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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21
Poultry and Profit.

On a farm where there is ample
range poultry should include not only
hens, but turkeys, geese, ducks and
even guineas. The turkeys and gum
cas- are disposed to wander over large
areas, while geese ard ducks will thrive
on small pasture lot. 1t must not be
overlooked that the largest proportion
of meat sold off the farm, in the shape
of turkeys, geese and ducks. cost the
farmer little or nothing, and if some
knowledge could be gained Of the act
ual cost. it would be shown that the
receipts are nearly all profit, and this
should encourage farmers to increase
their stock. The hens pay best as pro-
ducers Of eggs, and ducks are also eX-
cellent layers, but the largest profits in
poultry are secured from turkeys and
geese. as they can support themselves
during the larger portion of the year
unaided.
While it must be admitted, however,
that whatever Is consumed by poultry
really comes from the farm, whether
the birds secure it or receive it. the
profit will not appear so large. but the
fact is that turkeys are insect-destrOy
ing birds, and the larger share of their
food is composed of insects and seeds.
while geese are partial to young and
tender weeds, purslaine being one of
its delicacies. These different kinds of
poultry utilize material that would be
of no serv ice to the farmer at all, and
in that respect they serve as valuable
scavengers not only to keep down
many pests that annoy the farmer. but
also enable him to send the undesira-
BILE substance to the market in the form
Of meat
The most successful farmers met by
us. with poultry. were those who did
not cOnfine themselves to one kind.
They not only had large flocks Of hens.
but also found room somewhere for
turkeys. geese. ducks and guineas, the
latter being intended for home use, as
they are of but little demand in market.
They look upon a variety as better
enabling them to produce the most
at the least cost. and they We're partic-
ular to use good breeds as we'll. No
enterprising poultryman will attempt
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21
v. inter Dairy ing.

The following is from Turf, fleiu
and Farm: If winter dairying Is not
practiced, Il change to that. either
wholly or largely, will materially IN
crease the profits. In perfecting TINS
change a special preparation is neces-
sary. A warm, we'll ventilated stable
If not already provided. will be the nrst
essential. An abundance of the various
kinds OF ilk-producing food should
also be provided for the support and
we'll being of the herd. For this pur-
pose nothing is better than goou
quality of hay Glover being the best
and good corn ensilage for roughage.
with bran, corn meal, oat and pea
meal. and cottonseed meal in connec-
ton. With these facilities, and fair
lot of cows and a careful man TO at
tend to them. the dollars will come in
for all extra outlay. With winter dairy
ing the cows will remain dry during
August. while the feed is short, ana
through the worst season for handing
dairy products, instead Of February and
March, and will give the dairymen the
best portion of the year for making
butter. aud fair prices. The calves
dropped in September or October will
be we'll started by winter, will escape
the worst part of the year for flies and
heat, and will be in good shape to turn
to grass by the following spring"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21
Told of Abraham Lincoln.

At the commencement exercises at
Summitvillc the class address was de-
livered by Benjamin f. Phemister, one
of Van Buren's teachers, who Illus
trated the spirit of his subject in the
following story of Lincoln: On the
first day of January. 1864. while a
binding snow storm swept with M
told violence through the northern and
New England States, while thousands
of our brave defenders were suffering
upon the CORY fields of the south n
a man, tall. gaunt. and homely. WAS
seen standing in Pennsylvania avenue
in the city Of Washington. A woman
with her head barred to the hurricane
of heaven, with her feet naked to the
frozen ground. with her gown tattered
and torn. saw him. She, surprising
him to be I: minister of the Gospel. ran
to him. and falling at his feet. ad-
dressed him thus:
"'Oh. sir! II you are minister of the
Gospel. II you serve the God who fed
Elijah by ravens and Israel with man.
na, prey to Him to provide me Shelf
err from the storm and food for my Door
starving children. l am a widow. NV
husband sleeps in the bloody bosom OF
Gettysburg. I'm sad and foriorn. Oh.
pray to the Master till He hears my
sad cry. that He may shelter and feed
us, or pray that We may die
The tall. ugly man. with his heart
overlooking with sympathy and his
eyes flooded with tears. extended both
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21
\ Poor Picket.

