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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-14


But the patient lives of the poor
j. BOYLE O'REILLY.
Tatie was a child and Tatie was a
woman. Tatie was vestal and Tatie
was mother. Tatie was as timid as a
mouse and Tatie was as brave as lion,
Tatie had been christened katherine
and had been called Katie: but Katie
was to hard for baby tongues, so it be-
came Tatie.
Tatie was but twelve when her moth
er died; leaving three year-old Tommey
and five-year-old Maggie to her care.
That is how Tatie became a mother
and woman at twelve. On cold dark
nights when she had wrapped her child
rem up in the only blanket she would
lie awake, frightened and trembling;
because the rats rioted on the stairs:
but when the morning came and the
wolf was at the door then Tatie was
brave as lion and went out and gave
battle. Tatie lived with her children
in tenament house i'll Greenwich st:
and had for landlord the great Trinity
Corporation which, being composed of
kinuChristian people following Christ'S
teachings, did not have her turned into
the street. Oh no. They only turned
the janitOr out, and allowed Tatie to
scrub the halls; carry out the garbage
and the ashes, and otherwise employ
herself in payment for back room in
the basement in which to shelter her
family. Tatie got food for them
when they had any-by selling papers
down at the ferries along West St.
One day she noticed that the windows
were all dressed in green; and that
great piles Of oranges and cakes were
heaped up inside, so she knew it must
be Christmas!time. Tatie hardly under.
stood what Christmas meant or who
Christ was. Had she been little black
girl in Africa perhaps she would have
known and been glad too.
She watched the crowds hurry to the
ferries ladened with great bags and
bundles; wondering in childish way
why some people were so happy at
Christmas time. To her it was any
thing but happy season; for it was so
cold that folks would not stop to buy
her papers. But they were sold at last;
and then a great resolve came into Tat
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-14
Vol. XI.-NO. 81.
Written for The Prison Mirror.
IA Little Child Shall Lead Them

A hardened old convict sat in his cell
Which was narrow, cheerless and cold;
The pleasures of hope were not for him
And memory but tortured his SOUL
A group of visitors were making the rounds
Viewing the animals ferocious and wild;
And accompanying one of the ladies-by
chance
Was sweet little goden-haired child.
with the courage of innocence she entered the
cell
And climbed up at once on his knee,
II haint faid you mister man. she said,
"Tus lie sure you wouldn't hurt me.
des knows myOwnself its hard to be dOod
And to make mama happy and dad;
means to do right but den fordits
And when fOrdits den Pm bad.
And tumtimeS lie veal wicked you know
Den has to be shut up tight;
But do tells bod how sorry am
Den ties my best to do right
So this little penitent prattled along
Her grave sins to the convict confessing;
Does any one doubt she was fully absolved
Or receive in the end His blessing?
''NOw, tonight when lie all tucked into bed
lie dOin tell bod about you;
Pm dOin to ask Him to make you dood man
adam
Tus lie sure He would if He knew
IZe dot to doc nOw-Ize dad dat tum
Wont you please tis me doOd-bye;
haint dOin fOrdit to tell bod tonight
But dare now, you mutten XII
Down that old battered and sin-marred face,
The tears were streaming fast;
The spring of his heart-closed for years
Had opened and gushed forth at last.
Stern justlce-with punishment ON his nature
wrought
And brought forth all that was sinful and vile;
While his better and truer self had been touched
By the kiss of an innocent child.
Hop SING.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-14
1Tritten for The Prison Mirror.
"TATIE."

''Oh there is nothing sweet in the city
But the patient lives of the poor"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19

