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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
FEEDING WHEAT.

ID. II. Salmon. ID. v. NJ. Chief Of the
Bureau of Animal Industry, Depart
ment of Agriculture, recently said in
regard to the relative value of wheat
and corn for feeding purposes:
when wheat ana corn are the same
price per bushel, IL Is preferable to feed
wheat and sell corn: First. because
wheat weighs per cent. heavier per
bushel than corn; secondly, because
wheat is weight for weight, an equally
good grain for fattening animals, and
better for growing animals: and, third
ly, because there Is much less value in
fertiiizing elements removed from tine
farm in corn than in wheat.
'There are certain points to be borne
I'm mind when one Is commencing TO
feed wheat. Our domesticated animals
are all very fond Of 1t. but are not ac-
cust0med to eating it. Precautions
should consequently be observed to
prevent accidents and disease from its
walton that when fulfilled horses are
changed from old to new oats they are
liable to attacks Of Indigestion. collie
and founder. If such results follow
tire change from Old to new oats, how
much more likely are they to follow a
radical. change, such as that from oats
to wheat? For this reason wheat
should ut first be fed i'm small quanti-
ties. 1t should, when possible, be
mixed with some other grain, and care
Should be taken to prevent any one
an.n,al from getting more than the
quantity intended for it,
At meeting of the Kansas State
Board of Agriculture, Mr.. J. w. Kirby
said:
The wheat that is being fed to farm
animals Is mostly soaked. l have fed
large quantities and it appears health
full and nourishing. Hogs fatten on 1T
about one-third better than OH corn.
making about sixteen pounds Of live
pork per bushel. Vixen mixture Is
needed for fattening hogs, oats are
found excellent. Wheat mixed with an
equal measure of oats Is fed TO work
horses, and this ration maintains
strength and flesh about the same as
corn or oats. For feeding horses,
wheat is worth about thirtythree per
cent. more than corn. Wheat is sell
Ing here ut thirty-eight and corn at
thirty-five cents per bushel. 1t would
pay better TO feed the wheat than to
sell at forty cents and buy corn at
thirty cents per bushel, burt to sell
wheat and buy bran or shorts at cur
rent prices, would be doubtful profit
for the feeder. feed brood sows and
sucking pigs on soaked wheat, giving
them all they will eat. and keep plenty
of water In the feed trough to prevent
the feed from becoming dry. Older
hogs, with plenty Of green feed or run
ming in pasture. are fed dry wheat,
which tlfey seem to masticate and Iii
gest better than when soaked.-Farm
and Firesidc.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Special care should be given tx
young fowls 10 keep them growing, so
as to get them in good shape for the
winter.
IL fowls do not moult well look for
lice. Put little Hour OF sulphur in
their food and a little iron in the drink
ing water.
For good results in egg production.
the hen house during the winter should
not be allowed to become colder than
40 degrees.
The natural heat OF the sheep is about
should never be more than 20 degrees
above this temperature.
In preparing lambs for show 1t Is cs-
sential to have many kinds Of green
fodder. Rape, green clover, cabbages,
roots or green fodder are excellent.
Breeders report an unusually good
demand for rams, especially Of the
mutton breeds. from the West. The
work of improving the mutton quality
of range fiocks is apparently going OH
rapidly.
The yards and houses should be made
ready this month for winter This
work should not be put OFF; cold
weather will come and catch some
without proper preparation. DO the
work now.
Every breeder should take his best
birds to his home county fair. 1t will
help to make good fair. and also in
cidcntally help the breeder by adver-
Using his business. 1t pays in more
ways than one.
Success In sheep husbandry Is not a
matter Of luck. The lucky sheep
farmer IL none other than the pains
baking, humane, enthusiastic shep-
herd, whose success turns upon his
attention to details.
1t has been found that late dipping
In the fai; has such an excellent effect
upon the skin that the growth of the
fleece Is more than sufficient to pay all
the cost of IL. not to mention the com.
fort to the flock OF clean skin free
from the tormenting ticks and the
surety against scab.
III eighty or ninety pound lambs are
the favorites OF the present somewhat
fastidious market. II may be well to
remember that up to this fashionable
weight the lambs of the heavy breeds
have been mainly raised on mothers
milk, and has cost the feeder but a
trine beyond the expense of the
mothers keep.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

