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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09
FARM AND GARDIN.
FEEDING FOR EGGS.
zen Bone Beats All Other SUBJ
stances ms Winter Food.

Green Bone Beats All Other sub.
stances as Winter Food.
The profit is always sure when every
detail is correct. Cheap food must not
be estimated by the price paid for it in
the market The cheapest food for the
poultryman or farmer is that which
gives him the largest number Of eggs.
1t matters not what the food costs, so
.ong as the eggs correspond. 1t is the
product by which we should measure
and estimate.
Green bones are not used as extensive
Iy as they should be because grain can
be obtained with less difficulty and at a
low cost, hut as egg-producing material
the bone is far superior to grain; nor
does the bone really cost more than
grain in some sections. The cutting Of
| the bone into available sizes is now
rendered an easy matter, as the bone
cutter is within the reach of all. Bones
| fresh from the butcher have more or
less meat adhering, and the more OF
such meat the better, as it will cost no
more per pound than the bone, while
| the combination of both meat and bone
is almost perfect food from which to
produce eggs,
| If the farmer can get two extra eggs
per week from each hen in winter, he
will make a large profit. We may add
| that if the product of each hen can be
increased one egg per week only, in
winter. that one egg will pay for all the
food she can possibly consume, and il
| therefore pays to feed the substances
that will induce the hens to lay. If the
hens are consuming food and yet pro-
ducing no eggs, they will cause loss
to their owner; and this happens every
winter on large number of farms
The hens receive plenty of food, but not
of the proper kind.
| A pound of cut green bone is suffi
cient for 1G hens one day. which means
that one cent will pay for the bone fol
that number of fowls. If one quart o.
| grain be fed at night to 16 hens, and one
pound of bone in the morning, it should
be ample for each day in winter. In sum
mer only the bone need be given. Such
diet provides fat. starch, nitrogen
phosphates, lime and all the substances
required to enable the hens to lay eggs
AS an egg is worth about three cents il
winter, it is plain that it is cheaper t.
feed bone than grain, as the greater
number of eggs not only reduces thu
! total cost, but increases the profit al
| well.
The bone-cutter is as necessary to tn,
poultryman as his feed mill. 1t enable.
him to use an excellent and cheap food
and gives him a profit where he nigh
otherwise be compelled to suffer a loss
1t is claimed that a bone-cutter pay
for itself in eggs and really costs moth
ing. Bones are now one of the staple
articles of food for poultry. and no ra
ton should have them omitted. The,
are food, grit and lime, all combined
in one, and the hens will leave all otheI
foods to receive the cut bone If Gu
fine, even chicks and ducklngs viii
relish such excellent food, while turkye
grow rapidly on it. To meet with sue
cess requires the use of the best ma
terials, and green bone beats all othel
substances as food for poultry
Poultry Age.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09
THE ANGRY ELEPHANT.

so that l deemed my first attempt at
entering a lions den a success.
But my assurance of success was a
little premature, and fortunate was it
for me that beneath the cage was a fur
mace in which glowed red-hot iron rods
and trusty attendants at hand to effect
lively WELD them upon the lion if neces-
sity demanded, else another page would
have been added to the bloody history
of the king of the forest and another
name of his list of victims. After a
three minutes stay in the lions den l
made a parting salute to the breathless
audience and prepared to leave the
cage AS backed toward the door OBJ
served to my horror that the lion was al
most imperceptibly rising from the
floor, preparatory to springing upon
me. Almost overcome by the grave
danger of my situation | contrived to
signal the attendants to thrust the
heated rods between me and the blood
thirsty brute. Scarcely had | done so
when the great tawny creature hurled
himself upon me, and, burying its
claws in my shoulders, bore me to the
floor.
~ felt the hot breath of the lion in
my face as he opened his huge jaws
preparatory to sinking his fangs in my
4hroat and a horrible death was but a
brief second distant when the red-hot
irons were brought into play and used
so effectively that the brute was forced
10 retreat to the far end of the cage
without infiicting further injury upon
me. l was hurriedly drawn from the
cage, none the worse for my thrilling
experience save badly shaken nerves,
lacerated shoulders, and a tattered
tinsel jacket. AS l hurried behind the
curtain the band triumphantly played:
See the Conquering Hero Comes and
noticed that panic in the audience had
been narrowly averred. And what be-
came of Richard Ill? Oh, he lived to
kill Franconelli few months later
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09
GROUND PLAN.

