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l.urtte Kuuaiih.
The feeling is general at Washington
that Secretary Long's reception room,
designated in the precept as the place
of meeting for the Schley court of in
quiry, will prove too small to accommo
date all who not unreasonably desire
to attend, says the New York Post.
It is convenient to the records and
other official papers which the court
might have occasion to consult, but
that is practically its only advantage,
and in anticipation that the court after
its first meeting may wish more com
modious quarters a search is already
In progress for other available space.
There is a courtroom at the navy yard,
but that Is nearly three miles from the
department, and would necessitate a
long trip every day for the witnesses
and every one else from the hotel end
of the town. The department library
has been suggested, but here the gal
lery In which it is proposed to perch
the press Is too far from the floor to
admit of easily hearing what is going
on in the court proper. The old Cor
coran Art gallery was used by the
International Postal congress, but tiiis
Is the headquarters of the court of
claims, and it Is feared that the ses
sions of the Schley tribunal may over
lap the date of the return of the court
after recess and thus Impede other
public business.
There is no doubt that whatever
room Is procured will be crowded.
The line of inquiry taken by the
court will probably be far above the
heads of most ordinary spectators, but
the demand for standing room will not
bt abated bv that consideration as long
as there are epaulets and gold but
tons to see.
THE GLASS OF FASHION.
Fine tucking and accordion plaiting
are used extensively on handsome silk
petticoats.
Chinese and Japanese embroideries
are well placed upon waists of dark
blue, poppy read or beige colored silk.
A large monogram embroidered on
the back of a glove or at the top of
the long gloves worn with elbow
sleeves is a recent fad.
Fashion prophets say that feathers
fit to be worn more tlinn ptpt the
coining season, especially the loiig.
handsome ostrich plumes.
Hosiery must match the gown, say
the arbiters of fashion, no matter what
the color of the latter. Some of the
new green hose are striking, but at
tractive.
A graceful trimming is made of rows
of narrow velvet or satin ribbon put
together with herringbone stitch in
heavy silk twist of the same or a con
trasting color.
Guipure and Arabian laces and mock
Jewels will be employed extensively
tor trimming this winter. Embroidery
on the fabric has returned, and a
charming effect is produced by an ar
tistic arrangement of leaves and blos
soms.—New York Tribune.
How They Do In China.
In China liquids are sold by weight
and grain by measure. John buys
soup by the pound and cloth by the
foot. A Chinaman never puts his name
outside of his shop, but paints Instead
a motto or a list of his goods on his
vertical signboard. Some reassuring
remark Is frequently added, such as
"One word hall," "A child two feet
high would not be cheated." Every
single article has to be bargained for,
and It Is usual for the customer to
take his own measure and scales with
blm.
When you engage a servant or make
a bargain, It is not considered binding
until "the fastening penny" has been
paid. Although his bad faith is notori
ous In some matters, yet, to do him
Justice, when once this coin has been
paid by you he Chinaman, cooly or
shopman will generally stick to his
bargain even if the result to him be
loss.
tlgnri Are Hlght* and Lrtti.
"It Is not always because a cigar la
badly made that the wrapper curls up
and works off," said a tobacco dealer.
"It Is often because a right handed
man Is smoking a left handed cigar.
Sounds strange, hey? Well, a left
handed cigar is one rolled by the mak
er's left hand, for all cigar makers
must be ambidexterous, A piece of
tobacco for a wrapper is cut on the
bias and Is rolled from left to right on
the tiller. The other piece, for reasons
of economy, is then used and must be
rolled the opposite way by the opera
tor's other hand. Hence a smoker who
holds his cigar In his right hand some
times In twisting it about rubs the
wrapper the wrong way and unloosens
it."—Philadelphia Times.
The Fin hi UK Otter.
The otter used by Scottish poacher*
is one of the most deadly tishing instru
ments known. In some waters Is is far
more effective than a net. It may be
described as a water kite, which serves
to take out over the water >i line tiear
lng 50 or more Hies. The otter itself is
a floating piece of board leaded along
oue edge to keep It upright. The poach
er walks along the side of loch or river,
letting out the fly decorated line as he
goes, the otter board gradually working
out toward the center An enormous
area of water Is fished at one time and
numbers of fish are killed.
A It •'fiuo II ul* r<. Conductor.
Plk®y—And just because you had lost
your nickel the conductor made you
get off the car and walk all the way
home?
Bilkey— Oh, no. He only put me off.
I could have sat by iUe roadside all
ulgbt if I had wanted to. —Baltimore
World
THE VOICE OF THE MOUNTAIN.
Low at my feet is stretched the lordly vale.
At ivaS my realm the high wild stars arr led.
