THE WORLD'S GREAT WANT.
Stitr art tiring td arrant it to thst mnn ftmy nWy (If
hor ar trying to learn mora about the stars up in the ky;
hey are digging up old ruin i that each of us may know
oat what people did for pleaaure and for profit long ago;
ere and there is some one trying to revive the love of art,
Here and there tome poet bravely ainga a eong that' from the heart.
But away with art ana science and the Babylonian brick.
What we want ia eome way in which to Get Rich Quick.
Men are fighting still for freedom, fighting still to have the right
To sddress their God unhindered when they kneel to pray at nightj
They are chafing 'neath oppression aa their fathers did before,
They are tugging at the fetters which their luckless parents wore;
Here and there sitno man arises and attempts to let us know
How to make peace forever the sweet mistress hers below,
But we have no time to bother over such affairs; we stick
To the hope of finding ways in which to Qet Rich Quick.
The preachers keep on preaching of the glories over there
Where the boodlers cease from troubling and the prospects are I .
The anxious, eager doctors keep on striving to defy
Grim nature and arrange it so that people needn't die;
lint away with all the dreamers and the foolish ones who preach,
Who cares what the stare are made of, or what ancient tablets teach?
We are looking for the hero who will show us all the trick,
Who will kindly point the way in which to Get Rich Quirk.
Chicago Record-Herald.
COSMA RACOARE. A
By Michael Sadoveanlr. Translated by Louise Waring;, t
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5 X3
OSMA was o powerful man,
heavy set, with piercing,
steel-blue eyes and heavy
moustache. A rough man
was Cosnm. ever on bis
horse's back, a rifle across
bis lap, and a long knife stuck In his
belt.
I am an old man, and have traveled
through many a land and seen much,
but the like of Cosma Racoare I never
met. Ho was of medium height, bony,
sunburned, looked like the average
man, yet was unlike any of them.
In those days our country suffered
many tribulations, Turks and Greeks
devastated our Rumanian land, and our
people lived In misery and fear. Sor
rowful times they were! Cosma
seemed the only human being exempt
from suffering, going and coming with
out a thought of to-morrow. All fled
before tbe enemy, but not so did he.
Taken prisoner, they put him In chains;
these he cast off, as by magic. Jumped
on his horse and fled. It was written
In tbe stars that none but a silver bul
let could harm him. No such man
lives In our time; these were tbe good
old days. You may have heard of
the other hero, the son of the Maid
with tbe Golden Hair? Well, be stole
In Wallacbla, on the other bank of the
Mllcar River, while Cosma plundered
In the Mnldan. At nightfall tbey
would meet and exchange tbelr booty.
No gendarmes ever caught him, for his
horse was the fleetest of the fleet, and
their bullets whistled powerless about
his ears. He lived In the forests, knew
neither pain, fear nor love. The hour
when he should know the latter was
drawing near.
At that time the estate Vulturestl
belonged to a Greek, Nicola Zamflrlde.
Nearby, at Fraslnl, lived the beautiful
Rumanian, the widow Sultana. Nicola
vowed she should be his, but all efforts
seemed futile; neither soothsayers nor
witchcraft were powerful enough to
help him. Was he unsightly, mis
shapen? On the contrary, he was a
proud Greek, brown-eyed, black
bearded, tall and handsome; yet in
spite of these physical attractions, she
.would none of him.
One day Nicola sat In his room cogi
tating. He was thinking of the young
widow. Why did she reject his woo
ing? "A few nlgbts ago I hired a
gypsy who sang a touching serenade
under her window, but the house re
mained dark and silent. What must
I do?" Nicola reflects: "I am well to'
look at and have a clear mind; why
then does she scorn me? She has no
lover, for I have had, tbe bouse
watched, but no one has been seen
to enter." Nicola loses bis temper.
As he steps Into the courtyard he sees
a groom currying n horse. "Do you
call that a well-currled horse?" he bel
lows; and with that be lashes tbe
poor fellow with bis whip. The gar
dener, whom he finds resting in the
shade, fares no better.
But what avails venting one's fury
on Innocent parties?
He strolls Into the garden, and lies
down under a linden. Sadly, autumn
winds are sighing and golden leaves,
like butterflies, flutter to tbe ground.
An old man enters by tbe garden gate.
"Vaslll, Vaslll, come here!"
"What would'st thou, master?"
"Vaslll, thou bast ever been faithful;
neither the old soothsayer nor tbe
gypsy wench have been able to help
me; I have but you to look to. Vaslll,
the Sultana must be mine."
"I might counsel, but I dare not,"
replied Vaslll.
"Here Is a ducat; speak."
"I know my master will And my
counsel worth two, yea, three ducats.
