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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-07-26
Lice the Great Enemy.

Lice are at the bottom Of three.
fourths of the losses sustained by poul.
try keepers, and this is the time of the
year when they multiply exceedingly
unless carefully controlled. Cleanli-
ness is the great remedy. Keep the
floors of the houses well covered
with dry dust, over which should be
sprinkled little plaster every two or
three days. Air-slaked lime is good
thing to dust about over the floor and
yards. 1t is claimed to be preventive
of gapes, and we believe may be count
ed on to help in this direction. A solu-
ton of copperas (blue vitrioD, in water,
spread over the yards and floors, is
also good to prevent infection from
gapes and other infectious diseases.
Powder nests and roosts frequently
with tobacco dust. 1t will keep down
the lice. Also spray the roosts and
walls with kerosene or kerosene emul.
sion.-Southern Planter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-07-26
Science in Poultry Raising.

80 much has been said and written
OF late years in regard to the care Of
poultry that it would seem that the in
dustry might now be reduced to q sci
ence. Entirely too much of the various
farm products put upon the markets
are really unfit for human food and are
detrimental to health because they have
not been produced in harmony with
science and the natural law. No other
marketable product shows this more
than the quality of poultry found in
the markets. We quote the following
item from the Progressive Farmer: The
flavor of eggs depends very much on
the kind of food given to the poultry.
When hens are fed largely or almost
exclusively on milk the yolk is lighter
In color, the white has a milky look
and the whole egg is watcry and ,,less
firm in texture than those laid by grain
fed hens. The taste of the egg is also
affected, being insipid and unsatisfac-
tory when boiled or poach I'd and less
fine for cooking purposes even There
is no use in saying that the idea of the
quality Of the eggs being Influenced by
the food Of the hens is a mere whim,
since it is well known fact that the
eggs of fowls kept in the neighborhood
of the sea and fed almost entirely on
fish-taken as they come, embracing
the strong and oily as well as the
more delicate sorts-have ian ancient
and fish-like" taste, if not Smell" and
eggs coming from those regions sell
for less in the market in some instances
than those coming from districts fur
tier inland. The reasons why hens fed
on Stops" Of milk, etc, are able to give
no better. eggs to their owners is be-
cause the "old, old story is repeated in
their case. You demand the tale of
brick" Of your servants but you give
them no straw to make them with.
Curd hardly comes under the head of
milk, and there is little danger Of hay
ing it in large quantities to offer to
your fowls. 1t contains all the best and
most nutritious portions of the milk
without it's Objectionable water quail
tiles. But the true feed for laying
fowls Is one-third or one-uuarter III
dian corn, ground or otherwise, and
oats or wheat, together with milk or
whatever scraps from the house are
obtainable and as much green vegeta-
BILE food as they will eat; and with
these combined and fed properly your
eggs will be of the true gold and silver
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-07-26

A man ought to remember that his
children must and will mix with the 90
ciety which surrounds them and they
can not help being Influenced by It
Peas are good for orchard. They
are the king of the leguminous plants
which put nitrogen into available form
for plant food. n,EA
The potato holds its own In thSN tetn
ward rush of prices better thS 9ny
other farm crop. 1t Is the uni Ssrsal
diet of the race.
Burdock Is easily destroyed by cut
ting below the surface, or by mowinN
when in bloom and burning the tops
upon the ground when dry.
Do not settle in community devoid
Of public spirit, where there is no at
tempt at adornmcnt Of the homes or
Improvement of the highways.
The principal objection to sowing
timothy with clover is that the timothy
ripens later. and as consequence Ell
Their the timothy must be cut too green
or the clover be allowed to get too ripe.
Corn has never been found in a very
wild state. and must have been cult
waited by the Indians for many centu-
ries. and we have good reasons to be-
lieve it was greatly improved by them.
Have supply Of bolts. washers and
oil on hand before commencing the hay
ing. A few cents for bolts may save
dollars in time and hay the first week
IN haying.
No mechanic will attempt to perform
full days work without sharp tools,
yet farmers will use the same tools
whole year without sharpening them.
Why?
Horses are cheap now, and farm
labor is comparatively dear. There is
no use in hiring man to work with
horses and then give him team that
will need to rest at every bout with the
plow or harrow.
To preserve the fertility of the soil,
says the National Stockman and Farm.
er. three methods are being practiced
by our best farmers. viz: Rotation of
crops, application of commercial fer
tilizers and the use Of barnyard man.
ure.
Too many farmers are content to go
on year after year practicing antiquat-
ed methods. always growing the same
crops in the same way, using out of
date and inferior tools because they
will do" and when forced to make
change it is made by guess. To change
crops. tools or methods all Mt once is
not the thing as rule because in
that case we have nothing by which
comparisons may be made and posi-
tive results ascertained.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-07-26
Farm Pointers.

