CRAINS OF COMFORT.
If fortune deesn't smile on you,
And trouble seems to pile on you
For all it's worth;
For whom events don’t come just right
Upon this earth
There are others!
If luck has naught to bring to you,
And fate d ea not a thing to you,
And you are
Just ponder o'er some other wreck
Who stopped a cyclone with his neck
Worse off than you
There are others!
blue:
If some one doesn't come to you
To pay a certain sum to you,
Don't fille a kick;
For you are not the only guy
Who gets the down
That
There are others
to-zero eye
makes the ice thick
If a maiden fair gees back on you,
And woe makes an attack on you
Till you're broke up;
Remember, many a trusting lout
Has puffed the pipe till it went out,
And ther
There are others!
woke up
If 812 becomes a is" to you,
And blows a farewell kiss to
Just
Console yt
Your voice still
And
There are
you,
hold your ground;
urself
penetrates
100.. around
others!
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Five thousand head of Texas cattle!
A little sea of horns, thin nervous faces,
sharp backs and switching taifls--it was
a difficult thing manage, an army
that skill alone could control ‘or
| man horse singiyv they had neither
respect nor fear: but a man on a horga
rule them, provided there
men
to
Ot
( ould
wWele
enough on horses,
As the hot summer days merged into
autumn, on rain came to start the Brass
the
three times
ne
something unexampled in his
Two or
it
tory of the ranch
| the found
the «
herders necessary to drive
ittle several miles to but
the ranch house
through the
season the stock
water,
the grass ne wis
largest bed
ir
ause earlier
had been
the
par. of the
kept at some distance from home
headquarters
“It seems like being outside of civil
ization,” Aunt
home from school
the vast
ling the excit
sald Serena,
her
avey
coming
one day, and
looking out plaing on
winich were fee ible “lop g-
horns.’
Paul
his
ho camd
mind,” said a
then clad in
mt have any
Never
herder
bad
in
tume;
and
it'll
share in the he
lege
Paul
11
jus CO4-
‘if we d luck,
the
of
54
indeed was grow
lady hers
which
goin’ to ask
But |
Serena
had been
comment
fast table
I could get
I've lived t«
her.’
stalled any
break
tance of salt water to risk having things
fresh, Ev
prepared
en for a visit I wanted to be
for emergencies, and besides,
I suppose you use stock salt in lumpa
here
‘aul admitted that was partly
right, and from that the ranch
table was not without the flour-like, re-
fined product of the eastern salt works
The sack storeroom
door, and was the subject of many a
joke in the family as well as among the
herders.
Even the sturd; nephews were 10!
above referring to the “freshness” that
their aunt expect to see in the south-
west,
“But then it's just what you'd allow
to find a school teacher doin’”
Paul. His contempt for school teacn-
ers, was, however, largely assumed, and
he often wished he were capable of
teacuing the neighborhood school, as
his aunt was doing. He longed for her
knowledge of books every time he saw
her crossing the prairie to the «oi
school house, a mile or more from the
ranch, where all the settlers’ children
gathered,
But something else was of more
pressing importance. The grass onthe
range was becoming short, and the se-
vere drouth had prevented the starting
of a new growth.
“We must move the stock down
nsarer the ranch house,” ordered the
ci\ief herder; and the men allowed the
caitle to graze closer to the corral.
she
time
was set inside the
said
saddle
3 iing
broke as
ving could
on
Ging
ried toward the
But RE
and his ho
wh bruja
steer ho
head aa
gpectacio
BION un
dS
iaw
Theo
thelr:
not all Before
had regained
and limping, every
its
pot. ©
Zing
lifted raed
was star
Then as
pulse, ev
bran hing
ing at tne u nied
if moved
animal
A loud below from a
nw
by a oo
took a
ery Ht aya
yme of th
and the
The
the
f ye i
FOLIOWed,
more powerful ones
walk of the herd became a trot
alarm increased as moved
trot was a canter-the canter a run;
and by the time Paul had returned from
inspecting the {allen boy and horse the
dreaded stampede was in progress,
The young man's grow
even through the generous coat of atii-
burn, as he flercely urged hia pony for
ward. Other herdzrs were Hkewise rid-
ing fast; but the mass of horns aad
hairy backs was like an avalanche,
plunging ahead regardless of what wa
before, blind to any danger, to all in-
tents an unreasoning, insane mob.
