THE OMAHA. DAILY BEE JVtONDAY , AUGUST 12 , 1889.
THE COIIMERCIAL TRAVELER ,
An Interesting Doolnlon Rendered
by Judge Groaham.
VALUEOF THE7RAVELER ABROAD
Xho Pnrnoit' Grootlnj * Skntchca
4 AlotiR the Mno The Mnskot
I'rmlc Samples from iho
Grips At tlio ItotolD.
llio I'nrson's GrcoHnp.
lTo ! the travtllna mtn .tutcmlilnl atJMohtuiOOil ,
a , Minn. , June , isso. }
Oh. yo genial drummers
I Turn tbo pralros far ami wldo ,
I drink your health on the golden ahoro
Near old ocean' * ubblng lido.
I'vo known you well In the years gene by ,
As gentlemen full of sand.
Heady to xvork In ram or sh'no '
In tlio wind-swept bllziardj land.
I'vo met you In the snowstorm ,
And I'vo met you when It was line ;
We've met where dnnirers thloUonud ,
And wo'vo mot In peace to djno.
Of all the sturdy follows
That pushed to the western front ,
Yo wcro the hardy lutlilios
To bear the baltlo's brunt.
All hall to the men of the sachol ,
The sample nnd Iron-bound DOX ,
For they have the slu ( I within tholr skins
That stands llfo's rugged knocks.
The Parson sends you greeting
From two thousand miles uway ,
And hopes to grasp your friendly hands
At no distant futuio day.
Important to trtiinm ) rn.
A decision was recently rendered by Judge
Gresham on Perry Hrothors' Intervening
position on the foreclosure suit of the Central
Trust company , of Now York , against the
Wnbash , St. Louis & Pacific Itallwny coin
pany. The potltion sought' damages from
the Wnbash for the foss of a trunk filled
with Jewelry. Perry Brothers are jobbers
of jewelry nt Chicago , llarvoy J. Perry , ono
of the tirm , had his samplu case with him in
Springllold. Ho took the Wabash train for
.Petersburg , nnd the Wabash station agent
ot Sprlugllold checked it as personal bag
_ I gage , and received 25 cents for the 100
„ pounds excess of weight , the trunk weighing
250 pounds , the limit of personal bag
gage being 150 pounds. En route to Pnters-
burg the train wna wrecked and tbo trunk
nnd contents were burned. Perry recovered
? G13 worth of melted jewelry auu sued thn
AVabash company for $7,010 , the value ot the
watches nnd Jewelry destroyed. Humphries
nnd Tutt , the old receivers of the road , under
whoso management the Wnbash was when
the loss occurred , set up in defense thai
when the trunk was received for shipment u
now rule had gene into effect forbidding iho
carriage of sample trunks us personal bap-
iroeo , nud requiring their transportation as
freight ,
Judge Grcslmm decided ncainst the Wa
bash railway , holding that the act of its
servant , the station agent , in accepting the
sample Irunk for shipment as personal bug-
gage , bound the company , and Judgment was
given in Perry Brothers' favor for $7,015.4" .
The Judge urgucd that the agent didn't bo-
llevo the trunk contained wearing apparel.
Ho recognized it as a Jeweler's trunk and
was not deceived. Having checked the
trunk by their agent as personal baggage
knowing it contained Jewelry , the receivers
became bound to safely transport it , and the
company was liable for Its loss.
Tllo Traveler Abroad.
Mr. John \Varthington , the United States
consul at Malta , appreciates the value of the
commercial traveler In extending commerce.
In i late report to the stuto department ho
says :
"An Austrian commercial traveler of my
acquaintance recently touched at this port ,
bringing with him a half dozen trunks full of
samnles. These samples were of great
variety , briefly described as 'Yankee notions,1
manufactured in Austria. Ho followed the
American drummer's plan spread out his
goods in u largo room in a respectable hotel
near the business center of the town , and in
vited dealers to call und inspect , with the re
sult that within ono week's ' stay ho took
away orders for upwards of 25,000 francs'
worth of goods. Ho carried nothing for
ealo , only samples. His firm paid him a
salary of $1,500 per annum and all his ex
penses , allowing him a three months' leave
at the end ot each grand round , which
usually occupicda'bout twenty months. Thl
grand round took in the coast towns of
southern Franco and Spain , the Canary
islands , the coast cities of Morocco , Algeria ,
the Barbnry states , Egypt , Syria , the Greek
Islands , Sicily , and several of the Mediterra
nean islands. The visit to Malta aoovo men
tioned was ills first ; his success , however ,
was such us tocauso him to add this island
to the list of'places to bo visited in future
circuits. This commercial traveler
was . n person of good address ,
affable manners , and spoke the lan
guage of every country ho visited.
