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CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST CHURCH
1 THE GIFT OF MRS. EDDY
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An event of unusual interest to
Christian Scientists occurred at Con
cord, N. H., July 17. An invitation
was sent to all Christian Scientists
to participate in the dedication of a
newly completed edifice which is the
gift of Mrs. Eddy to the members of
her home church. Many Christian
Scientists were present and special
trains were run from New York and
Boston. Services were held at half
past ten a. in., three in the after
noon and half-past seven p. m. At
each of these a message from the
leader was read.
The cost of the building has exceed
ed $200,000, of which Mrs. Eddy #con
trlbuted a large proportion. Unsolic
ited donations from other Christian/
Science churches swelled the original
estimate of $120,000 to the present
amount.
The architecture of the building is
Italian Gothic and the exterior is of
rock-faced Concord granite. The
stone tower is surmounted with a
lantern which rises to a height of lG.r»
feet and forms a landmark to the
surrounding country. The designs
were prepared by Messrs. Allen &
Collins of Boston.
The seating capacity of the audi
torium is about one thousand, and
the quarted oak pews are a gift from
the six Christian Science churches of
Chicago. The interior decoration is
quiet and attraefcive, and on the walls
there are several Bible texts and quo
tations from the Christian Science
text book.
It has always been Mrs. Eddy’s
wish that the home church should
represent the labor and material of
Concord ,itself. This city is famous
for its granite quarries, which pro
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy.
lluce a hard, bluish stone, admirably j
adapted to building purposes. There
was. therefore, no question as to the
material to be used
The softer stones, such as Indiana
limestone, sandstone, etc., of which
so many of our churches are built,
lend themselves readily to the intri
cate moldings and rich carving of
the northern Gothic as well as to the
clear cut refinement of the renais
sance and modern French art. Gran
ite can only be treated in broad sur
•SCIENTIST, CONCJrtP, N H. TPONT VIE.W.
faces ami in rough, full ornament, re
lieved here and there by some careful
carving, costly by reason of the hard
ness of the material.
The southern Gothic, although de
veloped from causes differing entire
ly from the northern, has all the re
quirements necessary for the proper
treatment of granite as a building ma
terial. This phase of architecture is
characteristic of most towns of north
ern Italy. The churches are for the
most part built of brick, the mold
ings themselves being, to a large ex
tent, composed of brick courses curi
ously arranged.
These broad wall surfaces were a
protection against the blinding glare
of the Italian sun, and developed in
contrast to the huge window areas of
the Gothic under darker northern
skies. The style itself is the out
growth of the northern Gothic strug
gling southward against the natural
stronghold of the romanesque and
classic, and imbuing the latter with a
few minor characteristics of its own,
such as the pointed arch and the
Gothic vault.
In the second place, the huge cam
paniles of the southern Gothic, in a
broader and bolder treatment than
the northern, symbolize one thought,
which, among others, it was Mrs. Ed
dy's desire to have associated with
her church—“aspiration.”
No one who has seen the beautiful
campanile of Giotto at Florence, nor
the now destroyed tower at Venice,
can fail to appreciate that sentiment
as expressed In their simple grace
and beauty of line. The campanile at
Concord is possibly more in accord
with that of the church at Cremona,
although the latter rises to a much
greater height and has a lantern pro
portionately higher and more lntn
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V UHy A XI
The special granite used in this
church was quarried within a few
miles of the church site. The ashlar
may he technically described as split
rock face laid with original beds, and
random end, and original treatment
for granite. The stones are several
times greater in length than in height,
the quoins being very large in com
parison with the wad proper. The
trimmings of the church are of the
same granite carefully tooled, which
gives the stone a whiter tone than
the dark ashlar, thereby stauding out
in strong contrast
The new church has a central loca
tion, near the state capitol, the post
office building and state library. The
citizens of Concord are justly proud
of the new building, which forms a
handsome addition to their fair city.
Claims Authorship of “Dixie.”
The late Dan Emmett, the old-tiine
minstrel, has been generally credit
ed with the authorship of “Dixie.”
