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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-17

FOR SALE-Fashionab Calling Cards.
OF the finest qualities, at a reduction OF
70 to 70 per cent of our regular price
The Eagle office. 2-tf
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-23
4 Caravan of Birds.

Ina sugar grove not far from the
Franconia Inn, I found myself all at
once in the midst of those travelling
i;ocks that make so delightful a break
in a bird-lover's day, says Bradford
Torrey in The Atlantic. J. was in the
midst of ii, say; but the real fact
was that the birds were passing
through the grove between me and
the SKY. For the time being the
branches were astir with wings. Such
minutes are exciting. Now or never,
q man says to himself. Every second
is precious. At the present moment q
warbler is above your head, far up in
the topmost b2ugh perhaps, half
hidden by leaf. If You miss him, he
is goue forever. If you make him
ort. well and good: he may be a rarity,
rriae long waited for: or, quite as
;;::;aiv, while you were busy with him
you might have let a ten times rarer
onr pass aloug unnoticed. In this
game. rs in any other,a man must run
III, chances: though there is skill as
well rs luck i'll it. without doubt, and
one will take trick or two more than
apo;her with the same hand.
IN the present instance, 80 far as
sny canvas showed. the s'wave" was
made up OF myrtle warblers, black
polls, bayJreasts. black-throated
greens. chestnut side, a Maryland
ve!low-s throat: red-eyea vireos. solitary
yi:eo<. one or more scarlet tanagers
in undress. o: course, and pretty late
by NY reckoning), ruby-crowned
kinS:ets. ciiicka1ees, winter wrens,
go,dt:nches. song sparrows, and
fl iier>. Tie last three or four species,
!; i probable enough, were present
Only by accident, aud are hardly to be
:otlnye:! as part Of the south-bound
Sevela! of the species were
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-23
Shelter for Sheep.

Sheep suffer if kept in close, under
ground, unventilated stables, which
are pretty sure to be also damp and
have foul air. Even in warm weather
sheep will prefer to sleep on knobs,
not merely to be able to watch against
danger, but also to secure free circu-
lation OF pure air. So long as the
roof keeps out the rain, the open tex
ture of the wool on the sleeps backs
will keep cold out, however severe,
provided it is not accompanied by wet.
The sheep need this shelter from rain,
even when the weather is not so very
cold, though the oi: which nature pro-
vides protects the skin from being
wet, unless the storm is so long con-
tinued that the sheep is chilled
through.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-23
: BALLAD OF BERRY BROWN

Oh. do you,know 2 country lad by name or
Who rides upco load Of wood along tho
Hs has hst tnrk ksdu.v.s front and crum'
pled down D4ulnd.-.
His curly sair 50 long a.afeir is tumbled by
And through bis coat his <e1a<a peep, and
through his boots his toAE
But everywhere and anywhere IL: Tnlstles
as he goes.
There's something strangely taxing In 1ne
eyes OF Berry Brown
They seem to fash CHEEKY light along the
streets OF town;
boots and hat foriorn.
His tro11sers patched. .threadbare and saggedt
his shirt 80 old and worn, !,
For eyer+ glimpse he gives he takes meas-
ure 6 surprise.
And everybody wonders where the secret OF
it lies. ......-... ::
And so his way OF sitting there, so steadfastF
calsu and strong: !
He sir. as II his whistling bore wagon and
H;s ;nsenensecce @ and self-trust, the frnnt
set throat ana chin.
The working OF his muscles when he reins
his horses IN,
Take.hold of one and fascinste, as hints auU
sinpses can,
When ali &e glory OF boy is merging into
man. Z
Oh. Berry Brown looks careless, but he
holds his secSst we'll;
Far hidden IN the clouds are heights WhereoN
hi3 risfons dwell; )
Within him ssnewhers swells vein OF an
cient hcro<tr. :
And Who shall Bod him back one step, OF
set the pace foS him?
Wait. YOU shall SEQ if poverty can chain so
strons soul.
Or If to sell his wood can be.th rounding OF
his goal ~ :.
The old folk shake their heads and says
look out for Berry Brown
When hs shall measure forces Will tne oese
BOYS in The town!
The wind has beat in Berrys face, the sum
has burned hfs skin,
And winters cruel hand has pinched Where
osrry Brown has been;
But he,rts like his are btave enough to meet
the strokes that form !
And fortiiy the giant souls that take sne
world By stornn' :.
-Maurico Thompson, in St. Nicholas. ::
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-23
HUMOROUS.

