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NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES
The Adams Cpunty Old Settler a,
sociatloa meets at Juniata Dec. 12.
Thirteen North Platte girls are tak.
tng lessons In the culinary art.
Ed Siser la staid to be slated for post
master at Lincoln.
Arlington wants a mutual telephons
company.
, Burglars tried to rob the postoflH-e
at Irvlngton, but were frightened away
before they had time to get anything.
Rolla Lewis of Madison has been sen
tenced to fifteen months in the peniten
tiary for stealing three head of cattlo.
Tyrian Chapter No. 23, Royal Arch
Masons, of Lexington, held its regular
convocation and elected officers.
Gus G. Mozer of Geneva, who was a
member of the Thirty-ninth volunteer
Infantry, has returned from the Phil
ippines. W. O. Chapman, formerly of Crete
nd a well known Nebraska Newspaper
man. Is night city editor of the Chicago
Record.
Rev. Blliott Voorhees, of Friend, fell
from a hay wagon and dislocated his
left ankle.
The Palisade Press has discovered that
Hark Hanna Is the author of "The
Beaatlful Snow" and praises him ac
cordingly. E. E. Emmet of the Arapahoe Slate
anus is mentioned fur the vualtwu c
tate bank examiner.
Snyder Is negotiating for electric
Ights to guide Its belated citizens to
heir firesides.
Prof. H. A. Ward, leader of the W'is
ser band, haa accepted a position with
a dramatic company.
Ray Ustlck of Pilger, has compro
mised the claim against the Union Pa
cific for damages for the death of l
tls father for $300.
A swarm of bees located at Patrick
Bavin's house near Schuyler and dur-
kig the season gathered sufficient honey
to supply the household for a year.
Neligh will have another bank the
Irst of the year, G. W. Wattles of
Omaha being behind the enterprise.
The Grand Island and Hastings foot
all teams played at the latter plac
thanksgiving day.
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J. K Neal of Odessa realised thret
cuttings from twelve acres of aiia.ia
tad tnO on seed sales. 1
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The saaia Leader publishes notlcet
a.,.- fo. frmers having stock
tad produce to market free.
ICr. and Mrs. Samuel Culbertson ol
Para celebrated their golden wedding
November If, when seven of their eight
children were present.
f r Ashbv haa sold the Blue HIT
W. .
Leader to . B. Pease ana win re-
stcwe to Oxford.
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' George D. Melklejohn Is furnishing
private houae In Lincoln. In which hf
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will PC pieunreu w " - j
taring the senatorial campaign.
' W. B. Roee of Beatrice has been se
lected for assistant to Attorney General-elect
Front He seryed for ten yean
as deputy clerk Of the supreme court
andsr !. A. Campbell.
jr. Fowler, the Incoming state su
perintendent of public Instruction, an
eouacas the selection of J. L. McBrien
f Geneva to be his deputy.
Special evangelistic meetings are be.
tag held at the First Presbyterian
church of York and are attracting great
crowds.
Chartes Brandt, residing near Ne
hawks, bad a horse stolen. The thlel
was arrested in South Omaha and ta
ken to Plattsmouth by Sheriff Wheeler
A man giving his name as W. S. Wit
ters and claiming Weeping Water ss
his home, says that he was held up In
Ashland and relieved of about 15.
Many Improvements are being mad
aboot the state normal buildings and
ground at Peru. A new Icehouse, I
etas; built for the dormitory, whll
the drives have been much Improved.
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Robert S. Oberfelder, the well knowt
ranchman of Sidney, haa purchased foui
arts winning Poland China boars frorr
fen 0Cooneil. vice president of thi
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National Poland China Record asso- ,
station, of Malcolm.
The Big supply pipe from the lake al
Kearney burst and the dynamo and
wheel wore swept away, the walsl ol
Ike build tag tumbling In the torrent ant
Ike lluiitlf plant being' wrecked.
