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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. DRYS LOSE BATTLE . XT - RESOLUTION BY HOBSON SUF- FER8 DEFEAT, 107 TO 189 PARTY LINES WIPED OUT. MAJORITY OF EIGHT FOR IT Democratic and Republican Leadero Underwood and Mann Fight To gether in Strong Opposition to the Proposal. Yitrn NVmpiper Union Ns Settle. Washington, D. C The Hobson res olutlon to submit a constitutional amendment for national prohibition to tho state legislatures was defeated in tho house, 197 mombors voting for and 189 against it. An affirmative voto of two-thirds was required to adopt tho resolution. 'Party lines were wiped out in tho struggle Democratic Leader Under wood and Kopubllcan Lender Mnnn fought shoulder to shoulder at thd head of tho forces opposing tho res olution, and when the voto came, of tho 1Q7 standing for tho resolution 114 wero Democrats, 67 wero Repub licans, 11 wero Progressives and i wero Independent Republicans. Immediately after announcement of the voto the house adjourned, tho crowds which had packed tho gal lories throughout tho debate dispers ing with mingled expressions of regret and Jubilation. Prohibition loaders declared that tho majority for tho resolution had fulfilled thoir oxpcctatlons, as they had not hoped for a two-thirds voto. Notwithstanding repeated public as sertions that many mombors of the houso would try to dodge a record voto on the issue, tho roll call dis closed a heavy attendance, larger than tho avorago throughout tho ses sion. On tho final voto 386 members wero recorded. To havo carried tho resolution would havo required 258 affirmative votes. It thus failed by 61 votes. WELL PLACED PLOT TO WRECK STEAMSHIP. New Orleans Police Arrest Four Germans. New Orleans, La. Tho arrest hero of four Gormans is believed by tho police to have frustrated n plot to blow up tho French steamship Itocli ambcau,' duo to leave Now York De cember 26. Tho pollco confiscated a box containing soventy-flvo pounds of dynamite sot by clockwork to oxplodo December 28. Thn prisoners, two of whom aro said by tho tuthoritlos to have confessed, understood the Roch nmbeau was to sail from Now York Dccomber 28, and tho pollco bellovo the nllcgod conspirators miscalculated tho date of her departure Wholesale Killings Go On. El Paso, Tex. Additional roports of wholesale executions of political of fenders In tho interior of Moxlco havo reached tho border. Persons arriv ing from Mexico City stated that six teen men had been killed at tho na tional capital during last week. Re liable roports from Chihuahua City said that HO persons wero killed there during the Inst month. Many former foderal army officers, as well as Carrauza supportors, aro named as having met thoir deaths. In most cases the killings wore accomplished by shootings In the strcots, saloons, restaurants, or prlvnto dwellings. Attendants Caused Death. Leavenworth, Kan. That William La Trasse, Thomas C. Campboll and Frank Mlllor, No. 4 attendants In tho Insane ward at tho Kansas state peni tentiary, caused tho death of Frank Miller, No. C, an Inmate, by kicking and beating him, was ho verdict re turned by a coronor's Jury nt tho poni tentiary. Tho accused men nro con victs. County Attornoy Flynn has not decided what nctlon ho will tnko. Thaw to Renew Battle. Manchester, N, II. Harry K. Thaw soon will make- another fight to estab lish his sanity, in the opinion of ov oral acquaintances. Tho opportunity, it Is expected, will bo afforded when Thaw 1b returned to Now York state to answer tho Indictment charging conspiracy to cscapo from tho Insane asylum at Mattcawan. Rivers and Harboro Bill. Washington. D. C President Wil son docs not think H possible to pass at tho presont sos3lon of congress tho Newlands bill, creating a commission for tho systematic co-ordination of rivers and harbors improvement. Ho declared ho thought It too largo a subject to bo dlsposod of in a short time. No 'Filipino Uprising. Washington, D. C Gov. Gen. Har rison, of tho Philippines, cnblotl tho war dopartmoul that no foundation whatever was known In Manila for published reports of a threatened Fl',' ptno uprising. MMIGED Four-room Bungslow Embodying Most Popular Construc tive Features. IS ARTISTIC IN ITS EFFECT Architecturally, This Is of the Type That Probably Has More Admir ers Than Any Other Veranda Designed Especially for Summer Comfort. By WILLIAM A. RADFORD. Mr. AVIIIIam A. Ilaclforil w'll nnswer qucntlons nnd givo advlco FltEIO OF COST on all subjects pertaining to tho subject of building1, for tho readers of this paper. On nccount of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, ho la, without doubt, tho highest authority on all thoso subjects. Address all Inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 1S27 I'rairlo avenue, Chicago, III., nnd