Now his right and title is being dis
puted, it being claimed that Will S.
Hays was the originator of the music
and the words. Hays has written
many popular songs. It is claimed
that Emmett changed the words of
“Dixie” to suit himself, and by sing
ing the song made it famous.
THINKS TWO SCHOOLS NEEDED.
Authority Urges Starting of Another
Military Academy.
Col. Samuel E. Tilman. a professor
of sciences at the West Point military
academy, has started, a warm discus
sion in military circles over his sug
gestion in the Journal of the Military
Service Institution that there should
he two academies for the education of
army officers. He contends that the
old academy is becoming overbur
dened with students and the curricu
lum overtaxed, and it is thereby los
ing its value for thorough training.
Military authorities hold that the pres
ent service schools for artillery, caval
• ry, submarine defense, engineering,
and so on, are sufficient to meet all
demands and that the West Point in
stitution should be retained just as it
is, where camaraderie and school loy
alty will be developed in all who enjoy
its privileges.
Charles Schwab’s Successor.
Charles M. Schwab's successor in
the directorate of the United States
Steel corporation will probably be
one of Andrew Carnegie’s “boys,”
Thomas Morrison of Pittsburg. He
is comparatively unknown in money
centers in New York, but in the manu
facturing region he has the reputa
tion of being one of the brightest of
the coterie of young men developed
by Carnegie and Frick. When the
split between these two magnates
came Mr. Morrison allied himself with
Mr. Carnegie.
Indian Matrimonial Advertisement.
Here is a matrimonial advertise
ment from the Lahore Tribune:
“Wanted—A suitable match for a
high family two and a half Ghar
Mehra Khatri girl, aged between 11
and 12 years, educated up to the fifth
class, and well up in Hindi and ac
counts, very dpcile and respectful in
demeanor. Communications with
particulars of educational and social
qualifications of the proposed match
should be addressed to S. L., care of
the manager, the Tribune, Lahore.”
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GAVE MRS. MAYBRICK HINT?
Curious Coincidence Connected With
Woman Recently Released.
The release from prison of Mrs.
Maybrick recalls a story told on the
authority of E. S. Willard, the English
actor. According to the story there
was a sensational play in rehearsal at
one of the London theaters early in
the ’80’s. The plot of the play was in
all essentials the plot of the May
brick tragedy. Before putting it in
the bi’.l a private matinee was given,
10 which critics, actors and literary
folk were invited. In the result the
play was condemned and never pro
duced, but among the audience at the
matinee, the story goes, were Mrs.
Maybrick and the man whose name
was mentioned in the case. If the
story be true, it furnishes one of the
most curious coincidences in the his
tory of crime since the leading case
of Hamlet vs. The King of Denmark.
Guard Means of Livelihocd.
Some curious insurance is taken
out by professionals. Kubelik, the
violinist, pays a yearly accident pre
mium of $1,500 on his bow hand alone
on a $10,000 policy. If totally disabled
he would receive $50,000. Paderew
ski, the pianist, pays $4,000 a year on
a $50,000 policy on his fingers. Jo
seph Hoffman also has his fingers
heavily insured. Not long ago "the
you ig pianist hurt his hands in a bi
cycle tumble and recovered a check
for a large sum from an accident com
pany in Europe.
Exploration Not Profitable.
Few explorers have gained great
wealth; most of them have either for
feited life in the pursuit of their am
bitious prospects jor been satisfied
with small pensions. Sir Henry Stan
ley was an exception. He left an es
tate of more than $750,000, amassed
largely from the sale of his bookfc
Livingston’s fortunes did not amount
to a tenth of this. Du Chaillu passed
away almost penniless. No explorei
before Stanley found exploring a pay
ing vocation.
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SAVED LIFE OF BROTHER.
Masons Give Up Skin to Afflicted Fel
low Member.