ae-Are Won snEe your love for me-
is dead? She-Yes:: Heart failure. ;,
Gilfovle = Isn't Bingham enbar-
rsssed by his debts9 folndexter-
No. but his creditors are. go
Fond Parent-The child is full OF
music. Sarcastic Visitor-Yes. Whao
q pity it is allowed to escape.
.sHere," said the boomerang, as 1t
turned, 'shere is where I get back at
him for trying to throw me over"
'sI suppose lovers quarrels are nat,
ural enough" "To be sure. Striking
a match is always followed by a Hare1' e
up" !:
my doll can shut her eyes and gd|
to sleep just lovely Huh MY
doll never goes to sleep at all; she's is3
got insolnnier. - -. -,
Little Gregory-Papa, why do you
say that the pen is more powerful than
the sword? Papa-Because you can:
not sign checks with sword.
The Motner-somehow I feel that Z
can trust my daughter to you. The
Accepted One : You can, indeed;
madam. Everybody trusts me.
ssour boy will make his mark some day., :,
Said his parents with great delight. :.
! BE d!d-but in an illiterate way.
For he never learned to write yses.y
Briggs-Dd you ever try to write
down all the utterly senseless things
that came into your head? Griggs-
Certainly. Haven't I been engaged?
Life is bat a toothless, hairless Begin
ming and toothless, hairless end
! between which are sandwiched the
solemn ceremony Of marriage and
other mistakes.
Scribbles-My new book will be out
soon. I hope you will lose no time IN
reading it. Miss Cutting-Indeed, [
won't. lost several hours reading
your other one.
:'While ebullient youth" said the
| Cornfed Philosopher, ''has glitteslng
hopes of seeing his name on the roll
! of fame, sedate middle age Is glao 10
have it on the pay roll. "
"What did You do wit your pnz-
zle editor??" asked the friend of the
editor OF the new magazine. Dis
charged him, replied the editor. He
couldn't guess where his salary was to
come from
! When Flynn heard that Mr. Smith
was afflicted with softening Of the
brain, he thought it great disgrace;
and, when be was told he might have
the same trouble himself some day, he
brought down his hand with emphasis
on the marble counter, and said, 81
want you to understand that my head ID
lust as solid as that slab!''
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-23
Some Amusing Indoor Games.


The Queen of Sheba may be called
a "catch game" A pretty girl, nicely
dressed, should be seated in high
backed chair, and as each child is
brought into the room he is told he
must be blindfolded and walk straight
to the queen and kiss her. If he finds
her without difficulty he is to be given
a box of sweets. While the hand
kerchief is being tied the queen slips
behind the chair, and her place IS
taken by some one else, wearing al
ugly mask and tea cozy for crown,
who has been hiding behind the chair,
so that when the blindfolded one sees
whom be OR she has kissed there Is
some little disappointment.
French blind mans buff is quieter
form of this popular game. The
children stand in a ring, the blind man
being in the middle and supplied with
walking stick. The children dance
round him, but when he knocks on
the floor with his stick they must stop
at once. The blind man then holds
out his stick, and the childit is pointed
at takes hold of it and initiates what
ever noise the blind man makes. If
the right name is guessed, the one
holding the stick becomes blind man.
For quiet amusements in the even
ing blowing soap bubbles, making
boats from walnut shells and animals
from pieces of cork and matches and
making scrapbooks and necklaces for
the hospital box are suggested. Taffy
making is also very pleasant occu-
patton. -Tgenton IN. j. American.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-23
Potatoes for Fattenirs Hogs.

Whenever potatoes are very cheap
farmers are apt to try to get some
thing out OF them by feeding them to
stock. Every year there is certain
proportion of potatoes too small or too
scabby to be marketable, and some OF
these are likely to be given to the fat
tening hogs with the idea that their
starch can be converted into fat. But
only 90 per cent. OF the potato is
starch, the other so being nothing but
water. Even when cooked the potato
absorbs as much water as it loses, and
is much too bulky in the small stom-
ach Of a hog to serve as its principal
feed. Beyond the small amount re-
quired to keep the bowels open, po-
tatoes are no advantage to the hog,
and for this few beets which the hog
will eat with greedipess are greatly
to be preferred.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-23
Use ofLand Plaster.