street, ana one OF the men approached
her with his net. II seemed that The
lIttle things doom was sealed.
suddenly there was bark ana
the big greyhound came lenping into
the crowd. scattering the small boys
and compelling the catchers TO take
to the wagon. The hound reached the
side OF the spaniel and. taking In the
situation, reached down, grasped his
wee companion In his capaclous mouth
and was on down the street Ike a
shot. He didn't stop for the gate, but
with a great, graceful leap, was over
the fence. and then. gently depositing
the spaniel on the ground. stood wag-
glng his tail. ms II knowing that he
had discounted their enemies, while
the spaniel gamboled and made the
welkIn ring with her shrill barks. II
that wasn't a great thing, don't
know."-New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
CANINE FRIEND IN NEED.

Talk about the sagaclty Of dogs"
remarked Jenkins, as he scornfully
surveyed the records of the good deeds
done by CANNES in general. ''Why.
saw something the other day which
beats the world--something which, In
addition to proving the reasoning pow
er OF dogs. showed also that some Of
them ut least possess q great capacity
for affection for their own kind. A
friend of mine uptown owns several
dogs, among the lot being a magnifl-
cent greyhound and diminntive span
lei, the two dogs, Notwithstanding the
disparity in size, being warm friends.
The other day the dog-catcher wagon
was making the rounds. and, as usual,
missing the ours while corraling the
animals which are well taken care Of.
1t happened that my friends front
gate had been left open, and the two
dog mentioned escaped TO the street
Just as the wagon turned the corner.
There was great cry ON the part
Of the tatcilers. who graspcd their nets
and made a scramble for the little
spaniel, not seeming to like the Idea
Of tackling the big hound. The poor
little spaniel realized her danger and
attempted to escape. She few like one
possessed In every direction. only to
be headed OF by the men with the nets
and score Or small boys. she finally
halted. painting. In the middle q the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
SIN DoNKEYs AND SEVEN.

In Turkey professional story-tellers
go about gayly dressed in waistcoat
and baggy trousers OF gaudy colors
trimmed with gold and amuse the peo-
pie with their stories. Often they sit
in the restaurants and public squares
and as they talk they shrug their
shoulders, gesticulate ana make faces
to impress their hearers. This is one
OF the fables that famous story
teller relates:
One day wealthy man called upon
Nasartin Hodja to ask him how much
he would charge to educate his son.
''rhree hundred plasters," said the
Hodja.
what are YOU talking about ex-
claimed the man. That Is 100 much.
can buy six donkeys for 800 pias-
ters."
THAT Is well said," answered Nasar-
tin. ''but If you buy six ionkeys with
your 800 piasters instead OF educating
your son You will be master of seven
donkeys, including your son."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
MENTAL EPIDEMICS PAST AND
PRESENT..

In looking back to the medieval ages
we find them to be times In which alb
normal social phenomena were dis
played on u grand scale-times teem-
ing with mObs, riots. revolts; with
blind movements of vast human
masses; with terrible epidcmics that
ravaged Europe from end to end. They
were ages peculiar for the strange,
striking fact that whole cities, extern
sive provinces, great countries, were
stricken by one disease. Men went
mad in packs, by the thousands. An
obscure individual in some remote
country place had fits Of Mysteries, and
soon all Europe was wrigglng and
struggling in commissions Of hysterical
insanity. The dark ages were strange,
peculiar-so, ut least, do they appear
to us, who consider ourselves vastly
superior to the poor, ignorant medieval
peasant. burgher, knight, with their
superstitions. religious fervOr, and re-
current epidemic insanties. l am
afraid, however, that similar fate
may oyertake us. May not future
historian look back to our own times
with dismay. and perhaps with horror?
He will represent our age rs dark and
cruel--an age of the blind, senselesS
NapOleonic wars. of great commercial
panics, industrial crises. Black Fri
days. and mobs and craZcs of all sorts
and descriptions.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
PINE CASES BAD FOR EGGS.

