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CRATE FOR SHIPPING HOGS.

then when made into crates each one is
treated to coating or two of paint.
All saw fuzz is removed by sharp jack
plane. The crate is put together with
wire nails.
For the sides and tops use one-half by
four inches and four feet, / pieces,
and equally divide the space. The bot
tom is in one piece one inch thick, is
inches wide and four feet long less one
nch Front end deontains one piece one
half by ten by 1S inches, and two half
by four by 1S inches. each The rear or
door end has two pieces one-half by
2E. by IS inches for inside cross strips
top and bottom, and two outside top
and bottom strips oue-half by four by
1s inches. with two upright strips one
half by 2la by % inches for each side
Of the movable door. and to which are
fastened the side strips The door is
one-half by eight by 23 inches, and is.
held firmly to place by wire nail
driven partially in at top end. The
corner posts in from end are one by two
by 23 inches, and on the inside of then:
is fastened board one half by eight
by is inches. which forms with the ont
side board feed space of two inches
in width in front end of crate. The
board on the inside comes within an
inch of the bottom. where a trough is
made by tacking in piece of board
one-half by four by Is inches, at slant
of about the same degree as shown by
one side Of the letter V. When ready to
ship, place crate in the wagon and back
up to the driveway door in the hog
house. which is on level with the
wagon bed. and you can load or crate
the hogs with ease; then put feed in
the box at end of crate. and it will
drop down as it is eaten from the
trough. thus affording plenty of food
for the hog until the end of the jonr-
ney. Water can be given in theNtrough,
at intervals, by those having the ami
nal in charge. In such a crate, bedded
with straw. the hog should reach its
destination Q K.-Farm and Home.
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THE NUMBER SEVEN.
1t Has Deem Considered Lucky Since
Creations Dawn.

CrentiOn's Dawn.
The number seven is, in the lexicon of
Luck, the antithesis of the number 13,
SO stunned by the superstitious.
Wordsworth's little lyric, beginning
eve are but seven" selected the lucky
number-lucky since the creation, when
seven days of Deifc labor conquered
chaos. Life has always been under
dominion of the rule of seven. 1t was
not Shakespeare who first divided the
ages of man into seven, but Hippocrates,
2,oco years previously. Egyptian as
tronomy considered seven planets, and
hence seven days in each week, and each
day ruled by constellation. Anato-
mists tell US there are seven holes in a
head-mouth, two nostri.5, two ears,
two eyes; Jacob served seven years for
his wives; Sampson was bound with
seven withcs, and had seven locks Of
hair cut; seven years Nebuchadnezzar
passed as beast; in the book of Reve-
lGtions we read about churches. spirits,
candlesticks, trumpets, seals, plaques
and angels, with the numeral seven at
tached to each; and we speak of seven
slecpers. One of the most interesting
games of cards is called "seven up"
In whichever way we turn the streams
of life the numeral seven is apt to float
in them.-Frank Leslie's Monthly.
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Night.sh.ninR Plants.

There are a number of plants and
flowers which give out a phosphorescent
light in the dark. Linnaeus first noticed
this phenomenon in the common mas
turtium, whose flowers seemed to him
to have a faint iridescence at night.
Later observations by others showed
that the light was stronger after very
sunny days. Among other plants which
possess this singular property are the
marsh lily and the fraxinella- The last
named secretes a volatile oil which
oozes out during hot weather, spreads
in a thin layer over the flowers and
forms vapor which becomes luminous
in the darkness. In the coal mines near
Dresden grows species of fungus
which Exhibits the appearance Of lu-
minous festoons Of shifting colors. -
La Nature.
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Ballast a. a Distributing Agency.

Ballast is the first of the distribu-
tion methods which may be combined
under the head of agency of man." The
discharge of earth ballast by vessels
coming from abroad has been a notable
means of distribution of plants by seed.
We have just seen how many seeds may
germinate from a very small lump of
earth. and the possibilities in this direc-
tinn Of the many thousands OF pounds
Of discharged ballast are very great. In
fact, the ballast grounds in the neigh
borhood of g.eat cities are invariably
favored botanical collecting spots; they
have usually distinctive flora Of their
own, and from these centers many
introduced plants spread into the sur
rounding country. Nature.
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gire gtoek.
FOR SHIPPING HOGS.
A Crate That VIII Keep the Porkers
In Good Condition.

