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We are not sxaggerating says the FaneierS

We are not exsggerating. says the FaReierS
Monthly, when we state that one-6fth of the
soft food given to chicks is wasted. pot of
wet meal dough is thrown on the ground. or on
dirty board, the chicks trample over it, the
hen scratches it into the dust, and only few
clean mouthfuls are really eaten. Now,
penny saved is just as valuable as penny
earned no sensible man likes to have anything
entirely wasted, not even little dough. Chicks
fed in the above manner are, of course, hungry
again in an hour. and there are complaints that
"those chicks are always balfstaryed." as we'll
they may be with nothing to eat. A hen with
chicks never ought to be able to reach the
dough with her feet; she should be confined in
a slat coop and the chicks fed on the outside,
where between the Stats the hen can eat and
her claws are out of the way. In large flock Of
chicks, either weaned from the hen or cared for
by an artificial mother the chicks ito prevent
hustling and crowding toge her of little and
big where soft food is fouled and wasted)
should be fed in troushs placed inside of eoops
with Stats spaced according to the sizes of the
chicks; one coop has Stats near together, to
shut out the larger chicks. but letting in the
small ones; another coop has Stats placed still
further apart for the next size. and so on up to
the very largest bird of the flock. which, under
this system, will be fed with little wasting of
food. They will thrive all the better on what
they do eat, because no weak birds will be
pushed aside and filth will not be mixed with
food
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MYSTERY.

Every reader Il invited 70 send solutions and
original contributions, and to compete for prizes
offered. Definitions in form puzzles are given ae-
cnrding to Webster's International Dictionary.
Phillipss Biographical Dictionary. and Eipptn-
COTS Gazetteer, edition of 1891 Definitions fol-
lowed by asterisk ftl are OF words occurring In
tile Unabridged only. Contributors requested to
write but one side of paper addressing all COM
muncations TO Puzzle Editor, TEE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE, Washington. d. C.l
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN NO. %.
s5n-RoIL. s5S-Dim-pl pied.
Ssh Sa2-
ARA END
EPICS ANTS
ERASTUS ALFEREs
APATHTST ENFORES
sHPoTATo IETBRACT TOH
ACTIONARY DIRECT
SUSTAIN sESTISE
STARN sTIvE
Sly soc
REsHAPE CAssrUs
MOOSERS SAETANf
TUNDRAs WILLING
PALAMAE MISSILES
RIVERA LACERTS
CARCASS ITONEs
AGMINAL
SMASHED
STSKINS
INHIBIT
TAENIAE
BEHOLD T ERLET
PAPILTO 0REODoE
MERTLLE FARINAS
ARGLA PET I OR
PARSEES NOTICES
TERRENE RECLAIM
POSSESS SKEPTIC
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NEW PUZZLES-NO. 100.
NO. 697-TRANsPosfTIoN
He Is a man of weight,
And prides himself on being practical.
While others hold him more didactical,
And rather obstinate.
He tells his grief, at times.
To see bis paper, sage and sensible,
LeRvened with nonsense indefensible,
Like OUR PET FosERs' rhymes
Such folly he decries,
With many Solomonic attitudes,
And pseudo-Soiomonic platitudes-
20, puzzlers. be ye wisel"
Yet as the weeks reyolve,
They almost make our friend bystericaf,
Bringing eharade, riddle numerical,
He lacks the wit TO sovel
III. c. s.. Springfield, Ill.
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NO. 90A-DIAMOND

"A letter. Q. Equal value 8. The hawk bill
turtle f. Glass bottles for the table or toilet
s. A kind of pseudomorph. q. Paroceipital. 2.
The act of digging up again. (Obs.) 8. liquid
measure formerly used for wine. 9. An implement
used in eating food 10. A Hebrew measure Of
liquids. IL A letter.
-SToCKLEs, Mt. Vernon Ill.
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AUGUST SOLVING PRIZES.