There has been great loss of cattU
i Taylor from oorn stalk disease
tenser looter eight or tea bead
ha om day. Morass seem almost free
tho disease, only few bead bav-
At a mootaat of the plattsmouth !(
taw proposition or a new Tori
to lefuwd the cltys so wee a inaeov
asaoawtta to aa,sne. was uc
Use Interest rate to be I pn
A f f ksM tfctevee stall a rau
r f ttU uejoabop of famllle sr
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Distinguished Minnesota) PsisM
Away.
St. Paul, Mlnn.-Bpeclal.) United
States Senator Cushman Kellogg Da via
chairman of the committee on foreigc
relations of the senate, died at his horns
in this city after an illness of twe
months.
He has suffered greatly during his
sickness and gradually sank away, be
ing unconscious for seveml hours be
fore death and s far as could be known
suffering no iain. Yesterday, appre
ciating the approach of the end, Mrs.
Davis sent for venerable T. IL M. Vll
liers Appleby, archdeacon of the Pro
testant Episcopal diocese of Minnesota,
and He. Theodore Sedgwick, rector of
the Church of St. John the Evangelist.
An attempt had been made to secure
the attendance of Bishop Whipple, but
that venerable prelate was in Florida.
L'pon the arrival of Archdeacon Appleby
and Mr. Kedgwick, Senator Davis was
Tor a time sufficiently rational to ex
press bis grateful appreciation of their
ministrations.
For more than a week it has been
known that the death of Senator Davis
was certain to occur within a short
time. Although the bulletins issued by
Dr. Stone from day to day made no
positive statement to this effect, they
nevertheless gave the impression that
the case was a hopelegs one. However,
the announcement came as a profound
shock to the friends and fellow towns
men of the distinguished statesman
who had been haping against hope.
The senator's devoted wife, who has
been in constant attendance upon his
sick bed, had never lost hope. The
senator In his momenta of lucidity ex
pressed a strong determination to re
cover and within a week told United
States District Attorney Evans, who
had been admitted to see him, that he
was positive he would soon be well.
Indeed, it Is the general belief that the
senator's iron will is all that has kept
him alive for the past week.
CITY LEFT ii BAnKiiESS.
Supply Pip at Kearnay. Nab.,
Bursts and Dynamo Swept Away.
Kearney, Neb. Special.) A catastro
phe occurred at the power house of the
Kearney Water Power and Electric
company, the result of which means a.
probable cost to the company of IDO.000
and puts the clt yof Kearney In dark
ness for some time to come.
During the early part of the season
a pipe about six Inches in diameter had
; been laid from the big lake to the en
gine room and the water has apparent
ly been slowly undermining the pipe
Its entire length, and it broke through
I with a rush and augmented by the
great pressure from the large volume
of water in the lake, it soon opened
up a wide chasm through which the
I water In torrents ran down Into the
! pcr.ver house. A email wooden annex
which contained the small turbine
wheel was flooded and the large dy
namo used for the arc lights was com
pletely smashed by the flood of water
and washed down the waste ditch of
ana wasneq aown me waste aucn or
company together wUh turbn.
whee, and tne Urfe dynamo.
Then the west end of the large three-
story brick power house was attacked
and the west wall of the basement
story and a portion of the north wall
waa carried away, leaving that comer
of toe bu!!ding depending on nothing
for support.
An alarm of fire was turned in from
the power house for assistance and the
citizens of Kearney turned out en
masse and worked heroically. The
brMk occurred In the rami a hnrt
distance from where It flows Into the
lake and a temporary dam was built
there whlcn topped the pressure
from the lake, and the canal was cut
in several places west of that point and
thus the flow of water was finally
itopped.
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INFERNAL MACHINE SENDER.
No Clew aa to the Identity of the
Fiend Haa Been Pound.
Charleston, 111. There Is stlil no clew
j io the Identity of the sender of an "In
I fetnal machine" to T. N. Cofer. s
' prominent democratic attorney of this
. city.
I The "machine" was received Monday
, by express, but the affair was kept
' recret until yesterday In hopes of locat
ing the culprit. Whether the sender Is t
some criminal whom Mr. Cofer has at
I some time assisted In prosecuting, some
political enemy or some one actuated
! by Jealousy la a mystery that it Is
hoped may soon be cleared up.
