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Sam© Old Gam© at Oxford.
A young Oxford student one day received
an unexpected visit from his pretty sister
and was indignant that she came without a j
ohaperon. “Look here,” said the young ;
fellow. “I will not have any of the boys
Bee you in my rooms, so if any one knocks
at the door you just get behind the screen.”
In a few1 minutes a knock was heard,
and the girl ran behind the screen as her
brother went to open the door. An old
• gentleman stood there, who. after apolo
gizing for his intrustion, said:
“I am just home from Australia, and
many years ago I occupied these rooms.
Would you allow me to look at them once
again?"
“Certainly," said the student, “come in." i
“Ah!” exclaimed the old man, “every
thing is just the same. Same old table,
same old fireplace, same old screen,"— j
then catching sight of the girl—“same old
dodge.”
“Sir," exclaimed the student, “that Is my
Bister!”
“By Jove, sir,” was the rejoinder, “same
old story."
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“That piece," said the young man who
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THE 8CIENCE OF LIVING.
Dr. George F. Butler Telia How to
Eat and How to Aaslmllate.
Dr. George F. Butler, medical super
intendent of the Alma Springs Sani
tarium, Alma, Mich., In the October
number of “How to Live,” gives some
interesting as well as sensible rules
for acquiring and keeping health. He
says: “Without we eat and drink, we
die! The provocative to do both rests
with the appetite, which, in process
of time, becomes a very uncertain
guide; for the palate will often Induce
a desire and relish for that which is
most mischievous and Indigestible. The
old saying of ‘eat what you like’ is now
shunned by everybody of 20 years’ ex
perience. Still, without appetite, it is
a very difficult affair to subsist—for
the pleasure depends chiefly upon the
relish. The relish may become, as
lias been stated, a vitiated one, but it
is quite possible to make the stomach,
by a little forbearance and practice,
ns enamored of what is wholesome and
nutritious as of that which is hurt
ful, and not coueoetible.”
Again he says: "The delicate should
feed carefully, not abundantly: it is
not quantity which nourishes, but only
that which assimilates.”
"Be careful of your digestion” is the
keynote of the doctor’s argument. He
says: “Health in man, as in other ani
mals. depends upon the proper per
formance of all the functions. These
functions may he shortly said to be
three: (1) tissue change; (2) removal
of waste; (3) supply of new material.
For the activity of man, like the heat
of the fire by which he cooks his food,
is maintained by combustion; and just
as tlie fire may be prevented from
burning brightly by improper disposi
tion of the fuel, or imperfect supply
of air, and as it will certainly go out
if fresh fuel is not supplied, and may
be choked by its own ashes, so man’s
activity may be lessened by imperfect
tissue change, and may be put an eud
to. by an insufficient supply of new
material and imperfect removal of
waste products.
“We should see to it that free elimi
nation is maintained, for the ashes
must be kept out of the system in or
der to have good health. The skin,
kidney and bowels must do their elimi
native work properly. If the bowels
occasionally become torpid, try to reg
ulate them with exercise and proper
food, such as fruits, green vegetables,
salads, cereals, corn, whole wheat or
graham bread, flsh, poultry, light
soups, etc. Plenty of water is also
valuable, and a glass full of cold or
hot water the first thing upon rising
in the morning will aid much in over
coming constipation. Regular habit,
cold baths and massage are very effi
cacious. In case the constipation does
not yield to these hygienic measures,
some simple, harmless laxative may
he required, such as California Syrup
of Figs—a non-irritating preparation
of senna In fig syrup—Laxative min-;
eral waters are beneficinl In some
cases, but not to be employed contin
ually.
“Above all be an optimist, keep the
heart young. Cultivate kindness,
cheerfulness and love, and do not for-1
get that ‘we shall pass through this
world hut once. Any good thing, there-,
fore, that we do, or any kindness that!
we show to any human being, let us
do It now. Let us not defer It or neg-:
leef it, for we shall not pass this way
again.’ ”
Uncle ’Rastus’ Opinions. ^
I see by ther papers thet the guv-menti
has bln sendln’ aout a extra poor passle
o' garden seeds an’ slch a-durin' o’ ther
year past, an’ thet’s a egrejlous error.
Ther gnav-ment ain’t handin’ aout any too
slick an article In ther line o' Jest laws,
an"- to preserve a gineral fair average It
or* ter brace up an' give up a purty good
line o' pumpkin seeds an’ slch.
But I rather guess we farmers are
Steepin’ our end up, by heck! We’ve re
taliatin' all right. When ther guv-ment
sends us a extra bad passle o’ beet seeds,
by heck! we respond an’ send back ter
Washln’ton a mighty poor article a’ hay
seed congressman, eh? Ho, ho! Oh!