only cncloso two-tent stamp for reply. Tho prottlest bungalow -nltli tho best possible arrangement of rooms is tho demand that aichltcctB are called upon to fill. This design Illustrates a four-room bungalow which embodies tho most popular features of bungalow construc tion. In tho first place, the appear nnce either from tho front or from tho chimnoy end is artistic In effect and correct according to tho most ap proved architectural construction. Tho large chimnoy is built of rough finlshod brick, tho dnrk color of which Is relieved by tho fllllngB of white mortar. At the top of tho fireplace, whero the chimnoy Is drawn In, terra cotta shouldor blocks aro Inserted. Tho top of tho chimney also Is fin ished with a terra-cotta cap, which projects all around for effect ns well as for protection ngalnst storm. Tho veranda is 36 by 10 feet in size, doslgned specially for summer com fort. Bungalow verandas liko this aro furnished with artistic reed, rattan or willow lounging or reading chairs. canlnct music boxes nua elier di&i nets for holding records, togcthoi tilll handsome book shelves, all apu,l tho housewife nnd daughters when tin houso Is being furnished. Such furni ture in turn demands plnco enough tc. tax tho limitations of the l.irgest mod ern living rooms. Tho arrangement of the dinlng-rorn, kitchen and back porch Introduces n combination which producer a domes tic workshop that renders housekeep ing a pleasure The rear porch Is In tended ns a sort of annex to tho kitch en a screened outdoor workroom. Tho kitchen Is fitted with built-in cupboards along one side to tako tho placo of tho stereotyped pant,-y. Tho bathroom Is properly flncctl to bo cafly of access from any part of tho house. This little bathroom is finished in whl to enamel with whito hexagon tllo Iloor blocks set in ce ment. The wainscoting is made of white tile, and tho walls and celling nro coated with white enamel paint. No other finish Is quite as suitnblo for a bathroom as puro white. Tho bath tub and washstand also nro of whlto enamel finish. The manner of placing a bungalow on tho ground has a good deal to lo with Its artistic appearance. BunRa lows aro low down. A real bungalow sits down close to tho ground and snuggles comfortably in amongst tho shrubbery. To obtain this effect, how ever, it is not necessary that a bungalow should bo damp. Tho effoct Is produced by tho grading up of the ground. Tho foundation, to begin with, is built as high as for n twi story house, but tho ground is so graded up and tho shrubbery so placed as to givo the low-down bungalow ef fect. Another truly bungalow fenturo li tho wide front steps. Some parts of a bungalow may bo contracted into small space, but not the front steps. They must have liberal dimensions in length of step and width of trend. Tho risers aro low and the troeds aro made for No. 12 shoes. The Dried Apple. An eastern paper tho other dny re marked that "dried apples of the kind that used to hang from the rafters In tho firelight nro about to swell tho volume of export trado," buyers from Norway and Sweden being In tho Unit ed States market for large supplies of 8i Usually tho floor Is partially covered with a mat to correspond with tho fur niture In color if not in material. Some of thoao outdoor mats aro very artistic, becauso of tho peculiar man nor In which thoy nro woven. Some aro reasonable in cost, whlio others are, of course, quite exponoive, do ponding on tho material. Tho effect of some of tho cheaper ones may bo nB lntorostlng ns tho moro exponslvo weaves, bo much depends on tho se lection and matching up of rugs nnd furniture On this particular voranda tho swinging scat should bo placed down In tho shady end In front of tho bay window, leaving tho wider end of tho voranda froo for tho nrtlstle arrange ment of movable summer parlor fur niture. Tho roof over this splendid vernnda Is an extension of tho main roof. Such a vldo expanso of roof requires tho I KITCHEN' ' JlIJJJLa- bit t m . " -H T WW V-.-WJT; ;; mat' the product. Well don't you believe It. Tho dried npplo that hung from tho rafter In the firelight's glow when you wore n boy sitting besldo tho blazing log in tho cabin fireplace went out long yoars ago as a commercial product. Tho "evaporated apple" of tho trado is a whiter, cleaner, differ ent product. Only hero and there In Isolated places whero tho tradition ol doing nnd maklug things for oneseli survives Is tho old-fashioned dried apple to bo found and It Isn't dried In tho firelight's glow. For tho glow and tho crackle aro but memories of a van ished yesteryear, since tho coal stove camo to the farmhouse. And yester years aro all bygone, to return no more, tuklng everything with them, their thoughts and customs and deeds, nnd leaving only a few whitoning bonds to romembor them. Detroit Tree IN ess. Daughter