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The Van Buren press., 1894-01-27

In tho house. q big hive OF work PEG
pie. situated In the HUE pciamurc;
where for six months Tony hooec naa
occupied room, everyone thought Ina.
Re was widower lie could not nave
been . wIdowcr very long, for his httie
boy Adrien, who lived with MIN anu
who was always well cared Tor, was
not more than six years Old. fes nel-
Their Of them wore mourning!
Early every day Tony hooec' wno
was employed as 0 compositor IN
printing house In the Quarter Laun,
left his room with the child still nait
asleep ON his shoulder he LETT the nv
tie ono at school and called Tor MN
again at night when returning from
work. Then they went shopping 70
gethcr, after which they smut tnem-
selves up In their garret, una no.mns
moro was seen OF them until the follow
ing morning.
The kind-hearted gosstps were full OF
pity for the poor fellow he couidn'
be more than forty and was still gooa
looking. although sad and pale, ana
with silver streaks In his black beard
Behind his back they said: "sihat man
ought to marry again.
They wished to make his acquaint-
ance. Generally this is not difiicuit IN
such house, where the tenants 1--we
with open doors. But Tony had very
reserved manner. and bowed 30 Distant
~ and coldly-althouRh pohtely-to
his ncig hbors when he met them on the
stairs that they werc afraid 70 ap'
proach him.
mo, ladies'" said the doorkeeper'
who was inclined to be sentimental
shat widower will never marry again,
mark my words. The other sunday
passed him in the cemetery at Mont.
parnnsse. HIS wife Is douotless purieo
there. 1t cut me to tho heart to see the
poor man with the motheriess little
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-27

FARM TELEPHONE.

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II was oe1"eou ny IL, Tha
fathers, aoou. '".nV nh t.,e.
barns are sl.ua.0o 49,. ,xas Tbe
phones afc 'naao - s,yo strands NJ
hue wire CONSISTS ....,...d Tha cigar
steer o'lluo. W." 49, ~ stron, I've
BOXES muss &c .;e,nn f,rst us;ng small.
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nno W." 80 ~. .nd ona.sourth inches
.osu' ~ ..as horod With a sharn
~, =. IT, .or .ha frort side Tn the
Wv - .ho bottom a hole was bored
,aha,t ;nch In aiameter
4 holo thrae. fourths inch in diameter
= hasaS .hr,,,nh the wal, or casing.
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-27

her husband and child. aud begged
their forgiveness.
The unfaithful wife fed In the be.
ginning of May. At the end OF July
Tony sold the greater part OF his furni.
turc In order 70 pay his debts, ana
moved into the Rue Delambre.
Toward the end of September he re-
ceiyed letter from his wife-four In
coherent and desperate pages, plenti-
fully washed with tears-in which snc
announced that she had repented ana
implored pardon. This was all very
painful for Tony, but he was PROUD
and the letter remained unanswered
| He heard no more from Clementine.
Christmas eve he went, as was his Gus
tom, to the cemetery at Montparnasse,
there to place on the grave OF his cead
child few frozen violets and roses.
For the first time Tony went alone
with the child, and. strange as It may
seem, ON entering the cemetery he SUI
fered more poignantly than ever before
the absence of that wife who had SO
cruelty deceived him. "Where Is she
now. and what Is she doing?"' thought
he.
On arriving at tho grave he started,
for at the foot OF 1t were strewn sew
eral little laythings such as the poor
give to their children-trumpet, JACK,
in-t box and whistle. They had
evidently just been placed there Tor
they were quite new.
"Oh, what pretty playthings!" cried
little Adrien, excitedlv. But his father,
having detected scrap OF paper pinned
to ono OF the toys opened 1t and read;
..For Adrien, from his brother Felix,
who Is now with the child Christ
Suddenly he found the boy pressing
against him and murmuring: "Mamma."
There. only few PAGES away, under
clump OF cypress trees, knelt the
mother. She was clad In wretched
dress and thin shawl. Her ey es were
sunken and her cheeks hollow and
pale. She was looking at her husband,
and her clasped hands were stretched
toward him In supplication. Tony
pushed the boy gently toward her,
saying: "Adrien. 20 and kiss your
mother"
The poor creature strained the child
convulsivcly to her breast and covered
him with kisses. Then rising and turn
ing toward her husband. but always
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-27
A Profitable Dairy Cow.