Ho Informed mo that his was the only way
to secure 'profitable orders ; that soliciting
trade by correspondence ) nud circulars was
throwing away money. In oriental countries
like Morocco. Algeria , Tunis , etc. , ho fold
these pretty little mips , * aucors , vases ) , nipo
bowls , cigarette holders , fancy handled
knivru , ink holders and a thousand nnd ono
articles that tourists buy In the eastern ba
zaars for genuine oriental work.but which uro
in reality manufactured in Europe. Now
while it in true thnt it ho drummer I have
spoken of und others of European
nationalities selling by samples have
secured strong ( because the first )
hold on the trade of these Mediterra
nean countries , still I have no doubt that
American wares of similar designs and vari
eties similarly introduced would compete
successfully with the Europoau articles. I
have this belief upon what I know of the
reputation m which goods of American make
nro hold In these parts of the Mediterranean
whcro troito is tbo most active and the most
likely to bo prolltablo.
.1'lioy Ootu on Uiise Bull.
"At this time of the year the traveling
man who can bo induced on Sunday to con-
Yorso on any ether subject than base ball Is
certalulv superior In intellect and intelli
gence to bis professional brothers. "
It was a Now York member of tbo craft
who nmdo this statement yesterday , and ho
continued : "They are tlio worst lot of cranks
in that respect thin country affords. Hera
you have boon talking to several , houjnn that
something might bo said worthy of publica
tion , but the whole tenor of tholr conversa
tion has been ' 'Now York's a suru winner if
Tim Kccfo only holds out , but Uoston is
playing great ball and Philadelphia continues
to keep herself strongly In third place. Did
you over BOO anybody take suoh a tumble as
Cleveland ) She has fallen from almost a tie
for first back clown to fourth in the race , and
Is losing right along. And that's wlint one
hears from morning till night. Each man
happens to know the names of two or three
players , and ho harps tliom continuously. It
makes mo want to go away in some ijuiut
corner und lay down. " Sunday afternoon in
Omahn , when there Is anything going on ai
Athletio park , is not u good time for Inter
viewing , The boys are out enjoying thoin-
selves and have no patience with nowspapoi
reporters who ask them to talk business ,
A 1'fii Skotoli.
Accompanying a very cleverly executed
pencil drawing of a well-known traveling
man u brother tourist , ever the signature oi
J. C. Awl , seads the following ;
Underneath the largo "regulator" clock It
tbo oftlco of the Palmer house , at Grand Isl l-
and , Is hung a picture which sooin * to at
tract no little attention. We have InquiroiJ
into details aud have found out that It is th <
portrait ol "one of the boys with the grip , '
a representative of a Oubun.ua clothing con
corn. The man look * like a very stern fol
low nt ilrst sight , but by these who knov
him ho is pronounced ns the king of all tbi
jolly boy on Iho road. His droll antics am
witticisms uro appreciated by all. Ho i :
especially Iu good trim when favored will
uu order or two.
His "photo" not bo familiar
may to ull , u :
ho Is usually rcn with hU hat on. Ho says
his main reason for keeping his hat on is not
to show t > eoplo thnt ho "now parting his hair
with a towel. "
A vacation was lately granted him nnd a
trip to Chicago wns his idea ot bliss , but his
firm soon wrote him thnt they hnd boon so
usd to getting good orders from this terri
tory Hint they could not rest In pouco until
"our subject" had been called back to No-
brnska. Some cell him Iluk , others Uuklo ,
but ho Is universally known ns Iko , with tem
porary lioitdqnnrtont nt Grand Island , While
making thcso Inquiries nbout the picture wo
were told thnt ho had just entered the room.
We were Introduced by Ullllo. the gentle
manly ciorJt , und the first words from Iko
wcro : "Why , old dtiok. how are you ! I'vo '
known you n long while. Yea , old boy , I
know you when I had hair on my head. "
With renewed vigor he shook my hand nnd
wo both went out and had a cigar. .
Trials of u Stninmarrr.
Ed II. Ferguson , who disposes of plug to
bacco for J. G. Uutlnr & Co. , of St. Louis , is
n most genial companion and a unique teller
of tales. "Kfl , " na ho is commonly known
amoug tlio boys , stammers ns badly ns the
late Mr. Travers , a broker and well known
recontnur of Wiill street , and some of his
stories are as worthy of record.
" In Muiu-Mum-Missourl Valley
"I w-w-was - -
lul-luMutoly , " ho said , "and sat In ngamoof
high fuf-fuf-ftvo. My partner wns tlio wuti-
wuh-worst mum-tnun to stammer you o.ver
Bub-saw. .1. U. Buchanan , of tbo Fremont.
Ellihorn & Missouri Vullcy railroad , w.ih-
was In It too. I thought muh-tnv partner
wuh.Was Joshing mo at fuh-lirst , but I found
out that ho wuh-was worse than mo. It took
us n straight ow-ow-hour to play a gug-gamo ,
so wo hnd to quit. "
Ed says that in Missouri Valley ho called
the boll bov to his room and ordered a bottle
of beer. The bo.v caught on nnd was back
with iho beer betoro ho had got through or
dering It.
