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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1890)
TIITC CftlAHA DAILY JUJ0JC , JMOtfDAYT , AUGUST 4 , 1800. Oats Mnke an Excellent Feed for all Kinds of Stck. : . HOW TO PUSH THE SPRING PIG , S Mlloh COWH DonmiKl nn Uniisitnl Amount ori cod Points of u Good lltittcr MiilCcr QtiRiMi Vic toria's Dnlry. For nil elates of stock , ouls makes nn excellent fcuil. For hogb it Is bettor to feed the ( jrnln nlonc nnd still bettor if they win bo ground before foe-dint' . During growth , outs Is ono of the very best nidtorluls Unit can bo used to secure a good dovolopeinont of bonound muscle , nnd with hoys thin Is qullo tin Item. For work timms , especially \vhoii busy at work during the Binninor , oiU : make n bettor feed limn corn , wrltusn contraelor to tlio Nobnislw Farmer. During1 the winter corn can bo used as it is more liciv'lng ' , but el winy Uio summer when strength is dosii-cd , oats should bo uied piiftially if not wholly. Sheep and stock cattle that itro belnff wintoivil over for growth can bo kept in n good condition on untlireshod oats and they nro u cheap feud usually n.s they supply with grain and roughness. With horses ospijchilly there in a considerable witetoin reeding In the straw unlobs-it is first run through a. cutting' box. Stock teen learn to oat the heads and leave the btraw and this Is n wanto. Ifjthre hed the- straw should bo stacked up carefully as Block prefer oat , to wheat btraw. Then by tiding a cuttlngbox and running both the clever hay and oat straw through it and adding a small quantity of bran a good oatfon can bo made up that will be cheap and nulri- tous. tous.Wliile Wliile oata arc n reasonably sure crop generally , yet tills yt'iir they are largely a failure in many localities , nnd svhilo generally they cannot bo considered u profitable crop to ruiso for market , yet the prospect is that this year the grain win sciiav goou prices , rnoy can al ways bo used to n good advantage for feed and whether feed in the straw or threshed they should bo saved in as good a condition as possible. And in feeding out , earo should bo taken to use to the best advantage. With low prices for both stock nnd products it isquito an item to manage fco as to realize all the benefit possible and ono way of doing this is to avoid waste. Generally a variety of food will give hotter result limn any single material , No ono plant , either oats , corn , wheat , rye or barlo.y , contains all the elements of nutrition in the right proportion to se cure the best gain at the lowest cost , and its is bettor to use a variety. And one of the best anvantages in cutting the rough feed lilco corn fodder , liny , oats and straw and grinding the grain is that a better opportunity of securing a good combina tion is a Horded. And if the threshed oats arc ground and the straw is cut or if the threshed oats are cut buforo being fed , and bran , oil meal , corn meal or other material is mixed with them a more perfect return can bo secured , They make , however , a good feed alone , but are greatly improvc'd by putting1 in i ; condition to bo mixed with other ma- lorial. ' I'llfill lIlO Now is tlio lime to mnko the spring1 jiigs grow. If you expect to miiko money In raising hogs you must commence with the pig. A good hog is never made from ( i poor pig , only at n loss to the owner , it is now about , wouuing time with many litters , and this must not Ire made it critical period iu the pig's life , says the Western Slockmnn and Culti vator. IInvo your feed troughs for the pigs In n separate plnco from the hogs or Mws , and stulT these little follows with all the good , sweet swill they will hold. Make of bran , ground grain and milk , dish water , nil refuse you can nc- cuinuhito from the kitchen , lill upwith water what you lack in other ingredients. f Keep two or three barrels for this use , if your hunch of pigs domund it. Wo do not favor souring swill and always ninmigo to feed out clean tlio day after it is mado. Fine ground rye chop is ex cellent when mixed with other ground /foul / , especially wheat , brim and shorts , N or ground oats and corn moid. Every owner of pigs who would niaka the business - ness u success , must use some judgment in preparing feed for them , and ho must bo well well supplied with feed or sell out lo some man who is. No man can raise hogs without plenty of grain. This is the first thing to procure. Tiimo grasses with plenty of good water will grow pigs in a kind of a way , but it is not the way that a thorough hog liardly admires. AH n helper to the grain anel swill feed , tame grasses , especially elovor , Is valua ble , as all oxpcrlnnccd hog raisers know. A good substitute is had by growing Bweot corn and cutting it for the pigs anytime after it Is knee high. A Mi tin IQxtrii IVcil. CompnritiveJy few .people feed milch cows any sort of grain feed in tlio sum mer. The average fanner considers _ , grass good enough for COWH , and often pays comparatively llttlo attention to the quantity and quality of tlio grass. But it is a fact that it pays to feed a little erraln of some kind to milch cows oven when the p.ifeturo is the very best , though wo cannot give figures to prove it , f > ays the Western Stockman and Cul tivator. There is , however , tlio evi dence of experience which is better than ligurosln proof of the position we take. Our experience is supported by tlio prac tice of all good feeders. For example , jn the farm of Mrs. T. Allan , of St. - -Louis , Mo. , ton of whoso cows averaged 18 pounds of bultof enoh for n week lust j-enr , the regular grain ration with irood jwiituro is four quarts of wheat middlings