At the beginning of the war there
were ii lot Of raw soldiers. who
though ardent fellows and good fight
ers. were not up to the West Point
standard on military matters. At War
renton, Va. one of the new companies
happened to be stationed early in the
conflict, and many were the lessons
that had to be learned by the earnest
but ignorant southerners, who had but
slight idea of the rigid rules OF war
like discipline. But on the whole, they
did exceedingly we'll. 1t was one balny
September evening. just that delicious
time OF the year when the cool breeze
is laden with the rich odors Of the dy-
ing leaves and full of an exhilarating
crispiness that seems to fill ones blood
with dreams of love and happiness.
The moon was just peeping from be-
hind a bank of clouds resting on the
crests of the Blue Ridge. and the line
OF light crept down the sides and
crawled across the fields of waving
corn and the meadows full of chipping
insects. About in the field were scat
tered the white tents of the confeder-
ate. and beneath them the tired men
We're deep in slumber.
One of the most ignorant men had
been put out as picket. and for hours
he trod his beat. watching with eager
eye the lights from the distant farm
houses, lest some fire of an enemy's
camp break cut into the gloom. The
ri fro and tho
soldiers mind was full of the romance
OF the situation.
Presently the moon sank behind the
dark pillows of the cloud bank and the
world was wrapped in silence and
darkness. But in each bush there
sparkled a glow-wornl. and about in the
air circulated some of the bright in
sects known as 'lightning bugs"
whose tiny tail is seemingly pointed
with fire.
Now the sentry suddenly became
alarmed, and gave the signal. and the
camp was soon in turmoil. The men,
hastily awakened from their sleep. be-
gan to saddle up and were full of de-
light at the thought of meeting the
enemy whose camp-fires. so the sentry
said, had just cleaned out from a dis
tant hill.
The men were ranged up to began
their march, the colonel had eXhortel
them that this was the time for them
to win their spurs," and all was excite
ment. when the sentinel crept up to the
colonel.
Colonel" said the fellow in dis
comfited voice. Il am mighty sorry, but
| have made mistake--thcre is no
camp fire OF the enemy-it's a light
ningbug-you see, l am bit near:
sighted" and the man crept back to
hide under the flap of his desolate tent,
while the disgruntlcd men took them.
selves again to slumber.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

his hands to the dirty kneelins woman
ana said: Woman, get up; you are mis-
taken. | am not minister of the Cos
pei. Jehovah never appears to hear
my prayer. For four long years | have
been praying for the restoration OF our
Federal Union and the cessation OF
'hls CT uel and bloody war. Not until
petition was sent to the states in re-
pelllon IN the form of two of the most
nlaSnincent armies that ever should
ei'ed musket. under the guiding hands
OF Gems. Grant and Sherman, was there
ever the remotest resemblance of an
answer. Ny prayers have finally been
answered through the INSTRUMENTAL
Ties or these TWO armies under the
match!ess and daring skill Of these
Two Generals. Now if l had any idea
that prayer would shelter, feed, ana
clothe you | would bow down, but |
tnlEk that the best prayer that | can
make In your behalf is a prayer to that
groceryman on yonder corner
'Suiting the generous act to the kind
and sympathetic words. that ugly
beautiful man took from his pocket Il
small order book and wrote:
washington, Jan. l, 1S64.-Mr.
Groceryman-Sir:I You will please sup
ply the bearer with s25 worth Of pro-
visions as she may direct and choose
ana charge the same to yours truly.
Abraham Lincoln"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

to make poultry pay unless he uses the
pure breeds. There is wonuelIu'
bronze turkey, Emblem goose anu
kin duck as compared with the common
breeds, as the weight is also very
important matter in assisting to derive
I profit on meat. 1t costs no more "
keep the best to be had than to give ny
the space TO those kinds which are III
ferior. Quality brings the best prices
but feed will not give quallty' uhie's
the breed is used to utilize the loou
to the best advantage. There is no'h-
ing to prevent every farmer from max
ing a profit on poultry. and the way
to do SO is to take advantage OF every
method for SO doing, using all vaff
ties of poultry for that purpose.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21
The annual international grain mar.