"I WHS d-d down In Sav-Savannab , Geor
gia , soiling tub-tobacco once. There wuh-was
n fuf-follo'.v near the hotel who o-o-owned a
pup-pnrrot which talked. I asked him if his
bl-bl-bloomlng parrot could talk. 'Wuh-
well , ' ho said , 'if ho couldn't tu-talk any
bub-buD-bettcr than you , I'd cut huh-hls da-
divd d lioad off. '
"I wnh-was traveling on the Northwestern
wu-onuo , " ho said , "and wuh-was Introduced
to a puh-party of Omaha ladies. 1 wuh-was
dud-doing my prettiest with wuh-ono of
thorn , and nut-uut-notlecd that the two on
tbo ha-ha-bade scat were just dying la-lu-
( phew ) laughing at mo. I said , 'Gug-gug-
go ahead with your la-la-laiighlng , lul-lul-
ludies : you'll bo through bcforo I do. ' "
Oklahoma's U'omlnrful Climate.
A commercial traveler who returned Sat
urday from Oklahoma reports having run
across Colonel Tom. Burroll , nn old-tlmo
citizen of Omnha , and present mayor of the
city of Columbia , Oklahoma. The colonel ,
ho says , is among the biggest boys in school
down thcro , and chock full of unbounded
confidence in the future of that country.
"That southern country , " said the traveler ,
"has been badly misrepresented by eastern
correspondents. It is , In my opinion , des
tined to make a great state , nnd I shall ad-
vtso my ilrrn ( wo are In the agricultural im
plement line ) to establish olllccs In all the
principal towns throughout the territory nnd
prepare for an immense trade , because the
soil there is simply perfect in places. The
land lays well nnd the climate is suid to bo
healthy and pleasant. All the cereals pecu
liar to Missouri , Kansas and Texas are
grown In ttio territory nnd produce
abundantly. All fruits that are grown in a
southern climate will do well thoro. The
bust soil Is a rich , blaoK , sandy
loam of considcrablo depth. This is
evidenced by the. immense growth
of blucstonc grass which stands all over the
territory us high ns it horse's back. Thous
ands of acres of wheat will be planted this
fall.
fall."Them
"Them is something in the air like south
ern California , and a great deal iu the way
people talk like southern Dakota. The terri
tory is young , tnit it has produced some liars
who would do credit to Colorado. They tell
about n climate in which nature i.s outdone ,
nnd objects appear larger at flvo miles distance -
tanco than when at hand. But they can't
help U. It's a mental disease peculiar to all
now countries. Perhaps the worst yarn I
heard while away was told by nn Oklahoma
boomer. Ho sized mo up for a buyer and set
out to sell mo bis homestead. I humored tbo
old fellow. Ho had been a pioneer in every
new territory since he followed his father's
ex team across the plains from Illinois to the
Colorado foothills in ' 30 , and bad a good
many interesting stories to toll. Ho was a
professional claim holder. A dozen times ho
had entered land , "squatted' ' on it for a time
and sold at an advance sufllcient to
give him a tramp stake to some newer
clime. From yarns of adventures he had
met ho skillfully drew the conversation to
the climate of Okluhomu.Q ) I tried to stem
the tide , but without avail. The old man's
voice rose as ho talked , nnd ho grew posi
tively eloquent. At last ho concluded and
aslcod uio what I thought of it the land
thereabout. I told him thcro was but ono
objection , there w w no wood. 'No wood ! '
shrieked the old man. ' 1 cuess you hain't
been here very long , Mister. You seem Kind
of green liko. Why , do you suppose wo want
our grounds Uttered up with trees twelve
months u year ? ftot as I know of. Wo
don't have to. Wo plant our trees in tbo
spring for winter fuel , same as wo plant our
com and wheat. '
"I was paralyzed , nnd my face must have
shown it , for the old man continued : 'You
don't bolicvo that , do you ? Well , that's Just
nothln' . When I came hero a year ngo I cut
off the butts of four young trees to use for
corner posts for my house. Then I wont
back to Dakoty agin for a three months'
stay. When I got down here
agin the place where niy housn
stood wns occupied by lour tremcnjus big
trees' . I thought , ot coin-so , I must bo mis
took in tlio place , and I inquired. I got the
laugh all 'rouyd fer not knowin' what would
coma of my work , till ono of the boys told
mo to climb the nearest tree , some ninty
feet tall , I reckon , nnd I did. Up there
'moiigst ' the branches was my shanty , just
liter'lly lifted out of sight in three months
by the wonderful soil and climate of Okla-
homy. ' "
The Hnttkot Trailo.
A traveling salesman for n Now York
house dealing in baskets , answered a couple
of random questions regarding his trndo by
saying ) "All our baskets are brought from
the continent. Contrary to the rule that
governs most other lines of goods , wo nro
often obliged to sell imported goods ns
American made ; the latter nro moro ex-
ponslvo ; thnt is , on high class work. "
"Why can't they bo uiado just as cheap in
America ns In Europe ! "
"I don't know why , but they are not. No ,
Nebraska will never raise miioh of n basket
crop. Her ground is worth too much for
corn mid stock. There nro pla'cos where
nothing but basket woods of various kind
can bo grown , nnd these places will keep
right on monoiiolizlug the business.
