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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1901)
i Bidding Olf of Maria Fiirchild. Hieied got to lie mi n.utloi). I.oretty .Smith Wilkin ui, best way I lould tix it. 1 tunu'cl over more 'ii a million liliuis In lny inlnil, till my head felt like a wind-mill in a stiff breeze, and therowa'n't nuthlh' that seemed to kinder stand out heroic my dlz.:y eye. Pt an auction, ami 1 Jim thought the sooner I hail It. the better. Pa's been dead nigh onto a year, and there's nil them farm tools goln' to waste for want of hcln' used. I shan't never undertake to litre my farm run iig'in. and 1 can't run It alone. Yes, air. I'll Jest sell all hut the house, and Rnrtlcn natch, and one row. and my hay horse, and have an auction of the farm tools and lots of old furniture and stuff 1 don't need. Then, I.oretty Smith Wilkinson, 1 shall begin to feel as though. 1 was llvln' and hail room to breathe, and oppor tunity to breathe, without beln' nil cluttered up with that mess of stuff all the time." "Yoil don't tne.iti to env tint viih'ia I I'fllll' In I'm,.. Ir.1,. .. II.. I... I -II ... . mi. "14,111. Ull HUH IIVII- .HI alone. Maria Falrehlld! What'll you ' do in tramp time, a quarter of a mile , away from the nearest house, and ' them big dark wouds t'other side of ' you? You're llyin' in the face of Prov idence!" "How can I be llyin' if I'm Jest stay In', Lorctty? Now don't you go to work and worry 'bout me. for after the auction, I've no doubt, I'll be Jest as comfortably fixed ns you be, and prob'ly a great deal better." "Well, don't get hulty, Maria. I didn't Intend to hurt your feelin's any. but I couldn't bear to think of you llvln' all alone where nobody'd know if you was took sick or wanted any- flilti' llni'ii vim ilAnlrl.1.1 ..'him vrmt ticitil it-i luln titf. filimit t.iv uii'M'Wu lint auction's goln' to be?" ' , 'taln't a subject I can talk about to ! th?, "?"'foIr ,b"aV'!".K' ,.,, ,, ,,. "Yes, I'm goln' to have It the six- nobody." uunVTt teenth of February and that'll be two "Yes I know." .aid l.oretta. "You ;;' ' -JJ J "JJJ weeks from unvt l.'r ilnv. Kbeiieeer ' was tlilnUIn' 'bout .led. if I was roil. I . .. . . ....... Kisher, Jest taken notices to the v,J. I wouldn't sell It 'thout I'd fot to." J v- ages gau, e, oy its.vro pe, lage, for me. and his brother Abe's "Maybe 1 can't let It go, I.oretty. but win io no auctioneer, i m iioww.m . mu. uui. ui u..r .... When young and strong and vigor sorry I can't ask you to stay this after- come already, and Abo Hshers lead- , f , foHi(, tiat ftt Bome tm(, m( ,n noon, out rvo got sue.i an awnu ioi , . .....l. Ml.....l .. . ... .L. .. Un...... I IJ. mill. illlt'UU Ul l.li; IU Kll lll Iiuuai.- I In order for folks as prob'ly will be com In' in to warm themselves If it's too cold to fctand outbldc all day, that I'm too drove to spend mnny minutes vlbitln' Jest now. Then I've got to kinder fresh up a good share of the stuff, so's It'll bring as big a price as possible, and altogether, I've got my hands full. Hut I hope to see you at thu auction, even if I ain't got iiothln' you're likely to want to bill off. and nay I've Jiiit thought! if 'taint too much trouble, I'd be real obliged to you if you could stay all day on tho sixteenth, and help me make coffee for them as wants it. I'm goln' to make a lot of doughnuts too, for there ain't nobody goln' to say .Maria Fair child's stingy, if she is an old maid, and I guess there's lots will be thauk ftil for somethln' hot, and somethln' to stay their Etomachs, nfter standln' around in the cold." "I'll ho more'n glad to come and help you, Maria, and I can ns well as not. if there's anythln' else I can do for you beforehand, you let mo know." "Yes, I will, thankye, i.oretty; good bye." After the departure of her visitor, Maria Fa.rehild went back Into the kitchen of the large, old home, and began her task of rc-varnishlng a massive table that until lately had adorned the parlor. In Squire Falrchlld's prime, the house had been considered little less than a mansion In those parts, and hlG extensive farm lands were the pride of the country. Ethan Fairchlld had managed