BRYAN AND THE TICKET NAMED. Kansas City Convention One of the Greatest Ever Held Great Outbursts of En thusiasm Each Day. Amid scenes of wildest enthusiasm, brilliant oratory, spirited music and in cidents ncvcr-to-bc-forgottcn by those in attendance, the Democratic National convention completed its work Friday aiternoon, after one of the greatest gathering of political workers in the history of the party. Kach day the large hall was taxed to its utmost, while the calierics, occupied by a throng of ladies, with their bright costumes and waving fans made an animated picture. On Wednesday at noun Chairman Jones called the convention to order, and reading the call for the conven tion prayer was offered by Kcv. S. W. Nccl, after which the address of wel come was made by James A. Reed, may or cf Kansas City. Gov. Charles K. Thomas, of Colorado, was made tem porary chairman, who addressed the audience, saying in part: "Wc are not here as the representa tives of the vast intcrcMs which domi nate every industrial life, but as the champions of the individual citizen who stands helpless in their presence. We speak not for those who would pivot the finances of the world upon a single metal, supplementing its inadequacy by a paper currency issued by a private monopoly at the expense of the people, but for the millions who believe in the money of the Constitution and in the ability of their countrymen to legislate for themselves without the previous per mission of foreign parliaments, poten tates or princes. At this juncture two large busts of Mr. Bryan were placed on the plat form nnd caused much enthusiasm. Soon as order had been restored Charles S. Hampton, of Petosky, Mich., read the Declaration of Independence, after which Miss Fultoni, of New York, sang the "Star Spangled Hatiner," the audience standing and cheering and np- plauding after each verse. As she. fin ished the last strain the band took up "America" and led by Miss Fultoni, the mass of 20,000 people broke into the words "My Country, 'tis of Thee," sing ing it through with unction and closing it with a cheer. After naming members of the various committeecs, the assemblage was ad dressed by ex-Gov. Altgcld, of Illinois. Congressman J. D. Richardson, of Tcrnessee, having been selected as per manent chairman, on taking the chair, said in part: "The last great National contest was fought mainly upon one issue, familiar ly called, 'Sixteen to one. The momentous issue this year is again 16 to I, but the sixteen parti to the one part of this cam pa'gn are wholly different from those of 1806. First, wc have the issue, fraught with indescribable importance to our people native born, and those who have lor patriotic reasons cast their fortunes with us, that of the republic against the empire. ' On this part alone of the six teen we confidently expect to win a sweeping victory in November." The conclusion of Chairman Richard son's speech was the signal for terrific , applause and cheers. His mention of the name of W. J. Bryan brought the convention to its feet in a frenzy of en thusiasm. After order was sufficiently restored to enable the chairman to recognize Dele K?te Johnson, who made a motion that the convention adjourn until 10:30 a. m. Thursday. Thursday's session was promptly call ed to order at II o'clock by Chairman Ri-.hardson, and prayer was offered by the Rev. Johft J. Glennon, of Kansas. While waiting for platform committee to report, the assemblage was addressed by Gov. Hogg, of Texas; A. M. Dock ery, of Missouri; Joshua W. Miles, of Maryland. At the close of Mr. Miles' speech, the convention adjourned to 3: jo. When the convention reassembled in the afternoon the platform was present ed by Chairman Jones, of the commit tee on resolutions, and read by Senator Tillman, of South Carolina. The roll of States was then called for the nomination of a candidate for Pres ident. Alabama gave wav to Nebraska. and Judge W. D. Oldham, of Nebraska, mane the nominating speech lor Hryan He said in part: "There is no greater honor reserved for a citizen of these United States. than to become the standard bearer of the IJemocratic party. It at once en rolls his name on the scroll of the 'Im mortals who are not born to die,' and encircles him with 1 halo, of the glory of all illustrious achievements which .jcmninGS STEVENSON. organtzatlon has emblazoned on every page of our Nation's history. This high distinction must not be unworthily