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Griggs courier., 1898-07-22
PLUGGING THE PIANO.
1lr. GozsleSy Finas Temporary Relief
IRON the Heavy Pedal by
Simple Means.

'It is familiar fact" said Mr.. Gozzleby,
cor it is fact at least familiar to all fond
parents, that children, without exception,
like to play the piano with the hard pedal
on all the time. All children like to make all
the noise they can, in playing the piano as in
everything else. Playing upon the piano
without the heavy pedal does not disturb me
at all; but the minute the heavy pedal is put
on am greatly disturbed, and the continued
resounding of the notes fairly racks me.
"Of course, can't be forever saying don't,
and it's ungracious to say it at all, suppose,
for why shouldn't the children have their
fun? And SO hit upon the desperate ex-
pedient of blocking the heavy pedal. have
whitfield out nice little piece of soft white
pine into plug that just fits into the space
under the pedal in the opening in which it
works, SO that the pedal cannot be de-
pressed.
1T has only been there two days now, but
it has been two days of blessed relief. 1t
can't last much longer, because the children
are liable to ask me any minute what's the
matter-I wonder they haven't asked me
long ago-and of. course FIJI have to tell 'em.
but / am.gfateful for the rest have had, and
the respite has given me strength the better
to withstand, for time at least, the uproar
that will surely come when the children dis
cover the plug."-N. Y. Sun.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22
DEHoRN1NG CAGE.

with inch planks of convenient widths.
The lower 21s feet should close enough
to prevent animals putting their feet
through the cracks.
On the left side, 31s feet from bot
tom, should be used q board one foot
wide, and one foot longer than the
cage. In this bore two one-inch holes
four inches from sides of board.
Through these put piece of rope and
tie on outside. This loop is put over
the animals nose and drawn tight by
the use of hand spike. An upright
lever is used to catch back of the
head and draw it to the left side of
cage. This upright should be
strong 2x4-inch, 9 feet long, bolted to
bottom cross piece near the right side,
the upper end slipping back and forth
between the cross pieces that hold the
tops of the two front uprigh.s in
place. This lever is thrown to the
right when open for the animal to
enter. AS soon as the head passes it
is pushed to the left side and fastened
as tight as required by small iron
pin slipped through the cross pieces
at top back OF 1T.
AS soon as the head is fastened q
hand spike is slipped through the cage
back of the animal, and another over
the neck to hold the head down. These
remain in place usually without hold
ing, the operator standing in front
while taking off the horns. The small
est animal having horns, up to bull
weighing 1880 pounds. has been de-
horned in this sized cage. Animals
weighing up 1900 pounds pass right
through the cage when the holding
lever is thrown buck against the right
side. Cows heavy in calf and larger an
imals back out of the cage.
The maker of this cage has re-
modelled it three times to get it as
described, and has used it nine years.
The first year he dehorned $50; his
work now running from 1000 to 5000
from October through March.
Animals dehorned early in the sea-
son heal quickly because in good flesh.
AS an experiment, used saw and clip
pers on seven steers, cutting one horn
off with clippers the other with saw.
The sawed stub healed in one-half
the time required by the clipped. The
latter crushes inside of the horn.
which must decay and come out be-
fore the wound can heal. The op-
orator we refer to loads the cage
across common gravel box on a
wagon and travels to convenient
points, where the cattle are driven to
him. He is rapid workman. With
two or three assistants to help drive
and hold he once took horns off SO
head of two-year-olds in 90 minutes.
Another time he dehorned 60 head
of 7oo-pound cattle in 40 minutes. The
cage can be set down at any con-
venient place, at scale pen. opening
of shed. or end of lane. The accom-
panying illustration will give the read
er clear understanding of the cage
John NJ. Jamison. in National Stock
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22
PETS OF SAILOR MEN.
Cats, Dogs, Pigs and Goats That Havs
Pleasant Berths in the United
States Navy.

