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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-13

well. como and wait for me- y
said Jean, who did not relish this
visit. However. he went into the
confessional and Marie waited for him.
Il shan't play that trick again.
Marie as long as live he whispered.
when he came out.
There is no need to do it again. =
answered Marie. And Jean Tissot
never went to sea
And Pierre and Jacques and Robert
wondered what arts he had employed
to win his bride; but that secret was
one neither they nor any one else. in
St Senior ever discovered. Sat
Evening Post
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-13
Dressing Poultry.

AS this is the season when our
neigh bors are preparing their poultry
for the trade. and like to be convers-
ant with all the new methods of
procedure. we give them one style of
dressing which for cleanliness and
rapidity we have never seen equaled:
To dress fowl with the least trouble
hang it mp by the feet SO that it will
drop to convenient height and at
tach wire hook to the under beak of
the fowl, to which hang brick.
Sever the jugular vein with sharp
knife and proceed to pick holding the
wings with one hand while you pick
with the other. Work quickly. Get
most of the feathers off the breast
side with three or four pulls. and
change the wings to the other hand
held across the breast of the fowl, and
with few pulls get most of the
feathers off the back. Grasp one wing
1T time and pull out the long feathers
ut a stroke. Then finish picking entirely
before taking down. When done,
chop off the head, take sharp knife
and cut through the skin around the
vent, being careful not to tear the in
testine. Pull gently and as the in
testine comes out insert the forefnger
and bring out the intestines rapidly
but do not break them. Get them out
of the gizzard and break off there by
thumb and forefinger and your fowl is
ready for market. If you wish to
make ready to cook. the hole must be
slightly enlarged and the gizzard
pulled out. cut open and the inner
lining removed with all food, gravel,
etc. A slit must be made in the breast
ind the crop removed, which should
be empty when the fowl is killed
Some people remove the lungs. It is
not necessary. The heart should be
removed and washed as some clothed
blood is usually around it The oper-
alton of preparing fowl for market
can sometimes be done by an expert in
three minutes. - Midland Poultry
| Journal.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-13
AND MODERN SHIPS.
Naval Architecture OF Oiden Times
Being Reproduced in To-day's
Men-of-War.

Naval Architecture OF Oiden Times
Being Reproduced in To-day's
Men-of-war.
The Greek and Roman galleys, when
compared with the ships of the middle
ages, show not only greater stability
but fitness for many uses besides that
OF merely cutting the water, says
writer in St. Nicholas. Inone we find
at the waters edge q sheaf OF twelve
huge swords or prongs for tearing an
enemy at the water line, while above
are two iron spear-heade rams to be
run out violently by aconcealed crew,
and shaped either to smash in bull
warks or to hook on to or cut the
enemy's rigging. From the platform
above archer's could discharge
their arrows: or repel boarders.
Other war galleys were provided
with catapults, from which great
masses Of stone or marble shot were
hurled upon the enemy's ship or
amid his rowers. Some OF the larger
ships carried great cranes, which. be-
ing lowered toa opposing ship, lifted
with great graphing irons her bow or
stern high enough in air to render her
helpless for attack or defense These
machines, called "corvi." were in
vented by the famous engineer
Archimedes, and were used by him
with terrible effect at the seige OF
Syracuse, where the attacking galeys,
according to Plutarch, advancing too
close to the walls, were spared or
grappled with great iron prongs, and
alter being lifted from the water by
the ends were swayed to
and fro, whi1led in midair and
dashed to fragments against the
rocks? Though we may doubt the say
ing that "there is nothing new under
the sun" we certainly find naval archi-
lecture repeating itself, for our mod
ern men-of-war are abandoning the
open fghting-tops at their mast heads
and using the round basket-shaped
fghting-towers which appeared so Oft
en~in old designs OF Roman ships, es-
pecially Of the time Of Julius, Caesar, in
which we also discover prov, ram.
or beak so closely resembling those OF
the Chicago, Atlanta and Maine that
we might accuse the later designers
OF plagiarism. One has bow the ex-
act counterpart OF the British iron
clads Lord Warden and Royal Oak.
now in the royal navy.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-13
DO YOU REMEMBER7

