for even a minor office is a source of strength to a ticket - t Republican Party' Fifty - Year. , All over the United States prepara tions are being made by the 'Republican clubs for participation In the gold en Jubilee of the prty, to be held In Philadelphia on June 17, 18 and 19. of th's year, under the auspices of the National Spculican league. Penusyl- " vania, which naturally has a special interest In the celebration, is leading off in the work. Philadelphia has just had a meeting of the Republican clubs of that town, as a preliminary to the task of entertaining the visitors from all over the country at the coming semicentennial. New York, Boston, Chicago and all the other centers of population are getting ready to hold conventions preparatory' 10 the seloc'tlon of delegates to the Philadelphia gathering. The changes are that this 'will be more Interesting that any of the Republican reunions which have been held thus far, although that of 19047 in Jackson, Mich., to celebrate 'the meeting of the first Republican state convention ever held anywhere, attracted attention all over the country and had many distinguished participants. There will be an especially warm welcome for Missouri at Philadelphia. In the Fremont canvass of 1S5C there was no Republican organization in Missouri, but a Republican organization was started soon after, and it has been maintained ever since. There are excellent reasons to believe that Missouri's swing to the Republican side In 1904 for President represents a condition which will be permanent Missouri's representatives at the Fremont semicentennial In Philadelphia will receive a welcome from their Republican , comrades from the re! ;, the country which will be memorable for lt3 fervor. St Louis GlobeDemocrat Rett e the Tariff f Of Coarse. Rack of all, and overlooking all, will bo the tariff Issue. The lion. John Sharp Williams, In defining the Democratic issues for 1908. That Democrats of Mr. Williams kind would seek to make the tariff a leading Issue was to be expected. .The tariff, being a concrete effort to meet existing conditions, is always open to discussion because those, conditions change. Nor are thinking Republicans at all alarmed by the prospect of a tariff campaign In 1903. They are not afraid. Such Republicans do not regard the Dlngley schedules as sacred, nor any tariff as unchangeable. Such Republicans recognize that conditions , have changed since the Dlngley tariff was enacted. Industries which , once needed protection have so prospered and grown that they are the wonder of the world to-day and well able to stand alone.. . Various schedules will have become practically antiquated by 1908, and possibly some of them will be even oppressive. With changes In the Industrial situation, tariff revision wjll have become advisable and desirable. So, If the Democrats shall propose in 1908 a tariff revision to meet changed conditions, they will find the Republicans on the same ground; and the question will be simply which party shall be trusted to do the revising wisely. But if the Democratic party harks back and this Is what Mr. Williams probably means to Its old tarlff-for-revenue-only program demanding that the protective policy be wiped out without considers tion of Its benefits the result Is already foreknown. The American peop!e do not care for another such experience as that of 1S93. Chicago Inter Ocean. The Jfew Conaalar Law. Th new consular bill which has passed both branches of congress meets the demand for a reclassification of Va t srrlce, but Is disappointing to po