My advice la that tbe master ride to
Fraslnl and carry the Sultana off by
force."
"I will do as you say, Vaslll. Here
are two ducats."
That very night Nicola, accompanied
by six sturdy young grooms, reaches
Fraslnl. The castle seems shrouded
In gloom. By means of rope ladders,
Nicola and his followers Bcale the outer
"walls. As they enter the open gate,
cries of "Help!" are heard. A door
opens, and there appears the Sultana
radiant In flowing hair and soft white
garment. She turns her glowing eyes
on Nicola, who, beHlde himself, at
tempts to throw his arms around.hor.
"How dare you! And now I see It
Is only the worthy Nicola, when I had
feared to face a baud of robbers."
Suddenly she strikes Nicola's head
with the flat of her scimitar blade. He
Is stunned. His meu rush to the res
cue. One Is wounded, the rest take
to their horses. By this time the alarm
Is sounded and the Sultana's tenants
come rushing,, In. Nicola gains bis
horse and reaches Vulturestl more dead
than alive. All that night be tosses
and moans: "Wretch that I amt Ah,
woe, ah, woe Is mel Such a womau!
Such eyesl God have mercy on me!"
He calls Vaslll. "Vaslll, my faithful
one, I have come back covered with
sham and disgrace. Vaslll, I'll give
thee three ducats If thou'lt counsel
me once more."'
"Yea, master, I know It all. A su
perb creature, tbe Bultaua; but I also
know that my second counsel will be
worth five-six ducats." '
"Speak, Vaajll. speak." . '
"When my master wins tbe Sultana,
lie shall want to give old Vaslll six
times-yea, twenty time aa many
I El
1 yPS
RUMANIAN WOOING
ducats. I will bring Cosma Racoare;
he will do your work." At the name
of "Cosina Raeonre" Nicola starts. "Be
It so," he mutters.
On the third day after the interview,
Cosina appeared. He was clad in a
a Russian cap well drawn over bis
close-fltting fustian, heavy boots, and
head. His rifle slung across bis back
and leading his horse, he leisurely and
sullenly approached Nicola, who sat
under the linden, smoking his pipe.
Vaslll whispered into Nicola's ear:
"Look at him, master; that fellow
will fetch you the Devil himsolf."
Nicola stares at Cosma; then the lat
ter says: "God be with you."
As if waking from a dream, Nicola
answers: "The same with thee."
"Thou knowest what I ask of theo;
well, then, what is thy price? Will
fifty ducats satisfy thee?"
"Yes," answers Cosma.
"Vaslll, go fetch my money pouch
"No, not yet; when I shall have ac
complished my task you cnu pay me.
I bring you the woman, you pay me
the money."
So saying, Cosma walked Into the
garden, wrapped his cloak about him
and threw himself on the grass.
"He aeems the right man for my
work; a weight is lifted off my heart,"
murmurs Nicola.
As night drew near Cosma tightened
his stirrups and mounted his horse,
"Await my return In the meadow,
master," and away he flew like an ar
row. The full moon flickered through the
fog, enveloping hills and forest in a
gossamer shroud. Only the clatter of
the horse's feet broke the dead b1
lence. On reaching Graslnl, he found
the outer gates lockod. After repeated
knocklngs, a voice from within cried:
"Who Is therer
Then, impatient at the delay, he calls
out: "It is I, Cosma Racoare."
A light is seen flitting by, then the
sound of voices, and at last the bolts
are withdrawn. He finds the house
door open. "A woman without fear,"
be mutters. His steps resound through
the long, dark corridor. A door Is
thrown open, and there on its
threshold stands Sultana, radiant aa
before, clad in white, and flowing hair,
her hand clutching tbe scimitar.
"Who art thou? What seekest thou
here?" she cried.
"I came to carry you off, and take
you to Nicola Zamflrlde," answered
Cosma.
"So this is thy errand!" she said
scornfully. "Beware that tbe fate of
Nicola do not befall thee."
Cosma draws nearer, gives a slight
twist to her wrist, and the weapon
falls to the ground. She shrinks back
in dismay, and calls out: "Gabriel,
Nlcolal, Foaeder, help!" They came
no further than the entrance. Cosma
lays hold of her arm, but she frees
herself and Biiatches a dagger from a
table.
"What are ye gaping at, ye cow
ards? Advance and bind him!"
"You are wasting words, fair lady.
I admire your courage, but it avails
you naught."
Then tbe servants were beard to
whisper terror-stricken:
"How may we bind him? It Is
Cosma Racoare, the invincible."
"Ye wretches," she shrieks, and In
her fury attacks Cosma. He catches
her in his arms, takes both hands and
pinions them with a leather strap.
