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An Ingenious Continuance.

To obtain light instantly without
the use of matches aud without dam
ger of setting things on fire is an easy
matter. Take an Oblong vial of the
clearest of glass, put into it piece of
phosphorus about the size of pea;
upon this pour some pure olive oil
heated to the boiling point, the bot
tie to be filled about one-third full:
then cork tightly. To use the light
remove the cork, allow the air to en-
ter and then recork. The whole
empty space in the bottle will then
become luminous, and the light OBJ
tanned will be a good one. AS soon
as the light becomes dim it's power
can be increased by opening the bot
tie and allowing a fresh supply of air
to enter. In very cold weather it is
sometimes necessary to heat the vial
between the hands to increase the
fluidity Of the oil, and one bottle will
last all winter. This ingenious con-
trivance may be carried in the pocket,
and is used by the watchmen of Paris
in all magazines where explosives or
1nfiammable materials are stored.
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III 7 d
GOOD FOR OFFICER LIVES
9sIT DOWN" HERE
OFFICER LIVES
HERE.

isn't many. ] could tell you every
.sit-down' from here to Philadelphia
or to Boston. There's not twelve on
the way.
"But widders is meat" he sighed.
"Most widders is open-hearted to Us
gents. This means that a wilder
lives here and you can ask her for
money" he added, as he drew the end
of house with a smoking chimney
and a big dollar-mark on the wall.
"That is one Of the weIcomest sights
that ever greets the eye of a weary
man."
After pause the weary one drew
two circles in the dust.
THAT means that an officer lives
there and you'd best give the house a
wide berth. 1t is put on the door or
fence of all constables, game war
dens, and SIGH. They has no liking for
US, and we has none for them"
He then explained that a single o
meant mo use asking for anything
here, as you will get nothing" He
added that it was the commonest of
all the signs, and the one most fire.
quently to be seen, especially near
cities.
Another sign that was all too fire.
quent, according to the tourist, was
q rude representation Of . saw horse,
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Beauty Blends with Butter.


In all the old Biographies New
York was, among other things, put
down as the first State in its dairy
products, says the Press. Its excel
lence in dairy farming was due to the
character of its inhabitants, who were
largely Dutch and large consumers eft
butter and cheese; to the extensive
cattle grazing meadow lands in such
counties as Herkimer, Delaware,
Dutchess, and Onondaga, and to the
growth of its great cities. The State
produced more and better butter and
cheese than all the balance Of the
country, and the Southern and West
ern farmers sent to the State for the
best brand of cattle as the merchants
came to the city to buy their best
goods. A farmer in Illinois or Vir-
ginia, when he had bought a Jersey
or Guernsey heifer or bull from New
York, generally advertised the fact
in his local paper and his neighbors
usually called in great numbers to
see this improved example Of the
bovine kind.
New York has exercised as great
influence over the dairy interests Of
this country as Kentucky has over
the raising Of fine horses, o. Ohio
and Illinois on sheep husbandry.
But few years ago the New York
Dairymen's Association began to real
iZe the fact that the State was losing
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Helping the CuIprit.

