THE- FRANKLIN PRESS
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VOLUME XXL
FRANKLIN. N. CL. WEDNESDAY. JUNK 27, 1906.
NUMBER 26.
Guided by
A TRUE
By James
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"Did I ever te!lyou of my trip to
the illver mining districts of Colo
rado?" queried my friend, Captain
Danford, as we slowly made our way
along the rough country roads of the
Pennsylvania oil fields one afternoon
In the latter part of March, 1889.
"No, you never gave me that pleas
ure, captain," I answered, glad of the
opportunity to listen to any Incident
. be might cboofe to relato, for the cap
lain was a cipltsl story teller, and
anything he might have In the way of
personal reminiscences would greatly
relieve the monotony of travelling
through the interminable succession
of mud holes that rendered It Impos
sible to drive faster than a walk.
. "Well," he began, "in my youngei
days 1 cannot fay that I was much of
believer in what theologians are
pleased to call 'special providences.'
It takes years and experience to bring
the skeptic to su;! faith, but the ln
, eident I am about to relate has cbang
' ed my views on that question, if not
fully confirmed me la the doctrine.
"In 187 , I vis Interested with
other gentlemen cf F , who had
made more out of oil than they well
knew what to do with, In a Colorado
liver mine; one of those far-away-
from-home cnTerprls require the
putting In of more 'silver bricks' than
: ever are taken out. At least, such
proved to be the case In this instance.
"For a time reports from our su
perintendent on the ground, who, by
the way, had been highly recommend
ed to us as thoroughly competent for
the position, were very assuring.
Specimens of the ore from 'our own'
very shareholder, with certificates of
assay pasted on their glittering sur
faces, giving assurance of their fabu
lous wealth stored away In the rough,
and we flattered ourselves that we had,
.In camp phrase, 'struck it rich." Stim-
uiaiea Dy mese rose-coiorea nopes, ivo
paid our assessments with the spirit
of cheerful givers, but as time passed.
. and the days came when our Invest
ments should begin to yield a return
In the coveted white metal, the enthu
siasm of our superintendent bgnn to
correspondingly wane, and clouds ot
disappointment to gather on our hith
erto bright horizon of financial pros
pects. "Months passed In waiting, hoping
valnat Vi ntui 1 et Inpa frnm tllQ CI1
perlntendent came at greater Inter
Tata, each tinged with a deeper dye of
doubt, and containing suggestions of
possible further assessment as neces-
v frr m AWJVd it.vatnnmOtlta
MM, J 1VI 1 1 1 I WAV- 1 .... . ... w . . ,
jne else. utter abarjLIent. In a spirit
ot desperation to Rlow the
truth, my associates conclndei
eat their extra assessments
ing one of our number to the field of
operation to make a personal examina
tion. True, this was very much on
the principle of 'locking the stable af
ter the horse was stolen,' but never
theless It seemed the best to do, and I
was (elected to make the pilgrimage.
"My trip was uneventful until I
passed or neared, the Colorado line.
TK.I Im I rvaa nf lha liQIinl mllwfiv
order, passengers getting on and off
at the frequent stations and the usual
bustle of the ra.' vay train, door slam-
mlngs, 'All aboard,' etc., but after we
" densely settled nor Hons of Kansas,
tattoos became fewer and passengers
scarcer, until I at last found one other
person and myself the sole occupants
of the car.
"My fellow-traveler was a young
man, scarcely out of his teens, bear
ing the Inevitable stamp of the boy-
Just-oui-irom-notne, ana mat. nome
one that - sheltered Its young close
bout the hearth-stone. For a time
we sat apart, each gazing out of the
windows at the monotonous and unin
habited plains, covered with their dust
begrimed growth of wild sage, and
brown buffalo grass. But two Is com
pany, you know, and as the day wore
on, and the scenery became more un
interesting, my companion in travel
left his seat and Joined me. I ob
served, asldefxom a small traveler's
satehI,btcarrled a, guitar encased
In a green bag. As tie' drew near I .
moved over In my seat, by my act In
dicating s willingness for bis closer
companionship.
' a" "Very monotonous country,' he re
marked, as be accepted the proffered
eat ,
- "'Yes,' I replied, 'we are now cross
ing the "Great American Desert" of
my school days' geography.'
" "Well, It deserves that name yet,
but It Is not so-called in the books. ot
recent date,' he answered, with an In
credulous smile.
" 'No; modern geographers have ex
punged it from their maps, I believe,
'Since the railway companies have ac
quired by grace of Congress, an In
terest In (ills arid region,' I facetiously
answered, coughing from the Irritat
ing effects of the alkali dust that 111
trA through everv crack and crevfra
of the eoach,
" Doubtless they think in time irri
gation will remedy matters, and make
paradise of this now desert country,'
my companion replied, hopefully, 'and
the geographers do not wish to be be
hind these more venturesome railway
projectors,' .
" 'Yes, water should make a marvel
ous change, I admit, but I fear the
homesteader and new settler will be
come discouraged waiting for the foun
tains, and how Irrigation Is to be
success without these la great abun
dance Is a problom yet to be solved,'
I answered. 'But changing the sub
ject, you are from the East, I believe?'
