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The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
A Variety of Feed.

my fattening hogs are getting tired
Of corn. They have been fed on corn
exclusively since it was ripe. Would
it be good plan to give them feed
of something else each day-say of
oats?" To this inquiry Of a subscriber
the Prairie Farmer says:
I would most certainly advise feed
ing something besides corn under
these circumstances. While corn Is
properly rated as the best single fat
tening food we have, careful feeders
are we'll aware Of the fact that con-
tinued corn feeding alone is in many
cases very unsatisfactory. The addi.
tion of some more nitrogenous prod.
uct In a case like this will almost in.
variably give larger and cheaper gains
Oats will serve the purpose well. To
give the best results they should be
ground and mixed with the corn.
Wheat, barley, shorts or oil meal may
also be used with good results.
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A POULTRY HOUSE.
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An Exceedingly Practical House
Made of Sod and Lumber.
The exceedingly practical and con-
venient poultry house, an illustration
Of which we here reprint from Farm
and Home, is thirty feet long by twen-
ty-four feet wide and can be COLI
structed of sod or lumber. As shown
in the ground plan, the space is di-
vided into four main parts. The prin-
cipal room occupies the entire right
side Of the building, as shown in the
ground plan in which + F are roosts
1 4feet long; b a box by 5 feet for
straw in which to throw grain in VIM
ter to induce exercise, and H coop
4 by 6 feet for shutting up sitting
hens. In the left-hand corner of the
ground plan is the laying room 10 by
IL feet with nests all about the sides.
Just below 1t is the room, 9 by IL feet,
for setting hens, while in the lower
left-hand corner is a room 10 by 12
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
Drill at Life-savinx stations.

On Tuesdays there is boat practice;
this consists in hauling the boat-car.
riage to the beach, unloading, launch.
ing her and pulling out through the
surf~backing, turning or doing just
what the keeper commands, he steer.
ing the boat. After practice, the boat
is put on the carriage, hauled back to
the boat house, cleaned and left in per-
feet order. Wednesday, is signal-drill
day. There is an International code
Of signals, composed of flags repre-
senting the different letters Of the al
phabet. Each surfman has a set Of
miniature flags, and he signals to the
keeper, who answers them with his
dags-so any man at the station can
read message from wrecked ship.
ALL the principal maritime nations
have adopted this code, and as vessels
are provided with hags and books con-
tanning the key to different signals,
printed in many languages, communi-
cation between vessels and stations
can be easily carried on, whatever the
ships nationality.-'"The Story of a
Life-Saving Station" by Teresa A.
Brown in st. Nicholas.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
A Near-sishted Astronomer.

Schiaparelli, the astronomer who
first discovered the so-called canals"
Of Mars did 80 with a much smaller
telescope than those in use in many
other observatorie at that time. And
yet he is very near-sighted man. Gar
rett p. Serviss Of Brooklyn, in speak.
ing Of his first interview with the emf.
nent Italian, said few days ago that
Schiaparelli would hold a visitors card
within five or six inches of his eyes in
order to decipher 1t. The singular part
Of this story is not that man with
such an intirmity should be able to
outtlo other astronomers, for keenness
of vision depends rather upon the
retina than the convexity of the lenses
of the eye, and the eye-piece of n tel.
escope can be focused so as to suit the
latter. But it does seem n little odd
that the gifted scientist in question
should habitually refrain from wear.
ing eyeglasses. Possibly he has the.
ory as to the effect of their use upon
his visual powers-New York Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
Rice In the Bible.

A book before us says: .'Rice is not
mentioned in the Bible, as 1t did not
grow in the countries in which the
Bible happenings occurred" We think
the author Is mistaken. The fact that
the word ''rlce" does not appear ia no
evidence Of the non-existence Of a
product that in the Bible era was feed
ing the majority Of the worlds people.
From the earliest ages the blanket ex-
preston, 'tcorn," has been used to
cover all manner Of grains and seeds
used for food. In England the word
now applies to barley, rye, oats and
more specifically wheat; in Scotland it
usually means oats, while here st only
refers to maize. The word Corn" fre-
Quently occurs In the Bible, and when
we consider the enormous commerce
of Palestine, particularly in the days
Of Solomon, 1t is natural to suppose
that rice was among the imports and
that, like wheat and other grains, it
hnds shelter under the market term
corn. Examiner.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
AM Experiment in reedinx.

