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The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-04
TALES OF THE ORIENT.

one day as old Murphy Pasha, ruler Of
all Persia and a large slice of the rest
of the world. was out riding with his
courtiers, he came across a peasant who
was pulling hard at a rope attached 10
the neck Of an ass. The ass was sagging
back on his launches, and 1t was a ques-
ZION whether he would be pulled ahead or
have his neck pulled OF.
by the corns of my grandfather, but
what a fool that man is" exclaimed the
king as he came TO a halt "Ho, thoG
idiot. / would speak 10 thee.
The peasant let fall the rope and came
forward and rubbed his nose on the earta
10 prove his humility, and the king con-
tinued:
DO my eyes deceive me when ! see A
man OF fifty pulling 10 get an ass along?
In all these years haven't you learned
that The way 10 treat an obstinate beast
Is 10 push from behind?"
II dared not push on account of his
heels, ruler, replied the man.
But what have his heels to do with
he"
They are on springs, o wise and benefi-
cent, and are apt 10 fly upward at a
touch"
II never heard OF such a thing. Ho.
Abraham. grand secretary OF agriculture,
what Is this about asses? Isn't The pron-
er way TO push 'em along?"
1T might work, Q pasha, but I have
been too busy with onions and turnlps IN
try H."
did you ever hear Of springs on the
heels Of an ass?''
"In dim, underlined way. o mighty"
We'll. / never did. and here goes 10
find out about IL. | want to know what
I'm running In this country"
II was in vain that the grand secretary.
secretary of war. high chamberlain. and
the rest OF the crowd protested Murphy
fasha was a determined man when he cot
his 6ander up. and he swung out OF his
saddle and approached the ass.
20 king. but ! am afraid OF a jar" said
toe peasant, with alarm on hts face.
Please poke him with fence rail when
you look for springs"
''Not By the hat Of Sardinapalus! Here,
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Did you fall off the car coming homer
'Up-go upP' shouted Mr. Bowser as he
pointed up the stairs.
Mrs. Bowser and the cat aseended. Then
they heard him pick up the hall tree and
slam it down. break two umbrellas by
pounding on the wall and after smashing
the stand and iardiniere and kicking the
palm sky high he passed into the back
parler and flung himself down on the
lounge. The old sport had been beaten.
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thought OF thrown Il away. YOU knou /"
Ell, do believe some one has brok,r
into the barn 20 steal our horsef', nc
says after a bit.
horse Is 30 lame he can't be eot otii % ,se
barn, Go % sleep. woman You hag3
heard nothln' but noises thus Far. and
noise may mean our veal as wei AZ ss-
zoe" ~ W
Next mornin' ] got up 20 ard tina, xor,s
one had stolen our dog, but as h, wss
dog ] had tried in vain TO give ave.
Was ahead OF the game.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-04

said about religion, aud 1t wasn't two
minits before they got mad and vowed
they'd never speak TO each other again
Havin' no particular creed. stood neutral
and am friends with both.
IL
ELL" says my wife one night as she
wakes NE up with a nudge, II do believe
burglars are In the houser'
But We have nothiE' to be burglarsd
Of" replied.
IF 1t amt burglars, then a dog is after
that ham In the WO0dshed."
That may be. but the ham Is so bad we
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-04

l.cu.um Goes no, consist of the Three RS,
VIA some one of you precOCl0us Tlkes put
Your o.d Uncle Ee1t ~ what yoa 60
E.uIyT'
VIII give you a few Points, seeing
mar you are 20 BADLY Sewea Up" sad a
Very small UTchin. FIRST, We deslen
Wall Paper, then We d!gsect Rat. al e.
which SIC have French and Cailstheplss,
a.1 finish ~ Eith few Stunts in Botany
sal Entomology
WAaJ in the Name OF all Git-Out Is En-
tsHy.oEyF' inleFgoslted the Ola-Tlmer.
Al il.a BAD break there Wag more
.Etll IaUghte-. The Little People cer-
t..H.y bad the Old-Timer looking HFe
..tt.esH Money With hO.es IN a. Every
t.iHe .aey knocked hin a lWIsief be FUN
go !t ana flll over ID the Tall GFas8
AseE ~ the Mines Grandyar' shouted
&c hcsuish YOungster IN the Back Row
Fhfn ali Of them began 10 Talk about
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Five IIaadrsa ,ii.IIoa ameyie.,..