G u rg!«-ju rgle-ur!
Ws srr aevor without a fmttl# of Pleo’a
Cur# for Consumption 1b our house.—
Mr*. B. M. fiwajat, WakJta, Oklf.j April
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VENTILATING THE STABLE.
When the ventilating of the stable must
ke through the windows some plan must
bo devised so that the ventilating can be
Hone without letting in so much air that
the animals will stand in a draught. This
Is readily done with the window hero dc
icribed. The ordinary window with the
two or three panes of glass is used but in
addition a frame is made of the same size
is the window, but covered with heavy
unbleached muslin. Cleats are arranged
10 that both of these windows can run
fliiMtallM/'/ffll J ji i ,1
ilong the same grooves, one from either
direction. If the wind is blowing hard
open the window of glass to the desired
width, pull along the one covered with
mu3lin and hook it to the frame of glass.
Enough air will come through the muslin
to' give good ventilation and yet not cause
i draught. According to the weather the
window can be opened any width and the
cloth covered one put in place. The whole
arrangement is exceedingly simple and so
Inexpensive that there is no excuse for
not having them In every barn. The Ulus- ;
tration shows the Idea clearly.
FEEDING THE COW FOR PROFIT
If we admit that the cow Is entitled to
more than enough food to keep her alive
we must ascertain what proportion of the
food given Is for that purpose and then,
if we desire a milk return, which we do,
feed so as to get such a return. Of course
the properly balanced ration must be
given to obtain the desired results. It is
estimated that full 60 per cent, of the food
consumed by the cow is needed to keep her
In normal condition; that is, to live with
out giving any milk or adding materially
to her weight. It is plain, therefore, that
rations of considerable quantity must be
given or else the food must be concentrat
ed, the major portion of It, if the cow is to
be all that is desired as a dairy animal.
What the ration shall be will depend
largely upon what one has to feed, assum
ing that all of It is not bought; if this
should be the case It Is comparatively easy
to obtain the balanced ration. Where com
must form a major portion of the ration.
In many cases it is the only concentrated
portion, then the roughage must supply
the protein. Here is where alfalfa comes
in so nicely. A first class ration would be
ten pounds of alfalfa, com stover, ten
pounds; corn, ten pounds, and either bran
or cotton seed meal, two pounds. This Is
probably one of the least expensive ra
tions for winter feeding known. If tim
othy or corn stover must be used in place
of aifalfa the quantity can be increased
one-half and the bran ofc cottonseed meal
should also be increased slightly. With
the foods suggested as a basis for a cow of
average weight it should be easy for one
to work out by a few experiments a ra
tion suited to his particular herd.
PREPARING FOR HATCHING.
Many poultrymen begin with their incu
bators in February in order to get the
early hatched chicks which are so desir
able and the same plan may be carried out
with the old hen who gets broody if one is
prepared to care for the chicks which is
where the difficulty Is, usually. There are
a number of first class brooders on the
market if one has the money to buy, but
good home made brooders are readily con
structed at small cost. Perhaps the most
simple one is that known as the direct
draft which consists in placing the lamp
in one corner of the box, from the outside
and arranging a narrow gutter, so to
speak, of tin along the long way of the
box with the opening about two inches
from the end; this forms a flue through
which the heat from the lamp passes into
the box. The box should be well lined
with building paDer before the padding is
put in against which the chicks are to
huddle for warmth. Anyone who has
seen the old hen hover the chicks will
have an idea of the requirements for a
brooder. The main precautions will be
to so arrange the lamp that it will not
set things'afire and to arrange the pox so
that the eliicks will not come in contact
with the heated flues nor run any risk of
being smothered. Many an old hen who
has been carried into winter quarters be
cause she is a good mother will begin to
get broody early and her motherhood in
clination should be allowed to work Itself
out to the advantage of her owner.
PROTECTING YOUNG FRUIT TREES
There, are a number of good plans for
protecting the young trees from the rav
ages of mice and rabbits, during the win
ter, several of them having been referred
to in this department. Where coal is
burned on the farm no better use will be
found for the ashes (minus the large clink
ers) than In packing it around the
young trees. It requires less time than to
arrange one of the wire or tarred paper
collars, and costs nothing. Proceed after
this plan. With a rake or hoe pull away
from the tree for two feet all around It,
all the dried grass and weeds. Then mound
up so 1 eight inches and cover this with
the coal ashes so that they are a foot high
against the trunk and extend to a foot or
more away from the bottom of the tree.
This material will pack during the winter
and offers nn warmth to the field vermin.
In the spring it may be drawn away and
spaded into the soil' where it will do no
harm even though it does no particular
good. The plan is so good it is worthy at
tention.
