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The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27

them at good prices. When markets are
far away, 1t will be we'll as a rule to
have the lambs come late. When we
raise breeding stock for sale it is well
to- have them come early, for persons
who buy lambs for breeding want to
have them large. More especially is this
true Of males. When Il man visits Il
picks upon large ones. A ram lamb will
answer for breeding to Il flock Of not
more than twenty females, that is to say,
IL he Is an early lamb. II he is not, he
should not be mated with SO many ewes.
TO mate Il young lamb with Ii large num-
ber of ewes Injuries his growth and it
might also injure his breeding powers.
better to buy a shearing, that is, a ram
that has only been once shorn. Such Il
ram is in full vigor and should. there
fore, get good, strong lambs. We get
the best lambs from rams when one
two and three years old past, because
ages they may be mated with 100 fe-
males if they are well fed. They may
be used as old as 5, 6 or years
when they are really good ones,
but we may expect better lambs from
them when they are younger: Ewes
should not be bred until after they have
been shorn once If they are bred as
tnlnDS tnct VIII not grow us large tlleHf-
selves, nor will they raise large lambs
so that when anyone practices breeding
his females as lambs he certainly does
what will injure the size Of his sheep.
When a. young eve has to nour1sh IL
lamb and make growth ut the same time
she cannot make so good growth herself,
us the lamb is drain upon her system
and she cannot not,rish 1t 30 well, either
before or after birth, because she has to
do something ut bui lling TIP her own
frame. The best lambs may be expected
from ewes 2. 3 and years old at the
time they drop their lambs. but some
times it may pay to keep them longer
1t will be necessary to change the rams
every two years where the flock is not
large, for if this is not done, then the
ram would be bred to females of it's own
| offspring, and that would be what is
termed in-and-in- breeding, which, if prac-
ticed frequently, would lead to harmful
| results. The ewes should be in good con-
dtiOn at the mating season. If they
are poor they will not likely breed until
| they put Oh Il good deal of flesh. This
may prolong the lambing season so that
it will extend over many weeks, which
is not desirable.-Prof Thomas Shaw in
| American Sheep Breeder.
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The Height of lmpudent.e.

l have received small story from St.
James park which is interesting as 4
confirmation of the conclusions of sci
ence. My informant was feeding with
hreadcrumhs wood pigeon at his feet
One Of the birds feathers, an under tail
covert, which was ruffled and out Of
place, caught the eye of a sparrow The
sparrow flew down, seized it in it's beak,
and pulled its best. The feather did not
yield at once, and the pigeon stalked of
with offended dignity The sparrow fol-
lowed still holding on, and in the end
flew off triumphant with the trophy to its
nest. We'll, if that don't take the cake
for cheek" was the comment of a pass
ing laborer. I'm ~ Expressive si-
lence completed the sentence. With the
sentiment, if not with it's expression, you
will not, think, be inclined to disagree.
London Times,
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After HarNeSt.

Where the farmer is not engaged in
grass farming und allows his land to lie
with nothing growing upon it, he is los
ing fertility during any kind of rainy
weather. Fortunately. the rain starts
the weeds. and even the weeds in this
sense serve a good purpose. Farmers
who are growing small grain and have
not sown grass seed can very easily ar
rest this waste by simply disking or cul-
tivating their fields so as to sprout the
shatterings or start the weeds, and this
should be done as soon as possible after
harvest is over.
Apart from saving fertility, there is
great advantage in adopting this method.
In a dry. time they can conserve mois-
ture by giving enough cultivation to form
the mulch Of dry dust. They start the
weeds to growing, which later blowing
will kill. and thus clean their land.
Where stubble land is intended for corn
the next year., it would be an excellent
practice to disk or cultivate the stubbe
fields, when it is practicable, thus start
ing the Weeds which can be turned un-
der later, and leave the soil in fine con-
dition for corn the next year.-Walace's
Farmer.
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Took Reed for United States Sena.