My garment is the light, the darkness dread.
I wrap me round with rain and snow and hail.
Round me and round the eagle 9 nest and Bail.
Between my knees the thunders make their bed.
I lap the storm winds, and their young am
bred.
Their young that play and chafe my rocky mail.
Who toineth up to me he shall have power,
The prophet's power, the old lawgiver's might.
Aye, hp shall have the tablet in his hand.
He shall not fall, but in the evil hour
And good, uplifted, clothed upon with light.
His neck unbowed, as 1 stand shall he stand.
—John Vance Cheney in Harper's Magazine.
♦ ♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦ ♦ -+-» ♦ ♦ ♦
I A MODERN t
I MAUI) MULLER }
Rachel had been preserving strawber
ries. She pasted the last little slip of
white on the last small jar with a vigor
ous pat, dropped her hands in her lap
and let her gaze wander for a moment out
through the wide kiteheu window to the
wheatfield that stretched beyond the or
chard. There was a pensive look in her
gray eyes, and when a gentle voice called
her by name the girl started.
"What is it, mother?" she answered as
the delicate little lady who paused in the
doorway leading from the dining room re
peated her name a secoud time.
"Aren't you almost through fixing up
your preserves? Your father said that he
would like you to bring out a pitcher of
lemonade to the stile. Judge Welldon
has just driven over to talk a little busi
ness, and there is a lady in the carriage
with him."
A crimson wave swept over Rachel's
face. Hastily she stood up, pulled down
her sleeves and buttoned them about her
wrists. "Yes, mother, I will, right
away," she said as she untied her ging
ham apron and hung it on a peg behind
the door. Very quickly a clear glass
pitcher was filled with an icy drink and
ready to serve.
What Judge Welldon saw as he sat in
his carriage on the highway that ran by
the farm was a slim, sweet girl in a light
cotton frock, with a fair oval face lighted
by a pair of expressive eyes and a small
head crowned with soft brown hair com
ing down the rose bordered walk holding
in one strong young hand a pitcher and in
the other a small tray with glasses. lie
leaned back in his seat and watched the
girl as she approached. The woman be
side him leaned forward. She had heard
of Rachel Sheldon a good deal of late and
so studied carefully the little figure as it
came nearer and nearer. Rachel paid no
heed to either the judge or his companion
until she directed one swift glance at her
father, which showed that his face was
troubled. Then Rachel bowed to the
judge.
"Here father," she said as she handed
him the pitcher and put the little silver
waiter with its burden down on the stile
and was about to turn away.
"Wait a moment, Miss Rachel," called
Judge Welldon; "1 want to introduce you
to Miss Seaton."
Itachel bowed ia her queenly little way
in acknowledgment of the introduction,
and a .scornful smile played around the
corners of the older woman's mouth,
which Rachel would easily have detected
had she been looking up. As her father
stood quietly by and did not till the glass
es, as Rachel expected him to do, she
promptly became the hospitable hostess
and took his place.
She handed a brimming glass to the
judge, who leaned forward and took it,
passing it into Miss Seaton. That lady
held it aloft in her small and shapely
hand and waited until the judge was sup
plied and then said in a voice that was
more tinged with sarcasm than pleas
antry, although the quotation was accom
panied with a ripple of laughter:
"Thanks," said the judge, "a aweeter draft
From fairer hand was never quaffed."
Rachel smiled a forced little smile and
faut ic<l ahc r«/jtv a shadow ot »t frown oil
the judge's face.
"What a beautiful place you have
here," said Miss Seaton—"an ideal farm
house and such lovely roses! I suppose it
has taken a great many years to improve
a country place so much as this is."
"Yes," Rachel said; "we have lived
here always—longer than I can remem
ber. It was my grandmother's place."
"Indeed?" And Miss Seaton raised her
brows questioningly.
Oh, how Rachel hated the woman. She
knew that she hated her wickedly and
wondered how Miss Seaton dared to as
sume that she was ignorant of the partic
ulars of the place when it was all due to
her persistent efforts to secure the old
farm that she and her father were so
deeply troubled. The delicate little moth
er as yet knew nothing of the possibility
of their losing all they had because of a
flaw in the title and a claim that the land
belonged to the heirs of a wealthy, old,
miserly bachelor who had died many
years before her grandfather bought the
place. Rachel was her father's standby
and confidant. It would be time enough
to tell the little mother all about it when
worse came to the worst.
Judge Welldon represented Miss Sea
ton in the matter, though he was n fair
and generous man aud had assured Ra
chel's father that he would not push the
claim of his client unduly.
As the judge drove down the road to
ward his beautiful country place a mile
or two to the west, Ituchel slipped her
arm through her father's, and together
they walked slowly to the house.
