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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27

The neglect given the chicks now can
not be overcome with good care by
and by.
Health. comfort, ncatncss are the
things to be sought when building a
poultry house.
The nursery barn AT the worlds fair
grounds contains n happy lot of high
bred calves.
If your fowls have the range of the
farm and have access to fresh water
they will need bat little care.
Little chicks enjoy fresh water to
drink. Give them somr, even though
you provide milk for them.
If you mean 10 sell spring chickens
sell them in the spring, not in the fall
for or 10 cents II pound and lose
money on them.
1t is a mistake to become so absorbed
in routine work on the farm that no
time is left for thought, planning or re-
creation.
Soft coal cindcrs and charcoal from
wood ashes or cobs should be among
the "appetizcrs' kept on the hogs bill
of fare daily.
If you are raising chicks for the eggs
they will lay, don't keep the cokcrels
enough for broilers
A writer in mn exchange says that
ms geese live on the heritage of the
fields they SHOULD be largely raised as
substitutes for mutton"
Salt and wood ashes In reach of hogs
are beneficial. Good for horses also.
Is your experience that cooked or
soaked corn is better thin dry, hard
corn for hogs?
A good portion of the cultivation of
corn should be done before planting.
1t is n fatal mistake TO put corn In the
ground not well pulverizcd.
The superintendent of the Kansas en-
pertinent station says that the expert
ments with sugar bccts In that state in.
dictate that the soil is not adapted to
their growth.
A New York farmer thinks that the
cause of small Yields of wheat In the
United States is due to thin seeding.
He thinks three bushels none too much
to SOW to the acre.
Nitrogen is the most expensive ingre-
dent of fertilizers. 1t Is believed that
the cheapest means of supplying 1t is
by growing clover and blowing 1t under
green, or by feeding the stock and re-
turning the manure
Flax is cultivated in the West by
hundreds of thousands OF ncres for the
seed alone. Experiments IN several
states show that our lands are adapted
to growing as good fax ms may M de-
manded for any kind OF linen
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27
SPRING Handling of sheep.

A writer for the Ohio Farmer. says
turning sheep to pasture in the spring is
an instance where the old adasc applies;
at is best to make haste slowly" Wait
until the ground is somewhat settled
and dry When the ground is very soft
on light sods and meadows, sheep will
tramp out more grass iii day than
they could later eat out in several.
Sheep being lighter do not indeed.
poach the ground rs do cattle. but their
feet are small and sharp and they are
more rowing in their nature so that
they do great damage to young grass.
They also injure clover greatly by pull
ing II out The writer quoted above
says:
For the first few days they should he
allowed upon the pastures an hour n
day. II left out long enough to allow
them to gorge themselves with the
young juicy grass. they make their
sheds filthy when returning TO them,
and TO make the transfer from shed
and yard to the pasture at once Is very
deli FERROUS. There will be Il loss to
flesh and condition for the first few
weeks.
=
kept on into the early summer, will do
better not to leave their winter quart
ers for the fresh. washy grass. In the
season sheep will make no gain from
grass during the month of April. Bet
ter shear the first warm days in April
and send TO market say shear. 1t
is to be noted that during that month
there is not enough difference made
over clipped sheep to justify feeders in
shipping well wooded sheep in fleece.
With ewes sucking lambs equal Gale
needs to be taken. Young grass will
Increase the flow of milk but will
weaken it in quality and the lambs will
suffer. The best direction than can be
given is 10 make the splice as long rs
possible Where the fiocks cannot be
returned to the sheds each evening for
a feed of hay some provision should be
made to feed them In their pasture.
For the grain feed at this time corn
and oats are better adapted than bran
and oil meal. for the laxative grass
needs a complement of counter tend
ency
For those who plan to have their
lambs dropped in April it will be the
most irving The cold showers of that
month that often come up so uneXpect-
eflly when the flock is ont and the
fiockmnstcr busy with other spring
work are most damaging, A young
lamb can endure intense cold IL kept
dry and out of currents of air, but it
will quickly perish in Il cold rain. With
this consideration as one reason, /
think. 1t much easier TO raise lambs in
February and March than in April. l
am then able to be with ewes more,
noting the characteristics of each as to
her breeding. and this is Indispensable
in grading up a flock. We must strive
to make every sheep n profitable one.
Mark the ewes that yean trifling little
lambs, those that do not own their
lambs or do not suckle well; those that
fail to yean lamb, and those that may
chance to have tcat cut by shearers
or in tagging A second year of obsei'-
walton Will determine whether any such
ewes should remain in your flock. and
II not in yours then no ones else.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27
Spanish Inoongruit'es.