Do you remember one fair day
Within that room so bright,
You sang tender song to me
OF trusting loves delight!
Twas in the roses month of June,
Loves month that dies so soon.
Do you remember, love, do you remember,
When softly fell the mellow light
OF silver moon upon the meadOw-land,
The song you sang that night2
Twas in the roses month OF June,
Loves month that dies so soon
do you remember, love, do you remember?
The years have been so long,
And silence laid so still between US,
Since you sang that sweet song.
Twas the roses month of June,
Loves month that dies so soon
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-13
THE GENERAL ALWAYS COOL.

Stories of Lord strathnairn When He
Was Devastating Central India.fr2
A correspondent writing of the late
Lord Strathnairn. says he was the
most INDECENT lackadaiscal languid
person who ever dawdled along
Piccadilly.
When he was devastating Central
India winning the splendid victories
that irnmortAized his NAME he was
so lazy that he could not be got 10
dictate the dispatches recording his
own triumphs.
Months elapsed before these docu-
ments could be extracted from him.
and then they were brief. and meagre
to the last degree.
One day. when Sir Hugh Rose. he
was entertaining a gallant company
to dinner during tho crisis of the
mutiny.
With the utmost sang froid he was
delighting those near him with one
of his best anecdotes.
In the middle of it his orderly enter:
ed and. after saluting exclaimed
I'VE have captured 200 rebels. sir
To him the general turned and.
with that elegant courtesy of manner
on which he prided himself. serenely
replied:
Thank you. sergeant"
But the man still remained.
Again lnterrupting his chief. he
said: But what are we to do with
them. sir?"
Oh. replied Sir Hugh. with a
soft smile hang them. of course :"
and he resumed his anecdote.
In a little while Sir Hugh was
again interrupted in the middle OF an
other story by the sergeant. who
came in and said; Please sir. we We
hung the lot sir.
The general turned. bowed slight
IT, and, in the sweetest manner lisped:
Thanks sergeant very many
thanks" and when went on with his
anecdote as if nothing had happened
This story came to the ears OF the
queen and she was 50 angry that it
nearly cost Sir Hugh his peerage.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-13
Home Hints.

Persons of defective sight. when
threading a needle, should hold it
over something white, by which the
sight will be assisted.
A beautiful smile on the female
countenance has been compared to the
sunshine on the landscape, it embel-
fishes an inferior face and redeems an
ugly one.
Cheap, impure articles of toilet soap
should not be used; it is very injurious
to the complexion. If the face and
hands are powdered with corn starch
each time after washing them it tends
to keep them smooth.
Black lace will resume much of it's
pristine beauty if washed in thick
suds made Of tar soap. The lace must
be allowed to dry without rinsing, as
the tar irnparts slight stiffness,
which is very desirable.
II is great mistake to make large
tea biscuit. Properly speaking, tea
biscuit should not be more than two
inches in diameter and proportionate-
ly thick when baked. This gives a
delicate, moist, faky biscuit which
will be cooked through before the out
side crust has become hard or over
brown.
A new household implement which
will delight those who have suffered
the annoyance of putting down a
modern carpet at home with the old
time carpet stretcher and tack hammer
is a combination stretcher and tacker.
By its means the carpet is stretched
in place and tackled at the same time.
A room is busted only when the dust
is taken out Of the room. and that is
done only when it has been. carried
out Of the room. This is done by u.s.
ing soft cloth to dust with. and by
wiping the surface OF each article
slowly. and with care not to throw
the particles Of dust up in the air,
whence they will settle again some.
| where else -. g. -; - ~
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-13
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with 10 CAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot
reach the seat Of the disease. Catarrh is blood
constitutional disease. and in order to cure it
you must take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally. and actss directly on
Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed
by one OF the best ply sicians in this country for
years. and is a regular prescription. 1t is com
posed OF the best tonics known, combined with
the best blood purifiers acting directly ON tina
mucous surfaces The perfect combination OF
the two ingredients is what produces such won
derful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testi
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Props, Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists price 75c
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-13
Farm Notes.