"'Yes, sir. From New York stats.'
" Ant what part, pleasef . :
"'Near Rochester.' .
"'I am from Just south of that, In
Pennsylvania.: Iretty close neighbor
when at home.' Uolng far West?' . '.
" 1 cannot say I may, and I may
not,' the young man answered slowly,
with a far-away look In his eyes, 'my
present destination Is Denver, then
posslhfy Pueblo'
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Providence.
STORY.'
M. Martin.
" "On business?' I Inquired, with
Yankee persistency.
'"No not exactly,' he answered,
with some hesitancy.
"'Just out to see the country. I
presume? One doesn't know how big
It Is until he starts to travel over It,'
I replied, determined to draw him out,
as my curiosity was becoming aroused.
" 'No, it's neither business nor sight
seeing. I am seeking a lost brother!4
" 'Tell me about It, please, I may
be of use to you in your search. At
least, If I can be, I will,' said I, my
sympathies being at once enlisted.
'"Well, It i Is not a long story,' the
young man began. 'Brother Will left
home about Ave years ago. He was
five years my senior and I am Just
twenty-one. He had a burning desire
to oome west and grow up with the
country. Mother did not want him to
come, but he was headstrong and rest
less, disliked restraint and s little
wild; that Is, neighbors said so, after
he was gone, but mother didn't think
so. He was her pride I was her
baby. I can remember how he used
to coax and plead for her consent to
his going. Day after day, on every
occasion possible, he would broach
the subject, but mother could not bring
her mind to the point of conceding to
His wishes Mother did every thing
possible to make homieUractlve to
us; provided all kinds wiimes;
domlnos, checkers and che3S and whtJS
time permitted would Join us In a
game. She was an excellent musician.
Will could play the violin quite well,
while I could thumb a guitar indif
ferently and together we would often
sing and play. Thus many of our
evening hours were spent pleasantly.
But, still Will was destless. The spirit
of the rover possessed him, and he
longed to be out In the wild world.
" 'Will and I occupied the same
room, and one morning I awoke to
And his bed empty, and on further In
spection his clothing gone. I shall
never forget the expression of anguish
In mother's face when she first learned
of his going. Her grief seemed to be
too great to admit of tears. Of course
we made every effort to learn of his
whereabouts, but weeks passed and no
tidings came. At length a letter came
addressed In his well-known hand,
postmarked Omaha. It told of his go
ing; his trip to Chicago; thence to
Omaha, and was filled with apologies
for the manner of his leaving, saying
that he knew mother would never
give her consent, and that was the
only way he could ever get to see the
great west; concluding with
deration that he was about to
r a trip furthe
wounded spirits. Her son, her pride.
still lived; had not forgotten her; but
it was the last line she ever received
from him and soon again she lapsed
Into her moods of despondent watch
ing and waiting.
" 'At the time of my .brother's leav
ing, I was so young my mother could
not endure the thought of sending ma
to search for him. Often I would sug
gest to her that I was willing to make
the attempt, but, much as she desired
his return, she withheld her consent.
" 'At last, wearied with anxious care
and waiting, she reluctantly yielded
to my suggestions that I should make
a touT of the West in the hope that
some trace might be found; some clue
discovered, that would unravel the
mystery of brother's long silence that
was clouding our home. So here I
am, going up and down the country,
and tn and out of cities, towns and
villages, searching, as it were, every
nook and corner, and listening to every
voice In the hope that, somewhere or
somehow, I may find him."
" 'How long have you been in the
West on this errand?' I inquired, deep
ly Interested in the young man's story.
"'Six months,' he replied, 'and in
that time I have visited every dty of
any pretension in Nebraska and Kan
sas; I am now on my way to Denver,
and if unsuccessful there, shall con
tinue my search further westward.
" 'And have you as yet discovered
no clue; nothing to give you en
couragement?' ".'Nothing, the lapse of time seems
to have erased all traces, if any exist
ed. My only hope Is to meet him face
to face, or in some city directory or
hotel register, to come upon bis name.
Several times I have found the name,
but as often have been disappointed.'
" 'I fear you have taken upon you
a life-task, my boy. Your brother
might be within a stone's cast of you,
and yet you be ignorant ot his pres
ence.' "'1 realize the truth of what you
say, but I know of no other course to
pursue,' he replied with a tinge of
sadness. .
"Well, I shall be glad to render
you any assistance I can. You cer
tainly are entitled to that, at least,
by all who know your mission.' ',
" Thank you, sir,' he answered,' the
sincerity ot bis-words being manifest
In his look and tone. 'May I be so
bold as to ask how far west you art
going?' he continued. Inquiringly.
" 'Certainly, to , in ths western
part of the State. Quits a distance yet
by rail, and then a long overland
stage ride."
''I think 1 shall stop and look about
Denver,' he replied, , 'but you almost
seem a neighbor to us at borne queer,.
Isn't It? .And I dlillke to lose your
company.' : ,.
