TMJB (SXtXSK, FRIDAY, DKO. 81, 109. TAGS COWS WITH IS Illinois Farmer Attempts New Wrinkle in Bovine Harmony on Pasture BED CAUSES WILD DISCORD Experimenter Asserts His Herd Can Play "Please Don't Take Me Home" Calf 8polls Harmony Musician Studies Chimes. Geneva, 111. "Do, re, me, fa, sol, la, si, do, re, mo, fa, sol, la, a!, do." "Bang!" Tho "bang!" Is the way tho barn door shuts. What goes before shows how Colonel George Fabyan's cowa march out of the electric lighted barn at Riverside Villa, Geneva, every day at dawn. Each cow of a pure blooded herd is tagged with a Swiss bell. Tho chimes are tuned to the scale and the cow with the bell of the lowest pitch get out first Then como the rest, and thS notes go ringing up the scalo until they reach the tiniest tin kle attached to a little wabbly calf. Then the barn door slams and It sounds like the smash of orchestra drums after the violins have run up into the high notes. The cows have to do a respectable musical stunt when they get out in the morning, because Walter Little, general superintendent at Riverside Villa, releases them in the right or der, but there's an awful mess on over getting them back right at night Instead of beginning at the high notes and running down In proper cadences there's a Jangle that sounds UVo the streets of Cairo mixed up with a spilled pan of dishes and a de pot dinner gong. Thus far the cows have not been dlssauded from a blind desire to just get in the barn any old way. Dahlia Jangles a B and Snowball rings the F above, and when they go in together sweet harmonies strike the ear, but this la followed close by A tied to Daisey, G on Violet and Sunflower wagging her head and smiting the air with low D. The result is a conglom eration of supertonlcs and dominant sevenths, a cacophony of sound that would terrify a Strauss enthusiast "You see, there ain't no use a-try-ing to get 'em to go in right," LifUe explained apologetically, "because that calf ought to get in first and she's always behind. We might get the more Intelligent cows to learn the scale, but after they had played the whole business back Into the barn here would come that calf banging high C after it was all over." Several months ago Colonel Fab yan espoused the idea that the music of sweet chimes would temper the disposition of his fancy blooded cattle. It's a variation of a theory held by Mrs. John Howey, in Janesville, Wis., who plays a harp in the barn whllo the cows are being milked. So the best chimes that could be purchased were Imported from Switzerland and duly attached to members of the Fab yan herd. It was weeks before the bells were adjusted properly. Magnolia, who could not endure a minor tone, kicked around in apparent distress and held up her milk. A major clang bothered Ma-igold just as much. These two chimes were switched and the effect was instantaneous; Magnolia gave two pints more of milk and Marigold Is the merriest cow In the herd. Just to see If the blooded stock had any sense of harmonies a Chicago mus ical student went to Riverside Villa and studied the chime ringing herd in on' of the meadows of the Fabyan es ..ite. From the country road which winds between Fabyan's and the golf links of the country club the faint, faraway tinkle of the bells could be heard, like chimes in a church tower miles away. When the crest of the hill above the meadows was reached the tone increased in volume and a com pany of Swiss bell ringers might have been in the glade below. "I really can't decide whether these cows know a perfect chord from a die onance or not," she said. "I found C, E and G over here to gether, and that's a beautiful combi nation. But pretty soon that Jersey came up ringing B as If a house was on Are, and the four of them got at It and made a harrowing Jangle." "Now, if some one" and the musi cian looked appeallngly at the photog rapher, safely adjusted on a meadow ferce "will get behind them and pull their tails as I point them out we'll make them play the 'Marseillaise,' and If we do it a lot of times then maybe they'll do it themselves." The Idea seemed fair enough and cAmar&Ata abandoned for the tall nnd a charm and the French was aDout to oreaic over the when there came an unex- interruption. ftDjan nera naa paia uiue alien- directress. Just in the middle of the fifth measure the melody went to smash. Pupils and teachers best hur ried retreats, and whea things had a) tared a bit the photographer was strlrlBS vainly to crests the Impres sion that he had intended to sit on Jile osatsnt wksa he regained bis cor t4 taut. 1 BEL CHIMES f - - - - B I Being A Witness j I did not know until recently that under certain circumstances It Is im possible for mo to tell the truth. I havo been stumbling along through life possessed of the belief that should the occasion over demand it I could set forth unvarnished tacts without warping them. But when I went on tho witness stand in a case In which I had no interest I soon learned that it is im possible for me to speak truthfully at times, no matter how hard I try. It seems that I lie naturally and thoughtlessly, just like everybody else. The lawyer on the other side of the case brought out my infirmity In such a way that everybody could understand It The attorney who had summoned me as