A profitable dairy COW is one that
yields not less than 600 gallons of milk
q year. the milk containing not less
than 4 per cent Of butter fat. A COW
yielding 600 gallons a year ought to
give during the 2s earlier weeks OF her
milk-fow about 40 gallons, which, at
the rate Of pound Of cheese to each
gallon Of milk, would amount, after
allowing for shrinkage. to owt.
OF cheese. And II the milk is
for the butter dairy, the produce Of
600 gallons containing per cent Of fat
ought to be $40 pounds of butter. The
best means Of developing and improv-
Ing the milking capacity OF COWS IRE
selection and breeding. The lives of
good mixers should be preserved as
long as possible. Statistics show that
OF all the animals subjected during the
last eight or nine years to public test
at milking trials those which were
over six years old gave from 30 to IS
per cent more milk and from 20 to Is
per cent richer milk than those under
that nge.-Farm and Home
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-27
REMOVE THE HORNS.
Full Account OF the Disliorning oil Hero
of Dairy Cows.

Full Account OF the Disltorning OF y Hero
OF Dairy Cows.
Dishorning cattle has become a Gus
tom which is very common 10 nearly
all parts of the country, and although
there are some people who make
great cry OF cruelty the practice Is
rapidly spreading, and few years
hence horns will be as rare as their alb
sence has been In the past.
Not long ago we had our herd OF
thirty-two cows and heifcrs dishorned'
and it may be Of interest to your read
ers to know the result of such pro-
ceeling upon cows in milk. The in
strument used was one that works with
q, knife moved by q lever, and which
takes horn off in less than second
after the animal is secured for opera
ton. The cows were put in stanchion,
one at time. In front of them COM
mon hay fork hook had been screwed
to the floor, and with rope and ono OF
the nose rings which pinch the nose
but do not cut it, the heads were drawn
down by the attendant and held while
the operator took off the horns The
whole thing took less time for each
COW than it does to tell it. The rope
was loosened and the animal released.
The blood flowed. of course; and for q
few days they presented a sorry APP
pearance as to their heads, but they
never lost q meal, nor did they shrink q
pound in their milk by the operation.
As is usual with herd of cows, the
timid ones were always worried by the
boss COWS, and there was more or less
hooking. resulting once or twice in the
premature birth of calf and other
mishaps of less serious mature. Now
all that is changed. Quietly and or
derby they go to and from pasture.
There is no hooking in passing through
gates, and If COW gets loose in the
night she does the rest no damage.
Ofcourse we hated to see the horns go,
some of them were SO pretty; but they
will look just as pretty and be put &c
better use when polished and mounted
for hall rack We have come to the
conclusion that cows have no use fol
horns anyway. It would be better Il
prevent the horns from growing at all
perhaps, and this can be successfully
done by rubbing the tiny horn buttons
of the young calves with piece o
caustic potash slightly moistened, cart
being taken to touch nothing but thu
part to be destroyed. If properly
done, the horns will not grow.
There is, notice, some talk of breed
ing the horns off, but when we con
slider that countless generations O
sheep have had their tails cut of, ant
that no lamb has ever been known Il
be born tailless, it does not seen
probable that it will be a success
Perhaps some will say. why not keel
cattle that ore naturally hornless
But dairymen who know the possibili
ties Of the Jerseys or Guernseys will b.
slow to give them up, or to mix thu
breed with the muleys. To them
would say, take off the horns and an
sure you will not regret it-Ella Rock
wood, in Country Gentleman
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-27