of Huerta Marries. Ilarcolona, via Paris. A daughter of Gen. Victoriano Huerta, former president 'of Mexico, was marriod De cember 21 to Gen. Quirozo, Gen. Huor ta's aid. Troop Trains Collide. London. Nearly 1,000 Austrian sol diers aro reported to havo boon klllod or Injured in a collision of two troop trains near Kalisz, Russian Poland, according to tho Dally Telegraph's Petrograd" correspondent. Tho trains are reported to havo mot whllo run ning at full speed as the result of the accidental opening of a switch. Many ti of. the cars woro reduced to match wood by the impact and tho passen gers wero crushed Floor Plan. relief of a good-sized dormer window. This dormer Is not ontlroly useless, because it ndmlts light Into the attic, which Is roqulrod for storage purposes. It will bo noticed that tho cornice projection Is wider than In ordinary houso construction. Thoro Is some thing about tho construction of a bun galow that requires a wldo projection of roor. In fact, tho llttlo houso is principally roof, as you see It from a msiance, indicating a sort of over hanging protection against tho woath er that Is both inviting and sugges tivo of pleasant associations. In fact. you reel tho approaching welcome In a bungalow ot this kind oven before you entor tho front door. It offers a Bort of Invitation to snuggle down Into ono of tho big upholstered chnlrs and moko yourself at homo. Tho plan of this llttlo homo Is as Interesting ns tho oxtorlor. Tho main room, of tourso, 1b tho largo living room, 12 by 20 feet In slzo. Such splendid rooms a fow yoars ago woro considered Impossible In a houso of this slzo. Hut large, airy, comfortable living rooms havo now bocomo bo popular that houses of uny standing In tho community positively muHt pos bobs at Ioast ono room that offors easo, comfort and luxury by whole sale measurement. , Large modem furniture has had a great influenco in shaping sentiment In favor of largo living rooms. Tho Immense tufted davenports, largo up holstered chairs, baby grand pianos, The Last Shot. There was probably no Incident In the Franco-Prussian war of 1870 mom dinmutlc than that which marked Its close. Ilorr. Forckonbock, president of the Prussian chamber of doputlcs, was sent with a. collcnguo to Versailles to congrntulato King William upon hla election as ompcior. Blsmnrck, who had Just concluded tho terms of peace with Franco, In vited them to supper, mid in tho course of tho meal said: "This night, at twolvo o'clock, tho last shots will bo exchanged between our troops and tho Fronch, nnil have conceded to tho French the nonor of tho last shot." Frockenbock and his colleaguo loft thoir host before midnight, drew out their watches, stood underneath n Ian torn of tuo Hotel du Reservoir, and waited. First thoro waB a cannon Bhot from the German lines; then a solemn stllluoss. Then followed tho last roply from Mont Vnlerlen. Tho tower clock at Versailles struck 12; tho French war had ended. Sympathetic, but Just. Tho lato ltov. Silvester Home, who rcprobcntcd Ipswich In parliament, used to toll an amusing story con cerning a visit which Mr. nalfour onco paid to that town. An old ludy, lard of hearing, seeing tho crowd of p-o pie outsldo tho atntlon and tho oxira pollco present, mixed up tho unionist lender's arrival with the Ipswich au sizes, and asked n neighbor for whoru they wero wnltlng. When sho waa told It was Mr. Balfour, tho old lady sold: "Well. 1 suppoo If tho poor man has done anything wrong ho'o got to suffer for it." Paid for the Shutter, A tradesman In a certain town put a box outsldo his shop one day, labeled, "For tho mind." Most of his custom ers dropped In pennies, and compli mented him on his charity. A fow weoks afterward tho box disappeared. "Halloa! What's hopponod to your box for the blind?" ho was asked. "Oh, I got enough money," ho rojUed. "And," pointing upward to tho now canvas blind that Bheltored his ihop window, "lhero'8 the bliud Nol lad Is It?" London Answers. luffeirs TimeRom. lost m Modem T3? rrrnnrlfnthnm .11.1 .in, nlun ... CT.A each for the privilege of spending New Ycnr'B eve In crowdod restaur ants. Neither did thoy, at tho stroke of twelve, put on caps of colored paper, ring cow bolls, and throw con fetti at atrnngors. Yet wo. who ridi cule thoir traditions and superstitions, can find, It seems, no moro satisfac tory way In which to speed tho old year and welcome the new. 4 Perhaps wo might profitably follow thoir example. Certainly their way of waiting for tho new year at home, or at tho homo of thoir friends, with games and songs and domestic choer, was less expensive than our way. Also it is a matter for regret that tho ploasant customs of paying New Year's calls and of giving Now Year's presents has disappeared. All the ritual of the day Is gono; even the newsboy brings only a prosaic