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make better morse when matured.
Ii all farmers cannot have registered
stock they can improve what they have
by good breeding and good care
Generally good looking horse will
sell well, but with speed, in addition to
good looks he will be more valuab c.
Better supply the home market full
ly when eggs are cheap, and let high
priced meat find market elsewhere.
Much of success attained in business
life is secured by being posted
Moral: Read your agricultural paper
thoroughly.
If you have been buying beef at
twelve cents a pound and selling eggs
at six cents a dozen you have been
losing money.
The Massachusetts Experiment Sta
ton found that feeding skim milk to
calves and hogs was equivalent to SELL
ing the milk at thirty-fve cents hun.
bred.
The beneficial effects of a clover
sod are not limited to the nitrogen it
contains, as the mechanical effect in
loosening the soil is an important
item.
Do not let up on furnishing
''greens" for the poultry now that the
dry weather seems to have come to a
settled fact. And see that the fowls
have plenty of water.
In many focks moulting will soon
begin. A little extra meat or a LITTLE
oilmeal mixed in the daily ration will
not be bad thing to give the fowls.
The sooner the moulting is over the
better will the flock go into winter,
The man who expects to make
money with Tor from) poultry must
attend to business. Buying lot Of
hens and throwing them some sixty.
cent corn twice day will take money
out of the pocket rather than put il
in.
What is the relation of butter fot
to cheese? Professor Babcoek of
Wisconsin found that milk ayeraoino
3.l6 per cent of fat made 2. SO pounds
Of cheese; milk averaging $50 nor
cent of fat made $50 pounds of
cheese, and milk averaging 4.53 Der
cent of fat made 2.39 pounds Of
cheese.
The day is past when money can be
made by buying eggs in summer, nut.
ting them in a barrel, pouring a lima
solution over them and taking them
out two years after for sale. II is
doubtful if they will sell for epouob
the winter following putting down 10
make money. LINED eggs sell yerv
cheap these days.
Hens that steal their nests and
bring forth brood of young, downv
chicks, usually live apart from tbo
flock of chickens kept about the farm
They are inclined to lie less anxious
to associate with the flock, room,no
more at large with their family of RI.
tie ones and more attentive to the.
charge, and less patient with those
who would want to handle them.
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Irrigation in 'Drouthyo Kan.


A large individual irrigation plant
In Kansas is described as follows nv a
paper in that State:
Among the irrigation plants in
course Of construction in Kansas
probably the most extensive is that
of Mr.. G. NJ. Munger, Of Eureka,
Greenwood county. lie is Construct
ing reservoir which will covera about
100 acres with water This is done
by building dam ?, 500 feet long snd
SO feet high at is greatest height.
This, as described by the Irrigation
Farmer will catch The storm waters
from large area and will be used
primarily for the irrigation of a 500
acre orchard now just beginning to
bear. The water will be raised by
two compound duplex steam lumps,
the water cylinders Of which are
twelve by fifteen inches. Each nump
has ten inch suction and eight inch
discharge These pumps win eie-
yate the water to a height OF sixty
five feet, delivering it en- the highest
part Of Mr., Munger's farm. The es-
timated cost Of the plant comnlete.
including bitches for distribution Of
the water is SIS. 600
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The total area of the United State,
IS 3,570,27l square miles, or >, 2s4.-
973, 440 acres; hence it will be seen
that the principal crops produced re-
quire less than niue per cent. of the
total area, OF course, there is a large
part Of the 81 per cent. of the whole
area not cultivated, which Is not now
and never will be tillable: vet it
must be entirely clear to the man
who has travelled much in lis own
country that the Capacity for prOduc-
Ing the necessities and even luxurfes
Of life, is practically unlimited over
the immense domain of the United
States. And when we reflect too.
that the yield per acre Of all the
c ops named above is pitifully small,
owing to our barbafous methods OF
farming, it will be seen that thew
who are already groaning because our
productive areas are becoming ex-
hausted are unduly moved in the
wrong direction. We already pro-
duce too much Of almost every crop:
but should necessity demand or high
prices encourage, the yield of every
cultivated acre in the United States
might be easily doubled.
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pt. Kilmer's SwAMP-Roor cures
all Kidney and Bladder troubles
Pamphlet and Consultation freq
Laboratory Binghamton, N. Y.
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People who are troubled with sleeplessnes'
should drink cocoa. instead OIL tea oc Gomez
at the evening meal.
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The poker table Is about the only
place where man can have tie
blues and be happy at one and the
same time. Buffalo Courier.
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Karls Clover Root, the great blood purifier,
In and cures constipation, 25 cts, 80 cts. 81
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The chemical composition of the epidermis
Of the heel is nearly the same as that OIL the
matter, horns and hoois.
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The sense OF taste is most acute in the base.
tip and edges OF the tongue, and is almost
wholly lacking on its inferior surface.
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OUR FRiNCELY DOMAIN,
No Danger OF. Crowding on Uncle sai
Farr,l Yef.