1t often happened that the negro
head servant on the farm was a
sterner censor Of public morals than
his master. Such an Uncle Tom
once told his master that a keo of
lard had been stolen, and named the
thief and hiding place.
Don't say word about it, " said the
master.
Next day he rode into the field
where the culprit was ploughing, got
down from his horse and walked along
beside the man.
Whats the matter, William?s he
asked, after time. @You can't look
me in the face as usual"
Then William began to cry and con-
fess the theft.
Come tonight, said the master.
@and / will arrange so that you can
put the lard back. Nobody shall
know that you took it."
So, somewhat to the disapproy AZ af
the jealous head servant, the culprif
was shielded from punishment.
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kept on the premises, and that the
owner does not mind turning him
loose at tramp. A picture like this
tells me that dog is kept, but that
he is disposed to be friendly"
The old fellow drew another dog,
differing but slightly from the former
in general appearance, but its tail had
an upward curl, while the other curl
ed ominously downward.
eyes, it's all in the tall" said the
veteran tramp. "Good dogs carries
their tails in the air, bad ones hangs
'em down low. Every tramp in the
world knows the difference, and
steers clear Of the house with the bad
dog"
He was asked what were the most
encouraging signs in the tramp's sign
dictionary.
"Sit-downs and widders," he re-
piled, decisively. This is a sit
down." and he drew chair and a
table, with some things upon it, that
he said to the experienced eye of the
tramp meant lots of good cheer.
IF you see that sign on gate you
can be dead sure of square meal
with chair to sit down on. They
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its prestige in this respect, and that
Illinois, Wisconsin and Canada were
producing better butter and selling it
in this city for not more than half
cent a pound advance over the New
York State product. The market
preferred the Canadian and Western
product, and the dairy farms in the
State were not making more than
expenses. The Western meadows
contained more plant food, and the
same breed of COWS would yield a
fourth more butter The West had
better meadows and the railroads in
its favor, and the Eastern farmers
must set about to scientifically meet
the competition Of their Western RI
walls or abandon their old farms as
New England farmers had done in
their unsuccessful attempt to raise
grain, ETC., in competition with the
West. It has therefore been a life
and death struggle with great agri-
cultural industry that has contrib
uted so largely to making the Empire
State liz population and wealth.
New York Dairy Products.
A few years ago the State Dairy
mems Association established num-
Der Of dairy conferences or schools,
where the farmers were scientifically
taught how to produce the best mich
COWS, the greatest yield Of milk and
the finest butter.
These schools and this compulsory
scientific study to the chief farming
interest of the State have had the
result Of partially re-establishing the
prestige Of dairy farming. The
farmers certainly have the best cows,
If not the best meadows, the best
stables and the best creameries of
the country. A dairy farmer of much
intelligence knows just how to breed
good COWS and what to feed them
upon to secure the greatest and best
yield of milk and butter, but how to
make his land produce the food
products necessary for such yields
has given him no little thought.
The State is old, and the large re-
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improvement in Machinery.

The wonderful advance that has
been made during the last third Of a
century in the construction of ma
chinery, and particularly in the equip
ment of ships with propelling power,
is well illustrated by comparisons
presented by an Eastern journal. 1t
is well known that the Great East
ern, that wonderful leyiathan of the
seas which was the talk Of the world
some thirty years ago; was in all prac-
tical respects complete failure. The
reason for this will be understood
when it is stated that engines of only
1850 horse power were provided to
propel ship $50 feet in length and
81 feet in breadth. In those days
engines of such power were consid-
cred very remarkable, and it does not
appear to have been suspected at the
time that the failure Of the great
ship was due to a lack of sufficient
power to drive her vast bulk through
the water and render her manage
able.
She was abandoned and allowed to
that the limit of size had in her case
been exceeded. But when we COM
pare her I, $50 horse power with the
20, COS horse power of that modern
greyhound, she City of Paris, yes
sci 120 feet shorter and nearly 20 feet
narrower than the Great Eastern, it
is plainly seen where the trouble lay.
Such an equipment of machinery as
the great steamships of our day carry
would have been entirely beyond the
comprehension of the engine-builder
of thirty years ago.
But after all it appears that we are
only just beginning to develop the
possibilities Of the steam engine, and
that there are no longer any limita-
tions as to the dimensions that may
be chosen for steamships. The Cam
pania, just launched from an English
is $40 feet in length, or only
sixty feet shorter than the Great
Eastern, and is equipped with engines
of $1,000 horse power. The propel-
ling force which these figures indi-
cate is almost inconceiyable.
The new American steamships now
building for the transatlantic bust
ness will be smaller than the Campo
MIA, but larger than any of the other
liners now afloat. They will be pro-
vided with engines prOportionately
powerful and representing the high
est modern skill.
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Told by q Tramp.