There Is much Indignation over the
affair, and a subscription paper will
be started to increase the reward al
ready offered by Mr. Cofer for the ar
rest and conviction of his unknown en
emy. Private detectives are at work
fin the case, but If they have struck a
trail they are keeping the matter well
j guarded. Mr. Cofer, who Is wealthy. Is
I determined to spend thousands of dol
' lars If necessary to detect his assailant
nd place him in the penitentiary.
The package was sent from Aurora.
III., but the express agent there has no
recollection of the consignor. Mr. Co
fer wss In his private office when the
1 package arrived Monday morning, and
'he express messenger who brought It
hm A ,on?
,hre- ,n(.nwl wMt. thl.,e tncht.t oeep
and made of thin beards was disclosed,
From a hole In one end protruded two
inches of cord, and on the side of the
wu paflted , ,neet of pap,r t.,r.
ng the following typewritten instruct
.Ions:
SAMPLR PUZZLE BOX. :
To open, pull string by short, :
: quick Jerks, until the whole of : j
: the string Is removed. The re- : 1
: suit will be surprising.
This box Is sent free. In the : 1
: hope yon will recommend It to :
: your friends.
Mr. Cofer Jerked on the string. Tt
yielded slightly and he jerked again
more sharply. This tlpe the string
broke. Then he took s knife, pried thi
end oft the box and found Its startling
contents. Three sticks of dynamite,
each weighing half a pound were flrsl
llsclosed. Further Investigation snowed
a crude wooden device to which nearlj
one hundred match beads had bees
guled. A sandpaper attacked to
string woo ee arranged that by pulling
ike string the sandpaper would bt
drawn across the match beads and Ig
nite them. A foes was Hi eowtact wltb
la nin " and attached to the eap
or ozonators of ike dynasslte. Vearl.
kK ef Toe matches bad been lwt
ami Wt tw-emaw 4 ot eaee k
liiMr . VJperm oar tm tmdo.
OF INTEREST
DOCTORING- FARM ANIMALS.
There Is a good deal of useless doctor-
lng of animals on the farm. In the In
qulries which reach the farm journals
in regard to the health of farm stock,
they are often surprised at the extent
to which owners of animals are hab.t
ually feeding drugs of variius kinds,
without any very clear idea of the pur
pose for which the drugs are fed. or ot
the effect that it is expected to produce
by them, in some cases the drugs are
fed to healthy animals with a general
Idea that drugging them will keep them
so. In others, owners of sick animals
who do not know what Is the matter
with them, will write us to find out, and
ti ll us at the same time that they have
been giving this, that and the other
medicine, but that It hasn't seemed to
do much good. This of course was to
b expecteJ, for an essential prelimi
nary to giving medicines Is the ascer
tainment of the nature of the disease
to be cured, so that the medicine. If
given at all, may be given Intelligently.
There Is a good deal of hog cholera
doctoring that has not the slightest
foundation In common sense, and thf
drugs given are usually fed most lib
erally In hot lots where sanitation Is
least attended to. We have seen the
tails of cattle spilt for "wolf in the
tall,' and horns bored full of gimlet
holes In order to cure the "hollow
horn." We have also known of animals
that have been given the dishrag to
chew because they "had lost their cud."
A good deal of the doctoring for dis
eases that those who prescribe for them
Jo not understand is Just as unphllo-
It Is not Impossible, either, that some
of the treatment prescribed by those
who think they know what they are
doing, and who Indeed ought to know,
has just as little sound reasoning at the
bottom of It. In the practice of medi
cine it is a now conceaed fact that i
great many men, end animals, too,
have In time past been bled to death.
For a certain class of troubles In the
horse a blister Is a favorite prescrip
tion with nearly all horsemen. A lead
ing veterinarian of Great Britain, how
ever. Prof. McFayden, attacks the blis
ter In unmeasured terms, and declares
that the overwhelming evidence In
favor of the Spanish fly and of firing Ik
Just no evidence at all. He says that
veterinarians, finding certain t-ondl-tlons
In the horse, will prescribe a blis
ter, repeated at Intervals of two or
three weeks, and that these prescrip
tions necessitate rest Some Improve
ment follows and It Is credited to the
blister, whereas It should have been
credited to the rest. Without undertak
ing to say whether he Is right In this
contention, we do not hesitate to ex
press the belief that there i text much
promiscuous' drug feeding that has no
common sense reasoning to justify It.