sprinkle through feathers and then
keep in nests.
r B O., North Freedom, Wis.-Use
salt water with a hand and force pump.
Force brine into every nook and corner
twice a year.
Mrs. e T. s., B%rookfeld, Canada
Fine, sifted coal ashes scattered on and
about the roosts, and a boxful Of same
for birds to walloW in.
j. r. L, Bunker Hill, Mo.-Treat
red spider lice as bed bugs. Keep
perches separate from wall and satu-
rate with coal oil. Stand perches on
end and set fire at bottom, letting the
flame run up. Go over infested places
az short intervals till they are all
cleared out. The body lice al be kept
down by furnishing fine dust for wal
lowing in and using insect powder in
feathers.
r. e g., Grand Rapids, Mich.-Sul-
phur fumes will do the work for the
house. Close windows, doors and
cracks tight, and on a bed of live Goals
throwtwo or three poundsof powdered
sulphur and skip out lively. Keep
closed for three hours. The night be-
fore this fumigation put a little lard
and sulphur under the wings and
ABOUT the vent of the fowls to drive
them from their bodies.
D. II. NJ, Springfield, Mass, and
Mrs. 8. F., New Milford, Pa, recon-
mend kerosene emulsion. The latter's
method is as follows: In four quarts
water dissolve two quarts soft soap or
half pound of hard. When boiling hot
add n quart oil and stir violently
until emulsion comes. Put this in
wash boiler and fill nearly full of luke
warm water. Dip fowls with a back
ward motion so the emulsion will reach
the flesh, and lastly dip dead quickly.
Drain a few seconds. Do the dipping
on a ri day. 1t is also good for
scaly legs. The above amount will
suffice for 1875 grown fowls. To make
the work easy have vessels set high
enough to avoid STOPPING. Emulsion
Is almost equal to the pure oil for
perches. Farm Journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19
SCALY LEGS.

A subscriber at Shongaloo, Miss g,
wants remedy for govt Or scaly legs
also best means Of exterminatIng heae.
AS regards scaly legs, the remedy is
simple. The disease, if such it may be
termed, being caused by shall parasites
that bury themselves under the skin
and lay eggs there.
The feaUhered leg fowls n most
subject to the fl ction, but even they
can be kept free of it, if a little care is
given.
After the rough scales have ap
peared, catch the birds and wash the
legs thoroughly in warm water and
~soap-using a brush if necessary. After
this. rub the legs with a mixture OF one
part sulphur and three parts lard. Re-
peat the operation daily for three days
and the scales will disappear. A few
drops of kerosene added, will hasten
the cure, but if used too freely will
burn and irritate the flesh. A friend
Of this paper suggests an application
daily of pure apple vinegar, and says
he has tested it with perfect satisfac
ton.
If the roosts are given a coat of kero-
enc every month throughout the sea
son, not a case of scaly legs will ap
pear.
As for Kidding the premises of aeas,
unless we knew the exact surroundings
il would be rather difficult to suggest
q means, as one that could be applied
In the barn or outbuildings might not
be agreeable if used in the residence.
A solution of crude carbolic acid
sprayed over the ground on the walls
will drive them completely away, but
If the residence is infested with them,
powdered borax will perhaps be the
most effectual remedy. Keep the dogs,
hogs and sheep away from the barn, as
it is absolutely impossible to have them
there without having hsas.
WhiteWash the inside and outside of
all nest boxes. After which renew
them with fresh straw or hay.
Now that this work is done, pour
half pound of sulphur on an old shovel
or tin pan, and set On fire in middle Of
house.
Close the door and windows at once
and leave them 80 for two or three
hours, and the mites will not trouble
the fowls again this season.-W. Ri,
Cambron.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19
STOOD
VACCINATION FOR TEXAS FEVER
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.

Correspondence Of the Progressive Farmer.
DR.. Paul P q1in, formerly OF the
Missouri Station, withdrew from the
staff of thst station several years ago
and established a laboratory in st
Louis for the study and production of
vaccine virus and serum for consump-
ton and other bacterial diseases.
Some months ego it was announced
that be was experimenting with a
serum for the treatment Of Northern
cattle to be brought South, to render
them immune from splenic fever, often
called Texas fever Or acclimation fever.
Great things were expected of this
serum treatment, but from the follow
ing interview of the II xas Stock and
and Farm Journal with Colonel G. 9.
Slaughter, Of Dallas, it will be seen that
DR.. Paquin's treatment is yet very far
from a pronounced success:
Colonel" said the Journal represen
tative, reference was made recently in
the columns of the journal t. .mim.
portation of twelve head of highbred
ShOrthorn bulls and ten COWS and
helfers, shipped to you and 8, B. Wi
son, of Dallas, in October, by the Paul
Ptquin laboratory, after being treated
at Sc. Louis with vaccine matter taken
from Southern cattle, purposely in
tected with the utmost virulence, as a
preventive against Texas fever. The
public would likely be interested in the
results of the experiment. How has
it worked to date9"
"WeIl, the cattle arrived all right
and part of them were placed on my
farm in Dallas county, a location with
the best opportunities for making just
such a test. They had at all times
plenty of srtesian water, shade, grass
the necessary elements of health,
growth, etc.-but Notwithstanding this.
three have died since their arrival.
Those sent to Mr.. Wilson were properly
cared for and Of the number two have
died, and the indications are such as to
not warrant a very ready sale of the
balance. 1t was only an experiment,
like other similar efforts to fathom a
trouble that is at times far reaching in
it's results"
Colonel Slaughter is one of the most
extensive and successful cattle raisers
in Texas, and is now founding in the
Texas pan handle the largest Hereford
herd IN the world. Some months ago
he bought at various points in the
North sixty head Of the finest Hereford
bulls ne could find, paying fancy prices
for them, and in the interview above
mentioned he states that he has lost
but two of these bulls, n of which
died from overheating while making a
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19