well, and, therefore, must be a rich man, concluded his neighbors; but after tho death of his wife, the squire took little Interest in anything. lie rarely left tho door yard during his latter yenrs, and un der the slack attentions of his farm hands, his crops ceased to yield so abundantly ns In former times, and showed plainly the want of the efforts of tho master of the place. Even the house, and the well kept barns nnd stables began to look forlorn and di lapidated, and the general appearance of shabblness extendod to the animals as well. With rough, unkempt coats, tho once sleek horses ambled along with downcast heads, meekly giving up to the spirit of gradual decline, which seemed to prevail. When Maria remonstrated, calling her father's at tention to some now evidence of neg lect on tho part of the hired men, the squire would say, merely: "There, there, Maria, I'll speak to Joo about it. Don't go to fiissln' over nothin'. Things will come out straight in the end." Uut the result was that things be came crooked rather than straight. Tho fences sagged, posts leaned, scraggly branches drooped In fact, everything stemed to have become tired and to hnvc settled down for a rest. This feeling likewise seized the squire himself, and one day he too tank into a peaceful slumber from which ho never woke. People said thnt now Maria Fair child would likely spunk up and marry Jed Tompkins, whom the squire had disliked for no apparent reason than that Jed would deprive him of tho daughter who, to tho best of her abil ity, made her father comfortable. Uut Jed had left the town some years be fore, and If ho had heard of tho squire's death, ho made no sign. Then tho popular opinion was that nnyhow Maria would fix up tho place, but when It becamo known that thcro jeally was no money, nnd that Maria was, indeed, n poor woman, specula tions changed to expressions of won derment as to what alio would do, any way. Then came tho announcement ef tho auction. "Dear me, Stis!" exclaimed one good roul. ".lent to think! Maria ain't more'n tlnr:y-'.lve if shew that, and to tfclnk he come to this!" I u "Well," said anothrr, "I don't see what on earth she's goin' to do when ! she's sold her furniture. 1 should 'a' It thought she'd kept It and took summer , benrdeis from the city. That furnitures i li real good If 'tis old. My land! Arc ain't iiothln' ng'inst stuff like that in the squire's house. That's the kind that pits better Instead of worse. Ain't no Imitation 'bout It neither! Every stick of It's the real genuine wood!" Maria worked Industriously. Before i the afternoon hail pone, several hand , some, old-fashioned pieces had re ; reived shining coats of varnish, and gleamed anew with restored beauty. l.oretta Wilkinson arrived bright : and early on the eventful day, nnd it i-he noticed the closed up appearance ' of certain portions of the house, she ! said nothing, but had her thoughts. "Why, Mnrla, where'd you git thnt , stoe?" said she, us she caught sight nf a peculiar object In the wood-shed. "That ain't neer your show-off parlor stove. Is It?" ! "Ytv. I.oretty. It Is," answered Maria. "I've got one in there, you - .,,,.,. .,.t t.i- ...,,. i. .,,,ii.i' l.nt .. ..-.i- .. ..... 1.. I il 1CIIC, JIUI IUIglll. Snj. 1 111 IllUBl 111 hopes uobodyil buy It, for that's the one thing I cant bear to part with: but I ain't thlnkln' "bout it nny more'n I l can help." it wns a curious article. On top was a mirror mounted like any chif fonier mirror, and at each side was j a blue glass vase. "Them held grasses most of the time," e.plalned Maria, "and how many times I've seen pa shave himself In front of that glass, with his shavin' cup set there to keep warm on the side. Hut that was 'fore we had the stove In the parlor; after the stove was moved In the parlor we kept a lire in It only on some occasions, and ma , ... me way iu u u uu, . ' rl lt. .I'... ..'IIP 1 linH ,....! .llil XT..flf'1U I Notices il- uuj usj inai .inu luiu ' rt . I. n n.ln.ln.t l.f.il l.nn. i.ll'nl1 Inil ft... Ul iliU UI11.1IUII 111411 lll.'Ull 1.11 Clll. 111.11 1(11 and wide, and many farmers and their wives had driven in from the sur rounding towns, bent on procuring