No Danger OF. Crowding on Uncle Sam
Farm Yet.
We hear much talk aboutthe avail
able land in this country being &C
cupied, says the California Frul
Grower. 1t is a great mistake. /
comparatively small part of the AZ
Of he United States !siss eccupiS III.
productive purposes. The following
facts will lie Of interest as showing
that less than nine per cent. Of the
area Of the country is occupied in tho
production of staple crops
BY the figures of the Department
of Agriculture for 1893, we reach the
following facts relating to the croI0
area:
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her Is more Catarrh In this section OF the
eOQntn than all other diseases put together,
and uai the last few years was supposed TO be
lndnrale. For great many years doctors pro-
uonncl it a local d sease, audprsscribed local
renees, and by constantly failing to cure
" n zeal treatment, pronounced it incurable
has proven catarrh to be consiitu-
isease and therefore requires constitu-
r. .eatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, maui
NE q sed Dy +. !. Cheney x Co., Toledo, Ohio'
Isfl IN constitutional cure on the market.
IL I Ken internally in doses from lndrops 20
I is5spoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
M mucous surfaces of the system. They oifer
r. hundred dollars r any case it fails TO
dre. send for scirculars and testimonials
fBse. Address r.,.so n
tR-Snld by DrnRgiatS. zoe.
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A STEEL shaft is to mark the his.
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The female fly has 10000 eyes.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduce lnnamm az.
ion. allays pain, cures wind collie. Csc. bottle
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FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Poor pasture and too much exercise
cut down the profits.
Always keep salt where the COWS
can have easy access to it.
What farm stock is worth keeping
is well worth keeping well.
Many farmers, in feeding, waste
what, if saved, would make a good
profit.
Keep the stock out of low, damp
pastures, at night especially, during
the fall.
When buying a horse for work on
the farm make this a point-that it is
good walker.
In breeding, the individual merit Of
the sire should be taken into account
as well as long pedigree.
The greater the variety Of grasses
in the pasture the better far the tIo N
of the stock that feeds there. 0'f
Give colt plenty ofopportunl- -
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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-01-13
Baking THE UMBRELLA THIEF.

A Washington Man Has Invented an Au-
Dramatically Returnable Rain Shield.
Another long-felt want is about to be
filed. Drawings for the invention we're
received at the patent office only few
days ago, and the man, who, by the way,
is a Washingtonian, is preparing to
build him house in the most fashiona-
BILE part of the city with the prospec-
tive funds from this invention. 1t is
nothing less than an automatically re-
turuable artistic, especially umbrella.
That is, one that will make its own ar
engagements for its owner when lost.
The nomadic habit of umbrellas, espe-
cially when left unclaimed in the neigh
borhood of crowd, has long been sub
iect Of comment, and it has been a seri-
GUS question whether the trouble were
altogether with the morals Of the UNI
brella that would go of and lose itself,
or an innate depravity of the umbrella
using public that made findings keepings
without much inquiry as to the identity
of the loser. The new, non-losable UNI
brella does not differ essentially from
the ordinary article, says the Washing
ton Post, except that it has little stout
er handle. Herein is concealed the
working part of the device. 1t is COM
pactlY arranged phonograph, with a
multiplying reverbrator, enabling it to
be heard for, say, the length of street
car or good-sized hallway. Inconnec-
tion with the photograph is a combina-
tion lock which sets the machine for
action. The owner of the umbrella on
setting it down simply switches in the
combination and as soon as it is picked
up the photograph gets in its work.
The remarks can be arranged according
to the taste in oratory of the man who
owns the umbrella and can range from
a politely couched request not to dis
turb the rain protector to a stentorian
cry of ''Stop thief" or "This fellow is
stealing another mans umbrella" or
any other exclamation of a more forci-
BILE nature, the strength of the language
being only limited by the local munich
pal ordinances regarding profanity.
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tered on this prospective object, now
left the territory, and not having the
means of sustaining the expense of re-
moving his friends remains, as he had
promised, deferred it until he was able.
He drifted out to Africa and soon did
we'll there. One of the first uses he
made of his money was TO come to
America to carry out his pledge to Har-
ris, who lad been dead nearly forty
years.
Lippenworth counted on the climate
having preserved the bones, at least,
but was not prepared for the way in
which nature had kept the body. He
identified the place after some little
trouble and had the grave opened, but
the men with him called out that there
was some mistake and that they had
opened the grave of some newly buried
person, as the body had not yet begun
to decay. Lippenworth came to see
for himself and easily recognized Har-
ris, who looked as If he had just been
buried, but on attempting to remove
the body it was found more than six
men could accomplish and more he.
had to be obtained. The body had been
converted entirely into stone; the very
mark of the bullet as it entered his
temple and the gashes of the knife as
his scalp was taken were to be seen.
The body weighed in the neighborhood
Of / 200 pounds, the clothes and beard
even having been reproduced in stone.
II ascarted to the railroad and shipped
to Harris old home, where 1t will be re-
inferred, as he directed.
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the way she told her astonished hostess
her story. AS they eneered the room
they saw Dorth and DIR. Rodman APP
proach.
"Ah, where is my patient" said the
doctor, darting a quick, steady glance
at Phyllis.
Here l am, sir, well and happy" an
swered Hartford, coming forward. MRS.
Bartlett, Mr.. Dorth, listen to me, and
let me expose this man who would have
killed me had he the power.'
"But the man is mad" interposed DIR.
Rodman.
my father is no more mad than you
are, sir" said Phyllis, with bright, glis-
tening eyes.
"You know who this mani u.s. Mrs. Bart
lett. He is the keeper of private in
sane asylum" said Hartford "a friend
of his, who was to be the sole legatee
to large fortune in case / was sup
posed to be of unsound mind for twenty
years, or die in the meantime without
c. ildren, couspired with him to keep
me out of the way and to hide all traces
of my daughters existence. And all
this time, since / was taken away from
Phyllis, these two scoundrels have been
robbing me of what is mine and my
daughters. But / have here got
something that will show that l am
sane"
4 AS he spoke he took from his pocket
document which he imme diately hand
ed to Dorth.
"There," he went on, is a certificate
signed by magistrate and a doctor
that am as well in mind and in body
as anybody. Look at that man." he
said sternly, turning to DR.. Rodman,
who looked uneasily about him. "That
man is a thief and would be murder
er, and am going to put him in the
hands of the police"
But before anyone could move to the
door Rodman had vanished. He was
next heard of in London, and shortly
afterward, with the dishonest trustee
of the Hartford fortune, decamped with
as much of the latter as they could lay
their rascally hands on.
The rejoicing at Hazeldean on the
meeting of Hartford and his daughter
was rs hearty as that shown at the
queens jubilee. Dorth ultimately mar
ried Phyllis Hartford, who was now
quite a small heiress. Her father
quickly regained his old position in so
ciety, and Phyllis "aunt"-but, there
that is a secret.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-01-13
An Irishman Outwltted.

