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CHEAP ROUND SILO.
Some of tho Advantages of Circular Con.
struction Pointed Out.

0oms Of tho Advantages of Circular Con.
struction Pointed Out.
The illustration represents one OF the
smaller silos on the farm of Andrew P.
Anderson, Waupaca county, Wis. This
family are buttermakers, belonging to
that class of dairymen for which there
seems always room for one more, no
matter how depressed or crowded may
be business generally. They keep few
good cows, feed them we'll, make gilt
edge butter, and furnish it to the same
customers year after year, ut fixed
price satisfactory to the consumer and
profitable to the producer. Mr.. Ander-
son always makes pork from skimmilk,
and snaps his fingers at hard times.
The silo has foundation of stone,
surrounded by two foot hollow walls,
four feet high, inclosing . circular
space ten feet in diameter, with a
smoothly cemented surface inside. On
top of the wall, flush with it's inner sur
face, 4x4-inch stills are. placed. The
stills are made felloe-like, to COIN
eide with the curvature of the wall, and
consist of two two-inch plank doubled,
so as to break joints. On these stills,
held by toe-nailing,F stands the bottom.
less tub, the slaves Of which are 2x6-
inch plank, beveled by machinery.
They are hoped with four three-ineh
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Cotton Seed Meal for Cow.

The following is terse summary of
some results reached at the Texas
station. Feeding cotton-seed or cot
ton-seed meal to cows causes the
cream to separate from the milk more
completely; corn grown in the south is
richer in protein, fats and sugar than
corn grown in the north; northern corn
planted in the south improves in these
elements from year to year, while
southern corn planted in the north loses
in these elements from year to year;
only 42A per cent. of the dry matter in
cottonseed hulls is digestible, while 60
per cent of the dry matter of corn fod-
der is digestible; vegetables on tile
drained land matured earlier and
yielded more abundantly than tho same
varieties or undrained plats alongside,
shallow tiles giving better results than
deeply laid tiles, the increased Weld on
shallow drained plats being as high as
40 per cent.
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FAiREST AND BEST.

when I go to that beautiful country.
= Away from this mortal unrest.
And am asked, what choose for my por
BY the angel who loveth me best;
I think I shall kneel by my angel.
And kissing the hem Of her gown.
I shall whisper: "Oh. fair and beloved
The harp and tho glory and crown.
sAnd all Of the splendor awaiting
- The pilgrims that Heavenward roam.
would Cypress and appal me. beloved
/ ask Of thee only q homo.
.'>one fair little spot. unmolested
\; BY even the harps Of the blest.
Where sheltered and happy the children.
Might grow In q quiet home-nest.
Il have waited 50 long. blessed angel
! I may not be worthy crown.
s0ut 'if all Of my travel-stained garments
-. I might for q moment lay down.
Il would ask for tho robe Of mother.
Who sits with her baby to. rest:
vNor this Is my dream. blessed angel
OF all that is fairest and best.
Agnes L. Hill. In Chicago Interior.
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Street FAKlRS.
Big Profits for the stars Of tho Curb
Merchants.

