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A Fraudlese Voting Machine.
From the Technical World.
Election frauds are rendered practical!} ;
Impossible by tha usa of an Ingenious new
voting machine that has neon Invented by
a Kentuckian. Not only docs tha machine |
record and count every vote that Is cast,
but tt automatically exhibits a china bus; j
or photograph of tho candidate as evt- |
denre that the desired candidate la voted .
for. Andrew H. Hart, a nephew of the j
renowned Joel T. Hart, Is the inventor.
Names of all the candidates appear ori
top of the machine, conveniently arranged
with Indicators sliding on metal rods.
"When a voter wishes to vote for a certain
candidate he moves the Indicator corres
ponding to his candidate, and presses a
lever. The vote Is then registered within
tho box. The voter continues the opera
tion until he has voted for all his favorite
candidates. Then the clerk moves a lever
and tbs machine Is ready for the next
voter. The machine is so arranged that, tic
person can vote for the same candidate
mors than onoe, or vote for more than
one candidate for the same office. An
entire ticket, however, can be voted at
one operation. The votes are registered
consecutively on continuous slips of paper
wound on cores, the last vote on cacti stir
showing tbs total.
A Saxon New Year’s Custom.
Many curloua customs and associa
tions cluster around New Year’s day. 1
The Baxona In "ye olden tyrne" used to
dance around an apple tree on New I
Year's eve, singing a song, tg Insure a
good crop, and bells were rung to an
nounce the death of the old year and
usher In .the birth of tho new. In other
Starts of England at midnight tho house
door facing the west was opened to let
out the old year, while the door facing
the east was opened to welcome the
blithe new year.
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO j
SUFFER
'From Constipation, Bowel and Stom
ach Trouble.
Q. What U the beginning of sick
•ness 7
A. Constipation.
Q. What Is Constipation?
A. Failure of the bowels to carry off
<the waste matter which lies in the ali
mentary canal where it decays nnd poi
aous the entire system. Eventually
the results are death under the name of
some other disease. Note tho deaths
from typhoid fever and appendicitis,
’Stomach and bowel trouble at the pres
ent time.
(J. What causes Constipation?
A. Neglect to respond to tho call of
■nature promptly. I.ack of exercise. Ex
cessive brain work. Mental emotion
and improper diet.
y. What are the results of neglected
•Constipation?
A- Constipation causes more suffor
rlng than any other disease. It causes
rrheumatism, colds, fevers,' stomach, low
'll, kidney, lung and heart troubles, eve.
It is the one disease that starts all oth
ers. Indigestion, dyspepsia, diarrhoea,
loss of sleep nnd strength arc its symp
<toms—piles, appendicitis and fistula, are i
• caused by Constipation. Its conse
•tjuenees are known to all physicians,
’but few sufferers realize their condition
until it is too lale. Women become
-confirmed invalids as a result of Consti
pation.
l>o physicians recognize this?
A. Yes. The first question yohr doc
tor asks you is "Are you constipated?”
That is the secret.
Q. Can it be cured?
A Yes. with proper treatment. The
common error is to resort to physics,
euch ns pills, salts, mineral water, cas
tor oil, injections, etc., every one of
which is injurious. They weaken nnd
increase the malady. You know this
by your , own experience.
cure
A. Hot a bottle of Mull's Grape
Tonic at once. Mail's Grape Tonic will
positively cure Constipation and Stom
ach Trouble in the shortest space of
•time. No other remedy has before been
known to cure Constipation positively
end permanently.
t). What is Mull's Grape Tonic?
A. It is a Compound with -10 per
cent of the juice of Concord Grapes. It
exo-rts a peculiar strengthening, healing
ir.tliienee upon the intestines, so that
they can do their work unaided. The
process is gradual, but sure. It is not
a physic, but it cures Constipation,
Dysentery, Stomach and Bowel Trouble.
Having n rich, fruity grape flavor. it is
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disease. It strengthens and builds tip
waste tissue.
Q. Where can Mull's Grape Tonic be
hud?
A. Your druggist sells it. The dollar
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■cent size.
Good for ailing children and nursing
toothers.
