TRICK WITH STRIP OF PAPER
BUNK IS SATISFACTORY
Pieces Curled In Ouch Manner Thtt
FOR FEEDING PURPOSES
When Lighted Ends Fly Back
and Burn Fingers.
Tell whoever you aro demonstrating
NEWEST TOY QUITE AMUSING
Ingenious Plaything, Invented by New
York Man, Performs Reckless
and Wonderful Feats.
An amusing and Ingenious plaything
Is tho acrobatic toy designed by a
Now York man and shown In tho Il
lustration. By moroly squeezing tho
handles of this toy and then relaxing
them, tho figuros at tho top whirl
Cord Twlstc and Untwists.
about In tho greatest abandonment.
Tho framework of this plaything con
sists of wires b'ont and twisted to
form two uprights, with a transverso
member crocslng tho centers and with
eyeholes at tho top. A twisted cord
1b fastened to tho eyeholes and tho
hands of tho figures ure fixed to tho
cord. By preening tho lower ends of
tho uprights together the cord is
drawn taut and unwinds, turnlug tho
figures as It goes. When tho pressure
Is released tho cord rewinds and tho
manikins turn back somersaults and
l.andsprlnga In placo of tho forward
ones of a moment before. The limbs
if tho tlguros aro joluted at shoulder,
Up and knee, so that thoy lllng about
loosely and give the appoaranco of
i he most reckless and wonderful acrobatics.
WHERE COWS WEAR GOGGLES
Sun S- Dazzling Bright fn Steppes of
Russia Animals Compelled to
Wear "Specs."
Many on looking at this picture
will declare It is a "Jake," and talk
about a gullible public being taken
advantage of. They aro, however,
wrong. Go to tho steppes of Russia,
which arc covered with snow for six
months of tho year. Thero you will
Goggles on Cowc.
ecc cows grazing on tho tufto of grass
which crop abovo tho snow, and they
all wear "specs." Why? Simply
because tho sun Is o dazzllngly bright
despite the suow; and If tnose beasts
did not wear tmioko-colorcd glasses
they would bo- blinded by the sun's
rays.
CATS AND DOGS IN JERSEY
French Pocdle Acts as Foster Mother
to Maltese Kitten and Cares for
Own Puppies.
Dogs must be different In Now .Tor
eey. It bccuib that nothine In Nmv
Jersey happens as things do In other
parts or me country, and so it does
not seem queer mat a French poodl
should be acting us fostor mother to
Maltese kitten. Moreover, the poodle
has threo pupplcB of her own to tako
'.aro or.
Tho dog's name Is Fido. She looks
like a roll of curly white cotton, with
four legs and a little black noso. nnd
she likes children. Her throe puppies
were only a weelt old when her mas
ter found a litter of kittens In th
barn. Fldo was along with him at the
time, and alio was greatly Interested
She examined them all carefully, and
then sho took up ouo by tho nape o
tho neck, Just aa a mother cat carrle
her children, and trotted across th
yard to her own homo. Sho nut th
kitten among tho puppies and p"ro
uared to live uanii y. but th mmni
wer larger than tho lUtten and thev
crowded over It. That would never
do. and so Fldo got her foster chid)
by tho neck again and carried It back
to me uaru, wnere sno made as good
a nest as tho littlo docs had tn itn
Jn. Now Fido passes half her timo
with the puppies and tho other half
with tho kitten.
Now for a Romp.
Jack, who was very much petted
and spoiled by everybody, had every
thing hlB heart could wish for. One
day ho was very lonely as his big
hrother was away and his "chum'
across tho street was sick. Ho went
up to his mother anrf said, "Oh, dear,
I wish I was two littlo dogs so
could play together."
with that ho will not be able to hold a
strip of paper nbout six Inches long
with his fingers as soon as you light
tho upper end of It. Offer him tho
strip of paper; ho will take it between
Trick With Paper.
thumb and Index finger. Hold a match
to tho end for n few seconds, nud youi
friend will drop tho strip as if some
body had knocked It out of his hand.
Tho ntrlp should ,ho prepared in this
way: Tako a pleco of paper 12 inched
long ninl bond it in tho middle; cur'
both sides by pulling them through
your thumb and a knife hold tn tha
hand In such a way that thoy stand
out llko two clock springs. Placo tho
strlpr, together, holding the two ends"
between the thumb and Index linger,
and to try It on yourfcclf light the
other end. As soon as tho paper Is
burned through tho two parts of the
strip will spring back over your hand
and you will drop them in n hurry.
