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MUD HENS HIS PREY.
Be Thaasrkt Them Dneka aad Blaaesl
Away at a Great Bate.
"1 was somewhere along in the teens
when the tragedy took place, a long
legged,. gander shanked, country gawk.
I was at that time the possessor of a
new ten gauge breechloader and an In
satiable appetite for killing game and
especially wild fowl verily, a pitiless
combination. I wish to record It here
that I am not the least bit proud of my
share In the transaction, but it happen
ed a good many years ago, so I will
risk telling It.
"I had spent the day In the woods
chopping and was returning home
shortly after sundown, pretty well fag
ged out and hungry enough to eat a
sawdust ham. Between the woods and
bouse lay a mile wide strip of low bot
tom laud, dotted with rice ponds and
small lakes, the favorite loafing place
for all the ducks and mud bens In the
country. It was late In the fall. The
ponds were covered with . an ley
blanket, the wild fowl bad migrated,
leaving the bottom deserted of bird
life. Nevertheless, as I crossed the
bottom, from force of habit, I suppose,
I was, as the boys say, 'rubbering" for
ducks.
"In passing the foot of a long, nar
row lake my vigilance was rewarded.
A quarter of a mile up the lake I be
held, to my amasemcnt, a big air hole
black with ducks. Tbey were not there
when I passed In the morning, and I
was at a loss to account for tbelr sud
den appearance, but as I gazed wonder
was replaced by a wild frenzy of ex
ultation. I would get my gun and
murder the whole mass or as many as
possible before they flew and then
brag to the boys of the number of
ducks I had killed at one shot. Noble
thought! Fatigue was forgotten, and
I barely touched ground as I flew over
the bottoms.
"The purple shades of evening were
slowly dimming all objects as a long
legged specter sneaked crouching along
the rush fringed bank of the Take up to
the air hole where the unsuspecting
ducks were sporting. There was a
flash, a roar, and a swath was mow
ed through the huddled fowls. I bad
counted on their springing Into the air
at one Jump, when I would tunnel an
other hole through them. To my utter
astonishment, not a bird of them oiTer
ed to fly Just sloshed around the air
bole a little and settled down, wonder
ing where the earthquake came from.
" 'Bullyl They're dased with the cold.
Maybe I can kill them all,' I exulted.
Another swath was cut, leaving an
.hn hiankot nf dead birds on the wa
ter. Instead of flying the survivors only
huddled together the closer. 'Funniest
ducks I ever snot at Must be a hole
full of cripples. If It is, I may as well
kill them and get them out of their
misery.' "ton see, I was getting
shamed of myself and was apologiz
ing. Another charge went tearing
across the water.
"That time 'something come.' My
battery bad been planted at such ef
fective, range that nothing could stand
the Ore and live. There was a general
exodas from that air bole, but I'm a
Inner if the whole outfit. Instead of
flying, didn't crawl out on the Ice and
run tn all directions. , Then for tbe first
time I smelted a rodent In slang lan
guage, I tumbled.' I bad been pour
ing charge after charge Into a belated
warm of worthless mud hens.
. "I was disgusted. My feelings were
hurt, my pride was wounded. I took one
look at tbe object of my unholy am
bition and, boulderlng my gun. sneak
ed off borne soliloquising:
"My son, yon are brilliant and
successful duck hunter. What you
know boot tbe characteristic of
docks and mud bens would make an
exceedingly valuable book for crema
tory purposes. Had you poaeeeaed tbe
brains of a tumblebug yon would have
eea at a glance tbe
dcntly the distance from the outside of
your cranium io tbe gray matter with
in (It there U any) U a Sabbath day's
Tbe7next morning I walked around
h. th. air bole. Thirty-five dead mud
I bens lay froxen In the tee. The Us
1 . . , .a nirtit-" Mlnne-
ance naa misiw -
spoils Journal.
Own la Memiea.
Beavy. aingte d oeh "
.ed in tbe United Bute. PJ
caDy unknown In Mexican hcea
S at entrance, or between Interior
Zon An doors open In the middle
.STIr. faM-ed with. bolt, top and
bottom. Extdoort alwaysjt-
td with " J?JZ
serve as warwa.