So far as our observation has ex-
tended the use of land plaster is not
nearly as extensive among farmers
now asst was when we were farm
ing in{ hoyhood in section where
land had only recently been reclaimed
from forest. It appears to be certain
that on land newly cleared, gypsum or
land plaster produces wonderful ef-
fects, especially on clover and other
broad -leaved plants. But after some
years of clover plastering it was found
that something else was required, and
experiment with phosphates which be-
gan about that time showed that this
was on heavy land what was needed.
On light sandy soil potash was more
often the missing element. So the
farmers who had sandy land either
mixed ashes with gypsum or sowed
the potash fertilizers alone, and had
better results than they had from SOW
ing gypsum alone as they had hereto
fore done. When phosphate was used
it was usually given in the form Of
superphoSphate, IN when large part
of the lime is converted by sulphuric
acid into gypsum, which is another
name for sulphate OF lime. It was
not merely useless, but injurious, to
add more gypsum to this, for the in
efficiency Of the phosphate as phos-
plate depended on the very small PRO
portion Of phosphate which was left
active because there was not lime
enough for it to unite with. Yet we
have seen ia. -.srs mix phosphate with
gypsum or lime in its pure form, little
realizing that they were thus lessen
ing the availability OF the phosphate.
There are many places where land
newly cleared is brought under culti-
vation, and in all such we advise a
trial OF gypsum OF land plaster. 1t
will prove there an effective fertilizer.
-Cultivator.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-23
ChILDREH'S COLUMN.
The Goblin and the Tide

An ugly old Goblin sat down by the sea-
Sing Heigh-ho! all the sands are bare:
He thought the tide feared him when 1t ran
low,
And laughed when tho ripples sang, "Back
We will fow!''
Said he. while I am here, they won't
dare!'
he built him wall Of the sea-sand so
white
Sing Heigh-ho! soft is the sand.
He strewed it with kelp, and with sheiis
banked 1t high,
Then climbed to the top to look at the SKY,
Crying, Now we'll have nothing out
landr'
Just then shy ripple came tiptoeing in
Sing Hcigh-ho! Here are we ALL.
Another ran laughing, and then the great
Sea
Came heels over head tumbling, gay as
could be. -.
And the Goblin was swept from his wall!
Agnes Lewis Mitchell, in St. Nicholas.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-23
Why Dewey Discontinued the Battle.

do not exaggerate in the least
when I say that, as we hauled off Into
the bay, the gloom on the bridge of the
OLYMPIA was thicker than Lo.don
fog in November. Neither Commo-'.
dore Dewey nor any of the staff be-
lieved that the Spanish ships had been
sufficiently injured by our fire to pre-
vent them from renewing the battle.
quite as furiously as they had pre-:
viously fought. Indeed, we had all
been distinctly disappointed in there.
suits of our fire. Our pro;ectiIes
seemed to go too high or too low.
just as had been the case with those
fred at Us by the Spaniards. Several
times the commodore lad expressed
dissatisfaction with the failure Of our
gunners to hit the enemy. We had
begun the firing at too great a d:s-
tauce, but We had gradually worked IN
further on each of the turns, until ne
were within about $500 yards at tie
close Of the fifth round At that dis
tancs, in smooth see, we ought to
have made large percentage of 1iss;:
yet, so far as we could Judge, We had
not sensibly crippled the foe. Conse-
quently Commodore Dewey hauled
out into the open bay at, the end Of
the fifth round to take stock Of am.
munition and devise new plan of at.
tsck--Joseph L. Stickney.in Harperss
Magazine. :
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-23
"Bic Jack" the Express Horse.