Best list of answers to August puZzles-"M ys-
terry " Nos 100 TO I0i, incusive-''The CaDnoneer"
next best list Beautiful Homes" Among solyers
of We or more OF the months COM l cations three
suitable prizes will be awarded by lot. Open to
rH
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Elrnn.
NO. an2-nIAMnNn

]. A letter. 2. To prepare for use. 3. Asserts.
(Ohs.) A. A hare in the first year of its age. 5.
Those who reverse 6. Sleight of hand. T. Con-
ciseness g. Those who carry or assume an appear
ance. g. A white or gray volcanic tufa. 10. Sister.
ii. A letter. -REHARDo, Ardmore, Pa.
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no. 900-sQUARE.

l. King of the Bulgarans. 771-76. 2. The abb
normal change of an irregular flower to a regular
form. g. A town Of France, In AyeyTon. T. To set
iE a seat. (Ohs., Cent? 5. Portuguese musician and
composer; b. 1882 6. OF or pertaining to Idalium,
n mountain city of Cyprus. z. violent storm.
often of vast extent. characterized by high winds
rotating about q calm center of low atmospheric
pressure.
Phil Down. Brooklyn, n. Y.
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If any young, old, or middle-aged man suffer-
ing from nervous debility, weakness, will in-
close stamp to me will send him the preserip-
ton of genuine certain cure free OF cost.
No humbug. No deception. Address T. G.
Barnes, News Dealer, Marshall, Mich.
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EMMA s. PERKINS, PAsTIME.

c. G. FRIENDS: am going to offer prizes for
postmarIls. and want to describe nay collection
you will all be interested. I have but recently
taken mp The pasime. so am but Il tyro, and viii
appreciate suggestions or help from those having
experience.
For nay book cut leaves OF manila paper. about
7x10 inches, hound the backs nicely with n narrow
strip and with "A small punch made three holes in
the strip through which TO lie them. The covers
IRE from n brown pasleboard box. aud a trihe
larger Than the leaves
GA he inside glued Columbian stamps of diff
ferent denominations. On tie outside Of the front
cover Is border Of flowers painted. and In old
English letters tile words " Posimsrs" and ''ls93"
while spray of forget-me-uots in the center fu-
isied the back cover.
Now Imagine the whole tied together with pale
blue ribbon, aud you can almost see how il looks.
The marks arrange by States. and see can
pHt in extra leaves for any State when needed.
Then cataiog both by States aud alphabetically
in "a small memorandum otk which IaTranged for
the purpose. / have about 200 marks arranged
now, representing g States and some foreign post
offices; but want 10 get great many more and
offer the following przrs: For the largest and
best collection | will seud my miniature photo
graph In frame; for second best mhette, and
SAME for best collection from any State. All
prizes to be awarded -four weeks from dale
would also like to- exchange with collectors.
George Shimonock won the prize for best postal.
would still exchange decorated postal autographs
in envelope. @ t-
Emma 6. Perkins. Lakewood, R. I.
TYPE OF THE C. C.
DEAR c. C.: Holyoke dam at high water Is a
memorable sight. This dam built To imprson
noble Conneciicui River until IL should do
ice to mans ingenuity in various ways Its chief
is in turning diugy rags and wood-puIp into
beautiful white paper, which no doubt Is being
used by the c. C.. the medium by which their COM
bed wisdom, wit. fancy is diffu-ed for the
benefit Of humanity. but more especially the host
OF readers OF THE NATIONAL TRIBUEE.
Standing on the canal bank near the gatehouse
and looking across the raging water is sight to
impress the most thoughtless beholder. Its volume
swollen by severe rains in Vermont and northern
Massachusetts. the wafer measured on the crest of
nar 10 civ in he 4
dam being nearly 1000 feet. present some idea of
its great power.
II fist slides easily down 6o-feet slope. and
striking the rocks, bo- i'm fury. here aud there
fngng huge sheets OF water b gin in the air. incom-
parable to anything ever by me, the
rapids of Niagara between Suspension bridge and
the Whirlpool. Perhaps many Of you have seen
this view.
May not its great force be type Of the c. c. in
the influence they may exert upon tho-e with
whom they may come in contact in arousng dor
mani energies in The direction Of motto Pro
Psiria?
Yours very truly-E NJ Tinkham. Springfield,
Mass.
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no. 901-CHARADE.