M the street or open ttmrx
folded at the aides "l1,t wb
Botia wssv
hat aaae mZT "
aWHliM"1""
The '.gpjf liZfTUZZ-
TO A BIRTHDAY.
What boots It it our natal day
lias not forever come tolstay.
But year by year slips dna apart
What odds it ben sod th
A strand of silver from tbeN
And little creases where tbe tears
Have flowed In bitterness T Although
Tasrs sre not always, since weknow
That smiles to little wrinkles grow.
What difference if the years go by
As white clouds in a windy sky
If those we love an aver night
The years an very kind. They past
With equal speed for lad and lass.
From Christ nlog song to requiem
And, though they bring as age, forsooth, .
It must be happy ss our youth
If we may know In living truth
That, band In hand. In smiles or tears.
With those we lore we meet the years
And slways hear the voice that cheers
Aad always look Into the eyes
That an for us the bluest skies,
That find for us the dearest prize.
What boots it if our natal day
Has not forever come to stay, k
Since, passing with it till time ends,
An all the birthdays of oar friends t
Criterion.
WflS,lTa.
AN EXCHANGE
OF SOULS?
A Story Which May Account For
Many Strange Thing. We See
In This World.
BY CHAHLES A. HABTLBT.
It was the night before that memo
rable charge up San Junn hill. Private
Carter wns a fragment of tbat long,
thin blue line In support of the rough
riders. He was a volunteer and had
never experienced the baptism of fire.
He was afraid of the morrow. Ills
heart almost shriveled up lu bis broad
chest at the thought of what ho might
expect to face, anil then In turn It ex
panded to almost suffocation. He was
afraid of himself. Would he walk up
bravely to whatever fate was In store
for him, or would ho shrink and quail
before tbe foe? were questions that he
asked himself as he looked up at the
twinkling southern stars. By right of
his physique his place was at the head
of the first four of his company. At
the preparatory camps lie had learned
the foot maneuvers and manual of
arms with an aptness that placed blm
In line for promotion to that of a non
commissioned officer if nothing better.
He was the right pivot for his four.
Would the conduct of any of the other
men turn on his actions in the action
of the morrow? Would he come out a
corpse, a craven coward or a man
worthy of promotion?
His thoughts flew away, skipping
over the waters with the swiftness of
a bird. Nothing Impeded their prog
ress as they went back over the track
of tbe vessel that bad brought blm to
this unfamiliar southern clime. Ills
body lay back In a drowsy state, and
soon he slept soundly, but his mind,
bis soul, was somewhere else. It
touched lightly at New York city and
went on out Into the rural districts
with a bound. lie saw his comfort
able home. At that very moment his
aged father was reading from a dally
paper to his anxious mother while she
sat with clasped bands on the opposite
side of the lighted lamp. He could see
that tbey were deeply Interested In the
story of the impending battle at the
great southern gate to Cuba. Tbe very
dread on his mother's face almost
made blm sorry that he hod enlisted
against her wishes. But something
seemed to pull blm on from that be
loved spot There was the old family
dog curled up 1n bis kennel. He saw
him as plainly as day as be passed out
the back way. He felt like stooping
down and patting the old fellow on the
bead as bo passed. Strange to him,
tbe dog did not even look np. Always
before the dog had been ready to
bounce to his feet at the approach of
bis young master In anticipation of a
caress. Notwithstanding fond recol
lections of the dear old home caused
blm to linger, Private Carter could not
stay. Some unexplalnable power drew
him onward. He was off on the wings
of thought again. A touch here and a
touch there brought him back to Camp
Alger. The great Washington monu
ment flashed on bis vision as be pass
ed, tbe same as It was tbe day tbe cars
bore his regiment to the seaboard for
embarkation for the front. There was
neither pause nor delay until be
walked Into ward 8 at tbe corps hos
pital. He passed down tbe narrow
aisle between the cot He brushed
against the Red Cross nnrses as tbey
went to and fro ministering to tbe
dying, but they paid no attention to
blm. Tbey did not seem to ace blm.