' "When we arrived at Denver my
newmad friend : kept close to ' me,
stopping at the same hotel and there
ws met dally. I remained In ths city
the greater part ot a weak, and when
the morning ot the day of my depar
ture arrived I bade my you;s compan
ion good-bye; wished him success In
his search though I confess I bad
little hope), and took a bus for my
depot ; I arrived at the depot some M
teen or twenty minutes before my
train time, and having nothing special
to do, spent the passing minutes walk
ing up and down the platform observ-
ru irn i t I it.ttsssssvssssssss
Ing the arriving' busses and carriages,
and their alighting occupants. Just
as the porters were calllug 'All aboard
for Colorado Springs, Pueblo and la
tervenlng points,' a carriage dashed
up to the depot, and to my astonish
ment, my young companion, satchel
and green bag in hand, who alighted,
and . rapidly approaching me, said: '1
have concluded to go with you, as far
as Pueblo, I Intended going there at
any rate, you know, if not successful
here. I can run down there and-come
byk here later.'
"All right, my boy,' I replied, 'you
are the Judge in this matter, and 1
shall be glad of your company. But
hurry up, or you will miss the train!'
"It required but a moment for him
to secure a ticket, and we were soon
in the carriage speeding southward.
At Pueblo I remained over but a sin
gle day, as I was now desirous to has
ten on my Journey. My friend kept
close to me, and accompanied me to
the depot. He bad said nothing of
going further, but I -observed he had
bis satchel and guitar with him. Ar
riving at the depot, I found my train
ready- to pull out, and turning to him,
I feelingly bade him good-bye, and
again wishing him success, entered the
car and took a seat on the side next
the platform. A tap on the window
drew my attention, and looking out, I
saw the young man standing close to
the car, Indicating a desire to further
speak with me. I threw up the win
dow. His chin quivered and tc. j
were In his eyes as he spoke.
" 'Captain, I can't stay here. I feel
must go with you. I want to visit
the mining camps. Brother Will may
be there, and now thai. I have -company,
I think I should go.'
Unable to take thought or time for
counsel, as the train was beginning to
move, I could only say, 'Jump aboard!
You have no time to lose,' and in an
V Instant he was In the seat at my side.
Qur Journey to Gunnison was with
out incident. Arriving there we at
once tmifsferred to the stage. The
coach was one-ffJ-those stoutly con
structed vehicles that Irtyearller days
was used on the overlancl routes on
the plains, but which, having" been su
perseded by the railway, now found
its home In the more remote mountain
regions, where the railways had not
yet penetrated.
"The boot and top were packed with
baggage and freight for the mining
camps, while within were at least
half a dozen passengers, beside my
self and companion, bound for the
Interior, a returning missionary and
his wife being of the party. All day
long we wended our way through the
mountain passes, sometimes climbing
up long and tortuous ascents, then
again descending Into the valleys or
swinging around some lofty projecting
mountain spur, from which dizzy
heights we could look down hundreds
of feet Into the narrow gorges.
" 'I observe sou have a musical In
strument of dome descrlnti
" 'Never mind apologizing, . young
man,' said another, who evidently was
a genuine Westerner. 'We are not
accustomed to much of art in mu
sic out this way, and are willing to
take with thanks the best you can
give; so, go ahead!'
"This rough, but hearty Invitation
was seconded by all the passengers,
and the young man reluctantly remov
ing the grven cover, first tuned his in
strument, then began to play. Not
withstanding the lurching of the coach
as it slowly tolled up the mountain
way, he exhibited a rare command ot
the Instrument. By the time the twi
light had deepened, and objects with
out the coach-were scarcely discerni
ble, except as reflected by the lights
of the camp fires along the wayside.
" 'People who play the guitar usual
ly can King,' suggested the Westerner.
'Won't you give us a song?'
" 'My brother and I used to sing a
great deal before he came West, but
since then I have neglected my prac
tice. Somehow, since brother's gone,
Mother cannot endure the old songs,
and I have 'most forgotten them.'
" 'Then you have a brother In the
West?' Inquired the missionary's wife,
suggestively.
" 'Yes, somewhere, madam,' the
young man answered, 'but where t
know not, I am searching for him now
and I hope that somewhere among
these mountains I may find him and
again bring Joy to my mother's heart.'
" 'Heaven help you!' replied the mis
sionary's wife. ' Tls a wild and rug
ged country, and, alas! is too often the
making of wild and forgetful boys,
careless of their mother's counsels.'
" 'Well, give us a song! That will
never' stand In the way of finding the
lost one. A good old song of the good
old home away back In the good old
East! I was there once myself,' the
Westerner Insisted, with a softness In
his voice. '
" 'I will sing a song brother and I
used to sing while mother accompan
ied on the piano, back in the old
home In York State,' said the young
man, returning to his Instrument
Then' In a clear tenor he began to sing
ths old familiar so. g, 'There's a light
In the window for you.' Ths stage
was moving slowly, swinging from side
to side, as the horses tolled up the
slope. The lamp in the bracket In the
front end of the coach bad been light
ed, but revealed by Its dim light only
Indifferently the faces of the passen
ger. Outside all was darkness now,
eicept here and there where the camp
fires of the prospectors and miners
flickering, showed the presence of
these resolute adventurers ot the Colo
rado mountains. The first stanza ot
ths song was finished and ths second
half sung, when our attention was at
tracted by some one clinging to the
side of the eoach and pressing bis face
close to the glass In the door.