The herd was headed toward
ranch house and would go near it,
then on across the path leading te the
school,
Lis
they
face whiia
the
that of danger to the school children or
their teacher The ranch houze hid
| hie view of the fam.dar path at first;
{ but as he pushed ahead In a frantic
{ ho] e of being able to turn the leaders,
on whom he was rapidly gaining, it was
fully
midway between
directly in the
furiated beasts, was a group
sight of which thrilled the
rider. In its midst woman
ryving a vellow parasol, and around
folks-not
to Paul's alarmed gaze it seemed a mul
titude
revealed
and hoot
course the
hurrying
Wis a \r
her
were some little
y
lid
many;
Aunt Serena and her tiny party of {oa
ts had just
was occurring a half-mile away
hear and feel the
of heavy beating
10 become aware of what
They
thou
the
could almost
ands hoofs on
The shouting cowboys
dust it
dry prairie ihe
1
bellowing steers, all n
frightful
the Was
Uncertain which
ible
to escape from the wide sweep on which
they
But
rider
menace
way to turn, and deeming it impos
the cattle were coming,
errified
simply
tood silent and t they
waited they
up of
ponies hi
saw one leave the
gr half-dozen herders whos
ers of the
Aunt
ank
hers
Oe Imod se
througn
as
re to elf
toward
a
Paul
had a line
would
doling out the
long enough to vn-
part of the herd a:
i in
back
a
still
ne
gage the greater
prevent
being crushes
locked
any
ites, sinking
to lick up
he laughed
ampeded br
*» £0 their knees
spread,
The old
was right
‘em.’
he thought,
‘like’ that
rman,”
was their
caught
for the
Serena,
Hi
of
pe you won't feel sorry
your fine salt, Aunt
remarked Theo, roguishly, the follow-
ing day
“Not at all,” was the reply; “but 1
hail send for some more at once, asd
Paul can’t pour it out as he did the
other. This kind of weather will (%t-
tie that.” looking from the window at
driving rain which had come st
last. “Perhaps it was lucky that we
ha. a dry spell, after all--so that the
salt was not damp.” —-The Independent,
joss
a nickel-in-the-slot machine which
dates from a period long before the
birth of Christ. It is a combination of
jug and slot machine used for the Jdis-
pensation of holy water. A coin of
tee value o. five drachmas dropped into
the slot opened a valve which allowed
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FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
ITEMS GF TIMELY
FARMER.
“team Engines for
Value of
Lands.
Farmers ~ Feeding
Apples — Restoring Crass
Steam Engines for Farmers.
There {8 much work on the farm that
can now be more cheaply done by steam
power, e though ft
idie in the stable
man
che wiper devices
ven leaves horses
The horse has saved
lent the
of modern invention to
much labor, now man us«
save the horse
ble
DOWwWer
wherever this is
no that
supersede labor
possi
There is danger steam
will horse for
the latter can
Le |
ing le expensive
of uses for
engine cannot fill
be used in ways that
bes
There are
that
leasanter for the farmes
the hors the
Feeding Value of Apples.
We do not think
of the
enough of the
is
Apples are nutrit
orchard for feeding
the farm animal
good diges
food
"% oi! t 1
excellent f
all know how grate
ve a feed of them at
» cOwa they
1 bones are
e as food ‘hen a bone
of adhering
the more valuable
rge share
Bones
when used for
phosphate
being
not the case with oyster shells
supply birds
may be lacking in
They also assist in grinding
the food, taking the place of grit, and
readily accepted by all classes of
poultry
In fact, it is safe to claim that there
is nothing that can be used as egg-pro-
ducing food which serves this purpose
gs well as green bone. [ts combination
of qualities, nitrogen, lime for egg
shells, cost and adaptability to all fowls
and all ages, give it a place even higher
than meat, which contains nitrogen,
but no lime or other mineral matter
Therefore, in preparing a diet for
ege-prodoecing organs, sues food |
should be selected as wionce aud chem-
istry have demonstraiesd to be com-
ponent parte of the strucime 1» which
they are afforded as nutriraent and sus-
tenance,
None possess these qualifications to
such a marked degrees ag does frosh
green bone, which is, therefore, a neces-
sity for the highest success in poultry
raising. Farm, Field and Fireside,
pur
Being
capable of
poses
of lime,
digested,
and they the
elements that
are
its
pigs
un
dry
mrs. but
i judicious, regular feeding of sound
fermented food, pens clean
there is little danger of
should this appear, change feed at ones
Feod dry bran and wheat,
tie charcoal and copperas oceasl
“Every breoder should have
house easy of acc
feed
quarters
and
BOY
nde
proper]
aby
trough,
perfect
structed and,
and sanita!