OMMEAIT I lltical reformers in so far as it does not provide for civil service. That was the original intention of the author, but the senate saw fit to eliminate this feature despite the fact that it had the support of the country's commercial Interests. The feature of the bill that attracts especial attention Is the provision for paying Uncle Sam's representatives In foreign countries straight salaries. Heretofore the consular service has been conducted on the fee system, with the result that many Inequalities have grown out of It Under the new plan the various offices will be classified, the fees collected will be turned Into the public, treasury and the consuls and vice consuls paid salaries proportionate to the service rendered and the respoasiblllty assumed. In striking out the merit provision congress has greatly weakened this Important legislation. An efficient representative of the government at a foreign port should not be subject to the caprice of politics. Our relations abroad are too important to be used as political trading capital, and it Is unfortunate that congress has not taken this view of it However, the Mil Is a step In the right direction, and out of its operation may grow a sentiment In favor of a civil service amendment Toledo Blade. All a Bin IT. In one of the campaigns of the Civil War a Union general made elaborate plans of offense and defense against the enemy which was in front of him and which he imagined was strongly fortified. One morning it was discovered that the enemy had withdrawn during the night The army opposed moved forward to take possession of the fortifications and guns. When the latter were reached it was seen that the most of the guns which had looked out from those ramparts and caused the extra cautious general to cry vigorously for reinforcements and await their arrival were painted logs as harmless a3 wooden Indians. To be thus deceived was bad enough, but suppose that all along this general who was holding back his army had known that these huge muzzles sticking out from those earthworks were but impotent logs? Well, we very seldom build monuments to that kind of fighting men. This Incident is recalled as we contemplate the German tariff bluff and the loud outcry from the noble array of patriots who were so scared of Germany's wooden guns. The worst thing about these fellows was that most of them knew Just how little there was behind this German demonstration. They knew there was nothing but form and paint there. Yet-they demanded unconditional surrender. Cedar Raphs Republican. v J a dure Parker's Bad Break. Judge Parker Is from New York state, and yet be says there are no Democratic "bosses.", Is It possible that he has never heard of the famous Tammany ring In New York city? Is it possible that he did not receive support from "Boss" Murphy of that illustrious band when running for the presidency? probably Judge Parker thought to fool the people In the South, who may have only heard of Tammany through the famous song of that name. People Ii this part of the country, how ever, kr.0.7 Tammany for what It really is. They know It as the greatest breeder Of moral degradation to be fouud 'throughout the nation. A ring which draws its campaign funds chiefly from the fallen women of New York city; a ring hand-in-glove with Rockefeller and the "system;" a ring which produced as "bosses" Tweed and . Croker. Tweed died In jail, where he had been sent for his wrong-doing. Croker Is living In Ireland in princely style off the $12,000,000 he made while "boss." And yet Alton B. Parker dares to say that no Democrat has used his political power to enrich himself! Richmond Palladium. . A Mont: ;r . Battleship. The nation Is certlnly making progress to Insure International peace when Its secretary of the navy advocates the construction of a 19,400-ton battleship. The English leviathan, the Dreadnaught, is of 18,000 tons, but American constructors are of the opinion that a battleship should have a larger carrying capacity if it is to be equipped with 12-inch guns such as form the Dreadnaught's armament . Congress was considerably surprised when Admiral Dewey advocated 18,-000-ton battleships, but this proposition of Secretary Bonaparte's completely eclipses Dewey's views. However, there Is no longer skepticism when It Is intimated that we are rapidly aiproaching the era of the 20,000-ton fighters. That day seems very near in view of the recent discussions. With a battleship larger than any other in the world aided to the American fleet the "Big Stick" will seem less like metaphor, and we will be in position to prove or disprove the claim that the nation best prepared for war Is best equipped to preserve peace. Probably Misled. The German agrarian press Is very much disgruntled over the probable action of the government of Germany in receding from its attempt to compel the United States to break down its protective tariff system. The editors were probably misled by the unauthorized utterance of American freetraders, who talked as though it were a settled thing that we should surrender on the first sign of an assault on our revenue policy, but they( will have ample time to study up the situation during the year which is to be afforded us to further consider the situation. San Francisco Chronicle.' Oujfht to Feel flood. Uncle Sam is feeling pretty good over his financial condition. A year ago there was a deficit In tho national revenues of over $28,500,000, but It has now been reduced to less than $3,400,000, and it Is said that this amount will b entirely wiped out iurlng the next month. Large Increases In customs and internal revenue receipts are responsible for this splendid showing. Prosperity Is written all over Uncle Sam's face. Manchester (la.) Press. According to German scientists, fish destroy many annoying Insects, especially mosquitoes. In Germany the common carp, the crucian carp and ths red-eye are considered the best Insect destroying fish,

GRIP'S EASTER ANTHEM.