something from the squire's place. The kitchen and sitting-room were well filled during tho greater part of tho day, and tho steaming coffee and the new doughnuts found ready consum ers. Curiosity had brought mnny, not only to the grounds, but Into tho house Itself, for thu reputation of the squire's possessions had led many to see for themselves It the 'house was stripped from cellar to garret, or whether, as some afllrmed, Miss Maria had loads of much better stuff she wouldn't think of selling. The' closed doorB quenched tho ardor of those In tending a general survey of tho house, but tho fact that tho coffco was served In Mrs. Falrchlld's best old-fashioned sprigged china cups, conveyed the Idea that there must be lots of valuable ar ticles retained by the present owner. Tho nfternoon was half gone, and most of the things were sold. Dishes, substantial milk-cans bearing tho squire's name, sleighs, carriages, nnd many nrticlos besides tho farm-tools and the furniture had been purchased, nnd yet the stove remained in its cor ner of tho wood-shed. Maria saw it as she passed through on errands, tint! thought she would say nothing about It if Abe Fisher did not see It. Sho had fully decided she could not let It go. A little later, ns she was getting a cup of coffee for a neighbor, her glance fell on the group outside the window, and she saw with dismay her stove dragged up for display. With a cry she darted through the door and up to the auctioneer. "Oh, don't sell that, Abe, I can't let It go! It's Jest the only part, of my life I can't get away from. You musn't put It up!" "It's on the list, Maria," said Abe, "nnd it'll sell all right." "I know it, Abe, but. It's like sellln' part of me. It is part of me, you know," she cried wildly. "Oh. no. If you sell that, 1 go with It!" "Then I'll bid my hull stock of worldly goods for it!" said a loud voice, and elbowing his way through tho crowd, a stranger took Mnrla Fair child In his arms. "It's Jed Tompkins!" gasped the members of tho group. "Yes, sir," laughed Jed, "and he's here Jost In tlmo to buy up the most vnluable thing in the lot. And see here, you folks, anythln' Maria wants back, I'll buy from you, fcr my money's hers and she's got a fortuno of her own, too. I may as wall say, to cut matters short, that her father privately made over his property to me, sonic years ago, on condition that I'd keep away and not marry Maria till ho was dead, as ho couldn't spare her. I've only Jest heard of his death, beln' on a long trip out West, and ratehln' wind of this auction, I'vo rode all night nnd all day to git here. Now you Jest leave Maria to me, and tomor row we'll straighten up tho auction business." "What you goln' to do, Jed?" queried Mnrla later, as sho heard him strug gling with something In tho shed. "I'm Jest gittln' In the parlor stove ag'ln. If I'm goln to spend tho ove nln', seems as though a little tiro would bo good In tho parlor. Stove pipe's all right, 1 see." "Hut there ain't no furnlturo in tho parlor." laughed Mnrla happily. "I bollove I ketched sight of a ehalr or two as you unlocked tho door, Maria, and anyway, all wo need's that stove with them bluo vases branchln' out at tho sides, to mako the room look real homelike and say, wo can't git thnt lire started up any too soon to suit me! "Ledger Monthly. this GOLP-lliiAnLO CANir. j rtuixln In the i-.ircr et stntely uml ,, tall, w,,' "," ,h,u ,,,u'- WM ,,u,, ",P t whlnieis of muster-Held, iiiayhcnife uf Vniriri.. eourishlp mm fim. i hatuiy the Mick lor the dinii ef to- 1 1 n v lie would swear It was deilccill plain, Hut the Indus or memory crown Its no cay My ginndfiitlier's goid-hcaded cane. II could tell how a face In n clrcilnc en IiihIi drew rid ns the popple she were, When a il.uiiiy oieppcii up with u swag gcr and tlnsh Ami mcortod tier home to tier door. How the I'caux elicit with Jculousy, ".liiin' wlml ii Intel !" As they glared at the fortunate swaln, j Ami ihe waml which appeiiifil to have i fetchi'il htm his lueU I M Kraiiilfathci's gold-ttendrri cane. It could tell of the rides III the grand j yellow gig, , When, from under a broad scuttle hat. , The eyes ut fair Polly were