"Well, little girl, we will not worry. |
Judge Welldon is an honest man, and we j
may trust him to act fairly."
"But that woman, father; I hate her,
and they say that Judge Welldon is to ;
marry her shortly, and, of course, you (
know, he will consider her interests be- 1
fore ours."
"Tut, tut, child!" said the kindly man j
beside her. "We must never be too harsh, !
and we need not believe all we hear
either."
• • • • • • •
"It was teatirne next day. Rachel's j
father stood on the side porch instructing i
several farmhands in the work he want- I
ed them to do the next day. Rachel sat
on the steps nt his feet. Coining over the |
stile just then was the tall, strong and
loosely hung figure of Judge Welldon. At I
hk heels \\:is a graceful young grey-i
hound. Rachel sat still, with her hands
tightly clasped. She was sure there was
something new to disturb her father.
The judge came toward Rachel with an
outstretched hand, and as Rachel put j
forth hers he helped her to arise, with a :
pleasant little laugh, and there was such
a suggestion of strength in his grasp the
flvl f<Mt sur« st that moment that he was
thf handsomest and most noble looking
man of 40 she had ever seen
"It was so pleasant after the raiu that ,
I thought I would walk over and bid you |
all good by, as I leave for Europe the day
ufter tomorrow."
Rachel's heart gave a little jump. She i
knew instinctively that it was to be a
wedding journey.
The judge seated himself on the Ktcps, |
and Rachel resumed her place. Her fa
ther sat in a wieker chair at the edge of
the porch, and Rachel leaned her head
against his knees. Somehow she felt that
when she was ( lose to him the very touch I
of her would h >lp him to bear any hard- j
ship that might develop. But the judge
had not come to talk burinegg. All of this
that he touched upon was to say that Mr. j
Sheldon need not worry about that little i
matter they were both concerned in; that |
everything would remain just as it was 1
until his return from Europe in a year !
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from that day.
When the little lady mother appeared
at the hall door to announce supper, the
judge responded that he believed he
would when asked to join the family.
He praised the flaky white biscuits and
the new strawberry preserves that Ra
chel had made and directed pleasant re
marks to the sweet, slim girl who flitted
about the table attending to every
body's wants.
When he had gone that night, Rachel
missed something. There seemed to be
no relief for the little tight tugging at
her heart strings hut tears, and so she
cried until she fell asleep.
But before she went to sleep she had
reached a determination. Next day after
breakfast she told her father and mother
what it was. Her mother protested, but
her father, knowing of an impending mis
fortune, realized that Rachel was wise,
antl so told lift' that her head and heart
were her best guides.
And so it was that Rachel went to the
city and learned to be a nurse.
• ••••••
A whole year had slipped away and Ra
chel had worked very hard. It was a lot
harder to sit up with a feverish patient in
a hospital ward that it was to put up
strawberries in the farmhouse kitchen,
but Rachel loved her work and tho doc
tors in the hospital said of the gentle and
soft voiced little nurse that she was "born
to her vocation." But Rachel was very
tired and had gone home for a short while
to rest.
She hail been home a week and was sit
ting on the porch again at her father's
feet, after having made her mother com
fortable in the hammock at the far end of
the porch.
"Have you heard anything from Judge
Welldon since his return from abroad?"
she r.sked. It was the first time the old
worry had in any way been referred to.
"No,"' her father answered, "1 have
not, except to know that he is at home
and is at present very ill."'
"111!" Rachel exclaimed. "Seriously
so?"
"I believe he is," answered her father
calmly. "I was thinking of driving over
there after supper to usk how he is get
ting on.'"
Just then the judge's carriage turned
into the road and the judge's sister alight
ed. Miss Welldon was a spinster known
far and wide for hor distant manner and
disinclination to "unbend." Rachel hur
ried down the rose bordered walk to meet
her. There was no reserve about her
manner now. She fairly embraced the
girl.
"Oh, Miss Rachel." she cried, "1 am
so glad I found you here. My brother,
the judge, is seriously ill. He has typhoid
fever, and at present does not know any
of us. I>r. Bryson, our physician, said
that he heard you were at home for a va
cation, and that possibly we might be
able to get you to come over and help us
care for the Judge. We sent in town for
a nurse last night, but have received no
answer yet."
"Certainly I will go," said Rachel, and
it was only with a professional air that
she answered.
"How soon?" asked Miss Welldon.
"At once," Rachel replied, and in less
than half an hour she was beside the
judge's sister in the carriage.
It was a long siege, but finally the
judge's excellent constitution won the
battle. He had recognized Rachel, and
was so glad to know that she bad learned
to be a nurse so opportunely. Rachel
told him that she realized that there
might shortly be a need of her becoming
self supporting, so that the little means
possessed by the family might all be for
the mother and father, who were growing
old.
