VOL. XXXVIII.
AN OLD ADACE
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Ms Pills
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e tone to the system and
V-kl flesh to the body,
l ake No Substitute.
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If the turkey for the Tbankagiving
(east came a bit high, remember that
four little turkeys out of every Ave
batched die before they ate slit weeks
Md. v -
It Is about time f6r the champion
rorn husker to put Id ao appearance,
rbe beat man on tbe Job basked In the
neighborhood of 200 bushels In ten
bonrs' last season. Will the high man
this tell do aa well?
A rule pnt In force tome time ago
by tbe-Interim! revenue department
rates all but tec as unlawful, from tb«
standpoint ft Its right to Interstate
iblpplng privileges, wblcb contains
more tban 10 per cent of moisture.
Tbe burning of barns by the sponta
neous combustion of mow* of alfaffa
or clover bay comes as tue result of
putting tbe hay up too green before It
Is properly cured. This curing process
■hould take place In tbe field while the
bay Is in cock.
The homemade candies ID which sor
ghum or. New Orleans molasses or
white sugar are used are economical
to make and satisfy the craving the
'oungsters have for sweets. Beside*
his the taor- le article is all candy,
iiomeranw 4
frith DO harmful adulterations.
The power corn shredder to do dto
tlngulsher as between a busky stalky
corn and a man's hand. Since this %
10 It Is a pretty good idea for the fel
low who prizes the use of his. hands
and fingers to keep them out of reach
of the rapacious maws of the unfeel
ing machines.
A friend who to In the grocery busi
ness and who has [/ad considerable
.trouble with rata got tired of the nui
sance some weelu ago and ordered
three dozen of the map or guillotine
traps. He batted all Of these one' night
aiid the next morning there were sir
teen rodent* done for. Since then rata
have been a mighty scarce article 1»
his cellar.
A Pennsylvania gardener worked a
potato stalk overtime the past season.
In the spring the sop grafted a potato
plant with a sprig of a tomato plant
and later in the season picked ripe to
matoes froip the upper portion of the
freuk and gathered potatoes from the
root system. The grafting succeeded
because the two plants belonged .to the
lame botanical family. .>,
The winter Nells pears that hare
been on the market for aome time and
which look none too Inviting In their
green russet jackets, should be bought
and put away lb a dark and cool place
and allowed to ripen. When they
bnye turned to a golden russet yellow
and have become soft, tbey are not
surpassed in Juciness and fine flavor
by any pear that grows.
There may be some of the good wives
who read this department who do not
know that sticking a fork into baked
potatoes and giving it a twist so as to
make a small owning just aa they are
taken from the oven will keep them
dry and mealy. This vent made with
the fork permits tbe steam to escape,
thereby preventing It from condensing
on the Inside of tbe potato.
The Rock laland. Boots Fe and Fris
co railroads, operating In Kansas and
Oklahoma, make a business of hiring
bird dogs during the quail shooting
season to ferret out suit cases of trav
elers containing tbe quail, which It is
unlawful to ablp from one atate to an
other. It la said the dogs sometimes
get a point on s suit case containing
cold fried chicken, but they never skip
one containing any of tbe dead game
birds.
It is only when a strong and rigor
ous person Is confined to bed with Ill
ness or Injury of one sort or another
that be prises st full vslne tbe very
common blessing of unimpeded power
of locomotion. Tbe writer remembers s
number oi years ago, wbsn laid np
with typhoid fever, bow be need to
look from bis bed to tbe school chll-
Iren as tbey paseed his home and
*nvy tbem In their ability to frisk and
play at will.
If there ire coveys of qnall that an
making their headquarter* in the un
dergrowth to (be nearby wood lota tt
wookl be a kind!/ service to theae use
ful bird* to scatter a little grain for
them DOW and then with the idea of
gradually coaxing them to tbe feed
lots and yards, where It will bo quite
aa easy matter to glee tbsm a lift
through tbe severs wlnfcr weather.
BM bobwhite eats a greater rsrlety
of destructive insects thsn say bird
that frequents tbe average farm, and
It la simply tbe part of good farm
management to aSvrd It every pro-
A qnsrt of rlcb m|lk and two quarto
of water drunk daily la connection
with sufficient exercise wtll do MM
to bring health and strength to a run
down woman than all tbe toulea sad
dope In four eta tea, and tt Is s fearful
pity that mors dumpy women don't
realise the fact
The whole grapo-pulp, assds and
skin, chawed One and swallowed la
said by a reputable medical authority
to be aa excellent meana of curing
constipation Mors than Ode, tbe
genls and sklna,_wblcb are usually d%
oarueu, iwuuiu «.u» t(«uir poruou yi
th« nutritive elements of tbe grape.