At last be stood before No. 21. Tbe
card on tbe curtain gave tbe record of
tbe fever patient for tbe day. To on
not familiar with It looked Ilk. a
plain card with lines drawn across It
at right angles to escb other and a
heavy, wavy lice running from left to
right and as crooked a. the averse
river line on a map, tbe variance being
several degrees In crossing half the
card.
Private Carter bad been there before
and knew exactly what that card
meant. He looked closely and saw
that in tbe preTioos hour tbe wary
etiart line had taken a decidedly
atrward tendency. rndteaUns; that the
fever was high. Tbe patient waa talk
lojr la a rambling sort ot way. and the
Horse was trying nootbe blm. but
be did not appear to recognrs. ber r
what sbe was doing for him. H. did
Dot seem to know that there were 800
other poor fellow, sangnlahlng on aD
addr. of blm to that great tented boept
taL Private Carter stooped t bear
what has eotmrade was earing. He and
John Bpear had bees) boy. togwtber.
Tbey Wt home the same day to enlisC
Their aases went down cm tbe SBoater
cards ease after the other. Tbey had
beaked together, were -rookJeaT bJtb.
mm four, bad been next to each ether
u tbe hang, hot day. of extended order
drill, so generally practiced in modem
Infantry warfare. Boear was stricken
try that roach dreaded tllaease. typhoid
fever, a few days before the retreat
ordered to tbe front, asn use aw.
ii&sars
rears
nan to height fen hue aia plac. and hy bka gonnOt la regard e bis ac
cteaed up tbe gap Jnjh. frortranjL j tuBm tbe nrat galling- Jjr eftb.
The nioniliig Spear bundled "up "his
blanket, and few belongings and was
taken from his' quartets by the ambu
lance be' told Carter .that be felt that
his days of drilling were over. As the
ambulance rumbled down tbe company
street be held up his throbbing bead
and took a farewell look at Ills com
rades, who were drawn up In line for
morning drill, and wondered whether
or not be would ever see them again.
The white tents danced before his
eyes like fleecy clouds. Now as Carter
stooped over bis fevered comrade be
could hear blm murmuring In bis de
lirium: "Ob, If I only could have gone
with the boys! I know I could have
gone up with them to tbe very mouth
of tbe Spanish guns. Now, there's Car
ter. Won't be be brave and come back
a hero? What cruel fate keeps me here
In this accursed place?"
Tbe sultry July night wore on. All
was quiet, except tbe sentries calling
the hours. Carter listened to tbe heavy
voiced sentry sending the word,
"Eleven o'clock, and all Is well!" to
his piping voiced comrade on the next
beat and marked the contrast But be
hovered about tbe cot of bis dying
comrade. Even the rattle of tbe sword
of the passing officer of tbe day did not
detract bis attention from tbe pinched
face of Spear. Once be flung a thin,
almost transparent hand over tbe edge
of tbe cot and Carter attempted to
take it between bis bands and cool It
but somehow It seemed something In
tangible, and be could not grasp It
Tbe surgeon came along and, pulling
the curtain aside, glanced In. Tbe
nurse was moistening the lips of the
dying soldier and smoothing back the
hair from tbe pale forehead. "At tbe
turn of nlgbt his troubles will be over,"
the surgeon said, dropping tbe curtain
of thin mosqnlto bar and passing out
"Why could I not have died on tbe
field of battle?" murmured tbe passing
defender of bis country's flag. "Why
must I be stricken down by a camp
disease and die without the honor of
having fired a gun at tbe enemy?"
Like the first cock crow nt tbe dawn
of day, a lusty sentry at the guard
house of a distant regiment took np
the call, "Twelve o'clock." and before
It bad reached the starting point and
be bad added the words "and all is
well!" the same cry was going around
all the other regiments In that great
camp of preparation.