The puzzle-sheet editors ali through the land
OF prizes are offering now not a few;
They hold out truly munificeHt hand
And say. Take these, pleasei we present them
toyou."
Turn about is fair play am sure you hold true;
Do you not? Yes, thought so; and. therefore,
I'll state:
Let us offer prize 10 the editor who
Will issue his sheet on its specified date.
You take out your purse or your pocket-book, and.
With smile that is milky and face that is blue,
The lonely, long boarded half-dollar is scanned
Ere II finally vanshes TOTAL from view;
You wait for the paper. itnpatiently, too;
It's day passes by, and it's so late;
But ii fails TO turn up, like the editor who
Will issue his sheet on iLs specified date.
"Won't you send US q fiat or form?" Is the
bland
Mild and guileess request-which I'm sure is not
That constantly catches your eye you stand
With our editors postal held gently askew;
why, certainly, sure" and without more ado
You send what they want. and FINE futilely wait
To adore it in print, thinking Inc is one who
Will issue his sheet on its specified date.
Enjoy.
Prince, this little squib bequeathe to the Krewe
As "a timely suggestion thrown out a bait
To persuade all to hunt PRIME the editor who
-HEsPERUs, Worcester, Mass.
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nos. S98-soUARE.

!. A kind OF radix. (Dungl1 2. German por-
trait painter. & ErvuIn lens. (Dungl) 4. name
applied TO a part Of the West India Islands. s.
Chiefs of thousands of men. 6. To fall suddenly
and completely. Z. English divine; 1850. 8. Per-
tanning TO Odessa. Cent?
DAN ID. LYON. Irwin, Pa.
IT. HINKER Bangor. Pa.
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A WORD OF G. G. RELIEF.
How Calls Multiply, and the Debt Due Uncle
John Dean which G. C.'s Must Meet.

John Dean which G. C.'s Must Meet.
There lies before the Editor nearly so closely
written pages mostly foo-cap setting forth the ne
cessities OF those who would like aid from the C. c.
aud Guards. THIS is only a small portion of COM
nunicalions Of this kind steadily pouring in some
OF which have b sent 10 the 6. 4. H. and WRC
as it would take up large part Of q. C. space TO
give even a synopsis Of the appeals pouring in
So far The appeals are largely from old soldiers
and their widows. some of them applying from
Departments where the GAR. and WRC
ia full force. In such cases it has seemed wise
and proper TO refer these calls TO the regular relief
dispensers ia those States.
On the other hand. calls have come from stafes
in Tie South where comrades and their families are
living isolated lives and ia some such cases ap-
peais have been inserted in THE NATIONAL TRIn-
UNE. which have carried relief to suffering and
destitute parties.
os,e Of these Uncle Frank Payne, Wood
blue. KY, who has been greatly bencfii ed thereby
Through the offer of J. w. Cole Benton XIV
Commander OF the Kentucky Division Of the N r.
&. q. Guards. the sum of SIS 30 added To Uncle
Franks depicted excbequer. Brother Cole will
send cabinet photograph OF Uncle Frank to
every who will contribute IS TO this fund
UNCLE JOHN IN DEBT.
Up TO May 23 1893. Uncle John Dean, Li,chfeld
Mich. had received from ali sources for the bene-
ft OF Oscar G. Pierson. g. r. Adams, and H. W.
Browne the sum of slli.92, an itemxed report of
which is in the Editors possession.
OF this sum $50 was received for Oscar c. Pier.
son. from friends contributing directly to him. The
IS mentioned in "A former report as from the Grand
Army Post. Fairbnry. H.. the contribution of
a single member. Past Senior Vice Mundt, of tho
n. r. G. @. Guards.
Now, friends OF the @. C. and Guards read care
fully the conclusion OF Uncle Johns report; see
how he stretched that fund TO meet demands and
take steps at once TO reimburse him for the def
cheney be has SO nobiy met In the cause Of true
frHiernaI love.
Uncle John says: Now I will try and ex plain
how 1 used the funds and divided them. Some
contributors srote me This mite IL for Person
Another: 'Th is for Browne or This is to be
divided among e three Another: This il for
you fi..'
'Ali money sent me TO as ] thought best /
have given to the o. c. Pierson fund. Disburse-
ments IS foilows
O O. Pernon bed dealx and freight on
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CONVERSATION CLUB.
OUR ROLL CALL.