Churlos H. Ingersoll , the handsome young
representative- Parko , Davis & Co. , chem
ists , Detroit , Mich. , was In Weeping Writer
recently , nnd hold n body of traveling men
poll-bound by his masterly handling ot the
nlUmntivo side of u debate "That the east
offers better opportunities than tbo west fern
n young man. " His opponents were many
and tbo debate of long duration , but ho
"bested" them all , in point of eloquence , If
not of fact. This Is Mr. Ingorsoll's first trip
through Nebraska , but utter ho has uiado a
few trips through cornlnnd he will probably
bo as firm n believer In her greatness as are
thn boys who uro dally pulling largo orders
Into Omaha from bar Interior. Mr. Inger-
sell has already made many friends among
the fraternity , why hope that ho will make
his headquarters if not hi : homo among
them.
Sunday Otinxta.
The traveling men who Sundayed at the
- Millard hotel were ; O. E. Brubaker , New
York ; U. E. Merrill. Chicago ; J. H. Brandl-
moro. Chicago ; H. H. Balnbriilito , Now
York ; John McGee , Chicago ; Max Engio ,
Now York ; J. 8 , Murphy , Now York ; W.
M. Murray , Gosliou , N. Y. : A. A. Ladd , St ,
Louis ; George A. Olney , Now York ; J. S.
Cooluy , Chicago ; M. Schroeder , Chicago
cage ; A. Kulin , Now York ; J. S.
Sawm , Chicago ; O. O. Weaver , Now York ;
H. M. Gould , Uochostor , N , Y. ; George G ,
Cooper , Buffalo ; F , Plorson , Mllivaukoa ; A ,
W. Hobitisou , Boston ; C. W. Waito. Chicago ;
Hey Doduon , St. LouU ; T. B. TutUo , Bt !
Louis ; P. W. Jones , St. Louis ; J. Puscuol ,
Now York ; S , Levy , Now York : A. W.
Butts , Chicnpo ; A. G. Merle , Now York.
Cnmo In
Harry Balnbrld go , who has boon comlne to
Omaha for years , with a flowing moustnoho
on his face , appeared Saturday disguised so
completely thnt for a long tlmo none ot his
friends know him. Ho hnd shaved the mous
tache off , nnd to carry the joke along , sup
pressed that well known , beautiful smllo of
his. Harry Is ono of the old timers , nnd
popular xvlth everybody. Ho attributes thnt
fnct , hoVovor , to the rcputntlon of the poods
sold by him , his firm being Hoynolrt & Bros. ,
boot nnd shoo manufacturers of Now York.
" 1 have found business very good , " says Mr.
Bnmbridgo , "nnd nt no time have the
prospects for fall trade been oottor than they
nro now. "
_
Snmplcfl
A. O. Annctt , who has boon In for some
tlmo on account of his wife's illness , has
uenln tnkon up his grip In the interest of
Williams , Vun Amain & Heart.
Mr. John C. Lnux , representing the Omnhn
Ilnrdwnro company in the Black Hills , re
sumes his territory after nn extended nb-
senco ! in the cast. Ho wns called thcro by
the death of his eldest brother , who was
drowcd at Belfast , N. Y , , while In bathing
with Muldoon nnd Sullivan , whom ho was
visiting.
A traveling mnn complains very vigorously
nbout the Chicago , Burlington & Quucy rail
road. Ho lives 133 3-10 miles from Chicago ,
nnd tno road Invariably tears from his mllo-
ngo book 131 miles. He says while ho doesn't
stand it directly , the house cuts down his
salary at the end of the year to make good
this deficit. Pretty moan housf , isn't ill
Van R. MnoVcagh. n Hookford traveling
salesmen , Is In trouble again. Last winter
he was charccd with marrying n girl in St.
Cloud , Minn. , while ho had n wife and fnm-
lly living nt Uockford , 111 , A few days ngo
ho wns nrrcstod in Minneapolis , charged
with' having criminal relations with a woman
named Anna Roche.
W. H. Thompson , of Syracuse , N. Y. , a
well known commercial traveler represent
ing the dry goods house of D. McCarthy &
Co. , of that city , was waylaid in the streets
of Waterloo ono night three or four weeks
ngo nnd rccolvod serious injuries from the
hands of n gang which attempted to rob him.
The toughs were caught and jailed. The af
fair occurre'd in the glare of nn electric
light.
There is colng to bo another ' 'Commerclnl
Traveling Men's Club , " nnd this time in
Plttsburg , Pa. The incorporntors nro H.