" Hello, George! Is that your came
a Tolce, clear and distinct from the
outside. The young musician raised
bis eyes; an Instant later the guitar
lay on the floor of the. coach and be
was on bis feet tngglng vigorously at
the gong strap. : - .
, '"That; Will, sure! he excitedly t
claimeuVaa the driver descended from
his seat, and swung open the door,
'Hello, Will! Where are youT he con
tinued, lyrtaglut to the ground. 'Her
vol. Can xnn ti it..
George, I knew I couldn't be mistakes,'
came back 'he answer out of the
(loom, and a moment later we, on the
Inside, saw in tb- dim light that shone
from our lamp through the open door
the two brothers tn each other's em
brace. : ' . . ."'
'Hand me down my satchel! driver.
I won't go any further, tonight! Oh!
I mustn't forget my guitar. Please
hand it to me! Good-bye, Captain.
Thank you all for your kindness.
Good-bye, all. I've found Will at last!
Good-bye!' .
"The door came to with a bang.
The driver clambered up to his seat.
The coach lumbered on up the moun
tain side, and as I narrated to the sur
prised passengers the story ot this
brother's long search for the missing
one, eyes were moist, and I could not
but feel that In t was the guiding
hand of that kind Providence which
watches over even the falling ot a
sparrow." Presbyterian Banner.
JOHN CHINAMAN'S HOUSp.
Must Be Built at a Special Time and
in Special Way.
When a Chinaman has decided to
build himself a house the first person
he consults is not an architect, but
Bort of wizard.
This Individual examines the site
and marks the exact spot for the
front door. In China front doors must
never face due south, though a partly
southern aspect Is highly desirable.
Only, the houses of the emperor and of
high governing officials may front due
south.
The wizard, or poemancer next pre
scribes the exact size of the front
door. An inch too much or too little
might have disastrous consequences.
A screen. of wood or of bricks must
be erected about three yards in front
of -the door. This Is to keep out any
evil breath. No human breath, nor
malaria, nor bad odors; but somo
mysterious and fatal something which
is only to be kept out by that screen.
Tho wizard next locatos the spot
for tho kitchen fireplace. This also
must not face south, because the
south represents fire; and the kltch-
PI1 flrA ailfl IKn a,,,,, I, Hen wm-Ilntf trt.
nether, would be so powerful that the
house iWStfld Just naturally burn up.
Having SettfiNL-the question of
place, the wizard Itfgctfca out a time
when work may be beg'tUJi with some
degree of safety. For instnStfe. if the
earth god should be at horuV wlen
the workmen began dlggingtney
might stick a spade Into his aifut
cranium and then thorn wnuM hirlthe
devil to pay. The family llvln,
that house would die out.
The would-be builder must also
out whether It is a year when
with safety begin anythin
lots of these unlucky
must not be ma
when his age
timber
ere aro more oiaca
road days than yellow. ones, so the
auspicious moments for starting his
house are finally reduced to a pretty
limited number.
But that Isn't all. The lucky "days
f the whole family must next be flg
...?d out, compared with John's own
yellow road days and the result boiled
down. The proper moment for put
ting tho front door in place, for build
ing the kitchen fireplace and so on
are then decided on. and, after wait
ing perhaps several months for tho
auspicious day to arrive, John can a
last begin work. New York Sun.
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
More than 3,000,000 persons are at
sea dally.
Threo of the best six selling novels
published last year were written by
natives of Hooslerland.
Milan has derided that at every
street crossing eight signs of brass
letters shall be Inserted In the pave
ment In the British Museum are books
written on oyster shells, bricks, tiles,
ivory, lead, Iron, copper, Bhecpskln,
wood and palm leaves.
In Stuttgart and some other South
German cities fishes are Imported
by the carload under municipal super
vision and sold at low prices for the
benefit of the poor.
It was said that controversy over Es
says and Reviews In England a gen
eration ago lengthened the lives of
many country curates who otherwise
would, have perished of Intellectual
starvation.
The Indications are that the record
of shipments of narcissus, or "sacred
Chinese lily" bulbs, for the United
States will be exceeded this year.
Fifty tons went out of Amoy In one
vessel bound for the United States,
and the next steamer for the Pacific
took a. similar shipment
The longest bridge In the world is
that crossing the Danube at Czorna
voda with a length of 12,705 feet; fol
lowed next . by the, Galveston bay
bridge, in Texas, 11,197 feet The
Firth or Forth bridge, near Queen
spring, In Scotland, ranks eighth and
the Brooklyn bridge ninth. .