a witness believed in me, He nodded encouragingly when I answer ed his questions. He asked only two, but I suppose he must have led me too far. "Tou were there when Smith made the contract?" asked the friendly law yer. "Yes, I was there," I answered. "You heard him agree to make the payment?" he continued. "Yes, I heard him," I answered. I all seemed very simple to me then. I had been in Smith's offlce when ho made a contract and when I said so I didn't know I was lying. Smith had talked to me about the contract afterward, and had explain ed the details. So I sat there on the witness stand and smiled complacently at the court stenographer. She was a good-looking girl. Besides, I didn't know what was coming. "Take the witness." said the friend ly lawyer. I didn't know who was going to take me, but I soon found that it was the lawyer on the other side of the case. He took me unawares. Still, he handled me very gently at first. Later he jumped upon me with both his feet After he had me a little while he didn't want me. Nobody would have wanted me after he had finished. "Do you mean to tell the Jury," he began, "that you were there when Smith is alleged to have made this contract?" "I said that was tbe impression I Intended to convey. Then I began to run over the circumstances in my mind. I could remember all about It I recalled that Smith was smoking a vile cigar at the time. He always smokes cheap cigars. He had his hair plastered down over one side of his head, Just as he always wears It" "What hour of the day was it?" asked the hostile lawyer, speaking up suddenly and giving me no time for thought I pondered awhile and he repeated the question. Then I had to admit that I couldn't remember. I didn't realize it at first, but he had me beat en to a pulp In the minds of the Jur ors. Then he wanted to know the day of the week and scored again. I was equally shy on the day of the month and everybody looked at me askance. I said I thought It was In January. "In January, eh?" pursued the law yer. "Last January?" "Last January," I replied. "Don't you know," he asked, stand ing over me and pointing at me with the finger of scorn, "that Smith had a railroad pass and might have been out ofrthe city last January? I knew Smith had a railroad pass and had to admit It How he got it I don't know. Smith is the kind of man some people refer to as a whiffet, probably on account of his size. But I didn't know anything about his be ing out of the city. I had to admit it I said something about there being so many Smiths. "Aha!" exclaimed the lawyer. "You are talking about some other Smith. Jsn't it a fact that you don't know much about this case?" I had to admit that I didn't know much about it Then it was drawn out of me that I had not been looking at Smith when he made the agree ment I had merely heard him talk ing. That is I had thought I heard him talking. I know now that to have been sure about It I should have been within a foot of Smith's face while he talked. I ought to have watched his Hps move to be sure that no ventriloquist was deceiving me by pretending that Smith was talking. It was my duty to have had six or seven reputable wit nesses present to Identify Smith and to be suro ho was not talking through his hat Finally the lawyer asked me a hypothetical question. "If a witness," he said, "should tes tify that at a certain time and place he heard statements made by a cer tain person when the said person might have been away fishing at the time, the said witness not having looked at said person while the said words were being spoken, but Just making a rough guess that the said person was speaking, would you say that said witness was morally oblique or just mentally unbalanced? Answer yes or no." I had to give it up. Then I left the witness stand branded as an unmiti gated liar after the lawyer had said to me In a tone that was more than peremptory: "You may stand aside!" RICHARD S. GRAVES. The queerest epitaph in the West was found on a pine board marking a newly-made grave near Tombstone, Ariz. Six playing cards found in the band of the grave's occupant by a fel low poker player war tasked oa the board. 3 LIVE & STOCK .PREVENT8 RUNAWAY. Blinds Which Can Be Quickly Pulled Over the Horse's Eyes. After being trained to pass locomo tives, bicycles, etc., without shying, the horse must now be broken in to automobiles. In fact the horse has developed a now prank, called "auto phobia," making him unsafe especial ly for ladles to drive. eLt him see the machine coming, let him hear it let It pass him slowly at the other Folds Over Horse's Eyes. side of the road the effect is likely to bo the same. He shies, he rears, breaks his harness and throws the occupants, the carriage and himself Into the ditch. The horse cannot see In front of him only to the right or left A California man thinks tbe safest plan Is to let him see nothing at all. He suggests inclosing the eyes in the novel bridle blind shown here, which he recently patented. A pair of blinds are attached to the bridle. Normally these blinds remain open. When the driver sees an approaching automobile he pulls on a strap which extends to the driver's seat and the blinds are folded over the horses' eyes, completely obscuring his vision. Tbe danger of the horse