calendar nowadays, Instead of tho elabonito poetic address which In years gone by set forth his claims on tho world's generosity. And Now Year's resolutions exist chiefly in the imagination of hu morous writers. Now, It is truo that the apparently harmless customs of paying calls and giving presents oh Now Ycnr'B day were not regarded with favor by all critics of morals and manners. Early In the eighteenth century Henry Bourne, M. A., "curate of tho parochial chapel of All Saints', in Newcastle upon Tyne," wrote "Antlqultates vulgares, or tho antiquities of tho common people, giving an account of their opinions and ceremonies, with proper reflections upon each of them; shewing which may bo retained and which ought to bo laid aside." And he felt that ho must be very careful Indeed with his discussion of New Year's calls and gifts. Ho approved df them, in modern Uon; but ho wanted to be on the safe side. "As tho vulgar are always very careful to end the old year well," he wrote, (pointing his satire by means of UuIIcb.) "so they are also careful of beginning well tho new one. As they end the former with a hearty compotation, so they be gin the lntter with the sending of presents, which nro termed Now Year's gifts to their friends and acquaintances; tho original of both which cus toms Is superstitious and sinful; and was observed that tho succeeding year might be prosperous and successful." Ho calls many writers to witness tho antiquity ft these customs, quoting from Bishop Stllllngfleot, Glaus Wormlus, Schcffer, "Snorro Sturleson," and k'tho poet Naogeorgus." Then he writes: "And no jdoubt, those Christians were highly worthy of censure, who imagined, as the heathens did, thnt the sending of a present then was In any way lucky, and an omen of the success of the following year. For this was the very thing that made sev eral holy men, and some general councils, take notice of, and forbid any such custom; because the observance of it, out of any such design and view, was superstitious and sinful, wo nro told, in a placo of St Austin, tho observation of the calends of Janunry is forbid, tho songs which wero wont to be sung on that day, tho feastlngs, and the presents which wero then sent as a token and omen of a good year. But to send a present at that time, out of esteem, or gratitude, or charity, 1b no whero forbid. "On tho contrary. It is, praiseworthy. For the Ancient fathers did vehemently inveigh against the observations of the cnlends of January; yet it was not becauso of thoso presents and tokens of mutual affection and lovo thnt passed; but because tho day itself was dedicated to idols, and because of sorno prophano rites and ceremonies they ob served In solemnizing It. "If then I send a. Now Year's gift to my friend, it shall be a token of mv friendship; If to my bene factor, a token of my gratitude; If to tho poor (which at this tlmo must never be forgot) It shall bo, to make their hearts sing for Joy, and give praiBO and adoration to the giver of all good gifts." At any rate, we still say "Happy Now Year!" whether or not the words have any special sig nificance to us. In tho time of tho learned Bourne thore wero thoso who regarded this phrase with deep suspicion. Ho writes: "Another old custom at this tlmo Is tho wishing of a good Now Yqar. either when a Now Year's gift Is presented, or whon friends meet. Now, tho original of this custom is heathenish, as appears by the feasting and presents before mentioned, which were a wish for a good year, and it was customary among tho heathens on the calends of January, to go about and sing a Now Year's song. Hosplninn, there fore, tells that whon night comes on, not oniy tho young, but also the old'ot both sexes, run about hero and there, and sing a song at tho doors of tho wealthier people, in which thoy wish them a happy Now Year. This ho speaks Indeed of the Christians, but he culls it an exact copy of tho heathen's custom. "But, however, I ennnot eco tho harm of retain ing this ancient ceremony, bo it bo not used Buper jtitiously, nor uttended with obscenity nnd lewd ness. For then thero will bo no moro harm than wishing a good each others welfare and prosper ity; no "more harm, than wishing a good day, or good night; than in bidding ono godspeed." In Philadelphia thero has been preserved up Jo recent years the custom of New Year's "mum ming." Boys and girls men and women nlso, to soma extent dressed In fantnstlc clothes and with thoir fuccs painted or masked, could bo seen In tho streets, up to recently, begging nnd playing practical Jokes. They did similar tlilnss In eight eenth century London, by no means to tho approv al of tho curate of tho parochial chnpel of All Saints In Nowcastle-on-Tyno Ho writes: "Thero LA I If lJr PiHwSr j "i$f mm I 11 I WmMmtJF ' ill fei Kill V PK?W'JE,''' jw ". iiB