lustrous and ; Aml-hllt lm! would It dnri) to tell of i that V Ah me! by those wiles that bespoke thu etiquette How imitiy a suitor was slain! i There was one thouiih who conquered the foe when they met Willi the gleam of his gold-headed I cane. ; ". "'' . ICTS Of lavender, lilac and in u sit! They scent tlwe old halls evm yet; i I can Mill see the danccis as down through the dusk Tin v elide In the miive mlniirt. i The Miiull atln sllppeis, my grand mamma's pride. I.onc, long In the chest have they lain; I.ei us shake out the camphor and place them beside My Kttimlfnthcr'n gold-headed cane. Wexleyan Literary Monthly. A Few Thoughts on Breathing. if I rightly understand tho process of breathing tho nose and not the mouth, wns made for breathing, yet how few people make general use of tiiiMlntlnnu wnno wny i hnd fait. Into the habit - of mouth breathing, and for good rca sons resolved to break up the habit, but I had not duly estimated the un dertaking. With great care 1 could breathe through my noso when sitting or standing, but when 1 began to walk I found I could not get a sufficient amount of breath without opening my mouth. I had set out to overcome the ln JiniotiH habit at any cost, so persisted in my effort to keep my mouth closed, walking quite slowly at first. After a time 1 found that I could walk a little farther at a time, nnd as I continued found that I could walk faster. 1 then saw that I was turning ono Hank of my foo, and, cheered with the hope of success, began to walk faster and farther, then to run slowly short runs, till finally I could run as far as my strength would permit, and that wan much faster and farther than I could do when breathing ehlelly through my mouth, nnd with much less fatigue. I had turned the enemy's right Hank nnd was driving him before me, but tho left flank was not so quickly turned; thnt was keeping the mouth closed while sleeping. I found It dif ficult to go to sleep keeping guard over my mouth to keep It closed, (it is generally considered by people who have not tried It that It is harder to keep tho mouth closed when awake than when sleeping.) When I nwaken ed during the night I invariably found I my mouth open, my tongue dry nnd a bad tasto in my mouth. It took a long time to turn the left flank and a great deal of hard light ing, but finally I succeeded in turning both flanks and driving the enemy from Ills strong position and becamo master of the situation by day and by night. I found that when breathing through my mouth I was using only tho upper part of my lungs, that respiration was short nnd quick and that my body was not getting its proper amount of oxygen and that my blood was not properly purified and I was inviting all manner of illness Into my system. Since I have been breathing through my mouth I have frequently, by im proper exposure, taken bad colds that I now feel sure would have developed into pneumonia hnd I not, lu spite of my cold, persisted In breathing as we nil should do, through the nose. A friend, n young man, strong and rugged, was taken sick with pneu monia. He was very sick and It seem ed thnt he must die. Tho doctor was visiting him dally. One lung was bad ly hepatized. 1 told him to try to brcatho through his noso a little at a tlmo nnd as often ns ho could. Next tlmo 1 went to see him, and It was only a short time, he said to me: "You cannot believe what a dlfforenc.e it makes when 1 breathe through my nose." He soon began to show signs of Improvement and fully recovered. I once heard a prudent mother say she was always careful when her babo went to sleep to closo Its lips and hold them closed a minute or so and they would stay closed till It awakened. How many mothers are thero' who do this? How easy thus to form tho hatblt! "As tho twig Is bent the tree is Inclined." How many pains and ills might bo avoided by proper breathing! How much clearer, brighter, and stronger tho mind would bo If the blood were woll oxygenized! If a breathing drill was required by our public schools law, how much better it would be for our children. Hut, kind parents, do not wait for tho public school to do what Is you im perative duty. A person with