Do not wait till the grass is woody
before cutting for hay.
If we rob our fields Of their fertility
why should we complain If they fail
to afford us support?
Wide tires. with axles of different
lengths. on heavy wagons, would be q
great help to bookkeeping.
Many fail to secure good meadow
for no other reason than that sufficient
seed Is not sown at the start.
The United States irrigates about
100000 acres Of land; Europe about
100000 and Egypt about 100000;
while In India the little canals make
fruitful 35,OOO.OOO acres.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-07-26
a1ak,.s y. se.. Of r.,,,r..

To make the best of ones failure ~,
T istakcs 10 at once one of tho ro,...
and greatest &c gifts. 70 .ealixo ,h..
one Is face to face with failure mud =.
present a smiling vlsage to fllsonno,.s
ment destroys to a great extent '. ..
sting thereof. One of the most ho .ae
htul characters that the world has rrsr
Known, loved for his sweet slmn,i Lser
and for his exquisite self-deninl wh,ay
qualities have reared for him mn on
during monument of esteem in t ~,
hearts of all who are familiar w ite
bis career, was Charles Lamb. and ~
him III no small measure was rrau u ~
this gift. He was quick to realize w.
failures, and by his attitude .owans s
them completely disarmed criticism
AS an illustration of his habit In th,,
regard, there Is told IN amusin. SLOWS n.s
of how he Missed his own farce ot =,
first presentation. The farce. accorS ~
ing to report, was wOflllly devoid of hu
NOR. and SO undrnmatic as to ha ~
tally unfit for production on the st,co
There was much in 1t Of value, Iomh
could hardly write anything that hoS
No. e"S Al'ei!tN 'luNltty, out 1t was, AZ
a farce, Enthusiastically L failure. Lamb
was present, and towards the end ~
the performance, when it was evident
that success was out Of the question
his friends were horrified at q violent
outbreak of kissing from one corner ~
the auditorium. Investigation showed
that the kissing auditor was noae othar
than Lamb himself. and whan 49,.
the curtain had fallen on the first scene
he was asked for his motive in starting
the storm of disapprobation, he STAN.
mered out:
IL was of-fuf-fraid they t-tuk-took
me ito bubble the author"
For such u man surely this could he
no real defeat.-Harper's Young Peo.
pie.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-07-26

swill poured all over their heads and
much Of it split, will appreciate the con-
trivance represented in our illustration.
The trougtih is fastened inside the
pen. Two boards are hinged so as to
swing in over the trough. In the mid
die Of each board is strip fixed to
slide up and down. A heavy pin in the
upper end of the strip acts as conven-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-07-26
Finding n Treasure.

1t lay for a long time on the edge Of
the little brook, deep in the forest,
sparkling like tiny fame in the sun
light, and growing still in the dusk
like the bright eye Of some fairy hid
den in the grass
One day, when a very bright sun
beam danced to and fro across it, the
tortoise stopped to look curiously at it.
He was q slow fellow at hts best,
and fingered so long that Bunny stop
ped, too, to see what it could be; and
the squirrel from the fencerail gave
up scolding at the crows to ask them
what was to be seen. The crows them
selves are famous for chatting, so in
less time than I can tell it, they had
spread the news to all the forest crea-
lures
"It's not good to eat" said the tor
toise, "for I tasted it, and it's hard
and cold"
"You cannot bite it, anyhow" said
Bunny. II would much rather have
carrot"
IF it were a nut it would have
SHE'LL said the squirrel; "but 1 see it
is not that
ut might be a new Hnd Of corn"
said the crow, and one Of them flew
down to pick at it.
"Pshaw!" said he, lit is harder than
stone, and nothing like a kernal Of
corn; we can do nothing with it!'
1T is certainly very pretty" said the
robin; but l could not make nest Of
II 01,1 -,
have a cherry"
it u.s." meekly suggested the mole; II
found it under the soil, when 1 was
digging out my burrow."
So the squirrel was sent to wake the
evil, who sat doing in his home in the
hollow tree, says st. Nicholas.
Down he came, stumbling, blink
ing sleepily and yawning.
Here is something" said BURY.
"Yellow!" puts in the crows all to-
gether. Hard" said the tortoise.
Very bright and shiny" said the squ!r-
| rel. "AEd no use to any one OF u.s."
said the mole. "What is it?'
Don't all talk at once" yawned the
owl. "What stupid set you are! I
know what it is; goldv
Just then footstep rustled the dry
leaves. and all the forest folk scamper-
ed away to hide. Peeping out they
saw man walking slowly along the
brook. Just then his eye fell on the
glittcring little ball; and crying out for
joy he seized it eagerly, turned it over
and over in the sunlight, and after hid
ing il carefully in his breast, hurried
away.
well. never" chartered the squir-
rel. rlnning from his hiding place in
the oak tree. He seemed to Know what
to do with it,"
! All of the crows futtcred away to tell
of the strange treasure found by the
brook.
"The owl is wonderful fellow!'
said the mole. "He seems to see every
thing l suppose it is because his eyes
are so big. But wish 1 had thought
to ask him what 1t was good for!''
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-07-26
stamp, when the cooks fire has refined
them and prepared them as relish for
your breakfast table.
wheat and Flour.