A free bottle to all who have never
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Father Lamier’s
• ....New Cassock..,.
v m******* cy’frow ■wwwi ♦
“Jeanne, you will give nuts, red apples j
ami dried plums to cVlynotte and Moreau
to fill the sabots of the little ones. Et in
s-ecula aeoulorum/’ murmured M. le Cure,
who then r turned the reading of his
breviary, which had been Interrupted by i
the numberless preparations for the fete j
of the following day. lie bent hls spec
tacb s anew over Hie book, closing the
ears In vain to the joyous outbursts which
rang throughout the place on the this the
eve of the day so blessed. Joy filled the
aii* and troubled his meditations. He
could not prevent hls paternal heart from
sharing in the Innocent pleasures of the
flock over which he had watched and to
which he had ministered for more than
20 years.
This year, for the first time In his life,
the cure was to celebrate the holy anni
versary with a delight less intense, a
heart Jess light, than usual. Care Irri
tated and troubled lbs serene benevolence
and checked hls compassion for others,
hifl forgiveness of wrongdoing. Flay act
ors were installed opposite the rectory, fit
the Hotel du Dauphin, at the other side
of the square. What a trial It had been
for him! For ten days they had been
there. Soubilre had seemed- as though
seized with a fever. At each corner of the
street many colored posters were to be |
seen, and In front of them groups of peo
ple gathered, commenting upon th6 spec
tacle of the previous n'.ght or that her
alded for the coming evening. The streets,
which, as a rule, were deserted at ft
o’clock, were thronged until after mid
night. From end to end of the little
town the merits of the respective players
were talked of.
A roll of drums was heard beneath the
window, and 3VT. Dander sprang to his
feet. The nasal voice of Father Oneslme,
the public crier and gamekeeper, was
heard distinctly calling aloud in the same
tone as the worthy man ordinarily Invited
the citizens to kill the white worms or to
muzzle their dogs:
“Hockary Troupe. Soulaire theater
(Grain Market), this evening. For the
first time the great success, ‘The Abbe
Constantin/ comedy.by Dudovic Halevy
of the Academ'.e Francaise. M. Artemon
of the Chatelet will fill the role of the
Abbe Constantin. MID Valerie, from the
theater of Brest and Algeria, will appear
as Bettlna. The usual price of admis
sion.”
A roll of wheels announced the arrival
of the diligence, which halted at the hotel
opposite, and the passengers alighted
'with a great deal of noise, the wom
en precipitating themselves from the in
ferior like a cloud of wasps, deafening
the driver.
"Bate as usual, Matthew. Where Is my
new muff? M. tthow, where Is Totor’s
media ideal horse?”
And Matthew, with hls fat face flushed
and framed in the ear laps of hls cap,
dived down into the hood of the imperial,
which was inflated like a balloon, and
•withdrew packages and boxes.
“Come, Matthew, the abbe’s now cas
»sock,” said Jeanne.
“Matthew, have you my cassock?" sud
denly cried from a window in the Hotel
du Dauphin a man who displayed a face
covered with soap, a napkin around his
neck and a shaving brush in hls Hand.
The driver introduced his arm anew into
the hood and after a careful search drew
forth two parcels of unequal size.
“Here Is something for you, Mile
(Jeanne. And here, M. Artemon, Is all
that was given me for M. Hochary’s
company.” And from the top of the dili
gence he held out a long, narrow card
box to the comedian, who leaned forward
to receive It. In Its aerial transit the cov
er, which had been badly tied on, fell to
the ground, and a wig of yellow har was
caught by Artemon on the wing, like a
flag floating in the wind.
“Bettina’s wig!” exclaimed the excited !
actor. ‘‘Bettina’s wig and not my cas
sock, the cassock of the Abbe Constan
tin. Where the devil have you put it, |
rascal?”
"On my word of honor, I have notldng
else,” asserted Mat’thcw, displaying hls
empty hands,
“How annoying, follow! There has
been some mistake, mademoiselle. Made
moiselle/’ he called despairingly to
Jeanne, who had turned away with a ma-*
Jostle air, “are you sure that you have
not the cassock?”
“Scamp!” said the haughty housekeep
er disdainfully.
Down the stairs INI. Artemon flow, four
steps at a ttime. and rushed into the
greenroom, where the rest of the corn
pan;' were assembled. His hurried en
trance filled thorn all with consternation.
“My friends,” ho exclaimed tragically,
"the posters must be changed or the per
formance postponed. I cannot play the
rolc#of the Abbe Constantin tonight.”
"Artemon,” said a cavernous voice,
“what Is the meaning of this caprice?
What of the box office money, the px
penses of the programs and the adver
tisements? You know as well as 1 do
that we are at the end of our resources
and that our last venture was a failure.