partitions, boxes are placed in the par
titions, the boxes corresponding with
the openings. The hens are placed in
one end room and those which lay will
enter the open door Of the nest-box, the
door closing and opening one on the op-
posite end of the box; when the hen
goes out into the middle room, she
closes the door behind her and opens the
one through which she entered the
nest-box. IA are doors, WWWW are
windows, Z an entrance, D the dust.
box, S the scratching-room, F the feed
room and r the roosting-room. The
house may be of any size PREFERRED
Farm and Fireside.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09
STORY OF A MOUSE.
How II Managed to Gain Access to q
Food Closet.


Food Closet.
Both men and the lower animals are
instructive in their actions. Here is d
mouse story which was told by wom-
an whose word may be depended upon.
She said that she kept some food in
an old-fashioned washstand in her
room. The mice got at the food. She
wondered how. She could find no hole
through which a mouse could possibly
get into the compartment in which the
food was kept. But the mystery was
explained. The narrator sat one day
alone in the room painting. 4
little mouse came from somewhere.
l. approached the stand. The
compartment which contained the
food was closed by folding doors-to
one of which was attached cleat to
cover the crack between the two. Not
being at all afraid of the mouse-which
evidences her to be a woman of eXcep-
tionally firm mind-the lady kept on
painting, with an eye on the intruder to
see what he would do.
1t evidently knew where the food
was-through the sense of smell, no
doubt, though some other mouse might
have informed it. 1t sat upon its
launches and looked up. The bottom
of the doors was considerably above
il, for the stand was raised some three
inches from the floor by feet 1t seemed
to deliberate. Then it made leap and
struck the doors at the bottom at the
place of their touching on the cleat,
az the very point where a blow would be
most likely to jar them open. This ac-
ton was repeated three times. The
last time one little paw went back of
the cleat, which had been Jared out
somewhat, and the other succeeded in
catching so as to support the mouse's
body. The result? The door was
pulled and pushed open as nationally
as a human hand could have done it.
The lady could not allow her food to
he spoiled, of course. The mouse was
scared away, but the lady must have
regretted the necessity of preventing
its enjoying what it had come at by
procedure as certainly rational as was
ever human procedure.-Chicago News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09

mine tells a good story of gull that
had been wounded by a sportsman.
The gull made gallant endeavor to es-
cape out to sea. 1t was followed by q
number of other gulls, who seemed to
know the distress their fellow was in,
and endeavored, apparently, to encour-
age it by wheeling around it and Shrek
ing cheerily as it labored on. 1t was
soon evident, however, that its strength
was failing, for its wings began to fiut-
ter helplessly and the bird could no
longer sustain itself. 1t had just
reached the water, when from the
group of its companions, who followed
it. two were seen to dart down, with the
rapidity so characteristic of their kind,
and seize the fallen bird by the wings.
They thus sustained il until safe rest
ing place was found. These birds are
remarkable for their unusual spirit Of
attachment for each other, and fire.
quently display the true spirit Of
friendship towards one another.-Min-
ME Slade, in n. Y. Ledger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09
TRAPPED BY A CLAM.
Sea Gull Makes Capture Which
Proves Too Much for 1t.