clean
fresh water, shade in abundance
lots large enough [1
fly
with disinfectants
r plenty of ¢
kept
the fight is half won
providing the above
Regarding care and sanitation the bx
preventive of disease, keep a
of
acid
quant
lime, a preparation of ¢rude carb
and use
Do not
freely as a disinfect
hog
up
bedding
permit to have foul
fill them
Remove the
lows using lime
often, bur
Disinfect pens and sleeping places
the best Clean tre
of
times of eal
preventive
¢t kind and
the
‘
amount
controlling
sanitary conditions of lot
can grow pigs less subject
“Closing, give the following
paration as
highly recommended
good
most
results, and
but worth
One peck |}
one
I wish evers existence ¢
gpeak in eves on earth unt
the foolish 1
do not need
often
of this
the fact that they
dship in t}
that these
ition
water
animals
disappear
for the
suppose it to
should
to
and
I have tried acoount
origin idea
in
extreme hai
But has
sheep that had ready
know how frequently they
any one who has carried it in pails a
few days to the
large flock has adequate notion
of the amount will
they can get it
Much ie said against the consumption
of impure water by live stock, and it
is rightly condemned. But] apprehend
that more suffering from and
more damage is due insufficient
amounts and to excessive low tempera
ture than to impurity All contamina-
tion is offensive to our instincts, but
we have learned to know that the im-
purity to dread is that arising from the
presence of disease-producing germs,
and that water may be highly colored
and still be harmless.
If any great difficulty or unpleasant
experience attends the getting of water,
animals will wait until suffering drives
them to the attempt when they are
likely to take too much. This may
arise from distance when the supply is
go far removed from the yards as to
trip through
It may arise on the
rest will survive
iis particular
observed
to
take
anyone who ever
Access water
al.u
it ard
satisfy thirst of
some
they
consume if
arises
to
Swine.
in an address before the Swine Breed- |
ers’ Association of Kentucky, Mr. C. M.
Powell said: “Careful and judicious
breeding and handling of young hogs is
to be more depended upon thaa all
treatment, We all understand that
prevention is better than cure. Rvery |
successful raiser does not trust to luck. |
but provides pens, sheds, and feeding |
places that will enable him to keep his |
sows and pigs comfortable. Sunitght, |
fresh air and exercise are the Snlust |
that among cattle the “bosses” help
themselves first, then delight to wait |
about the drinking places to drive away
stockman.
Stock often avoid water as long as |
possible because of cold. lee water |
makes the teeth ache and neither Sattle |
nor sheep have the habit of running |
to “warm up.” Both dread to drink
alone deny themselves what they really
need for best gains, Every stock mas-
has watched cattle getting their
teeth used to cold and has noted
the iffering He has alsd
noted immoderate finally
have av sided
ter
witer
attendant #
the
aken, showing that they
amount
it until tortured by thirst
this is
There are a fow
nmon
Now not humane and it does
i
not pay general prin
ciples dictated pense tha
cught to preva
eT
WEST i}
CUR
A Barren Pleof Rocks T
and Four Miles
Afflicted with Drops.
nervous diseases
known specialist yester-
ia well
did you ever hear of a person af
Well, it's
complaint Or
its technical name, but 1t
known the ‘drops.’
The patient's nerves may be all rigat
but ould he be.car
parcel of any Kind
suddenly cory omni:
would drop it as
though it were a hot brick. He could
no more help it than he could Av.
Cases of this kind are very rare in the
east, but throughout the west there (a
something in the climatic conditions
which makes the disease compara.
tively common. "Philadelphia Record.
ord.
No
! with the
remarkable
‘drops?
a most
course it has
ymmonly
is of as
in every respect
rying a bundle or
and should
Drop
you
that!’ he
A New Ornamental Plant.
A new ornamental plant from Japan,
physalis francheti, promises to rival
the Otaheite orange and the Jerusalem
tree for house decoration. It forias
many curious fruits which have in-
fiated calyces two to three inches in
diameter, inclosing fruits the sige of
jarge cherries. These calyces are st
the inclosed fruits taking the. sara»
hardy and promises to make a fine