THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, SEPT. 3, 11)00. "BONE AGE" ON THE PRAIRIES. How Many Settlors Lived While Get ting Their Claims. The pioneers of Kansas will never forgot the "buffalo bono age." When central and southwestern Kansas were settled the pralrlo was strown with buflalo bones. Thoso were hard times In Kansas and tho gathering of theso bones enabled tho early set tlers to live while they woro getting their claims broken out for tho pro ducing of crops. Nine-tenths of the pioneers of that section of Kansas and there weren't very many at that had literally nothing hut a team and a fow house hold goods that they had hauled from the East in a single wagon. Of course there were no buffalo, for this was In tho late 70s, but their bones strewed the plains, and these bones woro tho only thing that had a commercial value and they were utilized. They were hauled In great wagonloads to the nearest railway, often from sixty to one hundred miles away, and sold. The horns were the more valuable and they went first, but the rest of the skeleton soon followed. There were no fortunes made by these early bone hunters, for a lnrgo load of buffalo bones brought only from $5 to $8 at the railroad towns, but tho proceeds from n load enabled the settler to buy a little Hour, coffee nnd occasionally meat and lumber. Songs vs. Hymns. "I'm a religious man myself you understand," he said as ho walked Into Prosecutor dolor's office, consid erably aroused. "Hut is a man sup posed to listen to his neighbor play ing tho organ and singing hymns at 4 o'clock in the morning? Huh? "I go to I'hurch just as much as he does and my children go to Sunday school, and I think I'm Just as good a man as he is, if I do say it myself. But this is going too far. Ho isn't even a good singer. Honest, he's got an awful voice." Tho neighbor, it seems, gets up at 1 or 5 and Marts long hymns every morning, accompanying himself on tho organ. Oeier lefuscd to order an arrest. "All I can suggest Is a counter irri tant," he said Noting the look of Mupriso, he oxi laiiiH'd: "You get up a little ourlh r and start a phono graph playing "W-iltz Me Around v.. .in. Willie." or '()'i. (ice, Ho Sweet ..) Me, Kid.' o! 'I.tive Mo anil the Wni Id Is Mini'.' or something; like t . : . I . Then when lie gets mad and i '(-! to yon about it make a bargain 'i him." ''In- man niTcpil and stinted for a niii up store at once. Cleveland l'lain i i lor. A Plea for Cannibalism. Tho physician took a little more turkey. We digest turkey easily," ho said, "ho-auso till.' Uosh resembles our own, A turkey eats grain, moat, lish, pretty m v'i everything tasty, we do tho M":io. and hence human llosli nnd tt.rkov llesh aio a good deal alike. i'ihh digest tish bewt. Carnivorous nn.iiials, if fed on Uk; Ilesh of carnl mi'. es, keep in the best condition. Wiit'ii a snaki goes olf its feed the trainer soon brings It round with a i.:i'U or two of snake meat. "Thooe and simil r facts have been j. roved strikingly by Kmil Fisher, the Berlin chemist. The most digestible and the most ci luinmical food, Fisch er's experili-i'ius sliuw, is that which i. ere like tin leeder. Tho most u. digestible, co.-tly and least nourish v tood Is thnt which is most unlike rh.' iVedor. Cannibalism, in other words, is tile most reasonable food and ovt tail.inis.il is the most anre i.souublo." A Moveable Watermark. The "Chili'" tells ilio following st.iry of high tide and low tide in a j... all boy's affaitv : ' Willie," commended tho mother, .!. tlio little family wove about to set n .. lor the Sunday-school picnic, "you t .in right hack to tho sink and wash von;' face again; and when you come out don't let me roc that black water .nark on yoar hop1-:!" A little later, as the mother and her two children were hurrying to ward tho subuil'iui tiolley depot, tho boy and girl, unable to keep the moth- r's pace, dropped behind, Willie," u.l'd tho sister, stimulat