Lovers of '.Black Beauty" will sp'
preciate Gabrielle E. JacksoD's big
Jack" in the ST. Nicholas. big
Jack"i is a huge horse that draws New
York express wagon, and Mrs. Jack
son tells how she happens to know
him:
I wonder how many of the little
people in New York city who read this
magazine have ever heard Of Zig
Jack" Not many, I know, and yet
'.Big Jack" is quite an importans
character, and holds a very responsible
position, which he fills with much
dignity as we'll as credit to hlmsen
and satisfaction to his employers.
His headquarters are at Broadway
and Twenty-second street, where ne
can usually be found at about 10 O'Clock
in the morning, and from that hour,
off and on, until about 5 pm. In the
intervals his business affairs call him
to various parts of the city, but, being
extremely methodical in his HABITS ne
is usually at his Office about lunch
time.
You may be somewhat surprised TO
learn that he is strictly vegetarian,
confning his diet solely to cereals or
fruit, with occasionally a few Jumps OF
sugar. He should have been Scotch
man, Judging by his fondness for OATS
but he was born, I am told, IN our
own country.
Possibly his love for oats may ac'
count for his beautiful complezlons
which is snowy white, with just sug-
gestion OF pink showing through and
telling of the warm, rich blood flowing
underneath.
T first became acquainted with JACK
about FIVE years ago. Indeed, l must
| confess that We scraped acquaintance.
It came about in this manner. [ was
standing with my little daughter VI on
the corner of Broadway and Twenty
Esecond street, waiting for al uptown
car, when I became aware that We
were being very closely regarded BY a
pair of unusually large and extremely
beautiful brown eyes-eyes witch were
very eloquent, and seemed to say much
more plainly than words could have
! done, "I am very favorably impressed
with that little girl, and [ should like
to know her. Will she speak to me,
do you think?"
T called the little girls attention to
! the big eyes looking at her 50 stead
fastly, and, do Tou know, I belleTs
she understood their language even
better than I did, and yet I datter
myself that I am pretty good inter-
prefer of such glances. At any rate
she walked straight up to their owner
and said, "Why do you look at me
that-a-way? I just guess you know 1
keep Jumps Of sugar in my pocket, to
give to great, big.lovely hor ses like
! you."
Slowly a great white head with the
most intelligent eyes have ever seen
was lowered TO level with the little
maids face, and two or three queer
siding steps taken to bring it closer
to the outstretched arms. The owner
seemed to realize that those little arms
never gave any save the teaderest
caresses, and he was very glad to feel
one circle around his huge, soft neck,
while the other carried small hand
to stroke very silky muzzle, for big
Jack is horse among horses. Ano
big, indeed, he is-a giant Of hi<
kind.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-23
PARIS MoToR-cAR SCHOOL.
Men Are Here Taught How to Control a
Car Under Ali Circumstances.

Car Under Ali Circumstances.
Bicyc.ers are required. in many
German cities, to obtain q license be-
fore they CAN ride on the public
streets; and in order to get this license
have to pass au examination showing
that they can dismount at VII and can
alicht on either side or directly back
ward. No one can question the utii-
itv of this regulation, for it IS a,safe-
guard to bicyclers aud pedestrians
alike.
Even more curious is the Paris
school for drivers of motor cars. This
school is in the interest Of the pubic,
like the German regulation described.
Motor cars are not yet as plentiful as
bicycles.
This Paris school for motor-car
drivers is maintained by the Com
rarnie Gener&!e des Eoitures, which,
according 10 L'lllustration. ''iS active
" engaged in the construction OF its
new hackney coaches and the ednca-
tion Of it's drivers The school Is es-
tablished at Aubervilliers, where 4
track about eight hundred yards in
circumference has been laid ont.
Here it is a level macadam roadway;
there 1t is low slope paved in stone;
elsewhere the track is paved nneTenly
with wood; in another place it IS
asphalt, rougher YET. Here and there
are splipters of glass, dangerous to
the pneumatic tires. pieces OF wood,
heaps of stones; in other places there
are ruts. All these reefs and shoals,
the he!msmen, former coachmen who
have abandoned the whip 70, the motor
handle, learn how to avoid. A sklltul
professor of motor car science directs
them.
But their apprenticeship does not
end here. Along the cou:se are scat-
tered figures OF men and :.aiG:a:S. and
through them the cars have TO thread
their way in circlirg the track. And
these figures are not ordinary dunn
mics, either. All the familiar figures
of the Partisan streets are reproduced;
big men smoking thei: pipes. news
boys calling the newspapers, sc!dlers
nurses, with their caps. other nurses
pushing baby carts, children on
wheels, dogs, and even ''scorchsrs. "
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-23
uopsebnlE Eurnitrrc in Poland

In the homes OF Poland there is no:
much furniture. Il large bureau AID 4
freezer invariably striking one as the
most prominent features. Next comes
the abundance OF wooden utensils. All
pals, tubs, ETC.. are of wood, and. in
deed, in the country the kitchens
themselves are built throughout Of
timber. The stoves iii the country
are much like the French ones, and a
further resemblance is occasioned by
the number of copper pans which
hang on the walls.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-23
On the Bnyinc OF Fertilizers.