From she Ladies Hsns Journal
There viii probably be from 80 90 oso :,
1o.0aeS people IN America and l,s ,as.
e ssions by the lapse OF another eent,,r~
Nicaragua VIII ask for admission 10 a.,
Union after the completion OF the eres,
ing more territory 10 the south ~ ,.s 40.
cause many South and Central Amert@s !
republics to ee. voted into the Union h.
their own people. es -
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-04
PILGRIM JOE.
The Rope Broke. the Crowd ApeIegized
and HeGonfinued His Pilgrimage.

With my tintype outfit, my fightin dog.
and my bottled grasshopper. / was amblin'
along the highway tword the town OF
Lucky Strike when ] meets up with AT
enthusiastic crowd on horseback. I gin
'em friendly nod 10 prove that didn't [
feel stuck UP and purse proud, but instead
of passin' on and leavin' ne to my re-
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WUd0Pn
Fables.

- nee there was ahard-grained Old
4 lrmfr Who vas living IN the Past
La dated back to the Tine when
/rrr harvested Grain with 4
cradle ard the Man who could
s-ort q Velvet Vest ard q pair OF Blue
Tsr5ed Boots vas considered a Hot
Wember. he had been a School Teacher
when the EdUcatlon Of the Young came
r-5er the Head Of Manual Labor. In
dian remote Period there was a deal OF
Rsspee, Tor the Adage. spare the Rod
and s-3l jhe Child" The Rod was never
spared. and that Is why all the Children
grew up 10 be Self-Respecting Husbands
and Model Wives. II you don't care what
sou say.
In the Stone Age o. our Public School
System. when the Teacher had 70 Board
Around and was paid in Peits. and the
wlry Pioneer SchoolInaster OF the Coon
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Emssrtaisins sss.ss Uaise. the Fam,,,.

Prem The Ladies' Hcns go4fnSi-
Among Influences that mold and refine
the young persons Of the household il the
entertaining OF welcome guests Thos.
accuf Toned 10 the presence or ylsltOrs
Usually have more pleasing manners' are
mere az their ease and are c0naeoueotI.
more graceful and tsstful than thoss Nh,
have not this sdyahlage. Entertainlns
visitors uniiles q family. al being pledged
10 the same snd-lae ssasi1cssioa OF lho
zuSst.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-09

that was on him and he quickly dried
himself on towel. The sight of the
food gave him touch of nausea; he
started to drink the coffee, but remem-
bered that coffee at night made him
restless, and he wanted to sleep. He
went to the window which commanded
the widest view of the buildings round
the prison. A negro on bony horse
was lighting the gas along the avenue,
which stretched out till, on distant
hillside, it lost itself in the clouds. Two
churches were within sight, and they
were being lighted. The choirs were
going to meet to practice for the serv-
ice on the morrow. The nearest bell
was rung. The night fell like threat
of coming terror.
He had another vision of the dead
man. This time sgd lay covered with
white sheet in the sitting-room of
his own home. Round the walls OF
the room sat the neighbors discuss
ing his many manly virtues and his
untimely end. He saw a white-haired
mother, and old man Hart, from whom
Sgd had inherited his intrepid, turbu-
lent spirit.
"some men," shuddered our hero,
"could justify themselves in such q
case as this, but shall never be able
to forget. Ny ideal man--the Maste,
of the World-would have found way
to avoid what did. II only had Of.
fered no resistance. sgd Hart would
haIA hAaR sliye, ~ T-aa1 EIAlu-a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-09
CHAPTER XII.

Twenty minutes later they were in
the sheriff's buggy, on the way to
Danube. Ratclitf had put cheap cigar
between his teeth, but he was not GO
ing to light 1t till they were entering
the town.
"Thar's one disagreeable feature" he
remarked. "At first, my idea was to
hurry up an git it over, SO you wouldn't
have to go to Jail at all; but it has
just struck me that this is Saturday,
an it is sometimes awkward work to
have trial the last day O. the week.
You see the prosecution will want to
summon Thad Williams, an that will
take time. Then, as tomorrow is SUM-
day, you may have obleeged to wait
oyer till Mopley,.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-09
CHAPTER XIII.