ed to continual chatter by the thought of the Joyful picnic, "did you manage to wash the watermark off?" "N'aw, 1 didn't!" tho boy gleefully I'ljoined, cnst'ng a stealthy glance at ids mother, "I only moved it furder down!" r"og Rescued Another In Distress, n instance of a dog's devotion Is reported by M. K. Gleason of War iiu. l'a. Mr. Gleason and others not- C a big shepherd dog on the railroad l.'i". oe.' tho Allegheny barking frrnt'c-illy. The animal ran to them id t'.ier. 1"': to one of tho centre piers, where it stopped and looked down. Finally tho men secured a ladder and going out on the bridge clamber ed down nnd found a fox terrier dog that had fallen there. When tho lit tle dog was rescued tho Joy of tho shepherd wns unbounded and It mani fested Its gratitudo by Jumping up on the men and licking their hnnds. The Blue Ribbons of Mathematics. This year's "senior wrnnglershlp" at tho Unlvorslty of Cambridge, Eng land, gave great honors to a young Russian Jow. Tho result of the "mathematical trlpoa" shows that Sellg Brodertsky, whose rather had sought an asylum In England from Russian oppression, bos been bracket ed with Mr. Ibbotson, scholar of Pem broke, for the coveted Drltlsh blue ribbon of mathematics. I LIVE m STOCK STABLE AND WINDOW. Excellent Method of Admitting Light Is Sherrlngham Device. Darns or stables aro usually needed to protect nnlmnls against rigor of climntc. They should be on well drained soil, never over manure pits, of simple construction, that they may be easily kept clean, well lighted and well ventilated. Anlmnls thnt are confined In stables should have plen ty of room. Avoid placing a large number of animals togeUier, as they do not do so well as when separated In smaller numbers. This Is particu larly true of swine and chickens. For these animals It Is better to use small portable houses that can be moved to new locations, and to keep only a small number In each. Cement is now used extensively In stable construction. For horse-stable floors it is too slippery and too hard for the horses to stand on when they are kept much of the time in sta bles. Animals should always havo clean, dry floors. Stables should bo cleaned carefully dally, and disinfected thoroughly at least twice during the winter season, and always after n case of disease among tho animals in tho stable. Tor disinfecting, a 6 per cent, solution of carbolic acid (poisonous) in water is good (one part of acid mixed with twenty parts of water). Stables should be well lighted and so arranged that the light will not strike the animals directly In the eyes. Light is best admitted from above and behind the animal. An excellent method of admitting light is by means of the Sherringham win- dow. Tho window Is hinged at the bottom and opens Inward at the top, i and serves for ventilation as well as j light. Abundance of light for stables ' is Important hjgienically. as direct i sunlight destroys .many germs, is a j good drying agent, and adds a cheer fulness that Is greatly to be desired. I liy N. S. Mayo and II. W. Mumford i for Cyclopedia of American Agricul- turo, I.. U. Hniley. Fditor-in-Cliief. 1 Macmillan. Variety In Stock Rations. ' The care and attention that aro l usually devoted to live stock during j tho winter season, when crops are j not on the Held, do not need attention, and the farmer has to bo idlo at times, I is considerable When tho labor is bestowed on tho propaiation of food for stock, in older to make the ra tions more valuable, and also more i highly relished, there is then sulll I clout saving to more than pay for the labor, and also to Induce more rapid ! increase in the weight of the animals ; or the production of milk and butter. ! Every farmer who takes advantage of 1 the labor-saving Implements reduces the cost of ills products, and it may be claimed that new implements are 1 being introduced so rapidly that many 1 fanners are run .uvare of what is oc