The annual International grain mar.
ket at Vienna estimates the crops as
follow: Great Britain wheat estimates
are 81 per cent worse, barley 30 per cent
and oats IS per cent worse than they
were in 1894. France shows a decrease
of % per cent in wheat and 20 per cent
in rye and oats. ''Austria-Hungary Is
reported rather better in respect Of
wheat, but decidedly lower in rye. In
Hungary barley is lower, but oats
throughout the empire are better than
in 1894. Bavaria shows a decrease Of
35 per cent in wheat, 40 per cent in rye,
so per cent in barley. and As per cent
in oats. In India the wheat crop is
G.e7S, COO tons. against 6,923 900 tons in
1894. The United States shows $780,
OOO, 600 bushels of wheat. 21,5Oo, 900
bushels Of rye. and 2,427 .0OO.0 900 BUSH
els of corn. Canadian wheat shows
81. OOO. 900 bushels. against 53.OO0,O0Q
bushels in 1894"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

Thes test Of religious principle in the
eyes of the world Is honesty of life.
II it be apparent that one is not honest
in temporal things his profession of re-
ligion will not be accepted as OF much
worth. They will be suspected as hy-
pocritical. The effect Of genuine piety
is to lead men to do what God requires
Of them. The prophet sums it all up
in one sentence-''What doth God re-
Quire of thee but to do justly, love
mercy and walk hImbly with thy
COd?"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

not oNerpOWer all other laws.
The most efficient rule in improving
breed of hogs is the sled stake rule.
That is. use Il sled stake on all pigs
not filling the requirements. ana the
others will all fiji the requirements. In
milder fern this same rule sends to
the packing house all of one class and
reserves as breeders the others. rms
sorting out is positive necessity IN
all kinds of farming, saving seed.
grain. raising hogs, growing beel
nerd. Or growing dairy herd. Prog
ress is possible only by selection. The
rule that like produces like is not
true when cut down to absolute limits
II 1t were. progress would be lmpos-
sible. Retrogression and progression
would both be unknown were the RUE
of like produces like absolute. we
could only average things by mixing,
and could not improve breed nor even
make new one
But like produces like. with varla-
ton. Some will be better than the
parents, some poorer. The sled stake
rule will keep the herd up to the high
est excellence, or selecting the best Tor
keeping and discarding all the others.
Sometimes man finds his dairy act
ually inferior after breeding for but
ter than 1t was before. He may have
MIXED a few excellent cows of mixed
ancestry and graded up with a dairy
sire. Some of the offspring may be
better than the mothers, some poorer,
and il he keeps them all he has an in
ferior herd; if he disposes Of the infer
ior ones and keeps only the best he
should find the herd improving. This
will be the result without buying any
improved blood. Selection is the main
thing, but the number that must be
discarded from herd not bred in dairy
lines must be greater. Therein and
only there lies the advantage of breed
ing for butter or for any other pur-
pose. The number that must be re-
jected is lessened by breeding in the
direction desired.
Suppose a farmer breeds to a Guern-
sey or Jersey bull The half blcOdS
will almost surely please him. He goes
on grading up and in some instances
finds the higher he grades the poorer
his herd as whole. This is discour-
aging but if fact we should face it
honestly. Why may this be?
1t may be for the following reason:
In grading up the breeds from all the
half bloods and portion of the off
spring inclines toward milk giving and
a portion away from it, The law Of
variation gets in it's work and some of
the higher grades are inferior to the
lower grades and the farmer Is slow
err to sacrifice them. Hence his herd
may as whole actually retrograde.
Selection stands first of all as a
means for securing good dairy herd.
Raise many. save few, feed we'll, and
success is sure. But, as said before,
blood is helpful, for training in the de-
sired line aud selection for many gen.
erations in that line measurably fixes
traits and fewer individual animals
have to be discarded.-EX.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