A story which John Sherman relates
of the speaker of the House has to do
with visit made by Mr.. Reed to Lake
Champlain, n. Y. Mr.. Reed, Senator
Sherman and Congressman Foote were
being shown around by a native who had
the story of that region at his tongues
end, and who much to the aluazement
of his listeners, was throwing in lot Of
historical fiction as establishment to his
tale. The native seemed to take a par
ticular interest in ''stuffing" Mr.. Reed.
whose identity was unknown to him. In
spirit Of fun Senator Sherman intro
duced the speaker.
This gentleman" he said to the ma
tive, lis Speaker Reed. the speaker of
the American Congress-
do tell!' said the native, without any
great degree of astonishment.
1--WE heard somewhere of you,' he con-
tinued, addressing the speaker. ''They
do say as how you be the greatest speak
er what they have ever had. They do
say that you. can speak for fifteen hours
on stretch
'"rhis is too much," said Mr. Reed.
"He takes me for United States SEN
0tOrH
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THE LI1TLE TO.RE'S,

Who are these little folk crowtling about
And claMbering all over our knees?
They are u fanilly Of which ! will tell
The family Of Little To.le's.
These are our soldiers and sailors to come
Our generals and presidents, too.
Our lawyers and doctors and merchants an.
priests
AMI our patriots, all good and true.
Some little fellow that Is hullS.inH DER,
Full of mischief and rollicklng fun,
WIN some OF these days be 4 adtgMitled judge
And we trust IN equitable one.
This little rogue with the tangle OF curls.
And the slvest Ut all the gnN lot,
VIII possibly grow a general to be,
Or Il president, likely as not.
Thus all Of our business, affairs of state.
And our commerce on land and the seas.
In very few years win he carried on
Ry this family of Little To-Be's.
Arthur ]. Burdick.
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a year. the letter to Mrs Luther wilkins
cumstances over which had no control
have prevented your getting it before,'
"Why, it's nothing but an advertiser
meht Of some new preparation of
cereals she said, when she had opened
1.uther looked blank.
II zee how it is,"' she said, after n mo-
ment's thought. ''.They sent to the dif-
ferent grocers for lists of their custom
ers and then sent these circulars to the
wives" ~.
Lets keep it," said Luther, softly.
"If it hadn't been for that
Yes, we'll keep it." said Letitia, blush.
ing.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
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The Decline OF Faith.

The unusually small increase of mem
bership during the last church year, in
nearly every evangelical denomination,
is receiving attention. Men are seeking
for the cause of the seeming decline of
interest in religion, and ministers meet
ings, conferences and various Chris
tian organizations are determining to on
gage in more earnest endeavors to win
souls to Christ. 1t is well to remember
that often a decline of religious interest
is more apparent than real, is the result
not Of antagonism but Of indecision. The
fact must be conceded that there are not
a. few influences today to cause indie.
cislon. The new theology and the new
criticism Of the Scriptures are lone sulti
cient to produce doubt and hesitation
Christian Intelligencer.
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Storing Sduashes.

Suuashes should be gathered upon the
approach of frost, rs their keeping quail
tiles are injured by very little FROST
They should be placed in piles and ex-
posed to & the sun sun during the day day. and nd
thoroughly dried and they have become
hard and tiinty. They should be ham
died with greatest care 1t is bad plan
to carry them by projecting stems, as if
these are broken off spots are left that
are sure to start to rotting. They will
keep best in Il cellar where the tempera-
turc is cool, If dry, and they can be kept
where it Is ; warm, but If the atmosph;ere re
should never be piled up but should be
laid on shelves one row deep. If we'll
hardened before storing and kept dry the
winter varieties may be kept until late
wintcr-Rural World.
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Where Co-operation Flour;shes

The little town of Morehead, Kas.
has put the cooperative idea into prac
tice with considerable success The
place has a population of only 500 o,
600, but it is growing rapidly. 1t is on
the Santa Fe railroad, in the heart of 8
operative principle has been extended tc
a large number of interests. Several
farms are run on it, one of the details
being a division of crops for the purpose
of relieving those farmers who happen
to suffer losses. Moreover, the town has
Il cooperative hotel. laundry, hall
creamery and cannug factory, and CO.
operative dining hall. at which perhaps
twenty-five persons take their meals, has
just been established
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This is Kansas All Through.

Some time ago farmer in Ellis coun
ty. Has, while plowing, lost valuable
diamond ring. The other day his hired
man and two other men cut down a corn
stalk and hauled it to the house for din.
ner. 4 girl visitor, while gracefully nib
bling the grain of corn. which had been
served zen grain" as the ears were toe
large to serve them zen ear" felt SOME
thing jar her pearly teeth, and, daintily
raising her silver corn fork to her ruby
lips, removed-the lost ring The farm.
er. who had in the meantime bought sev.
erul more diamond rings, gallantly gave
the find to the girl.-Hays Republican.
An old man named Anton kain, who
died recently in an Austrian almshouse
was found to be worth $4,000. 600.
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RAINED GRASSHOPPERS.
Portions Of Georgia Visited BY ar
Exyptiau Plague.