twice eae'h day. 1" . J. Cogswell of Now York- state , when testing his Lady Alexis , who mndo Bixteen and one-half pounds of butter in one wool ; , fed only two quarts of bran per day on gnus. Mr. Applet on , owner of the famous . cow. Kurotasmla , that made 013" pounds of butter In rw > \ year , fed her twenty- four quarts of mixed grain per day , oven whim on gratis , and the list could bo in creased' indefinitely of thewo wbo wish ing to pot the best results , from mich | cows feed grain with grass. The secretion of milk has a tendency to decrease the volume of blood by draw ing both upon its liquid and solid ele ments , To keep up a How of milk this draft must bo supplied by furnishing enough to restore the btoiidy wueto. With a good inllc.h cow it Is nearly Im possible for her to digest enough grass lo make up the drain on the system , Imt with a very email amount of grain 9)10 ) will yield an axcos * of fat In the f uillk which goes directly Into the churn. A Good Hut tor Cow. A good butter cow should manifest her irood qualities at this time of the year if over , for the weather is favorable ( o her comfort , and the luscious grass of the right growth to be easily converted ' to good milk and cream. It is a dilli- cult , thing lo pclect n good liultfr few from tv herd , nnd tione but the rxport dairyman could do il The novice will occasionally striuc one by clinnco , but such luck it seldom noticed , MIJS the Practical Fiu'infcr ' , Yet thi'iv tire poino external marks iiboutaccnv which deter mines her good qualities as a butter j maker. Every breeder of horses judges the nnliunls by external marks , and puts a great deal of confidence and faith in those signs. His judgment furthermore is invariably correct. Physical structure nnd facial expres sion luivo a great deal to do in indicat ing the chancier and qualities of nn animal. As n rule a good butter cow should have a wide-open , expressive eye , and a face indicating lifo and oflorgy. The face should also bo long and wide between the eyes. Tlio eyes should also bo placed well down from the horns , and not way up on the forehead. Cows with this Itittor elmraclerlstlu are like human beings similarly formed. ] f there is no foreheiM there scorns to bo no room for brains , and this seems lo net directly upon the butter milking quali ties of the animal. Cows with slim neeks , and largo muzzles are usually good bulter-prwlucers. The structure ) of the form shoufd bo s'lch us to indicate strength and llthncas , with a strong baeic and abdomen. Tlio teats should be well placed , and the tall slim and not short ami stubby , "NVhonall of thofo points are taken into considera tion one can judgi' pretty accurately as to the butter producing qualities of the cow. Regular , healthy breathing-should also bo characteristic of the imlinnl. AH a rule tlio dairyman and beef breeder choose animals with entirely distinct structures. The beef breeder chooses his animal with the view of gut ting one thai will lurn everything ijito meat , while the dairyman chooses one with higher qualities in her. The or dinary dairvman can invariably select a bow t'liat will bo a fair butler producer , bulbecomesdilllcultovonto him to select one from a herd that is more than ordin arily gifted in this -way. After nil , however - over , these external marks have to bo learned , and cannot bo communicated by word of mouth. It is only after observa tion nnd experience in handling cows that ono can bo accurate In his judg ment. Good dairy cows , however , are markedly dllTorcnt from bocf cows , and this dltlorcnco is indicated in the calves at an early ago , The funnor should not make the mistake , thorefbrc , of keeping and rearing a calf with adistinully beefy form for dairy purposes. Qneoii Victoria' * Dnlry. . As all students of history know , Windsor ser castle ttands on a sharp bin It over looking the river Thames nnd in the midst of ono of the most beiutiful : pas toral valleys In the world , says tlio American" Agriculturist. The domain of this ancient stronghold has an extent of many acres , lo radically use which the late Priueo Consort established the Shaw farm within jts boundary. Ono of the most interesting features of this is the dairy. This building is of yellow brick , with sandstone facings. It con sists on the ground lloor of the milk room , the churning room and the scald- ing1 room ; tlio upper lloor contains the rooms sot apart for the use of the woman in charge ; the milk room is lilted up with duu attention to labor-saving. The walls and the lloor are of subdued color ing , being lined with encaustic tiles ; the shelves and the butter-table are of ordin ary veined marble ; the decora tion , though simple , Is In ex cellent taste , consisting of sev eral small portrait medallions in bas-relief of the royal children , a few pieces of antiquated porcolaaamla small fountain at either end. In the center of ono side-wall stands the butter table , on which presides a bisque figure of u nymph emptying a slono jar ; the milk vessels nro shallow whita china jars of two gallons capacity' each. The cows which supply the milk are milked twice daily at 6 a. in. and 8 p. in. The milk Is skimmed twice a day and butter is churned on six davs of the week , except when the court is at the castle ; then , when required for immediate consump tion-butter , is made Iwieo every day. The dairy herd numbers twenty head of Jerseys , beauties , all nodigreed ejittlo : to supplement these thirty-live head of non-pedigreed short-horn cows are kept. These latter are equal in appearance to pure-bred short-horns. Tliero is also n herd of pure-bred short-horns , sixty head in number , which are