Don’t try your Mile. Mars on us, my
good fellow. We play tonight!”
"But can you not understand? I have
not a cassock!” gasped the unhappy Arte
mon. letting his arms fall with dejection.
“Cannot a cassock he Improvised with
a black dress and a cldak of one of the
ladies?" hazarded Hochary.
“The lad es are much too short and
slight," groaned Artemon, who rejoiced In
an imposing corpulency.
As for ire, 1 have only the Figaro cos
tume, Peruvian pantaloons and the black
coat for Pierrot and a flowered morning
gown,” said the manager pensively.
“For heaven’s sake ladies, aid us with
your suggestions! We must play the piece
at any cost.”
The situation was critical for the poor
artists, whose present tour had been far
from successful. The leading man then
proposed to gallop at full speed to the
neighboring city, but this suggestion was
not deemed practicable.
W hat is to be done? There is not one
gar!) of the required kind among the
properties of this accursed hole,” repeat
ed Hochary in an outburst of impotent
rage.
Suddenly Artemon struck his forehead
violent.y, and his entire bearing denoted
a genuine inspiration.
Ah, tny friends,” he exclaimed, in n
voice full of emotion, "what n wild hope I j
So much the \y-• so. I will attempt the
adventure, it Is our only hope of salva
tion.”
In a few words he explained.
“Come to my arms, my son!” exclaimed
M. Hochary. extending his legs with en
thusiasm.
And Artemon ran off to finish his shav
big. to don his black frock coat and then
direct his steps to the cure’s.
Happily for the actor, Jeanne was ab
sent patting the last touches on thn
church decorations, and It was one of the
chorus children who innocently opened
tie dour of the rectory and introduced the
visitor into the room where the good
cun* was terminating his devotions. At !
the sight of this apparition M. Bamier be
came fixed upon his seat like a statue. !
His good, rosy visage, usually so calm] !
was now flushed to the roots of his thin] !
*h.te hair, and Instinctively he clasped
a.s nook to hls breast.
Meanwhile satan s Instrument bowed
'efei enttally.
“No M. le Cure,” he said; “it is not
alms we a-k. I.end'us simply your cas
sock!"
".My car nek!" gasped the Abbe Da
mp r, astonished. ‘ Vou wish my cas
sock ?”
"The o’.ib st and most wornout in your
pr,,fi ssion. one that you may nave thrown
aside.” Art-mon hastened to say. "I am
to play rbuight the r.o'.o of the Abbe Con
stantin, a.'! 1 I cannot represent my char
acter without conforming to its demands
and carry)i - out its saeredotal dignity."
M. Lamit r sprang from his seat.
"Do you think for a moment, mon
sieur.” "he :-ai 1, overcome by surprise and
anger, "10 profane a gown that has
served at wc rshtp and to make me the ac
complice of th-te sinful amusements?
y. ,r •ptorance repecting holy tilings and
religion is your only excuse.”
' i’ardon me, M. le Cure,” continued the
actor, slightly embarrassed, but not the
less determined. "It would not be tbe
fu-.-t time roll; ion has lent Its aid to the
drama. Do you recall the celebrated mys
teries of the middle ages? Moreover, I
was edurated in a seminary, and It was
there 1 was Id to adopt the vocation of
ad or in playing the role of Athal'.e for the
fete of the superior.”
M. I,pi iii r, without b"lng disarmed,
looked again at the actor with new inter
est. if this unhappy man had followed a
bad calling, hi:; point of departure had at
least be n good. Ills heart could not,
therefore be corroded throughout, and
perhaps It v. ni l lie possible to point out
to him the error of bis ways.
"Mow comes it,” said the abbe, with
bitterness, “that you play on Christmas
eve?”
•'Alas m. In Curo, replied Artemon,
with simplicity, “we must eat on that
night, as on any other!”
M. Lamier was touched to the heart by
this reply. "Poor fellow!” The soul of
the good priest was filled with grief. lie
felt too unhappy to refuse the speaker
anything.
“But,” he groaned, looking plaintively
at Arteman, “can you not choose another
piece rather than expose a servant of God
to the risk of such a saerrilege and alsc
to the risk of such a sacrilege and also
posed to be fervent?”
Artemon approached him confidentially.
“You see, M. le (hire, you have never
attended the theater.”
“But—well, certainly not,” replied the
abbe, startled by the very idea.
