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
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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 ,
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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
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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, . '
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Notices
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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,
.
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