A traveller says: Curious contra
dictions are occasionally found in the
higher ranks. l remember sleeping
at the house of a decaycd noble, who
received me with the utmost hospi-
tally. My sleeping apartment, how
ever, was destitute of the most com.
mon convonienccs OF life. My bed
had no curtains, there was not a
looking glass, there was not chail
in the Dom. Such being the case
was surprised and somewhat amused
at seeing mental attired in faded
livery of green and gold enter my
apartment with much state, bearing
basin OF massive silver, which h,
was himself compelled to hold, he
cause there was no table on which he
could place that ponderous relic o
the departed splendor of the house
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27
THE NEXT CENTURY.
II It Equals tho Present Ono IL Will Wit
ness Wonderful Things.


What will the discoveries and
leave to the twentieth? Steamboats,
and railroads, ocean steamer nsviga-
ton. clipper ships and screw pro-
pellers have been invcnted; tho pow
ors and mysteries of electricity have
been developed to the uses OF man
kind.
Implements and machinery to ena-
BILE farmers to master the tillage Of
thousands of acres with less toll than
was required in the cultivation of the
small farm of less than one hundred
acres.
Lighting by gas was introduced,
invented; aluminium was discovered;
also chloroform, iridium. liuhium.
magnesium, palladium, potassium.
quinine, rubidium, ruthenium, stron-
tium, thallium, yttrium, and zirco-
mum; daguerreotypes and photog-
raphy, photography, the stethoscope,
the complete sewing machine, the
bicycle. revolver and Calling gun.
tremendous explosives used in quar-
rying, mining and gunnery.
The steam printing press was an
invention of the early years of the
century, now developed to the priHt-
ing OF many thousands of sheets per
hour.
Electricity has been reduced and
trained to the uses OF mankind in
every conceivable manner, and
Edison has made its power the Won
der of the age. Franklin caught it,
reduced and utilized it to the usses Of
telegraphy. Field and his associates
employed it, Puck-like, to cable con
tinents and belt the world with in
Simultaneous intercommunication.
Electric lights and railways are
among the wonders which are in com
mon use. Photographs and tele-
phones are trained mysteries. which
everybody uses. What will there be
for the twentieth century to discover
or invent?
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27
WAS SHE m AID?
II Not. Why Did She Answer Him so
Savagcly.

savaEcly.
She was as dainty and sweet a piece
OF femininity as one could we'll wish
to behold. From the top of her
pretty hat to the tip OF her dainty
boot she was handsomely and becom-
ingly clad and she trippcd along the
street. seemingly quite oblivious to
the admiring chances that followed
her. just in front of the Hoffman
house, where group of men stood,
lay wicked little piece of ice on the
sidewalk, says the New York Globe.
1t saw the pretty damsel come trip
ping down the street and it glistened
all over with glce.
Just then the maiden stepped on
this wicked little piece of ice, and il
she saw stars, the beholders were
treated to bewildering and neeting
glance of lace. jewel clasps and silk
hose.
A gallant young fellow sprang TO
hcr assistance, smoothed down her
dress and picked her up. and as he
handed her her mufT he asked in sym
pathetic.tones, that were somehow not
in keeping with the suppressed NOR
riment that twinkled in his brown
eyes: ''Are you very much hurt,
miss?"
She took her muf without even a
Thank YOU" and, catching the
glance of his face, snapped out,
Hurt? Well, ! don't think it's any
of your business if | am" and she
wont INDIGNANTLY down the street
the color in her checks a deep, deep
red. Then all the amusement died
out of his face and US he joined his
companions he was heard to remark
"By iinks. What allied the girl any
way? ! didn't intend to make her
mad"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27
YOUR SHADOW.
Lost Shadows. Double Shadows an
Shadows Taken by the Devil.