The trouble with pine for egg cases is
that 1t Is very liable to impart bad
flavor and smell to the eggs. This occurs
In the presence OF moisture. When eggs
come out of n cold refrigerator car into
a warm atmosphere they become damp,
often wet. from. condensation; SO does
the case itself. This causes the pine to
taints the eggs. The same effect Is
noticed in damp and muggy weather.
We have observed number of in
stances lately where eggs in pine cases
have been returned from buyers on the
ground that they were tasty though
apparently fresh and sound. Invcsti-
CATION has shown that the trouble was
due entirely to the absorption Of the
pungent pine aroma from the wood.
For holding in ice house the pine case
Is absolutely taboOed: and even for or
binary use in marketing stock for cur
rent demands, II Is a detrlment Under
any but the most favorable conditions.
1t Is best to pack stock in such a way
Ms to give 1t the benefit of every outlet,
and so as to avoid all accidents.
The white wood case Is far the best
case made and should be universally
adopted. at least for packing stock OF
first quality. A white wood case with
medium filters and "a No. filler az top
and bottom layer. Is free from objec-
ton. and il properly packed should pre-
vent many of the losses which often
harass the less careful packer.-New
York Produce Review.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
A STONE wIrAA HISTORY. X
The Old Postal stons," Where Sailors
Used 20 Leave Their Letters.

A stone has just been unearthed In
South Africa which bids fair TO take
Its place among the historic stones OF
the world, in fhe estimation OF the reo-
PIE OF that Part OF the globe ut least.
1t Is called the old Postal stone" be-
meath which, for at least two centuries,
the mariners who touched at what Is
now Cape Town were wont to deposit
their letters TO await the visit or the
next homeward or outward bound
vessel.
1t il OF hexagonal shape, about i've
feet in diameter, and bears In old Eng
lish lettering the date of 1902. After
this homely auxiliary to the precarious
letter carrying service OF the time was
superseded, and Cape Town sprung
into being, 1t was lost sight Of until the
other day. Now 1t will be placed in a
museum.
There Is no doubt about this stone
being authentic, In which respects 1t
differs from many another reputcd
find, like that, for instance. OF the
Runic stone, which was 1rcdged up In
the harbor Mt Hayre not long ago. This
at first excited no end of speculation
and controversy, as it was thought to
be relic OF the old Viking settlers of
Normandy 1t subsequently trans
pired that 1t had formed part of n Nor
wegian exhibit at the Paris EXPOSE
ton I'm 1867, and had been lost over
board ON its return to Norway shortly
afterward.
Though the Barney Stone-the only
and original-was reputed to have been
at the Chicago Exposition. and is said
to be yet in this country, the one In the
castle wall Of Barney, which has been
sanctifled by the kisses of SO many gen.
erations of pilgrims, is still on view. rs
it has been near three hundred years,
ises and delusive delays made his be-
sicger. the Lord President, the laugh
ing stock of Elizabeths court.
Another example Of the occasional
fallacy Of lapidary legend is furnished
by the so-called stone of Job sit
uated not far from Damascus. From
time immemorial ii has been asserted
that il was upon this hard couch that
the Patriarch rested in the course Of
his wanderings. 1t was only recently
that its inscription was deciplered and
found to refer to Rameses H., or
Egypt. who flourished after job had
been dead and dust two hundred years.
Probably there is no stone in the
world about which more legend c,ings
than that upon which the rulers of
England have been crowned since the
days when Edward l. brought it from
Scotland to Westminster. This coro-
nation stone Is also called Jacobs Pill
low" and the ''Stone of Destiny" Ac-
cording to the most ancient traditions
it was the stone on which Jacob slept
when he had his dream Of the ladder,
and was originally preserved in Solo
mons Temple, whence it was conveyed
to Egypt by jeremiah.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
Clocks Of saxaees.

Neither clock nor timcpiecc is to he
found I'm Liberia. The reckoning Of
time Is made entirely by the movement
and position Of the sun. WHICH rises at
A. NJ. and sets at q p NJ. slmOst to-
the minute all the year round. and at
noon Is vertically overhead. The ISL
anders Of the South Pacific have no
clocks. but make an ingeaio's AMI re-
liable time-marker Of their own. They
take the kernels from the nuts Of the
candle tree and wash and string them
on the rib Of a palm leaf. The first or
top kernel Is then lighted. All Of tho
kernels are Of the same size and sub
stance. and each will burl certain
number OF minutes and then set FIRE 20
the next one below. The natives tie
pieces of black cloth ut regular inter-
walls along the string 10 mark the divl-
sions OF time.
Among the natives Of Sinxnr, In the
Malay archipelago, another peculiar
device is used. Two bottles are placed
neck and neck, and sand h put in one
of them, which pours itself iuts the
other every half hour, whsRtzse bottles
are reversed. There Is h.e near by.
also, on which are hung twelve rssis,
marked with n0tches frosa one 70
twelve.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
PROFIT FROM THE INCUBATOR.