be stowed. It must follow as a reward for noble actions bravely done, for unre quited, tireless toil, for sacrifices made and strength displayed, for trusts dis charged and pledges kept. Democratic skies are tinged with a rosier hue to-day than when wc met in convention four years ago. Then a financial cataclysm hail spread over the country, ami al though its very inducing cause was eas ily traced to the errors and follies of the Republican party, yet we were in power when it came, and were wrongly held responsible for the wreck of shattered fortunes which followed in its wake. Already worthy allies, differing from us rather in name than faith, have shouted for our gallant leader again, and every Slate ami Territory has instructed its delegates to this convention to vote for him here. So it only remains for Ne braska to pronounce the name that has been thundered forth from the foot cif Hunker Hill, and echoed back from Sierras' sunset slope, and that rever berates among the pine-clad, snow capped hills of the North, and rises up from the slumbering llower-scetiled sa vannahs of the South; ami that name is the name of William Jennings Hryan, her best loved son." H. Perkins, of Texas, made the first speech, seconding the nomination of Rrvan. He was followed by ex-Senator White, of California, who said: "I presided over two of the National conventions of my party, and 1 tell you 1 have never seen displayed more mag nificent, splendid and heartfelt enthusi asm than that which controls this audi ence to-day. We are now at the parting of the ways. The question of the day is republic or empire, 1 am here to ad vocate Mr. Hryan, first, because he is an honest, and, second, he is A competent man; third, he is a man who loves the constitution and who believes that the constitution follows the flag. He docs not credit the modern notion that em pire and conquest ever entered into the minds of George Washington or Thom as Jefferson. Wc appeal to you, not with money, not with property, not with promises of empire, not with the alluring glories of oriental triumphs, but we appeal to you as men who wish to transmit unsullied and untarnished to your children that priceless heritage for which men have fought, have bled and have died, and with dying breath have demanded that you and I should defend. There is no man who more thoroughly typifies the thoughts that I have uttered than William Jennings Bryan." The audience shouted for Hill, who mounted the platform and said in part: "In behalf of the Democratic masses of the State of New York, for whom I assume to speak on this occasion, I sec ond the nomination which has been made from the State of Nebraska. It is a nomination already made in the hearts and affections of the American people. From the closing of the polls tour years ago until this very hour there never was a possibility of any other nomination being made. "He is strong, strong with the masses, strong with the farmers, strong with the artisan stronger even than his own cause. His election will mean hon esty and integrity in public office. It will mean the amelioration of the peo ple; it will mean the destruction of criminal trusts and monopolies; it will mean the supremacy of the constitution everywhere throughout this land, wher ever the flag floats. It will mean a re turn to the advocacy of the principles of the Declaration' of Independence." The final seconding speeches were made by Blair Lee. of Maryland; Ben ton McMullin. of Tennessee; John H. Atwood. of Kansas: Thomas Bark- worth, of Michigan; H. L. Fuqua, of Louisiana, ana jonn n. wise, 01 Ma Then the roll of States was called and every vote was cast for Bryan. The band played and the people cheered. As the people already were leaving the hall Chairman Richardson announced at 8:.5J that the convention was adjourned till 10:30 Friday morning. O.i Friday morning at 10:45 the con vention was called to order by Cnair man Richardson, and prayer was offered by Rabbi H.