OTHER, couldn't you go tell Mr. Rollins that I just can't sing today? He ought not to expect a boy to sing who has had his dog stolen. I know he's been stolen, for he never missed coming in to breakfast betöre, and I've been all over the place hunting for him." la tpite of her sympathy mother smiled. "I don't think Mr. Ro'dna would excuse you,", she said. "You know this is Easter Sunday, and everybody will be out to church. You have been rehearsing the music for months, and the voice of even the smallest choir boy will be needed." "Well, I know I can't even remember the words. All I can think 0! is 'Grip 13 stolen! Grip Is stolen!' and I shall want to be out hunting for him every minute." "Come, now," . Interposed the , father, "brace up and get ready for church quick ! If Giip doeän't put In an appearance 1 fore night, I'll advertise for him to-mu row, and then if he isn't returned I'll gi you a new dog." "A new dog?" cried Ralph. "Do you suppose I want a new dog? It's just because he's Grip that I want him. Why, he's all the brother I've had since oh, mother, I didn't mean " Ralph had, had a big brother a year ago. Grip, had belonged to Ralph and Rob together. But Rob had quarreled wth fa tii er about spending money, had called father a stingy old thing, and had aid that he was most a man and would earn his own money and never take another cent from father. Then he ha" run away in the night. They had not heard from him since. Mother laughed to hide the sorrow In her eyes, and said: "You might as well talk pf getting Ralph a new mother If I were stolen as to talk of getting a new dog in Grip's plac. Mightn't he, Ralph?" "Well, I could stand a new dog a litt,i better than I could a new mother," Ralph replied seriously. It all ended in Ralph's going to church. It was the largest Kpiscopal church in. the little suburban city, and to-day it was crowded. Even the aisles had to be filled with chairs to accommodate all who came. , Ralph was a very sober little choir boy. He could not forget Grip for an instant. When the choir rose to render the anthem he felt like shouting out, "If I only knew Grip was safe! Oh, Grip, Grip, Grip!" Instead of the joyful, ringing words of the Easter music. As they sang Ralph did not notice a queer convulsive ripple among the people who sat in the center . aisle. Men reached dpwn as if to grasp something and then straightened up again with very red .faces. Suddenly Ralph caught a glimpse of something that made him stop in th middle of a word, transfixed with mingled horror and delight. There, right in front of him, was Grip, rascally llttl. terrier that he was, looking up at Rai pi with an irreverent gria, lie had wriggled through under the chairs in the center and emerged , triumphant and panting ready to join in the service. . The music seemed to fascinate the wicked little dog. IJefore any one couM stir he pricked up one ear and joined iz; the chorus. "Bow, wow, wow, o-o-ooo. wow, bow, woo, woo, 00 ow !" he san; cheerfully, making fearful discord in tin glorious Easter anthem. Three men on the front seat stooped at the same time to pick him up, and in doing so bumped, their heads together with great emphasis and missed the slippery little dog, who vanished behind Ralph's cassock, where he remained perfectly still and hidden, with his head pressed close against his little- master's knee. "Quiet, Grip," whispered, Ralph, and the horrified congregation ' settled back with a sigh of relief, while the ruffled choir went on with the anthem . Ralph joined in with new spirit, for, in spite of Grip's disgraceful performance, his precious little playfellow was safely snuggled up against him. Through the rest of the service Grip took a nap under the seat, and his snores were only audible to the anxious Iktle choir boy to whom he belonged and who sat with flushed face, very attentive to the Easter sermon. . Even the recessional did not waken Grip but just as Ralph was disappearing In the very rear of the singing procession he rushed after him with a short, sharp bark that somewhat spoiled tho effect of the re-echoing music and quite scandalized the kneeling people. ! Grip could hardly wait for Ralph to remove his vestments. He danced about him, pulling at bia cotta vigorously. Ralph gave him a ferocious hug, and then was forced to turn and apologise to the fuming and irate choirmaster. i "Ho doesn't know any better, indeed he doesn't. I coulda't help it, sir; he's only a dog," was all Italph could say to the little man, who thought the boy and dog had conspired to spoil his music. "Where have you been all the morning, Grip?" Ralph asked, when they were finally outdoors. "Wow, wow; I'll show you!" barked Grip, scampering off behind the church. "Here, come back here, sir, we're going home !" called Italph. He whistled and scolded, bat no Grip appeared, though he could hear him barking lustily just aiound the corner of the church. Italph went after him, and there, sitting on a step, with his head in his hands, and Grip's forelegs almost around his neck, at Hob!

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TITE ANXIOUS LITTLE C1IOIB BOT.

"O, Rob, Rob!" cried Ralph, flinging himself on his big brother, while Grip danced around them both, kissing them and barking a queer, little, laughing bark. "Well, Kidger," said Rob, at length, "didn't want to see me, did you?" ' For answer Ralph only hug?ed him harder. They had been such chums until Rob went away. . "You'd better be getting home to dinner. Kid," said Rob, hoarsely. "Mother never liked Xo have any one keep Sunday dinner waiting." "She won't scold; when she sees you!" and Grip barked "No, no, of course not !" and kissed 'Rob affectionately across the nose.

Jiffi ll It Sfe.

