Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-23
 The Cheyiot Sheen.

pertinent station recently published pamphlet on the Cheviot sheep. from which we make the following extracts:
 About 300 miles north of London, forming the dividing line between England and Scotland, lies a group sf mountains and hills These are not rough, ragged, stone capped mosn- tains, such as are familiar to the New Englander, but rather smooth-faced instead, covered with grass and veEs- tation to their summIts. These are the Cheyiot Hills Among them a few rise to some height, of which the Chev- lot at 2.676 feet, and Carter Fell, rising 1915 feet. are the most prominent points. These hills mainly prevail In the north part of Northumberland county, England, and In ROxburg county, Scotland. Writing Of this re- zion in 1796, John Naismyth says the whole Cheyiot region is naked and open, and is now an unbroken con tinuation of sheep pastures, except such cultivation as is made for the accommodation of the flock. He tells of beautiful, smooth, low, verdaut hills.' clusters of fine, smooth knolls, covered with sweetest yerdure, and Of a great range of good pasture of & mixed nature' Yet, he also writes of less fertile parts, which having lain long neglected. the surface water has preyed on the soil, destroyed the sweet Verdure, and brought a growth Of mosses In It's place and further, that upon the southwest of CheyiOt, the Rlain top of the ridge is covered with A coat of peat earth, in some places very coarse and miry.' producing va rious kinds of moorish herbage."
 Description of the Cheviot-Howar6 H. Keim describes the sheep as fol- lows: "A Cheyiot ram, when arrived at maturity, weighs In good flesh at least 200 pounds live weight. He has lively carriage, bright eyes and plenty or action. His head Is of me- dium length. broad between ths eyes. we'll covered with short. fine white hair. His ears, nicely rounded and not too long, should rise erect from the head-low set or dropping ones are de- cided faults, but at the same time they should not be what are called hare lugged, that is. too near each other, as that indicates narrow face, which generally denotes a narrow body. His nose and nostrils must be black, full and wide open; his neck strong and not too long; his breast broad and open, with the legs set we'll apart. His ribs must be well sprung and carried well back toward the hook bones. as long weak back is about the worst fault Cheyiot can have. His back must be broad and well covered with mutton; his hind quarters full, straight and square: the tail we'll hung and nicely fringed with wool. His legs must stand squarely from the body If bent hooks, either out or in, and espe- weakness); the bone must be broa6 and fiat. and all must he covered with short, hard, white hair Rs will grow fleece weighing twelve to fifteen pounds of fairly fine wool, denseiy grown and of equal quality: coarseness on the tops of the hooks Is & decided blemish. The wool should meet the hair at the ears and cheeks in 8 de- cided ruffie; baroness there or at the throat is inadmissible, and it should grow nicely down to the hooks and knees The breast and belly are also we'll covered The same description, when modified, will apply to the eve | leo vxr1, fab rvriIf oI unttnI1 Cheviots, when in a natural state, must grow finer wool, as hard feeding in- clines to make it stronger; but it must be stiff and dense aud not too short. The perfect CheYiot is one which will i live and thrive we'll on the hardest keep, and when taken to better ground prove itself equal to the occasion by growing larger and becoming easily fattened. The ewes are also gresl n!Ikers and very prolias.
 Medicine for a Soratchy Peu.
 ''All pens are alike to me, said th' clever young woman, and all pen' would be alike to you if you only knew how to break them in. Don't moisteI your new pen between your lips before you begin to write. Don't say charms over it or squander your substance 1T gold pens. Take your cheap steel pen dip 1t Into the ink. then hold it in thu flame of match for few seconds wipe 1t carefully, dip it into the ink and you have pen that will make glad the heart within you. It is : process I have never known to fail" Anybody's Doormat
 Have you heard about the trou5i, Samoa has been having?" asked L Hung Chang. "Samoa?" repeated tn, empress dowagey There hasn't beer any nation by the name of Samo, around threatening to chastise us.
 don't believe there is any such govern meRt t"-Washlngto Star.
 Loo's Especial Honor.