Success is not made in farming now
without more or less planning ahead
The horse that has steady work
every day is best able to stand hard
work.
The knowledge of how to sell farm
products will come largely from ex-
perience.
On plowed land there is very little
loss of manure applied in winter by
teaching.
Do what is necessary to be done in
good season; there is often much loss
in delay.
On many Western farms there should
be less plow land and more meadows
and pastures.
A complete failure rarely falls to
the lot of a really good farmer wit \
any one crop.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-13

dirt floor not FIR away He had ex-
pected to show . difference Of several
dollars in favor Of keeping the bunch
of hogs in the large house, but to his
surprise those outside did rather the
best. He says: Our number of hogs
increasing, we have for some winters
past been obliged to seek temporary
quarters for the overrlus. Each win
ter we have kept hogs in a lot in which
was q movable square pen made Of
common lumber, the sides eight feet
in length and about five feet in height.
with a board roof These hogs slept
on the ground and were given rea-
sonable amount of straw bedding.
They came out into the snow to eat
out of trough in the open air. An
finals kept in this way have uniformly
done well both in healthfulness and
gain for food consumed
The arrangement that has suited
me best is the result of an accident
Owing to the overplus we were obliged
to make use of lean-to about fifty feet
in length and fifteen feet in width,
having dirt floor. From this shed
the hogs passed by gates to a, feeding
door in the main barn where troughs
were arranged for economical feeding
The hogs were kept in the lean to-
except at feeding time. This was di-
vlded into two parts by partition
and each part further divided into
two parts by a plank six or eight
inches in width set edgeways. In one
OF the apartments straw was placed
for the hogs to sleep on, and the other
was where the droppings accumulated.
The ceiling was about nine feet in
height Each week the droppings
were carefully cleaned out; this done
the old bedding was all thrown over
into the space where the droppings
accumulate and fresh bedding sup.
piled. The lean-to is double boarded
with building paper between so that
there are no draughts. Windows high
up are kept open, sometimes only one
or two, usually most of them, all win
ter long.
Now our expensive hog house never
proved entirely satisfactory for often
animals are ailing. the most common
trouble being in dragging of the hind
quarters. In our outside cheap sheds
and in the lean-to described the ami.
mails have at all times done remarka-
bly, well. there being a surprisingly
small amount of ailments and each
animal showing thrift and content
ment
AS result of our experience we are
about to tear down that part of the
main hog house which has heretofore
furnished the sleeping quar- tiers and te
rebuild. We shall now build a room
about fifteen feet in width, the length
of the building. This will be divided
crosswise into pens about fifteen feet
in width. Eight of these pens will be
place for sleeping, and six or seven
for space for droppings. I assure
you there will be no plank floor in
this room, but instead layer of clean
straw resting on dry earth. Along
the south side will be series of win
dows arranged to give an abundance
of light, sunshine, and ventilation.
from the frequent cleansing out of
the space where the droppings accu-
mulate the ground becomes lowered
and the hogs root a little where the
bedding is placed. Each fall a few
wagon-loads of earth should be thrown
in to keep the ground up level.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-13
Winter Quarters for Hogs.

Several years ago a writer for the
Breeders Gazette put up quite an ex-
tensive hog house, planned according
to his best ideas at the time. The
rooms where the hogs slept were not
large and had plank floor raised
from the ground. Wishing to test the
new building he kept one lot Of hogs
in a portion Of it and put an equal
pumber in q cheap structure with .
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-13
A New Use for Baby.

Little Dot-Ma. may I take the
baby out in my dolls carriage?
Mamma--Why. what for?
Little Dot--Susie Smif has a new
doll at shuts its eyes an cries .Wah.
wah.' I'm doin' to betend the baby
is doll and let her hear him cry.
Then I guess she'll stop putin on
airs
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-13
Creating q Demand.