Kohlor. John C. Shoemaker , C. S. Hughes ,
U. U. Ford , Ira B. Duncan , James H. Wells ,
U P. C. Godfrey nnd C. D. Hughes. H Is
receiving the hearty co-oporatlon of businessmen
mon in Pittsburg. The quarters nro not yet
decided upon , but will bo before the charter
is granted.
Hnlo anil Hearty In Old
What Is moro beautiful than nn ancient
tree clothed with nu nmplo robe of verdure.
Apt is tbo comparison between such a growth
and nn old man or woman infused with
health nnd vigor. The slno qua uon , the
Indispensable condition of vigorous youth ,
robust manhood nnd a virile old ago , is sound
digestion. Without this lifo is shorn of tbo
icarty zest that should attend it. No moro
boiuilicient and ugrcoable contributor to thn
attainment of a halo old ago , and ufllcicnt
means of counteracting the infirmities that
tooofton attend llfo's decline , can bo found
than Hustottors Stomach Bittors. Dyspep
sia symptoms , a tendency to kidney com
plaint , nervous inquietude and rhoumntio
trouble nro overcome , by its uso. The effect
of oxposuronnd overwork nro nullified by it ,
nnd it affords sufficient protection to nil sub
ected to malarial influences. , .Qivo It a
thorough trial.
A CURIOUS RELIC.
An Ancient Sword , thn Heirloom of n
Prophet's Family.
Here is n story that Is told by ono oi
our esteemed , follow citizens , says the
Now York Sun : "Whon I sat down to
breakfast in Dolmonico's I noticed at
the other sldo of the table a quoor-
loohing , gaunt-fnced old man , who did
not seem tit ease in his suit of Now York
lothes. After a time I made a friendly
approach to him by oiToring him a small
courtesy at the table , accompanied by a
few words. Ho did not understand
English , but I found that ho spoke
French in a curious \vay. "VVo struck
up acquaintance , and before our coffee
pots were emptied wo were on confi
dential terms , which seemed to pivo
him great pleasure. Ho was a stranger
in Now York , to which ho had just
como in , and did not know anybody in
tbo city.
'Ho grow sofrisndly that after breaK-
fnst ho invited mo to a room which ho
bad taken the previous day. Ho there
told mo that ho was u. Cafrauck in the
Russian service and that during a leave
of absence ho bad como to Now York ,
which bo bad boon anxious to see. 1
noticed a pair of Turkish trousers hang
ing on the wall 'and beside them a
curved , short sword of peculiar form
and destitute of tbo regulation hilt or
handle. As I looked at it ho said :
'Take it down , draw out the cimetor
and you'll Hnd a thumb ring by which it
can be used. ' I did as ho directed ,
found the ring spoken of , grasped tbo
weapon and began to handle it. While
doing so I bent it , and noticed that , in
stead of swinging back when the
pressure was taken oil , it returned
gradually to its proper form. It had
evidently boon forged from an untold
number of stool rings , welded together
like old Damascus bliuhjs. When askcu
about it bo told a curious tale.
" 'Ono day , ' bo said , 'forty years ngo ,
wbon 1 was in the Caucasus under Vor-
onzolT , a cloud of Circassian cavalry under
dor Schamyl suddenly came upon us In
a puss. A Circassian with a drawn
cimetor galloped toward mo , and
ruined my sword to guard my head , bu
bo cut it in twain witb a single stroke
as bo would have cut'a carrot. At thn
moment his bruin was pierced by one o !
our Calmuck bullets , and I sprang from
my boroo to pot his clmotor. Next
morning Sclmmyl sent u messenger to
our camp to ask General VorotiKOlt for
the body of bis brother , who had been
killed in the previous day's fight , and
bo nsltod also for the cimetcr , which ,
bowover , could not bo found. That is
it. It had boon an heirloom in the fam
ily of Schamyl , the Mohammedan
prophet , was said to be 700 or 800 years
old und had probably been made in tbo
Caucasus out of Damuscus stool. ' "
An AlHoluto Ouro.
ThoOIUGINALABIETItfE OINTMENT
Is only put up in largo two-ounce tin boxes ,
nnd ia an absolute euro for old sores , burns ,
wounds , chuppod hands , nnd nil skin nrnp.
tlons. Will positively euro nil kinds of piles-
Ask for the OUIGINAL ABIETINE OINT.
ME NT. Sold by Goodman Drug company at
2f > cents per box by mail UO cents.