And not until the judge was propped
up in bed in the midst of a mound of
pillows did Rachel dare to ask where
Mrs. Welldon was.
"Mrs. Welldon?" echoed the judge.
"Why, bless you, child, whom do you
mean?"
"Why, why," Rachel faltered, "Miss
Seaton, of course."
Then the judge laughed so heartily that
the little nurse looked up in surprise and
with a professional manner seemed to
note in the strength of the laugh a sure
sign of returning health.
"Rachel, child. I did mnrry Mi»«
Seaton ur anybody else. I made my jour
ney alone. But I will never make an
other alone unless you force me to. Go
to my desk over there—you will And it
unlocked, and in the left hand pigeon
hole you will find a package of papers
marked Rachel. Bring them here.
See?" said the judge as she handed them
to him. "Here are the deeds to your farm,
to be held by you if you please or given
to your father, just as you wish to have
it. When I saw that the Seaton heirs
had a good claim on the place, I offered
them a price for it which was accepted.
This I did before I went away, so that I
might give tho papers to you as a wed
ding gift when I returned provided"—
And here the judge stretched out his
eras to Rachel.
A few hours later the judge's sister
kissed Rachel on both cheeks, something
she had never been known to do before.
—American Woman.
What Oy»ter "Seed" In.
By "seed" of oysters is meant the
"milk" or spat or spawn, which is de
posited during the breeding season (in
summer), and adheres to some object or
other in the water of the "beds." As
soon as the "milk" finds a resting place,
helped by the action of the sea watsr, it
begins to harden and to take form. Just
as the white liquid china clay of the
pate sur pate china decorator in its eleva
tions and depressions hardens upon the
side of a cup or vase, and by the different
thicknesses of Its hardened layers forms
the lovely figures we see in art collec
tions, so the "milk" of the oyster grows
into the shupe intended for it by nature.
Though the oyster shell is so uncouth and
rough irk outline, yet what wondrous
alchemy is this!
The room used for the patient should
be large, bright and well ventilated, then
if a second child in the family comes
down with the same disease, which is
most sure to happen where there are oth
er children, the second patient can be
placed in the same room with the first
without crowding or danger of exhaust
ing the supply of fresh air, as would bo
the case in a small room. As the eyes
are weak and affected by bright light the
light in the room should be rather sub
dued. After a few days, when the child
is allowed to sit up, a cup with a large
peak in front is a good device to shade
the eyes from the glare. The room and
patient must be kept warm and drafts
carefully avoided. When I say warm, it
does not mean hot, and the patient should
not be kept so warm that he perspires,
but it is essential that the hands and feet
should not be allowed to get cold. In the
sickroom, as in the nursery, the open fire
is, if possible, desirable as a means both
of heating the room and of assisting lu
the ventilation.
As the rash begins to disappear the
fever also subsides, and about the end of
four or five days the patient begins to
feel as though he were well, and an older
child will often rebel at being kept in bed,
but as it is at this stage the lung symp
toms are likely to develop extra precau
tion must be taken. Active children are
not likely to lie perfectly quiet in bed or
neatly tucked under the bedclothes, anil it
Is not absolutely nmxary that they
should be ki pt so. They will be much
happier and more comfortable, also sleep
better at night, if frequent change of po
sition is made during the day. For a lit
tie child it i ,; well to have a warm bed
sack to protect the arms and «-h< st, so
that the patient can sit up in bed and
have toys about to divert and amuse
him. —Mariamia Wheeler in Harper's Ba
7,a r.
A Shocking Calamity.
"Lately befell » railroad laborer,'
writes I>r A. Kellet. ■>! Williford, Ark.
"His foot was badly crashed, lmt. Buck
len s Arnica Salve quickly en red hi in
It's simply wonderful for Burns, Boils,
Piles and all skin eruptions. It's the
world's champion healer. Cure guarau
teed 35c Sold by I'aitles A Co. drug
gists
THE
B'RBEUEHS.
A belief exists all over the east that
lu the future the west can he depended
upon to supply horses at a less cost
than eastern fanners can afford to
raise them. A month's sojourn in the
west looking up the horse industry
leads uie to the conclusion that such
belief is unfounded, says C. D. Sineati
iii The National Stockman. The plain
facts are that the low prices of a few
years past have more effectually driven
the western breeder out of breeding
horses than the eastern breeder. True
there are horses found in plenty in the
sale stables, but the quality of them Is
poor, in fact very poor in many cases.