THE EGG PRODUCING HEN.
There 13 much controversy going on at
present over the Identical build of the
hen that produces the greatest number of
eggs during the year. Each poultryman
has his own idea of what this form should
be so that It Is safe to say the argument
Is less important than we have been led to
believe. The Standard, the guide book of
breeders, prescribed a certain typical form
and It is safe to be guided by this, at least
to the extent of the size and weight of a
bird at a given age. IBeyqnd this It Is se
riously questioned if there is much in the
idea that the hens producing the greatest
number of eggs in a year are of a specified
formation. We have worked on the plan
of selecting our stock as nearly to the re
quirements of the Standard as was pos
sible with fowls not bred for the show
[room. Then if any were plainly under
.size or showed any delicacy of constitu
tion they were discarded. Wtrihave tried
to breed so that the relation was not too
close ,and( from stock that had an ancestry
for early anil prolific laying. In our flocks
wo have a number of hens of different for
mation, all of them equally good layers,
and we have one hen with tho highest
record In the lot for eggs produced each
year for three years that Is decidedly not
of the form poultrymen claim is tho rec
ognized egg producer. We bellevo there Is
more in the question of proper size, proper
vitality and proper ancestry than there Is
in shape.
USE THE EXPERIMENT STATIONS
There is not a state experiment station
In the country whose staff of experts will
not welcome knotty problems from the
farmers of the state. This would be tho
case especially this winter when they are
not rushed with work. Go over the oper
ations of the past season and Jot down,
in considerable detail, each operation
which gave you trouble and unload these
troubles on the experiment station of your
state. The staff may be "book farmers,”
as you think, but all of them are trained
men and sincerely anxious to help you.
If asking about any particular crop de
scribe your soil In detail, your method of
culture, and give any other information
which will enable tho station people to
give you an Intelligent answer. If any
particular crop was unusually short and
you cannot account for It on natural rea
sons, describe yoer method of culture, of
fertilizing, the seed, etc., and, more than
all, describe wherein any treatment dif
fered from that given In any previous
year when the same crop was satisfactory.
Do not be bashful about asking for help
from the stations for you help support
them and they are In existence to assist
you, which they will do If you W'111 give •
them any sort of an oppdrtunlty.
BUILDING UP THE SOIL.
Professor Roberts, who for many years
was at the head of the Cornell (Ithaca,
N. Y.) Experiment Station, In a recent ad
dress made this remark: "If I were twenT
ty years younger I should go up and down
our country emphasizing the work of
plants in producing soil productivity. In
stead of using a mallet, as I once did, to
put a piece of land in productlce state,
I should use plants. Blessed be weeds.
Some are minute, but all are soli builds
ers. They give their bodies back to the
soil and add to the supply of highly avail-'
able plant food. Tillage and plants I
would emphasize in soil building." Far-'
mers are indebted to Dr. Roberts for so
persistently advocating, and proving, too,'
the value of cultivation to make available
the immense amount of potash stored in'
the soil. At first the statement was ridi
culed, but the doctor was known to be a
cautious as well as a learned man and,
not given to making rash statements, so
others investigated and found, to their,
surprise, that he was right. Then he and
others took up the question of the raising
of leguminous plants and the plowing of
them under to add nitrogen to the soll,\
which had been gathered by the plants
from that boundless reservoir, the air.'
Thus the two most expensive plant foods
! became the least expensive. Then camel
I his advocacy, renewed persistently, of the
cover crop so that the plantless soil dur
ing the winter Is only to be found on
farms whose owners are too stubborn to
learn. These incidents are mentioned to
point out stnewf the value to the soil of
green manuring and of cultivation so that
he who runs may read.
ODD SCRAPS FOR POULTRY.
Bearing in mind the excellent plan of
trying to feed the poultry during the win
ter so as to make them feel It is summer,
one should be liberal in the matter of va
; riety, not in the main food, for this is'
i limited to three or four grains, but in
the odds and ends which can be picked
! up on the farm. In sections where cow
| peas are grown it is a good plan to save
enough of the seed so that the fowls may
have a small portion two or three times
a week; grind them rather fine and mixi
with other grains. Then root crops may
be fed in the same way; two or three po
tatoes chopped up one day, a few turnips
another day and a few carrots a third
day; all help to furnish a fair amount of
food of value, but, more than all, furnish
a variety which will be of great benefit
to the fowls in the way of an appetizer.
There is no reason why any scrap of fruit,
vegetable or meat from the table should
go to waste if one will go to some trouble
; to prepare them for the poultry in an ap
petizing manner. Always try to feed
these tid-blts in the middle of the fore-1
noon or afternoon when the fowls haven't
much to do and will welcome them most.