When tramp reaches house he
can tell almost at a glance what re-
ception he will get inside. He ex-
amines the gate-posts attentively ana
generally finds some sign upon them
which tells him what sort of people
live there.
These signs are the letters of a
universal language known to every
tramp in the country.
There is a certain Freemasonry
among tramps which has unwritten
but thoroughly understood rules.
These rules are those Of liberty,
equality, and fraternity" Every
tramp will do all he can to assist his
fellow, whether he knows him or not.
One of the duties of a tramp is to
leave behind him wherever he goes
signs by which the tramps who come
after him can profit by the results Of
his experience. These signs may be
found on the gates or fences of al
most all houses in the country. They
have been noticed, doubtless, by most
farmers and jewellers in the outskirts
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be increased to 400, with a working

be increased to 400, with a working
dairy of 800 cows.
The world is standing on tiptoe
trying to approximate the speed of
the future horse, but the amount of
food that is to be given to the future
cow and the amount of milk and but
ter to come from her is a very great
economical question.
Nowhere yet have civilized men
settled SO near to each other that the
cow does not thrive. In England,
France, and Germany she keeps pace
with the civilization about her. The
more nervous and intelligent the peo-
pie grow the flrmer grows the cow.
The more populous the community
becomes the richer and more milk
and butter does she yield, notwith-
standing the fact that the meadows
and hay fields are gradually becom-
ing smaller. The growth and per-
lection Of the cow is one of the
greatest economical triumphs of the
present civilization, for she is one of
the chief agencies Of It's existence,
and he who can continue the i'm
provement Of the cow is no less than
a benefactor Of his time.
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of cities. But it is not likely tina
their hidden meaning has been dis
covered by more than few.
One of the oldest tramps on the
road recently conflded to New York
Journal man some of the secrets OF
the "profesh. ,"
"You see, it's this way" he said.
"People is so different in the ways
they treats US poor tired men. It is
too bad the way some folks sets dog
on US. Some get guns. They don't
often shoot, but, then, few of us cares
to take chances. Then some folks is
good to US. So we does our duty and
leaves our footprints where the next
man as comes along can tell how he's
agoin' to be treated.
Significance of Tramps' Signs.
Il go along the road and see a pic
ture of church on gatepost. /
known that means good people live
here The little sign tells me that I
will get we'll treated in that house.
1--WE mostly draws with chalk, but
little mud does just as well when
the fence or gate is white" he con-
tinued.
"A sign like this" and the tramp
drew what he called "a bad dog" in
the dust, means that fierce dog is
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duce five times as much milk. The
result is that New York has the best
mich cows that have so far been
raised.
Cattle culture in this State has be-
come one Of the finest branches of
veterinary science. Many Of the
richest men in the State are devot-
ing their time to the breeding Of fine
cattle and are conducting some of
the most costly and prosperous farms
in the world, for they have learned
that this sort Of farming is not only
most remunerative, but it is one of
the most delightful and elevating
branches of agriculture.
The world renowned Jersey cattle
have always been prime fayorites
among most dairymen, but there are
other breeds that are constantly dis
putting supremacy with this great
breed of cattle. The two other
breeds that are well before the world
to-day are the Crumhorn, Holstein-
Friesian and the Guernsey. The
former breed has made a great record
as mixers, but it is to the latter that
particular attention is to be called.
The Guernsey is spotted Short
horn cow, and is one of the largest
and most beautiful and gentle COWS
in the meadow or at the stall. They
are always plump and maintain good
condition, and it is always pleasure
to look at and handle one. But, best
of all, they stand equal in record in
the quality and quantity Of milk and
butter yield with the Jersey and the
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pounds Of milk in a year and 1,O71
pounds in month. She is to 60 to
the Worlds Fair as specimen of a
high bred, rich mixer. Then there
is R0sette, with a record of 8,1O1
pounds in 351 days; Olga, 775 pounds
in one month; Margo, 6,O97 pounds
in eight months: Lady Antoinette
H., $50 pounds in one month; Britoni,
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though it bore but a remote resem
blance to that emblem Of toll. That
sign upon fence meant that the WIS.,
itor would be given something to eat
after he had chopped or sawed lot
of hndling wood. 1t was sign that
caused tramps to pass by, unless driven
by ill-luck and hunger.
The next picture he drew was q
house with a big hand sticking out
from the back door. In the hand was
something. /
%That means" he said, that the
place is good for hand-out. :
The old man traced the figure Of g
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SOL pounds in seven months; Cha
moinesse, 5,5323 pounds in nine
months; Rosaline, 5,716 pounds in
nine months, and May Blossom, $3.50
pounds in eight months. In series
Of tests made among the very large
stock Of thoroughbreds owned by Mr..
Morton the milk from Good Morning
showed percentage Of $50 of
butter fat"
Last summer Mr.. Morton's barn
was burned, but his fine stock was
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therefore exhausted many large farms
to such degree that butter produc-
ing was not even profitable. Plant
food is the hardest of all foods to re-
store to the soil. Grain food is easily
shipped, but grain food does not pro-
duce milk. Its function is making
beef, and beef and milk will not mix
in the same animal, therefore, there
was but one way for the New York
dairy farmer to meet the problem that
poor farms, ordinary COWS and ex-
travagant feeding had brought upon
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Holstein cattle. They are certainly
more beautiful than either Of the
other breeds.
A half dozen Of these beautiful cat
tie were on exhibition at the recent
food exhibit at Madison Square Gar
den. They were the property Of
Vice President Morton, and certainly
were one of the chief attractions Of
the fair. Every lover of the cow and
those who cared nothing for the cow
gathered about these beautiful and
gentle creatures which Mr.. Morton
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man with a gun and dog at his