IB quite a true sense the leavea are
tbe lungs of planta, and because of
this it contrlbutea to tbe tbriftineaa of
ft plant if tbe leavea are washed off
now and then, particularly if they are
kept where considerable dust la likely
to settle on them. This washing proc
ess will also serve to rid the planta of
lice and the small red spiders that are
often found on the -undersides of the
leavea.
Professor Dycbe, 'state flail and game
warden of Kansas, has stated in a re
cently published article that be consid
ers cats the greatest enemy that bird
life has, and be recommends a war of
extermination of tbe felines na a
means of aavlng* the country from be
ing consumed ultimately by Insect
peqjta, which are bound to multiply at i
a prodigious rate. If useful species of
birds are destroyed.
Those who have watched the restless,
yet methodical motions of tbe Indian
elephant In the Lincoln pnrk zoo in
Chicago-'will be interested In learning
that Duchess, as she is called, was
tbe other day given a bath In neat*
foot oil to keep her skin.(torn getting
too dry during the winter months while
she Is confined In steam heated quar
ters. }t took sixty gallons of the oil
to do tbe job, the attendants standing
on stopladders and rubbing It In with
brashes.
Along with the proposed system of
agricultural credits wjxtruby farmers
may' borrow money of tbe government
on easy terms and at low rates oLln
terest, there should go more effective
Instruction-showing tbe benefits to. be
derived from the dairy business. The
writer Inclines to the view, whether
practical In operation or not. that no
money should be loaned to those farm
ers who refuse to keep cow* or grow
legumes In rotation and wDo continue
to skin and rob the soil.
The parcel* post system, authorised
tn * postal appropriation 1)111 panted by
the last session of congress. goes Into
effect on the flrst of the new yenr.
The post offlce department la making
strenuous preparations to be In readi
ness for the big Increase.ln business
which Is anticipated. It goes without
saying that the express compunles will
have to scale down a good many of
their rates or lose a lot of business.
Already tt>e stock of a number of these
companies has dropped as a result of
the anticipated alump In business and
revenue. •
The bureau of animal husbandry of
the department of agriculture recom
mends the following aa an excellent
antiseptic whitewash good /or disin
fecting stables and other Quarters fre
quented by cattle. Slake seven and a
half pounds of fresh stone lime, using
hot water, If necessary, to atart action.
Mix to the consistency of cream with
water and stir In fifteen fluid ounces
of OS per cent pure carbolic add and
add water enough to make five gallons.
Stir thoroughly and strain through a
wire aleve where the wash to to be
applied with a spray nozzle.
Borne of the poeaibilltles of alfalfa
enlture io the great southwest are
made plain lo a report by a farm dem
onstrator for the department of agri
culture of the results secured by a
progressive farmer living lo Pontine
county, Okla. The farmer In question
■owed thirty acres of rlrer bottom
land to alfalfa on Mnrcb 13. 1012, us
lng twenty, pounds of seed per acre.
In the season following be harvested
four cuttings, whlcb averaged a ton
and a .half to tbe cutting. This hay
brought $lB per ton baled, which
meant a gross revenue of fOO per acre
the first season after seeding.
If the Democratic administration,
which was Indorsed on |4ov. 5, shall,
on coming Into full power in executive
and both legislative branches. Inau
gurate a nation wide campaign for
better roads and for tbe placing of
agricultural experts lo every agrlcui
tural county Of tbe country. It will re
ceive tbe heartfelt thanks of tbe com
mon pAsple of tbe country. Several
■core million dollars tbat are now
aquandered annually In costly and un
necessary public buildings and in the
maintenance of a military system £bat
is pitifully inefficient could he used
for the two ptrtpoees mentioned end
tbe country would be Just as well off.