Try the plan and you will find that the
full meal following ^tliese dainties will bo
eaten with greater zest.
FARM BUTCHERING APPLIANCE
Much of the disagreeable work of butch
ering on the farm might be avoided if
one would take the trouble to have the
necessary conveniences. As a rule make
shifts are used and the work Is made
much more difficult in consequence. Try
the following plan and build the structure
described. First build a low and strong
platform, having it large enough so that
there will be no danger of those at work
on it stepping off. It should be made of
lumber faced on the top side and made
extra strong by cross pieces underneath.
The legs are short but stout and well
braced. At one end cut out a piece so
that the barrel described may rest in this
opening properly. In order that the bar
rel may not be overturned accidentally a
strong brace is made in the form of a
frame in which the barrel rests and this
is well braced. The barrel is used for
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scalding, purposes. The whole arrange
ment Is simple and easily constructed. At
the rear of the platform a scaffold is
erected, being simply a strong piece of
studding mounted on heavy posts set In
the' ground; this part of the structure
-will need to remain while the rest of it
can be taken indoors it desired. The illus
tration shows the plan clearly. Figure C
showing the curve in the platform cut for
the scalding barrel, figure B the form of
construction df the brace set back of the
barrel and figure A the sgggold.
[ The Diary of a Great City.
I The following summary of what oc
[ curs In New York City Is interesting. It
! gives from a point of view some con
ception of the magnitude of the metrop
I [oils of this nation and what a concen
tration of tilings doing in a great city
i Jbrings abouf. This is tne record of
'New York activity:
Every 40 seconds an immigrant ar
rives.
Every 3 minutes some one is ar
Irested.
Every 6 minutes n child is born.
Every 7 minutes there is a funeral.
Every 13 minutes a couple get mar
ried.
Every 42 minutes a new business firm
starts ufi.
Every 48 minutes a building catches
Are.
Every 48 minutes a ship leaves the
harbor.
Every Cl minutes a new building is
erected.
Every 1% hours some one is killed by
accident.
Every 7 hours some one falls In busi
ness.
Every 8 hours an attempt to kill
someone Is made.
Every 8',4 hours some couple is di
vorced.
Every 10 hours some one commits
suicide.
Every 2 days some one Is murdered.
Race Changes.
From the l.ondon Chronicle.
That Mr. Howells Is kind to the persons
and dresses of Englishwomen marks a
grateful change—in him or in them? In a
former book he dedicated to the English
girl a phrase which—used by a known lov
er of the slender and the delicate—had an
unavowed cruelty. The daughters of trav
eling Englishmen, he said, had honest
cabbage roses in their cheeks and their
hair tumbled upon their broad backs.
Elsewher.0 ho claimed slimness as the di
vine prerogative of the American woman.
Tho races change. American women have
beautiful figures, with peculiarly brood
hips, restoring the Greek Ideal: England
owns tho slenderest women in the world,
and Englishwomen dress as well or as 111
as the French,
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NO MAN IS STRONOER THAN
HIS STOMACH.
Let the greatest athlete hare dyspepsia
and his muscles would soon fail. Physi
cal strength Is derived from food. If %
man has Insufficient food he loses strength.
If he has no food he dies. Food is con
verted into nutrition through the stom
ach and bowels. It depends on the
strength of the stomach to what extent
food oaten is digested and assimilated.
People can die of starvation who have
abundant food to eat, when the stomach
and Its associate organs of digestion and.
nutrition do not perform their duty.
Thus tho stomach Is really tho vital or
gan of tho body. If the stomach Is" weak"’
tho body will bo weak also, because it is*
upon the stomach the body relies for ito
1 strength. And as the body, considered aa
i a whole. Is made up of its several mem
bers and organs, so the weakness of tho.
I body as a consequence of "weak” stom
ach will be distributed among the or
gans which composo the body. If tha
body is weak because it is ill-nourished
that physical weakness will be found in
all the organs—heart, liver, kMneys, eto.
'l'he liver will be torpid and inactive,
giving rise to biliousness, loss of appetite,
weak nerves, feeble or Irregular action or
heart, palpitation, dizziness, headache,
backache and kindred disturbances and
weaknesses.
Mr. Louis Pare, of Quebec, writes: "For
years nfter my health began to fail, my head
grow dizzy, eyes pained me. and my stomach
was sore all the time, while everything I
would eat would seem to lie heavy like lead
on my stomach. The doctors claimed tha*
It was sympathetic trouble due to dyspepsia,
and prescribed for me. and although I took
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My wife advised me to try Dr. Pierce's Golden
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we soon found that 1 began to improve, so X
kept up the treatment, i took on flesh, my
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From Yonkers Statesman.
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Egbert—It’s miraculous what keeps that
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