But Private John Spear In tbe great
long hospital tent did not bear or
heed the call. His eyelids fell, his
hands lost their tension, and be re
mained strangely quiet Tbe nurse
softly tucked a sheet about bis form
and pulled a latticed screen on each
side of the cot so that thoso adjoining
might not know what bad happened,
and softly retired. Private Carter still
stood and gazed on tbe form of his
Inanimate companion from boyhood.
He did not seem to know what bad
happened. He bad never heard of
thought transference, tbe sending of
the soul out on missions, or any other
of the modern theories on tnia ana
kindred subjects. He thought be was
there. Wbo can say he was not? His
body was lying on Cuban soli In a
state of relationship next akin to
death. His body was there. ui wnp
knows where bis soul was? And wbo
knows what mysterious things tbe at
tachment of these two friends may
have brought about ?
The body of Private Spear lay In tbe
hospital cot, but Private Carter hov
ered over It Somehow be could not
leave. He wanted to remain beside
bis friend.
That night and the next day passed,
and tbe remains of tbe dead soldier did
not show aU the symptoms of death.
There seemed to bo a lingering spark
somewhere about blm. Ills arents
bad been advised by telegraph of what
had apparently happeued and asked
whether tile, remains should bo ship
ped home or burled In Iwautlful Ar
lington. The shrill bugle brought tbe body of
Private Carter to bis feet with a bound
at the foot of San Juan bill on that
fateful morning. He did not feel Just
like himself. At first be did not seem
to know Just where be was. Tbe sur
roundings looked strange. Looking
down tbe line, be taw bis comrades
struggling to tbelr feet to get Into posi
tion for roll call. When tbe name of
Private Carter was called, be did not
answer, but glanced to tbe right as If
expecting to see some one not within
his Una of vlaroo. He was at the bead
of tbe company and Intuitively side
stepped to tbe left to make room for
tbe man on tbe pivot Tbe first ser
geant looked np from bis book, saw
Private Carter In bis place and check
ed blm as present
After tbe company was dismissed for
whatever breakfast coo Id be procured
Private Carter astonished bh coss
rade. by asking sttaage question lie
wanted to know, among other things,
bow tbey bad got there and wby It
was tbey were out wit boot tents and
ramp equipage and what was going on. .
"You'll find out soon enough what's
going on." volunteered one of tbe boys
wbo belonged farther down the line.
"Look ot there at tbe Spanish sen
tries. They'll give yoo a taste of tbelr
Uanasrs before tbe day I. over."
It was not long nntil the rongb riders
went np that famous bill with tbe rush
of n prairie fire. Tbe roluuteer line as
support advanced wavered and seetned
uncertain In Its movement. Tbe Buf
falo soldier. In tbe rear ranie on with a
yell and awemed about to trample down
In their roab to the front any cm In
tbe way.
At the bags, call to tbe charge Pri
vate Carter awemed to nwsken from a
dream. He threw op bta bead, and his
eye. glistened. His body cam Into a
aotdlery position as If by magic Al
ready the spiteful Spanish bullets were
Hading their marks. Tbe abarpoboot era
were seeking those wearing the arrtpe.
of officers aad -Boocoma.- Tbe cor
poral at tbe left of Carter went down
after a stumble to the long grass. A
private ia the same four dropped bis
tBfrid and ehrtcbed n wossoAed
ran. Private Carter paid a attention
to what was going est around blsa.
From the tins the order to nr. at win
had been gives be advanced without
likrfclnaL nrbssT aa be went. Murk of
tK mm be rai In advance ef the
rtaar tine and. contrary to the net
conduct of private, waa eiaortlag hi.
coopasdosss to greater speed. II was
ibosuj the f rat to push 1st. the Spaos
haa works and bad two pvteouen when
hi. captain cam. sn. After the nght
waa over he was warmly aagra taunted
enemy. His superior otllcers recom
mended blm for promotion, and tbe
less fortunate In tbe company envied
him his great courage and bravery In
tbe face of the enemy.
Tbe victors made themselves as com
fortable as possible the nlgbt after tbe
assault on Ban Juan bill.