"Make room!" he cries, and all step
back. Quietly, he lead her out; the
while muttering to himself: "What a
superb creaturel Such eyes! Such
pride! Nicola has chosen well."
Sultana glares at her terrified vas
sals, and realizes her captivity; she
meets the dark gaze of her captor.
"Who are you?" she asks.
"I am Cosma Racoare."
She sees fear depicted on the faces of
her people. Now she understands all.
Cosma counts bis horse and places
Sultana in front of him. Away they
speed. To Cosma it seemed as if tbey
were flying through Infinite space on a
phantom borse. Now aud then he
would murmur: "Such a glorious wom
an." The moon shono rad'antly. Sultana
turned her head and looked at Cosma.
On they sped, her black hair folliug
In ebony waves p.bout her. She trem
bles and feels his eyes burning Into
hor soul.
"Why do you look at me? Why do
you tremblo? Aro you cold?"
On, on, tbey fly. Suddenly, vague
shadows are seen flitting hither and
thither in the distance.
"What Is it?" she whispers, faintly.
"Your master, Nicola, awaits you
there."
Suddenly, with a spasmodic wrench,
sbo frees ber wrists, and before Cosma
has time to regain his wit she takes
the veins out of his hands and turns
the horse's bead. Her left arm clasps
bis nock, and ber head rests upon his
breast.
"I will go with yon; do not take me
to him," she sighed.
With lightning spend they turn back,
leaving no trace behind; on, on, to a
safe haven in the mountains. New
York Evening Post.
When a woman says she hates to
have her husband out cf her sight he
1 either a very good husband or a
very bad otic
fir
Simplifying "Inglish."
Work of Years by the National Educational Association All
Ready Fot Active Crusade With Funds Which Andrew Car
negie Will Furnish For the Spelling Board Which is to
Make a World Language More Easy to Read and to Write
Some Phonetic Examples. -:- -:- ;.
ONVINCED that English
C i l to become tbo language
S of tbe civilized world, and
mm its general use will
make disagreements be
tween the natlous of Infrequent oc
currence, Andrew Cnrnofcte has prom
ised to finance a campaign by the Sim
plified Spelling Board for the purpose
of facilitating the reading and writing
of that language. A board of thirty
memhers will meet once a yenr to
receive reports and discuss futttro
plans, but the main work will be done
by an executive committee consisting
of Brandcr Matthews, chairman; Dr.
Charles P. G. Scott, secretary; Dr. Wil
liam Hays Ward. Henry Holt, Dr. I.
K. Funk, and Colonel Sprague, which
will meet much more frequently.
For tbe flrst years, Mr. Carnegie will
allow 15,000 a year, but if tbe work
grows, it is r.nderstood that this ap
propriation will be Increased. Offices
will be secured by the board this week
In the Metropolitan Life building nnd
the crusade will be begun without a
day's delay. Later It is expected to
have one or two traveling secretaries
or field agents at work throughout the
country.
Tho Simplified Spoiling Board ac
knowledges that It owes its existence
to the National Educational Associa
tion, In which this question has been
agitated. As a matter of fact, the sub
ject ntis been before that powerful or
ganisation almost since lis organization
forty-flve years ago, cud for at least
thirty years It has been discussed each
year with Increasing Interest. More
than a quarter of a century ngo reports
of mauy of the addrose3 were printed
in tbe annual proceedings 1 . the "re
formed" spelling.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BEGAN IT.
It Is no new thing, this proposal to
use a system of spelling which shall
conform moro closely to the phouetlc
principle. Benjamin Franklin was
among its earliest ndvoeates. and a
strong advocate and a skilful one he
proved In debate. WIkmi an antagonist
declared that he did not want to have
to unlearn nil that he had learned and
prepare himself to be tuught to spell
again, Franklin pointed out that one
would really have less to do to learn
the Ideal Alphabet and spelling entire,
than to finish tbe system of spelling
which he had begun.
Perhaps the basic principles of "re
formed" spelling were supplied by
Isaac Titinan, tbe inventor of a suc
cessful system of shorthand, nnd A.
J. Ellis. In 1840 these two published a
phonetic alphabet of forty characters
composed of Latin letters and their
modifications.
Slowly but steadily, the proposed
changes grew in favor, nnd whn tbe
National Educational Association met
in 1870, the rhllologlccl Association
and the Spelllug Reform Associations
of America and of Great Britain had
already taken up the subject. It was
at this meeting of the Educational
Association that the flrst paper of Im
portance on this subject was read. In
1875 a committee had been appointed
by the rhtlologlcal Association to make
a list of words which might be
changed. This committee, of which
Professor, F. A. March, of Lafayette,
was chairman, had for other members
Professor W. D. Whitney and Profes
sor J. Hammond Trumbull, of Yale;
Professor F. J. Child, of Harvard, and
Professor S. S. Haldeman, of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania.