The ravages of tbe cotton boll weevil
bar* been a blessing In disguise to
thousands of southern fsrmers In tbst
tbey bare literally been driven by losses
sustained along this Hue to quit s ruin
oos system of soil robbing In the grow
ing of cotton only and take up a rota
tion with other crops, including tbe
legume. Under socb rotation tbey
bare been able to produce bumper
crops of com. cowpeas and clovers, and
not only this, bat by giving their land
■ rest in tbese crops bsve been sble to
get a larger acre yield of cotton tban
before. In tbe work It has done along
this Use tbe department of agriculture
has rendered an incalculable service to
southern agriculture
HOME CURED HAMS AND SACON.
Tboee who weald like to try their
Mad at curing their own hems and
bacon will be Interested in the follow
by recipe for enring-tektP from farm
ers' bulletin No. 188. Issued t* tbe de
portment of agriculture: "When tbe
meat la thoroughly cooled through (not
frosen), rub each piece with ealt and
allow it to drain orernlgbt; then pack
It la a dean barrel with tbe hams and,
shoulders la tbe bottom, using the
■tripe at side meat to til in between
er to place on top. Weigh out for each
100 poende of meet eight ptfuads of
salt two pounds of brown sngar and
two ooeea of saltpeter Dieeoive all
In four galloae of water and cover tbe
Mat with tbe brine. For summer ess
R will be safsr to boll and skim tbe
brine and let tt cool before using. For
winter coring boiling la not necenesry.
la about six weeks tbe meat an be
smoked. It Is sdvissble to butcher Ists
la tbe foil so tbe curing sod smoking
can be completed before flies appear
if tbe sarins." For convenience It
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1913.
might be well for those who would IIM»
to try till* recli*' to rut tills paragraph
oat aod nave It.
BENEFITS FROM LIME.
Professor Hopkins of the Illlnola Ag
rlcultnrnl college, conceded to be oue
of the great est null exjierts lu the coun
try. has recently made a report lu re
gard to the use of limestone on worn
obt farms In soul hern Illlnola that
should be helpful not only to farmer*
of that state, but to those elsewhere.
' The soils In the southern part of the
state were particularly In need of lime,
and for these he recommends the fol
lowing treatment: First, two to Ore
tons of ground limestone per acre; sec
ond, the growing of clover or cowpeai;
third, the application of from 1,000 to
2,000 pounds per ncre of finely ground
natural rock phosphate, which should
be plowed under either directly with
the clover or cowpeas or in the form
of farm manure. On Hie Vienna ei
pcriment field In Johnson county Pro
fessor Hopkins reports that soils which
have been given the' above treatment
during a period of ten years are pro
ducing five bushels more of wheat per
acre. 0.3 bushels more corn and 1.4
tons more clover hay per acre than
•oils not So treated.
FOR NEXT BPRING.
A reader of this department, who
lives In latitude 43 degrees In the up
per Mississippi valley, makes Inquiry
as to what he can do now toward pre
paring for the hotbed which- be wants
to make next spring, ,'i'here are two
or three things that may l>e done. 11l
the first place, be can build the wooden
frame which Is to support his sash.
Having decided on the area this is to
cover, he may remove the earth from
a sheltered spot, with southern ex
posure and protection from- northern
winds, to the depth of from fourteen to
eighteen Inches. When the earth has
been removed to the desired dtfpth It
would be well tJ fill the pit wlfb straw
to keep out the snow and ra|p. tf
our friend wants Tin especially early
bed he would better put three or .four
barrels of rich mellow earth nwtvy In
the cellar, where It will not freeze, so
It will lie ready for surfacing bis hot
bed. Sufficient earth may be some
times got for the bed early In the
spring In places exposed to the sun,
but it Is not likely to be In good con
dition as to moisture.
THE BENEFITS OF TILINQ.
Notwithstanding the great amount
of tiling thnt has been done lu tbe
past thirty year* to put In tillable con
dition low nnd water soaked soils. It
seems clear that only a good beginning
bas been made In the cnmpulgn wblcb
has In view giving tbe agricultural
land of tbe country Its greatest elß
clency. Not only doea tiling help tbo
■oils referred to, but It adds greutly
to tbe physical condition und hence to
tbe productiveness of soils that arc not
BO wet. On land that Is well the
water that falls soaks Into the ground
for the most part and passes out
through the drainage system Instead
of remaining on the surface with tbe
resultant washing nnd gullying. A
fact connected with the lienellt to be
got from tiling thnt is often overlook
ed is that, while Innd tbarla tiled la
In much better condition In a wot sea
son tbnn land not tiled In a dry sea
son, tbe soil on drained latfd Is mora
porous nnd less subject to baking than
undrnlned soli.