properly mixed and purified blood Is proof against all In fectious diseases. Any one who I wlBhcs to do so can soon prove for hlmiclf most or th" gemr.il stair meat 1 have made We lle in wnrm houses. drc.s warmly and become tender in cold weather, we go out Into the old and gulp down the cold. froMy air It soon chills uh. we jtet to the tire as soon an possible ami gulp down hot air. A cold, or perhaps something else follows, when no great harm l would have beiallen us It wo had kept . our mouths closed Shiillsbuig, Wis. Joint March, llene. of Inlrrnl. , n' jo do hilt Jet' ride arolllld oil II Kvery stranger who enters the I -ansoni keb all day.' " White House is counted by an auto- i Aftfl,. H,.i,,, interval, a deep liasn matte teglster. i voice icplled: Japan has now U.O dailies and about ( "Well. Ill be blnweiP I reckon ef COO other periodicals. Twenty years that feller lied to git up at four o'clock ago there was not a single paper ,,w.ry niornln', and Jes' do iiothln' but which could be called a dally in a'l tide, be might git too much of a good Japan. thing!" Out In Mini county. Missouri, a man i Sl,w n,,, point, nnd grinned to my wlshed to marry a widow who had S(,ir )Ut thought no moie uboiit It un seven children. With u view of avoid- m ., eouple of evenings later. Ing all future trouble, he obtained the At t ,.lt time, .Mr, H.illlngton lloolh consent of all the children ami or the , W.,H niieaklng to nearly a thousand Intended bride' father before getting peojile In my church, uml holding them a license. , spellbound by her manelous eloquence It has been found that smallpox J m,, magnetic personality, patients are least marked when kept , sal lm.,.,, ., af,0(,t petrllled in rooms darkened with ici! curtains, j eondltlon, and was saying to myself In Sunlight passing through a red mcdl- u melaiieholy tit of envy, "1 wish I inn loses Its chemical power. It thus muld spent, like thaf. and had noth prevents smallpox from taking a con- Ul. t m, imt j,,,.. ,. rc,,1I,i the coun lllteut form. liy to'isllig people to such plti lies of Miss Kate Miller of Fredericksburg. eiitliiisiasin." when. In her quiet way. I'a.. Is piobably the oldest factory ndir- said that last year she "had to "girl" In the United Ktutcs. She re- J n,M. twelve thousand dollars by plat cently celebrated her Slst birthday, form and pulpit adduces to cany on and for the last twenty years has her prison work"! worked In the same establishment. ' tIiIh dashed me, and the words of She never misses n day, turns out a the old "keb'' driver rushed up from full quota of work, competing with my memory, "Well, I'll be blowcd! 1 girls sixty years her Junior. reckon If I had that amount of speak- Atlanta Unlveralty has provided a Ing to do. I would get too much id a model house for Instruction In the I good thing!" science of housekeeping. It has bed- I have thought a good deal about It rooms for eighteen Mudentii, with I since. kitchen, dining, icceptlon and sewing We always Imagine the other fiTiw rooms. The students will carry on has the best Job. The Iilslniiiin who tho work of the house under good j wrote home to bin parents In the old tenchers and needlework, laundry countiy that lie had the "folnest Job work and iinrsliii: will be Included In the curriculum. Seven thousand dol- Inrs has been received towaul the coat of the house and JIl.OUO more is needed. 'I hn Hunt fin- liirt'lcii Iriuln. The suggestion for a floating expo sition to enable American manufac ture r.s mid expoiteiH to exhibit their goods ut the doors of the people to whom they desire to null them, recent ly made by the Chief of the Hureau of Statistics of the Treasury Department Is resulting lu much discussion of the subject not only throughout tho I'nl ted States but lu other parts of the world. Letters are being received from vnrloiis countries In Europe and else where mnklug Inquiries regarding the proposed enterprise and many Inqui ries from manufacturers and mer chants in the United States desiring to participate lu an undertaking of this character. Tho proposition as origi nally presented lu the Nntlonal Geo graphic Magazine, and before the Na tional Hoard of