other things he bought big cupboard
with glass door, In which his wife
could admire herself the whole day.
They were married and at first lived
very happily. They had two modest
rooms on the fifth floor Of house ON
the boulevard de Port Royal with q
little balcony from which they had q
bird's-eye view OF Paris. Every night
on leaving work Tony Robec disguised
his workman's clothes under smart
overcoat and waited for his wife, who
presently appeared from her little
booth in the Rue Saint Honore, and
arm In arm they returned to their hum
BILE home.
At last q son was born and was put
out to nurse. The parents went to see
him once fortnight But at the end
OF year the child died of convulsiona
The parents were, however. soon after
ward consoled by the birth Of little
Adrien. Having had such sad expo
rience, Clementine resolved to bring up
the child herself, and gave up her little
shop in order to be able to attend TO
her baby. She took in work, but did
NOT make more than half OF wha. she
had previously earned. Nevertheless,
she continued to dress we'll. In vain
did Tony work desperately; the house
hold became embarrassed and stepped
In debt When the child was weaued
he was sent out during the day to .
children's asylum, and the mother, Of
ten unoccupied, became tired of her In
activity. just think Of her poor hus-
band, old before his time. worn out
with working for and worrying about
his giddy. pretty wife of twenty-three.
One evening when Tony entered the
house with the child, whom he had
picked up ut the asylum a. he had
passed, he found an envelope on the
hantelpiece, from which, when he
opened It. fell Clementine's wedding
ring. In the letter she babe good-by "a
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-27

like the illustration, IT the object of
keeping the cows clean is accom-
plished? There is never any loss in
making live stock, particularly cows,
as comfortable as possible. The salts
faction of having clean milk and high
favored butter will pay for all the
trouble 1t makes. The making of a
choice class Of butter, that will bring
the best winter prices, is out Of the
question on many farms because OF the
failure to keep the cows clean. .-Coun.
try Gentleman.
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-27

A writer in the Ohio Farmer says
that bed set out In early May has ha /
ample time before the close OF June to
produce strongly-rooted plants Of good
size, and that these plants often send
out as strong runners at first Us they
ever do. His plan is to make use OF
these first runners, one or two to each
plant, but to pinch off others that may
follow until these are rooted. Then he
lets few more grow and take root,
and SO let's the thinning be kept up
during the whole season. A few strong
plants are better supported than null
titude Of crowded ones, and give better
growth.
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-27

Bad roads lead to profanity; they
make men swear. Bad roads lead to
intemperance; men think it necessary
to fortify the inner man with q few
drinks to enable them to stand long
journey through the mud. Bad roads
lead to cruelty; the kindest-hearted
driver often has to stimulate q willing
team with the lash. Bad roads lead to
povertyi the wear and tenr on wagons,
harness and animals knock off large
per cent of profit-Homer Times
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-27
Country and City Life.

We now live In the city and 20 to the
country; but we should live in the coun.
try and 20 to the city. This Is CON
summation devoutly to be wished;" but
1t can never be brought about until
good roads connect the cities and vii.
lagos with the green fields and beauti.
ful scenery OF the country.-Road and
Roadside.
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-27

Watts-I never buy from peddlers
because most Of them are foreigners
Potts--I don't see any reason in that.
Watts-I do; because know II was
selling to foreigner myself what sort
of truck would stick him with If
could. See?--Indianapolis Journal
The Van Buren press., 1894-01-27

ONE OF the advantages Of ducks over
chickens is that they will grow almost
twice as fast, are free from vermin, and
less liable to disease,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-13

OF the principal being that to produce artificial ice
probably a force Of experts must be maintained.
and the manufacture carried upon an extensive
scale
Mr. Meyer does not think it would be safe for
ocean steamships to carry ice plants on account Oh
tho danger 10 be incurred should the ammonia pipes
burs, or 'eak. As an Illustration OF this he says
works whn h With With all his mem to avoid being
asphyxia,ed. were compelled to flee; and could not
mona in the entire system Of pipes had become ex-
hauste5 , H.,
than natural Ice the temperature of the former be-
ing % degrees and OF the latter 80 degrees. On ac-
little time to produce refrigeration than natural
ice. which is much more porous and mets more
and more permanent refrigeration An interesting
test OF the re alive durability Of artificial and natural
the former. \ piece Of each kind Weighing l65
pounds exposed to the open air in the presence
prevent any tampering with the ice At the expira-
ton of twenty nine hours the natural ice had en-
thirty-three and a half hours four hours after the
natural ice had disappeared. there still remained five
The naturaI-ice crop Of the United States is about
100000 tons, Of which about 100000 tons melt
away and wasted in handling, leaving only about
100000 tons for actual consumption: All or the
natural ice It is said, is unfit for cooling water for
tamlnaed by the contents of sewers. while It Is also
made filthy by the horses used in gathering IT, ana
the iccrnen who cut 1t expectoratlng tobacco juice
The product Of artificial Ice It is impossible to de-
termlne. but It Is large and swiftly increasing, as
new plants being started in almost every city
the country. Artificial ice. account OF It's abb
S waeT purity To- i be- psce& IN direct contact
with any food substance which Is desired 10 De
cooled. The price OF artificial ice and the best
natural ice is the same but cold-sorage warehouse
men. butchers and others who can use inferior ice
than artificial Ice which is always good can be sold
them. Mr.. Meyer says: There is no doubt in
short time for the use OF hotels hospitals families
and all consumers who must have pure and whole
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-13
HOyORS TO BRITISH ARTISTS.