becoming frightened and running away is thus .reduced to a minimum and the occu pants assured of safety. Sheep and Dogs. In some counties of England, it is said, a law exists compelling a lamb to be produced for each acre on the farm. The value of sheep on the farm Is thoroughly understood and ap preciated by tho English people. In some of the States In this country the rule seoms to be to produce a dog for nearly every acre. Sheep are con stant farm Improvers, while dogs are exactly the opposite. But for the pre valence of worthless curs there are many sections where sheep would be raised and their keeping would turn the tide that would soon lead to profit able farming. Care of Horses. Keep the collars clean and dry. Keep the colt's feet level by rasp ing. Don't allow the toes to grow too long. Long toes will cause ringbones. Do not use grease or blacking on the hoofs to close the pores, and pre vent the entrance of moisture. It is better never to let horses run on both sides of a wire fence, especial ly if there is a barb wire at the top. They are very apt to fight through or over it and are pretty sure to get hurt Improving Cattle Herd. By the use of good pure bred bulls marked Improvement can be effected in grade and scrub herds In a very few years. Increased profits will ac company the upgrading process. Prac tical, simple and profitable, this work should appeal to all farmers owning nondescript cattle. Bulls suitable for the purpose are now within attractive reach. They can be bought privately or at public sale at values that are tending upward. Breeders' Gazette. Feeding Sheep. There are several points In feeding sheep that must not be overlooked. The feed lot must be dry, with plenty of clean, dry bedding; tbe animals must have plenty of clean, pure water, and the feed troughs should be kept clean. These should be arranged so that the sheep cannot foul them with their feet Another point Is to keep them from becoming excited or fright ened. To this end It Is better that one person feed them all the time. Try This Way. Handle the colt Just asyou would the growing boy In your home. Who would think of leaving the boy until he was 21 before teaching him what It meant to obey and perform certain duties? Bo with the colt He should not be allowed to get his growth be fore being what is called broken. It Is much easier to begin from the first to accustom the colt to being handled and to lead and drive. Try it An experienced dairyman says that 1 1-2 pounds of alfalfa hay are re quired to one pound of bran in feeding valuo. If bran gets too high at your local feed store the next best thing to do Is to grow a little alfalfa. Old earthen and china dishes that Have been thrown out should be brok en up into small bits by use of at ham mer. It Is better than gravel or oyster shells for 'grit There seed hi bo tsar of fMfttes to Mash. SATURDAY NIGHT T&L&S UT REV. F. S. DAVISON Ratiaad. Vt THE KING'S HERALD. International Bible Leeeon for Jan. 2, 1810 (Matt l:M9). John the Bap tist is one of the most striking and fascinating characters in history- (The story of Ms birth and childhood is giv en a large place in tho Bible. The cousin of Jesus, six months older than the king of whom he was the herald, his min istry was pre mm eminently calculated to prepare the way of the Lord. The Jews had a saying that their good things came from the Wilder ness; Moses, their lawgiver, the law ttsolf. the tabernacle, and particularly their great prophet Elijah. Isaiah, tho prophet had spoken of a mysteri ous one who should be like a voice in the wilderness crying, "Prepare the way of the Lord." True to the ancient prophecy, when Christ was about 30 years of age, John the Baptist came forth from the wilderness, where like Moses, Elijah, and Paul afterwards, he had learned his message amid the solitude of the desert, alone with God His appearance was wild, his ad vent startling. Like Elijah, his great prototype he was clad with the skins of beasts and was nourished with the dried locusts of the wilderness and the honey gathered with his own hands from the rocks. And his mes sage was full of fiery reproof and ter rible warning. The times demanded a thunder storm to clear tho moral at mosphere. Gentile corruption and Jewish hypocrisy, everywhere prevail ed, and without respect of persons John hurled his fiery message against the sins of all classes; thetetrack and his paramour, the publicans and their extortions, the' soldiers and their vio lence, the Rabbis and their false tra ditions, the Pharisees and their hypo crlsies; demanding, from all alike, contrition, confession, restitution, con version. There was one word that was the key note of all his ministry. It was the single word Repent Ropentance Demanded. And a mighty reformation broke out, as fire breaks out In dry grass of the prairie, and In a few days the whole country was In a religious con flagration. Perhaps such a revival the world has never seen. Tens of thousands of people flocked from every direction until the wilderness of, Judea became a vast camp meet ing with penitents thronging tbe preacher. Nobles, ecclesiastics, sol diers, publicans crowded to the bap tlsmal waters, confessing their sin? and seeking divine forgiveness. The whole nation seemed swept