Scarcely a first class carriage, coach or
draft horse can I find, liy far too
many of them are 100 pounds too
light for carriage horses, and when I
do find one large enough with a kind
disposition and Intelligent I find him
with poorly formed limbs, too upright
pasterns, weak at the knees find stiff
in the shoulders.
The drafters we find more of size and
lunk headedncss than of intelligence,
nervous energy and conformation such
as will stand the work required of them
when put to use. The best horses of all
classes have been picked up and the
culls left, is about the situation in the
west. Many whom I find breeding
horses are patronizing stallions of but
mighty poor merit. True, there are
here and there trotting sires which
have size enough and a record made on
some race track, and that is about all
they have to recommend them. They
either have a willful or stubborn dispo
sition, blemished limbs or thick wind.
Others are nice little fellows, kind
enough, sound enough, but have not
size adequate to produce a horse large
enough to draw a carriage.
In the coach class I have found stal
lions with goose necks, rat tails, meaty
legs and leggy action peddled about as
ideal coach horses and patronized by
farmers simply because they were im
ported. I know of no other reason.
True merit they were nearly devoid of.
And we find many of the draft sires
little or no better. Many have been
shown us with hollow backs, high hips,
crooked legs, tied in at the knees and
sickle hocks. They weighed perhaps
1,700 pounds or more.
There are. no doubt, good sires in the
country west of the Mississippi, but
they are comparatively scarce. There
are some very good mares left there yet
on the farms, which would if bred to
the right kind of sires produce good
horses. But with tlie sires at present
there no considerable number of first
class horses will come to eastern mar»
kets for some years. This can be de
pended upon. The west has seemingly
been made the dumping ground for the
cull stallions of the eastern states.
Shredded F. drier Fop llor»c«.
I think that shredded corn fodder
makes as good or better feed than hay
for horses through the winter, says A.
J. Daft in l'ralrie Farmer. One of my
neighbors has wintered about 300
sheep on shredded fodder, and they
look better the two last winters than
they did when they were fed hay. My
experience has been that it makes one
of the best feeds that one can have,
and the expense Is not so great when
two or three neighbors work together.
But the fodder must be dry when it is
cut, as otherwise it will mold in the
bin or mow and so prove worthless.
There will be large quantities cut this
fall on account of the scarcity of hay,
and there will be on n»«r<»ased <lem«»<l
for fod.it.r and shrcdaers.
Inte 11 Ik«mil Swine Feedliitf.
Swine feeding should be just as clean
and wholesomely intelligent as that of
any other farm animal. The quality of
the food must indeed be considered.
Do not dump great quantities of refuse
in the pen and then, if the animals
clean it all up, rest content with the
Idea that they have made good pork
off food that cost you nothing. Some
times the pigs will eat a great
amount to find a very little nourish
ment. Now. the pigs do need a good
deal in quantity, but there must be
some quality also. If we feed them on
the husks, we must add grain or milk
or other good food in fair proportion to
give them the nourishment they re
quire. We cannot expect to make good
pork or bacon out of leaves and the
barnyard rakings. If we could, pork
would go a good deal lower than it is
today, and farmers would be quickly
doubling their profits. Yet a little in
telligent feeding will enable us to dis
pose of slops and other cheap foods to
advantage. It is all iu balancing the
ration, so we do not cheat ourselves by
trying to cheat the swine.
Live Tree Feneeposta.
The be6t post for a wire fence at .i
corner of a field or on a bluff or in a
hollow is a live tree, says Alva Agee in
National Stockman. Fifteen years agt
1 set out a few trees here and there
along rough land, and since then some
more have been set, and this Is mucli
cheaper and better than trying to get a
solid post set in rocky ground. In a
depression crossed by wire a tree is
surer than an anchored post. 1 shoulel
not want a great number of trees along
the line on account of the extra amouni
of shade, but it is a good idea to sei
them wherever one sees that they wil
serve a good purpose Too often sucl
work Is put off because the pay seems
far in ttie future, but the trees can IK
used la a very few years if the wire is
stapled to a stake that is tied to tin
tree.
IMkm In the Orchard.
I.et the pigs pick up all the fruit thai
falls from the trees as fast as it drops.
It will destroy the source of lots ol
pests to the fruit trees.
Meeks—My wife prefers coffee for
breakfast and I prefer tea.
Weeks—Then I suppose you have
both?
Meeks—Oh, no. We compromise.
Weeks—ln what way?
Meeks—We compromise on coffee.—
Chicago News.
Milk avid Water.
"Pa," said little Willie, "why do they
epeak of the 'milk in the cocoanut?'
It's more like water."
"Exactly," replied Mr. Citiman.
"And that's why they call it milk, very
probably."—Philadelphia IJecord.