The first thing necessary in shipping
hogs or pigs is good crate, without
which no breeder Is certain of his ship
ment arriving at destination i'll safety
ard in as fine order as when placed on
board of cars. The crate, illustrated
herewith, is made of seasoned linden
wood, {; material at once very tough,
hard to break and light, Il requisite in
shipping animals by express, especially
when rates are inclined to be eXorbItaIt.
This crate is Is inches wide, "a inches
high and four feet long, aud can be made
in like proportion to suit the largest
hog. The material used is sawed ex-
pressly for this purpose direct from
the logs. Before working into crates
it is sorted and ricked up, as other lum-
Der, in a sheltered place to season;
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From Suffering to Indifference.

Said a well-known physician: "Only
yesterday patient came to me and said
he was going to Hot Springs to be
treated for insomnia. Iadvised him not
TO go to that expense, but to take a
glass of whisky before going to bed
"'Well. if that doesn't send me to
sleep, what then?' he asked.
Take another l replied, and if
that doesn't answer the purpose, take a
tumblerful, and then you won't give
continental whether you go to sleep or
not.'-Cincinnati Commercial.
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They ProAted.

Two brothers who conducted print
ing Office were reading the proof of a
sermon when another clergyman came
in and expressed his qualification at
finding them engaged in such work.
of the printers.
81 hope you profit by them,' added
the minister.
1--WE do; we get sl2 for each sermon
we print. t."-Louisville Courier-J Journal.
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worship of Animals.

Swine were adored in Crete, weasels
at Theirs, rats and mice in Troas, por-
cupines in Persin, the lapwing in New
Mexico, bulls in Benares, serpents in
Greece and many Of the African coun-
tries. The Hindoos never molest
snakes; they call them fathers, broth
srs. friends, and other endearing names.
On The coast of Guinea hog happening
TO kin q snake the king gave orders that
all the swine should be Destroyed
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Plenty of Exercise.

High-Priced Doctor-You are now
convalescent, and all you need is ex-
ercise. You should walk ten, twenty.
thirty miles u day, sir, but your walk
ing should have an object.
Patient-Ali right, doctor. I'll travel
around trying to borrow enough to pay
your bill.-N. Y. Weekly.
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NO OLD-TiME AGUE NOW.
The Days when pie Had Regular
Times Il Shake.


three SYNONYMS ft ague, besides plain
chills and fever. hey were Indiana.
Illinois and Miss i, and the greatest
of these was Miss ri. There were two
divisions of sew ty in those days:
Those who ook" on Monday,
Wednesday, Fri y and Sunday made
up one division nd those who shook
on Tuesday, T. rsday and Saturday,
and remitted h the other the next
Monday, weret ,other. In those days
TIE invitations social functions read:
'.l-.Ir. and NJ NJ. A. Laria present
their comp.in its to Mr.. c. A. Fever
and beg to in rm him that they will
not be shakin on Tuesday, and would
be pleased to I'VE his presence at their
dark green to !"
This would ,e the answer:
"Mr C. A Fever acknowledges the
kind invita- a of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A.
Laria, but gs to inform them that
Tuesday is day to shake"
Many az otherwise happy social
functionw ) shattered, too, by the ina
bility of Mr.. and Mrs. of the house
hold to E ! their ague for the season
started & on the same day. Of course
under ge circumstances the whole
family ould be compelled to miss the
entire aocial season or disturb with
their rafting or chattering every gath
ering they attended.
To-day the dismissing sign reads:
This is my busy day" In early Mis-
souri, times, "This is my day to shake"
was the correst form.
But all this is changed now. No
longer is the congregation at church
changed every Sunday, and no longer
are two preachers, guaranteed not to
shake on the same day. necessary. 1t
was almost part of the contract in
those da.Js For the old-time chil,s are
no more, and the ague has almost al
most disappeared. There are few
places in the south where it is still the
custom, but it very seldom crosses Ma
izson and Dixon's line now. In some of
the parts of Arkansas where type
writer's and bicycle blooners have not
penetrated, there is yet some ague, but
1t seldom gets north of those secluded
spots. At present DR.. G. o. Coffin, city
physician, is treating two cases Of real,
old-timc fever and ague, but they are
the first he has seen in Kansas City in
ten years, he says.
DR.. b. R. Porter, who came here from.
Ohio 80 years ago, and has been here
. ever since, says he has not seen a case of
old-time chills and fever in five years.
! LIZ. Coffin says it is because of the i'm
proved sanitary conditions. DR.. Porter
says it is because the people drink bet
ter water.
In the early days, DR.. Porter said to
reporter for the Star, three-fourths of
his income came from ague patients
Doctors grew rich treating nalarial
poison. The favorite and principal pre-
scription then was "quinine, 90 grains"
in as many variations as the Doctors
education and medical dictionary could
conjure him distinguished and high
sounding terms to substitute for the
word Guinine. And when both ran short,
or the patients found it out and went
prescribing for themselves, it was an
easy matter for the doctor and the
druggist to get together behind the pre-
scription case and argue upon some
thing new and cryptogramatic.-Kan-
sas City Star.
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E7ecsr,s--. saeep sinenrtng.

