THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10, 1000.
MOUSE LOSES LIFE
1 BUT STOPS CLOCK
Mystery in Caldwell, N. J., Gear
ed When Expert from N. Y.
Discovers Body of Victim
TIMEPIECE RAD PUZZLED OWflER
Little Rodent Perishes, Bat not Be
fore It Had Queered Grandfather's
Ticker Tall Caught In Whoelt,
Which Ceased to Go Around.
Caldwell, N. J.
"DIckory, dlckery, dock!
Tho mouse ran up tho olock."
With these two linos, the simile be
tween tho old nursery rhyme, knd this
Btory ceasea, for tho clock did not
strike ten or any other number;
neither did the mouse run down
again. Instead tho little rodent was
caught by tho tall, and because of
that Incident this tale is written.
Mrs. Emily Burgess of this town
has a mahogany clock, of tho grand
father pattern, which has stood In
her front hall for many yoars. It was
a gift to hor from hor father many
years ogo and, ltko tho famous ono In
tho song:
"It was tailor by half
Than tho old man himself,
Though It wolghud not a penny
weight more."
Mrs. HurgusH has churlnhud tho old
tlinuploco as ono of her choicest pos
sessions. As to when it was pur
chased oho could not say that,
"It was boucht on tho morn
Of tho day thut ho was born,"
but of this she Is posltlvo; it did not
"Stop short, never to go again,
When tho old man dlod."
Instead the old clock had been an
excellent timepiece until ono day last
week when It stopped running for no
apparent reason. Mrs. Burgess tried
her best to start It, but in rain. Tha
great weights hung helpless at tho
top of the case to which they had been
wound, unablo to sot tha wheels re
volving, and tho pendulum was mo
tionless. Mrs. Burgess was determined not
to permit her precious relic to bo
spoiled by any bungler. She agnt to
New York for an expert clock repair
er. When the man arrived at the Bur
gess home he carried a satchel filled
with tools, cogwheels, springs and
other portions of a clockmakor'B equip
ment. All of these things were useless. A
screwdriver was all that was required.
With tWs little tool, the faco of the
clock was removed and tho trouble
exposed at once. A mouse had gained
access to the Interior of the clock and
fallen Into tho works in such a man
ner that Its tall was caught between
two cogwheels and held as though In
a vise. Small as the tall woa. It was
sufficient to prevent the wheels from
revolving further, but when It was
removed and a few drops of oil ap
plied, they continued their work as
merrily as ever.
GET BLACK FOX'S PELT.
Jersey Hunters Kill Rare Animal hi
Blue Ridge Mountain.
Montclolr, N. J. Black foxes are al
most as rare as white elephants, red-whlte-find-blue
monkeys, Albino black
bird and black yellowblrds. Not
withstanding that, Charles Al worth
and Christopher Haas of this town
have the pelt of one and are refusing
nil offers for it. They killed the ani
mal in a hunting trip In the Blue
Ridge Mountains, from which they
Just have returned. After the animal
was cornered in a small rocky cave
It attacked Alworth, who had been
lowered into the den by Haas. By the
use of a pistol Alworth saved his face
from being lacerated and his eyes be
ing torn out. The luminosity of the
fox's eyes led to its undoing. When
it was making ono of Its dashes, Al
worth aimed tho pistol between the
fox's eyes and pulled the trlggor. The
bullet smashed through the black
beauty's brain.
"Pull mo out; I'm suffocating from
the powder smoke," Alworth gasped,
and Haas, who held hold of his an
kles, dragged him out. After the
smoke had cleared away, Alworth
again was lowered in tho hole and,
seizing the fox by its bruBh, pulled it
outside the den.
When the fox first was seen it was
crossing a trail on tho mountainside.
Alworth, whoso gun was loaded with
bird shot, fired. Tho animal stopped
and bit savagely at tho place where
tho shot had entered. With a shout
Alworth and Haas rushed forward.
Tho fox heard them coming and drag
ged itself to its den In tho mountain
side. By tho bloody trail tho hunters
traced It there. The skin and head
will bo mounted as tho chief trophy
of the best hunting trip tho young men
ever had.
He Was On to Them.
Magistrate What brought you
here?
Prisoner Two policemen, your hon
or. Magistrate Drank again, I sup
pose? Prisoner Yob, sir; both of them.
Kansas City Journal.
A New TwUt.
"Please, sir, mo grandmudder"
'"Toll a new one, Johnny."
"Promlcod to take me to do game
t to-day If you'll 1 omnia off,"
He got off. PltUburg Post
LIVE m
STOCK
FEEDING RACK AND TROUGH,
Years of Experience Leads Feeder t
Use Device as Shown.