The next day after the apparent
death of Private John Spear at the
Camp Alger hospital bis remains were
removed to the deadbouse to await
word from bis borne as to tbe disposal
of the body. He lay there all the suc
ceeding night, wltb no sound to break
the stillness except tbe sentry's meas
ured tread. Just as the relief was
approaching In tbe morning tbe Bentry
thought ho noticed a disturbance In
side. Tbe regimental band was play
ing to the colors, which at that Instaut
were mounting the tall pole at bead
quarters to welcome the rising sun,
'and all tbe companies were In ranks
with uncovered beads, so he did not
give much heed to tbe noise. How
ever, Just aa the corporal wltb, bis re
lief, came up tbe noise was repeated.
The sentry pulled back the flaps of
tbe tent and looked In and was con
siderably startled to see Private Spear
sitting up holding bis bead. Tbe hos
pital call was sounded, and In a few
moments two hospital men bore Pri
vate Spear back to the hospital on a
stretcher. He was assigned to his old
cot and from that hour improved rap
Idly. In a few weeks be was back
wltb his company. Tbe surgeon said
be must have had a sinking spell at
the time his fever turned and had been
so nearly dead that life could not be
detected.
The first day he was back In the hos
pital Private Spear told tbe lied Cross
nurse of a strango dream he bad bad.
He said be dreamed that be was not
sick at all, but was with bis regiment
In Cuba and that they had been In a
fight In which there was a lot of cav
alry and white and colored Infantry,
that the Spanish bad been vanquished
and that be was never so happy In his
life as when be plunged Into the works
and captured two Spaniards,
e e e
When Private Carter awoke the next
morning after the rough riders had Ihs-
conie famous the world over, bo seem
ed at a loss to account for wncre no
was. He did not rememler many things
bis comrades talked to blm about.
Wben One Jocosely asked bow soon be
was to be measured for stripes, be
looked at tho questioner In blank as
tonishment. Finally ho inudo up tils
mind that be must have been so great
ly excited that bo did not know what
had happened. He did not see bow be
could have earned promotion' and not
know about It. This matter puzzled
blm greatly, but be bore the promotion
modestly and went on doing his duty,
o e o
Second Lieutenant Carter and Sar
geant Spear are nojoth soldiering In
tbe Philippines In tbe saino company,
both having re-enlisted after their dis
charge from tbe Spanisb-American
war. Tbey often discuss thoso queer
notions that got Into their beads in
those early days In July, 1808. Neither
of them believes In tbe supernatural,
bnt both are at a loss to account for
some Impressions that tbey cannot get
rid of.
It Is a little difficult for mortal man
to tell Just wbo did go up San Juan
bill In tbe rear of tbe famous riders In
the guise of Private Carter. And wbo
or what was it that kept the spark of
life In the body of John Spear those
long hours be was thought to bo dead?
All such questions mut he folio wea
by an interrogation point But If the
souls of those two men exenangea
tenements on that momentous nignt
Wbo was It deserved promotion Pri
vate Carter, whose real self was not
there, or John Spear, whose body waa
In Camp Alger? Tbe regimental olll-
cers settled that It wss Private Car
ter's body at any rate which faced tbe
Mausers, and that was all they could
hurt Pemeroy (O.) Tribune-Telegraph.
Both teed the .aaao Baal a.
A man In an office bulldlug went to
the lavatory to wash bis hands. As b.
withdrew them from tbe tnsln and
waa rubbing them together be saw
beneath tbe edge of the marble top
what seemed to be a tiny pair of
bands going through the same motions.
Stooping down to assure himself that
1st was not the victim of a delusion,
be saw that there was a gap between
the top and the basin and tbat n young
rat was perched upon It.
Tbe rodent seemed to think that be
was as mocb entitled to tbe use of city
water as waa bis big neighbor, for be
was dipping bis fore paws Into tbe wa
ter alternately and licking them off in
order to aatlafy bis thirst. Chicago
Mews.
The Male's Delaalaat.