SITTING O A STEP WAS BOB. Rob laughed shamefacedly. Im not coming home to-day. Kid, and you'd bet ter not say anything about me there. Look at here," and he stretched out hi arm. "Same old suit I wore away. But I've got a steady place now, and when I git a new suit I'm coming home to calL I just sort of had to come in today to see if you were all alive and kicking." "Well, I guess you're not going back without coming home . to dinner. We're going to have broiled chicken and ice cream all different colors and Where

CAUGHT DECORATING EASTER EGGS.

did you stay last night?" he aked, suddenly. "Out in the shed with Grip.. He caught me looking in our window at you all, and I had to muffle him to keep him quiet. We went off early in the morning and he's been tagging me around all the time, until wo went past the church. Türe he scooted in before I had a chance to stop him." Ralph had been thinking hard. "Say," be asked, "is your job in New York?" "Yes." "Weil, then, why don't you board at home and go In and out .every day, like Johu Rogers?" Rcb's face suddenly lighted up. "Do you think dad would like It? If if I t:ld him I was sorry?" "Like it?" said Ralph. "You just come home and seel" "Yep, yep!" barked Grip joyously. Father and mother were looking out of the window when they saw the thrJ coming down the street. The joyful little dog, tho little boy with the shining face, and the big boy with the white face and the halting step. Mother screamed and rushed to the door, but father took long strides p'ast her and went out to meet hi big boy, whom ho folded in his ami Then mother had her turn. And Gn was the only hero among tbtm, for all tire t were crying. "I know now," said Ralph as they sat at dinner, "what Grip sang In church this morning. It was his Easter anthem, and It went like this: 'Bow wow wow, I've found him ! 3ow wow wow, I've found him.' That was it, wasn't it, G:i-,?" Grip winked solemnly, looking very wise, and modestly scratched his right ear. New York News. The Linen Clothes. "The ordinances of the church are n" longer any comfort to me," said a youn woman to Phillips Brooks. "How lonu' alio is it since you felt troubled over It?" "Just recently." "Then be thankful that you tniss llim In these remembrance," answered : great man. "If the ordinances have become like the empty clothes which the disciples found In the tomb, then know that your sorrow over having lost him will be like the forrow of those disciples. Their sorrow was a prayer for his coming, and a prayer wnlch he answered to their joy." Kanter Joy. Easter, tidings and triumph bring also the joy of the day Into view. LTow can an event so wonderful la its bearings on each lift help but bring right befort our

eyes the spontaneous joy with which we ought to worship on this day. "Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord," is the Gospel record of their first holy feeling. Does the day produce in us that same holy comfort of hope and joy, or has it dwindled till it is only one group of pleasurable sensations, that never lift us to the realm of worship and devotion? Easter day is a very Alp overtopping ail else and giving views of all below. For the Master it was the summit of his career, and for us it must be the same, for if Christ be not raised from the dead, then is our faith vain. Be glad, unceasirgly glad, then, that for us and all our sins he rose from the grave.