Portions OF Georgia Visited BY an
EKyptiau Plague.
Countless millions Of grasshoppers fell
in great showers over wide section in
portions of Georgia on Sunday. The in
sects came down like hail, and many per-
sons were awakened by the patter OF
their fall ON window panes and against
doors and roots. In many places the
ground was covered with grasshoppers
some Of great size, and the unwelconIe
visitors soon spread over the farms, play
ing havoc with everything in the fields
The grasshoppers are thought to be Of
the Texas variety and they came with a
stiff wind from the west. Reports from
every town between here and Wcs!
Point, about fifty miles away, say there
was rain Of grasshoppers during the
night.
In La Grange Judge Frank I.onglpy
heard the hoppers beating against th'
window and fred his pistol, thinking bur.
glars were irving to break the plnSs
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Patents to Inventors.

Messrs. Benedict 4 Morsell, solicitors
of patents. Old Insurance building, Mil,
waukee, report patents issued to Western
Inventors October 3 as follows:
A Bynell, Grantsburg, Wis. cattle-tie: s
w. Conweii Leon. Ia, school desk: J. L.
Emery, Oakley, Kas.. wind motor: Johr
CARRIERS, Chapman. Neb., mail bag catcher
A. Hamacek. Sturgeon Bay, Wis, electric
lamp; W: j. Hay. Oshkosh. Wis, skr,
binding; Mary G.. Hromas. Weston. Neb
spool holder; o. B. Jacobs. Roland /. .
gate; NJ. b. Lemley. Foote Ia. burial
crane; NJ. W. Seuens. TT. Washington. Wis
window; G. 5. Smith. Milwaukee, adjust
able saddle support: +. &. Stuckel, Racine
Wis. automatic weigher: H. f. swar1s
Waukesha, Wis. music-lcaf turner; "
n. Sweets, Darlington, Wis, bicycle: Ezr:
Dederick. Milwaukee,. hook ldesfgn): Bad
ger canning Co.. Oshkosh, Wis, ''Arion'
(fOr canned gOodsl uahell
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LOWELL'S LITTLE FRIENDS.
While Dying Birds Chirped and Squir.
res Friskel Without His Window,

While Dying Rirds Chirped and squir-
res Friskea Without His Window.
james Russell Lowell had tube laid
on from the main for supplying with
fresh water such dish ,(of water, for
squirrels and birdsl as l have described.
on the lawn In front of Elmwood nnd
about his house the squirrels and birds
were only disturbed by the cuts. In
front OF his bedroom window pair of
gray squirrels had nesteu, and in his last
Illness he took great pleasure in watch
ing their gambols in their clul-trec home.
1t must have been one of the last pleas
ures the outdoor world gave him, and the
incident was told me by his dying daugh-
ter, looking out from the same windows,
when | saw her last autumn, just before
she died. and the descendants Of the
squirrels he watched were playing still in
the same tree. The same water dish
served the thrushes and the orioles.
which prompted some Of his finest nature
notes.-W. j. Stillman in London Spec
f4tOr
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Sense5Cf 8 nell.

The horse will leave musty hay u1l-
touched in his bin, however hungry. He
will not drink water objectionable to his
questioning sniff, or from a bucket which
some odor makes offensive, however thirs-
ty. His intelligent nose will widen, Quiv-
er and query over the dainticst bit offered
by the fairest hands, with couxilg that
would make Il mortal shut his eyes and
swallow nalseous mouthful at a gulp.
4 mare is never satisfied by either sight
or whinny that her colt is really her own
until she has certified nasal certificate
to the fact. \ blind horse will not allow
the approach of any stranger without
showing signs Of anger not safely to be
disregar1el. The distinction is evidently
made by his SENSE Of smell 1T Il consider
able distance: Blind horses, as d rule,
will gallop wildly about a pasture with
out striking the surrounding fence. The
sense of smell informs, them Of it's prOx-
unity. Others will, wheii luoseiie1 from,
the stable, go direct to the gate Or bars
opened to their accustomed feeding
grounds, and when desiring to return,
after hours of careless wandering, will
distinguish one outlet and patiently await
its opening. The odor of that particular
part of the fence is their pilot to it. The
horse in browsing or while gathering her
bage with it's lips is guided in its choice
of proper food entirely by its nostrils.
Blind horses do not make mistakes ID
their diet.-Horse and Stable.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
Autumn In he<ouutry