- H. Meyer. Immediately the nominations for vice president was in order, and Representative James Will iams, of Illinois, presented the name of Adlai Stevenson, saying in part: "The united Democracy of Illinois desires to present to this convention for next vice president of the United States a Denw- trat who drew his first brcnth from the pm e Democratic atmosphere of old Kentucky, one baptized in the grcnt and growing Democracy of Illinois; one who has stood sijiinrcly on every Demo cratic platform since he became n voter. Nominate our man and you will ' not have to expliiln any speech made against Democracy, for he has never made any. Illinois makes no exaggeration when she tells you that in that great State the con ditions are far better, the prospects arc much brighter for Democracy than in 1802, when our candidate' for vice presi dent carried it by .10.000 majority. We voice the sincere sentiment of the Dem oeiacy of Illinois when we ask you to nominate a man whose name wc will present; a man great enough and good enough to be President, with a platform that reads like a Hible. T. A. Rosing, of Minnesota, then plac ed Charles A. Towne in nomination, anil was followed by Senator Grady, of New York, who presented the name of David Dennett Hill, but Hill absolutely refused to accept. W. H. Snowden, of Pennsylvania, In his speech seconding the nomination id Cm STKVKNSON. Stevenson, said in part: "On behalf of the great Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania, that cast over 430.000 votes for 0111 matchless lender. William Jennings Bryan, in iHofi, 1 appear to second tie; nomination of one who. as congressman, postmaster general, and as vice presi dent wiis ever faithful to his official duties and who has always been loyal to the Democratic party, lie is pre-eminently an od-fasiiioned Democrat, one of the plain people, always loyal to their interests. You have adopted 11 supe rb platform, upon whi h every hon est Democrat can stand ami against its Americanism no patriotic citizen can take any exception. Upon it you have nominate one of the grandest Ameri ca!: statesmen of to-day, William J. Bryan, if you supplement your good work by the nomination of Adlai K. Stevenson you may rest assured that it wiil be ratified at the polls next No vember." A number of favorite ons also were placed in nomination, Maryland bring ing forward Gov. John Walter Smith; Washington naming James Hamilton Lewis; North Carolina nominating Col. Julian Carr and Ohio presenting the name of A. W. Patrick. It was after 2 o'ciock when the seconding speeches wcic concluded, ami the balloting be gan. The vote was followed with in tense interest, for when Alabama an nounced 3 for Stevenson and 19 for Hill, it looked as though a close ami cx rilifttf rnnlost un in m-.-, ,,- I).. I, ...... soon evident that Stevenson had a strong lead. At the close of the call lie had 559 votes, which, however, were not PMOHL'll in llominfitn f1,n v,w. til a!, two-thirds being 624. Hiil had received 200 votes, ana lowne Vnyt. iun before the announcement of the result a dele gate from Tennessee announced: "Ten D9??C changes her 24 votes from Hill to Stevenson." That started the tide irresistibly to ward Stevenson. From every quarter of the hall came demands for recogni tion. Then the nomination of Mr. Stevenson was announced by Chairman Ri.-hardson, and the convention ad journed sine die. Mr. Stevenson's Career, Adlai Ewing Stevenson was born in Christian county, Kentucky, October 3.1, 1835. He was educated in the common schools of that State and afterward lit Centre college, in Danville, Ky., and at the Illinois Wcslcyan university. When he was 17 years old his parents removed to Bloomington. III., where he began the study of law and was admitted to 1 he bar in May, 1857. His legal abil ities attracted the attention of the cir cuit judge, who appointed him master in chancery, which position he held from i860 to 1864. He was one of the earlier advocates of currency reform and was nominated and elected to Congress on that issue in 1874 by the Democrats of the Bloom ington district. By the Democrats he was chosen as a delegate in 1K84, to the National convention that nominated Giover Cleveland for President, and after the latter's election Mr. Stevenson was appointed first assistant postmaster general. He was elected with Mr. Cleveland and served four years as vice president and after his term again took up his law business at Bloomington, 111., where he has been ever since. He is of commanding presence, being over six feet tall and of good build. He has a clean cut face with Scottish fea tures, sharp blue eyes, gray hair and a drooping iron-gray mustache. Mr. Stevenson is married and has three daughters and one son. A New Use lor the Phonogrtpr. It has been proposed to employ the phonograph as an aid in learning foreign languages. In learning a language it is necessary