Tbe chairman, Professor March, at
tended the gathering of the National
Educational Association in 1870, and
read a paper, in which certain rules
were laid down for preliminary re
forms and examples given. These
rules, which nre given below, havo
never been changed In any particular
from thot day to this, although tbry
have been slightly enlarged:
THE RULES.
From a word ending in "ogue," "ue"
Is dropped when "ogue" Is pronounced
og. When "ogue" is pronounced og the
"uo" Is retained. Thus "catalogue" Is
written 'catalog," but "vogue" and
"rogue" are not changed. "Tongue" is
changed to "tuug."
Parliaments of Canaiia and New Zealand
Canada's original name was "New
France," and a largo proportion of Its
population, principally In the Province
of Quebec, is of French descent nnd
speuks the French language. Most of
tho French-Canadian M. P.'s, espe
cially Ihe riime Minister. Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, cun speak excellent English
also. Tbey may use whichever Inn
guuge they please lu the Canadian
Parliament, but there has been mi in
creasing tendency during recent years
to employ English. In the New
Zealand Parliament, where the Maoiles
or tattooed natives have separate rep
resentation, the cuse Is somewhat dif
ferent. Interpreters transluto the
speeches of the Maoit members Into
English, aud us the Maories are very
fluent and indulge In a good deal of
poetic imagery the process becomes
protracted and tedious at times. The
record for sustained verbosity In the
New Zealand Furlhiinetit Is held by n
Maori member named Sydney Tul
whauga, who was once heard In our
own Exeter Hall. In one debate on
native affairs he held the floor for
nine solid hours. Loudon Chronicle.
Gausral Uou Ill's Dally Man,
It Is Interesting to know wbut a man
of General Booth's age aud vitality
lives on. Here is his day's menu:
For breakfast he takes a moderate
quantity of buttered toast, with strong
tea and an equal portion of milk. Be
tween breakfast and lunch he eats a
few raising. For lunch he has a
bowl of vegetable soup with dry toast
oakod In It, vegetables, especially po
tatoes cooked in their jackets, awl
whatever green stuff, la in season.
Then he sleeps from a quarter to half
an hour. Tea it similar to breakfast,
with the occasional addition of a few
mushrooms. For supper ho takes in
variably a plate of rice and tullic
From a word ending In "e" silent,
"e" Is dropped when the dropping does
not suggest a wrong pronunciation of
the word. Thus "definite" and "Infin
itive" become "dcflnlt" and "Inflnltlv,"
but "Unite" and "polite" are un
changed. From n word ending In "ette," "te"
Is dropped, as "coquet," "gazet," "clg
aret," etc.
From a word ending In "nmme,"
"me" is dropped In "gram," "pro
gram," etc.
In words in which the dlgroph "ph"
represents tbe sound of "f," It is
changed to that letter, as "alfabct,"
"dlgraf," "fllosofer," etc.
From n word ending In a double let
ter, one of the double letters Is dropped
when tho dropping of Ihe letter does
not suggest ,a wrong pronunciation of
the word, as , "eg," "stll," "til." "sbal,"
"clas." etc. But the double "s" In "pre
ceptress" is retained, Iwcauso "pre
ceptres" would suggest the pronuncia
tion "preceptors." In "all," "ball,"
etc., both "l's" are retolned to preserve
the sound of "a."
From a word containing the dlpthong
"ne." "a" is omitted, when Its omission
docs not suggest a mispronunciation of
the word, as "heltu," "heth," "deth,"
"weltli," "stcltli," "ertb."
In a word ending in "ed" sounded
like "t." "ed" is changed to "t" when
such change does not suggest a mis
pronunciation of the word, ns "wlsht,"
"heapt," leapt." etc. When there Is a
double letter before the "ed" one of
them Is dropped, ns "slapt," "mupt,"
"hist," "past." etc. The "ed" is re
tained in "closed," "placed," "liked,"
etc.. In order to preserve the sound of
the radical vowels.
In n word ending in "ed" having the
sound of "d," "e" is dropped when tho
dropping does not suggest a mispro
nunciation, as in "reformd," "alarmd,"
"charmd," etc. The "e" Is retained In
"proroqued," "replied," etc., to pre
serve the pronunciation. When "e" is
pecceded by a double letter one of these
is dropped, when the dropping does
not suggest n mispronunciation, ns
"cold," "referd," conferd," etc. In
"willd," "fllld," etc., the double letters
are retained to preserve the pronuncia
tion. Letters are also dropped from other
words in which they are not regarded
ns necessary, so that "given," "though,"
"thoroughly," etc., become respective
ly "glvn," "tho" nnd "thoroly."
