Th Harrison Press-Journal
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Tbe utiHij:...- v,.;L al! Us it.:
teems to be less fatal than tbe batb
fcg suit.
"A st jje beid up." Tbe pitj is that
st do Dot happen oftener, far tte
stage mi often nwli such sid.
The Japans have disproved the
ataaauaa bot that KaW-how was a
stronghold not to be sneeied at
Eery little while somebody sug
gest that tbe United States annex San
Domingo. Would it not be possible
to lick it?
Russia baa a tieneral rtlogg and
lap n hai an Admiral lloto. Tbe In
teresting question is. Can Russia
Pflogg tbe Hobo?
When Russell Sage hears about tbe
young man who went crazy while on
Us vacation he will, of course, regard
It u a clear case of just retribution.
Scientists claim to have discovered
fhe old-age microbe, but It is quite
likely the varmint will continue do
lug business at the same old stand.
What will the poor typesetter do
when the legions of General Taka
harakamaharahflra begin to encounter
those of General Sbootemoffikykill
imoffaroff? William C. Whitney's heirs object
fc paying an inheritance tax of $2Z1,
122. Why can't the State of New
fork le generous and cut it down to
Miss Jane Addums predicts tbe time
when tbe servant girl will be a mem
Ky of barliarisrn. Begging Mis Ad
Cams' pardon. It's that way now in
koine suburban homes.
Prof. Starr thinks that tbe Chinese,
upon tbe whole, are superior to tue
Japanese. This will give everybody
something to talk about during the
professor's extended visit in China.
Dr. Silas C. Swallow says that for
twenty years Amerh-a has been "ruled
y Bunko, Boodle and Booze." It
Bust be admitted in all, candor that
these three Bs have Improved each
shining hour.
Bishop Totter has a six ted at the
opening of a saloon In New York. In
asmuch as be has been able to get his
articles accepted by fhe magazine
without going to this extreme, some
people can't imagine why he did It.
A New Jersey man claims to have
llscovered a process whereby beauti
ful gowns may be made from aslx-s-tos.
Whether or not this drawing upon
tbe rocks of mother earth will tend to
save the "rocks" of the head of the
family remains to be seen.
Switzerland looks'well after its cltl
cens, and Ita postal department and
railway privileges have long been ad
nired by the rest of the world. Now
the government has decided to forbid
a rents from saddling their children
srith fantastic namst. Two children,
named by unmerciful progenitors
"May First"- and "Rlbello" (Reheii,
lave been legally christened, and tbe
foolish name have been condemned
3j the courts. Switzerland has truly
I "paternal" government
Captain Mahan told tbe Imperial
federation League In London that it
was important that the various com
ounitle of English-speaking peoples
should become so far capable of co
tctdent action as to be able to exert
tkeir power as one great nation. There
fore it was Important that the British
colonies should be nnlted with the
pother country in some sort of a fed
eration with a head that could speak
for the whole. This view of one of
dte most profound students of the big
nestlona of world politics deserves
epectful consideration.
Daylight is one thing that destroys
Ike germs of disease all of them
ad publicity, bringing with it irresist
ible public opinion, is the sure cure
for public unrighteousness. A shining
example Is furnished by the recent ex
perience of the Western Union Com
pany in connection with the collection
and sale of racing news In New York
City. The public realized and the
directors of the Western Union realiz
ed what the company was doing, and
1 an mediately the transmission of racing
news to poolrooms was stopped. Day
light and yet more daylight, Is the
rarest guarantee of continued proisrs
toward better things everywhere, but
especially In tbe financial community,
discriminate publicity has its faults,
gad, at times, works hardships and
iadtwdce but It Is better Mian secrecy-
-
tenor Dnpuy de Lome he died In
Parte recently was a diplomatist who
lltaatrated In bis own person tbe ef
fect of violating the good old-fashlon-4
rale of courtesy. While he was
lvawasai nuusivr ft i nHiiiufivu uiv
ssjCitanietU over Cabs, came to a crisis,
ta a letter to a friend In Havana be
arret that "McKlnley is weak and
rrkntag to too rabble, and beeide. a
tjsjr jpacaeliai: TW letter was m
trri f tke OaMoa, and sent to
It twatary of I tat in Washlot
.Tj Csctvtaty took It at once
- .a r Umt, wko admitted
, j XJ tVC tsmZai know
bat he bad violated the rule of dif.
lom'7. and called his resignation a:
once to forestall hi expulsion by tht?