Stood Death Off.
E. 15. Monday, a lawyer of Henriette
Tex., once fouled a grave-digger H
says "Mv brother was very low with
malarial fever and jaundice. I persuad
ed him to try Electric Bitters, and he
was soon much better, but continued
their use until he was wholly cured. 1
am sure Electric Bitters saved his life.'
This remedy expels malaria, kills dis
ease germs and purifies the blood; aids
digestion, regulates the liver, kidneys
and bowels, cures constipation, dyspep
sia. nervous diseases, kidney troubles,
female complaints, gives perfect health.
< )nly 51 lc a) Pilules iV Co s. drug store.
I I
BREEDING FOR MUTTON.
Selection of Good ItaniM IN th«* I'rimf
IXfM'I'SMlt > .
For several years the Wisconsin ex
j periment station has been working in
! the direction of • stablishing a llock of
j mutton »heep in which the laiubs for !
I an early spring market should be of j
! the best, as well as the older sheep .
j valuable for mutton. As a result of 1
I their investigations so far they say !
i that one chief consideration Is to secure |
| good rams.
j This does not mean high priced prize |
winners, as they almost invariably j
I prove infertile or Incapable of service. \
I When rams are vigorous, without hav- !
YEAItLINO 11AM.
lng been pampered or starved, and ;
show that they have the qualities de- I
sired, they will give good value re
eeived even at high prices.
The ewes should be selected from
those that are the deepest milkers, that
suckle their lambs the best and that
! have dense fleeces for their own pro
j tection. The best mothers are Invari
■ ably among the leans when the lambs
I are weaned, and they should be chosen
j by the record they have made as moth
ers, and not on points of style eir
! smoothness. They are apt to vary in
! quality of lambs raised from year to
year, and it is not always wise to re
i ject a ewe because of poor lambs one
year if she has good records for pre
-1 vlous years, or a ewe the first year if
i she is known to be of a good milking
family and appears all right.
The ewe lambs to be kept for breed
ing should be fed liberally from the
first with oats and the best pasturage.
This course insures good weight of
i body and fleece, and after the first year
It is hardly possible to check their
growth, as they will have the neces
sary vigor to provide for themselves.
In a grade flock where lambs are to be
sold to the butcher uniformity is im
portant, and a ram that has proved a
good breeder should be bred to the
same ewes year alter year as long as
possible, but when necessary to change
get one that lias not the same faults of
fleece or form as the ewes or has good
qualities which they lack. If the ewes
are uniform, this is easier than when
they are a fiock of mixed character.
Shelter is only necessary in case of
rain, and they will look for it as natu
rally as a chicken does. A number of
new beginners in the north have lost
some of their goats by crowding them
into some small room on account of the
cold. This is altogether unnecessary,
and it is well to let them have their
own way about going under shelter,
and if they choose to lie out of doors
let them do so, regardless of cold.
The kid is usually kept in a corrall
for a fortnight, and if there are many
th«j- ehnnlil v-c lletl lu U ci.rt.ilii IJIUtU
until the mother is perfectly familiar
with it, when they may be released,
and when a month or (> weeks old they
can go out with the llock.
Feed of Anijorim.
Any kind of brush will furnish them
nourishment, though they will often se
lect such as they prefer and consume it
all before starting on other kinds. It Is
well to notice their condition every
once in awhile, and if they are not
thriving a little grain should be given
at night and morning until they become
perfectly contented with their new sur
roundings.
They may be run in the same Inclo
sure with all kinds of stock excepting
In the kidding season, when all hogs
should be removed, or they will devour
the little kids as fast as they come.
Fleece of Anuoriu.
The Angora goat has two coats of
hair —one a long one. The long coat Is
highly prized for the superior quality
of cloth manufactured from It, one
variety being the well known mohair.
The under and shorter coat is of little
value. Angoras are considered by
many the best of all goats for eating
purposes, and in Asia Minor the na
tives are said to prefer it to mutton.
It is said to be a poor milker in com
parison with other varieties of goat.
fo Get It id of CalumnH.
Walter S. Batliff of Indiana tells in
National Stockman how to rid mead
ows of the calamus plant. He says:
My experience with it has not been
very extensive, but sufficiently so to
admit of eradication. Use salt freely
, on the patches and permit the live
stock to have free access thereto. A
strong saline solution has been very ef
fective, also the brine from the barrels
of pickled meat. The calamus cannot
I stand the double effect of salt and
| tramping by stock, so that in a year or
so it will be difficult to find where the
patches once grew.
Cure of I'oll Evil.