Trade, before the Chief of tho Hureau of Statistics suggested that It would be muck easier to Induce thoso whom wo would mako our cus tomers to examine our goods if car ried to their doors than If the goods were set up in an exposition In the middle of the United States and tho world Invited to cross the oceans to examine them, and that greater pro portionate results in tho enlargement of our foreign commerce would accrue from Investments lu exhibitions car ried to the doors of tho would-bo cus tomers rather thnn large expenditure In creating siilllclcntly great attrac tions to bring tho would-be customers to our own doors. To this end It was suggested that an exposition associa tion might bo formed by manufactur ers and exporters which could create a guarantco fund which would entitle tho subscribers to a proportionate amount of space In tho vessel or ves uols carrying tho exhibit, this exhibit when completed to pass from port to port along the coast of South America, thencn to the principal cities of Asia, Oceanlca, Africa and Europe, and thence returning to the United States, occupying perhaps two years in tho trip and visiting tho principal cities and countries of the world. This sug gestion by the Chief of the Bureau of Statistics has been followed by the announcement that a floating exhibi tion to visit the cities bordering upon the flulf of Mexico and Carrlbcan Sea has been organized at Buffalo, nnd will be made ready during the summer und leave in tho autumn of tho present year for that Held, and a number of other enterprises of this character have been suggested. OuU h llnrtn Feed. Horsemen generally have recognized something In tho oat grain for horse feeding, taking it beyond the ranks of other feeding materials a stimulus, perhaps, or It may bo something which gives a different or a better nervo action, In 1815 Norton clnimod to have separated an albuminoid from tho oat grain, which he called avcnlne. Sanson, of France, announced In 1883 that ho had discovered an alkaloid in the oat that had a stimulating effect on tho motor nerves of the horse. Whether the chemist will ever And a distinct stimulating principle In the oat grain, remains for the future, but certain it is there seems to bo some thing of this kind present. This has found expression In tho phraso, "Tho oat grain turning over in tho liorso's stomach tickles his ribs." With many horses, tho driver can tell when tho feed has been changed from nny othor grain to oats or tho rovorsc, by i spirit or mettlo of tho animal. Sanson found that crushing or grinding tho oats considerably weakened the nerv ous Influence of this grain, nnd Storer concludes that air probably works to tho destruction of avonlno. This points In favor of feeding oats whole. Addre; before La. Ati. ?" Envying the Other Fellow's Job 1 was passing an old livery Mublc. bauds in pockets, coat-collar turned up. hat well down over my ears, but I caught this fragment of convei.'iatUm blown through the ley air: "Kay. Mill, whaeher think? (lu a little shrill voice.) I wns talkln' with a feller ytstlddy. and he said. 'I wish I had your Job, and didn't have uolh- 'In America, because he only had to ' carry bricks and mortar to tho top of it four-stoiy building, where nnother I felly had to do all the work," Is either a myth or a miracle. , lt Is human nature to feel ns the man did who envied the cub-driver, nnd as I did who envied the oiator. for we only see the oilier fellow's su- I perdclnl life! ' Little Hill thinks thnt. It he could I only have the Job of the boy In the ) candy-store, lie would be blissfully ! happy. Hut I guess If he had to stand on those little pipe-stem legs of his nil day long, und be scolded and blowcd, and perhaps eat so much can dy us to get sick, he, too, would get too much of a good thing! There nro probably some seventy- live million people In America who would like to trade places with John D. Hockefeller. but I think I can hear hint (when he lias read about twenty columns of newspaper abuse, nnd lain awake nil night wondering how ho can keep the stock-jobbers from getting his millions) saying to himself, "Well. I'll be blowcd! I guess, after they hud