Tho accompanying illustration of
self-feeding hay rack and lnvertlble
sheep focdlng trough represent types
now commonly found In use In tha
sheep feeding sections of Colorado.
End Vrew.
aicio View.
End and aide View.
Years of exporienco have led tho
feeders of this section to adopt these
types of feodlng devices, writes H. M.
Balner of tho Colorado Agricultural
college in Breedors' Gazetto.
The construction of tho hay rack
is such as to save all the hay. Ex
periments conducted by the feeders
themselves havo proved that there is
a saving of 25 per cent, in the amount
of hay fed in one of these racks as
compared to any other form of rack
that has been used in this section.
Tho bottom of tho rack is of tight
construction. Tho neck space is wide
enough to admit the sheep's head, but
does not permit It to pull out hay and
waste it Tho hay settles In the rack
and needs very llttlo pushing down.
The grain through being double or
reversible makes It possible always
to have clean feeding conditions. It
is found far superior to tho single up
right trough and Is but slightly more
expensive.
When Weaning Lamb.
Keep the two main objects of wean
ing tho lambs when taking them from
the ewes, namely: To avoid any In
Jury, to the ewes and to avoid any in
terference with tho progress of the
lambs. The lambs should be separat
ed from their mothers entirely and
not allowed with them after the first
separation. It Is preferable to take
tho lambs to a portion of the farm
some distance from tho sheep, that
they cannot hear their bloat In this
way the lambs will In a few days for
get their mothers entirely. Some men
practice gradual separation. They
will allow the lambs to run with the
sheep for 8 hours of the day for about
three daya, then for the next three
days about IS hours, thus gradually
separating them. But such a method
gives a groat deal of unnecessary la
bor In separating tho flock dally,
while the advantages obtained are
slight and may be obtained in other
ways.
Notes of the Sheep.
Tho best wool sheep arc not the best
mutton and lamb sheep and vice
versa.
It does not pay to keep ewes more
than fivo years old, unless they have
proven wonderfully prolific.
No matter how much you nre offer
ed for them, you can not afford to sell
your best ewe lambs. Keep them for
your own flock.
Troughs for tho sheep save lots of
grain. Easy to nail two boards to
gether in a V with a couple of short
pieces across the ends to keep them
right sldo up.
It is one thing to raise stock and it
is another thing to market them pro
fitably. Be wlso in breeding and feed
ing, but bo wlso also as to market
conditions.
Thrift In Sheep Raising.
There is one thing the farmer can
not afford to overlook in sheep rais
ing, and that is thrift. Thrift means
health, gain in quality, quantity and
productiveness, the elements out of
which the profits are derived. It muBt
be tho first object of tho owner to
keep his sheep in thriving condition.
The quality of tho wool, as well as
the quantity, and the genoral produc
tiveness of the flock make this re
quirement imperatlvo.
Harness Lasts Longer.
If fho wearing parts of tho harnesu
aro kept clean It will last longer, as
tho dirt Is gritty and hastens the
wear upon the harness, besides mak
ing it dry and liable to crack.
Dirty Collars.
Sore shoulders on horses are as
often caused by rough and dirty col
lars as by those which are i&4LtMitf.
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Of Interest
to Women
The Hew Swirl Coiffure the Lateat
Change in Fashion World Pnfts,
Rats and DarreHes Will he Gently
Laid io Rest New Effect U Charm
ing and Youthful lo JUL
Many ohanges will soon come to
pass In tho world of fashion, but there
will bo none greater than the now
colffuro, which Is aa different from the
old as night la from day.
Puffs have seen their day, and so
havo rats, for the time being at least
Barrottes will be laid aside as curiosi
ties of hoadcoar for futuro generations
to look upon with awe. Psycho knots
will gently be put to rest in some se
cret cabinet drawer. Plumes and os
preys will no longer wave from the
triumphant headdresses of the ladles
at tho opera. A simplicity has come
to pass in the history of halrdress
ing. a simplicity which almost amounts
to picturesque confusion.
Tho now fashion is called tho
French "swirl," and It is not an old
fashion revived, but one entirely new
distinct from anything that has ever
been seen boforo In hairdresslng. It
Is not necessarily neat In construc
tion, but It Is infinitely more becom
ing than tho Into arrangement of puffs
or than Its successor, tho monstrous
psycho. Tho Fronch swirl will softon
any faco. It covers tho earB and al
most covers tho forohuad. Thuro Is
no superstructure of obvious false
hair to mar Its outllno, although to
achlovo It, it will probably bo neces
sary to wear a fairly good Hlzotl
switch. But In tho mean tlmo the
tlrod hair Is taking a long rest from
Its tortuous past It lies naturally,
and simply on tho head and there lu
nothing extraordinary or conspicuous)
In Its arrangement, for which heaven
be praised. And, furthermore, It will
bo practically Impossible to exagger
ate tho swirl or change Its lines with
out changing the swirl Itself Into
something entirely unfashionable.
