'Xllli CITIZEN, F1UDAY, MA 27, 1010. FARMS : i Profitable Stock. Wo nro ilally loiuing in contac t with the products of t ho dairy cow tn one form or nnother. Tims It Is to the in terest of tile owner of the dairy breed of cuttle to carefully select uulinnls when lnylng a foundation for his herd which will yield him the best profit, not only selecting animals which are from n good healthy stock, but animals which are pood profit producers or, in other words, that yield a How of milk containing Milllclent butter fat to war rant the. animal worth the while of keeping upon the premises. While it is always essential that ani mals bo well fed and cared for, it is oftentimes found that the animal pro ducing the largest amount of milk is not necessarily the animal which de vours the most feed, and for this rea son the owner should learn the tem perament of each Individual nnd feed It accordingly. In this way realizing profits which might otherwise be wast ed. Dr. Dnid lloberts. For Wormy Sheep. It is nn erroneous belief thnt any worm powder can be prepared that can be placed In salt or given In grain that will kill mature worms in a sheep's fourth stomach. The chief and only value of a worm powder is to prevent infection nnd to keep the young worms ns they hatch out from maturing. To get rid of mature worms I never have Keen anything that equaled the proper tiso of gasoline, but it must be given after fasting and well mixed with oil or milk nnd shaken to the very mo ment It is given or it will Injure or even kill the sheep. A dessertspoonful of gasoline mixed In uot less than four tablespoonfuls of pure raw linseed oil and a half pint of sweet milk well shaken up to the very moment of pour ing down the sheep is the most effec tual remedy known up to the present time.-C. V. Smead. V. S., in National Stockman. Selecting Brood Sows. In selecting gilts from any young litter for raising as breeders the num ber of teats should always be ascer tained. A sow can rear no more lit tle ones than she has teats, for each keeps jealously to its own. And, sin gularly enough, if one of the litter dies it is very rarely if ever that one of the surviving youngsters takes to the spare teat. The number of teats that sows have varies from ten to sixteen, but fourteen is quite a goodly array. The numbers vary with the breeds a bit. and most of our big, free breeding sows are pretty well furnished with teats. This is as it should be, else many a little piggy would come on the scene with no font to run to. Rural World (England). Selecting a Hoe. In choosing a hoe select one the blade of which lies not quite fiat on the floor when held erect, with the hoe handle extending from the hand when in working position to the floor. The heel of the hoe should not quite touch the floor from this position. Such a hoe will bite into the soil easily when it is bright and sharp and will work smoothly and effectively. Sharpen the hoe as soon as it becomes noticeably dull. This will be hard on the hoe, but It saves muscle, and hoes are cheap. Carry a small fiat file in your hip pocket and do not allow n nick to stay in the hoe a minute after it is made. Denver Field and Farm. Lampas of Horses. Lampas is a term used to describe a swollen condition of the hard paJate just back of the upper Incisor teeth. It never should be cut or burned. The swelling does not constitute ti disease, but merely indicates Irritation and in flammation of the gums and entire buccal membrane of the mouth from teething or Indigestion. Have the teeth attended to. Feed some ears of old hard corn. Swab the mouth twice daily with a solution of half an ounce of powdered borax In a pint of water or mix borax in honey at the rate of one dram to the ounce of honey and smear in the mouth several times a day. Breeder's Gazette. Grease the Farm Tools. There is le.-s plow scouring done in the roads than there used to be. Most folks now use grease, finding that cheaper to apply before a plow or a shovel is rusty than hard work and profanity nfter the rust conies. We ke"j a gallon pall partly filled with crude oil for the purpose of greasiug polished steel. An oil paint brush is in the oil pnil, and it is but the work of a moment to grease a plow or a set of cultivator shovels. II. Hatch in Homestead. Remedy For Pi(j Scours. I will give a remedy for scours in pigs, writes an Ohio farmer in tho Na tional Stockman. Take about a half gallon of good oats and boil them about an hour nnd a half, then let them cool. Feed to tho sow, aud in a short time tho troublo will be gone. Probably it is best to feed nothing else for twenty-four hours but boiled oats. Hog men should try it, and they will bo surprised at tho result. Mllo Maize a Good Hog Feed, When