Custer County Republican
I3orr , NKUHABJU
No negro nml no Chinaman has yet
been found who was nil auiirclilst.
A Ghlcagoan hurried so in going to
his work Unit ho died of heart disease.
lie wns not n messenger boy.
One of the Sandwich Islands IB used
as a leper colony. Why not take ono
of the Philippines for nn anarchist col
ony ?
A diet of horseflesh observers Hay ,
tcndfi to reduce the weight. It certain
ly would have a tendency to reduce the
weight of the horse.
The new woman Is In the medical
profession to stay. The first of the
* lass obtained her diploma. In I&i9.
There : ire now ( ( .000 women gsMdiwles
In medicine In thlH country.
There are people who remark that
most of the exploring expeditions on
their way north at present tm looking
after the remains of cxplui'lni ; expedl-
tlous that started out n yeuw more
ago.
The author of "UpH and l n\\ns of a
Young Married Man" has just been di
vorced from bin fourth wlfu and Is get
ting ready to he married again. Thorc
ought to be plenty < > ( ' local color In his
tory.
After much talk the1 project to build
a railroad from the United States up
through Alaska hua materialised Into
an organization. It will be urged that I
Uie road wlll not pay , but such talk
lias been heard In this country when
other successful lines were proposed.
* It IB sometimes said that God con
demned man to work. "Absurd ! " de
clares Monsieur Legouve , the. oldest of
the French "Immortals. " "God con
demned man to live , anil gave him
work as a mitigating circumstance. "
At 04 Legouvp works still , scorning tlio
Idea of an "age limit. "
A Chicago contemporary points out
that justice Is much surer and swifter
in military courts than In civil courts ,
but omits to explain why It li HO. There
are two reasons. The military code Is
much simpler than the civil code , and
the court martial does not permit Itself
to be hampered by the tricks and tcch-
Hlcalltlea of Justice-cheating lawyer * .
The widest possible publicity ought
to be given to the action of the magis
trate who has held for manslaughter n
person who "rocked the boat. " and
thereby canned the death by drowning
f some of those who were with him.
The class of those who think It Is fun
ny to frighten timid people by this dan-
ccrous trick Is large and perennial , and
anything which will warn or educate
them Is a public service.
When athletes become the chief end
nd aim of student life they have gone
beyond their legitimate function. That
they are already tending In this direc
tion Is the opinion of many of tin ; liust
educators In the country. At any rate
, the countrymen of Hawthorne , Long
fellow , Holmes and Lowell might at
least show a decent-speaking acquaint
ance with the best English books be
fore becoming ovorwlso | n football and
baseball ,
It is not anarchism as a political doctrine -
trine that concerns the United States ,
but anarchism as an Incitement to violence
lence and murdor. It Is probable that
rre have laws now which , If properly
enforced , would roach the offenders
who conspire to commit murder tunl
fnclta to violence. Laws could be fram
ed Increasing the penalties for orjmpi
Attempted upon the public ; oillciiils/tUul
Incitement of such crimes * without jm-
pairing tbn constitutional guaranty ° f
free Bpcpc.li.
An Interesting Investigation of th'e
cost of food cooked at home mid food | I
bought outside has been made by the i !
Mns.saehusiHUi Ituroau of Labor. Urcad
bought of tlie baker WUH found to be
allghtly cheaper , quality aside , than
the home-made artice--ubout | one cent
a pound. On the other hand , there is a
Having of about ono-thlrd upon meat
cooked at home. Tim Having Is much
greater In the case of entire dinners.
One family which made the experiment
found that the meals prepared In their
own kitchen cost on an average sixteen
cents for , ouch person , and AVhen
brought In from the outside ready
vooketl twenty-live cents ( Those figures
re , of course , of greater Interest to
families In cities 'than In tlio country ;
but If the tendency to specialization
juul combination which Is so conspicu
ous In other Industrie ) extends also to
liqitKckcopIng , Investigations of tills
Llrd willlu , > of value to every one.