Tbe pack mule ia quit, as much an
Institution as tbe team mule and to
absolutely Indispensable In tbe moun
tains. Mule packing Is a fine art, and
with a well trained animal and a skill
ful packer you can safely transport
anything from a piano to a bag of oats.
When the packer has finished bis Job
In aa artistic manner, tbe animal may
buck or back, kick or rear or roll, but
be cannot rid himself of bis burden,
and he finally give. It np to despair.
After two or three experience, be will
submit to bis destiny and fall Into line
with tbe rest of tbe train event morn
ing to receive bis load from the pack
er. A well trained pack male Is al
ways prood of lis load, and If by any
means It get. loose be will step quietly
out of lino and wait nntil tho pack
Baxter cosnos along to tighten It
The most aeriooa objection to the
mute, which yon sometimes find in bn
aaao being, also, to tbe ueioslon that
be can sing. One who has never heard
male solo cannot appreciate the ex
tent of bis mistake; but Uk. every
thing east about mule, bis song la
strictly original. It belongs to no oth
er animaL No one can describe and no
in Imitate it New York Man
LaGriif with lu after eflccle,
annually deMroys thousands of peo
ple. It may b quickly cured by
Or. Minute Coogh Cure, tb- emir
remedy that produce immediate
In rrrnrha. CO1 (Is. CTOOp,
Bronchitis, pneomooia and throat
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THE RIBBON CANE.
A Groat Crop if Oalr For Faanlly Cae,
Sara a Tezaa Farsaor.
This la one of tbe great crops of tbe
south, yet It la not raised aa much as it
ought to be. Persons living In the part
of the south where this cane will grow
ought to raise it by all means, If It Is I
only a small crop for family use, to
make sirup or molasses. It pay. in
some places to raise this cane, for tbe
talks sell for 2Mi cents a piece nt
many of tbe towns through tbe coun
try. It should be one of tbe main
crops, as tbe sirup is always In demand
at a good price. Aa to yielding, it
hardly ever falls, and you do not have
your sirup to buy. It hi one of tbe
staple articles for sale at tbe stores.
At the time when It is ripe you will
see it for sale at the store at 5 cents
per stalk, for it Is nico to eat Tbe
cane takes the place of candy and Is
much better flavor. Many prefer It to
candy and other sweets. This will
pay a farmer If be is where there are
not many raising it. As to tbe sirup, it
turns out much more than tbe sor
ghum and Is much nicer. Plant early
In the spring by laying tbe canes down
in the furrows, which are Wi feet
apart. Cover with tbe plow or hoe,
whichever you please. Keep It clean
with the plow and boe wben It comes
up. Work It until It Is too large to
plow. Keep the weeds and grass from
taking It, as It Is, when It first comes
up, a very tender plant. It will not
bear much dirt, but plow Just as close
as you can to It ao as to clean It You
will find that you will have to nse tbe
boe somewhat to keep It clean. Got nn
evaporator and make your own sirup
or molasses and some for your neigh
bors when you cannot do anything
else, writes a Teias farmer to Tbe
Southern Cultivator.
Tost Oronlsi to the Fore A Bala.
The problem of raising tea in tbe
southern part of the United States has
been discussed for many years. Tbe
growing of tea on tbe Plueburst es
tate at Summervllle, S. C, began about
ten years ago, and the crop for tbe
season of 18U0 amounted to nearly
8,000 pounds. Now over 60 acres are
planted In tea. When tbe plants ar
rive at full bearing, the yield should
be at least 10,000 pounds. Dr. Sbcp
ard, who Is In charge of the experi
ments at Plnchurst, has prepared a re
port for the department of agriculture.
The report states thai, from the re
sults obtained on tbe Plnchurst planta
tion, It seems prohablo that the culti
vation of tea can be made profitable in
tbe warmer portions of the United
States In two ways. Ono Is by estab
lishing a plantation wltb capital suffi
cient to carry tbe work to a point
where tbe product can be offered on
equal terms wltb teas holding an es
tablished place In tbe markets of tbe
United States. The other Is to grow
tea for home use la tho farm garden.