curring, come ot tho latest being ma , chines that almost dispense with hit , man agency. Farmers do not pay suf i licient attention to root crops. It Is I much easier to grow 10 acres of tur , nips or carrots at the present day, with tho air of seed drills, wheel hoes, diggers and weoders, than to cultivate , ono acre a century or a half century ! ago. Every farmer knows that there j is no winter food superior to carrots for horses and cows, yet if ono farm In a hundred can bo found in which carrots are grown yearly, in order to 1 provide an unlimited supply, It will be I more than the average heretofore, yet hundreds of bushels of carrots can bo grown on an acre of land, according to I soil nnd circumstances, nnd they are ! valuable for all classes of stock as wel as being at all times highly relished. The Work Horse. Oil meal or ground flaxseed is a good remedy and preventive for con Rtipntiou. In training a colt teach him one tiling at n time and do that thorough ly. When horses have free access to salt at all times, they are not so apt to suffer from worms. It the horse's shoulders are clean the collar will not be much dirty. Feeding a horse corn one day, oats the next and something else the next, is a good way to quickly invito Indi gestion. Wash out tho feed troughs, clean the corners of the sour feed, and many a case ot colic will be avoided. Generally cowa that consume the most food, produce milk and cream at the lowest rate. THE SAMC OLZ CCON." That old ringtail I'onti mat was a mascot to the liiuil Idcr cainpalutii of "Tippecanoe and Tjler too" Is a lime doo to the roosters in smelliii' iIIm.ui o of his '.lest, His smeller sv. I. ii"s round like n sciirehllglii. and tills lov able snout can scent an egg ut ii. distance, though uot a rut mid .-pm. and the crower is a lightning enl'ttla tor who escapes the midnight unay of this furry llend for llsli, frogs and all varieties of birds, land and water fowl. Two neighbors lost fifty-live chick ens In two moons, and the "nigger in the wood pile" was two coons. Coons are great lishers, and It's fun to see them dance when a crab nips on to their bare soled feet, but when coons nnd Ashy flavored puddle ducks compete nt catching tadpoles and suck ers competition Is death to ducks, This expert climber and nest robber, with his hare, naked claws and human like pnws. Is one of the few prowlers that can scoop eggs and young out of the woodpecker's nest in tho hollow tree. They love fruit, raid oats nnd buck wheat fields and along the Alleghenlcs, I'cnnsylvnnia, havo been known to spoil one-third of a field of green corn lu a single night. They move by leaps aud bounds and are terrific fighters, one coon often holding a pack of dogs at bay and an THE SAME OLE COO.V." old coon often thrashing a big hound, so if you want fun tackle a coon in you i up wltliout a gun. While the ladles wear skunk skins for Alaska sable, the gray, brownish coon fur Is often passed off on them as utter, and the delicious llesh pleases any epicure. While shot and trapped, the popular mode of catching coons is the coon hunt. Trained dogs arc turned into the dark, quiet wends. A trail found anil dei;s giving tongue, the hutiter-i rush to the tree where the yelping. I ri.iicing docs proclaim Mr. Cmui is treed. A hunter climbs the tree, .shak ing tlie lieilis as he goes up, ami when the word cumcs down: "I see hi.u culled in the tup! I.o'ik out down there; I'll shake him now! Caleb him; there lie coiiu's!" there's sumethiiig lin ing In excitement, and when that big. snapping. siiieal:iiig. snarling coon comes rattling down through the houghs and bounces into that bunch of prancing, eager di;vs there's a whirligig of dug and coon gohig round that bonis a Kilkenny cut light to a fra::zle. Fi r Jolly Inn. a good feast and fowl protection try a coon hunt. FEATHERS AND EGGSHELLS. Kt'.itiirltilM i-n tin- frieni vii'liie-i nt lii'.iii iiro frequently (-eon in the pn'il try .i'liiniiiH. Imn'i l'"!liv their ml vii'o to leed iiritil Mtnlullt. it U wenl; old:".'