A figure which , like that of Alfred
the Great , still looms largo upon the
vision at the end of a thousand years ,
if , indeed , that of n giant. It does not
mnttei' whether we regard Alfred as
warrior , lawgiver , ruler , religious
teacher , educator , o Nlmply as a good
man. lie wits great In all. Ho con
quered the Danish Invaders of his
country , created a national urmy in
place of tribal lovlejt , founded a navy ,
mtmmonyd scholars from abroad' , gave
bis people good books and begun to
ivallze tlio dream of universal educa
tion. Hut it was Ids revision of the
old latts'uwl the character of the new
ciira which he promulgated that give
Hie greatest luster to his name. Ho-
to him was not a formality , but
a vital force. Ho ruled by Its guidance ,
and his real life-work wan In the main-
tcnance of tlio truth ihnt the lawn ol
man must be In accordance with tin
law of God. Freedom , equal Justice foi
rich and poor , and the moral respond-
blllty of every man were Ids founda
tions. They stand to-day stronger and
Hofcr than when ho laid them. Th <
superstructure of our national life tu
well us that of England roots upoui
them ; nnd In the memorial exercises
with which the millennial anniversary
of Ills death has been commemorated
In Knglitml , wo , too , acknowledge oiii
debt to a great king and a good man.
Kthcllo Gordon , an English actress of
some note , who has been In New Yorli
six weeks , says she does not like Amer
ican men. Her words are : " 1 have not
a great admiration for American mcu
Perhaps I have not studied their Idlo-
Byncracles. They cannot , as a race ,
compare with English men. Of course ,
there are the usual exceptions , but ID
general I find themJust , a bit rude , per
haps brusque. They also lack the muig
fro Id of the Englishman and the nat
ural courtesy of the Frenchman , Thell
conversation Is careless and at tlmci
Jars the nerves. But I suppose you
call It 'American. ' " The usual thing
.Six weeks spent In New York City and
a verdict Is rendered respecting Ameri
can manners and morals. Sonic out
has been rude to Ethello and she gen
eralizes. Of course the manners ol
American men are different from thos
of Kuropcaiii. There are no class dls-
Unctions here , there Is neither conde
scension norservility. , There Is equal
ity. Men approach each other with
out either fear or favor. The artltlclul
dlstliii-iloiis that maintain In Kunpedo
nut hold here. Neverholes's ! , If our
young critic will study the iiiinner.s ot
American men more closely > ! o will
discover that the politeness of tlili
country Is of a genuine quality. It la
more than the veneer of the French-
inn n , and proceeds from good motives
rather than from a'study of good form.
She will also discover that American
women are more highly considered and
treated with more consideration than
the women of any country In the world
When Kipling pictured the average
American as an mil I eked cub ho had
not studied the genus to any degree
Kipling knows better now. Slay' wltV
us awhile , Htholle.
Unless/ the present tendency toward
tabloids Is soon checked there IH dan
ger that we will press nil the juicy Joy
out of this life. We will become n
tabloid people , taking all. our pleasures
and all our mental and physical nour
ishment In concentrated form. A Olil
cage woman of line accomplishment
and scholarly attainment has Invented
a "pork and beans" tabloid which I ?