Proves Too Much for 1t.
While walking along the beach at
Portsmouth one fine morning l noticed
a number of sea gulls lowering just
overhead, as if in search of food. Once
in awhile one of them would suddenly
dart down and catch fish. All at once
l noticed little farther up the beach
one of the gulls struggling with some
dark object. The gull would rise a
short distance and then suddenly fall,
Tapping its huge wings as if it had been
caught in a trap. 1t rose several times,
but at last became so exhausted that it
fell motionless on the beach. l waited
for minute, but as the bird did not
move l went to investigate the cause of
the birds actions. On approaching l
noticed that large clam had fastened
itself to the bill of the gull so tightly
that it was impossible to remove it. 1t
seems that the clam was lying on the
beach with its shell extended, as any
who ever saw CLAIMS lying on the beach
has always noticed their shells open,
and the gull, seeing the clam, tried to
obtain the tleshy part of it, when the
clam suddenly closed its shells and thus
captured the gull. In the illustration
the gull is shown flying with the clam
on the end of its Beak. A friend OF
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09

A theatrical manager told story against
himself the other day. An actor came to
him and applied for an engagement. There
did not seem to be much need of him, but
his demands in the way of salary were very
modest, and the manager said to him:
"Well, you may consider yourself engaged
/ fancy | can find something for you to do
Come round on Tuesday and I'll try you"
The newly-engaged man looked at the
manager questioningy.
How about a contract" he asked.
ooh, never mind a contract. Wen have q
verbal contract"
There was look of mild reproach in the
eyes of the man, as he answered. sorrow
fully:
"Sir, the last time made a verbal con
tract l drew a verbal salary. Spare Mo
ments.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09

Dr. Sheldon jackson, for 20 years a trav-
eler in Alaska, says the governments ex-
pertinent of importing reindeer from 81
IBERIA is a success, and that the problem of
winter travelling in the interior is practical
ly solved. Three hundred miles per day can
be made over the snow with relays at rea-
sonable intervals and best of all the reindeer
will rustic his own food.
The best map of the Yukon-Klondike
mining country has been printed in folder
form by the Northern Pacific Ry. Send a
2-cent postage stamp to Chas. S. Fec, G. p.
A. St. Paul. MINI. The folder is full of up
to-date information regarding rates and
rnntns % 4 lad,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09

The oldest predicament in which an
ostrich ever found himself lately befell
one of the huge birds belonging to a
South African farmer. This ostrich
stole aud bolted while steaming hot Il
big dumping. The birds regret was
Immediate and visible. In his struggle
10 get rid of the fiery thing within him
MIR Ostrich twisted his supple neck
around one of his legs and succeeded in
tying it in knot. 1t required three
men half an hours time to extricate
the bird from its seH-made trap.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09
SCIENCE OF MANURING.
Fertilizers Should BE Kept Near the
Surface of the Soil.

Repeated experiment has proved that
the practice of applying large quaint
ties of manure to the acre on a limited
acreage, making it necessary to leave
much of the land unmanured, does not
pay. Not a few farmers never apply
less than 20 tons of stable manure to an
acre, saying that they prefer to do well
what they do, and let the remainder of
the land take its chances. Twenty tons
of manure on one acre, plowed under
for a spring crop, makes the soil r cher
for years-no doubt about that-but il
will not improve the productive power
of a farm nearly so much as the same
amount of manure used as top dress.
ing on three acres, providing clover s
grown with this supply of plant food.
1t is poor farming to keep up few acres
near the barn with the entire supply
of stable fertilizer and let thin fields
fail to make heavy sods. Manurial
crops are the chief dependence ON "a
majority of farms, or should be, and
enough farm manure should be used TO
assist thin soils wherever found, so that
all the fields may increase their supply
of vegetable matter and be permanently
improved, and then any additional sup
ply can be safely used to enrich the
pet field from which one wants banner
crop. Granting that there are eXcep-
lions, it is the rule that manure should
be kept near the surface of the soil,
should be applied more frequently and
less heavily, and should be used to in
sure a growth of some fertilizing crop.
-,Rural World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09
SIZE or Quo. CITY or TOLEDO. | ..

FRANK ], CHENEY makes oath that he Is the
senior partner of the firm of f. J. CHENEY
a. Co, doing business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED Doll
LARS for each and every case of C1tarrh
that cannot be cured by the use OF HALL s
CATARRu CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. D. 1856.
A. w. GLEASON,
lsEALI Notary PGbltc
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system Send for testimonials,
free. F. j. CHENEY q Co., IoIeCo, "
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
HALLS Family Pills are the best.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
A GOOD THING TO DO.