The pride and pet of the naval re-
serves aboard the New Hampshire is
a cat who rejoices in the name of
Monkey. Monkey has lived on the ves-
sci so long that any attempt to re-
move him meets with stubborn re-
sistance. A sailor tried it once and a
battle ensued, in consequence of which
he carries several scars received from
Monkeys claws. Now, when Monkey
sees that particular sailor he makes a
dive for the quarterback, where he
knows that he is safe from pursuit.
The pet on the Nahant is Rags, a
scraggy dog, whose appearance is all
that his name implies. When the
officers on board the monitor received
their commissions from Capt. Rich
man, the naval reserves decorated Rags
with the national colors, and informed
their guests that the dog, too, had
been duly commissioned, and that
henceforth his rank was to be "the
ugliest thing that ever happened"
The mascot of the New York is a
goat, who was picked up in South
| America by a tar who was then on
the Monongahela. The goat has earned
the friendship of the jackies by adopt
ing their habits of life. 1t took some
time for him to get his sea legs, but
after few voyages he became a first
rate sailor. His favorite perch when
the New York was in the navy yard
was on the bridge of the vessel, and he
would stand there for hours. The
goat was allowed bottle of beer every
day, and he had black coffee after din
ner. His only rival in the affection of
the New York crew was small pig,
which came from the island of Madeira
concealed under the jacket of sailor
who had been given shore leave. The
pig has unique habit of messing up
his food with his forefeet before be-
ginning his meal. The jackies tried
to cure him of the habit, but the porker
refused to eat unless allowed to have
his own way, ant: the attempt to teach
him good table manners was finally
abandoned.-N. Y. Tribune.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22
The Income from Cows.

The first se5 of the annual income
from q COW yields but little or no profit
to the owner over cost of keep; and
it will take 5000 pounds of milk at SO
cents hundred pounds to bring this
sum. If by proper selection and breed
ing one can get 81 COW that will yield
5000 pounds of milk with but little If
any more expense for food and care,
the extra 5000 pounds will represent
profit. 1t is recognition of this prin-
ciple and action accordingly that
makes fortunes in other lines Of busi-
ness, and will add to the profits Of the
farm.-Rural World.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22
CAGE FOR DEHoRN1NG.
It IL Easily Set Down at a Scale Pen
the Opening Of . Shed OF
End of q Lane.

Dimensions: Six feet long. feet
high, 3A feet wide at top in front and
~. feet wide at top at back end. Bot
tom of foot board is foot wide, with Z
cleats ~ inches thick, foot long,
nailed across it to keep cattle from
slipping. Foot board inches thick
and rests on the three 2x4-inch cross
pieces feet long. To these are bolt
ed upright pieces feet long 2x4inches
for nailers for sides of cage. Across
the top of cage are used two strips
1x4 inches for each set of uprights,
bolted one on each side of upright
The inside of this frame is boarded up
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22
MIX from Ailinr Coxv..

Cows with sores on their teats or nd.
ders should never be allowed to fur
nish milk for use by humans. 1t is bet
ter to dry them up or to dispose OF
them altogether. 1t takes honesty
and principle to do this. 1t is always a
great temptation to allow such ami.
mails to continue to contribute to
the supply of milk. If the COW
is to be kept in milk the milk
should be at least thrown away
during the whole period of trouble
with the sores. Milk, being great
medium of contagion, may carry some
OF the worst diseases to the human
family.-Dakota Field and Farm.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22
BUTTER IN BOXES.
Putting Up Dairy Products In Attrac-
tive Packages IL a Very Pr0fit.
able Investment.

An attractive package often sells
even inferior goods, while an a,-
tractive package and superior goods
make combination that is simply ir-
resistible! Successful shippers Of
many kinds of farm products have
found out the truth of this and are
profiting by it. OF two articles Of
equal merit the public will always
buy the more attractive goods. There
are two reasons for putting up butter
in the form shown in the cut. One Is
that in this shape it is exceedingly as-
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22