said to be the most palatable produc
tion of this kind that lias been evolved
by culinary chemistry. A few pounds
of these tabyolds , It Inlaid , will give
avperson Unit "llostouecllng , " and be
fore he knows It he IH soaring toward
the mountain tops of poesy. The nu
trlllous quality and dynamic power ot
the bean arc unquestioned. Salt pork
Is also high In the scale of dietetic
values. It Is easy to see , therefore
that the pork and beans tabloid has Itb
uses. For long marches through des
ert nnd biirren country It may easily
become a sustaining food for the sol' '
dler until he Is permitted to eat wltb
the accompaniment of chewing , as Na
lure Intended. It may nlso become in
valuable to the man who Is roaming
around unions the Icebergs seat-chins
for the north pole. Hut the "tabloid *
Idea , whether In gastronomy or art 01
education or literature , is against Na
lure. The all-wine Maker did no
build the human race on the tabloh
plan. He provide , ! plenty of space am' '
and time for everything. Tabloid
will not snlllce to supply man's menta
or physical necessities. Man was bull
to masticate and-salivate bin food as :
prc-reqvilslte to perfect assimilation. 1
the food does not appeal to his appt
I Ho and does not excite the .salivary
glands Jj.s digestive value IH imall. Th
tabloid may have Its place In luiniu
economy. Nut It Is only an "cimjrgei
ey ration , " whether In food or In lltei
attire. The i"un who tries to subsls
on "vest pocket" nourishment ; , who
he doesn't lmv t , l ( . 'heatlug Natur
and storing up regrets for his old ago
Old Mtin'H Trllmttt to MuKtnloy.
One of the doopent mourners over th
denth of President MeKlnley Is . ) . >
yilllman , an old I" " " of Vlnclaml , X. .
Flo had known the late President t'roi
Infancy and had many times held lib
on his knee and putted the head of th
youngster who was destined to become )
the chief magistrate of the nation. Mr.
Sllllman says that the MeKlnley family
then lived at Niks , ( . . and that lie
first know the martyred President
when the latter was only about t ye'at '
old.
1 can still sete In my julnd's eye , says
Mr. .Sllllman , thu bright llttlo chap In
swaddllm ; clothes ( hat I used to give
hobbyhorse r lilt-is on my knee. Little
Willie wit * an exceptionally bright
child and I always * predicted v great
tthliiRH jVr him , tjurltttlo did I then
dream that he would beconiu tin1 chief
magistrate 6f the greatest government
on earth. I never heard him say nn
unkind word to bin parent * , He was 11
good boy Jo big mother. ' >
Look lit the 1 alielcl
Krery package of cocoa or chocolate
put out by Walter Ilakur it Co. boars
tlio well-known trade-mark , of Uliu
chocohito girl , and the place of manu
facture , "Dorchbster , Mass. " Housekeepers -
keepers are advised to examine their
purchases , -mil make nuro that uth'er
goods have not been substituted. They
received three gold uiednlti from the
i Pun-American Exposition.
!
,
livention
Shrubs growing In a poor soil seldom
produce bright , high-colored flowers.
Iron tilings and scales collected about
ii blacksmith's anvil have a tendency
to Intensify the color of many plants.
If dug Into the neil about tbe'r roots.
The ( lowering of potatoes i-ns been
found by Mr. M. Mlehalet to withdraw
much starch from the tubers , and ex
periments In France have convinced
him that the product of the plants may
bo Improved by removing oil blossoms.
'IMiero has been a marked decrease In
Uie poimlatlon of I'Vejieh ' India tf late.
In five settlements , whb a total of 273-
1S5 Inhabitants , Uiere has been n de
crease Of more than eleven thousand
In thu last ten years , though they have
been free from famine 'iuid plague
Ik-ginning with the present y ar ,
Spain has adopted Greenwich time In
tile pluco of Madrid time , which wi ,
previously used OB the , Spanish stand ,
awl. Madrid being west of Greenwich ,
the change Involved , the setting of
clocks W minutes and 40 seconds
'ahead.