Inasmuch as II collision will send a
ship like the Edam to the bottom in
smooth water in less than three hours
after the shock. is it right to allow
such vessels to go to sea carrying many
hundreds of passengers? 1t might be
well for the United States to investigate
the condition Of all steamers coming
into OF leaving our ports. and limit the
number OF persons permitted TO travel
in them. 1t would be easy to enforce
such rule whether the steamers were
going out or coming in. 1t is said that
the Edam has carried 1900 passengers
at once.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21
When sheridan Was u Cadet.

Gen. Casey. who recently retired as
chief of engineers of the army. gradu-
ated in class which contained a great
many distinguished officers in the late
war. II is said that Gen. Sheridan often
claimed that the elias of 1852 was his
class. although in reality he gradua-
ted the next year. The story of why
be did not graduate IS told by friend
who admired the great cavalry leader
very much. Sheridan never became
any kind of an officer while he was q
cadet. He was always private not
even becoming corporal or any other
petty officer that would give him COM
mand of his fellows. Marching out to
dinner one day Sheridan fell under the
eye CT cadet In the class below him,
who was an officer in that class and
consequently competent to command IA
private even in the class above him.
He ordered Sheridan to walk more
soldierly, and spoke to him in very
sharp terms. Sheridan told the young
man that he would see him after din
ner. And Immediately after the meal
a ring was formed and Sheridan wen;
at the Young officer. He was not his
match. however. and after very hard
fight his friends in the first class, see
ing that he was getting the wors, of it,
stopped the fight. Sheridan was re-
ported for fighting. the cause stated -
the commandant of the school. and a
clear case made against him for strik-
ing superior officer for ordering him
to do what he should have done, and
he was suspended for year: and SO
he graduated in the same class with the
cadet with whom he had his difficulty.
That was also famous class. The
present chief of engineers, Gen. Craig
HILL was a member of it,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

Nashville. Tenn. announces an Gin
ternational exposition" for next year.
while preparations for similar enter
prise have actually united the quarrel
ing twins. st. Paul and Minneapolis.
AS since the Chicago worlds fair the
chief use Of an exposition is to give ex-
cuse for a collection of wide open"
variety shows in imitation Of the late
Midway plaisance. there may arise
some justifiable doubt Of the propriety
Of either national or local taxation In
support of such enterprises.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

Two Russian gunboats. the Teretz
and the Uralotz, nominally attached to
the Black sea feet. are now allowed to
pass freely between the Black sea and
the Mediterranean without objection on
the part of the Ottoman authorities.
This is considered by Russia as the
thin edge of the wedge that win open
the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles to
the Black sea fleet in spite of the Paris
and Berlin treaties.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

The Mergenthaler typesetting ma
chimes are being so heavily taxed in
various parts OF the country that their
owners have had to resort to court. This
tax on machines is all wrong. 1t can
not stop the tide of progress as indi-
Gated by invention. The fault with tho
machinery lies not in the fact that they
cheaper and facilitate production, bu,
that the product is not equitably dis
tributed
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

Blue Beard. THAT nursery tale
which GAS charmed generations of chill
dren and their elders, known as BLUE
Beard" was written by French au-
thor. The original OF the character of
Blue Beard was marshal of France.
who lived in Brittany and who was
charged with numbering several wives
and over one hundred children. Being
convicted of sorcery, he was burned
Philadelphia Times.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21
Health

Built on the solid foundation of pure,
healthy blood is real and lasting. A.
long as you have rich red blood you viii
have no sickness.
When you allow your blood to become
thin, depleted robbed OF the little red
corpuscles which indicate its quality,
YOU will become tired, worn out, lose
YOUR appetite and strength and diseas.
will soon have you in its grasp.
Purify, vitalizc and enrich your blood,
and keep it pure by taking
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

1t is stated in Chicago that the sugar
trust has made a combination with the
wholesale grocers by which the depart
ment stores and retail dealers will be
unable to buy sugar on parity with
the wholesalers.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department Of the Farm A Few
Hints to the Care OF Live Stock
and Poultry.