mllo maizo is fed to hogs it may bo givc-A them in tho head, thrash ed and soaked or ground and wet to u thin slop. For fattening hogs a suc culent feed should bo given with milo, such as early cut sorghum, stock, mel ons, beets or green cured alfalfa liny. II. M. Cottrell, Colorado Agricultural College. HINTS ir in mn rrr m rjf THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD. By Theodore O'Hara. The muffled drum's snd roll has beat Tho soldier's last tattoo; No more on life's parade shall meet That brave and fallen few. On Fame's eternal camplng-gTound Their silent tents are spread, And glory guards with solemn round The bivouac of the dead. No rumor of tho foe's advance Now swells upon the wind, No troubled thought of midnight haunts Of loved ones left behind; No vision of tho morrow's strife The wnrrlor's dream alarms, No braying horn or screaming fife At dnwn shall call to arms. Their plumed heads are bowed, Their hnughty banner trailed In dust Is now their martini shroud And plonteous funeral tears have washed The red stains from each brow, And the proud forms by battle gashed Are free from anguish now. The neighing troop, the flashing blade. The bugle's stirring blast. The. charge, tho dreadful cannonade. The din and shout aro pnssed Nor war's wild no'te, nor glory's peal, Shall thrill with fierce delight Those breasts that never more may feel The rapture of the fight. Like tho fierce northern hurricane That sweeps his great plateau, Flushed with the triumph yet to gain Came down the serried foe Who heard the thunder of the fray Break o'er the field beneath. Knew well the watchword of that day Was "victory or death."' Ton marble minstrel's voiceless stone In deathless song shall tell, When many a vanished year hath flown, The story how ye fell; Nor wreck, nor change, nor winter's blight, Nor time's remorseless doom, Can dim one ray of holy light That gilds your glorious tomb. HOW COL, CLEM GOT FIRST COM MISSION, An Interesting story is told of the way Col. John L. Clem, the famous "drummer boy of Shlloh," and now assistant quartermaster general, got into the regular army. In the early days of Gen. Grant's first term as President, Clem, without aid, secured nn audience. The President said, "What can I do for you?" Clem said, "Mr. President, I wish to ask you tor an order to admit mo to West Point." "But why," said the President, "do you not take the examination?" "I did, Mr. President, but I failed to pass." "That was unfortunate," said tho President. "How was that?" "Why, Mr. President, you see, I was In the war, nnd while I was there those other boys of my age were in school." "What!" said tho president, amaz ed. "You were In the war?" Clem was then scarcely eighteen and boyish looking. "Yes, Mr. President, I was In the war four years." And ho related his experience. Tho President then wrote some thing, sealed It, and, banding it to Clem, said: "Take this to the Secretary of War. I guess It will fix you all right." Clem went to the secretary, to whom he had already applied, and was received somewhat coldly. 'He deliv ered the note. The secretary' read it and said: "Do you know what this is?" "No," said Clem, "but I supposed It was an order to admit me to Wost Point" "Well, it ain't," said tho soe'retary. "It's an order to commission you sec ond lieutenant In tho regular army." Leslie's Weekly. A Surprise, General Wheeler's body was brought to Washington draped in tho Confederate flag as well as tho Stars and Stripes, under both of which ho had served so efficiently. Whllo the body lay In state, an old Confederate soldier who had fought under General Wheeler in Gonoral Early's division, having heard of tho Confederate flag and wishing to see his dear old leader In tho light of long ago, made strenu ous effort and at last stood beside the coffin. But on reaching Washington tho Stars and Bars had been removed by order of the President, and tho vot eran looked In vain for his old flag. Then ho looked at tho body clad In the bluo uniform, and, solemnly shaking his head, muttered: "Wall, by gee, gcn'ul. when you git on t'other side and Jubal Early catch es you in them togs, I'm bettlu' youll gtt the puttlest cussin' that ever cum your wayl" BOLD WARRIOR I went to the civil war at eighteen with my uncle, an old "regular." as his orderly, ho. being held tenponslblp by my mother that no harm should conn to me. This was rather remarkable sinco I was going to war, but It was necessary, I lclng heir to n large for tune, aud if I were killed It would go n-begglng. It turned out that I needed to be pro tocted from something ns dangerous, so my mother considered, ns thu bullet that is, a sweet, little, penniless coun try girl. One day when riding past a small