“It is for that very reason that you re
gard it as a place of evil. Why, the the
ater is ihc school of morals which eec
onds those of the church. Our dramas
are simply sermons put into action. There
is no piece in which virtue Is not lauded
and vice and hypocrisy scourged. Ah, il
is a noble work, that of the comedian, in
the eyes of those who understand it!”
“What a pity this Artemon is not a
preacher!” thought M. Lampier, fasci
nated. “His large face, closely shaved,
with its cheeks like a Dominican, would
look very well in a pulpit, and his Insin
uating voire and speaking gestures would
bo very effective for good.”
“Among us, I dare to say, there are
many good fellows,” continued Artemon.
“United households, good mothers of fam
ilies, good citizens, abound with us.”
He proceeded to cite examples. Mile.
Valerie, a child of the stage, who was
the support of her parents; M. and Mme.
Hocharay, models of conjugal tenderness
—one and all held their hearts in their
hands and never refused a service or
kindness to a comrade, never refused to
do a good work, a good action.
“Is an actor ever to be seen on the cul
prit’s stool except for debt?’* said the
comedian, bringing his warm panegyric
to a close, “it is true we are, for the
most part, roving grasshoppers, and
grasshoppers have not any more chance
today than they had in La Fontaine’s
time.”
The words were spoken with discour
agement, owing to the immovability of
the cure. As he spoke the actor arose and
brushed his hat with gloomy’energy.
“Well,” he sighed, “we alone shall pass
a sad Christmas while all the world be
sides will be blithe and happy. M. le
Curo, pardone me for having taken up so
much of your time.”
He turned toward the door.
The old priest aroused himself.
“Jeanne,” he called in a loud voice, full
of the exaltation of triumphant charity,
“bring me at once my new cassock!”
“Ah, M. le Cure!” exclaimed the actor,
overcome by the unexpected success and
pressing the priest’s hands with effusion.
As Jeane entered with the cassock upon
her arm in great folds the priest rebuked
her for loitering.
“Now bring me my shoes with the silver
buckles. Run quickly! Why, a snail
would go as fast. Is it not so, M. Actor?
And a hat also—you must have a hat.”
"What?” said Jeanne, shuddering, “Are
you going to lend your clothes to the
theater, M. le Cure—your new cassock—
you. who will hold mass at midnight—”
“Truly, I do not ask so much,” protest
ed Artemon, confused, while the cure laid
the cassock on his arm. “An old cassock
would serve my purpose. I beg that you
will not deprive yourself."
“What are you thinking?” replied M.
Lamier. “Beneath the robes my cassock
will not be seen, while yours will be, so to
say, under fire, and if the rents were
viewed It would be a pity. Tne Abbe Con
stantin must not call forth rfdlcule.”
‘‘How can we ever prove our grati
tude?” said the actor, his eyes actually
filled with ter.vs, and he reiterated his
thanks until lie had crossed the thresh
old of the door.
"My dear fellow,” said the cure in a
trembling voice, fearing to appear to
place a price upon hi3 kindness, "go aa
quickly as possible, accomplish what you
have to do and return when the perform
ance is over to attend the midnight mass.
The good God will thus be satisfied with
you, and I also.”
On this evening Artemon fairly vibrated
.with emotions, surpassing himself in hia
acting.
When, before the gloriously illuminated
altar, the good pastor extended his arms
lovingly above the crowd kneeling before
him, he trembled with joy to perceive, al
the lower end of the lateral aisle, among
the workmen and laborers, a group of
men and women with weary faces and
varied costumes, who bowed their heads
respectfully under the benediction. Tin
poor people had also arranged a little sur
prise for their benefactor, and the weak
but expressive voice of Valerie sang with
warmth the “Christmas of Adam,” ac
companied by a harmonium.
\\ hat ever may have been their past, oi
whatsoever the future might have’ in
store for them, for that hour at least 8
ray of God’s grace had filled their souls,
recalling the sweet and holy remem
brances of their childhood.
“Peace on earth ami good will toward
men! Hosanna in the highest!”
The Abbe Lamier, In an ecstasy of
mercy and love, raised his dazzled eyes
toward the vaulted roof and seemed tu
see at this sacred moment, among the
quivering wings of the angels and the
sparkle of the stars, the luminous smile
of the Savior who walked upon the road*
of Samaria and Galilee, surrounded by
the miserable and worthless, and whose
feet the sinful woman had wiped with he?
golden hair.—San Francisco Call.