To test the relative merit Of crushed
VS.. whole oats in feeding horses, one
Of the great London omnibus COM
panies some years ago conducted an
interesting experiment. OF the 6,000
horses in the company's employ one
half were fed on crushed oats and cut
hay and straw, and the other half ON
whole oats and hay. The ration a.
lowed per day to each horse, accord
ing to the one system, was crushed
oats, 16 pounds; cut hay ~ pounds;
cut straw, 2h pounds. The quantity
allowed according to the old system
was, whole oats. 10 pounds; uncut
hay, 13 pounds. A daily saving Of 9
pounds Of food was thus effected, and
this saving was not merely In the
quantity, but in the value of the ma
terials employed, for straw in the
former case was substituted for hay in
the latter. The advantage of one kind
of feeding over the other was far more
apparent when reduced to money val
tie. The saving by using the crushed
oats and cut hay was nearly pa pence
per day for c"-.!i horse, which was
equal to f62 10 shllllngs per day fol
the 5000 Unconstitutional Stockman
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
OIL Meal for stock.


In regard to the advisability of buy
ing oil meal with which to feed stock,
we believe that the truest economy Is
to combine it with other feeds, grain
and coarse foods when they are at
nominal prices. When hay has been
high we have fed some straw even to
dairy cows and given them feed Of
oil meal in addition to their regular
allowance Of grain.
Experience teaches that with oil
meal at 500 per ton it Is likely to be
profitable to feed it at all times with
any ration for fattening stock. When
1t goes above this price, economy must
be used in feeding it to have the gain
profitable.
A practical, successful feeder, one
who has carried on careful expert
ments, tells US that his general prac-
tice in fattening sheep has been to
feed corn ard oats for the first two
months of winter fattening and then,
If the price of oil meal was $40 ton,
he would feed oil meal with the oats
and corn during the last month in
fitting the stock for market.
1t is very common practice with
feeders both Of steers and sheep to
follow this method. They do not as
a rule feed oil meal all through the
time Of fattening. but reserve 1t to
give the stock better coat of hair
and sleeker appearance, and thus fin
ish them nicely for market.
With corn and oats at the price they
are now selling, we hardly think 1t
would be advisable in fattening stock
to use much Of anything else.
Oil meal is a good food at all times;
1t is healthy and it is nutritious, but
the price one has to pay for it must
altogether determine whether it shall
be fed literally or limited to the latter
part Of fattening.-Farm, Field aud
Fireside.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
r~rsnips ana w.lnut..

Parsnips are sometimes served at
elaborate dinners in the form Of Eng
lish walnuts; they are first boiled and
mashed fine. Then to each pint there
Is added teaspoonful of salt, two ta-
blespoonfuls Of melted butter a dash
Of pepper, and two tablespoonfuls Of
milk. Mix well over the fire, and
when smoking hot add thoroughly
beaten and very fresh egg. Spread the
mixture on dish to cool, then take
the nut Of an English walnut. an al
mond, or pine nut and roll around
It the parsnip pulp until you have a
good-sized nut. Roll in egg and in
cracker dust as you would croquettes,
fry q light brown In deep fat that is
smoking and serve hot.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
Fer Over F.fy Ysavs

An OLD AND wElLTR, RsxzpY.-Mrs,
1ins!oM1 Soothing syrup has been used foi
children while teething. with perfect eu' ooss
II eooehes the chtld. softens the gums, allays =
pain. cures wind coaio and u the best remedy f0v
Druggists In every part OF the World. Twenty.
dvo cents b0ttl0. It0 value Is ircalculAblo. Be
suro ana ak for Ara WinlloRb Soothing Syrup
and take no other kind.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
".outck, nowr shouted the man Mt

XuASNS uOW! EJUlltSU CUe HIUU III
the door.
'What happened next was all in two
minutes. backed into corner and
grabbed my heavy yalise firmly. I
saw one of the men go down into his
hip pocket. and something cleaned I
didn't wait. mad en- rush. heard
sharp crack, felt my shoulder tinglc,
and received heavy blow in the ribs.
But my valfse came down on the head
OF the man who had fired, and he went
down. And against the red-hot stove,
too, tripping up his neighbor behind
him. The old stove tottercd, the pipes
fell, and the next instant the lights
were out and the place was filled with
smoke; also with yells from the fellow
who had been burnt. But I bulled my
way out Of the place, and as l ran
down the platform toward the train,
now roaring down the grade, 1 looked
over my shoulder to see my late antag-
onists. one by one, slipping out of the
door and disappearing in the darkness
beyond the station.
II boarded the train and said moth
Ing. In u few moments we were
speeding toward Cairo. But wished
afterwards that l had drunk more of
that bad whisky, for was laid up in
the Illinois city with as bad a case Of
fever as ever knew and nursed a
painful flesh wound in the shoulder
Tor many days."-Washington Post.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
Foreign Gossip.