Noisp ft'"''- -J - ' Is another custom observed nt this time, which Is called among ub mumming; which is a changing of clothes between men and women; who when dressed In each others habits go from one neigh bor's houso to another, nnd make merry with them in disguise, by dancing and singing, and such liko merriments. It wero to be wished this custom which is still so common nmong us nt this season of the year were laid aside; as it is directly opposite to tho word of God." It is posslblo that "mumming" is related In some way to tho performance which marked '"Hog manay" in England and Scotland. "Hogmanay" wns the last day of the year. Some scholars think the word comes from tho Greek "agla mene," (holy month"); others from tho Saxon "hallg monath," which has the same meaning; still others from the French phrase "Au gul menez" ("to the mistletoe go") which mummers anciently cried in Franco at Christmas, or from "Au gueux menez," ("Bring to tho beggars!"). Whatever the origin of tho word may bo, nogmanny was the tlmo for much amateur begging. ' The children went from house to houso, singing such songs as: "Hogmanay, trollolay, Give us of your white bread. But none of your grey, Hogmena, Hogmena, Give us cake and cheese, and let us go away." As they sang they collected what they called their "farls" oaten cake and cheeBe. From this developed the "letting In" of the new year. Par ties of men and boys went through the town. They stopped at the front door of overy house and sang until they wero admitted. Then they received a small gift of money, went through the houso and left by the back door. That a man should bo the first visitor df the year wns a general belief in" tho British isles for centuries, nor is it yet ex tinct. In Scotland the ceremony of "first-footing" has almost entirely died out, but In somo of the re moter parts of that country it is pleasantly re membered. At the npproach of 12 on No.w Year's evo n "hot pint" wns prepared. This was a kettlo of warm spiced or sweetened ale, with n liberal Infusion of spirits. When the clock struck, every member of tho family drank to tho now year. Then the elders of tho family went out into the street carrying the kettle of spiced ale and a supply of buns, cakes, bread, and cheese. When they met a party of friends sjmllarly cngnged. they stopped to exchange greetings and sips of ale. Thoy went to the houses of their neighbors, sent the kettle from friend to friend, and spent tho hours beforo dawn in sociability and good cheer. If they wero the first to enter a house after twelve o'clock thoy were the "ilrst-foot" and re ceived especial favor. In Englnnd, tho first-footing pnrtles were made up generally of the poor boys of tho village, who curried a "wassail-bowl" decorated with ribbons, and received In return for their proffered drinks and good wishes, cakes and cups of nlo. But in Scotland ns recently ns 100 years ago first-footing was a democratic social Institution, In which few were too proud to share. The principal streots of Edinburgh, it is said, wero moro crowded be tween twelvo and ono on New Year's day morning than- at noon on business days. A simple ceremony, not yet obsolete, consisted in unbarring tho front door ns tho clock struck twelve, to lot the old year out and tho now year In. In tho Island of Guernsey tho children paraded tho streets carrying the effigy of a man, emble matic of tho dying year. This they burled at midnight on the seashore, with elaborate ritual. At Burghhead in Morayshire they kept Now Year's evo by "Burning tho clavio." They inado huge plies of herring bnrrols, nnd set fire to them with pent. Tho burning embers they cnrrled homo to their houses ns a protection against whatever evils tho year might bring. On New Year's day tho Scotch of bygone gen , orations believed no fire should go out of the house. If It wero given, misfortune might bo pre sented by throwing burning peat into a tub of water. Thero is something suggestive of tho Russian Easter In ono "first-footing" custom onco popuinr in Scotland and England. The fiist visitor to a house on Now Year's morning had the privilege of kissing the person that opened the door. PorhapB thero Ib a reminiscence of ancient fire worship In tho Shropshire custom of stirring the fire on New Year's morning before uttering a word. Although there are few houses whore New Year's day is observed with its oldtimo hospital ity, tho day Is not wholly divorced from tho thought of good things to eat. The ridiculous New Year's eve dinners In the Broadway restaurants have no special significance, but there aro certain dishes inseparably associated with tho day. One of these is roast goose, which is perhaps moro liked in England than America. But even more characteristic aro those admirable llttlo cakes which como from Germany, nnd which