. When lislir liviin wo ncM'l ilio more thnn oiio-hiilt' to the mix lure. The ndniii-sidl! of :t now hrocd oi rarlety to the "stfllithird" liy tile Amcrieiin I'oultry ni.suchith n h n" M'.ll it will Mfiy there. The recent ii'"l ot M'Von fro in ilio INt liy l.u iv imhii i'ir,ii!iitioe is n iiuinter lnr tin l'i'l.,iv who inhes up every new lii'enl lie not the lirst the new to try. liui stii'l; in ilio k'hkI o!l nlmm''v. We lately rend Unit n .Wiseoiinln hen h.i". tuloptcil three little strny pi;:-, s.ie ii likely il Cochin hen unit I lie pi mo ('ot'hin-Chluns. 1 mi:i :i cr, refill iuvo'dU'sitlon I'llli-M' While Wyandot li. the i--i Iii..ioi,' priipohltlou in pinill ry. Ve. are mi hot blooded as to need liuit lle.it. Main! f.iiviim' for ipiiel; i:;'iv!h. pinup up quickly and are the protiio! dii'.si'd fowls on the market. The an' layer--, payers and Mayors. Tree specialists are advlMn;; the u.i ill', of Hour with purls peon when li is applied to tree". They claim tin pest., eat the mixture greedily. Ilut fowls eat il. too, and LcghoruM K' up a tree after it. We clip the iirass under the tree, surround il wiiu chicken wire and pray the poison straight when tho miu is out hot. to dry quickly. If ymi can't shut lu those fo.'ds when poisoning potato Ims. scatter line feed, then spray while the sun is Clurlns hot, and the plants will ho dried off before the fowls are through catintr. I'oultry seldom eat potato bus dead or alive. If a fowl &Lin u dose nf parls ftreen give it a raw egg nnd n tablespoonful of lard. Ono of our poultry Journals is rap pins the Judges for hurrying from the .shows us soon as the judging Is over. Considering some of their rank de cisions, we don't wonder that they scoot. They might get the boot. A queen bee lays from 'J.5)0 to li.Oiio eggs per day from May to August. We don't wish to nccuse some fan ciers who are publishing their egg records of lying. They likely keep bees nnd have accidentally got their bee and hen egg records mlsed. A Herks county (Pa.) farmer found 6 nest In his hnymow thnt contained 135 eggs, nnd three others had n total f 205. A WEED EATING CREEPER. t Protects the Rubber Plant from tho Lalang. It appears that at last an antidote las been found to tho noxious weeds whlcn ure so frequently the death of certain forms of plant and vegetable life in the East. Specimens of this wonderful "find" have been forwarded to the authorities nt Kew Gardens. This plant Is a blue flowering creeper botanlcnlly known as tho Commellna dudiflora llnncn, but called "rumput gremnh" by tho natives of Malaysia and "ge-wnr-an" by the Javanese. Al though the report made at Kew goes to show that thio creeper is common throughout tho middle East, it would seem that the managers of estates and plantations have not known of its pe culiarly welcome properties until very recently nnd accidentally. The prolific weed known as "lalang" Is the great enemy to rubber growth. It was tho accident of observing that where tho blue flowered creeper came in contact with the lalang tho hitter became much less injurious that In duced a planter to send specimens to Kew. It seems that nt first one bo gins to notice that tho weeds are be coming less prolific where the creeper is growing among them. This Im provement steadily Increases ns tlmo goes on and It has been found that under the Influence of this antidote lalang which was formerly four or llvo feet In height has been reduced to only one or two feet when it starts to flower. ilut tho Joyful discovery having been made that hero wns an undoubt ed setback to tho weedy growth that chokes young rubber nnd is tho bane of the planter's life, tho question arose: Would the antidote itself exer cise a prejudicial effort on the rub ber? Therefore the specimens were duly submitted to Kew, and, as stated to our representative, the new creeper is unlikely to l..ive any harmful effect on young rubber trees." Planters all over tin. East may therefore tako heart of grace and also tako this new "medicine." In appearance tho bluo flowered Commellna nudiilora is rather pretty, and like tho weeds which it first checks and then kills it grows with as tonishing rapidity. The particular es tate whose mamer made the discov ery and acted upo.i it so promptly nnd satisfactory is the l.angkon estate, in Uritish Xortli Hoi'ico. Tho amount of rubber prodiu ed annually in tho Strait.