A curious Idea was that of Count
Hoym, a Gorman of the early 18th
century, who collected-the rarest of
books, until one morning, when weary
of searching for other which be
could not find, be nodded good day
to bis servant, left breakfast and shot
himself. He bad bis book plate
tamped In gold on the outside of tse
cover.. , . i
It was recently discovered that a
number of pictures of J. M. , Turner
the great English master of scolcr,
had been stored away for Lalf a cen
tury In the basement of the National
Gallery; In London. They bave been
resurrected and placed on exhibiting
and some of them are finer than an:
of Turner's well-known works whi':!.
John Ruakin so raved over.
QTL.y"wmt)crr--- mi i, In
w"flWU,lUillHjd."lincre"laro" more black
Scours in Calves.
ft is said that if any of the calves
ire troubled with scours that a little
blood meal in tho. feed each day will
soon stop it.
8heep for Hilly Land.
If your farm is hilly, pick out a kind
ot sheep that are light ot foot and can
climb the steeps well. Heavier and
less nimble sheep will do for level
land. And be sure to look well to the
water supply.
Where the Food Goes.
It may be said I trgencral that all
tows utilize the feed which they eat
over and above that required to main
tain the functions of life for one or
two purposes the production of milk,
or for the Increases in live weight.
Alfalfa Suggestions.
Don't let It act Into vour head that
you can got a good stand of alfalfa on
a poor soil. It should only be sown
on land that has been thoroughly pre
pared for It. If It has been Impossible
for you to make a success of It, get the
land into the best possible shape, man
ure It wel, and try again, New York
Witness.
Importance of Shelling Corn.
The- shelling of seed corn though
seemingly a small matter, is o fmuch
Importance In determining the size of
the crop to be harvested says Farm
ing. No matter how carefully selected,
most seed ears contain a few thick
kernels at the butt end and few
very small kernels at the tip end.
These should be removed and discard
ed, planting only the well-develyped
'-ernels of uniform size and shape. n
Sowing Tomato Seed
Sow tomato seed In the house the
last of February, to be sure of early
tomato plants. A grocery box seven
or eight Inches deep will do to sow the
seed In. Fill the box full of good rich
soil. If the box is not full, the seed
lings will be spindling. Select a goad
arlety for earliness and of uniform
CSmmSiBl!$Ttef Inch
Turning Vetegable Tops.
Certain agricultural, papers are ad
vocating that all vegetable tops bo
thrown on the ground and plowed un
der whenever convenient; the potato
plant is especially recommended for
this treatment, for the potash contain
ed tn the plant. While there is some
advantage to be gained in the method
suggested, especially with the potato
plant, the main advantage ot the' plan
is the amount ot humus added to the
soil and the plan Is all right so far as
the tops of vegetables which the farm
animals will not consume are con
cerned, but with any vegetable tops
that can be consumed by any of the
form of manure, to say nothing of the
value to the animals in at least fur
nishing variety. The waste of vege
table tops on the farm constitutes one
of the leaks which ought to be stopped.
There is not a vegetable top but what
can be turned Into a fertilizer, and at
little or no cost, if one will but Intelli
gently seek out the way to do It to the
bist advantage.
Selecting Eggs for Hatching.
The Connecticut station, in one of
its bulletins, says that care should be
exercised In selecting eggs for hatch
ing. Eggs for this purpose Bhould be
of uniform shape and size and thick
ness of shell Rough-shelled, dirty and
mo'tled eggs with thin shells should
be excluded. There la some doubt as
to the advisability of setting small
eggs. While it is possible that they
may be as fertile and produce as many
chicks as larger eggs. It Is probable
that pullets from the former will have
a tendency to lay smalt eggs, and the
small eggs should, therefore, be avoid
ed for batching. Eggs which are over
five days old should not be used. Every
egg should be carefully dated when
taken from the nest to avoid error on
this point While good batches have
been secured from eggs that were three
weeks old when placed in the incu
bator, as a rule, they cannot be ex
pected to hatch well after they are ten
days old. .'
TO Kill Smut '
As a result ot Investigations made by
the Department of Agriculture, a for
mula has been recommended for treat
ing seed oats for-smut which, It Is
claimed. Is very beneficial, simple and
Inexpensive.' The method Is to sprin
kle the seed oats with a solution of for
malin of the strength ot one pound
of formalin to fifty gallons of water,
until nearly moist enough to pack In
the hand, when it should be shoveled
Into a pile and covered. After two or
three hours the oat are ready to sow,
or may be spread out and dried and
kept for future planting. Formalin
dissolved In water volltallies or turn
to a gas, and the reason for covering
the v oats ' Is to keep this gas
confined ; until it has ' penetrat
ed between the chaff and the grain,
reaching' every spore of fungus and
killing it The cost ot the treatment
Is about one and a half cents per bush
el or less, according to quantity. Af
ter the fungus I killed by this treat
ment It Is Immaterial whether the oat
are sown at once or at some future
time.
; . Care of Cows When Dry.
The following by 3. R. Springer In
Hoard's Dairyman ought to bo of In-
terest, as well as useful, to every read
er who keeps one or more cows:
I want to say a few words as to the
care of cows when dry. I never have
had a case of milk fever, garget or
abortion, which is fortunate, to say
the least, and I have kept cows many
years.