18 NOT TRUE.
The statement that tbe majority of
the female In ran ten of the lusano asy
oms of tbe country come from tbe
farm homes has lieen repeated «o fre
quently that it ha* come to lie accept
ed as the truth. However, George K.
Holmes of tbe federal department of.
agriculture takes issue with the asser
tion. Tbe following statement from
blm relative to the mntter will be read
with Interest: "It I* protested that tbe
frequently published statement that
farm life has made tbe women of tbe
farm especially prone to insanity It n
calumny. There is n>» statistical au
thority for" tbe assertion, and tbe au
thor of tbis bu.ietin b** endoavortd
for nearly i score of yesrs to diacotcr
tbe originator of the fabrication, with
Indication that tbe irfes|H>nslble au
thor was for many years a popular
Writer on domestic subjects."
An Appreciative Dag.
During one of llie last hlrtbday cali
brations of tbe (ioet Whlttler he wu
visited by a celebrated winger. Tbe
lady wns asked to sing. and. seating
herself at the piano, sbe b*gan tbe
beautlfnl luilhid of "Itobln Adair." 8b«
bad banlly begun liefore Mr. Whit tier's
pet dog came into the room and. seat
ing hlmwir lif her side, watched bar
as though raw-lusted, listening with de
light nniisnnt In an nuiuial. Wben abe
bad finished lie came and pnt bis paw
very gentlr Into her hand and licked
ber cheek. "Itobln takes that aa •
tribute ti> himself." snM'Mr. Whlttler.
"He also is 'Robin Adair.' " Tbe dog,
hearing bl* own name, evidently con
sidered that lie was tbe bero of tbe
aoag from tbnt moment during tbe
lady's ilsll he wns ber deroted at
tendant. He kept by her able whll*
sbe wss Indoors, and wben she went
away be carried her satchel to his
mouth tn the gnte ami watched ber de
parture with evidence of distress.
Rhodesia.
Rhodesia boa an area estimated at
440J000 square mllea. It la therefor*
equal In all* to (be atatea of Texas,
Pennaylraula. New York. Oblo and
Kentucky combined.
Men and Hereee.^
The atrengtb of Ore men Is equlra
lent to that of one bora*.
Tba ripening ef /pineapple may he
tested by pulling Its. leavea. If they
do not pluck readily tha pineapple is
not ready to ba used.
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NOTES W
CM BARNITZ
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[These articles and Illustrations must not
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sion.] V
OAT SPROUTS FINE WINTER
GREENS.
In winter, when all's so cold and
white aud there'a nothing green In
aigbi, a block of sprouted oats looks
good enough for humans to eat. Bid
dy certainly gobbles It greedily. It
has become a standard green food for
winter, not so much for Its food value,
but for its stimulutlve effect on the di
gestive organs, for vnrlety, for a sub
stitute for summer greens, to make the
crop spongy, to mix with the rich con-
IjgHf I
F B3c]
Photo by C. M. Barntti. „ (
BACK FOU BPIIODTIHO OATS.
centra ted grain ration ao that the hen
may not get overfat and Indlagestlou.
Tbe fancier who does not feed suc
culent greens as well as good grnlna
need not expect many eggs in .winter,
for it'a the good green ■tuff tbat helps
to bring tbe big bunch of eggs In
spring and aumsner, aud It la lust aa
essential fAr winter laying.
Sprouting oata U easy.
Sprouting cabinets with heating ap
paratus are now on tbe market. A rack
Uke the picture y any old box with
narrow rim will do.
Simply soak clean, sonnd oata In
warm water for a day and then spread
In trays about two incbea deep and
keep in temi>erature of 00 to TO de
grees or warmer.
.Many sprout tbe oata beside tbe cel
lar furnace. . .
Tbe oats must be kept thoroughly
wet and for tbe first two days should
be stirred so that every grain gets
moisture.
It Is fed when four to five Inches
lo».g, new oat* being set to iprout rlgbt
Photo by C. M. Sarnfts.
•long, to take tbe place of that fed. a
square foot of tilt sod being b-oknn
up for twelve bens per day,
In this processy>nt* sometimes mold
and are then unlit for food.
To prevent, tbe oats should Isi iter
llized before soaking.
To sterilize, Hay, fifteen bushels -if
oats mix a half pint of formalin wl'b
fifteen gallons.of water.