Men do It when they dvn't know what
Is the matter with the animal. They
do It to cure, of course, but the Inquiry
should immediately be, "to cure what?"
Until one knows the character of the
trouble he wishes to cure, It U useless,
or worse, to give drugs for It. There
are quite a number of easily recognized
diseases that every live stock owner
ought to be able to know at sight, and
for many of them there are prescrip
tions that are almost specific, and It
would be well for owners to know these
also, and use them when occasion arose.
But for a large class of obscure trou
bles It Is better not to doctor until one
Is reasonably sure what lie Is about.
Instead of giving drugs. It would .be
preferable to spend the same amount of
time and money in applying good dis
infectants In the establishment of the
best possible hygienic conditions In the
juarters where the animals are kept.
WINTER. EGGS.
Many farmers do not get an egg In
winter. I well remember the time w
thought It necessary to "put down"
In salt supply of eggs winter use. For
about fifteen years we have had all
the fresh eggs during the winter that
we needed, aud some to sWl. It Is sim
ply a matter of care and feeding after
one gets fowls of good quality. The
farmer who will provide good quarters
for his fowls, see that they are provided
with water, crushed oyster shell and
grit, that they are kept under cover
during rainy, snowy and bitter cold
weather, that they have plenty of litter
to scratch among, that they are sup
plied with plenty of oats and wheat
bran dry, a little corn, and a smalt
quantity of some sort of vegetables oc
casionally should receive all the egg
needed In his kitchen the winter long
Lion't keep too many fowls together,
and don't forget to give them as good
attention as you give the horse.. They
will pay for all they receive.
A niClI SOIL FOR TRUCK,
The more expensive a crop Is In Its
production the richer the soil should be
made, ss a rule. It la a to common
practice to starve some fields of iht
farm while giving other fields all th
manure: but the garden and truck
patch should be made rich In any event
A crop rotation that Includes clover Ir
all right for garden-plots, as recom
mended by some, when It Is feasible,
but practically It rarely works out. The
suitable ground near the bom may be
In a limited amount, or chicken, at
large may veto such a plan. Manure Is
.H. hl.r amiree of fertility for these
patches that furnish so muck of the
food for the family. A be vy cost of
coarse manure spread In the fall and
plowed under three or lour immss ueep,
ihM turned acaln In the spring
kelps to give life to an old sou. For sll
...I. .L.-ti und a winter cast of rye
'is beneficial. Crimson clover Is better
where climate favors. For top dres.
i.. i. th. atMin well rotted manure
iiwi nm f the boot chocks to dsm-
... w. i. mh in our truck patches
an abundance of aoS fertflttV. Coarse
ZfTJZ'IZSSi I. the noil auriag fall
and winter, rotted manwro ifr top dreea
tea- and sum. lOaumsrclal MtsMail In-
TO FARCERS,
PET STOCK.
A great many people have to bavt ;
pet stock of some kind. Tastea differ
In this respect Some will want a eat.
some a dog. and with other, rabbit,
and ponies come in for their share of
the petting. Few would think about
chickens a pets and yet they make
good pets. We have reared hundreds
,f them with a brooder and all are so
tame and gentle that the least member
of the family, a little girl of two sum
mers only, will get an ear of cora and
gather them about her by scores, se
lecting such as she wants. She catches
and caresses them and they seem to
enjoy it as much as she does. We know
of another little girl who had two Lang-
shan chicks given her snd she has them
trrained to do several cute tricks. They
are extremely gentle and come at call
and seem to enjoy her comnany and
association as much as they would that
of their own kind. She associates them
with her dolls to such an extent that
they recognize the dolls when they see
them lying about the yard, and they
will squat down by the side of the dolls
and appear to be quite at home in their
company. Make pets of the chickens.