Thw labor cost of scientific research
is not easy to realize. A British ento
mologist lias Just shown u series of
about thirty pictures Illustrating every
stage In metamorphosis of u dragonfly -
on-fly from the nyuiph to the perfect In
sect , and relates that ho took over ono
thousand phqtogruphs before getting
Me complete HCL Constant watching
was necessary , as after tlie first indicu-
Ion of change the dragon-fly might
mi-rgo at any Unto within the 'itext
hre < ; days , the emergence being so rap-
d that three pictures were taken lu six
econds. ,
II. F. Wlthcrbyf.ii recent traveler on
be White Nile , describes the , sacred
> lrd of ancient Egypt , the Ibis , which ,
ie says , very few travelers In that
oiinlry ever see , because it only visits
Jgynt during tho.perlod of inundation :
tit the dragomans , knowing the do'slre
f all foreigners to sec the famous bird ,
loint out to them , an u substitute , the
niff-bnekcd heron which Is
, really td-
idly unlike the ibis. The head , neck
nu legs of the latter , all bnrq ot feath-
I'M , are jot bjack , In , sharp contrast
vlth the i ure wbUo plumage of the
) ody. "Tho wings are edged will ! black
Ike a mourning envelope , and from
ch shoulder droop greeii'blaek foat'h-
ry plumes. When llyltig toward one
lie bird seems to bo .streaked with
) fool , ( ( for the wing bones are bare of
withers on the under slde.'nml the skin
vhleb , cpvqrs.tuoni is of a rldi.yar.mll-
color. "
on f
The unusual .optical pliuiiomuiion of
rulnbow produced by the sun.Hhlning
"
ot on raindrops , but "on particles of
and suspended In the air by wind , was ,
vltne.scd over u part of the 'Great Sa'lt
.like recently by Prof. Julnes E. Till-
lingo of the University of Utah. The
olors were very- brilliant , and there
VIIM n Mi > r/imlnt-v Itnu' I'tMllita . 'PliM mnln
jew was fully double the width of an
military rainbow , Only a segment of
t was Keen. The sand was qolltlc ,
onslstlng of calcaieous spherules of
'ulrly uniform size , ranging between
he limits of No , 8 and No. ' 10 shor ,
vhlch nro pollshud and exhibit a pearly
I'.stt-r. ' Prof. Tttlmtige points out that
lie production of the bow must be due
o reflection from 'the outer surfaces of
the spherules , and cannot be explained
in the principle of refraction juid total
oflectlon , generally applied to tin ;
Vluuatlon of the rainbow.
BABY LEC ALLY CHKi'STENED
Juuticc ut ttic I cuco Korranlly V \ vir
Cur'Mit-i anil Child.
"There used to be some funio > uus
down by the Itlo Grande , " ren. , o l
the tall , broad-shouldered Texan ' .on
U was his turn. "Yes , there were some
mighty funny ones , 1 remember par
ticularly tin old Justice of the peace
down there , who performed all sorts of ,
offices , particularly thosu of a religious
or suml-rollglous nature. In the absence
of a mlnlstqr IIu made some awful
breaks In his time ; but he didn't roach
the height of his orlglnuiiij until the
ditj he christened the newly born uhlld
of a cowboy named Wilson I'll tell
you abouf It.
"in these days we never worried much
about christenings and such In Texas.
We simply slapped sf name on a kid
and If a minister luippoicil along wo'
had him go through the regular form ;
If not , we let | l go at that and the kid
never knew the dlfferuncd. This Wil
son , however , was .strong on religion ,
though 1 reckon > he didn't know so very
much about It , and when his pretty lit-
tie wife presented hlin with a son he
set about to bavo the child regularly
liranded by some ono in authority.
There was not a minister within ne
gotiable distance , and HO liv brought
the child , accompanied by Us mother
and the Intended sponsors , to our jus
tice of the peaeo and asked him to perform -
form the ceremony. Now , old "Hill"
Scrugglns-thiit was the Justice's name
- bad nevei witnessed a christening.
Ho remembered having scon a book
about the house years before with : i
form of christening lii it ; but wluire
It was he could not remember. A nian
with less nerve would have faltered ;
but not the Justice.
" Hats otT lu the prcHoiieu of the
court ! ' he commanded , j
"All being uncovered , he said : 'I'll
swear you In fust. Hold up yer right
hands. "
" 'Us too ? ' asked the sponsors.