In the twenty-one days that it takes
TO turn perfectly fresh fertile egg in
10 chick there Is more profit in pro-
portion to the capital invested Than in
any other farm operation. SO the old
lady was not far out Of the way when
she said she would not sell eggs under
twelve cents a dozen, or a cent each,
because it didn't pay for the hens
time. If an egg is worth one cent, a
lively young chick, newly Matched, Is
worth mt least six cents, IL not ten.
Six hundred to 1000 per cent profit in
twenty-one days time is not to be
sneezed at. There is another side to
THIS, OF course, when sickness or
something else thins oil the young
chicks, ana their dead little bodies are
not worth even the cent that tire egg
cost from which they were Matched. 1t
is by looking on all sides that conser-
vative farmers usually called rather
slow are saved from enthuslasms in
the egg and poultry business thst have
deceived and disappointed many who
have gone in without experience, and
haze come out with more experience
than they wanted.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

foliage Of the apple trees ana ne ap-
pearance OF the fruit on these outside
rows Is such as to warrant the belief
that the Increased value Of the orchard
VIII many times repay the culture,
which was never Intended for the mp
Piles at all. 1t looks to ,pe that II the
whole orchard was put under the same
treatment, II would be decided bene-
fit. ! do not know the exact age Of the
trees, but Judge 1t TO be an orchard OF
upwards OF forty years growth, aud
even though 1t has been in sod for a
good many years past and had better
treatment than the average orchard,
and been profitable in Its returns, ! am
sure 1t can be made more valuable, in
the future by judlcious plowlng and
Observation-Disclosures Courant.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
A SLIGHT INTER RUTIoN.
Incident of Reporters Visit to a Fire
Engine House.

A reporter who had sought at n fire
engine house information on "A point
concerning which the driver could best
inform him, stood talking with the
driver by the stall OF one of the horses.
The horse was secured by tie strap
commonly used in the department.
One end of the tie strap is made fast
by a staple driven into the side of the
stall, while the other end Is passed
through the throatlatch OF the horses
bride, and he'd on Il pin that rises i'm n
little recess i'm the side of the stall. By
means OF Il simple mechanical contri-
vance the pin Is pulled down mt the first
stroke of the gong when an alarm Is
sounded, the tie strap Is released AMI
the horse Is set free. AS the driver
and reporter talked, the horse, IN
friendly way, bent his head down
toward the driver.
Suddenly an alarm was sounded and
the horse was transformed and like
wise the driver The horses head went
up and lie was alert in every fibre.
At the first stroke the pin had dropped
and the horse was free. With a single
bound he cleared the stall and made
for his place by the engine. with the
driver beside him. The two other
horses of the team-this was a three
horse team-were gathering forward at
the same moment. At the front OF the
house men were sliding down poles like
lightning
There were few sharp. quick, snap
ping sounds, rs the men already there
snapped the collars together around
the horses necks, and over it all the
booming Of the gong.
In all the newer fire houses Of the city
| the stalls of the horses are placed rs
nearly as possible abreast of the en-
| CINE, SO that the horses shall have the
shortest possible distance to go. In
| some of the older houses in which
| there Is less room the stalls are 1T the
rear. That Is where they were In this
| house.
Surprised a little, the reporter had
| lost u second or two i'm getting to the
front. Wien he got there he saw the
driver In his seat, holding the lines over
the team ready to drive out, and wait
ing only for the last stroke OH the gong
| All fire teams are hooked up on every
alarm; on first alarm they go out only
to fires within their own district. This
alarm was for a fire outside the dis
trict. unlocked the horses trotted
back to their stalls; descending from
his seat the driver took uO the inter.
rupted conversation just as II nothing
had happened.-New York Sun.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
The Longevity Of Trees.