Spread the onts, thoroughly wet with
solution, and cover for half day. so
that grain la thoroughly dlslnoicted;
then dry tbe oats, bag und sprout 4»
needed. C-.~ \
When sprouts are 100 long they are
tough and Indigestible.
As hens are greedy for this food II
must not be fed strong nt Brat, e*|w
dally where greens bare not lieen fed
regularly, aa they are apt ID overfeed
and get hard crop.
DON'T*
Don't use all the adjective* In tbe
Kngllah vocabulary to sell a fifty cent
hen. A buyer knows a liar.
Don't tlks aolled eggs to market.
People Judge you by tbe goods you
sell.
Don't scald the head and legs of
poultry. Tbey dlacolor and epr/.l the
appearance of • pretty carcase.
ALL •LANKCTV BLANK.
It is Be—ink IT. Tbe new year
la qatakly drawing nlsh. ■-'
Ami Mr. Blank sits by bis desk .
Just ma kins bis pea fly.
Why dose he write aa furiously? i
Does he fear dlaeotatlenf i
'Why. no—abemt—be'e ssttlns up
Ills Ke#« Tsar's rssalutlon.
There. Mr*- Blank la wrlUns tool
She Just baa written down,
-I premiss not to sooid yon, dear.
Nor all tha twelve man tha frrtra."
Ten, M la lovely, and wa hope
Both to tticlr vows keep true;
That that may ba sweet, lovey doree
And ever Mil and coo.
It's evening. January first. v
The pledges are both busted,
■ha started In to henpeok him.
Now both are mad, disgusted.
• Oh. no; don't say, "What silly fools!"
My, no, don't say, "It's rank!"
Remember from the first to last
The whele blame thins was Blank.
C. 11. BARNITZ.
MR. FARMER, GET WISE, ADVER-
Beventy-ove per cent of the adver-.
tlsers In the Loudon (O.) Democrat are
farmers.
They are wine to tbe quickest, slick*
Ist, easiest way to get bon ton trade, to
keep goods movlug out and the cash
coming In.
No, Mr. Farmer, advertising wasn't
Invented for the exclusive use of the
town merchant to lioom business any
more than you were born to stand In
■ curbstone market and freeze off your
nose and toes waiting for Customers to
meander along to buy your butter and
Iggs at any old price.
The prosperous merchant smiles
when some fellow with cubwelm oil
his cerebellum asks. "Does advertis
ing |iay?" With him It's the alno qua
non.
Men who fnII In business nre often
blamed for lark of business cnimelty
when It Is simply luck of advertising
sagacity.
The furmer who advertises In n Rood
mfdlum and backs Ills nd. with a
square deal bus n cinch.
People do not buy calico, ahoes,
ptoves and paint every day, hut every
day they must have eats.
The farmer feeds the nation.
The people depend on him for bread,
■nd there nre always empty stomachs
■nd empty pmtry shelves for hltn to
fill.
With such continuous demand for
bis product why should the farmer
travel In that same o!d rut to market
or trade his products st the crons
roads store or get gold bricked by the
city middleman when an advertise
ment will'■hvlug hiiu Into quick com
munication with his customer, build up
■ hrtn tun private trade, (five him high
er prices and »:ive liini no much time,
wear and tear?
Tlie modern newspaper Is a business
miracle worker, and It not only works
wonders for the town merchant, but
for (he farmer as well. • .
FEATHERS AND EGQBHELLS.
A two-year-old White Ilock ben In
the Missouri egg contest laid eighty
two eggs In eighty-two consecutive
days and up to date of report with her
170 eggs was ahead of the
which contnlmsl many pullets. It has
■ been demonstrated thnt hens vary In
the time of their lop notch perform
ance, some doing the trick in their pul
let year and others waiting to that pe
riod when Dr. Osier would give It to
everybody In the neck.
One thing the egg laying contests
demonstrate—vlr„ thnt member! of the
same breed differ In laying capacity.
At one place a breed leads, and at an
other competition the same breed Is
tbe tailender. Thus It docs not depend
on tbe breed name, but the strain of
that breed, for a good record.
Professor I.lpplncott of the Kansas
•xperiuient station has heen conduct
ing egg candling schools throughout
tbe state for tbe Instruction of all per
aons dealing in eggs. Hy the old plan
tbe wholesaler only candled eggs and
tbe customer eventually paid for the
rots. All the states should give this
Instruction.