In France already the new hair
dressing mode is an accomplished
fact In England It is somewhat con
ventionalized and not nearly so pic
turesque. The swirl is drawn moro
neatly across the top of the head,
something as the coronet braid used
to bo arranged, and the hair Is built
out moro at tho sides, leaving the ears
half uncovered. And this Is not at all
as it should be for tho ears should bo
as completely concealed as w-ro
those of Hawthorne's Donatello. Pars
aro not really an unbeautlful feature,
and make for character on a man's
face, as may easily be noticed when
a man wears long hair and his enra
aro covered up. But why is It so soft
ening and beautifying to woman's
faco to cover up her ears? And why
is it so hardening to her face wen
she brings hor ears Into prominence
by wearing earrings? And these bar
barous relies also will bo put Into
their cases for the nonce, for earring
will not bo worn this winter.
With tho swirl comes baok tho fillet
or old-fashioned snood which Is also
womanly and becoming and gives a
sort of young girl effect to this already
charming coiffure.
PLACE TO KEEP N0TE8.
Useful Article Designed for Memoran
dum Slips, Eto.
A useful little article that can be
made in spare moments is a case for
memorandum slips. It Is designed for
containing unused half sheets of let
ters and other odd pieces of paper
that are so useful for mems. and
notes, and for which, if tidiness
Is to be regarded, a placo must be
found.
Tho case represented in our sketch
is intended for hanging on tho wall by
the side of a writing table or some
other suitable place, and Is made of
two pieces of cardboard covered with
material and edged with cord. There
is a ribbon loop nt tho top by which
it may be suspendod from tho wall,
and a small tab is sown on in front
into whiui a pencil can bo slipped.
At tho top Inslrio two plecoB of tape
are sewn, and the papers aro fasten
ed In by piercing a hole in them and
then pushing tho tapos through and
tying tho ends together, and in this
manner the papers can then be pulled
away ono by one as they are required.
The word "memos" can be worked In
Bilk on the front
Veil Adjustment.
To arrange a veil easily and smooth
ly fold it in the middle and gather for
about an inch and a half to each sldo
with a stout thread. Gather ends Into
maQ knots and sew securely. Fast
en ends at back of hat with veil pin or
Ia on nape of neck with a barret te.
HOME DRESSMAKING
By Charlotte Maxtla,
LITTLE GIRL'8 DREOO.
Pattern No. 418 Plain blue cotton
was used for this llttlo dress and tho
trimming bands arc cut from dotted
blue and white material, showing tho
dots In lino. Tho slcovo Is In ono
pleco with ii Beam on the upper side,
covered with a trimming band. A
pretty flnro Is given tn tho skirt by
tho four gori'H set in tho back nnd
front.
This pattern Is cut in four alzcs, 4,
tl, 8 and 10 years. Slzo C requires
2 1-2 yards of UG-lnch material.
LADIES' CORSET COVER.
Pattern No. 446. For making an
elaborate looking corset cover with
very little work this design is ad
mirable. The garment Is cut with a
straight upper odge and any kind of
lawn or lace flouncing makes up pret
tily, using tho finished edge at the
top and gathorlng It with a ribbon.
A bit of narrow embroidery around
each armhole and a ribbon run bead
ing for the lower edge are tho only
trimmings required.
The popular hand made effect can
be obtained easily by using sheer
lawn flouncing with a plain hemstitch
ed edge and working eyelets for the
ribbons. Another pretty way to make
up the design is to use narrower edg
ing across the top, making the re
quired width by Joining It to a strip
of plain lawn with a lace Insertion be
tween. Do this before cutting and
lay on the pattern as with tho wide
flouncing.
The pattern Is cut in 5 sizes, 32 to
10 bust measure. Size 3G requires
I 0-8 yards of material 16 inches wide.
LATEST SLEEVES.
Pattern No. 47G. Two styles aro in
cluded in this pattern nnd a pointed
or straight finish at tho wrist can bo
used.
Tho larger view shows tho tucked
sleeve cut In ono piece with a dart
under the elbow tuck to form tho
curve. The plain aleovo follows tho
same lines as tho tucked ono and is
fitted at the elbow by gathers.
This pattern 1b cut hi three sizes,
33, 36 and 40 inch bust measure. Tho
gathered sleeve requires 7-8 yards of
86-inch material and tho tucked slcovo
requires 1 yard of 36-lnch material.
HOW TO ORDER PATTERN8.
Sstlfl ten oontB for each pattorn do
gtfied to Ohariett Martin, 402 W. 23rd
ftowt, New York, Glvo No, of pat
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