Wilson Frederick of Dunellen, N. J.
was terribly scalded in a railroac
wreck near that place in January
1003. He is a member of Anchoi
Masonic lodge of Plainfield and wher
the members learned of his plight
they volunteered to furnish the neees
sary cuticle for skin-grafting ovei
three-quarters of his body. The af
flirted man was treated in Muhlen
berg hospital, and all the physicians
with the exception of Dr. Albert Pit
tis. a member of the lodge, declared
there was no hope for him. Night
alter night Masons bared their arm;
and slips of cuticle were removed
For more than a year this operatioi:
was continued and finally Mr. Freder
iek was removed to his home in Dun
tdlen. This week Dr. Pittis said he
was so far recovered as to venture or
visiting the lodge. He did so am:
gratefully acknowledged his obliga
tions to his fellow members, many oi
whom were moved to tears by Broth
er Frederick's simple speech ol
thanks.
SENATOR VEST FAILING FAST.
Condition Is Critical and Friends
Have Little Hope of Recovery.
Senator George G. Vest, who is in
his summer cottage at Sweet Springs,
Mo., is in a critical condition and his
closest friends say there is little, ij
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Ex-Senator George Graham Vest.
any, hope of his recovery. #His mind
is clear, but his strength is failing
each day. The senator went to Sweet
Springs May 29 with his family to
spend the summer. He has not been
in good health, and something like a
wee., ago his strength began failing
rapidly.
MEN OF WEALTH HIDE.
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Millionaires Seek Seclusion From
Importunate Callers.
Many New York millionaires have
secluded private offices in downtown
buildings where they may not be dis
turbed by callers with schemes or
importunities for donations. Cornelius
Vanderbilt’s retreat is about as large
as a hall bedroom. Its -only furni
ture is a desk a safe, a chair and a
waste paper basket. C. T. Yerkes,
when in the metropolis, escapes into
a small office hidden away in the up
per story of a lower Broadway build
ing. He was a tenant fourteen months
before the janitor found out who he
was. His name is not on the door,
he has no clerk there and the furni
ture consists of a desk and a chair.
No wonder the janitor grew suspi
cious and asked the landlord one day
if “that Mr. Yurks paid his rent.”
Heir* Must Walk Straight.
The heirs of the late S. P. McCal
mont of Franklin, Pa., wdll have to
be on their good behavior if they
get hold of any of his millions. Mr.
McCalmont, who was eccentric, had
a special abhorrence of liquors, to
bacco and other narcotics. He stipu
lated that all beneficiaries would be
excludded from his benefactions
if they indulged in any of these hab
its. McCalmont carried his doctrine
of temperance to the extent of advis
ing against the employment of any
man or woman on the estate who
smokes, drinks or uses drugs. All ol
h*s sons are said to be inveterate
smokers.
Statesmen Fond of Dime Novels.
The Metcalfs have been much as
sociated in Washington with families
of the two senators from Rhode
Island. It is said Mrs. Metcalf and
Senator Aldrich are near relatives
Senator Platt, on the contrary, is said
to have aroused Mrs. Metcalf’s dls
favor by encouraging her husband s
one evil habit—the reading of cheap
"dime” novels. Both Platt and Met
calf find "relaxation” in the wild ad
ventures of "Deadwood Dick,” "A1
kali Ike” and "The Boy Scout of the
Prairies.” They maintain a sort ol
circulating library, which is appar
ently inexhaustible.
Famous War-Time Song.
Walter Kittredge, author and com
poser of the. famous war-time rong,
"Tenting on tthe Old Camp Ground,’
lives in Reed’s Ferry, N. H., a few
miles below Manchester. He still
keeps up song-writing. His royalties
from “Tenting” still come in to him
and, while not large, help to make the
old man’s last years comfortable. He
offered to sell the song at first to a
Boston publisher for $15, but it was
refused. Afterward this same pub
lisher took it up and alone has sold
more than 100,000 copies of it.
Ellen Terry Coming to America.
Miss Ellen Terry will appear next
season under the management of
Charles Frohman in London and the
United States. Mr. Barrie is writing
a modern comedy in which Miss
Terry will be seen and the author is
greatly delighted that the part of his
new heroine will be created by the
distinguished actress. This puts an
end to the rumors that an arrange
ment was being made by which Sir
Henry Irving and Miss Terry were
again to appear together.