Wail From the Old Boy.
Don't offer costly gifts with which
1 hat Christmas tree Is hung;
Just give me back the appetite
1 hud when i was young.
_ _ —Chicago Record
Giving Him a Chance.
Chicago Record: "Harriet, you ought
to give me my choice of a Christmas
present once in uwhile.”
"Well, Harry, Vm willing; do you
want a lamp-shade, a sofa pillow or
new lacs curtain*?'*
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A FARM WAGON’ATTACH M ENT. j
A well constructed shoveling board at- j
tached to the wagon box is a great con- |
vcnience when unloading ear corn, root |
crops or any similar thing. The illustra- !
tion show's a simple, practical idea, the
lower showing the board lowered for use J
and the upper one showing how it can bo
closed. The shoveling board proper is
abount one inch narrower than the width
of the inside of the wagon box and it at
tached to the latter with strong hinges;
the board may be the same width as the
sides of, the wagon box, or wider, if de
sired. The sideboards A and B are slanted
off at the bock sides and the front ends are
the same width as the box where they are
Attached with strong hinges. Strong short
hooks are placed in each side board as
shown under letter A and an eye in the
shoveling board just under the hook thus
keeping the board in position. To make
the board perfectly safe in the event of
the worker stepping on it, and to prevent
accidental drops by misplaced hooks when
shoveling, a light iron chain is fastened
at each side of the box and hooked under
neath. The chain also serves to close the
rear of the box securely as indicated in
the cut. The expense of this important at
tachment to tho wagon box is very small
for most of the work can be done by any
one who is handy with tools.
HAS THE LARGE FARM PAID?
In many years? of close touch with farm
ers and farming interests it is doubtful if
so many letters have reached the writer,
filled with dissatisfaction, during the en- j
tire period as has been received during
the past three months. The burden of the
cry is “too hard work for too little ,
money.” I am asked to give advice in
such cases a burden I would gladly shift
if I could. It is admitted that I have :
made money in soil operations and most
of the people who write me know it. The
other side of the situation they do not see.
They know nothing of the years I strug
gled with a hundred-acre farm and its
burden of debt nor do they know of the
actual necessities myself and family went
without in ordei* that the interest on the
mortgage might be met. ^>ne day I awoke
and after several hours’ conference with
my wife we agreed that the load was too
heavy. A neighbor wanted the farm and
we sold him all but twenty acres which
enabled us to have the twenty acres free
of debt. Then I went to a nearby city, it
was in the late fall, and took an office po
sition for which I received $15 a week. My
friends may be assured that the bulk of
this went home even though I lived poor
ly. The next spring we set about making
that twenty acres do something; a little
money had been saved which went Into
small fruit plants and poultry; little by
little wo gained, I still doing Outside work
whenever I could and wife and I scimping
and saving. Then we turned the corner
and by close, intelligent and hord work we
forged ahead. Instead of advising my nu
merous correspondents what to do I’m
about to typify the Yankee and ask a
■luestion, “Think over the past and con
s'der well if the bottom of your trouble is j
not a farm larger than you can handle. In ;
other words is not your burden greater ' (
than you can boar? Think it out carefully \
for yourself. j ^
HOW S THE GRIT BOX? Js
While charcoal is better than nothing for 1
the grit box and will aid materially in cur- 1
ing a case of indigestion, do not depend 1
upon it entirely, but lay in a supply of \
stones or broken crockery which may bo v
broken into small sharp bits which arc the ;
kind the fowls like for grinding purposes. *
We find it an excellent plan t^> take the '
contents of the grit box, about once a (
month and sift it over carefully throwing f
out all round smoth pieces. Then wc take 1
about one quart of charcoal broken into 1
bits as large of a pea, a lot of broken 1
croakery, brdken flower pots, sharp bits of
coal cinders and sharp stones with some
sharp kernels of corn and mix them thor- ,
oughly before placing in the box. We put «
the corn in because some fowls are so *
stupid they will not always get grit j
enough so we tempt them with the corn. ]
Considerable effort is made to keep the ]
contents of the grit box clean for fowls j
do not like to muss over soiled grit. We ;
have also found it a good plan to have a i
number of boxes of grit scattered about \
the house so that the birds may help them- ;
selves without quarreling over choice per- »
tions. Then, too, we think, water, clean ]
and fresh is good to have, placing it where j
the fowls can help themselves after get- ;
ting all the grit they need. As stated be- j
fore, in this department, it pays to do {
some fussing about the poultry for they j
appreciate it and it helps fill the egg bas
ket.