Yenr after year the subject has at
tracted more nnd more attention from
the educators in convention, and more
speeches than ever have been printed
In "reformed" spelling in the annual
reports of the proceedings. Melvll
Dewey, ex-librarian of the State, pub
lished all his official documents in the
modified form of tbe new method for
years before his retirement. Occasion
ally, various press associations took up
the matter. Hero are a series of reso
lutions adopted a few years ago at the
annual meeting of the Missouri Tress
Association at Sednlla:
RESOLUTIONS AS AN EXAMPLE.
Ifwernz, the iregyulnrltlz ov Inglish
orlhogrnfl nr a great obstucl tu tho
prngrcs ov tbo pepl, and
Hweraz, silent loterz alone ad about
twenty-five per cent, tu tbe cost ov ol
riling nnd printing, nnd
ltwerax, editors, statesmen, scolarz,
techerz and fllanthoplsts turnout tho
Inglish-speking world ar making ernest
eforts tu amend and slmplitl our spel
ing; Therefor, be It resolved by tbe Mlsurl
editors In convenshun asembled, that
We heartlll simpnthlze with the er
nest eforts hwich nr being put forth
to slmplitl Inglish ortbografi, nnd
We wll aid nnd encurej wun nnuther
tu begin and mak such gradjual
changes in spellng az or recomended
bl the American Etiological Asoshia
shun and the Spellng-Reform Asoshia
shun. It is hoped that the republication of
these resolutions will not give Mr.
Carnegie reason to pause aud consider,
tt is rnther rough, however, who would
tee English a world language to be In
formed that tbe first thing necessary
Is to chango the name of that lnnguage
to "Inglish." New York Evening Post.
Keal Use or I he itaa's 8tln.
"The bee's sting is a trowel, not n
rapier," said a nature student, as lie
helped himself to honey. "It Is an
exquisitely delicate little trowel with
which the bee finishes off the honey
cell, Injects u little preservative Inside,
and seals It up.
"With Its trowel-like sting the bee
puts tho final touches on Its dainty
aud wonderful work. With this sting
It pats and shapes the honey coll as a
mason pats and shapes n row of brick.
Before scalirt; up the coll it drops a
wee bit of poison Into the honey. This
In formic acid; without it, honey would
spoil.
"Mont of us think the bee's sting,
with Its poison, Is n weapon only, It is
a weapon secondarily, hut primarily It
Is a uiuglc trowel, a trowel from whose
end, as tho honey cells nre built up, a
wonderful preserving fluid drips."
Observations From a, Tourist.
Citizens of Atchlsou do not realize
the great number of people who travel
from place to place, seeking recreation
nnd amusement. Most of the male
travelers are old; n few of tho womeu
aro young not more than ono lu twen
ty. It la very unusual to And a young
man (raveling; the bulk of the travel
ers nre old meu looking for rest and
relief from business cares, or for
health, and most of the elderly men are
accompanied by elderly women. Kd.
Howe, lu Atchlsou Globe.
Imitation I'totlnut S tones.
It Is now possible to produce in past)
mi Imitation of almost every precious
to:io which is capable of deceiving the
ex.es of all but the most expert. Not
only Is there a superficial resemblance,
but a skilfully prepared "paste" atone
exhibits the same luster and high Index
of refraction aud dispersion aa would a
diamond of the flrst water.
Iat Tor Fowls
During Hie long winter months the
laying hens must have some kind of
animal food, and since all natural sup
plies are exhausted we must provide It
for them.
Green cut bone is the best and per
haps the cheapest, though It requires
some labor to grind it for tho fowls.
Any kind of lean meat the offal
from slaughter bouses and similar pro
ducts, all make fairly good substitutes
for worms and bugs, but, be it what it
may, laying bens must have a meat
diet.
Table scraps make n good, well-balanced
ration, nnd where they can be
fed while fresh nnd sweet, the hens
will need no other meat of any kind.
Inrnbntors a Nsoeialtv.
Those who raise poultry for profit nre
rapidly learning that It is better to buy
an Incubator for hatching the chicks
than to force the hens to lose time from
laying. This loss of time, to say noth
ing of tho trouble necessary in looking
after a dozen or two hens and chickens,
will more than offset the cost of on In
cubator In one season.
One of the principal reasons why In
cubators are not more generally used,
especially by those who raise only a
few hundred chickens, Is lack of knowl
edge regarding their usefulness. When
once the people understand thoroughly
their cure nnd general management,
and nre made to see wherein they can
save money by using them, the Incu
bator will occupy a place wherever
poultry is raised.
' Hoi Notes.