Easter Flowers. The roses were the first to hear The roses trelllsed to the tomb; Bring roses hide the marks of spear And cruel nails that sealed Ills doom The lilies were the first to see The lilies on that Easter morn; Bring lilies crowned with blossoms be The head so lately crowned with thorn. The roses were the first to hear: Ere yet the dark bad dreamed of dawn. The faintest rustle reached their ear ; They heard the napkin downward drawn ; They listened to Ills breathing low ; Ills feet upon the threshold fall. Bring roses sweetest buds that blow. His love the perfume of them all. The lilies were the flrit to see: They, watching In the morning gray, Saw angels come so silently And roll the mighty stou away ; They saw Ulm pass the portal's gloom ; lie brushed their leaves oh, happy dower ! Bring lilies purest buds that bloom, Iiis face reflected in each flower. The roses were the first to hear. The lilies were the first to see ; Bring fragrant flowers from far and near, To match the Easter melody! "RabbonI " be on every tongue. And every heart the rapture share Of Mary, as she kneels among The roses and the lilies fairl Clarence Urmy in the Century. A Sacred Festival Back In the dim vistas of the past, In the shadowy archives of the world's history. Is recorded vupon the imperishable pages of time's great scrolls the story of the religions festival known to the modern world as Easter. Even before acreJ history recorded the festivals of the liebrew race the "feast of the first fruits was observed, and this in turn was followed by the Jewish feast of the Fassover. With the introduction of the Gentile into the Christian church the Passover changed gradually into the observance of what the church to-day denominates Easter. In the ecclesiastical history, however, Easter is recognized as the legitimate successor to the Passover, since the resurrection of the Christ took place on the .first day of the week following the commemoration of the great Jewish festival, and the two were for a long time observed bj the Jewish branch of the church on thj same day. ' , - ' The "feast of the first fruits" doubtles dates back to the first sacrifices by Cain and Abel, by one of the sweet and perfect fruits and grain of the field and by the other of the smoking blood of a perfect animal. The modern mind has difficulty in grasping the distinction made by the early man between such sacrifices, holding it to be enough to sacrifice upon the altar a share of the first fruits of the field as a token of God's participation in the daily life of the individual. Later, however, the two ideas of sacrifice became con-, fused, and it was deemed necessary to offer in propitiation to God the first born of an animal or even of man, and thus came the sin-offering and the scapegoat. Thes? ideas are incarnate in the Christian church to-day, for is not Christ our Passover," the Pascal Lamb whose blood is our deliverance, as well as "the propitiation of God for our sins?' Although Easter comes in the glad springtime, when nature awakes from tha long sleep of the winter and clothes herself in fragrant blossoms and bright verdure, still there is about this festival a feeling akin to that expressed by the old hymnologist as "solemn joy." There is none of the rollicking atmosphere of Christmas, with its holly and mistletoe ; in their place are the graceful, Immaculate lily and the simplicity of the palm. The keeping of Christmas as the birthday of our Lord impresses upon our mind the promise which His birth embodied But, in the resurrection and subsequent ascension, the first thought is that of death, and the passion of the Master without which there could have been no Easter morn, with angelic hands to roll away the stone from the mouth of that rock hewn tomb. The joy of .the Easter season is the joy of those who have felt the refining influence of suffering, and have known the bitter , pangs of a parting through death. Anthem. Soprano Behold my new hat. Quartet Her new hat, her new hat, hei new bat. Alto It is a fright, a fright, a fright i Soprano It Is a Joy unto the sight. Dasso You ar a pach In your new hat. Tenor I've got my own thought as to that Alto O thank you, thank you, thank you. Soprano It cost me more than any hers. Alto That's very queer; that's vtry queer. Quartet O hear, O har, O hear! Alto Ipriced It myself When It lay on toe shelf. And I know, and I know ' That th price was quit low Much lower than mine, Indeed. Soprano Indeed! INDEED! Alto Yes, yea, Indeed 1 Soprano You hateful old thing I Alto It's the style of last spring. Ilasso Hush, hush. Tenor Tush, tush I Soprano O very well, then I'll resign - If her hat is as nice as mine. Alto Alas, I grieve to see you go . Dut my hat was the highest, though Quartet Now all is Joy; now oil Is peace! Bing out ye bells and glad the air! Mto Such hats as yours are five apiece! prano It's no such thing at all. So there J'.usso Hush, hush. Tenor Tush, tush. Quartet And now let stillness soothe thi air While silver hells In gladness ring; Our hearts are free from hat i care - Soprano and Alto I thick you are a hateful thing 1 Quartet (Crescendo) As it was In the beginning, Is now and ever shall be. World without end I Life. An Echo. "All the Easter angsla la the pictures look so unhappy." "Yes, the poor things are not aUowfd t wear bonnets." Chicago Beocr&