Prize Every Week for the Best Paper Con-
fributed-A Frontier Girl This Weeks
Winner.
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rThe letters VS. mean veterans son, v.d. veter-
ans daughter and Wv veterans widow; members
ofassocations will be marked S.V. and D.V.I
Hattie B. Miller. Caldwell, Tenn; Cora Burke,
vd, Defiance, o.; Hattie E. Russell. Haley. Tenn;
Clara Benge. v.d., S6th Iowa Jetmore, Kan; q
B. King, wartrace, Tenn; Florence Brooks, Rock
ruri Mass; Charles STANDBY, S.V. ViuceDnes,
Ind; VIII w. Squires WATERFOWL, Wis; Daisy
Chaplain v.d.. Lily Magee, v.d, Garden Plain,
Kan. Total, 1852
THE PRIZE WINNER.
To Ina Gamer is awarded copy of Campfire
and Memorial Poems " for her sketch of an Indian
dance Will Ina please send her address in full 10
Kate B. Sherwood. Canton o., and claim the prize?
AN INDIAN DANCE.
DEAR c. c. FRIENDS: Did any OF you
Indian dance? Well il is very odd, and fear th1t
my description will give you a very slight knowl-
edge of now it really looks.
There are between 5000 and 1000 Kiewas and
Comnnches visiting the Cheyenne and Arapahee
tribes al this place. Alarge Indian dance was held
here recently.
You may imagine my disappointment in seeing
Chief Lone Wofdressed plainly in citizens clothes
bur the of the tribes ia full native dress.
Some of the great braves wore war bonuets that
reached to the ground. All wore fine buck-kin
suits trimmed with wampum and beads, aud set
off by feathers. Their faces and hair. and even
their ponies, were painted with all the coors OF the
rainbow.
Ioverheard n Undertaking to q equaw. She
richly dressed in a crimson plush skirt and buck
skin waist trimmed with elk teeth. She wore q
silver girdIe which he offered S25 for. and she said
she would not take 500 for II.
saw some of the younger ones with bandanna
handkerchiefs for Shirts aud one wore piece of
starred and-stTiped bunting.
But the dascei First they formed in line and
marched in circle TO the beating of drum in
the center; then tie children formed Il ring iu the
center around the drum, and they all marched
around until they closely packed.
Then they began TO dance, all facing the center,
and going up aud down. up and down, and moving
ia circle. singing-if il could be called singing
some monotonOus tune.
This dance was broken up and repeated several
times. and followed by one in which the
sqna-s danced up 10 the men aud drew them into
the circle. You may imagine this dance if you
will watch two girls jun ping hand rope together,
only instead of facing each other they stand
shoulder 10 shoulder, but not facing the way.
During the intervals when they resting
the air full of their loud talk and cries
I,,,G asn
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Ora Hicks Clear Spring, KY, Is the youngest
daughter of James " Hicks Co. B. 18th KY. Cav.
She is fond of flowers and good rending is mem.
her of the ~ +. Church, md Joined the c. G. in
1s92. Hight FIVE feet three inches; weight 1864
pounds; black hair and eyes; wishes to exchange
posals with someone in every Stale.
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NEW PUZZLES-NO. 100.

Authors of word-forms: Eugene, Rokeby. Ed
Ward.
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Just after the grain crop is harvested is al.
ways a critical time for young clover. II
stock is turned on the stubble to save the scat
tered grain, the clover will be eaten down and
trampled down, while ragweed and other weeds
will grow triumphantly over it. Where the
grain is very heavy and fallen the clover will
often appear to be entirely smothered out. But
if timely rains come, as they are apt to do in
harvest time the smOthered clover will re-
vive and often make good stand before Winter,
where scarcely spear could be seen at harvest
time.
The amount of feed that stock can get from
young clover just after harvest is trihing. The
loss from injury TO the clover far exceeds any
possible gain. Keep the stock out few weeks,
and when the clover begins to head pasture it
lightly, or just enough to keep it from blossom
ing and seeding. Better still it is to cut the
clover as low as possible about the 1st Of Sep
TENDER, and let new growth protect the roots
during Winter. If there is much rsgweed in
the field it should be cut earlier. or by the
middle of August. The ragweed is an annual,
and cut early or late the second growth Of
clover will smother it and prevent it from seed
ing. In well-seeded clover field no ragweed
can be found the second year. 1t only comes
where the clover has been trampled out and
killed by severe pasturing the previous season.
American CitltiUator
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Amount due me.