Up III the country, how does 1T look?~
Rure trees bending over Il brook;
Masses. of gray cloud piled up together;
Farmers out ploughing III all the fine wealth.
cr;
Barcheaded children shouting ut play
Up III the country today.
Up In the country the long sunset fingers,
Tracing the sky with roseAte fingers;
Autumn liz painting with russet and brown
Mea dow and mountain and hilltop and town,
And washing with rain the summer away,
Up IN the country today.
Night-winds are inoanihg duy-winds Mry
whlrliMg.
Keeping the grasses and dead leaves II.
swlrling;
Translucent sunbeams are gliding the hills
Freshet and shower ure swelling the rills
Winter Is coming in just the old way,
Up in the country today.
Helen NJ. Winsluw.
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When POultice Time Comes.

In making a simple linseed poultice.
SAYS all English Nurse, one must have
the water boiling and the bowl and knife,
or spatula: warmed. Only stir in sutfi-
cient meal to make the mixture thick
enough to spread without sticking to. the
all around, to keep iii the heat, and do
not let it be too small or out of proper
ton in thickness. Roll the poultice up in
a flannel, or put between hot plates to
carry to the bedside, and apply without
delay with a piece of thin rubber cloth
little larger than the poultice next it,
and wadding or flannel outside Of all.
Fasten securely with a bandage over the
part. needing the poultice, and when re-
ready before removing the old one, SO as
not to chill the, patient. When it is re-
moved, wash the part with warm wa
ter, and dry with hot flannel or wadding
before putting On the fresh poulticc.
For a mustard poultice blend the de-
sired quantity Of mustard casually one
iii hour Of linseeeD in the water, before
stirring in the llnseed meal, and pro-
coed rs before. For a charcoal poultice,
linseed) with the meal first, then stir into
the boiling water, proceeding as before.
In making Jacket poutice two large
pieces of linen should be shaped out, one
for the chest and one for the back and
sides. After the poultices are applied,
the edges are secured over the shoul-
dcrs and under the arms with pins, so
as to form a jacket. The simplest way
of securing a jacket is binder, made
of broad strip or flannel or fannelettc
to go around the body, with two straps
sewed on behind on it's upper edge, pass
ing over the shoulders and pinning i'll
front. When patient cannot sit up,
he should be turned on one side, the back
poultice should be applied the binder
with one end rolled being placed In DO
sition. The patient should then be turned
on his back, lying on the poultice, while
the rolled end of the binder is drawn
around the chest poultice and secured
with safety pinS
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GERMAN RACE OF AMAZONS.
Feminine Peasants Of Lithuania to
Form Kaiser's BodyRuard.

Feminine Peasants Of Lithuania to
Form Kaiser's BodyRuard.
Once again Kaiser Wilhelm does the
diplomatic thing. Recently the Kaiser
glnddened the hearts Of 500 Lithuanian
girls by accepting a petition which they
sent to him when they heard that ar
rangements were making for the fall
imperial hunt in the northern provinces
of Prussia.
The Lithuanian girls are famous horse
women, and OH this ground they petit
toned the Kaiser that he accept the
services OF 500 of their number as his
guard of honor while he remained in
their province. In Offering themselves
for this duty they stipulated that their
sovereign should rely upon them and
permit of 10 other bodyguard.
The province of Lithuania is the most
northern Of the empire. The women
would make a perfect type Of amazon
md are mostly descendants of the race
that became famous under the Jagellons
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A 10ll Story.

Speaking of the big corn crop in Kansas
this year, here is story from Marshall
county: \ farmer wanted to get a couple
of ears of new corn. He went out into
the field to pick them. The stalks were
tall that the ears were beyond his
reach. He boosted his boy mp to get the
cars. The boy did not come down that
day, nor the next. nor the next week.
The old farmer died. When he got up
to heaven he asked if his boy was there
He was told that a boy answering the de.
scription had just passed through the day
before ON cornstalk City Jour.
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Try Gratn-O! Try Grain-O.