From The London Graphic.
Not in England alone has the barOnetcy conferred
on Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and declined. Tor a
second time by Mr. Watts given rise To the lveliest
satisfaction In France. II Is interesting 10 note. 1t
Is thought that the honor has followed natural
consequence on the appreciation expressed OF the
artists work at the Paris Salon. while VI. Gers
pach-wh0se wide experience and knowledge or
artistic matters Is quite nOtorious-rejoices that SO
nattering distinction should have been awarded TO
MIR Burns'i -
this country? I believe them u have been as
follows: Raronets Boehm Burne-Jones Holland
Kneller Leighton. Miliais; knights Alan Beechey,
bourgeois Roxal. Briefly Burton Ca.lcott Chan
trey Dorlgny. Douglas. Eastake Gerber, Gilbert.
Gordon Grant. Harvey. Hayter. Jones' Landseer,
Lawrence. Ley Linton Macnee Medina Chnight
II Scot,an,D. Newton, Patton. Peake. Porter. Rae
burn Reid Reynolds Ross Rubens. Shee, Steel:
Vandvcll Westmacott and Wilkie. Have | omitted
any names I should add TINT knlghthoods nave
been declined by Maclise and Redgrave. ana baron
etc,rs hy Sir f. Chantrey and c. f.. Watts
Concerning this second refusal OF MI watts !
am enabled TO quote the artists own views ana
motives from a letter to friend After expressing
hls satisfaction that his friend had accepted the
honor ne saws: II hope my declining Is not al.
tributed 10 IDEAS OF principe | am not AT az
for the abolition Of distinctions. FOR myseIl
Tho dlsnctlon has been declined FOR various reasons.
Tho one which would be most readily understood
f. mat I have not the means for keeping up any
social distinctions | have just said Ike them;
hut | think they should be real In sentiment ana
eject Nv objects In work and the destination OF my
most expensive and important work nave not Deen
In that direction, nor in the direction or money
making | never have had that object and cannot
take IL up now but | should be extremely sorry
II my reasons in this matter should be misunder-
,,,1't
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-13
4 FRENCH B0rs ENGLISH ESSAr.
The University Correspondent.

From The University Correspondent
A correspondent sends the following essay on "A
Summer Holiday" written by n French pupil In an
English school THE time which was spending
IA accomplish that Journey eight hours, by eN-
nress train starting from the Montparnas station.
This road Is "A very pleasant one, ana without ac-
count the numerous towns which the peoples are
pong so often are: Baths. swim, the immensely or
Tho large space occupy with that water. ana so
wonicrfmI aspect chiefly when seeing that
for the first time the great many steamers, saiers.
fishing boats moving on the sea with astonlsh-
inn ca siness the fishes OF all kinds took each day
Nv the fishermen, along the shore. and the games
e,ch az crouuet. law-tennis, cards ana many
others when the tide begin to go away. In that
Mace II begin at o'clocks till >. ana then the
Mace which II occupying before Is iuli OF peo-
nic amusing themselves, and the children carrying
,heIr things begin TO make many sand mountains.
holes forts. whilst their mothers are speaking
among herselves seeing with a great loce the
nninaeI1re which occupc their children. When the
uweather is clear and the sky without any clouds.
,bev let n boat and sail along little distance.
walltirr here and there. fishing In the rocks the
,ohster nnttng their breches the knees In order
10 NOT make their feet wet, and when the dusk
h.yln IN fall they start from the ashore and
ntertnr I'm the houses hotels discute about the
,isas,ire of the day. oh! then how they ind them
Olives happy in these hours of peace always think
To- n the pleasure, they do not doubt at all the
no more to the poor people. whom has not so much
rood in order TO rejoice himself as well as these
Fortunate TRAVELLERS making every year the same
tbinp In order preserve their own health In
hing the well doing air OF the sea. which gives
nnnetite strength, and finally making their own
desr in execution. that is 10 say their own we'll
being
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-13
TAXING NEWS PA CES.