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Aged Southerner’s Exteremity Melts
Heart of West Side Grocer.
A Chicago grocery man tells of a
seedy-looking individual, with the ap
pearance of better days in his mem
ory, who came into the grocery, and,
in the accent of the old South, asked
for credit for a package of smoking
tobacco. This was refused. The old
man, w'ho wore an ancient silk hat and
a long frock coat, turned away with a
sigh, but returned shortly with a pain
ed look and a copy of the Bible.
“My name is Rust, suh—”
“You look It,” the grocer interjected.
“I am a brother, suh. of Gen. Rust
of Miss’ippi, suh, and not in the habit
of making propositions of this kind,
suh. But if you will take this book,
suh, in pledge, and trust me for the
smoking material, suh. I pledge you
the honah of a Rust, suh, that I will
redeem it in a very few days.”
And yet the grocer refused to part
with the “noxious weed.”
Again the old man turned away and
with a sigh remarked:
“Well, suh, if you won’t take my
word nor the word of God eyether. I
presume that it is best to close these
negotiations. Good day, suh; good ;
day.”
“That was too much for even as
hard-hearted a man as l am,” said the
grocer. “I called the old gentleman
back and made him happy with a
package of tobacco, and I didn’t keep
his Bible, either.”
A Successful Salesman.
The late Thomas Brackett Reed
used to relate the following incident
which happened one summer while he
was spending a few days in a small
fishing village on the New England
coast.
A young countryman who had been
advised to take sea baths registered
at the village hotel one evening, and
shortly afterward sauntered down to
the beach. Espying a grizzled old
fisherman mending his nets beneath a
sign which informed one that B
had boats and tackle to let and bait
for sale, he accosted the veteran and
asked him if the water was not for
sale also. On receiving an affirmative
reply the countryman returned to the
hotol, obtained a couple of buckets,
and. having paid the price asked, filled
them and returned to his room to
carry out the doctor’s instructions.
On the following morning he hap
! pc-ned dow n at the beach when the
: tide was out, and after contemplating
j the broad receding beaches for some
j minutes, approached his acquaintance
! of the evening before and remarked
in a tone of admiration. “Gosh! but
| you must have done some business !
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Editor Shepard's News.
When the late Elliott F. Shepard
published a newspaper he printed at
the head of the editorial column each
afternoon a Scriptural text. The ed
itor of one of the sensational news
papers instructed a reporter to inter
view Mr. Shepard and outlined the
questions the young man was to ask.
All went well until the interviewer
asked:
“Why do you publish Bible extracts?
} The one to-day dealt with the crucifix
ion. Do you consider that news?"
“I do." emphatically responded Mr.
Shepard. “It is news to a great many
people—especially so. I believe, to the
gentleman who sent you to question
me.’’
The interview ended there.—Mem
phis News.
The Room.
Here in tills old deserted room.
Where cobwebs fringe the tapestries
Swayed by the breezes in th^ gloom.
My heart renews life’s ecstasies.
There where the dusty shade's let down
Against the yellow light I s-'e
A bended form whose silver crown
Is more than queenly crown to me.
There in the quiet corner nook
A leathern chair leans to the wall—
There bended o'er some cherished book
A form arises in the pall:
A form I looked to with delight
In days of ehildhrxjd when I trod.
A vagrant and a tott'ring wight.
A trembling babe o’er vernal sod.
I list the voices faint and sweet
Borne to me in soft roundelays.
I,Ike echoes from some dim retreat
Of life's exquisite choral days.
And while the mould'rlng tapestries
Swayed by the breezes In the gloom
Crumble to dust, life's ecstasies
Bring back the sunshine to the room.
—Horace Seymour Keiler.
The Yankee as Europe Knows Him.
“I was greatly amused,”said a down
town merchant who has lately made
a visit abroad, “to notice how the
term Yankee widens in application as
one gets further and further away
from the habitat of the real thing.