Ventilation In the dairy barn Is second only to warmth In Importance. Manure used on the garden should be well rotted, go that it will quickly pass its strength Into the ground. Make the hens exercise; an Idle hen seldom lays. Idleness Indicates that she is badly out of condition for laying. The guinea hen In her first year lays but one setting of eggs. In the succeeding years, she lays from March to late June or July, almost every day. , Dry feeding Is said to Increase the fertility ef hen eggs.. The approved dry rations aie made of nieatmeal, cracked corn and bran, with abundant grit In making butter It Is just as well to make good butter. It Is a poor policy to let the renovating factories get the profits which belong to tha butter maker. . A little boy, who was enjoying country life for the first time, astonished the people In the house by screaming at the top of his house screaming at the top of his voice : "Come quick, the little pigs have got the big pig down and are eating her up." A pig once stunted can never be made as good as it would have been had it been kept coming right along from farrowing time yes, and before. That Is one reason why we do not believe In fall litters. There are so few men that can carry a litter through the winter without their getting a setback. An American visiting in Russia tell3 us that the peasants thrash grain as our forefathers did many hundreds of years ago. The grain Is tramped out by the aid of animals and winnowed by the wind. He observl that the workers were lazy, shiftless fellows who engaged a great deal In smoking and drinking. One of the leading 6eed corn growers rejects all corn from down stalks. Seed is only gathered from staika which stand up. The percentage of standing corn is figured in a row and If It Is too low the whole row is relucted. All breeding ears must have been produced on standing stalks. This is a good plan, as it has a tendency to prod a healthy plants. For colts oats lead the Hsb of feeding stuffs, but shorts and bran and barley, peas and some corn may be profitably used where economy U Important Steamed crushed oats or barley, thick aned with bran, will prove very nourishing and appetizing where colts are suffering from teething. A limited quantity; of cooked roots, mixed with ground grain and bran, given at night in winter time, daily, two or three times a week, will shgw In a more thrifty general appearance. An Ohio fruit grower says : I am still a believer In the mulch plan on our hills, and am nat so certain but what I would allow It on leve! land. Frobably you have seen my statement about the mulch In mj orchard last year for the experiment station. It paid well In dollars for th stxiw at $8 per ton and hauled flv$ mLes. I have thirty tons of straw fey muca another year, and it cost $7 er ton and I hauled It seven mile.-t. I hare spread a good part of It In the orchards now. We are using sooe of it for bedding, and then It Is mamje with the mulch. Dalnnced Food for Swle. "While our hogs get plenty of com we go to considerable effort to furnish them variety in the rations end 1 fry to' give It to them In such ft way thai It forms a balanced ration. We are believers In considerable soft food for swine and consider a ration of wheat middlings and gluten meal with a smacl portion of process oil meal taed tht will keep them in good weght and la the finest condition. These grains aro mixed thoroughly and then skim mi! Is used so that the mass Is about lika thin pcrrldge. This our bog ?t twic$ daily with corn on the cob for the third meal, and something In the way of roo: crops or good kitchen slop la which Is mixed vegetable and fruit Tarings toy the iikbetween meal. This Is the food, during the summer (except that the) corn ia cut out) as well as during the winter. The range takes the plac of the third meal of slop and vegetables, but vith these exceptions we try to feed about the same the year round and find that It pays. Exchanjt. f. t Cultivate Permanent Pasture. . There Is a very considerable amount of land In Iowa and adjoining State that hould be kept in permanent pasture and never, except under very especial "Circumstances, be put under rotation. The lands to whteh we refer are the lands varying t frcui rolling to rough In the Kansas gl&ciatlon Is. Southern Iowa and In Missouri; lands that are too rolling or tvo much cut up with sloughs for easiy cultivation, and especially lands that have a largu Iercentage of clay, which wash readily evt;n with a very moderate rainfall. In all the glaciatlon, as well as In the unglaclated districts of Southern Missouri and extreme souflLvn portion of Illinois, there Is a good deal of land of this character. Such lands should be laid down in permanent pasture composed largely of blae grass, and fortunate Is the man who has lands of this kind that have never been broken up at alL In fact, the best way to secure a stand of blue grass on lands of this character Is to seed prairie sod, then pasture it closely, too closely, In fact, for the benefit of the live stock. Wallare's Farmer. OH Steal Undervalued. Oil meal is undervalued by the ordinary farmer as ja stock feed. Foreign farmers have a higher appreciation cf its value and are not only willing to buy It, but to pay the transportation from here to Europe, Oil meal has a higher feeding value than simply what Is shown by tho chemical test. First. It Is palatable, which means much, and It haa the added ability of putting the animal's stomach In the best possible condition to digest other foods. One thing is always noticeable where