" 'Of course , ' said the Justice. 'All
witnesses m'ubt btt awbro'lu. '
"Then , looking at them all with com
ical dignity he began tlio strangest t
thrlHtonlng ever performed ; 'You an
'each oilo of you do solemnly swear
that tliL-evidence you uli'alt give In this
case , shall Uo'tlio truth , tlic whole truth ,
.an' nothln' but the trutb , 'clp you
Gawd I *
t " 'You , John Wilson , do iolcniuly
swear that to the best o' yer knowledge
an' belief , this yer child Is yourn an1
yer wife's to have an' tcr hold for yer-
Hclf , yer belts , cxekyters , atlmlnlHtra-
tors , an' assigns , for yer an' their us
an' behoof forever ? '
" 'I does , ' answered the father.
41 'You , Mary Wilson , believe this man
nn' boy ; to wit , John Wilson an' son ,
to bo yer husband an' child ; an' you do
further swear that you are lawfully
Helzuil In fee simple , are free from all
lucumbrancc , an' hev good right to sell ,
bargain an' convey yer own an' hus
band's name to the principal In this
ca o ; to wit , yer sou an * heir , his heirs ,
administrators an' assigns. '
" 'I does , ' answered the mother sol
emnly.
" 'Well , John , ' said the Justice , wiping
the perspiration from his brow , 'that'll
be about three dollars.1
' "Ain't the child christened yet ? '
" 'Not yet he ain't , ' replied old Scrag-
gins ; 'but this Is Is where the fee cornee
lu' /
"The money being paid over , the Jus
tice put It In his pocket and wont on na
follows : 'Know all men by these pres
ents that I. Wlllyum .1. Scrugglns , jus
tice of the peace of Wuco , In the State
of Texas , being In good health an' of
sound an' dlspostn' mind , In consider
ation of three dollars to mo lu hand
paid , the receipt whereof Is hereby ac
knowledged , do , an' by these hev de
clared the child's name to be Wlllyum
.T. S'Ttigglns Wilson , during good be
havior an' till otherwise ordered by
this court , which now stands ad
journed. ' ' 4
DESICCATED VEGETABLES.
Dried Giirileu Truck Will He Used l.j
Uncle , Sum's Soldiers.
Desiccated vegetables arc coming on
the market , for use 'especially ' by pro-
pec-tors and hunters , who arc obliged to
economize every ounce In the weight of
the provisions they carry. Necessity
compel ! ) them to select such foods at
combine the maximum of nutriment
with the minimum of bulk and avoir
dupois. This Implies water-free sub-
glances , and dried fruits and vegetables
n nn notiruil n 11f a tlti ttf-Ajl f jki * f 1m iMI pnnci *
Of late the War Department has been
experimenting with products of .this
kind ; U has fouud.theiu wholesome and
in all respects desirable , and Is likely
to use them largely lu future years.
White potatoes , carrots and sweel
liOtnlbcH have been found particularly ]
available for desiccation. The sweel
potatoes arc cut up Into little cubes , I
while the whl te potatoes and carrots
are sliced. When wanted for use , "icj
have to be soaked In water before cookIng - .
Ing them ; as sold , they are supposed to
be absolutely water free. What a savIng - [
Ing in weight and bulk they represent
willbe realized when it is understood
that fresh whlto po.tatpes contain 80 pei
cent , of water and fresh carrots 1)0 ) pet ,
cent. t ,
Kxperlmunts have proved that the
drying process causes no loss of nutri
ment ami that tlio product furnishes a
most valuable addition to the food of
people who are unable to get fresh
'
vegetables. The desiccated white po-
tatoe.s are as rich In muscle-forming
elomoiit as the best wheat flour , though
consisting mainly of the starchy uia
terlal which is so useful as 'fuel for the
body machine. The same thing maj
bo said of'the "carrots and sweet pota
toes ; but a notable fnct Is that dried
I
custom vegetables are richer In starch
and poorer in muscle-forming material
than those grown In California.
Tlio Troubles of Ki-'er AVilMiiiiim.