Floor Walker-We haven't been
doing much business in dress goods
lately.
Merchant--No. I guess we had
better advertise sacrifice sale soon.
Floor Walker-In dress goods?
Merchant-No In something that
will make the women tear dresses
and buy new onea-Puck.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-13
A Witty Judge.

Lawyer, pleading for the defendant
II propose to show that there is no
man living who is more pretentious
more bombastic and more corrupt
than the plaintiff In this case.
Judee-You forgot yourself sin
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-13
ONE ENJOYS

ONH ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and feyers and cures hahitual
constipation, Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy Of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
it's action and truly beneficial IN it,
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in 50a
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA 70 syrup GO.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. xK AEw xoa9 nx
Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-20
THE STAGS.

We notice with interest that the "stsgs" which were so conspicuous in New Haven Society during the early part of the winter are no longer mentioned in "ths court circular" or in other accounts of social doings. We infer from this that they have left New Haven and are now disport- ing themselves on their native heath. They lad good time here and have much to tell their families and friends abont They were we'll received, and were ap- parently very popular with the fine women of New Haven. They can find no fault with the amount or quality of the notice taken of thsm by the great, and they have been faithfully attended to by the writers of society news for the New Haven papers. These writers lost no opportunity of mentioning them and describing their grace and good bIesdirg.
 We wish the wapiti pleasant respite from social pleasures and duties We do not know why they should have felt called upon to leave their grand homes in order to visit New Haven. It was, in truth, a kind of condeeoension on their part for which Nsw Haven Society has appeared to be properly grateful. Of course New Ha- ven Society doesn't need to be especially grateful for anything except itse'f, but it has felt little fattered by the visit of the noble wapiti. And the fact that they pre-. ferred New Haven Society to that of New York speaks at least one volume. It will perhaps be long before such state ly and princely visitors will be again seer in the drawing rooms and banquet halli of our palaces. They were grand to lool at, and their management of their feet ant horns was we'll worth the study of thos'
 who are striving to excel in social ease ant grace. They taught also the beauty O
 na;urslness. They didn't put on any airs
 and didn't unduly exalt their msgniicen horne.
 Perhaps this feeble and unworthy tribut
 to our visitors ought to have been paid be
 fore, and while they were here, but som
 of the friends they made here can sent
 tbem a paper.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-20
AN WAY.

You cannot have everything your own wsy.s-You cannot have everything any way.-Dallas News.
 Mother-My dear, you'll have to chop some wood and bring up the coal. Father Where is son Johna Mother-He's gone to the athletic club.-Good Newe.
 Miss Nugget-Would you have loved me had been poori Mir. Argonaut-I should never have known you, darlingl-Puck.
 A would be facetious correspondent in- quires: "What relation is vinegar to its mothe1p "Just the same, Horatio. that a champagne cork is to Its pop. p."-Life's Cal endar.
 Practical father-I told you to oil the castors of that table so they would not squeak, but you have not done 1t Duti- full son-I could find the castor oil.-Street & Smiths Good News.
 "The Rev Dr. Thirdly wants s5,0o0 to come to us." "Why, month ago he agreed to accept call at s4,0co." "Yes, but he's been accused of he .sy since then" n."-Brooklyn Life.
 Sorsmbls-You can't tell anything about the real pleasure of football unless you've i played 1t. Scra ch-Oh, yes can. was ! in an elevator once when it fell four sto- ries.-Chicsgo Inter Ocean. ] Bosom Friends.-'What do you say to the young barrister's making me an offer of marriage3' "Just what l expected i When I tilted him he swore he would dc : himself gu injury.
 Mother-My daughter, am astonished ; at your conduct with that gentleman. distinctly heard you kiss him twice. ] Daughter-Nonsense, ma. You know very we'll the conservatory has an echo.- Life.
 She-I get 80 much amusement out O my piano playing. He-(with the idet that he' saying something polite)-pn 1 afraid you're the only one that gets anl amusement out of ft.-Chicago New Record.
 Judge-why did you not return th, pocketbook you found on the same even ingl Defendant-It was too late. Judge Why, then, did you not deliver 1t in tn morningi Dsfendsnt-No use; nothinl left in it.-Fliegende Blatter. | Junior partner-I see you have engsget new clerk. Is he good salesman Senior psrtner-Good salesmsni Grea snakesl had to send for the police t prevent him from talking me into takin, him into the drm.-New York Weekly.
 Roaney-Say. Pat, ye're bit of sohol lard; kin ye tell me who 1t was ordered tn sun to sthand still? Noonan-I dunno Some sun of . gun of . contractor wh
Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-20
An Ant AS An Engineer,