a comely lot. Some individuals of this herd are in progress of prona ration for the coming summer shows , and later on will bo exhibited at the fat stock show in Smith Held , The 'treat- incut of the cows in milk Is as follows' They are put on pasture about April 15 for midday relaxation until the middle of May , when they range both day and night. Then , according lo tlio state of the weather , they are brought hi about September 15 , or the llrst week in Octo ber. They are allowed dally exorcise at pasture until the second or tliird wool : in November , when they are taken up finally for the winter. The dairy cows during tlio non-pastur ing months of the year are fed three times during every twenty-four hours , The allowance is liberal and consists of cut feed ; the component parts arochopped hay , chopped roots , ( Ihe yellow mangel is preferred ) , wheat bran , crushed oals , and about two pounds of corn meal sub divided through the three feedings. Tho. cows which are in full How of .milk have daily in their feed an extra allow ance of two pounds of liii&ecd cuko A largo lump of rock salt is kept in every manger ; two cows stand in a twin stall and share a water-tank between thorn. Extreme earo is taken lo keep Ihe cow stables at an oven temperature and fully vealilatod ; thus animal heat is economized ami tlio ca pacity of the cow is increased ns n milk producing machine. In March last 100 head of young stock calves and yearlings wore in the stables of the Shaw farm. This farm proper consists of 800 acres of pasture land and 150 acres of arable. There uro In all on thoSlmw farm twentyClydosdule horses ; of theses ton are mares from which thrco to llvo foals are annually oblainod. The syslom in vogue Is lo foil Iho cells and to retain the Illllos. The glory of the Shaw farm is In its pigs ; tlieso are su- porexcoltenl , In ono pen resides a Berk shire boar which Is a gem in his family the creature is dish-faced , of n most at tractive countenance , his nose is up ward , ami absolutely perfect , being but ton-shaped ; with n latent power for root ing equal to a double weeu-iyrubber with a steam attachment ; close by is his beau teous mate , and also near at hand are to bo found many of their youthful pro geny. There are some specimens of the largo vhilo Yorkshire , as nlso of the small "Windsor whites. To complete tlio Shaw farm a pretty shoot of ornamental water faces an aviary whore handsome breeds of poultry are kept. The Sacred Heart academy for day pupils , situated on St. Mary's avenue and U7th St. , is an institution devoted to I the moral and intolloclual education of ' young girls. The course Includes every thing from an elementary department to u finished clnlssieul education. Bosldos Iho ordinary academical course , music , palming , drawing and Iho languages nro taught. Fronoh Is included in the ordi nary course , DllToreneo of religion is no obstacle to the receiving of pupils , pro vided tnoy conform to the general regu lations of the school. The scholastic term commences the first Tuesday in Sentouibor. Classes begin at I ) a. u. , and pupils are dismissed at 3:30 : p , in. m BURCLIB. Detroit Free Press ! It was a dreary f.ill afternoon , lute la November. 1 stood nt my parlor window , watching "or my husband's return from the olllcc , I3y standing hi the pnrlivv bay I could catch the firs * , glimpse of the horse nnd phae ton , on a Might rl o of ground , just be fore you ramoto our entrance gate , My husband win luto.t than usual. A cold rain began to p.itter against the panes as I strained my eyes to catch tlio first glimpse of the familiar gray horse. I felt blue and low-spirited ns I looked out on tlio dreary soeno. Our house was o.n the outskirts of tlio town , with several acres o ( prettily cul tivated ground about it , but at this sea son the sodden flowerbeds showed only nfew dismal stalks , where but a short lime before hud been n mass of blooming plants. The trees , stripped of leaves , were tossing their naked branches In the rising vlnd that shivered and moaned around the corner of the hoino like a soul In distress. A gloomy forboding seemed lo overshadow me , a present ment of impending trouble. Perhaps babvls going to have tin attack of croup. I thought. His breathing Hounded rather hoarse this afternoon. Just then Isawlhophiiolonlurn into the ( fate and noticed the unusual sjiocd nt which the hoi > es were approaching. Our now coachman was driving. Tlio man had been in our employ but a few weeks. lie was a sullen , surly looking follow and I did not like ills looks or manners ; neither did John , but ho said llnrrv was a good driver nnd took such excellent care of the horses ho wo'jld keep him for the present. I ran out on the steps to receive John. No matter how tcmpcstous the weather , I was always on hand to receive his kias and evening greeting. Wo had been married two years now , but I was senti mental enough to keep up the custom of our honeymoon. As John came up tlio stops ho calledto the man : "Got vow dinner atonco , Harry , and be at tlio door again in half an hour , " "Why , John , " I cried , "surely you are not going to town again tonight ! ' ' "To town , and to Now York as well , " ho replied. "I received a telegram sayIng - Ing that my mother is very ill , and I must try to catch the 7 o'clock train. So order the dinner served at once , litllo one , and get my traps together , for I must bootr as soon as possible. " " 0 dear John , " I Enid , as wo entered the house , tears In my voice , though I tried bravely to keep thorn out of my eyes , "I will not bo eo selfish as to keep you , but I have had a feeling all tlio ai- lernoon thai something dreadful