In caring for horses, said Professor
/. P. Roberts in a talk to the agrlcul
tural students of Cornell University,
remember that the farm horse doesn't
want his skin made too sensitive by
over currying. He perspires freely
What he does need is to have his feet
and legs taken care Of. Putyour chief
care upon him at night, after his days
work is done. Clean out his feet thor
oughly, leaving no mud to dry IN. He
gets rheumatism from it. You only
need simple tools to work with; first
ar old broom, and finish eff with a
wisp OF straw, rubbing legs and feet
we'll, hard and quick. Cut eft the tet
lock If you like; the feet without Ii
dry off more quickly. To keep the
horse clean and free from dust, a lig t
blanket of cotton or juCe costs less than
the time for cleaning. Then, too, q
blanket keeps the hair straight aDd
helps to keep it from growing. Never
blanket horse in the stable while he
is warm unless you give him a dry
blanket shortly after. The driving
horse must not be fat, but lean and
hard, be we'll curried, sensitive ID
mouth and skin. The first great
mistake in caring for horses is feeding
too much hay the second is not feed
ing often enough. A horse ehould be
fed four times daily and half the days
feed should come after six o'clock at
night. More horses are hurt by over
feeding of hay than grain. A horse
should not work over five hours with
out feed, and different horses require
different food. Some horses do better
on straw than hay.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19
e N DOGS.
Bay City, Texas.

MACARTHUR. N. O., April 6. 1898.
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
I write to commend what you and
Prof. Emery have recently said in re
gard to planting dogs as a special in
ducement to shade trees.
One of the greatest curses to u
State is an overproduction of "yaller
dorgs."
1t is clear to every intelligent mind
that u farmers to a great extent will
be driven out of the cotton growing
business, and the sooner they abandon
it, the better it will be for all classes of
our people.
It is believed by many that stock
raising and truck farming would yield
the farmer better returns for his labor.
II this idea is true, we ought to go to
work. and clear out all impediments to
a change. Before we can do anything
at sheep raising,~we must get the
providing urs out of the way. No man
can ford to buy sheep to be destroyed
by dogs. Now, the best way to get rid
OF worthless prowling dogs is for the
Legislature to pass a stringent dog law.
A tax of 81 so on all males and SIS on
females, Zone of my neighbors says it
ought to be s. all round), would have a
wholesome effect. But if it we're i'm
possible to raise a sheep in the State,
there would still be abundant 6
for a dog law.
H. drophobia among dogs seems to
be on the increase, and yet dogs are &C
corded more privileges than any of the
rect Of u domestic animals. This
looks like a +, fl ,ction on the intell;-
gence OF our State.
l suppose The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
reaches more rural homes than any
other paper in the State, and therefore
we can accomplish more on this line.
BE- all means let US bring such il hl
ence to bear On the next legislature as
will compel them to act.
/ for one am ready to volunteer NV
services to circulate a petition fer q
dog law if l can get any assurance f
assistance. JAS HAMMOND
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19

In handling a colt it's instincts and
tender cies should never be lost sight
of, such as kicking, striking and run
ming away from anything 1t concelVes
to be dangerous. It's faculties OF see-
ing, smelling and hearing are very
acute and are given it for self preserva-
ton, which is the first law of nature.
The experienced trainer will be patient
and not RI quire too much of a colt at
the start, but gradually bring him n
contact with all imaginary dangers,
until it learns from experience that
they are harmlt SO. No thoughtful or
intelligent person will ever abuse a
colt for being afraid of anything, for it
intenslfies it's fear and makes
worse Elk.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19