Her father was clerk of fame
or Berthune's line of Picardic:
He learned the art that none may nam.
In Padua, far beyond the sea
Men said he changed his mortal frame
BY feat OF magic mystery;
For when, in studious mood, he paced
ST. Andrews clustered hall
His form no darkening shadow traced
Upon the sunny wall
SCOTS Lay of the Last Minstrel"
There are legends and legends, but
ever been entertained in the minds
Of men is that concerning the
shadow cast by the body. Curl
GUS myths and remarkable stories
on this score have existed ever since
the human race was in its infancy,
and are even current at the present
time In every country on the globe.
There are legends of lost shadows, of
double shadows and shadows that
We're taken by the devil. Some men
died and returned to life only to find
that they were no longer attended by
"a darkening second SELF even
though they walked in strongest sun
light. In Babylon it was proof of
death to stand corpse up in the
sunlight and see If it would cast a
shadow. John Fiske says There
is a family of legends which show
that mans shadow has generally
been regarded as sort Of spiritual
attendant Of the body. In
strict accordance with this idea, not
only in classic languages, but in va
rious barbaric tongues, the word
meaning shadow expresses also the
soul or other self"
In the story OF Peter Schlemihl he
lost his shadow in order to outwit
the devil! Even our proverb: Devil
catch the hindmost," is based on one
of these curious shadow legends.
According to the fable, the devil had
regular school at Toledo, Spain.
Commencement was inaugurated
! by the graduating class running
| through 4 long subterranean hall.
| The devil hid at a place known only
to himself, and, if he "caught the
| hindmost," ever after claimed him or
her as his special property. Some
times he only caught the shadow. and
the persons thus deprived OF their
second SELF were supposed to make
| the bcst nstrologers and magicians.
Nearly all East Indian tribes, as well
as the Malayans and several African
scots, believe that IL a man walks
along the south bank OF n
river, casting his shadow
across the water. n crocodile
will seize it, and thus draw the own
err to certain death. Several writers,
| Fiske among the rest, say that the
Iulus have superstition similar
| to that of the old Babylonians, viz:
That dead body has no shadow. The
Modocs and the Klamaths of Oregon
| formerly refused to have their pic
lures taken, for fear that the process
would take away their shadows! In
the Aryan folktale the "Witchdalo,"
or ..Infernal Sabbath. was celebrated
only by witches shadows. In the
note of Scott's poem, a quotation from
which will be found at the opening
OF this article, that author says:
1.-The shadow OF a necromancer is in
dependent OF the sun. Glycas in
forms us that Simon Magnus caused
his shadow to go hofora him. making
the people believe that it was an at
tendant spirit" Had you imagined
that there were AS many curiosities
concerning such ''shadowy" subject?
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27
August


For two years I suffered terribly
with stomach trouble, and was for
all that time under treatment by a
physician. He finally, after trying
everything, said my stomach was
worn out. and that l would have to
cease eating solid food. On the rec
ommendation of a friend I procured
bottle Of August Flower. Itseem-
ed to do me good at once. l gained
strength and flesh rapidly. I feel
now like new man, and consider
that August Flower has cured me-"
Jas. L. Dederick, Saugerties, N.Y.9
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27