“I met a very intelligent hotel keep
er at Berne, in Switzerland, and in
the course of conversation he re
marked that he had an extremely
agreeable countryman of mine staying
at his house the previous season.
“‘As you are both Yankees, you
may by chance know him.’ he said.
“ ‘Where does he live?' I asked.
“ ‘In Buenos Ayres,’ replied the ho
tel keeper.”—New York Press.
Appropriate.
A short time ago the Rev. Thomas
R. Slicer was on what may be termed
a parlor-car missionary trip. His itin
erary included Atlanta, where a large
congregation turned out to hear him.
He had just finished his sermon, and
as the congregation sang the last
hymn Mr. Slicer stood in the pulpit
with his hands folded on the open
bible.
As the last verse was reached and
the New York clergyman was begin
ning to think of the benediction he
glanced at the page of the bible open
before him, and the first line he saw
was:
“The fool hath crossed his hands.”
—New York Times.
Nothing Light About It.
F. L. Colver, president of Frank'
Leslie's publishing house, tells the
following as an illustration of the
quick wit of an Irishman who was
sent to take some furniture to the
storage warehouse preparatory to the
family going to their summer home.
Colver, who was in {he library,
heard sounds of unusual puffing and
blowing as one of the men wras stag
gering downstairs under a tweighty
piece of furniture.
“What are you taking down,” he
called out, “the light oak dresser?”
“No, soy,” panted Pat, “sure Oi’m
takin’ down the heavy mahogany one.”
—N°w York Times
I POULTRY
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Foundations of Poultry Houses.
Flimsy foundations for poultry
houses should never be tolerated in
construction. The foundation has
much to do with the serviceability
of the structure. Too often the foun
dation consists simply of the soil.
The joists rest on the ground and
are subject to all the moisture that
permeates the soil summer and win
ter. The water runs under the house
and never drie3 out. It remains an
unhealthy plot of ground, always ren
dering damp the floor just above it.
Sometimes the low space becomes a
harbor for all kinds of undesirable live
things, like rats, snakes, skunks, and
even cats that prowl o’ nights. What
ever the foundation is, see that it is
firm enough so that it cannot be pene
trated and deep enough so that it
cannot be burrowed under.
The construction of the foundation
will depend a good deal on whether
the building is to be permanent or not.
If it is a temporary structure, the
foundations cannot, of course, be made
expensive. On the other hand, if the
structure is to remain in one place
indefinitely it is better to build it
of brick, stone or cement. Just the
kind of material to be used will de
pend on the locality. Thus, a farmer
living on soil made of glacial drift
has a great surplus of stones, which
can be utilized by being laid in ce
ment. Often such material will cost
nothing, but will prove very substan
tial. A really good foundation should
be laid in a ditch carried down below
the frost line. This will prevent heav
ing or settling of the building, will
prevent the burrowing of animals, and
will help to keep the cold from the
space under the floor, if there be one.
Whatever foundation is constructed,
there should be some provision for
ventilation. Small apertures should
be left, which should be closed by inch
mesh wire. This may be imbedded
permanently in the cement if desired.
It might be profitable to use even a
closer wire, as any mesh can be ob
tained. The wire should be heavy,
to insure permanency. This ventiia
uuu io uui ueeueu u mere is 10 oe no
floor to the house, as then there will
be a free access to the timbers on
the inside. In the case of wooden
floors and wooden sills being used, the
ventilation prevents rotting.
The use of concrete is becoming
popular. Many a farmer can construct
a concrete foundation without the help
of skilled labor. He needs only to be
careful about the measurements and
the angles, but most farmers have
squares and tape measures and foot
rules. The concrete foundation should
be laid in a trench dug where the
foundation is to go, care being used
to get the trench below the frost line.
Then measure the angles and drive
down stakes. Other stakes may be
driven In such position as to permit
boards being nailed against them along
where the foundation Is to be laid
Two rows of boards should be laid,
the thickness of the wall apart. Then
the stones from the field or the river
can be mixed with the cement and
the wet mixture poured in. The en
tire height of the wall may be laid
at one time or only in layers, the
boards being lifted up after the ce
ment below has hardened enough to
hold its form. The superstructure
should not be placed on this cement
foundation till it has hardened suf
ficiently to bear any ordinary weight.