American government. H;s iflrt wa
the sasse as if a gue"t aiaid go it.fut
the houx- abu.n or ridiculing t,i?
ht "
The arrest la Chicago of four b. y
1H, 17. IS and JO years old respeilne
ly, and their ulequent confession ol
various robberies and at leait one iu':r
der, is a Unking commentary on at
least one phase of the life of to-d.y.
It is tbe more srriking tiecause H is
not tbe only recent revelation of th
participation in crime of half -grow o
boys and youths. For a tuna who ba
reached or passed middle age it is
difficult to see how it Is poss-ble for
boys such as these to engage In part
nerships In crime or to practice it even
alone. A generation ago tbe number
of boys of that age over whom no
controlling influence was exerted was
email. Today the streets of every
city, even of the third or fourth mag
uitude, sceco to be swarming with
them. Parental control, with the In
culcation of any pence of mora) re
siKnibi!ity or resjiect for human hw,
seems to be a thing of the past. Tlu-so-called
principle of governing b
love gained wrnie headway in the grow
ing years of the men who are n w
fathers of boys of IS to 3'. I n
backed by knowledge of and n pi-ct
for authority, this has ouie family
anarchy. Boys are not governed at
all. Yet nothing is more certain than
that parenis nwt resume authority oi
tifld some power that will exercie ii
.r the outcome will be trag'Iy on t
large scale, wherein the undisciplined
will go to the wall.
A Ixindon dispatch says the prcwnl
fad of many Kuglifhmcn Is to takt
numerous minute precautions agaius;
the Invisible germs of the earth and
the air, which. If inhaled or bandied,
may cause disease. There are steriliz
ed cigarets, germicide doormats to kill
tbe germs attached to the bus of
people who have tx-en walking through
dust or mud, and little silver m-oop
which are to hold money until It can
lie taken home and fumigated. There
are little tubs In which the end of
canes and " umbrellas are dipped to
kill the clinging germs, and innum
erable other devices for the protectioi.
of human health against the myriads
of unseen enemies which menace It
The Bible tells men not to make thcin
selves overwlse. This is a ca! in
point Tbe man who knows all almt
germs, and who feels himself oblig
ed to be continually on his guarl
against their Insidious attacks. Is so
busy protecting his life that be ha
no time left In which to enjoy it Fur
thermore, he cannot help knowing that
In spite of all the pains he takes while
he Is awake some germ may take ad
vantage of him during his sleepina
moments nnles he nhuts himself up
in a glass case where he can be sup
plied with a sufficient allowance of
sterilized air. Such a person is in
constant agony about bis food, drink,
and clothing, lest all the germs have
not been killed. Nobody should court
danger. E-veryliody should take rea
sonable precautions against it ''"I
there Is such a thing as moderation,
even In defending oneself against dis
ease germs. To be too much troubled
or account of them Is to give up nl!
peace of mind.
AN EMBARRASSING ORDEAL.
Mr. Dodd Wished to Oct Ont of Chord
to Catch a Train.
It was diffident Mr. Dodd's one op
portunlty to bear a famous preacher
In an equally famous church, so. al
though he knfw that he should bf
obliged to leave the place shortly be
fore 12 o'clock in order to catch hif
train, be decided to bear as much a
possible of the service. Tbe usher lg
nored the visitor's whispered plea foi
an Inconspicuous seat nd proceeded
to escort him up tbe broad center alsl
which timid Mr. Dodd remembered
ever afterwards as being about foui
miles long to a seat only three rowt
from the front.