was going to happen , and of course it was your mother's illness and your going away ; and lo-nignt of all nights in the year , for Martha and Mary are to go to their cousin's ' wedding at the other end of town , so 1 shall bo all nlouo , and I am such a dreadful coward. " "I am sorry affairs should have com bined in such n distracting way , " s.'iiil John tenderly , "but no harm can hap pen to you in this quiet neighborhood. Ono of Iho girls must stay with you. Keep well locked up after I nm gone and have the gas burning all night in the lower hall. My pistol is in the bureau drawer , but I know you are too timid to use it. I shall hope to return by to morrow night. Would you like to have Harry sleep in the house vhilo I ain away Y" "Oh , no , indeed , " I said , "Iwish you could take Harry with you. I should boas afraid of him as of any burglar and shouldn't ' sleep u wink if I know ho was in Iho house. " I saw that n. nice dinner was prepared for John and packed his bag , sprinkling the contents plentifully with tears , which John did not see , and in a few moments ho had kissed baby nnd mo creed bye and was on his way to the train. I bolted and locked the front door and then carefully searched every closet and room , both up stairs and down , the faith ful and sypathctio Mary accompanying mo with matches and candle. I even looked under the beds for the man that , in my maiden days , I had blood in nightly expectation of finding. I had given up the search since my marriage , my husband having convinced mo that it was entirely impossible for a man to creep under a low modern bed. I had tried it myself , anil though very slen der , had been unable to accomplibh the feat. feat.Hut Hut this night I searched everywhere , and knew to a certainty that there was no burglars in the house. Mary offered to stay with me , but I would not lot'her remain , knowing that for weeks she had boon looking forward io the gnyitios of this evening. My bedroom was on the lower lloor in 11 wing oponlngotT from the dining room. It had a deep bay window well secured by an ordinary lock and two stout bolts or nails , for which holes had .been bored in the sashes. The other Window was in a re cess of the room , fastened only with an ordinary catch , but it was quite high from the ground nnd had besides , in the summer , the protection of an outside wires screen , but this the coach man had taken off only two days before , when all the outside screens had bcon put away for the sea son. I had never worried about this window as a means of catrnnco for bur glars , thinking it was too high from the ground to ba used , when there were other places that could bo inoro easily entered. But all the windows , nbovo as well as below , were well secured against porch thieves and tlio outside doors were protected by chain bolts , as well as locks and ordinary fastenings. My dinner was a forlorn meal. I was so lonely without John , I had not been separated from him before since oui marriage not oven for a day. I argued with myfeolf to keep my courage up that there really was no cause for fear. The evening would probably pass quickly. I had nn interesting novel to llnish , and would sit up until the girls returned , knowing If I went to bed I should not fileoilistening ) fe > r their coming. The sorvivnts went to array themselves for the party , nnd by 8 o'clock hail left the liouso , loul.ing the outside kitchen door , and taking the key with them , Thov promised to bo homo before 12 , and would knock nt the dining room on their return to see if 1 was awake and needed anything , I saw them go with a sinking heart , then locked tlio door leading from the kitchen Into the dining-room , and all the doors leading into the front hall , leaving mo the fireo range of the dining- room , the front sitting-room and my bedroom , which wcro well secured from Intrusion from the roar or from the lower hall. I looked out of the dining room win dow towards the stable ami saw alight dimly shining through the open door , M I know the coachman had rolurned and was witliln call if I should need linn. I fancied 1 saw several figures standing In tlio shrubbery near the stable , bul the night was so dark and the wind high I could not bo Hiiro but they might bo Uiiulowsof the tossing branches. How I did wish I had the protection a tolephonu elves a lonely woman , placed ns 1 was , John had promised to have ono put In for my Cnribtmus present , but Christmas was Uill several wouks awny. I drew the ehndea down securely over ' the windows , nnd Iho cuflaliuns well , and replenished the II ro in the grate and | the room looked so cosy and eomforlnblo' Inhnflst laughed at my terror at being left alone In t Inhouse. . 1 went In my bedroonl to prepare my baby for the nlgbtand , ho welcomed mo wllhsuchn bunny smile and sweet coo- inf ? Bound ! , It ( fin not seoni nosslblo any evil could happen with Ptii'h a pure , in nocent soul in the hou e. ( or surely the nngols must bo watching over 'him. llaby was soon undro"soi ( and snugly tucked in his llttlo cradle , and , turning down the gas , I wont into Iho front sit ting roo'm to finish a plevo of work , before - fore beginning on my novel. The house was now M > still , the snapping and the creakingof tlio furniture Bounded Ilko re- itorts from a pistol1 , noises nlways licard in old or now houses , and I had heard them ninny times before , but they winded very different now. with no John at hand to explain them away , If my piano had been in the room , I should have drowned the founds and my feardas well In music , but It stood In tlio dark parlor , and I could not summon suf ficient enrage to go in Ihvro. Occasionally I