THIRTEEN O'CLOCK AT MINES
Eccentric Ouke of Brldgewater Had
Unique Plan to Get Men to Work
After Dinner.
Tho eccentric Duke of Brldgewa-
ter, who owned extensive coal minen
near MaucbeBter, and spent a large
fortune In opening them out, and in
constructing n canal to carry the coal
to Manchester and Liverpool, took
great pleasuro In watching his men
nt work, llo used to come every
morning to the placo where they were
boring for coal, and stand looking on
for hours at a time. He was often
thcro when the bell rang at twelve
o'clock, at which hour the men coasod
work for their noonday meal nnd rest
But Iho men scarcely liked to give
up work while the duke was watching
them, and they continued on until he
went awny.
As It wa3 not pleasant to have thcli
dinner-hour deferred day alter day it
this, way, tho men tried to avol.l work
Ing nt tho boring which the duke wai
accustomed to visit, and the duke'i
engineer, Brlndley, had great difficult
In finding Biilllclcnt men for that par
tlcnlar work. Upon' Inquiry, ho dls
covered tho reason of it, and explained
matters to the duke, who took can
after that to walk away before tin
bell rang at noon.
The duko was a Bhrewd, observan
mail, andv ho did not fall to notlct
that his workmen ceased working tlx
moment tho bell begun to strlkt
twelve o'clock, but thoy wore not s
prompt in .resuming work nt on
o'clock.
They carao leisurely up ono by ono.
some mlnutos after the clock hud
struck, When tho duko inquired the
reason of this, tho men excused them
solves by saying that whllo thoy
heard the clock well enough when It
struck twolve, thej did not always
hear It when It struck only once. The
duko thereupon had the clock mudo to
strike thirteen at one o'clock, eo that
tho men could no longer plead thin
excuso for their dllatorincss. This
clock was still In use not many years
ago, and muy be ov.en yet striking Its
thirteen strokes at one o clock.
BOATMAN'S CALL WAS AWFUL
"Children Thrown In" Was Too Much
for Little Miss of Five Who
Wanted to Ride.
An alert little five-year-old wns vis
Itlng a city park with her mother for
the first time. Sho had noticed tho
beautiful red and white swan boats,
as thoy passed through in tho morn
lag, and her mother had promised
they should come back after the shop
ping was dono nnd have a rido.
Sliortly after dinner they stood on
the bridge over the lagoon, watching
tho boats below and listening to tho
cry of tho barker ns ho tried to induce
the passing crowds to patronize his
swan boats.
But when her mother Btarted toward
tho boat landing, little Elsie declared
very vigorously that uho did not want
to go at all, and as her mother urged
her, broke forth In tears.
ThlB sudden fear was so dlfferont
from her former eagerness that her
mother could not understand it until
sho noticed tho boatman a call.
Ho was crying, "Como along, como
nlong ride cloai around tho pond
only five cents forv ladles and 'genta
children, thrown In IV
Edith's Opportunity.
She was about ton yours old and
annarcntly very unhappy. A Bwollon
face served to diagnose tho case at
a glance as an advanced stago of
toothache over tno door thoy on
tered was a slgu, which being Inter
preted read "Doctor of Dental Sur
gery."
The mother led hor to tho operat
Ing chair and smoothed back her
tousled hair as sho laid her head In
tho littlo rest. Looking hor straight
In her eye, wHh finger poised for
emphasis, tho mother said; "Now,
Edith, if you cry I II never tako you
to a dentist again." LIpplncott'fl.
ONE OF THE "OLD GUARD"
Ono of tho surprises of tho remit primary
election In Michigan was tho do feat of Julius Cae
sar Burrows for rcnomlnatlon to Iho" United
Stntcs Bcuato. Senator Burrows has been a long
timo in politics and wan ono of tho "old guard,"
being associated with Aldrtch, Halo and tho Sena
tor Allison tn running tho upper branch of con
gress. Ho entered congress in 1873 nnd has been
n member of the senate slnco 1805.
Senator Burrows was born "in Erlo county,
Pa., in 1837. Ho went west nt an early ago and
read Jaw whllo living in tho western reserve of
Ohio. In his early twenties ho removed to ICala
mnzoo nnd hnB slnco been a reshlont of Michigan.
Ho has practised little nt tho bar, having boon In
politics ever slnco ho returned homo from two
years of service in tho civil war, with tho First
Michigan regiment. It Is recalled by the old lnhnbltnnts of Knlnmnzoo that
Mr. Burrows mudo a successful prosecuting attorney In tho two years ho' hold
tho office Immediately after the war.