Long bstfore time for tbe serrooi
poor Mr. Dodd began to nerve himself
for the long trip down the aisle.
It was 12 o'clock and the sermot
was well under way before the trou
bled listener finally nianagxl to sum
mon sufficient courage to make a start
Rising cautiously to his feet, he faced
the congregation and began to tlpto
down the aisle. Before he had taker,
three steps he discovered to his hor
ror that his left shoe was creaking
with an ominous creak that increawt
In volume with evnry step, to the vlsi
ble amusement of the congregation.
His countenance lecame suffnsec"
with blushes. It was not a warm dny,
bnt by the time Mr. Dodd had reached
the door perspiration stood In beads oi
his forehead and his collar showed
signs of wilting. As the door closed
behind him he gave a long sigh of re
lief and unburdened himself to a loil
erer In the vestibule.
"By the Lord Harry I" be exclaimed
as he mopped his crimson brow, ";
wouldn't do tbat again for a thousand
dollars!"
But be bad to do It for less thai
that The very next moment the cola
needed from his countenance and hi
turned pale green. ,
"By Jove!" he groaned, "I've got t
go back after my bat!" Leslie'!
Monthly.
, Defined.
Willie Say, ma, what's a "eouater
Irrltantr Mrs. Scbopper (snapplly)-Most any
aalea person nowadays Is a counter
irritant Philadelphia Press.
When a woman calla at aa office, ans
la disagreeable, so may be proper Ij
rsfarrad to aa a font!.
;ORESTS OF THE NORTHWEST.
linnmota Ktill Hiu Million, of Vtrt of
L.UBibcr I'm-ai.
The chief tre nardeti of MinnesoU
II his annual rirt say that ih
landing ti in Iter iu the ute is worth
y lit.mi.. and it Is this prop
Try hkh fhe lire wjrdt-u (.y4i-iii
eeks to protect. ac-inl!!ig to tbe New
fork I''-t. Te Slide itM-if oaii
U .. acre t,f land, a part f which
s foret. d and protect. 4 by the tire
ardeu yteui. The Mate Ust No-veuiU-r
uld $.(i0 worth of lui.lx-r
from its own land, and has in al! re
.fhed $l.,unt for Just the timber
old from laud it received as a gift
rrom tbe United State. Tbe State
ill continue for many years to ell
timber of various kiuda from tbie
lands, and is on this particular account
Jetply 1 uteres-ted In preventing dam
age by foret fires. Tbe local arvli-e
in preventing aud fighting fire, both
foretrt and prairie, U rendered by tbe
town superviwirs, who are ex-otlicio
Bre wardens, and by those whom they
summon to assist and In unorganizl
arritory by fire wardens specially ap
pointed. The servic-e is paid for in the
5rt Instance by tbe countie In which
1 is rendered, and the State pays U
he couu-ties two thirds of such ex
pense. One of the richest pine timler re
,:ioiiji of the Northwest was tbe Sagi
naw and Huron shore districts of
Michigan. In lKfli there was cut In
that ilistrict KYH.iiiuki feet of pine,
but the sujiply of pine timber had o
diminished during the next ten years
flat In l'.sfl only ::H)A feet were
cut. The liuints-r of feet of pine lugs
rut In Minnesota tbe season of llsrj-
l'jt3 was 2.M.i'. The amount of
pine lumber cut in tbe year l'.SO by
ibf mills in the district of Dulutb,
Minneajxilis. alnive Minneaolls and
it. Yiix was 2.a,'U.VJ feet. A
romparatively small amount of this
aiay have Im--ii from the forests of
Wisconsin. A lilieral estimate places
:he remaining standing pine In Minne
sota at . i.i i feet. "Any one
cnu Julge for himself," Kiys tbe war
len. "therefore, how soon this forest
lapital will be exliaustisi and say
whether It is not time to tx-gin a sys
lem of reforestation by utilizing waste
land iu the production of pine timber."