SODS FOR INDIGESTION.
An experienced swine raiser claims that
most of tho minor ills ow swine can be
cured by the use of old sods cut from the
pasture and stored away for winter use;
particularly, are they valuable when tho
confined onimals are those who have had
a considerable range during the summer
and hence free access to green food and to
soil. Gather those sods, cutting them sev
eral inches thinek, rind store them away
In piles where they v. ill not freeze; if there
Is danger of them drying cut too much
water them from time to time so that they
will be moist when turned over to the
swine. Two cr three sods each a foot
square given once a week will he enough
for each half dozen animals and they will
eat them ravenously, showing that they
are of value for Ihe.r stomachs’ sake.
Clean out one corner of the yard so that
the sods will not be covered wilh filth and
cut them into pieces as large as a potato. '
Follow the sod with a light feed of corn
on the cob and you’ll see some happy hogs.
FREEDOM FOR BARN FED COWS
Years ago the old fashioned stanchion
was considered the ideal fastening for the
cow; that they were secure there was no <
doubt, but that they were comfortable is
extremely doubtful. Then followed a num
ber of odd devices all calculated to hold
the cows securely, but none of them in
tended to give her any freedom of move
menu Beyond q. doubt the Ideal fasten
ing for a cow la the one which permits
her to move her head in any direction at
will, and with a fastening sufficiently
long so that she may lie down or step
around a little. Of course it will not do
to give her rope enough so that she will
get in troubld herself or get other cows in
trouble. Arrange the feed, both the grain
and the roughage,, so that she can reach
it readily, yet not so she can get at and
trample it under her feet. Any sort of an
arrangement which will enable the cow to
live in the manner described is an ideal
arrangement whether it be a box stall •
of black walnut or a fence stall such as
recently described with a stout rope to
tie the animal, a good manger and a feed
ing rack. Try and plan something of this
nature and place the stalls, whatever they
may be, so the cows will get a ray of sun- I
light through the window, at least occa- j
sionally.
INSIDE CURTAINS FOR POULTRY
HOUSES.
No matter how comfortable the
poultry house Is ordinarily, if it has
any glass in It some provision should be
made for covering that glass during cold
nights if the necessity arises. An excellent
and a cheap way of doing this is to provide
curtains of heavy unbleached muslin, bur
lap or a strip of carpet. Fasten the lower
end to a roller, using an old broom handle
if nothing better offers, and tacking the
upper edge to th<* window frame. Then,
by sewing a loop or tacking it to the roller
and having a nail in the upper part of the
window frame it is easy to roll the curtain
up out of the way during the day. In the
event of the poultry house having a consid
erable expanse of glass something of this
kind is absolutely essential even in the
middle sections of the country if the fowls
have large combs and wattles. We have
in arrangement similar to this in front of ;
die roosts and have found that it has saved |
more than one comb from becoming frost- ;
5d. Another thing we do when a cold night j
Is to be expected. The floor of the house is
covered quite thickly with straw; this Is i
3one that the fowls may have something
warm to walk over and peck through in ;
the house early on a cold morning and find
i number of fowls cuddled down in the :
straw. Be assurred that anything you do
Cor the comfort of the birds pays well.
CLEAN FEEDING DISHES.
It is very much easier to caro for poultrj
ind have them bring one satisfactory re
turns if the dishes they use for feed and
ivater are kept clean. Manufacturers are
low putting on the market a cheap dish, '
in imitation of the high in price enamel
ivaro, wrhich can be used for a long time in [
the poultry houses and which are much
letter than those of wood or tin. As these (
lishes are made in several shapes it is easy (
:o buy such as meets one’s wants. We
lave a number of dripping pans which, as (
he reader probably knows, are shallow ,
ind fifteen inches long by seven or eight
nchos wide and having a bale at either (
md. These are ideal pans for soft foods
ind by using a number of them one
ivoids tiie over-crowding of the fowls |
which always takes place when a regula- |
ion trough is used. Water is given in \
smaller and deeper basins and all of the (
vessels are taken to tho house daily and [
washed with scalding water then set in the
lun, if possible, for a few hours. In this
nartner things are kept absolutely clean
ind tho fowls eat with much more zest
;han would be possible if the dishes
imelled musty or sour. The grain food is
ilways scattered through the chaff on the
loor which makes the fowls do the neces- c
ary amount of scratching needed for exor- f
:ise. This grain food is never fed in any *■
)ther way unless it is a part of the soft '
nash. Mixed dinners, as wTe call them, 1
consisting of mixed grains in a mash
warmed and mixed with bits of potatoes, l
•abbage, apples and any other green food
ire also fed in the clean dishes and hence
none of it is wasted.