As IiIh roputatlon as a debater nnd sncechmakor grew. Mr. Burrows
gained political power, and at the close of his term as prosecuting attorney
was appointed supervisor of Internal revenuo for Michigan and Wisconsin,
but declined tho office. In 1873 tho opportunity enmo that ho wanted In tho
form of his ilrst nomination to congress.
In the houso of representatives Mr. Burrows rose slowly. He was not a
loader and ho was not given membership In tho most Important committees
until late In his career, but he early attained a roputatlon for being an excel
lent parliamentarian and good presiding officer,
As a uenator Mr. BurrowB has boon conspicuous chiefly as an opponent
to lteed Smont, the Utah senator accused of Mormonlsm, nnd ns nn opponent
to tnrlff changes that were said to bo against tho Interest or tho Michigan
beet sugar growers. Senator Burrows was temporary chairman of tho Re
publican National convention at Chicago and delivered the koynoto speech of
tho campaign which followed nnd which plnccd President Tnft In Jhb White
House. Tho defeat of BurrowB by tho Insurgents la thus nn event of na
tional Importance.
Senator Burrows is chairman of tho sonnte commlttco appointed to InveB
tlgatu tho charges ngalnst Senator Lorimer.
BUTCHER1 WRITES A BOOK
With an unpurdonnblo lack of tact or a sinis
ter senBo of humor Oon. Valeriana Woylor has al
lowed t!i5 publisher to print tho title of bin sen
sational book "Ml Mando In Cuba" ("My Com
mand In Cuba") lti letters of gory scarlet on n
paper cover of livid gray.
Whatever the motlvo may hnvo been that
prompted such a choice, that bloody "eye catcher"
of n line fitly symbolizes tho man nnd his work.
Weylor Into been on trial bsforo public opinion
for butchering his onemlos Instead of fighting
them; nnd ho Haunts In our faces tho ugly stains
that show where ho wiped off his knife?
Captain general of tho most fortllo province
of Spain (nnd a province which more thnn onco
manifested her intention to throw off tho Bour
bon yoke), ho makes such a caso against mo
country that buys his scrvlcos as no citizen of tho United States could havo
ever made to Justify America's attitude In tho Cuban mix-up.
Weyler wan tho best hated man In Cuba! when tho government of this
nation finally recalled him. Thle book will cause him to bo cursed tho length
nnd brendth of the peninsula.
I wrote it, ho. says,, "to give all tho facts about my conduct as j;oneral-in-chief,
a conduct admired not only by army officers, high nnd low, who wrote
me Innumerable letters, but by privates!' who, on tholr return to tho ponln
sula, apoko of mo with a enthusiastic fervor for which I can never thank
them enough. Various reasons prevented mo from doing yenrs "ago (when
I could not havo freed my mind from a certain bins) a work which I can
now do In perfect peace of mind, thanks to the timo Hint has passed, and
which hns soothed tho irritation due to the Injiutlco I suffered at tho hands
of somo men,
"Furthermore, I did not wish to sadden Sonor Sngasta by retelling tho
story of our colonial disasters; neither did I feet any pleasuro in censuring
tho Illustrious Ooncrnl Martinez CampOB, my predecessor In Cuba, however
uncharitably ho acted toward me after IiIh .roturn to tho capital.''
A perusal of tho book falls to prove that Weyler kept tils promlso to
treat tho subject with perfect 'moderation.
A POPULAR ENGLSSH PRIEST
Ono ol the best known prlcBtu tn attendance
nt the Eucharlstlc congress at Montreal was Rev,
Father Bernnrd Vaughun of London, England,
whose denunciation ot the smart Htt has deeply
stirred the world's metropolis. Everybody In
London loves and honors Father Vaughan, yet he
Is the pulpit scourgo of thn town. He preaches
truths that terrify, yet an hour beforo ho apeakB
tho seats in tho church aro Jammed and crowds
Hue the wn,lls.
Ho Is as well known on the continent ns In
Great Britain, nnd although ho has become ultra
famous because- of his lecturing nnd spoaking,
still bo finds time to devote many hours a day to
mlslstrntions among tho poor.