Farming by electricity is now recog-
nizcd fact. Electricity drives the plow,
churn, thrasher, and other implements,
and stimulates the sprouting and grow
ing OF some kinds of vegetation. And
now, at Great Falls, in Montana, which
is becoming the great wool-growlng
state, 20 machines for shearing sheep
are arranged in long, narrow shed,
open on one side. A single lime Of shaft
ing extends overhead, and from this 20
flexible cables fall. The shaft, by means
of universal joints" cause each cable
to rotate, and the cable transmits its
power to the clipper by means OF SINH
lar connections. A man needs only to
steer the clipper around The blades
work themselves. A small electric mo
tor of six horsepower drives the Line
of shafting. The motor is such as is
used under q trolley car, and takes its
current from trolley line. The 20 ma
chimes operated for nearly three weeks
and sheared 16,1S4 sheep, averaging
nearly 100 sheep day per machine
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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rTooE Him mt His Word,

George (nervous,y)-Id like of all
things in the world, Kitty, to marry
you, but | don't know how to propose.
Kitty promptly and practicaily)-
That's all right, George. You've fin
ished with me; now go to papa.-Spare
Moments.
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That would BE Different.

Col. ingers-Pendleton tries to
carry water on both shoulders.
Col. Frankfort-He is like you in that
respect, colonel.
What do you mean, sir?'
81 mean that he would rather carry
water on both shoulders than intro
duce any into his stomach"
vile Courier-J Journal.
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A Good Ilea.

Young Bride Con the train)-I do
hope that the passengers won't find out
that we have Just been married.
He-I can fix that. When we near
tunnel III go into the smoker.-Harlem
Life.
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No Use.

Mudge-Which is proper to say,
LEND me ten dollars" or Loan me ten
dollars|'
Wickwire-It won't do you any good
to say either.-Lndianapolis Journal.
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No Luck Mt All.

81 have been so unlucky this fall"
''In what way?"
"Our clergyman has called three
times and each time the maid has told
him l had gone to a progressive-euchre
party Chicago Record.
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a EamiIiar Subject.

Miss Bayshore-Of course, you know
something of Hogg, do you not?
Miss Lakeside-Yes, indeed; that's
all papa and his friends talk about
Brooklyn Life.
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Young stock for Children.

Every boy on the farm should be
given young animal to raise for him
self, he to attend to it and be induced
to take an interest in its progress. He
will thus early become fond of animals
and of farming, and will be more recon-
ciled 10 farm life when he is grown. The
boy who leaves the farm for the city is
the one who has never had any oppor-
tunities and looks upon farming as
drudgery. Labor becomes q he&sure
when there is something to s fp-,
and the early education of bn
the farm should be by givi an
interest in something All love
young stock and pet thel hers
Voice.
Usually closing the q 10 that
only one bee can pass at o g. is a good
protection for a nak hive against rob-
berS ss
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Ambitious Man.

II see there's man in st. Louis who
is turning to chalk"
Determined 10 make his mark in tho
world, isn't he e?'-Chicago Post.
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True.

Mrs. Slimdiet-My boarders are all 80
witty.
Mr.. Firsthoor-Ah, there is nothing
like hunger to sharpen the wits
Brooklyn Life.
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A DesperaGo from Boston.

Just one request he had to make
Before the trap was sprung
He begged the papers TO announce
That he was hanged, not hung.
Chicago Journal
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Obedient Child.