English tradesmen are indignant be.
cause the dried potatoes, carrots and
turnips provided for the Ashantee ex-
pedition were ordered by the govern
ment in Germany.
Bicycles have been admitted into the
grounds Of the exclusive botanical gar
den at Regents park. They must not,
however, be brought near the muse
ums and conservatories.
A queer outbreak of British prudery
is that of the Courier-Journal, which
thinks it indelicate to give well known
wOmen's names to mares, as 1t gives
rise to suggestiveness in the stud book.
A new knapsack attachment without
straps is being tried on the Gordon
Highlanders. The pack is fastened to
the shoulders by metal hooks, and Is
prevented from wabbling by hack
plate.
Foreigners who are not bachelors Of
arts or science are to be excluded from
the Paris medical schools, as the lab
oratories are Overcrowded, and even
enough subjects for dissection cannot
be obtained.
In bidding for the new first-class
cruisers IOr luc DIlIASu navy lucAc WAC
but per cent difference between the
bids Of the three competing firms.
About So, 10000 will be paid for each
11,OO0-ton vessel.
Yorick, the humorous writer of the
Fanfulla, whose real name is Pietro
Ferrigni, is dead. For thirty years he
stood at the head of the small number
of Italian Journalists who can be pur-
posely amusing.
In Stepniak's last boob he stated
that Russia stands third among the
nations in the number of books pub
lished, surprising Great Britain. AS
but little fiction is printed, the enor-
nous output Of serious literature is
the more remarkable.
A man of thirty-six, arrested for
stealing fruit In the Paris Halles re-
Gently, turned out to have been form
erly a banker. He had an accomplice
who was an ex-n0tary, while the sto-
len property was peddled from door
to door in a basket by the ex-banker's
mistress, who not long ago was a so
ciety woman.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
Five Children Drowned.

Ottawa, Ohio. Jan. 22.-Almost the
entire population of Cuba, a village in
the Western part of Putnam county,
was engaged to-day dragging Blanch-
dren, girl and four boys, drowned
yesterday afternoon. Three children
of John Shuman an dtwo children of
George Formas Of Cuba, were playing
on tho ice. when 1t broke and four of
the children disappeared. The oldest,
a boy Of 16, attempted to rescue the
girl, and was drowned also.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
ing stock other than horses. Now, we

ing stock other than horses. Now, we
have an immense yield this year,
which will keep the price compare
lively low. Oats are richer in PROTEIN
and fat than many of the other coarse
grains; in fact, they combine in them
selves just about what Is considered
well balanced ration. Not only do
oats supply the needs of animals in
well balanced proportions, but rarely
IL ever do animals become sick by
overfeeding on them after they have
become accustomed to an oat diet. In
view Of their abundance and cheap
ness feeders would do well to feed
oats rather than buy grain or other
foods. To growing cattle, sheep or
milch cows, ground oats should he
more generally fed than they are
Prairie Farmer.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
A.ked Tor a Manhattan.

Asked for q Manhattan.
section for three days. The inhabl-
tants, that is, the male portion, seemed
to live mostly on bad whisky. l am
not averse to an occasional drink my
self, but when walked into the hotel,
thoroughly worn out with my trip and
homesick from the looks of the place,
queered myself with the house at
once by asking for Manhattan cock
tail. The barkeepcr, who was also
mine host, leaned forward over the
bar, bent down his head and took q
look at me.
"'Look hyar. stranger he said,
when he had done llis inspection, I'VE
don't put up any of them ar foreign
drinks hyar. Yell take whisky dead
straight, or We won't take nOthin'.
Whisky's good enough fur ther gents
In these parts, an reckon it's good
enough fur ye.' This was said with
the air of one whose say went in the
town, and l meckly took the whisky.
didn't take any more of 1t while I
was there.
ut was on the fourth night after
my arrival that packed my valise in
the rat-infested. garret-likc room for
which paid dollar day, and set
out for the station, where I intended
to take the train for Cairo, Ill. 1t was
shortly before midnight and all the
town was dark and still. But down
the slope, as I drew near, could see
the light in the station, and hurried
my pace, anxious to get in out of the
chill dampness.
"When opened the door an intense
heat struck my face, and there, in the
middle Of the barn-like waiting room,
was great stove. 1t was red-hot and
roaring like furnace. Around 1t sat
a number Of us villainous- looking
prominent citizens of Camden as
had met during my short stay. They
were lazily engaged in chewing tobac-
co and whiting sticks of wood with
ugly-looking knives. They filed in the
intervals Of spasmodic conversation
by splitting on the stove, causing great
clouds Of sickening vapor to ascend.
"Over to one side I saw n little,
round hole, about as big as plate,
where I rightly conjectured 1 must ap-
ply for my. ticket. was greeted with
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
Jack Rabbit Industry.