"Do ways er pr6vidence , " salO
Urotiior Dickey , "is [ last flndln' out. )
Take Ik-'cr Williams , f6rnfituiieu : Fet
, * ! x days en dat number or nights he' ' , '
constant prayed fer rain , on w'en de ! i
rain como hit drowded do only mule I
he had on washed his bouse sideways ) ]
Den ho lit In fer tcr pray fer dry , en' '
do sun shine so hot. dat his co'iitiei'l
tvuz burnt tor a frazzle , an tie new i
mule what ho1 buyed on a credit wuz
minstro&ed , on what wuz lof er M\ \
bouse kt'tched tire , on .seiice de well j !
donedried up ho dldn'fhave no water' [ '
lur p'tit it out. Dcu he got so mad he
gone off In a corner ter swear in prl-
| vale , tii 'de ' preacher , comln' dat way ,
hcarln * Mm swearln' en bad Mm up befo1
n spc.shul committee , en turned Mm out
do'church ! K de las' time I seen Mm
he wtiJ ! settln' In do place wbnr bis
house use tcr be a-readln' < T de book of
Job ! " Atlanta Constitution.
No ( i-oiiiitl fin * Hesitancy.
Frette Do you know. It's got so with
tin. now that when 1 start out In the
inornlng to.go down to business. I have
to stop at the corner to study which
route will be the least apt to confront
mo with a creditor.
Oallous-rMMmnk goodness , 1 am no
longer a victim of any such sensation
as that.
Frtitte What ! You -surely don't mean
to say that you don't owe .anyone. .
, Callous--Far from It. 1 simply mean
that I hero Is no direction 1 can take
' i thatwill , Insure any such exemption i
and as a consequence it doesn't pay to i
hesitate. Hoston Courier.
Now God.
' 1 asked a Chinaman tlio other day
what they would do now , as the Idols
were getting so scarce. What , would
they worship ? "Mexican dollars , " ho
replied , without a moment's hesitation ;
"and , " ho added , "It's genuine worship ,
too. mister " -North China Ilcnild.
It Is telrlbly wlck'ed for a cat to
catch a bird ; It nuullute.s It lu such a
way It can't be used to trim a hat.
When a widower puts a black 'baud
around bis hat , the women say : "The
old hypocrite. "
Winter App c .
What cheer In there that is half so
In the snowy waste of n winter
AH n ( Inni-lng lire of hickory wood
And on easy chair in Its mellow
Aatl n | H'innnln ! apple , ruddy nnd slt-ck ,
Or n juaiiL-tliif ? with u freckled check ?
A rns.sut apple is fnir to view ,
With n tawny tint like an nntnnin leaf ,
Thu warmth of a ripened cornfield's hue ,
Or golden hint of n harvest shenf ;
And the wholesome breath of the finished
j em-
Is held In a wlncaap's blooming upbore.
They briug you n thought of the orchard
trees
In blossom/ April and lenfy June ,
And the sleepy droning of bumblebees
In the hazy light of the afternoon ,
And tangled clover nnd bobolinks ,
Tiger lllle.s nnd garden pinks.
1C you've somewhere left with its gables
wide
A farmhouse set la an orchard old ,
You'll see It all in the winter-tide
At sight of n pippin's grcen-nnil-golcl ,
Or u peiirmnln applu ruddy nnd sleek ,
Or a JcnnVtlng with n freckled cheek.
Hnttlu Whitney , In St. Nicholas.
For . x
Hrc.iklnir Clntl .
A home clod crusher , designed for
( tso with a single horse , answers the
purpose butter sometimes than some
of the manufactured tools that are
much heavier. It may be made of Inch
oak planks which should' be eight
inches wide and three and one-half
feet long. The sideboards are notched
three luchqs deep lu order that the
proper pitch may be given to the
boards forming the drag. The planks
IIOUE-MAUK ci.on CIIUSHEU.
are fastened to the side With four-Inch
Hplkcs and the handles , wbk-h may be
from any discarded plow , are bolted to
the side-pieces. The cbiiins are at-
tacbcd to the side pieces by boring
holes In the latter , and after the chain
Is Inserted running a spike through
one of the links. In using this crusher ,
or drag , the operator stands on the
tool whenever necessary to add
weight , using the handles mainly to
manage tile tool In turning corners.