animals are feil oil meal, and that is their glossy coat and soft skin. There

is no better index to an animal's gen eral condition than Its coat When an animal's coat Is glossy, you may be sure his stomach Is In good condition. The best experiments with oil or lin-. seed meal show It to be worth fully twice as much as wheat bran when fed In connection with other feeds. It is very rich In protein and Is, Therefore, good to balance up corn or corn meal. The Combination Cow, There Is Incessant warfare between the specialists In cow breeding and the man who wants a cow that Is both a beef -maker and a mlikmaker. First the combination cow was called a general purpose cow, then a dual purpose cow, and now some one nas nit upon the name given above. While the specialist Is right In some things, . ne is wrong In others. Certainly I the man that Is producing milk with the Idea of selling it must produce that milk from the cow that will make it as cheaply as possible, and this he will find among the distinctly dairy cows. But there Is a place for the combination cow. On the high-priced land in Illinois and adjoining States the man who Is producing beef cattle Is learning that It Is Impossible to make money by producing beef cattle alone. He must utilize the milk-giving power of h?i cows as much as possible. Therefore, he ' wants a cow with a beef form and deep powers of niilk-glvlng. These kinds of cows are In existence. They are not suitable to go Into the dairy, but are suitable as an adjunct to beef making. Farmers Review. . Freezing of Onions. An agricultural paper advises an Inquirer to keep his onions through the winter by what is known as the freezing process ; there Is no doubt but that the onions wfll keep; that is, they will not rot, if properly frozen and kept at Just the right temperature, but what the result will be when tho thawing process sets In Is hard to say, ercept that the onions' must be used as quickly as possible thereafter or they will rot Quicker than one can shovel them out. By far the best way of storing onions is to keep them in some place where they will be perfectly dry and yet where the temperature Is not likely to fall much, if any, below 35 degrcjs, certainly not as low as freezing. f The best plan Is to have a store house especially for the purpose, which will pay If. one has any considerable quantity of onions to put away. In tin late fall, unless the weather Is too severe, ventilation should be given to this storage, house' until the air Is pure and as dry as It Is possible to have It without danger of its being too waren ; then close the house and keep it at about 35 degrees, and the onions will keep until very late In the winter. Selling: or Shipping Tonltry. That more poultry raisers and farmers have not outgrown the plan of selling In the fall'and winter Is very evident In localities where killerles are located there is a good demand for poultry the whole year around md sales are made at any season. Not so In every locality, hence It Is necessary for shipments to be made at certain seasons when buyers are operating. The price of good poultry is satisfactory and th? demand is likewise very good at present Where only a small number of birds are to be sold it may la well to sell lo some local dealer, but li a large shipment U to be made It will pay to ship to some commission firri of reliability In some of the large markets. Such firms will be glad to make dally market reports and customers will be kept posted as to the state of the market It may be a very wise plan for several In a neighborhood fc) go together and make a shipment sending it direct to large commission firms. By thla means a saving will be made of handling the shipment through a third party. In shipping live poultry It Is a good plan to grade the shipment The fowls should be fed all they will eat just prior to shipment and for this purpose no better feed can be found than shelled corn. They should also have plenty of water. A shipper Informs us that 123 pounds of live poultry will consuue S pounds of shelled corn on a 300inlle Journey.- Iowa Homestead. Manure ' an Asset. The dairyman who Is progressive considers manure as one of the profits and assets of farming, and Is as carefuj to preserve It and avoid loss cf plant food, as to harvest and store a valuable crop. The mVk sold from tho farm carries away large proportions of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potasli, but the mill products are cheaper th.ia milk, consequently it pays the farnur to purchase the cheaper materials and sell that which brings a higher prlca. Milk Is a product and Is presented to consumers in a shape desirable for certain purposes, being the result of a conversion of raw products Into a manufactured article. With the advancement of the fertility of the farm cornea, a greater production of the home-grown materials used for feeding. As the land Increases in production the profits derived are greater and the dairyman becomes richer by virtue of the fact that he is, through the agency of his cows, a manufacturer instead of a seller of raw materials. Before sending his material, to market, to be sold at a low figure, he changes Its form and character, thereby lessoning its bulk, and rendering it not only easier of transportation, but more acceptable to purchasers. The farm is also enhanced In value by reason of its greater fertility, while the stock itself may be gradually increased In number and quality. The dairyman usually sells nothing but milk and butter from hs farm, and he buys more than he sells, his purchases being of the raw materials, while his sales are. of a manufactured product Unless he Is careless he will not Impoverish himself, as he has everything to gain, with but little to lose, although at times the markets are unfavorable and hU commodities are depressed In value; but his profits are not altogether In his sales, but partly In the manure. St Louis Globe-Democrat i

jm A ABOUT JUMPING OFF CARS.