When Evelyn reached home, after
leaving the message with Dave, she
found her sister waiting for her in the
garden. Caroline Hasbrool1e said
nothing until the groom had led away
the pony, then, with malicious
glance at Evelyn. she opened up:
II guess you've heard about Ronald
Fanshaw."
Evelyn nodded; she could not trust
her voice to calm utterance just then;
besides, 1t behooved her to dissemble.
HE has murdered Sydney Hart"
Evelyn drew quick breath and re-
torted:
"He did It in self-defense-absolute-
~ in self-defense!"
II don't believe a word of It,"
Evelyn bowed her head, and passed
on up the steps. realizing that even If
she could Justify her lover in Caro-
lines eyes it would not benefit his
cause in the slightest, and she had
heart for nothing that could not light
en- his woe. But Miss Hasbrooke was
not satisfied. Nagging was an amuse-
ment to which every brain-cell she
possessed was adapted. She followed
Evelyn into her room and closed the
door with significant care and soft
ness.
$50 you see what you escaped" This
was her first shot, and she cooliy
ranged her guns again on Evelyn, who
stood at the dresser, removing her
gloves and hat.
II don't understand you," said Eve
lyn.
Caroline came step nearer, her sharp
eyes flashing.
"You came within an inch of falling
in love with him last summer. Capt.
Wrinkle has told me thing or two.
intended to report it to father If you
had not changed your tactics. Suppose
you had let your silly romanticism run
on, how would you have felt now?"
This sort of goading was maddening.
Evelyn turned upon the offender. 81
don't see how could be more miserable
than I am" she said, with sharp frank
ness Of voice and look.
The elder girl grasped the speakers
arm and her bony fingers frightened on
it. Evelyn" she said, raspingly, you
are not in love with that MANI"
"More deeply, Caroline, than you will
ever love-or ever could love anybody
with that stony heart of yours. Yes,
love him! If it would give him one mo-
ment's relief, I'd go to his cell tonight
and share his sufferings."
Evelyn Hasbrooke!" Caroline stood
like q figure of stone. "You cannot
mean It'll"
But Evelyn simply sank into chair
in the semi-darkness of the room. Her
sisters voice sounded as if it came from
a great distance.
II shall not tell father" Caroline was
eexips. W xaaA hnzlhla hin r. thu
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-09


"You don't say she CALCULATED;
"well, I'll be switched"
She did not seem more surprised than
if he had told her that he had had q
tooth extracted, and then he remem-
bered that she had been Ratcliff's COM
panion in many rough experience.
One night when he was taking three
desperadoes to Jail and had stopped at
home for refreshments, he found that
the mountain streams ahead were SO
much swollen by recent rains that he
could not go on, and there was nothing
open to him but to convert their COM
pany room into temporary prison.
Mrs. Ratclif sat up till daybreak with
a shotgun on one knee, and restless
baby on the other, and remarked after
wards that she didn't sleep half the
night.
Ronald watched her as she stood like
an Amazon in the doorway and gave
two long echoing blasts on the horn.
Then she came back to him.
"Well reckon you had obleeged to
do it," as she looked into the room ON
the right at the little box cradle. "Mr.
Ratcliff lowed you an Sgd would have
taste O. one another's gore fore long;
he lowed he'd never seed man with
yore reckless nerve, an that Hart never
would sleep till he'd bucked ag'in it,"
The baby being quiet, she stepped
back to the door. II see Mr.. Ratcliff
comm lickity-split through the broom
sedge. We agreed when.thar was any
thing important fur me to blow twice;
l reckon he'll think the house is afire.
My la! did you ever see body ske-
daddle like that? You'd think hoop
snake was at his heels! Nothin' amt
the matter!" (she shouted this to her
husband); "you are wanted-that's
ALL" She stood in the doorway and
waved her hands. ~ want i'm to see
I'm unframed UT he'd break his fool
neck"
A moment later the sheriff came into
the passage painting and perspiring.
well, lowed the niggers had riz, /"
he laughed.
Briefly Ronald explained what he had
come for and Ratcliff pulled his long
brown beard thoughtfully. He would
have made joke if ne were at funeral
and the joke had been at the expense
of the corpse.
Its bad on me-" he said, drily, "if you
fellers kill out many more ringleaders
like Sgd I'll be out of job-that skunk
has been bread an meat to me fur a
long time. But, no jokin', we'd better
make bee line fur town, an I'll see
if can't git you up bond. You are
too good citizen to be stuck in COM
mon Jail. We cayn't do thing till
we've had a committal trial. To
tell you the truth, I don't like
the looks of the business. Thad
Williams is devil on wheels; he'll give
you trouble. What he'll swear won't
be prompted by the angels, an his
threat shows his hand. But his testi-
mony, true or untrue, will go as fur
at court as presidin' elders. Many
an innocent man has had his life swore
away by designin' rascals."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-09
What one eats

should be the best the world can
furnish. Our stock Of food pro-
ducts is an all round exhibition
of prize winners. In quality, va
rlety, and pleasant prices we
claim everything. Avoid cheap
canned goods, poor fruits and
vegetables, badly put up. Make
good digestion wait on appetite,
and order your groceries from US.
You can't be mistaken here.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-09