Big Profits for the Stars Of tho Curb
Merchants.
Street fakirs are divided into two
classes-those who work for themselves
and those who peddle for others. The
former are, of course, the aristocrats
of the profession. These men buy"
their stock at low price for spot cash
from the wholesale dealer in street
goods and are thus enabled to clear a
handsome profit on their sales.
The workers for others are those
who, through spendthrift habits or
lack of capital, ore compelled to sell on
commission for some wholesaler. or
patron. In spite of their reduced
profits these men are still able If at
all fitted for the business to make very
fair profits.
Whether or not familiarity with the
trying ordeal of facing the audiences
proves good training for the business
of peddling, the fact remains that q
great many Of the street fakirs come
from the lower ranks of the theatrical
profession. They usually possess some
smattering Of knowledge and are apt in
illustrative language. When these men
handle q musical instrument or trick
toy they at once acquire thorough
knowledge Of its use and illustrate it
in a manner that causes the purchaser
to envy them when he takes home his
purchase and tries it for himself
Some times the fakirs sell things
really cheap. For instance, such
standard books as '"Paradise Lost" or
"Pilgrim's Progress are procprable
from them for ten or fifteen cents aud
a reporter recently obtained very fair
copy of Tennyson's poetical works,
good type and heavy paper covers. for
three cents.
On the barrows Of these literary
Cheap Johns paper-covered novels
bearing such weu-known titles as
"M:cah Clarke, ""The Sign Of the Four"
"Dodo," 1.-The Manxman," etc., arc SELL
ing for five and ten cents. These books
are pirated editions of the originals.
their Typography is imperfect and their
paper stock Of the cheapest quality.
Unless one takes the trouble tog,ance
over his purchase he may find half the
pages duplicates or some foreign leaves
introduced instead of the right ones.
Many of these fakirs have regular
routes and some travel all over the
country visiting the country fairs and
other local assemblages, but they Get
back to New York sooner or later.
Others, again, never 60 out OF the
citv- and several have certain stands or
'sbeats" that they occupy day in and day
out throughout the year.-N. Y. Re-
cOrder.
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a cab anG offered to give her q lift" Mar
tin shook his head.
NO." said he, that would never do
Do you think so, Miss Matthews?'
II really don't know anything about
it." said Esther.
"Well," said Martin, "this was my So
luton. I determined to address her TO
spcctfully-tell her noticed her EN-
Observation-Disclosures her I was respecta.
ble-lived in q house and served on
juries and all that-and offer to walk
dozen yards behind her until she
reached her front door and then leave
her without speaking. What do YOU
think of that?"
"You didn't do 1t ?" said.
mo-" said Martin. "Just a. I had
nearly overtaken her lot of rowdy men
came along, and she jumped into a cab.
So didn't bother myself any further -"
"What did she look like?" asked
Esther, with her face still turned toward
the fire.
20, like a girl" said Martin, "just an
ordinary girl-with one of those silly
capes that girls wear"
Anything like this?" asked, pick
ing up Esther'sH cape.
Martin looked at the cape-at Esther,
whose face looked very red in the fire.
light-at the sketch book on the table,
and then at Esther again.
II will say goodnight" said Esther,
rising.
"Oh, but" stammered Martin,
you're not"
1T was nice of ycu," said Esther, you
gave me a dreadful! fright"
"But, NY denr Miss Matthews, I was
only anxious 20 do you a service"
ut is not pleasant" said Esther, Ito
be followed by strange man."
"But I'm not q stranger" said Martin,
GIVE known you ever since you wore u
mean since you were quite young"
but I didn't know it was you. Hcv
could I? You should have come and
told me-"
''You see, I didn't know it was YOU
"You ought to have KNOWN" said
Esther. "And," she continued, after q
moments pause, If you didn't know
it was very wrong Of you to follow nc
very wrong, indeed"
Esther gathered up her hat, cape
gloves und sketch book, and left the
room. Martin and I looked at each
other.
II say. old man." he said you DOM
imagine for moment"
."Plain or white soda?' I inquired.-
Black and White.
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SH,PwREckED ON SHORE.

A Travellers Marrow Escape from ,Plung.
Ing Overheard In His Sleep.,
It is a curious fact that when man
from the west on his way eastward
comes within seeming distance of the
salt water he begins to crave sea food,
and especially Of those sorts which gre
least likely to be familiar to him on
his native western heath.
And so it was the other day that q
young man on his way to this city
from Minneapolis, having got as far as
Buffalo, had a consuming desire for
lobster. 49,:
Now, q fresh lobster is all very well.
and as harmless thing as swims, but
it isn't always alive and kicking as far
from the sea as Buffalo, and this trav-
eler wasn't fortunate in the one served
him. ~,
This lobster is at the bottom Of this
story. The Minneapolis man ate it,
and then, in due course, climbed into
the berth Of his sleeping car and was
whirling toward New York. he was
restless, and his sleep was troubled.
He was at sea in his stateroom bunk.
A frightful storm came up, and the
ship was about to go down. To be
drowned like a rat in his berth filled
his soul with disgust, and he smashed
the heavy glass of tho bulls eye and
climbed out.
The sea was not inviting, and he hesi-
tated to plunge in and swim for his
life. He tried to climb up the side of
the ship to the deck, but slipped back.
He must find some other channel of
escape, and so made his way back
through the shattered window to, his
stateroom, when suddenly the sleeping
car porter drew aside tho curtains and
the Minneapolis man woke up.
This is what the porter saw: 4 half
dressed man kneeling in his berth at
midnight, the double windows Of the
cor broken and the shattered glass piled
up on the bed, and the bewildered pas
senger covered with blood from cuts
in his hands. Blood, too, was found
all about the car window and on the
outside of the car, where the lobster
eater in his nightmare had tried to
climb to the roof of the flying train.
He had actually smashed the window
with his bare hands and climbed out
of the window and back again without
waking up He took something to
steady his nerves and sat up for the
rest of the night.-N. Y. Sun. W.,
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It's Different Now.

