Telegram-herald., 1890-06-01

These remarks. or course, are lltro
bit personal. Earnest, but still they show
your goodness II heart fear that you
are cursed with the fatal gift OF be. ~
yourself and wish 90 have others 20 with
you on tho downward way. You ask
why 1 Do not grow a mUstache aud I
tel you frankly that il is for the public
good that I 20 not. | used % wear a
long. dropping and beautiful mustache,
which was well received In society. and,
under the quiet stars and OppOrtune CIR
cumstances, gave good satisfaction; but
az last the hour came when l felt that
must decide between this long, silky mus
tache and soft boiled eggs. ~ which |
am passi0nately fond | hope that you
understand my position. Earnest, and
that I arm studying the public welfare
more than my own at al times.
Sassafras Oleson. Of South Deadman,
writes % know something Of the care II
fowls IN the spring and summer. ''DO
you know be asks, anything OF tha
lest methods for feeding young chicks
who may not get tho proper nourish-
ment from tho mother Is there any
waY to prevent hens from stealing their
nests and sitting 0f iuanimate objects
Tell us through the papers as tersely as
possible what your own experience has
been with hens"
To speak tersely Of tho hen and her
mission IA hfo seems 20 me almost sacu-
lege. It is az least IN poor taste. The
hen and her works he near % every true
heart She does much toward making
"a better. and she ioa't caro- who knows
ir. either Young chicks who have lost
their mothers by death, and whose
fathers arc q a shiftiess and improvi-
dent nature. may he fed on k0umiss. two
parts moxie, eight parts. distilled water.
ten parts Xix and administer hu relief
is obtained Sometimes. however. the
chick VIII readily nurse the guinea hen,
and many lives havs been saved n this
way Whether or not this plan VIII in
huence the voice of he rising hen "a .
question among benol0fTsts Il tle coun-
try which VIII not attempt % answer.
Hens who steal their nests are gen9r-
ally ~ a secretive nature and axe moro
cr less social parilhs. A hen who viii
do tins should be wat-hed st all tunes
and won back hy Kind words from the
ster she Is about to take. Brute force
win accomplish LITTLE. Logic also nvaiis
rttls at such tina but by striking AZ
Tho foundations ot hen society and show
iug her that TO ia honorable st al times
% lay good egg and that 90 soon ~
she begins ~ bo socretive and % seek 20
u1islead those who know aHi love her
she ar once takes n course which cannot
end with honor to herself OF her descend
ants.
have made ths hen n study fcr many
ve7-e. srl iCv5 20 wttCh her even YET as
she resumes her tolls ora n falling market
year after vear. OF see'ys 20 hatch ont 4
summer hotel by setting on door knob.
She interests anil pleascs me. Careful
stu,iv &C the hen -onvinccs me tna5 her
low. ret-esuug forehead is a true ind-x
e. her limited reasoning faculties and
lack II memory. iderirv. Imagination.
calculation and spirituality. She is oiso
deficient ir her enjoyment of huuor.
/ once owned large white drauEhi
rooster who stool about seven hands
high snd had feet on him which would
readily break down a whole corn Geld li
la walked through IT, Yet be lacked
t,, -ru-ara ~ hfs convictions. 7u4 So
chilly was not rpgaried 1s . succeSs.
rea.iur hons seemed - reEari him rs :
-orl hesr-ed rooster and seemed to won
Ser that he fid rot get CT better IN So
cial vsv Ts hai a ri-1 baritone roicr
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