White Pekin Ducks
No ducks stand higher in popular
estimation than these. They are said
to be the most easily raised of any
and can be grown in large numbers
in the same flock. They were lm*
ported from China in the early seven
ties. The standard weight of tl.e
drake is 8 pounds and of the matur e
duck 7 pounds. The Pekins are very
large, and frequently pairs will 1 e
found that will weigh 20 pounds. Their
flesh is very delicate and free from
grossness, and they are among the
best of table fowls. They are very
good layers and average from 100 to
125 eggs per season. They do not gen
erally sit, and their young are hardy
and easily raised.
Every man that expects to-^show
birds this fall should take extra pre
cautions for their health. Numerous
birds are lost every year because they
are not properly provided with coops
that protect them from drafts of cold
air, after they have been heated up.
Decayed food is fit only to be buried
In the ground out of sight or con
sumed in the fire. It is-not fit to be
given to fowls, though this is the dis
posal often made of it.
Floors in the Hog House.
Some swine raisers use floors in
their hog houses <nnd some do not.
We find on investigation that there
is a wide difference of opinion in
this regard. The small pens that are
placed in isolated spots sometimes
have floors in them, but often do not
One swine raiser says that he at first
made wooden floors in all of his
movable houses, but afterward so con
structed them that they could be taken
out without interfering with the rest
of the structure. The movable houses
w’ere built to set on the floors and
could, be removed by lifting off the
house. The floors are very advan
tageous in cold weather when the
feeding should be done on something
rather than the snow. In summer,
when the weather is good, the hdgs,
he says, are better off on the ground
than on any kind of a floor.
LIVE STOCK
Reducing the Grain Ration.
There is no doubt that in the past
a great deal of grain has been thrown
away in the feeding of all kinds of
farm stock, through the feeding of
quantities in excess of what could be
utilized by the digestive apparatus of
the animals fed. We have assumed
that the more feed used by the animal
the better. We have taken it for
granted that the animal that received
twenty pounds of grain a day got from
it twice as much nourishment as the
animal that received ten pounds per
day. We are now finding that this'is
not so. This fact is bound to greatly
modify our systems of feeding farm
animals. The problem is to get the
amount of feed reduced or increased
to the point where it will be expended
with the greatest possible profit to
the owner of the animal. There is
such a thing as producing flesh and j
fat at too great an expense. Experi
ments have been made that showed
that a steer fed eight and nine pounds j
of corn per day made the same gains
as the steers fed twelve and thirteen
pounds of corn per day, all other
parts of the ration being the same in
all cases. The results of feeding steers
from twenty to thirty pounds of corn
a day showed that it cost as high as
ten pounds of grain to make one
pound of gain and that at this cost
the increase of weight was not profit
able. The amount of grain to be Ted
will, of course, depend largely on the
kind of grain being given and on the
other things that go to make up the
ration. We believe it doubtful if more
than twelve to fifteen pounds of grain
can be profitably fed to a finishing
steer on the ordinary ration.
Show Yard Standards.
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The show yard standards of cattle
have not always been the same, and
hence it is impossible for a breeder
to breed toward the show yard stan
dard from year to year. He may be
breeding toward the show yard stan
dard of to-day and away from that of
i ten years to come. We remember
! that twenty years ago the animal that
was fit to win in the show yard was
the great heavy steer weighing some-,
times a ton. We remember that men
kept breeding toward that standard
from year to year and for some time
were successful in carrying off the
greater number of premiums. But a
change came in the market demands,
and lo, the steers and bulls and cows
that had been bred for show pur
poses through generations of their an
cestors were out of type. A recent
winner at the International was asked
how it was that his steer, weighing
about 1.550, chanced to take the first
prize. He replied that during many
years he had been breeding only with
the idea of putting good cattle on the
market. He said that during all this
time the demand had been ^hanging
and with it the popular idea of what
was the best kind of a steer. He had
not followed the ideal, but the ideal
had chanced to get around to his kind
of an animal, and he had thus taken
a prize that had made him famous.