plantation I espied n young miss with soft eyes, nn Immense cable of hair reaching almost to her heels and a lithe, trim figure, witli a peach bloom in each cheek. She was standing at the gate looking tit us soldiers as we passed. We went Into camp near by. and that night I stole away to find her. The result was a love affair, which I confided by letter to my mother. One morning my uncle called mo Into his tent nnd stormed at mo for a young idiot, threatening that if 1 did not give up this foolish business ho would "break" nie nnd send me home. I told him that he could not break tno with out cause and I would do ns I pleased In the matter. "Very well." he said. "I will go to tho girl. These country people are easily bought off." I kept n close watcli on his move ments, and when ho called on my lady love I was In an adjoining room, con cenled by a curtain. There was n flut ter about tlio house as he rode up. "Where is your daughter?" he thun dered to tho meek little mother ns he stalked into the house to tho jingle of his spurs and the rattle of his sword. "Oh, general," cried the poor woman, "take everything, but do not burn the house! It is our only home." "Nonsense! I'm not going to harm you. I want to speak with your daugh ter." "Tho silver is in tho well. Take it. Only leave us in pence." "My good woman, do you take me for a robber? All I wish is to speak a few words to your daughter concern ingwell, concerning a private mat ter." "She is in there. Don't hurt her. general. She is only a child." By this time my ferocious uncle had discovered that ho had to deal with a different kind of enemy from what he had been nccustomed to. He twirled bis mustache nervously as ho stepped into tho room, where ho was confront ed by a delicate girl of seventeen. "You I I mean thnt young idiot of a nephew of mine" I had seen tho general, advancing at tho head of his troops, suddenly brought up by an enemy in force, but unappallcd. Now he was paralyzed at facing a young girl. Ho pulled himself together and continued his volley of words: "The match is not to be thought of. My nephew is n young fool" The general faltered. His enemy was standing with her hands crossed de murely before him, her eyes bent on the floor, looking up occasionally at the warrior to see if ho was going to run her through with his sword. "My nephew, I say," ho started on again, "is nothing but a boy with with confounded good taste, tho young rascal!" Having mndo a failure in a direct attack, ho concluded to attompt to ac complish ills ends by stratagem. "My dear child," ho said, "thero are a great many reasons why you should be a good little girl and give up this boy, who hasn't senso enough to keep out of nn ambush of idiots. Now, what I want you to do is to promise" Tho general stopped, stalled. The girl looked up at him ns much as to ask, "What is It you wish mo to prom ise?" "Ho will bo very rich," pursued the general, "and you, of course, will be well, you aro not rich, you know" The general halted to bring up his guns, but before ho could do so his lit tle enemy raised her shrluklng flguro and, looking him squarely in the face, said: "General, you may tell him that he is free. I am n poor country girl. Ho is heir to a fortune. No ono shall over say that I" She burst Into tears. A shower of bullets is not n terrible thing to nn old soldier, because ho has becomo accustomed to them, but n shower of tears is qulto n different matter. The general was thrown into a panic. His infantry was in coufu slon; his guns were spiked; ills army was routed. i "By tho grout horn spoon," ho mut tered, "what sort of disgraceful fix Is this? Dry your tears, llttlo one. Thnt scapegrace Isn't good enough for you, but if you want him you shall have him and every unmnrrled man In my brigade to boot." Ho seized both the "llttlo one's" hands, in which her fuco was burled, and, pulling them away, drew her to ward him, and her head rested against his breast. "General," I said, stopping out from tho curtain, "If I wore in eotntnnnd nnd you wero a BUbordinnto I'd break you for n poltroon nnd a coward un ublo to stand up against n chit of u Blrl." Without a word ho stalked out of tho room, mounted his horso and rodo back to camp. A few days after ray unclo'a visit wo fought a battle. I was wounded, taken to tho house of my llttlo lovo nnd nursed by her. This forever set tled tho matter. J 1. 