had about twenty years of this sort of martyrdom, they'd think they'd had too much of a good thing!" I've made up my mind to lie ns will satisfied with my own Job ns I can, and to try and appreciate the drawbacks of the other fellow's! Sunday School Times. ICrrlpn. (I in ndmot hers Crocus Take of wild things sour dock, dandelion, lamb's quarter, crowfoot, mustard, etc.; pick and wash carefully; boll un til tender; drain and pour over them a pint of dressing made of one-fourth cupful of vluegnr, one teaspoonful ot pepper, ono tablespoonful of butter, one spoonful of flour, salt to taste. Stir well and servo hot. Or parboil the greens, drain, cover with fresh hot I water and add a generous slice of salt pork. Servo with good vinegar. Hean Soup (Hrown) Wash carefully and soak for twelve hours ono pint of white beans. Cook until soft enough to mush through a sieve. Into a hot pot turn one-half pint of finely chop ped fat pork, one large onion nnd two spoonfuls of Hour. Fry together until flour Is brown. Add beans and liquor which nave been passeti inrougn a i,orft!H or swinc! breeders' association sieve. In ease there is not sulllclent j fiiinll bp entitled to one delegate for liquor to thin tho soup, water must I rnrh r1000 hea(, of fit0(,): rcpresented be added. Season with salt and pep- ' ,)V mvh orBnnzntton. Each state or per and boll briskly for half an hour. territorial association of sheep brccd Haked Fish-Take any linn, good- j t,rs 8hni) )0 entitled to one delegate for sized flsh; clean, wash, and rub with ,,J1C, io.OOO head of Mock represented salt and pepper. Place in a deep pan, j ,y K1Il.n association." with slices ot bacon under, inside, ami over it. Secure these with toothpicks, to be removed when done. Pour two cupful!) of hot water around it, nnd bake' for two hours in a moderate oven. A sage dressing may be used, but tho plain fish Is generally liked better. Serve with white nuice made by rubbing an ounce of butter with two ounces of flour, and adding a large cupful of boiling water. Add salt, pepper, and mustard. Birds' nest salad makes a most at tractive dish when something a little out of the ordinary Is desired. To pre- nam It tako a llttlo spinach that has been cooked and drnlned. and wnne still hot press with a spoon Into a bowl to obtain some green liquid for coloring. Hub enough of this with a little pepper Into somo cream cheese, using Just enough to glvo a delicate green color. Uoll this paste into balls tho size of robins' eggs. Have ready somo crisp white lettuco leaves, and with a pair of sharp scissors cut Into shreds and make Into mats upon a pretty pinto or shallow salad bowl. Place four or five eggs lu each nest and pas3 mayonnalso or French dress ing. Chceso strawB should bo served with tho salnd. liaised Cake Mix together and beat with tho hand until perfectly smooth two cups of bread dough (ready for shaping Into loaves), hrlf a cup ot butter, two cups of sugar, two ct'gs, ' one fom'ii a tea' pi.oi.'i.l (it cloved J (ground) nnd hair a t".isponnfti1 eaeli I or mace, cinnamon, nutmeg (ground) and soda; on. cup or seeded ralslnii i and one-fourth a nip of sliced citron. Turn Into a tube cakepan and when ' light (II should not quite double In I bulk) bake in an oven at a tempera I turc a little lower than for bread. I When colli frost with maple-sugar I frosting and decorate with hickory I nuts. Tills cake l. particularly good 1 made of entire wheatbreail dough I Ambrosia- Take eight Juicy, sweet I orange, one-half a cocoaniit grated. j one-half a cupful of pulverized sugar. Pare the oranges, removing all of tho white membrane, and take out the seeds as you slice the fruit. Plnre a layer of fruit In a glaim dish; npiinklo over a layer of grated rocoanut. then some rugnr; lepeat until all the In gredlents are used, having tho last layer of cocoaniit and sugar. Sitw cold. Nittliiiml l.li StKi'U Aii orbit I on. We have received from ("has P. Martin, Denver.. secietary of tho above mentioned association, a communica tion fi (itn which wo make the follow ing ixlracts, which we believe will bo of Intel est to our readers: According to the action of the fourth annual contention nf