This Implement will be found especial
ly useful after fall plowing nnd for
going over the fields at anytime prior
to setting small fruit plants.
Seed.
When a farmer has some crop that
Is paitlcu'arly good the individual
specimens being large and of good
form and'apparently full of vitality , It
Is /advisable to save such specimens \ i
for seed , Oftentimes , however , the | '
mistake Is made of allowing the seed
to remain on the vlue until it is over
ripe. Of course , the seed Is not'Injured
In any way , but the loss comes from
the majority of It falling to the ground
before it can be gathered. A good
way of determining the proper comll-
tlon Is to notice when a portion of it
begins to fall to the ground and then
gather all of It , putting it In some re-
ceptaele where the nlr and mm can
reach It and thus ripen it gradually.
Cabbajre seed , for example , should be
gathered a day or two after the pods
begin to look red. The stalks should
be put on a tight floor lu Home place
where the sun and nlr have access.
Onion seed should be gathered whon-
ever one-third of the seed receptacles
Imvuerackedopen and these seed heads
should lie spread In thin layers on a
lath frame in a dry , and airy loft. Peas
and beans may be pulled when about
one-third begin to drop and the vines
should be placed in some location
where they will have the sun and air
and on a tight tloor where no loss will
occur when the seeds' ' begin to drop
from the pods. Indlnnnpi .Is News.
Dual Purpose Cutt'e.
We believe that every farmer as far
as possible in tlie grazing , grain and
forage producing districts should use
and breed dim ! purpose cattle. Whore
milk and butter are tlie sole objects ,
as with those who keep cows In the
towns and cities and on the cotton
farms , the dairy breeds are of our.e
preferable , but this class constitutes
only about one-tenth of tlio people
who keep cows , Farmers , as n rule ,
should not only breed dual purpose
cattle , but should use only finch breeds
IIH will , while providing the requisite
amount of milk and butter , produce
nlso first-class beef animals. Farmers
should supply their local demand with
the best bee/ the country produces.
Farm and Hanch.
PeedliiuVheit to lA-re Stock.
Tbo old question of feeding wheat as
a substitute for corn arises this * year.
There have been many farm triiilu
from which results have been reported
very much lu favor of wheat as a food ,
but such results h&vu uot beeu Itcriit *
out bythe more cnrefu ! tests curried
on at the various State experiment sta
tion * .
Their results show tbat wheat pro
duces practically no bvtier results
when fed to live stock than Abes tbrn.
The common belief tbat wheat Is a
"far richer food than com" Is found
to be Incorrect , though In Itn average
composition It is found to contain inora
protein for boiio nnd muscle than doea
corn. In face of this fact It Is proba
bly better economy to feed corn until
com almost readies the price of wheat ,
and then , If wheat Is substituted for
It , It should not be fed in bulk aa
thrashed grain. The feeder must mnku
sure that the wheat Ip given to the
animals In such a formtbat It may bo
digested. Grinding or crushing th
grain adds to Its digestibility. Feed
ing wheat In the sheaf , or , if for hogs ,
scattering the thrashed gralu over con
siderable territory , secures a more per
fect mastication and better digestion.