Nos 81 and % run between Dubuque and For
Nos IS and "a run between Dubuque and Lyle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-25
AUTOMOBILE MOWERS.
se1f-PrOpelling Harvesting Machia
cry Tested at Paris Proves an
Unqualified zee

1t is contended that the United
States leads Europe in the excellence
of many of its agricultural imple-
ments, but especially in the matter
of harvesters. Reapers and mowers
are of American origin, and this
country has always kept ahead of
imitators. Among the ex-
hibited at the Paris exposition this
year were some which may be pro-
PEELED by gasoline engines, and re-
quire no horses. Two of these ma
cutting devices do not call for no.
tice. One of the American firms en-
ploys gearing to transmit power from
the engine Tor motor to the driving
wheel, and another uses a chain. 4
steering wheel is necessary, of course.
n this is controlled by a lever from
the drivers seat.
Automobile mowers were officially
tested on a farm in the presence of a
number of public officials and promi-
nent agriculturists. The crop cut was
lucerEe, and it was the second growth
of the season. The forward move
ment of the machines was three or
four feet a second, or about five or
six rods a minute. About an acre
an hour was cut. No accidents oc-
Cured. Both machines worked salts
factorily, and experts express the
opinion hat the system has proved
entirely practicable. Automobile
mowers, like steam plows, are a sue
cess.-N. Y. Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-25
WILLIE ATE %FERYTHING.
Faithfully Obeyed It's Parents In
structions and 1T Nothing
ON His late.

Parents have a tryiy time in teach
ing their offspring "lnners" at the
table. Until they ardrained to eat
properly, youngsters e usually like
little piggies. They cot" through
everything and leave. muss after
them. Willie Steuben,ix a old,
has a pair of parents w try to break
him of the habit of tang things on
his plate that he cannot t and leaving
much to go to waste. . is in a fair
way to improve under tir ~watchful.
ness says the PittsburgNews.
"You must eat the crustoo, Willie"
his will say, al Willie will
dutifully eat the crust.
Don't take such a lSe piece Of
cake, Willie, unless you eieat it," his
papa will say, and WilliSill take it
and stuff himself with luther than
to leave a crumb for hisfather to
grumble about.
The other day Willie wasvited to a
birthday party. His mott dressed
him in his best clothes.
snow. mind, Willie" wathe last
thing she said to him; ~"eaterything
Won take on your plate"
Willie came home that ewing with
severe pains. The little girn whose
honor the party was given w13 years
old. Her mother had baked frthday
cake, and part of the schem'f orna-
mentation of it were 10 wasandles.
There were three of them one piece
that was put on Willie's plate
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-25
FEEDING THE HORSES.
living Them Too Much Hay and
Not though Grain.

Farmers generally do not give the
feeding of their horses the attention
they should. The dairy cow and the
feeding steer are carefully examined
and discussed, but the feeding of the
horse is usually all the hay he can eat
and various quantities of oats and
corn, according to the amoun of
work being done. Sometimes even the
latter part is neglected. If a horse is
expected to do extra hard work he
should be literally and regularly fed.
The horse has a small stomach in pro-
portion to his size, hence frequent
feeding when under hard work is nee
essary. The human stomach can bear
hunger far better than hat of a
horse. When driving on a journey
you feel hungry you may be sure
your horse has felt it before you did,
and is needing his feed more than you
do.
Opinions differ a great deal as to
the watering of horses. Some prefer
to have the water in their stalls. 9th
ers prefer watering only as the horses
come in from their work or before
feeding. Horses should not be wa
tered after meals, as the stomach, be-
ing small, is liable to be partially
emptied of the undigested food, caus-
ing trouble in the bowels and partial
loss of the food. Oats and hay are
the ideal food for horses in our coun-
try, but because they are the best is
no reason why they should be exclu-
sively used. Variety is often much
relished by the horse. With this va
riety cheapness and economy may be
introduced. Good timothy hay, early
cut and well cured, is the best hay
for horses. Many farmers make a
great mistake by feeding far too
much hay and not enough grain. They
might very well take a few lessons
from u liverymen who find their
horses do better and keep healthier
on a small amount of hay and a lit
tie ore grain.@Joseph ii. Yoder, in
Ohio Farmer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-25
Hint. on wintering Cabbage.