Now, my dear G. C. friends please help me bear
these expenses. / gave tBy commission of $25 so
the bed and desk. Now, thea, show by your
acts what yon cisin, 10 10 by pen, that you are
patriotic, by helping your ca;iBlry's pseservers In
their adversely. Your ever ioysi brother
Uncle John Dean, Litchdeld, Mich"
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OUR RURAL TOPICS
Some Practical Suggestions for Our
Agricultural Readers

Currants are we'll adapted to filing mp odd
places in the garden where other fruits could
not be grown, and ripening at time when
there is not much other fruit on the market
they generally find a ready SALE Even if you
do not care to plant for the market, it viii pay
to plant few for use on the family table. The
cuttings may be planted during the Summer.
Start in good rich soil, so they will be we'll
started before cold weather. Straw or some
other light material should be thrown over
them to protect them during the Winter, and
removed early in the Spring. Some prefer to
get the cuttings in the Fall and store them in
a cold cellar until Spring, when they set them
out
If the bushes are kept moist and growing
there is little danger from fungus. Currant-
worms are soon killed or driven away by Paris
green or the Bordeaux mixture. Care should
be taken not to apply either of these after the
fruit is of much size, as it may absorb the
poison.
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Ground oats is by no means bad feed for pigs.
but it should not be given dry; IL is better, as
being more digestible. TO mix with skinned
milk, or water, If milk cannot be procured.
The meal is better when made into a rather
thick slop so that il cannot be swallowed zoo
quickly. ANY kind of dry grain fed alone is
not so economical as ground feed, the ground
meal being more easily digssted. The neal
may be stepped in the milk or water the day
before it is fed, but it should not stand until
it is sour. If barley is fed it should be ground.
This grain is excellent food for pigs, especially
If it is mixed with potatoes boiled in the same
proportion, pound for pound. Mixed food is
better for all animals. as one helps the digestion
of the other. 1t would certainly be advisable
to change from the soaked barley to the ground
meal stepped as mentioned. The pen in which
young pigs are kept should be dry and clean,
and if good bedding is given in a tight pen and
the pigs well fed there is no necessity for
artificial warmth. Pigs are good feeders, and
if well supplied with good food they will
be warm enough in close, dry pen with plenty
OF litter, as they will keep themselves warm.
1t is never advisable to permit pigs to lie in
warm manure, as it overheats the pigs, and
this is apt to cause disease of the skin-C0 EmGss
Rural World.
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The maximum profit in dairying Is attained
only by feeding up to the highest notch all the
time the cows are being MIXED. The flow Of
milk once checked by a shortage Of feed, or by
the pastures drying up-as most pastures do
in late Summer. cannot be again revived with
out an expenditure which is vastly in excess
of what would have been required to maintain
it. There are few pastures which will produce
so abundantly through the Summer that there
is not much time soiling ration could not be
used to advantage. Bill feed is expensive,
and some men seem constitutionaIly opposed
to its use while bite of grass is to be had. but
if there is nothing else to supply the deficiency
of late Summer pastures with, then mill feed
becomes a very economical thing. and much
less expensive TO use than If you delay until
later before beginning on it. There are some
objections to full soliug so long az the hot
weather lasts, and probably for most darymeu
it is beat to continue pasturing the cows and to
introduce partial soiling with the second
growth clover, feed some grain, and later on
the sweet corn, and thus keep the cows up to
as full flow as may be.
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SUNDAY MEDITATION
A Study of the international Sunday
School Lesson Appointed for Aug.
Is, 1893. ,S ou, -

Subject: st. PauFs Last Visit to Jerusalem.
Acts, 2I;27-3g.
lone reading these notes should first carefully
study the paragraph from the Holy Scriptures as
indipated above.
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INTRODUCTION.

Our last lesson found ST. Paul at Miletus.
After little he set out ofcr Jerusalem. We
notice intermediate places only briefly.
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THE PRIZE WINNER.

To Ina Gamer is awarded copy of Campfire
and Memorial Poems ~ for her sketch of an Indian
dance. Will Ina please send her address in full 10
Kate B. Sherwood, Canton, o.. and claim the prize?
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very nice corn-5resd is made follows:
three cups oil cSTn-meal one cup Of -four, one
cup OF moias-es, two cups of sweet milk, two heap
Ing tesspoonfas Of baking powder; scald wo CUPS
oi eorn-mea. mix the other cup with the -four and
DakinR-pewderi stir az together, place ia "a but
tered niod ard steam three hours This may be
eaten hot cold.