"Proud!" she exclaimed. "Whv, he
was as proud as boy with his first pair
Of"
"Tut, tut" he said, warningly.
"What's the matter?' she asked.
''There's nothing wrong with that ex-
preston, is there?" ~
"Oh, no." he replied; there's moth
ing especially wrong with it, suppose,
but it's little ancient and not exactly
what one would expect of a new wom-
an"
"But it's expressive, and DON know
anything that would better convey the
idea"
Again he interrupted.
"How much stronger and better It
sounds" he said, to say: As proud as
q girl with her first pair of boomers "
Chicago Post.
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Information
that Informs:

If you are going East-or South
and want to know what the trip
will cost, when you will reach
your destination, and why you
should take "The Burlington" to
Chicago, Peoria, St. Louis and
Kansas City, write to w. j. G.
Kenyon, G. F. & P. A.. St. Paul,
Mimi, and you will receive BY re.
turn mail letter telling JUST
EXACTLY what you want to
know. Reclining Chair Cars
seats free; Pullman Compartment
and Standard Sleepers; Dining
Cars, serving meals from Is cents
up-the combination makes COM
fort sure. and it will SUIT YOU.
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II beg your pardon" said Mar tln.
hating in the doorway; II thought you
were alone"
"All right" said, II was expecting
you. You know my sister. We were
Just discussing the possibility"
George, DON'T" said Esther under
her breath. "-the possibility" con-
tinued, of assault and battery aud high
way robbery upon an unattended young
woman in Oxford street. What do you
think about it?'
"That's rather curious" said Martin,
sitting down. "Only this evening have
benin q sense-protecting female
in distress. I was confronted by a
problem, and should like your opinion
on it, Miss Matthew'S"
Martin looked at Esther, who turned
slightly in her chair with an obviously
assumed air of interest. can never
understand why Esther does not like
Martin. though am quite certain she
doesn't.
II spotted her." said Martin, "hurry-
ing along Oxford street just in front OF
me. She was a lady, and could see she
was very uncomfortable at being out so
late alone. It really distressed me to
see her edging into the road to make
way for polite and inoffensive people.
When she heard a couple of men COM
ing along singing she almost ran, AMI
then almost stood still to let them get
in front of her. Now there was a
problem for me-"
II dor't see that there was any prch-
lem at all" said Esther, turning her face
a little more toward the fire away from
Martin.
"Here was girl" said Martin, "who
was frightened, though there was real
" nothing to be afraid of-so frightened
that she was running backward and for
ward across the road whenever she saw
anyone within 30 yards. Doubtless she
was silly little goose. But she was q
fellow creature. And as I was going
in the same direction, it was my
obvious duty to assure her Of
safety. Tho problem was - how
to assure her. may smoke, mayn't
II" Martin lit cigar, and con-
tinued: my first idea was to follow her
until I saw her safely at home. But
then it struck me that she wouldn't
know was behind, and SO should be
doing her no good 1T all and giving my
self q lot of trouble"
''You might" Isnggested, shave called
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HOW pUCl.s ARE STARTED.
s1doral Boz on the Ear Given In Q Let,
tor In m Insult.

~ndor.l Box on the Ear Given In Lss-
ter Il IN Insult.
Arthur Thiele, a young student ut
tho high school of technology in Char
lottenburg, near Berlin, Has been sent
to Q fortress for nine months because
no provoked and fought with DR.. Brock
elmann, says the New York Sun.
Brockelmann was Thiele's second In
Q sword duel, and in his comments
on the meeting criticised severely ono
OF Thiele's strokes. Thiele regarded
tho criticism a. an insult He chal-
lenged the doctor, but . court of honor
decided tho doctor was under no obi
CATION TO accept the challenge. This
decision angered Thiele. He was deter
mined 70 have . duel at any price. So
he at down and wrote what, to his Ger
man mind, was the most insulting let
ter he could think out. This letter
reached its climax in the sentence:
you may regard yourself a. moral.
y boxed on the ear BY tho under.
signed"
To Brockelmann's German mind, too.
this seemed IN insult that only blood
could wipe out. Thus it. came that
early one morning Thiele and Brock
elmann' found theunselvesA ten ~paoes
apart in the 0runewald and shot q
each ether Until T1hele fell with . dam
gerous wound. in. the abdomen. Thielo
fingered for days between life and
death, but after once taking . turn
for tho better, recovered rapidly. With
nine months rest in q Prussian fort
ress ha will be fully restored to health.
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CHEAP ROUND sILo.