It is probable that show yard stan
dards will continue to change. The
man that will win in the future, as
in the past, must be to some extent
able to look ahead and see what the
demand is to be in a coming year.
Bedding for Swine.
In winter It is common practice to
bed .hogs, and this is to be commend
ed. There are many kinds of material
in use and various opinions held as
to which is best. Some use oat straw,
but this is not in good repute with a
large number of our swine raisers.
Oats often have smut in them and this
smur has been proved to be poisonous
to tne hogs if it gets into the eyes
or into w’ounds or even scratches on
the bodies or limbs of the animals.
Probably no kind of straw affected
with smut should be used. Rye straw
seems not to have the same objec
tions made to it as has oat straw, j
One of the best beddings for hogs
is leaves. Where the country is roll
ing or cut with small ravines these
may be gathered in large quantities
in the Fail of the year, as they will
blow into the ravines and collect in
them to a depth of several feet. Where
the land is level it is often too much
work to collect sufficient leaves to
serve as bedding for a number ol
hogs throughout the winter. The col
lection of leaves where it is feasible
is not a matter that should be neg
lected. They contain much material
out of which humus can be made and
will be a valuable addition to the
stock of manure. They rot easily, and
this is a factor in their favor. No
better bedding for any kind of animals
can be secured.
Superintending the Farm.
« The farmer that succeeds is the one
that thinks and thinks to some end.
The superintendence of the farm is
the thing of most importance to a
man that has a (arm large enough to
require the work of a number of men.
The man with the little farm can think
as he goes along, but not so the man
that has a large area of expensive
land to control. This was forcibly
brought to our attention recently in
a visit to one of the most successful
farmers in Illinois. He said that one
of the greatest faults he had noticed
with unsuccessful farmers was their
lack of ability to plan. He himself
always made it a point to think out
the work days ahead, and to tell the
men the night before what they were
each to do on a certain day. He
cited the instance of one farmer that
lacked this power. He would not try
to think what to do till the day came
when the work was to be done and
then he never succeeded in arrang
ing his work so as to save time. He
would say to one man, “Well, you go ,
over and repair tnat fence,” and he
would go perhaps a mile to make a
little repair on a fence, which could
have been repaired when the men
were in that vicinity engaged on
some other work. This meant a loss
of time that was a very conslderaole
factor when it was repeated over and
over throughout the year in various j
forms. The man at the head of af
fairs is the one that must make the
farm wcrk a success, if it ia to be • |
success.
How’s This ?
We sfler One Hundred Dollars Howard for a ry
ease of Catarrh that cannot be cured by IIa., a
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHEXEV * CO.. Toledo, O.
We. the undersigned, have known F. J. Cbeuey
for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly hon
orable In all businesa transactions and final, ia /
able to carry out any obligati. n« made by his firm.
WaLdinq, Kixnvn i Makvjs,
Wholesale Dr legists. Toledo, O
Hall's Catarrh Cure la taken Internally, actln,
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of •
ayatem. TeatlmonlaD aent free. 1'rUe 75 cenu p-»
bottle. Sold by all Druggists
Take Hall's Family Fill* for constipation.
Worth Remembering.
Every one of us knows how painful
It is to be called malicious name*
to have his character undermined by
false insinuations. Every one knows
also, the pleasure of receiving a kind
look, a warm greeting. By that pain
and by that pleasure let us judge
what we should do to others.—Dean j
Stanley. gj
Fewer Hours at Same P*y.
Four years ago the working day In
all French factories was one of twelve
hours, a year later it was eleven hours,
and then it came down to ten and a
half; but since April 1 it has been one
of ten hours. The same wages are
paid for ten hours as were paid when
twelve hours were worked.
Africa to Be Cotton Field.
Africa, owing to her climate, soil
and population, Is better fitted for r-ot
ton production than any other of the
continents of the globe, and will be
come tfie greatest supply field of that
staple after civilized methods of g v
ernment and economies have become
dominant there.