In Riimniing up his reisirt tbe war
den says: "WloU forestry means for
Minnesota Is simply this: The re
maining original iine timlicr will be
cut In the next fifteen years. Some
second-growth pine. If protected from
fire, will then he cut from year to
5 car, but it will not be as g'ssl as the
iriginal growth, and there will not be
enough of It for home consumption.
I.uuilier will lie dearer and our great
lumber industry will decline. There
are, however, fully three million acres
cf waste land In scattered localities,
which if planti-d with pine would in
tSuie Iiecome normal forests, yielding
forever a supply sufficient for our
liolue need. Such forests would by
Ihelr growth perpetually yield a net
a nntia I revenue on the cardial Invest
ed of 3 per cent, compound Interest
besides many indirect benefit. On
such waste sandy land It will take on
n average about eighty years for a
rop of jJne trees to. grow to mer
iiantahle size. Individuals cannot
wait so long for a crop and they will
not engage In the business. The State,
to whom time dues not ocfvr. must
undertake the work by purchasing
waste land and planting It with pine.
The Minnesota forestry tsiard Is ready
to go to work, but until there Is some
man in the legislature who will make
forestry a specialty and fight for It
with energy we shall not get the nec
jsfiry money for forestry."
Boslneas Honor.
"I chanced to be walking down LII
rty street In New York," says an ar
1st whom the Detroit Free Press
inotes, "during that hard storm we
lad a few weeks ago. The wind
(truck a small newsboy about 8 years
)ld, and scattered his papers right and
left in the mud. As he picked up tbe
few tbat Were near him I heard him
ay, 'Dat busts mo!
"For some foolish reason I laughed,
proliably at the odd speech.
"Turning on me, he asked savage
ly, 'Wot yer lnffln' atr
" 'Not at you, my boy,' I hastened
to explain, and then to put myself
right I said, 'Here's half a dollar io
itart you In business again.'
"He thanked me. 'Yon ain't such a
Dad guy,' he said, as he scooted In the
direction of Park Row.
"This was not the last I saw of him.
As I was hurrying to reach the ferry,
I heard the potter of feet He over
look me and aiked breathlessly, 'Say,
ulsicr, do you go by dis way every
night T
"'No.' I said, 'I don't lire in New
rork. Why?
"'Cause,' lie explained, 'I want ter
rive you a paper every night till I
Kjunres meself wld yousfl.'
"Now is there a man," continued the
irtlst "who wouldn't like to help a
Ixiy of tliat sort, or who doesn't be
leve that with half a show he would
levelop Into an honorable and success
ul business roan?'
Oreat Field of Halt.
The great field of crystallized salt at
Jalton, Ca!., In the middle of the Colo
rado desert is 204 feet below the lwel
if the sea and is more than a thou
laud acres in extent Its surface is as
white aft snow, and when the sun Is
billing its brilliance Is too dazzling for
the eye. Tbe field is constantly sup
plied by the many salt springs in the
adjacent foothills.
Every little while we run across a
flam looking man wbo threatens to
Ittlt bis job because be Isn't being
treated right
THE MRS I SIBM4RIHC
j N many mar ftiijm hve been de
stroyed by submarine explosions in
the KiisMf-Jupjuese war Uiat each ide
has rep aleiily accused the other of
uiii,; a submarine torpedo boat If
that should prove to be the case it
' 4.u!d If the firt time such a vessel
ha ever bevu suocesof uliy Used iu
j war l'i any nation but the United
i States.