Hold II back, tie It down,
Bind it fast and tight.
Set your lips together close
Which will win the Hght2
Let it go wild and free,
Running reckless riot?
Surely that will quickly be
An end of peace and quiet.
Strongest men Of all you know
Find 1t hard to do.
II you try your very best,
Victory for you.
Try 1t hard. Bring to 1t
Firm determination.
II you rule it well and good,
You can rule q nation.
To all the heroes who have been
Tried and told and sung,
Let us add the sturdy boy
Who can hold his tongue
Sydney Dayre. In Youths Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09
HOUSE FOR POULTRY.
1t Is WeII-ArranEed and Hns Plenty
of Sunlight

The diagram shown below illustrates
the ground plan of poultry-house SO
arranged that it will receive the suns
rays from early morning until late in
the afternoon. and is designed by DR..
L. B. Lucas. of Indiana. The house is
composed of three rooms, separated by
two partitions. An arrangement for
separating the layers and non-layers is
as follows: Openings are cut in the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09

at" the idle wandcrer heard the man say
to his companion, will run about 100 to
the ton"
Then the idle wanderer, after the man
ner of his kind, speculated in his mind.
Il wonder said he to himself. whether
winter supply of coal? Cincinnati En-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09

Kenna-I understand you've bought dog
10 keep burglars away?
Henna-Ies
You are not troubled any more at night,
then, | suppose"
"Only by the dog "-Up-to-Date.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09
LABOR AND LUMBER.
30 III Are Saved by Utilizing the Space
Under Stnirways.

AS the world grows older and timber
scarcer the ACCESSIBILITY of making use
of every available inch of room under
one roof should be less and less ignored
The space under the stairway in most
stables, however, is worse than wasted,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09

woman can handle mans clothes without
emptying every Washington Dem
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09

A man asked Jones the meaning of the
Latin phrase Cum grano sails" Jones
replied that he was informed by an old salt
that it was an expression now much in the
mouths of Europeans, and chiefly addressed
to this country, and that it meant Come,
sell us grain. Boston Transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09

The real grief in a woman's life is not con
nected with a love affair; it is when her
neighbor gives party and does not invite
her.-Atchison Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09
A Simple Programme.

The Missionary-My friend, what would
you do if you expected the end of the world
in ten days?
The Tramp-Wait for it.-Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09

Moves the bowels each day. In order to
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on
the liver and Kidneys. Cures sick headache.
Price % and SOC
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09

Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at
once Go to your druggist to-day and get
sample bottle free. Large bottles, 50 cents
and 81 90. Go at once; delays are dangerous.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09

Not nearly all the funny things in this
world are with a muscum.-W ashington
Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09

Why suffer with an ache or pain
When st. Jacobs Oil will cure. Why?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09

Chairs are cheaper than backbones.-N
Y. Indppendent
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09

Before submitting to the inevitable it is
wise to be sure it is the inevitable.-N. y.
Independent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09

Doubtful Party Ito gentleman)-"Can
in strange land, $4,000 miles from home. "
Gentleman-"M My goodness! Where is your
home?" Doubtful Party Australia" Gen
tleman (handing him copper How do
you ever expect to get back there Doubt.
Jul Party balancing the penny)-"Well i
| don't do better than this, sir, suppose I'll
have to walk "-Tit-Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09

Mrs. Bellows-I believe you married me
for my money.
Beiiows-A-hem! Well, certainly didn't
90 to the altar for my health-N. y. Jour
nal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09

Nliles-"I see your friend Hawkins has
on the front of his store" Giles-"Ycs. Do
you know | think Hawkins missed his voca-
ton? He should have been a political cam
paign manager" Alles-"Why so|' Giles
He is continually mailing lies. Chicago
News
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09

"What pretty Illuminated cards." eX-
claimed one woman. That one with the
motto: Honesty is the best policy is cs-
pecially nice" yes replied the other,
AZ brought them from Europe and got
them through with lot of other things.
without paying a cent of duty. Washing
ton Star
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-09

The world is full of human milestones,
since it is more easy to point than to plod
N. y. Independent.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-07-17
Blackberry Cream.