In either case tea growing can be un
dertaken safely only where the tem
perature rarely goes below sero and
where a liberal supply of water can
be depended upon. Irrigation should,
where possible, be provided for In
growing tea.
HaaalllBSJ Cora Fodder.
No other grain Is so well adapted to
tbe requirements of tbe cattle feeder
as cheap corn, and for roughness there
are few feeds equal to com fodder. A
Kansas man says In tbe Ohio Farmer
tbat In preparing tb. corn crop for
feeding cattle tbe common small grain
thrasher bas been used with good suc-
rno back ron uuxodko toddeb,
cess. Tbe shredded fodder as it come,
from tbe machine I. run directly Into
pen or rack right In tb. feed yard
and large enough, as a rule, to bold at
least a day's thrashing, say 16 by 24
or 10 by 82 feet A sort of maager Is
mado around the rack. Into which tbe
fodder passes through an opening at
tbe bottom of tbe rack, as Illustrated.
Brief Meattoa.
A Louisiana track grower says green
onions or sbsllots, fall planted on high
ly enriched ground, will be found re
munerative. Tbe greatest expense - is
bunching the crop.
An early seed bed for tobacco should
be situated on lands sloping from north
to south, protected on tbe north by for
ests and open on tbe south to let In tb.
midday sun. It Is ssfer to protect these
early bed. by covering them wltb
cheesecloth stretched on frame, made
around and over tbe beds.
It bas been suggested that In saving
seed corn tbe selected ear be neither
busked nor separated from the stalk
on which It grew, but tbe stalk and tbe
unbnsked ear be bung np In a dry
place until the planting season shall
have come round. Tbe claim Is tbat
seed so kept has greater vitality and
produces more vigorous plants.
A great claim made for Angora goats
U not only tbat tbey wm live ana
nourish where sheep would starve, but
tbey will browse and dear np worth
less brush land which would otherwise
remain unfilled for years.
"Fanners, grow your own. need and
select them wltb care. Many men
bare grown rich by doing this. Toong
man. are ron bunting n profitable posi
tion? Then get a farm and make K a
sod farm. There are money, pleasure
and Independence along this line," ad-
vise. Tbe Southern Cultivator.
Owing to tbe comparatively Inexpen
sive character of tho materials used In
damp smsdg. Ore. tbey seem tho host
adapted for common no. In frost pro
tection for orcbaroa, Tineyaras a
gardena.
Mr son has been troubled tor
wears with chronic diarrhoea. Some
lime ago I persuaded him to take
some of Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera .nd Diarrheal Remedy.
After nrintr two bottles of tbe 25-
cent size he was cured. I jrire thia
testimonial, h,opintj iorne one "im-
J jjw afflicted may read it and I
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There are two things we give to every purchaser ;
Who buys a suit or an overcoat, viz:. .-... - V . ' h "
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We do a cash business and have...
Everybody pays us the same price. .You buy as cheap as your neigh
bor your neighbor buys as cheap as any one. We think this is the only
way to do business so that it will be mutually benefiicial both to the
customer and ourselves.
200 pniis all wool pants, guaranteed not to rip $2.00 -
110 suits all wool black Clay worsted, 18 . oz. $10.00
Pants for regular, lean, extra sizes and stout men.
Come to see us we will convince you that our prices are right we want
to get better acquainted with you anyway. We will treat you nice if wo
can't sell you. WILL H. MATTHEWS & CO.,
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" The Thread Tooth."
."Some day I'm going to get up a lec
ture and advertise Ifcto be delivered be
fore women only," said a dentist "In
that way I'll be sure to draw a big
crowd, and wben I get a whole grist of
femininity within bearing distance I'm
going to preach at them for all I'm
worth. My text will be The Thread
Tooth.' Why you women will persist
hi doing such senseless things wben
you know the result Is going to be
more or less harmful is something I
can't for the life of me understand, but
It Is a fact that nine out of ten of you
wbo use the needle, be it much or little,
will go on biting as if nothing better
than teeth bad ever been Invented for
the purpose of severing thread. I veri
ly believe that If a woman bad a dozen
pairs of shears within reach she would
bite her thread Instead of clipping it
which really doesn't take a second lon
ger. " 'But I don't bite hard,' my callers
always protest when I expostulate
with them. Great Scott what an ar
gument I Just as If a person had to
bite clear through a millstone to break
the enamel on a tooth. A thread Is a
fine, delicate thing, to be sure, nit so
are some saws and files, and all are
sure to cut their way through almost
any suhstanco If applied persistently.