81 wish you would be more explicit
when you're moralizing to the chill
dren," said the good wife to her hus-
band. "You told Jimmie last night that
he must never put things off till to-
morrow"
YES"
''Well, the little imp went to bed with
his shoes on."-Detroit Free Press.
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Hr. Hal

Bella-That joke the clown got OF
is so old it has whiskers.
Beulah-That's The reason it tickled
you so, suppose. Yonkers Statesman.
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A FamousInstance,

''You cannot keep a good man down."
Is true beyond assail;
Twas proven many years ago
With Jonah and the whale.
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WondrOns Wise.

There was a man most wondrous wise,
And ditto wide awake,
Who never Dragged about the pies
His mother used to bake.
He died, and his poor, weeping wife
Told all the neighbors there
That she had lived with him through life
And never mussed his hair.
Denver Post.
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A SkiIlful Surgeon.

"Was the operation for appendicitis
successfully"
Highly so. The doctor got my
vermiform appendix and all Of my
money."-N Y. journal.
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I;l!l||I|a|!|j
Route

Think what it means to be able
to go right through from Denver
to Omaha, Chicago, Kansas City
or St. Louis to eat when you wish
to sleep when you feel like it
to smoke when the notion strikes
you-to live as comfortably and
fare as sumptuously as if you were
In the finest hotel on the continent.
Yet these are just the things the
Burlington's "Vestibuled Flyer
offers.
Leaves Denver at so pm.
e. w. Vallerv, General Agent,
1899 18TH ST., Denver.
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JUST EXACTLY.

"He talks as fuently as running
brook"
Eyes. and never dries up.'-Detroit
Free Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-12
JULIUS ZUELKE TALKS,
The Alleged Slayer of Mr.. DaVidS
Finds Things Dull in
Jail.

hartford. Wis. Jan. 1O.-[Speciai. I
julius Zuelke, the alleged murderer of
Mr.. Davids, has been the sole occupant of
the county Jail for number of weeks.
He keeps it spotlessly clean, has some
pictures on the walls and a few other
things to make it look little home-like.
In an interview he says: cit is very
dull, as there is but short time during
the day l can see to read l do not feel
well; have lost several pounds of flesh
and suffer much from nay chest since the
time Mr.. Davids jumped on me with his
800 pounds to choke me. | am glad the
time Of the trial is so near. l am not
sorry | wrote the letter home that led
to the discovery of my wherea bouts. My
mother land the fellows voice trembled
with emOtiOn would have worried herself
to death if she could not know whether [
was dead or alive. / am her oldest boy
and have done much for her and she
thinks a great deal of me-"
When questioned in regard to his de-
Tense, he said: 'People have heard but
one side of this story; in court they will
hear another. / shall have q number of
witnesses -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-12
Mr.. ALGER'S CONDITION.
Fever Has Disappeared, but it will
be Weeks Before He Can
Go to Work.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 1O-Alarming
stories sent throughout the West relative
to the condition of Secretary Alger have
caused the issue of a formal statement
from Assistant Secretary Meikeljohn aft
er consultation with Capt. Woods, the
army surgeon, who has been attending
the secretary during his illness, which has
now lasted about a month. 1t is said that
he was attacked originally by the grippe
and this left in it's wake low type of
fever, not typhoid as has been reported,
which weakened the patient considerably.
The persistency of Secretary Alger in
keeping at his work, even while confined
to his room, undoubtedly retarded his re-
covery very much. But he was finally
induced to give up the attempt to look aft
er the department business until he was
able to get about again.
1t is said thac this morning the fever
has completely disappeared and that the
secretary is stronger. He still remains
in bed by direction of Dr. Woods, but
the physician says that by the end Of
this week or early next week Secretary
Alger will be able to leave Washington
for some point not yet selected, probably
on the SeaShOre, to cOnvaeSce.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-12
AN ALASKA BOAT.
Description of the Craft Being Built
by kaukauna Men at
Seattle.