When the cows finally go dry, I take
off all grain ration and, if in summer,
let them depend on pasture, it It la
sufficient to keep them in good con
dition. If not, add some hay that will
suppy what pasture lacks, until the
month before they are 'fresh, then I
begin to give a handful of oil meal
once a day, and as the time gets near
er, I give hay and a handful of oil
meal and a little bran until the fresh
ening time. I give at least a pound
of oil meal and two pounds of bran
per day, and they are ready to begin
operations all right without caked ud
ders, and by the time the milk is good
put them on full ration. There might
be better ways, but this is the best
know.
Why Plowing Kills the Bugs.
On most soils fall plowing gives best
results for many reasons. It lays the
ground open to the action of the ele
ments, rendering fertility available,
loosening and fining the soil, and de
stroying Inserts and vermin by expos
ing them to frost action over winter.
Another great advantage is that it en
ables the farmer to sow his grain
much earlier than he otherwise could
If he had to do his plowing in the
spring; for at the first thawing, be
fore plowing Is possible, he could sow
his wheat and It will do very well In
quite cold weather. Besides, If It
should be a bug year he gains on them
by early planting and the grain Is out
of the way befbro the chinch bug be
comes numerous says Farming.
The depth of plowing Is not of much
Importance If care Is taken to produce
a firm seed tied with the surface three
Inches, well pulverized and finely pre
pared. The harrow can not be used too
much for surface fitting for this crop.
The roller Is a dangerous Implement
except on light, sandy soils. If used
on heavy lands It should generally
precede sowing and at least one har-
n fall-plowed lands
spring
as and
broad-
sking, with
ry results, flowing
mltted when the wheat
ws corn or some clean-cultivated
crop, but on grass lands or where
weeds or other growths are prevalent
It is best to plow to a depth of five
Inches turning under all green growth,
then prepare with disk and steel-tooth
harrows. Don't skimp the harrowing,
It is the important part.
Too Much Mixture in Breeding.
The visitor to the county and state
fairs seems surprised that there Is such
an Improvement In the quality of
stock throughout the country. The
international showed marked Improve
ment In every department and the
close competition Is stronger every
year. Breeders of show animals are
studying their business closely. Many
feeders arc also watching the markets
and are producing market toppers
every year. They have learned to know
a good sire, and by uniform breeding
and wise selection bave developed a
class of females whose offspring often
takes the first prize from the pure
breed. The entire system of Improve
ment has been along definite lines. No
changing of breeds, no mixing tor gen
eral purpose animal. A definite plan
Is followed
While we have many examples of
improvements In breeding farm stock
one has to make but one visit to one
of the principal markets to find in
every class of live stock a very close
relative of the scrub animal. In very
many instances the mongrel Is there
to stand for himself. Almost every
animal can be traced to some pure
bred class, but usually there is such
a mixture ot breeding, such a change of
sire belonging to many distinct breeds
that the Improvement expected does
not appear, and the animal must tall
Into the scrub classes when It Is sent
to market
Farmers generally are slow to real
ize the Importance of finding a type of
animal that the market demands and
then breeding with ths end In view
of Improving upon that type by bet
ter selection and by establishing a bet
ter system of feeding. Fine animals
are not accidents, bqj; come by a defin
ite system of breeding, tn which In
telligent selection and good feeding are
very important factors.
Egg-Laying Contest,
Counsel Daniel repot tn from Shef
field a novel egg-laying competition
at the Lady Warwick's Ladle' Agri
cultural - college, i The ' conclusion
reached are that breed doe not gov
ern so much as the layitg strain or
families of a breed highly developed
as egg producer. ' The pen of four
Buff Arplngton led from Oct 16 to
Nov. l by producing egg, and
again Nov. 16 to Dec, 16 with 120
eggs. One thing the present compe
tition show I the little help It I to
bird to be what show enthusiast call
"beautifully marked," tor a often a
not It I the ordinary looking compe
titors, birds ft show Judge would laugh
at, that have the biggest total of egg
to their credit. In the winter laying
competition what stand a bird in
good stead Is not that Its father was
the winner of a medal, but -that It
mother and Its grandmother , were
wonderful layer, and that It male
parent also came, ot a good laying
strain. . ' - , ,.
A Chicago contractor Willed $20,000
to be devoted to' the care of a pet dog.
7
HOR8E8' FEAR OP AUTOMOBILES.
Farmer Explain How Driver Make
Horse Timid and Give Advice.
' I drive both a horse and an auto
and have ample opportunity to view
the horse scaring question from the
viewpoint of both tho farmer and the
automobile owned. I believe that any
horse can by a few trial be trained
to pass an automobile quietly. I pos
sessed a horse that wa frantically
afraid of an auto the first few times
ho met It. Like alL horses unaccus-'
tomed to the machines be shied from
tho strange thing because he thought
it would hurt him.