first of all to have the ear trained to catch and recognize the sounds, and the only way to accomplish this is to listen to the continual repeti tion of the sounds until the ear becomes familiar with them. Many per sons have to learn a foreign language without any aid from a teach er that can speak that language cor rectly, and even those that are so fortu nate as to have a competent teacher can not constantly have the teacher at hand. Now it is proposed to have phonograph ic records of language lessons; then the student can have the machine repeat the lesson over and over again until he if perfectly familiar with it. A piece of Queen's chocolate, no larg er than a threepenny bit, has been sold at Great Marlow for 6s 64. ADI.Al KEYSTONE STATE NEVIS C0HSED PENSIONS GRANTED. Annual Meeting of Pennsylvania State Toach r Association Boy Has Clois Call Minor Happenings. Pensions granted last week: David P. Stewart, Sharon, $H; Henry Gordon, Bellcfonte, $10; Henry Cnrland, Lilly, $to; Alexander Adams, Shnrjisville, $12; minor of Adam R. Hotiiek, Cumberland, $14; Klijah Bailey, West Newton, $K; James C. Wilson, Milan, $8; Charles If. Lytic, Mifflitiburg, $12; Daniel It. H-jwk, West Middlesex, $12; Samuel Riblett. Conctnatigh, $8; John S. Sloan, New Bethlehem, $12; John W. Paine, Kitttiiming, $17: John Valentine Schreck, Nfcndvilfc, $10; William J. Willard, Youngstown, $N; John Criton, Kittanning, $10; Klizabeth Koiiteh, De haven, $H. 1 he Pennsylvania State Teachers' Association held its annual meeting at Williamsport last week. The election of officers (or the ensuing year resulted lis follows: President, Dr. J. S. Stahr, Lancaster; first vice president, Col, A. M. Passmore, Philadelphia; second vicj president, J. R. Speigel, Westmore land county: third vice president, Sarah Bradshaw, Philadelphia; secretary, Dr. J. P. McCaskey, Lancaster; treasurer, Prof. D. S. Koek, Kutztown; executive committee, Addison T. Jones, West Chester; R. II. Tiitrielt, Jefferson coun ty, Sttpt. R. T. Adams, Lebanon. Albert blowers, n 12-ycar-old boy liv ing at Hermitage, Mercer county, hail a cl ise call during a thunderstorm. He was standing with his hand upon n pick et in a woven wire fence, when he re ceived a severe shock from a current pap ling along the wire. The picket was shattered, the boy being temporarily paralyzed in the right arm ami side, but not dangerously injured. Congressman F. Achesnn has re ceived word from the secretary of agri culture, James Wilson. 'I1.1t a road ex pert will be sent into Washington coun ty within the next few weeks to build a sample road according to the plans of the department. The road supervisors of South Strabane township have agreed to co-operate with the department in having .1 sample road built in that town ship. The object of the department is to construct a road which will be a guide or a sample for farmers. In building this sample road, which will be near the comity home, the department of agriculture will furnish the expert and the necessary machinery, and the township the material and labor. Mrs. Lizzie Craig, who resides near New Alexandria, Westmoreland county, has a "rattlesnake" flag which, it is said, is the only one of its kind in private possession. The llaij was carried by Col. John Proctor s regiment alt through the revolutionary war. It is composed of heavy crimson watered silk, somewhat faded, and is 0 feet 4 inches long by 5 feet 10 inches wide. In the center of the blue field is painted a rat tlesnake of the natural color, coiled up and in the attitude of striking, and hav ing i.j rattles erect, representing the 1.1 colonies. Below the snake, on a yellow scroll in large black letters is the mot to, "Don't tread on me." At Willow Grove, clgarct smoke, blown from the mouth of a man sitting near him, caused the death cd Charles Krickaka, who was sitting in Willow park grove and near him sat a man who was smoking a cigarct. A particularly pungent cloud of the smoke unexpected ly overwhelmed Krickaka, and he inhal ed a quantity of it. At once he began coughing violently and the paroxysms continued until a blood vessel was rup tured. The man fell into a swoon and in half an hour he died. Samuel Thomas, aged 48 years, and his son, James Thomas, lost their lives on Saturday, while attempting to clean an old well at Six Mile Run, Bedford county. The son first went down into the well and was overcome by black damp, and the father, realizing the dan