Miller. 8. D., Jan. 22.-One firm here
has shipped East this winter 1000 jack
rabbits. Presuming that other towns
on this line of the Northwestern, in
Guiding Huron and Pierre, have done
as well, the total would he 10000 rab-
bits. They lave broGght 10 cents
head. which gives garnd total Of ST.
900 to these towns for this strictly
Dakota product. 1t is believed that the
wolf pelts taken this winter in the
same territory will net nearly the same
amOnnf
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
Washington Talk.

Work upon the urgent deficiency bill
was begun by the subcommittee OF the
house appropriations committee.
The delegates of the Cherokee Ma
tion, who are now in Washington
have left with the president and with
Secretary Smith memorial protest.
ing against the conclusions OF the
Dawes commission.
The house committee on banking
and currency considered the project
for an International American hank
which was one of the recommenda-
tions of the Pan-American congress
and was largely the idea of the late
James q. Blaine.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
THE NEWS RESUME,
DIGEST OF THE NEWS FROM ALI.
PARTS OF THE WORLD.

A Comprehensive Review OF the
Important Happenings Of the
Past Week Called From the Tel
cgraRh Reports Notable
Events Mt Home nMd Abroad Tint
Have Attracted Attention.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
A Mean Employer.

Lanky Laborer-Please. sir, give me
q Job at digging potatoes. I'll do the
work cheap for you.
Misery Landowner (aside)-The fel-
low looks starved to death. (Aloud.)
All right. I'll give you a job. but you
must first satisfy me that you are not
Q vegetarian Blaetter.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
How TO Get the Tails Off.


A Dakota sheep man was absent
from home when the lambs were
trimmed, and the man in charge failed
to cut off their tails. The owner, when
he returned, studied long as to how to
get their t""s off, and finally solved
the t..cs.,n. He traded them off,
along with the sheep. There has been
some talk among theorists of breeding
them off. The horns have been bred
off cattle, why not breed the tails Off
sheep. is the way they argue. These
speculations are all right as specula-
tions, but when it is remembered that
lambs tails have been removed for
centuries and that instances of lambs
dropping without tails are very rare,
indeed, the prospect is not promising.
If one fails to cut off the tails at the
time when the work should be done,
the next best way to get them off is to
trade them of, providing 1t be not too
expensive. Anything that is very ex-
pensive Just now must be passed over
by the sheep men, for there is no room
in this business for much extra ex-
pense.-The Homestead.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
somethine Gleamea.

SOAsASSA@AA0 ~AS~AeAV~s
brazen stares and some smothered
snickering as crossed the floor. Per
haps MY clothes didn't suit the assem-
blage, perhups I didn't seem to be suf-
ficiently hal fellow, well met paid
no attention to the men whatever,
and, STOPPING down, peered through
the little hole. A strong Odor of had
whisky staggered me.
when I ventured to look again,
found that the fumes came from an
individual lying In a careless and even
somnolcEt attitude upon the sofa. In
as polite language es knew how to
command endeavored to arouse him.
Presently, after repeated attempts. he
raised up on one elbow and blinked
idiotically at me.
"'Whazzat yer say?' lie asked, i'm.
pudently.
"'I want ticket to Cairo replied.
The HI you say replied the ticket
agent. 'Waal, yer don't git no ticket
amt sellin no tickets to Cairo. many
other place tonight
"This was exceedingly tiresome. l
looked up at the clock on the wall, and
saw that the train was inconveniently
near. Look here, man. said, I've
got no time to argue; want my tick.
et.' knew that IL missed the train,
would not get another for twenty
four hours, and the prospect of spend.
ing that length Of time in Camden,
Ark, was little too much. Didn't
tell yer, yer didn't git no ticketY 70.
sponded the genial agent. He was
just drunk enough to be ugly. Don't
sell no tickets this time er night
Come. come. man. said, irving
10 keep my patience, 4 want a ticket.
'An' I say won't sell yer no tick.
"'Punch him one. Jimmy volun
teered a voice from the rear turned
and saw that two of the men had riser
and seemed inclined to take part in the
proceedings, while the others looked
on interestedly. 1t would have been {
remarkable feat for Jimmy to hay,
! punched any part of me while OH th,
other side Of that little hole, but sav
there was likely to be trouble in stor,
for me. Soak him. don't let tile dud
voices. Remembered that had care
give you any back talk came duo O
fully packed my revolver in my wallis
i Just before starting; it was impossibl
to unstrap and unlock it now. l re
membered, with equal comfort, that
had considerable. roll of money 1
my pocket. began to believe didn
D care for ticket to Cairo after all.
Lets throw the galoot OUT sus
! / geSted the man who had advised jim
my to punch me. knew that mean
something more than was apparent o
the surface. One of the men went u
% the door and listened. Now, l am
I pretty heavy man ,and pride mysel
sg s00 considerable strength and agility
hut did not like the looks Of the fou
teuglls who faced me. could hea
fhe faint rumble Of the coming trail
and then NE whistle.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
K,ll the Profltle.. Poultrv.