iron bands which are one-cighth Of an
inch thick, provided with water-tank
clamps and six-inch take-up screws, for
tightening, to follow any shrinkage of
the slaves. The door openings are two
feet wide and continuous up and down,
except eight inches of slaves at the
bands. The doors proper - three in
number-are made of inch boards
nailed to curved cleats and hung out
side. Inside the doors are the usual
double course of bin boards, with paper
between, next to the door openings,
put up in such a way that they may he
removed as the ensilage is used. On
top Of the slaves are plates similar to
the stills, on which rests the neat circu-
lar roof. In the roof near the door is 4
manhole, through which the upper
Part of the silo is filled, and for venti-
lation.. The building il located at one
side Of the barn door. A plank walk
spans the few feet from the barn floor
to the silo. The stable fronts along one
side of the barn floor, which arrange
ment makes feeding convenient.
The capacity of the silo is 1870 feet.
It was filled from ~ acres of dent
corn of medium yield, drought prevent.
ing large crop. The corn was cut
into three-fourths-i lengths. Mr..
Anderson has threshing engine, but
prefers horse power for the light work
Ut cutting ensilage on a small scale.
a very little loss occurred from con-
densed moisture wetting the ensilagc
around the top. The manhole was
closed too tightly for proper ventila.
ton. During the coolest weather a cir.
cular cover of inch boards, made in Sec
tons for convenience in handling, is
Kept lying on the ensilage, to prevent
radiation of heat and to keep the sur
face from freezing. Being built of one
wall only, some of the ensilage froze
at the sides, but without loss. How.
ever, it should have protecting outer
wall, or, better still, be located indoors.
a box containing about 10 cubic feet OF
loose ensilage-perhaps IA feet as
packed in the silo-is fed once a day
to IA cows. Tho box is hoisted by u
rope and pulley, clamped by U-shape,9
iron to the door sill, filed and lowered
very conveniently for an out-of-doora
s;lo. The stock water is pumped by
windmill into a round ten-barrel tank
located over the stable, being packed
in the hay of the loft. Pipes furnished
with stop-cocks conduct the water to
the manger trough. Mr.. Anderson il
partial to Guernsey cows, hut does not
keep one that cannot prove her value
through Babcock test. The cows are
not turned out except when the weather
is warm enough to permit the owner
doing his work in his shirt sleeves. The
cost of the silo was as follows: Three
cord stone from the fields; three bar
rcls lime, $40; six days labor beside
board Sc; 1000 feet of by 6 boards,
beveled, $40; 100 feet Of roofing boards,
81: NJ shingles, 81; four iron bands,
$40; 100 feet 2 by.4, ETC., ST.; nails,
hinges, etc., 81 cents; total, $31.64.-
Orange Judd Farmer.
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Fig Pudding.