That day hus long since past when the
dog has to be called to catch a chicken
for dinner. On some farms this Is still
n vogue, and when the dog Is called
every hen on the farm seeks a hiding
place and will not come out until the
coast is entirely clear. One hundred
hens should not lay a dozen eggs a week
under such management.
WINTEIUNB STOCK.
The winter season is creenln? nu
apace and only a few day. remains un
til it formally begins. Is the farmer
ready for It? In the Ideal farm life In
a severe climate, the home and the
farm should, for three or four months,
be a little kingdom sufficient unto Itself
and scarcely at all dependent upon the
outMlde world. This means a well filled
cellar and pantry, an abundant supply
of good fuel, overflowing mows and
granaries, with ample shelter .'or all
the domestic animals, according to ,
their kind. It means for the cows good i
protection againist the weather, wheth
er It is a big barn with cupola, weather
vane and ventilators, erected regardless
of cost, or whe'.her it be only a strticiure
built with poles from the nearest tim
ber and Mraw from the suck. In tlthr
case there should be no holes for tha
snow and wind to enter, and the quar
ters should be well bedded and kept
clean and comfortable, so that the ani
mals will be as little conscious of the
presence of winter as possible. The hogs
should be provided with good, comfort
able quarters and not crowded. We lay
no stress here upon the degree of econ
omy, or lack of It, with vihlch the quar
ters are built The important point Is
that they shall be clean, comfortable.
and not filled over-full, so that the
hogs will not 'pile" on a cold night and
smother enough of them In their ef
forts to keep warm to amount to more
than the cost of building comfortable
houses. They should be fed reitularly
and liberally and they .hould not be i
fed in the mud. and whether they re- I
celve the kind of care they ought to get '
will depend upon whether adequate pre-
paratlons have been made In advance
to give It. If the preparations be left
to be made until they are needed, the
farmer will simply do what he must
iMid what the exigencies of the moment
eem to require him to do. Preparations
for keeping the cattle In comfort, both
as to feeding and shelter, are also nec
essary, and the young stuff must not
b: left j r",la throuzh until spring as
best they can if it is expected that they
shall become profitable animals when
they mature. The essence of meat
making is comfort and content In the
animal. While we are no advocate ol
coddling, we nevertheless believe that
a certain degree of comfort during the
winter time is one of the most Impor
tant requisites to profitable stock grow
ing. Horses are not so numerous on
the farm as other stock, but those that
are there need good winter care, If they
are to render good future service, quite
ns much as other animals, and the Uni
ted number of them to look after
makes the task all the easier, Intelll-
gent feeding enough and not too much
good shelter, ana turaclcnt groominii
arc all elements in the management of
the horse during the winter that need
looking after. Neither boards nor haln
kets cost as much In the end as do the
consequences of neglect. There Is no
subject that better merits the attention
of the farmer Just t this time than
the working out ln detail of the ways
and means tj winter stock, so thnt It
will come out In the spring In the most
profitable shape for his purposes.
WATER AND FEED.
Cure Is about half the battle when
feeding hogs. Care, not worry. Worry
never did any good unless It wss when
it "killed cat." Have a care thai
vour hogs are comfortable at all times
To do this one should be prompt In
everything pertaining to their cere.
Prompt to feed at a certain time an l
prompt to water, and right here L
where many an otherwise gooo swine
breeder and feeder is remiss. He neg
lert. or forget, to wster the rattening
hogs, or ss is often the case he thinks
It unnecessary. When hogs can get
clean, cold water to drink they always
prefer It to dirty, unless their taste
has been perverted. Hogs fatten faster
when given plenty of clean wster than
they do when given nothing but slope
tnd the water they get from a filthy
wallow;
A mog wallow Is a nuisance pure snd
simple, especially It near the watering
place of other stock. It Is not of much
value to the bogs. Let It be abated.