ger, went down to his rescue, only to meet the fate of his son. They were not discovered until about two hours afterward, but life was extinct. The school board and the citizens of North Scwicklcy township, Beaver county, arc greatly worked up at pres ent over the question of adopting new geographies in the schools of that town ship. No change has been made for 2i years and some members of the school board and some of the citizens think it time something more modern was intro duced into the schools there, while oth ers think the old books good enough. At a meeting of the State Live Stock Sanitary Board, piesided over by Gov. Stone, it was decided that no milch cows hereafter detained at any Stale quarantine by the agents of the board shall be returned to the owners without the consent of Stale Veterinarian Pear son, the object being to prevent the spread of tuberculosis. Both the output and shipment of Con ncllsvillc coke increased last week. Of the 20,341 ovens in the region 16.48,1 were active and 3.858 idle. The pro duction was 183.515 tons, a gain over the previous week's production of 10,361 tons. The shipments aggregated 9,666 cars, an increase of 483 cars compared with the shipments of the previous week. On the recommendation of Congress man Acheson, William Melvin, of Bur geitstown, has been appointed to a clerk ship in the census bureau at Washing ton, D. C. John E. Martin, of Bethany, has also been appointed to a clerkship oil a recommendation of Congressman Dovcner. An explosion of dynamite occurred at the home of Michael Rallo, Glas gow. The dynamite had been placed in the kitchen stove for safe keeping and exploded when a fire was made to cook breakfast. The house was wrecked, but no person was seriously hurt. Charles Burgess, Jr., only son of a wealthy steel manufacturer of Titusville. commitleed suicide at his hotel in Buf falo Thursday morning by turning on the gas. He had been in poor health for three or four years and had been sojourning at Clifton Springs, N. Y., lor several months. At New Kensington a new bank, to be known as the First National Bank of Leechburg, will be opened soon with a capital stock of $50,000. At Clarion, Walter Sloan had his left hand blown off by a giant firecracker, which he was trying to pound into a piece of gas pipe. Gen. Willis J. Hulings is at the head of a movement for a reunion of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania volunteer regi ment at Oil City during next September, THE HUSBAND WHO COOKS. He's Kven WnrH Tlmn the One Yf he Talks Abonl Molhn'i Pies. "My huMinnd I rcnlly nn awfully Bweet fellow," said a little woman to n circle of feminine friends the other evening; "Indeed, ho lias but onu really tlngrnnt fault that I know of, and not one of you could ever guess what that In. Don't try, for you won't suc ceed, no I'll tell you. It In simply t lint hn thinks lip can cook, loves to cook nnd Insists upon cooking. "Ho linn never ouee wild anything to urn nliout bin mother' pies, or lirc-ml, or enko; Indeed, I believe lie thinks 1ip wns n very Inferior onll nnry artist; but I had rather n thou sand time he did that Hum Imnglnc himself the chef lip does. "About three times n week bo comes bustling In nnd says to me, 'Con 10 down In the kitchen, Edith; Pm going to cook ft steak.' "At first I used to protest, but thet did no good, bo now I follow meekly nt his heels. Ah noon ns the cook cntches night of us n look of constcrnn Hon appears on her face, nnd sho promptly retired to this table nf.d nulk.i. Then monsieur, my husband, clear 11 space- hi the range, regardless of tho consequences to boiling vegetables; taken the lire In nn energetic innsett line way flint sends eon In to the other Hide of the room, puts on the skillet, nnd nfter ninny tribulations 11ml much fussing, heiiln It to his satisfac tion nnd puts on the meat. "A blnr.e follows nnd soon the odor of scorched beef pervades tho nlr, the room becomes full ot smoke, widen penetniles to the other purls of the bouse, mid we all nearly choke to death. Then the doors nnd windows must be opened to be sure, and ten minutes Inter we nre all mealed at the dinner table wrapped in shawls and n smoky atmosphere, and eating burnt meat, which the chef of the faintly pronounces delicious, "I don't mind his making mayon naise dressing, for I don't lila to beat It myself, and lie does, so r let him work off his superfluous energy on that many times. P.ut worst of nil his attacks of cooking fever are those lie develops when he comes In late at night nnd Insists upon making a rab bit. I'm not. nn enthusiast nbont rab bit In the wee smal' hours of the night, no I retire. "Directly I mil nroused from n doze by 11 stentorian voice which says, 'Kdlth, Where's the salt?' I reply with explicit directness. "Presently there's another wall. '1 can't find the acoho!" 