Gonornl Amlrou" Jackbon'H Dinner ,
Says a Concord letter to the Boston
Traveller : When Andrew Jaokson vis
ited Concord , N. II. , after his presiden
tial term had expired , ho was enter
tained at Cuss' hotel , at that time the
loading hotel of tbo state. The propri
etor , wishing to do honor to his distin
guished guest , provided a , banquet and
arranged to servo it witb considerable
stylo. With tbo iirst course the general
surprised tbo waiter by ordering
crackers nnd milk , and refuted all other
dishes , much to tbo disgust of the pro
prietor. Cass1 hotel was tbo great re
sort of stngo drivers , and it wns at this
hotel Vico-Presidont Morton boarded
when a young man and engaged as a
clerk in the dry goods business. One
of tbo loading merchants of Concord ,
now in active business , was a boarder nt
tbo hotel at that time , and occupied u
eeut at the sumo table ,
Abstracts of title to Wyoming oil
lands furnished. Assessment work done
und verified to by ntllduvit and certi
ficate o ( recorder. Cluitna located. J ,
J. Corbott , Casper , Wyoming.
OF INTEREST 10THE FARMER
Tbo Injurious Eprpqb of High-Stop
ping IniHorsos.
it.i ,
RAISING HORNLESS C ATTLE
> -
Several Ways In Which It May Bo Ac
complished uanntni ; | | { Htrixw-
' borrlcs in r August ,
Thnt At
Horses.
The American Agriculturist : I no
ticed that the brooding of thcso is
much oftener recommended at present
in the agricultural papers than form
erly. True , the action of such is moro
showy , nnd on that account is preferred
by these ignorant of its injurious ef
fects upon the horse. Ho bos to lift his
foot to an extra height , which is tiresome -
some , nnd prevents his accomplishing
in such action as great a distance n
day on n journey as ho otherwise would
if not obliged to raise bis feet so high ,
and this with considerable loss fa-
tigun at the and of the day. As the
foot are replaced on tbo ground , the
imnact of high-stoppers ia much moro
forcible than of others , and this is par
ticularly injurious to the font nnd legs.
When traveling on a stony road or a
pavomon.t I have suon horses so lame in
a few months , or oven weeks of such
work , that they had to bo withdrawn
from use and turned out on soft pastur
age for some time to recruit. Even
with this relaxation they were
unlit to go back to hard roads and
had to bo employed for farm work oren
on mellow ground ever after. Quito
low stopping , on tbo other hand , is to
bo nvoiaed. ns the horSb is likely to
strike his foot again&t any little rise of
ground or obstruction on the road nnd
stumble- badly , often falling down in
uirness nnd endangering those riding
n the vehicle to which the ho is nt-
.achcd . , to bo upset mid perhaps fatally
njurcd. A low stopper travels more
easily und is loss fatigued' than those
stopping higher. A medium between
the two is best and safest.
1'Iantlnc Strawberries in August.
Spring is tbo best season of the year
to sot out a bed of strawberries as the
soil is moist nnd the air cool and In a
'ow days' tlmo they will take root and
start to grow nicely. Young plants
called runners ) , produced from the par-
nt plants , can , however , bo set out in
ugust , choosing rainy or damp days
for doing the work , if possible , says the
Baltimore American. Prepare the
ground now , have it thoroughly plowed
and made line by repeated harrowings
nnd rollings. Maniu-o , unless it is old
and well rotted , had bettor not bo used ,
so many wood seeds uro in it. Use
one hamUul of some good phosphate to
each three foot of .row. After the rows
.iro run out. four foot apart , sow the fertilizers -
tilizors in the rowcovor the row up
with tbo ono-horsoiplows , run once on
each side , and tbon-ralco the top level *
Now the soil is'ready ' for planting. If
you have an old bed , and want to trans
fer the runners to the now ono , got a
good garden trowol-grind the edge of
it sharp and cut around each plant , and
then lift the plant , witb a ball of o'artb
attached , and pluht'it ' carefully in the
now bod. Let the1 plants bo sixteen
inches apart in the1 row.
Quico a largo btislncss has grown up
the past few yeaiM in. growing straw
berry plants in small pots. They can bo
sent long distances , and can be very
quickly planted. After they are sot out
and coinmsnco growing , tbo soil mu s
bo kept loose and clean. Planted in
early August , by November they will be
line , largo plants ; they should then bo
covered witb fine , light , rotted borso
manure about two inches deep , and left
thus through tbo winter.
The kinds best suited for family use
are the Downing , Cumberland , Sharp-
less and Kentucky late. The main
point in growing line strawberries from
August planting is that tbo soil must bo
deep , line and rich , and tbo plants kept
growing from the time of planting.
From one-half totnrce-quartorsof a full
crop can bo gathered the following seat
son. Five hundred plants of Cumber
land for early , and GOO of Kentucky for-
late , will bo an abundance for a largo
family.
Hornless Cuttle.
That there nromany and important ad
vantages to bo gained by the stockmen
and farmers generally , by growing
hornless cattle , hardly any person will
deny , says tbo Bodflold , ( Kan. , ) Repub
lican : But the process of dehorning as
generally practiced , has numerous and
btrong opponents , even among these
who favor hornless cattle , because of
the gainful operation and tbo alleged
injurious effects many times upon the
animals treated. This fact bus led to
the seeking out of other methods of re
moving the horns from tha animals ,
and this has resulted in tbo bringing
out of substances for killing the horn
in young animals during the early
stages of its growth. Thcso , while
probably not absolutely painless , are as
nearly so as It is possible for anything
to bo , and is therefore the most hu
mane , as well as the cheapest and least
troublesome method of getting rid of
the useless appendages of domestic ani
mals.