"Changed all the trees in the Rattle.
snake-moved 'em and mixed 'em all
up. Might a been dream, but don't
think SO. Ask Bill--he knows. Put q
shot in her. Seen rock in my time, but
no rock like that. Bill-old fool-g;ts
scared, and we kivered her up to come
back to. Didn't blaze no tree, but my
old knife's stickin' on the moss side o.
that tree. Might "a been dream. Ask
Bill
Course you can bet your life that old
canyon was prospected pretty well after
that but nothin' was found. The speci-
men was sold and the money divided be-
tween Bill Wilkins and Nuggets daugh-
ter, who had to take care o. him. Will
kins went over into Calaveras soon after
that and fell down shaft about 500 feet
deep.
"Well, time went by and the law
stopped hydrauleeking, and purity much
everyone left the town that could git
out of it, and it amt been worth any
thing sence. Nuggets daughter she
married Bob Hittel, who was team
ster and didn't have much of it to do
neither. They was pore, but they man
aged to make a living and keep old Mug
gets besides. Course We know the old
man couldn't do nothin' bat sit around
and talk those words told ye of. Every
one was kind to him, except, perhaps,
Jake Openheimer, who kept the Frin-
cipal store then. He youster rile him a
good deal, and josh him, and ask him
when he was goin' to open her up; but I
reckon he didn't mean a great deal o.
harm.
Every now and then, Nuggets 'ud
wander over into Rattlesnake canyon,
and spend nigh onto day there. When
he'd come back he'd be worse TUX than
ever, and go moonin' around and sayin'
those words: Changed all the trees in
the Rattlesnake-moved 'em and mixed
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22
'em all up. Might "a been dream, but

'em all up. Might "a been dream, bu,
don't think so.'
"'Bout this time his little gran'son
was CROWN up, and Nuggets began for
to take him along with him in his trips
to the canyon. Mrs. Hittel, she objected
at first, but when she seen the boy
liked to go, and her father was dead set
on havin' him with him, she didn't make
no more objections. The boy yoused to
say that while they was in the can.
yon Nuggets spent most of his time
huntin' for something he couldn't find.
Zone evening in the summer time
bout ten years ago-I was here then
myself-Nuggets and the boy KEN int
town and gave it surprise that it aim
got over sence. You can believe it OF
not. as you want to, but he'd got back
his mind all right and talked as sensi-
bly, as I'm talkin' now. Don't believe
he ever was crazy himself-just think
he'd got his mind set on one thing and
couldn't get it off. But he was purity
near crazy with happiness. He'd an
old rusty knife in bis hand, and he kept
sayin' to us all the time: 'Twarn't no
dream after all-'twarn't no dream.
Seems when they was in the canyon the
boy got to playin' around and crawled
under big tree that 'ad been blown
down, and found the knife stickin' in ii
underneath. Course ye know what that
meant.
"Well, Nuggets is all right now. So
was his claim. He sold it for a purity
nice sum to couple of big mining men
down below. See those smokestaclis in
the trees over in the canyon? Well,
there's 14-stamp mill on the spot
where the knife was found.
bob Hittel runs this store we're
a-sittin' in front of, and Bob's wife own
her own house. Nuggets has a mort
gage on about everything Jake Open
heimer's got left, and the boy-the
gran'son. ye knowles down below in
business for himself.
That's about the story old Nuggets
III tell ye when We meet him. Some of
It's true, l know myself for fact. and
1 reckon mebbe some of it's-well, We
know, Nuggets is Missourian and a
purity good liar himself"
The stranger arose, stretched himself,
and, striding up the street, encountered
the one-legged druggist standing in the
doorway of his store.
"Great story 1 just heard" said the
stranger.
Been talking to the old pioneer?"
"Pioneer? Why. hes not forty.
MINER"
"No. but he's forty-eighter."
''Who is he, anyhow?'
Him? oh. that's Nuggets."-sap
Francisco Argonaut.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22
THE NEwsBoY v1oL1N1sr.

The little violin, always by his side,
has served to attract many curious
crowd. They will sometimes ask for
''Sweet Rosie OiGrady," or "Annie
Roony." Then the eyes of the player
fash with an angry and outraged dig
nifty. II play nothing but the works
of the great masters" he says.
How he found time or opportunity for
even this limited expansion of his God
sent gift no one knows. He is not
blind to the commercial side of the
situation. When the crowd is big
enough he drops the violin and sells
papers"
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22
NEwsBoY v1o11N1sr.
He Can Play the Most Dimcult Pieces
of Classical Music with Per.
feet Expression.