Ask your Grocer to-day to show You q
package of GRA1N-O, the new food
drink that takes the place of coffee. The
children may drink it without injury as
we'll as the adult All who try it like it.
GRA1N-O has that rich seal brown Of
Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure
grains, and the most delicate stomach re-
ceives it without distress. "A the price Of
coffee. 15c and 25c per package. Sud
by all grocers
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Railway Material for China

The largest cargo of railway material
that has ever gone from an American
port was cleared from Philadelphia re-
Gently aboard the British steamer Puri-
tan. 1t consisted of forty locomotives and
eighteen steel bridges for the Chinese
Eastern railway, now in course of con-
struction under the supervision of the
Russian authorities, with the financial
aid of the Russo Chinese bank,
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Big Trees in the Tarheel State.

Thomas Garrison has given the News
some valuable information in regard to
another very large poplar tree. The tree
is 2G feet and 10 inches in circumfrr-
ence. Mr.. Garrison also tells of another
very large tree in the same township that
is "a feet and 6 inches in circumference
This tree is hollow poplar and is split
open on one side. Mr.. Garrison, who is
& feet inches tall, got into the tree and
lay down crosswise without touching the
sides Of the tree. The opening is large
enough on the inside for horse to be
turned around in. Mr. Garrison says
the hollow is large enough for good sta
ble.-Charlotte (N. c. News.
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Serious Problem for Small Children.

serious frODlC!n 1Or SSludAl SD4luFcH.
A group of little girls, from IL to II,
were talking with each other on Bailey's
beach, at Newport, a few days ago, and
u stranger, curious to hear what the
children of the elect conversed about,
took seat OH the sand in their neigh
borhood. They were talking Of their fu-
tuye, as children of their age are wont
to do, and, of course, the prospective
bridegroom came in for a large share of
their attention.
Eyes, l shall marry" announced un-
questioningly the beauty of the party, a
lovely girl of 13, but" she added with
calm conviction, II do not think l shall
stay married long. l get tired of people
so easily. I shall probably get a di-
vorce after a few years."
Her sentiments did not seem to excite
any surprise or disapproval, but one of
the group said, timidly: My mother
thinks it is very wrong to be divorced.
She says it is a solemn VOW for better or
worse, and if it is for worse, why, people
must stand it," The others laughed
mockingly, and the first speaker, who
seemed to be the spokesman for the par
ty, answered, with the wearied air of a
woman of the world, which she had sue
cessfully copied from some admired
friend Of her mothers: How funny
you are, Margery. with your old-fash-
ioned IDEAS Fashions change in mar
riage like in everything else, and just
now it is the fashion to get unmarried
whenever you want to."-New York
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Weeds in Stubble Fields.

The thousands of acres of grain stub
BILE which will lie over unplowed await.
ing the corn lister in the spring will be
neglected on some farms, and whereve,
neglected will produce weed seed enough
to give Il serious backset to the war on
weeds even on an otherwise well-tilled
farm. The number of seeds produced by
some Of the stubb]e weeds is enormous
Estimates based on partial counts gave
for the cookie bur 0700 Seeds or halt
that number Of burs. Rag weed showed
23l 600, while one Of the pig weeds
headed the list with $4,000 seeds
These estimates are much too large for
the average individuals which grow
crowded in the fields, yet they show
their power to produce seed.
n portion of the farm left thus eacl,
year will make almost frutless the most
determined effort to rid the farm OF
noxious weeds. 1t is advisable to NOW
such fields just before the weeds 70 tc
seed, Some follow the practice of burn.
some objections to this latter method.
First. there will be strips of stubble left
unburned sufficient to seed down the en-
tire field. Second, the ground is unprc-
tected from the sweeping winds of win
ter and early spring. Third, the fertil.
lZlng element contained in the stalks will
for the most part be blown off by the
wind. On the other hand, if they he
moved the field will be free from the
seed and the stalks and leaves will r..
main on the ground, forming valuable
mulch. and when rotted will return to
the ground Il considerable amount of
plant food. Nj. Westgate. in Kansas
Experiment Station.
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The Name Too Much for the Juds,

The Name Too Much for the Judge
In the district court ut Minneapolis
Kate Acker was given divorce, with
the right to resume her maiden name
which was. Kate Schafrankowa. In rem.
dering decision, the Judge said: IN ~ree
of divorce will be entered with costs, as
sessed to- defendant, and plaintiff is A.
lowed to resume the name of--affh one
she asks FOL. '' Ixansas City .Jotriial s.