The latest agency recommended for
the purpose of removing the horn from
cut tin , is the use of caustic potash ap
plied to the young calf and preventing
the growth of any horn.
.A scion list saya : "A single applica
tion of caustic potash prevents the
growth of the horn. Caustic potash is
simply the pure potash. Got a nickel
stick at the drug steVe and keep it in a
bottle so that it will not slack. When
a calf makes its , arrival , determine
whether you wnntjit to bo horned or
hornless. If you bavo no use for horns
( tbo calf itself will never hnvo any good
use for horns ) thoii take your stick ol
cuustio potash , wnipjtod up in a paper ,
in ono hand , tnko thivculf between your
knees , wet the Imuvqyor the horn snots ,
rub tbo end of the potash well on those
spots nnd bo will grow up a polled Jer
sey , polled Ilolstlno. polled Short-horn ,
'
polled whatever it'is. "
This wo believe to bo 'tbo simplest ,
most expeditiousMI as successful m
claimed , cheapest and least painful ol
any method yet suggested , and ia worth
a trial.
An agency of this kind merits strong
recommendations , lis'tho practice of dehorning -
horning bysomo humnno method should
bo earnestly encouraged. Horns are
worse than useless upon cattle as they
are only instruments of warfuro , which
no domestic animal has any business
with. A cow or un ox lias no moro need
of horns than a horse has , und they
would seem absurd-oil the latter. Ami
the frequent loss of human lifo from
wounds inflicted by cattle with their
horns is eulllclent ground for the
removal of tno horns from all
neat cattle , to say nothing
of the many advantages in an economi
cal and financial way to brooders o :
stock in growing hornless cuttle.
1'lirs That are Orcrloil.
Swine are provdrbially greedy when
they ore brought to hunger by too long
intervals between feedings , says i
writer in the Western Agriculturist.
When they have oat nt tholr all thoya
van ! to they will mnstlcnto tholr food
t should bo , nnd do not gorge It downer
or four they will not got n full supply ,
is nature domnnds. No ono can mcns-
hro out the correct allowance for nny
elzo herd ot pigs , so tboy nil got just so
much nnd no moro. Some nro foster
enters than others , uro Inrgor nnd
troncor , nnd they would got an ever
illownnbo. So the proper wny Is to
mvo nutritious food in sufllclontnunn-
, lty where they can go nnd feed nny
.lino. With the precautions not to allow
.ho . troughs to become sour or food sour
swill or sour milk. Dry food ground is
) rotor rod. A mixture of oats nnd rye ,
mlf nnd half , I hnvo found to bo the
jest I hnvo ever tried. To scnld the
tnonl it nmlcos nn excellent swill mixed
with skim milk thnt is not soured ; pigs
lo roost excellently on it. To overfeed ,
t is meant thnt by allowing thn animal
obccomo hungry nnd then glvo It nil
ho food it can out. This course would
very often founder n liorso , n cow , n
itoor or old hog. And why not n pip ?
Jut lot thorn hnvo gradually what they
want up to n full moss nnd ml they will
'
oat. Then they will masticate tho'grntn
or any other kind of food nnd it will
commence to do the animal some good.
So and inoro so , with the little pig. It
vill feed nnd lay down in tbo sun , ns
soon as huntrry got up nnd oat n little
nero , lay down , sloop and grow. They
ire not rooting around to find some-
\\lng to satisfy their uppotilo. Thcro
nro moro pigs dlo nt the trough for
vnnt ot proper food nnd enough of it
, lmn these thnt dlo by overfeeding in
ho sense that the suid article alluded
Her Voting Kept JIrr Up.
Wo have just hnd a striking tllustrn-
ion of motherly love iu a hen. says a
writer in the Iowa Homestead. Biddy
md sat ijidustrously for three long
weeks nnd brouught out a good hatch.
When wo placed her and her brood in
, bolr now home wo noticed she was sick.
Wo gave her n , dose of cnstor oil , but
she soomcd to grow no bettor. Wo
watched carefully for results , and tried
every remedy nt hand , but with no
nvail. She would pick up the food , call
! ior young , and drop it to thorn. She
: nught them to cat arid drink , but she
refused both herself. When tbo chilly
evening arrived she would call the
young to her 'and hover ever them.
lust this morning she came out into
her ; yard and wo noticed she was very
weak. She could not stand , but &at
down , called the chicks , picked up the
toed , and saw that tboy hud all their
share. Then her head cropped , but she
would raise it nnd call up some little fol
low that wandered too far away. But
the crisis came nt last , she fell on ono
side , gave a few struggles and died.
Then followed a picture. The little
ones gathered around her and gave n
cry , just ns though they know their
mother had died. To-night wo tool : a
setting hen nnd placed her in with them
and how gladly the little ones crept un
der hor. evidently thinking their right
mother bad come homo again.