At tho Montreal conferenco Father Vaughan
created n sensation by his denunciation of rnco
Bulciddc. "Wo aro living tn a day." ho uald, "of headlines, snapshots, taxlcabH
and music halls; In a day when the scramble for tho prizes of Ufa has become
u mud passion. It Is a day of fever, fret and .fumo. Competition for earthen
toys is fo keen and tho margin of profit i:r commorco hns become so flno
thnt tho ono cry beating through tho nlr Is 'hurry up.' Wo aro living In n
day when tho high ideals of old aro fast yielding to the pressure of crenturo
comforts, when prlnclplo Is being oxchnugod for expediency; In n day when
t'ui Christian sense of slu Is being regarded as n bygono superstition; In a
dy when It matters not what you believe, but only whnt you do, and when
you may do what you llko, provided you aro not found out; in n day when
tho relatlonH between tho sexrs take ono back to pagan tlpies; in a day when
there is no empty place but In a cradle, not room in which to move but In
tho ohurchcB."
Father Vaughan Is a brother of the late Cardinal Vaughan of England,
and Is sixty-three years old.
DEVOTES LIFE TO THE POOR
Nebraska Stock Raiser Uccd Ono for TwelyoYcars With
Excellent KcsuUg Stnnda Strain ot
, ' Bis Steers.
The Grand Duchess Elizabeth, widow of the
Grand Duke Serglus of Russia, Is regarded as an
angel of mercy by the poor of Moscow, nmoiig
whom she labors unceasingly. Tho grand duchess
Is a German prlncons by birth, a sister of the
reigning grand duko of Hoaao nnd -also of the
Czarina. Her husband wns assassinated upon the
streets of Moscow on February 17, 190n, being
shattered by a bomb thrown nt him. Ho was
killed within a stono'n throw of the palace nnd
his wife, hearing tho report, rushed to tho spot
and foil fainting upon Serglus' mutilated corpse
After that tcrrlblo experience tho grand
duchesB withdrew from all tho guyotlca of life
and set to work to ameliorate tho sufferings of the
poor In her adopted country. Sho hns founded
hospitals and nursing homes. Sho herself directs
operations and devotes eight to ten hours a dny to tho laborious work ot
superintending tho dlfferont branches of hor charitable activity. Sho do
votes virtually tho wholo of her vast Income, amounting to nbout J025.000, to
tho cause of charity, and tho nuffering of tho poor In nud around Moscow
and In tho vicinity of soveral ot her ostuton In othor parts of Russia have
learned to regard hor as a living saint. Not content with directing opera
tions, she also participates In tho active work of her various institutions.
The Finished Bunk.
With this description appear some
itrnwlnga of a feed bunk which Mr. J.
C Prlco of Nebraska Ii.ib used for 12
yearn with very satisfactory results.
Ho thinks It will stand tho strain of
big steerB better than any othor. This
bunk hns only four legs nnd for thnt
End View.
lenson will set level anywhere, this
feature being of especial Importance
tn tho winter when tho ground Is
frozen. A bunk mado In accordance
with this sketch requires less lumber
than nny other style, says Homestead.
Make tho bed proper of yellow pine
2xS stock, using' good straight 2xS
for thn olden, letting thorn como flush
with 'tho outsldo ot tho bottom nud
mnko n mnrttso of the Kldos for tho
ends to fit In. For ordinary cattlo, n
bottom mado of four 2x8 will h'sunlly
bo wldo' enough but for horned emtio
or big steers, flvo plccoo should bo
ifced, making It forty Inches on tho
inside. To mako tho legs, ciit thorn
tho leiiRth wanted out of good, rough
4x4. nnll them llchtly to tho trough
(nttorwnrds bolt thorn),' then put tho
plecos ot 24 (ono on each sldo ot
legs) up tight ogalnat tho bottom of
bunk, being careful to havo tho logs
otralght. Then put on tho lower pair
ot 2x1 crossploceo about flvo Inches
from tho ground. Next comes tho
bracing which la mado of 2x1 nud put
in llko tho drawing. Put In tho short
braces first; that Is tho braces be
tween tho legs, then put a ploco ot
SxfS, ono loot long on top of tho lower
crossplecea for tho long bi-nco tb'rcst
on, taking care to haro thorn tight.
FOR WOOL
AND MUTTON
tlow to Develop Good Floctt for
Double Purponc BIno Gratia
Maltco Beat Perman
ent Puoturc.
ny f. o. nuamss.)
To develop a good flock of brooding
flheep for wool nnd mutton I would
begin with the owes that nro half. Cots-
wold and half Morlno nnd mnto mem
with a buck that Is a full blooded
Shropshire.
In- tho cross you got a grado or
sheep that la hard to boat for both
wool and mutton. By this method I
Dnco got n twin Jamb that sheared,
when a littlo moro than a year old,
1C pounds of good wool and when a
year and a half old the carcass
weighed ICO pounds.