It is doubtful If any horse shies or
scares at a thing Just to be mean. If
a horse has any life In him at all he
will shy from any object on the road
that Is strange to htm. Especially
Is this true of colts, and one that will
not do It Is hardly worth breaking.
In my case I led the horse up qui
etly to a machine that was drawn up
to one side of the road. He snorted
and pranced frantically at first, but
was gradually persuaded to approach
close enough to touch his nose to the
seat. Then the motor was started
and the horse held close to the vibrat
ing machine. He soon learned that It
was a harmless thing, and he now
passes an auto on the road with but
a pricking of his ears and a look of
disdain, as' he believes It Wip,
worth the attention of a Bensl
horse.
While driving my machine I have
met all sorts of people on the road,
and fully three-fourths of them have
trouble In passing with their teams.
The whole trouble lies In the people
being more frightened than the ani
mals. Men begin yelling, women
screech, and the horses at once con
clude that the automobile Is going to
hurt them. I have met farmers,
who on seeing the machine approach
would hurriedly blindfold their hors
es that they might not ee the puff
ing monster pass. After such an ex
perience It would bo a difficult mat
ter to drive that team by a car with
out Berious trouble. Others begin
applying the whip when their team
shies and the next time the horses
are afraid of both the automobile And
the whip
Be gentle, be cool, be patient, when
you meet an automobile with your
fractious horse. The "chug chug"
wagon Is hero to stay, and we may as
well begtn early to accustom the colt
to It, just as we had to do with the
bicycle and the locomotive. Fare
and Home.
When Blacktnake and Copperhead
Meet.
At the division of zoology a black
snake and a copperhead snake are
both reposing quietly In a large
wooden box. The state officials in
that office are trying to ascertain
whether tho popular belief Is true
that the blacksnake, though non
poisonous, kills both the rattler and
the copperhead, both venomous ser-
if it i--TV ii ny ""' ''
has. killed the copperhead, the officials
believe that they will be Justified in
accepting the theory that the rattler
Is also killed by the blacksnake, be
cause tho copperhead is more venom
ous than the rattler.
Both snakes were received a few
days ago from different parts of the
State within a tew hours ot each
other. Both being alive, It occurred
to the State scientists that It would
be a good idea to endeavor to fathom
the popular belief and ascertain its
validity or Invalidity.
A box about five feet long by two
wldo by four deep was accordingly ob
tained, and both of the serpents placed
in It. A.i yet their surroundings
are so new and so utterly unlike what
they bave heretofore experienced that
neither has mustered sufficient cour
age to commence an attack. Harris
burg (Pa.) correspondence Philadel
phia Public Ledger.
Where He Was "Fooled."
A small but belligerent dog was
left In charge of a buggy while his
master attended to some business in
a neighboring store, says the Valley
(Tex.) Farmer. A large brindle-com-plexioned
cur happened along that
way, and, Beelng nothing about the
buggy to guard It, except the small
dog, concluded to help himself to
some provisions he saw In the vehi
cle; supposing that his size would
bluff the guard. To bis astonish
ment, the small dog did not bluff
worth a cent, but on the contrary,
made a running Jump, climbed all
over, the brlndle cur and bit htm in
four different place within three
seconds by the watch. It was a
great surprise party to the brindle
cur, and filling the surrounding at
mosphere with howls of pain, be lit
out down the street. A the email
dog quietly lay down again under the
buggy be remarked softly to himself,
"I have noticed during my associa
tion with both dogs and men that
nerve and activity count for' a
blamed sight more than size and
hair." Y - '
Swiss Productivity.
A great many critic assume tbst
the prosperity of Switzerland t de
pendent on that ot the outside world.
It I true that the scenery of the Re
public I a valuable asset the visitor
to It mountain leaving $30,000,000 or
$40,000,000 behind them, annually. But
It muBt not be forgotten that the Swls
are an Ingenious, Industrious and very
thrifty people, a their very consider
able export of products, which reached
nearly 4240,000,000 tn 1906, attest.
Their country Is mountainous, but It
t well tilled and yield a large return
In cereal, vegetables and wines, and
Swiss manufacturer are known all
over the world. . ,?-
v Work of London's Omnibuses.''
It I calculated that the omnibuses
of Greater London carry a many pas-
sengers as all the local railways put
together, and the tramway 50 per
cent more. The omnibuses of London
carry In on year the whole popula
tion ot the United Kingdom . seven
times over. The total number of pas
sengers on London's tramways, rail
way and omnibuses In one year t
equal to 'three-quarter of the popu
lation of the world
AUTO ECONOMY,
wVve bought an a to for, you sea,
'Twill easy n7 Its cost; '
As measure or economy
We count there's nothing lost "
As Instance: street-car fare to town I
W save all tbst expense.
(The gsBolene, however, dowo, :
Amounts to twenty cents!)
A horse and carriage? No, Indeed!
For what's the use, we say,
Of drain for harness and for feed
Bo high are oats and hay.
We'll save that, too, sod so we do, ' ,
As well as streetr fares.
(Tho' monthly bills, 'twlit m sfd yos,
An frightful, for repairs I)
And then a barn Is apt to be
A nuisance ; since, or course.