OF rheumatism, and further attacks may be
escaped II proper precautions against expos
ure are taken, and there be no hereditary pre-
disposition. Unfortunately, people who ultl-
mntely become chronic sufferers. too often
neglect the trininR twinges and premonitory
Stiffness which herald the adyent OF this ago
MIXING malndy. Among the diseases for which
Hostettor's Stomach Bitters has been found
ef1icacious this is one, and the medicine teing
perfectly safe. It Is certainly TO be preicrrc 10
drugs used for its cure, which are frequently
useless, and nothing more or less than poison
Gus. The substitution OF this pleasant and
pure blood dcpureut for medicines inimieal TO
life in u slight oycrdoSc is u measure which
may Htly be urged UPON persons who desire 10
obtain relief safely. or who have failed to Oh
tain II from the numerous pseudo remedies for
this disease In the market.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27
some Pointers About Planting
RNspbcrries.

In a paper before the Northern Illinois
Horticultural Society, II. r.. Gotta said
that raspberries are US sure as corn.
and the ripening time covers wider
perIod than that of other small fruits.
A rich, deep, fine. well pulverized soil
is necessary He plants Reds in the fall
or spring, and the Blacks Mt the latter
scason; the Reds in burrows and the
BLACKS In rows. For early Red he pre-
fe-s the Turner and for late Cuthbert
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27
Was Going There.

Rural Justice - sentence the
prisoner to be hung.
Lawyer-But you can't do that
your honor, he must go before
higher court.
Justice-Well, amt that jes' where
I'm goin' to send himP Swing him
up an call the next case.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27

Sometimes insane people are con
scious of their own condition. At al
entertainment lately given in III
asylum one Of the patients said t.
another: Let's stay hero by the doc,
and watch the crazy people come In.
why. we're the crazy people, (" re-
piled the other.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27
A Hint.

you do not live very far from
here" said Miss Peterson to q young
man, who had let hour after hour
pass without looking at the clock.
Not very; but why do you ask P"
because you never seem to have
any fear OF being late for breakfast. "
Texas Siftings.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27

He, who has been boring her all
the evening-It's good night for
some of the bellies. Miss Edie.
She-It ought to be good night"
for some of the men, too.
News Record.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27
Comfortable,

,red Traddles-Yeh look awfully
comfortable to-day, Weary.
Weary Wiggins-An I'd orter. Two
lust stolen ride in from Chicago on
"a refrigerator car.-New York Her
aid.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27

What makes you think she loves
YOU and will accept your
..Shc isn't so particular about how
she dresses to receive me as she
used to be. Chicago News-Record.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27

"By jove. Mabel! sometimes think
you only married me for my money.
Those lucid Intervals are ercour-
aging. Life.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27

Til" summer Tours
of the Michigan Central. THE Niagara rall-
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routes 10 Pctoskcy, hackinac Island and
Michigan Resorts, Niagara Falls, Thousand
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Adirondacks, Green and White Mountains,
Canadian Lakes and the New England Sea
Coast.
A copy viii be sent upon application 10
O. w. RUGGLES,
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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27

F;Ts-Au ntx stopped ~ DR. btiNEs ehia.I
aiI.,f nfssOKga. NJ nt after FIRST day ufc ssr
ycufis cures Treatise and q % trial tqttle IRE. 10 ~
e,o4 upnd to Dr Kline. g3i rrh st. Philadelphia, 70.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27

Whether or not coming events cast their
shadows before depend, upon the sun.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27

When II tramp sHcaks into a yard and IS
met by a dog, both Of them are after tho same
fhluv-a bite.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27

"Hnnson's Magic Corn sKlye."
warranted to cure, or money reiuhssa- hsh
your drns gl,t Tor II Frieo IS ceuts.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27
check III, fir.t Appronch

What people often denomlnate sea of
trouble is frequently notion Of dyspeptlc
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27

The slot machines are admirably adapted
for taking the cents of the community,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27
i euro Constipation aud Dyspepsia.