'Is there any mustard In the bouse'' 'It's a wonder 3'ou wouldn't keep the catsup where, n fellow could get hold of it,' until. In very desperation, I get up, put on n wrapper mid go downstairs to put right under his blessed, blind, old eyes everything he could possibly want. "Wo women have many troubles, hut If you all don't know anything alKint the Ills of n husband who will cook, you haven't experienced one of the greatest." Baltimore News. IIhkum In the Ml.lille Agf. An article In an English technical lournal gives some curious details hi regard to bread and bakers In the Mid dle Ages. linkers were subject to rigid lawa and closo government su pervision. I11 Loudon only farthing and lialf-peiiny loaves were allowed to be made. If the baker retailed his awn bread he wns not allowed to sell It In his own house, before It, or be fore tho oven lu which It wns baked. Ho was obliged to dispose of It In the market 011 Tuesdays nnd Saturdays mily, and sometimes on Sundays. A buker of white bread wns not allowed to make bread of unbolted flour, and bakers of the latter were not permit ted to have a bolting sieve In tbelr pos session. They were not allowed to heat their own ovens with fern, stub ble or straw or to bake nt night. They were not allowed to tako back bread from hucksters when once It lind be come cold. Hotels nnd keepers of lodging houses were not permitted to bake bread. Private Individuals who had uo oven of their own were la the habit of sending their flour to be kneaded by their own servants at the moulding boards belonging to the bak ers; the loaves being baked in their ovens. The profits of bukers were strictly defined. The quality of bread made was In degreo Indicative of the rank of people who nte It. The finest and whitest was called "slmnel bread" and was only cousuuied by the most luxurious persons occupying high rank, and In nllluent circumstances. Tho wealthy middlo class used "wusto bread," which Is supposed to have re sembled what we know as tho French "gatenu." roorer middle class people bought bread of an Inferior quality called "cocket." A still lower grade was "tonrte" made of unbolted meal. It was so cnlled because tho loaves had a twisted form. Tourte was used by the humbler classes and the In mates of monasteries. Three other In ferior grades of bread were made; by whom consumed It Is not stated. Print ol VI Aatoirapli. The Gem tells a story of the Prince of Wales playfully declining to write in a lady's album. He snld: "A little while ago I spent nearly an hour one evening writing verses in several al bums. I even niad up a verse so badly put together that only a Koyul Prlnoe or. a Duke at the best could have had the shame to write such stuff. Now, Madam, what do you thluk happened to my verses? They were all sold at a good stiff price a week later to provldo funds to support the Society for tho uestorutlou of the Stuarts. Perhaps, Lady " and the Prince laughed heartily, "If I write In your album, you will sell the book to provide fuuds for the abolition of the monarchy lu Eufluud." Louduu Dully Newt, H09399090000000000000000j FARM TOPICS: I9900000O0O0O0O000O00O000C Vslns) the liny. Hay Is too vnluoblo to sell, not that It always brings a high price lu mar ket, but t cause It contains more pro tein than other coarse foods nnd cant lie converted Into nillk nnd meat to gcod advantage. An excellent plan is to use the hay In connection with fod der or straw, adding Unseed meal and grain, which will make tho raliou mora valuable as a whole. BrMdltis roe Hotter Caws. When breeding for better cows It Is not expected that the herd will b changed hurriedly. About one-half of the calves will be males, and some loss may occur, but the dairyman who will stick to the work of Improvement will In a few years have a herd of cowa thnt will produce twice as much uillk. and butter ns he now receives. He will thus gnln space In the barn for more cnttle of tho same kind, as onn good cow will bo doing the work of two Inferior ones. Xrctmt Is rntst. The hens which hnve exhausted