Rome hotel* refuse to Iwjr duck* on
less guaranteed not-to luive lieen fed
on fldh. (low different from the dny
when the puddle din k wss 111 rogue!
It lived on mullets, tndpolcK. frogs mid
water sklpiiers Ami was considered an
•pic u rem i perfecto.'
There In a marked dlfforewo In Jhr
appearance mid tliivor of egg* preserr
•d with lime nnd water giant). The wa
ter glad* eggs are almost like new, and
then It la ao much enaler and more
pleaaont for the operator than the old.
disagreeable, duuliy lime method.
The old hens and pullet* *liould lie
penned separately. The pullet* should
be fed llbernlly. ■■ they hare not at
tained full growth, liut a InvUh ra
tion for old ben* menu* orerfat, few
eggs and dloeime.
Five thoniuind dollars was voted at
tbe American Poultry association meet
ing at Nnahrllle for tbe publication of
• "Utility Htandurd." If this book Is
prepared by practical poultry men and
•old at a reasonable price It will bare
in Immense sale.
Tbe Jewish holiday trade makes a
big cut Into the duck population, hut
■otna farmer* will bold on to duck*
with tbe false Idea that there I* more
In them at Thankaglrlng. They the*
mast expend two months' more lalior
and feed, often must sell for less and
do not get the duck yards Into ry« to
(•new them for tbe next season.
Henry Richardson. a negro of Rome.
Oa., confessed to stealing 1,000 chick
ens In three months and making ore
-9100 per month through their sal*
Fifty chickens was often a night's
haul.
4 .
It Werked Beth Waya.
A good story U told of ■ Judge who
wu trying a burglar. The defense
*ll that tbe prisoner bad bean hypno
tised and did not Iknow what be waa
doing. Tha akeptical Jury, however,
(Ound him guilty, and tba Judge
promptly sentenced him to tan years
In prlaoo. Then b« addad Id a kindly
tone;
"Tba aama power which enabled you
to commit burglary and not know It
ought alao to enable you to Buffer Im
prison meat with hard labor and hot ba
•ware of It 1 would therefore adriaa
you to eend for the hypnotist and bare
him make you unconacioua for the en
tire term of your ImprlaonmeßL" I
SAFE RULES.
h is given to (ew persona to
keep this secret wcl. Those who
by down rales too often break
them, and the safest we are able to
■ire it to listen much, to speak fe
ll* and to say nothing that wiO ever
give grourd for regret—La Roche
foucauld.
BRAVE MOTHER STORK.
Her Nml Ablate, Sha Will Btay by and
Pariah' With Har Young.
So strong la tbe mother love devel
oped Id tbe atork nnd the Inrk tbnt It
•mounts to a heroic pnaMlon. The
atork, which apenda (lie winter In
Egypt and the aumuner In northern and
western Europe, likes to liulld Ita neat
on tbe top of aome ateep gable roof.
Such a neat' la often n real nuisance to
mnn. It la from three to flvc yards In
diameter. It awnrma with lizard*, frog*,
tonda and other dUngreenlilv ereiitnres.
It become* In course of time an heavy
that It will bread Hie roof !f not arti
ficially propped ui».
Nevertb«4e*s for viirlous auperstl
tloua reason* the atork la not only wel
come but even courted by tbe Euro
pean peaaanta. and It cannot be denied
that the respect with uhlcli the bird la
regarded la to aome extent dcaerved.
If'tbe houae tnkea Ore and the young
atorka happen to t>e of on age at whlcb
they cannot he anved by being taken
away from the neat .the atork mother
does not abandon them. Standing
erect In the neat.'Happing her wings to
waft away the amoke and the flames
and crying out now ami then, she re
mains with lier young, perishing wltb
theih.
The akylark, which builds Ita neat In
tbe meadows. rut\|i away from It when
frightened. She proceeds for four or
Ave yards under tbe clover and rises
perpendicularly in the air, pouring forth
her aong In its wildest strains lu order
to divert tbe intruder's attention. Rut
tbe (K-aaant boy knows that so long as
she remain* hanging at the sunm point
In tbe air ho Is still four or Ave yards
from tbe nest, and he uses the direc
tion of iter movements nnd the ring of
her aong to ascertain the exact b|k>L
If It chances that the young larks are
Just about to break through the shell
of tbe eggs, at which time the tnotlie;
Instinct Is at its height. It is said that
at tbo very moment when, the nest is
touched the little bird will acually at
tack tbe Intruder.-Harper's Weekly.