A hog likes a variety In bis diet He
will eet up all the small unsalable po
tato... and grunt his satisfaction while
no doing. It Is almost Impossible to
overfeed the bog if fed carefully. Give
plenty of clover, and corn may be fed
without stint The stalk, of sweet corn
from which the ears have been taken
for roasting ears will be eaten up clean
hy the pigs, and sre excellent food for
the ram at any sge, as Is slso the ear.
One can hardly conceive of a too greet
i mount of sweet com being raised. Now
la the time of the pumpkin, and this Is
a vegetable that many do not raise In
quaallttts-al afl like (bey should. TV
log delights In an occasional pumpkin
feast, ana will tak bold of com mot
readily sfter the same, not that gel
nothing but corn from start to natab 4
art bav food ear, asm Owauaatlr
LIVC STOCK NOTES.
m ' When the bogs are fat ship to
A 1 ket or get them Into the pork barrel.
The south side of a six-wire fend
makes a very poor shelter for a colt ol
calf that should be growing tnls winter.
Fv.n hea4 of a family should at
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lend a medical college long -
gain a knowledge that will aid him In
carving a chicken. Atchison Globe,
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Sheep can stand a good degree of cold
if their wool la dry. Give them a gooa
roof over their heads and freedom from
drafts and they will make themselves
comfortable and be healthy.
Any hay that Is bleached by storm
or long exposure to the weather if not
moldy or rotten may be fed out now
but do not starve any animal to cat It,
feed a little at a time and give grain to
tone up Its quality.
Clover hay, pumpkins, mangles, or
keep the hogs
seep h
ough the win-
other bulky food will
thrifty and growing thro
ter. If you have a supply of each It
may be well to feed the pumpkins first,
then the beets and the clover last or
nearest spring.
Black leg among cattle Is quite preva
lent in Ok:ahoma. The experiment sta
tion at Stillwater is sending out vac
line for its prevention, This vaccine la
sent free to farmers who wish to use It
jn their own cattle In the hope that
the disease mav be stamned out.
There are. however. d.fTerent degree.
of winter care. We have seen those
that could bring live stock through tho
winter looking U right, and yet In
late spring and early summer the ani
mals failed to thrive; and wo have seen
others who apparently could not bring
the stock through looking so well, but
it did cilia, w!! -hen spr!nr pened.
or Just as soon as grass would sustain
the cattle. This Is a difference neither
easily understood nor explained. Our
own opinion Is, that stock that do not
show thrift as soon as grass gets fit to
fupport It has had some Injudicious
feeding during the fall or winter, and
that a condition something akin to In
digestion has been brought about. Then,
of course. It takes some lime for the
new grass to restore natural conditions.
The buoyancy of the hog market for
the past few days under liberal re
ceipts goes to show that there are pris
pecta of a good demand for all hog pro
ducts Uiat are liable to be placed upon
the market for some time to come.
Packers who hoped to break prices dor.
:ng the early weeks of tb packing '"a
"m are paying quite a bit more for
liitir stock than they anticipated. With
a g-od corn crop throughout the coun
try and at least a fair supply rf feed
ing hogs It looks as If the hog crop l
going to contribute Its full share to
ward the prosperity of the farmers
again this year. Unless prices should
have a sudden and unexpected drop
oon It seems that the most profitable
way to market this year's corn crop
will be through good marketable pork-
r
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In ,ne caP4l'e management of live
ttock throughout the winter season,
the young things, whether weanlings or
older, should have special attention. In
their youthful vigor winter conditions
are likely to give them a very keen ap
petite. Therefore It Is best to keep
free from the delusion that the kind
of cattle you are hardling are the best
rustlers of all the varied breeds of live
stock. If a stockman wishes to be suc-vnn-riiJ
it "1 be fcettsr for buv
and cultivate contentment rather than
rustling qualities In his stock. We are
far more hopeful of the stockman's suc
cess who can go from lot to lot and
from field to field on his farm snd go
up to any animal hechooses and fondle
it, than the man who tells that he had
a grand lot here and another there if
we could only get near them. One shouM
feed the rustling trait out of stock If 1
he wishes to succeed. Some may not
know It, or may not have noticed that
every breed will rustle when It can di
no better. Contentment as a trail in
live stock will win over rustling every
time, which trait should be developed
by the owner, rather than the rustling
faculty.