1t IS very funny that when FISH arc weighed
the weight OF the scales has to be counted in.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27

SOMETHING UNUSUAL,
as a medicine, Is
Y DR.. Piorce's Golden
~ N Medical Discovery.
~ And, because OF
NJ ~ that, there's some
\ thing unusual in
the way of selling
M it. Where every
l. other medicine of
kind only prom
DX III Uses, this is 0.idrdn-
Ut teed II It over
fails to bcnefl. or cure, you have your money
back.
It's the only guaranteed remedy for every
di.aass cnGsna by disnrhered liver or i'm
pure blood. Dyspepsia, Btliousness, tho
most stubborn Skin, Scalp and Scrofulous
affections, even Consumption or Lung
s,,rofulal in its earlies stages, all arc cured
by il.
II purities and enriches the blood, rouses
every organ into healthful action, and re-
stores strength and vigor. In building up
both flesh and strength OF pale, puny, Scrof-
ulous children, or to invigorats and brace
up thc system after Grippe" pneumonia,
f1vcrs, md other prostrating acute diseases,
nothing can equal tho Discovery
You pay only for tho good you gut
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27

The way to keep children happy and healthy
in the winter, is TO keep them on ice.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27

BE sure and use that old md weli;ried remedy MRS
IytSstow's soorurNs syrr- FOR Children Teethius
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27

Would an explosion In sausage factory b
likely to produce mcatcoric shower,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27

DR. .shoop's Restorative Nerve pills sent free
with Medical Book TO prove merit, for &C stamp.
. DrLurI-ts aac- DE Sm0np. Boz W. .EAelne WIS
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27

i aa-g sy:. s.s Thompson's Eye Water.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27

O.. Dt\ MTG for "a sent e. o. u. with priv
Sd i n " y lsge OF examination klight 9
Atmore C.othiers, TIN 4 Arapahoe.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1893-03-09
Don't BECaUGur-

by "cut prices" Don't buy spurious
limitations uf DIR. Pierce's medicines
ut less than the regular prices, aud
think that you're saving money.
You would be, il you could get The
genuine guaranteed medicines in
that way. But you can't. The gen.
uine medicines are sold only through
regularly authoriz" sgenis, snd al
ways have been, are, and al ways will
be sold AT these price:
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery (the remedy for all diseases
arising from a torpid liver or impure
BLOODY, 81 % per bottle.
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
for womsn's weakness and all
ments), 81 90 per bottle.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Tellsts 1.-THE
original and best Liver pills., .
cents per vial.
DR.. Ssge's Caiarrh Remedy, 30 cents
per bottle.
And they're worth that-they're
worth more than that. They're the
cheapest medicines you can buy, at
any price, for they're guaranteed In
every case to benefit or cure, or you
have your money back. You pay
only for the good you get No other
remedies of their kind are, or could
be. sold on these terms.
Dealers not authorized to sell DR..
Pieroe's genuine medicines may offer
dilutiOns, limitations, or substitutes,
at less than the prices given above.
Beware OF them.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1893-03-09
BoM's This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
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+. J. CHENEY & Co, Props, To-
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Il Marvin, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, D.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price zoe. per bottle. Sold by all
druggists. Testimonials freee.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1893-03-09

SECTION OF COOP WITH A MOVABLE FLOOR
side will do. such coops will not answer
either for extremes of heat or cold. driv
ing rains or rats. The last named is o
foe to be guarded against with as great
care as is rainstorm.
It Is generally conceded that both heI
and chicks thrive best in contact with the
earth, but If q bottomless coop is placed
upon the ground rats cannot only get in
but the hen will scratch holes, which be
come filed with water in case of rains
A plan followed by many is having q
tight floor with earth an inch or so deep.
This earth, even il damp, soon dries and
forms an excellent deodorizer Frequent
ly renewed it serves twofold purpose
namely, q good floor for the hen and
brood and available adjunct to the ma
nure pile, g. it has absorbed the droppinq
of the fowls.
The sides and ends of the coop must
not rest upon the floor, but lap over, 50 as
to inclose it; otherwise during storms al