Don't keep q lot Of useless poultry
through the winter. If in good flesh
have all the old fowls and the cock
erels dressed. Have such box as is
illustrated-a dry goods box with
hinged side-and lay the dressed fowls
in it, no one touching another. Put
the box in q cold building or OH back
piazza and let the fowls freeze solid.
Chicken meat can then be had at any
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25

shown in the engraving. One side has
a hardwood strip as a facing to hold
the chain ricg. which allows the chain
to rise and fall with the movement of
the animal. Made in this way, the
side pieces keep the hay from coming
out under the cows feet. The open
ing at the bottom can, be narrower if
desired. Any one handy with tools
can construct such q crib.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
Convenient Cattle Crib

The following illustration from Or
ange Judd Farmer shows how some
old-fashioned cattle stanchions We're
remodeled with view to greater COM
fort to the animals. The old sill was
left in place, and on 1t were placed
the triangular pieces Of plank that are
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
A Cheap Poultry House,

n CaeWp FOUItfy EOUUe.
feet for chickens. is a box in which
to put lime and oyster shells. L L L
are feed boxes and troughs; v V re-
ceptacles for green feed; NJ NJ NJ are
drinking vessels; A A are nests IS
inches square. Windows and doors
can be arranged as shown III the H.
lustration or to suit the taste of the
builder. There is partition in the
room for chickens, dividing it into two
parts, one for those quite small and
the other for larger ones. A lath door
between this room and the main room
allows the chickens to pass.
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Reciprocity.

Mistress-1 can't say that you were
always respectable, Bridget; still,
will put it in the Recommendation.
Bfidget-Thank you, ma'am. And
I'll do the same thing Nv kou.-Truth.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
a Pne0mafic Road Skate.


A new form of locolnotiou has been
introduced through the medium of the
pneumatic road skate. The skate is in
the form Of miniature bicycle for
each foot, and below the sole are two
pneumatic wheels of about 8 1-2 inch
o. in diameter. 1t is claimed that it
gives any person a speed of from ten
to fifteen miles an hour after but little
practice and much higher speed can
be attained by experts. The skate can
be used on a rough road, up and down
hill and on all ordinary and smooth
surfaces. 1t is proposed to apply 1t to
nearly every purpose for which the BIZ
offers q cheap and easy means Of loco
motion for postmen carriers and nu-
merou sother persons Including coun-
adapted to the purposes of pleasure
thoroughfares 1t entails the minimum
fc. A champion figure-skater states
the bicycle, and its motion gives more
effected with less exertion than with
the bicycle, and in going down hill
there is not the slightest danger Of
losing control of the feet. All the
skater has to do to preserve complete
command Of himself is 10 slightly
cross the rear foot. 1t is believed that
this skate will meet the needs Of many
persons who ere deferred by nervous
p,1x
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25
,nrv oooas Couuany Fails.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 22.-The Ros-
enheim Dry Goods company, conduct
ing the largest retail dry goods bust
ness in the city. has assigned.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25

Poultry Re1FiGerat0f.
time during the winter. Dress all
fowls that are "eating their heads
off."-Farm and Home.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-25

1t is the tendency Of many stock
feeders to undervalue oats for feed.