stole in on tiptoe to take a look : nt baby , who was quietly deeping , with no signs of croup in his even breath ing. I soon finished my work and buried myself in my novel , "Robert Elsincre , " in which I was grcnlly interested. I was reading the chnptor called "Tho Grids , " and was fo alK > rbed 1 had lost all knowledge of oulslde objects , vhena sound of stoathly footstopson the piazza made mo start and tremble. I waited breathlessly for a fownionienls for some thing to follow , but nsnotlilngdid I con cluded the sounds must have boon imulo by the coachman's dog , which usually slept in the stablo. I returned to mystery story just as the cloelt struck the hour half after nine. I reached the end of the chapter , which closes with a de scription of the squire silling at mid night alone in his library ; of n sound up filairs in ono of his desorled rooms ; of his hasty search , his horror , his return and his bwooii , "born of pitiful human terror. " It Is a thrilling page and intulo my flesh creep , Suddenly I heard a sound that could not bo Iho snapuing of the plaster , or the creaking of thowood- work , or the shrieking of the wind. It was n sharp click , like the slipping of a bolt , and it came from the direction of lliobedrooni. Thona draft of eolit nlr struck my face and the sounelof ivgeiitlo thud followed , as of something dropping softly to the floor , and then silence , anil I know a window had boon raised and someone had cnlerecl Ihe bed room. Ono reads of Iho blood freezing In one's veins , and miiiodid in Ihoso horri ble moments of terror that follo\ied. I sat as if frozen in my chair. My heart seemed to stop leating and my limbs seemed paralyzed. The clock struck 10. At that moment my baby'scry readied mo. Perhaps someone \vas injuring my child. All the motherhood awoke at that sound , and , with an inarticulate cry , I staggered to my feet and rushed into the bedroom. The gas jot nearest the door was lighted. I turned it up. Nothing seemed disturbed in the room , in the hasty butconiprohensivo glance I swept round it on mv way to my baby's cradle , nor was a window open. I seized the child , and new courage seemed given mo ns I clasped his tender form to my heart and soothed his erics. Could I have been mistaken in the sounds I had hoard ? Perhaps the horror of the story I was reading had crept into my brain and confused mo. I had road of the pranks imagination some times played with one. Walking back and forth in the room , with the child in my arms , I cast stealthy glances about mound was beginning to feel reassured by tlio quiet , every day loolc of tlio room when I distinctly saw the heavy curtains of the bay window move ; and glancing into the mirror opposite them , I say a , face look cautiously out from bolilnd' the curtains , thinking my back was turned. It was not reassuring to BOO it was the face of Harry , the coachman. Ho could bo In the house for no good purpose , knowing my husband was away and I alono. I wonder I had the strength to do it , but I talked to baby in low , soothing tones as ho dropped oil to sleep , still walking with him sincl gradually extend ed my promenade into the dining room fioas to have n moment in which to breathe and to think , away from that lowering , repulsive face , "in that mo ment I removed the diamond ear rings from my oars , John's ' gift to mo , and drew ray engagement ring from my linger and dropped them softly into a llttlo vnso on the mantle , where 1 hoped they miglitnot bo discovered and trusted tlio burglar had not caught a glimpse of their sparkling beauty , Our wedding silver and much of my jewelry was se curely locked up in a safe in the butler's pantry , olT the dlniag room. The basket containing the silver in daily use was in my bedroom under a table where Wary placed It at night , hidden from sight by a table cover. Gladly would I glvo it to the burglar it ho would bo content with it nnd go. I must go back into the bedroom ngain for baby was going to sleep and must bo warmly wrapped and covered , I took my interrupted novel in my hand and the brass iioker , the only weapon of defense I coulu think of , and secreting It in the folds of my dress , went back Into the bedroom praying oh , howf j rvonlly God would watch over and protect mo and my helpless child. it scemeu to give mo courage to nave baby in my arms , so wrapping him warmlv in the blankets from his cradle , I laid him across my lap and tried to summon up courage for anything that might happen I satin alow rocking chair , with my back to the bay window ; but in s < jch a way I could catch a glimpse of the mir ror of the slightest movement Iho man should mako. I held my book in my hand and mechanically turned the leaves but I did not see ono word on the pages. My whole mind wns intent on keeping myself from screaming with nervous tor- i'or , not knowing but 'any moment a heavy hand woulel bo laid on my shoul der , nnd perhaps my Jiaby and I would "bo ruthlessly slain. 