An Irishman was working on new
railway a short time since, and one pay
day he said to the granger;
"Do We want any more hands, sur?
for have a brother at home that wants
jobs"
The granger asked him what kind of
a workman his brother was.
Gath, sur, he's as good a man as
myself" replied Pat.
CAN right. Tell him to come and
start on Monday"
"While I'm akin for me brother,
there's me poor ovid father at home
wanting job at the same time, yer
honor"
"Well, what sort of man is your
father, Patl"
"Be jabers, sur, he's as good man
as the both of u.s.
"Oh, WE'LL" said the granger, "tell
your father to come, and you and your
brother may stay away"
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HIS BODY TURNED TO STONE.
A Story of Early Days in the Land of the
Mormons.


A story of Early Days in the Land of the
MOrmons.
A human body from which life had
been extinct nearly forty years, but
which is so well preserved that old ac-
quantances could recognize it, was car
ried from Pleasantly Valley, Utah, re-
Gently by Mrs. Lippinworth, now of
Cape Town, Africa. The story, as told
by the San Francisco Chronicle, is one
of the early days of Utah.
James Lippinworth and a boyhood
friend, Paul Harris, came out to the
newly created territory in 1855 looking
for gold and silver in the mountains
southeast of this place. One day the
youthful prospectors heard that the
Indians were rising against them and
made hurried preparations to cross
Green river. But on their way they
ran into proving band of redskins,
who fired upon them and wounded
Harris with a poisoned arrow. They
succeeded, however, in esca ping after
killing three of the seven Indians, and
went on their way to spot where they
knew ten or twelve Mormon farmers
to have camped. But, after the first
20 miles, Harris foot grew so painful
that he was obliged to stop. His COM
panion waited on him, but at last the
poor fellow declared that If Lippen-
ffh IL H.
death to them both and urged Lippin-
worth to 60 on and bring back assist
ance to carry him on. He kept his re-
volver and told his friend that if the
Indians appeared he would kill himself
before he would fall into their hands
again.
With much reluctance Lippenworth
agreed to go on, as to stay meant only
for both to die there of hunger or to be
killed by the enemy. But before Har.
ris was left alone he made his friend
promise that if it were possible for him
to come back, and if on coming back he
found him dead, he would bury his body
and when he was able take it back to his
home in Albania, where he wished il
buried beside his mother and father
This Lippenworth promised, and went
on. He found the Mormons, who had
made friends with the Indians by judi
cious gifts, and they accompanied him
to the spot where he left his friend
But Harris was dead and his scalp was
gone, this having been taken by the
Indians as they passed his dead body
for on their approach he had sent Z
bullet through his temple, as he had
said he would. Lippenworth, reduced
still more in fortune than when he en-
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-01-13
Fearful Slaughter of Human Beings
in a Texas Town.
PUMPED FULL OF LEAD
London Gayle Shoots Panic Stricken
Dancers Over the Prostrted Body
of His Brothers.