FEEDING COTTON SEED MEAL. ,
Many mistakes are made in the feeding <
•f cottonseed meal, feeders forgetting for j I
he moment that it is extremely concen- j \
rated food and needs a pretty strong ! J
tomach to handle it; hence it should be : c
ed sparingly to young stock. As a food j J
>y itself it will not do for any consider- j i
.ble period, but as one of a mixture it | f
as great value even at a price as high as | t
35 a ton provided the other grains used (
.re not too high in price. A line mixture '
3 corn meal, the grinding of the corn and (
ho cob together and the cottonseed meal. I c
)i\ bran may be used when the corn is 1 \
round with the cob, but in the latter case t
He ratio should be two parts of the cot
onsced meal to one part each cf the corn
neal and the wheat bran.
THE WALKER APPLE.
First shown in any quantity at the Pan
American exposition at Buffalo, the Walk- 3
r apple has since been tried in various (1
ections and found all that was claimed for fl
t. its exceedingly attractive appearance ii
nakes it valuable as a market sort and It [_>
las the added merit of being of fair qual
ty although not by any means a first class
ipple in this respect. However, it is much v.
letter than Ben Davis and quite as attrac
ive. In size it is a little above the medium
nd in color is particularly attractive being /
tripod with brilliant red. Under test it j
iroves to be only a fair bearer but this i
nay be improved as the trees grow older. 1
ds ntion of the variety is made in this do- il
lartment only because the variety is a
remising one and seems worthy cf general
r i
a
tost. Just hero the editor wishes to say ii
that when implements and varieties of v
fruits and vegetables and breeds of stock r
ar * mentioned favorably in this depart
ment it is when they may be obtained from c
any reliable dealer in such stock. In the ^
even of the variety or stock being in the n
hands of a limited number of people in the ii
trade no mention is made of it in this de- t
partment for it is then an article mention
of which belongs in the advertising col- t
umns. This statement is made in fairness r
to all concerned including the editor who «
is paid to tell of the merits or demerits of a
thing which he or his'correspondents hav* P
tested aad without fear or favor. t
I King Haakon VII. cf Norway.
From the Review of Reviews.
i Once more tne ancient throne of Nor
way In the Drontheim cathedral, va
; .ant for more than 500 years, will hold
| i sovereign. Prince Charles of Den
i mark ha3 accepted the storthing's prof
! fer of the crown, the approval by poqju
lar vote took place on November 10 and
| 13, and the coronation will probably be
| celebrated on New Year's day, 1S06.
Who is this man Charles, what can
| he do, and why was he chosen by a par
j liament which has always shown re
j publican tendencies?
Prince Charles is a young man of
thirty-three summers, of gentlemanly
appearance, In excellent health, and of
| a very easy-going, liberal turn of mind.
: He is by nature well fitted to rule over
J the stubborn Norsemen, who do not
| mind the harness so long as they don’t
■ feel the whip. The very thing that Is
j going to make Charles popular In Nor
way before he shows his face there is
the fact that he. as a typical "sailor
prince,” is considered a proper and
natural connecting link between the old
viking spirit of feudal Norway and her
present day peaceful love of the sea.
Another circumstance In favor of
Charles is that he understands the lan
guage of the Norwegian people, and
their traditions and history are part of
those of his own country, Denmark, un
der the dominion of which Norway re
mained for four centuries. Charles Is
the second son of the crown prince of
. Denmark, whom he strongly resem
bk-s, and this also counts In his favor,
for the crown prince is a scion of the
house of Sonderburg-Gluckburg, where
as the crown princess is a daughter of
I the Bernadotte, King Carl XV. of Swe
i den—and the Bernadottes were never
i popular in Norway.
Woptls of Wisdom.
Westfield, 111., Dec. ISth (Special)—
All who are suffering with Bright's
Disease, should read carefully the fol
lowing letter from the Rev. G. L.
Good of this place. lie says:
“I fe-al It Is my duty to tell you of
the wonderful benefit 1 have received
from the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills.