The first submarine vessel ever used
to attack a hostile ship iu wvr time
descended Into the Hudson river at
Whitehall, under the eyes of Wash
ington and hla staff, in S-pteruber,
177i. The BriUab had attacked New
lork; Ixng Island had been lost to
them and Ird Howe's fleet was an
rhored In North river. David Bush
neii, a young engineer Just graduated
from Yale t'oilege, had invented a
spherical co(per vessel called tbe
American Turtle, Intended for sub
marine use. It was propelled by oars
set in water-tight sockets, had a tiny
com.lng tower, and was jfist big
enough for one man. It had an auger
protruding through the top, and tbe
plan of attack was for the submarine
worker to drill this Into the IsittiMu of
an enemy's ship. A mine was then to
be detached from the outside of the
submarine and fastened to the etuiuy
by the drill, a clockwork set going,
and when the diver had escajjed the
expkssion would follow.
husbnell showed this machine to
(jem-ral I 'arsons and to (Jeneral
Washington, who approved. Ezra I-ee,
a brave young sergeant 'as detailed
to make the attempt and Bushnell
taiiKht him to work the Turtle. At
midnight, Septemlier 6, lie entered the
little vessel Mini was towed out into
the river by rowlsmt. Washington
snd his Maff watched anxiously for
the result.
The prime object of I,ee"s attack
was the sixty-four-guu frigate liigie.
on bnard which was Ixird Howe him
g"X Hours pttssed without an explo
sion, and at last when dann came
Washington was convinced Ie was
lost. Just then, however, barges were
seen putting out from the shore of
Governor's Island. Tbey went almost
to ft: id stream, then scattered add
made hastily for shore. A moment
later came a terrific explosion on the
surface dm' to the Kagle, and tbe
lltilish tle4 In consternation slipped
their cable and made out of the har
bor. Some time later the top of the Tur
tle appeared atsive water, not far
away. ItowNiats went out and
brought her In. I-e was found un
harmed. He had reached tbe Isttoiu
of tbe Eagle without difficulty, but
had found It sheathed with heavy cop
per, a protection not agalnt man but
against other submarine enemies.
When he attempted to drill through
this his veswl Ismnced away anil gave
him no pun-haw. He worked two
hours at the Eagle, and then visited
ether vessels with no Iw-tter lii'-k. At
last he released his mine and started
home. He caJiie to the surface close
to the British barges, then sank again
and pulled for Whitehall.
The Turtle was used again a year
later to attack the Cerberus off New
Iindon, but Instead, blew up a
schooner lying near the frigate and
killed a number of men. That was
the first vessel ever so destroyed.
Though Fulton built a successful
submarine, none was used In war
again till the Davids were built for
the Confederates. There were several
of this class, one of which blew up
the Houatmic In ISftV Hince then
nearly every navy In the world has
experimented with submarines. Rus
sia has several on her list of war ves
sels. France has done the most with
them and bas the largest number,
more than seventy. Ttie Tuited Ktatr-s
has second piece In numbers and dis
pute first place In efficiency.
Can't Pay in Pennies.
Ordinarily when a debtor appears
before a long time creditor thero is no
questioning of the United States coin
In which the debt is to be paid, but the
wide possibilities posswssed by sn arbi
trary creditor in stipulating Just what
coins and In what amounts he will re
ceive payment are enough almost to
discourage borrowing.
You can't force a mean creditor to
take more than 25 cents' worth of nick
els or 25 cents' worth of eoppur cents.
If you could get as much as $. worth
of old silver 3-ccnt pieces of another
generation, you could unload $5 on
him. Just as he would have to take $5
worth of the silver Scent pieces and
5 worth of the obsolete 20-cent pieces,
which made so much trouble in the
late '70s., But you can pay out $10 In
silver dimes and silver quarters and
silver half dollars. The trade dollar,
of which there are a few still coming
Into the treasury of the Untbil States
for redemption, are worth nothing,
while tbe standard dollar Is An unlim
ited legal tender, as Is the old "dollar
of our dads." the first of which was
coined In 17D4 and the last in 1873.