Keep the brood sow In on Isolated
place, away from noise and disturb
ance. If not overfnt or feverish, she should
then farrow without loss of the litter.
A sow to raise a strong litter must
be in good flesh and well nurtured.
If the sow Is fed on n cooling or suc
culent ration before farrowing, with
a predominance of protein, the pigs
should be strong aud healthy, and
reach tho teats without becoming
chilli.
A sow should not be disturbed while
farrowing, or for about twenty-four
hours sfter.
She should then be given a warm
drink of wheat middlings and skim
milk. Farmers' Home Journal.
Bom Hits.
Bear in mind that it takes grit, pa
tience nud a considerable amount of
gumption to develop a well-trained
horse from a nervous high strung colt.
Stables with narrow doors are apt
to cause accidents to both man and
beast. It costs no more to have them
wide thnn to have them narrow, and
they are much better.
Probably the brood mare, if she Is
good. Is the most valuable animal on
the place. There is little danger of
overstocking the market for the pres
ent. It Is nothing uncommon for n
good colt to bring more than the mare
cost.
The scrawny colts sometimes make
good horses; good horses sometimes
have -very ordinary colts. Because
they are thoroughbred should not make
them breeders. They should have
qualities themselves.
A horse that is a reasonably good
eater, is very much like a mau who
eats reasonably. He does good work
nnd Is not sluggish. Whatever Is oaten
that does not go into strength must be
worked off, or go into fat.
Many Cat as ol Hoop.
Vfe have received many letters from
several sections of the country saying
that the fowls were troubled with
colds some slightly, seme more sevor
ly, and some yet In ndvauced eases of
fully developed roup.
The flrst attacks require but a few
days' time to cure, but when once roup
in an ulcerated form develops, there is
no possible chnnce to save tho fowl,
and the sooner It Is killed the better It
will be.
Colds, or to be more exact, the first
symptoms of roup, are the result of
exposure to cold rains, damp houses or
filth.
Remove the cause and you effect a
cure, but if you neglect to do so, the
disease goes on step by step until it is
beyond the power of mau to cure.
Keep the house aud yards clean,
drain off the water, and tighten up the
roof so that it will not leak. Fix up
the scratching shed so that the fowls
may work without having to stay out
side; give them clean, fresh water to
drink and good, wholesome food to eat,
and they will not catch colds and roup.
How to Orau Turkeys.
We have an Inquiry from one of our
readers at Senola, Gil., asking bow to
dress turkeys for shlpplug, and we
shall, in a general way, give sufficient
information to guide one in this matter.
The first thing to do is to find out
just what the market wants, whether
dry-picked or scalded, and whether
wanted with feet and heads on or
whether drawn or uot.
This Information is necessary be
cause markets differ much, and, of
course, the public must be pleased. If
to bo dry-picked and not drawn ,the
turkeys must have nothing to eat for
twenty-four before being killed, so that
the crops nnd stomachs may become
entirely emptied. This is Important, ns
any food left undigested will surely
sour' nnd spoil the sale of the turkeys.
If bead aud feet are to be left on the
turkeys are first suspended by the feet
and killed by pressing a sharp-pointed
kuife up through roof of mouth luto
the brain.
As sooii ns this Is done begin to
pluck the feathers from the body and
complete tbe job ns quickly us possi
ble, because after the muscles con
tract the feathers tighten. Leave the
feathers on up to the first joint of tho
wing and also about two Inches on the
head. Wash the beak and feet, but do
uot singe the body or soil the feathers
on the neck.
Do not remove the crop or Intestines.
Hang tbe fowls lu a cool place until the
animal heat has passed out and then
pack In boxes, laying us many on bot
tom with backs down as cuu bo fitted
In without crushing. Then lay lu an
other row, reversing their position, and
so continue Tutll the box is tilled. If,
when all are packed, there Is still room
in tbe box, mi It with paper or clean
FSrftf5
burlap, so that the turkeys will remain
in their positions as packed.
If the market wants them scalded,
with heads and feet off, they may be
fed up to the time of killing.
Sever their heads with an ax, and
after they have ceased to struggle
plunge them In hot water, scarcely
boiling hot, for a short time, just long
enough to loosen the feathers. Pick
them clean and remove all pin feath
ers, but do not singe, and as soon as
done, plunge them lu a tub of cold wa
ter for a few minutes. Then make a
small Incision Just at point of shoul
der and remove the crop; then one
gust below the legs, and remove In
testines and gizzard. Wash all the
blood from the Inside nnd clean and
wash the liver and gizzard and return
to Inside. Cut off the feet and push the
ends of the legs through tho opening
made to remove Intestines. Till! the
skin over the end of the neck and tie
It with a small string. Let them cool
thoroughly and pack ns before stated.