I am a Minister of the Gospel, and in
my work, I am frequently exposed to
all weathers. Six years ago, I was
laid up sick. I doctored with a num
ber of physicians, and finally consult
ed a specialist, but without success.
They all told me I had Bright’s Dis
ease. I was in a had way and al
most helpless when, thank God, I
heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills. They
saved my life. I took sixteen boxes
and now I am cured. The first day I
took them I felt relief. When I began
I weighed only one hundred and five
pounds, now I weigh one hundred and
sixty-five and I am the picture of
health. I recommend Dodd's Kidney
Pills to all my friends who have Kid
ney Trouble and I pray to God that
other sufferers will read these words
and be helped by them.”
Scopalamine, New Anesthetic, a Success
From the Chicago Tribune.
Scopalamine, the new anesthetic,
made its debut into general medical
practice Monday at Mercy hospital,
where it was used with marked suc
cess in the case of John Nester, the
wealthy Michigan lumberman, who was
operated upon for peritonitis.
Noster's condition was so serious
that Dr. John B. Murphy and the other
surgeons in the case hesitated to use
the ordinary anesthetics on account of
I he vomiting which frequently follows.
They deeded to use scopalamine, from
the effects of which Nester woke up as
quickly as from a sound sleep.
According to the hospital surgeons,
the new anesthetic was discovered less
than a year ago. It comes prepared
in minute white tablets, containing
one-fiftieth of a grain, for hypodermic
injection.
rs. .*/ * . fj.Sei ?*&•_> ?or Children
sjihuis' noflent' Mu juris. ruuiU'Ds int* sir .naiioa /»*
aye pain, cur* «nn. •' >ont- ••. octtiu
A New Ide-v.
It was in Kansas City that a girl went
,'nto a books to:-*; and asked to see a copy
of “The Pioneer.” She looked at it for a
few minutes and handed it back to the
clerk. “ ’Taint v. hat 1 want,” she said. “I
want a took on pi-ano playing.” “Did you
think ‘The Pioneer’ was such a book?”
asked the proprietor. “Why, yes,” she re
plied. “Wouldn't you. from that name?”
Deafness Cannot he Cured
by local applications, ns they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There Is
only one way to cure deafness, and that Is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inflamed co ultion of the mu
cous lining of tlic Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling
sound or Imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely Hosed, Deafness Is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to Its normal condi
tion. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which Is nothing but an inflamed condition
of tlie mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that eanrot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free.
F. .1. CHENEY & CO... Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, Tie.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
A Fair Exchsnqe.
A man Who had purchased some currant
Duns at a bakery was distressed, on start
.ng to eat one, to find that it contained a
fly. Returning to the bakery, he made an
indignant complaint, demanding another
bun in place cf the inhabited one.
“1 am sorry, sir,*’ said the saleswoman.
‘‘I can’t give you another bun, but if you
will bring back the fly I will give you a
currant for it ’*
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching. Blind, Bleeding Protruding Piles.
Druggists are author/, <1 to refund money if
l’AZO OINTMENT fuiis to cure in 0 to 11
(.lays. «Ali‘>
The Jewish New Year.
New Year’s day was not regarded as
a Christian festival until the year 4S7,
and there is little mention of it until
1550, when it was included in the lit
urc;y. Most countries celebrate New
Veer’s day on January 1, but the He
ir. \vs celebrate theirs in September, for
tney arrange their calendar according
to the new moon, and as their months
aro either 29 or 30 days long, New
Year’s with them is a movable holiday.
Ilnve used Piso’s Cure for Consump
tion nearly two years, and find nothing
to compare with it.—Mrs. .Morgan, Berke
ley. Cal., Sept. 2. 1901.
Couldn't Smell Anything Wrong.
James Whitcomb Riley, in company
with the gentleman who used to man
age his lecture tours, was once examin
ing a hall in a town in Ohio where it
was proposed Mr. Riley should give a
reading.
The two men had as their guide a
colored janitor who was quite talkative.
Mr. Riley observed that the janitor
made use of long words of whose mean
ing he was ignorant. So the poet de
termined to have a little fun with him.
All at once Mr. Riley began to sniff
the atmosphere critically. “It seems to
me, Jim,” he said sternly, ‘that the
acoustics in this plrce are pretty bad.”
“Why, boss,” said the janitor re
proachfully, “Yo* shore must be mis
taken’; I don't smell anything.”