Comparatively few persons are aware
of the remarkably large increase In the
worlds wheat acreage during the past
twenty years. Within that time the
production Of wheat in this country
has risen from $50, 100000 bushels. the
yield of 1879, to 611,7SO,OOO in 1891.
During the same period tremendous
increase has also been made in the
worlds supply by the enlarged acreage
in India. and the opening up of q vast
wheat belt in the Argentine Republic.
The fail in price of wheat within ten
years has been 35 per cent, but 1t Is
evident that the cost of proiu ction has
also been greatly decreased by the
opening of vast areas of new and cheap
lands in the West and the introduction
of lahcr-saS;ng maShinery. While 1t
is conceded that tiiere is no profit in
raising whoa. 1t the present market
price, it is r<Nsonahly certain that the
dollar hs:!hcl mark will never he
reached again unless in case of crop
failure Of large proportions extending
all over the world. Experts are Of the
opinion that there is more money in
raising wheat at so cents bushel ut
the present time, than there was ut
$1.i5 per bushel in 1883.
1t is suggested, in connection with
the marked decline in wheat prices
during the past ten years, that prices
of four have not been correspondingly
reduced. This is mistake, as the
grade Of -four which sold in 1883 for
1913 a barrel, when wheat was $1.10,
now sells for $500, with wheat at 65
cents. These figures show q fall in
wheat prices of IS per cent and in flour
of ne,rly so per cent. which indicates
that improved methods have reduced
the cost of flour to point below the
level naturally to be expected from the
fall in wheat prices.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-07-26
Dressed the Babfes.

1 Know mOtner VINO Is gong to
ruin the health Of her baby in her ex-
cessive care for its clean clothes. The
poor little thing never gets to creep
ever the floor after the dancing sun
beams or to kick its .limpled legs in
the air in vain end aavor to catch
Its ten pink toes. Not bit of it. 1t
Is fed at certain hour, which is all
right, but afterward it is placed in its
crib, where it's long dresses. >tarched
till they crack, are Strengthened out as
smooth as pillowslips, and there 1t
lies with it's legs pinioned down by
heavy skirts, its muscles growing fab
by from inaction and its blood slug
sit up, it is tied into a high chair and
it's long skirts drag down on it's poor
little toes till one would think they
would sprout corns.
The thing to do with healthy baby
is to have it clean twice day-when
it goes to bed at night and when it
dresses fresh about the middle of the
day. The healthiest babies in the world
get dressed in the morning for all day.
lust as soon as the child begins to kick
and wants to get at its feet it ought
to be put in short clothes and put on
the floor to work out it's own saliva
ton. Its muscles were given it to use
and it will put them to the test if you
will give it a chance. The mother who
thinks more OF her babys clothes than
she does Of it's health IS quite likely
to have the clothes left on her hands
eternally clean, and it serves her right
too.
Recovered His Memory In Old Age.
Authentic instances of old people
who have recovered lost sight, hearing
or speech, or who have grown a third
set of teeth or a supplementary crop OF
hair, are not uncommon. But cases IN
which perfect memory has been re-
gained, after being impaired almost TO
the verge of extinction by paralytlc
shock, are rare. This, however has nap
pered to William McEntee, an old man
of "a, residing on North Twenty eighth
street. During the recent storm he In,
sisted upon taking his daily walk, and
in consequence was laid up with Sc
we're cold. While sitting in his arm
chair after his recovery, a day or two
since, he found himself humming an
air which lie had not heard since ne
was boy in the emerald isle. linen
he began to tell a story which the old
song recalled, and to the amazcment
Of his family he went on to rccite Incl
dents and events not only Of long ago.
but Of more recent dates, Of which,
before his brief illness, he had no recol
lection.-Philadelph Record.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-07-26
Continuance for swillins Pigs.