the National Live stock AhMiiiiitlon In Salt I.ako City, tho next minimi meeting Is to bo ! held In Chicago dining tho llrst part of December. As the International Live Stock i:pocltlon is to be held In Chicago at the same time, an un usually large gathering of stockmen, from all sections of the country Is as sured, and as this will probably bo tho last meeting of thin arnoelatlon so far east for some time to come, tho occa htotiH will undoubtedly be embraced by those inembeis of tho association In the far east to gel In touch with tho work being done. It Is expected to bo the greatest meeting of stockmen ever held In this or any other country. The lusotlatloii Is Interested In Be- lining federal liupectlon tor all In- terstute shlpmeiitA or live stock In place of repeated state Inspections; tho Inspection of all woolen or alleged woolen goods and their proper elassl- flcntlon before placed on the market; an annual classified census of llvn stock with prompt publication of tho figures; the extension of the time In. what Is known ns tho twenty-elght-hour law; a second assistant secretary of agriculture, whose duties ehall bo to represent the live stock industry of the tuition; an amendment to tho Inteifctate connnerco act, giving tho cmnmisslon Judicial y power; a thor ough und competent investigation of the forest reserve dispute by the prop er department; federal action upon the destruction of predatory animals; pro- , tcctlon of our forelmi markets; nn In vestlgatiou by the agricultural depart ment of range poisonous plants, which nre causing an alarming increase lu the death of slock, etc. Hills or re ports on these subjects will bu drawn at once. Ever slnco the organisation of thi association there has bren more or lesa comment over the fait that the con stitution provided for the same repre sentation for sheep ns for cattle, re gardless of the great disparity in value. Notwithstanding the fact that the sheepmen were allowed one dele gate for each 10.000 head of sheep, while the cattlemen were allowed only an equal representation, these two branches of the great Industry bavn thus far labored together in tho great est harmony, giving nnd taking in their effortB to work the greatest good for the greatest number. An thcro has lately been an effort on tho outside to crcnto dissatisfaction and dissen sion, the wool growers of Idaho, Wy- omlng and Utah, in order to remove , nny nosslblo obstacle in the nrtvnncn- ment of this great organization, havo voluntarily proposed a change in tho constitution, and nt the Chicago meet ing In December the following amend ment will be proposed by tho sheep men: "Thnt article IV. section 1, of tho constitution, be amended so ns to read as follows: "Section I. Each stntc and terrl- , torllll ,.anEt. n?iociat!on of cattle and Ever since the formation of the Na tional Live Stock Association, tho sec retary hns heen besieged every year by individuals desiring lo connect themselves with tho organization. Tho original constitution mndo no provi sion for Individual membership, but at the last convention, in Salt Lako City, tho following nmendment wns mado to tho constitution: "ARTICLE X. "Any bona fide stockman who is en gaged In breeding, handling or trad ing in live stock In tho United States ; may becomo a member of this organ Izatlon upon the payment of 510 and nn annual due of 1U; such member to be known as an associate member ot tho Nationnl Live Stock Association, to bo entitled to a seat In all conven tions, and to one voto upon all propo sitions which may come beforo such conventions, except questions affecting tho constitution nnd by-laws of this es-sotiation. in all counties whoro t.iero is no regular llvn stock organiza tion the county commissioners of such county may, upon application, appoint to any convention of this association ono delegate. Such delegate shall bo required to pay nn nnnual feo of $6." Under this provision a number of prominent stockmen havo already ap plied for membership, and It Is ex pected that by tho tlmo tho next con vention Is held the auxiliary member ship roll will contain tho names ot th leading stockmen of tho United States, . tinmT&-