off Its feet by the supernatural tidal wave of regeneration. Yet In the midst of all this ecstacy of piety and almost universal success John the Baptist kept a level head, and never forgot the fact that he wa? only the herald, the forerunner, the doorkeeper, the avant courier of the king. They tried to fawn upon and flatter him, but he Instantly repelled them. They sought for his genealogy, and his pedigree and he said in effect, "Don't look for It, It doesn't matter, I am nothing but a voice, and I have only one thing to do, and that is to cry, "Prepare the way of the Lord." am only the friend of the Bridegroom, getting you ready to receive him. am only a morning star to herald the dawn and then be quenched In the blaze of the king of day. I am the last prophet of the old dispensation and the first of the new, I shall soon withdraw from sight He must In crease, but I must decrease. I bap Use you with water, He shall baptise you with fire. That was tho message of John and it awoke the nation like a trumpet blast. Is such preaching as that need' ed to-day? How many sermons have you ever heard on the subject of re pentance? We have fallen upon u time when it is not considered good form to utter such a disturbing word in many quarters. There is sin In high places and in low places, slii Jeweled, perfumed, brilliant flagrant bewitching, thrusting its smlrltlnn face Into all circles of society, but bo few there are with the spirit of John the Baptist to tear off the mask l beauty and reveal the death's head behind it But it is evermore truo that the klag can not como Into his own until tbe way is somehow prepared before him. Not by Ignoring, humoring sin can tbe highway be cast up for his ad' vanclng feet To break a road tbrou;;l the wilderness is rough work. It Is no holiday task, It cannot bo done It dressing gown and slippers. It re quires a vast amount of cutting, am uprooting, and ploughing, and filllim and blasting, and excavating. Bu when It Is done there Is a broad a.u level highway where once a tanglei Jungle obstructed progress, and ovei euoa a turnpike the king will come. We oaanot all be reformers like Jour the Baptist, bet we can hearken tc aaa obey tat voice of such a mas sagsr waa appears and thus pre pare taa way of the Lord and makr Women as Cliciiila'ta. "It la expedient publicly to en- eonrage woman to adopt chemistry as a professional pursuit." " In this concise way la expressed the view of those members of tho Chemical Society of Great Britain who disapprove of the proposal to allow women to become members. Out of the . thirty-four hundred papers read on , personal reeearcbes dating the last tnlrty-flvo yoars, on ly twenty-throe have been contrib uted by women alone. There Is a growing desire, however, on the part of many of our leading scientists to admit women chemists to member ship, and, as the wish has met with the strongest opposition from other members, the question is being put to a ballot. Mme. Curie Is at present the only woman member, and she has been made merely an "honorary fellow," with neither voting power nor eligi bility for office on the council. Were There Any? Bobby's father, who was a minister, asked his little son if he could tell him how God knew that Adam and Eve had oaten the apple from tho "tree of knowledge of good and evil." This was a hard question for such a little fellow, and after thinking for Borne time he replied, "I don't know, papa, less 'twas by finding the peel ings." Just Like Father's. The other day I took my young nephew to the barber for the first time. I hated to see the soft little curls cut off, but his mother decided they must go. As tho barber tied the towel under his baby chin he remark ed. "How do you want your hair cut, young man?" "Wlf a little round hole ' lie top, like my faver's." II III rnm .the and when near SOMMER'S JEWELRY STORE call in and seel the elegant line of Diamonds, Watches, Clocks and Jewelry,--also Haviland and Japanese China, Umbrellas, Brick-a-brac and Novelties. Henry Snyder & Son. 602 & 604 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. Pa. PAY HIGHEST MARKET PRICES FOR Poultry, Eggs, Butter, Lambs, Calves and Live Stock. Apples in Season A SQUARE DEAL FOR THE FARMER. Old Phone 588 B New Phone 1123 Telephone Announcement This company is preparing to do extensive construction work in the Honesdale Exchange District which will greatly improve the service and enlarge the system Patronize the Independent Telephone Company which reduced telephone rates, anddo not contract for any other service without conferring with our Cmtrict DepirtKHtTil. Hi. 300. GONSOUIATED TELEPHONE CO. if PENNSYLVANIA. Roll of HONOR Attention is called to the STRENGTH of the Wayne County The FINANCIER of New York City has published a ROLL Of HONOR of the 11,470 State Banks and Trust Companies of United States. In this list the WAYNE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK Stands 38th in the United States Stands 10th .n Pennsylvania. Stands FIRST in Wavne Go.xtv. Capital, Surplus, $455,000.00 Total ASSETS, $2,733,000.00 Honesdale. Pa., May 29 1908., mm Sommer's JEWELRY STORE IS GREAT HOLIDAY BAZAAR KRAFT & CONGER HONESDALE, PA. Represent Reliable Companies ONLY
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