Coins that virtually have disappear
ed from circulation are gold $3 and f 1
pieces, the trade dollar of sliver, the
nickel 3-eent piece, the copper 2-cent
piece, tbe enpxr half cent, and silver
ii and 5-cent pieces.
Mistaken.
Mr. Upptowne And you say your
grandfather la over eighty? Why, he's
an octogenarian!
Norab Sliure, an' be ain't anything
Iv th' koind. He aba mate an' thing
Jlst tbe Same as we does. Woman's
Home Companion. ,
One of tbe funniest things In a lltd
town la tbe smart act.
lighting Hoadside Weed.
In some States there are county laws
sbicb make it obligatory for those In
charge of the rids to see that road
ilde weeds are cut ti'-e during the
rrowlng M-ax.u. first U-fore July and
:he second rime before t lie first of
September. It would be well if such
I law was In force In all sections,
nd yet the fighting of obnoxious
weeds seems to lie one of those tilings
for which no law should be required.
Farniprs ought to be more than will
tig to combine among themselves for
mutual protection, even going so far
is to cut the wet-ds In front of tbe
'arm of any man uho will not do Ibe
s-ork himself. This would not need to
e done very often, for sliame would
loon compel such a man to do his
luty.
The main trouble with weeds, how
ever. Is with such as are allowed to
rrow Inside the fence line, for few
'armers are willing to spend the rime
jer-essary to rid their farms of these.
2orubiiie with each other to rid the
tiadslde of weeds, and then let every
nan take care of those inside the
'ence and elsewhere on his farm. If
,'hls weed fighting was d"tie systemati
cally instead of spasmodically. It
would not require many years to de
cidedly lessen the weed crop and ma
terially Increase the valuable crops as
well as save much lalior. Exchange.
Gray African (aerae.
Cray African geese are advancing
In popularity and are now considered
tmong the most profitable geese to
-alse. They grow rapidly and attain a
weight of over eight pounds In ten
weeks. Tbey are good layers, aver
aging forty eggs In a season. Their
flesh Is fine and nicely flavored, which
makes them very acceptable for the
table. The standard weight of the
rander Is twenty pounds and of the
foose eighteen pounds.
Artichokes for Ho.
Artichokes are naturally more sult
d for the use of the hog than for the
use of any other stock, for the reason
:hat the hog will do his own digging.
The crop Is usually ready for the dig
ging about September. The porker
ran continue the good work till frost
gardens tbe ground. Tbe freezing does
lot Injure the artichokes, snd If tbey
save not been well dug out In tbe fsll
the hogs may be again turned In In
the spring. One beauty about tbe
growing of this crop Is that It does
rot have to lrf planted each spring, but
somes up of Itself. The exercise the
hogs receive when digging the tubers
s a benefit to them.
New Milk ProceM.
A new French process of sterilltrag
nlik. the fat of the milk is thoroughly
roken up after heating, thus avoiding
;he luinpiness of the cream which eon
Miiners have found so objectionable.
It is said that when cream is treated
5y this machine. It Is rendered quite
Homogeneous, and the fact that the
fat globules sre broken lip makes the
tream look thicker and become mere
aiiiform. When milk and cream are
created by a homogenizing machine,
Jipy mix more thoroughly with tea and
offee. Having seen the advantages
f the process, some of the largest
Jnlry companies In London have or
Icred machines. New England Home
itead. Ik for the Farm.
If a farmer stands In need of a dog
ae should have a good one, The farm
dog, to be a profitable adjunct of the
farm, should have duties to perform,
ind should possess certain valuable
jualllles that will enable him to do
his duties well. He should be a faith
ful watcher of persons and property,
snd at the same time of a kind dlspo
iltlon. He should be gentle to the
live stock of the farm and, above all,
obedient to his master. A good farm
flog Is a very knowing animal.
Increasing the Protein.