A good cool cellar will keep them
until April with little or no loss. In
putting cabbage in the cellar for use
in early spring, I prefer to leave roots
and most of the leaves on, set as close
together as possible with roots on the
ground and heads upward. For pit
ting out of doors, select a dry place
for the pit, dig out a few inches deep
and two feet wide, as long as will be
required to hold the cabbage. In
placing in the pit put heads down,
letting roots extend upward and close
together. Cover with clean straw or
other material and then with suffi-
cient earth to prevent freezing. Open
the pit at one end when wishing to
get at the cabbage and when enough
has been taken out for present needs
close up the end with straw or other
material to prevent freezing.-W. S
Fultz, in Farm and Home.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-25
EXPERIENCE.
An Excellent Mixture for Apples,
Pears and PIumE and How 1t Is
to BE Applied.

I have been spraying fruit, with
years, but not until the past four
years rave l been able to find a mix.
ture that would make a perfect spray.
In my earlier experience l used prep
arations recommended by tom, Dick
and Harry" and did everything I was
told to do, but my fruit was almost
invariably lost. In the last four
years, however, 1 nave had excellent
results and l attribute it almost en-
tirely to the efficacy of spraying. 1
have had particularly good results
with apples of all varieties anu Plums,
such as Wild Goose, little and large
Damson, Abundance and seeding of
the Green Gage. These I have found
needed spraying particularly. For
spraying use two ~teaspoonfuls of
London purple to two ana one-half
gallons of water and one gallon of
lime water, making three and one
half gallons in all. Give the trees the
first spraying before the bloom comes
out, to insure killing any insects that
have lived over winter in the bark.
The second spraying should be done
after the bloom is entirely gone. Give
also a third and fourth application if
found necessary, but this is rarely
needed. Never vary this mixture for
plums, and, of course, as all old fruit
growers know, never spray while
bloom is on, as it browns, poi
sons or kills the pollen. For apples
use the same mixture and apply in
same season as for plums. For goose
berries and currants it is equally eff
f~ective. Apply only before currants
bloom and after fruit is started. For
pears the solution should be weak
ened. Use one teaspoonful of London
purple to two and a half gallons of
water and half a gallon of lime wa
ter. Peaches require the same mix
ture as pears. My experience has
proven nat this mixture is exactly
right in every proportion and makes
an ideal spray. For keeping fruit
from rotting IN the tree I have dis
covered that there is nothing like
lime. Stake the lime in the ordinary
amer and strain so it will run
freely through the spray pump.
Spray the trees with this lime water
at any time, spraying right on the
fruit. Early in July put in a little
London purple, about a teaspoonful in
water and lime water. Use no more
London purple after the fruit begins
to arrive at fair size. For this lime
treatment 1 except Wild Goose plums,
and I would not use lime on n red
plums. Use the lime right through
the season till the ripening of the
fruit. Any n a certainly raise
fruit this way, and it will keep per
fectly while growing on the trees. !
have saved all of my crop this year,
while my neighbors with some of the
same varieties have lost their fruit.
Sometimes l air-slake lime and shake
it from a can attached to a pole right
on the ripening fruit and it perfect
~ preserves it. This year in one
clump I saved by this lime treatment
AZ large plums "a basketfuD that lay
together. 1t certainly is an excellent
mode of keeping fruit from. rotting
on the tree.-George W. Hostler, in
Prairie Farmer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-25
r,r.Dpe lie A. arpe,nna.

Prof. Lawrence Bruner, who spent
the year 1898 investigating the grass
hopper plague in Argentina, says that
only Australia could match Argentina
in the singularity of its life forms.
It is a country where everything pro-
tects itself. "The trees have thcrUs,
the grasses and weeds are provided with
thorns and sharp blades, and herba-
ceous plants are shielded with burrs.''
Forests exist where rains are scarcest,
and natives say hat sometimes when
heavy rains fall the trees die from too
much moisture. Some birds, belonging
to the same order as our waterfowl,
avoid water. Many Argentina birds
possess spurs on their wings.-Youth's
Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-10-25

below the axles, being united in an
iron socket a few inches in front of
the frame. The mules or ponies are
~harnessed, not in front, but on each
side of the frame, which is less than
a loot in thickness. A single short
shaft with a fixed transverse bar at
the end, which hooks on to the two
collars, screws into the iron socket
and can thus be made the length re-
quired. The load is placed upon .
double pack-saddle, which rests upon
the center of the frame. Its weight
thus presses almost entirely upon the
central wheeI, the two sides balancing
each other, and resting only slightly
upon the backs of the mules, which
are able to employ nearly all their
strength in drawing the load. At the
same time the possibility OF tipping"
backwards or forwards is prevented
by the leverage of the shaft attached
to the collar, just as it is in a two
wheeled cart.