1 II! .I, I .I fr, I I I J J, I I I I ' ' 1 till i n n i i ill i i & r j i i' i i f I I The Sexton's Story f-? l-f-I"f-H-M"I"f-W"H-I-f--HH"H- Tho old sexton pushed his hnt back on his hend ns he remarked thought fully to the girl bcsldo him: "I know they eay thnt it Is doctors, lnwycrs and ministers who see the most of human nature, but It seems to mo thnt I have seen human naturo displayed In as many forms as mo3t people." "Of which have you seen tho most tho good or tho bad?" Inquired tho girl. "Tho good. Of that I have neter been In doubt. There Is no sense In waiting until a person Is dead befnro you commence to think how good ho wns, but " he broke off nbruptly, "you see that grave over there?" Go, rend what Is written on tho stone, and I will toll you tho story." In a short time tho girl returned with the answer: "It says: 'Mi rv, wifo of Robert Hilton,' with age and date of death nnd tho Inscription: One of Ills saints.'" "That Is a good deal to say of a mortal person," the old man. rpld "though I reckon It Is ns true a de scription of Mary Hilton as is possible to bo written." "A live woman ever a saint! Oh, Uncle Ezra, isn't that magnifying tho good too much?" "Not a bit. The first itme I over saw Mary sho was a llttlo chit not more than 8 years old, but a perfect little beauty. The churchyard was her favorite playground. She would play for hours among tho graves, mak ing up stories about the dead children nnd calling them her little plnymates." "What a queer child she must havo been!" " 'Queer?' Well, I supposo sho was. But you don't know how dear the child became to me, nor how much I loved her. Mary's father was that ec centric misanthropist Lionel Dallas. Hl3 wife died when Mary was but a few weeks old, and the child was left wholly to the care of a nurse. Later a governess took the nurse's place and poor Mary was alternately petted and scolded from the time she could first remember. Whenever she appealed to her father it was always: 'Run away, don't bother me.' "Well," he resumed, "up to tho time she was 15 I was the only friend the girl had; then her father married again. His wife was anything but kind to the young girl, who, in point of beauty far surpassed her step mother. About this time nobert Hil ton, a handsome, reckless fellow, fell in love with Mary, who, flattered by the attentions of the much-sought-for Robert, and urged on by the unbeara ble life at home, consented to marry him. It was a sad awakening for the child not quite 16, who knew nothing of the responsibilities of life, to mar ry a man like Robert Hilton. "I did not see her again for two years, when Robert, discontented as ever, returned home. The change in Mary as startling. Every particle of girlhood had disappeared. But though she had lost much of her former beau ty, tho character developed reflected a sweetness In her face which had never been there before. She then knew what her husband was, little better than a wandering vagabond." "Why didn't she leave him?" tho girl Interrupted. "I would." "But you see that Mary was differ ent. 'For better, for worse,' she quot ed reprovingly to me one day when I advised the very thing you have just said. 'As long as my life is spared I shall never leavo Robert,' and she nev er did. For 10 years sho was to Rob ert Hilton what only a truo woman can bo to a man. Mary sacrificed everything, hoping to arouse tho man hood in him; but it was not until sho was dying that Robert realized what n miserable, wandering existence their life together had been. But from that time ho wns a chnnged man." "Undo Ezra," asaln tho girl inter rupted, "your Robert Hilton Is not that stern gray-haired, Irreproacha ble Robert Hilton who is called tho most succefesful man ia tho city?" "Ho Is tho very one. But you must remember that It is 30 years since Robert started from the lndder's low est rung. Knowing where ho now stands do you wonder that he thinks of Mary as a saint?" "What a grand life!" and tho girl's eyes shone through a mist of tears. Then she asked doubtfully: "Is it possible. Uncle Ezra, for a woman to sacrifice so much thnt makes life worth living without seeing any visi ble sign of reward?" "It wa possible for one to," the old man'returned feelingly. Tho girl looked lovingly toward the grave which hold tho dust of the sainted Mary as sho said softly: "I now understand tho full significance of Browning's beautiful words: " 'Each deed thou hast done DIos, revives, goes to work in tho world; until o'on as tho sun, t.ooking down on tho earth, tho" clouds spoil him, tho' tempests efface. Can find nothing his own deed pro duced not, must everywhere trace Tho results of his past summer prime so, each way of thy will, Every flash of thy passion and prow ess, long over, shall thrill Thy whole people, tho countless with nrdor, till they, too, give forth A llko cheer to their sons, who In turn fill tho South and the North With the radiance thy deed was tha germ of.'" LILLIAN Q. COPP. "FIGHTING 0r" L7ANS. Famous Sea Fighter Commends Stand of Younger Commander. Washington, Muy 24. Discussing tho