Pall
Fall plowing is In order as soon a
the crops are off the land. It Is ofteo
said that the benefit of fall plowing de
pends upon the character of the soil
and Its liability to have the surface
washed away during the winter or tbo-
BiA-lug rains. But it will be beneficial
on all lands , as they can be sown to-
rye , which will furnish some green
feed for the cattle in the spring If it i
needed , ' nnd then may be turned under
as manure. It will prevent both wash
ing nnd leaching of the soil , as It takes
up the fertilizing elements In It nnd returns -
turns them as it decays lu the spring
In a form to be readily available for
the following crop. It may not add
anything to the fertility , or chemists
(
assert that it does not , but It prevents
waste , and It gives that humus or vege
table matter to the soil which Is need
ed to make It porous and friable. Tber
are but few soils whcrc , rye will uot
grow well , growing even on a wet soil
If sown early enough to germinate before - ,
fore the fall rains. We like in fall ' J-
plowlng to have the furrow slices set '
on edge rather than turned over flat ,
as we know then the action of rain and
frost is more powerful In bringing
about the desired chemical changes la
It , and it also drains off earlier in
spring. American Cultivator.
In Krult.
It Is a well-known , fact to maiiy , and
unknown to many more , that an un
usually wet season IB not favorable to
sugar development in either fruit or
vegetables. It Is in such a season that
we often hear complalntH that straw
berries and other berries are not as
sweet as they should be even . when
seeming to be well ripened. The sama
thing has been noticed in melons mid
proven by analysis in sugar beets. The
larger growth caused by wet weather
or by copious irrigation may look
tempting , but it Jacks the rich flavop
that is the result of growing on dryer
soil. Those who grow only for hom&
use should not select very wet neil If
they like rich and hlgb-tlavored fruit
or berries , and If a new variety Is test
ed In a wet > season do not condemn lt
. .qualitywithout another trial under
other conditions.
Punture for Poultry.
For the best results , the range Is nec
essary during the summer for poultry.
The best calculations as to the area f
f 0 by 1DO feet for each twenty-flva
fowls , and even a space like thla
should be divided so tbat the fowl *
can occupy one-half of It for say a
week , and then the next week occupy
the other half. If a little grain Is used
occasionally to scatter over Its surface ,
this will permit the unused half to get
a new start and bo ready for them the
next week. In figuring on this space
for the number of fowls named , it 1
understood that the grass Is thick and
young. Oftentimes , after baying. It Is
a good time to turn the entire flock on
to the meadows. They will pick up-
an immense number of Insects , and
will obtain more or less fresh young
blades of grass.
Gooil Harness Oil.
To two quarts of fish oil add two
pounds of mutton tallow , one pint of
castor oil , one-fourth pound of Ivory
black , one-half pound beeswax , four
ounces of rosin , one ounce of Hurgun-
dy pitch. Put 'all together in an iron- ,
kettle over a slow tire. 'Uoll and stir
half an hou > - . Then set off and lei
settle fifteen minutes. Then pour Into
another vessel , leaving all sediment 1
the bottom. When cold It Is ready to
use. If you cannot obtain fish oil , get
neatsfoot oil. The fish oil will keep
mice from gnawing the harness.
Keep Pis * Wnrro.
Good , warm bouses are necessary foi
fall litter of pigs , not single Bided
Hhcds where the temperature gets
very low In cold weather , but good , L k
warm buildings where pigs will be
comfortable all the time without pll.
Ing up four deep to keep warm. Keep
ing pigs warm and comfortable means
growth. If , In consequence of cold
quarters , they have to be kept warm-
by the aid of feed and at the same
time kept growing , they will require
too much feed to make the bushiest
profitable.
C lilnir the Cow.
Professor George Ilempl of Ann Ar
bor , Mich. , 1ms been Investigating the
manner In which we call the cow and
otherwise talk to her in this country.
He finds "co boss" the normal call l
the North , and "co mully" frequent
in Maine and other parts of New En-
gland. lu the midland and the South
the most common call Is "sook" ot
"sook cow , " and In the largest portion
of our continent "sook" Is the normal
call to cows , while some diminutive
like "sooky" Is used to the calves.
Amount of Hay to Feed ,
Wheu hay or other roughage IB l
good condition , no more should be
placed before the cow than she wjir
consume with a relish. Thin rule L
.should be enforced and followed witb
strict pr clalon.