aro imported in tin boxes. German cooks have mado them for centuries, have lavished their time and energy on new designs and new flavors, and the result is a cake so excellent that it must always bo the special delight of the New Year foast. This point of ritual, surely, must bo left us. So excellent is the German New Year's cake that it cannot be used for a charm, liko tho New Year's eve cake of Ireland. For this was thrown against the wall and broken Into pieces. Tho first fragment to touch tho ground was eagerly sought, for he who ate It waa sure of a year's happiness. There was much pleasure in tho baking of the cake. It was Placed on a gridiron before the open fire, and incantations were sung to secure the suc cess of tho charm. THE CALL OF THE NEW YEAR A Christian man sat in the Master's presence thinking of the coming of the new year. It was a good but solemn thing to do. Tho man's thoughts In that presence ran thus: "Seeing him I am sure that every year is 'the year of our Lord.' It ought to bo 'begun, continued and ended In him.' He will be with mo all tho days. My days must be In his hands." The Christian man continued his meditation always in his pres ence, "What sort of man ought I to be, this year and all years?" Tho answer camo out of nn old word which had new meaning, In his presence: "Complete in him." Again ho asked: "What kind of work ought I to do this year and all years?" The centuries fade away and ho seems to hear again: "Whatsoever ho salth unto you do It." Ho asked again: "Where shall I go to be his man and do his work?" Once more old words leap into new times: "To your household, to your neighbor, and to all the world." "How can I do all this?" "Tho entrance of his word-glvcth light," theroforo give yourself to Bible study; "not by might .nor by power but by my Spirit, salth the Lord of hosts," therefore givo yourself to prayer; "I can do all tilings through Christ," therefore give your self to work; "in all things he shall have the pre eminence," therefore givo yourself to him. And the man arose from the meditation to make the new year and all years, years of he Lord. And the Master arose and went with tho man. Blshor McDowell. THE NEW YEAR. Julia Ward Howe was no believer In Now Year's resolutions. "We should make and keep good resolutions all the year round," tho celebrated author once said in Boston. "I am no great be liever In New Year's vows, for, although thoy aro splendid things, they really don't nmount to much more thnn Olivor Wendell Holmes' tobacco reso lution. "Mr. Holmes, with nffected gravity, said to a friend on the first day of tho year: 'I really must not smoke so persistently;. I, must turn over a new leaf a tobacco leaf aitd have a cigar only after each' hero ho paused, as If to say 'meal,' but ho continued 'after eaclj-cigar." " A CASUAL OBSERVATION. "Wo are living In an age of exceptional cul ture," said the woman with angular features. "Mebbe we are," bald Farmer Corntossel. "But I can't help notlcln' that peoplo walk right up to the news stand to buy some pretty fluffy stuff, while It takes a mighty good book agent to work off a set of Shakespeare" THIEVING GEESE SWIM RIVER d the Stolen Chickens Are Wafted Across Stream on Their Necks, Is the Story. All summer peoplo coming nnd go ing over tho river road havo noticed four extra largo geoso a mllo below liore Thoso geese belong to tho lllnn farm, across tho river. Early In tho spring the geese crossed tho river nnd mingled with tho fowls on tho llngg farm They would como In tho morning and return nt night. This continued until re cently. A fow weoks ngo Bogg observed that ton of his choice hens were miss ing nnd attributed tho theft to thieves. Last week he lost 18, and ns his hen house was locked, tho windows barred and no slfvia that It had been entered, ho believed that a fox was carrying away his poultry. Saturday ho put in the day watching his diminishing flock Lute In tho afternoon ho heard a commotion near the river bank. Look ing there, he saw two goeso with heads together and perched upon their necks was one of his hens, The geese started and swam sideways across the river. Tho two remaining geese en tered tho water, another hen flow to their necks and they departed. Bagg ontored his rowboat and rowed to the lllnn farm. There ho learned that 40 strango hens had Joined tho Blnn flock. After explaining tho ex plolt of tho gceso Bagg was allowed to tako his hens homo. The geese are ' now Inclosed In a pen. Brewertou (N. Y.) Dispatch to Now York 'J rib une. Greatly Benefited. "Your weight seoms to be about tli( same nil tho time, Mr. Knagg ' "About tho same. However, it ar iod a little last year." "Toll me about It." w "Owing to an affection of the t oa Mrs Knarcs was unable to jpfit i r two necks, and I ; nnj , pounds ' 'l i I &r A.ri Til " - -