AN EMPEROR'S TASTE.
It Waa the Origin of a Ones Common
Saying In Austria.
An anecdote which was current ol
Ferdinand I. of Austria at ono time
grcutly delighted 111* subject* and govt
rlae tu u common saying. Out- sum
mer day he was limiting In the Syrian
'mountains and was overtaken by o
violent thunderstorm. He sought rcf
uge In a farmhouse whose occupant*
were Just llieu at dinner, and bis fancy
was caught by xoi/iv smoking dump
ling* made of coarse Hour. He tasted
tbem, liked them and asked for more,
and when lie got to Vienna, to the hor
ror of thq royal cooks, he ordered the
same dumplings to lie served up dally
The courtiers wero scandalised that
such n coarse dish should figure 011 the
menu, and even his physician* remou
■trnted against the use of such food.
The emperor had always boon thi
most pliant of men, but he MOW show
ed that be had a will of hi* own and
persisted In gratifying Ills new fancy
Finally the physicians pretended that II
wa* dangerous to hi* health to be liv
ing on dumpling* and instated on hli
giving them up. The hitherto docile
sovereign stamped hit foot and declar
ed that ho would never sign aoothei
official document If his diet were de
Died him. -
"Kmpcror 1 nm," he ahouted, "nod
dumpling* I will have!"
To'prevent 11 atopimge of tbo govern
mont machinery oppoaltlon wa* with'
drawn, and hi* majeaty clung tena
cloudy to hi* dumpling*. Then the tin
perliil phra*e became prorerbtnl. unci
thereafter when nny one ln*l»led oc
•ratifying a silly whim notne one wa>
■ure to say;
"Emperor I am, and dumpling* I will
haxe!" ■
Profanity and Thought.
Ju*t a* mMI(i a* a man start* to
■wearing he *top« thinking. Dldu'l
you over notice ItV Well. Ju*t notice
and aeo. We don't emlcivofl to ex|ilnln
It, but It I* ao. There inn*t be noun
paychologlcal etplniiNtluu fur It—int. foi
lnatnnce, Ju*t at thut moment the devil
get* Into the bruin and eci-amble* l
up ao It cannot think It I* JUKI llku
him. to do It. for hi* grenlent Imld 111
till* world la murky and illxbevehtl
thinking.-Ohio Htate Journal
Whor* a Trunk I* a Boa.
Don't look'for the ticket igeut at an
' Engllab railway station, ao that you
can buy a ticket tu your destination
Ldok for the "booking intent" iiml
"book" to Hie point, and, keeping In
nilnd that wiuit you rerlly want 1* thi
baggage car, hunt up ibe "luggngr
van," and. having found It, reuicmbei
that If your trunk la In It it la In It *►
■ "bot." not aa a trunk -New York
Poet
Hia E»cu*e.
aeeoi like a apliitleaa creature
1 dou't believe you've got vnongb am
bition to u\>ru your dour when o|iftur
tunlty koocka."
"Don't be too bard on ine, ma'am
I ain't never bad a door."—Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
THe Indian Runner.
A certain variety of dink, called the
Indian"Ugouer. will produce wore egg*
than ■ ben. according- to a
writer ill the Country Uentleman. and
the young duckling* grow four timea a«
tut aa cbk keua.
Put Himself In Bad.
Tb# B|rtim!i*r- Your fu«t> l* ao fa
miliar to me.'profetm. i "i uire we'vt
met before DWtfiitftiiflwJ foreigner
—Very likely. I voa In dla rountry
Ten I ro» a fguni cbap. Loudou
Opinion.
l'be largest i>o*ltigc stump ever le
aded was ■ Sve cent atauip of tb*
United States Intruded for newapaper
pontage. It *u 4 by 2 Incbea In size.
Tbe Ima Heat postage ato cup, on Um
otber band, waa a twenty-fire pfennig
stamp of Mecklenborg-fc'hwerln, leaned
In 1850. It was one-fourth the tise of
an ordinary postage atnmp.
Newton.
Newton waa ao small and frail at
birth tbftt bis llffr waa despaired of.
Be lived, however, to be eighty-live,
which waa also Voitulre * age.
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