their vitality by continuous laying nnd rear Ing the young chicks are forced to hti tie over the fields In senrch of food. and often roost 011 the barns or fence or on tho limb of a tree, even suffering for want of water and luck of shado during the hot days. These mny appear ns trivial mat ters, nnd the hens mny not show tho 111 effects for some time, but next fall, when they fall to supply you with eggs wo will likely recnll our neglect, nnd regret thnt wo did not show them some little attention. Hens must hnve ft certain amount of enre nt all sen Rons of the year, nnd though less Is required during tho spring and summer months, still wo caiinot afford to turn thera adrift to hustle for themselves even during, these seasons. Homo and Farm. Tlie Cultivation of Asparagus. If there are people whose home gar dens do not contain nn asparagus bed they should supply the deflclency. It Is far better to buy plants than to ralso them. One year's time Is saved, nnd the flrst crop Is worth more than the cost of the plnnt. Make the bed by preparing the ground well, and do not be stingy with the manure, which should be fine barnyard manure. The plant Is a great feeder, and the land can not. well bo made too rich. Plant in rows about n. foot apart, nnd oue foot npnrt In the rows. If grown fron tho seed, sow In drills a foot apart, using about a quart of seed for a bed, sny, Cx.VJ feet. When the plants ar five Inches high thin out nntll they stand a foot npart In the row. Aspar ngus Is a very satisfactory vegetable to grow, and a bed lasts from twenty to twenty-five years. The Epltoiulst. Treatment For White Seonrs, Many nre losing calves from white scours. We never lost a calf from that disease, nnd hnve had some very bad cases. If fatting the calf, do not ol low It to suck the cow until the dis ease is checked. If tho attack Is severe. Feed It by hond about a pint of scalded milk, diluted with a little water, and with a tonspoonful of ginger In ft Pour It down while warm, from a bot tle. Feed three times a day. If rais ing the calf on sklm-mllk, scald the ginger In with the milk and he will drink It, but give only a little milk at a time. For medicine, we use one or more of theso four remedies: The white of an egg dropped on a hot stove nnd burned till It can be ground to a powder with a knife. Give one-hnlf of It for mild cases, placing It dry on the tongue. Very good In ordinary cases. A table spoonful powdered charcoal, tea spoon ful ginger, tenspoonful powdered alum. Ulssolvo In a little worm water and pour down. A pint of strong thor- i oughwort tea with two tablespoonfuls I soot In It. A teacupful milk, one ta- I blespoonful cinnamon, one-hnlf . tea- spoonful black pepper, scalded togethJ or, and thickened with flour until aboJ like gruel. A. S., In American. Agrlcf turlsr. Moulting Period. In discussing tho general subjects ot breeds and breeding the Vnlted States Department Bulletin, No. 41, has these practical suggestions as to moulting and as to selection of fowls for egg production. There Is, perhaps, no time In the lifo of the fowl thnt will Indicate Its vlgos so well as the moulting period. Fowls that moult In a very short time and hardly stop laying during this period, as a rule, have strong, vigorous con stitutions, and If properly fed give a large yearly record. On the other band, those that are for a long time moulting haTe not the vigor anil strength to digest and assimilate food enough to produce the requisite num ber of eggs. If It is necessary to se lect fowls at some time during the year other than the moulting period, some Indication of tbelr egg-producing; power U shown in their general confor- productlon her form will give soine aicaiion or v.iiue. a. long, uecp-oouie fowl Is to be chosen rather than ono no hi with a short body, whose underline not unlike a half circle. A strong, hearty, rigorous fowl usually has a long body, a deep chest, with a long: aud quite straight underline. Other things being equal, the larger bodied fowls of the egg breeds are to be pre ferred. It Is a rule that fowls bred for egg production are larger bodied than those bred for fancy points. Whenever vigor and constitution form n Important part In the selection of fowls for breeding, the size of the fowls is Invariably Increased. The wisest uiau can always team something from the smallest child. that unccmqurtf-C3uilt(nquerable
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