If there nre large nnd small turkeys,
pack the largo ones on bottom nnd the
small ones on top, but be careful never
to pack them until cooled. Be cMre
ful not to tear or bruise the flesh, ns
the sale of many good fowls Is spoiled
by poor dressing. Home and Furm.
Vlrlna or Irep riowln-.
In the Wisconsin Farmer we find nn
article on tho "Virtue of Deep Plow
ing." The method described answers
the purpose, but with a good two
horse plow nnd jointer (a small plow
attached to the beam) one man could
do the work with one team as well
and much faster than If done in the
way described.
One of our subscribers, of nolt, Mo.,
sends tho following communication:
I have been considerably Interested
In what you have to say on preparing
sod land for a crop of corn. I have
a plan which I think Is very satis
factory, though my plowing is general
ly done in the fall. I use two plows.
one following the other. The first
Is a twelve-inch plow run to a depth
of about two Inches, while the second
cut fourteen Inches and is ruu in tho
bottom of the first furrow, cutting
about four inches deep, thus making
the furrow a total depth of six Inches.
The second Is mostly loose dirt and Is
thrown on top of the slice of sod which
Is placed in the bottom of the deep
furrow every time.
I have found that land plowed In
this way requires very little work to
prepare nn Ideal seed bed In the spring,
and two cultivations will keep tho
corn crop almost entirely free from
weeds or grass. You will see that in.
this way the sod remains In tho bot
tom of the furrow during the flrst
yenr, and one never experiences any
difficulty on account of the cultivators
bringing It up, providing these ure ruu
fairly shallow.
The shallow year this land should
be broken to tbe bottom of the sod.
which is well rotted by this time. The
second crop, when such a plan Is car
ried out. will be rather larger than
the first, as it will be found that the
sod has completely rotted the first
year.
.We have known a number of In
stances where a plan of this kind has
been carried out with much success.
Where one Is absolutely sure that tho
new meadows will come through tho
winter lu good shape It Is generally
advisable" to plow sod in tho full. This
most farmers will agree on, because a
better opportunity Is afforded for the
sod to rot. However, there will be cer
tain conditions under which the plow
ing of two furrows In the muntier de
scribed may uot be altogether the prop
er thing. If, for example, the soil is
composed of any considerable part of
clay, plowing It to a depth of six or
seven inches will bring a good deal of
harsh soil to the surface. Of course it
will bo weathered during the wiuter
and spring, but even then we doubt
if the inert material will be sufficiently
browen down to Insure a good crop.
However, we like tho plan suggested
by this subscriber of getting rid of tbe
surfaco tough sod. This In itself will
possibly In many cases justify the ex
tra labor involved In plowing ground
In this manner. If others of our sub
scribers have tried this plan and have
found it to be satisfactory we shall
be glad to hear from them.
Kox Poultry Honsss.
A prattionl poultry-house may be
built of four upright piano ooxes. Tbe
backs and ends which come together
are removed, together with two of the
tops. The two remaining tops are in
closed at the middle end of the house
and at the front, aud a small door
made In the gable eud of one, which
portlju of the house is used for the
storage of grain. A sloping roof is
built over tho entire structure, and the
building covered with water-pivot pa-
per, thin cutting out any possibility
of trouble In the way of leakage or
drafts which might result from the
joining. Two windows uro made iu
the lower front of the house facing
the south, aud directly under each
window a dusting box Is made which
will afford tho fowls much pleasure,
ns they eujoy tho sunshine. Roosts are
placed at ono end and In the middle,
aud nest boxes on tho side opposite the
windows. Iudlauapolig News.
Otvas SAGOO For Scholarlhlp.
Five thousand dollars has been given
by a friend to the endowed Institute
of Musical Art, In Now York, of. which
Frank Pamrosrh la director. Tbe sum
ia to be known as ton James Loeb
Scholarship Fund. Beglnuing in Octo
ber, the income from It will be applied
toward scholarships at the institute.
Applications will not b received at
present.
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pjWgRTli; ICjf OWING-
In many parts of the Alps glr'.s wear
trousers when coasting.
Between Tonopnh and Manhattan,
Nev., fifty miles, there is an automo
bile service. Round trip $25.
Confirmed bachelors. Joseph Edward
Cox and Stonewall Jackson Doswell.
prominent Virginians, met each other
In a Richmond jeweler's buying wed
diog rings.
"Mile. Aime Blondel." the "woman"
lion tamer, fatally torn by a Hon in ft
circus cage at Oilman, III., Is John
Kennedy, of Milwaukee. Wis. He baa
played woman's parts for years.