Blister the enlargement with cerate
of cantliarides and repeat the blister
ing in two weeks if necessary. When
the enlargement softens and it Is ap
parent that pus Is present, it should
■ be opened and washed out, after which
10 per cent solution of protargol should
be Injected twice daily after cleansing.
t our Windpipe.
The human windpipe is composed of
10 or is cartilaginous rings united by
exceedingly lit xible ligaments.
I'iiino I.enllier.
The most costly leather in the world
is known as piano leather.
Dulled l>> Dentil.
Like the bonito, the kingfisher's col
ors dull after death. No one who has
seen only the stuffed bird can form any
Idea of the brilliance of its plumage
when alive.
A Night of Terror.
Awful anxiety was felt for the widow
of the brave Ueueral Burnhamof Much
ias. Me., when the doctors said s|ie
would die from Pneumonia before
morning" writes Mrs. S. 11, Lincoln,
who attended her that fearful night,
but she begged for Dr. King s Ni w Db
covery. which had more than saved her
life, and cured her of Consumption.
After taking, she slept all night. Furtli
iruse entirely cured her." This mar
vellous medicine is guaranteed to cure
all Throat. Chest and l/iing Diseases.
< )nly r»<lev and SI.OO. Trial bottles free
at I'miles tV Co s. drug store.
The llelort « ourteoic
1 mrt . K'.at am! ■.»! to him
"Tlh «ju.->li n. I
Whv ,
Quoth he."!>»■»■« I.
Eczema for
1 Forty Years,
The Unqualified Statement of a We
Known Attorney. St Ignace, Mich.
Some of the cures made by Dr. A. NY
Chase's Ointment of stub. n» a: I
tinuod eczema and skin dis<
woi i'-rworkerw -i
. iff writes is I .lows
srs*'.-Ct Med Co. buffalo
N. V.—tients I
• ■ cannot reltain frorr
I e*oros-;.ig triv acknowledgment fur the reiie
1 h;u<- fait from Dr Chase'sOiotmeM. Foi
1 40 yeais 1 was aliiicted v. ith a skin disea&t
i which was lo: itt.d in one- spot—on my leg.
| I have spent at a rough estimate five hun
, died dollars trying to effect a cure, and noi
I until I applied this ointment did I get rclef
j You are stranger*; to me and this letter i'
prompted dirt c tly because 1 want to and I
, feel as though I ought to say it Thai
. Chase's Ointment has effected a complete
cure ol my affliction. Three boxes did tht
work on my leg 1 was also suffering Iron
| itching piles and applied the ointment which
! gave the bost of satisfaction by affording nit
rest at night and rapidly causing the disc;e<
|to disappear. I have received such rci el
1 and comfort from the ointment that I can .
withhold expressing my gratitude. I was s
i long a til ic ted with the torture--of eczema I
feel now that I am cured, a word of recom
mendation is due from me.
Yours truly,
JAS. J. BROWN.
Dr. Chase's Ointment is sold at 50 cents
box at all deslersor Dr. A. W. Chase's Medi
cine Co., buffalo. N. Y.
Free Tuition
AT A
Good School
We have just received a catalogue
of the Literary Institute and State
Normal School, located at Biff in- ir.\
Pa. This school maintains several
courses of study tor training trailers,
a Preparatory 1 'oik g Course,
courses in Voice and Piano.
It is the only hoarding school we
have heard of where students enter
the dining room at their leisure, and
order their meals to suit their appetite
and digestion as at a first class hotel.
It has a faculty of College and Uni
versity trained specialists, abundant
apparatus of the latest and most ap
proved kind, and every comfort and
convenience for the students.
Tuition has recently !>een made free
tor those preparing to teach. A letter
of inquiry addressed to the Principal,
Judson Perry Welsh, A. M., Ph.D.,
will bring valuable information to
those seeking a good school.
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SEVEN DEVES OPED
GOLD MINES.
60 ACRES OF GOLD ORE
4*
THE ARENA-
Gold Mining & Milling Company
CRIPPLE CREEK, COLORADO.
' I
[This Property is Estimated tohe now Worth More- than
SIO,OOO per Acre and will be Worth over One Hundred
Thousand Dollars per Aere,\\ ith Proper Development
CAPITAL STOCK, $1,000,000.
B*2s^Divided into Shares K:tcli. lull nici .\<>i A s
The Arena Company otiers 50,000 Shares at 50 cents e:ich
in a l*ro|»ertv that i> W ortii o\ it v <»OO,(HM).