The White Craze.
There is a big craze in the country
at present for the white breeds ,
says the Iowa Homestead. To such nn
extent is this idea carried that breed
ers of black and other colored fowls
complain that their orders have fallen
off considerably. Nearly every variety
now has its white cousins : White Leg
horns , White Minorcas , Whlto Lang-
sbans , White Plymouth Roclcs , White
Wyundottos , White Javas , White
Cochins , White ( or Light ) Brnhmas ,
White Dorkings , White Games , White
Polish , etc. There is no disputing the
fact that a yard of white fowls are at
tractive and , as a rule , tboy are full of
merit.
_
Scours in Co ti.
Scours in colts Is generally traceable
to somo'altorod property in the milk of
the dam , In a wet season like the pres
ent the grasses in their quick growth
have less of nutriment and more wntor
than in ordinary seasons , says the
Rural World. This , although it may
not sensibly ufloot the dam , certainly
does hnvo n powerful effect ( through
the milk ) by producing scours in the
fonl , moro particularly so if the wonthcr
Is unusually cold. In such seasons
innrcs with fonU should bo fed n cortnln
dry food in connection with grnss , nnd
the young colts should hnvo warm , dry
bedding nt night.
Give the colt four ounces of cnstor oil ,
tnko it nwny from the mother for a few
days , nnd focd in on cows' milk with ono
or two eggs added ; n little wheat Hour
stirred in tbo milk is benoflcinl. If it is
much griped give tv tonspoonful of pare
goric.
Put the inn.ro pnrtlnlly on dry food
for n few flnya nnd milk several tlmoa a
day. When the colt improves allow It
to suck the inure n little nt n tlmo. No
tice if the milk agrees with it. This
must bo dona gradually , otherwise it
will have another attaok.
Wliul Bronks.
I have made ninny mistakes in plant
ing them ; others nro still doing so.
Quito n prominent farmer recommends
planting Russian mulberry on the out-
sldo to cntch tbo snow , or check It ,
snys F. P. Brockwny in the Nobrnskn
Fnrmor. I sny don't do It.Plant seedling -
ling apple it you must plant some bo-
sldo evergreens. I used to plant three
rows of pines eight foot npnrt. This is
very pretty nmrpurfoct while smivll , but
when tboy grow togothornnd interlock ,
the low limbs inside nil dlo , nnd trim
up nil but the outsldo limbs. The per
fect windbreaks nnd tbo only ono I
know of nro where I planted slnglo
rows of white pines llvo to oitrht feet
npnrt nnd gave ulcnty of room on each
sldo. Planted this way they hold their
HmbB to the gr.iss when they have nt-
talncd the height of sixty foot , and
make n perfect barrier to wind nnd
snow ; bettor thnn three rows , bettor
than forty rows of mulberry or npplo.
If you suffer from looseness of bowels
or fever and ngue , Angostura Bitters
will euro you. Dr. J. G. Siegort & Sons ,
olotriinu facturors. Ask your druggist.
LILLIAN RUSSELL'S ENEMY.
A Dally Strntrulo to Keep Herself from
tire wine Fnt.
Lillian Russell is the victim of her
own beauty , says tbo Now Youlc World'J
and tbo dread of getting fat keeps horns
ns miserable ns the humblest chorus
girl In the Casino company. She cnn't
cat nny sort of sweetmeats , cake or
pastry. Every vegetable is denied her
that grows under ground ; up wlnu is
allowed to pass her lips ; moat is limited
to ono meal a day , and between the
foods thnt she dnro not cat nnd docs not
care to oat her bill of faro is eon lined to
bread nnd butter , loir.ond nnd lettuce.
Every day she is compelled to walk
ten miles , and in this hot weather the
exorcise is far from ngreenblo. She
dresses In blue llannol , wenrs cork-soled
shoos , a straw hat with n moist sponge
basted in the crown , nnd carries n
double-lined sun umbrella. As the ob
ject of this exercise is to keep her llosh
down , she never fails to weigh herself
bcforo starting out , so that she
knows exactly what reduction is
necessary. A part of lior outfit
consists of long strips of white
flannel which are coiled about her body
spirally and laid double where the llcsh
is too abundant. In this snug woolen
suit the only Lillian walks until she is
a rich rose color and dripping witb per
spiration , when she is rubbed down with
alcohol , refreshed with cold bullion and
nut to bed. On her toilet as much care
and money are spent as if she were n
princess. Every day she receives the
visits of a hair-dresser , manicure and
pedicure , nnd a bathing mistress pre
pares her vapor baths.
Tim Fntn of the Tiresome Person. ]
There came a tiresome person
To the ofllco where I basked :
And "Is it hot onoush for you1'
The tirusomo person asked.
I punctured him in places
That the wind might whistle thro' ;
"Go I" I said ; "there's just ono spot
Tuat's hot enough for you. "
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