I cross my sheep back and form
as my Judgment tells mo Is host. If
tho pheep nro getting too wrinkly nnd
tho wool too short 1 get cither a Cots
wold, Oxford or Shropshire buck, nnd
If the fleeco Is getting too hairy and
light In weight I breed back to tho
Merinos.
In caring, for the flpck I prefer
green pasture for them, ns many
months In tho year as possible.
Blue grass mnkes tho best perma
nent pasture. Dwarf obbox rapo can
bo sown ns toon au tho ground will
work tn tho spring and If sown nlono
flvo or b!x pounds of seed will bo re
quired per acre.
Six or eight weeks after sowing It
will bo rcf4dy for pnsturo which will
last until freezing timo.
A smnller amount of rape con be
town with onts and aftor tho drop is
removed I havo an excellent fall pas
turo. Sheep llko rape, but I would not
ndvlse anyone to keep them on rnpo
nlono.
Pumpkins aro good food for thorn
Dtiot Baths. ,
If lice got too bad tho hens will 'Wal
low In" anything loose, from soot to
manure, but thoy nover cloct cither
on tho first ballot
In tho fall of tho year. Whon winter
comes on nnd tho pastures do not
furnUh enough food to keop thorn
thrifty nnd growing nicely I begin
feeding corn nnd foddor, cow peas and
clover hny and sometimes thrhed
onto or Ehcop oats.
I bellovo ten Bhoop will oat. as much
as ono cow and I nlm to foed accord'
Ingly.
I prefer to havo Inmbs cotno'..ln Fob-
ruary end although It may require caro
to savo thorn during .cojd yontLor,
when fall comes, 1 thlnU"i Vm ahead
for thoy go through tho winter hotter
and make better ahcop than do lata
lnmbs.
Corn Grain for Horses.
Corn grain when ground Into meal
Is by far too concentrated to feed
alone to horses. It lacks fiber nnd,
nsh to Inauro good digestion. There
fore, when tho cob can bo finely
ground It is nn advantngo for tho rea
sons named. Cortalnly, ground corn
Is hotter for horses than wholo corn
as a Bavcr of feed for them. Tho
horse cannot mastlcato tho corn fine
onougb co that tho digestion gets nil
tho nutrients out of It, and much of it
will pass through the alimentary canal
undigested, yet wholo corn when fed
nlono la a snfor feed than ground
corn. Tho bettor way to foet corn la
to grind it with onts, two porta oats
to ono of corn, or grind tho corn and
mix conrso wheat brau with it equally,
Scarcity of Timber.
Wood la becoming scarcer ani
dearer evory year. As population In
creases wo shall bo obliged to use
moro acreage tn its oustontatloni Tho
trees will ba planted again. on tho wa
tersheds, and dams will bo built to
hold surplus water for uso In t linos
of drought, as Is dono in older coun
tries. Your rivers then will bo moro
serviceable In summer and loss dan
gerous In tho spring time.
FINE SPECIMEN OF HOLSTEIN :
1 .ffldft.. uMltlhil,l..lhKulllim.. .,..,.1.1.1.... TT .7 )
jujufp ,,,w,w m
iMu fifth
Strange nn It may seem to sny eo,
thero is no host breed of cows, chick'
criB or anything olno, It is truo that
Home breeds nro bettor than othors,
but when It comos to deciding among
tho few best ones, much must bo
left to individual preference and vnry
Ing circumstances nnd conditions.
When It comes to making n selec
tion, it pays best to choose tho breed
mqst prevalent In your vicinity, pro
vided it la ono of tho best stnndnrd
breeds. This will enablo you to Bell
your products to bettor advantage
and ship to hotter advantage If your
community Is known far nnd wldo as
making a specialty of nny certain
breed, buyers will como aftor them
and pay you a better prlco If they
can got enough to ship In carlots
So, If you aro n practical man, thli
will decldo your choice rnther than
any fancied supcilorlty of breedB.
Tho vlrtuoB of tho dlfferont broodt
bnlanco up pretty voll any way
Whllo JorBoys give richer mtlk, Hoi
otclns glvo moro of It. Ono brood
oats less and another makes more
hoof. It Ib well to ntudy up all the
points and then decldo according to
your own needs nnd host Judgment,
Tho Illustration shows n HoUtoIn
bull which won first prize at a recent
Illinois state fair. , Ho Is a good speci
men of tho broed, largo nnd vigorous,
with tho black and whlto woll distrib
uted. Ho Is an excellent brooder, and
Is good enough to head most any hord.
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