'I pictured poor John's return to his elcsolato homo , ami his agonyof despair if harm shouldhap- pen to baby or to mo in hisabstnco , I dared not look for the plslol John had in the bureau drawer , for I did not know how lo use It nnd feared If thobur- glnr saw mo with it , ho would fire first , nnd I relied tnoroon the , pokorin case I thould have to resort to weapons of de fense , f , I could hear the violent boating of my heart , as I satlhero in thointcnsequiet , nnd occasionally the lieavy breathing of the man behind the curtain. The clock Ptruclc eleven ! \Vliat would happen before it again struck the hour ? for Harry , I supposed , know the girls would return before mid night , 1 afterwards learned he had iibked them when they would return from the party , and they hud laugh ingly told him about in the morning. " My baby now became restless , and ut tered little croupy cries , M ) distressing to a mother's heart. I hnd incdielno In the house that would rellovo him , ono full bottle not yet opened , and ono bottle containing a small amount , I forgot my terror in my anxiety for my child , mid \\unt \ to the medicine cabinet for the bottle , and then was obliged to take oul the bnbket ot bllvtc In ouler to get a teaspoon , for I did not wish lo give baby an overdose , I turned up the gas by the bureau to pour out the medicine , andas 1 wns putting down the bottle , raised my eyes and mot tlio man'riojcsin tlio mirvor , looking jitmo , though he no had on tlio disguise of a ' black musk. | 1 foil mvselfturn white , nntl trembled like a leal , though 1 said with apparent calmness : "Tula * your intusooiis medi cine , baby , I must start the kitchen lire : ind yet HOIIIO hot water to bathe your throat. " and taking baby in my arms , I went Into tlio Imehen , leaving the silver basket In plain tight on the table , liopincr the burglar would lake It and lot himself out the front door. I The gM was uurnlnpr ill inly in the kitchen and the kindling lay in the fctovo ready for the morning's 11 ro. 11 vns such a relief to 1110 to bo doing something and to bo out of the bedroom , mvayfroni those watchful eyes. Tlio ' last hour bud told dreadfully on my nerves. I felt nearer the outside world , though I could notesenpo through the door , as It wa3 locked and the servants had the key , Anyway the kitchen poker was a trifle heavier than the ono from the sitting room and could deal iv deadlier blow , 1 remembered alsohear- ing that cayenne popper , thrown , with force" and dextoiity , would rout the boldest robber , and I hunted up the package I had bought earlier In the fall when nmklng tomato catsup. How oagoi'lv I watehocl the hands of the kitchen clocknow , pointing toll : . ' ! ( ) . If I could only push them on to 12 and make tlio moments 11 v as last. The servants , I thought , will take no hcod of time and will bo mrolo bo later than ] 2 , rather than earlier than the hour but for IheirVeturn. I now heard somconomovlngln the bedroom and the gentle tlnkloof silver , and knew the burglar was looking over the contents of tlio basket , Just then I heard a , low whistle o ( warning oulsido. The burglar's confederate , probablyl Then a confusee ! murmur of voices that came nearer and nearor. The servants were hero at lust mid must have some escort homo. Oow I el id hope It was the burliest Irishman in town , so ho could tackle the burglar. 1 heard the girls * merry voice on the stops , the grating of the key In tholock , nnd then their oxclainations ol astonish ment at lineling mo in the kitchen , with Ihe fire lighted mid baby la my arms. "Did jou conio tilonej' ' wiis the lirst question I a > ked. "Our cousin Kick came asfaras Iho gate , " they replleel. 'Mint ho fturteil back on a run , so as to lose as litllo of the fun as possible , and mut bo hnlf- way homo by now. " My hope of a possible rescuer elicd away. Jlowc uld I summon help ? The girls , if told a burglar wns inthehouso , would probably go Inlo violent liystcr- ics. I must think of some way to got outside holpwitliout cxclliiig their sus picions. It came to mo like a flash. "Como into the dining-room , girls , " I said , " \vhilo \ you tell mo about Iho party , " for I wanted the burglar lo hear what yo were saying , and while ox- elivmations of "Such a good time , " "Klegant fun , " "Danced fourteen limes before 1 came away , " wcro dimly Iloat- .ing through my comprehension , I broke in on their rhapsodies sayiiip ; "Baby has had , an attack o ( croup and I must haven bottle of Dr , Goodwin's syrup. I have used the last dose in the bottle. Will you bo afraiel to goto the doctor's for 11V1 It is not far anel you can ' both go : and hurry back , for wo must gel the house quiet as soon as pssiblo. I will write him a line to let him know just the medicine I need , " This is what Iwrolo : "For God's sake come , Hurglnrs are in the house and outside. Bring help nndlosono lime , " Then I Bald in a cheerful , nlort volco : "Now go , and tell the doctor to send the largest size bottle , and ifthodoctor isn't in give the note to Mrs , Good win. She will know the medicine I want. " As the girls were going down ( lie seeps I called out so the confederate could hear mo : "Bo sura and bring1 the medicine. Don't como without it , " I watched until they disappeared into the darkness , and then looked myself in , feeling as if I had shutout hope , I cnl- culatod the girls would bo gone at least twcntjniinutosovenif | the doctor should bo homo , nnd ho was more apt to bo out on a round of visits , latons the hour \vas. Hey eoulel I endure these additional mo ments of suspense't "Un mmvnls quart el'hour" indeed for me. O , how slowly the kitchen clock ticked out the next half hour , ns I eat with my eyes fastened on its face , and every ncrvo strained to catch thofirsleound ofap- proachlng footsteps , The clock gave a , prolonged whirr just before striking 12 , and each stroke fell like a Imoll on my listening ears. As the last sound died away there was a movement in the bed room. The liiirglnriis \ getting impa tient. Would the girls never coinoV O , horriblol the man was coming tlirough the dining room. Could I face him in that elrcaellul mask ? A terrible tremb ling seized mo and I nearly dropped my poor llttlo boy from my paralyzed mint * . But again I heard that warning whistle from outside and the retreating foot steps of thoburglarinto the bedroom. I