- Sel'.lev.i tits, in of course very lartu1. and tho rc.i.lis of the discovery ai.d us s' (ci'ssi'iil a; plication are like ly to bo fa' r 'ichr :;. A True Pigeon story. A gentleman had two pairs of pistons living in dovecots placed Mdo by hide. In each pigeon family there was a father nnd a mother bird and two little ones. On a certain day tho parents in ono dovecot went away to get food, and while they wore gone ono of their litUo birds foil out of tho dovecot and down to tl.o giound. The poor baby bird wan not much hurt, strange to say. but it could not yet bacl:, for it was ti j young to liy. Now, the pan nts in tho other dove cot were nt home v. lien this happened, nnd it scented as if they said to them tsolvos: "One uf rar hrtiilob might fall out in just tli.t: way. Wo must do something to ninke tho dovecot safer." And then this wise, .-arofiil father and mother went to wor'.t. They Hew about until they tumid porno small sticks. These they carried to their own dovecot, and there in tho door way they built a cunning little feueo of sticks, not so high 1 that the lit tle piguous could looic over it, but high enough to keep llieni from ever falling out of tho dovecot as their lit tle neighbor had done. The owner of the pigeons, who had seen the hi ril ling fall and had put it hack into it3 dovecot, watched tho birds the wholo time as they gathered the sticks ard built the fence across the doorway. This Is a true story, and it is often told to eomo children in Iloston by a lady who knows tho owner of theso very pigeons. A Man Who Never Speaks. Becauso lie was reprimanded for talking too much when he wns a hoy, John S. Smith, of Kansas City, has not spoken for twenty-seven years. He Is not a recluse, and ho docs not re frain from conversation with thoso around him, hut he "talks" with a pen cil and pad only. Smith is a contractor and buildor, nnd frequently has orders to give to his employees. These ho always gives in writing. When questions are asked ho replies in writing, nnd ho and his workmen get on amazingly well to gether, hotter, he asserts, than if ho spoke to them. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. What They All Say. How wo label the man whoso opin ions don't coincide with ours when our opinions aro based on money: Yes, hq's an able fellow, but of course everyone knows that he's a lit tle bit off on Here mention: Politics, Hengion, Medicine, Literature, Etc. Whatever tho particular thing may happen to be. Early Conditions Important. Artists say that tho surroundings of the child determine whether or not he may become an artist. Hideous sur roundings warp and twist tho percep tion ot tho beautiful so that in later life tho child cannot compote with thoso who have enjoyed a moro artis tic pnvlronnent. Town Booming Helps I. Cackle! Cackle! Cackle! When Ambassador Choate went to England he made a reputation as a wit with one joke. He sat at the breakfast table be side a sprightly young lady. In England they serve soft boiled eggs wrapped in a napkin. The young lady fumbled, and the egg fell to the floor. "Oh, Mr. Choate," she cried in dis- may, "what shall I do? I have I dropped my egg!" I "CACKLE, my flear, CACKLE!" i It's a mighty good thing to do a little CACKLING once in awhile. CACKLE about your business, about the town you are living in. Let all the world know what a good thing I we havo here, and our town will j