Kor I In- purpose of raising money in pin. lia-i iln ini • —:ir\ in: • i in i
to make the mines produce dull; fully Three Thousand I Millars In tiold.
thus enriching every individual slum-boliler according lo th<• »I■ ir• »In !•■>*-
You can buy any number of Shares you Wi.-li,
and make more money t ban ca it In made in any oi hei :i > i»i I n\ **■ 1 1> i
these seven developed mines. There *re B.OUI fctl nfure in a vein, and tliew veins are true
mother veins, held \\ itbin walls i>i gran itc,plaeed lliere I>> nature. lin i *>in|wi)\ law .11. ■a* I
developed thin property to demonstrate that it isoneol the largeM • i pro pert i* soil he
Cripple (Jroek District which In the greatest gold-producing en nip on earth, a- output hist
1 year anregatlng tai.t)oo,oooor nearly •l< >ll l>U the amount i rodueed In iln v hole State oft all
torn in.
At ."ill cents per Hliare the Company Is giving; you a discount of 10 cents per slian
* with, making 'JO cents on tlie dollar. \s already Milled. Iliis is dun* forlln pnri«.scol nils
1 ing to purchase improved nuielnnery, air-coin | ressor drills, awl • • • ri« plant \v •
i have two large hoisting engines on thin property, a commodious shaft house, oilice l>u
boarding bouse fnv the men, stables,powder-house, :. I a rue quant it.v ortools, etc iin n
ports on these mines, made by one ol tin Ih-m iiiinn i i ;.•i > ;. :i t'
* serilie these improvements
WMI s u| MINK
AZTKC, 210 feet in depth, Willi sl:» it-house. bo- . r ami ei i . • • l.« i i .w t.n.i
the way down.
. BONDHOLDER, 200 feet deep, hoisting eng i.« and IMI er, ai i ron I
M i;\l< t» ami M AMI A'l I.A N. bolli om r M i' li ildi i | • i i • >•
t CRYSTAL, JASPER and GREAT KASTKHX. on the same vein as the Iti
I ed in tie pi hto over 100 fleet, and developments already made show ovi i i. l >< bet of ore.
If you want to make money out of nature, U-coini a producer of L-oltl ...ii -M .t t
* vaults. The Arena rollp of inim s\\ii I <li> il lot \< n.
■ We can forateh the best of references bank and mining engineers and cut tltli in the
property is perfect, coming, as it does through a patent from the With nion In
liri*\ e<l machinery, from §21,1X10 to ST».1100 i « rdai will i.-iei i . r\at i
nf t lies*- mines.
Remember that only 50,000 Shares of this Mock an forsab cent In ...
t irders ior t lie number of Mian ~ dcMrcil, accum pan n.I 1 :
Cash in Registi-ri-il I.c tiers, ean be sent to
; The Arena Gold Mining & Milling Company,
501 Equitable Building, I)EN\ ER, I HLOIJADO.
- PLANING MILL I KItOTRILKS
KItOTRILKS
MANUFACTURERS OF
Doors, Sash, Shutters, Verandas,
Brackets, Frames
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and Turned Work of all Kinds.
Also Shingles. Roofing Slate, Planed and
Rough Lumber.
RIVERSIDE. NORT'D COUNTV
"The I! km t <»r • i ' h; be«i
dratTinti/'-'l.
a< < itriJiim t'> . London «>*-
chan^.. i- to act I list a ft'
i ly.le I Hcfi has di-[K«i.l «.f ail l.'s
rii;111 ~ in "Sapho" t>> Olga Net tier sol*»
for :I'i,ik>o.
Anna Ilehl's husband-manager Rtat»*«
tl.it t.. .1 mini: st ason \\ .11 » i" I . r last
in the 1 iiit«-<l Static.
Henry Arthur t! English
p'.av v. right. mn\ % - * ti.: country
about the hr-r i,f the >< :ir.
When Franklin Fyl.>* play. 'Kit
Cars. ti." ■ tli" i ! • i'\f . ,'i,
it will lie known as "In
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of J« I:" o, > n«Tiit_' in I.iiii'li n.
Jeff ]»»• Anccli-i will produce durinjr
tii" latter |.art < ! i'<>.\t ■ i a ««>mie
opera which was written t>\ his win.
Wilton Lnckayt' t*t all pro!, ii.il ty
will I." the I'liilens I'oirff in a revivnl
of "Arouinl tin- \Vorl<l In Eighty
I >ays."
".Miss Walker of Wooloot»o< I«»o" i«
tin* title «<f a new vau.lt'villi* that hix
lx-cn import..l t'.ir this country from
England.
Thf I.imif.
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till HI
your l.i t 111 ml. Lite
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For Beauty
style and finish our Hat.
are unsurpassed. The low
prices on our trimmed
goods will make them
move out in short time.
We are ottering trim
tiled hats at prices which
can not he duplicated.
See the shirt waist hat
11n- latest style out.
JIM'S HOT
12*2 Mil Street.