Beyond doubt there can be much
nore digestible protein saved for the
ise of the stock during tbe winter If
nore care la used In harvesting the
'arloua grain and the hay crop as
velL If on stops to think It is evl
lent that there la more of tbe protein
iaved In tbe bay if It Is rut before It
sf ally ripe. This same state exist In
wta and other grain fad to stock and
!"5 sM
GRA T AIRK'AS OKESK.
r tat corn grown fwr tbe silo. True,
in the case of the hay It Is a tittle
more difficult to cure, perhaps, but th
added value more than compensates
one for this trouble. Try the plan this
season and if carefully done it
work out as Indicated,
will
To Protect the Hors" from Files.
Horse suffer from flies during tho
summer, but seem to be able to rid
themselves of them to some extent
everywhere but
from their faces.
A fly net for the.
face canbeesaliy
ui a d e. nstng
hi-a y cord or
fl 1 rope of small
stranos or ieatn
er Thfcse are
fit nrr. fastened in a
band and the band fastened to the
headgear se that I hey will fall over
tbe face of tbe horse. These strands
may tie knotted together over the fore-(
head snd at the sides of the face,
that they will not fsll over the eye
of the horse d)ne can have no ides
how these nets will keep the flies r.fj
until they ilrhe a horse with and with
out the net The cost is trifling com
pared with the comfort such a eontrt
vance will give the horse. The illus
tration will give one sn Idea of tin
this net Is constructed and htw applied,
to the bridle.
Profit in Hand Separator.
Hand separators average atwuit IK!
each, but this cost csn be saved In a
yesr in any dairy where ten or mors
cows are kept; this h;is been demon
strated tipie and again, so there Is nl
doubt about It. Manufacturers of sepa
rators claim that the suving is about
ten dollars a cow per year and Is based
on the fact (hat the cream Is taken
from the milk while It Is sweet, hence
there Is no danger of It becoming mmr,
and because of this almost -rfect con
dition the cream ripens more evenly
and, therefore, makes a better qnial-
Ity of butter. Again. s the separat-l
Ing is done soon after milking the
value of the skim milk for feeding pur
poses Is greater, as It l usually given
to young stock while It Mill retains
the animal warmth. There Is every
thing In favor of the hand separator
and nothing against it, so that any
man with a dairy of proper size, who
does not have a separator Is cheating
himself out of Just so much good
profit
' Paaarst ioim to Miepherd.
Sheep require a variety of food to
form flesh and f.it.
With sheep, rather more than with
any other class of stock, care must be
taken not to overfeed.
Overstocking Is usually Injurious to
the sheep and ruinous fo the farmer.
Dryness Is one of the requirements
in tbe production of the finest grades
of wool.
Sheep are naturally gregarious.
When one Is wen by itself something
Is evidently wrong.
No sheep should be allowed to die
of old age, but all should be fattened
and sent to market tiefore their vital
ity bas been Impaired.
Ia commencing to fatten sheep, the
feeding should not be crowded at first
but gradually Increase the amount of
the ration.
A small, fat sheep will always bring
better prices than a large, poor one.
To have good-sized sheep, they mnst
be grown rapidly while young, and It
Is Important to give them a good start.
Handy Orain Ha Holder.
This can be made by the farmer
himself, and at no expense. It la
nothing more than a hopper, with
OOOD BAS IIOLDKB.
hooks upon which to hang the bag.
fastened to a firm standard. This ar
rangement will enable a single person
to fill the Lsg quickly and easily.
Farm Chat.
Shallow, level culture Is tbe thing
for corn If it Is done In the right man
ner and at the right time.
Judgment Is the outgrowth of ex
perience, yet a man may have a wide
experience and yet lack In Judgment
Tbe profitable mutton breed of
sheep are those of early maturity,
rapid growth snd necessarily short
lived. It Is very Important that a brood
sow should be gentle, so that she may
be handled at farrowfng time if nec
essary. Grass cannot always take th place
of com and corn cannot take the pise
of grass, bat there can be a combina
tion of both so a to be a groat aid
la th pradncttoa of lira stock.
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