grow. Whenever you have a chance to i CACKLE about your town and boom ; it don't hesitate. Remember the fa- bb of the old hen that observed that every time she CACKLED some one came and took the egg away. She thought it would be much wiser for her to hide her nest and keep q'iet about it, and she did till a Sunday school picnic was organized. Ecr owner was asked to contribute, anl he said: 'Well, that old hen is not laying a.iy more, and I guess she'd do 'first r e for a fricassee." MORAL. If you want to keep out of the soup pot, CACKLE. Esperanto. In Natal. South Allien, a class In Ksperantn contains thirty Zulus. In Miincinini nn Ilspernnto soclotj has been founded nt Klinrliin, Asiatic Itussla. Ksperniito i-, tuirtht hi tho teeliniea s'hool In Ihirtiloy. Nel--.i.ii and Hull Knglittnl. in Copenhagen a conversational pif.iiitu club was organized at which II;.; iainm:1."1' N oe!asivol.v spoken during tin- mooting held every Tlmrn dny from to 12. Dest Moines Now. In Attire. What did the kUI I -ise oil that day 1 1 vn Py l'u' . ui'.' Well, rc ill;-, now, oiie lonl.ln't -,, Nor id U .U .ill lees Inn it lo K.iy Jus-t xvn.it t!io trill 1ml olT tli.it dny HOi n, . e fO.i. - New Yor'i WoiM. Ma. dHlS;ffATCHES at MENENR & CO'S Stores" Menner & Co's Store. PROFESSIONAL. CAKDS. Attorncvs-nt-Law. TJ WILSON, J.J-. AlTOItNin A COt'XSKI.UIt-AT-LAW. Olllce. Masonic I t id I utr. icconii:. floor j Iloilt'tdlhl'. I'll. jWM. II. I.HK, ' ' ATIOHNKV A COt'XSKl.OK-AT-LAW. Ollll't' over mist olllie. All I . i . .- l lilllnno promptly intended to. llonenliilc, l'u. T,T C. IMI'MKUlil), XJ. ATTOliNKY A COrNSKI.OII-AT-I.AW oillce--UIeit.v Hull Imlldliit,'. opposite the Post uillee. llimcMiiiie, l'n, HOMKU ItHKKNK, AVl'OHNKY A COl'.NSKI.OIt-AT-LAW. Olllce over liclf's More, lloncsilalu l'a. AT. SKA HI. H, . ATTOliNKY A C()tSKI.OH-AT-I,AW, Olllce near Court House Ilonesdule. l'u. OL. ROWLAND, ATTOliNKY A COPXPEI.OR-AT-I.AW. Olllce over Post Olllce. lloiiesilnle. Pa. plIAKLKS A. McCAHTY, J ATTOliNKY A C0irX8EI.0U-AT-I.AW. Special mid prompt attention t'lvcn to the collection of claims. Olllce over Jtcll's new store. Ilonesilnle. l'n. 1'. KIMBLE, . ATTOliNKY A COrN.SKt.OR-AT-I.AW. Olllce over the tiost olllce Ilonebihile. l'n. MK. SIMONS, . ATTORNEY A COl'XSKl.Oll-AT-LAW. Ollice in the Court House, HoncBdale, l'a. HKIiMAN IIAUMKS, ATIOIINKY A ('l)l'NSEr.OU-AT-LAW. Patent sand pensions secured. Olllce In the Sehuerliolz liullilliiu IIoiicmIiiIc. Pa. PKTKI! II. II.OKF, ATTOliNKY A COfNSKI.OR-AT-LA W. 1 1 lllce-Second floor old Savllit's Hank Imilillni,'. Iloiievilule. l'a. KM. SALMI IN, . A'lTOIlXKY A XI. A'lTOIlXKY A COPXHF.I.Oll-AT-I.AW ' ( line Next di or lo)e-t olliie. Korn.erl ouiiiiled l W. ..l)liniiilik. Hi ncMiiilc. l'u Dentists. Dl!. K. T. 11U0WN, IlKXTlfT. olllce l-'lrxt lloor, old Havings Hunk build in:.'. Ilonesilale, l'a. Or. c. It. 1 1 1 1 A n Y.t I) i'.nti st. Iloiictdnle, l'a. un a i: llm ie mi. in. to 5 p. in. iTAny eviiinu by appointment. I'itieli"' phone. lieiddi'lue. No. f-H-X' Physicians. -jvli. II. 15. SKAIU.HS, U ni)Xi:si).i.i:. pa. Illlle" mill reMllcllre lOI'.l Colltt tel. . . IMhce Hour. 'J:IH) to I: i III loMii. i.. in trcct in and iJSEPH N. WELCH r t insurance The OLDEST Fire Insurance Agency in Wayue Ccniny. Ollice: Second io..r .MaMHiic Ilitild ing, over t'. C JailivinV iliio; store, I lone.-ilale. For cv Late Novelties -IN vv r . V J. Try SPENCER, The Jeweler "(Jiinrantecil articles only Mild." j If you don't insure with us, we both lose. EITHER & III General White Mills Pa. wrmi rnn rur 1 unnra run mi i One of the best equipped farms In Wnyne county situated ubout three miles from lloni'Mlulc, Everything Up-To-Date.1, Over 5.000.00 has been ex penncii witn- In thnlnRttlvn years In bulldlncs, tools nnd improvements. 165 Mi nf whlfli nprnQ nrn frfvirVlinr,1!. Will be sold reasonably, A Bargain. --For furthcrlTparticulars en quire of W.W.WOOD, 'Cltlz.n" office. TfT T T) -4 I 1 4 I 1