A BTAriT INHREEDINO.
A great many people who would llkt
lo get some pure-bred live stock, epv
clally beef cattle, are deploring the fuel
few years ago, when they were so
that they were not ready to buy them a
rheap. But a shrewd observer of hu
man nature will not that ninety-five per
cent of these "refrretlers" never would
and never will buy anything when It 1
under the cloud of depression. It Is a
fact thut very few breeders of live
stock begin when they can buy their
stock the cheapest when It I In the
slough of despond. The Incentive to
begin Is lacking then; the enthusiasm
Is not In the air. Good time, and en
thusiasm among breeders are the means
ot starting many a man ln what will be
lo him a profitable business. He can
afford to pay something extra for a
start under these circumstances. He
cannot afford to wait until the depres
sion comes, tor then, nine times out of
ten, he will not start at all. And then.
too, It looks like be n-.lzht have a mu,
while to wait National Xtockman ani
Farmer.
SMALL FARMS AND POCLTRT.
Careful management and untlrinc In. I
dustry on the part of the proprietor .t
ten acres of land would produce a fnr
greater pront, with a much smaller In
vestment, than more pretentious opera
tions carried on with the assistance and
expense or uncertain hired help. Noth
ing is so stimulating aa a proprietorship
01 .IT."!' irZZZT .IT" tni
.. w .vwwvm.v (iruro larm
jig or the concentration of a large
imount of labor and manure on a small
slot of ground; Us successful following
a-ould add millions of del lars to the
iroductlve wealth of other etatea where
'arm products sre growing less year by
resr, and finally would do much toward 1
Mining we promem or profitable occu
pation for our large army of non-pro-lueera.
Poultry-raising should be a
leading Industry on small farms, a
fruit, poultry sad bos can occupy the
mm ground hi oreharaa. whll ao.
Aaomeat of the fowls for a short iIsjm
ar ill permit of growing vegetables a4
imai fruits, rowm brta la rash re
turn, every
FA'S IN POLITICS.
r bet there ain't a family
That's Syln' haf as high as we.
An' sllngln' airs at every turn. -
With money in the house to burn.
We're llvln1 now In scrumptious stylo.
An' ma says o n with a smile
They ain't none of us got no kicks
Since pa got Into politics.
. . an haaA if MfAVtr
when ne w. i. - .
To make " VJy tWl " oTd "rtd wer.
delunlon an' a snare!
i, uk J.JI he could scrape an get
" - i dreM U() but you bet
e aJn.t ln that orful fix
Hlnv.e he got into politics.
m. ,,nn that ln I onio ma uim.
An' hasn't sense 'nuff In his brains
T( chaJtf nlra indoors when it rains,
u(M!j t0 be that way, but tuk
..hi n' the best of luck
Falsi his 'way Hke " thousand bricks
Since he went Into politics.
He's wearln' clothes that's mighty ripe,
An' smokes seegars "stead of his pipe.
An' gits shaved at the barber's where
The squirt rumsqulntum on Bis hair
combines an' rings
.A,.,fuI,on an. e0me other things.
UIJ1 XiU.1 1 .
An' says he s onto an mcir iiit
Since he got into politics.
Pa uwd to be a Christian, an'
Could sing an' pray to beat the ban ,
An' jest to guide our footsteps right
Had family prayers every night;
But now we re ul ln bed when he
Comes home at night, an' ma says ght
Imagines pious things won't mla
ln corjlal way with politics.
Ma asked him once If U was right
To help me corpo...-..-
The hones' people, an' he clinked
IJars Wj."
1Ij0n(f a stands an' holds the bag
j whllHt he climbs up the tree an' plfki
Th. vt.Men nlilins of poltttcs.
Denver Post.
: FASHION'S MIRROR. :
inn in Persian colorings and de-
;(Kng arP much iued for waiats. as also
. jre figured velveteens.
Castor gloves are very fashionable for
street wear, and then there are the
heavy dressed kid gloves with pique
stitched seams.