Tbe monkey house of the London
Zoological Gardens is being cleaned
nnd overhauled under the supervision
of the same expert who has charge o
tbe sanitation of the House of Co
nions.
A theatrical mannge-.ipnt In Wash
ington has asked an injunction to re
strain a dog show lu a neighboring;
theatre on the ground that the dogs
In their performance ninkc such a noise
that the actors in Ihe complainlug the
atre cannot be heard.
Tbe house at Eisenliach. Germany, in
which Martin Luther lived from 1408
to 1501. being then a youth of from
fifteen to eighteen, is to lie offered for
sale, together with all the historical
objects and documents associated with
Luther aud his period which it con
tains. The grandchildren of tho famous
Italian composer Donizetti intend to
sue tbe Society of Dramatic Authors
and Composers for the recovery of the
royalties received by It since the year
1848 on their grandfather's operas. The
trial will occur Iu Paris.
A brown African goose In North At
tleboro, Mass., lately amused its owner
by producing an egg of extraordinary
size. Around lis longest circumfer
ence it measured eleven and seven
eights Inches, nnd ten inches around
its shortest. The goose weighs nine
teen pounds.
A curious salad eatn by Swiss peas
ants Is of onions, cream cheese, beets,
nnd lettuce. The onions and beets are
diced aud mixed with the cream cheese
Into a veritable porridge, which Is
served in the lettuce heads, leaves of
the latter being eaten with the latter.
With brown bread this Is u very appe
tizing mixture.
How Jimmy Fixed It.
A persevering youth had called sev
eral times nt the home of a young lady,
to be met each time with a "not at
home." Upon one occasion he had,
seen her go In Just before he reached
the gate. Ills ring was answered by
her small brother.
"Jimmy, I'd like to see your sister,"
tho determined young man said.
"She ain't at heme," Jimmy said,
surveying him disdainfully.
"But I Just saw her come in,"- the
youth protested.
"Can't help that. Tell you what I'll
do, though," Jimmy said, condescend
ingly. "You give me your pack of
cigarettes, an' I'll send her down."
"You nre too young to smoke,
Jimmy."
"Do I get 'em?" Jimmy said, ag
gressively, half closing the door.
"Hero they are!" wiis the conciliat
ing reply, and the box was handed
over. Leaving the visitor seated in
the parlor, Jimmy disappeared, to re
turn in a few minutes.
"She'll be down soon," be said.
"How did you work that, J'mmy?"
the youth inquired.
The boy surveyed him with an
amused grin.
"Aw, I told her It was the fellow
she's engaged to," be said. Harper's
Weekly.
Willie TTantad Ills Mail."
When Willie Slmminds. of Mclndoes,
Vt, was about elghteeu, his folks
moved to Boston, leaving Willie ia
Mclndoes. After a while Willie de
rided to jo'u them, so started out alone
for the big city.
ne bad never been In the city be
fore, and thought every one should
know erory one else, as In tbe town
where he came from. . Arriving in
Boston, he was rather surprised at the
greatness of everything and nt the
number of people on the streets.
After looking around for a while and
r.ot seeing anyone that he knew, he'
finally saw a man In uniform whom
he thought must be a very important
person, nnd would certainly know hh
father. So he walked up to tbo suv
prised offlcer and said: "Say, mlstr
have you seen anything of dad arouu:
hei'e?" Boston Herald.
'ama Kliot br Calkins.
Nlckcrson A. Calkins, the inventor
of tho hay tedder, who resided on a
farm in the town of Monson, Muss.,
sorao years ngo, went hunting one
day, and, seeing n stray Shanghai
rooster, shot It and carried It home.
That samo evening Dr. Prouty, who
ltcd In the same town, called at the
homo of Mr. Calkins.
lUVng foud of a joke, Mrs. Calkins
nuked blm to gJ i:o the kitchen nnd
look nt the game which ber husband
h.id brought liou.e utid see If he could
toil her what it v.'ns. The old doctor
wert us directed, and upon returning,
remarked, with his usual Important uir,
"Well, I should judge. Mrs. Calkins
that it is some kind of a fowl."
llif Cullng In Kngliind. ,
The world's greatest animal food
producer is the ox, Including, of course,
the female of his species. It Is impos
sible to get at exact figures for the
whole world, but It I gem-rally be
lieved to bo about 15,ioo.OOO tons a
year, and of this more tliuu half is
beef. In this country we each eat be
tween forty and til lv pounds of beef
a year, out of n total (, perhaps, 120
pounds of various kinds of meat and
poultry pcr head. Lopdyn Tlt-Blts.
Harmful Vunala llaisoyl.
Six million pounds or adiiilerated end
harmful foods woro destroyed by the
Health Department of New York In the
last twelve mouths.