HERE'S many n
slip twixt the cup
and the lip, and
many a mis-cue in
breeding up a dairy
herd. Granting the
truth of what has
been taught as to
the value OF intel
ligent breeding it is
also true that the
laws Of heredity do
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

Don't get the idea that you can make
1t all right with eternal justice for
stealing from your fellowmen six days
q week by giving the church a small
percentage of the swag on the seventh.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

1t is something of a surprise to dis
cover that the new woman has had
no appreciable effect on the business
OF the marriage license clerk as yet.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

In Kansas a baptismal sevice was
postponed for ball game in which four
OF the converts participated. The re-
port very negligently fails to state
which side won.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

The deadly pink lemonade seems to
be getting knocked out all around this
year. The Wisconsin state fair asso-
citation sold a beer privilege for S., 900.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

1t now appears that the excitement
of the presidential campaign next year
is to be complicated with the additio,
Ut another international yacht race.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

1t is now in order for the unspeakable
Turk to ask humanity to interfere to
keep the Armenian from audacior.sly
struggling not to be massacred
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

If any of the European sovereign,
know how to play poker they will have
q lively time when Editor Watterson
sets foot in their various capitals.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

That distressed expression on the
face Of the British lion may be taken
as an indication that Mr.. Bayard has
already begun teasing with the tall
tWister
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

Cows Dffer.--Of two horses so near
~ alike that only their constant at
tendant can tell them apart, and fed
out of the same trough land, it may be,
with the same sire and dam, no man
living can tell which is the speedier
of the two, by looking at them. And
when they come to be trained it will
often happen that the one develops
great speed while the other fails to take
a record. How it comes. or why it is
so, no man knows. In the same way
cows differ in individual capacity. Full
sisters, fed and treated identically, de-
velop the one into a three or four
pounds day COW the other barely
getting into the 14-pound list Again,
it may happen that the smaller per-
former proves the better breeder. The
force of individuality is so great and
the laws that govern it so utterly I'M
known that we can only take for our
guidance st. Paul's wise rule. Prove
all things; hold fast that which is
good" Test all your cows; hold fast
to those that are good.-Hunter Mich
olson in Jersey Bulletin.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

We shall be sure to go to Led tirsd il
We spcn the day looking for an easy
place.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

Prospective Rise in Sheep-A prom
inent west Texas sheepman said to us
one day last week that good stock
sheep We're getting scarce and but few
locks were now for sale. Owners are
now asking $3.50 per head for the same
class of sheep which were selling at
75c@$1 per head a year ago. why"
said he. "a year hence you will find jus.
as much of a boom in sheep as there is
now in cattle, and those who go in the
business will not make a mistake. -
San Antonio Stockman.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

Worlds are charging, heaven behold
ing.
Thou hast but an hour To fight;
Now. the blazoned cross unfolding.
On! right onward for the right.
Oh. let all the soul within YOU
For the truths sake go abroad:
Strike! let every nerve and sincw
Tell on ages--tell for God!
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

may he one reason why they are so sell
dom carried out
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

Claiming to love God and doing moth
Ing for the good OF men is hypocrisy.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-11-21

Shipment Of Eggs in Bulk.-A con
sular repor. tells of large quantities Of
she.led eggs being sent to England
from Russia and Italy for the use of
pastry cooks, bakers. hotels and restau-
rants. The eggs are emptied from
their shells into tin cans holding 900
or more. and after being Theoretically
sealed are packed with straw into
wooded cases, the taps, through which
the contents are drawn. being added
by those using them. Great care is
necessary in selecting eggs, as a single
bad one would spoil the whole lot,
Lower price and saving of time, and
greater ease and less expense and loss
in handling are named as the adyan-
tages of this system. Thus far the Rus
sian product has been uniformly good.
whereas the Italian shipments have so
frequently been spoiled that analysis
of the Russian supply has been ordered
to determine il personalities are used.