Kaukauna, Wis, Jan. 8.-[Special. j
The details Of the boat which is to be
built at Seattle for the use of the Yukon
Gold Mining & Transportation company
OF this city, have been learned 1t is to
be twin screw steamer of the flat-bot-
tom kind, which alone can be used on
the rivers of Alaska. The dimensions
are LIP feet in length with a 21-foot
beam. 1t is of about 300 tons burden.
Capt. Titus, an old boat captain, will
run it.
In the outfit of the company will be
included a portable sawmill, and men will
accompany the expedition who are able
to opera tie it. Several old miners will
also be in the company, and all will work
together, pooling their earnings.
At the regular Wednesday evening
meeting Of the Kaukauna Association of
Merchants, the election of officers for
1898 resulted as follows: President
Phillip Hammel; president, O. H.
Runte; secretary, w. S. milford; finan-
cial secretary, John Hitting; treasurer,
Frank, Charlesworth; directors, Joseph
Lang, IL. &. Thompson and Joseph Salm.
The business men of the city are dis
cussing proposition, which was made by
a firm in the grain and produce business,
to establish a branch line which will pay
the prices obtained by the farmers i'll
nearby towns.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-12
DURRANT NOT BURIED.
Cemetery and Crematory Managers
Want Nothing to Do with
the Murderer.

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 1O.-The body
of Theodore Durrant is still unburied.
The Odd Fellows crematory has made
it's refusal to receive the body emphatic
The Los Angeles institution also has been
appealed to in vain. Cypress Lawn has
lot made its refusal SO absolute as the
others. and the Durrants have a lingering
hope that possibly their sons request may
yet be carried out there. Failing in that,
they will probably bury the body at sea.
Something must be done before Wednes-
day or the law will intervene to force the
disposal of the remains. Mr.. Durrant
talks of lawsuit against the crematories
which have declined to receive the re-
mains. The desire Of the parents is TO
carry out the request of their son that
his body may be so disposed of that no
post-mortem examination can be made.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-12
BEFORE THE BULL FIGHT.
The Toreador Prays at the Altar that His
Life May be Spared.


''Now," said my friend, I'VE will go to
the chapel. THE chapel?'' ''Why, yes,
the next room is small chapel where
every toreador goes before the fight to
pray and ask God and his patron saint
that his life be spared and that he be
given the courage and strength to take
that of the bull" We entered the small
chapel, at one end of which was an altar
covered with flowers and lighted candles,
in the middle a crucifiX, and behind, a
painting of the Virgin Mary. One of the
end of the-altar, began to pray. What a
contrast! This man, covered with silk
and gold, kneefing in front of the Christ,
asking for the protection of the kind and
sweet lover of humanity, and asking Tin
order to kill) the protection of Him to
whom all lives are dear and precious.
You see the man there kneeling and
praying?' said my friend. well, ne is
Manual Garcia, generally called 'Espar
tere, the greatest living tOreadOr. lie is
the first Espada of Spain, and is cele
brated for his great courage. When he
sticks his sword in the bulls neck he
never Jumps aside. as other toreadors do;
no.. he wants to stop the bull there to kill
him on the spot. As it is nearly impossi-
bIe he has often been seriously wounded
by diving bulls He has saved over 1OO,-
600 pesetas. He will retire from the ring
a rich man In another year. The man
had finished praying. He left the chapel
shaking hands with his friends, and [
could not help thing, "a rich man in one
year; yes, provided But / did not
dare to finish my thought even to myself;
and raising my eyes to the cruclhX l muir
INJURED involuntarily, God, spare him. =
A. B. de Guerville in the Illustrated
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-12
A LIBRARY MEETING.
Free Library Commission will Discuss Its
Work at Oshkosh

Madison, Wis, Jan. 1O.-A library
meeting, under the auspices of the Wis
consin Free Library commission, will be
held at Oshkosh on Friday and Saturday,
January % and %, $685. The first SEES
sion, on Friday afternoon, will be devot-
ed to a round-table conference on the or
ganization and management of free pub
lie libraries This meeting will be of
great interest and profit to librarians,
trustees and all those interested in OBJ
tanning libraries for their home commune
ties. The evening session will be devoted
to a symposium on what a library does
for the child, the club-woman, the work
ingman and the community at large"
Travelling Libraries" will be discussed
in their various relations on Saturday
morning, January %. This session should
be of special Importance to philanthro-
pists, librarians, library trustees, teach
ers, clergymen, clubwomen and all other
friends Of the library movement in Wis
consin. In Libraries and Schools the
subject for Saturday afternoon, will be
found much of meaning for the rural
and city school teachers, parents and IL
brarianS