Perhaps one drawback to raising
early poultry near u small towns,
unless we have a larger town for ship
ping to, is that the people in our
northern states have not learned that
poultry is as good always as other
meats, and does not cost very much
more, if any. We are all bound by
habit, more or less, and poultry is con
sidered q holiday meat. Consequently
Just before these days the markets are
gIutted and poultry goes down to al
most nothing; we lose money on it and
become discouraged. The rest of the
year poultry is high and people buy it
as q luxury.
You lose money on young and
growing turkeys and chickens if you
keep them until after the holidays are
over. Turkeys are light eaters on the
whole and constantly growing until
one year old, and it costs no more to
raise a good turkey than it does a
little one.
They do not require the attention OF
other fowls after they are feathered. 80
cost much less care.
I have learned by experience that
the more you let a turkey alone after
il is big enough to hunt, the better it is
of. Feed them regularly, let them
roost out of doors, and they are a very
healthy fowl.
II it has been raining and they are
all wet, and it suddenly turns cold and
SHOWS, drive them under shelter, as
such storms will kill them quicker
than the coolest winter weather. Mrs.
A. w. Lehman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19

100 mile trip IN the panhandle, this one
being very fat. The other n had no
symptoms OF Texas fever, but seemed
to die from general debility.
Colonel Slaughter gives the following
brief statement Of the simple treatment
by which he escapes loss from acclima-
ton fever:
"You ask me concerning my method
of treating cattle brought into the
State from the North to insure them
against fever, or other possible trouble
incident to acclimation. Well, to be
BRET, all importations that I make
from ATTITUDES north are upon their ar.
rival at my ranch placed in stables
and sheltered from the hot sun the
first season, and I allow no other cattle
to mix with them. Give them fresh
water, with plenty Of sulphur in it. /
practice this with all stock that I inn
port, and the satisfactory results l
have had warrant no change Of
methods.
j. L. LADD.
BaV CitV. Texas.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19
THe OVRR.CHECK

A Brooklyn correspondent Of the
New York Times says: During a re
cent visit to Chicago I was surprise
to note what seemed at fret glance a
great superiority both in style and Car
riage Of the horses of that city as ccm
pared with those usually seen on the
drives in this vicinity. I know from
Experience that We have as good horse
flesh here as can be found anywhere,
but upon closer investigation l discov
cred that the reason why the horses of
Chicago appeared superior in gait and
carriage to anything here was owing
to the fact that none that I noted wore
what is called the overdraw check.
It is an unfortunate fact that most of
our horses here are made to lock alb
surd with their heads pulled up to an
altogether unnatural position, which
must be as painful as it is lacking in
grace, as a result of the general use of
this abomination. So far as 1 can de-
termine, the use of the overdraw check
is unWarranted and uniustif1ed by
any sensible reason.
Nature gives the we'll bred horse a
beautiful arched neck. When by the
use Of a tight check rein the head of
such q horseis drawn close to it's breast,
or when by employ ing the overdraw
check the end Of the nose is lifted out
into the air and the head tilted back.
all the beauty of nature is taken awav.
and the horse is rendered unable to
perform it's work to the best advan-
tage. Draught horses are not thus
checked, because a horse cannot pull
properly with his head drawn up into
the air any more than a man could.
No amount of checking can add in
any way to the beauty of q homely
horse, but only serves to exaggerate
the poor creatures lack Of beauty.
Handsome horses are made ugly by
that process. and ugly horses are made
to look worse. Where, then, is the
a~dvantage7
Occasionally, but very rarely, q
horse will need to be slightly checked
to be made useful for driving and other
purposes. These instances are ex
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19
FROM MURPHY TO MANTRO.