situation in Venezuela, Rear Admiral Robley I). Evans, U. S. N., retired, said: "If I were In command of the I'adu cah and the NIcnragunn nrmed vessel Venus returned to Itluelields nnd even indirectly threatened American life nnd property I would mnke her drop her anchor and put n guard aboard until I found out what disposition tho government wanted to make of her. If she showed the slightest resistance I would sink her on the spot." Itear Admiral Evans fully commends the stand taken so far by Commnnder Gilmer in ordering the Venus from Bluefields. How to Cure Hiccoughs. There is a young woman who suf fers great discomfort, sometimes sharp pain, from un occasional attack of the hiccoughs. She tried all the prescrib ed remedies, from deep breathing to plums fresh and preserved, without success. Nothing nvailed, the pain often lasting an hour or more, until she tried aromatic spirits of ammonia, a teaspoouful diluted in a little water. The relief was Instantaneous. All sub sequent attacks have been cured by the same means. Tho trouble in acute form is somewhnt out of the ordinary, but the nnnoyance it entails makes it worth while to pass this hint nlong. The Others. "I have kings among my ancestors," aald the boastful visitor. "Yes." re piled Mls Cayenne, "and also knaves and two spots." Washington Star. Base gains are the same as losses. Heslod. ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT Age(ab!ePrcparationrorAS' similatingihcFootfamlRcdula tinrj tltc S tornarJis andBoxils of so. Promolcs Digestionheerr nessurriIfcst.Contatas neither OpiimiIorphine norJliacral. Not NAnc otic. !zrt ofOUDcSfM.mwmt mm JixktieSdti jilistSltd IfontSrtJ CtmM Sugar ItaOfiftai llanr. Anrfect Remedv for Constifl. (Ion , Sour Stomach.Dlarrrm Worras.Coirt'Ulstons.tcwnsir ncss arulLoss of Sleep. 7acSMc Signature of Li t. 1 NEW YOHiv LfeSto U j fcuarardccdun'IrTrWra Exact Copy of Wrapper. V - mm I HE i ryji. c -ran ti"""i ROYAL MOTOR CAR8. Easily Recognizable In Germany and In England. Tho cars of the royal family of Eng land do not bear number plate3. Tho3o of tho German royal family aro recog nized by their warning signals. They nlono mny uso tho two and three noted horns. "Tho cars used by tho German Em peror and Empress have their ap proach heraldod by three noted horn3 and thoso of tho royal princes by two noted horns. No Infringement of this prerogative by ordinary motorists Is tolerated. "The fact that the royal cars, both in England and in Germany, may so easily be distinguished is an Indica tion of the confidence which exists be tween tho monnrchs and their respec tive peoples," says tho Gentlewoman. "In less happier times it would havo been courting danger to have carried such marks of distinction, and even now in less fortunate lands the rulers dare not traved so openly." A Merited Rebuke. A the age of eighty-six Maiiam K noldo still found much zest In lite um havu retained all her faculties sue felt ,.nt a few of the physical d.- hill Ues "f her age were of small ac ojnt and portending nothing. Her nephew Thi i as was a man of much worth, but ,,f a certain tactlessness of spe h whu h always roused tho Ire of his aunt. A few weeks before the old lady's eighty-seventh birthday, Thomas, who had been overweighted with business cares for years, started on a trip round the world which was to consume t vo years. "I'e come to say good-by," he an nounced, when he appeared at his aunt's house, in p town fifty miles dis tant from his home. "I'm starting roui.d the world next week, and ns I'm to be gone two voars, and perhaps lor .:ir, I thought I might not ever wf 1, you understand, I wanted to be s. .1- to see you on 'e more." The old lady leaned forward fixing him with her bead like eyes. "Thomas," she said, Imperatively, "do you mean to tell me the doi tor doesn't think you'll live to get back?" English Mall Routes. The first record contained in our Cclonial history of any kind of mail service dates from Io76, when the court In Boston lppolnted Mr. John Haywnrd to "take in and convey let ters according to their direction." In December, 1716, arrangements wero made to receive letters In Boston from Williamsburg, Va., during four weeks of the Summer time and eight weeks In Winter. In 1738 Henry Pratt was appointed "riding postmaster" for all the routes between Philadelphia and Newport, Va., to set out in the begin ning of each month and return in twenty-four days. Postage stamps were first introduced into the United States in 1S47. ASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of in Use For Over Thirty Years GASTORIA THC CINTAUII OOMPAKT. HtW YOK CITY. KRAFT & CONGER FT HONESDALE, PA. Represent Reliable Companies ONLV .AH
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