III The pastry was delicious, and I wanted it my
 self, So put it in the pantry, on the very lowest
 shelf; And to keep it from the insects those ants so red
 and small made river round it of molssses, best of al But the enemy approached it, all as hungry as
 could be, And the captain with his aid-de-camp just skirm-
 ished round to see Whether they could ford this river or should try
 some other plan, And together with his comrades he around the
 liquid ran. To his srGga 50ya and satisfaction after travelling The place where the molasses was the narrowest Then again he reconnoitered, rushing forward
 and then back, Till he spied some loosened plaster in the wall
 around a tack. He divided then his forces, with foreman for
 each squad, And he marshaled the whole army and before
 him each ant trod. His directions all were given; to his chiefs he While he headed the procession as they marched
 off up the wall. Every ant then seized his plaster, just speck
 and nothing more, And he climbed and tugged and carried till he'd
 brought 1t to the shore; Then they built their bridge just working for an
 hour by the sky, After which they all marched over, and all fell
 to eating pie St. Nicholas.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-20
aumrma1 aud Gnmrier,
The Oldest Daily Paper Pulp
 lished in Connecticut.
THE WISH OF THE PEOPLE

THE WISH OF THE PEOPLE.
 The recent little joke about the appoint ment of postmaster for New Haven 0 year from now and the declaration of the president that the wishes of the people will be considered in places where impor- tant federal offices are to be filled have made considerable talk here, and it is already plain that if the wishes of the people of New Haven are considered Post master Sperry will much longer continue to do the work which he has done so long and 50 well for them.
 Az MT. Sperry's term does not expire until next February, the people of this city are sure of good servics until then, and they hope that he will then begin another term. And this hope is not @ partisan affair. They know that New Haven has the best and most experi- enced postmaster in the country; that he has suggested and put in operation more ideas for the benefit of the postal service than any other post master; that his experience and efficiency are as we'll recognized in the Postofdce de- pertinent at Washington as they are here; that he has looked upon the postal busi- ness as business, and not as politics; that he is not offensively partisan; that he does not allow politics to wrongly influence his selection of his assistants: that he does know how to pick out competent assistants and how to train and treat them SO that they will be the most useful and contented; |; that he has the confidence, the respect and the friendship of ell his helpers; that he has great skill in dealing with the public; that he is ever courteous in listening to complaint and most prompt end efficient in removing its cause; that he is always ready to receive eugges- tions for the benefit of the service and to act upon them; that he considers himself the servant of the people, not their master; and that he has Loyalty used his great ability and h.s great experience for their benefit, and for the benefit and improvement of the postal service, whose growth he has taken such interest and pride in and of which he has been SO large c part.
 We know that these things do not need to be said. Everybody in New Haven knows them. The postofice wouldn't seem the rostofice without Postmaster Sperry. It didn't and wasn't when he was out of 1t for @ little time We hope the people will be consulted when the time comes. There is no doubt what they will cay. They are not ss much interested in Democracy or Republicanism ss they are in getting their mail promptly and conveniently. They have had all the experience with Ca change" they want. They know when they are well off. And they are prepared to initiate the people of Providence, who kept a good Democratic postmaster in office during 8 Republican administration. He didn't all low his politics to interfere with the public business. and he did the public business well. It is the same way with Postmaster Sperry.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-20

The Small Laadowners-Some No. tions That Need to be Modified Vast Improvements in Rural Life The Tenants are Pretty Contented, Sober and Moral.