Stew some blackberries until the
juice can be drawn easily. Strain and
rub the pulp through sieve. Put the
juice on to boil, add to it half its
weight in sugar, and, when boiling, stir
into it gently half the weight of the sug-
ar in stale bread crumbs. These should
be very fine and dry. Boil up once only;
then pour into shallow china or crvs-
tai dish when the heat has passed off,
Set away to become quite cold; then pile
on the top a meringue of the beaten
whites of two eggs, spocnfuls Of
sugar and cup of thick cream. Orna-
ment the outer edge with lady fingers.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-07-17
Household Hints,

For prickly heat make water slightly
slippery with soda and battle with it.
All cold vegetables left over should
be saved for future use in soups or sal
ads.
Silver gilt spoonG with flower handles
enameled in natural colors make a pref
ty show.
The one thing for which lace paper
may be used and be considered good
form on table is for cheese.
Wrap your fruit jars in newspaper
and set In cool, dark place The wrap
ping will prevent the fruit from bleach
ing
Pretty fireproof china dishes in their
silver wire mountings testify to the
popularity attained of late by casse-
roles, souff1es, etc., on our menus.
The candelabrum is to the fore as
dinner table decoration. The lights,
so1tened by colored shades, enhance the
beauty of tie shining silver and glitter
ing glass
For tired feet put a handful of COM
mon salt into four quarts of hot water.
fiace the feet in the water while it is
not as 1t can be borne Then rub the
rect dry with rough towel
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-07-17

lace falling over them. Some of the
daintiest but perhaps not most durable
capes are made Of black chiffon frillings
on black satin foundation, with here
and there a bow of black satin ribbon
A peculiarly of the latest cape is the
little fitted yoke, which can vary in
width according to the style of figure
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-07-17

oEGANDIE GOWN FOR EVENING WEAR
dressmakers are busy with all sorts and
kinds of thin gowns of null, grass lawn,
liberty muslin and mousseliue de sole.
An occasional white dotted swiss ap-
pears among the thin gowns but plain
organdie seems to have the preference,
according to the New York Sun, author
ity for the following:
Low necked organizes for evening are
the pretticst of all the full dress gowns
Killed frills of chiffon or muslin with
narrow lace on the edge trim the neck
and sleeves very prettily, with the adj
dltlon of bows of satin ribbon or punches
OF flowers. Wide lace arranged to form
bertha is another pretty finish, and
the bodice, as in the high necked gowns,
is series Ct lace insertions alternated
with narrow bands of the muslin. The
Quantity and quality of lace employed
In the trimming are only limited by the
dress allowance of the purchaser, as
yards and yards are absorbed in one
gown. Real valenciennes trims many of
the dalntIest white organdies for even
Ing wear, and, while the bodices are
mace on a closely fitted lining, the
blouse erect is given to the outside.
N1o VI tue Idus Is 10 trim white Or
gandle with fine black French lace.
Black lace is also used Oh the tinted
musllns. The lining of these gowns
should be the same color as the muslin.
some charming evening gowns are made
OF mousseline de sole, white over col
or or some tint over a deeper shade of !
the same color. They are made usually
with all extra skirt of the mousseline de |
sole between the outside and the lining |
TO give it body, and this should match |
the underskirt in color
That triumph of usefulness. the fancy
waist, helps out the variety with great |
success. The special mode which is dis
inctly Partisan is the blouse effect, in
The back as we'll as the front. The full
ness overbangs the belt in the same man.
Ter, only there is less of il. and tho
1elt is often wider in the back than In
he front
The little cape is as popular as ever.
ma comes in fluffy, fascinating vari-
ty. SILK, velvet, lace, Jet and chiffon
re varlously combined in these litt1e
wraps, SO that some of them have the
appearance of being made of odds and
ms which CHANGED to be at hand.
Black and white effects are ver, NM,