man with gun and a dog at his
feet. /.
THAT is a bad sign. 1t means
'clear out, and tells its own story
The man has a bad dog, and will
shoot tramps on sight" /;
He explained many other signs A.
chicken on the doorpost meant that
the owner kept fowls, and that the
hen-roost was easy of access i
ave don't steal much, ;" he said;
"it's too risky; but sometimes, when
Yves pushed to it, we gets internally
brash. Then a chicken finds its way
from the farmyard to our soup-pot.
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saved and the new barn which he is
now building at Elerslie will be one
of the finest in the world and certain
ly the best equipped for the breeding
of fine stock, there being room for
more than 400 cattle. The main
building will be 800 feet in length
and IS feet wide, with an extra
width of SO feet for room for the
silos and machinery. The Morton
herd now contains 164 head and will
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A Brilliant Thought.

There may be more ways than one
to kill a cat, but l learned of a
novel way to protect that animal
from the mischieyous youngster the
other day.
1t happened that I was stopping at
a summer boarding house up in the
CatskilS for few days where an old
maid boarder had located herself and
her three cats for the season. The
children in the house, from the
youngest to the oldest, had led the
three cats such a dance that the fe-
lines were justified in wishing during
their waking moments that they were
dead.
1t had kept the old lady on the
Jump to keep her cats out Of the
children's hands during the day and
to protect them at night they had to
be locked up in her room. Thus
stood affairs until a few. weeks ago
the old lady happened to think Of a
scheme whereby her own and her
pets troubles would be ended. She
organized a juvenile society for the
prevention of cruelty to animals.
1t was a thought that entered her
head at l o'clock in the morning as
she lay awake trying to devise a
method to relieve the cats of trouble.
The next morning every child in the
boarding house was coralled in the
old lady's room, and she instilled into
the young hearts love for everything
that walked, flew or crawled, includ-
ing babies.
The children, little comprehend
ing the sport they were sacrificing, or
the deep motive Of the old lady, all
took pledge to live up to her teach
ings, and not only this but to get
every new boarder's children to join
the society, too. For fear the novel
ty would wear off and the children
would forget their pledge, the old
lady sent to the city and obtained
little badges for The children to wear.
The result is that all the children
in the house strut about like nina
ture policeman; the cats are recover
ing their composure, besides patches
of new fur, and the old lady can do
her knitting without fear of being
disturbed to rescue her pets from all
but sudden death.-New York Her
old
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stored. This has not yet become so
necessary in the West. Illinois and
Wisconsin hay fields and meadows
are as fresh as New York's were a
half century ago, and here is given
its reason for raising the best breeds
of cattle for dairy farming, for fine
cow will eat no more timothy or
clover than scrub, but she will pro-
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him, and that was to produce cow
that, being fed upon the minimum Of
plant food, would produce the max
imum of butter and cheese. The
farmers knew it was easier to produce
fine mixer than to restore the yir-
gin resources Of nature, for a fine
COW or a fine horse is distinctly a
product Of civilization and culture,
while nature, once robbed Of it's
virginity, can never be entirely re-
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sources Of plant food that made the
old Dutch dairymen in so many coun-
ties prosperous have been largely ex-
hausted.
Hardly any other product Of the
soil and the mill so exhausts land as
cheese. A ton of cheese will take 50
a ton Of plant food from the land
while a ton of butter takes only 26
cents. The manufacture OF cheese
from cattle not Of the best blood had
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had sent down from his farm at
Rhinecliff-on-the- Hudson. His farm
superintendent, Mr.. Cottrell, said
these COWS were sent to the food ex-
hibit for the high butter record they
had made.
Guernseys at the Food Exhibit.
"There is, for instance, the pet of
the lot, Good Morning, 1914, a nearly
solid fawn, imported Nov. 16, 1887,
and which has a record of 1926
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Cheap Enough.