Out in the streets of Philadelphia
struggling for livelihood by the sale
of papers, is little ragged urchin out
o; whom there may yet be developed
a second Joachim or Ysaye. The sug-
gestion of Chopin, Saint-Saens and
Beethoven in connection with news
boy has just touch of Gilbert a about it.
Yet this youngster can play the Chopin
Impromptu in A, or the Berceuse, the
Melody of F, by Rubinstein, or the
Spring Song with perfect expression.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22
REST FOR MILK COWS.
A Matter u 0rea. importance vvhseh
u Ignored Far Too Oftea ~
Many Dalfymen.

It is, we think. a fault of some Of the
best breeds of mixers that they can.
not be easily dried off. even when they
approach the time for dropping their
calf. An interval of at least month,
and six weeks is still better. should be
left to the COW. in which she should
have an entire rest. Milk is not good
for food for varying periods before
parturition, depending much on the age
and condition of the COW and the kind
of food she receives and digests. A COW
thin in flesh may require eight or even
ten weeks rest before beginning milk
ing again. While we believe that young
heifers after their first calf should be
kept in milk until within month or six
weeks before the next calf is due, it is
rather to get them into the habit of
long milking than because the small
amount they give will be worth the
extra feed and labor required to secure
it.
Unless to supply milk for household
use in winter there is little advantage
in milking the COWS that calved in the
spring longer than January of the fol-
lowing year. From eight to twelve
weeks with comparatively little grain
feed will leave the COW in better con-
dition for next year than will crowding
her stomach with grain. so as to force
milk production until near the time her
next calf is due to be dropped. This
last will possibly increase the milk
flow when the COW springs her bag
for the coming calf, and thus cause gar
get, which is an evil that the best milk
ers are likely to suffer from.
Until near the time Of parturition
the cow should be fed enough grain to
make her gain in flesh. But for two
weeks before she calves this grain feed
should be withheld. lest it stimulate the
milk flow too much. After the calf is a
week old. and the danger of inflamma-
tion has past the grain feeding may be
resumed. taking care not to feed grain
in such quantities as to fatten the COW
rather than increase her milk fow.-
American Cultivator.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22
Extra Work Alway. pox..

When milk is made into butter at
home do not think that little extra
pains will not pay. This determines
the value of homemade butter and
cheese. Have the butter nodded into
regulation size bricks, then have
parchment wrappers with the name OF
the farm and address of the owner
printed thereon. This alone will be
sufficient to enable patrons to refer
some friend to this brand of butter, OF
other things produced ut the home
dairy.-Dakota Field and Farm.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22
The Climate Of Cuba.

Because of frequent rains in Cuba ma.
larial fevers are common ailment there,
just as they are in many sections of the
United States. Ailments of this kind, no
matter in what part of the globe they occur,
are quickly cured with Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. Besides being specific for ma
blood, strong nerves and muscles, and firm,
healthy flesh. They have no equal for dys.
persia and constitution
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22
LITTLE Mr.. ev AND BY.

Little Mr.. By-and-By,
You will mark him by his cry.
And the way he loiters when
Called again and yet again
Glum IL he must leave his play.
Though all time be holiday.
Little Mr.. By-and-By.
Eyes cast down and mouth awry,
In the mountains of the moon
He Is known as Pretty Soon;
And he's cousin to Don't Care.
AS. no doubt. you're we'll aware.
Little Mr.. By-and-By
Always has fretful "Why?'
When he's asked to come or go
Like his sister-Susan Slow.
Hope Well never-you nor l.
Be like Mr.. By-and-By.
Clinton Scollard, in the WatchmaI
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22
Kindness. from the Old-

Kindness seems to come with double
grace and tenderness from the old. It
seems in them the boarded and long.
purified benevolence of years, as if It
had survived and conquered the base.
ness and selfishness of the ordeal it had
passed-as if the wind which had
broken the form had swept ir vain
across the heart. and the frosts which
had chilled the blood and whitened the
thin locks had no power over the warm
tide OF the affections.-Detroit Free
Press.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22
What She Was.