Safe Methods Used by Some Pro ml -. nent Railroad Men. Millions of dollars are paid In damages annually to fools who have never practiced the art of alighting from a moving car, says the New York Press. If the railroad managers bad the courage of their convictions or the foresight of a John D. Rockefeller, they would establish schools In all parts of the world to educate patrons In this Important matter. Watch, for Instance, some of the noted railroad men. Let us take big, jolly, serious, hopeful, restless President Underwood of the Zrie. He Is a strapping big man, as strong as President Roosevelt's bull moose, and came up from the cross ties. No one In the entire railroad world Is his superioi In hard and, practical experience. Does President Underwood wait cn the platform until the train is under way before he decides to get on? Never! No fancy work with him. When the engineer pulls open the throttle you can bet all you own on earth and part of your salvation that F. P. Underwood Is comfortably ensconced In his corner of tha president's private car. Underwood is said to be the strongest of all railroad presidents. He H a Sandow, without being muscle bound. In early youth be was a scrapper from way back, could lick thrice hU weight In wildcats and looks as If he could do It now. Tom Iee is a bigger, man. Tom Is C feet 4 Inches. Did anybody ever see hJ-ja run for a train or Jump off when his car was in motion? Na He leaves those feats for fool passengers. Did George II. Daniels, dean emeritus of passenger agents, ever try to catch. a train? Never. Or leap o3 before a dead stop. Not on your life What of Charlie Lambert? A train would have to get off the track to pasa over him, yet he Is ever carefuL President Baer of the Reading system lifts up his voice to heaven before entering a train and is sure to be in his seat ere the bellrope Is pulled. Iii able and accomplished vice president and general manager, W. G. Palmer, li a handsome, stocky man, about 5 feet 8 inches In height, and has the shoulders of AjtT. Bester could lie on the track and lt one of his S-lO,uOO-pound engines run over him without fear of evil, but whoever saw him Jump off a moving train or try to catch one? President Cassatt the most Interesting of all railroad presidents, has not tried ta Jump off a train In motion since he ran a level In the construction department of the Pennsylvania system. FEED-WATER HEATER. Invented fcy a Japanese and Patented fa the tailed State. A feed-water, heater, Invented by a Japanese and patented In the United States, should prove of Interest It wai the object of the Inventor to devise a heater In which the products of combustion utilized for heating the water are brought into contact with the largest possible area of heating surface, and full and complete utilization cf tha heat unit of combustion effected. Tha outer shell, or casing, of thJs heater Ij divided by partitions, top and bottom. Into the water, smoke and drtft chambers. The water chamber Is provided with a number of combustion tubes, terminating at the partitions and bringing the smoke and draft chambers into communication. In the center of the heater is the flame trun' broken away IM PROVED WATE IIEJLTEB. at its lower end to receive the products of combustion from the furnace. The fiame trunk delivers Into the smoke chamber at the top of the heater, the heat combustion then being directed lownwardly through . the tubes into ihe draft chamber. The flame trunk Is relatively large In diameter, Lut In order that the products of combustion which do not come directly In contact with the wall are utilized, an auxiliary heating coil Is employed. This heating coll Is placed within the flame trunk and communicates with the water chamber. A great advantage Is obtained In providing the products of combustion with a circuitous or doable path of travel, and bringing theni In contact with all of the heating area of the water chamber. By this means the heating properties are fully expended and the greatest economy and the highest efficiency are obtained. , FEW AUSTRALIANS HERE. One Part of the World Whf eh Doesn't Send Its Sons to America. There are only a few Australians distributed throughout the Unlt?d States, and their number is so small that In most of the official bulletins they coma under the bead of "unclassified." There are In New York City less than D00 Australians, and the majority of these are such "in name only," havlnf. been born In Australia during the temporary residence of their parents. One such case Is that ofMm. Melba, the prima donna, who wa3 born In Melbourne, Australia, in 1SCG, though her home is In England. The only city In tho country In which there Is any considerable number of. Australians is San Francisco, In which there are about a thousand. Chicago has some 300, and Oakland, a suburb of San Francisco, 250. Once every year the Australians In New York City assemble for fraternal meeting, and It Is found usually that the larger number of those present are traveling Australians. ' After the Investigation. "Why U It that some of the bright wys who know everything the teacher asks dj not turn out to be great buslaess men?" "Perhaps," answered Mr. Du-tla 5tax,"it's because they get Into the habit of answering questions." Washlrton Star. The Danarerons City. "Oh, yes, he's traveling Incog. They say he's a knight In England a knight or baron of something." "ne'd better be careful cr a night la New York will make hin barren cl evcrythlng'Philadelphla rrecx It takes more than rzzzj t ciLi the nijiitmnrs cp.

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