A pretty little watch, which is Inex
pensive and useful, rornes from the bi
(ewclers. It IS small, nan a uiiifw e""-im-tal
case, and costs JI5.
Little plaid golf club cases are simple
tlttie pincushions. In which are the clubs
-three of them In silver for stick pins,
md the whole costs 45 cents.
The corselet skirt Is seen once mote.
It is really a princess, with yoke ef
fect being made to reach almost to th
bust line, over a silk skirt the top
being pointed back and front
Stands for supporting hats In band
boxes or on shelves have the appear
nce of wire lampshade frame.. They
ire useful and practical, and cost tin
;ents apiece.
One of the handsome tailored cos
tumcs of the season haa a novel appU
ration of fur. The gown Is of heavy
cheviot and mink forms the extremely
high collar snd collarette, extending
below the waist at which point it
crosses, falling In loose ends, with two
tails on each. The collarette has wide
revers, and the garment suggests readi
ness for any deree of cold weather.
ltoleros and blouse waists with yokes
and vests are the prevailing style of
bodice. liertha collars .of bice, s41k or
the material of the gown trimmed with
braid of narrow stitched bands sre one
feature always In order for the blouse
body with a yoke, and tucsea lancio.
loulslne silk, and panne are used for
vests and yokes as well. Tucked chif
fon Is also employed and Is made very
ffectlve by slllcning in . tsclir 'S'!,h
joiored s!lk.
White flannel and white mohair r
popular materials for shirt waists, and
usually are stitched with black and
trimmed liberally with Waek buttons.
A dressy bodice Is made of while silk
overlaid with tucked black motiisalllnn
and row. of black insertion. The collar
ind yoke are of alternate rows of black
wording and pine panne. Heart and
!ow of the muslin corded on the edge
llh pink panne finish the waist line.
Evening waists grow more and more
elaborate, as the season advance.. A
lovely ready to wear bodice, "V shaped
back and front, is of white satin veiled
with pllsse chiffon. A loose bolero of
yellowish lace Is outlined at the V by j
band of richly embroidered light green
panne, and the corselet I. of gld tissue
ippli'iued with lace flowers. Theeleevet
are mere flounces to the elbow, of th
lace, with a band below the shoulder ta
ronllne the fulness. With such a waist
it Is easy to complete the costume by
s. ttlr.g a white satin skirt covered with
shite chiffon.
The new blue, which Is an old tlm
dove color, Is combined effectively with
hand embroidery In gold, silver, bronze,
and the blue, the prettiest feature of It
all. little rosettes of coral bends, to give,
a bolero effect to another white waist.
It Is one of the prettiest of waists.
There are tiny gold-trimmed revers of
the blue, and a crushed belt, also of
the vlvet. fattened across the front
with a strap of white with lines of
black, and strsps of black velvet with
tiny gold buckles fasten Ihe bolero at
the front
One of the prettiest and most serv
iceable fabrics for evening gowns Is
black .potted Russian net It is equsl
y appropriate for demo toilet and oc
casions ot extreme formality, and I'
universally becoming. A charming mon-
I of making la to have a full fkuec
edged with two or three rows oi mac.
l,e .ml fmi, mm flve rAa af blSCK
satin ribbon, finished above with roehJ
log of net lace edged. The bodice Is loaf
and trimmed around the oeeoiicias"
with a narrow lace edged ruffle and
. rucnlng. For deml-drM a a-ulmps of
black or white lac may be worn.
The fashion of elaborating lace wit:
fur medallions, embroidery and Jewel
work prevails mors generally than ever
among costly French ball and open
toilettes. The even dress bolero ar
imong the moat extreme notes of
season', itravagance. and the girdles
tnd dog cellars that accompany them
ire quite aa lavishly decora test N'
mss are found for, real and mm 'iu
ion Jewels la oomtoetloa warn the late"
mptrv effects, and French tapMarler
tr esnsl sally ailing order for gen
sHBOehwaar, alrdtoa, starve akMSB,
are. teas, aai hat aad oaUhsre rm
"tiniao" is i is rentes aaa.
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