A man who parts his hair In the
middle is apt to hide under the be 1
while his wife goes downstairs to .a
terview burglars.
Proved Beyond a Doubt.
Middlesex, N. Y., July 25.—<Spe
cial.)—That Rheumatism can be cured
has been proved beyond a doubt by
Mrs. Betsey A. Clawson, well known
here. That Mrs. Clawson had Rheu
matism and had it bad, all her ac
quaintances know. They also know
she Is now cured. Dodd’s Kidney Pills
did it. Mrs. Clawson tells the story of
her cure as follows:
*‘I was an Invalid for most five
years caused by Inflammatory Rheu
matism, helpless two-thirds of the
time. The first year 1 could not do
as much as a baby could do; then I
rallied a little bit and then a relapse.
Then a year asp the gout set in my
hands and feet. I suffered untold
agony and In August, 1903, when my
husband died I could not ride to the
grave.
‘‘I only took two boxes of Dodd’s
Kidney Pills and in two weeks I
could wait on myself and saw my own
weed. 1 dug my own potatoes and
gathered my own garden last fall.
Dodd’s Kidney Pills cured me.”
Rheumatism is caused by uric acid
in the blood. Dodd's Kidney Pills put
the Kidneys in shape to take all the
uric acid out of the blood.
Costume Like a Rainbow.
When Disraeli was a young man he
once went on a vacation trip to Corfu
in this extraordinary costume: “A
bicod-red shirt with silver buttons as
big as shillings, an immense scarf for
girdle, full of pistols and daggers, red
cap, red slippers, broad blue-striped
jacket and trousers. His servant, en
gaged for the occasion, wore a Mame
luke dress of crimson and gold, with
a white turban thirty yards long, and
a saber glittering like a rainbow.”
Where Snakes Are Feared.
In Val di Rosa, Italy, the serpent is
a traditional terror, and the place is
celebrated for a curious religious cus
tom known a3 the rite of the snake.
On Ascension day the priest solemn
ly immerses a harmless water snake
in a huge antique basin, dug up o~
Monte Bruno. The mountaineers be
lieve that by reason of thi9 ceremony
ail the other snakes that infest the
country will perish.
A Prosy Poem.
A rustic youth, with laughing eye,
sat on a rail fence munching pie. A
lop-eared mule, with a paint-brush
tail, near by on clover did regale.
A bumble bee came buzzing along,
and paused to sing the mule a song;
but the mule for music had no ear.
so his heels flew up in the atmosphere
—and over the top of a cherry tree
the boy soared on to eternity.
RACE DONE?
Not a Bit of It.
A man who thought his race was
run made a food find that brought
him back to perfect health.
“One year ago I was unable to per
form any labor and in fact I was told
by my physicians that they could do
nothing further for me. I was fast
sinking away, for an attack of grip
had left my stomach so weak it could
not digest any food sufficient to keep
me alive.
“There I was Just wasting away,
growing thinner every day and weak
er, really being snuffed out simply be
cause I could not get any nourishment
from food.
“Then my sister got after me to
try Grape-Nuts food which had done
much good for her and she finally per
suaded be and although no other food
had done me the least bit of good my
stomach handled the Grape Nuts from
the first and this food supplied the
nourishment I had needed. In three
months I was so strong I moved from
Albany to San Francisco and now on
my three meals of Grape-Nuts and
cream every day I am strong and vig
orous and do fifteen hours' work.
“I believe the sickest person in the
world could do as I do, eat three
meals of nothing but Grape-Nuts and
cream and soon be on their feet again
In the flush of best health like me
“Not only am I In perfect physical
Health again but my brain Is stronger
»nd clearer than it ever was on the
>ld diet I hope you will write to the
lames I send you about Grape-Nuts
tor I want to see my friends well and
itrong. u
“Just think that a year ago I ...
lying but to-day. although I am
>5 years of age most people take
o be le8« than 40. and I feel Jnst^!
foung as I look.” Name given by P<£
;um eo., Battle Creea, Mjch. °*
There s a reason.
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