America does not seem as favora the
to the longevity OF trees IA are many
parts OF the Old World. 1t Is said that
pines I'm the north Of Europe are known
to have endured for nearly 500 years.
= In Bavaria there IL a larch which is
known to lie 225. Many oaks in Ger
many are known to be over 200 years
old, and many over 200 years. OF other
trees individuals are known that have
reached the ages set opposite to them:
Ash, 40 years: birch, 100 to- 200 years;
aspen, 20 years; mountain maple, 225
years; elm, 100 years, and red alder,
las years.
In our country there are few That are
more than mere remnants. Most Of
Bartram's trees are gone wholly or are
fading. The famous cypress has vet a
few green branches. The fine silver fir
ON the Johnson estnte In Germantown.
which figured in the early issues OF the
Horticulturist and often elsewhere, Ii
entirely dead now. though less than 100
years old. --Mcehan's Monthly
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

I went in the echoolroo1n, one morning;
My two little girls We're there,
And over their atlas bending,
Each with puzzled air.
Mary glanced up as entered.
And said, with an anxious look:
"Mama, perhaps you can help US;
II says here, In this book,
saThat we bought Louisiana
From the French. Now tlrat seems
queer!
For Nellie and don't understand
How they could send 1t here.
"Whoever brought the land over
Must have taken SO many trips.
Nell says they put II In baskets;
But think 1t must have been ships
Ella Johnson Kerr in st. Nicholas.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
PUNCH AND JUDY.

Generations of children have found
pleasure in witnessing the antics OF
Punch and Judy. and after nearly a
century of popularity. the mimic thea
tire In which their adventures are dis
played still gives amusement to both
young and old. The origin OF this al
ways attractive entertainment Is not
English, AZ many who have enjoyed 1t
may suppose, but, according to an old
ancestry. In the district OF Acezza,
near Naples. the people are very much
addicted 10 the making Of wine from
grapes: and il Is curious that from
antiquity they have been famous for
their love OF droll wit and comic fun.
Many years ago. in the season OF the
vintage. which Is Il tine when every
body seems to be full Of fun and frolic,
some comic players came along,
through AceZZa. They began to poke
fun at the vintagers. and In the war
of wit. the players got the worst OF IT..
Now there was among the vintagers
fellow with an enormous red nose,
lux anu CIONhtu ilht ltONUtt hOih
and he was the very drollcst and wit
TEST OF the whole company. The play
ers We're so ticklcd with his witty say
ings. all set off by his odd face and
very queer air and manner. that they
almost went into Mysteries of laughter.
After they went away they began to
think that this droll fellow would be Il
great accession To their company; 50
they went back and made offers to
him. These he accepted; and sucS
was the success of Lis efforts that the
company acquired great fame and a
great deal of money. Everybody went
to see this witty buffoon, AMI all were
delighted.
| This example led to the establish
ment Of droll or buffoon In all COM
panies of comedians; and he was al
ways called after the original one,
whose name was Pucco d Aniello.
ened into Polecenello: the French
made it POlichenel and the English,
Punchnello. After Il time the Eng
lish, for the sake of brevlty, eeft on
the latter part of the word, and called
it plain Punch.
| How Judy originated. history does
not record; but it is very easy 10 sur
mise her story Such Il merry fellow
as Punch had as good a right to wife
as anybody. II Ire could get one. Why
not? One might think that his beet
like nose would lave stood In the way
of his finding woman willing to mar
nv him: but his wit was an offset to
this. Women are fond Of wit, and
! Punch would have played his part i'll
| If Ire could not have made it cover his
nose.
Now that we have supposed Punch
| to have had wife. and also supposed
her name to have been Judy. what
more natural than for this amiable
couple. now and then. to have bit or
breeze? They lived a wandering
life. and like otlser people In their sta
ton. took little liquor to raise their
! spirits. After the effect was over, feel
ing a little pecvish, they fell to cali
ing each other hard names, and hard
| blows followed So this Is their whole
history-Dctrot Free Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES
ITEMS or TIMELY INTEREST 70 THE
FARMERS.
Cultivation IN Apple Orchards. Profit from
the Incubator. Feeding Wheat. Farm
and Garden Notes.
ROLLING LAND AFTER WHEAT
SOWING.

This operation Is hardly ever desira-
bic; II may be before the sowing, TO
break down the clods, but good har-
rowing should be given Immediately
after. Then the seed should he drilled
In or. sown; In the latter case the seed
should be well narrowed In. 1t IL best
to leave whatever small clods may be
on the ground, as these attract mois-
ture. and SO help the see1 to sprout
II the weather is dry after the seeding.
Later, these clods, II only small, will
he a protection to the young plants.
The effect of rolling land every time
and under every condition Is to cause
the soil to lose its moisture and not to
retain IL. The more the surface Is
loose and open, the less II dries out;
the harder and more crlsted 1t Is. the
more moisture 1t loses by evaporation.
New York Times.