The British Government has decided to remit
tho customary tax certain dogs employed upon
the south coast OF Devon These animals perform
the work OF swimming out to sea and catching
hold OF the rope thrown from the hshermen's
boats They bring the line ashore, and thus enable
the neople who are waiting the beach to pull the
boat through the surf. The work Is very risky.
and the shore is rocky that the fishermen would
be utterly unable to get their boats In without the
mid OF the dogs. which are trained for the purpose
Everybody is ready to acknowledge with profound
admiration the intelligence, the falthfulness and
tho zeal OF the collie; but these Devonshlre dogs
certainly run the shepherds servant and friend
ycry close TO place such Woodworking and useful
members OF the community on par for fiscal pur-
poses with the toy terrier, the poodle or the pug
would be both blunder ana crime.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-13

she is permitted to 60 the road II is quite funny
to see the delighted surprise experienced by those
who suddenly feel themselves endowed with a new
function 1T is like walking on air." exclams one;
II feel as IL were flying" cries another enthusi
asst. third describes the sensation as 1.-The Joy OF
flying along with four-winged feet. instead OF two
heavy earth-born clogs. that hardly be lifted
up from the ground"
No generally accepted costume has yet been
developed; but. Of course will be adopted prob
ably quite different from those worn by the visor
capped young women In the suburbs.
In the summer days to will see IN all like
lhood. the long. level stretches the various
watering places the flying shapes. not of birCs but
of socety's girls.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-13
A CAUSE FOR DIVORCE.
From The London Telegraph.


There will be some fun in Westminster one o4
these nights-not In the House of Commons for
little amusement be found in Increased taxa
ton. man vote. or even to Welsh Dlsestap-
lshment. but in the neghborhood OF the tai. well:
dressed lady who stepped into the wtness-box OF
the local police court on Saturday hugg1ng q tiny
pug dog, and said to Mr. She'll Sir will you please
give the renewal Of 9 separation orderr' What
'well. sir. It's like this" continued the lady az
against my husband but took him back, and neT ,,
you how sorry am. II am mot going to advise
know when you're happy. you can't expect me to
tell YOU Go to the Divorce Court It's no use CONF
Ing to me, You. got the separation order Why
sex-you throw away all the advantages you get"
ventured to make another appeal. Can q man"
cause -he-does He comes home at 2 o'clock in the
morning end goes to bed In his clothes and boots.
He isn't at all particular: ! can assure you: ne
it's nice" The lady sniffed as she spoke to empha-
size what she meant, and waited for the magis-
trate's answer which came not Mr. Shell was
not to be drawn. The lady then took large door.
key--about the same si2e as the doG--out OF her
pocket and. tapping II on the witness-box said
decisiyey 'Tn lock the front door on him. Will
/ won't stand It any longer That lady and her
husband are to give amusement to their neien.
bors soon-but II may take place at an untimeu
hour.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-13
4 COOP Friday CUSTOM.
From Black and White.

From Black and White.
Among the many quaint rites and old-fashioned
ceremonies once proper to Passion Week, most nave
now vanished away, but some yet remain. \ Good
Friday custom said by authorities 10 be the Oldest
cxtant is yet left us. and the picturesque func-
ton duly celebrated last week in the ancient
parish OF st Bartholomew the Great. Ipon a
tombstone IN the churchyard were set out twenty
new sixpenny pieces. and by the side OF each bag
OF hot cross buns and an Easter card Then unto
the buns and silver there marched I'm procession
twenty venerable. gody, widowed women OF the
parish each to become richer By II share or the
matters spread upon the tombstone. II Is to ne
noted In connection with this old usage that no
beQucst originally instituted IT, Indeed, its origin Is
now buried in the misis OF a far past NeVerthe-
less to n Request II owes its present vitality Tor
not very long ago Mr.. j. ". Butterworth. +: ); a,
the celebrated antiquary and student or iolk-lore
invested sum sufficient 10 perpetuate the Goou
Friday dole at St Bartholomew the Great for All
time and twenty deserving widows OF that parish
are therefore. certain to enjoy sXpences ana buns
at least once a year long as the world wags.