el ragged myself to the door lo bo ready lo unlock it at the first sign of frlenels , I heard the girl's voices as they came up the steps. They seemed to bo alone. As I throw open the door tlioro were my faithful servants , with the doctor and several other neighbors ; und twopo- licomeii. The latter .had in custody a man who was evidently the burglar's ac complice. All had bcon hastily sum moned by telephone , on the doctor's i-cnding mo appeal for holj ) , and had met at our entrance gate. A warning feign of silence was given , asthev came quietly in. I pointed to the bedroom door. The police anel doc tor entered , the others keeping watch outside and guard over the manacled prisoner , whom they had also wisely gagged lest hoshoulel give n. signal to the burglar inside the liouw. I sank into a chair , the doctor's wife taking my baby from my arms nnd. the servants overwhelming mowith niies- lions , which 1 was too faint and ill to answer. There vns a fearful strugcrlo in the bedroom , but the burglar hnd gotten himself ina trap and tlnjire win no es cape. Several shots were fired before lie was secured. Ono of them thatlered the mirror , in which I had BOOII that dark anel lowering face look out from ba- hind the cnrlains. I was glad the mirror was broken , lor I could never havolooked inlo the doplhs again with out Moing thai hateful faco. The burglar wns indeed Harry , our coaclmian , a man vlio hael long been wanted in the next state for many crimes ho had committed , and the police reaped n largo reward forhlscapturo , Harry told the policeman ho wns almost sure I tiiv him in the mirror when I poured out the medicine , but thought ho must have been mistaken , ! beeMiied uocool and Bclf-possebsed. IIo talelho was tempted iniuiy times to over power me , secure his plunder and leave , Imt did not wish to injure me , us I had always bcon kind to lilrn , 60 ho decided to wait until 1 wat a.slcop anel the house quiet , " \\'o \ found my husband's ' Valuable horees harnessed In the stable ready to carry oil the booty as BOOII as secured , nnd by eliiylight they would have been mllcs-awiy. 1 acquired a great reputation in the noighboilmexl for bravery , but never rws there a morefrightontd llttlo woman tluvn I wiis thosu thrco terrible lunm I fc | > ent locked \vltb.my burg lar. IN A. IIOCS'S S Iterel * n. Ve rjKtr/ui / > jcH ry or a Mos IllKOIllOU * lllf : . \Vliitutoncounly , Alabmnpoimlor , tolls n story whk'h , if not Imo , evinces nn imaginative power which no ono \vouldovcr suppose him to IIOHSMS. A , former named Greene while hi town \vfts persuaded to buy n fov Chinese lily bulbs , which will grow il placed In n bottleor jar. They resemble in appear- mice n diinlnutU e slecr's licael , and sell on the street a for a mere trifle. FurtnorUreeiio took a fancy lo thorn nnd bought a iloxen of thoni , When ho renolicd homo ho had no bottle or jar to pit them in mid throw them Into the liog lul with a bucket of spoiled pota toes. toes.A A few days afterward ono of his larg est hogs beramo sick , .refusing food , and lyingdovtii in 11 coi'iie'rgrunte'elas If in constant imlii , No signs ol eliseano e'tmltlbo discovered , but a few days after the hog died. The cause of Ihe death wns dlscu ed In the usual family coun cil around the supper table , and it wag finally concluded best to oul up the Hog nnd find cut. If possible , whether or not the disease wns contagious : This wns eleno , mid tlio cause of death was instantly apparent. The niihiinl ' had sivallowc'd a Chinese Illy bulb whole1 , and there wassutlh'ient moisture In the Ftormch lo cause it to grow. The bulb lind not only swelled nuil sprouted , but leaves had iicluiilly formed. The ani mal was not tidapted to the purposes of a flower garden and died. The worst ewes of scrofula , salt theutn ami oilier diseases of the Wooel are cured liy Hood's Austvallit. Prof. 11 M. Skcltou of Kansas , who was appointed government uyrlcullunil agent of Australia , writes enthusiast- ! cully of Iho agricultural nnd mineral resources - sources of the country , llo says .Amori can farmers would bo astonished nt the products of Australian llclds. Two or three crops are oflen grown in one year from Iho sumo ground. There are no checks to crops from colel weather , and no feeding season to bo provided for. Fruits of till kinds grow In abundance. The llght-wooded country has the ap pearance of a bountiful park covered with a niiignillcont growth of grnssoften , waist high. Great fortunes have been made from the sugar Inehistry. In the mielbt of all its bounty farm products are very high ; porko ! ! to-IO lontsn. pound ; corn , 50 cents to $1.50 $ per buiholj hay , $25 $ to $40 a ton. Fits , siinsms , St. Vltus einnco , nervousness anel hysteria nro soon cxircd ny Dr. Miles' Nervine. Free suwplcss at KUUII& Co , lotti and Douglas. o 71 \vauk co Short on Ilcrr KC R. There was never so great a scarcity of becrkcga as at present , says tlio Mil- wuukco Sentinel. livery cooper In the city who makes them has more orders than it is possible for him to fill. The hot weather , principally , anel the "orig inal package' ' decision uro the cause of the great demand which Is made on the braveries. The Sehlitx brewing com pany , alow days ago , placed nn order for 10,001) kegs in Now York , anel other breweries are in a similar fix. The Cin cinnati co-operative establishments have been compelled to partly shut down owingto the scarcity of slaves. t Ilivo used Dr. Thomas' Eclootric Oil for croup anil colds , and declare it n. positive cure , Contributed by Win. ICiiy , JiO Ply mouth uvc , Buffalo , N. Y. AVIuitii ] > ct ies ( tlie Cnmoliw Have ! M-s. Ambrose Crouch of South Jack