One cup of butter, two cups of sugar.
three eggs, three cups of bread crumbs,
one pound Of figs, one-half cup milk,
onc-halt teaspoonful nutmeg. one tea
spoonful cinnamon. Cream the butter
and sugar, add eggs lightly beaten, then
the bread crumbs, the figs cut in small
pieces, the milk and spice. Turn into .
buttered mold and steam three hours
Serve with thin sauce, lemon or fruit
sirup.-Albany Journal
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home. Esther was staying with me.
II is one of my principles that relatives
-should never stay in the same house.
but Esther, becoming more prosperous
was moving into a more commodious
dat, and was spending the interregnum
Of carpenters, whitewashers and paper
hangers with me. The clock had struck
Ahe quarter past before I heard cab
farive up to the door. In q minute or so
Gathers stop sounded on the stairs-
On agitated footstep, as of one who has
something to say in hurry, and Esther
Herself appeared.
ooh! I've had such fright" she said,
ubreathlessly.
"Really! Dear mel" said. 'What
was it?'' Esther laid her sketch book
on the table and threw of her cape.
"A man." she said, and stood looking
at me.
.'Come, it might have been worse, +"
Z said. 1T might have been COW, Or an
earthquake." Esther unskewered her
hat and sat down.
but he-followed me-" she said, i'm
.pressively.
s....He didn't catch your" / inquired.
''Don't be silly" Esther replied. II
tell you he followed me. I'll never think
of walking home so late again-alone."
s:"'Why did you tonight" Iasked.
a.! s'sWell, you know, I had to do these
~sjeetches at the dress rehearsal. and
couldn't get away until 1o:so. Then I
could only get q bus to Oxford circus.
And then waited, and every bus was
.erowded. and felt horrid waiting
there. So I determined to walk. And
- soon as I got out of the crowded
part, found there was man following
me"
"Close?"
"No, not very. but"
"How did you know? Did you look
-aronid?''
"Of course didn't. But a girl can tell
when anyone is following her"
"She can tell policeman" sug-
.rested. Esther reflected a moment, as
she drew of her gloves.
eyes, of course" she said. "But the
poor man wasn't really doing any harm.
Tou know. So there was nothing to tell
really"
"Then why disturb yourself about
:3lim?'
."Oh. you can't understand how girl
.feels." said Esther. looking a little an
aoyed.
"But."I said, after pause, II thought
you came home in a cab"
"From the Marble Arch" said Es-
ther. II couldn't endure it any longer.
L walked a. fast as I could, and he
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Homesoexerp' Excursions' South.

On the 18th and 10th Of june, also July 8,
Z, 20 and 21st and several dates during Au.
+ Eastern Illinois r. X. win sell first class
round trip tickets, good 81 days from date
Of sale, for one fare plus t2.0O for the round
trip, to all points in Florida and the south.
Tracks, trains, time, all the best: For fur
Their information address c: w: Humphrey,
1os Clark ST., or 6. L. Stone. q. P. & T. A.,
Chicap0.
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STRANaER-'sIs there q law In this town
against selling liquor on Sunday9" Old
Resident-"Yes; but don't let that worry
you, my friend; there's no law against buy
Ing it. "-Roxbury Gazette.
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FRS stopped FREQ and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use Of DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free - trial bottle
Il treatise. DIR. KLINE, 933 Arch It, Phila. Pa.
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-'BUT HE FOLLOWED Me-" SHE SAID.

-.BUT HE FOLLOWED ME-" SHE SAID.
walked just as fast. When walked slow
w to let him pass, he walked slowly, too
Twice I crossed the street. And
would you believe it-he crossed, too
Esther leaned forward in her chair to
note the effect. I signified astonish-
.&nent with my eyebrows in the usual
way.
tsAnd," she continued, when was
NEARLY at the Marble Arch. l could feel
him coming up behind me-quite near.
Igsimply had to take a cab"
ut. was close shave" said-'very
close shave, indeed" Esther looked at
me rather doubtfully.
{ t y sBut-do you think lie meant to do
1nything?" she asked.
:. "Well," said, II can hardly say, witt,
out knowing his previous career. OF
course, he might have been highway
sssnan; and, on the other hand-Hullo,
Martini Come in"
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Where We Got 1t.

Mrs. Glucose-Do you spend your
summers in the country?
Mrs. Van Mark-Yes, but always near
the railroad.
"Why is that?" 2
ITO have fresh fruit sent out from the
city every day."-Washington TimeA
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Harsh treatment of the COW lessen.
the quantity of milk.
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ESTHER AND THE MAN.

STHER was very
late. The clock in
the church tower
opposite had sput-
tered II strokes in
the frosty air, and
still Esther did not
come. Nor did
Martin Howard,
who had promised
to look in for a
smoke on his way
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-12-10

Enid Wave: In writing on the part
the newspapers took in the recent cam
paign, Capt. Jacob Admire warbles off
the following in his paper:
In the program OF the Oklahoma
Press association, which met at New
kirk November 2s, the subj ject assigned
TO Leslie Nlblack was The Newspaper
in the Campaign. We are not advised
as TO what chute Mr. Niblack took,
but Judging from such resolutions
and other expressions as have been
uttered since the compaign, the news
paper was not in it at all The only
persons to whom credit has oeen given
are the managers and the fellows
who spoke pieces at country school
houses
Yes indeed; the great heads Of great
managers and school house speeches
did it all Many Of the school house
orators did not understand the sub
jects they fred at the people, but il
was powerful hot stuff.