The price of fertilizers is subject
upon which we receive more or less
complaint every spring. These COM
plants usually reach US in May or
June, when it is too late to change
the methods of purchase, and usually
come from those who buy in small lots
on credit.
The successful farmers who are
large consumers Of fertilizers don't
find fault with the price. Why? Be-
cause they know enough to take aa-
vantage Of the fierce competition IN
the fertilizer trade. Such farmers de-
eide in midwiuter what kind oE fertil-
izers, mixtures o. materials they want,
they pool their orders, get bids from
various manufacturers or dealers and
place their contracts where they can
get the most for their money. Usually
such contracts are for spot cash on
delivery, or if any credit is asked, gilt
edge negotiable notes are offered that
can be disconnte.! at low rate at any
bank in the vicinity.
The fact 8. Wi:e:c fertilizers are
thus purchased il: = b1sinesslik" way.
CT reliable tiiM.*. :Ec farmer is always
! satisfied. and Invariably also buys the
highest grade brands. mixtures o.:
| materials.
1t is tr%e. however. taa, ,;:e great
bull; OF the trade is viii. farmers who
TO,.- l,r,, l,.i,. t,..,i - !, vii ,l,, lost
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-23

in good force, and doubtless some
species eluded me altogether. NO
man can look all ways at once, and III
autumn the eyes must do not only their
own work, but that Of the ears as well.
All the while the birds fastened on,
fitting from tree to tree, feeding a
minute and then away, following the
stream. Twas especially glad OF the
baybreasts, of which there were Two
at least, both very distinctly marked
though in nothing like their spring
plumage.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-23

messed more failures than the fertl
izer trade, and the business is nd
conducted on so close a margin tlt
only strong concerns which sell II
quantities are able to show prof
Mushroom firms that pretend to
''the poor farmers iriend'' and se
him inferior stuff on credit at what
really a fancy price, may make )
profits for year or two, but they i
forced to quit or assume another nd
as soon as the farmers find them d
New England Homestead.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-23
AAAA.AA GA q AM
! FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
vvvw.vVvYVv.vw'
COMPOST the Cow Manure.

All COW manure should be composted
before it is applied to land. 1t is so
slow to ferment, especially if plowed
under a deep furrow in the spring,
that it can do little good the first sea-
son unless it has been partly fermented
by putting it in heaps. On the other
hand, horse manure ferments too
easily, and if piled ia heaps will fire.
fang, which is really burning it,as the
carbonaceous matters are turned to
ashes in the process. Hence both
kinds of manure are improved for use
by putting them together in the COM
post heap. Each corrects the defects
in the other.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-23
The War Color for Ships.

Our war with Spain threw much
light on the question of the proper
color to render warships invisible to
the enemy. The best tint was found
to be dull gray with a yellow shade.
Ships thus colored blend iaconspicu-
ouslv with the horizon, and with all
the rocks alongshore. How nature
deals with similar question is shown
by the black and yellow stripes of the
zebra and the tiger, which render
those animals almost invisible smld
their habitual surroundings.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-23
A Brave Act Rewarded.

Mr.. Edison, who is known ali over
the world as a great electrician, was a
poor boy. He sold newspapers, he
ran errands, ne aid everything an
honest boy could do to support him
self. The following story, relating
to an event in his boyhood, shows
that he was brave boy:
One summer forenoon, while the
train was being taken apart and made
up anew, a car was uncoupled and
sent down the track with no brakeman
to control it. Edison, who had been
looking at the fowls in the poultry
yard, turned just in time to see little
Jimmie on the track throwing pebbles
over his head, utterly unconscious Of
danger.
"He dropped his papers on the plat
form, seized the child in his arms, and
threw himself off the track, face down.
ward, in sharp, fresh gravel ballast,
without second to spare. As it was
the wheel of the car struck the heel OF
his boot.
81 was in the ticket Office" says
the child's father. Fsand, hearing a
shrek, ran out in time to see the train
hands bringing the two boys to the
platform.
Having no other way of showing
his gratitude, the agent said:
';Al, if You stop off here four days
in the week. and keep Jimmie out OF
harms way until the mixed train re-
turns from Detroit, I will teach you
telegraphing."
'WiIl you?" said Edison.
"l will
He extended his hand and said,
':It's barSain," and SO Edison be-
came Il tclegrapher.