son , Mich. , has been keepintr lab on lior family nn el finds that , miring the past your she has baked for them 2,308 cook ies , 1,983 doughnuts , 117 cakes , 1207 pics , 81 pueldlnpfs and 703 loaves of bread. Her family is not largo , cither , o.u-opt as to appetite. _ _ Houtcn's Cocoa "Best ami fiocs farthest , " SHROM & DMS , GRAIN , Provisions and Stocks , BASEMENT FIRST NATIONAL BANK ; 303 South 13th Street , - Omahn. WANTED ISIUCD BVCITIE6. COUNTIES. SCHOOL , . DISTRICTS , WATER t solicited. Correspondence . COHPANIE8l Erc. li.Vy HARSIS ? . , & jQwmtMm , IQ3-I6SDearborn Street , CHICAGO , = 0 Slots Stroat. BOSTON. To euro iniloii'mo's. sick rrciJncIie. Consllpntlon. Wiilsrlu. Uvor Coicplnlnli , tjiko tlio Bo.it and cortnl ; remedy , SMITH'S ' rsotlio83IAI.TiBIZR(4O ( Mlle tomfllofliobot- tlo ) . They nro tliemotlcomrnlonU fcult all tges. i'tlcoolcltlici ' sue , _ ' & cent * | tr Lxjttlo. RBecS-HUHul UE < § C * 7 , 17 , 7O : Photo-m-mitro. - panelBlzootUiU picluro tut 4 ccoto ( copjicnor etauifn ) . .T R SMITH & 00 , Mntcrsof "HlliiUotos. H. ijm\o. \ Jin. JOSEPH GSLLOTT'S ' A Hft oem MM pb fp * Rk n f * STEEL PE SS GOLD MED/L , PARI3 EXPOSITION , 1889. THE MOST PERFECT OF PENS. PRIDPiL POITS EAST , WEST , NTORT1-I and SOUTH 13O2 Farntvn Street , HARRY P. DEUEL , 01 ty PasBoigor and Ticket Mi'lltt OCt" t 0 refund til liumrjraiul ray eiittro iMof ccoilntr , ( nil liotcl Lllli.'lo c luflc inn tlio orl < l tor u.tii v > i can nnleim. Vtnllnnthls liter , iddrtii , C'OOK JiKSlJ'.lH. ' ' CO. , O > nahu , Xettrtlha , Omaha ManUfaottfFBra IH > ol mill K1RHENUAL.I , , .TONES fc CO. , \Vholcale Manufacturers of Boots&SIiOM -Ajcutsfor lloMon lliibt > cr9lio Co. , IIH , IlOlntiilllM llirnofMreel , Onulm. .Vl > . STORZ fc ILER , lager Beer Urnvcrs , IMl Mrllilfth Slreot , ( UiinM. N'fti 1 r- = = a Coinloc. TjAOLTS'cbKMICi : NVoiflvS , Manuldctuitrs of Galvanl/cdlronrornla / \Vliutoirtni mil iwtnllok.vlltlit'i. JolinKpouttoq l < ri'Tlclor. | liHiuidllU toiUli * Iflh ulti'ft Art tuts * J A , IIOSI'E , Jr , irtijls1 Materials , Pianos anil Organs , I.M.IHoUih Strrtft , Oinnlin , N'ub. Conl , Colco , OM.A11A. COAL , COICK AND L.ISIK CO. , Jobbcis of Hard ami Soft Coal. 1.12. Cor. Kill mul Houghs Slrcntn.Omnlift , Nrb , HE131USTU FUEL CO. , Shippers of Coal , md Colif , 214R.mtlil.Uli . fltc-ot.Oniuln , Noli. Clgni'H , UKAN , AK.T.WmONC3 te CO. , Wliolcsilc Cigars. < 03X. ItilhStri'rt. "Ili'lln"1 U-.3 Dry < ! io ) Is nuil Notions , M. JTsjiirriite co. , Dry Goods , Furnishing Goods and Xollons Corner lltli niiJ ll Stroon. DRV QOOUS CO./ Importers and Jolliers in Dry Goods , Units' I'uriitslilMRliOoil ) . Corner lllli iinJ lloruoj Slrri'tM , Oninlu , Noli. I'lirnlt mi1. DK\\r13Yfe \ \ STONE , Wiolualc Dealers In Fiirniliirc , i MroutUiiilm , , NdTUHkn. Furniture. OnKilin , NVlirapkn McCOUD , UR.ADY It CO , Wholesale ( Iroccts , l.tlund Ifavoiit.nrtli Birocla , Onulni , .Ncl ryl'tc. 6. w. boifd , As & "co. , Dealers la Hard \vood lumber , V .ril 1910 N IlltliSl. . Omaha. JOHN AT' Wliolcsalc Lumber , Etc. , lite. Imported nnil .Aim'r I ran Iulaiil Co incut Plato natal furMll ! mki < i > lly > lr. > ulla ( 'ouiciil , uuil < Jului.yVlillo Mine. CIIAS. R. LEE , Dealer in Hardwood Lumter. \Vootlc.irinli \ itTnl | > nriiiot ] llO'Uliur. ' I'tli ' and Uouglaj tUri'i'Li. Omalm , Nubriuka. FKEDW. OREV , Lumber lime Cement Etc. Etc , , , . , , Corner ' . 'tlinrul DOUKII ! < Streets , Onnli.-v Millinery ami XotloiiN. I. ODERFELBEU il CO. , Importers and Jobftrs in Mi W LiIOnnil ilJHoutli llllmtrccl. J. T. ROHIKSON NOTION CO. , \Vliolesale. \ Notions and Furnishing Goods , Il-'IIIurniT street. Onuilia Oils , CONSOLIDATED TANK LINE CO. , Wholesale Refined and Lubricating Oils , iTDtcreaic , etc. , Oimlm. A , II. IliJliopMaiinsor. , 1'iipcr. CARPENTER PAPER CO. , Wholesale Paper Dealers. Cnrrrn nlro Rtcrh of printing , wrspiitnenml wrltlnf . Hpcclal attention Kl von to e.uil JIIIT. SllfUH , UtC , A. L , . DE ANE & CO. , Halls' Safes , : iivt2. : ! ! Foutli 10th Ft. Onnlm. 'J'i ' > y , M to , I ! . HARDY te CO. , Jobbcti of Dolls Albums Goods Toys , , , Fancy , Homo 1'urnl.ililHK Goutln. ( lillilim'a Cnrrlnxcs. 10) ! FnriKiui nrc < ! tUiniili , . Ncli. U'atcr Supplies. U. S , WIND JSNG-1NK & PUMP CO. , Steam and Water Supplies , Ihlllciajr wind mill ) . nlRtml .CJ.Icmoi St. , Oimibn , tJ.F. Kim , Acllni , ' .VumiKiT. Iron " \Vorlis. PAXTON & V1ERL1N& IKON WOHKS , "I \Yrouglit and Cast Iron Building \VorK \ , nr-H.liniinwork , uoimnl founder nuidilno anil Ulutksiiiltliirurli. ejlllco unit wiuka , Ul * . , Hr. im.lllth Btrout,0mului. I OMAHA. SAFE & IRON "WORKS , I Manl'n of Fire and Burglar Proof Safes , VuultH. jail work , Irun fihuttirs unit tlru c U. Amlrucn , | > roi'r. | Cur lltlituul JicUxunSta , Snnli , DnurH , Kie. I w , A. msimo-w & co. , / Vfliolcvnlo mgnufnclurcriof | j Sash , Doors , IllinJs and Mouldings , ; Brantli oUlco , liitlmnil luril ilrooti , Oninln , Neb. UNION STOCK YARDS CO. , Of Soulb Omaha , Limited , National Bank Capital , $ AOOOOO' Surplus , 44,000 Olllocri uml nirrctnn-K. M. 5lor nrann , fl , HI Illtclicwlc , .Imoiili ( iitrnp.'iii. jr. , A. Monry K. ft -Aniliiriion , AVIIIInin < ! . Mntil , vlco-iroMlitfiil ; ; U J \Vllllitini , A. I' . lii | | > kln , iinmliliinl. A Mllliujj caililon K. 11. llrvaiit. uiilituiil cu'lilcr NEBRASKA National Bank TJ , B. EXPOSITORY , OMAHA , NEB , Capital. - - - - $400,000 SurptusJExn. 1st , 180O - 07COa Olllccru nnd nirrctnrn-Honrr , Vnt1" , I'rn lil8ntj l ivlad. Hod , V'lcC'lriiililuiU | . .luinujV riitviiynv , V. Muriu. .lolin H. Culllnt , It. O. Calling , J. N. 1ft I'ltrlckV. , . II. H. IhiKliei , oaihlvr. E3A.3NIC. t Corner IZ A Oeneril IJaukliij LtuslncuiTransacted.