COLUMBIA, Texas, Jan. 9.-Full &C
counts of wholesale killing at Cedar,
about three miles from here, are in.
E. N. Williams was dancing on the floor,
and aroused the animosity of Lemon
Gayle, who demanded that Williams
surrender his place on the floor. Will
liams al first refused, but Gayle be-
came boisterous, and Williams started
from the room, when Gayle, his brother,
London Gayle, and Bob Ealy began
firing at Williams and others. London
Gayle shot through the window and
killed boy named Waddy, when an
other boy-Isaac Scott-remarked ;
London Gayle has killed Waddy,"
whereupon London turned, and saying,
What is that to you9" and shot the boy
through and through, killing him in
stantly.
Then a general fusilade followed
from guns and pistols. woman was
shot through the breast and is now
dead. Lemon Gayle is shot through
the body, and will die; girl is shot in
the face near the eye, another square
in the middle of the head, the ball lodg
ing next to the skin back of the head
one boy is shot through the arm ant
another through the right hand ant
others have received various slightel
wounds.
After Lemon Gayle was shot, it il
said his brother London also ran in ant
stood over his PROSTATE body, Win
chester in hand, and pumped cold Leaf
into the panic stricken dancers VIII
were unable to get out of the house il
time to avoid his awful vengeance
Three are dead, and fourth fatal,
wounded, two seriously, and about hal
a dozen have minor injuries. Londo
Gayle is reported safely in jail, and it
reported that Ealy has been captured
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A MYSTERY.
uOH, AUNTIE, isn't this too pro-
" voking2"

whats the matter, Phyllis2"
Phyllis rosy lips pouted good deal
as she said: GROCER has just come to
tell me that trip is lame and can't
move out of his stable, and it's so far
to walk to the Gables and back"
'It's six miles. Perhaps you had
better put off going to Gables, Phyllis"
Phyllis face fell.
"But promised Rose. And she has
invited the Eldred girls, and they have
two visitors from London, and-and"-
"Charley Dorth, Phyllisl"
"Well, yes, auntie," admitted Phyllis,
coloring deeply She added that she
believed Mr.. Dorth was coming over
from Hazeldean to the Bartletts' that
particular afternoon.
Phyllis Hartford was not exactly an or
phan, but at least neither he nor she
nor any one else knew anything about
her parents. All that was known is
soon told.
One day, Is years ago or Whereabouts,
a traveller arrived st the Rose & Crown
inn at Hazeldean with a pretty little
girl in his keeping, but almost entirely
free from luggage of any description.
The visitor was noticed from the first
to act strangely, but as he paid for
three days entertainment in advance
his eccentricities were tolerated.
Dawkins, the landlord of the Rose
and Crown, had told the old story a
thousand times if he had told it once.
The next day, after securely locking
the little girl-who, by the way, called
him 'papa"-in the chamber, he went
out, saying he was going to purchase
her some picture books. But just out
side of the Rose and Crown and in full
view of the landlady he was set upon
by three men, who had that moment
arrived in the village, bound FIRMLY and
led away.
During this process one of the three
remarked to Mrs. Dawkins-Dawkins
had just stepped out for awhile:
cts wonder, mum, you amt all
been a-murdered in your beds It's a
precious lunatic what has just escaped
from the asylum"
This startling information drove all
thoughts of the little girl up stairs com
pletely out of the worthy landlady's
head.
But when her better half returned he
instantly saddled the mare and rode
pell-mell all the way to Hazeldean
station with the child in his arms. He
reached there just in time to see the
train moving out.
Chip Dawkins cried. "Take the
gentleman's daughter with you! Here's
the gentleman's daughterp
keep her safe" responded one OF
the three. 81 will return for her"
But he never kept his word. Days
passed into months, and months ripened
into years, but nobody ever came tc
reclaim Phyllis Hartford or to explain
the mystery-the biggest mystery the
Crown and Rose could boast.
The vicar took the case up. 1t wa:
placed in the hands of the police, and
Phyllis case was advertised far an6
wide, but with no satisfactory result
AT length Phyllis was adopted by ar
amiable gentlewoman who lived al
some distance from Hazeldean ant
whom she grew up to call aunt. Ger
tainly she never could have loved {
real aunt more than she loved Mis-
Rachel Deptford.
"Auntie," said Phyllis, suddenly, Z"
think 1 shall walk to Gables, after all
May II"
"You will tire yourself, my child"