NORFOLK, VA, March 10, 1898
j. L. Ramsey, Esq Editor, Raleigh,
" G:
DEAR SIR:-We herewith enclose
you check for $500 to pay for our ad.
in your paper, and will say we feel
that the money was we'll spent, as it
brought us communications from Muir
ply to Manteo, in regard to eggs and
other produce.
Yours truly,
POWELL & Co.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19

Next to epidemic diseases the pest of
lice is the greatest drawback to poultry
keeping. We will let our subscribers
themselves tell how to overcome it,
condensing in a few words the methods
they have found successful:
B. L. T., Hampton, Mass.-Use to-
bacco stems. Cut short in hay cutter.
Make nests of them. Spread thick on
floor and scatter grain inSthem.
7. Y. Hallock & Son, York, Pa
Nothing equals tobacco dust. A hand.
full i'm each nest, or for quick work
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19

tremely rare and cannot be cited with
anv truth as an excuse for the general
ORG czice of using a tight check rein.
1t does seem as though the average
American citizen ought to be smart
enough and sensible enough to see not
only the absurdity but the extreme
cruelty of this thing and to do away
with il altoge Their.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19
POMONA HILL NURSERIES
POMONA, ". O.

Two miles west of Greensboro, N. O., on IL
Southern Railway. Well known for thirt
years. Up with the times With all the new rs We
as the old fruits that are suited to my trade
which extends from Maine to Texas. The ns'
japan fruits and all other good fruit and floN
ers 1 have, as shown IN nay LEew Ilustrats
catalogue. free to all. Agents wanted.
18o8l I. A LNDLEY. Prom
Mention this paper when you write
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-19

Diphtheria can only be cured by
the application of a remedy that
will destroy the life of the germ
organisms that produceit. Sucha
remedy ie
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-01
FURIOUS CAMPAIGN.
Democratic Chairman Charged With
Offering to Sell to Quay.

Wiliiamsport, Pa, Oct. 31.-More fuel
was added to the flame of Pennsylva-
MAS furious campaign tonight when
DR.. Silas c. Swallows, the honest gov
eminent candidate for governor, bold
ly charged that the Democratic state
chairman, John NJ. Garman. had made
a proposition to United States Senator
Quay to sell OUT xhe state Democracy.
In support OF his accusation, DR.. Swal
low produced an affidavit sworn to by
e. C. Miller, a travelling man of this
city. Miller swears that on Sept. 8
last he met on a train between VIII
Transport and Philadelphia Charles E.
Keck, q Wilkesbarre lawyer, who told
him he was on his way to see Quay,
With message from Garman. kech,
being a Republican, explained his Sc
lection thus:
-Garman told me that he had lots
of men in the Democratic party, but
none that he could trust with a mis-
sion of that kind. the deposition is
that if certain legislation and favors
in certain counties are given to Garman
he win insure those counties for Stone,
and he will offer positive evidence that
he can deliver the goods. w. A. Stone
is the candidate for governor.
Miller alleges that they went together
to the Republican state committee
headquarters, but Senator Quay was
in Atlantic City and Keck went there
after him. When the men met in Phil
adelphia next day, Keck told Miller,
the latter swears, that che laid the
proposition before the old man, and he
thought we'll of it," and he was then
arranging a meeting between Quay and
Garman.
DR.. Swallow said that Mr.. Miller's
statement was corroborated on many
important points by documentary evi-
dence, hotel registers, etc, and that
Mr.. Miller voldnGarily related the story.
The doctor said he made it public at
this time in response to the recent de-
nunciation of him by Chairman Gar
man in his denial of the charge made
by DR.. Swallow that the leaders of the
Democratic party had sold out to the
Quay machine"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-01

Trenton. n. j., Oct. 3L-In the course
OF speech at a Democratic mass
meeting here tonight, Former Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy McAdoo
criticised the administration in the
management of the war with Spain.
He said that the administration started
off with the departments numbered up
with a lot of bureaucrats. and followed
this up by the appointment of sons of
somebody and sons of nobody, without
any military experience, to positions
of the greatest responsibility. Camps
We're selected in out-of-the-way places
and in spots where proper sanitation
could not be had, and all because the
men who had made the selections knew
nothing about the needs, or We're
playing into the hands of the rail-
roads. The lives and health of the men
were intrusted to incompetents, and
the president and the secretary of WaT
did nothing to remedy this evil, that
in some respects rivaled the Black Hole
in Calcutta All this, the speaker said,
was because the war department was
controlled by politics.
He complimented the management of
the navy department. Referring to his
successor, Colonel Roosevelt, he said
he would deem it a privilege. if he
We're in Colonel RooseVelt's place, to
be able to tell the American people of
The mismanagemen of the Santiago
campaign