A Mexican street car can be hired
for personal use for $3.50 a day, with
a right to stop at any place for two
hours.
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ABOUT DAIRY FARMING
THE HOME OF THE GUERNSEY
AND JERSEY.

Treatment of Thoroughbreds Is Princely
I'm America - The Finest Breeds Are
Marked DatntIIy as a Racehorse-Aris-
tocracy Asserts Itself at All Points.
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GATE-POST LANGUAGE.
HOW TRAMPS COMMUNICATE
WITH EACH OTHER.

Drawings and Signs Which Tell the
Nomads What They May Expect-A Ger
tain Freemasonry Among This Glass Of
Wanderers.
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The Black SWaIIoWer.

What terrible, horrible animal a
tiger would be were it able to swal.
low from eight to twelve times its
own bulk! 1t seems impossible that
there can be any creature able to dc
this, and yet, far down in the depths
Of the southern seas, there lives a
fish known as the black swallower,
which can swallow whole a fish eight
to twelve times larger than itself.
Happily for the other inhabitants
of the sea the black swallower is rare,
there being but three known speci-
mems in the museums of the world,
In appearance it is a slender, elon-
gated fish of uniform thickness, from
eight inches to foot in length. The
skin is without scales, the head
somewhat cone-shaped, narrowing
forward.
Its fins end in spines, thus pre-
venting it from becoming a dainty
morsel for other fishes. The mouth
is that of monster; it is very deeply
cleft, extending behind the eyes, and
armed with many long, sharp-pointed
and movable teeth. Such is it's ap-
pearance with an empty stomach.
Going about in search of food it
espies another fish many times larger
than itself. It darts upon this fish
from behind, seizes the tail, and
gradually crawls over the struggling
victim with it's jaws, using first one
and then the other. AS the captive
is taken in, the stomach and integ-
ments stretch out, until at last the
entire fish is passed through the
mouth into the stomach.
Then the distended organ appears
as great bag, projecting out far
backward and far forward. Over
this horrible bag, and resting on it,
the swallower seems to lie; the lower
fins appear dislocated and lie far
away from their usual position.
The walls of the stomach have been
so stretched that they are transpar-
ent, and the species of fish within
can be discerned. Sometimes, three
times at least, such rapidity is more
than the captOr can stand. The fish
within the stomach begins to decom-
pose and gas is created. The black
swallower is forced over on it's back,
when the imprisoned gas, as in a
balloon, takes it upward from the
depths to the surface of the sea.
Thus have the three specimens been
found floating on the surface, thous-
ands of fathoms above their true
haunts. In each instance the fish
in the stomach has been about twice
as long as the swallower, and from
six to twelve times buIkier.