Continuance for SwillinE Pigs.
Anyone who has fed pigs, and been
annoyed by their getting into the
trough while it was being cleaned out,
and then after they are driven away
rushing back and betting their feet
in the trough just in time to have the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-07-26

Asen divided into four sections, which
are known as the departments Of Ian.
des, Gers, Aricge and the Upper Eyre
nees, containing, 1t Is estimated, no
less than q million Inhabitants. A great
regularity Of these natives Is their fire.
quently manifested tend ancy to boast,
and so strongly developed has the quail
ity of the blustcrer been In them from
time immemorial that both our own
and the French language have been en-
riched by words derived from the name
of the province. Thus Gascon is
set down In the dictionaries as "boast-
or or a braggart: vainglorious per
SON." and Eascouade in English, or
gasconnade In French, Is the name
given to all boastful, Wanting talk.
For instance. the dictionary of the
French Academy. to illustrate the
meaning Of gasconnade, gives as an
example: I'll dit quiz Sc battrait con-
tire dix hommes; c'est une gasconnade"
Il. e., HE says he would fight ten
men; it's a gasconade."
OF course, however, the fame Of gas
conadcs docs not depend entirely on
mere fat Boosting like this. but on the
intermixture Of wit and piquancy with
the most prodigious self-exaltation. The
following are some examples we have
met with.
A Gascon preacher stopped short in
the pulpit. 1t was in vain that he
scratched his head; nothing would come
out. "My friends" said he as he walk
ed quietly down the pulpit stairs-"my
friends, 1 pity you, for you have lost
a fine discourse"
A young Gascon arrived ut Parts for
the first time. 1t was in summer, and
he went to see the Tuileries Immediate
ly on his arrival When he Jaw the
Gallery of the Louvre, upon my aon-
Or" said he, II like it vastly. Me-
thinks see the back Of my father's
stables"
A Gascon officer hearing some one
celebrating the exploits of prince,
who, in an assault upon a town, had
killed six men with his own hand,
BAH" said he, Il would have you
to know that the very mattresses I
sleep upon are stuffed with nothing else
hut the whiskers of those whom I
have sent to slumber in the other
world"
A Gascon, in proof Of his nobility, as
serted that in his fathers castle they
used no other iirewood but the batons
Of the different marechals of France
of his family.-Harper's Young People.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-07-26
Gnscons ana Gasconndes.

In days gone by there lay III the
Southwestern portion of France the
Province Of Gnscony. This has now
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WOMEN MISSION WORKERS.
Meeting OF the Missionary Societies OF
the Metropolitan NJ. Z. Church.

Meeting Of the Missionary Societies OF
the Metropolitan NJ. e. Church.
The monthly meeting OF the womsn's
Foreign Missionary Society of the Metro
politan NJ. i. Church. on Wednesday. was
unusually interesting and profitable. After
the routine of business OF the society had
been disposed Of a lengthy and intensely
Interesting letter from the mission in Corea
was read by Mrs Dickinson OF the Dea-
coness Home.
The condition of women and girls I'm that
country and the work that is being done
to educate and Christianize them were most
graphically portrayed. The efforts Of the
missionaries are fully appreciated by many
OF the women, who not only receive the
Gospel with readiness, but are eager to
learn to read the Bible themselves, to learn
TO sew. and to acquire other domestic arts.
Mrs. A. t. Stewart also read a letter from
a personal friend who is in the hospital
work in Corea, and is gathering up the ne
elected little children. supporting and car
ing Tor them. Mrs. Beler gave an INTEREST,"
ing Bible reading and talk. full OF encour-
agement and help. Mrs. Hit, president OF
the northwestern branch. followed with q
talk about the work in India, and drew q
comparison between the women sitting
around her with their Bibles and holy"
books in hand reading and listening to
their teachings. while in that lanl no wo-
man IS allowed TO touch or handle the Shas-
tas or Nedas or TO know anything OF their
teachings. Extracts were read from q
Iiindoo catechisT;i. in which the youth OF
india are taught that the most vile and ac-
cursed OF all creatures is a woman.
Home Mission Work
A meeting of the Home Missionary SocIe-
ty followed Immediately after. and in con-
nection with that work Mrs. Rice gave an
account OF some of her labors and ex-
periences in different cities. Her idea Of
the home missionary work was to get the
Gospel to people outside OF the churches.
which must be accomplished largely by
hrst providing for their physical wants.
People could not accept religion when their
pooles were starving, or put on a robe Of
righteousness when they were shiyering
with the cold. She spoke particularly Of
the emigrant homes for girls and women
which have been established in New York.
foston and Philadelphia by the Home Mis-
sionary Society. The homes are safe and
comfortable refugees. temporarily, for friend
less girls, whatever their station, who land
IRON The steamers strangers in a strange
land.
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