So bard It Is oneself to free .
Of odors of the bone.
And one may save, with a machlnv
Htirh bother, goodness knowsl ' .
(Tho' one does smell of gasolene ,
And ruins lots of clothes I)
And ob, convenience ! Just a treat
Otir auto have we found!
A thing like that is bard to beat
When covering the ground. .. 7
8uch time we save, as fast we steer , .'
Unhampered In designs.
(Tho', true, It's mostly out of gear,
Or else we're up for Ones.)
Edwin L. Sabln In Fuck,
sit i rrifNfsi t a mrun m -
"You say she keeps boarders?'
'No, I said 'she takes boarder.'" -Milwaukee
Sentinel.
"Yes, but I really did see a happy
multi-millionaire once." "What?"
"Yes; he had Just made another mil- :
Hon." Chicago Tribune. " ,
Humps Do you think It's a sin to
enntrlhnto to .... I f.'.w, A T Aaf I'l
lelgh Yes, If you don't land a Job by t
it! Detroit Free Press. ,
Johnny Come in, sister's expeotln' ..
you. Mr. Stoplate How do you know
sho Is? "She's been sleepln' all the
afternoon." Cleveland Leader. "''"
"Why does a human being laugh?"
Inquired Ihe naturalist. "Usually,"
answered the man with the weary ,.
air, "to avoid offending a friend.".
Washington Star.
"If everybody tol' do exact truth,"
said Uncle Eben, "dnr wouldn't be ;
enough people on spenkln' terms ta ..',,
make any conversation whatever."
Washington Star. . '
"I thought Jim was going to marry
the banker's daughter." "Oh, he can
do better than that." "How?" "By- : '
marrying the Iceman's daughter." -
Cleveland Plain Dealer. .
"Oh, It must be flue to be a poet,"
exclaimed tho sweet thing. "It ought
to be .more," replied the practical -one.
"It ought to be fine and lmpris-'
onment." Milwaukee Sentinel. ' "
)Mrs. Ncwlyhltcht John jpjesJtbe ' '
.Office every mornlnetiLA And the "
last thing he does is to kiss me. Girl .
friend (absently) Yes, I should
think it would be. Cleveland Lead- -er.
. t
Master (to fair American, who has
Just ridden Into the middle of the
pack) Does not your horse kick
hounds? Fair American That's so. I "V
reckon you'll want to move . 'em '
away! Punch.
The secretary I find that your
property in Swampville cost you four '
dollars a foot; sir. What price are : v
you willing to sell it for? The Rich
Victim Oh, I'll let It go for two dol- ;
lars a gallon Life.
Piker I understand that you filled ; '
your Incubator full of cold slorage
eggs. Hatch anything? Peaker I '
should say so! All the chickens came ' .
out with fur Instead of feathers, and
wore ear muffs. Chicago Dally ' ".
V
"If Taft's mantle were to fall on '
me," began the little man, "I'd- "
"Yes," said his wife. "I know whav
would happen." "What's that?" 'Why, 1
you'd feel Just like you did when you .
went to the circus and the tent col-
lapsed." Philadelphia Ledger.
"What I want," said ike constitu
ent, "Is a nice, easy position." "My
friend," answered Senator Sorghum,
"give up that Idea. When an easy .
position Is discovered, so many peo
ple are after It that a man has to ,
fight ten hours a day to get it and 13 .
hours a day toehold to it." Washing-'
ton Star.
Mrs. Nexdore My daughter doesn't
persevere with her piano practice as
she should. Mrs. Peppery
What? Mrs. Nexdore I mean when
he comes to a difficult part I can't'
make her stop and consider it Mrs!
Peppery Huh! It would be better toW:
make her considerate and stop.
Philadelphia Press.
White Rainbow.
Though rainbows are generally asso- .
elated With colors, there is such a phe-
nomenoa as a white rainbow. The do
cumstances necessary tor this forma
Hon are a tine rain and a strong sun.
The phenomenon 1 due to the optic
principal known as Interference. If
the drops ot water be very small, the
Interference ot the' rays causes such
a complete overlapping of, the col
ors that the bow appears whits.
That is to say, .the various prisma- -tie
colors Instead ot being thrown out
separately, a tn the ordinary prism,
are thrown one on the top of the pthor,
and the light 1 thrown by the sun, as
tt were, on a sheet of rain. The fine
close rain produces the same effect as
a woven texture. This result is still -more
noticeable where a fog takes the
place of the rain.
The phenomenon is not often no
ticed, because the conditions necessary
to the formation of a white rainbow
are a strong light' a close rajn and a
sun lying near the horlion, TheWtfecee
condition are not often present at the
same time. London Standard.
v Drying Rubber Boot Quickly.
" When your rubber boot' get wet on
the Inside,, to dry them quickly, thim
savin temper and discomfort, fill tliem
with dry oat. The oat should be
first heated In an oven to tnrouochly
dry them. If very wet, replace tho
pat two or three times. The onts
serve to absorb the moisture. A quick
and effectlv way.