Tommy Bridget, play with
US. We're playing soldier.
Bridget-G'wan, yez little imp. OF
amt no soldier.
Tommy-No, Bridget, but you're .
red cross rurse.-Harper's Bazar.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22

When pretty girl has good, hard sense
it indicates that she has an uncommonly SEN
sible mother.-Atchison Globe.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22
Colored Philo.ophx,

"You kin git yo' daily bread by prayin',"
says Uncle Nose, "but de nightly chicken
has to be hustled o'."-1ndianapolis Jour
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22
Arrested for Bl:amy,

Judge-What is your name:
Woman-That's> for you to find out,
-FOUR honor.-N. Y.Journal.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22

Cat Skins in Fur Trade.
More than 100000 cats skins are
used every year in the fur trade.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22
You Will
Stand the Heat

Much more easily and comfortably by
putting and keeping your body in trim
condition by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.
1t makes good blood, promotes proper
circulation and keeps every organic
operation free from friction.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22

WHEN WHITING TO ADvERTIsERa
please state that you saw the Advertise
0ent In this paper.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-22

s.I.s I9Iis; sSs s.:: s,::
send for book Of testimonials and q dn vss
treatment Free. Dr. H. IL GRIkSB sons, Atlanta, g.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-20
THE STATE FIREMEN.
Session of the Executive Committee
 Held in Meriden Yesterday.

Session of the Executive Committee
 Held in Meriden Yesterday.
 Meriden, July 19.-The executive com mittee of the Connecticut Firemen's as- sociation met at the Winthrop hotel this morning and were in executive ses- sion from Il o'clock until 1. Among those present were President c. H. ONeiI of New Haven, Chief George $. Pitt of Middletown, Assistant Chief J. w. Hefferman of Rockville, Assistant Chief Frederick s. Young of Whitman tic, Assistant Chief J. H. O'Brien of Middletown, Assistant Chief D. w. Hartford of South Norwalk, Assistant Chief F. M Travis of Torrington, J. c. Thompson of Withey and Secretary J. S. Jones of Westport ......
 The long session of the committee was taken up entirely with the discus sion of several very important eases where firemen had applied for benefits President O'Neil and Secretary Jones both declined to state what action had been taken.
 At o'clock the members of the com mittee and the following guests took dinner at the Winthrop: Chief w. H Coffin of Bridgeport, ex-Chief I. B. Fly att of Meriden, Chief F. l.. Cowing of Meriden, Captain Richard Shaw of Meriden, A. w. Ttwell of St. Paul Minn., and Samuel McGloughlin of New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-20
DEWEY'S GUNNERS.
No Knowledge in the British Admiral

No Knowledge in the British Admiralty
 About Decoyed British Seamen.
 London July 19.-The first lord of the admiralty, George J. Goschen, was ask ed in the house of commons to-day by Thomas Gibson Bolles, conservative, M P. for Kings Lynn, whether there was any truth in the statement made by MT. Cunningham Grahame that the ex- cellent gunnery shown by Rear Admir- al Dewey's squadron was due to the fact that most of the gunners were Englishmen decoyed from the British Chinese squadron by promises of $500 monthly. He replied that no one at the admiralty had heard of such ru- nor.
 MT. Goschen added that he had re- ceived letter from Lieutenant Colwcll, the United States naval attache, in which he writes: "That any officer of the United States navy would induce a man of a friendly power to desert distinctly deny, and in nearly thirty years of service have never known a deserter from foreign service know ingly enlisted in my service. Foreign trained men are not regarded favora- bly, in the United States navy, and for several years a law existed absolutely forbidding the enlistment of any but citizens of the United States or aliens who had already taken steps to become naturaliZed."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-20

decided to look after the matters en- trusted to it's care by the law which created it, other than tuberculin squirting-glanders, rabies, Texas fe- yer, hog cholera and such, giving per- sonal attention to these matters and trusting to the fairness of the next leg islature for reimbursement for time spent, It will be remembered that the legislature refused to make any appro- priation for this use this year, the members taking the ground that the expenditure already of quarters of million dollars had not brought about results warranting further ex- penditure.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-20
TO CLOSE DURING AUGUST

Fall River, Mass, July 19.-It is stated here to-day that about thirty local corporations have agreed to close down for four weeks in August or thereabouts. Many of the mill men have signed the agreement while oth- CTS have contented themselves by mak- ing verbal one. The movement will, therefore. affect about half the spindles of the city. about 1,5OO.00O Several Rhode Island mills will be asked to join the plan. The plan of pooling the local surplus product has died away and the consensus of opinion now seems to be that the plan is impractic- able.