When I got my lecture ready, I'm go
ing to say all this and a good deal
more, and I'm going to wind up with
the advice tbat I'm giving now to ev
ery woman who handles a needle:
'Don't bite your thread. Cut It or
break It or do any other old thing with
It but don't If you value your Incisors
and your cuspids and your bicuspids,
saw It off with your teeth.' "New
York Sun.
This Ilea Had Sense.
My sister lived on a farm In Wood
bury, Conn., and mined a great nuiuy
fowls. One hen turkey was very mi- i
fortunate with her broods, losing them
by taking them Into the tall grass some
distance away. She was nn excellent
mother, but lucked Judgment. She
mourned sincerely for them and for
comfort would coax the broods of the
other turkeys and bens to follow her.
One morning about 4 o'clock my sis
ter was awakened by a pocking at ber
face. Springing up, she found a hen
on the bed. It was the mother of
young brood of chickens. She ponder
ed a moment and then said to ber bus-
band, "I believe tbat old turkey Is call
ing Biddy's chickens away."
Going to the door, the hen In ad-
vence, there Indeed was the childless
fowl clucking to the chickens, which
were toddling along after ber. Tbe
mother ben bad given the alarm, but
the mystery was how she bad gained
an entrance to the house.
Upon looking about It was found that
a window had been left open in nn u; '
per ball, Just below which was a sb:
It was not very blgb, but tbe anxlono
mother bad flown upon tbe shed and
from there to the window, then, going
down tbe stairs, which opened Into the
kitchen, the door of which was open,
bad gone across tbe room into the bed
room and awakened my sister. Sbe
rescued the truant brood, gave the old
turkey a sound scolding and restored
them to tbelr affectionate and natural
parent And bens are accused of being
the most stupid of creatures. Spriug
neld Iiepublicsn.
Let Tear Das Seratrb.
It's a bit curious,'' said Mr. Dave
Wilson, tbe bird fancier, "bow animals
are actuated by Instinct. Have you
ever owned a dogT Well, If yon liave.
Ill warrant you've been annoyed by
bis scratching up a garden bed your
own or anotners. Anu yei ine uog
does not mean to be mischievous.
Some dogs there are wbo naturally
take to digging. That Is tbelr breed.
and they're after the animals that bur-
r In the soli. Of course there are
tbe truffle dogs, who are educated to
locate tbe plant and to dig for It bnt
tbat Isn't a natural Instinct Aside
from these instances, wben a dog be
gins to scratch np tbe dirt, be Is sim
ply dulling tbe surplus growth of his
nails. Does, yon know, nave no man
icures, and so tbey must get rid of
4be4r surplus-clawt as best they may.
Don't blame the dog wben be scratcne.
tbe dirt Cut bis daws carefully, and
be will be gratefut-Cleveland Plain
Dealer. ,.
Aaas hew Saurw Tata.
To make bens lay. says a correspond
ent feed them one day with rough rice.
tbe next with charred corn, tbe third
with meal and parched red peppers and
tbe fourth wltb wheat cracklings ana
corn. Unce or twice s weea " mcu.
eornmeal Into wblcb yon hav. put a
little powdered sulphur. At least one
a month put a little copperas into ueir
waterlng dish. Provide plenty of coal
asbes and charcoal dost ror inem io
ran In. and always bar. a boi of grsT-
tt aear by. Fish are excellent food for.
poultry, largely Increasing the prodoc
tlon of eggs. Tbey are superior to
nearly all tb patent egg producing
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